The guard lowered his eyes and said: "Back to the emperor, the people in the capital spontaneously organized themselves together and gathered at the gate of the palace to kneel down with great force. They said that they would unite the people to petition the emperor to keep the East Palace clean. The emperor must be aware of it and cannot be trusted.
Truthful words.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the main hall again.
"how so?"
"The common people actually unite to plead for the East Palace? How is this possible?"
In the discussion of the courtiers, the party that opposed the prince finally came to their senses. It turned out that the wings of the East Palace were more plump than they imagined, and it actually spread from the court to the people, gaining the support and admiration of all the people.
You must know that the wishes and weight of the people cannot be underestimated, and even the emperor cannot ignore them. Otherwise, it means not being considerate of the people's sentiments and not complying with God's will.
Moreover, we cannot send troops to suppress it, otherwise, we will be branded as fatuous and do not love our people!
This is where things get tricky.
King Yan also never expected that Gong Yun'ao would make such a move, which really caught him off guard.
Emperor Qing thought for a moment, then came back to his senses and asked, "Do you know why the people support the East Palace so much?"
The guard answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, the year before last, a large number of disaster victims poured into Kyoto. These victims were wandering around Kyoto, begging... They had no fixed place to live, and they were driven into slums by officers and soldiers."
"At this time, a mysterious man wearing a mask funded the construction of many houses. At the same time, he built and renovated houses in slums, opened up the back hills, developed planting and breeding industries, and gave the people a place to live.
Having a job solves the problem of food and clothing."
"Moreover, this great philanthropist built a school so that poor children who cannot afford to go to school can study. This village is called the Hope Village by the people."
"But, just this morning, the people actually learned that our Crown Prince is the good man who wore the mask back then."
"So, the people naturally respect and love His Highness the Crown Prince very much! They said that if the East Palace is abolished, it will destroy the blessings of the people and the destiny of the country. Moreover, they are willing to guarantee the East Palace that the Crown Prince is absolutely innocent. Please do not believe in the traitorous officials.
Speaking of which, if you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
Shu Yao stood on the main hall, listening to Lin Lin's various things, and her heart suddenly relaxed. She slowly turned her head to look at Gong Yun'ao, but saw that he did not look in her direction, but the corners of his lips slowly curled up.
A faint smile.
At this time, Shu Yao completely understood that today, he came prepared.
As she said, the masked benevolent person has been working for the benefit of the Village of Hope for many years, just to one day remove the mask and realize the will of the people.
The day has finally arrived! The move he has planned for many years and carefully laid out has really come in handy! This move is far-reaching and extremely deep.
The critical moment is the key to propel him to the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Those villains who are hiding behind the scenes will eventually fail!
After this incident, the military morale of the East Palace party was greatly boosted, and their emotions were high. They all shouted: "I beg the emperor to comply with public opinion and don't believe the slander."
All the courtiers - I beg the emperor to comply with the will of the people and that the new king cannot be deposed.
The ministers were in high spirits and watched the scene with the emperor. They were horrified and rushed in front of the opposing party and said:
"My dear ministers, what the people of the East Palace want is really the virtue of the East Palace, which can win the support of all the people! If I don't care about the public opinion, I will be disobeying the will of God, and I will be an unprincipled lord and a fatuous emperor!"
Emperor Qing paused for a moment and then said: "In addition, the prince has outstanding political achievements over the years, is wise and prudent, and is good at fighting with power. What's more, the prince has also contributed to quelling the chaos on the border. From now on, we will not talk about abolishing the new emperor!"
As soon as these words came out, the opposing parties, who had been stiffening their backs for a while, suddenly lost their arrogance.
Emperor Qing was wise and brought himself in with his words, making it clear that whoever wanted to raise the issue of abolishing the new emperor would force him to become a foolish emperor! Who would dare to hold on to him?
Wouldn't that mean that he was cutting off his official career?
This matter is settled once and for all, and there is no more hanging in the air.
…
In the past few days, Feng Chen was left in the palace by Emperor Qing, cooking all kinds of delicacies to make the old emperor happy.
Emperor Qing had tasted all the delicacies from all over the world, but he could not forget Feng Chen's cooking. Shu Yao did not lie. Feng Chen's cooking was simply superb, and he truly deserved the title of little chef god.
Deserving, deserving.
On this day, Feng Chen came to the East Palace out of boredom, without even saluting. He came and went freely as if he were seeing his brother. He leaned in front of the imperial desk and said with a bit of showoff:
"Your Highness, you don't know that there are always those little maids and eunuchs surrounding me every day. I have no choice but to hide here with you!"
Gong Yun'ao raised his head from the imperial desk, glanced at him, and said narrowly: "It seems that you are quite popular, don't you want to go to the palace? It seems that you quite enjoy this feeling of being surrounded by stars!
"
Feng Chen instantly felt like a frustrated ball, and said plaintively: "What's the matter? No matter how nice this place is, it doesn't mean much without the boss here!"
At this time, Gong Yun'ao raised his head from the pile of memorials and said: "If this palace wants your boss to move into the East Palace, you won't have so many worries, and you won't always be making troubles to leave the palace!"
"Of course that's good..." After hearing this, Feng Chen always felt that something was wrong. He belatedly asked: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Gong Yun'ao remained silent for a while, his lips slightly raised, "That's what you mean!"
"I don't agree!" There was such a sudden voice, as if a dog's tail was stepped on, Feng Chen jumped up, and Gong Yun'ao was startled. He frowned and asked doubtfully: "Why?
Objection? Didn’t you say we are good brothers?”
Feng Chen turned around with a serious expression, "It's true that we are good brothers, but compared to the happiness of the boss, even brothers can't do anything that is sorry for the boss!"
"Is there any conflict?" Gong Yunao was puzzled. He actually didn't agree with them being together?
"Of course, I have no dissatisfaction with Your Highness, and I really regard you as my life brother. In terms of appearance, family background, power, status, and character, there is nothing to say. You are the dragon among dragons. But, you know
Why don’t I agree?”
Gong Yun'ao looked at him suspiciously, waiting for his next words.
Feng Chen put his hands on the imperial desk, stared at him with a seriousness he had never seen before, and said solemnly: "Because, Your Highness, you have hit the boss's Achilles' heel."
When Gong Yun'ao heard this, he quickly threw the book in his hand on the imperial desk and asked in confusion: "What's the Achilles' heel?"
Seeing his confused look, Feng Chen said slowly: "My boss is not an ordinary woman. She has an independent mind and personality. She likes freedom, and she hates the patriarchal ideas here that restrain women."
"You are about to become emperor, and you are destined to have a harem of three thousand beauties. My boss will not tolerate this the most. She will not share her man with other women, even if she loves her again, otherwise...her ex-boyfriend will cheat on her..."
The words stopped abruptly at this point. Feng Chen realized it later and slapped the mouth that needed to be beaten several times, silently saying: Boss, I didn't mean it!
Talk about slipping up!
"What ex-boyfriend cheated on you?" Gong Yun'ao listened carefully and grasped the key to the problem.
Feng Chen knew that he had said something wrong, so he tried to hide it and said: "Just think that I am talking nonsense. In short, in a word, if it is my boss's volition, I, as the younger brother, will definitely bless you. However, if there is interference due to external forces,
, I won’t do anything to make the boss unhappy.”
After listening, Gong Yunao fell into deep thought for a long time.
After a moment, Gong Yunao said solemnly: "If you want to leave the palace, teach your cooking skills to the imperial chefs in the palace. If they learn it, the emperor will have a good taste and will naturally not keep an eye on you. By then, you
Then you can leave the palace."
When Feng Chen heard this, his eyes lit up, yes! That's the truth. He said to himself: "Why didn't I think of that?"
"You only think about those little palace maids who are pestering you. How can you think of this level?" After saying that, Gong Yun'ao picked up the memorial on the case and read it again.
"However, some of your intelligence must have been lost to your boss." Gong Yun'ao's teasing voice came from the pile of memorials.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Feng Chen said, pressing his elbows on the imperial desk again, looking at Gong Yun'ao's perfect jawline, and sighed to himself.
Gong Yun'ao stopped the pen in his hand and fell into memories. He remembered that a few days ago, facing King Yan, Shu Yao was calm and composed, turning against him like a cunning fox. A warm current surged in his heart.
As I thought about it, the smile on my face grew stronger.
That hint of smile did not escape Feng Chen's sight. Unexpectedly, his smile turned everyone upside down and made him almost bend as a man.
Feng Chen calmed down and coughed dryly, "Your Highness, why are you laughing?"
"I laugh because for the sake of this palace, Yaoyao is not afraid of the threat of King Yan. Regardless of your danger, she is still willing to provide evidence and clarify for this palace... Yaoyao is very brave and smart."
So obvious, so naked, his eyes almost said, "I like it very much."
"Uh-huh, just be pretty. We, brother and sister, must have owed it to you in our previous life! Humph!" Feng Chen felt a little sour. Really, when you have a man, you will forget about your own brother.
Seeing that Gong Yun'ao was burying his head in the case again, Feng Chen had no choice but to leave. As he was wandering in the corridor, he noticed with sharp eyes that there were several more maids running towards him crazily...
In this way, this scene plays out every day in the corridor of Hegong Palace...
The difficult little palace maid chases the charming young master all over the palace!
"Mr. Feng... I am Cui'er... I have a purse that I sewed for Mr. Feng, but you haven't confiscated it yet..."
"Master Feng, please wait... I have prepared your favorite palace snacks, please don't leave... Master Feng..."
"... I am Yan'er! You said you would tell me the story of One Thousand and One Nights... Huh? Why did you run away?"
Ouch! Oh my god!
Seeing three or five young girls running toward him, Feng Chen was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
Unexpectedly, these little maids and old maids were like wolves and tigers when they saw him.
He really can't bear it!
Who told him that he was as tall as a jade tree facing the wind, and he was also humorous and his smile was like the warm spring breeze, which made those girls look at him infatuatedly, and they followed him one after another.
However, the party in the palace was really unforgettable for him, and it was a worthwhile trip!
Thinking about the rewards given by Emperor Qing and those given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is estimated that he would have to call a carriage when he went back. Otherwise, he would not know how to carry all the rewards he received in the palace back home!