In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Chen was also stunned. He looked at Princess Anyang and said, "What exactly happened? Tell me slowly..."
Anyang was mature and sensible, and was deeply loved by the Queen Mother. Although she was the princess, Emperor Chen treated her better than ordinary princesses.
Princess Anyang wiped away her tears, her voice choked slightly, and said: "Someone said dirty words to Anyang, not only wanting to beat Anyang, but also insulting the royal family..."
Emperor Chen's face darkened and he said, "Who is so bold!"
Princess Anyang pointed to Zhao Guogong and said: "It is Zhao Guogong's son Zhou Qing. Not only did he instruct his servants to beat us, he also said he would kill the nine tribes in Anyang..."
Duke Zhao Guo stood in the palace, sweating heavily and his back was soaked with sweat.
It's enough to insult the princess, but to kill her nine clans is to kill the royal family, isn't it a rebellion?
The Zhou family cannot afford such a crime.
He knelt down with a thud and said urgently: "Your Majesty, my son will never say such treacherous words. Princess, you can't slander my son like this!"
Princess Anyang wiped away her tears, lowered her head and said, "He ordered his servants to whip us with whips, and also said many unpleasant words. I vaguely remember this sentence..."
Zhou Wu's body was trembling. Princess Anyang's words were specious, so he couldn't refute. "I vaguely remember". This was an attempt to incriminate...
Emperor Chen looked at Zhou Wu and said, "What a good son my uncle taught me..."
Zhou Wu did not dare to explain at all. He looked horrified, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "I failed to teach my son well, and I am guilty..."
Chen Huang waved his hand and said: "For the sake of the Queen Mother, I will not care about this matter with him. You go back and discipline him more. If he does it again, I will not be lenient!"
Zhou Wu knelt down and said: "I obey the decree..."
Duke Zhao panicked and retreated. Tang Ning glanced at Princess Anyang. What happened that day was obviously not what Princess Anyang said.
According to her, after Tang Shui started fighting with those people, she hid aside. Zhou Qing, who came later, did not see her at all. Otherwise, how could he give Princess Anyang some face?
As for Tang Shui, the Tang family has declined to this point, and the capital witch has become a thing of the past, but Zhou Qing has not taken it seriously.
Emperor Chen looked at Princess Anyang and said, "Although Zhou Qing offended you, he has also been punished. Let this end here."
Princess Anyang said obediently: "Listen to Uncle Huang."
Chen Huang nodded and said, "Anyang will go down first, Tangning will stay."
Princess Anyang glanced at Tang Ning, turned around and walked out of the imperial study. Tang Ning stood in the palace, waiting for Emperor Chen to speak.
Emperor Chen paced in the palace and said: "The imperial court wants to send troops to help the countries in the Western Regions and resist Xiaowan. The actions of those in the capital should really stop. I thought about it and think what you and King Huai said makes sense.
Our country, Chen, is a country of etiquette and cannot imitate the barbarians. From now on, they are strictly prohibited from plundering the people of the Western Regions and selling them back to Beijing..."
Tangning cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
The Western Region is very big, and Xiaowan is the most dangerous place for those people. When they go to the Western Region, they don’t care which country they are in. They are like robbers, robbing everyone they see. Now Chen Guo and many small countries in the Western Region have achieved this
If the cooperative relationship continues like this, it will cause dissatisfaction among the allies.
This is also the reason why there are so many people in the court who support him and King Huai.
Huang Chen asked his opinion on several major events that had happened in the DPRK recently. Soon he felt sleepy and waved to Tang Ning to leave.
King Kang's rebellion was a serious blow to Chen Guo. He used to review memorials and talk about state affairs as if he was tireless. Now he looks a little haggard and has aged a lot in a short period of time.
Tang Ning walked out of the royal study, Princess Anyang was standing in front waiting for him.
When she saw Tangning approaching, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "How is it?"
"Perfect." Tangning nodded, convinced by her acting skills. If he hadn't known it beforehand, he might have believed her lies.
Princess Anyang said: "Is that all?"
Tangning thought for a while and said, "There is no need to pay back the ten thousand taels of silver."
Although Princess Anyang's acting skills just now were impeccable, the reward of 10,000 taels for just a few minutes of performance was definitely worthy of the tears she just shed.
Ten thousand taels of silver can solve an urgent need, but it will eventually be spent. Princess Anyang has seen how wealthy he is today. If he treats her like Tang Shui, won't she never have to worry about money in the future?
Already?
What a beautiful thing this is.
Princess Anyang showed a warm smile on her face and said: "If it weren't for me today, you would have suffered the consequences of Zhao Guogong. You see, you won't suffer so much if you call me sister, right?"
Tang Ning could tell that Princess Anyang was not satisfied with the 10,000 taels of silver at all. What she wanted was more 10,000 taels.
If he really recognized this sister, Fairy Tang would definitely not let him go. Of course, Tang Ning herself was not willing to be taken advantage of.
He shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, I can only have one sister..."
Princess Anyang looked at him and said angrily: "How can I be inferior to Shui'er?"
Tangning thought for a while and said, "She is still my fiancée, you are not..."
Princess Anyang looked at Tangning leaving, her chest rising and falling.
Although she wanted money, she didn't want to involve herself in it for the sake of money. She glared angrily in the direction Tangning left, gritted her teeth and said, "What a bastard."
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Zhou family.
Zhou Wu returned home, walked to Zhou Qing's bed, and said angrily: "Did you insult Princess Anyang that day?"
Zhou Qing looked innocent and said, "I didn't see her at all that day!"
Zhou Wudao: "She was in the palace just now, saying that you said dirty words to her and wanted to punish her nine tribes."
Zhou Qing trembled and said loudly: "She is slandering. I didn't see her at all that day, let alone said those words. At that time, there was only that woman from the Tang family. The Tang family is gone now, so I let them and him
Hands-on..."
"In that case, why did Princess Anyang want to excuse him?" Zhou Wu looked suspicious and murmured: "Did they get together?"
Zhou Qing looked at him and asked: "Dad, does the court really not allow us to go to the Western Regions to arrest people? What about those people who have been captured?"
Zhou Wu showed a look of reluctance on his face and said, "Let's move them to another place first..."
Snatching slaves from the Western Regions and selling them to the powerful in the capital is the Zhou family's biggest financial source. In this process, they also have to take risks.
The Western Region is vast and sparsely populated. It only takes a hundred people to form a strong force. These more than a hundred people are enough to deal with a small country with a small population, but a big country like Xiaowan is not so easy to mess with.
, if you are not careful, you may even be in danger of being wiped out.
Zhou Wu was depressed, and some servants came to report that several dignitaries from the capital came to visit.
