Xia Shang himself didn't feel that he was any different from usual. It was just because the floor tiles on the Jinluan Palace were different, which made his walking sound a bit loud. Moreover, he was not used to the groveling of those people, and the emperor he was most afraid of had already left.
Now, he is facing his own woman, so of course there is not much psychological pressure.
This is not something that Xia Shang is arrogant about, but is really an ordinary state, and Xia Shang has restrained himself, not raising his head, not being arrogant, and slightly humble, but not as exaggerated as the officials present.
Xia Shang came forward so simply, but was regarded as a provocation by the civil and military officials of the court, and he was filled with hatred.
Everyone here was offended by Xia and Shang, and more or less people related to them were arrested or killed by people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
In their minds, the actions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate last night were not far different from blatant rebellion, and they should be punished today.
But he was so arrogant and arrogant, so why was he here to take the blame? He was clearly here to take credit!
"Those who come from the Procuratorate really don't know the rules. They don't know how to be gentle when walking in the court."
The words came from the crowd. I thought Xia Shang couldn't hear who said it, but Xia Shang's ears were very good, and he saw an official sneaking close to King Yong behind him.
Xia Shang stopped, looked back, and then turned to the queen and said, "Your Majesty, is there a rule in the court not to take too big a step?"
"I have never heard of it."
"Since there are no such rules, then the official can't be considered ignorant of the rules, right?"
Xia Shang said calmly, he came today to fight with these officials, how could he be overwhelmed by such a trivial matter? He immediately walked up to the official and said loudly: "There are no rules about walking and laughing in the court.
But I remember that everything I say and do in this court must be reported to His Majesty first, and I can only speak with His Majesty's permission. My lord, did you tell me before you spoke just now?"
"This... was not... not what I said just now. Sir, you have admitted the wrong person."
"Are you admitting your mistake? I'm really sorry for this gentleman. I wonder what position this gentleman holds? What is his name?"
The official was sweating profusely. He just said something casually, simply looking at
I am not happy with this young man, who knows that he will be worried about him.
No matter how you think about it, it will not be a good thing if the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate knows your name.
The official didn't want to say anything and kept hesitating.
Xia Shang asked again: "Is it so difficult to get an official title? Is it possible that there is doubt about the identity of this gentleman? It is because of confusion..."
"Nonsense! I am the Young Minister of Dali Temple, my name is... my name is..."
He really didn't want to say his name, for fear that it would be recorded on the roster by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Okay, please shut up." The Queen interrupted him and pointed in front of her, "Mr.
I think you rarely go to court, so I don’t care about you being like this."
Xia Shang didn't show any expression. He gave that young minister of Dali Temple a blank look and used the same steps as before to stand three steps away from the queen.
The Queen was about to say something about Hu, when Li Xiangyang from the side spoke: "Xia Shang, why don't you kneel down when you see your empress in the court?"
As soon as these words came out, Xia Shang and Li Xiangyang's eyes met. Xia Shang saw that the corners of Li Xiangyang's mouth had raised, looking very proud.
Indeed, Li Xiangyang was feeling happy in his heart, and he wanted to see how this man handled the current situation.
"Xia Shang, don't blame His Highness for stumbling upon you. Why did your previous performance dissatisfy His Highness?"
Li Xiangyang thought he knew Xia Shang very well, and believed that although this young man was not old, he had a high heart and was quite arrogant. Not to mention asking him to kneel to the queen, even the emperor would not be willing to kneel down. Moreover, Li Xiangyang has always been
There is suspicion about the relationship between Xia Shang and the queen.
It's not that Xia Shang's performance made Li Xiangyang see anything, but that the queen walked out from the bead curtain today and came in front of everyone. Seeing Xia Shang coming up, the queen didn't even stand on the last two steps.
He has reached the same position as the ministers.
This was not a big deal, but Li Xiangyang felt keenly that the queen's behavior today seemed to be related to Xia Shang.
It felt that the queen did not want to stand above Xia Shang, and did not want to meet Xia Shang in a condescending manner.
Therefore, Li Xiangyang wanted to take the opportunity to try and see if there were any ulterior secrets between Xia Shang and the Queen.
When Li Xiangyang thought about it, he
It was extremely difficult for Xia Shang to kneel down because of his arrogance. He might kneel down because of his status as a queen and the attention of so many eyes on the scene, but he would never kneel down as a man in front of a woman who had slept with him.
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If the two of them were related, Xia Shang would definitely not kneel down.
This idea was a stroke of genius. Li Xiangyang was very satisfied with his flash of inspiration and said that he would wait to see the good show.
The queen did not expect that Li Xiangyang would suddenly say such a sentence, and her teeth itched with hatred in her heart.
In fact, Li Xiangyang's guess was correct. The queen walked to the front of the hall today because she really didn't want Xia Shang to see her speaking condescendingly.
Because before this, the queen had annoyed this boy with his slightly commanding tone. She felt a little regretful in her heart, and she also felt that Xia Shang was very resistant to that kind of situation.
If she stood next to the dragon chair above, it would definitely make Xia Shang feel uncomfortable. If such a thing disrupted her plan, the queen would naturally not accept it.
At the same time, walking down and sitting on an equal footing with him is also an attitude of admitting your mistake. I just wonder if the man in front of me understands?
The queen was still thinking about how to convey her attitude to Xia Shang, but she didn't expect that Li Xiangyang, who was next to her at the beginning, came to disrupt the situation. After one sentence, the queen was put in a difficult position.
I wanted to say something, but it was not the right time to say anything at all. This would only be counterproductive. Everything depends on Xia Shang's reaction and whether he can give some reasonable reasons for refusing to kneel.
Li Xiangyang smiled, thinking about what Xia Shang might say later so that he could deal with it.
But his words didn't cause any disturbance. The boy with the center of his mouth as high as the sky didn't even think about it. He knelt straight down and hit the ground with his knees. With a bang, that was called sincerity.
Then he shouted crisply: "My lord, Xia Shang, pays homage to the Queen. She is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
No one thought there was anything wrong with this kneeling. Listening to the sound of Xia Shang's knees hitting the ground, the ministers understood that this person was not arrogant, but was really like this every day. Kneeling down on the ground in such a down-to-earth way made him appear more serious.
Too honest.
Li Xiangyang and the Queen were the only people in the audience who were shocked. Who would have thought that he could kneel so simply?
Compared with the ordinary Xia Shang, he is a completely different person.