lcionline Chapter 1053 Distress
Chapter 1053 Distress
Nangong Xuanyu became interested, looked at Shen Zhinian and asked with a smile: "What do you think this means?"
"It shows that for Minister Gu, there is something more attractive than winning the heart of the princess. That is to be loyal to His Majesty and serve the country!"
At this point, Shen Zhinian looked at Nangong Xuanyu with undisguised admiration and affection: "A tyrant ruler is surrounded by treacherous and treacherous people. Only a wise ruler can make his subjects loyal and wise. This shows that Your Majesty is an unparalleled wise ruler!"
"Fang ordered Minister Gu to assist Your Majesty in handling state affairs. Even though he is favored by the Princess of the Heavenly Family, he can be abandoned."
"Your Majesty is a wise ruler, and you have virtuous and loyal ministers to assist you. How can I not congratulate Your Majesty?"
In just a few words, Shen Zhinian explained why Gu Jinxiao remained unmoved by the infatuation of Princess Qingyang and Princess Yun'an.
Because he met a wise leader, he just wanted to devote himself to the country!
In the end, they were all implicitly praising Nangong Xuanyu.
As expected, the barely visible haze in the emperor's heart completely dissipated, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips: "Oh?"
"Am I really that powerful in Nian Nian's mind?"
Shen Zhinian looked at him with burning eyes: "Whether your majesty is powerful or not is not up to me to say, but to speak with facts."
"There are so many loyal ministers and generals in the court, all of whom are loyal to Your Majesty. Doesn't this explain this?"
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Shen Zhinian and shook his head helplessly.
He finally understood why there were so many incompetent emperors who favored treacherous ministers throughout the dynasties.
Because treacherous ministers may not necessarily assist the emperor in governing the country, but what they say is really nice and can always make the emperor very happy.
At this moment, Nangong Xuanyu couldn't help but feel lucky that what Nian Nian said was true. In handling state affairs, he felt that he had done his best to be worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of his ancestors.
If he were a tyrant, I'm afraid he would not be able to refuse the flattery of his ministers.
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The next day.
The news that the Emperor personally reprimanded Princess Qingyang for her lack of female virtues and ordered her to be confined to the Princess's Mansion until she got married spread like wildfire in the capital, causing an uproar in the court and among the people!
You must know that the most important things for a woman are reputation and virtue. The four words "lacking virtue as a woman" are enough to ruin a woman's life!
What's more, these words came from the emperor's mouth.
After this incident, Princess Qingyang's reputation was completely ruined. From now on, any family with a bit of dignity would not marry a princess to her.
After the shock, many doubts arose in the hearts of countless people.
Princess Qingyang is your Majesty's biological sister, and your Majesty has always been very kind to her. What happened after they left the palace last night that caused your Majesty's attitude towards Princess Qingyang to change so much? !
For a time, many people, both inside and outside the palace, were secretly trying to gather information.
However, both Shen Zhinian and Nangong Xuanyu kept the events of last night a secret.
As for the people involved...
Princess Qingyang's reputation was already completely ruined, so she naturally didn't want her only dignity to be trampled underfoot, so she wouldn't publicize the matter.
Princess Yun'an knew that the matter was of great importance.
It was not a good thing for her to do such a thing. Moreover, she loved Qingyang so much, but she was stabbed in the back by the other party. How shameful.
I also don’t want the inside story to be known by others.
As for Gu Jinxiao...
He is a man of few words, so it is impossible for him to leak the news.
For a moment, although everyone was full of doubts, they could not find out any information at all.
However, everyone understood one thing, that is, Princess Qingyang had already lost the emperor's favor, and if they were to have anything to do with him again, they might incur the emperor's wrath.
In the past, the noble ladies in the capital all liked to make friends with the three eldest princesses, hoping to establish a relationship with the royal family.
After this incident, the Princess Qingyang's Mansion, which had been bustling with activity, suddenly became deserted and desolate.
Everyone was in a hurry to distance themselves from her, and it seemed as if their previous friendship no longer existed.
Only Princess Wenshu, who failed to meet Princess Qingyang, came to Princess Yun'an's residence, looking worried: "... Third sister, what happened after you and Fourth sister were asked to leave by the people in Concubine Chen's palace yesterday?"
"Why, why is my brother so angry with my third sister?"
"Third sister's reputation is completely ruined. Even if she is the eldest princess, she will never be able to marry into a good family in the future..."
Princess Yun'an couldn't help but think of her past self when she heard Princess Wenshu's words, which showed her concern and protection for Princess Qingyang.
She closed her eyes and said in a deep voice: "Wenshu, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. Qingyang is not worthy of being my sister!"
"My brother has his reasons for doing this. Don't ask about this matter again, and don't have any contact with Qingyang anymore."
Among the sisters, Wenshu is the youngest and has not yet reached marriage age. What if she is deceived and used by Qingyang like she was?
Princess Wenshu was stunned when she heard Princess Yun'an's words.
The third sister and the fourth sister have always been good friends, and the two are almost inseparable. Why did the third sister's attitude towards the fourth sister change so much today?
Although Princess Wenshu is young, she is very smart.
The third sister has always been straightforward, and even she said so, so something terrible must have happened last night. The fourth sister was not wronged for being treated like this by the emperor.
Princess Wenshu lost her mother at a young age and knew how to protect herself. The reason she asked about this matter was that she couldn't let go of the love between them as sisters.
Hearing Princess Yun An say this, she did not ask any more questions, but lowered her head and said obediently: "...Yes."
After this happened, both Princess Yun'an and Princess Wenshu felt heavy-hearted.
Princess Wenshu no longer had the desire to stay for lunch, so she stood up and said goodbye.
Who knew that on the way back to Princess Wenshu's mansion, the carriage suddenly jolted, and then the horses rushed forward like crazy, pulling the carriage!
Princess Wenshu's body suddenly leaned forward and almost bumped into him.
Fortunately, the maids in the carriage supported her in a panic and asked nervously, "Your Highness, are you okay?!"
At this time, the driver's panicked voice came from outside: "Oh no, the horse is frightened!!!"
Princess Wenshu listened and her face turned pale.
It's not that I'm worried about my own safety, but this is a busy city, and if the carriage is speeding through the streets at this speed, who knows how many people will be injured.
Fortunately, the guards behind her reacted quickly and caught up with her.
It seemed like only a moment had passed, yet it also seemed like a lifetime had passed. With a whoosh, the carriage finally stopped.
During this process, Princess Wenshu was closely protected by her maids. Although her hair was a little messy, fortunately she was not injured.