Na Yan entered the palace and reported everything that had happened today to King Huyi.
Not a single detail was spared!
It was to provoke him!
Sure enough, King Huyi was enraged and smashed the porcelain bowl in his hand.
This fall caused the servants in the bedchamber to tremble with fear.
They knelt on the ground.
All of them bowed their heads.
They didn't dare to make a sound.
Yan was the same. He bent down with a sinister and complacent smile on his face.
They were waiting for King Huyi's order.
Teach that little brat a lesson.
King Huyi placed his hands on his knees, his arms trembling violently.
His face was red with anger.
His two sons had caused quite a lot of trouble for him during this period of time. They even liked to be tyrannical at home and fight to the death.
But today, they were fighting in the open!
If word got out that they had brought troops to search the mansion, the royal family would lose all face.
"How did I give birth to you two disappointing things!" King Huyi scolded.
Everyone trembled.
They lowered their heads even more.
King Huyi took a deep breath and ordered the servants, "All of you, leave."
"Yes!"
The servants left one by one. Na Yan said, "I know that Lord Father has been worrying about me and Ah Tuo recently. I shouldn't have come to disturb Lord Father today, but I don't want to hide anything. If the rumors spread, Lord Father will hear about it again. Therefore, I had to come personally.
I hope that Father King can forgive me. "
This move was really ruthless. It was clearly Ah Tuo's fault, but when it came to Na Yan's mouth, it seemed to have a different meaning. Even if King Huyi wanted to protect Ah Tuo, he couldn't help him after hearing this.
"I understand what you mean. Ah Tuo was reckless and did not do his job properly. Naturally, I won't let him off easily. Pass my decree. Ah Tuo is grounded in the mansion for five days. He is to copy a hundred scriptures and is not allowed to disobey the decree. "
What?
Na Yan thought he heard wrong!
Grounded for five days? Copy scriptures?
"Lord Father …" "You don't have to say anymore. I have my reasons for doing this. The situation in the court is unstable now. I may fall at any time! Right now, who knows how many pairs of eyes are staring at the royal family, so it's best not to blow up the matter between you two brothers.
I hope you can also understand why the people behind this are obstructing us. "
Na Yan was unwilling!
But …
He could not disobey.
He fiercely suppressed this anger in his chest.
"Yes, everything … shall be as Royal Father says."
King Huyi coughed, and his eyes became serious. With a hint of shrewdness, he said, "There is one more thing that I hope you can remember. As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire."
Na Yan's expression changed greatly, and he immediately replied, "Royal Father, I didn't do it on purpose." "Whether I did or didn't, I don't want to pursue it! In short, my health is not as good as it was before, and I am powerless to deal with the affairs of the court. At this time, you two brothers should focus your attention on the discipline of the court, and not think of ways to fight.
What! There are some things that I won't say, but it doesn't mean that I don't know. If I ever see the two of you at odds with each other again, then the two of you will no longer be in charge of the court. I will choose someone else. "
"I don't dare. I will obey Royal Father's orders."
"That's good. If there's nothing else, you can leave."
"Yes!" Na Yan bowed and was about to leave.
Before he could take a step —
"Wait," King Huyi called out to him.
He obediently turned around and came back.
"Royal Father, do you have any other orders?"
King Huyi asked him, "Is there any news about the assassin last time?"
It was as if he had been poked in the spine.
A trace of panic and guilt rose in his heart, but his face was calm.
He replied, "I am incompetent. The assassin … has not been found yet."
King Huyi was not disappointed by his answer, as if he had already expected it.
If the assassin had really been found, Na Yan would have told him.
"But I also heard that there was an assassin in your residence yesterday! Did anything happen? "
Na Yan's expression didn't change as he calmly replied, "It's your son's fault for making Imperial Father worry. However, nothing happened in the residence. It was just a sudden fire, so the commotion was quite big. There was also no … assassins."
When he lied, his footsteps were red, but his heart did not jump.
King Huyi was skeptical, but he did not probe further. "Since it is just a small matter, that's good."
"Thank you for your concern, Royal Father."
"By the way, I suddenly remembered something. There is only half a month before the annual sacrifice. In the past, the Ministry of Rites was in charge of everything, but this year, I will leave it to you." Every year on New Year's Eve, Huyi would hold an annual sacrifice. The annual sacrifice had always been the most important event of the year in Huyi. In the past, it was handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and then the cabinet would review and plan. Finally, it was handed over to King Huyi to review the details.
The people who could handle this event were all people that King Huyi trusted. Now that he had handed this heavy responsibility to Na Yan, it was obvious that he trusted him and was giving him a chance to show off his abilities.
It was a great honor!
Na Yan was very happy.
He quickly agreed and said firmly, "Yes, thank you for your trust, Royal Father. I will do my best to handle this matter well and will not let you down."
"I'm relieved to hear that. Alright, you can leave now."
"I will take my leave."
Na Yan left.
When he reached the door of the hall, he heaved a long sigh of relief.
It seemed that he would become the Crown Prince soon!
…
Soon, the imperial edict arrived at the Third Marquis's residence.
Grounded!
Copying scriptures.
Although the punishment was not too severe, it was equivalent to slapping Na Tuo in the face.
If this spread out, he would naturally lose face.
Although he was unwilling in his heart, he could only swallow this grievance.
The manservant hesitated for a while and said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing."
"What is it?"
"Regarding this annual sacrifice, His Majesty did not let the Ministry of Rites handle it."
"Not let the Ministry of Rites handle it? Then who should I give it to? "
"The Second Marquis."
Hearing this, Na Tuo slammed his hand on the table. "Bang!"
He suddenly stood up.
His eyes widened in disbelief. "What did you say? Give it to the Second Marquis? Did Royal Father say it himself? "
"Yes, His Majesty said it himself."
He felt like his heart was pierced by thousands of arrows.
In the end, he collapsed on the chair.
It took a long time for him to recover.
…
The Princess's courtyard.
A few maidservants were discussing this matter in a low voice in the courtyard.
Suddenly, they smelled a fragrance coming from the room and went in.
They saw Jing Xuan in the room making spices.
As soon as the maids entered the room, they smelled the fragrance.
"It smells so good!"
The maids surrounded her.
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