"This official has no opinion!" Luo Mang cupped his fists and looked straight at Qing Zhu. "This official only feels that a clear distinction between punishment and reward is the right thing to do. This official will not cover for my son's mistake and will accept the punishment! This official also does not think that Niu Youde did anything wrong by injuring my son. Everything should be done according to public and private interests. Although Niu Youde is guarding a small piece of imperial land, he did not hesitate to offend a group of nobles in order to protect the dignity of the concubines. This is not something anyone can do. He is a model of loyalty and should be rewarded! This official proposes to reinstate Official Niu Youde! "
"This official agrees!"
"Marshal Luo's words are reasonable. This official agrees!"
"This official agrees!"
The courtiers stood up one by one. Other than a few top officials, basically all the courtiers stood up to express their agreement.
The servants in the corner who didn't know what was going on were flabbergasted. Not to mention the people from the Kou Clan, even the people from the Ying Clan and Hao Clan, who had suffered at Niu Youde's hands, agreed to reward Niu Youde. A group of ministers were collectively asking for a reward for a Silver-armored Heavenly Soldier.
Qing Zhu's face was cold. This was the situation he did not want to see. He did not want his subordinates to have the same opinion. If there was a disagreement, it was most appropriate for him to make the final decision. Once everyone had the same opinion, if he as the Celestial Emperor objected and something happened, there would be no one to take the blame. The one who made the wrong decision would be him. This would greatly affect his prestige. Of course, he could make arbitrary decisions, but it was not easy to do so. He could do it occasionally, but he could not do it every single time.
Qing Zhu glanced coldly at Kou Lingxu who was sitting calmly as if it had nothing to do with him. He knew very well that this old man must have done this behind the scenes.
Qing Zhu sneered in his heart. I'll let you be happy for now. There will be a time when you can't be happy anymore.
Why did he tie Niu Youde up in the Imperial Garden? It was to find an excuse to demote Niu Youde to another place.
At this time, Defeating Armies stood up to help Qing Zhu out. He sneered, "How to deal with Niu Youde is the matter of the Imperial Guards. Aren't you all being too nosy?"
Luo Mang said, "We did not say we would interfere with the Imperial Guards. I have already made it very clear. It is only a suggestion. Can't we even discuss it? If the Imperial Guards can't even speak, isn't that too much? "
Wu Qu stood up again …
After such a quarrel. As a result, the garden celebration, which was held once in a thousand years, ended on bad terms. In short, after the banquet, Qing Zhu lost interest in touring the garden and returned to the Heavenly Palace.
Outside the Li Palace. Screams of agony filled the air. Those who didn't die in Miao Yi's hands, regardless of their gender, were all whipped to death by the Dragon Taming Whip. They would probably never forget that feeling for the rest of their lives.
As for Miao Yi, it was impossible for him to be reinstated. Once a dispute arose, the Green Lord would have a reason to make a decision. Niu Youde was a member of the Imperial Guard Army, so it was up to the Imperial Guard Army to decide how to deal with him. A mere Silver Armored Heavenly Soldier was not worthy of being discussed by the ministers.
But what the ministers said did make sense. Niu Youde's loyalty in protecting Yu Tian was indeed meritorious, and it was normal for him to be rewarded.
As a result, while the group of people was being punished by the Dragon Taming Whip, the Imperial Guard Army's decree for Miao Yi's promotion arrived. It was impossible for him to be reinstated, but since the ministers had spoken, the Green Lord couldn't be stingy. Wouldn't it be a joke if he was promoted from one Silver Armored Heavenly Soldier to two Silver Armored Heavenly Soldiers? Was protecting the dignity of the Imperial Concubines so worthless? As a result, he was promoted six levels in a row and became a Black Armored Heavenly Soldier.
Of course, this promotion was basically meaningless to Miao Yi. Did a Silver Armored Heavenly Soldier and a Black Armored Heavenly Soldier mean anything to him? At least his punishment hadn't been revoked, and he still had to stand guard over Yu Tian.
The Green Lord would rather promote Miao Yi than let him go over to Kou Lingxu's side.
When the decree arrived at the Black Dragon Division, Mu Yulian and the others were speechless. He was demoted ten or twenty levels at a time, and then he was promoted by six levels at a time. The speed at which he was demoted was like child's play. More importantly, he could still level up after killing so many descendants of influential families. Mu Yulian and the others couldn't help but sigh. They couldn't understand what the higher-ups were doing.
Of course, there was one thing everyone could understand. If it weren't for the Kou Clan pulling the strings behind the scenes, Niu Youde wouldn't have been able to level up so quickly.
Only after the decision was made did Yun Zhiqiu find out that such a dangerous incident had happened. Only then did she realize that Miao Yi wasn't safe in the Imperial Garden either.
No matter what, after this incident, the hedonistic sons of the influential families in the Celestial Court had a taste of Niu Youde's ferocity. This was the first time they saw someone get promoted even after killing so many descendants of influential families. No one dared to provoke him anymore. Then again, after witnessing the strength of these hedonistic sons, no one wanted to let them fight Niu Youde again. They weren't even on the same level. They couldn't accomplish anything at all!
The Ying and Hao Clans had been screwed over badly by their own descendants. One of the consequences was that those descendants would inevitably suffer a little. The portion given to them had been greatly reduced, and some people had even been directly demoted to become mountain deities or land deities. This could be considered as an intentional tempering.
They had no choice but to train themselves. After this incident, they had seen useless people before, but they had never seen such useless people before. Even the families themselves couldn't bear to watch any longer.
After the celebration of the Imperial Garden, Miao Yi and Yun Zhiqiu's wedding was next. Miao Yi couldn't leave the Imperial Garden, so the wedding was to be held at the Kou Clan's side residence.
Yun Zhiqiu was especially dazzling that day.
Even though they were already husband and wife, there was no need to mention the festivities and excitement.
It was only natural that the guests would be as numerous as the clouds in the sky. Miao Yi only knew a few people. Aside from the Imperial Guards, most people couldn't come to the Imperial Garden.
To put it bluntly, this wedding was still the Kou Clan's home ground. No matter what kind of grudge they had, they had to keep up appearances. The Four Heavenly Kings and Xiahou Ta were all present, as well as the ministers of the imperial court. Even Lord Qing and the Empress made an appearance. It was an extremely grand occasion.
Everyone in the Kou family, from top to bottom, had come. For those who could not come to the Imperial Garden, the Kou family's Heavenly King's Residence held a separate banquet to entertain them. Just from the gifts they received, it was already an astonishing number. The rewards from the Heavenly Palace alone were not small.
However, the rules had always been in place since ancient times. Those who came for the Kou Clan would have to return the gifts in the future. As for those who came for Miao Yi and Yun Zhiqiu, the gifts were given to the two of them. Fortunately, the Heavenly Palace's rewards were only given to the newlyweds.
Marshal Shen Lu, Luo Mang, had quietly given the newlyweds a generous gift. It was so generous that Miao Yi and Yun Zhiqiu were a little surprised. However, they could understand why. It probably had something to do with Miao Yi sparing Luo Gui's life. What truly surprised them was that the Heavenly Lady Ruyi had also given them a relatively generous gift.
The Commander of the Left Commandant, Defeating Armies, had also given a generous gift. Hua Yitian had also given a generous gift, while Yu Zhongzhen had also given a generous gift.
The disbanded members of the Black Dragon Division had asked Mu Yulian to represent them in giving a token of their sincerity. The current members of the Black Dragon Division had also given a token of their sincerity.
Inside the bridal chamber, all formalities were dispensed with. Outside, they just had to make do with what was shown to others. If no one was looking, then so be it.
Yun Zhiqiu, who had tossed the phoenix coronet to the side, was currently sitting there with Qian'Er and Xue'Er, going through the gifts.
The Kou Clan also knew that Yun Zhiqiu was used to using Qian'Er and Xue'Er, so they didn't use any other dowry maids. Instead, they went out of their way to help Yun Zhiqiu get the two girls. Today, the two girls were able to witness a grand scene. Not only did they get to see all the officials of the Heavenly Court, but they even got to see the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Empress.
Miao Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he watched Yun Zhiqiu toss the phoenix coronet away and anxiously go through the gifts. He walked up to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. "I say, Madam, have you never seen money before? Why aren't you serving me properly on such a beautiful day? Why are you counting these things for? Isn't this a little too tacky? "
Qian'Er and Xue'Er, who were sitting at the side, both pursed their lips and giggled.
Yun Zhiqiu rolled her eyes at him. "You're not in charge, so you don't know how expensive things are. Do you know how much those praying mantises of yours consume every year? Don't tell me you've really cut off contact with those concubines of yours? I still have to give them what I should give every year. Otherwise, what's the point of having a man like you? Forget about the carpenter and the others. You're always doing whatever you want in the Lesser Realm. Every time you think of a friend, you'll ask me to give them a little. Everyone's cultivation is getting higher and higher, but the consumption is also getting higher and higher. Yao Ruoxian is also constantly asking for transcendent artifacts from the Greater Realm to conduct his research. Every single one of them costs money. After so many years, our income has been decreasing, while our expenses have been increasing. You didn't take back the Red Crystal Armor you tossed out to your subordinates in the Yuding Domain. That's only natural, so I can't really say anything about it. Last time, you asked me to gather a huge sum of money for your surviving subordinates in the Yuding Domain, and you wanted me to deliver it to each of them as soon as possible. There were more than ten thousand of them, and you weren't willing to give any of them any less. Just think about how big of a sum that is, asking for it as soon as you open your mouth. You're getting more and more generous. Little do you know that I don't have that much money, and I can't tell you about it either. I can only bite the bullet and scrape together the money. I've already given them the Kou Clan's gift for our first meeting. Including the jewelry I sold to the Heavenly Palace this time, I'm still short by quite a bit. I still have to prepare the cultivation resources for you to break through to Colored Lotus Second Grade. Every single one of them costs money. Now that I have these as compensation, I can finally talk to you about this matter. "Qian'Er and Xue'Er sneaked a glance at Miao Yi. In truth, they had been working by Yun Zhiqiu's side all this while, so they were well aware of the dire situation they were in right now.
Their Master's current income was simply not enough to support his extravagant spending and extravagant expenses. He had been running out of money all this time, and things had gotten a little tense since a few years ago. The Madam had already spent all the money she earned from opening her store, and now she had to fork out such a huge sum of money for the ten thousand people in one go. The Madam had no choice but to thicken her skin and ask Yun Aotian to ask the Devil Path to gather the money. However, the Madam refused to let them tell their Master about this, saying that he was in dire straits right now, and that they shouldn't distract him. They could just think of another way to earn more money later.
"Thank you, Madam." Miao Yi patted Yun Zhiqiu's shoulder emotionally, but he didn't seem to mind. "There's nothing we can do now that we're trapped in the Imperial Garden. Once we get through this, I'll think of another way. We still can't be short on resources for the ten thousand people. I think you should try to scrape together the money and arrange for someone to deliver it to them as soon as possible. If there's any shortfall, let me know how much you're lacking."
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