Chapter 548: Innocence (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He was standing and w.a.n.g Nan was kneeling, so he was naturally much taller than w.a.n.g Nan.
Chu Yi looked down at w.a.n.g Nan from above. w.a.n.g Nan had no intention of backing down, and his eyes burned.
The two of them looked at each other. w.a.n.g Nan said word for word, “With the world as evidence, is the Eldest Prince willing to swear an oath?”
His gaze locked onto Chu Yi’s firmly, not giving him any chance to avoid it.
He believed that he was loyal and could only hope that the Eldest Prince would repent in time and not be bewitched by beauty.
“Of course not,” Chu Yi replied gently.
The moonlight poured down like water, coating his white clothes with a silver halo. His skin was as bright as jade, and he was handsome.
“…” w.a.n.g Nan looked incredulous.
Chu Yi turned around and bowed solemnly in the direction of the south study. He said loudly, “Father Emperor, 1 admire Second Lady Gu wholeheartedly and hope to marry her as my first wife. I implore Father Emperor to fulfill my wish!”
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a stone stirring up a thousand waves.
Everyone was stunned. A few of them were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.
On the other hand, Chu Yi was calm and had a faint smile on his face. It was as if he had said something extremely ordinary and didn’t realize that his words were shocking.
A strange silence fell over a radius of more than 100 feet. Only the sound of parrots cheering could be heard from the south study.
Fang Huairui stroked his beard and thought to himself: This young man is really hot-blooded!
The others thought that even if the Eldest Prince was unwilling to make an oath at this juncture, he should at least keep a low profile and wait for Gu Ce’s case to come to a conclusion before discussing anything else.
Unexpectedly, their Eldest Prince’s actions were completely unexpected and unpredictable.
The Minister of Revenue, w.a.n.g Kangyin, took half a step forward and sneered in his heart. However, on the surface, he said to Chu Yi seriously, “Your Highness, Second Lady Gu is Gu Ce’s daughter. Gu Ce has betrayed the country. Second Lady Gu isn’t worthy of being the Eldest Prince’s concubine.”
“If one day, Your Highness takes the throne, won’t you appoint the daughter of a sinner as the empress? How will the daughter of a sinner be a mother to the world!”
“Your Highness, please think twice before you act. Put the country and the people first. Don’t humiliate your ancestors and shake the hearts of the people!”
w.a.n.g Kangyin spoke generously. Every word was righteous.
w.a.n.g Nan usually didn’t get along with these aristocratic families. At this moment, he felt that Old Master w.a.n.g’s words had hit the nail on the head.
Chu Yi looked at w.a.n.g Kangyin calmly and asked calmly, “So, Minister w.a.n.g thinks that Father won’t be able to sit on the throne and my Great Jin Dynasty will be in turmoil?”
“…” w.a.n.g Kangyin was simply stunned. He even had the urge to flip the table.
His words just now were clearly aimed at the Eldest Prince, but the Eldest Prince shamelessly misinterpreted his words and went straight to the present. Even if he really felt that he was incompetent today and couldn’t sit firmly on the throne at all, and that only Kang w.a.n.g could inherit the throne, who would dare to say such rebellious words?!
If he dared to say it, the Emperor could punish him on the spot for committing a crime against his superior.
w.a.n.g Kangyin quickly a.s.sessed the situation. He flicked his robe and knelt on the ground resolutely. He shouted in the direction of the south study, “Long live the Emperor! The Great Jin Dynasty will prosper for generations!”
Chu Yi said casually at the side, “Since that’s the case, I think it doesn’t matter who my princess consort is.”
“…” w.a.n.g Kangyin was speechless. His expression instantly darkened, and w.a.n.g Nan and the others seemed to have their throats grabbed.
“Good!”
In the south study, the parrot’s exaggerated and loud voice sounded especially ear-piercing in the silent night.
“Hahaha…” Feng Yang clapped her hands and laughed in the south study. She smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits. “Well said!”
“In the past, 1 thought Chu Yi was too gentle and a modest gentleman. It turns out that I was wrong.”
“I’m afraid Father would never have thought that his great-grandson would be the most similar to him… What a pity. If Father had lived two more years, he would have been able to see Little Chu Yi’s birth.”
At the thought of Emperor Taizu, Feng Yang’s face revealed a nostalgic expression. The wrinkles from her eyes to the corners of her eyes were filled with smiles.
The Emperor sat beside Feng Yang and smiled. “They’re different!”
“Emperor Taizu is a playboy. Chu Yi is just like me. We’re loyal!”
The Emperor was in the same good mood as Feng Yang.. He happily fed the multicolored parrot on the gilded bird rack some millet and felt that his parrot was really too smart!