allonlinenovel Chapter 112 Ominous
Chapter 112 Ominous
How could Minister Guo dare to say yes? The cold sweat on his forehead was about to fall. He lay on the ground, not daring to look up at Xie Yaoqing, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The etiquette between the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished. Lord Su violated the etiquette. I will report it to the emperor truthfully, and please make the decision."
Xie Yaoqing sneered and looked at Minister Guo in front of him with mockery.
Although Minister Guo was extremely respectful on the surface, Xie Yaoqing knew that this was just his disguise. This Minister of Rites, who had been in the court for twenty years, was no pushover. He was eloquent and eloquent, and even hinted that Xie Yaoqing had overstepped the boundaries in dealing with Lord Su. He was extremely cunning.
Xie Yaoqing sneered in her heart. She certainly understood the deep meaning of Minister Guo's words. Although she was the queen, there was a difference between the former court and the harem.
If it was a palace maid, eunuch, or a concubine in the harem, then whether it was punishment or reward, it was her job as the queen, and it was also her duty. However, if it involved officials from the previous dynasty, the situation was completely different. Emperor Xiao Chengxu was still alive, so how could it be Xie Yaoqing's turn to punish the ministers?
Although Xie Yaoqing understood the hidden meaning of Minister Guo's words, she pretended not to understand and said calmly: "Master Guo, I just want Master Su to kneel for a while longer. I have no other intention. But you are so nervous. Do you think I want to kill Master Su?"
Her tone was calm, even with a hint of a smile, but her eyes flashed with a cold light that made people shudder. She continued, "It turns out that Minister Guo also knew that this was against etiquette. If that's the case, why didn't he stop Lord Su before? Could it be that Minister Guo is old and frail and can't do it anymore? If so, it would be better for him to abdicate in time and return to his hometown to spend his remaining years, so as not to be in office but do nothing, and end up with a dishonorable end in his later years."
Xie Yaoqing changed the subject and spoke in a more stern tone: "Or did you do all this on purpose to intimidate me? I might as well make it clear today. If I don't become the queen, which lady of virtue and talent would you like to enter the palace to be the successor? Does the emperor know? Has the emperor issued an imperial decree?"
"You guys are just daydreaming, wanting to be the father-in-law of the emperor and enjoy wealth and glory, but are you really destined to do that?"
It is true that Xie Yaoqing's words were extremely harsh, and she almost mercilessly accused these ministers of wishful thinking and daydreaming. But in fact, she was not wrong.
It is undeniable that in the emperor's heart, there is still a place for the queen, and no woman can replace it. Otherwise, he would not have made the move to disband the harem. In the past, there were so many concubines in the palace, but they still couldn't share the queen's favor, let alone now.
Everyone was silent, and their faces turned ugly.
Xie Yaoqing raised his eyes slightly, his gaze swept over each of the ministers, and a mocking arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Since you have been so concerned about state affairs recently, I will have a good talk with you."
She turned to look at the minister standing next to her, and said in a cold voice: "Is this Lord Chang? I heard that you have been dissatisfied with me for a long time, and you keep saying that I am an unlucky person. This natural disaster was caused by me, and you want me to write a confession and reflect on my mistakes. I wonder when Lord Chang stopped being an official and changed his career to fortune-telling. How can he tell that my fate is unlucky? Ridiculous, if I am an unlucky person, when I got married, the Imperial Observatory matched my horoscopes, but why didn't any news spread? Could it be that Lord Chang changed his career and is better at fortune-telling than the chief of the Imperial Observatory? In this case, it is a pity that Lord Chang did not enter the Imperial Observatory. Otherwise, how about Lord Chang fortune-telling the national destiny of Daying now?"
When Mr. Chang's name was called, his face turned red.
Xie Yaoqing continued, "In my opinion, the ministers present here are the unlucky ones. The earth dragon turning over is the disaster caused by you."
Her voice was clear and pleasant, yet it carried an authority that could not be ignored, shocking everyone.
A minister got anxious and retorted with a red face: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. We are conscientious and dedicated to serving the people. How could we be unlucky people?"
Xie Yaoqing raised her eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "Oh? Really? Then why did you, my dear ministers, put the blame on me when the earth dragon turned over? Don't be impatient, listen to me one by one."
"Master Li, your family's ancestral hall collapsed. Isn't it because you are unlucky? If you were not unlucky, how could the ancestral hall that enshrines the ancestral tablets be destroyed? I believe that the ancestors of the Li family cannot bear to see this, but the royal ancestral temple did not collapse. It can be seen that compared with me, Master Li, you are the unlucky person."
Then, Xie Yaoqing looked at another minister.