blogombal Chapter 1690 Accepting Gifts and Sending People Away
Chapter 1690 Accepting Gifts and Sending People Away
“If you have any opinions, come to me,” Zhou Shiyue said. “They all obey my orders.”
"So, Zhou Ling, remember this well: it is I who will strike your pressure points."
The second prince gestured with his hands, his face contorted with rage, his eyes glaring, his face flushed red with anger—
Royal Uncle! I am a prince, after all. How can you treat me like this in front of so many guests? What face do you give me?
"If you cause any more trouble, I will have you tied up and thrown out. If you want to stay here for a drink, I'm happy to oblige, but please be quiet."
Zhou Shiyue looked at him coldly.
Perhaps it was because his gaze was indeed somewhat cold and ruthless at that moment, the Second Prince's heart skipped a beat, and he dared not cause any more trouble.
The Sixth Princess was still injured and didn't want to come today, but Consort Shu felt it wasn't appropriate for the Second Prince to come alone, since they were both juniors and juniors should be present at the wedding of their uncle. So the Sixth Princess came, but was supported by two palace maids on either side.
She never dared to act presumptuously in front of the Prince of Jin.
Princess Changning also came, and was standing with the Sixth Princess at the moment.
Princess Changning had been threatened by Zhou Shiyue before that if she bullied Lu Zhaoling again, he would throw her out if there was a chance for a marriage alliance. Since then, she has never dared to provoke Lu Zhaoling again.
In this setting, with both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor present, the two girls were unusually well-behaved, knowing that this was definitely not the time for them to speak.
Seeing that the Second Prince had been acupunctured and was now forced to behave, the Sixth Princess and Princess Changning exchanged a glance and told the palace maids to quickly help them into the hall. They also pulled the Second Prince along with them.
Whether the Empress Dowager and the Emperor went in or not, they didn't know, and it wasn't their place to speak anyway.
The Fifth Princess then said to the Emperor, "Father, I'm going to go with Xiao Liu and Princess Changning."
The Fifth Princess spoke at this moment, which made her seem quite clever, and clever in a way that was also subtle.
The atmosphere was very tense at this moment. The Emperor was trying to cultivate an image of doting on his younger brother. Today was the Prince of Jin's wedding day, and the Emperor should not have given him a hard time or caused a scene. Otherwise, the image of doting on his younger brother that he had cultivated would have completely collapsed, since the wedding was such an important event.
But he felt embarrassed to just step into the hall like that, and he was already annoyed when the Fifth Princess said something to him. The Emperor immediately breathed a sigh of relief and naturally continued with her words.
"Okay, go ahead, go ahead. You girls get along better at one table, and the sisters can have a good chat. Your table can have some juice or tea, no need for alcohol, haha."
The Emperor seemed a little embarrassed after saying this, and quickly stopped himself.
"You all go in first, I'll come in now."
But in any case, the Emperor has now made his stance clear.
Consort Yu then took his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I will go in with you and have a drink with you later."
The Emperor, now with an excuse, patted Consort Yu's hand and turned to the Empress Dowager, saying, "Mother, let's go in. Didn't you say we shouldn't be late?"
The Empress Dowager snorted upon seeing this. She thought to herself, "So what if they go in? Does that mean everything will be alright once they're in the main hall? Judging from the Empress's pathetic state, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause next?"
Thinking of this, they all entered the hall. As soon as the Empress Dowager entered, she saw four grand chairs placed side by side in the main hall.
One of the tablets did indeed contain the memorial tablet of the retired emperor. Her expression turned cold, and she said to the nanny beside her, "Help me over there. Do you see? The retired emperor is already waiting for me there."
Unbeknownst to her, the Emperor Emeritus was indeed standing to the side, but he was glaring at her coldly, already planning in his heart to gather them all together in his dream tonight and give them a thorough dressing-down.
You have to scold them until their heads are still spinning the next day when they wake up.
Madam Sheng was furious, but at this moment she felt some sympathy for Prince Jin.
I used to think that Prince Jin, being a prince of the Great Zhou and the crown prince's uncle, was indeed quite arrogant, but looking at him today, it seems that the prince's situation is not so good after all.
Of all the people in the palace, not one was truly sincere towards him; the only one who could be considered the Crown Prince was him.
But the Crown Prince still has the Empress above him. The fact that the Empress was the first to cause trouble today was something that neither Sheng San Niangzi nor the others had expected.
The people in the Prince's mansion, especially Zhong Qing and his companions, felt indignant on behalf of the Prince and were somewhat disheartened.
For so many years, the prince has devoted himself to protecting His Highness the Crown Prince, thus shouldering many responsibilities that should have been borne by the Empress.
Without the Prince, His Highness the Crown Prince would never have survived to this day. Instead of showing gratitude to the Prince and sincerely offering blessings with gifts, the Empress was the first to cause trouble.
If His Highness the Crown Prince hadn't stood firmly by the Prince's side and not let the Empress cause trouble, then today would have been a laughing stock for all the guests, and the Prince's heart would have been completely cold by now.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"
At this moment, Prime Minister Shen also arrived, but he did not bring Shen Xiangjun with him. Prime Minister Shen restrained himself, knowing that if he were to bring Shen Xiangjun today, her life would likely be in danger.
They had done so much before, but they still couldn't get Prince Jin to submit and accept Shen Xiangjun. So, it would be useless to do anything more today.
Moreover, Prime Minister Shen didn't actually want to go to great lengths to separate Zhou Shiyue and Lu Zhaoling. In his view, marriage wasn't a way to consolidate power.
Whether they get married or not doesn't mean anything, so why bother trying to break them up? Perhaps after Prince Jin marries Lu Zhaoling, he will become addicted to her and turn into a useless playboy, wasting his life.
So he really did bring a congratulatory gift today, intending to play it by ear. Since the Prince of Jin really wouldn't marry his daughter, marrying Lu Zhaoling would be a good thing, better than him marrying a princess from a prominent family who would be very helpful.
"Someone, accept Prime Minister Shen's congratulatory gift, and then please ask the Prime Minister to leave," Zhou Shiyue said.
Upon hearing this, not only was Prime Minister Shen stunned, but all the guests were also speechless with astonishment.
Is it possible that after accepting Prime Minister Shen's congratulatory gift, Prince Jin is going to kick him out and not even let him drink a cup of wedding wine?
Zhou Shiyue raised an eyebrow, looked at Prime Minister Shen, and asked a question.
"Prime Minister, you can't be that forgetful, can you? We had a falling out last night. I don't have such a magnanimous heart to offer you a wedding feast today. However, I will reluctantly accept this gift as a small apology. Prime Minister, please go back, lest I embarrass you later."