I rely on gossip to save the country

As expected, Xie Chuyue was late for the morning court the next day. When she arrived outside the Golden Palace, the court had already begun.

The guards and eunuchs outside the Golden Palace all twitched their lips when they saw their Princess Chunyang acting furtively. They thought that Princess Chunyang would not attend the morning court today, but they never expected that she was late.

Xie Chuyue pulled at the door frame of the Golden Palace and secretly poked her head out. She glanced at the civil and military officials who were discussing something, and after making sure that no one noticed her, she crouched down and sneaked in quietly.

When Xie Chuyue's furry head showed up, Emperor Mingde noticed it, but he pretended he knew nothing and continued to attend court.

As Xie Chuyue moved inside, she silently encouraged herself in her heart: [Don't find me, don't find me, don't find me, don't find me, don't find me! ]

The civil and military officials who were still discussing the matter heard the voice in their minds and knew that the little troublemaker had come.

They didn't expect that this little troublemaker would be late one day. They really wanted to turn their heads and look. If possible, they really wanted to laugh at someone loudly.

But they couldn't, they had to pretend nothing had happened. This was an early morning court session and they couldn't do whatever they wanted.

Emperor Mingde listened to the report from the court officials and looked towards the door, where he saw his annoying thing tiptoeing from the left to the front.

Emperor Mingde rubbed his temples with his hands and used his sleeves to cover the corners of his mouth that were already raised.

He was the emperor and could not lose his manners in front of the palace, so he quickly collected his thoughts.

This lousy thing at home is going to make him laugh to death.

Everyone also saw the actions of their emperor. They became even more curious, but they did not dare to look back.

They still have to discuss it when necessary and pretend that they know nothing, but this makes it very difficult for them.

Whenever Xie Chuyue passed an official, she would shush them, warning them not to make any noise.

The officials twitched their lips and nodded silently. Now among all the civil and military officials in the court, only this little princess of yours cannot be offended, otherwise she can dig up all your ancestors for 18 generations, so everyone pretended that they saw nothing.

The system laughed out loud: [Host, do you think this scene is familiar? ]

Xie Chuyue: [I know. When I was in school, I was late for class and sneaked into the classroom through the back door.]

System: [Hahahaha! Host, you're making me laugh to death! ]

Xie Chuyue: [Shut up! ]

Amidst everyone's expectant and gloating eyes, Xie Chuyue successfully came to the front, but she didn't dare to stand in her position.

System: [Host, come on, your position is right in front of you. ]

Xie Chuyue pushed an official next to her to the back, and then said to the system in her mind: [I said you are artificially retarded, but you still don’t believe it. I am standing in the first row. If I go over now, won’t I be caught by the emperor? And now at least if I stay here, the emperor will think I am standing in the wrong place. ]

Everyone:…………

Emperor Mingde: …………

The three brothers of the Xie family: …………

So you are here thinking that everyone is blind, how can you not see when you are such a big person?

I really don’t know whether to say she is smart or clever?

The minister who was squeezed out glared at Xie Chuyue, but dared not say anything.

This little troublemaker is in his position, so where should he go?

Emperor Mingde saw the official's embarrassment, so in order to let Xie Chuyue come to the front row, he vacated his seat and deliberately called out his name, "Chunyang, what do you think of my proposal?"

Xie Chuyue, who had just stood still, heard her father's call and immediately looked up, saying sincerely, "Father's suggestion is very good, very good, I agree with it."

System: [Host, do you know what your father just said? Why are you just agreeing with him? Aren't you afraid of flattering the horse? ]

Xie Chuyue said confidently: [I don't know. It doesn't matter what the emperor said just now. What's important is, no matter what the emperor's proposal is, as long as I say it's okay, it's fine.]

Civil and military officials: You know nothing. You don’t even know what the emperor said, and yet you just agree with him. What a bullshit you are agreeing with.

Emperor Mingde: …………

Suddenly, Emperor Mingde wanted to tease Xie Chuyue. He smiled at Xie Chuyue who looked calm below him, and then said, "Then Chunyang, tell me what's good about my suggestion?"

At this moment, Xie Chuyue felt a thousand horses galloping through her heart. She had just arrived, so how could she know what proposal the emperor had made?

But she had to reply, so she continued to flatter him: "Father is the Supreme Ruler, the true Son of Heaven. Any decision Father makes is the will of Heaven. As the saying goes, where Heaven leads, the people follow. Therefore, Father's proposal is the best. I support Father."

Emperor Mingde was stunned. He didn't expect Xie Chuyue to answer like this. If he continued to ask, this little girl might not be able to make up a story. So he frowned and said, "Well, I know, but Chunyang, why didn't you stay at your position? Why did you run to the back? Why did you sleep so much? Did you forget your position?"

Xie Chuyue immediately ran to her seat and clasped her fists to Emperor Mingde, as if she was really confused from sleep: "Yes, thank you for your reminder, I may be a little confused."

Emperor Mingde: …………

All the civil and military officials looked at their emperor in silence for a while and said, "Just pamper her!"

snort!

The morning court session is still going on.

Xie Chuyue stood obediently in her seat and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally managed to get away with it.

The civil and military officials here were chatting about their own things, but Xie Chuyue's mind had already drifted far away.

Xie Chuyue: [Tong, I heard that Taoists feel a sense of euphoria when they meditate. Is this true? Can my fifth brother feel the same way?]

System: [The Fifth Prince definitely didn't say that. Host, where did you hear that from? If I were one of those Taoists, I would definitely say that I have never boasted so much in my life. But why are you asking this suddenly? ]

Xie Chuyue: [Nothing, I just suddenly want to become a monk? ]

Emperor Mingde started coughing, and Fudesheng hurriedly walked behind the emperor and patted his back to help him breathe easier.

The expressions of the three brothers of the Xie family were also unpredictable, and they were obviously frightened by Xie Chuyue's words.

All the civil and military officials looked at someone with straight eyes. Is their little princess serious?

Why do I suddenly feel confused and want to become a monk?

System: [Host, are you serious? ]

Xie Chuyue: [If they really feel euphoric when meditating, I can give it a try. Maybe I can fly into the sky and hide in the ground. But if it's fake, then just treat it as a fart. I didn't say anything.]

System: …………Meeting a host with erratic moods and strange thinking is really too taxing for the system.

Xie Chuyue looked at Emperor Mingde who was still coughing a little, and asked the system: [Is my father okay? He is not sick, why is he coughing all the time? ]

System: [It's okay. At least your father is more normal than you. Maybe he just choked on his saliva.]

Xie Chuyue: [Oh! ]

After Emperor Mingde calmed down, he looked at his daughter from time to time. The little girl's idea was too dangerous and he had to extinguish it quickly.

When he has time, he will definitely talk to this girl.

Emperor Mingde cleared his throat, looked at the people below and said, "My dear ministers, go back and make preparations. We will set out for Beiqi in three days."

"Yes!" All the people chosen by Emperor Mingde responded in unison!

Before Xie Chuyue came, the people who were going to Beiqi Kingdom had already been decided by Mingde Emperor, so Xie Chuyue didn't know who they would be, so she just followed everyone else and responded.

Originally, everyone had almost finished discussing the important matters. After Xie Chuyue came, they were busy again. Soon it was time to end the morning court. Emperor Mingde looked at the civil and military officials and said, "Let's adjourn the court!"

After the court session ended, Xie Chuyue was about to leave the palace, but was stopped by her three royal brothers, who said that Emperor Mingde wanted them to come over.

Xie Chuyue was panicking. Could it be that she was late and was discovered by her father?

But in the end I still plucked up the courage to go.

After the four siblings entered the imperial study, they saluted to Emperor Mingde obediently, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father!"

Emperor Mingde, who was still reading the memorial, looked up and saw Xie Chuyue standing between the three brothers. His originally serious face instantly changed into a smile, "Yuer is here, come here, let your father tell you something."

Xie Chuyue was confused and didn't know what her father was going to say, but she still followed her brothers and responded obediently.

Emperor Mingde looked at the four siblings standing below and said, "I have already arranged all the envoys going to Beiqi, including civil and military officials. If anyone in Beiqi bullies you, you can fight back boldly, especially Yue'er. You have the entire Nanyue Kingdom, your father, and your brother behind you, so do whatever you want, don't be afraid."

Xie Chuyue frowned slightly, [Tong, why do I feel like there is something else behind what Father said? Especially when he said "Do whatever you want to do", it feels weird? It's as if Father knows what I want to do. ]

Emperor Mingde was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he felt relieved. Anyway, Yue'er didn't know that they could hear her thoughts, so this girl was just guessing.

The three brothers of the Xie family just glanced at their own imperial sister beside them. They all heard the instructions in their father's words. How could the little imperial sister not understand that it was an instruction?

But one thing they were all sure of was that Xie Chuyue didn't know that her inner thoughts would be known to everyone, so they just let her guess.

The system also felt that the emperor's words were strange, but he was sure that no one knew that the host was going to deal with Beiqi, so he spoke to comfort Xie Chuyue:

[Host, don't think too much. Your father might be afraid that you will be bullied, so he warned you. Besides, no one knows what we are going to do except the two of us, so you don't have to worry at all.]

Hearing that even the system said so, Xie Chuyue felt that maybe she really was overthinking: [Okay, maybe I really was overthinking. After all, given my father's love for me, these instructions are inevitable and normal. ]

The system also thought of this and stopped talking.

Emperor Mingde was also afraid that the girl would have wild thoughts again, so he also advised according to Xie Chuyue's guess: "Yuer, you have grown up and have your own ideas. No matter what you do in Beiqi, these civil and military officials sent by your father will protect you. This is the first time that my Yueer has grown up to such a far place. Your father is really worried. You must protect yourself."

After Emperor Mingde finished speaking, Xie Chuyue was certain that her father was afraid that she would be bullied and suffered injustice in Beiqi State, so he reminded her many times.

It would be a lie if Xie Chuyue didn't feel touched. Emperor Mingde really doted on her. She took a step forward and bowed respectfully to Emperor Mingde: "It is your son who knows. Thank you, father."

Afterwards, Emperor Mingde asked Fudesheng to show Xie Chuyue the list of officials going to Beiqi State.

Xie Chuyue was shocked after reading it. Her father was very thoughtful.

Even the Censor, who had always disliked her, was among them, as well as many censors who often impeached her, and the Five Officials even sent several generals.

And the three royal brothers will accompany her.

After Xie Chuyue finished reading, Emperor Mingde waved his hand and asked the four people to go back and prepare.

After the three brothers and sisters left the palace, they returned home.

After the four brothers and sisters left, Emperor Mingde fell into deep thought in the imperial study.

Yue'er will definitely take action during this trip to Beiqi Kingdom. After all, next year is the time of the destruction of the country as Yue'er mentioned, so this is a good opportunity.

And Lao Wu also said that only Yue'er can break this game.

He had already given instructions to both the civil and military officers and had made all the necessary preparations. As long as they found something wrong, his three sons would gather troops and launch a battle as quickly as possible.

He also remembered that on his birthday, his five brothers had said that they had all made their own preparations, so it probably wouldn't be too troublesome by then.

But I am still very worried that something might happen to my precious daughter. No matter what, it is always good to have multiple protections.

As Xie Chuyue walked on the way back home, the corners of her mouth twitched. Her father asked the censor and those censors to go with her. Was he sure that they were not going to cause trouble for her, but to help her?

After all, in the court, the censor and the civil servants wanted to impeach her eight hundred times a day.

But it doesn't seem to matter. I don't need anyone's help to take action. These officials are only going to represent the Nanyue Kingdom.

After Xie Chuyue returned to the mansion, she walked towards her own courtyard and said to Qingyan, "Qingyan, go and call the three people in the backyard to the dining pavilion for dinner. I have something to tell them."

"Yes!" Qingyan replied respectfully, then turned and went to the backyard.

In the backyard, in a pavilion by the water, a young man in a red shirt sat diagonally on the beauty's backrest, sighing.

"Alas, how come this young master feels like this young master is going to fall out of favor now."

Opposite the young man in red, behind a long pearwood table, a young man in a white robe was brewing tea elegantly, his posture as pleasing to the eye as flowing clouds and water. After hearing what the young man in red said, he looked calm, took a sip of tea, and then slowly spoke:

"It was you who insisted on being the princess's male favorite. You should have known that you couldn't see the princess anymore. Why are you sighing? But then again, have you ever been favored? If you hadn't been favored, how could you have fallen out of favor? Are you regretting entering the princess's backyard?"

Hongye turned around after hearing that and glared at Chu Jinghong with a resentful look on her face: "No, how could I regret it? I just think that the days without competing for favor are too boring."

"I feel like you two are so idle." The system, dressed in light blue clothes, walked towards the two from not far away.

He knew Qingyan was coming to call the three of them, so he went to the backyard and waited.

When Hongye saw that the system was revived instantly, she said sarcastically, "Oh, who did I think it was? It turned out to be Master Xi. Master Xi has always been favored by the princess, so how could he still have time to come here and tease us?"

And a certain system was instantly possessed by a spirit of drama, and sighed: "Oh, don't mention it, the princess's favor for me is like a flash in the pan."