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Chapter 204: Flattery is Really Good
As the "daughter of the prime minister", Jiang Wansang has been to the palace many times since she was a child, but today is her first time entering the imperial study.
The Imperial Study is actually a huge study room, which contains various important documents and materials of the Kingdom of Nansu. It is decorated in bright yellow, a color that only the emperor can use.
When the three of them were led into the imperial study, they saw that in addition to the emperor, Pei Zhanzhou was also there.
Jiang Wansang's eyes met Pei Zhanzhou's briefly, and then they both looked away at the same time in tacit understanding.
"I, your humble servant, pay my respects to His Majesty, and to the Imperial Preceptor."
The three of them knelt down to pay their respects, but the emperor did not let them stand up.
He sat upright behind the desk, sizing up the three people in front of him with a sharp gaze. "Do you know why I called you here today?"
Of course they knew, but looking at the emperor's current expression, they were not sure whether they should "know" or "not know".
Jiang Gaoyuan was an old fox, and he immediately started to speak politely, "I am loyal to the emperor and I will do my best to help him. If I can help the emperor, I will do my best to help him."
After so many years as a monarch and his subjects, the emperor was not surprised that he would say such a thing, "I do have something to worry about recently."
His gaze fell on the two Jiang sisters who remained kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. "I'm sure you've heard about the Heavenly Stone. Second Miss Jiang was the first to see it. What are your thoughts?"
The emperor asked bluntly, but no one dared to answer him with the same bluntness.
Jiang Gaoyuan was also a little unsure.
It should be a great thing for Han'er to be given the title of "Goddess of Heaven".
The Jiang family is now on the side of the Seventh Prince. If Han'er, the future prince's consort, is a celestial being, it will not only clear her previous stigma, but also win over a large part of the people and court officials.
Doesn’t the emperor also like the seventh prince?
The husband chosen by the goddess should be the future emperor. This is a good thing for the seventh prince. Why does he feel that the emperor today does not seem as happy as he imagined?
If Jiang Gaoyuan had imagined that the emperor would pay more attention to the Jiang family and the seventh prince before entering the palace, now he just felt his whole heart was lifted up.
The reason why he chose the seventh prince so decisively was because Zhaoyi came out of the palace in person that night to tell him that choosing the seventh prince was also the emperor's intention.
Later, his behavior of "forming a clique for personal gain" had become well-known. The emperor did not punish him for it, but helped him to cover up the matter. Only then did he believe what Wan Zhaoyi said.
But today, seeing the emperor's attitude when he asked about the Heavenly Stone, he suddenly felt that he might have missed something important.
In the strange silence, Jiang Zihan suddenly raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that the sudden appearance of this Heavenly Stone must be some kind of will from Heaven."
"Your Majesty, I am a child of the Jianghu. I am free and easy-going by nature and speak my mind directly. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."
She saluted the emperor with her fists clasped, acting like a person of the world.
But what she said lacked the carefreeness and heroism that a man of the martial arts world should have.
"For a wise ruler like Your Majesty who works for the country and the people, Heaven will send down a revelation. It's obvious that Heaven has also recognized Your Majesty as the true Dragon Son of Heaven, so it specially sent down the Heavenly Stone to remind Your Majesty."
"But the will of heaven is unpredictable. A vulgar person like me who only enjoys the carefree life of the martial arts world will never understand it. I am afraid that only a true dragon like the emperor can understand the meaning of the heavenly stone."
Jiang Gaoyuan, who had almost lost his nerve when he heard her speak, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected of his bloodline, Han'er is really smart. It's worth his efforts to send Han'er to the Divine Doctor Valley, a place coveted by everyone in the world.
But when Jiang Wansang heard what Jiang Zihan said, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
Fortunately, she kept her head down, and the emperor's attention was attracted by Jiang Zihan who was talking, and he didn't notice her.
Jiang Zihan always prides himself on being a free-spirited person, but every word he said was flattering the emperor.
The emperor couldn't help but sit up straight with a smile on his face. It was obvious that he was flattered by her.
Pei Zhanzhou, who stood beside her with an expressionless face, had the same idea as her.
When the emperor was about to praise Jiang Zihan, Pei Zhanzhou suddenly said, "I didn't expect that the second young lady Jiang was born in the underworld. She is really good at flattering people."
He lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Zihan coldly, "The emperor asked you what you thought of the words on the sky stone, and you threw the question back to the emperor in a few words. You are really worthy of being the daughter of Prime Minister Jiang."
Jiang Gaoyuan's heart, which had just been at ease, became tense again.
He subconsciously looked at the emperor and saw that the smile on his face had faded.
No one doesn't like being flattered, but when the flattery is exposed and people point out that his questions are being answered perfunctorily, as if they are just answering perfunctorily to him, the emperor, how could he be happy?
He glanced at Jiang Gaoyuan coldly and said, "Lord Jiang, you really gave birth to a good daughter."
Jiang Gaoyuan was about to kowtow and admit his mistake, but the emperor waved his hand impatiently, "Alright, I called you here today to ask what your understanding of 'celestial maiden' is."
These words quieted the atmosphere in the imperial study again.
Having just displeased the emperor, Jiang Gaoyuan certainly didn't dare remain silent.
After a brief thought, he spoke cautiously: "The heavens have revealed that the goddess will forever protect Guochang. She must be someone like the emperor who will protect the people of Nansu."
Although this was not said explicitly, the meaning was clear.
The goddess, like the emperor, is the master who protects the country of Nansu.
But isn’t the mother of the Nansu Kingdom the queen?
Jiang Gaoyuan dared to say this because on the night the Heavenly Stone appeared, the Seventh Prince told him that he must confirm Han'er's identity as the Heavenly Maiden.
These six words "The Heavenly Goddess will forever protect the country and make it prosperous" are enough to win back the hearts of most people in the world.
Since ancient times, whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world.
Jiang Gaoyuan lowered his head, but did not notice that the emperor's eyes suddenly became deep.
He turned his head to look at Pei Zhanzhou and sneered, "Lord Jiang, do you know what Imperial Master Pei told me before you came?"
Jiang Gaoyuan certainly didn't know, but when he heard the emperor say this, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
The emperor's voice turned a little cold. "Master Pei said that the goddess is a messenger from heaven, sent by heaven to protect the Southern Su Kingdom. It is definitely not as simple as wanting the goddess to become the mother of a country."
"Only narrow-minded people would think that simply marrying someone can ensure the eternal prosperity of a country. The word '天' on the Tianshi stone is more prominent than the other characters, perhaps to remind people not to have such narrow-minded ideas."
"Lord Jiang, do you think that what Master Pei said is correct?"
It was clearly a question, but it made Jiang Gaoyuan break out in cold sweats and his body tremble uncontrollably.
The Son of Heaven is the Emperor, and the Goddess of Heaven should naturally be the Empress. Everyone in the world thinks so, but who would have known that Master Pei would have a different idea!
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