Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

However, they really couldn't understand why Murong Xueqi, who was clearly not like this before, had changed her attitude so drastically in the past few days, and more importantly, did something as absurd as jumping off Chunfeng Pavilion.

When the ministers in the court learned of this matter, they discussed it intensely, but they still couldn't understand the true intention behind this person's actions.

"The Imperial Concubine suddenly jumped off Chunfeng Pavilion. What could be the reason for this? What could a concubine in the harem be dissatisfied with? It's all a bit hard for me to understand."

Prime Minister Xu, in particular, is furious. He had put in a great deal of effort to cultivate Murong Xueqi, but in the end, she hadn't been cultivated properly; instead…

He thought that Murong Xueqi could find a series of clues for him in this harem, but in the end he found that he was just indulging in wishful thinking. The more Prime Minister Xu thought about it, the angrier he became. Then he turned his attention to the ministers around him.

"I would like to tell you something. The affairs of the inner palace are naturally the affairs of the inner palace. As officials of the court, why should we discuss such matters? If we were to discuss them further, wouldn't it seem like we are meddling in other people's business?"

Shangguan Mufeng, listening to what Prime Minister Xu said, found it incredibly funny for a moment.

"I never imagined that Prime Minister Xu would still say such things nowadays. It's truly unbelievable, even to me..."

Their attention then turned to Shangguan Mufeng, who was now a military general. It seemed that the emperor had promoted him, making him second only to Prime Minister Xu.

"I remember you were one of the princess's attendants."

Shangguan Mufeng directly told them, "Even so, what can we do?"

"We all just thought that since you were someone close to the princess, why would you be here..."

They suddenly felt that saying it like that was a bit inappropriate, since Shangguan Mufeng's official position and such were all bestowed by the emperor himself.

"Does being someone close to Her Highness the princess preclude one from holding an official position? Everything I have done is for the good of the people and the world. Aren't my suggestions beneficial to the common people?"

He stared at the officials around him with a half-smile, not knowing why he found their words so ridiculous. Besides being ridiculous, he also found it somewhat amusing, as if they were just making conversation for no reason.

The other officials, however, felt that what they said made sense, and this group of officials were naturally unaffiliated.

There are three factions in the court: one faction is the Prime Minister's side, another faction is for the common people, and the third faction is one that does not get involved with either side.

However, they all shared a common goal: to impeach Qin Yu.

Qin Yu, being a woman, had been subjected to so much hardship by them, which Shangguan Mufeng found quite unbearable. After all, their actions were simply unworthy of men; their narrow-mindedness was laughable to Shangguan Mufeng.

"There is one more thing I hope you all can understand. As officials in the court, you should naturally work for the country and for His Majesty, not be petty and speak ill of others here."

They were all momentarily at a loss for words to refute Shangguan Mufeng, but what Shangguan Mufeng said was indeed all very reasonable.

However, they all understood the unspoken meaning behind Shangguan Mufeng's words: he simply hoped that no one would speak ill of Qin Yu.

Prime Minister Xu couldn't resist starting to mock her. "As expected of Her Highness the Princess, the people around her are truly skilled with words. I have to admire them. But I'm particularly curious, since you're a lackey of Her Highness the Princess, has Her Highness treated you any favorably?"

Then some officials mentioned Shangguan Mufeng, who had once been Qin Yu's male favorite and might have made some dirty deals. Shangguan Mufeng was furious and kept trying to calm his anger.

Looking at these officials, Shangguan Mufeng felt utterly disgusted by them. Just then, Shangguan Nantian happened to arrive and overheard them talking about Shangguan Mufeng.

“My son is now married. If you continue to talk about my son here, don’t blame me for being ruthless to you all.”

Some people, who were on good terms with Shangguan Nantian, immediately stood up and spoke up for Shangguan Nantian and Shangguan Mufeng.

The governor-general has also arrived here. He never expected that the atmosphere in the court would be so strange today, and now he is turning his attention to them.

"I have a feeling that something big has happened. If so, why don't you just tell me directly?"

Those who were talking about Shangguan Mufeng should shut their mouths now. After all, the governor and the others had forgotten that he had a strong backer.

The governor was someone even Qin Yanling had to be wary of, after all, the governor had saved Qin Yanling's life in the past, and Qin Yanling owed the governor a life in both sentiment and reason.

As luck would have it, Qin Yanling arrived at this place and witnessed this scene. For a moment, they were all in a state of confusion, wondering why they had fallen silent.

More importantly, none of them looked well, as if something terrible had just happened here.

"I'd like to know why you all suddenly look so pale. Has something serious happened? Why don't you just tell me?"

"Your Majesty, why are you alright? We were just discussing some matters here. Your Majesty need not worry too much."

Prime Minister Xu naturally started the conversation, and the rest of the conversation naturally followed, with everyone echoing his words. However, the Governor-General and Shangguan Nantian were unwilling to give them any face at all.