Chapter Forty-Seven: Answering Questions
"Yan'er, why are you here?" Shen Yuexin recovered from the shock, and hurriedly said to the water condensation smoke that was walking towards her.
Everyone was shocked. Shen Yuexin called this woman "Yan'er", and this woman also called Shen Yuexin's "mother", could this woman be the notorious water condensation? But it's not as unbearable as rumored to be!
At this moment, Huang Fuchen's eyes were staring at Shui Ningyan's body, his eyes were full of inquiry, and there was a trace of indescribable emotion. Huang Fuyu walked over and sat down next to Huang Fuchen, and couldn't help frowning when he saw Huang Fuchen's gaze staring at Shui Ningyan.
"Mother, let's deal with the matter in front of you first." After standing beside Shen Yuexin, Shui Ningyan said calmly.
She and Huang Fuyu had been eavesdropping outside the hall for a long time, and Huang Fuyu ordered the eunuchs outside the hall not to report, so no one in the hall knew about their arrival. Shui Ningyan was completely annoyed by Murong Yu's words that stimulated Shen Yue's heart just now, so he rushed in regardless of it.
Shen Yuexin was reminded by her daughter like this, and then she remembered the tricky thing at hand. So he hurriedly urged at Shui Ningyan: "Yan'er, why don't you hurry up and see the emperor, the queen, and Concubine Li?" ”
After Shen Yuexin finished speaking, she saw that her daughter had not responded for a long time, and she was secretly anxious. You must know that now Murong Yu's old fox is eager to catch the fault of their mother and daughter, and you must know that offending the emperor is a capital crime. At that moment, she was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she pulled her daughter's sleeve, but her daughter still didn't move.
At this moment, Murong Yu on the side was already furious, "Bold Shui Ningyan, seeing that the emperor, the queen, and Concubine Li didn't kneel down to ask for peace, so contemptuous of imperial power, come here, quickly take down the bold fanatic Shui Ningyan!" ”
Murong Yu had just finished yelling, only to hear Huangfu Yu sneer: "Murong Yu, my father is still sitting upright, what turn do you have to drink here, who do you think you are?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Murong Yu's old face suddenly turned pale. Also with a bad face is Concubine Li.
"Yes, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is extremely true, it is Weichen who has overstepped." Murong Yu held back his anger and bowed down to admit his mistake.
At this moment, he was in doubt. In his impression, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always only liked to spend the moon before the moon, and other things have always been indifferent, how could he suddenly come out for Shui Ningyan, what is going on?
Huang Fuchen over there also didn't know what the situation was at all, and after glancing at Huang Fuyu, he frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Huang Fuyu's intervention.
"Water condensation, huh? Tell me, why did you see me not bowing down? Huang Fuhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a slight anger on his face.
He is the king of a country anyway, but now this girl doesn't plan to bow down to him in front of everyone, and he doesn't know where his face as the king of a country should go.
Shui Ningyan's back was straight, and he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Back to the emperor, the courtiers don't kneel to the unreasonable emperor!" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone changed color in unison. Some of them are gloating, some are furious, and some are anxious.
"Bastard! Do you mean I'm a faint king? Huang Fuhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was suddenly furious.
Since he inherited the throne, he has been diligent in government, loving the people, and working hard, and now he is said to be a faint king! It's really annoying to him!
"Your Majesty, the little girl is young and ignorant, so she will say such a rebellious thing, and ask the emperor to atone for her sins!" Shui Ningyan's words just now really frightened Shen Yuexin, so much so that now that Huang Fuhao started a fire, she thought of interceding for her daughter.
Murong Yu naturally didn't forget to fall into the well at this time, "Shen Yuexin, your baby daughter is not a three-year-old child, and she is embarrassed to say that she is young and ignorant, she is obviously a big rebel, what excuse do you want to find!" ”
"You ......" Shen Yue was so angry that she wanted to cut off Murong Yu's head and kick it as a ball.
"Father, she just didn't say anything for a while, she didn't mean to offend you, and I ask you not to see it." Huang Fuyu saw that his father was angry, and couldn't help but plead for Shui Ningyan.
"Enough! No one should intercede for her, I have to ask me today why I am a faint king, if she can't answer one, two, three, I will punish her for a great crime of rebellion today. ”
As soon as these words came out, Shen Yuexin's face in the hall turned pale with fright, Huang Fuyu looked worried, Huang Fuchen has always maintained an attitude of not caring about himself, and the queen's expression was faint, but a sly smile flashed quickly from time to time in the depths of her eyes. The rest of Murong Yu and Concubine Li were overjoyed.
The emperor called the courtiers to say, but the courtiers did not dare to say anything. But is the emperor's verdict unfair? Speaking of this, Shui Ningyan paused slightly, and asked rhetorically, "If the courtiers can't answer, they will be convicted, and if they answer, they will be fine?" ”
Huangfu Hao on the dragon chair frowned and asked, "What's the problem?" Shui Ningyan nodded with a smile, "There is indeed a problem." If the courtiers can't answer, they will be punished, so if they answer, shouldn't they be rewarded? ”
At this moment, Shui Ningyan's natural tone suddenly made everyone present dumbfounded, and they always felt that Shui Ningyan's words were a little wrong, but they couldn't figure out what was wrong.
At this time, Huang Fuyu spoke: "Father, what Shui Ningyan said does make some sense. ”
"Your Majesty, you don't need to listen to this girl's nonsense! What you should do with the emperor is not up to you! ”
"Okay, don't talk about it, I think this girl does have some sense. Just according to this girl's words. Speaking of this, Huang Fuhao's eyes faintly filled with a hint of interest, and he wanted to know what reward this girl wanted.
"Shui Ningyan, I have agreed to your request, tell me what reward do you want?"
If the courtiers are lucky enough to answer, please ask the emperor to find out the truth and severely punish the person who deceived the king. Now that the General's Mansion and the Monk's Mansion have their own opinions, there must be one party who deceived the emperor, so after the emperor knows the truth, he must severely punish the person who deceived the emperor. ”
"Hehe, your reward is for my sake, shouldn't I thank you!"
Huang Fuhao listened to Shui Ningyan's words, and suddenly became happy, the reward that this girl wants is really special, but it is an interesting girl.
Seeing Huangfu Hao laughing heartily, Shen Yuexin's heart suddenly settled down a lot. Murong Yu and Concubine Li felt a faint sense of unease.
"Water condensation, you can say it." Hearing this, Shui Ningyan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "First, the emperor has not yet found out the truth, but because of the words of Murong Shangshu and Concubine Li, he has a preconceived opinion, thinking that Shui Ningyan was infamous before, so he decided that yesterday's fault lay with me. can't speak with facts, can this be said to be Mingjun's doing? Second, let the villain be a big official, can this be done by Mingjun? Third, there is only punishment but no reward, the reward and punishment are unclear, and it is unfair, is this the act of Mingjun? ”
As soon as these words came out, Huang Fuhao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Shui Ningyan, I admit that you are right, and I also admit that I did make these mistakes, and I will naturally do what I promised you." ”
Shui Ningyan smiled indifferently and said: "If a person is not a sage, he can make mistakes, and if he makes a mistake, he must find a way to correct it, instead of covering up or shirking responsibility to make excuses for himself." In fact, the emperor is already a very great monarch. Just now, the courtiers were also dizzy for a while, and they didn't choose to say anything like that. ”
When Huang Fuhao heard this, the smile on his face became more and more intense, and he said: "You said that I am a very great Ming Jun, so it is great to talk about me." ”
Shui Ningyan smiled and said: "The courtier has the courage to say, if it is not right, please ask the emperor for forgiveness." ”
"Just say it, I don't blame you for saying it wrong."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shui Ningyan pondered for a while, and then talked eloquently, "First, make great efforts, social stability, and the people live and work in peace and contentment; The second election officer is eclectic, does not avoid relatives in internal promotion, does not avoid hatred in external promotion, seeks talents, and employs people to promote their strengths and avoid weaknesses; Third, when not taking away agriculture, we should be light and light, and benevolence and righteousness should be the foundation; Fourth, it has vigorously rectified the officialdom and cracked down on and executed a large number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials; Fifth, the rule of virtue ......"
"Okay, well, well, I didn't expect you to know so many of my deeds at such a young age."
"These are all things that the courtiers hear from their mothers on weekdays." When Huang Fuhao heard this, his eyes looking at Shen Yuexin vaguely contained a hint of eagerness, "General Shen, you really handed over a good daughter." ”
Shen Yuexin lowered her eyes slightly, avoided the emperor's gaze, and said humbly: "The emperor praised it falsely." But I couldn't help but feel proud of my daughter.
Huang Fuhao's gaze fell on Shui Ningyan's body again, and said with a smile: "You girl is flexible and eccentric, and it is rumored that you are useless, it is simply a rumor." Speaking of this, Huang Fuhao was curious again, "By the way, why do you want to cover your face with a veil, is it really as ugly as the rumors say?" At this moment, Huang Fuhao was very interested in Shui Ningyan, and asked one question after another.
Shui Ningyan replied funny: "Back to the emperor, the courtiers are indeed ugly, and the reason why they cover their faces is that they are afraid of scaring others, and second, they have recently contracted a cold, in order to avoid infecting people." ”
"Oh? Does it matter? Why don't you show it to you? ”
Shui Ningyan was originally a fabricated reason, but now when he heard that Huang Fuyu wanted to declare the imperial doctor, he hurriedly refused: "Thank you for your concern." It's all right. ”
Seeing the emperor's increasingly concerned about Shui Ningyan, Murong Yu and Concubine Li were so angry that they almost vomited blood. They couldn't figure out what this water condensation smoke was capable of, and they didn't say anything about the prince, but now they have won the favor of the emperor, it's so unreasonable!
"Your Majesty, should you send someone to investigate the matter first?"
Queen Yun Zixiao, who had never spoken, suddenly said, with a dignified smile on her face, but it was just a falsehood that she couldn't tell in Shui Ningyan's eyes.