amaotonovel Chapter 426: Royal Minions and Dogs
Chapter 426: Royal Minions and Dogs
Before Emperor Longchang could speak, Wei Ling once again touched his forehead to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong. I do not deserve this humiliation in the capital! I have been at the border for many years. If this matter were to get out, how could the soldiers out there rest assured? I beg Your Majesty to make a wise decision!"
The corners of Emperor Longchang's mouth twitched.
He shouldn't be humiliated in the capital! Is this a threat to him?
Indeed, if the news of a general who has been stationed at the border for many years returning to Beijing and being humiliated spreads back, it is likely to cause a stir at the border.
He'd only been on the throne for a little over five years... Prince Chenliu had agreed to come to the capital and would depart soon. If word got out about Wei Ling's humiliation in the capital, he'd use it as an excuse not to come...
That matter!
"Send someone to invite Princess Anle to see you!" Emperor Longchang said to the person with a gloomy face.
Not long after, Princess Anle, who was still waiting for Wei Ling outside angrily and was ready to continue pestering Wei Ling as soon as he left, was summoned into the study.
As soon as she saw Emperor Longchang, her expression changed and she came over to him in a coquettish manner.
"Uncle Emperor!"
She had just shouted when she heard Emperor Longchang say in a deep voice, "Kneel down!"
Princess Anle was stunned. In the past, when she came to see her uncle, she didn't have to kneel properly. She just had to bend her knees as a gesture.
She glanced at Wei Ling who was kneeling with his back straight on the side. She was unhappy in her heart, but she still knelt down.
"How dare you!" Emperor Longchang slammed the table. "The Marquis of Zhenbei is a meritorious official of our dynasty! He has made tremendous contributions to our country. Why did you order him to kneel without asking any questions? You, a third-rank princess, are offending a first-rank military marquis. Have you lost your sense of propriety?"
Princess Anle was immediately unhappy when she heard this!
"Uncle Emperor! You can't say that! This Zhenbei Marquis is defying the royal dignity, so I made him kneel." Princess Anle immediately shouted, "How can this be considered indiscriminate?" After she finished speaking to Emperor Longchang, she turned and glared at Wei Ling fiercely, "You actually complained? Are you still a man?"
"Isn't it worth it for the princess to worry about whether I am a man or not?" Wei Ling said calmly.
This sentence made Princess Anle's face turn red with anger.
Wei Ling then said to Emperor Longchang, "Your Majesty, I have never met Princess Anle before, but Zhanghua Palace is where external officials wait for an audience with Your Majesty. No matter from what perspective, Princess Anle should not be there! I have never disrespected the royal family. All the guards, palace maids, and eunuchs in Zhanghua Palace can testify for me. Heaven, if what I said is even a lie, I will die a miserable death. I dare to swear, do you dare?"
Princess Anle was speechless for a moment... and was immediately choked by Wei Ling.
Swear? What swear!
"Uncle Emperor!" Anle was still kneeling on the ground. In a hurry, she lifted up her skirt and knelt forward twice.
"Is what he said true?" Emperor Longchang frowned and asked.
He rarely got angry with Princess Anle. It was true that uncles loved their nephews. He had always been very good to Anle, even better than to his own daughter.
But now that she has lost face, Princess Anle is also a little scared!
Princess Anle's lips moved. She had originally wanted to refute Wei Ling, but seeing the fury of Emperor Longchang, she remembered that her outburst had indeed been witnessed by everyone in Zhanghua Palace. These people in Zhanghua Palace were not from her Princess's Mansion. She could just beat them up and kill them at will. These were people from His Majesty's Upper Study! She couldn't touch them. Not only her, but even her mother, the Princess!
Princess Anle could only lower her head and act submissive, "Uncle Emperor, you love me the most. I don't need your permission to come to the study!"
"Your Majesty, the Shangshufang is where you handle court affairs and meet with ministers. Many important matters at court are decided here. If outsiders are allowed in and out at will, how can we guarantee that the secrets of the court will not be leaked?" Wei Ling said, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't be so foolish as to allow a female relative to freely enter and exit such a strategic military location?"
Emperor Longchang looked angry. It was Princess Anle's fault, but why did Wei Ling have to pick on a little girl?
"Then what do you think the Marquis of Zhenbei should do?" Emperor Longchang thought about it and realized that Wei Ling was not willing to suffer any loss this time. The reason why he was holding on to this matter so much was probably because of the Hairpin Flower Banquet!
He'd heard the eldest princess come over and tell him about his wife's humiliation at the Hairpin Flower Banquet. But his wife wasn't one to be humiliated. Hadn't she already vented her anger by smashing the eldest princess's table right there? He was still being aggressive, probably just trying to vent his anger!
That's why Emperor Longchang passed the buck to Wei Ling.
See how he wants to handle it.
"Princess Anle is your Majesty's niece. As an outsider, I naturally cannot say much." Wei Ling said.
Haha, Emperor Longchang wanted to slam the table and laugh, and didn’t want to say more. So what did he say just now?
"However, I have suffered injustice in vain. It depends on whether Your Majesty can handle it impartially! Your Majesty, please do as you wish!" Wei Ling kicked the ball back again!
Emperor Longchang was startled, then looked at Princess Anle, "Why don't you apologize to the Marquis of Zhenbei right now!"
When Princess Anle heard this, she immediately became unhappy. She pouted and said nothing.
"You are becoming more and more disrespectful to your elders!" Emperor Longchang originally wanted Anle to apologize. Since Wei Ling still gave him some face and didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter, he let Princess Anle get away with it and apologize.
Who knew that Princess Anle was so ignorant!
"Hurry up!" Emperor Longchang urged again.
Princess Anle immediately had tears in her eyes. In the past, whenever she shed tears, her uncle the emperor would come over to comfort her.
Asking her to apologize to this Wei Ling? No way!
She is a princess, why should she do that?
"Someone come!" Emperor Longchang was so angry that he was about to burst his bubble. He had already tried to find a way for Anle to get out of this situation, but Anle was truly a stubborn ass! He still refused to give in?
Two eunuchs came over.
"Hold down Princess Anle and make her apologize to Marquis Zhenbei!" Emperor Longchang said angrily.
"Who of you dares?" Princess Anle was still a little confused about the situation. Seeing someone coming over to grab her by force, she immediately slapped each person in the face, "Uncle Emperor, why should I apologize to this person! He is just a slave of our royal family! He should do whatever the royal family tells him to do! We are the royal family! He is basically our dog!"
"Oh?" Wei Ling looked at His Majesty with a half-smile. "I now understand my position! Long live Your Majesty! If the royal family views me this way, then I am truly wrong! I thank Your Majesty for your grace and will take my leave!"
After saying that, he stood up and left.