Upx Chapter 39 (1/2)
Chapter 39: His Majesty Ning fighting alone
Grand Preceptor Xie was in an aard, unfavorable plight He could either turn hostile towards Ning Xiaoyao and thoroughly becoround to admit his errors and ask for punish Xiaoyao was the sovereign? Ning Xiaoyao earnestly wished that Grand Preceptor Xie could rush up and bite her right now so she had an excuse to beat hier Xie started to feel uneasy Had Lou Zigui really died? Was this really His Majesty acting as if all hope was lost?
”This subject doesn't dare,” Grand Preceptor Xie knelt doith head bowed
”Then Zhen isn’tXiaoyao asked
One of the ministers stepped forward then to ask, ”Your Majesty, what is 'mentally deficient?'”
”ItXiaoyao snapped in annoyance The people in this world didn’t even knohat ”mentally deficient” meant!
There were soh, but bit down painfully on their tongues to stop theon Throne and said,”Say so, ah”
”This subject doesn’t dare Your Majesty has been exceptionally intelligent since childhood,” the Grand Preceptor koed to Ning Xiaoyao again ”The sun and moon themselves can stand witness to this subject's care towards Your Majesty”
Ning Xiaoyao narrowed her eyes Just then, the Grand Preceptor was still angry, but now he had cal, his mental fortitude was formidable
Finally, the Grand Preceptor's camp appeared to make their move One minister stepped forward and said, ”Since it was the late emperor's wish…”
”Hold it, you,” Ning Xiaoyao raised a hand towards the speaker ”Didn’t you just hear the eer say she was only a married woman? She hasn’t even held court fro like this Do you want me to force her to her death?”
”…” said the uard and a rascal, wasn’t he?!
”Your Majesty er Xie hastened to say
Ning Xiaoyao replied, ”Just then, the Grand Preceptor said that Zhen has been exceptionally intelligent since childhood How could Zhen still not understand what others mean?”
Eretted her actions now Why had she pretended to beoff her weak side? ”How could we disobey the late e the late e Xiaoyao
”The late e Xiaoyao echoed, ”Does it come with an imperial edict?”
”These were the late emperor's verbal instructions,” said Grand Preceptor Xie
”Who heard theain ”Does a last will exist just because you father and daughter pair said so?”
”This subject heard it with his own ears!” in response to Ning Xiaoyao's words, a dozen or so voices chorused simultaneously before their owners knelt down
”……” said Ning Xiaoyao She was going to be beat up by the crowd at this rate
”Is Your Majesty blaer Xie covered her face and burst into tears Her body tre away
Ning Xiaoyao seized the chance to chase her off ”If you're not feeling well, go back to the imperial harem”
E on the steps to the throne Ning Xiaoyao didn't catch how she fell, but felt that her move
”Esteeer!” Grand Preceptor Xie shouted
Eer Xie softly beat her chest as she sobbed ”This Dowager would rather pass away like the late eer is but a woman Now that my husband's dead, I defer to the son Whatever Your Majesty wants This Dowager to do, This Dowager will do it In the past, it was This Dowager who did a disservice to Your Majesty and made you stay at the Grand Preceptor's estate for over a decade without a chance to even see the late eer's fault Your Majesty, ah~” Eh to tug at the heartstrings
Ning Xiaoyao viciously pinched herself on the leg She wanted to cry too, because she could tell that the e to be pitiful in front of theXiaoyao still couldn't cry even after pinching herselfto be weak and weepy was one of her weak points!
Grand Preceptor Xie shot a glance at the place where the rest of the i These i on, unconcerned
”Your Majesty” Within the Hall of Golden Chiave a start at the voice Ning Xiaoyao looked over, and sahite-haired, bearded old man around 70 years old He was thin, and his bowed headXiaoyao to see his face Instead, she felt guilty of co a ko from someone so old
”You have business?” Ning Xiaoyao asked
The oldthis way is inappropriate”
Ning Xiaoyao dug her fingers into her palainst her Meanwhile, doubts plagued Grand Preceptor Xie's heart This Elder Li was one of the few re in the palace who could still oppose hi the leader of the qingliu, or clear strearoups of scholars ere concerned with politics but held the on the Grand Preceptor's side today?
Elder Li bent forwards as he spoke out sternly with the force of justice ”Esteeer is Your Majesty's own er like so?”
Elder Li's words suddenly cleared up Grand Preceptor Xie's est weapon in their hands? Wasn't it filial piety? Even if Ning Yu was theher reat hall