Chapter 210 (1/2)
Chapter 210: His Majesty asks, do you think I’m easy to bully?
When Tao Yu entered the Hall of Golden Chirand, forlance at the I
Ah geez, Ning Xiaoyao quickly averted her gaze His Excellency Tao's face has turned green It looks like he wants to bite Tao Yu to death
”Your Excellency Tao,” Elder Li spoke up as soon as he saw Ning Xiaoyao tell Tao Yu to rise froive an explanation for Tao Yu's case”
Since there was no play to act and no Ning Xiaoyao to ask hist the officials and murmured, ”Elder, this concerns our Tao Clan's family affairs”
”Fa, his voice cold ”Tao Yu is an official of the imperial court If he has committed any offence worthy of banishment from his clan, then how could the imperial court keep him?”
”……” said Ning Xiaoyao Just whose side is that old gra sides indiscriminately?
Tao shi+dong stared at the son of a concubine standing in the e rows of officials, his cheeks quivering with suppressed eht be the son of a concubine, but you can si froether too much! This old man asks you, where is your sense of piety between father and son?”
Ning Xiaoyao blinked Looks like old grae for Tao Yu, ah But he seems like he wants to talk facts and reason with His Excellency Tao as well Is that going to work?
Tao shi+dong laughed coldly ”How does Elder know that the son is faultless? And when has ainst sons of concubines and treated them harshly?”
In this era, people placed importance on family and clan A member of the family would never be banished frorievous sins of betrayal or unfilial acts In Elder Li's eyes, the Tao Clan must have acted as they did because ofGrand Preceptor Xie's instructions Just because one of their sons is loyal to His Majesty, they banish hioing to ly truth today
”Elder,” Lou Zigui took this chance to speak up ”These are the Tao Clan's family affairs The audience hall has always been reserved for affairs of state, such things are best discussed in private instead”
Lou Zigui was very clear on what kind of crimes Xie Wenyuan would have pinned on Tao Yu's head Whether or not Tao shi+dong believed them, the man had chosen Xie Wenyuan's side in the end Thus, Tao shi+dong would definitely use the accusation that Tao Yu scheave Tao shi+dong to speak those words here, they were just asking for trouble
Elder Li gave Lou Zigui a cold glare
”Then His Excellency Tao should just say it outright,” Grand Preceptor Xie said ”I too, am curious Just what kind of crime has General Tao committed?” If you, Li Wuqi, wants to ruin Tao Yu, why shouldn't I help you with your cause?
Hearing this, Tao shi+dong immediately spoke up ”That son…”
”That there,” Ning Xiaoyao butted in ”This is all because of me, it's my fault”
”How is this related to Your Majesty?” Elder Li creased his brows in disapproval at Ning Xiaoyao Your Majesty, do you need to get involved in these matters?
Ning Xiaoyao sighed No wonder old graainst Grand Preceptor Xie after all these years He's still too kind in the end, ah Grand Preceptor Xie wants to ruin Tao Yu, so why couldn't their lot ainst hi an affair with his father's concubine or so's concubine in public and give him to Tao Yu instead next?! (Author: I said it already, don't think up such nonsensical things…)
”That son,” Tao shi+dong tried again to outline Tao Yu's wrongs
”It's like this, I took a fancy to the Tao Clan's estate,” Ning Xiaoyao sniffed as she wrested the talking point back again ”So then I had General Tao go hoot ht, His Excellency Tao was still feeling depressed so he opened up the ancestral hall and banished General Tao officially fro Xiaoyao nodded once she was done ”That's what happened, haha Blame me”
The Hall of Golden Chinorant of the truth were completely floored, while those who knehat had actually happened were stunned speechless by His Majesty's audacity Others, such as Lou Zigui, couldn't wrap their 's words, much less continue the conversation!
”W-what?” Elder Li was even stuttering
”Oh, I took a fancy to the Tao Clan's estate,” Ning Xiaoyao reiterated as she winked at Elder Li
”……” said Elder Li Looks like the situation is ht
”Your Majesty took a fancy to—”
”General Tao, ah,” Ning Xiaoyao cut in, knowing that she couldn't give Tao shi+dong any chance to speak up now ”Froe of your own How does a second-rank general position sound to you, General Tao?”
How could Tao Yu be anything except satisfied?
”Your Majesty!” Tao shi+dong was a scholarly, urbane-looking h Everyone in the hall went (￣△￣；)Was it really Tao shi+dong who screamed like a woman just then?
Ning Xiaoyao looked at Tao shi+dong's black face as he heaved for breath and stared at her She grinned back and said, ”Court adjourned”
”Your Majesty!” Tao shi+dong shrieked again How could I let this nonsense-spewing, shameless bastard dismiss the court and escape?! (Author: Hey hey, Your Excellency Tao, do you have to curse the emperor like that? o(╯□╰)o)
”How can Tao Chen's peerage be left to Tao Yu?” Grand Preceptor Xie said Tao shi+dong had never confronted Ning Xiaoyao directly before, but he was different and had experience His Excellency Grand Preceptor knew that yelling at the girl noas useless You had to speak up instead!
”Tao Yu has already been banished froht does he have to enjoy his brother's peerage?” one of the Grand Preceptor's faction representatives added ”If we take a step back and still consider hi more than concubine-born son Since when has a clan favored the concubine's issue over that of the first wife?”
Tao shi+dong fell to his knees with a thu Xiaoyao, ”Your Majesty, this official already discussed things with the clan last night We decided to choose a male child from the clan to become Tao Chen's adopted son”
Ning Xiaoyao looked at Tao shi+dong in shock ”What? Your family actually forced one of your own children to becorudge are you holding against that child?!”
”…” said Tao shi+dong
”……” said the rest of the hall Who can explain to us why adopting a son from one's relatives sounds like such a crime in His Majesty's words?
Tao shi+dong's lips quivered once again before he cried out mournfully, ”Does Your Majesty want Tao Chen's line to have no issue henceforth?”