Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 94; Literal meaning

After the old housekeeper left, Princess Ningyang took Huo Junyao into the room alone.

"Yao Yao, what you just said, did you intend to attack the prince?"

Hearing this, Huo Junyao looked at Princess Ningyang in confusion, shook her head and said, "I am the prince, how can I do anything?"

"Don't lie to your mother."

"What I said is true. The crown prince of a country can be obtained just by saying he can get it?"

"Even if you are an emperor, you can't just depose him casually, can you?"

Princess Ningyang nodded silently. What she said was true. The crown prince of a country was related to the country and could not be deposed easily. Even if the emperor had this intention, it would not be easy to implement it.

What's more, it's still unclear what the emperor means. If he rashly targets the prince, I'm afraid things will get even more out of control.

"Since we can't afford to provoke him, let's stay calm and avoid going to places like the palace where noble people gather."

Seeing her thinking so clearly, Princess Ningyang wondered if she was thinking too much.

When my daughter said those words, she simply meant that she couldn't be offended.

However, she didn't know that just now when Huo Junyao said that the emperor could not be deposed, she silently added in her heart.

The only person who can depose the prince is the prince himself.

"Well, let's go less often from now on."

To be honest, she didn't really like going to the palace.

"Dad, this prince has gone too far. What grudge does my little sister have against him? Does he need to suppress her like this?"

In the study room of Duke Ji's mansion, Huo Jinyan became very angry when he thought of what happened today.

Just then, he also learned the whole incident from the red cuffs that had stabilized the injury.

It was obvious that the prince was deliberately looking for trouble.

He really couldn't figure out what grudge he had with his little sister that made him so careless about his status, but only the love of blood and kindness.

"We've already forgotten what happened last time. He comes again this time. If we don't take action, does he think our Duke Ji's mansion is really easy to bully?"

"Be careful."

Huo Jingzhi suddenly raised his head and said reproachfully, "Where have you read the books on saints and sages for so many years?"

"His Royal Highness is the king, and we are ministers. How can we bully him?"

Hearing this, Huo Jinyan was still a little unconvinced, so Huo Jingzhi continued: "Don't worry, haven't you already sent someone to the Hot Spring Villa to report the news? Let's see what your mother says."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old housekeeper's voice sounded outside the study.

"Old slave, I have met the Duke and the Crown Prince."

"Where is my mother? Did she go to the palace?"

Huo Jinyan stood up and looked outside the door. He didn't see my mother, and he didn't feel surprised. According to his mother's character, if she knew about this, she would definitely not sit idly by and do nothing, and would definitely kill her and go to the palace.

"My lord, the eldest princess has not come back."

"Didn't come back?"

Now not only Huo Jinyan was surprised, but also Huo Jingzhi looked sideways.

After being married for many years, he understood the temper of the eldest princess best. Like his son, he also felt that the eldest princess would definitely kill her and go to the palace.

That's why he said it just now. Let's see what the eldest princess said.

They just wanted to see what the emperor said when the eldest princess entered the palace, so that they could make plans.

As a result, the eldest princess did not enter the palace?Didn't even return to Beijing.

"After hearing this, the eldest princess was really furious. She asked people to prepare immediately. She said she wanted to go to the palace to ask, but she was stopped by the princess." The old housekeeper explained the situation in detail, and then also told Huo Junyao I told him everything I wanted him to bring.

After a while, Huo Jingzhi waved his hand and said, "You go down first."

As soon as the old housekeeper exited the study, Huo Jinyan couldn't help but ask questions.

"Dad, what do you mean by these words, little sister?"

"Just literally."

Huo Jingzhi said lightly.

"No, this is obviously meant for the prince."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Jingzhi glared back fiercely.

"Have you forgotten what I just said? The prince is the king, and we are ministers. As ministers, what do you want to do to him? Or do you want to rebel?"

"Can"

"That's what it means literally. Remember your little sister's words. We, Duke Ji, can't afford to offend the prince."

Huo Jinyan was a little confused now. He obviously wanted to target the prince again, but why did his father say no?
My father is not a loyal person, why is he acting strange today?

Seeing that he still looked puzzled, Huo Jingzhi shook his head and said, "Thankfully you claim to be smart, but you are not as clear-minded as your little sister."

"Prince Ji, Duke Ji's mansion cannot afford to offend him, and we cannot do so, but we didn't say that others can't."

"Remember your little sister's words, we, Prince Ji, cannot offend the prince. If anyone asks, you will answer like this. Do you understand?"

As soon as Huo Jinyan received his suggestion, he immediately thought of King Qi and King Chu, but his father said this again.

Let him fall into deep thought again.

After a long time, he suddenly showed a look of astonishment.

"As long as you understand it in your heart, don't do anything else."

Huo Jinyan nodded repeatedly, grinned and said, "I'm not as good as my little sister."

"Humph, thanks to your age and having been in the officialdom for so long, your concentration is so poor. You have to pay more attention in the future."

"Yes, yes, dad taught me a lesson."

At this moment, he humbly accepted his father's correction, which was indeed a bit too impetuous.

However, he still really admired this little girl, and he didn't know how she could be so sophisticated at such a young age.

Two sentences, the first one told them not to go to the palace in the future. No matter how you look at it, it makes sense. After all, they are just ministers.

But if it reaches the ears of those in the palace, it will be different. This means alienating them.

Why what alienation?Naturally, it was because of fear. At the first palace banquet, he got into trouble without doing anything. This time he gave something out of kindness but was punished with an inexplicable lesson.

Can people not be afraid?There is nothing wrong with her. Even if the emperor knew that she was expressing her dissatisfaction, she would not be able to say anything.

As for the second sentence, that is the most critical.

He is a prince, and I, Duke Ji, cannot afford to offend him.

Among all the nobles in the capital, although Duke Ji's mansion is low-key, when it comes to its relationship with the royal family, its relationship with the royal family is second only to the Shen family.

The prince can suppress and humiliate such a founding noble at will. What do other nobles think?
Why did these people follow the royal family to conquer the world with their heads high?To say that we are for the common people of the world is to sing a high-key tone, but really speaking, it is nothing more than for a good future.

In the end, where is the prince?He is so casually insulting the founder of the country, and he is still the prince. Then when he ascends to the throne of God, he will not kill them at will?
How can a prince who is ungrateful get others to follow him?Who would be willing to follow?

In the court of the Yu Dynasty, the truly powerful group of people were not the civil servants and scholars who talked a lot, but the nobles who followed the Supreme Emperor to conquer the world.

These people usually just keep a low profile, but if they really make trouble, the emperor can only be careful to appease them, and if the emperor comes out, they may be able to suppress them.

(End of this chapter)