The Legend of the Resourceful Princess

When everyone heard this, An Liu looked at each other in dismay. Even if they were asked, they would be stupefied. After all, the monarch's heart was hard to fathom. Who knew what His Majesty was thinking? While everyone was still in confusion, the third prince spoke up, "Father summoned us at this time. The crown prince also showed up in front of us. I presume it is because of the matter concerning Peony City that has stirred everyone's hearts recently."

The Third Marquis' words caused the Emperor to nod his head in satisfaction. If it wasn't for Feng Qing, he would have thought that he could pass the throne down to Third Brother. After all, Ol 'Three's personality was similar to his own when he was young.

No one wouldn't want a successor who was similar to them.

Unfortunately … He owed the crown prince too much. The emperor thought to himself as he spoke to the Third Marquis with a gentle tone, "Third brother is correct. Our beloved officials have been summoned late into the night for the follow-up to the Peony City incident."

The emperor said earnestly.

Hearing this, everyone began to have different opinions.

Seeing that the ministers were discussing amongst themselves, the emperor did not seem angry at all. After a while, he asked, "Have all my beloved officials had a good ending?" The Emperor's words caused the crowd to start whispering in discussion.

Finally, all of them kneeled on the ground and said, "This subject is stupid."

Stupid?

The Emperor sneered, "You are truly stupid. After so many years, the actions of Peony City have happened right under your noses.

Now tell me, is this what you call the world's peace! " As the Emperor finished speaking, he tossed the wine cup in front of him to the floor.

This frightened the ministers so much that their hearts skipped a beat.

He thought to himself, His Majesty's gotten angry.

The matters of the Peony City were indeed too tragic. However, such a huge matter was definitely not done by a Peony City. Therefore, none of them dared to speak out, fearing that they might have offended someone.

The emperor was extremely disappointed when he saw that none of them dared to speak a single word of justice.

He sneered, "These are my good subjects. I don't even dare to say a word. What use does I have you?!"

The officials present did not dare to speak a word now that the emperor was angry. At this moment. Prime Minister Murong said, "Your majesty, this subject believes that this matter is too excessive and requires extreme caution. If one is not careful, it will cause the citizens of Peony City to be rebellious.

At this moment, they had determined that the people who had harmed them were all from the Peony City's aristocratic families. In that case, they should have all of those people captured and brought to justice. "Only by assessing the hearts of the people can we make the people put their faith in the imperial government."

Prime Minister Murong's words caused the emperor to look at him even more, and he nodded in satisfaction: "You're right, the Crown Prince and I also have the same intentions. Right now, it's chaotic, and we have to investigate the culprit behind Peony City. These aristocratic families are getting more and more outrageous! "

The words of the Emperor caused the hearts of everyone present to tighten. That was because those words signified that the Emperor was planning to take action against those aristocratic families. He wasn't talking about Peony City, but the entire next month.

The Empire had existed for too long, which was why there were so many aristocratic families. It was to the point that the imperial power was no longer as prestigious as it used to be. This was something the emperor absolutely could not tolerate. They had been constantly guessing when the emperor was planning to make a move, and in what name.

He didn't expect that the matter regarding Peony City would be exposed. At this critical juncture, it was destined to be Peony City's name.

The Emperor's killing intent that had been hidden for so long finally died down.

The ministers were all sighing. The emperor looked at these people and asked coldly, "What do you think, my lieutenants?"

"The Emperor is right." Everyone said in unison. After all, at this time, no one dared to be unlucky. Even if his heart was with the Venerable Class, he wouldn't cause trouble for Peony City.

The emperor was very satisfied with this result. He looked at the crowd and continued, "Then, what do you think about the matters concerning the people of Peony City?"

The Emperor's question caused everyone to look at each other in dismay.

"Father, this son has something to say." The Third Marquis stood up.

The Emperor nodded, indicating that he should speak frankly.

"This son believes that the people of Peony City should not interfere too much with the royal family. Instead, we should give Peony City a certain amount of privileges." The Third Marquis said seriously.

"Hmm?" The emperor slightly narrowed his eyes as he sized up the situation. The Third Prince did not hesitate and said, "Imperial Father, right now, the citizens of the Peony City are extremely respectful to the city lord. In a situation like this, no matter what our Imperial Family does, in their eyes, it is unnecessary.

After all … They had been imprisoned for a long time, but they had never been discovered by the Imperial Family, so no one acted on their behalf. There is no doubt about it. "

The Third Marquis' words caused everyone to nod their heads in agreement. The Emperor didn't say anything. He understood all of this very well. He gestured to the Third Marquis to continue.

"We might as well give the people of Peony City some special privileges to compensate them for all these years of suffering." Third Marquis said.

"Then in your opinion, third brother, how should we compensate?" The Emperor asked.

The Third Marquis thought for a while before cupping his hands together, "Imperial Father, this son believes that the taxes should be exempted. There is no need to pay taxes for three years. Furthermore, nothing in Peony City should change too much. "

The Third Marquis' words were reasonable and well-founded.

The emperor's gaze landed on Feng Qing and became much gentler as he asked, "What does the crown prince think about this?"

Everyone could only sigh at the emperor's attitude. The third prince was a dragon and phoenix amongst men, but he was still someone more eccentric than the crown prince. Since Third Marquis' words were so comprehensive, His Majesty was still more concerned about the crown prince's views.

Everyone shook their heads.

Feng Qing, on the other hand, had a cold expression. He looked at the Emperor who was filled with anticipation, then looked at those who shook their heads and said, "I feel that what Third Brother said makes sense."

The emperor frowned. "Do you have no other considerations?"

Feng Qing nodded his head, "This son saw the despair in those people's eyes with his own eyes. I also saw the scene when the ground split open and thought that everything Third Brother said should be said by the people of Peony City. This is also the reason why my son did not touch the City Lord at that time.

Those people had treated the City Lord of Qing Xun as their savior. Once they did something, it would definitely cause a reaction from the citizens of the city. "The impact is too great."

Feng Qing's words made the Emperor furrow his brows, but he had to admit that what he said was the truth. In front of the third son of the Crown Prince, even if the Crown Prince said anything, the ministers would only think that he was biased.

As he thought that, the Emperor stopped his thoughts of asking Feng Qing to say more.

"Six divisions, according to the proposal made by the Third Marquis just now, draw up a plan for Peony City. I want to see it tomorrow morning at the morning assembly. After that, announce the plan to pacify the people."

The Emperor gave the order.

How could the crowd dare to neglect such orders?

Then, the Emperor said, "Prime Minister Murong."

"This old official is here." Prime Minister Murong's heart skipped a beat. Right now, he was most afraid of the Emperor naming him. One must know that the Ninth Princess hadn't been found yet!

"Is there anything new with the search for the ninth princess?" the Emperor demanded.

When Prime Minister Murong heard this, he immediately felt bitter in his heart. This matter was handed to him and Princess Wushuang, but … Since Princess Wushuang was a woman and also His Majesty's own sister, it was naturally impossible for His Majesty to question Princess Wushuang. Thus, he was the only one left.

"I haven't answered Your Majesty yet, but Your Majesty and Princess Wushuang already have a guess. I hope Your Majesty …"

"The young master of the Qin family is waiting for the Ninth Princess to get married. I will do it within the month. Do you still want us to wait for the Royal Princess to escape the marriage?" The emperor glared at Prime Minister Murong. Prime Minister Murong was instantly depressed.

However, at this moment, no one would sympathize with him. Which family didn't have a daughter?

Which family didn't take to the streets? He had used this matter to show off his might. He had cheated countless people and blocked the path of countless people. How could anyone sympathize with him now?

"Your Majesty, please forgive me." Prime Minister Murong braced himself as he spoke.

"Forget it, dear Yun. From today onwards, you shall investigate this case together with him." The emperor had appointed Yun Muran.

Prime Minister Murong felt depressed. If the Left and Right Prime Ministers worked together, who would listen to who? He had never been on good terms with Yun Muran, and it was highly likely that the other party would cause him trouble. If that were the case, it would be a waste.

However, no matter how reluctant he was, the outcome had already been decided.

"All of you, leave." After the emperor instructed everyone, he signaled for them to leave.