nashuaworldcup Chapter 205: The Minister Thinks Pei Guoshi Is Right
Chapter 205: The Minister Thinks Pei Guoshi Is Right
The imperial study suddenly became quiet, and even Jiang Gaoyuan, an old fox who had been with the emperor for many years, didn't know how to respond.
Before entering the palace, he was full of confidence, thinking that the emperor favored the seventh prince, and the goddess was referring to Han'er, the future mother of the country who even God favored.
The emperor must have summoned me into the palace to settle the matter of the goddess, and his identity as the future father-in-law of the emperor can be confirmed.
But now it seems that things are completely different from what he thought!
In the silence, the emperor turned his gaze to Jiang Wansang, who had remained silent throughout. "What do you think, Miss Jiang?"
He had heard a lot about the recent commotion caused by Jiang Wansang, but it was completely different from what he had seen before.
So when Pei Zhanzhou suggested that she might be the "Jiang Family Heavenly Maiden" mentioned by Tianshi, he agreed to let her enter the palace together.
Jiang Wansang had long expected him to call her, and she looked up calmly, "Your Majesty, I believe that Master Pei is right."
Her eyes were calm, neither humble nor arrogant. "Since the goddess is destined to protect Nansu, she should be a messenger from heaven. How could someone be so narrow-minded as to think she is the mother of a country?"
These words were like stabbing Jiang Gaoyuan with a knife, frightening him so much that his whole body couldn't stop trembling, and he even wanted to strangle Jiang Wansang to death.
But Jiang Wansang seemed to think that wasn't enough, and added, "The Empress is still alive and well, and she and the Emperor are loving each other. Now there's this 'Mother of a Nation'. Could it be that they want Nansu to have two Empresses? Or do they want the Emperor to divorce his wife and remarry?"
An ordinary person wouldn't dare to say such words so blatantly even if he had ten heads, but Jiang Wansang said it so easily, as if he was talking about what he had eaten this morning.
Jiang Gaoyuan was so angry that he almost fainted. Jiang Wansang said, "I wonder if someone with such thoughts is targeting the Emperor or the Empress?"
If Pei Zhanzhou's previous words could only be regarded as different people having different opinions, then Jiang Wansang's words now could be regarded as a determination to chop off the heads of both men.
Jiang Gaoyuan couldn't hold it in any longer and turned around to glare at Jiang Wansang fiercely, "Shut up!"
Jiang Wansang seemed frightened by his roar and replied aggrievedly, "I was only answering the Emperor's question seriously. Why are you being so fierce, Prime Minister?"
Jiang Gaoyuan was so angry that his chest heaved violently. The last bit of his rationality stopped him from rushing over and tearing Jiang Wansang to pieces.
He should have thrown this outspoken bitch to death right away!
Jiang Gaoyuan couldn't control his expression and could only lower his head to hide the distortion on his face.
He kowtowed to the emperor and said with deep fear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Ever since Master Pei backed me up, my adopted daughter has become lawless and has caused a lot of trouble outside. I can't control her."
"I don't know where she learned these remarks. She has the audacity to discuss the Emperor's family affairs. This is really too much!"
He perfectly distanced himself from Jiang Wansang's remarks, and even hinted that Jiang Wansang had been taught by someone to say these words.
This "someone" naturally refers to Peizhanzhou.
The emperor understood the meaning of his words, and he knew that he said this just to clear himself and throw dirty water on Pei Zhanzhou.
But he didn't expose them, and even enjoyed watching them fight each other.
The more fierce the fighting among his ministers, the more benefits he, as the monarch, will naturally gain.
The emperor did not say anything, but instead stared at Jiang Wansang with interest. She remained calm despite his gaze.
I never realized before that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was so brave.
After a long silence, the Emperor spoke again: "Miss Jiang, who do you think this goddess should be?"
Jiang Gaoyuan's heart skipped a beat.
After so many years as emperor and subject, he certainly knew that the emperor's reaction was because he was very satisfied with Jiang Wansang's answer.
Jiang Zihan also understood what the emperor meant.
Asking this question to Jiang Wansang means that she is destined to be a goddess!
But the goddess is obviously her, why would Jiang Wansang steal her identity!
Just when Jiang Zihan was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, Jiang Wansang's answer was beyond her expectations.
"Since the goddess can protect Nansu Guochang, she must have made great contributions to Nanchang. Rewarding according to merit is the emperor's business. Your Majesty, please don't try to put this test of ability and means on your subject."
I have to say, her flattery skills are much better than Jiang Zihan's, and she even made the emperor laugh.
He was not stingy with his praise, "Hahaha! This Miss Jiang is much more interesting!"
This "much more interesting" is naturally in comparison with someone.
Jiang Zihan didn't understand what was going on and just stared at Jiang Wansang blankly, seeming shocked.
With such a good opportunity, why didn't she acknowledge her identity as a goddess?
Jiang Zihan's gaze unconsciously turned to Pei Zhanzhou, and saw that the latter had been staring at Jiang Wansang, and there seemed to be a hint of smile in his originally cold eyes.
Jiang Zihan suddenly understood.
Jiang Wansang was deliberately acting in front of Master Pei, pretending not to care about these things in order to highlight her uniqueness.
She is too thoughtful!
Thinking of this, Jiang Zihan looked at Jiang Wansang again with a hint of anger in his eyes.
She must find an opportunity to thoroughly investigate what Jiang Wansang had done to Master Pei, and she must not let Master Pei fall into her hands!
The emperor, in a good mood, praised Jiang Wansang a few words, but in the end he still couldn't decide who the goddess was.
But at the court the next day, he told the court officials what Jiang Wansang had said and expressed his agreement.
After the news spread, everyone in the public changed their initial opinions and felt ashamed that their vision was not as good as that of women of Miss Jiang's generation.
The celestial maiden is the one who protects Nansu Guochang, so who is the celestial maiden depends on who has made contributions to Nansu, not on who becomes the queen.
Upon hearing the news, the queen sent some rewards to the prime minister's residence and had her personal nanny hand them over to Jiang Wansang personally.
Ever since the Heavenly Stone appeared, the Queen has been in constant fear, because she knows very well what kind of personality the current Emperor has.
If the "Jiang Goddess" on the heavenly stone is truly the destined mother of a country, then her tenure as queen will come to an end.
Because of this, she and the prince had been worried for several sleepless nights and could not think of a good solution. Unexpectedly, Miss Jiang helped them with just a few words.
The Queen's action seemed to send a signal to everyone, and more and more people came to send gifts to the Prime Minister's residence.
Unfortunately, Jiang Gaoyuan, who received the gifts, was not happy at all, because all these gifts were sent to Tingsang Pavilion.
Jiang Wansang certainly wouldn't refuse something that was delivered to her door, but she knew that there were too many eyes staring at her, and it wouldn't be a good thing to just accept it.
So she turned around and asked Pei Zhanzhou for help, saying that she wanted to send the things to the emperor, because she "just answered the emperor's questions, and somehow everyone treated her like a goddess, and she was very terrified."
Jiang Wansang was just talking. Of course, she couldn't really give away something that was delivered to her door, and the emperor would never accept it.
As expected, the emperor did not want those things. Not only did he let her accept them with peace of mind, he also sent someone to deliver some rewards.