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Chapter 5 The confrontation between the ministers

Under the rising sun in the east, Feng Yan covered the palette, supported by her mother and Xiaoqi, and slowly walked out of the mansion where she had lived for twenty years amid the sound of firecrackers.

Mrs. Feng also wore a good dress and came to see Feng Yan get married in person.

The Feng family has always liked quietness. In addition, when the Feng family's daughters first married, they not only did not invite foreign guests, but also had to avoid each other's side branches. Therefore, such a lively scene is rare in the Feng family.

The lively fireworks and firecrackers make the courtyard even more lonely and empty.

Feng Xiaoqi was very happy at first, but since he helped Feng Yan out of the hospital, Li held his daughter's hand and kept giving care of how to live in the Wei Mansion. As he spoke, he shed tears. This scene also made Feng Xiaoqi feel reluctant and wiped his eyes.

Instead, Feng Yan held the hands of her mother and sister and kept comforting her.

Everyone walked out of the south gate, and Feng Yan suddenly hesitated a little when she saw the wedding sedan chair in front of her.

Although she was covered in Xipa, her head turned to one side, as if she had seen something.

"Sister?" Feng Xiaoqi also looked in the direction where Feng Yan stared, and there were many servants who came to greet the bride. "What's wrong with you?"

Feng Yan did not answer. In just a very short time, a sudden malice rushed over like a turbulent flow. However, at this moment, it had no trace again, like a drop of water melting in the water.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal." Feng Yan quickly returned to her previous posture and slowly walked down the steps with the help of her mother and sister.

"A Yan." Before entering the wedding sedan chair, Mrs. Feng suddenly called out.

Feng Yan stopped and turned sideways in the voice, "What else do my aunt have to do?"

Old Mrs. Feng's eyes were slightly red, and she walked up to her and gently held Feng Yan's hand. Feng Yan felt a sudden coolness in her hand - the old lady quietly stuffed something into her hand.

"Don't let yourself down in the past few years." Mrs. Feng's voice trembled slightly, "A Yan can do whatever she is happy. Even if she really throws the Wei Mansion into a turmoil, her aunt can still make the decision for A Yan, and no one can bully you."

Feng Yan laughed suddenly, "Why did my aunt say the same thing as my mother... I am marrying my husband's house, not marrying my enemy. Didn't you say before, is that Lord Wei reliable in virtue?"

Old Mrs. Feng also smiled and patted Feng Yan's back of her hand gently, "Yes, he... should treat A Yan well."

Li looked at this scene and cried and couldn't breathe.

The servant beside him looked at the sky and stepped forward and said, "Old lady, no auspicious time is waiting for anyone, look now..."

The old lady looked at her without squinting, "Wei Mansion Feng Mansion has only a cup of tea, and it will not delay anything in a while."

The servant smiled and retreated aside in a little disappointed manner.

The old lady raised her sleeve and wiped the corners of her eyes, held Feng Yan's hand, and whispered, "Okay, okay, you always have to have this happen... I have to come by myself in my life after all, before I know the taste."

Feng Yan nodded and took her hand back to her sleeve. She gave a light blessing in the direction of her parents and sister, and then entered the wedding sedan chair. When the joy curtain was set, the music of beating gongs and drums sounded.

After sitting firmly in the sedan chair, Feng Yan lowered her head and looked carefully - it turned out that the thing her aunt handed over was a piece of rough jade.

It has a crystal texture, but is obviously unsanded.

Somehow, Feng Yan remembered the feeling when she was just out, and a wave of ominousness suddenly surged in her heart.

...

Outside the Taichu Palace, the confrontation between the elderly empress and the ministers was still in a stalemate.

What everyone did not expect was that Sun Youwei changed his past domineeringness and gave unimaginable patience, allowing every old minister who was willing to speak freely in front of the emperor.

The empress stood still in the morning light, majestic and solemn until the last minister finished speaking, her eyes swept away everyone in front of her, "Does anyone have something to say?"

The ministers were silent.

"That's nothing." Sun Youwei looked at Wei Xingzhen on the side, "Wei Aiqing, after hearing this, don't you want to argue?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, it is useless to say too much. What I want to say has been stated in the previous memorial, and Fengge has already made the full text public," Wei Xingzhen's voice was calm, "Whether it is right or wrong, it will be cleared after noon today. Why should I have to make a dispute with these adults here - not to mention that Xue Taiwei and Wu Sikong have always been the ministers of the humeral whom I respect very much."

"Bah." Taiwei Xue spat, "I, Xue Anshan, have always been ashamed to be with you, such as slanderous ministers!"

The kneeling court officials suddenly started to talk, and the old ministers also looked at Wei Xingzhen with some contempt - but Wei Xingzhen was unmoved at all.

His young and pale face looked neither angry nor fearful. The sunlight shone from the east, reflecting the expressionless Wei Xingzhen as bright and dim. This scene caused several old ministers to feel a little panic, but they immediately gritted their teeth and glared at Wei Xingzhen.

The empress looked at Wei Xingzhen again, "Do you know, if there were still sun shadows on the film measurement stage today at noon today, what would you end up?"

"No matter how your Majesty decides, I will die to thank the world."

Taiwei Xue sneered, "Can your life alone be worthy of the fate of my Great Zhou?"

Before he finished speaking, Sun Youwei looked at the Taiwei, "But I wonder if Xue Aiqing has such an awareness as well?"

Taiwei Xue frowned, "I am stupid and do not understand what the emperor said."

"Since I ascended the throne, I have opened up business roads to the outside world, stopped fighting and defending the border, suppressed evil spirits from the inside, and protected the people... However, in the past decade, there have been demon monks from the south who came from the south saying that my Great Zhou is not the center of the world, and the land of the world is far away in India, and my Great Zhou is actually a border land. What's more, I say that my Great Zhou cannot call myself the Great Zhou, but can only call myself the Eastern Zhou."

The empress paused for a moment, "Can you know why the Taiwei?"

Taiwei Xue nodded slightly, "...I have heard some rumors that at noon on the summer solstice in India, the sundial is shadowless."

"Yes, only when the sun is hanging above it will be without shadows. This is a truth that the yellow-haired child also knows." The empress gave a faint glance to Taiwei Xue, "I ordered the Tiantai to read the world's shadow test records, but there is no record of "Summer Solemn Shadowless". Over the past few years, I have been waiting for an answer."

"This answer, Taiwei Xue, can I give it to me."

Taiwei Xue looked at the emperor in front of him calmly and bowed, "The so-called 'Emperorless Shadow' is just a foreign monk who is talking about confusing the public. I think Your Majesty does not need to pay attention to it at all--"

Sun You snorted lightly and directly interrupted Taiwei Xue's words.

"I have been taught since I was a child that the Emperor's Star Ziwei lives in the sky, and the emperor should choose the middle place on behalf of the heaven and the people, so that he can be ordered to be in the sky and the heavens will respond. Now that I have lost even the land of the middle place, how can I call myself the emperor?"

All the ministers bowed their heads on the ground and held their breath, "I... I am afraid."

"Look up and look at me."

The Queen's voice echoed above the palace walls.
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