Yang Hong'an was able to get a sinecure position through his family's shadow official. Otherwise, he might not even be able to pass the examination based on his talent and learning. However, although he has no talent, he is a dandy in the capital. He is famous, but he is not stupid.
In other words, when his own life was at stake, he finally had an idea.
When he woke up just now, he found that he was actually doing that with a palace maid, and there was a dark-faced emperor and others standing beside him. He was almost frightened and hid aside, trembling, not daring to say a word. , mainly because he didn't know what happened and what the situation was at the moment.
I hid aside and listened for a long time, and then I heard some clues. But after I understood it, I was frightened again and my eyes went black for a while...
These people actually suspected that they had an affair with Princess An! I thought they wanted to have a private meeting here!
No matter how messed up he is, he still wouldn't be so bold as to do this! It is already a serious crime for a courtier to do such a thing in the palace, let alone involve the royal family members? ! He just has a few heads that are not enough to chop off!
So when Princess An called his name and her words were full of threats and hints, he chose to side with Xia Luotong without hesitation!
Seeing that Yang Hong'an was so dishonest, the emperor's face became more and more gloomy. He never expected that even a palace maid knew how to cooperate with him, but Yang Hong'an, a minister, would actually undermine him like this!
"It's a capital crime to deceive the emperor. Are you sure you don't know Princess An? Didn't you make an appointment with Princess An to meet here?!" The emperor looked at Yang Hong'an with a bad look in his eyes. He was obviously very unhappy. He didn't expect this boy from the Yang family. To be so timid, stupid and ignorant!
He could only emphasize it again with half threats and half hints, and at the same time changed the word, not a "private meeting" but a "meeting", in the hope that the timid Yang Hong'an could honestly respond according to his expectations.
But what he didn't expect was that even though he had hinted so clearly, Yang Hongan still didn't let go at all, insisting on what he just said.
"Your Majesty! Wei Chen really didn't lie to you! Wei Chen really doesn't know Princess An, and Wei Chen only found out what Princess An looks like today, let alone have an appointment with Princess An!" Yang Hongan shook his head repeatedly. Not relenting or admitting at all.
Just kidding, if you say it's a meeting, doesn't that mean it's still a private meeting? What would happen if he relented?
Therefore, he did not intend to listen to the emperor at all. In this case, even if the emperor took his life for the sake of the elders of the clan, he would at most suffer some physical pain and then refute his official position. . He doesn't care whether he has an official position or not, as long as his life is saved!
But if he helps the emperor and lets it slip that he has an affair with Princess An, he can guess the consequences if he offends the wife of the royal ultimatum!
After helping the emperor, he turned around and went underground to meet his ancestors. How could he possibly survive? Even if he survives by chance, he will never escape the clutches of Prince An!
He has heard of Prince An's evil reputation for a long time! If it falls into the hands of Prince An, it may not be a problem that can be solved by losing one's head. It may very well be a fate worse than death!
Although if he agreed to this matter and dragged Princess An and Princess An into misfortune, the emperor would probably take care of the Yang family and benefit the Yang family, but what does this have to do with him? At that time, everyone else would be gone, and those interests would have nothing to do with him!
Why would he risk his own life to achieve success for others? He just wants to live by himself!
The emperor did not expect that Yang Hong'an would be so stubborn. No matter what he said, he would not let go. He immediately gritted his teeth and said angrily, "If you have nothing to do with Princess An, then why did the maid say this? She doesn't know you. Why are you slandering you?"
Yang Hongan didn't expect that the emperor would be so persistent and determined to make him admit this fatal blame. He was thinking about how to refuse again, but he didn't expect that someone would stand up.
Seeing the identity of the person who spoke, Yang Hongan finally breathed a sigh of relief, because the person who spoke was none other than Wu Zechen!
"Your Majesty, is it possible that a courtier and a princess are not as worthy of the emperor's trust as a palace maid? Moreover, this palace maid has done such a thing that harms the emperor's face. Just based on the words of such a slave, so what? Can people believe it? Is it possible that the status of the two of them in the emperor's heart is not as good as that of this sinful slave?" Wu Zechen said indifferently. Even when facing the emperor, he was still as indifferent as usual, but at this time he could His displeasure was clearly noticeable.
As soon as Wu Zechen opened his mouth, he accused the palace maid of being a guilty slave, and then went straight to the point, questioning that the emperor would rather trust a erring slave than the courtiers and royal wives. Such behavior is chilling and unusual.
When the emperor heard this, his eyebrows knitted together, and his displeasure was obvious. Being contradicted in public like this, he felt that his dignity had been violated!
But in a blink of an eye, he saw several ministers present, and he had to restrain himself a little, but still said in a deep voice: "Prince An! What do you mean by that? Regardless of status, mistakes should be treated equally, Could it be that just because this palace maid is a slave, we should disregard the truth?"
"The truth?" Wu Zechen spat out these two words gently, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Your Majesty, haven't we seen the truth with our own eyes? This sinful slave seduced Yang Hongan and is still here to do so. , the crime is unforgivable. What such a sin slave says has no credibility at all. It would be better for the emperor not to be deceived by such insidious sin slaves."
Wu Zechen could just say directly that the emperor does not know right from wrong. How could the emperor not hear such an implicit meaning?
The emperor's face was gloomy, and his dissatisfaction with Wu Zechen was completely written on his face. He naturally knew that what the palace maid said just now could not withstand scrutiny, but he didn't need any facts, he just wanted to get the result he hoped for. It’s enough to become a fact!
But Prince An's intervention made this matter even more unreasonable, because Prince An was not someone like Princess An or Yang Hongan who could be forcibly imprisoned.
But how could the emperor be willing to accept it? The queen on the side saw his unwillingness and suddenly stood up and answered: "Seeing is not necessarily believing. Prince An has no evidence to prove that what the maid told is a lie, and there is no evidence to prove that Princess An is lying." She is innocent! It is a fact that Princess An disappeared for a long time. Except for the maids around her, no one knows who she met or what she did during this period!"
The queen's words were just short of directly saying that Princess An had cheated on her lover during this period!
