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Chapter 30 Attack ()

Qiu Yuanshang heard his blood gurgling and his temples pounded. The evil fire and suffocation that had been held in for several days kept surging in my heart.

If the prince were still alive, he would obey him in everything and would not dare to say anything.

But now, the little girl standing in front of him was only as tall as his waist and had a childish look on her face. She was two years younger than his daughter!
  How could he be convinced?

"I am an official sent by the imperial court to the palace," Qiu Yuanshang straightened his back and said firmly: "Even if he wants to be removed from his post, it should be issued by the imperial court. The princess wants to expel him with just one sentence, please forgive me for not being able to do so. Convinced!"

Chen Zhuo's expression changed, and just as he was about to open his mouth to rebuke, Jiang Shaohua glanced over.

Chen Zhuo silently closed his mouth and made up his mind. No matter how it ends today, Qiu Yuan still cannot stay in the palace.

Qiu Yuanshang gave up and quickly glanced at the door of the study room, saying loudly: "All my colleagues are here, just in time to give me a review. I, Qiu, come from Nanyang Prince's Mansion. Although I can't say that I work hard, I do my job seriously. , not a big mistake.”

"Now the princess is going to kick me out. Treating a loyal minister like this shows that I am young and willful. The princess treated me like this today. I guarantee that he will do the same to you in the future because of something as big as sesame seeds and mung beans."

"Aren't you heartbroken? With such a master, how can the Nanyang Palace be fair and just in the future?"

Yang Zheng was the last to arrive, and happened to hear the last two sentences, and secretly thought something was wrong.

This Qiu Dianshan dared to yell at the princess in the study.

This is a great crime of disrespect! Ready-made handle!
  Sure enough, Feng Wenming was already annoyed. He strode into the study and pointed at Qiu Yuanshang: "Bold! This is the center of the study. You are a seventh-grade official of the royal palace. You live in the annex of the palace and you are the princess. The salary, food, drinks, and expenses for you are all provided by the princess. Now I am just assigning you errands, so how dare you yell at the princess!"

"Where did you get your face!"

Wen An adhered to the principle of protecting oneself wisely and remained silent even after entering the study.

Chen Mu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Qiu Dianshan, hurry up and present the gift to the princess. Otherwise, we won't be able to tolerate you!"

Qiu Yuanshang's blood was boiling and he was so angry that he couldn't hear: "Yang Zheng! Come here! Tell me who is right and who is wrong about what happened today!"

Yang Zheng coughed and wished he could sneak away quietly. However, the princess also looked over and said lightly: "Yang Shenjun is very familiar with Daliang Law, so I just want to tell you, what is the crime committed below? How should it be punished?"

Two days ago, Yang Zheng was annoyed and regretted the words he said in the study room: "The punishment ranges from a fine to a severe salary or beheading." Today Qiu Yuanshang was so angry that he was an outright sinner. What should he say?
  Yang Zheng was hesitating and considering, when Qiu Yuanshang glared at him angrily: "You and I were drinking together five days ago. What did you say? I have forgotten it!"

"You said that the princess is young and ignorant, and she is a woman. She cannot control Nanyang County at all. The palace will be broken up sooner or later. Why don't you dare to say anything now?"

Yang Zheng: "..."

Cold sweat broke out on Yang Zheng's forehead. His knees softened and he knelt down: "I talked nonsense after drinking and offended the princess. Please punish me!"

"What crime should be punished?" Yang Zheng wanted to plead guilty, but Qiu Yuanshang was so hot-blooded that he shouted angrily: "This is the truth! Even though they all say they are loyal, don't they think so in their hearts?"

Then he sneered at Jiang Shaohua: "Princess, go ask Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi. Both of them are the old prince's confidants. Who are they loyal to now, the deceased old prince, or the ten-year-old princess?"

"And Wen An, don't shrink your head and be a turtle. Are you an old guy like you convinced?"

"Chen Mu, why are you staring at me? Am I not telling the truth? Ask yourself, do you really believe that the princess can support such a huge palace and defend Nanyang County?"

Jiang Shaohua's brows did not move, but Song Yuan's expression behind him changed, and he drew his long knife with a clang.

"Song Yuan! If you have the ability, just chop me on the neck." Qiu Yuanshang stretched out his hand to gesture at his neck, and sneered again and again: "I forgive you and you don't dare!"

"You are a dignified military general, but you are not feeling aggrieved when you stay in the palace all day long? Are you willing to be a commander of personal soldiers and protect a woman for the rest of your life? Have you ever thought about leading troops to the battlefield and making achievements?" The study room suddenly became quiet.

All the officials looked unhappy.

What Qiu Yuanshang said was indeed harsh and unpleasant. But it also stabbed them deep in their hearts.

The main young country is suspicious. What's more, the princess is still a woman.

Men have been superior to women for thousands of years. They have nothing to say when they bow their heads to King Nanyang. How can they feel at ease when they obey the orders of a ten-year-old girl respectfully?

Even the loyal Song Yuan could not say such words as "I never thought of leading troops into battle and making achievements"!

……

In just a short moment, Jiang Shaohua had a panoramic view of everyone's faces.

The world is harsh on women. She is a princess and legitimately owns the Nanyang Palace, but she still has to be questioned like this. It's really sad to think about it.

"It seems that Qiu Dianshan has been dissatisfied with me as the princess for a long time." Jiang Shaohua opened his mouth coldly: "It's better to talk everything out today."

"It doesn't matter what you think, what you think, I won't care about it one by one. I just need you to do your best and do your job. You are a loyal and capable minister."

"Whether I, the princess, can guard the palace and Nanyang County, you will find out in the future."

Chen Zhuo quickly came to his senses and was the first to hold his hands and said: "I am loyal to the princess and will never have second thoughts."

All the officials agreed.

Only Qiu Yuanshang was still holding his neck and wanted to talk nonsense. Song Yuan stepped forward with a cold face, and the long knife was placed on his neck.

With a little force, the sharp blade cut the skin, and a thin trickle of blood seeped out.

Qiu Yuanshang was shocked by the severity in Song Yuan's eyes and reflexively closed his mouth.

"Commander Song put away the long sword." Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "Qiu Dianshan has been serving in the palace for several years, and I and the princess are also ministers, so we can get together and part ways. Leave some dignity to Qiu Dianshan."

"Yes!"

Song Yuan neatly sheathed the sword and returned to the princess's side.

Qiu Yuanshang quickly took out the silk handkerchief from his sleeve and covered the bloody mark on his neck.

The princess invited all the officials to sit down for discussion. Even Yang Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly got up and took his seat without looking at him from beginning to end.

The wooden chair where he usually sat was empty. He didn't have the nerve to sit down after making such a fuss.

Anger leaves just as quickly as it comes.

Once the passion in Qiu Yuanshang's mind calmed down, he suddenly regretted it.

Speaking of which, it was actually not a big deal. It was just chatting with the dead eunuch, making excuses and submissiveness, and occasionally being taken advantage of. He wasn't happy, and the dead eunuch couldn't drag him to bed... Why was it such a fuss?
  (End of this chapter)