Chapter 423 - 187: What Trouble Did You Cause?
Seeing him so serious, Yun Zheng’s expression couldn’t help but become solemn.
He put down the document in his hand, stood up, walked to the young man, and frowned, saying, "Did you cause trouble again?"
This boy was not seen at dinner, and upon asking his wife, he learned that the boy had taken Yun Wanyao to the Princess Mansion.
It’s so late now, and he’s hurriedly running back to admit fault. Who knows what trouble he’s stirred up this time.
The young man nodded gloomily.
Seeing this, Yun Zheng’s anger surged, but fortunately, he still had his sense.
He gritted his teeth, trying to suppress his temper, and said with a hint of grumpiness, "Speak, what exactly have you done?"
Better to assess the situation first, then decide if this boy deserves a punishment.
"Uh, Father, I accidentally found a woman for the Emperor."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zheng was slightly stunned and cursed, "You truly have too much time on your hands, worrying even about the Emperor’s matters."
"How could finding a woman happen by accident? I think you deliberately did it."
"The Emperor hates others trying to set him up with women, what you’ve done surely violated his taboo, so you angered the Emperor, right?"
Yun Zheng instinctively thought Yun Wanye came to admit fault because he had angered the Emperor, and the Emperor punished him to go home and accept reprimand voluntarily.
But soon he realized another issue.
"No, didn’t you go to the Princess Mansion? How did you end up finding a woman for the Emperor?"
Yun Wanye automatically ignored his last question, shrunk his neck, and weakly said.
"No, Father, you guessed wrong. I haven’t angered the Emperor. In fact, my action delighted the Emperor."
Yun Zheng: "?????"
What’s going on?
Things seem a bit different from what he thought.
"What do you mean? Did the Emperor take the woman you found?"
"The Emperor has already taken her to the bed in Fenghua Palace, Father, do you think the Emperor’s action means anything else? Every civil and military official knows the Emperor doesn’t like women, when has he ever held one?"
Thinking of the scene just seen, Yun Wanye couldn’t stay calm.
Although he noticed the Emperor’s interest in Yun Wanyao before drinking, he never expected the Emperor to be so eager.
He just left for an excuse for a while, and the Emperor immediately took advantage.
Alas, Yun Wanyao is too simple, not a match for the Emperor, probably the Emperor has already found out she’s deliberate in seducing.
Well, the Emperor likes her, and her proactive seduction might make the Emperor overjoyed.
As long as people are happy, they won’t mind too much, maybe the Emperor won’t mind their little scheme against him.
"Really?"
Yun Zheng looked at him with some disbelief.
The Emperor’s aversion to taking concubines has been visible to every civil and military official, how could he suddenly be interested in women?
Did he suddenly have an epiphany?
"Of course it’s true, how could I dare deceive Father about such a big matter? Besides, deceiving Father brings no benefit to me."
Yun Wanye mumbled.
See, not only does he find the Emperor’s sudden interest in women surprising, even Father finds it unbelievable.
"Haha..."
Yun Zheng suddenly burst into laughter, speaking in high spirits, "Well, this is truly great news, why are you still admitting fault?"
"If the Emperor has truly accepted the woman you found, then you are Da Wu Country’s greatest contributor, why are you still kneeling? Get up quickly."
If you want a stable kingdom, a Crown Prince is indispensable.
The Emperor is no longer young, yet he refuses to establish a queen or princess, without even a woman by his side, making the courtiers anxious.
The courtiers have tried every possible way to set up women for the Emperor, but all were refused.
Those who couldn’t be declined were sent to the old Prince who lives in retirement in the suburbs.
The old Prince is the late Emperor’s uncle and the Emperor’s grandparent, now over seventy years old.
Seeing carefully nurtured daughters sent to an old prince waiting to die, the ministers were furious with the Emperor’s odd actions.
Since then, no minister dared to send their daughters to the palace.
Regarding the matter of concubines for the Emperor, the ministers adopted a look the other way attitude, granting the Emperor peace.
But the Crown Prince issue remains unsolved, like a thorn in the ministers’ hearts.
If the Emperor took a woman, then a Crown Prince is only a matter of time, isn’t it?
If that’s true, Yun Wanye is Da Wu Country’s merit-worthy minister.