Chapter 776 - 774: Not Only Ridiculous but Also Excessive
Ye Xinyan, hearing the emperor’s rebuke, quickly composed herself, bowed her head, and waited for the subsequent development of events, constantly reminding herself: This was ancient society, and the very presence of a woman here was extremely rare. Sometimes, an entire dynasty might not witness such a scene even once.
And what she aimed to accomplish was to bring a piece of legislation from a thousand years later to this era, which naturally posed a great difficulty. She had never expected it to be easy. The prostrate posture she assumed now was merely a minor overture, hardly anything of significance.
The emperor looked at Ye Xinyan in silence. Several powerful princes and ministers also remained muted, further weighing down the atmosphere.
Observing the submissive and cautious woman kneeling below, the emperor almost wondered if she had bound her knees with thick waddings of cotton, which allowed her to remain so composed and unconcerned.
"Ye Xinyan, you are kneeling so compliantly here, have you applied any protection to your knees?" the emperor suddenly asked, surprising himself with such melodramatic words.
What an ordeal for the wary and cautious officials around him.
Pfft...
His Majesty, are you trying to make everyone cough up blood from internal injuries with your words? You are the ruler of a country, the Son of Heaven, is it appropriate for you to ask such a question?
But Miss Ye didn’t seem bothered at all; in fact, she felt a smug satisfaction in her own foresight.
She replied with profound sincerity, "I am earnestly pleading to His Majesty for a fair and just verdict for us all. I would certainly not engage in deceitful or dishonest tricks."