C179 Trouble

When Yang Lanqing's ceremony was about to begin, someone outside shouted, "General Sima is here!"

Due to this sudden guest, Yang Lanqing's ceremony was suddenly interrupted.

Lord Yang had just rushed out to welcome her. "I wonder why General Sima has graced us with his presence?"

Sima Ling glanced at Lord Yang lightly, then immediately ignored his presence and ran straight to the main hall.

The ladies in the main hall were shocked when they saw Sima Ling walk in with the guards.

After finding Duan Shuang's figure in the main hall, Sima Ling then said solemnly, "Under the Imperial Emperor's decree, summon Zhen'an King to the palace to meet the Emperor!"

Duan Shuang laughed lightly, "Just entering the Palace, why would Sir Sima need to make such a big scene?"

Sima Ling slightly lowered his head, "Please, Your Highness."

Duan Shuang's smile did not diminish, and he followed Sima Ling and left.

After Zhen'an King left, the women in the main hall began to discuss animatedly.

"What bad luck. He was interrupted in the middle of the ceremony."

"Isn't that so? This is not a good sign!"

When the women were talking, they did not care that Yang Lanqing was still in the middle of the main hall. These gossips immediately entered Yang Lanqing's ears.

Yang Lanqing's eyes were filled with tears. At this moment, she really felt wronged.

"Mother!"

"The ceremony continues!!" Yang's mother managed to hold the ceremony. "You had to hold it in. You even felt wronged. He also had to finish this Heaven Mending Ceremony first. Otherwise, you won't just lose face! "

Being warned by Yang's mother, Yang Lanqing immediately gritted her teeth and pulled herself together. Thereafter, she turned her head and gave Jiegeng a fierce glare.

Jiegeng and Yang Lanqing happened to have eyes on each other and immediately smiled bitterly. This matter really has nothing to do with me!

"Do you know your crime?" Looking at Duan Shuang below, the Emperor's stomach was filled with anger.

"This official does not know." Duan Shuang had a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.

"Bastard!" The Emperor had lost count of how many times he had gotten angry today. He immediately threw the memorial that the Minister of Ministry of Revenue had given him to Duan Shuang's feet, "Take a good look yourself!"

Duan Shuang picked up the memorial and after looking at it from beginning to end, his expression changed slightly.

"What else do you have to say?"

Duan Shuang put down the piece of paper, "Chenzi has nothing to say."

"You!" The Emperor pointed at Duan Shuang and was so angry that his fingers trembled.

"This official only had a momentary lapse in judgment. This official will make up for this deficit as soon as possible."

"Look at you now, what do you look like? You actually lost your will to play!"

Duan Shuang lowered his head and remained silent.

"From today onwards, strip all of your duties and reflect properly in the residence. When you wake up, come and report to Zhen!" The Emperor who originally wanted to heavily punish was still unable to bear it in the end.

"Withdraw, I really do not wish to see you!"

Duan Shuang did not have much expression towards the Emperor's punishment. After saluting, he did not say a word and left.

"Emperor, this official has something to report." Sima Ling immediately went to report.

The Emperor looked at Sima Ling and waved to the Ministry of Revenue Minister.

"Ministry of Revenue Minister, you can withdraw first."

When only Sima Ling was left in the Imperial Reading Room, Sima Ling said.

"Emperor, these are the evidence that this official has gathered recently. I hope the Emperor can take a look."

The eunuch supervisor immediately passed the things in Sima Ling's hands to the Emperor.

After the Emperor read through these pieces of evidence one by one, his face had already turned livid.

"Sima Ling, go and retrieve the army in Duan Shuang's hands for Zhen!"

When Sima Ling heard these words, his heart was filled with excitement.

Although Duan Shuang had been stripped of his military authority by the Emperor a long time ago, in the capital, he has one more personal guard strong enough to fight him. It was precisely because he was afraid of Duan Shuang's personal guards that Sima Ling did not dare to make any big moves. Now that Duan Shuang did not have this personal guard, he was naturally no longer a thorn in his side. Flesh! He had been stabbed.

"This lowly subject obeys the decree!"

Sima Ling immediately withdrew all the remaining military power in Duan Shuang's hands at lightning speed. At the same time, the news that Duan Shuang had been stripped of all his duties because he had used the Ministry of Revenue's ten thousand silver taels to bid for the Night-Luminescent Pearls instantly spread throughout the entire capital. At this moment, Yang Lanqing, the owner of the Night-Luminescent Pearl, naturally became the primary target of criticism in the entire city.

Yang Lanqing had been sulking because of the unexpected event that had happened to her. When she heard the news, she was so angry that she fainted.

By the time Yang Lanqing woke up, the sky was already almost dark. To Yang Lanqing, she could not care less and immediately rushed to Zhen'an King's Mansion. If this matter was not explained clearly, her reputation would be really bad. In the future, she would have to bear the name of "disaster."

"Your Highness, what exactly is going on?" Yang Lanqing started to cry when she saw Duan Shuang.

When Duan Shuang heard Yang Lanqing's chattering, he felt annoyed. However, considering that she was still useful, he had no choice but to pretend to her.

"It was just the Emperor's momentary anger. There is no need to worry. Just wait for the Emperor's anger to subside. "

"Could it be that His Highness really misappropriated the Ministry of Revenue's silver for my Night-Luminescent Pearl?"

"This King will make up for it in a few days. It's just that after taking over some matters of the Ministry of Revenue... It's just confusing the accounts. But I was just caught by some dangerous people and made a fuss about it. " Duan Shuang did not look anxious at all when he found out about his situation. He was still calm and collected, which made Yang Lanqing, who was panicking, calm down a lot.

That was true. His Royal Highness had a large family and business. Why would he misappropriate the public funds for ten thousand taels of silver?

"However, just this one matter, between you and me, it is somewhat troublesome." Duan Shuang stared at Yang Lanqing.

Duan Shuang's deep eyes instantly made Yang Lanqing lose her mind.

"What trouble?"

"I'm afraid it won't be so easy to make you the Princess." Duan Shuang sighed.

The fire in Yang Lanqing's heart burned again. So it turns out that the Royal Highness intended to give me the position of the Princess? If he could really become the Princess of Zhen'an King's Mansion, who would dare to say that he was a "disaster"?

"Why?" Yang Lanqing asked urgently.

"I'm afraid that Imperial Brother will not easily agree. After all, this matter has been stabbed into the Emperor's ears."

Yang Lanqing secretly hate that it was that despicable person who dared to set him up like this!

"Your Highness, as long as I can be with you, Lanqing does not care about anything." Yang Lanqing felt wronged and started to cry. At this moment, she could only hope that she could use the feminine softness of a woman to arouse Duan Shuang's protective heart.

"Lanqing, you can stay in the Imperial Residence!"

Once Duan Shuang said this, Yang Lanqing immediately looked at him in astonishment.

"Your Royal Highness, this, this doesn't make sense." Yang Lanqing shook her head. What she wanted was to stay in the main seat openly and openly, and not be so sneaky!

"I know this matter is unfair to you. But, only if you stay in the Imperial Residence for the time being, then there will be a chance for the situation between us to turn around."