Quickly wear the water of trouble: after being cheated on, the yandere male protagonist turned evil

Chapter 559 The White Moonlight of Powerful Officials [1v3] (63)

After the succession ceremony is the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

The civil and military officials who participated in the grand ceremony had already left and returned home for reunion.

This banquet is said to be a palace banquet, but it is actually the emperor's family banquet. Ordinary people are extremely uninterested in such a tense and serious occasion.

But because this was Bai Wu's first family banquet after she ascended the throne, those Bai family clan members were very grateful, and all of them went to the banquet early and dressed neatly.

Bai Wu also changed from the red gold dragon robe to a black and red coiled dragon suit.

The golden crown and cloud temples are dignified and graceful.

When she saw Rong Chen sitting at the bottom right, the smile in her eyes became clearer, so she raised her glass to congratulate each other.

"New Year's family dinner, you don't have to be restrained, just have fun."

As she spoke, her faint eyes fell on Rong Chen.

"If I remember correctly, this is the first time for the priest to celebrate New Year's Eve in the palace, right? I wonder if the banquet tonight will satisfy you?"

Rong Chen replied without raising his head: "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, everything is fine in this seat, the banquet is so delicate, how can I be dissatisfied."

On the opposite side, Bai Yuming sneered again and again.

He didn't seize the opportunity to taunt him during the day, but now that he is sitting opposite him, how could he miss this opportunity?

"Your priest is worshiped by people all over the world. You should have seen this kind of banquet a lot, so naturally you don't take it to heart."

It's not that Rong Chen didn't hear the provocation in his words, but his eyes were still as pale as water, and he said unhurriedly:

"King Wei's words are wrong. Everyone in this world is His Majesty's subjects, and the temple also serves His Majesty. Since I am the High Priest, I will take the Son of Heaven seriously."

Bai Wu secretly raised her eyebrows.

Is Rong Chen showing his loyalty to her?

But hasn't he always regarded power struggles as floating clouds?
How could he express his position to her on this occasion?
Or did he deliberately release the smoke bomb to lower her vigilance so that he could check her identity?

Ah.

Sure enough, an old fox is an old fox, and he never leaks anything.

A sly light flashed across his eyes, Bai Wu smiled and seemed to have to speak:

"Since Mr. Priest is so sincere, I don't want to beat around the bush anymore. I have been confused about one thing before, and now I can take advantage of the family banquet to relieve Mr. Priest's worries."

Tonight's Rong Chen was extraordinarily gentle and perverse, even if he heard Bai Wu's ulterior motives, he still nodded slightly and said: "Your Majesty, it's okay to say."

Bai Wu looked like a successful little fox.

She was leaning on the purple-gold seat, her cheeks were slightly reddish by the candlelight all over the room, and she was quite confused.

The words that can be exported are extremely cold.

"As early as when I was sick in the East Palace, I heard about the Lingnan Town. The Wuxian in Lingnan did a lot of evil, harmed many people, and made the people here miserable. In the end, there were even bandits. It was only when I sent troops to support that the crisis was resolved. I don’t know. Priest, do you still remember this?"

Rong Chen didn't expect Bai Wu to mention this matter, his complexion moved slightly and he tightened his hands secretly.

"This seat. Of course I remember."

Not only remember.

In this life, he will never forget what happened in Lingnan Town.

The corners of Bai Wu's lips raised slightly.

"Wu Xian, who didn't know how the temple executed him in the end?"

Rong Chen hesitated slightly, raised his head and met Bai Wu's gloomy eyes.

He clearly saw deterrence and pressure there.

He got it.

The new emperor is preparing to attack him.

So he turned his eyes coldly and asked back: "Several months have passed, why is Your Majesty so concerned?"

Bai Wu replied unhurriedly: "Although the matter of Lingnan Town looks small, it actually involves quite a lot. Wu Xian is an extremely important intermediary who went up to the temple and sent down to the people. The selection of people in the temple has always been strict. Yes, there should be no objection, but"

Her eyes gradually became sharper, but there was a bit of a teasing smile mixed in, making others feel that the young empress was casually talking about an old matter, rather than taking the opportunity to put pressure on the temple.

"But the priest also said just now that the temple is for me. Although I can't bear this burden, I still have to ask, right? Now that Wu Xian in Lingnan has made such a big mistake, people can't help but suspect it. Look, my lord priest. Is there something wrong with human ability?"

As soon as these words came out, even Si Tong behind Rong Chen couldn't sit still.

Several generations have changed, and although he has been in and out of the palace for generations of priests since he was a child, he has never seen any emperor dare to question the priests of the temple like this.

But Rong Chen was surprisingly calm, instead he turned his head to reprimand him for his impoliteness, and then slowly opened his mouth to Bai Wu.

"The matter of Wuxian in the south of the mausoleum is indeed a dereliction of duty by the temple."

"My lord." Si Tong said dissatisfiedly.

Rong Chen frowned and ignored him.

"I really intend to severely punish Wu Xian, but on the way to bring him back to the temple, he died suddenly. This is the only way to let it go."

Bai Wu frowned, and straightened up pretending to be surprised.

"What? The person died long ago? So the temple is gone? Don't you plan to give me an explanation, and give an explanation to the people in Lingnan Town?"

Si Tong finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Your Majesty, Wu Xian's sudden death was not what we expected. Isn't it even more inappropriate for you to be aggressive here after a few months?"

Bai Wu squinted her eyes, and sneered: "Master Priest is really well-mannered, and the people around you are sharper and sharper than each other."

Rong Chen scolded: "Si Tong, don't be rude."

It wasn't until now that his voice was really tinged with a bit of coldness.

Si Tong realized that he was really angry, and despite the anger in his heart, he still bowed his head and apologized.

Rong Chen withdrew his gaze, his eyes were indifferent and drooping.

"This matter is my fault, and I am willing to bear all the consequences."

Bai Wu pretended to be panicked: "My lord priest's words will scare me, how dare I embarrass the temple?"

"But this matter has not come to fruition, and it is really difficult for me to give an explanation to the world. Do you think it is true or not?"

Rong Chen didn't speak.

Bai Wu continued with a smile: "Then how about this, Lord Priest put aside the schedule and stay in this palace for a while, and it won't be too late to return to the temple after the matter is clarified."

Because of Bai Wu's words, the main hall fell into an eerie silence.

It's not like people with discerning eyes can't hear it. The empress just wanted to find out the truth, and she clearly used this excuse to detain the high priest.

The priests of the temple did not return to the temple for a long time.

After a long time, it will definitely make people suspicious.

This is her, officially putting pressure on the temple.

Bai Yuming was in a good mood, but still deliberately sighed and said:

"Your Majesty, aren't you being too pliable? The temple has made such a mistake, if left unchecked, wouldn't it be even more arrogant, you just let the priest live in this palace, it's inevitable."

"Your Majesty." A cold male voice interrupted Bai Yuming's words, "I feel that it is really inappropriate to keep the priest in the palace."

(End of this chapter)