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Chapter 486 The Feast
"Now, this reason is even less sufficient..."
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but angrily said, "Jiang Chen, what do you want? Do you still want to punish Royal Mother?"
Consort Yu's expression changed upon hearing this, and she scolded, "Sheng'er, what are you saying? Immediately apologize to His Majesty!"
Jiang Sheng's expression changed slightly; he realized that he had just directly called Jiang Chen by his name.
This was a great disrespect!
"Jiang Sheng, do you know your crime?" Jiang Chen looked at Jiang Sheng coldly.
Being questioned by Jiang Chen in such a condescending tone, Jiang Sheng felt extremely angry.
But now, he was under someone else's roof, and his grand plan was not yet accomplished, so Jiang Sheng could only suppress his anger and say, "This subject knows his mistake."
Consort Yu quickly said, "Your Majesty, Sheng'er already knows his mistake..."
A glance from Jiang Chen silenced Consort Yu.
He said indifferently, "It's not a mistake, it's a crime!"
Consort Yu and Jiang Sheng both became anxious upon hearing this.
A mistake and a crime were two completely different concepts.
They deliberately called the crime a mistake because they wanted to downplay the matter.
But they didn't expect that Jiang Chen had seen through their intentions.
For the sake of his grand plan, Jiang Sheng finally suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth, "This subject knows his crime!"
Jiang Chen sneered, "Listening to your tone, it seems like you're not convinced."
Jiang Sheng's lungs were about to explode with anger, but this anger quickly disappeared into thin air.
"This subject is convinced," Jiang Sheng said softly, "Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Consort Yu quickly said, "Please, Your Majesty, spare him for the sake of this old woman."
Hearing Consort Yu plead for him, Jiang Sheng said, "Royal Mother, don't beg him!"
After saying that, Jiang Sheng raised his head, waiting for Jiang Chen's punishment.
But Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "Consort Yu, rest assured. I and the Tang Prince are brothers. Although we don't share the same mother, the brotherly affection cannot be erased."
"As long as you know your mistake, that's good. Don't do it again in the future." Jiang Chen said with a smile to Jiang Sheng.
Listening to Jiang Chen's tone, which was like teaching his son, Jiang Sheng's eyes were full of hatred.
After finally leaving the Hall of Diligent Governance, Consort Yu quickly took Jiang Sheng back to the Ziyu Palace.
After making sure that no one was around, Jiang Sheng smashed everything in the room in anger.
"Jiang Chen, if I don't kill you, it will be difficult to quell the hatred in my heart!" Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth.
Consort Yu originally thought that Jiang Sheng would feel better after venting, but she didn't expect to hear these words.
She quickly looked around, and only after seeing that no one was there did she breathe a sigh of relief, and then quickly stepped forward and said, "Sheng'er, you can't just say these things!"
Jiang Sheng also knew that he had misspoke and concealed it, "Royal Mother, don't worry, I was just saying it casually."
Consort Yu was relieved.
In Jiang Sheng's eyes, however, the anger was still raging.
In the Hall of Diligent Governance, Jiang Chen casually reviewed the memorials, even humming a little tune.
Feng Jin rarely saw Jiang Chen so happy and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is in a very good mood today."
Jiang Chen glanced at Feng Jin, "I am indeed in a good mood."
Feng Jin was a little puzzled. Could it be that the Tang Prince's submission could make His Majesty so happy?
Jiang Chen would naturally not be excited by Jiang Sheng's temporary submission, because he knew that Jiang Sheng's submission was only temporary.
The real reason Jiang Chen was happy was that he had successfully angered Jiang Sheng.
It is difficult for a calm person to make mistakes.
But people in anger are different.
With today's humiliation and warning, he believed that Jiang Sheng would definitely take action after returning.
At that time, Jiang Chen could follow the clues and catch all the figures behind this matter in one fell swoop!
December 9th, clear.
The princes from all over the country who received the imperial decree, except for those who were too old or ill, had all arrived.
In front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Jiang Chen led the crowd and solemnly held a sacrificial ceremony.
After the sacrifice, just when a group of princes and relatives of the imperial family thought they could leave, Jiang Chen suddenly proposed to hold a family banquet.
The sudden news made Jiang Sheng, who had breathed a sigh of relief, instantly nervous.
He thought he had survived this time, but he didn't expect it to not be over yet.
The most important thing was that the countermeasures he and Wang Yaohui had discussed were all centered around the sacrifice to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
What exactly would Jiang Chen say at the banquet? Would he make things difficult?
These questions made Jiang Sheng feel overwhelmed.
With ten thousand unwillingness and trepidation, Jiang Sheng sat down at the prepared banquet seat.
At this time, the relatives of the imperial family sitting in other seats were chatting with the people around them.
Only Jiang Sheng was racking his brains thinking about what Jiang Chen might do, sitting there quietly alone.
"Your Highness, Tang Prince, Your Highness, Tang Prince?"
Several voices from the side woke Jiang Sheng up.
Jiang Sheng looked over with some displeasure and found that it was a prince who was ten years younger than him.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Sheng asked.
The prince said, "Is Your Highness, Tang Prince, feeling unwell? Why don't you find someone to chat with?"
Jiang Sheng was shocked. Reminded by the other party, he realized that his contemplation just now was not in line with his persona.
He quickly looked around, and when he didn't see anyone staring at him, he deliberately laughed.
"I didn't sleep well last night, so I just dozed off for a while."
As he spoke, Jiang Sheng reached out and put his arm around the prince's shoulder, "Come, you accompany this prince to have a few drinks!"
Jiang Sheng drank wine and chatted, but the irritability in his heart did not decrease at all.
Now chatting and drinking with others, he had even less time to figure out how to deal with Jiang Chen.
A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Chen appeared, but in Jiang Sheng's heart, it felt like an hour had passed.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Everyone quickly got up and saluted.
Jiang Chen smiled and pressed his hand down, "Everyone, please sit down. Today is a family banquet, so there's no need for so much courtesy."
Seeing Jiang Chen's smiling face, everyone felt a lot more relaxed.
Only Jiang Sheng kept a string taut in his heart.
Especially when Jiang Chen's eyes swept over everyone, he always felt that Jiang Chen's eyes seemed to linger on him for a while longer.
In Jiang Sheng's uneasy mood, Jiang Chen smiled and drank three cups with everyone, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Some princes who had a good relationship with Jiang Chen before plucked up the courage to step forward and toast Jiang Chen.
Faced with these people's toasts cup after cup, Jiang Chen only picked up the cup and moistened his lips before putting it down each time.
Even so, it made the faces of those who toasted glow.
No matter what, His Majesty had accepted his toast!
Seeing Jiang Chen's kind attitude, everyone's spirits gradually relaxed, and more and more people stepped forward to toast Jiang Chen.
But there were also some people who did not step forward to toast.
Jiang Chen seemed not to see this situation. When everyone was drunk, he gently knocked on the wine table.
The sound was not loud, but the banquet, which was still noisy just now, quickly quieted down.
Everyone looked at Jiang Chen, waiting for Jiang Chen to speak.
"It's rare for everyone to gather together today, which makes me very emotional."