area51novel Chapter 168
Chapter 168
"Xiaoling, when you see His Majesty during the court session, do you need to kneel down and kowtow?"
On the way to the Taiji Palace, the two of them became a little more familiar with each other, and Su Chen kept asking her about the rules of court session.
But she was just a little maid in Changle Palace, how could she know the rules of court session.
Since they entered the palace, the older maids taught them how to serve their masters as servants, as well as some of the palace rules.
As for the important matters of court session, they didn't understand.
"To reply to the Marquis, I don't know about this, but I think it's not necessary. On weekdays, when we see His Majesty and the Queen, we only need to bow down and pay our respects."
The maid Xiaoling answered uncertainly based on her daily experience.
Su Chen didn't comment, nodded and stopped, "The Taiji Palace is in front, I know the way, you can go back!"
"Okay, Marquis, I'll take my leave!" Xiaoling replied with a bow.
After Xiaoling turned and left, Su Chen walked towards the Taiji Hall.
"I hope I'm not late. I've never seen anyone kneel down to pay respect to His Majesty before. I just don't know whether I should kneel when attending court. If I can't, I'll kneel down. Just think of it as kneeling down to my father-in-law, it's nothing."
Su Chen comforted himself in his heart. After a while, he came to the outside of the Taiji Hall and walked up the steps to the hall.
There were six guards with swords on both sides of the Taiji Hall. The guard on the right was about to step forward to stop and ask, but was stopped by the guard on the left.
"Hello, Lord Su, please come in!"
The guard greeted Su Chen respectfully. He vaguely remembered that this Lord was a fierce man who dared to pull His Majesty.
Su Chen smiled and nodded, stepped forward and whispered:
"Brother, may I ask, has His Majesty come?" At the same time, he glanced into the hall and could only see the backs of some ministers standing.
"My Lord, His Majesty arrived at the Taiji Hall a quarter of an hour earlier today. All the ministers have arrived, and the morning court has already begun."
The guard was flattered that the Lord called him a brother. He could brag to others in the future, "The Lord treats me as a brother."
"Ah! Earlier? Let me ask again, do you need to kneel when you see His Majesty in court?"
Why did it come earlier than expected?
"My Lord, there is no need to kneel in court, unless you have committed a serious crime and violated the Holy Power."
Su Chen was finally relieved after hearing this. It would be great if he didn't have to kneel.
"Okay, I know, thank you!"
After thanking him, Su Chen walked into the hall. The guards outside the door looked curiously at the guard who had just replied.
"Old King, who is this Lord?" These guards in front of the hall are not very old, they are just used to calling others like this.
The guard Lao Wang replied proudly: "Remember this. From now on, no matter when and where you see this gentleman, just bow respectfully. Don't worry about anything else."
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"I will never give up unless I give this bastard a good beating!"
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Shimin didn't plan to wait for Su Chen any longer, and gave a look to Wang Defa on the side.
Wang Defa understood and shouted at the top of his voice:
"If you have something to say, please report it. If you don't, please leave the court!"
Most of the time, this sentence was shouted by the eunuch Wang Defa.
Before Wang Defa finished shouting, Li Shimin, who was sitting above, had already seen Su Chen.
Su Chen, who had just walked into the crowd of ministers, was stunned. Is he leaving the court now? I'm not late!
"Wait~wait~wait, I'm coming!" Su Chen raised a hand and shouted hurriedly.
How can this be? I'm not late. What if His Majesty thinks that I disobeyed His Majesty's order and didn't come to court?
The ministers present turned around curiously and looked at the source of the voice.
Who is this brave man who is attending court for the first time?
Su Chen was stared at by those people and stopped moving forward. He smiled awkwardly and bowed to those people to say hello.
Although some ministers didn't know Su Chen, they also nodded in response to Su Chen. Some ignored him and were indifferent.
"Huh? Isn't this the young man who called himself "this mansion" in front of the Suzaku Gate a few months ago?"
Fang Xuanling and others heard the voice and knew that Su Chen was here. Several dukes who were familiar with Su Chen smiled and shook their heads.
"Only Su kid dared to be so rude in the court." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
"Xuanling is wrong. If you accuse Su kid of being rude, he will blame us for never telling him." Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and smiled.
"That's right, that's right!"
Li Shimin, who was sitting on the top, originally thought that he would punish this kid for his misbehavior in front of the emperor in the court. Hearing Fang Xuanling and others' comments, he instantly gave up this idea.
If he gets embarrassed, it will be more trouble than gain.
Those who knew Su Chen thought that Su Chen's behavior was no big deal, and His Majesty would not be angry about it.
But the others didn't know Su Chen, and they all looked at Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng usually paid the most attention toEtiquette between the monarch and his subjects. If anyone dares to be rude in the court, Wei Zheng will definitely report him.
Sometimes even if the emperor's sitting posture is not right, Wei Zheng will give him a straight remonstrance.
To their surprise, Wei Zheng was silent today.
As if everything had nothing to do with him, he stood aside calmly.
"Boy, come up to me!"
Seeing Su Chen standing still, Li Shimin suddenly opened his mouth and ordered.
"Okay, your majesty, I'll come right away!"
The ministers moved to the sides and took the initiative to make way. Su Chen smiled in return, bowing and thanking him as he walked.
The scene was like going up to the podium and receiving an award.
Su Chen walked up, stood beside Li Chengqian, and whispered, "When did you come?"
Li Chengqian didn't know how to answer for a moment, "You are awesome, everyone is waiting for you, and my father is waiting for you too."
"Boy, why are you so late?"
Su Chen was about to say "You came early, not me" when he suddenly realized that the occasion was inappropriate.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I don't know the way, so I was delayed for some time." Su Chen replied respectfully.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, "It's understandable, you must be punctual next time."
When Su Chen stepped into the Taiji Hall, it was not yet the hour of Mao. Today, he came a quarter of an hour early. The most important thing is that Su Chen knows the general situation.
"Qintianjian, Li Chunfeng, where is it!"
Putting back his thoughts, Li Shimin called out majestically.
"Li Chunfeng? Hahaha, great! Li Chunfeng is great, he's good at math, he's a Feng Shui master, and he's also an astronomer."
Su Chen couldn't help but turn around and look back to see what this awesome guy looks like.
"Li Chunfeng, meet your majesty!"
A young man walked out of the queue, between 35 and 40 years old, with a well-proportioned body.
"My dear Li, please don't be polite. My dear Li, you are good at weather. I want to know when it will rain in the Tang Dynasty."
Although Li Shimin was so polite, he had some complaints about Li Chunfeng and even his senior brother Yuan Tiangang in his heart.
When he asked them about something, he always evaded them with the excuse that 'the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed'. Whenever a disaster occurred, he said that if he comprehended the secrets of heaven, disasters would come.
Li Shimin, who was often angry, cursed in his heart:
"A wise man after the event is as good as a pig before the event"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my lack of knowledge. The territory of the Tang Dynasty is very vast, and the weather is different every hundred miles. Therefore, I cannot calculate the weather changes in the entire Tang Dynasty.
If it is limited to Chang'an, ordinary people can also infer that there is no rain in Chang'an recently."
After listening to this, Li Shimin felt a toothache.
What Li Chunfeng said made so much sense. After saying so much, it was like saying nothing.