Chapter 308: The Crown Prince Enthronement Ceremony 2

Walking under His Majesty Dan, Nan Xi bowed and saluted.

Before anyone could say anything, Rong Yu had spontaneously walked aside and stood three steps away from Nan Xi. His figure was tall and thin, and his whole figure was like a sheathed sword. His sharp edge was restrained, but he could always feel it. Impressive majesty.

Nan Xi raised her eyes slightly and once again saw the holy and flawless high priest in white robes.

The high priest also saw her, with a somewhat unclear look in his eyes. When he spoke, his voice was clean and elegant: "Princess Feng, please kneel down to accept the canonization."

Nan Xi narrowed her eyes and was about to kneel down when Rong Yu said indifferently: "She can't kneel down."

The hall was so quiet at this time that you could hear a pin drop. As soon as Rong Yu said these words, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Everyone turned their heads in unison and their eyes fell on him.

"She can't kneel." Rong Yu repeated coldly, looking at the high priest with calm and tough eyes, and his voice was even colder and indifferent, revealing an irrefutable coercion, "Give her the imperial decree of canonization and directly grant the treasure book. , gold seal is sufficient.”

There was a lot of discussion in the palace: "What does this mean?"

"The appointment of a crown prince is a very serious matter. Is the Regent of Great Zhou trying to disrupt the situation?"

"Why can't you kneel? Princess Feng hasn't ascended the throne yet, why don't you kneel before the emperor?"

"The world is so big that all the people must kneel down and worship the emperor. Just because Princess Feng is the prince chosen by the gods does not mean she is special, and she should not be arrogant because of her favor. Otherwise, where is the dignity of the royal family? Where is the majesty of the priest's palace?"

Rong Yu didn't speak. He turned a deaf ear to the roaring voices in his ears. His dignified and indifferent face seemed to be covered with a thin layer of frost. His dark eyes stared at the high priest standing next to the dragon chair without blinking. His eyes were full of color. Sharp and sharp.

The high priest also looked at him silently without saying a word, his gentle face showing no emotion or anger.

Nan Xi narrowed her eyes and stood quietly without saying a word, with no intention of trying to smooth things over.

"This is to establish the crown prince." The high priest said calmly, his voice was gentle and calm, "According to etiquette, Princess Feng must kneel down and worship the emperor."

Rong Yu's tone became more and more serious: "I told you, she can't kneel."

"Prince Regent, don't go too far!" King Wei said coldly and angrily, "This is Dongling, not your Great Zhou Dynasty Hall, and this is not a place for you to mess around based on your status!"

"The regent doesn't let Princess Feng kneel down, is it because Princess Feng is pregnant?" Someone among the courtiers said calmly, as if they were looking for a reasonable reason for him. "Please forgive me for my rude words. Princess Feng's belly is swollen. She should have passed the dangerous period of pregnancy. Kneeling at this time will not affect the safety of mother and child."

As soon as these words came out, the other ministers all showed expressions of understanding, thinking that the regent was really because Princess Feng was pregnant.

However, these words did not soften the regent's attitude. He still did not say a word and looked at the high priest in silence.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne, frowned. Rather than being unhappy as the king of a country, he was more surprised by the regent's attitude.

From the moment they met, he had clearly and resolutely stated Princess Feng's attitude that she was not allowed to kneel. However, today's registration ceremony was watched by all the officials. In such a solemn and solemn occasion, it is really puzzling that he still insists on it.

If it is true that he is domineering and arrogant just because of his status, it is really not like that.

The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant for a moment, the air was tense and filled with uneasy depression.

"If the high priest insists, then the ceremony of appointing the crown prince will be abandoned." Rong Yu's voice was calm and indifferent, without any room for change. He obviously did not care about the dissatisfaction of the Dongling Manchu Dynasty civil and military officials, "She will not kneel to anyone. ”

The high priest's hand holding the golden staff tightened slightly, and his eyes looked at Rong Yu with a bone-crushing coldness. However, his eyes had no lethality on Rong Yu, nor could they change his attitude.

Nan Xi will not kneel down.

They all knew the reason for not kneeling.

These people were not qualified to make her kneel down, no matter what the reason was, it was impossible.

The hall fell into a long dead silence.

None of the ministers who were aroused with anger dared to speak out at this time. They seemed to be sensitive to something. Their eyes moved between the regent and the high priest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they faintly smelled a cold and murderous atmosphere.

The ministers were frightened by this.

What's going on?

Probably no one expected that such a turmoil would occur in a ceremony to establish the crown prince. It was not due to differences in positions or power, but just because of the etiquette that should be there?

They really don't understand, what can happen if they just kneel down?

The atmosphere was tense.

The regent said nothing, and neither did the high priest.

His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly and said calmly: "I think this matter should not be decided by the Regent."

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtiers bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Zi Chen," the emperor's gaze fell on Nan Xi, "What do you think?"

Nan Xi leaned forward slightly and said in a calm and calm voice, "I listen to Rong Yu."

The reason he interceded on the school field was because he saw Rong Yu's true thoughts. The focus of punishment was not the amount, but the fact that the purpose of establishing prestige had been achieved, and privately he was not willing to let his soldiers be seriously injured.

Therefore, Nan Xi's plea for mercy will not dissuade Rong Yu.

But this time the situation is different.

Rong Yu's attitude was very firm. She could even guess why he didn't want her to kneel. No matter how rebellious and arrogant such behavior was in the eyes of Dongling's civil and military officials, Nan Xi knew that she should stand on the same front with Rong Yu, unconditionally support him and trust him, even if it caused unnecessary speculation, dissatisfaction and anger.

"The Regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty was able to interfere with Princess Feng's actions today because of a courtesy that should have been there. When Princess Feng ascends the throne in the future, will she control the country of Dongling, or even directly usurp the throne?" An old minister headed by the left said with a cold face, his tone was stern and tough, "It shouldn't be the turn of an outsider to be here in the affairs of the Dongling royal family-"

"Rong Yu is not an outsider." Nan Xi said lightly, "He is my husband in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was married to me through three letters and six engagements. He is also my consort in Dongling. If Dongling always treats him as an outsider, then I can only be an outsider."