I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 434 Consort Wang Enters the Palace

Chapter 434 Consort Wang Enters the Palace

"Oh, Lord Liu is right!" Wang Wenzhou suddenly changed his attitude and said respectfully, "I was angry for a moment and shouldn't have vented my anger on Lord Liu. Lord Liu, you are very magnanimous."

After Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Liu Zongzhou.

Everyone was stunned. Had Wang Wenzhou, this mad dog, taken his drugs today? He'd actually learned to apologize.

Liu Zongzhou nodded and said with a smile, "Lord Wang, you are too kind."

"Old Liu is a true friend!" Wang Wenzhou walked up to Liu Zongzhou with a smile, hugged Liu Zongzhou tightly, and rubbed the dirt off his body onto Liu Zongzhou.

"Lord Wang! Please have some self-respect!" Liu Zongzhou was furious and tried to push Wang Wenzhou away, but he was older and not as strong as Wang Wenzhou, so he couldn't push him away no matter what he did.

Seeing that Liu Zongzhou still dared to resist, Wang Wenzhou grabbed Liu Zongzhou by the neck, pressed his head down, and wiped it on his clothes.

"Lord Wang, release me!" Liu Zongzhou shouted in a panic.

"Haha!" Zhu Youjian burst out laughing. Boxin was really someone who never suffered a loss; he was just too ridiculous.

"Wang Wenzhou! Release Lord Liu!" Qian Qianyi shouted angrily, pointing at Wang Wenzhou.

“Lord Qian, I’m giving Lord Liu a hug as an apology!” Wang Wenzhou said earnestly.

"Apologize to your sister!" Liu Zongzhou was furious. He tried to break free, but he couldn't.

Liu Zongzhou's colleagues wanted to help, but Wang Wenzhou smelled so bad that no one wanted to go up and pull him aside.

"Boxin, stop fooling around!" Zhu Youjian said, suppressing a laugh.

Wang Wenzhou pushed Liu Zongzhou aside, bowed, and said, "Lord Liu, I'm so sorry, please forgive me!"

"Ugh!" Liu Zongzhou was covered in Wang Wenzhou's vomit. He gagged a few times, pointed at Wang Wenzhou, and said angrily, "You bastard son, you've gone too far!"

"Holy crap!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "You old bastard, how dare you curse me!"

"So what if I insult you?" Liu Zongzhou was furious. Although he was only the prefect of Yingtian, his authority was comparable to that of the ministers of the Six Ministries. He had never been insulted like this before.

"So what if you curse me? I'll show you why the flowers are so red!" Wang Wenzhou said, raising his arm and slapping Liu Zongzhou across the face.

Liu Zongzhou was truly enraged. When people are angry, they often lose control of themselves. He lunged at Wang Wenzhou like a madman.

Liu Zongzhou was old and frail, so how could he be a match for Wang Wenzhou, who was in his prime? In no time, Wang Wenzhou was straddling Liu Zongzhou and punching him mercilessly.

The Donglin Party members wanted to help, but Wang Wenzhou smelled so bad that they had to cover their noses when they got close to him. No one wanted to touch him.

"Lord Wang, please stop being so rude!"

"Wang Wenzhou, this is the imperial court, not a place for you to throw a tantrum!"

"Wang Wenzhou, let go right now!"

Qian Qianyi and others angrily rebuked them.

"Bang!" Zhu Youjian slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "Nonsense! Wang Wenzhou, release Lord Liu immediately!"

Wang Wenzhou turned to look at Zhu Youjian and said aggrievedly, "Brother Zhu, you saw what happened. This old man cursed me first!"

"Slap slap slap!" Wang Wenzhou didn't stop, punching Liu Zongzhou hard in the face with his left and right fists.

Zhu Youjian shook his head with a wry smile. "Boxin, oh Boxin! The officials are right, you really are a mad dog. Alright, stop hitting me, you're going too far."

"Quickly, pull them apart!" Zhu Youjian ordered.

The guards rushed forward, enduring the stench, and pulled Wang Wenzhou away.

"Bang!" Zhu Youjian slammed his hand on the table and said coldly, "Nonsense! Liu Zongzhou and Wang Wenzhou, you two are both important officials of the court. In front of so many colleagues, you are behaving like street thugs, fighting each other in the court. What kind of decorum is this?"

"Your humble servant knows his crime!" Liu Zongzhou immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Hmph!" Wang Wenzhou snorted coldly, rolled his eyes at Liu Zongzhou, and thought, "Old man, you don't know I'm in a bad mood. You dare to curse me? Beating you is the least I can do."

"Issuing an imperial edict: Liu Zongzhou and Wang Wenzhou have acted improperly and shall each be fined one year's salary!" Zhu Youjian was clearly showing favoritism.

Although the civil and military officials knew Liu Zongzhou was innocent, they couldn't refute him, since Liu Zongzhou had insulted them first. Everyone secretly thought to themselves, "Your Majesty, Wang Wenzhou is your biological father!"

"Long live the Emperor! Your humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your great favor!" Although Liu Zongzhou felt wronged, he could only accept the imperial decree and express his gratitude since the Emperor had spoken.

Wang Wenzhou feigned grievance and said, "Brother Zhu, I'm truly wronged!"

"Ahem!" Zhu Youjian coughed a few times, gesturing to Wang Wenzhou, "Please, stop making trouble!"

Just now, Zhu Youjian issued an edict to execute Gao Yingxiang by slow slicing, but because of Wang Wenzhou's disturbance, Wang Chengen has not yet delivered the edict. Qian Qianyi was afraid that if Wang Wenzhou continued to cause trouble, Zhu Youjian would forget about the matter, and the whole thing was ruined by Wang Wenzhou.

Qian Qianyi bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you just issued an edict to execute the rebel Li Zicheng by slow slicing. May Eunuch Wang go and deliver the edict?"

"Brother Zhu! You can't do this to me!" Wang Wenzhou hurriedly said, "When you sent me to persuade Gao Yingxiang to surrender, you patted your chest and guaranteed me that as long as he surrendered, you would spare his life!"

"Wang Chengen!" Zhu Youjian said, "Go and deliver the imperial decree immediately!"

Wang Chengen glanced at Zhu Youjian, whose expression left no room for argument. Wang Chengen understood that Zhu Youjian's mind was made up. "Lord Wang," he said, "it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that His Majesty insists. You can't blame me!"

"This old servant obeys the decree!" Wang Chengen hurriedly accepted the order.

"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou exclaimed hurriedly, "Brother Zhu, you can't do this!"

"Dismiss the court!" Zhu Youjian didn't want to lose face in front of the civil and military officials, because he had really said that before, but now he was going back on his word. Knowing Wang Wenzhou's temperament, he would definitely make a scene.

"Zhu Youjian, you fucking broke your promise!" Wang Wenzhou cursed directly.

The civil and military officials who were strolling out after the court session were dumbfounded. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, was really bold enough to call the emperor by his name and even dare to curse him. This was a capital offense!

Zhu Youjian rushed over, grabbed Wang Wenzhou's hand, and left.

"Boxin, I beg you, stop making trouble! Come back to the Imperial Study with me, and I will definitely apologize to you!" Zhu Youjian said in a low voice.

"Ah!" The civil and military officials were completely dumbfounded. Wang Wenzhou reeked of a terrible stench, and everyone avoided him. Yet the Emperor himself went over and took his hand. Your Majesty, what exactly is your relationship with Wang Wenzhou?

"Zhu Youjian! Gao Yingxiang is my father-in-law!" Wang Wenzhou said with a mournful face, feeling aggrieved.

"I know, I have my own difficulties! Stop making a scene, don't you think I'm not embarrassed enough? Go take a bath first, and I'll tell you my troubles!" Zhu Youjian said with a wry smile.

"That's going too far! It wasn't your father-in-law who died!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably.

"Let's go!" Zhu Youjian dragged Wang Wenzhou into the inner palace.

"Consort Wang has entered the palace!" someone shouted.

"Haha!" In an instant, all the civil and military officials burst into laughter.