Lord Zhang suddenly thought of the hints in her words just now and finally understood what was going on.
It seemed that if he didn't agree today, otherwise, other secrets might be known to everyone today. Thinking of what he had done usually, Lord Zhang wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me this opportunity. The King is now missing. It is only natural for Your Highness to support the young prince to ascend the throne. I have no complaints."
His submissive appearance finally pleased the arrogant - looking woman.
Concubine Rui casually glanced around. Holding the young prince's hand, she was in a good mood.
"It seems that no one else has any objections, right? If so, then this matter is settled. The young prince is too young to distinguish right from wrong. I will support him for the time being. You should have no objections, right?"
Although it sounded like a consultation, coming from her mouth, it didn't seem like something one could refute.
However, there were always two fearless people in the crowd.
"Humph, the reason Lord Zhang is so obedient to you is because you have something on him. I don't have any such thing. You can't threaten me."
"Yes, we've always been upright. Concubine Rui is just a concubine in the harem. How can she interfere in politics? It would be better for her to retreat to the six palaces and handle internal affairs. We can turn a blind eye for the King's sake. But if you insist on not listening, don't blame us for being ruthless."
They sneered, not putting this concubine in their eyes at all.
But soon, they were severely slapped in the face.
Concubine Rui waved her hand, and countless soldiers walked in from outside. "Lord Sun, do you really think I have no way to deal with you? You thought you had cleaned up all the evidence, but you missed the most important link."
As she finished speaking, two maids were pushed in under everyone's gaze. Their eyes were dull, but when they saw the two lords, they became excited and wanted to rush forward. If it weren't for the soldiers holding them back, those lords' faces might have been scratched to pieces by now.
"It's all your fault that you ruined my life. I'll kill you!"
"If it weren't for you, that corrupt official, my parents and relatives wouldn't have died. Give them back their lives!"
As soon as the two maids appeared, the two lords shut up. They looked at the two maids in horror, as if they had seen a ghost.
"You... weren't you already dead? Why are you here?"
"Alas, people often say that when pulling out weeds, one must get rid of the roots. You two were in such a hurry that you left a lot of traces. But I should also thank you for your guilty consciences. Otherwise, I couldn't have found out your secrets so quickly."
Sighing slightly, Concubine Rui gently patted the shoulders of the two women, as if soothing their emotions and giving them strength.
Lord Sun fell to the ground and was so scared by the two maids that he wet his pants. He waved his hands hurriedly.
"Get away, get away quickly. The matter back then can't be blamed on me. It's your fault that you didn't submit to us back then. Otherwise, you wouldn't have ended up like this."
"Yes, we could have given you the position of concubines, but you were so greedy and dissatisfied. Of course, we couldn't let you have your way."
"Humph, you disgusting corrupt official. Please let us take action, Your Highness. How can Your Highness trust such disgusting things? They are ambitious and will never be willing to be subordinate."
"Yes, Your Highness. Let us kill them. Even if we die for this, it's worth it."
Listening to the maids' words, the interest in Concubine Rui's eyes was obvious.
"Death is too easy. Let them choose. Lord Sun, do you want to live or die?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the two of them quickly agreed. "Of course we want to live, Your Highness. We know we were wrong. Besides, aren't you bringing these two maids here today just to negotiate with us?"
They grabbed the last straw of hope and held on tightly.
Concubine Rui's gaze shifted between the two maids and the two lords, and no one knew what she was thinking.
After a long time, just when both sides were getting impatient, she finally spoke.
"How about I give you a chance? Whichever side can make me laugh first, I'll give the chance of survival to them. What do you think?"
At this, the faces of all four turned pale. They didn't expect to be played with in the end.
However, they were still a bit unwilling. Looking at each other, they all wanted to fight for the chance to live.
"Your Highness, we can tell you a joke."
"No, no, no, Your Highness. Jokes are not fun at all. You'd better look at us. Look at our actions."
Although they were usually serious ministers in others' eyes, at this moment, in order to survive, they turned themselves into monkeys and performed monkey - shows in the main hall.
After all these actions, Concubine Rui couldn't help laughing.
"Hehe. It seems that both sides are quite hard - working. This makes it a bit difficult for me. Who should I let live to be the fairest?"
Lord Sun and his companion looked at each other and thought of a wonderful idea.
They began to tell the past of the two maids. In their eyes, what could be more ridiculous than others' tragic pasts? Moreover, Concubine Rui was of the same kind as them.
After such actions, gradually, the ministers watching the show also knew the true identities of the two maids, and disgust appeared in their eyes.
These two maids were actually the top - ranked courtesans in two brothels in the capital. They finally managed to get close to the two lords and moved into their mansions with their beauty.
This incident was once widely spread by the madams of the two brothels. For a while, all the women in the brothels wanted to compete for the position of the top courtesan.
Who would have thought that these two top - ranked courtesans were still restless after entering the backyards of the mansions.
They actually wanted to scheme against the mistresses of the mansions. No proper wife could tolerate this. So the two mistresses constantly oppressed the two top - ranked courtesans. They complained bitterly and even wanted the position of the mistress.
One plan failed, and they came up with another.
They then complained to the two lords, hoping to get what they wanted through the lords' favor.
But the two lords weren't fools. Their achievements today were inseparable from their wives. Without thinking, one could know that the two top - ranked courtesans were mercilessly abandoned.
The two top - ranked courtesans got angry and resorted to some dirty tricks.