Chu Qing had been standing for so long that she felt tired and couldn't help swaying a little.
Just then, Wei Ying happened to look in her direction.
"Can you still hold on?" Wei Ying asked softly, concern written all over his face as he leaned over and spoke into Chu Qing's ear.
Chu Qing was startled by Wei Ying's sudden closeness. Then she gently pushed him away and whispered with her head down, "I'm fine. My legs are just a bit sore. I'll be okay after moving around a bit. You... don't need to worry."
Ah! She really couldn't stand this guy being so close to her in front of everyone!
Wei Ying didn't really care about Chu Qing's action. After seeing that her complexion was indeed okay, he nodded and then turned his head back to look at Xu Han.
After Wei Yi and Wei Er brought the people up, they stood guard on either side of the group.
At this moment, Xu Han was panicking!
The Prince of Ning really had something on him!!!
Taking a deep breath, Xu Han put on a slightly surprised look and asked, "Your Highness, who are these people you're introducing to this old official?"
Seeing that Xu Han still refused to admit defeat until faced with conclusive evidence, a glint of amusement flashed in Wei Ying's eyes, and the smile on his lips was almost wicked.
"Then let this prince introduce them to you properly."
With that, Wei Ying paced over to the first person and pointed at him. "This one is a calligrapher."
Then he walked over to the second person. "This one is a master thief who can come and go without a trace."
"This one is a merchant, and the last one is a craftsman who has lived in seclusion."
After finishing, Wei Ying looked at Xu Han with a smile.
At this moment, Xu Han was on the verge of fleeing!
Chu Qing also smiled brightly at this moment. "What's wrong, Lord Xu? You don't look too well. Could it be..."
She deliberately paused. Looking at Xu Han's stiff back, she then continued with a giggle, "Could it be that you're so excited and happy to meet these people?"
At this moment, Xu Han's mood was fluctuating wildly. He felt like he was on the verge of a breakdown!
Excited and happy?
He was being very restrained not to kill these people on the spot!
...
Among Xu Han's followers, someone wanted to speak up to defend him, but was quickly stopped by a more level - headed one.
"Are you crazy! The Prince of Ning has never been a paper tiger, and the Princess of Ning is also not what she used to be! The Emperor's attitude is unclear. At this moment, the best we can do is to stay out of it!" The person whispered desperately, afraid of being heard by either the Emperor or Xu Han.
The person who was stopped patted his chest in fear. He had been careless! At a time like this, he was still thinking about currying favor with Minister Xu. That guy was probably in deep trouble himself!
As for the others, although they all pretended to be non - existent, their ears were practically glued to Wei Ying and Xu Han.
It would be good enough if the undercurrent between these two didn't affect them!
However... What was the purpose of the people the Prince of Ning suddenly wanted to introduce to Minister Xu?
Just as others were feeling puzzled, Xu Han said stiffly, "This old official is stupid. I don't understand what Your Highness's purpose is in introducing these unrelated people."
Regarding Xu Han's feigning ignorance, Wei Ying originally wanted to play around with him for a while longer and tease him.
But when he saw Chu Qing silently rubbing her legs again, Wei Ying suddenly changed his mind and decided to finish the matter quickly.
Therefore, Wei Ying收起 the teasing look on his face and said expressionlessly:
"This so - called calligrapher is extremely good at imitation, especially... at imitating this prince's handwriting. As for this master thief, he was actually able to escape from this prince's mansion. Isn't he truly one who can come and go without a trace?"
Saying this, Wei Ying had already walked up to the third person. At this moment, a cold aura suddenly emanated from him. "This merchant is related to the friendly exchanges between our Great Yan and Xiliang! And this craftsman who has lived in seclusion, this prince has heard that he can imitate any item he has seen. Lord Xu, would you like to get to know these people?"
Huh??? The Emperor suddenly froze. He had thought that Wei Ying would talk to Xu Han for a while longer. They had clearly agreed before to see how long this Lord Xu could hold out. Unexpectedly, Wei Ying suddenly accelerated the pace.
The Emperor frowned, looking quite puzzled. "Uncle, what do you mean? Why are you introducing these people to Minister Xu out of the blue? They can imitate your handwriting, have been to your mansion, there's a craftsman who can imitate things, and even a merchant who has dealings with Xiliang. But... I don't understand what these have to do with Minister Xu?"
Seeing the Emperor's act, Chu Qing almost burst out laughing again.
Rou Qiuzi couldn't help but clap and praise, "What a perfect combination of the straight man and the funny man!"
"Hmm?" Chu Qing wondered in her heart.
What straight man? What funny man?
This little Rou Qiuzi was saying something she didn't understand again.
But at this moment, Chu Qing didn't have the heart to talk to Rou Qiuzi about this. She was eager to know how Xu Han would respond.
To be fair, if she didn't know the truth, she might have been deceived by the Emperor's serious question.
Sure enough, after hearing what the Prince of Ning said, Xu Han had turned pale. But after hearing the Emperor's words, he actually thought that things might not be completely hopeless.
As long as he didn't admit it based on just these people! He figured the Prince of Ning would be helpless!
Thinking of this, Xu Han also put on a puzzled look. "What Your Majesty said is also what this old official doesn't understand."
The Emperor slightly raised his eyebrows and then silently covered his face with his wide sleeve. Otherwise, he felt that it would be indecent for the lord of a country to burst out laughing in the court!
Wei Ying was so angry that he laughed instead. "Lord Xu really doesn't understand this prince's intention?"
Xu Han gritted his teeth secretly and continued to pretend to be confused.
Seeing this, Chu Qing on the side really wanted to applaud him!
"Ah, Uncle, do you mean that these people actually know Minister Xu? That they imitated your handwriting, your private seal, and framed you for colluding with the enemy. Is this all self - directed and self - acted by Minister Xu? Uncle, you mustn't unjustly frame a good person! I think Minister Xu is not such a shameless, despicable, and sinister person." The Emperor continued.
However...
If anyone present had a bit of sense, they should be able to hear the sarcasm in the Emperor's tone at this moment.
At this moment, Chu Qing finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.