So thatās how it is!
Saving a life is a greater debt than heaven, and to save twice is a debt upon a debt, no wonder!
At this moment, Ye Ziāan also felt surprised inside, how did this young man know about this matter? And as for the fact that his mother saved someone, he didnāt even know, so how could Lele know?
Yang Chuxia, standing beside, also felt a storm of emotions inside, wondering how her son knew everything. She felt as though her son had already grown up and no longer needed them. Wasnāt this feeling something she was supposed to experience more than a decade later? Why did it suddenly come so many years in advance?
Actually, the Prime Minister and others really wanted to say, even if there is a lifesaving grace, is it necessary to confer a kingship? Isnāt it good enough to confer a Marquisate or a Duchy? Those kingships arenāt just casually conferred.
"Your Majesty, since the Ye Family has saved You, and Ye Ziāan is still alive, still young, and it was he himself who saved You, if You really want to confer kingship, why not confer it directly on Ye Ziāan?" State Duke Tong was indeed wise, pinpointing a key question.
And this question was exactly the key to the Emperorās display.
How could the Emperor possibly reveal his inner thoughts?
All listened as the Emperor snorted coldly, "Can Ye Ziāan outlive his son? If he can outlive him, I will confer the title on him."
Hearing this, everyone couldnāt help but feel grateful for the Emperorās generous treatment of the Ye Family. The kingship conferred by the Emperor was not hereditary, and after three generations, the title would be reclaimed. Obviously, conferring the title to the son would extend the Ye Familyās noble rank for at least another twenty years due to the advantage of his age.
Twenty more years meant countless possibilities. Perhaps, during these twenty years, the Ye Family could achieve great contributions, and it might even advance further.
But hearing this made Ye Ziāan feel that something was slightly amiss.
As if no one else was around, he went over and over that sentence in his mind, suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. He seemed to have understood, only~~, it was the first time Ye Ziāan felt such a profound shock in his heart, a cold so intense that sweat broke out on his back.
Similarly, Lele understood the hidden meaning in the Emperorās words, and couldnāt help but worry, concerned whether his father would always treat him the same.
Yang Chuxia, too, thought differently from the rest of the courtiers. It was a sense unique to an intelligence agent, picking up a hint of murderous intent.
After the Emperor had spoken those words, his gaze inadvertently swept over the members of the Ye Family before returning to the ministers inside the hall, "If there are no other opinions then, let those who should drink, drink, and those who should eat, eat. My tolerance for liquor isnāt that great; I drank a bit too much earlier and will take my leave first."
"Your subjects bid farewell to Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers knelt down one after another.
Just then, another voice came through, causing some to sweat nervously, while others seemed to relish in schadenfreude, thinking that itās better to have few capable allies than many incompetent ones.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
Looking towards the source of the voice, it turned out to be the elderly matriarch of the Luo Family, Old Muās legitimate mother, who had lived to the present while the former head of the Luo Family had passed away.
"What would Grand Dowager Luo like to say?" Seeing a hint of impatience in the Emperorās eyes, Old Mu wished he could toss this troublesome old woman aside.
"Your Majesty, in the fifteenth year of the Kanghe era, my Luo girl was still in her boudoir, not yet a member of the Ye Family. Thus, the merit of saving the Emperor shouldnāt be counted toward the Ye Family, but should be attributed to the Luo Family."
Upon hearing this, the crowd couldnāt help but laugh. Was this an attempt to snatch credit?
Although these words sounded somewhat unpleasant, they did carry some logic.
Some who were more astute thought, why not add fuel to the fire and help the Luo Family stake a claim.
The Emperor certainly wouldnāt like people who scrambled for credit like this.