Chapter 1426: Princess, please be a human being (3)
As the first child of the late emperor, Princess Ruiyi was given a title by the late emperor right after she was born.
Later, he was held in the hands of the late emperor and grew up like a jewel.
Her father's favor was constant, her mother was gentle and loving, and her grandfather's family was in charge of the military. Princess Ruiyi grew up happily under the care of everyone.
It can be said that the eldest princess Ruiyi can be regarded as the most outstanding person in the dynasty.
Being praised too much by everyone has also laid hidden dangers for Princess Ruiyi in the future.
The empress was a military officer, and she had been wielding swords since she was a child. Even after she became the empress, her original skills were not lost.
Since she only had one daughter, the queen would tell her daughter some heart-warming stories about ancient ways in the storybook when she had nothing to do.
Although the queen was happy to tell these stories as a story, her daughter did not listen to them as a story.
In her young mind, a seed called "Gudao Rechang" was planted early.
By the time the queen discovered that her daughter might be growing crooked due to the reminder from the nuns around her, it was already too late to straighten her daughter.
But he thought that under his protection, his daughter would have a smooth life.
In the end, the queen did not try hard enough to get her daughter's left-handed temper back.
Instead, I thought that I must choose a good husband for my daughter in the future who can protect her.
Princess Ruiyi, who has been supported by others since she was a child, has a fatal problem: she likes to be nosy.
Originally, Princess Ruiyi was just making small fuss to eliminate violence and maintain peace in the capital.
But as time went by, as her warm-hearted reputation spread, more and more people wanted to take advantage of her.
I don’t know if it’s due to bad luck, but any matter that Princess Ruiyi intervenes in will always involve many people in the end.<
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Gradually, a strange phenomenon appeared in Beijing. Some people stopped the sedan chair to complain, saying that their family was in the south of the Yangtze River and their property had been taken away by salt merchants. Now they had no way to file a complaint.
Rui Yi was furious when she heard this and rushed to the Criminal Department to demand that the other party handle it to the end.
At the same time, she also sent the queen to her secret guards, asking the other party to collect evidence.
In order to ensure that everything was settled, Ruiyi took advantage of the opportunity of a titled princess to go to court and placed the evidence she collected in front of the emperor one by one.
Looking at the darling daughter looking at him triumphantly in the court, the emperor knew for the first time what it meant to be a naughty child who deserves a beating.
The matter has reached this point, and it will be impossible not to investigate.
The emperor wanted to handle the matter lightly, but he couldn't help but Rui Yi kept staring at the matter and came over from time to time to inquire about the progress of the matter.
Finally, the emperor thought that he would have to rectify the salt affairs in Jiangnan sooner or later, so he might as well take this opportunity to reshuffle the salt merchants in Jiangnan, so he half-heartedly agreed to Ruiyi.
Under this investigation, almost all the people from the Lianghuai Salt Inspection Office and the Lianghuai Capital Salt Transport Envoy Department were found out, and many first- and second-rank officials from the Beijing Prince's family were also implicated.
In the end, the prince was ordered to reflect at home, and although the salt affairs of the Da Kuang Dynasty were returned to the emperor's hands, his vitality was seriously damaged.
It is obviously more expensive to feed a salt merchant who is already full than to cultivate a salt merchant who has not yet tasted the benefits.
But thinking that after the Jiangnan salt affairs were rectified, at least a large amount of money would be able to enter his private treasury, the emperor did not care about that much.
As the prince gets older and performs better, and the more people stand behind him, the emperor becomes more in danger.
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Now my daughter's trouble is just right.
The late emperor reaped the benefits and naturally had a better attitude towards Rui Yi, but the prince's family completely hated her.
The first queen took her daughter and beat her for a long time, reminding Ruiyi that she should keep her tail between her legs in the future.
However, Rui Yi, who was encouraged by her father, although she promised well in words, actually strengthened her determination to act chivalrously and righteously.
Since then, life has been endless and tormenting.
More and more people are complaining to the eldest princess, and more and more people are offended by the eldest princess.
A woman complained that someone had ruined her family and sold her into a brothel.
Rui Yi took charge of it, but the second prince suffered a setback.
An old man complained that an official had beaten his family. Ruiyi became furious and launched a thorough investigation, which finally involved the third prince.
In the end, Ruiyi's royal brother was completely offended by her.
It was only then that Rui Yi finally calmed down. She was so scared that she didn't even dare to go out.
The late emperor originally wanted his daughter to calm down, but when he saw that his daughter was really scared, he felt a little distressed. He simply discussed with the queen to choose a husband for Rui Yi who could protect Rui Yi.
The late empress was deeply convinced of this. Thinking that her daughter was already eighteen years old this year and no longer clamored not to get married as before, she asked her confidant, the nun, to send information about talented people in the capital, intending to personally help her daughter choose a good husband.
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When the late empress was struggling with the choice of her consort, her natal grandmother, the old lady of Yichang Hou Mansion, handed a sign to the palace and asked to see her.
The late Queen's natal family was in charge of the military power of the Da Kuang Dynasty and had always been close to the Queen.
It's a pity that the first empress does not have a legitimate son, otherwise the crown prince will be the natural choice.
It will not fall into the hands of outsiders.
Rui Yi had caused a lot of trouble, and the Yichang Marquis Mansion, which had military power, had always been the target of the princes' wooing.
The old lady of the Marquis of Yichang came to the palace this time specifically to ask for the marriage of her grandson, the third brother of the Marquis of Yichang, to Princess Ruiyi.
The Dakuang Dynasty had regulations that prohibited consorts from serving as officials.
Therefore, the prince of Yichang, who will inherit the title in the future and is already married, will definitely not be able to marry Princess Ruiyi.
The Yichang Marquis Mansion divided the families after asking for the title of Crown Prince.
Naturally, concubines and children from other houses are not qualified to marry Princess Ruiyi.
And the crown prince's second biological brother had already made an engagement, so Xu Junzhi, the crown prince's third biological brother who was only two years younger than Princess Ruiyi, became the best candidate for Princess Shang.
At the same time, Mrs. Hou of Yichang also assured the queen that there would be no heirs unless Ruiyi was thirty years old.
Otherwise Xu Junzhi would never take a concubine.
After hearing her grandmother's sincere proposal to marry her, the queen ordered someone to bring Xu Junzhi's information.
Looking at the handsome young man with orchids and jade trees in the portrait, and thinking about the fact that he was quite accomplished in reading and the protection that the Yichang Marquis Mansion would be able to provide to her daughter in the future, the queen felt even more satisfied.
After sending away Mrs. Hou of Yichang, the queen summoned the eldest princess Ruiyi and explained Xu Junzhi's matter to her daughter in detail.
Looking at the handsome face of the man in the portrait, Ruiyi shyly agreed to the marriage.
Since Ruiyi is older, the wedding is scheduled for six months later.
In the year of the wedding, a dowry of two hundred and forty items was carried from the palace to the Marquis Mansion in Yichang.
The four ceremonial officers who took turns singing the dowry chants were so loud that they could not make a sound, which made people see the honor of Princess Ruiyi.