Huai Moran's remarks can be said to be a severe slap in the face for Baili Zhancheng and his son. So far, Baili Zhancheng has never seen anyone who can "sneer and ridicule" him so directly in front of him.
, but he had to take it as a compliment.
This is really like "a mute eats Coptis chinensis and can't tell the pain". Baili Zhancheng coughed a few times to cover up the sullen expression on his face. Immediately, a burst of sweet fragrance came to the tip of his nose. He raised his eyes, a little surprised.
He looked at Huai Moran who had stepped to the couch, with a bit of vigilance in his eyes. Behind Huai Moran was Baili Yexuan standing there with an embarrassed look.
Huai Moran patted Baili Zhancheng's back gently, raised his eyebrows and asked with concern: "Is your father's health okay? Do you want to call the imperial doctor?"
Baili Zhancheng stared at her with frowning eyes. She quickly took a few steps back and said sincerely: "My son, I have overstepped my bounds. It's just that before Ye Heng left, he told me many times that he should go to the palace to see his father more often."
The emperor and his mother performed many filial duties for him, but the son knew about this war, and someone deliberately took the son as an excuse. The father was extremely tolerant by not blaming the son, so how could the son dare to ask for mercy from the father.
"
Baili Zhancheng almost screamed out in surprise, because it was really hard for him to imagine how such an unruly person who could explode like gunpowder suddenly became so versatile.
He waved his hand and frowned: "Those are people from southern Xinjiang who want to slander Ye Heng and you. How could I not know that? Ye Heng is a steady man and has a good temper. He has shared a lot of worries for me over the years. How could I not know that?"
Do you do this while the war is in chaos? Handing over the Ministry of Justice to Ye Xuan is only temporary. When Ye Heng comes back to pacify southern Xinjiang, I will let him take charge again. Fortunately, you are a sensible person. If it were anything else,
Those who are ignorant may have to cry and make a fuss in front of me before they stop."
Huai Moran smiled and said nothing, happily accepting Baili Zhan's boastful words.
Baili Yexuan pursed his lips, his face was a little depressed, but he still said respectfully and politely: "Everything the emperor said is true, the emperor's sister-in-law should not listen to the rumors. Moreover, Yexuan knows that he does not have the ability, so he is waiting
When the imperial brother comes back, he will return the punishment department to him as soon as possible."
Huai Fanghua's face turned pale, and a hint of sullenness flashed in her eyes. But in this situation, was she qualified to speak? So she only stirred the brocade handkerchief with her hands and lowered her eyes in silence.
Huai Moran gently raised the corners of his lips and said sarcastically and politely: "The third prince is so humble."
Then, the room suddenly fell into silence. None of the four people spoke, and their postures were still the same. But for some reason, because Huai Moran was standing, the three people were on pins and needles.
It's just that up to this point, we haven't talked about what Huai Moran's "compensation" is, so Baili Zhancheng was silent for a while. Seeing that Huai Moran had no intention of speaking and kept standing there, he finally couldn't help but said: "
Mo Ran, sit down and talk, don't be tired."
Huai Mo Ran thanked her, and then returned to the Taishi chair and sat down again. The clever maid hurriedly served her a new cup of tea. Huai Mo Ran picked up the tea and just lifted the tea lid, smelling out the difference between the tea and just Cai Cai.
The tea was different. She took a sip and raised her eyebrows. Suddenly she remembered what Gong said when she was performing a skit: "Not bad, not bad, it tastes great." She just sighed with emotion that the father-in-law and maids in the palace were so delicious.
We can also see the difference in her "status" at this time.
Seeing Huai Moran's satisfied look, Baili Zhancheng thought about his one hundred thousand taels of gold, so he said in a very natural tone: "By the way, Mo Ran, what kind of compensation are you talking about?" In fact, he already had it in his mind.
After all, Huai Moran was willing to spend so much money because he wanted to reward Baili Yeheng. Once he got the money, everything would be easy to talk about.
Huai Mo Ran solemnly put down the tea cup. I wonder if he didn't control his strength well. When the tea cup fell on the table, the muffled sound made his heart tremble suddenly. Baili Zhancheng frowned, but finally he could bear it.
Keep smiling like a spring breeze.
Huai Moran smiled slightly and said: "Although I don't take those rumors seriously, I don't want anyone to deliberately destroy the peace of my royal family. If it spreads outside the customs, wouldn't it also affect Ye Heng's war?" She smiled softly.
, seeing the serious faces of Baili Zhancheng and others, but unable to hide the helplessness caused by "being at the mercy of others" between his brows, he was filled with pride and continued: "Sui Erchen hopes that the emperor will issue an imperial edict, Zhao
Tell the world, tell the truth, stabilize people's hearts, and give Ye Heng some encouragement."
Huai Fanghua finally couldn't help but said: "Sister...are the Crown Princess joking? If everyone in the world knew that the treasury was empty, wouldn't it make people's hearts unstable even more?" After saying this, she raised her head proudly.
She raised her chin and said that she had been trying to catch Huai Moran's fault from the beginning, and she naturally wanted to catch it this time.
Huai Moran didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just served tea and said leisurely: "Sister is joking. My Chongzi Villa has attracted suspicion for so many years. Someone has pushed Ye Heng into the public eye and committed serial murders. My sister is his
If the Crown Princess does not plan for him, how can she face the trust of her father and mother?"
"One hundred thousand taels of gold is the majority of my money in Zhongzi Villa. Logically speaking, I would take it out without the old owner's consent. It is really rash. However, the old owner has always valued love and justice, and has always been worried that the court will be disgraced due to outside rumors.
I have some misunderstandings about Chongzi Villa, and I believe he will agree with my decision. And since I, as the owner of Chongzi Villa, naturally have to protect it, not to mention, my son did not say that I must tell him that 'the treasury is empty'
Let's do it"
At this point, she paused slightly and said with a troubled face: "However, if my father feels embarrassed, just pretend that he didn't say anything."
Baili Zhancheng was choked up by Huai Moran's words a long time ago, but considering Huai Moran's identity and remembering what he just said, he could only smile bitterly and said: "Moran is joking, you can't even get a hundred thousand taels."
Even if you can get gold, your father is not even willing to write a commendation?"
Huai Moran lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "My father understands the great righteousness, and I admire him."
Baili Zhancheng nodded lightly, but had no intention of announcing the edict immediately.
Huai Moran suddenly said: "It's just...the silver coins are scattered all over the place and stored in various stores. It will take some time to get them. I wonder when my father will use them?"
Baili Zhancheng frowned and his eyes became a little impatient. He originally thought of dealing with Huai Moran first, and then when he got the silver coins, he would only tell the world about rewarding Baili Yeheng, but he did not intend to mention Zishan Villa.
After all, he has always wanted to take Chongzi Villa into his own pocket. After all, this power should not be underestimated, not to mention that its owner is still Huai Moran?
It was said that Huai Moran and Baili Yeheng were not in good terms, but today she planned every move for Baili Yeheng, which made Baili Zhancheng feel depressed. She thought that his good son was already a master at hiding things from the truth, so she never thought about him.
This good daughter-in-law is the hero who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger.
Thinking of this, he said calmly: "Liu Ming."
Eunuch Liu stood in front of the couch, bowed and said, "My servant is here."
Baili Zhancheng said calmly: "Publish my decree, post the imperial notice, and announce it to the world. Prince Baili Yeheng is brave and good at fighting. He has won a great victory. He will reward Shang Fang with a sword and two carved dragon jade pendants. At the same time, he will
Purple Mountain Villa donated tens of thousands of gold and silver to fill the national treasury during the war. I am grateful that the owner of the Villa, the Crown Princess, is united with her husband and loyal to the country, so I named her the first-grade imperial concubine and received the same treatment as the queen."
Huai Fanghua's face was almost distorted. She looked at Baili Zhancheng in disbelief. Then she reluctantly pulled Baili Yexuan's sleeve. Baili Yexuan just frowned and silently lifted her hand.
Throw it off. She gasped in anger and wanted to rush out of the room.
"Mo Ran, are you satisfied?" Baili Zhancheng said calmly. Without waiting for Huai Mo Ran's reply, he added: "The Shang Fang Sword was only passed down to ministers. Now that I pass it on to Ye Heng, I have made a guarantee to Ye Heng.
I also want to give you a piece of reassurance. As for the carved dragon jade pendant, there are only two of them in the world. They were originally given to me and the queen by the old general Ye He. Now I will pass them on to you two. I hope you can one day
Just like me and your mother."
Huai Moran stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you Lord for your kindness."
Baili Zhancheng nodded with satisfaction and said: "The war requires silver, and those one hundred thousand taels of gold, please hurry up."
Huai Moran nodded solemnly and said: "Father, don't worry, although one hundred thousand taels of gold cannot be obtained at the moment, there are still 20,000 taels of gold in Chongzi Villa. You can notify someone to come and get it soon."
Baili Zhancheng's face finally softened a bit, and he nodded and said, "Well, I heard that your mother summoned you to the palace. She must have missed you. Come over quickly."
Huai Moran then resigned and left. She stepped out of the room and walked quickly towards the queen's palace, fearing that Leng Ao and the others would be in a hurry if they didn't go there.
In the room, Huai Fanghua seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief after Mo Ran left. She was thinking about whether to flatter and show concern to win the emperor's favor. After all, she was also a daughter relegated by the prime minister. Unexpectedly, Baili Zhancheng said:
"I want to talk to Ye Xuan, you all should go out."
Huai Fanghua then went out with everyone. Before leaving, Baili Zhan Chengtu stopped her again. With a happy look on her face, she bowed and said, "Father."
"After all, you are also the Prime Minister's daughter, but you are not even half as good as your sister." Baili Zhancheng said with a calm face: "Don't think that your father is the Prime Minister, you will definitely become Ye Xuan's first wife in the future. If
If you don’t work hard, you will have nothing, do you understand?”
Huai Fanghua's eyes immediately turned red, and she lowered her head and muttered, "My son, I know."
"Go down."
"yes."
After Huai Fanghua left, Baili Zhancheng turned his attention to Baili Yexuan. He sighed helplessly and said lightly: "If I had known that Huai Moran was such a powerful character, I would never have turned a blind eye.
Close one eye and say, hum, this young woman, I thought she was ruthless and capable of achieving great things, but who knows that she is a person who fails to achieve anything and is prone to failure. Alas..."
Baili Yexuan didn't speak, but there was a sad look on his face.
How could Baili Zhancheng not know what he was thinking? He originally wanted to marry Huai Moran, but he only agreed to marry the Prime Minister's relegated daughter. Who knew...
"But it's a done deal, Ye Xuan, as you've seen, she helped Ye Heng so much, you must not have any affection for your daughter anymore, she is your enemy, a poisonous woman, you should never touch her in this life,
Do you remember?" Baili Zhancheng's tone was unusually stern, which made Baili Yexuan not dare to neglect him at all.
After a long silence, Baili Yexuan lowered his eyes and said with a pale face, "My son... I understand."