Chapter 166 A pile of gold and silver with huge profits
The emperor's words are imperial edicts. Anyone who dares to say anything else is seeking death.
Ma's parents were also at the banquet, and they quickly stepped forward to apologize for their daughter, kneeling down to ask for forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, have mercy! Queen, have mercy! It's because we have failed to teach our daughter well and we have spoiled her to death!
We will definitely teach her a lesson when we go back and never do it again."
The second prince also came to the front and knelt down, but he didn't dare to speak.
He didn't expect that the performance would go bad today. When the woman recanted her confession, he knew something was wrong.
Fortunately, I didn't get involved, so I naturally had to pretend not to know.
"You still have the nerve to plead for her!" The emperor's anger was still lingering, "Her evil heart is clearly exposed! She is quick to frame and accuse, and she is proficient in all kinds of tricks!
It is our Zhu family’s misfortune to marry such a daughter-in-law!”
When Mr. Ma heard what the emperor said, his liver and gallbladder were shocked.
This is obviously to kick me out and not allow myself to sit in the position of the prince and concubine.
If that were the case, where would there be a way to survive?
So he knelt down and begged desperately: "Your Majesty! Father! Please forgive me! I was confused for a moment!
Because my child was gone, I suspected that someone had harmed me all day long.
I have been married for ten years, and one of my sons has had a miscarriage. How can I survive?
If that naughty slave Hu Laoba hadn’t come and said that, how could I have become suspicious? It’s all my fault for being too honest and hopeless!
Wuwuwuwu... My son, my mother can’t bear to leave you!!"
The second prince also said: "Father, although I don't know what happened today, I am still half responsible. Since Feiyan had a miscarriage, she has been in a trance and is suspicious every day.
I only thought that she would recover in a few days, but I didn’t expect that it would lead to a big disaster. Please have mercy on me and let us be married!
I promise to keep a close eye on her from now on and never let her get into trouble again!"
No matter how unbearable Ma Feiyan is, they are still husband and wife after all. Moreover, behind this is also related to the power of the Ma family, as well as Concubine Ying and the Queen.
The second prince had clearly settled the accounts here before he married Ma Feiyan.
Ma Feiyan's mother also cried: "Your Majesty, my daughter has indeed done something wrong. She can be beaten or punished, but I just want to leave a place for her.
My wife has two children in total. My son died in the battle, and I have only this daughter in front of me.
I beg your majesty, for the sake of my son who sacrificed his life for the country, please give her some mercy!"
Weeping so hard that my whole heart was filled with tears.
Concubine Ying and others also helped to intercede with Concubine Fu and Lan Ning, and naturally they had all the good things to say.
In addition, the Ma family was very powerful in the court, and many people knelt down to plead with the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor was a little relaxed, the queen said softly: "Your Majesty, after all, Feiyan is also our child. If the child makes a mistake, the elders should teach her. But she should also be given a chance to change her ways. p>
Moreover, both Concubine Fu and Lan Ning have always been kind-hearted. If Feiyan was punished too harshly, they would not be able to tolerate it.
What's more, the second child and the fifth child are brothers, so it's not good to be too harmonious.
Besides, it’s hard to hope for an imperial grandson, so you have to accumulate blessings for this child, right?”
After speaking, he asked Concubine Fu and Lan Ning: "Do you think this is the truth?"
Of course Concubine Fu and Lan Ning knew that the queen was favoring the Ma family, but the situation in front of them was like this, and they could not allow them to put the Ma family to death.
Even if Lan Ning persists, offending the queen because of Ma's family is still not worth the gain.
Whether it is the court or the harem, the most testing thing is these inextricable connections.
If you blindly pursue happiness, you will definitely not end well.
"Everything is at the discretion of Your Majesty and the Queen," Lan Ning said.
"Good boy, it's no wonder that the elders love you so much." The queen smiled with satisfaction, "I will reward you heavily."
The emperor had to weigh the pros and cons, and he also had to take into account the face of the queen and others, so he thought for a moment and said: "In this case, Ma will be punished for three years, go to the ancestral temple to guard the temple for three months, and then return home and be banned for one year. During this period
, you must be careful in your words and deeds, and practice morality.
If you still don’t repent, I won’t give you a second chance.
And you must apologize to Lan Ning happily. You have wronged her like this, but she will still be generous to you.
As for Ma Zhong (Ma's father), he was fined for one year and demoted one level."
After thinking about it, it was not enough, so he said to the second prince: "Give Lao Wu the best five Zhuangzi in your name!"
The second prince quickly agreed.
The annual output of these five villages is worth tens of thousands of taels.
But I can’t care about it now.
The emperor caught another glimpse of the big golden toad kneeling next to her. She was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word, just begging the emperor not to see her.
Seeing the emperor staring at her, the Yao family immediately came up to plead for mercy.
He said that she was young and ignorant, and that she was confused because of her unexpected behavior.
Concubine Xian also knelt down to plead for her daughter-in-law: "This child is straight-tempered, and when she hears wind, she becomes rain. After this lesson, she will definitely learn to behave."
"This child is also very confused!" The emperor frowned, "She will be fined for one year and grounded for one year to temper her temper!
The Yao family also pampered their daughter so much that they took out five thousand taels of gold from her dowry to compensate Lan Ning! It makes her heartache when she thinks about it, which is more effective than preaching!"
How dare the Yao family say anything? They can only accept the punishment.
"Drag that naughty slave out and beat her to death with sticks in front of the Meridian Gate!" the queen said. "As for that woman, treat her injuries well and send her back!"
After dealing with these people, it’s time to go back and appease the victims.
The emperor looked at Lan Ning, first laughed twice to ease the embarrassment, and then said: "Good boy, I know that you have been wronged and it is all their fault.
Then go to the inner treasury and choose a hundred treasures that you like.
I also want to grant Tanzhou to your son. I wrote the edict in my own hand and no one is allowed to change it!"
The queen's heart was bleeding. She had originally thought of advising the emperor tactfully not to give Tanzhou away for the time being.
Because this country belongs to her son, how could she be willing to give it to others?
But today’s situation is really unjustifiable if we don’t take it seriously.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the Queen's reward." Lan Ning thanked her respectfully.
In fact, she and Xue Hengzhao have already discussed it. It is not difficult to get rid of Ma. There are no more idiots like her.
But compared to getting rid of her, keeping her is more useful.
Firstly, it can be used as a buffer, secondly, it can be borrowed, and thirdly, it can be exchanged for real benefits.
Lan Ning will never forget the two words Xue Hengzhao said beside her bed.
The first is to tell her: "When talking about tactics, you must first put aside love and hate, and see if it is useful or not."
Second, after seeing the birthmark on the emperor's grandson's left arm, Xue Hengzhao smiled and said: "It would be a waste of resources to have such a treasure if we don't plan it carefully."
Now everyone thinks that mother and son are victims.
Little do they know that they are the ones who really cast the net.
This net has caught countless amounts of real money, and it has also caught the hands, feet, lips and tongues of many people.