Song Shuwan raised her eyebrows lightly and did not comment on what the Marquis said.
Half an hour later, people from the Yamen arrived. When the Marquis saw it, his face suddenly darkened: "Master Wang, please come back. This is a family matter, and it does not involve the Yamen."
At this point, he ignored the people from the yamen who were still around and warned: "Pei Huan, this is a matter of our own family in the Hou Mansion. It's better not to expose it outside."
Pei Huan raised his eyebrows, but before he could speak, Song Shuwan took over the words: "The prince is blind and his legs are disabled. If he doesn't stab him outside, who will make the decision for the prince?"
When the officials of the Yamen heard these words, they couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads, and complained in their hearts. What is the situation in the Hou's Mansion? Don't let his official position be ruined.
The Marquis barely managed to keep his face straight: "That's nonsense, I just said it too harshly. Why don't you wait for the juniors and argue with the elders?"
The Marquis assumed the posture of an elder, and Song Shuwan smiled: "Elder? Ha!"
The Marquis was furious and was about to get angry. At this moment, An Yi led a group of people to appear again. The middle-aged man leading the group had a majestic look on his face and moved around in a hurry.
The Marquis looked intently, and his heart sank. Why was Duan Cheng, the minister of Dali Temple, also here?
"I have met the crown prince, Lord Marquis."
Pei Huan tilted his head slightly and said softly: "Duan Cheng, the minister of Dali Temple, the father of Duan Jing."
Song Shuwan glanced at Duan Cheng, and it turned out that he was Duan Jing's father.
Looking at An Yi, Song Shuwan's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He was afraid that the matter would be too minor.
If the quarrel at the Yamen was just to settle accounts, once the people from Dali Temple came, the situation was completely different.
On the other side, Duan Cheng raised his eyes slightly, glanced at everyone in the yard, and asked: "I wonder what happened here? Why do you need to report to Dali Temple?"
The Marquis immediately told the situation. With Pei Huan by his side, he did not dare to speak nonsense.
Duan Cheng listened and took away all the account books from both parties: "Both the Marquis and the Crown Prince are relatives of the emperor. Logically speaking, the issue of this family property cannot involve Dali Temple, but since the official has made this trip, then
We have to get results."
"Boy, I'll take my leave."
In the afternoon of that day, Pei Huan, Song Shuwan and the Marquis were all announced to the palace.
The emperor's face turned dark: "The Marquis is quite majestic. He only cares about women's dowry. Now... ha!"
The Marquis knew that it would not be painful for Dali Temple to come forward, but he did not expect that the matter would be brought before the emperor, and the cold sweat on his forehead was dripping uncontrollably.
"Your Majesty, the family affairs of Wei Chen have been brought to your attention. It is really because of Wei Chen's poor stewardship. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"boom!"
The emperor slapped the imperial case: "At this time, you still insist that it is a family matter? If the minister of Dali Temple had not told me about this matter, I would not have known that your Marquis and the Pei family bullied the heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Would you have any generals?
Do I take it seriously?"
As soon as these words came out, the Marquis' forehead instantly hit the ground: "Your Majesty, I have no intention of doing this, but this is indeed a family matter."
Song Shuwan stood aside with a low eyebrow. Seeing that the Marquis still insisted on family affairs, she was quite convinced by him. However, if he insisted like this, even the emperor had to save his face and could not punish him.
The emperor glanced at the Marquis coldly and left the person aside: "The Crown Princess."
"My wife is here."
The emperor raised his chin slightly: "You haven't been in the palace for a few days, but you have forgotten the Queen Mother's headache?"
Song Shuwan lowered her eyes. The last time the Queen Mother was "seriously ill", she had diagnosed her pulse. At that time, the Queen Mother's head wind syndrome was not...
After turning her thoughts around, Song Shuwan knelt down respectfully and replied: "I don't dare to forget, but the Queen Mother's body cannot be forgotten at the moment..."
Before she could finish her words, an announcement suddenly came from outside the imperial study room.
"Prince Ning, please see me."
The emperor's face was slightly cold: "Xuan."
After finishing speaking, he said to Song Shuwan: "Now that we have entered the palace today, let's go to Cining Palace. Zhou Fuhai, please send the princess there."
"yes."
Song Shuwan saluted and followed Zhou Fuhai away. Outside the royal study, she passed by Prince Ning, and suddenly a hand fell on her shoulder.
"Your Highness Prince Ning, what does this mean?"
Song Shuwan tilted her head slightly and frowned.
Prince Ning smiled, took out a box from his arms and threw it to Song Shuwan: "I saw this in Yuanzhou City, and it should be suitable for you."
After leaving his words, Prince Ning turned around and entered the imperial study.
Song Shuwan stood there with confusion in her eyes. Why did Prince Ning give her something so neatly?
On the side, Zhou Fuhai's eyes wandered back and forth, but he didn't say anything. He only reminded Song Shuwan to follow him quickly.
Hearing this, Song Shuwan could only suppress the complicated thoughts in her heart and go to Cining Palace.
After entering the inner hall, I discovered that the imperial physician Zheng Chengshou was also there.
The two people's eyes met, Song Shuwan smiled and nodded as a greeting, and then saluted.
"Get flat."
Song Shuwan turned her eyes slightly and saw the Queen Mother leaning on the soft couch, her spirits obviously much better than before.
When Song Shuwan looked at the Queen Mother without any trace, the Queen Mother was also looking at Song Shuwan.
"How can I become haggard after not going to the palace for a few days? But there are many things going on in the Hou Mansion?"
Song Shuwan was slightly startled: "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night, and there isn't much going on in the Hou Mansion."
The Queen Mother hummed and raised her wrist: "Let's show it to the Ai family."
"yes."
Song Shuwan stepped forward, then withdrew her hand after a moment: "The Queen Mother's pulse is strong, and the head wind syndrome will be cured if you take care of it."
The Queen Mother nodded and her eyes suddenly fell back: "Hong'er, you're here."
"Hong'er has met the Queen Mother."
Yue Hong saluted, stood up and walked past Song Shuwan: "The Queen Mother looks so good today, Hong'er looks so happy."
The Queen Mother frowned: "Really? The Ai family also feels comfortable today."
The Queen Mother was chatting with Yue Hong, and Song Shuwan stood by the side with a low eyebrow. Just when she thought she would leave soon, Yue Hong changed her voice and suddenly mentioned the Hou Mansion.
"There are rumors in the capital that the Marquis and the Crown Prince are quarreling with each other and even fighting. The Crown Prince was seriously injured by the Marquis. Concubine, is this true?"
Song Shuwan: "..."
Who spread this nonsense? The settlement is true, but the following ones are just made up.
She thought about it and told the situation truthfully.
The Queen Mother looked surprised: "How come the Ai family remembers the shop under Jinrong's name? It was the dowry of the former Marquis?"
Song Shuwan nodded: "It is indeed the dowry of the former Marquis's wife. Previously, the prince was fighting on the border, so all the shops in the capital were handed over to the Marquis' Mansion. Now..."
She paused, with a hint of sadness in her brows: "Your Majesty, you also know that the Crown Prince is not as good as before, so he has to make some plans. Who would have thought that things would end up like they are now, and we don't know what will happen in the future."
Song Shuwan sighed and said no more.
But the silence in it was already understood by everyone around him.
The Queen Mother's eyes dimmed: "Prince Pei is a great hero of Zhou Dynasty, and the court will not let him down."
