When it got dark, the eunuchs who announced the decree filed out of the Chen family. Their distinctive services and the yellow cloth bags they carried behind them showed their identity and purpose of coming. They swaggered away on the street, attracting a lot of pointing.
"It belongs to Mr. Chen's family."
"Are you going to give Mr. Chen a title again?"
The people were not surprised that the Chen family accepted the order, but they just discussed it with some curiosity.
As the eunuchs who announced the decree entered the palace, many people came out of the palace and flew to all parts of the capital in the night.
The courtyard of the Gao family's inner house was brightly lit as always, and there was the sound of warblers coming and going.
Gao Lingbo liked luxury and didn't care about his reputation as a powerful person outside.
"No matter whether I am obedient and frugal or not, I can't escape being scolded behind my back, so I might as well just be at ease and happy."
At this moment, there are singers singing gracefully in the hall, and the house is full of people, laughing and laughing.
Now that the emperor is still ill, the banquets and fun outside have stopped, but things are gradually returning to the past at home.
Someone hurriedly entered the yard from outside and was stopped on the porch.
"My lord is very happy. Don't go and spoil the fun. What's the matter?" asked the attendant outside the door.
The visitor looked a little anxious.
"The palace has said that Mr. Chen has resisted the decree." He said in a low voice.
When I heard this, I laughed.
"That's it." He smiled, "There's no need to answer this question."
The visitor was stunned for a moment.
"If Mr. Chen agrees, it's worth returning." He smiled and looked into the hall. Listening to the teasing laughter, a smiling maid passed by and was pinched by him quietly.
It caused a burst of laughter.
"Okay, okay, you can go have a drink at your own leisure." He patted the visitor on the shoulder and smiled, "We don't need to worry about this matter. It is Mr. Chen who has to worry about it."
At the same time, Eunuch Jing also walked into the hall and told the news to Prince Jin'an and Cheng Jiaoniang who were eating.
Banqin, who was standing by the side, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, reached out and patted his heart, and moved his lips as if he was reciting a Buddhist sentence.
Prince Jin'an and Cheng Jiaoniang's expressions remained the same, but they stopped using their chopsticks when Eunuch Jing was speaking.
"I understand." Prince Jin'an said, lowering his head and continuing to eat.
Over there, Cheng Jiaoniang also picked up the chopsticks again.
The room was quiet, except for the occasional gentle clink of dishes and chopsticks.
Eunuch Jing lowered his head and left.
Ban Qin also walked out and looked at Su Xin in the corridor with a smile on her face.
"Let's just say, what parent doesn't love Yao'er." She whispered.
Su Xin smiled.
"That." she said.
Banqin was startled, then laughed again.
But after all, they are Cheng Jiaoniang's elders, and they cannot be criticized for being slaves.
"...Even if it's overwhelming wealth, it's still..." Banqin continued the topic just now and whispered.
That's a fool too. Which parent would want their children to guard a fool their whole lives.
Su Xin nodded and said yes.
The mood of this day was really ups and downs. Banqin breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but talk more.
"...My wife also said that Mr. Chen would agree. She said it wrong this time." She covered her mouth and whispered with a smile.
The smile on Su Xin's face was a bit forced.
Madam, when did you say you missed it?
But looking at the happy Banqin, she still swallowed her words.
"Are Madam and Your Highness okay?" she asked in a low voice.
After all, other people's lives are other people's lives, and what they should care about is their wives' lives.
Banqin threw away the idea of the Chen family, frowned and looked into the hall, shaking her head.
"It looks fine, but I don't feel good." She whispered.
Although they had only sat together for dinner two or three times, thinking about the last time the room was filled with the chatter and laughter of Prince Jin'an, the silence inside now made people feel panicked.
Su Xin couldn't help but look inside. The lights in the hall were soft and bright, and the two people sitting opposite each other bowed their heads to eat.
After eating, watching the maids clean up, King Jin'an also stood up.
"Do you use the study?" he asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang glanced at him.
"I'll read here," she said.
Prince Jin'an nodded.
"Then I'll go to the study to talk about something." He said.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded without saying anything, and picked up the books on the tables beside her.
The maid opened the curtain, and Prince Jin'an stepped out of the house and looked at the yard in the night. A servant with a lamp was walking towards him, leading several staff members.
I don't know how many people are gathering in the study tonight.
He exhaled softly and walked towards the study.
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Another lamp in the room was lit. The maid carefully put the lamp in place and then quietly exited.
Under the lamp, Mr. Chen carefully read the contents of the copied edict.
"Fortunately, it's not a big edict." He said.
Chen Shao's face was not at all relaxed.
"It makes no difference," he said.
Whether it is a great edict or an edict from the Queen Mother, it is an edict. It is announced publicly and everyone knows it. What should be concerned about is not the specifications of the edict, but the action of the edict.
"That's okay." Old Mrs. Chen smiled, put down the paper in his hand and said, "This is nothing else. The marriage of children is a matter of negotiation. If someone can ask for it, we can refuse it, but it doesn't mean that they won't see it.
Things that are unjustifiable for humans.”
Chen Shao's expression became even more obscure.
If it's an ordinary family, it doesn't matter. Even if it's a royal prince, it doesn't matter. Marriage should be a voluntary relationship between you and me, and no one wants to become a resentful couple.
But now this royal prince is a fool...
"It's the Queen Mother who has taken a fancy to Dan Niang..." Chen Shao spoke slowly, his voice a little astringent.
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mr. Chen.
"No," he said, his voice crisp and clear, "If the Queen Mother had taken a fancy to Dan Niang, she would not have issued the edict so quickly."
I only met Dan Niang in the morning, and the edict was issued in the afternoon. This is definitely not something the Queen Mother can do.
They knew the temperament of the Queen Mother very well. She hesitated and never had her own opinion, but because of her noble status, she was more stubborn than ordinary women.
If she falls in love with Dan Niang, she will definitely think twice about it and will never make a decision overnight.
"Someone has written this edict in advance." Old Mrs. Chen said, "We are just waiting for the opportunity when Dan Niang enters the palace."
A trace of anger flashed across Chen Shao's face. He wanted to curse something, but the words came to his lips but he couldn't.
It seems like he doesn't know what to scold.
"This is undoubtedly the Gao family's idea."
Old Mrs. Chen's voice came to mind again, causing Chen Shao to regain his composure.
"You know what he means, right? It's just that he wants to treat others with his own treatment."
If the Gao family is not expelled from the court because of the relationship, and the Queen Mother is not allowed to listen to politics behind the curtain, what if you, Chen Shao, also become a relationship?
"We don't want to be relatives. His troubles are just in vain. If we resist the decree, we will resist the decree. It will only make the Queen Mother unhappy."
Having said this, Mrs. Chen smiled again.
"The Queen Mother is already unhappy, and she doesn't care if you make her unhappy again."
These words were somewhat joking, and Chen Shao smiled at his father, but the smile was a little forced.
"Well, the decree has been rejected, and this matter is over." Old Mrs. Chen said, "The most important thing is that the Gao family must not stay in Beijing."
Chen Shao nodded solemnly.
"I will go and do it tomorrow." He said, "We know that the Gao family did this deliberately, and others naturally know it too. They dare to blatantly influence the prince's marriage and the emperor's family affairs. We must not let him do it again."
Old Mrs. Chen nodded.
"That's right," he said.
"Father was also frightened today. Let's take a rest early." Chen Shaoshi said politely.
Old Mrs. Chen nodded, stood up and watched Chen Shao retreat.
The boy took up the lamp and disappeared into the courtyard with Chen Shao. Standing in the hall, Mr. Chen's originally smiling face suddenly fell.
He slowly turned around and looked at the long bow placed in front of the screen.
"Wear a long sword and hold the bow of Qin. If your head and body are separated, your heart will not be punished." He murmured.
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The waiter in the corridor whispered a few words, Banqin's expression changed for a moment, and he nodded.
"Okay, I understand." She said, turned around and entered the hall.
Cheng Jiaoniang had already washed herself and put on her obscene clothes, and was sitting in the inner room, having a little maid wiping her hair and reading a book.
Banqin lowered his head and walked over.
"Madam," she said, "Your Highness wants to go out."
Cheng Jiaoniang raised her head and frowned slightly.
"It's not leaving the house, it's just leaving our courtyard. Someone is coming and he wants to meet him." Banqin hurriedly whispered, "Come and talk to the lady."
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"I know." she said.
Banqin didn't turn around and left, he hesitated.
"Madam, will your Highness go down?" she asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at her and smiled.
"Come on," she said, "It's okay at home."
Banqin then responded and hurriedly exited. The waiter outside the door was still waiting. After hearing his words, he smiled and thanked him, and went back to the study. Not long after, he saw Jin'an County Prince and others coming out to greet him.
Went out.
Although there were many people in Shicai, the study did not seem noisy, and you could not even hear the voices without listening carefully. But after these people left, Banqin felt that the yard was much quieter than Shicai, and it was so quiet that it made people feel a little bored.
stuffy.
The night was falling thickly, and the maid on night duty in the yard couldn't help but yawn. When Su Xin walked in, she saw that the last light in the inner room was out, leaving only a dim light in the living room, which seemed to be still on.
Waiting for someone.
"Can't you explain it?" she asked in a low voice.
Banqin shook his head, his eyes seemed to sparkle with tears under the light of the lantern.
"No one... told me..." she choked in a low voice.
She asked the maids, but they all shook their heads and didn't know.
"We didn't go out in the yard either," they said.
Banqin asked them to ask.
The maids still shook their heads.
"Sister, there are only orders from His Highness in the mansion, and there are no rules for slaves to inquire." They lowered their heads and said.
There are only orders from His Highness in the mansion.
This is the palace of the prince of Jin'an County, not theirs.
Banqin's eye circles turned red.
Su Xin shook her head and pushed her.
"Why are you so suspicious and scared?" She whispered, "Why are His Highness and Madam so different from each other? I'll go and ask."
After saying that, she turned around and left. Banqin looked at her with some expectation, and after a while, Suxin came back.
"How's it going?" Banqin hurried over to greet him and asked hurriedly.
Su Xin's face looked a little uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, you are resting in the study outside," she said.
In other words, I won’t come back, and I won’t sleep with my wife anymore.
Banqin's face suddenly turned pale.
Look, just say it looks fine, but it’s actually not so good!
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It was dark at night. After washing up, Chen Shao walked indoors feeling a little tired.
Mrs. Chen brought him a bowl of tea. Under the lamp, it could be seen that her eyes were still red and swollen, and the tears on her face had not yet dried.
"Danniang doesn't know, right?" Chen Shao asked.
Mrs. Chen nodded.
"She doesn't know that I have already told my family not to talk about this matter," she said, unable to hold back tears as she spoke, "How could this happen?"
she said, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
“….What a sudden disaster…”
Before he finished speaking, Chen Shao in front of him became furious.
"What do you mean by sudden misfortune?" he shouted, "Is it a misfortune to propose a marriage to the prince?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Chen looked at him in shock, and Chen Shao himself was stunned.
"Master." Mrs. Chen was a little disbelieving, but she seemed to have thought of something. She stood up suddenly and looked at Chen Shao, "What do you mean by this?"
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It’s the weekend again (*^__^*) Hee hee... (To be continued)
