The news that the princess of Jin'an County was listening to a sermon under the tree outside the city gate did not attract much attention from the people of the capital. Both the common people and the courtiers were all paying attention to the upcoming wedding of the prince.
At the end of July, the Qin Tian Jian chose the day for the prince's wedding. On the day of the announcement, two old ministers cried and the emperor bumped into the palace gate.
Dead remonstrance.
But this time, both the Queen Mother and the impeached Chen Shao were tougher than ever.
The Queen Mother even sent two chamberlains to the homes of the two old ministers, not to comfort them but to curse the old ministers whose heads were bruised and bloody. The two old ministers were not killed but almost died of anger.
The civil court was in an uproar.
"Actually, I just don't understand. Why do you think they are so angry?"
A man sitting scattered on the bridge was holding a pole and shaking his head.
"What are you angry about?" A man held up half a piece of dry biscuit in his hand and said vaguely while chewing the biscuit, "Of course he is angry that he was a step too late and did not marry his daughter to the prince, and let Chen Xianggong take advantage of him.
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These words made the laborers around him laugh, but made a shy man who came to look for laborers frown.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" he said. "Is marrying your daughter to a fool a good thing?"
"My boss, it depends on who that fool is." The man immediately said, "That is the prince. He will be the emperor in the future. He will marry a man and marry a man, and he will be clothed and fed. If he marries, he will eat and drink without worrying about wealth and glory.
The whole family has been ascending to heaven for several lifetimes."
This poor man dared to refute himself, and his boss glared at him.
"You only know how to eat and drink, you poor guy." He mocked.
"Don't people just want to eat and drink?" Li Li also glared and said, "If you don't want to eat and drink, why are you looking for people to buy goods? Just throw them into the river."
The owner jumped immediately.
"You damn poor guy!" he scolded, reaching out and grabbing the man's arm, "It's your turn to teach me a lesson."
"What are you doing! What are you doing! It's great to have money, but you're beating people up!"
"If you have something to say, say it well! If you have something to say, say it well!"
Although the laborers were poor, seeing one being bullied, others gathered around him, and the bridge immediately became noisy and lively, attracting people from other places to look over.
"What's the noise about?" A guest eating under the thatched hut couldn't help but ask.
The shopkeeper who took the long-necked man back from outside the hut laughed and added water to the big pot on the stove.
"We're talking about the prince's wedding." He said, his eyes flicking to the three guests.
The three of them were in their thirties, and the clothes they wore were not new, and the texture was neither good nor bad. They ate the most ordinary tea soup and barbecue, but their sitting postures remained upright as if they were eating a fine banquet.
This is the common green-robed petty official in Beijing.
Although there is no need to be afraid, one should not look down upon it too much.
The shopkeeper put down his spoon and walked over before continuing. Several people came in and sat down.
"...The world is really declining. The dignified Mr. Chen actually did such a thing that is worse than a beast. It is really out of Sima Zhao's heart..." one of them said with a bit of anger.
The shopkeeper was startled and shook his head.
No one but the scholars and scholars dared to comment on the affairs of the courtiers with such arrogance.
"...Brother Zimo, be careful what you say." Another scholar said hurriedly.
"Why should you be careful about what you say!" The third one was even worse-tempered and said after taking a few cases, "You want to seek personal gain, so you don't have any etiquette or shame. Originally, Wang Mang was enough, but now there is Yang Jian, but the Queen Mother still wants to block the world.
If this continues, the country will no longer be a country!"
Wang Mang and Yang Jian even cursed, and the store owner was so frightened that he didn't even dare to come forward to serve food.
"That can't be said. Doesn't Mr. Chen know how his actions will be viewed by the people in the world?" The gentle-tempered scholar shook his head, "What happened now is that the Crown Princess is in the Chen family, rather than in Gao.
Better home."
"Good? How much better can it be?" The scholar from before snorted, "With Emperor Sima here, how can we stop the ministers from exercising power."
"It should be like what Mr. Zhang Jiangzhou said, adoptive clan..." another person said.
Having said this, the gentle scholar coughed slightly and waved to the shopkeeper.
The store owner just came over.
The discussion here was suspended because of ordering food, and the three men there got up, exchanged money and walked out of the hut.
"It's so ridiculous."
After walking out of the hut, one of the men shook his head and said.
"Yeah, it's a state matter, but it's a family matter after all. Why bother worrying about other people's family affairs one by one?" Another nodded and said in agreement.
The three of them looked at each other and laughed.
"Are you going to Mr. Liu's family dinner tonight?" one asked.
The other shook his head.
"Unfortunately, my mother is feeling unwell, so I can't go out these days," he said.
The three of them talked and reached the intersection, and then parted ways. The one who said his mother was ill went east, and the other two went west along the road.
After the two of them had walked a few steps, one of them turned his head and sighed.
"My mother is unwell and has cursed my eldest brother, but she is not afraid of being struck by lightning." He whispered, "Do you think we don't know that he has accepted Mr. Song's post?"
The other one smiled somewhat indifferently.
"It's not surprising that at this time, although everyone is silent, they all have their own concerns in their hearts." He said.
Now that things have happened, looking at the Queen Mother's attitude towards the two veterans, the result can already be imagined.
"So what if the whole court objects to Pu's discussion? In the end, the emperor still doesn't get what he wants?"
It's a court matter, but it's also a family matter. In the final analysis, what everyone is arguing about is just a quarrel. It's said that Chen Shao is seeking fame and fortune, aren't those two who knocked on the door to criticize him?
So although they are still talking about it, they have begun to take sides in private. Chen Shao's old friends will disperse a little, but there will be new ones coming in. And with the new relative Chen Xianggong, can the old relatives Gao's family still be able to do it?
Continuing power will also make some people hesitate to choose whether to stay or leave.
"What did Zhang Jiangzhou say?"
In the study, Shi Qin asked.
Qin Hu in front of him was looking out the window as if he was lost in thought.
Qin Shidao frowned and asked again, and then Qin Hu came back to his senses.
"He said, don't talk about it now. You won't talk about it until you have done it before. Now that someone has done it, there is no need to talk about it." He said, "The world can see and make its own judgment."
Shi Qin laughed.
"Being like Zhang Jiangzhou is really a free and easy life," he said.
"Father, if he really resigns and leaves, it will be easier for relatives and enemies to hate him." Qin Hu said, pushing a memorial over, "This is the memorial sent by Mr. Chen."
"So our Qin family is going to cooperate with the Chen family?" Qin Shi said.
"Father, you are wrong." Qin Hu said with a smile, "We want to drive away the Gao family."
Having said this, he looked out the window again, and the scenery in the courtyard was already obviously autumnal.
From summer to autumn so quickly, it seems like a blink of an eye.
The lotus has long been defeated, but he has no interest in seeing it in his life.
Just a blink of an eye.
"Father, what do you think is the greatest punishment for a person?" he said suddenly.
Minister Qin looked at him.
"Can't you please?" he said.
Qin Hu smiled and looked at his father saluting.
"Father is wise," he said.
Qin Shijiao frowned.
"Thirteen." He said, "A man must be able to take things up and put them down, and don't be like a child."
Qin Hu nodded and said yes.
"Yes, I'm not talking about me." He smiled.
Didn’t you say that you watched Mrs. Cheng marry someone else and turn against you? Then who are you talking about?
Qin Hu said nothing and looked out the window, his original smiling expression showing a hint of coldness.
Many people should be like this, how could it be just him?
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No matter how the outside world talks about it, the prince's wedding has started according to the plan.
"The wedding is scheduled for half a month, and the palace is very busy right now." Eunuch Jing said, "But there is no shortage of anything."
Pause here.
"We were all prepared when we were pregnant with King Hui."
Prince Jin'an nodded.
"Those things don't matter," he said, "As long as Brother Six gets married."
"The nineteenth mother of the Chen family has always been on good terms with the princess." Dr. Li said, "If she can play well with the princess, she must be a good child, with a charitable heart, and she must be able to treat your highness well."
The person who plays well with the princess is a kind-hearted person? It seems that the princess is such a kind-hearted person.
Jinggong laughed secretly in his heart.
Hearing the mention of the princess, King Jin'an thought of something.
"Where did the princess go when she went out?" he asked.
"I don't know." Eunuch Jing said with some dissatisfaction.
Ever since she chased Cheng Ping, the princess started to go out. She just went back to Cheng's house the day before yesterday and went out again today.
Don't you know why you should spend more time with His Highness?
What's more, it's not convenient to go out at this time.
Su Xin looked at the concierge, snorted angrily, turned around and came back.
"Madam, Mr. Chen said he couldn't see you." She walked to the car and whispered through the curtain.
"I don't want to see him." Cheng Jiaoniang said, opening the curtain, "I want to see Mrs. Chen."
Su Xin couldn't help but smile.
Not every house has its mistress capable of making her own decisions.
"Ms. Chen said he was busy with wedding matters, and people in the palace were teaching Dan Niang etiquette, so it was inconvenient to meet her," she said in a low voice.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at the Chen family's entrance.
Someone was coming out, surrounded by girls and servants.
"...Let me go to the palace myself." Chen Shiba Niang said, while telling the maid beside her, "If there are any other rules, I will personally see..."
As he said this, he suddenly stopped and saw Cheng Jiaoniang in the car in front of the door.
Her expression changed for a moment, and she stepped forward.
"I've met the princess," she said with a salute, and the girls and servants behind her followed suit.
Cheng Jiaoniang got out of the car and returned the courtesy.
"It was you who recommended Dan Niang to the Queen Mother?" she asked.
Chen Shiba Niang nodded calmly.
"Yes." She said, "I know what the princess wants to say, but we should not avoid relatives when promoting talents..."
Before she finished speaking, Cheng Jiaoniang in front of her raised her hand and slapped her.
The crisp sound shocked everyone.
Chen Shiba Niang was caught off guard by the slap, staggering and almost falling.
"you!"
The burning pain made Chen Shiba Niang feel dizzy and she cried out.
Before he finished speaking, another slap came down.
Accompanied by a crisp sound, there were also Cheng Jiaoniang's words.
"Does it hurt?" she said, turning the back of her hand.
There was another crisp sound.
"Does it hurt?" she said, raising her hand.
There was a crisp sound.
Two times on the left and right, Chen Shiba Niang fell to the ground, blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
All this happened in the blink of an eye.
Screams rang out in front of Chen's house, and the maids and servants rushed up to her, but no one dared to approach the woman who was standing upright with her hands retracted, crying and shouting to help Chen Shiba Niang.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at Chen Shiba who was almost fainting.
"Do you feel any pain?" she asked again.
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There were typos in the previous chapters. When the emperor died, he died, not died. The wording mistake has been corrected as in the previous chapter.
In addition, after the update is completed, changes will be checked. Some words and sentences have been changed. If you are concerned about the details, remember to go back and read it again (to be continued)
