After Mrs. Chen left, Guo Chong smiled and said to Lu Wu, "You should be happy this time. I said I would let you see her, so naturally I won't break my promise."
Lu Wu Yingying knelt down and thanked her: "Thank you so much, Father. Lu Wu has one more request."
Guo Chong leaned forward and frowned: "What else do you want to ask for?"
Lu Wu said faintly: "My father must also know that my adoptive mother was also a victim at this time. She was not actually involved. It was just my adoptive father who made the decision... She could not stop the exchange of children. Over the years, she has been worried and afraid.
It's really pitiful to be homeless. My two younger siblings are still being detained in Deputy Prime Minister Wu's house, and they have nothing to do with this matter. Lu Wu begs her father to show mercy and forgive them. Lu Wu plans to take them home.
, settle them well. Father, can you agree?"
Guo Chong frowned and said, "You mean Chen's children are in Wu Chunlai's house?"
Lu Wu nodded and said, "Exactly. Vice Prime Minister Wu threatened the lives of my siblings. My adoptive mother is worried about their safety."
Guo Chong nodded. He pondered for a long time and said: "Lv Wu, I can let them go. I already thought about it last night. Lin Jue is right. It's better to make this matter a big deal and make it a small matter. I don't want to make this matter a big deal."
It is known to the whole world. I have decided to keep this matter secret for the time being. I can let Mrs. Chen and her children go. But it is inappropriate for you to take them to your house. This is not telling others that they are related to you. So
Yes, I forgive them, but they must stay away from the capital, as far away as possible. Otherwise, someone will always dig out this matter, or they themselves will not be strict with their mouths, and the news will leak out. What do you think?"
Although Lu Wu was unwilling to give up, she also knew that she had to respect Guo Chong's wishes. It was already a great thing to rescue Chen and her siblings. Even if they couldn't stay in the capital, they could at least survive. This was already
Very good results.
"Thank you very much for your father's grace. On behalf of my adoptive mother and family, I would like to thank my father for your kindness." Lu Wu kowtowed.
Guo Chong sighed, stretched out his hand to pull up Lu Wu, caressed the back of her hand and said: "Lv Wu, you don't have to be so open to me. You are my daughter. You have suffered a lot over the years, and I will also hurt you twice as much."
Yours. Then Mrs. Chen has no big fault at all, and she has contributed a lot to raising you. The merits and demerits are equal to each other, so I should forgive her. Alas... I don't know what happened? Things suddenly became a mess.
I couldn't sleep all night last night, just thinking about how to cook properly. After thinking about it, I still feel that Lin Jue's words are right. I still don't want to delve into this matter. The time spent can turn a big deal into a small one. The relevant people will wait for me.
I will impose punishments, but I don’t want to make it public. I will investigate some things secretly, and it depends on the results. I really don’t want to cause an uproar in the world, and I don’t have any face, right?”
Lu Wu nodded lightly and said: "What my father said is true, and my husband means the same thing. When he left the palace last night, he also said that it is not easy for the emperor. Encountering these things will greatly damage the majesty of the royal family. He said that if the emperor can bear it
If you are angry and reduce big things to small matters, there will be less troubles. But it is the Emperor who has suffered the most and suffered the most."
Guo Chong was stunned, patted his thigh and sighed: "Lin Jue understands me. I am actually the one who suffers the most. The reason why I choose to minimize big things is not for the sake of my country. I have to
Thank you Lin Jue and you for stopping me from killing Concubine Rong last night. It’s not that Concubine Rong didn’t deserve to die. She had sinned so much that she deserved to die. But if I kill her just like this, the Queen Mother will definitely be heartbroken when she finds out. If the Queen Mother
There are three long and two shortcomings, my unfilial reputation will be spread all over the world. I don't want to hunt down the people behind the scenes. The more I pursue, I'm afraid I will find out more facts that I can't accept. Maybe I should be tolerant.
I just need to let some people know that I understand that they are causing trouble, but I can forgive them this time. I hope they can reflect on themselves. If I am forced to take action, I will not care about anything."
Guo Chong's words seemed to be meant for Lu Wu, but they were actually meant for Lin Jue. Or rather, they were meant for other people. Although Lin Jue was not present, and neither were the others. But Guo Chong
I know that Lu Wuwu will tell these words to Lin Jue, and Lin Jue will also relay these words to possible
The person behind the scenes. The reason why Guo Chong did this was naturally not forbearance. He made the decision after weighing the pros and cons. In the current situation, Guo Chong must stabilize the situation and not intensify the situation. Guo Chong is by no means forbearing.
He wants to cool down the matter temporarily, and he will investigate slowly and secretly under the ground until he has complete evidence.
This is not only a matter of losing the heir, but also the death of Guo Hao. Guo Chong has actually made up his mind that before offloading this burden on others, he must thoroughly reorganize the court and the inner palace to clear the way for his successor. He
Since I have nothing to do, I will treat this as my final contribution as emperor and do my best for the Guo family.
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Spring afternoon is a time of laziness. People in the capital are accustomed to taking a short break after lunch to save energy for the afternoon work. Teahouses and taverns in the capital are full at this time. People are here.
Gather together to drink tea, brag and chat, gossip, and rest your body and mind.
In a busy teahouse, someone mysteriously started talking to the people at the same table.
"...Have you heard? Something big happened in the palace." A mysterious person said to the stranger who was drinking tea at the same table.
The people at the table were chatting about other things, but when they heard this, they all turned around with their eyes widened.
"Ah? Something happened in the palace? I was waiting but didn't know. Why don't you tell me?"
The affairs of the royal family and the palace have always been one of the favorite gossips of the common people. Naturally, everyone is listening attentively at this moment.
"Hey, you guys are really ignorant. The whole city has spread the news, but you don't know. My uncle's uncle's brother-in-law's third uncle has a definite source of information, saying that something big happened in the palace. Do you know about Concubine Rong? Just
She is the niece of the current Queen Mother, Concubine Rong, who is beside the Emperor... She committed a crime." The man smacked his lips.
"Ah? What have you committed?" A group of people stared and stretched their necks like flies chasing away a smell.
"I won't say anything. If you go to the government to report me, I won't be able to bear it. This is a big deal. Hey, it's really wonderful. It's even weirder than what I performed at the Jiangnan Grand Theater."
It appeals to people's appetite, while shaking his head in refusal.
"You're a person who doesn't say anything even after you say something. It's really disappointing. Who has time to go to the government to report you? You have nothing to do with your free time? Whoever does that is a bastard." Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction and rolled their eyes at the table.
Flying around.
"Come on, seeing that you are so interested, let me tell you about it. Concubine Rong is really brave. Twelve years ago, Concubine Rong did a heinous thing and hid it from the emperor for so many years.
No, she was shaken out. Do you know what she did?" said the mysterious man.
"Hey, what are you talking about? I'm so worried. What has she done?" A group of people shouted, attracting half of the people in the teahouse to crane their necks to listen.
"Well, let's put it bluntly. Concubine Rong played a trick of swapping a civet cat for a prince. In order to compete for favor in the harem, she secretly exchanged the princess she gave birth for with a son and entered the prince's palace. He was the third prince Guo Hao later.
.Do you think this is treasonous? It is simply unbelievable that the son of an outsider should be chosen as the emperor's son."
There was silence in the teahouse, and the room was filled with eyeballs rolling around. A dozen of them could be crushed with one kick. Everyone stared blankly at the eloquent man in a daze. This news was simply too exciting, too exciting to believe.
.
"How is it possible? How can Concubine Rong do this?"
"Yes, this is too bizarre. It's nonsense, isn't it?"
Someone whispered.
"Tch! You are a bunch of fools, you know nothing! Is it more useful to have a prince or a princess? Both the Queen and Concubine Mei have given birth to sons. Concubine Rong is the niece of the Queen Mother. If she gives birth to a princess, will the Queen Mother be happy?
?How can you compete with the Queen and Concubine Mei for the position in the harem in the future? At first glance, you all are just idiots and don't understand anything. The mother is more valuable than the son, and the concubine will soar into the sky after giving birth to the prince. Will
Come on, if the prince becomes the emperor, use your pig brains to think about it, what would that be like?" The mysterious man had a look of disdain on his face.
"Oh, oh, oh." There was a sudden realization in the room. This truth is easy to understand, and it is not difficult to understand.
"Concubine Rong is too bold. If the prince in exchange becomes the emperor, wouldn't it mean that even I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will be changed? This is really a huge sin. I'm afraid the emperor will be angry to death." Someone murmured.
murmured.
Everyone had goosebumps on their bodies, the consequences of this were really serious.
"Damn it, I heard that the third prince Guo Hao died in infancy, otherwise such a thing might really happen. God opens your eyes. This noble concubine is so bold, how can the emperor tolerate her?" someone said softly.
The mysterious man nodded and said, "Isn't that right? The emperor issued an order last night to imprison Concubine Rong in the cold palace."
"Just imprisoning her would be too cheap. She would have to be cut into pieces." Everyone said one after another.
"We don't know about that. Maybe the emperor is keeping her alive temporarily. In short, this matter has been revealed. There is something even more bizarre. Do you know who the princess is?" Mysterious
The man said.
"Who is it?" everyone asked hurriedly.
"Does Mr. Lin, the current Third Chief of Staff, know? He has a concubine named Lu Wu. This Lu Wu is the emperor's biological daughter and the current princess. Is it exciting? Is it exciting?" the mysterious man said with a disgusted laugh.
"Ah?" The eyes of everyone in the teahouse left their sockets for the third time and rolled all over the floor.
"This is even more bizarre than the storybook of Jiangnan Grand Theater. The current princess is a concubine next to Mr. Lin Sansi? Is there anything more bizarre than this? If this is true, wouldn't the emperor want to vomit blood? This Lin
Your Excellency is really magnificent, and the current princess is his concubine? Damn it, what the hell is this?"
"Isn't that true? The emperor actually knows nothing. He raises other people's sons as princes and princesses as concubines. Where is the royal dignity and the emperor's dignity? This is probably the most shameful thing in the world. This concubine is such a shame.
She is so audacious, why doesn’t the emperor cut her into pieces?”
"Your Majesty is so pitiful. We all feel heartbroken for him. The imperial concubine around him did such a treasonous thing. I think the emperor is so angry that he will vomit blood. This Concubine Rong seems to be quite responsible. How could she do such a treasonous thing?"
It’s not something that a woman would dare to do. Maybe there’s someone behind the scenes. By the way, whose son is Concubine Rong? Whose son is Guo Hao? Maybe it’s the one who gave away his son.
He is the mastermind behind it."
A group of people were discussing with excitement and indignation.
The mysterious man looked at the expressions of these people with satisfaction and said softly: "I dare not say more. I only know that the third prince Guo Hao is the son of Lu Feiming, the minister of etiquette. There was a relationship between Lu Feiming and Concubine Rong.
Personal affair. No one has dared to mention this matter for many years, but everyone in the city over forty years old knows about this past incident. I can’t say any more, I still have things to do, so I’ll take my leave now.”
The mysterious man stood up, cupped his hands and walked out. A group of people shouted: "Hey, hey, hey, don't go, I haven't made it clear yet."
The mysterious man ignored him, walked out quickly, and disappeared among the people on the street.
Everyone in the teahouse looked at each other, and soon picked up the topic again.
"So it's Lu Feiming? I've heard of this old man before. What happened back then was so hilarious. I didn't expect it to be his son."
"Old Liu, tell us what's going on. What happened between Lu Feiming and Concubine Rong? Could it be that Lu Feiming cuckolded the emperor? Ouch, this thing is getting more and more interesting.
.Our poor emperor is afraid that he will not only vomit blood, but also three liters of blood."
"Yes, if Concubine Rong is unfaithful, it will be another serious crime. This bitch will never be redeemed. Old Liu, please tell me what happened back then."