jdhmnovel Chapter 1021 Wei Pingting Becomes Princess Li
Chapter 1021 Wei Pingting Becomes Princess Li
It wasn't just Wei Zhongshi and his wife who tossed and turned in the middle of the night.
Wei Pingting took advantage of the moonlight and sneaked into her parents' room to chat, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling in the candlelight.
"Zhu Tou Jiu said that after we get married, we can follow Sister Xia'er to Tiema City!" She lay on her mother's lap, twirling her fingers around the belt.
"Zhu Tou Jiu also said that he would take me horseback hunting in the future and travel all over the beautiful mountains and rivers of the North Wing."
"He said he would not restrict me and told me to live happier than in the capital."
"He said that the capital has too many rules and it's boring, so he wants to take me to the grassland to chase rabbits!"
"He also said that we should go take care of Sister Xia'er's children, so we can play with Brother Xinghe and Chuyang."
At dawn, Wei Pingting was so tired from talking that she fell asleep in her mother's arms.
After listening to this whole night, Mrs. Wei finally understood, "The friendship between these two little ones is built on playing."
Wei Zhongshi added, "There's no room for them in Beijing anymore, so they have to go out of Beijing to play."
Mrs. Wei gently stroked her daughter's loose black hair and smiled at her husband, "So you are treating your lifelong event as a game of house."
"The child's mind is full of thoughts about going out and having fun." The sadness disappeared from the father's face, leaving only doting.
Madam Wei stroked her forehead, she could no longer remember sighing, she just didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "No wonder she stayed silent when she came back the night before last. I thought she was in love, but it turns out she was thinking about going out of the capital to play."
"She is still young, how can she understand the stirrings of love?" Wei Zhongshi dressed up and put on his hat, his eyes dark and blue as he prepared to go to court. "That's good, let's settle the marriage early to save trouble in the future."
It is not a good thing for the daughters to be too beautiful. As the saying goes, beautiful women have always been short-lived. The sorcerer said that both of his daughters have bad luck. Not only do they not live long, but they will also have no offspring.
"Bah!" Madam Wei also remembered the sorcerer's words, "Don't trust those dog sorcerers anymore. None of them are good people. They all like to tell lies to cheat people out of their money."
She actually said that her eldest daughter would not live long and would not live past sixteen. Hmm! Now her daughter not only lived past sixteen, but also gave birth to a child.
Mrs. Wei never told fortunes again. "The more you tell fortunes, the worse they become! I will never waste money in vain again."
Wei Zhongshi deeply agreed with this, and all these years of worry were in vain. He went to court, met his colleagues, and was teased.
"You and your sister-in-law are so loving. After all these years of marriage, you are still like a strong young man. Old Wei, your health is important, take it easy."
Wei Zhongshi's eyes were not only black and blue, but his face was also black and blue. "Don't talk nonsense! If you have the time to think about me, you might as well help the court."
Colleagues laughed, "Old Wei is anxious, anxious! Hahahaha..."
Soon, colleagues no longer dared to joke with Lao Wei, because Lao Wei was no longer the old Wei, he was going to become a royal relative.
Legend has it that the Ninth Prince fell in love with the youngest daughter of the Wei family.
"I remember his daughter was still young."
"Not yet of age."
"Your Highness Prince Li is also young."
"Who is His Royal Highness Prince Li? The Ninth Prince?"
"Yup!"
Few people in the capital city know that the Ninth Prince is Prince Li. Prince Li’s presence is extremely low, and he is completely invisible.
This official title was passed down by the Ministry of Rites. When the Ninth Prince was named Prince Li, it was not long after the Qingchen Plan was completed. The whole court was busy with official business, so who had time to pay attention to him?
In short, the Ninth Prince was out of favor, and his adoptive mother, Concubine Lin, was even dismissed.
The four great families inquired about the Wei family and found that although the Wei family was a new noble in the capital, its weakness lay in the word "new".
He has no roots, no background, no followers, and not many family members serving as officials or generals in the court.
The most glorious thing about the Wei family was that their eldest daughter married a wealthy man, Shi Yunqi, the Duke of Heguo.
However, Shi Yunqi actually has no foundation. Apart from his own appeal, he does not have much strength and is not to be feared.
In addition, although the son of the Wei family was a general, he was just a young general who had just started his career.
"It seems that Prince Li is stupid. Marrying the Wei family at this time is undoubtedly going against the emperor." Lin Wensong said.
"The Emperor will not agree to this marriage." Qin Hongchang was rolling the walnuts in his hand. "If he deposes Emperor Zhaowu, Prince Li will be the only one to choose."
Although the Wei family is on the side of the retired emperor, they have no foundation and are not good candidates for in-laws.
Sure enough, reliable news came out that the emperor did not agree with this marriage.
The usually obedient Ninth Prince insisted on having his own way and had the Ministry of Rites start preparing for the wedding.
The emperor said, "Get out if you don't obey!"
Then the Ninth Prince left, still insisting on marrying the girl from the Wei family.
The retired emperor's dissatisfaction with this marriage was directly expressed in his public scolding of Wei Zhongshi.
This was no longer just speculation; everyone in the court, both civil and military officials, knew that the retired emperor was firmly opposed to this marriage.
Prince Li, however, insisted on getting married quickly so that he could return to his fiefdom.
Everyone sighed, saying that Prince Li was ignorant and his bright future was ruined.
But this did not prevent the Wei family from becoming royal relatives. At this time, no one was jealous of the Wei family. They just felt that Prince Li found an insignificant Yue family at a critical moment, which made the emperor angry.
In this way, under the urging of Prince Li, the process of three books and six ceremonies was completed in just one month.
It can be seen that the emperor has completely given up on the disobedient Prince Li.
The four great families all agreed and believed that the retired emperor would definitely take back the imperial power himself.
Taking advantage of Prince Li's wedding, the Emperor was furious, and the four great families began to secretly mobilize a large number of troops towards the capital.
It was already June.
Shi Anxia received four secret letters from Cen Yuan. She read the letters and burned them to ashes.
In July, the red gate of Prince Li's mansion was particularly bright in the blazing sun. Wei Pingting entered the mansion in a phoenix crown and a red robe, becoming the Princess of Prince Li.
The betrothal gifts were not much, but they were not small either. Prince Li's adoptive mother, Concubine Lin, had specially returned from her fiefdom to the capital to take charge of the situation, and had taken a lot of betrothal gifts from her private treasury.
Although the emperor was angry, he would not deduct the prince's share. After all, he had few sons to bother with.
Princess Li’s dowry was quite large.
Her grandfather dotes on his granddaughter, and having made a lot of money in recent years, he is eager to empty out all his treasures and give them all to his granddaughter as a dowry.
In addition, Wei Zhongshi and his wife also emptied out most of the warehouse. Add to that the Duke of Heguo's Mansion, Princess Haiyan, and various boxes of gifts from this aunt and that aunt, and the dowry was so rich that it was not an exaggeration to describe it as "ten miles of red makeup."
The spies from the four great families came again to report that the retired emperor had had a quarrel with Emperor Zhaowu.
Now the confrontation.
On the night of Prince Li's wedding, Emperor Zhaowu quietly left the palace and met with the four great families at night.
"You four great families have forced me to this point, and brought me so much trouble!" Emperor Zhaowu's eyes were gloomy, and he wished he could eat the heads of the four great families alive. "I don't want to take Tang's life at all! It's you! It's you who have brought me to this point!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Qin Hongchang stepped forward and knelt at Emperor Zhaowu's feet. "It was indeed an accident. Your Majesty, please look into it."
"What does it matter if I know it or not? Tang is dead! Tang is already dead! My father wants to depose me! He wants to depose me! This is such a joke! How can a reigning emperor like me be deposed?"
Emperor Zhaowu closed his eyes tightly, his eyes gleaming with brilliance, and issued an ultimatum to the four great families, "I want to secure my throne, you guys do whatever you want!"