Chapter 167: Farce of the Imperial Decree
Chapter 167: Farce of the Imperial Decree
"Yes, the four of us went to buy it together. Do you like it? Thank you for your hard work." Su Jinmu pulled her in front of the row of snacks and asked her to choose. She pinched the colorful candy and put it in her mouth. It was worthy of being Qingli. It was really delicious.
She picked up a string of candied haws, her eyes were full of stars, and she suddenly felt inexplicably sad. However, she adjusted herself quickly, so quickly that it was almost impossible to catch her. But everyone present noticed it, after all, their eyes were following her all the time.
Xuan Ling Xuan Xing knew about it, especially Xuan Ling. She couldn't help feeling sad and couldn't help thinking of those two kind and strict old men... She soon calmed down and said, "Miss, have some candy."
Wenjiu looked at Xuanling. Her feelings for the old man were no less than hers. She took a candy and ate it. It tasted very sweet. She took two more and put one in Xuanling's mouth and the other in Xuanxing's mouth.
"Miss, very sweet," they said in unison
"Sweet is good, life should be sweet" Wen Jiu seemed to be saying to someone...
"Thank you, brothers. Let's go meet grandma and grandpa." Wen Jiu reached out to push Su Jinyu but was stopped by Su Jinmu. She gave up.
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"Master, everything is done." Qingfeng shook off the blood on the sword.
"Well, has Qinglong arrived?" Xiao Jue asked in a steady voice.
"Yes, he went to do other things. Around midnight, Qinghu had already arrived," Qingfeng replied.
"Cha" said and turned around
"Yes." Qingfeng looked at the bodies lying on the ground in all directions, and wondered who they were.
"Kneel down!" Concubine Wang was furious for the first time. After all, it was her private vault. She could only call Xiao Qing'er to ask her to kneel down and take out the jade pendant she dropped to show her.
"Why is this here, mother?" Xiao Qing'er was puzzled. This was picked by her mother for her coming-of-age ceremony. She liked it very much and had worn it a few days ago and put it away yesterday.
"You are so bold! What are you going to do? Ah?" Concubine Wang knew that her daughter was not short of money. Even if she didn't have money, she would still ask for it.
"Mother, what are you talking about?" Xiao Qing'er was confused. She woke up this morning and found that she could walk. She was very happy. She came here to share the good news with her mother. She didn't expect that she would be asked to kneel down as soon as she came in. It was really inexplicable.
Concubine Wang was so angry that she forgot to walk on her own. She was so angry that she was blinded by anger.
"I never thought that I had raised a thief." Concubine Wang sat there, trembling so much that even her hairpins were shaking.
"Mother?" Xiao Qing'er continued to wonder.
"Return all the things within one hour, and I will forgive you for the past and will not repeat it. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." Are you kidding? These are all her private property. How could she not be angry? That person is still waiting for her!
"What? Mother, what happened to you today? Why are you so angry?" Xiao Qing'er realized that Concubine Wang was angry because she called herself "this palace", which had never happened before. She panicked.
"Xiao Qing'er, go back and return the things. Drag Qiuju away." Concubine Wang stood up and walked towards the dressing table.
"Mother..."
"Seventh Princess, I'll take you there." Qiuju helped Xiao Qing'er up and walked to the door.
"Aunt Qiuju, what happened to my mother today? It's so strange. What did I take from her? Besides, isn't what belongs to my mother the same as mine? Should I return it? What should I return? Aren't they all gifts from my mother? Humph." Xiao Qing'er pulled the hem of her skirt.
"Seventh Princess should just listen to the Imperial Concubine." Qiu Ju didn't know what happened. She could only narrate the Imperial Concubine's words.
"Return, return, return. Who knows what? I'm leaving." Xiao Qing'er left angrily.
The people in the Qinzheng Palace were still discussing the matter of the Second Prince and the Seventh Princess. Emperor Yuan glanced at Li Zongguan, who whispered in his ear, "Lord Chu hasn't woken up yet." His voice gradually became quieter.
Emperor Yuan slammed the table fiercely, frightening Li Zongguan to kneel down, and a group of ministers
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
Everyone shouted in unison
"Take care of your health? Why are there so many rumors? Who is the source of these rumors? You eat the emperor's salary but cannot share his worries. What use do I have for you?" The emperor's throat was sweet and fishy.
At this time, the Imperial Observatory came out and said, "Your Majesty, I observed the stars last night and found that the Ziwei star has awakened. I think it was caused by someone's assistance."
"What did you say?" Emperor Yuan suddenly became interested. This was very clear. He almost pointed out that Chu Tunan could assist Yu'er. Since she could bring prosperity to Yu'er, it was not impossible to marry her. No one noticed what Emperor Yuan was thinking.
"Your humble servant..." The Supervisor was about to speak but was interrupted by Prince Yong.
"Brother,"
"Can you please stop talking for now?" Emperor Yuan stopped Prince Yong from speaking and asked Li Zongguan to leave the court, leaving behind the director of the Imperial Observatory and Xue Zhan.
"Lord Li, would you like to have a chat after the court session?" The Prime Minister was offering an olive branch. After all, this Li Yu had already begun to temporarily replace Lord Gao in the Ministry of War.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I have something else to do after the court session. Why don't we go visit Mr. Chu together?" Li Yu's current position is on the side of the Second Prince, so naturally he has to visit Chu Yinan on the Second Prince's side.
Chu Yinan has already been displeased by Emperor Yuan, so Prime Minister Wen will naturally not lower himself to visit a little Chu Yinan. He is not independent of the Second Prince's side, he is neutral, and it is obvious that he will show which side Emperor Yuan needs him to be on. This does not prevent him from making friends with other princes in private. At least in the end, no matter who wins or loses, he will not hang himself on a tree.
"I won't go anymore. I have something else to do. See you later."
"Go slowly, Prime Minister," Li Yu chuckled behind him.
The decree of Emperor Yuan shocked Chu Yinan, who had just woken up, and Li Yu, who came to visit.
"What? Let them marry their brother and sister? Cough cough cough" Chu Yinan coughed and his face turned red
Chief Steward Li said condescendingly, "Master Chu just woke up, and I am here to congratulate you. Miss Chu from your mansion married the Second Prince as his principal wife, and Zhi Yanxiu became the Seventh Princess's consort. This is a blessing from your previous life."
"You...you" Chu Yinan was so angry that he vomited blood
"Brother Chu, Brother Chu," Li Yu shouted at Chu Yinan who had fainted, cursing inwardly.
"Your servant accepts the order, and I accept the order." Chu Tunan and Yan Xiu were a little shocked, but then they calmed down and accepted the order to express their gratitude.
A farce-like decree was issued to various prefectures, and everyone sighed, all of them lamenting that the Chu family had a good daughter, who could marry the prince as the principal wife for the second time, and even the son-in-law could be the prince consort.
When Wen Jiu received the news, she had already returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she just smiled.
"Oh, sister is back, oh no, county lady" Wen Ziqi's shy voice sounded
"Oh, I've met the Fifth Prince's wife. I'm here to see Concubine Xue." Wen Jiu replied
"You... Heh, you have to observe the three-year mourning period for your grandmother, but will Prince Xiao still want you by then?" Wen Ziqi sneered.
"Oh, there's no need for the Fifth Prince's wife to worry about this. This county lady can still live well without relying on men, unlike Concubine Xue." After saying this, Wen Jiu was supported by Wen Xi and went to Fumeng Courtyard, leaving Wen Ziqi standing there alone, wanting to refute but having nothing to say.
She went to see Mrs. Xue. She was living a hard life. Her brother was no longer the rich kid he used to be. The clothes he wore as a servant and the hardships he had gone through made them both little better than beggars.
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