Taifu's Mansion, Jintong Courtyard.
While Wei Changying was listening to the manager's report, he was distracted and counting the days: "Is it possible that my brothers-in-law escorted Divine Doctor Ji to Fengzhou in the past two days? I don't know how long it will take for my father's illness to get better? Grandma and mother are like this Huizi still doesn’t know how happy he is… Well, there is also Changfeng.”
It wasn't until the steward was almost done talking that she listened attentively to a few words, guessed what happened based on the first part and the last part, gave the steward some advice, and sent the steward away. The next one came up and handed over the account book.
Being so busy until noon - Wei Changying is used to such busy days now.
She had lunch and took a nap as usual, but she couldn't sleep that day, so she asked Zhu Lan to come over and give her a shoulder squeeze. While Zhu Lan was squeezing his shoulders, Wei Changying slowly sipped the tea and recalled all the things he had dealt with in the morning. It's a pity that there are no difficult errands to do in the morning, so I can't use this as an excuse to go to the room to report to my mother-in-law... I can take a look at Shen Shuguang by the way.
I remember the last time I saw my son laughing more and more. Just hearing his laughter makes me feel happy. The little guy looks different every day. His eyebrows are getting longer and wider, and he is pink and cute indescribably. - Thinking of his son so much, the cup of tea went to the bottom unknowingly. Wei Changying put down the tea bowl and was about to ask Zhu Lan to stop first, but Wan's voice rang out from the corridor outside, asking about the guard on the corridor. Little maid: "Have you taken a nap, young lady?"
Wan is an honest person, and honest people usually don't hide their emotions very well. So Wei Changying immediately heard the panic in her tone, and couldn't help but feel suspicious. He hurriedly shouted: "Is Aunt Wan here? Come in, I'm not asleep yet!"
"Young Madam is not asleep? That's great." After hearing this, Mrs. Wan stepped through the door, lifted the bead curtain outside and entered the inner room. Without waiting for the guard chief Ying to ask, she hurriedly reported, "Young Madam , something big happened!”
Wei Changying knew something was wrong when he heard her voice, and his heart was high. He secretly prayed that there would be no bad news from Fengzhou or Xiliang, but he calmed down and asked: "What happened?" event?"
Fortunately, although what Wan said is also bad news, it has nothing to do with Wei Changying after all: "His Royal Highness Prince Ji was reprimanded by His Majesty for being unfilial and unjust, and he was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner!"
"How could this happen?!" Wei Changying breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then said in surprise, "Previously, King Ji and the Queen Mother passed away, and His Highness King Ji and Queen Ji were devastated. Isn't the name of pure filial piety known to both the government and the public? How could this happen? Being reprimanded by the Holy One for being unfilial and unrighteous?"
King Ji stayed in Beijing because of the death of the Queen Mother, and there was something fishy about it, and Wei Changying also knew about it. This master is not stupid. His biological mother has risked her life for him. Even if she is usually filial, she should be showing off her energy now... It's only the beginning of September. Guard Chief Ying Fang has taken off his aunt's clothes. Xiao, King Ji is still early in the day of filial piety, and it is not the period of filial piety that is about to relax his mind. How could he be so negligent
Wanshi said with a panicked expression: "My maid heard it, and it seems that there was something wrong with the glowing light and foggy moon ring presented to the Holy One when His Highness Prince Ji came to Beijing last year!"
"It's a coincidence that this mistake happened." Something happened to the son-in-law of the Shen family. Of course, the daughter-in-law had to put down everything she was doing and go to the upper room to comfort her mother-in-law. However, Mrs. Su looked very calm and hugged Shen Shuguang. On his lap, he allowed his grandson to curiously grab the palace ribbon on his clothes and play with it. He calmly explained the process to his daughters-in-law, "The glowing mist moon ring is a tribute from the Kingdom of Siam. It is made of sapphire stone produced only in Siam." It looks like a colorful jade when you look around. It can emit a faint mist under the moonlight night. Even in Siam, it is an extremely rare thing and is treasured by the royal family...His Royal Highness King Ji sent people to collect it for many years, and it took many years to collect it. Four pairs were collected, and two pairs were presented as tribute to the Holy One last year.”
Mrs. Liu asked with concern: "Then, what happened to these two pairs of glowing light and foggy moon rings?"
"The Holy One discovered that the two pairs of rosy light and misty moon rings that His Highness Prince Ji paid tribute to were far inferior to the two pairs that His Highness Prince Ji left behind." Mrs. Su sighed and said, "That's fine. The key is that the Holy One discovered this. , because he wanted to reward Miao Jieyu and Zhong Xiaoyi with these two pairs of glowing moon rings. As a result, the pair of glowing moon rings that Zhong Xiaoyi got had a crack in an inconspicuous place! , it happened to be on the dragon head and neck in the shape of a dragon... Zhong Xiaoyi did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly reported it to the Holy Emperor, who sent people to Prince Ji's Mansion to obtain two other pairs of glowing fog moon rings for comparison... and that's what happened. "
The daughters-in-law looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment: The glowing light and foggy moon left by King Ji himself is better than the one paid as tribute to the Holy One. This may be true, but they were all paid tribute last year. Why are they being revealed now? explain? In other words, Wei Zhenghong was about to recover, and the Shen family did not hesitate to send three of their descendants to Fengzhou to become apprentices to ensure that Ji Qubing arrived safely. So at this time, the matter of Xia Guang Wuyue Huan was revealed sooner rather than later. Found
Moreover, the tribute items must have been checked by many people over and over again before being presented. The waiter in charge of the inner treasury will also check it repeatedly before recording it in the treasury... No matter how stupid King Ji is, he will not present the halo and fog moon ring with the crack that separates the dragon's head and neck - he might as well present the intact pair. Woolen cloth!
It’s impossible for the stewards of the Holy Shang’s inner treasury not to be able to discover even the cracks that Zhong Xiaoyi can discover…
This is obviously because the Holy Spirit felt that the Shen family was already powerful, and now that the in-laws were looking to revitalize, he was afraid that Shen and Wei would join forces to become powerful, so he acted preemptively to gain strength. After all, how could His Majesty not know the purpose of King Ji's stay in Beijing? When I agreed before, I had some considerations—isn’t the princess’ surname Liu? The so-called words of gratitude and commemoration of the king's pure filial piety are just words on the stage. In the final analysis, it is still the art of emperor's balance.
But the Shen family was not weak in the first place, and now the in-laws, the Wei family, were also showing signs of revival, but the Holy Father had to worry about someone who was not careful, and the Shen family really supported Prince Ji to the throne.
That's why he didn't even wait to see whether Wei Zheng Hong could fully recover, and immediately demoted King Ji to a commoner. It is not only a warning to Shen and Wei, but also a precaution.
Now if Mrs. Su was crying for her daughter, of course the daughter-in-law could come forward to persuade her, but Mrs. Su was calm and composed as if this incident had not happened at all, or that this incident happened to someone else. The three daughters-in-law didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, said, "Mom, my second sister... are you okay now?"
Mrs. Su carefully pulled out the palace ribbon that Shen Shuguang was grabbing and trying to stuff into his mouth. She took a pomegranate from the nearby fruit plate for him to play with. Then she said: "Prince Ji has been demoted, so of course he can no longer live in the palace." . But Xiuer's dowry has not been moved, and now there is no one to live in the other dean, and it is not enough to clean up for a while. Anyway, the Holy Spirit was so angry that he only killed Wang Jue... Compared with this. It’s time to be thankful that you made a mistake.”
Her tone was lukewarm, and the daughters-in-law were not sure whether she was resentful of her daughter and deliberately speaking sarcastically, or whether she really thought it was not a big deal.
The second daughter-in-law, Duanmu Yanyu, tentatively said: "Second sister is lacking something, so let's go see if there is anything we can do to help?"
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Su said: "She just moved to another courtyard. I think it will be very chaotic. You went and asked her to receive you. Now everyone there is still wearing mourning, which is very inconvenient."
"... Then let's send something over?" Duanmu Yan replied.
"What is there in this imperial city? Won't they send people to buy what is missing?" Mrs. Su said lightly, "Okay, you just know this. I told you to come... Now you all go. Just get busy."
After leaving the upper room, the three sisters-in-law discussed for a while, and then separated and went back to their respective courtyards at the intersection. However, before Wei Changying had taken a few steps, the little maid from Mrs. Su's yard caught up with her and asked her to go back to her room.
Wei Changying did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed the little maid back - he saw that Mrs. Su was still in the hall, but Shen Shuguang had been carried down. Not even the young grandson who is still ignorant is left, let alone the servants, not even Aunt Tao is here. This formation is obviously going to be a big deal.
"It's a happy thing that your father is getting well. These years have not been easy for Chang Shanggong. Although your father is weak, he has always been a great talent. It's a pity that he is in poor health and has never been able to get up and do things. Now Ji Qubing If you can rejuvenate, Ruiyu Hall will definitely be revived." When Mrs. Su saw that the third daughter-in-law was back, she said straightforwardly, "It's just that the Holy Father has been wary of us and others because my natal family is Qingzhou Su. , Feng'er and the others have many brothers, and they have little reputation in the imperial capital. The Holy Emperor specially made Prince Ji stay away from you. You are so favored by the Wei family, and secondly, the expectations placed on Li'er and Shi'er in our family are not as high as Feng'er's, and you know this too. "
Wei Changying nodded: "This time, the second brother-in-law was stripped of his royal title. It seems that he was also affected. My wife..."
"It doesn't matter that he has been deprived of his title." Mrs. Su did not mean to blame her daughter-in-law for her daughter. She said lightly, "Before, your father sent someone to persuade him to return to Ji to observe his filial piety, but he just refused to listen... Now he has become a commoner. , It’s also a good thing to live comfortably on Xiuer’s dowry.”
Only then did Wei Changying realize that his father-in-law and mother-in-law really did not support his son-in-law in seizing the throne because of their daughter, but they did not approve of the sacrifice of Queen Mother Ji and King Ji's ambition at all. After pondering for a moment, he said: "The Holy Lord cut off the king's title of the second brother-in-law, but he actually meant it for the Shen and Wei clans. Just now, my mother did not let us visit the second sister. My daughter-in-law speculated that she was worried that the Holy Lord would become more and more displeased... It's just that the Holy Spirit is like this Si, I’m afraid that if we don’t interact with the second sister for the time being, Your Majesty still won’t be at ease.”
Mrs. Su said: "This is why I called you here in private." She waved her closer and whispered, "Your father's body has not recovered yet. Even if he does, I want to He has been suffering from illness for many years and needs some time to recuperate before he can become an official. Now the Holy One has expressed his position implicitly. Although our clan is unanimous in suppressing the Holy One, not everyone is looking forward to the revitalization of Ruiyu Hall! "
When Wei Changying saw his mother-in-law finish speaking, she looked at him tightly, pursed her lips, and said, "Daughter-in-law, please excuse me. Could you please give me my mother's instructions?"
"The pioneers devised a plan to defeat Qiudi and Mushuer, but the result was half-successful and half-failed. Due to some reasons, the victory was reported only now." Mrs. Su said slowly, "Of course, the official victory report is still there. On the way, but the letter from home arrived yesterday.”
Wei Changying listened to what was going on with bated breath, but unexpectedly Mrs. Su suddenly said: "Feng'er, you are also injured." (To be continued)