After Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, a Dengwen drum was set up outside the court hall. When the people encountered grievances, they could come to play the Dengwen drum, and when the Dengwen drum sounded, no matter what the emperor was doing, he had to go to the court to deal with the matter. After Emperor Xuande sat on the dragon chair, he was diligent in political affairs and loved the people like a son. He personally resolved many grievances for the people, and more and more people dared to come and beat the drum, so many ministers once petitioned Emperor Xuande to abolish Dengwen. Drum, Emperor Xuande did not allow it.
In the late autumn season, the sky was high and the clouds were clear. Before Deng Wen Drum, the second master Song beat the drum a few times and lost his confidence. When his wife Hu Shi saw this, she grabbed the drum stick in anger and beat it hard, with a strong hatred in her eyes. , as if the drum face was her bloody enemy.
And Hu really hated, hated her former sister-in-law Lin.
Four years ago, Lin took his niece Song Jianing to Peach Blossom Island to enjoy peach blossoms. His younger brother, Hu Zhuang, heard the news and left, but he never came back. His life and death are still unknown. At that time, she was anxious to inquire about the news, and called her husband and a pair of children back to her parents' home. The carriage ran too fast on the road and killed an old man. The family beat the board and paid a fine. In the end, she was sentenced to three years in prison.
Hu Shi will never forget the hardships of those three years in prison. Two meals a day are stale rice. During the day, he works like hard labor. At night, he sleeps on damp straw. Stopped and crawled on people, the mice inside were bigger than the other, and they were not afraid of people, and they couldn't drive them away.
It was so hard. She got through it, and so did her husband. She took pity on her two children. When her son went to the mountains to lift a stone, he accidentally fell and his head hit the stone. He lost his breath soon after he came back. In the middle of summer, he got sick and died after struggling for three months. She worked so hard to pull the big children, and it's gone!
Hu hated Lin. If Lin hadn't been so charming and took away his younger brother's soul, his younger brother wouldn't be alive and dead, and his parents wouldn't be so distressed that they could not afford to be sick. If her brother hadn't been hooked up by Lin, she wouldn't have rushed to her parents' house, she wouldn't have killed anyone, and she wouldn't have sent black-haired people in vain!
Thinking of the heart-piercing pain, Hu beat the drum fiercely, and the guards came to catch her, but she still held on to the drum stick and refused to let go.
In March last year, she and her husband were released from prison after serving their sentence. She wanted to go to Beijing to seek justice from the Lin family, but the helpless husband would not allow her. She had a big fight with her husband. Because her mother suddenly became seriously ill, she temporarily suppressed revenge. With the idea of selling the Song family's ancestral house with her husband, they moved back to their parents' home to serve the second elder. She told her parents about the idea of revenge, but the parents blocked them, saying that the Lin family had a great career, and in case of spending money to buy a murderer to get revenge, her family would have no power to resist.
Hu Shi was quite afraid when he thought about it, so he gave up the idea of going to Beijing. While taking care of the second old man, he sought medical treatment to recuperate his body, and wanted to conceive another child. Who would have thought that in June of this year, she actually learned from a passing businessman in the capital that the fox of the Lin family actually climbed up to the Duke of Wei, and brought her daughter to remarry to the Guo family to be the lady of the country. Not only that, Song Jianing's Xiaohu Meizi was given marriage by the emperor, and she will become Princess Shou!
Hu Family's heart was overwhelmed, Song Jianing could be a princess, if her daughter was alive, based on her appearance, even if she couldn't be a princess, she could marry a wealthy family and be a mistress. Why should her daughter die? Are the two getting better? Hu was so angry that the merchant was shocked and asked her what was going on. After learning that the fourth girl of the Guo family was actually the daughter of the Song family, the merchant said in surprise: "Since it is from your Song family, why are you willing to let your family go? The niece remarries with her mother?"
Such as Daigo empowered, Hu Shi suddenly woke up. Yes, Song Jianing is her short-lived eldest brother's only blood in the world. If the Song family does not open up, the Lin family can't take their daughter away, and Song Jianing can't be the fourth girl of the Guo family. If Song Jianing is not the fourth girl of the Guo family, Then she is not qualified to be drafted and not qualified to be a princess!
Hu carefully inquired about the situation in the capital from the merchants, and then ran home to discuss with his parents and husband to enter Beijing again. This time, she will not retaliate against Lin, she just needs to recognize her niece. If the emperor has a good temper and still calls his niece to be the royal daughter-in-law, then she is the aunt of Princess Shou, a relative of King Shou, and suddenly becomes a nobleman! If the Guo family and the Lin family thought she was an eyesore, they would have to give her money, and they didn't dare to play tricks, because if something happened to their husband and wife, the first thing the people would suspect would be the Guo family and the Lin family killing people. Guo Boyan was an official, so he didn't dare to force it.
If the emperor dislikes his niece and withdraws his marriage intention, then this will become a matter for the Song family and the Guo family. The niece is the daughter of the Song family, and the emperor's sentence must also be sentenced to the Song family. The Guo family will either pay for their daughter, or let Song Jianing go back to Jiangnan with them. Thinking of this, Hu Shi's eyes shot two fierce lights again, her daughter was dying, and once Song Jianing got into her hands, she would rather die than that little hoof!
This plan, the only thing Hu's worried about is that the emperor doesn't care about their affairs. She can't fight the Guo family, but the merchant said that the emperor loved the people the most. Yes, and gave the man some money. Such a good emperor, what is she afraid of
On the way to Beijing, Mrs. Hu cautiously inquired several times and determined that there was a real loss of pigs, and her heart was completely at ease.
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In the Chongzheng Hall, Emperor Xuande was reviewing the memorials when he heard that someone beat the drum and sued Guo Boyan for robbing a civilian girl. Emperor Xuande raised his eyebrows in surprise and said solemnly: "What's going on?" Dote on the newly married step room, how can you have the time to rob a civilian girl? Emperor Xuande also didn't believe that the courtier he picked up by himself was that kind of person.
The big eunuch Wang En bent over and said, "It's the uncle of Mrs. Guo's original family, and the husband and wife of the father-in-law brought the four girls back to the father's mansion, which is also recorded in the Guo family tree."
Having said that, Wang En didn't take it to heart. What kind of grievance is this? The fool also knew that it was the Song family who heard that their niece was going to be a princess, and took the opportunity to come to the capital to make a fuss in order to get a little cheaper. On the Guo family's side, Guo Boyan's career will not be affected in any way. As for Mrs. Lin, she will either survive with the favor of men or be dismissed, and whether the fourth girl can continue to be a princess depends on the emperor's intentions. In short, Guo Boyan's status remains unchanged and will not affect the court. For Emperor Xuande, it was not a big deal.
In a short moment, Emperor Xuande also figured it out, frowned and asked, "Lin took her daughter back to her parents' home, but didn't get the consent of the Song family?"
Wang En really didn't know the inside story. I'm afraid even the Guo family didn't know. Seeing Lin's daughter returning to Beijing, he thought that the husband's family agreed.
Emperor Xuande didn't think about it anymore, so he sent someone to declare Guo Boyan's family of three into the palace, and they came to him for a retrial.
Guo Boyan was in the palace, and Eunuch Xuan decreed that Eunuch Xuan hurriedly went to the Duke of Wei's house to Xuan Lin's mother and daughter.
When she was shocked to hear that Mr. Hu had entered Beijing, and that he had to sue her and Guo Boyan, and tried to snatch his daughter back, Mrs. Lin's face turned pale. She is not afraid that Guo Boyan will dislike her because of her reputation. Guo Boyan knew very well what happened to their mother and daughter in Jiangnan. After four years of husband and wife, she also had a son. Lin was not worried about her status at all, but...
Looking at his daughter who was also dumbfounded beside him, Lin's heart was aching. She will definitely not ask her daughter to return to the Song family, but after this trouble, will the emperor withdraw his decree and not let his daughter marry the king of Shou? If you don't get married, you won't get married, but the daughter who has become the laughing stock of the capital can still find a good man with both political integrity and talent
Lin's eyes were wet, she walked over and hugged her dumb daughter, bowed her head, but her voice was very firm: "An An, don't be afraid, no matter what happens, mother will accompany you and will never tell you to go with others."
Song Jianing believed in her mother, but her heart was also gray. Her reputation was not very good at first, but after being troubled by her second uncle and aunt, she became more and more unworthy of King Shou. For Song Jianing, the purpose of giving marriage was a pie that fell from the sky, it was originally a surprise, but now that God took it back, she was sad and sad, but she could accept it. Her marriage had experienced Lu Zhen's blow, but now that she is doing it again, Song Jianing didn't worry too much. It's a big deal.
Song Jianing was only afraid that he would cause his mother and stepfather to become a burden to the Guo family.
Lying in his mother's arms, Song Jianing burst into tears. If her mother was hated by her stepfather because of her, and if her stepfather was punished by the emperor because of her, then she would rather go with the second uncle's family and exchange for the safety of her mother's younger brother, stepfather and Mrs. Tai.
The emperor was waiting in the palace, and the mothers did not have much time to comfort each other. Lin wiped her face, wiped her daughter's tears, and entrusted Brother Mao to the care of Mrs. Tai who rushed over.
The mother and daughter look alike, and now they are both red-eyed and pitiful. Mrs. Tai sighed, put her arms around her grandson's head, and comforted her daughter-in-law: "They are here for fame and fortune. People like this are easy to pass up, so don't think about it, you mothers, when you enter Guo's house, you are a member of Guo's family. With Boyan, no one wants to bully you."
The mother-in-law was charitable, Lin choked and thanked him, and finally looked at Mao Ge'er, who was crying with fright. Lin took her daughter and followed behind the eunuch Xuanzhi and walked outside the palace. Song Jianing cried and was afraid. After listening to Mrs. Tai's words, she calmed down inexplicably, because she knew that her mother and brother would definitely not be affected by her.
At this point, as long as her mother is fine, Song Jianing is not afraid of anything.
Just after leaving the Guogong's mansion, two voices in unison suddenly came from the east: "Your Highness."
Song Jianing paused in footsteps and turned his head in disbelief. He saw King Shou's mansion next door, and King Shou also came out. Today's King Shou, wearing an ink-colored python-patterned robe, the color of the night-like robe made his side face more pale and cold, like a god who doesn't ask about world affairs, suddenly angry for something.
Song Jianing stared blankly at the other party, because of his rare ink-colored robe, because of the chill emanating from his whole body.
Zhao Heng tilted his head and saw his prospective princess in the distance. She was holding her hand by her mother, tilted her head and stared at him, her almond eyes moist like rain, as if she was about to cry at any time.
Zhao Heng paused, and finally retracted his gaze, and Su Rong walked towards the carriage.
He did not know how his father would decide on this matter, if he wanted to withdraw his will, whether he could persuade his father, Zhao Heng also…
The future emperor walked away with a cold face, Song Jianing smiled bitterly, lowered his eyes and continued to move forward. After taking two steps, the inky figure in the corner of the light suddenly changed direction and walked towards her.