Boss Wei felt a little uneasy when he heard the third son of Wei.
He is the eldest in the family, and the younger brothers and sisters must listen to him, and he has not taken the third child seriously.
When the family was not separated before, the third Wei was in his heart a younger brother who worked for him to make money. When the third third of Wei wanted to be separated, his attitude towards the third third of Wei immediately changed. He felt that this younger brother was too disobedient and worry-free, and he hated the third third of Wei very much. He just waited to see this little brother's joke.
Unexpectedly, after a few years of hardships for his third brother, their youngest son was admitted as a scholar at once, becoming a well-known young scholar nearby.
Later, he passed the examination of Juren, Huiyuan, Zhuangyuan... Now he is still awarded an official position in the capital.
These are far from him, that's all.
But his third brother, whom he had always looked down on, was going to live in the capital. In his heart, it could be said that he had mixed feelings and was very uncomfortable.
After returning home, Boss Wei told his family what he had just heard.
As soon as I heard him say it, everyone's sour words came out.
However, sour and sour, there are other thoughts in my heart.
"Sangouzi became the champion and is still an official in Beijing. He has a bright future. No one in his family can help him, so it's better to let Brother Shu go with him." said Mrs. Wang, the wife of eldest Wei.
After Boss Wei heard this, his eyes lit up.
Yeah, why didn't he think of that.
That Wei Hanzhou is not only the son of the third Wei, but also his nephew. He is his elder. Since the third child Wei can take advantage of it, how can his family get something.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wang was right.
The two got together and talked a lot.
Looking back, the two of them told their son and daughter-in-law.
When Brother Shu came home drunk in the evening and heard his grandfather's words, he immediately recovered.
"Master is right. Although I didn't pass the exam as a scholar, I'm still a scholar. My cousin is helpless in the capital, so I have to help him."
Wang said proudly, "That's not it, my eldest grandson has the ability. Going to help him is because everyone leaves the Wei family together. They must be grateful to us."
Boss Wei nodded in agreement.
"Didn't you say that my aunt is still a girl from the Hou's mansion? I've been able to inquire about it recently. It's a family with a title. If you can climb up such a relative, you can't even use the imperial examinations to become an official."
Wang's eyes widened in surprise and said, "The woman I bought is so powerful."
Speaking of the Hou Mansion, Brother Shu'er felt better, and said, "No, the family's money will never be spent in a lifetime."
When Elder Wei's people heard this, their minds became more enthusiastic.
If this is the case, wouldn't their eldest grandson also be an official
Boss Wei immediately said: "Tomorrow I will tell your third grandfather, I have to take you no matter what."
"Okay, when my grandson becomes an official, I will also take my grandparents, mother, mother, and sister to the capital to enjoy happiness."
Third Wei, Mrs. Wang, and the others were full of relief.
After the family had finished counting, they went to Wei Lao San’s house early the next morning.
It's a pity that the third Wei's family went to sell candied haws, Fuyao and Shulan also went to the shop to sell embroidery work, and Zhonghang was also carried by the Zhou family to the town.
In the second half, Wei Laosan's family came back carrying the candied gourd shelf.
Originally, they were going to take the scooter, but now they are going to the capital. It costs a lot and can save as much as they can. Moreover, there are many people following today, so everyone can switch hands.
As soon as they opened the door and hadn't had a drink of hot water, Boss Wei's family came in.
A lot of people came, not only the eldest Wei and his wife, but also his son and daughter-in-law Wu, as well as his eldest grandson, Brother Shu.
"Brother, what are you doing here?" Third Wei asked in surprise.
Boss Wei sat next to him and said, "Second brother, aren't you going to the capital? I thought, Sangouzi doesn't have any helpers in the capital, so it's better to let Brother Shu help him."
Third Wei glanced at Brother Shu, who was standing beside him, and frowned.
I heard that this child has been exposed to some food, drink, prostitution and gambling, and he has not passed the exam for so many years as a scholar.
What can he do to help Han Zhou? Almost too busy.
"Third grandpa, you don't need to thank me. No matter how we are all a family, it doesn't matter if I give up the imperial examination for the sake of the third uncle. For the sake of the Wei family." These words were very high-sounding.
Listening to the movement outside, Li Shi and others were resting in their own room, but they couldn't sit still anymore, and they all came out.
"Thank you eldest brother and eldest grandson, I don't need it. My family Hanzhou has done a good job as an official in the capital, and I don't need anyone's help." Third Wei decisively rejected their proposal.
Hearing this, Boss Wei and the others looked a little ugly.
Wang Shi said angrily, "Is it because you found Hou's house as a backer, you don't look down on us? Don't you forget that they are outsiders, and we are a family."
As soon as Mrs. Li came out, she heard this sentence, and she was very angry, and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? We Hanzhou are the champions in the eight classics examination. I didn't recognize my daughter-in-law. We Hanzhou are relying on ourselves."
Zhou shi just fed his son something, and just wanted to coax his son, when he heard Wang shi's shameless words, he came out immediately.
As soon as Li shi's voice fell, Zhou shi immediately said rudely: "I think you people are trying to take advantage of the Houfu!"
As soon as these words were said, the expressions of Boss Wei and the others suddenly changed.
"What nonsense are you talking about? We don't know the Hou Mansion, so what are we taking advantage of? We are here for the sake of the Wei family." said Wang's daughter-in-law, Wu.
"Bah!" Mrs. Zhou scolded Mrs. Wu while pinching her waist.
Anyway, they were about to leave Weijia Village, and she didn't care about anything.
If the book brother from the elder Wei family is allowed to follow, she will not be disgusted to death.
"What's for the sake of the Wei family? I think it's for the sake of your own family. The third brother won the first prize in the exam so late, it's not because you cheated the education money that your parents saved for the third brother to study for your eldest nephew. Over the years, our family has been living in poverty, and we have never seen you help us for the sake of the overall situation and the Wei family. Now that the third brother has passed the exam, they posted them one by one. Why are you embarrassed? You are too thick-skinned. !"
Zhou shi's mouth blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, he continued, "Also, want to rely on the Hou Mansion? Don't look at how you arranged the three younger siblings behind your back. Oh. , by the way, now the third sibling is a girl from the Hou Mansion, and her parents are very powerful. If you said behind your back that she came out of that unclean place and they knew about it, do you think they would avenge your daughter? What? At that time, arrest all those who are full of humiliation behind their backs!"
As soon as these words came out, Elder Wei's people froze in their hearts.
Yes, they also said bad things about Liu Tangxi back then.
They have forgotten about it.
Others don't know how powerful Liu Tangxi is, but Mrs. Wang and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wu, have experienced it. Suddenly, the elder Wei's people weakened, and it didn't take long before they left in despair.
As soon as Mr. Wei's people left, Mr. Wei's face was extremely ugly, he glanced at the second daughter-in-law, sighed deeply, turned and walked towards the house.
Looking at Wei's last look, Mrs. Zhou was a little frightened. She tugged at Mrs. Li's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Mother, isn't Dad mad at me? Did I go too far?"
With a smile on his face, Li said loudly: "No, I think you said it very well just now! If you don't say it, I just said it. If they dare to say such things again in the future, just call them out and don't talk to them. They're bullshit. If you want to take advantage of my son, just dream!"
Zhou Shi was encouraged and said with a smile, "Okay, mother, don't worry, my daughter-in-law will do the same."
The third child Wei lay in the house for a long time, and returned to normal at night.
When it was time for dinner, the third Wei said, "No matter who begs you to take them to the capital, you can't agree. It's our first time to the capital, and we don't know what they want to do with us. The idea of the third or third daughter-in-law is not good. If we can stabilize in the capital in the future, if it is not a big deal, we can help."
Hearing this, Zhou Shi finally felt relieved.
Liu Tangxi also quickly got the news that Wei Laosan and others planned to come back at the end of February.
At this time, it was mid-February, and Liu Tangxi thought about it, calculated the days, and came up with an idea.
Don't say that Wei Laosan and others are coming to the capital, and they haven't even traveled far. Moreover, Zhong Hang and Shu Lan were too young, and the third Wei and Mrs. Li were too old, so it would be inconvenient to go on the road, so she might as well pick them up.
Anyway, she has money and people now.
Liu Tangxi didn't talk to Wei Hanzhou about this, but went to discuss it with the Yin family.
How could the Yin family not agree to such a trivial matter? Soon, three carriages came out of Hou's Mansion and headed towards Weijia Village.
In less than ten days, the carriage arrived at Weijia Village.
The third child of Wei has already sold out the hawthorns at home, and there are still five days until the day they planned.
Now that my son and daughter-in-law sent a carriage to pick them up, I was overjoyed.
They haven't been out, they have four children, and they plan to bring a lot of things, so they are relieved.
After hearing about it, the village was even more envious of them, especially the elders of Wei.
They were not only afraid that Liu Tangxi would remember what they said about her behind their backs, but also wanted to go to Beijing with these luxurious carriages.
After thinking about it, Mr. Wei went over to try it out.
As a result, the servants of the Hou Mansion ignored them, and Third Wei did not let go.
Old Wei was so angry that he scolded and went back.
Five days later, Wei Laosan and his group left Weijia Village and drove towards the capital.
After a few months, the issue of the marriage of the third prince has been mentioned more and more.
A lot has happened in the past few months.
Especially the prince and the third prince, the two of them fought even harder.
First, the Ministry of Household in charge of the crown prince was revealed by the prefect of Lin'an that it had embezzled Nanbianer's tax revenue. Nearly 100,000 taels of tax went missing. A group of household officials were imprisoned, and the crown prince was consecrated and almost deposed.
And just when the crown prince was about to be deposed, something happened to the personnel department in charge of the third prince. The Ministry of Personnel was impeached by the imperial censor. When evaluating the performance of officials, he changed an official who had a good performance in three years to excellent, and then promoted the official. After checking, I found that the official was a clan of the third prince and his wife. The third prince was also scolded by the emperor in the courtroom.
Then, the prince and the third prince fought in the courtroom.
Either today it is revealed that the Ministry of Household has concealed thousands of acres of fertile land for the Crown Princess's mother's family when measuring the land, or tomorrow it is revealed that there is a problem with the people selected by the Ministry of Officials.
In short, the various crimes of the crown prince and the third prince have been spoken out.
In fact, the third prince's side is not too bad, most of them are some news that is catching the wind and the truth is mixed. But things like "right" are too sensitive for an emperor. Even if it's just a little thing, it's very important in You Emperor's heart.
On the Prince's side, most of them are stone hammers.
When he heard that the imperial censor began to impeach the Ministry of Household for deducting military supplies for the war a few years ago, Emperor Youdi panicked. He quickly stopped everyone, the prince and the third prince thought behind closed doors for a month, and they were not allowed to talk about them again after that.
Speaking of which, the military supplies that were deducted were the military supplies that King Jin had when he fought with Dayun.
Although he didn't say it clearly, the prince acted according to his will.
If people really say it again, I don't know what will happen.
And King Jin is now eyeing him, looking like he wants to covet his throne, he has to guard against it.
After retreating, Emperor Youdi was so angry.
These two sons are his favorites. As a result, these two people did such things behind his back. He wasn't dead yet, and they all started to fight the idea of the country. One moved his money, the other moved his rights.
He just said, why can't I see the money after raising taxes every year, it turned out to be the prince's ignorance.
And the officials below are getting more and more bastards and less able to do things. It must be because the third prince controls the personnel department, and the selected ones are all incompetent.
But apart from these two sons, the only adult under him is the second prince.
Looking at the dull appearance of the second prince, Emperor You felt a little pain in his chest.
He gave birth to a few things, all of them are so unsatisfactory!
He originally wanted to abolish the crown prince, but that was because the third prince was as good as he wanted. Now that the third prince is like this, he is a little hesitant.
One takes his money and the other shares his rights, and it's not clear who is worse.
"Someone, go and call the second prince over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As a result, it took three days to find the second prince.
Seeing the disgraced appearance of the second prince in cotton clothes, Emperor You was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
Is this really his son
He didn't want to admit it at all.
"What have you been doing recently? How are things going in the Ministry of Rites? Why haven't I seen you for a long time."
The second prince immediately showed a guilty look on his face, glanced at Emperor You, and knelt on the ground with a frightened "pop".
Seeing him like this, Emperor You became even more angry, and scolded: "Look at how cowardly you are!"
Although the crown prince and the third prince are greedy for money and power, but they look decent, but what about this one? He just asked a question casually, and fell to his knees in fright. He really didn't look like him at all.
"Son... my son knows I'm wrong."
Emperor You endured and asked, "What's wrong?"
After asking, I suddenly thought of what the prince and the third prince had done recently, and narrowed his eyes. I thought to myself, is it possible that this son is also greedy for something behind his back? But now that he is in the Ministry of Rites, what can he get
"What did you do in the Ministry of Rites?"
The second prince said tremblingly: "Son two... I haven't been there for two months... I haven't been to the Ministry of Rites."
Because of the matter of the eldest princess marrying a daughter-in-law last year, he was very troubled. One side is his aunt, the other side is the etiquette rules of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, it is really difficult for him to be a man in the middle. Now that the Duke's Mansion was going to marry the daughter-in-law of the prince, he was so frightened that he ran away immediately and handed over the matter to the Ministry of Rites.
If someone hadn't found him today, he might not have come back.
Thinking about it carefully, he has been so derelict in the past two months.
For a long time, the second prince did not hear the voice of Emperor You, and added: "The son must do things well in the future and live up to the expectations of the father."
Emperor Youdi was relieved to hear his son's words.
"Well, just remember it later. Get up." Youdi said, "However, you haven't been to the Ministry of Rites for the past two months. What have you been doing? Reading in the Fuzhong?"
When the second prince heard that Emperor You didn't seem to be angry because he didn't go to the Ministry of Rites, he felt a lot more relaxed, and said, "No, my son is reading in my uncle's house."
"Uncle?" Emperor Youdi's voice became strange.
"Yes, in the house on the outskirts of Jingwang's mansion," said the second prince.
"Why did you go there to read?" Emperor You asked.
The second prince touched his nose and said, "Because it's quiet there."
He couldn't say that it was close to Liutangxi's orchard, and there was also a Liutangxi vegetable garden nearby. He would go there to steal vegetables from time to time.
Seeing his son's guilty conscience, Emperor Youdi's anger immediately came.
"Really just reading?" Youdi asked coldly.
The second prince held back his fear and said, "Really."
"You really let me down, get out of here, just like the prince and your third brother, thinking behind closed doors for a month."
"Ah? Oh." The second prince replied.
He didn't like to go out at all, and it was fine to stay in the house for a month.
After the second prince left, Emperor You closed his eyes and leaned on the dragon chair.
Compared with the prince and the third prince, the second child's problem seems to be more serious.
"Come on, let's find out where the second prince has been recently and what connection he has with King Jin's mansion."
The matter of the second prince is really easy to investigate. In the evening, Emperor You received everything about the second prince for nearly a year.
"The second prince did go to Prince Jin's mansion recently, but he has nothing to do with it. Prince Jin and the prince seldom go to that mansion, and rarely meet the second prince."
Emperor You frowned slightly, always feeling that something was weird.
"He didn't do anything else?" Youdi asked again.
After hearing this, the dark guard hesitated for a while, and said, "I don't know if there is something that counts."
"Say."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Anwei said, "It's not so much that the second prince is in the King's Mansion, in fact, he has been staying at the Zhuangzi in the Marquis of Wynn Mansion next door. The second prince will secretly go to the Marquis of Wyen's Mansion when he wakes up in the morning. In the vegetable field, sometimes I stayed for a day. I was even beaten up a few times as a thief who stole the vegetables.”
Yudi's face is so wonderful.
His son actually went to steal vegetables
"My subordinates have inquired about it. I heard that the food in Marquis Wynn's mansion is very delicious and famous. Many honorable people buy food from this village."
Emperor You thought, even if it was delicious, would a prince still need to steal it
He is really promising!
The crown prince and the third prince still know how to use their brains, what about him? Just a disgraceful idiot!
"Buy all the vegetables on the Zhuangzi of Marquis Wynn's mansion and send them to the second prince."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
That night, Emperor Youdi took the medicine before falling asleep.
Early the next morning, Liu Tangxi learned that the emperor was going to buy all his vegetables, and the price was quite high.
After hearing that, she felt a joy in her heart.
When Wei Hanzhou came back in the evening, Liu Tangxi told him about it.
She already knew now that the emperor bought the vegetables and sent them to the second prince's house.
How does this sound weird.
"Why do you think the emperor did this?"
Wei Hanzhou has also received the news. He has been in front of the imperial palace for more than a year, so he knows more news.
"I heard that the second prince likes the vegetables you planted on Zhuangzi."
Liu Tangxi thought, she knows, she grows delicious food, and it's normal to like it.
However, how the emperor suddenly did such a thing has to make people think a lot.
After all, the emperor did not give the prince and the third prince, but only the second prince.
Thinking that the crown prince and the third prince have had a lot of trouble recently, Liu Tangxi asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the emperor intends to let the second prince..."
Liu Tangxi didn't say the following words, but she pointed to the direction of the sky.
Wei Hanzhou looked at her cautious appearance, raised his hand and rubbed her hair, and said, "No, the second prince really likes it."
There are not a few people who have the idea of Liu Tangxi.
At least, the prince and the third prince thought so.
The Palace of the Three Princes.
"You know, the father emperor has been asking people to find the second brother in the past few days, and today he even sent a few hundred catties of fruits and vegetables to his house." The third prince said with a cold face.
Because the third prince was grounded, Liu Yunan came over quietly at night.
She is no longer as calm as she was a year ago.
So much has happened this year.
It took them nearly ten years to control the situation. Seeing that the prince was about to be abandoned, they were about to succeed, but it only took a year for them to gradually start to shake.
"Does the emperor know that the second prince has been visiting the palace recently?" Liu Yunan asked.
The third prince twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "How could I not know? It's because the royal father knew but didn't punish him that I don't think it's easy."
Liu Yunan frowned slightly.
From her point of view, the emperor was very afraid of King Jin. Since he was afraid, how could he gently reveal it without saying anything, and even gave him a reward.
"Second brother is a nerd, what's so good about him? Royal father has become more and more confused recently."
Liu Yunan pondered for a moment and said, "The second prince is not something to be afraid of."
Although she didn't know the purpose of the emperor's move, she was sure that the emperor must be very afraid of King Jin.
"Huh?" The third prince looked puzzled.
"Who is the emperor most afraid of?" Liu Yunan asked.
"Of course it is King Jin." The third prince replied.
"Since the emperor punished the second prince and also thought about it behind closed doors, it shows that the emperor cares about the close contact between him and the king. Later, he gave the reward, there must be other reasons. Since the emperor cares, we can start from this aspect. You can also Remember, the Second Prince was very close to Prince Jin before?"
The three princes nodded.
"We can take advantage of this. The emperor believed the second prince for the first time, so what about the second and third times? Do you think the emperor's temperament will still believe it? Besides, others don't know the temperament of the second prince, so you must understand Yes, do you think he wants that position? However, even if he doesn't want it, we have to prevent someone from trying to push him up. Therefore, this time, the possibility of the second prince must be eliminated. "
Liu Yunan thought, one prince is enough, not too many opponents.
The third prince pondered the temperament of Emperor You and the second prince, and the impetuous aura on his face gradually dissipated.
After thinking about this matter, the third prince showed a smile on his face, raised his hand to hold Liu Yunan's, and said, "As expected, An An is the smartest."
Liu Yunan also smiled and said, "You have been too busy recently, and you have been confused by the prince's anger. Now it's better to take a break in the mansion this month."
"Well, you still know me best."
"However, there is one person we must pay attention to."
The third prince is not that stupid, and who Liu Yunan said is what he is most worried about now.
"Prince King."
When he said this name, the third prince's eyes were full of danger.
"Yes. With so many things happening now, it would be absolutely impossible if King Jin did not intervene."
"Yeah." The third prince responded.
However, the way he looked at Liu Yunan was a little strange. He pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but it seemed difficult to speak.
Liu Yun'an naturally received this strange look, but it's not that she didn't know the latest rumors.
Although the two of them never said it, it still happened.
"Are you trying to talk about the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Megatron?" Liu Yunan took the lead in clarifying.
When it came to this matter, the third prince seemed a little guilty, and immediately said: "An An, don't worry, she can only be a side concubine, never a main concubine. It's just that I need the support of the Duke of Megatron now."
Liu Yunan understood what the third prince meant. Since the third prince said that the girl was a side concubine, it could only be a side concubine. As for how he made a Houfu girl become a side concubine, the means must not be very glorious.
However, she didn't want to know how he did it, as long as she could achieve her goal.
Liu Yunan said: "Well, I understand, and I also support you in doing so. Now King Jin is our most important opponent, and only by dismantling King Jin's power among the generals can we have hope. The emperor will pay attention to you again. ."
Hearing this, the third prince was relieved and disappointed at the same time, and said stiffly: "I know that An An is the most considerate. However, I will never let her conceive my child. Only our child In the future, he will be able to inherit the throne.”
Liu Yunan thought, she will fight for what she wants, even if this person has ten or eight husbands? She is confident that she can get back what she wants.
After talking about the business, Liu Yunan left again at night.
On the way back, sitting on the carriage, Liu Yunan leaned back.
Although she just said that she didn't care, and her reason told her that this was the best way to do it, she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
There is both disappointment with the third prince and anxiety about the current situation.
He raised his hand to lift the curtain, and a cool breeze blew in.
Liu Yunan gradually woke up.
Now among the three princes, only the third prince can ascend the throne. Moreover, only when the third prince ascends the throne can she participate in court affairs in a fair and just manner. If you really let the second prince, or the king, take the throne, based on what she has done over the years and her relationship with the third prince, it will not end well.
After thinking about it clearly, Liu Yunan pulled the curtain of the car, closed her eyes, and began to think about her next plan.
On the other hand, because they were worried about children and the elderly, the third Wei and the others did not walk fast. After more than half a month, they came to the capital slowly. ,,