Queen of Flowers

Chapter 98: Prince Ke father-in-law

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In Tangquan Mountain Huangzhuang, there are four soup ponds for blessing, prosperity, longevity and happiness.

Fu Tang and Lu Tang are outdoors and relatively large; Shou Tang and Xi Tang are indoors and relatively small.

In the early morning, when the red sun rises from the top of the mountain and fills the whole Zhuangzi, Yongruo takes a few maids out of the Longmei Courtyard where he lives in daily life, and walks to Futang, the largest soup pool in the Zhuangzi. go.

At this time, she has lived here for two months.

The rash on her body has completely faded away, but all the places where the rash used to appear are purple-red spots.

These scars densely covered her whole body, and in some places, they were layered on top of each other. If someone with trypophobia reads it, I'm afraid they will get goosebumps from fright.

All of her beautiful hair has also fallen out, and no new hair has grown.

She became bald, so she had to wrap a shawl on her head and face every day, so that people would not mistake her for a monk.

In the eyes of Hua Rou, Yu Jing, Jiao Zhu and others, she has become like this now, her face is ruined and her future is bleak.

They didn't know how many tears they wiped away, how many sighs they sighed, and they kept trying their best to please Imperial Physician Xu.

Yong Ruo himself didn't feel too sad or sad about such a change.

She doesn't have trypophobia herself, and since Feng Liao is not around, she doesn't need "the appearance of a woman who pleases herself", so she doesn't care about these scars.

The hair fell out just right!

Without her long hair and full head of jewelry, she felt that her head was a few pounds lighter, and she walked with unprecedented briskness.

What's more convenient: without hair, she doesn't have to worry about whether her hair is dry or not after swimming and bathing every day.

Get out of the water, wipe your bald head directly, and then you can fall into bed and sleep soundly. It couldn't be more convenient!

Bathed in the morning sun, Yong Ruo came to the edge of Fuchi.

Going to the dressing room next to the Fuchi, she changed into her homemade two-piece swimsuit, and Yong Ruo jumped into the Fuchi, swimming like a fish.

Swim for a while, rest for a while, swim for a while...

It wasn't until the sun was high that Yong Ruo returned to Longmei Courtyard after enjoying himself.

Longmei Courtyard is the courtyard where she and Feng Liao lived together when they came here last time.

The yard originally had no name. A few days after they lived there last time, Feng Liao gave the yard a name: Longmei Courtyard with a stroke of a pen, and asked someone to transplant a few red plum trees into the yard.

After Yong Ruo came to Zhuangzi this time, he directly lived in Yuanmei Courtyard.

Before the rash on her body disappeared, her life was a bit sad; after the rash disappeared, her life in Zhuangzi was very happy.

There is no red tape in the palace here, and she can sleep until she wakes up naturally every day.

After waking up, you can swim in the soup pool, read books, paint pictures, and ask someone to bring you a few snacks and a pot of tea. You can choose a gazebo with a wide view in Zhuangzi, take a look at the pastoral scenery at the foot of the mountain, and listen to the faint drifting sounds. The reed flute and fisherman's song come.

Except that the days are a bit lonely and the yearning for Feng Liao is a bit too strong, there is really nothing wrong here.

Feng Liao...

I don't know what happened to Feng Liao! He has been out of the palace for two months, have the two beautiful girls specially reserved for him by the emperor entered the East Palace

She lowered her eyes a little sadly, ordering herself not to think about it.

Will Feng Liao receive her letter tonight

I don't know how he will react when he reads the letter.

After she recovered from her illness, she sent Imperial Physician Xu back to Beijing to report to the Queen, and wrote another letter for Jiao Zhu to send to Feng Liao.

Today is already the third day since Imperial Physician Xu and Jiao Zhu left. If there is no accident, they will return to the palace this evening.

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That night, Feng Liao in the East Palace read Yong Ruo's letter, her eyes were red and her hands trembled slightly.

She said that her face was ruined, her black hair was all gone, and she could no longer see people. She wanted to live in Tangquan Mountain for a long time to recuperate her body and mind!

She begged herself not to go to that Zhuangzi, because she didn't want to let herself see her ugly face now!

He slammed the letter on the desk next to him, fearing that he would lose control, so he tore or rubbed the letter!

"Your master is just sick, why is his face disfigured and black hair gone?" He looked at Jiao Zhu who was kneeling on the ground with terrifying eyes.

Jiao Zhu knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and said in a slightly choked voice: "Before Concubine Liang left the palace, Imperial Physician Xu said it would be like this. At that time, the servants and others were lucky, but they did not expect that it would be true as Imperial Physician Xu said. .

"After Emperor Liang left the palace, the rashes on his body began to suppurate... Those rashes developed layer after layer... After the illness recovered, purple-red spots were left on the places where the rash had been. Look at it... just kind of scary...

"Physician Xu said that the hair loss is because he used the medicine of tiger and wolf to suppress the rash on Liangdi's body..."

Feng Liao closed her eyes, lowered her head slightly, and gritted her teeth.

He imagined that Ruoruo was covered in abscesses, tossing and turning on the bed, his heart ached until his eyes turned black, his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and his head throbbed with throbbing pain.

It was a while before he felt better.

He gasped a few times, rubbed his forehead, and ordered briefly: "Go and call Dr. Xu."

Imperial Physician Xu walked heavily. He had just walked from Kunde Palace to East Palace when he was called to Feng Liao's study.

Feng Liao didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "Can Emperor Yongliang's appearance be restored? Can the hair grow back?"

Imperial Physician Xu sighed: "The scars on Concubine Liang's body, if left, will remain forever, there is no possibility of returning to the old view.

"As for the matter of hair, I have considered it for a few years, maybe I can give it a try. But even if it can grow back, it will definitely become thin and yellow, and it will never be as black and cloudy as it used to be!"

He sighed, and cupped his hands towards Feng Liao: "Your Highness, the human body is actually very fragile, and some injuries are irreversible. Your Highness should also take care of yourself!"

Feng Liao was silent for a while, and then said: "Understood! You go back and rest!"

Doctor Xu bid farewell and went out.

Feng Liao didn't sleep all night, and felt her head hurt even more.

He washed his face with cold water, changed into formal court clothes, and went to court with his red eyes open.

The emperor has not come yet, and the morning court has not yet begun.

The courtiers who were already waiting in the palace frowned slightly when they saw his appearance, and Qiao Jianian, the chief assistant who was closest to him, asked with concern: "Why is His Royal Highness so haggard? But he is not feeling well?" The other courtiers all pricked up their ears. listen.

Feng Liao endured the headache, kept smiling, and greeted Qiao Jianian: "Thank you, Mr. Qiao, for your concern. It's just that you've been too busy these days and haven't had a good rest, so it's okay. Mr. Qiao's face is radiant, but what's the happy event?"

Qiao Jianian first persuaded Feng Liao: "The prince is the heir apparent, and it is related to the stability of the society, so he must take good care of himself."

Then he answered Feng Liao's question: "As for the old minister, there is indeed a small happy event: the family has just had a grandson."

Feng Liao smiled and said, "This is a great joy! When the child is full moon, the first assistant must tell me. Even if I can't come in person, I must send a congratulatory gift."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your love! I'm afraid that the boy's luck will be ruined..." Qiao Jianian thanked Feng Liao modestly. He pondered again in his heart: What is it that makes the prince so haggard

After Emperor Chengtai came, the early court began.

He swept his eyes, saw Feng Liao's face and eyes, and frowned slightly. It's just that at this moment, it's really inconvenient to say anything more, so I have to endure it and plan to ask questions later in the morning.

After discussing a few things, Emperor Chengtai was about to leave the court when he heard Feng Liao speak suddenly, asking Fang Yu, the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate: "Lord Fang, I heard that there have been rumors in the capital recently, saying that my palace Ke father-in-law, is there such a thing?"

Fang hesitated for a moment, never expecting that the prince would ask about this in public at the court meeting.

He didn't dare to look at the emperor's face, and he didn't dare to perfunctory the prince, so he could only bow his head, and said truthfully with some embarrassment: "There are indeed such rumors."

Feng Liao then asked him: "I've only heard of people restraining their fathers and mothers against their wives and sons before, but this is the first time I've heard of people restraining their father-in-law. Do you know why there are such rumors?"

"This..." Fang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and could only choose to tell the truth, "I think it has something to do with the case of Zhou Shuncai and Xu Wei...

"Rumors say: Not long after their daughter entered the East Palace, something happened to them, presumably because of too little luck. They also speculated and discussed: Will something happen to the future princess's natal family... The rumors intensified because of this..."

As soon as Fang Yu mentioned the case of Zhou Shuncai and Xu Wei, Emperor Chengtai's face darkened.

Not long after Yongshi left the palace, he decreed that the two beautiful girls who stayed in Yuxiu Palace should be named Liangyuan and sent to the East Palace.

Although Feng Liao has been ignoring these two newly-appointed Liang Yuan, and even found excuses to ground them, but he is not in a hurry.

He feels that the time has passed.

These two good ladies are not bad in appearance, and each has its own style. As long as they use enough tenderness and care, sooner or later, Feng Liao will see their benefits, change their minds, and stop falling in love with that wild plum blossom unrequitedly.

Unexpectedly, in less than a month, several censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate joined forces to publicly impeach the fathers of the two Liangyuans: Zhou Shuncai, Minister of Industry, and Xu Wei, Prefect of Tangzhou.

Zhou Shuncai was accused of conniving at relatives to rob people's daughters and kill people. Xu Wei's crimes are even more serious: embezzlement and perversion of the law, collusion between officials and gentry, and reckless disregard for human life.

Moreover, these two bullets are not "rumors and rumors", but are actually accompanied by evidence.

As soon as Zhezi was handed over to the palace, Feng Liao directly stated: These two people are related to the East Palace, in order to preserve the reputation of the crown prince, we must investigate and find out.

Then he urged the people in the Ministry of Criminal Justice to step up the handling of the case, and he especially invited Zhou Mingdong, who had turned over the case of a widow poisoning her mother-in-law's only child, to participate in it.

Soon, the case came to light.

One of Zhou Shuncai's nephews and Xu Wei himself have indeed done those stupid things. Feng Liao demanded severe punishment of relevant persons, especially the two "criminal officials", as a warning to others.

Xu Wei is not wronged at all.

Zhou Shuncai was implicated by that nephew, and was abandoned by the superior. In a case like his, if the superior wanted to protect him, he would have nothing to do with it, all he had to do was get that nephew out of the clan. But Feng Liao made it clear that he wanted to "destroy relatives with righteousness", so he could only admit it.

This incident made Emperor Chengtai lose face.

He knew very well that Feng Liao was instigating behind those censors.

But he couldn't say that Feng Liao did something wrong, because he and the people from the Sanfa Division carefully reviewed all the evidence and evidence, and there was no trace of framing.

He could only blame himself for being blind, holding a mouthful of old blood in his heart, unable to spit it out, unable to swallow it.

Annoyed, he severely punished the two "offenders".

Zhou Shuncai was dismissed from office and deprived of his honor. Xu Wei was dismissed from his post and sent to prison, deprived of his merits, and sentenced to be executed in prison.

Feng Liao asked the emperor to deprive the titles of the two Liangyuans and expel them from the palace on the grounds that "the daughter of a criminal official is not suitable to serve the East Palace". Anyway, he has never touched those two women.

Emperor Chengtai had no choice but to send the two unlucky women to Puhui Temple.

Now, such an embarrassing thing was actually mentioned in public in the court, and Emperor Chengtai felt a burning pain on his face.

And Feng Liao still said with a half-smile: "Hearing what you said, I think the rumors are very reasonable. I seem to have some signs of 'restraining my father-in-law'... What should I do?"

Emperor Chengtai said with a dark face: "Okay! Don't bring these rumors to the court! Fang Yu, you should discuss with the people in Shuntian Mansion and find a way to ban these rumors."

He directly announced his retreat from the court, got up and left, and roared again: "The prince comes with me!"