Gu Yong had just finished discussing with Gu Mingmou the day before, and was about to go to the third prince to claim credit. The next day, he heard that Marquis Yongning had handed over a document during the morning court to accuse the steward of the Jin Palace of appropriating property. The emperor was furious and reprimanded the king of Jin. Failure to do so will result in a fine of three months' salary.
The third prince came forward to plead for mercy. Unexpectedly, instead of being as pleasant as before, the emperor punished the third prince as well. This time it was not a fine, but a three-month ban.
You know, the ancestor worship ceremony will be in two months. Now the prince has not been decided. All the princes will not miss such a big day. However, the third prince is banned at this time. Does this mean the emperor's attitude
Maybe the emperor didn't think so much, but the courtiers below had to think more.
Gu Yong was a shrewd man, and he intuitively felt that something was wrong. After several inquiries, he finally found some clues, and it turned out to be related to his daughter.
Shen Ying's words had spread several times that day, and now they have become even more unbearable. Even people in the market would look down upon them with disdain. I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people. I heard that she is still a princess. , relying on his identity to not only steal someone's fiancé, but also kill him.
I don’t know who was secretly fueling the flames. Instead of putting the rumors to rest, the Jin King’s several actions only intensified the rumors. From the Jin Prince’s stewards occupying property and beating people to death, to the Jin Prince’s ambition to usurp the throne. In just a few days, the good reputation that King Jin had worked so hard to create was lost.
Regardless of whether he has that intention or not, this rumor alone can cost him half his life. Only then did King Jin realize that the person who wanted to deal with him behind the scenes was probably the emperor.
Gu Yong was speechless after hearing the rumors. He did not expect that when King Jin was secretly suppressing him, the legitimate daughter of King Jin would directly attack his eldest daughter. Even if he dislikes his daughter, Gu Yong will not let others bully Gu Mingmou. This has nothing to do with love, but to protect the reputation of the Gu family.
This was a matter between the Gu family and the Jin Palace. The Yongning Marquis Palace couldn't interfere, so Yongning Marquis chose an innocuous steward to sue. But when it was Gu Yong's turn, it was not that simple.
Although there was an agreement with the third prince before, the third prince has now been
Grounding, although I don’t know why the emperor suddenly changed his mind, it seems that it is not a good idea to have anything to do with the third prince at the moment. Gu Yong thought about it again and again, and finally filed a lawsuit against the king of Jin for letting his daughter commit the murder.
In the past, this was not a big deal at all. It was just a small fight at the daughter's house. Even if there were many people present that day, a random excuse could be used to get rid of it. But now King Jin is being pushed by everyone, and he is at the center of rumors. , any little thing can overwhelm him. And Gu Yong's Zhezi became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Three days later, the Queen Mother issued an order that Shen Ying, the legitimate daughter of the King of Jin, be demoted to the title of county lord due to her poor moral conduct, her fiefdom be taken away, and she was banned for one year as a warning to others. The King of Jin was once again reprimanded by the emperor for his inability to teach his daughter.
Just when everyone thought that the Jin Prince's Mansion would be completely destroyed, the Jin Prince actually took the first step and took the initiative to hand over the military power in his hands. The emperor was very happy, and a stream of rewards came to the door of Prince Jin's palace that day. Even if the legitimate daughter of Prince Jin was demoted, it would not affect Prince Jin's status in the court.
It has to be said that King Jin's move was indeed risky, and it could be regarded as risking his own life. If the emperor had been a little crueler, King Jin would have been dead without military power.
It was worth it in the eyes of King Jin to exchange military power for the future of the Jin Palace. After all, no matter how important his daughter is, she will get married in the future, and there is no way he would give away the entire palace for a stupid daughter.
After this incident, the biggest beneficiary besides the emperor who took back his military power was Gu Yong. He caught the emperor's eye for seeking justice for his daughter. It happened that the emperor had cleared out a group of people from the King of Jin and the third prince, freeing up a lot of people. Gu Yong was promoted to the position of Guanglu Temple Minister, and he was promoted to the third rank.
The King of Jin never came to seek bad luck for the Gu family again, but both the King of Jin and Gu Yong knew very well that the Prince of Jin's Palace and the Gu family had become enemies, and there was no possibility of making peace with each other. Even if they wanted to, the emperor would not allow it.
Although there were rumors about King Jin's evil intentions a while ago, they were just rumors. No matter how dissatisfied the emperor was with King Jin, he would not directly take action. Moreover, King Jin knew the current situation and handed over the military power, so he could not do anything else.
But not attacking King Jin does not mean that he will not attack King Jin's people. The reason why he chose Gu Yong was because he saw
Because of his talents, it was natural that the Gu family and the Jin Palace would not deal with him.
Gu Yong understood the emperor's thoughts and of course he would not violate it.
Gu Yong was in a good mood recently. Before returning home, he went to a restaurant with Yong Ninghou for a drink. When he came back, he called Gu Mingmou over. When facing her, he was not as serious as before.
"Before, my father mistakenly blamed the Crown Prince Yongning, thinking that he was half-hearted about you. Now that the truth has been found out, it was all the people from the Jin Prince's Palace who caused the trouble. Your mother is your only daughter, so she must be reluctant to let you marry into the Third Prince's Palace, and neither will your father." May you marry and suffer.”
There was no hope for the third prince, and Gu Yong from Yongninghou would never give up. He was only worried that his daughter would say something wrong in front of Qi Lang and make the two families become enemies, so he called him over.
"So my father doesn't plan to let his daughter marry the third prince?"
"Ahem." Gu Yong coughed twice awkwardly and changed the subject, "Mrs. Yongninghou is not in good health. She wants you to get married to Yongninghou Crown Prince as soon as possible. As a father, we have discussed it with Yongninghou. After you are born, we will Get married."
He didn't want to say it, but Gu Mingmou didn't want to let it go easily, and said with a half-smile: "Although the third prince is grounded, he is still the prince after all. If the father's promise is suddenly broken, he may offend the third prince."
Of course Gu Yong had thought about this, but compared to the marriage to Yongning Houfu, the third prince's side seemed less important. But when Gu Mingmou mentioned it again, he couldn't pretend not to know, "What about what you want?"
Gu Ming's eyes fell on a row of wooden figures placed on the Baibao Pavilion. There were three figures in total, and upon closer inspection they were all girls. They were carved by Gu Yong himself, representing his three daughters. .
"Father has more than one daughter."
"You are explaining yourself, she can't do it." Gu Yong immediately shook his head. Even if he was to be the third prince's concubine, his status must not be too low. Gu Mingxin was just a concubine. Even if the third prince angered the emperor, she was not someone she could reach. Started.
"Daughter is talking about the second sister. Now the second sister can be regarded as the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Gu family. Although she is a little inferior in status, she can still represent the Gu family, right?" Gu Mingmou spoke softly and raised his eyes to smile at Gu Yong.
(End of chapter)