"Quickly, show up at the Qiande Hall!" Queen Meng stood up and ordered Wang Lu.
Now that the chess piece of Jinping County Lord is useless, she can no longer give up on the daughter of Feng Ming. She wants to go to the emperor and take back what she just said.
Wang Lu had served her for many years. As soon as she opened her mouth, Wang Lu knew what she was thinking. He bowed with a bit of indescribable embarrassment and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's too late. Let's leave the Qiande Hall with our front legs. Si Fangzheng will take us with him." I went to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion according to the Holy Emperor's decree of marriage."
"..." Queen Meng's head buzzed, and she felt as if a sledgehammer hit her already severely injured heart again, causing her internal organs to burst into pain.
She hated her to death, but she had no choice but to give up the daughter of Phoenix Life on her own initiative. The Holy One could give it to whomever he wanted, and there was nothing she could do about it.
Song Jingxing was almost crazy. He shouted uncontrollably at his mother: "It's all your fault. It's all your fault. You calculated over and over again. Even if this is the result, the illegitimate son got the daughter of Phoenix Life without any effort. , but I ended up with nothing and became the laughing stock of the whole world. Now you are finally satisfied!"
Empress Meng looked at her son in shock. Her son's words undoubtedly stabbed her broken heart again. No matter how strong her mind was, she could not withstand the continuous blows. The turbid air surged in her chest, her vision went dark, and her whole body went softly. Falling to the ground.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty..." Wang Lu exclaimed, throwing down the fly whisk to help her, and then called the Prince for help, "Your Highness, stop standing there stupidly, come and help her."
Song Jingxing's face was as dark as the sky before a summer thunderstorm and heavy rain. He glanced at the queen who fell on the ground indifferently, turned around and strode away.
Wang Lu was stunned by his ruthlessness and watched him leave in a daze. After a moment, a tear quietly slipped from the corner of his eye.
"Empress, why are you doing this? You have tried so hard and failed to achieve anything, but instead made mother and son turn against each other..." He knelt down on the ground, pinching Queen Meng's hand and murmuring sadly.
Dingyuanhou Mansion.
After kneeling down to receive the emperor's imperial edict, Marquis Dingyuan dismissed his family and invited Si Fangzheng to his study for tea with a cheerful face.
Si Fangzheng declined with a smile: "No, this imperial edict is in two copies, and our family has to go to the Zhenguo Government Office to declare the edict!"
"That being the case, I won't force my father-in-law to stay with me. I'll treat it as if I'm inviting my father-in-law to tea for a trivial matter." Marquis Dingyuan smiled and stuffed several rolled-up banknotes into his hand.
Si Fangzheng did not refuse, and put the banknote in his sleeve generously: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness. The marriage of the second young master has finally been settled, and Lord Marquis can relax."
"Thanks to my father-in-law, I have indeed settled a worry." Dingyuan Hou said happily, taking his hand and sending him out personally.
Zhao Jingyu followed beside him, with a handsome face that was even more proud than his father: "Eunuch, I am familiar with the Zhenguo Palace. Let me go with you!"
"..." Si Fangzheng looked at him in embarrassment, "Thank you, Second Young Master, for your kindness, but I feel that it is not suitable for you to go at this time."
Marquis Dingyuan did not expect that he would say such a thing, and said with a straight face: "What's wrong with you? There are no rules and regulations. It's just a joke to the company boss. Why don't you go back to your courtyard and stay there!"
Zhao Jingyu was shameless and was not annoyed even after being scolded. He said with a smile: "I just want to tell Xiu'er the good news as soon as possible. If it's inconvenient to go, forget it. Please give me a message, father-in-law, and I'll go see her later. "
Si Fangzheng: "..."
He has been a great eunuch for more than ten years and has issued countless edicts, but this is the first time someone has asked him to help deliver the message.
Marquis Dingyuan was very embarrassed and said to Si Fangzheng: "I have no idea how to teach my son, so I ask my father-in-law to take care of him."
Si Fangzheng waved his hands hurriedly: "The second young master is innocent, free and easy-going, and not bound by vulgar etiquette. He is very good, very good."
There is no way, no matter what happens to someone who is the favorite of the Holy One, it will be good.
After seeing off Si Fangzheng, Marquis Dingyuan slipped Zhao Jingyu back to the courtyard with a dark face, who was craning his neck to look around, and said earnestly: "You are not young anymore, can you understand some rules? Mr. Si is the most honorable eunuch around the emperor. Can you please save some face for your father and me in front of him?"
Zhao Jingyu didn't take it seriously and curled his lips and said, "Didn't I just ask him to help with a message? If he doesn't want to, forget it. What's the point? He even collected those banknotes from you. You can use them to drink tea until you die."
Marquis Dingyuan: “…”
If you weren't your biological father's son, I'm afraid they would have fallen out with you long ago.
In the steward's hall, Luliu Hualou and the fourth lady were all beaming with joy. With the emperor's marriage grant, the marriage between Xiu'er and the second young master was confirmed. It won't take long for Xiu'er to marry back to the Hou Mansion as the second wife. , then they can be together every day again.
"I really miss the days when Xiu'er was here. With her here, we didn't have to worry about anything. We just had to do what she said." Zhao Lanzhi recalled the past with emotion.
Hua Lou agreed: "I also want her to come back soon. If she's not around, I always feel like I'm in trouble."
"Are you still in trouble?" Luliu teased her, "Master Hou is at home these days, and he spends every day with you."
Hua Lou's little face suddenly flushed with embarrassment: "What are you talking nonsense about? You have trained the prince to be obedient and obedient. You have been around you all day long, and you still have the nerve to talk about me."
After these days of experience, Zhao Lanzhi has become much more cheerful, and she said jokingly: "I would say Hua Lou is too soft-tempered. You are her elder now, so you have to show some dignity as an elder."
Hua Lou's face turned even redder, and he said coquettishly: "Ignore you guys, you are ganging up on me to bully me."
Lu Liu and Zhao Lanzhi giggled.
In Sijin Courtyard, Xiu Er Niang was also holding the young master and was overjoyed. Regardless of whether the child understood or not, she kept asking: "Good boy, your aunt is coming back. Do you miss your aunt? Do you miss your aunt?"
The child looked at her ignorantly, grinning happily.
In Ci'an Juli, the old lady was also talking to Aunt Hua about the marriage granted by the Holy Spirit.
So many things happened in just one New Year's Day. No matter what others thought, the old lady firmly believed that all of this was Xie Nanjia's handiwork. No one except her dared to play tricks on the man from Kunning Palace like this.
"This girl is really smart, but she is too courageous and doesn't know how to give in. Everything must be done according to her wishes." The old lady said, "Ordinary people would not suffer a loss with this temperament, but she insists on being with her. The head-on confrontation with the one in the palace is really unsettling."
"Marriage is a gift from the Holy One, so you have to be a little wary of it." Aunt Hua said, "But this daughter of Phoenix's destiny suddenly fell into our family. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."
"Who knows!" The old lady herself was puzzled, "If a dragon and a phoenix match a dragon and a phoenix, why doesn't the prince's horoscope match? Even if the prince doesn't match, he should be a member of the royal family. Why? What a coincidence that I matched up with Yu'er?"
"That's why it's called a match made in heaven!" said Granny Hua, "Didn't the Second Young Master say that when Xiu'er was exiled to Zhuangzi, it was he who took the decision to take in their mother and daughter? Isn't this a destiny destined by God!"
"I just don't know whether this fate is a bad fate or a good fate." The old lady sighed, and reminded Aunt Hua again, "Yu'er's horoscope has not been made public to the public. We must be careful not to let it slip."
"Save it for me, slave." Aunt Hua said, "Old lady, don't think too much, just wait peacefully to marry your granddaughter-in-law."
The outside world really didn't know that the horoscope that matched the daughter of Phoenix Ming was Zhao Jingyu, but they couldn't stand people talking too much and doing good things. As soon as Si Fangzheng left, the news of the marriage spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital, and people were attracted by it. Those who didn't guess could naturally guess the secret, and the Holy Emperor's preference for the Second Young Master Zhao gradually aroused public suspicion.
It is really strange to say that there has been no disturbance in the capital for many years, but this year has just begun, and all kinds of strange things have happened.
The excitement is really lively, but what kind of undercurrent is hidden behind the excitement. Although people can't figure it out for the time being, they can already vaguely feel the precursors of the coming storm.
Xie Nanjia's advanced plot broke the plans of Queen Meng and Prime Minister Meng. Whether it was to win over the Zhenguo government or to assassinate Zhao Jingyu on the prince's wedding, they all failed, causing the prince to lose a marriage.
Song Jingxing was probably the most miserable prince in history. Because of his mother's strength and calculations, he didn't have a prince concubine in his early twenties. He finally settled on a prince, but in the end he turned out to be a liar. The one he longed for dismissed him, and he was thinking hard about what to do. Cai Cai didn't want to marry him. He was obviously the sweetheart of heaven, but the daughter of Feng Ming was not compatible with him, and was handed over by his mother to the person he hated the most.
He felt that his dignity and decency had been completely lost in this contest caused by the daughter of Phoenix Life. If he had known this, he should have ignored everything and asked to marry Xiuer directly. Maybe that would have happened. If so, Xiu'er would already be his.
It's all his mother's fault. No matter what decision he made, she always tried to thwart him, asking him to consider the overall situation and give up his children's personal relationship. Now, he has completely become the laughing stock of the world. Next step, he may not even be the crown prince. If it can’t be saved, what’s the overall situation left to talk about
He hates, he really hates, hates his father, hates his mother, hates Zhao Jingyu, hates the woman who is dismissive of him, it is them, they are the ones who made him lose face and become the most failed prince in his life. !
He can no longer sit still and wait for death, nor will he listen to his mother's words anymore. He must rely on his own strength to take back everything that should belong to him!
He summoned Feng Shao and issued three orders one after another. The first one was that from now on, he was not allowed to inform the queen of any of his words or actions, and no one in the East Palace was allowed to contact people in Kunning Palace. Violators would be killed.
Feng Shao was shocked and advised: "Your Highness, I'm afraid something is wrong. The Queen is your biggest supporter..."
Song Jingxing didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and drew out his sword with a cry, pointing the tip of the sword directly at his throat: "I am giving you an order, not listening to your opinion. If you say another half word, I will see you immediately." Yama!"
"..." Feng Shao was shocked, so he shut up and said no more.
The prince has been restricted by the queen for a long time, and he often resists because he can't bear it, but most of the time he just gives up. It is the first time that he has been so decisive like today.
He thought that the prince might really be irritated this time.
As expected, Song Jingxing's second order was to dispatch all the secret guards and shadow guards in the East Palace to kill Zhao Jingyu at all costs.
It is understandable for Feng Shao to kill Zhao Jingyu, because the prince has indeed tolerated Zhao Jingyu for a long time, and he has long hated him to the point of death, even if he was cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, he would not be relieved.
However, Song Jingxing's third command almost scared him out of his wits.
His Highness the Crown Prince actually wants to attack the Emperor!
(End of chapter)