Feng Shuyuan struggled to endure the dryness and pain in her throat and asked sullenly, "What can a princess do wrong?"
She is a precious princess, all her mistakes are others'. How could she be at fault? Even if she is at fault, it is always someone else's fault.
Thinking of this, she felt more and more upset and cried even harder.
Nanny Wang whispered, "No, Your Highness..." She paused and lowered her voice even more: "News came from the palace that Princess Yonghe has left the palace to meditate in front of the Buddha and pray for His Majesty."
Feng Shuyuan suddenly opened the quilt and asked in shock, "Really?"
How could that be
Of course she knew what it meant to leave the palace and practice asceticism.
But could it be possible that even Princess Yonghe was punished so severely
Yes, it definitely is.
Something happened yesterday and he was sent out of the palace today. This is definitely a punishment.
But... ..
Feng Shuyuan felt a chill down her spine.
How could Wei An have such ability
How did she do it? How did she manage to make Princess Yonghe be punished so severely
Seeing that she was willing to come out, Nanny Wang said, "Everyone is talking about it now."
There must have been a lot of discussion. Princess Yonghe had previously insisted in front of Lady Ping'an and others that it was Wei An who pushed her off the throne. But after returning to the palace, news spread that Princess Yonghe was going to practice seclusion, and Wei An was safe and sound again.
Anyone with a bit of common sense can guess what happened.
She lowered her head and said nothing, feeling mixed emotions for a moment.
Nanny Wang sighed again: "This time the young lady has offended the Wei family badly, should we send some gifts..."
Feng Shuyuan's mind raced, and she waved her hand and shook her head firmly: "No need. We have already shown our disdain for Wei An, and everyone has seen it. If we send him gifts now, he will only look down on us even more and think we have no integrity. Since we have become enemies, sending him gifts will not change that. There is no need to waste our efforts."
Nanny Wang was relieved to see that she had finally regained some of her vitality: "It's just..."
No just.
Feng Shuyuan recovered from the shock and sadness. Although her eyes were still red and swollen, they were no longer as dark as before. She paused and said, "We all know that Concubine Peng De had a role in letting us keep Wei An, and Wei An knows it too. If the Wei family wants to hate us, they should also hate Concubine Peng De. The Wei family knows this, and Concubine Peng De also knows it. Concubine Peng De doesn't care what the Wei family is like, but she will not let the Wei family go."
Since Concubine Peng De is standing in front of her, what is she afraid of
But I can’t have a head-on conflict with Wei An anymore.
She paused, then suddenly looked up at Nanny Wang, thought for a while, and said, "It's not that we can't give gifts. You can ask your sister-in-law to prepare some gifts for the Chen family and the Wei family."
Nanny Wang didn't understand, but she still did as she was told.
At this time, no one in the Wei family cared about this matter.
When the news of Princess Yonghe's retreat spread, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, although they had guessed before that Emperor Longqing would not do anything to them, they were still a little worried.
Now that the punishment for Princess Yonghe has been decided, they can finally feel relieved.
Not only that, the palace also sent someone to deliver rewards, saying that Princess Yonghe fell quite hard at the time, so she didn't see it and misunderstood Wei An.
Everyone knew the truth, but no one said anything. They just sent the angel away with many thanks.
Originally everyone was concerned about how things would be handled after the polo match, but when the results came out today, it didn't cause much of a stir.
Because compared to the princess being punished, there was another more shocking news - Zhejiang was defeated, and Taizhou Lieutenant General Wen Zhiyong died in Cixi with his 4,000 soldiers.
The Japanese pirates numbered no more than a thousand people.
When the result of the battle was reported back to the capital, the whole government was in an uproar.
The censors sharpened their knives and began to report the incompetence of the Zhejiang Governor and Governor-General, and the corruption in the Zhejiang officialdom. The wealthy and powerful families had swallowed up the military farms, resulting in a large number of deserters.
Emperor Longqing ordered Zhejiang to fight the enemy on all fronts, and ordered that if the Japanese pirates in Cixi could not be eliminated within one month, all generals below the rank of lieutenant general would be dismissed.
But this does not solve the fundamental problem.
Jiang Zining shook his head in the cabinet, sighed countless times, and then said the root cause of the defeat: "No money."
How can we fight if the soldiers can’t even get enough to eat
Xue Ziming said gloomily, "I heard that the Governor of Zhejiang went to borrow grain from Liu Biping."
Jiang Zining and everyone else looked at him: "What did Liu Biping say?"
Xue Ziming sneered: "What else can I say? Of course I'm crying poor. I said I want to ask the court for instructions. I've already submitted the memorial."
He handed it to Jiang Zining with both hands.
Jiang Zining unfolded it and read it once, then handed it back to Qian Shiyun, saying, "You are not afraid of anything. This is not afraid of anything!"
Liu Biping said it very clearly. Given Fujian's current situation, if it borrowed grain to Zhejiang, it would not be able to pay taxes next year. He asked the Ministry of Revenue whether to lend the grain or not.
In the final analysis, it is still using the court's things to do favors.
On the one hand, he described the situation in Fujian as terrible, saying that the number of Fujian ports had been drastically reduced due to the invasion of Japanese pirates, and that Fujian was not a rich place to begin with, so it was already difficult for the company to pay enough taxes every year.
After embezzling so much silver, he wanted to embezzle more, so he prepared to wait for the imperial court to give an order and lend grain to Zhejiang. He then used the pretext of lending grain to Zhejiang to deceive his superiors and subordinates and enrich himself.
After a moment of silence, Censor Chen suddenly asked, "Where is the Marquis of Pingxi now?"
Shen Chen hurried on his journey. Normally, it would take at least a month to go to Fujian, but the court only gave Shen Chen half a month.
In other words, Shen Chen has very limited time to rest, and he has to travel day and night to reach Fujian on time.
Now Shen Chen has been on the journey for four days.
Xu Anying glanced at Censor Chen and said, "Even if Pingxi Hou had wings, he probably wouldn't be able to get to Fujian right away. Besides, even if he did, it would take a long time to raise the money and force Liu Biping to hand it over."
"That's not what I meant." Censor Chen said bluntly, looking at them and slowly reminding them: "I mean, the Marquis has been away for four days, is there anything unusual?"
Everyone realized the meaning of Censor Chen's words and remained silent for a while.
"Speaking of which..." Xu Anying tapped the table, her face becoming serious: "It does seem a little strange, it seems like I haven't received any news..."
Is Liu Biping really that bold? !