Hope for luck

Chapter 255
Prince Yu's Mansion.

In this palace with carved beams and painted buildings, it looks very luxurious and gorgeous. In a warm pavilion, there is a middle-aged man and a young man sitting in the room talking about something.

"How's the gold in the stone?"

I just heard the middle-aged man in normal clothes ask in a calm manner.

"It's not good to go back to my father, the doctor said, I'll leave it to my fate, whether I can wake up or not depends on God's will, there's nothing he can do!"

The young man next to the head is none other than Prince Yu's son Gao Pan had met before.

At this moment, he reported respectfully to this middle-aged man in ordinary clothes, and called him father, it seems that this person is the current Patriarch of Prince Yu's Mansion?
"This is the best... This is the best, then let's see what the emperor thinks..."

The Patriarch of Prince Yu's Mansion, who is dressed in ordinary clothes, is named Chen Kui, and he is currently holding the title of County King. However, like the Gao family, they are all idle titles and have no real power.

Prince Yu's son is named Chen Chujun, and he is not too young now, but he has been staying at home and has nothing serious to do.

"Father, if this stone Zhongjin wakes up and is forced to ask, it will be very bad for our family, and even a disaster!"

I only heard the son of King Yu, Chen Chujun, ask with some concern.

"It's okay, we didn't have any malice in the first place, even if Shi Zhongjin said that we were the ones instigating it, at most we can only give a few warnings, it's not a big deal..."

The county king Chen Kui said disapprovingly, paused, looked out the window again, and continued:

"If the emperor thinks that we should also support us old nobles, you gentleman, you don't have to be so aggrieved and do nothing..."

These words did not make Chen Chujun feel happy, on the contrary, his face was full of worry:

"Father, have you heard about what happened to the Marquis of Jingcheng's mansion? Their family is much better than ours, but what happened, it ended up being confiscated..."

After speaking, Chen Chujun looked at Chen Kui with some sincerity and said:

"Father, it's good for my child to be free. Power can bring many benefits, but it also comes with many disadvantages. My child thinks it's better not to have it..."

When the county king Chen Kui heard this, his face was a little embarrassed:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who in the world is not for power? Look at those scholars who have studied hard for many years. Isn't it also for the purpose of becoming an official, a powerful person?"

"Although our family is a royal residence, who really takes it seriously?...Father is not old yet, and he can still protect you from the wind and rain in front, but as long as the title of the county king is gone, our family will be considered completely. It's gone..."

Chen Kui's words made Chen Chujun's body tremble. At the winter solstice party, he felt the gap brought about by power.

There are many vassals around Ouyang Bin, the eldest son of Marquis Dingyuan, but what about his side?

But it was some down-and-out sons who were eating and drinking. He was thinking at the time, would he also be down to this point?

After listening to his father's words at this moment, he suddenly understood a little bit, but he was still a little worried in his heart.

"Father, at the winter solstice party, Gao Pan of the Gao family showed his face very much. At that time, even the fifth prince, King Liang, couldn't do anything about him..."

Hearing Chen Chujun talk about other sons, Chen Kui just listened quietly, and asked after a while:
"The Gao family? The Quanguo Mansion, right? It was a famous honorable family with two kings four kilometers away. Now, I'm afraid it's not good enough, but there is still an old man supporting their family!"

"What the father said is that our two families don't have much contact, but my son was lucky enough to meet the young lady of their family, who was very beautiful..."

Chen Chujun quickly took the words and said, at the end, he suddenly felt a little shy.

Chen Kui stared at his son, seeing him like this, understood his intentions, and said rather embarrassedly:

"I'm afraid it will be more difficult. You have already married a wife. If you still want to marry, you can only take a concubine. But you said that the woman is the eldest lady of the Gao family. Do you think she will marry into our family as a concubine? "

After Chen Chujun heard this, his face became a little pale:

"Father, although I was established as the eldest son early, according to the rules, the title I inherited is only the general of the town. If I continue to be the county king, then I will be the princess, and I will never humiliate her status!"

After hearing this, Chen Kui couldn't help but chuckled:
"Haha, didn't you just say that you don't want power? Now you understand the benefits of a more noble title?"

Seeing this, Chen Chujun blushed, lowered his head and said:
"Father, I know my mistake, but, Miss Gao, I really can't forget it... I hope my father will be successful..."

Hearing this, Chen Kui frowned, thought for a long time, then sighed and said:

"Forget it, I just hope that the emperor can still see the existence of us old nobles. As long as the emperor really pays attention to it, my father will personally write a letter to ask for a title of county king for you!"

After hearing this, Chen Chujun was overjoyed, and quickly got up from the warm bed, and bowed to Chen Kui:

"Thank you, father, Wang Chengquan...My child will definitely be filial to you in the future..."

Seeing this, Chen Kui waved his hands disapprovingly:

"Okay, okay, why should the family be so polite, you are quite old, calm down, don't be seen as a joke..."

Surprised by Chen Chujun's surprise, he didn't take it seriously, but nodded his head calmly, as a promise.

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Jingxi Hou Mansion.

Cui Fujin had just returned from the palace, and her face was a bit ugly, which made Shen Yiling also worried:

"Master Hou, what's the matter? Your majesty...?"

Cui Fujin took off his cloak, took a sip of tea, and sighed softly:

"The emperor's words are very strict. He said that a person's behavior is enough to see how the family is. Jieli ignored others' obstruction and beat the person into a coma. We have to withdraw..."

After hearing this, Shen Yiling's face changed greatly:

"What should I do? Last time because of the sweet-scented osmanthus, it was hard to pass, why..."

The only identity that the Shen family can show now is the imperial merchant. This is the last fig leaf for their family. If they take it, the Shen family will instantly become a family of extremely low-status merchants.

Don't underestimate the word Huangshang, as long as the royal family is involved, the status is not low, even for merchants.

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Yiling was able to marry Cui Fujin. Of course, Shen Yiling was able to marry Cui Fujin not only because of this, but also because Shen Yiling's father was still alive at that time, and he also had an official position There is nothing to say about family background.

Shen Yiling's worrying words at this moment are also one of the reasons why Cui Fujin's face is not good-looking at this time.

"Madam, don't think about whether the emperor's business is not the emperor's business. Right now, the emperor's attitude is very firm, and he must be severely punished. This is the most important thing. If you salute him, he may be doomed..."

After listening to Cui Fujin's words, Shen Yiling finally realized that compared to Shen Jieli's crisis, the status of the imperial merchant right now is completely insignificant.

(End of this chapter)