General, your bun is here!

The emperor withdrew from the court without further words, and the crown prince did not go into the imperial study to discuss politics with the emperor, but returned to the East Palace to refuse to see the guests, the emperor did not say much, and let him go.

The ministers who can enter the imperial study to discuss state affairs are all high-ranking and confidential ministers, either veterans with deep experience, or rising stars with excellent luck and amazing talents, they are not ordinary people, and although Xuan Ming He has a noble status, but he has never been involved in court affairs, nor has he accompanied the imperial study to discuss politics.

Discussing politics and leading troops to fight are two different things, especially in the eyes of these civil and military ministers who have infiltrated the court for many years, the fact that the third prince is good at fighting does not mean that he is good at governing the country.And the prince was brought up as the heir apparent since he was a child, and even though he has handled government affairs by the emperor's side for many years, this is incomparable to the three princes. It is also after Xuanming's triumphant return to Beijing that the people's prestige has soared, whether it is the prince's family or those who are fine reason.

Even though the empress was thrown into limbo due to her dishonesty, although it made people feel a little uneasy, it was far from the point where all civil and military officials would give up the prince.

Therefore, the trick of asking the prince to resign early has really confused these people who have always been calm.However, the crown prince did not accompany him to the imperial study to discuss the state affairs, and the emperor did not say much, which made them feel a little more uneasy.

Taifu Yuan deserves to be a person who can withstand the ups and downs of the officialdom for decades. In the previous dynasty, Empress Yuan was thrown into the cold palace for murdering the Eighth Prince. idea.After all, the reason why Empress Yuan was thrown into the cold palace has not been made known to the world, and not many people know about it.

Objectively speaking, Yuan Taifu is not a very bad person, but he is definitely not a person who is upright and strict in family education, at least it is inconsistent with his disciples and the world's impression of him.

Yuan Taifu has many disciples, these scholars who have talked a lot about the way of Confucius and Mencius, no matter whether they are false scholars or not, most of them think that Yuan Taifu is a model for scholars in the world, and there is absolutely no problem with benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust.It is true that Yuan Taifu himself would not do anything harmful to nature, but when it comes to educating his children, especially for the young girl who is very fond of Empress Yuan, sometimes he is a little unprincipled.

Even if Yuan Taifu himself is a righteous person, it doesn't mean he is naive.What kind of place is the harem, he knows it all too well in his heart, and he has no choice but to wade into this muddy water for his beloved little girl.He is not ignorant of Queen Yuan's various methods in the harem, but he has turned a blind eye to them, and sometimes they will add fuel to the flames, just like Xuanming was pushed into the battlefield at the beginning, just to move The stone hit itself in the foot.

But the matter of murdering the eighth prince was really out of line, even though he didn't know it beforehand, he would only cover it up for his daughter now.

But now that the crown prince in the court has resigned, Taifu Yuan is really in a panic.

The crown prince closed the door to the East Palace and did not communicate with the outside world, and Grand Tutor Yuan could not see him, and at this moment he was in a hurry to go to the East Palace, which was too eye-catching.

He found his confidant to send a letter to the East Palace, wanting to meet the prince, and he knew everyone in the prince's mansion well, but what he brought back was the news that the prince had disappeared behind closed doors.When Yuan Taifu's sons got the news, they were in a mess, and they all gathered together to discuss with Yuan Taifu.

Yuan Taifu sat in the study of Taifu's mansion, and several sons stood in front of him with their heads bowed.He wiped his gray goatee and sighed, "Hey, Che'er is so confused! He has been the crown prince for so many years, and he has the title of eldest son. He has always been a virtuous person. , even the emperor cannot easily withdraw his crown prince position. After this moment, it will be Yangguan Avenue."

Yuan Taifu's sons also looked angry, thinking that what Yuan Taifu said was very reasonable.But Yuan Erlang snorted coldly and said, "According to my son, Che'er can see clearly than you, Dad!"

Yuan Taifu's eldest son Yuan Chang scolded, "Second brother, why are you talking to father!"

Yuan Erlang said indifferently, "I'm just telling the truth."

Yuan Taifu patted the table weakly, and said, "Okay, okay, what time is it, you brothers are still fighting! Alas, it was because of my father's carelessness. I shouldn't have let Yinger's temper back then. I thought the emperor would be deserted. The government has been in power for many years, and his body is useless. Che'er has been in the position of great authority for ten years. Unexpectedly, a moth appeared out of thin air. But the most important thing for the current plan is to contact Che'er as soon as possible, so that Safeguard the situation."

"Erlang, it's up to you to go!"

Yuan Erlang agreed.

However, Zhang Xiaoqiu said that he was walking to his room after finishing his performance in Tianqing Pavilion, when he saw a futon in the shape of a young man suddenly kneeling in front of him, and weeping in a hoarse voice, "I beg your concubine!" Be the master for the women of the people!"

Zhang Xiaoqiu was taken aback, looked closely at this person's thin body, it turned out to be a woman disguised as a man, but I don't know why she wanted a woman disguised as a man to sneak into the Tianqing Pavilion and ask him to make decisions.Although he is Concubine Jing, he has neither official position nor real power, so what can we ask him to be the master of?

The fluffy chicken landed tremblingly on his shoulder, and the clear and crisp child's voice still yelled beside him, "Oh, what a beautiful little lady! What kind of grievance is there! Tsk tsk tsk, how pitiful!"

Zhang Xiaoqiu's head was full of black lines, he thought that this fat chicken is just doing it because others can't hear it!When seeing Xuanming, he immediately becomes cowardly!

But seeing that the little girl felt pitiful in her heart, she asked Ruyun, who was following her, to bring her to her room for questioning.In just a short while, all the spectators gathered around, not to mention the large number of eyes in the dark!Normally, when this little hill appeared in Tianqing Pavilion, it would be like a high-energy spotlight bulb.

After entering the room, the little girl wanted to kneel down again, but Zhang Xiaoqiu stopped her and asked her to sit on a stool and talk.

Before the little girl disguised as a man opened her mouth, she seemed to be touched by something sad, and she burst into tears in a blink of an eye.Zhang Xiaoqiu had nothing to do with girls crying, so he could only persuade him with nice words.

The little guy Qiuqiu was waiting for his father in the room that day, and when he saw him coming in, he ran over joyfully and threw himself into his father's arms and hugged his thigh, only to see this little girl disguised as a man crying sadly, her little appearance immediately burst into tears. He also became very pitiful, looked at his father with small eyes, and said sadly, "Daddy, daddy, why is this brother crying?"

Zhang Xiaoqiu was very funny when he saw his son's appearance, but he didn't want to laugh, he just said, "I want to call you sister!"

Turning around, he said to the little girl again, "Little girl, what do you need my help with?"

When the little girl saw Qiuqiu, she felt a little embarrassed to cry so sadly in front of the children. She wiped her face, forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and said hoarsely, "My lord, the lady of the people!" It's Sima Ling'er, the daughter of Tai Shiling Sima Yi, not long ago my father married me to Wang Lan, the son of Zhongsan doctor Wang Yun."

Zhang Xiaoqiu was dizzy with the official titles of Taishi Ling and Zhongsan doctor, except for Taifu Sangong General, now he is confused about the official titles of the court.Mao Ji leaned into his ear and said, "Both Taishiling and Doctor Zhongsan hold positions of [-] shi, and they belong to the same family. Then Taishiling was the one who was employed by Sima Qian to record history, and Doctor Zhongsan was the one who discussed politics. "

After saying this, Zhang Xiaoqiu understood a little bit, Xin Dao said that although the official positions of these two families are not high, they both need to work with their brains.

"Ever since Minnv learned about His Royal Highness King Jing and Concubine Jing from other people, she wanted to find a husband-in-law like His Royal Highness King Jing. One heart and one mind, no double heart. The Wang family promised well at first, but after the daughter married, within a few days, this Wang Lan proposed to take a concubine. The daughter refused, and the parents-in-law only said that the daughter was not good. Tell your natal family, and your parents also told the folk daughters that men have had three wives and four concubines since ancient times, which is nothing more than normal."

"The people's daughter is unwilling, but there is no way to sue, so she made this bad plan and asked the princess to be the master of the people's daughter."

Zhang Xiaoqiu looked at Sima Linger's words and demeanor, and couldn't help admiring her, only sighed that she had such a heart, and couldn't help asking, "I don't know how old Miss Linger is?"

Sima Ling'er bowed her head slightly, and said respectfully, "Minnv is twenty-eight years old this year."

Zhang Xiaoqiu sighed even more in his heart, he was only sixteen, and he would be a minor in future generations.

Maoji tutted on the side, "I was married at such a young age, and I don't have a foundation to live and live in this world. I can only rely on my parents at home, and I can only rely on my husband's family after marriage. Tsk, the Wang family used to ask for marriage. Shi Ding did not know how many good words he promised, but now that he is married, he will turn his back on it!"

Although Maoji's tone was bad, Zhang Xiaoqiu also felt the reason, and he wanted to help the little girl, and asked, "Miss Ling'er, do you want me to come forward and tell your husband not to take concubines?"

Who would have thought that the little girl shook her head, and said firmly, "The girl wants to make peace with that guy! It's just that the girl told her parents that they are only young and ignorant, and they always persuade the girl If I don’t take a concubine, I will look away when I have my own children in the future. Moreover, after remarrying and leaving, it will hinder my reputation, and no one will dare to marry me in the future. The in-law’s family is confident and unhappy, saying that marrying a chicken is like a chicken, Marry a dog and follow the dog, so what if you just take a concubine, their family is unlucky to marry such an unvirtuous and unkind wife like me! The women are so angry that they must make peace with that surnamed Wang!"

This time Zhang Xiaoqiu was even more amazed. After being in this world for so many years, he knows all too well how much this world values ​​the reputation of his daughter's family. Inheriting the family, there is no such thing as foot-binding men and women, and chastity is like life, but it is difficult to find a good family if a woman is reconciled, or her reputation is hindered.

This Sima Ling'er has a handsome appearance, he is not considered a high-ranking family, but he is also considered a noble family, and he is well-matched with the Wang family, if he is so reconciled, it will be difficult to find a good family in the future.

Zhang Xiaoqiu expressed his worries, but unexpectedly the little girl said decisively, "If all the men in this world are like this, women would rather not marry!"