The emperor is embarrassed

Ever since the four princes from Yiwang's family came to the imperial capital, the clan has become more lively.Although the titles of Xiaoyaohou, Linjianghou, Jinyihou, and Shanrenhou are not high, but their family background is strong enough, and they intend to get close to the wealthy families of the imperial capital. In addition, Ming Zhan is quite concerned about them. These Hou Ye are somewhat face-saving.

All of a sudden, these four became celebrities in the imperial capital.

Not to mention anything else, Ming Zhan was brought here by others. These days, there is no family planning. There are many unmarried ladies in the boudoir, or unmarried princes and grandsons. In just half a month , and forged a few good marriages that are admirable for their talent and beauty.

At this time, a lawsuit related to marriage, after careful investigation by Dali Temple and Yushitai, also brought back a lot of evidence and truth.

He was sent by Mingzhan to Zhejiang and Fujian to investigate whether Zhao Qingyi, the No. [-] in the list, still cheated on the marriage after the imperial decree bestowed the marriage, so that Du Rufang, the minister of Dali Temple, and Youdu Yushi, who forced the death of Ji's daughter, came back.

Du Rufang and Yu Shitai worked hard for a long time and found out many things.

The marriage between the Zhao family and the Ji family did not happen suddenly.As early as the news that Zhao Qingyi won the second place in the list spread back to Zhejiang and Fujian, the Ji family intended to marry.The two families have been eyeing each other for a long time, and the Zhao family and the Ji family were engaged before the marriage decree, which many people can testify to.

The point is, the imperial decree grants marriage, and you are not married, so you can call off the marriage.

This matter is not without precedent. For example, Princess Jingmin's son-in-law, Wei Guogong, was married to someone else before, but who told Wei Guogong to marry the princess? With the imperial decree, he still has to obediently withdraw from his previous marriage and marry the princess .

So Ming Zhan made some inquiries and found out that Zhao Qingyi was still a bachelor, so he gave her a marriage right away.

Regarding the engagement, the Zhao family is considered innocent for the time being.However, the Zhao family married Ji's daughter after the emperor granted the marriage.However, there are many problems here, for example, the emperor granted you the marriage, but the imperial decree of the marriage was directly awarded to Zhao Qingyi.Zhao Qingyi's old lady is not the capital of the empire, she is from thousands of miles away and has no clairvoyance, who knows about the marriage bestowed by your emperor?

People don't know, so they marry their daughter-in-law for their sons?

Although there is a fault in this, it is also within the scope of human forgiveness.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis.

There is another hypothesis, that is, the Zhao family deliberately disobeyed the order.

However, another hypothesis is that Du Rufang did not find reliable evidence.The Zhao family is not stupid either. The emperor files a case, and they have to check what should be destroyed and what should be emptied.Therefore, although Du Rufang had such doubts, no reliable evidence was found.

In the end, Ming Zhan could only say, "Forget it, Miss Ruan and Zhao Qingyi have no such destiny. However, if the Zhao family is not guilty, why not come to the Imperial Capital to argue with me, instead, Ji will be divorced immediately! It's a good one Human nature is ruined here! I heard that Emperor Renzong liked Mr. Zhao Wenzhong's honesty and integrity, and he personally bestowed a plaque with the words "Mu De Zhong Su" on it to the Zhe Fujian Zhao family."

"Now it seems that the descendants are unworthy, and they will be assigned this plaque." Ming Zhan glanced at the secretary Zheng Kaijun, "Kaijun, draw up an order, and take back the plaque given by Emperor Renzong."

In fact, although Ming Zhan has a bit of a good face, if he had known about this in advance, he might not have no room for maneuver.As a result, the Zhao family acted like this and killed people, and Ming Zhan felt extremely disgusted.But for this kind of thing, there is no obvious evidence to convict the Zhao family, but scholars cherish the reputation the most, not to mention the fact that the Zhao family has been scholarly for generations, Ming Zhan still slapped the Zhao family in Zhejiang and Fujian with a solid slap.

When the emperor loses face, he has to take a layer off someone's face to make up for it.

To comfort your heart!

Ruan Jiarui's marriage was so messed up, Ming Zhan said to his lover, "I can't see the word 'Zhao' now, and I get angry when I see it, Feifei, my niece is still young, let's take it easy."

Ruan Hongfei was not filled with righteous indignation like Ming Zhan said, "I'm already optimistic about the candidate."

The efficiency is quite high, Ming Zhan hurriedly asked people first, Ruan Hongfei was still waiting for Ming Zhan to give him a marriage, so naturally he would not sell the lawsuit, and said with a smile, "Wei Guogong's concubine Wei Di."

If it wasn't for Ming Zhan's good memory, he would definitely not be able to remember who Ruan Hongfei was talking about. After thinking twice, Ming Zhan frowned and said, "Wei Di seems to be older than me. Could it be that he hasn't Marry a wife?" Wei Di, Wei Guogong's concubine son, Ming Zhan's concubine brother-in-law.

"Well, Wei Di was discussing relatives, but his biological mother passed away, and he kept mourning for three years, so it has been delayed until now." These matters, Ruan Hongfei is clearer than Ming Zhan.Because he found a good marriage for his niece again, Ruan Hongfei was quite proud of himself. In the cold weather, he even threw away the folding fan and shook it a few times smartly.

Ming Zhan sneezed a couple of times without losing face, glanced at Ruan Hongfei contemptuously, turned a blind eye to Ruan Hongfei's chicness, and never forgot to hit Ruan Hongfei's charm, "It's winter, why are you fanning? Wit disease again." Nervous.

"Wei Di is a concubine, will you wrong my niece?" Mingming and Ruan Jiarui are of the same generation, Ming Zhan felt that marrying Ruan Hongfei would elevate him a little bit, and he transformed into Ruan Jiarui's uncle.

Ming Zhan's words are always a bit exaggerated, but it's just the beginning of autumn, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is still far away.Ruan Hongfei closed the lacquered folding fan and knocked on Ming Zhan's forehead, "It's okay, Wei Di actually won the Jinshi when he was a big slut. He has some talents, but his luck is not good."

Anyway, Ruan Hongfei chose it himself, and Ming Zhan responded, "Then I will draw up an order tomorrow."

"Well, don't people recognize their aunt as their mother nowadays? The biological mother passed away, and she can still keep her filial piety for three years." Ming Zhan turned around and asked again.Like Tanchun in the Dream of Red Mansions, although she is Aunt Zhao's own daughter, she has to be called the mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang's mother.In this era, although concubines can have children, their status is still at the level of servants, and they must regard their sons as masters and misses.Just imagine, whose servants have gone, the master has to keep his filial piety for three years!This is not bullshit!

Ruan Hongfei sighed, "Speaking of it, it's an injustice. Wei Di's biological mother was originally the daughter of Duke Fang. Somehow, Princess Jingmin fell in love with Duke Wei and wanted to marry. What can the Wei family do? They had to retire .In fact, it was nothing at first, but later, something happened to Fang Guogong, and he was dismissed from his job. This Fang's daughter has nothing to rely on, and her livelihood is very difficult. I don't know why I met Wei Guogong again. However, when we met again, some kind of friendship developed. It’s just that Wei Guogong is the prince’s son-in-law after all, so if he dared to accept the younger brother, he secretly placed the Fang family outside. Later, Princess Jingmin knew about the dark knot. "

Ming Zhan sighed, "By the way, Emperor Renzong is also engaged. He is engaged, so he can forcibly destroy the marriage?"

"There are not many people who are emperors who are reasonable." Ruan Hongfei said, "Later Princess Jingmin learned about this, thinking about the identity of Princess Jingmin as the first-rank princess, a proud daughter of the son of heaven, she is very virtuous. She didn't make a big fuss. To embarrass Duke Wei, instead, he sent his confidant nanny to take the Fang daughter to the princess mansion, and served Duke Wei with wine."

"If you ask me, Wei Di is also an idiot. He was originally a bastard, and he was born in an embarrassing situation. Although he is a bit talented, he is also arrogant and unruly. He insists on being so obstinate and obedient to his biological mother for three years. The faces of Wei Guogong and Princess Jingmin Which one looks better? Even the elites don't agree with his practice of raising his concubine and abandoning his aunt, after all, when Princess Jingmin brought Fang into the house, no one in the city would say that Princess Jingmin is virtuous." Ruan Hongfei's lips twitched Qiao, with a vague look on her face, said, "Although he is the biological mother, he still bears a common character. If he is like this, he is the most unflattering person. Just like this, few people are willing to marry girls to him."

Although Ming Zhan is the head of a modern person, he does not object to the ancient system of superiority and inferiority.

This kind of system may have flaws, but it has divided the society with the rules and etiquette that it should have, avoiding many disputes.

If Ming Zhan had a daughter, he wouldn't marry Wei Di. This guy doesn't distinguish between the concubine and the concubine, so it is inevitable that he will treat the concubine as the son of the concubine in the future, and he will be suspected of spoiling his concubine and destroying his wife.Such a person is self-inflicted if he cannot marry a wife.

Even Ming Zhan, born in this society, must respect the rules of this society.

Ruan Hongfei exclaimed, "However, although Wei Di is a bit stubborn, people in the world look down on him, but he has already sworn that he will only marry one person in his life, will not be dyed in two colors, and will not take concubines or minors, so as not to give birth to those The embarrassing son of a concubine comes out."

Hearing this, Ming Zhanfang nodded, "In this case, Wei Di still has some merits."

Ruan Jiarui's second marriage was finalized in this way.

Wei Di was completely unprepared for this marriage.

However, for the Wei family, it was a joy from heaven.

Wei Guogong was overjoyed, he found some unpleasant things about his youngest son in the past, but now he found them extremely pleasing to the eye, and for a moment, he smiled brightly.

Eldest Princess Jingmin dismissed the eunuch who passed the decree, and congratulated her husband with a smile, "Congratulations, son-in-law."

The smile on Wei Guogong's face was so full that it almost overflowed, "We are happy together. Dier, go get the jar of 50-year-old wine that I treasure. When your elder brother comes back tonight, we father and son will have a good drink."

Eldest Princess Jingmin smiled, "It should be so. Miss Ruan has a noble status, how many people can't ask for it, and our Di'er is lucky." Fu said to her husband, "Now Miss Ruan lives in Shuyi's mansion. The emperor has For this kindness, Shuyi will definitely take Miss Ruan to the Empress Dowager’s palace tomorrow to thank her. I haven’t seen Miss Ruan much before. It’s just a matter of time, I’ll take this opportunity to take a look, and come back and tell you father and son, it’s okay. So that you can relax."

"It must be very good for the emperor to give you a marriage. The princess is too worried." Wei Guogong smiled and said, "Since this is the case, there will be Princess Lao."

Princess Jingmin praised repeatedly, "Qiao'er is really blessed. It really reminded me of Shuyi's marriage in the past. Sister Fuchang's blessing is no greater than that of Taiyang's sister. Ever since Marquis Shou'an married Shuyi, there is really no one in the slightest. It's not going well. In the entire imperial capital, who can be more prosperous than Shuyi."

"Looking at it now, Qiao'er's blessing is three points higher than that of Shou'anhou."

Wei Guogong became more and more happy.

Wei Di whispered, "Your Highness, Father, I'm going to study first."

"Go, let's go." There was no trace of joy on his son's face at such a happy event, and Wei Guogong felt a little displeased when he saw it.It's just a happy day, and I don't want to scold him, so I sent Wei Di and said, "Don't just keep studying, you have so much free time, I'll take you to the official department tomorrow to see if there is any suitable job. If you can’t get married, you’ll still be idle.”

Wei Di responded in a low voice, turned around and backed away.

Princess Jingmin still smiled faintly, followed Wei Di all the way out of the middle hall with her kind eyes, and said warmly, "This big wedding can't be sloppy. I think Dier's current yard is too small, so it's better to change to a Go to Yaolin Courtyard, it is a courtyard with three entrances, and it is also spacious."

"Princess, let's clean it up, your eyes can't be wrong."

Eldest Princess Jingmin smiled and said, "Now the marriage is bestowed by His Majesty, and our family is only two brothers, Di'er and Qiao'er. We must not wrong Miss Ruan. I think the proportion is the same as that of Qiao'er, how about it?"

No matter what Wei Di said, he was just a bastard. Princess Jingmin said that, it can be said that it is not inappropriate.Wei Guogong thought for a while and sighed, "Let's reduce it by [-]% compared to Qiao'er's original one. This is the rule, don't make people laugh."

"After all, the emperor bestowed the marriage." Princess Jingmin said, she didn't look at the face of the monk but at the face of the Buddha, even though she is a bastard, she is lucky, so why not make people sigh.

"Concubine and concubine are different."

Eldest Princess Jingmin had no choice but to agree, "Then let me be the son-in-law."

In the end, I feel at ease.

The Empress Dowager Wei did not quite agree with marrying Ruan Jiarui to Wei Di, and said to Ming Zhan, "Wei Di is just a bastard son, and Wei Qiao is the eldest son of Princess Jingmin. In terms of theoretical relatives, it is Wei Qiao who is closer to you. Get closer. You give Wei Di such a marriage now, and you don’t know how much trouble it will cause in the future."

Isn't it because Feifei of his family has taken a fancy to the boy of the Wei family?Ming Zhan replied in his stomach, but dared not say it out of his mouth, for fear of causing conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"It's really dizzy." Empress Dowager Wei commented on Ming Zhan's move.

Ming Zhan also covered it up for Ruan Hongfei, "I saw Wei Di as a good-looking talent. Now that Miss Ruan is eighteen, it is not easy to find someone older than him who is not married and has some family background. Dee."

Empress Dowager Wei glared at Ming Zhan, "It's strange that people say that they forget their mother after marrying a wife, and now they have learned to lie. If it wasn't for Hongfei, would you have guessed which green onion Wei Di was?"

Letting his mother see through, Ming Zhan took his mother's hand and smiled apologetically, "Didn't everyone say that a man who fears guilt is a good man."

"Bullshit."

"Oh, mother, you said that Feifei seldom asks me for something, and I am too embarrassed to refuse him." Compared with outsiders, Ming Zhan must be partial to his lover, and said, "He has been tossing around for most of his life. I miss Ruan Jiarui so much, how can I not have the heart to help him. Besides, Ruan Jiarui is not a member of the royal family, and his status is limited. No matter what, Duke Wei still holds the title of Wei Qiao, and I know how close he is. "

The Empress Dowager Wei sighed, and said to Ming Zhan, "Relax your head, there is a gap between Hongfei and Huangjie Jingmin. No matter how close the two people are, politically, they should be clearly separated from each other. This time, Hongfei overstepped the rules. It's gone." Even taking advantage of his son's love, Queen Mother Wei was slightly dissatisfied with Ruan Hongfei.

Ming Zhan didn't know about this, but it was because of the death of Lord Xiaojun, Ming Zhan had asked Ruan Hongfei about it, and Ruan Hongfei didn't know the inside story of the matter.In a certain respect, Ruan Hongfei is a frank person. In Ruan Hongfei's position, there is really no need to lie anymore.Ming Zhan frowned and asked, "Feifei was considered by his father as a member of the royal family, or Aunt Jingmin helped Yuan to set things up. Mother, do they really have enmity?"

Empress Dowager Wei's face darkened slightly, and she didn't say much.

As for Ruan Jiarui's and Wei Di's marriage, now that the imperial decree has been issued, there is no room for change, and Empress Dowager Wei will not mention it anymore.

While preparing for the small engagement ceremony between Wei Di and Ruan Jiarui, Eldest Princess Jingmin discussed with Wei Guogong about her son, "Qiaoer's daughter-in-law is blessed, and it's been a year since Qiaoer's side. There is not even a person who knows the cold and the hot. In my heart, there is not a day that I don’t miss. Although there are many maids and wives in the house, they are not as thorough as my own wife. Besides, Dier is about to get married now. , I can’t let my sister-in-law enter the door later than my younger siblings.”

Everything the wife said made sense, and Wei Guogong said, "You are right, but there is someone he likes."

"A few days ago, I saw the third daughter of the Shanrenhou family at the Empress Dowager's place. Needless to say, her appearance is not such kind, but her manner and speech are no longer so kind." Eldest Princess Jingmin laughed, "I thought, even though it's filling in the house, after all, she's so kind. The daughter-in-law left only one Xiang girl, and from now on, Xiang girl will stay in my house and be my companion. When the new daughter-in-law comes in, I will still treat her like a daughter."

The reason why Eldest Princess Jingmin reunited her son in such a panic is because of the two characters.As Eldest Princess Jingmin said, although it is a continuation, if the sister-in-law enters the door later than the younger siblings in the future, what is the prestige?

Don't say that the main wife is rarely sincere to the concubine, just because of Wei Di's three-year filial piety for his biological mother, Princess Jingmin can't like him!Not to mention other grievances and grievances!

As a mother, it is natural to plan more for your children.

Wei Guogong is not confused and understands his wife's worries.However, there are family rules in the family, and there is nothing wrong with the wife planning this way.Wei Guogong is a cautious person, he said to his wife, "It's better to go to the queen mother and the former son to find out what's going on."

"I know."

Empress Dowager Wei never expected that Princess Jingmin would marry Shanrenhou.

Eldest Princess Jingmin said warmly, "Qiaoer's daughter-in-law is not blessed, and now this wife is full of filial piety. He is at this age and has no sons, so I am very anxious. I have seen all the ladies in the imperial capital, either this is inappropriate, or there is not enough. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Up to now, what else can I ask for? What I want is nothing more than the safety and success of my children and grandchildren. It’s all right for Qiao’er to have no legitimate son, but the concubine also died last year. Thinking about it now, is it all retribution." Saying this, Eldest Princess Jingmin burst into tears.

Empress Dowager Wei gently persuaded, "Where is the emperor's talk? The emperor has always done good deeds and accumulated virtues, and she has a deep spirit."

Princess Jingmin cried softly, held the hand of Queen Mother Wei, and said in a low voice, "I don't know why these years, but I often think about Ze'er. At the beginning, I didn't know that Ze'er was sick. If I had known, I would have gone to see him."

Empress Dowager Wei sighed, "Sister Huang, the matter is over." The "Ze'er" that Eldest Princess Jingmin said, most people really don't know who this person is.But it must not be the unknown junior who can make Princess Jingmin feel ashamed.

This Ze'er is not only not an unknown person, but also a very famous person.

He is none other than Prince Li's only son, Feng Qize.

Back then when Crown Prince Li failed to launch the palace coup and was imprisoned in the clan's residence, Feng Qize was imprisoned in the East Palace together with his mother's palace servants.It is also an injustice. In the world, there are few people who give charcoal in the face of hardship, and many people who fall into trouble.Prince Li was abolished, and after Empress Fang asked to be abolished, the splendens of the East Palace were in danger, Feng Qize naturally couldn't get any good care in the East Palace, a pampered child would die from a serious illness.

At that time Feng Qize was seriously ill, the crown princess knelt on the ground and begged the guards who were guarding her, and the guards bled from knocking her head, only then did the guards agree to accommodate and send the news to Eldest Princess Jingmin.But at that time, the elder brother was imprisoned and the mother was abolished, Princess Jingmin panicked like a frightened bird, in order to avoid suspicion, she ignored the matter.When the imperial doctor went to the East Palace on the second day, he would collect the funeral for Feng Qize.

The princess also passed away.

Emperor Renzong was distraught and ordered a thorough investigation.In this matter, if Emperor Renzong finds out that Grand Princess Jingmin is suspected of sitting on the sidelines, one can imagine how Princess Jingmin will end up.

When Queen Fang, who was still ill, learned about this, she didn't say anything, and even used her only strength to help Elder Princess Jingmin hide the matter.No one knew Eldest Princess Jingmin's feelings at that time. Empress Fang sighed to her daughter, "I'm relieved if you can protect yourself."

"I killed a lot of people, so countless people came to kill me." Queen Fang stroked her daughter's black hair with her skinny hand, and said softly, "As a mother, I can go with peace of mind. As a grandmother , I have to say something for Qi Ze, Jing Min, you have to remember that karma reincarnates, and retribution is not good. Today, I have this heartache, and in the future, you have to be prepared. "

It has been a long time since the incident, but the sadness in the memory is becoming more and more clear.

Princess Jingmin began to prepare for the marriage of her two sons.

Ming Zhan sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Since Ming Zhan came back from Queen Mother Wei, he didn't ask or say anything, and kept smiling all day long.Ruan Hongfei was so depressed that he couldn't help asking, "Fat, what did Sister Wei tell you?"

"I told you, you borrowed my hand to scheme against Princess Jingmin." Ming Zhan rolled his eyes at Ruan Hongfei.

It seemed that he was right, Ruan Hongfei put his arms around Ming Zhan's shoulders, hesitant to speak.Ming Zhan hecked twice, patted Ruan Hongfei once, and reminded, "Remember, you owe me once."

"Well, then the 100 million owed from last time should cover this." The guy with a lot of debts dared to settle accounts with him.Ruan Hongfei generously forgave the huge debt that would never be recovered.

Ming Zhan winked at Ruan Hongfei triumphantly, and flaunted with winking winks, "It's really right to get them to the imperial capital. I don't need to do it, the fox's tail is already exposed."