Difficult for a son-in-law

Ruan Hongfei carefully read His Royal Highness's family letter under the lamp.

Regarding Ma Wei, Ming Zhan responded like this:

Dear Feifei, little sweetheart, little baby, little cute:

(Facing such disgusting titles, Ruan Daxian'er has long been used to it, and continued to read the letter without frowning.)

Although you told me that Pingyang Hou Shizi's appearance is extremely ugly, I am still a little worried, bamboo horses and bamboo horses are the easiest to misfire, which is too dangerous.Feifei, will you change your mind and live up to my affection?I lived a life like a monk in the palace, and you can't mess with flowers and fools outside. Although I don't think there will be anyone who is more outstanding, affectionate, and unique than me, I still want to remind you.Next time you write a letter, please draw a portrait of Pingyang Hou Shizi and send it. I really want to see the appearance of Fa Xiaoer who you still talk about after 20 years of absence.

(Ruan Daxian'er can almost imagine Ming Xiaopang's tricky face with jealousy, Daxian'er's lips curled up, and she smiled knowingly, which is extremely comforting.)

Is he taller than me?Well, okay, but I don't think it's comparable, you know I'm not that old, folks say, 23 is one.There is no one who is too short in my family. In the past few years until the age of 23, I firmly believe that I will grow taller.Of course, what if he is not as tall as him?Height is not rich, wearing two feet of cloth, and cutting clothes cost money, this is the most prodigal appearance.

Is he richer than me?This is probably needless to say.

Is he more handsome than me?I don't think it's possible, Pingyang Hou's appearance is not comparable to my father's, so I don't think he can give birth to a more handsome son than my father's son.

Dear Feifei, if you don’t pay attention to a small tender grass that symbolizes being rich and handsome like me, and instead fall in love with a sprouted potato, be careful when I make cold potato shreds I'll eat it for you!

(He will still threaten others, Ruan Daxian raised his eyebrows.)

Speaking of food, this morning I ate a drawer of steamed buns, drank two bowls of rice porridge with milk and rouge, and ate three meatballs. You wonder why I ate so much, right?I was almost pissed to death by those old foxes in Chaoshang! ! ! !

(Ruan Daxian'er sighed softly. Others are so angry that they can't eat, hunger strike or something. The more angry the better the appetite like Ming Zhan, it is really rare, such a nonsense, I guess this kid is fat again... ... Fat... Fat... Ruan Daxian'er fell into the infinite imagination of Ming Zhan's fat...)

You must also know the disadvantages of the princess mansion. The living environment of the son-in-law is more difficult than that of other concubines. ah!As a result, there were voices of opposition all over the court.

A bunch of old bastards!

At that time, I wished I could sew their mouths shut, haha, you must have thought I was furious right?

You guessed it wrong, I used the strategy of mourning soldiers, crying loudly at the court, which frightened them all.

In fact, it wasn't just the ministers who were frightened, even Feng Jinggan was startled.

Facing the opposition from the ministers, Ming Zhan cried bitterly in the court, and wailed heartbreakingly. Those ministers who were arguing and chattering were all dumbfounded.

Here, what's the situation?I, we didn't say anything excessive, did we?I, we just mentioned the rules and ancestors, the ruler is the minister, what a pity, we are just discussing the matter as it stands!

No matter what the situation is, you have to comfort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first.

So, under the consolation of the ministers, Ming Zhan cried for as long as a cup of tea before he stopped his tears, his eye circles were still red, he got up from the throne, choked up and said loudly, "My daughter's family is delicate, my lords They are also people with children. I went to the third princess’s mansion to visit yesterday, and I was so sad that I didn’t sleep all night after I came back. Let’s compare your hearts. When the son-in-law sees the princess, he will be made things difficult by the nanny. I would like to ask, even if Hard work pays off, whose wet nurse is like this! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed that the loyal slave who has always been in front of me is a bully and a lot of evil in secret! I ask myself, my family can’t afford this Nurse's!"

"In the past, the system of one patriarch, one patriarch, was naturally for the sake of the royal family. I also know that this system was indeed drawn up by Emperor Taizong, but before Taizong, Emperor Taizu never had a princess call for a son-in-law. , so does Taizong’s decree violate the meaning of Emperor Taizu?” Ming Zhan said, “Never break or stand! Royal princesses are always honorable. I think whether it is Emperor Taizu or Emperor Taizong, their original intention is for the princess. For the sake of your safety and well-being. Aiqing, you are also loyal to the princess! But I think, this is also for the Aiqing themselves. Because the royal family will always be married to you. To put it in a vulgar way, don’t you expect to have half of the royal family? Is the offspring of blood born?"

"Speaking of a thousand words and ten thousand, what am I planning for? The princess's heir is not surnamed Feng! I'm thinking, if Emperor Taizong is still alive today, seeing his kindness being ruined by the slaves, I don't know what it is. How about your mood?" Ming Zhan burst into tears suddenly, beat his chest and said, "Anyway, my heart is about to break." In fact, with so many words, one sentence is enough to move people.

The princess's heir is not surnamed Feng, but which family would reject an heir with royal blood? Several new son-in-law families couldn't stand up, and they stood up one after another, saying, "Your Highness is wise, and it is right to reform the evil. Your Highness is right. The princess's brotherhood and friendship are beyond the reach of the ministers."

Feng Shaoming also echoed, "Some slaves are really hateful and should be punished severely!" His family has a long-standing grudge with the wet nurse.Besides, his wife is now the princess, but when the prince and brother-in-law are enthroned, his family will also ascend to heaven.At that time, his wife couldn't escape with a princess title.Now that his family is living a good life, could it be that his wife will be promoted and everyone will be separated? !How can you eat it!

Although there are still voices of opposition, after all, they are much younger. Ming Zhan shed tears and said, "Today I am so sad that I can't discuss it anymore. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow." I washed my face three times and applied anti-swelling ointment on my eyes. Because I worked really hard in the morning, I ate more breakfast than usual.

What a god.

Feng Jingqian saw that Ming Zhan was snoring like a pig and couldn't finish eating, so he specially made a deep-fried pastry for him, and said with a smile, "Today, I have sold my strength, who did you learn this trick from? "Cry as soon as you say it, without any premonition or emotional accumulation at all, and what you cry is sincere, and you can't accept it.

"Liu Bei." Ming Zhan said, "It's related to the ancestral system. It doesn't make sense to reason, so I have to use emotion to move people. I think Liu Xuande is the one who is good at moving people with emotion in history. I'm just trying it out."

"Then why don't you strike while the iron is hot and settle the matter."

"Isn't there still an Aunt Xiangyi? Didn't you say that she's coming back soon? She's always popular in the clan. I want to hear her opinion." Ming Zhan groaned twice, swallowed the food, and held it again. Picking up the porridge bowl, he said, "Only with the support of elders can we be considered complete."

"It's quite comprehensive." Feng Jingqian smiled with satisfaction, facing the emperor, it won't work just blindly.

The reason why Ming Li was defeated by Ming Zhan was not because of the difference in IQ between the two, but Ming Li never said "no", he was too used to obeying Feng Jingnan's orders.Feng Jingnan may like such a docile son, but unfortunately, such a person cannot support the Zhennan Palace.

Why didn't Ming Zhan decide this matter in court?

It is said that the emperor Qiankun is arbitrary, but in fact, it is completely deceitful to say this.In the world, even the emperor is no bigger than the word "reason". Of course, being an emperor can also be perverse, but how long can such an emperor last?

In the end, who was it that rebelled against the emperor?Counting from Xia, Shang and Zhou, how many emperors really crawled straight from the mud?Shang Tang was the vassal of Xia, and King Wen of Zhou was the vassal of Shang... The change of dynasties did not really die at the hands of the people, but mostly at the hands of powerful officials.

Therefore, even the emperor has to be reasonable, blindly unreasonable and forceful, the emperor regards his ministers as worthless, and the ministers regard the emperor as an enemy, this is the emperor forcing his ministers to rebel.Not only do you have to speak, but you also have to convince the people who speak, and let them follow your thinking willingly to do things, instead of the emperor giving orders following the minister's ideas.

Ming Zhan didn't strike while the iron was hot, because the iron wasn't hot enough.Scholars have been taught by saints since they were young, and the ancestral halls at home are decorated with tablets of ancestors. Of course, the high-ranking ministers in the Golden Palace are naturally not pedantic, but this matter was proposed by Ming Zhan, Feng Jing He didn't say a word. At this time, should he be loyal to the crown prince or wait for the emperor to speak?Therefore, the voice of opposition is particularly loud.

In the first round, what Ming Zhan wanted was not immediate approval. If he made a proposal, all officials would immediately support him.Then, Feng Jing's ten years of being emperor are all in vain.Courtiers, courtiers have concerns.Of course they want to invest in the prince. This is the future emperor, and the future glory and honor will be on the prince.But the key point now is that the crown prince is not yet the emperor. They turned towards Qin Muchu like this and voted for the crown prince's camp under the emperor's nose. What does the emperor think?

When the emperor is angry, there is no need to shed blood, as long as he dismisses his title and dismisses him from office, he despises you from afar. Not everyone can bear this kind of consequence.

However, the matter of the princess is different from the government.

There are some people who don't have to worry about being dismissed from office, and that is the family of the son-in-law.After all, she and the emperor are relatives by marriage, so the emperor doesn't care about the face of the son-in-law, but also the face of the princess.

And these people were told by Ming Zhan that they were very much looking forward to the princess giving birth to an heir.

This kind of thinking is very realistic. For example, if there is a descendant with royal blood in those descending titles, then the title may be inherited at the same level. Moreover, the son of the princess can be given a title.

For any family that is still the lord, it is the best thing for the princess to give birth to an heir.

This has nothing to do with military and political figures, so the family of the son-in-law supported Ming Zhan's proposal.As long as they express their position at the top, then they will contribute their efforts next, such as finding friends and relatives they know well and talking about the benefits of getting rid of the old evils.Even if these people can't really support Ming Zhan in the court, at least in the bottom of their hearts, they don't want to object to this matter.

As for Ming Zhan, there is another trick.

This last trick will arrive soon.

Years ago, Princess Xiangyi, who had been worshiping Buddha in Mount Wutai for two years, returned to the long-lost imperial capital.

Princess Xiangyi is older than the Empress Dowager Wei, she is nearly seventy now, her hair is as white as frost and snow, and there is a trace of coldness and solemnity in her eyes.She has a very good relationship with the Empress Dowager Wei, and when she returned to the imperial capital, she handed a sign into the palace to greet the Empress Dowager Wei after a day off.

The Empress Dowager Wei refused to accept the gift from the Eldest Princess Xiangyi. Before the Elder Princess Xiangyi saluted, she asked someone to help her up. Seeing that the Eldest Princess Xiangyi was full of energy, the Empress Dowager Wei was very happy and said with a smile, " Sister, I've been looking forward to you for a long time. I heard from the emperor that you just arrived in the capital yesterday, and you came back from such a long distance, why don't you rest for a few more days?"

"It's okay, my legs and feet are fine." Princess Xiangyi took the tea handed over by the maid, took a sip and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Okay, okay." Empress Dowager Wei gave tea and snacks, "Sister, you like the mung bean cake I made the most. Come, try it."

Princess Xiangyi sighed, "What age are you, why do you still want to make dim sum yourself? What is the purpose of the longevity dining room? We are not outsiders. If you are like this, I can't eat it anymore."

Empress Dowager Wei was really happy, her whole body was filled with joy, and she laughed straight away, "I rest all day and I'm fine, I just take exercise. Now even the emperor can't eat my snacks, so I'll just give you one People make it and eat it."

Princess Xiangyi couldn't help laughing, she took a piece and handed it to Queen Mother Wei's mouth, and the two aunts and sisters-in-law began to eat some desserts affectionately.

At noon, Feng Jingqian took Ming Zhan to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay respects to the Empress Dowager and visit Princess Xiangyi.It can be seen that the eldest princess is indeed of extraordinary status. Feng Jingqian introduced Ming Zhan to the eldest princess Xiangyi very affectionately, "Auntie, this is Ming Zhan. It's a pity that my aunt has been paying homage to Buddha outside, and she didn't catch up with Ming Zhan." The canon ceremony."

Princess Xiangyi was about to get up to greet her. After all, Ming Zhan was young and agile. He took the lead in bowing and said, "I've met my aunt."

Auntie almost made Xiangyi's eldest princess lose her waist. Empress Dowager Wei chuckled and corrected Ming Zhan, "If you want to call me auntie, how can you call her auntie. That's what a married daughter calls when she returns to her mother's house."

The Empress Dowager Wei has always had fewer brains than people, so she smiled and said to Princess Xiangyi, "Sister, it's not wrong to be called aunt."

If someone else said this, Princess Xiangyi would have to think more, remind her that she is an outsider, what's the matter?But when the Empress Dowager Wei said it, Princess Xiangyi believed that her siblings were just joking.But the prince, what do you mean?Princess Xiangyi glanced at Ming Zhan, and Ming Zhan was looking at Feng Jingqian in surprise. When he mentioned Princess Xiangyi earlier, he called her "auntie". Why didn't this guy remind him?Humiliate him.

Feng Jingqian smiled and explained to Princess Xiangyi, "Ming Zhan has been in the imperial capital for several years. Auntie, you rarely come out, and you have never seen him. I heard that you are coming back, and I have asked you about your preferences for a long time."

Princess Xiangyi didn't appreciate it, and said indifferently, "My parents are smart people, and His Royal Highness is naturally even smarter."

"Grandmother Xie praised it, everyone said so." Ming Zhan had an open-minded look on his face, Princess Xiangyi choked to death, Ming Zhan chuckled and added, "Everyone says I look like a grandma. "

It couldn't be easier for Ming Zhan to please someone intentionally, not to mention that the Queen Mother Wei is so simple-minded, she just opened her mouth and laughed.Princess Xiangyi died of anger for such a white-eyed sibling.

However, speaking of it, Ming Zhan's shit luck is really similar to Queen Mother Wei.Otherwise, Feng Jingqian has a prince and a grandson, so it's Ming Zhan's turn to cut him off and be the emperor.

Princess Xiangyi didn't think about this, she straightened her face, and said to Feng Jing, "Establishing a crown prince is a national policy, and I'm a woman, so I don't understand this. It's just a housework, and it's very annoying to hear people talk about it." No, I want to come and talk to the emperor."

This is a smart man, Ming Zhan thought to himself, he even guessed what Princess Xiangyi was going to say next, he took a round and red apple from the fruit plate, held it in his hand, lowered his head, bared his teeth, One bite, crispy and sweet.

The Eldest Princess Xiangyi has already said solemnly, "Before I heard in a daze that Princess Zhennan actually lived in the palace. Emperor, how strict are the rules in our palace. Even if Princess Zhennan is the biological mother of the prince, she must not be a palace servant. How can you stay overnight in the palace? Furthermore, women obey the four virtues three times, obey their father at home and obey their husband when married, the king of Zhennan is still in Kunming City, and the princess stays in the imperial capital thousands of miles away, what is the reason for this?"

"The prince is not a baby who needs to be taken care of by others. I heard that the prince is very wise. Does he still need to be taken care of by his mother? Besides, there are so many slaves and maidservants in the palace. The prince can choose the dexterous and docile ones to order." Princess Xiangyi looked at Ming Zhan, "I want to say something that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like to hear. According to etiquette, the princess should not live in the palace, let alone take charge of the emperor's harem."

Ming Zhan held the leftover half of an apple in his hand, and asked blankly, "Then what should I do if I miss my mother?"

"The crown prince is the heir apparent of the country. You should put state affairs and rules first in everything. You miss your mother, so you can call Zhennan princess into the palace." Princess Xiangyi said in a deep voice, "It's just that the brothers and sisters are the ones to restrain the uncle. It is absolutely inappropriate."

Ming Zhan's eyes lit up, his face changed in a blink of an eye, his blank look faded away, and he said sincerely, "Then invite my aunt to stay in the palace for a while. First, I often hear the emperor's grandmother mentioning you. She is really looking forward to your return to the imperial capital day and night; second. Come on, listen to your aunt say a word, my confused head suddenly cleared up, sure enough, people who came back from the Buddha are not the same; thirdly, listen to the emperor's grandmother, when you were the first emperor, aunt, I also entered the palace to preside over the palace affairs, and the imperial grandmother has always missed you. My aunt returned to the imperial capital with great difficulty, and gave us juniors a chance to be filial. I have a thin face, so I ask my aunt to take care of the imperial grandmother and father. Come on, stay in the palace for a while."

Princess Xiangyi had to look at Ming Zhan carefully again and again, no wonder this kid can be a prince?This cheek, this articulation, this choice, this momentary arrangement are indeed good materials.

Here, the Eldest Princess Xiangyi has not fully complied, but the Empress Dowager Wei, Feng Jinggan, mother and son have already opened their mouths to keep her.

For Empress Dowager Wei, she naturally hoped that her eldest sister-in-law who had a good relationship with her would help her with the palace affairs; for Feng Jingqian, Princess Xiangyi was obviously more respected by him.Princess Wei went back to Yunnan to preside over Ming Qi's wedding. Ming Zhan took the initiative to hand over the right to preside over the palace affairs to Princess Xiangyi. of.

As for why Ming Zhan took a step back, Feng Jingqian could guess a thing or two, a small step back was naturally for a big step forward.

Taking a big step back this time, it seems that Ming Zhan's request must not be small.