Silly Scholar's Wife

As soon as Zhao Huan and Mu Chenxi returned to the mansion, they heard a report from the porter that someone had delivered a letter to Mu Chenxi.

Zhao Huan looked at Mu Chenxi, who looked calm, and said helplessly, "Did you go find your senior brother? Why bother!"

"Just wanted to hear some news."

Mu Chenxi smiled faintly, "I know it may not be useful, but I can't do nothing at all."

He opened the letter to read it, and handed it to Zhao Huan, "It mentioned the punishment for Lord Hou, and it really means that there is no excuse for the crime. It seems that Lord Hou is very serious. It's scary!"

Zhao Huan looked at the result written on it, and it was exactly as Mr. Zhao Hou expected. He smiled slightly and said: "The imperial power is greater than the sky, and no one will be out of their control, not to mention the hot military power. If you don't want your life, It seems that not only did not grasp the handle, but also more or less did not lose conscience."

"Ha ha."

Mu Chenxi smiled, "Conscience is sometimes a sharp weapon in the eyes of some people."

"Um"

Zhao Huan was a little surprised that he could say this. He raised his eyebrows in interest, and motioned for Mu Chenxi to continue, "What do you mean by that?"

"Daughter-in-law, don't you understand?"

Mu Chenxi looked at him with a funny face, but he had instilled a lot of things in his consciousness, "If someone criticizes this matter, then someone will fight back because he didn't take the life of Lord Hou. This is used by the emperor to protect his reputation and prove that I am not a weapon for the cruel and foolish king!"

"Yes, indeed."

Zhao Huan couldn't help but nodded, Mu Chenxi didn't lose the things she taught him in the past two years, and the thoughts of not being foolish and loyal.

Now he can rationally analyze the emperor's thoughts, and he is not afraid of breaking taboos to express it outright, and he will never become that pedantic and dull little scholar again.

"Do not worry."

Seeing Zhao Huan's gratified eyes, Mu Chenxi said dumbfoundedly: "I will not fall into the situation of my father-in-law, and I will definitely protect myself. At worst, I will leave Rongdu and return home with my daughter-in-law. I will not let you suffer so much." The pain of worry."

"Well, our Chenxi is great."

Zhao Huan couldn't help but treat him like a child again when he was happy, instead he comforted Mu Chenxi and said, "The world is so big, there's nowhere to live, and you don't have to focus on Rongdu. Even if you want to be an official, you can ask for an outsider. Emperor Gao is far away, who can stand us?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Mu Chenxi didn't say anything more, sat there obediently, listened to Zhao Huan's teachings, and finally promised: "If you don't like this place, we can leave at any time. If you don't feel so disgusted, it's okay to stay, everything is up to you. "

"it's okay no problem."

Zhao Huan didn't know how he became afraid of wolves and tigers, maybe he was always afraid of the ancient imperial power in his heart, and the matter of Lord Zhao made him retreat.

But for the sake of Mu Chenxi, he still didn't say it clearly, "Let's talk about it later, everything is unpredictable, maybe you develop better in Rongdu, then it doesn't matter if you can't leave."

It's because everyone has ideals in their hearts. Mu Chenxi used to study hard to become an official.Although there are great changes now and he is no longer obsessed with it, Zhao Huan guesses that it may be deeply influenced by him.

That's why he supported Mu Chenxi's trial without hesitation, and accompanied him to the power center again.One should not be too timid and dare not pursue the ideal in one's heart, it is not Zhao Huan's character to just muddle along.

The reason why he changed so much was because of Mu Chenxi. Zhao Huan had to ensure that when Mu Chenxi realized his ideals, he would be safe and sound in the maelstrom of power.

Now Zhao Huan has lost his indifference and left behind his tenacity.He turned that sensitivity into vigilance, and was always ready to make sure that he and Mu Chenxi would get out of the way when they were unable to do so one day.

In the early morning of the second day, the emperor directly announced the verdict on Qin Shilang without waiting for the courtiers to ask for a report.

Marquis Zhao was dismissed from the army and took back his title. He was exiled in a bitter and cold place for ten years, and the rest of his family was sent out of Rongdu. He was not allowed to be an official for three generations.

This is the last leeway he gave. Ten years can wear down Lord Zhao Hou's will. The family members are not allowed to be an official for several generations. What future generations can have in the future? That is not a threat at all.

Originally, the emperor exiled the whole family forever and exterminated them all. Now that they can keep their lives, in his opinion, it is already a great kindness.

Hearing this, the prince said no at all, he was already prepared in his heart, and being able to get this way proved to be lenient, and he could only lament that he was powerless.

The other courtiers didn't seem to have expected such a severe punishment for Marquis Zhao, and they looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one came out to intercede.

Perhaps when the accident happened, some people had anticipated that it would be almost useless to intercede at this time, so it would not be a good thing not to stand out to dislike others, and hinder the emperor's eyes.

Only those who pondered the impeachment of the holy will praised the emperor's wisdom one after another, did not punish Zhao Houye for his kindness, and spared his family members.

Only a few people from Manchao Wenwu stood up, and the others remained silent, as if they hadn't heard it, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

The emperor's face was a little gloomy, and he said in a cold tone: "Do you have any objections?"

"The minister has no objection."

When the emperor asked such a question, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately became energetic and answered the question at the same time.

"Since there is no objection, let's draft an order."

The emperor glanced at the prince, "I will leave this to the prince's supervision."

"Yes." The prince replied.

After retiring from the court, the emperor came to the queen mother, "Queen mother, what is the matter with your son?"

The queen mother looked at her son and couldn't help but smile slightly, "Hasn't the emperor already guessed it? Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here now."

"Ai's family is a woman in the harem, and she dare not interfere with government affairs. Naturally, everything is up to the emperor. Even if you want to ask for favors, you have to look at the emperor's face. If you can't do it, why do you open your mouth?"

The queen mother is nearly sixty years old, but she is well maintained. She looks like she is in her forties, and her eyes full of style are full of anger now.

She looked at her only son, who carried countless grievances from her natal family, and that's how she gave Uncle Guo face.

There is also the emperor teacher who taught him hand in hand. Although he did not formally become a teacher, he did have the grace of saving his life and teaching him a lesson. How could he be so cruel.

The emperor met the empress dowager's eyes, and did not dodge at all, "It is a matter of great importance to the dynasty, and I have already lenient, isn't it enough to spare their lives?"

"You are short of those ten years of exile"

The queen mother spoke sharply, and said without hesitation: "You are just in a high position now, and you don't take anyone seriously. As the royal family, you take everyone's contributions for granted, even those with family ties. Should live and die for you."

The emperor looked at his mother, dissatisfied with her anger, frowned and thought for a moment, "What does the mother mean? Could it be that you just lift it up high and then put it down gently, then what I did was just a joke."

"Of course you won't be a joke. The one who gets laughed at is the emperor."

The queen mother sat up straight and turned back unceremoniously, "There is also the uncle who hides behind the others, the uncle who has experienced life and death several times, and even wiped out his entire family."

"Many Rong now know that Uncle Guo is alive, and it's not that everyone doesn't know his voice and smile, it's just that no one mentions it."

The emperor said: "No one will say anything about the uncle of the country. I have this confidence, unless he doesn't want to live anymore."

"If you don't say it in person, what about behind the scenes?"

Speaking of this empress dowager, the reason why their mother and son have what they are today is entirely because of the support of their younger brother, "It is because of you that you have been named the emperor's master, and you have torn apart a pair of lovers. You are becoming more and more self-willed, and you never have any tolerance for others." Not even my own uncle will be spared."

"Mother."

When the emperor heard these words, he couldn't bear it anymore, and turned around impatiently on the ground.He took a few deep breaths, suppressed the anger in his chest, and stood with his eyes closed for a while.

Then he opened his eyes and turned around, looked at the queen mother and said word by word: "I really don't know about their private relationship. If I knew, I would never be named emperor teacher. How many times have I said it, why doesn't the mother believe it?"

Seeing that he was forced to calm down, the queen mother also suppressed the anger in her heart, and said dejectedly: "How can the Ai family not believe it, but even if you are not appointed as the emperor's teacher, it is impossible for them to be together just because of the title of the emperor's teacher." The emperor should understand them, how can you have a little stain on you, leaving a handle for being criticized. "

There is no solution to this matter, even if the emperor does not designate Jiang Haohai as the emperor's teacher, it is impossible for Amber to be with Jiang Haohai in an open and aboveboard manner. The royal taboo cannot allow this to happen.

Even if the prime minister has a man and wife, the emperor's teacher is not allowed, and the difference between the representatives needs to be avoided.

This is the pain of the two mothers and sons. Today, because of Zhao Houye's matter, they are dissatisfied with each other and caused disputes, but they both understand in their hearts that even as the mother and son with the most precious status in the world, there are some things that they can't do.

No one dared to break the rules of the ancestors, unless Jiang Haohai was demoted to a commoner and deprived of all his titles, but how could this be possible, no matter what he did, it would leave stains.

"Mother."

The emperor saw that her face was a little haggard, and he felt a little sad, "I know that you are not satisfied with Zhao Houye's handling, but I have come to this point, what else can I do!"

"Marquis Zhao has prestige in the army and is highly respected among civil servants. How could he be reconciled if I took his military power away?"

As the emperor spoke, he walked up to the empress dowager and sat down, "I originally wanted to take the opportunity to destroy him, but now I have decided to let their family go, but I just don't let them have a chance to turn around. What do you think of me, empress dowager?"

"Humph."

The queen mother didn't appreciate it at all, and said flatly: "If it is said that Zhao Hou has the intention of committing chaos, will anyone believe it? Will the emperor believe it?"

"You just don't want to give such a big face."

The queen mother looked at her son, and said with a sneer: "Knowing sons is better than mother, the emperor just dislikes them for being soft-hearted and won't let you go to war in the court, you have to take it slowly. You can see from your dislike of the prince, what else can the emperor say?" "

Following the Queen Mother's questioning, it was revealed why Jiang Haohai and the others left Rongdu, leaving the emperor speechless.

The princess concubine wanted to cultivate her own influence when the grandson was born, and asked the emperor to let the grandson worship a great Confucianist from her natal family as a teacher.

If the prince hadn't blocked him, the emperor would have followed the trend at that time. After all, the prince worshiped Jiang Haohai as his teacher and had the highest dignity given by the royal family. It is impossible for the emperor and grandson to worship the same teacher, which is different from teaching.

At the same time, he didn't want his first grandson to be as soft-hearted as a prince taught by Jiang Haohai.To be an emperor is to be intimidating with iron and blood, so that no one dares to violate power with his body, and to have absolute power. One word is the symbol of the royal family.

The emperor did not expect that the prince would try his best to stop him, and he would not allow the princess to do this. He had no way to forcefully agree at that time, but Jiang Haohai retreated bravely, leaving Rongdu and going far away.

This is a hurdle in their hearts. There is mutual friendship, but the way of doing things is different, and naturally there will be cracks gradually. The emperor has never felt that he is wrong.

He could only sigh helplessly under the empress dowager's repeated questions and reprimands, "Queen mother, what do you think of my son, you get excited when it comes to uncle Guo, and you don't even let me explain."

"It's nothing more than the wealth of the Marquis's family, the emperor can't feel at ease without the ten years of exile?"

Seeing that he softened, the Queen Mother softened her tone, "Your Majesty doesn't even think about it, you have given the uncle and the emperor's teacher face, if Zhao Hou really does something wrong, will the uncle let him go, do you need to worry about it?"

"Ugh!"

The emperor only woke up at this time, it has been too long and he has forgotten how his uncle Guo smiled behind his back and watched the situation, and pushed him to a high position without blood on his hands.

Now he is full of heart and eyes, pretending that they are soft-hearted, and has forgotten all the past, the emperor finally has some remorse at this time.

"It's my fault."

The emperor looked at the queen mother and said gratefully: "Thank you, queen mother, for reminding me that I finally understand the uncle and the emperor's teacher, and don't let me get too hasty. Some things can be solved without doing anything, just find a good opportunity, wait for the opportunity or It’s all about watching others win the game.”

"You!"

Hearing what he said, the queen mother finally smiled, "It's the uncle of the country and the emperor's teacher who love you too much, and they take care of everything for you, so that you don't have to work hard, and you have developed a self-willed way. This is why they Let your majesty understand the intention of leaving this time."

The emperor was thinking seriously at this time, and no longer cared about the iron fist of the royal family, but based on what the uncle and the emperor's teacher had done in the past.

After a while, he smiled freely, "I have figured it out, so I will let the prince be notified to remove Marquis Zhao from exile and return home with my family."