Chapter 36
Chu Xia came outside the Meridian Gate, and at this time there were already many ministers waiting to go to court. When he looked at it, he suddenly found that the wise king was also there, and he was sternly looking, but he had not seen the emperor yet.
The wise king had already seen him at this time and strode over.
"Everyone has come to court so early. It's so hard. I just drank all night and was about to go home to sleep. I won't bother you to say goodbye. I'll make an appointment to have a drink next time I have time." Chu Xia looked like a slutty smiled at the officials and turned around and left.
When the wise king saw it, he immediately shouted from behind: "Chu Xia!"
Chu Xia glanced back at him, and immediately ran away with the eagle catching the chicken, and hurriedly shouted: "I'll leave first, grandfather, don't chase me, don't tell my mother about what happened today!" He jumped into the carriage quickly, and the guards drove the carriage and ran away.
"Little bastard!" The wise king failed to catch up with him, and he was so angry that he cursed.
He came to see the emperor last night. It was not too late, but the emperor had not slept yet, so he should be able to meet him. Unexpectedly, when he waited for someone to come in to report, it took an hour until he replied, but he said that the emperor was not free.
The wise king was so angry that he had been waiting for so long, so he asked the father-in-law to go in and report that he was really in a hurry. But he didn't expect that he would wait longer this time than last time. The little eunuch even gave him a mastoon and asked him to sit and wait slowly.
When the father-in-law around the emperor came out to reply, they said that the emperor was growing up and adding children to the royal family, so they dared not disturb him.
In view of the fact that the emperor ascended the throne for two years and there was no prince-born minister who always urged him, the eunuchs did not dare to disturb him. Who knows if he would get pregnant with the prince this time?
It was useless for the wise king to hurry to protect his son, but the father-in-law meant that the emperor might get up in the middle of the night and go back to handle affairs. After all, the state affairs are heavy now, so how can I sleep for a night?
But I didn't expect that I really couldn't come out this time. I waited for the third day to the fourth day, and the Meridian Gate was almost open. He regretted it very much. He would have known that he would have been sleeping at home and sat by the corner of the wall all night in vain.
Chu Xia took a carriage around for a few times and arrived at the door of the palace for transporting goods and eunuchs. He got off the carriage and looked at it and showed the guards the sign, asking Xiao Ran to take off the weapon and follow a guard inside.
He came directly to Qianyuan where the emperor usually handled affairs. As soon as the people arrived, an eunuch came over, "Your Highness, the Prince."
Chu Xia asked, "Do you have time now? I have something important to report."
"Your Majesty has not been asleep all night, so please advise your highness a few more words. The dragon body is important." The eunuch said respectfully at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
"Take me to see." Chu Xia nodded and walked inside. The eunuch quickly walked to the front and led him to Qianyuan and pushed open the hall gate.
After he walked in, the eunuch closed the door and carefully guarded the door.
Early in the morning, Zhuang Rou took advantage of the city gate to open and entered the south city gate. She wanted to quietly go to a clinic and bandage the wound on her hand. She was so angry that she left early last night. She had just bandaged her hands briefly, so she still had to deal with it well.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the south gate, I saw Zhuang Xuewen blocking her horse and looking at her with a serious face. Lin Fei looked at her and quickly said hello and left. It was obvious that the elders were looking for a lesson. It would be unpaid to be vented here.
"Brother, why are you here?" Zhuang Rou subconsciously hid her left hand behind and said with a smile.
"Sit forward." Zhuang Xuewen grabbed the horse and said that, and then he was about to turn over and ride on.
Zhuang Rou was so scared that she let her go forward, then she let her saddle out and sat on the back of the horse. Zhuang Xuewen sat up behind her, grabbed the reins and shook it and ran forward on her horse.
"Brother, where do you want to take me?" Zhuang Rou asked in confusion, holding the horse's neck.
Zhuang Xuewen ignored her and just rode her around for a few streets. He stopped at the entrance of a clinic, got off the horse and pulled Zhuang Rou down and dragged her into the clinic.
"Doctor Lu, how about this injury?" Zhuang Xuewen asked with a serious face.
Dr. Lu wrote a prescription and slap ink and said to him: "It's okay, I've already wrapped it for Ling Mei. Although it's deeply pierced, it's just an arm. It's fine after a few days of rest. Take this prescription back and drink it, which will help grow tendons and condense bones."
"Thank you." Zhuang Xuewen took the prescription and took it to the medicine boy to get the medicine. He asked some things to pay attention to, plus food avoidance.
Zhuang Rou didn't look at them, but only knew that the trouble was in big trouble. Her brother knew about the injury and would definitely be scolded.
But she thought again, as if she had not opposed the arrest, she must have thought of the injury. She had prepared a lot of self-defense objects for herself the day before yesterday, probably she wouldn't be scolded this time.
At this time, the medicine had been arrested, and Zhuang Xuewen carried the medicine and said, "Let's go, go home."
"Oh." Zhuang Rou followed him out in shame. This time, the two of them rode the same horse. Instead, she sat on the horse, and Zhuang Xuewen walked home with the horse.
The two of them were speechless all the way, and they walked quietly on the road. There were more pedestrians on the street. Zhuang Xuewen found a small alley with fewer people, and it suddenly became much quieter.
After walking for a while, Zhuang Rou bit her lower lip, looked at his back and squeezed out a smile and said, "Brother, I have solved that big murder case. I will treat you to celebrate in the evening. What do you want to eat?"
Zhuang Xuewen didn't say anything and continued to lead the horse forward, which made Zhuang Rou frown and shouted carefully: "Brother, brother, you talk!"
Amid her call, Zhuang Xuewen finally stopped and looked back at her attitude and finally became much gentler, "I'll order you to put on armor tomorrow."
"No, that's so ugly!" Zhuang Rou was stunned, covering her face and shouted in pain. How ugly is there to be someone who should be captured and worn in armor?
Zhuang Xuewen looked up at her and said, "But I can't lose you. I almost lost you last night. If you get hurt again, don't go out."
"The same is true for me, I don't want to lose my brother." Zhuang Rou stopped and asked softly, "Brother, why did my father be arrested back then?"
After looking at her deeply, Zhuang Xuewen turned around and said, "Prevent violence and keep good deeds. Second uncle is a person who hates evil. Second aunt is also very good and has helped many people."
"Oh? What good things did my mother do?" Zhuang Rou was too young at the time and didn't know many things, so she couldn't remember what good things did her mother do.
Zhuang Xuewen recalled: "She helped the old lady who bought raw watermelons to exchange for cooked watermelons, exchanged the villagers who bought sick cattle back to good cattle from the seller's house, and helped the family get the house deed from the villain. Anyway, she did a lot."
"..." Zhuang Rou looked at him blankly, thinking that her mother was too irritating. How could she do these things? She couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what is my mother doing?"
"Thieves." Zhuang Xuewen responded without hesitation.
Zhuang Rou was stunned and looked at him well, but saw Zhuang Xuewen smiled gently at her, "You look very much like her, but second aunt is more aggressive, not as gentle as you."
This made Zhuang Rou silent, and after a while, he said, "Brother, you really love the house and the mist."
"Hahaha, my sister is the gentlest and most beautiful. Although my second aunt is good, she is still not as good as my sister." Zhuang Xuewen smiled, but then changed his tone, "But you have to recuperate at home. You can only take the job after your hands are healed. Then the broken county government is nothing."
"Okay." Zhuang Rou looked at the sky and responded helplessly.
When he got home, Zhuang Rou was raised. He had good fish and meat for three meals a day. In addition to the bitter medicine, he also added two extra meals of supplements, which made Zhuang Rou's meat go a little harder.
Zhuang Xuewen from Douhu County threw a letter over. Anyway, his sister suffered and you took advantage of it, so you have to take good care of the injury. The little prince didn't care, so he agreed to give her leave, and he could go there after he was well recovered.
Although Zhuang Rou was locked up at home, she was very concerned about the situation of her case. She waited for seven or eight days before Zhuang Xuewen brought the news back.
The wise king was demoted, and all the princes had to inherit the throne, but he had no choice but to teach his children, and he was the only legitimate son Zhou Zhao. After the wise king was a hundred years later, Zhou Zhao could not become a prince and became a prince. However, his son could not even be a prince, and he had to be demoted to another level.
This was the biggest punishment for the royal family, and this incident was spread throughout the market. The ministers who were dismissed were directly submerged in the news that the wise king had been demoted.
Who cares about this? This is the first time that a prince in the Dahao Dynasty has been deposed in more than 200 years since the founding of the dynasty. This makes other hereditary princes a little uneasy. If there is the first one, there may be a second one.
Everyone tried to find out what the wise king had done, but he didn't resist much and asked the emperor to cut off his title.
After asking about the matter, everyone was stunned. Such a thing happened. The wise king was really incompetent in teaching his children. Isn’t Princess Pingrui Zhou Zhao’s cousin, and she has been bullying for so many years with so many people.
If the emperor hadn't ascended the throne and given her the title of the mansion, she would still be suffering in the wise prince's mansion!
The princes were much more at ease. They didn’t do such a thing, which was really embarrassing. Princess Pingrui’s maid sacrificed herself to revolt in order to protect the master. She was such a good servant!
The result was completely beyond Zhuang Rou's imagination. Zhou Zhao did not suffer any flesh and blood, but just changed from a prince to a prince, which seemed no big deal. Thinking of the luxury of the little prince Chuxia's life, she didn't think it was a punishment at all.
However, the next day, when Zhuang Rou was lifted from ban and was able to go to Douhu County, he heard an unexpected news.
Originally, if he became the son-in-law, he could not become an official in the court again, but it was reported that Xu Yiheng was named the position of the Ministry of Works.
Zhuang Rou was stunned. Xu Yiheng will no longer be the prince consort?
Princess Pingrui's mansion has returned to peace. The Taolin House has been cleaned up. The princess is quietly leaning on the mat and looking at the falling peach blossoms outside, just staring at it without any hesitation.
In the peach forest, Xu Yiheng and the little prince were standing under the tree, looking at Princess Pingrui in the small house from a distance.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to visit the princess." Xu Yiheng bowed and thanked.
Chu Xia waved his hand and said, "No need to thank you. There is only so much I can do. It will be even more painful for them to cut off the title of the Xianwang Mansion."
Xu Yiheng bowed deeply and thanked the princess for his help. If the little prince hadn't taken action, he might have done so.
"The prince consort doesn't need to be so polite. No, I should call you Lord Yuanwailang." Chu Xia said with a smile.
"I don't dare to be a lie, Your Highness is joking." Xu Yiheng said quickly.
Chu Xia squinted her eyes and smiled, "You did all this, right?"
Xu Yiheng was stunned, "What? I don't understand."
Chapter completed!