Chapter 523 Family Rules and National Laws

Mrs. Pei was stunned. She gradually understood what her daughter meant, 'Yang family second', and she murmured to herself, "How could it be? How could it be the second in the Yang family?"

At this time, Mingyue calmed down. She sat next to her mother and whispered: "Mother, if the Dugu family could have emerged as many talents as the Pei family and Cui family, it might not matter. But you have also seen our Dugu family. Except for the elder brother's slight talent, everyone else is mediocre, including his father. He is far from comparing with his uncle. Our Dugu family has not been a Jinshi for fifty years, and each generation is worse than the next. Most of the younger generations are playboys. Yesterday I heard that Huaiyuan and Huaiqing from the second uncle's family went to Hu Ji's wine shop to drink flower wine, and they felt that they could not serve him.

Zhou, injured his servant and shopkeeper, and even spoke in front of Qianniuwei and thousands of onlookers, saying that they were the brother-in-law of Zhao, saying that they were the king's father, mother, I am worried! If Dalang really had the will of an emperor in the future, why would the Dugu family become the first foreign relative of the Tang Dynasty? If his sister also followed Dalang, Dalang would definitely treat the Dugu family well, and be given an official title and given a title. The Dugu family is honored at that time. At that time, can the Dugu family bear such glory? If there is no talent to support each other, I am worried that it will harm the Dugu family. Mother and daughter are really worried!"

Only then did Mrs. Pei understand her daughter's thoughts. She was considering the long-term consideration of the Dugu family. Mrs. Pei felt guilty in her heart. It turned out that she had misunderstood her daughter. She held her daughter's hand and smiled with relief: "I understand, it's my mother who blamed you wrongly, hey! Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"The daughter is afraid that her father will know, so he cannot understand her."

Mrs. Pei nodded. She knew very well what kind of person her husband was. She seemed smart and capable, but in fact, she didn't have any vision in major events. If she hadn't insisted on it, she would have sent her daughter to the palace to please the old emperor who was about to be buried. Not only would she harm her daughter, she would have harmed the whole family of Dugu. Her daughter was not worried too much. If her husband knew about this, he would definitely be furious again and scolded her daughter for not considering the future of the Dugu family. Men! Many times she attaches too much importance to immediate interests, and is not as careful as a woman.

She smiled and said, "I understand your thoughts, but don't say anything. You should leave some room for your sister. Maybe things are not as serious as you think. The Yang family's ugly face is because of Li Longji's stupidity. Li Qing'an is not that kind of person. Besides, the Dugu family is also a family of hundreds of years. It is not a nouveau riche like the Yang family. As long as the constraints are strict, the Dugu family will still have talents. Like your grandfather and your brother, they are very good. Mom knows that you are very careful, but you are in the situation after all, and you don't see many things thoroughly. Don't be too wronged and let your sister let it go! OK?"

Mingyue nodded silently, as if she had agreed to her mother's request. At this time, a maid's report came from outside the door: "Princess, there are distinguished guests outside the house to visit."

"Who is it?" Mingyue asked.

"It's Queen Zhang!"

"Ah!" Mingyue was shocked and quickly got up and said to her mother: "Mom, I'll go and meet her. You can take the medicine first."

Mrs. Pei was worried and told her daughter, "This Queen Zhang is not a good person, you have to be careful!"

"I got it, I'll be careful."

Mingyue hurried out, and Mrs. Pei shook her head gently. She felt that her eldest daughter was too tired and cared too much about what others thought of her. Why bother? However, the second sons were too much. She had to tell her husband about this and could not indulge them, which made Mingyue feel embarrassed. Thinking of this, she struggled to sit up and said to her close maid: "Help me find the master!"

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Generally speaking, it is extremely rare for the Empress to visit his family. Most of them are summoning the family members of the ministers into the palace. Even if they come to visit the ministers by chance, it is extremely grand and has a great show. It is extremely rare for Empress Zhang to visit him as low-key as Empress Zhang. There is no way. Li Heng's power is weak and Chang'an County is not under his control. Empress Zhang can only descend on herself and visit Dugu Mingyue like an ordinary visitor.

Not only that, she had to apply to Qianniu Guard in advance before she came, and she could only enter Chang'an County after she got the consent. In addition, her guards were not allowed to enter Chang'an County, and they were waiting on Zhuque Street. Instead, more than a thousand soldiers from Qianniu Guard guards came to Dugu Mansion. The guards sounded nice, but in fact they were just surveillance. The dignified queen was probably unique in this treatment.

Queen Zhang is indeed an extremely powerful woman. Not only did she leave her guards on Zhuque Street, but she also only brought two palace maids. She didn't even bring eunuchs and other palace maids. Even the coachman who drove the carriage was arranged by Qianniuwei. She did not change her face and thought nothing had happened.

The carriage was parked in front of the heavily guarded Dugu Mansion. Zhang Liangdi walked off the carriage with the support of two palace maids. At this time, Dugu Mingyue was already waiting at the door.

Although Zhang Liangdi was the queen, Mingyue knew that her husband did not recognize Li Heng as the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so she could not regard Zhang Liangdi as the queen, and could not worship the queen with courtesy. Otherwise, this would be misunderstood and make others think that Li Qing'an also recognized Li Heng. Her words and deeds represent Li Qing'an's attitude and should not be careless at all.

Mingyue just treated Zhang Liangdi as a distinguished guest and stepped forward to Yingying and bowed: "Little sister Mingyue meets Princess Zhang."

When Zhang Liangdi heard her call her princess, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. She really didn't admit that she was the queen. If she was the princess, she would be on the same level as Mingyue. She was Princess Yong, and Mingyue was Princess Zhao. It was not rude to call Mingyue like this.

There was no trace of anger on Zhang Liangdi's face. She immediately stepped forward and held Mingyue's arm affectionately and said, "I heard that Lingtang was sick, so the emperor specially ordered me to visit him."

Of course, Mingyue knew that visiting her mother was just an excuse. She was looking for her, so she smiled and said, "My mother is just Ran Xiaoyang, I'm worried about you. Come and ask for a seat in the mansion!"

Mingyue brought Zhang Liangdi into the guest room and ordered the maid to serve tea. The two of them sat down with guests and hosts. Zhang Liangdi gave the palace maid a wink. The palace maid immediately handed a box. Zhang Liangdi opened the box, which was a very rare thousand-year-old wild ginseng. She pushed the box to Mingyue and smiled and said, "This is the Lord's wish to raise the body for Lingtang."

Mingyue is extremely principled. If Zhang Liangdi said it was the prince’s intention or said nothing, Mingyue might have accepted it. This is a treat for hospitality, but Zhang Liangdi insisted that it was the emperor’s intention. In this way, how could Mingyue accept it?

She smiled and pushed the thousand-year-old ginseng back, and said with a smile: "The mother's body is hot. The doctor repeatedly reminded you not to take dry and hot medicines such as ginseng and astragalus. We have received the princess's intentions, but we cannot collect the things."

"this....."

Zhang Liangdi was speechless. She didn't expect Mingyue to be so tough and refused to even accept her things. She felt a little disappointed. She understood what the problem was. Then she smiled and said, "Actually, this is not given by the emperor, but my little intention. Although there is no need now, I still have a chance in the future. Let me accept it first!"

Mingyue smiled, and did not say agree, nor did she say no. She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, waiting for Zhang Liangdi's next words. Zhang Liangdi felt like she was hitting the sky with one punch. Only then did she feel that Mingyue was not as young and ignorant as she imagined. She put away the idea of ​​contempt Mingyue and slowly expressed her purpose today.

"Princess Zhao, I came to your mansion. First, I came to visit the condition of the Lingtang, and second, I was entrusted by the Emperor to discuss Lingzi's title. The Emperor planned to grant Lingzi the title of King Cheng and actually granted three thousand households. If the princess does not like the title of King Cheng, she can put forward her own intentions, and the Emperor will definitely consider it."

Generally speaking, the prince's legitimate son is a prince, but it is impossible to be a prince again. Only the eldest son of the prince has the opportunity to be a prince. Li Heng intends to confer Li Qing'an's son as the prince. This is obviously a special kind of win-win and one of the series of concessions he prepared. The purpose is to make Li Qing'an recognize his throne. The first step is to open a gap from Mingyue. As long as Mingyue agrees, he will immediately issue an edict to confer Li Qing'an's son as the prince. In this way, he can take the initiative in public opinion.

Of course, Li Heng knew that Li Qing'an would not agree easily, but Princess Zhao might not understand this truth. Maybe she loved her son very much, so she agreed in one breath.

Mingyue smiled but said nothing. Zhang Liangdi thought she was moved, so she encouraged her again: "In fact, the emperor has always been obsessed with the Dugu family's past love. The emperor has said more than once that the Dugu family has made contributions to the country and should be treated well. The emperor not only wants to grant the son the prince, but also the Duke of the country and the Lady of the Kingdom, so that the Gutu can enjoy all the glory and wealth. This is the original words of the emperor, the princess, let the princess think about it!"

At this time, Mingyue smiled faintly, pushed the ginseng back to her, stood up and said, "Send me a visit!"

Zhang Liangdi was stunned. Dugu Mingyue was driving her away. She visited dozens of ministers. None of them dared to be so rude to her. She could no longer control her anger. She grabbed the ginseng and said hatefully: "Okay! If the opportunity comes, don't regret it in the future."

After saying that, she walked quickly outside, Mingyue didn't send her away, and turned around and went back to her room.

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Mingyue just walked to the gate of her yard, but her sister Mingzhu ran over, "Sister, wait for me."

Mingyue suddenly turned around, and she heard that her sister's tone was the same as before, and she no longer had that kind of forced expression. She felt a sense of joy in her heart.

"Mingzhu, what's wrong?"

"Dad asked me to invite you there!"

Mingzhu's eyebrows were no longer as depressed as noon, as if the sun had broken through the haze. Because her mother told her that her sister would no longer force her to get married, she was overjoyed and a big rock was removed from her heart.

Mingzhu stepped forward and whispered in her sister's ear: "It's the second uncle's family's business. My aunt and second uncle are here."

Mingyue frowned. She knew that it must be for drinking and hurting her two cousins ​​Huaiyuan and Huaiqing. At present, both of them were temporarily detained by Qianniuwei. The second uncle and second aunt came to ask her for pleading?

"What does dad mean?"

Mingzhu said with a lip voice: "What else can dad mean? He must ask you to come forward and plead with you. Sister, I mean, you'd better not go. Those two fools should teach them a lesson, otherwise they will cause even greater disaster in the future."

Mingyue pondered for a while, it was not good not to go. After all, it was her second uncle and aunt, so she had to give her father some face. Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "I'll go and see the situation first!"

Mingyue quickly arrived at the small living room of the back house. As soon as she entered the door, her second uncle Dugu Haojun and aunt Mrs. Qu both stood up and smiled and said, "Mingyue! We are here to cause trouble for you."

Mingyue smiled and said, "Don't be polite to the second uncle and second aunt, please sit down!"

Dugu Haoran next to him breathed a sigh of relief. He knew his eldest daughter's temper. Maybe she would not give her face if she did this. As long as she came, things would be easier.

The incident happened yesterday evening. Dugu Haojun's two sons Huaiyuan and Huaiqing went to Hu Ji's restaurant in Xicheng City to drink flower wine. After drinking too much, they could not hold back the standard and wanted to forcibly insult Hu Ji who was accompanying him. They were stopped by the servants who rushed in. The two brothers were angry and fought with their followers, smashing the wine shop to pieces, and injured the servants and shopkeepers with chairs, and shouted to thousands of onlookers, saying that they were Li Qing'an's brother-in-law, and they were the king's father, who dared not accept it.

It happened that Nan Jiyun led a team of Qianniu Guards to pass by. Hearing the reputation of his two brothers as bad generals, he immediately ordered people to capture them into the military camp and sent someone to report to the princess.

The two brothers were not released yet, and their parents were so anxious that they rushed to Mingyue to plead with him. Dugu Haojun sighed: "My two rebellious sons have been spoiled by me since childhood, and they have a small alcohol tolerance. They don't know anything when they drink some alcohol. I'm afraid they don't even know what they did yesterday or what they said? Mingyue, they are your cousins ​​after all, and they are all from the Dugu tribe. You can help them this time!"

Dugu Haoran next to him also said, "Yes! Mingyue, please help your second uncle and aunt! They are in poor health. What if Huaiyuan and Huaiqing have something wrong? "

Mingyue smiled faintly and said, "My father thinks about the problem too seriously. The two cousins ​​will not have anything to do. I think it is a good thing to teach them a lesson to prevent them from causing greater disasters in the future. I think in two days, those who should pay the money will be compensated and those who should apologize. Once the matter is resolved, they will be released. Don't worry about my father and the second uncle."

Dugu Haojun looked at each other and his eyes showed dissatisfaction. What is the solution? Isn’t this just to reduce their Dugu family’s face? What is the difference between this and ordinary civilians?

Aunt Mrs. Qu couldn't help but say, "Huaiyuan and Huaiqing have been naughty since childhood, and it's not the first time they have caused trouble. But the government heard that they were children of the Dugu family. Without saying a word, they immediately released the person, even without caring about it. Why did Mingyue, our family's status decline in Dugu family's status? I don't understand this."

Mrs. Qu said it very badly, and the conflict was directly directed at Mingyue. Mingyue was slightly angry. She restrained her dissatisfaction and said calmly: "His Highness of Zhao has always been strict in governing the army. When have you heard of Anxi Army's actions that disturb the people? The more you are, the stricter his requirements are. The Dugu family cannot be arrogant just because they are the relatives of Zhao. On the contrary, the Dugu family should take the lead in abide by the laws and regulations and treat the weak well. This is the style of a century-old family and can win the respect of the world. Otherwise, what is the difference between the Dugu family and the Yang family?"

"Mingyue, what you said is wrong."

Dugu Haojun was extremely dissatisfied and said, "Since ancient times, the Dugu family has not been punished. The Dugu family is a royal relative, so of course it should be treated preferentially. Huaiyuan and Huaiqing went to kill and set fire, but they just smashed a Hu restaurant and injured two servants. What a big deal? Originally! Qianniu Guard should not arrest people. This seriously damaged the reputation of our Dugu family. I would have done it if I didn't pursue them, but they still refused to let them go. Does Nan Jiyun even understand this kind of human nature? I see that he was deliberately trying to shave the face of the Dugu family. By the way, I heard that his wife's surname is Cui. Could it be that the Cui family is from Mingyue? You must be careful! It is very likely that the Cui family is also thinking of giving their daughter to Li Qing'an."

"Uncle II, stop talking nonsense. General Nan's wife has nothing to do with the Cui family."

Mingyue finally got angry. She said with a cold face: "Smash the winery, I can come to pay for them and hurt people. I can go to comfort and apologize, but Huaiyuan and Huaiqing must be punished accordingly. This is my principle, and I will not give in to this."

There was silence in the living room. Suddenly, Dugu Haoran and his wife stood up together and said with a gloomy face: "This is my family's business. I dare not trouble Princess Zhao. I just pretend that I don't have these two sons and let Anxi Army kill him. They blame him for his own fault and say goodbye!"

The couple rushed away angrily. After a while, Dugu Haoran also had a calm face and said slowly: "Mingyue, you have disappointed me so much."

He turned around and left as soon as he brushed his sleeves. Mingyue sat in the lobby and fell into deep thought. After a while, she sighed softly and stood up and returned to her yard.

When he returned to the room, Mingzhu was playing with her nephew. The little guy giggled and saw that his sister came back, Mingzhu quickly got up and asked, "How is it?"

Mingyue shook her head, and Mingzhu sneered, "I knew it would be like this. Uncle and Second Aunt are famous for protecting their shortcomings, and so is the third master's family. How could they listen to your advice? Huaiyuan and Huaiqing will be killed by them in the morning and evening."

"Stop talking."

Mingyue picked up her son, kissed him on his little face, and said to Mingzhu: "I have decided to move out of Dugu Mansion tomorrow and go to his own home in Huaiyuanfang. Do you want to go with me?"

"As long as you don't force me to get married, I'll go with you."

"Don't worry! Since I have promised my mother, I will not regret it. You can pack up your things and tell Ruhua for me that she can pack up your things too."

Mingzhu lived with Ruhua. Mingzhu happily agreed and hurried away.

At this time, Mingyue's face sank. She handed her son to the wet nurse, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote four words on the paper: "Severe punishment according to law!"

He folded the notes and handed them to his personal maid and said, "Tell me it to General Nan Jiyun quickly and tell her that the general's reputation is greater than that of Mount Tai."

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Chapter completed!