Chapter 224 It's the Prince Rong's family who asked the Xie family for his relatives
An hour later, Qingluo sent the letter to Duke Rong's mansion. Mrs. Rong Guogong had already rested, so she was led to the Spring Courtyard.
Rong Ci was wearing a white robe and was reading a book in the room, and he didn't look anxious at all.
Qingluo cupped her fists and saluted, then handed over the letter: "Sir, thank you for the letter from the girl."
Rong Ci had previously been thinking about why Qingluo came over so late and it was raining, whether something happened to Xie Yixiao, or because of the rumors outside, so he frowned slightly.
brow.
"What did Miss Xie say?"
Qingluo said: "Miss Xie didn't say anything. She just asked her subordinates to send the letter over, whether it was for the young master or the duchess's wife."
Rong Ci nodded, then reached out and took out the letter from the envelope, shook it open and took a look.
Her handwriting is beautiful and elegant. Although it cannot be called good calligraphy, it is very durable and comfortable to read. There are two things written on it:
Please come to your Majesty's court for review.
Please ask the monks of Yunzhong Temple to testify.
Rong Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, and actually felt a little happy in his heart. Rong Guogong held a high position in the palace, and it was not serious crimes such as murder, treason and corruption. Who would dare to try them.
And now that this matter has been tried, the Yue family has admitted it. There may be people outside who say that Rong Guogong's government used its power to suppress people, forcing the Yue family to swallow this breath.
If the trial is conducted by His Majesty, with all the civil and military officials of the court observing, no one will dare to say anything after that, and future troubles will be avoided forever.
Furthermore, the monks from Yunzhong Temple testified that monks do not lie, so they can naturally prove to him that he has never met Miss Yue, let alone had any affair with her.
Rong Ci folded the paper and put it back into the envelope, then said to Qingluo: "Tell her I know, go back and protect her."
"My subordinates take orders." Qingluo walked out of the gate of Duke Rong's mansion and disappeared into the night again.
When she returned to Xie's house, the rain had not stopped, but it was getting late. Xie Yixiao had already changed into her pajamas and rested. When she heard that the letter had been given to the Ninth Young Master, she asked: "What did the Ninth Young Master say?"
Already?"
"Ninth Young Master said he knew about it, please don't worry, girl."
Xie Yi smiled and nodded: "I understand, thank you for your hard work. I've asked someone to prepare hot water and ginger soup for you to keep you away from the cold. Go back and drink a bowl of ginger soup, then take a bath and rest."
Qingluo moved her lips but hesitated to speak. She thought to herself, I'm not that weak. I have to take a hot bath with ginger soup when I go out in the rain.
But she thought about it and said nothing. Come on, just have fun.
Rong Ci was going to Beida Camp as usual the next day. His face looked as before, as if the rumors outside were not enough to make him care at all, and the strange looks from others were not enough to make him look sideways.
There were even some good people who were really curious and couldn't help but come up to ask based on the "brotherly love" they had played several times. They pushed a thick-skinned person to come up and ask. That was a young general named Song Ji.
Seeing that Rong Ci was the only one in the camp, Song Ji sneaked into the camp and approached him: "Is what is said outside true or false?"
"What's true?" Rong Ci didn't even raise his head.
Song Jidao: "I'm asking about the girl from the Fu family, Young Master Yue. Are you and her real or fake? Speaking of which, the girl from the Yue family is pretty, very knowledgeable, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is known as the Imperial City."
The most talented woman..."
"Miss Yue?" Rong Ci finally raised his head, frowning slightly, "I don't know you."
Song Ji: “???”
"I don't know you? Is it true or false?"
Rong Ci gave a rare explanation: "How did I know her? I was a pure monk in the temple before, and I followed the temple's rules and regulations. How could I be in love with a woman? If I broke the precepts, how could the temple tolerate me?
I?"
The temple does have such a rule. You can go to the temple to practice meditation and stay for a while, but you need to abide by other people's rules, follow the vegetarian diet and observe the precepts. If you break the precepts, you will be driven down the mountain.
Especially those like Rong Ci who have been in the temple for a long time. Although they have never been ordained, they still have to abide by other people's rules.
Making love to a woman in the temple?
Isn't that seeking death?
Song Ji felt that there was some truth in it. He was about to say something when he heard Rong Ci say: "I heard before that Miss Yue and I were in love, and it was His Majesty who arranged the marriage through random arrangements of mandarin ducks. I thought it was really ridiculous.
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"The marriage between Miss Xie and I is actually because my mother fell in love with Miss Xie and asked what we wanted. After both families agreed, she went to the palace to ask for the imperial decree of marriage."
Song Ji felt that his mouth was going dry, as if he had learned something extraordinary. He asked, "Is it the imperial edict requested by Duke Rong's government?"
Rong Ci looked at him seriously: "It's the marriage that Duke Rong's family is asking for from the Xie family."
Song Ji was still a little confused when he left. When he left the camp gate, several people came up and pulled him aside.
"how's it going?"
"What did Ninth Young Master say?"
"Then the rumors outside are definitely not true. How could the Ninth Young Master do such a thing?"
Song Ji had no choice but to tell everyone the news he had just received, and everyone present was a little surprised.
"Are you saying that the imperial edict of marriage was obtained from Duke Rong's office? And he also communicated with the Xie family and wanted to marry someone else's girl?"
"Then why are there rumors out there that the Ninth Young Master had no choice but to separate from the girl from the Yue family because of the imperial edict?"
"Is it possible that Duke Rong's government looks down on the girl from the Yue family?"
"It's impossible. The reputation of the girl from the Yue family was much louder than that of the girl from the Xie family. She was the most talented girl in our imperial city! Miss Yue is no worse than Miss Xie. There is no reason why Duke Rong's palace doesn't want the Yue family.
Daughter, do you want to marry the daughter of the Xie family instead?"
But no, especially if the former couple is still in love, it is even more impossible to abandon the former and marry the latter.
Some people couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that Miss Yue is lying?"
"But why did Miss Yue lie?"
"Maybe it's because you want to marry the Ninth Young Master?"
Everyone debated whether the incident was true or false, but no one had any evidence whether it was true or false.
What Rong Ci said makes sense. He used to be a monk in the temple, so how could he be in love with a woman? But if the Yue family was just talking nonsense, it seemed a little unreasonable for the Yue family to destroy their innocence.
No one knows that the Yue family's quarrel is actually to destroy Xie Yixiao, and then let Rong Guogong's mansion follow the rumors to admit the matter, and then successfully break off the engagement and let Yue Qingshuang marry him.
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However, the Yue family also did not expect that King Huainan would intervene because Rong Ci beat him up and change the direction of these rumors to the topic of Rong Jiu Gong's immorality.
So the Yue family's plan was thrown into chaos. There was no way to continue, and they were still worried about being found out, and they would be unlucky when the time came.
Rong Ci's words quickly spread to the imperial city.
When Yue Qingshuang heard this, the veil on her hand fell off.
"What did you say? What do you mean the imperial edict of marriage was requested by Duke Rong's government?"