Chapter 225 I want to impeach Duke Rong's government
The maid carefully looked at Yue Qingshuang's face and whispered: "I heard that Master Rong Jiu personally admitted this matter. In the past, Mrs. Rong Guogong fell in love with Miss Xie and wanted to marry her as her daughter-in-law."
"Even Mrs. Cao Guogong also stood up and spoke, saying that it was indeed Mrs. Rong Guogong who had taken a fancy to Miss Xie and invited her to be a matchmaker to discuss the marriage with the Xie family. After the two families agreed, they asked Jiu Jiu
It is the wish of the young master and Miss Xie that this is the imperial edict."
Yue Qingshuang felt dizzy when she heard this, and her face was so pale that there was no blood at all: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
If the imperial decree of marriage is His Majesty's will and Duke Rongguo has no choice but to accept the decree, then he will marry anyone. But if the imperial decree of marriage is requested by Duke Rong himself, then it will be different.
These two families must be in harmony.
Moreover, Mrs. Cao Guogong came forward to testify, and most of the rumors outside were cleared up.
"Fake! Fake! It must be fake!" Yue Qingshuang refused to believe it, "It must be Mrs. Cao Guo Gong who colluded with Rong Guo Gong's house to stand up and give this false testimony!"
"Fake! It's all fake!"
Yue Qingshuang didn't want to think about how many people would accuse her if everything was proven to be a lie, and how many people would even hurt her family.
"They are all colluding. If you go, you will let people say that it is all collusion between Rong Guogong's mansion and Cao Guogong's wife. It was Rong Jiu who started the rebellion and finally gave up. In order to help him cover up the truth, Cao Guogong's wife stood up.
Come out and say something like this.”
The maid's eyes widened: "Girl, girl...Isn't this bad? If so, will even Duke Cao's government be offended?"
Yue Qingshuang's face was pale, but her eyes were sharp and cold: "What are you afraid of? It's not like you were told that we were the ones to tell you, we just found some people to tell you these words. Why are we the ones who have offended Duke Cao's mansion?"
"Go quickly, go quickly."
"Yes, yes."
Yue Qingshuang watched the maid leave, squeezing the veil tightly with her fingers and biting her lips until they bled.
Yue Qingshuang doesn't know how things turned out like this. She used these words to do things very smoothly in the past. Whether it's Xu Pingting or another girl, who is her opponent?
Except for Xu Pingting, who was still jumping on the grave because of her good family background, those people were either dead or left the imperial city, or those who stayed had gone into hiding long ago and did not want to see anyone at all.
But I didn't expect to stumble here.
One wrong step, one wrong step.
She didn't expect that Rong Guogong's palace would not accept her, nor did she expect that this marriage, which everyone thought was a marriage granted by His Majesty, turned out to be a request for an imperial edict.
She originally thought that Rong Guogong's family could 'marry anyone', but it turned into a marriage that they had already chosen. In this way, the words she said and the things she caused in the past were like a joke.
It is no longer possible for her to marry into Duke Rong's palace.
But she took the wrong path again and admitted personally that she had an affair with the Ninth Young Master. Now there is no turning back. Now, if she doesn't stand up and say it was her own nonsense, she will fight to the death.
If it's the former, she and the Yue family will be ridiculed and ridiculed by the world, with no good consequences.
If it's the latter, if you lose, the same result will happen. But if you refuse to admit it, no matter who comes forward to testify, they will all be said to be in cahoots with Rong Guogong's government to cover up Rong Jiu Gong and accuse Rong Jiu Gong.
He became the evil man who started chaos but finally gave up, and there was still a glimmer of hope.
If Rong Guogong's mansion is forced to let her in, that's fine. If not, the Yue family can still stand on morality and accuse Rong Guogong's faults, and others will only pity her.
Yue Qingshuang closed her eyes. Now, the Yue family has no choice but to do this.
That night, she discussed the matter with her family members. After a long silence, the Yue family had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
Even if this move will completely offend Duke Rong's government, if he bows his head, it will not end well.
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The next day is the Great Court Meeting.
When the morning bell rang, all the officials stepped onto the stairs of the Tai Chi Hall one by one and stood in their positions according to their official positions.
The palace is solemn and magnificent, with carved dragons and phoenixes around it, paintings of the sun, moon and stars. There are golden dragons hovering on the big red pillars, and a golden pedestal above the high position is carved with gold and inlaid with treasures. It is so majestic and cold that people dare not look directly at it.
Just like that emperor.
There are a pair of red-crowned crane incense burners on each side of the palace. Light smoke curls up from the incense burners, and the aroma is elegant and refreshing, making people sober and clear.
"Your Majesty -"
A eunuch shouted, and the emperor, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a golden dragon crown, walked out from the door to the left of the throne. Behind him were the prince, who was also wearing a bright yellow python robe and a golden crown.
Rong Xun, deputy commander of the Forbidden Army.
All the officials knelt down and paid homage: "My lord, I respectfully welcome your Majesty—long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty—"
The emperor ascended the throne and sat down. The prince and Rong Xun stood on the left and right of the throne, with the prince on the right and Rong Xun on the left.
"Your Majesty, no courtesy." The emperor's voice was neither high nor low, calm and calm, but it still reached the ears of all the officials.
"Thank you, Your Majesty—" All officials thanked him and then stood up.
The emperor said: "Today's court meeting, all my dear friends are here. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
The emperor does not go to court every day. The rules of the Dongming Dynasty are that there is a large court meeting on five days and a small court meeting on three days. According to the regulations, officials of the third rank and above must attend the small court meeting. If other officials have something to do, they will submit it one day in advance.
Post participation.
There will be more people in the court meeting, and more things will be dealt with.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Someone stood up and said, "Chen has reported about the heavy rain in Jinzhou."
"A month ago, there was a sudden heavy rain in the Jinzhou Zhihe area. The people suffered from floods. The Zhihe river burst its embankments, and the houses collapsed. The harvest was very little. The disaster was serious. I sincerely request your Majesty to exempt the people here from taxes for three years so that they can rest and recuperate.
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A sudden heavy rain hit the Zhihe River area in Jinzhou, causing the Zhihe River to burst its banks, and the surrounding people suffered. Previously, the court had sent people to provide disaster relief. Now that a month has passed, the floods have receded, and it is time to recuperate.
The emperor nodded: "Yes, I will leave this matter to Aiqing."
"I accept the decree."
"Your Majesty, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming..."
"Your Majesty, regarding the Double Ninth Festival..."
All the officials reported their affairs to the superiors, including the cultivation of fine crops in the second half of the year, and the diplomatic relations and tributes from various countries.
The emperor would answer when he wanted to. If he didn't want to answer, he would ask the prince and let the prince handle it.
Officials with different opinions even quarreled over this, going back and forth, using harsh words, and killing people without blood.
Time passed quietly in the curl of smoke.
An hour and a half passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the matter was finally settled, and the emperor said: "If there is nothing to do today, just retreat from the court."
At this time, the official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."