Xia Houshu was right. The reason why Dugu Lu became King Ji was just because he was the youngest son of the late emperor. The younger brother of the current emperor did not have any commendable achievements. Compared with those who sacrificed their lives to protect the family and the country,
Xiahou's son, he is completely unqualified to place himself so high.
Dugu Lu was left speechless by the rebuke, so he could only curse: "You are using strong words to make sense!"
"Don't you know if I have made strong arguments?" Xia Houshu smiled scornfully, "When King Ji accused my third cousin, wasn't he arrogant? Why can't he say it himself?"
Xia Houchun felt that all the brothers and sisters in the family were crazy today. They were desperately trying to die as if they were desperate. She had to quickly pull her cousin and signal her to stop talking.
Xia Houshu was not willing to listen and continued: "King Ji is just relying on the status bestowed by Emperor Xian!"
Dugu Lu was so angry that he stamped his feet.
Concubine Yao looked at the few young people in front of her. She also felt that these people were simply lawless and dared to challenge the majesty of the Tian family. She immediately waved her hands to the two old ladies next to her and ordered: "Come here, tell me how dare you criticize this person."
Pull down King Ji’s Xiahou clan!”
Xia Houchun was startled, and quickly protected his sister behind him, begging: "My dear concubine, please calm down. My little sister, she spoke uncontrollably and hit Prince Ji. I hope your majesty and your concubine will spare her because she is young and ignorant."
Once!"
"Young and ignorant?" Concubine Yao sneered, "I see that she speaks eloquently, and she knows a lot! You people from the Duke of Yue's Palace really amaze me more than the other!"
"Empress..."
Xia Houchun wanted to continue begging for mercy, but Xia Houchun stopped her and said with disdain: "She came for us in the first place, why should the second sister beg her?"
Xia Houchun turned to look at her in despair, wishing that he could escape from the earth and pull her to escape quickly.
Seeing that the two old ladies were about to come and arrest him, Xia Houshu stood up suddenly, looked at Dugu Che, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you are a wise king and act decisively, but why are you so late tonight?"
Are you still unwilling to make a decision?"
No one expected that Xia Houshu would dare to stand up on his own and question the emperor in public. They all looked at her with horror on their faces.
Concubine Yao immediately screamed: "Hurry up and cover her mouth!"
The two nuns immediately rushed to Xia Houshu's side, one of them pulled her and tried to cover her mouth. However, Xia Houshu was a martial arts practitioner, so he pushed hard and then pulled her in the middle.
They bumped into each other, each covering their foreheads and screaming in agony.
"Rebellion, rebellion!" Concubine Yao shouted again. She had been in charge of the harem for so many years, and she had never encountered such a person who dared to resist or even hurt others after being punished.
"That's enough!" Dugu Che suddenly shouted loudly, "Let's stop it here!"
Concubine Yao thought that Dugu Che was scolding Xia Houshu, so she became more confident and continued to direct the two nuns to catch her. Then Dugu Che said: "Concubine, that's enough!"
"Your Majesty?" Yao Guifei looked at Dugu Che in disbelief, "Why are you..."
Why do you want to protect her?
After all, she didn't ask the last half of the sentence, but looked at Xia Houshu angrily.
Dugu Che saw Concubine Yao's surprise in his eyes and said slowly: "Miss Xiahou is participating in the hunt for the first time, so it is normal for her not to understand the rules of the palace. Concubine Yao is the head of the four concubines and has been in charge of the six palaces for many years. She should teach her well."
"If you convince people with virtue, why should you get angry?"
If she had any misunderstandings about Dugu Che's attitude before, then at this moment, she understood everything. Dugu Che not only wanted to protect Xia Houshu, but also wanted to disgrace her as a noble concubine in public.
Yu Wenke, who had been watching the good show, was completely awakened, and began to doubt the relationship between Dugu Che and Xia Houshu. Before meeting Xia Houshu, he had never paid attention to her. He only heard that the Duke of Yue had a daughter, but he had raised her since she was a child.
Outside, he seldom walked around the houses after returning to Beijing. Over the years, he had participated in countless banquets in the palace, and he had never heard of Princess Xuanhe bringing his daughter into the palace, so Dugu Che was not sure that he was in the palace.
I met Xia Houshu at the banquet. As for the Duke of Yue's Mansion, Dugu Che had never been there in person, and it was even less likely that he had seen her there. Then there was only one possibility left - Dugu Che had seen her elsewhere.
Xia Houshu passed away, so tonight he was uncharacteristically evasive and tolerated the things done by the Duke of Yue and the children of his in-laws without any bottom line.
So, where did Dugu Che meet Xia Houshu?
Yuwen Ke thought about it secretly, and felt that it was necessary for him to send someone to inquire.
Dugu Che saw that everyone was so surprised that they forgot to speak, so he took the opportunity to say: "For the sake of the Duke of Yue, I will not pursue it. Today's matter ends here. However, there are no rules, so Miss Xiahou said
She does things her own way and does whatever she wants, which is inappropriate and has to be punished." He seemed to think about it seriously and then said, "Then we will punish her to stay in a separate courtyard and think about her mistakes until the hunt is over and she returns to Beijing. She will not have to go back to Beijing in the next few days.
Come out."
Everyone was a little dumbfounded. After all the trouble, they just closed their doors and thought about their mistakes?
Concubine Yao immediately disagreed and retorted: "Your Majesty said that I want my concubine to convince others with virtue, but I refuse to argue. But if your Majesty just punishes her to shut up and think about her mistakes, how can she know how to convince others with virtue?"
What do you mean? Why not give her to my concubine, who will teach her well."
Dugu Che glanced at her with an indifferent look and said sternly: "Concubine, you have been in charge of the Sixth Palace for many years. I naturally believe in your ability. However, Miss Xiahou is not a member of the palace, so she should leave it to the Duke of Yue and the director of Xuanhe County.
Teaching is more appropriate. What do you think?"
Before Concubine Yao could refute again, Dugu Che looked at Dugu Lu again and said slowly: "Fifth Emperor Brother, since you also said that Miss Lu is my half sister, then I will take care of Miss Lu for the time being.
Make the decision once. If Xiahou Hui really wants to marry Miss Lu, then Xiahou Hui will go to the Lu family to propose marriage. If the Lu family agrees, I will also be happy to be a favor and grant them a marriage. But if Xiahou Hui doesn't have this
Courage, or if Miss Lu regrets it, I will protect my sister."
Dugu Lu felt that Lu Yingxue must have been fed some kind of ecstasy by Xia Houhui to be so delirious that she did such a thing that tarnished her reputation, so if she was given a little more time, she would wake up, so he fully agreed with Dugu Che's statement.
He immediately held up his hands and said: "Brother Emperor is still wise, my brother, thank you very much!"
Dugu Che nodded, looked at Xia Houhui and Lu Yingxue, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you two have any objections?"
Xia Houhui and Lu Yingxue felt like they were greatly favored. They quickly kowtowed and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Dugu Che's mouth curled up, and then he looked at Xia Houshu, who still had a straight face, and asked: "Miss Xiahou, are you satisfied with my decision?"
Xia Houshu was naturally satisfied, but she couldn't figure out why Dugu Che would be so tolerant. She thought that with Concubine Yao and Yu Wenke fanning the flames, none of them would be able to escape tonight, so she had to argue with them.
Unexpectedly, Dugu Che, who seemed careless, completely ignored Concubine Yao's expression, spared all of them in public, and even pretended to ask everyone's opinion.
Seeing that she was in a daze again, Xia Houchun pulled the hem of her skirt and answered for her: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Xia Houshu came to his senses and quickly got off the donkey along the slope.
Seeing that no one said anything else, Dugu Che asked people to take Dugu Lu to see the doctor. Dugu Lv took advantage of the situation and took away Lu Yingxue, who had broken his forehead.
Then Dugu Che gave a few more instructions and left with Concubine Yao and all his entourage. Suddenly, only the three Xiahou brothers and Yu Wenke were left in the garden filled with the scent of osmanthus.
Xia Houhui looked lost after Lu Yingxue was taken away by Dugu Lu, and he knelt on the ground stupidly. The two sisters thought he was frightened and hurried over to help him.
"Is Third Young Master okay?" Yu Wenke also showed concern on his face.
Xia Houshu glared at Yuwen Ke and mocked coldly: "Haven't you seen enough of Prince Yuwen's excitement?"
Yu Wenke was stunned for a moment, then his face was filled with grievances, and he said: "Three girls said that, it chilled my heart. I was really worried that something would happen to you again, so I stayed and watched!
"
Xia Houshu hated his pretentious look the most, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Then don't worry about us. The more you worry about us, the worse we will get!"
Yuwen Ke pursed his lips and said nothing.
Xia Houchun had seen Yu Wenke's dishonesty and shamelessness, and did not want to have any more entanglements with him. While supporting his brother, he advised: "Shur, don't talk nonsense to him! Let's go!"
Xia Houshu listened to his sister's words this time and stopped arguing with Yu Wenke.
Then the two sisters worked together to carry Xia Houhui back to the other courtyard. During the whole journey, Xiahouhui didn't say a word to them, as if his soul had been taken away.
Later in the evening, the father and son Xia Houyuan and Xia Houyi returned to the other courtyard, smelling of alcohol. However, as soon as they entered the door and dismissed the attendants, both father and son changed their expressions at the same time, and then asked people to find the other three brothers and sisters for questioning.
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Just now in the main hall, Zhao Yukun, the eunuch beside the emperor, suddenly came to Xia Houyuan and said that he was passing on the emperor's oral instructions and asked him to go back and discipline his children.
Xia Houyuan was confused, thinking that the emperor had just praised his children in public in the hall, why did he turn around and give such instructions? Then he turned around again and found that his daughter and two nieces and nephews were gone.
, only the second son was still socializing. He suddenly knew something in his mind, and after thanking Zhao Yukun, he called the second son back to discuss it. The fishman continued to pretend to be calm and drank and chatted until the banquet was over.
The father and son hurried back.
Xia Houchun is the only one among them who has never made any mistakes and has the most stable mood, so it is natural for her to explain it more objectively at this time. She told the whole story in detail, and then the brothers and sisters
They all lowered their heads and waited quietly for Xia Houyuan's thunderous wrath.
The room was so quiet that you could even hear each other's breathing. After Xia Houyuan silently sorted out the cause and effect, he touched his beard and suddenly said: "Your Majesty really just wants Shu'er to shut up and think about his mistakes?"
"Your Majesty speaks so eloquently, Chun'er will never dare to fabricate nonsense!" Xia Houchun said quickly.
Xia Houyuan's expression became more solemn, and he couldn't help but think of what the emperor suddenly said to him in the afternoon. He glanced at his daughter, suddenly sighed deeply, and said: "Shur, your third brother and second sister today
Even though you are here, why are you still showing up like this? Isn’t it because you have suffered enough losses before? Your second sister’s marriage to the Taiwei Mansion is about to happen. If anything bad comes out, not only will your reputation be affected, but also your reputation will be affected.
It will hurt your second sister."
"I'm sorry, father, I couldn't hold it back." Xia Houshu lowered his head and said.
"Uncle, Chun'er is not afraid of being implicated." Xia Houchun said hurriedly, "And today's incident was not caused by Shu'er. She was just trying to protect her brothers and sisters." As she said this, she looked at Xia Houchun who was kneeling aside.
He asked doubtfully, "Third brother, you are not usually an impulsive and reckless person, why are you so rude today? The girl from the Lu family is nice, but third brother must not forget the etiquette and ethics!"