In matters like marriage, we are afraid that the elderly will get involved, because they will affect the rhythm and even change the outcome.
Old people always seem to be very extreme. When faced with a marriage, if they don't agree, they will try their best to stir it up; if they agree, they will be very anxious and want to get the marriage done as soon as possible. After they get married, they will give birth to children, which makes them anxious.
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At Tang Mei's request, Su Ping proposed marriage three times, but the princess refused all three times. Because she felt that Su Ping did not show the enthusiasm that he should have in pursuing his beloved woman. Now she is still angry with Su Ping and wants to see what happens.
Let's see if Su Ping will propose marriage to her if she doesn't make the request.
At this time, the father of the Su family came. Su Mantang took out all the money in his pocket, bought gifts, hired helpers, and beat gongs and drums to the Duke's Mansion. Moreover, he did not ask for a matchmaker, but asked the princess
Withdraw the divorce letter. He came to apologize to the princess on behalf of the Su family.
Dad's behavior made Su Ping extremely angry.
Su Ping believed that this was a humble move. However, the people of Liang Dynasty had a very profound and strict concept of hierarchy. Dad believed that he did not go too far. The other party was a princess of the second rank. My dear man, you
If you should be soft, be soft, otherwise the benefits of the Su family will be in vain.
Dad is a man with strong execution ability and stubborn personality. He can't stop him with words, but Su Ping will never knock him down with one punch.
In Tang Mei's view, Su Ping's "unstoppability" was a sign of "taking initiative". In addition, the father of the Su family was indeed very proactive. And his weight far exceeded that of Feng Die's mother, in a sense.
, the father of the Su family is Tang Mei’s elder.
This time Tang Mei agreed.
Of course, the process of her agreement was also very grand. For example, she called the two concubines to visit, as well as several princes and wives.
The father of the Su family was very happy to see the two concubines and knelt down to kowtow. It is worth mentioning that although the father's behavior made Su Ping disdainful, this was the normal behavior of people in the Liang Dynasty. When ordinary people saw officials, they would
You have to kneel down. When common people see nobles, they have to kneel down. When low-class people see high-class people, they have to kneel down. This is formal etiquette and does not involve issues of face.
But Su Ping was disgusted with kneeling. Unless a group of people knelt down, he would not kneel down. He would not kneel down whether he was meeting Princess Fan, Minister Xue, Tang Mei, or even the Crown Prince of Qi.
In fact, this is very rude. But he has this problem.
Although Tang Mei agreed this time, there was a new problem. In the past, the Sixth Miss's marriage was decided by the Duke's Palace, but it is different now. She is an imperial princess, and her marriage must be reviewed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Tang family submitted
The request was submitted to the Emperor by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and only after the Emperor approved it was it agreed.
Usually, the emperor was too lazy to take care of such matters concerning his mother-in-law and left it to the empress. But regarding Tang Mei's marriage, Emperor Wanlong showed special enthusiasm. He personally approved the four words "Trial Marriage Observation".
In other words, the emperor generally agreed. During this period, Tang Mei could no longer accept other people's marriage requests. Otherwise, she would be teasing the emperor. When the news spread, those who proposed matchmaking would stop and they would not dare to bother her again.
The eunuch Zhang Dali, the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said seriously: "Your Majesty requested a trial marriage. The results of the trial marriage must be reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs within half a year. At that time, we will have to personally inquire. How is the character of the candidate commander? Is he in good health?
Or not? Is the test girl pregnant? How does it feel inside..."
Zhang Dali kept talking, which made Tang Mei's blood boil.
Trial marriage was decided by Zhao Lue, the founding emperor, and has always been criticized. Especially people in the Southern Jin Dynasty hated this matter. They criticized the Northern Dynasties as being barbarians. Only a regime established by barbarians would adopt such an inhumane policy.
.The Northern Dynasty also criticized the Southern Dynasty because the royal family of the Southern Dynasty used the evil method of burying human beings and there were serious incest marriages within the royal family. The two sides had been at odds with each other for hundreds of years.
It is worth mentioning that no matter how the land of China is divided, the people of China have the concept of great unity. Among the people of the Northern Dynasties, the Liang Dynasty is the orthodox one. Among the people of the Southern Dynasties, the Jin Dynasty is the orthodox one. They all say that the other side is a barbarian and they must kill the other side.
But no matter how much they argue or scold, the concept that we are all descendants of Yan and Huang has never changed.
After talking for a long time, Zhang Dali's mouth was dry and his tongue was dry. Tang Kuan ordered someone to offer him hot tea. Zhang Dali sat high on the couch and exchanged respect with Tang Kuan.
Moistening his throat, Zhang Dali said: "According to the old rules, the princess can choose eight consorts for a trial marriage, and the princess can choose four princes for a trial marriage. The queen must choose the maids. As for the princess of Dacheng, follow the princess theory. But the emperor
But he said that now that the harem is short of maids, let Princess Mei choose her own. Haha, in our opinion, it’s not that there are no maids to send, but that the emperor deliberately takes care of Princess Mei’s feelings.”
Tang Kuan rolled his eyes but said nothing.
Tang Mei said coldly: "What if we don't have a trial marriage?"
Hearing this, Zhang Dali's face darkened: "Princess Mei, you must not lose your temper in this matter. If you are not happy, just choose a few less test girls. Our family can turn a blind eye, but if you don't do it,
Then our family will be in trouble."
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"Wang Shuangxi! What did you do? Why is that man named Su still alive?"
Prince Qi's Mansion, Plum Garden, Prince Zhao Lian's house.
With the door closed, Zhao Lian pounded the table and asked Wang Shuangxi: "Isn't it easy for you to kill someone before? Why are you procrastinating this time and there is no result?"
Wang Shuangxi frowned and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down, Long Tiangang will be here soon."
"It's almost there, it's almost there, where is the person!"
"Counting the days, we should have arrived yesterday."
Zhao Lian shouted: "Tang Mei has already chosen her son-in-law! Sure enough, she chose the one named Su again!"
Zhao Lian sat down discouraged and said with a grimace: "I know that these women like pretty boys. But what's so good about pretty boys? Do men rely on their faces to make a living? Are those who rely on their faces to make a living still called men?"
Wang Shuangxi said: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. When the princess gets married, she will have a trial marriage. There will still be some days until they can arrange the wedding. During this period, they will definitely kill the man named Su!"
Zhao Lian stood up, opened the window, and looked at the plum tree outside the window with sad eyes: "Amei, I believe no one in the world loves you more than me. If you can come to my house, I will make you the happiest person in the world."
The woman..."
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When Su Mantang proposed marriage, Su Ping had already left Luoyang with Mei Ran and went to Shou'an County.
The reason why I chose Shou'an is because there were three landlords here who jointly filed a lawsuit against Qiao Dongming, the nephew of King Qi's wife, for robbery. However, those three landlords have been imprisoned in Jingzhao Mansion Prison.
"Qiu Yue has worked in the Criminal Department for more than 20 years. Although he has not done much credit, he has worked hard, but he fell into the "Case of Purging Merchant Thieves". If you ask me, he still doesn't understand it as an official."
Entering Shouan City, Su Ping chose a bustling tavern and ordered a portion of mutton in a basin. Steam was rising from the basin. The two of them raised their chopsticks at the same time, making their noses sweat as they ate.
Mei Ran asked: "Why don't you understand? I think Qiu Yue is very clear about handling cases. He has already investigated these cases clearly, but when he got to Qiao Dongming's place, he didn't dare to investigate anymore."
Su Ping said: "I'm not saying that he doesn't understand how to handle cases, but he doesn't understand officialdom. What is officialdom? It's a place where human relationships matter most. No matter how strong you are in doing things, you have to consider human relationships, otherwise you will be eliminated."
Mei Ran said: "Now that you are taking over this case, do you think you can continue the investigation? If it were me, I would leave it to Mr. Xue. He can't handle it, so why should I go?"
Su Ping said: "You and Qiu Yue have the same problem. If you can't figure it out, it's because of your inability. Xue Pang may not necessarily punish you. Even if he punishes you, at most he will transfer you away, but it won't remove your grade. But
You guys, if you insist on being angry with the Minister and handing the case in front of the Minister, you are giving up. It's a matter of attitude, you are challenging the authority of the Minister. This is where the favor lies."
Mei Ran stopped eating: "Have you answered my question? Let me ask you, can you continue to investigate this case now?"
Su Ping felt that her question had been answered, but it was obvious that Mei Ran failed to understand it, so Su Ping said: "Why can't we continue to investigate? He stabbed him hard, which made the King of Qi anxious. He went to Xue Pang and told him that he had something to do with me.
what relationship?"
"To put it lightly, if that's the case, why did Qiu Yue give up?" Mei Ran said quickly.
"Do you still need to ask? King Qi's people must have threatened Qiu Yue." Su Ping boasted, "But I'm not afraid of threats."
Mei Ran said worriedly: "Don't be careless. People will kill you in the last case."
Su Ping sighed: "I guess those people might want to 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey'. But I don't think it is necessary for King Qi to do this. What do you think?"
Mei Ran sneered: "Are you a chicken?"
Su Ping was stunned.
Mei Ran smiled mischievously, took a bite and asked, "Will Minister Xue send others to continue investigating the corruption case?"
Su Ping shrugged: "Actually, there is enough evidence in the corruption case. The reason why Xue Pang was willing to let it go was not because of the evidence, but because he felt that the emperor had other opinions. But with Xue Pang's temper, he couldn't wait to let it go.
Those eighteen officials were all arrested. Maybe he thought he was taking care of me when he was able to get me out, but I didn't appreciate it."
Mei Ran asked: "Then how can you appreciate it?"
Su Ping smiled: "I should be given some bounty, and give me a few days off or something."
Mei Ran curled her lips and said, "I'll make you beautiful."
Just as they were talking, they heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the street. Su Ping turned to look out the window and saw a group of people with brightly lit helmets. It looked like the armor was from the Black Armor Army. But they didn't display any flags, so they didn't know which guard they belonged to.
The chief officer was a centurion, a man of five talents and three talents. The centurion reined up his horse in front of the restaurant, jumped off his horse and shouted: "Innkeeper! Sift ten catties of wine and cut fifty catties of mutton!"
While they were talking, ten more people jumped off their horses and walked into the house with the sound of armor scraping: "Shopkeeper, I paid all the expenses for these people in the house. Let them get out quickly. I can tell you that if you wait a while,
Our prince is here, and there are outsiders here, so I won’t spare you."