The Peony Banquet is a grand event in Kyoto. Every April, when the peonies are in full bloom, the eldest princess will organize a banquet at the Flower Manor on the outskirts of Beijing, specially inviting unmarried ladies and sons to attend.
Its purpose is self-evident.
My sister had never been out much before, and now her marriage is a bit difficult because of Dong Changmao.
First she wanted to let her sister see if she could meet the person she liked at the banquet.
Secondly, let my sister see the world, and don’t stay bored in the boudoir all the time.
She and her younger sister were both born to Aunt Su, but she remembered that she was the legitimate son in her aunt's name. Her younger sister's status as a concubine and her engagement to a beast like Dong Changmao would inevitably make people look down upon her.
If the younger sister can be personally invited by the eldest princess, she will have more choices when choosing a husband.
"This is a small matter. I should have invited Miss Gu, but Miss Gu lives in seclusion, so I missed it. If I can really find a match for Miss Gu at the Peony Banquet, wouldn't it be a good thing?"
The eldest princess heard that Gu Yu said that Miss Gu wanted to cancel the engagement. Although she didn't understand what happened, she would not ask questions out of restraint.
Inviting Gu Qiong to the Peony Banquet was a trivial matter for her, and she was happy when she heard that Gu Yu agreed.
Once the terms have been negotiated, it’s time to get down to business.
Gu Yu didn't waste any nonsense and went straight to the point: "If you want to help Zhu Xiucai escape the crime, you need to do three things.
First, let Zhu Xiucai's reputation be spread to Kyoto, or to the ears of the people in the Ministry of Justice, so that there is the possibility of extra-judicial tolerance. The symposium was held and attracted everyone's attention. This matter is not difficult, as long as it spreads public opinion among the students.
Can.
Second, let the Ministry of Punishments ride on a tiger, and after the symposium is over, the eldest princess can come forward and ask the Confucian scholars of the Imperial College to organize students to jointly submit a letter to plead for Zhu Xiucai.
Third, Zhu Xiucai should actually be taken out of Tongning County Prison and apologize in front of students all over the world. There are less than ten days left before the symposium. If we take the canal waterway, we might be able to reach Kyoto in time for the symposium.
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"Great kindness." The eldest princess couldn't help but clasp her hands.
Why did this matter suddenly become easier for Gu Yu?
What she had been thinking about was how to bribe the officials of the Ministry of Punishment and how to put pressure on the Ministry of Punishment. This would indeed achieve the results she wanted, but it would inevitably lead to a reputation of disrespecting the criminal law.
The dissatisfaction of the princess mansion.
Su Zhongfu couldn't help but raise his head. He was a scholar who came from the world of books and dictionaries. He learned all about benevolence, justice and morality, and his thinking was inevitably solidified. The idea of suppressing others with public opinion was not difficult to think of, but he was trapped in his own thinking trap.
, it’s hard to jump out.
There are also talks and investment promotion...
Su Zhongfu couldn't help but sigh, the young master is better than the old master. This Prince Gu is not conservative, has cares in his heart, and has morality in his chest, which is a blessing to the country.
Su Zhongfu stood up and bowed deeply to Gu Yu: "I would like to thank Prince Gu on behalf of Zhu Xiucai."
Gu Yu also stood up and said: "You're welcome. Without further ado, Su County Magistrate will send a letter to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible and ask the county officials to escort Zhu Xiucai to Beijing. I also need to trouble the prince to help me create public opinion among the students."
, the eldest princess goes to see the great scholar from the Imperial College."
"Without further ado, I'll go right now. Princess and Prince, I'll leave first." Su Zhongfu said, and after speaking, he turned around and left, with steady steps and a back as tall as a pine tree.
The eldest princess and King Xiaoyao also stood up and escorted him to the door.
Looking at his back, the eldest princess couldn't help but fall into chaotic thoughts.
Over the years, the eldest princess realized that she had changed a lot. The innocent and carefree royal princess gradually transformed into a cold-faced, hard-hearted and scheming eldest princess.
Su Zhongfu has not changed much. At that time, Tanhualang, who was cooking in the fire, offended the emperor because of "Green Plum Song" and was demoted to a bitter and cold place as a county magistrate. Everyone cried out that it was a pity.
But who would have thought that in just a few years, he would have moved to the south of the Yangtze River due to his merit. It is said that he was very popular among the local people and had been unwilling to move up for twenty years.
The most important thing is that his enthusiasm has not changed at all. Like many county magistrates in the south of the Yangtze River, he could have done a good job and let these students go to Beijing to make noise. But he didn't, he chose to go to Beijing with the students.
He knew that this might cause him to lose his official position, but he came anyway. He wanted to do something for students all over the world. He did not want those who came after him to suffer the hardships he had suffered in the imperial examination.
He also felt pity for the pure and filial Zhu Jianchun.
Fortunately, he saw the emperor's determination to reform the imperial examination system, and only Zhu Jianchun was left. He exhausted the last bit of favor in front of him and asked her to help save Zhu Jianchun.
The eldest princess asked herself, did she admire Su Zhongfu?
Of course not.
But it is undeniable that she is a princess who grew up reading romance books. She yearns more for a husband who can gamble with her and splash tea with her than the military commander Jun Jin whom she has never met.
The glimpse at the Deer Ming Banquet did make her a little moved. But the price these moves brought to her was too heavy.
After just one more glance, endless curses followed, which also affected Su Zhongfu and Su Yueniang.
She had met Su Yueniang, who was very similar to Su Zhongfu, a gentle and gentle woman, a woman who made people fall in love with her at first glance. The scar on Su Yueniang's neck was so terrible, reminding her that all of this was caused by her.
And Jun Jin, he obviously didn't do anything, but in the eyes of others, his hat is already green.
But Jun Jin didn't care. Instead, she stood up for her when others ridiculed her and shielded her from other people's bad words.
When she was sad about the rumors, she comforted her and said: I am the princess's future consort, and I will protect the princess no matter what.
What a good man he was. It's a pity that God was jealous of Yingcai and let him die in a foreign land.
Later, she once again chose to intervene in the fight for the crown prince, which meant that her every word and deed would be watched by countless people. If she was not careful, she would bring disaster to herself and others.
It’s not that she doesn’t know how fierce the struggle for imperial power is. She had already intervened once before, and intervening again now would inevitably arouse the fear of the Holy Emperor.
But if she didn't intervene, she would be reluctant to see the Jun family withered. She wanted to support the Jun family's lintel for the prince-in-law who died in Nanyi. Together with her son Junze, she would strive for decades of wealth for the Jun family.
The relationship between her and Su Zhongfu is not as entangled and unclear as in the song.
On the day Su Zhongfu left the capital to take up his post, she personally sent the couple off as a gift, sincerely hoping that they could grow old together.
Out of guilt, she promised Su Zhongfu that he could ask her for help if he was in trouble.
The eldest princess did not expect that this favor would be used by Su Zhongfu on Zhu Jianchun. Thinking about it again, it was indeed expected. This was the Su Tanhua who had the world in mind and offended her.
Gu Yu noticed the eldest princess's eyes from the side, showing nostalgia, and thought to herself, could it be that the eldest princess was really interested in Su Tanhua back then?
The next second, she was dragged around the corner by King Xiaoyao.
"What are you doing!" Gu Yu hurriedly broke away from him, pretended to adjust his collar, touched his fake Adam's apple, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, luckily it didn't fall off.
Junze squinted his eyes and supported the wall with one arm, trapping Gu Yu between the wall and his body: "My father and mother have a deep love for each other. Please put away those messy thoughts for me."