Emperor Zhengxuan really didn't expect that Princess Zhennan would kneel in front of him and cry bitterly on New Year's Eve. While she detailed the hardships of the Zhennan Army, she complained bitterly that the Minister of Household Affairs spends a lot of money just for the smile of the Oiran.
"Your Majesty, you said that the Ministry of Finance is having a hard time this year and you can't allocate any money. Your wife believed it and went back to tell the prince about the difficulties you and the Ministry of Finance are facing. But now there is a rumor all over the capital that the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is Bo Huakui.
With a smile, he casually took out 10,000 taels of silver! A total of 10,000 taels of silver! The soldiers in Yunnan are suffering from hunger, but the son of the minister of household affairs spends a lot of money to buy food. Your Majesty, you have made the soldiers stationed in Yunnan feel
how to think!"
Princess Zhennan wept every word, and every word was like a silent slap hitting Emperor Zhengxuan hard on the face.
At this moment, Emperor Zhengxuan felt extremely angry!
Not only was she annoyed that Princess Zhennan didn't know how to advance or retreat, but she was even more annoyed that the Xu family had raised such a drunkard!
Ten thousand taels of silver!
He was reluctant to spend 10,000 taels of silver to buy a beautiful smile, but this bastard of the Xu family could afford it! He was even more generous than the emperor himself!
"Your Majesty..." Princess Zhennan's grievances continued, "The Ministry of Household Affairs is not the only one who owes us the military salary of Zhennan Army. Ningxia, Northwest, and Fujian are also in arrears. Marquis Wu'an, Marquis Ding'an, and Cui Shuai sympathize with
The imperial court didn't say anything, but now that such a thing has been reported, what do you want them to think?"
"Okay, I already know this." Emperor Zhengxuan finally spoke with a calm face.
"Your Majesty..." Princess Zhennan sobbed and shouted again.
"Princess, I will give you an answer on this matter. You should go back first!" Emperor Zhengxuan looked at Princess Zhennan with a cold expression and said.
Princess Zhennan raised her eyes and glanced at Emperor Zhengxuan, with some unwillingness on her face.
"I don't dare, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your consideration." Princess Zhennan hurriedly knelt down on the ground.
"Okay, today is New Year's Eve. It's rare for you to return to Beijing, so you should spend the New Year at the palace with Mu Bei!" Emperor Zhengxuan put away the coldness on his face and said in a cold voice.
"Yes, I will take my leave first." Princess Zhennan bowed and bowed again before bowing and exiting the Zhengqing Hall.
"Father, I have to take my leave first." King Qi, who was watching a good show next to him, finally came out and saluted Emperor Zhengxuan.
It was true that he rushed into the palace early to pay his respects to his father. Princess Zhennan did not disappoint him!
Emperor Zhengxuan's narrow eyes glanced at King Qi casually. After a moment, he sneered and said, "You have been watching for so long and you have nothing to say?"
King Qi's heart trembled, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He raised his head and bowed solemnly to Emperor Zhengxuan, and then said loudly, "Return to my father, I think you have your own decision on this matter.
I dare not say anything."
Emperor Zhengxuan laughed again and said, "Really? Then how do you think I should make a decision?"
"Please forgive me for being stupid." King Qi quickly lowered his head.
"Idiot? Prince Qi, you are too humble!"
Emperor Zhengxuan's voice was obviously very soft, without even a trace of fluctuation, but it was like thunder in King Qi's ears. No matter how calm he was, the flicker in his eyes still revealed the panic in his heart.
Father, will he know something?
No! He can't panic! Even if the father knows about it, it doesn't matter. He didn't design this fool of the Xu family to engage in this drama of buying a daughter for a laugh. At most, he just added fuel to the flames and made this matter spread wider in the capital!
"Father, if I have done anything wrong, I beg you to teach me. I will definitely keep your words in mind and correct them." King Qi raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Zhengxuan sincerely.
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Emperor Zhengxuan closed his eyes. After a moment, he waved his hand impatiently towards King Qi and said, "Okay, you can resign!"
"Yes, I will retire." King Qi respectfully bowed to Emperor Zhengxuan.
After King Qi left, Emperor Zhengxuan half-closed his eyes and tapped the knuckles of his right hand on the table regularly. Only the tight corners of his mouth and tight jaw revealed the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty, this is Biluochun that is newly offered as tribute this year. It has a pleasant fragrance. Would you like to try it?" Eunuch Liu respectfully served the tea and said to Emperor Zhengxuan with a smile.
Emperor Zhengxuan glanced at him coldly without making a sound.
Eunuch Liu smiled and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's the New Year's Eve today. No matter what happens, we have to wait until the New Year is over!"
"Do you think I can live well this year?" Emperor Zhengxuan snorted coldly, his dark eyes so gloomy that they seemed to drip with water.
"His Majesty……"
"Okay, let's go, Wang Tao, the commander of Xuanjin's uniform guards, comes to see you!" Emperor Zhengxuan waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Eunuch Liu.
Looking at Emperor Zhengxuan's gloomy face, Eunuch Liu knew that His Majesty was really angry this time, and he declared Jin Yi to be the commander without even waiting for the New Year.
"My slave obeys the order." Eunuch Liu bowed his head and responded respectfully. When he turned to go out, the corner of his eye unconsciously glanced at the little eunuch serving next to him.
Fengyi Palace.
"What did you say? His Majesty summoned Wang Tao, the royal guard, to enter the palace? At this time?" the queen looked at Aunt Xu in shock and said.
"Yes. The news from Zichen Palace is that Princess Zhennan ran to His Majesty and cried, saying that the Third Young Master took out 10,000 taels of silver at Zuiyun Tower yesterday to redeem the Oiran's life." Aunt Xu looked at the Queen and said solemnly.
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"Ten thousand taels!" The queen stood up in surprise.
Aunt Xu pursed her lips and looked at the Queen without speaking.
"This evil account! Where did he get so much money!" The queen slammed the table, her normally elegant face turned pale with anger, "Father? Did your father receive news?"
"My servant has sent people to deliver messages to the prince and the chief minister respectively." Aunt Xu replied respectfully.
But the queen's expression did not ease at all because of Aunt Xu's words. She supported Xiao Ji and slowly sat back on the couch, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed and her expression became more solemn.
"Empress..."
"Yushu, I'm afraid this matter won't be revealed..." The queen looked at Aunt Xu for a long time before uttering this sentence with a heavy face.
"Your Majesty, the Chief Assistant should have received the letter by now. Don't worry, he will have a way to deal with it." Seeing the Queen's dejected look, Aunt Xu hurriedly knelt down in front of the Queen, held her hand and comforted her softly.
The queen looked at Aunt Xu and smiled, then she shook her head gently and said, "Yushu, you don't understand Your Majesty, this is not a matter of ten thousand taels of silver at all."
The reason why she has been favored by Emperor Zhengxuan for so many years and even fought against the former empress is because she understands Emperor Zhengxuan well enough, understands his pride and inferiority, and even better understands his... selfishness and hypocrisy.
He could turn a blind eye to the prince reaching into the household department, but he would never allow the Xu family to reach into the household department, let alone the prince and the Xu family to use the household department to secretly win over and suppress them and hold heavy troops.
A capable minister and general!
"Empress..."
The queen closed her eyes. After a while, she opened her eyes again. She looked at Aunt Xu with cold eyes and said word by word, "Send someone to deliver a letter to father and ask him to take his brother and Brother Song to the palace immediately to plead guilty."
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"Mother, do we...do we need to do this?" Aunt Xu opened her eyes wide and couldn't believe her ears. However, she soon came to her senses in the Queen's cold and firm eyes.
"Your Majesty, I know this, so I will send someone to deliver a message to the First Assistant." Aunt Xu said as she saluted solemnly. When she turned around and was about to leave, the Queen suddenly stood up and called her to stop her.
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"Empress?" Aunt Xu turned her head strangely.
The queen closed her eyes, and then she raised her hand and slowly pulled off the phoenix hairpin on her head. The black hair rolled down like a waterfall, making the queen's face look even more pale and weak.
"Mother, what are you doing?" Aunt Xu became more and more puzzled.
The queen smiled bitterly and said, "Let someone guard the door of Fengyi Palace. If your majesty comes, let me know. I will personally ask your majesty to bear the thorn and apologize."
"Go." The queen smiled softly at her, then walked firmly to the door.
Aunt Xu looked at the queen's straight back, her eyes becoming more and more sour.
If it weren't for the absurd behavior of the Third Young Master, why would the Queen be like this!
At this time, the Xu Mansion was also shrouded in dark clouds.
One after another screams accompanied by dull sounds could be heard in the yard, including the wailing cries of women, but Xu Shoufu, who was sitting in the house, seemed not to have heard it, and still sat upright on the rosewood chair with a cold face.
Finally, it seemed that the woman in the yard couldn't stand it anymore. She pushed the maid's hand away, staggered and ran into the house.
"Father, please spare Song'er! If you hit him again, Song'er will die!" Mrs. He, Chengen's wife, rushed to Xu Shoufu in a few steps, knelt down in front of him with a 'pop' and begged.
However, Xu Shoufu didn't even move his eyebrows, and didn't even give He a look.
"Master, master, please say something! Song'er is your only legitimate son!" Seeing that Xu Shoufu was unmoved, He had no choice but to turn her eyes to her husband Xu Yong who was standing aside.
Xu Yong frowned and frowned, his face very unbearable, but when he saw his father's cold and solemn look, the words of pleading came to his lips, but he couldn't say anything.
"Xu Yong! Why are you such a coward! Your son was almost beaten to death, and look at you, you don't even dare to say a word!" He was so angry that she simply got up from the ground and rushed over in a few steps.
When he got in front of Xu Yong, he reached out and slapped his arm hard and cursed loudly.
Xu Yong's arm hurt from being slapped by his wife, but he did not dare to say a word. He was about to say something to persuade his wife, but suddenly he heard a loud "pop".
It's the father.
Xu Shoufu slapped the table hard and looked at Mr. He with an extremely gloomy look.
He was so frightened by this look that he shrank his neck. For a moment, he even forgot to cry and moved timidly behind Xu Yong.
Xu Shoufu snorted coldly, then he raised his eyes to the waiting butler and said, "Let them stop."
"Yes." The housekeeper hurriedly responded and left.
Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief, but halfway through the breath, she heard Xu Shoufu's gloomy voice rang out again.
"From now on, all the general affairs in the house will be taken care of by your mother!"
"How is this possible!" He raised his head in shock and looked at Xu Shoufu with disbelief.
Mrs. Xu, whose name was called, also looked surprised.
Unlike the old ladies in other houses, Mrs. Xu's situation in the Xu Mansion is a bit delicate, because she is Xu Xian, and although she has a son and a daughter, her son is only twelve years old now, and is not as old as Brother Song!
Xu Shoufu didn't even bother to look at He.
If she hadn't always doted on Brother Song, why would she have allowed him to get into such a big disaster! And the ten thousand taels of silver! He really didn't expect that the head of the He family had accumulated such a huge net worth over the years, and he had so many people around him
How can I keep so much cash!
"Go and get your wife's seal, then have someone go to the bank to take out the money she has saved, and then follow me immediately into the palace to meet the Saint." Xu Shoufang directly gave orders to his son.
"Father, what are you doing!" He was completely frightened by Xu Shoufu's words.
"Yes, father, my son will go right away." Xu Yong responded respectfully, then turned around and walked towards the inner room.
"No! No! You can't go! That's my money! That's my money!" He was so frightened that he went limp, hugged Xu Yong's hand and screamed.
"It's okay if you don't take it. You can take those banknotes and the divorce certificate and get out of the Xu Mansion!" Xu Shoufu had completely lost the patience to fight with He. He dropped these words and walked out of the house.
Xu Shoufu's words were like five thunders striking his head, which made He's face turn pale and he fell to the ground unable to hold himself up.
"Stop talking and making father angry! The Queen apologized for taking off Brother Song's hairpin, but you are still here and can't bear to give up this little money! After all, it's not because you doted on Brother Song that you got into today's disaster.
!" Xu Yong dropped this sentence with hatred, then ruthlessly pushed away He's hand, and called her personal maid to get her seal, and then walked quickly with the seal.