Emperor Yongzhen looked at him when he heard this: "How do you say this?"

Liao Chuxiu dropped a chess piece: "Is this not clear?"

"The matter of the eldest prince is quite a big trouble, and the impeachment of his personal morality by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a loss and stains the reputation of the royal family, but according to the minister's opinion, this matter is really not a big deal, in the final analysis, it is just that two people who have promised each other have not controlled it for a while. ”

"Your Majesty, look at the palace of which family in this capital and the court, which family has no private affairs, and whose children and grandchildren have not made some jokes? Let's just say that a few years ago, Mrs. Li and the eldest son of his house robbed the Oiran together, and as a result, they fell into the noisy city in the Night Lotus Lake.

"The minister has always felt that this matter is just a private matter of the royal family in the final analysis, if Your Majesty is not happy, you will punish the eldest prince at will, but if Your Majesty doesn't care, the next decree will give a marriage, and it will be okay to have a full face. ”

"Originally, there was not much of a matter, that is, because it was resting on the prince, those imperial histories would make a big fuss and hold on tightly, and the ministers felt that His Majesty might as well find something to hand over to them, and the people in the Nadu Inspectorate of the province were full of food and had nothing to do all day long, and they were all in a panic. ”

Emperor Yongzhen listened to Liao Chuxiu's words, and glanced at him directly: "Can you be more powerful with this mouth? What is the place of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is to supervise the government and purge the government for me, if those imperial histories are shut up one by one as you said, this court will already be in chaos." ”

Although Emperor Yongzhen sometimes hated those people, because when their bullish temper came up, the Heavenly King Lao Tzu was not afraid, but he knew very well in his heart how important the existence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was to the entire imperial court.

So even if Qin Qingyu no longer had his heart, and even sometimes he was so angry that he wanted to kill him when he was tough, but he still put him in the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the beginning, and in the past few years, he has gradually been promoted upward, and now he has replaced the original Right Capital Imperial History and has become the person with the highest position in the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate, except for Feng Qizhou.

Although Liao Chuxiu was talking about the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Qin Qingyu everywhere in his mouth, in fact, no one could see who he was belittling in his Chinese words.

Emperor Yongzhen held the chess piece and stared at him and said, "I see that you really don't want to intercede for the eldest prince, but if you are looking for an opportunity, you will find trouble with Feng Qizhou." Why, you're going to mess with him to the ground?"

Liao Chuxiu snorted low and didn't respond, but the disdain in his eyes was clear to everyone.

Emperor Yongzhen looked at him like this, frowned, and said, "What kind of grudge do you have with Feng Qizhou, which has not been resolved for so many years?"

Seeing that Liao Chuxiu didn't speak, Emperor Yongzhen continued: "You are all my courtiers, and you are the pillars of the court, I don't want you to fight each other like this because of the past. ”

"I remember, you're twenty-three this year?"

Liao Chuxiu was stunned by Emperor Yongzhen's sudden and sharp question, and replied: "In a few days, it will be twenty-four." ”

Emperor Yongzhen nodded: "If it were an ordinary family, a man of your size would have married a wife and had children, but you are still single, and it is time to find a woman to take care of the back house for you." ”

"I heard a few days ago that Feng Qizhou's daughter Feng Qiao has reached the age of choosing a son-in-law, her heart is good, and her appearance is even more beautiful, plus Feng Qizhou's upbringing, her character must be good, I will marry her to you, so that you can retract your heart, and you can get along with Feng Qizhou in the future. ”

Liao Chuxiu's face suddenly changed when he heard Emperor Yongzhen's words, as if he didn't expect Emperor Yongzhen to suddenly marry him, and the object was Feng Qizhou's daughter.

He almost didn't think about it, so he directly pushed away the chessboard and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, although Feng Qiao is good, but the minister's mother has already chosen a wife candidate for the minister, and she has also made a marriage contract with someone, how can the minister be treacherous and marry someone else, and ask Your Majesty to take back his life." ”

"Oh, there is a marriage contract, so why haven't I seen that person enter the mansion in the past few years, and I haven't seen you interact with him?"

Liao Chuxiu stiffened: "She is still keeping filial piety ......"

"Wow-"

Emperor Yongzhen didn't wait for Liao Chuxiu's words to speak, he directly threw the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box, and the sound and the suddenly cold atmosphere made Liao Chuxiu's face change slightly.

Emperor Yongzhen said coldly: "Don't fool me with your words. ”

"When you said that your mother chose a candidate for you, she delayed the marriage in the name of filial piety, and now three years have passed, but you tell me whose daughter your mother chose for you, what is her surname, and where does the family live?"

"I want to see, this filial piety period has passed, but he still refuses to fulfill the marriage contract, and even dares to delay the marriage of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion, where is it sacred?"

Liao Chuxiu's face froze, and he was speechless.

Seeing this, Emperor Yongzhen said coldly: "I didn't care about you before, just because I knew that you had a high vision, and you would definitely look down on ordinary women, but now the candidate I chose for you is one of the best in this capital, whether it is talent and appearance, life background, words and deeds, and it is also the county lord of Kangning given by me, what else do you have to be dissatisfied with." ”

"I married Feng Qiao to you, it is a good thing for you and Feng Qizhou, but you would rather bully the king than accept it, Liao Chuxiu, you already have another choice in your heart?"

When Emperor Yongzhen said the last sentence, his face turned completely cold, and his eyes were full of gloom, and he was even more suspicious when he looked at Liao Chuxiu.

Liao Chuxiu's face changed instantly, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The minister doesn't dare." ”

Emperor Yongzhen looked at him: "Since you don't dare, then stop talking nonsense, I have already ordered the people of Qin Tianjian to see that September 20 is a good day, and your marriage to Feng Qiao will be set on that day." ”

"Your Majesty!"

Liao Chuxiu raised his head fiercely and wanted to refuse, but when he touched Emperor Yongzhen's gaze, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and just said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, is this time too close, it is almost August now, even if the minister wants to marry a wife, the minister's mansion must be prepared, and Lord Feng may not be able to look down on the minister, he is afraid that he will not agree to this marriage......"

"You don't need to worry about Feng Qizhou's affairs, as for the rest, the county lord marries, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion marries, and the people in the palace will take care of the two of you, you just need to let the people in the palace prepare for the wedding banquet and the wedding day. ”

Emperor Yongzhen blocked all Liao Chuxiu's reasons with one sentence, and after finishing speaking, he looked coldly at the person kneeling in front of him: "Liao Chuxiu, you should know what I expect from you, you are a smart person, and I have high hopes for you, you must not let me feel that my original choice was wrong." ”

As soon as such threatening words came out, Liao Chuxiu's face turned pale.

He clenched his teeth tightly, and his hands hanging down at his sides were even more tightly clenched, and the green tendons on the backs of his hands were exposed.

On the entire lotus platform, everyone was holding their breath and concentrating, not daring to make a sound.

After a long time, the expression on Liao Chuxiu's face gradually calmed down, there were red blood stains on his fingertips, and he kowtowed towards Emperor Yongzhen with both hands on the ground.

"Minister Liao Chuxiu, thank you. ”