Chapter 150: Spring Banquet
This date did not give King Ninghua any room for refutation, and there was still more than half a month, which was even enough for him to take care of his injured younger brother Zhao Zhuang as an elder brother until the latter's injuries improved. Of course, it will take a hundred days to break the muscles and bones, and before the end of February, it is impossible for Zhao Zhuang to heal to the point where he can get out of bed and walk around. But their brother is currently being punished, so how can they get preferential treatment? The emperor was already very gracious to give King Ninghua such a long time to prepare for his trip.
There may also be several clan elders who entered the palace to intercede for the Ninghua Wang brothers in front of the Queen Mother.
Now that the emperor has both punished people and rewarded grace, the queen mother is very satisfied, the elders of the clan have nothing to say, if King Ninghua does not obey and has objections, it is blind, and it is embarrassing. But who understands the bitterness in his heart?
The two of them in the capital to win over the royal family and civil and military officials have just begun.
But the emperor has already made a clear decree, and the queen mother and the elders of the clan also feel that this result is very ideal, and persuade him not to really delay the day of leaving Beijing until the end of the month, it is better to leave as soon as possible. After all, he is also a person who has made mistakes now, and Zhao Zhu's demotion is not without hope of rising again, so for the sake of his and his brother's future, he and Zhao Zhuang must make a gesture that they can change their mistakes.
For example, Zhao Zhuang should be honest for a few years, don't behave in the capital, it's best to study at home honestly for a few years, find an errand to do something; When the emperor is angry and feels that they are still manufacturable, he will forgive them in the future and give them more opportunities to perform, and Zhao Zhuang is also expected to regain the fiefdom of Guangchang, or be directly reused in the capital and seize power.
The Queen Mother and the elders of the clan are all thinking about the brothers of King Ninghua, and King Ninghua has the intention to oppose it, but there is no way to oppose it. He could only tell his wife to pack his luggage, while seizing the last time to make more contacts in the capital, and at the same time seeking the emperor's consent to take Zhao Zhuang back to his mansion in the capital to recuperate before he left Beijing, and the brothers could also reunite for a few days before a long-term separation.
This mansion was originally the king of Ninghua in order to enter the capital for the convenience of acting, only to spend a lot of money in advance to let the servants buy the furnished house, everywhere according to the regulations of the county king's mansion, although it is not the official of the Ministry of Industry, but it is also decent enough - the king of Ninghua has lived in the Jin land for many years, and the queen only stayed in the capital for a short time, so he went to the fiefdom of Ninghua County, and he did not have time to build a palace in the capital. In fact, he was not unable to ask the emperor to agree to build a government in the capital, and the Ministry of Industry would work and send people, but that meant that he had to give up the control of the fief and stay in the capital for many years. He was unwilling to hand over the power of the fief, so naturally he could not enjoy this benefit, so he had to purchase the property on his own. Thanks to his rich net worth, he really paid out of his own pocket and bought such a big house in the capital a year in advance.
Now that he is leaving, the house will still be preserved, and the caretaker of the house will be responsible for his courtesy and exchange with the powerful in Beijing, so as not to invalidate the connections he has made in the past few months. At the same time, this house will also become Zhao Zhu's future residence.
Some people, when faced with an unsatisfactory development of fate, although they are forced to accept the situation, always think about "what would have happened if I hadn't done this" or "what would have happened to me if that person hadn't done that". King Ninghua has now begun this stage.
Although he resented Zhenxi Hou for not taking care of his son, which made Su Zhongying bring disaster to Zhao Zhuang and ruined his good plan, he also knew in his heart that if Zhao Zhuang hadn't gone to provoke Miss Su first, and stubbornly insisted on seeing the daughter of the Cai family with his own eyes, he would not have been caught by Su Zhongying, which led to today's end. It can even be said that if Zhao Ming wasn't too confident in himself and went to spy on Miss Cai without even bringing an entourage, even if he was caught by Su Zhongying, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape. 's big plan was destroyed, but in fact, he also had a share of the credit for his wayward brother.
King Ninghua began to complain about Zhao Zhu, complained that he was willful and did not listen to persuasion, complained that he went to the capital without authorization, complained that he provoked Miss Su, complained that he did not trust the vision of his brother and sister-in-law, and had to go to see Miss Cai before he was willing to agree to the marriage, and complained that he didn't bring a few more entourages when he went out...... King Ninghua had so many complaints, Zhao Zhu's ears were calloused, and he was extremely aggrieved.
He is also a little prince who has been pampered by his father, biological mother, and brother since he was a child, where has he suffered anything? Even when the former Jin princess Guan concealed the news of King Jin's critical illness and death in order for her son to become the crown prince, she only put the three of them under house arrest, and did not really make them suffer. The affairs on the fief were all taken care of by his brother and his mother, and his mother had always doted on him, and his sister-in-law was even more obedient to him. He felt that he was going to marry a beautiful woman in the future, and no one objected. He went to Wuchang and Shuzhong, all for his brother's efforts, and no one objected. He chose his own wife, and when he told his mother and brothers, they never objected. For the sake of his great cause, his brother had to force him to give up his sweetheart and marry someone else, didn't he give in? Why couldn't he, a well-behaved younger brother, first look at his future wife before agreeing to the marriage?
He was calculated by someone, so he would be a goof, and I don't know who sent a note to Miss Su to facilitate their meeting. But the elder brother knew that he was calculated, and he was beaten again, broke his leg, and even lost the king, so why did he only care about complaining about him?
He wanted his brother and sister-in-law to find him a good doctor and good medicine, so that his injured leg would not hurt so badly. He lost the prince and the fief, and he was very aggrieved in his heart, why couldn't my brother think of a way to spare him from punishment? He was calculated, and he was anxious to know who sent the note to Miss Su in his name, and he got the note in his hand, and also got all the details of the note when she received the note from Miss Su, so he waited to find the little girl in the jewelry shop to find out what was going on, and found the person who harmed them, why didn't the brother refuse to send someone to help?!
Also, now that it is impossible for the Cai family of the Yunyang Marquis Mansion to agree to the marriage, can he make a family relationship with Miss Su? He can't bear the frivolous reputation of a gentleman in vain, right? Anyway, Miss Su's reputation is also bad, so it is better to make a pair with him. Although he is no longer the king of the county, he may not have no hope of rising again in the future. Why did the brother refuse? and scold him?
Zhao Zhu couldn't understand King Ninghua's actions, and for the first time in his life, he had a mustard heart for his brother.
King Ninghua was full of bitterness and couldn't express it. He now regrets that he doted on his younger brother too much in the past, but he didn't teach the latter to study well and be reasonable. How can the current situation be as easy as my brother said? The so-called forged note that my brother coaxed into his hand was lost on the way to the Zongren Mansion, and now there is no way to find it. As for the little girl in the jewelry shop, I don't know if I ask three questions, and the shopkeeper of the jewelry store still firmly denies that he has helped the foreign man pass a small note to the ladies who come into the store, and he is not even afraid of making trouble with the government. The proprietor behind his family has some backgrounds, and King Ninghua can't force him, and he has no evidence in his hands, so he can only suffer this loss.
As for marrying the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi, the two families are now almost against each other, the Hou of Zhenxi, who has always had a tacit understanding with the Ninghua Palace, vomited blood and fainted, and was no longer able to govern, Su Boxiong, the son of the Hou of Zhenxi who took over the power of the family, put on a posture of drawing a clear line with the Ninghua Palace, what can the King of Ninghua do? After the anger subsided, he remembered that over there in Shudi, he still had to rely on the old Su family, and no matter how unhappy he was, he could only get along with the Su family politely, and he didn't dare to really turn his face with them. Now that the Su family refuses to marry a daughter, Zhao Zhuang still has illusions, which really makes King Ninghua not know what to say.
Just when King Ninghua's heart was extremely congested, the day of the Spring Banquet of the Marquis of Yunyang had arrived.
Princess Ninghua was very embarrassed and asked her husband: "I tried my best to get an invitation from the Marquis of Yunyang before, what should I do now?
King Ninghua couldn't help but wrinkle his face bitterly.
At the beginning, he asked Princess Ninghua to find a way to get the invitation to the Spring Banquet of the Marquis of Yunyang, just to continue to brush up on his presence in front of the Cai family and strive to be good friends with the daughters of the Cai family, especially with Cai Yuanzhen, the eldest lady of Cai, so it is logical to mention family affairs in the future. But Princess Ninghua only got the invitation on the front foot, and before the Spring Banquet was held, Zhao Zhuang had an accident and was arrested, and among the charges was to follow Miss Cai, who was suspected of having bad intentions, and among the people who beat him was the Cai family's nephew. It is obviously impossible to propose marriage, and Princess Ninghua, as Zhao Zhu's sister-in-law, is also quite embarrassed to go to the bitter master's house for a banquet. When the time comes, what will Princess Ninghua say and do? Is it possible that she will apologize again for what Zhao Zhu has done in front of all the guests?
King Ninghua thought about it again and again, and finally made a decision: "Go! It's not that you made a mistake, why don't you go? If you don't go, it will seem that we are weak-minded." Moreover, even if the marriage is not mentioned, the Marquis of Yunyang is also the number one powerful minister in the court. If we can make friends with him and clarify the previous misunderstanding, it may not be beneficial for us to have more exchanges between the two families in the future. There is still a glimmer of hope in his heart, after all, there is no direct contradiction between Yunyang Hou and him, in the clan, there are many examples of father, son and brother who have good relations with political enemies on both sides, and they are as close as flesh and blood, and they may not stand on the same side, such as one of his allies, Zhao Shuo, the son of the Liao king, is obviously at odds with Zhao Mo, the eldest son of the eldest son. It is not surprising that the man whom his brother offended had a good relationship with him.
Princess Ninghua secretly complained in her heart. However, she is only from a large family in Fujian, and she can become the princess of the county, and her ancestors have already burned high incense, so she really has no confidence to reject King Ninghua's order, so she can only agree to it.
On the day of the spring banquet, Princess Ninghua dressed up in a low-key and dignified manner, with a worried mood and rich gifts, took a carriage to the Qiyuan of the Marquis of Yunyang to participate in the spring banquet. As soon as she got out of the car, she met the carriages of the Chengenhou Mansion and the Yongjiahou Mansion. Thinking that her uncle was exposed to peeping at Miss Cai, or the Qin family's brothers and sisters testified, the expression on her face didn't hold on for a while, and she drooped, and finally barely calmed down, squeezed out a somewhat distorted smile, ignored the Qin family, and walked directly to Mrs. Yunyang Hou.
Qin Jinhua glanced back at Qin Hanzhen: "Is that Princess Ninghua? What kind of expression does she have? Is this resentful of us? Just because that day we told the story that King Guangchang coveted Sister Cai?"
Qin Hanzhen quietly retracted his gaze: "Leave her alone, it's just a clown, who cares what her expression is on us?"