Chapter Seventy-Five: The Three Princes Compromise
After Yu Xuanji left, Yu Zhiyuan thought about the tea time, quickly changed into court clothes, and hurriedly entered the palace.
In the palace, in the imperial study, Emperor Chu's face was gloomy, and there was no emotion in his tone: "What does Yu Aiqing mean is that Hongze has already made a ceremony with the second young lady as Duke Zhou?" ”
"Your Majesty, the courtiers and goddaughters have no room, and I ask the emperor to forgive me!" Yu Zhiyuan took a step forward and knelt on the ground with a "poof", the old tears were all over the place, and he couldn't cry anymore.
Emperor Chu frowned and said, "What does Yu Aiqing mean?" Emperor Chu asked quietly, a pair of wrinkled hands banged on the imperial table without rules, and that sound seemed to remind Yu Zhiyuan's identity.
Yu Zhiyuan slowly raised his head, sighed deeply, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the matter has come to this, then marry the minister's second daughter to the third prince, and dare not have any complaints as a slave and concubine, after all, it is the minister's daughter who has done something wrong, but the emperor, the third prince is spreading rumors outside, saying that the minister's second daughter seduced him, and he did not give an explanation to the minister's second daughter. Yu Zhiyuan's face became more and more sad and angry.
"Your Majesty, although the daughter of the old minister is not as noble as the prince, she cannot be trampled on like this! The third prince is like this, this, how can the old minister swallow this breath? Please ask the emperor to call the shots! Yu Zhiyuan lay on the ground and shouted loudly.
Emperor Chu frowned, glanced at Yu Zhiyuan, there was nothing about Chu Hongze and Yu Huilan, but he actually let people spread rumors and try to escape responsibility, this character ......
Emperor Chu's brows furrowed tightly, and he said for a long time before he said: "If what Yu Aiqing said is true, what Hongze did is indeed a little excessive. After a pause, Emperor Chu continued, "It's just that things can't just be said by Yu Aiqing......
"Your Majesty! What the minister said is completely true, if the emperor doesn't believe it, you can let people go to the market to inquire, if the minister says half a lie, let the emperor deal with it! Yu Zhiyuan said loudly, his eyes were full of sadness, and in addition to this, there was also a determined look.
Emperor Chu nodded, and was about to let Yu Zhiyuan leave, when suddenly Liu Yushi's voice came from outside: "Minister, Liu Hong, ask to see the emperor!" ”
Emperor Chu was slightly stunned, and then said, "Come in." ”
Soon, Liu Yushi walked in, saw Yu Zhiyuan still kneeling on the ground, was slightly stunned, his eyes showed a thoughtful light, thought about it, and knelt on the ground: "The minister sees the emperor!" ”
"Liu Aiqing, Yu Aiqing, get up." Emperor Chu said slowly.
"Emperor Xie!" The two saluted one after another, and then stood up, Yu Zhiyuan saw that Liu Hong had something to say to Emperor Chu, arched his hand, and said; "Your Majesty, Weichen farewell."
"Wait!" Before Emperor Chu could speak, Liu Yushi stopped Yu Zhiyuan, and then said to Emperor Chu, "Your Majesty, the minister wants to report a matter, and this matter is also related to Lord Yu." ”
Emperor Chu raised his eyebrows and asked, "It is also related to Lord Yu?" ”
"Yes!" Liu Hong replied without being humble or arrogant, and Emperor Chu nodded and said lightly, "Since this is the case, then Yu Aiqing will stay." Then he looked at Liu Hong, "Liu Aiqing might as well say something directly." ”
"Your Majesty, the old minister wants to impeach the three princes!" When it came to Chu Hongze, Liu Hong's eyes were crossed with a thick disdain, and he told Emperor Chu all the news he heard in the market, which was exactly what Yu Zhiyuan said, and Yu Zhiyuan put his mind at ease, Liu Hong belonged to the emperor's people, and even if he said this, the emperor would definitely believe his words.
Sure enough, when Liu Hong finished talking about the matter, Emperor Chu was very angry and snorted coldly: "It's really not like words!" It seems that I wronged Yu Aiqing just now, Yu Aiqing should not blame me......"
Emperor Chu said don't blame him, but there was no guilt on his face, Yu Zhiyuan naturally knew that he couldn't say anything, and hurriedly saluted: "The emperor has tormented the old minister, and the old minister just wants to get justice for his daughter." ”
"Lord Yu, this time the third prince did too much, not only tarnished the second miss, but also wanted to destroy the innocence of the fourth miss, if it weren't for the fourth miss saying in public that she had no intention of the third prince, we would still be in the dark, hey......" Liu Hong shook his head, his face was full of sympathy, "I don't know where Lord Yu offended the third prince?" ”
Yu Zhiyuan sighed, his face was full of sadness, he opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything, and said for a long time: "The old minister also wants to know where he offended the third prince, and let the third prince insult the two daughters of the old minister so much!" ”
"Your Majesty, this time, you can't spare the three princes!" Liu Hong said angrily, "There is a first time, there is a second time, if the third prince defiles an innocent woman like this, this, what is this like?" I don't know, I think it's the emperor's connivance! ”
Liu Hong's words were extremely heavy, but he had always been used to this, and Emperor Chu also appreciated his straightforwardness, so he acquiesced, hearing Liu Hong's words, Emperor Chu frowned, and rang for a long time before saying: "Since it is Hongze who is wrong, you must take due responsibility, in this way, I will make a holy decree and let Hongze marry the second lady as the third princess!" ”
"Your Majesty, don't do it!" Yu Zhiyuan pretended to be panicked and hurriedly knelt down.
Emperor Chu's lips hooked up a smile and a smile, and said disappreciably: "Can't? Why not? ”
"Your Majesty, the second daughter of the old minister is just a concubine, and the third prince has a noble status, where can he marry a concubine? This, by all means! Yu Zhiyuan hurriedly said, as if he really cared about the honor of the royal family.
Emperor Chu was very satisfied with Yu Zhiyuan's attitude.
Liu Hong, who was on the side, also felt that the concubine was inappropriate, thought about it, and said: "Your Majesty, it's better to let the third prince marry the second lady as a side concubine!" ”
"Liu Qing's family is not bad, but over the years, there is no reason for the prince to marry a side concubine first." Emperor Chu frowned, thought for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and said lightly, "I heard that the concubine of Binbu Shangshu is virtuous and gentle, so I will give Hongze as a concubine." As he spoke, he immediately summoned someone to polish the ink, and with a stroke of his pen, he wrote down two holy decrees.
Yu Zhiyuan and Liu Hong glanced at each other, and understood that the emperor had completely given up on the three princes, after all, the daughter of the military department was a sick man, and the imperial doctor said that she would not live long at all, and she would not be able to get pregnant, and her daughter was ......
A glimmer of unknown light flashed in Yu Zhiyuan's eyes, Yu Huilan couldn't get pregnant because of the mother-child poison, it seems that if the third prince doesn't take a concubine, he will be dead!
"Okay, what does Yu Aiqing think of my decision?" Emperor Chu raised his eyebrows and said lightly.
"It's all up to the emperor!" Yu Zhiyuan hurriedly saluted.
Emperor Chu nodded and said, "Okay, if you have nothing to do, go down, and tomorrow the holy decree will arrive at the mansion." ”
"Wait for the resignation!" Yu Zhiyuan and Liu Hong left slowly.
The smile on Emperor Chu's lips froze on his face, his eyes were gloomy and terrifying, and he coldly ordered: "Pass the third prince into the palace!" ”
At this time, Chu Hongze didn't know how much mistake he had made this time, and he was still thinking about how to get Yu Xuanji with Bai Yang.
"Third prince, there's a letter from the palace!" Suddenly, a little guy ran over and said breathlessly, "Third prince, the emperor has summoned you!" ”
"Huh? Father? Chu Hongze frowned slightly, "Why do you want to see me at this time?" Have you ever heard something? Chu Hongze raised his head, looked at the little guy and asked.
A trace of confusion flashed in the little girl's eyes, shook his head, and said slowly: "The person who came didn't say anything, just asked the third prince to hurry into the palace to face the saint!" ”
When Chu Hongze heard this, he didn't delay any longer, quickly changed his clothes and entered the palace.
Entering the imperial study, when Chu Hongze was about to salute and say hello, Emperor Chu took a few steps forward and slapped Chu Hongze in the face: "How could I give birth to such a despicable person as you!" ”
A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Hongze's eyes, and then he saw the angry expression in Chu Huang's eyes, and he felt bad with a "gurgle" intuition in his heart.
Sure enough, what Emperor Chu said next made Chu Hongze's face completely pale, he didn't expect that Emperor Chu would know about himself and the General's Mansion so soon, and he couldn't say anything at the moment, so he could only let Emperor Chu scold.
When he learned that Emperor Chu gave the concubine of the military department Shangshu to himself, his face instantly turned pale, and the concubine of the military department Shangshu could not live long, and gave himself to be a concubine, didn't he make it impossible for him to use marriage to cultivate his own power? In this way, you will be completely insulated from the throne!
Chu Hongze walked out of the palace in a daze, and returned to the palace, Bai Yang immediately walked over, pulled Chu Hongze to the study, and listened to what Chu Hongze said, his expression suddenly became solemn, and his eyes were shining with shrewdness.
"Brother Bai, you say, what should I do!" Chu Hongze was wandering around in the study, like an ant on a hot pot, impatient, "Now my father has blocked all my paths, and he has completely isolated me from that position!" ”
"The three princes don't have to be in a hurry, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there will always be a solution." Poplar shook the feather fan unhurriedly, and soon, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and the feather fan in his hand slammed down, and said slowly, "Third prince, you must show friendship with Lord Yu now!" ”
A trace of doubt flashed in Chu Hongze's eyes, but he heard Bai Yang continue: "You pretend to be sincere to the prince, and when you recruit talents for the prince, you also recover people yourself, so that you are even more unaware!" ”
Chu Hongze's eyes became brighter and brighter with Bai Yang's words, and he slapped the table: "What Brother Bai said is that I will go to the dowry and ask to marry Yu Huilan!" ”
Poplar smiled and continued; "Another advantage of marrying the second miss is that the second miss is close to the fourth miss, even if the fourth miss can't marry the third prince, you can't let the fourth miss marry someone else!" A hint of murderous intent flashed in Poplar's eyes.
Although it was very fast, it was still caught by Chu Hongze, his eyes were slightly dull and thoughtful.
After a long time, Chu Hongze raised his head: "Thank you, Brother Bai." With that, he turned around and went to prepare the present.
Bai Yang looked at Chu Hongze's back and smiled, he chose Chu Hongze because he could listen to other people's opinions, and he was the talent of the emperor! It would have been easier if there was the help of the fourth young lady, but the fourth young lady ......
A trace of doubt flashed in Bai Yang's eyes, and he always felt that Yu Xuanji seemed to be able to see the opportunity, and it was said that the tender offensive of the third prince would naturally make the fourth miss sink, but the fourth miss was resistant to the third prince from the bottom of her heart...... This doesn't make sense!
Bai Yang became more and more curious about Yu Xuanji, thought about it slightly, and decided to go to see Yu Xuanji alone!
At this time, in the general's mansion, Yu Zhiyuan reported the matter to Zhang, who nodded and said slowly; "Yuan'er, although my mother is old, she still has eyesight, the four girls are more clever than that, you have to grasp it well!"