Chapter 302: White Things
Qing'er helped Li Liang up and said:
"What do you say, even if you are not a relative, such a big grievance, I can't stand idly by! But this is an important case, you just said that there is no evidence, and I am really ...... a fifth-grade official."
Li Liang replied: "Brother-in-law, just rest assured, the evidence is on me!" I've been chasing this matter, and there are some clues. It's just that my background is too embarrassing, even if I find evidence, the emperor won't believe it. Now that my brother-in-law is willing to come forward, there is hope for clearing up the grievances! ”
Seeing Li Liang away, Qing'er tossed and turned.
Cui's case is not accepted, and it is unreasonable to be reasonable. What's more, Li Liangming is forcing her to die, and she has no choice at all.
It's just that it should come down like this, what about her April appointment with West?
She will get married in three months, especially since this marriage is still won back by King Mu's protest decree, how can she, the party, postpone it? !
Qing'er tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, but she didn't know that a big drama was being staged in the palace at this time.
When Princess Jinhua heard that King Mu refused to marry, she went directly to Queen Zhang to find death and life, only saying that she had no face to live in the world.
Empress Zhang knew that Princess Jinhua was the emperor's heart, and she didn't want to offend her for this matter, and let her mess around.
The most important thing is that Empress Zhang also has her plans.
She has been in the past forty years and has nothing to come out of. Although the fourth prince was not born to her, she was raised in Cining Palace since she was an infant, and she regarded it as if she had been out.
Now that the eighth prince has gone to the fiefdom, Taiwei Li has returned to his hometown, the Zhang family is dominant in the court, and the position of the prince of the fourth son is close at hand.
However, years of harem experience. Empress Zhang understands that everything should not be careless.
In particular, Xiao Jiu has done several errands in a row recently, and the look on him when he looks at the emperor is different from the past.
There was also a gradual change among the ministers. Many of the Eight Princes have switched to Xiao Jiu.
However, these are not to be worried, the key is King Mu.
He has always been impartial, but who knew that he fell ill at such a critical time, but Shizixi had a close relationship with Xiao Jiu...... Xiao Jiu, you must be on guard!
Empress Zhang pondered left and right for a while, but instead of stopping Princess Jinhua, she helped her make a fuss. wants to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, and use this marriage to separate Shizixi and Xiaojiu.
In this way, with the joint efforts of Empress Zhang and Princess Jinhua. The emperor decreed again.
But the will did not mention the matter of marriage, but Xuan Shizi went west to face the saint.
Empress Zhang and Princess Jinhua were surprised, but they didn't expect things to come to this point, and the emperor was still so indulgent to King Mu. There is no punishment for refusing to marry.
Princess Jinhua didn't mention marriage even when she saw the holy decree. I was uneasy, and I still kept making small movements.
At this time, Zhang Xiang secretly told the queen not to move again.
Although King Mu is a king with a different surname, after all, the tree is big and has deep roots. Especially during the Western Expedition, the old Mu King Xie Da helped out, and the emperor must take care of the old feelings.
In addition, King Mu is now seriously ill, and the only son under his knee has only been found, so it is normal for people to be reluctant. If you force the emperor again, I'm afraid that I will turn my face.
Empress Zhang has always been obedient to her father, so she sat on the wall and watched. Seeing that the emperor's face slowly showed disgust.
Princess Jinhua is not a straw bag, and when she saw that her eyes were wrong, she also died down.
Just when the harem was gradually stable, the news of Concubine Tao's death came out of the palace. Concubine Tao is only thirty-six years old, and she will go without illness or disaster.
Jiuwen didn't feel too sad. His mother had been crazy for as long as he could remember, she was not noisy, she sat quietly most of the time, and looked like a fairy made of clay.
It wasn't until one day when Jiuwen was five years old that he was surprised to find that his mother could eat, and he was so frightened that he cried for a long time, and then he knew that his mother was alive.
After so many years, Concubine Tao is still as beautiful as ever, and there is no trace of time on her body at all.
Jiuwen stared blankly at her peaceful remains, completely unaware that her mother had gone. For so many years, my mother has been living so silently, and there is no difference between being alive and dead.
Jiuwen sighed and muttered, "It's okay like this, die early and be relieved sooner." ”
But Sun Yuan, who was beside him, couldn't help wiping away his tears, sniffed and asked:
"Concubine Tao went too suddenly, we didn't even prepare the coffin, so we were really caught off guard. Yesterday I met the third child of the Yao family, and he had a good coffin in his hand, which is really a good thing! It's the price......"
Jiuwen didn't wait for him to finish, and then ordered: "Mother's life is not easy, you don't need to consider the price, just good things!" ”
Sun Yuanwai followed his intentions, and handled the white affairs in a beautiful and decent manner, as if he wanted to find Concubine Tao's unsatisfactory life in this funeral.
The biological son is like this, and the emperor and King Mu are not disappointed.
Although King Mu is sick, the etiquette is as heavy as ever. The concubines in the harem were stirred, and she had a good brother.
The emperor's reaction is even more incomprehensible, Concubine Tao has been neglected during her lifetime, and she doesn't want to be glorious after death. Emperor Yuan actually gave her two treasures to be buried with her, regardless of Empress Zhang's decency.
When Sun Yuan saw it, his eyebrows fluttered and he boasted to Jiuwen about the two treasures.
Jiuwen only replied lightly: "Everyone is dead, what's the use of these?" Hmph, even if my mother went, I didn't see them to take a look, no matter how good things are, they are just things outside the body. ”
Although Jiuwen doesn't care about these things outside his body, some people do.
Concubine Tao's extravagant white affair, I don't know how many people have thieves in their eyes, not to mention, they were really found by these good deeds.
Woe to the coffin!
The coffin that Sun Yuanwai looked at was too big, but it was prepared by King Hu back then, and he naturally didn't have a chance to enjoy it if he rebelled, so he kept it.
Because this coffin is too exquisite, the price is too high, and secondly, it is not affordable for ordinary status, so no one has used it for such a long time.
Sun Yuanwai didn't know the origin, and he had to be in a hurry, so he didn't ask, so he fell into the trap set by others.
It is said that Concubine Tao used the coffin of the prince, and the grade is reasonable, but the key is still in King Hu.
He has always been anti-minded, the size of the coffin, the wood and other details have been exceeded, on the surface of the fierce look, you can't see why, but under the fine taste, it is everywhere exceeded.
This matter was first poked out by the counselor, and it immediately blew up in the court.
It's also strange that Jiuwen has always been high-flying, and this time Concubine Tao's funeral was too public, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes were red, so many people fell into the well.
In addition, some people deliberately made a fuss about King Hu, and it seemed that they even had a deep meaning in using his coffin.
For a while, the excerpts of impeachment flew into the palace like snowflakes, and the emperor acted resolutely, and in only two days, he issued a decree to ban Jiuwen for the second time.
But this punishment is obviously not satisfactory, and the excerpts of impeachment are still clinging to it, and at the same time, some excerpts of protecting the Nine Emperors are gradually emerging. (To be continued.) )