Chapter Seventy-Eight: Flickering
"What do you mean by this?"
Cheng Ping'an didn't understand, and became more and more a scoundrel: "How have you ever harmed your mansion?" The old lady accused you out of thin air, that is, you are old, and you have to ask clearly to understand that the province has been slandered. ”
He was trapped in the edict prison by Cheng Huaijin for a day and a night, and was locked up in a small black house for a day, and the experience of this day is called Cheng Ping'an unforgettable, so now he jumps out of a person to accuse him, relying on whom, Cheng Ping'an is not convinced.
Gao Lao Taijun was about to laugh angrily, and he didn't say much at the moment, he waved his cane and knocked it on the leg of the horse that Cheng Ping'an was riding, and the crutch knocked down, and the horse screamed out in pain, and the front hooves wanted to be raised, but the front legs couldn't hold it and fell to the ground after a while.
Cheng Ping'an was thrown off the horse to show great embarrassment, he jumped up and stretched out his hand to point at the old lady Gao: "You old woman is so angry, you will harm my horse silently, you ......"
"The old body just ignores it." Old Taijun Gao waved his cane again, and knocked on Cheng Ping'an's head with a crutch: "How are you going, I'll be fooled today, and I'll beat you......"
"You, you ......" Cheng Ping'an hugged his head in pain and ran, and said as he ran: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise." ”
Mrs. Gao didn't catch up, and scolded angrily: "Dog, we're not done with this." ”
After scolding, Mrs. Gao got into the carriage again, and stomped her foot with full anger: "Hurry up." ”
It didn't take long for the Gao family's sedan chair to arrive at the gate of the palace, because the waist card had been handed before, and the Empress Dowager Gao had also allowed it, and it took a while. Mrs. Gao got out of the carriage, and a few little eunuchs specially carried a soft sedan chair and invited her to sit on it, and the group went directly to the Renshou Palace where the Empress Dowager Gao was located.
After entering Renshou Palace, Mrs. Gao trembled slightly and was about to give a salute to the Empress Dowager Gao, and the Empress Dowager Gao hurriedly asked someone to help her up, and said with a smile: "Mother hasn't been to the palace for a long time, and now I have the intention to see that it is Zhi'er, this girl." ”
Old Taijun Gao also laughed: "Wouldn't it be good if you got the magic medicine, Zhi'er, our Zhi'er has a big life, and we didn't let the villain succeed." ”
"What the hell is going on?" Empress Dowager Gao asked.
Mrs. Gao sat next to her and wept and told the story: "It turns out that we can't believe it. Whatever you say. Cao An is Zhi'er's husband, a husband and wife for a hundred days, how can he be ruthless, but then Zhi'er woke up and asked. It was indeed Cao An's harm. Empress. Cao An's wolf-heartedness, I can't ask Zhi'er to live with him anymore, this time I entered the palace. I wanted to ask Niangniang for a will, so that Zhi'er and Cao An could reconcile. ”
"Is it really like this?" In line with the principle of persuasion and non-persuasion, Empress Dowager Gao asked a few more words, and Mrs. Gao gritted her teeth and said: "If you can't go on, I'm afraid that our Zhi'er will die, I gave birth to such a girl, how can I bear to see her suffer, ask Niangniang to make an order." ”
Mrs. Gao also said: "However, I still don't believe in the character and appearance of our family Zhi'er, will I have to be lonely for the rest of my life without his Cao family." ”
Mrs. Gao also sighed for a long time, and when the Empress Dowager Gao saw this, she also knew that the whole family was afraid that she had made up her mind, and said helplessly: "That is, my mother and sister-in-law both said this, and after a while, I wrote that my mother would take her out, and she would leave and leave, and my daughter of the Gao family would be honored and not frustrated." ”
The Empress Dowager Gao also knows some about the Cao family, the Cao family was initiated by this dynasty, in the eyes of the Gao family, it is the existence of nouveau riche, Gao Zhilan married into the Cao family is a low marriage, and the Cao family does not know how to cherish it, but always blames Gao Zhilan.
Cao An's sister-in-law came from a humble background, she was Cao An's mother's niece, and she had nothing to do after marrying in, but because she was Mrs. Cao's niece, she was protected by Mrs. Cao, and it was inconvenient for the family to say anything.
It's just that after Gao Zhilan got married, because Gao Zhilan acted generously and measured, looked beautiful and magnificent, and had a rich dowry, she compared her sister-in-law, the sister-in-law of the Cao family was unconvinced openly and secretly, and always cried and cried that Gao Zhilan couldn't look down on her because of her family background, and it was okay to do it once or twice, after a long time, others thought that Gao Zhilan was wrong.
Gao Zhilan can't stand it, she said that if you are dirty, I look down on you, then I will sit on this charge, and found an opportunity to beat her sister-in-law, her in-laws have the heart to say her, but she is not convinced, her mother-in-law wants to set rules for her, Gao Zhilan overturned the dinner table, and went back to beat Cao An, since then, Gao Zhilan is like a bully in the Cao family.
This Cao family is also a bully and afraid of the hard, so they don't dare to provoke Gao Zhilan, and only secretly ruin her reputation outside.
Gao Zhilan became pregnant not long after marrying into the Cao family, her sister-in-law was red-eyed, and she found an opportunity to anger her, when Gao Zhilan scolded back, the delicate woman pulled Gao Zhilan and fell into the lake, and Cao An and his brother happened to see it, and they all said that Gao Zhilan pushed her sister-in-law into the lake, but she had evil retribution and fell into it.
After Gao Zhilan was fished up from the lake, she not only lost her child, but her reputation was even more unbearable, she simply broke the jar and broke it, even if the Cao family didn't call her better, then no one would want to go well, since then, she hit the sister-in-law as soon as she was unhappy, scolded her mother-in-law and beat Cao An, the whole Cao family cried dad and called her mother, Cao An wanted to take a concubine, Gao Zhilan also beat the girl who wanted to climb the bed and sold it to an unsightly place.
Although Gao Zhilan is so rampant, she is always unhappy in her heart, because which woman is not willing to have a harmonious husband and wife, and her in-laws are loving, who is willing to act like a hedgehog like that.
Empress Dowager Gao also knows these things, and she also had the idea of calling Gao Zhilan and leaving, but the world's actions are more unfair to women now, especially women who abandon and leave, no matter who is at fault, in the end, women bear a lot more notoriety than men, Empress Dowager Gao is afraid that Gao Zhilan and will not be able to find a good family if she leaves, so she can only dispel this idea.
Mrs. Gao thanked the Empress Dowager Gao for her holy will, and Mrs. Gao talked to the Empress Dowager Gao about family affairs and the relationship between mother and daughter, and left until almost noon.
It is said that Cheng Ping'an was chased and beaten by Gao Lao Taijun, endured the pain and entered the palace to see the driver, and when he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, after giving Emperor Qingfeng a salute, Cheng Ping'an wrinkled his face bitterly and said: "Your Majesty can save Weichen." ”
"What's going on?" Emperor Qingfeng was a little amused when he saw Cheng Ping'an's embarrassed appearance: "Wei Mu, move a stool for Cheng Gongzi." ”
After Cheng Ping'an sat down, Emperor Qingfeng asked: "Did you call someone to beat me, and I will be the master of you." ”
In fact, Emperor Qingfeng thought that Cheng Ping'an was uncertain and offended someone, so he was angry and beat him, and he had some thoughts to watch the excitement, and he also knew Cheng Huaijin's origin, and he was not used to the family of Chengguo Mansion, and he wanted to share Cheng Ping'an's unfortunate things with Cheng Huaijin.
Cheng Ping'an rubbed his still painful shoulder, and made a bitter face: "Your Majesty, Weichen has been really unlucky recently, first he was taken to the edict for no reason, and today I don't know why he was beaten by Mrs. Gao, and asked Your Majesty to call the shots for Weichen." ”
"I don't know why?" Emperor Qingfeng smiled, but his eyes were full of coldness: "I know about this, did you team up with Cao An to make such a Yama Palace and scare the Gao family girl crazy?" ”
In just one sentence, Cheng Ping'an was startled, and then he thought that Cao An's mother-in-law was from the Gao family, and the Gao girl was really frightened crazy, and she was weak for a while, and wiped a handful of sweat: "The minister didn't pay attention, it's about that, that is, the minister is wrong, and the minister will give the Gao family a gift." ”
Speaking of this, Cheng Ping'an asked again: "It's just that Jinyiwei is really excessive, the minister didn't provoke them, why did he take the minister to prison?" ”
Emperor Qingfeng smiled: "It's not why, but for the sake of secrecy, the commander of this matter has already told me, it is really that he was ordered to find the jade seal of the country, I am afraid that you will not say the door on your mouth, how can it be good if you are lost on the road, I have to wronged you to stay in Jinyiwei for a day, and then confirm the jade seal of the country, and then put it before letting you out, you have really suffered some grievances in this matter, I know in my heart, there is a waiting for me to free my hand, I will not let you suffer in vain." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cheng Ping'an was overjoyed when he heard this, got up and saluted again: "If it is for the sake of passing on the jade seal of the country, the minister will not feel wronged." ”
Emperor Qingfeng smiled and nodded: "I know that you are knowledgeable and interesting, and I am also the most attached to you, and I trust you even more, and I have the heart to entrust you with a heavy responsibility......"
"Your Majesty." Cheng Ping'an hurriedly excused himself: "The ministers are used to the clouds and wild cranes, and they don't love those government affairs." ”
Emperor Qingfeng waved his hand: "You listen to me." ”
Cheng Ping'an sat down and listened respectfully, and Emperor Qingfeng said with a smile: "A few days ago, I thought about it for a long time, and I wanted to understand a truth, why the land annexation of the past dynasties became more and more powerful, and the three orders and five declarations did not work, because the land is really important, and the peasants have no other way to survive except for sticking to the land. I also think that you have the most success in your heart, and your ideas are different, so I want to discuss it with you. ”
"Your Majesty." Cheng Ping'an almost jumped up with joy: "You are right, you should indeed pay attention to industry and commerce, if you elevate the status of craftsmen and merchants, you can make more inventions, the tools are advanced, and you don't need so many people to farm the land, and there are extra people to do work and do business...... It's a virtuous circle, and it's a plan for the benefit of future generations. ”
"I once said that you know my mind best, and now that it looks like this is the case, I want to take the lead in getting a yamen in the Ministry of Industry to manage craftsmen and merchants, and ask you to come out and do it, are you willing?" Emperor Qingfeng looked at Cheng Ping'an, his face was full of trust: "You don't have to say anything impatient, this is a plan for the benefit of the country and the people, you bear more, and I can rest assured." ”
Emperor Qingfeng's words were tantamount to putting his heart in his heart, and Cheng Ping'an was full of emotion when he heard it, and immediately got up and hugged his fists and said: "Dare not obey your fate." ”
"Okay." Emperor Qingfeng was overjoyed, got up and patted Cheng Ping'an on the shoulder: "If this matter is done, I am waiting to celebrate with you." ”
Cheng Ping'an was overjoyed, said a lot of big words, and was encouraged by Emperor Qingfeng, and made a promise to leave the palace. (To be continued......)