Chapter Fifty-Eight: Trouble
Liu Xu saw that Mo Ziyu was writing, so he stepped forward to take a look at the article she had written, and nodded approvingly.
"Although the writing of the article is simple, but the writing is smooth, the angle is tricky, if it is not for the king to see you write, I am afraid that I will think that it is written by those talents in the Tibetan incense building, if you are a man, over time, I am afraid that you can go to the imperial examination. ”
"Why can't women take the imperial examination?" Mo Ziyu said half-truthfully, "When the academy was opened, it gave the children of the poor a channel to rise, but it was unfair to exclude women from formulating this policy." ”
"Men are dry, women are kun, each performing their own duties, where is the reason for women to be officials from ancient times to the present?" Liu Xu smiled faintly.
"This policy and decree are all made by men, because there are no women as officials, so all the ordinances are biased in favor of men, for example, men can have three wives and four concubines, and women must start from the same. Mo Ziyu took his article over, "Just as the prince thinks that my article is well written, only the prince can read what I write." ”
"The more you talk about it, the more you go too far, women participating in politics, isn't it Si Chen!" Liu Xu's face sank slightly, "Don't just because this king praised you a few words, you don't know what to say." ”
"The prince doesn't like to hear it, so the concubine doesn't say it. Mo Ziyu rolled her eyes slightly, pouted her ruddy little mouth, and turned her head to the side angrily, "Then don't look at the prince, the concubine will show Mr. Li tomorrow." Mr. Li is different from the prince, he has never despised women!"
"Who despises you. Liu Xu was helpless, "Don't be petty, come over and rub the shoulders of this king, this king is very tired today." ”
Mo Ziyu didn't dare to take it too far, so he obediently went over and rubbed Liu Xu's shoulders and asked, "Is the prince very busy today?"
"Isn't it!" Liu Xu said, "Nanchu Shizi Mizi, you also know him, and he has caused a big disaster." ”
Mo Ziyu paused for a moment and asked, "What happened?"
He beat Liu Shangshu's baby son to death, Liu Shangshu is such a son, so he has to pay for his life, and today he pleaded with snot and tears above the court to beg his father to lose his son. Liu Xu said, "You also know that now that the war between Northern Xia and Western Wei is imminent, Southern Chu is an ally of Northern Xia, and if you kill Mi Shizi at this time, how can Southern Chu take a break? So in order to appease Liu Shangshu, he temporarily put Mi Shizi in prison, but he killed him after all, he is the son of an official of the imperial court, and it is impossible to make a small matter a small thing, this matter is handed over to the king to deal with with it with full power, and the king is also in trouble, how to deal with this matter!"
Mo Ziyu's eyes rolled slightly, and he said, "Lord Wang, what happened to this matter?
"In the Yellow Crane Tower, Liu Shangshu's son teamed up with a few gentlemen and set up a banquet to insult Mi Zi, Mi Zi was angry but started with a few people, and beat Liu Gongzi to death, and many people could testify to this matter at that time. Liu Xu said, "At that time, Liu Gongzi was carried back, and he vomited half a liter of blood in the middle of the night, and he disappeared early this morning." ”
As a witness to the accident at that time, Mo Ziyu naturally knew how ruthless Qi Zi was at that time, but according to her judgment at the time, although Liu Gongzi was seriously injured and might have to stay in bed for more than a month, it would definitely not be fatal.
Could there be something hidden in this?
Especially now that Northern Xia and Southern Chu are cooperating?
"The prince also had an autopsy, so was Liu Gongzi really killed?" Mo Ziyu asked after thinking for a while.
"Why do you ask?"
"The concubine just thinks that now is a special period, and it is inevitable that some people will want to take the opportunity to provoke the relationship between Northern Xia and Southern Chu, so she asked. Mo Ziyu said, "But the prince is thoughtful, and what the concubine can think of, the prince will naturally think of." ”
Mo Ziyu didn't mention the matter of Mi Zi, but the doubts about this matter in his heart have not decreased.
If someone really deliberately provokes the relationship between Northern Xia and Southern Chu, and her father and brother and the Mo family army are on the front line, how can she be at peace in her heart?
In any case, this matter has to be investigated.
The autumn breeze is blowing day by day, and the residual heat of summer has disappeared, and the air is full of autumn coolness.
Following.
The petals of the begonias that fell to the ground last night were gently rolled up by the breeze, the grass was withered and yellow, and their heads hung listlessly.
A cry broke the silence and startled away the birds that had landed on the branches.
"Cousin, you have to make the decision for me, I was bullied miserably!" Qian Shi covered his face with a handkerchief and cried, "You don't know how excessive Jiang Liu in your Qi Wangfu is, not only beat me, but also framed me for being insane, and now the people in the capital are only afraid that I am a crazy woman, what kind of face will I have to meet people there in the future, it is better to die!"
The second lady trimmed the bonsai on the side with a calm face, and said lightly: "If you feel that you don't have a face to go out to meet people, wouldn't it be good not to go out?" Anyway, as soon as you go out, you will cause trouble, so it's better not to go out." ”
"Cousin, how do you talk about this! I have no grievances with that Jiang Liu, why did she bully me like this? It's not because of you!" Qian said indignantly, "She knows that I am your cousin, and I don't dare to do anything to you in the Qi Wangfu on weekdays, but when I meet me in the Jin Wangfu, and the Jin princess supports her, she can't bully me! She said I don't want anything, but she wants to say that I'm crazy, isn't this also slapping you in the face? I was bullied by a cheap maid in your Qi Wangfu, is your face bright? She is clearly aimed at you!"
"Click", a branch of the bonsai was cut, and the second lady "clanged", enlarged the scissors on the table, her face was dark, and she shouted: "Presumptuous!"
Qian was startled, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile and explained embarrassedly: "I didn't mean it either...... I'm ......"
"Okay, you Jiang Liu, with the backer of Princess Jin, do you really think that your wings are stiff, and you dare to bully me!" The second lady smiled coldly, "I want to see how much ability you have!"
Seeing this, Qian immediately changed his words and said: "That is, you can't let this little slut be too proud, you must give her a little color to taste, otherwise she won't know how powerful you are!"
The second lady glanced at Qian's family: "You go back first, don't worry about this matter." ”
Qian's eyes rolled: "Okay, you can say anything, I'll go back first, if you need my help, just say it!"
Qian left, and the second lady was silent for a while, and asked the maid to throw away the broken bonsai.
This bonsai has been cultivated for many years, and it is a rare treasure, and the maid couldn't help but feel very sorry and asked, "It's a pity to throw it away like this." ”
The second lady sneered and said: "If it's broken, it's bad, no matter how precious it is, as long as it's a little broken, it won't have any value!"