Chapter Fifty-Eight: Marriage Proposal
It has been a few days since Pei Shu divorced his wife, and the Shen family, the father and son have been resting for a few days, and they may have to wait until the father and son are in the same hall to complain to the emperor together, and the queen decided to go to the emperor after thinking about it.
Even Mama took the palace maid to sort out her clothes, but she felt that the queen was too worried: "Now the queen mother has not spoken out, she intends to hide this matter, why did the mother say it so early." ”
The queen shook her head and said in a deep voice: "But this matter can't be hidden at all, if the emperor knows the news from elsewhere in the future, not only will he be disappointed in Pei Yuan, but also in the palace." If the main palace goes to take such a trip now, there may be some turnaround. ”
"What are you talking about, King Kang, a rebel, such a good marriage has made him stir up Huang by himself, what else can I expect him to do." The emperor was in the imperial study to review the folding, and heard that the queen took Lian Mama to say that she was going to come to ask for the guilt with her, so she hurriedly asked the chief manager to invite people in, but she didn't expect it to be such a big thing.
The emperor's reaction was expected by the queen, she wiped her tears and knelt down, and her tone was sad: "The concubine has already scolded him bitterly, and even punished him to kneel in the outer hall for most of the day to reflect, this matter...... There is no way to do this, the concubine Qin Fang in his house is pregnant, and for the sake of the child, Shu'er is also very embarrassed. ”
"Let a concubine stumble, he is really promising!" The emperor snorted coldly.
The queen sighed in her heart: "All the mistakes are the fault of the concubines, it is the concubines who did not fulfill their mother's responsibilities and did not teach Shu'er, if the emperor wants to beat and punish, he will also punish me, the mother who is not responsible, as for Shu'er, you will forgive this time!" ”
The emperor's expression was loosened, he couldn't raise his godfather, the queen's words were a wake-up call to him, if the queen's mother was not responsible enough, then wouldn't he, the father, do even more inadequately.
He waved his hand and sat down tiredly: "Shen Xiangnai is my right-hand man, I just hope that the old minister will not lose his heart to our royal family." ”
The queen came to make such a scene, and the emperor wanted to gently expose the matter, and afterwards waited for the Shen family's father and son to go to the court together, left them to comfort them, and then gave the Shen family and Shen Jiahe some compensation, and the matter should be dealt with satisfactorily.
But I never expected that things would turn worse overnight for some reason, so that the emperor who was originally going to summon the Shen family's father and son to the imperial study to appease the emperor after the next dynasty was changed to let the chief steward take King Kang to the imperial study to give a lecture.
The father and son of the Shen family looked at each other, they originally wanted to join Pei Shu with the emperor after the hundred officials retired from the dynasty, after all, this matter is still a family matter, and they always have to save some face for the royal family, so it is not good to say it in front of the hundred officials.
Unexpectedly, after the next dynasty, the emperor took the first step to call Pei Shu to the imperial study to give a lecture, and the chief manager who came to call people had a very ugly face.
The father and son decided to observe the development of the situation for the time being, and then make a decision.
And here Pei Shu was taken by the chief manager into the imperial study, and just as he was about to kneel down and ask for peace, the emperor kicked him over, he was not mentally prepared, and he would fall over with his head unstable.
The chief manager looked at his nose and nose, and he didn't dare to reach out to help, so he only persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are angry." ”
Pei Shu didn't know what was going on, so he was stunned before he got up from the ground and knelt down: "Father, what did the son do to make you so angry, and ask the father to inform the son." ”
"You actually told me that you don't know, your reputation has been known all over the capital, and you are still pretending to be confused with me here." The emperor took a few steps back, took out a few folds from the imperial case, and smashed them towards Pei Shu with his head covered in the face.
Pei Shu crawled and picked up the folds one by one, raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and saw that his eyes were full of anger, so he hurriedly opened the folds in his hand and looked at them.
It is the excerpt of several officials in the court, and the sharp words on it directly point to King Kang's favorite concubine to kill his wife, and the concubine of King Kang's mansion is usurped, so she made every effort to embarrass Princess Kang, and the girl of the Shen family was unwilling to be humiliated before she invited herself to the court.
"Father, son, ......" Pei Shu's face turned pale, and a drop of cold sweat was already dripping down his neck.
The emperor glanced at him coldly: "If it weren't for me to deduct the official and say that this matter is a family matter, you would have been criticized by hundreds of officials this morning, where would you still be kneeling here now." ”
"Now the people are full of remarks about your concubine's usurpation, I don't care if this matter is the truth or a rumor, you have to think carefully about how to deal with it, if you can't properly solve this matter, what the consequences will be, you know in your heart." After the emperor finished the last sentence, he didn't want to look at him again, but waved his hand to let him retreat quickly.
This is really called hurting the enemy by one thousand and losing eight hundred, even if he didn't listen to the complaints that Pei Shu brought back from the palace, Qin Xiaoshuang also indirectly learned about the various rumors in the capital from Bi Tao.
If such rumors are not broken, not to mention that she can't give birth to a child, even if she really gives birth to a firstborn son, Pei Shu and the queen will not help her to do that position.
"Lord Wang, this matter must be solved as soon as possible, or the concubine will ......" Qin Xiaoshuang knew that he couldn't stay out of this matter, so he actively discussed with Pei Shu in the study how to deal with it.
Pei Shu directly interrupted her: "Don't worry about this, you still have to rest more if you are not in good health now, I already know it in my heart, don't worry." ”
Waiting for Qin Xiaoshuang to leave, Pei Shu summoned Alai to come closer: "You go and check, where did this matter first come from, and after finding it, spend some money to suppress this matter quickly." In addition, some people were arranged to go out to spread the word that the princess and I were reconciled, and it was not the king's unilateral divorce. ”
Alai was instructed to go out immediately, but he didn't want to check for a day and couldn't find the person who spread the rumors first, so he had to spend money to buy the storytellers in the major restaurants first, and let them help King Kang say good things first.
But what Pei Shu never expected was that the rumors of the concubine's usurpation not only became more and more popular, but the fact that he spent money to let the little people around him go out to suppress the news and spread the news was also shaken out, which is equivalent to completely confirming these rumors.
Originally, there were still some people who didn't believe in Pei Shu's spoiled concubine and killed his wife, but now Pei Shu also began to re-examine it, and even the wives of officials told their husbands at home to keep them away from Prince Kang in the court, so as not to be infected with unhealthy trends.
On the contrary, Shen Jiahe, who was taken home by Hugh, became the object of everyone's pity, not only did no one say that she was not, but said that King Kang had eyes and no beads, and he obviously had the pearl and jade of the Alluring City beside him, but he had to look at the gray rubble, he was really a fool.
And the official eunuchs in the capital naturally think more, Shen Jiahe's amazing equestrian skills at the polo club before, and the alluring dance on the royal hunt make many official housewives remember it vividly.
Even if Shen Jiahe is now the next cousin's wife, she is not only talented and good-looking, but the most important thing is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, and now the Prime Minister does not feel that her daughter is ashamed, and she is a little more spoiled than before, and she has two capable brothers, the background is not strong, if you marry such a family, it is definitely a good thing to honor the ancestors.
During this time, the doors of the Prime Minister's Mansion were broken by the people who came to propose marriage to Shen Jiahe, but they were all politely rejected by Shen's mother one by one.
On this day, Shi Xiangjie, the third son of General Shi's mansion, also came to the mansion to propose marriage, and the Shi family's influence in the court is higher than that of Shen Xiang, and their family's merits are all due to the defeat.
Shen's mother also felt that this family affair was good, and she could marry the Shi family, even if the queen and the queen mother were uncomfortable, they didn't dare to stop it, and it was a good thing for her daughter, so she didn't refuse at the first time, but asked her daughter for her own opinion.
After listening to Shen's mother's considerations, although Shen Jiahe didn't plan to have anything with Shi Xiangjie, he didn't want to offend the Shi family, so he went to explain to him in person: "Jiahe first wants to thank General Shi and Mrs., but now that I have just left King Kang's Mansion, I am already disheartened about love and have no intention of remarrying, and I hope that Shi Gongzi can understand." ”
Although Shi Xiangjie also admired Shen Jiahe, he did not have a feeling of admiration, if he hadn't inherited his parents' orders, he wouldn't have come to this trip at all, and when he heard Shen Jiahe refuse, he was relieved.
Shi Xiangjie got up to say goodbye, Shen Jiahe instructed the housekeeper to send people out, and when the two were about to arrive at the gate, Shi Xiangjie saw a girl wearing a lotus-colored skirt from a distance walking in their direction with a maid.
The woman smiled, her skirt fluttered smartly, like a butterfly was coming, he couldn't help but ask, "Is there another girl in your prime minister's mansion?" ”
The housekeeper looked up and replied with a smile, "That's the eldest lady of our family." ”
She was holding a dragonfly paper kite in her hand, it seemed that she was coming back from playing outside, maybe she was not yet happy, this paper kite was in her hand, and the thread group was reluctant to accept it, leaving two or three feet long outside, but after entering the house, both sides were sycamores, and one was careless, and the dragonfly was entangled in the tree.
She was in a hurry, while directing the maid to find the little maid to bring the ladder, while trying to reach for it, Shi Xiangjie felt cute, and immediately laughed: "I'll come." ”
He was much taller than Shen Jiahui, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he took the dragonfly down, and when he turned around and handed it to her, he saw a blush on her face, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips: "Now is not a good time to put paper kites." ”
Shen Jiahui blessed her body, pursed her lips and said: "So I came back after not having fun, and I plan to play in this yard, which seems even more inappropriate." ”
"When there is a suitable weather in the future, I will take you to the outskirts of Beijing to release paper kites, where the land is wide and the scenery is good." As soon as the words fell, Shi Xiangjie secretly regretted that he was too abrupt, how could he say such an invitation to the woman he saw for the first time, wouldn't it make the other party feel frivolous Meng Lang.
Shen Jiahui seemed to be stunned, and just when he was about to apologize, he saw the other party nodding imperceptibly with a red face, and he was immediately ecstatic, and he couldn't go back directly to tell Mrs. Shen that he had to propose marriage to her eldest daughter.
The two stood under the plane tree and talked again, and after Shi Xiangjie left, Shen Jiahui asked the housekeeper about this person.
"Miss Hui, this is here to propose marriage to the second miss, and she is the third son of the Shi family." The butler bowed back.
Shen Jiahui's red face instantly receded and became a little whiter, she stuffed the paper kite in her hand into the maid's hand, and ordered: "I'll go to the second lady's courtyard, you ...... You don't have to follow. ”