Not long after Jia Zheng and Han Fei arrived outside the palace gate, a little eunuch came out to announce that the two of them entered the palace to see them.

"Wechen thank you to the Holy Lord!" Jia Zheng and Han Fei entered the imperial study and immediately bowed to thank him.

The emperor looked at the father and son with interest, and said with a smile: "The two Aiqing quickly get even!" ”

The royal selection of a son-in-law is such a serious matter, it is natural that Han Fei's background will be investigated in detail, and it is not surprising that the emperor knows that Jia Zheng and Han Fei are father and son. Actually, there is another episode here.

At the beginning, Han Fei Lianzhong became the first legendary champion of the Dahua Dynasty, and the ninth princess Zhang Wanyi took advantage of the situation to ask the Emperor Taishang and the current emperor to marry. Han Fei and the Ninth Princess are of the same age, both talented and beautiful, and have a wealthy family, so there is no doubt that he is the best husband candidate for the Ninth Princess.

However, the next investigation made the Emperor Taishang and the current emperor hesitate, and Han Fei's background was unknown. Later, it was found out that Han Fei was the son of Jia Zheng and could be regarded as a descendant of meritorious heroes, but Han Fei's mother did not officially marry into Jia Fu, which means that Han Fei was just an illegitimate child. Another one, Han Fei's mansion has a group of concubines, which is also an important stain on him.

These could not meet the standards of the royal son-in-law, so that the will of the marriage was delayed again and again, if it weren't for the resolute attitude of the ninth princess, she would have given up a long time ago. These days, the ninth princess is soft and hard, coquettish and cute, almost all the tricks have been used, and then all kinds of relationships in the palace have been mobilized, and Concubine Jia Yuanchun learned that Han Fei was her own brother, and she also helped her, and finally asked for the permission of the emperor and the current emperor.

Of course, the complicated process behind this, Jia Zheng and Han Fei were not clear, and when they heard the emperor's order, they bowed and thanked each other again, stood aside, and waited for the emperor to ask.

"The two Aiqing are relatives of Concubine De, and the ninth princess is now married to Han Aiqing, which can be described as close and close! The Ninth Princess is my youngest sister and the most favored daughter of her father, and she has developed a pampered habit since she was a child, Han Aiqing, I hope you will be more considerate and treat the Ninth Princess well! ”

"Weichen must live up to the saint's entrustment and make the princess happy!"

"Okay, with Han Aiqing's words, I can rest assured!"

The emperor looked at Jia Zheng again and said: "Regarding the lottery ceremony, it will be undertaken by Jia Aiqing and the Ministry of Rites, I don't know when Jia Aiqing thinks it is appropriate for the ninth princess and Han Aiqing to get married?" ”

Jia Zheng bowed and replied: "Weichen respectfully obeys the will of the saint, as for the time of marriage, it can be decided by the saint!" ”

Han Fei didn't wait for the emperor to speak, and hurriedly said: "Qi Shengshang, since Weichen entered the court, he has not made an inch, but he is deeply favored by the saint, and now he will marry the ninth princess to Weichen, such a grace, Weichen is ashamed, Weichen asks the emperor to postpone the marriage for one year, and wait for Weichen to make some contributions to the court, and then marry the ninth princess!" ”

The emperor bowed his head and said with a smile: "Han Aiqing has this ambition, I am ready!" ”

Jia Zheng understood that it was time to retire, and hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty has no other orders, Weichen's father and son will retire!" ”

"Well, Jia Aiqing will go out first, Han Aiqing will stay!"

Jia Zheng withdrew from the main hall, and the emperor stared at Han Fei who was standing on the side of Gong Li a few times, and said slowly: "I didn't expect Han Aiqing to be the descendant of the Jia family!" ”

Han Fei bowed down and replied: "Qiqi Sheng, Wechen didn't expect that Wechen had been dependent on his mother since he was a child, and he had never seen his father...... Weichen never dreamed that his father would be the second master of the Jia family! ”

"I heard that the Jia family wants you to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, but you refused, you are unwilling to join the Jia family because you resented your father for leaving your mother and son?"

"It's not! Your Majesty, the rights and wrongs of the elders, the younger generations can't understand it, and they don't dare to speculate, Weichen is a son of man, and filial piety should be the first, which is why Weichen recognizes that the Jia family is a relative, but Weichen is unwilling to belong to the Jia family because of loyalty! ”

Han Fei paused for a moment, and then said: "The ancestors of the Jia family have indeed made great contributions to the imperial court, and the emperors and the imperial court have not treated the Jia family badly, the Jia family is a two-country prince, and enjoys the unparalleled honor of the Dahua Dynasty, but unfortunately, the descendants of the Jia family are too self-loving, only for pleasure and do not want to serve the court, and they have the grace of the saint!" They forgot that the ancestors swore to defend the interests of Dahua, not the interests of the Jia family! Weichen does not want to be bound by the interests of the clan, but to uphold the will of his ancestors and take loyalty to the country as his own responsibility, as for the surname Jia and Han, what is the difference? ”

"Well said!" The emperor was overjoyed, and said loudly: "Han Aiqing is loyal, and I am very relieved!" Han Aiqing is a person who understands, and the way of loyalty and filial piety is said thoroughly, but unfortunately there are too few people who understand the truth, the Jia family is like this, and other powerful families are not like this? ”

"Your Majesty, the ancients often said, 'Born in sorrow and died in peace', the family has been comfortable for a long time, and future generations will inevitably not want to forge ahead, but the heritage of the family is not comparable to ordinary people. Once a major change occurs in the family, after learning from the pain, future generations will wake up and contribute to the country is also huge! ”

"What Han Aiqing said is very true, this is the reason why I tolerate the small mistakes of the big family!"

"The descendants of the great family behind Weichen are grateful for His Majesty's benevolence! Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, when it is time to spur, it cannot be tolerated, and the combination of grace and power can make the family always vigilant! ”

The emperor was silent in thought, and after a while, he said: "Han Aiqing is reasonable! Han Aiqing, I agree very much with your unique views on government affairs, you don't want to go to the Hanlin Academy, just stay by my side and help me deal with the twists and turns! ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Han Fei really wanted to slap himself with an ear scraper, right and wrong just because he opened his mouth more, now it's okay, the comfortable days are gone, and he has to be on duty in the palace every day.

If other ministers knew Han Fei's thoughts, I am afraid that they would have the urge to bite him to death, this is the treatment that the emperor's close ministers and cabinet ministers do not have, staying by the emperor's side, there are many opportunities to make meritorious contributions. However, even if the other ministers are envious, jealous and hateful, they can't help it, who made Han Fei the emperor's brother-in-law and sister-in-law, a real relative of the emperor.

Just when Han Fei was thinking about whether he should retire, the emperor picked up the imperial case and saw the glass artwork on it, and said with a smile: "Han Aiqing, this is given to me by the ninth sister, saying that it was fired in your house, it is indeed ingenious, and those skilled craftsmen in the palace can't figure out how this glass product is made!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is just a small skill of carving insects, and it is a little capital for Weichen to support his family......"

"Haha......" The emperor pointed at Han Fei and laughed: "Who doesn't know your Han family......"

At this time, a eunuch ran into the main hall in a panic and shouted: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the imperial tomb has collapsed again!" ”

"What?" The emperor stood up abruptly and shouted angrily: "The imperial mausoleum has been repaired for more than ten years, and countless funds have been invested, why do you still have accidents several times?" Ordered the Jinyi Mansion to arrest all the officials in charge and announce that the cabinet ministers would enter the palace for deliberations! ”

The emperor and the important ministers wanted to discuss major matters, and Han Fei was not qualified to participate, so he hurriedly retired to the emperor.

(End of chapter)