Chapter 29 Resignation
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At the beginning of the trial, my father said that he was sick, and I knew that this was to avoid suspicion, which was also what I wanted.
I thought about it for several nights, and finally decided that instead of catching things off guard in two years, it would be better to use this incident now to let my father retire.
But the father's retirement must not have the slightest flaw.
I waited quietly for things to come to light.
But I still overestimated my own ability, and I also underestimated the power of the right minister in the DPRK for so many years.
The father was confirmed to have accepted bribes from subordinate officials, and the evidence was conclusive, and the emperor ordered the raid of the Ji Mansion.
I couldn't care any longer, so I hurried to the palace of diligence and begged him to take back his life.
It was late autumn at the end of September, and the cold wind was blowing from all sides, burrowing into every 'hair' hole of my body, how much like when I knelt outside the Zheng 'door' and begged.
Jiang Shouquan trotted down and said to me: "Niangniang, please go back, the emperor is discussing with several adults!"
I don't say anything, I must see him today, why did he treat me like this, to my family.
Jiang Shouquan sighed, returned to the Qinzheng Palace, and hurriedly came back after a while, and said with a sad face: "Niangniang, why are you really suffering, the Chinese book ordered the emperor to make up his mind early in the name of your interference in politics, and now ...... The emperor has just ordered the 'daughters' of the Ji Mansion to be imprisoned!"
"What. "I was screaming in my head and suddenly lost consciousness.
I don't know how long it took, I opened my eyes in a daze, and the first thing I saw was Qiheng.
"You ......" I struggled to sit up, grabbed his clothes, and cried: "Why do you treat my family like this, why, I hate you, I hate you, how do you torture me, torture my parents, is the next step to exile them, Li Qiheng, I hate you to death, you can't keep my child, and now you have to treat my family so cruelly, do I have to be buried by you!"
He didn't say a word, let me cry and curse, I tried to push him out of the bed, but I found that I couldn't move.
"My 'legs'......" I looked at my unconscious 'legs' in horror.
Only then did he say: "Your old illness has relapsed, don't kneel in the cold wind in the future!"
I burst into tears, and it was all back to square one, no, more miserable than before.
Shen Qi came to give me needles every day, and his expression never relaxed.
"I didn't expect Niangniang's 'leg' disease to recur, this is not a good sign, Weichen is only afraid that it will ...... in the winter in the future Niangniang must take good care of herself, and she must not let her 'legs' freeze again!"
"How is my father and family?"
Shen Qi lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, no matter what, the boss is the head of the six departments, and the officials of the criminal department are all subordinates of the adults, and they will not embarrass the Ji family!"
I closed my eyes and sighed softly, what could I do now but wait.
A few days later, the news came, and there were only four words: no evidence.
The stone in my heart finally fell to the ground, and I was worried that my father's correspondence with Zuo Xiang would be found out, but it seems that there is no, as long as it does not involve forming a party, there will not be much of a problem.
I have done my best, but I can only obey the destiny of heaven and do my best.
The mother and her family were finally released and returned to the Ji Mansion, and the emperor sent some rewards to the past, and crowned the mother as the lady of the first product to show comfort, and the emperor's reward was given, and I also followed the reward to the past, so that the mother could enter the palace to thank her.
What was waiting for was not the mother, but the second sister-in-law.
"My mother was unwell, and my sister-in-law was 'serving' sick, so I 'took time' to come to the palace. "The second sister-in-law has always been quick to talk, and when she saw me, she saluted and told me the situation.
I hurriedly asked, "Mother's body matters!"
The second sister-in-law smiled: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I suffered some cold in the prison of the Criminal Department, and the second master of the Shen family goes to consult every day, and I think it will be fine soon!"
I nodded and said, "The Shen family's medical skills are no problem!"
After a few words of greeting, the second sister-in-law picked up the tea bowl and drank tea, and did not put down the tea bowl for a long time.
"Sister-in-law has something to say, you might as well say it directly!"
The second sister-in-law said: "I came to the palace this time, just to ask you for an idea, after this incident, my father has lightened the official's mind a little, and he is ready to get off the donkey, planning to resign and go into hiding!"
I didn't feel surprised, lowered my eyes and said: "It's okay, in fact, my father's official visit to the governor's affairs, the position is better than the deputy slaughter, our family has also calculated a prime minister, and it is difficult to go up again, instead of trembling and seeking, it is better to stop here, and you can also win a peaceful old age!"
The second sister-in-law breathed a sigh of relief and praised: "It is often said that Niangniang is not an ordinary person, although I have not been with Niangniang for a long time, but today I heard Niangniang's words, I am really ashamed!"
It was also after two lifetimes of ups and downs that I experienced today's favor and humiliation.
"Sister-in-law, don't say kind things to me, let's be a family, we have to work hard in one place!"
"Yes, since Niangniang said so, I won't hide it from Niangniang, my father has discussed with my eldest brother and Xianggong, and my father is old, but I can't do without our family in the court, otherwise Niangniang will have no help in the harem, so the eldest brother's position must be kept, but I have to change my idle errand to avoid future troubles!"
The eldest brother is now a Wei Wei Lang official, although his grade is not high, but he has real power.
I said, "It's up to my father to decide this matter, as long as I can keep the peace, wealth and everything is just floating clouds!"
"That's exactly what it is!"
reached a consensus with the second sister-in-law, and I asked the second sister-in-law to be sent out of the palace.
He waited quietly in the palace for news.
The father played on the grounds of old age and illness, and asked to return to his hometown, but the emperor stayed in the middle and did not send it.
This is the emperor is testing his father's attitude, I asked people to pass the word back, to ask my father to pay attention, the reply is to ask me to rest assured, I laughed at myself, my father has been an official for many years, these officialdom 'door' is naturally clearer than me, and I care about it and 'mess'.
Three days later, the emperor came to my palace for dinner.
"A few days ago, your second sister-in-law entered the palace to ask for peace, I guess you know that your father is going to resign, I want to hear what you mean!"
"Doesn't the emperor like the harem to do politics, the concubines are not interesting, everything depends on the emperor, however, after this incident, my father is afraid that his body is not as good as before, although the concubine is the emperor's 'daughter', but also his father's 'daughter', naturally I hope that his old man is healthy. "I answered without a leak.
He squinted at me and whispered playfully, "My 'woman', how long have you not been my 'woman', I thought you were about to forget!"
I was stunned, when.
It was after the death of 'Jade'.
I stroked my legs and said, "The concubine's 'legs' have not healed, I'm afraid it will damage Your Majesty's interest!"
He didn't say anything, had dinner and left, never spending the night here.