Chapter 465, Steep Turn
Sun Shi has also figured out what happened, Zeng Rongyi is not a foreign historian and the second has not officially entered the court, but only listened in the apse, if they hadn't deliberately bumped into it today, no one would have known about it; The three emperors also spoke, Zeng Rong recorded their public remarks in the court, and they were still for the emperor to consult; Fourth, and most critically, this is indeed the emperor's private matter, a harem matter, and it is hand-picked by the emperor, and they are indeed making a bit of a fuss.
Sun Shi is good because he is upright, insisting on what he thinks is right, and eight horses can't pull it back, but if he realizes that he is wrong, he can put down his body and admit his mistake in public, which is also where Zhu Xu recognizes him the most, otherwise, he can't always tolerate him to this day.
Therefore, seeing Wang Bai asking for help from him, he shook his head, "Back to the prince, the lower officials think that Miss Zeng's words are reasonable." ”
After speaking, he turned to Zhu Xu, bowed and bowed, "Your Majesty, it's the old minister's impatience, and it's also the minister's fault, I didn't understand what happened, so I took it for granted." But the old minister still has one more thing to ask. ”
"Exactly." Zhu Xu's face was still tense, but there was a faint smile in his eyes, and he knew that this girl would not let him down.
But then again, this time Wang Bai was indeed excessive, he didn't believe in any chance encounters, he must have gotten the news from the queen and was in a hurry, he wanted to see who else would jump out.
Not to mention, this time Sun Shi, the old thing, really helped him, and the righteous and righteous eldest son inheritance system slapped Wang Bai's face, and he didn't know how to regret inviting this old man, thinking that he wouldn't be able to see his careful thoughts, and he would look down on others too much.
"Back to the emperor, the old minister wants to know what the relationship between this Zeng girl and Lord Xu is, as the emperor's attendant female official, she must know everything about the affairs around the emperor, if she is too close to Lord Xu, the old minister thinks it is inappropriate, and the law of the Great Zhou Dynasty has clear provisions on the recusal system." Sun Shi bowed and replied.
The situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse, and several people present were stunned for a moment, and then, some people were complacent, some were annoyed, some were silent, and some people couldn't hold their breath.
Zeng Rong was so breathless, this time she didn't wait for the emperor to speak, she opened her mouth again, "Lord Huisun, Xiaguan and Lord Xu are fellow villagers, I didn't know each other at all before, it was Mrs. Xu who met Xiaguan by chance when she returned to her hometown to meet Xiaguan, and after hearing what happened to Xiaguan, she became kind and brought Xiaguan into the capital. ”
"Nonsense, it is rumored that you are a distant relative of the Xu family, how can you become a fellow villager?" Wang Bai retorted.
"Back to the prince, the prince also said that they are distant relatives, and they all come out of the same place, who can't climb up to the bend? If Xiaguan is really a close relative of the Xu family, Mrs. Xu can let Xiaguan move out of the Xu family, live in the courtyard of the Xu family, and make a living in the embroidery workshop by herself? Zeng Rong replied.
At this time, she was especially glad that she did not agree to live in the Xu family and did not sell herself to the Xu family.
"Why did you enter the palace later?" This time it was Wang Yong who asked.
"Back to the king, the little one accidentally offended someone during the work in the embroidery workshop, and the other party came to the door several times to buy the official to go back as a slave and a maid, but the lower official refused, and the other party found Mrs. Xu again, and Mrs. Xu had to say that the lower official was a relative of her mother's family, yes. . .
"It can be seen that you are lying, if you are not a relative of the Xu family, why should the Xu family protect you?" Wang Bai interrupted Zeng Rong.
"Back to the prince, Mrs. Xu kept the official because the official didn't want to sell herself as a slave, Mrs. Xu believed in Buddhism all her life, believed in cause and effect, she said that since she brought the lower official into the capital, she would simply be a good person to the end. If you want to be a slave, why don't you sell yourself directly to the Xu family, why bother to go far? Zeng Rong asked angrily.
Gu Han and Li Mao, who were present, knew about it, and the other two unaware Wang Yong and Sun Shi also heard something about it, and the two of them remembered a rumor almost at the same time, it seems that the third lady of the Wang family had a dispute with a palace maid when she entered the palace to visit the queen, causing the emperor to be grounded by the emperor for three years.
No wonder the two of them were surprised, no matter how much they wanted to find Zeng Rong's stubble, Wang Bai, a dignified marquis, should not snatch the palace maid's booklet, and dared to sit on Zeng Rong's charges so that they could be dragged into the water.
Sun Shi's eyes have never rubbed sand, and after listening to Zeng Rong's words, he asked directly: "Isn't the person who wants to buy you a prince?" ”
"Why did Master Sun say this?" Wang Bai was annoyed.
"The one who can come forward directly to find Mrs. Xu is obviously not an ordinary family, and the prince has repeatedly embarrassed a little girl, which is really not the husband's doing." Sun Shi said directly to Wang Bai.
"You, you are talking nonsense, obviously you are holding this little girl by yourself, saying that she is related to Xu Xiang, Ben Hou will ask for you to understand, how can you not be Hou? When did Ben Hou embarrass a little girl? If it weren't for her fault and bumped into Ben Hou again, would Ben Hou have this leisure to take care of this idle matter? Wang Bai said with a flick of his sleeves.
"Prince, you have something to say." Gu Han persuaded.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is here today to talk about the supply of the winter army, not to cut off such trivial matters, and ask the emperor to speak, the old minister is old and can't stand hunger." Li Mao bowed and said.
He is afraid that he will tear it up again and maybe pull out something else, Wang Bai is young in the end, in the past few years, he has had some military merits and relied on his sister to become a queen and give birth to a prince, a little floating.
But in the battle for the throne, what can they, as courtiers, meddle in? Don't look at the queen with such a strong maiden support, but the competition for favor still can't compete for the imperial concubine!
Not to mention, there is also a righteous eldest son, although his legs are not good at walking, but he is still supported by others, don't you see that this Sun Shi keeps saying that he wants to obey the inheritance system of the eldest son, these words are easy to say?
Thinking of the relationship between Zeng Rong and the Xu family, and then the relationship between Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng, Li Mao suddenly opened his mouth and guessed the emperor's good intentions.
So, for the sake of Wang Bai's dead father, he wanted to end the matter quickly, and stop wasting time on this little girl, which would only show Wang Bai's ulterior motives.
In the end, he is young and too impatient.
"Yes, yes, the old minister is also old, this kind of trivial matter can be decided by the emperor himself, or it is important to get down to business first." Wang Yong hurriedly agreed.
At this time, he regretted that he spoke for Wang Bai, originally he thought that Wang Bai wanted to move to Zeng Rong because of Zhu Heng, but he still had this kind of relationship, a person who does big things, too small his mind will definitely affect his ending.
Wang Bai also realized that he was impulsive at this time, and when he was about to turn over the matter, he knew that Sun Shi was on the bar again, he had to ask about the relationship between Zeng Rong and the Xu family, which was related to whether Zeng Rong could stay by the emperor's side.