Chapter 190: Family Affairs
Emperor Liu's concubine has been with Emperor Chu for many years and knows his temperament very well.
Xiao Jin fell too quickly, and she didn't want any courtiers to mention Xiao Yu in front of Emperor Chu at this juncture.
Before Xiao Jin's incident, Emperor Chu summoned Xiao Yu, and in his words, he tested Xiao Yu in many ways to deal with Xiao Jin. Fortunately, Xiao Yu was calm, and when the situation was not clear, he did not take the opportunity to step on Xiao Jin.
Emperor Chu took the life of Yongchangbo's brother to atone for all his sins for Xiao Jin, summoned Xiao Jin into the palace and scolded him, and smashed Xiao Jin's head, but in the end he still let him go.
Emperor Chu named the four princes as princes, but only named Xiao Jin as the king of the county, which was equivalent to a slap in the face of Xiao Jin. But even if there was a lot of grievances in Xiao Jin's heart, he didn't dare to argue anything in front of Emperor Chu.
Jinqiwei is directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Chu, Emperor Chu knew all the inside story of the Jiangnan case, and even Emperor Chu had a confession in the hand of Emperor Chu who handed over the brother of Yongchang to identify Xiao Jin as the instigator behind the scenes, but in the end, Emperor Chu acquiesced to the Yongchang Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital to send a dead soldier raised by the family to kill people on the way back to the imperial capital to escort Yongchang's brother, and then Emperor Chu personally put the confession handed over by Jinqiwei on the candle flame and burned it clean.
Not only that, Emperor Chu also ordered Xiao Jin to hand over all the gains he received from the Jiangnan case.
No matter how resentful Xiao Jin was in his heart, he also knew that Emperor Chu still bypassed him, and only the staff in the palace and the Liao family were angry.
And Yongchang Bo wrote an excerpt to ask Emperor Chu to forgive the Yongchang Earl's Mansion, and said that he had been plagued by old diseases for many years, and was ready to resign from his official position and return to his hometown to retire, and he wanted to pass on the title of Yongchang Earl's Mansion to his eldest son Liao Yongheng in advance.
Speaking of Liao Yongheng, a young man, Emperor Chu still has a good impression of him in his heart, his ability to do things is similar to his father, but he is not as confused as Yongchangbo. Over the years, the evaluation of him by the officials has been excellent, if it weren't for Liao Yongheng's insistence on being unwilling to be transferred back to the imperial capital, with his ability and achievements, he would have been promoted and returned to the imperial capital to serve.
Thinking of the appearance of the eldest princess of Qinghe entering the palace and crying several times, Emperor Chu simply agreed to the request of Yongchangbo. Liao Yongheng was transferred back to the Imperial Capital Criminal Department to serve, and Liao Yongheng inherited the title of Earl Yongchang in advance, and Yongchang Bo will return to Laiyang's hometown with his step-room, Mrs. Yongchangbo, after giving up the title.
After making a decision, Emperor Chu wrote an edict and asked the eunuchs to go to the Yongchang Earl's Mansion and Liao Yongheng to read the decree.
Liao Yongheng and Yongchangbo did not have any special reaction, it seemed that his father and son had already reached a consensus, and they were very calm to accept Emperor Chu's will.
Liao Yongheng's wife has long missed her relatives at home, and when she learned that her husband not only inherited the title, but was also transferred back to the imperial capital, she couldn't help but shed tears of joy for a while.
Lady Yongchangbo in the imperial capital also cried after listening to Emperor Chu's will, but she was not happy. She is the favorite daughter of the eldest princess of Qinghe, she has never left the prosperous imperial capital in her life, and now she has not only completely lost her title, but also has to return to her hometown of Laiyang, which is far away in Shandong. She has been proud all her life, where can she withstand such bad news. It's just that no matter how sad she is, it's useless after all, even the eldest princess of Qinghe acquiesced to Emperor Chu's disposal, and she had to leave the imperial capital with her grandson and her husband to go to Laiyang's hometown after Liao Yongheng re-entered the Yongchang Earl's Mansion with his wife and children, and became the new owner of the Yongchang Earl's Mansion.
At this moment, Xiao Yu was in the middle of the court for a while, and together with his brother Xiao Jun, there were a lot of grass around him.
Faced with such a scene, Xiao Yu was very indifferent. He went about his life as usual. rarely see all kinds of banquets, and after leaving duty, he returns home as usual to accompany his wife and children.
Xiao Yu was unapproachable, so someone thought of a way to Xiao Jun.
Xiao Jun has a loose temperament and a wide range of friends, and he does not have the frame of a prince. It's just that Xiao Yu said hello to Xiao Jun in advance, and Xiao Jun has also kept a low profile a lot during this time.
It's just that there are frequent people in the court who mention Xiao Yu and the storage position in front of Emperor Chu, and Emperor Liu's concubine always feels uneasy.
Even if Emperor Liu's concubine knew that his eldest son Xiao Yu was a good man, he should know what to do and what not to do at this time, but he couldn't stand those who didn't know whether they were friends or enemies in front of Emperor Chu.
The queen and Xiao Jin are not really stupid people, the queen is still the queen in the end, and their mother and son will recover from this blow sooner or later.
In case Xiao Yu made a mistake during this period, it was inevitable that the queen and Xiao Jin would use it as a handle to balance Xiao Yu in the future. What Emperor Liu was most worried about at this time was such an eventuality.
"Mother, don't worry too much." Xiao Xuan comforted Emperor Liu's concubine.
"I'm always relieved, but in the current situation, it's not good for me to summon your eldest brother into the palace. You go out of the palace on my behalf and go talk to your sister-in-law and sixth sister-in-law. Emperor Liu pondered for a moment, got up and looked at Xiao Xuan and said. Tell your eldest brother and sixth brother to be cautious during this time, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't do what you shouldn't do. ”
"Yes, Princess." Xiao Xuan agreed. "I have written down the words of the concubine, and I will definitely convey them to the eldest brother and the sixth brother."
"Hmm." Concubine Liu turned her head to look at her, and then continued. "There is another thing about you, your father told me about your marriage a few days ago, and the marriage will of you and Duan Shaolan will be made on the eighth day of the first month of next month, and the wedding date is set for half a year later."
Xiao Xuan was about to get up and leave, but when he heard the words of Emperor Liu's concubine, he immediately laughed in surprise.
"Really?"
"Of course it's true, what am I trying to do with this?" Concubine Liu Huang glared at Xiao Xuan and said to her. "Look at you who don't look reserved, so happy that you will be able to leave the palace in half a year?"
Concubine Liu's words were sour, Xiao Xuan sneered and laughed again, rushed over and hugged Concubine Liuhuang with both hands, Concubine Liu was startled by her movements, and just as she was about to speak, Xiao Xuan kissed her on the cheek.
"No, I'm also reluctant to be a concubine." Xiao Xuan said coquettishly.
"Really?" Concubine Liu deliberately teased her and said. "Then I'll go and talk to Your Majesty, your marriage will can be changed, and the wedding date is set in one year, so that you can stay in the palace for a while longer, and it is rare and rare for me."
"Hehe, don't be it, concubine." Xiao Xuan was naturally teasing her by Concubine Liuhuang, and said to her with a smile.
Xiao Xuan left happily, and Concubine Liu sat in place and was silent for a long time.
Xiao Xuan's wedding date is set for half a year later, and many things need to be prepared now.
But fortunately, many things have been prepared in advance, and now the preparations are ready-made, so she won't be too flustered.
"In half a year, Xuan'er will also leave the palace to live in her own princess's mansion." Concubine Liu looked at Suihong who was standing beside her and said with emotion. "Time flies, and lately it's probably because I'm getting older, and I always think about the past when I dream. In the dream, the three of them were all old children. But now, even the youngest one is getting married. ”
"It's a child who will always grow up one day." Spike Red echoed. "But the mother is not old, she is still as beautiful as a flower."
"Listen to your nonsense, I've been a grandmother for all these years, where is the reason for immortality?" Emperor Liu scolded with a smile. "But you were delayed by me."
The palace maids can go out of the palace, Suihong is the palace maid of the Liuhuang Guifei, when the Liuhuang Guifei went to the Chu Emperor's side, Suihong was only ten years old. When it was time to leave the palace, Emperor Liu's concubine once mentioned to Suihong, saying that she had already prepared a dowry for her, and she wanted to send her out of the palace for her to see a family affair.
In fact, a palace maid of this rank like Suihong is very sought-after in foreign marriages. They have knowledge and wealth, and most of them are good-looking, and if there is a master who is willing to be decent, it is not a problem to marry an official of five or six grades.
It's just that at that time, Suihong rejected the kindness of Emperor Liu, saying that she would rather accompany Emperor Liu in the palace for the rest of her life.
"Tell me about you, if you listened to me at that time and got married, you are now also the official wife of Sipin. If you give birth to a son and a half daughter, your life will be considered complete. Suihong gradually grew up in front of Emperor Liu, and the marriage partner she chose for her back then was also carefully chosen.
But in the end, because Suihong insisted on not wanting to leave the palace, Emperor Liu's concubine finally matched another old palace maid around her.
"The messy situation in the slave's house, the mother knows." When it comes to his family, Suihong, who always has a smile on his face, has no smile on his face, and says helplessly. "Even now, it's easy to see each other, or just reach out to me for money. If it weren't for my mother's generosity to let me save a lot of private houses, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to support them. ”
Suihong's family is serving in the mansion of the eldest princess of Yongshou, and Suihong's mother turned out to be the palace maid who served beside the eldest princess of Yongshou, otherwise Suihong, who was still in her infancy, would not have served by the side of Emperor Liuhuang so easily.
Suihong is the second oldest in the family, with an older brother at the top and a younger sister at the bottom, and her embarrassing position in the family is the least valued.
At a young age, she was sent to the courtyard of Emperor Liu's concubine to serve, although Concubine Liuhuang, who was still in the boudoir at the time, took pity on her when she was young, and sent her to be just some easy guys who ran errands, but compared with the eldest brother and younger sister who could grow up in front of her parents, Suihong still suffered a little. Not only does her father not hurt and her mother doesn't love her, but the money she gets every month can't last half a day in her hands, and she will be looted by her father and brother.
It is precisely because of this that because Suihong was too young, the eldest princess of Yongshou did not think of letting her follow Emperor Liu's concubine into the palace to serve. On the contrary, Emperor Liu's concubine knew Suihong's situation and ordered Suihong to enter the palace with her.