Chapter 462: Let's Compete
The crown princess saw clearly the viciousness and hatred circulating in the emperor's eyes, and her back suddenly sank. Is this a threat to her? Forcing her to swallow this breath?
But she didn't!
I couldn't argue, and I didn't dare to refute it, Xiao was so aggrieved that he just wanted to die headlong to prove his innocence!
But she ...... Can't do it again!
How could she die!
She also has a son!
She's still the crown princess!
On the second day of Qianqiu's birthday, how unfortunate it is to commit suicide, that is to implicate the family!
What's more, if you are not allowed to kill yourself in the palace, it will also harm the mother family, she can't do it!
So the only thing Xiao could do was to burst into tears. The blood and tears and the heavy makeup that melted away made her more "colorful" than singing big dramas.
"It's a little self-aware, and I'm not pursuing it." The Emperor gritted his teeth. "You hurry back and heal your wounds. Don't go out again until you're recovering from your injuries. ”
Xiao Shi was stunned, like a man's back.
Heal? If you can't cure it, you are not allowed to go out?
If the tooth is lost and broken, can it be restored? Is this to put her under house arrest in disguise?
But before leaving, the emperor added: "If it can't be cured, go back to Beijing!" ”
To put it bluntly, the emperor wants to force the crown princess to return to Beijing!
Back to Beijing? If it sounds good, it is to treat injuries, and if it is unpleasant, it is to be repatriated. Where does the prince's face go? Don't be laughed to death by the world?
In the past, no matter what happened, the emperor would take care of the Xiao family's face to some extent. But at this moment, not only did he not hear the trial, but he didn't even listen to his defense. What the crown princess was flustered about was the situation of the Xiao family......
The queen sniffed out the crisis and hurriedly stepped forward to try to lower the fire on the emperor.
But before she could say anything, she was choked back by the emperor who suddenly rolled his eyes.
"If the queen can't rest assured that the crown princess can't be relieved, it's better to follow the crown princess back now and send her back to Beijing in person tomorrow!"
The tiger's eyes came, where did the queen dare to argue more, she could only reply that she and the crown princess still had to follow the queen mother to fulfill their filial piety, so she asked the princess to go back first.
The queen was annoyed with this daughter-in-law.
She couldn't see where her daughter-in-law rushed to the front as soon as she heard that something was going on here, and tonight's incident was inseparable from this stupidity. Nine times out of ten, there is a mistake in the calculation. This idiot doesn't care about his identity, he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, but this time he has affected his son and himself!
She really looked away. The Xiao family is getting more and more off the road. The sisters of the Xiao family have been in a big position in the past two days, not only the prince, but the entire royal family has lost face.
The emperor was already dissatisfied with the crown prince and himself, but now he was suspicious, and the situation was even worse.
The queen really feels so tired!
"Nothing is going to be done!" With a wave of the emperor's hand, most of the people left.
"Old Five!" The Emperor whispered.
"The son is here." Zhu Changzhe followed the emperor all the way, and in that situation just now, he had neither a word of nonsense, nor the slightest word of falling into the ground, and the emperor was a little satisfied with him.
"What do you think of the men coming in and out?"
Naturally, the emperor didn't care about men, but someone who dared to hide the matter of crossing the sea.
Zhu Changzhe is in charge of tonight's night tour, so he naturally has to clear himself from defense.
"The whole street was emptied early this morning, and it was impossible to sneak in. If a man does come in or out, the only possibility is that someone will bring him in. After all, there were hundreds of guests, plus the next people, there were more than 1,000 people in total. If someone with a heart arranges people among the subordinates, it is easy to do it. If someone answers, it's even easier. ”
The Emperor nodded.
That's what he guessed.
Didn't someone answer?
Otherwise, even if the foreign man can come in, how can he find out every move of the female dependents? can be so strategic, but no one has found out, how many of the female relatives present can do it? How many can have interests with Fang Wenfei?
It's just that the crown princess didn't run away!
The emperor squinted his eyes behind his back, although Fang Wenfei was a victim, but she caused trouble and lost the face of the royal family, which is indeed hateful, but I have to say that Fang Wenfei also did a good thing, at least stabbed the Xiao family and the crown princess to the table. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that the other party's jackal's heart and claws had been extended.
That's it, since she has been decided to be crazy, then let her go crazy! It can be regarded as giving the Fang family a face.
"Fang Wenfei, send a team of people to clean up and escort back to Beijing. She lost her honor first, collided last, and went crazy, so let the Fang family treat her well. ”
"Yes!"
"Send a few more people, don't make any mistakes on the road."
"Yes!"
The emperor had just walked a few steps when he saw several female dependents of the Xiao family kneeling there not far away, trembling and asking to see.
"Not a single one!" The emperor turned around and rushed to Gonggong Yu.
"Arrange a carriage for a few Mrs. Xiao, and say that Miss Xiao was in a hurry last night, and I forgot to bring her back some courtesy. Just bother the rest of the ladies to send it off, and by the way, accompany Miss Xiao San back to Beijing together! ”
Several Mrs. Xiao sat on the ground when they heard this.
This is...... Kicked out of the noble circle?
In this way, the crown princess and the Xiao family's wives were sent back to the Pan family.
As soon as the luggage was packed, everyone in the Xiao family was invited into the carriage. They didn't even get the chance to meet the crown princess.
In the carriage galloping north, Mrs. Xiao opened the "gift" given by the emperor, but it was a stack of books on educating women in virtue. And the bottom one is a copy of the Book of Rites......
Obviously, the emperor was already suspicious of the Xiao family.
But the emperor did not get to the bottom of everything, so he just gave a warning.
This is to let the Xiao family learn more etiquette, implying that the Xiao family is rude.
Women's ceremony, monarch courtesy, respect and humility ceremony, this ritual word, can contain a lot.
Mrs. Xiao could only sigh secretly: "The Xiao family may decline in a hundred years." ”
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On the other side, the anesthetic in Miao Yuanning and Cheng Ziyu's hands had been resolved.
Miao Yuanning refused to leave Cheng Ziyu for a single step, and when she was watching the play just now, she kept pulling Cheng Ziyu's sleeve and didn't dare to let go. Fortunately, everyone was shocked by the messy scene, and no one paid attention to the two of them at all.
At this moment, Miao Ba was directly taken to the street by Cheng Ziyu to speak.
"You're enough, it's okay, you're so daring, you dare to calculate me." After Cheng Ziyu opened her hand, she smiled. "To tell you the truth, your cowardice has contributed to the fact that this incident has finally come to this point today."
That is, she found that this girl was timid, and Cheng Ziyu didn't let her know that the big Buddha behind Fang Wenfei was the crown princess from beginning to end. Otherwise, no matter how he threatened, Miao Yuanning might not be so simply anti-water.
"I ......" Miao Yuanning was speechless. Indeed, it seems that tonight was broken from her in the first place.
Her eyes turned red.
"County Lord, what should I do?"
"What to do?"
"Are we going to be bitten out?"
"Fang Wenfei is already 'crazy', and she doesn't count what she says. And we don't have the ability to harm her in her heart at all, did she bite us out to give the Fang family a crime? The same goes for the crown princess.
The Xiao family has already been suspected by the saint, if she leaks something again, the crime will be increased, and the words of the foreign man are enough for her. If you come to anesthetics again, it will completely drag the Xiao family into the water. In addition, she murdered the county lord and the noble daughter, not only could she not keep her position, but even the Xiao family was sent down together.
Is she crazy? So don't worry, nothing happens to you or me. Besides, is there any evidence? No evidence is a sham! They're still guilty of one more thing! They're not that stupid. ”
"Oh." Miao Yuanning can be regarded as a reassuring pill. "Then I can rest assured, right?"
Of course. But Cheng Ziyu thought about it and replied:
"Not necessarily!"
"Huh?"
"What if the Xiao family secretly finds out that Fang Wenfei gave you the anesthetic? When the time comes, you will be fine, but they will all suffer. You won't be able to run. Fang Wenfei's crown princess will definitely not be able to take revenge, and this account will naturally be counted on your head. ”
"So what should I do?" Miao Yuanning's legs were weak, and she almost sat on the ground, but Liu Er scooped her up. Liu Er secretly smiled, the master was lying to her. The crown princess is too busy to take care of herself, and it is too late to keep her position, where will she have the heart to clean her up?
Also, such a timid guy, it will be a big deal sooner or later if he stays around. I'm going to scare myself to death.
"You, it's best to go home as soon as possible! Obediently stay in the Earl's Court to be married. When the sky falls, your family is also noble, and the Xiao family still dares to kill the door? Didn't you say that your family arranged for you to marry far away? That's right, and there are no worries. ”
"Mm-hmm, I want to go home too." Fang Wenfei nodded quickly, this place is terrifying. "I want to go back, and then let my mother hurry up and send me to get married."
"By the way, where is your family going to arrange for you to marry?" Cheng Ziyu glanced at her, she was so reluctant before, but now she turned so fast.
"The third son of the Yongyang Hou family on the border of the Northwest Great Wall. His family has received the grace of the first emperor, and the female dependents can follow their husbands. So I had to go to the Northwest with me. Although the third child has military merits at a young age, he can't bear the title, and I heard that he is a big boss. I didn't want to marry that day, first, because I was afraid of hardship, and second, because I was afraid that the person was a military general. I knew that this was how my life should be, and that place was the best for me at this moment. ”
Cheng Ziyu nodded. They are all noble generals, they are the right people, they can protect her, and they don't have to separate the two places, which is good. Miao Ba has to be the queen mother and the pet of the family, and the marriage arranged for her by her family will naturally not be bad. It's good that she doesn't have to accept the title, with her temperament, can she be Mrs. Hou? I don't even know if I've been sold......
It is also the human heart, which is always not satisfied.
It's a big circle, but it's better to go back wherever you want!
It's great, you don't have to see each other in the future, and this thing will go away......
"But how can I go back to Beijing?" Miao Yuanning climbed up his arm again.
"Headache and stomach pain, falling sickness, whatever you want, do you still need me to teach this? Since you have been allowed by the Queen Mother, you should still ask the Queen Mother for her grace. ”
"Well, yes! Many...... Thank you! I'll go first. Miao Yuanning turned around and left, but was pulled by Cheng Ziyu.
"The day after tomorrow! There are too many things tonight, are you afraid that people will not know your weak heart? Don't panic! Didn't you say before that you bought food for the Queen Mother? Hurry up! ”
Miao Bayi thought about it right, and quickly nodded and led people to Zhang Luo......
"The girl is really kind." Liu Er said in a low voice.
"Not really, at most there are clear grievances! She calculated me, and I used her conveniently. It's two clears with her. My purpose was achieved, but she had to accept her fate in order to save her life, and she had to be afraid, and speaking of which, she also learned a lesson. I don't want to owe favors, and no one else wants to calculate me! It's as simple as that. ”
"The girl is wise! A natural pair with the male master! ”
Cheng Ziyu glanced at Liu Er, is this praising her or scolding her?
She almost saw another Xia Wei, and sighed in her heart, tsk, they were all people taught by Li Chun......
Today's incident, Cheng Ziyu is not afraid of being investigated.
Even if the crown princess believes that she did it, there is no evidence, second, there is no cause and effect, third, it can't be explained, and fourth, no one will believe it.
Anyway, she wouldn't admit it.
So it's destined to be an unsolved case.
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The small turmoil was soon deliberately ignored in the tacit understanding of everyone.
This fun street market is actually quite interesting, and people naturally don't want to stay in the restaurant anymore, so they walk out one after another. The group stopped and looked around.
Soon, the emperor found someone to pass the word, saying that he had arranged other programs for the Queen Mother.
Liu Er pulled Cheng Ziyu's sleeve, thinking that the emperor had ordered Li Chun to start the competition.
The Queen Mother was invited to a bamboo sedan chair and carried to the only house on this street, a side courtyard of the Pan family.
The house is uninhabited, redesigned and renovated, and it looks like a beautiful garden rather than a private house.
When the Queen Mother and others arrived, the male guests had already gathered in the back garden.
The emperor said that he had arranged a competition for the Queen Mother.
"Oh? Who's the contest? ”
"At yesterday's banquet, when I was drinking and chatting with the guests, I talked about the good men who have produced many talents in our Great Zhou. You see, whether it is the royal men represented by the princes, or the new power of the courtiers represented by General Li, or the talents like Pan Gongzi and Shi Gongzi who can take charge of themselves, they are all young and promising, and they are the pillars and cornerstones of my future Great Zhou. So I thought about it, so I arranged a competition for the young people, to see their abilities and strength, and even used their vitality to celebrate the birthday of the queen mother! What does the Queen Mother think? ”
"If the emperor has a heart, it is naturally good." When she is old, she can't do many things, but it doesn't prevent the Queen Mother from liking to feel the activity and liveliness of young people.
"Good! Then I announced that today, from the prince to the guests, they can participate in the competition. The top 10 can get a reward of 100 taels of silver and a reward, and the last 3 will be rewarded, and I will have a big reward! Especially for the first name, I will give a great favor, plus a bounty of one hundred taels and three thousand taels of silver. ”
The emperor with his back hand quietly pushed Li Chun with his elbow behind him without a trace, indicating that the rewards of the first name were all for him, and if he couldn't take it, so much gold and silver would be wasted.
Li Chun replied with a soft "um", which can be regarded as a ......
Many people are already eager to try, and when they hear about the generous reward, they are even more eager to move.
For the prince and nobleman, in order not to lose face, he should do his best.
For the lower-class sons, this is not only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get ahead, but also an opportunity to enter the eyes of the emperor! It is also a great opportunity to win glory for the family.
Try everything!
Especially if the emperor deliberately sold Guan Zi's grace and reward, what will it be?
As a result, even the gentlemen who used to have low eyes were also interested at this time, and secretly wanted to take the opportunity to soar into the sky.
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