Chapter 142: It's not so easy to get a wife
Jiang Qingyue went to visit the Second Prince's Mansion again, but still didn't see the Second Prince, she sat outside the mansion, quietly recalling the bits and pieces of this journey and the Second Prince.
The somewhat squeamish son of heaven has been defending her from the beginning, he has done a lot of wrong things and hurt many people, but he has always maintained and protected her.
It's been like this since a long time ago, and if it weren't for her, the second prince wouldn't have fallen to this point today.
Regarding the grievances between the second prince and Sunday An, there was no right or wrong, and she had no way to judge, but now it was really difficult for her to watch the second prince die.
It was she who doomed the second prince to failure, because of her, the second prince was soft-hearted, in order to save her, he did so many things, even if these things were harming his interests, once or twice, three times or four times, every time he chose only her.
How could she bear to just watch him die? She owes him a favor, whether she wants it or not, and she owes it to him.
No matter what kind of person the second prince is, there is no doubt that he is good to her, and even for this goodness, he has lost the country, his mother, and everything, how can she afford this good?
However, it was this person who protected her who killed so many Dajing soldiers, and the people he killed were the ones who defended the country.
She thought of the soldiers who fought side by side with her, whose sons, fathers, and relatives they were also who died in Liuzhou.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but close her eyes, and her heart ached, she had to make a decision.
If everyone is responsible for what they do, how should she choose the second prince's kindness to her and the fault of the people's soldiers?
Jiang Qingyue stood outside the mansion for a long, long time before he turned around and left in stride.
About the second prince of the city full of storms, the ministers one after another to ask for severe punishment of the second prince, this situation is a bit familiar, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military also took turns to ask for severe punishment of Zhou Rui'an, and now the feng shui turns, transferred to the second prince.
Zhou Rui'an did not immediately order the disposal of the second prince, he withstood all the pressure.
The ministers couldn't help but be a little anxious, they sprayed for a long time, what happened if the emperor didn't deal with it? Doesn't that make them seem incompetent?
So the ministers were even more energetic, and as soon as they went to the court, they continued to urge Zhou Ruian to give orders as soon as possible, and in the end, Zhou Ruian slapped the armrest, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty immediately calmed down.
"I've got my own decision!" After Zhou Rui'an finished speaking, he turned around and brushed his sleeves away.
Xiaofuzi also thought so, after this day, he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Rui'an suspiciously, Xiaofuzi felt that even if Zhou Rui'an killed the second prince now, it would be the general trend and conform to the will of the ministers, even if Jiang Qingyue knew about it in the future, he couldn't blame Zhou Rui'an's head, after all, the second prince died by himself.
And it can be seen that the emperor is very disgusted with the second prince, so why not take advantage of the situation and kill the second prince directly? Do you have to keep him in the eyes?
Zhou Rui'an suddenly said, "Qingyue has never been here?" ”
Xiao Fuzi came back to his senses in an instant, and said respectfully: "If you go back to the emperor, it is," after a pause, he continued: "Two days ago, Niangniang went to the Second Prince's Mansion, but she didn't go in. ”
Zhou Ruian couldn't help but bow his head slightly thoughtfully when he heard this, the matter was so big, it was all the voice of scolding the second prince, Jiang Qingyue couldn't have not known, but she didn't move, and she didn't enter the palace to intercede for the second prince, so does this mean that she has decided to give up the second prince?
After Zhou Ruian realized this, he didn't feel happy, but felt depressed in his heart.
Zhou Ruian decided to meet the second prince, and he quietly left the palace and went to the second prince's mansion.
The second prince is in good condition, even if he is likely to die soon, but in the mansion, he is still singing about wine and is content.
Zhou Ruian walked into the second prince's room, and when the housekeeper saw him, his whole body began to tense, and he hurriedly saluted: "The sin slave has seen Your Majesty." ”
The housekeeper was to remind the second prince, and when the second prince heard the voice, he glanced at Zhou Ruian lazily, then lowered his head and continued to drink his wine.
Zhou Ruian walked to the opposite side and sat down, the housekeeper hurriedly came up to serve, Zhou Ruian waved his hand and said lightly: "You step back first." ”
The housekeeper glanced at the second prince worriedly, and then looked at Zhou Yen, and then retreated a little reluctantly.
When Zhou Ruian saw this situation, he couldn't help but tug at the corners of his lips: "You are so blessed, you have fallen to this point, and there are loyal slaves who follow you wholeheartedly, and there is her ...... outside."
The second prince raised his head and glanced at Zhou Rui'an, and said mockingly: "Is the emperor saying that he lacks loyal slaves?" ”
Zhou Rui'an was silent, "I'm not here to fight with you this time," After a pause, he raised his head and looked at the second prince with a torch in his eyes: "For you, what is Qingyue?" ”
Hearing Zhou Rui'an's words, the second prince's hand holding the wine glass immediately paused, and after a while, he said casually: "Isn't the emperor clear about my relationship with Qingyue?" And why ask knowingly? ”
Zhou Rui looked at him quietly for a while, and finally said lightly: "It's good that you can recognize your identity clearly, I will soon make her the queen, I don't want to make a branch at this time." ”
An evil glint flashed in the eyes of the second prince, "It seems that the emperor is still unwilling to give up, the last draft was full of turmoil, if you want to marry a beautiful woman smoothly, tell me the news, it's not a good decision." ”
Zhou Ruian chuckled: "Then you can give it a try!" After a pause, his expression changed, and his eyes looked at him awe-inspiringly and said, "You can live until now because you are her 'brother'!" I also hope that you can abide by the duties of 'brother', otherwise you don't blame me for being ruthless! ”
"It turns out that the emperor is here to talk harshly today." The second prince nodded thoughtfully, and he looked at the room with a nostalgic gaze: "Have you talked to Qingyue Bing Candle Night?" We had, it was here, the two of us drank and talked, and it was also here that she came to comfort me who was frustrated, at that time, we were not brother and sister. ”
When the word brother and sister were mentioned, the corners of his lips were hooked, and he looked at Zhou Ruian meaningfully and with a little provocation.
Zhou Rui'an's face suddenly sank, he stood up and grabbed the collar of the second prince, exuding a murderous aura all over his body: "Don't challenge my patience!" Don't mean I won't kill you! Your life is in my eyes, but it's as easy as pinching an ant to death! After a pause, he glanced at him coldly: "She can talk to you at night, but it's just because you are an older brother!" ”
This time it was the second prince's turn to face changed: "Don't think that you can do whatever you want if you are the emperor!" ”
"I want to tell you this, don't think that you are her brother and think that she will be soft-hearted. In fact, you've never known her at all! Zhou Ruian glanced at him coldly, and then said lightly: "Until now, she has never come to me to intercede for you." ”
The second prince's eyes suddenly froze, and after a while, he softened his expression: "It seems that the emperor is not afraid of death, and he can still be so calm and relaxed after winning the 'Jun Mochou', this concentration really impresses me!" After a pause, the corners of his mouth hooked: "But aren't you afraid that one day you will suddenly die of a Gu poison attack, leaving Qingyue to be a widow?" ”
"It's none of your business, she won't even have a chance to be your widow." Zhou Ruian glanced at him, and after speaking, he loosened the clamp on him, tidied up his collar, and then turned around and walked out.
Zhou Rui'an walked to the door and glanced back at the second prince: "I will let you walk as decently as possible." ”
With that, he pushed open the door and walked out.
The second prince stood in place in a daze, and the housekeeper saw that Zhou Rui'an was gone, so he dared to run in to see the second prince.
"Your Highness, what did the emperor say?" The butler asked anxiously.
The second prince looked a little distracted, and he whispered, "Housekeeper, she is getting married." ”
The second prince could see that Zhou Rui'an was serious this time, he couldn't bear it anymore, this time he must marry Jiang Qingyue, no one could stop him, she was about to become someone else's bride and be the queen.
The second prince couldn't help but close his eyes, his hands tightly covering his chest, where there was a secret that he couldn't tell anyone.
The housekeeper saw the pain on the second prince's face, and he was distressed, but now he suddenly complained about Jiang Qingyue, if it wasn't for Jiang Qingyue, the second prince would not have fallen to this point today.
Maybe it's all fate, if the queen hadn't transferred the princess at the beginning, Jiang Qingyue had been raised in the palace since he was a child, and the second prince would not have had so many thoughts.
Some things may have been predestined from the beginning.
Just when everyone was paying attention to when Zhou Ruian killed the second prince, Zhou Ruian unexpectedly announced an announcement that he wanted to establish Jiang Qingyue as the queen, and the wedding date was set for two months later, the emperor's wedding, for the wedding ceremony, he decided to grant amnesty to the world.
Zhou Ruian didn't even bother to find a fake identity this time, and directly wrote Jiang Qingyue's name, and did not let her replace someone else's identity.
The matter of the second prince has also come to a conclusion, the second prince is not among the pardons this time, but the second prince has a special identity, in order not to collide with the happy event, the second prince will be disposed of after the wedding.
As soon as this announcement came out, the whole dynasty was in an uproar, and the entire capital was boiling, the emperor was really extraordinary, if he didn't make a move, he would be shocked, and the life and death of the queen and the second prince would be decided at once.
For this announcement, it aroused strong opposition from the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and if nothing else, they could not agree to Jiang Qingyue's identity.
Jiang Qingyue is the princess of Emperor Xuande and Concubine Qing, basically the whole capital has been rumored, Zhou Rui'an is married to the daughter of the enemy, and Emperor Xuande's identity is so sensitive, Zhou Rui'an's move is undoubtedly raising tigers.
Especially those ministers who thought they had the hope and ability to be the emperor's father-in-law, they jumped high against it, and finally killed Du Wentao, no one wanted to stop their determination to be the emperor's father-in-law!
Regarding this matter, Du Wentao's heart is really sour, because of the eldest daughter's affair before, Jiang Qingyue left the Du family, and was finally kidnapped, Zhou Ruian was really angry with Du Wentao, and the arrest of his whole family became a fake show.
Later, it was Jiang Qingyue, when he was in Liuzhou, he heard about what happened to the Du family, and pleaded with Zhou Rui'an, and Zhou Rui'an agreed to exempt them, but in this way, the emperor's father-in-law's family could not be done, and the emperor's father-in-law's throne was lost.
Don't mention the bitterness in Du Wentao's heart, so this time watching the ministers jump up and oppose it, she was the only one who agreed.
First, it's because I miss Jiang Qingyue's kindness to him, and secondly, it's impossible for him to be a father-in-law anyway, and he can't let others be either, hmph, everyone comes to hurt each other!
But no matter how fiercely the ministers objected, Zhou Ruian was already determined, and another minister said that Jiang Qingyue was an ominous person and was not worthy of being the queen of Dajing.
As soon as Zhou Rui'an heard this, his face was like nine frosts, and he immediately ordered someone to beat the minister with thirty boards, but the poor man was just a civil official, and he had never suffered such a thing, and he was not much angry when he hit the fifteenth board.
In the end, a minister pleaded for mercy, and persuaded Zhou Ruian on the grounds that the big wedding was imminent and it was not appropriate to see blood, and Zhou Ruian let him go.
However, this incident has made everyone see Zhou Ruian's attention to Jiang Qingyue.
As the protagonist of the whole incident, Jiang Qingyue seemed a little too idle, she didn't have the consciousness of being a queen at all, and she didn't even know that she was about to become a queen, she was at a loss when she heard the news, aren't they still quarreling and fighting coldly, why are they suddenly going to get married?
Shen Yanniang heard the news from outside, and ran directly to Jiang Qingyue: "You are actually a woman?" ”
Jiang Qingyue: "...... Yes. ”
Shen Yanniang directly reached out and touched Jiang Qingyue's chest, and after half a sound, a wow sound came from the room: "The old lady actually likes a girl for so long!" ”
Jiang Qingyue: "......".
The affairs of the court have also spread all over the capital, and now everyone knows that Zhou Rui'an attaches great importance to Jiang Qingyue, and some girls have begun to envy Jiang Qingyue, as the daughter of Emperor Xuande, she is the princess, although she has fallen into the folk since she was a child, she has not enjoyed a noble status, and when her identity is exposed, Emperor Xuande is dead, and she has no respect to enjoy.
But I can't stand people marrying well! Zhou Ruian didn't care about her identity as the daughter of her enemy, and insisted on making her the queen, what kind of feelings is this? The girls' teeth were sour.
However, there are many readers who think that Zhou Rui'an's move is very inappropriate, not to mention that Jiang Qingyue's identity is sensitive, just saying that Zhou Rui'an did these things in order to establish Jiang Qingyue's future is enough to attract criticism.
An emperor, for the sake of a woman, actually disregarded the life and death of his minister, and attacked the minister who spoke out, isn't this what a faint king did? Now that Jiang Qingyue can already dispose of the ministers, will he still have to play the princes in the future?
Scholars have always been worried about the country and the people, they feel that now that Jiang Qingyue has not married Zhou Rui'an, he already has the potential to be the queen of the country, how can such a woman be able to take on the heavy responsibility of the mother of a country?
Therefore, many readers began to jointly boycott Jiang Qingyue's joint post of 10,000 people, and collected the signatures of many people, hoping to get Zhou Rui'an's attention.
In the imperial study, Zhou Ruian heard Liu Min's report and sneered: "It seems that these scholars are really too idle!" Even my family affairs have begun to be taken care of! ”
Liu Min didn't speak, he felt that Zhou Rui'an had indeed gone too far with Jiang Qingyue now, once the matter involved Jiang Qingyue, it would be difficult for Zhou Rui'an to take revenge and calm down, this was actually a very dangerous thing, and he couldn't help but be a little worried.
"Your Majesty, although these scholars are a little reckless, they are for the emperor and the country." Liu Min couldn't help but say a fair word.
As soon as Xiao Fuzi heard him speak, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, it's far away, it's too far, compared to Brother Luo, why can't Commander Liu learn to be good? Knowing what the emperor doesn't like to hear, he just picks up what the emperor doesn't like to hear, doesn't this make the emperor angry?
Zhou Ruian sneered: "How do you think this post came from?" It's just a group of scholars who are full of food and have nothing to do? After a pause, he threw the fold on the table: "This is obviously someone using public opinion to create a storm!" Do you remember that before, it was said that my life is not good, which is why it is so difficult to marry? ”
Liu Min's expression suddenly froze, if someone in the capital could easily incite the remarks of the scholars, wouldn't it be too terrible?
Zhou Ruian glanced at Liu Min lightly: "You, the commander of the brocade guard, are too careless!" ”
Liu Min immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "The minister is guilty." ”
"That's it, let's go check it out." Zhou Ruian said lightly, and after speaking, a touch of coldness flashed in his eyes, "I don't care about anything else, if anyone dares to stop my wedding, they will be arrested!" ”
Liu Min replied respectfully: "Yes!" ”
Xiaofuzi lowered his head, but secretly said in his heart, the emperor is in such a hurry, and he doesn't know if the mother will agree.
At this time, in Chen's mansion, after Chen Baobao heard the news that Zhou Rui'an was about to establish Jiang Qingyue, he smashed everything that could be smashed in the room, and his originally beautiful face also became hideous and terrifying at this time.
"Want to marry her? No way! When pigs fly! No one but me! Chen Baobao said with gloomy eyes.
After Chen Baobao finished speaking, she couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips to reveal a meaningful smile, which looked particularly weird under the moonlight.
In this early dynasty, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty quarreled with Zhou Rui'an again over the matter of the future, and this time the ministers came prepared, and launched an attack on Zhou Rui'an in all directions, listing one hundred and eight reasons why Jiang Qingyue was not suitable for the future.
Zhou Rui'an was so angry that his face changed, these people lined up to say bad things about Jiang Qingyue, could he be happy?
When Zhou Rui'an finally announced his retreat in anger, he immediately walked out, but as soon as he walked to the door, he suddenly covered his chest, his face turned pale, and then fell straight down.
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Fuzi screamed.
"Your Majesty!" The ministers also hurriedly exclaimed, it's over, they made the emperor angry.
Zhou Rui'an was sent back to the palace, and soon the imperial doctors were all recruited into the palace to urgently treat Zhou Rui'an.
As soon as Lin Zheyuan heard the news, he went to tell Jiang Qingyue, Jiang Qingyue was a little anxious at that time, and he turned around and wanted to enter the palace directly, but suddenly stopped again.
Lin Zheyuan couldn't help urging: "Qingyue, hurry up and go into the palace to see the emperor!" I heard that the emperor's illness this time is not clear, but Gonggong Fu has announced the entire imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital into the palace. ”
Jiang Qingyue raised his eyebrows: "Don't you think this scene is a little familiar?" Was that the same last time? ”
The last time she quarreled with Zhou Rui'an, Zhou Rui'an used a bitter trick to force her into the palace, and now he is quarreling with the ministers, maybe he also wants to use this trick to force the ministers to compromise?
After all, if the emperor is sick, Chongxi is also a way!
And Zhou Rui'an's body has always been very good, how could he suddenly fall down in a good manner? Jiang Qingyue, a veteran fool, felt that this matter was not so simple, and she didn't want to be fooled again, so she paused and didn't enter the palace.
Lin Zheyuan is also a little suspicious, after all, Zhou Ruian does have a lot of criminal records.
"What if it's true?" Lin Zheyuan said.
Jiang Qingyue thought for a while, and then said: "Let's take a look at the situation, it's really not good, I'll go into the palace tomorrow to inquire about the news, but I don't know if he has other plans, I will rush into the palace again, and then disrupt his arrangements." ”
Lin Zheyuan thought about it, Zhou Rui'an has a lot of ghost ideas, what if he really has other arrangements?
Jiang Qingyue thought that if Zhou Ruian was really sick, Liu Min or Xiaofuzi would also come to her, but she didn't expect that the first person to come to her was Chen Baobao.
When Chen Baobao saw Jiang Qingyue at home, his expression was a little hideous: "You are still at home?" You didn't take care of him! ”
Jiang Qingyue: "??? "What's going on?
Chen Baobao pointed at Jiang Qingyue and said angrily: "Because he has a deep affection for you, and he wants to make you the queen, this is how you repay him?!" After a pause, she continued: "You don't deserve him! ”
Jiang Qingyue felt that what Chen Baobao wanted to say was probably only the last sentence.
"Why are you coming to me?" Jiang Qingyue glanced at her.
Chen Baobao thought of the purpose of her trip, she suppressed the indignation in her heart, she looked at Jiang Qingyue, and showed a weird smile.
"I'm here to save him." Chen Baobao said: "In the end, he will know that only I can save him, and I am the most suitable woman for him!" ”
Jiang Qingyue felt that Chen Baobao's brain might be a little bad, this girl was particularly irritable and irritable when she was a princess before, but now when she looked at it, she found that her symptoms seemed to be more serious.
Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but chuckle: "Then what are you telling me?" It's not me who you want to save. ”
Chen Baobao immediately became angry, pointed at her and said, "He's sick, you don't care about it, and you can still laugh?" Jiang Qingyue, do you have a heart?! ”
Jiang Qingyue's face changed suddenly, she glanced at Chen Baobao deeply, and asked tentatively, "Do you know what disease he has?" ”
Chen Baobao's reaction was so weird that it made her feel a little strange, could it be that Zhou Ruian was really sick? And it seems that Chen Baobao still seems to know the inside story?
Chen Baobao curled the corners of his lips and showed a weird smile: "Of course I know, and I'm the only one who can save him!" Speaking of this, she gently stroked her sideburns, and then glanced at Jiang Qingyue proudly: "Let me tell you, this time, he has a Gu poison attack." ”
Jiang Qingyue's face suddenly changed!