Chapter 131: Marriage by Divine Decree
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Zhu Xinzhi nodded: "Yes." There were too many doubts in this case, and I was afraid that the trial of the Criminal Department would not be meticulous enough, so I asked my father for a holy decree. I didn't go to the court today, could it be that my father said it in the court? ”
"Not that Your Majesty said it." Meng Tingping took a deep breath, as if intoxicated by the aroma of tea, he closed his eyes, let these smells enter his nose, and after a long time, he muttered and spoke: "Your Majesty didn't say anything to me." When I went to the Criminal Department today for another case, I met Cai Minghe, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he told me. It is said that His Majesty summoned him alone last night and asked him to put all the files in order and hand them over to you today. Cai Minghe was very worried, and he really didn't know what to do, so he complained to me a few words. ”
"But a little file, what's there to worry about?" Zhu Xinzhi was puzzled.
Meng Tingping put down the cup: "Although it is only a corruption case, you also know that there is another person involved behind this corruption case." ”
"Lord Tai'an." Zhu Xinzhi said lightly.
Meng Tingping nodded: "Yes, it is related to the lord of Tai'an." Now that the lord of Tai'an has been buried in the ground, I am afraid that the bones under the loess are scattered, and it is not beneficial to Donglu's actions to turn out this old case. In addition, the lord of Tai'an was beheaded for murder and betrayal of the country, and if the masses doubted the prestige of the imperial court because of this case, the gains outweighed the losses. ”
"I understand what the teacher means." Zhu Xinzhi pondered his words: "But I don't understand, I'm just investigating a thorough corruption case, not the murder case of the county lord of Chatai'an, and the people should be very clear." ”
"Believe it!" As if shocked by his stubbornness, Meng Tingping's face changed.
Zhu Xinzhi said softly: "The teacher knows who I am, I have never liked to wronged any good person, and I will never let go of a wicked person." I want to investigate this old case, and it has nothing to do with the lord of Tai'an, but I firmly believe that behind this corruption case, there are still a large number of moths in the imperial court. These people are taking the court's money, but they are doing these things that hurt heaven and reason, which must not be tolerated and tolerated. Otherwise, the country will not be a country, and great disaster will come! ”
Meng Tingping stood up, looked at Zhu Xinzhi's eyebrows, couldn't find anything to say for a while, only sighed, brushed his sleeves and left.
Before leaving, he still didn't forget to smooth Zhu Xinzhi's jar of Dian Zhou Maojian.
Zhu Xinzhi looked at his child's temper, and he couldn't cry or laugh, so he quickly got up to catch up and sent him out.
After Meng Tingping left, Zhu Xinzhi immediately ordered to change his clothes: "Go to the Criminal Department." ”
Even when the prince of the dynasty and the prime minister of Yipin came forward to ask about this case, this case is definitely not simple, he can't wait to see the file of this case, if the news leaks out later, it is really not good.
Cai Minghe, the secretary of the Criminal Department, obviously didn't expect Zhu Xinzhi to come so quickly, so he made a gesture, and when he straightened his waist, he said with a sad face: "Lord Wang, I haven't sorted out the file yet, and I ask Lord Wang to sit for a while." ”
"It's okay, I'll take a look first." Zhu Xinzhi waved his hand and told him to get busy, while he sat down and read some of the scattered testimony he had already had.
From noon to evening, when the sun went down, he had only read two-thirds of the way, and some of the files had not yet been sorted out. Zhu Xinzhi saw that the bones in his body stiffened, and he stood up and stretched. Cai Minghe took a pile of files and put them on the case in front of him: "Lord Wang, this is newly organized, and there are still some parts, I'm afraid it will be finished at night at the earliest." Is the prince going to wait here, or is he going back to the house first, and the next official will send it to you later? ”
"Send it to me later." Zhu Xinzhi looked at the sky, it was not early, he had other things to do.
Cai Minghe said with a smile: "Your Highness has watched this whole day, it is best to walk back for a while, move your muscles and bones, save your bones from hardening, and when you are old in the future, you can't even straighten your waist like Lao Chen." ”
"Thank you Cai Shangshu for your kindness." Zhu Xinzhi arched his hand and said goodbye.
Accompanied by Gu Yu and Changtian, he really followed Cai Shangshu's advice and slowly walked back to Huai'an Palace. At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun has already fallen, and the darkness on the horizon is slowly suppressed, and in a short time, the whole of Kyoto is plunged into darkness.
At this moment, a team of fast horses escorted an old man in palace costumes, galloping through the street.
The lonely eagle had the sharpest eyes, and he could clearly see the old man in palace clothes on horseback at a glance, and looked at Zhu Xinzhi in surprise: "Lord Wang, isn't that Jinghe's father-in-law beside Your Majesty?" ”
"It's Jinghe." Zhu Xinzhi nodded, and a touch of joy bloomed on his face: "Go home quickly." ”
Hurriedly returned to Huai'an Palace, but was not busy sleeping, Zhu Xinzhi hurriedly instructed Gu Yu and Changtian: "Quickly, move out all the fireworks we brought from Yizhou and send them to Xie's house." ”
"Won't the prince wait until the time of the marriage to release it?" Changtian scratched his head.
The lonely eagle was smarter than him, and knocked on his head: "Stupid, didn't you see Jinghe's father-in-law just now?" What he holds in his hand, eight times out of ten. Nine is the decree of marriage. Let's take the path and go back to Huai'an Wangfu first, and within half a pillar of incense, Jinghe's father-in-law was allowed to go to the door of our mansion. ”
Chang Tian sighed and turned around to do it.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Xinzhi changed his clothes, he heard Gu Yu say: "Lord, Jinghe's father-in-law has arrived, let you go to the door to receive the order." ”
Zhu Xinzhi immediately greeted him.
At the gate of Huai'an Palace, a group of guards escorted Jinghe to stand at the gate, seeing Zhu Xinzhi coming, he slowly knelt down, Jinghe smiled and asked a few words, and then unfolded the holy decree and read: "Fengtian Xuanqing, the emperor's edict, said: I have five sons, Longling is different, the emperor's five sons are ranked as relatives, as a model for brothers, a role model for the people, bow to the best, the family and the country are great, I am very relieved." Zhu Fengqiu, the fifth son of the emperor, is twenty and six, and has not been married so far. The Xie family has three daughters, all of whom are Luo Fu, and the third miss of the Xie family is born as a concubine, with clean and elegant conduct, and intentional speech, with the third miss of Xie Fu as the wife of the fifth son of the emperor, that is, the princess of Huai'an, and she chose a good day and an auspicious day to marry. Chin this! ”
"Son-in-law commands, thank you father Emperor Longen!" Zhu Xinzhi put his hands above his head and bowed his head respectfully.
Jing He put the holy decree into his palm in a dignified manner, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince." Now that the prince has been married by His Majesty, Qu Guifei Niangniang is finally relieved. In the coming year, when the prince's mansion is added, the old slave will come to drink a cup of wine. ”
"Thanks to my father-in-law's good words." The lonely eagle stepped forward and stuffed a piece of silver in his arms into him: "Although the palace has not yet been added, the kindness of my father-in-law is remembered by the prince of my family. My father-in-law came all the way to work hard, which means, please ask my father-in-law to drink. ”
"Thank you, Lord Wang." It is customary to reward the eunuch for the decree, Jinghe has nothing to shirk, and he accepted it generously, while saying: "The slave is still in a hurry to go to the Xie family to announce the decree, the prince, the old slave retires!" ”
"I'll send you." Zhu Xinzhi hurriedly said.
Jing He smiled sullenly, sent him to the gate, turned over and galloped to Xie's house after turning over his horse.
As soon as he left, Zhu Xinzhi calculated the time and followed him from Huai'an Palace.
Pei Xie Tang had just finished the evening class, the afternoon was not more comfortable than the morning, and after practicing for a while, she was covered in sweat, she returned to the courtyard, the girl was humming a song to clean the room, she glanced at it in a hurry, and asked in surprise: "Basket, Miss Biao hasn't come back yet, where did the people go?" ”
After Changtian followed Chen Yuanyuan out, he came back soon and said that she had arrived home, why couldn't she find anyone?
The basket was inexplicable: "It has been said for a long time that people have arrived home, and it must be time to get home." Maybe it's in the second miss's house at this time, she has been wronged by our young lady, and it makes sense to go to the second miss to vent her anger. ”
The second miss only wronged her in the morning, and she ran back crying, how could she go to the second miss's house to ask for her own fun. In my opinion, it must not be in the second lady's house. Will you go out for a walk? Wu'er said.
The basket shook his head: "She has no money on her, what is there to do shopping." Besides, it's time for the market to close. ”
Chen Yuanyuan's family is not wealthy, and the rewards given to her before are all broken silver, she knows very well in her heart that Chen Yuanyuan must not have more than ten taels of silver on him, even if he wants to go shopping, he won't be able to go shopping for long. After all, I can't buy any good things, I saw the good goods given by the third lady yesterday, and with the comparison, the more Chen Yuanyuan walked, the more aggrieved he became, and he was afraid that he couldn't go on in three steps.
Pei Xie Tang thought about it, then waved his hand: "Where does Miss Cousin's family live?" ”
"East Gate, it seems." The basket recalled carefully: "Master Chen is the bookkeeper of the Criminal Department, only the East Gate is the closest to the Criminal Department, the houses in that area are not as expensive as those in the south and north, and the prices are cheap, the second aunt is the most budget-conscious, and only the East Gate is the most suitable for the Chen family." Moreover, it should not be on official roads. ”
The places that rely on the official road are all expensive, and they are either bought by rich merchants, or rewarded by His Majesty to powerful ministers.
Pei Xie Tang turned his head and instructed Wu'er: "You go to Chen's house and ask if Miss Biao has gone home." ”
Wu'er answered, turned around and was about to look for it, but when he turned around, he saw that the courtyard door was open, and Chen Yuanyuan was holding the peach tree at the door, looking at Pei Xie Tang in the house with a sad and angry face.
"Miss, Miss Cousin is back!"
Seeing that she had discovered herself, Chen Yuanyuan's face froze, and he quickly adjusted his expression and walked in with red circles under his eyes.
"Where have you been?" Pei Xie Tang frowned, looked up and down, and saw that she was not injured in the slightest, and finally relieved.
She was afraid that Chen Yuanyuan would lose a piece of meat, and Xie Muyuan would blame herself for this, and change her way to ask for benefits from Manjiang Court!
Chen Yuanyuan bowed his head: "I haven't gone anywhere." ”
"Just now in the Huai'an Palace, you ran out of the palace without saying a word, what kind of system did you become." Pei Xie Tang poked at her pain point with a smile.
Chen Yuanyuan was already enduring it, but when he heard the words, he finally couldn't suppress it, and suddenly raised his head to stare at Pei Xie Tang, and said a little viciously: "You already knew that the prince wouldn't want that painting, but he still let me go with him." You, you're trying to humiliate me, aren't you? ”