Chapter Ninety-Eight: Marriage
Half an hour's journey from the East Palace to Fengyi Palace, there was already a subordinate Bingming, and Cui Hua, the younger brother of the crown princess, took Dai Yue'er, the niece of the queen mother's family, away. Now people from all sides are looking for people, and the subordinates of the prince's mansion are afraid that the prince is in an inconvenient place, so they also send people to find them. The crown princess is the daughter of the Cui family of the prince's mother's family, the Cui family is a big family, and now under the protection of the prince, it can now be said to be the first family in the Shang country.
Today's queen mother is highly respected, with the support of many royal relatives and families, and she does not collide with the princelings on the surface, but she is secretly waiting for an opportunity to move.
When the prince heard about this, he was naturally a little impatient, the family was strong, and the consequences of this were also moths, the princess's younger brother was the most favored young master of the Cui family, even if he didn't like it, he had to keep it. These families call them ritual heirlooms, but in fact they hide dirt and dirt.
Thinking of the news he received a few days ago, Xie Ling, the seventh son of the Xie family, entered Beijing as an official and was reused by Emperor Chu. If you talk about the real family, only the Xie family of Da Chu is the most desirable, but it is a pity that they are already antagonistic by nature, but only such an opponent is somewhat interesting.
He has been carefully preparing for many years, and he has no intention of paying too much attention to the internal strife of the Jin Kingdom, as long as he guarantees to suppress it, they can't do anything, and when they succeed in their great business, these families don't need to exist anymore.
The subordinates knew that the prince didn't like such a thing, but he had to press it and protect him, so he didn't dare to say more.
The prince closed his eyes and recuperated, sat upright and walked on the chariot, and from a distance, the dragon was just beginning to appear, and it was even more majestic than the emperor on the dragon throne.
The subordinates followed closely behind, the prince still closed his eyes, and said lightly, "Where do you go to your father, just say that Cui Hua, the youngest son of the Cui family, and Dai Yue'er, the niece of the Empress Dowager Xinyue, this prince asks for a marriage will for him, and asks His Majesty to fulfill it, and after it is done, send it to Fengyi Palace." ”
It seems that he is not at all worried that His Majesty will refute the request.
The subordinates secretly pondered in their hearts, and they didn't dare to ask more, but they still said, "Yes." "I went according to the order, and by the way, I ordered someone to find Cui Hua, and told him that it was because he learned that His Majesty was going to marry him, so he was too surprised and did something out of line.
There is no need to say much about some things, the subordinates will do it well, the above only needs to make decisions, and the following comes forward to do things beautifully, which is the way of the emperor, and the talents below will have more ability to change, which also needs to be focused on training.
Arrived at Fengyi Palace, the Queen Mother has been waiting for a long time, as soon as she entered the palace, a kind of thick atmosphere, then paved the surface, the main seat sat on the graceful and self-contained Queen Mother, although the hair has gray hair, between the eyebrows and eyes, still shrewd.
Prince Gongjin said, "Grandson, please say hello to the Queen Mother." ”
"The prince is excused, come and sit down. ”
After thanking him, the prince sat down to the queen mother, and the two of them were talking with kindness and filial piety, only to see that someone from the palace came to report, and Mrs. Dai came to meet the queen mother with a token, and her face was sad.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was very surprised and hurriedly invited in.
Mrs. Dai, dressed in a first-class court dress, her eyes were red, she hurried in, and when she saw that the prince was also there, she could barely suppress her sadness
meaning, and saluted the two. The Queen Mother asked her to be exempt, but she knelt on the ground and refused to get up, shouting and begging the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to call the shots.
The Queen Mother was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong, so panicked, the Mourning family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are here, even if the Mourning family is old and useless, and the prince is here, he will definitely be able to administer justice for you." ”
"Today, the little girl Yue'er went out to choose and write the head of the jewelry, who knows, was met by Cui Hua of the Cui family, forcibly abducted, our family went to the door to ask for someone, but the Cui family refused to hand over people, and said that the young master did not come back, the courtiers knew that the Cui family was powerful, but I didn't expect to be unreasonable to this point, the little girl now I don't know whether she is alive or dead, the courtiers are,"
Speaking of this, she was out of breath, and the Queen Mother looked at the prince, who was holding the tea, tasting it carefully, and looked at it without meaning to speak.
had to speak first, "Cui Hua robbed a woman in the capital, and it was the young lady of the Dai family who was the royal prince who robbed her, what does the prince think about this matter?"
The prince said lightly: "This is a trivial matter. ”
Seeing that he was careless and disapproving, the Queen Mother was furious, and slammed the table: "A trivial matter, the prince said that this matter is a trivial matter? Cui Dai and his family are both relatives of the emperor and the country, and Yue'er can even be said to be Cui Hua's elder, Cui Hua is so bold and committed such a crime, the prince said that it is a trivial matter? The prince controls the power of the country, is it so indistinguishable from right and wrong? Is it possible for the prince to protect the little beasts of the Cui family?"
Although the prince is an orthodox descendant, in the end, he has part of the blood of the Cui family, and it is difficult to find out who this little beast is scolding. If the prince refuses to shield Cui Hua, then if the Cui family doesn't say it, they will naturally have a dislike with the prince in their hearts, and they will have a chance to take advantage of it in the future. If the prince protects Cui Hua, he just uses the topic to play, how can the prince, who does not distinguish between right and wrong, correctly exercise the power of the state.
I didn't look at these two noble women acting, and I didn't pay attention to the pairs of eyes that were waiting to see a good show, and the prince's tone remained the same, "The queen mother is a little restless, listen to her grandson slowly." ”
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, he is more hateful than arrogant and rude, could he already have a way to deal with it? This matter is sudden, no one has arranged it, but Cui Hua's little beast did it himself, and he and the others just suppressed the anger of the first time, and immediately summed up the follow-up in their hearts, and now there is a group of imperial histories, ministers, are writing excerpts, just waiting for the prince's choice.
Seeing that the Queen Mother's eyes were shining, the prince became more and more displeased in his heart, secretly sneered, and remained silent, "Grandson is here to congratulate the Queen Mother and Mrs. Dai." ”
Although Mrs. Dai is the serious wife of the Dai family, she is not the head of the house, her knowledge is limited, today's arrangement, if it is not for the sincerity of the heart, it will not be very realistic, the prestige of the prince is tricky, everyone in the Dai family knows it, and she never dares to face it hard, if it is not for her daughter this time, she will not dare to face the prince.
Although the Dai family is one of the best families in the Shang country, and the queen mother supports it, this waist still can't be completely straightened, obviously the daughter of the Dai family was killed, but it has been unable to seek justice. Thinking of this, even more sadness came from it, and tears couldn't stop falling.
Hearing the prince say congratulations, Mrs. Dai was extremely angry in her heart, the prince had reached this point of autocracy, he was simply unworthy of being in power, so excessive, so, angry in his heart, how dare he show it, so he had to cry and say, "Doesn't the prince refuse to pity my little girl, Yue'er is just Shaohua, that Cui Hua is a well-known prodigal, Yue'er she, I don't know, I don't know," thinking of the consequences, she couldn't say a word that was choked.
The queen mother was secretly happy in her heart, and her heart was really successful, the prince is now inflated, and the opportunity is coming. He still made a sad look on his face, "Prince, not to mention our royal family, the whole country has high hopes for you, do you actually bend the law for personal gain and want to protect the heinous sinners?"
The prince naturally listened to it with disdain in his heart, saying that Cui Hua was a heinous and intoxicating person, and the Dai family did few things that hurt nature and reason in private, and robbed the people's daughters, but it was just a small trick in the secret of these families. Someone else's daughter is not a person, or it is heinous to rob the daughter of your Dai family?
Dai Yue'er is self-assured and beautiful, has a vain personality, misbehaves, and has done a lot of bad things in secret, but these people should not be seen. Some people are bad like Cui Hua, the bad ones are upright, frank and open, and one day counts as one day. Some people have no luster in their hearts for many years, but their faces are still dazzling, and the bodhisattva's heart is simply hateful.
Having had enough of their performances, the prince took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
"Cui Hua, he is my brother-in-law, and his gentlemanly style has made me and the crown princess worry all the time. Yesterday, he begged to come to my house, saying that he had taken a fancy to Dai Yue'er, the young lady of the Dai family, and knew that he had always been uncompetitive, so he wanted me to ask my father for a marriage decree on his behalf, so as to add some glory to the Cui Dai family, and he would definitely change it in the future. I pitied him for his youth and ignorance, and seeing that he was sincere, and thought that he would be reconciled after he got married, I promised him to ask His Majesty for a decree on his behalf today, and to use it when he went to Dai's mansion and the two families had discussed it properly. ”
"Presumably he thought that this family affair would be successful, he was too happy, he was a little out of line for a while, and at this time he was frightened and didn't dare to appear, I have already ordered someone to find it, and when I find it, I will definitely give an explanation to the Queen Mother and the Dai family. ”
The Queen Mother was stunned, she didn't expect the prince to think of a way to deal with it so quickly, "The prince's words are too child's play, how can you promise to marry by holy decree." ”
Sun Er thinks that it is commendable to know that he has lost his way, and Cui Hua has the heart to correct his mistakes, so he might as well give him a chance. When Mrs. Dai was young in the past, wasn't she also a gentleman? Finally, when she met Mrs. Dai, she decided to change her mind, and finally became a princess, isn't it a good story? Dai Yue'er was respectful and submissive, quite like Mrs. Dai, and I am afraid that it will become a good story again. ”
The queen mother didn't expect the prince to compare his father with Cui Hua's animal, and regarded Cui Hua as his father's second, and he was extremely angry, but the prince had already praised the old lady Dai, but he had nowhere to attack, but he still didn't give up, "My father dared to propose marriage when he earned his fame, but now don't talk about marriage, the two families have never discussed this matter, he dares to act like this, it is obviously a crime." ”
The prince was puzzled: "The Queen Mother worships the Buddha every day, the Buddhist family does not pay attention to compassion, does the Queen Mother believe that Cui Hua can change? Or is she unwilling to give him the opportunity to reform and become a pillar of the country? Could it be that the Queen Mother does not believe in her grandson? Now that people have not found it, the Dai family has already convicted Cui Hua and forced the prince to punish him, the justice in your hearts, is that it?"
Mrs. Dai said angrily, "His Royal Highness the Prince, someone saw Cui Hua kidnapping Yue'er with their own eyes."
The prince couldn't bear to hear her cry, "Do you think it's taken away?" Listening to Cui Hua, Miss Dai is also quite affectionate to him, otherwise he wouldn't dare to rashly ask for an order, how can you not know that the two are happy." Since you have decided that Cui Hua has committed a crime, why don't you go to the yamen to complain and go all out to find it? You have come to bother the old Queen Mother, who has lived in the deep palace for a long time and is sick and weak, do you want the Queen Mother to go and find it for you with a cane?"
When the queen mother heard this, the prince was secretly saying that he was old and useless, and he was extremely unfilial.