Chapter 304: The main wife is demoted to a concubine
The emperor's punishment is indeed very light, not only did he not kill his head, but he only demoted him to the first rank, Bai Muhibiscus sneered in his heart, the old country's grandfather's plan back then really played a big role.
But she wants to see how long the emperor can tolerate the Bai family, from now on, the bad luck of the Bai family will come one after another, and they will have to destroy the Great Wall by themselves, so that the emperor can make up his mind regardless of the merits of the old prince!
Bai Shizu was overjoyed to see that he had slipped away from the Ghost Gate and came back, and the emperor just chose to demote him to such a light punishment. hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Emperor Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
"If you want to thank you, thank you for having a good father and a good daughter, you will definitely take this as a warning in the future, and if you make a mistake, I will never spare it!" The emperor didn't have a good face for Bai Shizu, for the sake of the old man's entrustment, he chose to take it lightly, but it didn't mean that he really forgave Bai Shizu.
Bai Shizu hurriedly took over and said: "The minister must keep to himself, and he will never dare to do it again!" ”
Bai Shizu's heart returned to his stomach, he understood what the emperor meant, this was for the sake of his father's face, and Bai Mujin was unwilling to pursue it, so he would be sentenced so lightly. But he didn't have much gratitude to Bai Hibiscus, it was just that she was afraid of the world, so she had to intercede for him.
At this time, several old men also picked up the things and said, "Qi Qi Sheng, this letter was indeed written ten years ago, and it can be seen from the obsolescence of the paper and the ink, it is definitely not a fraud!" ”
Lu collapsed to the ground, her face was dripping with sweat, she didn't want to believe that Lu Wanqin had found out about herself and Bai Shizu back then, and she could still let her stay in the Bai family, and pleaded with the old lady to let her be the stepmother.
In her opinion, her ability to sit in the position of the Duchess of the Kingdom is all the result of her cleverness and painstaking calculations. How could it be that Lu Wanqin helped her achieve it before she died?
Impossible, how could a woman like Lu Wanqin, who is as stupid as a pig and doesn't know the world, see through herself? She obviously did everything seamlessly, and even hid the fact that she was pregnant before marriage a long time ago.
How could Lu understand that a woman doesn't need any evidence to find out if the man she loves has changed her mind. Now that you've found it, why is it so difficult to find the clues?
The emperor glared at Bai Shizu coldly and scolded: "You, if your father knew about it, he would probably die of shame for you, and the daughter of the Lu family deigned to marry, and you actually ...... From now on, you don't want to be an official in the court, be your Ninghou well! ”
One sentence removed Bai Shizu's official position, and I am afraid that as long as the emperor reigns for one day, he will hardly have a bright future, Bai Shizu said disheartenedly: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”
Turning his head and glaring at the Lu family fiercely, if it weren't for this woman, how could he lose the title of the Duke of the Kingdom and lose his official position, and there would be no future again. He was only in his thirties, and when he was about to make a big difference, he had to stay at home.
The Lu family knew that after she went through this, she would not only have to be demoted to a concubine, but also lose Bai Shizu's favor, which was the most fatal blow. Because being a concubine is not terrible, she will always return to the position of wife one day, as long as Bai Shizu's heart is still in her, nothing is impossible.
But looking at Bai Shizu's hateful eyes, she understood that unless she had a way to help Bai Shizu re-enter the court as an official, this account would fall on her head, and Bai Shizu would only dislike her because of this.
There is no need for Mrs. Lu to say anything, the emperor has already made an order: "Lu's fornication with his brother-in-law before marriage is regarded as unchaste, without the orders of his parents, and the words of the matchmaker can only be a concubine, from now on, you are just Bai Shizu's concubine, as for the wife, I heard that Bai Hou also has a flat wife, it is Mrs. Bai who marries him, right?" ”
Bai Shizu nodded, thinking that he had been snubbing Mu Xinping before, and suddenly felt a little guilty, compared to the disasters that the Lu family brought to him one after another, Mu Xinping was bent to cater to her, and he was cold to her, and he did not change in the slightest.
"Well, then you have it, you don't have to continue the string, your flat wife will be a regular wife!" The emperor said lightly, he didn't have the heart to continue to pay attention to the mess of the Bai family.
The Lu family was crying and crying, but Bai Yunxi was like being struck by lightning, she became the daughter of the concubine, from a concubine to a concubine, what is going on?
She looked at her mother in a daze, then looked at her father, shook her head, unwilling to accept the facts, she cried and begged: "Your Majesty, the courtiers are not convinced, the mother is obviously the stepwife that her father is marrying, how can she be demoted to a concubine, no matter how she is also the daughter of the Lu family, how can the daughter of the Lu family be a concubine?" ”
The emperor frowned, and he didn't have a good impression of this girl who pretended to be weak but actually had a bad stomach, and said disgustedly: "Are you disobedient to my will and want to resist it?" ”
Bai Yunxi shook his head in horror, resisting the decree is also a capital crime, but if he does not resist the decree, he will become a concubine from now on, in Tianyuan, the daughter of the concubine is slightly more noble than the slave, if she is not favored by her mother-in-law, she will be casually matched with a low-door small family in the future, or like her mother, to be someone else's continuation!
But her mother's continuation is already excellent, at least her father was young at the time, in his prime, and he was in love with her, and his father was Ning Guogong, such a good thing could not be touched by anyone.
Can she still have such good luck, like her mother, to find such a man to be her husband?
She bit her lower lip tightly, and she bit out blood, but Bai Mujin persuaded: "Sister, if you don't make amends to the emperor, do you want to bear this crime of resisting the decree?" ”
Bai Yunxi gritted her teeth and looked at her, eager to go up and bite off a piece of the white hibiscus's flesh, she said hatefully: "Don't be complacent, sooner or later, when you cry, do you think that if you bring down my mother, my father will give you more mercy?" Don't be delusional, no matter if I am a concubine or a concubine, my father's favorite daughter will always be me! ”
Bai Yunxi has nothing to make Bai Mu Hibiscus jealous, she thinks that this is Bai Mu Hibiscus's fatal injury, because Bai Shizu doesn't care about Bai Mu Hibiscus's daughter at all.
Bai Mujin smiled slightly and said, "Xi'er, first make amends to the emperor, no one can save you if you don't respect the will!" ”
Does she care? Bai Shizu's so-called pity and fatherly love? If Bai Yunxi said these words in public in her previous life, she would definitely be heartbroken, but now she just thinks it's funny, she is a person who has died once, and has been pushed to death by her father more than once, will she still care what fatherly love is?
Bai Yunxi also sneered and said, "Don't force it, do you remember your wish to throw it in front of the Guanyin Temple and the spirit tree on your birthday every year?" Ha ha...... You beg every year that your father can accompany you to dinner on your birthday, such a humble and small wish, but it is a pity...... It hasn't been achieved since you were three years old! Your heart must be very painful, you will hurt for the rest of your life, and he will never forgive you in this life! ”
Bai Yunxi was probably also mad, or she also hated her father for not standing up for her mother at this time, why didn't he firmly ask her mother to keep her wife's position and let her become a concubine.
All of them are hypocritical, he held their mother and daughter in the palm of his hand a moment ago, and he can abandon them at this moment, and she doesn't want to save face for him anymore.
Bai Shizu's face became more and more pale, and he said angrily: "Xi'er, don't talk nonsense, quickly ask the emperor for guilt!" ”
Bai Yunxi glanced at Bai Shizu miserably, and cried: "Father, you can beg the emperor, beg the emperor not to belittle my mother as a concubine, she has become a concubine, and Brother Xuan and I are concubines, what do you want us to do in the future?" ”
She is most concerned about whether her mother is a wife or not, she just can't bear to become a concubine and hang up the title of "concubine", not only her, but her children will also be affected, just like her.
Brother Xuan lost the right to inherit, everything in the Bai family would be Bai Muchen's, and Brother Xuan could only get a meager share of the family property, and there would be no future at all.
Bai Shizu glared at her angrily and said, "This is a holy decree, you think it's child's play, why don't you make amends to the emperor quickly, do you want to affect our family?" ”
The emperor is already annoyed enough with them, if they provoke the emperor again, I am really afraid that they will be belittled to the end, and the Bai family will be finished at that time. 's father didn't offend people a lot back then, if it weren't for the emperor supporting him, I don't know how many people would have stepped on it.
"No need, I see that your father and daughter didn't take me seriously, Bai Shizu, you have taught a good daughter, it's just that, let her become a concubine, it can be regarded as a punishment for her!" The emperor will not be as familiar as a little girl, for him, the Bai family is already in the waning mountains, and he doesn't need to do it himself, and it will go downhill day by day.
Bai Shizu hurriedly pulled Bai Yunxi, pressed her head down, and thanked: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”
"Hmph, no need, if you don't hate me, I'm already very pleased. As for Xie, I don't dare to hope that if the old man Bai has a spirit in the sky, I don't know if he will regret choosing his eldest son as his successor! The emperor said coldly.
Bai Shizu bowed his head and was silent, he has been passed down since ancient times, he is naturally the rightful successor, even if the emperor is unwilling, there is no way to change it.
The emperor didn't bother to pay attention to Bai Shizu, and continued: "Today, the county lord of Anping has been wronged, and such a filial person has been framed again and again. I rule the world with benevolence and filial piety, but I never want to harm others with benevolence and filial piety, of course, as a child, we must be filial to our elders, but can parents really be unkind and unkind? If you don't fulfill your responsibilities as a parent, how can you be qualified to demand filial piety from your children? ”
"Lord Anping, your mansion has been given to me, just on West Street, it was originally the house of my second emperor uncle, and now it is given to you, you can move in at any time, you don't have to wait until you are in time. And also...... I allow you to recover your biological mother's dowry, and the Lu family must not owe a cent, otherwise you can send her to Jingzhao Yin Yamen in accordance with the Tianyuan Law and sue her for embezzling the property of the first lady. The emperor continued.
Bai Mu Hibiscus bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor!" ”