Yanmenchun

Chapter 44

The emperor sat high on the imperial steps, and the recent events in Chengxian County, as well as the prevention of snow disasters in Kyoto, covered the table.

Concubine Yu had no child, so she conferred concubine Yu once or twice to comfort her, but she was crying all the time recently, the emperor didn't want to see her very much, and was thinking about going down to Concubine Rong's palace for a while.

The eunuch outside suddenly came in nervously, whispering something in the supervisor's ear.

The supervisor was the chief eunuch who was the emperor's personal eunuch. He walked over a few steps and knelt down beside the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, someone has sounded the Dengwen drum, and they are already outside the palace!"

The emperor frowned suddenly, what happened in the past two days, the Dengwen drum, which had not sounded once in more than ten years, rang for the second time in the past few days.

All the ministers were discussing immediately after hearing this, the emperor slapped the table heavily, and said sternly, "What's the reason for beating the Dengwen drum?"

"He was a teenage boy, a native of Kyoto. He said that the Eighth Princess intentionally harmed others. He ordered his subordinates to cause trouble and injure others. He killed his grandfather, who was over [-] years old. , and said that slandering the royal family is a serious crime, he was beaten up and kicked out, and he wants to sue the eighth princess."

These words were like pouring hot oil into a boiling pot, and the whole court immediately boiled.

Li Xiangshan frowned and was about to speak.

Master Wang from the Yushitai quickly came out and shouted: "Your Majesty! I have handed over the papers for the eighth princess yesterday, and the eighth princess deliberately murdered the female family members of the Zhenbeihou Mansion in order to vent her personal anger!"

The emperor frowned and remembered the dispute between the Eighth Princess and Shen Tuchan at Yubi's place that day.

Li Xiangshan didn't speak again, but turned his head to glance at another adult, who quickly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the eighth princess has a noble status and has been in the harem all year round. How could she do such a thing? Targeting must have been premeditated!"

Lord Wang gave him a sneering look and said, "Master Zhao, you have to figure out the matter even if you protect the eighth princess. These two things are actually the same thing."

After finishing speaking, he immediately turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have witnessed this incident with my own eyes! The head of the Eighth Princess Mansion arranged a crazy carriage to ambush the eldest lady of Zhenbeihou Mansion, but the carriage lost control and a stampede occurred in the tile alley." , Dozens of pedestrians were killed or injured, and this young man is the family member of the deceased old man! The carriage of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion escaped by chance, and the young lady took pity on the common people, and took gold and silver to treat the wounded common people."

Mr. Zhao, who defended the Eighth Princess, rebuked angrily: "It's so easy to draw a conclusion. Is this how the Yushitai supervises the officials? How do you know that someone didn't slander the Eighth Princess?"

Lord Wang looked righteous and formidable: "Naturally, it was obtained by the Jingdu Guard's investigation. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, Xuan Jingdu Wei will come to have an audience. Your Majesty will ask, how dare they hide it!"

The commander of the Jingdu Guard next to him remained silent, but he glanced at him upon hearing this.

The emperor also understood what was going on, and said impatiently: "Okay, I know!"

With preconceived ideas and many things he has seen with his own eyes, the balance in his heart has been tilted towards the eighth princess who suffered twice and held grudges against Shen Tuchan.

But the eighth princess is his daughter after all, so he looked at the commander of the Jingdu Guard and said, "Go and investigate this matter carefully."

The commander said yes, but he kept cursing in his heart. Someone in Yan Palace had already reminded him yesterday that this matter was not something he should take care of. Just report what you found.

If you don't report to anger King Yan, but report to Li Taiwei, you are in a dilemma.

Shen Tuchan invited Feng Yingru to have tea and enjoy the plum blossoms today.

The Zhenbeihou Mansion planted some plum blossoms, not too many, but they are also high-quality goods, just to see the red plums reflecting the snow every year when it snows.

Shen Tuchan's tea art is not good, but she likes the process of making tea very much. The dry tea leaves are stretched in the boiling water, which is extremely tense.

She and Feng Yingru sat on the big kang, looking at the plum blossoms through the window, while making tea.

Feng Yingru's marriage is scheduled for the middle of next year, and she doesn't have much time left. She is also busy preparing wedding dresses and embroidery. It is very rare to have such leisure time.

Feng Yingru drank tea for a while before saying: "The Empress has already issued a decree to betroth Yan Xin to the crown prince as a side concubine. I heard the eldest princess mention it, it seems that she is going to pass the palace a few years ago."

Shen Tuchan was slightly surprised: "So urgent?"

"The prince is already nineteen years old, and there are only two girls in the East Palace. Can you not be in a hurry?" Feng Yingru sighed after finishing speaking.

Shen Tuchan didn't take it seriously when she heard this. His Majesty was not very old when he ascended the throne, let alone a son, he didn't have a single child, so he ascended the throne as usual.

Shen Tuchan still answered casually: "Then why don't you just marry a crown princess? The crown prince is already at this age, and the East Palace has all concubines and side concubines, yet the position of crown princess is still vacant."

The prince had previously engaged in a marriage. The marriage granted by the emperor was to the eldest daughter of Liu Taifu in the court. Liu Taifu was the elder of the two dynasties. If he could wait for the prince, it would be the third dynasty.

But it's a pity that Ms. Liu was unlucky. She fell into the water and drowned before she got married to the prince. The queen was very troubled because of this. The Qin Tianjian meant that Ms. Liu was poor and could not match the prince.

No matter how beautiful the words are, the prince has lost the princess, and this delay has come to the present.

Feng Yingru took a tangerine and roasted it next to the charcoal fire, and said absently: "There is no suitable person at the moment, and the crown prince is very picky, so the queen can't care about her two sons, so she can only give it to her well." If the crown prince accepts a side concubine, it is fine to have a concubine's grandson."

Shen Tuchan nodded. The crown prince looked easy to talk, but in reality he was able to make calculations in his heart. Jiang Lan couldn't talk because he looked at it. The two sons born to the queen are all outstanding. The only shortcoming may be that the son is too talented. Good luck, mothers don't have much say.

Feng Yingru talked about things outside for a while before remembering to remind Shentuchan: "I'm afraid you will have to enter the palace less in the future. Although the Mobei War was not victorious at the time, your parents were still loyal to the country. The Empress takes pity on you. May propose a marriage for you."

Looking at each other, Shen Tuchan frowned slightly, but it was really troublesome.

She will be fifteen years old in the second half of the new year. Women in the Jin Dynasty married early. If they enter the palace, they will inevitably be watched by the empress, but many things cannot be done without entering the palace.

Shen Tuchan couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said: "It seems that I have to hurry up and find a marriage for myself."

Feng Yingru glared at her when she heard the words: "Nonsense, how can you stand up to it all at once, it's a lifetime thing."

Shen Tuchan couldn't help laughing and said: "Everything is in a dilemma."

After marrying someone in Beijing, she will be trapped here for the rest of her life.

Feng Yingru knew that this matter was not as simple as love and love for her, and it was really difficult to distinguish for a while, so she couldn't help biting her lips and said: "The soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, but there are other ways."

Shen Tuchan twisted the teacup and nodded while looking at the red plums outside the window.

I saw Shentu Danlin's servant hurried out through the second door with a strange doctor, which was a door separating the outer courtyard from the inner house, obviously he was looking for a doctor for Shentu Danlin.

(End of this chapter)