Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 212

In an ordinary family, a mistress who gave birth to two sons-in-law did not want to divide the family property between the sons-in-law, and ordered the servants to instigate the two sons-in-law to kill each other but failed. After the head of the family found out, if the husband and wife were deeply in love, they might simply blame the wife for the two sons. In other words, if the husband and wife are weak, they will probably only reprimand them sharply.

But the royal family is not an ordinary family. Empress Wan's key target is the prince, and the family property she manages is the throne.

Murdering the prince and trying to seek a throne are all serious crimes.

Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty pointed out the Queen's crimes in the early court, and the officials discussed a lot. Some people thought that Queen Wan's reputation was spread far and wide. The master and the admonishment of Queen Wan are supplemented.

Most of those who said such things were secretly supporting King Qing.

Those who supported Concubine De and the fourth prince believed that the fourth prince acted impulsively when he was young, and he should be given a chance to correct his mistakes. On the other hand, Empress Wan had a deep-hearted intention to murder the two princes in one fell swoop. Take root, fearing that they will wait for an opportunity in the future, and they should be severely punished if they are unbearable.

Another two groups of courtiers felt that both the Fourth Prince and Queen Wan should be punished severely or given a lighter sentence.

And when King Qing and King Fu knelt down on the main hall to intercede for Queen Wan, Concubine De and Concubine Shu came hand in hand, in plain clothes and light skirts without any jewelry, and asked the emperor to be the master of the fourth and fifth princes. Insisting that the fourth prince was bewitched by Empress Wan to make a mistake, Concubine Shu is completely innocent and only feels sorry for the fifth prince.

Ming Huidi put his arm on the armrest of the dragon chair, squeezed his forehead, and asked Lu Zhan wearily: "What do you think Lu Qing?"

The ministers fell silent instantly, and all looked at Lu Zhan.The sixth prince is the one who suffers the most this time. Nothing happened is entirely due to luck. Once the wishes of Queen Wan and the fourth prince are fulfilled, how can the Lu family let it go?And based on the favored status of the imperial concubine at this time, as long as the empress Wan is abolished, the honor and favor of the imperial concubine and the Lu family will definitely rise to a higher level.Nowadays, there are many voices supporting the abolition of the empress, and if Lu Zhan also proposes to abolish the empress, that weight will definitely influence the emperor's decision.

However, Lu Zhan just walked to the middle of the main hall, calmly said: "This is a state matter, and it is also a matter of the emperor's family. All the ministers listen to the emperor."

Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty pondered for a long time after hearing the words, but was unable to make a decision for a long time, and decided to discuss it tomorrow morning.

After retiring from the court, the crimes of Queen Wan and the fourth prince also spread outside the palace with lightning speed.

When the news spread to the Duke's Mansion, Lu Mingyu immediately gave orders not to let anyone tell Mrs. Tai, and Chu Xing had already instructed him when he came back last night, so the Sanqiu Hall was still peaceful and happy.The old man Qiudong is the weakest in body. Mrs. Tai is unwilling to go out now, but she is in good spirits. Chu Xing specially invited two female storytellers to tell stories to Mrs. Tai every day.

Wan Shu was very anxious. At this juncture, she couldn't move around, so she sent someone to Cheng Enhou's mansion to inquire about the news, and then anxiously waited for Chu Sui to return.Wan Shu also knew that Lu Mingyu could speak in front of Emperor Huihui, but Wan Shu didn't want to ask Lu Mingyu.

She didn't want to, but Princess Qing called Princess Shangfu to come together and beg Lu Mingyu to go to the palace to persuade Lu Yun, hoping that Lu Yun would forgive Queen Wan once and intercede for Queen Wan in front of the emperor.Concubine Qing and Lu Mingyu usually don't have a deep relationship, and would only be courteous when they meet at banquets during festivals and festivals. Today, Concubine Qing put on an appearance of affectionate aunt and sister-in-law, even saying that everyone is a family.

Lu Mingyu was courteous and courteous, and she was sincere when she declined: "Princess, the fourth prince was imprisoned yesterday, because I was also in the palace at the time, and the Duke repeatedly told me not to interfere in this matter. Being so big, it is no longer a simple family matter, I am a housewife, and I really can't help, please forgive me for my difficulty."

Princess Qing repeatedly persuaded her and was repeatedly rejected. It could be seen that Lu Mingyu was determined not to care about it. She pursed her lips and was so anxious that she took out her handkerchief to wipe her tears, and said helplessly, "Since Ah Nuan can't help me, I can only go and trouble my grandmother." It's gone." Chu Xing dotes on his wife, and he will definitely not stand out for her cousin, but his grandmother loves her, as long as he asks his grandmother to help persuade Chu Xing, she will not believe that Chu Xing dare not listen to his grandmother.

"Princess, grandma is seriously ill. The Duke ordered her to come down this morning before leaving the house. No one is allowed to disturb grandma." Lu Mingyu couldn't see the threat in Princess Qing's words, and immediately reminded her lightly.

"Could it be that I am a dignified princess, why not go home to visit my grandmother!" Princess Qing suddenly had a fit, and angrily scolded Lu Mingyu.

Lu Mingyu was neither humble nor overbearing, and only said to Mrs. Chu, who had always acquiesced in Princess Qing's unreasonable troubles: "Second Aunt, you know your grandmother's physical condition better than anyone else, and please persuade the Princess well, so that grandma won't be surprised. .”

Princess Qing can threaten her with Mrs. Tai, and she can also threaten Mrs. Chu with men from the Chu family.

Once something happened to Empress Wan, her daughter's future would come to an end. Mrs. Chu couldn't bear her daughter's family being implicated by Empress Wan, but she dared not disregard Mrs. Tai's body, and dared not offend the stern and majestic nephew and filial son. Husband, what's more, Mrs. Chu knows well that her nephew listens to Lu Mingyu the most, and Lu Mingyu's side can't get through at all, even if Mrs. Tai is alarmed, it won't work.

Qiangyan Huanxiao acted as a peacemaker and eased the relationship between Lu Mingyu and her daughter. Mrs. Chu quickly dragged the princess and daughter away.Princess Qing wanted to cry and complain to her mother about her grievances, but Princess Fu, who was forced by her, didn't want to stay here any longer, and she said goodbye.

She married Prince Fu, who was least likely to become the crown prince. The emperor has always felt pity for King Fu's stupidity. This time, Queen Wan murdered the fourth and sixth princes. Anyone with a discerning eye knows which son Queen Wan is for. She and King Fu are in peace. Yes, I believe the emperor will not condemn them.

Princess Fu walked away confidently.

Princess Qing cried and scolded her for being unfilial in front of her mother, but what's the use of crying and scolding at this time, she still has to ask her mother to try her best to speak for her in front of her father and brothers, except for the Duke's mansion, she can't count on anyone now.She has been to Prince Zhuang's Mansion, and Prince Zhuang, the uncle who can manage Emperor Minghui, bluntly said that he didn't want to get involved in this matter. As for Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion, he couldn't protect himself at all.

"Mother, if I knew today, you shouldn't have let my second brother marry her. If you change someone else, you can get more favors." Crying and crying, Princess Qing even complained to Wan Shu.

Mrs. Chu knew that her daughter was just in a panic, not necessarily what she meant, so she sighed and agreed, at least to make her feel better first.Over there, Wan Shu heard that Princess Qing was coming, and hurried over to hear about the progress of Prince Qing's mansion, but was tactfully persuaded by her mother-in-law.

Wan Shu only thought of her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law talking to each other, and didn't think much about it.

In the evening, when the men of the Chu family came back, Chu Xing looked very ugly when he learned that Princess Qing had come to make trouble.He didn't want anything to happen to his blood cousin, but Queen Wan committed crimes and murdered the prince herself. Not to mention the government's helplessness, even Lu Yun's magnanimity to persuade the emperor in person may not work. Now it is not a simple family matter at all.

"Ah Nuan did the right thing, next time she comes to intercede for this, you don't even have to be polite." Chu Xing said as he wiped his face while taking the towel handed over by his wife.

Lu Mingyu smiled reassuringly as her husband was of one mind with her.

In the Xianyun Hall, because Wanshu is the niece of Empress Wan, Chu Sui understood that she cared about chaos, so he did not get angry, and patiently persuaded: "In the case settled by Jin Yiwei, it is a fact that the queen ordered the palace maid to instigate the fourth prince to commit murder. You let us How to persuade? Shu'er, I know you are anxious, but don't worry, this matter was done by the queen alone, as long as the father-in-law and mother-in-law act carefully, they will not be implicated."

"It's easy for you to say, but it's not your aunt!" Wan Shu sat on the edge of the bed, hearing her husband's refusal to help her and making sarcastic remarks, she couldn't help complaining loudly, then lay down on the quilt and began to cry, "You just don't want to help our Wan family. If something happens to the imperial concubine and Lu Mingyu cries, the eldest brother will definitely take care of the Lu family..."

I kindly persuaded him, but his wife didn't appreciate it, but messed around, and even brought in the imperial concubine who was murdered by Queen Wan. Chu Sui couldn't help feeling angry, left his seat, walked to the bed, and angrily said in a low voice, "The imperial concubine didn't want to harm Qing. King Wang Fu, the empress has her own fault for harming others. What can you do? Wan Shu, I warn you, now that you are our wife of the Chu family, you'd better keep your mouth shut, and dare to say such disrespectful words to the imperial concubine in front of outsiders. Duke's Mansion, don't blame me for not thinking about the relationship between husband and wife."

Wan Shu cried and turned to look at him in disbelief: "Don't miss the relationship between husband and wife? You want to divorce me?"

Chu Sui frowned: "I'm just warning..."

Before he finished speaking, Wan Shu suddenly rushed over, crying and beating his chest: "You want to divorce me before my aunt is dead, don't you want to divorce me a long time ago, so that you can take that vixen widow in?" !Chu Sui, you heartless..."

"Shut up!" Wan Shu didn't have much strength, but Chu Sui didn't want to be beaten in vain, so he grabbed Wan Shu's wrist and pushed hard, Wan Shu fell down on the bed uncontrollably.Falling down, Wan Shu didn't try to get up again, and turned her head with disheveled hair, facing Chu Sui's gloomy face, Wan Shu suddenly buried herself in the quilt and burst into tears.

Cheng Enhou's mansion has no title, but her father and brother have achieved nothing, and she has no real power in her hands. She has been proud of being the queen's niece since she was a child. Now that the queen's aunt has an accident, once she is convicted and punished, how will she be in the future? Show off your power in front of us?And Chu Sui, who didn't like her in the first place, and when she loses her aunt as a backer, Chu Sui will definitely disregard her even more, right?

The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became, and Wan Shu cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound.

Chu Sui didn't bother to waste any more words, straightened his robes, and went to the front yard to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, Emperor Minghui issued two imperial edicts.

The first one was to angrily denounce Queen Wan for two crimes.First, at the beginning of Emperor Minghui's ascension to the throne, Empress Wan was repeatedly instigated by the late Cheng Engong to influence the emperor's decision, but Emperor Minghui did not pursue the relationship between husband and wife.Unexpectedly, Empress Wan seemed to be repentant. She had performed good deeds for 20 years, but in fact she only wanted to win virtuous names to build momentum for King Qing. Seeing that the imperial concubine was being favored, she became jealous and even instigated the four princes to kill her younger brother. Such a woman with a heart like a snake, Unbearable to be a queen, now he is abolished and imprisoned in the cold palace.

The second way is to condemn the fourth prince, saying that the fourth prince was young and cruel, disregarding the brotherhood, first murdering the sixth prince and then framing the fifth prince, the wolf is ambitious, sent to the imperial mausoleum to guard the mausoleum, and is not allowed to leave the imperial mausoleum for life.Concubine De was unable to teach her children well, took her concubine position, demoted her to a nobleman, and punished her to contemplate behind closed doors for three years.

Unexpected, but also reasonable.

After hearing the decree, King Qing mourned unceasingly in the hall, knelt down on the ground and begged his father for mercy, and to forgive Queen Wan.Not only did Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty not be merciful, but in a fit of rage he demoted King Qing to King Ping, enfeoffed the land in a remote border town in the southwest, and set off immediately.When King Qing heard this, he cried even harder, but once the emperor issued an oral order, he could not change it.

King Fu felt sorry for his mother and elder brother, and also knelt down to plead for mercy, but Emperor Minghui only punished King Fu to confine him for half a year, and then dispersed.

Wan Shu heard that Empress Wan was abolished and King Qing was demoted to the southwest without being called to Beijing. It was almost tantamount to losing hope of inheriting the great rule in the future, and fell ill under great grief.Chu Sui was soft-hearted, went to visit his wife in the backyard, and held Wan Shu's hand to promise: "Shu'er, you are the wife I am marrying, and I didn't marry you because you are the queen's niece, and the current affairs in the palace will not affect you. With the status of the Chu family, you should take good care of your illness and stop thinking about it."

After repeated blows, Wan Shu no longer had the strength to get angry with her husband, so she cried and begged him: "Then don't go there anymore." As long as her husband is devoted to her, she is content without her aunt's support.

Chu Sui sighed and looked at her helplessly: "Brother Run is my son, how can I ignore him?"

Wan Shu pursed her lips, changed her request, and pleaded: "Then you can change a wet nurse for Brother Run, no, change a nanny, Brother Run will be nine years old in the next year, and he won't need a wet nurse."

Chu Sui's pitiful eyes slowly turned cold.

The reason why he arranged a wet nurse for his son instead of a nanny was because after Dong Yueer died, Brother Run was crying for his mother, it was too pitiful. If he found someone who was about the same age as Dong Yueer, it would be easier for Brother Run to forget the grief of losing his mother.Brother Run and Wei Shi have a deep relationship now, if he changed Wei Shi, wouldn't he want to make his son sad again?
Chu Sui couldn't do it.

But he didn't want to hit Wan Shu again. Only after Wan Shu was appeased, Wan Shu would forget about the empress being deposed and become the second mistress of the Chu family with peace of mind.In the past two years, the Duke's Mansion has been in a mess, and his mother was heartbroken because his sister left to the southwest, Chu Sui didn't want his mother to worry about him and Wan Shu anymore.

"Brother Run likes Wei, I can't change it, but don't worry, I will try my best to take Brother Run outside in the future, unless Brother Run is sick, I will not stay there again." Chu Sui solemnly told Wan Shu Guaranteed.Wei Shi always avoids him, and Chu Sui doesn't want to make things difficult for others, so it's better to spend more time with Wan Shu and seek peace.

Wan Shu didn't believe it or not: "You can really do it?"

If Chu Sui could really do it, she believed that Chu Sui was ruthless to Wei Shi.

Chu Sui smiled and kissed her hand, but felt very bitter in his heart.

His heart was bitter, and Chu Xing supported his wife who ran out of the door and retched, but his chest was agitated, and he told Cai Sang loudly: "Hurry up and send someone to invite the doctor!"

Lu Mingyu looked up, seeing his bright eyes, she couldn't help teasing him: "I'm so happy, if I don't get pregnant, what will the Duke do?"

Chu Xing lowered his eyes, met her sly peach blossom eyes, he chuckled lightly, and said in her ear: "Then continue to live."

The word "birth" is particularly heavy and meaningful.

(End of this chapter)