Chapter 178
On the second day, Zhou Xian Yang and Rong Xiang Xiang went to the palace to pay their respects. His Majesty was busy with the court, so they went to Ci Ning Palace first.
After this year, the Empress Dowager was not sure if she was tired or overly sad because of Xian Yang’s accident, she looked much older.
Although they tried their best to say nice words, coax the Empress Dowager happy, but the old man seems to be a bit bland judgment of their own fate.
“I’m afraid this year is not over.” The empress dowager smiled, her cloudy eyes transmitted a lurid light.
“Imperial grandmother don’t say demoralizing words. Some days ago, my grandson was almost unable to survive, and now I’m still standing in front of you.”
Empress Dowager said, “Good boy, you are young, naturally you will be fine. My old bones, eat how many thousand years of ginseng is not useful.”
At this time, the grandmother brought ginseng soup, Zhou Xian Yang in the couch side, serving the Empress Dowager used, and accompanied by talking for a long time.
Seeing the Empress Dowager sleepy gradually, two people will not dare to disturb, exit Ci Ning Palace.
At this time, the inner officer of Chongzheng Hall came to invite King Yuh and Wangfei to go over.
The emperor is sitting on the dragon chair, a scroll on the case.
Second brother-in-law is kneeling in the middle of the hall.
Rong Xiangmian took the opportunity to salute, quietly looked at, see his expression is not nervous, heart a little settled.
After getting up, the emperor first asked about Xian Yang’s health. When he walked into the palace, the threshold was too high, and he needed the help of the princess, so he thought he was still weak, and the emperor couldn’t hide the pain in his heart.
Looking at this once incomparable prima donna son, to save the emperor and to this point, if the future of the bow and horse riding on the hopeless, really is a pity ah.
The emperor listened to his speech breathless, instructed him a few words to recuperate well, and praised the hard work of meeting each other.
Finally, before nodding to the painting, he asked Xiangmian: “Did you paint this?”
Rong Xiangmi did not panic: “Father, what painting? Can you allow my daughter-in-law to take a look?”
The emperor was silent for a moment, signaling Shen Duzhi to unfold the painting in front of them.
Rong Xiangshi only swept a glance and smiled, “Father, I bought this at a painting stall.”
“This is not your painting?”
“Father Emperor Mingjian, daughter-in-law that point of the minuscule painting work, are followed by Princess Zhaoren together to learn, but a few strokes of writing, this …… really can not ah ……”
“I also know, so with you to ask. The British Duke’s House is not so bad as to use this kind of poor quality paper for his daughter.” The emperor finished his words, “In that case, why did you send this painting to the imperial tomb?”
“Father, Xiangmian doesn’t understand.”
The emperor was a bit displeased, “I am asking you, why did you send something to the imperial tomb?”
Rong Xiangmian immediately truthfully told the situation that second brother-in-law had spoken to them that day, and added, “Your Highness remembered Father’s words that you could not transmit letters to Yu privately. Xiangmian then thought, anyway, brother-in-law was ordered to Yu’s furnishings furnishings, the left is just in the painting stalls and bazaars to buy a few furnishings, I happen to have here, so I took it. Just lie to her that I painted, anyway, she does not know. Anyway, let her know that your highness is well, don’t do those confusing things, looking for death, failing the father a piece of benevolent heart.”
“You are adaptable!” The emperor’s tone was heavy, but not like he was angry.
Rong Xiangmian picked up the previous posture of Princess Zhaoren breaking into even the biggest trouble, and returned, “Father, Your Highness has not been able to escape from death with great difficulty, and her serious injuries have not yet healed, so I’m going around doing merit and accumulating blessings. But even a hundred merits in the temple are not as good as saving a living person! Although I don t know Yu, I can t really let her die because His Highness touched her head, so …… it is too hurtful to the yin kites. Is it wrong to do something wrong to meet each other?”
Said, busy kneeling down to thank for the crime.
Zhou Xian Yang knows that Xiangmian this is to take everything to their own body, take the initiative to step forward, kneeling down to ask for forgiveness with difficulty: “Father, although Yu’s sins are deep, but in the end, desperately gave birth to me, the son of the court can not bear to see her die for me. This matter is all because of me, if there is anything wrong, I am willing to be punished. It is only that both Consort Yu and General Zhanbei were involved because of their good intentions and for my sake, so please do not condemn them, Father.”
Rong Xiangmian didn’t expect Zhou Xian Yang to take the lead and pinched a sweat. Her heart was in turmoil and she wondered if the Emperor would be angry with him.
The Chongzheng Hall was quiet for a few seconds before the Emperor slowly opened his mouth, “I am decreeing that you are not allowed to meet with Yu to pass on the news, this painting is not considered a violation of the decree, I will have someone send it over to appease her so that Yu will no longer seek death.”
After saying that, he also said sternly: “General Song Ye Xing of the North Conquest, public and private affairs are not separated, behavior oversteps the rules, dismissed from the military, deprived of the qualification to inherit the title.”
Zhou Xian Yang still wanted to plead for mercy, but Rong Xiang Mi gently tugged on his hem at the back, interrupting all the words he had just uttered. Meanwhile, Song Ye Xing had already kowtowed and admitted his punishment.
Xiangmian helped Zhou Xianyang out of Chongzheng Hall, but did not leave the palace immediately, waiting for his second brother-in-law to come out afterward and ask him what was going on.
Song Yexing was also skeptical: “This painting and other things, I gave my men in charge of the procurement of people loaded the car together to take to the imperial tomb. Just after I left the city, I was intercepted by the Department of Criminal Justice. It’s my fault for being careless, I should have sent it myself.”
Zhou Xian Yang apologized, “Brother-in-law was implicated by me.”
He wasn’t very upset: “We are brothers-in-law, His Majesty is afraid that His Highness and the Duke of Chang’s House are getting too close, it’s better to punish me than His Highness.”
The second brother-in-law was a straightforward and honest man, and he spoke with such sincerity that Zhou Xian Yang was on the verge of believing his words for a moment.
If he didn’t know his mother well, he really would have fallen into this trap in his haste.
On the carriage ride back, Zhou Xian Yang thought it was strange, “The Criminal Investigation Department withdrew after I was injured saving the driver’s life, and didn’t follow us anymore. How come this time, when we gave away the painting, we would go to intercept it. The gift of the painting happened at the British Duke’s residence, who leaked the news?”
Rong Xiangxian also thought of this and spoke first without waiting for him to speak, “Aunt Zhong went back to her mother’s house early that day, it was bound to not be her.”
Zhou Xian Yang also felt that it would not be Aunt Zhong.
Rong Xiangshi suddenly thought, “When the painting was delivered that day, a few relatives next to her might have seen it and paid attention.”
“That’s a lot of people to know. But that are all the relatives of the British Duke’s residence, who would take this to heart, and also guessed that the painting was to be sent to the Imperial Tomb for second sister-in-law, who could pass the word to the Criminal Precepts Department?”
Rong Xiangshi also felt unreasonable: “If second sister-in-law is testing you for the Emperor, moving the Criminal Precepts Division to put on a show for you would be too much effort!”
Rong Xiangmian rubbed his temples, only feeling a headache, not wanting to think about it. Laughing, he said, “Fortunately, using a painting to hide it from them, he also managed to send the news that you were well to the Imperial Tomb.”
Zhou Xian Yang shook his head, “Have you forgotten why we entered the palace?”
Rong Xiangyang then responded, “Going back to the Changfu officials will be a disappointment! The Prince’s gift, after all, is gone.”
Both of them laughed as they spoke, and as they laughed, they both returned to silence.
They didn’t care about the title of Prince.
Zhou Xian Yang would like to personally go to the Imperial Tomb, to see his mother, tell her that he is all right, do not be anxious.
Seeing him worrying like that, Rong Xiangyang couldn’t help but say, ”I’m sorry. I apologize to you for my second brother-in-law.”
Seeing her sincere face, Zhou Xian Yang reaches out and gently wraps his hand around her, rubbing her shoulders, “What are you apologizing for, this has nothing to do with you. Besides, how are you so sure that there is something wrong with him?”
“Since his childhood as the first eldest son, the second brother-in-law was carefully cultivated by the Duke of Changguo, acquired a martial art and military skills, and suffered a lot just to inherit the title of the Duke of Changguo’s House, and to shine the family lintel. Now that he has been deprived of the qualification to inherit the title, he is surprisingly calm like that, which means that everything is just carrying out the Emperor’s orders, and he is not at all anxious that he will lose the qualification to inherit the title.”
Zhou Xian Yang understood, no wonder he felt wrong just now. He knew that she had always liked to turn the fault on herself, as if she couldn’t wait to apologize after her brother-in-law’s lies were done.
He relieved, ”In fact, I would rather it be my brother-in-law who was ordered to test me, rather than involve an innocent person to ruin the future. After all, I am grateful to him for taking care of the Imperial Tomb side more. There is nothing wrong with him being loyal to the Emperor.”
Rong Xiangmian thought that Zhou Xian Yang would be angry this time since it involved his mother, but he didn’t want him to be so understanding, and he gained a new understanding of his good temper.
Soon after he returned to his home, Chen Rixin sent word that he would meet with Zhou Xianyang at a restaurant in a remote area with few people. As soon as he was seated, Chen Rixin apologized to him, “It’s really a sin that I didn’t notice that something like this had happened at the Imperial Tomb.”
Zhou Xian Yang said, “You are on duty in the palace, you have a lot of things to do and you are busy, how could you possibly notice everything. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”
Chen Rixin was relieved and said, “I found out from the imperial court that the painting was actually sent to the palace by General Zhengbei for the Emperor’s inspection. The Emperor didn’t think it was wrong, so he had General Zhengbei send it to the Imperial Tomb.”
Zhou Xian Yang immediately understood, “So, it was the Penal Preceptor Department that acted privately?”
“Yes. The Emperor was angry that someone actually put their hands into the Criminal Precepts Division.”
“King Qing?”
“Your Highness is wise, do you still remember that assassin? The Criminal Preceptor Department interrogated him for so long, and that assassin only identified the Knight King’s House and the Zhang Family. If the Criminal Preceptor Division has fallen to King Qing, this all makes sense. His Majesty is already suspicious. Recently, King Kai has been deposed, King Li is grounded, King Qing is a one-trick pony, and he even proposed that the Duke of Zhen’s son be the guardian of the Imperial Tomb.”
“Second brother’s great-uncle?”
“Yes. General Zhenbei is loyal to the Emperor from start to finish, he is just cooperating with the Emperor to test you, and now he is testing King Qing with this. If he were to take charge of the Imperial Tomb, Empress Yu still doesn’t know what she would face.”
For so many years, Chen Rixin hadn’t privately changed his mind. He had always felt that a woman as gentle, generous, and upright as Yu was worthy of the word Empress, and was truly the mother of a nation, the mother of all the people in the world.
The mother of the people of the world was naturally his Chen Rixin’s mother.
“If their people get hold of the Imperial Tomb, they are trying to pinch Your Highness’s lifeblood, Your Highness must be careful, I don’t know what insidious methods they will use, even harming the Empress’s life, to stir up disagreements between you and the Emperor.”
Zhou Xian Yang understands that the imperial tomb is beyond his reach, but he absolutely cannot accept King Qing’s people to take over the imperial tomb, he has to think of a way to put an end to this thought.
Since that day back to the palace, Zhou Xianyang specifically asked Rong Xiangmian, the last post-dowager’s mourning period. But time is long, Rong Xiangmian does not remember very clearly. Anyway, it was indeed these two years. Moreover, this year, the Emperor was assassinated, so perhaps the old man’s spirit had suffered a blow, and the situation had changed.
Therefore, although Zhou Xian Yang is injured, the empress dowager specially instructed the two of them do not always have to come to work hard, they still enter the palace from time to time to ask for peace and visit.
On this day, the Emperor was also in Ci Ning Palace, and Xian Yang and Xiang met and saluted, asking about the Empress Dowager’s illness.
The empress dowager also asked about his injuries, and suddenly mentioned, “Emperor, the rites of the Ministry of Ceremonies for the Prince’s enthronement have not yet been prepared?”
This was asked about the rites, but in fact, the question was asked about the emperor. The explicit edict for the enthronement has not been issued yet, what the Ministry of Ceremony has done is useless.
The emperor’s face was grave: “The empress dowager is ill, my son has been anxious all night and day, so let’s put the juniors’ affairs aside.”
The empress dowager still wants to say something, Xian Yang held her hand: “Imperial grandmother take care of the phoenix body as the top, grandson this little thing is not worth remembering.”
“How is this a small matter? Not to mention the difference in status, do you know how big the difference in salary between a Prince and a County King is?”
Zhou Xian Yang laughed, “Wangfei is a good family man, and the two of us aren’t living extravagantly, so Imperial Grandmother doesn’t have to worry about this.”
Rong Xiangmian helped out from the side, “Empress Dowager, Your Highness will only be happy if you get well soon. You are holding a sick body, even if you put the Prince’s crown on him on the spot, he won’t be happy.”
The Empress Dowager coughed twice, with a mournful expression on her face, “I am old and useless. The juniors are good, I’m only good …… Xian晙 that child, a moment of confusion to do such a thing, mourning home although angry, more sad.”
Mentioning this, the emperor pondered for a while, “Mother’s illness aggravated, all because of that rebellious son gas, I if not mindful of the empress dowager’s love for grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the heart, has long been a cup of poisonous wine to bestow death on him.”
The empress dowager sighed: “Heavenly family flesh and blood, want to be as harmonious as an ordinary family, it is too difficult……. Emperor in the future, to teach the children well, do not let anyone else get the wrong idea. Even if they made a big mistake, dispose of it to leave a line. Must know that children make mistakes, are parents teach poorly the reason ……”
The emperor listened, his face uncertain, only said: “Yes.”
Send the painting thing, exactly how is the Criminal Justice Department know, the British Duke House because of why leaks, with Liu QuanYi suddenly by the Imperial Historian GuCheng recommended into the Imperial Historian, to fill before the fall of the Imperial Historian staff vacancy, and clear.
This Imperial Historian had often impeached King Li in his previous life, so Rong Xiangmian had often heard King Li call Gu Cheng a lackey of King Qing and was deeply impressed by the name.
Combined with Chen Rixin’s information, that day, the Criminal Investigation Department was only able to report to the Emperor after receiving a report from his eyes in the capital that the things sent to the Imperial Tomb contained a painting that King Yu had passed on to Yu. Then the process of this matter is not difficult to speculate.
In order to earn Liu QuanYi an official position, my aunt and uncle consciously acted as eyes for King Qing to keep an eye on the State Duke’s Mansion and King Yu’s Mansion, and saw the delivery of the painting. King Qing passed the information on to the Department of Penal Precepts and used them to send the information into the Chongzheng Hall.
The second brother-in-law was dismissed from his post, and if Prince Qing’s elder brother, Prince Zhen’s House, took over the royal tomb, it meant that Xian Yang’s biggest weakness was in King Qing’s hands. For the sake of his mother’s safety, Zhou Xian Yang will have to be at his mercy in the future.
That’s very clever.
Zhou Xianyang had been holding his ground, but now that the time was right, he immediately sent the evidence he had found anonymously to the Yongan Marquis’ residence.
The next day, the Marquis of Yongan, who had been confined, went to the palace to face the Emperor and submitted the incriminating documents to the Emperor.
One was that Marquis Yongan admitted to assisting King Kai in the assassination of King Yu through the military’s influence, but firmly denied having the intention of harming the Emperor. If placed in the usual this one charge, would be enough to make the Marquis of Yongan house razed to the ground.
However, the Marquis of Yongan then handed over a second document, accusing King Qing of artificially digging up the dykes in Jiangzhou through his close friends, causing the flooding to reach an unprecedented level, as a way to strike a blow at the Zhang family and King Li. This was a clue sent to him by Zhou Xian Yang. The other charge is that the breakage of the Xilin Gate and the bandits’ entry into the capital were all arranged by King Qing in advance, in order to take advantage of King Li’s fight with King Yu and reap the benefits. This is the result of Marquis Yongan’s investigation in the capital for several months.
The Marquis of Yongan’s move is to blackmail the matter of the King of Qing, if the Marquis of Yongan’s house can escape in the future, eternal wealth will be just, otherwise such a heavenly scandal revealed, the prince in order to compete for power and profit, killing people, shaking is the prestige of the royal family, the emperor so much love of face people, will not be ignored.
The emperor looked at this shocking crime, angry. One is angry at King Qing for doing this evil thing that violates human morality, and the other is angry at Marquis Yongan for holding his lifeblood, and he can never allow this matter to be spread abroad.
So the Marquis of Yongan peacefully left the palace, and King Qing was called by the emperor to severely reprimanded.
Even though King Qing tried to defend himself, the evidence collected by Marquis Yongan and Zhou Xianyang during this period of time was already enough, and the emperor also asked, “Was it General Xiao Rong or you who was in the capital that night during the Mid-Autumn Festival to quell the chaos and capture the bandits? How exactly did you get your injuries, you know it in your own heart!”
King Qing immediately exclaimed, “Father, Rong Xiangwang slandered my son behind his back!”
“No one is slandering you! General Xiao Rong didn’t say a word to me about that night, but I’m not blind or deaf. I have ears and eyes everywhere.”
King Qing’s body went cold all over when he heard this. Seeing that the emperor was already convinced of the matter, he had to kneel down and admit his mistake, saying that he had been confused for a moment in order to combat King Li. The emperor was so angry that he rewarded King Qing with twenty canes in the Chongzheng Hall.
Because these things can not be publicized, and therefore King Qing has not been explicitly punished, but the emperor immediately ordered the title of Prince Zhou Xian Yang, given five beads of gold crown.
After Yulong completes the ceremony, his mouth never closes. Zhou Xian Yang asks him how much his salary will go up and how happy he is. The Chief Mansion Officer smiled and said, “Salary is a small matter, but face is a big matter, from now on, I don’t have to salute the Chief Mansion Officers of other king’s mansions anymore!” In between his words, he looked at Zhou Xian Yang with great pleasure, as if he was watching his son make a name for himself.
Zhou Xian Yang smiled and reminded him, “When you meet someone from King Qing’s family, you still have to salute.”
“King Qing was caned, this is the first prince in this dynasty, it can be seen to have angered his majesty, lost the heart of the saint, I’m afraid that this seven jeweled crown he won’t be able to wear it for long.”
“Changfu officer be careful, the meaning of the emperor rewarding the cane is that he doesn’t want to lower his royal rank. Moreover, no matter what crown he wears, he is my elder brother, and the Yu Wang Fu should honor him.”
The long government official listened to nodded his head and said yes, thought to come to the Yu Wang Fu for a year, to the emperor’s son really can’t pick a mistake, if his own son has so save heart will be good!
After the ceremony, Rong Xiangmian also officially becomes the Prince Consort.
Because of the recent palace is a lot of rights and wrongs, Zhou Xian Yang only claimed to be sick and injured, do not see guests, and do not hold any celebratory banquets.
It is only on the Duke of England’s birthday that Mr. and Mrs. Yüeh go out together to celebrate his birthday.
Zhou Xian Yang is naturally the center of attention at the Duke of England’s banquet. With King Kai deposed, King Qing rumored to have been beaten, and King Li demoted, he was naturally the most sought-after prince who had been credited with saving his life.
However, when the crowd sees that his face is not looking good, he needs help to move around, coughs from time to time, and doesn’t drink a drop of wine, they are all surprised to see that King Yu has recovered from the ghost gate, and his body is not as good as it used to be. What a shame.
Rong Xiangmian meets with the ladies in the backyard and drinks with them at the same table, and is also inevitably toasted by turns.
“Consort Yu, I was unintelligent and offended many times before, so please be magnanimous and bear with me.” A female family member who had taunted Rong Xiangmian in the past came up to apologize to her.
Rong Xiangmian drank wine and did not say much. Marquis Yongxiang’s wife saw the atmosphere is delicate, raise a cup to solve the problem: “Yu Wangfei good fortune, have not yet congratulated you on the promotion of the Prince Consort’s happiness, here a cup of thin wine, as a toast.”
Xiang see and she met several times, quite a good match, then smiled and drank, Mrs. Hou also said: “said such a big happy, Yuhang House has been closed to the guests, Wangfei also do not organize?”
Mrs. Rong sighed, “You also know that His Highness almost lost his life in exchange for this Prince, what kind of joy is there for me to speak of? If I could choose, I would rather His Highness be safe for the rest of his life.”
“Yu Wang is still young, and if he doesn’t die this time, he will be blessed in the future.” Mrs. Hou and the ladies all gathered around her to comfort her.
Rong Xiangmian couldn’t hide his sorrow: “You guys don’t know, although he doesn’t have any worries about his life now, his body is not as good as it used to be.”
When everyone hears this, they all wonder what a pity it is: Yü Wang and his wife have been married for nearly a year without an heir, and if Yü Wang’s years are not long enough to keep him alive, he will have a chance to enter the Eastern Palace in the future, but it’s also meaningless.
A birthday banquet spreads the rumor that King Yuh’s “body is failing” more and more outrageously, and the whole capital knows about it, and even the palace knows about it.
After the birthday banquet, the women of the British Duke’s residence have not left and are talking about family matters.
Recently, there have been a lot of controversies, especially the second uncle was removed from his post and punished, Mrs. Guo Gong can not help but be concerned about one or two.
Rong Xiangyu seems to know nothing about it, back to his mother’s home pretending to be fine for a day, and now finally can not help but sad tears.
Rong family has always been on these two concubine girl no good face of Mrs. Yongding Marquis, is rare thoughtful relief her a few words.
At this time, a maid from the Marquis of Yongding’s residence ran in in a panic and reported, “Madam, something has happened to young master QuanYi!”
A room full of ladies all stood up.
“What happened?”
“The family that was …… previously attacked by young master QuanYi ran to the Supervisory Court to beat the drums and complain about the injustice, and the officers of the Supervisory Court have already locked the young master away. It says that the Royal Historical Office is going to impeach the young master and our house tomorrow!”
Mrs. Yongding Marquis was so alarmed that she shouted, “Hasn’t this matter been settled? Hasn’t that family been expelled from Jinling? How come they’re back again!”
“I don’t know either!”
Marquis Yongding’s wife immediately turns around and pulls on Xiangmian’s sleeve, “Consort Yu think of a way to save QuanYi, I only have this one son!”
Rong Xiangmian indifferently withdrew his arm, “Our Highness has no connections in the Supervisory Court and the Imperial Historical Office, that’s why he was impeached before and dragged father into it. There is really nothing we can do to help.”
Seeing her reaction, Lady Marquis Yongding suddenly had a moment of clarity, “It’s you guys!”
“It’s us what?” Rong Xiangshi asked coldly, “It’s us what?”
“It was you who wanted to harm Quan Yi!”
“Oh? Auntie, we have no past grievances and no recent enmity, why would you want to harm cousin? Or is it that auntie has done something to wrong the Yu Royal House, so she suspects that it is us who are taking revenge.”
Lady Marquis Yongding was speechless, and the Duchess of State interrupted, “Xiangmian, auntie is your elder, even if you are now a Prince Consort you still need to show some respect.”
Rong Xiangmian laughed, “Yes, it’s all because Xiangmian is useless, she’s too small to save cousin QuanYi.”
Mrs. Yongding Marquis also couldn’t care less about her yin and yang, rushing outside to find her husband and save him.
Watching the Duchess of State also anxiously follow her out, Rong Xiangmian smiled at her second sister and said, “Since Auntie would betray us and sell out to the King Qing’s House, she naturally has her own doorway, so let her go and beg the King Qing.”
“What?” Rong Xiangyu was unsure and met with him, “Second sister, why was second brother-in-law removed from his position?”
“He said, because he helped you bring a painting ……”
“That’s right, how did this matter get poked to His Majesty? A small matter like giving a painting happened in the State Duke’s residence, who would report it to King Qing? Then shortly after, Liu Quanyi didn’t even take the selection exam, he entered the Imperial Historian’s Office in a good way, do you guess why?”
“Uncle they actually …… are really hateful!” Rong Xiangyu heard, a palm slapped on the table, so angry that the ring pendant clanked around her body.
Rong Xiangxian poured her a cup of tea, “Sister don’t worry, brother-in-law is so talented, there’s no worry about a turnaround in the future. The emperor always needs to use people.”
It was only these words that made Rong Xiangyu feel better, she asked, “The matter of Liu Quanyi, was it you who uncovered it?”
Rong Xiangyu nodded, “A person like him has long been spoiled by his aunt and uncle, and has done quite a lot of assholish things, we got someone to check it out, and just a few of them would be enough for them to drink a pot of water at the Marquis of Yongding.”
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Nan came in and said, “Your Highness, the Marquis of Yongding and his wife went in the direction of the Qing Wang Mansion.”
“Indeed!” Rong Xiangyu’s face was full of shame.
Rong Xiangmian pulled his second sister in a placating manner, “Don’t worry, King Qing himself has only just been slapped in the palace, how could he still have the time to care about their affairs? Besides, these few incompetent things from the Marquis of Yongding’s residence, their only value is to betray us, but this kind of value has been used once and there is no chance to utilize it again. King Qing is so shrewd that he won’t waste his energy to save them.”
At the time of darkness, both the Marquis of Yongding and his wife and the Duke and Duchess of England returned without any success.
Liu QuanYi thing, is just in time, the emperor strict investigation of the supervision courtyard and the royal historian, moreover, he is guilty of forced to buy the people’s daughter, killed the people of such human life lawsuit, half a day between the spread of the Jinling, so the two institutions are to the strict treatment, don’t dare to accept any humane bribe.
Let the Marquis of Yongding couple ran for a day also did not find the doorway, they want to let the British Duke wife to find the Duke of State to think about the law again.
The Duke of England is not: “Our family just because of the discipline of domestic slaves lax, accused to the Supervisory Yuan, was the emperor fined salary. If we intervene in a judicial criminal offense at this time, would we not be looking for death?”
Seeing that his brother-in-law was also unwilling to help, Marquis Yongding and his wife also completely put down their faces and angrily said, “Good brother-in-law, relatives are supposed to help each other, but you only care about your own family’s honor and wealth.”
“Help each other?” The British Duke also cold face, “so many years the lady to your house to move enough silver! Rather, you Liu family can not remember, can ever help the Rong family a thing or two?”
These words asked the Yongding Marquis couple face a burst of red a burst of white, can only be snappy to go.
Duchess of England in front of her family and her husband have lost face, is angry. Back to the back of the house, see rong xiang see has not gone back, questioned: “spring overflow thing, really you do?”
Rong Xiangshi sneered: “What is it? Was it the fact that he took a woman and bullied her with wine, or was it the fact that he instructed his house slaves to beat people to death in order to compete for publicity? It’s not like I’m the one who forced him to do these kingless things.”
“Good, you dare to admit it. I’ll tell you, if the Marquis of Yongding House suffers, you won’t return to the door of the Duke of England’s House in the future.”
Rong Xiangxian smiled and did not say anything, as if she cared about going back to this door.
In this matter, Rong Xiangyu also did not want to persuade, seeing that it was dark, she pulled Xiangmian up, ready to go out together.
At this time, the little girl auspicious hurriedly came in to report: Aunt Zhong has an accident!
Zhong Xi went home to his mother’s funeral, back to the boat in the center of the river overturned, people do not know where. Or the family members who fought to swim ashore to bring back the news.
Full House heard the news shocked, the Duke of England overnight to go to Jeju in person, said: live to see people die to see the body.
The British Duke’s wife rushed to pack his bag, sent to the door, sighed: “This is how it is? One thing after another!”
With that, she yelled at Xi’s mother to go to the Buddha Hall to offer incense. Rong Xiangyu and Rong Xiangxian followed along.
The little doll held by the milkmaid seemed to be telepathic, crying at the top of her voice, Xiangmian looked at it, and felt a thousand pities: “Poor child, so young and without a mother, I’ll bring Xiangfeng and the milkmaid back to the royal residence for a few days. Father is not here, and Xiangchi will be in labor in a few days, madam should also be accompanying the labor at that time, and won’t be able to take care of him.”
The Duke of England’s wife was indeed worried about Xiang Zhi’s matter these few days, seeing her say so, she agreed.
Xiangfeng was still crying on the way, the milkmaid couldn’t coax him, in the end, it was Rong Xiangxian who carried him over in his own carriage all the way back to the Yu Wang Mansion, and only then did he shut up. She simply carried the child back to her bedroom.
Zhou Xian Yang looked at the loving face of the Wang Consort under the lamp, quietly gazing at the whimpering baby doll in her arms, her brows were exceptionally gentle, and her heart was warmed. He thought to himself, Xiang Xiang is fond of children, if they had children, it would definitely be more cozy than this moment.
He was looking forward to that day, and even more urgently wanted to go to that day as soon as possible.
He unconsciously leaned behind her and embraced her gently. The warm scent of her body mixed with the milky scent of her child was mesmerizing.
“If my mother hadn’t died then, I would have had a sister or brother with the same father.” She gently kissed Xiang Yang’s cheek, as if she wanted to experience from him the warmth that had been lost for more than ten years.
This scene was not a good sight to see in Zhou Xian Yang’s heart, he was afraid that her hands would get sore after hugging her for a long time, he took the initiative to pick up Sang Fong and changed the topic again.
“Is Aunt Zhong really alright?”
Rong Xiangfeng said, “Don’t worry, I reminded her before at the State Duke’s Mansion to beware of Madam’s calculations. Moreover, she is very good at water, I think father will meet her when he gets there and see clearly what Madam State Duke is like.”
After saying that, she gently used two fingers again, holding Xiangfeng’s fleshy little hand, “Little Xiangfeng, you are happier than me oh.”
Zhou Xian Yang’s heart burned as he wrapped his arms around her and leaned against his shoulder, “Xiangfeng, our future child will definitely be the happiest child in the world.”
“I know, I believe it.” Rong Xiangmian tilted her head and looked at Zhou Xian Yang who was exceptionally gentle tonight, understanding his worry and concern for himself, the little bit of sourness in her heart was washed away. Zhou Xian Yang’s eyes were extraordinarily deep at the moment, because for the first time, he felt a maternal beauty in Xiangmian, a side of him he had never seen before.
Zhou Xian Yang greeted the milkmaids and said that the child had already been put to sleep, and asked them to take it to the night to take good care of it. He then closed the door and picked up Xiang Xiang and headed for the purification room.
Since his injury, Zhou Xian Yang had not used the bath for a long time.
Now that it was not yet summer, the night was still cool, but soaking in the warm bath, his body was getting warmer and warmer, a long-lost comfort.
The layer of gauze lining on Xiangmian’s body was soaked through as soon as she hit the water, and was semi-transparently attached to her exquisite body, outlining a charming and bewitching style, which became more and more enticing against the moonflower petals that floated on the surface of the water.
Zhou Xianyang stared straight at her, his eyes filled with naked desire, as if he could pierce her through. It was rare that he didn’t hide it at all.
His face was already covered in a fine sweat, but he just wrapped his hands and lips around her. Through the water and wet clothes, everything felt different to the touch than before, and he lingered extraordinarily, savoring it, not rushing.
Rong Xiangxian, however, was so disturbed that she couldn’t stand it, her cheeks were as red as the layers of rouge she had applied on the night of her wedding, her pupils were filled with endless affection, looking straight at him, reaching out to subconsciously and gently caressing the arrow wound in his heart that had just healed.
Zhou Xian Yang only felt his heart twitch a little, and he could no longer hold back.
She really, casually took him.
The delicate moonflower petals rose and fell with the water in the bath. The sweat of the two people melted together, merging into this tumbling red and pink charm.
After about half an hour, Linlang said outside, “Miss, Xiangfeng’s little brother is crying again, even after feeding him milk.”
Xiangfeng came back to her senses and immediately pushed Zhou Xian Yang away, as he hoisted her back into his arms and forced her to look at him, “What? You want your younger brother and not your husband?”
Speechless, Rong Xiangmian moved forward and kissed him deeply, coaxing him with kind words, “Don’t make a fuss, wait for me to put him to sleep.”
Zhou Xian Yang immediately obeyed, letting go of her, drying her body and changing into his bedclothes.
By the time he cleaned himself up and came out, Rong Xiangmian had already carried Xiangfeng to the bed, and instructed the milkmaid, “You guys go to bed, I’ll take him to sleep tonight.”
Little Xiangfeng seemed to feel extraordinarily secure with this sister, a soft milk ball lying in Xiangmian’s arms, not long after he fell asleep again, letting out a slight breathing sound.
Xiangmian put Xiangfeng on the innermost side of the bed, against the wall padded with a circle of soft pillows for protection, she also lay towards the inner side, gently patting the child, confused, suddenly a darkness in front of her eyes. The man covered up from behind like a mountain.
“What for?”
“Didn’t you say you’d put him to sleep and go on?”
“Don’t wake him up …….”
While the two were entangled, Little Xiangfeng suddenly opened his dark eyes and stared at them curiously.
Zhou Xian Yang’s hand had just reached into Sagami’s half-open collar, but he paused there, unable to move or take it out, and his old face flushed.
Xiangmian was also startled, busy reaching out to cover the doll’s eyes, not to be seen, praying that little Xiangfeng would never remember tonight’s events when he grew up.
She hummed another nursery rhyme with a soft tone, and after the song was finished, Xiangfeng quickly closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Zhou Xian Yang laughed softly and whispered in her ear, “You sing so beautifully.”
After saying that, his hands were not honest again, Xiang Xiang turned back and was immediately blocked by his lips. More and more wantonly begged for the pleasure that had just fallen.
Fear of waking up the child, Xiangmian also did not dare to make a sound, it is really a night of torment.
On the second day, Xiangmian slept until three o’clock in the morning, and when he got up, he heard the child’s babbling and milky laughter, which actually gave him a feeling of being in a different world. When Yun’er was little, she laughed like this.
It was Zhou Xianyang who was holding Xiao Xiangfeng and teasing the little black cat in the yard. The black cat stood up and climbed on Zhou Xianyang’s lap, carefully looking at the baby doll, its paws trying to touch him but unable to reach him. The little guy was also very curious about the cat, staring wide-eyed.
Xiao Nan took out some dried fish and made the cat run all over the place, looking at Xiangfeng babbling so much that he couldn’t speak, instructing him on the spot.
Zhou Xian Yang was overjoyed.
Hearing Xiang Xiang’s movement, he turned back, a trace of unnaturalness flashing across his face, “Did you get enough sleep?”
Rong Xiangmian blankly glanced at him, after tossing and turning for most of the night, can he get enough sleep?
Zhou Xian Yang also quickly reads the meaning of the blank stare and curtly says, “You just rest well, I’ll take care of him.”
Little Xiangfeng is thus brought up by King Yu and his wife for a few days, getting along more and more affectionately.
A few days passed, and Liu Quan Yi’s case also had a result.
The case is very simple, the evidence is complete, Liu QuanYi was sentenced directly to beheading after the fall. Marquis of Yongding title is to his father’s generation, there is no, the emperor and to teach his son is not good, bribery and harboring and other charges directly jacked the title of the Liu family.
Marquis of Yongding’s plaque was torn down, a salary is gone, the family concubines and servants concubine children are waiting to eat, only the Duke of England’s wife is still from time to time to help her family.
At this point, the two Liu family members again remembered the benefits of the House of the Duke of England, intends to rely on the Rong family to live the rest of his life.
On this day, Rong Xiang Gu sends a message to Yuhang Mansion, saying that his father has found Aunt Zhong and the two of them have just returned to the mansion together.
Rong Xiang Gu immediately went to the Buddha Hall to offer incense to her mother and said, “Mother, today my daughter will avenge you!”
When Aunt Zhong returned to the house, the Duke of England’s wife was like seeing a ghost.
The Duke of England didn’t say a word to explain, told the servants to escort Aunt Zhong back to her mother’s home, the servants and maids, all escorted out, locked in the remote courtyard in front of the ancestral hall, one by one to interrogate.
Soon someone couldn’t stand it and confessed, telling the lady’s confidant, Steward Xi, how he gave the money and how he instructed them to tamper with the boat on the return trip.
That Xi steward is also loyal, a person out to put things all the top, said Aunt Zhong rely on is from the palace, harsh treatment of subordinates, they do not like her, the grudge has been deep, so to except her.
Zhong Xi is not in a hurry, said quietly: “harsh treatment of subordinates? I specifically how harsh treatment of subordinates? Who in this house has been treated harshly by me can come forward and say so now.”
After saying that, he only glanced at Jixiang. This little girl, has already taken Aunt Zhong’s monthly money for a year, now finally have the opportunity to do something for Aunt Zhong, while no one came forward, immediately took the initiative to jump out and said, “Aunt Zhong even treats second class maids like me very well ah …… harshly treated who?”
Subsequently, there were a few of Zhong Xi’s servants who chimed in, “That’s right, Steward Xi is the grand steward of the mansion, it’s even more unlikely that Aunt Zhong would offend him.”
The Duke of England sniffed and only stared at the Duchess of State, who immediately became irritated and said angrily to Zhong Xi, “What? Are you sizing up the fact that the Marquis of Yongding is gone, and relying on the fact that you have given birth to a son, can you ride on my head!”
Zhong Xi shook her head with an incomprehensible face, “No one wants to ride on your head, it’s you yourself who is harboring evil intentions and being vicious.”
At this time, someone outside sent a message in, saying that the third young lady Rong Xiangzhi had started, and was about to give birth, asking madam to go over to accompany the labor.
Upon hearing this, the Duke of England’s wife immediately walked quickly outside. As she passed the Duke of England, she said, “Even if you are mesmerized by this vixen, you have to wait until Xiangzhi is done giving birth.”
The British Duke did not say anything and was considered to have acquiesced.
Zhong Xi bit her lip, she didn’t die, this was an attempt at best, the Duke of England wouldn’t just dispose of his First Grade Lady. Not to mention, they still had a Qianjin who had married into the Eldest Princess’s residence.
Just as she was pondering how to dispose of it, a clear voice came from behind, “You’re afraid that you won’t see the birth of Acacia’s child.”