Chapter 26
“There is no such thing.” Xian Yang hurriedly denied it.
“Otherwise, why did you go down for her to fight for the Empress’s golden hairpin?”
“It was originally Zhongqing who came to ask me to do so, and I went down on his behalf. ”
“And what was the reason for sending Deng Yun Jin to the third girl?”
“Deng Yun Jin?” When Yang was surprised, Concubine Shu added, “Fearing that the marriage would fall through, the Duke’s wife went to the palace to find out that you had sent Deng Yun Jin to the third girl, and wondered if you were interested in her. It’s a tribute from Shu, only the Empress wears it, and it’s precious.”
Xian Yang’s heart sank, then he got up and replied, “My son has been on the border for a long time, so I am crude and shallow, I really don’t know what Deng Yun brocade is. At first, the Empress rewarded some of the women’s hairpin rings, jewelry and clothes, which I couldn’t use, and gave them to the British Duke’s family when I paid my birthday visit. I really don’t know a piece of red cloth, actually more precious than gold, silver and jade, made a joke, please father chastise.”
Said, full palace silence, only the more leakage ticking.
A moment later, the emperor sneered, “The empress is really generous. I want to reward a Deng Yun brocade to Shu Guifei before, she has a carload of words waiting for me to make a little sex. I didn’t expect, but now it is rewarded to you without blinking an eye. You don’t have to apologize, this is a small matter.”
Zhou Xian Yang heart finally relieved.
Because when he first met her, the third girl was wearing red, he thought that she would like the Deng Yun Jin, and didn’t think about it that much. In the beginning, his mother often rewarded other concubines and concubines with tributes such as the Deng Yun brocade, not realizing that nowadays in the capital this was already exclusive to the Empress and was so noticeable.
Waiting for Xian Yang to take his seat again, the emperor continued: ”You mean to marry the fourth girl as the crown princess? A few days ago, the Duke of England came to see me, saying that he knew deep down that the fourth girl’s status was not worthy of you, and that he could not bear to have his daughter as a side consort, and that he had the intention of withdrawing from the marriage.”
“My son doesn’t care about that.” Zhou Xian Yang said in a deep voice, “If we talk about birth, my son is also a commoner’s son. My son’s birth mother made a monstrous mistake and is a sinful woman, so what qualifications does my son have to look down on the fourth girl of the Rong family?”
“Xian Yang!” Princess Shu Gui almost screamed out to stop her. For many years, she had been gentle and soft, never losing her temper like this. This matter was an indelible gap between His Majesty and King Yu, how could he say it out loud like this!
His Majesty was also shocked, but he didn’t know how to touch the subject when Xian Yang spoke frankly.
After a while, His Majesty said, “What is the first concubine? In this world, people of virtue and talent are prized. There is nothing coming out of the middle palace, you are my child just like your brothers, the most honorable child in the world! In the future, don’t say such things again!”
Xian Yang immediately replied, “My son has remembered, I have slipped my tongue, and I ask my father to chastise me.”
“Chastisement? You’re now the king of Yu who is praised by the entire dynasty, I wouldn’t dare to chastise you.” The emperor laughed.
Zhou Xian Yang still wanted to say something, but the Emperor waved his hand and told him to sit down, “There’s no need to be so trembling when talking to your father. You are a good child, and honest, unlike those who tend to be …… just I am afraid that the Rong family’s fourth girl’s origin, aggrieved you. Several of your brothers’ crown princesses have good origins.”
“If father emperor cares about my son, why don’t you give the Rong family’s fourth girl a grace.”
“What grace?”
“I heard a lot of talk about her background at the court yesterday, and when she marries into the royal family, I’m afraid there will be even more such gossip. By elevating her, Father is also fulfilling my son’s face.”
“You’ve thought together with Princess Hui.” His Majesty tilted on the couch, “Last night, Consort Hui told me that the Sun and Rong family girls had left home since they were young and accompanied her, growing up with your sixth sister like daughters. Now that your sixth sister is married away, it is thanks to the company of the two girls that she is able to find some solace. Therefore, I would like to accept them as righteous daughters, so that they can marry in a more honorable manner.”
Zhou Xian Yang saw the Emperor’s expression, it was 80% likely that there was something in it.
Sure enough, the Emperor nodded at him and smiled, “You kid has vision. Father watched Xiangmian grow up, her appearance and behavior needless to say, to Fei Hui and your sister is also extremely good. It’s hard for you to fulfill my love with the Duke of England, with the eldest princess, I also fulfill you. I’ll appoint the Sun family girl as Pingting County, the Rong family girl as Qinghe County, to give you two brothers to marry! There are a lot of happy events in the country’s dynasty this year, so have a good time.”
Zhou Xian Yang could not help but smile, “Thank you, Father.”
The Emperor left Yonghua Palace and returned to Chongzheng Hall, in a good mood.
Duan Fei, the head of the Feather Forest Guards, was waiting outside the palace. After he followed the emperor inside, he went straight to the point: “Yesterday at the polo match, the Feather Forest Guards captured a bandit.”
“Bandit? How come I didn’t know about this!” The Emperor is furious, this is something that concerns the safety and security of the forbidden center, and Duan Fei didn’t even tell him until today.
Duan Fei has been following His Majesty for many years, naturally he understands His Majesty’s mood, so he said, “The stadium is not under the jurisdiction of the Featherwood Guards, as long as the people in the palace are away, the daily defense is the responsibility of the Nine Gates Patrol Battalion.”
Speaking here, Duan Fei paused for a moment. The East Garden Polo Field, unlike the stadium in the palace in the west, because the capital is the largest, is often used to organize events like yesterday. Not only the palace to go, all the royal and public houses handed the post, can also go to play, so by the nine gates patrol battalion responsible for the defense of the capital’s key land management.
Zhang Qing, the commander of the Nine Gates Arrest Battalion, is King Li’s second uncle, the second son of Marquis Yong’an. After King Li’s wedding, His Majesty promoted Zhang Qing, without having to explicitly say so, that is, he handed over the defense of the capital to this Queen’s adopted son to manage.
When it comes to the emperor’s son, Duan Fei naturally has to be mindful of His Majesty’s face.
His Majesty was silent for a moment, “Speak on.”
“With so many of the capital’s great families present yesterday, if anyone of them were to harbor bandits inside, it would be difficult for the patrol battalion to be on guard. This person broke into the polo field behind the women’s locker room, fortunately yesterday His Majesty temporarily went to the stadium, I brought a few more teams of men, told them to check around the garrison, just near the locker room heard a woman shouting, went in and found the bandit. I am afraid that I made a commotion on the spot, which would damage the reputation of the noble families in the capital, and in order to avoid rumors about the defense in the ban, I privately let my men take the man down and interrogate him slowly, and only dared to report it when I had the result today.”
“Interrogated what came?”
“This person’s name is Lei Shi, claiming to be a mixed jianghu working for someone, saying that someone gave him five hundred taels, hid him in a tank carrying water, and sent him to the East Garden, so that he could seek an opportunity to follow the Rong family’s fourth girl, and ruin her reputation.”
“What?!” Such a thing was unheard of, or on the shores of the Imperial City, at the feet of the Emperor. The Emperor, in a state of shock and anger, shouted, “Who is so bold!”
“I carefully asked, Lei Shi bite the dead not to provide the person behind the curtain, claiming that only take money to do things, do not ask the main family not to ask the reason, that five hundred taels of silver tickets are still in his possession. Only said, there is a thin long head of people, in the East Garden to meet him, give him to wear …… the East Garden school lieutenant s clothes. I sent someone to inquire about his home, and heard his family bragging that he was working for …… the Marquis of Yongan.”
The emperor closed his eyes and rubbed his brow.
Although the East Garden is not as heavily guarded as the palace, there are forbidden guards everywhere to maintain law and order, especially in a place like the changing house, how could it be possible to let a raw face wearing a lieutenant’s clothes to lash out and break in. Naturally, it was done by one of their own.
“Can the fourth girl of the Rong family have …… damage?”
“Your Majesty, fortunately, the feather forest guards arrived in time, that the Rong family girl around a few maidservants are also loyal and courageous, protecting the girl, so she was not touched by that bandit a finger. This is a very important matter, the fourth girl of the Rong family promised not to tell anyone about it. The Feather Forest Guards involved will naturally not reveal a single word.”
His Majesty nodded: “It’s best if you do this, so as to avoid any more twists and turns …… dispose of that person, so as not to leave any future problems.”
This meant to harbor the Third Highness, otherwise he would at least have a charge of dereliction of duty, in fact, it was more likely that it was the Third Highness who was rushing towards Yu Wang. If the Rong family girl really has any failure, this marriage must only be replaced, no matter what will give rise to resentment and suspicion.
Since the Rong family’s girl is fine, there is no need for the princes to renew their grudges.
Duan Fei was a bit indignant, but he could only follow orders.
He has not yet walked out of the hall, heard the emperor with Shen Du Zhi pass the word of mouth: “The queen is not very good recently, Yu Wang and Yun Wang’s marriage will not worry about her, handed over to the Shuji Princess and Jia Guifei to do it. In addition, the nine doors of the arrest camp Zhang Qing, do not work hard, punished for half a year, with closed-door reflection, the arrest camp’s errands temporarily handed over to the vice commander in charge.”