Chapter 324: 324 Hugh
Chapter 324 Chapter 324 Hugh husband
Anle waved her hand with a smile, greeted the fourth and fifth princesses, and happily ran away with her imperial uncle, several imperial aunts, and the imperial aunt, without even giving the queen a look.
Queen: "!!"
The queen almost wanted to order the palace officials to stop Anle and the others, but she couldn't pull it off and could only watch as they all walked away in a hurry.
Mrs. Dongpingbo was so angry that the cheek flesh at the corners of her lips trembled.
She was used to being one step ahead of Jingle as her mother-in-law, and she never thought that one day Jingle would turn out her palm, and she almost lost her temper.
The atmosphere suddenly became very stiff, as if the air had stopped flowing.
There were eight or nine female relatives who remained, including of course the female relatives of the clan. For example, Princess Chengjun always followed the Queen's lead and did not take a trip into this troubled water.
None of these female relatives dared to look at the Queen's livid complexion or touch the Queen's brow. They all drank tea silently and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Others didn't look at her and spoke, but Mrs. En Guo didn't think so much. She complained angrily: "Queen, what is this?"
"Jingle used to be gentle and elegant, how did she become so ungrateful now?! She must have been taught a bad lesson!"
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Mrs. Enguo was angry and chattered endlessly.
The other female family members looked strange.
They didn't want to fall out with the queen, but they were actually quite transparent. If this means "ignoring etiquette", Mrs. Enguo didn't say much. The queen can call the eldest princess by her title, but Mrs. Enguo is not qualified to call the eldest princess "Jingle, Jingle". This is what she said. Disturbance of dignity and "ignorance of etiquette"!
With Mrs. Enguo's nagging, the queen's mood worsened, and she just wanted to sweep everything on the coffee table to the floor.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, at the beginning of the new year, her dignity as a queen was completely ruined!
The queen's eyes were evil, looking in the direction of Shouning Palace through the transparent glass window.
Today is a sunny day, but the snow has not melted. The white snow is piled on the glazed tiles on the roof, making the sky outside seem much brighter.
The Imperial City after the snow is as beautiful as a painting. The flawless white snow hides countless dirt and dust buried beneath it.
Shouning Palace, which was usually as deserted as a cold palace, had not been so lively for a long time, and the air was filled with laughter and laughter.
The female family members who came to pay their respects to Queen Mother Yin were all dressed in gold and silver, and their jewels added a bit of joy to this palace that had no red at all.
In contrast, Empress Dowager Yin, who was dressed in a purple gown, had quite plain makeup. She only wore a pair of white jade flat squares between her temples with some silver threads. Her face was especially white, as white as a wall, and she looked sick. Feeling depressed, as if he has not recovered from a long-term illness.
Princess Li, Princess Shun, Jingle and other female family members all knew that the Queen Mother Yin had been lingering on the sickbed for these years, so they didn't think much about it, only thinking that the Queen Mother was slightly unwell.
But Chu Qianchen's eyes were sharp and he could see after just two glances that the reason why Queen Mother Yin's face was pale was because of her makeup. She deliberately applied a lot of white powder on her face.
However, because the makeup covered Queen Mother Yin's face, it was not possible to tell how she looked. Chu Qianchen thought in his mind that he would find an opportunity to diagnose the Queen Mother's pulse later.
Everyone, including Chu Qianchen, paid New Year's greetings to Empress Dowager Yin and paid her regards.
Queen Mother Yin greeted everyone to sit down with a smile on her face. She was very happy to see her daughter-in-law coming to wish her a happy new year, and her eyes softened a bit.
After the Queen Mother Yin and Princess Li exchanged greetings with their sisters-in-law, Chu Qianchen took one of Jingle's hands beside him, patted it, and sighed: "Mother, the eldest princesses have been bullied by the consorts recently. They want to find support from their mother."
They obviously came to help Jingle ask the Queen Mother Yin to uphold justice, but Chu Qianchen included the other eldest princesses in just one sentence. While speaking, Chu Qianchen calmly made a gesture to the Queen Mother Yin. wink.
Queen Mother Yin turned her eyes. She was a smart person and understood immediately.
Even though her daughter-in-law acts like a sweet sister in front of her, she actually has a lot of thoughts. She has never been a nosy person, and she wants to maximize her role in whatever she does. Killing two birds with one stone or even killing three birds with one stone.
This time, the younger daughter-in-law should want to take this opportunity to let her, the Queen Mother, come out to take charge of the overall situation and regain the honor and power that belongs to the Queen Mother, instead of being just a "supported" puppet like she is now.
In the past few years, Empress Dowager Yin has been keeping secretly in Shouning Palace. On the one hand, she was drugged by the empress, and her body was indeed unwell. On the other hand, she also felt a little depressed and had no intention of fighting for anything. She As long as my son returns safely, that's fine.
If Queen Mother Yin was alone now, Queen Mother Yin would not be too lazy to earn. But now, she has a son and daughter-in-law, and there will be grandchildren in the future. For their sake, she couldn't remain so negative.
Being a mother makes you strong.
In just a blink of an eye, Queen Mother Yin's thoughts were already changing.
Queen Mother Yin's expression changed, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice.
Aunt He gently stroked the Queen Mother's back.
"Crack!"
Queen Mother Yin suddenly raised her hand and slapped it on the coffee table, frowned, and scolded displeasedly: "Tell the Ai family which princes are so bold that they even dare to bully the daughter of the Tian family!"
After a few coughs just now, Queen Mother Yin's voice was slightly hoarse at this time, but more majestic, with a cold and stern tone, not angry but authoritative.
All the female relatives opened their eyes slightly, with different expressions.
To be honest, although Yun He, Duan Rou and other eldest princesses came with Jin Le with the intention of taking a gamble, they actually had no confidence in their hearts and were very nervous.
After all, everyone knows that the Queen Mother Yin has been under house arrest in Shouning Palace these years, and she is content with it. To put it bluntly, she is avoiding the emperor's sharp edge.
It is possible that such a queen mother would stand up for Prince Chen and his wife, but would she stand up for concubines like them and not hesitate to challenge the queen's dignity? !
No one expected that Empress Dowager Yin would show off her sharpness instead of being a muddy person!
Princess Li lowered her eyes thoughtfully, curled her lips, and elegantly picked up the tea cup. The Queen Mother has been a vegetarian for so many years, and it seems that she is about to go on a killing spree.
Chu Qianchen said softly like a child: "Mother, you don't know, the prince-in-law is going too far!"
"Like Consort Lu..."
Chu Qianchen started talking about the day Jingle was injured by Lu Fangrui because of a hairpin, including what happened in Duobao Zhai. He made Jingle as pitiful as he could be, and Lu Fangrui as extremely pitiful. How abominable, how abominable.
After talking about Jingle, she also told the rumors about the Golden Consort and the Cheng Consort.
What she said was not particularly sensational, but it touched Yun He and Duan Rou deeply. Thinking about these years, they all felt sad and had tears in their eyes.
They were the daughters of the late emperor, with golden branches and jade leaves, but how could they live such a miserable life and be reduced to the level of coaxing the consort in a condescending manner? !
"Jingle, come here." Queen Mother Yin waved to Jingle, called her to her side, took her hand and sat down on the kang, and looked at her forehead carefully.
After these days, the bruise on Jingle's forehead has healed eighty-nine percent, and it was basically covered with makeup, so no one else noticed anything wrong with her face before.
At this moment, Queen Mother Yin wiped off the powder on Jingle's forehead with a handkerchief, revealing the faint bruises under the powder. If you look closely, you can see that there is still some swelling on Jingle's forehead.
Jingle was not even close to her twenties and was in her prime. She should have lived like a flower king, Peony, with thousands of favors on her, but she was so despised and humiliated by her domineering husband.
Empress Dowager Yin felt both distressed and angry, and sighed: "The Ai family also remembers the hairpin your mother-in-law left for you. Back then, your mother-in-law said she was too unlucky to watch you grow up, so she gave it to you. It’s just a little thought.”
Speaking of the deceased concubine, Jingle's eye circles suddenly turned red, and her eyes were filled with crystal tears, as if her eyelashes would tremble and the tears would overflow.
She raised her head slightly and tried not to let tears fall.
Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and it is unlucky to shed tears during the Chinese New Year.
Jingle carefully wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. She held back the tears, but her eye circles were still red, as red as rabbit eyes.
Queen Mother Yin's eyes slowly swept half a circle towards Yun He and other princesses beside her, recalling the past with regret, which made the tears in their eyes thicker.
There was no joy in the room for a while, and there was an atmosphere of sadness and helplessness.
Empress Dowager Yin sighed quietly and sighed to Prince Li, Princess Li and others: "It's not convenient for the Ai family to be in the palace..."
She spoke very reservedly, but everyone could tell that Queen Mother Yin couldn't help herself.
The princesses of several clans exchanged glances in twos and threes, all of whom were touched.
Although they had known for a long time that the Queen Mother was imprisoned by the Empress, they thought that the Queen Mother was not the emperor's biological mother after all, and the emperors did not treat the Queen Mother unfilially and took good care of her, so they did not say anything.
To put it harshly, this is not the first empress dowager to be imprisoned in history.
As long as their own interests are not affected, these princesses will not go out to help the Queen Mother. After all, no one wants to offend the emperor.
Queen Mother Yin didn't seem to notice the complicated expressions of the princesses. She patted the coffee table again and said sternly: "But the daughter of the Tian family cannot be bullied by others."
"This is what the people say. If a married girl is wronged by her husband's family, the in-laws will also go to her husband's family to seek justice!"
Queen Mother Yin's words made all the princesses feel sad.
As the saying goes, marry a girl with your head raised.
But that is also on the premise that the family is well matched. Marrying your daughter to a family with a higher status than your own is not a woman trying to cling to the powerful.
Anyone who understands knows that only when a daughter is wronged by her husband's family, only if she is well-matched, can her mother-in-law's family have enough confidence to seek justice for her daughter. Therefore, any reliable family will not recruit a daughter from a good family. Too tall a son-in-law.
This is even more true in the clan, where the bride is either a noble of several generations or a recent upstart.
All the daughters of their Gu family are rich in gold. Even if they are concubines of the clan, they are all rich ladies. They are noble daughters, and they are not just sent to humiliate their husbands' families!
The princesses took the experiences of the eldest princesses and applied them to their own daughters, which made them feel even more deeply. This culture is a little bit corrupt, and we can't let everyone think that the Gu family's daughter is easy to bully!
Chu Qianchen sat next to him, sipping hot tea to soothe his throat.
She got everyone here, said everything she needed to say, and then she didn't say much, looking good and harmless.
The others temporarily forgot about Chu Qianchen's presence and focused their attention on Queen Mother Yin.
Others didn't know Chu Qianchen's methods, but Lan Ruo, who was completely conquered by Chu Qianchen, knew it best. He glanced at her side face from time to time, feeling in his heart: This harem is going to change!
As if to verify her idea, Queen Mother Yin put her other hand on the back of Jingle's hand and asked, "Jingle, do you want to make peace?"
Her wise and gentle eyes looked at Jingle without blinking.
This was the second time Jingle heard someone ask her this question, and she couldn't help but be surprised.
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Everyone in the room looked at me and I looked at you, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
In this almost eerie atmosphere, Queen Mother Yin remained calm and calm, as if what she said was an ordinary thing.
Queen Mother Yin sighed: "As the saying goes, if you want to persuade peace rather than break up, you would rather demolish ten temples than ruin a marriage. But the prerequisite is that the other party is talented. Lu Fangrui is not a person, and keeping him is an eyesore."
Lu Fangrui is just an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, a cold-blooded poisonous snake. No matter how reasonable you talk to him, it's useless. This kind of scum cannot be trained well.
After Jingle was shocked, she subconsciously went to see Chu Qianchen, thinking about what Chu Qianchen said to her that day at Prince Chen's Mansion: "Do you want to reconcile? If you are not living well, why continue to live it? "
Jingle blinked, her eyes flashing.
Chu Qianchen just smiled lightly at her and said nothing.
Jingle subconsciously squeezed the dress under her palm and rubbed it in her palm. Her heart seemed to tighten little by little with this movement.
Anyone can see Jingle's hesitation and struggle. After all, this is not an easy choice to make.
Yun He, Duan Rou and other eldest princesses were all silent. Although their prince-in-law had shortcomings, they were not as bad as Lu Fangrui's. They couldn't help but ask themselves, what would they do if they were in Jingle's position? !
On the contrary, Princess Li quickly came to her senses after a brief moment of surprise, her expression calm. She knew a little bit about Queen Mother Yin and knew the arrogance in her bones. This was indeed a suggestion she would make.
Princess Li thought for a while and gave Jingle a few words of advice: "The Queen Mother is right, if a person changes his heart, even ten cows can't hold him back, let alone..."
She didn't say anything further, but everyone understood that Lu Fangrui's heart had never been with Jingle. This marriage was Mrs. Dongping's intention, and it was for the benefits of being a consort.
Jingle also understood this in her heart. On their wedding night, Lu Fangrui told her that he didn't want to be a prince-in-law. It was his mother-in-law who forced him, saying that he only had his cousin Ling in his heart.
Jingle squeezed the hand holding the skirt tighter, and the gold thread on the material rubbed against her soft palm.
She took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, and said word by word: "I want to make peace."
These four words almost exhausted all her strength.
After finishing speaking, her body even shrank slightly.
Chu Qianchen seemed to see a slightly trembling white rabbit trembling while running forward with all its strength, trying to escape from the claws of the beast.
Even if it falls, even if it accidentally falls into the trap, it still howls without giving up.
Chu Qianchen smiled.
The midday sun shone on her body, and her peaceful and peaceful expression made her look even more soft and beautiful when she looked at Guanyin, who looked like a jade sculpture.
The phoenix eyes are bright, filled with unmistakable joy.
Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors must be happy, she thinks she did the right thing. Jingle suddenly became more courageous and completely determined, feeling that his decision was definitely the right one!
She remembered what Chu Qianchen said again, swallowed her saliva and said, "Can we give him a good beating and then reconcile?"
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This time, after a brief silence, someone's chuckle broke the silence.
The person who laughed out loud was Queen Mother Yin.
Queen Mother Yin's interested eyes turned between Chu Qianchen and Jingle. It was obvious who taught Jingle what she said.
Her daughter-in-law is a shrewd one.
Queen Mother Yin was thinking that if she saw her son one day, she would tell him to be careful not to make her daughter-in-law angry, so as not to get beaten.
She had a smile on her face, nodded her head seriously, flicked her sleeves neatly, and said: "If we don't get along, we'll give him a good beating, and we, Jingle, will break up."
The prince-in-law lived in the princess's mansion and ate the princess's salary. Except that the children he gave birth to did not have the princess's surname, he was no different from the son-in-law who married into a private citizen. Of course, the princess could divorce such an immoral husband.
Jingle was startled again, her lips moved, and she was embarrassed to ask. Her eyes were clearly asking, can she divorce her husband?
Why not? Queen Mother Yin smiled again.
Her face was still a little pale because of the thick white powder on her face, but her few words gave her a sense of energy, a confident and calm attitude, which reminded everyone present of the Yin Dynasty when the late Emperor was here. What a graceful queen!
"The pen and ink are at your service." Queen Mother Yin ordered, and the maids went to fetch the four treasures of the study, put them on the table by the window, and spread paper to polish the ink.
The faint fragrance of ink spreads from the inkstone with the grinding circles, mixing with the original incense in the room.
Queen Mother Yin patted the back of Jingle's hand again and said, "Go and write."
She meant to let Jingle write the letter of divorce herself. It is tantamount to giving the power of Jingle to Jingle herself again. It is up to her whether to write or not, and it is up to her whether to write or not.
Under everyone's eyes, which were so hot that they seemed to be burning, Jingle's movements from getting up to walking to the case were very stiff. She has been introverted since she was a child and doesn't like other people paying attention to her. She wishes she could shrink between her sisters so that no one would look at her.
Today is probably the day she has received the most attention in her life.
Jingle was panicked, scared, confused, and at a loss.
She is a person without scheming. After so many years in the palace, she has learned nothing but tolerance and cannot hide her emotions. Her panic at the moment is obvious.
Everyone saw it and sighed in their hearts: a thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest. The Lu family really pushed the honest people so hard that a soft-tempered person like Jingle had to get rid of such a shocking thing and have nothing to do with Lu Fangrui.
Jingle tremblingly picked up the Langhao pen, her hands shaking when she dipped ink. The maid next to her was really afraid that she would shake when writing, so she had already prepared a second piece of paper.
Unexpectedly, when the pen tip touched the paper, it suddenly stabilized.
The hand holding the pen stopped shaking, and he wrote down word by word and line by line slowly and firmly...
Jingle lowered her face and stared at the paper in front of her attentively. At this moment, the sounds from the outside world could no longer reach her ears.
She wrote her divorce in one breath.
After writing the final signature, Jingle felt extremely happy and felt light all over, as if she had gotten rid of the disease that had troubled her for many years.
After drying the ink on the paper, she picked it up and carefully presented it to the Queen Mother Yin, looking at the Queen Mother Yin with a timid look.
Queen Mother Yin took the divorce letter with dry ink, scanned it ten lines at a time, curled her lips and praised: "The handwriting is beautiful, you must have put a lot of effort into it."
This word is as much a facade as the appearance. The handwriting is beautifully written, and it is like seeing the word face to face, which can always leave a good impression on people.
Jingle smiled shyly.
Empress Dowager Yin put down the letter of divorce and looked at Yun He and the other eldest princesses. Without going around the bush, she asked directly: "Yun He, Duan Rou... what are your plans? Do you want to divorce your husband, or do you want to marry again?" Look at the performance of the Prince Consort?”
The meaning of Queen Mother Yin's words was very clear.
Lu Fangrui repeatedly used violence against Jingle and insulted Jingle with words every day. He was not ashamed of this, but wanted to tell the world. Because the emperor and the empress did not support Jingle, Lu Fangrui became more and more arrogant.
The other princes-in-law began to learn from him and became more courageous day by day.
If we want to determine the crime, then Lu Fangrui is the principal culprit, and the other consorts are considered accessories. Naturally, we will not generalize.
Today, the Empress Dowager Yin supported Jingle to divorce her husband, which was enough to scare the other monkeys. It also made other consorts wake up and let them know that the position of consort is not just that of husband. They and the princess are not only husband and wife, but also monarch and minister.
Yun He and other eldest princesses looked at each other, some shook their heads subconsciously, some hesitated, and some moved.
They have not yet reached the point where they have been abused by others to the point where they can no longer live like Jingle, and most of them have children with their consort. Having children brings an extra layer of concern. They actually hope that their consort can be alert.
Queen Mother Yin just asked this question to give them one more choice. Of course, she would not force them to divorce or reconcile. If they could live with it, who would advise others to divorce.
This was also a statement of hers. The words were not only addressed to the princesses present, but also to the princes-in-law who were not present.
Empress Dowager Yin stroked her sleeves gracefully. Her plain makeup and plain clothes were not as good as those of today's empress, who wore a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes and a poncho coat. However, she was far superior to the empress in terms of courage, demeanor, vision, and knowledge.
Queen Mother Yin smiled slightly and said, "If anything happens in the future, you can always go to the Ai family." After saying that, she looked at Prince Li who was sitting at the bottom, "Even outside the palace, you can go to Prince Li and Prince Li. The princess decides.”
Even among the people, even if both parents of a married daughter are dead, there is still a clan, and the clan leader and his wife can make the decision.
Gu's daughter cannot be humiliated!
"What the Queen Mother said is that we still have old bones here." Princess Li also echoed.
Queen Mother Yin looked around at everyone again: "We can't let the late emperor leave and leave his daughters helpless."
She deliberately said "no one to rely on", which made the eldest princesses feel very sad.
Being a woman is not easy, and there is no one who is not aggrieved. Who doesn’t want to straighten up and be a good person in front of her husband’s family? The eyes of the eldest princesses were red, and they all held handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears, including several princesses. I also feel it in my heart.
The atmosphere gradually became warmer, and everyone who was still a little nervous relaxed naturally. Words such as "kindness", "lenience", "justice" and so on were praised one after another for the Queen Mother.
Chu Qianchen only nodded and never said a word.
Immediately afterwards, Queen Mother Yin called in the **** of Shouning Palace and asked her to draft a decree. After she read it, Grandma He presented her with the phoenix seal representing the Queen Mother.
Queen Mother Yin, however, was a little distracted and did not move for a moment, frowning slightly. The Fang Feng Seal in Nanny He's hand stopped in mid-air.
Seeing that the Queen Mother's expression was different, Princess Shun asked with concern: "Empress Dowager, are you okay?"
Queen Mother Yin raised her hand to rub one temple and forced a smile: "The Ai family is fine, I just have a headache."
She reluctantly pulled herself together, took the Fang Feng Seal, then firmly covered the end of the Yizhi, and told the eunuch: "Go and deliver the decree."
So, on that day, a newly issued decree left the Shouning Palace along with the letter of divorce written by Jingle himself.
Normally, this imperial edict would naturally be conveyed to the princess's palace in Jingle, but today is the first day of the first lunar month, and all the princes-in-law also followed the princess into the palace to attend the congratulations.
After the congratulations, the princesses were sent to Fengluan Palace by the queen to talk. Of course, these princes-in-law could not leave the princesses alone, so they all gathered in Jingsi Palace to talk.
Lu Fangrui was wearing the prince-consort's dress and looked bright and beautiful. However, the swelling on the right half of his face had gone away after Jingle had poured hot tea on it before. However, the burn was not completely healed. He could only use white powder on his face to cover the burn, otherwise it would be harmful. Not to mention appearance, it would only be bad luck if the emperor was frightened and punished.
Lu Fangrui had originally considered not going to the palace to attend the congratulations today due to illness, but the queen had already said that Jingle would definitely come to the palace today, so she would take this opportunity to teach Jingle a lesson and ask Jingle to apologize to Lu Fangrui.
The last time Lu Fangrui was beaten in front of Duobao Zhai, he had been holding his breath for a long time. He thought about retaliating with tooth. Today, he had to let Jingle apologize and apologize to him in public. In front of the other consorts present, he had to show off his husband. Gang.
He must let Jingle know what it means for a husband to be the guide for his wife, what it means to obey the three obediences and the four virtues, and what it means for men to be superior to women!
Just thinking about that scene, Lu Fangrui felt satisfied and comfortable all over. Even the sternum that had been stepped on by Princess Chen's cheap maid didn't seem to hurt that much anymore.
Lu Fangrui took a sip of tea and when he put down the cup, he was startled by the sudden approach of the golden consort. He wanted to lean back a little and ask what the other party was doing, but he heard the golden consort say uncertainly: "Brother Lu, Are you applying powder?"
In the previous dynasty, whiteness was regarded as beauty. Not only women, but also men liked to apply powder and incense. They did not like to grow beards and were embarrassed to go out without applying some powder. This dynasty has been intending to change this trend since Emperor Taizu. However, Even so, there are still some people who admire the customs of the previous dynasty.
The golden consort thought the same was true for Lu Fangrui.
But Lu Fangrui had something secret in his mind. He thought that the golden consort knew about Duobao Zhai and was deliberately spying on him, and his eyes suddenly turned sinister.
Jin Prince Consort was completely unaware and said again: "Brother Lu, I see that the powder you use is much better than the one from Jinfenzhai. It is delicate and natural..."
The golden consort complimented Lu Fangrui a lot. Gradually, Lu Fangrui realized that he was too sensitive and his expression returned to normal.
He said a few perfunctory words to the Golden Prince Consort, but couldn't help but glance outside the palace, thinking to himself: It's almost time...
At this moment, there was a burst of messy footsteps outside the hall, as if several people were hurriedly walking this way.
Lu Fangrui's eyes lit up with brilliance.
He thought Jingle was coming and almost didn't get up, but he held it back and tightly held the armrest of the chair with one hand.
A team headed by a gray-haired old **** appeared outside the palace. They blocked the light from the main entrance, making the room darker and attracting everyone's attention.
The old **** walked up to Lu Fangrui with a clear purpose, clasped his hands, and said slowly and leisurely in a high-pitched voice: "We are here to deliver the order on the order of the Queen Mother. Please ask Prince Consort Lu to accept the order."
Lu Fangrui was confused and couldn't figure out why the Queen Mother suddenly conveyed the order to him, but he got up immediately and knelt down to receive the order.
The great **** took the imperial edict from a young chamberlain beside him, opened it, and began to read in a long tone: "The Empress Dowager Wende has an edict: I heard that Princess Jingle and her consort Lu Fangrui are at odds with each other..."
Others around him also listened with their ears pricked up like Lu Fangrui.
When everyone realized that this was a decree in favor of Princess Jingle's divorce, they were all dumbfounded.
For a moment, the Jingsi Hall was silent.
Lu Fangrui: "!!"
Lu Fangrui was stunned, and everyone was stunned.
In the Da Qi Dynasty, there had never been any talk of a princess getting married, let alone "divorcing her husband." This was the first time in the more than a hundred years since the founding of the Da Qi Dynasty.
It is conceivable that when this news spreads throughout the capital today, it will inevitably attract a lot of criticism.
When the great **** read, "From now on, marriage between men and women has nothing to do with each other." Lu Fangrui finally came to his senses, raised his neck and said angrily, "Why?" Why did Jingle divorce him?
However, the chief **** ignored him for the time being and continued to recite the decree. The last sentence was: "Lu Fangrui is disrespectful to the princess. Thirty sticks." Since he has divorced, of course he can no longer be called the consort.
At this time, Yi's decree was finished.
As soon as the big **** waved his hand, two capable middle-aged servants came in with vigorous steps. The two of them grabbed Lu Fangrui from the left and the right, and roughly dragged him out.
"Let me go!" Lu Fangrui struggled desperately.
However, these two chamberlains who specialize in punishment are both practitioners and are best at subduing disobedient people. What's more, Lu Fangrui is just a showman. No matter how much he struggles, it is all in vain. During the struggle, only his face is visible. The white powder fell down with a "push".
The great **** folded the Yizhi leisurely and handed it over to the little **** nearby. With his hands behind his back, he said to Lu Fangrui's back: "The Queen Mother said, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Since the husband and wife have severed their ties from now on, then I don’t want Mr. Lu to stay at the princess’s house for the New Year.”
"Hit them directly and drive them out!"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Fangrui's shrill wails could be heard outside the hall.
The torture chamberlain waved his stick and counted: "One, two, three..."
As the number increased, all the other princes in the palace were sweating profusely, and their temples were almost soaked with sweat.
It was Lu Fangrui who was being beaten now, but these thirty sticks were clearly given to them. The Queen Mother was trying to scare the monkeys!
The golden consort and the other consorts were all panicked, their hearts beating uncontrollably.
Lu Fangrui's appointment as the eldest princess Jingle caused a stir in the city. The princes-in-law also waited and watched for a while, and they were sure that the palace really didn't care. They all relaxed and lived a little more freely.
But at this moment, listening to Lu Fangrui's screams outside, they felt as if there were poisonous needles piercing their hearts.
The golden consort silently wiped the cold sweat with his sleeves, his face was so pale that there was no blood at all, and his feet were a little weak.
He was just a few steps away from carrying the person into the princess's mansion. Or was it because his brother persuaded him to do it during the Chinese New Year that he delayed it for a few days? Otherwise, would he and Lu Fangrui be in trouble now? !
The golden consort secretly rejoiced that his movements were a step slower.
"Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen..."
The sounds of counting, the sound of sticks and screams came one after another outside the hall.
Lu Fangrui's shrill screams spread throughout almost half of the palace.
The commotion here was so loud that naturally this matter reached the ears of the emperor's **** Chen Su.
However, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. After the emperor's congratulations at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he has to lead the prince and a group of clan members to the Fengxian Hall to bring the sacred tablet back to the Taimiao Temple. This is another cumbersome ceremony.
Therefore, Chen Su only dared to wait at the gate of the Ancestral Ancestral Temple. After the ceremony was over and the emperor came out of the Ancestral Temple, Chen Su stepped forward to tell Queen Mother Yin to issue an edict, Xu Jingle to divorce her husband, and to punish Lu Fangrui for thirty years. All said.
"Bold!" The emperor was stunned at first, and then became furious. The twelve colorful jade beads on the front and back of the crown were shaking, making his face look uncertain.
He felt that Queen Mother Yin was clearly challenging his dignity as emperor.
Presumptuous, simply presumptuous!
Does Yin think she is still the queen of the late emperor? !
The emperor was furious, as if something was exploding in his head. He was hot-headed and spoke without thinking. He blurted out: "The Queen Mother is acting too unmeasured. Don't you know how to stop her?! Let her run wild. !”
The emperor's words did not lower the volume at all, and were clearly heard by the princes, princes, princes and other clan members behind him.
The prince and princes just looked embarrassed, but the clan members felt that the emperor's words were a bit inappropriate.
Empress Dowager Yin is the late emperor's stepmother and legitimate wife, which means that she is the current mother. She is justly named. Even her title of empress dowager was given by the late emperor's decree.
There is no doubt about the dignity of the Queen Mother Yin, and her stepmother is also a mother. If the emperor disrespects his stepmother, that would be unfilial.
Some older clan princes looked at each other, mostly frowning.
They also have a good impression of Queen Mother Yin.
During the reign of the late emperor, Queen Yin was known as a virtuous queen and had a reputation as a virtuous queen.
After Jin ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Yin did not take over the power and stayed peacefully in Shouning Palace. Even the ninth son she raised was a promising person and could be said to have contributed to the royal family.
Over the years, the princes of these clans all knew that the emperor was using the Queen Mother Yin to manipulate King Chen Gu Jue, but they still turned a blind eye. After all, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and now they are afraid of Gu Jue. It's a matter of course for the emperor's younger brother. Since ancient times, this kind of thing has not been uncommon.
At any rate, I am still respectful to the Queen Mother Yin and serve the Queen Mother well.
Nothing can be perfect, as long as it's acceptable on the outside, for the sake of peace in Daqi, these clan members didn't say much.
However, now the emperor was so angry that he even said that the Queen Mother was "bold", "improper" and "nonsense", which was inconsistent with etiquette.
"Your Majesty," Prince Li took two steps forward from behind the Emperor, walked to the Emperor's side, then turned sideways to face the Emperor, cupped his hands, and advised, "Please be careful what you say."
The other clan members were all whispering and making rustling sounds.
"..." The emperor then realized that he had just made a mistake. The veins on his forehead were twitching, and his face was extremely ugly.
Prince Li continued: "Your Majesty, I have heard about Jingle and the Prince Consort. I'm afraid the Emperor doesn't know about it yet. Now people outside are saying that the Prince Consort's favorite thing to do is to get drunk and hit the golden branches. '
"..." The emperor's face darkened again, and his breathing became thicker. He was obviously very angry.
Prince Li looked into the emperor's eyes without fear, without flinching or hesitating, and said: "The queen knew about this a long time ago, but she did not support the princesses. The queen mother supported the eldest princess Jingle. Is there a problem?!"
"Or, the emperor wants to see the eldest princess being bullied to death by the consort. She is the late emperor's daughter and the emperor's biological sister!"
What Prince Li said was righteous and impassioned, causing many other clan members around him to nod with sympathy.
To most people's ears, what Prince Li was actually criticizing was not the emperor, but the queen. It was the queen who was short-sighted and insisted on marrying Jingle to her cousin. The Lu family took advantage of it and behaved well, and they all bullied the royal family. Got it!
Not only was the emperor's face ugly, but Chen Su's face was also as dark as water. He had a vague feeling in his heart that the queen was going to be in bad luck this time.
Regarding Jingle, the queen was wrong, and so was the emperor. The emperor's mistake was that he didn't care about the princesses. However, it was impossible for the emperor to admit his mistake, so the only one who was wrong was the queen.
Behind Chen Su, cold sweat trickled down, soaking his middle coat. In his ear, the prince continued to speak unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, even among the people, my sister was bullied by her husband's family, and my brother from my natal family We all have to go to the door together to argue for an explanation.”
emperor:"…"
The emperor was already a little confused by Prince Li's scolding and could not answer a word.
He has never interfered with the affairs of the imperial sisters. Anyway, there is a queen in the harem, the queen is a mother to the world, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. The affairs of the eldest princesses naturally fall under the queen's control.
And this is how the queen controls her? ! !
(End of chapter)