"But Prince Ding … …" Prince Li was not satisfactory, but at least he was still a healthy person. The marriage that the Emperor had appointed was not only humiliating the Ding King's residence, it was also ruining the Xu family's bloodline.
"Hmph! Compared to Prince Li, I believe in the upbringing of the Ding King's residence more. That Prince Ding was raised by the old Ding Prince. " As he spoke, Imperial Censor Xu lit the candlestick on the table and burned the letter on the table to ashes. Then he said to his son: "How is the Ding King's residence's affairs in the hall? In a few days, when your mother goes to the Ye family, tell her to tell Li 'er. " Xu Qingfeng said somewhat helplessly: "Everything else in the Ding King's residence is easy to talk about. Only that Prince Ding rarely interacts with people. The number of people who have seen him in the past few years can be counted on one hand. We can't find out any useful information. There is only one piece of information. It says that Prince Ding is a jinx to his wife. A few of his previous fiancées were killed by him. There was also one who was scared to death on the night of the wedding. "
"Nonsense!" Imperial Censor Xu scolded. As an imperial censor, the old man of the Xu family had students all over the world. He naturally knew more than normal people. For example, the time of Prince Ding's first fiancée's death was too strange. Another example was the second fiancée. She was appointed by the current Empress Dowager. She was originally a sickly person. It was not strange that she did not live to be of marriageable age. However, in Imperial Censor Xu's opinion, the possibility of the one who died after the wedding was very small. That year, when Prince Ding was injured and returned to the court, he had seen him from afar. Although the wound on his face was somewhat sinister, it was not to the extent that it could scare someone to death. "Forget it. Go and see your mother. Later, father will personally visit Prince Ding. Right now, I want to write a report. "
"Write a report? Father, who do you want to impeach? "Xu Qingfeng asked curiously.
A cold smile appeared on Imperial Censor Xu's thin face as he said, "I accuse Ye Shangshu of not educating his daughters properly, condoning the four girls to have private dealings with Prince Li before he annulled the engagement." The Da Chu state's imperial court clearly stipulated that imperial censors were not guilty. As long as the censor's accusation was not fabricated, no matter what, the emperor could not punish him. Who in the capital did not know about Prince Li and the Fourth Miss of the Ye family? However, since the Ye family did not care, others naturally pretended not to know. Now that someone had openly submitted the memorial, those imperial censors who had nothing to do and those scholars who couldn't bear to see such things naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity. On the surface, the impeachment was directed at Minister Ye, but in fact, it was directed at Ye Ying and Prince Li. In the end, even the fact that Prince Li had taken away his ex-fiancée's belongings could not be concealed.
"Won't this make enemies for Li 'er?" Xu Qingfeng frowned and said somewhat worriedly.
Imperial Censor Xu smiled faintly and said, "Otherwise, do you think Prince Li looks like he feels guilty towards Li 'er? At the very least, our Xu family's position needs to be shown to Prince Li and the emperor. " The Xu family clearly wanted to protect their niece, "Since we can't figure out what the Virtuous Consort Zhao's intentions are, then we should first find something for the Li Palace to do, so that they won't scheme against your cousin when they are idle." In Imperial Censor Xu's heart, he could not understand why Prince Li would give up his own niece to marry the Ye family's Fourth Miss. Other than appearance, in terms of status, one was the eldest daughter of the first wife and the other was the daughter of the second wife. In terms of intelligence and virtue, Ye Ying, who only knew how to seduce people, would have been punished to kneel in the ancestral hall by the Xu family. Even in terms of dowry, the dowry that the Ye family spent all of their money on might not be as lavish as what the Xu family gave Li 'er. The difference between a newly risen upstart and a century-old clan was not small.
Hearing his father's words, Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but laugh and said with a smile, "Father is still the most thoughtful. This child will leave now."
Watching his son close the door and leave, Imperial Censor Xu sighed slightly and picked up his brush to write a memorial. He had a son. His eldest son, Qing Rui, had followed his father back to Yunzhou and studied filial piety in front of his father. His second son, Qing Feng, had been by his side since he was young. Although he and his wife were both from a scholarly family, Qing Feng was very talented in martial arts since he was young. His literary talent was only average. Thinking of what Ye Li had said to him last year when he came to pay a New Year's visit, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: Could it be that the century-old Xu family was really going to produce a general? After stopping his brush and thinking for a long time, Imperial Censor Xu finally put down his brush and walked to the side of the bookshelf. He skillfully pulled out a book from the third shelf and lowered his head to look at the vigorous handwriting on the book — — 《Taizu Weapon Canon》. He raised his voice and said, "Come in."
Soon, a manservant waiting outside pushed open the door and respectfully said, "Master."
"Send this book to the second young master and tell him to finish reading it this year. Also, send over a review every month. "
The manservant took the book and didn't ask any more questions. He respectfully left.
Not long after, Xu Qingfeng's hearty laughter came from the distance. It was clear that he hadn't gone far before the manservant chased after him, "This child thanks father. This child accepts the order!"
"Little brat, you don't have any decorum!" Imperial Censor Xu scolded in a low voice. However, his face couldn't help but reveal a relieved smile.
That morning, Imperial Censor Xu really did send a memorial to the Emperor. He accused the Minister of Revenue, Ye Wenhua, of not teaching his daughter properly. Imperial Censor Xu was worthy of being born from the number one scholarly family in Da Chu State. It was just a memorial to impeach, but it was written in an elegant manner. He cited classics and described how the four daughters of the Ye family openly went out with Prince Li before the engagement between the Ye family's third young miss and Prince Li was annulled. They didn't have the demeanor of a noble family's young miss. Of course, this was all because the Minister of Revenue, Ye Wenhua, didn't teach his daughter properly. What? You're saying that the Ye family's third young miss is also Minister Ye's daughter? The Ye family's third young miss was Master Qingyun's maternal granddaughter. Did the Xu family's lineage and upbringing need to be doubted?
As Ye Wenhua's maternal family, the Xu family didn't hesitate to target the Ye family. This was absolutely unexpected. Minister Ye, who had been proud of his success these days, immediately felt dizzy. Even though he was now a second-rank Minister of Revenue, Ye Wenhua was still very respectful towards his former father-in-law. His face, which could be considered handsome, flushed red, but he couldn't say a single word to defend himself. Even though a few people from the Wang family wanted to come out and save the situation, unfortunately, their ranks didn't have much weight. Furthermore, which of the Imperial Censor's group wasn't a scholar? Which one of them wasn't proud and unyielding? More importantly, most of them came from Lishan Academy. Their eloquence wasn't just for show. Even though this impeachment wasn't a party involved, it was obvious that Prince Li, Mo Jingli, was involved. At this moment, his face was gloomy. He was releasing cold air without restraint. It was a pity that although Imperial Censor Xu's official robe was a bit thin, in this almost April weather … it really wasn't cold.
In the golden palace, the Emperor of Da Chu State, Mo Jingqi, was sitting high on the dragon throne. He looked thoughtfully at the officials with different expressions below. As the Emperor, he didn't mind his subjects fighting each other occasionally. If they all banded together, he would be worried. However, he didn't expect that the Xu family would actually unhesitatingly make things difficult for Ye Wenhua for the sake of a small Ye Li. Even though the Xu family's influence in the imperial court was very small, in the eyes of the world's scholars, the Xu family was still the object of their respect and worship. It seemed … Minister Ye wouldn't have an easy time in this period of time. This was also good. Too much glory would make people think of things they shouldn't think of. Some people should be taught a lesson.
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