When Lady Yan walked through the Ban Family's door, she didn't notice that there was something wrong with the Ban Family servants' expressions. She only felt that the Ban Family was too quiet. It wasn't until she was led by a servant to the Jingting Marquessate's main hall that she noticed that something was wrong.
There was a plaque hanging in front of the main hall's door. On it were the words' Blessed Jubilee Hall '. It was personally written by the previous emperor and even used the previous emperor's personal seal. It was said that although the eldest princess didn't live with her son, the Ban Family still left the main hall open to show their respect for their mother. Now the servant was leading her to the main hall. Could it be …
Lady Yan's palms slightly trembled and there was even a bit of sweat on them. The moment she stepped through the main hall's door, she saw an old woman sitting at the head of the hall.
The old woman was wearing a golden purple phoenix embroidered robe and a phoenix hairpin in her hair. She was sitting at the head of the table and there wasn't much expression on her face.
Lady Yan's lost reason came back like a tide. She remembered twenty years ago when she was still a little fifth rank woman. She had once respectfully stood in front of the Princess Royal. At that time, she didn't even dare to raise her head.
Now that twenty years had passed, she once again experienced the fear of that year.
"This subject greets the Princess Royal." Lady Yan felt fine sweat appear on her forehead. She didn't dare to wipe it away and didn't even dare to look at the Princess Royal.
"Ka!" This was the sound of a teacup being knocked over.
Drip, drip, drip.
She heard the tea splash from the table onto the floor. The cold wind blew into the room from behind the door and the entire main hall became extremely cold. Lady Yan couldn't help but shiver.
"Wei shi," the Princess Royal's voice was very lazy and cold, "You came today to apologize to this princess' granddaughter?"
"Your Highness, this subject's wife …" Lady Yan remembered her bedridden son and gathered her courage to raise her head. But the moment she met the Princess Royal's eyes, it was like a large ball of cotton was stuffed into her throat and she couldn't say a single word.
"Everyone says that the Yan clan is strict, but I didn't think that they would raise this kind of prodigal son who covets the pavilion's daughters. From what this princess sees, your family's sons are just fishing for fame." The Princess Royal suddenly stood up and threw the teacup at Lady Yan's feet, "How did your family raise their sons to be so absurd? But even if you're absurd, it's fine, why are you implicating an innocent girl!"
Lady Yan's body and she was kneeling in front of the Princess Royal..
"Shameless, greedy and lecherous."
. "The Princess Royal's voice was like a cold needle piercing Lady Yan's face and heart. She swayed her body and finally couldn't hold back. Her knees went soft and she knelt in front of the Princess Royal," Your Highness, this subject's wife is incompetent and didn't teach the children well. But this subject's wife only has these two children. They are this subject's life. This subject's wife also has no other way! "
"You are also a mother. When you married the Marquise for Marquis, wasn't it also because of your love for your children?" Lady Yan said with a sobbing tone, "This subject's wife is also a mother. I only ask the Princess Royal to grant me my wish."
"Lady Yan, your words are wrong," the Yin Clan laughed coldly, "When I was willing to marry Marquis, it was because of my mother-in-law's kindness. When I married into the Grand Royal Residence, it was considered marrying into a higher position. What did your Yan Family do?"
"Or do you think that now that Left Prime Minister Yan has great power, he doesn't need to put us, the relatives of the Imperial Family, in his eyes, and that the Imperial Princess can be chosen by your Yan Family?" In front of Lady Yan's face, the Yin Clan unceremoniously spat, "Pei, look at how much face your Yan Family has. You actually dare to force a dignified Imperial Princess to marry. If your Yan Family's son takes a fancy to the current dynasty's princess, will he also ask to marry her? If he can't marry her, will he die?! "
"If your son dies, then he dies. What does it have to do with my family?!"
"Go back," the Princess Royal didn't feel like saying more to Lady Yan, "Lady Wei, I will make it clear to you today. It is impossible for my granddaughter to marry into your Yan Family. Whether you live or die, it has nothing to do with me. "
"Your Highness!"
"Get out," the Princess Royal glanced at him coldly, "From today onwards, the Grand Royal Residence and the Ban Family are not allowed to let anyone from the Yan Family into the residence. You have ruined her reputation and forced her to marry. This hatred is absolutely irreconcilable!"
The last string in Lady Yan's head snapped. She looked at the Princess Royal in disbelief. Her family was the Prime Minister's residence. The Princess Royal actually said that her family was absolutely irreconcilable?!
In the end, Lady Yan was asked to leave by the Princess Royal's nanny, or rather, she was dragged out by her arm.
"Wishful thinking!"
"What kind of plaything wants to eat swan meat?"
From time to time, the voices of the Ban Family's servants could be heard. Lady Yan wanted to break free from the nanny's arm, but she couldn't move at all.
"This old servant advises the Prime Minister's wife to save some strength," a nanny wearing a dark-colored robe sneered, "This old servant is used to doing rough work. If we accidentally twist your arm, it wouldn't be good."
Lady Yan coldly said, "The Princess Royal really doesn't put the Yan Family in her eyes?"
The nanny pushed Lady Yan out of the Ban Family's entrance and curtsied to her. She whispered in surprise, "Prime Minister's wife, what do you mean by this? Didn't you look down on the Ban Family and forced the Princess Ban to marry and made the Princess Royal so angry that she fainted?"
"I what …"
"Someone come! Her Highness the Princess Royal has fainted. Quickly call for an imperial physician. "
"Lady Yan, you've gone too far!"
The street where the Jingting Marquessate was located was filled with people of high status. Hearing the commotion here, the gatekeepers of several houses curiously ran over to inquire about the situation.
Seeing the commotion in front of the Ban Family's entrance and the carriage with Prime Minister Yan's family emblem still parked outside, everyone's imaginations immediately filled with scenes of love and hate. They all stood far away and watched with interest.
Although they wanted to get closer, they were all people with face. Even if they wanted to watch the commotion, they couldn't be too direct.
"Lady Yan!" Ban Han, dressed in red, walked out. She stood in front of the Ban Family's entrance and said sternly, "I don't know what sin I have committed to be remembered by your family. But your insulting words today, your words and actions that made my grandmother faint, I will remember them in my heart. Today, I swear that even if there is no longer a man in this world, even if no one in this world is willing to marry me, I would rather become a nun than marry into the Yan Family! "
The onlookers thought: The Yan Family is too much. They actually forced a dignified princess to marry and even made the Princess Royal faint from anger. This Princess Fule was a hot-blooded woman. For the sake of the Princess Royal, she said such words. It could be seen that her nature was pure filial piety.
They didn't think that the Ban Family was lying. In broad daylight, the Princess Ban said such words in front of the Prime Minister's wife. How could it be false?
Half an hour later, the news that the Left Prime Minister's wife forced the Princess Ban to marry and made the Princess Royal vomit blood and faint from anger spread throughout the capital.
Yan Hui's life had been smooth sailing these past few years and he had been promoted very quickly. This caused many people to be jealous, so there were all kinds of rumors. Some people said that the Ban Family was cold-hearted and that Young Master Yan was infatuated. They would rather watch him die of illness than let their daughter marry into the Yan Family. This matter was too heartless. The Yan Family's style was strict, and they were a pure filial family. Wasn't it just right for her to marry into the Yan Family? Last time, Shen Yu, who broke off her engagement with the Jingting Marquessate, had a family background that was not as good as the Yan Family. Didn't the Ban Family also agree?
Some people also felt that the Yan Family's actions were somewhat shameless. How could they force someone to marry into the Yan Family with death? To put it bluntly, wasn't it just because the Ban Family didn't have any real power that they could bully others? The Princess Ban was so beautiful, and Yan Zhen wasn't the only man who was infatuated with her. Why didn't other families dare to open their mouths, but the Yan Family did?
Wasn't it because Yan Hui was the Left Prime Minister and had a lot of power in the imperial court? That was why they dared to do such a shameless thing.
Many scholars also cited the classics and argued endlessly about this matter, until Rong Xia spoke up.
"The Princess Fule is pure filial piety, and this action is not excessive. Young Master Yan's use of death to force her is truly heartless and unfilial. It's a pity that because the Princess Fule is as beautiful as a fairy, she was met with such an undeserved calamity. If all the men in the world took a fancy to a girl and didn't eat or drink, they would force her to marry into the Yan Family. How could they talk about the conduct of a gentleman? How could they talk about etiquette? "
This sentence was said by Rong Xia in front of countless scholars when he joined the poetry club.
The scholars all agreed and praised Rong Xia for not being afraid of the rich and powerful. He would rather offend the Left Prime Minister of the imperial court than to insist on speaking his true opinion.
From a normal person's point of view, Cheng Anbo would never speak up for someone from the Ban Family. However, he stood on the side of justice and righteousness. Even though by saying such words, he would offend the Yan Family, and would even be ostracized by the Yan Family in the imperial court.
What kind of spirit was this?
This was the spirit of being impartial and fearless, the true conduct of a gentleman, and the role model of scholars.
Not being biased, not fearing the rich and powerful, a gentleman should be like Rong Jun.
Very quickly, the public opinion in the capital was like a gust of wind, and unified. Countless people praised the Princess Fule for being pure and filial, and as beautiful as a fairy. As for the rumors of her being a disaster, they gradually disappeared. On the other hand, the Yan Family's reputation plummeted. It seemed that their sons were all lecherous and shameless.
Just when everyone thought that this matter would end like this, something big happened to the Yan Family.
The Yan Family's in-laws, the Chen Family, actually led people to beat up the eldest son of the Yan Family. Moreover, they beat him up at the entrance of the Ministry of Revenue. After the eldest son of the Chen Family finished beating the eldest son, he cried with tears and snot. He recounted how his younger sister had been tortured by the Left Prime Minister's wife, and even caused her to have a miscarriage.
Although the common people paid attention to filial piety, they also paid attention to the word 'mercy'. The younger generation was filial, but the older generation was strict, and even caused a miscarriage. If this wasn't an evil mother-in-law, then what was?
After the Chen Family beat up the eldest son of the Yan Family, they ran to the Yan Family's front door and caused a ruckus. In the end, the Chen Family brought their servants and barged into the Yan Family. They took the pale and thin Madam Chen out of the Yan Family.
Soon after, news spread that the Chen Family and the Yan Family were going to divorce.
After the Chen Family and the Yan Family caused such a ruckus, the onlookers were no longer in the mood to care about the grudges between the Ban Family and the Yan Family. Every day, they watched the Chen Family send people to the Yan Family's front door to curse and slander them. Unexpectedly, there were many idle topics for them to talk about.
The Chen Family was considered a prominent family in the capital and had good relations with many families in the capital. Therefore, after the two families quarreled, the news did not reach the ears of the Emperor Yunqing.
In the Great Moon Palace, Wang De walked to the side of the Emperor Yunqing, who was bent over the table and reading memorials. He whispered, "Your Majesty, Cheng Anbo requests an audience."
The Emperor Yunqing rubbed his eyes and said, "Let him in."
Recently, he had been in a bad mood. This was because the family of an official that he valued had forced his niece to marry. Because of this, his aunt had fainted from anger.
Although both sides were meat, there was still a difference between more meat and less meat. Moreover, it involved the face of the imperial family, so he could not pretend that nothing had happened.
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