Qu Qing Ju walked in front of He Heng. She didn't look at the female candidate kneeling at the side. She moved to bow but He Heng reached out to hold her. He pulled her to stand in the shadow of the canopy, "Just now, zhen went to the rear hall to see you and heard that you went to muhou's place. Is muhou well?"
"Muhou is doing well," Qu Qing Ju held a fan and started waving it, "Muhou even let us go to her place to eat. She always thinks of you."
"If that's the case, tomorrow, we'll go to Fu Shou Palace for the noon meal," He Heng pointed at the young female kneeling on the ground, his voice cold, "Do you recognize this candidate?"
Qu Qing Ju turned and saw the candidate's head was lowered. She ordered: "Raise your head."
The candidate hesitated when she raised her head. A taijian behind her pinched her chin and lifted it down. Her eyes were slightly evasive, not daring to look directly at Qu Qing Ju.
Her brow furrowed. Qu Qing Ju might have the memories of the original, but she didn't think about it many times. Seeing this young female now, she thought of some unhappy things. She said faintly: "Isn't this Wei guniang? After two years, Wei guniang has grown even more beautiful."
This woman was the grandniece of Qu lao taitai. She had once lived in Chang De Gong Fu for a period of time and had a good relationship with Qu Yue Su. Sometimes, she liked to taunt the original. Her name was Wei Zhen or Wei Zhu?
"Candidate Wei Zhu greets Empress." When the taijian released Wei Zhu's chin, she instantly knelt on the ground, clearly afraid that Qu Qing Ju would bring up the past.
"Didn't think that jiugong would be willing to send you into the palace," Qu Qing Ju yawned and lazily waved the fan in her hand, "Right now, the candidates are all living in Tuan Fang Hall. Why did you come here?" After saying this, she saw Wei Zhu's shoulders start to tremble. She, who had felt bored before, instantly became interested. She turned to look at He Heng beside her, "Emperor, how did this Wei guniang encounter you?"
He Heng saw the teasing in her eyes and smiled helplessly, replying: "Zhen waited for you for a long time and decided to go greet muhou. Who knew that I would encounter a daring candidate who ignored the rules and dared to slander the Empress in front of zhen."
"Oh?" Qu Qing Ju held a smile at the corner of her mouth as she looked at Wei Zhu, shaking even more violently, "What good thing did Wei guniang say about ben gong?"
Wei Zhu was so frightened she trembled. She had originally been displeased that a woman like Qu Qing Ju was the Empress. Who knew that after just a few words, the Emperor would become angry. Seeing Qu Qing Ju's strong demeanor that was different from the past, she was so afraid she couldn't say a word.
"If Miss Wei doesn't wish to speak, I won't make things difficult for you. Guards …"
"Your Highness, do you still remember two years ago?" Wei Zhu raised her head, feeling a little hopeless, "At that time, Grand-aunt made a verbal promise with this official's grandpa. Do you still remember?"
When Qian Chang Xin heard this, he motioned for the palace attendants to leave, leaving only the servants that served the Emperor and Empress. He didn't know what this female candidate would say when she went crazy. Since the Emperor and Empress didn't tell her to shut up, he could only tell the servants not to listen.
"You said that two years ago, grandmother and jiugong had intentions of marrying ben gong to your brother?" Qu Qing Ju was graceful. She waved her fan and stared at Wei Zhu like she was looking at an idiot. Her tone was shocked as she asked: "Ben gong has such a good husband as the Emperor, how could I remember such an unfounded matter. Right, what is your brother called?"
My Empress, how could you say it so boldly, what would the Emperor think? Mu Jin looked nervously at the Emperor. She only saw the Emperor's face full of smiles and instantly became confused. Had something she didn't know happened?
Even though he was slightly angry when he heard that the Qu Family had intentions of marrying Qu Qing Ju into the Wei Family, but He Heng quickly felt refreshed by Qu Qing Ju's last words. She was right. With such a good man like him, what did other men count as?
Even more, the marriage between Qing Ju and the Wei Family had only been briefly mentioned and hadn't been set. He wouldn't vent his anger on Qing Ju for such a small matter.
Based on the Qu Family's attitude towards Qing Ju, he didn't believe that Qu lao taitai wanted what was good for Qing Ju. Thinking about the generous dowry that Qu Qing Ju had brought when she married into the wang fu, He Heng smiled coldly. It must have been for the dowry that Tian shi had left for Qing Ju. Thinking about it, he looked coldly at Wei Zhu who was kneeling on the ground, "Full of nonsense, you dare to defame the Empress, you really are daring!"
Wei Zhu heard the discontent in the Emperor's tone and hurriedly said: "Please, Emperor, this subject's words are all true. In the beginning, if xiandi hadn't decreed the marriage, grandaunt would have agreed to the Wei Family's proposal."
"Since the marriage wasn't successful, it naturally means that zhen and the Empress being together is the will of the heavens. You purposefully mention these things in front of zhen, are you trying to ruin the Empress's reputation?!" He Heng's voice became even heavier as he said harshly, "The daughter of Wei shi's family is not proper, the rules are not strict. Pass zhen's decree, any member of the Imperial House of Da Long Dynasty cannot take a daughter of Wei shi as a wife or qie, and the daughter of Wei shi will never be able to send candidates into the palace."
Once this decree came out, it was tantamount to cutting off the daughter of Wei shi's path to the top. Qu Qing Ju looked at the expressionless He Heng and smiled as she turned her head. Her gaze landed on Wei Zhu who was lying limp on the ground.
"Drag her away, give her forty strokes of the cane and send her back to the Wei Family," He Heng gripped Qu Qing Ju's hand, coldly ordering, "In the future, if there is a candidate that randomly walks around the palace, they will be punished with forty strokes of the cane and then driven out of the palace."
A woman that had been punished by the Emperor and sent out of the palace, she wouldn't be able to marry in this lifetime. Qu Qing Ju watched as Wei Zhu was dragged away by the taijian and sighed, "I just became the Empress from a di daughter that wasn't favored, but I can't tolerate other people's eyes.
"Letting this kind of person slander you in front of me, these people are treating me as an idiot," He Heng touched the silver hairpin in her hair, "Don't worry yourself over this kind of person. Come, accompany me to take a nap."
Qu Qing Ju smiled, "With Emperor here, I don't need to worry. Emperor is wise and wise, peerless and eternal."
"Zhen's eternal, isn't it also yours?" He Heng smiled. In a good mood, he took Qu Qing Ju back to the rear hall of Tian Qi Palace. As to what had just happened … …
Qu Qing Ju had such a good man like him, would she think of anyone else?!
Qian Chang Xin and Mu Jin's eyes met. At the same time, they saw a kind of emotion in each other's eyes. They silently followed.
"The women of the Wei Family were driven out of the palace?" He Yuan kicked away the taijian that was massaging his knees. These days, he often had to go to Peaceful Life Palace to pray for xiandi and his knees were bruised early on.
"Ben wang's huang xiong is really infatuated with the Empress. He could even tolerate this kind of thing," He smiled coldly, "He's very skilled. How long has it been and he's managed to subdue the people at court."
Gao Duo, who was standing below, heard this and hesitated before asking: "Wang ye, the situation is stronger than the people. Why don't we hold back and wait for a good time?"
"Good time?" He Yuan snorted, "Right now, ben wang's people at court have been mostly subdued. Lao da's people have long stood on the new Emperor's side. Of the officials that fuhuang has placed in important positions, Tian Jin Ke and Luo Chang Qing have a close relationship with the Empress and will naturally do their best to support the new Emperor. As to people like Wei Wen Guang and Lu Jing Hong, even if the new Emperor doesn't do anything, they will be the new Emperor's faction. Fuhuang's abdication edict was written in front of many of the officials, the seal was personally stamped by him. What good opportunity do you think ben wang has? "
Gao Duo hadn't thought that Rui Wang would see reality so clearly. He hesitated before suggesting: "If that's the case, wang ye, why don't you work for the Emperor? This way, the Emperor won't be able to target you."
"A person like He Heng, he prettier on the surface than anyone else. When he starts to be ruthless, not many can compare," He Yuan had always been a very proud person but in a short two months, half of his pride had been suppressed by reality, "Even if ben wang submitted to him, he wouldn't be close to ben wang. Ben wang doesn't want to flatter him, "He coldly jerked the corners of his mouth," Ben wang can't see him well. "
Gao Duo silently glanced at He Yuan. What kind of spirit did he have to go through all this trouble for no reason?
"What should the Wei Family do now?" He hesitated, "The Emperor's love for the Empress is stronger than gold. The Wei Family's tactics are just asking for humiliation. If they beg wang ye, what should we do?"
He Yuan smiled coldly, retorting: "In the beginning, it was they who begged ben wang to help. Now they are stupid and messed up. What does it have to do with ben wang." Finishing, he summoned He Fu Er, "In the future, if the Wei Family comes, don't see them."
"Yes," He Fu Er noted it down. He hesitated for a second before asking, "Wang ye, Qu ce fei of Xi Yi Yuan is seriously ill. Should we send an invitation to the Imperial Hospital to summon a taiyi to take a look at ce fei?"
"This is something that wang fei is in charge of, why ask me?" He Yuan impatiently waved his hand. Clearly, he didn't care about the people of Xi Yi Yuan anymore.
He Fu Er instantly understood. It was because wang fei didn't care that he took the benefits of Yao Xi to beg wang ye. It seemed that the one in Xi Yi Yuan had fallen out of favor. In the future, he wouldn't have to worry about Xi Yi Yuan.
As a retainer, when Gao Duo heard the matter of wang ye's houyuan, he naturally kept his mouth shut. After He Fu Er left, he asked: "Wang ye, this one heard that you have a ce fei that is the Empress' meimei. Is it this one?"
He Yuan didn't understand Gao Duo's meaning: "It really is her. But the Empress and the Qu Family don't have a good relationship, so this Qu shi is useless."
Gao Duo smiled: "So it's like that. If that's the case, this subordinate will say something that is out of line. Wang ye really shouldn't treat Qu ce fei too well. Otherwise, in the eyes of others, they will think that you are feeling injustice for the Qu Clan."
He Yuan waved his hand, dismissing: "Just a plaything, ben wang doesn't need to spend so much effort on her."
Gao Duo smiled and bowed, "Wang ye is wise."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
