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MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 96 appearance
Imperial City, Fengtianmen.
The courtiers came here before dawn to wait for the great court meeting. In the cold wind, the ministers put their hands into their sleeves and gathered together in groups of three or five, breathing white air and whispering in a low voice.
"I heard that Du Shangshu, the householder, met His Royal Highness the Prince at the Zhaoren County Master's Mansion yesterday?"
"The news is absolutely true. Now that the Prince's Mansion is monolithic, the Zhaoren County Main Mansion, which is separated from the Prince's Mansion by a wall, might be a breakthrough."
"It seems that Zhaoren County Master and His Royal Highness have a very close relationship."
"His Royal Highness the second prince is gaining momentum. Who is the second prince's uncle, Qin Xiangye, who is standing?"
"Look at what you said, don't you know that Zhaoren County Master and Qin Xiangye are in the same situation?"
"There is also news from the Ministry of Households that Qin Xiangye and his original wife, Shen Shiying of the Zhenguo Gongfu, that is, the biological mother of the Zhaoren County Lord, have handled the divorce."
"What, Heli?"
"I won't cheat. According to my colleagues in the household department, Mr. Qin did this in person, and the people in the township government also urged Mrs. Qin, the general of the household department... No, now it's Miss Shen, who will take Miss Shen's household registration. Moved back to the Imperial Palace."
"Zhaoren County Master and his uncle Zhenguo Gongfu are more friendly, so does Zhenguo Gongfu support the prince?"
"His Royal Highness is the first-in-command of the empress, and he is the rightful crown prince. He has money, grain, and 200,000 private soldiers. A fool knows where to stand."
"With the current state of affairs, it's not easy to just replace a prince as the second prince. Even if the empress dowager uses the in-law faction to bless the second prince, but people's hearts are changeable, how can they have real power in their own hands.
"Hey, the queen mother is old."
"You didn't see how His Royal Highness did not give face to the Queen Mother on the Longevity Festival. The Queen Mother should not be able to swallow this breath."
"That's still in the selection of the crown prince. The queen mother and the prince have not discussed it yet."
"Zhaoren County Lord is rich, powerful, and talented, the Queen Mother..."
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"Your Majesty is here." Li Fuquan sang loudly with the whisk in his arms.
The ministers immediately bowed down and bowed,
"Congratulations to the sage, long live the sage."
"Get up." Li Fuquan's shrill voice sounded at the door of the palace.
The courtiers entered the Fengtian Hall, and Emperor Hui was in charge of the throne.
Today, the atmosphere of Fengtian Temple is still not good. Due to the constraints of money and food, the implementation of government affairs in various departments of the DPRK and China is slow.
"Your Majesty, so far, more than one million taels of silver have been raised for fundraising for the disaster, but this is far from enough."
"Your Majesty, the rich households stockpiled grain, most of which were bought back a month ago, but now the grain is in the granary of the Prince's Mansion in each state. I implore Your Majesty to let His Royal Highness open the warehouse for grain."
"Your Majesty, if we continue to delay the delivery of grain, the loss will be even more serious. The matter of transporting grain cannot be delayed any longer."
"His Majesty…"
Emperor Hui's face was a little heavy, and he looked at Feng Xian, the second prince,
"How's the shipping of imperial grains going?"
Feng Xian heard the words, his expression was slightly unnatural, and he replied to the throne:
"Father, my son is contacting the Xuzhou Ji family."
What Feng Xian didn't say was that, in fact, he could be regarded as hitting a wall with Ji Qiniang.
Feng Xian had a relationship with Ji Qiniang before, and the head of the Ji family was still polite to him.
Feng Xian is currently in power in the court. He thought that Ji Qiniang would have no objection to his request, but unexpectedly, the Ji family replied, "The ship has been ordered by the Prince's Mansion".
What Feng Xian still doesn't understand? Although the Crown Prince is cultivating in the mansion without fighting or grabbing on the surface, he has already made so many preparations in secret.
Emperor Hui closed his eyes, was he contacting him?
That is not done.
After the dynasty was dispersed, Emperor Hui summoned several courtiers one after another in the imperial study, all of them admonished the sage, and asked His Royal Highness to return to the court to assist the sage in his administration.
Emperor Hui knew in his heart that if they said any assistance, they just wanted the prince to come back to supervise the country.
At least when the prince was supervising the country, these ministers were not allowed to supplement the treasury with their own wealth.
Emperor Hui is also exhausted to deal with the queen mother. In the current situation, it seems that the crown prince has no intention of cooperating with the queen mother, so let the crown prince handle this mess.
Emperor Hui sighed deeply in his heart. A few years ago, the crown prince seized power from him abruptly by taking advantage of the empress dowager and senior officials in the court.
Now, he actually wanted to be the father and emperor himself, and asked the prince to come back to supervise the country.
Prince Chu, do Feng Zhan's share, and make Emperor Hui secretly envious.
That's it, that's it.
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Due to the many disasters and disasters in various places, Qin Wenzheng, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the Minister of War, He Yanming, arranged the marriage of their children as simply as possible, and did not show the limelight at this sensitive time, so as not to be included in the previous book by the Censor.
Of course, for this reason, Prime Minister Qin can also cut down on the government's expenses.
In the early morning that day when Qin Nian and He Xiao got married, Qin Xiangfu was very happy, but Qin Xiang and Song Mei were frowning.
Seeing that the time to welcome the relatives was approaching, Song Mei was restless in a hurry.
"Master Xiang, why don't you send someone to ask Qin Yan?"
Qin Xiang just kept his face calm and didn't answer.
Song Mei couldn't sit still, and said to Qin Wenzheng:
"Master Xiang..."
"Okay." Qin Xiang was a little impatient, why didn't he want to send someone to ask Qin Yan, but the things were in their hands, and if Qin Yan was irritated, he would not be able to get anything.
What's more, Qin Xiang still has to consider Qin Ming's future, if he can restore Qin Yan's relationship with the Xiang Xiangfu...
"Master Xiang, where is the old lady?" Song Mei said again, interrupting Qin Xiang's thoughts.
Qin Wenzheng frowned when he heard the words.
In these days, in order to save expenses, the mansion reduced the expenses, but it was always a big expense to arrange the marriage for Qin Nian.
Qin Wenzheng found Mrs. Qin and wanted to use the old lady's private house to make money, but was rejected by the old lady.
The old lady is not polite,
"There's no use for women's money."
But as soon as these words came out, Mrs. Qin and Qin Xiang's mother and son were immediately stunned in embarrassment.
Shen Shiying's money, they have spent so many years with peace of mind.
The old lady also tightened her purse and added makeup for her granddaughter Qin Nian, but she only showed a face.
Qin Xiang returned angrily, but Song Mei repeatedly urged Qin Xiang to ask the old lady to add some dowry in the past few days, and Qin Xiang was very annoyed.
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"The groom is here." The servants outside sang loudly and joyously.
Qin Xiang and Song Mei both froze on their faces.
There is no time, so I can only send Qin Nian out of the cabinet first.
Although He Xiao is reluctant to this marriage, but the matter has come to this point, the He House cannot offend the Right Prime Minister's House and embarrass the Right Prime Minister's House. After He Xiao returned from Jiangnan, He Xiao was ordered by He Yanming to prepare for the marriage. Today, He Xiao is also Come meet in person.
But He Xiao secretly did a **** thing. This morning, he sent a small sedan car to Shuyufang by the Qianshui Lake and picked up Nanxu into He's Mansion.
That is to say, on the day He Xiao got married, He Xiao took a concubine in advance.
He Yanming had nothing to do about it, but He Xiao was thankful that He Xiao could go to Qin Xiangfu to welcome him. He Yanming only talked about taking a concubine, so don't say anything about it.
The sedan chair traveled all the way to the He Mansion in joy. Although all the guests had smiles on their faces, they were full of gossip and buzzed with each other.
"Have you heard that the bride, Miss Qin Er, had a miscarriage on the street in Yangzhou a month ago."
"Why don't I know, it's been spread all over the world. Second Miss Qin and Da Gongzi He will get married as soon as they return to Beijing. The child who sheds from Miss Qin Er's stomach should belong to Da Gongzi He."
"I've been to the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet in the Imperial Garden. I heard that Concubine Yexian and Concubine Shu caught a pair of wild mandarin ducks in the garden. Could it be Mr. He and Second Miss Qin?"
"After that, Young Master He withdrew from the relationship with Miss Wang of Zuoxiang's Mansion, and immediately became engaged to Miss Qin Er of Right Minister's Mansion. How can this be a problem with the horoscope of Dajue Temple? It must be Young Master He and Qin. The second lady's bead is dark."
"Young Master He is famous, but Miss Qin is not a good person. Isn't her mother a concubine? Now, Qin Xiang has raised a flat wife."
"Prying Miss Wang's corner, tsk tsk, it's really amazing."
"I heard that Prime Minister Qin also divorced with his original wife, Shen Shiying, the Duke of Zhenguo."
"real or fake…"
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After the ceremony is completed, the seat is opened.
At this time, there was some commotion at the main entrance of the He Mansion.
It was Zhaoren County's main mansion who sent someone to congratulate the newlyweds, and it was a big deal.
For a village, the land and house deeds for six shops.
When the news was passed back to the banquet, the Minister of War, He Yanming, accepted the love of Zhaoren County's main mansion and repeatedly thanked him.
But Qin Xiang and Song Mei immediately turned black.
Qin Yan did send Zhuangzi to the shop according to his promise, but instead of adding makeup, he gave gifts and even sent them to the He family!
One village, six shops...
Song Mei suddenly thought, isn't this amount the same as the ones that they have been adding with the money they have earned over the years?
What is Qin Yan doing? This is to distance himself from them.
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Everyone at the table began to discuss again:
"Zhaoren County Lord is worthy of being Yu Qingfeng's boss. He is really generous."
"There were rumors before that Zhaoren County Master was ignorant of etiquette and ugly as a yaksha. These are all rumors."
"Yeah, I was fortunate enough to see Zhaoren County Master from a distance, and that appearance was truly magnificent."
"My sister is getting married, and with such a big gift, Zhaoren County Master is kind to Qin Xiangfu."
"Qin Xiang is really lucky to have such a daughter..."
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Xie Chang Yuan also took the time to drink a glass of wedding wine today, but there was no joy on his face, and he only drank the wine in silence.
Someone at the banquet drank two more cups and used this to make fun of Xie Changyuan:
"Zhaoren County Master is such a beautiful woman, and her family is so rich. If you don't want such a fiancée, will Xie Shizi regret it?"
Xie Changyuan's eyes were cold, and the servant at the door sang:
"Marquis of Yongding, bring the wife of the prince."
It was Xie An and Ye Qingli.
Everyone got up and greeted the Marquis of Yongding.
Yongding Hou Xie'an looked good today, Ye Qingli beside him lost the childishness of a little girl, and became a little more charming.
If it wasn't for everyone who knew that Ye Qingli was Xie Changyuan's wife, I'm afraid they would have recognized the two who had just entered the table as a loving couple.
All the people at the banquet sighed that the daughter-in-law of Yongding Hou's mansion was really harmonious with her father-in-law.
The crowd turned their eyes to Xie Changyuan, who was only sitting in the room.
Ye Qingli also followed the gazes of others and looked at Xie Changyuan, her husband, who had a heavy face.
Seeing that the other party only gave her a cold look, she looked away, Ye Qingli laughed at herself, and let the servants of the He House bring her into the seat of the female family.
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Those with sharp eyes recognized that the wife of Xie Shizi, the younger sister of the King of Yizhou, was the girl Ayan that Xie Shizi had always brought by his side in recent years.
They also all knew that on the day of His Majesty's longevity, this A Yan, that is, Mrs. Xie Shizi, made a fool of himself in public and offended Zhaoren County Master and Master Yishan.
Judging from today's situation, Xie Shizi and his wife seem to be at odds with each other.
A Yan is in a good mood. She doesn't care about others, contempt, or exploratory eyes. Now her identity is the sister of the king of Yizhou and the wife of Xie Changyuan. Because of the status of Houfu, those people dare not stand in front of her. Confused about her face, she could only hold her in her arms as an offering.
Ye Qingli picked out a small piece of the steamed fish in front of her, and as soon as she put it in her mouth, a sudden burst of nausea filled her stomach.
Ye Qingli immediately covered her mouth and retched to the side.
"what happened?"
"What's wrong with Mrs. Xie?"
"Come on, come on..."
Seeing the movement over there, He Yanming walked over immediately, but Yongding Hou Xie'an, who was beside him, ran past him at a faster pace and ran over there.
Xie An went to Ye Qingli's side, resisted the thought of touching her, and asked with concern and anxiety:
"What's the matter, what's wrong?"
Ye Qingli was still retching, unable to speak.
The He House held a banquet in the house today, and there were many powerful people who came, so the He House had already invited an imperial physician to be in the house, just in case.
He Yanming immediately ordered the imperial doctor to come over, and arranged a guest room for Ye Qingli to rest first.
Xie An clenched his fists, finally released them, turned and looked at Xie Changyuan, who was still sitting and drinking, like a normal person.
It was inconvenient for Xie An to follow Ye Qingli to the guest room of the He Mansion. Apart from the female family members, the only qualified person here was his son Xie Changyuan, but Xie An extremely did not want Xie Changyuan and Ye Qingli to be in the same room. Ann finally returned to his seat without saying a word.
Before a cup of tea, the imperial physician returned to the banquet and walked straight to Xie Changyuan.
"Congratulations to Xie Shizi, Mrs. Zun, you are happy."
The voice of the imperial physician was not deliberately suppressed, and many people at the table had some guesses when they saw Mrs. Xie's reaction, but this was only confirmed by the imperial physician.
"It turned out to be really sad."
"Congratulations Xie Shizi."
"Congratulations Xie Shizi."
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Xie Chang Yuan froze suddenly, his pupils shuddered, and then closed his eyes resignedly, hiding the pain and despair in his chest.
But Xie An was holding back the joy in his heart, his expression was as usual, only his slightly trembling hands revealed his current mood.
The child in Ye Qingli's belly may also be...
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He Xiao also went out of the wedding room at this time and went to drink at the banquet. He just heard what the imperial physician said to Xie Changyuan.
He Xiao was one of the few people who knew the inside story and could understand Xie Changyuan's mood at the moment.
But although He Xiao is a bastard, after losing a child by mistake in Yangzhou last time, He Xiao has a little more compassion for Gurou's family.
He Xiao patted Xie Changyuan on the shoulder, bent over and whispered beside Xie Changyuan:
"Nan Xu is pregnant with my child, I will carry Nan Xu into the house"
Xie Changyuan turned to look at He Xiao, frowning slightly.
He Xiao sighed softly,
"Xie Shizi, everything is life, and I can't help it. Look at it."
"Xie Shizi's child, and my child, if it is a boy and a girl, maybe a baby kiss?"
And He Xiao suddenly thought of something, reached out and patted his mouth, and hurriedly added:
"Look at what I said, of course it's still my direct child."
Xie Chang Yuan's eyes were filled with entanglement and pain that could not be easily detected. He picked up the wine in his hand and drank it all at once.
What Xie Changyuan considered was not the issue of the descendant at all.
It was this child who came at the wrong time and should not exist at all.
It was night, He Xiao didn't go to the new house, but moved to the side courtyard, Nan Xu's room.
Although Nan Xu is pregnant, it is not appropriate to do anything, but He Xiao may have found in his conscience after the Yangzhou incident that he has some self-consciousness as a father, and he is still looking forward to the child in Nan Xu's womb.
But Qin Nian, who was left out in the wedding room, threw several cups.
Although she didn't want to have too much contact with He Xiao, He Xiao put her face in such a way that she became the laughing stock of the government on the first day of marriage.
Of course, that's all for later.
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Shangjingcheng, Xishan, the main residence of Zhaoren County.
In the dormitory, the earth dragon was burning, and the elegant incense was burning.
Qin Yan was wearing a thin gauze, resting his head on one hand, leaning on the couch.
The pair of deep eyes of Feng Zhan, who was sitting opposite the desk behind the book, sometimes looked at Qin Yan, and sometimes fell between the pen and paper.
"Master, Prime Minister Qin arrives at the mansion, please see the master."
Shen Ying's voice came from outside.
Hearing this, Qin Yan and Feng Zhan did not change their posture and did not respond to Shen Ying's words.
After a cup of tea, Feng Zhan put down his pen.
Qin Yan got up slowly, and stepped on the floor with a suitable temperature with bare white jade feet.
Qin Yan walked to Feng Zhan's side, put his arms on Feng Zhan's broad shoulders, leaned down, and looked at the paintings on the table.
Tsk tsk, the prince is really good at painting.
but…
Qin Yan pressed her red lips to Feng Zhan's ear, her sandalwood mouth opened slightly, and her breath was like a blue orchid.
"His Royal Highness, is this shirt on my body not painted correctly?"
Feng Zhan's eyes darkened, he pressed Qin Yan into his arms with his big palm, leaned over, his thin lips pressed against Qin Yan's red lips, and his voice was low and hoarse:
"You look like this, so no one is allowed to see it."
Qin Yan raised his hand and hooked Feng Zhan's neck, looked up at Feng Zhan's handsome face and smiled.
Feng Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, clasped the back of Qin Yan's head with one hand, and kissed him domineeringly.
A charming room.
Since Shen Ying announced outside the door, an hour later, the neatly dressed Qin Yan opened the door.
"What about people?"
"Master, Prime Minister Qin is still in the meeting room."
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Qin Xiang's complexion in the hall became more and more ugly, Qin Yan finally came over, but her slow action made Qin Xiang's heart even more angry, but he couldn't attack.
"Qin Yan, my reconciliation with your mother has been settled. You should keep your promise. What happened to the shop Zhuangzi that you sent to the He Mansion today? Didn't you say you wanted to add makeup to your sister Qin Nian?"
Qin Yan picked up the tea cup, sniffed and drank lightly, then put down the tea cup and looked at Qin Wenzheng lightly.
"Qin Xiang, there is a truth that you taught me."
Qin Wenzheng was stunned for a moment, not knowing why.
Qin Yan spoke slowly,
"Husband and wife are originally one body. When a woman marries a man, isn't the dowry the husband's family?"
"Then why should Prime Minister Qin be so obsessed with whether I give a dowry or a gift?"
Qin Wen was shocked from the front,
"you…"
Qin Yan continued in a low voice:
"Qin Xiang, didn't my mother give her dowry to her husband's family back then, so how could Qin Nian not have this self-awareness?"
"This is conducive to the harmony between husband and wife, Qin Xiang, don't you think?"
Qin Wenzheng was stunned, he couldn't refute Qin Yan's words.
What else could he say.
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When Prime Minister Qin returned to the city, the moon was already hanging in the sky.
Qin Wenzheng had a splitting headache, and kept rubbing his forehead on the swaying carriage.
He didn't have much obsession with Qin Nian's dowry.
It's just that Ming'er will marry a wife in the future. According to Ming'er's return, Qin Yan, the eldest sister, is not bad to him. I just hope Qin Yan can help Ming'er more.
After Prime Minister Qin returned to the mansion, the symptoms of the headache still did not ease. He walked into the garden and blew the night breeze, trying to wake up his chaotic brain.
Qin Wenzheng looked at the high fence separating Xiyuan, thinking of the bright and flamboyant woman back then.
Shiying, I don't know what the scene will be when you and I meet again.
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At this time, the sound of a man and a woman arguing suddenly came from the rockery at the corner.
Qin Wenzheng frowned, thinking about which servant he should be.
But the increasingly familiar voices of the man and woman made Qin Wenzheng shocked on the spot.
"What is the fourth uncle still doing in the Prime Minister's Mansion? Didn't he say that he would leave the country after taking the money, so that people would not be implicated in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Meimei, just let me see Ming'er again, just one side, I can take a look at it from a distance."
"Fourth uncle still thinks things are not messy enough, let's go, Wenzheng will go back to the mansion soon."
"I don't know when I can come back after I leave, so let me see him again. Ming'er is my son after all..."
"Bang" the broken sound of the flowerpot interrupted the man's words.
Qin Wen's face was ashen, and he walked step by step to the man and woman who were pulling and pulling.
"What do you mean, Ming'er is your son, fourth uncle!"