Chapter 188
Not only did Wang Chengen feel that Zhu Weiti had taken advantage of her husband, but Zhu Weiti himself also felt it.
Before she was engaged to Cheng Shijie, she was an unpopular princess. She had the title of princess but not the treatment of a princess. She lived in the side hall of Renshou Palace. She only had one maid named Gu Ziyi and only one maid. A eunuch named Feng Shuan was in attendance.
When it comes to the palace, this is a place that eats people without spitting out their bones. It is the most cruel place to step on the low and climb the high, bully the weak and avoid the strong, and the weak eat the strong.
Her mother, Li Kangfei, was a little better. After all, she was getting older and would act up and fall out whenever she wanted to for a bite to eat, but she couldn't do that.
The eunuchs and palace maids in charge of the palace always gave her small shoes and eye drops.
All these changes were because Emperor Chongzhen wanted to marry Cheng Shijie. From that time on, everything changed. When the news of the Haizhou victory reached the palace, countless people congratulated you and paid you monthly salary. At that time, there was no more deductions, all the money given was of better quality, and the food given out was no longer cold soup with leftover juice.
In the past, the grandma in charge or the eunuch in charge who looked at me with eyes that were not my eyes and a nose that was not my nose, carefully kept a smile on my face when they saw me.
Not only that, but the rewards were obviously more than before. The last time Cheng Shijie sent a large amount of corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and seafood to Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Weiti also received it, and it was more than any princess.
Even Gu Ziyi, a palace maid with no rank, now walks with wind, head held high, and as proud as a peacock.
Just like an imperial eunuch like Wang Chengen, Emperor Chongzhen had been the emperor for four years, and Zhu Weiti had never seen him once, but now she has seen him four times in half a year. As for the ordinary chore eunuchs, they are not even qualified to see her. there is none left.
Gu Ziyi received the gift of three large cars. In Gu Ziyi's opinion, they can have a prosperous New Year this year, with food, drink, and everything they need.
Zhu Weiti has nothing to do with it. She is a poor princess and is used to it.
Gu Ziyi was a little uncomfortable with it.
Just after receiving the supplies, it was supposed that Wang Chengen should leave, but Wang Chengen did not leave.
"Eunuch Wang, is there anything else?"
Gu Ziyi was very surprised to see Wang Chengen hesitate to speak.
Wang Chengen lowered his voice and whispered in front of Gu Ziyi.
When Gu Ziyi heard this, her face suddenly turned red to the root of her neck.
As the saying goes, the emperor's daughter has no worries about getting married. This is an eternal truth. Due to the noble blood of the royal family, no matter what the emperor's daughter looks like, she will become the dream goddess in the hearts of men. And thousands of men, once they can climb up to the princess, become relatives of the emperor. Although he has no real power, it can be said that he will not have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of his life.
However, in ancient times, even if you were attracted by a princess, if you wanted to be the consort, you had to go through a strict test before you could get your wish. And this test is completed by the maid who is the closest and most sincere to the princess. In other words, the princess's maid is the examiner of whether you can be chosen as the consort.
Cheng Shijie's situation is a bit special. He was granted a marriage. Not to mention that he had no physical problems. Even if he had problems, it would not be Princess Le'an's turn to object or refuse the marriage.
However, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.
After Wang Chengen finished giving instructions to Gu Ziyi, he said goodbye to Zhu Weiti.
After Wang Chengen left, Zhu Weiti stepped forward to check on the gifts from Emperor Chongzhen, which could also be said to be gifts from Cheng Shijie. There were many gifts, basically in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but there was no money.
There are dozens of kilograms of dried beef and mutton alone, as well as frozen seafood, fresh seafood, silk and satin, cotton, and cotton.
Zhu Weiti looked at Gu Ziyi and said, "Ziyi sent the things to mother..."
However, Zhu Weiti found that Gu Ziyi was a little distracted.
There must be at least one trial marriage maid, but the problem is that Zhu Weiti is different from other princesses. There are more than ten or twenty maids around the other princesses, so it is not difficult to select a trial marriage maid. .
However, this doesn't work with Zhu Weiti. She has only herself as a maid, so where can she find a trial marriage princess?
After Zhu Weiti called Gu Ziyi several times, she came back to her senses.
However, no matter what, what should come will always come. This matter cannot be hidden from Zhu Weiti. Zhu Weiti must either let herself go or find the palace maid next to Li Kangfei. But the problem is that everyone around Li Kangfei has been following Li Kangfei for ten years. Old people of several years, now they are older.
If a palace maid in her thirties goes for a trial marriage, she might be disliked by Cheng Shijie, the consort.
This question, after going round and round, naturally came to Li Kangfei again.
As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Concubine Li Kang, a ruthless character who dared to tear Emperor Tianqi's birth mother, the Queen, and the civil and military officials, has always maintained strong control in the palace.
Of course, if she didn't have this strength, there would be countless people who would watch her actions and want Concubine Li Kang to die violently.
There are still three pounds of nails in the broken ship. Concubine Li Kang has been in the palace for most of her life and has been fighting for most of her life. She must have some confidence. What worries Concubine Li most is that Chongzhen will retaliate against the old grudge and marry Zhu Weiti to a sloppy man.
As Emperor Chongzhen decided to marry Cheng Shijie, Concubine Li Kang immediately began to investigate Cheng Shijie. When she learned that Cheng Shijie was actually seventeen years older than Princess Zhu Weiti of Le'an and was now thirty-six years old, Concubine Li Kang was a little unhappy.
The last time Cheng Shijie came to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit, Concubine Li Kang secretly met Cheng Shijie with her own eyes. This time during the secret meeting, Cheng Shijie only noticed that someone was secretly observing him, but he did not expect that it was Concubine Li Kang.
Concubine Li Kangfei was very satisfied with Cheng Shijie's appearance, appearance and figure. Unlike ordinary men in their thirties, Cheng Shijie looked younger than those who were only twenty-eighty-nine years old, and better than most Ming men in their thirties. Much older.
After all, fat people have a lot of collagen on their faces.
What makes Concubine Li Kang even more satisfied is Cheng Shijie's body. In the storyteller's mouth, Cheng Shijie is the Ming Dynasty version of Changshan Zhao Zilong. He charged into the battle alone, killed Mang Gurtai, Derge Lei, and defeated Azige, The story of Duduo is all over the world.
As a famous general in hundreds of battles, she must be in good health. As someone who has experienced this, Li Kangfei knows that as a woman, she does not need to ask for poverty or gentleness from a man, but she must ask for a man's body.
Cheng Shijie was tall and in good health, so he would not be like Princess Yongning's consort who died within a month of their marriage, making Princess Yongning the only princess in the Ming Dynasty who remained a virgin until her death.
Concubine Li Kang actually lamented that when Emperor Chongzhen entrusted her to be raised, he was timid and fearful. She only had to cough and Emperor Chongzhen would cry in fear.
However, because of Cheng Shijie, he successively defeated Jiannu Azig at Jinshi Mountain, later defeated Duduo at Haizhou, defeated Huang Taiji at Bali Bay, and recovered Jinzhou, Haizhou, and Gaizhou in southern Liaoning. , Fuzhou, Guangningwei, Liaozhongwei, Liaoyang, regained thousands of miles of lost territory, and severely damaged Jiannu's vitality.
Because of Cheng Shijie, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have great success in martial arts. A hundred years from now, he might be given the title of "Martial Arts".
However, this matter is not important now. What is important is that Zhu Weiti still has one last step to go through before getting married. There is a maid beside Zhu Weiti...
But there were many people around her, but they were all older palace maids.
Concubine Li Kang stood up and took out a lacquer box from the secret compartment under the bed. She opened the lacquer box, revealing a golden light: "This is the treasure at the bottom of the box. I originally wanted to buy some dowry for Wei Ti... go and buy it." A few girls in a trial marriage."
Zhu Weiti didn't have the right manpower around him, so he needed someone around Concubine Li Kang. Concubine Li Kang didn't have anyone, and only Queen Zhou was responsible for handling the matter.
"If there are no problems with Duke Hai, he can be considered a good home. If not, even if I risk my life, I can't just watch Wei Ti remain a widow!"
Just when Concubine Li Kang was preparing to bribe Gong E for the trial marriage, Cheng Shijie and Emperor Chongzhen got drunk.
Of course, as an alcohol test cadre, Cheng Shijie's drinking capacity is still acceptable. He knows when to be drunk and when not to be drunk.
Watching Emperor Chongzhen persuade him to drink one after another, Cheng Shijie knew that Emperor Chongzhen needed him to get drunk.
So, after three glasses of wine, Cheng Shijie's tongue got bigger, and he became a little unscrupulous, pulling Emperor Chongzhen to worship him.
This shocked Gao Qiqian and Cao Huachun into a cold sweat.
Emperor Chongzhen was not drunk and was very sober: "Cheng Qing, you came to the capital alone. You already have a house, so I won't reward you, but you can't do it without a few people around you!"
Hearing this, Cheng Shijie suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Was it Chongzhen who wanted to plant an informant around him?
He couldn't agree to this, so he deliberately took advantage of the drunkenness, waved his arms vigorously, and shouted with drunken eyes: "No... no need... no need, there are... people... around me... to help you!"
Emperor Chongzhen then said with a smile: "I... you didn't understand what I said. Now... Jiannu has been defeated. Don't expect to get over this in a few years. It's time for you to start a family. When will you marry Le'an?"
Only then did Cheng Shijie understand that Emperor Chongzhen was just urging the marriage.
However, it is not appropriate to adopt the procrastination strategy. Just marry as long as you want. Whether you want to have sex or not is up to you.
"What?"
"How about another drink?"
Cheng Shijie quickly picked up the empty wine glass and drank it. After drinking for a long time, he realized that there was no wine: "Bar!"
"Full of it, full of it!"
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "What do you think of my suggestion? The sixth day of the first lunar month is a good day!"
Cheng Shijie looked at the historian beside him and recorded: "In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, it was auspicious and easy to marry. Duke Hai proposed to him and he agreed..."
Damn it, this is...
While Cheng Shijie and Emperor Chongzhen were drinking one glass after another, a young official wearing a seventh-grade official uniform put his arm around the shoulders of Zhang Jin, the only son of Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji, and drank one glass at a time.
When the wine was getting thicker, the seventh-rank official sighed: "Brother Zhang, I only hate that a low-ranking official speaks lightly. If not, I will definitely seek justice for Brother Zhang!"
Playboys like Zhang Jin are actually not stupid. They all know very well who can and cannot be offended. Just like when he was provoked by someone and went to trouble Cheng Shijie, he was hanged by Cheng Shijie. In three days, his father Zhang Guoji spent more than 100,000 taels of silver for peace.
This incident also reminded Zhang Jin that there were many people in the capital that he could not afford to offend.
If the official hadn't mentioned it, Zhang Jin would have almost forgotten about his conflict with Cheng Shijie, but now that he mentioned it, especially when Zhang Jin was very drunk, as the saying goes, drunkenness makes people bold, he started to brag: " I, Zhang Jin, who dares to..."
"Brother Zhang, have you forgotten the revenge of Cheng Shijie's humiliation?"
“(⊙o⊙)…”
Zhang Jin was very unhappy. Isn't this why he didn't open the pot and pick up the pot? Not to mention that it was the Chongzhen Dynasty now, even in the Tianqi Dynasty, his sister Zhang Yan was the queen of the dynasty, and he could not afford to offend a general with heavy troops like Cheng Shijie.
"Brother Zhang, you are right. A good man will not suffer the consequences of his immediate losses. You cannot afford to offend Cheng Shijie..."
"Who said I can't afford it?"
"Why did you provoke me!"
"I……"
Zhang Jin really doesn't know how to deal with Cheng Shijie. After all, he has no power and is just a small general. Even if Tai Kangbo is the number one figure in the capital, who among the real dignitaries will look at him seriously?
The official whispered softly into Zhang Jin's ear.
Zhang Jin looked shocked: "You...you..."
"Scared!"
"I'm not afraid, it's just my sister..."
"If Cheng Shijie met Empress Zhang, would he dare to do the same thing?"
The official hugged Zhang Jin and said, "You only need to do this... I guarantee that Cheng Shijie will not be able to eat and walk around. Even if his family is not confiscated and his clan is exterminated, he will be dismissed from his official position. As long as he loses his official status, it doesn't matter what you want to do to him." Your mood?"
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Jin would indeed be able to distinguish between good words and lies, but now he was really drunk.
…
Zhengyangmen, Wen Mansion in Tianjingfang. Occupying most of the alley, it is considered one of the most luxurious mansions in the capital.
In terms of scale, this house is similar to the Shenyang Forbidden City, occupying nearly a hundred acres. The decoration is extremely luxurious.
This mansion was originally the residence of Zheng Guotai, the younger brother of Concubine Zheng. When Concubine Zheng was very powerful, he held a first-rank official position and served as the military commander-in-chief of the left. However, after the death of Emperor Wanli, Concubine Zheng lost her power. During the Chongzhen Dynasty, the house was taken back and given to Wen Tiren.
Zheng Guotai's mansion does not look like a century-old wealthy family. As long as it is a century-old wealthy family, the traces of the nouveau riche have long been washed away, and the wealth and nobility have been integrated into the bones.
This house shows the temperament of a nouveau riche. It is a huge rockery that is more than three feet high and dozens of feet in circumference. At first glance, the rocks on this rockery may seem to be ordinary stones. But if you look closely, you will definitely find that this The top is either Xiu jade, Dushan jade, or Lantian jade, mixed with agate and Heguo jade. On this piled rockery, there are green grass, blooming flowers, gurgling water, and the chirping of birds. A real mountain is like no other.
At the end of the alley was the back garden of the Wen Mansion. A small door opened. A seventh-rank official climbed down from the carriage. The attendant took a lantern to illuminate the stone paved alley at his feet. He walked to the small gate of the back garden and said "bang bang bang" A few taps.
The moonlight is light and the shadows of the branches are slanting. There is a carved wooden pavilion in the west corner of the garden. Wen Tiren is sitting on the soft bed of the pavilion. A beautiful woman wearing a yellow half-length top and a moonlight skirt is standing next to her. His side. The beautiful woman watched the officials coming, and left with the accompanying maid and wife, and let the Nuan Pavilion out for their men to discuss matters.
"You rushed to the city in the middle of the night. What's the urgent matter?" Wen Tirenzheng sat up and looked calmly into the eyes of the seventh-rank official.
"The man from Taikang Bo's Mansion fell into a trap today."
Wen Tiren smiled lightly and said: "There is only one bait. Whoever likes to bite it will be bitten by whom."
Wen Tiren grabbed a roasted chestnut from the table, peeled the shell and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. He stared at the seventh-grade official: "You know nothing and you have done nothing."
"Yes, students understand!"
Wen Tiren sighed and said: "You are also concerned about chaos. Cheng Shijie is not an easy person to deal with. After all, he has gained face today, so it is not easy to touch him for the time being. The man in Taikangbo Mansion is not a person who can achieve anything. This matter Don’t get too involved, you know!”
“Students understand!”
…
Dongzhimen, Cheng Mansion.
In the backyard of Cheng Shijie's mansion, when Cheng Shijie woke up, there was a messy noise outside.
He looked at the sky. The sky outside was still leaden. He looked at his phone again. It was less than eight o'clock. He returned to the future world last night, and it was already a little closer when he came back again.
After taking a bubble bath and going to bed, it was already close to three o'clock. After sleeping for less than five hours, Cheng Shijie obviously didn't sleep well. He asked with some displeasure: "What's going on?"
Mr. Luo said hurriedly: "Go let someone take a look!"
Not long after, Luo Shihui reported: "My lord, there is a guard in royal robes outside the door, saying... saying..."
"say what?"
Luo said: "They said that Queen Zhang is missing and they are looking for her!"
"Just look for it!"
Cheng Shijie said disapprovingly: "Is it possible that he is in my house?"
Mrs. Luo couldn't say anything: "They said yes!"
Cheng Shijie suddenly thought of the crux of the problem: "What did you say, Queen Zhang?"
"That's right!"
Luo said: "Empress Zhang went back to Taikangbo Mansion yesterday to visit her relatives. She left while holding the lantern, and the palace gate was closed immediately, but she did not return to the palace. This morning, the Jin Yiwei patrolled the streets and found that Queen Zhang's carriage was lost in the back alley of Cheng Mansion... The groom... The driver of the carriage, the accompanying imperial guards, and the retinue, the whereabouts of dozens of people are all unknown!"
"Can the frame-up be any more obvious?"
Cheng Shijie stood up to change clothes, and Mrs. Luo stepped forward to change Cheng Shijie's clothes.
Not long after, Jin Yiwei's governor Liu Qiao brought Jin Yiwei to the front hall.
"Greetings to Duke Hai!"
Cheng Shijie asked: "What's going on?"
"Queen Zhang is missing!"
"You go look for me when I'm missing. What's the point of coming to my house?"
Cheng Shijie pointed at Liu Qiao and said angrily: "How obvious a frame-up is this? Don't tell me, you can't see it. Do you think Cheng's house is too small to hold a carriage?"
Liu Qiao was truly speechless.
Taikangbo Mansion reported to the official that Queen Zhang disappeared after her wedding. This case is full of weirdness. Outside the gate of Taikangbo Mansion, a broken crossbow arrow was left, with the words Ning Haijun Guards Bureau engraved on it. Obviously, Broken Arrow comes from Ning Haijun.
But the question is, Cheng Shijie is so full that he wants to touch Emperor Chongzhen's evil side?
Liu Qiao also understood that some people were throwing dirty water on Cheng Shijie in this matter, but the problem was that these people were too brave and dared to take advantage of Queen Zhang.
Liu Qiao said seriously: "This was found at the scene!"
Cheng Shijie glanced at it and smiled faintly: "It was made by the Ning Navy Crossbow Factory. What's the problem? More than two million crossbows of this kind were produced. In the first battle of Liaodong, the Dongjiang Army and Guan Ning Army each received More than half a million branches, what can it mean?"
Liu Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry to bother you!"
Liu Qiao and the rest of the Jinyi Guards were preparing to leave.
"Wait!"
Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "If I don't let you search my house today, I will be full of words and I won't be able to explain."
"Have you ever thought about it, Duke? If something unexpected happens, there will be something unexpected in your mansion!"
"This is your business!"
Cheng Shijie yawned, stood up and walked towards the backyard: "Search if you want, please do it!"
The Jin Yiwei beside Liu Qiao said: "Master Zhenfu, what should we do now?"
Liu Qiao gritted his teeth and said, "Search!"
Not long after, several bloody clothes were found in the hay pile in the front yard of Cheng Shijie's mansion, which were the clothes of Empress Zhang's attendant Gong E.
(End of chapter)
