But Concubine Ju only walked to the screen and bowed politely, saying, "I have met the emperor and all of you. I shouldn't have rushed to the banquet. I was really afraid that there would be some misunderstanding that would be difficult to explain, so I hurried here."
"I also know about the transfer of money from Zhan Shifu. Hong'er did offer to exchange the silver notes for His Highness Fifth Highness. Later, the matter was so backlogged that I forgot about it. It was when I was tidying up the side palace a while ago that I discovered what was in the cracks. Eighteen thousand taels of silver notes, but I just didn’t have time to tell Hong’er.”
There are three meanings here.
On the first floor, the eldest prince indeed took over the job and took away the fifth prince's moon silver, out of pure kindness.
On the second floor, the eldest prince was too busy and forgot about Yueyin. It was not because he was greedy for money.
On the third floor, eighteen thousand taels of silver notes can be placed in the cracks, which shows that the Ju family is not short of money, and the eldest prince's crime of coveting his brother's monthly silver is not established.
With a few tactful words and a smile, the situation where the eldest prince was trampled to pieces was put in order.
I don’t know whether to say that my son is useless or that this mother is amazing.
Chang Yan lowered his eyelashes, knowing that the Yue Yin incident he had deliberately planned had come to an end. Concubine Ju was quite important in the Tian family's heart, and he was willing to believe her explanation as long as it was reasonable enough.
As expected, the man on the dragon chair raised his eyebrows and scolded slightly, "What belongs to Xiao Wu belongs to Xiao Wu. If anyone can usurp the control, what will Zhan Shifu do?"
"The emperor is reprimanding Hong'er for being careless and careless. He deserves to be punished. Why don't we punish him to provide all the money for the coming years to His Highness the Fifth Highness? What do you think of the emperor?" Concubine Ju smiled and catered.
Manager Wu smacked his lips at the side, because of this woman's wrist.
The eldest prince is a concubine, and his monthly silver is only two thousand four hundred taels a year. Even if he pays it all, he won't be able to move his bones.
He could also ask Tianjia to go down the steps and said, "Then Hong'er will be punished to supply Xiao Wu with the monthly silver in the coming years, and then return the monthly silver to Xiao Wu for the next five years."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Ju thanked her Yingying.
The eldest prince was not completely stupid yet. He also stood up to express his thanks and looked at Chang Yan apologetically, "Fifth brother, please don't blame your elder brother for these things. We are brothers and we shouldn't have any quarrels because of these things."
Chang Yan smiled, his skills of making mistakes and making mistakes undiminished, "How can a trivial matter hurt our relationship with the eldest brother?"
There wasn't one anyway.
No matter whether it is a noble family or a heavenly family, what everyone wants to see is only brothers, friends and brotherly respect, only humility and harmony.
As the two brothers sat down, Yang Zhanshi, who almost broke his waist, finally straightened up, wiped his sweat and returned to his position.
Concubine Ju did not stay long. After she left with a smile, the Spring Festival banquet continued.
Singing and dancing, flowers and delicious food surrounded the place.
Things seemed to have calmed down completely, and all the farce was gone.
Only a smart person can figure out that the fifth prince only donated 3,000 taels of silver and got back 20,000 taels of silver. If the Tian family felt guilty, they would inevitably have to make some additional compensation.
On the other hand, the eldest prince's relationship with the Yang family is likely to break down. The matter of detaining his younger brother Yue Yin will also attract murmurs from concerned people if Concubine Ju describes it.
But for Chang Yan, these are not the biggest gains.
Just now, something strange flashed through his mind, as if he had grasped something key, but he lacked the feeling.
He was thinking hard during the entire Spring Appreciation Banquet, and did not even catch Jiang Jizong's eyes. He only waited until the banquet was over, and the Tian family got up first, and the princes and princesses also left.
The second prince was the first to go out. Because his biological mother was not visible, he was inexperienced and dull, and he did not know much about imperial affairs and was not enthusiastic about it. He quietly completed his affairs every day and hid in the prince's mansion.
The third princess looked disappointed. She probably didn't expect that all the ladies who came were young ladies from aristocratic families. There were only a few young men, so she simply left quickly.
The fourth prince swayed, pacing slowly while glancing at Yao Siqing.
Chang Yan and the eldest prince were left. The two brothers looked at each other hypocritically and smiled kindly. One pretended to glance at his sister casually, and the other glanced at the Fang family, and finally they both said goodbye.
It doesn't seem like anything weird.
Jiang Sheng reluctantly followed Mrs. Jiang.
Fang Yuan was calm and indifferent, slowly stood up and left the table.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the Fang family supports the eldest prince, and the Jiang family will support the fifth prince as long as they don't give up on Jiang Sheng.
He could feel the look in his sister's eyes just now, and even though he tried his best to cover it up, he still couldn't hide the concern, which was in sharp contrast to Fang Yuan's calmness.
Of course there is a five-year relationship between brother and sister, but is the Fang family too plain?
Thinking about it just now, when the eldest prince made a mistake, Fang Yuan did not step forward to help, but instead lowered his head and tried his best to avoid it.
Is this the attitude towards trump cards?
Since the Fang family has chosen the eldest prince, they should hope that the eldest prince will get better and better and grow into a prince with imperial qualifications.
Although in Chang Yan's view, Zhu Changhong could not be called a good piece of clay, and was even a bit reckless and impulsive. If he had not had a good mother, and if the other princes had not been too bleak, it would never have been his turn to seize the throne.
etc.
He was suddenly startled, and the key that he had been unable to grasp before quietly slipped back into his mind.
The eldest prince's advantage in winning the heir is Concubine Ju, but as the real master of the dynasty, how many years can Concubine Ju help and how many years can she exert her energy?
If the Tianjia itself cannot be established, it will be a disaster for the entire dynasty.
This move of the Fang family seems more like coercing the emperor to order the princes, like seeking the position of regent and treating the eldest prince as a puppet.
But if this is the case, the Fang family should try their best to help the eldest prince. On the contrary, at the Spring Banquet, both Fang Yuan and the Fang family chose to be transparent and let the eldest prince make a fuss and suffer the consequences.
There was also a donation proposal, but Fang Yuan took most of the fame and only gave the eldest prince two sips of broth.
Is this the attitude towards trump cards?
Is this the way to treat a legitimate prince?
If Chang Yan had not met Wang Fufeng in Anshui County, he might not have been able to figure it out for half his life.
Yes, Wang Fufeng of the Wang family.
The one who was abandoned by his biological parents because of his weakness, but was set up as a target. In fact, it was to make a wedding dress for the healthy and talented wife... the legitimate son.
Just think about what the eldest prince has that the other princes don't have.
Concubine Ju, the favor of the Tian family, the eldest son, and the support of the maternal family.
Apart from him, the Fang family really couldn't choose anyone else.
But what if the Fang family is loyal to other princes, and they ostensibly unite with the eldest prince, but in fact they only want to destroy this popular candidate for heir apparent.
Especially after the return of the fifth prince.
Two dogs fight, play off.
The Fang family needed Concubine Ju to clean up everything, but they also looked down on the eldest prince's behavior, so they simply pretended to surrender and operated in secret.
Just waiting for both the eldest prince and the fifth prince to suffer losses, the secret prince will appear again in glory and take over all things.
I just don't know whether the person hiding is the taciturn and dull second prince, or the fourth prince obsessed with beauty.
