Liu Ziming still smiled and said, "Miss Hongyu, you are right. According to the ancestral system, this is how it should be. However, His Highness the Crown Prince said that the emperor did not say this in the original decree. It’s just that we should be rewarded based on merit.”
"That's right, my uncle not only made meritorious service in the war, but also saved the prince's life. The prince will soon become the world's leader. This can be considered as a result of saving the prince's life."
Listening to the two chattering here, describing Chen Xiaobei's achievements, Cui Hongyu felt mixed emotions in his heart. Should he be happy? Of course I am happy, that is my man, but then again, my man will soon marry another wife, and she is also a princess.
Everyone knows that if you marry a princess, the princess must be the principal wife, and there is also Liu Rumei. Although Cui Hongyu was the first to marry, he can't take the position of the principal wife no matter what. Of course, Cui Hongyu didn't care about this false reputation.
What he cares more about is that if Chen Xiaobei becomes the consort, he will definitely stay in the capital and will never return to this small mountain village.
But if I have to leave the small mountain village and go to Wannian City, I really can't let go of my father and these folks.
It’s hard to leave the homeland, Cui Hongyu is still a very emotional person.
But she could only bury these in her heart, "Please send a letter to the capital, saying that everything is safe at home, so that my husband can rest assured that he can do whatever he needs to do in the capital."
Cui Hongyu deliberately spoke in an understatement, then turned around and came out.
When they came to a deserted place, Cui Hongyu burst into tears, either happy or sad. When Chen Qiaoer saw this, he stepped forward and held her hand, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
Looking at the lovely Chen Qiaoer, Cui Hongyu wiped her tears and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is fine, and she is also happy. They brought news about your brother. Your brother is doing well in the capital, and he said he wants to be a high official!"
Hearing that her brother was fine, Chen Qiaoer also happily clapped and jumped with laughter.
"Ah, okay, my brother is going to be an official. When he becomes a high official, he will ride on a big horse and take his sister-in-law to the capital!"
Looking at Chen Qiaoer jumping up and down, Cui Hongyu finally laughed, but only for a moment.
However, the news that Chen Xiaobei was going to become an official spread in Hetou Village, and the whole village was boiling.
Chen Dayong and others couldn't help laughing, they were even happier than being the consort themselves.
But there was only one person who didn't look so happy. He was Fang Jun, the teacher in the village.
He knew very well that there were many rules in the royal family, and Chen Xiaobei was not qualified to be the consort.
It's not that he has any personal grudges against Chen Xiaobei, it's just that Fang Jun feels that if he breaks the rules from here on, he will really take the rules seriously in the future.
After all, Fang Jun came from a family of officials, and he still attached great importance to this kind of etiquette. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that it might not be that simple.
That night he decided to come to Cui Hongyu to ask for leave, "Sister-in-law, there is something urgent in my town. I have to go back to Xiaojia Town early tomorrow morning. Do you think there will be no classes tomorrow?"
Cui Hongyu still showed enough respect to this teacher. After all, he had promised him that he would have four days of rest for one month.
"Okay, in that case, brother Fang will go and do some work first. After finishing his work there, he will come back to teach the children."
Early the next morning, Fang Jun hurried to Xiaojia Town with two guards.
At this time in Xiaojia Town, Fang Zheng and Feng Pengju had already arrived.
In this cold winter world, there wasn't much to do. The two of them just drank, wrote poems and chatted every day, enjoying themselves happily.
Just as I was getting ready to have breakfast this morning, I heard someone said that Fang Jun was back. Fang Zheng was stunned. It was such a cold day that his sweet grandson came rushing over. There must be something urgent.
Sure enough, as soon as Fang Jun entered the room and saw the two of them leisurely preparing to have breakfast, he stamped his feet anxiously.
"Oh, grandpa, Uncle Feng, you are still eating here. Now something big has happened."
Seeing his anxious look, Fang Zheng was startled. He put down his chopsticks and said, "What happened to my grandson? Please speak slowly and slowly."
"Grandpa, you don't know, but something big has happened in Wannian City. The Emperor is going to grant a marriage and betroth the princess to Chen Xiaobei."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng was stunned for a while. He and Feng Pengju looked at each other, and Feng Pengju also asked in surprise, "Isn't this possible? In the history of our Dacang Kingdom, those who want to marry the princess must be unmarried. Chen Xiaobei has already taken more than one wife, and even married Lord Liu Hou’s daughter, how can he possibly marry another princess?”
"Yeah, I don't believe it either, but this news is from Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang of the Liu family who came from the capital specifically to deliver the news to Cui Hongyu. They can't be wrong."
After hearing this, Fang Zheng frowned, "Isn't this nonsense? It's just child's play."
"Yes, grandpa, after hearing this, I also thought this was very strange. Could it be that the emperor is an old fool?"
"Shut up, don't say such unreasonable things!" Fang Zheng quickly stopped Fang Jun from continuing, then looked up at Feng Pengju, "If the Liu family said this, it should be somewhat credible. I think How about this? Let’s send people to the capital to investigate. If the news is true..."
Having said this, Fang Zheng suddenly fell silent, and finally let out a long sigh, "Oh, that's all, I'm getting old, and you have nothing to do at home. Let's forget about drinking and reciting poems. This is the court. It’s all about that, don’t worry about it anymore.”
Feng Pengju, who was next to him, shook his head, "Old Prime Minister, if you and I didn't know, then it would just be done. But you and I already know about this. Even if we are no longer officials in court, we are still big." Where are the people of Cang State?"
"This is something that violates the ancestral system and will be punished by God. No matter what we say, we should always advise the emperor!"
These words touched Fang Zheng's heart.
He sighed again, "Yes, what you said makes sense. We can't just sit idly by and ignore this matter. I think so, we can rush to the capital. If this matter is true, we can dissuade the emperor face to face. If this is the case, It’s a lie, let’s just go and relax, what do you think?”
Feng Pengju looked at Fang Zheng worriedly, "Old man, your body..."
"Don't worry, my old bones are still strong."
At this time, Feng Xiaoyue walked in quickly, followed by the little girl. When they heard that Fang Jun was coming, they were naturally very happy.
"Brother, why didn't you say hello in advance when you came?" The little girl became very angry as soon as they met.
"Little sister, I'm here to see grandpa. I have something important to do."
At this time, Feng Pengju looked at Feng Xiaoyue, who came in later, and immediately ordered, "Xiaoyue, go get ready. I want to leave here with the old prime minister and return to the capital."
