In fact, the women around Mr. Chu Wu were raised in the garden or outside in the outer room. Although his wife may not be the prettiest in appearance, she is not bad at all. It's just that this Fifth Master Chu dislikes his wife and is too conservative by nature. Moreover, he restrained him at every turn and tried to force him to make progress all day long, which made him feel extremely bored.
If you can't divorce your wife, just stay away from her. Except during the Chinese New Year, when I ran out of money in my pocket, I would ask my brother for money, otherwise I would not go home all day long. That Fifth Master Chu had done all kinds of bad things and ruined countless women. But he didn't expect that one day his wife would also become someone else's target. Compared with the fifth master Chu, the other members of the Chu family are okay.
There are not many wives and concubines, but if you can become a concubine for a wealthy family like the Chu family, how can your beauty be so bad? And now Huang Qiong's vision in this regard has been trained to be very vicious. Among the members of the Chu family, he picked out almost all those with good looks and figures that he was satisfied with. As for what those women think, how can Huang Qiong care about them now?
However, some of them really made Huang Qiong feel reluctant to leave. Especially the wife of the third master Chu and the wife of the fifth master Chu. Today is the day when he receives the second clan clan, although he hates to see his greedy relatives. But since he invited him and he had already arrived in Chang'an, Huang Qiong knew that he should see him anyway.
When Huang Qiong leisurely finished his breakfast and came to the back of Wanchun Hall, the second clan clan who had been ordered to come were already waiting here. If Huang Qiong had not imprisoned Prince Qingyang, he would have killed a monkey and showed it to the chickens. If he didn't have tens of thousands of troops and horses in charge of the Xijing camp, I'm afraid even Huang Qiong might not be able to invite these clan members to come with such a complete set of his elders.
When they saw Huang Qiong entering the Wanchun Hall, the clans were really frightened because Prince Qingyang was imprisoned. No matter how reluctant you are, you can only bow politely. There was no way, from the mouth of Shanyang County Duke, who was the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple in Xijing, everyone knew that this prince had a character that had to be punished for his flaws. And this lord is not the former prince with a generous personality.
The former prince had a generous personality, and his heart was still toward these relatives. No matter what kind of crime the clan commits, as long as it is not a serious crime such as treason, as long as enough money is given. Generally, big things are reduced to small things, and small things are even made straightforward. This Lord never rubs sand in his eyes. If anyone offends him, he must not let him find any excuse. Then he will be the unlucky one.
The Duke of Shanyang County, who is the Minister of Zongzheng Temple in Xijing, stubbornly believes that the reason why the Prince of Qingyang County was locked up in a small dark room for so many days was definitely not the cause of causing trouble in Zongzheng Temple, but was related to the incident in Wenzhou the year before last. In Dedian, the war of words offended the prince, and it was also related to Concubine Jing behind him. Otherwise, would such a trivial matter, even though it is somewhat embarrassing, lead to such a big fight?
The Shanyang County Duke repeatedly reminded every clan member who came to Xijing to be more careful. Don't do anything to offend this prince. He and the emperor were biological father and son. Compared with his distant relatives, the emperor would naturally favor his son. And this prince is now supervising the government and supervising the country. The arms cannot twist the thighs, so everyone should be more careful.
Seeing this Duke, who was always known for being mature and prudent in the clan, reminded him again and again. Coupled with the lessons learned from the previous King of Qingyang County, these clans all followed the rules honestly after entering the Wanchun Palace. Huang Qiong just accepted these things as his elders and clan members bowed and kowtowed. Not even a superficial support was given.
After the ceremony was over, Huang Qiong came down and helped Duke Fushi and Duke Shanyang up. As for the others, Huang Qiong ignored them. Huang Qiong ignored him, how dare these people get up. He could only take his older son and kneel there honestly. Even though he was scolding Huang Qiong in his heart, he didn't dare to show any disrespect on his face.
In fact, the clan members in Wanchun Hall today, except for Duke Shanyang and Duke Fushi, a few generals, and their sons, are all strangers. Huang Qiong had seen most of them in Wende Hall the year before last. For example, the prince of Fufeng County and the two princes of Daxing and Pingliang have already met him. Huang Qiong already knew what kind of character they were in the Wende Palace.
Naturally, Huang Qiong didn't want to pay attention to these greedy guys who only had money in their eyes. Originally, Huang Qiong wanted to punish these guys, so he had to kneel here for half an hour. But Gao Wuyong, who was standing behind him, winked at him desperately, indicating that these people were his direct elders after all, so they must not go too far. Huang Qiong finally raised his hand to signal them all to get up.
After these clan members got up and took their seats. Huang Qiong raised his head and glanced at all the clans with cold eyes. After looking away, Huang Qiong didn't say anything immediately, let alone any auspicious words. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip before saying: "You are all members of the clan, and you are also my relatives. Some of you have already met in Wende Hall the year before last, and some of you have seen them for the first time."
"Although the New Year has passed now, the Lantern Festival has passed, so it is not yet the festival. I have called all my relatives here today. I have nothing else to do. I just want to get together with you. After all, I am now It's a bit outrageous to be in charge of the second line and not see any of your relatives. Especially those relatives who haven't met me yet, after all, they are still relatives who have not served."
But when Huang Qiong finished speaking, the clan members present could not help but tremble in their hearts. There is nothing else to do. How can you come here to find us from the fiefdom while just relaxing during the Chinese New Year? You have forgotten, we have not forgotten the Qingyang County Prince, who is still imprisoned in the small dark room of Zongzheng Temple. The year is almost over now, but I haven’t come out yet.
However, even though they didn't know why this man brought people like them to Xijing, no one dared to say anything. As for what Huang Qiong said about reminiscing about the past, these clan members didn't believe it at all. Especially the Shanyang County Duke, although he did not dare to be too obvious, he rolled his eyes without any trace. I wonder in my heart, when have you, the prince, ever done that kind of useless work?
Huang Qiong didn't pay attention to what these clans were thinking in their hearts. Anyway, today, they are not the highlight of the show, they are just a group of companions watching the show. Huang Qiong smiled lightly and said to everyone present: "Seeing that everyone has arrived today, I will not call the names one by one. But I would like to ask, have any of the descendants of Prince Qingyang come here today? ?”
Hearing Huang Qiong's roll call, the three young people sitting at the end stood up hurriedly. He knelt down hastily and kowtowed respectfully: "Huang Yicheng, the eldest son of the criminal Huang Qin, and his two younger brothers Huang Yinuo and Huang Yijin, kowtowed to His Highness the Crown Prince. I begged the Crown Prince, seeing that my father has already imprisoned Yue in Zongzheng Temple. I received a certain lesson and mercifully released my father from Zongzheng Temple."
"Your Highness, although my father deserves it, I, as a son of a human being, cannot sit back and watch my father suffer. If Your Highness thinks that the confinement for more than a month is not enough to offset my father's sins. I am willing to accept Your Highness's punishment on my father's behalf, whether it is imprisonment or imprisonment. I am willing to bear the responsibility of seizing the title and removing the citizenship. I also ask Your Highness, considering that my father is old and frail, it would be best to be merciful and let my father go."
Regarding the words of the eldest son of Qingyang, Huang Qiong just smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, the prince and widow of Qingyang County have been released. They are now bathing and changing clothes in the back hall, and will reunite with you soon. Although Qingyang County this time King, you did go a bit too far. But no matter what, we are all relatives after all. Broken bones are still connected. Even if I don’t look at the monk’s face, I still have to look at the Buddha’s face.”
After Huang Qiong said these words, the princes and princes present here, especially those in the Wende Hall that day, could not help but tremble even more when they knew that the prince would turn his back on his moral character. They didn't believe a word of what the prince said that we are all relatives after all, and we don't look at the monk's face to look at the Buddha's face. Not only did he not believe it, he also thought that the prince was up to something else.
Thinking of the food that they were extorted from and exchanged for a worthless gold medal that day, the clansmen who still feel pain in their hearts can't help but speculate in their hearts. Could it be that there is something in his own house that the prince has taken a fancy to? No, the drought in this second road has eased? At present, the imperial court should no longer need to borrow food from its own palace to provide disaster relief.
Several clans here were speculating as to what the prince's intentions were for what he did today. The Prince of Qingyang County, who had been imprisoned for nearly a month, came to Wanchun Palace with the help of several eunuchs rather than escorts. And this prince of Qingyang County, who had been squatting in the dark room for a month, shocked everyone present when he appeared.
Once, my belly was too big due to excessive oil and water. I couldn't even see my feet when I stood up, and I needed help from several people when I squatted down. If there is no one to support him, he will be out of breath after walking a few steps at most. The big belly of the past has long since disappeared. Now he is as thin as a hemp pole, and the clothes on his body appear to be swaying when he walks. His face became even paler, like a dead person.
The domineering and domineering temperament of the past, which even the emperor looked down upon, has completely disappeared. When he saw Huang Qiong, he fell to his knees and called himself the guilty minister. I saw that the prince of Qingyang County, who used to be extremely arrogant and had always acted as the leader of the clans of Longyou and Shaanxi 2nd Road, had become like this. All the clan members present here feel miserable in their hearts.
Huang Qiong, who was sitting behind the desk, didn't say a word about the Qingyang Prince's kowtow. It wasn't until the prince had paid three obeisances and nine kowtows that Huang Qiong said to his eldest son: "How can I, as a junior, afford such a great gift from the old prince? Why don't you help the old prince up?" ? The old prince of Qingyang, no matter how many mistakes he makes, he is still his father?"
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, the eldest son did not dare to delay and hurriedly stepped forward to help his father up. I just didn't expect that as soon as the Prince of Qingyang County stood up, he slapped the eldest son and said angrily: "You bastard and rebellious son, I have suffered countless crimes these days, I think you must be living a comfortable life. Look at the meals you sent, where are you feeding the pigs?"
"I see that you are planning to starve me to death in Zongzheng Temple so that you can rely on your status as the eldest son to take over my title. I am here to tell you clearly, don't even think about it. . The title of Qingyang Mansion is reserved for your second brother. Not to mention that I am not dead yet, even if I die, this title will definitely not be taken over by your son who was born to a lowly maid."
