"Why is Your Majesty looking at Sister Chen like this?" said the eldest princess, "Sister Chen has gone to the Imperial Preceptor's residence to apologize today."
"Although I really don't like that woman named Wen... she looks so coquettish! It's not a good thing at first glance! But... the Imperial Master is a very nice person. Since he keeps her in his house, he must have his intentions!"
"Sister Chen has fulfilled all the etiquette. Think about it, the Imperial Master will definitely be able to come to court tomorrow!"
The emperor groaned and swallowed.
He never expected to hear his eldest sister admitting her mistake in such a nice voice and apologizing in this life... He didn't expect it.
What magical powers does this Ma Qiancheng have? How could he persuade his eldest sister?
He, the eldest sister, doesn't have much brains and is not too evil-minded... She was just spoiled by her father when she was young. After all, she is his father's first daughter and the apple of his eye, so she must be pampered more.
When his father, the emperor, and his mother were dying, they held his hand and told him, "Your eldest sister has been pampered since she was a child. She has an upright and fierce temperament, which will inevitably offend others, but she is the person you are closest to in this world... From now on." , you should protect her more. As long as she doesn’t do anything treacherous or treasonous... I hope you can forgive her."
"Your Majesty! Have you thought about it? Can you give me an accurate answer?" The eldest princess's humility lasted less than an hour before she announced that she had failed, "My sister has already done this, how can I bow my head?" ah?!"
The emperor couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief...
That's right! There is no ghost, this is his eldest sister with little brains and a perverse temper!
The man who was kneeling outside the palace just now with a humble posture... simply scared him!
The emperor laughed and said, "Okay, since the eldest sister is aware of this, she is not a stingy person if she wants to be a national teacher, so I won't mention this matter anymore!"
The emperor sighed.
"How dare Concubine Miao deceive you and deceive me by pretending to be pregnant! If Wen Jin hadn't exposed her, would she have planned to steal a child and pretend to be my heir? This is too much! She deserves to be punished for her crime!"
"According to my decree, Ma Qiancheng will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Justice, with full authority to handle the follow-up matters of this case!"
When the eldest princess heard this, she felt happy.
But she didn't dare to show too much on her face, "Since I have nothing to do with Sister Chen, Sister Chen will leave... Also, the ground outside the Emperor's Palace is so hard that my knees will break!"
emperor:"……"
What are you trying to blackmail him for?
"I heard that Zhang Jing paid tribute to a few good wild ginsengs?" the eldest princess muttered, "If it can be made into ginseng soup to drive away the cold, cough, cough, cough, it will be very good for the body?"
emperor:"……"
"Wish you to ask the Royal Pharmacy to send the 500-year-old wild ginseng to the eldest princess."
The eldest princess immediately raised her eyes and looked at the emperor, "Don't you have roots that last for thousands of years?"
The emperor's face changed slightly, and he snorted angrily, "I want to keep that root to make elixirs!"
The eldest princess lowered her head in frustration, "Five hundred years, just five hundred years."
These 500-year-old wild ginseng is also precious!
What's more, the digging was extremely complete, and every root was not broken. Ginseng seems to have "transformed" and looks quite like a little doll.
The Imperial Pharmacy got the message and carefully packed the five-hundred-year-old wild ginseng into a brocade box, not even daring to break every root. Send it to the princess mansion quickly.
The eldest princess got this 500-year-old ginseng and asked the female official to send it to Ma Qiancheng.
"He stood in front of me today. First he was pinched by Wen Jin's cheap hoof, and then he was oppressed by the imperial master. He needs to recuperate."
The female officer was stunned, "But Your Highness..."
"No but, go and give it to him!" said the eldest princess, "Isn't my life worth a ginseng?"
"No, Your Highness... we don't know where he lives?" the female officer quickly explained.
"I don't know, don't you want to ask? Go and ask quickly!" the eldest princess shouted.
At this moment, the eldest princess's residence was not the only one who asked where Ma Qiancheng lived.
The dignitaries in Kyoto are well-informed... The news that the emperor appointed Ma Qiancheng as the Minister of Justice spread among the dignitaries within the next day.
"Isn't this promotion too fast? The little chieftain of Zhongzhou City suddenly became a third-rank imperial official?!"
"This person's background is too strong! He must have a good background, right?"
"I originally thought that he would be stepped on by Master Shen after taking away the credit from Master Shen! I didn't expect..."
"Unexpectedly, he jumped up and was only one level away from Lord Shen!"
"Since this person has such a profound background, shouldn't we have a good relationship?"
Many dignitaries who were not optimistic about Ma Qiancheng asked people to find out where the chieftain from Zhongzhou City was staying.
While they were asking about Ma Qiancheng, they also didn't forget about Shen Yibai.
"Master Shen, I don't know what to think right now?"
"I really can't blame Master Shen for underestimating the enemy... Who would have thought that Master Shen came to the door three times and couldn't even enter the gate of the princess's house... but the princess was persuaded by this Zhongzhou chieftain!"
"In addition to having a profound background, Ma Qiancheng must also have some skills! Otherwise, we can't ask the eldest princess to go to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion to apologize, then go back to the palace to apologize in plain clothes!"
"Hasn't the eldest princess done enough ridiculous things over the years? At most, she would stay behind closed doors, keep a low profile for a few days, and hide from the limelight. When did she admit her mistakes? Apologize?"
"Master Shen has met his match this time!"
…
Shen Yibai was at his residence and also heard about Ma Qiancheng's promotion to the rank of Minister.
He didn't know exactly how Ma Qiancheng persuaded the princess... But when the princess went to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion to apologize, and how the Imperial Preceptor "forgave her", Shen Yibai watched the whole process!
He and the eldest princess were thrown out of the door by the imperial master using Taoism!
The eldest princess's apology was just for show. How could she have any sincerity in her apology?
The Imperial Preceptor's forgiveness was probably just a pretense, barely giving the eldest princess and the emperor some face.
...But how could Ma Qiancheng take such a huge advantage? !
Shen Yibai pulled his hair and thought hard, but he couldn't figure it out.
"There must be some secrets in this that I don't know about! Ahem..."
Shen Yibai coughed violently and covered his mouth with a handkerchief. His throat was fishy and sweet, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
When the entourage saw this, they were shocked and aggrieved, "My lord, you have worked very hard for the emperor and the court, but in the end... you let a bumpkin pretend to take your credit! Your humble position is not worthy of my lord!"
When Shen Yibai heard this, his blood surged and he fainted.
…
Kyoto is noisy and lively because of this time.
But the Imperial Master's Office, which stirred up this storm, was exceptionally calm.
The courtyard wall of the Imperial Master's Mansion has been repaired. The study and the main courtyard were separated by life and death. One mansion was divided into two.
Moreover, Chu Jian and Xiao Bai watched personally and asked the craftsmen to seal the door hole in the courtyard wall without stopping.
"If you want to keep the door open, why build the courtyard wall? Now that the courtyard wall has been built, there is really no need to keep this door! Let's seal it!"
It is said that the words of this little girl represent the words of the mistress.
And even the Imperial Master had to obey the words of the mistress... The craftsmen smoothed over this relationship and immediately sealed the remaining doorway without saying a word.
Following Ma Qiancheng's name, he became famous among the powerful in Kyoto.
Wen Jin's name was frequently mentioned among the ladies of Kyoto.
The notes sent to the courtyard of the Imperial Prefecture are like the falling snowflakes in the twelfth lunar month.
"Manager Li, wait! Here, these are the invitations handed in today for Madam!"
Li Chun, the servant brought by Wen Jin, was stopped by his servants.
