Xie Lin is about the same age as Rong Cang, and is seven or eight years younger than King Jin'an. Naturally, he is not familiar with King Jin'an. However, seeing someone as old as King Jin'an at this time, he actually acted like a henpecker when he came up to him. His posture showed a hint of amusement on his face.
"Your Majesty." The woman kneeling next to him turned to look at him displeased, "Do you think I don't exist when you speak like a tigress? When Your Majesty married me, he said a lot of sweet words, and he didn't repeat a word. , more than ten years have passed, and I have given you two sons and one daughter, and now you start to despise me as a tigress?"
King Jin'an defended subconsciously: "I didn't mean that -"
"Have you returned to the capital and thought of those gentle and talented ladies? You especially want to marry a few of them back to Qin Se He Ming. Then you can naturally expand your backyard and have a few more sons and daughters to fulfill your romantic and lustful dreams. Good reputation?"
King Jin'an strongly denied it: "Why did I ever mean this? I can't handle you alone. If there are a few more, wouldn't it be like flying around?"
Emperor Mu frowned and looked at the two people in front of him expressionlessly. He couldn't believe that this was his eldest son who was already in his thirties.
Since this son went to the fiefdom, Emperor Mu has seen him no more than five times in total, but he is his own son after all, and he has come back several times to report on his duties, so he is not a stranger.
It's just that this woman beside him - Princess Jin'an, his daughter-in-law, is the second time he met her today.
Emperor Mu remembered that when King Jin'an first got married, the princess came back once. Then a year later, King Jin'an came back for the second time and said that the princess was pregnant and it would be inconvenient to travel long distances.
When he came back for the third time, there was a gap of two years. King Jin'an still came back alone because the princess was pregnant again and had to take care of a child who was just over one year old, so he had no time to return to the capital.
The fourth time he came back took longer. When he heard that the princess was pregnant with her third child, Emperor Mu almost couldn't hold it back. He wanted to ask if King Jin'an did nothing in the fiefdom and was busy giving birth to the child?
But if you think about it carefully, Princess Jin'an gave birth to three children in 1978, which is considered normal for the royal family. The only reason to blame is that King Jin'an chose a day when his wife was pregnant every time he came back. I don't know if it was intentional. for it.
But no matter what, after more than ten years, Emperor Mu did not have a deep impression of Princess Jin'an. He did not expect that as a princess, she would actually become a tigress in the mouth of her husband.
Emperor Mu turned his eyes slightly and looked at the woman next to King Jin'an.
They have been married for more than ten years and have given birth to three children. The princess should be in her thirties, but she is well-maintained and her face looks like she is in her twenties. She has a delicate appearance, looks gentle and calm, and has quite a few words when she is not talking. She has a tender feeling like water, and she really doesn't look like a tigress.
Emperor Mu cleared his throat and quickly showed his majesty as a king and father: "Princess Jin'an, is what he said true?"
"Reporting to the emperor, my daughter-in-law made an agreement when she and the prince got married. If he takes a concubine, the daughter-in-law will divorce her husband." Princess Jin'an said the astonishing words respectfully without raising her head, "If the prince treats you wholeheartedly, I, I will treat him sincerely, support my husband and teach my children, and I will never complain."
"Nonsense." Emperor Mu frowned, "How can a royal child only marry one person in his life?"
"Father, I don't know. This daughter-in-law of my son is as good as ten." King Jin'an was still complaining about his daughter-in-law's fierceness, but now he praised her, "She has a good reputation, and her fiefdom is The people all like her, and it is because of some of the things she has proposed to benefit the people in recent years that the people's lives have become better and better. If my son really takes a concubine, the people will definitely be the first to not allow it."
Are you famous?
Emperor Mu was silent for a moment: "You went to the fiefdom early, and you have to make the decision yourself about getting married. As a father, I have slightly neglected my duty."
"My son and I are terrified."
"I remember that Princess Jin'an was not of high birth, and her father was just a county magistrate. I didn't expect that she was so virtuous and generous that even the people loved her... Yes, the Jiao County Magistrate taught his daughter well and seems to be a good official. Let me think about it. Are there any suitable positions in Jingzhong——"
"Father, your Majesty is generous." King Jin'an interrupted quickly, "My father-in-law said that he has mediocre qualifications and is incapable of governing a larger territory. He has no intention of leaving the county government. He has long refused to give his sons to him. I ask my father to carefully consider your suggestion for promotion."
Emperor Mu was surprised that there were still officials who were unwilling to be promoted?
Princess Jin'an nodded: "My father does not have great ambitions. He can maintain a party in his lifetime and let the people on the land have laws to follow. This life is enough, and my father does not need to promote him."
Rong Cang stood aside silently, his expression difficult to distinguish between joy and anger.
Xie Lin's face also looked a bit enigmatic, Jiao County Cheng?
Recently, because of the unusual behavior of the Queen Mother and the Gu family, they have conducted a detailed investigation of the people around King Jin'an. His father-in-law is not a good official, let alone a well-educated daughter. Instead, he spoiled his concubine and destroyed his wife. Famous...
"In that case, let him continue to be a county magistrate." After Emperor Mu finished speaking, he looked at King Jin'an, "As for the marriage, that is the Queen Mother's wish. If you really don't want to marry, just ask the Queen Mother , as long as the Queen Mother has no objection, I will withdraw this imperial edict."
King Jin'an said: "My son, I would like to thank my father first."
"Get up." Emperor Mu waved his hand, "You and your wife have worked hard all the way. I will order someone to pick you up later and wash the dust for you. The Queen Mother is always talking about you these days, so the dust-washing banquet will be arranged in Shou'an Palace."
"Yes, my dear, thank you very much, Father."
"You go and pay your respects to the Queen Mother first. I'll go over after I finish handling the matters here."
"My son, please retire."
The couple resigned and left.
Emperor Mu lowered his eyes and looked at the document presented by Xie Lin, and said in a calm voice: "The Duke of Zhen and his family are exiled to Lingnan, and Prince Yu and his wife and their children are imprisoned in the palace. They are not allowed to leave for life, and no one is allowed to visit them."
Xie Lin nodded: "I obey the order."
After Emperor Mu's Zhu Bi approved it, he handed the fold to Xie Lin and said casually: "There will be a banquet in Shou'an Palace later. Rong Cang, please call your wife and join us to have a fun time."
Rong Cang said: "Yun Fei is about to give birth and she doesn't like the excitement."
"What are you afraid of?" Emperor Mu turned to look at him, "Hasn't the Queen already prepared everything that should be prepared? Whenever there is an emergency, the Queen Mother and Wen Po will be on standby at any time, so don't be too nervous."
Rong Cang was silent for a moment and had no choice but to agree.
Emperor Mu put down his ink pen and raised his hand to take the teacup: "Princess Jin'an is a pretty good woman. Do you know about her father?"
Xie Lin said: "If the emperor wants to know, you can send Minister Dou to come and ask."
"Forget it." Emperor Mu stood up and told Yang Dexi to drive, "I will go to Shou'an Palace first, you can do what you want."
Rong Cang and Xie Lin respectfully saw off the emperor and walked out of the Qinzheng Hall. They watched Luan Jia leave in a majestic manner, and both of them remained silent.
It wasn't until Luan Jia was far away that Xie Lin said: "I remember that the information sent by the people below said that Jiaoxian Cheng was an unjust official, was incompetent in running his family, spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife, and had extremely bad official conduct. He could teach Princess Jin'an Does the prince find it strange to have such a daughter?"
