The Guan family committed suicide, causing uproar in the wild, and the Lu family lost all face. However, Lu Chongyuan suddenly returned to the court and was somewhat suppressed. On the contrary, Princess Cheng reconciled with Prince Cheng and was granted the title of Mrs. Rongguo. The matter became even more lively.
The clan members couldn't believe it and asked to see Emperor An one after another. However, they were blocked by Feng's servant before even seeing him. Some old-fashioned officials in the court also said that Princess Cheng's matter was too over the top. Not to mention that the royal family was in discord. Even if there is a real divorce, it has nothing to do with the marriage between a man and a woman. After the inspection of Prince Cheng's property, it should still be returned to the state treasury.
The Yushitai received a lot of dissent overtly and secretly, and some people were instigating impeachment. Cao Dejiang met with several veterans one after another, and questioned them in one ear and out the other.
"Mr. Cao, do we really not care about Princess Cheng?"
"How do you want to manage it?"
"But she's... out of line..."
Cao Dejiang looked through the folders in his hand and handed only one to the person who spoke: "Take a look."
The man was stunned for a moment, took it and took a look. His eyes widened in the next moment, and he suddenly raised his head: "Well, Prince Cheng's case has not been brought to court yet, why is it executed directly?"
That was the outline drawn by the Holy Emperor's royal pen, and King Cheng was beheaded at Caishikou five days later.
The man looked at Cao Dejiang: "Prince Cheng is a prince, isn't his case nothing more than Zongzheng Temple..." He said it was a conspiracy, but in the end it was just colluding with the Ministry of War and hiding weapons secretly.
In the past, if someone encountered this kind of situation, most of them would just be stripped of their title, imprisoned, or demoted to a commoner. How could King Cheng execute him directly?
Cao Dejiang lowered his eyes and sarcastically said, "Prince Cheng's case has been delayed for so long, and it is also involved with the Lu family. With His Majesty's thoughts, it would be strange not to make a big fuss about it, but now that Lu Zhao has been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, it is certain that Lu Chongyuan suddenly returned to the court and hastily executed King Cheng.
There is a sense of guilt that does not want people to pursue it any further.
Cao Dejiang only felt ridiculous in his heart, but he spoke coldly: "Since your Majesty has been convicted, there is no possibility of further discussion on this matter. The imperial edict to canonize Princess Cheng was given by the palace. The reason you are speaking now is to say that Princess Cheng is not Should you accept the imperial edict, or should your Majesty not issue the edict?"
The man's face changed.
Cao Dejiang said: "In the final analysis, the property of Prince Cheng's Mansion is the private property of the royal family. Even if someone does ask about it, it is the business of Zongzheng Temple. It is not the Yushitai's turn to intervene. Instead of staring at an innocent woman who was deceived and finally freed herself, why not Take a closer look at the Lu family."
"The eldest son of Lu was involved in corruption and his eldest daughter-in-law had an affair. He has confused the royal bloodline for many years, and the family has been restless. During this period, scandals in the Lu family continued, but Lu Chongyuan still stayed in the court in a dignified manner. The Yushitai has the responsibility of cleaning up the rules and disciplines, and is responsible for picketing and impeachment. Now All the eyes of the capital are on us."
"You have time to take care of Mrs. Rongguo's affairs, so why not think more about how to prevent the Yushitai from becoming a decoration."
Cao Dejiang's words made the censors around him look a little unhappy. Someone said, "Mr. Cao, it's not that we have never impeached the Lu family, but you have seen His Majesty's attitude."
It had been four days since Lu Chongyuan returned to the court. They had never impeached the Lu family and Lu Chongyuan. However, His Majesty suddenly contracted a head illness. He stayed away from court for three days and finally went to court. When they started to mention the Lu family, His Majesty said The matter will be brought up again after the Ministry of Punishment concludes its trial.
One of the censors looked angrily: "Your Majesty doesn't know what's going on. In the past, he was clearly indifferent to the Lu family, but this time he seems to be a different person. The impeachment scandal has not been left behind. Those in the court are adapting to the wind. Now, There are actually people trying to flatter the Lu family..." It's really ridiculous!
Cao Dejiang's face was slightly cold: "Since I am staying in the middle school, I will go to school again. It is the duty of the censor to advise the emperor. As for the matter of Mrs. Rongguo, if anyone mentions it again, let them go to King Huan. The royal affairs will be left aside Let Zongzheng Temple handle it, Yushitai cannot do such trivial matters."
In one sentence, he characterized the matter between King Cheng and Li as a private royal matter.
Due to Yushitai's silence, Emperor An's indifference, and the repeated attempts by the clan members to enter the palace with no results, Princess Cheng still became the Rongguo Lady, which stopped many people who originally wanted to make a fuss.
Jiuyun Lane completely ignored the outside discussions and only sent people to start liquidating the property of Prince Cheng’s Mansion. Seeing boxes after boxes of things being carried out from Prince Cheng’s Mansion, the news of Prince Cheng’s execution also spread. Those who originally planned to wait and see Those people knew that Mrs. Rongguo's matter was a foregone conclusion.
Jiuyun Lane became more and more lively, and more and more female relatives from various mansions came to visit them. Those giving gifts and congratulations almost broke the threshold of Tang Mansion.
Rong Yue only saw a few people who were close to her in the past, Mrs. Wenxinhou, and everyone else blocked the door. In a few days, it was also spread that Mrs. Rongguo would hold a banquet in Jiyun Lane to entertain the female relatives of various houses. However, what was a shocking coincidence was that the banquet hosted by Mrs. Rongguo happened to be on the second day after King Cheng was executed.
"Do you really want to hold a banquet on that day?" Mrs. Wenxinhou looked at Rongyue with some hesitation: "King Cheng was executed on the first day, and you hosted a banquet for everyone on the second day. I'm afraid someone will start talking about it, and you are still not healthy. Take good care of yourself, otherwise the banquet will take a little longer..."
Rongyue shook his head: "No, just set that date."
"But…"
"It's fine."
Rong Yue's face was no longer as pale as before. Although she had lost some weight, she was in good spirits. She knew what Madam Wenxinhou was worried about and said to her:
"The time for the banquet was set long ago. At that time, the imperial edict to execute Xie Tianyu had not yet been issued. Besides, I have nothing to do with him. Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me. Tang Ning had already sent the post to various places. Government, if we cancel at this time, we will be blamed."
Mrs. Fu liked Rong Yue's temperament, and said from the sidelines: "Mrs. Rong Guo is right, the matter in Prince Cheng's Mansion is not her fault, and she has already reconciled and has a clear conscience, so there is no need to deliberately avoid other people's affairs. On the contrary, it makes people think too much.”
"Right now, there are a lot of discussions outside, and there are all kinds of things. It would be better to hold a banquet earlier to silence them, and let people see how good you are without Prince Cheng's Mansion."
Mrs. Qian also said in a warm voice: "People who gossip will always gossip anyway. If you don't care, there is no need to pay attention to them. I see that Madam's face has gotten better. It won't be a problem to support the banquet for a few more days. When the time comes, let's let her go." The servants should take more care of me, and Madam Wenxinhou and I will come over earlier to help, so Madam will not be too tired."
When Mrs. Wenxinhou heard this, she saw that they all supported Rong Yue, and Rong Yue had already made up his mind and didn't want to outline it, so she didn't say anything more.
"Then shall I call some nannies from the house?" She took Rongyue's hand.
Rong Yue smiled and said: "Then I won't be polite. It just so happens that I don't have many people under my command."
Mrs. Wenxinhou gave her an angry look: "Why are you being polite to me?"
