Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Chapter 338

The Marquis of Zhenbei returned to Beijing with only his two sons.Because his concubine didn't want to return to Beijing, he still stayed in the northwest frontier army.The three of them, father and son, brought several generals with them, and traveled all the way. After arriving in Beijing, they first went to the Ministry of War to post posts, and then waited for the saint to summon them.

The saint gave Zhenbeihou a lot of face, so he summoned him immediately, and asked him carefully about the war in the northwest.Jia Daishan, Minister of the Ministry of War, also asked about his son Jia She's situation in the Northwest Army.

The Marquis of Zhenbei gave a detailed report on the military affairs in the Northwest to the saint, and praised Jia Amnesty's bravery to Duke Rong.It made both Shengren and Jia Daishan very happy.

Then the sage gave Zhenbeihou a special honor, allowed him to go to Changchun Palace to meet Concubine Hui, and gave him a banquet in Changchun Palace.Accompanying guests are the two sons and one daughter of Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui was very excited when she saw Zhenbei Hou, and she couldn't hold back the tears, which she couldn't wipe away.

"Brother, I finally saw you. I'm back in Beijing this time, so I don't need to go to the border anymore, do I?"

Zhenbei Hou looked at his younger sister's tearful and excited appearance, and comforted her: "As usual, I will be in the capital from now on. Unless the sage has a special order."

"That's good, that's good. It's better than garrisoning the border, and it's more reassuring. Did the sage tell you about my brother's arrangements after returning to Beijing?"

"No. Let's take a rest first." Zhenbei Hou also arrived in the capital soon before he received the news that Wu Shangshu from the Ministry of Punishment was leaving his post.In my heart, I look down on Wu Shangshu's narrow-mindedness.The Kong family is not only the prince's natal family, but also the sage's wives. Look, if you don't do it right, you've smashed your own foot.

"What's the matter with you in the palace? Why did you descend from Concubine Shu to Concubine Hui?" Zhenbei Hou asked his sister with a frown, this matter cannot be asked in the letter.

"It's nothing." Concubine Hui couldn't hide her brother's sharp gaze, and whispered, "I just arranged a few people in the East Palace."

"What did I tell you?" Zhenbeihou immediately became angry, with a sullen face, he put down his tea cup and looked at Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui twisted the handkerchief, said with a smothered voice, "Brother, I'm no worse than... anyone from the Kong family, why is she a wife and I'm a concubine?" Speak out the contempt for the queen.

"This matter was decided by the Empress Dowager. If you didn't want to enter the palace at the beginning, the family can apply for exemption for you."

"Brother, I ran for the queen's election."

"You also know that you are running for the election? A choice of words means that you may be selected, or you may not be selected. At that time, the daughter of the honorable man of the Manchu Dynasty, and No. [-] were running together. Why are you so sure that it has to be you? "

Concubine Hui bowed her head and said nothing, Zhenbeihou shook his head as he looked at his younger sister who had been pampered by his parents since he was a child.

"What have you done? Tell the truth. Don't think that you can get away with it. Don't make the whole Zhao family suffer from you."

"Brother, what if your nephew gets that position? Will the whole Zhao family get off the hook?"

"You?" Zhenbeihou was sweating coldly, really afraid of something.

"I was in the northwest, and when I heard the news of your demotion and grounding, I thought over and over again, I risked my life to guard the border, and a saint should promote you, how could I degrade you. It seems that you have caused a lot of trouble. Ah. Do you think that this is still the time when grandfather is alive?"

Concubine Hui's tears flowed down again.

"Brother, I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled. Why can't I be a wife, can't be righted? What's wrong with me?"

again.

"Before I went to the Northwest, what did I tell you? The Empress Dowager wanted the saint to remarry, or make one a queen. It was the saint himself who said that taking a concubine as a wife is a violation of the court's law. You have been with the saint all these years, Don’t you know the nature of a sage, that everything must be done according to etiquette?”

Concubine Hui wiped her tears and said quietly, "Brother, you have to help me."

"I can't help. The saint is not something I can persuade my brother."

"It's not to persuade the saint. The saint is in good health, and the days are still long. God knows what will happen in the future."

Only then did Zhenbeihou know how big his sister's heart is.

"You don't have to think about these things. The sage has already appointed the emperor's grandson. Wu Shangshu said that he was resigned from office, which is not much different from dismissal. Tell me, what have you done? If you can remedy it, you should remedy it. If you admit your mistake, admit it to the saint. Maybe the saint will see the hard work of guarding the border for ten years, and let the matter go, and you will not be grounded anymore."

Concubine Hui shed tears and shook her head when she heard that Marquis Zhenbei didn't help her, "Brother, the sage knows and won't let me go. If your nephew doesn't get that position, I'm afraid it's my sister and I will be grounded in Changchun Palace forever." Brother, from now on, the three children of my sister will need you to take care of them.”

Zhenbei Hou became more and more annoyed, but seeing his sister so sad, he still persuaded her patiently, "Today is the grace of the sage, and I can enter the palace. Otherwise, if you want to talk about it in the future, you can only talk to your sister-in-law."

"Hmph." Concubine Hui curled her lips. When she was at home, she had a normal relationship with her sister-in-law.These years, if I hadn't been promoted step by step, I'm afraid it would not have been so easy, so I got her help.

The brothers and sisters were talking, and Concubine Hui's confidant guarded the door.

The second prince brought the eldest princess, and the sixth prince came.Outside the door, the maidservant's greeting sounded.

"If you are grounded by the saint, what good will it do the children? It's better to confess to the saint early, for the sake of the children, the saint will not care too much."

"Brother" Concubine Hui shook her head.

Get up and turn to the dressing table in front of the window, look in the mirror, sigh, and let the children come in.

Zhenbeihou stood up and saluted the prince and princess.

Concubine Hui said: "Brother, you are their uncle. If you hadn't been guarding the border in the northwest, where would their glory in the palace come from? You sit down, you can be honored by your nephew and niece, and they will rely on you to take care of them in the future." .”

Zhenbei Hou looked at the palace people standing inside and outside the door, and said softly to Concubine Hui, "What are you talking about, the prince and princess are taken care of by saints. As a subject, I must abide by the etiquette of monarchs and ministers."

During this meal, Zhenbei Hou was preoccupied from beginning to end, and he was not as happy as when he came to Changchun Palace.He still didn't understand what his sister was relying on. Although he had been in charge of the Northwest Army, could he be able to mobilize the Northwest Army to enter Beijing?

Zhenbei Hou had lunch in Changchun Palace, and then left the palace.After returning home, he called the housekeeper and asked about what had happened since he left Beijing last time.

The housekeeper knew that he couldn't hide, so he brought out what he knew.

Zhenbeihou raised his leg and kicked the butler. The butler rolled over a few times, vomited blood, and lay on the threshold, unable to move.

"Zhuzi harmed my Zhao family and his family."

Zhenbei Hou was so angry that he wanted to kill, "Call Madam."

Mrs. Zhenbei Hou came very quickly. She saw the butler lying on the threshold, dying, and her heart beat wildly.Also disregarding the fact that the Marquis of Zhenbei had been away from home for many years before returning, he hurriedly put on his clothes to pay respects, bowed down and said, "Greetings to Lord Marquis."

"An, what's An? I'll hand over the Hou Mansion to you, and you'll keep it like this?"

"Master Hou, what did I do?"

Zhenbeihou took a step forward and grabbed his wife by the collar, "Tell me, you don't know about the East Palace?"

Mrs. Hou was so strangled that she was struggling to breathe, she grabbed Master Hou's arm with both hands, "Master Hou, let go, let go. This is what the empress has to do."

Zhenbeihou was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, he threw his wife to the ground, and shouted: "Bring a pen and ink, and I will put an end to your misfortune."

There was a lot of trouble here in the main hall, and the two sons who came back with him got the news and hurried in to comfort their father.

Zhenbei Hou briefly explained the matter to his two sons, "These idiots think that if they harm the prince, they can get that position, and they don't even look at whether the saint is made of clay or paper."

Mrs. Hou stood up with the support of her second son, and said to Zhenbei Hou in a low voice: "Everyone who knows is gone. The sage disposed of the Zheng family and the Chen family last year."

The Marquis of Zhenbei was even more annoyed, "Your Majesty was demoted and grounded, not a cup of poisoned wine. It was a saint because our father and son were guarding the border and did not want the border army to cause trouble. I will take my sons out to fight for their lives, and you are at home Cause trouble. Now my sons and I are coming back to die."

"Master Hou, this is what your mother ordered you to do."

"Don't quibble. My mother asked you to do such a thing, but you ignore her. Considering that she is in the palace, she doesn't have that many people. She can play such a harmful trick. My Zhao family can't keep such a disaster like you. your."

"Master Hou, you know your mother's temperament, I dare not not do it as a concubine."

"You say that, lie to your grandson! You only want to see things come true. Can you see the heads of the Zheng family and the Chen family falling to the ground? What can my Zhao family compare with the Zheng family and the Chen family? Do you want a son? Are all the descendants going to be officials and slaves?"

The Marquis of Zhenbei began to write the letter of divorce. Mrs. Hou hugged her second son's arm, crying bitterly, telling her embarrassment and hardships in supporting the Marquis' mansion alone in Beijing.

"Master Hou, you took your son away from home, and your mother forced me to become a concubine. You didn't care about your mother, but instead you blamed the concubine, saying that the concubine wanted to make your descendants become official slaves. The culprit is your own sister. In the palace."

"Do you think your empress can live until tomorrow morning?"

Zhenbeihou's words immediately stopped Mrs. Hou's crying.

The eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, who is quite scheming on weekdays, blocked the divorce letter his father was writing, and said with a wry smile: "Father, if you divorce your mother, you will not be able to solve the crisis of the Zhao family. Even if the mother returns to the grandfather family, the ending is still the same. Now it’s up to the third brother to see if he can escape with his life.”

Zhenbei Hou sat down on the chair, "Ma'am, do you know that our father and son have risked their lives on the border for ten years, and in the end my Zhao family, my mother's family, and my wife's family will all be buried by your aunt and sister-in-law?" gone."

Madam Hou was so frightened that her teeth chattered, and she stammered, "Master Hou, Master Hou, how could it be, how could it be implicated..."

"Murdering the prince, such a big matter, would the sage think that I didn't know about it? If I didn't have military power, would you dare to do this? No wonder the sage would send someone to northern Xinjiang in advance to replace me and return to Beijing."