flstandardbreds Chapter 427 Xie Qingrou Didn’t Come
Chapter 427 Xie Qingrou Didn’t Come
Even the eldest lady, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up at this moment, "This isn't marrying someone off; this is clearly selling someone off, and for a whopping price of over a hundred thousand taels."
"I've only heard of poor families selling their daughters, but I've never heard of officials having to sell their children to make ends meet. It's truly shameful for the Left Vice Minister to have fallen to this point. He's brought disgrace upon the imperial court."
The big *** couldn't help but curse a few times.
Other officials' wives would not dare to say such words, after all, it would be considered as slandering the officials of the previous dynasty. But it was different for the eldest lady. She was a princess, the current aunt, and the most beloved sister of the late emperor.
The Great Lord is powerful, but he has never used his power to oppress people like them, so they respect him.
The big boss holds power, but has never made a joke like Xie Qingzhi.
Gu Jianchu knew that human nature was ugly, but he didn't expect it to be so ugly.
Everyone wants to sell women in exchange for wealth and glory. This Left Vice Minister probably not only thinks that Miss Li is unlucky, but also wants some money to help his children prepare for their marriages. After all, his position does not bring much benefits and his salary is low.
She could help Miss Li solve her current dilemma, but only for the time being, not to fundamentally solve the problem.
If this problem is not solved from the root cause, it will be like a festering wound with pus oozing out. Sooner or later, the whole piece of flesh will fester.
【Yes. 】
Xie Qingzhi immediately raised his eyes and looked at Gu Jianchu.
The Queen has an idea to help Miss Li.
Don't those censors love impeaching people for such trivial matters? Why not just let them do it? Lord Li is only the Left Vice Minister, a position not considered high, but he can't withstand impeachment. If the matter of him selling his niece were to be brought to the attention of the Emperor, he'd probably be afraid to continue and would have to restrain himself, perhaps even never mentioning it again. Furthermore, if this matter were exposed, for the sake of his own reputation and official position, he would have to, at least publicly, treat Miss Li more intimately than his own daughter.
[The Emperor is most disgusted by those who traffic in women. I'm afraid it won't just be a simple reprimand.]
Although the Left Vice Minister's position is not high, he is still an official after all. Officials play a leading role for the people, so this Left Vice Minister will probably be punished.
【But for someone who does something like this, he deserves to be punished.】
[Even after being punished, he still didn't dare to lie.]
Xie Qingzhi: ...
She has to be the queen.
The method they came up with was so sinister.
These officials still want to fight against the emperor and empress, two old foxes, but how can they win? This couple is more cunning than the other.
It is no wonder that this couple can become husband and wife and be so loving to each other. They must be like-minded. Otherwise, if it was a truly gentle queen, they would not be so loving to each other.
She really underestimated the queen before.
Except Xie Qingzhi, no one knew what Gu Jianchu was thinking.
Gu Jianchu waved his hand and Yunhe stepped forward immediately.
Gu Jianchu leaned over and whispered a few words in Yunhe's ear, asking Yunhe to find a way to spread the news that the Left Minister sold his niece as a concubine, especially to let the censors know, and the more exaggerated the better.
Yunhe has such an advantage that even if he doesn't understand, he will do as the queen says.
The others looked at the good queen, curious whether the queen would take care of this matter.
Obviously, they won't be able to see this good show today, after all, the banquet is about to begin.
Everyone followed Gu Jianchu to Qingliang Palace.
Xie Ci'an arrived at Qingliang Palace ahead of them, bringing King Dongli and the court officials.
When they saw the queen coming, all the ministers stood up and saluted, and the officials' wives following Gu Jianchu hurriedly saluted the emperor.
Even Xie Ci'an stood up immediately afterwards.
Xie Ci'an strode up to Gu Jianchu and held Gu Jianchu's waist with his hand. With Xie Ci'an's support, the emperor and empress walked to the main seat together. Xie Ci'an first helped Gu Jianchu sit down, and then he sat down and said to each of them, "Stand up."
"I've long heard that the Emperor and the Empress are deeply in love. Seeing them today is just as the rumors say."
Prince Dongli complimented him and continued, "This time I came to the capital, I brought a gift for the Emperor and the Empress."
King Dongli clapped his hands, and two young eunuchs came in carrying a box of gifts. King Dongli personally went forward to open the wooden box. Inside were statues of them made of clay. Their clothes and hair crowns were painted with paint, making them look even more lifelike.
"Now that the Dongli Kingdom has just gone through war and has a lot of work to do, I really can't offer any valuable gifts to the Emperor and the Empress. I don't have any talents, but I learned clay sculpture from a master for a few months when I was a child. I made this pair of clay sculptures based on the Emperor and the Empress. I wish the Emperor and the Empress a happy marriage and a long life together." King Dongli looked at the two people sitting on the high seats with a respectful face.
I didn't expect that King Dongli is such a romantic person.
"I didn't expect that King Dongli has such skills. The Queen and I like your gift very much. King Dongli is very thoughtful." Xie Ci'an was not deliberately being polite to King Dongli, but he really liked the gift and wishes from King Dongli.
Xie Ci'an's hand hanging by his side slowly moved and tightly held Gu Jianchu's hand.
It was only after King Dongli took his seat that Gu Jianchu noticed that Xie Qingrou had not entered the palace.
When she was in Kunning Palace before, she didn't see Xie Qingrou. She thought Xie Qingrou would come to Qingliang Palace, but she didn't expect Xie Qingrou to not enter the palace at all.
It seems that Xie Qingrou is planning to hide from King Dongli.
It is understandable. With so many things happening in Dongli Kingdom now, and the wife of King Dongli killed her only child, she probably doesn't know how to face King Dongli. Even if Xie Qingrou returns to King Dongli, she doesn't know how to face these people.
The post has been sent. It’s Xie Qingrou’s problem if she doesn’t want to come. They can’t force Xie Qingrou to come.
After King Dongli sat back down, the singing and dancing began.
The palace maids came in one after another and brought wine and food.
The ministers did not let the atmosphere cool down. They came forward in twos and threes to chat with King Dongli, and occasionally talked about the issue of border trade between the two countries.
These issues have basically been negotiated. Neither country will benefit from it, nor will either country suffer losses.
However, Xie Ci'an had no intention of caring about King Dongli's affairs, but was only concerned about Gu Jianchu's eating and drinking.
Now that the weather is very cold, Gu Jianchu added a steam pot chicken to the menu.
A piece of carbon is added to the air cylinder in the middle of the pot to keep the chicken warm at all times. The chicken is more nutritious without adding a drop of water. In addition to the chicken, some cordyceps and nourishing morels are added.