Chapter 34
The gifts given by the military generals were very real. Chen Jin chose some interesting things and handed them over to Chu Xiuming for treatment. She had no shortage of anything in the royal palace, and asked Madam Zhao to pack up a lot of unused things to Chu Xiuming, and she didn't even leave the silver in the box. Anyway, the mansion would issue a few cases every month, and those that were enough for Shen Jinhua were used.
This made Chu Xiuming feel a little warm and amused, but he just told someone to put it away. He felt that the little lady was really underestimating him.
However, Chu Xiuming didn't explain anything, but he loved Xiao Jiao Niang well at night, and did not coax her to fall asleep until she made the person cry.
Compared with the love and affection of the border city, the capital was not so calm. Emperor Cheng looked at the secret report in his hand and suddenly fell to the ground, smashing everything on the table, saying, "What are they going to do! Are they going to rebel? Is there any emperor in their eyes?"
Eunuch Li even slowed down his breathing. "No." Emperor Cheng stood up and walked around the study. "The Chu family can no longer let the Chu family take charge of military power. Those bastards only recognize the Chu family and do not take me seriously at all. They must think of a way to let Yongning return to Beijing."
Yongning Bo who returned to the capital was like a tiger with teeth pulled out, but even Eunuch Li knew that Chu Xiuming would not enter the capital easily, just like that time, and finally found an excuse that Chu Xiuming could not refuse to let him come back. Who knew that Chu Xiuming gave Emperor Cheng a fight back halfway, and the barbarians invaded. Even if Emperor Cheng insisted on letting Chu Xiuming return to the capital, the ministers would probably oppose it to the end.
"Hasn't the Chu family always been loyal to the emperor and patriotism? Why did it become like this when it was my turn?" Emperor Cheng gritted his teeth and said angrily, "It's so rebellious to be born with a bone-reversal..."
Eunuch Li lowered his head and didn't say anything. Suddenly, Emperor Cheng stopped, his face changed again and again, "Li Fu, do you think Chu Xiuming still remember..."
Eunuch Li didn't dare to answer the conversation at all, and Emperor Cheng didn't continue to say it, but his face looked even more ugly, "I made sure that I didn't leave anything..."
"Yes." Mr. Li said openly, "A total of seventy-three people, including..."
Emperor Cheng nodded after hearing this, and just said, "Check again, all the relatives and friends of the servants will clean me again."
Eunuch Li had no choice but to agree. Since Emperor Cheng registered, he had cleaned it several times. Not to mention relatives and friends, even neighbors and people from the same village had cleaned it. However, Li Fu knew in his heart that Emperor Cheng was suspicious and conceited, and he would never say anything against it.
"Chu Xiuming must be brought back." But Emperor Cheng was still worried and gritted his teeth, "It must be returned, Li Fu, what's the idea?"
Li Fu lowered his head and said, "Slaves are stupid."
"I don't blame you." Emperor Cheng sighed and said, "Then Chu Xiuming is too ignorant, Prime Minister Xuan Chen is here."
Li Fu knew in his heart that if he had an idea for Emperor Cheng now, he would certainly be praised, but no matter whether he succeeded or not, he would have a bad impression in Emperor Cheng's mind.
If he succeeds, he is scheming. If he fails, he will do things in a bad way. If he stays with Emperor Cheng for so long, Li Fu is not only relying on his past relationship, but more because he knows when he can be smart and when he cannot be smart, so that Emperor Cheng can rest assured.
Prime Minister Chen is the father of Empress Cheng and the greatest contributor to Emperor Cheng ascend the throne. He was a bit decent in the palace and came over soon.
Emperor Cheng waited for Prime Minister Chen to salute, and then he stood up and asked directly, "Class Prime Minister has a way to force Chu Xiuming to return to the capital?"
Prime Minister Chen frowned and thought for a while and said, "I remember that King Rui's birthday is coming." He understood in his heart that Emperor Cheng's taboo for the Chu family should be said to be a taboo for the prestige of the Chu family in the army. Since ascending the throne, in order to weaken the Chu family and suppress the military officers' power, the status of military officers in the court has become increasingly inferior to that of civil officials, and the conflict between the two has continued to deepen.
"Is it useful?" Emperor Cheng issued an order to let Chu Xiuming come back on his birthday, but Chu Xiuming did not come back, and King Rui was just a prince without any real power.
Prime Minister Chen said, "Mrs. Yongning Bo is the daughter of King Rui, and his father should come back to pay his birthday on his birthday."
"What I want is Yongning Bo to come back." Emperor Cheng didn't think Chu Xiuming would return to Beijing for a woman.
Prime Minister Chen lowered his eyes slightly and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Yongning has guarded the border town for Yongning. The relationship between the two is naturally different. It's just a try. If it fails, you can spread the fact that Yongning Bo is not filial and is often lazy to his father-in-law and his wife. Mrs. Yongning Bo is very wise and you should reward his mother and biological mother."
Emperor Cheng immediately understood what Prime Minister Chen meant, and his eyes lit up and said, "It should be so, I issued an order for Princess Xuan Rui and..."
Eunuch Li whispered from the side, "Madam Yongning Bo was born by Prince Rui's concubine Chen."
"Princess Xuanrui and Concubine Chen entered the palace and said to my queen that they were well treated and lived in the palace until Mrs. Yongning Bo returned to the capital." Emperor Cheng said in a deep voice.
Both Prime Minister Chen and Li Fu knew that this was inconsistent, and the queen was also Prime Minister Chen's daughter, so naturally she didn't want her daughter to make things difficult for her. She just said, "Your Majesty, I think it's just for Princess Rui and Concubine Chen to serve the Empress Dowager."
These two people are both the Queen Mother’s daughter-in-law, and it is legitimate to be with the Queen Mother.
Emperor Cheng's eyes flashed before he smiled, "It's better for the Prime Minister to think carefully. Just be at the Empress Dowager's place, let them enter the palace tomorrow. Li Fu, you go to Prince Rui's Mansion to issue an imperial edict in person."
"Yes." Li Fu's attitude became even more respectful. After all, he treated Princess Rui and Concubine Chen as hostages. If Yongning Bo really refused to let his wife come back, and if something happened to Princess Rui and Concubine Chen, Mrs. Yongning Bo naturally held a grudge against Bo Yongning Bo. If the house was unstable, it would also have an impact on Bo Yongning Bo. After all, Bo Yongning must often go to the battlefield.
And now Mrs. Yongning Bo may not dare to let him die suddenly, because the merit of defending the border city is also counted on Mrs. Yongning Bo.
Emperor Cheng looked at Prime Minister Chen and smiled, "I can't see anything in my niece on weekdays, but she is also a character."
Prime Minister Chen heard the meaning of Emperor Cheng's words, which was to let him secretly spread rumors praising Shen Jin, but at the same time he wanted to pay the credit to Emperor Cheng himself, "Madam Yongning Bo deserves to be the royal bloodline and is personally named by His Majesty."
As expected, the Emperor nodded with satisfaction and asked Prime Minister Chen to write the imperial edict, and sent someone to find the empress dowager, asking the empress dowager to issue an imperial edict, Princess Xuanrui and Concubine Chen served in the palace.
Li Fu did not dare to delay any of it, so he immediately took the imperial edict to go to the Ruiwang Mansion. After hearing the imperial edict, King Rui was full of doubts, but he still respectfully accepted the order. When would Emperor Cheng care about his birthday, and even said that the palace would do it for him, it would be a big deal for him. It was either a birthday celebration. Even when Emperor Cheng finished his birthday two years ago, Emperor Cheng only gave me some rewards.
Then he heard the Queen Mother’s decree, Emperor Cheng didn’t think about his birthday and asked, “Is the Queen Mother okay?”
"When the prince said, the empress dowager was not seriously injured, but she was a little depressed, so she specially issued an order to invite the two ladies to the palace." Li Fu said with a smile on his face.
King Rui responded and secretly stuffed his purse to Eunuch Li. Princess Rui was gentle and said with some concern, "Why don't we pack up our things and enter the palace now, Mother..."
Li Fu looked at Princess Rui's attitude, pinched the purse in his hand again, and said, "Princess, don't worry, the palace will send a car to pick up the two of you tomorrow."
King Rui nodded and said, "Princess, please go back and pack up your things quickly. I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to pay my respects to my mother."
"Yes." Seeing that King Rui spoke, Princess Rui didn't say anything else.
Concubine Xu was full of reluctance. Why did the Empress Dowager specifically order Princess Rui and Chen? Chen is what a thing? He twisted the handkerchief hard, gritted his teeth and said nothing.
After seeing Li Fu away, King Rui followed Princess Rui to the main courtyard. Concubine Xu and Concubine Chen naturally followed. Concubine Chen was anxious. She never said a few words to the Empress Dowager during the Chinese New Year every year, so why did she specifically order her this time?
When they arrived at the main courtyard, Concubine Xu couldn't help but speak, "Prince, why not let the Fourth Girl and the Wu Yatou follow the Princess to serve the Queen Mother. They have no other skills, they are just sweet-mouthed. Sister Chen doesn't like to talk on weekdays. It's better to have the Fourth Girl and the Wu Yatou be there."
Concubine Chen lowered her head and said nothing. Princess Rui looked at Concubine Xu with a smile. She was such a fool. She thought it was a good thing and wanted to go up. Chen said she was unwilling to go. Princess Rui didn't care about Concubine Xu at all.
King Rui was not a fool either. He knew in his heart that something was going to happen. After hearing Concubine Xu's words, he was so angry that he was so angry that he said, "Go back to Haitangyuan for me."
Concubine Xu was stunned for a moment, and did not dare to say anything more, lowered her head and bowed and left. However, her eyes turned red as soon as she left the courtyard, and she felt jealous and hated in her heart.
King Rui looked at Concubine Chen, then looked at Princess Rui and said, "You... I will find a way to pick you up in two days."
Princess Rui pursed her lips and smiled. King Rui had a lot of problems, but it was rare to say this. "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. Chen and I will serve my mother in the palace."
"I will accompany you to the palace tomorrow, and I will tell you to take care of you more with my mother." King Rui moved his lips. He actually guessed that it was probably Emperor Cheng's idea. Otherwise, the mother who had always eaten vegetarian food and chanted Buddha's name would not have issued such an imperial edict at all. "It wouldn't be too hard. My mother's side is served by her, and she often lives in the small Buddhist temple on weekdays."
Princess Rui responded softly, Princess Rui said a few more words and left. Princess Rui looked at Princess Chen and said, "You don't have to think too much. Go back and pack up some commonly used things, just go into the palace and follow me. Choose more clothes for simple ones."
Concubine Chen responded and saw that Princess Rui had no other instructions, so she left.
Princess Rui lowered her eyes slightly and told Cuixi to pack up her things. Then she leaned against the beauty couch and sneered in her heart. It was really a way for some women to play with the rest.
After the imperial edict arrived at the border town, Shen Jin was anxious and angry. When he returned to the room, he couldn't help but complain, "What's going on? Why is his mother taken to the palace? What if the people in the palace bullied her?"
Chu Xiuming looked calm and said, "When you return to Beijing, your mother and mother will naturally be able to return to Prince Rui's Mansion."
Chen Jin widened his eyes and his mouth moved. Chu Xiuming could hear clearly. What Chen Jin said was, how could he play the same way as Concubine Xu?
Chu Xiuming laughed after hearing this. In Shen Jin's heart, he was probably the most unreasonable and poorly harsh person, Concubine Xu. Emperor Cheng's methods were actually despised by Chen Jin like this. I don't know what he felt if Emperor Cheng knew.
Chapter completed!