Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Holding her little yellow oriole, kneading and pressing it casually...
The Princess was used to being strong when she was young, and no one had ever dared to speak to her like this. Even the Prince of Xian'an had to consider her mood and would not easily provoke her at home.
This is the first time that He Anting has directly threatened me.
She was not a fool. She understood the implication of He Anting's words. Her face turned pale and she was filled with anger.
The county lady intervened, "Mother, you've finally come to Bianjing. Tomorrow, I'll ask Awan to accompany you on a tour of the capital, or perhaps we can have a gathering with the officials' wives to chat and rekindle old friendships."
As she spoke, she turned to He Qingwan, who was already frightened.
"Yes, yes." He Qingwan said quickly, glancing at the faces of several people.
The Princess was having trouble breathing and choked in her throat: "...I'm doing this for your own good." After a long time, she managed to squeeze out these words.
"My brothers have countless concubines and maids at home, and some even keep mistresses outside, wandering around in brothels. Today you sleep with mine, tomorrow I sleep with yours. And there's also the dirty deeds of your grandmother's maternal uncles and great-uncle's families. I don't need to tell you about them, Lanjun."
"Grandma, if you have time, why not take care of them? Yaoyao is already my wife, so she should go to the He family's ancestral hall. Grandma, if you speak rudely, you are insulting me and the ancestors of the He family. I will report it to the government, but you will not respond."
"So, I hope you can treat her the same way you treat me, as if we were one. If you look down on her, you look down on me. And since you look down on me, you don't need to visit the He Mansion again in the future."
Filial piety is the top priority of this dynasty, but He Anting is not a foolishly filial person. If he sacrifices his wife's grievances in exchange for foolish filial piety, it will naturally encourage the ignorance and arrogance of his elders.
If what he did were to be spread out, people would laugh their heads off.
Cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. How can you bring peace to the world if your family is not in order? Isn't he, the cabinet minister, unworthy of his position?
He spoke bluntly, and the Princess looked incredulous. Her fig leaf had been torn off, and she was shaking with anger.
He Anting knew what she was thinking. A good bamboo shoot had finally grown out of a bunch of bad bamboos. The elders hoped that this good bamboo shoot would live under their control in the name of this good bamboo shoot, so that they could gain a good reputation by telling others about it.
For example, the Princess of the County may not really be doing this for his own good, but she just thinks he is a perfect bamboo shoot, so she regards Yaoyao as his stain and believes that he cannot have any stains.
He Anting was very annoyed and rubbed his eyebrows irritably.
He used to be a staunch supporter of these so-called rules, but now he feels extremely upset.
He just wanted to protect the people he cared about, so a lot of accusations and insults came out in the name of doing good for him.
At the same time, he also felt guilty, guilty that his Yaoyao always suffered from undeserved misfortunes because of him.
The Princess was completely speechless, her heart was chilled, and saying anything more would only make her look ashamed.
The face she had maintained for most of her life was directly punctured by He Anting. After a long stalemate, she gave in: "Forget it, I was impulsive today."
She didn't even have the qualifications to blame He Anting. He threatened her with the future of all the young men in the Prince's Mansion. He really cherished that woman very much.
He Anting said calmly, "I will pick Yaoyao up tomorrow. If grandma wants to stay, then we can get along peacefully. If you don't want to stay, you can leave tonight. The Prince's Mansion should have a residence in the capital."
His words were still rude, but the Princess had already lost her domineering attitude. She replied with a cold face, "It's so late, let's go to our place tomorrow."
He Anting nodded: "I'll go back first, grandma, please rest early."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
After this incident, the Princess of the County shut up completely. People always want to dominate and control some people and things to show their abilities, but they will not give up until they hit a wall.
The next day, Jinyao was roasting something to eat at the brazier at the door when Yunqiao ran in and said, "Madam, my son-in-law is here."
The corners of Jinyao's lips curled up slightly: "Oh."
Just come, why are you so happy?
The corners of her mouth relaxed again, and a tall figure appeared at the door. He was wearing a smoky gray brocade robe with a cross collar and twined branches pattern, and he looked calm and dignified.
"Yaoyao." He Anting called her from a distance, and Jinyao waved her hand when she heard that.
When Mrs. He saw him coming, she invited him into the house. Jin Yao was still sitting on a small stool at the door, flipping chestnuts from the oven.
The roasted hot chestnuts gave off a fragrant aroma. Jinyao scooped up a handful and handed them to Qingwu who was standing beside her.
"Thank you, young madam." Qing Wu smiled warmly.
Jinyao asked him mysteriously, "Were you with him last night?"
Upon hearing this, Qing Wu said, "Of course. Young Madam, you have no idea how majestic our Master was last night."
"Tell me about it quickly." Jin Yao couldn't wait to know.
Most people always try their best to find evidence that their partner cares about them.
Qing Wu lowered his voice and exaggerated. Yun Qiao listened with great interest, her eyes widening from time to time: "Really?"
Jin Yao pressed on, "Did he really say that?"
"Of course it's true."
Jin Yao held up her face and said, "It turns out there are a lot of dirty things going on in the mansions of wealthy families."
Qingwu always felt that she was focusing on the wrong thing.
"What are you talking about?" He Anting walked to their side, but Jin Yao shut up and hugged his thin waist.
She had never been so proactive and intimate in front of others. He Anting was a self-disciplined and polite person. No matter how he played with her in private, he always appeared calm in front of others.
Unexpectedly, he coughed lightly: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, let's go home." She said stickyly with her head raised.
He Anting hummed and said, "Let's go say goodbye to my mother-in-law."
After this incident, Jinyao's uneasiness was completely gone. Just based on what He Anting said, husband and wife are one body, and she can no longer have the timid thoughts like before. Wouldn't that be unworthy of her position?
Since he has given it, I can afford it.
Jinyao was a little excited when she returned. He Anting didn't quite understand: "Why are you so happy?"
Jinyao felt that he was really good at pretending. He never told her the truth about anything he did, just like a saw-mouthed gourd.
"Why do you think I went back with you today?" Jin Yao sat up straight and asked deeply.
He Anting was surprised: "Of course it's because I am your husband, and the He Mansion is your home."
Jinyao was a little touched, but this was not what she wanted to hear.
"Did the Princess give you any trouble when you went back yesterday?" Jin Yao was more straightforward, hoping that he would take the initiative to talk to her.
"No, except the government, who can embarrass me, and who has the right to embarrass me?" He looked calm, but his words were very exciting to listen to.
He said this in a very arrogant and conceited manner. Jinyao felt that his image suddenly became taller and looked at him with admiration. Yes, that was the energy.
However, he doesn't allow me to hide anything from him, and he always keeps his true feelings to himself. I think he is too thoughtful.
Jin Yao restrained her expression and asked, "Will the Princess of the County embarrass me again today?"
"No, Yaoyao, just believe me." He Anting didn't know why she was asking so many questions today, like an oriole.
He leaned over and brushed the hair away from her cheek, then pressed his lips against hers. The soft and sweet scent immediately filled his nostrils.
Before Jinyao could finish her question, she was so dizzy and her body went limp from the aggressive kiss.
She liked and was fascinated by his fresh breath. She couldn't help but stick out her tongue and gently lick his lips.
He Anting looked deep in his eyes. He reached out and held her in his arms, deepening the kiss.
After the kiss, the carriage stopped in front of He Mansion.
Jin Yao panted and leaned against his chest, her small hands touching his strong chest: "I haven't finished speaking yet."
"You can say it without using your mouth."
Jinyao: ...
It's getting obscene again.
Dinner was a solemn and awkward gathering. In fact, Jinyao could see that the county lady was very uncomfortable. The princess did not show up. Instead, He Qingwan and He Qingyun, whom she had not seen for a long time, ate with their heads down.
But fortunately Ye Yunzheng didn't come, otherwise she would feel even more embarrassed.
He Anting picked up a piece of roast goose for her with his chopsticks. Jin Yao wanted to complain that he had picked up the wrong dish. Although she liked roast goose very much, it was obviously not appropriate for her to eat duck in this situation without paying attention to others.
She just drank the sweet milk porridge quietly, neither trying to please nor showing a cold face.
The incident was caused by the county lady's mother, so the county lady had to force a smile and raise her glass: "Yaoyao, it was your grandmother who was wrong yesterday, please don't mind it."
He Anting expected the Princess to leave, but it was a surprise that she stayed.
He twirled the cup between his fingers, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Jin Yao didn't say anything because He Anting raised the cup for her and said, "No need to say more, let's eat."
After He Anting said this, the county lady could no longer try to smooth things over.
After dinner, the county lady wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Jin Yao alone, but she didn't find one, so she could only watch the two of them leave in disappointment.
Jin Yao and He Anting returned to the courtyard: "Husband, don't you have anything to say to me?"
He turned around and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you today? You're chirping like an oriole. Just say what you want to say."
The tone was so stiff that Jinyao turned away and sulked: "No, nothing."
He Anting was a bit confused and amused, but at the same time he was even more puzzled: "What happened?"
Jin Yao suddenly thought of something and shut up.
At first, He Anting thought she was being petty and found it cute, but later on she really didn't say a word, as if she was determined to have a cold war with him.
He Anting frowned and his voice deepened: "Yaoyao, what exactly happened? Can't even I tell you?"
Jinyao still didn't say anything.
Be anxious, be anxious, let him feel his own feelings.
Jinyao felt a little proud in her heart, proud of her own method, which is called giving someone a taste of their own medicine.
He Anting pinched her jaw with a cold expression, but of course he didn't use any force. Jin Yao was a little scared when she met his dark gaze, which reminded her of the time before marriage when they were still unfamiliar with each other.
"Speak." He said without question.
Jin Yao gritted her teeth and forced herself not to say anything. She looked as if she had him in her power, lowering her eyes and pretending to be cowardly.
He Anting hadn't been treated like this for a long time.
His brows darkened slightly, and he moved closer. She was like a little oriole falling into his palm, unable to break free.
He Anting had long fingers, and he held her little yellow oriole and kneaded and pressed it casually, shocking Jin Yao so much that her eyes widened.
It was so obscene, his actions were so ferocious that they made her cry.
"I'll tell you what I'm saying." She sobbed and surrendered.
He Anting slowed down his breathing and hummed in a slightly hoarse voice.
Jinyao honestly told him what happened today, and added at the end: "I wanted you to taste the same feeling as me, but who knew you were so mean and bullied me. I don't want you to touch me anymore, go away."
He Anting didn't expect it to be like this. He looked hesitant and stiff. What Jin Yao said about revealing his feelings to her was something he had always disdained. How could a grown man complain to his wife every day?
He felt awkward and it was a loss of face and status, like he was a chatterbox. He couldn't do it.
"When did I ever bully you? Yaoyao obviously likes it very much."
He lowered his voice and leaned close to her ear: "If you don't like it, why did you call like a little oriole just now?"
Obscene, obscene! Jin Yao blushed with shame and indignation.
He Anting naturally diverted the topic, and Jin Yao's attention quickly shifted to other things.
…
Time passed like water, and a major incident occurred during the Beijing inspection presided over by He Anting. When the Ministry of Revenue checked the accounts, it was found that the amount of public seal silver did not match.
This public silver was allocated to the northwest border, that is, to provide food and fodder for the soldiers under Cui Yan's command.
When this incident happened, the government was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.
All officials involved were dismissed and investigated, including King Yin.
King Yin was not in a hurry. He was dismissed from office and spent his days either staying at home fishing or going to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother in worshiping Buddha.
He was not in a hurry. The old ministers who were on the same side as him pleaded for him and even guaranteed with their own words that King Yin would never do such a thing.
I hope the authorities will investigate carefully.
Not long after, the people from the Palace Front Office accidentally dug up a lot of silver and gold in the backyard of Prince Yin's Mansion while investigating these families.
This incident shocked the government and the public.
King Yin even cried out for justice in prison.
Princess Yin and Xue Ningzhen's faces turned pale. He Anting stood under a tall and sturdy tree in the backyard of Prince Yin's mansion, with his eyes lowered, looking down at them.
Xue Ningzhen chased him to the backyard. The handsome man's silhouette alone made her heart beat fast.
"Master He." She bit her lip pitifully, "My brother-in-law must have been wronged."
"Whether it's unjust or not is not up to you to decide, the evidence will tell you." He said coldly without even looking at her.
"This evidence must have been put here by someone. My sister said that King Yin is definitely not that kind of person. He has always been honest and upright."
"Oh? Miss Xue, how can you prove that these evidences were inserted by someone?"
He Anting was too lazy to argue with her and turned around to leave.
Xue Ningzhen was unwilling to accept this. She had made so much effort just to get him, but in the end he treated her like a worn-out shoe.
"Now that Minister Xue has not yet found out that I am related to this matter, Miss Xue should just take care of her own family, so as not to be implicated and accused of being heartless." He left after saying this.
"Sir He, aren't you afraid of backlash if you kill so many people?" Princess Yin said with red eyes.
"You painstakingly hid your wife's identity and the child in her womb from outsiders in order to protect her. Do you believe that if anything happens to the prince, those rumors will immediately spread all over the streets. If we don't have a good life, then neither will you."
He Anting stopped, turned around and asked calmly, "Are you threatening me?"
"So what? Are you willing to do that? A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Yin Palace is in decline, and there is still the Xue Palace. Even if you have great connections, can you stop people from talking?" Princess Yin looked at him coldly.
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