Not only did Shangguan Shu come uninvited, he also brought Lord Wang Hongyin with him.
Lord Wang Hongyin, among all the civil and military officials, who hasn't waded through muddy water?
The book "Shock! The King Stripped Him Naked in Public!" has been widely circulated recently. It records the reasons why Shangguan Zhu lost his official position and contains some erotic and ambiguous language, such as "countless hands reached out to him..."
"Hundreds of officials surrounded him and laughed at him..."
"When her father returned home, he sent his daughter-in-law away, intending to keep her for himself," and so on, without mentioning at all that Shen was too embarrassed to go back to her parents' home.
The officials who knew the inside story had a love-hate relationship with Lord Wang. As long as it was not their own house that was burned down, they would naturally love him very much, but if it involved their own house, they would of course decline his help.
At the gate of Prince Xian's mansion, Prince Xian was greeting Shangguan Shu when he suddenly caught sight of Lord Wang standing behind Shangguan Shu. His face immediately drooped longer than a donkey's.
He stuttered, "Wang... Lord Wang..."
Lord Wang smiled naively, "It is indeed you, my humble servant. Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"
The virtuous king gave a dry laugh, and then led Shangguan Shu on the way. Along the way, the virtuous king was puzzled as to why Shangguan Shu came, and why he brought Wang Hongyin, the big mouth, with him.
The peach and willow paths of the palace were ablaze with springtime beauty. The virtuous prince took Shangguan Shu for a stroll. Feeling that he had become somewhat familiar with him, he couldn't help but ask, "Why have you come here, Prince?"
Don’t you know that the protagonist of today’s banquet is Cheng Qian?
Shangguan Shu glanced at the virtuous prince and said clearly, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. I came here just to repay your kindness in recommending me!"
So that's how it is...
The virtuous prince breathed a sigh of relief, feeling increasingly stable. He also found Shangguan Shu increasingly pleasing to his eyes. He laughed heartily, "Your Highness, you're worrying too much. It's nothing more than a simple task. You're a loyal minister to our father, and it's only a matter of time before you become the Grand Tutor. Since your Highness is so determined, I'll just treat you as a friend."
The virtuous prince patted Shangguan Shu's arm and called out, "Brother Runzhi!"
Shangguan Shu smiled faintly and responded, doing a pretty good job of putting on a good front.
Seeing this, the virtuous prince couldn't help but remind Shangguan Shu, "Brother Runzhi, don't you know that Cheng Qian will come tonight?"
Shangguan Shu heard the voice, curled up the corners of his lips, and did not comment.
The wise king understood again.
Did Shangguan Shu come here specifically to cause trouble for Cheng Qian and take revenge on her?
Cheng Qian has not left the palace for a long time, and it is very difficult for Shangguan Shu, a man from outside, to take revenge on her. This time Cheng Qian was transferred out of the inner palace by him, which is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The wise king understood, but he didn't say anything. He pretended not to understand and pretended not to know.
If anything happened, he could explain to his father that he knew nothing!
"Although you and Cheng Qian have divorced, you have been married for many years. Even for the sake of the child..."
Halfway through his words, a series of announcements came from the door. With such a grand style, who could it be but the only legitimate daughter of the current emperor? Who could it be, Princess Cheng Qian?
"Princess Chengqian has arrived!"
All officials knelt to welcome him.
Zhao Ying held Shangguan Qingyue's hand with one hand and slowly raised the other hand, "Stand up!"
Shangguan Qingyue spotted Shangguan Shu in the crowd at a glance and said excitedly, "Daddy!" Then he ran to Shangguan Shu.
Shangguan Shu picked up the little guy and said with a smile, "Do you miss daddy?"
"I want to!" The little guy's voice was so crisp and sweet that his father loved him very much.
There were many envious eyes in the crowd, and they thought to themselves how nice it would be to have a soft and sweet baby girl. Didn’t they see that the usually serious Prince Zhenguo had a worthless smile on his face when facing his daughter?
Among them, there was a particularly obscure gaze, coming from Shangguan Zhu.
In order to see Zhao Ying, he came with Shen.
I thought his elder brother wouldn't come, but unexpectedly...
Shangguan Zhu lowered his disappointed and unwilling eyes.
After Shangguan Shu finished reminiscing about the past with his daughter, he hurriedly looked at Zhao Ying. His eyes were light and straight, as if he was afraid that Zhao Ying couldn't see that he was flirting with her.
Zhao Ying turned her eyes away and refused to flirt with him. Who would flirt with their ex-husband?
Seeing her look away, Shangguan Shu's brows dimmed instantly, and he forced a smile to coax his daughter.
Princess Xian walked towards Zhao Ying, "Sister Chengqian, you're here!"
Zhao Ying smiled faintly, "I am flattered by the invitation from my elder sister-in-law. I came late because I was busy choosing gifts. My elder sister-in-law is pregnant this time, and the gifts are really precious. I believe that ordinary things are not worthy of the nephew in my elder sister-in-law's belly, so I asked someone to search the warehouse!" As she said that, she gave the eunuch a look and asked him to deliver the gifts.
Princess Xian's eyes lit up when she heard this.
When everyone heard about Zhao Ying's warehouse, they also became interested.
Who in the capital doesn’t know Zhao Ying’s financial resources?
Not to mention that all of Empress Xiaomin's dowry was left to her, and Emperor Jianxi also gave her rewards continuously, which included many enviable things... But none of this was as good as half of Shangguan Shu's fortune that Zhao Ying got after the divorce.
The wise king was both envious and resentful of this, thinking that Cheng Qian must have shamelessly taken it by force.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is a family of nobles that has existed for generations. The ancestors of the old Duke of Zhenguo's wife were the richest men in the previous dynasty, and their wealth was enough to rival that of a country. They kept many interesting things hidden and never let anyone know about them.
I remember that one year the Empress Dowager awarded Princess Side a string of Dongzhu, which was the size of quail eggs and had eighteen beads. When Princess Side wore it, the other female relatives were envious. But there was nothing they could do about it, because Dongzhu could not be worn by anyone, only the Empress could wear it!
Princess Side wore it, which was actually an act of usurpation, but her mother was the empress dowager, so she wore it. It was just a slap in the face of Empress Xiaomin, because Empress Xiaomin's Dongzhu was not as big as this one.
For this reason, Princess Side wore it all day long.
However, after two days, she stopped wearing it because Princess Cheng Qian wore a string of South Pearls the size of pigeon eggs around her neck!
Each pearl is plump, lustrous and dazzling, and paired with Princess Chengqian's stunningly beautiful face, it is simply incomparable.
Everyone knows how rare and precious South Pearls are, let alone one so big and a whole string of them!
South Pearls grow in the depths of the South China Sea, and the annual output is no more than a hundred. If you pick out those that can be made into ornaments, the number is even smaller, only about ten or so, and none of them are that big.
When Zhao Ying wore it, Zhao Yao was envious and jealous. She knew that this South Pearl was the treasure of the old Duke's wife. Concubine Shu had seen the old Duke's wife wearing one and had been coveting it for a long time. She hinted to Zhao Yao to ask Shangguan Shu for one.
Zhao Yao did this, but Shangguan Shu was reluctant to give it to her.
So when she saw Zhao Ying wearing such a large necklace that day, Zhao Yao's defenses were completely broken. She couldn't help but wonder why Shangguan Shu kept saying that he loved her, but he let her live by a green lamp, live in a barren mountain, wear a plain robe, and not wear makeup...
He flattered and insincere Zhao Ying, but he dressed her up in gorgeous clothes and made her look rich and luxurious.
In the past, Zhao Yao could still comfort herself that it was Shangguan Shu who was deliberately confusing Zhao Ying and trying to blind her eyes with those material possessions. He didn't give her Nanzhu now, probably because he wanted to let her wear it on the phoenix crown after he ascended the throne.
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