Chapter 374 Xia Tietou
People even started betting on how many days Xia Daohua would be beheaded, and some even bet that all nine members of the Xia family would be implicated by Xia Daohua.
The Xia family was all filled with gloom and thought that the child was too bold.
Jiang cried the most bitterly - they hadn't lived a good life for a few days, how could this child cause trouble? The Queen Mother was the Emperor's mother, could she just reject the opinion of such a noble lady?
Besides, what's wrong with entering the palace as a queen and enjoying wealth and glory?
But Jiang's complaints and sobs were basically rebuffed by Xia Daohua with just one sentence:
"Looking at the fact that our family is about to be exterminated, are you going to keep showing me this crying face for the next few days? If you keep crying like this, I won't go to hell with you!"
But the old lady Zhou was calm and composed:
"Daohua is indeed a bit too bold, but look at her, doesn't she look like she's going to lose her head?"
After hearing this reminder, the whole family reacted - the title of Princess Daohua was earned by herself, and her family didn't know how she did it. Although she has now rejected the empress dowager's decree, it seems that she is not in danger of extermination of her family?
Even though they thought so rationally, the family still couldn't avoid being sad and unhappy.
Fortunately, the next day, the little emperor issued an imperial decree, asking Xia Daohua to go to the palace to report. Xia Daohua happily followed the serious-looking Wu Zongguan. The Xia family members did not dare to go anywhere, but waited at home anxiously.
Old Madam Zhou placed the locust tree tablet she had obtained from the Locust Tree Goddess Temple on the altar, lit a stick of incense, and prayed silently:
"Please bless the Sophora japonica tree lady and let this child come back safely. We don't want any huge wealth, as long as the whole family is safe and sound."
When the women in the family saw the old lady like this, they all knelt down with her and kowtowed to the tablet of the Goddess of the Locust Tree.
Even Sun, who was usually not very sensible, knelt down and kowtowed behind them.
Even if she didn't consider Xia Daohua, she didn't want herself and the children of the second wife to be implicated by Xia Daohua. She had no choice but to be honest and ask for the blessing of the Sophora japonica tree goddess.
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When the young emperor saw Xia Daohua, he asked angrily with a stern face, "Does being my concubine mean you are wronged?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "Long live, I am doing this for your own good."
"Oh? How do you mean?"
Xia Daohua said with a smile: "I am a jealous woman. If you marry me, you will only have me in your life. Taking a concubine or something like that, don't even think about dreaming about it!"
The little emperor was stunned: "Are you asking me to violate the ancestral rules?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "No, what I mean is that we are not suitable. I am a jealous woman. If I get married in the future and my husband dares to treat me badly, I will definitely be able to make him and his sweetheart disappear together. I guarantee that the government will not be able to find out."
"Aren't you afraid of getting your family into trouble?"
"If the emperor is a wise ruler, this matter will not affect my family. If the emperor is a tyrant, then I don't mind getting rid of the harm for the people.
This world is nothing but a place to experience disasters. If I want to stay, I can stay longer; if I don’t want to stay, I can leave at any time. I can wave my sleeves and leave without taking a single cloud with me.
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Xia Daohuaxin thought that unless the little emperor was also a time traveler, these two sentences would not reveal the truth.
The little emperor pondered for a while and asked, "Is there a way to immortality in the world?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "Of course there is, but the way to longevity requires taking the essence of the sun and the moon and practicing breathing techniques, and it won't work just by taking pills."
"Would you like to be the Imperial Master?"
"No need. Let the professionals handle matters like the Imperial Master!"
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After Xia Daohua left, a person walked out from behind the screen. It was the empress dowager who had issued the imperial decree earlier.
The little emperor said:
"Mother, how can an emperor in the world marry only one wife? Moreover, the queen has done nothing wrong, I cannot bear it...
Moreover, this Fuze County Lady has an extraordinary background. Since she is unwilling to enter the palace, she is probably used to being free and cannot stand the constraints of palace rules. If she enters the palace reluctantly and causes trouble, it will be bad.
For such strange people, we can only respect and coax them, and cannot offend them."
The Empress was the Empress Dowager's niece and was always respectful and close to her. Although the little Emperor and the little Empress were still very young and had not yet consummated their marriage, their status had been determined and the Empress Dowager certainly did not want to create any more trouble.
So although his face was not very good, he nodded:
"Forget it, forget it. Since she doesn't want to, we can't force her to drink water."
After sending the empress dowager away, Gu Mingzhen quietly suggested to the young emperor that this incident might have offended Xia Daohua, and whether he should give her a sweet reward.
Afterwards, the young emperor issued an imperial decree, saying that Princess Fukuzawa Xia Daohua had made great contributions to the country and could enter the court as regent, but could not enter the palace as a concubine. She was given the title of Prince Fukuzawa and served as an assistant minister together with Gu Mingzhen, jointly governing the country.
He also specially awarded titles to Xia Daohua's father, mother, grandparents, which really shocked many people.
This time, the government and the public were in an uproar. All those who had bet on how many days Xia Daohua would be beheaded or his clan would be exterminated lost everything.
Because of this, Xia Daohua got the nickname "Xia Tietou".
Xia Daohua had no plans to become an official, but she had just written a letter to reject the empress dowager. Now it seemed that rejecting the emperor was a bit too much of an insult, and the one being stepped on was the emperor... This was definitely a bit ignorant of the immensity of the world.
Besides, there was no way she would be willing to enter the palace and become a concubine.
Even if the young emperor was really willing to disband the harem for her, she was unwilling to be trapped within the high red walls of the palace every day. Her every move and every word had to follow the rules and no mistakes were allowed. She had to wear a mask all the time and had no freedom.
Being a regent is another matter.
Even the extent of her authority as the regent, whether she is a genuine and powerful prince or just a nice-looking tablet, is still unclear.
Although attending court is inevitably a bit hard.
But if she feels it is boring and doesn't want to do it, she should be able to quit at any time.
If she became the emperor's concubine, even if she outlived the little emperor, she would never be able to leave the palace openly.
Three days later, Xia Daohua appeared in the court for the first time wearing her new court dress.
Many court officials felt very uncomfortable seeing a short-statured, childish-looking woman standing among their colleagues and in front of many people.
But since this matter has been decided and has been approved by the Regent Gu Mingzhen, there is no room for them to object.
I think that Lady Fukuzawa, known as "Xia Tietou" in the streets, would not be so confused that she would dare to interfere in the government affairs.
However, after silently attending court affairs for three days, Xia Daohua once again surprised everyone by submitting a memorial in all seriousness.
(End of this chapter)
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