Even facing certain death, the Ming King still dared to curse the new emperor. When Xingxing learned of this, she ordered that the Ming King and Zheng Shi be dragged out and paraded through the streets, so that the people could curse them on her behalf.
If the Ming King still doesn't calm down, let the jailers of the Ministry of Justice torture him and see if his mouth is tougher or if the torture instruments in the cell are tougher.
Tie Qingfeng lowered the curtain, his expression complex. He pondered for a long time and felt that he still could not encourage the officials to enter the palace to put pressure on the new emperor. The new emperor was a woman, and emperors have always been suspicious and unpredictable, let alone a woman who had become emperor.
The matter of bestowing a marriage upon someone requires careful consideration.
So Tie Qingfeng didn't go to the Li residence, but went directly to discuss with Vice Minister Song. He first brought up Minister Li to put pressure on Minister Song, and then appealed to his emotions and reason to persuade Song Jiao to go to the palace again to ask the emperor to withdraw the imperial decree of marriage.
Lord Song isn't stupid. Do you think an imperial edict can be so easily revoked? Does he think he's lived too long, or does he no longer want to serve in the court?
He asked for the imperial decree to grant him the marriage, but after the emperor issued the decree, he immediately ran to ask the emperor to withdraw it, making it seem as if his beloved daughter was mentally ill.
Although Lord Song was pressured by his superiors and couldn't speak out, he wouldn't let her manipulate him. After all, Song Jiao was his own niece. Since Jiao Jiao was still unwilling to get married even at the age of twenty and insisted on marrying only Tie Qingfeng, he, as her uncle, would help her as much as he could.
After pacing back and forth for a while, Lord Song finally came up with a solution that satisfied both sides. He looked directly into Tie Qingfeng's eyes and asked seriously, "Qingfeng, our Tie and Song families have been friends for many years. Tell me the truth, do you really have no good feelings for Jiaojiao at all, and do you dislike her extremely?"
Tie Qingfeng was taken aback. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before stammering, "I don't dislike Song Jiao, nor do I have no affection for her. I just never thought about marrying her."
"Why don't you want to marry her?" Lord Song asked, then immediately regretted it. He was always shrewd and had already guessed why. Tie Qingfeng was proud and noble, and had been able to get whatever she wanted since she was a child.
Tie Qingfeng had no romantic feelings for Song Jiao. Furthermore, his mother disliked Song Jiao because of the Song family's low social standing and was unwilling for her son to marry a daughter-in-law she did not like.
Tie Qingfeng felt that this matter was not important. In any case, he had never thought about marrying Song Jiao. If his mother disagreed, so be it.
Neither Song Jiao nor he wanted to be his concubine; he wanted to be his first wife. However, he had extremely high standards for his first wife, and since Song Jiao did not meet his expectations, he decided not to marry her.
Lord Song was somewhat annoyed. His official rank was only one level lower than Minister Tie's, which was not too low. If it were his legitimate daughter, she would certainly be qualified. However, Song Jiao was her brother's daughter, and her brother was only a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examinations). This status was indeed not enough to be considered in the capital.
However, now that the new emperor is backing him up, and Song Jiao is determined to marry him, he might as well make it happen.
"Since you don't dislike Jiaojiao, and Jiaojiao insists on marrying no one but you, and the Emperor has already intervened in the marriage, I think it would be better to ask the Emperor to issue another decree, so that both Song Jiao and Song Xiyan can marry you as wives, and the two of them can be equals, without distinction of rank."
Tie Qingfeng exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Song means to make Song Jiao and Song Xiyan equal wives?"
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