The fifth prince Liu Jue and the sixth prince Liu Xun have been good brothers since childhood.
Since Emperor Wende ascended the throne, the palace was no longer under the supervision of the elders, and the two brothers were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins.
Apart from taking care of their schoolwork, the two of them spent their days fooling around outside, making friends with a bunch of playboys, all of whom were useless illegitimate children from aristocratic families.
The Five Cities Military Department once responded that the two princes, along with a group of playboys, had become a scourge to the capital.
He doesn't dare to cause big trouble, but he has caused a lot of small troubles.
There was no response from above. The matter was suppressed and never even reached Emperor Wende.
The two brothers relied on the money donated by others and spent their days in debauchery.
I didn't learn anything good, but I did learn a lot of random things.
It's very difficult to learn this person well.
It only takes one night to learn bad things.
That’s absolutely true.
As the eldest brother, Liu Zhao reprimanded the two men once and then did not ask any more questions.
The two brothers became more and more bold.
When His Majesty was planning to arrange a marriage for them, the truth could not be hidden and something went wrong.
Early in the morning, the Sixth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Chen, actually left the palace and returned to the prince's mansion.
It's unprecedented!
When Gu Jiu got the news, he was a little bit unbelievable.
How did Concubine Chen leave the palace?
Why leave the palace?
"His Highness the Sixth Prince has gotten two of his maids pregnant. One of them is already four months pregnant."
This is the reason why Concubine Chen asked for permission to leave the palace.
Gu Jiu was surprised when he heard this.
As the eldest sister-in-law, it is impossible for her to pay attention to what happens in her brother-in-law's bedroom.
In addition, the maid deliberately concealed the truth, so it was understandable that Gu Jiu didn't know.
What surprised Gu Jiu was, "How old is the Sixth Prince this year? Fourteen or fifteen?"
"Sixteen years old."
Xu Yousi bowed and said.
Gu Jiu bared his teeth.
At sixteen, but only about fourteen, he had already gotten two maids pregnant. He was really capable.
"How did Concubine Chen know this?"
"Because His Majesty was planning a marriage, Concubine Chen arranged for a nanny to return to the palace to supervise the servants and maids around the Sixth Prince. It was then discovered that two of the maids were pregnant. Almost all of the other maids were abused by the Sixth Prince."
What a beast!
As a prince, he has about twenty maids, big and small.
They were all wasted. The Sixth Prince Liu Xun really ate everything indiscriminately and without any restraint.
At such a young age, you have already dated countless women. Aren’t you afraid of dying early?
Gu Jiu covered his forehead and asked, "Such a big thing happened in the mansion, why was there no movement before?"
"The Sixth Prince has issued a gag order, and no one in his courtyard dares to speak carelessly. Furthermore, many of the maids are eager to climb the social ladder, and I guess they're eager to serve the Sixth Prince."
That’s true.
Gu Jiu believes that being a concubine is a dead-end path.
But in the eyes of many people, being a concubine for young masters is a shortcut, a smooth road. If one person becomes a concubine, the whole family will rise to heaven and be rich and prosperous for the rest of their lives.
What's more, she became a concubine to the prince.
Such a good thing is so hard to come by these days.
There were countless maids in the mansion, and I envied the maids around the Sixth Prince. They formed a bond early on, and had someone to rely on for life.
However, unexpectedly, the two concubines became pregnant secretly, shattering the beautiful fantasy.
Concubine Chen returned to the palace in person, of course not to have tea or snacks, but to set rules and to make an example of someone.
The Sixth Prince hasn't even married yet, but his maid is already pregnant. Whose face is this?
If this matter gets out, who would be willing to marry their daughter to His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince?
Concubine Chen also hoped that His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince would marry a noble lady from a prominent family and get her help.
So when she learned that the two maids were secretly pregnant, it goes without saying how angry she was.
Concubine Chen went to the courtyard where the Sixth Prince lived. Not long after, the ghostly howling of the Sixth Prince Liu Xun was heard in the courtyard.
Concubine Chen was also very cruel. She first beat her own son with a stick and then dealt with the maids.
This time, it took a whole day.
The sixth prince Liu Xun was beaten with twenty boards and almost lost half his life.
Chen Jieyu watched the two pregnant maids drink the abortion pills with her own eyes.
The other maids received between five and twenty strokes of the cane.
After the beating, some people stayed to continue serving, while the rest were driven out.
For a moment, the gate of the courtyard was filled with the cries of the maids.
"Your Highness has slept with me. In this life, I am your Highness's person and your ghost in death. Please, Lady Concubine, have mercy on me and don't drive me out of the house. Woo woo..."
"Then go to hell."
This is Chen Jieyu's attitude, cold and ruthless.
As for the two pregnant maids, they would not be able to escape the fate of being driven out of the palace once the babies were born.
This drastic measure really scared many maids in the palace who were trying to climb up the social ladder.
Even if I serve His Highness with my body, I may not be given a legitimate status, and even continuing to serve His Highness may be a delusion.
So what if His Highness slept with me?
In the end it was all in vain.
Who is most deeply touched by this matter?
Naturally, the maids around the fifth prince Liu Jue felt the most deeply.
The courtyard of the fifth prince Liu Jue was not much cleaner than that of the sixth prince.
However, the fifth prince Liu Jue was very strict in his methods, and no maid dared to get pregnant secretly behind his back.
After cleaning up the Sixth Prince's courtyard, Concubine Chen took the Sixth Prince Liu Xun back to the palace for discipline.
It seems that Concubine Chen dared to do this this time only after asking for the emperor's order.
While the Sixth Prince was in trouble, the Fifth Prince behaved himself for a few days and didn't go out to fool around.
But his luck ran out.
The person who surrendered the money caused a murder, and the victim took the case to the prefectural government office in the capital, and the fifth prince was implicated.
This involved a murder case, and was before the emperor. The prefect of the capital city dared not conceal it, no matter how much money he was offered. He immediately wrote a memorial to the emperor and sent it to the palace.
When Emperor Wende saw this memorial, he cursed on the spot.
"Damn it, he never learns his lesson and always causes trouble for me. Chang En, take people to lock up Lao Wu in the Zongzheng Temple and tell him to reflect on his mistakes."
Chang En hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, should we wait until the case is thoroughly investigated before dealing with the Fifth Prince? What if the Fifth Prince was wrongly accused..."
"So what if he's wronged? Do I need a reason to punish my own son?"
Chang En bowed and accepted the order. "Your Majesty, you naturally don't need a reason to punish the Fifth Prince. This old servant will take people and imprison the Fifth Prince in the Zongzheng Temple and ask him to reflect on his mistakes."
Emperor Wende nodded and said, "Throughly interrogate those who served him, and punish those who deserve punishment without mercy."
Chang En knew that someone was going to kill someone again this time.
Previously, the Sixth Prince Liu Xun had made a maid pregnant, which had already made Emperor Wende furious.
Because Concubine Chen took the initiative to take responsibility, Emperor Wende let the Sixth Prince off the hook.
This time the fifth prince has committed a crime, and it is obvious that Emperor Wende does not intend to continue to tolerate his evil.
The fifth prince Liu Jue was sitting at home when Chang En came to him out of nowhere.
Without any nonsense, he took the man away and sent him to Guanzongzheng Temple.
All the maids, old women, and servants in the courtyard were taken away and thrown into the imperial prison for interrogation one by one.
The fifth prince still claimed that he was wronged.
Chang En smiled coldly, "Your Highness, please don't waste your breath. We are here naturally by order of the emperor. His Majesty said that he wants to deal with you without any reason. Take you away."
Everyone in the mansion felt threatened when watching this scene.
The last time Concubine Chen came, she only frightened some maids who were trying to climb up the social ladder.
This time Chang En showed up in person, which frightened everyone in the mansion.
Chang En was Emperor Wende's most trusted confidant, a man of great notoriety. He was no match for Concubine Chen.
After this incident, many people in the palace settled down.
Emperor Wende does not interfere in the affairs of the palace now, but if something happens and alarms Emperor Wende, the consequences will be fatal.
Gu Jiu asked Liu Zhao, "The Fifth and Sixth Princes have been in trouble one after another. Was it Queen Mother who sent someone to do it?"
Liu Zhao smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about these things."
Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow. "So, it was indeed Mother who did it? Why did Mother think of targeting the fifth and sixth sons?"
Liu Zhao said lightly: "Killing the chicken to scare the monkey."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Who is Monkey?"
"Someone."
Gu Jiu took his hand and bit the back of his hand, "I hate it when people only finish speaking halfway."
Liu Zhao smiled indulgently, "I told you not to ask."
Gu Jiu snorted, "I'll ask Qian Fu tomorrow, he'll definitely know."
Liu Zhao shook his head and smiled, "Someone is plotting against the Pei family. The Queen Mother is furious, so the fifth and sixth sons are in trouble. But the fifth and sixth sons do deserve a beating."
Thinking of what Liu Zhao said before about killing the chicken to scare the monkey, Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, "Could it be that the Third Prince wants to marry a girl from the Pei family?"
Liu Zhao smiled and said nothing.
Silence represents affirmation.
Gu Jiu tutted his words twice. "How dare the Third Prince to covet a girl from the Pei family? What on earth was he thinking? Who gave him the idea?"
"He has people around him who advise him. Unfortunately, he pleased the Queen Mother but failed to please the Queen Mother. How could the Queen Mother allow him to touch the girls of the Pei family? This time, we are using the fifth and sixth sons as an example to warn the others. I hope the third son will improve."
Gu Jiu pondered for a moment, "My Queen Mother is being quite roundabout this time. She didn't even attack the Third Prince directly."
While pondering the chess game, Liu Zhao said, "The third brother has been performing very well recently, and the emperor is very satisfied with him. For the emperor's sake, the queen mother will certainly not take direct action against him. It's just that he is too tolerant, and we must not be soft-hearted when it comes to punishing him."
After saying this, he placed a piece.
Gu Jiu's mind wasn't on the chessboard. She asked, "Will Father still arrange a marriage for the third child? What about the fifth and sixth children?"
Liu Zhao said, "The fifth and sixth sons are fickle-minded, so it would be better for them to get married a few years later. As for the third son, he's not young anymore, so the emperor will definitely arrange a marriage for him this year. Maybe by the end of the year we'll have a third brother's wife."
"Whose daughter is it?"
"It's not clear yet. It depends on what the emperor feels, and also on the girl's family."
After a pause, Liu Zhao suddenly asked about something unrelated, "You are familiar with the Han family of Daihou Mansion, right?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Familiar. Sister Mei married into the Han family."
Liu Zhao asked, "Does their family have a relative named Qu who is currently staying at the Han family?"
"yes!"
Gu Jiu was surprised and confused. "Why are you asking about this all of a sudden? General Qu's wife is from the Han family. Since General Qu is currently serving in the northwest, Mrs. Qu brought her daughter back to live with her parents. Actually, the Qu family mother and daughter have been living in the Han family for several years. I heard that they were going to arrange a marriage for Miss Qu two years ago, but there has been no news yet."
Liu Zhao laughed, "The Qu family is in contact with the third brother, so there's no need to rush."
puff!
Gu Jiu was surprised. "You mean, the Qu family wants to marry their daughter to the Third Prince?"
She wants to be Miss Qu's sister-in-law. She must be crazy.
Liu Zhao said: "Miss Qu's status is too low to be the main wife. Being a concubine is enough for her."
Gu Jiu rubbed his brows. "How many women is the Third Prince going to marry this time? Three or five women at once? What is he making a fuss about?"
"One wife and two concubines isn't too many," Liu Zhao said casually. "The Hu family, the third son's uncle's family, has one spot. If nothing unexpected happens, the Qu family might also have one. As for the position of the wife, it hasn't been decided yet."
Gu Jiu was unhappy.
"I don't like Miss Qu. She lives in the Han family of Daihou Mansion and has caused a lot of trouble for Sister Mei. If she were to marry into the royal family and live under the same roof with me, it would be fine if we didn't meet, but if we did, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to control my temper."
Liu Zhao laughed when he heard this. "She's just a concubine. You don't need to give her face. Go ahead and scold her if you want. The Third Brother won't dare to say a word."
snort!
"I think the Third Prince is very shrewd in his calculations."
"No matter how clever your calculations are, it's useless." Liu Zhao obviously did not regard the Third Prince as an equal opponent.
Gu Jiu dropped the chess piece and asked, "Is this settled?"
As the eldest sister-in-law, she would not be so idle as to care about her brother-in-law's marriage. She had never asked about this matter before.
Who would have thought that Miss Qu would actually be able to marry into our family?
It's really fucked up.
Liu Zhao said, "It hasn't been officially decided yet. It all depends on what the emperor wants."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
