The third prince Liu Yan was a little panicked.
When Lao Liu got into trouble, he was still gloating. Lao Liu was such a fool that he couldn't even manage the women in the backyard, what else could he do.
It was not until Lao Wu was imprisoned in the Zongzheng Temple that he came to his senses.
The fifth and sixth brothers had accidents one after another. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
After thinking about it carefully, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat.
He was not a fool. After thinking about it carefully, he figured out the key.
Someone is using Lao Wu and Lao Liu to punish him.
Who is this person?
The most likely person is Empress Pei in the palace.
The Third Prince Liu Yan's face turned pale, and he smiled bitterly, "How could this prince deserve to be beaten by the Empress herself?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, nothing will happen." The servant comforted softly.
The Third Prince waved his hand and said, "As for the Pei family, I dare not even think about it."
Not only did he not dare to think about the Pei family, he didn't even dare to think about the Pei family's relatives.
"I only mentioned it briefly to the Empress Dowager, but I didn't expect Empress Pei to know about it. Could it be that Empress Pei has planted spies in the Cining Palace?"
The third prince Liu Yan frowned in thought.
The servant said, "This kind of thing shouldn't be surprising."
Isn’t planting spies a common tactic used in the palace?
The third prince Liu Yan certainly knew that this kind of thing was not uncommon.
He was wondering if there was a chance to use this incident to fight back.
After careful consideration, I decided the risk was too high. If I wasn't careful, it could backfire on me.
Forget it, forget it, this time he would just admit defeat.
But he still felt unwilling in his heart, "Do you really think that this prince is so interested in the daughter of the Pei family?"
The girl from the Sun family is much better than the girl from the Pei family, okay?
It’s a pity that there are no girls of the right age in the direct branch of the Sun family. They are either too young or already married.
…
Half a month later, Emperor Wende issued an edict to grant the third prince a marriage.
The one given was a girl from the Cui family in Hedong.
This Cui family has nothing to do with the Cui family of the Zhenguogong Mansion. Instead, they are related to the family of Mr. Zhao, the Minister of Revenue from Hedong Road.
The Hedong Cui family is the top family in Hedong Road.
During the last palace selection, Miss Cui was also sent to the palace by her family to participate.
In the end, Miss Cui was not selected.
Normally, she should have gone home and married herself after being rejected, but the palace kept her nameplate and asked her to continue living in the capital.
The Hedong Cui family vaguely guessed the palace's intention, but they were not in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, she would be married to the third prince Liu Yan as his legal wife.
The Hedong Cui family was naturally overjoyed.
The other girls who were given tags were not so lucky.
Who asked the fifth prince and the sixth prince to commit crimes one after another? One was taken to the palace and strictly guarded, and the other was imprisoned in the Zongzheng Temple for reflection.
Some of these girls who were given the name tags were married to members of the royal family, while others returned home to marry on their own.
All in all, it's not as good as Miss Cui being married to the third prince.
At the same time, two other girls were married to the third prince, both of whom were concubines.
One is Miss Hu, the cousin of the third prince's uncle, and the other is the daughter of an unknown official, whose surname is Bai.
From beginning to end, Miss Qu had nothing to do with this.
It’s not that Miss Qu was not selected, but that Gu Jiu secretly made some changes.
She disliked Miss Qu and was not happy to live under the same roof with her, and even more so, she was not happy to hear her call her sister-in-law.
Even if Miss Qu was going to marry the Third Prince Liu Yan, and as a concubine, Gu Jiu was not going to tolerate her.
It is not easy for a person to be elected, but it is extremely easy to make a person lose the election.
Gu Jiu didn't even need Liu Zhao to intervene. She only needed to say hello to the Shaofu's housekeeper and say that she didn't like this person, and the Shaofu would solve the matter for her.
After all, there are so many people to be elected, and there is a lot of room for maneuver in deciding who to choose and who not to choose.
When Emperor Wende asked about the candidates, the Minister of the Household did not need to say anything bad about Miss Qu. He only needed to come up with a candidate better than Miss Qu to make her lose the election.
It's that simple.
As expected, Miss Qu was not selected.
…
The Han family of Daihou Mansion and the mother and daughter of the Qu family were filled with sorrow when they learned the result.
Miss Qu lay on the bed, crying breathlessly.
Aunt Qu also sighed and looked miserable.
"Didn't mother say that I would definitely marry the Third Prince? Why isn't my name on the decree? Mother lied to me."
"My dear, your marriage is yours, how could your mother lie to you? I've spent the money, established connections, and the other party has made a promise. I knew you would be chosen this time. But who knew your name wasn't on the marriage decree? I don't know where that suddenly appeared white girl came from, to actually take your name."
Upon hearing this, Miss Qu burst into tears again.
Aunt Qu comforted her, "Don't cry yet. No matter what, I will seek justice for you. This money must not be wasted."
Miss Qu bit her fur blanket, her face pale. Could asking for an explanation change the outcome?
Her name was not on the decree granting the marriage, so the matter was already decided.
Aunt Qu was very unwilling to accept this, so she went to find her mother, the old lady of Dai Hou Mansion.
It was the old lady of the Daihou Mansion who personally introduced her to the connections and said that she would definitely be able to help her daughter get selected.
In the end, my daughter was not selected. What should I do about this?
The old lady of Daihou Mansion also sighed, "Don't worry, I have already sent people to get information, and there will be results soon."
"Mother, where does this Bai come from? How did she take my daughter's name and be given the Third Prince in marriage?"
The old lady of Daihou Mansion said, "She is just a girl from an ordinary official family."
"Can a girl from an ordinary family replace my daughter?"
Aunt Qu didn't believe it.
Upon hearing this, the old lady of Daihou Mansion was a little unhappy, "Let's wait for the news. We will eventually figure this out."
The manager who went to inquire about the news came back.
"Madam, Madam, I followed your instructions and went to the old man in the palace to inquire about the situation. But he turned around and asked me if our mansion and the Qu family had offended anyone? Otherwise, Miss Qu wouldn't have been replaced."
"What? Did the other party really say that?" The old lady of Dai Hou Mansion looked surprised.
The steward bowed and nodded, "I dare not lie to the old lady. The other party did ask that question. At that time, I confirmed it again and again. It seems that it was because she offended someone that Miss Qu was replaced by someone else."
Aunt Qu got anxious when she heard this. "Who did you offend? Tell me. Could it be some lady in the palace?"
The steward shook his head. "They said it seemed someone from the Shaofu had sent a message, and the names on the marriage list were changed. They asked if we had offended the Shaofu."
"I can't offend anyone, but I can't offend the Shaofu." Aunt Qu frowned. "Is there some misunderstanding here? Mother, please speak up."
The old lady of the Daihou Mansion narrowed her eyes slightly and asked the steward, "Did someone from the Shaofu really send the order?"
"That's what the palace official said. He also said that the Shaofu's power is growing, and His Majesty values his opinion very much."
The implication is that the Shaofu can easily change the list of granted marriages.
Aunt Qu stamped her feet anxiously. "How could our Qu family possibly have offended the Young Master? We've never even had any dealings with him. Mother, could it be that someone in the mansion is mischievous and has offended the Young Master in the past without realizing it? Or is he secretly hiding this?"
Aunt Qu's words were a subtle reference to Han Wulang.
Han Wulang has been in trouble a lot, and one of his words might have offended the people in the Shaofu.
Although he didn't care about it at the time, he remembered it in his heart and was looking for an opportunity to take revenge, and ended up taking revenge on his own daughter.
The more Aunt Qu thought about it, the angrier she became. She wanted to rush up to Han Wulang and give him a good beating.
"What a disaster." She muttered softly, but her voice was loud enough for the old lady of Dai Houfu to hear.
The old lady of Daihou Mansion was unhappy. "What are you talking about? You haven't even asked clearly about the matter. How do you know it's Wulang's fault?"
"Who else could it be if not him? The Qu family is not in the capital, so there is no chance to offend the Shaofu." Aunt Qu was very indignant.
My daughter's marriage is over, and I need an explanation.
Aunt Qu blamed Han Wulang for Miss Qu's failure to be selected.
Lady Daihou, Han Wulang's mother, was naturally very angry.
She personally brought people to the courtyard where the Qu family lived, and scolded Miss Qu with hidden ulterior motives.
Miss Qu burst into tears, feeling very aggrieved.
So, the wife of Marquis Dai and Aunt Qu, the sister-in-law, started to quarrel.
The situation changed drastically and the entire Daihou Mansion was in chaos.
After a few days of turmoil, Dai Hou himself returned home and mediated the matter.
Dai Hou looked at both parties. One was his own sister and the other was his wife. He couldn't afford to offend either side, so he could only tell the truth.
"It's true that my niece wasn't selected because of the order from the Grand Chamberlain. But it has nothing to do with Wu Lang. It was my niece who offended someone, and that person held a grudge against her. They didn't want her to marry into the royal family, so they asked the Grand Chamberlain to cross her name out."
The Daihou wife laughed sarcastically, "I thought so. It turns out that this is all your own fault. You even dared to wrongly accuse my Wulang and want him to take the blame. You're really good at making excuses. You almost let someone succeed."
Aunt Qu was furious. She ignored Dai Hou's wife and instead questioned Dai Hou himself, "Brother, you should speak with conscience. My daughter never leaves the house, how could she offend anyone and be hated by them?"
Dai Hou's face was gloomy. "Your daughter must know who she has offended. Ask her, when did she offend Madam Zhao?"
"What Madam Zhao? What's going on?" Aunt Qu looked confused and seemed unable to react.
Dai Hou snorted coldly, "I asked someone to inquire, and they said that Madam Zhao personally said that she didn't like the daughter of the Qu family, and the Shaofu crossed your daughter's name off the list. That's what happened."
Upon hearing this, Lady Dai Hou pursed her lips and smiled.
Aunt Qu was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses.
"Oh my god, this is an unprovoked disaster! Where is the eldest young lady? She and Madam Zhao are sisters, she must have done this. What hatred or grudge does she have against us? Why did she want to ruin my daughter's marriage?"
The Daihou wife was furious and said sternly, "Madam, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. My eldest daughter-in-law is very well-behaved and hasn't left the house recently. What makes you say she did it? If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for disregarding our relationship."
Aunt Qu blamed the Daihou Mansion and Gu Mei, "Who else could it be if not her? That Madam Zhao, how could she have done something bad to my daughter for no reason? The eldest young mistress must have whispered something in Madam Zhao's ear, so Madam Zhao contacted the young official and had my daughter's name removed from the list."
have to!
It seems that Aunt Qu will not give up until she gets to the bottom of it.
But Gu Mei is not someone who would swallow her anger.
Gu's daughter has never been the kind of person who would silently endure injustice.
Aunt Qu dared to wrongly accuse her and even implicate her husband, Prince Han, so she naturally would not be polite.
She brought people with her and rushed to the courtyard where the Qu family lived. She dragged Miss Qu, who had been lying in bed and sulking for several days, to the old lady of Dai Hou Mansion and asked the old lady to make the decision for her.
During this period, there was bound to be physical contact, taking the opportunity to vent his anger.
Miss Qu was dragged to the upper room by Gu Mei's hair. All the servants of Dai Hou Mansion saw her along the way.
Miss Qu said she was too embarrassed to face anyone.
Gu Mei sneered, "You dare to covet other people's men? Are you afraid of being embarrassed to face people? Show your face and let everyone see what a vixen looks like. You're obsessed with climbing the ladder, and in the end, when you can't, you dare to bite people recklessly. Do you really think I'm a soft persimmon that can be squeezed and easily bullied?"
When Gu Mei lost her temper, Miss Qu lost all her dignity and face.
The old lady of Dai Hou Mansion felt sorry for her granddaughter, but she also wanted to give face to her grandson's wife, so she tried to smooth things over.
Gu Mei refused to give in.
The Qu family had lived in the mansion for several years, and she had had enough.
She wanted to take the opportunity to drive the mother and daughter of the Qu family out of the Daihou Mansion.
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