Now, all the civil and military officials in the court fell silent, and their eyes fell on Xie Zhao.
Wei Shoufu regarded himself as Xie Zhao's mentor, and Jiang Fulu was Xie Zhao's father-in-law.
Xie Zhao was caught in the middle and must have been in a dilemma.
Seeing something exciting to watch, Xiao She's eyes flashed with gossip for a moment, and then he asked with a straight face, "Thank you, my dear, what do you mean?"
The emperor joined in the commotion and had to take sides.
Jiang Fulu frowned and opened his mouth but still said nothing.
He has a very distant relationship with Xie Zhao and is definitely not as good as the Prime Minister Wei.
But at this time, Xie Zhao stood on the side of Prime Minister Wei, which was a slap in his daughter's face.
Jiang Fulu made up his mind that as long as Xie Zhao stood over, he would cry and beg the emperor to issue an order for his daughter Jiang Yuzhu to divorce Xie Zhao. This life would be unbearable!
No matter how things fall apart on the inside, you still have to save face.
Wei Shoufu stroked his beard and said confidently, "Yuanhe, you always support the right side instead of your relatives..."
Xie Zhao is a very upright person.
It was obvious that Jiang Fulu was the one causing trouble in the court today, and anyone with eyes could see it.
Chief Minister Wei was about to step forward to greet Xie Zhao, but he saw Xie Zhao move quickly behind Jiang Fulu without saying a word, with extraordinary determination and no sign of hesitation.
Inside the hall, all the civil and military officials witnessed this scene and gasped.
Something is wrong!
Even Censor Lu was stunned and asked in a low voice, "Master Xie, are you sure?"
Xie Zhao's expression was resolute and firm: "Sure."
Afterwards, Xie Zhao bowed to Chief Minister Wei and said, "Chief Minister Wei, I am the son-in-law of the Jiang family. It is my duty to protect my father-in-law."
Helping relatives without helping others is unfair to the person but not to the matter.
If he chose Wei Shoufu, what good would it be for Xie Zhao? Unless he wanted to be deserted by his friends and family and live in the prefectural government office for the rest of his life.
Seeing Xie Zhao bringing him honor, Jiang Fulu patted Xie Zhao on the shoulder and said with satisfaction, "Good, good, son-in-law! There are two fat koi in the Jiang Mansion pond. Huaiqing doesn't know where they got them from. Come to our house tonight and we'll stew those two koi!"
Xie Zhao returned the greeting: "Thank you for your kindness, father-in-law."
The two factions were originally on the verge of a fight, but because Xie Zhao took sides, Prime Minister Wei's momentum was instantly gone.
In the end, the two sides did not fight each other. They stared at each other, wishing they could stare a hole in each other.
After the court session, Chief Minister Wei was so angry that he stormed out.
Xiao She called Xie Zhao to the imperial study and said, "Yuanhe, I never expected that you are not afraid of being accused of forming a clique for personal gain?"
A few days ago, he said that he would not get close to Jiang Fulu, but he openly helped him in the court, which surprised all the civil and military officials.
Xie Zhao said calmly, "Your Majesty, if I don't help my father-in-law in such a situation but help outsiders, what kind of person would I be?"
Xiao She remained speechless. Within a few days, Prime Minister Wei had become an outsider.
"Yuanhe, you did the right thing. If you anger Jiang Yuzhu, you will only become poorer."
Giving away all your property is too impulsive!
Xie Zhao nodded in agreement, paused for a moment, and then said, "So, Your Majesty is so kind, would you like to reward me with something?"
Jiang Fulu invited Xie Zhao to the Jiang family for dinner, as it would not be nice to go empty-handed.
The veins on Xiao She's forehead were throbbing. "Yu Tan was just about to take my old ginseng, and now you're here to ask for something else. Do you all think I'm a wealthy man?"
Sooner or later, the national treasury will be emptied and the money will go into the Jiang family's warehouse.
Whether it is Princess Yutan or Xie Zhao, they love each other and the Jiang family, so why should he, the emperor, pay for it?
As the first victim of the tragedy, Xiao She had no place to seek justice!
"Yuanhe, please think carefully about my proposal. As long as you can give birth to a child with Jiang Yuzhu..."
Before Xiao She could finish his words, Xie Zhao had already disappeared with the gift box.
Near noon, a group of musicians came onto the main street of the inner city, with about a hundred people in front and behind.
Following the drum and cymbal team were carriages covered with red silk cloth, which looked particularly majestic.
Not far behind the carriage, there was a large group of about a hundred people carrying boxes and crates, looking extremely impressive.
Liang An was waiting for his master at the palace gate. Seeing the grand ceremony, he was surprised and said, "Another high-ranking family in the capital is getting engaged? This betrothal gift is really eye-opening."
He just hangs out at noon, disturbing the peace and quiet.
Liang An yawned, and Xile's noise woke him up from all sleepiness.
When he rubbed his eyes, he was stunned: "It's Madam!"
Xie Zhao subconsciously asked, "Yuzhu?"
Liang An thought about how the family had already distinguished Shen Shi when she entered the mansion, so he corrected her, "Why is she the old lady?"
Shen brought a huge betrothal gift. Is she planning to take a concubine?
It seems impossible, and the place they are going to seems to be Jiang Mansion.
Xie Zhao sighed: "Let's go, we'll find out if we go up and ask."
At noon, there were actually many people on the street, all whispering and trying to find out the news.
Shen poked her head out of the carriage and took the initiative to inform: "Send the betrothal gifts to the Jiang Mansion and send them to my daughter-in-law's family."
"Mrs. Xie has been married for three years, right?"
A lady passing by asked about it.
Shen said without hesitation, "Yes, my family is not rich, so I have to save more for the betrothal gift. Who made me, as a mother-in-law, like Yuzhu?"
After saying that, Shen didn't want to talk any more and told the person in front to blow louder.
Xie Zhao rode forward and said, "Mother, what are you doing? It's noon now."
Playing music at noon will attract people from the Five Cities Military Department.
Shen said nonchalantly, "Mother chose this hour specifically. Otherwise, how could there be so many idle people here to watch the fun?"
Yesterday, all the adults sneaked to the first floor, and I guess they won’t dare to run around for a while.
Shen brought people to deliver the betrothal gifts, and was afraid that others would not know about it. She wanted these people to see it with their own eyes, so she had no choice but to resort to this last resort and choose noon.
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