Chapter 71 Good Intentions
At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court fell silent, and their eyes fell on Xie Zhao.
Wei Shoufu considered himself 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.
There was something interesting to watch, and 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 think?"
The emperor followed suit and had to take side.
Jiang Fulu frowned and opened his mouth but still said nothing.
His relationship with Xie Zhao is extremely distant, and he is definitely not as good as Prime Minister Wei.
But at this time, Xie Zhao stood on the side of Prime Minister Wei, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of his daughter?
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 it was Jiang Fulu who was causing trouble in the court today, and anyone with eyes could see it.
Prime Minister Wei was just 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 but not others is not just about the person.
If he chooses Wei Shoufu, what good will it be for Xie Zhao? Unless he wants to be deserted by his friends and relatives and live in the back office of the prefect for the rest of his life.
Seeing Xie Zhao bringing him honor, Jiang Fulu patted Xie Zhao on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "My dear son-in-law, good, good! There are two fat koi in the Jiang Mansion's pond. Huaiqing doesn't know where they got them from. Come to our house tonight and we will stew those two koi!"
Xie Zhao returned the greeting: "Thank you, father-in-law, for your kindness."
Originally, the two factions were on the verge of a fight, but because Xie Zhao took sides, Prime Minister Wei's momentum was gone in an instant.
In the end, the two sides did not fight each other. They just stared at each other, wishing they could stare a hole in each other.
After the court session, Prime Minister Wei was so angry that he left in anger.
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 but help outsiders in such a situation, 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 while and then said: "So the emperor is kind enough to reward me with something?"
Jiang Fulu invited Xie Zhao to the Jiang family for dinner, as it would not be nice to come empty-handed.
The veins on Xiao She's forehead were throbbing. "Yu Tan was just about to take my old ginseng, and you're here to ask for something again. Do you think I'm a rich 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 the Jiang family very much. Why should he, the emperor, pay for it?
As the first victim, 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 total.
Behind the band team, there 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 in front of the palace gate. After 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."
Just hang out at noon, disturbing the peace and quiet.
Liang An yawned and was completely awakened by Xile's noise.
When he rubbed his eyes, he was stunned: "It's Madam!"
Xie Zhao subconsciously asked: "Yuzhu?"
Liang An thought about the fact that when Shen came into the mansion, the mansion had already distinguished her, so he corrected her, "Why is she the old lady?"
Shen brought a huge betrothal gift. Was 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 a lot of 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 Jiang's house 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 ordered the people in front to blow louder.
Xie Zhao rode forward and said, "Mom, what are you going to do? It's noon now."
If there is music at noon, people from the Five Cities Military Department will be attracted.
Shen said indifferently, "Mother specially picked this time, otherwise how could there be so many idle people coming to watch the fun?"
Yesterday, all the adults sneaked to the first floor. I guess they won’t dare to run around for a while.
Shen brought people to deliver the betrothal gifts, but 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 chose noon.
What is needed is nothing more than momentum and great fanfare.
Xie Zhao rubbed his forehead and said, "Mom, you really have good intentions."
Shen said proudly: "That's it!"
"Yuanhe, hurry up and go to the yamen. Don't block the way here. Mother has asked someone to calculate the auspicious time."
Shen chased her son and suddenly remembered and told him, "Go home early tonight!"
Looking at the backs of a group of people, Xie Zhao had a bad feeling.
At dinner time, at the Jiang family.
After Jiang Huaiqing returned home, he went straight to the pond with fish food.
After waiting for a long while, the two fat koi did not surface to grab the food.
Jiang Huaiqing asked the maid who was in charge of the flowers and plants in the back garden, "Where are the two koi fish I raised?"
"Second Master, the master wants to entertain the son-in-law, so he ordered someone to send the koi to the kitchen. It seems that he wants to stew it."
The master has spoken and the servants cannot stop him.
Jiang Huaiqing immediately said angrily: "What? I brought that from the Xie Mansion. Why didn't Dad ask me what I thought?"
The fat koi has the brain of a foodie and is fat and has no worries.
It has become a habit for Jiang Huaiqing to talk to Fat Jinli about his troubles every day.
He quickly ran to the kitchen to stop it, but was a step too late.
The fat koi had been fried until both sides were golden brown, emitting a fresh and fragrant aroma.
Jiang Huaiqing took a deep breath, tears streaming down his face: "It smells so good!"
"Second Master, the son-in-law is here, and the master wants you to go to the living room!"
Jiang Huaiqing was in the way in the kitchen and was sent away by the steward.
Jiang Huaiqing suddenly thought that he had some things to tell Xie Zhao.
How did Xie Zhao manage to ignore his younger sister for three years? He also wanted to learn from her and stay away from Princess Yutan.
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