Chapter 1303: The Xia family is not scary, what about the Su family
Emperor Tianxi looked at Commander Lu.
There are some things that Emperor Tianxi does not want even a close minister like Commander Lu to hear.
After all, it concerns the Empress's elegance and prestige.
"Make every effort to track down the whereabouts of Prince Rong and his son, and make sure they are brought to justice!" Emperor Tianxi ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Commander Lu agreed, bowed, and turned to walk out.
Eunuch Liu waved his hand quietly, led the young eunuchs in the room, and retreated quietly.
He had been with the emperor for many years, so he could naturally see that the emperor did not want others to know that the empress was accused of deceiving the emperor just after she was cleared of the charges in the witchcraft case.
Either of these two charges is punishable by death.
In fact, this was also because the old general's voice was too loud when he apologized. Eunuch Liu was standing outside the door just now, trying hard to close his eyes and ears, but he still accidentally heard a few words.
Eunuch Liu quietly closed the door of the imperial study and continued to guard outside the door diligently.
There was silence in the imperial study for a while.
After a long while, Emperor Tianxi sighed and said, "Aying, father-in-law, elder brother, second brother, all of you please get up. There are no outsiders here. Let's have a good talk as a family..."
Before Emperor Tianxi finished speaking, the old general burst into tears again, as if he had returned to the time before the emperor ascended the throne.
Yang Wei and Yang Wu's eyes also instantly turned red.
The Queen closed her eyes and stood up first to help the old general.
"father……"
The Queen only managed to shout out one word before her voice choked with sobs.
Outside the door, Eunuch Liu looked at Xuanyuan Jin, who was striding towards him from a distance, and thought to himself: Oh well! Here comes another one!
Should I report it myself? Or should I report it...
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The Bai family decorated the house with lights and was in a festive mood.
Although it was past dusk, the servants in the yard were still busy, and the whole house was filled with a festive atmosphere.
However, if you look closely, you can find that many maids and old women would exchange tacit glances from time to time when they were doing their work.
Although the eldest lady of the Bai Mansion severely punished several gossipy servants, there were still some who were full of gossip. As the Bai family's wedding approached, they would gather together whenever they found a chance, whispering a few words and exchanging information.
for example--
Is that guy in the corner courtyard making trouble again?
Why aren't they making a fuss? I heard they've been smashing cups and plates and teacups for several rounds.
This is still considered good. You don't know, last night in the middle of the night, bursts of laughter came from the yard, as if ghosts were laughing, that scary...
I heard from a relative of mine that her brother is a lunatic... Do you think that person is also a lunatic?
No way? Didn't they say her brother got sick as a child, damaged his brain, and became a little mentally retarded?
Humph! A fool is even scarier when he goes crazy...
"What are you all doing?! Why are you dawdling?! Are you itching for trouble again?!" A housekeeper hurried by and saw this scene, and immediately shouted loudly.
Several maids and old women immediately quickened their movements.
Some were wiping the railings, some were tying red silk on the trees...
For a while, I was busy and very diligent!
The housekeeper snorted when she saw this, and without having time to argue, she hurried to the eldest lady's yard.
The eldest master and his wife were in the inner hall, discussing their son's wedding arrangements.
"Master and Madam, the doorman is here to report that Master and Madam Xia are here." The housekeeper knelt down to report.
The eldest master and the eldest lady were stunned.
What are the people from the Xia family doing here at this time?
"Master, do you think it's possible that the Xia family..." knew about that matter?
The eldest lady did not say the rest of the words and looked at the eldest master hesitantly.
The eldest master naturally had the same doubts in his heart.
However, that matter was the Bai family's fault after all.
If the Xia family really knew the news and came to ask for an explanation, the Bai family could only say a few nice words.
"Quickly invite the guests to the main hall and serve them good tea!" Master Bai ordered.
The housekeeper hesitated and said cautiously, "Master and Madam, according to the gatekeeper, the Xia family brought a lot of people, and their expressions were not very good..."
It's not just bad, it looks like someone is going to kill someone!
The eldest master and the eldest mistress looked at each other and both knew what was going on.
The eldest lady slammed the table in anger and said angrily, "It's all that shameless girl from the Zou family. If she hadn't seduced Zhi'er, how could Zhi'er be..."
"Okay, it's useless to talk about this now. Let's quickly think about how to appease the people of the Xia family." The eldest master said irritably.
After saying that, he told the housekeeper to go and invite the person over quickly.
The eldest lady was choked by the eldest master and said angrily, "What is there to appease? The wedding day is coming soon. Do they dare not marry their daughter to them?"
The Master: “…”
That's true.
The Xia family's status is still far from that of the Bai family.
The Xia family didn't dare to make too much noise, for fear of angering the Bai family and causing trouble in the marriage.
Master Bai is very sure about this.
However, when Master Bai thought about the little girl of the Su family being canonized as the Princess of Protecting the Country, becoming an unprecedented double princess, he was still a little worried.
If the Xia family is not appeased, there will be a rift between the two families, which will certainly anger the Su family.
Then, for the Bai family, the loss outweighs the gain.
When Master Bai thought of this, he stood up and called his wife to go out together to welcome the people from the Xia family.
After all, the Bai family still has to lower their stance and let the Xia family save some face, right?
Master Bai didn't know that in addition to people from the Xia family, there were also people from the Su family.
"Go! Call the third young master!" the eldest master ordered as he walked out.
A maidservant hurried to agree and went to Bai Shuzhi's yard.
The eldest lady glanced at the maid's back and frowned.
"Do we really need to be so eager to welcome them?" The eldest lady of the Bai family said dissatisfiedly, "The fact that the Xia family can marry into the Bai family is already a great honor to their ancestors. We shouldn't lower our stance any further. Instead, we let them push their buttons and make excessive demands."
Seeing that the man didn't say anything and just kept walking forward, the eldest lady of the Bai family had no choice but to follow him.
But he continued to say, "Before Xiang'er got married, that kind of thing happened, but didn't Xiang'er still marry him in the end? Their Xia family doesn't even have a title, so how can they compare to the Yongning Marquisate..."
"The Xia family can't compare, but what about the Su family?" The eldest master of the Bai family interrupted the eldest lady in a bad mood.
Do you think he's willing to go?
Do you think he is willing to be a humble servant to others?
However, the Su family is now in the limelight.
Even though the Bai family has the support of the Empress Dowager, they still have to avoid her edge.
The eldest master of the Bai family always felt that if there was a conflict between the Bai family and the Su family, the Queen Mother might turn her elbow outward...
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