Chapter 215
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Liu Ya stayed at Shen Yuntang's house for one night, and on the next day he arranged for everyone to go to Jinyu Tower for a gathering. They hadn't gathered together for a long time. Last time, only he and Yuan Bao went to Shen Yuntang's place, while Shao Hui, Yang Shiming and Lin Yu could not go. This time they could finally get together.
Shen Yuntang also missed the days when they all drank and chatted together. He had just returned and didn't have much energy. If he had more energy, he would definitely make them a big cake.
Jin Yu Lou has also been prosperous in the years since he left, and has maintained the same status as when he left. Many idols have grown older and turned to acting, some have married, and some men have redeemed themselves and married, but they still come back to work.
After hearing the difference between the two, Shen Yuntang lamented that the world is more tolerant towards men. After getting married, men can continue to come here to sing, dance, or act, but after women and boys get married, they can no longer come out and do their old jobs.
But when he saw the women and boys in the building were happy because they had found a good home, he could only bless them and give them a dowry. He also said that if they were not living well in their husband's family, they could inform him, as he was their family member.
Liu Ya showed Shen Yuntang the account book of Jinyulou. He would send the account book to Shen Yuntang every year. "Here are the accounts for this year. Take a look."
"We are all family, so I naturally trust you. Besides, this Jinyu Tower was originally a reward from the emperor. Give me half and let me run it." Shen Yuntang said this, but he still checked the accounts in a businesslike manner. He was worried that other people under his command would deceive Liu Ya.
Speaking of the emperor giving the Jinyu Tower to Liu Ya, Liu Ya still feels fear in his heart because of what the eldest prince and the third prince wanted to force on him. Although the matter has been resolved, the psychological shadow in his heart pops up from time to time and disturbs his life.
"I have never wanted to have my own child, for fear that the child would look like me and would be targeted by bad people in the future." Liu Ya couldn't help but sigh. Every time he heard the prince say that he wanted a child, he felt worried.
The prince was also very anxious and urged them several times. He even asked someone to check the prince's pulse. However, he has not urged them recently. I heard that the prince is very busy with official duties and the emperor values him very much.
With Liu Ya's current status and position, he could still protect a child, but Shen Yuntang knew that those things had caused him irreparable psychological trauma. Because of this, he was cautious and did not dare to persuade Liu Ya.
At dinner time, Shen Yuntang's family came with Cheng Zhao and their four adopted sons, while Shao Hui and Lin Yu brought their little daughter. The little girl had grown into a big girl now, and she followed Shao Hui in practicing martial arts. She stood very straight, and her every move was not like that of the delicate girls of this era.
She was lively and got along well with Cheng Zhao and the others, talking about horse riding and weapons. Cheng Zhao and his fourth brother originally thought they were very capable, but after hearing what she said, they felt like frogs in a well and couldn't help but admire her.
She was originally younger than Cheng Zhao, but she did not allow Cheng Zhao to call her sister, and asked the other children to call her elder sister.
Everyone called her Sister Shao. Sister Shao said that since she heard them calling her sister, she decided to take them to her own racecourse one day and give each of them a good horse.
"This is too expensive." Cheng Yeran, who was standing by, heard their conversation and interrupted.
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Lin Yu smiled and said, "She is the most favored child in the family. Grandpa and grandma, uncles and aunts gave her many good things. She doesn't like jewelry, but she likes riding horses and wielding swords and guns. They bought a lot of good horses. Since she gets along well with her brothers, let her give them to them."
Cheng Zhao usually treated others as his younger brother. This was the first time he was treated as a younger brother, and he felt a little uncomfortable and unwilling to accept it. He planned to give Sister Shao a valuable bow and arrow from his collection.
Among these couples, only Shao Hui and Lin Yu and Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang have children. The rest have no children, and Wild Dog has never wanted children either.
And when he heard that the wild dog had married the princess, Shen Yuntang asked why the princess didn't come.
The wild dog used sign language to say that he didn't like to go out.
Speaking of princesses, Shen Yuntang thought of the eldest princess again. He looked outside and said, "The eldest princess used to love sitting in that seat to watch the boy band's performances. Why didn't she come today?"
Liu Ya curled her lips and said, "I heard that she has turned over a new leaf and dismissed all the male favorites in the family. She loves her current husband wholeheartedly. She has changed her personality, but we have lost a big customer. I don't think she has turned over a new leaf. It seems that she is too old to play around, just like many old men."
Shen Yuntang found it strange. What kind of prince consort could make the eldest princess turn over a new leaf?
Cheng Yeran sat with Yang Shiming and asked him about the recent situation in the capital.
Everyone present was trustworthy, so he said whatever he wanted to say. He told Cheng Yeran about the recent situation in the court. Ever since the Queen Mother fell ill, His Majesty had no more scruples and released the princess of a neighboring country who had been confined by the Queen Mother and promoted her to the position of concubine.
Originally, the Queen Mother said that he could favor the beauties who came as tribute from neighboring countries, but he could not let them get pregnant. However, now there are several mixed-race princes and princesses.
His Majesty was not as diligent as before. Many ministers advised him against it, but he not only did not listen, but also punished several wise ministers. Since then, no one in the court dared to advise him on this matter.
When Cheng Yeran heard what Yang Shiming said, he felt a little scared. Yesterday, he didn't understand the situation and advised the emperor not to take the elixir. As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor immediately frowned. If he said a few more words, he was afraid that the emperor would drag him out and chop him up.
The court now is different from before he left. If it were in the past, if the emperor said he couldn't sleep, he might buy some melatonin for the emperor to take, but now he doesn't dare to give it to him. It is said that the emperor listens to the sorcerers around him, just like the old people in the future will start buying health supplements when they reach a certain age. They would rather listen to liars than listen to their children.
What's more, they are the king and his subject. It's not just a quarrel, it's a matter of beheading and life.
If he wanted to save his own life and then deal with those alchemists, it would be very difficult. And even if the emperor did not take the elixir, he was still very lustful and his body would have been hollowed out long ago. I'm afraid his life span would be much shorter than that of ordinary people.
The emperor will surely let the fourth prince ascend the throne, but the fourth prince's attitude towards Cheng Zhao yesterday was not very warm, and I don't know what the fourth prince's attitude towards their family is.
What he needs to do now is to expand his influence. As long as he has real power, no matter how many emperors come and go, he will always be an important minister with a say.
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When Liu Ya was leaving Jinyu Tower, a servant on the road brought him a letter. The man said he was a servant of Lord Yi's family and left after saying that.
Although Liu Ya did not attend court, he knew that Lord Yi was the current acting prime minister. Just now when he was having dinner, he heard Yang Shiming and Cheng Yeran chatting. The emperor intended to make Cheng Yeran the prime minister. Could it be that Lord Yi also knew about this and was anxious?
He didn't want to pay attention to the other party, for fear that Lord Yi would use some conspiracy against him. He casually opened the letter and read the contents. He originally wanted to tear it up after reading it, but he was frightened by the contents and broke into a cold sweat.
Lord Yi actually found the young merchant who had caught him killing the third prince. The letter also said that if he did not go to the Yi Mansion, he would hand over the eyewitness to the emperor.
Liu Ya was so frightened that she was trembling all over. She looked at the prince who was sleeping beside her because of drunkenness. She put the letter away calmly, but after thinking for a long time, she finally pushed the prince awake.
The prince originally complained to him why he disturbed his sleep, but when he saw that his face looked strange, he sobered up from the alcohol.
Liu Ya showed him the letter, and the two of them had complicated expressions. They should have gone all out and killed that family, but they were just thinking about it. If they really had to do it, they wouldn't do such a thing.
"What should we do?" the prince asked him.
"He asked me to go to his house alone tomorrow. I will go there first to see what they want me to do, and then we can think of a solution." Liu Ya was very panicked, but after discussing it with the prince, she was not so scared anymore.
The next day, he went to Yi Mansion, and the prince was waiting in the carriage outside.
After Liu Ya entered, she saw Lord Yi and said, "No need to be polite. Just tell me what you want me to do."
Lord Yi was stunned. He originally thought that his brother would be scared and cry after being threatened by him, but he didn't expect him to be so straightforward. He took out a box and said, "You are a smart man. I won't beat around the bush. I just need you to put this box in Cheng Yeran's house, and I will naturally send the witness to you." Lord Yi was not afraid that Liu Ya would not agree. This was a serious crime of killing the prince, not just killing a passerby.
Liu Ya was so angry that he was fuming. The Third Prince was such a scourge. He persecuted him when he was alive and wouldn't let him go even after his death. Was this his retribution?
But if the Third Prince had not provoked me again and again, and even pulled my clothes and tried to force me, how could I have done this?
Everything he did was because he was forced into a corner by the Third Prince, but there is no wall that is impenetrable. This time he was discovered by Lord Yi, and next time it might be Lord Zhang, Lord Li, or Lord Chen.
As long as I exist, I will pose a threat to my cousin and his husband.
Liu Ya took the box and threw it to the ground. "Go ahead and tell the emperor about me. I'll be dead if I die. Similarly, I will tell the emperor that it was you, Lord Yi, who threatened me and asked me to frame Lord Cheng. You will see how the emperor will look at you. Everything you did today was just to secure your position as prime minister. If we really end up in a dead end, none of us will benefit."
"But even if the emperor dislikes me, I can just resign. Killing the prince is a capital crime that will kill all nine generations of the family. Do you want to implicate the prince and the crown prince? Even if the prince and the crown prince are related to the emperor, your cousin, Lord Cheng, and your nephews and nieces will all die. Are you sure you want to do this?" Lord Yi bent down to pick up the box from the ground and handed it back to Liu Ya. "I advise you to think about it carefully. I'll give you three days. After three days, I'll wait for your reply."
Liu Ya thought of Cheng Zhao and Azhu, Yuan Baoyang's fame as a poet, and even Wild Dog and Princess Fu'an. So many people were connected to her.
But he couldn't harm Cheng Yeran either. But at the moment he really had no other choice unless he killed Lord Yi to silence him.
He walked out in a daze holding the box. After getting on the carriage, the prince asked him anxiously what was going on.
Liu Ya placed the box in the prince's hands and recounted his conversation with Lord Yi.
The prince was so angry that he wanted to run to Lord Yi's house and kill him, but the other party's current identity was the acting prime minister, and the two of them had no way to deal with Lord Yi.
The two men returned to the palace with sad faces and were caught by the old prince.
The old prince saw them like this and asked unhappily, "You two look so dead. What have you been doing?"
The two of them were in a panic and couldn't say a word. The old prince simply raised his hand and snatched the box from the prince's hand. He opened a crack and quickly closed it.
He sent all the servants away, brought the two of them into the study, and pulled out a stick to hit the prince, "You little bastard, are you thinking of rebelling?"
"No, we are..." The prince's legs trembled when he was beaten by his father, and he told the whole story quickly.
Liu Ya, who was standing by, heard the prince say that the two of them had killed the third prince together, and hurriedly said, "I killed him alone, it had nothing to do with him."
"You two!" The old prince was so angry that he felt dizzy. The prince and Liu Ya were afraid that he would faint, so they hurried forward to support the prince.
The prince looked at the two of them and couldn't help but sigh, "Okay, you two little bastards, I can't keep an eye on you for a moment, you two really dare to poke a hole in the sky."
The prince was so angry that he beat them a few times with a stick. In the past, he only beat the prince and never beat Liu Ya, but today he beat Liu Ya as well.
Liu Ya did not hide, and said with red eyes: "I will hang myself in a moment.
Talk about
, when I die, there will be no evidence and I won’t implicate anyone. ”
"No, you can't die. You haven't given me a big fat boy or a big fat girl yet." The prince hugged him, "If you want to die, I will die with you. I don't want to die either. Dad, can't you think of a way?"
The old prince glared at them and said, "Tomorrow you will go to the palace and stay at the Empress Dowager's place for a while. I will find a way to deal with this matter. No matter who asks about it in the future, you are not allowed to mention it. Just pretend it never happened."
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The next day, when the emperor was in court, the old prince stood up in front of all the officials and said to the emperor: "Recently, I heard that there are rumors among the people that the third prince was not killed by the enemy country, and that your majesty deliberately wanted to provoke a war, and for the sake of the beauty of the neighboring country, you blamed the neighboring country for the death of the third prince."
When he said this, the whole audience was in an uproar, and even Lord Yi was trembling with fear. What was the old prince doing? Self-destruction? Or do you want to confuse right and wrong?
He looked up and secretly glanced at the emperor's expression. He found that the emperor was very angry and slapped Long Yi's armrest. "Who is so audacious? The emperor was killed by a neighboring country and hung on the city gate. My emperor died so tragically, and people still gossip about him after his death? Could it be that he was a spy sent by the enemy country? Who said that?"
The emperor didn't care who killed the third prince. Even if it was not the neighboring country, it must be the neighboring country. Otherwise, how could he openly let the neighboring country offer him beautiful women every year? The other countries could not condemn him because his son was killed by the neighboring country. If there was no such clause, he would be considered to have deliberately persecuted the neighboring country, and his reputation in international relations would be bad.
The emperor did not regard the third prince as his son. Even if Liu Ya had not killed the third prince, the emperor would have planned to get rid of him and put the blame on the neighboring country.
The old prince firmly grasped the emperor's thoughts and said, "People have heard about it, but I don't know who it is."
"There must be a source, and this person must be found." The emperor ordered Prince Jing to find someone.
When Lord Yi heard the emperor's words, he was so frightened that his legs went limp. How could he dare to step forward at this time? If he did, the emperor would label him a spy from a neighboring country and he would be torn into pieces.
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Cheng Yeran was at home preparing to be an invigilator. The turmoil in the court did not reach his ears at all, and he had no idea that he had just avoided a crisis.
He had been an invigilator when selecting constables before, but this time he had to be more cautious than the last time.
The emperor also asked him to choose a few test questions and finally let the emperor review them.
After returning to Beijing, the house became much smaller. He felt stuffy in the study, so he sat in the yard to write, leaving Ah Zhu aside and letting her play with her toys by herself.
But human cubs are more lively and active, and Ah Zhu has strong climbing ability. After a while, he climbed up his back and onto his shoulders, sitting on his shoulders and watching him write.
"Can you understand what I wrote?" Cheng Yeran asked him.
Ah Zhu tilted her head and looked at him. She was too young and couldn't even understand what Cheng Yeran said.
Cheng Yeran handed the brush to her. Ah Zhu held the brush with her little hand, as if she had obtained some invaluable treasure, and held it tightly tightly.
When Shen Yuntang returned home, he found that Ah Zhu had painted Cheng Yeran into a clown face. Cheng Yeran turned around and saw Shen Yuntang, and directed Ah Zhu, "Go, draw one for your father, too."
While the three of them were playing, news came from the palace that the emperor had asked Cheng Zhao to stay in the palace for dinner before coming back.
Cheng Zhao was called to the palace to attend classes early this morning. The emperor was afraid that he could not keep up with the progress, so he also brought his four adopted sons with him, but those four adopted sons were only tutors.
Cheng Yeran felt very strange. Why was the emperor so attentive to Cheng Zhao? Not only does he always give rewards, but he also cares about his studies. Now he stays in the palace to eat. It seems that the emperor is not as good to those princes as he is to Cheng Zhao. The last time he asked about the fifth prince, the emperor seemed to have forgotten about him.
Even though the emperor has too many children and cannot distribute his love to every child, there is no need to share his love with other people's children.
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