Being good parents is, to some extent, a plus for their children.
Take Han Ding for example. Before he knew about the existence of the Cheng family, he thought "Zhou Qingcheng" was a stunning beauty who was a little stupid but very self-aware.
But when he saw the letter left by Cheng with his own eyes, when he went to see her again, he inexplicably felt that this woman was wise but appeared foolish.
Gu Qingcheng: ...Listen to what you're saying? Are you sure you're praising me?
But it doesn’t matter.
Gu Qingcheng has always regarded Han Ding as her target. As long as she can ensure that Han Ding always has a "favorable impression" of her, this person's other thoughts are not within Gu Qingcheng's consideration.
To put it bluntly, as long as Gu Qingcheng can live a leisurely and comfortable life with the support of Han Ding, Gu Qingcheng doesn't care if Han Ding treats her like an idiot.
Huoshui: ...As expected, people who are involved in government affairs are so "realistic".
Just like the empress, when she was scolded by someone, she still praised that person's writing skills and blamed the prime minister for not being able to recruit such a talent!
To put it nicely, it is called being open-minded;
To put it bluntly, it means losing face and self-respect.
"Jiaojiao, do you want to find her?"
After talking about the past of Baiyun Temple, Han Ding suddenly asked this question.
Gu Qingcheng thought about it and shook her head, "No need! If she wants to find me, she will come herself!"
The reason she didn't come was either because she had already started a new life and didn't want to be disturbed by the past.
Or—
No matter what the situation was, Gu Qingcheng felt that it was better not to investigate further.
Just treat it as self-deception and keep a beautiful fantasy in your heart.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Han Ding became more and more satisfied, and he said that his little fool was a wise man who appeared foolish.
Unlike the Li mother and daughter, tut tut, they are all idiots.
However, the child-exchange incident at Baiyun Temple became public, and Li's good days came to an end.
She was plotting to seize the title of marquis, or to put it mildly, to confuse the Zhou family's bloodline.
To put it in a broader sense, that is deceiving the emperor and deceiving superiors.
After all, the princes of the marquis' mansions were all reported to the court, and then the emperor bestowed grace upon them before enthroning them.
Li created a fake son to be the crown prince in the marquis's mansion, and he served as such for more than ten years.
Although she is suspected of "restoring order" recently, her behavior itself is a great disrespect to the court and the royal family!
The Jingzhao Yin examined the case thoroughly and sent it directly to the old emperor's desk without saying anything.
The old emperor had just dealt with the Han family and was in a happy mood.
Unexpectedly, someone came to ruin his good mood.
Looking at the content of the case again, the old emperor became even more furious.
Well, just for a small title of marquis, a woman like Li dared to come up with such a cunning idea.
But under his butt is a vast country.
The concubines in the harem, especially those women with sons, may be extremely bold.
The old emperor was definitely taking his anger out on others.
There was no way. As he grew older year by year, especially after he became seriously ill and suffered from sequelae, he became extremely wary of his sons who had already grown up.
He doted on Queen Han so much because of the Han family behind her;
Secondly, it was because Queen Han was indeed young and beautiful;
The third and most important reason is: Queen Han has no children!
A woman without a son can only rely on her husband.
Unlike other women in the harem, she dares to do anything for her son.
Li's case really hit the old emperor in the lungs.
He gave direct instructions:
First, Li confused the bloodline of the Marquisate, deceived the emperor, and was exiled three thousand miles away;
Second, Jingning Marquis Zhou Qi failed to manage his household properly and was inactive in his official duties, so he was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner.
The old emperor has finally cut off the source of the trouble -
Li, you are acting recklessly for the sake of the title. I will simply cut the Zhou family into pieces and see if you will regret it or spit blood!
As for other people, such as Zhou Yi, who was taken away by mistake, now known as Gu Yi, the old emperor did not vent his anger on them.
After learning about Gu Yi's initiative to leave the Marquis' Mansion and to recognize his ancestral roots, the old emperor even developed a slight liking for him.
Good boy!
Do your duty, follow the rules, know how to restrain greed, and don’t be greedy for things that don’t belong to you!
Unlike his unfilial sons, they started fighting over things before their father even gave the order.
Afterwards, Gu Yi's provincial and metropolitan examinations all went very smoothly.
During the palace examination, although a new emperor had been appointed, there was no emperor who did not like his subjects to follow the rules and perform their duties.
Therefore, the new king also mentioned him.
It’s just that Gu Yi’s grades were too poor, and he didn’t make it into the top three, but he managed to get 27th place in the second class.
Gu Yi entered the officialdom through the imperial examination. He was honest and diligent. Although he did not become a dazzling figure like Chen Chen and Han Ding, he lived a smooth life.
The two baby girls involved in the baby-swapping case, Zhou Qingcheng and Zhou Baozhu, were both married and could not be considered members of the Zhou family, so the old emperor generously let them go.
The Zhou family collapsed, and it was all because of such a dishonorable crime.
Many people who were related to the Zhou family by marriage tried to distance themselves from them.
Zhou Xian, the eldest aunt, is a grandmother. Otherwise, her in-laws would take the opportunity to divorce her and send her back home.
However, although Zhou Xian still stayed in her husband's family, her life was very difficult.
Her husband built a small Buddhist temple at home and let her stay in it to pray for their children and grandchildren.
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