Chapter 892: Aristocratic Family (3)
Thinking of Madam Mei, Shen Miao was suddenly stunned. In her previous life, Madam Mei appeared in Qin a few years after Fu Xiuyi ascended the throne. In this life, she didn't know whether Fu Xiuyi would go on the Eastern Expedition again, but Shen Miao had already arrived in Daliang. Would Madam Mei appear again?
Xie Jing Xing didn't notice Shen Miao's distraction and praised: "Not bad. Concubine Jing is arrogant and the Lu family is presumptuous. The emperor intends to suppress them, but he has to take it step by step."
“Can’t we check and balance it?” Shen Miao asked.
Xie Jingxing shook his head: "The Lu family belonged to the late emperor. The remaining people of the late emperor have been almost completely eliminated by my brother. Apart from the two families, there is the military Lu family and the civil official Ye family. The Lu and Ye families have deep roots and many followers. If we want to uproot them, it will only hurt the foundation of the royal family. My brother, you can't act too hastily. They are well aware of this, so they dare to act with confidence."
Shen Miao frowned. Xie Jingxing and Emperor Yongle were biological brothers, and the late emperor was their biological father. Why did Xie Jingxing call him "late emperor" instead of "father"? Moreover, as Xie Jingxing said, the Lu and Ye families were both the late emperor's people. Although the emperor changed his ministers with each dynasty, Emperor Yongle was the legitimate heir to the throne. These elders of both dynasties should have spared no effort to assist him. Why did Emperor Yongle want to suppress the ambitions of the Lu and Ye families?
Did the late emperor not want to see Emperor Yongle govern the country? Or did the Lu and Ye families become disloyal after the late emperor's death?
Shen Miao was sensitive enough to notice some secret things.
Suddenly, it struck me as a bit ridiculous. In Mingqi, the Shen and Xie families were honest and well-behaved, yet the royal family was suspicious. Even though the Shen and Xie families had no daughters in the palace, the royal family still tried their best to suppress them. In Daliang, the situation was completely reversed. The treacherous ministers were arrogant, and the royal family had no choice but to compromise and take things slowly.
“Which family is the Empress from?” Shen Miao asked.
"They are from the Ke family." Xie Jingxing said, "The Ke family is a family of historians."
Shen Miao was stunned: "Historian, historians have little power and no real authority. The Emperor is willing to marry the girl from the historian's family and make her the Empress. This shows that he loves the Empress very much."
Xie Jingxing remained silent.
"But..." she continued, "Since he had the Empress in his heart, why did he allow Concubine Jing to be disrespectful to her? Since Concubine Jing dared to be disrespectful to her, she was clearly influenced by the Emperor." If Emperor Yongle loved the Empress, no matter how spoiled Concubine Jing was, she wouldn't dare be disrespectful to her. But since Concubine Jing dared to confront the Empress in such an unceremonious manner, she clearly knew that Emperor Yongle wouldn't blame her.
Since he is willing to marry her not for power, why can't he even do the simplest thing of protecting her?
Xie Jingxing smiled faintly: "My royal brother is different from me." He then touched her head: "My royal sister-in-law is also different from you."
Shen Miao waved his hand away and said, “So the fourth young lady of the Lu family is in love with you, right?”
Xie Jing Xing was stunned, then smiled: "Why are you still jealous?"
“But there’s something very strange.” Shen Miao said to herself, “If the Lu family wanted to control the government or show their ambition, they’d have already sent a daughter to the palace. Their goal has already been achieved, so why would they send another girl? Moreover,” Shen Miao looked at him, “even if they did, why would they send it to you? You’re only Prince Rui, not the Emperor. A daughter of the Lu family wouldn’t insist on controlling all of you royal brothers.”
She was stunned the moment she raised her eyes. Xie Jingxing looked at her deeply, and the meaning in his eyes made her unable to understand. Before she could ask, Xie Jingxing had already pulled her to him, put his arms around her waist, buried his head on Shen Miao's shoulder, and half hugged her.
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