Chapter 22 Emperor
Many people in Kyoto were destined to have difficulty falling asleep that night, and the whole morning would not be peaceful either.
Xiao Yuan woke up after only two hours of sleep and entered the palace as soon as the gate opened.
Preconceived notions are important, and he has to bring the matter to the emperor before the morning court session.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had taken advantage of this matter. If someone took advantage of the situation and said that he was seeking a marriage exchange, it would be a huge trouble.
He had to put on the posture of a victim first, and at the very least, he couldn't let the emperor think that he was dissatisfied with the original marriage.
Yuxiang Palace.
The newly favored noble lady helped the emperor dress while carelessly touching him with her delicate hands.
The old emperor narrowed his cloudy eyes in enjoyment, recalling the excitement of last night and thinking about turning over her card again tonight.
The chief eunuch Xiao Ling stood by the door holding Fu Chen and waiting quietly, wondering in his mind whether he should stuff his new adopted son into Concubine Rou's palace.
At this moment, an inconspicuous little eunuch approached quietly and whispered something in Xiao Ling's ear.
Xiao Ling just frowned when he heard this, and gently reprimanded the young eunuch before sending him away.
Then the meal was served. Just as the food was placed, another young eunuch popped his head in at the door. This time even the old emperor noticed him.
Xiao Ling quickly apologized, "Your Majesty, it was Xiao Yuan who requested an audience, and I made him wait because I was afraid he would be late for the court session."
"Xiao Yuan got married yesterday. Didn't I grant him three days off? Why is he here so early in the morning?"
Noble Rou also said jokingly, "Could it be that he has come here today to express his gratitude to His Majesty because he has obtained such a beautiful woman?"
The old emperor became interested after hearing this, "I think it's unlikely, Xiao Yuan is not that ignorant.
Even if it was Xie En, he would have come after court session. There was no reason for him to come to your palace to block you.
Ask him to come in, I want to hear what's so urgent that he can't even wait until the end of the court."
Xiao Ling answered yes, and a young eunuch went out for a while, and then Xiao Yuan followed in and bowed.
The old emperor calmly drank a mouthful of bird's nest porridge and said, "Didn't I grant you a three-day leave?
Why am I here if I'm not at home with my wife?"
Xiao Yuan immediately kowtowed heavily, holding a dozen confessions in his hands and said solemnly,
"I have failed the grace of the Lord. I have not been able to keep my wife and have let someone else sleep with her."
Poof! The old emperor spat out a mouthful of bird's nest porridge, followed by a burst of laughter.
"You are here to tell me a joke sincerely.
You are the head of the Dongchang factory, but you still let someone steal your wife. Who is so bold?
Xiao Yuan immediately looked aggrieved, "Your Majesty, it was the favorite disciple of the Left Prime Minister, the Prince of Ningguo Mansion, Zhao Chengye.
But this matter cannot be blamed entirely on Prince Zhao, after all, it was my wife who ran away on her own.
This Zhao is too quick, I just finished the wedding ceremony while he has already entered the bridal chamber."
The old emperor looked suspicious and asked, "Didn't you say your wife ran away?"
Who do you worship in church?
"With...Zhao Chengye's wife."
Phew! The old emperor burst into laughter again.
Interesting, very interesting.
Xiao Yuan was usually serious, dull and boring. This was the first time that the old emperor found him so funny.
He was not in a hurry to go to court at this moment, he just wanted to hear some jokes about this useful "sharp blade".
Xiao Yuan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the old emperor so happy. "Your Majesty has been so kind to me and helped me become a matchmaker. I am so grateful to you for your grace and I am so happy."
He even emptied his family's coffers to pay the betrothal gift, which might be unfair to Mr. Li's daughter.
I didn't expect that my mother-in-law was such a dishonest person. She accepted my betrothal gift but then disliked me for being a eunuch.
She actually took advantage of the opportunity of holding a wedding on the same day as the family of Minister Jiang next door and sent her daughter to the bed of Prince Zhao.
The eldest daughter of the Jiang family had been ignorant since she was a child because of her mother's lack of education. She didn't even know that her husband had been swapped with someone else. She was actually supported by the maid of the Li family to marry a servant.
Actually, if this matter had not been exposed, it would have been fine. If my arm is broken, I can just take off my sleeve and change it back quietly.
As a result, this silly girl found out that she had married the wrong person and immediately lifted the veil. She also asked the Left Prime Minister who should be held responsible for her situation.
Now everyone knows that my wife has been sent to the Zhao family, and I can’t hide it even if I want to.
But I still remembered that it was you, Your Majesty, who acted as matchmaker, so I quickly sent someone to the Zhao family to try to stop them.
It would be easy if the wedding ceremony had just taken place there. At worst we could just change it back.
I didn't expect that the Zhao family was much more efficient than me, and they had already entered the bridal chamber.
Your Majesty, please help me. The Li family is really going too far."
The old emperor had never thought that arranging a marriage for someone casually would lead to so much fun, and with interest he asked the young eunuch to take the stack of confessions and look through them.
It's true that Xiao Yuan's ability to get things done is quite good. He managed to investigate the matter so clearly in just one night.
The old emperor was watching, but Xiao Ling gently reminded him,
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to go to court. It's better to deal with trivial matters when you are free."
The old emperor pointed at Xiao Ling and scolded him with a smile, "You old man are really petty. It's just the little money that Old Xiao saved for retirement. It's been seven or eight years and you still hold a grudge against me.
We are all brothers from the same godfather, why can't we just stand by him?"
Xiao Ling immediately said with a smile, "How dare I? I am afraid of delaying His Majesty's important business.
Give your godfather's money to whoever he wants. I have the emperor's gift of talent, so I don't care about that."
Although Xiao Ling spoke in a dignified manner, he glared at Xiao Yuan unconsciously. The old emperor looked at this scene with satisfaction and stood up happily. He just walked to the door and said something to Xiao Yuan to follow him.
Xiao Yuan immediately responded and fell behind the emperor, knowing that the matter was probably settled.
As the emperor grew older, he became more and more willful and did many things entirely according to his own wishes.
To put it bluntly, as long as he is happy, it doesn't matter what the truth of the matter is or who is wronged or wronged.
In particular, he treated some of the dirty little things among his ministers as complete jokes, just like watching chickens and crickets fighting.
Xiao Yuan thought of various lines of speech last night, and finally decided to learn from Jiang Xinyu.
He had always acted too clever and capable, which made the emperor dislike him even more.
In that case, he should do something stupid.
Their old emperor is a bit rebellious. He may not get what he wants, but if others desperately want him to get something, the old emperor will fight for them.
With three blasts of the whip, all the civil and military officials shouted "Long live the emperor". The old emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked down at his ministers crawling on the ground, feeling proud.
Just a glance at the sons standing in the front made my heart sour.
I remember that he was very happy when the prince was first able to rule the country more than ten years ago.
However, as the prince's prestige grew, he became less happy.
The prince is full of vigor and vitality but he is gradually getting old. He likes people to praise him for his good parenting but does not want to hear that his son is better than his father.
I hope my son is good, but my son cannot be better than me.
In order to check the power of the crown prince, he promoted the second and third sons to the top, which had a good effect, but it was also like inviting a wolf to drive away a tiger.
These unfilial sons are so bold.
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