Chapter 164 Revocation of Imperial Decree
King Mu was the late emperor's illegitimate brother and the current emperor's uncle.
King Mu accompanied the late emperor in his campaigns and made great contributions to the country. Although he was a prince born out of wedlock, he was deeply trusted by the late emperor.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he also respected King Mu's family very much.
But two years after the death of the previous emperor, King Mu also passed away, leaving his wife and children alone and a widowed mother.
The emperor, mindful of his difficult mistakes, bestowed upon Li Huai, the son of Prince Mu, the title of Prince Qing, and everyone called him Prince Qing.
Princess Mu was also the daughter of a general. She attended a banquet and was furious when she saw Lady Wei scolding this one and then scolding that one.
Finally, Lady Wei turned her attention to Princess Zhaoyun and criticized the royal princess in her words.
Princess Zhaoyun was furious when she heard this, but thinking that this was the birthday party of the old lady of the Duke of Qi, she couldn't overturn the table on the spot, so she endured it.
First, he said that Zhaoqing had a lover, and then he hinted that Li Yueyao had a child with Feng Shenyu before they got married, and so on.
Now not only Princess Zhaoyun and Princess Mu were unwilling, but none of the royal family members present were willing.
Zhaoyun: Do you think you can talk nonsense about my aunt?
Princess Mu: Are you crazy? There are so many princesses and queens in the royal family. How will these children get married after you say this?
Princess Fuxiang: Did this old lady take the wrong medicine?
This is because Zhao Qing and Li Yueyao were not present. If they were there, they would have smashed the place on the spot.
When the old lady of the Duke of Qi saw this, she wanted to go up and cover the mouth of the Lady of Wei.
If she continued to talk like this, his family's place would be ruined today.
Princess Mu was a daughter of a general and had a bad temper. She immediately said:
"Madam Wei, if you look down on the royal family so much, why would you force your daughters into the residences of the First and Second Princes?"
The wife of the State of Wei was exposed by the words of Princess Mu. Her face flushed red and she said after a while:
"You...you...how dare you be so disrespectful to me? I am the Queen's mother."
Princess Mu looked at him with disdain and scoffed, "I am still your majesty's aunt."
"You are just a concubine's aunt. How can you compare with me? I am the queen's biological mother." said Mrs. Wei.
Everyone present was immediately shocked by this sentence.
Not to mention you are the queen's mother, even if you are the queen's ancestor, you cannot get around the emperor.
King Mu is a member of the royal family, and your Xie family is an in-law.
Do you understand what "relatives by marriage" means?
For a moment, those who wanted to smooth things over didn't know how to start.
Princess Zhaoyun angrily said, "Even if you are Duke Cheng'en, your surname is Xie. It is not the place for an outsider to speak ill of my royal family."
Madam Wei pointed at Princess Zhaoyun and said:
"You...you...you are so unreasonable. I am your elder..."
Princess Zhaoyun interrupted her coldly and said:
“My last name is Li, and those with the last name Li are my elders.
If I remember correctly, Madam Wei, your surname is Sun, so you are not considered my elder."
If Princess Zhaoyun said this and it got to the Queen's ears, she would have been completely offended.
But Princess Zhaoyun didn't care at all.
If you dare to say anything about my aunt, you are seeking death.
She dared to slap our royal family in public today. If we allow her to talk nonsense, what will happen to the young girls of the royal family when they get married in the future?
If you don't refute her now, when will you?
The old lady who celebrated her birthday at the Duke of Qi's mansion was sweating profusely and was about to faint, with her daughter-in-law, the wife of the Duke of Qi, sitting next to her.
But before she fainted, her mother-in-law, the old birthday girl, fainted first.
Everyone's attention was diverted in an instant.
Finally, the angry Princess Mu and Princess Zhaoyun took the royal family and left in a grand manner after saying a brief farewell.
The old lady's 70th birthday was supposed to be a happy occasion, but it ended with her fainting.
The wonderful birthday banquet at the Duke of Qi's mansion was disrupted like this.
After the banquet, the Duke of Qi and his wife were in the old lady's room. The Duke's wife was crying and scolding the wife of Wei.
"My husband, have you provoked the Cheng'en Mansion recently?
Is this old lady here as a guest? It’s obvious she’s here to cause trouble.”
The Duke of Qi shook his head.
The wife of the Duke of Qi said again: "Come to our banquet in good health, she looks like she has lost her mind.
First, he criticized Princess Zhaoqing for keeping a lover, and then talked about the Grand Duke of Jinyang and the Right Prime Minister.
The Grand Princess of Jinyang and the Right Prime Minister, can we talk about these two people casually?
She wants to die, can you please not drag us into the Duke of Qi's Mansion?"
Duke Qi also had a lot of question marks on his mind at this moment.
You said His Majesty, perhaps His Majesty will not bother with you.
Princess Jinyang, aren't you looking for death?
The emperor and the right prime minister were both angry when they heard this.
Not to mention that you are the queen's mother, even if it is the queen herself, you have to go and apologize.
Not to mention that he beat all the princesses of the royal family with one stick. This is not the way to die if you are seeking death.
Seeing her husband remained silent, the wife of the Duke of Qi turned around and glanced at him:
"What's that expression on your face?
Our two families have no grudges in the past or in the present, but today Madam Wei has caused trouble and offended the Grand Princess of Jinyang. What should we do?"
After saying that, she started crying again.
Duke Qi thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, His Highness won't blame us.
What happened today will surely reach the ears of the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Jinyang soon.
We were hosting Mother's birthday party today, but she made her faint from anger. We are also victims, and His Majesty and His Highness will not hold it against us."
After saying this, the Duke of Qi patted his wife's hand soothingly and said:
“Don’t worry, if His Majesty gives a gift to comfort my mother today, then everything will be fine.
If Your Majesty does not take action today, I will go to Taiji Palace tomorrow to confess my crime."
After hearing this, Lady Qi looked at her husband with tears in her eyes and said:
"real?"
"Don't worry, just listen to me, you won't be wrong."
Sure enough, Princess Zhaoyun went straight into the palace after leaving the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
The emperor soon learned about this and his face became very gloomy.
The virtuous concubine was almost furious when she heard this.
She even lost the honorific title of Queen and cursed:
"She, Xie Wanrou, didn't give birth to a daughter, but the concubines in the harem gave birth to so many princesses, so she doesn't have to worry about their future marriages, right?
I really don't understand what this means. Is this what a queen should say or do?"
The emperor was furious and threw the jade bracelet in his hand to the ground. The jade beads were instantly shattered to pieces.
The servants in the Taiji Palace all knelt down silently, not daring to speak.
The emperor angrily declared, "Mrs. Xie has made irresponsible remarks about the imperial family and disrespected the imperial family. I hereby deprive Mrs. Sun of her title of First Rank Lady of Wei and place her under house arrest for one month.
Duke Cheng'en has not managed his household properly, so he will be fined half a year's salary as a warning to others."
The virtuous concubine then said to Sun Fu, "Send someone to bring some gifts and the imperial physician to the Duke of Qi's mansion to see the old lady. This is also an unprovoked disaster."
Sure enough, after receiving the imperial physician and gifts from the palace, the Duke of Qi's Mansion felt relieved.
After the Xie family was reprimanded by the emperor, Duke Cheng'en Xie Zijian was furious and a huge quarrel broke out between the couple.
Afterwards, Mrs. Wei, oh no, Xie Sun was sent to the small Buddhist temple for reflection.
When the queen heard the news, she went to Taiji Palace to apologize, but the emperor did not summon her.
In just one afternoon, the events of the banquet at the Duke of Qi's mansion spread among the powerful people in the capital.
That night, the queen sat by the window again and did not sleep all night.
Because Li Yueyao's pregnancy was unstable at the time, the emperor ordered that no one dared to tell her about this.
Feng Shenyu was in his hometown of Zhaojun at the time and did not hear the news immediately.
When he found out, he only knew that the queen's mother was stripped of her first-rank imperial consort for making false comments about the royal family, but the specific reason was unclear.
When he heard what the emperor said, he was furious.
Damn it, this old lady from the Xie family is really outrageous.
Then he asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, this confession is probably incomplete."
"It's not complete. Cai Xun's confession has not yet been released."
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