Chapter 105 One More Slap
After Ouyang Du finished speaking, the wife of Marquis Dingbei calmed down. She covered her face and sobbed, but her eyes glanced at Qingping from time to time.
Marquis Dingbei glared at Chu Zhenxuan, "Prime Minister, you must give me an explanation for this matter, otherwise, our Marquis Dingbei Mansion will not be able to accept this marriage."
"It was the Marquis' wife who attacked first. Everyone saw it. The Fourth Master only attacked because he wanted to stop the Marquis' wife from beating people. But he might have been a little anxious, so he attacked a little too hard."
Chu Zhenxuan glanced at the wife of Marquis Dingbei. Her face had already begun to swell. How much effort did the Fourth Master use?
Although he was protecting his wife, Chu Zhenxuan suddenly felt as if something was weighing on his heart and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"You can shirk responsibility by saying that I hit you hard?" Marquis Dingbei shook his sleeves, making it clear that he was not going to fall for it.
"Then what does the Marquis want to do?" Chu Zhenxuan smiled faintly, but his voice was chilling.
Dingbei Hou had led troops in battle for so many years, so he was naturally not scared. "Cut off his hand, and I will not care about it anymore."
Chu Zhenxuan's smile got even bigger. "We got our bodies from our parents. Why should we hide from their hands?"
"Of course it's an act of insubordination." Marquis Dingbei said indifferently.
Chu Zhenxuan laughed out loud this time.
"Your Excellency, I can tell you are not sincere. Is there anything I said wrong? If you don't deal with this person, no, you have to deal with this one as well." Dingbei Hou pointed at Xia Xue and said, "If you don't deal with these two, I think this marriage can be a failure."
"I am laughing at the Marquis's 'insubordination'. The Fourth Master is from Da'an, while the Marquis and his wife are from the South. We are not from the same country, so there is no difference in status between them. This is one reason."
"If you think that you and your wife are of noble status and you must argue about who is superior, then I will argue with you. In the Southern Kingdom, your grandfather was not a royal family member. Later, because of his meritorious service in saving the then Emperor Kanghui, he was recognized as an adopted son by Emperor Kanghui and was made a marquis. Then the title was passed down from generation to generation until your generation. Because you are good at leading troops, you are valued by the young emperor. However, in terms of seniority, you should be the adopted brother of the monarch of the Southern Kingdom."
Chu Zhenxuan deliberately emphasized the word "righteousness".
"This is also one of the reasons why I, Da'an, did not use the princess, but only the princess to marry with the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. Lord Marquis, is what I said correct?"
Marquis Dingbei's face turned red and white. In the past, his grandfather was ridiculed for many years by these genuine princes and dukes because of his status as an adopted son. Their lineage of Marquis Dingbei had never been taken seriously until he came here and led the troops, which made the Marquis Dingbei's mansion prosperous. These old stories were not glorious, so he naturally didn't want to hear about them. Therefore, with his power growing in the past two years, no one dared to mention the matter of "adopted son". Unexpectedly, Chu Zhenxuan brought it up again today.
Moreover, this is a matter of the South Country, how do the officials of Daan know it so clearly!!!
"So what if he is my sworn brother? What does he count as?" Seeing that Marquis Dingbei stopped talking, the wife of Marquis Dingbei appeared again.
"He," Chu Zhenxuan deliberately dragged out the words, "I'm sorry, I haven't officially explained to everyone yet, this is the emperor's eldest brother, Prince Gong."
Qingping's body trembled.
"The Prime Minister actually dared to find someone to pretend to be a royal relative just for him..."
"Prince Gong? His Excellency Prince Gong is here in person?" The governor's legs softened for a moment, and he hurried forward to salute. Yang Junyi waved his hands impatiently.
The reason why Chu Zhenxuan used the identity of Prince Gong as a cover was because Prince Gong rarely went out all year round and few officials had ever seen him, so it was best to keep him here. If possible, Chu Zhenxuan hoped to keep Yang Junyi hidden, the longer he was hidden, the safer he would be.
But given the situation today, just talk nonsense anyway, even though the Emperor is causing trouble for himself.
"You said he is Prince Gong, so he is Prince Gong? Why didn't you say it before? My Lord, don't be fooled by them!" The wife of Marquis Dingbei tugged at the sleeve of Marquis Dingbei.
Marquis Dingbei was also skeptical, but he did not dare to jump to conclusions. After all, impersonating a royal relative was a capital crime.
"Is it Prince Gong himself? Why don't you just send someone to Ancheng to ask? Everyone knows that according to the Da'an law, impersonating a royal relative is a capital crime, and all participants will be punished together. How dare I make a joke about this? Do I want to die?" Chu Zhenxuan said, glancing at Yang Junyi.
Anyway, you are the one who caused this trouble, so you have to take the blame no matter how big the lie is.
Marquis Dingbei knew the law, so he thought that if he was not really Prince Gong, there was no need for him, Chu Zhenxuan, as the prime minister of a country, to break the law for a nobody.
Dingbei Hou waved his hand and pointed at Xia Xue, "What about her?"
"She just had some verbal disagreements with the Marquis's wife. What does the Marquis want?" Chu Zhenxuan asked.
"It all started because of her. He..." Marquis Dingbei waved his hands, "Prince Gong took action because of her, so she has to pay back the slaps my wife received."
"You are so annoying. You are not even as good as an ordinary citizen." Yang Junyi stood in front of Xia Xue coldly, as if saying, "Just try and see if you dare to make a move."
Chu Zhenxuan looked at this and felt even more uncomfortable.
That is my wife, I know how to protect her!
"you!"
"If Marquis Dingbei really doesn't want to accept the bride, then I will accompany you to meet the King of the Southern Kingdom, explain the whole story clearly, and cancel the engagement in a dignified manner." The Fourth Master spoke.
Qing Ping, who was already feeling uncomfortable, turned pale. If she was rejected, how would her parents treat her when she returned? She might as well just die.
Thinking of this, Qingping spat out again.
The wife of Marquis Dingbei jumped up and grabbed Qingping's arm.
"Princess, why is your belly so big?" Lady Dingbei Marquis exclaimed.
Xia Xue on the side sneered, "You finally couldn't help it?"
At this time, everyone's eyes were on Qingping's belly.
Qingping's face was extremely embarrassed. "I don't know why these past few days, I always want to eat, and even after eating, I feel like nothing."
Qingping was embarrassed to say it, but Xia Xue understood and kept eating without defecating.
No wonder my belly is growing so fast.
That makes it even more certain that Qingping was drugged.
"Really?" The wife of Marquis Dingbei curled her lips in disdain. "Prime Minister, the unpleasantness just now was all because I was worried about Qingping's health. Although there are some conflicts, it is not a big deal. As long as you invite a doctor, or let the imperial physician of the Southern Kingdom diagnose it, the previous things will be written off, okay?"
Mrs. Dingbei had said so much, there was really no way to refuse anymore. Chu Zhenxuan looked at Xia Xue, then at Qing Ping, and finally nodded, "Go and ask the left imperial physician to come over."
"In the interest of fairness, the imperial physicians of our Southern Kingdom must also be involved." Lady Dingbei Marquis insisted.
Xia Xue raised a beautiful smile. She wanted them to put on a good show. The imperial physician would definitely be invited, but now that the wife of Marquis Dingbei had received an extra slap in the face, it could be considered an extra gain.