In the spring rain, the quiet Qing'e Palace is full of poetic charm.
Although spring came early, it was still cold when it rained.
A group of people gathered at Shicui Hall.
This is a great place!
The main hall in front can seat a dozen or so people, the vegetable garden in the back is growing exceptionally well right now, and the thatched hut is also very popular.
Even when it's cold, it's not the dead of winter. As long as you wear thick clothes, you can brew a pot of tea in the thatched shed, or even two if one pot isn't enough.
Everyone is enjoying themselves here, reciting poems and painting.
If you don't like this, you can just sit on the sidelines, eat, and watch the fun.
With more people, there's bound to be more excitement, and even the insects in the ground crawl out.
Everyone has calmed down. Palace maids will clean it up, and when they don't need it, they just keep it away.
I don't know which one started the idea of using earth dragons to compose poems.
Yan Boxuan, Xie Fufu, Princess Yongning, and others were in the west wing. They had nothing to do now; it was time for them to seriously study.
Yan Boxuan was only three years old, yet he already had two two-year-old uncles under his control. After all, if people don't study nowadays, how can a three-year-old be literate?
Hachiro was in a bad mood and had lost weight.
I have a feeling I won't see my second sister-in-law for a long time, and I truly feel like I have no will to live.
Xie Fufu didn't know why he was so dramatic, but he was a little thinner, which was fine.
Jiulang still had that sly smile, seemingly not thinking about his second sister-in-law at all, and he remembered quite a bit from his studies.
Di Baose and Guo Bing were still busy at the front.
Since His Highness never goes outside Qing'e Palace, it doesn't matter if he occasionally glances at it.
So Guo Qi was still a guest in the palace, and there were many rumors circulating outside.
The Lü family had no objections, and Guo Qi had even less. So many people wanted to enter the palace but couldn't—that was blatant jealousy!
At this time, anyone who dares to spread rumors will be arrested, and the effect is quite good.
Princess Yongqing came to take a look.
Neither Consort Zhu nor Consort Shen could really control the Crown Prince's palace; in fact, only the Empress and the Empress Dowager could manage it. Princess Yongqing was a respected elder with a good reputation and was also familiar with the Crown Prince's palace.
If all goes well, she will also act as matchmaker for Guo Qi and the Lü family.
Of course, the Ministry of Rites will definitely handle it, and the Emperor will certainly give us face.
A prince's granddaughter could be granted the title of county princess or county lady. Guo Bing didn't receive this title because the Guo family didn't care, and entering the Eastern Palace was a different matter. Guo Qi, on the other hand, would probably be very concerned about appearances.
This is a long way off, like the first month of the lunar calendar hasn't even ended yet.
A palace attendant rushed over: "I've heard the Emperor is furious!"
Princess Yongqing asked sternly, "What is it?"
The eunuch was confused: "It seems like His Highness is slacking off?"
You're kidding! Princess Yongqing couldn't possibly believe that.
The eunuch was truly unaware, only knowing that: "He wanted to summon His Highness, and also specially sent the imperial physician to watch over the Empress."
Princess Yongqing thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to Zichen Palace to take a look."
Her elder brother was still giving her face. Besides, she could also talk to her elder brother about the Crown Prince's first pregnancy.
Xie Zhou dashed off to the Zichen Palace!
Without taking a car or car and regardless of the rain, he ran faster than a horse over such a short distance.
He had no idea that such a big thing would happen after he'd only been lazy for a short while!
This story needs to be told from the beginning.
Xie Zhou was changing clothes in a side hall when an eunuch whispered something to him, since he probably didn't really know who Kang Yanming was.
Kang Yanming was a close cousin of the Cui family. He wasn't particularly capable, just kind.
When the emperor ascended the throne, Cui was favored and pleaded for Kang Yanming to become a local tyrant in Longcheng County.
Longcheng County is far from Sheng'an, but it's a good place. Kang Yanming was a real local tyrant there!
It's like the fiefdoms of kings, where they only collect taxes.
Longcheng County did not have to pay a single penny to the imperial court, and the imperial court did not interfere there at all; it was practically a small country!
The ruler was naturally Kang Yanming. He didn't claim the title of emperor, but he did have a harem, and even the county government office was converted into a royal palace.
There were many rumors in the past, such as that Kang Yanming had three thousand soldiers and managed Longcheng County very well because those who disobeyed were all killed.
Everyone knows that Longcheng County belongs to Kang Yanming alone.
A senior official once mentioned this matter, but it was eventually dropped.
Wei Zhi didn't bother with it; the power of a favored concubine was immense.
To put it bluntly, there are other places like Longcheng County in the world.
Kang Yanming never returned to Sheng'an, nor did he need to mention it to the Emperor.
This is the very thing that was submitted to the emperor!
The book is titled "A Once-in-a-Century Treatise"!
The father-in-law lowered his voice to a whisper: "When the Emperor saw it, he even chuckled; it was a once-in-a-century event. Grand Secretary Jiang, standing to the side, had a drastic change in expression!"
Xie Zhou changed his clothes quickly; except for his slightly damp hair, he was all dressed neatly. It was faster than if he had come by carriage.
Even in the side hall, Xie Zhou could feel the oppressive atmosphere of the main hall.
Xie Zhou, under the frantic prompting of his father-in-law's eyes, suddenly realized what was happening! His expression changed!
The father-in-law is relieved. Thankfully, His Highness understands.
Xie Zhou didn't want to understand, but considering the previous rumors, the more he thought about it, the more certain it seemed!
Kang Yanming wants to die! Even executing his entire family wouldn't be enough!
Previously it was said that the sage had no offspring, now it's simply said that there is no chance of fertility in a hundred years, doesn't that mean the Xie family is full of bastards?
No, if you calculate it that way, the Xie family would have ceased to exist long ago.
Xie Zhou wondered if Jiang Ge Lao's change of expression meant he had considered his father's reaction when he submitted his memorial.
It was like a resounding slap across his face!
It's nonsense to say you'll never encounter something like this, but sometimes it just happens.
Otherwise, why would so many people be so keen on spreading rumors?
The father-in-law didn't bother to explain how the memorial was a once-in-a-century event, because it wasn't necessary.
Xie Zhou hurried into the Zichen Palace.
Upon seeing him now, I wish I could beat him to death!
Xie Zhou hurriedly knelt down obediently, saying, "Father, if you want to hit me, then hit me."
It was indeed his fault; if he had seen it first, his father wouldn't have been slapped.
Even if one occasionally recalls the good qualities of Consort Cui, wouldn't this overshadow it all?
Otherwise, none of the women in the harem would be as favored as Lady Cui; her favor didn't come for nothing.
Now that the anger has subsided, it's time to teach them a lesson!
The eunuch showed the memorial to His Highness.
Xie Zhou knelt down to read it. Just a quick glance, and it seemed the entire piece was a once-in-a-century event—how arrogant!
It doesn't matter whether Kang Yanming wrote the memorial himself or someone else wrote it for him.
The content is roughly as follows...
A once-in-a-century event occurred in Longshan, Longcheng County, followed by a once-in-a-century flood. Amidst the panic, a woman who appeared was also a once-in-a-century phenomenon.
She was only sixteen years old and skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, thanks to the excellent governance of Longcheng County under Kang Yanming. During a major flood, she made a once-in-a-century decision to go into the mountains alone.
Finally, they found a sapling that was a once-in-a-century find. This sapling's ability to absorb and expel moonlight was truly a once-in-a-century phenomenon.
A once-in-a-century girl used this once-in-a-century sapling to control a once-in-a-century flood in a once-in-a-century way.
Now, a once-in-a-century girl is bringing a once-in-a-century sapling to Sheng'an.
There were other things mentioned as well.
Xie Zhou looked at it, not knowing whether it was poor writing or malicious piling up, but the once-in-a-century blockbuster was not a prank, but suicidal!
It's not that I'm overthinking it; the whole thing is designed to make people think.
Is he still trying to argue?
Could the emperor let him argue?
Regardless of what use the woman and the sapling are, Kang Yanming is doomed!
The Emperor has decreed that Gao Jing shall lead an army of 100,000 (actually 60,000) to raze Longcheng County to the ground!
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