The Crown Prince was summoned away by the Emperor.
Huan Yue was writing calligraphy in his study.
Di Baose glanced over, then left. She was quite busy.
Huan Yue glanced at it and casually asked, "What are you doing?"
The maidservant said, "I've gone to Shicui Palace. It's quite troublesome with the rain."
Huan Yue continued to fly white.
The room was dark, and a young maid lit a lamp to watch the Empress practice.
Huiqing came over to check on the Empress, suggesting that she try on the clothes this afternoon. It's cold today; they need to prepare clothes for all four seasons.
When the sun comes out, you can wear summer clothes; when it rains, you can wear winter clothes; when it's neither too hot nor too cold, you still have to wear clothes.
Not only the masters, but also the servants had to prepare; everyone was very busy.
A palace attendant came and reported, "Princess Jinxi requests an audience."
Huan Yue flew back and didn't hear it.
Chaoyun then stopped him from doing so.
Princess Jinxi was the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Dai. She married Luo Zhongyuan, the third son of Grand Commandant Luo, who was the top scholar in the imperial examination that was famous throughout Sheng'an.
The Prince of Dai and the Prince of Song were of the same generation and have already passed away. Princess Jinxi is a generation older than the current emperor. The late emperor was essentially marrying his cousin to the top scholar.
The Luo family is considered to be related to the imperial family, but Princess Jinxi doesn't have much power, and the Prince of Dai's lineage isn't particularly powerful either.
The current Prince of Dai is still an adopted son, and his relationship with Princess Jinxi is not that good.
Princess Jinxi is considered the Luo family's strongest asset. At this time, her father-in-law, Bintian, is not at home observing mourning. What is he thinking of going to the Eastern Palace for?
Chaoyun wasn't very old, but she had heard from others that Grand Commandant Luo had tried to interfere with the Crown Prince's affairs, which had offended the current emperor.
Chao Yun had also vaguely heard that Grand Commandant Luo, relying on his position as the Emperor's tutor, wanted to interfere in the affairs of the current emperor.
He's become addicted to being a teacher. But he's not just a teacher anymore; he's started to crave other things.
Take Wen Taifu, for example. He was not greedy, and the Wen family had a deeper foundation than the Luo family.
Perhaps the Luo family is a case of the poor suddenly becoming rich.
Huan Yue usually practices calligraphy until 11 a.m. or close to noon.
The palace maids skillfully came over to serve, and carefully lit several lamps.
Huan Yue no longer needs to hide and burn the calligraphy he practices. There's no brazier in the house, so if he doesn't want to keep it, he can just take it outside to burn.
Chao Yun glanced around, tidied up the study, and then followed the Empress.
Huan Yue sat down to drink tea and asked, "How is Princess Jinxi?"
Chao Yun cautiously replied, "He probably had something to do at the manor and had to rush back."
Xie Zhou came over and said to his wife, "Grand Commandant Luo's last wish was for the Emperor to bestow upon Luo Yaohui the title of Consort of the Eastern Palace. The Emperor believed that Grand Commandant Luo was eyeing the Eastern Palace and coveting the Crown Prince, so he was only willing to give her the posthumous title of Wen Ke. The Luo family insisted on this, and in the end, Wen Jing was chosen."
Huan Yue was surprised: "You didn't even get to touch Wen Zhong?"
Wenzheng is the most important thing; if I can't get it, so be it.
Wen Zhong was second, but even the Imperial Tutor who lived to be almost ninety years old didn't get it, a blatant slap in the face.
It seems that people are quite unhappy with old men these days.
Chaoyun cautiously interjected, "Because the Empress summoned Miss Luo first, right?"
So, look, the Empress Dowager threw over four gifts first.
Not only is the Crown Princess from the Pei family, but now it's been revealed that she's not a Pei family girl at all, but a country girl.
Empress Dong's shady dealings included not only pointing to Di Baose, but also the two beauties she wanted to seduce the day after the Empress entered the Eastern Palace, including Zhang Shu and Luo Yaohui.
That can't be a good thing, can it? They're always thinking about causing trouble at the Eastern Palace.
Huan Yue asked, "What posthumous honors were bestowed?"
Xie Zhou looked at his wife, showing no concern for Luo Yaohui: "It hasn't been decided yet."
Although posthumous honors and titles can be bestowed later, if it's not received immediately after death, it will only become more difficult later. One must fight for every inch of it.
It's not enough to just talk about the Luo family; even though the Imperial Tutor retired as Grand Commandant, which is considered the highest position a minister could attain, he never received a noble title.
This shows that the Pei family's Jianchang Earl was originally worth some money, but now it's all gone.
Grand Commandant Luo should have received dignity and honor, but his actions made the emperor almost want to settle accounts with him.
The Eastern Palace now has the Crown Princess and Di Baose. If Luo Yaohui enters with that attitude, what will she be in the future?
Huan Yue felt that the old man wanted to fly to the heavens.
Death doesn't necessarily mean going to heaven.
The eunuch whispered, "We originally intended to posthumously confer the title of Prince."
Tsk tsk, Huan Yue said he wanted to fly to the heavens: "Does he think he's the late emperor's father?"
Xie Zhou looked at his wife, somewhat...
Huan Yue said, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. The longer you live, the more you realize how true that is. Even if he is a godfather, his son should still be made a king."
It seems the late emperor didn't have a very good relationship with his fellow disciples and didn't bestow many favors upon them.
Perhaps the Luo family, who suddenly became rich from humble beginnings, faced obstacles from many wealthy people?
The very tip of the pyramid is so small, otherwise it wouldn't be a pyramid.
It would be quite an achievement if the Imperial Tutor could even obtain the empty title of Grand Commandant. How could we let him share the spoils?
Therefore, the Luo family sided with the Dong family, hoping to take a big step forward.
Huan Yue felt that since the Empress's surname was Dong and the Duke of Rong was not simple, Grand Commandant Luo judged that the Prince of Qi had a better chance of winning and was just a gambler.
As an imperial tutor, he originally possessed the integrity of a scholar, but where is his backbone now?
That's utterly vulgar. Perhaps it was just bad luck; none of the seven scholars from their family who passed the imperial examinations were favored by the emperor.
Sometimes it's just luck; whoever the saint likes, that's who they get.
Huan Yue said, "They should posthumously confer a title of Duke, right? Miss Luo is also coming."
Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to marry him off. The sage has given the Luo family face for many years, so they should accept half and keep the other half.
A posthumous title is enough to show everyone the attitude of a saint.
Xie Zhou, seeing his wife's intelligence, asked, "Which one do you think should be appointed?"
Huan Yue glanced at him; Consort Luo was very favored.
Huan Yue asked, "The Duke of Liang?"
Xie Zhou nodded. It felt cool, which was good.
In fact, the Luo family got everything they deserved; it's just that human desires are insatiable.
Xie Zhou held his wife's hand affectionately: "Just do what you're supposed to do when dealing with Miss Luo."
Huan Yue said, "Isn't she supposed to observe mourning?"
That scoundrel probably only saw that Miss Luo, dressed in mourning clothes, was very pretty and cunning, and that he was there to cause trouble.
Women who are willing to dedicate themselves to being spies are truly remarkable.
Huan Yue wouldn't talk to her about being used by his family; he couldn't be bothered with that.
Di Baose is her cousin, so what is Luo Yaohui?
Huan Yue guessed that the scoundrel had lost interest after trying it once?
The fish was very fresh at lunchtime today.
Of the tribute, not much was allocated to the Eastern Palace, but a considerable amount was allocated to the Qing'e Palace.
Xie Zhou felt that since he was adopted, he should just cling to his wife's leg and freeload off her.
Huan Yue will divorce him sooner or later.
Xie Zhou felt that sitting at opposite ends of the table to eat was too far apart.
Huan Yue glared at him and said that if he didn't want to eat, he could go to the front.
His wife looked so beautiful when she glared at him; Xie Zhou watched her while eating.
After making some inquiries, Chaoyun reported back to the Empress: "Princess Jinxi wishes to ask the Empress for help."
Huan Yue blinked: "How can I help?"
Chao Yun smiled; it didn't affect her eating.
Everyone knows that the empress is favored by the emperor.
If we can persuade her, the Luo family's problems might be easier to resolve.
For example, does the Empress like Miss Luo and want to be her sister?
The Luo family naturally had to offer the Empress a host of benefits.
After all, the empress had no family to rely on, which was a fatal flaw.
Seeing His Highness's demeanor, Chaoyun knew there was no need for outsiders to know. Her Highness could be virtuous, but she didn't need sisters.
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