Chapter 188 Character
The next morning, the second master was beaten by Shen Sui. He was so bruised and swollen that he could not go to court, so he asked for leave.
Today's morning court was exceptionally lively. Before the emperor arrived, civil and military officials were discussing the affairs of the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion in twos and threes.
The self-centered desire for money has led to the alienation of brothers and the killing of one's own flesh and blood, not to mention the title and property of the marquisate. It is not that Marquis Pingyuan has no son, but two sons. One was lost at the lantern festival, and the other was replaced right under his nose. It is really sad.
I'm afraid the disappearance of the eldest son is not that simple, otherwise Pingyuan Hou would not have expelled his own brother and nephew from the house without finding any of his sons.
Once their names were removed from the family tree, it would mean that they would have no chance of inheriting the title. Marquis Pingyuan was so angry that he would not forgive his own brother even if the title was inherited by his half-brother. However, from Shen Sui's perspective, it was really unbearable.
It's just that the Second Prince had just married the daughter of the Pingyuan Marquis, and yesterday was the day when the Second Prince accompanied the Second Prince's wife back home. The Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion exposed such a family scandal, which must have made the Second Prince and Concubine Ye very angry.
After discussing for a while, the emperor arrived. All the officials looked straight ahead and greeted him respectfully.
They discussed the important matters of the court first. After all, important matters were important, after the important matters were discussed, an imperial censor stood up to impeach the second master.
The first one to stand up was the eldest prince's man. The censor has the duty to supervise all officials. People with character like the second master are not worthy of being an official in the court. He should be dismissed from his post and never employed again.
The eldest prince's power in the court may have been slightly weaker than the second prince before, but after Xie Guimo secretly supported the eldest prince, it meant that the Jingyang Palace was on the side of the eldest prince, and his power was definitely not inferior to that of the second prince.
At the Queen's birthday banquet, Chen Xian and the Second Prince had physical contact. Concubine Ye and the Second Prince were not willing to give Chen Xian the position of principal wife. It can be said that Chen Xian was able to reach that position with the support of the First Prince. Now the First Prince's people have impeached the Second Master, making the Second Prince's party so angry that they almost vomited blood.
The eldest prince clearly wants the second prince to have a wife who can't help him at all!
Concubine Ye wanted to demote Chen Ying to a concubine, but a concubine had to be able to help, otherwise she would just be occupying the position of concubine of the Second Prince in vain.
The second prince's party stood up and said, "As far as I know, these things were done by Shen Gong's wife. Shen Gong was not aware of it. Shen Gong originally wanted to divorce his wife to correct the family tradition, but the Princess of Qi threatened to die, so he had to give up. Pingyuan Hou expelled the entire second house from the family, which was already too severe a punishment. I think Shen Gong was right in handling this matter, and the Princess of Qi was wrong. As a prince's consort, she should be a role model for women all over the world. She knew that her biological mother had done many evil things, but she did not persuade her. She also took advantage of her status as a prince's consort to put pressure on Pingyuan Hou. She is really not worthy of being the prince's main wife."
Then a minister stood up and seconded the proposal, "What Censor Zhao said is correct. The Princess of Qi should be demoted to a concubine to serve as a warning to others."
Then seven or eight ministers stood up and all agreed to demote Shen Ying to a concubine.
The eldest prince's men stood up to object, "The man beside him did such a wicked thing, and Shen Gong knew nothing about it. Do you believe it?"
The second prince's people said, "Why don't you believe it? The second wife of Shen's affair happened right under the nose of Pingyuan Hou, but he didn't know about it either? Not only did he not know, but the late wife said that she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and the son was replaced, but Shen Sui didn't believe it. So what's so strange about Shen Gong being kept in the dark?"
Shen Sui stood there, his face longer than a donkey's.
Right under his nose, his son was switched, sent out of the house and buried alive. His role as a marquis was a complete joke.
In order to keep Shen Gong's official position, the Second Prince's party dragged Shen Sui out and stepped on him. The First Prince's party had nothing to say because it was the truth.
But just because Shen Sui didn’t know doesn’t mean Shen Gong didn’t know.
There is no evidence, so there is no point in arguing.
The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple knew a little about it, but since the Second Master did not make a promise in person yesterday, he did not speak out.
In this round, the eldest prince's party was defeated, but they could not remove Shen Gong from his official position, but at least they demoted him. "The man beside him is so vicious, I don't believe Shen Gong is unaware of it. He is not strict with his wife, so he should be punished. This should also serve as a warning to all men in the world to control their men beside them."
The Second Prince's party did not say anything about this.
Husband and wife are one. If the two can be separated, they are no longer husband and wife.
The emperor revoked the imperial edict and title given to the second wife and demoted the second master two levels.
Concubine Ye wanted to demote Chen Ying to a concubine. The Second Prince's party dared not neglect what Concubine Ye ordered. As soon as the Emperor demoted the Second Master, a minister stood up and continued to criticize Chen Ying, asking the Emperor to demote her to a concubine.
The eldest prince's party members stood up to support, "Yesterday was the day when the King of Qi accompanied the Princess of Qi back home. The Princess of Qi knew that she was not the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan and her biological father wanted to divorce her biological mother. It is human nature for her to act irrationally when she cannot accept her own life experience. Marquis Pingyuan expelled the second wife from the family, and the Princess of Qi did nothing. It is too arbitrary to conclude that she has a bad character and take back the position of the principal wife given to her based on this."
The Second Prince's party said, "Like mother, like daughter! Second Madam Shen is cruel and ruthless, and Princess Qi's behavior of threatening to die is enough to prove it."
The eldest prince's party thought it was ridiculous. "It is said that a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each is different. Although the Princess of Qi was born to Second Madam Shen, she was sent to Shen Sui's lap after she was born and raised by Shen Sui. The imperial edict granting the marriage stated that Miss Shen was virtuous and kind. Lord Liu thinks that the emperor made a mistake?"
This was a deadly statement. Although the imperial decree granting marriage was not written by the emperor himself, but was drafted by the Hanlin Academy, the emperor read it and did not object, which meant that he felt the same way. If they denied Shen Xi, they were saying that the emperor had made a mistake.
The second prince's party members said, "Chen Gong is only a fourth-rank official. How can his daughter become the prince's principal wife?"
The eldest prince smiled.
As soon as he said this, he was sure to win the game.
Even the Right Prime Minister, who was not involved in the fight for the throne, could not stand it any longer. "The Crown Prince's Consort should be chosen based on her character, not her family background. The Princess of Qi and the King of Qi were married by imperial decree. As long as she is not of bad character, her position as the Crown Princess should not be taken back even if she is just the daughter of an ordinary commoner."
Many ministers agreed with the Right Prime Minister's words, and the Second Prince's party had nothing to say.
With the help of the eldest prince's party, Chen Xi became the second prince's wife, and with the help of the eldest prince's party, she retained her position as the second prince's wife.
If you don’t know, you might think she is a member of the eldest prince’s party.
The events in the Council Hall soon reached the ears of Concubine Ye, and she became so angry that her face turned green.
After much deliberation, she still had not decided on a candidate for the Second Prince's Consort. She thought of using the position of the Second Prince's Consort to win over court officials to help the Second Prince win the throne. However, after weighing the pros and cons, in the end, Chen Ying got the upper hand.
Is the daughter of a fifth-rank official worthy of being the daughter-in-law of Concubine Ye? !
Thinking that it was the Prince of Jingyang who pushed the person to her son, Concubine Ye became extremely furious.
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