Chapter 369: Happy
But he would never forget the constraints put on him by the Feng family in the first few years after he ascended the throne.
Therefore, it is time for the Feng family to withdraw from this stage.
"How is Jing Zhaoyi?" Qi Yixiu asked again.
"In reply to the emperor, I didn't see anything. I asked about the Shen family, but didn't do anything." Chu Si said.
"Well, let's forget about it today. I have to go to the Queen's place. I'll go see her tomorrow." The emperor was in a good mood.
Jing Zhaoyi is smart and will certainly not do anything rash.
The Shen family’s counterattack would naturally not be in vain.
On this side, Duke Feng received a memorial from the emperor, impeaching the Feng family with every word that was irrefutable.
He called Feng Rongxing to the main hall and threw the boy in front of him: "Take a good look at this!"
Duke Feng had seven or eight children.
However, there are only three legitimate children. The eldest son is the current Feng Rongxing, and the second son died of illness at the age of 30. The eldest daughter has been married for many years and has also passed away.
Feng Rongxing's eldest daughter was born out of wedlock, and his second daughter, who was born out of wedlock, was Concubine Feng Shufei in the palace.
The rest of the children were all born out of wedlock and did not achieve much.
Feng Rongxing was so frightened after reading the memorial that he almost lost his soul: "This happened so many years ago..."
"Ah! No matter how many years have passed, the Emperor is going to settle accounts! What should I do?"
Not only that, someone also submitted a memorial to impeach him, saying that among the gifts he received on his birthday, there was a tribute.
Although it was not a tribute from the Dayi Dynasty, it should not fall into the hands of a minister like him.
Duke Feng sat down dejectedly: "At this point, we can't be without rules."
"Father, what should we do? This... the emperor is too cruel. He is trying to force us to death! How much can we do about the affairs of the side branches!" Feng Rongxing was very angry.
"If you can't manage it, you don't deserve to be the master." Duke Feng calmed down: "In fact, your father has thought about it a long time ago. All the old ministers in the court have retired. The emperor doesn't need us anymore. This is forcing me to retire as well." Duke Feng sighed.
"Isn't Master Lu still here?"
"He has no power. Well, well, for the sake of the Feng family's future generations, I have to do something. I will write a letter and retire. But you... I'm afraid you can't keep your current position. If you write a letter of apology yourself, maybe you can have an easier time because of your father's retirement."
"Father, are we doomed like this? There are still the Empress Dowager and Concubine Feng in the palace! And there is also the Second Prince!" Feng Rongxing was not convinced.
"Keep calm. Let's solve the current problem first. With the Feng family as the support, the princes below will not be able to make a breakthrough." After all, which family can have the support of the Feng family?
But what happens after the Feng family takes a step back?
Then the princes’ backings were revealed.
After all, the emperor still has to appoint a crown prince.
"Listen to your father's advice and don't act recklessly. If you take a step back now, you can still protect the Feng family's foundation." Seeing that he was still unwilling to accept it, Duke Feng could only say in a deep voice: "Do you want to wait until something bad happens to Concubine Shu in the palace, and then the whole Feng family will be executed before you let go?"
"This...how could this happen?" Feng Rongxing was puzzled.
"No? Who would have thought that this would happen when the concubine of the Shen family died? We in the Feng family know that we are innocent. But do people outside know? If something happens to any of the female relatives or princes in the palace, and the blame is put on the queen, do you think the emperor will investigate it thoroughly? If the charge of murdering the prince or the murder of the concubine is pressed down, you will not be able to withdraw even if you want to."
Duke Feng sighed, "The current emperor is not the previous emperor. He will not tolerate us."
The late emperor was a soft-hearted person. As long as he was satisfied with what you did, he would give you any amount of wealth and glory.
Except for a few big things he did in his later years because he was sad about the death of King Hua, he never killed anyone in his life.
But what about today?
It’s only been ten years since he took office, but how much has he already done?
What's more, the old ministers would know what was going on with King Hua. Even the reason why the late emperor died so early might not be because he could not control the situation.
Now, the current leader doesn't want to endure it anymore, so his best way out is to take a step back.
Otherwise, what else can we do?
"Marquis Jing'an has retired..." Duke Feng sighed softly, "You should listen to your father. After all, with the Second Prince, our Feng family will not fall into ruin."
"Yes, but the Shen family incident was clearly not our doing..." Feng Rongxing sighed.
"It doesn't matter. If we are willing to take a step back, there is still the Empress Dowager in the palace. The Emperor will not put the blame on us." If we are not willing to take a step back, that might not be the case.
The Feng family was shrouded in gloom, but the Shen family seemed to be seeing some relief.
After Liang calmed down, she took Shang's daughter back.
Although she disliked her, she couldn't treat her harshly at the moment.
Just treat it well.
Song knew that she had come to her senses and did not stop her. It would be better to take her back and it would also sound good if she could tell others about it.
The Shen family all prospers and suffers together, so she would never compete with the Liang family at this time.
Besides, Liang couldn't possibly be better than her.
Shen Qingyun still lives in Shen Qinghe's father-in-law's house, and it is quite stable.
When Duke Feng's letter of retirement and apology was sent to Qingliang Mountain, Qi Yi was in Shen Chuliu's Guanlan Pavilion.
"How could I have known that there was a cobblestone on the road! Didn't I sprain my ankle? It was just my bad luck, otherwise so many people wouldn't have stepped on it but I did." Shen Chuliu rubbed her ankle with gritted teeth.
The sprained ankle is not serious, just a little painful, and it will be healed tomorrow.
"You deserve the pain! You're dishonest."
Seeing that she was fine, Qi Yixiu also smiled and joked: "During this time when I was away, have you been frightened by what happened at home?"
"Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth?" Shen Chuliu asked with a smile.
"Or else, my beloved, do you still want to tell lies?" Qi Yixiu raised his eyebrows.
Shen Chuliu's expression changed in an instant: "Wuwuwu, I'm scared to death, Your Majesty..."
Qi Yixiu...
"You really have to speak nicely." Qi Yixiu pinched her face.
"Alright, alright, what do I have to fear? This family matter has been full of twists and turns, and before I can recover from it, something like this has happened again. Third Aunt wouldn't really do that, it's just a pity to waste a life."
"Well, there's no need to rush about this matter. The Imperial City Government has its own office." Qi Yixiu naturally would not tell her directly who did it.
"Yes, the emperor is here, I am not in a hurry. By the way, the Sixth Prince has started learning. He has started to learn to trace the red characters, and his handwriting is so ugly. But if the emperor sees it, don't say that his handwriting is ugly, or he will yell..."
"It doesn't matter. They are all ugly at first, but Yan'er is smart and he will be fine after some time." Qi Yixiu was also very happy when talking about the child.
The two of them chatted, and then the Sixth Prince came to eat again.
He is still the same now, he must come back to eat at noon every day, but he is not obsessed with coming back to stay at night.
When he saw Qi Yixiu, he was obviously happy and came over calling "father".
(End of this chapter)
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