Chapter 442 Rumors
"Your Majesty doesn't look well. Did you not sleep well?" Concubine Yi looked at Emperor Chengde and asked.
Queen Song also looked at him and thought that his complexion was still normal when he left in the morning, and he didn't look like he had not slept well. Something must have happened at the morning court that made him unhappy.
The harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Queen Song lowered her eyes and did not ask any more questions.
If it's a big deal, we can find out later by asking someone.
She didn't want to ask, but Emperor Chengde couldn't help but say, "I was pissed off by the Marquis of Pingliang."
Everyone was shocked.
Queen Song knew that Emperor Chengde had arranged a marriage between Chu Pan'er and Ji Chong last night, so she came to her palace overnight to avoid Concubine Xian. Could it be that Marquis Pingliang had a quarrel with the emperor at the morning court because of this matter?
No way.
Concubine Yi looked at Emperor Chengde blankly: "Your Majesty, what did Marquis Pingliang do?"
Chu Qingyun knew Chu Jinyan's plan, but he was surprised at this moment. "Could it be because of the Ninth Princess's drowning last night? I heard that she was rescued by the eldest son of the Minister of the Imperial Household Department."
Chen Ruijin sat quietly aside, listening to the gossip without saying anything.
Emperor Chengde got the approval of the mother and son, and slammed the table and said angrily: "In order to protect Pan'er's reputation, I arranged a marriage with Ji Chong. I thought that Concubine Xian would disagree. I never thought that she would be so absurd as to force the son of the second branch of the Ji family to marry Pan'er, and announced to the public that the marriage was already arranged. Ji Chong's rescue was just a simple cousin saving his cousin in distress. The second branch of the Ji family did not mind and was still willing to marry Pan'er."
"It would be fine if they were all willing, but the Ji family's second branch disagreed with this matter, and even claimed that it didn't happen. Concubine Xian took advantage of her power to bully others and wanted to harm their son for the sake of her daughter. It's only been one morning, but it's already caused a lot of trouble. The censors took turns to impeach Concubine Xian for being selfish and cold-hearted, and the Marquis of Pingliang was helping the tyrant."
Chu Qingyun was stunned after hearing this, thinking that Chu Jinyan was going to block the escape routes of Chu Pan'er and Concubine Xian.
Others didn't know what was going on, but he knew it clearly.
It was not that Concubine Xian and Marquis Pingliang were in collusion to make the second branch of the Ji family marry Chu Pan'er. It was clearly a rumor spread by Chu Jinyan.
Regardless of whether the second branch of the Ji family was willing or not, what outsiders heard was that the brothers of Pingliang Hou were arguing fiercely about this and were about to become enemies.
A flash of undisguised shock and contempt flashed across Concubine Yi's charming face: "Is Concubine Xian crazy?"
Emperor Chengde's face darkened.
Yes.
I also think Concubine Xian is crazy.
They actually came up with such a bad idea. It would have been fine if the Second House agreed, as long as the Ji family didn't say anything. But Concubine Xian and Marquis Pingliang forced them to do so. They said that you could do whatever you want with the Ji family's affairs behind closed doors and no one would care. But now, everyone knows about it and the Censor has impeached you. The news that Pan'er fell into the water and had physical contact with Ji Chong has become increasingly unsound.
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Concubine Xian waited in the imperial study for half a day but did not see Emperor Chengde return. Later, she found out that Emperor Chengde went directly to Jingren Palace after court, and said that the third prince and Concubine Chen came to the palace to pay their respects today and were currently in Jingren Palace.
"Your Majesty, why don't we go back first?" Jinghua said.
Concubine Xian was so angry that she gnashed her teeth.
The emperor was clearly avoiding her on purpose.
When the third brother married his principal wife, he would wait until the emperor was done with his work before going to the palace to pay his respects. It was not like the emperor would rush to Jingren Palace.
Concubine Xian had the urge to rush to Jingren Palace to find the emperor.
Finally I suppressed this thought.
She had a request to make to the emperor and could not make him unhappy.
Taking a deep breath, Xianpin said, "Let's go."
The two returned to Tongxin Hall, and as soon as they entered the main hall, they saw Chu Shian sitting inside.
"Where is mother?"
His face was gloomy and his eyes were filled with infinite coldness.
Xianpin was startled when she saw him, and then said, "Go find your father."
Chu Shian's eyes darkened when he heard this, and his resolute face was full of coldness, which made Concubine Xian's heart skip a beat. She blurted out, "What happened?"
"Mother, how dare you ask me what happened?" Chu Shian was so angry that even his voice became a little colder.
Xianpin was humiliated and immediately became unhappy. She frowned and looked at Chu Shian: "You don't have to be so sarcastic. I wanted to go to your father to discuss your sister's marriage, but I waited for the whole morning and didn't see the emperor."
She thought Chu Shian went to the emperor because he knew that she did not agree with Pan'er marrying Ji Chong, and she was afraid that her actions would anger the emperor and implicate him.
But she hadn't even seen the emperor's shadow, so why was Chu Shian angry with her?
"I'm afraid Father doesn't want to see Mother right now."
"What do you mean?" Xianpin was startled, vaguely feeling as if something had happened that she didn't know about: "Explain yourself clearly."
Chu Shian looked at Concubine Xian's stunned expression and couldn't help but frown. His mother was never a fool. It was impossible for her to pretend to know nothing after hearing this. Could it be that his mother really didn't know what was happening outside?
Thinking about it, Chu Shian said;
"Today's morning court, the censors jointly impeached Pingliang Hou and my mother, saying that you are acting recklessly and without any sense. For the sake of her daughter's happiness, my mother forced my second uncle's cousin to marry my ninth sister, saying that the two families had already been engaged, just to prevent my ninth sister from marrying Ji Chong, who has accomplished nothing. Ji Chong only rescued my cousin who fell into the water as a cousin, and there is nothing wrong with that. Ji Chuan and the ninth princess love each other, and they will not change their minds because of these discussions from the outside world."
"It would be fine if Second Uncle's family agreed to do this, but people outside said Second Uncle was furious when he heard what Mother and First Uncle did. He said that Pan'er had clearly had physical contact with another man but was blaming his son for it. No matter how bad his son is, he would not marry a woman with a damaged reputation. Mother's behavior is really too much."
"In just one morning, the news that Pan'er was going to marry two men had spread throughout most of the capital. Even the story of Ji Chong saving Pan'er from drowning yesterday was exaggerated and ridiculed. Some people in the public ridiculed Pan'er for being a princess and flirting with two men."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian was shocked. She stared at Chu Shian in amazement and was unable to recover for a long time.
A surge of blood rushed to her head, and Concubine Xian couldn't help but sway. She supported herself on the table beside her. Her gentle expression was now filled with viciousness and anger: "Nonsense, who spread the rumor? These stupid and unruly people deserve to die."
Chu Shian looked at Concubine Xian without blinking: "Didn't mother and uncle decide this matter after discussing it?"
Xianpin was so angry that she reached out and swept the teacup off the table, and said angrily, "Ridiculous, Pan'er had an accident last night. I knew that it was already late when the emperor issued the order for marriage. How could I have time to discuss this matter with your uncle?"
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