Chapter 204 The Emperor also wants to take sides
"Okay! I'm the sucker anyway!" Although the emperor said this, his movements of placing the chess pieces were not slow at all.
"Otherwise, I'll go find Meng'er and ask for it back. When I gave it to her, she was still a princess! Now she's the eldest princess, so she shouldn't be short of money. It's reasonable for her to return it to me, right?"
The more Lord Zhao spoke, the more he thought his idea was a good one, and he even pretended to go back and collect the debt.
The emperor looked at the roof speechlessly. He must have lost his mind to think that this guy had changed.
"Just be quiet! I asked you to pull it out, okay? It's embarrassing enough that you have to ask for it back when you gave it to your daughter."
"Your Majesty, you are just too concerned about your reputation. What is there to be afraid of with your own daughter? We are all family." Old Marquis Zhao still looked very confident.
The emperor thought to himself, if I were like you, all the ministers in the court would probably go crazy, and the pillars outside the imperial study might even be broken by the censors.
The emperor immediately changed the subject, "How were you and the lady having fun outside? Why did you come back so suddenly?"
Speaking of this, Lord Zhao was truly helpless and sighed sadly, "My wife and I were having a wonderful time out there, but Anping sent several letters urging us to come back. Now we have no choice but to return. Do you think it's easy to go out? The child has grown up, and yet my wife and I still have to worry about him."
"Oh? What's the matter?" At this moment, the emperor had already thought of ten reasons in his mind. He also suspected that Fu Ning had told Zhao Anping about the sea salt matter.
"Ah, speaking of this, I'm even more speechless. I don't think it's a big deal. It's just that Anping's wife broke up with Meng'er. Since ancient times, sisters-in-law have been natural enemies. I think if you can get along, then get along. If you can't, forget it. Just save face. How can there be so much love and affection!"
"What exactly happened? Let me analyze it for you."
Originally, the Emperor had only intended to hint at Changyou's timing of return, wondering if it was a coincidence or deliberate. But upon hearing that the current wife of the Marquis of Wu'an had fallen out with Funing, he became even more curious.
Of course, if he had to say whose fault it was, the emperor felt he would definitely side with Fu Ning without hesitation. However, what surprised the emperor was that Lord Zhao, a daughter slave, actually remained neutral this time.
The Emperor had asked, and Lord Zhao didn't hesitate, repeating his entire story from beginning to end. This could be considered Lord Zhao's survival code! No one is perfect, and you just want the Emperor to see your harmless shortcomings and troubles.
Otherwise, you live a more carefree life than the emperor, and you have no desires. What do you want to do?
"Your Majesty, do you think this is just a small matter?" After complaining, Old Marquis Zhao looked at the emperor expectantly.
The emperor could only nod helplessly, but what he was thinking in his heart was, this Wu'an Marquis's wife has been raised so big! She even wants to act like the eldest sister-in-law in front of Funing.
The emperor felt that if he were Fu Ning, he would not want to care about these things. I am clearly doing things to benefit your son, but you are still putting on airs.
"So what are you going to do when you come back?"
"Madam Chen plans to go back and persuade my daughter-in-law and then my son. Otherwise, that kid Anping is planning to take a few concubines back. How can they live happily as a couple like this?"
Marquis Wu'an really felt bad. The concubine he took in the past gave birth to that terrible daughter. Even though she was married now, she still often made him very angry.
"I think Anping's idea is not bad. Women should not be spoiled. The more you spoil them, the more arrogant they become."
Old Marquis Zhao looked at the guy in front of him who was fanning the flames and gloating over other people's misfortunes with resentment: "Your Majesty, please take sides!"
When the emperor heard Changyou say this, he was dissatisfied: "How can this be considered partiality? Fu Ning is my daughter now. At most, it's just protecting someone!"
"Yes, yes, I'm protecting my daughter-in-law! But my daughter-in-law is also someone else's precious daughter, and I don't want her to feel bullied. Sincerity is rewarded with sincerity!"
Old Marquis Zhao truly believed this. His children had grown up and separated, and they were now just relatives. It was normal for someone to want to feel important. If they got along, they could go back a few generations. If not, they could just maintain their relationship.
He really didn't want them to be as close as one person. Even their upper lips and lower lips would clash! Besides, there were interests between them.
"You guys are really too kind. I hope the wife of Marquis Wu'an can cherish you!"
The emperor had this sentiment, but he didn't think she would. He attributed it to his intuition in judging people over the years. He also didn't deny that he had a protective mindset.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue playing chess. My wife will take care of it anyway. Once she's done, we can go out and play again."
"You still want to leave?" This surprised the emperor. He didn't expect that Changyou was still addicted to strolling outside.
"This time when I went out, I felt that Jingguo is so big. I didn't even think about going out before. Now my son and daughter are settled. I just want to go out and play with my wife. We won't go far, just walk around Yuanjing."
As Lord Zhao spoke, he took out a stone from his sleeve and handed it to the emperor.
"What is this?" The emperor took it and looked at it, and found that it was just a strange-looking stone and was of no use.
"I made this paperweight for you. The moment I saw it, I wanted to give it to the Emperor."
Although Old Marquis Zhao spoke so nicely, what he was thinking in his heart was that this was the only thing that didn't cost money.
Not to mention Lord Zhao and the Emperor, the Wei family is also discussing this issue.
As soon as she entered the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Jin came out with people to greet her.
"Mother, you're back?" When Jin saw Wei, she knew that it was her stupid husband who called her mother-in-law back.
But she didn't dare show any displeasure to Wei. She had seen her mother-in-law's methods before. She was truly someone she couldn't afford to offend in any way, and she had to serve her warmly.
Wei nodded and led her people back to her courtyard. She was neither enthusiastic nor completely cold, but she still gave Jin face.
Seeing her mother-in-law's attitude, Jin knew she knew. She panicked a little, but not much. Now that she had calmed down, she knew she was wrong, but she had to save face! She didn't want to lose it.
Anyway, her plan was that if her mother-in-law didn't ask, she wouldn't bring it up. She figured it would just pass over with time.
If Wei knew that her eldest daughter-in-law thought this way, she would probably slap her twice to make her wake up.
But she didn't know that Jin had followed her into the yard, calling her "mother" affectionately.
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