Chapter 410 An Unusual Winter Day
Beat to death!
All salaries have been stopped!!
Prince Chen suddenly looked up and met his father's gaze. The coldness in his father's eyes was bone-chilling.
It was winter, and his back was soaked in cold sweat.
Although he has his own property, he can survive without his salary.
But the emperor's action undoubtedly told the court officials that he did not like him.
Is the emperor going to give up on him?
He kowtowed hard on the cold floor several times: "Father, I know I was wrong."
There was dead silence in the hall, no response.
There was no sound, only the sound of unhurried footsteps coming towards him.
It’s Eunuch Yu.
The voice wasn't shrill, but it was particularly harsh: "Your Highness Prince Chen, the Emperor ordered you to kneel here until you truly admit your mistakes."
King Chen:......
He clenched his fists tightly.
Let the nails dig into the palm of your hand and let the blood flow.
Ruyue, who was kneeling outside the hall, had already collapsed to the ground.
Then he was taken away by the guards.
She didn't cry or make a fuss, she was extremely calm.
This might be her fate as a chess piece, destined from the moment she entered the palace.
She enjoyed it.
Because King Chen promised her that he would let his sister go.
There was no other way. Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, she would give it a try.
Even if it means sacrificing her life.
The deep red in the winter snow is even redder than the red plum blossoms on the treetops, just like red plum blossoms exploding in the snow.
Dyed the whole winter red.
This is destined to be an unusual midwinter.
Heavy snow fell from the sky.
Within a day, all traces will be buried underfoot.
As if nothing had ever happened.
Early the next morning.
Accompanied by a scream.
When the palace maid got up and looked, she found that the emperor's cat was dead.
The lion cat named Ruixue was poisoned to death, and not just one, but several died.
He was lying on his back, his body cold and stiff.
Upon investigation, it turned out that Zhen Meiren's snacks were stolen by Ruixue and the cats.
The person who was supposed to die was Zhen Meiren.
It’s terrifying when you think about it.
"Your Majesty, I almost couldn't see you anymore... Woo woo... Poor Ruixue... Poor cat." Lady Zhen curled up in the emperor's arms, shivering and sobbing softly.
The emperor was furious.
Because of his dead pet, he was also angry that someone dared to poison him right under his nose.
"Check it out, check it out for me carefully..."
The emperor has spoken, and the eunuchs below are very efficient.
It took less than two days.
The case is solved.
All the criticisms were directed at Concubine Shu.
It was the palace maid planted by Concubine Shu in the Zhenmei Palace who poisoned her, and Concubine Shu had no way to defend herself.
Poisoning the emperor's favorite concubine and beloved pet is a serious crime.
However, due to the influence of Concubine Shu's family, the emperor only demoted Concubine Shu to Shen Zhaoyi.
In order to comfort Lady Zhen's wounded heart, the king promoted her from a beauty to a precious concubine, and made her the most favored concubine in the harem. From then on, the king no longer held court early in the morning.
She was promoted to a concubine by a higher rank.
For a time, this matter became a hot topic in the imperial court and the harem.
I don't know where the rumor that Concubine Zhengui is a demon concubine came from.
However, the disputes within the palace did not affect the people's joy at the victory of the border war.
The closer it gets to the end of the year.
The atmosphere of joy becomes more and more intense.
Miaomiao is the most free one in the whole family because everyone is busy and has no time to take care of him.
She became a big idler.
The princess' mother still often went to the palace to comfort her grandmother, the queen, visit her uncle, the prince, and look after her little nephew from time to time.
Having a lot of fun.
A Niang and Aunt Xiu Xiu are always busy at the end of the year, and this year is especially busy.
Busy with counting and dividing the accounts.
Busy preparing the betrothal gifts and wedding for my eldest brother.
Now that the good news has come back, the army should be coming back.
Lu Qingyao was very busy.
Looking at his nephews and nieces who came to help, he smiled with satisfaction and felt much more relaxed in an instant.
Lu Mingxi had been traveling for a long time and had just returned.
Ever since his family said they wanted to find him a girlfriend, he started traveling under the pretext of doing business.
In fact, Lu Qingyao understood her nephew a little bit. It was indeed not the time to rush into marriage.
At that time, the Lu family had just recovered, was badly damaged, and was at the center of controversy, so families of equal status were very picky about it.
In addition, Mingxi was just a commoner and had given up literature to go into business.
Daliang has always valued literature over martial arts.
In the eyes of those self-proclaimed noble scholars, Lu Mingxi's actions probably made him look like a fool.
In this case, leaving may be the best option.
He left the capital and traveled around to broaden his horizons, and even visited all the first-class residences in the counties.
Several big termites were found in Yipinju.
After this journey, Lu Mingxi is now able to stand on his own and support the Lu family business, which has invisibly reduced a lot of burdens for Lu Qingyao.
As for Lu Zhiyun.
The marriage was already arranged, and she waited for her wedding with peace of mind while learning business from her aunt.
Although he was marrying into the Lu family's family, Qin Lang was definitely unwilling to spend the Lu family's money, not to mention that he had to show filial piety to his uncle and aunt who raised him during festivals.
So Lu Zhiyun wanted to learn how to do business from her aunt.
Even though Qin Lang's salary is not much and his family is not wealthy, she can use this salary as capital in the future, let Qin Lang's money make money, and buy some shops and properties in his name.
So that Qin Lang can feel at ease staying in the Lu family and her husband won't have to bow down for a few taels of silver.
After hearing what her niece said, Lu Qingyao didn't know what to say.
She actually had concerns.
When Aunt Qin came to propose marriage, she was a little worried.
Being afraid that Aunt Qin would let her nephew marry into her family was just wishful thinking on the part of the couple.
I’m afraid Qin Lang won’t agree after he comes back.
After all, marrying into a woman's family is something that will often lead to people pointing at you and laughing at you.
Who would be willing to go to the wife's house, use her money, and have the child take her surname? Few men with blood can do that.
But since the marriage has been decided, we can only take it one step at a time.
It can be seen that Zhiyun is thinking long-term.
No matter what the future holds, at least at this moment she can learn some skills instead of waiting for her fiancée to return every day.
This alone makes her much better than those ladies from wealthy families.
Lu Qingyao still asked out of curiosity, "Yun'er, have you exchanged any letters with General Qin since the marriage was decided?"
Lu Zhiyun was stunned, her face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head.
"Yes, I'm worried that he won't want to marry into the Lu family, so..."
"What did he say, is he willing?"
"He is willing." Lu Zhiyun's face flushed, her eyes full of hope.
Qin Lang is a man of few words.
The letter to her was several pages long.
He wrote about his life story, how much salary he had saved, and what he saw and heard in daily life, as if chatting about family matters.
Plain but warm.
She could clearly feel that Qin Lang's words were full of enthusiasm for her and his yearning for future life.
However, before everyone could be happy for a few days.
Urgent news came from the north.
The border is in crisis, Cangzhou has been lost, and it is said that General Mu of the Duke of Shen was injured and his deputy general was ambushed and missing.
When Xiuxiu heard the news, she rushed back immediately.
"Sister, something bad has happened..."
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