Chapter 89 Impeachment
When they got home, Princess Kunxing asked, "I worry every day, afraid that something might happen to you!"
"I'm back safely! Look, I'm fine! But what's wrong with your mouth? It's all blistered!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"It's all because of you! I've been waiting for news every day and my mouth is blistered with anxiety! You have to compensate me!" said Princess Kunxing.
"How do you want to compensate me?" Zhao Xiaofei asked with a wicked smile.
Princess Kunxing knew Zhao Xiaofei was up to something when she saw his expression. She pouted and said, "You want to bully me again? I'll punish you! You'll have to hold a big top tonight!"
Zhao Xiaofei's mouth twitched when he heard this. What? You know I have the worst balance! And you're still using a big head?
Princess Kunxing noticed Zhao Xiaofei's embarrassment and said, "It's okay if you don't want to do it! Then make a hundred cakes! After you bake them and count them, go to bed!"
"What? I hate cooking the most!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Then why did you always cook for me before? You even lied to me just to marry me?" Princess Kunxing pouted.
"What did I lie to you about? I never told you that I like cooking when I married you! I cook to make you happy, not as a livelihood! If I were a chef, would you still like me?" Zhao Xiaofei asked back.
"Even if you are a cook, I will follow you! With a cook as good as you, I am not afraid of going anywhere!" said Princess Kunxing.
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, you and Zhu Cijiong are really a family, you both have the gene for food. No, you inherited this gene for food from Emperor Hongxi, right?
That night, in the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen's joy had barely returned for two days when he was plagued by a headache. He had just killed Haoge and was offering sacrifices to his ancestors in the Taimiao Temple, and even two days later, he received one memorial after another implicating Zhao Xiaofei. Some accused him of encroaching on the fertile farmland of Jiangnan, some accused him of illegally opening a business to profit from the people, and still others accused him of being greedy and lustful, and forcibly marrying the prostitute Kou Baimen.
Chongzhen was furious. He thought, these ministers, now free to fight among themselves. Zhao Xiaofei just received a knighthood for his meritorious service (though he doesn't get paid!), and you're jealous of him? He seemed fine just a few days ago, but this last one, forcibly marrying a prostitute? What the hell is this? He hasn't even been to Jiangnan, so how could he force someone to marry? Kunxing hasn't even mentioned this to me.
Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaofei was being questioned by the princess. Princess Kunxing asked, "Who is this Kou Baimen? Is she pretty?"
"I don't know who she is?" Zhao Xiaofei lied.
"Why does Li want to marry her for you?" Kunxing asked.
"Perhaps it's to preserve value? I heard that if you marry a beautiful prostitute from Jiangnan, you can sell her for some silver to supplement your family's income if your family runs out of money!" Zhao Xiaofei recalled the fate of Kou Baimen in history. After being taken to the capital, Zhu Guobi wanted to sell Kou Baimen to redeem his life. Later, Kou Baimen said that selling her would only bring a few hundred gold coins, and if he released her to Jiangnan, he would definitely get ten thousand taels of silver back. Zhu Guobi chose to believe her and let Kou Baimen return to Jiangnan. After returning, Kou Baimen used her talent and connections to raise tens of thousands of taels of silver for Zhu Guobi to redeem him.
"What? There is such a thing? You didn't lie to me?" Princess Kunxing asked.
"Next time, you can find those noble ladies who have concubines at home, pull them over and ask them, and you will know, right?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Okay! Then marry her! But if she gives birth to a son for you, I have to raise him! You can't call her mother!" Princess Kunxing said with a pout. After that, she ignored Zhao Xiaofei and went to eat supper alone.
It seems that this is tacit agreement, but Zhao Xiaofei was asked a little unfairly! He thought Kou Baimen was beautiful, but he didn't think anything of it! This was entirely Li Sihong's own decision. Wait until she gives birth to see how I deal with her.
The next day, Wang Erxi came to the Prince Consort's Mansion again. Oh, right! Now it's the Marquis' Mansion! Wang Erxi saw Zhao Xiaofei and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the Prince Consort on being promoted to Marquis!"
"Thank you, Eunuch Xi! Xiao Wen! Go to the accounting office and withdraw 99 taels of silver for Eunuch Xi!" Xiao Wen took the order and left.
"Thank you, My Lord! Thank you, My Lord!" Wang Erxi laughed so hard that his mouth almost reached his ears.
Zhao Xiaofei asked: "What's the matter, Eunuch Xi? You're busy so early in the morning and won't even let me sleep well!" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Oh! It's all caused by those court officials! They are jealous of your achievements and report you to the emperor! Now the emperor tells you to come to the palace when you are free!" Wang Erxi said.
"What's the charge?" Zhao Xiaofei was not afraid at all.
"Hey! These are all trumped-up charges! They say you occupied fertile farmland, competed with the people for profit, and were lustful enough to force a prostitute to be your concubine! They are all trumped-up charges! None of them apply to you!" Wang Erxi said.
"The first two are completely false, but what about the third one? Haha!" Zhao Xiaofei laughed.
Wang Erxi finally understood after seeing this, and said with a lewd smile: "Oh! Prince Consort! You think this princess is honest enough, she is simply a virtuous wife!"
"How is the emperor feeling today?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"I'm in a bad mood! I'm just angry with the ministers!" said Wang Erxi.
"That's good! Just tell the emperor that I just came back from the battlefield and I'm very weak! I need to have a good rest for a few days. I will go to the palace to pay my respects in a few days!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
When Wang Erxi heard Zhao Xiaofei say that he was weak, he smiled lewdly and said, "They say a short separation is better than a new marriage. My Lord, take it easy tonight! Hahahaha!"
"Look back and see who is behind this incident. I know exactly what happened!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
At the Zhao family manor in Nanjing, Kou Baimen had already entered. Jinbao was paying respects to the prince consort, and Kou Baimen offered tea to Li Sihong as per etiquette. Normally, she should have offered tea to the princess, but given Kou Baimen's status, the princess probably wouldn't have bothered to have her offer tea, so Li Sihong took her place.
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