The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 215 Rumors
The capital city in August is extremely lively, approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household in the city is preparing for the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, and the streets are full of people buying festival gifts, bustling and prosperous.

The common people enjoyed themselves happily, but the atmosphere in the court hall was tense.

Cui Quan glared at Wang Wengan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "Your Majesty wants to hold a big Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but it is just to show filial piety and make the Queen Mother happy.

"You are so opposed, have you ever put the queen mother in your eyes, and your majesty in your eyes?"

Not to be outdone, Wang Wenqian stared back: "Of course, I take Your Majesty and the Queen Mother seriously, and I don't object to His Majesty holding a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

"Banquets can be held during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Benyue Tower cannot be built.

"Not to mention mobilizing many teachers, it will cost a lot of money. Now that the national treasury is empty, it is really impossible to spend so much money.

"It's better to allocate a sum of money to the border soldiers for military expenses, so that they can have a warm Mid-Autumn Festival.

"On the one hand, it can demonstrate His Majesty's benevolence, and on the other hand, it can also make the border soldiers feel His Majesty's care for them, and be more loyal to His Majesty."

"Ha ha--"

Cui Quan sneered: "I think you want to allocate this money to your Wang family army, so that they will be more loyal to your Wang family."

Wang Wengan's expression darkened: "Duke Yasukuni, please be careful with your words."

After warning Cui Quan, Wang Wenqian turned to the young man on the throne and solemnly explained: "Your Majesty, the Wang family army has always been your army, the army of the Northern Han Dynasty.

"They are loyal to His Majesty, the Northern Han Dynasty, not our royal family.

"My suggestion is only for His Majesty's sake. Now the Southern Tang occupies more than half of the Central Plains, staring at us in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the border has never had a moment of peace.

"Those soldiers have children, and they want to be filial to their parents and take care of their children, but they can't, because they want to protect the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty and protect the people of our dynasty.

"If His Majesty can send them a little care, they will be grateful to Dade, and swear to the death to resist the Southern Tang bandits, and prevent the Southern Tang people from taking half a step into the Northern Han Dynasty."

Seeing the embarrassment on the emperor's face, Wang Wenqian said again: "Your Majesty, I just made such a suggestion, not that I have to do it.

"But there is one thing that must never be done, and that is to build the Benyue Tower."

The emperor's expression softened slightly: "Wang Shangshu said so."

"Cough-cough-"

There was a coughing sound from below, the emperor swallowed the following words back to his stomach, and looked at Chen Zhan who was standing in front of the ministers: "What does uncle think about this matter?"

All the ministers looked at the regent in unison.

Under the attention of all the people, Chen Zhan and the emperor looked at each other, and said in a calm tone, "Building the Benyue Tower is not a matter of three to five days. Even if it starts to be built now, it will have to be completed next year, so let's wait for a while.

"However, the Mid-Autumn Festival must be held in a big way. This is His Majesty's filial piety to the Queen Mother, and it cannot be neglected.

"The folks hold lantern festivals every Mid-Autumn Festival. When the Queen Mother was not in the palace, she also liked to go to the lantern festival. I think it's better to have a lantern festival in the palace to make the queen mother happy."

The emperor smiled happily: "Uncle is still wise, then do it this way."

Subsequently, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival and announced his withdrawal from the court.

The officials sent the emperor off respectfully, and only left the hall one after another after Chen Zhan left.

Cui Quan and Wang Wenqian came to the entrance of the hall at the same time, they looked at each other, sparks flew everywhere, and then they stepped out of the threshold together.

"Sure enough, he is a rough person who doesn't understand etiquette." Cui Quan snorted coldly with his nostrils up.

Wang Wenqian's face darkened immediately, and he shot back: "Those people who eat with bells and bells, look at the knowledge of books and ceremony, but in fact, their internal organs have already rotted, and the stench is suffocating."

"What did you say?"

Cui Quan was so angry that he raised his hand to hit Wang Wengan, but Wang Wengan grabbed his wrist and couldn't move.

Seeing the surrounding officials stop and look at them, Cui Quan became angry and struggled hard: "You bastard, let me go."

Wang Wenqian let go, and the corners of his lips curled slightly: "Duke Yasukuni has time to mock me here, why don't you go home and teach your son well."

Cui Quan froze in anger: "What do you mean by that?"

"I can't say anything about the shameless behavior. Lord Yasukuni might as well go and inquire about it." Wang Wenqian smiled, turned and left.

As soon as Cui Quan thought of Wang Wengan's mocking smile, he became very angry. He grabbed an official at random and asked, "What's the rumor recently?"

The official looked away, lowered his head, and said falteringly: "Report to Lord Yasukuni. There are no rumors."

Seeing this, the surrounding officials immediately withdrew their gazes and hurried away.

Cui Quan knew at a glance that what Wang Wenqian said was probably true, his heart sank, he let go of the official and walked out of the palace.

When he arrived outside the palace gate, his confidant Bai Qi came up to meet him, followed by the carriage of Duke Yasukuni's mansion.

"My lord."

Cui Quan ordered with a serious face: "Send someone to inquire about what rumors have been going on recently."

After finishing the sentence, he added another sentence: "About our Cui Mansion."

Bai Qi's expression froze: "Yes, I will do it immediately."

An hour later, Bai Qi walked into the study and reported to Cui Quan: "Master Guo, I have already found out that it is the third master.

"Not long ago, rumors suddenly spread in the capital: the third master raised a concubine 15 years ago, and on the day the original wife gave birth, the external wife came to the door with a big belly, and made the original wife so angry that she had a difficult delivery and almost lost her life.

"The third master favored the outer room, ignored his original wife, sent his original wife and children to Zhuangzi, and announced to the outside world that his original wife and children had died of illness.

"Five years ago, the third master straightened the outer room and became Mrs. Cui, but the real Mrs. Cui did not die of illness. The third master stopped his wife and remarried..."

Cui Quan slapped the table with his palm: "Who is so bold, dare to talk nonsense and spread rumors?"

Bai Qi lowered his head: "I have sent someone to investigate, but I have heard another thing."

"What's the matter?" Cui Quan looked at him.

Bai Qi still lowered his head, and said respectfully: "Someone submitted a pleading paper to the Jingzhao Mansion, suing the third master to stop his wife from remarrying, and also said that the real third wife Cui passed away in this spring."

"Did he die this spring?" Cui Quan's face became even more ugly.

"Yes, that's indeed what's written in the pleadings. If it's true, then the third master's crime of stopping his wife and marrying another will be fulfilled."

Bai Qi raised his eyes slightly, and saw that Cui Quan's hand was tightly clenched on the table, and the veins on the back of his hand were exposed. He quickly said, "However, the Governor of Jingzhao beat up the complainant and drove him out of the capital."

"Oh!"

Cui Quan hammered the table hard: "Idiot, how can you let that person go? Why don't you send him to the mansion?"

Bai Qi struggled for a while, and continued to report: "Master Guo, after receiving the pleadings, the Governor of Jingzhao sent someone to the mansion.

"At that time, the old lady asked someone to tell Jingzhao Prefecture Yin that this incident was purely fabricated, and asked Jingzhao Prefecture Yin to teach the complainant a lesson.

"Also, the old lady issued a death order, so that people who know the matter are not allowed to tell you about this matter"

Bai Qi didn't go any further.

As the wife of the Duke, the old lady is also in charge of the backyard. No one in the manor does not obey her words, even those around the Duke, they dare not disobey her orders.

Cui Quan was so angry that his face was livid, and he shouted: "Call me the third child."

(End of this chapter)