Chapter 505: Being intercepted
Although Xu Rui had countless questions in his mind, he had no chance to ask!
Xu Muhua and Feng Shaoqing were talking about business, and he didn't know anything, so naturally he couldn't interrupt. He wasn't some willful three-year-old child who would make a scene regardless of anything.

I don't know anything, so I can only sit aside and listen. It's ok if I can't help, but I can't make things worse, right?
After listening to it, he probably understood what was going on. He couldn't stop sighing in his heart, and the way he looked at his sister was different.

Sister Mu Hua is really getting better and better. Why didn't he realize that she was so smart before? If he had discovered it earlier and made use of it earlier, wouldn't it be... Xu Rui hurriedly stopped himself in his mind and scolded himself.

As the eldest brother, how could he think like this? It's outrageous!
He should protect his sister and help her. If he can't do that, then forget it. Why is he trying to take advantage of her? It's outrageous!
But he still has to remind his sister later that if there is such a good thing in the future, don't forget to help him. They are brother and sister, real brother and sister! Good things should be kept in the family!

If he squeezes a little, he might be able to squeeze out some pocket money!
If Feng Shaoqing knew he was thinking this way, he would definitely spit in his mouth!
What can he do? He has no money, and he is not in the capital. He is so far away, what can he do? ! Do you want to get it for free?
It took quite a while just to talk about business.

Xu Muhua was now a concubine of the Eastern Palace, so it was not appropriate for her to stay at her parents' home unless there were special circumstances. The time she spent there was limited, so Xu Rui certainly could not ask her any more questions, so he could only suppress his doubts in his heart.

That's good, with Shao Qing here, he feels more at ease. If there was no Shao Qing, but only Yuan An and Yi Chao, he would be worried.

Xu Nan came back from school and found out that his elder sister had returned home. He didn't have time to be happy, but his elder sister was about to return to the Eastern Palace! This made him very sad. Xu Muhua coaxed him for a long time before he calmed down. He also promised to take him to the Eastern Palace to play once he had the chance.

After having a meal with his family, Xu Muhua kept delaying, and when it was almost dark, he finally set off to return to the East Palace.

The concubine of the East Palace returned to her parents' home in a short time after returning from the third court session. The next day, someone even complained to the crown prince during the court session! They said that he was too pampering to the concubine of the East Palace. You have to know that he is the crown prince, the future king. If he can't even control his concubine, how can he govern the country!
Zhao Chengye was speechless when he heard this.

However, he did not argue with anyone in the court and just ignored it!

What a joke! It would be embarrassing if he argued with ministers in the court over the issue of his concubine returning to her parents' home!

At that time, the emperor said something neither lightly nor seriously and then let the matter go.

But after the court was dismissed, the emperor called him to the Qinzheng Hall.

"Prince, what do you think about the Imperial Envoy's accusation against you at the morning court?" The Emperor was sitting behind the dragon desk reviewing memorials. When he saw him come in to pay his respects, he raised his eyelids and asked.

Zhao Chengye seemed stunned for a moment and didn't understand.

The emperor paused while reviewing the memorials before continuing, "The Eastern Palace concubine has returned to her parents' home again."

Zhao Chengye was puzzled. "Father, this... I don't think this is a big deal worth mentioning. Concubine Xu is still young and has just married into the East Palace. It's inevitable that she is not used to it and misses home. It's understandable for her to go back to her parents' home to visit!"

He paused, raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor, as if to remind him, with a bit of confusion in his tone, "And didn't your father specifically tell me that day to love Concubine Xu more, so that she wouldn't feel uncomfortable marrying into the East Palace?"

The emperor choked and put down the cinnabar red pen in his hand. "I told you to love Concubine Xu more, not to indulge her like this! If you indulge her like this, what will the Crown Princess think? What will the court officials think? Will they think you are favoring your concubine over your wife?"

"Father, it's not that serious, is it? I just asked Concubine Xu to go back to her parents' home. I also saw that the Duke and the Crown Prince had finally returned to the capital, and Concubine Xu had a rare chance to reunite with her family, so..." After thinking for a while, he said, "If this makes me seem like I'm neglecting the Crown Princess, then I'll personally accompany the Crown Princess back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion another day."

The emperor didn't say anything after hearing this, but sighed, "Well, I think Duke Cheng must have some complaints about me assigning his daughter to you as a concubine, so it's reasonable for you to favor Concubine Xu."

Zhao Chengye couldn't help showing some dissatisfaction on his face, "Father, what you said is wrong. Thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. Is it a disgrace to the Duke of Chengguo's mansion for the daughter of Duke Chengguo to be his concubine? Besides, everyone in the capital knows that Concubine Xu is not Duke Chengguo's flesh and blood!"

"The royal family didn't care about her background. Father allowed her to be his concubine, and there was a wedding ceremony that day. This has given the Duke Cheng's Mansion enough face. What else are they dissatisfied with?"

"You don't understand. When you become a father in the future, you will understand Duke Cheng's feelings! Which father doesn't want his daughter to be someone's legal wife or mistress? In short, you should protect Concubine Xu more in the future. But you can't neglect the Crown Princess because she is your legal wife, understand?"

Zhao Chengye's expression became more and more ugly, but he still responded, "I understand."

"Okay, back off!"

"My son, please retire!"

Zhao Chengye withdrew respectfully. After leaving the Qinzheng Palace, he paused at the corner of the corridor, thinking back to the conversation in the palace just now, he couldn't help but chuckled, shook his head, and returned to the East Palace as if nothing had happened.

Xu Muhua didn't know about this. If she knew, she would probably not be able to help but spread the scandal of the Censor's family.

You haven't even cleaned up your own butt yet, but you're already looking for trouble with others!
Xu Muhua doesn’t know about this, but General Xu and Xu Rui know!
Although they are indeed not in the capital, it does not mean that there is really no one in the capital who can speak.

As soon as the court was over, someone told the father and son what the Imperial Censor had done during the court session.

General Xu was so angry!

He smashed the door directly!
The Imperial Censor Hu was so angry that he immediately went to the palace to file a complaint!

The emperor has a headache!

What else could he do? Should he put Duke Chengguo in jail just because of this?
Lord Hu was still thinking of filing a complaint against General Xu, but he didn't expect that his complaint would not be successful in the end, and he was even scolded by the Emperor.

Lord Hu felt very wronged.

But something even more aggrieved happened soon to him!

After just a few days, the marriage that his family had originally favored was interrupted!
It was intercepted by the Chengguo Mansion!


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