The general's wife through time

Chapter 337: Divorce Like a Bolt from the Blue
"Son, I'm glad you're back!" The old prince's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. He patted Eunuch Li on the shoulder and pulled him to sit next to him.

"Why did you come back just now?" The old princess burst into tears, holding Zhuiguang and unable to utter a complete sentence. But she had a lot on her mind.

Fortunately, His Majesty had some conscience and gave her son generous compensation, which overshadowed Li Changle, Xue Tang and Qin Mingyuan. The grudge between the Xianwang Mansion and His Majesty could be put aside for the time being, and she would not bother with Qin Mingyuan and Xue Tang for stealing her daughter's limelight.

Civil and military officials: "..."

It turns out that Dajing also has such a family recognition ceremony?
Suddenly, someone in the crowd whispered to the people around him, "That's not right. Where is Eunuch Li? How come it's not Eunuch Li who's hosting such a big event?"

"Do you feel that the Prince of Pingyang behaves very much like Eunuch Li?"

Although Si Wei had no prior knowledge of this, it did not affect his ability to deduce the whole story. He turned his head calmly and whispered something to a young eunuch behind him.

After hearing what Si Wei said, the young eunuch immediately moved behind the two gossiping ministers, leaned down, and said with a smile that was not hidden in his eyes: "You two, our chief steward was seriously injured during this trip to Dongyi, and he is also old. His Majesty has rewarded him with a red seal and an iron certificate to return home to retire. From now on, all matters in the palace will be handled by our chief steward Li. I hope you two gentlemen will be careful with your words in the future."

Hearing this, they felt a chill down their spines, and realized belatedly that they had just said something wrong, and that the palace servants had heard it.

In official circles, people become unpopular when they leave, let alone the eunuchs in the harem!
It sounds nice to say that Eunuch Li is retiring after achieving success and giving way to more capable people. But who knows what the inside story is?
They actually compared a dignified prince with a past eunuch. They are really courting death!

They knew that if they talked about the affairs of the palace without thinking, they would be in great trouble. So they thanked the eunuch repeatedly, "Thank you for your advice, sir. We will remember it."

The young eunuch smiled perfunctorily, raised his sleeves, avoided everyone's sight, and pointed in the direction of Si Wei, "My lords, it was Prime Minister Si who asked me to come here. If you want to thank someone, go thank Lord Si."

They smiled and sent the little eunuch away, and both of their expressions froze.

Being caught red-handed by Prime Minister Si is more serious than directly angering His Majesty. How will Prime Minister Si deal with them this time?

The two of them raised their sleeves to secretly wipe away the cold sweat from their foreheads, and inadvertently saw Si Wei's icy, yet real, gaze.

They just froze where they were.

It's over. Prime Minister Si is going to use them as an example to scare the monkeys...

Li Changle didn't know what was going on with Si Wei. She stared in amazement as the eunuch handed the gift list to Prince Pingyang. She whispered to Li Changshen, "Father said he didn't have time to prepare a dowry for me, but how did he have time to prepare a welcoming ceremony for Prince Pingyang?"

Li Changshen said meaningfully: "Father has his reasons. He is our father, but he is also the monarch of Dajing. He loves us very much, but he shoulders the responsibility of Dajing's country and his people. Everything he does will naturally be for the country. He has the right to choose, and he has no obligation to always choose us, but protecting the people is his responsibility that he cannot shirk. Fortunately, you have changed your previous temper. Even if you don't understand, you won't make trouble. Third brother is proud of your progress, but you still have a lot of room for improvement. Just watch and learn slowly. If you don't understand, ask your sister-in-law."

Qin Mingshu raised his eyebrows secretly.

Your Majesty's reading of the picture book was not in vain, he already has the qualities of a screenwriter...

Xue Tang ate the melon calmly.

Xue Tang turned his head slightly, just in time to meet Qin Mingyuan's gaze. The two smiled knowingly, and both understood the understanding in each other's eyes. Emperor Jing Kang was not only a good screenwriter, but also very secretive.

The pearls and gold were definitely chosen from the tributes brought by Li Changze, and they were the least valuable ones, but this was enough to make the Jing Kang Emperor bleed. As for the jade mine, it was just discovered, and the Jing Kang Emperor did not give it away for free. The two of them were convinced that Li had accompanied the king for so many years and would understand instantly when he saw the reward. The Jing Kang Emperor wanted Li to use the gold, silver, jewelry and the money earned from the shop to open a mine.

But the old princess likes these face-saving things, so the drama of Emperor Jing Kang today not only achieved the purpose of opening the mine, but also appeased the old princess and the Xianwang Mansion, and strangled all the gossips that had not yet become popular in the stomachs of the gossipers.

As for Li Changle, Emperor Jing Kang knew that Li Changle now had secret power and would not care about those mundane things at all, so it didn't matter whether the hasty wedding was re-held in the future, and the generous dowry might be saved. After all, for the stretched treasury of Dajing, it would be wise to spend the money on southern Xinjiang at this time.

Xiao Bai was originally lying at the feet of Emperor Jing Kang, sleeping soundly, when she was awakened by the old princess's howl. She glanced at the old princess impatiently, changed her position and planned to continue sleeping, but she found that Li Changle and Qin Mingshu had already married, and Eunuch Li had also returned to his ancestral home...

She shuddered and her eyes widened.

This speed of progress is different from the secret letter that Tang’s mother received before!

Xiaobai raised his paws, rubbed his eyes, and patted his face.

Wake up, follow the order, it’s time to watch Tang’s mother’s final appearance!

Xiaobai's guess was correct. Just as everyone was waiting for the meal to begin, Eunuch Li suddenly unfolded a bright yellow imperial edict and read out every word in a sonorous voice.

The general meaning is: to make Xue Tang the Saint of Dajing, to confiscate the seaside villa built by Qin Mingyuan next to Mingyue Bay, and give it to Xue Tang as the Saint's Residence, and to reward her with countless gold, silver and jewels that were not announced in the palace. In short, the hundreds of carts of rewards outside the palace gate all belong to Xue Tang...

Everyone's jaw dropped again.

They really had no objection to rewarding Xue Tang. After all, they had heard about the Dongyi people. They were able to quell internal strife and resist external enemies. Now that the turmoil had subsided, if they dared to speak out and obstruct Your Majesty from rewarding them, wouldn't that be courting death? But, Your Majesty, the mansion you rewarded was too shabby, and you didn't even take away the place of the King of Wuwei...

The King of Wuwei has made an indispensable contribution this time. It would be fine if you didn't reward him, but you also confiscated it.

Throughout history, apart from you, Your Majesty, I am afraid that no other emperor would do such a shameless thing!
Fortunately, King Wuwei and Xue Tang are a family, and King Wuwei dotes on his wife and would not mind. Otherwise, this would cause a storm in the court in a matter of minutes.

Just when everyone had finished comforting themselves and felt that there would be no disturbance in the court, and were waiting for the banquet to begin, they could not help but glance at Qin Mingyuan with strange expressions.

However, Xue Tang, who was beside Qin Mingyuan, heard that after receiving the imperial edict, she suddenly opened her red lips and said in a firm tone: "Your Majesty, please allow me to divorce! I have done many wrong things before, but after a year of making amends, I no longer owe the Qin family, so I ask to end this absurd marriage with King Wuwei..."

Xiaobai rushed to Xue Tang's feet in one quick step, and then he lay on the ground and roared at Qin Mingyuan. He looked very pitiful, like a pastoral dog that was driven out of the house by its master, accusing Qin Mingyuan of many crimes.

Xiao Bai's appearance, coupled with Xue Tang's reluctance and grief, caused everyone to imagine a lot of things.

No one could hear what Xue Tang said next, and they had no intention of eating anymore. They only knew that Princess Wuwei said she wanted a divorce, a divorce, a divorce… and then all they could think about was, “Qin Mingyuan, who went from great joy to great sorrow, has suffered a great loss this time. Will he get so angry that he does something dangerous?”

Even the old princess stared with eyes wide open, looking at Xue Tang in shock. So, did she really misunderstand? Xue Tang was not trying to steal Ping Ning's limelight. Xue Tang was forced out of the Qin family by Qin Mingyuan. Xue Tang knew this and was worried that she couldn't hold on, so she wore red clothes to support the situation? Too tragic... So even if she became a saint, what would happen? Xue Tang was so absurd before and so strong now. I'm afraid she will end up alone in the future. In comparison, her children and grandchildren have returned. If she sends more people to Xirong to support her daughter, her daughter can live well. What else can she be jealous of?