Kuai Chuan's face-slapping gold finger

Chapter 144

In the middle of winter, the night is cold and frosty, with no stars or clouds, and only a silver moon is full of the palace wall.

East Palace.

Zui Miaojun sat on the head of the bed in a daze, and the recent events were surging in her mind over and over again. She pondered over and over again, crushing every detail, every word she heard, and any clues. Sour and bitter.

Rui'er is only half a year old now, and the empress mother hinted many times, both internally and externally, that the prince is not in good spirits recently, the prince is busy with homework, and the East Palace is too deserted and so on.After all, it was just seeing that she had an eldest son, so she wanted to choose some more women for the prince.

She knew that her father was the emperor's priest offering wine, and if the prince married her, he sold it to scholars all over the world.But it's not enough. In terms of real power status, her natal family is far inferior to the other princes and concubines. The empress mother is impatient and wants to help the prince.

But, does she want to enter the palace?If it wasn't for the emperor's request for marriage, how could her parents and elder brothers be willing to let her marry into the royal family?
It's not that she doesn't understand, it's just that she is unwilling.

Thinking of the beautiful women I saw in the mother's harem today, it is said that they are all the daughters of important officials in the court, this is almost a bright beating.Even her mother came to the palace a few days ago and persuaded her to take the initiative to propose to the prince about taking a concubine, telling her that no matter what she thought in her heart, she should at least occupy the reputation of being virtuous and virtuous.A princess should not be jealous, and a queen should not be jealous.

Others only said that she was a princess with a high status and was admired by everyone, but in fact, her words and deeds were thorns in her back, and she was walking on thin ice under the brilliance.

Yu Miaojun sighed faintly, and thought of the prince again, he was her only comfort and support, he once said that his heart was pleasing to her, and she also really loved him.I thought that the relationship between the two would last for a long time, but now I gradually realized that they are not only husband and wife, but also monarchs and ministers.

It's like this time, he knew she was sad, but he didn't hear it, and watched with cold eyes, letting her bear it alone.

With a sudden pain in my heart, I heard the report from the palace maid: "Princess Concubine, His Royal Highness has come down."

"understood."

It was bitingly cold outside, and without the warmth in the hall, no matter how thickly she was dressed, she still couldn't help shivering.She respectfully ushered the prince into the room, and the two of them were chatting, but Yu Miaojun was distracted repeatedly.

"Why is Miao Jun so frowning?"

Zui Miaojun was taken aback, and quickly covered up: "Really? Maybe it's because I haven't rested for a few days..."

"There are many things in the East Palace, thank you for your hard work."

Zui Miaojun's hands hidden in his sleeves were suddenly retracted, and next, are you going to say that you are going to add a few people to share her worries?But the next moment, she was grasped by a pair of warm hands, the other's knuckles were slender, as crisp as green onions, with a faint fragrance of bamboo.

"Hands so cold?" The prince's tone was flat, he just lowered his head and stared at Rou Yi in his palm, and said calmly, "How do you take care of the princess?"

The hall knelt down instantly, and everyone fell silent.

"It's none of their business, why do you come here to show off your power and prestige?" She pretended to be angry and said half-annoyed.

The prince was not as talkative as usual, but just looked up at Zui Miaojun with dark eyes, which made her panic and couldn't help but want to avoid seeing her.

After a long time, the prince said: "Miao Jun must take good care of himself, stay with Gu, and never leave Gu."

Yu Miaojun was at a loss at first, and then felt sour in her heart, she almost blurted out some words, she hesitated several times, and finally said in a heartbroken way: "Today, when I went to my mother's harem, I met Lin Shangshu's eldest daughter, Wu An Hou's second daughter, and—"

"Are you worried about taking a concubine alone?" The crown prince interrupted her, and Yu Miaojun suddenly opened his eyes wide. This is too unpretentious...

"I can't do it alone. You alone are enough. Therefore, you must take care of yourself." The prince emphasized again.

Yu Miaojun was suffocated, unable to speak for a long time, his lips trembled slightly, and finally asked again restrainedly: "What did you say?"

"I said, the only person by my side will be you. There will be no other women between us. We don't need it now, and there won't be one in the future." The prince suddenly changed his address, but his eyes were unshakably firm.

He made it so clear that Yu Miaojun didn't have to guess or think about it anymore. Those depressions and grievances suddenly erupted like a torrent. She cried: "You, why didn't you say it earlier?"

The prince hugged her, feeling sorry for her. It turned out that he had caused so much harm to her in that life, and it turned out that Miao Jun had hidden so much pain in his heart that was hard to express.But he thinks self-righteously that he has always respected her, never challenged her status, and has maintained her enough.

When Zui Miaojun's mood gradually calmed down, the prince said, "Is it better?"

Yu Miaojun was a little embarrassed, and nodded shyly.

"Then accompany Gu out of the palace for a walk?"

"Out of the palace?"

"Didn't Mr. Miao always want to go?"

"Uh..." That's true.But the princess of a country thinks about going out of the palace all day long, it's too immodest, how dare she say it?Unexpectedly, the prince had already seen her thoughts.

"Can you?" she asked hesitantly.

The prince looked at Yu Miaojun's eyes full of expectation and joy, can he still refuse?
Soon after, a young couple appeared on Baima Street in the capital. The man was dressed richly and accompanied by a few attendants. The woman wore a curtain on her head and had a graceful figure.

The previous dynasty was strict in etiquette, especially harsh on women. After decades of governance in the Nansheng Dynasty, the folk customs have improved a lot, but the status of women is still not good.Before entering the palace, Yu Miaojun seldom walked freely in the busy city like today, most of the time he was trapped in the back house.Although her parents doted on her and her elder brother took pity on her, she was more blessed than many people in the world, but it was inevitable that she felt regretful.

Who doesn't want to see more of the outside world?

The whole street is full of merchants, row upon row of shops, stalls on both sides of the street, selling groceries, jewelry, food, and hawkers walking back and forth with burdens, shouting and selling everywhere.

A group of people passed a certain wonton stall, and the prince suddenly stopped and said, "Do you still remember this place?"

Yu Miaojun looked suspiciously and shook his head.

"Didn't you get lost once when you were six years old?"

Yu Miaojun immediately remembered that during the Lantern Festival that year, she went to the street with her elder brother to watch the lanterns, but was scattered by the crowd.

"How do you know..." Zui Miaojun saw the prince smiling slightly, the brilliance contained in the black eyes was as bright as the sun and stars, and that appearance suddenly overlapped with the blurred figure in memory, and an unbelievable thought flashed through his mind: "It's you!"

"Remember?" the prince said with a smile: "That was here back then, and I brought my guards to rescue you. You saw that I have good fists and kicks, and you said that you would worship me as your teacher."

"..."

"Call Master to come and listen."

"...Master."

"Good apprentice."

The prince was secretly refreshed, ever since Zui Miaojun recovered his memory, he had never called him a master.

"It used to be a dark corner here, but now that Baima Street has been expanded, there are many more vendors. Since I came across this ravioli stall, it's a fate. Do you want to try it, Mr. Miao?"

In the middle of winter, many people are willing to come to a bowl of hot wonton. It is not expensive, only three renminbi.

Yu Miaojun and the prince sat there looking out of place, and several attendants even wiped the tables and chairs again and again, which made Wu Miaojun feel a little embarrassed. The prince was still there, only looking at her with a smile.

After a while, two bowls of steaming wontons were brought to the table.

The stall owner said cautiously: "Two guest officers, please use it slowly."

The meat of the wontons was thick and thin, sprinkled with chopped green onion and drizzled with sesame oil, making it even more tender and delicious. The two of them were eating quietly. Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the street, which immediately alerted the guards, and someone had stepped forward to investigate secretly.

"It's the case of Chen Guiyue, I heard it's going to trial today."

"Hmph, shameless slut, you have the guts to sue to Beijing. If you want me to say, let her sink into the pond if she deserves it."

"But, but it's just to save people, is it that serious?"

"As a married man, she was touched by a strange man. Isn't it serious? Think about it, wouldn't you be angry if you changed your wife? What's more, her man is still a scholar, how can this be tolerated?"

"That's right, the lord of Lu County was kind and her husband pleaded for mercy, so she was spared from sinking into the pond, and only sentenced her to a divorce. Not only was she ungrateful, but she also refused to forgive her. She is really shameless! The so-called marriage Isn't it the source of disaster for a wife to marry a virtuous woman like this?"

Yu Miaojun listened attentively. Seeing that she was interested, the crown prince winked at the guard. The other party understood and came forward to hand the stall owner a silver coin: "Boss, what are they talking about?"

"No, no, no." The stall owner hurriedly refused, knowing that the two nobles were curious, so he said: "Brother, you really asked the right person. The Chen family who came to Beijing to sue is from Lu County, who happens to be from my hometown. A while ago when my nephew came to Beijing, he even gossiped with me about this matter, and I heard that there was quite a commotion in Lu County, which even alarmed the city."

It turned out that this matter was caused by a kind help.

The Chen family was originally a merchant's family. Although they had a small fortune, their status was not obvious.Gainshi is a farmer, businessman, and merchant with the cheapest business registration, and this dynasty follows the system of the previous dynasty, and no imperial examinations are allowed within the three generations of the direct line of business registration.

The head of the Chen family, Chen Yonghe, has a son and a daughter, both born to his regular wife. His wife died of illness when the children were young, so he became both a father and a mother, and brought them up through hardships.

Among them, Chen Guishu, the son, was talented in reading since he was a child, but his status was limited. Chen Yonghe originally wanted to change his nationality, but the household registration control in this dynasty was strict, so this matter has been delayed.Chen Yonghe learned from the painful experience, and he didn't want to let future generations suffer this loss again. His son could only be wronged first, but his daughter Chen Guiyue, couldn't she still marry?
So, he inquired in many ways, and finally fell in love with Liu Xiao, a boy from Liujia Village under the jurisdiction of Lu County.

Although Lu County is not far from the capital city, it is not considered a rich county. Liujia Village is a well-known impoverished village in Lu County. Even the surrounding villages are unwilling to marry off their daughters. Married wives abound, and Liu Xiao is one of them.

Ordinarily, as a boy, he could read and write, and his status was much higher than that of the mud-legged people in the village, so it should be easy for him to marry a wife.But his family is really poor. The only widowed mother has sold all the fields in order to support him to study. All these years, he has been relying on begging and taking advantage of the village to barely make ends meet.The people in the village are simple and honest. Seeing their orphans and widows, and their sons are scholars, what if they become prosperous one day?Simply turn a blind eye and close one eye, let them go.

It's a pity that Liu Xiao was not able to pass the examination of scholar for a long time.

Liu's mother was at a loss, so she had to mortgage the house deed. At this moment, Chen Yonghe extended a helping hand to Liu's family.

Liu Xiao originally didn't want to marry a merchant's daughter, but at this time he couldn't tolerate him being picky, so he hinted that his mother agreed to the marriage.The two families got married quickly, and Liu Xiao relied on the dowry brought by Chen Guiyue to subsidize, so he didn't have to worry about the future for a while, and after three years of hard study, he was finally selected as a scholar.

But since he passed the exam, he has looked down on Chen Guiyue's background, and thinks that the Chen family is taking advantage of his family's danger in his marriage, and is even more unhappy in his heart.His mother has always followed him, so she followed suit and raised her daughter-in-law. First, she sent all the maids she brought back to her natal family. On the grounds of having no children, Liu Xiao's distant cousin was brought into the family with confidence.But she also didn't think about it, Liu Xiao lived at home for less than a month, how could Chen Guiyue be pregnant by herself?

Chen Guiyue complained to her natal family when she was sad. Although the father and brother felt sorry for her, she still persuaded her to bear it for the sake of future planning.After all, having no offspring is a big deal, and as a family member, I don't have the position to ask too much.What's more, how many men in this world don't take concubines?Liu Xiao may still be an official in the future, and there are even fewer people in the back house to serve him.

The Chen family's concession made Liu's mother intensify. She not only accepted Chen Guiyue's dowry, but also forced her to set up rules and do farm work, and became more and more mean to her.

Chen Guiyue was pampered and brought up since she was a child. Where did she suffer from this, she soon fell ill.Liu's mother only thought that she was pretending and insisted on letting her drag her sick body to work. Therefore, when Chen Guiyue followed the villagers up the mountain to pick herbs, she became dizzy and weak, and almost fell off the cliff.In a critical moment, a man named Liu Cheng gave her a hand and saved her life.

But because of this support, Chen Guiyue's reputation of being unfaithful has spread throughout Liujia Village. Liu's mother was so angry that she scolded her for being a dick in front of all the villagers. Prevent.During the tussle, she was caught again by Liu's mother, and she was about to sink Chen Guiyue into the pond on the spot!
Under the great hatred, Chen Guiyue didn't want to die anymore, but only wanted justice. With the help of Liu Cheng, she managed to escape back to her natal home. Only then did Chen's father and son realize how wronged their Yue'er had been, and they were furious and wanted to ask for an explanation.But how could the Liu family compromise?Mother Liu and Liu Xiao were wronged and married a prostitute!
The two sides finally went to court, Liu Xiaoyan, although Chen Guiyue did not abide by women's morals, but she was his wife after all, and it was his life. He didn't want to mention the matter of Shentang, as long as he divorced his wife.But the Chen family believed that Chen Guiyue had nothing wrong with it. It was the Liu family who tried to disregard human lives. They demanded a divorce and got back the Chen family's dowry!

However, the county magistrate of Lu County not only beat Chen Yonghe and Chen Guishu on the pretext of confessing his crimes, but also sentenced Chen Guiyue to a divorce letter for seven crimes, and the dowry belonged to the Liu family.

This case is certain, outsiders all say that Liu Xiao is a noble character, emphasizing love and righteousness, and the county magistrate of Lu County is also clean and honest, with a stern face, only the Chen family is poor and ugly.

Maybe some people sympathize with the Chen family, but the county master's attitude is clear, what can they say?

The Chen family's business couldn't continue, and they were taunted all day long. The family was driven to a corner, and they finally got the real fire and sued the capital directly!

Today is the day for the trial of this case.

(End of this chapter)