Rebirth of a famous family: Mala's first wife

Chapter 46 Secret News
What did Fu Heng learn when he came to Beijing this time?This also starts with the secrets of Emperor Yanxi's harem in this dynasty.

Emperor Yanxi came to the throne in his prime, and when he was the crown prince, he already had one main concubine, two side concubines, and several concubines.These women bore him five sons and several daughters.And after he ascended the throne, these people were canonized according to their ranks. The main concubine became a queen, and one of the two side concubines became a concubine of virtue and the other became a concubine of Shu.

Coincidentally, these empresses were all of noble origin, and they all had a son under their knees.

Unfortunately, although the Queen's empress's son is the legitimate son, he is not the eldest son of the emperor, let alone the most intelligent and capable son.

Therefore, in the early years of Yanxi, some ministers in the court proposed to establish a reserve.Is it Lidi?Or Li Chang?Or Lixian?The former court has been arguing endlessly, and the harem has also been fighting openly and secretly.As for Fu Heng's uncle, Mr. Cui Duo, the second-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. Cui, unfortunately, was involved in such a struggle.

It turned out that [-] days ago, that is, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial dining room in the palace sent Laba porridge rewarded by the emperor to the empresses, civil and military officials, and princes and princesses.And the third prince born to the concubine Defei, after eating Laba porridge, his face turned purple, foaming at the mouth, showing symptoms similar to poisoning!Fortunately, there were two clever maids by his side at that time, who poured him several bowls of mung bean soup, and it lasted until the time when the imperial physician arrived.After the imperial physician's all-out treatment, the third prince's life was finally saved, but he couldn't speak anymore!
The third prince was originally a talented young man, and many people in the court placed high hopes on him. As a result, he completely missed the throne!His biological mother, Concubine De, fainted from crying because of this incident. After waking up, she went to the Empress Dowager to ask for orders from the Emperor and Empress Dowager to punish the murderer severely.

Immediately afterwards, Concubine Shu also came over to complain, saying that the imperial dining room has always been in charge of the empress, implying that this matter is also inseparable from the empress!

After hearing these gossip, the empress went to the emperor to defend herself.The emperor was furious, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to jointly investigate the matter thoroughly.For a while, everyone in the harem was in danger.

Cui Duo, as the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, has always been known as a "divine judgement", and without any suspense, he was selected by the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to preside over the case...

Originally, the Tian family wanted to know as few people as possible about such a palace scandal, but it still spread quietly among the officials in the capital.And Fu Heng, who went to Beijing to report on his work, also had the opportunity to hear about this because he was willing to spend money to make friends and manage people.

At that time, he felt a "thump" in his heart, secretly thinking that the affairs of Tian's family are no different from ordinary people's?It's just that my family of Qipin county magistrate has had such wives and concubines fighting before, but it's not so extreme!
It was precisely because of this experience that Fu Heng began to reflect on himself, and it turned out that what the sages said "do not spoil concubines and destroy wives" is really a wise saying!Whether a man can cultivate himself and keep his family together depends on this level!

Because of this experience, he had already planned on the way back to his hometown that after Aunt Tong, he would never marry another woman at home.If Mrs. Yin were to act mischievously again, at most he would just ignore her and be done with it. Don't linger around in the flowers anymore, and let's not talk about the serious business.

Of course, there are other considerations for Fu Heng to think so.One is that he was born in a big family, with three older sisters, two of whom are concubines, and three younger brothers and one younger sister, one of whom is a concubine.

Since he was a child, although his mother didn't explain it clearly, he and his brothers and sisters from the concubine understood that the three children from the concubine were different from them!They knew from an early age that the three concubine children had no mothers and were raised at their mother's knees.Although the mother did not treat the three of them harshly on the surface, no matter what they ate, wore, or used, they were all leftovers and unwanted by her own children!

When the two concubine elder sisters got married, the mother even casually found two relatives and sent them out of the house. The dowry she prepared was not even worth one-tenth of what the eldest sister got when she got married!It was the same when Brother Zhang became an adult. His mother didn't care about his concerns. He said that he fell in love with Zou Shi, so she married Zou Shi into the family, but she never waited to see this third daughter-in-law.Brother Zhang didn't want to go to school, and her old man didn't bother to dissuade him, so he let him go into business.On the contrary, she is more concerned about Brother Cong, who is of mediocre qualifications, than anyone else, and she wholeheartedly wants to train him to be a master of Juren, isn't it because Brother Cong is also a descendant? ...

The mother, the old lady, is the most sensible and magnanimous person in the world in Fu Heng's opinion, even if she treats her concubine like this, let alone her daughter-in-law, Yin Guifen, who has always been very cautious and jealous?

In order not to have to worry about these things when he gets old in the future, Fu Heng once again feels lucky for himself: he has been lingering in the flowers and doting countless concubines for so many years, but he has never had children with other women, it must be his young It's time to think long-term and thoughtful for yourself!However, Aunt Tong's pregnancy was an exception.I don't know what method she used at that time, probably when she was drunk?Alas, only this time, let's not do it again!
Therefore, when Fu Heng returned home and saw his old mother, and heard her say that the Yin family had driven Aunt Tong out of the mansion and sent her to Zhuangzi, he was surprised, but after thinking about it, this is actually not a bad thing !Just like what some colleagues in Beijing told him, if he wants to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom and make achievements, it is better to be less tainted with some things, such as female sex!

Thinking of this, he straightened his expression, sat upright and said, "Returning to mother, since Aunt Tong committed such a major mistake, it is only natural for her son and wife to punish her. Of course, mother is worried about the child in her belly, and you, as a grandmother In this way, the son will take time to visit her tomorrow, and if he wants to buy something, he can just order the subordinates to do so, and he will not wrong her, mother can rest assured about this."

Mrs. Fu was a little surprised when she heard her son's words.What's wrong with my son?A trip to Beijing seems like a different person, I have never seen him so rational before!

Fu Heng's face frowned slightly, and he accused Mrs. Fu of a crime, and said in a regretful voice: "The son was ignorant before, and he made mother worry a lot! This time I met Mrs. Cui in person in Beijing, and only then did I know that my son used to be ignorant. It’s just a frog at the bottom of the well who sits in a well and looks at the sky and slanders the sky! The words Mr. Cui warned me were like enlightenment, which made my son wake up... 34 years have passed in my son’s life. If you have achieved something in the world, you may be ashamed to see your ancestors in the ground in the future!"

"Okay, okay, okay, my son, you have finally thought so far!" Mrs. Fu was surprised and delighted, what she wanted to hear most in her life was words like this.When her son finally matured as she wished, she couldn't help crying.

The mother and son talked for a while, and the maid outside came to report that the eldest wife was coming.The old lady said hurriedly, please.

The maids raised the curtains, and Yin came in lightly, with a look on his face that was like a spring breeze.When Suyun went to Yangzhengju to deliver the message, she was a little apprehensive, worried that the master would use the matter of Aunt Tong to question her.After asking Suyun, Suyun only said that she didn't know, but when she saw that her face was full of anxiety, she finally revealed something, saying that neither the elder nor the old lady seemed to be furious. point.

"Come here, Gui Fen, come in quickly! I'm waiting for you!" The old lady flirted affectionately when she saw the eldest daughter-in-law, as if she was the one who invited Yin Shi to come.

Yin's heart is like a mirror, the old lady was so guarded against her in the past, and she would talk to the master alone about any important matters. Today, the sun really came out from the west.So she gave a gentle salute, "Master, old lady, what's the point of calling me over in such a hurry?"

Fu Heng seemed not used to his wife's tenderness, so he coughed uncomfortably, "It's nothing, I just want to tell you about the things in Beijing, so that when I'm not at home in the future, in case something happens, You also have a calculation."

It turns out that the master came to him to talk about such important matters!Yin Shi was overwhelmed with surprise, but tried to show a calm look on his face, and put on a posture of listening attentively and willing to hear more about it.

Fu Heng had an extremely serious expression on his face, especially when facing Yin Shi who was always talking badly, he first gave a stern warning, "There is no outsider present when we speak today, because these words are very important. Be careful and you will get into trouble! You must not spread it to the outside world!"

It wasn't until Yin nodded with a look of horror that he continued very carefully, carefully, and slowly: "This time I went to Beijing, the first thing I did was to visit Mr. Cui, the servant of the Ministry of Justice. Because of my mother's handwriting Recommended, the boss treats me very much! He is an old man who has been an official for many years, has a long-term vision, and has a very high opinion of the situation in the court! Just a few words and a few words have pointed out the way for me! ——Now Beijing, all the bosses above People have been more or less related to the establishment of the reserve, and the boss reminded me that I must not stand on the wrong team at this time, so as not to regret it for life in the future!"

Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Yin are both women and children. They have never heard such astonishing arguments in their life, and they took a deep breath for a while.It was Mrs. Fu who turned her head around first, and immediately asked the main point: "Brother Heng, what about the old man himself? Has he also been involved and can't get out?" In fact, she is younger than Cui. Duo Da, you should call him cousin, but the other party is a high-ranking official, but she is a commoner, so she unconsciously followed her son's tone and used the honorific title.

Fu Heng nodded solemnly, with sadness in his eyes: "Yes, the Zuo Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice ordered Mr. Cui to thoroughly investigate the matter of the third prince being poisoned and dumb, in order to force him to choose between the two concubines in the harem. !"

(End of this chapter)