A Thousand Hills

Chapter 109

The fifth prince is not very old. He is one year younger than Xie Moru. He is seventeen this year and has just graduated from the Royal Academy. Because he got married and married a wife, Emperor Mu Yuan asked the fifth prince to finish his homework in the study and work as an errand in the court. To deal with some business or something.The fifth prince's errand is in the Ministry of Rites, which is a leisurely department. The fifth prince himself is very dignified. He seldom talks and jokes on weekdays, and he is very serious in his work. The fifth prince's reputation is good.But compared to the demeanor of the first prince's elder brother and the nobleness of the second prince's son, the fifth prince is not outstanding.

The above is the minister's evaluation of the fifth prince.

A regular prince.

However, the four characters of "moderate and satisfactory" are obviously only applicable to the five princes before they got married.Not long after they got married, the fifth prince threw a thunderbolt in the court.Because of the Double Ninth Festival, Emperor Mu Yuan wanted to talk to the fifth son about Xie Moru in the early court, so he had to ask the fifth son to take care of Xie Moru, even the queen mother was a little bit wrong, but it would be embarrassing for the royal family to turn their faces like this .Emperor Mu Yuan planned to let his sister do work for his mother, and let his son do work for his daughter-in-law... The above is Emperor Mu Yuan's plan to promote family harmony, but Emperor Mu Yuan did not expect that the fifth son would throw thunder for him as soon as he came to court .

Moreover, the fifth son is not for the fifth son himself. People have said that they want to entrust a piece of land, and don't want a rich place. Then, they took their daughter-in-law and mother to the domain.However, the fifth son also had his own explanations about the superiority and inferiority of his concubines. In short, as soon as this seal was issued, the eldest prince's face turned dark, while the second prince was still tense, but there was a gleam of joy in his eyes .Others such as the third and fourth princes looked at the fifth prince directly, thinking in their hearts, the fifth brother is for real.

The fifth prince fired a thunderbolt in the court, and then the court exploded.

The fifth prince himself is rather tactful about Lei. After discussing with Xie Moru yesterday, the two decided not to mention the establishment of a crown prince in the memorial, because the establishment of a crown prince has always been a major event in the country. The fifth prince mentioned it, which is obviously a little overstepped. Therefore, It is enough to state the difference between the concubine and the concubine in the memorial.Therefore, the fifth prince's thunder is actually within the rules of etiquette.The fifth prince himself is a concubine, he said that he is a concubine, don't say that the second prince feels that the fifth prince is a sensible person among brothers, even the ministers of the court also feel that the fifth prince does not seem to be in the middle of the day, but he is really not in vain in the Ministry of Rites Damn, at least the fifth prince's statement is above the orthodox rules.

In comparison, Xie Moru's seal is more terrible.

After his own seal was submitted, the fifth prince then handed over his wife's seal. Xie Moru was more straightforward. She clearly stated in the seal that in the Palace of Mercy, the position of the eldest concubine of the emperor was in the second place. Above the prince and concubine, this matter violates etiquette, please take the position of the prince and concubine.Moreover, Xie Moru also proposed that your concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine and concubine should not be treated the same way, please Your Majesty to give more treatment to concubines.

Xie Moru's thunder directly knocked people out. Xie Moru just exposed the Empress Dowager Hu's face yesterday. Everyone knows that the second prince's mother, Empress Hu, is the Empress Dowager Hu's niece. She just gave the Empress Dowager shame. How about showing kindness to the second prince?
However, based on Xie Moru's temper, people can understand that Xie Moru is really not a good tempered person, and then think of Xie Moru's remarks yesterday, well, he is for the sake of orthodoxy.As for the benefit of the second prince and the second concubine, it's really a matter of passing.Because Xie Moru's statement not only mentioned that the first princess should be distinguished from other princes, but also the first princess should be different from other princesses.And among the princesses, the treatment of the princesses of the Yuan Dynasty should naturally be higher than that of the princesses of the successors.

The two seals of the fifth prince and his wife were like a dose of stimulant for the courtiers, and they did not mention the matter of establishing the prince.The courtiers were not stupid either. Just now a censor from the eldest prince's family jumped out and said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, and it is too early for the fifth prince to make a crown prince. I think it is very wrong."

Since the fifth prince wrote this seal, he had already analyzed the affairs of the morning court in advance. He had already expected that someone would make such a trouble. Is there any sentence that mentions the establishment of the prince? You censor, don't speculate for no reason, and wrong the prince!"

"This prince is saying that the concubine needs to be distinguished. The etiquette of the concubine should not be the same as that of the concubine. This prince is also born as a concubine. It is not aimed at brothers. It is just a big gift, so I have to mention it." The fifth prince clasped his hands solemnly. , "I ask my father to order the Ministry of Rites to remake the etiquette, carriages, clothing, and expenses of the princes and princesses, so as to set an example of orthodoxy for future generations."

The fourth prince immediately said, "My son and minister seconded the proposal."

Even if the eldest prince's face turned blue from heartache today, his mind is not slow to come back to life, and he followed suit, grinding his back molars, and regained his accustomed elder brother's generous face, "My son and minister agree."

The third prince also made a gesture, and the second prince would not object.As for the courtiers, among the princes, only the second prince is the direct prince, and the second prince has always been outstanding. The courtiers have read the books of sages for many years, and most of them, except for the ones with high stakes, say that your majesty is wise.

Emperor Mu Yuan ordered the Ministry of Rituals to re-order the rituals for the princes and daughters. In addition, Emperor Mu Yuan said to the fifth prince, "You brothers are still young, and I don't want you to leave me. The matter of entrustment is not urgent."

The fifth prince was a little disappointed and didn't say anything.

After the morning court, Emperor Mu Yuan called the Fifth Prince to talk privately and asked him, "Is your wife still remembering what happened yesterday?"

The fifth prince said honestly, "She's nothing. The emperor's grandmother is an elder, so she just said a few words, and she just listened. It's the son who thinks that the old things in the emperor's grandmother's heart are difficult to unravel, so why don't you just come here earlier and replace your father?" Huang guarding one side, although he can't be filial in front of his father, he is still loyal to the country."

Emperor Mu Yuan listened to his sincerity and said, "It's nothing more than trivial matters between women. You don't need to worry about it. Your daughter-in-law's temperament, you should take care of her. Here, the Queen Mother, I persuade you to take it easy. That's fine. You are only as old as you are, and you are the only children I have. You are willing to part with me as a father, but I am also reluctant to part with your son."

Hearing what his father said, even though he was used to pretending to be serious, the fifth prince couldn't help the corners of his eyes getting wet, and choked up, "A son actually doesn't want to part with his father, but the son feels that it's good for the whole family to live together. Can't get along... The emperor's grandmother is getting old and sick from time to time, and the son and daughter-in-law's temperament, the father also knows, it's hard to change for a while... If the son says something unfilial, it will always be like yesterday. Are we the royal family?" Although his wife is not docile, she understands the truth.What is his grandmother, what a disgrace, even the fifth prince thinks, what a disgrace.

Emperor Mu Yuan's face was gentle, "I shed tears when encountering such a small thing, I have encountered many difficulties in these years." He explained a few words to his son, kept his son for breakfast, and then sent him to the Ministry of Rites as an errand.The reason why Emperor Mu Yuan comforted this son with gentle words was that even if this son got this badge, it was not for himself.

Of course, there must be Xie Moru's reasons for this, and Emperor Mu Yuan knew it well.

Emperor Mu Yuan knew it well, but Xie Shangshu quickly calmed down when he saw the two thunderbolts fired by the fifth prince and his wife.It's really a natural political talent, and this trick is so wonderful that it can't retreat.

Xie Shangshu was still worried yesterday, the Empress Dowager Hu is the mother-in-law after all, the empress dowager has too much time to worry about it, will Xie Moru's sudden turn of events make the royal family displeased or something?Xie Shangshu is relieved today.Xie Moru's move is simply wonderful. Yu Gong, the neutral minister in court first has a good impression of the fifth prince's general knowledge of etiquette; Yu privately, the second prince knows the love of the fifth prince, and he is the queen mother. If you don't let things go, you just don't know the good and the bad; for yourself, even if His Majesty really allows the fifth prince to live in the feudal domain, what's wrong with running the feudal land early?With Xie Moru's ability, assisting the Fifth Prince is another world.

At the same time, this seal also proves that the fifth prince is selfless in his heart, as the fifth prince said, he is a bastard, he is not fighting for his own interests, he just wants to show orthodoxy.

The fifth prince's first seal after marriage proved the benefits of his marriage.

Those who have Xie Shangshu's vision secretly thought that the fifth prince's marriage is very good.It is true that Princess Xie has a temper, but Princess Xie's political vision, even many old foxes in the court have to be convinced.

The news always spread quickly, and soon the Charity Palace knew about it. Empress Dowager Hu said, "Xiao Wu has such insight, it shows that the Ai family has not loved him in vain." I wanted to reward the fifth prince with some beauties, but yesterday The face that was blown away by Xie Moru was still aching, so the Empress Dowager Hu had no choice but to give the Fifth Prince some books, paper, gold and jade objects.

Concubine Zhao was secretly annoyed, but she had been in the palace for many years, and the city was deep, so she would not show it to the outside.Instead of revealing it, she had to continue to serve Queen Mother Hu attentively and thoughtfully as usual.Concubine Xie frowned for a while, then sighed softly, as for what she felt in her heart, she was somewhat similar to Emperor Mu Yuan yesterday.As for Concubine Su, a slight smile flashed across Concubine Su's haggard face, and she gently put her heart that had been lifted all night back into her stomach. Concubine Su let out a slight breath, and she didn't have to worry anymore.

Xie Moru's outstanding and long-term political vision is shocking. Those who can see through it will be afraid that she will respect her and obey her;

Even Princess Wenkang was surprised for a long time when she heard Marquis Yongan talk about this matter. She guessed that Xie Moru would respond, but she did not expect Xie Moru to respond in such a way.Of course, according to Xie Moru's seal, Princess Wenkang is the beneficiary, and Princess Changtai is her eldest daughter-in-law.For a long time, Princess Changtai has been lower than Princess Yongfu in the ranking of royal princesses because she is younger than Princess Yongfu.But when it comes to the matrilineal line, Princess Changtai's mother, Empress Chu, was the concubine of Emperor Mu Yuan, who was formally brought into Fengyi Palace by three matchmakers and six hires from the Zhuquemen.Princess Yongfu's biological mother, Empress Hu, was helped by Emperor Mu Yuan before she died.The status of the two princesses can be seen at a glance. In the past, no one mentioned it. Today, Xie Mo Ru mentioned it. Then after the Ministry of Rites customizes, the treatment of Princess Changtai will be improved.Princess Yu Wenkang is certainly not a bad thing.

Princess Wenkang smiled inexplicably, and said, "You are so powerful at such an age." A natural strategist, she was lucky that her eldest son had a good relationship with Xie Moru.

Yong'an Hou said, "Fifth Prince is very lucky." Marrying a good wife is the next thing. There are many good wives in this world, but if the husband doesn't listen to persuasion, no matter how good a wife is, it will be useless.The fifth prince may not look outstanding on weekdays, but he is very understanding. He knows the truth of the unity of husband and wife, and that's why he shines so brightly today.This morning, the eldest prince was the loser, and the second prince was the beneficiary, but the one who really showed his glory was the fifth prince.The fifth prince is really lucky, especially the luck of husband and wife, among all the princes, no one can match it.

Princess Wenkang said, "Looks like what happened yesterday has to be forgotten." She was quite annoyed that Xie Moru would not leave some room for the Empress Dowager in public, which made Ci'an embarrassing.As for Princess Wenkang, even though Xie Moru was well-known, she could not sit back and watch her mother get slapped in the face like this.It's just that she didn't have time to raise the issue, and it was her when the Fifth Prince's couple's seal was issued today, so it would be very inappropriate to make things difficult and thank Mo Ru.It is obvious that her daughter-in-law, Princess Changtai, has benefited from her reputation, if you try to embarrass him again, it is because of Princess Wenkang's temperament, she is more domineering, but not mean, so she can't do such a thing.She still has to go to the palace to persuade her mother, and she can no longer ask her to do anything inappropriate at this cusp.

It is Cheng Engong's mansion. After Nan'an Hou discussed with his eldest brother, second brother and father, Cheng Engong also specially told his old lady Shou'an that he must not say anything bad about the fifth prince's mansion outside, that is, to treat the fifth prince Concubine, if you have any comments, I will not mention it again in a short time.The second prince knew the love of the fifth prince, so Cheng En Gong's mansion could not be ignorant of the love of the fifth prince's mansion.

Of course, for example, Zhao Guogong's mansion is itchy with hatred.Mrs. Zhao Guogong said angrily, "I've only heard that men's letters to the court are correct, and now women's letters can also be submitted to the court. It's a rare thing that has never been heard in the world!" Thank you Mo Ru for political affairs.

However, these rumors are simply negligible compared to the general trend of the DPRK and China.Because as far as the orthodox literati are concerned, they prefer to see a royal family that abides by orthodox laws.Since the time of the first emperor, the royal family has not been prosperous, and the founding of the country is short. Therefore, the lack of some etiquette laws and regulations is understandable.However, today is not the same as in the past, there are already eight sons and five daughters, even the rules of the royal family have to be established.

Therefore, the seal of the Fifth Prince is well done.It's Xie Moru, she only talks about women's family, she is a first-grade concubine, she has the right to be listed, you can't say that what she said is wrong, even if it is a crime of transgression, it cannot be placed on her head.

Xie Moru ordered his servants to pack and salute at home, and he was ready to leave.When the fifth prince came back to talk about the court affairs at night, Xie Moru was a little disappointed and said, "Oh, then I'll tell them to stop, don't clean up for now."

The fifth prince was shocked, "Is everything packed?" Me, me, my wife is so efficient!

Xie Moru: Of course you have to do a full set of plays.

She guessed that Emperor Mu Yuan would not approve the fifth prince's request to become a vassal, but if Emperor Mu Yuan did, Yu Xie Moru would not be unacceptable.

As for whether the Empress Dowager Hu will make troubles to embarrass her, presumably the Empress Dowager Hu will soon know what the general trend is and what it means to be alone.

(End of this chapter)