Chapter 169 Enemies
In that house, Mrs. Leng was having a drink with Marquis Fengxian.
There was mutton cooked in the small charcoal pot on the table, which was Fengxianhou's favorite food in winter.
"You women are really ruthless, you can kill people with just your lips." Feng Xianhou took a sip of wine and squinted his eyes and said, "I think in a few days, the reputation of that surnamed Wen will be completely ruined. .”
"Her reputation is ruined. Lord Marquis, your wishful thinking has come true, hasn't it?" Mrs. Leng smiled with her eyebrows widening, "Who asked her to drink a toast without eating it? If she had accepted it happily, not only would she have been able to smooth things over, There is still a lot of money to be gained from past feuds.”
"Yes, both men and women in this world must be aware of current affairs." Feng Xianhou nodded, "If this matter is finally accomplished, you will be the hero."
"Wen Mingqian's reputation was completely ruined and she became a street rat. No one would protect her anymore, not even those sisters-in-law.
When the time comes, it will be up to the Marquis how he wants to deal with them. If he doesn't believe that they will dare to fight against each other again. ”
Mr. Leng smiled so proudly, "Master Marquis, let's have another glass of warm wine! This wine goes with the mutton, it really warms the whole body."
Just when they were enjoying themselves in peace, Sang Er had already sent the letter to Zhu's mansion.
Lord Zhu read Wen Mingqian's letter and immediately asked his family to add two more pieces of carbon to the carbon basin. After grinding the ink himself, he began to write a memorial to impeach Fengxian Hou and Cui Rong.
After several days of bad weather, we finally had a clear and windless day.
Wen Mingqian counted the days until it was time to meet the eldest princess again.
So he and Sang Er packed up and went out.
When they arrived at Bowang Mountain, they got on the sedan chair. But halfway through, the sedan pole suddenly broke.
Fortunately, it only flashed and did not slide down.
"Auntie, are you okay?" Sang Er quickly raised the curtain of the sedan and asked.
"It's okay." Wen Mingqian slowly got out of the sedan, "It seems we have to walk up."
"Ms. Wen, you guys, please go down the mountain and come up in a different sedan chair. At least you will have something to sit on when you go down." The sedan bearer said apologetically.
"Don't worry, the weather is nice today, so it doesn't hurt to walk more." Wen Mingqian said.
Fortunately, the steps up the mountain had been cleaned long ago, and Wen Mingqian and Sang Er helped each other go up.
After walking about a mile, I saw someone carrying a sedan coming down the mountain.
The sedan stopped as it passed them, and the person inside lifted the curtain and said in a joking tone: "Isn't this the famous Lady Wen? What a coincidence!"
Wen Mingqian took a look and saw that this man was the military master he met at the tea house a few days ago.
Since he knows who he is, it can be seen that he must have investigated it secretly.
Naturally, he heard the rumors on the street, so he spoke to himself in such a teasing tone.
"Auntie, who is he?" Sang Er asked in a low voice.
"I don't recognize him either." Wen Mingqian ignored the man, "Let's go!"
"Ms. Wen actually walked up the mountain, is it to show her sincerity?" The man looked at Wen Mingqian, "You can't go so hard to please the eldest princess, right?"
"Our sedan broke down halfway, otherwise why would we be walking up here? You are so rude in what you say, how can we, my wife, take your turn?" Sang Er said angrily. She couldn't bear to see others being so weird towards Wen Mingqian.
"Sang'er must not be rude. This military master must have just paid a visit to the eldest princess." At this moment, Wen Mingqian not only recognized that this man was from the army, but also determined that his status was extraordinary. Otherwise, how could he come to see the eldest princess?
It's better not to mess with such people as much as there is no need to cause trouble to yourself. "Why don't I be a good person and Mrs. Wen take my sedan chair to go up the mountain!" The man said with a half-smile.
"Thank you, no need." Wen Mingqian didn't want to tangle with him anymore, so he pulled San Er and continued walking up the mountain.
The man sneered slightly. He did not think Wen Mingqian was arrogant or arrogant at all. On the contrary, he determined that Wen Mingqian must have some good intentions and was not naive at all.
It is best for such people to stay away from the eldest princess.
Wen Mingqian and Sang Er walked for more than two miles and finally arrived at the eldest princess's residence.
"Did you meet King Changliu when you came up?" the eldest princess asked with a smile.
"It turns out that that person is..." Sang Er was very surprised.
"The common woman didn't recognize the prince," Wen Mingqian said, "so she didn't have time to say hello."
"It doesn't matter, he's been guarding the border all year round and doesn't follow these rules." The eldest princess smiled, "Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for several years."
Although Wen Mingqian had never met Changliu Wang Yingwuchou, he did not feel strange to him.
He is one of the few royal princes with military power in the current imperial court. He is the nephew of the eldest princess and the cousin of the current emperor.
Everyone said that he had been determined to ride on the battlefield since he was a child, and he went to the frontier before he was twenty years old.
He is indeed said to be good at conquering and fighting. During the years he guarded Yunmen, he maintained peace on the border and was loved by the local people.
It's just that he is already in his thirties but has not married yet. Although there are different opinions as to why this is the case, there is still no definite explanation.
"I've been feeling a little itchy in the past two days. Although I played two games with Wu You just now, his moves were too sharp and I didn't like it." The eldest princess smiled and said to Wen Mingqian, "You're here just in time."
Wen Mingqian then played chess with the eldest princess.
The eldest princess looked at her secretly several times and saw that she looked calm and calm, not like she was troubled by rumors at all. Besides, Zhu Hui handed over the paper. He is well-known in the official circles as a ghost-seeing worry. If he impeaches someone, he may fine him a salary and reflect on his actions, or he may be beheaded and his property confiscated.
If the emperor did something wrong, he would fight in court to have the emperor avoid the main hall and fast.
Fengxian Hou never dreamed that when he went to court as usual, he would be found with a copy.
The person who joined him was none other than Zhu Hui.
Cui Rong was not qualified to go to the palace to discuss matters. I only heard about it later.
"Zhu Aiqing, you said that Fengxianhou's son poisoned his slaves, Cui Rong bribed his slaves, and forced his daughters to become monks. Are these things true?" the emperor asked after reading the memorial.
"Everything is true, I dare to guarantee it with my life." Zhu Hui said loudly.
"In that case, I will leave it to you to thoroughly investigate these two matters!" The emperor said, "I will send someone to assist you."
"If the emperor wants to send someone to help the ministers, he might as well ask Feng Guogong." Zhu Hui said, "He is the Duke of the state, so there is no need to be afraid of Feng Xianhou."
Zhu Hui always spoke so straightforwardly, so the emperor was not surprised and agreed immediately.
Of course Fengxian Hou wanted to complain, but the emperor just said: "Don't be afraid, the innocent will be self-righteous. It's enough to investigate this matter thoroughly. Zhu Hui and the others will not wrongly accuse you."
Feng Xianhou had no choice but to stand aside, secretly thinking about how to avoid this disaster.
It's just that despite all his thoughts, he never thought that this matter had anything to do with Wen Mingqian. He just felt that he was so unlucky.