Chapter 539 Invitation from the Duke’s Mansion
In the midst of divergent opinions.
Su Tai took Ruan Fang and Yu Mei to the dungeon of the Ministry of Punishment.
In just a few days, Ruan Haizhu, who looked like a flower, had become neither human nor ghost. When he heard the noise, he started howling like crazy, "This matter has nothing to do with me. It was the princess who lied to me. She asked me to do this." Yes, I am innocent! Please let me go, I want to go home!”
In the past, she always resisted her parents selling her for money, but now she hoped that her parents would sell her for money, so that she could at least survive. Now, the only thing waiting for her was death.
"If I had known earlier, why would I do it in the first place?" Su Tai slowly walked out from the shadows.
Ruan Haizhu was stunned for two seconds, and then reacted more intensely, "Mrs. Shen, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me, I want to go home, I want to go home!"
Ruan Fang hated Tie Bu Chenggang and cursed angrily, "You want to go home now? How did I persuade you at the beginning? As long as you turned around and walked back, you would not have caused the disaster today! Haizhu, you are deceiving me! Who is it? I can’t even save you! The emperor has ordered Qiuhou to be a good person in the next life!”
Ruan Haizhu's face suddenly turned pale, and his frightened eyes seemed to be escaping from their sockets, making him look particularly ferocious.
"No! Sister Fang, I don't want to die, I can't die! I'm so young, please save me, save me."
Ruan Fang shook her head and put down the food she brought, "Today I begged my wife, so she took me to see you and bring you some food. Also, my wife wanted to ask you something."
Ruan Haizhu was scared to death, so he had no time to think about anything.
Whatever Su Tai asked, she answered without thinking, and it was obvious at a glance that she was telling the truth.
The three of them left the dungeon.
Yu Mei asked in a low voice: "Madam, that Princess Qingfeng not only took in Ruan Haizhu, but also specially asked her grandma to teach her, and spent all her efforts to cultivate her, just to steal the eldest lady's marriage? It seems that our Shen family has never offended her! ”
Su Tai nodded, thought for a while, and took the two of them to the Princess Huai'an Mansion.
Because there was a commotion in the palace, Princess Huai'an felt guilty and grateful to Su Tai. When she heard that she was coming, she immediately had someone take her to the inner courtyard.
The relationship between female relatives who can enter the inner courtyard is different.
Su Tai was pretentious, but didn't think much about it. As soon as she sat down, she told Princess Huai'an the news she had learned.
The eldest princess of Huai'an paused while drinking water, with a little surprise in her eyes, "You said that Ruan Haizhu was cultivated by Qingfeng with great effort? Why did she do that?"
Su Tai looked solemn and said, "If this matter is not directed at our Shen family or the eldest princess, I didn't know until I came to the imperial capital that my family Shen Yi has been promoted again in the past six months. Maybe it is blocking his way." , I wanted to ask the eldest princess.”
Princess Huai'an thought for a while and shook her head decisively, "Although the position of the Minister of Industry is very popular, it is not good enough compared to the position of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It turned out that the Minister of Industry had his own problems and was found out. Shen Yi was promoted based on his true ability. The emperor re-appointed Shen Yi because he wanted all the courtiers to know what he meant
What he wants is a capable minister with real talents and practical skills, not a fawning jester. If he wants to deal with Shen Yi, he can send someone to assassinate him without having to spend a lot of time. Besides, Qingfeng must have been cultivating Ruan Haizhu for some time. Do you know when she started cultivating Ruan Haizhu? ”
Su Tai grasped the key point and nodded excitedly, "It should have been two or three years ago."
The eldest princess of Huai'an fell into deep thought. The more she thought about it, the more solemn her face became. After a while, she said quietly: "In this case, her motive for cultivating Ruan Haizhu is strange. Don't worry, I will send someone to investigate this matter carefully. Your family and I have been given the gift from the emperor." When it comes to marriage, marriage should be the most important thing.
During this time, I plan to take Yue Zhang out for a banquet. It just so happens that you take Yue An with you. It is only proper to break into the circle of ladies in the imperial capital as soon as possible. ”
That is the first way for ladies and ladies from various families to get news. If they don't take you to play, many news will not be kept up.
Su Tai readily agreed.
After what happened to Princess Qingfeng and Mrs. Ji Guogong, she also wanted to see how many demons and monsters there were in the imperial capital. For the sake of her men and children, she really wanted to risk everything. Anyone who stood in the way would be killed by the gods. Buddha kills Buddha.
Just as Su Tai was gearing up, the invitation from the Rongguo Duke's Mansion arrived.
Su Tai looked at the invitation playfully, raised her eyebrows and asked Shen Yi, "How many princes are there in the imperial capital?"
Shen Yi muttered: "There are two dukes, one is Duke Ji whose house has just been confiscated, and the other is Duke Rong. In his early years, the first generation Duke followed the founding emperor in the north and south, and made great military exploits. He was an important minister of the founder of Langya Kingdom. , I heard that the founding emperor said that he and the two princes owned the world together
He gave many honors and favors to the two princes. The two princes were also smart people. When the Langya Kingdom was stabilized, they handed over their military power. The founding emperor made them princes and gave them control of the taxes and levies in the county where their ancestral home was. , such an honor is not available to the royal family members.
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It is a pity that future generations failed to live up to expectations, and this glory only lasted for three generations. After the fourth emperor ascended the throne, he was dissatisfied with the two princes being in charge of taxes and services in the two counties, and ordered a thorough investigation of the nobles.
It wouldn't matter if they were innocent, but the two governments had many problems and couldn't help but investigate. Fortunately, this Rongguo Duke still had some skills in maneuvering, and he guessed the holy intention at once, and decisively took charge of his family. The taxes and services were returned to the court.
The late emperor was happy to see that he was interested. He refused several times, but when he saw that Rong Guogong insisted, he reluctantly accepted it and gave him many rewards. For this, Rong Guogong's old lady even got the title of Old Lady. Duke Ji's government was so jealous that he was reluctant to pay taxes and levies in a county, so he did not imitate Rongguo's public taxes and levies.
The late emperor was not in a hurry. Later, the Langya Kingdom and the Longxia Kingdom went to war, and food and grass were in short supply. The courtiers advised him and asked Ji Guogong to temporarily hand over the taxes and services of a county for the sake of national justice.
Ji Guogong was naturally reluctant to part with it, but he also understood that he must have a country before a family. If he refused, he would most likely be labeled as a traitor and traitor, so he agreed, but was reluctant to do so. The late emperor was not happy, and the Langya Kingdom was defeated. Later, the late emperor chose a young lady from Duke Ji's mansion to marry him. I heard that the lady was the most beloved daughter of former Duke Ji.
At this time, the former Duke of Ji regretted his mistake. At the same time, the late emperor asked to return the county taxes and levies from the Duke Ji's mansion. The former Duke of Ji learned his lesson this time and sternly refused. The late emperor then naturally took back the taxes and gave the Duke Ji's mansion a golden phoenix. .
The two princes had a golden phoenix in one house and an old lady in the other. They were equally matched, but this time Ji Guogong committed suicide. The emperor not only investigated Ji Guogong, but also other people, and found out all the problems. Now everyone is waiting for what the emperor will do with the title of Duke Ji's mansion.
The Duke of Rong's residence was naturally more concerned than other families. After all, without Duke Ji, Duke Rong's position would not be at ease.
The affairs of Duke Ji's residence have something to do with us, and Mrs. Rong Guo will definitely find an opportunity to ask you about it. ”