nucmednet Chapter 1012: You have to know the time to be greedy for imperial power and wealth
Chapter 1012: You have to know the time to be greedy for imperial power and wealth
If you have something to say, say it. If you don’t, get out!
Shi Chengxuan just remembered that he had important business to attend to, something important that concerned the life and death of the Duke's Mansion and even the entire Shi family!
"Ahem!" He put his hands behind his back, straightened his back, and acted majestically. Then he pulled an empty chair and sat down. He straightened his clothes, straightened his chest and looked around, and then said seriously, "All the strangers, please move aside. I have something important to discuss with you."
When Yao Sheng was about to stand up after hearing this, Tang Chujun held his hand.
"Sheng'er, you are not an outsider." Tang Chujun said, and then glanced at Shi Anrou who was standing up, "Rou'er, sit down too."
She turned around and glanced at Wei Cailing who was about to leave. "Why are you, the wife of a duke, running away?"
A few people who thought they were outsiders failed to run away and sat back down in embarrassment.
For a moment, there was no wind, and the peach blossoms were quiet and no longer fell.
After a while, Shi Anxia raised her hand and took an empty cup, and poured a cup of tea for her father. She said leisurely, "This cup of tea is to honor my father for not saying bad things about my mother outside and for protecting her reputation. In this regard, my father did a good job."
Hey! Little cotton-padded jacket is little cotton-padded jacket, I like what you say. Shi Chengxuan's heart warmed up, he took the teacup and took a sip, and he felt dizzy with the fragrance of this tea.
He straightened his back even more, wanting to make a long speech to take credit, "If you say so, then I have something to say..."
Tang Chujun glanced at him calmly, "Don't say anything. You have done so many bad things in your life, and it is rare for you to do something good. There is no need to show off. Anyway, remember, if you slander me outside, someone will personally deal with you."
Just ask if you are afraid of it!
Shi Chengxuan held back all the words in his heart, but when it comes to "someone", he wants to talk about "this person" today.
He frowned and was about to speak, but then he looked up at Shi Anrou, then at Yao Sheng and the other outsiders, "You guys first..."
Before he could utter the word "avoid", Tang Chujun interrupted him again, "They are not outsiders. If you want to talk, you can talk. If you don't want to talk, just leave."
Shi Chengxuan was so angry that his chest felt blocked. He gritted his teeth and said, "You may not like what I am going to say today..."
"Since you know we don't want to hear it, then don't say it." Tang Chujun didn't even raise his eyelids.
Shi Chengxuan took a deep breath, bearing the humiliation, "Even if you don't like it, I have to say it. You girls are short-sighted and don't know the seriousness of the matter. You don't know how much impact this matter has on our family."
Tang Chujun and Shi Anxia looked at each other, and then said calmly, "Then tell me, I want to hear how much experience you have and how much you know about the importance of things."
Shi Chengxuan felt that every word from his ex-wife was a stab to him, and his heart was pierced with blood. But men, who do great things, have to endure and not argue with women. "Qier is now on the side of the retired emperor, I think it's because of you, Chu Jun."
Tang Chujun's face darkened.
Shi Anxia asked leisurely, "Father, do you mean that my brother is on the wrong side?"
"Bang!" Shi Chengxuan slapped the table, and the cup on the table jumped three times. "Nonsense! Do you understand the principle of a new emperor and new ministers? Your mother and your brother are walking on a dead end! Xia'er, you are smarter than them, you should know..."
"I don't know! I'm a woman with such limited experience and no sense of importance. How can I understand the affairs of the court?" Shi Anxia took a sip of tea and spoke leisurely, "I don't understand, I don't understand at all."
Shi Chengxuan was so angry at the little cotton-padded jacket that he closed his eyes tightly, "Xia'er, now is not the time to be angry with me. Your brother is in great trouble, great trouble!"
Wei Cailing was upset when she heard Shi Chengxuan repeatedly say that her husband was in "difficult times". "Father, in your opinion, which side should my husband stand on to make the wise choice?"
This question hit the nail on the head! Shi Chengxuan turned his body to his daughter-in-law, "Of course it's the new emperor! I've always said that a new emperor appoints new ministers! Who gave Qi'er the title of Duke of Heguo? Who gave Xia'er's children the titles of Princess and Marquis? One should remember the well-digger when drinking water!"
Wei Cailing: “…”
Ugh! Who is the well digger?
Tang Chujun: "..."
You idiot! You are so stupid!
Shi Anxia: "..."
Stupid dad is still the same stupid dad. You really can’t have any illusions about him.
It’s hard for Yao Sheng to put it into words.
Shi Anrou suddenly covered her mouth. She understood, understood, she inherited her father's brain, that's why she was born so stupid!
Just, a bit desperate.
She dragged the chair towards Shi Anxia. She wondered if being closer to Queen Mother Huizheng would make her smarter. She was really moved to tears by her stupid father.
The whole place was silent. The wind died down again. It became hot and stuffy.
Shi Chengxuan felt that he had shocked the whole audience, and slammed the table in grief, "Mr. Chu, you have to know when to be greedy for the imperial power and wealth!"
Tang Chujun laughed angrily and nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, I am going for the imperial power and wealth. When I sit on the chair of the Empress Dowager, I will make you kneel three times and kowtow nine times."
"You——!" Shi Chengxuan was so angry that his fingertips trembled.
This stupid woman couldn't grasp the point!
He clenched his fists, suppressed his anger and lowered his voice, and advised earnestly, "The request of the retired emperor to depose the emperor is really a fantasy. People outside are saying that the new emperor is not sick at all, and he is just waiting for the retired emperor to make a last-ditch effort so that he can catch him all at once."
After a long silence, An Xia suddenly raised her eyelids and asked, "Father, who heard this from someone outside?"
"Of course..." Shi Chengxuan suddenly remembered that the other person had specifically told him not to tell anyone, and he couldn't help but grumble, "Don't worry about it. Anyway, I've said everything I should say. Don't take it lightly. This is a matter of life and death!"
Shi Anxia didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said to Dong Xi who was standing far away, "Go see where Chang Wu is and bring him over."
Dong Xi responded and left.
Shi Chengxuan was puzzled, "Why are you looking for Chang Wu?"
Shi Anxia didn't answer and just drank tea.
Tang Chujun sneered and just drank tea.
The others lowered their brows and said nothing, drinking their tea.
After a moment, when Chang Wu came in with a hunched back, he caught a glimpse of Tang Chujun from the corner of his eye and his heart skipped a beat.
People outside said that the former mistress had met with an accident, but now she was sitting under the peach tree drinking tea. He didn't dare to look at her any more, but bowed his head and greeted her politely, "Princess, what do you want?"
Shi Anxia tapped the tea table with her fingertips. "From today on, you will guard your master's gate." Her voice was slow, but heavy, "Don't let him take even a single step out of the gate."
Shi Chengxuan and Chang Wu looked at Shi Anxia in surprise at the same time.
After a moment, they both said two words at the same time.
A roar broke out, "Why?"
One of them respectfully responded, "Yes, sir."
Shi Anxia slowly raised her eyes, her eyes as cold as ice, "If you dare to disobey my father, I will go to the ancestral hall and ask the family tree to expel you from the clan."