nucmednet Chapter 227 The decree was finally issued
Chapter 227 The decree was finally issued
Chapter 227 The decree was finally issued
The two of them were arguing with each other. Yan Yurong tried to persuade them, but to no avail. Seeing that they were about to fight, she hurriedly asked someone to call the eldest princess.
This simple dispute was brought to the attention of the elders, and everyone's faces were not very happy. The eldest princess felt overwhelmed and sent someone to invite Prince Ning to come, but soon received news that Prince Ning had left.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning said that the Dali Temple still has many matters to deal with, so he left first."
Zhao Ning was so angry that her face twisted. She pointed at Feng Zizhou and cursed, "See? I won't marry someone like him who doesn't care about what others think. If you say anything contemptuous again, I'll have your tongue cut off."
The eldest princess yelled, "Ning'er, shut up!"
The Crown Prince's wife was also in great pain. She glared at her brother-in-law and said, "Hurry up and apologize to the county lady."
"Hmph, she looked down on me first. I didn't do anything wrong!" Feng Zizhou snorted coldly and refused to apologize.
The Crown Prince's wife quickly apologized, put a jade bracelet on Zhao Ning's hand, and repeatedly said that it was her own lax management that caused her to suffer injustice. She also ordered people to quickly drag Feng Zizhou out and threatened Feng Ziheng, and only then was she able to separate the two people who were at loggerheads and stop arguing.
After all the trouble, the Crown Prince's wife was sweating profusely, and she gritted her teeth and apologized to the eldest princess again.
The eldest princess felt guilty and took the hand of the Crown Prince's wife. "Don't worry, I know Zizhou's temper, don't I? Besides, this isn't just his fault. I know my Zhao Ning very well."
The Crown Prince's wife smiled bitterly, "The County Lady is of noble status and outstanding talent, and everyone knows it. On the contrary, my family has been a troublemaker since childhood, which is really a headache. Speaking of which, it is indeed our Feng family that has wronged Princess Roushu. The County Lady and the Princess have a very good relationship, so it is only natural for me to defend the Princess."
The eldest princess patted her soothingly and said, "It's all in the past. Ayun is married now. Why bring it up again? Zizhou is still a child at heart. Even His Majesty has said that he can decide his marriage on his own. Don't worry too much about it."
The Crown Prince's wife rubbed her brows and said, "Zizhou isn't anxious, but my mother-in-law is. My husband also said that maybe Zizhou will become more restrained after getting married and being under the control of the lady."
The two of them talked in private for a while, and the previous estrangement was gone. The eldest princess then told her about her family's worries.
"Ning'er is already eighteen, how can we keep putting it off? Prince Ning didn't have any objections, saying everything should be done according to the rules, but Ning'er is making a fuss, saying that Prince Ning has no feelings for her and no enthusiasm, and she doesn't want to marry such a man... Sigh!"
The Crown Prince's wife said, "After all, the county lady is the youngest daughter, so of course she hopes that her husband and wife will be united and harmonious. Prince Ning didn't grow up in Kyoto, so he's always a little cold to others. It's no wonder that the county lady is unhappy."
Although outsiders thought that Zhao Ning was too picky, the eldest princess loved her daughter, so the words of the Crown Prince's wife touched her heart, and she nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, so I thought, take advantage of today's opportunity to let the two children meet and talk, maybe they will develop feelings for each other. But who knew that Prince Ning left without saying a word, this..."
The Crown Prince's wife lowered her voice, "Princess, please don't blame me for making up stories about others. After all, His Royal Highness Prince Ning grew up in the common people and doesn't know many of the rules. Actually, when you think about it carefully, the fact that he was lost and found, and that he lost his memory, is quite strange. You say a person has lived in the countryside for twenty years and can't remember everything in the past, but how can he know how to read? And have such a talent for photographic memory? Young masters of noble families enter the court, and everyone has a little bit of experience. But he performed his task perfectly on the first try. His position as the Dali Temple Minister is getting more and more stable."
The princess nodded repeatedly, "I think so too. You said your husband was a young talent, highly regarded. Now that he's nearly forty, he's only a Junior Minister. Is Prince Ning really that capable?"
The Crown Prince's wife waved her hand and said, "Your Highness, my husband has told me about this matter. Prince Ning is very intelligent and his ability is not inferior to his. Although the position of Dali Temple Minister was chosen by the Emperor, he is indeed capable."
The princess was even more puzzled. "A person who has only been in Kyoto for two years and couldn't even read before is actually more capable than the Duke's son. This..."
"That's exactly what I meant."
The two fell silent, and they had great doubts about whether Prince Ning had really lost his memory.
After thinking for a moment, the princess continued, "Also, has Madam ever met Prince Ning's adoptive parents?"
"I heard that last autumn, Prince Ning found his adoptive parents and brought them all to Kyoto, where he even built a house for them to live in. However, I've never seen it."
The princess said, "I saw it once. That family was very mean and not at all humble. They relied on their experience of supporting Prince Ning and were so proud of themselves that they even smashed up other people's shops in the street."
The Crown Prince's wife's eyes widened: "Is there such a thing?"
"It happened last winter, when your husband went to Lingnan to look for Zizhou. Oh, and Prince Ning's adoptive parents are also from Lingnan," the princess said. "How could such a rude and brainless family raise someone as outstanding as Prince Ning?"
The two exchanged glances, both looking unconvinced.
The princess sighed deeply, "It's a pity that the emperor feels guilty towards old Prince Ning and is very indulgent towards him. I originally thought that I should go to the Empress Dowager and cry to her and ask her to make a decision, but now..."
The Crown Prince's wife couldn't accept this. The Duke's Mansion was the Empress Dowager's family, and her father-in-law was the Empress Dowager's nephew. But everyone in the noble circles of Kyoto knew that the Empress Dowager was angry with the Feng family. Even when she was seriously ill, she would not allow the Feng family to visit and take care of her.
Of course, the princess didn't mean to ask the Crown Prince's wife for help when she said this. It was just that she was in a difficult situation. The Queen Mother was not in good health, so she didn't dare to bother her with Ning'er's affairs.
The Crown Prince's wife said, "I heard that the weather is getting warmer and the Queen Mother is getting better. She saw the Emperor yesterday when she was awake. Wait until the Queen Mother is well again, and then you can ask for help."
"Alright."
The Empress Dowager was old, and who knew how much longer she could hold on? But the eldest princess would never dare to say such a treasonous thing, not to mention that the Empress Dowager was her legitimate mother.
The very next day, the emperor issued an edict to restore the title of Anle Hou Si's family, and ordered Mr. Shi, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, and Eunuch Fang, the palace eunuch, to go to Lingnan to bring the Si family back.
When this news spread, the whole capital became lively. Some were happy while others were sad. Those who were happy were those who had been on good terms with the Si family in the past, while those who had taken advantage of the Si family's downfall were worried.