My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1805: Suicide (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)

The Ninth Prince originally thought that he could just wait until the banquet started, deal with it for a while, and then leave.

As a result, a quarrel broke out in the hall before the banquet even started.

"I've given you face, but what respectable marriage do you want to have the chief prince, Prince Kang, to marry you?"

It turned out that Prince Shuncheng saw that the time was almost up and the bridal sedan had arrived, so he came over to ask Prince Kang to move over and go to Dong'e's house as the groom's escort.

Prince Gong and Prince An felt that it was inappropriate, but did not say anything.

The Shuncheng Palace and the Kang Prince's Palace are two families internally but one to the outside world.

It was Prince Jian who spoke up to stop them.

Among brothers of the same generation, Prince Jian is older and is also a descendant of Prince Gong. However, even during family rites, his rank is behind the younger Prince Kang.

Prince Kang holds a high status.

This is not a grace given by the emperor, but a grace that has existed since Emperor Taizong.

Prince Li and his descendants had the highest status among all the kings and were not restricted by seniority.

For example, in today's seating arrangement, if Prince Kang had not given way to Prince Gong and Prince An, he would have sat before them.

It can be said that even though there are more than ten princes sitting here, including the eldest prince, their status is not as noble as Prince Kang.

Allowing a relative of such status to marry off would be respectful to the royal family, but it would be a disgrace to the entire clan.

Prince Jian was annoyed and tried to stop them, but he did not blame Prince Kang. He was also targeting Prince Shuncheng.

Prince Shuncheng did not expect Prince Jian to intervene in this matter, and begged: "Uncle Jian..."

Prince Jian said coldly, "This is the first banquet after your wedding. Everyone treats you with respect, not as a child. But you quietly took the person away for such a shameful marriage. Even if it's over, you still want Prince Kang to send you off. How shameless do you have to be?"

Prince Jian's attitude was bad, but his words were reasonable.

As an elder, Prince Gong couldn't just stand by and watch, so he also spoke up and said to Prince Kang: "Prince Jian is right, it is indeed inappropriate, it is not appropriate to humble yourself and offend the superior."

Prince Kang is twenty years old this year and is currently observing government affairs at the Ministry of Rites.

He inherited the title at a young age and has always been gentle and amiable.

He looked helpless and said, "My cousin sent his eunuch to our house and asked me to save face for my niece..."

If the prince was still in office, Prince Kang could still refuse sternly, but for this deposed prince, the age difference between them was too big, so Prince Kang gave him some dignity.

Although the Dong'e family is not related to the third prince and the ninth prince's in-laws, it still has a relationship with the emperor and the prince.

If this were not the case, Prince Kang would not have agreed even if Le Erjin had asked for help.

Prince An said, "He is a foolish man. If he doesn't respect himself, then he shouldn't respect others either. If you continue to respect him, such things will happen again in the future."

For example, the Ninth Prince's Mansion was closely related to the Shuncheng Prince's Mansion and had been questioned in detail. When they knew that the old prince had sold his daughter, other relatives thought it was just an ordinary marriage. It was not until they came to the house for a drink and inquired about which family the new bride belonged to that they realized it was such a marriage. They were all disgusted.

Prince Shuncheng blushed.

The bridal sedan is waiting; the bride can't be left without someone to see her off.

Seeing that Prince Kang had been persuaded to step down and had no intention of standing up, Prince Shuncheng looked at the Ninth Prince for some unknown reason.

He is the son-in-law of the Dong E family. You should always give some face to the Dong E family, right?

"Master Jiu..."

Prince Shuncheng's voice was filled with anticipation.

Everyone looked at the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince almost jumped up and said angrily, "Why are you asking me to do this? Prince Kang can't afford to lose face, but I can?"

Prince Shuncheng did not expect the Ninth Prince to be so ruthless, and he became even more at a loss.

Everyone had known for a long time that his maid had given birth to a child, but no one had expected that he would be so incompetent.

The eldest prince scolded, "Can't your uncle or cousin send you off? Just deal with it and don't drag others into it!"

The Shuncheng Palace is also a peculiar one among the royal family.

He is the sixth king who has been passed down to this day, but in fact he is only the third generation.

The first king was the first king, the second was the one in Haidian, the third and fourth were the elder brothers of Prince Shuncheng, and the fifth was his younger brother. They all died young.

For this reason, the royal family has only two close cousins, and only one uncle who is the eldest relative.

Prince Shuncheng was a nephew of the princes. He was scolded one after another and dared not say anything more. He went downstairs to find his uncle.

The Ninth Prince still couldn't hide his anger, and said to Prince Kang: "You are also an uncle, can't you discipline Bumuba? He is the prince, the real head of the palace, and you just let his father do whatever he wants?"

Prince Kang knew that Bumuba was of humble origin and lacked confidence.

Although the Shuncheng Palace is descended from the lineage of Prince Lilie, it is a separate branch. The candidate for the successor to this branch is still chosen by Le Erjin.

If Bumuba dared to disobey, Le Erjin would submit a report and the prince would have to be replaced.

Le Erjin lived in the Haidian Villa for many years, but she did not delay having children. Even though her three sons as princes died earlier, there were still some babies who were just learning to speak and some who were in swaddling clothes later.

But these words are hard to say out loud.

Prince Kang was concerned about Shuncheng Junwang's dignity and said, "Father comes before son. My cousin has no title, but weddings and funerals are family affairs, not state affairs. The father should make the decision, and the son should not stop him."

The Ninth Prince was not satisfied with this answer.

Someone has to be in charge. Prince Kang is the head of the clan and the leader of the Zhenghong Banner. If he wants to take charge, it's just a matter of words. He's just trying to protect his reputation.

He turned his head and stopped looking at Prince Kang.

Prince Kang looked at the others, and except for those who had nothing to do with him, the rest had no good expressions on their faces.

The actions of Shuncheng Palace today have angered the public.

Such an atmosphere would be bland and boring once the meal started.

The meal was not the bird's-and-a-wings banquet popular in Beijing today, but consisted of fat chickens and ducks. The oil on many dishes had solidified, making it impossible to eat.

The Ninth Prince took a sip of tea and felt extremely disgusted.

However, the elders did not leave the table, so he could only endure it.

At this time, there were messy footsteps coming from the door.

The guard who came in hurriedly was a familiar-looking guard who had previously run errands and delivered messages for Prince Shuncheng.

He ran straight to Prince Shuncheng, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the second princess committed suicide. The general asked me to ask your Majesty to come over and make the decision!"

For a moment, there was complete silence.

Prince Shuncheng looked a little bewildered and asked, "Suicide?"

The second princess is today's bride.

It was less than half an hour since the bridal sedan left the house.

Prince Kang saw that Prince Shuncheng was silent, so he asked, "Why did the Second Princess commit suicide? How is she now?"

The guard didn't dare to look up and replied, "Your Majesty, the second princess hit her head against the wall and died..."

Only then did everyone realize that the guard had already taken off the red tassel.

The Ninth Prince sucked in a breath of cold air. The men in Shuncheng Palace were not likable, but the princesses were more rigid than the other.

Prince Shuncheng was already dumbfounded.

Prince Kang stood up, looked at everyone and said, "Let's end today's banquet..."

As he said this, he looked at Prince An and said, "Uncle An, please stay and go with me to Dong E's house to take a look."

Prince An stood up, his face grim, and then stood up and said, "Let's go now!"

The bride was in good health. If you calculated the time, she had just gotten out of the sedan chair.

If she really didn't want to get married, she could have just not gotten into the bridal sedan. But now she committed suicide after getting out of the bridal sedan, so the Dong E family will be held accountable.

A happy event turned into a sad one.

Everyone also came out of the palace.

After getting on the carriage, the Ninth Prince said, "Isn't it possible for Le Erjin to escape this time?"

The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "If someone dies, we must report it to the Emperor."

Whatever Le Erjin did before was a family matter, but forcing his own daughter to death was not a family matter.

This is not the time to gloat over other people's misfortune.

The Ninth Prince let out a sigh and said, "This Second Princess is the same. If she had such a stubborn character, what would she have done earlier?"

What's the point of committing suicide?
Since he was planning to die, it would be better to kill the father who sold his daughter, or the widower who dared to marry a noble lady from the royal palace, than to die alone like this.

The Tenth Prince has no daughter, which is just a pity.

The Ninth Prince had a daughter, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He said, "If Niguzhu grows up and someone like this comes to ask for marriage, I will just kill him!"

The Tenth Prince said, "Don't worry, Ninth Brother, Niguzhu is not only your eldest daughter, but also the Emperor's granddaughter. She will be given a high rank when the time comes, and no one will be able to get in."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "That's true."

But I never expected that with such a messy upbringing in Shuncheng Palace, the princess still had such character.

When Princess Guizhen divorced, everyone was surprised. I didn’t expect that the second princess also had such a character.

The Ninth Prince recalled that last year, the wife of Prince Shuncheng came to pay her respects to the county princess, and her words implied that she wanted the county princess to help prepare a dowry for her sister-in-law. It should be this Second Princess.

The Ninth Prince guessed that Lady Bo must be regretting not helping the Second Princess at that time.

Even the Ninth Prince felt a little annoyed.

If I had known that this niece of my clan had such a character and that the palace was so undiscriminating in marrying off daughters, I should have proposed to Gui Dan to marry her.

Hey……

Missing it means missing it.

When the Ninth Prince returned home, Shushu was spinning in circles on the ground.

She started to control her weight and took a quarter-minute walk after meals to help digest the food.

Shushu was a little surprised to see the Ninth Prince coming back at this time.

"Why is the party ending so early? It's not even the beginning of the night yet..."

The Ninth Prince was hungry, and saw the autumn pears on the fruit plate on the kang table. He took one and took two bites before saying, "Something bad has happened. The bride committed suicide at Dong E's house and died!"

Shushu was startled and asked, "Why did you commit suicide?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I don't know why. The guards who escorted the bride to the palace came back to report the news. They didn't say anything in detail, but the person just hit his head against the wall and died. Norub went to deliver the bride, and sent someone back to ask Prince Shuncheng to take charge."

Shushu stroked his chest for a while before saying, "Did the old prince withhold the second princess's dowry?"

Although the Second Princess was a daughter of the clan without a title, she was still a daughter of the clan and it was not her turn for her husband's family to bully or mistreat her.

However, when the bride sits on the bed in the bridal chamber, she meets not only her husband's family, but also the female relatives among her clan and in-laws.

What kind of conflict would force the Second Princess to commit suicide?
The woman's strength is limited. It is easy for her to break her head and bleed due to hitting the wall, but it is difficult for her to die directly.

Unless you try your best and want to die...

(End of this chapter)