Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 33 Kinship
Sheng Hong was actually very clear-headed, so even though he favored his concubine and was partial to Lin Xiaoniang in every way, he was far from going to the point of killing his wife.

And Lin Xiaoniang was also a smart person. She dared to attack those concubines, but she never thought of harming Madam Wang, including their children.

Because the laws of the Song Dynasty strictly prohibited the promotion of concubines to legal status, the status of wife and concubine, once established, could never be changed.

Even if the wife dies, it is not allowed to make a concubine the principal wife.

Lin Xiaoniang also came from a family of officials, so she naturally knew this.

So even though Sheng Hong knew what she did, he pretended to be ignorant and tolerated it because of his love for Lin Xiaoniang.

However, Liu Sanshi's words made him mistakenly believe that they were a warning from the government, so he was very decisive in dealing with Lin Xiaoniang's problem and would not waver at all.

After Sheng Hong left, Lin Xiaoniang slumped down, her face as gloomy as ink.

She really couldn't understand why Sheng Hong suddenly changed so much.

She had thought about whether it was because Sheng Changbai was summoned to be the prince's tutor.

However, after thinking about it, I feel that it is unlikely.

As for Madam Wang, she had never considered it at all.

If Madam Wang had this ability and means, she would have used them long ago.

Xue Niang walked in, looked at the absent-minded and ugly Lin Xiao Niang, bowed and said, "Xiao Niang, the eldest lady only left ten people, the rest were taken away."

Lin Xiaoniang came back to her senses after hearing this and waved her hand, saying, "Take him away if you want. Go check who the master has met since he received the imperial decree yesterday."

There must be a reason for the abnormal situation. Since it is not caused by Sheng Changbai and Madam Wang, there must be some other reason.

Sheng Hong stayed overnight at her place the day before he received the imperial order, and everything was normal yesterday.

This change most likely occurred after receiving the imperial edict.

Upon hearing this, Xue Niang hurried away and came back about half an hour later.

"My dear, after the master sent away the angel yesterday, officials from Yangzhou, both big and small, came. The master hosted a banquet to entertain them. After the officials left, they went to the old lady. About an incense stick later, they came out and returned to Weiruixuan." Xue Niang said.

After hearing this, Lin Xiaoniang frowned slightly. Could it be because of Old Madam Sheng?
However, ever since Old Madam Sheng found out that she was having an affair with Sheng Hong, she has always disliked her.

He even scolded Sheng Hong for this, became disheartened, and from then on almost never asked about the affairs of the Sheng family.

However, after thinking about it, Lin Xiaoniang decided that other possibilities were less likely to exist except for the reason of Old Lady Sheng.

Although she didn't know the reason, she still felt that Sheng Hong's change of attitude was related to Old Madam Sheng, and she secretly resented him.

But the people in Old Lady Sheng's courtyard were all hers, and they guarded the place tightly, so even if she wanted to take revenge, she couldn't find a way.

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Zhao Xing didn't know what happened in Yangzhou. The day before the New Year, he finally had a day off. From then on until the end of the Lantern Festival, he didn't have to learn etiquette.

After getting up and washing up in the morning, he ran two laps in the yard, then stood for a while, packed up and went to pay his respects to Queen Cao.

After having breakfast with Queen Cao, Zhao Xing came to Yonghe Palace.

Upon learning that her son was coming, Concubine Zhu, who had not seen her son for a while, actually came out to greet him in person. She took her son and looked him over for a long time, muttering that he had lost weight.

"Mother, I have been busy learning etiquette recently and have not been able to come and talk to you often. Please forgive me." Zhao Xing said apologetically.

Although they are mother and son, the palace has its own rules and they are not allowed to go out at certain times.

He has been busy studying and learning etiquette recently and has not been here for nearly a month.

"Mother knows everything. I won't blame you." Concubine Zhu suppressed her excitement and pulled her son into the palace.

"Quick, have someone bring over some of Fu'er's favorite snacks."

Concubine Zhu pulled Zhao Xing to sit down and gave instructions.

"Mother, I told you when I came here that I would stay here with you for lunch before going back. I want to eat the food you cook." Zhao Xing said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, mother will make it for you in a moment. What do you want to eat?" Concubine Zhu said in surprise.

"As long as my mother cooks, I like it." Zhao Xing said. "You are still as sweet as before." Concubine Zhu scolded with a smile.

"Mother, you have wronged me. I was telling the truth." Zhao Xing pretended to be aggrieved.

The mother and son chatted for a while, and Concubine Zhu said, "By the way, your Majesty came here to rest a few days ago and told me that your uncle would come to Bianjing after the New Year."

"Did the Emperor promote my uncle?" Zhao Xing frowned.

The uncle that Concubine Zhu mentioned naturally could not be Cao An, but Zhao Xing’s biological uncle.

The Zhu family used to be a family of officials. Zhao Xing's maternal grandfather was a sixth-rank transport envoy in his thirties. If he had lived longer, he would have had a good future.

Unfortunately, he died young, leaving behind a son and a daughter, and the family fell into poverty.

Concubine Zhu's brother, Zhao Xing's uncle, was only in his teens at the time. He had average education, and his father had passed away, so he had no constraints.

He began to hang out in brothels and completely neglected his studies.

In his early twenties, he took the county exam several times before he finally passed it, and it was almost impossible for him to become an official in this life.

However, when Concubine Zhu grew up, she was very beautiful, so he began to think of letting his sister take part in the selection of concubines.

At that time, Zhao Xing's grandmother had died of depression. Since the eldest brother was like a father, Concubine Zhu could only obey him.

With her extraordinary appearance, Concubine Zhu was chosen as a concubine, and finally she was loved by the emperor and was named a talented person.

After Concubine Zhu became a talented woman, Zhao Xing's uncle also benefited and was appointed as a county magistrate of the seventh rank.

Later, Concubine Zhu was promoted to Concubine because of her son's status, and Zhao Xing's uncle also rose in status and became the prefect of a state.

Zhao Xing frowned because he didn't have a good impression of his uncle. It was not because he asked his mother to participate in the selection of concubines, but because his uncle had a bad reputation as an official.

Before Zhao Xing was born, his elder brother, a talented woman, became a county magistrate through nepotism, but no one looked down on him.

After all, the emperor has many concubines in his harem, so who would care about the brother of a talented woman?
So he was still quite honest at that time.

However, everything changed when Zhao Xing was born.

Zhao Xing was the only son of the emperor. As his uncle and future uncle of the emperor, there was naturally no shortage of people who curry favor with him.

As a result, his uncle accepted everyone who came to him and acted recklessly in the local area by relying on his status. Even Zhao Xing in the palace heard about it.

If he weren't Zhao Xing's uncle, there would be countless people who would impeach him.

At this time, Concubine Zhu told him that his father said that his uncle was coming to Bian Jing, rather than his uncle writing a letter to tell his mother, it was obvious that his father had promoted him again.

"Well, His Majesty said that your uncle would be promoted to the position of Right Counselor." Concubine Zhu said.

"Mother, didn't you dissuade father?" Zhao Xing frowned.

There were two censorship agencies in the Song Dynasty. One was the Censorate, which was responsible for supervising all officials.

The other is the Censorate, whose duty is to report rumors and events.

To put it simply, if you hear any rumors or gossip that you think need to be reported, you can do so.

In addition, there is the responsibility of correcting the emperor's mistakes.

The highest official position in the Censorate was the Grand Counselor. In the Song Dynasty, the left was respected, which means that Zhao Xing's uncle directly became the second-in-command of the Censorate.

Zhao Xing was not afraid that he would not do a good job, but he did not want his uncle to come to Bian Jing.

Now that Zhao Xing was about to be enthroned, he came to Bian Jing and more people came to curry favor with him.

Judging from the bad things he did in his hometown, he probably wouldn't behave himself even after arriving in Bianliang.

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