Farming and reading lady

Let’s not talk about what kind of big stir the noble ladies will cause when they return home. In the emperor’s study, Lu Jiaojiao has been bowing her head to the ground without looking up, and Lu Zhong and his wife also have their foreheads on the ground.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo, Tong Mingyan and his wife, and Gu Xixian returned to the emperor's study. They looked at the three people prostrating on the ground with complicated expressions. There must be something hateful about pitiful people, and vice versa, there must be something pitiful about hateful people.

The emperor did not ask anyone else, but directly spoke to Gu Xixian: "Gu family girl, how do you think we should deal with the Lu family girl?"

Ha, asking her about this is obviously a trap, Gu Xixian complained in his heart, since ancient times, kings have been deep. But if she didn't answer, it would also be deceiving the king, she said helplessly: "Your Majesty, this matter should be decided by Your Majesty, I don't have any say. But since Your Majesty asked, I will say a few words, whether it is good or bad, I hope Your Majesty will not take my fault into consideration and forgive me."

"Haha, you are really bold, you have asked for benefits before you even say this. Okay, no matter what you say, I will forgive you." The emperor thought to himself, if you say something unpleasant, the worst that can happen is that I will erase the credit for your family's increased production.

Gu Xixian didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She glanced at Lu Zhong and his wife, then at Lu Jiaojiao and said, "Your Majesty, everything is caused by Miss Lu's outspokenness. But as Miss Lu said, she was also biased and believed what she heard, which led to what happened today. Of course, this is also related to Miss Lu's daily way of dealing with people. Miss Lu is not completely innocent."

She paused and looked at Tong Mingyan, then continued, "As the saying goes, if a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. Lord Lu and Madam Lu are also responsible. But who doesn't have a disobedient child? Parents are sometimes kept in the dark."

The emperor was amused and said, "There is no difference between what you said and what you didn't say."

Gu Xixian disagreed and said, "How can there be no difference? I have already said what is right and wrong. Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me."

"Xian'er..." Tong Mingyan almost fell down. What did this little girl say? What does "Emperor" mean? What does "Emperor" mean? That's what my uncle meant. How dare she say that?

Gu Xixian turned around and looked at the teacher winking at her. She was confused. What happened? Did she say something wrong? No.

So she replied sincerely: "Teacher, I'm really done."

Please don't force her to do something, okay? That was all she could say. She had thought it through clearly. Instead of killing Lu Jiaojiao, it would be better to leave her a chance to deal with Princess Qiaoyin and the like. As for Lord Lu, it would be even better if he didn't go against the teacher because of this.

The emperor was stunned for a moment before he burst into laughter. He looked at the confused little girl with a helpless look on her face and laughed even louder. He said to Tong Mingyan, "Lord Tong, if you have eye problems, go find the imperial physician."

Gu Xixian looked concerned: "Teacher, are your eyes uncomfortable?"

Tong Mingyan wanted to hold his forehead with his hand. His little Xian was sometimes very smart, and sometimes very stupid. He could only helplessly say, "It's nothing. A speck of dust just got into my eye."

Gu Xixian said "oh", then turned to look at the emperor and said seriously, "Your Majesty, I have really finished what I want to say."

"Okay, I understand." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of her head. Well, the little girl's hair is in good quality and very smooth. I wonder what she used to wash it.

The emperor said in a clear voice: "Lu Zhong, you are not strict in educating your daughter, and you are not upright in your conduct. But as Gu Yatou said, every family has a troublesome child. Considering your past contributions, I will demote you by one rank, deduct your salary for three years, and order you to lead your family to the Zhenguo Mansion tomorrow morning to apologize and tell everyone the truth. Do you accept it?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I submit!" Lu Zhong was grateful in his heart. Why would he be dissatisfied? It was just a demotion, which was already a great favor from the emperor. He was also grateful to the little girl for being impartial and telling the truth. It was indeed their fault.

"Madam Lu is biased and dotes on her daughter, causing many injustices. This time, I am revoking your imperial edict as a sign of respect for the queen. Do you accept this or not?" The emperor looked at Madam Lu again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Madam Lu cried with joy. She thought the Lu family was finished this time, but who knew they were let off so easily.

"Lu Jiaojiao is ignorant and unaware. She doesn't know that the world belongs to the people, she doesn't know the hardships of people's livelihood, and she doesn't know the hard work of the people. She just thinks of herself as a noble lady from a high-class family. She is arrogant and domineering, spreading rumors and making trouble. She insults the pillar of our Daling country and the reputation of the daughter of our meritorious official. Order her to cultivate herself in Qingyue Temple for ten years and not to return to Beijing without reason. Do you accept it or not?" If the emperor could remain calm towards Lu Zhong and his wife, he would be very harsh to Lu Jiaojiao.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Jiaojiao was of course convinced. She had made up her mind to die, but who knew that there would be a sudden turn of events. It was only ten years in the abbey, which was nothing compared to her life. Although she was ignorant and stupid, she was not ungrateful. She turned around and kowtowed to Gu Xixian: "Miss Gu, thank you!"

Gu Xixian stood calmly and accepted her gift, and just smiled faintly at her words. All good intentions have a purpose, and so does she.

The emperor bowed to the old lady and said, "Master's wife, do you think this is feasible?"

"Everything is up to the emperor." The old lady knew the way of being a minister very well. You have to accept whatever face the emperor wants to give you. Although this matter did not achieve the effect she wanted, it was almost there.

"Okay, I will announce this matter in public at the court tomorrow morning. In addition, I will also express my gratitude to my junior sister and little girl Gu for their unnecessary troubles. It's getting late, everyone should go home and rest for now." The bell had rung several times, and the emperor felt hungry. After instructing Wang Chuan, he hurried to feed his stomach.

Everyone bowed and left. On the way out of the palace, the three members of the Lu family thanked the Duke of Zhenguo and Tong Mingyan and his wife again, then left in a hurry.

The old lady said to Tong Mingyan and his wife, "Everything is arranged by the emperor. Go back and have a good rest. Don't think too much."

Tong Mingyan and his wife nodded. Now that the matter had come to this point, there was no need to do anything more. Otherwise, it would only backfire.

When the three of them returned home, Gu Xihao was waiting at the gate anxiously. He was relieved to see the three of them intact. He was a smart man and did not ask anything. He just greeted the teacher, his wife and his sister to go back and rest.

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, the emperor came straight to the point and directly stated the punishment for Lu Zhong's family. In addition, he also made public one thing to everyone. It turned out that the reason why Yin Xueruo was unable to bear children was not due to congenital infertility as outsiders believed, but because she blocked a sword for the emperor during an assassination attempt when the emperor was young. The sword did not take her life, but injured her uterus, making her lose the qualification to be a mother forever. The emperor wanted to take her into the harem, but the family of the Duke of Zhenguo did not want to repay the favor and kept the matter secret. This incident made the emperor feel deeply guilty and unable to sleep or eat, so he decided to make the matter public. In order to express his gratitude to the junior sister for saving her, she was specially conferred the title of the first-rank lady of the country.

Ministers: So that’s how it is. The Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion is really keeping it a secret. Okay, we can accept that.

The emperor added: "Gu Xixian is sensible and generous, with a broad mind. Although she is only eight years old, she handles things in an orderly manner. I am very pleased to see her. Also, because she is the adopted daughter of my junior sister, Lady Huguo, I specially grant her the title of county lady to show my love and care."

The ministers wanted to object, saying how could a person without any merit be rewarded? But the emperor said, "I just love the house and the people in it. I just like it. I will reward it if I like it. I am the boss and I have the final say."

Then, no one stood up to object. Are you going to say, Your Majesty, is there something wrong with your liking? Do you want to quit your job?

Gu Xixian was pleasantly surprised: Haha, Your Majesty, you are so generous!

Emperor: I must live up to the title “Great”.