Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

When Wang Zifu entered the Purple Palace, Emperor Chongzhao was sitting there reading several letters he had sent over the years.

It's a humiliation.

The envelope and stationery of the letter sent by Wang Zifu himself were all carefully selected and unique. Even from a distance, I could tell at a glance.

——This king has some cunning, but not much. Moreover, he is not a generous person.

Prince Fu knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times before the emperor, solemnly saying, "Your humble servant, Prince Fu, kowtows to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

A criminal, not a commoner.

The meaning of surrender is quite obvious.

Emperor Chongzhao felt more comfortable and waved his hand to order Qinghai: "Put it away and send it to the imperial concubine."

Qinghai glanced at him and nodded in agreement.

Jianzhong, who was standing next to him, came up with a wicker basket, put all the letters in it, and then looked at Qinghai.

Qinghai raised his chin slightly, indicating that he should go right away.

Jianzhong picked up the basket, turned around and ran out of the back door of the hall.

"I knew very little about the affairs of the court back then. Otherwise, I probably would not have agreed to my father's decision to banish Mr. Wang back to his hometown."

Emperor Chongzhao slowly stood up from the high throne and walked down. He personally helped Prince Fu, who was still kneeling on the ground, up, smiling gently.

"Your love is smart and capable, and you are also very affectionate and kind-hearted, which is exactly what I like.

"Since he can raise a daughter like this, I think Mr. Wang and I will get along well."

Get along?!

Prince Fu bowed in fear and said, "How dare I, your Majesty, expect such a high level of expectation from you?

“Before I was stubborn, it was no longer acceptable; now that I am old and decrepit, it is even more embarrassing.

"Your Majesty is in power, and there are talented people in the world to serve the court. How can it be the turn of a guilty minister?"

Stubborn and old-fashioned.

Emperor Chongzhao smiled softly and said, "Not too old. I am only a dozen years younger than you. If you were old, wouldn't I also be considered old?"

"This, Your Majesty..." Wang Zifu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Son of Dragon, and I am a mediocre commoner. How can this be compared to you?"

Emperor Chong Zhao pulled him to the side, sat him down on the two chairs that had been set up, pushed the cup of tea on the middle coffee table towards him, and chuckled:

"Mr. Wang, Qin Keqing, oh, now her name is Wang Xuanhe, what are your plans for her?"

Prince Fu shuddered, then immediately stood up again, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, kowtowed and confessed his guilt: "I was rebellious back then, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"The Imperial Concubine told me about this three or four years ago. I didn't ask for punishment then, so I won't ask for punishment now."

Emperor Chongzhao did not bend down this time. "Stand up, sit down and talk."

The prince's legs trembled, and he stood up tremblingly with fear on his face, then sat down carefully.

"I am asking you, what are your plans for this girl?" Emperor Chongzhao looked at him with a smile on his face, "After all, she is your daughter."

Wang Zifu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at Emperor Chongzhao tremblingly, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"My husband and I both love our daughter dearly. After the imperial concubine entered the palace, she naturally looked upon Xuan He as a treasure.

"The eldest son has no ambition, no interest in reading, and no martial arts training. He only intends to stay in his hometown and be a farmer.

“I’m afraid my wife and I can’t rely on him.

"So this little daughter...we plan to keep her at home and find a son-in-law..."

Emperor Chongzhao looked at him in surprise: "A son-in-law? Any man with a little ambition in the world would disdain to be a son-in-law!"

The prince crossed his hands and bowed his head: "Yes, yes, yes."

Emperor Chongzhao looked at the top of his head and suddenly closed his mouth.

The person in the world who has the least right to criticize a son-in-law is the emperor.

After all, he is a man with a daughter.

Which of his sons-in-law is not a son-in-law? !

Since He Ke can recruit a son-in-law, why can't "Wang Xuanhe" recruit a son-in-law? !

"You are really old." Emperor Chongzhao sighed deeply.

In fact, it doesn't matter where Wang Xuanhe is sent to.

This matter of the Jia and Wang families was not kept secret. Any official family in the capital who was a little careful, especially the old nobles, might have known about it.

Therefore, when Wang Xuanhe came of age, the Wang family could just use Wang Xifeng to arrange a marriage for him to any family, thus freeing this heavy burden from being passed on to that family.

But this man from the Wang family cherishes his children too much, and he must be worried that the other party will use Wang Xuanhe to cause trouble, which will eventually implicate his precious daughter, the imperial concubine.

So he simply held this hot potato firmly in his hand, recruited an honest son-in-law to live at home, and kept him under his nose for the rest of his life.

It is a feasible solution.

Emperor Chongzhao thought about it for a while before nodding his head to show his acceptance: "When your daughter comes of age, I will choose a suitable candidate for her from among the newly admitted Jinshi scholars."

Prince Fu heaved a sigh of relief and showed a happy expression: "Yes, yes, I thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of my daughter!"

Emperor Chongzhao thought for a moment and then asked, "I heard from the Imperial Concubine that your wife's shop in Beijing was given to her.

“Sir, you are now living in the Imperial Concubine’s house again and have nothing to do with the Wang family anymore.

"So what are your plans, Mr. Wang? You have to make a living, right?"

Wang Zifu was stunned for a moment, and then cautiously probed: "Last night, my wife had already called the managers of all her dowry shops and farms to come home. I'm afraid they will have to run these shops for the imperial concubine in the future..."

"Then you can't just rely on your wife to support you, right?" Emperor Chongzhao looked at him in surprise. Seeing his innocent face, he was even more surprised. "No way? Mr. Wang has been relying on his wife to support his family all these years in Jiangnan?"

The prince was hesitant and said, "Well, I am not good at farming, but my wife has talent in business and is very enthusiastic about it... I have no intention of taking away other people's talents..."

The smile on Emperor Chongzhao's face flashed away, and then he showed a troubled expression again. He held his knees and sighed, then raised his head and called Qinghai:

"In the past, the palace still had some properties. Who is in charge of them now?"

"The emperor said last time that it should be kept for the princess and Prince Duan to practice when they grow up, so Changying is in charge now." Qinghai said respectfully.

Emperor Chongzhao said, "So, divide it in two. Let Changying manage half for Brother Tao, and give the other half to Mr. Wang."

He turned around and looked at Wang Zifu and smiled, "It's just right, sir, you can take care of your granddaughter for a few years and use her earnings to support the family first.

"When your granddaughter gets married, I think you will be able to make several times the money, and it won't be too late to give it to He Ke."

Wang Zifu was extremely frightened and refused to accept it, even kneeling down to make an excuse.

Emperor Chongzhao chuckled, bent down and helped him up: "Alright, if it's not given by me, then it's given by the imperial concubine. If it's given by others, I don't think you would dare to accept it!

“So, what’s the difference?

“Keep it.

"Give He Ke more dowry in the future, that's all."

Wang Zifu could only bow his head and stand up: "I am ashamed."

"Tsk." Emperor Chongzhao frowned and scratched his nose, "This guilty minister came, this guilty minister left... Why does it sound so awkward to me?

"Qinghai, tell the Ministry of Personnel that Prince Fu has been reinstated and will be in, uh, the Ministry of Rites, the Ceremonial Department.

“Appoint an additional chief.

"In charge of teaching... the affairs of the prince consort and the imperial concubines!"