The old lady is reborn

Kyoto is full of nobles. After Huifei's younger brother, Qin Wang, moved to Kyoto with his family, he was naturally jealous. His sister was favored in the palace, but none of his family members had a respectable status.

Unable to truly join the aristocratic circle, and unable to arrange marriages for their children and grandchildren, the whole family will always have to rank at the bottom of the circle of dignitaries just because Concubine Hui still has some face.

The late emperor, who had favored the imperial concubine in those days, conferred three titles with fiefs on Imperial Concubine Du's father and two elder brothers, including Duke of the State and Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. Even the Zhao family and General Zhao's Mansion, who were distant relatives, became famous.

In Qin Wang's opinion, is it not okay for his family to have a nominal title?

Concubine Hui warned her brother that after Concubine Du fell, her father and brother were also stripped of their titles, and were thrown into prison for their arrogance and numerous crimes. Could she still use them as a model for her?

But on the other hand, he was persuaded by his mother and younger brother, and asked for a title for his younger brother several times when he thought the time was right.

But His Majesty just didn't give in. No merit, no reward. Concubine Hui, who knew when to advance and when to retreat, didn't mention it again.

Now that Your Majesty has read the report, he wrote four words "What do you want?" on the memorial about Concubine Hui and her brother Qin Wang's involvement in the rebellion of the six kings?

In your Majesty's opinion, what is there to fight for the childless Concubine Hui? She and her brother work for the six princes, what can they gain by rebelling?

The confession obtained from Cao Yu was "promised to make him a marquis in order to cover up his crime."

When His Majesty saw the three words "Xu Fenghou", he believed them a little, remembering that Concubine Hui had asked for a title for her brother several times over the years.

What he couldn't get from himself, the six kings promised.

But what does "covering up their crime" mean? Cao Yu would not tell them, and let them find out for themselves.

On the other hand, a maidservant beside the queen was quite angry: "Your Majesty, if she was really as respectful and polite as she pretends to be, would the people of Kyoto call her brother "Little Uncle"?

How can a brother of her concubine be considered an uncle of the emperor?"

When the Emperor and Empress were dining together, His Majesty mentioned that in Cao Yu's confession, six princes would "cover up" Huifei's guilt, but Cao Yu didn't know what it was.

After hearing this, the Queen said, "Why not have someone go to her palace to investigate?"

Concubine Hui was caught off guard and her palace was suddenly searched, and the needle-piercing doll was also found.

The people in each palace were interrogated one by one. This interrogation lasted for more than ten years, year after year, and every year a curse of a little man pierced by a needle was dug out.

His Majesty originally had some admiration and love for Concubine Hui, but one day this gentleness and non-aggression suddenly became a mask that was torn off, revealing a vicious and cruel woman underneath, and he lost that little bit of good impression of her.

What's more, almost everything Cao Yu confessed has been verified.

Cao Yu had been keeping an eye on Concubine Hui and her brother for ten years. Even though the Taoist nun who worked for her only appeared a few times, Cao Yu had checked on her.

The reason why it was not exposed earlier was only because of the witchcraft. According to the laws of this dynasty, the whole family will not be executed. At most, Concubine Hui, the Taoist nun and some palace maids who practiced this witchcraft will be executed... and it must be conspiracy to murder Your Majesty and treason.

The hottest news in Kyoto these past two days is that something big happened in the family of the Vice Minister of Justice.

Cao Yu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was escorted from the hunting grounds to the capital for his involvement in the Six Princes' Rebellion. He confessed to his crimes in the hunting camp. Cao Yu and his wife, as well as their two sons, the eldest son Cao Liyan and the second son Cao Lishen, were all imprisoned.

But then even bigger news spread that Concubine Hui in the palace and her brother Qin Wang were plotting a rebellion.

Qin Wang, the uncle of the emperor, had one wife, three concubines, six sons, three daughters, two grandchildren, and a family of eighteen including his mother and daughter-in-law, and was imprisoned for treason.

When Concubine Kang learned that Concubine Hui had cursed her son for more than ten years, she was furious and added fuel to the fire. Not long after, Concubine Hui, who had been imprisoned in the palace, was sentenced to death and her title was stripped.

Qin Wang's family of eighteen were beheaded in a busy street.

Before the execution, Dali Temple Minister Zeng Chen requested an imperial decree to escort Cao Yu, an accomplice in the Six Princes' treason case, to the execution ground to watch the execution in order to deter Cao Yu and perhaps uncover some information about the Six Princes' escape and hiding.

Your Majesty has approved it.

After Cao Yu watched the execution, he bowed deeply to Zeng Chen.

The street where ghost goods are sold usually closes at 3 p.m. as soon as the sun sets in the afternoon.

When Qian Sanxi, who was selling household registrations, was closing the door and putting up the board, a woman slipped into his half-closed store through the door.

Qian Sanxi hurriedly followed him in and said, "What do you want to order? It's better to come at the right time than to come early. I'm just about to close the store.

We are in the business of ghost goods, and we value honesty and fairness. Who dares to fool the dead? We are not afraid of ghosts knocking on our door in the middle of the night. Don't worry, the goods are good and the price is right.

Please look carefully, I will give you the real price for everything I have in my shop. If I don’t have it, please tell me and I will find it for you and give you the lowest price as well.”

The woman was young, but had her hair done in a woman's style. She turned around and said, "I don't want to buy anything... I want a household registration."

"If you don't want to buy anything...you've come to the right place. What kind of things do you want?" Qian Sanxi said as he walked to the door, looked left and right, and put up two boards to block more of the view.

The woman said, "She'll be fine if she's about my age and body shape... It'd be best if she's pregnant, or married, it wouldn't be strange if she's pregnant."

Qian Sanxi looked the woman up and down. Although she couldn't be seen to be pregnant, her request was obvious: "Do you want to give birth to a child in secret?"

The woman was silent for a moment and nodded.

Qian Sanxi never missed any opportunity to make money, and subconsciously asked: "How many people's household registration do you want to buy?"

The woman said, "Two. Two women. The other one is shorter than me and about the same age as me."

Qian Sanxi asked again: "Why not buy a male household registration? It's not easy for two women, one of whom is pregnant, to live in anonymity."

The woman lowered her head and said, "No men. Two pregnant women."

Qian Sanxi was stunned for a moment, then took out a small notebook with a few scattered words in it and more square, circular, and messy lines.

He looked at it for a long time and said, "Well, let me talk to you about this. Do you think it's suitable?"

His Majesty once again looked through Cao Yu's files, and felt upset. He handed them to the Queen on the side and asked, "Why did he rebel?"

The queen scanned the whole thing and found it: "He said he coveted wealth and power."

"Just this little bit of silver that was confiscated from his house?"

The queen looked down again and said, "He wrote that he had too little silver."

His Majesty was annoyed: "He should read it all from childhood to adulthood, weddings and funerals, and studying and entering the government."

Cao Yu, an orphan, grew up in a charity hall in Kyoto. He was good at his studies in the charity hall when he was young, and was recommended by the teacher of the charity hall to go to a school outside. With the teacher of the school acting as a guarantor, he was admitted to the academy. Later, he took the imperial examinations and passed the three lists. Because of his merits, he entered the officialdom and worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Justice until he became the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice.

His wife, Peng Huan, grew up in a charity hall in Kyoto.

Two sons, the eldest son Cao Liyan is nineteen, and the second son Cao Lishen is seventeen.

His Majesty asked, "Your two sons are unmarried?"

The queen looked again carefully: "Neither of them is married."

His Majesty asked, "They are both unmarried. How could the son of our Vice Minister of Justice be unwelcome?"