Cousin Chitose Chitose

"The imperial concubine Liu is arrogant and domineering, bullying and humiliating courtiers and daughters. She has no talent and no virtue. How can her character be worthy of being a concubine? She doesn't show any kindness in a relative's house. If she goes to another house in the future, do you want to call the master's house?" Come and drink, treat them like slaves?"

"The father of the noble concubine, Liu Zhan, the Minister of Honglu Temple, has no way to teach his daughter. He acted recklessly because he had a noble concubine in his family, intending to surpass many powerful families. His ambition is clearly revealed. Today Liu's daughter is just from the first rank Concubine, the Liu family is so arrogant, if Liu's daughter goes further in the future, what should I do... Every time I think about the disaster of Wang Mang in the Western Han Dynasty, I feel uneasy, the emperor has no choice but to guard against it!"

Master Liu, Minister of Honghe Temple, couldn't sit still.He never expected that when his daughter wandered around Changninghou Mansion and came back, not only was her daughter imprisoned, but he was also pointed at his nose and called Wang Mang!Who is Wang Mang?It's the relative who usurped the throne in the Western Han Dynasty!

The censor compares him with Wang Mang, isn't he saying that he also has the intention of rebelling?

So poisonous!

"Your Majesty has shown that you are loyal to the Emperor and have no second thoughts! Zou Yushi, you talk nonsense and slander Zhongliang. I don't know what your intentions are!"

Zou Yushi snorted coldly: "Indulging my daughter in relatives' homes and yelling at other courtiers and daughters is not plotting to do something wrong! Even the empress dare not be so arrogant. Your daughter is fine. A little concubine actually intends to Above the empress dowager and empress! And you, Mr. Liu, the uncle of the country has not been elected, and the uncle of the country has already shown his demeanor. How disrespectful to the boss when you are on a job on weekdays! How dare you say that you have no disobedience heart of?"

The Minister of Honglu Temple was sweating profusely when he heard this.He was only recently proud of his daughter's appointment as a concubine, so he brought a little out of his words, why did he act like an uncle of the country?Why don't you surrender?

At this time, Empress Dowager Liu, who was sitting behind the bead curtain and listening to the government, was also in a very bad mood.

The censors said these words to the Minister of Honglu Temple, so why didn't they say it to her?

Empress Lu, Wu Zhao, Wang Mang... even the Empress Dowager Liu considered returning to the little emperor, but now she has given up on this idea.If she loses power in her hands, the Liu family will be the first to be liquidated!She can't count on her son. For the current plan, only by letting Liu Xihui give birth to a royal grandson and focusing on cultivating the royal grandson can the Liu family's glory continue.

But with Liu Xihui's temperament, she can't hold back as soon as she succeeds, and she pushed the Liu family to the forefront before entering the palace... Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Liu started to have a headache again.Why isn't there any daughter of the Liu family's generation who can do anything?

While Empress Dowager Liu was distracted, the little emperor had already decided to demote the imperial concubine to Concubine Liu, demote the imperial concubine's father to two ranks, and go home to contemplate behind closed doors.One must know that the noble concubine is from the first rank, and the concubine is only the fifth rank. The little emperor actually demoted Liu Xihui from a high-ranking concubine to a low-ranking concubine!There is also the father of the noble concubine... Empress Dowager Liu pulled him out for several years before he was promoted to the fourth rank.

Empress Dowager Liu couldn't help but said: "Emperor, your punishment is too severe. Although the concubine's words and deeds are inappropriate, as far as the Ai family knows, it was the daughter of the Jiang family who contradicted the concubine in public first, and the concubine is considered to be affectionate." But the original. According to Ai’s family, it’s enough to lower the noble concubine to the third rank of Zhaoyi, and punish it with minor punishments. There is also the Honglu Temple Minister, who may be lax about teaching daughters, but there is absolutely no plan- Rebellious heart, the emperor downgraded him two levels in a row, isn't this punishment too heavy?"

Since the Empress Dowager spoke, the Emperor had to give her some face, pondered for a moment and said: "Even if he has no intention of rebellion, the minister of Honglu Temple is guilty of lax family management and lax teaching of daughters. Since the empress dowager pleaded for her, Then he was demoted to Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, fined for one year, and ordered to go back to manage the family. If self-cultivation and family harmony cannot be achieved, how can the country be governed and the world be peaceful? The imperial concubine was demoted to the third rank of Zhaoyi according to what her mother said. , Remove his title and make him think at home for half a year."

Thinking about half a year?Is this to delay Liu Zhaoyi's entry into the palace?I'm afraid that when Liu Zhaoyi can enter the palace, the other three concubines will have children!

But the emperor had just accepted the words of Empress Dowager Liu to reduce the punishment of the Liu family, and Empress Dowager Liu couldn't continue to intercede for Liu Zhaoyi, so she said angrily: "After punishing Liu Zhaoyi, shouldn't Jiang's daughter also be punished? How about it, Jiang's contradicting the imperial concubine on the spot is an offense against the imperial majesty, the emperor must not let her go lightly!"

At this moment, Empress Dowager Liu really hated Jiang Yuanwan.If it wasn't for Jiang Yuanwan, how could things have come to this point?Of course, Empress Dowager Liu didn't like Liu Xihui, but no matter how she didn't like it, Liu Xihui was also her cousin, so Empress Dowager Liu put all her hatred on Jiang Yuanwan.

If Empress Dowager Liu wanted to dispose of those aristocratic daughters who had disputes with Liu Xihui, the ministers in the court might still object, but since Empress Dowager Liu only wanted to punish a woman without any background, the ministers were not going to speak up.

The emperor asked: "I don't know how the queen mother plans to punish this Jiang family?"

"The following offend the superior, despise the royal dignity, and fight for thirty!" Empress Dowager Liu said categorically.

The courtiers below suddenly gasped, fighting for thirty against a delicate little girl, if she won't die, I'm afraid she will die.

Wei Yichen was absolutely determined not to let Jiang Yuanwan suffer such heavy punishment.

He glanced in the direction where Marquis Changning was, and Marquis Changning's eyes were slightly closed, looking like he was about to watch from the sidelines, and he looked down on Marquis Changning even more in his heart.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Weichen believes that Weichen's cousin should not be punished. Weichen's eldest sister and Jiang cousin were ordered by their father and grandmother to entertain guests in the mansion. Cousin Jiang is ridiculed, I don't know why?"

"The Empress Dowager said, Cousin Jiang committed the crime below. I don't know why Cousin Jiang violated the law? I remember that Cousin Jiang said the exact words to Hui Zhaoyi - I don't know if the empress is here to be a guest today, or to make trouble? If you are a guest, our family will naturally treat you as a guest of honor. At the same time, for the sake of your aunt, please give our family basic respect, and don’t turn your back on the guest. Dare to ask the Queen Mother, Cousin Jiang said Is there something inappropriate?"

"Don't say it's Cousin Jiang, even the humble minister was furious when he learned that the empress was so rude when she accepted the post and came to our house as a guest. Cousin Jiang just said a few words of the truth, how could it be so? Do you despise the majesty of the royal family?" Wei Yichen said, and snorted coldly: "If it wasn't for the majesty of the royal family, the Weichen Mansion would have sent someone to beat her out of the mansion a long time ago based on the disrespectful behavior of Empress Zhaoyi. But the servant girl next to Madam Zhaoyi is about to slap our masters of the Changning Hou Mansion. I don’t know, I’m afraid that even the cats and dogs around Madam Zhaoyi are more noble than our masters of the Changning Marquis Mansion!"

These words touched the sensitive nerves of the Qingliu people around, and they condemned Liu Zhaoyi and the Liu family one after another.

Wei Yichen said again: "It was not only Cousin Jiang who contradicted Madam Zhaoyi back then, but also Wei Chen. If the Empress Dowager thinks that Cousin Jiang is at fault, and thinks that Madam Zhaoyi slapped me in the face of the Marquis of Changning, it can be regarded as 'love' There is an excuse', then, please also ask the Queen Mother to punish the humble officials!"

Seeing that his nephew had expressed his opinion, Master Wen naturally wanted to support his nephew.Besides, although he didn't know why, his father valued Jiang Yuanwan very much, and often told him to take care of Jiang Yuanwan more.If his father knew that Empress Dowager Liu was going to punish Jiang Yuanwan, but he didn't intercede for Jiang Yuanwan...the consequences would be too beautiful for him to imagine.

Of course, Prince Rong's son also wanted to support his best friend, and he still owed Jiang Yuanwan a favor, so he also stood up to speak for Jiang Yuanwan.The imperial family has always been headed by Prince Rong, and the imperial party and the imperial family have always stood on the same front...

After a while, a group of people came forward to prevent Empress Dowager Liu from punishing Jiang Yuanwan.

Some people even asked: "If the Empress Dowager thinks that Liu Zhaoyi is right, why punish Liu Zhaoyi? If the Empress Dowager thinks that Liu Zhaoyi is wrong, why not appease the courtiers who were bullied by Liu Zhaoyi, but instead question her?"

Mrs. Liu's face was livid, and she was so bullied that she almost couldn't get off the stage, so she finally had to hold back her breath.

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Mrs. Changninghou originally thought that after Liu Xihui came to visit her, she would soon be released from the confinement. Unexpectedly, there was no movement from Changninghou.

She couldn't help but send someone to inquire, but only got the fact that both Liu Xihui and Liu Xihui's father were demoted.

"How could it be like this..." With hope, hope was finally shattered, even a determined person like Mrs. Chang Ninghou couldn't bear it for a while.

"That Miss Cousin is too hateful. If it wasn't for her, how could the empress be downgraded? How could there be so many conflicts between our family and the Liu family?" Curse Jiang Yuanwan.

She discovers a terrible truth.From Liu Xijia's accident in the Marquis of Changning, to Liu Xijia's failure to negotiate with the Marquis of Changning, from Wei Yichen, the future heir of the Marquis, running around for the little emperor's affairs, to Wei Yichen's public dispute with Liu Xihui...

Changning Marquis Mansion, isn't it planning to part ways with the Liu family?

If this is the case, how should she, a daughter of the Liu family, deal with herself in the Marquis of Changning?

Madam Changning Hou broke out in a cold sweat.

At the same time, in the study of the Marquis of Changning, a conversation about the future direction of the Marquis of Changning is going on.

"What do you mean by what you did today, that you openly prevented the Empress Dowager from stepping down! You are not afraid that the Empress Dowager will target our family in the future! Who allowed you to make such a decision!" Marquis Changning clenched his fists and slapped the table angrily .

"I think my father understands that sooner or later we have to choose between the emperor and the queen mother. If my father doesn't want to offend the queen mother, then our family will never be able to gain the emperor's trust. No one likes subordinates who don't know their position." Facing Marquis Changning's fury, Wei Yichen was fearless: "What I have done today is to earn face for our family, and to surrender to the emperor on behalf of the Hou family."

The little emperor's trust in Wei Yichen doesn't mean he trusts the Marquis of Changning.

Marquis Changning saw that what he said was well-founded, and that what he said and did did not come out of impulsiveness, so his anger subsided a little: "Even so, you shouldn't act rashly. It's not that you are not allowed to surrender to the emperor, but you can't wait any longer." Well? Wouldn’t it be better to wait until the situation is clearer before surrendering?”

Wei Yichen said lightly: "Father, the emperor is not a fool, and the queen mother is not a fool either."

"After my mother died of illness, my father married Mrs. Liu as his successor. Did my father want to show favor to the Empress Dowager Liu? However, the Empress Dowager Liu did not think highly of our Marquis Mansion because of this. At the beginning, I followed the path of my grandfather and uncle, to Your Majesty is loyal to the Emperor, and my father has no objection, I am afraid that at that time, my father will not be so optimistic about the way of Empress Dowager Liu, right?"

"The Empress Dowager Liu is nepotism, and we have irreconcilable conflicts with the Liu family. As long as the Liu family is still alive, we will never be able to gain the trust of the Empress Dowager Liu. From this point of view, we should choose the emperor."

"Secondly, the emperor is talented and wise, and he has mastered the contacts left by the late emperor. The emperor is surrounded by loyal and virtuous ministers. On the other hand, the Empress Dowager Liu has either flattering villains, or the Liu family and the Liu family's in-laws. In the future battle, the emperor will win sooner or later. If this is the case, we should stand on the emperor's side earlier, so that in the future, when the emperor gathers power, our family can get the greatest benefit!"

"Finally, after this incident, our family has no choice—" Wei Yichen suddenly smiled at Chang Ninghou: "Even if you surrender to Empress Dowager Liu at this time, Empress Dowager Liu will not believe it."

"You!" Marquis Changning pointed at Wei Yichen, too angry to speak.Does this mean that he was forced by his own son to go to Liang-shan?