roccoschili Chapter 1247: Was the regulation changed only because there was no other way?
Chapter 1247: Was the regulation changed only because there was no other way?
After Wenren Qichi finished speaking, he turned around and left. It was infuriating. He shouldn't have gone out today. Everyone was just trying to annoy him.
Meanwhile, as Su Yueyao was on the other side, Xu Minghe got into the carriage and immediately changed his appearance, his previous weak and immobile state vanished in an instant.
"My lady, thank you for coming to pick me up and for using your wits to save me from a beating! I am so grateful to you, my lady." Xu Minghe smiled and wanted to hug Su Yueyao.
However, before he could get close to Su Yueyao, he was stopped by the First Prince.
"Minghe, you're covered in blood, don't get it on your wife."
Xu Minghe glanced down at the bloodstains on his clothes and sat back down: "My wife, I forgot. This blood was just smeared on. I'm not injured at all."
Su Yueyao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xu Minghe was alright, but then she noticed the slightly red marks on his wrist: "It's not that he's not injured. What are those red marks on his wrist? The skin is broken. Wangchen, why don't you switch places with Minghe? I'll put some medicine on him."
"Good wife."
Tian Wangchen got up and switched places with Xu Minghe, so that he could be closer to Su Yueyao.
The people in the carriage watched with longing as Su Yueyao applied medicine to Xu Minghe, and a trace of jealousy suddenly rose in their hearts. They also wanted their mistress to apply medicine to them in the same way.
Xu Minghe stared intently at Su Yueyao. His wife was so good to him. He had caused such a big problem, but instead of blaming him, she was worried about his minor injury.
His heart felt so warm at that moment...
“My lady, Minghe’s injury is just a minor one. It will be fine in a couple of days without any medicine. Please don’t worry about it,” Gongyang Ruoyu said with a sour tone.
“Yes! Your health is more important now, my lady. When we get back to the manor, we’ll need to prepare medicine and have Consort Lu examine you. You need to take good care of yourself and nourish your body,” Tian Wangchen said.
"I'm fine, just a little tired. I'll be fine after a couple more days of rest," Su Yueyao said after applying the medicine to Xu Minghe's wrist.
Everyone could clearly see the fatigue on Su Yueyao's face, and they all looked at her with concern.
"I'm fine, don't worry. By the way, Gongyang, tell Pu'an how the morning court session was handled?"
"His Majesty has decreed that the Zheng and Xiao families be confiscated, all those involved in the matter beheaded, and their relatives who were not involved be exiled, and their descendants for three generations be barred from taking the imperial examinations and from entering Fengdu."
“We found out which families had connections with these two families, and we also banished them from Fengdu. My wife will no longer have any power that can threaten me.”
"After this incident, even the neutral aristocratic ministers in the court are all quietly trying to curry favor with us."
"Are those neutral aristocratic families similar to those of Minister Wenren?"
“Yes, my lady, Jing Shu and Consort Cui were in charge of the confiscation this time, so from now on you are second only to the emperor.” Gongyang Ruoyu said with a smile.
"Your Majesty did this for Tian Tian's sake, didn't you?"
“After all, we will have to protect Tian Tian after she takes over the throne. Those powerful families may seem weak now, but they still have the ability to cause trouble. Otherwise, how would this incident have happened?” Su Yueyao sighed.
“My lady, don’t think about sweet things. In the future, you will have to rely on yourself for many things. It’s not good for you to protect her too much. When the child grows up, he should be able to stand on his own. Otherwise, how can the entire Phoenix Kingdom be governed well? We won’t be following her all the time,” the eldest prince said.
"Your Highness is right. I still want our daughter to have a smoother life."
“Ayao, the children will have to walk their own paths in the future, and we can’t interfere too much,” Yang Qianxun gently comforted her.
"Qianqian is right. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. When it's time to let go, let them spread their wings and fly high on their own!"
After Su Yueyao finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement. Xu Minghe, seeing that they no longer talked about the child, immediately asked, "My lady, my lady... I have a question for you. What conditions did you and Minister Wenren reach?"
Everyone else looked at Su Yueyao with curiosity, wondering what conditions she would agree to so that Minghe would be released from prison unharmed and that she would cooperate with them.
Seeing their curiosity, Su Yueyao told them the truth: "Originally, this person wanted to use Minghe as leverage to force me to marry him, but..." She stopped halfway through her sentence, noticing their tense expressions, and continued with a smile: "But I didn't agree; I refused outright."
“I’ve told you all that I don’t want to get married and I don’t plan to, especially not with Minghe as a threat. If I really agree, Minghe will feel guilty and upset afterwards.”
"My wife..."
“When you said that Minghe would be punished, I was thinking about how to solve the problem. Wenren Shilang thought that the executioner should be less harsh, while I was thinking about how to avoid this beating.”
“I could tell that Vice Minister Wenren did not intend to be our enemy. In the end, he made a condition that I petition His Majesty to abolish the law that men who were not married by the age of twenty-two were to be conscripted into the army, and instead pay a single tax.”
Everyone was stunned when they heard this; no one expected this person to make such a request.
"My lady, it's not like Wenren Shilang is of marriageable age and has no one to marry, and you don't want to marry him, so you had no choice but to change the law, right?" Pu An said speechlessly.
Su Yueyao immediately asked curiously, "How old is Minister Wenren this year? Do you know?"
"I don't know the exact age, but she's probably around twenty," Pei Yuqi said.
"Alright! It seems he has this plan. I think this regulation can be changed. After all, we also have young masters in our manor. When Manman, Yiyi, and Chenchen grow up, they will also have to get married and choose a wife."
"What if they don't meet a woman they like by then!"
“My lady, it may be difficult for the Empress to issue this law. In fact, the so-called single tax sounds good, but no matter how much silver is set, only the sons of noble families can afford to pay it. Ordinary people cannot afford it.”
"Won't this lead to intense public discontent?"
“Your Highness, I have also thought about the issue you raised. We can differentiate between single taxes, with one tael for sons of noble families and one for commoners, both based on the income of their entire family.”
"Those who pay more should pay more, and those who pay less should pay less. The money handed over will go directly into the national treasury."
"If it's structured this way, it's somewhat fair."
“Your Highness, the law is not always entirely fair. Even wealthy families can choose wives for their children when they are young. Poor families, how many men can choose? Most of them are either sold or find someone to marry to save food for their families,” Pu An said.
After Pu An finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
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