roccoschili Chapter 420: Prince Yan's Concubine
Chapter 420: Prince Yan's Concubine
At the same time, Lord Xiao was silently calculating in his heart that the next stop might have a surname related to the families of several adults present here, so he couldn't be the only one to be unlucky!
The other adults were also worried. May the ancestors bless them and not let any third uncle or fourth uncle show up at this time. Anyone who commits suicide in front of the emperor will not have a good ending.
Let’s talk about King Yan!
He has been much more obedient since his mother, Concubine Xian, passed away.
Because he knew that the late emperor was a heartless man, he was deeply in love with Concubine Xian when she was alive.
As a result, after Concubine Xian fell ill, the Emperor's favorite concubines appeared one after another, each one younger than the last.
Therefore, the late emperor’s affection is worthless.
When Concubine Xian was in favor, Prince Yan gained a lot of benefits, including fields, slaves, estates, gold, silver and jade.
After the death of Concubine Xian, Prince Yan knew when to quit, knowing that he could no longer gain any benefits from his father, so he stopped trying to make his presence felt.
Try to stay out of the court's affairs as much as possible. Do less and make fewer mistakes. Do nothing and make no mistakes!
It really allowed him to spend all these years in peace!
But I didn’t expect that disaster would strike from the sky while I was sitting at home!
This time, the problem actually fell on his concubine. Concubine Zhou was of good looks and gentle temperament. She was never picky or stubborn, so the Prince of Yan liked her quite a bit.
No one would have expected that such a gentle and considerate girl would become so arrogant and a scourge that dominates the whole village!
And he was caught red-handed by his royal brother. This is like walking into the tiger's mouth!
Prince Yan came to meet the emperor respectfully and low-key, but was left alone by the emperor for more than an hour before being allowed to enter the house!
Knowing that the emperor was on a secret visit, he did not dare to reveal the emperor's identity, so he could only boldly say:
"Third brother, I was wrong. I failed to discipline my family and caused you trouble. I will accept any beating or punishment!"
Look! What a great attitude!
But the emperor didn't even raise his head; he was still dealing with the memorials in his hands.
When the King of Yan saw this, he decided to just continue standing there as punishment!
After a long time, the emperor finally put down his pen and rubbed his eyebrows with his hands.
The eunuch quickly served tea and helped the emperor take away the memorials he had processed.
The emperor took a sip of tea before speaking to the Prince of Yan:
"Tenth brother, I originally thought you were the most perceptive and intelligent brother, so I didn't pay too much attention to you.
I didn't expect that I heard on the first day I arrived that the Zhou Paopi here is the maiden family of your concubine, haha!
"A concubine's family has exploited the people within 80 miles of me and made them starve to death! King Yan, you are so bold!"
The emperor slammed the table with his palm, and the lid of the teacup fell off and broke with a "pop"!
The Tenth Prince was so frightened that his knees weakened and he knelt on the ground, saying:
"I don't know. I really didn't know they were like this in private. My concubine was such a coward. Who would have thought that her family was so bold!
No one told me, really! I never thought it would be like this, no one ever told me they were like this! If I knew, I would definitely not condone it.
Third brother, believe me, I dare not do that!"
The Queen came out to smooth things over at the right time and advised:
"Your Majesty, I know what kind of person my tenth brother is. He is at fault, but it's not all his fault! Maintaining local peace is the duty of local officials.
It was their protection of the Zhou family that ultimately led to the current situation. I think the local officials should be severely punished!"
Several royal children have already been dealt with. If the Prince of Yan is punished more severely, the clan affairs office will probably cause trouble.
Being an emperor is not easy, with constraints from all sides, and a single move can affect the entire body!
Prince Yan looked at the Queen gratefully and echoed:
"Yes, yes, yes! The Emperor's sister-in-law still understands me."
The Queen sighed and said:
"Alas! What about the farmers who were forcibly taxed by the Zhou family? I heard that many of them even had their houses taken away by the Zhou family.
Those who cannot afford the tax are robbing people of their land, property, livestock, and even their children. This is too much! No wonder the emperor is angry. Even I can’t bear to hear about it.”
The Queen has already said so, what else can he do?
"I will pay for the evil done by the Zhou family. I will have people return whatever was stolen. If I really can't return it, I will also compensate with an equivalent amount of silver. Is that okay?"
The emperor picked up a memorial at hand and threw it over, cursing:
"How are you going to compensate the girl that was snatched away by the Zhou family? Ah? How are you going to compensate the children that were sold?"
Prince Yan was about to cry, it was not he who stole it!
The Queen stopped the Emperor from coming over to beat him up, and said to the Prince of Yan anxiously:
"That concubine indulged the evil deeds in the family and must be severely punished! The Princess of Yan failed to manage the harem properly and her salary was reduced to reflect on herself. She was ordered to investigate all the relatives of the women in the harem of the Prince of Yan.
Anyone who commits illegal acts will be severely punished. Otherwise, if they are found out by the government, they will be executed without mercy.”
When the Prince of Yan saw that the Queen was about to fail in stopping the furious Emperor, he fled in panic, promising:
"Just do as the Empress's wife says. I will go back and reflect on my mistakes."
When the emperor saw that Prince Yan had run away, he stopped arguing with the queen. After tidying up the queen's clothes, he pulled her to sit down.
"Isn't it too easy for him to let him go just like that?"
Queen: "Your Majesty, please leave a minister to supervise the aftermath of the King of Yan, and make sure that the compensation is paid and the land is returned to the farmers.
Then let the King of Yan invest in building a smooth road for the people here, and tell him to see the results.
In a few years, investigate Prince Yan again. If he has committed crimes again, he can be punished for multiple crimes.
By then, the clan office won’t be able to say anything to you, after all, they’ve already given Prince Yan a chance.”
The local officials were all thrown into jail immediately. If no one of importance was left behind, who would look after the King of Yan?
The Emperor: "I don't trust others, so let Prime Minister Ma stay for a while." He wants him to always focus on himself.
When he doesn't know, he is assigned more work and his schedule is packed. The emperor will be tired, right?
"Ah! I really don't want to bother with these stupid things. I don't even have time to relax with you."
The Queen put away her playful thoughts and said seriously:
"I am already very satisfied to be able to accompany you on this trip, so how can I delay your work?"
The Emperor: "I'm sorry to trouble you, but don't worry! Our next stop will be Jishidiang. I'll check your health first."
The queen nodded obediently, "Everything is up to the emperor's arrangements."
Lu Xiangsheng sneezed several times when he woke up in the morning, muttering:
"This is the girl scolding me! Hey, this damn girl left without a letter, and she still scolds me!"
If the medicine had not been delivered in time, he would have scolded her a hundred times every day, huh!
The old doctor at Jishitang replied:
"Maybe it's your father who's nagging you to get married and have children!" You're so old and still haven't married. Who's going to be anxious for you?
Lu Xiangsheng smacked his lips a few times, then quickly shut up and ran away.
If you don't leave now, your ears will be in trouble.
His father has been dead for many years, yet he is still being brought up!
Slip away, slip away.