Chapter 20 Beware of the traitor

Speaking of this, Aunt Ning sighed softly: "I don't care about anything else, but you - I raised you. If you are plotted by someone outside, when I go to the underworld to see your mother, how can I explain to her? Silly girl, who do you think your aunt is so nervous? It's all for you!"

Zhao Suwang sat down for a moment: "Do my brother know about the fact that I was given to the Xu family?"

"Because I haven't had any written decision yet, I haven't said much to the public, but he always needs to know such an important matter. It's just that I've just heard about Mr. Xu and their cousin recently."

Speaking of this, Aunt Ning held her hand, "Silly child, your father will certainly not harm you. It's just that you should have married into a family of Dukes and Marquis to enjoy the blessings, but he married you into a family of military generals without titles. How could their Xu family compare to the glory of the top-notch powerful people? Not to mention that Mr. Xu still has this kind of character. If you pass by the door in the future, you will not suffer much grievances!

"I don't know who came up with this idea, nor do I know who was blowing the wind in front of your father. Now you are sensible and filial, considering him, but have they considered you?"

Aunt Ning's words were earnest, which made Zhao Su suddenly remembered the second aunt who leaned against the gate to chat with her when she had nothing to do in her hometown...

However, from this point of view, this engagement will not be fake.

She didn't want to object for the sake of opposition. Fate does not have to fall in love at first sight. Her parents' fate is just a way to make a relationship, so she did not refuse to date blindly in her previous life.

But if the truth is like this, of course there is no need to consider it.

And if she doesn't think about it, how can she stop things from going?

If I heard Empress Dowager Lu mention the disadvantages of male superiority and female inferiority earlier, I just felt it was not good, and now my parents' orders and matchmaker's marriage has fallen on her, this makes people feel true. No matter whether Mr. Xu already has a lover, she doesn't want to make the mistake just by mistake!

I became bald by this. I still had no idea how to instigate Qingyun Hou to rebel. There is another engagement here that needs to be resolved!

I don’t know what procedures are required to break off the engagement these days? If she takes the initiative to propose to repent, it will work?

After all, when Empress Dowager Lu came, many things changed. But when she thought that the Han people had been intoxicated by Confucianism for thousands of years, the word "Yi" has been passed down for so many dynasties, and breaking off the engagement was an act of hurting the goodness of the two surnames, the Xu family said nothing. If she proposed breaking off the engagement, it would be like shooting herself in the foot.

Even if you can get the consent of Qingyun Hou, the impact on the family reputation will be irreversible, right?

This matter must be cautious. So should we find an opportunity to explore the reality of Mr. Xu?

In a blink of an eye, she saw Aunt Ning still looking at her, and then she thought to herself: "Have you settled your cousin Ning's house? Do you miss him? Do you have any idea to live in Tongzhou recently?"

"He has just entered the government office and has a residence in the yamen. What house is he anxious to set up? Let's talk later." Aunt Ning picked up the tea and took a sip. She asked again: "You should not talk nonsense to your father like this in the future. Don't mention Xuxian's matter, and carefully talk about the villain."

Zhao Su looked at her and nodded: "I will be careful."

...

Hou Qingyun, who was sitting in the Qianqing Palace, couldn't help but sneezes twice in a row!

After stopping, he looked apologetically at the emperor sitting across the small kang table, said "Forgive me", and then took out a handkerchief and wiped it weakly on the memorial held in the emperor's hand.

The emperor sat firmly on the couch and wrote the memorial: "The governor was busy lately, probably because he was tired, so he should pay attention to his health."

"Thank you for your care. I just felt a little itchy before, which caused the palace to lose my manners." Hou Qingyun owed.

The emperor nodded slightly.

The Queen of Qingyun returned to the topic: "Although the evidence of Shi En's crime has been collected, the case must be handed over to the Censorate and Dali Temple for trial. The Chief Minister of the Dali Temple and the Censor of the Censorate were both subordinates of the late emperor and the Queen Mother of the past. Even if the emperor issued an order to severely punish him, as long as the Queen Mother spoke, the two yamen would definitely have a way to delay. Please make a decision early."

The emperor's face was as clear as Pinghu: "Shien is deeply trusted by the Queen Mother. Before this, he has never had any records of the offense. It is understandable that the Queen Mother did not believe that he had committed any crime. In fact, whether this evidence of guilt is real evidence remains to be verified. Although the Queen Mother's intention to protect Shien is obvious, I cannot recklessly contradict him."

"The emperor also thinks that Shi En might be framed?"

"I just said that this is possible."

The emperor stood up with the armrest. As he moved slowly, his robe shook the light of the sky, and his standing posture made the compartment a little tight.

"Why did the Queen Mother protect Shien? Don't we still know the specific reason?

"The country was founded for more than 20 years. Even though most people respected the late emperor and the queen mother, there were many old ministers from the previous dynasty in the court. Most of them still surrendered to the Daliang for fame and fortune. They may not have the sincerity of the Song court.

"So in the two or three years after the death of the late emperor, I have received several petitions requesting to amend the established national policy. It can be seen that they do have certain ideas."

"Will the Queen Mother know?"

The emperor stretched out his left hand, as if it was carved in ivory. His five fingers with distinct joints gently pushed open the empty window. As soon as the twilight burst into, the condensation between his slightly frown eyebrows and eyes immediately appeared: "Although I have refuted it, the empress dowager's wisdom may not have received any news."

The Queen Mother Qingyun then stood up and said with a thought: "The Queen Mother wants to protect Shi En, because she is for these people."

The emperor looked at the window: "I have always wondered about one thing recently."

"What's the matter?"

"Because of Shi En's case, I have recently carefully reviewed the details of the founding of the Flower Moon Club, and I always feel that the whole set of rules and regulations are very strict.

"From the beginning of only one leader to the current three, all aspects involved are organized and very strict, with the screening of the charter, reward and punishment system, and everything is in line with each other. It is like acting in a planned manner early in the morning."

Queen Qingyun pondered: "Since I met the Queen Mother, I have often heard her sigh that all living beings are equal. With the wisdom of the Queen Mother, it is not surprising that she has plans for her long ago."

"That's not what I mean."

The emperor said.

He did not say what it meant, but changed his sentence: "Since the empress dowager did not let go, then put the stolen money transportation into Beijing first, let the Ministry of Revenue quickly count, and level the military pay that was swallowed up first.

"Is Shi En wronged? The Queen Mother must want to know the truth more than we do. Let him stay in prison first, and wait for the investigation results from the Cining Palace."
Chapter completed!