novelaction Chapter 188 Character
Chapter 188 Character
The next morning at the court, the second master was beaten by Shen Sui. His face was bruised and swollen and he could not go to court, so he asked for leave.
Today's morning court was particularly lively. Before the emperor arrived, civil and military officials were discussing the affairs of the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion in groups of three or four.
He was obsessed with money and caused the alienation of his brothers and the killing of his own flesh and blood. What's more, the title and property of the marquisate. Marquis Pingyuan did not have no son, but two sons. One was lost at the lantern festival, and the other was replaced right under his nose at birth. It is really sad.
I'm afraid the disappearance of the eldest son is not that simple, otherwise Pingyuan Hou would not have expelled his own brother and nephew from the house without finding any son.
Once their names were removed from the family tree, it would mean that they would have no chance of inheriting the title. Marquis Pingyuan was so angry that he would not forgive his own brother even if the title was inherited by his half-brother. However, from Shen Sui's perspective, it was really unbearable.
It's just that the Second Prince had just married the daughter of the Pingyuan Marquis, and yesterday was the day when the Second Prince accompanied the Second Prince's wife back home. The Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion exposed such a family scandal, which must have made the Second Prince and Concubine Ye very angry.
After discussing for a while, the emperor arrived. All the officials looked straight ahead and welcomed him respectfully.
They discussed important matters of the court first, after all, important matters were important. After the important matters were discussed, the censor came out to impeach the second master.
The first one to stand up was the eldest prince's man. The censor has the responsibility to supervise all officials. People with the character of the second master are not worthy of being an official in the court. He should be dismissed from his official position and never used again.
The eldest prince's power in the court may have been slightly weaker than the second prince before, but after Xie Guimo secretly supported the eldest prince, it meant that the Jingyang Palace was on the side of the eldest prince, and his power was definitely not inferior to that of the second prince.
At the Queen's birthday banquet, Shen Xian and the Second Prince had physical contact. Concubine Ye and the Second Prince were not willing to give Shen Xian the position of principal wife. It can be said that Shen Xian was able to reach that position with the support of the First Prince. Now the First Prince's people have impeached the Second Master, making the Second Prince's party so angry that they almost vomit blood.
The eldest prince clearly wants the second prince to have a wife who can't help him at all!
Concubine Ye wanted to demote Shen Ying to a concubine, but a concubine had to be able to help, otherwise she would just be occupying the position of concubine of the Second Prince in vain.
The Second Prince's party stood up and said, "As far as I know, these things were all done by Shen Gong's wife. Shen Gong was unaware of it. Shen Gong originally wanted to divorce his wife to correct the family tradition, but the Princess of Qi threatened to commit suicide, so he had to give up. Pingyuan Hou expelled the entire second branch from the family, which was already too severe a punishment. I think Shen Gong was not wrong in handling this matter. The fault lies with the Princess of Qi. As the prince's consort, she should be a role model for women all over the world. She knew that her biological mother had committed many evil deeds, but she did not try to persuade her. Instead, she took advantage of her status as a prince's consort to put pressure on Pingyuan Hou. She is truly unworthy of being the prince's principal wife."
Then a minister stood up and seconded the proposal, "What Censor Zhao said is correct. The Princess of Qi should be demoted to a concubine as a warning to others."
Then seven or eight ministers stood up and agreed to demote Shen Xing to a concubine.
The eldest prince's men stood up to object, "The man next to him did such a wicked thing, and Shen Gong knew nothing about it. Do you believe it?"
The Second Prince's people asked, "Why don't you believe it? The Second Madam Shen's substitution happened right under Marquis Pingyuan's nose, and he didn't know about it either? Not only did he not know, but even when the late Madam claimed she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and that her son was swapped, Shen Sui didn't believe it. So, is it any wonder that Shen Gong was kept in the dark?"
Shen Sui stood there, his face longer than a donkey's.
Right under his nose, his son was switched, taken out of the house and buried alive. He, as a marquis, was a complete joke.
In order to keep Shen Gong's official position, the second prince's party dragged Shen Sui out and stepped on her, and the eldest prince's party had nothing to say because it was the truth.
But just because Shen Sui doesn’t know doesn’t mean Shen Gong doesn’t know.
There is no evidence, so arguing is useless.
The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple knew a little about it, but since the Second Master did not personally promise it yesterday, he did not speak out.
In this round, the eldest prince's party was defeated. Although they couldn't remove Shen Gong from his official position, they at least demoted him. "The woman beside him is so vicious. I don't believe Shen Gong is completely unaware of it. He is not strict with his wife and should be punished. This should also serve as a warning to all men in the world to control their women."
The Second Prince's party did not say anything about this.
Husband and wife are one. If they can be separated, Ding is Ding and Mao is Mao, then they are no longer husband and wife.
The emperor revoked the imperial edict and title given to the second wife and demoted the second master two levels.
Concubine Ye wanted to demote Shen Ying to a concubine. The Second Prince's party dared not ignore Concubine Ye's order. As soon as the Emperor demoted the Second Master, a minister stood up and continued to criticize Shen Ying, asking the Emperor to demote her to a concubine.
The eldest prince's party members stepped forward to support the argument, "Yesterday was the day when the Prince of Qi accompanied the Princess of Qi back home. The Princess of Qi knew that she was not the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan and that her biological father wanted to divorce her biological mother. It is only natural for her to act irrationally when she cannot accept her own life experience. Marquis Pingyuan expelled the second wife from the family, and the Princess of Qi did nothing. It is too arbitrary to conclude that she has bad character and to revoke her position as the principal wife based on this."
The Second Prince's party said, "Like mother, like daughter! Madam Shen is cruel and ruthless, and the fact that Princess Qi threatened to commit suicide is proof enough."
The eldest prince's party found this ridiculous. "They say a dragon gives birth to nine sons, each one different. Although the Princess of Qi was born to Second Madam Shen, she was placed in the care of Shen Sui from birth and raised by him. The Emperor's decree granting the marriage states that Miss Shen is virtuous and kind. Does Lord Liu think the Emperor has made a mistake?"
This was a deadly statement. Although the imperial edict granting the marriage was not written by the emperor himself, but was drafted by the Hanlin Academy, the emperor read it and did not object, which meant that he felt the same way. If they denied Shen Xian, they were saying that the emperor had made a mistake.
The Second Prince's party members said, "Shen Gong is only a fourth-rank official. How can his daughter become the prince's principal wife?"
The eldest prince smiled.
As soon as he said this, he was sure to win the game.
Even the Right Prime Minister, who was not involved in the fight for the throne, could not stand it any longer. "The Crown Prince's Consort should be chosen based on her character, not her family background. The Princess of Qi and the Prince of Qi were married by imperial decree. As long as she is not of bad character, even if she is just the daughter of an ordinary family, her position as the Crown Princess should not be revoked."
Many ministers agreed with the Right Prime Minister's words, and the Second Prince's party had nothing to say.
With the help of the eldest prince's party, Shen Xing became the second prince's wife, and with the help of the eldest prince's party, she retained her position as the second prince's wife.
Those who don’t know would think she is a member of the eldest prince’s party.
The incident in the Council Hall soon reached the ears of Concubine Ye, and her face turned green with anger.
She picked and chose but still couldn't decide on a candidate for the Second Prince's Consort. She thought of using the position of the Second Prince's Consort to win over the court officials to help the Second Prince win the throne. However, after weighing the pros and cons, Shen Ying was chosen in the end.
Is the daughter of a fifth-rank official worthy of being the daughter-in-law of Concubine Ye?!
Thinking that it was the Prince of Jingyang who pushed the person to her son, Concubine Ye became furious.