The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi said: "Uncle Ge is pretending to be sick. He can still quarrel with Si Niang for Fu Liu. He is pretending. If you don't believe me, ask Yuhua."

Yuhua nodded and said righteously, "I can testify that Lord Ge's illness has almost healed. He can even recite poems to Fu Liu and doesn't need to lie in bed at all. He deliberately pretended to be sick and didn't attend court. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor and he must be punished."

Cheng Feng didn't want the two women to add fuel to the fire, "Don't talk nonsense, deceiving the emperor is a capital crime, do you still need to punish him?"

At the very least, this man was the emperor's sworn brother, had offered him advice and counsel, had gone to Lingyuan and Yatuo to lobby, and had rendered tremendous service to Fengqi. He was not only the emperor's sworn brother, he was also a founding hero of Fengqi. Punishing him severely for visiting brothels and soliciting prostitutes would chill the hearts of many veteran ministers.

Shang Xi and Yuhua cannot tolerate Ge Dongqing because of their positions, but Cheng Feng can understand Wan Lianxing's difficulties. His uncle can only help with feelings but not with courtesy, and cannot help with courtesy with feelings. This person has a difficult time.

Yuhua was kindhearted and soft-hearted. She was angry but did not want to put Ge Dongqing to death. "The death penalty is too severe for him, but it is necessary to punish him. Ge Dongqing is too rampant. In broad daylight, he was arguing with Fu Liu from Jiao Man Lou and reciting poems. Although I can't read many words and don't understand what the poem means, I can understand the thoughts and thoughts revealed between the lines. It is definitely not a decent poem. I sat there and watched them... When they looked at each other affectionately, my chest felt tight. When I saw their hands still tightly clasped together, I felt a pang of discomfort. When I heard them reciprocate their poetry, I almost vomited on the spot. Even as a bystander, I felt furious. As the mistress of the Ge Mansion, how angry must she be? I don't think that Fu Liu is anything special. She's just a little younger than Si Niang, but youth can make a living. She will also grow old in the future. She will definitely not be as pretty as Si Niang when she reaches her age.

Wan Lianxing had heard similar words from Yuhua twice while sitting here. If he continued to favor Ge Dongqing, it would cause public outrage. He put down the memorial he was fiddling with. This memorial was just sent from the Ge Mansion. He could choose not to see Lu Siniang's people, but Wan Lianxing would read Lu Siniang's memorial first. It had already stated that Ge Dongqing was pretending to be sick, and did not mention a word about Fu Liu Zhaoyao's provocation in the mansion.

"Since you are so angry about Si Niang, I will go to the Ge Mansion to see if your uncle Ge is faking illness. If he is, I will punish him."

Wan Lianxing was about to stand up by pressing the armrest of the dragon throne when Cheng Feng stopped him, "Uncle, it's better not to go to the Ge Mansion."

"What's wrong? I'm not going to take any action anymore, Shang Xi and Yu Hua are just sitting here and refusing to leave!"

"Uncle, it's better not to go. Something happened at the Ge Mansion."

"Something happened? Impossible, I just came from Ge Mansion." Shang Xi couldn't imagine what could have happened in Ge Mansion when she had been away from there for less than two hours.

At this time, only a crisp voice was heard shouting outside the hall. In just a moment, the person shouting appeared in the hall, "Little Grandpa, Little Grandpa, something big has happened, something big has happened!"

Wan Lianxing looked at Cheng Youning who was very excited and asked, "Grandson, what big thing happened? Why are you so happy?"

"Grandpa, something happened at the Ge Mansion! Something big happened at the Ge Mansion?" Cheng Youning blushed and slapped his face. Because of excitement, the corners of his mouth were grinning from ear to ear.

Shang Xi stood up from her chair: "Did something really happen in the Ge Mansion?"

"Hey? Dad, Mom, Yuhua, you are here too." Cheng Youning rushed in hurriedly. He thought that the people sitting in the room were those old-fashioned ministers.

"Youning, you went to the Ge residence as well? What happened there? Did Ge Dongqing and Fuliu team up to bully Si Niang?"

"Hehehe, no, the one who suffered this time was Fu Liu."

Yuhua asked, "Youning, don't breathe so hard. What exactly is going on?"

Cheng Youning's face lit up with joy. "I just went out on the street and saw someone parading. After asking carefully, I found out that it was the servants of the Ge Mansion who were parading with Fuliu from Jiaomanlou."

Several people sat down in pairs. The father and son who had not been to the Ge Mansion knew more than Shang Xi and Yuhua who had been there a long time ago.

Wan Lianxing sat back on his dragon chair, fanning himself vigorously. "What did I say? This Fourth Lady's surname is Zilie. She won't accept humiliation. No one can bully her. And you still don't believe me, forcing me to stand up for her. Now you've paraded her through the streets. What am I supposed to do for her?"

Shang Xi and Yuhua did not expect that Lu Siniang could do such a thing. They originally thought that Lu Siniang had swallowed her anger and let Fu Liu into the mansion to meet Ge Dongqing. It turned out that her method was not only simple and crude, but also very vicious. Fu Liu, who had been planning for them, was completely destroyed. If this person could not marry into the Ge family, she would not be able to marry other dignitaries, and she would not be able to stand in Jiao Manlou.

Can a courtesan who is paraded through the streets still be a courtesan?

Shang Xi looked at Wan Lianxing quietly: "Uncle, you can't punish Lu Si Niang for any crime, right?"

"What crime can I punish her for? She used courtesy before force. What fault can I find in her? A prostitute, not earning a living by singing and dancing with wine, but insisting on being ambitious, violating the rules and having a private affair with a man, going to the Ge Mansion in broad daylight to compete with my personally appointed Third Rank Imperial Consort for a man, harming both herself and others! This person is quite cunning, and it would be good if she could learn a lesson!"

Wan Lianxing took a breath and continued, "However, what Lu Si Niang did was really too much. She is the head of the weaving workshop appointed by me, and she is still a female official. No matter how low her birth is, she is still my beggar. It is really shameful for her to bully the people."

Wan Lianxing thought for a moment and said, "Come here, pass on my order to have Lu Si Niang stop her reckless parading and fine her six months' salary."

Cheng Youning ran to Wan Lianxing and said dissatisfiedly, "Little Grandpa and Fourth Mother are innocent and cannot be punished."

Wan Lianxing raised his hand and tapped Cheng Youning's forehead, saying, "Until the matter at the Ge Mansion has been settled, the Crown Prince is not allowed to enter or leave the Ge Mansion, nor is he allowed to participate in any of the Ge Mansion's affairs."

Cheng Youning pursed her lips into a straight line and said dissatisfiedly, "I still want to go to the Ge Mansion to comfort Si Niang."

"How can you, a nine-year-old kid, comfort anyone? Let your mother do it if you want to comfort someone."

Shang Xi waved her hands repeatedly, "Uncle, please forgive me. I will not set foot in the Ge Mansion again until the matter is settled. I can't go there."

Wan Lianxing said, "You don't have to be a lobbyist, but you are not allowed to come to me to make suggestions. Let the Ge family handle their own affairs. None of you are allowed to interfere."