Light Dance Jiajing

Soon the news reached the emperor's ears. The emperor had a gloomy face the whole day. The next day, he sent Feng Shun to convey his oral instructions and severely reprimanded Concubine Du. The gist of it was that if she was too idle, she might as well go to the cold palace to sweep the floor. Concubine Du was so scared that she forgot about it for a long time. Feng Shun helped her up with a smile. Concubine Du still didn't understand how she had offended the emperor. Feng Shun knew that the emperor asked him to come to wake up Concubine Du, so he pulled Concubine Du aside and whispered to her. Only then did Concubine Du understand where the emperor's anger came from, but then she was confused again. Is it wrong to choose a husband for her daughter? Mei'er is already fifteen years old, and this doesn't mean that the daughter has to be married off, but she has to choose slowly. The emperor's anger is unreasonable, but since the emperor is unhappy, she naturally dare not go against the emperor. She quickly sent someone to inform Mrs. Wang that the garden did not need to be repaired, and there was no need to hold poetry meetings or flower viewing parties. In short, she should just calm down and not arrange anything.

Concubine Du thought that the emperor was most likely reluctant to let his daughter marry early, and she didn't think much about anything else. But Zaihou was more certain of something. Even at such a young age, he always had a worried look on his face and spoke even less, but he would not ask. He just observed silently, and his worries grew day by day. But even if he understood everything, he still had no way to deal with it.

This matter also reached Meng'er's ears, but she didn't react much. She didn't want to be the focus of this circle, nor was she used to being surrounded by a bunch of strangers, especially when all of them wanted to take advantage of her. Meng'er had told her mother a long time ago that she was only fifteen years old and didn't want to get married at all, but her mother didn't listen to her at all. So even though the emperor reprimanded her mother a little too much, Meng'er felt relieved. Alas, one word from the emperor was more effective than a hundred words from her.

No one mentioned Meng'er's marriage, but Zaiji started to talk about it. He was also fifteen years old, and had recently been very close to the family of Minister Yuan of the Ministry of Rites. The Yuan family had been officials for generations, and he himself was very prestigious in the court. In recent years, he had presided over the imperial examinations, and his students and former officials were all over the world. If Zaiji married a daughter from his family, he would have a big tree to lean on and would not fight alone. It was heard that Zaiji seemed to have contact with the youngest daughter of Minister Yuan, who was also fifteen years old. It seemed that the two sides really wanted to arrange a marriage.

Lord Wang knew that Zaiji and Meng'er did not get along, so he kept an eye on them. When Madam Wang entered the palace, she told Concubine Du about the rumors about the court officials and Zaiji. She would listen to Meng'er's advice on everything Concubine Du said. Meng'er thought about it and said to herself: It seems that Zaiji is still not quiet. The Six Dharma Protectors of the White Lotus Sect must have made an indispensable contribution. The Emperor has no legitimate prince, and has been delaying the appointment of a crown prince. Zaiji was able to hook up with the Yuan family, but the White Lotus Sect could not have done it alone. There must be someone in the court fanning the flames. The princes are growing up, and there will be more factions in the future. Let's not talk about other people for now. Zaiji must not be allowed to become too powerful. This force must be nipped in the bud, so that these opportunistic guys can wake up early and know that there is no hope at all by following Zaiji.

Naturally, she had to ask the emperor about this matter. Meng'er didn't beat around the bush and asked the emperor directly, "Can you do me a favor?"

The emperor said, "Tell me about it."

Meng'er asked, "If I say I particularly hate someone, will you help me deal with him?"

The emperor smiled. He didn't think it was a big deal. It was easy to deal with an individual. He said, "Just tell me. Who do you want to deal with? How do you want to deal with him? It's up to you." He was very happy that Meng'er thought of him when she had something to do. In her previous life, Meng'er had relied on him since she was a child. She would ask him for solutions when she encountered any problems. But in this life, she became too independent. He always regretted missing her growth. But she seemed to no longer need his protection when she grew up. So every time Meng'er asked him for help, he could regain a little feeling of being needed.

Meng'er said, "It's Zaiji. I've never gotten along with him. Can you help me deal with him?"

The emperor asked, "Are you going to kill him?" He mentioned killing with such a casual tone as if he was just chatting about daily life.

Mei'er's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, it's enough to suppress him. Let him behave himself and stop making trouble from now on."

The emperor said, "How do you want to suppress it?"

Meng'er said, "Zaiji has evil intentions. I heard that he wants to marry into the family of Minister Yuan. I thought, I will make him unable to do whatever he wants, so as to make him angry to death and let those fools understand and stop following him."

The emperor laughed and said, "You, it's no joke to punish someone. If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it. It's better to deal with him once and for all." He had his own people to inquire about the news. Every move of the ministers was under his control. The little movements of Zai Ji and the court officials were naturally in his sight. He knew about this a long time ago, and he would not care if Meng'er didn't say anything. Anyway, no matter whether it was the ministers or the princes, no matter how happy they were, they were still under his control. He was the referee, and he only needed to blow the whistle at the critical moment.

Meng'er thought about it for a while and said, "I have an idea. Listen to it first. I had a maid before. She betrayed me and followed him. Zaiji wants to marry a wife, right? Why not let the maid be his wife? Hehe, do you think he will vomit three liters of blood?"

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "Naughty."

So a few days later, an imperial decree was issued, and Zai Ji's principal wife was set in stone. The eldest prince's wife was none other than Lu Zhu, Mian'er's former maid. Zai Ji was stunned after receiving the decree. The eunuch who announced the decree called him several times before Zai Ji seemed to come back to life. Zai Ji thought to himself that it was over, the marriage with the Yuan family was over, the people he had worked so hard to win over, and everything he had planned were all over. At the same time, Lu Zhu, who was still in the palace, was also taken out. When she learned that she was granted to Zai Ji as the principal wife, she was not happy at all, and the uneasiness and fear in her heart gradually rose again.

The next day, when they went to the study room for class, Zaizhen congratulated Zaiji, and Zaizhen followed suit, but his expression was clearly gloating. When Mei'er and her brother came in, Zaizhen was just watching the fun and said, "We haven't congratulated our eldest sister yet. Our future sister-in-law is someone close to her."

Mei'er chuckled and said angrily, "Why congratulate me? I have to congratulate big brother." As she spoke, she looked at Zaiji, who said nothing but glanced at her with a cold gaze. Zhu Fuyuan, who followed Mei'er in, also said, "Congratulations, big brother. I was just talking about our future sister-in-law. I heard that this green bamboo girl is beautiful and virtuous, and she has always been loyal to big brother. It's very touching. No wonder big brother only loves her."

Zai Zhen turned into a gossipy woman and asked hurriedly, "I was wondering why big brother insisted on marrying a palace maid. It turns out there is a story behind it. Big brother, please tell us about it."

Zaiji finally lost control of his emotions and his face fell. He glared at him and said, "How can there be so many stories? If you want to hear a story, you should go to a teahouse and find a storyteller."

Zaizhen was spoiled by his mother and was used to being bossy. No one dared to talk back to him. He immediately became unhappy after hearing what Zaiji said. He snorted, "It's fine if you don't say anything, but I still admire you. If I were you, I would never marry a palace maid. It shows that you are loyal and righteous. I am ashamed of myself."

Zhu Lu'ai, who came in last, didn't hear what the previous people said. She said in an inappropriate way, "Congratulations, big brother." Then she looked at everyone's faces. Zaizhen couldn't help laughing, and Zaiji's face was even more as if a dark cloud was hanging over him. He was the eldest son of the emperor, but his marriage was actually decided like this. It was simply a shame to marry a palace maid. This lowly maid was Mei'er's former maid. Needless to say, it was obvious that Mei'er was the one who did it. He hated Mei'er, but was also shocked that his father was so obedient to her. Would it be good for the royal family if he married a low-ranking palace maid? Father, how long are you going to be bewitched by Mei'er?