The harem is full of gossip, Your Majesty, you are cheating

Several imperial censors were having dinner in a private room, talking in low voices.

"What? A royal princess is not as good as a prostitute, and he actually said such a thing?! Is he really not afraid of being beheaded?"

"Not only was he not beheaded, I heard that the Queen Mother wanted to continue to promote this marriage."

"Empress Dowager? How ridiculous!"

"Your Majesty is arguing with the Queen Mother for the sake of the Second Princess! With Your Majesty here, this matter will not be accomplished."

"This Zhang Ziping is really too absurd. I will definitely report him at the court meeting tomorrow!"

"The princess represents the royal family's reputation, how can she marry such a man? If the queen mother insists, I will impeach her as well!"

"Brother Lin, you are so powerful."

"My duty as the censor is originally here."

"This matter will spread quickly. By then, we, the censor, may not be the only ones to submit a petition!"

"Yes, we will know at the court meeting tomorrow."

Teahouses throughout Kyoto.

Storytellers are telling the same story.

"Take Zhang Ziping for example. He was being beaten into a pig's head by Duke Xie. The next moment! A pregnant woman..."

"Guess what that woman said? She kept saying that she wanted to give birth to the child and let the princess raise it..."

In the market.

Several middle-aged women gathered together.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this guy is from a famous family! Even ordinary people like us can't say such outrageous things!"

"I seem to have an impression of this brothel girl. She seems to live over at Tianshui Lane."

"Come on, come on, I want to see what kind of fairy this is!"

In the streets.

The children were kicking shuttlecocks and reciting nursery rhymes.

"Zhang Ziping, your head is empty, swollen like a pig's head, disgusting..."

Night. In Tianshui Lane.

Outside the snowy yard, people were knocking on the wall from time to time, and some were pouring buckets of dog blood.

The yard was filled with a fishy smell.

"Zhang Lang, why don't you go find the princess?" Ning Xue shed tears: "There is no future for our relationship."

"Ningxue, I said, I only want you!" Zhang Ziping hugged Ningxue tightly.

At this moment, he had a feeling of being against the whole world. It was inexplicably exciting and made him unable to stop.

"Zhang Lang." Ning Xue was touched.

The two couldn't help but hug each other.

Zhang Ziping's glorious deeds fermented wildly overnight.

At the court meeting the next day, memorials impeaching the father and son of the Zhang family were submitted like snowflakes.

Yue Lin pretended to be embarrassed and just said that the Queen Mother was unwilling to deal with Zhang Ziping, and that the Yong Dynasty had always ruled the world with filial piety, and he did not want to be an unfilial son.

This group of officials immediately started talking as if they were injected with chicken blood.

Some said that the princess’s marriage was a state affair, and if the empress dowager interfered too much, it would be meddling in government affairs.

Some say that when parents behave in a ridiculous way, it is filial piety to give them timely advice.

The most courageous one even directly asked whether the Queen Mother was so partial to the Zhang family and whether she had any secret collusion with the Zhang family.

Once these intellectuals start to curse, they really beat around the bush without using any dirty words, yet they make people want to faint when they hear them.

The Queen Mother's side.

Originally, she did want to use filial piety to suppress Yue Lin, but when those words from the previous dynasty came back to her, she was so angry that she trembled all over.

"Why are these people so talkative about the royal family's affairs? Aren't the marriages of their children enough for them to worry about?" The Queen Mother threw things in anger.

Even Nanny Fang, who was the most favored by the Empress Dowager, stood aside for a moment, not daring to make a sound.

When the Queen Mother had almost vented her anger, Nanny Fang whispered, "These scholars are always like this. Your Majesty, please don't bother with them. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by the anger."

Nanny Fang handed over some hot tea. The Queen Mother drank a few sips and slowly calmed down. Then she asked, "What about the Zhang family? Have they dealt with that brothel girl?"

Nanny Fang whispered, "I haven't received any news yet."

"The Zhang family should have known this. Once that woman is gone and there is no evidence to prove the crime, there will still be room for this matter to be turned around!" The Queen Mother was thinking so.

The latest news came at the court meeting.

The emperor directly summoned Zhang Ziping.

Zhang Ziping was also interesting. He claimed that he and the brothel girl could not be separated for a moment. If he was to go to court, he had to take Ningxue with him.

The emperor actually agreed to such a ridiculous request.

The Queen Mother was stunned.

That brothel girl? She's not dead yet?

Besides, is Zhang Ziping crazy? How dare he say such a thing!

Fengyi Palace.

Jiang Zhimiao was also eating melon with the concubines.

Yue Lin knew that she loved gossip, so he asked the eunuch to wait outside and pass on the news in real time.

The concubines drank tea, ate snacks and listened to the strange stories coming from the front. It was so comfortable.

At the beginning.

Jiang Zhimiao was still playing "Wulin Wai Zhuan".

Later, she heard that Zhang Ziping was actually going to bring Ningxue to meet the emperor. This exciting development made her pause watching Swordsman and just concentrate on listening to the gossip!

"Zhang Ziping is ridiculous." Concubine De couldn't help but sneer, "He seems to have deep feelings for that brothel girl. But if he really has such deep feelings, why would he hide the girl? If he had said earlier that he had a true love, would the royal family still be able to force the princess to marry her?"

"It's just that you want both." Chen Shuyi said sarcastically.

"Such a stupid person is rare in my life. With the way he makes a fuss, no one will say anything even if the emperor wants to take his life." An Zhaoyi joined in the fun.

"Just killing him would be too easy for her."

"There are some rumors out there now, saying that the princess is determined to marry him. It's really hilarious."

"Here he comes, Xiao Chengzi is here again."

"Quick, Xiao Chengzi, what's the latest news?"

Xiao Chengzi chuckled, "My ladies, this is getting more and more exciting. The Zhang family is trying hard to deny that Zhang Ziping said those words, but unexpectedly, Zhang Ziping admitted it himself. He also kept saying that he couldn't afford the Second Princess's love and that he liked Ningxue. Even if the emperor wanted to kill him, he would still say so!"

"The emperor got very angry on the spot, saying that the second princess had never met him, so how could she have any affection for him! He also said that since he kept saying that he wanted to marry a prostitute, then he should fulfill his wish."

"In the end, Marquis Wenxin declared on the spot that he did not have a son like Zhang Ziping and drove him out of the mansion."

"I heard that Zhang Ziping still didn't regret it at that time. He stood with the brothel girl and declared that their true love could conquer everything."

"The emperor beat them ten times each and drove them out."

Xiao Chengzi's storytelling is just average, but the story itself is so wonderful.

Everyone listened with great interest.

Giving up everything for a prostitute, this plot is something that even the storybook would not dare to write about.

[Wow, it turns out that the one who actually dug the wild vegetables was Zhang Ziping! ] Jiang Zhimiao couldn't help but sigh.