Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 708

Emperor Mingde just happened to catch Tang Chujun's eye with his head lowered and frowned, then shook his head, and seemed to be muttering something.

He wanted to ask, "What are you talking about?"

Could you tell me about it too?

Emperor Mingde didn't feel like being absent-minded any longer, so he had to put away his romantic thoughts and turned his attention to Tang Chujun...'s father.

Tang Chujun's father was really feeling miserable at this moment.

So scared!

But I still don’t know how to reply.

Because no matter how he responded, it would be deceiving the king.

If they admit that the money used for disaster relief came from the Ming family, then they, the Duke of Huguo, are bullying the late emperor.

If he refuses to admit that the money used for disaster relief belongs to the Ming family, then he is bullying the current Emperor Mingde.

It's so difficult! Tang Songlin knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, "I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Between bullying the late emperor or bullying Emperor Mingde, Tang Songlin decisively chose to bully the late emperor. Even if the late emperor wanted to punish him, he had to wait until he was enthroned.

But Emperor Mingde was different.

Emperor Mingde could decide his life and death, honor and disgrace. After weighing the pros and cons, Tang Songlin decided to stammer out the truth, "Back then, when my minister and my father saw that the country was in trouble and were collecting disaster relief money, we thought about my father-in-law's family. They had money, so we told them that if the Ming family could donate enough money to help with the disaster, then we would have a bright future..."

That was indeed what was said at the time. The bestowal of titles also depended on the emperor's mood, and the Duke of the Protectorate could not guarantee that one would be able to cross the social class barrier.

In fact, the Ming family was not greedy. Some of the Ming family members were very righteous and did not hesitate to donate money and materials for disaster relief. Anyway, they lacked everything except money.

Since the Duke of the Guard has come forward to donate silver, then let's donate. After all, doing good deeds and earning reputation at the same time is not contradictory.

But I never expected that a meat dumpling thrown at a dog would never come back. You can hear a sound when you throw stones on the water, but this time there was no sound at all.

In the end, the silver was donated by the Duke of Protectorate in his own name... This is hard to accept.

Mingzhen's depression was not unrelated to this, and she felt guilty towards the Ming family, because it was she who went home to lobby her father and facilitated this matter.

She was still pregnant with Tang Chujun at the time. She was depressed and when it was time to give birth, she encountered a difficult labor and lost her will to live, so she passed away.

Mr. Ming felt deeply regretful after learning of his daughter's death.

As a businessman, calculating gains and losses is instinctive.

The marriage of descendants is naturally based on interests and benefits for the family. It is best if the two can be happy with each other, but if not, they can only make do with it.

This is true for everyone in the Ming family, including Mr. Ming himself, who married the daughter of a wealthy Jiangnan businessman, also a marriage of alliance.

The Ming family got in touch with the Duke of Huguo's Mansion because Mingzhen's aunt boasted about how good the Duke of Huguo's Mansion was.

In fact, the Huguogong Mansion was a mess, with a lot of bad debts. The only thing that was worth looking at was the title and the status of the Beijing family.

So when Mingzhen's aunt persuaded her brother to marry her niece to the Duke of Huguo's mansion, she said that the Ming family was already very rich, and what they lacked was status and position.

In this way, the Ming family and the Duke of Huguo's Mansion each get what they need, and neither loses out.

Old Master Ming believed what his sister said, and thought that since Tang Songyue was well-known in Beijing, how could Tang Songlin be any worse?

Although Mingzhen was not the apple of the Ming family's eye, Mr. Ming agreed to the marriage only after careful consideration.

This was considered marrying up as a high-class woman. He hoped to connect with the powerful and wealthy through his daughter and achieve a class transition. At the same time, he also hoped that the two of them could live in harmony and happiness.

This may be the most painful and regretful decision Mr. Ming has ever made in his life.