Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 429

"Don't forget the traditional social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Right now, this has temporarily emboldened the merchants, but in the future, it might just become 'scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants,' or 'merchants, farmers, artisans, scholars'!"

Everyone hesitated for a moment, realizing that Zeng Xiao's words made sense.

"Your Majesty, I think General Zeng is right."

"With a major war imminent, it is indeed difficult to deal with the Yun family. It will take time to investigate thoroughly. How about this, the Emperor and Empress's wedding will be postponed for the time being. There is an urgent report from the border that the Three Kingdoms Alliance is attacking our country. We need Your Majesty to personally lead the army to stabilize morale."

"Postpone the wedding and discuss it again after the war is over," suggested Prime Minister Pei and Grand Tutor Zhou, among others.

Then Zeng Xiao knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, I beg you to consider the overall situation."

All the civil and military officials knelt down, saying, "For the sake of the stability of the Great Xia, we humbly request Your Majesty to immediately lead the expedition in person."

"Your Majesty..." General Xiao and the others did not kneel to beg, but they felt that it was indeed inappropriate for the emperor and empress to get married at this time, otherwise the Zeng family would harbor resentment, which could easily lead to internal discord.

"Your Majesty, I request permission to don armor and go into battle. You may not be in a hurry to personally lead the army, but this wedding... I implore Your Majesty to postpone it." General Xiao knelt down as he spoke.

Murong Yu sat on the dragon throne, his face gloomy. He glanced at Zeng Xiao and said with a smile, "My dear ministers, please rise!"

"General Xiao is too old to go to the battlefield. Young Master Xiao and the others shall accompany me on this imperial expedition!"

"As for the wedding, it will not be delayed."

After saying that, Murong Yu announced the end of the event.

As for the demands made on the Zeng family, they were not even mentioned.

Zeng Xiao felt a little uneasy, and was also afraid of angering Murong Yu.

"Brother, who gave you permission to go to the palace to impeach the Yun family? Doing so will only cause the Emperor to distance himself from our Zeng family." Zeng Rou said angrily.

"Rou'er, it was the Yun family who sent people to assassinate you. I have witnesses."

“I would not have impeached her in public if the evidence had not been conclusive.”

Zeng Rou asked irritably, "What witnesses do you have?"

Because no one actually tried to assassinate her.

However, it was all her own doing, and she arranged those people. She did this simply to make Murong Yu remember their past relationship and show her more pity.

"Don't investigate this matter anymore. Continuing to investigate will only do our Zeng family more harm than good, because the Emperor has already found out that it was someone from the Northern Palace Kingdom."

She managed to hide it with great difficulty.

I never expected my brother to do this. "You should have come back and discussed it with me."

Zeng Xiao frowned. "I've captured the assassin and interrogated him personally. There's no doubt about it."

"Rou'er, don't you like the Emperor? Qing'er died to save the Emperor, so the Empress should be given to you. Why should it be given to the Yun family? Besides, I heard that Yun Xiyue is just a woman who has been married twice."

"What does she have that can compare to my sister's?"

Zeng Rou agreed with these words and felt wronged.

"Now that the Yun family has taken your empress position, they won't even give it to Consort De." Zeng Xiao became more and more furious as he spoke.

"It's just too much!"

Zeng Rou's eyes reddened slightly. "Brother, what can we do? The Emperor would rather give us military power than marry me."

“We have seized military power, so what reason do we have to ask the Emperor to appoint me as Empress?”

Zeng Xiao said, "Of course there is. With a great battle imminent, our Zeng family has made meritorious contributions, and we can then request the Emperor to let us marry you."

"Rou'er, so we need to find a way to postpone this wedding."

Zeng Rou's eyes brightened slightly. "Did the Emperor agree?"

“He will agree.” Zeng Xiao knew Murong Yu well.

He couldn't possibly disregard the bigger picture for the sake of a woman.

"Let's wait a little longer. The Empress Dowager and Prime Minister Pei will not allow the Emperor to hold this wedding."