0p0 Chapter 160 Imperial Edict
Chapter 160 Imperial Edict
"Why a month later? We can go now!"
"Because two guards are out on duty and two guards are injured, even if we want to challenge them, it should be a month later, after you have completed your training and their injuries have healed!"
Jing Wuchang said this, and then said, "I am doing this for your own good. If you challenge someone when he is injured and get beaten to a pulp, that would be truly shameful!"
All Imperial Guards: ………
Are they really that useless?
Can't even beat two women?
Then, they thought of the two people in the house who were seriously injured, and then of the two female guards who were injured but not hampered in their actions.
Suddenly speechless!
........
Fuguogong Mansion.
The people in the Fuguo Mansion and their relatives were so distressed by Chen Yan, who was seriously injured in bed, that they cried out like ghosts and wolves.
"Father is too cruel. How could he beat my third brother like this?" The one who spoke was Chen Meng, the legitimate daughter of Duke Fuguo.
At this time, she was standing beside her third brother's bed, crying with red eyes, and cursing Zhong Ning constantly. Although her third brother had plotted against her, she was fine after all, so why should he be so petty.
The wife of the Prince of Fuguo, Chu Qinzheng, is the daughter of the former Minister of Rites. She has been dignified and generous since childhood, and has the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family.
When she heard her younger sister slandering the princess in such rude words, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. It was obviously the third sister who asked for trouble. She dared to plot against the princess, so she deserved to be beaten to death.
But she didn't dare say this, because if she did, she would be the enemy of the entire Duke's Mansion.
Now she was only worried that the royal family might not let it go like this. That was the daughter of the current emperor, who had grown up among the common people. Now she had been brought back to the palace and named a princess.
Daring to plot against her was a blatant insult to the royal family by the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion.
Can her father-in-law still keep his title?
Can she still become the wife of a duke in the future?
Chu Qinzheng was worried and couldn't help but blame Chen Yan in her heart. He was so idle that he dared to plot against the princess.
It would be fine if your plan succeeds.
But you didn't succeed, and you implicated the entire Duke's Mansion.
As expected, Chu Qinzheng's worries came true. A shrill voice of an imperial edict was heard from outside, and everyone rushed out and knelt down to receive the edict.
Chu Qinzheng knelt on the ground with an expressionless face, listening to the hadith. The little eunuch chattered on for a long time before finally getting to the point.
The general idea is that the Duke's Mansion will be reduced by one level of nobility, and from then on, the hereditary title will be passed down to only three generations, and each generation will be reduced by one level compared to the previous generation.
This means that there are no Dukes now, and my father-in-law has become a County Duke, and then the next one is a County Duke, and then the next one is a County Marquis...
These titles are inferior to each other, and can only be passed down for three generations.
She had originally hoped that after her mother-in-law died, she would be able to become the new Duke's wife, but now, everything is gone.
A wife of a county duke is one of seven or eight other wives in the entire Shengjing city. She is from the most inferior family and cannot enter the top noble circle of Shengjing at all.
This means that from now on, she will not be able to live the life she wants.
Thinking of this, Chu Qinzheng fainted.
"Oh no, the Crown Prince's wife fainted..."
Because of Chu Qinzheng's sudden fainting, the yard was in chaos.
Duke Fu, who was kneeling at the front, stood up and shouted angrily, "What are you panicking about? Bring the Crown Prince's wife in and call the court physician to treat her!"
Duke Fu dug his fingers into his palms tightly, and kept comforting himself in his heart that this was only temporary. As long as he could successfully exchange souls with the emperor, he would be able to restore the Duke's Mansion to its former glory.
No, a glory greater than the glory of the past.
After sending the young eunuch away, Duke Fuguo ordered people to carry Chen Yan back to his room.
Chen Yan lay on the bed, extremely weak, his face full of shame: "Father... I'm... sorry, it's all my fault... I'm guilty..."
Having said that, Chen Yan wanted to force himself to stand up and kneel down to apologize to his father.
But he was suppressed by Duke Fuguo.
Chen Yan raised his head weakly, trying to see his father's expression clearly, but he saw a pair of angry eyes filled with ambition amidst the pressure from above.
"My son, you must remember that no suffering is in vain. For the sins you endured today, your father will personally avenge you..."
"What should father do?" Chen Yan's face was pale, but he still asked curiously.
Duke Fuguo smiled faintly, but within his smile was hidden an endless murderous intent. "In a month, it will be the time for the Autumn Hunt, and Princess Zhaohua will definitely participate. By then, your father will make all the arrangements. She will never return!"
"Father, there are countless imperial guards in the Autumn Hunt. How do we start?" Chen Yan asked anxiously, lowering his voice. "Father, why don't you wait until you successfully exchange souls with the current emperor before making any plans?"
Duke Fuguo shook his head. "Although this substance has miraculous effects, it has never been tried before, so it may not be successful. Regardless of whether your father can successfully exchange with the current emperor, Princess Zhaohua must die!"
When Chen Yan heard this, he knew that his father had made sufficient plans.
Since that was the case, he stopped trying to persuade her. He still had a month left, which was enough time for him to recover from his injuries and for his father to arrange everything.
This time, if my father takes action personally, he will surely succeed!
"Father...don't tell Ying'er about what happened today..." Chen Yan seemed to be thinking of his beloved, and a blush appeared on his face.
Duke Fu rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Why do you have to fall for the Crown Prince's woman when you can't like any other woman? I just received news that His Majesty has specially decreed that Fu Ying's status as a lowly woman be removed and that she be ordered to enter the palace to accompany the Crown Prince..."
With a loud bang, Chen Yan felt as if a thunderclap had struck his head, shattering his entire heart. His eyes were blank, and he muttered to himself: "How could this happen? Obviously, she should be my wife..."
When Duke Fuguo saw him like this, his blood boiled. It would have been bad enough that he schemed against the princess for a woman, but now he was acting like this.
This is the child he taught so carefully, how come he has grown up to be like this today?
The Duke of Fuguo was about to rebuke him again, but he saw Chen Yan suddenly roar like a madman: "It's Princess Zhaohua, it's all because of Princess Zhaohua... She is taking revenge on me, she is taking revenge on me..."
Duke Fuguo was silent for a moment, then he sorted out his thoughts. This matter might really be the work of Princess Zhaohua.
Your Majesty is busy with all kinds of affairs and has a deep dislike for the Duke of Ying's Mansion. How could he pay attention to a small person like Fu Ying?
Unless Princess Zhaohua reported the incident of Fu Ying almost being humiliated, although Fu Ying is now a commoner, she was once the future Crown Princess. If she really went out to entertain guests, it would be a disgrace to the royal family.
Princess Zhaohua did this because she knew that Yan'er was deeply in love with the maid. Thinking of this, Duke Fuguo snorted coldly.
She appeared compassionate and tolerant during the day, but she sent Fu Ying to the East Palace behind her back, which directly hurt Yan'er's heart.
What a great Princess Zhaohua! What a treacherous villain with a kind face but a bitter heart!