nycdaug Chapter 132: The Hot Potato-like East Palace
Chapter 132: The Hot Potato-like East Palace
Dali Temple Minister Zhou Wenzhen's face has been as bitter as if he had eaten ten kilograms of bitter melon these past two days.
At this moment, the setting sun was shining into the courtyard. He had almost finished his work in the yamen, but he did not dare to go back home.
Pei Du, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was passing by not far away, humming a little tune with his hands behind his back. Zhou Wenzhen glanced at him and felt displeased with him.
"Stop!"
Pei Du turned around in shock and saluted with a smile:
"Master Zhou, you haven't returned home yet?"
Zhou Wenzhen looked Pei Du up and down and couldn't help but sigh with disappointment.
When his daughter said she liked Pei Du, why didn't he nod?
Although this guy is slow to warm up, he has a clean background and is a decent person. He has lived a clean life for more than 20 years and he is indeed good-looking.
At first, he only thought that Pei Du was much older than his daughter, and just one sentence was enough to stop his daughter from thinking about him.
Now that my daughter is going to be taken into the Eastern Palace as a concubine, I have been crying my eyes out at home for the past two days.
He is regretting it so much that his intestines are turning green.
He had experienced the temper of the prince of the Eastern Palace in the Dali Temple some time ago, and he was definitely not a good match.
What's more, the prince is extremely fond of Feng Xiaolou.
How can his precious daughter survive in such a dangerous place?
But the boy in front of me was totally unaware of all this.
His poor Xuan'er, it was unrequited love from the very beginning.
Pei Du felt confused by Zhou Wenzhen's look and got goose bumps on his arms unconsciously.
"Master Zhou? Are you okay?"
Pei Du stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Zhou Wen Zheng's eyes, and the next moment Zhou Wen Zheng slapped him on the back of his hand.
"The Japanese officials have been in a bad mood these days, so you guys should handle the case well and don't make any mistakes!"
Pei Du observed his words and nodded respectfully:
"I will definitely fulfill my duties."
After waiting for a long time without any reply, Pei Du looked up and saw Zhou Wenzhen walking away with his head down.
Zhou House.
Luo held her daughter Zhou Xuan in her arms and advised earnestly:
"My dear daughter, don't cry. Marrying into the Eastern Palace is the order of the Empress, and your father cannot disobey it."
Zhou Xuan leaned quietly on her mother's shoulder, her eyes red and swollen like peaches, her bright red lips pursed into a stubborn arc:
"Mother, I understand. I just can't bear it. Please let me cry. I will give up when I have cried enough."
Luo felt a secret pain in his heart and his nose was aching.
She really wanted to pull her husband's ears and twist them hard.
That Pei Du is so great, young, handsome and promising. Isn’t he just seven years older than my daughter?
The old man just refused to accept such a good marriage.
Now, my daughter is going to be taken into the Eastern Palace.
What is the difference between the palace and the man-eating abyss?
Moreover, now that the Third Prince has recovered from his illness and reappeared in the court, anyone can see that the Crown Prince's position may be unstable.
Otherwise, why would that prince suddenly want to get married?
Who among the women in the capital doesn't know that the Crown Prince's sweetheart is Feng Xiaolou?
Luo hugged her daughter and gritted her teeth in hatred.
Her Xuan'er is gentle by nature and can never compete with a woman like Feng Xiaolou.
The same situation was happening at the home of the Minister of Revenue.
"I won't marry!"
The sound of porcelain breaking and the screams of a young girl echoed throughout the backyard of the Zheng residence.
Minister of Revenue Zheng Liangcai stood outside his granddaughter's yard with a gloomy face.
"How shameful! Look at what you've done to her!"
Zheng Liangcai glared at Madam Zheng beside him.
Madam Zheng was just in a bad mood, and she sneered when she heard this:
"Can you blame me?"
"You are incompetent and can't even lie in front of the Queen. So what if you say Yuxu is already engaged to someone else? Will it suffocate you to death?"
Zheng Liangcai coughed heavily, looking unhappy:
"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of saying this?"
"You should persuade this girl to marry into the Eastern Palace as a concubine. In the future, she will at least be a noble concubine. If she can have a son, our family will be able to maintain its wealth and glory for the next three generations."
Just as he finished speaking, the gate in front of him suddenly opened, and Zheng Yuxu, with red eyes, walked out aggressively.
"Grandfather, what you said is too naive!"
The tall, young girl did not back down when confronting Zheng Liangcai, a senior official in the court.
"That Feng Xiaolou was only a concubine when she first entered the Eastern Palace, but she was quickly promoted to Liang Di within a few days. This shows how much His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves her!"
"With such a woman in his heart, how could he respect those of us who married in later? If I'm not mistaken, before my granddaughter and others married in, the prince already regarded us as Feng Xiaolou's enemies!"
As she spoke, her eyes became redder.
"This is a hell of a place whose ending is obvious at a glance. I won't marry you!"
Zheng Liangcai listened quietly, concealed the admiration in his eyes, and looked at Zheng Yuxu majestically.
"Very good, your analysis is correct. Because of this, you should find Feng Xiaolou's weakness and kill him with one strike!"
"You are the pampered daughter of my Zheng family. You have enjoyed the support of the family's wealth and splendor. Now that the family needs your help, you must not refuse!"
Zheng Liangcai said earnestly:
"Yuxu, grandpa is old and can't protect the Zheng family for a few more days. Our family needs a new protector."
"You have always had great ideas and a quick mind. Grandfather believes that you will definitely have a place in the palace!"
Zheng Yuxu stared at the expression on his grandfather's face.
She was indeed smart. Even after all this crying and throwing a tantrum, her grandfather's determination to send her to the palace was not shaken at all.
She realized that she could no longer escape this way.
The frosty girl lowered her long eyelashes and clenched her hands lightly.
Since she will eventually marry the prince, Feng Xiaolou is the target she must eliminate.
The inner courtyard of the Eastern Palace.
Chu Hantian hugged Feng Xiaolou and lay on the couch, both of them were half-dressed and sweating profusely.
In order to make Feng Xiaolou pregnant as soon as possible, the two of them could not help but have sex during the day and even asked for three basins of water before they stopped.
"Your Highness, it won't be long before the East Palace will welcome three sisters. Xiaolou is really a little uneasy."
Feng Xiaolou lay on Chu Hantian's chest, his fingers sliding across the man's skin again and again.
Chu Hantian held Feng Xiaolou's hand and touched it to his lips, then he chuckled and said:
"Don't be afraid. I've asked around. Of the three women, Zhou Xuan has the softest temper. Zheng Yuxu has a bit of a fierce temper, but she's just a concubine, not much higher than you, and she can't do anything to you."
As for Zhang Jingwan, who will soon become his legal wife...
Chu Hantian slightly curled the corners of his lips.
This woman is somewhat mysterious. All we know is that she is the apple of the eye of the Marquis of Zhen'an. She has had poor health since childhood and rarely sees outsiders.
It was only after the Queen Mother promised her the position of Crown Prince's wife that the Marquis of Zhen'an agreed.
There is very little that can be found out about Zhang Jingwan.
Only her portrait made some impression on him.
It was a portrait of a beautiful woman with a slightly sad look on her face.
The Queen Mother said that Zhang Jingwan was in poor health and it would be difficult for her to conceive a child.
This was exactly what he wanted.
Since the wife cannot give birth to a legitimate son, no one can put pressure on Xiaolou's future children.
This woman poses no threat to Xiaolou.