MTL - My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons-Chapter 24

This is really exciting.

You know, this is the Minister of Rites! The highest official in charge of the five etiquettes of the court!

Who would have thought that this old man who talked about etiquette, justice, integrity and shame all day long could do such a morally depraved thing! !

At this moment, everything that happened around her became secondary, and Yan Shu was so excited that she started eating melons.

[What's the situation? Come and listen. 】

System, [The Minister of Rites has two sons, do you know that? 】

Yan Shu, [I know, isn't his eldest son the real father of An Bin? The one who is now the prime minister of Honglu Temple? 】

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly widened, 【Could it be An Bin's mother who picked up ashes with him? 】

Not far away, the king accurately caught this sentence amidst the surprised voices, and couldn't help but pause quietly.

Pick up ashes?

Anpin's mother?

Could it be...she was talking about the Minister of Rites?

System, 【Thinking too much, that old man probably doesn't like it just because he wants to pick it up. The old man's youngest son has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he has no ability. The wife Zhao he married is shrewd. Because of this, the old man often favors the second wife, which makes the elder bedroom feel dissatisfied. 】

Yanshu tut tut, [Then it seems that this father-in-law has been cheating on his daughter-in-law for many years? Did no one in the Ministry of Rites find out? His youngest son is willing to wear a green hat for so many years? 】

Yu Wenlan, who was listening quietly, paused for a moment, but he really is the Minister of Rites?

System, [The old man's wife has been dead for many years, and no one cares about it at all. The youngest son is panting every time he walks. 】

Yan Shu tut tut, 【With a body like his youngest son, this father can actually have the heart to rob someone's wife? He is not afraid that one day his youngest son will die and turn into a ghost to seek revenge on him. 】

As he spoke, he quietly glanced at the Minister of Rites who was talking to the emperor, and said in his heart, 【Stinky rascal! 】

Not far away, Yu Wenlan who had finished listening silently, "..."

Well, he probably already guessed what it was.

Glancing at the Minister of Rites who was denying the concubine in front of him, he said, "Give it to your son? Your eldest son is not young anymore, isn't the younger son born weak? Tell me, which one did you give?" Son? Your daughter-in-law... would you like it?"

He deliberately added the accent on the word "daughter-in-law", and sure enough, he was shocked when he saw the Minister of Rites.

[This, what does this mean? Could it be... Does His Majesty know? ? ? 】

Yu Wenlan was certain in her heart, it turned out to be true! !

He temporarily concealed his shock, and once again said meaningfully, "If you want people not to know, you must do nothing yourself."

The Minister of Rites was stunned for a few seconds.

Then he knelt down and cried bitterly, "I am guilty of the crime, please forgive me. This matter was originally because Cheng Engong was concerned about the imperial concubine, and wanted to ask the old minister to find an opportunity to say something nice, but the noble concubine is virtuous and gentle, so there is no need for the old minister to talk... The minister will return them back."

The voice just fell, and before Yu Wenlan could say anything, Cheng Engong, who was kneeling beside him, suddenly softened and fell to the side.

There was an exclamation in the hall.

Concubine Zhou Gui couldn't help but rushed forward and shouted, "Father!"

However, he shouted a few times, but Cheng Engong didn't respond.

Concubine Zhou hurriedly turned her head and begged Yu Wenlan, "Please send your majesty the imperial physician to save my father."

Yu Wenlan said coldly, "Isn't there one in the palace?"

As he spoke, he looked at the doctor who had just spoken the truth for Yan Shu, and said, "Come and show Cheng Engong."

The doctor should be, so he came to Cheng Engong for diagnosis and treatment.

Everyone is looking at it well, but they don't know why.

Only Yan Shu tsk-tsk while eating melons, 【This doctor is very skilled in medicine, if it is diagnosed that Cheng Engong took pure medicine, then it is too much, and then tell me... Hahahahaha, that would be wonderful hahahaha! 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

If you really watch the excitement, it's not a big deal!

However, things went as she expected.

After a while, the doctor said to the king, "Your Majesty, Mr. Cheng'en fainted due to deficiency of kidney yang. It seems that he has indulged too much recently, and his body has been severely depleted."

After the voice fell, everyone's eyes widened—

Overindulgence?

Tsk tsk, you know, not only everyone in the palace, but everyone who participated in the ceremony today must fast for three days.

During this period, Cheng Engong could...indulge in lust? ? ?

Still too much? ? ?

Concubine Zhou Guifei panicked, and immediately scolded, "Stop talking nonsense! How could Cheng Engong do such absurd things during the fasting period?"

But the doctor said, "As a doctor, I will never talk nonsense about the patient's illness, otherwise if I delay the patient's condition, I may be punished by God. Cheng Engong is in critical condition at this time, if he does not treat the symptoms quickly, I am afraid he will not wake up."

"This…"

Concubine Zhou was frightened when she heard the words.

Still Yu Wenlan said, "Then give him a diagnosis and treatment."

The doctor should be, immediately took out a pair of silver needles from his sleeve, and pricked Cheng Engong's acupuncture points.

Everyone craned their necks to take a good look.

I saw that after Shaoqing, Cheng Engong really woke up leisurely.

However, his nose became slanted and his eyes slanted, his body was also very weak, he wanted to call out to His Majesty, but he couldn't make a sound for a long time.

Let alone standing up.

Everyone saw it in their eyes, and they all clicked their tongues in their hearts-they are too old to indulge in sex, and they are ashamed to be thrown in front of the ancestors.

However, what should we say about the breaking of the precept, His Majesty can't cover it up, can he?

At this moment, the king said in a deep voice, "As a member of the royal family, Cheng'en indulged in **** during the fasting period. It is absurd! Even if I can tolerate it, the ancestors' etiquette and the people of the world cannot tolerate it. What's more, he bribed officials in an attempt to cause chaos. Chao Gang! With immediate effect, the public office will be abolished, the salary will be fined for three years, and Concubine Zhou will be demoted to the position of concubine."

After the words fell, the hall was stunned.

Concubine Zhou Guifei almost fainted, hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is merciful, Cheng Engong was just careless..."

But Yu Wenlan interrupted and said, "If he was really careless? Then who would tell him to be careless?"

Concubine Zhou was taken aback for a moment, and panicked for a moment.

Could it be... he knew?

If it's about drug use...

Wouldn't the consequences be more serious.

She didn't dare to say anything more, and heard Yu Wenlan say again, "This is for the empress dowager's favor, and I will punish you lightly. If you dare to commit other crimes again, you will never be forgiven lightly!"

After speaking, he looked at the people in the hall again, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone present today, take this as a warning!"

Everyone should be in unison.

At the same time, I was shocked—

The Empress Dowager's niece just lost her position as a noble concubine! !

Of course, based on the incident committed by Cheng Engong, it would not be an exaggeration to depose the Zhou family's princely position, but it is clear that the king took the empress dowager's face into consideration and did not do anything wrong.

But others... may not be so.

At this time, Qi Weizhai, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was already sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling.

The white-haired Minister of Rites shook like chaff.

Immediately afterwards, the king said to the two censors, "The fish brains of a thousand fish are used to make tofu, and the crab meat of ten thousand crabs is used to make crab paste. The Minister of the Household Department spends tens of thousands of taels of silver for a meal. Do you want me to tell you this?"

The two of them plopped down on their knees in fright, and said in unison, "It's the minister's negligence."

Yu Wenlan said coldly, "Is it really negligence, or are you also included?"

The two kept kowtowing, "I dare not wait."

Yu Wenlan said, "If you don't find out about this matter, let the two of you let Xian go."

The two are busy.

Yu Wenlan then walked towards the gate of the palace.

I can still hear the voices of everyone in my ears—

[Sure enough, nothing can escape His Majesty's eyes! 】

[With today's release, it seems that the favor of the Zhou family has come to an end. 】

[If you move the Zhou family so much, I wonder if there will be a rift between His Majesty and the Queen Mother? Don't let anything happen again! 】

There was only one of them, and he was told to pay special attention to—

[Fuck, was he just cheating on the Minister of Rites, or did he really know about the old man picking up ashes? 】

Yan Shu looked confused, 【Damn, don't I eat a lot of melons? ? ? Help! ! 】

Yu Wenlan smiled lightly in his heart, and left without revealing anything.

~~

Ci'an Palace.

Losing her position as imperial concubine, and seeing her father being carried away with crooked eyes, Zhou Guifei could only come here to appeal to the queen mother.

Only then did the queen mother know what a stupid thing this niece had done.

After listening to her words, the Empress Dowager almost fainted on the ground, several mothers and sisters of Zhushuzhuang rushed forward, patted her back and patted her back, so that she did not faint.

After a while, the queen mother pointed at her niece's nose and said angrily, "You are a dou who can't be helped! Aijia only asked you to deliver snacks, who told you to do nothing? Do you know how big a crime it is to drug the king? Don't say it." It's you, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep Ai's family!"

Even if she didn't know it before, Concubine Zhou knew it now, she could only cover her face and cry bitterly, "My niece is convicted, and I beg my aunt to save my niece..."

Losing the position of imperial concubine, what else does she have to do?

So she specially called the Queen Mother's aunt, trying to ask the Queen Mother to help her out of family affection.

But the Queen Mother just slapped her across the face and told her to get out.

"In the future, you are not allowed to come to Ci'an Palace again, and don't let Ai's family see you again!"

After speaking, he asked the palace man to drive her out.

Concubine Zhou, oh no, she should be called Concubine Zhou now—the emperor just demoted her status, and didn’t even give her a title.

Concubine Zhou could only cry all the way back to her Zhongcui Palace.

~~

When Yu Wenlan arrived at Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager was leaning on the couch, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.

He immediately went to the bed and bowed his head and said, "I have come to apologize to my mother, something extremely absurd happened at the ceremony today, I had to punish my uncle and remove my concubine."

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "It's the Ai family's fault. They didn't manage the Zhou family properly, which made His Majesty suffer."

Yu Wenlan said, "I believe that uncle was also confused for a while, but today's ceremony was full of attention. If there is no punishment, I am afraid that everyone will follow suit in the future, and the etiquette will become a joke."

"Your Majesty puts the overall situation first, which is also a blessing for the world."

The Empress Dowager sighed again, then suddenly changed the subject and said, "But it's not a problem after all that the six palaces have no masters. The Ai family still hopes that His Majesty can confirm the position of the Central Palace as soon as possible, so as to calm everyone's hearts."

"Although Li Guiyi is in line with His Majesty's wishes, her natal family's official position is too low to convince the public. It would be better to ask the Ministry of Rites to recommend a noble daughter for His Majesty after the spring, so that the candidate for the middle palace can be determined as soon as possible."

Yu Wenlan knew that the queen mother had given up on Zhou's daughter and planned to train newcomers.

But he didn't want to give in, so he said, "It's my fault for asking my mother to worry about this. I will keep it in my heart, but after the spring, the Ministry of Rites needs to prepare for the Spring Festival. Let's discuss the matter of recommendation later."

The Queen Mother closed her eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm tired of mourning my family, so Your Majesty should go back and have a rest."

Yu Wenlan said yes, so she said goodbye and walked out.

When he was about to reach the door, he heard the Empress Dowager sigh in her heart, "After all, it's not my own flesh and blood, that's all. 】

His heart sank, but he did not stop, and went straight out of Ci'an Palace.

~~

Yu Wenlan did not take the imperial chariot, but wandered in the cold wind, and by the time he realized it, he had already arrived outside the gate of Ganlu Hall.

But he heard Fu Hai tsk tsk in his heart, 【Your Majesty really misses Li Guiyi, and came here as soon as the ceremony was over. 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

In fact, he didn't come here in a hurry, and he got here somehow.

However, he happened to have something to ask her, so he stepped into the hall.

When he entered the door, he saw that Yan Shu was writing at the table. He stopped writing and stood up when he heard the pass, and hurriedly saluted him, "My concubine sees Your Majesty."

As he said that, he quietly glanced at his expression, thinking in his heart, 【Seems a little unhappy? Could it be that she was scolded by the queen mother? 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Is he already so moody?

So he hurriedly collected his thoughts, excused himself, and asked her, "Are you writing a script again?"

Yan Shu said yes.

Yu Wenlan became a little interested, and asked her again, "What new story did you write this time?"

Yan Shu coughed, "Chen Qie wrote today a story about a woman who was deceived by a scumbag and found out the truth, and she bravely fought and strived for self-improvement."

Yu Wenlan didn't quite understand, and asked, "What is a scumbag?"

Yan Shu said, "It means bad men, they wantonly deceive women's feelings, they have no manners, no shame, just as useless as the dregs left after we eat sugar cane."

Yu Wenlan nodded and said, "This name is different."

Then he asked, "Then, how did this scumbag deceive the woman?"

Yan Shu coughed, "This man actually has a habit of breaking his sleeves, and he doesn't like women at all, but in order to deceive others, he still married a wife and had children, but after that, he left his wife in his hometown to take care of her." Parents, and I raise child molesters in other places, which is very absurd."

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows secretly when she heard this, isn't she talking about Chai Weizhong, the servant of the Ministry of War...

It seems that every one of her stories has a corresponding person.

He coughed lightly and said, "It's really absurd, but it's common for a man to make a living outside and a woman to serve her parents-in-law at home. How did his wife find out that she was cheated?"

While thinking, Yan Shu said, "One winter day, the man's mother suddenly fell ill, and the treatment in her hometown didn't work for a long time, so she wanted to join her husband and invite a famous doctor in the city to see her."

"Originally, I should have sent a letter to inform, but it happened that it had been snowing for several days, the letter was slow, and his wife was worried about the illness of her mother-in-law, so she simply took the whole family on the road."

"Unexpectedly, after a tiring journey, when she arrived at the mansion in the city, she found that her husband was hanging out with men, and the women in the mansion were all disguised by men."

Yu Wenlan was very supportive and pretended to be surprised, "There is such a thing?"

Yan Shu nodded, and continued, "After all these years of being a family member, this lady is not a fool, she understood her husband's secret after a little thought."

Yu Wenlan nodded, "It's also a way."

Yan Shu found this strange, "Why does Your Majesty say that?"

Yu Wenlan coughed, "What I mean is, your way of writing is very good."

While talking, he quickly changed the topic, and asked, "Then how did this lady keep improving herself?"

Yan Shu began to imagine, "After she found out the truth, she cried a lot. After that, she insisted on reconciling with the scumbag, and used her good embroidery skills to open an embroidery workshop. After working hard, she finally lived a life of her own decision. And The scumbag's scandal was exposed, his face was disgraced, he not only lost his job, but also made his parents angry, and his reputation was ruined from then on, and his reputation was ruined!"

Then he asked him, "What does Your Majesty think of this ending?"

Yu Wenlan said, "A weak woman who has been doing housework for a long time may not be able to open an embroidery workshop if her mind is simple."

Yan Shu pouted and said, "This is just a storybook, it's enough to make people feel comfortable reading it. If you insist on writing it like reality, I'm afraid people will feel bored after reading it."

Alas, it was just her imagination. I heard that poor Mrs. Chai is just a simple housewife, and it is not certain whether she will be able to escape the sea of ​​suffering in this life.

But Yu Wenlan nodded, "It makes sense, everything depends on human effort, and everything is possible."

Yan Shu nodded, suddenly remembered something important, and asked him, "By the way, can you bring back the manuscript that His Majesty took away a few days ago?"

Yu Wenlan was taken aback, "...not yet."

Yan Shu was a little anxious, "That's very important to my concubine, didn't you lose it?"

Mother's article took her three full days! If I lose her, I wish I could kill someone!

Yu Wenlan, "..."

so scary.

He hurriedly explained, "Of course I didn't lose it. I came from Ci'an Palace, but I didn't bring it with me. I'll ask someone to bring it to you later."

Yan Shu can only agree.

Yu Wenlan paused and asked again, "Why didn't you tell me about Taohua's dissatisfaction before?"

Yan Shu thought to herself that she was still a little beauty with no name and surname at that time, even if she wanted to tell you, she couldn't hear you.

He said, "The concubine didn't have conclusive evidence at the time, so it's hard to say even if she wanted to."

Yu Wenlan asked again, "Then why did you ask Fu Hai to investigate?"

Could it be that she was able to predict and guess that talented person would make a false accusation today?

But she listened to her heart, 【Today is different from the past. Now that I have your golden thigh to hug, of course I will get my revenge. However, the other party has been bullying to the head, so if you don't fight back, will you become a bun? 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

But she heard her say, "The concubine suddenly remembered it a few days ago, so I told the rich manager."

Yu Wenlan glanced at Fu Hai and said, "It seems that Fu Hai is more useful than me."

As soon as these words came out, Fu Hai was so frightened that he knelt down immediately, "I don't dare, but in fact Li Guiyi knows that His Majesty has a lot of things going on every day and doesn't want to bother you with it, so I mentioned this to my servant. Asked."

Yu Wenlan said, "Because you caught the murderer this time, get up."

Fu Hai should be, so he dared to stand up again.

Yan Shu watched in shock.

Tsk tsk, it's really not easy for the rich chief executive to be with you like a tiger.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered an important matter, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I feel that the doctor at today's ceremony is very rare, and I hope that I will not be retaliated against for telling the truth today."

Yu Wenlan said, "I have my own arrangements, don't worry."

Nowadays, it is really rare for someone who is not afraid of power and dares to speak the truth. Taking the opportunity, he will naturally praise him to express his determination to punish evil and promote good.

Yan Shu was relieved at this point, but the emperor asked her again, "Is the matter of the salary really true?"

Yan Shu said inexplicably, "How dare my concubine lie to you? If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Xiao Dongzi and the others to come in and confront you."

Hearing this, Lian Xin knelt down on the ground, and said with tears in her eyes, "I swear to heaven, the master never lied to His Majesty. A few years ago, the father of the slave was ill and spent all the savings of the family. Fortunately, the master gave the slave Only two taels of silver will make the elder brother of the servant girl get married smoothly."

Yan Shu hummed in her heart, 【Do you think that ordinary people's lives are easy, the wine and meat of the wealthy family stinks, and the road is frozen to death! 】

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Is it still his?

He glanced at her and said, "I'm nervous, why do I help others?"

Yan Shu pouted, "No matter how nervous the concubines are, they have no worries about food and clothing in the palace. If they don't help them, their family will not be able to survive. Besides, it is only by reassuring them that they can live in the palace well. "

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, "It makes sense."

Unexpectedly, right after that, she heard her muttering in her heart again, 【I have said so much, shouldn't I be rewarded with some money? 】

Yu Wenlan, "???"

Why is this girl so full of money?

He became playful for a while, and tried to ask her, "I have wronged you this time, should I make it up to you?"

real?

Yan Shu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your compassion, actually, I don't need compensation, as long as Your Majesty trusts me, I will be satisfied."

[Actually, it doesn’t need too much, just a reward of one thousand eight hundred taels is enough, hehe, three or five hundred taels is also enough, anyway, she doesn’t dislike it. 】

She rubbed her hands in her heart, but she heard the man say, "Alright, it's rare that you are so generous and sensible."

Yan Shu, "???"

What?

What does it mean? ? ?

She's just being polite, hello, can't you hear that? ? ?

Yu Wenlan hid her smile, and pretended to be serious, "It's getting late, I have to go back and read the scriptures, you can continue writing."

After speaking, he got up and went out.

Yan Shu, "???"

Hey, is that the end, my compensation!

It's so unreasonable!

Yu Wenlan listened silently, and when she stepped out of the palace gate, she finally couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.

Not to mention, coming to her for a while, I feel much better.

~~

Back at Qianming Palace, Yu Wenlan went to the sleeping hall to change clothes, and then went to the imperial study.

Before leaving, he told Fu Hai, "Remember to ask someone to send the manuscript I read the night before to the Palace of Manna."

If she forgets again, I don't know how she will slander him.

Fu Hai should be right, and hurriedly ordered Xiao Shunzi at the door, "Your boy has quick legs and feet, quickly send this to Li Guiyi."

Xiao Shunzi said yes, took the paper and walked out.

When he came to the gate of Qianming Palace, he met Zou Mozhong, a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

Xueshi Zou was in his forties and was quite knowledgeable. Seeing Xiao Shunzi holding a stack of papers in his hand, he immediately asked curiously, "Is this His Majesty's order?"

Xiao Shunzi scratched his head and said, "No way, this is taken from His Majesty's bedroom, and it is said to be delivered to Li Guiyi."

It turned out to be for the concubine.

Zou Mozhong shouldn't have asked too much, but seeing that there were many words written densely on the paper, which seemed to be like an article, he couldn't help becoming curious again, and asked, "Could this be an article written by His Majesty himself?"

Xiao Shunzi shook his head again, "I don't know."

Xueshi Zou boldly stepped forward to take a look, but saw the crooked handwriting on it, obviously not His Majesty's handwriting.

But the sentence is very interesting, like a story.

Just about to ask again, Xiao Shunzi ran away in a hurry because he was afraid of delaying the matter.

Xueshi Zou had no choice but to go to the Imperial Study Room first.

—Hanlin Bachelor is in charge of drafting the edict. Because of today's Feng Xiandian, the king issued three decrees to strictly investigate officials' corruption and bribery. Zou Mozhong was here to draft the edict for the king.

Not long after, the three imperial edicts were drawn up, and they were shown to the king for review. Yu Wenlan looked them over, and then asked the supervisor of ceremonies to go out to announce the edicts.

Zou Mozhong did not resign, he hesitated, and stopped talking.

Yu Wenlan asked, "Is there anything else?"

Zou Mozhong said with a smile, "Just now, outside the palace gate, Caichen came across the manuscript that His Majesty bestowed on Li Guiyi, but I don't know which master's masterpiece it is?"

Famous?

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, "Did you read it?"

Zou Mozhong said with a smile, "I just glanced at it by chance, but I saw that the writing between the lines is brilliant, and it is not a mediocre work."

Literary?

Yu Wenlan continued to raise her eyebrows, "Zou Qing really thinks so?"

Xueshi Zou nodded firmly, "I am absolutely speaking nonsense."

Ahem, literary talent is second to none. He mainly thinks that the story is different from the books on the market today, and the style is very unique.

Besides, after all, this was bestowed by the king himself on his beloved concubine, so it must be everyone's work, so that he can get into the eyes of the king!

As a close minister of the emperor, he must closely follow His Majesty's taste and never fall behind.

After listening silently, Yu Wenlan nodded and said, "Zou Qing is indeed very tasteful."

But I heard the other party say again, "So I am bold, I don't know if I have the honor to look at this famous masterpiece?"

Yu Wenlan thought for a while, "I need to get the author's consent first, just wait for the letter."