Chapter 296

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When Lu Chen heard this, he knelt down, and Qiao Jinniang followed suit. When the Hui Lin Emperor saw that Qiao Jinniang was about to kneel down with her big belly, he could not help but frown and say, “Just let him kneel. Why are you kneeling?” Qiao Jinniang still knelt down and said, “Father, I was the one who insisted that the crown prince was not allowed to take in concubines. That was why His Highness came up with this idea. If you want to blame someone, just blame me. Don’t Blame His Highness.” The Hui Lin Emperor’s face turned ashen. “The development of the Great Tang royal family is also a matter of great importance to the country and the country.” Lu Chen said, “Jinniang is already pregnant, and Xi’er is still around. The more princes there are, the more likely there will be a fight for the position of crown prince. Xi’er is not a fool. Father, you also have a successor... the Lu royal family is flourishing...” The Hui Lin Emperor said unhappily, “You should tell those words to all the officials and people in the world. If you could convince them, it would be fine, but you still used such an unorthodox method to destroy your crown prince’s prestige. Do you think it’s a good thing to have the name of hindering women?” The Hui Lin Emperor saw that Qiao Jinniang’s expression was not good, so he said to them, “All of you, get up first. As for hindering women, you’d better hurry up and clarify it. This is the most inferior method!” Qiao Jin did not stand up and said, “Father is a wise monarch and the ruler of the world. Your Highness is your son. If as the heir of the world, you can’t control your own harem and have to be forced by your subjects to take in other women, then it’s better not to be the crown prince.” The Hui Lin Emperor said in a deep voice, “Don’t think that just because you have my grandson, I don’t dare to punish you. Now that you are the crown prince’s consort, without the virtue of the crown prince’s consort, you dare to Talk Back to me?” Lu Chen held the Hui Lin Emperor’s hand tightly and said, “Don’t do to others what you don’t want to do to yourself. Father’s six palaces only dote on his mother. If you want to take in a consort, you should take in a consort first.” The Hui Lin Emperor pointed at Lu Chen and said, “You, you really have married a wife and forgotten about father and mother! You Don’t want your reputation, so I won’t care about you anymore!” The Hui Lin Emperor flicked his sleeves and left. Seeing the Hui Lin Emperor’s back, the Jin Niang looked at Lu Chen and said, “Father left just like that. Will there be anything wrong?” Lu Chen comforted Qiao Jin. “If you really want to punish him, you should punish him on the spot. It’ll be fine after he leaves. Don’t worry.” Qiao Jin sighed and said, “But I think father’s words are reasonable. You Can’t damage your own reputation just to not take concubines. It would be very inappropriate if you were used one day.” Lu Chen put his hand on her shoulder and said, “But this is the safest way. It’s the best way to make all the ministers give up on the idea, isn’t it? It also saves you the trouble of reading those memorials.” Qiao Jinniang hugged Lu Chen. She certainly didn’t want to be called a Jinx who would harm others. Qiao Jinniang was already satisfied that Lu Chen could make such a sacrifice in order to not take in concubines. She leaned on Lu Chen’s shoulder and said slowly, “Actually, I can understand why father is so angry. Mother did not come, so I believe mother will be angry too. My Little Sister was born on the dragon boat festival and was said to be a jinx by the people of Chang ‘an. As a relative, how could I feel comfortable hearing this? Which parent would feel comfortable hearing that their son was a jinx. “It’s enough that I know how you feel about me. I Won’t be affected by the opinions of outsiders anymore. Don’t make your parents angry. Think of a way to change the public opinion and apologize to your parents.” Lu Chen said, “Okay.” It was easy to change the public opinion. Zhou Sisi, Li Lingling, and all of them deserved their punishment. Moreover, the one who married them was King Huai. The one who killed his wife should have already been beheaded.. The women around King Huai, Mu Qianqian, Li Lingling, and Zhou Sisi, were all convicted of the crime of wiping out their families. The crown prince was the one who was wronged. In the Empress’Palace, Lu Chen took a new dish, sour radish and mutton soup, which had just been served in the taste pavilion and went to look for the Hui Lin Emperor. The Hui Lin Emperor looked at the food box in his hand and asked, “You want to bribe me with a mere dish?” Lu Chen said, “The imperial concubine has persuaded me. It is indeed inappropriate for me to think of such a bad idea. It is extremely inappropriate for father to be angry for me.”. This sour radish mutton soup was a new dish developed by the Savory Pavilion in the summer to quench the heat and quench thirst to nourish the spleen and stomach. The imperial concubine has specially come to honor father and mother.” Empress Zhou chuckled and said, “I have long heard that she has a mutton business with Longxi. These few days, mutton is popular outside the palace. It is hard for her to be filial. Your Majesty, you should not be angry anymore!” The Hui Lin Emperor said, “For the sake of mutton soup...” The Hui Lin Emperor coughed repeatedly and said, “For the sake of the Crown Princess consort, I Won’t hold it against you!” Lu Chen:”...” Empress Zhou said to Lu Chen, “The Jin Niang is about to give birth. Just tell her to be at ease. Your father will not force people to enter the East Palace’s backyard. Even the talent show is because there will be a batch of palace maids out this year, so we have to recruit palace maids from the common people.” Lu Chen agreed. .. The Qiao family’s happy events continued. It was not suitable to get married in May, but there were a few good days in June. One was on the 12th of June, and the other was on the 18th of June. Although Qiao Ruoyun married twice, she married King Wu and became King Wu’s consort. The chosen date was on the 18th of June. This wedding had to be held on a grand scale. Fortunately, the Qiao family had already married the crown prince’s consort, so marrying a princess consort could be considered very orderly. Qiao Ruofeng and Xu Mingwei’s wedding was rather low-key. Xu Mingwei was only a minor official now, so Qiao Ruofeng did not expect the wedding ceremony to be Grand. However, even though it was low-key, when it came to the wedding banquet, the crown prince brought the emperor’s great-grandson to personally attend. No matter how low-key it was, it had become high-key. Even if there was an ancient saying that it was impossible to come without a happy occasion, there were still quite a number of “Hankies”that Qiao ruofeng had only seen a few times that came to her wedding banquet, which made Qiao Ruofeng very angry. Perhaps it was because she had stayed on the battlefield for too long, but she did not like these ‘Hankies’at all and chased them out. .. The next day, glutinous rice entered the eastern palace and told Qiao Jinniang about this matter. Qiao jinniang only smiled lightly. “After Ruofeng’s wedding, I believe that Ruoyun will also be getting married. Xie Yun has promised me that he will help you find a marriage and will take good care of you.. “I will also give you many maids and guards. If Zhou Shihui Bullies You, you don’t have to endure it. I’m here.” Glutinous rice hugged Qiao jinniang tightly and said, “I can’t bear to part with master. Master, I want to wait for you to give birth before leaving.” “Silly glutinous rice, this way, you won’t be able to see the wedding between Ruoyun and your uncle in Lin ‘an.”Qiao Jinniang rubbed her belly. “When the time comes, I will tell the Little Princess that there’s an aunt called glutinous rice.” Glutinous Rice said with tears in her eyes, “Master, you must come back to Lin ‘an to see me. You must remember to write to me. I really don’t want to be so far away from you...” Qiao jinniang rubbed glutinous Rice’s head. “But you have to go home too. Your mother is still waiting for you at home...” Glutinous rice reluctantly let go of Qiao Jinniang’s embrace. On the 18th of June, Prince Wu was conferred the title of Imperial Consort. It was said that just the dowry alone was enough to fill a large ship. It could be seen how much the marquis an Yuan’s manor loved this adopted daughter. When Qiao Ruoyun boarded the ship, she only found out after seeing the dowry list that Lady Qiao had given half of the Hundred Savory restaurant’s property to her. Qiao Ruoyun could not help but have her eyes turn red, wanting to get off the ship.