Chapter 241: Xu Pingzhi: You two wait for me!

“It’s just that one year, Father Emperor was furious for some reason, and sent mother into the cold palace, and even wanted to abolish the empress. But was civil and military officials gave dead advice back, at that time I hadn’t even started to remember.” Princess Huaiqing helplessly said:

“Although the Empress Mother came out of the Cold Palace the following year, Father no longer went to the Empress Mother’s chambers. The Fourth Imperial Brother was also left out in the cold as a result. And this palace has also been disliked by father and emperor since childhood.

“Noble Consort Chen is actually very jealous and careful. Even though the eldest prince was later crowned, she was never at ease and has always been very hostile to me and my fourth brother.

“It’s not my narrow minded opinion, do you know why Linian is at odds with me?”

Xu Qi’an’s heart stirred, “Instigated by Noble Consort Chen?”

Huaiqing slowly nodded, “Lin’an was deeply favored by Father and indulged her. In those first few years, Noble Consort Chen was worried about the unstable position of the Crown Prince and often encouraged Lin An to stir up trouble and make things difficult for me.”

Poor Linan, must have been bullied by you ……. Despite the fact that it is Lin An who picks fights, Xu Qi An is still heartbroken for Lin An, not that he favors framing, the first wife and the little wife, the heart of the hand is all meat.

I just think that with a framed segment, he would be bullied to death by Wyvern.

On second thought, this might be what Noble Consort Chen wanted, the more she understood her daughter, the more she was allowed to provoke, which would achieve the effect.

Imagine, Emperor Yuan Jing favors Lin An but is repeatedly bullied by Huai Qing to cry, can Emperor Yuan Jing not hate Huai Qing.

“What is His Majesty’s reason for abolishing the queen?” Xu Qi’an asked.

“There is no reason for it, and that is why it is being admonished to death by the ministers.” Huaiqing shook his head.

The abolition of the empress, like the abolition of the crown prince, was a family matter of the emperor as well as a matter of national importance. The scholarly class could not yet easily repudiate their wives, let alone the empress, who was the mother of the world.

Without a reason, how could the civil and military officials agree to Emperor Yuan Jing’s abolition of the empress.

But, without a reason, Emperor Yuan Jing would suddenly become furious and want to abolish the queen?

There must be a hidden agenda behind this.

“This matter happened in the Yuanjing years?” Xu Qi’an asked, feeling that he was being too nosy, and added:

“It may be related to the case of Princess Fu ….. Ah no, my humble servant has no intention of doubting the Empress.”

Princess Huaiqing glanced at him sideways and faintly said, “If you’re curious, then ask directly, which so many reasons.”

……. Xu Qi’an was a bit embarrassed.

“The thirteenth year of Yuanjing.” Huaiqing withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance, saying, “As for the reason, I do not know. Even when I asked Mother Mother many times later, she did not answer.”

Yuanjing thirteen years, some ears familiar ……. Xu Qi’an nodded, “Thank you princess for telling me.”

He originally thought that Emperor Yuan Jing did not establish the Fourth Prince because the Crown Prince was more obtuse, but now it seemed as if there was a deeper reason behind it.

Right, although the crown prince is not particularly shrewd, but the fourth prince can be good to where …… Well, do not rule out the possibility of the fourth prince hiding ……. Back to ask Wei Gong, with his venomous vision, he said the fourth prince how, the fourth prince will be how.

After walking a few steps, Huaiqing suddenly said, “Why did you end today in a hurry? With your ability, it’s not so bad that you have to go home and ‘deliberate’.”

Xu Qi’an felt that Huaiqing had been more honest with him, and that he should be more honest himself, so as to help maintain a good relationship.

“Your humble servant is just trying to stall for time.” Xu Qi’an said.

“Stalling?” Wyvern frowned.

“Yes,” sniffing the Rapunzel’s ethereal body odor, Xu Qi’an said helplessly:

“I have offended too many people in the Sangpo and Yunzhou cases, and His Majesty does not like me, and originally intended to posthumously make me a viscount. But it was canceled due to the resurrection of my humble position.

“Later, His Majesty promised to reappoint me as a son of Changle County as long as he properly investigates Princess Fu’s case.”

It’s so hard for me.

“Are you thinking that Father will go back on his word?” Princess Huaiqing agreed, “This is a good plan, one day without the title, you will delay for one day.”

Xu Qi’an gave her an unexpected look, worthy of being Wei Yuan’s disciple, this thought process was very synchronized.

The saying that the king does not lie does not mean that the emperor does not lie, it describes the state policy and the imperial decree issued by the emperor.

Therefore, as long as Emperor Yuan Jing did not confer the title, Xu Qi’an dragged his feet for a day, lest the dog emperor did not keep his word.

“It’s getting late, humble servant will return to the mansion first.” Xu Qi’an glanced at the sky, returning to the mansion now, he could still make it in time for lunch.

“Uh-huh.” Wyvern nodded.

……..

On the other hand, Emperor Yuan Jing’s chambers.

Half an hour before lunch, the end of meditation Yuan Jingdi returned to the bedchamber, the big companion joyfully ran in, smiling and said:

“Your Majesty, there has been significant progress in the case of Concubine Fu, there has been significant progress.”

Emperor Yuan Jing was stunned and immediately put on a serious expression as he said in a deep voice, “Speak.”

The old eunuch relayed the information reported by the young eunuch, word for word, to Emperor Yuan Jing, who listened in silence without making a statement.

“Your Majesty …..” The old eunuch lowered his eyebrows, “The old slave dares to ask, is this considered innocence on the part of the Crown Prince?”

Yuan Jingdi slightly shook his head, “Too early …… just two days, can initially feel the case pulse, Xu Qi’an is indeed a talent, just heart eyes more.”

He snorted coldly and said, “Go and urge the Cabinet to draft the edict as soon as possible, without having to choose a good day.”

The last time he asked the old eunuch to go to the Cabinet to pass on the decree, the Cabinet took it, but delayed it on the grounds that there had been no auspicious day in recent times.

“As you wish.”

………..

Uncle Xu, who was in charge of the day patrol, returned to the house clutching his helmet, the saber at his back swaying with his footsteps.

There was a half hour break at lunchtime, and Xu Pingzhi, who was the head of the hundred households, would return to the mansion at this time to have his meal and drink tea for a while.

The kitchen was still busy with the lunch meal, and Auntie was planting the newly purchased monarch orchids in the backyard, she was wearing a light blue rosette and a long pleated skirt of the same color, the bodice and skirt embroidered with intricate Hui Yun patterns.

Bending over to plant an orchid accentuates a slim waist and full hips.

Clutching his helmet, Uncle Xu stood not far away and cleared his throat, “Ma’am, I’m hungry, go to the mess hall and hurry things along.”

The aunt planted her own flowers and ignored them.

“Ma’am?”

“What’s the shout,” the aunt’s cold expression said, “Does Lord Xu have to socialize with his colleagues this evening and won’t be coming back.”

Second Uncle Xu froze, “What is it that madam is saying.”

The aunt planted the last of the monarchs, clapped her hands, pinched her waist, and gave a cold smile:

“What’s that saying? Yes, blood is thicker than water. Your own nephew, developed all do not forget you, know to give you this second uncle secretly stuff silver.”

Xu Er uncle heard stunned, said Dalang to me to stuff silver are how long ago, before he went to the cloud state, how this old debt also turned out to you.

“No wow, Oro just popped out of his coffin yesterday, went out that day and stayed out at night, how could he have time to stuff me with silver.”

Uncle Xu is certainly not recognized, there is also not recognized, not to mention a subtle thing.

When the aunt heard this, she exploded, her willow eyebrows raised, and she said loudly: ”Xu Pingzhi, you really want to take fifty taels of private money and sneak off to a green house.

“Erlang said to me this morning that Xu Ning Banquet secretly stuffed you with fifty taels, I thought that if you admitted it, then it would be a one-off, but I didn’t think that you really wanted to keep it private.

“You don’t admit it do you, Er Lang would lie to me? Xu Pingzhi you heartless, my mother has run this family, spilled her heart and soul, and even brought up your unlucky nephews, is this how you repay me?”

“Where’s Jiro? Let him come out.” Uncle Xu got angry.

“Bah, Erlang is catching up on his sleep, don’t disturb him, don’t get off the subject, fifty taels you pay or not.”

“….. I’ll hand it over, don’t be angry, ma’am.” Uncle Xu hung his head and went into the bedroom, his footsteps flying in order to prevent his aunt from discovering the place where he hid the silver tickets.

Entering the bedroom, he went straight to Xu Lingyin’s small compartment, lifted up his daughter’s spread, and underneath was all his private money, a total of eighty taels.

Uncle Xu’s teeth clenched his heart and drew out two twenty taels and two five taels of silver.

At that moment, he suddenly saw a bag of clementines sitting on the small table next to his bed.

Green orange is not a mere orange in Xu Pingzhi’s eyes, so he was particularly sensitive to green orange, and immediately became suspicious in his heart.

“Green oranges are sour and astringent, and are usually only used for medicinal purposes, so what’s the point of buying it for no reason? And put it in Suzume’s room.”

Doubts flashing in his heart, Uncle Xu left the compartment and returned to the courtyard, dutifully presenting the silver ticket.

The aunt’s face cleared up a little, and with a grunt, she felt into her bosom for the showy little purse and collected the silver tickets.

Xu Pingzhi asked smoothly, “Why are there green oranges on Suzume’s table? Did Da Lang buy them?”

“It was bought by Jiro.”

Fifty taels arrived, and the aunt was quite satisfied.

Jiro bought it. What did Jiro buy it for? ……. I think he bought the clementines for a different reason than I did ……. Not true!

Uncle Xu Ershu’s heart fluttered, “Erlang stayed out all night last night in the same way as Dailang, right?”

“Erlang is off socializing with a fellow student, and as for your nephew, who knows where he’s been fooling around.” The aunt rolled her eyes.

If there hadn’t been previous social deaths, Xu Pingzhi would have deeply agreed with his wife’s words. But now, he knew what kind of man his son was.

Dailang did not return all night, Erlang also did not return all night …….. According to my understanding of Dailang, he most likely went to the Education Department, but the clementines were bought back by Erlang …….

“Jiro is covered in orange flavor, right?” Xu Pingzhi asked in a casual tone.

The aunt nodded without much concern, admiring the monarchs she had planted.

The answer is obvious …… It was Oro who taught Jiro, and it was no surprise that Oro betrayed me, so Jiro made up the subtle private money to knock me ….. down. Bastard thing, even Laozi also dare to count.

Xu Pingzhi said in a deep voice, “It seems that Erlang has been having a headache lately.”

“Hmm?”

The aunt looked over blankly; she was still very attached to her son.

“Green oranges can soothe the spirit, cure headaches, and have many other benefits, otherwise this thing would be sour and astringent, and there would still be people putting it out for sale?” Xu Pingzhi said.

The green orange does have medicinal value, but the cure for headaches is Xu Ershu made up, anyway, five fingers do not touch the spring water, reading is not much wife is unlikely to recognize.

“It must be the stress of the Chunin Exams.” The aunt was instantly distressed.

“Ma’am, Erlang hasn’t started a family yet, you as a mother should take good care of it, don’t fiddle with flowers and plants all day long.” Second Uncle lectured:

“This is what Jiro bought for himself, why did you put it in Suzume’s room for her.”

Auntie is not the type of woman who is a loving mother, probably because of her self-importance and beauty, she is particularly arrogant and petulant. The care for her children was far from hush-hush.

That’s why it is often by the annoying Xu Lingyin angry wailing, whenever the meal, the young girl to the green e care, their own cha rice cha cheerful.

“It was given to Suzume by Jiro himself, I thought it would be a shame to throw it away, so I put it in her room and will eat it when she comes back from the hall.” The aunt explained.

“Alright, stop talking, hurry up and take the green oranges to the kitchen and have the cooks make a stew, Erlang will have to drink it when he wakes up. Right, give Da Lang a bowl of stew as well.” Xu Pingzhi finished and hastily added:

“This soup is not good, Dalang probably won’t want it, and you as an aunt can’t suppress him. You let Ling Yue stew it together, and when he comes back at night, I’m not afraid he won’t drink it.”

The aunt nodded and twisted her little waist to fetch the green oranges.

The mansion’s lunch had just been prepared when Xu Dalang returned, took off his gong and saber, threw them to the ground, sat down at the table, and greeted:

“Is Uncle Two back for lunch now?”

“I’ll be back to eat later as well, I just received my appointment this morning, from tomorrow onwards, I won’t be patrolling the outer city, I’ll be in the inner city instead.” Xu Pingzhi sipped his soup with a cold expression.

From the outer city to the inner city, the position remains the same, but the treatment is raised by one rank.

“Good thing, good thing!”

Xu Qi’an took the bowls and chopsticks handed over by Green E, and thought to herself, “What’s wrong with Second Uncle today, he has an unhappy look on his face.

At that moment, Erlang Xu came out sleepily and glanced at his elder brother, and the two brothers had a heart-to-heart.

“Father, did you have a fight with Mother today?” Erlang Xu tried, saying this while sitting down.

“Hmph, each and every one of them don’t let me worry, it’s still Er Lang who is good, in the end, he came out of his mother’s womb.” The aunt glared at her uncle and nephew.

The corner of Xu Er Lang’s mouth curled up slightly.

Xu Pingzhi didn’t move to look at his aunt’s personal maid and said, “Green E, go to the kitchen to see if the soup is ready to be stewed.”

Green E answered obediently and took small steps out of the side hall.

“What kind of soup?”

Xu Qi’an, who had dispersed a thousand dollars last night, asked with great interest.

“It’s for you and Jiro to replenish your body.” The aunt said.

Xu Qi’an and Xu Xinnian looked at each other and felt bad, how did Auntie (Mother) know that we need to replenish our bodies?

Not long after, Green E came in with a large pot of soup, and the rich sour flavor hit her.

The large porcelain bowl sat on the table, sliced limes floating in the yellow-orange broth, not even peeled.

Auntie personally gave Xu New Year’s soup and complained: ”Erlang ah, why didn’t you tell mother that you had a headache, seeing that the Chunxin exam is coming up, it’s mother’s fault, mother didn’t take good care of you.

“This green-orange soup was stewed by Mother especially for you.”

Green orange soup?

This, isn’t this the clementine I bought back? Xu New Year looked bewildered, thinking how can a green tangerine be stewed, isn’t this going to kill people.

“Mother, my headache is that I drank too much wine, and last night I socialized …… with my colleagues,” Xu New Year looked at his elder brother somewhat sheepishly.

Green orange stew ……. Which talent came up with the dark cuisine, Xu Qi’an almost laughed out loud and said in a serious manner:

“The green orange soup is a great tonic, Jiro must drink more.”

“You have it too.” Uncle Xu said indifferently, “This soup was painstakingly stewed by Ling Yue and your aunt.”

“?”

A big question mark appeared in Xu Qi’an’s mind.

“I’m a god refining realm martial artist and I need this?” Xu Qi’an asked rhetorically.

“Big brother!” Xu Lingyue said softly, “You just drink a bowl, I’ve been stewing for a long time.”

Xu Qi’an couldn’t help but look at his little old brother.

Little old me was looking at him too.

Both brothers want the other to reveal himself.

“…….”

“tons and tons and tons and tons …….”

They both ended up drinking a huge bowl, choking out tears and turning their stomachs.

“Hahahahaha, eat eat eat.” Uncle Xu Ershu sipped his small wine and revealed a pristine smile.

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PS: Thank you for the alliance reward from “Speechless Little Zhuge”. I don’t have any allies to add more in the past few days, mainly because the daily shift of 10,000+ is the limit of my daily shift.

I was going to correct the typo, but when I looked at the timing, I decided to post it, then correct it.