usatvline Chapter 433 Leading by Example
Chapter 433 Leading by Example
"Why entertain such noisy guests in the funeral hall? Why don't you drive them out and stop disturbing the peace of the deceased?"
Bei Jingchu pinched her eyebrows impatiently.
Zhou Yu, who was shouting just now, didn't even dare to fart.
Although Bei Jingchu can be considered his niece's granddaughter, she is a junior.
Zhou Yu didn't dare to really treat her as a junior now, just as he didn't dare to put on airs as an uncle in front of the emperor, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't die fast enough.
The guests around her did not dare to complain about her orders, and all the troubles disappeared without a trace the moment she arrived.
Although there were rumors that the emperor was dissatisfied with the crown prince, the crown prince had been in the court for many years and was already extremely powerful, and the crown prince's faction was present throughout the court and the country.
There are not many people who can shout at her when she is in trouble, at least none of you here.
Even if they discussed the developments in the court and favored the King of Qin or the aristocratic families, they only dared to make small moves behind the scenes.
No one dared to say the word "no" in front of Bei Jingchu.
Even the emperor, if he was really dissatisfied with Bei Jingchu, would not dare to depose the prince easily.
Zhou Yu was dragged away quietly, and the mourning hall returned to its solemn state.
When Bei Jing first saw Zhou Huan's red eyes, she thought she was just heartbroken over her mother's death, so she went over and patted her shoulder without any unnecessary comfort.
Put yourself in his shoes. If it was the emperor lying in the coffin, no matter who came to persuade him to mourn, Bei Jingchu would think that it would be easy for the other person to talk without any pain.
Bei Hua, who came to worship with them, also followed suit and patted her.
Although Zhou Huanjiu tried his best to hold back, a hint of tears leaked out of his voice: "Thank you... Thank you, thank you, Your Highness."
......
"What just happened?"
She asked Yin Chu who was not far away.
Yin Chu told him everything without exaggerating, but just the retelling of the facts was enough to make people's blood pressure soar.
Bei Jingchu sneered and comforted Zhou Huanjiu: "Don't listen to his nonsense, you should worship when you should worship and guard when you should guard."
As soon as she spoke, the guests dared not say a word.
Some even changed their words to praise him, saying, "Zhou Jiancheng is so filial that he will surely move heaven."
"If the old lady is still alive, she will be very pleased."
They seemed to be enlightened. A group of people understood Bei Jingchu's attitude and praised Zhou Huanjiu for his filial piety towards his deceased mother in order to leave a good impression in front of the prince.
It was as if they were not the ones who had used etiquette and laws to pressure others just now.
Zhou Huanjiu clutched Bei Jingchu's sleeve, feeling how ironic it was.
Today passed uneventfully. The next day at court, many imperial censors reported Zhou Huanjiu, who was Zhou Yu's eldest daughter but was in mourning for her divorced mother.
As a member of the prince's party, Tong Huai'en could not watch his own people being impeached, so he argued to the censor: "As the descendant of the father, there is no mourning for the mother."
"Zhou Jiancheng is not the eldest son, so why can't he observe mourning for his mother?"
The censor was clearly well prepared, and said calmly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is not the eldest son, so does that mean he is not the crown prince?"
"..."
This is really hard to say.
The censor took advantage of the victory and continued: "Now women can also inherit their father's family business. As the eldest daughter who inherited her biological father's family business, Zhou Jiancheng is naturally the second daughter to her father."
"Could it be that these women want it all, wanting to be the heir but not wanting to bear the responsibilities of an heir?"
"you......"
He was stumped by what he said, and the others couldn't find a way to refute it.
Even if I privately feel that Zhou Huanjiu did nothing wrong, friendship is friendship and etiquette is etiquette.
Even though Zhou Yu's fortune was not enough for Zhou Huanjiu to make ends meet, she could not observe mourning for her mother because of this.
The emperor suddenly called out, "Prince."
Bei Jingchu stood up.
"What do you think?"
Bei Jingchu knew that the emperor was acting abnormally now, and her best course of action was to be obedient and say "I leave it to your majesty".
She was not sure if she was too ostentatious and thus offended the emperor. Throughout history, few crown princes had power comparable to hers.
In the past, the emperor thought she was weak, so he tried his best to support her, but suddenly he found that she had grown to the point where she could fight against him, and he became secretly wary.
Bei Jingchu's words came to her lips, but she couldn't say them.
She didn't know how the emperor would decide, and if he really thought Zhou Huanjiu was wrong, how he would punish him.
If a person breaks the law of propriety and is not at fault, then it is the fault of the law of propriety.
She slowed down and made up her mind. Now the emperor disliked her.
Even if you pretend to be good, you will only get the comment that you have no opinion of your own, so it is better to tell the truth.
"I think it is only natural for Zhou Jiancheng to mourn for his mother."
"Not mourning for one's mother is against human ethics."
"It is natural for a son to be filial to his mother. It is a way of repaying the kindness of giving birth and raising him."
"If you regard your family as cut off just because your mother left home, then you are not worthy of being a human being."
The emperor nodded in affirmation.
"well said."
Bei Jingchu did not relax, as she always felt that there were bigger tricks up her sleeve.
"Since the Crown Prince is a filial son, from today on, his biological mother will be taken to the East Palace to be taken care of."
"Although Qi is not a consort, she is grateful to the prince for his kindness and deserves to be treated with filial piety."
He looked at Bei Jingchu, "The Crown Prince is a role model for his subjects, so he should set an example."
"...I obey your order."
In the cold palace, Qi weakly held the ball of cloth in her arms and coaxed it like a baby.