usatvline Chapter 420 Comfort
Chapter 420 Comfort
After all, the censors only submitted memorials, but these disgusting things were actually done by the Kong family.
Gu Jianchu reorganized her words, "I remember that when Pingxibo was young, he once fought in the battlefield and was a capable lieutenant general under my father. However, he later injured his leg and had to return to the capital to recuperate, holding some sinecure. Now his daughter is being bullied by the Kong family. If we do nothing, I'm afraid Pingxibo and his wife will be heartbroken."
The Queen said so much in a roundabout way just to let him take care of the affairs of Pingxibo and the Kong family. Even if Gu Jianchu didn't say anything, he would have asked a few questions about these things. He was also angry about the things done by the Kong family, and he had never seen anyone treat his first wife so harshly. What's more, he married his first wife home with solemn vows, and their love was known to everyone. But in just one year, they said they didn't love each other anymore. When the people in the capital knew about this, they thought that all their officials were like this.
What's more, the person who married this thing was a poor woman, which was a disgrace to the official.
It’s no wonder that the Queen reported the case to the censor.
As a censor, he is responsible for keeping an eye on these people, but they cannot even distinguish right from wrong. If he really sends people to reprimand the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion because of this memorial, it will cause more people in the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion to be hurt, and the people in the Shangshu Mansion will be even more proud. Who knows how they will frame people outside.
Xie Ci'an became even angrier towards the censor. He had originally just wanted to give him a few words of warning and leave it at that. But if he didn't make an example of him to scare the monkeys, those censors might make the same stupid mistake in the future, and he would end up being in a difficult position.
Xie Ci'an had someone chase after the censor and fine him three months' salary as a small punishment but a big warning.
Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's hand, his eyes full of tenderness, "Of course I have to take care of it. Even if it's just to prevent the generals from being sad, I will ask about this matter."
"Wen Zhu, go to Lord Kong's residence and reprimand him about his son's matter. If Lord Kong is a sensible man, he will certainly not let this matter go. If he really ignores it, I think he is not qualified for the position of Shangshu." Xie Ci'an's tone revealed the anger that he could not hold back, and he felt a little annoyed by the end of his words.
Wen Zhu, Cheng Song and others have been serving Xie Ci'an for a long time, and now they have seen through it. Not only does the emperor let the queen do whatever she wants, but most of the things the queen says are handled according to her temperament. However, since he and the queen have been in love, what the emperor despises most are those who do not respect his wife.
It is no wonder that the emperor hates them. The emperor has set an example for the world. There are no concubines with three wives and four concubines in the harem, but they can't do that.
It would be fine if he couldn't do it, and it would be fine if he didn't cause these troubles. But he not only couldn't do it, but also did all these shameful things. The fact that he treated his wife harshly was enough to make the emperor angry.
After Xie Ci'an finished his instructions, he looked at Gu Jianchu again and said, "I will send someone to warn the Kong family. As for the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, why don't you send someone over to express your condolences. After all, they are veteran officials in the court, and we cannot let them down."
[Of course, we can't let the Pingxi Bofu down.]
[Luckily, I was just planning to invite the Minister of Personnel and his wife to the palace for the banquet. If I had actually invited them, it would have only inflated the arrogance of the Shangshu Mansion and disappointed the Marquis Pingxi.]
How could we treat a family like that with such a good attitude? They would even do such a thing as bullying their daughter-in-law.
"I understand." After Gu Jianchu finished speaking, he called Zhuxi in.
Zhuxi is now the head maid beside her and also serves as a lady-in-waiting in the palace, helping her take care of some palace affairs. Zhuxi is now representing her.
Letting Zhuxi go to the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion is considered to give enough face to the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion.
"I remember there is a pair of fine red coral bracelets in the storeroom. You can take them to the eldest daughter of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion. Also, tell her that she can come to the palace to attend the palace banquet the day after tomorrow. It's not good to stay at home all day without going out. She should go out for a walk often to change her mood." Gu Jianchu's tone was gentle, but there was an unstoppable coldness in his eyes.
Zhuxi was able to serve Gu Jianchu, climb to the position of female official before anyone else, and help the Queen with general affairs. She was definitely a smart person. After hearing what the Queen said, Zhuxi immediately asked, "Your Majesty, if that's the case, then should we not invite the Lord and Madam of the Kong Shangshu Mansion?"
"I heard that the Kong family and the Pingxibo Mansion are having an unpleasant dispute now, so there is no need to invite the Kong family. I also heard that the Kong family's concubine had a miscarriage and the old lady Kong is still sick. They probably have to take care of the patient at home, so they are not in the mood to invite them to the palace. It is better not to invite them, so as not to put them in an awkward position." After Gu Jianchu finished speaking, he waved his hand naturally.
Zhuxi understood what he meant immediately. In addition to leaving the palace to comfort the eldest daughter of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, he also deliberately spread these words.
There is already enough excitement in the capital regarding the two governments, so it doesn’t matter if there are one or two more.
This time, she promoted the Pingxi Marquis's family and stepped on the Shangshu's family.
She didn't want to give the other party any face for doing such a thing.
Xie Ci'an raised his hand and gently pinched Gu Jianchu's chubby face. "Achu, don't get upset over such a small matter. We have already helped the Pingxi Marquis's family. How to deal with the rest of the matter is up to the two families."
"Achu doesn't look good when she's angry. You should smile more." Xie Ci'an said as he passed the snacks in front of Gu Jianchu, "Achu, would you like some snacks?"
"I don't want to eat. I'm not that angry. I'm just disgusted by what the Shangshu family did." Gu Jianchu really had no appetite to eat.
"Then Ah Chu, do you want to go and take a look at the storybook? I will deal with the rest of these memorials. I don't want to see Ah Chu getting angry because of these memorials." Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu with eyes full of doting. He did not remove the memorials in front of Gu Jianchu. He just spoke in a negotiating tone and did not force any demands.
"No, I'm tired of reading the storybooks. It's impossible that every memorial is so irritating." Gu Jianchu just didn't believe it. These court officials could write such irritating things in every memorial. There must be national affairs mixed in.
Xie Ci'an had an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
The words on the tip of his tongue were not said in the end. He slowly swallowed them back and started to deal with the memorial again.
Facts have proved that Gu Jianchu was really overthinking it, and there were indeed more infuriating and bizarre things happening later.
When Gu Jianchu opened the second memorial, an indescribable expression suddenly appeared on his face.