klisemfg Chapter 236 The county lord and her daughter donated grain again!
Chapter 236 The county lord and her daughter donated grain again!
In fact, all the civil and military officials in the court knew that the country was in crisis and Emperor Bogu could not touch the Zhao Mansion.
The people in the Northern Frontier are counting on Zhao Hai to guard the border there. If he makes a big fuss at home and accuses them of the death of their daughter, then it might force Zhao Hai to rebel!
Emperor Bogu was a shrewd man and would not shoot himself in the foot. Anyway, Zhao Manman was already dead and did not cause much harm to the Prince and Lady Fulu, mother and daughter. At this time, Emperor Bogu really could not punish the Zhao family.
Prince Qin Jinan stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty is right. General Zhao Hai is the mentor of the prince. This incident was all because his little girl was bewitched and did such a cruel thing. It is really not General Zhao's fault.
I heard that the little girl has been taking care of the old lady in Jiangnan Prefecture since she was young. I guess she was spoiled by the old lady, so she has lost her normal character. Your Majesty, please be lenient with this matter."
Prince Qin Beiyu: "Yes! Your Majesty, this matter was all done by Zhao Manman herself, and has nothing to do with anyone in the Zhao family, so please be lenient with the Zhao family."
Emperor Bogu sighed: "Alas! My dear ministers, go home and educate your children well. That child is so scary when he goes crazy.
She has harmed others and herself, and now she has ended up like this. I can't say anything. After all, Zhao Aiqing has been loyal to the country for so many years, and it is really heartbreaking that such a thing happened to his child.
Prince, order the Zhao family to bury the child and ask them to pay for Princess Fulu's medical expenses.
Educate your children well in the future so that this kind of thing does not happen again."
Chen Shengda was dumbfounded. He quickly stepped out of the line and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, my son Wentong and Miss Zhao were married by the Queen Mother. The wedding date was set for the 12th of this month. I never expected that Miss Zhao was not a good person. She harmed others and herself and even committed suicide. I dare to ask Your Majesty to grant me permission to cancel my son's marriage with the Zhao family!"
Emperor Bogu nodded and said, "What Minister Chen said makes sense. Let's just leave it at that. Tomorrow the Queen will send eunuchs to your house to withdraw the imperial decree granting the marriage. The Queen cannot be blamed for this. She had good intentions, but she didn't expect that the child was a lunatic!"
Chen Shengda was extremely grateful: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of my son."
On that day, everyone in the capital knew that Zhao Hai's daughter was a vicious and ruthless girl. She harmed others and herself, and ended up dying a tragic death!
Qin Beiyu rushed to the military camp and was busy all day. Although the food and grass were sufficient now, if they went to the border, it would be difficult to get the subsequent food and grass. But there was really no other way, he had to do it despite his gritted teeth!
Qin Beiyu returned to the palace, reported to his grandfather and father, and then went to the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion.
It was already night when he arrived. Today, Shen Ruyi learned about the outcome of Zhao Manman's case. She was quite satisfied. The Zhao family sent a cart full of gifts. When her mother knew that the young lady had died, she said forget it. She and her three children were fine.
After Shen Ruyi finished her meal with her mother and her younger brothers and sisters, she came back and went to bed.
She didn't tell her mother what had happened between her and the man, and that it happened when he was drugged.
Although what happened between the man and the woman was caused by drugging them, in this day and age, if a man and a woman are together, they are meant to be husband and wife for life.
Shen Ruyi, who was not asleep yet, heard the door open. She sat up and saw that it was Qin Beiyu who came in. The man walked over with a burning gaze: "Ruyi, I should be leaving for the battle soon. I want to make the most of the time to see you, Ruyi..."
Shen Ruyi rolled her eyes at the man and said, "Cousin, I can't get engaged to you if you're going to war. What if you change your mind or something happens to you? Wouldn't I become an abandoned woman or a widow?"
“Puchi…hahahaha…you bad girl…”
The man laughed out of anger. He sat down on a chair in front of the bed, looked at the girl and said, "Ruyi, I must come back for you. I have written a letter tonight, explaining the whole story and sent it to my master Zhao Hai.
Ruyi, I swear that something like what happened to Zhao Manman will never happen again. No matter what happens in the future, I will believe you and stand by your side. Do you believe in your cousin, okay?"
Shen Ruyi looked at Qin Beiyu without any warmth in her eyes: "Cousin, we are not suitable to talk about this now. If you are anxious to go to the battle, you should prepare well.
I don’t want to talk to you about feelings…”
"Ruyi! We are already husband and wife. Although it was not my original intention, but...it has happened. I must marry you!"
Shen Ruyi: "But I don't want to get married now. That was an accident, wasn't it?
I don't want you to be responsible, go ahead and concentrate on fighting, and come back alive."
Qin Beiyu...
"Qin Beiyu swears to have only one wife for his whole life! If he breaks this oath, he will be struck by lightning!"
Shen Ruyi...
I have to stay away from him. In my previous life, I came here because I was struck by lightning for showing off my money. If this man keeps his oath and is struck by God, I will be finished as well.
Shen Ruyi yawned: "Well! I'm sleepy...cousin, go back and have a rest..."
Qin Beiyu was so upset that he couldn't say anything. He knew that he had hurt her heart and also hurt her as a person!
"Okay! Ruyi, you should take a rest. I... I really love you. I know that I hurt your heart and your body because of Zhao Manman's matter. Ruyi... I will work harder in the future to make things better... I will never make this mistake again..."
Shen Ruyi lay down and closed her eyes, her breathing gradually becoming even...
The man slowly stood up with reluctance and left the girl's room. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe. He felt that he was becoming more and more distant from her. As the saying goes, the gap between love and not love is too big.
Looking at the starry sky, the man sighed. He knew he had no time left. For the sake of the Great Qin Court, for the common people, and for the responsibility of the royal Qin family, he had to leave the girl. Even if she married someone else in the future, he would not let her go!
Since she followed me, she was my wife no matter what, and I swore to be her my only wife for the rest of my life!
The men in the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion were so busy preparing for the expedition that they had no time to rest and didn't even have time to eat.
Shen Ruyi also knew the danger of the current situation. His three brothers were all going to the war, and the eldest brother was the commander-in-chief, and the other two brothers were deputy commanders.
Her father was too busy to come home, so she had to take care of her mother and siblings during the day, and the atmosphere at home was extremely tense.
Shen Ruyi discussed it with her mother and found her father: "Dad, there is still some grain in the big warehouse at Fulu Villa, about 4 million kilograms. If the Wei family army and the Qin family army want to go to war, mother and I want to take out the grain and give it to them as military rations!"
Wei Zhendong...
His eyes were red at that time. He turned his head and looked at Shen sitting on the bed feeding a pair of twins, and the man smiled gently unconsciously.
Shen: "Duke, our Ruyi discussed this with me early in the morning. I think it's okay. Our brothers in the Wei Army are going out to defend our country. We have food on hand now. If we don't give it out, what if our brothers run out of food and drink and lose their lives outside?
What's more, our sons are the coaches, and we have food at home, so how can we not give it out?"
Wei Zhendong's eyes turned red after hearing this: "Yu'er, Ruyi, you two are so broad-minded that you really make us, father and son, feel ashamed.
I...I'll go talk to my sons!"
Wei Zhendong rushed out immediately and found his eldest son and two younger sons. When his sons heard about this, they were also very excited.
They all knew that the county lord and Ruyi had food, but they didn't expect that the mother and daughter would take the initiative to give it out just to support their brothers in going to war!
Wei Wanlin nodded: "Father, the county lady's grain has been taken out, we can't let them suffer any loss. This matter must be reported to the court truthfully, and the court will definitely give an explanation!"
Wei Wanshan and Wei Wanchong said in unison: "Yes! We must ask the court to give the county lady and Ruyi an explanation. The grain cannot be given away for nothing!"
At the morning court on the second day, Duke Wei Zhendong told the emperor that his county had donated grain to the Wei and Qin armies as rations. Emperor Bogu and Crown Prince Qin Jinan were so moved that they almost cried!
Wei Zhendong licked his belly and said proudly: "Your Majesty, I am not bragging about my wife. Although the county lady is a weak woman, she is a person with a broad mind!
When the disaster in Jiangnan Prefecture was severe, she donated all her wealth. Now she grows crops and vegetables in Fulu Villa and has some wealth. Now the country is in crisis and she is still in confinement after childbirth, but she will do her best to defend her country!
Ruyi mentioned several large warehouses in the village, with about 4 million catties of grain, which is enough to supply two armies with food!"
Prince Qin Jinan said excitedly: "Oh! Princess Fulu really has the world in her heart. She and Princess Shen Ruyi are both good people.
I, your son, request that Your Majesty grant the county princess an iron certificate in red ink to commend her for her heroic deeds in defending her country!"
Prince Qin Beiyu: "I second the motion!"
All the civil and military officials said in unison: I second the motion!
Emperor Bogu: "Hahaha! Okay! Got it!"
The Iron Certificate and Red Letter are the golden ticket of immunity from death, which means that as long as Princess Fulu has the Iron Certificate and Red Letter, she will be exempt from death for any crime in the future except the serious crime of treason!
Wei Zhendong grinned, took a step forward and knelt down: "On behalf of my wife, Princess Fulu, I thank the Lord for his grace!"
Chen Shengda was standing behind the crowd. He was so angry that he almost died. He didn't know what Shen's fate was. Would she have to donate endless grain in her lifetime?
He really wanted to know how much grain was grown in Fulu Villa. How could she produce four million kilograms of grain with just a few words?
When the court was dismissed, everyone looked at Chen Shengda with contempt, and some even couldn't help muttering: "He picked up a sesame seed and threw away a watermelon, and helped the Duke of Fuguo. That fool is really a man of high moral character..."
Chen Shengda...