Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 At noon, Jingshu finished taking the medicine Chuni sent and took a nap as usual.

Li Ling did not have the habit of taking a nap. After his wife fell asleep, he left the inner hall and went to the palace study. He summoned the cabinet bachelor and instructed him to draft two imperial edicts.

 An edict was sent to Prince Yong's palace. The emperor approved Prince Yong's request to dismantle the guard army and increase tribute, but only rejected the request to send hostages to the palace, and offered other rewards.

 Another imperial edict was a relegation order, which was issued to the Yongping Marquis Mansion. The imperial edict enumerated some of the sins of the Yongping Marquis Mansion, deprived him of the marquis of the Wang family in the Yongping Marquis Mansion, demoted him to the lowest rank of county boy, and removed Shen Jinglan's husband Wang Shuo from his official position.

The imperial edict prepared by the cabinet great scholar was stamped by the seal supervisor. Two edicts, one for favor and one for punishment, were issued from the emperor at the same time. The **** who announced the edict did not dare to delay for a moment. The two groups of people rode out of the palace and headed towards Prince Yong respectively. Go to the old mansion and Yongpinghou Mansion.

Yongping Houfu is the husband's family of Jingshu's stepsister Shen Jinglan.

Although the Yongping Marquis Mansion is also a prominent family in Beijing, it has gradually declined over the years because there are no outstanding descendants to support the lintel. However, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. Although it is not as beautiful as the ancestors, it still has the marquis's reputation. The shade is here, and the whole family can still enjoy the days of blooming flowers and beauty in peace and tranquility.

The imperial edict suddenly came to the door, like a huge stone, which immediately made the Yongping Marquis Mansion, which was originally a pool of still water, uneasy.

None of the children in the family have made any meritorious deeds. If the imperial edict comes suddenly, it cannot be a reward, so it would be bad luck.

The mistress of the Hou Mansion, Shen Jinglan's mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, was enjoying tea with her two favorite daughters-in-law in the house. When she heard that the imperial edict had come, Mrs. Zhao was shocked: "Okay, how can there be an imperial edict? ?”

Zhao's two daughters-in-law also wondered. The eldest daughter-in-law was frightened and guessed in a low voice: "Is it possible that one of the sons in the family has caused trouble outside?"

The second daughter-in-law replied: "That's not possible. Someone has caused trouble. What big thing can happen? It's not worth issuing an imperial edict."

She thought on the bright side: "Could there be some grace for us? After all, the fifth brother and sister are the Queen's biological sisters, and her brothers and sisters have received great favor from the emperor. This time, it's our turn."

"I don't think so." The eldest daughter-in-law said angrily to the second daughter-in-law: "It's not that you don't know, the queen has never wanted to see this person in our family."

The second daughter-in-law refused to give up: "After all, they are biological sisters. Maybe the empress has figured it out for a while, who knows, hey! Our family is getting worse every year. It would be great if we could borrow the help of the fifth younger brother and sister. alright."

As a clan wife, Mrs. Zhao has a clear vision despite her age. She sighed and sneered: "I don't expect to be honored by that person. If she doesn't cause trouble, it's Amitabha."

"Just wait, the boss will know whether it is a blessing or a curse after he receives the imperial edict."

 “Hmph! I don’t think it’s necessarily a good thing.”

Just as he was talking, he saw the housekeeper running in in a panic. When he saw Mrs. Zhao, he didn't even bother to salute. He said with a mournful face: "Old madam, this is terrible. The saint just issued an order to deprive our family of their property." A title."

Although Mrs. Zhao had a bad premonition after hearing that the imperial edict was issued, she did not expect that it would be such a big disaster. She was stunned and her two daughters-in-law were so frightened that one dropped the tea cup and the other simply cried. .

The ancestors of the Zhao family earned the position of marquis because of their great achievements in Conglong. If hereditary inheritance is ignored, the descendants will not live up to expectations. With the protection of this ancestor, they will have no worries about wealth and honor for generations to come.

This was the golden rice bowl for generations, and it was suddenly gone!

"What happened? Why were our family's titles deprived of their titles?" Ms. Zhao waited for a long while before speaking. The steward wiped away his tears and said, "I have listed many crimes. I will know the details when the Marquis comes soon."

After a while, Zhao's eldest son Wang Ning walked in with a sullen face and hurried steps. Zhao quickly stood up to greet him, grabbed his son and asked hurriedly: "What's going on? He really deprived our family of the title." ?"

Wang Ning sighed heavily, handed the imperial edict to Mrs. Zhao, and said mournfully: "Mother, you can read it yourself."

Zhao quickly unfolded the imperial edict, and her two daughters-in-law also came over anxiously to take a look.

After reading it, Mrs. Zhao beat her chest and said: "It is really a disaster brought about by this disaster! God! Even if I die, I will not have the shame to face my ancestors."

 The wives of wealthy families are all human beings. The evidence of crimes listed in the imperial edict is indeed true, but there is no one in the powerful family who does not violate the law at all, such as enclosing land, children fighting in the streets, and powerful slaves forcibly buying women from good families. Although they are all wrong, they are still wrong. Before the title was revoked, everyone seemed to realize that this was just a crime the emperor wanted to inflict. On the contrary, it was the last proposed official position of Wang Shuo, Shen Jinglan's husband, that was the source of the disaster.

This disaster was caused by Shen Jinglan, the fifth wife of their family.

The emperor was kind and righteous, and did not let the Wang family be unjustly killed. Although it was not explicitly stated in the imperial edict, it was clearly stated.

Wang Ning was furious and said: "I have told you before that you can't let that woman in, but you, mother, refuse to listen. This is great. Our family's century-old foundation has been completely destroyed by this woman."

His wife stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has always been tolerant. Even if she didn't like this sister, she wouldn't be so heartless. Over the years, although we have not been favored by the emperor because of her, the superiors have never done anything for her. It’s so sad, why did it suddenly happen like this?”

Wang Ning rolled his eyes at his wife: "Although my wife is kind, saints are not easy to talk to. You should pay attention, this is an imperial edict."

His daughter-in-law saw that her husband was angry and was too frightened to say anything. Zhao endured her grief and asked her son, "Have you ever asked the **** to find out how the fifth family offended the saint?"

Hearing this, Wang Ning sighed heavily and replied: "How could I not inquire? The **** had just finished announcing his decree, so I invited him to the inner hall and stuffed him with two ingots of gold before he was willing to tell me."

Ms. Zhao hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

Wang Ning replied: "The **** said that it seemed that because of the illness of the empress, the saint invited a miraculous doctor to come over. Somehow, after listening to the miraculous doctor's words, the saint became angry, and he made such a decree without telling the empress."

When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she felt relieved. She sat on the chair in despair and sighed: "The birth mother of the Lao Wu family was that **** Wang, who was so unscrupulous that she gave birth to the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo at that time. Madam’s wife was poisoned, which made it difficult for her to give birth. Fortunately, she was cured later. After Wang’s suicide, the government did not make things difficult for others. Now, my wife is sick again, which must be related to the poisoning. "

“So, Your Majesty turned his anger on this evil obstacle in the Lao Wu family.”

Wang Ning was not very clear about the details of the back houses of these powerful people. He wondered: "Even because of the Wang family, she gave birth to three children for the Shen family. Why are those two so powerful? It’s just our family that’s angry.”

Mrs. Zhao sighed and said: "What else can be done? It must be that the fifth family member was involved in her mother's sins. Although the saint prefers his mother, he is also the owner of a distinguished name, and he will never express his anger indiscriminately."

When Wang Ning heard this, she felt relieved and said angrily: "Why do we keep doing this kind of harm? Let's just divorce her."