The Child Emperor

The Donghai King got married, moved out of the Cui family, and moved into the Donghai Palace that had been prepared for him long ago. It was a big mansion, but it couldn't compare to the Cui mansion, and there were not many people. He said to Han Ruzi who came to congratulate him: "The Cui family thought I couldn't live without them. I want them to see that I can live well by myself."

There was a hint of sourness in the words, and with the hot wine, the East Sea King's stomach turned upside down.

There were not many people who came to congratulate. The preparations for this wedding of the King of the East China Sea were in a hurry, and it was a very difficult time. Many people pretended to be confused and refused to show up, so the banquet seemed very deserted. The family, sitting scattered around a dozen tables, cautiously guarding a large table of delicious food and wine, not daring to move, the scene was very different from the lively wedding of Champion Hou a few days ago.

Even so, King Donghai refused to invite low-status guests to sit with him, and only Han Ruzi sat at his table.

"The Cui family is preparing gifts for the bride, and they are too busy to pay attention to me." King Donghai looked at the deserted hall and drank another glass of wine. He had already driven the servants away and poured himself.

The "bride" he was referring to was not his wife, but the daughter of the Cui family who married the champion Hou, "Hey, you know, the Cui family is so proud, but Shujun hasn't even got the title of Mrs. Liehou, she Now...just a commoner woman, haha."

The palace refused to approve the memorial, and the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Palace had a backlog of canonization documents. Not only the wife of the champion, but also the daughter of the Tan family just married to the King of the East Sea, could not get the title of "Princess" for a while.

"Champion Hou must have been premeditated. I just found out that Champion Hou has been named Hou for more than a year, and he has never applied for canonization to his ex-wife. At that time, he felt that the daughter of the Tan family was not worthy of him." After hiccups, his eyes were a little red, "This kid is very ambitious, even if he can become emperor, the Cui family will be empty in the end."

Several guests came to bid farewell together, and the East Sea King waved his hand impatiently, not even wanting to say more polite words.

Han Ruzi gently turned the wine glass in his hand, but he didn't drink it, and asked, "Master Cui still borrows your official seal, right?"

King Donghai nodded, "It will be delivered tomorrow, this is the tradition of the Cui family, betting on multiple parties, even if there is only a small chance of winning, do not give up, Cui Hong borrowed my official seal here, and there has been explained to the champion Hou. The Cui family said they were preparing gifts for the bride, but didn't they all deliver them to the champion? Hey, the Cui family is so straightforward to please the new master."

King Donghai was drinking a little too much, and Han Ruzi didn't know how to comfort him, so he hummed twice perfunctorily. He had already sent Du Chuanyun to write a letter to General Han Xing, and he should have a reply tomorrow and the day after.

Suddenly there was a burst of laughter from the back house. It sounded like they were all women, and there were still a lot of them.

Donghai King's face was even more ugly, and when the laughter disappeared, he said: "There are quite a few female guests for the Tan family's daughter Hexi, but their fathers, husbands, and brothers don't have time to come, haha, the world is so hot! Come, drink A big cup!"

The King of the East Sea drank his drink and looked forward, not knowing what he was looking at. The remaining guests began to slip away quietly, hiding some food in their sleeves. Although the wedding banquet was deserted, the dishes were good.

"Get out of here! Don't stay here!" The King of the East Sea shouted, scaring the last few guests away.

There were only two brothers left in the huge hall, and several servants were poking their heads at the door, but they didn't dare to come in when they saw the master's bad expression.

The King of the East Sea was lying on the table, looked at Han Ruzi, and said in a self-depressed voice: "What a shit fight for the throne, the election of the emperor, go to hell, contact the sons of the clan, and send the champions and hopefuls, There are also those ministers, kill not a single one, you are the emperor, I will help you... I will help you..."

The King of the East Sea fell asleep, and Han Ruzi picked up the glass and took a sip. That's fine, no need to leave.

Donghai King and Han Xing's plan simply didn't work. There were a lot of clan children who were officials, most of whom were idle officials, lacked real power, and were not even qualified to elect emperors. Only a few princes and Han Xing held some troops in their hands, but Too scattered, Han Xing is known as a general, and the army directly commanded at Hangu Pass does not exceed 20,000 people, which has little influence on the general situation of the capital.

Han Ruzi and Yang Feng had other plans.

Han Ruzi was about to get up and leave when there were sounds of rings and footsteps outside, and several maids came in uninvited, hugging a lady.

The lady was in her twenties, with a beautiful appearance and strictness. As if she was the master of the palace, she looked around and walked to the main table.

Han Ruzi stood up. He didn't recognize the woman, and he didn't know whether to say hello or how to say hello. He had learned etiquette, but now it was this lady who didn't follow etiquette.

"Foster the East Sea King to the bridal chamber." The lady ordered.

Several maids took the order, half supported and half supported, and took the East Sea King away. Han Ruzi felt that it was not appropriate to stay for a long time, nodded slightly, and walked to leave, but the lady was already sitting opposite, saying: "Sit."

Han Ruzi glanced at the only remaining maid behind the lady, without getting any hint, he sat down slowly and vaguely guessed the identity of the woman.

"My surname is Cui, and I'm Xiaojun's eldest sister."

"It turned out to be Mrs. Ping'en Hou, I'm sorry, I'm..."

"I already said that I'm Xiaojun's eldest sister, so why don't you know who you are?" Mrs. Pingchou Hou looked a little bit aggressive and looked at Han Ruzi, "Xiaojun mentioned me to you?"

Han Ruzi nodded. Xiaojun's eldest sister is from Cui Hong's first wife. She has a violent personality and is not favored at home. She married Ping'en Hou Miao Shuang early on. The daughter of the family was completely unexpectedly happy. I didn't expect that the day of marriage was also the time when the relationship was cut off. There was very little contact between the two families. Xiaojun didn't see this sister much when he grew up.

"The King of the East Sea is still as unpromising as when he was a child. On the day of his big day, he was so drunk. Isn't it because there are fewer guests, and the man can't bear the anger for a while, so what's the big deal?"

Han Ruzi agreed with her words, so he just smiled and didn't speak.

"I'm here to see the two of you. Since he's drunk, it's the same with you."

"Mrs. Ping'en Hou has something to do with us?" Han Ruzi's first reaction was that the other party wanted to borrow money, and the Xungui family was not all rich, and a large number of ceremonies every year consumed most of their property. An official, he has no other income, and his life is very tight. The previous generation Ping Enhou did not have an official position, and Miao Shuang was even more unsuccessful.

Mrs. Ping'en Hou did not answer immediately, and stared at Han Ruzi for a while. The only maid behind her bowed down and saluted, but she also left.

"I'm sending a message for the general."

Han Ruzi was taken aback.

"There's no need to be so surprised. Marquis Pingen and his consort, Zhuo Ruhe, are family friends. I have known the princess for many years. She trusts me, and I am willing to do things for her."

"So it is." Han Ruzi was still surprised. Han Xing had said that someone in the capital would contact him, but he never imagined that the contact person would be a woman and Xiaojun's sister.

"People in the capital are talking a lot, so men should be more cautious, so they have to let the female family come forward." Seeing the surprise on Han Ruzi's face, Mrs. Ping'en Hou smiled, "Thanks you are also a descendant of the Han family, who was an emperor. People, with such shallow knowledge, have you never heard of a female family in charge of half the imperial court?"

Han Ruzi shook his head. He knew about the strength of the Queen Mother. As for the other female relatives, he knew nothing about it.

Mrs. Ping'en Hou sneered, "You are really a good husband who is devoted to the outside world. Your wife and my sister Cui Xiaojun have been in the circle of female relatives in the capital for most of the past half a year. Woman, how many benefits have you won for you, yet you don't know anything about it?"

Han Ruzi was even more surprised. After a while, he said, "Little Jun... never told me these things."

"I don't blame you. You have been fighting on the frontier. Of course, Xiaojun won't bother you with these things. As soon as you returned to Beijing, she was brought into the palace, alas..."

"Can you enter the palace to see Xiaojun?" Han Ruzi's eyes lit up.

Mrs. Ping'en Hou did not speak coldly.

Han Ruzi got up, cupped his hands and said, "I beg my sister to help me, there is a misunderstanding. After I returned to Beijing, I separated from Xiaojun without seeing each other."

"It seems that you still have some affection for Xiaojun. She finally didn't work for you in vain. Well, I'll help you. Do you have any token or love words to bring to her?"

Han Ruzi was on a whim just now, but he became cautious again and sat down slowly, "I haven't thought about it yet."

"Hehe, you are doubting me, stop guessing, brother-in-law, I do these things with a purpose."

Han Ruzi looked at her.

"Marquis Ping'en is a county marquis and can only be passed down to three generations. If you make meritorious deeds, you can continue for several more generations. The third generation of Marquis Ping'en went to the battlefield and kept the marquis position for his children and grandchildren. The fourth and fifth generations are me. My father-in-law and husband are both incompetent. Seeing that the title of Hou is coming to an end, my son can only take an idle job for this life. Looking at his appearance, he is in the same blood as the Miao family. Man, my grandson will be reduced to a commoner who can only climb up by his own efforts, alas."

The Cui family have different personalities, but they have one thing in common. They are arrogant and arrogant. Mrs. Ping'en Hou can't count on her husband, so she has to come forward by herself, willing to take odd risks and win the title of Hou for her children and grandchildren.

"To be honest, I'm not qualified to please the champion. There are too many people who flatter him, and no one else has a future, so I choose you and the King of the East Sea. The princess believes in me, and the general Han Xing also believes in me. Do you have any doubts? , let’s say it now, let’s not waste time guessing.”

"I believe you, I really didn't think about bringing something for Xiaojun... How should I contact you in the future?"

"Looking for Donghai Wang, his wife is the daughter of the Tan family, the champion Hou is an idiot, I don't know how deep the Tan family's potential is, and the Tan family acts in a low-key manner, he thinks that the Tan family is incompetent. Say more, in short, Donghai Wang married a man A good wife, she can contact me at any time. But you'd better find a female relative you trust, which is more convenient and less noticeable."

"Okay." Han Ruzi immediately had a candidate in his mind.

"After chatting for a long time, I haven't talked about the real business yet. I came to see you and only said two things: first, the imperial family is very dissatisfied with the champion and the queen mother, and everyone's silence does not mean that they do not want to resist; second, don't put The ministers of the DPRK and China take the support of the champion Hou too seriously, they are all scheming, and there are very few people who support the champion Hou to become emperor."

Mrs. Ping'en Hou paused for a while and asked, "Are you confident?"

Han Ruzi nodded. In fact, he was a little disappointed. The support that General Han Xing had promised from the clan's children turned out to be just a group of female relatives. The only thing that made him happy was that he was able to get in touch with the prince and his mother in the palace. .

If he wanted to do something, the safety of the two had to be guaranteed first.