eurekapd Chapter 109: The General's Privacy, the Kind That Cannot Be Talked About
Chapter 109: The General's Privacy, the Kind That Cannot Be Talked About
Wan Zhou's good deed of donating money and effort to help the victims spread among the people, and within a few days, the emperor in the palace also knew about it.
At the morning court session that day, the officials had an extremely heated discussion on how to properly accommodate the endless stream of refugees. Some thought that more relief camps should be set up; some opposed it, believing that once more camps were set up, people would take advantage of the situation and sneak in, and there would be no end to it; others suggested that the treasury had no extra silver, and the refugees should be prohibited from entering the city...
It was at this time that Lord Xie from the Ministry of Revenue proposed to open a relief point in Wanzhou to provide disaster relief.
When the emperor heard this, he frowned for a moment and called out Gu Lian on the spot: "Gu Qing, you gave birth to a good daughter! It is also a blessing for our country!"
Then he swept his sharp eyes over the ministers one by one and said meaningfully: "Unfortunately, such generous and kind people are rare!"
The emperor's words were meant to serve as a warning to his ministers: learn from this and don't come to me every time you have a problem. Be like Gu Wanzhou. If every family contributes a little, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
All the ministers felt a little uncomfortable. They looked at each other and then at the emperor. Seeing that he looked unhappy, they all kept silent, fearing that they would offend the emperor.
"Dismiss! If there is no solution tomorrow, don't come to court." The emperor left the hall angrily.
The entire court, civil and military officials, had not come up with a plan to resettle the refugees in a few days! When the emperor returned to the side hall where he lived, he lost his temper: "It's absurd! These bastards, who eat the emperor's salary, are not as good as women and children!"
"Your Majesty, calm down..." Eunuch Hong tried to appease him, thinking of words that the emperor would like to hear: "Your Majesty, to be honest, I deserve to die. I actually thought that General Ji's wife donated money just to marry General Ji. It seems that I really misunderstood."
"As the emperor said, General Ji's wife is truly a rare kind-hearted and generous person."
When the emperor heard this, he raised his eyelids.
It may be true that Gu Wanzhou is kind and generous, but he doesn't believe that she didn't donate money for Ji Nanzheng.
For some reason, the emperor had a hunch that Gu Wanzhou might have some ulterior motive for this action?
"Go and summon Gu Wanzhou to the palace." The emperor ordered Eunuch Hong.
Gu Wanzhou had her own agenda, and she had already targeted Ji Nanzheng. He didn't believe that she had any other agenda that could stump him, the emperor.
But her behavior just gave him a window to attack the ministers. He hated those so-called loyal ministers who could only talk a lot of nonsense when encountering problems, and could not come up with a practical solution for days and nights.
"I want to reward Gu Wanzhou in person."
I envy those bastards so much.
Eunuch Hong went directly to the relief center and brought Wanzhou to the palace.
Wan Zhou was also surprised, because she had a history of donating money to arrange a marriage, and she was worried that the emperor didn't want to see her. Unexpectedly, the emperor personally issued the admission ticket.
Side hall.
Wan Zhou knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Flat body."
Because it was not a main hall, the emperor no longer sat on the high dragon throne, so the distance between them was closer, so close that Wan Zhou did not dare to look up.
"Gu, are you afraid that I will eat people? Raise your head."
The emperor's words were full of majesty, and he was right in front of him. Wan Zhou was really a little scared. He raised his head tremblingly, then immediately lowered it.
His eyes stopped at the emperor's knees. The dragon claws embroidered with gold thread were right at the knees. Wan Zhou stared at the dragon claws.
The emperor noticed Wan Zhou's cautiousness and timidity and raised the corner of his lips.
He had had romantic feelings for Wan Zhou at first, but Wan Zhou married Ji Nanzheng, and now when they meet again, they are king and people.
If you have to say there are some differences, there are. He is still somewhat curious about Wan Zhou.
After all, not many people have the courage to donate 300,000 yuan just for one man.
He was curious about what surprise Wan Zhou would give him this time.
"Gu, I still remember that you said you had donated all your dowry. Do you still have money to help the victims?" asked the emperor.
He was really curious. He had asked Eunuch Hong to find out that the money and food for Gu Wanzhou's relief did not come from the Duke's Mansion, but was paid by her own.
"Your Majesty, the three hundred thousand was all the money that could be converted into cash at that time," Wan Zhou replied.
What this means is that she has already cashed in everything that can be cashed in, and has given away all her money.
The emperor thought about it and decided that the only things that couldn't be converted into cash in a short period of time were some large assets, such as houses, farms, shops, etc., which could generate money.
But it shouldn’t be a lot.
In this way, Wan Zhou also provided relief to the disaster victims, which made the emperor think that Wan Zhou had other intentions.
He pretended to drink tea and asked casually: "You have helped the court solve problems, so I cannot treat you unfairly. I summoned you to the palace to reward you. Tell me what reward you want."
The emperor felt that since Gu Wanzhou had taken real money, it was indeed rare. If the request was not excessive, he would be happy to agree to it.
As for the reward he originally wanted, it depended on Wan Zhou's request.
Wan Zhou was still nervous. He still looked at the dragon claw, bit his lip, and took a breath silently.
She knelt again and replied, "Your Majesty, please punish me."
emperor:"……"
I asked you what reward you wanted, and you told me about punishment? As expected, Gu Wanzhou not only had some ulterior motive, but it seemed that his ulterior motive was quite big.
Gu Wanzhou is indeed extremely bold. His timidity, caution and fear just now were probably all pretend.
The emperor thought to himself, I am a cunning emperor. I have been tricked by you once. How could you trick me a second time?
The fake one then asked in a deep voice: "There are hundreds of punishments in the palace, which one do you choose?"
Wan Zhou: “…”
Shouldn't we ask her why she asked for punishment for no reason?
After a little thought, she realized that the emperor was wary of her.
After thinking for a while and organizing her words, Wan Zhou raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to allow me and the general to divorce."
"Do you want to divorce Ji Nanzheng?" The emperor's big eyes almost popped out of their sockets because of Wan Zhou again.
"Yes."
It took the emperor a while to retract his eyes. Fortunately, he didn't have tea in his mouth at that time, otherwise he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't spit it out and embarrass himself.
Although he had a premonition that Wan Zhou had big plans, he never thought that he would be asked to issue an order for a divorce.
She donated 300,000 yuan to marry Ji Nanzheng, but now she wants to divorce him. It's unbelievable. Moreover, he couldn't understand why there was a woman who wanted to divorce Ji Nanzheng?
Was she bullied in the Duke's Mansion? Was she bullied so badly? Was she bullied to the point where she couldn't live anymore?
Considering that this marriage was an arranged marriage, even if the Duke's Mansion was dissatisfied they would not dare to resist openly, but it was not impossible for them to bully others in private.
He was the emperor, so he couldn't ask Wan Zhou in person if he was bullied. He only asked, "Why?"
reason?
Wan Zhou had already thought about it.
"Your Majesty, this is about General Ji's privacy, and it cannot be disclosed."