eurekapd Chapter 285 Mouth Escape
Chapter 285 Mouth Escape
Sheng Changtong was not afraid of confrontation. He responded calmly,
"Then let's do as you say, sir. Let's call witnesses to confront each other in court. How about that?"
"..."
Now, the party led by Empress Dowager Cao, who had made the earlier proposal, remained silent.
In any case, the exposure of this incident has already lowered the status and virtue of Empress Dowager Cao.
If they confront each other in court again, and both sides have witnesses but their stories differ, is it because Empress Dowager Cao is incompetent in managing her subjects, or is there another truth...?
No matter which extension it is, it will do more harm than good to the Empress Dowager.
So the best way to deal with this matter is not to deal with it.
If you don't deal with it, there will be no problem. If there is no problem, the impact can be minimized.
It was quietly digested in the palace, so even if the ladies of the imperial court knew about it, they would not dare to discuss it openly.
Keeping silent, whitewashing the situation, and letting Empress Dowager Cao establish her authority elsewhere and strike at the Queen, this can be considered as attacking Wei to save Zhao and taking over another city.
It was in vain for the Queen to kneel down. It was only a matter of time before Lord Sheng was forced into marriage. The fact that it was exposed in public was exactly what the Cao Party did not want to see.
So, Cao Dunyun, the brother of the Empress Dowager and head of the Cao family, stood up and rebuked Sheng Changtong for his "insolence".
"Because of this unfounded rumor, we have to alarm the Empress Dowager!
One can imagine how much trouble she has to endure in the palace."
After he finished scolding, he stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Ceying who was sitting on the throne, and continued,
"Such a small matter is not worth disturbing her.
Filial piety is the foundation of being a human being, and the Empress Dowager is the grandmother of the Heavenly Family, and even the Emperor should treat her with courtesy and respect, so how can you guys be allowed to make irresponsible comments here!"
This seems to be a fair criticism of the two parties' discussion on the Empress Dowager's punishment of the Queen as a member of the Cao family, and that the Empress Dowager should not be "disturbed" in order to invite witnesses.
But in fact, Cao Dunyun was warning the emperor, pointing fingers at the emperor and saying that he and the queen were unfilial.
Cao's party naturally liked to hear this, and they quickly bowed their hands to apologize and reflect deeply on themselves, while the royalists, especially the Sheng party within the royalist party, remained silent.
It's useless to talk about anything if the time is not right.
Moreover, this was originally a conflict between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but because of her current confusion, the conflict was transferred to the Sheng family.
So will the Sheng family charge into battle for the new emperor?
Of course not.
They just want to seek justice for the Queen and get a "golden medal of immunity from death" for Sheng Changtong.
After all, the Sheng family themselves knew why Changtong had not married yet.
Yes... they are not worthy!
And Zhao Ceying was not a fool. The content taught in Zhuang Xuejiu's private school was not only related to the imperial examination and official career. The occasional random debates and the small class on household management taught by Miss An, which he attended, made Zhao Ceying's thinking more active than that of other men, or he absorbed a lot more knowledge.
His perspective on and way of dealing with problems were subtly influenced at that time.
And in the royal residence, the mistress's best skill is "You do your thing and I do mine" and "I'm the mistress, so what if I just watch you, a concubine, running around like that?"
Zhao Ceying still remembers the arrogance and indifference of Miss An from the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion when she told Rulan this story.
“If a family really gets to this point, don’t invest any emotions into it.
What you need to invest at this time is energy.
You have to think of it as a farm, a shop, or even a play.
Look at her making a fuss.
Even if she overturns the roof beams, you are still the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duke of Fuguo, who has been personally appointed by the Emperor and the Empress, and has been granted an imperial decree.
Why are you in such a hurry? Instead, you should smile and stay calm.
After the fuss, let her go and go wherever she wants.
She does her thing, you do your thing, and you should use your power to summarize this matter:
My concubine, Ms. So-and-so, suddenly had a mental illness at home at such-and-such time today. She behaved madly and was incoherent. I was very frightened and worried. I immediately asked the guards to seal off the so-and-so courtyard, and ordered the palace doctor, medicine boy, and maid to take good care of her. I also sent a note to the Imperial Hospital.
Now the imperial family in the palace was in chaos because of Empress Dowager Cao. He and the queen were exhausted after just a few days.
It is impossible for them to become a filial pair of grandparents and grandchildren. Their family is probably broken up and beyond salvation.
In this way, he would no longer invest his emotions and hope to influence the Empress Dowager and make her realize her mistakes.
What he needs is to devote his energy to playing a play called Royal.
Zhao Ceying understood Cao Dunyun's words. He saw clearly the true face of Cao's party, and he also understood the concerns of the Sheng family who were reluctant to speak out.
but……
Even if Cao Dunyun and his party, or even Empress Dowager Cao, exaggerated what happened yesterday, so what?
This matter was said by him personally as the emperor of the time, who was angry and humiliated after being forced into marriage.
So he spoke, with a tone of admonition, to Sheng Changtong,
"Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. My dear, it is time for you to think about this.
Grandma was also considering your side, but you refused again and again, which really hurt her feelings. Look at this matter, and now you want your sister to apologize on your behalf and bear the consequences for you, which is really inappropriate.
If you can't give a reason today, I won't let you pass this test easily."
Listening to Zhao Ceying's art of language in the previous poem, Yao Yiyi finally gave him a passing score in her heart.
She looked guilty and said sincerely,
“Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but I am now concentrating on movable type printing.
Now, the first batch of enlightenment textbooks have been distributed, but I feel that there are still some inappropriate aspects. Now I am working with Master Zhang to study a better printing model..."
She came up with this idea to avoid being pressured to get married by her family elders.
Talk about something professional that no one else can understand, but which is closely related to your work and sounds very high-end.
If you want to talk, talk to death.
As expected, it was only two minutes, and seeing him still talking incessantly about the difficulties of movable type printing, the current situation in practice, the stones and wood used for seal carving, etc., all the court officials who were not from the Ministry of Works were completely controlled.
"There are so many things that I need to deal with, and I am thinking about them day and night and it is really difficult for me to focus on my family at this time.
I thought that I should first finish the tasks that I could do for movable type printing, and then discuss the issue of starting a family with my parents in detail.
This is the way to be responsible to His Majesty, to the Ministry of Works, and to our family.
To put it in a smaller way, I am also responsible for my future wife and future in-laws."
After these words were spoken, the ministers who had precious daughters at home could not help but nod their heads repeatedly.