Rebirth of marriage

According to Cao Laosi, he rescued a family of three from bandits on his way back to Beijing. The man was a scholar and wanted to come to the capital to study in preparation for next autumn.

During the conversation, Cao Laosi discovered that the man was talented in literature and became interested in talents, so he kindly took them on a ride.

Hearing that their money had been robbed by bandits, Cao Siye, who cherished his talents, placed the family of three in the Cao family's bookstore. Firstly, they found jobs for the couple to make a living, and secondly, it was convenient for the man to borrow books from the store. book of.

He originally saw that the man was motivated and honest, so he gave him some help, but he didn't expect that the man was actually a cruel man and poisoned his child last night.

Only then did Mr. Cao realize that the woman was a widow and that the child was the child of the woman and her ex-husband, not the man.

The two were originally uncle-sister-in-law. After the decree on widow remarriage was enforced in Yuyouguan, the man was forced to marry his widowed sister-in-law.

He could accept his widowed sister-in-law, but he disliked his stepson, so he poisoned the child's diet.

The child died of poison, and the woman noticed the clues that she had a fight with the man, which alerted other clerks in the bookstore.

After the death, the clerk hurriedly went to report the matter to the official. People from Dali Temple soon arrived at the bookstore.

The woman corrected her, but the man could not deny it and admitted the murder.

This morning, Cao's party filed a petition to impeach King Xiao for violating the will of the ancestor and blindly carrying out the decree of widow remarriage and forcing a marriage, which led to the tragic murder of his stepfather and son.

As the current prince and the manager of Yuyou Pass, Prince Xiao acted on his own whim regardless of the wishes of the people. He was really not worthy of being a ruler.

He even pointed out that Xiao Wang and Xie Jiu had been involved for a long time, saying that Xiao Wang's behavior was paving the way for marrying Xie Jiu, a widow.

What is the difference between issuing and implementing administrative orders at will for one's own selfish interests and King You of Zhou smiling at Si and playing with the princes with beacon fire?Such a man-made government is simply a disaster for the people.

In the political hall, everyone in Cao's party criticized King Xiao verbally and writtenly.

Outside the palace, the case spread quickly in the capital, along with the news that King Xiao forced the widow to remarry at Yuyouguan. These rumors overshadowed the fact that Cao Laosan was bitten to death by a poisonous snake in prison.

The emperor looked at the eloquent officials below, his brows furrowed.

This was Cao Dang's intention to target Gu Xiao. He knew Gu Xiao, he had a benevolent heart and could not do anything to force the people, even to thank him for drinking.

But why is Cao Dang so eager to put Gu Xiao to death today?

Revenge for Cao Laosan?

But Cao Laosan was not killed by Gu Xiao.

That should be because he was involved.

In order to collect Wei, he had to be coerced by the Cao family to spare Cao Laosan's life, but Cao Laosan died in the end. This was great news for him, but he also understood that the Cao family would definitely be suspicious of him. superior.

It was the queen who, after learning about Cao Laosan's death yesterday, called Caiwei to kneel in her palace for half the night.

The Cao family didn't dare to do anything to him openly, so they targeted Cai Wei and Gu Xiao.

They ruined Gu Xiao's reputation, made him be denounced by the people, and trampled him into the mud. Such a prince would no longer have a chance to be the emperor. What they really wanted to deal with was him, the emperor.

After they destroyed Gu Xiao, they should force him to make the queen's son the prince. Maybe they would also force him to abdicate or even kill the king.

The queen's two sons looked very much like their stupid groom father. They were not made to be emperors. Cao Zhicheng knew how much those two idiots weighed.

No matter which one of them takes this position, the Gu family will soon change their surname to Cao.

After realizing the sinister intentions of the Cao family, the emperor looked at the impeachment ministers below with disgust in his eyes.

His eyes moved to the place where Gu Xiao used to stand. Today he didn't come, neither the Duke of Zhen nor Prince Gong came. The old censor took sick leave, and there was no one to speak for him.

Cao Shoufu also took leave today because there was a funeral at home, but even if he didn't come, his followers would be enough to turn the political hall into a noisy market.

The emperor raised his irritated hand and retreated.

When he returned to the imperial study, he asked someone to find out what King Xiao was doing.

In the Zhen Guo Gong's mansion, the Zhen Guo Gong was also asking Zhao Qingyun and Gu Xiao's whereabouts.

Zhao Qingyun shook his head, paused, and said, "How about I ask the second sister, she might know."

Yesterday, after they lit everlasting lanterns for their uncle and others at Daming Temple, they went to the mountains.

At first, the Golden Horn King didn't understand Xie Jiu's meaning very well. Xie Jiu kept interacting with it, and it wasn't until the afternoon that the Golden Horn King actually accepted Xie Jiu's order.

After the matter was done, they drove back to the capital. On the way, Wang Xiao did not reveal that he had something important to leave today.

After he heard the rumors outside this morning, he went to Prince Xiao's Mansion, but the guards at Prince Xiao's Mansion said that Prince Xiao went out at midnight last night and has not returned yet.

The case happened last night, and it was widely circulated today, and it was aimed at King Xiao. It was not difficult for the Duke of Zhen to see that the Cao family was behind it, and he was afraid that this time they wanted to completely destroy King Xiao.

He was a little worried about Gu Xiao. If something happened to Gu Xiao, Xie Jiu would suffer too.

But Qingyun went to Prince Xiao's Mansion but couldn't find anyone. If Xie Jiu happened, she didn't know where Gu Xiao was. Instead, she knew that Gu Xiao was missing, which made her worry for nothing.

Just when he was thinking about whether to ask Prince Gong, a servant came to report, "Sir, Prince Gong is here."

Duke Zhenguo was so busy that he had people lead Prince Gong to the outer study. As soon as he sat down, he asked anxiously, "Does Prince Gong know where Prince Xiao has gone?"

"Going to catch wild geese." Prince Gong smiled meaningfully.

The Duke of Zhen Guo was slightly stunned. What kind of wild geese were he catching at this time?

Prince Gong didn't give him a chance to ask questions and said bluntly, "It's for the marriage proposal."

Of course Duke Zhenguo knew who proposed marriage to whom, but now was not the time.

The Cao family used the decree to remarry the widow to criticize King Xiao. There was no guarantee that they would not involve Xie Jiu. If King Xiao proposed marriage at this time, wouldn't it be true that he issued the decree to facilitate the marriage of Xie Jiu.

Seeing his frown darkening, Prince Gong thought he disagreed and glared at him, "You are not allowed to do anything like beating up mandarin ducks. It is immoral to break up people's marriages. Besides, you also know their situation, so don't make it difficult." Healthy cub."

"What did the prince think of me? I'm just a little worried." He told Prince Gong one by one his concerns.

After hearing this, Prince Gong suddenly said, "I asked you why he was so anxious to catch the wild geese. Old Zhao, I agree with Prince Xiao's approach. It is best to propose marriage at this time.

Think about it, since Cao Gou has some targets, he must have investigated their past affairs clearly, and will definitely lead public opinion to condemn their relationship. If King Xiao shows no sign of it, what will everyone think of Xie Jiu? "

Duke Zhen Guo had not thought of this aspect before, so it was indeed necessary to propose marriage.

Neither child is rash, especially Gu Xiao's concern for Xie Jiu. He knows that he wants to come to Cao's house to break up their relationship, but there is no proof.

Since they have no evidence to prove that they had a previous relationship, and now that Xie Jiu's identity has been confirmed, she and Gu Xiao are engaged.

So can they also use public opinion to fight back, saying that Xiao Wang realized that Xie Jiu was the real Princess Nihuang and his real fiancée, so he took care of her before.

It is natural for a man to protect his unmarried wife.

Thinking of this, he told Prince Gong his thoughts.

Prince Gong smiled and said, "Leave this to me. My daughter-in-law is the main writer of the Yuyou tabloid. Let her make up a story that is conducive to thanking the wine, and also talk about the benefits of encouraging widows to remarry. She is good at it. Let my son Let's spread our version before the Cao family.

This is the reason why I came to you today. You are the leader of the army yourself. You should know how many sons of our Daxia die on the battlefield every year. Many of them have married. They died in battle, and their The wife became a widow.

They died fighting to protect me, Daxia. Why do their wives feel inferior after their deaths?Being looked down upon?

In my opinion, this decree of King Xiao is excellent. Therefore, I have decided to discuss this matter with the emperor tomorrow morning. I would like to invite you to come with me. Will you go? "

"Go." The Duke of Zhen did not hesitate.

Outside the door, Xie Jiu lowered his raised feet, raised his lips, turned and left the Zhen Guogong's yard.

She and Gu Xiao had already arranged some things, but it felt good to be protected.