Chapter 355, Hard Steel
As the end of the year approached, the palace was about to hold a palace banquet, and Princess Yong'an returned home. This homecoming banquet was very grand. Not only many relatives of the royal family, but also some powerful officials participated.
This time, all the masters of Prince Rong's Mansion were dispatched.
After entering the palace gate, Princess Rong took Princess Guan, Luo Qilan, Tang Shan, Shi Fuxin, and Guan Xiuyan to Shoukang Palace to meet the Empress Dowager.
Chu Yao, on the other hand, followed the old prince Rong, the king of Rongjun, Chu Xuan, and Chu Zhao to meet the emperor.
When they parted, Chu Yao and Shi Fuxin looked at each other, their eyes were solemn, they both knew that today's homecoming banquet would not be peaceful, and they were all ready to 'go to the battlefield' in their hearts.
In the Shoukang Palace, almost all the princes and concubines and officials and women's family members arrived. When the old Princess Rong brought Shi Fuxin and his party into the palace, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Old Prince Rong and Yingzong are direct brothers of the same mother.
Therefore, as soon as Old Princess Rong arrived, the Empress Dowager laughed and beckoned for Old Princess Rong to sit beside her.
The empress dowager openly expressed her closeness, and the old concubine Rong was very helpful, but she still remembered the rules and dared to sit down after saluting with a smile.
After she sat down, Shi Fuxin followed Luo Qilan and Tang Shan to meet the Empress Dowager.
After the three of them finished their salutes, the Empress Dowager smiled and praised the old Princess Rong: "They are all good children, and now the three grandchildren are married. You, you can enjoy the happiness of life."
After hearing this, Old Princess Rong immediately revealed a helpless expression: "The empress dowager is the person with profound blessings, unlike me." She glanced at Shi Fuxin, then at Luo Qilan, and said nothing. And metaphor.
A look of annoyance flashed across the Empress Dowager's eyes. Today is Yong'an's homecoming banquet, not a family complaint banquet in Prince Rong's residence.
Those present, who doesn't know the messy things going on in Prince Rong's Mansion?
The empress dowager's smile remained unchanged, and she said in a neutral tone: "You, you are too worried. If you want to mourn the family, you should let your children and grandchildren go to work on their own. If you are not deaf or dumb, you will not be a family member. , let go of your hands and relax yourself."
The implication is that Princess Rong is too lenient.
Old Concubine Rong's complexion froze, knowing that the Empress Dowager would not like it, she could only smile and nod in agreement.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager didn't want to mention the matter of Prince Rong's Mansion, the wives laughed and talked about other things, even the Empress, who didn't bother Shi Fuxin, and the whole hall was filled with joy and laughter.
Although Prince Rong's Mansion is no longer the focus, Princess Yong'an and Shi Fuyin who are sitting on the other side of the Empress Dowager still look at Shi Fuxin worriedly.
They had heard a lot of rumors about Shi Fuxin after she married into the palace. They thought that with Shi Fuxin's temperament, she wouldn't suffer any grievances. Family ugliness, their hearts arose again.
Meeting such a confused and confused elder, even the most powerful person would probably have a hard time.
Shi Fuxin met the worried eyes of Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an, smiled and gave them a 'reassuring' look.
Seeing this, Shi Fuyin was not relieved, especially when she saw that everyone was secretly looking at the female relatives of Prince Rong's mansion, she became even more worried.
Actually, when they knew that their younger sister was going to marry into Prince Rong's mansion, the Shi family already had a premonition that Shi Fuxin's life after marriage would not be too easy, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.
Speaking of it, the reason why everyone pays so much attention to Prince Rong's Mansion is that the gossip in Rongqing's Mansion is too different from other families.
The first one, Chu Yao, as the son of the royal family, has such a tense relationship with the royal family, which is rare in other families.
Secondly, Luo Qilan was born in the Duke of Qing's mansion. After the fall of the Duke of Qing's mansion, she still occupied the position of the eldest concubine of the palace, and she has no heirs. This is really unexpected.
Because of this, the outside world has rumored that Chu Xuan is affectionate, which makes all the female relatives can't help but want to know what kind of ability Luo Qilan has, so that the prince of the palace is so persistent.
The third one is Shi Fuxin, who openly offended the prince and the fourth prince, whose reputation is no less than that of Chu Yao. Because of this, everyone joked that the two are a perfect match.
Then there is the Tianchi old man who appeared in the capital some time ago. Because of his appearance, Shi Fuxin became the master of the eldest prince. Under such circumstances, even people who are not interested in Shi Fuxin can't help but want to know Click on her.
Because of this relationship, even the eldest princess present received a lot of attention.
After marrying the first prince, the first princess also encountered a lot of embarrassment, and the scrutiny of the female relatives present did not make her feel turbulent.
His Highness has already explained how to treat Shi Fuxin.
‘It’s not a last resort, don’t bother. '
These are His Highness's original words, that is to say, when they meet on weekdays, she doesn't need to treat Shi Fuxin as an adult, and she doesn't need to take the initiative to get close to her. His Highness means that she even hopes that she can stay away from this little master.
With His Royal Highness's order, it will be easy for her to just ignore this little master.
The eldest concubine originally thought that she would be besieged by her sisters-in-law because of this incident, but what she didn't expect was that neither the crown princess nor other concubines seriously injured her through this incident.
She also knows some legends about the descendants of the Long family, and also understands that the princes do not want His Highness to be involved with the descendants of the Long family.
There are not a few people who are as absent-minded as the first princess. The time passed slowly in a delicate atmosphere, and soon it was time for the banquet.
The empress dowager was getting old and lacked energy, so she didn't attend the palace banquet. All the female relatives went to the banquet hall under the leadership of the empress.
Arriving at the banquet hall, Shi Fuxin walked up to Chu Yao and sat down, both of them gave each other a look of 'nothing'.
The banquet started, Shi Fuxin ate silently.
After drinking for three rounds, Shi Fuxin was named!
"Brother Yao's daughter-in-law!"
Shi Fuxin said in her heart, "Here we come", and looked up at Princess Chengyang who called her, with coldness in her eyes and a smile on her face.
The other people present also cheered up, and their eyes were full of expressions of watching the show.
Knowing that Princess Chengyang was looking for trouble, Shi Fuxin raised her wine glass to her first without waiting for her to speak out: "According to my seniority, I should call the princess "sister." , I do it first as a respect."
Princess Chengyang's "Brother Yao's daughter-in-law" just now was obviously the tone of an elder calling a junior, but when Shi Fuxin said this, it directly showed that the two were of the same generation.
Princess Chengyang's complexion was a little ugly, and she smiled and said: "You are really eloquent, no wonder you bully the elders as soon as you marry into the palace."
Shi Fuxin was full of surprise: "Why did the princess say such a thing? Not to mention that I have never done such a thing, even if I did, how did the princess know about it? Could it be that the princess has planted eyeliner in the palace?"
"Hiss~"
Everyone gasped.
Can such a thing be said at a palace banquet?
Still in front of the emperor!
Don’t you know that Princess Chengyang is the emperor’s favorite sister?
Everyone couldn't help but glance at the high-ranking emperor. Seeing that the emperor was just listening silently without any reaction, everyone quickly looked away.
Old Prince Rong, who has always had no sense of presence, had a gleam of light in his eyes, and for the first time took a serious look at Shi Fuxin, the granddaughter-in-law.
"Nonsense!"
Princess Chengyang glared at Shi Fuxin: "Why did I put eyeliner in the palace? You dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor."
Shi Fuxin was puzzled: "If the princess didn't put eyeliner on, how did you know what happened in the palace?"
Princess Chengyang snorted coldly: "What you did in the palace has been widely spread throughout the capital, so ask yourself if anyone here doesn't know about the good deeds you have done?"
Shi Fuxin smiled: "Since it is a rumor, it should not be taken as true. How can the truth of the matter be determined by hearsay? How is this different from blindness and deafness?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped again, and the emperor narrowed his gaze at Shi Fuxin.
This time, more eyes stayed on Shi Fuxin.
This Shi Fuxin is too bold!
Fan Mingyu showed strong disapproval when Princess Chengyang challenged Shi Fuxin, but when he heard that Shi Fuxin blatantly mocked Princess Qingyang, his face showed some anger.
Sitting next to him, seeing his dilemma, Jin's heart was full of sarcasm.
What a sentimental person, all the daughters of the Shi family are married to others, and they still can't let him go!
Facing Princess Chengyang's attack, Shi Fuxin fought back with a few words. Looking at Princess Chengyang who was so angry that she couldn't speak, everyone thought that the matter should end here. Who would have thought that at this moment, the old Princess Rong stood up.
"Brother Yao, daughter-in-law, how can you talk to Cheng Yang like this? Why don't you apologize quickly!"
Shi Fuxin looked at Old Princess Rong expressionlessly, unmoved.
Chu Yao on the side also looked gloomy, his hands on his lap were clenched into fists, and his teeth were clenched.
At this time, Princess Chengyang smiled: "Have you seen that, the old concubine has already spoken, and as a granddaughter-in-law, she didn't follow through. Isn't this contradictory or unfilial?"
"Hmph, you dare to be so disobedient in front of us, you can imagine how rampant you would be in the palace on weekdays!"
After finishing speaking, Princess Chengyang looked at the emperor: "Brother Emperor, Brother Yao's daughter-in-law is disobedient and unfilial. If the clan's wife is like her, the patriarchal system will be messed up. You have to punish her." The appearance of calling the shots.
The emperor looked thoughtful, and suddenly looked at the eldest prince: "Boss, what do you think?"
The eldest prince's heart is so cold at the moment, he already understands that Princess Chengyang's disturbance today was instigated by his father, and the purpose is to drive a wedge between himself and his master.
Thinking about this, the eldest prince stood up with a pale complexion, gritted his teeth and said, "Shi's disrespect to his elders should indeed be punished according to the patriarchal law, so as to set the record straight."
Shishi
Not only did he not call Master, but he also asked the emperor to punish him.
Hearing the First Prince's answer, the hall was no longer as quiet as before, and there were low-pitched discussions.
It is really unheard of for an apprentice to ask to punish the master.
If Shi Fuxin is disrespectful to her elders, then the Eldest Prince is even more disrespectful. You must know that a teacher for one day will be a father for the rest of his life.
However, this also formally proves that the eldest prince did not regard the daughter of the Shi family as his master, and it was just a joke that Zhan's miraculous doctor took his sister to accept his disciples.
Shi Fuxin didn't seem to expect the eldest prince to be like this, she looked over in astonishment, her face full of disbelief.
The emperor saw him, and his expression was a little unclear. After thinking for a while, he looked at Shi Fuxin again: "Shishi, do you have something to say?"
Shi Fuxin was deeply shocked, and everyone could clearly see that she was suppressing her anger, anger towards the First Prince!
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with my wife? Could it be that, as the clan's wife, she doesn't even have the chance to defend herself? As long as someone puts a crime on my wife, she has to admit it unconditionally? My wife refuses to accept it! "
While speaking angrily, Shi Fuxin stepped on Chu Yao who wanted to argue for her, and then threw a bomb-like sentence at Old Princess Rong and the people present.
"Grandmother, I know you are holding grudges against me. I really can't do anything about the infertility and severance of the eldest brother and the second brother. It's not that I don't want to heal them."
"I know that you love the elder brother and the second elder brother, but my husband is also your grandson, and I am also your grandson-in-law. Why do you persecute me like this?"
The matter of Chu Xuan and Chu Zhao's infertility has long been ordered to die by the old concubine, and they have been concealed to death.
People in the palace did not expect Shi Fuxin to speak out openly.
The Chu Xuan couple and Chu Zhao couple who were still watching Chu Yao and Shi Fuxin's drama before, all looked livid at the moment.
No man is willing to admit that he can't do it, and he still announces it in public, Chu Xuan only feels extremely humiliated, and Chu Zhao looks at Shi Fuxin with poisonous eyes.
Wow~
The people present did not expect to hear such a secret family scandal, and their expressions were extremely exciting.
Shi Fuxin shifted the focus to the family affairs of Prince Rong's mansion, and the emperor couldn't say anything at this time.
The empress who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke up, still speaking for Shi Fuxin: "The old concubine Bengong thinks that you may have really misunderstood brother Yao's daughter-in-law."
"I remember that Yongshou used to be difficult for offspring, but thanks to the magic medicine given by Mrs. An Guogong, now I have a child Cheng Huan."
"In terms of relatives and distances, Yongshou is naturally not comparable to the Wangfu. I believe that if Brother Yao and his daughter-in-law really have a way, they will definitely not disobey your orders."
The empress was speaking for Shi Fuxin on the surface, but in fact she was acting to cause discord.
What does it mean to talk about closeness and distance?
This is to remind the people in the palace that it is true that Shi Fuxin did not regard them as family members at all.
Because of the queen's words, everyone remembered Shi Fuxin's other identity at this time, the apprentice of the old man Tianchi!
Although I don't know what Shi Fuxin's medical skills are, but after all, he is the apprentice of the old man Tianchi, and I think he has some skills.
The emperor also smiled because of the queen's words: "What does the queen mean?"
The empress smiled more and more appropriately: "Your Majesty, it is a blessing for the royal family that the apprentice of the old man Tianchi married into the clan. With her here, the royal family will be less sick."
"Brother Yao's daughter-in-law is indeed disrespectful to the old concubine, how about punishing brother Yao's daughter-in-law to see a doctor for the royal family in the future?"
One word, Shi Fuxin became the exclusive doctor of the royal family.
There are so many people in the royal family, if this matter is settled, Shi Fuxin will not even think about having a life of her own in the future, and she will just run errands for the royal family.
The emperor seemed to think this proposal was good, just about to say something, when Shi Fuxin laughed.
The emperor and the empress looked over at the same time displeased.
Queen: "Brother Yao, daughter-in-law, what are you laughing at?"
Shi Fuxin looked at her: "Empress Empress, do you know that regardless of status, who can't be offended?"
The queen frowned, looked at Shi Fuxin and didn't speak.
Shi Fuxin asked herself and answered: "The empress is used to being honorable, so she probably doesn't know, so let the courtier's wife tell you, cooks and doctors can't offend casually."
"Do you know why?"
"Offend the cook, he will spit some saliva in your food and add some disgusting condiments, such as excrement or something, and you still can't eat it at all."
vomit.
There was a sound of nausea directly in the hall.
Shi Fuxin continued: "Offending the doctor is even more terrifying. There are many ways to let a person die quietly."
The empress was shocked by these words, not only her, but one of the people present did not expect Shi Fuxin to dare to say such words, did she not want her life?
Even Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin in astonishment.
Shi Fuxin looked at the emperor with a smile: "Your majesty, Tianshan's lineage of genius doctors has never been threatened by others. After being the descendants of the Long family, we are only used by the emperor, and others have no right to order."
The emperor was silent and did not speak. Looking at the rumors of the Long family heirs he knew, there had never been any deeds that threatened the imperial power.
The others were also silent, almost forgetting that Shi Fuxin was still the descendant of the Long family.
Heir of the Long family, as long as this identity is used well, who would dare to underestimate it? !
(end of this chapter)