ebookland Chapter 181 Summoned by the Holy Spirit
Chapter 181 Summoned by the Holy Spirit
Inside the carriage, Jiang looked worried. She guessed that the emperor allowed them to enter the palace because of the engagement, but she didn't know what the emperor was thinking.
After all, Prince Rui is still a precious prince, and His Majesty might force the two to get married quickly in order to cover up Prince Rui's embarrassment.
"Oh!" Jiang sighed again, feeling very heavy.
Seeing her like this, Su Qingwan smiled and comforted her, "Mother, there might be good news when you go to the palace, so don't sigh."
"I also hope it's good news. If you can cancel the engagement with Prince Rui, mother will open her eyes and find a good man for you." Jiang said.
"Hehe, okay!" Su Qingwan smiled.
She didn't expect that Mrs. Liu would act so quickly, and that the person in the palace would summon her and her mother into the palace so quickly. She had previously expected that if the emperor wanted to summon them, it would be at least tomorrow.
But it’s better this way, I can end my relationship with King Rui as soon as possible and save myself the trouble.
After the carriage entered the palace gate, it continued to move inside. When it reached the inner gate, Su Qingwan and the other two got off the carriage and walked inside.
In the Chengde Hall, the aroma of the Boshan furnace was lingering, and the smell of agarwood gradually spread, filling the entire hall.
Emperor Wen Jin sat behind the desk, looking coldly at the woman kneeling below.
"How can you be sure that your son is in Prince Rui's Mansion?" he asked in a deep voice.
Mrs. Liu didn't expect that she would be brought in to see the emperor. She was a little nervous, but when she heard him mention her son, she hurriedly said:
"Your Highness, I am just guessing. After all, King Rui did such a thing to my son, and the one who came to pick him up was a eunuch..."
Emperor Wen Jin's face darkened even more.
God knows how ridiculous he felt after hearing what King Rui had done.
It's ridiculous that his son actually likes dry roads!
"You go back first. I will order someone to investigate. If your son is really in Prince Rui's mansion, send him back to the Zhang family."
Then I will be exiled to the frontier along with your Zhang family.
You shameless people, you dare to seduce my son and bring shame to the royal family. What are we keeping you in the capital for?
Emperor Wen Jin was never a merciful person. When he learned that Liu was kneeling at the palace gate and shouting that she was looking for her son, he decided that the Zhang family could no longer keep her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Although Mrs. Liu really wanted to pick up her son immediately, since the emperor had said so, she did not dare to act rashly.
He could only kowtow to express his gratitude and then leave.
When Emperor Wen Jin saw her leave, he waved his hand and asked someone to go to Prince Rui's residence to handle the matter.
"Oh!" Emperor Wen Jin sighed and looked at Su Zhiru, who had been standing next to him with a similarly gloomy expression.
The Su family only has the third brother Su who is still useful. His two half-brothers are all good-for-nothings.
"My dear Lord Su, I'm sorry that you have been wronged in this matter." Emperor Wen Jin said.
Su Zhiru quickly lifted his robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, you are too kind! I don't feel wronged, but I am afraid that I have wronged my only daughter."
Emperor Wen Jin stared at him for a long time.
"Only you dare to say this to me!"
Su Zhiru simply lowered his body even lower. After all, it was absolutely impossible to let his daughter marry a prince who liked to walk the valley path.
If the emperor does not cancel the marriage between Qingwan and Prince Rui today, he will go to Prince Yi's mansion and the matter will be settled.
"I know that she is your precious daughter and I will definitely not let her down. Get up! Your wife and daughter should be here soon." Emperor Wen Jin said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Su Zhiru kowtowed again before standing up and standing aside.
Not long after, a eunuch came in and announced, "Your Majesty, Lord Su's family has arrived. In addition to the mother and daughter, Lord Su's son is also here."
"Let them in." Wen Jindi said directly.
Su Qingwan and the other two were led by the eunuch into Chengde Hall.
Jiang was extremely nervous, as this time she was going to meet His Majesty, which was completely different from the previous time she went to the palace to see Concubine Shu.
On the other hand, Su Qingwan and Su Yuewen were very calm, even their steps were very steady, and they didn't seem to be panicking at all.
Su Yuewen was thinking about his sister's marriage, and was considering what he should say to make the emperor agree if he didn't agree to cancel the marriage. So he didn't feel nervous about meeting the emperor at all.
This is even more true for Su Qingwan. She knows Emperor Wen Jin's final choice, which will definitely make her break off her engagement with Prince Rui, so there is no need to be nervous.
After the three of them saluted to Emperor Wen Jin together, they knelt on the ground waiting for Emperor Wen Jin to speak.
"Everyone, please stand up." Emperor Wen Jin said.
After some polite words, Emperor Wen Jin looked at Su Qingwan and asked:
"Little girl of the Su family, you have met King Rui. What do you think of him?"
Su Qingwan bowed and spoke slowly:
"Your Majesty, Prince Rui is a man of great military and literary talents, well-educated, and loves making friends. He is naturally a rare good man in the world. It's just that I am stupid and cannot catch your eye."
Emperor Wen Jin looked unhappy when he heard this.
If an ordinary person heard someone praising his son like this, the father would naturally be very happy, but he was the emperor.
King Rui is a man of both military and literary talents, and is well-educated and versatile, which shows that he has the talent to govern the country.
I love making friends, what kind of friends do I make?
They were all retainers from all sides whom he had won over, as well as those officials in the court who had evil intentions and were trying hard to gain personal advantages and seek wealth and fame.
From what he knew, the Dong family was already ready to make a move. It seemed that he had made a mistake in retaining Dong Qinshuang's position as the prince's concubine. They did not take his warnings seriously at all.
The more Wen Jindi thought about it, the worse he felt.
Prince Rui is such a bastard. He's trying to win over court officials before he even dies. Is he so obsessed with the chair under my butt?
Where does he put me and the prince by doing this?
In the past, Emperor Wenjin actually knew about Prince Rui's actions, but very few people spoke about it in front of him.
But when these words were spoken by Su Qingwan, a female member of the inner house, the meaning changed.
Emperor Wenjin couldn't help but think deeply. Prince Rui had such a good reputation that he was not good to the Crown Prince...
After Su Qingwan finished speaking, she glanced at Su Zhiru, and he gave her a reassuring look.
Now, Su Qingwan felt relieved.
It turns out that my father was summoned back to Beijing by the emperor!
It was extremely quiet in Chengde Hall. After a long while, several people heard the voice of Emperor Wen Jin.
"Lord Su, since the two children are not meant to be, then their marriage is off. When little girl Su gets married in the future, I will give her an extra dowry."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Su Zhiru took the lead and everyone knelt down before Emperor Wen Jin.
Su Yuewen also knelt down in a daze. He had prepared a lot of speeches, but the emperor just asked his sister a question and their engagement was cancelled.
For a moment, Su Yuewen felt that he was thinking too much.
He didn't know that Emperor Wen Jin had glanced at him several times.
"Su Yuewen, will the imperial examination end this year?"