Chapter 391 Concubine Wu
After the court meeting was finally over, Emperor Longxing returned to the Dragon Head Palace feeling a little upset.
However, Xia Shouzhong whispered to Emperor Longxing, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wu has received the news from the court and is waiting for Your Majesty in the Dragon Head Palace!"
Emperor Longxing paused. He certainly knew why Concubine Wu came, but he didn't want to see her at the moment.
But before he could turn around and leave, a woman in gorgeous clothes, with a voluptuous figure and tears in her eyes, rushed out from the hall.
"Your Majesty!" The woman was none other than Wu Tianyou's daughter and Li Xu's biological mother, Concubine Wu.
She had just received the news from the court, and was immediately shocked! She naturally knew what her father was going to do, and Wu Tianyou had also specially sent her a letter before.
Originally, she didn't care about this matter and even agreed with it.
Her son is destined to be the emperor, and now she is not inferior to the empress. When her son inherits the throne in the future, isn't it a foregone conclusion that she, his biological mother, will be promoted to empress dowager?
Moreover, she also hoped that her Wu family would be stronger. A strong foreign relative family would not only benefit her son, but also herself as the future queen mother. Therefore, she agreed with her father's proposal. Moreover, she also thought that this matter was just a slap in the face of the Jia family. Even if the emperor looked at her and her son's face, could he punish his own people because of a foreign official of the Jia family?
But the development of the matter made her dumbfounded. When the old Lord Jia was enthroned as Lord, all the civil and military officials came to help him, her father's position as Minister of the Court was directly taken away and he became a commoner?
Therefore, she couldn't wait to come here, asking the emperor to show some leniency to the Wu family for her sake. At the very least, he should revoke the order that the three generations would not be allowed to enter the government.
Even if the Wu family is quiet for a while now, as long as Li Yu comes to power in the future, he will naturally pick out his own in-laws. By then, without the emperor and the emperor emeritus to restrain them, will there be anyone in the court who will oppose it?
However, if the decree that these three generations are not allowed to hold official positions is confirmed, then things will be difficult to deal with.
Even if Emperor Longxing passed away, this is the portrait left by the previous emperor. If the new emperor changes it without authorization, perhaps all the civil and military officials in the court will not agree.
"Why are you here instead of staying in your palace?" Emperor Longxing said impatiently, "I still have state affairs to discuss. Let's talk about it later."
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Wu rushed forward and hugged Emperor Longxing's thigh . "My father did something wrong, but my family has always been loyal to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will leave a way out for the Wu family."
"Even if it's for the sake of me and my son, Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
" Father has worked hard for Your Majesty and the court for decades. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. If the Wu family becomes a commoner, how will our son have face in the future?"
Emperor Longxing was furious when he heard this, "You want to use the harem to interfere in government affairs?"
"I dare not!" Concubine Wu said hurriedly.
"Don't dare? Is there anything you don't dare to do? Do you think that the throne must be passed to the hands of the King of Yingchuan? So, as the in-laws of the King of Yingchuan, instead of thinking about serving the court, you are unscrupulous! Knowing that I hate the Zhen family, your Wu family is so good that you are thinking about marrying into the Zhen family to take over the Zhen family's power?"
"Is there anything you dare not do? Do you really think I can't see through your thoughts?"
"Go back to your palace and reflect on it. If you can't figure it out, don't come out!" After saying that, Emperor Longxing waved his robe and strode away.
Concubine Wu was terrified. She had not expected the emperor to be so heartless. It would have been fine if he had not given her face, but now her own son had also lost his dignity. However, she did not dare to continue to pester him. If the emperor became angry, even if her son was fine, she, the concubine, would probably be in trouble.
When Emperor Longxing arrived at Fengzao Palace, the Empress came up to greet him with a smile, "Your Majesty, have you left court so early?"
"You laugh at me too! " Emperor Longxing glared at his own queen. "Before the old noble of the Jia family came to you, why didn't you help me persuade him? The old noble didn't give me any face in the palace."
The Queen waved her hand to let all the female officials in the palace leave, and then stepped forward and hugged the arm of Emperor Longxing, "Your Majesty, the Wu family has bullied us. If it weren't for the old Lord Feng coming, I would have wanted to teach the Wu family a lesson. The daughter of the Zhen family, even if she is a concubine, is still our daughter-in-law. Why would the Wu family snatch her away?"
"If she is really snatched away, how can our little He'er still be respected?"
"Hmph!" Emperor Longxing snorted vigorously, "A loving mother often spoils her son. Just spoil him!"
The empress gave the emperor a coquettish look, then blushed and whispered to Emperor Longxing, "Your Majesty, are you satisfied with this compensation from me?"
Emperor Longxing had to admit that he had seen women before. Although he did not have many concubines, he had many beautiful women. However, his own queen was like poison to him. Even though the couple had been together for nearly twenty years, he was still unable to withstand such temptation.
"Whether you are satisfied or not, you have to try it to know!" Emperor Longxing panted and said, "Besides, I don't want to wait until night!"
After that, he raised his voice and said to the back, "Xia Shouzhong, the Queen and I need to discuss important matters, and we won't see anyone!"
Then, he picked up the queen and went straight to the back hall...
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When Wu Tianyou woke up, he had returned to his own house. He opened his eyes and looked at his anxious son. Wu Tianyou said in surprise, "I... why am I back?"
Wu Hai also hurriedly spoke up, "Father, what happened? It was the palace eunuchs who sent father back, and they also directly conveyed the imperial decree, saying that father was stripped of his official status, and that our Wu family would not be allowed to be officials for three generations in the future! How could this be? Did His Majesty disregard the dignity of the imperial concubine and the prince?"
Wu Tianyou collapsed on the bed. After listening to his son's story, he realized that this was not a nightmare but really happened.
Yesterday, my house was so prosperous, but now it is deserted. How could it be so? Isn't it just the Jia family? Don't those people care about their status? Aren't they afraid that their grandchildren will come to settle accounts with them in the future?
"puff!"
Wu Tianyou spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted again.
However, he didn't know that the Wu family's troubles had only just begun...
Compared to the chaos in the Wu family, the atmosphere in the Rongxi Hall of the Jia Mansion was extremely lively. Originally, the old lady entered the palace today, and everyone in the mansion was in a panic, but soon there was news that the Wu family was directly dismissed from office, and their own old lady was very powerful in the court.
