Episode 42

The capital has been very quiet in the past few days, and the Cheng family has been free, so they plan to start preparing Cheng Shaoshang's dowry. As long as Ling Buyi comes back from fighting the enemy, he can get married directly.In the next few days, Cheng Shaoshang kept trying on various wedding dresses and selecting dazzling jewelry. Mrs. Cheng and Xiao Yuanyi had a dispute over Cheng Shaoshang's wedding dress. One wanted it to be exquisite and elegant, and the other wanted it to be elegant.Concerned about wealth and status, in the end it was Cheng Shaoshang who revealed that the queen had already prepared a dowry, including the wedding boudoir, which was set in Changqiu Palace.Although Xiao Yuanyi felt uncomfortable in her heart, she had no choice but to accept the reality. After all, marrying from the palace was the empress's respect for the Cheng family and her deep love for Cheng Shaoshang.

It is a pity that Xiao Yuanyi, as a mother, cannot personally manage her daughter's marriage. Thinking about it this way, it is her regret.In the next few days, Cheng Shaoshang passed the time in Changqiu Palace as usual. Occasionally he would stay on the tower and look in the direction of Shouchun, hoping that Ling Buyi would return as soon as possible.Yuan Shen couldn't help teasing Cheng Shaoshang about becoming a husband stone, but Cheng Shaoshang didn't care and even ridiculed Yuan Shen for being alone in his family, so it must be difficult for him to understand his and Ling Buyi's feelings.Yuan Shen was so stimulated by this that he threatened to get married before Cheng Shaoshang. When he returned home, he asked his housekeeper to arrange a marriage for him. The requirement was that he should be better than Cheng Shaoshang in terms of character, figure and even appearance.In the end, Yuan Shen chose the daughter of the Cai family and arranged the wedding date on the same day as Cheng Shaoshang got married.

Cheng Shaoshang retorted and was sure that Yuan Shen could not raise the betrothal gift, but he could ask Ling Buyi to borrow some money.Lao Banhou led his troops to fight in Shouchun. Because he was really worried about Xiao Hou, he allowed him to spend more time with the Cheng family.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ban Xiaohou likes Cheng Shu, but Ban Xiaohou is too shy to tell it to his mouth, and Cheng Shu has no idea of ​​getting married, but decides to stay at home to take care of Cheng Shi and Xiao Yuanyi.Just when Cheng Shaogong was about to get up, he didn't know that the tortoise shell falling to the ground was a bad omen.Sure enough, the hexagram came true very quickly. It was reported that Cheng Shi colluded with Yan Zhong, the magistrate of Tongniu County, and the two embezzled two thousand fine coppers and surrendered to the enemy to commit treason.Emperor Wen was furious about this. He cursed in the main hall for several hours, and then refused to eat or drink.

The news of Cheng Shi's collusion with Yan Zhong spread throughout the palace. Empress Xuan immediately rushed outside the palace after learning about it, but she never went in. She stood outside the door and hesitated on how to comfort Emperor Wen.Concubine Yue rushed in and went straight in. She knew in her heart that Emperor Wen was not angry because of the two thousand fine coppers, but because both Cheng Shi and Yan Zhong came from poor families, and it was not easy to reach this point.Now that there is a collusion between the two, it will definitely have a great impact.Concubine Yue suggested that Emperor Wen should deal with the Cheng family according to law and convince the world first, and then carefully investigate the truth.When Cheng Shaoshang heard the news about her father's accident, she insisted on going home despite the obstruction. Yuan Shen prepared a carriage for her and went alone to meet the emperor to plead with the Cheng family.At this time, General Yushitai Wang came to the Cheng family to announce the decree. In fact, he was using the public to benefit private interests, and wanted to avenge the injustice of Mr. Zuo.

Xiao Yuanyi was very angry. Just when she and General Wang were in a stalemate, Cheng Shaoshang suddenly appeared, followed by Yuan Shen who came with the order and said that the case had been transferred to Tingwei Mansion for review.In order to prevent Cheng Shaoshang from being implicated, Xiao Yuanyi slapped her on the spot, saying that if the Cheng family ended up in this situation, if they really died unjustly, she would be the continuation of the bloodline and the only one who could prove their innocence.Cheng Shaoshang understood what his mother meant and could only watch their retreating figures blankly.It rained heavily that day. Cheng Shaoshang knelt outside the palace to plead with Emperor Wen, but Emperor Wen didn't see him behind closed doors.After hearing the news, the prince came and knelt down together, and Queen Xuan also appeared. Concubine Yue took Emperor Wen out forcibly, considering that Queen Xuan was weak.

Sure enough, at Empress Xuan's request, Emperor Wen agreed to let Cheng Shaoshang enter the palace and ordered someone to prepare ginger soup.Seeing Cheng Shaoshang eating soup with a quilt on her back, Emperor Wen couldn't help scolding her for having no conscience, for being calm and calm in such a situation.Cheng Shaoshang said that the Cheng family was in the capital and had no worries about food and clothing. Why his father suddenly rebelled was really puzzling. It was obvious that there was something hidden inside.Emperor Wen also believed that Cheng Shi had no reason, but now there was no news about Cheng Shi, and no strong evidence could be found in a short period of time. Cheng Shaoshang decided to go to Tongniu County, but Emperor Wen did not agree.Yuan Shen went to the prison to visit Cheng Zhi's family with food and told the truth about the situation of Cheng Zhi and his wife.When Mrs. Cheng heard that Cheng Zhi was also a prisoner, she couldn't help but panic and said that she wanted to use money to atone for her sins.

The case of Xiao Yuanyi's collusion to appease Mrs. Cheng has not yet been fully investigated, so she cannot make a decision and plead guilty easily.But Mrs. Cheng felt there was no hope and didn't even look at the food.Xiao Yuanyi took the lead and started eating. Now as long as he ensures his body is strong, the day will come when the truth will be revealed. Others started to eat after hearing this.