Come on, Your Highness

Chapter 214

Youth Palace

When the imperial concubine received the news from Duke Wei's mansion, her originally happy face froze immediately, and then there was a burst of ping-pong-pong, smashing the furnishings in the house to pieces.

"Is dad crazy? For a de-listed bastard, he doesn't even want his old wife!"

Xue Ling nodded lightly, her expression was as usual, apparently facing the imperial concubine's gaffe, she was used to it.

She helped the noble concubine to leave the broken porcelain field, and continued to report in a low voice: "The old lady was ordered to move out of the main courtyard and returned to the Xueyun Pavilion where she lived as a concubine. The second lady has been sent to the family temple. Tomorrow Master Rui was bedridden under the family law, and most of the servants in the mansion, all the second bedroom and the main courtyard were expelled, even the grandma Sun by the old lady's side, and the nurse Gu by the second lady's side..."

The imperial concubine looked grim: "Okay, this is hitting me in the face! He was the one who expelled He Xichao, so why blame his mother and second sister-in-law? Without He Xichao, only Mingrui is left, and even his father can deal with it... ...He is simply crazy! You go, I want to see the Duke of Wei tomorrow, and I want to ask him, is a good Duke's mansion to be dismantled by He Xichao? !"

Xue Ling hurriedly responded.

However, on the second day, Wei Guogong did not go to court, and he complained of illness.

Is really sick.

Wei Guogong spent most of his life conceited, thinking he was in control of everything, but in the end everyone turned against him.

He carefully recalled the whole story of this incident, and it was ridiculous to find that he was being led and pushed away like a fool.

He Xichao used him to leave the He family, and Erfang used his hand to expel He Xichao. He made no secret of his covetousness and determination to win the title. As for the clansmen, how could he not see those snobbish eyes clearly.

The hearts of the people are scattered, and they can no longer be twisted into a rope.

The He clan has been passed down to the present, and it has ended up in such a situation. Duke Wei doesn't know whose responsibility it is, do you?

He sat alone in the study, without candlelight, it was dark, only He Xiang was walking around anxiously outside the room.

But no boy would climb up the window with a lantern, force him to open the door, and cheer him up.

Wei Guogong sat stiffly all night, and the night was very cold, and he caught wind and cold the next day and couldn't afford it.

Xiao Ming went to visit.

And the news that He Xichao was expelled from the He family also spread in the capital.

He Xichao, as a young man from a humble background, but relying on his own ability to struggle all the way to reach the sky, there are many people who pay attention to him.

Especially when he came back from his meritorious service in the south of the Yangtze River and the King of England was about to be crowned prince, he was the hottest figure in the capital. It could be said that every family wanted to give birth to He Erlang.

However, such an enviable and yearning young man was suddenly expelled from the He family!

It was like boiling water poured into a frying pan and exploded in the capital.

Why?Everyone wants to know.

However, the members of the He family kept their mouths shut, shaking their heads and sighing when they asked about it, Duke Wei was ill in bed again, and the gate of the palace was closed.

There is no way to find out, so it will be more confusing.

Just as Xiao Hong said, all the sons who have been expelled since ancient times have done things that the family cannot tolerate. Otherwise, why should such a descendant with a bright future, who can bring the family into prosperity, be expelled? Isn't it a fool?

Contacting Xiao Hong and Jiangzhou, the aristocratic and wealthy families who know the movements in the court can guess the reason.

However, both those who stayed out of the list turmoil and the family of officials who were involved in the vortex expressed shock at this.

As for the He family, the former felt that Wei Guogong had lost his head and expelled the promising descendants just for the sake of an in-law and for the benefit of the family. I don't know what he thought!

But the latter has sympathy for the He family, and is indifferent even to the family's suffering. Can the descendants who don't care about it have a future?It's just that the way he did it was too extreme. No matter how he stood behind the prince, he didn't look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha. It was too much to punish but be expelled.

As for He Xichao, even if there are people in the aristocratic family who admire him, most of them will disapprove of his staunch actions.

If you put all your chips on the monarch, aren't you afraid that you will kill the donkey in the future and have nothing?

Furthermore, such a person can even abandon his own family, and it may be even more difficult for him to look after and help each other as in-laws in the future.

What later generations pay attention to is that there is a country to have a family, but in this era when filial piety is greater than the sky, the family ranks ahead of the country.

He Xichao's righteous killing of relatives was praised by some, but not respected by others, and some even resisted.

After Xiao Ming came out of Duke Wei's mansion, he entered the palace and went to Fanghua Palace, and said to the imperial concubine, "Grandpa didn't let grandmother serve in front of me, but another Aunt Zhang served."

"How is your condition?" the princess asked.

Xiao Hongdao: "Fenghan, I didn't go to bed last night, I sat in the study all night, I'm getting old, I can't hold it."

The imperial concubine snorted coldly after hearing this: "Father is really self-indulgent, living a peaceful and peaceful life, but you have to do something that makes your loved ones hurt your enemies. If Mingrui is good, can't you be happy and be filial in front of the bed? That's right. , how is Mingrui?"

"The He family's family law is not a joke, the skin is bruised, and it is estimated that it will lie on the bed for a month. The grandfather is really hard, isn't he afraid of making mistakes?" Xiao Ming said dissatisfiedly, "At any rate He is also doing things for me, grandpa really doesn't give me any face!"

"People only have that good grandson who has no name in their hearts. Now that I think about it, He Xichao may have thought about it a long time ago." The imperial concubine was thinking, and suddenly sneered, "This savage has such a big heart, a duke's title If you are not satisfied, could it be that Xiao Hong can make him a king in the future?"

"Looking at how big brother treats him, maybe it's okay." Xiao Ming said.

The imperial concubine laughed: "It's ridiculous. He thought that he would be praised for his righteousness and killing relatives, but he didn't know that such an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, which aristocratic family would dare to make friends with him? The He family is indeed stupid, but in comparison, he is not smart enough." Where to go, a bastard who has been expelled from the family and has no roots, no matter how high he climbs, he will fall down sooner or later, and then he will only be smashed to pieces."

Xiao Ming nodded and smiled: "Mother and concubine are very right. Today, the court ministers talked a lot, no matter how nice the words were, they still shook their heads and frowned at He Xichao's actions in the end."

When he said this, he couldn't help but lighten his expression and said: "I govern the world with filial piety, and He Xichao is an unfilial person if he is expelled from his grandfather. I'm afraid he is not suitable to serve in the Imperial Academy, which is an example in the world?"

When the imperial concubine heard this, she quickly asked, "Is someone impeaching?"

Xiao Ming showed a shallow smile: "Son, I don't know, but my grandfather didn't go to court today, so I wouldn't tell the truth when asked about this kind of thing. In order to protect the face of the He family, He Xichao can only be treated as unfilial." charges."

The imperial concubine agrees very much, with Wei Guogong's always conceited and self-interested style of acting, he will definitely not admit that it is the He family's fault.

"I don't know how many people are pleasing to He Xichao, but I'm afraid there are too many who are not pleasing to the eye. How many people's interests have been blocked by Xiao Hong and him? Those people dare not do anything to Xiao Hong. Now He Xichao is like a lost dog. , there will always be people who fall into trouble."

Xiao Ming said: "But elder brother will definitely be a guarantor."

The noble concubine didn't care: "Isn't he recovering from his injuries? Although I never thought that He Xichao could be brought down so easily, it's good to bring him some trouble and damage his reputation. Of course, the more important thing is the Duke's mansion, He Xichao has already Impossible, Duke Wei's mansion must be in our hands! When you went, your sister-in-law was still in charge?"

Xiao Ming nodded.

"Without He Xichao, the eldest sister-in-law doesn't have the confidence to get her second sister-in-law back quickly. Don't look at how father has laid a heavy hand on Ming Rui now, as long as he is not maimed or killed, he will have to rely on him in the future. Mother It doesn't work now, we have to look at the second sister-in-law."

"My cousin's wedding is next month, so how about letting the eldest princess go to plead with the emperor?" Xiao Ming asked.

The noble concubine's eyes brightened: "This is a good idea. The next big thing in the Duke's Mansion is this marriage. As long as the second sister-in-law takes over and manage it, the family will change hands sooner or later. The elder sister-in-law is a smart person. For He Lingshan, she will back down."

He Xichao didn't go to the Imperial Academy today, just like Wei Guogong, he was sick at home, but he was really sick over there, and he was faking it here.

If he was expelled, he could still go to the Yamen as if he had nothing to do. After the cold-hearted evaluation, he had to add a sentence of madness, and he had to show an appearance of grief no matter what.

He Xichao was lying on the deck chair, basking in the sun in the yard, it was so warm that it made people drowsy.

Until Steward Wang ran in and said to him, "Master, your student is here to visit you again."

When He Xichao heard this, she quickly got up from the recliner, walked quickly to the bedroom, and called Xia He: "Quick, put some white powder on my face."

When Luo Li, Fang Jun and the other two walked in with the butler, He Xichao was already lying sickly on the bed.

With a pale face, the 15-year-old lazily straightened up with Xia He's support.

"First, sir, you...are you okay?" Seeing this expression, the four of them hurriedly asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'm just tired and depressed, I'm afraid I have to relax for a while, please sit down..." This is the third wave, and He Xichao's lines are already memorized.

That suppressed sadness and pretended to be nothing had happened, which made the hearts of these four people feel sore.

"Student is really ashamed. I only came to visit you at this time." Fang Jun looked guilty, glanced at Shao Yuan behind him and said, "We have already learned about the matter from the Imperial Academy. What you did is right, the He family went too far. !"

"It is Lin Cenyan who clearly has no law. How can he force Mr. to join forces with others and go against his own heart? This group of nobles from aristocratic families is simply too hateful, and Duke Wei is too disappointing!"

"Don't talk about grandfather like that, he can't help himself, he just hates that loyalty and filial piety can't be fulfilled, and he won't be able to have fun at his knees in the future." He Xichao's eyes turned red as he spoke, and moved the four scholars to a complete mess.

"Mr. is righteous, Wei Guogong will definitely understand." Shao Yuan comforted.

"Yes, first of all, Mr. Yi, who wholeheartedly serves the people and upholds justice, is a role model for our generation, and we, we must follow, follow Mr.'s...steps."

Luo Li's words made He Xichao smile gratifiedly. He nodded lightly and said, "I don't regret it. Even if I do it again, I will firmly believe in my heart and never compromise. I just did what I should do to live up to my conscience." .”

The four nodded heavily.

"But you can't let your husband suffer such unfair doubts! There are many rumors outside, and many people accuse you without knowing it. Although we are alone, we are willing to argue for you." Fang Jun said.

He Xichao was surprised: "You..."

"I am a scholar, reading the books of Confucius and Mencius, and learning the way of being loyal to the emperor and patriotism. In the future, the imperial examinations will enter the court as officials, and I will take the world as my responsibility!" At this time, there was a righteous voice at the door, followed by the sound of several footsteps. Come, I saw the two groups of scholars who just came to visit in the morning came again.

You Ziqing walked to He Xichao's bed and saluted, "We have already written to various academies, telling them the reason of this incident, and they firmly support sir."

The veterans in the officialdom did not approve of He Xichao's righteous act, but it was a great encouragement to the students who were still in the ivory tower.

In order to maintain justice, he does not hesitate to contend with the family, or even betray the family, that is simply like a beacon.

What's more, He Xichao's talent is highly respected, and he has a good reputation among scholars.

Shao Yuandao: "Yang Bianxiu of the Imperial Academy is willing to write and play, and invite students from all over the world to join hands to rectify Mr.'s name."

Shu Yu was impassioned: "Although outsiders cannot interfere with the expulsion of the He family, it does not mean that Mr. has lost his virtue. He is even more virtuous when he comes out of the mud. He deserves to be rewarded by the emperor and let the people of the world know about it!"

Although the foreshadowing had been laid long ago, He Xichao couldn't help but smile when he heard these heartwarming words.

Whoever is affirmed and whoever has support behind him should be so gratified.

He Xichao was not a lonely soldier, he would only lick his wounds secretly, his reputation was damaged after leaving the He family, and he had to take corresponding measures to raise his status again.

And these scholars who have not yet entered the officialdom, retain their blood and impulse, and have a sense of justice are his choices.

He Xichao said: "Thank you all, I will definitely live up to expectations."