Chapter 728 870: Liang Ji's Persuasion

On the official road outside Tianchuan City.

The sun in August was very scorching, scorching the earth and cracking it. It was noon, the sun was high, and even the air was a little distorted.

The carriage was driving on the cracked ground, making a "creaking" sound.

In the carriage, a middle-aged man and a beautiful middle-aged woman sat face to face.

The middle-aged man was named Zhao Ruhai, with a round figure, a plump face, and a touch of elegance between his eyebrows.

Opposite was his wife, Lu.

The Zhao family was just a small family, and the family made a living by raising silkworms. Zhao Ruhai was just a poor scholar. After failing the imperial examination many times, he gave up and returned to his hometown to open a private school to teach children enlightenment, and then married Lu, who was of equal status.

The couple looked good, so their children were also good-looking.

Because of this, his eldest daughter, Zhao Yusu, was favored by Chu Yi, who was still a prince at that time, and became a princess.

Just when the couple thought that they could rise to the top with the help of their son-in-law, they realized that Chu Yi at that time was just a poor prince, with no power or money. Except for his higher status, he was no different from a poor man.

However, if Chu Yi had a little power at that time, Zhao Yusu would not be qualified to be his wife, and at most she would be a concubine.

Therefore, when their daughter married Chu Yi, the couple got nothing but vanity in face, and paid a large sum of money instead.

Later, this poor son-in-law, who didn't know what kind of shit luck he had, actually became the emperor, so his daughter successfully became the queen, and Zhao Ruhai suddenly became the father-in-law of the country.

Now, Zhao Ruhai felt that he was finally going to be rich.

In fact, he did become rich, but it was far from what Zhao Ruhai expected. He only became the county magistrate of a small county with less than a thousand households. Although his life was much better than before, people don't know how to be content.

As a scholar, Zhao Ruhai knew that no father-in-law lived as poor as he did. People were afraid of comparison. In addition, his friends around him also talked about it, so he came to Luonan and found his queen's daughter, wanting her to help him get a high-ranking official.

But the queen's daughter not only refused, but also said that she was powerless.

So Zhao Ruhai retreated to the second best and asked her to find an official position for her brother, but was still rejected.

At that time, Zhao Ruhai felt that his daughter was raised in vain, and she couldn't even do such a small thing.

As for what Zhao Yusu said at the time, Zhao Ruhai didn't believe it in his heart.

However, after staying in Luonan for a while, knowing that the emperor was a puppet and Lu Sheng was the real power, Zhao Ruhai had to accept this fact and returned to his hometown to be his county magistrate.

Just when Zhao Ruhai slowly adapted to the life of a ninth-rank county magistrate.

The situation changed again, and Lu Sheng's regime was overthrown by Chen Mo.

The court began to implement new policies, and during the time he was a county magistrate, he was definitely not a good official. Of course, he was not a bad official either. Except for being a little greedy, he did not do anything that hurt the world.

It was precisely because of this that he was dismissed. Because he was the queen's father, the court did not investigate him, but only confiscated the proceeds of corruption during his tenure.

During that time, Zhao Ruhai was depressed and wanted to die, but he was a person who was afraid of death, so he finally came out and accepted the result helplessly.

Just when Zhao Ruhai thought that this situation could not be worse.

Some time ago, a piece of news reached his ears.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty actually abdicated the throne to Chen Mo, the king of Wei, and opened the first page of the new dynasty. The Song Dynasty was gone, and it became the Wei Dynasty. Chen Mo became the emperor.

That would have been fine, but Zhao Ruhai also learned that before Emperor Yong'an abdicated, he first deposed the empress, then divorced her, and finally abandoned her when he left the capital, leaving her in the capital.

The person who brought him the news also told him that Zhao Yusu fell into the water that day, but fortunately she was rescued and taken back by the Emperor of Wei.

Now Zhao Ruhai and his wife went to Beijing to take their daughter back to take care of her.

Zhao Ruhai sighed for a long time, feeling that he was very frustrated as the father-in-law of the country, and everyone envied and flattered him.

Although he also had people flattering him, Zhao Ruhai felt that he was despised in terms of attitude.

It's despised, so be it.

At least with the status of the father-in-law of the country, he couldn't be a county magistrate, but he was more than enough to be a rich man.

But now, not only did he lose the status of the father-in-law of the country.

He also lost the status of the father-in-law of Menghegong.

In the future, this rich man will probably be questioned.

Zhao Ruhai didn't even dare to think about how people around him would look at them when he brought his daughter home.

"Oh, I'm worried." Zhao Ruhai said.

"I saw you sighing all the way. My daughter is fine, why are you sighing all the time?" Lu complained.

"What do women know?" Zhao Ruhai sighed again and said, "I'm worried that there will be rumors when I bring my daughter back this time."

"Let them say whatever they want. It's nothing. There have been rumors before." Lu said, "At most, after seeing our daughter, we can stay in the capital and not go back."

"Live here? Do you know how expensive a house in the capital is? How can our family have such money now? Xian'er is about to get engaged, which will cost another sum of money. Yu Shu has not brought any money home in these years. , let’s not even think about it this time, we still have to pay to support her,” Zhao Ruhai said.

"That's your biological daughter. Do you think she is a burden?" Lu said in a stunned voice.

"When did I think she was a burden? I just said casually. If I really thought she was a burden, I wouldn't go to Beijing this time."

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what are you going to do?"

"I just don't know what to do, so I sigh."

"Alas." Hearing this, Mrs. Lu also sighed and said, "I don't know what happened to Yu Shu. How did he end up like this?"

"Master, the capital has arrived."

While he was talking, the groom driving the carriage outside turned back and lifted the curtain and said.

…

After Zhao Ruhai arrived in the capital, he first found an inn to stay, then they put down their luggage and rushed to the capital's Yamen.

After hearing the news, Peng Yi, the chief officer of the Yamen, asked them to wait and reported the situation.

I don’t know how much time passed.

"Ms. Lan Fei has arrived." A voice like a drake sounded outside the Yamen.

"I've seen Concubine Lan." Peng Yi quickly stepped forward and bowed.

When Zhao Ruhai and Lu Shi saw this, although they didn't know who this Concubine Lan was, they knew she was from the palace by hearing her name. They didn't dare to neglect her, so they stepped forward to salute.

"No courtesy." Liang Ji raised her hand.

"Thank you, empress." Peng Yi straightened up slightly, but still lowered his head, and said, "Empress Lan, these two are the noble man's parents."

Liang Ji glanced at Zhao Ruhai and Lu, then nodded slightly and said, "Master Peng, could you please let me stay alone with them for a while."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Lan, please excuse me." After saying that, Peng Yi bowed and retreated.

"You guys can go down too."

Liang Ji turned around and said to the palace maids and eunuchs behind her.

"promise."

Soon, only Zhao Ruhai, Lu Shi, and Liang Ji were left in the Yamen Hall.

Zhao Ruhai and Lu looked very reserved, not even daring to take a breath while standing. After all, they still didn't know the purpose of Liang Ji's coming here.

"Sit down." Liang Ji said, then walked up to the table and sat down.

Zhao Ruhai and Lu sat down uneasily.

But after they sat down, Liang Ji didn't speak for a while.

Zhao Ruhai couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and bowed, "I wonder why Concubine Lan is looking for us."

Liang Ji waited for them to speak, her red lips slightly parted, and said: "Executive member Zhao, I am here this time to protect your daughter's matchmaking."

"Meeting security?" Zhao Ruhai was stunned.

"Protect the matchmaker?" Lu's voice became even more confused.

"That's right, it's to protect the media." Liang Ji emphasized again.

Zhao Ruhai took a breath and said, "Ms. Concubine Lan, please forgive me for asking, if you are talking about securing a match, which one of your family members or friends are you talking about?"

Liang Ji shook her head and said with a smile: "None of them."

"Who is that?" Lu was outspoken and sincere. Since he was a matchmaker, he must know who the other party was.

Zhao Ruhai turned his head and glared at Lu, blaming her for talking too much.

Liang Ji smiled slightly and said, "It's today."

As soon as these words came out.

Zhao Ruhai and Lu were stunned on the spot.

Zhao Ruhai swallowed and even felt that he had heard wrongly. He confirmed again and again: "Ms. Lan Fei, you are talking about the current Emperor of Wei."

Liang Ji nodded seriously.

Zhao Ruhai's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he said in a trembling voice: "Ms. Lan Fei, are you kidding the ordinary people? Your Majesty still needs to protect his match."

"To be precise, this is what I mean. Your Majesty doesn't know yet."

"That"

"Don't worry, I can still be your Majesty's master in this regard."

Hearing this, Zhao Ruhai was shocked. If he could be your Majesty's master, then this time, Concubine Lan might have a close relationship with the Emperor of Wei.

"Lady Concubine Lan, I'm sorry for the stupidity of the common people, but I don't understand the meaning of your words. Please make it clear." Zhao Ruhai really couldn't guess what Liang Ji meant.

"I am doing this for the sake of Your Majesty's reputation." Liang Ji said.

"Your Majesty's reputation?" Zhao Ruhai became even more confused after hearing this.

"You two should know that on the day His Majesty proclaimed himself emperor, Zhao Yushu slipped and fell into the water," Liang Ji said.

Zhao Ruhai nodded.

"I'm afraid those two don't know something. She didn't fall into the water that day, but she threw herself into the river after Duke Meng He abandoned her." Liang Ji said.

"What?"

Zhao Ruhai was shocked.

"Yu Shu, she threw herself into the river?" Lu's voice became even more trembling.

"That's right." Liang Ji stood up, walked down from the top, and said, "What you two don't know is that there are many people in the capital who think that Duke Meng He abandoned Zhao Yushu because His Majesty was the one who interfered and sabotaged them. In fact, His Majesty was not involved in the relationship between the couple, which troubled both Your Majesty and me deeply. "

These words once again surprised Zhao Ruhai and Lu. After thinking about it carefully, even they suspected that the Emperor of Wei was causing trouble. Otherwise, how could they have ended up like this.

The two of them remained silent and continued to listen to Liang Ji's words.

"However, this rumor has spread in the palace and cannot be changed. However, some things that have not happened yet must be controlled in time."

Liang Ji came to Zhao Ruhai, put her hands behind her back, and said: "Judging from the fact that Zhao Yushu committed suicide by throwing herself into the river, Meng Hegong's abandonment of her was a big blow to her, so I don't want to see His Majesty behind me." Rumors spread that drove her to death.”

Zhao Ruhai understood somewhat. Concubine Lan was worried that after they took her daughter back, they would not take good care of her and let her commit suicide again. It would definitely have an impact on the reputation of the Emperor of Wei.

Zhao Ruhai promised: "Don't worry, Concubine Lan. After taking Yu Shu back, my wife and I will keep watching her for twelve hours and we will never let this happen."

Liang Ji shook her head and said, "You still don't understand what I mean."

"The ordinary people are brave, I hope that Concubine Lan will continue to make it clear."

Liang Ji sighed and said: "The last rumor can be completely controlled within the confines of the capital and not allowed to be known to more people. But if you bring Zhao Yushu back, everyone in the world will know about it. In addition, I am worried that you two are too old to watch her all the time. If she is affected by the gossip outside and becomes impulsive, then this result is not what we want to see.

Therefore, my intention is to ask you two elders to find a way to keep her in the palace. "

"This" Zhao Ruhai glanced at Lu, a little surprised.

Since you want Yu Shu to stay in the palace, then just don't notify us to come to the capital to pick her up.

Why go through such a big detour?

Lu learned some information from Zhongpin.

This is about wanting and wanting again.

Not only do you want fame, but you also want people, and you even want hearts.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Liang Ji continued: "It will be good for you two to persuade her to stay in the palace. Your Majesty is not Meng Hegong, but a promising king with a name and a real name. Once Zhao Yushu gives birth to a dragon seed, , I will still treat you Zhao family badly."

"Okay, it's getting late, and I should leave. I'll give you an hour to think about it. After an hour, I will arrange for her to meet you." After saying that, Liang Ji left.

The two people were left looking at each other.

"Madam, what should I do?" Zhao Ruhai asked Ms. Lu.

"I'm just a woman, so of course it's up to you, master, to decide this matter," Lu said.

Zhao Ruhai: "..."

Why do these words sound familiar?

Zhao Ruhai thought about it and said, "I think Concubine Lan is right. Even if you don't care about Your Majesty's reputation, if Yu Shu goes back like this, people will talk about it, and our faces will be tarnished.

But if we can use this to get married to the Emperor of Wei, it will be much more prosperous than before.

Moreover, the arm cannot twist the thigh, and they are now negotiating with us in a nice voice. If we refuse, no one knows what the consequences will be. "

"Then agree to it." Ms. Lu also thought about it and said.

"Yeah, okay."