kvmb Chapter 252 Not biological
Chapter 252 Not biological
The Marquis of Pingyang has gone mad.
He couldn't accept that he had become someone like Chen Decai.
He's not a real man anymore.
He cried.
How much tolerance could the old emperor possibly have for this nephew with whom he had little familial ties?
"Now that you're awake, I'll have a good chat with you about what you've done in Luozhou over the years."
Marquis Pingyang could no longer cry.
He endured the excruciating pain and began to kowtow to the old emperor, his hands trembling.
If Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites were here, he would definitely compare the force of this kowtow with his own.
"Sixth Uncle, I did all this for your sake."
Old Emperor: ? ? ?
[Oh dear, could it be that the old emperor is really behind Marquis Pingyang?]
"fart!"
Those present were startled.
Ever since the old emperor ascended the throne, his manners have greatly improved.
Chen Decai couldn't help but sigh.
It's been a long time since we've heard His Majesty swear.
Marquis Pingyang shrank his neck, but for the sake of his head, he forced himself to say, "Sixth Uncle, it must be hard for you to guard Daye. There are so many places that need money. Look, the taxes that Luozhou has paid to you in recent years have increased many times over compared to the past."
[Ah, it seems to be more than three times the original amount. That dog farm alone has made Luozhou a fortune. The Marquis of Pingyang has even opened branch venues for the dog farm in various county magistrates of Luozhou. It's practically everywhere in Luozhou now.]
A few black lines appeared on the old emperor's forehead.
Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager looked hopefully at her son with her triangular eyes.
"My son, look at this..."
"Mother, have you forgotten why we rebelled?"
The old emperor is honest enough, but what are those talented scholars doing? Should I copy them?
Shen Zhiyi hesitated for less than a second before lowering her head and covering her ears, just like the talented young man and the others.
After glancing at the crowd, the old emperor continued, "If the common people have no way to make a living, then this is the same dynasty that followed. I will absolutely not allow the money I obtain to be obtained by toying with the lives of the people."
The Empress Dowager remained silent.
Marquis Pingyang knew he was finished this time.
"Sixth Uncle, I did all this for you."
"Ha, don't try to use me as a shield."
The old emperor sat back down in his chair.
"Effective immediately, the Marquis of Pingyang is demoted to a commoner and will be executed in the autumn."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager fainted.
Marquis Pingyang grabbed the Empress Dowager's robe.
"Grandmother, you can't sleep! Please save me, please save me!"
"You usually love your grandson the most, please help me."
Is it true that the Marquis of Pingyang is the son of the old emperor's younger brother?
The Empress Dowager, who had fainted, twitched her ears.
The angry old emperor suddenly calmed down considerably.
The people who were covering their ears quickly took them down.
Marquis Pingyang was stunned.
What kind of inner monologue is this?
Who is speaking!
How can he not be his father's son!
The Empress Dowager herself probably didn't know that her seventh son was infertile.
The Empress Dowager's ears twitched.
How can this be.
Shen Zhiyi loves to talk nonsense, and her son believes everything she says.
With such a high fertility rate, how could her descendants not be able to have children?
The Empress Dowager certainly wouldn't believe it, because she was very fertile, having given birth to nine children, and her siblings were all very fertile, so she definitely wouldn't believe that she had a son who was infertile.
The Empress Dowager's hands began to tremble with anger.
What kind of tone is Shen Zhiyi using? This is the truth! She definitely doesn't believe it.
The old emperor's seventh brother married five times, each time ending in divorce because he couldn't have children, claiming the woman had violated one of the seven grounds for divorce. He initially intended to divorce her outright, but as his status rose, he married women of high standing. The first two were divorces, and the latter three were also divorces.
[Tsk tsk tsk, five wives and thirty concubines, not a single child born. How could the women have a problem? It's clearly the men who have a problem.]
The old emperor nodded in agreement.
Yes, that's right!
[But people are so prejudiced. When they see a couple unable to have children, they immediately blame the woman. Ha! Even if they can't have a son, it's still the woman's fault. I'm going to write a book to give the people of Da Ye a proper education on biology. Whether a child is a boy or a girl depends on the man, not the woman. The problem of not being able to have children could also be the man's fault. How can you blame everything on the woman?]
Shen Zhiyi had already started thinking about what she would do that night.
The Empress Dowager also changed from lying down to sitting up.
"Grandma!"
"Don't talk."
The Empress Dowager began to ponder Shen Zhiyi's words.
She thought it made perfect sense.
Her seventh son married five wives in total, and brought thirty concubines into the household. Without exception, none of them bore children. It wasn't until the sixth wife entered the family that news of their marriage spread.
[The old emperor's seventh brother firmly believed that the woman was the problem. Ha, he ended up being the one left holding the bag, serves him right.]
The Empress Dowager turned her head to look at the weeping Marquis of Pingyang.
Perhaps the filter had faded, but the more she looked at the Marquis of Pingyang, the less she saw any resemblance to her son.
[However, no one would believe such old gossip if I told them. Sigh, seeing so much gossip every day, yet having to enjoy it all by myself, is truly disheartening.]
Zhang Sheren wrote furiously, then shook his head fiercely.
Don't be sad, don't be sad, these are all good material for him to write unofficial histories!
[But honestly, what a coincidence this world is! Xin'er, the Empress Dowager's personal maid, was actually the wet nurse of the sixth wife of the old emperor's seventh brother.]
The Empress Dowager then turned her head to look at her personal maid.
"Xin'er, come here."
"Queen Mother."
Xin'er obediently came closer.
[I understand now. No wonder Xin'er helped the Marquis of Pingyang. Xin'er knew the Marquis's true identity, but because of her maternal grandmother, she helped him when he came to steal the Empress Dowager's money tree. This misled the people in the storeroom into thinking it was truly the Empress Dowager's order.]
The Empress Dowager frowned and said, "I asked about the golden money tree I kept in the storeroom, and they said that you came forward and said it was my order to allow the Marquis of Pingyang to come and go as he pleased?"
Upon seeing this, the personal maid lifted her skirt and knelt down.
"This servant also thought that it was not a big deal for the Empress Dowager to enter and leave the storeroom because she saw that the Empress Dowager liked the Marquis of Pingyang very much."
"How can the matter of money not be important?"
Marquis Pingyang burst into tears: "Grandmother."
"Don't call me."
She actually raised a person with no blood relation for so many years.
She has wronged her son and her money.
The old emperor rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
Tonight feels like a complete mess.