strictlysupreme Chapter 227 Raising the Status
Chapter 227 Raising the Status
Half an hour later.
Feng Mulan was beaten out of the palace gate by Zhao Yu and fell to the ground.
Feng Mulan, with a face full of anger, stood up and yelled, "Chu Ning, just wait for me!"
After saying that, she pulled Shen Wanying, who had a cold face, and said coldly: "See, this is his true face!
All men are the same, they can't walk when they see women. He has been so mesmerized by those two women that he has forgotten who they are.
If you ask me, you might as well just break off the engagement tomorrow!"
Shen Wanying said coldly: "Let's go back first. I need to discuss this with my mother."
The two of them said something briefly and then left.
This scene was heard clearly by the various people who had been watching outside the mansion, and they immediately reported it to their masters.
The first person to receive the news was of course Princess Gaoping, who was most concerned about this matter.
Posthouse, in the front yard.
Princess Gaoping leaned back in a recliner, with two male favorites beside her massaging her shoulders and tapping her legs, looking very comfortable.
A spy below bowed and saluted, telling what had just happened in the palace.
When Princess Gaoping heard that Feng Mulan was kicked out of the palace, a playful look appeared on her pretty face.
Shen Nanzhi, the male favorite on the left, chuckled and said, "It seems that this princess' plan has worked."
The person on the right also echoed in a shrill voice: "Your Highness the Princess is wise and powerful. A mere Chu Ning has been completely controlled by you."
Princess Gaoping was in a good mood because of the compliments from the two men.
"Haha, I only spent 10,000 taels of silver and he was overwhelmed. It seems I still overestimated him!"
Princess Gaoping swept away the playful mood of Ben Chu Ning just now, stood up and said with a smile: "Everything is under the control of this princess. To celebrate Chu Ning being fooled, the two of you follow this princess into the house."
After saying that, she turned and walked into the house.
Such a wonderful thing must be celebrated, and this time she wants to fight two alone!
Naturally, the two male favorites did not dare to be negligent and followed closely.
But some people are happy about this matter while others are sad.
The second emperor who received the news was very unhappy at the moment, and listened to the shadow guard's report with a gloomy face.
When the emperor heard Feng Mulan persuading Shen Wanying to break off the engagement, his face became extremely ugly.
If the Shen family regrets the engagement now, the royal family will lose all face.
"I never thought things would get to this point. Chu Ning went too far. He actually kicked Feng Mulan out of the palace!"
The emperor frowned and said, "It seems that I must take action on this matter, otherwise the situation will deteriorate and tomorrow's wedding may not be held as scheduled."
After a pause, the emperor glanced at the shadow guard and Zhao Ming and asked, "Do you think I should order Chu Ning to give up those two courtesans?"
The shadow guard lowered his head and said nothing.
As a special intelligence agency established by the emperor, he knew the emperor's character very well and understood that he could not easily get involved in such matters.
Zhao Ming on the side laughed awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I think this matter cannot be forced on the King of Chu. After all, the King of Chu has already kept those two people. If the King of Chu lets them go, where will the face of the King of Chu and the royal family be?"
The emperor frowned.
Although I don't want to admit it, this matter does indeed concern the royal family's reputation.
Chu Ning is a prince after all. If you force Chu Ning to give up the person he has, it would be like slapping yourself in the face.
"This matter is really tricky!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment: "Since Chu Ning can't get it, let's start with the Shen family!"
"Zhao Ming, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and select a few treasures to send to the Shen family. Tell them that Chu Ning won a great victory this time and the Shen family should be rewarded."
"This..." Zhao Ming laughed awkwardly: "If I just give you some treasures, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
The Shen family is the descendant of the previous dynasty. What treasures have they not seen? What treasures do they not have?
The emperor thought about it and it seemed to be true.
"Then confer the title of Princess of Qingyang on Shen Wanying, and confer the title of First-Rank Lady of Qing State on Madam Shen!"
The emperor said in a deep voice: "Raise their status a little, so that they can feel better. At the same time, they can also match Chu Ning's status. It can be regarded as a match made in heaven, killing two birds with one stone."
Zhao Ming smiled, narrowed his eyes, and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise. I will go and convey your order right away."
It is impossible to persuade Chu Ning to give up the two courtesans. Not to mention the face issues of the royal family and Chu Ning, I am afraid that Chu Ning himself will not agree.
This matter can only be resolved by starting with the Shen family and making the Shen family acknowledge the existence of the two courtesans.
Of course, there is a price to pay if you want to handle this matter well.
Improving the Shen family’s status is the price to pay.
The emperor looked at Zhao Ming's departing back, with a helpless look on his face: "Chu Ning, this kid is really causing trouble for me!"
He had just played a trick on Princess Gaoping, and then this happened. If it weren't for Chu Ning's wedding tomorrow, Chu Ning would have to be punished.
But now, I can only wait until after the wedding to find a way to teach Chu Ning a lesson.
This wedding must not be cancelled or postponed due to other factors!
Now, the only thing we can do is for the Shen family to make concessions.
If you don't give in...
Then we can only use force!
This is the world of Da Chu, not the world of the Shen family!
Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes turned cold, and he said to the shadow guard in a deep voice: "Let the imperial guards send a team to follow Zhao Ming to the Shen family!"
"Yes!" The shadow guard knew that the emperor wanted to intimidate the Shen family, so he responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
……
At this moment, loud laughter was heard in the East Palace.
"Hahahaha, Chu Ning, ah Chu Ning, your lust is going to kill you!"
The prince said arrogantly: "Shen Wanying is angry. It's a question whether your wedding can be held as scheduled tomorrow!"
Thinking of Chu Ning's gloomy face at this moment, the prince became more excited.
His woman was taken advantage of by Chu Ning, and now Chu Ning's fiancée doesn't even want to get married. This is really retribution in this life.
If Shen Wanying doesn't attend tomorrow's wedding, there will be something interesting to watch.
The prince became more and more excited the more he thought about it and smiled happily.
But at this moment, the voice of Minister of Industry He Peng came from outside the palace: "Your Highness, I request to see you.
The prince laughed and said, "Master He, please come in and talk."
He Peng walked quickly into the hall, bowed and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, there is movement from His Majesty's side!"
The prince sneered: "Father must have sent someone to reprimand Chu Ning, asking him to give up the two courtesans and apologize to Shen Wanying!"
But He Peng smiled bitterly and said, "That's not the case. His Majesty gave those two from the Shen family a higher rank. It seems that he wants to shut up the Shen family."
When these words came out, the prince was stunned.
Father, what does this mean?
It's too obvious to favor Chu Ning!
The originally good mood disappeared in an instant.
"Why would father make such a decision?" The prince asked with a gloomy face, puzzled.
He Peng smiled bitterly: "Reprimanding the King of Chu at this moment is equivalent to slapping the royal family in the face. Silencing the Shen family is the most reasonable choice."
The prince narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his face: "Don't worry, Shen Wanying is a proud and arrogant person. Even if the emperor wants to raise her rank, she may not agree."
"Everything will be known only when Chu Ning goes to the Shen family to welcome the bride at the wedding tomorrow!"
At this point, the prince showed a playful look on his face: "I will go with him to the wedding tomorrow!"