The self-disciplined princess wins

Chapter 1 Cross the river and demolish the bridge
In the first year of Dajing, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Beiping Houfu. "Husband, please sit down and eat." Madam Hou greeted him when she saw him coming in.

Hou Beiping looked complicated, as if he was worried, but he also sat down at the dinner table under her greeting.

Mrs. Hou has a very good relationship with him, so she naturally understands him. Looking at his sad face today, something must have happened.

"Husband, why are you so sad today? What happened?" Mrs. Hou asked him while giving him some vegetables.

Beiping Hou raised his head, sighed deeply, his brows were still wrinkled.

Seeing that he was silent, Mrs. Hou stopped what she was doing, took his rough and calloused hand, and said worriedly: "You and I are one, if your husband has any difficulties, just tell me about it."

The Marquis of Beiping took a deep look at her, patted the back of her hand to comfort her, and said, "The Supreme Emperor abdicated the crown prince, and the two of them are now sitting in court together, it's just..."

Mrs. Hou didn't understand what the Marquis of Beiping was doing when he talked about this. It happened a while ago. They retired from the Marquis of Beiping's mansion after earning military service. Now they don't participate in political affairs, so it doesn't matter. She looked at him suspiciously and waited for him to continue. go on.

"Hey..." The Marquis of Beiping sighed again, recalling the past, and said, "Do you know how I got this title?"

Madam Hou didn't understand what she said just now had anything to do with the title, so she asked, "Husband, why are you talking about this? Naturally, it was obtained through military exploits."

The Marquis of Beiping shook his head, seeing that there were so many servants in the room, he swallowed what he wanted to say.

Mrs. Hou understood and asked everyone to retreat.

"Madam doesn't know something. At the beginning, she followed the Supreme Emperor to fight the world. After the matter was completed, she should have rewarded her meritorious deeds. The Supreme Emperor did exactly that."

The Marquis of Beiping paused, and then said: "At that time, four dukes, twenty marquises, and fourteen earls were conferred, and each of them had a gold medal from the imperial conferment."

Madam Hou nodded, she knew all about this.

"Then one day, the Emperor Taishang, who was still the emperor at that time, invited me to the palace for a meal and a drink. I just treated it as normal and ate and bragged as usual."

"It means that the Supreme Emperor attaches great importance to her husband." Mrs. Hou didn't know about this matter, even if the relationship between the two is good, there is nothing wrong with it.

The Marquis of Beiping shook his head, his face was ugly, and he said: "After a few pots of wine, I'm already slightly drunk. The Supreme Emperor seemed to be drunk, and said such a sentence to me..."

"Husband, what did the Supreme Emperor say?"

"He said, I know you are a good person, but if the people under your command are ambitious and have to push back, what should you do?"

Mrs. Hou was silent for a while, knowing that since the Supreme Emperor said this, it must not be without purpose, she pondered for a while and said: "The Supreme Emperor... this is to be afraid of your husband."

"Madam is smart. I was in a cold sweat at the time. I was a little drunk, but I'm gone. Thinking about it carefully, how could the Supreme Emperor be worse than me? This is deliberately pointing at me." Beipinghou shook his head. Now that he thinks about it, he is still very confused. chilling.

It wasn't long before he conquered the world, and he had a very good relationship with the Supreme Emperor. He was not a real brother, but he was like a brother. He even saved his life. He thought he was about to enjoy the wealth of the sky. Unexpectedly, a basin of cold water was poured on him, and he sobered up a lot. .

"Husband, how did you answer?" Mrs. Hou became nervous. Her husband, after being together for so many years, understood more or less. Although he was strong, he was honest and honest, but his mouth was clumsy.

That's not a good answer, but...

"Although I am a bit stupid, I can still understand what the Supreme Emperor said. I stepped forward to show my loyalty, and on the second day, I handed over my military power to my hometown to recuperate on the grounds that my old illness had recurred." Holding Mrs. Hou's hand tightly, he said: "After this incident, the Supreme Emperor felt guilty towards me, so he chose his wife and gave me a marriage. Otherwise, how could I have such a good wife now?"

Madam Hou blushed slightly, and said angrily, "You're not in shape, you haven't finished talking yet, what are you worried about?"

"Hey..." The Marquis of Beiping sighed, recalling the past, and continued: "Ma'am, you have to continue to listen to me to understand."

"Later, because the Prime Minister Liu Ming monopolized the power, the Supreme Emperor wanted to kill him, so that's all, because a gift list of the Liu Mansion implicated three Dukes, seventeen Marquises, and eight Earls. The nine families who were punished, counting, there are more than 3 people."

Mrs. Hou's heart tightened. She knew about this. At that time, she had been married to the mansion for more than a month and had just conceived, but Beiping Hou was depressed and trembling.

Later, the news of the execution came from the capital, and the streets and alleys were already talking about it, and there was something to say.

Some people say that treason is because you don't want to live, you should be killed.

Some said it was a conspiracy, others said it was framed by villains, there are different opinions.

At this time, Mrs. Hou knew why Beiping Hou was like this, and she felt scared after thinking about it, and her back felt cold.

She started to take charge of the house as soon as she entered the mansion, and she also knew that at the time of the wedding, the Prime Minister Liu Ming gave a generous gift, if she was involved, it would be the end of the absence of the nine clans.

"The remaining Duke Zhong is the father of Empress Xiaoci Gao, and the Marquis, one is me, and the other is a posthumous title, and the title was given to his son Hui Ninghou, who was only ten years old that year. It's the Marquis of Guangde who has never had an offspring." The Marquis of Beiping sighed as he said that, if he hadn't retired early, he might have himself on the gift list.

After Madam Hou listened to him, it seemed that something had been overlooked. After thinking about it carefully, she finally understood.

"Husband, the Supreme Emperor still values ​​you." Madam Hou said with a slight smile.

The Marquis of Beiping didn't understand that all these years, he had been keeping his duty, and he just stayed still in this one-third of an acre of land, for fear that the emperor would be too afraid, and when he remembered, what crime he was charged with, and what he valued.

Madam Hou saw that he was puzzled, so she knew that his stupid head didn't understand at all, and said: "The Supreme Emperor invites you to drink, just to remind you, husband, think about it, so many Marquis, why did you choose to invite you to drink?"

Suddenly, Hou Beiping seemed to have figured it out, and finally had a smile on his face, but the news he got today was still not good.

"Hey... so what? Now, the Supreme Emperor has issued a decree that from now on the title can only be inherited by one level down. If our son inherits the title from now on, he can only be the earl!" What the Marquis of Beiping is worried about is this matter, even if he has been safe Points, bad things finally fell on their own head.

It is also a matter of saying that the Supreme Emperor wants to get rid of the noble.

"Really?" Mrs. Hou was surprised and couldn't believe it. This is related to her own interests, so she must ask clearly.

"Really, it is estimated that tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, the document will be delivered." Beiping Hou shook his head and sighed. The Marquis was downgraded to an earl, and his salary was directly halved. Thinking about the hardships his son will have in the future.

This title can only be handed down to three generations at most. After a generation of descendants, they will become ordinary people in less than a hundred years. How can this make him not worry?

(End of this chapter)