my wife is queen

Chapter 90 A Memorial to the Emperor

Today's spring rain is getting heavier and heavier, and a lot of rain is blown into the gazebo by the wind.

Li Mian's Ning silk round-neck gown was stained with water droplets, he propped up the lady's oiled paper umbrella that was put aside, and walked towards the mansion.

Li Mian did not go directly back to the study room in the east corner, but walked into the corridor covered with glazed green tiles through the slightly narrow back door, handed the lady's oiled paper umbrella to the servant, and stomped on the thousand-layered woolen bottom The water stains on the official boots went to Qingke Garden.

Li Mian walked into Minglun Hall of Qingke Garden, checked the homework of the female Qingke, and then called Yunniang out alone.

Yun Niang was holding a small abacus, and was calculating the latest silver interest, because there were several sums of money in arrears, which could not be collected this month, and a sad expression appeared on her face.

Li Mian wanted to stretch out his hand and knead Yunniang's face, like kneading a pheasant slave, and tear it into dough.

After worrying about pinching her face, she asked for a penny, but she took it back with her outstretched hand.

Li Mian explained the purpose of calling her out: "You go to Chongwenmen, call Ma Yun, the big companion in the mansion, and tell him something."

As the four personal maids in the mansion, Yunniang would not agree to do errands if she was willing to do errands.

On her thin and delicate pretty face, there was a grinning smile, and she held her hands in front of her chest.

The meaning is obviously not enough, asking for reward money as errand money.

"You."

Li Mian shook his head, but finally couldn't hold back, stretched out a hand to pinch Yun Niang's melon-seeded face: "You know, I never wear money on me, and when I call Ma Yun, my big companion in the mansion, Go directly to Hongqiao to receive a silver reward."

Yunniang was overjoyed: "Just wait for my uncle's words."

She immediately straddled the small satchel made of Duanmu Liang brocade box, like a doctor's medicine box, and rushed to Chongwenmen in person.

It's not that Li Mian doesn't want to let the other maids in the mansion go, it's just that not everyone can enter the official office of the Chongwenmen tax supervisor and eunuch.

In order to carry private goods, the officials arranged for people to visit Ma Yun all day long.

It's just an ordinary maid in the mansion, who can't enter the official office of the tax supervisor and eunuch in Chongwenmen, let alone see Ma Yun, the big companion in the mansion.

To put it bluntly, the person who claims to be Princess Changping will only be regarded as a small idea of ​​trying to find a way out, and will be considered as a lie, pretending to be someone close to Princess Changping.

As long as money is involved, Yunniang is more enthusiastic than anyone else, and soon called her companion Ma Yun.

He is already the tax supervisor and eunuch of Chongwenmen. It can be said that he has a high position and authority.

When Ma Yun returned to the mansion, he was still cautious, and always regarded himself as a servant of the mansion.

He walked towards the study in Dongshaojian with a feeling of apprehension, and when he walked along the corridor, he was still thinking wildly.

The son-in-law had never looked for him in the past, but now he was in charge of the money in the mansion, so he suddenly called him here.

Could it be that there was a problem with the previous accounts, and some incorrect accounts were found.

Ma Yun's face was bitter, and he felt wronged in his heart. He has been conscientious in the mansion all these years, and has never done any behavior to enrich himself.

That is to say, after serving as a tax supervisor and eunuch in Chongwenmen, he embezzled a lot of money and obtained a lot of benefits for the mansion by virtue of his power.

But those are outsiders' money, don't want it for nothing. Compared with Liu Jin, the eunuch of the Cao Supervisor, he is simply a clean and honest official.

Li Mian was sitting by the window sill, enjoying the scenery of the spring rain patting on the loquat tree. From the corner of his eye, he saw Ma Yun standing at the door of Dongshaojian, who had not come in for a long time, his face was still uneasy.

Li Mian smiled: "Big companion, come in, this time I called you here not for your business, nor to blame you for not doing a good job, but for another matter."

Li Mian stood up, took out a memorial that had already been written on the mahogany desk, and handed it to his companion Ma Yun: "I called you here today just for one thing, take this memorial to the palace and give it to me." His Majesty."

Hearing this, Ma Yun was so frightened that his face paled. His face was pale and he couldn't speak, but he didn't dare not to take over the errand assigned by his son-in-law.

He could only stretch out his hands tremblingly, and took the official green paper memorial in fear.

By the time his hands touched the official green paper memorial, his palms were already drenched in cold sweat, and a large swath of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Thunder, rain and dew are a gift from heaven.

For eunuchs like Ma Yun, this sentence is the style of conduct that they have always abided by, and they dare not have any presumptuousness.

The eunuchs were so arrogant and domineering outside that they ignored any officials because their favor came from Emperor Jiazhen.

There are advantages and disadvantages. The favor from Emperor Jiazhen can make all officials fear guarding eunuchs.

But with one sentence, all the rights in the hands of the eunuch were dismissed.

Now Ma Yun seems to be the Chongwenmen tax supervisor and eunuch who officials are rushing to curry favor with. All he needs is a word from Emperor Jiazhen, and all the rights in his hands will cease to exist.

Ma Yun is not an eunuch who likes power, but he just can't bear to see Princess Changping being bullied by others, and being made things difficult by Liu Jin and other domestic slaves.

As long as he holds the tax supervision power of Chongwenmen, Liu Jin can't withhold all kinds of tributes from the mansion, and can only send all the tributes as usual.

Ma Yun stretched out his Su embroidery official sleeves, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said tremblingly: "If the son-in-law has any dissatisfaction with the government, you can discuss it with the princess, and you don't need to write your dissatisfaction into a memorial to the palace." .It’s not that the slaves talk too much, if His Majesty is upset, I’m afraid the consort will not be able to keep his title as consort.”

He had already said these words very tactfully, he was reminding Li Mian both openly and secretly, no matter how much resentment and dissatisfaction and all kinds of complaints against the court are in the stomachs of poor scholars.

When there is no one in private, you can say whatever you want, but you must not write it as a memorial and send it to Emperor Jiazhen's desk.

It's not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen in ordinary people's homes. It's just a few complaints from the son-in-law and father-in-law.

It's different in Tian's family, don't become a dignitary who was out of reach in the past just because you suddenly have the status of a son-in-law.

Then he became complacent and proud, and had the thought of pointing the country.

Emperor Jiazhen did not hesitate to abolish the empress, let alone a son-in-law who had no blood relationship, let alone the person next to him.

Li Mian knew that Ma Yun had misunderstood, and said frankly: "There are no complaints in this memorial, and there is nothing shameful about it. If you don't believe me, you can take it apart and read it for yourself."

Ma Yun gave a wry smile, and begged for mercy: "Slaves dare not read the memorials written by the son-in-law. Those words just now are the slaves who talk too much, and should not say some disturbing words. But those words are all from the heart of the slaves. I don't want to just watch. The son-in-law loses his status as a son-in-law, and he doesn't want to see the princess die alone from now on."

The imperial court attaches great importance to women's chastity, and women in the market may steal men. The princess who is watched by the subjects and people all over the world cannot do any dishonest behavior.

As long as the princess loses her husband, no matter what the reason is, she will be a widow for the rest of her life.

We must also observe the festivals for our husbands and set an example for the women in the two capitals and the thirteen provinces.

(End of this chapter)