webnovelfull Chapter 111 Marrying the Wrong Person
Chapter 111 Marrying the Wrong Person
"Who among you is unwilling? Just say it out loud. I have my own way to make you agree!"
Grand Secretary Jiang Wenci was the first to express his support: "Your Majesty, I support your Majesty in establishing female officials, because only in this way can Fengcheng avoid its demise!"
"Your Majesty, it would be even easier if we just raid the house of anyone who is unwilling!"
The ministers who opposed him pointed at him and cursed, "Jiang Wenci, you are a traitor."
Jiang Wenci raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, there is nothing wrong with me supporting Your Majesty, but you guys are the ones who are betraying your Majesty by shouting at him one by one!"
"Alright, from tomorrow on, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple will monitor you at all times. If anyone does something bad, I will make him disappear into thin air!"
"I have always convinced people with reason."
"Tomorrow, I will hand over the matter of establishing female officials to Lord Ji. I will not give up on this matter!"
"I'm not asking for your consent, I'm informing you!"
"I am tired, please go back."
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
When Liu Fugang returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was still dizzy and his legs were weak. He relied on his willpower to walk back to the mansion tremblingly!
When Madam Liu Xiang saw him, she pursed her lips and said, "Oh, you still remember to come back? Did you go out to fool around with that vixen again?"
"You're so old, but you're still not honest!"
"I was blind to follow you in the beginning!"
Prime Minister Liu was already irritable and angry. When provoked by Madam Liu, he slapped her in the face and said angrily, "What do you know as a woman?"
"If it weren't for Benxiang's hard work outside, would you have such a comfortable life?"
"Haha, be careful or I'll divorce you!"
Mrs. Liu stamped her feet in anger: "How dare you divorce me? Then divorce me! I can live without you, an old man!"
"Okay, okay, get out of the Prime Minister's Mansion now! I don't want to see you now!"
The Prime Minister's wife was burning with rage, and was so provoked by the Prime Minister's words that she raised her hand and slapped him!
Liu Xiang was stunned. He stood there motionless, covering his face with his hands, his eyes full of disbelief.
"Madam, are you playing with your true self?"
"A day of marriage is a hundred days of grace. I have been married to you for more than 20 years. How dare you attack me today?"
"I'm going to divorce you!"
Mrs. Liu Xiang walked closer to Liu Xiang, and under his astonished gaze, she raised her hand and slapped him again!
"I'm going to beat you up, do I need to pick an auspicious day?"
"If it weren't for the help from my family, you, Liu Fujin, would still be a poor scholar. How could you possibly be the Prime Minister of Fengcheng?"
"To put it bluntly, you became the prime minister because of women. Without women, you would be a poor scholar who no one cares about."
"you you……"
"boom."
Liu Fujin was so angry at Mrs. Liu that she fainted on the ground.
"Ah! The master has fainted! Someone come quickly!"
A maid happened to pass by and was horrified to see Liu Xiang lying straight on the ground. She quickly called someone over.
Mrs. Liu glanced indifferently at Prime Minister Liu, who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown, and sneered, stopping the servants who were about to carry Liu Fujin to see the palace doctor.
"This old fellow is so ungrateful that he is angry with me. Let him lie here and bask in the sun for a few more hours!"
"The sun won't kill him, let him learn his lesson!"
The maid looked at Liu Fujin, whose life or death was unknown on the ground, and sighed inwardly.
The Prime Minister's wife is the master of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She is arrogant and domineering, and looks down on everyone. However, this is only her appearance. In fact, the Prime Minister's wife is kind-hearted and treats the servants in the mansion very well. She will not punish them easily.
Everyone said that the Prime Minister's wife was pretending to be so arrogant and domineering, pretending to be powerful and difficult to mess with.
People outside say that the old prime minister dotes on his wife to the core, but that is not true. Although he has no concubines in his mansion, he has a lot of lovers outside, both old and young.
If he hadn't been having an affair with Empress Dowager Zhang, the Prime Minister's wife wouldn't have suddenly become indifferent to him. In the past, the two of them were very affectionate in front of everyone, and the master was known as one of the most doting men in Fengcheng.
He even pretended to be very doting on his wife in front of outsiders, was labeled as a doting wife-doting man, and was very successful in the court.
Another reason why he had a lover outside was that his wife was unable to give birth to a son for him, so he went to find someone else.
However, no matter how hard he tried, none of his lovers had any children.
She guessed that the master was not capable of his own fault and blamed the lady.
The servants looked at the old prime minister being scorched by the sun, some of them felt sorry for him, while others were secretly happy.
Mrs. Liu kicked the old prime minister, snorted coldly, and turned into the house.
She followed him when she was eighteen. He was a poor scholar at that time. She had been engaged to another young man from aristocratic family. Later, she returned to the countryside to recuperate and met him on a rainy day. His eyes were pure without any impurities and he behaved politely to her. He was handsome and gave her the umbrella with a smile, then went back in the rain.
Later, the two met several times and found that they got along very well. She told him everything she thought and he listened patiently and gave her advice. When she said she wanted to be a teacher, he said: "Women can also become extraordinary. As long as they are down-to-earth and capable, they can always make a name for themselves!"
"Women should be able to shine and give off light! Yingying, I believe you can do it!"
It was because of these two sentences that she gradually developed a liking for him, and after a few interactions, they fell in love with each other.
When she returned to Beijing, she brought him back to meet her parents. Her parents thought that he came from a poor family and was just a poor scholar, and could not give her a stable life.
Later, in order to marry her, he promised her parents that as long as he became the top scorer in the imperial examination, he would marry her with a grand ceremony.
She begged her father and mother to give him a chance.
Her parents couldn't persuade her, so they had to agree.
At that time, his father was a prestigious official in the court. After he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, his father found many official positions for him, both large and small, in order to make him more worthy of her. His father would introduce him to the emperor, and he would praise him. The emperor felt that he was a good person, so he gave him a fourth-rank official position. Later, he gradually gained a foothold in the court, became the prime minister, and was deeply loved by the emperor.
After they got married, he was harmonious and loving to her until she failed to conceive for a long time, and he gradually became estranged from her.
She blamed herself for not giving birth to a child for him.
Later, she gave birth to a daughter. She thought the two would reconcile, but she never expected that he favored boys over girls and was very disgusted with her daughter.
How ridiculous it was to have told her that women could also become extraordinary people!
In order to maintain a superficial relationship, the two of them acted as a loving couple in public. In this way, his persona of doting on his wife earned him many benefits, big and small, allowing him to thrive in the court.
Oh, how ironic.
Marrying the wrong person is like taking one wrong step at a time.