noffsinger Chapter 429 My Wife is the Best in the World
Chapter 429 My Wife is the Best in the World
Seeing her husband frown, the princess realized that her actions were too rash.
"Is your Highness the Prince Consort okay?" The eldest princess had something on her mind, so her attitude towards her Highness the Prince Consort was a bit perfunctory.
"Nothing!" Prince Cheng'en shook his head. "Then I'll leave first. You should get some rest early."
"Okay." The eldest princess waved her hand.
It was only after Prince Cheng'en left the eldest princess's room that a hint of disgust appeared in his eyes.
After Wei Ling came out of the palace, he went straight back to his mansion. At the gate of his mansion, he happened to meet the carriage of the wife of Duke Cheng'en who had just left.
It is said that there should not be two titles of Cheng'en, but Emperor Longchang actually gave him two, one is Prince Cheng'en and the other is Duke Cheng'en.
They are all people related to him by marriage.
One is his brother-in-law and the other is his brother-in-law.
Both of them were considered as foreign relatives. When Emperor Longchang bestowed the title of Cheng'en on these two, the Ministry of Rites reminded them of this. However, Emperor Longchang waved his hand and said that these two people had received the honor and title because of the emperor's grace, so they should both be called Cheng'en. He was also reminding others that without him, some people would never be able to be among the Three Dukes and Princes.
Duke Cheng'en was very satisfied with his title, but his husband was not.
He felt that he had fought for his current position with his life. When Emperor Longchang was being hunted by assassins sent by the deposed emperor, he served as Emperor Longchang's stand-in and endured a lot of injuries for him. At one point, he could only move with the help of a wheelchair.
The title of Prince Cheng'en is not an honor, but a shame!
It's not that he is deeply favored by the emperor, but he saved the current emperor!
However, this idea had always been well hidden by Prince Cheng'en, and was rarely revealed. Even when he was named Prince Cheng'en, he only said that thunder, lightning, rain and dew were all the emperor's grace.
So when Wei Ling saw the carriage of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, he thought of Prince Cheng'en, the father of Princess Anle.
If there is anyone in the capital who is more hidden, it is probably the eldest princess's husband, Prince Cheng'en.
If he had not married the princess and been injured at that time, he would probably be a general guarding a place now.
Su Jixiang sent the wife of Duke Cheng'en out and was about to return home when she saw Wei Ling standing on the street corner. She was stunned for a moment, then greeted him with a smile.
Wei Ling simply opened his arms and picked up Su Jixiang in the street, and turned around on the spot.
"Are you really not afraid of being seen like this?" Su Jixiang patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Stop pretending. Why bother to figure out those things? Just do whatever you want to do!" Wei Ling put his wife down. "I helped you vent your anger today." He looked at Su Jixiang. He no longer had to pretend to be indifferent to her in front of others. This feeling was really good!
He married the most beautiful woman in the world, and everyone should know about it!
In order to keep a low profile before, he could only hide with Su Jixiang, but now he is open and honest, and Wei Ling feels indescribably happy in his heart.
"What are you doing?" Su Jixiang was shocked. "Didn't you go into the palace?" Could it be that this guy beat up the people from the Princess's Mansion in the palace?
Su Jixiang had guessed it right! It was just that the person who took action was not Wei Ling, and Wei Ling had only spoken.
"Let's go in and talk!" Wei Ling was happy and said while putting his arm around Su Jixiang's shoulders.
The couple walked into the mansion in a sticky manner. Seeing this, the person in charge of monitoring Wei Ling quickly went to the palace to report the news.
Wei Ling had always known that ever since he entered the capital, he had been surrounded by a swarm of flies, the kind that couldn't be driven away. These people, disguised as peddlers, would squat around the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, constantly monitoring his movements.
He is so close to Su Jixiang that the news will immediately reach the emperor's ears.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Now he must have a way to bring Su Jixiang back to the north, even if it means breaking off relations with the emperor.
Because Wei Ling now has sufficient confidence, and this confidence is given to him by Su Jixiang's management over the years.
Wei Ling briefly told Su Jixiang what happened in the palace, and Su Jixiang was both angry and amused.
"Is this how you blackmail His Majesty?" Su Jixiang peeled a grape for Wei Ling and asked with a smile.
"Yes." Wei Ling ate the grapes directly from Su Jixiang's hand, and then smiled calmly.
"Aren't you afraid that he will retaliate against you?" Su Jixiang asked.
"Don't worry, he's already disliked me anyway!" Wei Ling said with a smile, "I endured it before because I wasn't strong enough, but now I don't have to anymore."
"Are you sure we have enough strength to fight against the imperial court?" Su Jixiang looked around. Lushui and Guihua were guarding the door, and no one would come near here. She asked in a low voice.
"Affirmative." Wei Ling nodded confidently. The prosperity of the North was now unmatched even by the capital. Emperor Longchang had lost most of the taxes and grain from the south of the Yangtze River, and had suffered three consecutive years of disaster, leaving the treasury with little left.
Wei Ling had secretly contacted Xue Ziyi. Emperor Longchang had been cutting supplies to his armies year after year. Even his own Black Panther Army was no exception. While Xue Ziyi couldn't completely control the Black Panther Army, he still held a significant position within it.
Moreover, Xue Ziyi and Wei Ling may appear to have nothing to do with each other on the surface, but in reality, they have a very close relationship behind the scenes. Emperor Longchang would also delay some things that were difficult to cut, such as military pay.
That's why Wei Ling urged Emperor Longchang to pay the Black Tiger Army's salary first.
Su Jixiang then sighed slightly, "It's better to be careful."
"I know." Wei Ling responded.
"So according to what you said, His Majesty deliberately sent Princess Anle to Zhanghua Palace?" Su Jixiang thought for a while and asked.
"That's probably right," Wei Ling said. "Zhanghua Palace and the Upper Study are both places for government meetings. Even the Empress isn't allowed to enter without permission, let alone Princess Anle. Even if she's favored and can move freely in the harem, why would she go to Zhanghua Palace? So I don't think Your Majesty has any good intentions."
"I want you to divorce me?" Su Jixiang thought about the events at the Hairpin Flower Banquet and the current situation, and smiled. "Is he going to marry Princess Anle again and become your Majesty's nephew-in-law?"
"He's dreaming!" Wei Ling stretched out his long arms, pulled Su Jixiang over and held him in his arms, "Don't even think about it! It's impossible!" After saying that, he rubbed against Su Jixiang's shoulders like a big dog, "I'm not his servant who can do whatever he tells me to do! Besides, my wife is the best in the world, why should I look at others? I'm not crazy!"