Chapter 427 Pei Yuanqi was demoted 2 levels
Gu Zizhan looked at King Rui quietly without saying anything else. Instead, he said to the servant standing by, "Go get a cup."
"As ordered."
After a while, the servant brought the cup.
Gu Zizhan didn't ask any other questions because he felt that his parents' feelings should not be interfered with by the next generation as they had been living together for decades.
Know each other better than he does.
Gu Zizhan accompanied Prince Rui and drank two more glasses of wine.
Although there were some snacks on the table, neither of them ate any.
After a long time, King Rui sighed deeply and said with a somewhat lonely look: "Zi Zhan, your sister has fallen into such a situation now, it's all because of my incompetence."
Gu Zizhan quickly shook his head and answered firmly: "That's not the case. My sister's affairs have nothing to do with you."
Prince Rui frowned and said in a heavy tone, "But your mother said, if I held the real power, how could the Duke's Mansion treat your sister like this?"
Gu Zizhan shook his head again and consoled him, "No, if you, father, also had ambitions, I'm afraid there wouldn't be the Rui Palace today. Father, you did nothing wrong."
A trace of doubt flashed in King Rui's eyes, and he asked uncertainly: "Really? Then your sister...will she blame me?"
Gu Zizhan shook his head vigorously and said affirmatively: "No, it is because of your wisdom over the years that the Rui Palace has been preserved until now. Those uncles who had ulterior motives did not have a good end."
"Father, you did the right thing. And you helped my sister the moment she got into trouble. Father, you are the best father in the world. If my sister wants to divorce, we will fully support her."
Prince Rui stared at Gu Zizhan, listened carefully to his words, and felt moved.
He knew very well that if he had not been forbearing and making concessions all along, the Rui Palace would probably have ceased to exist long ago.
And this intelligent son in front of me can actually understand my difficulties and give me such sincere support.
At this moment, he felt that his efforts over the years had finally paid off.
Finally, there is someone who understands my situation.
He is indeed his smartest son, and he sees things very clearly.
“But your mother always thinks that I am useless and wants a higher position.” Prince Rui shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"My mother is a woman, and she may not understand the political situation."
Prince Rui nodded and said, "Yes! I also know that she doesn't understand, but I have explained it to her many times, and she still doesn't understand. She also said that if she was going to be afraid, why would the eldest princess marry us."
Gu Zizhan couldn’t help but frown after hearing this: “This…” He was also at a loss.
Prince Rui continued, "In fact, the marriage between you and Princess Anping was proposed by the eldest princess. There is a big age difference between you two, and I have never thought about this marriage, let alone thought that the eldest princess would make such a request."
King Rui recalled what happened in the past and was full of doubts.
He has always been confused and puzzled about this marriage.
According to common sense, given the status of the eldest princess and Princess Anping as your Majesty's cousin, marriage between the two is the most appropriate choice.
After Your Majesty ascends the throne, Princess Anping will be able to ascend to the position of Queen, and the military power will be controlled by the eldest princess. In this way, there will be no need to worry about the outflow of power after you ascend the throne in the future.
However, the eldest princess betrothed Princess Anping to herself, and the reason behind this was really puzzling.
The two of them were not married, and King Rui didn't know the reason behind it, nor did he quite understand it. He just felt it was a little strange.
However, less than a year after Princess Anping and Zizhan became engaged, the princess suddenly disappeared.
This incident made him always feel that there was some conspiracy behind the princess' disappearance, but now Princess Anping is back.
Gu Zizhan said firmly: "Father, I will not marry anyone other than Xia Xia in this life!"
Prince Rui smiled slightly, with a hint of relief in his eyes: "Well, it's good for a person to have someone he deeply loves in his life. Father supports you, as long as you are happy."
"Okay, thank you father. Mother and the princess don't get along, so I will move out in the future." Gu Zizhan continued.
"Okay, just remember to come back and visit when you have time." King Rui nodded, thinking that this was nothing.
It would be nice if it were a little quieter this way.
"Well, father, you shouldn't drink anymore. Your health is more important." Gu Zizhan reminded with concern.
"Okay." King Rui replied.
Gu Zizhan stood up, helped Prince Rui up, sent him back to his room, and then arranged for the servants to serve him carefully.
Finally, he returned to the study in his yard and took out the photo in his arms with great concern.
Carefully place it together with things related to Xia Xia.
I kept them all, and then selected the first photo I took at that time and kept it with me.
The next morning
Because Gu Yichen has already investigated the truth of the matter clearly, both the entire process of the incident and the final result are extremely infuriating.
What happened in front of the Duke's Mansion was witnessed by many people, and everyone was talking about it.
Pei Yuanqi was originally an official of the fourth rank, but now he has been demoted to the fifth rank, which is equivalent to a direct demotion of two levels.
In the eyes of Your Majesty, how can a person who cannot properly manage his own backyard be competent in handling public affairs?
Duke Pei, a first-rank official, was also punished for this and fined one year's salary.
Although this meager salary is insignificant to officials, the issue of face is far more important than this.
At first, His Majesty had planned to wait until Gu Ziyan woke up and then let the two of them have a good talk. After all, divorce is not a glorious thing.
As the saying goes, "It is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a marriage." However, when he heard the result, he realized that King Rui and Doctor Hua were not exaggerating.
I couldn't help but feel angry. The Pei family, as a noble family, would actually do such an outrageous thing.
This made him extremely disappointed and angry.
I originally thought that noble families should have noble morals and upbringing, but now it seems that these people who have climbed up from the bottom are lacking in upbringing in their bones.
Do things without scruples and without considering the consequences.
Although the Rui Wang Mansion has no real power, it is still a member of the royal family after all.
After all, Gu Ziyan was his cousin, but now she was being treated so harshly, which was really unbearable.
More importantly, that child is their own flesh and blood! Such behavior is simply outrageous to both humans and gods.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. Then I thought about how Concubine Yi sometimes behaved without thinking, and how the whole family was exactly the same.
At this time, the emperor also became dissatisfied with Concubine Yi.
And Madam Pei had no idea how much trouble she had caused.
The instigator of this incident was Old Madam Pei. If she had not indulged Aunt Jiao without any bottom line, things would never have come to this point.