SFS Chapter 177: Shake the foundation of the family!
Chapter 177: Shake the foundation of the family!
Ye Chen helped Qin Man put on her clothes, then took her in his arms and walked out of the room.
"Qiu'er, prepare the car and go find a veil."
Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu who was guarding outside the door.
Shen Qiu quickly followed the order and brought the veil hat.
Ye Chen put the veil on Qin Man's head with his own hands, but it was because Qin Man's face was not looking good at the moment. Qin Man would be his imperial concubine in the future, and she was also the daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an. If outsiders saw her hugging and embracing a commander of the imperial guards, rumors might spread in the future.
Moreover, as Ye Chen's woman, Ye Chen didn't want Qin Man to show up in public casually.
After Ye Chen took Qin Mang out of Yingchuan Academy and got on the carriage, Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu: "When we return to the palace later, tell the Queen Mother that I want to take Mang'er as my imperial concubine!"
Ye Chen's tone was more like a notification than a request.
Shen Qiu bit his lip and finally could only clasp his fists.
"Yes!"
The carriage quickly started moving towards the palace.
"Mian'er, come and drink some honey water."
Ye Chen picked up a jade pot, poured some warm water into it, and handed it to Qin Man.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Qin Man smiled sweetly, took the cup, and felt extremely happy.
Ye Chen looked at Shen Qiu who was sitting next to him, but he didn't blame Qin Man for not calling him husband.
"Your Majesty, the two people who drugged Miss Qin have confessed."
A member of the imperial guard suddenly came to the carriage on horseback. Shen Qiu quickly stood up and walked out to talk to him, then returned to the carriage and spoke to Ye Chen.
"So fast?"
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.
This speed is too fast.
They had just been thrown into death row and had only been tortured for an hour, and these two guys had already confessed everything?
Are the bones so soft?
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and said to Shen Qiu, "What did these two bastards confess?"
"They said they saw Miss Qin unconscious, so they helped her to the courtyard to rest. Then, His Majesty led his men in and rushed in."
Shen Qiu's face darkened slightly as he said, "But they completely deny drugging Miss Qin!"
"Oh, Qiu'er, don't worry about their nonsense. If they refuse to confess, I will torture them severely!"
"Also, find the boy in the academy who was instigated by them and arrest him for me. He is an important witness!"
Ye Chen snorted coldly. Zeng Hu and Ouyang Yu were still trying to clear themselves of the matter at this point.
It's simply whimsical.
How could Ye Chen let these two people succeed?
"Your Majesty, these two people on death row keep talking about their fathers and families, and they also say that the punishment should not be applied to scholars and officials."
"Bullshit! Torture them as hard as you can! Oh, and let the imperial physician treat their injuries first before you torture them. And have the imperial physician watch over them. Don't kill them!"
Ye Chen smiled coldly. Most of these scholars and officials came from aristocratic families, and he had long wanted to take action against these aristocratic families. He would not care about not punishing the scholars and officials, and would show no mercy at all.
"Yes!"
Shen Qiu immediately got out of the carriage to deliver the order.
And waited for Ye Chen to enter the palace in a carriage.
"Mian'er, you can rest in my bedroom today. Tomorrow, I will choose a palace to be your imperial concubine's palace."
In front of the Yangxin Palace.
After Ye Chen got off the carriage, he pulled Qin Man and said.
Hearing this, Qin Man's face flushed.
"Ah."
Ye Chen hugged Qin Man and walked into the Yangxin Palace.
Cheng'en quickly brought his men up.
"Remember, from now on, Meng'er will be my imperial concubine."
Ye Chen said to Cheng En and others.
"Slave waits to see the Imperial Concubine!"
Cheng'en and others immediately knelt down.
"what."
This was the first time Qin Man had encountered such a situation and she didn't know how to deal with it.
"Mian'er, let them stand up."
Ye Chen said so.
"Oh, stand up."
Qin Man nodded and tried to speak.
"Thank you, Imperial Concubine."
Cheng'en and others stood up one after another.
"Cheng'en, go to the imperial kitchen and have someone stew some chicken soup and prepare some tonics. Bring them to me and the imperial concubine at dinner time."
"Yes."
"Come, change my clothes, Man'er, you are still not feeling well. Cheng'en, help the imperial concubine to rest."
Ye Chen stretched out his hands and said so.
The palace maid immediately came forward and helped Ye Chen change his clothes. He quickly put on the dragon robe and the emperor's crown, and immediately exuded the domineering aura of an emperor.
When he changed his clothes and was about to go get intimate with Qin Man, Cheng En suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, someone from the Queen Mother's palace has come and asks you to come over."
"Oh."
Ye Chen frowned slightly, then turned to Qin Man and said, "Man, I have to go out for something first. If you need anything, tell Cheng En."
"Ah."
Qin Man nodded obediently. Although she was reluctant, she knew that Ye Chen had something important to do.
Ye Chen left the Yangxin Palace, got on the sedan chair, and went directly to the Kunning Palace.
When he walked into Kunning Palace, Su Mengjiao was sitting upright in the main seat of the hall. At this moment, she was wearing a golden phoenix-painted dress and a phoenix crown and bridal robe on her head. She exuded a noble and domineering aura and was extremely graceful.
Shen Qiu stood behind Su Mengjiao. When Ye Chen walked into Kunning Palace, she turned her head and looked at Ye Chen.
"Queen Mother, what on earth are you so anxiously seeking me out for?"
Ye Chen sat next to Su Mengjiao and asked with a smile.
Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen, opened her red lips and said, "Emperor, I have heard about what you did in Yingchuan Academy."
"That exam and scoring system you mentioned, could it be that you intend to implement it nationwide to replace the recommendation system?"
Su Mengjiao asked doubtfully.
"Haha, Queen Mother, I do have this idea, but we have to wait until the production of paper can be increased and promoted nationwide."
"Regarding the promotion of paper, I will have to leave the palace later."
Ye Chen smiled slightly and said to Su Mengjiao.
"Emperor, I have no objection to you leaving the palace. However, if you truly want to abolish the system of selecting talents from various regions, this move will likely anger the noble families throughout the country. Have you considered the consequences of doing so?"
There was a hint of worry in Su Mengjiao's tone.
This time, the interests to be leveraged are really too great.
This is uprooting many aristocratic families.
"Oh, Queen Mother, I have already thought of a countermeasure. Later, I promise that as long as you follow my ideas, there will be no bad consequences."
Ye Chen seemed full of confidence.
He did not intend to change the imperial examination system that had been implemented for hundreds of years immediately after promoting paper. Promoting paper was just his first step.
The most important thing is to enlighten the people and develop education.
Otherwise, even those who were selected through the examination and scoring system could only be those from aristocratic families, because most of the ordinary people in Dayu were illiterate.
Therefore, Ye Chen was not in a hurry to shake the foundations of these aristocratic families, and planned to take it step by step.