amaotonovel Chapter 229 Promotion
Chapter 229 Promotion
Liu Musheng stood frozen in place, unable to recover for a moment.
He only went into the palace and knelt and waited outside the Imperial Study for a long time, so how come the Third Prince was demoted as soon as he got home?!
"Something's not right here, is it? The Third Prince is His Majesty's own son."
How could His Majesty punish even his own son for the sake of the Liu family? Liu Musheng asked himself honestly, if it were him, he would definitely protect his own!
Liu Yuechu sighed, "I didn't expect my older brother to actually have some brains."
"They were forced into it, after all, your brother-in-law is currently favored by the Emperor, and the Liu family is willing to pay for the Ministry of Revenue... Moreover, there are court officials watching, so His Majesty can't be too biased." Her reasoning was quite convincing.
"But the head of the Imperial Household Department is still Eunuch Chang!" Liu Musheng already had a bad feeling about him, and even though he now had someone backing him up, he didn't want to see the old eunuch again.
"Don't worry, when you go to the Imperial Household Department again, he won't make things difficult for you. Or you can skip it and let Mu Chi go instead." Liu Yuechu didn't expect Eunuch Chang to be replaced; who knew who the new replacement would be?
Liu Musheng immediately handed the matter over to Liu Muchi, as he had no desire to have anything to do with eunuchs anymore.
"I'll rest for a bit. Mu Chi will go and treat Song Liu'er and Yao Wei to a meal at Guiyue Tower to reassure them. I'll talk to them again tomorrow."
Liu Yuechu had just caused a scene at the palace today, so she had to pretend to be "weak." Otherwise, if the Third Prince had just been demoted to a county prince, and she had happily gone to Guiyue Tower to eat and drink to her heart's content, Emperor Qixiao would not have let her off the hook, out of consideration for his unborn granddaughter.
Liu Muchi accepted the order and immediately went to carry it out.
Liu Musheng was also carefree. Now that things had finally come to an end, all he wanted to do was crawl back into his room, cover himself with a thick blanket, and get some sleep.
He's been so tired lately, his bones are aching.
"But you didn't throw up today?" He suddenly realized that his sister's condition was no different from usual.
Liu Yuechu touched her lower abdomen; her reaction today was really not that strong.
"You're forcing your mother to work so hard. The more she rests and recuperates, the more trouble you cause!"
Liu Yuechu gave a light rebuke, then said no more, leading Yuan Cuo back into the house, where the two were about to discuss some matters in detail.
At this time, Qin Muyan's demotion to a prince also shocked the major mansions in the capital, especially when they learned that Emperor Qi Xiao did it for the sake of the Liu family and Yuan Cuo, which was even more unbelievable!
There was no news from the residences of several important officials, including the maternal family of Consort Yu.
The Crown Prince poured himself a drink and enjoyed a delightful meal behind closed doors, not daring to be too ostentatious for fear that Emperor Qi Xiao would accuse him of gloating.
But the Crown Princess's family, the Pei family, were overjoyed.
That very night, Pei Chun followed Liu to the Liu family home, wanting to have a good drink with Liu Musheng.
Other residences that supported the Third Prince also began to waver, quietly discussing whether the Third Prince was about to lose power and whether their attitude should be made more ambiguous.
What surprised them even more was that the Third Prince, who was previously exceptionally intelligent and far more capable than the Crown Prince, had become increasingly timid and incompetent in the past two years, and had even been demoted by Emperor Qi Xiao because of the Liu family…
Was it because Emperor Qi Xiao had long wanted to suppress him, or because Emperor Qi Xiao valued the Yuan family and the Liu family?
This is a question that everyone is wondering about.
But they could never get the answer.
Because no one would know that Emperor Qi Xiao's anger was entirely due to the child in Liu Yuechu's womb... He had no idea that she was carrying a little granddaughter.
Liu Yuechu slept soundly through the night and woke up at noon the next day.
She was severely reprimanded by Yuan Cuo yesterday, and even Hou Lai was scolded.
After all, she really went all out for that role...
"Have Manager Yao and Song Liu'er come by? I slept too long today." Although she didn't suffer any physical harm from yesterday's outburst, she was indeed very tired.
In addition, I begged that guy to stop nagging last night, and I was so exhausted that I passed out.
Huajiao helped her up and brought her water to rinse her mouth. "The nanny told them to go ahead and get busy. They'll come back later. News came from the palace this morning that the young master has been granted the title of Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. The order was given directly to the Ministry of Personnel, without even asking the young master if he agreed."
"My son-in-law received the imperial decree and left first. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back to be with you early today."
Liu Yuechu paused for a moment, but it didn't surprise her.
Yesterday, Emperor Qi Xiao had already demoted Qin Muyan to a county prince, so he had no choice but to get his adopted son, Yuan Cuo, to do more things...
An emperor is an emperor; the concepts of sentiment and loyalty are utterly meaningless to them.
"Master is awake? The master just sent someone over, saying he'd come to see you later and specifically asked if you'd gotten up yet." Granny Fang was referring to Chen Zhongyao.
Liu Yuechu agreed, "Let Xia Zhi and Gu Yu fetch water. Brother, I need to dress properly." Otherwise, she would be scolded for being lazy and undignified again, and she was already tired of hearing it.
Gu Yu and Xia Zhi immediately got to work, while Liu Yuechu washed up, changed her clothes, and applied a simple makeup look.
When Chen Zhongyao arrived at the Liu residence, she had already instructed Granny Fang to prepare four of his favorite dishes.
Originally solemn, Chen Zhongyao's lips curled into a rare smile as he smelled the delicious aroma of the dishes.
"Eat first." He followed the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping.
Liu Yuechu nodded slightly, and the only sound during their meal was the clinking of chopsticks against bowls.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Chen Zhongyao sipped his tea. He carefully examined Liu Yuechu for a while, confirming that she was indeed not acting strangely. "Sure enough, women gain weight when they are pregnant."
Liu Yuechu: "..."
No wonder he's a bachelor; even with such great qualities, no one wants to marry him!
"Brother, did you come because of yesterday's incident? I didn't expect His Majesty to demote the Third Prince, and I really had no other choice but to make a scene in the palace."
She didn't want to hide Chen Zhongyao's true identity, except for Yuan Cuo.
Chen Zhongyao looked at her for a long time. "No one expected this... but I'm here to tell you not to slack off. His Majesty is doing this because he has something very important to entrust to Yuan Cuo, and it will be very difficult for you."
Liu Yuechu's mind also tensed up. "For example?"
“The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies is stationed in the capital, but the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies is required to travel to various places.” When Chen Zhongyao heard that Yuan Cuo had been granted a post, this was the first thing that came to his mind. “And you and the Liu family are the handles left in the capital. His Majesty will not agree to you following him, so you don’t need to have any ideas about it.”
Liu Yuechu subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, a slight movement that puzzled Chen Zhongyao.
Thinking she was worried about the child, Chen Zhongyao said, "His Majesty might not necessarily make things difficult for you. I'm afraid that Mingdao will come from the shadows. Don't underestimate the Third Prince, and don't underestimate the value of the Liu family."
"So what does brother mean?" Liu Yuechu preferred to be straightforward.
Chen Zhongyao said, "What I mean is, take this opportunity to take control of the Liu family's business, to the point where you can completely control it. If you can operate in the shadows, don't use brand names, and absolutely do not let outsiders interfere, including Liu Musheng. We can't let him run a business on his own; he doesn't have the brains for it."
After a moment of stunned silence, Liu Yuechu suddenly realized that Chen Zhongyao already knew that the Liu family had intervened in all the pawnshops in the capital...