Chapter 1673: The Embroidered Uniform Guard handled the errand poorly

Half a month later, the Hou Fu and the Yu family officially married and set the marriage.

Immediately after, the Hou Fu began to prepare for Chen Mengzhao's wedding, ensuring the wedding would be grand and festive, without a single mistake.

Chen Xiaolan was also borrowed by the Hou Fu for a few days.

Chen Guanlou didn't understand why the Hou Fu wanted to borrow Chen Xiaolan, teasing the other party: "What does the Hou Fu not have, why borrow you?"

"You don't understand women's affairs!"

"How do I not understand! We have no parents, you are not a lucky woman, why call you to do it?"

"Naturally, there is a place where I am needed." Chen Xiaolan was mysterious and refused to say.

A few days later, Chen Guanlou knew the purpose of the Hou Fu borrowing Chen Xiaolan; it was to help check the two concubines who were accompanied when the two families met.

Regarding women's privacy, both families were decent people; the Hou Fu couldn't be in a hurry to check the two girls.

Chen Xiaolan, as a married daughter of the Hou Fu's side branch, this identity was more suitable. Even if she did something out of line, it could be understood.

What the Hou Fu wanted was out of line.

The Hou Fu had no opinion on the Yu family's legitimate daughter, and was even very satisfied. But for the two concubines who were accompanied, they were really not at ease. The concubine system was no longer popular. Noble families rarely did this anymore.

Xie Changling did this, and the Hou Fu had to guard against it, fearing that they would encounter a troublemaker who would harm the Hou Fu's inner residence.

Actually, a troublemaker would be fine; at worst, lock them in a separate courtyard and not let them out. What they feared most was encountering someone with deep thoughts and ruthless methods, stirring up the inner residence until it was bloody and causing heavy casualties.

Regarding the next generation of the Hou Fu, one must not underestimate the women in the inner residence.

Chen Guanlou knew the truth and was curious, finding an opportunity to ask Chen Xiaolan: "You also know how to read faces?"

"I don't know how to read faces, but I know how to read people. Your brother-in-law and I have opened a tea house for twenty years, welcoming and sending off every day, and I have seen thousands or tens of thousands of customers. Men and women, all kinds of people. Helping the Hou Fu take a look at two young girls who haven't left the boudoir is not a problem."

"Can the Hou Fu not find anyone else?"

"Definitely not as reliable as me. After all, I am surnamed Chen!" Chen Xiaolan was smug.

People of the Chen family are all proud of being surnamed Chen. Married daughters are no exception.

"Then what did you see?"

"I really caught a handle!" Chen Xiaolan was very proud. "That concubine daughter of the Yu family is quite honest, without much thought, and her body is also very good. The one from the Xie family has a lot of thoughts. It is said that the opportunity was snatched by her. Originally, the candidate set by the Xie family was not her; the day before the two families met, she calculated the girl who was set, and replaced her."

"This can also be seen?" Chen Guanlou was surprised and admired.

It was he who underestimated his eldest sister's ability.

Sin! Sin!

"Naturally, it can't be seen. However, she is a young girl after all, and cannot yet hide her joy and anger. I saw that her face was different, so I found an opportunity to test the Xie family's maid, and the little maid let it slip."

"And then?" Chen Guanlou was still curious.

He never looked down on women; look at how fierce the women in the inner palace fight. No one is born weak and unable to take care of themselves; ninety-nine percent are created by the environment!

Just didn't expect that a ten-year-old girl would fight so fiercely.

"I naturally told the Hou Fu the news I investigated. I heard that the Hou Fu demanded the Xie family to change people!"

The Hou Fu agreed to the concubines entering the mansion for the purpose of giving birth to children, ensuring the interests of both sides. Not to get someone with decisive and ruthless methods into the mansion, stirring up the inner residence until it was restless.

Chen Guanlou bared his teeth. "They are just concubines; does the Xie family have to? With the Xie family's family background, even if it is a concubine daughter, she can marry into a wealthy family as a legitimate wife. Why fight for the status of a concubine in the Hou Fu?"

"I don't understand either. But listening to the Hou Fu's meaning, concubines are different from ordinary concubines; their status is far higher than ordinary concubines. Even the children they give birth to have a status far higher than other illegitimate children. If the legitimate wife passes away, concubines even have a chance to be promoted."

"Could it be for the sake of plotting to be promoted one day?"

Chen Guanlou thought, if there is a chance to be promoted, if it were him, he would also fight for it. This is like having a chance to be Emperor; only a fool would give it up.

"I don't know this. Anyway, the Hou Fu has demanded to change people." Chen Xiaolan said.

Chen Guanlou understood in his heart; the Hou Fu's family style is still okay, and Chen Mengzhao is the clan son, the future successor of the Hou Fu, so it is normal to be missed by others.

The Hou Fu married the Yu family, and the Xie family even accompanied a concubine daughter as a concubine, which made Emperor Yuanding extremely dissatisfied, and even felt uneasy.

He vaguely realized that something was wrong, out of control.

After Zhao Jichong's reminder, he realized that Xie Changling and the Hou Fu had definitely colluded together.

These two families were always at odds during the late Emperor's time, and their relationship seemed neither far nor near.

Why did the two families suddenly choose to cooperate?

Marquis Pingjiang staying in the Northwest, did the two families reach any agreement privately?

He was very uneasy!

He called the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Yang Deguang.

"I ordered you to monitor the Xie Mansion and the Hou Fu; why didn't you report the marriage of the two families in time? When did these two families collude together?"

Yang Deguang was sweating profusely. "Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister was ordered to monitor the two mansions and did not find any abnormalities."

"No abnormalities, how could these two families collude together? The Yu family has always followed the Xie family's lead. The Hou Fu marrying the Yu family daughter is clearly to form an alliance with the Xie family. Such a big thing, I only knew about it until the news of the two families' marriage spread. You, as the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, failed to discover this situation in time; what use are you?"

Emperor Yuanding was truly furious, took down the sword on the wall, and swung it at Yang Deguang.

Yang Deguang was terrified, dumbfounded, subconsciously wanting to dodge, but eventually gave up dodging because of the suppression of Imperial power. He planned to take this sword head-on; if he was lucky enough not to die, it was his life.

He didn't expect that someone would save his life.

The Great Eunuch Liu Shun made a decisive decision and hugged Emperor Yuanding's legs. "Your Majesty, you must not! The Hou Fu and the Xie family are both noble families with deep foundations and many talents. Official Yang has never done intelligence gathering work before, so he doesn't know the importance and inevitably has some negligence. However, Official Yang's loyalty is unquestionable. At this moment, it is a time to use people; I hope Your Majesty will give Official Yang a chance to correct his mistakes."

Liu Shun was sincere, hugging him to death, using his life to protect Yang Deguang's life.

Yang Deguang was moved!

Eunuch Liu is a good person!

He misunderstood Eunuch Liu before!

This time it was indeed his negligence; he didn't realize the importance of the two families' marriage, ignored the influence of the two families' marriage on the court, and didn't specifically collect information in this regard.

He was indeed a novice; sometimes he didn't realize it, and he missed key information.

Emperor Yuanding was furious, but also realized that the cards he could use were not many.

Yang Deguang could barely be used, so he kept his dog life for the time being.

Clang!

The sword fell to the ground!

Yang Deguang's life was saved. ===== CHAPTER 1674 =====