Chapter 135: Part 3 – Third-day Wash Ceremony (III)
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Having said that, Old Madam Cheng was slightly annoyed when she thought of the worry and anxiety she suffered until a short time ago. Qingfu Junzhu also lowered her voice and said, “That one dares to be so arrogant because of her strong backing. In my opinion, His Majesty is way too filial. The matter of disaster relief in Jiangnan is obviously the Crown Prince’s credit, but such great achievements were robbed by others in the end. His Highness’ months of hard and dangerous work have now become futile. This matter has become quite a topic in the female circle, and many felt sorry for him.”
Cheng Yujin avoided the dangerous topic as she responded, “The affairs of the court are not ours to comment on. However, since the person was recommended by Senior Grand Secretary Yang and was also approved both by His Majesty and the cabinet, his ability must be more than sufficient.”
Qingfu Junzhu curled her lips in disdain. Because the other people in the hall right now were all personal servants of theirs, she was not afraid of speaking straightforwardly, “If I have to say, Empress Dowager Yang has been stretching her hands too long. The women of the inner palace are not allowed to meddle with governmental affairs, but Empress Dowager Yang has always actively promoted her younger brother and openly supported her niece and grandniece. Not satisfied, she even pressured the Emperor to snatch away the Crown Prince’s credits. It’s too much. Pity the Eastern Palace for suffering such a heavy loss this time.”
Cheng Yujin simply put on a light smile in response, “It’s not true.”
Qingfu Junzhu and Old Madam Cheng were both stunned for a moment. Cheng Yujin added, her smile deepened: “We simply obeyed His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. How can this be a pity?”
What’s more, it was not the Eastern Palace that suffered the true loss.
Li Chengjing did hand over the credits of his hard work to others. However, no one didn’t know that Crown Prince had been robbed of his achievements. In terms of fame and popularity, this matter only boosted his name even further and also gained him a wave of sympathy.
On the surface, the Yang family seemed to be taking advantage , but in reality, what they were snatching was a hot potato. If the disaster relief ended well, everyone would think it was the result of the Crown Prince’s ability; if the opposite was true, then it must be the Yang family and their cronies who had wasted the hard work of His Highness.
In any case, the Eastern Palace would not be the one who suffer. However, the biggest gain was actually not this. Senior Grand Secretary Yang had enjoyed his current prestige and power for too long, during which he had made many enemies and accumulated many resentments. Him losing the public approval was just a matter of time, but this time, it was Empress Dowager who actually lost the support of her subjects.
It must be known that the foundation of the Yang family was not Empress Yang, nor was it the Second Prince or even Senior Grand Secretary Yang. It was actually Empress Dowager Yang.
Thanks to the last fiasco, it was now common knowledge that Empress Dowager was involving herself in governmental affairs and had put pressure on the Emperor by using her illness as a pretext. In the past, Empress Dowager Yang occupied the moral high ground precisely because she was the Empress Dowager. As the Emperor’s legal mother, morality and filiality naturally stood by her side. Not a small number of officials were old-fashioned Confucians, and they blindly supported Empress Dowager regardless of the facts. But now that the Empress Dowager had put on a fatal stain on herself, in the event that the Emperor and the Crown Prince were to do something about her in the future, those veteran officials could no longer raise a word of condemnation.
Empress Dowager Yang had lost public approval, and her reputation was now stained. This time, it was obvious that the Eastern Palace had scored a great win. Still, Cheng Yujin naturally would not explain these truths to Old Madam Cheng and Qingfu Junzhu, so she just smiled without saying a word.
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Having said that, Old Madam Cheng was slightly annoyed when she thought of the worry and anxiety she suffered until a short time ago. Qingfu Junzhu also lowered her voice and said, “That one dares to be so arrogant because of her strong backing. In my opinion, His Majesty is way too filial. The matter of disaster relief in Jiangnan is obviously the Crown Prince’s credit, but such great achievements were robbed by others in the end. His Highness’ months of hard and dangerous work have now become futile. This matter has become quite a topic in the female circle, and many felt sorry for him.”
Cheng Yujin avoided the dangerous topic as she responded, “The affairs of the court are not ours to comment on. However, since the person was recommended by Senior Grand Secretary Yang and was also approved both by His Majesty and the cabinet, his ability must be more than sufficient.”
Qingfu Junzhu curled her lips in disdain. Because the other people in the hall right now were all personal servants of theirs, she was not afraid of speaking straightforwardly, “If I have to say, Empress Dowager Yang has been stretching her hands too long. The women of the inner palace are not allowed to meddle with governmental affairs, but Empress Dowager Yang has always actively promoted her younger brother and openly supported her niece and grandniece. Not satisfied, she even pressured the Emperor to snatch away the Crown Prince’s credits. It’s too much. Pity the Eastern Palace for suffering such a heavy loss this time.”
Cheng Yujin simply put on a light smile in response, “It’s not true.”
Qingfu Junzhu and Old Madam Cheng were both stunned for a moment. Cheng Yujin added, her smile deepened: “We simply obeyed His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. How can this be a pity?”
What’s more, it was not the Eastern Palace that suffered the true loss.
Li Chengjing did hand over the credits of his hard work to others. However, no one didn’t know that Crown Prince had been robbed of his achievements. In terms of fame and popularity, this matter only boosted his name even further and also gained him a wave of sympathy.
On the surface, the Yang family seemed to be taking advantage , but in reality, what they were snatching was a hot potato. If the disaster relief ended well, everyone would think it was the result of the Crown Prince’s ability; if the opposite was true, then it must be the Yang family and their cronies who had wasted the hard work of His Highness.
In any case, the Eastern Palace would not be the one who suffer. However, the biggest gain was actually not this. Senior Grand Secretary Yang had enjoyed his current prestige and power for too long, during which he had made many enemies and accumulated many resentments. Him losing the public approval was just a matter of time, but this time, it was Empress Dowager who actually lost the support of her subjects.
It must be known that the foundation of the Yang family was not Empress Yang, nor was it the Second Prince or even Senior Grand Secretary Yang. It was actually Empress Dowager Yang.
Thanks to the last fiasco, it was now common knowledge that Empress Dowager was involving herself in governmental affairs and had put pressure on the Emperor by using her illness as a pretext. In the past, Empress Dowager Yang occupied the moral high ground precisely because she was the Empress Dowager. As the Emperor’s legal mother, morality and filiality naturally stood by her side. Not a small number of officials were old-fashioned Confucians, and they blindly supported Empress Dowager regardless of the facts. But now that the Empress Dowager had put on a fatal stain on herself, in the event that the Emperor and the Crown Prince were to do something about her in the future, those veteran officials could no longer raise a word of condemnation.
Empress Dowager Yang had lost public approval, and her reputation was now stained. This time, it was obvious that the Eastern Palace had scored a great win. Still, Cheng Yujin naturally would not explain these truths to Old Madam Cheng and Qingfu Junzhu, so she just smiled without saying a word.
Having said that, Old Madam Cheng was slightly annoyed when she thought of the worry and anxiety she suffered until a short time ago. Qingfu Junzhu also lowered her voice and said, That one dares to be so arrogant because of her strong backing. In my opinion, His Majesty is way too filial. The matter of disaster relief in Jiangnan is obviously the Crown Prince's credit, but such great achievements were robbed by others in the end. His Highness' months of hard and dangerous work have now become futile. This matter has become quite a topic in the female circle, and many felt sorry for him.Cheng Yujin avoided the dangerous topic as she responded, The affairs of the court are not ours to comment on. However, since the person was recommended by Senior Grand Secretary Yang and was also approved both by His Majesty and the cabinet, his ability must be more than sufficient.Qingfu Junzhu curled her lips in disdain. Because the other people in the hall right now were all personal servants of theirs, she was not afraid of speaking straightforwardly, If I have to say, Empress Dowager Yang has been stretching her hands too long. The women of the inner palace are not allowed to meddle with governmental affairs, but Empress Dowager Yang has always actively promoted her younger brother and openly supported her niece and grandniece. Not satisfied, she even pressured the Emperor to snatch away the Crown Prince's credits. It's too much. Pity the Eastern Palace for suffering such a heavy loss this time.Cheng Yujin simply put on a light smile in response, It's not true.Qingfu Junzhu and Old Madam Cheng were both stunned for a moment. Cheng Yujin added, her smile deepened: We simply obeyed His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. How can this be a pity?What's more, it was not the Eastern Palace that suffered the true loss.Li Chengjing did hand over the credits of his hard work to others. However, no one didn't know that Crown Prince had been robbed of his achievements. In terms of fame and popularity, this matter only boosted his name even further and also gained him a wave of sympathy.On the surface, the Yang family seemed to be taking advantage , but in reality, what they were snatching was a hot potato. If the disaster relief ended well, everyone would think it was the result of the Crown Prince's ability; if the opposite was true, then it must be the Yang family and their cronies who had wasted the hard work of His Highness.In any case, the Eastern Palace would not be the one who suffer. However, the biggest gain was actually not this. Senior Grand Secretary Yang had enjoyed his current prestige and power for too long, during which he had made many enemies and accumulated many resentments. Him losing the public approval was just a matter of time, but this time, it was Empress Dowager who actually lost the support of her subjects.It must be known that the foundation of the Yang family was not Empress Yang, nor was it the Second Prince or even Senior Grand Secretary Yang. It was actually Empress Dowager Yang.Thanks to the last fiasco, it was now common knowledge that Empress Dowager was involving herself in governmental affairs and had put pressure on the Emperor by using her illness as a pretext. In the past, Empress Dowager Yang occupied the moral high ground precisely because she was the Empress Dowager. As the Emperor's legal mother, morality and filiality naturally stood by her side. Not a small number of officials were old-fashioned Confucians, and they blindly supported Empress Dowager regardless of the facts. But now that the Empress Dowager had put on a fatal stain on herself, in the event that the Emperor and the Crown Prince were to do something about her in the future, those veteran officials could no longer raise a word of condemnation.Empress Dowager Yang had lost public approval, and her reputation was now stained. This time, it was obvious that the Eastern Palace had scored a great win. Still, Cheng Yujin naturally would not explain these truths to Old Madam Cheng and Qingfu Junzhu, so she just smiled without saying a word.
