After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 178 The Princess Has Plenty of Strength and Means

"That's unreasonable!"

After reading the handwritten letter from the princess that was personally delivered by the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, Patriarch Zhang's face turned pale.

"Marriage is the union of two families. The marriage between the Zhang family and the Song family was personally agreed upon by Lan Niang's mother and the Zhang family when she was still alive!"

"It's a formal marriage, with three letters and six engagements, and it's set in stone!"

"The Zhang and Song families have already made an agreement. We will wait until the two children grow up..."

Patriarch Zhang glanced at the Jingzhao prefect who was indifferent to his anger, softened his tone, and complained to others: "Mr. Prefect, you are also the parent official of our capital. Please judge. This eldest princess suddenly intervened and snatched my Zhang family's long-decided bride away. She insisted on marrying her to someone else. How can this be justified in the world?"

"Even if she is the eldest princess, second only to the emperor, she shouldn't disregard the law and morality, right?"

The prefect of Jingzhao remained indifferent and sat there drinking tea calmly.

Patriarch Zhang became even angrier.

His face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he even disliked the Jingzhao prefect who came to run errands and deliver a letter.

Fortunately, he still has some sanity.

He knew that he alone, even with the entire Zhang family, would not be able to shake the princess in the slightest.

At least it is unshakable now.

If he wanted to keep the marriage with Song Lan, he had to find some advantages in public opinion.

No matter how powerful the princess is, she can't ignore the people's grievances, right?

Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

Some things, as long as they are not made a big deal, no matter how you break the rules and ignore the laws, it is just that.

Maybe you don't even need to lift it high, you can just put it down gently.

But if it gets out of hand, that would be a different story!

If the people's hearts are unstable, they will be like an ant hole in a dam.

"My grandson has pity on me. He was misled by a thief woman in the past, and was usurped by the son of a bitch for more than ten years. Now he finally returns to his roots..."

When he heard someone mention Liu Tian's life story, Jingzhao prefect slammed the cup in his hand onto the table, his face instantly darkening. "Master Zhang, I'm giving you some face because we're both officials in the same court!"

He stared coldly at Patriarch Zhang: "Do you really think that the things you did in private are enough to conceal the truth?"

"I can turn a blind eye to your actions because of our friendship, and also because I have someone above me who allows me to pretend to be blind."

Patriarch Zhang's face changed drastically, and he stared at the prefect of Jingzhao with wide eyes, very surprised.

"Old man, there's no need for you to act pitiful and sympathetic with me."

Jingzhao Prefecture Yin laughed a few times: "This matter is not something I can decide. No matter how much you tell me, it will be useless."

"And I might as well remind you, old man, that today, I am here to deliver this letter to you, not to have the palace issue a direct decree to grant the marriage. That is the nobles, saving face for you and the Zhang family!"

"You think you are wronged? Do you want to use public opinion to suppress the nobleman?"

"I advise the old man to wake up and stop daydreaming!"

Jingzhao Prefecture Yin had a dark face and sneered: "Before you try to put the blame on others, you should also check if you are clean."

If the marriage was really granted directly by the imperial decree, people would inevitably make malicious speculations, saying that the eldest princess took advantage of her power to bully others and stole the love of her husband. The dirty deeds of the Zhang family would inevitably be revealed first.

At this time, the palace issued another imperial decree to rearrange Song Lan's marriage, which showed that the emperor showed sympathy for his loyal ministers.

As long as you work hard for the court and are loyal to the emperor, even if you die, your family, the court, and the emperor will still remember you and take good care of them.

Which loyal person would not work harder and serve his whole life as if he had been injected with chicken blood?

The prefect of Jingzhao did not need to explain this truth explicitly, as the old master Zhang also understood it.

When I thought about it, I naturally felt discouraged.

He understood what the Jingzhao prefect meant.

Princess, you are using courtesy before force!

If good talk and negotiation don't work, we can still use force and means.

It might also be possible to just destroy the Zhang family.

Think of it...