Chapter 142: Defenseless
"I really can't see it, it turns out that this Cheng Jinzhi is so powerful, not only was the always indifferent King Yan captured by her, but the young master of the Gu family never forgot her, and now he actually involved another King of Jin. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info This woman is really not simple. ”
Soon after the crown princess left, Empress Zhao's Feng Jia came to visit the East Palace.
At this time, the inner hall, which was originally a mess, had been cleaned up by the palace people.
Empress Zhao sat on the soft floor, and took out the bird's nest white fungus soup she had boiled herself in a celadon white bowl and handed it to the prince, with a slightly tired haggard state between her slightly wrinkled eyebrows.
As the biological mother of the crown prince, her biggest vision in this life is to be able to see her son who she wholeheartedly supports successfully ascend to the throne and sit on the throne.
But now, Gao Heng, who she regards as the biggest threat on the road to the prince, has not been affected by this incident, and his favor and treatment seem to be more close to the prince.
This time, the crown prince was reprimanded by Emperor Zhou in the court, and was not only punished to stay in the East Palace to meditate on his own mistakes, but also could be in danger at any time because of the robbery case of the criminal department.
As a mother, she is naturally complicated and bored, and Emperor Zhou has never been to Zhenghe Palace in the past few days, so she has not slept well for several days.
It wasn't until he heard about Cheng Jinzhi and Gao Xun from the prince's mouth at this moment that he eased his mood a little.
"Yes, the third brother really married a powerful character this time. ”
The prince stirred the spoon and ate two bites of bird's nest, his words were full of schadenfreude and mockery, and his emotions calmed down a lot compared to before.
"Queen Mother, you say, what kind of expression would he have if he knew that he was wearing a green hat by his most trusted sixth brother?"
"Oh, no matter how big-bellied a man is, no one will be able to swallow this breath when he sees that his beloved wife has a leg with his trusted brother. ”
Empress Zhao's eyebrows moved slightly, and a sinister smile rose at the corner of her mouth.
"Let's ignore whether there is something between them for the time being, since we have been seen by our people by mistake and should not be watched, we can use it to make an article. ”
When the prince heard this, he approached and probed: "What does the queen mother mean, to magnify this matter and make it known to everyone?"
"Not bad. As the saying goes, people are terrible, and three people become tigers, you must know that rumors can kill people. ”
Empress Zhao's eyes turned slightly, and the sinister meaning in her eyes was even worse.
"Although this King of Jin has no city on weekdays, he is idle, and he is not afraid. But don't forget that his biological mother, Concubine Li's father and brother, still have a place in the court. It is precisely because King Jin has been following King Yan all the year round that these officials have all moved closer to King Yan one by one. If these two people can turn against each other, they can also weaken the power of some Yan Wangfu. Besides, King Jin is now assigned to marry the princess of Nanchu, what will he think if this rumor reaches the ears of your father?"
"Interesting, really interesting. The prince pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled strangely, "It was precisely because the third brother's mansion was heavily guarded and it was difficult to send someone to infiltrate, so I casually put an eyeliner in the Jin Palace." I didn't expect to be able to find out about any confidential matters, but I didn't expect to get such a surprising news this time. ”
As he spoke, the prince put down the dishes in his hand, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, but after a short silence, a look of worry appeared on his face.
"But the queen mother, the top priority is not to think of a way to hit that Gao Heng first. This time, the father and emperor re-handed the case of the Criminal Department to the Soul Slaughter Division for review, if they really found out anything, I am afraid that the son will be in great trouble. What's more, Cheng Yan, the old fox, resented me for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge last time, and he had deliberately distanced himself in private. Erchen also heard that his missing children happened to be rescued by Gao Heng, and if he took the opportunity to get closer to Gao Heng at this time, it would be even worse for us. ”
The prince tightened his cheeks at this point, his face sank, and he sighed heavily.
"I really didn't expect to encounter such a bad thing near the end of the year. ”
"Alas, it's also to blame that we were too negligent at the time, thinking that we would definitely hit Gao Heng this time, so we wanted to abandon the car to gamble on it, but I didn't expect that we would be planted by ourselves. Empress Zhao frowned, "This incident should also be a lesson, in the future, we must be cautious again and again, step by step, and we must not make such a mistake again." ”
"Erchen understands. ”
After hearing the queen's words, the prince lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head, and secretly complained about himself in his heart.
However, when he raised his eyes again, he saw that Queen Zhao's face was silent, her eyes flashed, and she seemed to have a plan in her heart.
"Chen'er, this Cheng Yan, we have to keep it no matter what. It's just that if you threaten Concubine Lan again, even if he is forced to cooperate with you and me again, he is still in Cao Ying's heart and Han, and he will not sincerely assist you. Only if we have something more substantial in our hands, we will give him a taste of sweetness, not to mention that he will die of death, but at least we will not let him move Gao Heng's mind again. ”
"Oh, it seems that the queen mother already has an idea in mind. ”
When the prince heard this, his eyes rolled, and his face showed a hint of joy.
In addition to Cheng Yan's three daughters and a young son, his eldest son Cheng Xuan is still unmarried. In the past few days, I happened to hear rumors that Mrs. Cheng was looking around to choose a good wife for this son. ”
Empress Zhao said unhurriedly, raising her eyebrows slightly.
"Therefore, I am going to marry the daughter of your second imperial uncle, that is, your cousin, the county lord of Lingrong, to his eldest son. ”
"The queen mother said Lingrong?"
"Yes, your second emperor uncle has always been on our side, and Cheng Xuan is the eldest son of the Yasukuni family, as long as I explain the situation, he will definitely not refuse. Although Cheng Yan's eldest son is not as favored as the younger son, in the end, he is the son and grandson of the Cheng family, and if there is no accident in the future, he should be the heir. If we let Ling Rong marry here, it will be equivalent to marrying their Cheng family, and this relationship is much closer than before. ”
Empress Zhao smiled, got up, and slowly paced around a few steps before continuing: "Besides, his son married the county lord, and he can be regarded as stepping into the royal family with one foot, and if he wants to gain a foothold in the court in the future, with the royal power behind him, it will naturally be much easier." Cheng Yan is a smart person, everything is based on interests first, this family business has the best of both worlds, he should not refuse, that Mrs. Cheng wants her son to become a Chan, and she will be full of promises. ”
"In this way, it is really the queen mother's wisdom. ”
The prince's heart moved, and he also stood up, and hurriedly bowed to Queen Zhao in an exaggerated manner.
When he raised his head again, there were already a few sinister smiles in the corners of his eyes.