The father of the lord of Lingrong, King Gao Zhan of Qi, was one of the few surviving brothers of Emperor Zhou and the imperial uncle of Gao Heng. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But over the years, although he has kept to himself on the surface, and only wants to live for his old age, he has always secretly supported Queen Zhao and the crown prince, which is equivalent to a person who stands on the opposite side of Gao Heng.

Although his relationship with Gao Heng is not too stiff on weekdays, he actually doesn't like his daughter and Concubine Hui to be too close to Gao Heng's mother and son.

But this Lingrong County Lord is lively and friendly by nature, because his biological mother has passed away a long time ago, he has been fond of Concubine Hui since he was a child, and often walks around her palace, but his relationship with Queen Zhao is a little estranged.

It is precisely because of this that Empress Zhao was resentful, so she thought of marrying the lord of Lingrong into the Cheng Mansion, so that she could use this chess piece to bind Cheng Xuan and restrain Cheng Yan, so that the entire Cheng family could be used for herself.

And as soon as he heard that the young and beautiful county master in front of him was actually his eldest brother Cheng Xuan, Cheng Jinzhi's hand holding the snack couldn't help but stiffen, and he showed an expression of disbelief.

If it were normal times, she would be fairly well-informed in the palace, and she might have heard of it a long time ago.

It's just that I've been busy quelling this rumor recently, so I don't have time to pay attention to these trivial matters.

Of course, Cheng Jinzhi didn't know anything about the relationship between King Qi and the crown prince who supported each other, and he didn't think about political conspiracy, but was simply surprised.

However, after the surprise, a strong sense of sympathy welled up in her heart.

The reason why she sympathizes is not because Lingrong County is mainly married to Cheng Xuan.

Not to mention how unsuccessful Cheng Xuan is in Cheng Yan's eyes, at least in Cheng Jinzhi's opinion, he is upright, approachable, dignified, and has no bad intentions.

If these two really get married, they will look like a good match.

What she sympathized with was that the county lord of Lingrong was about to go deep into the tiger's den and face the Cheng family, a nest of snakes and rats.

Not to mention anything else, just Zhang's vicious and mean mother-in-law, and Cheng Sujin, who has the same attributes as her mother, are enough for her.

"I really didn't expect that the one who was going to marry the county lord turned out to be my eldest brother. ”

Cheng Jinzhi smiled forcefully, elbowed Gao Heng who was sitting next to him, lowered his voice and complained: "Why have I never heard you talk about it." ”

"I only heard the wind slightly, and I wasn't sure who Ling Rong was marrying, so I didn't tell you. ”

Gao Heng said lightly, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes very quickly, and then he quickly returned to his calm demeanor.

Of course, he had long been aware of King Qi's position.

However, considering that Ling Rong is just a pampered and well-behaved county lord after all, and he has a close relationship with Concubine Hui, he has never been a person who likes to be angry, so he has always treated her as his own sister.

But now, after hearing that King Qi was going to marry her to Cheng Xuan, he had faintly realized that this family relationship, which was originally mixed with too many uncertain factors and was as thin as a cicada's wings, had begun to become no longer pure.

But in the final analysis, this is not about Ling Rong, but about the person who controls this marriage behind his back.

Concubine Hui was delicate, and naturally caught the worry that flashed in Gao Heng's eyes, and looked at the unaware Lingrong County Lord beside her, and a faint sadness flowed from the corners of her eyes.

"Jin Zhi, you are so good, what kind of person is your eldest brother?"

The county lord of Lingrong pouted and looked at Cheng Jinzhi, his tone became a little weak, as if he didn't have much hope for his future husband.

"Since he is the son of the prince of Yasukuni, who is an important minister of the court, will he be a lazy and domineering gentleman?"

"No, no, it's not what the county lord thinks. ”

Cheng Jinzhi hurriedly waved his hand to deny it when he heard this, but his tone was not categorical at all, but a little light.

She sneered at the Cheng family, and naturally wanted to tell the Cheng family's demonstrable evil deeds to the lord of Lingrong County one by one.

In this way, the county lord will definitely be shocked, and he will not marry, and he can be regarded as saving her from fire and water in disguise, so that she can be saved from the poison of Zhang and others.

But with Concubine Hui and Gao Heng present at the moment, she could only regretfully hold back this idea that had overflowed her head.

"My eldest brother has a good personality, a good temper, a good heart, and a good looks, and you are a good match for the county lord. The county lord has married, and he will not be disappointed. ”

Cheng Jinzhi said with a smile on his fingers, only feeling that he had praised Cheng Xuan to the sky, and when he turned around and waited for him to return with a beauty, he must take a good trick on him.

"Is it really that good?"

The county lord of Lingrong stared at Cheng Jinzhi suspiciously with big eyes, and compared with his previous dejected expression, he actually showed a trace of curiosity and expectation.

"If you don't, don't blame me. ”

Cheng Jinzhi muttered in his heart, nodded again and again with a sincere face: "Really, really, my favorite in our family is my eldest brother, because everyone else is not a good person." ”

Of course, Cheng Jinzhi did not say the second half of the sentence.

"Lingrong, don't worry, she won't lie to you about Jinzhi, you can spend the New Year with peace of mind and wait for marriage. ”

Concubine Hui kindly put her hand on the back of the county lord of Lingrong, the soft light in her warm eyes flickered, but there was a bit of heartache and unbearability floating in the depths of her eyes.

Being in both camps, she had long expected this day to come.

How could she not know the purpose and conspiracy behind this family business?

How could I have thought of seeing this heartless girl, who should have been carefree, just like this being treated as a pawn and a victim of this political conspiracy.

Hearing Concubine Hui say this, the county lord of Lingrong nodded lightly, and after taking a sigh of relief as if he was a little resigned, the corners of his mouth opened a slightly reluctant smile.

"But my eldest brother doesn't like to be bound and manipulated so much, would he really be willing to marry this county lord?"

Cheng Jinzhi held his chin with his hand and thought for a while, looking at Concubine Hui's expression of trying to forbear, he always felt that the atmosphere around him had become a little strange.

At this moment, as some uncatchable spiritual stars flashed in her mind, she suddenly realized that the marriage between the royal family and nobles may not be as simple as she imagined.

When he came back to his senses and saw Gao Heng staring at the side, he seemed to have something on his mind, so he stretched out his finger and poked his arm, and while Concubine Hui was taking a step to comfort the county lord of Lingrong, she whispered in his ear: "Do you think my eldest brother will agree to this family business?"

In fact, what she really wanted to ask was: "Is this family business Cheng Yan's conspiracy?"

Gao Heng turned his back slightly when he heard this, his eyes darkened, and a chill spread in his eyes. After a moment of silence, Fang coldly spit out a few words.

"He doesn't agree with the best. ”