Chapter 153: Planning
King Qi often came and went in the princess's mansion, and he was very familiar with these maids of Princess Zhaoyang. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Bai Shao turned around and saluted, and said, "The maid sent Miss Xu away, and was about to reply to the princess." ”
"Miss Xu? But Tu Shanchang's great-granddaughter? ”
Bai Shao was surprised in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he replied respectfully: "Exactly, it turns out that His Royal Highness the King of Qi also knows." ”
Since that day after relieving Xu Wanzhen in Nanshi, seeing that Fan Bin was interested in her, King Qi inquired about it and learned about the recent situation of the Xu family. I never thought to meet her again in the princess's mansion, it seems that this Xu Wan really has some ability to walk around in front of the royal sister.
Princess Zhaoyang stood on the railing in the pavilion by the lake, holding a white porcelain spoon in her hand, scooping out fish food from the jar held by Yue Gui and sprinkling it into the lake. Koi fish of all colors rush to the surface of the water from time to time, and the droplets splashed from their tails reflect colorful light in the sun.
Seeing King Qi walking in a car, Mu Hibiscus stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Qi." ”
Princess Zhaoyang turned around when she heard this, and smiled brightly at King Qi, and said, "It turns out that the imperial brother is here." ”
With this smile bright, King Qi quipped: "The little sister has grown into a big beauty, I don't know what kind of man can get the blue eyes of the royal sister?" ”
Speaking of her marriage, Princess Zhaoyang said generously: "It won't be the Khitan King." She knew her mission when she was a child, and she was not surprised that her father made her reconcile. Now she is sixteen years old, physically and mentally mature, and has her own yearning for love, but she has not met the man who makes her happy.
Speaking of the Khitan, the King of Qi frowned and said: "The Khitan King is dead, and we must try to invalidate this marriage contract." ”
"How can the marriage contract between the two countries be easily annulled? The imperial brother does not have to worry about me, it is very unwise to anger my father and the emperor. If one day I really want to go to Khitan, I should go calmly. Princess Zhaoyang said calmly.
In this regard, King Qi could only sigh. Her father had a cold temperament and did not favor Empress Cao, and her maiden family, the Dingguo Mansion, kept to herself and restrained her light.
The crown prince is arrogant, if he successfully ascends the throne one day, where will they survive? The three brothers and sisters of King Qi, Princess Zhaoyang, and King Chu are secretly dormant and working hard, and now, there is a good time.
"News came from Jiangnan that the King of Qianyang disappeared in a fire, and his life and death were unknown. The crown prince has broken his wings by himself, brother Huang, can you attack? Princess Zhaoyang asked.
King Qi muttered, "I came for this purpose. Regardless of life or death, the King of Qianyang will not appear again, and only the crown prince will be left. But there are many princelings, and I always feel that there are people behind the rebellion of the King of Qianyang, and I am afraid that the abolished princess will not be at peace in the Taimiao. ”
Princess Zhaoyang said: "The abolished crown princess Jiang, my father has always been obsessed with her. ”
King Qi smiled bitterly, the Royal Taimiao belongs to the jurisdiction of the Zongren Mansion, and it is full of the hands of his father, he does not dare to insert eyeliner into it, and no one knows the situation inside. The Jiang family is the reverse scale of the father, if the matter of the King of Qianyang is really related to the Jiang family, then the father must know, what does the father think?
"What if the rebellion of the King of Qianyang is involved in the prince? We can cut off some of the princelings and replace them with our people. Princess Zhaoyang suggested.
King Qi shook his head slowly: "No, this matter will be stopped." The king of Qianyang rebelled, and there was no evidence that he was involved, and the prince was the most vigilant at this time, and if we attacked him at this time, he should have a countermeasure. If my father knows that we are being manipulated from behind, the consequences are unpredictable. I'm afraid that stealing chickens will not make rice, and I will scare snakes. ”
"It's a pity, but we are not full of wings, we can't afford to take this risk, and it is better to be still. In this case, it is better for us to intercede with our father and the emperor to protect the life of the prince of Qianyang, and it seems that he is brotherly and friendly. ”
"That's very good."
After the two brothers and sisters finished discussing the matter, King Qi's tone changed, and he asked with a smile: "By the way, when I came in, I saw Tu Shanchang's great-granddaughter, what is she doing here?" ”
"Brother Huang also knows Xu Wanzhen?"
King Qi recounted what happened in Nanshi that day, and said: "That Fan Bin is the righteous son of General Long, I know that he is young and heroic, and he is even valued by General Long, comparable to his own son. If Fan Bin can stand on our side, he will be one step closer to gaining General Long's approval. ”
Princess Zhaoyang is exquisite, how can she not understand this? asked with a smile: "Brother Huang wants to match this family business?" ”
King Qi smiled and bowed, and the folding fan in his hand gently tapped the railing, and said: "Although Xu Wanzhen is the daughter of a merchant, Tu Shanchang is a great Confucian in the world. Tu sacrificial wine, Long Zhenxi, if you can collect this article and a martial arts under your command, a big event is just around the corner. Speaking of this, King Qi looked into the distance, and there was an eager look in his eyes.
Princess Zhaoyang took a step back and saluted, "My sister is here to congratulate the imperial brother on all his wishes. ”
King Qi laughed and said, "It's far away, let's talk about this matter first, can the imperial sister help me?" ”
"Brother Huang rest assured, sister should do her best."
"Then Xu Wanzhen is here, but for her father's brother's case?"
Princess Zhaoyang smiled lightly and said, "Brother Huang, this is wrong, she came here because of a letter of recommendation from Shopkeeper Zhou. When she was in Yangzhou, she exposed Yin Chengye's disappearance of the woman, is the royal brother interested in hearing about it? ”
"Oh?" King Qi lightly palmed his hand with a folding fan and said, "There is also this matter, you can talk about it." ”
Princess Zhaoyang told Xu Wanzhen's deeds in Yangzhou City one by one, and handed the quill pen she presented as a gift to King Qi, saying, "With this thing, we can sponsor more poor students." ”
King Qi's eyes lit up, this is a good thing. As the saying goes, "it is difficult to produce a noble son from a poor family", pen, ink, paper, inkstone and inkstone cost a lot of money, and books are even more scarce, and it is difficult for a poor family to support a scholar.
With this quill, the consumption of pen and paper can be greatly reduced, so that more students can continue their studies.
The crown prince was the legitimacy of the Gaomang Dynasty, and in addition to the henchmen he had gathered, he had a group of important ministers who supported him. King Qi had to find another way to secretly support some talented teenagers for later use.
"Fan Bin and Xu Wanzhen, these two will not be put in the eyes of the prince, what he is fighting for are important ministers and magnates. But we are different, and these talents must be closed. "King Qi is determined to win to Princess Zhaoyang.
Princess Zhaoyang nodded, and the brother and sister laughed against the railing.
said that Xu Wanzhen left the princess's mansion and got into a carriage and went straight to "Splendid Notes". Not long after the Xu family arrived in the capital, there was a shortage of embroidery girls, and they still needed to start from the shopkeeper Yu.
When she arrived at "Splendid Notes", Shopkeeper Yu welcomed her to the backyard, and Xu Wanzhen asked: "Shopkeeper Yu, does the embroidery lady have extra manpower?" The silk flower has been approved by the princess, but the time is tight and there are not enough people. ”
"I wonder how many embroidery girls the eldest lady needs?"
"At least two are needed, and five can be safe." Xu Wanzhen reported the manpower she had calculated on the road.
Shopkeeper Yu had a difficult face, and said: "Now that the business of Jinxiuji has just picked up, at most one more embroidery girl can be transferred, and more will affect the business." ”