42. Chapter 42
Liang Degui has been an old man who has been by Emperor Kangqing's side for more than ten years, if he talks about understanding the saint, I am afraid that there is no one else except him, at this time he heard the bad feelings from his words, and said with a smile: "Shengshang, as far as the old slave knows, this Lin family and Shandong Lin family are a branch, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion is originally the Shandong Meng family, and the Lin family and the Meng family are friends for a hundred years. And Mrs. Lin's mother-in-law and Mrs. Jia are also close friends of the boudoir, but there was no contact after the death of Mrs. Lin's mother. The Lin family and the Jia family also had a relationship when Jing'an Hou was dying, otherwise Jing'an Hou would never hide it from the saint. β
Emperor Kang Qing felt that his body was not so stiff, and waved his hand to stop, Liang Degui took a step back when he saw this, and stood behind him. I only heard Emperor Kangqing say: "Oh, the Lin and Jia families still have such a relationship, and the marriage between the Jia family and the Zhang family was also made by Mrs. Jia, right?" After speaking, his brows furrowed slightly, his face was thoughtful, and he didn't know what to think again? After a long while, he said: "This Rongguo Mansion was originally born in martial arts, and it is a martial arts career, but this Jia family is silent but has so many connections, and the old lady is really not simple." β
"The old lady was originally born in the Meng family in Shandong, and she was originally from a big family and had a wide range of contacts." Liang Degui said with a smile.
"In this way, it seems that Jia Daishan is determined to let his descendants abandon martial arts and follow literature." Emperor Kang Qing sighed. Although he has a taboo against Jia Daishan, his attitude of returning military power without hesitation also makes him feel more at ease, if the Jia family has no one to join the army in the future, it is a pity, and now most of the commanders in this army have passed the age of confusion. At most, it is good to be in the army for another ten years, but there are few suitable people to support it, and Emperor Kangqing is very worried about this situation. "I heard that Wang Hao's second son was a soldier under Jia Daishan?"
"Yes," Liang Degui replied, "The Wang family has always wanted to marry the Jia family, but the Jia family seems to be unwilling. β
"Oh, of course Jia Daishan, that old fox won't agree, he's long wanted to break away from the four major families. You go and let people stare at that king," Emperor Kangqing couldn't remember Wang Ziteng's name for a while.
"Holy Lord, Wang Hao's second son is called Wang Ziteng." Liang Degui reminded.
"Yes, let people stare at whether that prince Teng can become an atmosphere, and the Shi family, the Feng family's sons all let people watch, whether there are good seedlings." Emperor Kang Qing thought for a while and said: "Forget about the Jia family, since he wants to change the court, I will be this wicked person if I have to." After the Lin family returned to Beijing to let Lin Hai show filial piety, they stayed in the capital to participate in the township test, and they did not return to Gusu. β
"Yes." Liang Degui responded respectfully, and thought about the queen's side, whether to return to the saint. is in a dilemma.
Emperor Kang Qing saw that his left hand was unconsciously rubbing his cuffs, so he said that he was embarrassed: "There is something else that can't be said directly." β
"Holy Wisdom." Liang Degui said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the eldest lady of the Cheng'en Mansion came to Kunning Palace to ask for peace today, and talked with the queen secretly for most of the hour, and she seemed very happy when she left." β
"Hmph, I used to see her settle down to be the successor, but after only a few years, I began to get restless, thinking that I didn't know what her idea was, and I really couldn't do it." Emperor Kangqing slapped the fold in his hand back on the case when he heard this, and said angrily, "Go and spread the word and go to Kunning Palace for dinner today." β
"Yes." Liang Degui concluded from Emperor Kangqing's tone that he was very wary and wary of the empress. The emperor and queen are not as peaceful as they seem.
At three o'clock, Emperor Kangqing's dragon chariot came to Kunning Palace, and the queen greeted him outside the palace. Looking at the queen kneeling on the ground, Emperor Kang Qing was very emotional, remembering that she was also a delicate and pretty woman when she first entered the palace.
Emperor Kang Qing stepped forward and helped him slightly, "The queen is exempt." β
"Thank you." The queen got up in thanks, and the two entered the hall side by side. The palace people have already prepared hot water, handkerchiefs and other toiletries, and waited for the emperor and queen to wash before eating.
There is something in the hearts of both of them, thinking about how to open their mouths to probe each other, but the queen is not as good as Emperor Kangqing's deep breath, and she is a little absent-minded during the meal, and is in the eyes of Emperor Kangqing, and waved to stop Liang Degui on the side, "Queen, the food is not palatable, and you are still in poor health, and I haven't seen you eat a few bites." β
Hearing Emperor Kangqing's words of concern, the queen felt sweet in her heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, the concubines are all right, but now my sister-in-law came to ask for peace and said some things about the boudoir, and I miss it very much in my heart, so I don't have any taste." β
"Oh, Mrs. Zhang, please say goodbye, this is a happy thing, but why not even let you worry about the stomach and have no taste for food." Emperor Kang Qing smiled.
When the queen heard this, she was shocked, but when she looked at Emperor Kangqing's face, she had no inquiring color, her eyebrows were smiling, what she said just now seemed to be just a joke, and after thinking about it in her heart, Fang smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I asked my sister-in-law to help me inquire about the girl in the capital who is the right year for Zhen'er, Shengshang, Zhen'er is also sixteen this year, and it's time to marry the concubine." Seeing that Emperor Kangqing did not move his chopsticks again, the queen personally slapped the handkerchief and handed it over, and said lovingly: "The concubine also knows that Zhen'er's marriage is still the master of the saint, and she also knows that she will not wronged him." But I'm a mother, and I also want to know the character of my future daughter-in-law, thinking that I can't get out of those families, so I asked my sister-in-law to inquire first, and asked the saint to condemn her. Then he stood up and pleaded for sin.
"Alright, you get up first." Emperor Kang Qing took the tea handed over by Liang Degui, slowly dialed the turquoise and clear tea in the tea cup, looked at the tea leaves turning inside, and thought about how true and false her words were. "You are a mother, what kind of crime do you have, I don't know what Mrs. Zhang said about the girls of those families, I will also listen to it."
"Holy Lord, you also know that my mother's family background is not high, and I got a duke by the grace of the saint, and my sister-in-law can know how many girls from the family, but I just listened to the rumors outside, and it was not true. However, she mentioned to me the daughter of Rong Guogong, saying that she met on the way to incense, and she liked it very much. After speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Kangqing, only to see that his face had not changed, and continued: "Concubine, thinking that the girl Jia was born in the Guogong Mansion and married into the royal family, it is enough, but this age is a little young, and it does not match Zhen'er. β
"Jia Daishan's daughter, how old is this year?" Emperor Kang Qing asked.
"Holy Lord, Miss Jia is twelve years old." Liang Degui hurriedly stepped forward and replied.
"You're still a kid, and you're worried about it." Emperor Kang Qing put down the teacup, got up and said, "Okay, the queen still has a fold that has not been approved in the previous dynasty, so you can rest first." β
The queen hurriedly got up and saluted, "The concubine respectfully sends the saint." β
After Emperor Kangqing left, the queen wanted to have dinner with him suddenly, and then did not stay in Kunning Palace, such a thing is rare, and said: "Xianglan, what do you say the saint is here for?" β
"Niangniang" Xianglan hurriedly sent the palace maids in the hall out, and said: "No matter why the saint comes, Niangniang should be a meal." Now the crown prince is still deep in the emperor's heart, and it is better for the four princes to be quiet. β
The queen grabbed her hand, "You're right, I'm too anxious, and now I can only calm down." "Recently, because her son is about to reach the age of going to the palace, her heart has also floated, and she has done a lot of affection, I am afraid that it will make the saint suspicious, Xianglan, you spread the word to let the family go out to the outside world recently, and find an excuse to avoid the door."
"Yes, sissy."
Yangxin Palace, Emperor Kangqing thought about the queen's words, and had no intention of criticizing it, "You say, does the queen really want to match Jia Daishan's daughter to the fifth child?" β
"Old slave, don't dare to guess." Who in this palace doesn't know that the five princes and the crown prince are the best, and they think about the prince in everything. The crown prince is also more affectionate to the five princes than the other princes. If this queen wants to match Miss Jia to the five princes, it is equivalent to assigning the Rongguo Mansion to the prince's side, which is not beneficial to the queen and the four princes. Although the queen in the palace is virtuous and generous, she seems to be a parent and son to the prince, even more than the four princes and the six princes. This kind of talk can only be heard, it really seems that everyone knows how to do it.
"You old thing, I told you to say it, forgive you for your innocence." Liang Degui's cautiousness Emperor Kang Qing also knew it, and said with a smile.
"The minions obey." Liang Degui replied, "The eldest son of the Zhang family is fourteen years old, and he is a match for Miss Najia. He didn't say much, just the point.
"Yes, why did I forget that there is also the Cheng'en Mansion, they are in the same boat with the queen." Emperor Kang Qing also wanted to understand that the queen mentioned it in front of her today just to test his attitude towards Rong Guogong, which was really well-intentioned.
It's just that whether it is feasible for this fifth child to match Jia Daishan's daughter, Emperor Kang Qing seriously thinks about the gains and losses of this family business. This Jia Daishan is the prince of the country, and he supports the Beijing camp, if his daughter marries the fifth child, is this favor too much. If you don't marry into the royal family, let it marry with other families, but the candidate for this marriage has no military power, and if it is the four kings and eight dukes, it is better to give it to the fifth child to rest assured.
Simply whether it is the fifth child or Miss Jia is still young, it is feasible to wait for two or three years to talk about this marriage.
Jia Min didn't know about her marriage, so she was targeted by the two most noble people in the world. She goes to Rongguo's Mansion every day to either take care of the housework with Zhang Qiong, or read books and learn to be a female celebrity, or go to the old lady and his wife to ask for fun. It's just that I don't know why lately, she always feels that her wife's attitude is unusually enthusiastic. Although she also cared about her before, she hadn't reached the level of Cheng DΓΉ who was now shushing and asking for warmth, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Now she always guards her wife every time she goes to the main courtyard to ask for peace, but fortunately, her wife has just received a letter from Jia Zheng, saying that she will return soon. Mrs. was busy cleaning up Jia Zheng's yard, and she couldn't take care of her, so she was relieved.
The old lady came back from Shangxiang and preferred to go to the Buddha Hall, hoping that the Buddha would bless Jia Zheng's marriage smoothly and not make any waves, and the poem left by the temple has not been solved so far, Jia Daishan invited Qin Ziyi, but he failed to think through the mystery. And Qin Ziyi also let the gentlemen and students in the academy see it, but no one understood the meaning. The same is true for Zhang Changgong's side, and the people of the entire Hanlin Academy also see it, but they don't get anything. The old lady is even more frightened by the poetry fans, and now Jia Zheng is coming back, and this marriage is also going to be put on the agenda, I am afraid that it will be decided within this year, and I don't know if the Hou can promise to get married.