Chapter 5: Five Incidents
"It turned out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Third Prince came over in person, no wonder I only saw the steward of the princess's mansion receiving them at the door."
When others heard Wen Jingshu's words, their faces were obviously stunned for a moment, but they immediately came back to their senses, and flattered Fu Hui with a smile on their faces: "I have long heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very close to the county lord, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its name, the birthday of the county lord, His Royal Highness the prince not only came in person, but also helped the county lord entertain guests, this is really ...... What a great honor! ”
Fleur wanted to deny it, but ...... If this is denied, it will not only slap the face of the eldest princess of Jinyang, but also the face of Wen Jingshu, who just spoke for her, she can only bow her head and purse her lips and chuckle. Only Fu Hui scolded Wen Jingshu fiercely in her own heart, holding the other party's hand, and unconsciously pinched it.
After entertaining these female guests, Fu Hui pulled Wen Jingshu to a secluded place, and couldn't help but lower her voice and blame: "Why are you talking nonsense, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Third Prince, when will you be a guest for me?" ”
"You, what are you afraid of, as long as you go and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out and treat you as a guest, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be?" Wen Jingshu disagreed, feeling that Fu Hui's reaction was a bit excessive, but seeing that Fu Hui seemed to be really angry that she made her own assertions, she had to explain in a whisper, "I didn't look at Ji Xiuying's arrogant appearance, it was really hateful, and I couldn't help but want to kill her arrogance." Moreover, haven't you heard that the Ji family intends to send her to the East Palace to be a good di, and they don't look at her face, don't you deserve it? Her Ji family, who used to be just a small general under your father, now dares to argue with you! ”
Xia Jue, the father of Furui, after the founding hero, is the son of the Xia family. He not only inherited the position of Xia Guogong back then, but also inherited the position of Xia Guogong along with Xia Jiajun, so he was awarded the post of generalissimo in the court. In that year, the Ji family, together with the three families of Qian, Li and Guan, was the four major generals of the Xia family, but Xia Jue's ability declined, and finally the Xia family army fell apart and was re-incorporated by the imperial court, and the three families of Qian, Li and Guan were replaced by others in the court, while the Ji family rebelled and set up their own door. The original Xia family army, among the four major generals in the current Yanzhen army, the Ji family is the most powerful, and Ji Donghai, the father of Ji Xiuying, is deeply respected by the emperor. Therefore, the status of the Ji family in the court is rising, and it is no wonder that Ji Xiuying has the confidence to dare to be so arrogant in front of her.
And the reason why Wen Jingshu and Ji Xiuying are so incompatible, in addition to the reason that she is angry, there is another reason, but now the position of the generalissimo of the Yanzhen Army is replaced by Wen Jinghui, the father of Wen Jingshu, and the other three are all under the jurisdiction of Generalissimo Wen, only the army under the Ji family, although it is also called the Yanzhen Army, but the generals below are calling themselves the Ji Family Army, and the clamor of calling themselves Ji Jiajun to the outside world is no longer a day or two.
It's just that this Ji Xiuying is going to enter the East Palace for Liangdi, but it is the first time that Fu Hui has heard it. She subconsciously glanced at Ji Xiuying, who was standing not far away, then looked at Wen Jingshu, and asked softly, "Why haven't I heard of this?" ”
"It was my aunt and my mother who said it, my aunt said that the old lady of the Ji family had not brought Ji Xiuying into the palace to ask to see her once or twice, as if the Ji family meant that if Ji Xiuying was allowed to enter the East Palace, Ji Donghai would be willing to follow his father with all his strength and support His Royal Highness the Prince...... It's just hubris! ”
The aunt in Wen Jingshu's mouth is the current queen's mother and the prince's biological mother, and the more she talks about the back, the more her voice becomes, and the light is almost inaudible, obviously afraid of letting others hear it again, after all, this matter is also very sensitive.
Furao listened to Wen Jingshu's words and nodded, but did not make a comment. She doesn't know much about court politics, but she also knows that the reason why her uncle is now serious or even intends to support Ji Donghai is because of the balance, but if Ji Donghai becomes obedient, it is estimated that he will not be able to play a role, so if the Ji family really has the intention of exchanging Ji Xiuying into the East Palace at this price, it will really be a big sacrifice.
But now there is no heir in the East Palace, if Ji Xiuying can enter the East Palace and give birth to an heir, the significance to the Ji family is indeed extraordinary, and it cannot be said that it is a completely loss-making transaction, maybe it is a profitable transaction.
The Ji family now seems to be an upstart and has a booming momentum, but everyone knows in their hearts that in the final analysis, it is just a second-rate family, and the Ji family really wants to be among the top families, and it is far from enough to rely on the emperor's weight now, and the fastest shortcut may be to take this harem road.
After all, the prince's status is as stable as Mount Tai, if Ji Xiuying really becomes the prince's good di, she will not give birth to an heir before the crown princess, and the prince will ascend the throne in the future, and a concubine will not be able to run away. Of course, the reason why the Ji family has such considerations, and the Chen family, the maiden family of the current crown princess, has become more and more ineffective over the years, that is, Fu Hui looks at it, and feels that the Chen family seems to be inferior to the Ji family.
It's just that Fu Hui doesn't want to laugh at the Chen family, after all, her Xia family, compared to the Chen family, is afraid that it is also eight catties and eight taels. When her grandfather passed it to her father, it was still the Xia family, but now she was defeated by her father, and she only kept the empty title of a grandfather of the country, but her father is still living in vain, and her brother ......
Furao sighed softly in her heart, if her mother was not a princess, their family would still be considered a relative of the emperor, and the queen mother and the emperor loved her and her brother very much, she and her brother, where did they get the confidence to be so swaggering outside.
To tell the truth, every time Fu Hui heard Wen Jingshu mention the Chen family, she inevitably had a feeling of sadness and sadness in her heart, of course, she also knew that her own love was actually sad and sad, her mother would always be her and her brother's dependence, and the emperor's uncle, who was in the prime of life, the prince's cousin, was the gentleest, for their family, she had always taken care of it, at least in this life, she was able to live peacefully under the care of her elders and brothers.
Wen Jingshu's words caused a lot of thoughts in Fu Hui's heart, Wen Jingshu didn't know, she saw that Fu Hui was listening to her words, just nodded and didn't speak, she couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said in a loud voice: "Fu Yuan, don't you really plan to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince over, let Ji Xiuying know, doesn't it make her more arrogant......
Wen Jingshu was a little anxious, and originally wanted to say a few more words, but at this time, the second lady of Xia Guogong's Mansion came over with Xia Qinglan, and she had to keep her mouth shut.
The old Xia Guogong has two sons, one grandson and one concubine, the son-in-law is Fu Yuan's father Xia Guogong, and the concubine is now the second room in the Xia Guogong Mansion, the eldest princess and the Xia Guogong live in separate mansions, and they will not care about the affairs of the Xia Guogong Mansion, and now the housekeeping of many things in the Xia Guogong Mansion is in charge of the second room Mrs. Zhang.
Coincidentally, the second aunt of Fu Hui actually has something to do with the Wen family, she is the niece of the old lady of the Wen family, but the two major in-laws of the Wen family today, although the Chen family and the Zhang family are in decline, but in the end, the relationship between the Wen family and the Chen family is closer, so the Zhang family is not very conspicuous.
When Zhang came over with his daughter, he didn't say a word, and he wanted to salute Fuyuan.
Where is Fleur willing to accept it, she turned sideways to avoid it, and stopped her in a loud voice: "The second aunt and cousin have tormented Fleur, we are a family, how can Fleur be the younger generation to accept this gift." ”
"Yes, although you are a junior, you are also the county lord."
Zhang had a humble smile on his face, although Fleur avoided it, but he still took his daughter to finish the salute uprightly, only after the salute, Zhang looked at Fleur and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "When I went out with Qinglan and Jiahe in the morning, Grandpa Guo seemed to have encountered something delayed, and the county lord was not in a hurry." ”
"Hmm." Fluff smiled and nodded, looking at the same as if it were unusual.
When Zhang said this, in fact, he struggled for a long time in his heart, because he was going to come to the princess's mansion to attend the birthday banquet today, and their second family got up early to take care of it. Xia Guogong is not in tune, which makes their second room also in a dilemma, if they follow Xia Guogong out, it is obviously late, so it seems that their second room is sluggish. But if he went out earlier than Xia Guogong, the eldest princess's family would be embarrassed.
After thinking about it, he finally had to go out, and as soon as Zhang saw Furui, he euphemistically explained this move.
Although Fu Yuan didn't seem to care, Zhang's heart didn't dare to really relax, thought about it, and whispered again: "Grandpa Guo attaches great importance to the county lord's birthday, and he prepared gifts for the county lord in the mansion early in the morning, and just wants to give the best things in the Guogong Mansion to the county lord." ”
Zhang's words are naturally false, if it weren't for the daily reminders of their second room, Xia Guogong would only be afraid that he would forget about Fu's birthday today, and the so-called gift was prepared by Zhang's people.
But when this false scene is spoken, the face of the Xia Guogong Mansion is good-looking, and the Furao and the eldest princess will be in a good mood, Zhang's naturally does not hesitate to speak, he only hopes in his heart at this time, the eldest brother in the mansion can be more reliable, the road has been paved, the hole has been repaired, don't drop the chain at the last moment, it is Amitabha.
It's just the opposite, here Zhang just finished speaking, at the gate, but there was a noise, this side of the women's resting place, in fact, from the gate separated by a long distance, the noise, bustling can still be noisy here, one of the loud voices listened, but the voice is very familiar, it is Fuhui's father Xia Guogong.
Zhang's complexion changed greatly, and Fleur's face couldn't see where to go at this time, her eyelids and eyelashes trembled, and suddenly her lips pursed, and she was about to walk towards the door, and at this moment, a short and thin little guy in Tsing Yi ran towards Fleur with a crying face, and when she saw Fleur, as if she had seen a big savior, she covered her mouth and lowered her voice, and shouted excitedly at Fleur: "County Lord!" ”
Fleur's footsteps stopped, turned to look at the little little girl Qingzhu beside her brother, her heart couldn't help but sink, she took a deep breath, and only whispered for a while: "You come with me!" ”
Every time, her brother caused trouble, and he didn't dare to sue her mother, so he always asked people to come to her for help.