Zhao heard the news from her daughter, although she was not sure whether it was true or not, but she said in her heart that if it was true, then she would not have to go to great lengths to find a family affair for her daughter, and it would not be a good thing to come out in a hurry.

Don't lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds, in the end, it will be your own daughter. After all, as long as the marriage with the prince can't be completed, and then slowly choose a son-in-law who is fast in the dragon, then he can really choose a good in-law for his daughter.

Zhao secretly thought that whether this matter was true or not, it should always be a good opportunity. Although she has been with her husband for many years, she has a lot of relatives in the capital, and now she comes back to the capital, and the female relatives in the family often walk around.

The Zhao family deliberately released this hearsay news, and once it was spread ten or ten, it spread to hundreds, and the lord of Changle County was not born to Prince Mu, so it became a well-known rumor in the elite circle of the capital, and the initiator of the news is no longer known to anyone.

Of course, that's all for later.

The reason why Jiang Ling pushed the boat down the river to sue the Zhao family at this time was also because he saw the interaction between Zhou Chengwen and Zhou Changle with his own eyes, so he was sure that the relationship between the two was indeed not ordinary, not to mention that the county lord of Changle's thoughts about Zhou Chengwen were all written on his face, and it was difficult for her to pretend that she couldn't see it. She might as well help them.

The next day, Jiangfu ushered in a distinguished guest. It's none other than the third prince Zhou Chengzhi.

The Jiang family has been in Beijing for several months, and Zhou Chengzhi has not come to visit, but today he suddenly came to the door, and Jiang Hongwen was inevitably surprised. Zhou Chengzhi was calm and sent an expensive supplior.

"When I was entertained by Uncle Jiang in Yangzhou, I learned that my uncle was promoted back to Beijing, and I should have planned to visit him a long time ago, but I had to be in the military camp outside Beijing earlier, and I only took time to come today, and I hope Uncle Jiang will not be surprised."

Of course, Jiang Hongwen has a deep impression of this third prince, a few years ago in Yangzhou, he got along happily, and he saved his daughter's life, and he was grateful to him in his heart. It's just that he visited Yangzhou again last year, but because of his unusual closeness to his daughter, he had some discord.

Jiang Hongwen doesn't hate this prince, on the contrary, compared to his own prince's nephew, Zhou Chengzhi is more stable. It's just that he is Zhou Chengwen's uncle and the queen's brother. He doesn't know much about the things that check and balance the interests of the royal family, but now that he is an uncle, he still has to understand something.

Even if his daughter doesn't become the crown princess, it is impossible to marry this prince who has a heavy army behind her.

Jiang Hongwen smiled: "The third prince is polite, you come to the cold house, and it is shining." ”

Zhou Chengzhi sat down in the hall and turned his head to look around: "Uncle Jiang, why don't you see the two sons?" I also prepared gifts for the two sons, I wonder if they can look at it? ”

Jiang Hongwen said: "One of the dogs is on an errand in the Imperial City Division, and the other has joined the forbidden army, and now he is busy with official affairs and is not in the house. Your Highness is too polite, what do those two skin monkeys have to take to heart. ”

Zhou Chengzhi smiled: "I have heard that the two sons have entered the martial arts, but they are not like Uncle Jiang." ”

Jiang Hongwen smiled: "The two children don't like to study when they are young, and they can only be reckless." ”

Zhou Cheng knew: "Now that the martial arts are also promising, Uncle Jiang doesn't have to worry about the two sons." Besides, isn't Prince Jiang now Zhizhou in Yangzhou? ”

Jiang Hongwen couldn't help but smile when he heard him mention his eldest son: "Only Jiang Zhun reassures me the most." ”

Zhou Chengzhi pursed his lips and chuckled, and finally asked inadvertently: "By the way, why don't you see Miss Ling'er?" ”

Jiang Hongwen looked at him quietly, and saw that he seemed to ask casually, so he smiled and said, "Ling Er is not feeling well, and has been resting in the room. ”

Zhou Chengzhi's brows furrowed, and then he let go again, and said lightly: "It's also a coincidence, yesterday I took my eldest brother to play in Red Lotus Villa, and I happened to bump into my second brother and Miss Ling'er, so I remembered that I hadn't visited Uncle Jiang yet." However, after a quick glance yesterday, I didn't notice anything unusual about Miss Ling'er, could it be that she had just entered the capital and had not yet adapted to the climate of the north? ”

What he said was really an understatement, as if Jiang Ling was just a passer-by who met in Pingshui, and he was only a sixteen-year-old boy in the end, Jiang Hongwen also let down his guard, smiled and said: "I was a little uncomfortable earlier, but now I am much better, probably just because I was too tired to play with her cousin in the mountains yesterday." ”

Zhou Chengzhi smiled secretly, I don't know if his future father-in-law, who knew that his daughter had been with him in the cave for a long time, and let her witness her menarche, would be so angry that he would beat him to death directly.

Although he was secretly thinking about it in his heart, his face was still calm as usual: "It just so happens that most of the gifts I brought to Miss Ling'er are some supplements from my daughter's family, so it's better to give them to her now." ”

Jiang Hongwen didn't want Zhou Chengzhi to meet Jiang Ling, so he pretended to call out to the maid outside: "Xiaocui, Miss hasn't gotten up yet, right?" ”

I didn't know that the little maid was a girl who had no eyesight, and she was completely unaware of Jiang Hongwen's eyes, and said like a treasure: "Back to the master, Miss She has been up for a while, and she is embroidering things in the garden at this time." ”

Jiang Hongwen is angry.

Zhou Chengzhi said with a smile: "I still want to visit the Jiang Mansion, why don't I go to the garden and give the things to Miss Ling'er by the way." I wonder if Uncle Jiang will feel abrupt? ”

The prince of the family opened this mouth, he is a second-grade Shangshu, where can he refuse. Jiang Hongwen smiled dryly: "Your Highness is invited." ”

Zhou Cheng knew: "Uncle Jiang is busy with official business, so you don't need to entertain me, just let the maid lead the way, I still have some things to do, so I will leave after turning around." ”

Jiang Hongwen really had some important official documents to read, and when he said so, he didn't bother to be polite to him, and only ordered the maid Xiaocui, who had no eyesight, to entertain His Royal Highness the Third Prince.

The Jiang family's house in the capital naturally cannot be the same as Yangzhou, and the garden is just a small piece, walking on a small road, passing through the door of the Yueyue Cave.

Jiang Ling sat on the stone bench alone, afraid of getting cold because of the menstrual affairs, so he put a flannel cushion under his buttocks. She faced the door of the moon cave sideways, bowed her head slightly, and threaded embroidery on the bamboo bandage in her hand one by one.

Seeing this, Xiao Cui shouted: "Miss, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has come down." ”

Jiang Ling was taken aback, glared at the little maid, and his eyes fell on Zhou Chengzhi's face, who seemed to be smiling. Although it was not surprising that she saw him anywhere now, she still had some surprises at home.

Seeing Xiao Cui's excitement at seeing the big man, she got up and put down the things in her hand and saluted: "Ling'er sees His Royal Highness the Third Prince." ”

Zhou Chengzhi chuckled, pretended to cough lightly, and said, "My throat is a little dry, and I trouble Miss Xiaocui to pour me a cup of hot tea." ”

Xiao Cui nodded again and again, regardless of the fact that there was only a young lady here, and ran away.

Jiang Ling shook his head and smiled, and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi sat down on the stone bench and put the gift box in his hand on the stone table: "I came to visit Uncle Jiang and thank him for his care in Yangzhou. He raised his eyes to look at Jiang Ling, and the corners of his mouth pulled into a wicked smile, "It seems that you don't believe my words." ”

Jiang Ling also sat down: "Your rhetoric is just talking to my father." ”

Zhou Chengzhi narrowed his peach blossom eyes: "Then why do you say I'm here?" ”

His eyebrows and eyes were too delicate, and he couldn't say that he was looking at him like this, Jiang Ling's heart was also beating a little, and he snorted: "Why you know best here." ”

Zhou Chengzhi smiled: "Of course I know, I'm asking you if it's clear?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi in the previous life, in Jiang Ling's impression, was always an indifferent and ruthless face, where would he ever think of his appearance as a prodigal woman who was molesting, and glared at him dissatisfiedly: "You know how to bully people." ”

Her eyes seemed to be delicate and disgusted, and when she fell in Zhou Chengzhi's eyes, she inevitably had some thoughts rippling, and when there was no one around, she poked her head over and quickly kissed her on the face: "You know that I came for this." ”

Jiang Ling's little face turned a lot of red, and he said angrily: "Zhou Chengzhi, I ignore you!" ”

Zhou Chengzhi hurriedly coaxed her: "I just came to see you, do you still have a stomachache?" I asked the grandmother in the palace and said that it was best for the girl's family to eat these for menstruation. ”

Jiang Ling looked at the gift box he put on the table, opened it casually and looked at it, only to see that it was full of exquisitely packaged red dates and longan and other things that made great supplements, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't you feel ashamed to ask grandma about this?" ”

Zhou Cheng knew: "What's the shame of this, after all, I want to be a husband and a father, I don't have a father and mother to teach, is it difficult to ask a grandmother?" ”

Jiang Ling was slightly stunned, thinking of his father and mother who doted on him, and looked at him again, his heart was a little sour for some reason. After a while, she smiled and said, "My stomach doesn't hurt, it's not a big deal, and men don't need to know this, don't ask anyone else in the future." ”

Zhou Chengzhi smiled: "Then I'll ask you." ”

Jiang Ling knew that he couldn't spit out any good words in his mouth, and he didn't want to continue to be teased by him on this topic. After thinking about it, he whispered: "The matter that the county lord of Changle is not surnamed Zhou, I sued my mother yesterday." ”

Zhou Chengzhi was stunned, tilted his head and asked, "Why?" I don't think you just can't control your little mouth. ”

Jiang Ling said: "My mother doesn't want me to marry into the palace, and has been trying to find a way to stop me from having a relationship with the prince. But she is a woman in the back house, and there is really nothing she can do, so I told her about it. ”

Zhou Cheng knew: "You want your mother to spread the news?" ”

Jiang Ling said: "With my understanding of my mother, she must have a way to spread this news without revealing a trace." It won't be long before this rumor will definitely reach the ears of the Lord of Changle. ”

Zhou Chengzhi sneered and flicked on her forehead: "I have always treated you as a silly girl raised in the deep boudoir, I didn't expect you to be a little careful." I was about to say how to let Changle know about this first, but you did it for me. ”

Jiang Ling frowned: "But the county lord of Changle knows that this matter is really useful?" If she doesn't change her surname, my cousin still won't be able to marry her. ”

Zhou Chengzhi smiled: "Do you think Changle is favored, as long as she changes her surname, the emperor will promise her to be the crown princess?" Don't forget your good aunt, who has been plotting you to be his daughter-in-law. He waved his hand, "But you don't have to worry about this, I will naturally have a way to make my second brother have to marry Changle." ”

Jiang Ling looked him up and down: "Why do I think you are going to do something bad?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi raised the corners of his mouth: "Don't worry, I, Zhou Chengzhi, will definitely be a good person in this life." ”

Jiang Ling's apricot eyes widened incredulously because of his words, and he looked at him fixedly.