Not long after the Lantern Festival, Cui Keyin gradually spread in the palace that Cui Keyin did not like the Queen Mother, and said everything.

Among them, the happiest are Li Xiuxiu and Yao Shilang's daughter, the sixth miss of the Yao family, Yao Huidong.

In the afternoon of this day, Li Xiuxiu polished ink, Wang Zhe spread rice paper, and Emperor An was ready to paint. Just as he picked up the paintbrush, Wang Zhe said: "Does the emperor know what Yao Shilang and the old slave said just now?" ”

Emperor Zhi'an gave him a strange look.

Courtiers were not allowed to befriend eunuchs, and Yao Shilang did this, which obviously violated the ancestral system.

Wang Zhe showed an unfathomable smile and said, "Yao Shilang asked the old slave to be a matchmaker. The emperor guessed, whose son-in-law does Yao Shilang like? ”

Emperor Zhi'an showed a sudden expression, the two had private contact for the sake of the media, no wonder Wang Zhe dared to say this openly in front of him. Well, there's really nothing to avoid. It's just that the eunuch is physically disabled and is considered an ominous person, how could Yao Shilang ask him to be a matchmaker?

Li Xiuxiujiao smiled and picked up the conversation: "I don't know who Lord Yao likes?" ”

"No one can think of it." Wang Zhe said with a smile: "Yao Shilang wants to marry his daughter, Miss Six, to the prince of Jin as a side concubine, and beg the old slave to make a case in front of the emperor and ask the emperor to give him a marriage." ”

So that's the case, and it's no wonder. Emperor Zhi'an said: "You are also called a matchmaker?" ”

The matchmaker he clearly wants to invite is whether he is good or not.

Wang Zhe laughed dryly, Yao Shilang gave him a silver ticket of 1,000 taels for this matter.

Wang Zhe obviously discussed it with Li Xiuxiu a long time ago, and Li Xiuxiu added fuel to the fire beside him: "The concubine of the King of Jin has been decided early, but this concubine has not been decided. I know that the king of Jin doesn't like women. Those who don't know say that the emperor doesn't miss brotherhood. It is better to select the person who is the concubine of the king of Jin, so as not to be criticized by the emperor. ”

Emperor An was afraid of being impeached by the civil officials, and he had a shadow in his heart, and he always felt that the ministers would definitely speak ill of him behind his back. Li Xiuxiu's words reached his heart, and he stopped painting, and immediately announced that Zhou Heng would enter the palace.

After the family banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhou Heng found out that Emperor An had inadvertently said that Cui Keyin was reading a book when he was sick, which made the Empress Dowager unhappy and deliberately snubbed Cui Keyin.

He discussed it with Cui Keyin, and they all thought that they didn't need to pay attention to it. Some things get darker and darker. If you don't explain it, it will slowly fade over time.

Rumors outside only circulated among the harem and officials' ladies. Zhou Heng didn't know very well.

After entering the palace, Emperor An went straight to the point and said: "I want to give you Yao Shilang's daughter as a side concubine, can you agree?" ”

Zhou Heng shook his head: "No." Mrs. Yao once mentioned to Lord Cui's wife, Jiang, that she would marry her daughter to Cui's family as a daughter-in-law. was rejected by the Jiang family on the grounds that the eldest son Cui Muhua wanted to wait for the title of the gold list before saying that he was pro. The younger brother is a clan. How can you marry a woman who is rejected by the minister as a side concubine? ”

He is the Wenzong bloodline. Honorable status. A woman who can't even look down on the third-grade waiter and doesn't want to marry as a daughter-in-law, how can she become his side concubine? If the family affair is successful. Where is the royal dignity?

Emperor Zhi'an was surprised and said: "There is still such a thing? ”

"yes." Zhou Heng affirmed.

In fact, this matter is purely false. Yao Shilang likes him, Zhou Heng knows it, and he mentioned it once at the end of last year, but it didn't work out. Now that the old thing is brought up again, Zhou Heng can't help but be disgusted, so he simply gives him a salary from the bottom of the kettle. As for whether this will ruin Yao Huidong's reputation, it is naturally not in his consideration.

Emperor Zhi'an glanced at Wang Zhe and said, "You ask Yao Shilang to find a scholar and marry his daughter." ”

Wang Zhe responded, anyway, Yao Shilang said that no matter whether it is successful or not, a thousand taels of silver is his.

Li Xiuxiu came up with tea, looked at Zhou Heng with a smile, and said, "Lord Wang, please drink tea." ”

In the past, when Zhou Heng entered the Qinzheng Palace, Li Xiuxiu only peeked at him in the dark, and the more he looked at it, the more he loved him, and the more he looked at it, the deeper the hatred in his heart, but he never dared to show it.

At this time, thinking that Cui Keyin had Yao Huidong as an opponent, he was happy in his heart, and he wanted to see Zhou Heng's expression in person, so he went to the teahouse to make tea.

She was disappointed, and Zhou Heng's expression was flat. Turning his head to look at Wang Zhe, Wang Zhe glanced at her.

Didn't say yes? She was furious in her heart, and she was very vigilant in hiding her thoughts, and bowed her head and withdrew.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the news that Yao Shilang was going to give his daughter to King Jin spread out. Unlike last time, this time, everyone said that Cui Keyin lost the favor of the Queen Mother, and Miss Yao Jialiu would definitely get what she wanted.

Aren't all mothers-in-law like this, dissatisfied with the daughter-in-law that Ming Media is marrying, so she will take a concubine for her son and share the favor of her daughter-in-law. The Queen Mother is the mother of a country and a woman, so she is naturally not exempt from vulgarity.

This word was passed on, and it came to Cui Keyin's ears.

At this time, it was February, and the spring season was about to begin, Tang Lun was going to participate in the township test, and the big Jiang family and the Jiang family were busy. Candidates have to eat, drink, and sleep in the examination room for three days and three nights, and there are too many things to prepare.

Tang Lun was full of confidence, and praised Haikou in front of Cui Keyin: "You wait, I will definitely come back with a top prize." ”

Cui Keyin looked him up and down and said, "He looks good and has hope." ”

Don't think that Cui Keyin is joking, in addition to doing a good job in strategy, candidates also need to look at their appearance. During the Wenzong period, there was a huiyuan, that is, the candidate who was rated as the first place by the examiner in the examination paper, and because his appearance was not as good-looking as the third place in the palace examination, Wenzong appointed the third place as the champion.

Cui Keyin, who heard the rumors, didn't take it to heart.

It was Zhou Heng, who was shocked when he heard that Cui Keyin learned about this.

He rushed to Xinglin Hutong and told Cui Keyin the whole story of the incident, and said: "I swear to God, I really don't have a good impression of Miss Yao's family." ”

"I know." Cui Keyin nodded and said, "If you agreed, the holy decree would have been issued a long time ago." ”

Zhou Heng only felt relaxed, and said with a smile: "Those who know me, only Keyin." ”

Cui Keyin said: "I also know that before Yao Shilang asked Wang Zhe to mention this matter in front of the emperor, Zeng Toma Liang mentioned it in front of the Queen Mother. At that time, the queen happened to be present, and the queen said that Miss Yao was fine with everything else, but she was older. The Queen Mother wondered if Miss Yao had a secret illness, otherwise why didn't she say kiss at the age of seventeen, so she didn't agree. ”

Zhou Heng opened his mouth wide and said, "Who told you this?" ”

Cui Keyin smiled and said, "You might as well see if there is a candidate of her age in the sect, and set her marriage, so that she won't have to stare at you every day." ”

Zhou Heng thought for a while and said, "She likes to be a side concubine so much, it's better to marry her to the second brother." Tomorrow I will enter the palace and talk to the Queen Mother. ”

Zhou Kang, the king of Chu, the second son of Wenzong, was only one year younger than Emperor Zhi'an, and was already the father of two daughters.

Cui Keyin asked: "Can the King of Chu be favored by the Queen Mother?" ”

"It's hard to say." Zhou Heng said: "His biological mother is Zhaoyi, and she died in childbirth when she gave birth to him. His father took pity on him for being born without his biological mother, and persuaded his mother to take him to Kunning Palace to raise him. The queen mother was not happy at first, but later after her father's repeated pleas, she reluctantly hugged her to Kunning Palace. It's just that when he was four months old, he was raised by a nursing mother on the grounds of lack of energy. ”

Being able to be educated in the Queen's Palace will become the capital when competing for the throne. The Yang family naturally hopes that their biological son can succeed to the throne smoothly when he grows up, so he is very exclusive of Zhou Kang, who was born to Zhaoyi. (To be continued......)