After Gao Zhen received the letter, he opened it and read it, and immediately took the letter to find King Guangping.

After listening to him, King Guangping said calmly: "The emperor will not let the queen get her wish, and the queen may not really want to choose a harem for the emperor." ”

Gao Zhen said: "Sister Zhao also feels this way, but she is worried that she is thinking too much. The son thought about it, and also felt that it was impossible to be generous to this point with the queen's personality. If she can tolerate other women interfering between her and the emperor's husband and wife, why should she make trouble to this point because she suspects the emperor? But since the five girls of the Fang family said that this matter was news from the Jiang family, it was most likely true. Or perhaps, this is just what the queen revealed to the queen mother, as for whether she really wants to do this, that's another matter. ”

King Guangping nodded and chuckled: "Actually, the queen is not stupid to do this, she has revealed her tone, but she has no will, so she is not accurate." If the imperial historians want to participate, it can only be regarded as a rumor, and the effect is much lighter. The queen can dismiss it with a light sentence. But the Qiu family was hit by a pie falling from the sky, and they were ecstatic somehow. At this time, if someone says that his daughter is not worthy of entering the palace as a concubine, his family will definitely jump out and fight. If someone pushes his daughter into the palace, then his family may belittle the girl at any time in order to step on his daughter's future opponent. Isn't the queen tantamount to adding a knife? This knife is better than the Xie family, because the Xie family will be concerned about the situation of the two princes, and they dare not provoke the emperor's anger lightly, and they also feel that the crown prince is about to be established, and there is no need to offend the courtiers, so they must be more restrained. In order to exclude dissidents, the Qiu family will not worry too much about sending women to the palace. In the end, those women who intended to enter the palace were trampled on, and they probably didn't have the face to climb the dragon and the phoenix anymore. The Qiu family acted excessively, provoked public anger, and maybe provoked the emperor's jealousy, probably too much to expect to be disappointed, right? ”

Gao Zhen smiled and said: "And the queen mother not only refuted the courtiers that she was too jealous. The statement that the emperor was not allowed to take concubines also solved all the women who wanted to enter the palace, and they had all the face, and others couldn't find anything wrong. After all, she never explicitly said that she would let the daughter of the Qiu family enter the palace. has never participated in the battle between the Qiu family and others, and can sigh, saying that he had the intention to choose a virtuous woman as a concubine for the emperor, but unfortunately there are all problems with the candidates, and she is so virtuous in vain. And the Qiu family suffered this dumb loss. There is nowhere to complain. If his daughter finally entered the palace, the emperor must not be able to look down on it, right? The daughter of the Qiu family is just a false name in the end, and the queen is still the queen in the harem. ”

King Guangping shook his head: "The emperor will not let the Qiu family girl enter the palace, he is not so unparticular, and any fragrant and smelly things are pulled into the palace." ”

Gao Zhen listened funny: "So in the end, everyone is a loser, is only the queen winning?" It's rare for her to be so smart. If she had been so smart before, she probably wouldn't have made trouble with the emperor to this field, right? After laughing, he couldn't help but shake his head again, "The emperor won't let her get her wish." ”

Compared with when she was only fooling around before, the queen's approach now seems to be really smart, but it is only relative. Such a superficial stratagem. Even a little girl like Zhao Xiu was vaguely aware of some clues, how could she hide it from the Queen Mother and the Emperor? Can they tolerate her being so foolish? really let her plan succeed, I'm afraid that the ladies of the official eunuchs in Beijing will be abolished, right? Can the courtiers still have no complaints? Even if you don't dare to say it, you will definitely have an idea in your heart. I can't help the queen now, and maybe it will be remembered on the crown prince in the future. The queen is happy herself, how can she ever think about her sons?

Besides, the emperor doesn't want to accept a concubine, so as long as he bites his breath and doesn't want to accept it, the courtiers will keep playing the book. That's for nothing, too. However, if the queen opens her mouth to accept people, it will be difficult to seal this opening. How can she guarantee that after adding concubines to the harem, no more princes will be born? There are not one or two smart and motivated princes among the princes who were born. Will it affect the status of the two princes? The queen originally bitten the Queen Mother, King Guangping and the Jiang family for the benefit of her eldest son, but now she is blind. It's really pitiful that the two princes have such a mother.

King Guangping also thought of this, but he just smiled: "The emperor has his own holy judgment on these things, let's just listen." Don't bother. As long as the emperor restrains the queen, what you are worried about will not happen. The Qiu family now doesn't even have the only official position, and no matter how much they want to make trouble, they won't be able to become a big climate. After we return to Beijing, let's go to see your imperial grandmother first, and make your relationship with Sister Xiu real. The emperor's family affairs have nothing to do with our palace. ”

Gao Zhen was a little happier, thinking of the chaos in the palace, he was not interested in caring anymore. If he hadn't been afraid of the prince, he would have thought of teaching the queen a lesson, but now he has to let her go, so let the emperor have a headache. In fact, he was quite happy to see that this noble uncle was worried about family affairs, but he couldn't punish the queen severely for the sake of his son. Who told this uncle to be always inexplicably suspicious, so tired that their father and son could not be stable?

Gao Zhen asked King Guangping: "Father, do you feel better in your eyes recently?" If the father can see when the son is married, then the son will have nothing to ask for in this life. ”

King Guangping listened to it funny: "You are so satisfied so easily in this life?" That's too boring. You are still young, you still have a long time to live, and there is still a lot to do, and it is impossible to say that you want nothing more. As for my eyes, although the recovery is progressing slowly, I can still feel that my eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and there is still a feeling of numbness from time to time compared to the old days. Dr. Ye said, this is the medicine that has taken effect, it is a good thing, let me endure it, if I feel pain, I will immediately tell him to know, and he will come to change the medicine and apply the needle for me. According to him, with this progress, in about a year and a half, I will be able to see things, but I may not be able to see as clearly as before. ”

Gao Zhen smiled: "As long as my father can see it." The son also knows in his heart that he should not expect too much. "Calculate the time, when he gets married, his father should be able to see it. Thinking about it like this, his mood suddenly jumped.

King Guangping could feel the joy in his son's heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly. He said softly, "I also hope to see the light of sight as soon as possible." My son marries a daughter-in-law, if you can't witness such a big event, and you will come to the Nine Springs in the future, how can you tell your mother in detail? ”

Gao Zhen hurriedly said: "Father is really, okay, what are you talking about?" ”

King Guangping smiled and didn't care. He didn't shy away from those words now. But this is his son worrying about him, and he will not refute his son's filial piety. changed the topic: "I just received the report from the people in Jining City, and the three rebellious families have been convicted, and the first offender has been escorted to Beijing." The third child of the Fang family can also be regarded as a meritorious service, although it is impossible to become an official again in the future. But he has taken off the hat of the rebel on his head, and his descendants want to be promoted to the imperial examination, so there is no hindrance. Fang Chongshan, the prefect of Jining, assisted meritorious, and when this term expires, he will definitely be promoted again. If it is the Shang family or other in-laws. Maybe he'll be transferred back to Beijing again. The Fang family is now considered to have completed its merits, and the remnants of the local sin are also being hunted. Jining is over, you can ask in a moment to see if the people who came down from Beijing want to go back with our fleet. We'll just wait one day, and we'll leave early the next morning. If they want to follow, let them hurry up and finish what they are doing. ”

Gao Zhen agreed, turned around and walked out of the cabin, and walked to the deck to prepare to go ashore, when he saw his little maid inkwell running over, holding a post in his hand.

Inkpool hurriedly saluted him. He came to his side, and while presenting the post in his hand, he lowered his voice and said: "Shizi, this is a post sent by the young master of the second room of the Zhong family, I beg Shizi to take the time to see it, saying that there is something very important I want to ask you for advice." ”

Gao Zhen raised his eyebrows and took the post.

The young master of the second room of the Zhong family refers to Zhong Yayue. When Gao Zhen passed by Jining last year, he had seen him once or twice, and he had the heart to lift him. Now I have come to Jining again. He had planned to inquire about Zhong Yayue's whereabouts again to see if the other party was still stranded here. Unexpectedly, before he sent someone to ask, the other party sent a post first.

That's fine, he also wants to ask Zhong Yayue what regulations he has for the future. Since last year's township test failed. This year is a regular course, and I will definitely try it again. Now that the autumn has just passed, I don't know what Zhong Yayue's results are, so I always have to ask. If you don't win, then you have to study hard for another three years, and if you are lucky, you will get it. Then it's better to go to Beijing with the fleet. Renting a house in Beijing, studying hard for a few years, if you can be admitted to the Jinshi, the second room of the Zhong family will really raise her eyebrows, and the old lady Zhong and the big house of the Zhong family don't want to take care of his brother and sister's marriage and future. They thought, and the Zhong clan would not allow it.

Gao Zhen read the post, Zhong Yayue asked him to talk to the teahouse near the dock, and the time was up to him, anyway, Zhong Yayue had already chartered the private room for two days. Gao Zhen thought about it, so he went to do the errand assigned by King Guangping first, and learned that those people in Beijing, including Fang Sanye, still had a lot of affairs that had not been resolved, although they also wanted to go back to Beijing with the ship, but they still refused bitterly. Gao Zhen didn't say much, but encouraged them, paid for two more tables, and turned away.

He went to the teahouse mentioned by Zhong Yayue, where he met his cousin, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year.

Zhong Yayue looks much better than when she first saw her last year, but she is thinner. There was a little restrained ambition between his eyebrows, and when Gao Zhen saw it, he had already guessed the answer: "Second cousin Qiufu is in high school, right?" ”

Zhong Yayue pursed her lips and smiled, and said politely: "Cheng Shizi's noble words, I am ashamed to accompany the last seat of the laurel list." ”

He said it sourly, Gao Zhen was amused when he heard it, and he didn't sarcastically mock him, just congratulated him a few words, and asked: "I don't know if my family knows this good news?" The second aunt is in good health, right? Even if there is still a little discomfort, after hearing the good news of the second cousin, he will get better soon. ”

Zhong Yayue listened, and the smile on her face faded: "Mother's body is still like this, and the doctor said that she can only recuperate." My sister and I worry all day, and we really don't know what to do. After the list was released, I had sent someone home to report the good news, and I don't know what my father said, but I will still be happy when I think about it. He had a new son not long ago, and he was happy, and now that he has received my letter, he will surely say that he is happy to come. ”

As soon as Gao Zhen heard it, he understood. The Zhong family is not yet stable, and the second master Zhong was originally still oriented towards his wife and children, but now that he has a concubine, I don't know if he has changed his original intention. (To be continued.) )