Saying that, he moved to her side, and said: "There are many courtiers in Qiuyu, this is a grace to the courtiers, but I have never let the wife accompany me over the years, I think the mother might as well go and talk to her father, this time I allow a few courtiers' families to go with me, one can show my royal kindness, and the other can also relieve the boredom of the mother, what do you think?" ”

"Let the wife go with you?" Concubine Shu straightened up, "We have never had a precedent like this. ”

Hunting is different from summer vacation, this is just an activity of the royal family and the noble generals, and even the civil servants did not bring it with them, how could they think of letting the wife go with them? Don't say that there is nothing to do in such a place, but I don't care about this layer, there are so many courtiers and foreign men, and there are many inconveniences.

"It's not a violation of the king's law." King Chu said: "If there is no precedent, there is no precedent for Wenchen to hunt with him, didn't my father also bring Shen Mi?" And to say that it is inconvenient, the identity of the mother concubine is not more noble than that of the wife? Don't you go with you every year? The courtiers have a place for the courtiers to stay, and the concubines only have to stay in the palace, so how can there be anything wrong?

"Since you think that the concubines have a lot of eyes, then ask your father and the emperor to allow you to send a few courtiers and daughters together, so that you can not only win over the relationship with the courtiers, but also show the virtue of the father and the mother concubine."

Concubine Shu couldn't think of anything to refute. She glanced at him who was calm in front of her and said, "Why did you suddenly think of this?" Could it be that you were prepared? Who do you have in mind? ”

King Chu said: "I have already told my mother that Shen Mi is a very useful person for me. ”

"Shen Mi?" Concubine Shu thought for a while, "Then wouldn't it be better for you to win over Shen Guanyu?" ”

King Chu shook his head: "Shen Guanyu's strength is too strong, his foundation is too stable, he doesn't need any strength to stabilize the court, I think it's impossible to snatch him from his father like this." But Shen Mi is different. Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at Jinping in front of him and raised his lips, "He has great potential, and his intelligence is not inferior to Shen Guanyu, he is more suitable for me than Shen Guanyu." ”

Concubine Shu had to get serious, "What's the difference?" Shen Mi is the son of Shen Guanyu, and their father and son have always taken the same position. ”

"Of course not." King Chu glanced sideways slightly, "Have you forgotten, Shen Mi still has a daughter?" ”

Speaking of this, he stood up, and a touch of brilliance appeared on Ruyu's face, "Shen Mi only has Shen Yan, the only daughter, and loves her very much, she will be eleven years old after the New Year, I only have to wait for another two or three years before I can propose to Shen Mi, as long as Shen Yan marries me, does Shen Mi still have a reason not to help me?"

"As long as this family is formed, Shen Guanyu will not favor me, and at least he will not oppose me."

"You mean you want to marry Shen Yan?"

Concubine Shu couldn't help but stand up, her face was full of surprise, and a pair of moth eyebrows were also frowned, "That girl with sharp teeth and sharp mouth?" How can she be your princess? Did you know that if you become the crown prince, she will be the queen of the future! If she becomes the queen, what about your cousin?! I promised your uncle a long time ago! ”

"The mother is really confused." King Chu turned around under the curtain, and a trace of coldness appeared on his face, "Compared to the Shen family and the Yang family, who is stronger?" If it was enough for me to have my uncle to help me, then why hasn't he returned to Beijing on his own for so many years? If I don't get the help of the Shen family, I am destined to lose the support of most of the scholars and literati in the world, and in this way, even the storage position will become a problem.

"If I don't get the throne, everything will be empty! At this time, my mother did not support me in doing this, but instead used the marriage contract with me as a constraint, isn't it a sacrifice of the basics? I believe that my uncle will not want to give up his power and wealth in the end because of this oral marriage contract? ”

Concubine Shu was stunned.

She always thought that the crown prince belonged to her son, and she always thought that her daughter-in-law would be her favorite niece, but the king of Chu suddenly told her that there was a conflict, and she was a little overwhelmed.

She admitted that he was right, under the premise that the queen was not very wrong, the scholars of the world would only support the establishment of the prince and the heir. And even if it is Lichang, it will be the turn of the King of Liao instead of him first. It is precisely because of this that they put more effort into it than others, but if he becomes the emperor and his relatives become the Shen family, wouldn't this also be a loss?

"The mother concubine should understand that there is a sacrifice first." The King of Chu seemed to see her hesitation, and gently persuaded, "We must first fight for the storage position before we can find a way to cultivate our own strength." In fact, on the other hand, after Shen Yan married me, with the huge family power of the Shen family, I would not be too relieved to let the Shen family sit big. In the end, it is better to balance the Yang family and the Shen family. ”

When Concubine Shu heard this, her heart gradually settled down again.

She was silent for a long time, then looked up at him as full of jade, gradually regained her calm, and said, "Have you already fallen in love with that girl?" ”

The King of Chu laughed when he heard this, Xiao seemed to be even more handsome than her face, "She is lively and naughty, and she looks very good, I do like her." ”

Concubine Shu said: "But you also said that you like Sister Yun." "Sister Yun is the daughter of her brother Yang Mi.

"There are a thousand kinds of flowers in the world, and I naturally can't love any one of them." He smiled softly, and the light of the sky reflected on his face through the half-open window, illuminating the lighted half of his face clearly and clearly, and the backlit half of his face was dark and blurry.

Concubine Shu stood for a long time, finally sighed and sat back on the couch.

"If you have thought it through, how can I not listen to it? Now that the queen has been defeated so many times, no one in the court has said that the queen is nothing. It can be seen that she has been very successful in business over the years. What you said is right, if we don't pull the Shen family over, we will end up in a lot of circles. ”

Speaking of this, she raised her eyes and looked at the team under Dan Fan, "In this way, the purpose of asking me to ask for your father's grace is just to take Shen Yan and your father's favor to Shen Mi, which is not a problem." It's just that why are you so detouring, just ask your father to marry? ”

"The mother thinks too simply." King Chu said, "Think about it, in so many generations of the Shen family, have there been any concubines?" If it was so easy for the Shen family to marry their daughter to the clan relatives, they would not be so shy about getting involved in internal affairs. I have tried Shen Mi a few times, and he has been polite and unfamiliar with me.

"Even if my father refers to marriage, he has to discuss it with the Shen family first. First of all, the Shen family will not agree to this marriage, if they don't agree, how can their father be reluctant? Moreover, even if Shen Guanyu agrees, Shen Mi may not be willing. As far as I know, Shen Mi loves this daughter very much, what does it mean to marry me, first, to get involved in the palace dispute, and secondly, she will have to compete with my concubines for favor in the future.

"Even if I can guarantee that I will pet Shen Yan alone, how can they believe it? Therefore, it is almost impossible for a finger marriage to achieve its goal. And your son, I think I am not inferior to the men of the world, as long as I have the opportunity to get along with her, I am sure to impress her. Speaking of this, he couldn't help pursing his lips and smiled, "She's just a little girl, as long as she agrees with me in her heart, she will naturally fall in love with me."

"Shen Mi loves her daughter like her life, if she knows that she is not married to me, how can she be too persistent in the end."

His tone was as leisurely and steady as if he had told what had already been done, and he looked more and more gentle and elegant.

Such a man, whether he has this royal status or not, he is a man who is very noticeable when standing in the crowd.

How could such a man capture the heart of a teenage girl?

Concubine Shu sighed faintly, leaned on the couch, and said: "Now I finally know that your work has been useless all these years, no wonder you persuaded your father so hard when Liu Yan was arrested, and you blindly helped the Shen family to speak, and even condescended to personally escort the girl back, you have already thought about this step, right?" ”

The king of Chu smiled and said: "The mother concubine is wise." ”

Concubine Shu nodded thoughtfully, her face bright, and she could see that she had been completely persuaded by him.

She said: "Shen Yan's family background is good, and the Hua family has strong financial resources, so I'm afraid it can help you a lot." It's just that she's still young, and it will take at least two or three years before she can get married, and you have to find a way to hold her firmly during this period. However, I will also find opportunities for her to have access to you in the palace, so you don't have to worry about that. ”

King Chu walked over happily, "Thank you, concubine!" ”

Concubine Shu glanced at him, and couldn't help but purse her lips and laugh.

The rules on the autumn hunt are not hard and fast rules, this night the concubine prepared wine and food in the Yongfu Palace, and then presented the high-sounding reasons mentioned by the king of Chu, and the emperor responded with high interest.

The next morning, after the court, he called Wen Zheng, Shen Guanyu, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and Luo Chang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to enter the palace to discuss the matter. Fang Wenzheng has always been neutral in the dispute between the dynasty and the party, and the emperor's move does not hurt the etiquette law, and he has no reason to disagree. He had no objections, and the rest of the people agreed.

So the monarchs and ministers agreed to order Mrs. Liu Yaze Yu, Mrs. Shen Mi Hua, Mrs. Wei Guo, and Duchess Huguo to accompany them. Everyone can bring their children with them.

After the decree was issued, the emperor specially summoned Shen Mi to come forward and said, "Concubine Shu loves Ling Yan very much, you must bring her with you." ”

is not only the emperor's grace, but Shen Yan loves to go out, and Shen Mi has no reason to shirk.

When he returned to the house and told Hua's mother and daughter the news, Fahrenheit was very surprised, but Shen Yan was even more surprised than Fahrenheit.

Hua's surprise is nothing more than that this year, the emperor has become more and more aggressive, and Shen Yan is even more surprised that the emperor will specially tell Shen Mi. She and Concubine Shu met in the Empress Dowager's palace on the first day of the New Year, and there were sparks flying on that side, how could Concubine Shu love her?

However, she didn't get too entangled, with the emperor's favor for Shen Mi there, it was reasonable for Concubine Shu to say two words of flattery. R1152