Chapter 112: The Zhong Family's Calculations
After Gao Zhen finished reading the letter written by his friend Zhao Wei, he put the letter away, stood aside with his hands down, and waited silently for his father's instructions.
King Guangping took a sip of tea unhurriedly, put the tea bowl back on the small table beside him, Gao Zhen looked up, and saw that he didn't put the tea bowl outside the small table, and dropped the tea bowl, and his heart was at ease, so he lowered his head again.
King Guangping was silent for a while, and then said: "Although the letter is written vaguely, but the meaning is still clear, they are worried that I will feel uncomfortable in my heart, in fact, I am very happy in my heart, your fourth uncle does not seem to be obvious, in fact, he is a very smart person, this big Chu Jiangshan is in his hands, I can rest assured, and I am not afraid that there will be a gap between brothers, and from then on, it is stronger than others." ”
Gao Zhen said softly: "It's Mrs. Zhao who is too worried. ”
King Guangping chuckled: "It's not that she is too worried, but she just cares about me." Now that I am a wasted person, there are still people who are thinking about me, instead of rushing to the right place, and I am also very relieved. Zhao Jia...... The ancestors and grandchildren of the second house are all kind-hearted and benevolent people, if they return to the capital in the future, you can make more friends with his family. ”
Gao Zhen and Zhao Wei got along well, so he naturally agreed. But listening to his father's words, he couldn't help but want to sneer when he thought of the changes in the world's attitude towards their family after his father resigned from the throne and after the new prince was canonized. For the Four Emperor Uncles, his family of three is naturally close to and trusting, and he has never complained that the other party has taken over the crown prince, but he is a little glad that the other party has it, but those villains tend to be inflammatory. It's disgusting.
King Guangping smiled again and asked: "The letter said that their family has opened a new tea garden, and the new tea produced in the mountains and fields tastes good. Let me try it. Where is the tea? Go and get it, make a pot and taste it with me. ”
The two cans of tea were packed in small porcelain jars as white as jade, packed in a box, tightly stuffed with cotton cloth, and sent to Beijing with the letter, which was placed on the table at the moment. Gao Zhen learned tea art with his mother on weekdays, so he operated it himself. I opened the teapot and brewed a pot.
When the boiling water is poured into the pot, the fragrance of tea overflows, and the king of Quang Binh has a keen sense of smell. After smelling it, he suddenly perked up: "It's really good tea!" What is your name? ”
"It's called Qiangang White Tea."
"White tea?" King Guangping tilted his head, "Why such a name?" Could it be that this tea is white? ”
Gao Zhen's nose was sour, he held back, and replied calmly: "The tea leaves are verdant." Silver frost is hidden on the leaf surface. It seems to be lighter in color than other teas, and the tea soup is also bright. ”
King Guangping smiled: "I see. ”
When he drank the tea into his mouth, he praised it again: "This tea is no worse than the tribute tea that is used to drinking in the palace, and the Zhao family has this tea garden, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy." Talk to the head of the palace and ask where this tea is sold, and if it is not too expensive, buy some back. ”
Gao Zhen asked: "Tea from the Zhao family's tea garden." They don't lack these jars, why don't they tell Zhao Wei? ”
King Guangping shook his head: "His family is affectionate and righteous. I can't be cheeky enough to beg for his stuff. It's just a few jars of tea, and it doesn't lead people to gossip. ”
Gao Zhen hurriedly said: "The people of his family must not have such thoughts. ”
"His family won't, someone will." King Guangping's expression was very calm, "Your fourth uncle has won the throne, and he is careful, some people are unwilling in their hearts, and they can't get his handle, but they may be eyeing our palace." Even if I am already a wasted person, as long as my brother is on a business trip, your fourth uncle will be affected. Now that the big thing has not been accomplished, you can't make trouble for your fourth uncle. ”
Gao Zhen replied with a low head and took a sip of tea in silence. The tea is indeed very fragrant, but he is in a chaotic mood, and he has no leisure and leisure, and he doesn't think there is anything unusual about this tea.
When King Guangping heard that his son was silent, he enlightened him: "Don't feel wronged, it's all for the future." Bear with it for a while, and when your fourth uncle ascends the throne, we can breathe a sigh of relief. The children of the heavenly family were born to enjoy more wealth and power than others, but they couldn't sit in that position, and they were much stronger than others. I can only be the prince for a few years, it was my life, and I want to blame the person who plotted behind it, and it has nothing to do with your fourth uncle. Don't be jealous and hateful, and make yourself hateful. ”
Gao Zhen hurriedly put down the tea bowl and said solemnly: "My son doesn't dare, my son only has respect for the fourth emperor uncle, and he has never complained, and he is glad that it is the fourth uncle who sits on the throne." If it is replaced by other imperial uncles, the son does not know if he can save this life in the future, let alone live a peaceful birthday. The son is just ...... When I saw those villains who were alienated because our palace lost their storage positions, I was unhappy. ”
King Guangping smiled: "What's so upset?" That kind of person, your fourth uncle won't reuse it. "I just feel strange in my heart, is there still less of that kind of villain in the past two or three years? My son doesn't care much on weekdays, so why did he suddenly mention this?
He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Has your mother returned?" Since your grandfather went, there have been many things in the palace, and your mother's health is not very good, and she has not been back to her parents' house for a while. ”
Gao Zhen's face sank, and he naturally guessed that this was his father whitewashing the peace. The most typical example of the villain who tends to be inflammatory, is the Zhong family.
When the emperor was still the crown prince, everyone felt that his throne would sooner or later be ceded to King Ying, and he was not optimistic about his son. Guangping Princess Zhong was originally a virtuous woman, and there was nothing to fault with, and her father could also be called a righteous gentleman, but unfortunately his old man is now dead, and the Zhong family is the brother of the Zhong family. This uncle is not a bad person, but he can be mediocre, and he is a little soft-eared, and under the influence of his wife, he is more and more enthusiastic about power.
When King Guangping was still the crown prince, he used the name of his sister-in-law to ask his brother-in-law for an official position. King Guangping knew that his ability was limited, so he found him an official position that was not up or down, but had no real power and no risk. He was not satisfied, and he started his nephew's idea again. Thinking that his brother-in-law is the prince, and if he becomes the emperor in the future, his nephew will also be the prince. If his daughter marries him, she will be the crown princess like her sister in the future. So he sent his daughter to the Zhong family every day to sell her. Zhong didn't want his niece to be his daughter-in-law, but he couldn't help Zhong Yazhi's well-behaved and sweet mouth, and he seemed to get along well with his son, so he began to have this idea. At this time, King Guangping was injured and blinded. lost his position and became an idle prince. The Zhong family retreated and no longer let Zhong Yazhi come to the door. didn't mention the engagement, and the side branch even intended to put her daughter Zhong Yaqing on the throne of the sixth princess, but Zhu Lifei was bent on finding a strong family for her son, so it didn't work out.
If the Zhong family has been alienated from the Guangping palace since then. Zhong also recognized the true face of his mother's family. Maybe the two families will be fine. It's just a joke from parents when the two children were young, and there was never really an agreement, who can take it seriously? But the Zhong family started to make a wall grass, the fourth prince Le'an Wang was the crown prince, he is the younger brother of the king of Guangping, the relationship between the brothers has always been excellent, and he himself has two sons. But he is too young, and his eldest son is five years younger than Gao Zhen. Zhong Yazhi is half a year older than Gao Zhen, and obviously has no hope of being shortlisted as a candidate for the imperial concubine. His family changed their minds again and brought up the marriage between Zhong Yazhi and Gao Zhen again, as if in the past two years or so, everything the Zhong family did was just a dream of the Guangping Wang family, and nothing happened.
Zhong is not a fool, she is already dissatisfied with her mother's family now, but it is just because of her mother, it is not good to quarrel with her brother. Today, Mrs. Zhong ordered someone to invite her daughter home to save her relatives, and I don't know what her idea was. Both the father and son of King Quang Binh were a little wary.
As expected by their father and son, when Zhong returned home, he held his stomach for a while, but he couldn't vent it, he was angry, and as soon as he entered the house, he lay down, pressed his chest and did not speak, and his face showed pain.
Yanxia Yanyun and other maids were so frightened that their faces turned white, and they hurriedly asked people to ask for a royal doctor, and reported it to the king of Guangping and the prince to know. King Quang Binh, supported by his son, came over to see his wife: "What's wrong with you?" Is it too hot and you are suffering from heat stroke? ”
Zhong had tears in his eyes, his face was flushed, and he wanted to complain to his husband, but he felt that his husband was already bitter enough, so why make him angry again? I just hid it, and said to myself: "I've lived in a simple house for the past two years, and I went out once by chance, but I'm not used to it, I must be tired, right?" It's okay, just call the imperial doctor to come and ask for some pills to eat. ”
King Guangping could not see the look on his wife's face, and when he saw that her tone was quite steady, he relieved his heart, smiled again, and said, "What am I talking about?" You just stay in the palace and don't go out, and you should take a walk in the garden when you are free, don't sit in the house all day long, and don't move at all. But if you are more active on weekdays, you will not get tired when you go out. Let your mother-in-law know, and worry about you again. ”
Zhong's tears fell all at once, but he forcibly didn't let her husband notice the abnormality: "I know, so is the prince, don't walk around on a hot day, if you suffer from heat stroke, the emperor in the palace will also worry about you." The prince also said that it is too hot in Beijing, please go to Xishan Garden to cool off, why don't you go? With me at home, you don't have to worry, just take Zhen'er over. ”
King Guangping smiled: "I know in my heart, you can rest for a long time, I'll go and see why the imperial doctor hasn't come yet." The subordinates secretly pinched their son, and Gao Zhen understood in his heart. Mother can hide from his father, but he can't hide from him, his eyes are good, how can he not see the tears on his mother's face?
King Guangping left, Gao Zhen sat down in front of his mother's bed, and said with a cold face: "Mother concubine tell her son the truth, is it that your grandmother wants you to do it for your uncle?" Or do you want to marry the Zhong family's cousin to your son? ”
Where can Zhong's tears be stopped? Choked up: "Don't care, with your mother here, you will never be wronged!" What your uncle can be an official is decided by the court, where can your father be the master now? Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince respects his brother, he is not an echo worm, and the Zhong family is just a pipe dream! As for your cousin of the Zhong family, although she is a good child, she has a bad mother who is not worthy of you. Whatever your grandmother says, I just won't answer. Your marriage, the emperor and your father are in charge, where is the turn of the Zhong family to speak? ”
Gao Zhen said in his heart, and the expression on his face became even colder. (To be continued......)