Concubine Lu Jifei endured vomiting blood and went back to the regent's mansion, and when she heard that the regent's handling of government affairs in front of her had just come to an end, she ordered someone to invite him back to the backyard to talk.

"Lord Wang, the concubine is guilty." The regent knew that the step-concubine was not an impertinent person, if she didn't have something serious, she wouldn't bother herself rashly, so she went when she heard the words, as soon as she met, Lu Jifei knelt down, and tears fell at the same time, and said, "The concubine shouldn't be patronizing Zhen'er's body, ignoring the marriage of the prince, so that the Dou family went to entrust Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Dongxing, and the concubine and the prince did not feel sorry for the eldest son of the prince!" ”

The regent's face was not good-looking: "The Dou family did it?" Who did this to you? ”

"The concubine didn't dare to ask, but the concubine had already promised Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Dongxing that when she came back, she would show the prince a famous lady." Lu Jifei bit her lip, as a stepmother, she has a biological son, and the son who was left behind by the former Yuan is still the son of the world, which is definitely not very pleasing to the eye.

But in delaying Gongxiangxiao's marriage, she was sincerely aggrieved.

Because as early as the year before last, she had tentatively mentioned this matter to the regent.

Of course, her purpose is to find Gong Xiangxiao's daughter from someone whose face is actually useless.

Anyway, I can't let this son get the help of a really strong wife.

As a result, the regent was good, and the sentence "The prince is still young, and he has no interest in making any moves, and he will wait for two years to talk about it", so it dragged on.

This is not her own son, and there is a bit of a thorn in the flesh, and the father of the family is not careful, and Lu Jifei is happy to pretend to be confused.

Therefore, Gong Xiangxiao's family affairs are hung up like this, if it is an ordinary family, the father and stepmother ignore it, and there are always other relatives who can't see it.

But the two generations of the Gongxiang family are withered, and they are too busy to take care of themselves as the Son of Heaven, and the nominal grandmother, the Queen Mother, is not a parent, and it is too late to feel sorry for her mother's family, how can she pay attention to the matter of a cheap grandson's wife?

The side branches are all local vassal kings, and they can't easily reach the imperial capital at all.

Even if you come to the imperial capital, you probably have to look at the face of the regent, where you dare to take care of the regent's affairs.

In this way, Gong Xiangxiao's marriage has dragged on so strangely - when the eldest princess of Dongxing mentions it today, most of the charges fall on Concubine Lu Ji's head!

Lu Jifei felt bitter in her heart, and when she told the regent, she couldn't help but bring the eldest princess, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess said that she would have to palm her eyes herself, if she wasn't really a favored famous concubine, she wouldn't agree." ”

"She's a married girl, so much busybody?" The regent had a calm face and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, you can deal with it alone." ”

Lu Jifei looked at his face and said cautiously: "Actually, the prince is indeed big, and it is time to look at it." It's just that if the eldest princess of Dongxing kindly reminds us and tells us in private, can we still delay the child? She wanted to mention it in front of so many people, and it was okay for the concubine to be ridiculed, but she was afraid that this move would be arranged by people and you, the prince. The eldest princess is also our aunt, and the concubine really can't understand this kind of thing. ”

"What's not to understand?"

The regent snorted and said, "It's just that I think Chunjia is a strange commodity to live in, and I want to use Gu as a raft...... The Wei family was also a famous family earlier, but it has declined a lot in the past two years. At this time, there was a Zhaorong, and when Concubine Xian stood in the palace, he thought he could tremble? ”

He kept his face calm and asked a few more details before turning to leave, saying that he would go ahead and discuss it with his staff.

Lu Jifei sent him away, and asked someone to send a letter to her mother's house, asking for instructions on what to do about this?

"Niangniang, don't worry, if the prince really takes the prince to heart, he still hasn't sent him a word to say goodbye?" The confidant came up with tea and persuaded her to relax, "You see that the prince just said that the eldest princess and the Dou family had nothing to do...... Even if this time, it's just pressure to choose a wife for the son, and most of them are just picking one at random. ”

"Anyway, the prince is usually so busy, since he doesn't care about the prince, can he still worry about it himself? It's not up to you to call the shots. ”

And if Lu Jifei gets the regent's words to marry Gong Xiangxiao, then there will be a lot of room for maneuver.

I'm not afraid that I won't be able to pit this eldest son.

"Alas, where is this one of my troubles?" Concubine Lu frowned slightly, although the eldest princess of Dongxing was angry, but she was embarrassed for a while, even if she was the eldest princess, her power was actually not as good as the regent palace, and she could still rush to the palace to teach her a lesson?

She was still worried about her father-in-law Lu Chuncao being stripped of his title.

And the battle between the regent and Junjia behind this, who will win or lose?

Lu Jifei's background is actually not bad, and she is also the daughter of an official eunuch, but she didn't grow up in the family, and she became a slave. Later, she was lucky to be favored by Lu Chuncao, and she was trained and raised as a righteous daughter, and by mistake she became the regent's stepconcubine - it was because she lost her innate glory and wealth that she couldn't stand to be downcast again.

In the past, the Ki clan was still there, and even though the regent and Junjia had fallen out many times, they finally compromised with each other in the face of a common enemy.

But now that the Ji clan has been destroyed, and the few remaining fish that have slipped through the net can't make any waves at all, where can the fragile alliance between the royal uncle and nephew continue?

The regent is at the end of his prime, but there is still no reliable heir who can give confidence to his subordinates, but Chunjia is like the rising sun. He is also the heir of Zheng'er Bajing to Xiaozong, and has the right to inherit the legal system recognized by the government and the opposition.

This made Concubine Lu Jifei very worried, everything about her came from Lu Chuncao and the regent, if these two were defeated in the court fight, then she and her son would ......

"Why don't you set a marriage for Zhen'er?" Lu Jifei even came up with such an idea, "Although Zhen'er is still young, you can make a decision first...... Choose a family that can keep Zhen'er safe even if something happens to the palace in the future? ”

…… The step-concubine is troubled here, but what is even more depressed is the prince Xiangxiao.

He didn't know that the eldest princess of Dongxing was "upset" for him, so he was called to the study by the regent and scolded, saying that he was useless and useless, and he didn't know how to work hard and make progress, even his uncle's family

Foolish and nosy don't know how to persuade a little, it will cause trouble to the palace!

scolded and scolded and scolded, and filmed the case to let him get out!

These are all in front of many servants and doormen, and some doormen in the middle can't see their eyes and want to persuade them, but they don't persuade them - this makes Gong Xiangxiao feel more and more humiliated, and he left with red eyes and clenched fists.

After leaving, he returned to his residence, and asked Dou Su to go to Dou's house to inquire, who went to find the eldest princess of Dongxing?

But the Dou family said that there was no such thing.

Although Dou Su's surname is Dou, as the heir of Princess Dou who married back then, he was a small servant for Gong Xiangxiao, of course, he was standing in Gong Xiangxiao.

After he finished speaking, he quietly said his speculation: "I don't dare to say it when I see that the prince is angry." ”

Gong Xiangxiao also thought so, he sneered, and said: "Although I know that they are careful about doing this, but my father and step-concubine have been in charge of my life's affairs for so long, and my uncle has asked my aunt and grandmother for help...... Sure enough, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather! ”

A few years ago, he felt that his status had declined after his step-concubine entered the door, and it was falling again and again.

But this is the first time that this idea has been directly spoken.

Even if there was a Dou Su in front of him, he couldn't help but persuade him to calm down with tears: "I know that the son of the world has suffered, but I really can't say this." Otherwise, if the prince hears it, he may not be ......."

"What can he do with me?" Gong Xiangxiao said angrily, "Could it be that you killed me?" Or do you want to abolish my position as the son of the world and give the public an earthquake?! ”

Dou Su couldn't think of anything to persuade him, and he had an idea: "Shizi, two days ago, there was news from Qi Gongzi's side, saying that Qi Gongzi has been recuperating a lot better these days, and he can already get up and walk around. Why don't you go and see him, and tell him about it by the way? Maybe Qi Gongzi has a good way? ”

“…… Brother Xinyun is like that now, but why should I ask him to worry about it again? Gong Xiangxiao shook his head without much hope, but because he was suppressed by the regent and his wife, there were few people under his hands, and now he felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't find anyone to say, so after thinking about it, he decided to go and see Qi Jiulu.

When he went, he was thinking, so he went to visit, at most he chatted about some gossip, and he didn't tell Qi Jiulu what he was worried about.

But Qi Jiulu was cleaned up by Yun Fenghuan since he was a child, and he noticed it not long after they met, so he dismissed him and asked, "The prince seems to have something on his mind?" ”

"It's a little thing, it's not worth talking about." Gong Xiangxiao evaded, "Let's talk about this tea, you don't know, this is a new tribute from the south......

He wanted to open the topic, but Qi Jiulu didn't cooperate, and said gently: "Does the prince have to meet me?" ”

Gong Xiangxiao hurriedly said that there was no matter: "Brother Xinyun's injury has not healed, so let's not talk about these things first." ”

"I'm not seriously injured anymore, but it's boring to be stuffed in the room all day." Qi Jiulu said, "If you can relieve the prince of the world from some worries, it will be more comfortable." Besides, when I first came to the imperial capital, it was all thanks to the support of the prince. Now I know that the son of the world has something on his mind, but I sit back and enjoy the thoughtfulness of the son, but what is it

？ ”

said that if Gong Xiangxiao still didn't say it, then he would be embarrassed to enjoy the favor of the prince, and everyone would break up in the future.

If this kind of retreat is used to deal with Yun Fenghuan, it will be useless, and ten out of ten will be abused back by her - but it is enough to deal with Gong Xiangxiao.

After some struggle, Gong Xiangxiao explained the ins and outs of the beans in the end to 1510 bamboo tubes, and finally laughed miserably: "I still wanted to fight before, but now I think about it is really naïve...... Now that he doesn't like me, what should I fight for? ”

Qi Jiulu listened quietly, looked up at the sky for a while, and suddenly asked, "If the prince has the opportunity to fight now, is he willing to fight?" How willing? ”

(End of chapter)