"Why did the queen mother say this," the smile on Zheng Jin's lips seemed to have a hint of helplessness, "Although the father and the emperor value the fifth brother, he is not bad for his son, although the son and the fifth brother are not born of the same mother, but they grew up together, and they are closer than their own brothers." Erchen never thought of fighting with him. ”

"Jin'er," Empress Wei looked at her son with a distressed face, "Empress Xie was not abolished when she died, you are the concubine of the middle palace, and so is he, you have been smart since you were a child, whether you are a scholar or a strategy, you are stronger than the fifth child in everything, but you don't have a strong foreign family to rely on." In comparison, it is you who suffers in the end. You are such a gentle and kind good child, and you treat your fifth brother so honestly, but the queen mother doesn't know if he will treat you like this. After all, the temptation of the crown prince is too great. ”

"Queen Mother," Zheng Jin smiled comfortingly at Empress Wei, "There is nothing wrong with the fifth brother being the prince, although he is not born to you, but he was also raised by your own hands, and he is also willing to be filial to you." ”

"Alas!" Empress Wei sighed, lowering her head and not knowing what she was thinking. After a while, he raised his head and smiled at Zheng Jin, "Speaking of which, you will be eighteen next month." The queen mother should also worry about your marriage, you and Ying'er are similar to your father in this regard, they are both at this age, and there is not even a concubine in the palace. ”

"Why did the queen mother suddenly get involved here," Zheng Jin smiled and shook his head, "Erchen hasn't thought about marrying yet." ”

"You are also older," replied Empress Wei, "your father and the emperor mentioned to me a few days ago that when you are eighteen, you and your fifth brother will be allowed to leave the palace and open the mansion. ”

"The queen mother is reluctant to have children?" Zheng Jin still joked lightly, "Even if you go out of the palace and open the mansion, the sons can also enter the palace every day to drink tea with the queen mother, is it possible that the sons and daughters will go out of the palace and open the mansion, and the queen mother will not allow the sons to enter the gate of Yuyang Palace?" ”

"You kid," Empress Wei couldn't help but smile, "Tell you the right thing, you just care about the poor mouth." This palace is thinking, you are all out of the palace and opened a mansion, and there is no one to take care of it, and this palace can't rest assured. It's better to wait a few days, when your birthday is over, I will mention it to your father and the emperor, hold a flower-viewing banquet in the palace, and also give you and Ying'er a look, and invite all the young ladies of the family of the right age to come and have a look. Although your family is weak, it is always okay to choose a wife with a strong background, don't let your fifth brother take the lead again. ”

"Queen Mother," Zheng Jin smiled helplessly, "you don't need to worry too much. Erchen ......"

"Yun Song," Empress Wei didn't pay attention to Zheng Jin, but instead called the chamberlain who replied before, "The fifth prince met a few young ladies by the lake today, what did they say?" Get closer to that young lady? Can the people of the night gold guard be rewarded? ”

"Back to my mother's words." Yun Song bowed down and replied, "According to Xiao Jinwei's report, the fifth prince did not talk to Miss Gu, but took the initiative to walk up to Miss Xie and Miss Mu and say a few words, but it was only a few words. But we don't know exactly what it will say. ”

"Miss Xie?" Empress Wei chuckled, "It's appropriate, nominal cousin, cousin, isn't it better to kiss each other?" ”

"How do you know it's not Miss Mu?" Zheng Jin opened his mouth without a beginning or an end: "Father, the emperor is looking forward to being a family member with the Anguo Mansion again." ”

"You are smart, and your fifth brother is naturally not stupid." Empress Wei shook her head, "Although your father hopes to have another chance to manipulate the children and relatives of the Anguo Mansion, he doesn't want to lose his son. You and the fifth child are both his valued sons, they are similar in age, and their abilities are not weak, although he didn't say it explicitly, but I know that he wants to choose one of the two of you to inherit the throne. Therefore, your father and emperor are naturally more willing to let you marry the daughters of the great families who have been officials in the court for generations, and these noble families in Beijing are connected with each other, which is conducive to checking and balancing the court after you ascend the throne in the future. ”

"Fifth brother is naturally not stupid." Zheng Jin smiled, "Although the Anguo Mansion is powerful, it has been a lonely minister for generations. Since the founding of Taizu, the Mu family has only been in charge of military affairs in the north, and rarely interferes in the rest of the affairs of the DPRK and China. ”

"Yes." Empress Wei nodded, "If you want to discuss the left and right sides and seek the position of the crown prince, a few ministers and Gu scholars are better marriage partners." As for the Anguo Mansion, in fact, in front of your father and emperor, except for military affairs, other affairs are not worth talking about. Moreover...... Although the Mu family is safe, after all, it has been holding heavy soldiers and tiger talismans for generations, even if your father wants to meddle in the affairs of the children of the Mu family, he will not be happy to see you or the fifth child marry the daughter of An Guogong. ”

There was no need to say it thoroughly, Zheng Jin nodded clearly. Although An Guogong has never interfered in the affairs of the court other than military affairs in the north, the Mu clan has heavy troops after all, and the emperor is still very jealous of them.

And Zheng Jin and Zheng Ying are the emperor's favorite candidates for the crown prince, so it is even more impossible to choose the daughter of the Mu family as the princess before everything settles. If he and Zheng Ying married the daughter of the Mu family before deciding on the prince candidate, the matter of establishing the prince would need to consider the face of the Mu family.

If the emperor takes a fancy to An Guogong's son-in-law as the crown prince, it is fine, if not, it is difficult for Bao Guogong to blackmail the monarch with a tiger talisman and plot the throne for his son-in-law. The current emperor is so shrewd that he will never ask for trouble, so although he hopes that a child of the clan can marry the Mu family, he is never happy to see the daughter of the Mu family marry Zheng Jin and Zheng Ying.

Of course, Zheng Jin knew the emperor's thoughts. However, Zheng Jin had a different opinion from his father on the Mu family.

In Zheng Jin's view, the Anguo Mansion has been extremely cautious for generations and has never participated in court disputes. Mu Chengyi, the current Duke of Anguo, and several of his younger brothers are even more cautious. Zheng Jin felt that even if Mu Chengyi had a royal son-in-law, he would never get involved in the struggle for imperial power.

Zheng Jin thinks that An Guo Gong will not stand in line in the struggle for imperial power no matter what, which also shows that the Mu family of An Guo Gong Mansion is an extremely worthless wife for Zheng Ying and him Zheng Jin, and marrying Mu Chengyi's daughter cannot bring them any practical benefits.

Zheng Jin knew that his fifth brother was a smart man. What he can think of, his fifth brother can naturally think of. Therefore, when he met three young ladies of the family on the shore of Wuge Lake today, who did he stop for?

Miss Mu, who is not valuable, naturally does not need to pay attention, although they are all surnamed Mu, Miss Mu is not as valuable as her brothers. Dealing with her, it is better to spend some time making good friends with the outstanding sons of the Mu family.

As for Miss Gu...... Heh, Zheng Jin smiled slightly. Yun Song said, his fifth brother didn't pay attention to Miss Gu. So it's for Miss Xie? It's also suitable...... Nominal cousin cousin isn't it? It's a smart idea to kiss and kiss.

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