A one-day spring outing, I met the five princes, the three girls went home for only half an hour, and the five princes appeared on the shore of Ningcui Lake in micro-clothes, Xie Xiang knew, Gu Daxue knew, and An Guogong also knew.

You can meet a prince when you go shopping, no one will hide this kind of thing from their families, right?

However, the five princes went out of the palace in micro-service, but these three were not the only ones who got the news. In the main hall of Yuyang Palace, Zheng Jin, the sixth prince, is drinking tea with his mother.

Empress Wei's fair-skinned, slender and well-maintained hands were holding the tribute tea that had just come in from Jiangnan this spring. Zheng Jin, the sixth prince, spoke with his mother with a smile on his face.

And the ten-year-old Seventh Prince sat quietly on the side with a serious face, and the fourth princess, who will be six years old, is already quite a bit of a noble girl now, led by the nurse, walking in the courtyard of Yuyang Palace, with her head held high, like a proud little peacock.

Before Empress Wei finished her cup of tea, a figure dressed in a guard uniform approached the gate of Yuyang Palace, he did not approach the main hall at will, but stood against the root of the wall, and nodded slightly to the attendant standing at the door of the main hall.

Zheng Jin's personal attendant Yun Song immediately trotted to the position of the base of the wall, and the guard lowered his voice and said a few words in Yun Song's ear, and then left directly.

Empress Wei and Zheng Jin, who were sitting in the main hall, naturally noticed Yun Song and the guards, and Empress Wei put down the teacup and turned her head to look at her youngest son.

With a gentle smile on her face, she asked lovingly, "Xiao Qi, is it boring to drink tea with the queen mother?" ”

"How?" The Seventh Prince immediately smiled: "Erchen likes to accompany the queen mother." ”

"Xiao Qi is really good," Empress Wei smiled more gently, "The queen mother knows that you are filial." Come on, the weather is just right, don't sit here with your mother, take your sister to the Imperial Garden. ”

"Yes." The Seventh Prince stood up, saluted Empress Wei in a proper manner, and then walked out of the main hall to find the fourth princess. He lowered his head and whispered a few words to the fourth princess, the fourth princess was very unhappy, her brows were furrowed, and she replied in a low voice, but the seventh prince had no expression, looking at his sister indifferently.

At this time, Queen Wei raised her head and looked at the two children standing in the courtyard with a smile, and the magic was that the moment Queen Wei's eyes came, the fourth princess and the seventh prince actually showed an innocent and lovely smile to their queen mother at the same time.

Empress Wei smiled and waved her hand lightly at the children, and the Seventh Prince and the Fourth Princess obediently turned around and walked towards the outside of Yuyang Palace, and soon disappeared by the palace wall.

When the Seven Princes and the Four Princesses had left, Zheng Jin's personal supervisor Yun Song stepped directly into the main hall of Yuyang Palace without waiting for the call, and saluted the masters respectfully.

"Back to the master," Yun Song lowered his head and reported in a proper manner, "Just now, Xiao Jinwei's people came over, saying that the five princes left the palace today and went to Ningcui Lake, it seems that they went to the lake, and they came back after going around the lakeside." ”

Zheng Jin smiled softly and warmly, "I can't see that the fifth brother has such a good idea." When you go to the lake, you don't call me. ”

"Back to the master," Yun Song said again, "It's not a matter of traveling to the lake, but it just so happened that today, the granddaughter of the scholar Gu and the granddaughter of Xie Xiang and the eldest lady of the Anguo Mansion went to Ningcui Lake together, and happened to meet the five princes." ”

"Oh?" Zheng Jin turned his head to look at Queen Wei, and said jokingly, "Listen to the queen mother, the fifth brother is really a good blessing, and he is accompanied by a beautiful woman when he goes out to swim in the lake." ”

"Scholar Gu's granddaughter and Xie Xiang's granddaughter?" Empress Wei frowned, as if she had no impression of the two of them.

Yun Song looked up at the expression of the queen mother, and immediately replied with understanding, "Back to the mother's words, Miss Gu is the ninth granddaughter of Scholar Gu, Miss Gu's father is not in a high official position, and he is currently serving as a county magistrate in Ningling." And Miss Xie is the eldest daughter of Lord Xie Changjing. At Prince Li's birthday banquet last year, these two young ladies went, and His Royal Highness the Fifth and Sixth Highnesses had seen them. ”

"It turned out to be them." Zheng Jin smiled: "It's two beauties." At the last birthday banquet of Prince Li, I saw them standing with Miss Mu, it seemed that they were really close friends, and Duke An Guo was willing to let her daughter travel with them. ”

"Miss Gu is fine," Empress Wei put down the teacup in her hand, frowning slightly, "Xie Xiang......"

"Fifth brother's foreign family, it is natural to plan for him." Zheng Jin smiled slightly, "The queen mother doesn't know, a few days ago, Lin Xiang recommended the previous section of the army to join the military department, because the current northern affairs have not been agreed, the military department is quite sensitive, so the father asked An Guogong what he meant." ”

"Isn't it normal for An Guogong to oppose it?" Empress Wei glanced at her son, "Your father doesn't want to ask more about the northern border, but the palace has vaguely heard some rumors." Hearing that the ministries reported their budgets at the beginning of this year, Lin Xiang refuted the list of the Ministry of War. ”

"Yes." Zheng Jin smiled and nodded, as if he was saying something inconsequential, and his attitude was relaxed, "Xie Xiang didn't speak for An Guogong this time. However, a few days ago, Shen Shilang of the Ministry of War was released, and An Guogong and Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War jointly came forward to ensure that a director surnamed Jiang of the Ministry of War was promoted to fill the vacancy. Although there are also several adults who have promoted others to fill the vacancies, the father has not yet made a final judgment. But I listened to my father's intentions, and I still trust Zhou Shangshu and An Guogong Baoju more, and it will not take a few days to have a will. ”

"The lack of the Ministry of War, isn't it right to listen to the advice of the Ministry of War and An Guogong." Empress Wei looked disapproving, "Your father is a Ming monarch and will never be arbitrary." ”

"Erchen naturally knows that his father has always been well-known and obedient," Zheng Jin replied with a smile, "Director Jiang is indeed a suitable candidate." The queen mother doesn't know, this Jiang director is a Jinshi on the same list as Lord Xie Changjing, and the relationship between the two is very close. Lord Chang Jing is the eldest son of Xie Xiangyan, born in a big family, and became famous in the capital when he was young. The nobleman has high eyes, and there are not many people who can make him look at them, so this Jiang Director must be extremely capable. ”

"Oh?" Empress Wei was stunned, "It turned out to be Xie Xiang's lineage again." ”

"What is the queen mother talking about," Zheng Jin shook his head, "Director Jiang is my courtier of the Great Zhou, what is the Xie Xiang lineage." He is a capable minister, so he is naturally available. Lord Xie Changjing is Xie Xiang's biological son, isn't it also very important to his father. With the wisdom of his father, it is difficult for someone to dare to form a party under his nose. ”

"Jin'er," Empress Wei sighed, "It's the queen mother who is sorry for you, the Wei family was born in a poor family, and he couldn't reach these profound families, although your grandfather's official position was not low during his lifetime, but he died early, and there are no promising children in the clan now, so he really can't help you." ”

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