The third prince is about to be angry, and he is going to be in a hurry.

When Xiao Mingde asked him for Zhao Ying's things, he seemed to be very dissatisfied with what he had done, and warned him not to play any more intrigues to try to save the position. If his own performance is good enough to allow the emperor to choose him as the new prince and replace the crown prince, it is his creation, and Xiao Mingde will not stop him. But if he wants to use undignified means to calculate his brothers and relatives, or even calculate the emperor, Xiao Mingde will not tolerate it.

Considering that the third prince had just calculated the prince's ex-fiancée and had sinister intentions, Xiao Mingde spoke directly to arrange a family affair for him, and the marriage partner he chose was none other than Shou Changbo's daughter, who was once selected as the final three beauties of the crown princess.

This Shou Changbo's daughter Lan was born very beautiful, and her talent and conversation are outstanding, but she is rumored to be a little thick-skinned. She attracted the attention of the prince of the East Palace with her beauty, if it weren't for the prince's later preference for Miss Xue, I am afraid that she would be the one who became the prince's concubine!

However, Shouchangbo's mansion has been in decline for a long time, her father and brother are very mediocre, and her mother has a reputation as a jealous woman. There is only one uncle who was separated from the family in the early years who is more capable, and he used to serve as the sixth rank of the palace in the current Shangqian Mansion, and now he is the governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and he is the military attache of the second grade. It's a pity that this uncle and Shouchang Bofu have long been separated, and the relationship is indifferent. Shouchang Bofu is now empty of the name of Bofu, has no real power, eats grain, has to rely on pawning ancestral property to survive, and has to support the shelf of the noble family, and refuses to be down-to-earth.

With such a girl, Queen Cao naturally doesn't look down on her, and she is not even willing to give her the position of Prince Liangdi. Prince Liangdi is also a grade of the third grade, if it can be given to the daughter of a powerful minister and military general with a mediocre family background, wouldn't it be more cost-effective?

However, the crown prince sneered at the daughters of those real important ministers, but chose three girls who were empty and beautiful and had no real power, and Queen Cao was almost angry. Fortunately, the prince finally selected Miss Xue, who had relatively good conditions among the three, although Mrs. Xue was useless, at least she still had qualifications, prestige, and connections to borrow, so Queen Cao reluctantly accepted the result.

Miss Lan of Shouchangbo Mansion wanted to rely on the prince to revive her lintel, and when she was running for the crown princess, she tried her best to express herself; When the crown princess was chosen, she knew that she had no hope of becoming a concubine, and began to show another charm of women in front of the prince. The prince was really hooked by her, if it weren't for Miss Xue's superior skills and persuaded the prince to send people out of the palace, I was afraid that the crown prince's position would be in hand. Miss Lan's plan failed, how could she be willing? At this time, if another prince comes to the door to ask for a kiss, the Lan family will definitely respond!

However, the third prince couldn't help but tremble slightly when he remembered all the rumors in the palace about how Miss Lan hooked up with the prince. He would rather marry a wife from a mediocre family than such a well-known candidate! Everyone in the palace knew that the prince had almost accepted the Lan family as a concubine, and only the two of them knew whether they had skin relatives. If there was really no personal affection at all, why did the Lan family cry so miserably when he was sent out of the palace that day, as if he had been abandoned from the beginning to the end?! If the third prince really marries this woman, won't the hat on his head really turn green? Even if the two of them are innocent now, if the prince has evil intentions in the future and wants to do something to his younger brother and daughter-in-law, how can the third prince stop it?

The third prince himself had evil thoughts about his future sister-in-law, so he didn't believe that the prince would be a righteous gentleman. He was not afraid of his uncle Xiao Mingde's accusations and scolding, but he was afraid that his uncle would really tell him about this family. Shouchang Bofu can't help him at all, and he has to insult him to clear his name, how can he accept such a marriage? !

He grabbed his cousin Xiao Rui's hand tightly and ordered the other party to find a way to persuade Xiao Mingde. And Xiao Rui was already stunned when he heard it, and he never thought that his father would have such a comical operation.

Could it be that the father is not ashamed of the Third Highness's calculation of the future eldest sister-in-law and cousin-in-law, and is suspected of cuckolding his brother, so he also wants to let the Third Highness suffer this humiliation, so as to teach him a lesson?

If that's the case...... Father may just scare the Third Highness, and he will not really let him suffer such humiliation. The daughter of Shou Changbo is not a virtuous woman, and obviously has a lot of ambitions, so she really made her the third princess, and she is in cahoots with the three princes, but I am afraid that it will be more troublesome.

So Xiao Rui comforted the third prince and said, "Father is just angry with His Highness's actions, so he will say this." He is just His Highness's uncle, how can he decide His Highness's marriage? His Royal Highness's life is naturally decided by the emperor. Even if his father made a suggestion to the emperor, the emperor would take into account the indecent reputation of the Lan family and choose another match for His Royal Highness. Your Highness need not worry. ”

The third prince was still very worried: "Even so, if my father asks my uncle, why do you want me to marry the Lan family, I am afraid that my uncle will tell the truth, then ......"

Xiao Rui interrupted him: "Your Highness! My father promised me that he would not leak this matter, which was agreed with Ma Yurong in advance. Father will never break his promise. He may only speak directly to the emperor, and when arranging a marriage match between the second prince and His Royal Highness, he will choose a woman whose family background is not as good as that of the crown princess. ”

The third prince was stunned for a moment, and his heart was suddenly unhappy: "Why? The crown princess was not set by her father, but the prince chose it for his own selfishness. ”

Xiao Rui smiled and asked, "I don't know why the prince took a fancy to this Miss Xue, I heard that she is not a very outstanding lady." ”

The third prince sneered: "The prince is hiding this matter so tightly, even the queen and the Cao family don't know about it, but they can't hide it from me." It's nothing to tell you, so didn't Wang Meiru pretend to be dead? I don't know how she got in touch with the Xue family, and now she is a maid by the Xue family's side, and she will marry into the East Palace in the future. Prince Xiao has been thinking about this woman for a long time, and he is finally expected to succeed, so he is naturally overjoyed. It was with this daughter that the Xue family promised the prince that he would promote this woman as a good lady in the future, so that he won the position of the crown princess. Na Feng was at odds with Wang Mei in the past, so he was kicked out of the game first; Lan's mother was a notoriously jealous woman, and Xue claimed that she would not allow Wang Meiru to exist, so the prince abandoned Lan; In the end, he fulfilled the position of the crown prince and concubine of the Xue family. If it weren't for Wang Meiru as a bargaining chip, with Xue's ability, how could He De become the concubine of the East Palace? ! ”

Xiao Rui was dumbfounded when he heard this, and suddenly thought of one thing: "Your Highness is not planning to poke this matter out when the time is ripe in the future......"

The third prince sneered and didn't answer, but this was already the answer to Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui sighed secretly, and didn't persuade much, but said: "Father, as long as His Highness doesn't act out of line, he won't say anything." Ma Yurong is there, but His Royal Highness still needs to be careful to appease her, don't anger her. Now that the crown prince has the handle in the hands of His Royal Highness, it will be difficult to hide it when the prince gets married and the Wang family enters the East Palace; And the Lin family behind the second prince has countless handles, and they can pull down at any time. His Royal Highness has a bamboo in his chest, and it is better to act steadily now, don't be too public, startle the snake, and attract the counterattack of the Cao Lin family. At that time, before His Highness could accomplish anything, he was first calculated by them, and the gains outweighed the losses. ”

The third prince sighed: "Your heart is still towards me, in that case, why can't you stay and help me?" Uncle, I asked my mother to say it, or I begged my father to come forward, but I didn't believe that I couldn't suppress my uncle! ”

Xiao Rui lowered his head: "Father annoyed His Highness this time, because he thought I was too close to the capital, and wanted to exile me to a farther place." Your Highness, it's better not to fight him. Your Highness's great cause is still long, why fight for gains and losses at this time? If I can achieve something outside, I will be able to serve His Highness better. ”

The third prince sighed and patted Xiao Rui's shoulder: "I have to wronged you." ”

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