Xie Xianzhi read the letter here, and his face couldn't help but show a complicated expression.

He put down the letter and looked around at the younger siblings, and found that they had different expressions, among which Xie Huizhi was the most conspicuous, because the latter was obviously gloating: "What am I talking about? Xie Yingrong is just making a stupid mistake! Even if she really fancied Cheng Du, what was the use of just pleasing the Bian family? The Bian family is just Cheng Du's foreign family, and Cheng Du's mother can't even do her own business, let alone her son's family affairs. Besides, even if Xie Yingrong can really coax the Bian family to be willing to kiss her, what can she do? She is not an orphan daughter without a father or mother, can she still decide her own marriage without the permission of her father and wife? The young lady of the Zuo family is much stronger than her, not only the heirs, but also the parents and elders are in charge. What is Xie Yingrong going to fight with others?! ”

Xie Xianzhi coughed and whispered: "Third brother, don't say it, the Zuo family just has some dealings between Zuo Hanlin and Bian Juren and Cheng Du, and they didn't say that they would give Miss Zuo to Cheng Du." If your words are spread, if people misunderstand Miss Zuo, won't it damage her reputation? ”

Xie Huizhi snorted twice, and then he was as good as flowing: "I don't have the meaning of the innocent reputation of a good girl from a bad family, isn't this our own brothers and sisters gossiping in private." Out of this door, I won't say a word again! After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but laugh at Xie Yingrong a few more words, "Third sister is really stupid!" She had to talk to the elders first and beg for it. Even if her father is far away, she should coax the old lady to agree to help her first. Doesn't the old lady trust her very much? With the old lady coming forward, she won't look too shameless. ”

Xie Jinzhi gave him a look, and he finally stopped and closed his mouth. Xie Mulin went to urge Xie Xianzhi: "Big brother, what else did the big sister say later?" Does the third sister know about the Zuo family? ”

Xie Xianzhi glanced at the third brother helplessly, and then turned to Xie Mulin and said, "The eldest sister didn't mention whether the third sister knew about the Zuo family. The third sister refused to go home, and she didn't like to talk to her much, and even the people sent by the family to serve her were very cold. The girl who was originally sent to take care of her injuries was sent back by her within a few days, and now she is surrounded by the Bian family's subordinates except for the beeswax who is waiting for her. The eldest sister really doesn't know her situation, but the third sister is recuperating from her injuries in the Bian family, and she has been living in the back house. ”

This also means that unless Beeswax can find out some news from Bian's house, Xie Yingrong is almost isolated from the outside world. What kind of guests have been to the Bian family, when the family has close contacts with someone, and no one reveals it to Xie Yingrong's master and servant, they will never know. Even if the Bian family matches up and helps Cheng Du to say goodbye to Miss Zuo, before the results come out, Xie Yingrong has a great chance that he doesn't know anything.

So she specially went to Bian's house to live for such a long time, and she still didn't leave, what was she trying to do?

Xie Mulin sighed and shook his head, not wanting to ask Xie Yingrong about his stupid actions anymore.

Xie Yingfen curiously probed Xie Xianzhi's side: "Is what the eldest sister said about our family?" Are there any new rumors in Kyori? ”

Xie Xianzhi picked up the letter and continued to read. The next thing Xie Yinghui mentioned in the letter is really a fresh rumor in Beijing.

The draft of the crown princess in the palace has been going on for a month and is about to come to an end. The candidate for the crown princess seems to have a little eyebrows. At present, there are three famous ladies who are very prominent, and the prince has a good impression of them, and it seems that any of them has the hope of becoming the prince's concubine.

These three ladies are from the royal relatives, the queen of the nobles, and the scholarly eunuchs, but there is no one among the Zhao family's once popular candidates.

It is said that it is because the prince really doesn't like the daughter of the Zhao family, thinks she has a bad reputation, and believes that even if she has not done anything against etiquette in the Taoist temple of Zhoushan, as long as she is caught in the whirlpool of negative public opinion, she is not a perfect candidate. The crown princess of the East Palace, the future mother of the country, how can she have anything to do with those ugly rumors? The crown prince even complained to the chamberlains around him in private, thinking that Empress Cao was trying to win over the Zhao family and fight for power and profit, so she didn't care about his son's face and mood.

Not to mention how Empress Cao hated her son, as soon as the prince's words and deeds spread, the Zhao family no longer had any plans to marry the royal family. Doesn't his family have a face? Obviously he didn't do anything wrong, why should he be so despised by the prince?

Two days later, when the prince listened to the lectures of the scholars, he was rude to Miss Zhao's grandfather and Zhao Shangshu's brother, Zhao University, and the Zhao family felt even more dissatisfied. Even if the crown prince was dissatisfied with Empress Cao forcing her to choose Miss Zhao as the concubine, there was no reason to humiliate the minister for no reason, right? Where is this like what a benevolent and courteous prince should do?

Zhao Jiazi completely resigned from the East Palace to accompany the mission, Zhao University Scholar took sick leave and withdrew from the errand of teaching the prince, and Miss Zhao's uncle, who served as a waiter, also stopped the process of discussing marriage with the Cao family, and no longer considered asking for his son to marry Cao Wenjuan, the second daughter of Cao Erye, to consolidate the relationship with the queen, the prince, and the Cao family. As soon as the attitude of the Zhao family came out, his protégés and old friends also stopped moving closer to the East Palace and the Cao family and turned to wait and see.

This made Empress Cao very annoyed. Although she also knew that it was her son who offended people first, she had spent so much effort on the Zhao family, but now she couldn't get anything in return, and she couldn't help but feel angry in her heart. She thought that the Zhao family was too arrogant and lived up to her expectations, so she said something accusing the Zhao family, and she completely lost her good attitude towards the Zhao family, who was still in the palace to participate in the draft.

So, Lin Zhaoyi and the second prince, who had been paying attention to the interaction between the East Palace and the Zhao family, began to move. Lin Zhaoyi first summoned Miss Zhao alone to express her goodwill, and then "fought injustice" for her, complaining about the queen's injustice. As for the second prince, he directly approached Scholar Zhao and revealed his willingness to marry Miss Zhao as the concubine.

Anyway, the Queen Mother and the eldest princess of Yongning both said that it is a pity that a girl as good as Miss Zhao does not marry into the royal family, since the prince doesn't like it, other princes can also go to it! The second prince even told the people around him that even if Miss Zhao has a bad reputation, if she marries her, she will be able to win over a famous scholar like the Zhao family, win the hearts of scholars in the world, and please the queen mother and the eldest princess of Yongning, and even make the queen suffer a dumb loss, which is definitely earned! Even if the reputation is poor, what does it matter? As long as he can become a prince, are you afraid that there will be no beauty in the future? Who sits in the concubine seat, and who cares?

Whether the Zhao family knows the words and deeds of the second prince in private, no one knows, anyway, his family treats Lin Zhaoyi and the second prince with courtesy, respects and stays away, and does not give any promises. The Zhao family is a famous family, and there are several important ministers in the court, who are closer to the queen and the prince of the East Palace, that is, to maintain orthodoxy, and to be close to the harem concubines and other princes, so what kind of person has become? One day, Lin Zhaoyi became the queen, and the second prince became the prince, and it was not too late to recruit the Zhao family. Right now...... Forget it, the Zhao family is not so unsophisticated!

The Zhao family is estimated to be a little disheartened, and they don't want to get involved in the open and secret battles between the princes.

However, it turns out that Lin Zhaoyi, the second prince and the Lin family behind them are really not particular. After the plan to show favor was frustrated, the second prince turned his face directly. There were all kinds of attacks on the Zhao family in the court, and a child of the Zhao family was sued, and it was said that the crime was not light, and it was very likely that the whole family would be affected. For a while, all kinds of rumors were spreading, all saying that the Zhao family had offended the crown prince and the second prince this time, and they were going to be unlucky!