Xie Mulin had a certain understanding of Xiao Rui's dark belly, but he didn't expect him to even do such a thing.

Xiao Rui himself felt that this kind of thing didn't matter: "Even if I don't remind it, Lin Zhaoyi will sooner or later notice what the concubine is going to do." The second prince and the third prince are only one year apart, and after the prince's wedding, the palace will definitely mention the marriage of the two princes. The two princes have Qingyunzhi, but there are not many school-age ladies in the capital who are both talented and beautiful, well-educated and have prominent family backgrounds, and there are not many people who have participated in the East Palace draft and failed, whether it is Lin Zhaoyi or the concubine Niangniang, it is estimated that they will not be happy, and there are even fewer people left. Among them, there are also fathers and brothers in the family whose positions may not be as good as the two princes want, so they brushed down a few more. In the end, you can count the ones that can be counted on ten fingers.

Both Highnesses want to fight for the best candidate, and even if they don't fight now, they will have to fight sooner or later. The second prince has taken advantage of the elderly, and he will definitely take the lead. The three princes could only be one step behind. Instead of making the third prince angry in the future that he had to choose the girl left over by others, and holding a grudge against the second prince, it is better to let them fight from the beginning. It's a big trouble, the emperor knows that he will definitely make a decree to decide on the candidate for the princess, so there is no need for the harem ladies and the two highnesses to worry about it. The two highnesses must be able to marry a lady in a short time, start a family, and have children. Royal harmony is the most important thing. ”

Listen, what is this called? Will the third prince be happy to let the emperor designate a wife? If he had been willing, he would not have been scheming about his marriage over and over again. If things really develop according to Xiao Rui's words, and the emperor marries a candidate that the third prince does not like, the third prince will only resent the second prince even more, thinking that if the other party does not compete with him, he can marry a satisfactory princess, right?

The resentment between brothers will only deepen, and the apparent peace that was pretended to be in the past will surely be gone. And the second prince is an impatient and impatient person, and after perceiving this resentment, he will definitely not swallow his anger. When the two princes were fighting, it was still long. Royal harmony? Dream on!

So, why did the third prince treat Xiao Rui harshly in the first place? If you are harsh, you will be harsh, and you have to pretend to be a good brother and force people to do things with affection. People are not happy, and when they say a few unpleasant words, he begins to hinder the future of others. Even if Xiao Rui is not white, he can't help but blacken after being tricked a few times. Now it's okay, completely putting aside the friendship between cousins, if Xiao Rui really wants to calculate the three princes, the three princes may not even be able to detect that he did the matter, and he can only admit the loss, why bother?

Scheming is the standard for princes, but if you are not smart enough, it is useless to play tricks and tricks.

Xie Mulin glanced at Xiao Rui deeply a few times, and said very sincerely: "You are a person, you are willing to go to the army for development, or honestly accumulate military merits from the border towns, and go up step by step in a down-to-earth manner, it is really a blessing for the world and the court." "Otherwise, if he really wants to stay in the capital and fight for power and profit, how many of them are his opponents?

Xiao Rui didn't understand a little, and showed a hesitant smile: "Second Sister Xie praised it." "That's a compliment, isn't it?

Xie Mulin smiled, didn't talk much, and instead asked about his arrangement in Huyin.

Although Xiao Rui had doubts, he didn't dwell on this, but told Xie Mulin frankly: "The shops in Huyin County have been cleaned up. Second sister Xie, you left after the Lantern Festival, so I didn't see it, the shop opened on the eighteenth day of the first month, and it has already begun to open. Although the guy who was originally stationed in the store returned to the capital, he only came back to listen to my instructions and arrange future business and other things. There are still two guys left behind in the shop, both of whom are my aunt's men, reliable and capable. When I leave for the north, the guys who return to Beijing will also rush back to Huyin to do things, and they will be stationed there for a long time in the future. If Sister Xie has any letters or items to give me, just tell them. ”

In addition, the twenty or so people who temporarily lived in seclusion in the old mansion of the Xie family in Xie Jiawan also began to pack their bags, and prepared to take a boat along the canal north to meet Xiao Rui in Beiping under the arrangement of the guys. Xiao Rui did not go with them, but he also arranged for the road guide, changed their names and surnames for them to disguise, and entrusted a reliable military attache known in the guard post along the road to take care of them. As long as they don't meet with people who know them, they should be safe and sound.

Xie Mulin saw that he had made a thorough arrangement, and he had no objections, but he was a little regretful that Master Zhou and they were about to leave so soon. She told Xiao Rui about asking Zhou Dajiang, Xu Carpenter and Ma Carpenter to make carriages and improve looms, and said: "If you plan to let them do related business, just do it, I won't care if you ask for intellectual property fees." But if they come up with a new technology in the future, please let me know by the way, and I'll pay for the right to use it. ”

Xiao Rui understood most of it, and probably understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "What does this kind of thing cost?" He glanced at Xie Mulin with a smile, "Anyway, sooner or later, we will become a family." ”

Xie Mulin gave him a blank look.

After the exchange of information, Xie Mulin heard a lot of the latest news and had a deeper understanding of the current situation in the capital. The situation of the prince of the East Palace has really improved, and the second prince, who was originally only staring at him, has begun to be distracted to deal with the third prince. Although Xiao Rui didn't have this idea, he still reduced the pressure on the Cao family in disguise.

However, at the moment, the Cao family has to be honest and filial piety for three years and act in a low-key manner, and it is not a big problem, but the third prince is always secretly calculating and it is very annoying, and the various stupid operations of the second prince and the Lin family also make people laugh. Giving the second prince a new opponent also saves him from being too energetic, and innocent people are always involved.

Xie Mulin once again reminded Xiao Rui to be careful on the way north, and to take care of himself when he arrives in the border town, try not to get hurt, and also reminded him: "The weather in the border town is bitter and cold, you go over at this time, and when you arrive at the place, the weather may not be warm, remember to bring more thick clothes, all kinds of medicines, wound medicines, rheumatism and so on." Don't rely on your youth and strength to not take minor injuries and illnesses seriously. If you leave behind trouble, you will suffer when you are old. ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "Is Second Sister Xie concerned about me?" Don't worry, even if I'm old, my body will be well maintained and won't bother you. ”

Xie Mulin glanced at him and stood up: "That's it, I wish you a smooth journey, a prosperous journey, and a safe return to Beijing in the future." I don't know which day you will set off, so I can only replace wine with tea here, and practice it for you first. After that, he poured a cup of warm tea, and really saluted Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui was full of smiles, and he didn't care that the tea was not too hot, so he took the cup with both hands and drank it full: "The tea is delicious, why is it so delicious?" Second Sister Xie, don't worry, I won't let you down. Just wait for my good news! In a few years, I will come to your door to propose to you in style! ”

Xie Mulin was speechless: "You are ...... Do you have to say such nonsense? You should be glad that I have a good temper, otherwise I will turn my face on the spot and scold you, a disciple! ”

Xiao Rui looked at her with a smile: "But you didn't turn your face, doesn't this mean that you are not actually angry in your heart?" So, in fact, Second Sister Xie, you're glad to hear me say that, right? ”

Xie Mulin returned two health balls to him, turned around and left with Cuijiao, leaving Xiao Rui alone in the private room, smiling like a little fox.