The crown prince sat alone in his father's bedroom, looking at the dragon seat that belonged to the king, as the prince of this country, the responsibility for Dongzhao has long been dissolved into his blood and bones, as his father said, he is no longer a child, not because of his own good and disregard the situation of the family and the country, all dynasties, this is the fate of the king.

It's just that...... What about that person? Closing his eyes, distant memories came to mind, how many days and nights, that vague and hazy figure appeared in his heart, but he didn't know who that person was, and he wasn't even sure if it was just a dream, and now it was finally time to let go?

Su Yan went down to the court this day, went out of the palace and came directly to Rong Yue's residence, Rong Yue opened the door and saw him with a gloomy face, without saying much, she went out with him and came to the small restaurant where the two often ate and drank.

After the two of them sat down, they ordered some tea at random and sent Xiao Er away, and Rong Yue spoke: "Say, what's wrong?" ”

"Don't you know?" Su Yan was a little emotional, and even complained slightly.

"How do I know what you're talking about?" Rong Yue was confused.

"Your Majesty handed over the credentials to the West Dome."

"And then?"

Su Yan clenched his fists tightly, his joints turned white, "The content of the letter of state is to hire the Xiqiong royal family and ask to marry Princess Anhe as the crown princess." ”

"What?" Rong Yue was also shocked when she heard this, and she pondered for a while before continuing: "It turns out that the last bargaining chip that Xiao Yi said is actually this ......."

"Didn't you know before?" Su Yanhu was suspicious.

Rong Yue hurriedly waved her hand and explained: "Of course I don't know, I just handed over the letter for her that day, and I don't know what the letter is about."

"If this is really her idea, then does she have to become Ah Yi's concubine?" Su Yan's eyes widened and he couldn't accept it, if the person she married was Mu Xiu, he would have nothing to say, but Mu Yunyi became the crown princess of Dongzhao for no reason, this is too ridiculous, not to mention that she entered the palace as a person of a different race, and the intricacies in the Dongzhao royal family will definitely make it difficult.

"It's really strange, what is the content of the letter, your emperor is also so cooperative, after all, it is the crown prince and concubine, the future queen, this is not child's play."

Su Yan shook his head, after hearing the news, he couldn't figure out what was written in that letterhead.

"Word has gotten out?"

Su Yan sighed: "Not to mention it, Your Majesty didn't mention this matter at all at first, and directly sent envoys and a team of soldiers and horses to the West Dome to deliver the letter of state, until everyone in the West Dome knew about it, and we knew it later." ”

"It seems that your emperor is bound to win this candidate for the crown princess, and there is no room for retreat." Rong Yue picked up the tea bowl and thought for a while: "But the two masters of the West Dome may not let go of Xiao Yi so easily." ”

Su Yan picked up the tea bowl and poured it into his mouth, only to feel that there was no trace of sweetness in this tea at the moment, only bitterness, so his brows were even worse, "For my selfish purposes, I hope that she can return to Dongzhao, at least I can protect her a little, but I don't want her to ...... in this way."

Rong Yue patted Su Yan on the shoulder: "That's it, Xiao Yi has her own plans, she has made up her mind that no one can stop her, and the only way to do this is to wait and see how the subsequent marriage develops, and then try to help Xiao Yi." ”

"Hey, tomorrow I'll go into the palace and ask the prince what he means."

……

"Ma'am." Chen Bo from the Zhenguo Mansion came to the front hall and saw that Jiang was sitting on the pineapple wood carved Taishi chair looking through the account books, thinking for a while, but he still didn't open his mouth.

Just as he was about to go down, Jiang stopped him, glanced at him and said, "Just say something." ”

It turned out that although Jiang was looking at the accounts, he also found that Chen Boyou, who was standing aside, was hesitant and had something in his heart.

Uncle Chen stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Yongkang Hou Mei sent someone to ask if you will go to the tea party in Yongkang Hou's Mansion tomorrow." Uncle Chen paused, lowered his voice slightly tentatively and asked, "Otherwise, the slave helped you back, and said that you are not feeling well, so you won't go?" ”

Jiang Shi picked up the gold-edged glazed teacup with his left hand and slowly tasted the tea before he said lightly: "Go, why don't I go?" I saw that her mood did not fluctuate, but her words were slightly harsh, and she rejected Uncle Chen's proposal.

Uncle Chen has served in Su Mansion for decades, he is loyal and very transparent and decent, Su Yan and Su Wu respect him very much on weekdays, and Jiang trusts him very much. Now that Uncle Chen is proposing, Jiang naturally knows very well that he is doing it for his own good.

It's just that there are some things, the more you dodge them, the easier it is to attract rumors. A few days ago, they had refused the incense tasting and flower viewing banquets of many powerful families, and they were still "persistent" to hand over posts to their homes, the meaning of which was needless to say, they could hide from the first day of the new year, but they couldn't hide from the fifteenth, so it was better to go in person and round their abacus.

"Put the post here." Jiang pointed to the desk at hand.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from the corners of Chen Bo's forehead, "This...... Today, Madame Bokanghou only sent someone to come, but she did not bring a post......"

Thinking about it, Mei Shi expected that he would not go to the tea party, and sending someone to come was just to embarrass himself. Because of the Tao family's affairs, I'm afraid that everyone is waiting to see her jokes like her.

How could the Jiang family not know that over the years, the officials and nobles of Shangling City have been harmonious on the surface, but they all have their own thoughts in private, and the Zhenguo Mansion is high and stable in Dongzhaodi, which makes everyone jealous, especially these ladies, who have nothing to do on weekdays, and love to compare with others or chew their tongues.

"You go and prepare, and you don't have to say that I will go or not, tomorrow is the hour, just go over." Jiang gave an order and got up and went back to the room.

"Yes." Uncle Chen knew that his wife must have thought about it, so he stopped talking about him.

Yongkang Hou Mansion is in the southwest of Shangling City, although it is not in Yuanjin Lane, but it is not far away. The carriage traveled for a pillar of incense and stopped in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion. Seeing that it was the carriage of the Zhenguo Mansion, the servants in the Hou Mansion tried their best to hide the bright light in their eyes waiting to see a good show, and after respectfully saluting the Jiang family, they welcomed her and walked towards the back mansion.

Jiang walked into the pavilion in the back garden, and the voices of the ladies of the various provinces stopped chatting, and they all turned their eyes to the Jiang family who had just arrived.

A slightly chubby lady stood up and said with a smile: "Yo, the Duchess of Zhenguo is here, sit down, I'll leave you, we won't come again!" She could have accentuated the word "again".

Hearing this, several ladies around them snickered in low voices.

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