Chapter 100: He Chose Him
In Fenghua Palace, Empress Zhang looked at Cheng Zhao, who was standing below to greet herself.
The young man was much thinner, his eyebrows drooped, and his face was extremely tired.
Empress Zhang said: "The crown prince has been in bad spirits recently, but he is too worried about your father?"
Cheng Zhao didn't answer, and Empress Zhang sighed: "You don't have to worry too much, your father's body is the same, and it doesn't matter if you have the imperial doctor to take care of it, but it's just a little weak."
Cheng Zhao nodded, and Empress Zhang said again: "Prince, I heard that the girl who lives in your house has moved out?" What's going on? ”
At the mention of Su Jin's name, Cheng Zhao felt a pain in his heart for no reason, and he frowned: "Queen Mother, it's okay, let her go if she wants to."
Empress Zhang frowned, she glanced at Cheng Zhao, and this kid could say such angry words.
She had already heard Cheng Jia say that these two people didn't know what conflict they had, and now Cheng Zhao had already ordered her name not to be mentioned in the mansion.
Empress Zhang sighed: "If you really like that girl, what is there to talk about......
Cheng Zhao raised his eyes and interrupted her: "Queen Mother, arrange for me to choose a concubine."
"Choosing a concubine?" Empress Zhang was stunned for a moment, she never expected Cheng Zhao to be able to pop up such a sentence, he refused to let him choose whether to live or die before, and this time it was beyond her expectations.
After Empress Zhang was stunned, she was happy. Cheng Zhao can take the initiative to mention this, she can not be happy.
She smiled and said, "Okay, the queen mother will arrange it for you."
Cheng Zhao nodded and wanted to leave, but Empress Zhang asked again: "Don't leave the prince first, the queen mother heard that you have issued a new decree, which is about husband and wife."
"Yes." Cheng Zhao said honestly that the decree was actually issued for Su Jin. Although the women of the people sang the praises of Chengzhao in this matter, they still challenged the authority of men among some nobles, and there was considerable resentment among the bureaucracy.
But because it is the crown prince Jin Ling, although some people are dissatisfied, they have not shown anything on the surface.
But this decree made Chengzhao's nemesis King Kang Yu happy for a long time.
also said freely in the house: "The prince is ...... It's not fun to find yourself happy, he's idle. ”
There are also some gossips circulating in Gong Wei. Therefore, Queen Zhang knows something.
She asked, "Why did you suddenly remember to issue such a decree?"
Cheng Zhao bowed his head and said: "Erchen thinks it is conducive to social harmony, so he promulgated it."
Empress Zhang knew that this decree had a good response among the people, and she was reluctant to say it when she saw Chengzhao's appearance, although it damaged the interests of some powerful people, but she could win a good reputation among the people, so she didn't bother to ask any more.
Before Cheng Zhao left, Empress Zhang said: "Don't work too political affairs, you should pay attention to your body."
Cheng Zhao nodded, knowing that he hadn't eaten much during this time because of his father and Su Jin's affairs. Now this appearance is a little worrying for Zhang.
Zhang called someone, took a few ginseng, and asked Ya'an to take it back to stew Chengzhao to make up for it.
Ya'an took the ginseng and followed behind Cheng Zhao, thinking to himself, it was not a question of whether the prince could make up for it, but ...... If someone is in front of the prince, the prince must have a great appetite and be in good spirits.
Cheng Zhao lowered his head and didn't care about Ya'an's thoughts.
Soon, the matter of Prince Chengzhao's choice of concubine caused heated discussions in Beijing.
Su Jin stood at the window on the second floor, looking at the lobby, and everyone was eating and talking.
"The prince is going to choose a concubine? This is really a great joy for the DPRK and China. ”
"Yes, the prince is pure, I heard that he has grown so big, there is not even a girl in the house. Now, it's really a change of sex. ”
"Well, anyway, the prince's enlightenment is a happy event for the country. It's just that I don't know which noble girl can enter the blue eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and be elected as the crown princess. ”
"Probably it will be the Xu family, haven't you heard? The daughter of the Xu family was sent to the palace to be raised by the queen mother when the prince first came back, and she wanted to come...... The Xu family must have chosen a concubine for the crown prince this time? ”
"Is it Miss Xu Ning'er? That young lady is really beautiful and dignified, I used to think that the entry of the noble daughter of the Xu family into the palace was prepared by the Queen Mother for King Kangyu? ”
"What do you think? If it was King Kangyu, wouldn't he marry him when he entered the palace early? Will you wait until now? Have you raised it until now? ”
The man nodded, and everyone at the table thought that this princess was the young lady Xu Ning'er of the Queen Mother's family.
Su Jin listened to the discussion below, and the ledger in his hand slipped suddenly.
The bookkeeper next to her stood aside, quickly leaned over and picked up the dropped ledger, and hurriedly looked up and asked, "Shopkeeper, but what else is the problem?"
Su Jin came back to his senses: "Ah" and looked at him: "What did you just say?"
The bookkeeper said, "What else is wrong with the shopkeeper looking at this account?"
"Oh" Su Jin looked down and looked up at him again: "Well, no problem, just write it down." Very good, well done, let's go to work. ”
The bookkeeper nodded, and before leaving, he turned around and asked suspiciously: "Shopkeeper, are you feeling unwell these days?" Do you want to call a doctor to come over and take the pulse of the shopkeeper and keep it organized? ”
"No" Su Jin took out the jade pendant of Chengzhao that he had snatched in Nihe Village that day from his sleeve, and was stunned when he held it in his hand.
The bookkeeper looked at her again, shook his head, and left. Although Su Jin is a good hand in business, and the remuneration for the guys in the store is also good, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that she has something on her mind these days, especially after the court released the prince to choose a concubine.
Mr. Bookkeeper is a later person in the store, so he naturally doesn't know the relationship between Su Jin and Chengzhao. I thought in my heart that Boss Su's own family business was not bad, so why should he be sad about the prince's choice of concubine.
When Zhang Liwen and Xia Yulan came, they saw Su Jin lying on the table staring at Chengzhao's jade pendant in a daze.
Zhang Liwen sighed: "Su Jin, he chose his concubine, why do you bother ......"
Xia Yulan naturally also knew a little bit about Su Jin's love affair with the prince of the current dynasty Chengzhao from Zhang Liwen.
But she was a little annoyed, how could she choose a concubine after flirting with someone.
Therefore, she ran over and took Su Jin's hand and said, "Miss Su, don't be sad." If you want to, the lord of this county can also get you into the palace and mix with those show girls who are running. ”
Su Jin shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me." It's just a ...... Man, Su Jin doesn't. ”
"Are you really okay or are you fake?" Zhang Liwen sat opposite her, poured himself a glass of water and poured it, he said: "If you really don't want him to choose a concubine, I can ......"
Su Jin smiled: "What can Master Zhang do?" Block? Forget it, only I can choose Su Jin's future marriage. He chooses him to go, and I'll be fine in a while. ”
Xia Yulan was quite happy when she heard Su Jin say this, she squinted her eyes and smiled: "Miss Su, you are really special, right...... That's it, Miss Su is so good, he chooses him to go, anyway, Miss Su has to be talented, good-looking, and rich. ”
Su Jin made her laugh, nodded, and said, "Well, I still have money, it's nothing."
Zhang Liwen saw her appearance, although she was not in a good state, she seemed to be very determined and strong, not like she would be crushed by this incident.
So, I sat with them for a while and didn't speak again.