Chapter 14: Poor Third Highness
Facing Gu Yiyi's questioning, the Song family didn't know what to say, the idea was her own, at that time she thought that this matter was related to the reputation of the Third Highness, there should be no one who had the courage to spread it, who would have thought that it would be like this. Song had to sigh lightly, then pulled Gu Yiyi to sit on the chair outside, patted her hand gently, and comforted: "Don't worry, I went to ask your father today, and he will take care of it." ”
Gu Yiyi couldn't listen to it at all, just kept crying.
The Song family had no choice but to hug Gu Yiyi and comfort her carefully, "Yiyi, good boy, if you think about it, Your Royal Highness likes you so much, you definitely won't care, right?" Don't worry, even if your father can't suppress this matter, His Royal Highness will definitely be able to, he is so powerful, right? The Song family obviously understands that Zhou Qifei is the most important person for his daughter.
Sure enough, the Song family knew her daughter very well, and as soon as Gu Yiyi heard this, she slowly suppressed her tears, with tears on her face, and asked a little weakly: "Really?" "My eyes were full of hope.
"Definitely." Song replied firmly, his daughter likes Zhou Qifei so much, and all these things are done for him, why can he not like her and not help her deal with those messy rumors.
"Yes, Your Highness will definitely help me, Your Highness will definitely help me." Gu Yiyi held Song's hand and muttered to herself.
It's just that she didn't see the uneasiness and panic in Song's eyes. Although she has been comforting herself and His Royal Highness Yiyi San in her heart that she will definitely help, to be honest, she herself is not very sure. If so, if that incident let the three princes know that it was designed by themselves and Yiyi, then... Then he definitely won't let them go.
"Yes, it will, it will." Song also murmured along with Gu Yiyi, and he didn't know whether he was comforting Gu Yiyi or comforting himself.
Besides, Zhou Qifei, who they hoped to help them, was now carrying a gift to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet him.
Prime Minister Shen Cheng is a middle-aged man with a short beard, with a Chinese face, full of righteousness and self-righteousness. looked at Zhou Qifei, who was sitting opposite him, and his eyes were unhappy. He is already in his forties, and the third princess is his old son, who has been pampered by the Prime Minister's Mansion since he was a child. If it weren't for Zhou Qifei's deep affection, and his daughter really liked it, he wouldn't have married his daughter to him. It's only been a lot of time now, not to mention those warblers and Yanyan in his house, after all, men are normal. said that he shouldn't have been, shouldn't have put his daughter in his eyes, and insulted her without saying anything. Although his Prime Minister's Mansion is not as noble as the Mansion of the Three Princes, it is not bad, and he really doesn't need to be angry with him.
"Father-in-law." Zhou Qifei naturally saw the dissatisfaction in Prime Minister Shen's eyes, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince is polite, the old man and his subordinates can't afford the father-in-law of the Third Highness, I don't know if the old man's daughter is okay? Do you need a thin coffin in my Prime Minister's Mansion to come back directly and make way for Miss Gu San? Prime Minister Shen was not polite at all, and Zhou Qifei was embarrassed to say it directly.
"What is my father-in-law saying, this matter is wrong with the son-in-law, and the son-in-law is here to make amends to the father-in-law. Ah Qin has always been the concubine of the Three Princes' Mansion, which no one can change. Zhou Qifei hurriedly stood up and took a deep look, his tone was very sincere.
How could Prime Minister Shen, as an old fox who had been in the court for so many years, not see Zhou Qifei's true intentions, so he twisted his beard at that time, "Your Highness doesn't need to say so much, my Prime Minister's Mansion will not stop you from welcoming Miss Gu into the mansion." After all, it was His Highness's family affair. ”
Zhou Qifei's eyes flashed when he heard this, knowing that this old fox was not so easy to talk to.
"However, there is only one condition for my Prime Minister's Mansion, the eldest son of the Three Princes' Mansion must be from the Three Princes' Princesses, before that, can His Royal Highness understand?" Sure enough, I heard Prime Minister Shen Cheng unhurriedly pick up such a sentence.
After listening to Prime Minister Shen's words, Zhou Qifei's face sank, "Father-in-law, is this embarrassing for the son-in-law?" ”
Prime Minister Shen raised his eyebrows and smiled suspiciously, "Embarrassed? It's just a bowl of avoidance soup, and it's not that His Highness won't spoil them. Does a few more concubines and a few concubines in the house have any effect on His Highness? "Looking at him like that, he really doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.
"There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great." Zhou Qifei quietly clenched his fists.
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"In that case, we have nothing to talk about, come on, send off! The Prime Minister's Mansion will immediately pick up the three princesses, and ask His Royal Highness to prepare and leave the book. Our Prime Minister's Mansion can't climb the high branch of His Royal Highness. After Shen Chengxiang finished speaking, he snorted coldly and planned to brush his sleeves away. He saw that Zhou Qifei had been shirking his condition of not agreeing to him, and he couldn't help but be angry for so many days. Is the daughter he spoiled in the palm of his hand that made him so bad?! He also doesn't expect the three highnesses to be as single-minded to the three princesses as His Royal Highness the crown prince is to the crown princess, but he must not be so contemptuous. From this point of view, although Prime Minister Shen Cheng is an old fox, he really loves his children, even if he will have a plan or two for himself, but he still hopes that his children can live well. It is in stark contrast to Gu Rongzhi.
Zhou Qifei obviously didn't expect Prime Minister Shen Cheng to have such a big reaction, he couldn't help but be stunned, and after reacting, he hurriedly stood up and grabbed Prime Minister Shen Cheng, who was about to leave, "Father-in-law has something to say, something to say." ”
Prime Minister Shen smiled coldly, brushed him off and held his hand, "We don't have anything to say." ”
Seeing this, Zhou Qifei frowned and gritted his teeth, "Yes, my son-in-law agreed." ”
Prime Minister Shen stopped and stood there expressionless, "Huh? ”
"The son-in-law agrees that there will be no other heirs in the mansion before Aqin." Zhou Qifei lowered his head, but finally compromised.
Prime Minister Shen was satisfied, but there was no show on his face, he just nodded lightly and sat back in place.
Zhou Qifei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and also sat down.
"I hope Your Highness can understand the old man's feelings as a father." Prime Minister Shen sighed lightly and looked at Zhou Qifei sincerely.
Zhou Qifei laughed and nodded again and again.
The two chatted casually for a few more words, and Zhou Qifei got up to say goodbye. Prime Minister Shen symbolically retained two sentences and then let people send off the guests.
He sat in the hall and watched Zhou Qifei's departing back, and sighed a little helplessly.
When Zhou Qifei had just returned to the mansion, before he could catch his breath, he received a report from the porter that Gu Rong, the Marquis of Zhongyong, had come to visit.
Zhou Qifei stared at the little guy who came to report, and after watching it for a while, he waved his hand a little irritably, signaling the little guy to invite someone in. He rubbed his forehead, which was vaguely painful, and called for tea.
As soon as Gu Rong walked to the door, Zhou Qifei greeted him, "Gu Hou." ”
Gu Rong flew to Zhou Qi and saluted, and then sat down with Zhou Qifei. As soon as he sat down, Gu Rong couldn't wait to speak directly to Zhou Qifei with an embarrassed face, "I don't know what His Highness can do about those words in the capital?" ”
Zhou Qifei obviously also knew Gu Rong's intention, and nodded, "I have already sent someone to suppress it, and it is estimated that it will be fine after a while." Gu Hou rest assured, I will not let Yiyi be wronged. ”
Gu Rong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and nodded, "My Highness said that, I am relieved." Then, as if remembering something, he continued: "By the way, Your Highness, I see that King Side by Side has a good attitude towards An Ge, and I should be somewhat sure of that matter." ”
Zhou Qifei was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and played with the jade pendant in his hand, and sneered, "Hmph, Mo Wuxian is just a waste, and I don't know why my father is so jealous of him." There was not the slightest hint of Mo Wuxian in his words.
Indeed, in the eyes of those who don't know, although the king is still noble, he is blind after all. Obviously, the military power in his hand is not something that he can continue to grasp as a cripple, and even if the military talisman is in his hands, he probably won't be able to mobilize those troops. The Eastern Zhou royal family's jealousy of him was also a little inexplicable. However, only the Eastern Zhou Emperor knew how much wind and waves the blind man who stayed in the palace and didn't often go out could stir up and how much of a threat to his throne was.
Gu Rong looked at Zhou Qifei's indifferent look, and couldn't help but persuade: "Your Highness, don't underestimate the king side by side, think about it, Your Majesty has sent so many women into the palace, and there is news about a few of them." If things were so easy to do, how could the palace still exist. What's more, if this matter becomes a great achievement, regardless of whether the king is a waste or not, when the time comes... "At that time, the third prince will be a little more sure of ascending the throne.
However, he probably insisted that Mo Wuxian was a waste who had no ability to turn over the wind and waves, so he just waved his hand casually, "Just look at this matter Gu Hou and do it himself." ”
Gu Rong also knew that Zhou Qifei didn't listen to it, and he didn't bother to persuade him again.
had to change the topic, "When does Your Highness plan to welcome Yiyi into the door?" ”
Hearing this, Zhou Qifei's face softened, "I plan to wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to come to the door to propose, after all, it is good to wait for things to be lighter, and it is good for Yiyi and the Three Princes' Mansion." Also, I probably can't ask my father for a marriage. "Because if you let your father know about those rumors, it would be good if your father didn't give Gu Yiyi death. The most hated thing in the life of the Eastern Zhou Emperor was those unruly women.
Gu Rong obviously understood Zhou Qifei's concerns, so he nodded, "That's good, that's good." ”
"In that case, please go back and help Yiyi take care of it. His Royal Highness wants to avoid suspicion during this time, and probably can't meet with her. ”
"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured."
When these messages were delivered to Mo Wuxian's desk, Gu Ange was sitting beside him reading to him. Lihuo came in respectfully, and was not surprised to see Gu Ange sitting on the side, "See the prince, I've seen the son." ”
Gu Ange smiled and suppressed his voice, ready to get up and leave. But he was grabbed by Mo Wuxian and waved his hand to signal to leave the fire. Lihuo didn't care, and spoke directly, "The information from the Three Princes' Mansion has been delivered." ”
Mo Wuxian leaned back in the chair a little lazily, and his thin red lips lightly opened: "Read." ”