Jiang Zhiming had also heard of the Dingyang Liu family. The history of the Liu family in Dingyang is only a hundred years, and in front of these families in Yunnan that have spanned hundreds of years, people like them are already really small families.

The reason why their family can now sit on an equal footing with other old families, and even surpassed the Fan family in Jinping for a time and became the first family in Jinping, is also in recent decades.

The old lady of the Liu family has a son and two daughters, the eldest daughter married to the Qian family in Sichuan, and the second daughter married to the capital, and became the concubine of King Qi, a big celebrity next to the first emperor in the palace, and followed King Qi from the Qiandi all the way to the present.

After the death of the first emperor, the king of Qi sat on the dragon chair that many people were staring at through the palace change, and the little Liu family also became the first concubine of the four concubines by virtue of giving birth to the first son of the new emperor. The queen in the palace has always been afraid of the concubine who gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, but the concubine's mother is expensive by her son, even if she is in the middle palace, she can't help the concubine.

Before a few rounds, the queen was defeated and retreated to Kunning Palace. And then the entire harem is the world of the concubine.

One person got the Tao, the chicken and dog ascended to heaven, the concubine's pet in the palace, the Liu family in Dingyang, also rose and got a lot of rewards, the eldest wife of the Liu family was crowned the lady of the five grades, and the old lady of the Liu family was also sealed Anren.

A few days ago, Concubine Yuan privately took over the Flying Fish Guard in the hands of His Majesty, this Flying Fish Guard is in the hands of the Liu family, how many people have seen the wind and the rudder, and ran towards the Liu family all day long, hoping to get a little light.

Although the Dingwu Marquis Mansion is far away in Yunnan, it is also compatible with the palace, and the Tao family has also placed many people in the palace, and in Beijing, he inquired about her every move of the officials and nobles in the palace.

The person behind the Liu family is the Yuan Concubine, and she is the eldest son of the emperor who is about to be appointed as the crown prince, and the Liu family still holds the allocation power of Feiyuwei in his hands, so it is better not to provoke easily.

Jiang Zhiming instructed Ah Luo to look around, thinking about every move around him, and he dared to speak.

"Grandmother wants to say that now the Liu family relies on the concubine in the palace, the eldest son of the emperor, so we can't easily provoke it. The reason why my father chose such a marriage for my eldest sister was actually because he saw the twists and turns. ”

Hearing Jiang Zhiming say this, Old Madam Feng felt a little relieved in her heart, her precious grandson had not grown up in her own house in vain. He still saw some clues in this.

"Brother Zhiming, if it is only because the Liu family relies on the concubine and the eldest son of the emperor behind him, your father has the grace of the imperial court, and your mother is from everyone's background, so you can't marry Hua Rong in order to please the palace.

The situation in the palace has changed, His Majesty's body has not healed for a long time, and the queen has personally served the decoction by His Majesty's side, and the entire harem is in the hands of the concubine. ”

When Mrs. Feng said this, she suddenly paused, because the matter involved the heavenly family and the palace, she could not be heard, and Mrs. Feng immediately ordered the maids and servants who were waiting around her to guard on both sides of the corridor.

If someone is passing by, report it immediately.

Although Mrs. Feng hadn't finished speaking, Jiang Zhiming had already guessed that what her grandmother wanted to say was nothing more than something to do with the matter of Lichu, who was now making trouble in Beijing.

Although His Majesty is the new emperor and has been on the throne for less than three years, he has two sons, one is the eldest son of the emperor from the concubine, and the other is the second son of the emperor.

The queen is the middle palace, and the second son of the emperor should be the crown prince. However, His Majesty has not liked the queen for a long time, and the queen has lost power for a long time, and he is afraid that if he makes her son the crown prince, it is difficult to guarantee that the concubine will not act immediately.

Concubine Yuan wants her son to be the prince, but it's a pity that her own background is too low, she is not a famous family, and there is no strong family behind her, she just relies on the favor of His Majesty.

Thinking about this, Jiang Zhiming glanced around and said cautiously.

"Grandmother, but I want to say that Your Majesty has already determined that the eldest son of the emperor from Concubine Yuan is the crown prince, so my father asked the eldest sister to marry into the Liu family, and it can also make our family touch the light of the Liu family. But grandmother knows that the current Liu family is already a grasshopper after autumn, and it can't survive the cold winter! ”

What Jiang Zhiming said, Mrs. Feng was also worried. What the Liu family relies on is nothing more than the concubine who favors the harem, and what the concubine relies on is nothing more than His Majesty's favor. If Your Majesty Bintian and Concubine Yuan have no support, the Liu family will naturally have no support.

The eldest son of the emperor is young and a concubine, and in the matter of fighting for the position of the prince, the Liu family can be said to have lost half of it, and the remaining half is resigned to fate.

"I told your father and mother that the Liu family is just fireworks, and if they only bloom for a moment, they won't last long after all. Instead of marrying your eldest sister to the Liu family, it is better to marry Lu Liangwei's Yang family and Ruan family. I persuaded you a few times, but your father and mother couldn't listen to me, and I didn't have a way. Old Madam Feng finished speaking, and there was another series of sighs.

The Liu family, who lost half of it at the beginning, is afraid that it will be even more difficult if they want to succeed in winning the crown prince. And those old ministers in Beijing have the most important lineage, and now the queen's concubine is still alive, how can it be possible to set up a son who is born as the prince?

Even if His Majesty has a heart, he can't compete with those old ministers who dare to admonish. Now the eldest lady and the old lady of the Liu family have come to the City God Temple to pray for incense, but I'm afraid it's also for this incident, right?

At this time, a little maid guarding outside the corridor hurriedly rushed in, and after seeing the salute, she said: "Old lady, son, the eldest lady of the Liu family and the old lady are coming in the direction of our side, should we hide in one place to avoid it, or go up to say hello." ”

Old Madam Feng was about to speak, when she heard Jiang Zhiming say, "Where have the people been?" How long will it take to get to us?"

"Childe, the eldest lady and the old lady of the Liu family are already in the corridor at the back, thinking that the kung fu of half a pillar of incense will arrive." The maid said, ready to listen to Jiang Zhiming's instructions.

"Since there is still half a pillar of incense to arrive, let's see it! If the Liu family bumped into us and didn't tell someone to go up to say hello, then the next time they met us, it would be a little too much to say. Jiang Zhiming said it, so he first ordered the maid to go and say hello first.

Listening to Jiang Zhiming's instructions to the maid, Old Madam Feng felt that Jiang Zhiming was doing things very properly, and compared with usual, it was already very different.

"That kind of thing happened before, presumably the eldest lady of the Liu family and the old lady of the Liu family already knew that we were here. After all, our family has a marriage contract with the Liu family, and we have been hiding from it, and we can't talk about it, so it's good to meet them. Just to see what kind of person your eldest sister's future mother-in-law is, okay?"

Old Madam Feng said, but Jiang Zhiming's thoughts didn't know where they had flown to, and he didn't hear Old Madam Feng's words clearly.

After a while, Jiang Zhiming came to his senses a little, and replied to Mrs. Feng and said: "What grandmother said, our family and the Liu family have a marriage contract after all, and among the people who came from the Liu family this time, there is the eldest sister's future mother-in-law, it's good for you to meet the old man, give the eldest sister an idea." ”

Looking at her grandson's absent-minded appearance, Mrs. Feng knew that his thoughts had jumped out, and she mentioned Hua Rong's marriage with the eldest son of the Liu family many times, but she was afraid that her grandson would also think of her marriage with the girl of the Gu family.

After Hua Rong married into the Liu family, she also had to instruct the Tao family to start preparing for Brother Ming's marriage.

"Why do you look absent-minded? Didn't you think of your marriage with the Gu family girl through your eldest sister's marriage?"

The monk who led the way knew that Mrs. Feng was going to meet the eldest lady and the old lady of the Liu family here, so he hurriedly instructed the other monks in the temple to move two stools and chairs out, put soft cushions on them, and sat down with Mrs. Feng in her arms.

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