"Is everything ready?" The second prince, Zhou Minhao, casually leaned over and lay on the warm kang casually, and asked in a relaxed tone. I saw a scroll lying there quietly on the low table next to the warm kang.

"Everything is ready. Your Highness rest assured. A father-in-law with clear eyebrows behind the second prince replied respectfully.

"Hmm" The second prince nodded refreshedly, and with a finger of his hand, the little father-in-law picked up the picture scroll on the low table with great eyes, bent down slightly respectfully, and raised his hands to hand it to the second prince. Pulling open the red string tied on it, a portrait of a young girl slowly appeared under the eye.

Even the second prince who has seen countless beauties in the world has to admit that the girl in this painting is really a beautiful woman with a beautiful crown. Although it is only in the way of sketching, it depicts her temperament vividly.

In the painting, the girl has black hair like ink, clear and abnormal, at this time is sitting on the embroidery pier, slightly sideways, holding the embroidery frame in her hand, the window seems to be because of the warm sun sprinkled on the body, the girl's bright eyes look with a slight smile, just looking out of the window eyes still reveal a trace of longing and confusion for the future.

The second prince Zhou Minhao looked at the portrait in his hand, and somehow, the pink and fair-skinned little man he saw that day suddenly flashed in his mind, why is his heart beating so hard now? Zhou Minhao frowned in annoyance, could it be that he would have the good of Longyang? Fu lowered his head again and looked carefully at the beauty in the painting. As if to confirm something.

Squinted his eyes slightly, looked up at the little father-in-law behind him, and deliberately asked with a smile in a light tone: "Little Cuizi, this is what the concubine asked you to take?" The little eunuch named Xiao Cuizi raised his eyes and quickly glanced at the second prince, looked at him with a smile on his face, and felt a little relieved. Quickly lowered his head, and said in a respectful tone: "Yes, Your Highness, Concubine Niangniang said that you will be in the year of the weak crown in the coming year, no matter what, you have to find a suitable girl for you first, if you think it is good, Niangniang will go to Your Majesty to ask for marriage." ”

The second prince got up from the couch lazily, holding the painting in his hand and looking at it for a while, and Xiao Cuizi stood respectfully three or four steps behind him. The second prince frowned, a plausible smile on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly saw him throw the painting away like garbage. Xiao Cuizi doesn't understand what's wrong with His Royal Highness? But he didn't dare to step on the thunder again, so he only nodded and said: "Your Highness, Concubine Lady explains, if you are not satisfied, she will choose a girl you are satisfied with, Concubine Niangniang also said, I don't have to wronged you, so I will choose a satisfactory one for you." As he spoke, he was going to put the paintings away.

I can't stop slandering in my heart, these two princes are really, why is there no warning at all, and suddenly his face changed, such a beautiful beauty, just throw it away.

"Smack-" His Royal Highness the Second Prince kicked his leg and kicked on the low table, and in an instant, the inkstone paperweight or something crackled and fell down.

The second prince squinted his eyes, pointed at Xiao Cuizi's nose angrily and scolded: "Do you just want to do these trivial things in the future, do you want me to change your position for you?" ”

Xiao Cuizi didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Second Prince was angry at himself again, however, past experience told him not to add fuel to the fire at this time, it was better to retreat quickly. He trembled twice, called the attendants outside the hall, and after cleaning the ground, he crawled out like a female ghost entangled behind him.

His Royal Highness the Second Prince looked at his back and snorted helplessly.

Slowly paced to the window, stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the cloudy weather outside the window, the dead branches and fallen leaves shivered with the chilly autumn wind, and his heart was depressed. I don't know what my father thinks in his heart, and he keeps saying that he will give him the crown prince after the eldest brother gets married, but the queen is very strict with the third child, and recently he suddenly spoiled his mother. Although the mother concubine is one of the four concubines, she is most disgusted with the dispute between the concubines, and her only hope is that she can live well. This is indeed particularly crucial in choosing a concubine by yourself.

His concubine can neither be too weak nor too strong in his mother's family, and his father is most afraid that his relatives will be too powerful.

If you say who has the most weight in the harem, it is undoubtedly Concubine Min. Although Concubine Min is only a princess of Ning Mo, she has been favored by the six palaces for many years, and she has a very high status in the harem. Although she doesn't see anyone she deliberately befriends on weekdays, but through the eyeliner she planted in Concubine Min's palace, Concubine Min and Concubine De have been very close recently. Although the mother concubine has no desire for status and power, she also knows that she can't do without power and status.

Some time ago, his father promoted the Liu family in a high-profile manner, not only promoted Liu Wentao to the Ministry of Rites as a waiter, but also selected his two sons to the third and sixth children. If you intend to marry the Lu Shilang family of the military department at this time? The second prince raised his hand irritably and rubbed his eyebrows. Alas......! Isn't this logically pushing the Liu family to the third child?

The second prince regained his clarity and shouted, "Little Cuizi." ”

"The minions are here". Although Xiao Cuizi's voice was still trembling, he still quickly flashed into the house.

"Wait for me to change"

Xiao Cuizi looked at the gloomy weather outside, and it was about to rain. Looking up at the cold face of the second prince, he hurriedly tried to persuade: "Your Highness, look at this day, I'm afraid it will rain in a while, you go out now, how can you live in case of rain?" The lady lady is going to worry again. ”

The second prince decided to discuss it with Zhao Enhao, Zhao Enhao grew up with him since he was a child, and he studied together, and he was trustworthy in all aspects. Hearing Xiao Cuizi's words, the second prince frowned impatiently and didn't speak, just squinted at him coldly.

Xiao Cuizi was helpless, so he had to quickly order his subordinates to prepare rain gear, wait for the second prince to change his clothes and leave the palace, and ride straight to Jian'an Hou's Mansion.

By the time the second prince and his entourage arrived at the Jian'an Hou Mansion, the autumn cold rain had already been sprinkled. Zhao Enhao, the prince of Jian'an, hurriedly greeted Zhou Minhao, the second prince, who was already like a chicken in soup, into his courtyard.

The little girl Qinglian waited for the second prince to change into his soaked clothes with her cheeks crimson, raised her eyes and looked at the second prince coquettishly, Zhao Enhao watched the second prince gradually turn gloomy, and quickly asked Qinglian to retreat. personally handed a bowl of ginger soup to the second prince with a smile, and said: "Qinglian, this girl, is usually steady and tight, but I ...... you when I see you" Seeing that the second prince's face was even more ugly, he quickly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Ah, well, what, why are you in such a hurry to come over today?" Isn't the lady lady choosing a concubine for you? What, not satisfied? ”

The second prince drank the ginger soup in one gulp, sighed, put the bowl on the table, and said angrily: "Who doesn't know that this Lu family wants to kiss the eldest brother, I heard that last month, Mrs. Lu also found Master Ciyun of Huguo Temple, just under the guise of giving this Lu Sanniang to the eldest brother as a side concubine." Zhao Enhao said in surprise: "Concubine Shu Niangniang wants you to marry this third lady of the Lu family?" The second prince stood up suddenly, paced back and forth in the room, and said worriedly: "It seems that my father also looks acquiescing, otherwise with the temperament of the mother, she would not have taken it upon herself to bring me the portrait of the Lu family's Nizi." ”

"Was it the Queen's idea?" Zhao Enhao twisted his eyebrows and guessed in a low voice. Queen Chen's temperament is graceful and elegant, which makes people forget the vulgar. She is the daughter of Emperor Zhou Sheng's mentor Chen Taibao, and she has no children under her knees, but she treats almost all princes equally, and does not deliberately suppress anyone. Moreover, Emperor Zhou Sheng respected his wife very much, so the status of Empress Chen was unshakable. But in the past few years, Concubine Xian has relied on the outstanding military exploits of her father, General Wuda, and has become more and more dismissive of Empress Chen.

The second prince squinted his eyes, shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "No, with the intelligence of the queen's mother, Concubine Xian is not her opponent at all. Besides, this doesn't do me any good to my eldest brother or her. Zhao Enhao lowered his head and thought for a while, and asked cautiously: "What if this is what the emperor means?" What are you going to do? ”

The second prince snorted lightly, his eyes burst out with a sharp cold light, and said, "Who I want to marry, no one can control it." is my father, if you want to use me to train him to be a qualified prince, then I have to be willing. Not to mention that the eldest brother has become more and more arrogant in recent years, even because his mother is a virtuous concubine and his grandfather is a military general, I can't let him ascend to the throne smoothly. ”

Zhao Enhao, the prince of Jian'an, stood up solemnly, made a standard salute, and said with his fists clenched: "Enhao respectfully obeys the orders of His Highness." ”

The second prince glanced at Zhao Enhao, sighed, and sat down on the recliner tiredly.

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Liu Yunyun tore up the note in her hand, and burned a piece of paper in a copper basin to ashes. Since Fang Lian handed over the words, Liu Yunyun arranged for a distant relative of Xiaoxiao's hometown to go to Lu Mansion on an errand. The little girl is really smart and clever, and in just three months, she climbed to the position of the second-class girl in the room of Lu Fangfei, the concubine of the Lu Mansion.

Earlier, he asked Liu Dalang to arrange for someone to keep an eye on the wife Wu of the Lu Mansion, this Wu family is the maiden cousin of the virtuous concubine Niangniang, I heard that the two have been friends since childhood, but because the Wu family is a side branch of General Wu, so he married Lord Lu, who was still a seven-grade director of the military department at that time. Over the years, Lord Lu has relied on his ability to drill camps, and relied on the face of the general and the virtuous concubine, and his career has been smooth, and now he has been promoted to the position of a squire in the military department. Although the official rank is not particularly high, he has real power in his hands, which can be regarded as a rare fat difference.

Lu Fangfei is the third lady of the Lu Mansion, and the eldest lady of the Lu Mansion, Lu Fangya, and the second lady, Lu Fangqing, are both married, and they are not in Jinjing City with their respective husbands taking office outside.

Mrs. Lu actually wanted to give her daughter to the eldest prince as a concubine? Liu Yunyun shook her head secretly, it seems that this patriarchy is really a common problem of ancient women. In comparison, his mother is much more noble than this Mrs. Lu. Wealth and charm eyes, but there is an end to this wealth and glory? People just want to have two when they have one, and delusionally think about three when they have two, and they are always greedy and insufficient. But as the saying goes, God only helps those who help themselves, and the harvest comes from giving! Delusional thinking of selling women to seek wealth is so easy there.

Liu Yunyun sat crookedly on the kang and thought, and her fingers on the kang table tapped the table regularly. His eyes stared out of the window in a daze.