Concubine Li smiled, gently pressed the powder on the wing of her nose with a handkerchief, and said slowly: "Whether it is the best candidate, I don't know if it is the best person, but it is a good choice." ”

Xiao Ningyu narrowed his eyes: "Mother, let's talk about it." ”

His mother concubine can stand in the deep palace for decades, and she is also deeply favored, in addition to a beautiful face, there is also her wisdom. Otherwise, there is no shortage of young and beautiful women in the deep palace, and it is impossible to stand firm on their faces.

Concubine Li smiled slightly: "Don't say anything else, she is the daughter of Zuo Xiang, which can be beneficial to you." Zuo Prime Minister Sheng Yuming is the head of civil officials. The Great Zhou Dynasty has always emphasized literature over military force. I can't possibly not know that. ”

Xiao Ningyu frowned: "But she is a concubine." If you want to marry, you will also marry a concubine. ”

Concubine Li shook her head: "You are wrong, it is precisely because you are a concubine that you will not appear ambitious if you marry her." Think about it, your father is very old, and although he wants to find an heir, he has a problem when he is old, he wants his son to be successful, but he also doesn't want to see his son ambitious. ”

"If you marry the eldest daughter of Zuo Xiang, the status of a concubine shows that you are not competing for the throne."

Xiao Ningyu suddenly realized and nodded: "The mother concubine is clever." ”

It seems that his previous indifference to Sheng Rujin was wrong, but there is still room for salvation.

After he finished speaking, he said: "The minister there should go and probe the tone of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

Concubine Li said again: "What are you doing in such a hurry?" The eldest lady of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion was not yet eleven years old. It's still a few years away. Moreover, she is a closed disciple of Mr. Borong, and when she enters the Mingde Women's Society, you will ask for marriage again, which makes it seem that you are only admiring her talent, and nothing else. ”

Xiao Ning couldn't help nodding, and the coldness in his handsome eyes was a little more ambitious.

Sure enough, it was a word that woke up the person in the dream.

In other words, ginger is still old and spicy. Although Sheng Rujin is a concubine, she is not qualified to be the princess and concubine, but this has a lot of benefits, one to cover up his ambitions, the other to envelop civil officials, and the third, Mr. Borong and the queen have a teacher-student relationship, Queen Chen may have a better impression of him, and after marriage, she can also get close to the queen through Sheng Rujin's beginning.

The crown prince under Empress Chen's knees is no longer available. And she has a very high reputation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is not possible to kill her secretly, but if she is biased towards herself, it will be beneficial to the competition for the position of the future prince.

All-in-one.

Xiao Ningyu's heart was depressed, and he said to Concubine Li: "The mother concubine is wise, and the sons know what they have done." ”

Concubine Li also told him to go to the emperor to ask for peace and report his homework in time. even told him to care about the eldest brother of the prince who was "recuperating" in the hot spring palace.

Xiao Ningyu responded one by one.

The mother and son talked for a long time in the pavilion, and Xiao Ningyu was about to leave. Not far away, a team of palace people came over, and the first palace concubine was dignified and beautiful, and tall and tall.

She wore a honey-colored palace dress and a light blue cape.

Someone from the palace went to report it. Concubine Li's eyes flashed: "It's Concubine Xian." Hongu will go and say hello to you, and you will go again. ”

So, Concubine Li and Xiao Ningyu said hello to Concubine Xian in the pavilion.

Concubine Xian's surname is Xu, and she is a member of the Xu family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Xu family is the home of the eunuchs. He is related to Empress Chen by marriage.

Concubine Xu is about forty years old, and she looks a little older than Concubine Li, but she has a dignified and calm temperament.

Concubine Xu looked at Xiao Ningyu with a smile: "The third prince is becoming more and more handsome, it is really pleasing to watch." ”

Concubine Li also said: "Sister Xian Concubine is so boastful that he can be tormented, the fifth prince is really a civil and military cultivator, the emperor's favorite son." ”

Concubine Xu immediately said: "Sister Concubine De has won the prize." ”

The two boasted about each other for a while, and Xiao Ningyu took the opportunity to say goodbye and leave.

There were only two palace concubines left in the pavilion.

Concubine Xu suddenly said: "Speaking of which, I happened to meet my sister today, and I don't know whether to talk about something." ”

When it is not said properly, of course it will be said.

Concubine Li rolled her eyes in her heart, but said kindly: "Is there anything difficult about Sister Xian Concubine?" But it doesn't hurt to say it, Hongu's mouth is very tight. "It's weird.

Concubine Li sighed: "Actually, it's not a new thing. It's just that I'm worried about Ning Cheng's marriage. ”

Concubine Li's heart jumped slightly, if she hadn't told her son Xiao Ningyu about it just now. She almost doubted that Concubine Li would see through people's hearts.

Concubine Li said: "What should be the matter of this palace, isn't this matter decided?" The emperor acquiesced to the fact that several adult princes could start to choose concubines. ”

Concubine Xu nodded: "That's what I said, but my son ...... Alas...... He had a crush on the daughter of a family. ”

"Who?" Concubine Li immediately asked, "Which family's daughter can enter the eyes of the five princes?" Hongu is very curious. ”

A dignified and virtuous smile appeared on Concubine Xu's face: "It seems to be the eldest lady of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, Sheng Rujin." ”

The smile on Concubine Li's face faded away.

……

Concubine Xu is gone. Concubine Li returned to her palace with a black face.

She closed the door and smashed two antique vases.

"Okay, you cheap maid Xu, you are fighting with this palace! also deliberately went to the palace to say this, making it clear that he would come first and then come, and wanted to pry the corner of the palace! ”

"! will only kneel and lick the queen all day long, shameless...... This palace has finally climbed to this position, and she will definitely be the queen mother in the future. Why is your stupid son fighting with my son?! ”

“……”

Concubine Li cursed in the room alone for a long time, and when she was tired of scolding, she asked the palace maid to clean up the mess on the ground.

She calmed down, summoned a close confidant, and whispered a few words like this. The chamberlain crept away.

Concubine Li calmed down and said to the palace maid: "After the fifth day, the palace will go to the palace to offer incense." Let the recital of the plea be ready. ”

The palace maid was ordered to hurry down.

Concubine Li looked at the red sky outside the window, red as blood, and a sneer on her red lips: "Fight with this palace!" I don't know how to write dead words! ”

……

Sheng Rujin was in class in a private school, and when it was time to break, Qinglan came in and whispered a few words to her.

Sheng Rujin still has an hour to leave. So I went to the backyard and met Zhang Yuting.

Zhang Yuting carefully explained the location and situation of the shops he had seen in the past two days.

Sheng Rujin nodded approvingly: "Yes, you have already inquired so clearly in just two days." Let's pick the two-story shop on West Market Street. There are also those with backyards, and they will also send people to repair them. The wall was raised one foot higher. ”

Zhang Yuting hesitated: "But...... The eldest lady's shop is the most expensive. ”

"It's okay to be expensive, as long as the location is good, and there is also rouge gouache sold next to it, which is very important."

Sheng Rujin said: "Money is not a problem. You go to the nurse to get it, and then I'll find a bookkeeper to follow you, and let him read the paperwork and contract carefully. ”

Zhang Yuting nodded.