Chapter 64: Exchange
At this time, Xiuwan happened to bring red date porridge, Gan Tang immediately shut up, Su Ruhui said to Xiuwan: "Your Royal Highness is going to sit here for a while, our dim sum is not fresh, you go to the imperial dining room to get some new ones." Saying that, he asked Gan Tang, "What does Your Highness like?" Wisps of gold incense, carved nectar decoction, pepper plum, fragrant cherry, perilla incense, fragrant lily willow, fragrant grapes, lychee manna cake......"
Gan Tang pretended to be indifferent and said: "Feel free to do so." But the fingers that tapped on the edge of the table from time to time showed the irritability in his heart.
Xiuwan knew that taking snacks was just an excuse, it was Gan Tang who had something to say to Su Ruhui in private, this small courtyard was not big, so she had to send herself out, so she nodded and put on her cloak and withdrew.
After Xiuwan left, Su Ruhui said solemnly: "What does Your Highness want to ask?" Let's talk about it first, if you ask about the recent rumors, the courtiers don't know what's going on. β
Gan Tang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and seemed to smile: "If you don't know, why don't you want to go to Xifu Palace every day to ask for peace, but you are still here without moving?" β
"Your Highness should ask Sister Lian'er for this." Su Ruhua said slowly, "Isn't there a good relationship between His Highness and Sister Lian'er?" β
Gan Tang was choked suddenly, and only after a while did he say, "...... I've been there, and she doesn't know, but she received the imperial grandmother's instructions not to go out of Renshou Palace casually recently, and I have pestered a few times, but I can't see the imperial grandmother. Thinking about it, among so many people in the palace, only you and the Song family of Weiyang Palace may know something, I heard that you have been to Weiyang Palace just now, so I came to inquire about it. β
Su Ruhui frowned and asked puzzledly: "Your Highness, it seems that this matter does not involve His Highness and Concubine Shuniang?" β
ββ¦β¦ It's not that simple. Gan Tang saw that she refused to say, so he had to reveal some news, "At the beginning, Queen Zhou was in the middle palace, and the Huo family was the concubine, which was the meaning of the imperial grandmother, with the wisdom of the imperial grandmother, she would never abandon the queen because of the imperial heir, and you also know that my mother is not favored, and although the Shen family is one of the gate valves, she has lived in Xiliang for a long time, and the power in the imperial capital is not strong, so she can't provide much help to our mother and son." β
Su Ruhui thought for a while and said: "The Queen Mother has always pitied the lady concubine and Her Royal Highness, and Your Highness is afraid that she thinks too much." β
"The imperial grandmother took pity on my mother and son, and my mother and son also understood the imperial grandmother better because of it." Gan Tang had a cold smile on his lips, and said lightly, "If Empress Zhou really murdered the imperial heir, believe it or not, there is news of the violent death of one queen at most in the palace, and it is impossible to rumor a baboon like now!" β
"What does Your Highness mean?"
"Since you remember my mention before the Laba Festival, then you should pay me back now. You tell the truth, Su Ruhui, the emperor's grandmother and father...... Are you going to do something about the gate valve? Gan Tang suddenly turned his head, stared at Su Ruhui without blinking, and said softly.
Su Ru frowned: "When did this rumor start?" β
Gan Tang was obviously relieved, but still cautiously verified: "What you said is true? β
"Your Highness, Xiliang Shen is the gate valve, isn't my Qingzhou Su? If this is the case, does Your Highness think I will still have the leisure to drink porridge here? Su Ruhui was a little incredible, "Now that the target of the rumors is slanderous, the queen is sitting firmly in the middle palace, what can the lady concubine and Her Royal Highness worry about?" β
"The harem is not negotiable, but there is no one now, and I can tell you - just yesterday, my mother received news that the imperial court had ordered my uncle Shen to enter the Hajj." Gan Tang looked at Su Ruhui deeply, "My uncle, is the only brother of my mother's concubine, and also my mother and son, the strongest barrier in the Shen family, there is more than one woman surnamed Shen in the harem, for example, Fang Jieyu." β
Su Ruhui understood what he meant, she thought for a while, then made a decision, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, rest assured, the imperial court should have no intention of taking hostages in this summons, otherwise, will there be fewer descendants of the current gate valve in the imperial capital?" β
"Qingzhou Su just has a vision, and he stretched out his tentacles to the imperial capital early." Gan Tang got a definite guarantee, let out a long breath, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "At the beginning, Yongtaizu swept the world, although Xiliang Shen also had the merit of the dragon, but he was worried that the bird would have done his best, and the family would have shrunk in Xiliang and refused to come out, if it weren't for the fact that every few generations there would be a Shen family's daughter entering the palace, this imperial capital is only afraid that there will not even be a Shen Mansion, my mother is a dignified concubine, and the news is not as good as your little girl." β
"Your Highness, is this news bigger than your Laba's guidance?" Su Ruhua said.
Gan Tang understood what she meant: "What do you want me to help you?" Let's say it first, it must not involve me and my mother, otherwise I would rather you scold me for having no conscience. β
"Your Highness said, how dare the courtiers insult Your Highness?" Su Ruhui said very honestly, "Besides, is Your Highness the one who cares about fame?" β
Gan Tang laughed, clapped his hands and said: "Su Ruhui really understands me, yes, as long as I and my mother are safe, what is my reputation?" β
"The courtiers feel that the county lord of Huaizhen has been in the palace long enough, and it is time to go back to the palace to do his filial piety and live for a while." Su Ruhui waited for his laughter to stop and said slowly.
"Oh, you're looking for trouble? Why, you also have a crush on my second emperor brother? But you offended him too hard last time, and it was really stupid that you didn't even ask him to admit your mistake for so long. Why don't I find an opportunity to arrange for you to reconcile? When Gan Tang heard this, he immediately showed a playful smile.
But he saw Su Ruhua with a roll of his eyes: "The favor of the Third Highness is too precious, and the Second Highness is generous, and the courtiers feel that they can ask for the forgiveness of the Second Highness without His Highness's intervention, so I don't have to worry about this matter for the Third Highness, and I also ask the Third Highness to help, and ask the Lord Huaizhen to go back to the Ning Mansion for a while!" β
"Lord Huaizhen was picked up by the Huo family, what is the status of her father in the eyes of the imperial grandmother and father, you don't know, and during this time, except for getting closer to the second imperial brother, there is nothing wrong with it, this matter is very difficult!" Gan Tang sighed.
"Your Highness is really insincere." Su Ruhui was not fooled, "The courtiers heard that the county lord of Huaizhen dislikes Miss Huo Qi very much, Miss Huo Qi has won the heart of the Queen Mother, and His Royal Highness is friendly with Miss Huo Qi, this matter is not daring for the courtiers and it is inconvenient, but it is just a trivial matter for His Highness." His Royal Highness said this, it hurt the hearts of the courtiers too much, and they began to tear down the bridge in front of the courtiers? Is Your Highness sure that the bridge has been crossed? β
Gan Tang's expression was solemn, but he thought about it seriously and said, "Okay, I'll find a way to let Huaizhen leave the palace for a whileβjust leave the palace?" Su Ruhui, His Royal Highness feels that you are not such a generous person. β
"Of course not." Su Ruhua said generously, "Send away the county lord of Huaizhen, and clean up the other person first, and it will be much easier to deal with her when she returns to the palace." β
"You said the Song family of Weiyang Palace?" Gan Tang rolled his eyes, "Your Highness heard that she was bullied by you just once, and her clothes were soaked in the cold weather, if she hadn't poured ginger soup in time, she would have been seriously ill, and I thought you would stop here, but I didn't expect you to be vicious." β
"Your Highness is really joking, what does the Song family's profane clothes have to do with the courtiers when they are soaked?" Su Ruhui shook her veil calmly and said, "When the courtier saw her faint, she kindly opened the window for her to breathe!" Also, there is a difference between men and women, doesn't His Royal Highness feel frivolous when he casually says his clothes in front of his courtiers? β
Gan Tang laughed and said, "It seems that the Song family is fortunate not to be sick, if it is sick, I am afraid that you will be said that you are not blessed enough to live in Weiyang Palace, right?" β
Su Ruhui nodded: "It's not a blessing and don't say it, it's just that I'm really sick, Weiyang Palace is where the queen and the fifth highness live, and the prince often goes, what if I get sick?" should be sent to the remote palace like the courtiers did at the beginning, so as not to give it to the nobles in the palace. β
Gan Tang was stunned and said, "You won't ask to see the queen for this, right?" β