Chapter 640: The matchmaker broke her leg during the New Year

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is auspicious.

Capital.

There are people coming and going outside the dealer in Calyx Lane, and the people who send the invitations almost want to block the alley.

Liu Mi stood at the door, holding hundreds of invitations, almost covering him. He couldn't even see the road clearly, so he had to shout: "Don't squeeze! My young master will not be a guest during the New Year, so go back first! ”

"Trouble little brother, my lord has a happy event to discuss with Master Zhuang."

"Our Hou Mansion Lantern Festival invites Lord Zhuang to enjoy the lanterns!"

"What is the squeeze, our General's Mansion invites Lord Zhuang to appreciate the plum, and the young lady in the family admires the adult very much."

"Zhuang-sama ......"

The noisy sounds outside the courtyard spread all the way to the study, but these sounds did not affect Zhuang Xuewen at all, he was looking at a letter on the table.

This letter was given to him by a child who had been entrusted to find him in his carriage.

The letter was written by Zhou You, and it was first sent to the cronies in the capital with a flying pigeon, and then copied according to his instructions and then sent to Zhuang Xuewen.

After reading the letter carefully, Zhuang Xuewen took the letter back into the envelope and handed it out, "Tong Yu, send the letter to the eldest princess's mansion to the king of Yinde County." By the way, tell him about Zhou You's information, and this matter will be handled by him. ”

Standing at the bookshelf and looking up at a small figure of a jade lion paperweight, he immediately walked over, took the letter with both hands and put it in his arms.

Tong Yu grinned and said: "Brother Wen, don't worry, I have already sent someone to check the origin of the letter, this kind of secret pile dares to calculate us in the capital, and I will find them out if I dig three feet into the ground." ”

"I have already read the information you sent, continue to keep an eye on them, there are many gatherings in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, and it is inevitable that there will be officials who can gather together openly and honestly, say some things that they usually dare not say, and write down everything they talk about." Zhuang Xuewen looked at him and said.

"Hmm." Tong Yu nodded, but don't just say that it is a few days, just yesterday the Chinese New Year's Eve, many officials because of the festival after a little less vigilant, drank a few more glasses.

After the family banquet, they sat there with their brothers and talked a lot of heartfelt words, which allowed them to collect a lot of useful things.

"Go ahead." Zhuang Xuewen commanded.

He decided to enter the palace in the evening and talk to the emperor secretly after the banquet.

These Jianghu Xiaoxiao are still making martial arts alliance leaders, they are really daring. Now that Nioh has used the uprising to get rid of his relatives, it's time to clean up Nioh.

And Tong Yu went out of the dark passage, and when he got to the back street, he went directly to the eldest princess's mansion.

At this time, it was not yet noon, and there were many people at the gate of the princess's mansion who sent Cambodia, although the king of Yinde County was destined to marry the princess of Qingliang Kingdom, but he didn't even have a concubine.

Being able to be a concubine for the king of Yinde County is also a blessing from the previous life, the eldest daughter can't be a concubine, but the second daughter and the concubine are okay to marry into the palace of Yinde County.

The princess of Qingliang has not yet come, and no one knows what she looks like, and maybe she is extremely ugly. Most of the princesses have unruly personalities, and the king of Yindejun is also a gentleman, and the discord between husband and wife is almost a sure thing.

At that time, these concubines will be natives, and if they are gentle and considerate, they will naturally be able to get the favor of the king of Yindejun. Then he won a man in one fell swoop, held a high position of power, and set aside the princess of the county, and the son of the concubine can also be the son of the world, controlling the power of the entire county palace and the eldest princess.

Just taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, the king of Yinde County, Chuxia, returned to Beijing, and all the powerful people who had school-age girls in the family sent a letter to come over, and invited the king of Yinde County to participate in various poetry meetings, flower parties and lantern appreciation.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Chu Xia received twelve invitations, and there were six people who enjoyed the lanterns on the Flying Fish Tower, and the others were also selected in the beautiful garden.

Fuchu, Jufukuin.

The eldest princess held the delicate hand warmer, sat on the chair and looked at Chu Xia, who was raising his hands and letting Gonggong Gui hang seven or eight jade pendants and sachets on his waist. And on the table next to her, there were already more than a dozen invitations.

She looked at this son, who was as delicate and beautiful as a fairy child, and persuaded her: "It's okay if you don't go to other families, they can't reach your identity, but these ten or so families are high and powerful, and the girls in the family are not bad, so you have to give a face." ”

"Poof." Chu Xia laughed, "Mother, now that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, who can have a high position of power?" Who doesn't know that I am in love with Miss Zhuang, why bother to provoke Zhuang Xuewen for the sake of these useless people? ”

"That person is extremely protective of my sister, if he knows that I still go to someone else's house to see the girl, even if he doesn't trouble me, it won't be good for Zhuang Rou to know."

The eldest princess frowned, and said solemnly: "I have already told you that you and the girl from the dealer are not suitable. Later, the princess entered the county king's mansion, and with the character of the girl in the dealer's house, I was afraid that this backyard would not stop at all. ”

"Forget about others, if she kills the princess, the emperor won't be able to spare you. Originally, there was the Empress Dowager to protect you, but now that her old man has also been cut down, who can protect you if she messes around like before. ”

Chu Xia looked at the eldest princess and smiled, "Zhuang Xuewen can cut the power of the empress dowager, and the power of the eldest princess's mansion and the county king's mansion, isn't that a gesture?" Does his mother think that the emperor can suppress him? ”

The eldest princess sighed, "That's what I'm worried about, the emperor is listening to Zhuang Xuewen's words everywhere now, and if he wants to take back the imperial power one day in the future, I'm afraid it will be another bloody storm." If we get too close to the dealer, we will inevitably be implicated. ”

"Mother, the person who marries me is me, no matter what her identity is, as long as I like it, then even if it is a flower child on the street, or a goddess in heaven, I can marry." Chu Xia said casually, his tone was a little grinning, as if he was talking and playing willfully.

This kind of joke again, the eldest princess frowned, although the relationship between mother and son is very good, and the mother is kind and filial, but the eldest princess has never felt that she can't see through what this little son is thinking.

In the past, he was allowed to do anything, and there was no marriage with the princess of Qingliang Kingdom, even if he married Zhuang Rou. But if a princess marries in to be the main mother, how can a woman who even the queen mother dare to shoot and the prince dare to beat is small.

At that time, the county king's mansion would be restless, and it would also affect the eldest princess's mansion and her two elder brothers, and even cause the emperor's anger.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess raised her head, intending to persuade him in a serious tone, but suddenly saw Gonggong Gui holding a particularly eye-catching purse in his hand.

"King Jun, does this purse have to be hung? The old slave saw that the embroidery was too poor and too out of place. "Father-in-law Gui didn't dare to show too much disgust, but this embroiderer is really the ugliest he has ever seen, and even the rough embroidery is better than this.

Chu Xia said a little proudly: "What do you know, hang it up for this king, hang it in the most conspicuous place." I'm going to the palace for a banquet tonight, and I'm going to let everyone see it, it's my woman who embroidered it for me, the only one. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the eldest princess shouting sternly: "Little Guizi, take it out and throw it away!" ”

"Ahh Gui Gonggong was so numb that he wanted to hang it on Chu Xia's waist, and when he heard the eldest princess shouting like this, he almost threw his purse on the ground in a trembling manner.

Chu Xia took the purse from Gonggong Gui's hand, hung it on his waist casually, looked at it with satisfaction, and then looked up at the eldest princess who was so angry that her face changed, "Mother, after tonight's banquet, I will go back to the county king's mansion and not disturb my mother's rest." ”

"You dare!" The eldest princess stood up immediately, he didn't even spend the first day of the new year at home for the sake of a woman.

At this moment, Xiao Ran said outside the door: "My lord, the Zhuang Mansion sent someone to send a letter. ”

Chu Xia smiled slightly, and bowed to the eldest princess, "Mother, son takes the first step." ”

"Xia'er!" The eldest princess shouted, but Chu Xia turned around and walked out of the house directly, and walked away, and Gonggong Gui also confessed and hurriedly followed out.

(End of chapter)