Chapter 16: The Favored Princess
Qi Shu is closed to news in the house, and there is such a maid and a little peach beside her, but she can't be trusted, and she can't do anything.
It is expected that the rumors in Shaoliang City in the past two days must be difficult to hear, as for how she judges, her father Qi Shangshu has to drop a bowl almost every day when he comes back, and he is very angry during the annual leave.
And Ning Ze felt that the time was almost right after thinking about it for a few days, so he took action to bring back the rumors in the city.
He thought that since the fact that Qi Shu came to the door that day was irreversible, then he would do the opposite, and directly let out Qi Shu who was humiliated by the old lady of the Fang family and then committed suicide by throwing himself to Asakusa Lake on the way back, causing the old lady of the Fang family to oppress Qi Shu's illusion.
Some time ago, the aftertaste of Qimen Shunu coming to the door to bring humiliation on herself has not completely dissipated, and the news that the old lady of the Fang family forced the famous good lady of Shaoliang City to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river instantly detonated the whole city.
People don't care about political affairs, that's what literati and politicians worry about, and in the eyes of ordinary people, whether there is gossip to talk about is the condiment in boring daily life, after all, chewing the root of the tongue is also a pastime and entertainment.
Everyone couldn't tell which was right and which was wrong for a while, and under the guidance of Ning Ze's heart, some people began to think about how it came out in the first place, the three questions of the old lady of the Fang family, yes or no, it was really unbearable to put it on any woman, so it was wrong to say that the Shu girl of the Qi family was wronged at the beginning?
The person who said that Qi Shu was not almost evaporated, but the person who despised the old lady of the Fang family sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and this reversal had a tendency to intensify.
The news in the high-ranking family is not slower than the people in the market to know, the Qi family has no time to take care of these, anyway, the matter has come to this point, they are involved in it and do not get any benefits, but it is not good, in case Your Majesty knows that the Qi family is disliked, the gain outweighs the loss.
And the Fang family didn't dare to come out to respond, but instead focused on inquiring about the things in the palace and the condition of the Shu girl of the Qi family, if she really died, the old lady of the Fang family was full of mouths, and she couldn't say it clearly, so she didn't care about these gossips.
Ning Ze first "inadvertently" let the "mouthy" subordinates in the family chew the root of their tongues privately, so that some people with a heart could hear it, and with the help of their mouths, the news was released.
Teahouse restaurant or something is not short of conversation after tea and dinner, Ning Ze confessed that he spent some money to hire a storyteller, and compiled a few scripts, to the effect that some innocent noblewomen from high families were abandoned by childhood sweethearts, sacrificing their lifelong happiness for the country and the people, and choosing to commit suicide when they were betrayed and insulted, the charm of this book is that proper processing will become more controversial and conflicting.
In the end, it is the few Lang Zhong who healed Qi Shu to pry something out of their mouths, so that the rumors will become credible.
The effect is very ideal, at least this Shaoliang City has been blown up again, and the limerick poems that slander Qi Shu are no longer spreading, but many stains on the old lady of the Fang family have been picked up, which Ning Ze did not expect.
Ning Ze rendered the news as promised with Qi Shu at that time, hoping to receive the desired effect.
And his actions were secretly avoiding a lot of ears and eyes, but he did not escape the eyes of Princess Ji Xue, who was rejected from the door.
I went to see him on a cold day, but I pretended to be sick again, which is really not good!
In the Yongle Palace, it is cold and snowy outside, the house is warm like spring, and even a little hot, Ji Xue is half leaning on the couch, her hair is scattered and uncombed, her expression is random and arrogant, the silky red shirt is half-dissolved, revealing the snow-white shoulders and a large area of scenery on the chest, which makes people look red and hot, and several noodles around her are waiting on the side, holding sweet wine and delicate pastries, etc., staring at her without blinking.
The palace is resplendent in gold, jade, gold and silver utensils are very graceful and luxurious, there are a lot of rare antiques and calligraphy and paintings in the outer room, some of them are placed on the ground if there is no place to put them, the treasury in the palace can no longer be loaded, in addition to the royal family to Ji Xue gifts, there are all kinds of things that want to pull the relationship, Ji Xue will not refuse to accept them all.
The darling of the royal family is just such a one, and Ji Xue naturally does what she wants.
Even for such a thing as raising the face head, His Majesty can turn a blind eye.
"You, come here." Ji Xue casually pointed to the one in the opposite direction of her, which she "picked up" when she was attending a banquet outside a year ago, and it was the son-in-law of a small portal family, and she brought it back to the palace directly regardless of whether others wanted it or not.
"Yes, Princess." Lin Chaowen handed the fruit plate in his hand to the eunuch next to him, and then walked to Ji Xue and knelt down, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, looking very attached.
"Am I beautiful?"
"Nature is beautiful, the princess is above 10,000 people." Lin Chaowen replied respectfully.
He actually said it well, the most beautiful woman in Wei should be the first empress, Ji Wei, and Ji Xue inherited most of her mother's appearance, so naturally she can't be wrong. Ji Xue's face is not as elegant as elegant, but looks playful and lively, with round eyes and goose egg face, plump and cute, a cherry mouth is the most cute and pleasing when she laughs, it looks natural and harmless, and is deeply favored by His Majesty, and Ji Xue is also loved by the royal family with this face.
As if thinking of something, his cheeks puffed out with a frown, and his eyes moved to him and asked dissatisfiedly, "How is it better than that Qi family Shu girl?" ”
The princess laughed. Lin Chaowen smiled lightly, as if he felt that this question was a little inexplicable, as Princess Ji Xue, compared with the daughter of a minister, it was a loss of identity.
"Then why did Ning Ze help her quell the rumors in the city? And I don't want to go to see him? ”
"The princess should know what the relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Guanghan is, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Shu Nu of the Qi family are the general horns, probably for this reason." I can't find anything wrong with a decent answer, in this deep palace, one wrong step is a knife fall.
Ji Xue stared at Lin Chaowen with some dissatisfaction for a long time, and then threw out a question for a while: "What is the reason why you said that my father refused to marry me and King Guanghan?" Ji Xue held her cheeks and couldn't figure it out.
"I don't know, I'm afraid it's not because the princess is still young, Your Majesty wants you to stay with you for a few more days." Lin Chaowen said respectfully.
"But I'm not young anymore, and King Guanghan has already reached the age of marriage, even if he doesn't get married, he can settle down first." Pouting dissatisfiedly, Ji Xue got up from the couch and walked down, and the attendants around her rushed up to help Ji Xue tidy up her clothes.
Lin Chaowen took two steps back to the side, lowering his head and not being able to see the expression on his face clearly.
Ji Xue glanced to the side, frowned, and said, "You all go down, Chaowen stays." When they heard this, they retreated. Lin Chaowen's body trembled inadvertently, but he still stood there respectfully.
"You come in and serve me." With that, he went to the inner room.
This service is naturally a red rolling, a red face and a heartbeat, and it is not suitable for children. The princess likes to solicit noodles, which is a secret matter of the inner palace, and the attendants in the Changle Palace except for the princess's face, the rest of the people have their tongues cut, and no one can say it casually.