Chapter 005: The Princess Is Invited (2)

"Second young grandmother, this Princess Jingwei is not a simple character," On the carriage, Wang Qifang held a cup of mellow black tea and drank it in small sips, Zijuan sat on the seat opposite her, holding an apple in her hand, peeling Wang Qifang while talking.

"Oh? Why is it not simple? Wang Qifang put down the teacup and asked curiously: "I only know that this Princess Jingwei is the sister-in-law of Zheng Guifei, who is the most favored in today's world, and in order to show her favor to the Zheng family, I specially accepted her as a righteous sister and named Princess Jingwei." ”

"Hehe, Second Young Grandma, you used to not go out of the inner courtyard all year round, and it is normal that you don't know about these." Zijuan peeled the apples in three or two, and then used a knife to cut the apples into small pieces and put them on the plate, inserted a small silver fork, and held it in front of Wang Qifang, "Princess Jingwei, where did you take the initiative to canonize today?" It is clear that Concubine Zheng Guifei was reluctantly asked for by Princess Jingwei after being calculated by Princess Jingwei. ”

"Oh, it's Zheng Guifei's handwriting," Wang Qifang inserted a piece of apple and threw it into her mouth, and suddenly, a rich fruity fragrance lingered between her teeth, she nodded contentedly, and her heart was even more emotional, the fruits produced in this space are delicious, not only pure taste, but also nutritious, especially in the cold winter, it is really happy to eat such fresh fruits.

Chewing the delicious flesh carefully, Wang Qifang slowly digested the anecdote told by Zijuan, and suddenly, she found that there was a loophole in what Zijuan said, and hurriedly stretched out her hand: "Wait, you just said that Concubine Zheng Guifei was calculated by Princess Jingwei?" Aren't they sisters, and they have no stake in each other, so why should they use 'calculation'? ”

If Princess Jingwei was also sent to the palace by the Zheng family to help the Zheng family consolidate her favor, Concubine Zheng was worried that the emperor and her mother's family would abandon her, and the two sisters calculated each other, which was reasonable. But she had never heard that Princess Jingwei had ever entered the palace.

"What the second young grandmother said is right, this is why the slave maid said that Princess Jingwei is not simple." After Zijuan got married, he often walked around the streets, and his man was a singer, and he often went in and out of the mansions of some dignitaries, and he also heard a lot of stories in wealthy families.

This is also the reason why Wang Qifang called Zijuan, firstly, in order to understand the situation of some people in the capital, and secondly, to let Zijuan help to go to 'friendship' - Princess Jingwei invited many official wives and rich wives in the capital for the reason of 'appreciating plums', these people have money and leisure, and are the main target customers of Wang Qifang's various businesses.

"Let's talk about when Concubine Zheng Guifei entered the palace that year, Princess Jingwei had just reached the full moon, and their sisters basically didn't get along for much time, let alone have any feelings. Later, with the favor of Concubine Zheng Guifei, the Zheng family, who was originally an ordinary merchant, also 'ascended to heaven by himself', and the whole family followed into Beijing.

Today, I do love Zheng Guifei, and has successively named Zheng Guifei's two eldest brothers-in-law to be two members of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, the official position is not big, and there is no real power, but I can't bear the Zheng family will drill the camp, more than ten years of operation, the two uncles have been promoted several times, one has become enough to affect the appointment and dismissal of officials, and the other has become the general of the Praetorian Guard guarding the capital.

Later, Concubine Zheng gave birth to a prince, and the little prince was smart and clever, and he was favored by Jinshang, and the officials and gentlemen in the court began to play small calculations. As the prince grew up, there were more and more supporters behind Concubine Zheng, and another group of relatives was formed that was enough to compete with the prince.

However, among the officials who support it, most of them are upstarts, few are old aristocrats, and there is no one of the five surnames and seven families, which makes Zheng Guifei, who has a different mind, very uneasy. It just so happened that at this time, the little sister in the family had just reached the end of the year, and she was outstandingly good-looking, which gave Concubine Zheng Guifei an idea - marriage. ”

"Marriage? This is a good thing, presumably the object of Concubine Zheng Guifei's picture must be the old nobleman among the five surnames and seven hopes."

Hearing this, Wang Qifang seemed to hear something, she swallowed the apple in her mouth and interrupted.

"Hehe, the second young grandmother guessed correctly, Concubine Zheng did choose a person who holds a lot of power in the Cui family," Zijuan couldn't help but smile and continued, "It's a pity that Master Cui has a wife and children, and he is over forty years old, so he is thirty years older than the little sister of the Zheng family." ”

"No, little sister of the Zheng family, oh, it should be Princess Jingwei, she agrees?"

Marrying a man old enough to be a father, and entering the door as a concubine, is not happy to be a woman, let alone a pampered daughter since childhood?

"Of course I don't agree," Zijuan finally couldn't help it, and burst out laughing, "Princess Jingwei is also amazing enough, she is neither noisy nor noisy about the marriage arranged by her sister, but she is very attentive to go to the palace to 'visit' her sister, and now, because she loves Concubine Zheng, she often goes to Concubine Zheng's residence, so ......"

"Oh~~, I understand," Wang Qifang nodded clearly, and spoke in her heart, this Princess Jingwei really did it ruthlessly, in order to keep her future and happiness, she directly gave her sister a way to repay the other - didn't you let me marry an old man, I simply seduced the most noble old man to be the saint today, and the Zheng family, there is no objection to this, whether it is sister or sister, they are all daughters of the Zheng family, whoever gets the holy favor, and the Zheng family benefits in the end.

The only person who is dissatisfied with this is Zheng Guifei, because she knows very well that she is old and decrepit, but her sister is just a young age, and she is also a master who likes the new and hates the old.

In desperation, Concubine Zheng had no choice but to take a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and took the first step to ask the emperor to give her sister a noble identity, and asked the emperor to recognize her as a righteous sister, which not only improved the identity of the Zheng family, but also expelled her biggest competitor.

"That's right, just like that, Princess Jingwei has changed from an ordinary daughter of an official eunuch to the first princess from the folk in the Great Zhou."

"Well, according to what you say, Princess Jingwei is really a character," ruthless enough, and smart enough, Wang Qifang thought of this, and then thought of Princess Jingwei's appearance of helping the Su family exonerate openly and secretly that day, and began to worry a little about today's banquet, "Then, she invited me here, could it be that she wanted to find me on behalf of the Su family?" ”

"Probably not," Zijuan didn't have Wang Qifang's worries, although she didn't witness the accident half a month ago, but afterwards she still heard a rough idea from Amethyst's mouth, and she could also see some problems from Amethyst's relay.

After listening to Wang Qifang's words, Zijuan shook her head comfortingly, and analyzed: "The second young grandmother may not know the situation of Princess Jingwei yet, she made the princess, and she completely offended Concubine Zheng, and the Zheng family also saw that Concubine Zheng was still the most favored in the eyes of the present through the fact that her daughter was sealed, so she didn't dare to twist the meaning of Concubine Zheng and was too close to Princess Jingwei."

As for the other princesses and county lords, they don't look down on the Zheng family's nouveau riche, except for the eldest princess, few people in the royal family are friendly with Princess Jingwei. Thinking that she is a folk princess with a low foundation, first, she has no family support, and second, she has no recognition from outsiders, hehe, Princess Jingwei is just an ordinary woman with the title of princess. ”

To be honest, Princess Jingwei's situation is estimated to be inferior to their Qi Niang, and Qi Niang has the support of the Haicheng Li family behind her," ...... Princess Jingwei often held some parties at this time, so as to take the opportunity to win over the ladies in the capital. So, Second Young Grandmother, you don't have to worry that Princess Jingwei will find you uncomfortable. ”

It is estimated that it is still possible to tie up the second young grandmother, Zijuan has heard that at the time of the incident that day, the ninth princess, who was deeply favored by Jinshang, has always stood on the side of the second young grandmother with a clear banner, as long as she has eyes, she can see it, and Princess Jingwei, who has always been the most discerning, cannot not see it.

While the master and servant were talking, the carriage had already driven to Princess Jingwei's mansion, a three-in, three-out mansion in Ping'an Fang.

Just as Zijuan guessed, after Princess Jingwei saw Wang Qifang, her attitude was extremely intimate, and she did not hesitate to condescend to hold Wang Qifang's arm, and welcomed her in with a smile, as if Wang Qifang's own sister.

"Hmph, what a nouveau riche"

Wang Qifang came to the glass conservatory, found an inconspicuous position to sit down, and was about to take a closer look at the visiting guests, when a disdainful sneer suddenly sounded in her ears. She hurriedly turned her head and found that on the low couch behind the right, there was a ** about thirty years old, who was sweeping Princess Jingwei with a smile and a smile with disdain.

"Oh, sister-in-law, be quiet, how can she say that she is also a princess, and her rank is higher than ours."

**A slightly younger lady beside her, after hearing **'s sneer, hurriedly pulled her shirt and dissuaded.

"Princess? Joke, what kind of princess is she, but she is a little girl with a title by relying on her sister Guifei, and she doesn't look like a phoenix when she flies on the branches," ** didn't seem to be afraid of Princess Jingwei at all, she pulled away the little lady's hand, and said coldly: "What are you afraid of, my Qingzhou Qian family is not afraid of her Su family......" said here, ** noticed that someone was watching her, and hurriedly turned around, and happened to meet Wang Qifang's curious eyes.

"......" eavesdropping was caught red-handed, Wang Qifang smiled awkwardly, and asked with the last topic: "This young grandmother was born in Qingzhou Qian's family?" I don't know if you can recognize the letter of Qingzhou money? ”

"Money letter?" ** looked at Wang Qifang fixedly, and saw that her eyes were clear and did not dodge, and her demeanor was dignified, like a young lady from a family, so she nodded, "He is my cousin, I don't know how this young grandmother knows my cousin's name?" ”

"I not only know Qian Zhixin, but also Qian Zhixin's lady Mei Niang," Wang Qifang heard that it was an acquaintance, the embarrassment on her face faded a lot, she walked over in a few steps, and said kindly: "Sister Qian, I am also a partner with the Qian family in Qingzhou." Hehe, Qingyuan Wang Qi Niang, I've seen Sister Qian"

"Wang Qiniang?" **Frowning and thinking for a moment, Wang Qi Niang? Hmm, it seems that I have heard someone mention it, by the way, ** slapped his forehead, "You are the second young grandmother of the Zhao family mentioned by the ninth princess, Wang Qifang?" ”

P: On the last day of September, the relatives emptied the little pink, so what, if there is any leftover, give it to a certain Sapo, (∩_∩)~

Re-P: Princess Jingwei is an important character in the later plot, so this chapter focuses on her, hehe, not deliberately to make up the number of words