Chapter 27: Zheng's inquiry
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Zheng sat up from the bed, his long hair covered his bare back, and although there was still a little spring love on his face, there was more suspicion.
It's no wonder she was so surprised, not to mention that Bai Zhengzhong hadn't talked to her about the court for a long time, and it was rare to mention his father Zheng Taiwei to her. Not to mention that the content of this statement was so abrupt, and asked her if Taiwei Zheng had dealings with His Royal Highness the Prince? Who in the capital of this dynasty doesn't know that Taiwei Zheng is famous for his good words and deeds, and he is loyal to the emperor, how can there be news of his dealings with the crown prince?
Zheng leaned over Bai Zhengzhong's exposed chest and asked, "Where did you hear about Frost?" Will there be a fake? ”
Bai Zhengzhong was refreshed just now, and now he was in a good mood, so he didn't care about Zheng's many inquiries, but just ambiguously touched Zheng's bare back and said lazily: "Naturally, there is a rumor coming out." You can find a time to go back to the Taiwei Mansion and take a look. ”
Taiwei Zheng didn't let her enter the Taiwei Mansion for a long time, and she rarely met her biological mother, so she had to make an appointment to meet Taiwei Zheng behind her back, Bai Zhengzhong didn't know, and now she said it so easily. Zheng was a little resentful when he heard it, but it was not easy to show it.
Seeing that Zheng didn't speak, Bai Zhengzhong frowned and pushed Zheng away, sat up and said solemnly: "You should know that this matter is important, and it is directly related to my future career. Give you the opportunity to take control of yourself. ”
Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Could it be that the master has a chance to be promoted?" ”
"Hmph, it's mine, it's yours too." Bai Zhengzhong paused, and then said, "After dawn, you can visit your father-in-law." ”
Zheng threw a flattering glance over, leaned forward and pressed his softness against Bai Zhengzhong's chest: "Since the master has said so, no matter how difficult it is, the concubine will do it." ”
Having said that, Zheng was still a little uncertain about whether she could see Taiwei Zheng, so after dawn, she still arranged for Dongmei to go to Taiwei's wife Zhang to deliver a message and ask Zhang to discuss important matters in Heyue Building.
Heyue Tower is also one of the properties of the Cheng family, the richest man in the Kangxuan Dynasty, and it is also a place frequented by dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital city. There is an independent private room in Heyue Building, which is very private, and Zheng and Zhang will always choose here when they meet.
And when the Zhang family heard his daughter shouting in a hurry, he just thought that something big had happened, so he hurriedly went to the appointment, and brought the dim sum from the palace to come, but he didn't want to hear the Zheng family inquire about the major affairs of the court and China as soon as he sat down.
Zheng is Zhang's very beloved daughter, even after Zheng did such an unseemly thing, Zhang still loves her very much, and would rather risk Zheng Taiwei's displeasure to secretly associate with Zheng. It's just that this time Zheng's snooping did make it a little difficult for her.
"Yun'er, why did you inquire about these things?" Zhang pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "It's not that you don't know, your father will never tell me about these court things." ”
Zhang's family has been sealed many years ago, and the female dependents of ordinary ministers go out to meet friends, and in the end, they are not gossiping, but they are asking for their husbands whether there are pillow words coming out of other families. But the Zhang family is an exception, Taiwei Zheng never talks to her about the court, and she is not allowed to inquire.
"Mother, of course my daughter knows, so I just asked if your father had any contact with His Royal Highness the Prince."
"How do I know this?" Zhang muttered.
Zheng was also a little dissatisfied when he heard this, thinking that his mother was a dignified and high-quality wife, but she didn't know anything when she asked about business. But after all, he softened his voice and said aggrievedly: "Mother, this is a major matter related to the promotion of the prime minister, my father has avoided me all these years, and it is not because of the low official position of the prime minister, if the prime minister turns over, it will be too late for my father to be happy." ”
Zhang was also a little surprised when he heard this, and took Zheng's hand and asked anxiously, "Uncle is going to be promoted?" ”
"I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet!" Zheng shook off Zhang's hand and said with some resentment: "If Dad doesn't help him, Xianggong can only rely on himself." If you don't know anything else, your daughter will be a daughter-in-law from a five-rank petty official for the rest of her life. ”
"I really don't know." Listening to Zheng's blind complaints, Zhang's face was also a little worried: "Besides, the five-grade petty official was not recruited by yourself!" ”
"Mother!"
Zhang turned his face away from her, but suddenly thought of something in his mind, and he was suspicious.
Zheng knew that there was a play when he saw it, and hurriedly asked, "Mother, did you think of something?" ”
Zhang frowned and recalled seriously, and after a while, he said with some uncertainty: "I remember that once your father met a small servant in the study, and later when I went to attend the palace banquet, I seemed to see that the little servant dressed as a eunuch and carrying a sedan chair for His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"Really?!"
Zhang looked at Zheng's excited face, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "I can't remember clearly, if it is a close minister of His Royal Highness the Prince, I still have a little impression, that little guy ...... I'm not so sure. ”
Where can Zheng still listen to these words now, her own mother she understands, she is a always timid and cautious person, she will not say it without eight points of certainty, since she said so, it is most likely.
Seeing that his daughter was secretly excited but didn't speak, Zhang slapped her falsely: "What are you and your uncle planning?" Talk to me about it, and I'll go and talk to your father. ”
"Don't! Mother, don't mention this to your father. "Zheng expected that his father had hidden his dealings with the prince so carefully, and he must not want people to find out that he was also involved in the party struggle, and if he went to tell Taiwei Zheng now, it might cause Taiwei Zheng's unhappiness." I still need to confirm with my father-in-law, mother, don't worry, I'll tell you when the matter is settled. ”
"But—"
"Okay, mother, it's settled, don't talk nonsense when you go back." As he spoke, he got up and gestured to leave: "Then the daughter will go first." ”
"Y-You're leaving?" Zhang also stood up, "I still haven't asked you anything!" Which of my uncle's eldest daughters has been in the limelight recently, have you arranged a correspondence in the house? You-"
"Mother! Don't say it, I know it in my own heart, and I'm still in a hurry to give my husband his life. ”
As soon as Zheng's words were finished, the person had already walked to the door, opened the door, and led the maid away.
Zhang's face of the empty room and the untouched snacks on the table, thinking that his daughter didn't even care about her own mother for the sake of her father-in-law, and couldn't help but regret telling Zheng what she knew.