Chapter 11 Candidates for the Prospective Crown Princess
Empress Dowager Gu thought for a while, and then ordered: "This year's summer vacation matters...... Just Weizhou, you will preside over it! ”
King Zhou was stunned: "This? "Although the royal summer vacation is an annual practice, everyone is familiar with it, and according to common sense, it is not difficult to follow the old routine.
But, I also want to know, when it comes to real operation, how can the queen let him pass the test by drawing a scoop with a gourd? This matter is not considered preparation, just to say that the journey to Dizi Mountain will take a few days, and it cannot be done overnight, involving a wide range of people, departments, and utensils, don't be too easy to start!
Seeing his hesitant face, Empress Dowager Gu shouted angrily: "What are you afraid of!" When the queen heard that you were going to preside over the summer vacation, would she not let Lao Qi also want to show her face? Do you think you're going to be demolished alone? ”
The female official said: "His Royal Highness King Zhou doesn't have to worry, although it is said that you are presiding, how can the Queen Mother not send someone who is familiar with this matter to assist you?" ”
Hearing this, King Zhou's heart was a little relieved: "Grandson obeys!" ”
The Queen Mother gave him a few more words, and then waved his hand to let him step back: "Go and discuss with your staff, the summer day is coming, the palace has already prepared, you go to take over now, although you can choose ready-made, but if the ministers have nothing to say, you have to do something." ”
After King Zhou retreated, Empress Dowager Gu sighed with some disappointment: "The third child is too far worse than the second child, a few years older than the seventh child, but she has suffered in the hands of the seventh child every time!" Alas! In the past few months, although the ministers have not made a clear statement, they also know that Xue Chang's group must be biased towards the seventh child in their hearts! ”
The female official said softly: "But His Royal Highness King Zhou is obedient to you, and he is very filial. The Seven Princes ......"
"Yes." Empress Dowager Gu pondered for a while, and said with a sneer, "Lao Qi's mother family is not obvious, there are so many princes and princesses under the emperor's knees, and he can spread the reputation of the smartest prince, even if he is studious, he is indeed a good student, and the master who taught them is not a fool!" How can you casually say that you are leaking? With this scheming, it is not a good match, the Jiang family will support him, and in the future, the mourning family has not cleaned up the Jiang family, and she will be pitted by the old seven first! ”
Which prince and princess didn't grow up in the palace? Temperament or something, even if you didn't pay attention to it before, ask the palace people when you want to pay attention, and you can know a seven, seven, eight, eight.
Chu Weisang may not be the smartest among the princes, but he must be the most courageous!
When both the government and the opposition knew that neither the queen mother nor the queen would allow the emperor to have a man of great talent, he actually dared to pry his master to make a name for him, and he also succeeded - if he hadn't been chosen by the queen, God knows what would have happened to him?
Such a bold person, even if it is useful now, may it be against him in the future!
So Empress Dowager Gu definitely doesn't want to use this grandson, among her juniors, having such a master as Empress Jiang is already fed up!
Although Chu Weisang does not have the allegiance of the army now, it is said that no matter how scheming he is, it is easy to control, but what will happen in the future is uncertain - after all, the surname Chu in this world is not right?
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, raised her head and said to the female official: "What do you think of the third princess? ”
Last autumn, the emperor's eldest son, King Qi, married Jiang Qiyun as a concubine, and at the end of the year, the second son of the emperor, King Yan, also married Tang Xinyao, the daughter of Princess Changping and the granddaughter of Vice Minister Tang Zimo, as a concubine.
Now it is the turn of the third son of the royal family, King Zhou, to marry the royal children - originally after King Yan chose Tang Xinyao, Princess Zhou was appointed to Princess Shou'an. However, Gu Qianna was jealous that King Yan did not choose herself, and instructed Qiu Nie and others to spread rumors by taking advantage of the land, forcing the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother to give up the original candidate for the prince, which made the Queen Mother have a very bad impression of her.
So the marriage was tacitly delayed.
Now the Queen Mother asked again, but the female official knew that this was the Queen Mother's change of mind. Otherwise, if the marriage contract is not announced, what if you change to a princess? The Gu family is different from the Jiang family, the Gu family became prominent purely by relying on the Queen Mother, but Queen Jiang dared to compete with the Queen Mother for power by relying on her mother's family.
Don't look at Gu Jingna's title of Princess Shou'an, the Queen Mother wants to deal with her problem of just one sentence!
"Her Royal Highness Princess Shou'an is smart and shrewd, and Miss Tang is gentle and obedient." The female officer thought for a while and said cautiously.
"The children of the Tang family are all obedient, but they are too obedient and lack of opportunity." The Queen Mother thoughtfully, "Shou'an...... I didn't think she was safe enough! But, looking at Wei Zhou's appearance now, there is no one who can make an idea by his side......"
Obviously, King Zhou has been repeatedly attacked by the Seven Princes in the past few months, which has made Empress Dowager Gu feel annoyed.
Spell the staff after the fight. Taiwan fights the water army, and what the queen mother thinks she gave to the king of Zhou is no worse than what the queen gave to the seven princes.
But the direct contest between King Zhou and the Seven Princes has always been more defeated than victorious...... Once or twice, you can brush it with a water army, three or four times...... The onlookers outside the palace who don't know the truth can still be fooled, but are the courtiers who can speak in the selection of the prince so easy to hide?
However, the Queen Mother doesn't want to change the candidate, after all, it means that all the previous efforts for King Zhou have been lost, not to mention, it is equivalent to admitting that King Zhou is not as good as the Seventh Prince - isn't this just saying that her eyesight is not good? This is absolutely not a no-no.
So in this case, there is a princess with a deep city, which may be a remedy.
And think about it carefully, Gu Qianna is different from Queen Jiang, she is the Gu family, and the Gu family is prominent because of the Queen Mother. Gu Qianna's biggest backer is the Empress Dowager Gu herself, she can Yin Yan Wang and Yin Tang Xinyao, but if she dares to stretch out her hand to the Queen Mother...... Empress Dowager Gu felt that it was impossible for Gu Qianna to become the second Empress Jiang, after all, King Guangyang was not in charge of the army.
In terms of court politics, King Guangyang's influence is not as good as Xue Chang!
"Just Shou'an." The Queen Mother finally made up her mind, "As for Changping...... Let Xinqiong be a side concubine for Weizhou, and before Xinqiong gave birth to her eldest son, Shou'an ...... Just ......"
This not only appeased her own daughter Princess Changping, knocked her restless niece Princess Shou'an, but also caused the concubine to be born before her sister-in-law - in the future, she had to take Gu Graceful, and she had another handle.
The female officer was convinced: "Yes! ”
…… Hearing that Empress Dowager Gu was going to marry a concubine to King Zhou, Empress Jiang also began to consider the wife of the Seventh Prince.
"The nieces are all married, and in the later generation, only Zhi'er in the big house is the right age, but even if the heavenly family doesn't care much about seniority, it's not good to say it." When Empress Jiang discussed this candidate with the Duke of Qin, she said, "Especially the fifteenth is the princess of Qi...... So, let's pick from the in-laws, right? ”
Qin Guogong knew that his daughter said this, but also because he didn't want Dafang to be too proud.
However, he had no intention of breaking it, after all, no matter how partial he was to Jiang Tianqiao, he couldn't completely ignore the feelings of other children.
So he asked: "Almost all the girls have come to the palace to greet you, who do you think is suitable?" ”
"Fifth sister's daughter, what do you think?" Empress Jiang said the candidate happily, "Zhuang Mo's youngest daughter was originally good, but her daughter asked the palace people, and the little girl of the Zhuang family was a little similar to the fourth sister-in-law back then......"
"Then it's not suitable for the palace!" As soon as Qin Guogong heard that Zhuang Man's personality was like that of Mrs. Zhuang, he immediately vetoed, "This kind of sex. Entering the palace will only cause you trouble! "Qin Guogong's dislike for his second daughter-in-law is not all about Jiang Yadan, the key is Mrs. Zhuang's arrogance...... Uh, to be honest, it's natural for such a daughter-in-law not to please her in-laws.
Empress Jiang also knew this, so she mentioned Zhuang Man just to make a comparison: "The daughter of the Ou family is good-looking, but she is even better than the little girl of the Zhuang family!" The two daughters of the Dou Sacrifice Restaurant who have not yet come out of the cabinet are notoriously honest, but if they are the crown princess, if they are not powerful enough, they will not be able to control the scene - especially which one of them is easy to provoke, Princess Yan or Princess Zhou? Think about it, Fu Bing is still generous and sensible, if it should be strong, it should be strong, and if it should be soft, it should be soft...... Perfect for the location. ”
Anyway, she doesn't want people in a big house, whether it's surnamed Jiang or surnamed Dou!
Qin Guogong understood what his daughter meant, thinking that Xin Fubing was the granddaughter of the Marquis of Jibei, and she was also very close to the Jiang family, and she was indeed a good junior in her impression, so she nodded: "The prince's marriage, you should be in charge, you just like it." ”
The queen breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thought: "The little uncle and son are thin, so they love their bones and blood very much, although Xin Fubing is only a granddaughter, she has always been regarded as a pearl in the palm of her hand by her uncle and uncle...... Let her marry Weisan, and the relationship with her uncle will be closer in the future. ”
It's not that the younger generations can't influence Qin Guogong, but compared to a brother and a brother of the same generation, the influence of the younger generations is really not very good.
Although the Marquis of Jibei basically listened to Qin Guogong, Qin Guogong had to think carefully about saying a word at a critical moment.
Empress Jiang knew very well the status of Jiang Tianqiao, the eldest son of the male concubine of Kui County, in her father's mind, and did not expect to be able to make him fall out of favor all of a sudden, but she was slowly doing things to loosen his status. The choice of Xin Fubing this time is one of them.
After the queen made a decision with Qin Guogong, Qin Guogong went out of the palace and went to the Jibei Marquis Mansion in person to tell his younger brother about it.
Jibei Hou didn't agree with this matter: "I asked my daughter-in-law to ask this child what she meant, anyway, we have a lot of in-laws, who marries or not, or choose a girl who is willing to marry, so as not to feel unhappy after entering the palace, which is also called the guilt of the elders." ”
"It's fine." Qin Guogong knew that he had such a granddaughter under his knees, and he was inevitably afraid of wronging her, so he said, "I will discuss this matter with the queen now, and others don't know yet." If Fu Bing's kid refuses, let's just look for it again, and the seven princes will only tie their hair, and they are not in a hurry. ”
The Marquis of Jibei bowed his head, and when he turned around, he entrusted the matter to his daughter-in-law Mi - in fact, Mrs. Ou should have asked Mrs. Ou, but Mrs. Ou has always been more than strict with her younger generations and not loving enough. Jibei Hou also knew this, worried that his old wife would scare his granddaughter, and felt that it was more appropriate for his daughter-in-law to come forward.
…… Originally, it was nothing, but Jibei Hou didn't know that Mi Yinyin and Xin Fubing had a festival about Jiangya Blue.
After all, he and Mrs. Ou have been in the north before, and they only came back in the autumn last year, and after they came back, they caught up with the struggle for the crown, so many major events related to the rise and fall of the Jiang family and the survival of the He clan need to be worried, how can he have the time to ask about the jealousy between his grandchildren?
But Michael, of course, knows it.
She actually has no opinion on Xin Fubing's niece, and she also knows that her son has always been unrequited love for this aunt and cousin. But Mi Yinyin has never been able to let go of this worry, and Jiang Yalan is not a fool, how can she not notice it? Originally, he couldn't marry Xin Fubing, who he liked more, he was already very sorry, but Mi Yinyin, who had always thought that she was gentle and considerate, was still so careful...... Jiang Yalan was also tired in her heart.
Within a few months of the young couple's marriage, Jiang Yalan accepted two beauties and rarely spent the night in the main house...... Mi, who deliberately married his niece to his son, hoping to make the relationship between his mother's family and her husband's family go further, how could he not be in a hurry?
"It's an opportunity." After Mi received the task from his father-in-law, his heart moved, "Let Xin Fubing get married quickly...... After that, Yin Yin can put her mind at ease, and maybe she and Lan'er can get back together. ”