Chapter 559: Secrets Leaked, Determined to Abolish Storage
On this day when the wind and snow first stopped, when Xue Dongchang listened carefully to his master's explanation, he was very convinced of this plan, and did not notice that the third prince actually had other plans, but the beautiful scenery that had just left the Shenwu Gate and boarded the car of the Chu Wangfu was as deep as a lock, and he was very suspicious of what he heard in Ci'an Palace just now.
Today she was edicted to enter the palace, the queen mother bluntly said that the saint has promised to give marriage, Wei Zhao is the third princess "the best choice", and after May, Uncle Wei will be promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and the edict will be issued, and the smile will ask Yi Jing to first know this "happy" good thing to the Wei family, so that they can be prepared.
Yijing remembered what her family cabinet said that day - the saint is a filial son, he respects the queen mother very much, and his trust in the Yan family is no less than our two mansions, so even if the saint decides to abolish the prince, he will not have a gap with the queen mother, and when he is pacified first, it will not cause hostility between the Su and Yan families, which is enough to rest assured, I have a firm belief that if the third prince is the prince, his concubine must be from the Yan family.
So why did the Holy One suddenly grant marriage to Wei Zhao?
Although the Imperial City Lane has been cleaned, it is still wet and slippery, the car is slow, Yijing is holding the low case in front of the seat with one hand, his back is straight, and his mind is fast and nervous.
She believed Yu Feng's inference that if the Holy Lord decided to abolish the prince, the most favored person should undoubtedly be the third prince, so this is a suspicious plan?
It should be that the queen mother also feels that the position may have changed, but she is against it, and uses the marriage of the three princes as a temptation, the saint should understand that it is not easy to persuade the queen mother, and does not say it directly, and those who pay attention to the marriage of the three princes must not only be the queen mother, but now the queen mother still supports the prince, so the queen must work together.
It's a suspicious soldier, and it's also a slow soldier.
The deadline given by God is May...... Then before May, there will be action, and after May, there will be no more will to marry Wei Zhao.
Thinking of this, Yi Jing breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was dealt with properly, it should not involve the Wei family too deeply, and presumably the Queen Mother and the Queen would not publicize this matter before the will was issued.
Therefore, she can't say anything about the marriage, but she must avoid letting the Wei family settle the family affairs for Wei Zhao before May.
Thinking about it, he unconsciously came out of Bei'anmen, Yijing gently pushed open the inner window that blocked the cold wind, knocked on the window lattice with his fingers, and the carriage stopped suddenly, "Go to the Hujia Alley Shilang Mansion." Through the screen window, Yijing instructed the entourage to stop and listen to the instructions.
Hearing that the princess is coming, Wei Zhao is very happy to greet in the hanging flower door, after seeing the ceremony, he wrapped Yi Jing's arm, and Wei Wei, who has always forgotten the number of etiquette, frowned, and glared at Wei Zhao with a warning, and his eyebrows were still impeccable and respectful. Invite Ah Zhao into the palace to live for a while. ”
These words made Aunt Wei's expression very solemn, and the respectfulness she deliberately maintained added to the coldness.
Yijing pretended not to notice, and smiled at Wei Zhao, who was also surprised: "My aunt doesn't know, the Queen Mother has always liked girls, but because she has no daughter under her knees, she has no regrets, I don't know how many times I envy my grandmother for this matter, I was young at the time, and I have a period of time to live in the palace every year, although the Queen Mother now has her own granddaughter, the two princesses are still too young...... Coupled with the talents of the Queen Mother's daughter, Ah Zhao's performance at the Fanglin Banquet in the past year was very much in line with the Queen Mother's wishes, so she was intended to let her enter the palace to accompany her for a while. ”
Aunt Wei was very embarrassed: "I'm afraid that the little girl doesn't understand the court etiquette, and if she exceeds the rules, she will live up to the queen mother's good intentions." ”
"The Queen Mother is lenient, and my aunt doesn't need to worry...... However, Ah Zhao wants to enter the palace, and some etiquette rules should be followed, so if my uncle and aunt allowed Ah Zhao to go back to the palace with me to live for a while, I will also tell you what you need to pay attention to. Yijing smiled.
When Wei Zhao heard this, his expression became very anticipating.
Aunt Wei's heart was heavy, but she knew that this matter could not be refused, so she allowed it first and sent Ah Zhao away.
Yi Jing continued: "The Queen Mother learned that Ah Zhao had not yet decided on a family matter, and she asked my uncle and aunt if they had any plans...... Uncle and aunt are not in a hurry, the queen mother has always been enthusiastic, and she is usually interested in matching the marriage of courtiers together. ”
The implication is that Wei Zhao's family affairs have been hung up by the Heavenly Family, and the Wei family is not allowed to be the masters of his own affairs, but he did not explicitly say that he would marry the prince, if things change in the future...... Yi Jing just had to tell the Queen Mother what she said today, and let the Queen Mother point out a marriage for Wei Zhao, which would be considered a proper marriage, and it would be harmless to the royal family and the Wei family.
Even if Aunt Wei has her own intentions, she can also say bluntly that as long as it does not affect the overall situation, the Queen Mother should be happy to succeed.
When Aunt Wei heard that the Queen Mother didn't even ask Wei Zhao if she was married, but bluntly said, "I learned that the family has not decided on the relationship", she knew that the heavenly family had a plan, since the princess did not say it clearly, she thought that things would still turn around, so she forced herself to suppress her anger, and still maintained her respectfulness, saying that after discussing with Uncle Wei in the evening, she would send Wei Zhao to the palace to disturb her.
As a result, this night, since Uncle Wei got married, he has been unprecedentedly beaten by Uncle Wei's mother, who respects her husband.
"I said that Zhao'er's family affairs should be decided as early as possible, so as not to be remembered by the wealthy nobles, and the husband is reluctant...... Now it's good, it was used by the Chu Palace...... Listening to the meaning of the princess today, it is clearly the intention of the heavenly family...... If the Wei family had another daughter who married into a wealthy family, wouldn't it completely ruin the reputation of Qingliu. ”
Uncle Wei shook his head and sighed: "Paranoid stubbornness! In the past two years, I have also seen clearly, although the prince and Feng'er are royal clans, they don't just know that they are greedy and greedy, this matter is not as simple as you think, Feng'er's daughter-in-law's words today are to leave us room to turn around, Zhao'er has them to maintain, and the marriage will not disgrace the Wei family, not to mention those words with the reputation of Qingliu, as a courtier, you should respect the monarch's order, the queen mother attaches so much importance to Zhao'er, it is the blessing of my Wei family. ”
Aunt Wei's eyes were red: "It's not that the concubine doesn't respect her husband's words, but once you think about it...... If Zhao'er is to be the prince's concubine in the future...... How can the daughter of my Wei family be a concubine? ”
"Things are not at that point, you must not be suspicious, let alone speculate on the holy will." Uncle Wei said solemnly, but he couldn't bear it in his heart, and he comforted him with gentle words.
And after Yijing went back, when Yu Feng left the palace and returned home this night, he naturally didn't hide it.
"That's the right thing you did." Shizi didn't feel too surprised.
"But I'm worried that if the third prince gets the throne, the queen mother will make Ah Zhao a side concubine."
If the three princes are crowned, the crown prince will be deposed, how can the queen tolerate it? The second concubine Kong and Ning are of no help to the third prince, even if the main concubine is appointed as the daughter of the Yan family, she needs to add the help of the side concubine.
"Rest assured, the Wei family has the reputation of the ancestors, and they are known to have a backbone, the daughter of the Wei family has never been a concubine, and the saint will respect the reputation of the first family of Dalong, and will not be difficult to force others." Yu Feng is determined: "There are Yan and Su families and the Chu Wangfu to assist in the throne according to the holy will, the saint must rest assured, the marriage is not the key, the eighth prince is not yet of marriage age, the marriage of the seventh prince has been decided, and the cousin will not marry into the royal family." ”
Yijing's mind settled down at this time, although marrying into the royal family is noble, but it is also at risk, even if the storage position is chosen, there may not be a fight for the throne in the future, Wei Zhaoguang Fengjiyue's temperament is very much liked by Yijing, she really doesn't want to see her cousin involved in these sinisters.
And on this night, Huang Tao suddenly got an urgent summons from the four princes.
Since the removal of the clan, the Liao family has suffered many disasters, most of the family wealth has been scattered, although Huang Tao has been funded by the Huang family, and wants the Liao family to turn over with the principal, but he has no choice but to go unlucky, and the business has been repeatedly unsmooth.
Huang Tao's three sons are also focusing on business affairs at the moment, and they don't want to enter the government through the imperial examination at all, and it is really an indelible stigma to be abandoned by the family.
Obviously, only when the four princes get the throne, Huang Tao and his son will have the day to turn over, and instead of working hard in the imperial examination, it is better to assist the four princes with one mind.
Huang Tao was still a staff member of the Kong family at this time, and was instructed by the three princes to maintain a "brotherhood" with the crown prince Kong Jun, and there was no need to sneak in and out of the Four Princes' Mansion, because what the prince and Kong Jun appreciated was Huang Tao's "extensive travel", and he was alert and keen, and he could often give very useful advice after speculation through the unnoticeable rhetoric and situation at the wine table, which was very conducive to the prince's conclusion of a party.
Liao Shi, the niece of Huang Tao, is now the favorite concubine of the four princes, and whenever the four princes hold a banquet, they do not forget to call Huang Tao, naturally, Huang Tao will also leak the people who have frequent contacts with the four princes to Kong Jun to know, such as the fact that the four princes are interested in befriending Su Ming, that is, Huang Tao "speculated" out, which made Kong Jun very careful.
I have to say that Huang Tao does have the ability to maneuver with ease on several opposing sides, see the wind and steer the rudder, and win the trust of many parties.
But today, the attitude of the fourth prince towards him is not as gentle as usual, and as soon as they met, they blurted out: "Has the third prince made any moves recently?" ”
Huang Tao was stunned for a moment: "No...... Or tell me to put my mind into befriending Kong Jun. ”
The fourth prince slapped his palm on the case: "He is so angry!" ”
"Your Highness...... This has just passed a round of imperial examinations, and although there are three top scholars, it will take at least two years to train this group of people...... With the city government of the three highnesses, it will not act at this time, at least it will have to wait for this group of Shuji scholars to be awarded officials and form a new force, and it is possible to make the saint move by questioning the demon. Huang Tao advised: "Your Highness still has to calm down." ”
The four princes were full of impetuousness between their eyebrows, and seemed to hesitate for a while, but finally decided to leak the secret to Huang Tao: "I can't wait any longer, the saint is in critical condition, and it will only be a short time...... If there is a mountain collapse and the prince is still in the storage position, how can we still have a chance! ”
Huang Tao was shocked, and subconsciously asked: "Where did Your Highness start with this?" Xu Xuan reacted that he had overstepped, how could he inquire about the source of the four princes, and hurriedly said: "It's the subordinates who are presumptuous, what does His Highness mean?" ”
"Everyone is still in the dark at the moment, except for me, only the Queen Mother knows, and the Queen Mother is the queen mother who is the prince...... At the moment, it is no longer possible to sit back and enjoy the fisherman, and the storage space must be suspended! You only quietly leaked this matter to the third child, hoping that he would make a move. The Four Princes made up their minds.
Huang Tao walked out of the Four Princes' Mansion, raised his feet and went to the opposite door, and told the three princes the truth about the shocking secret.
"Father Emperor Dragon is in critical condition!" The third prince was also shocked and took the case, and his mind was like an evil wave.
This thing is indeed not expected by him, but after thinking about it, the Son of Heaven set the marriage in May, it can be seen that there must be action before this, if it is to delay, you can use his "willful nonsense" to still refuse to marry a wife to deal with the Queen Mother, although he has a plan because the layout has been decided, but the saint is indeed a little weird with such a "heart", and it turns out that the dragon is in critical condition, and this layer of doubt has an explanation.
But after a while, the third prince had calmed down, and glanced at Huang Tao: "It seems that the fourth child can't hold it back, and he deliberately leaked such a secret matter to you, just to provoke me to do something...... He wants to sit back and enjoy the fisherman? With two sighs, the third prince shook his head: "It's not me who should be in a hurry, even if there is an accident, the crown prince ascends the throne, he will not take me as an ally, but the queen hates the old four-party so much that she grits her teeth." ”
Huang Tao was covered with cold sweat on his spine, and the third prince of his heart was really ...... Hold your breath.
"Okay, I know about this, what I said today, you can tell the fourth child word for word." The third prince smiled slightly.
Huang Tao returned in vain, and said goodbye to the four princes with a sad face.
"What a fox!" The fourth prince clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "It is worthy of being my fierce enemy!" ”
After groaning, the fourth prince sighed: "The third prince is right, he has two ways, but I have no way out, it's really time to let go, but the prince is inactive, and the handle is really difficult to grasp...... The second master still has to pay more attention to the Kong family, I don't believe they are really ironclad. ”
The fourth prince temporarily abandoned the third prince and officially aimed the spearhead at the prince, but he didn't know that three days later, the Son of Heaven edict Wei Guogong, Su Yi brothers and the father and son of the king of Chu went to the imperial study to have a secret talk.
This time, the Son of Heaven did not have a polite courtesy, so he had to pay homage and kneel in front of the seat by the four important ministers.
"I have decided to scrap the reserve!"