Song Ruixuan, also a child of the old family, when he was a child, he did half a year as the companion of the three princes, because of his poor homework, he lost his errand, and now he is just a dragon forbidden lieutenant, and he is on duty every three or five days, and he usually wanders around, because he is well-informed, Zhu Jingkun often sends him to inquire about things outside the palace.

There were no idle people in the hall, and as soon as Song Ruixuan heard Zhu Jingkun's question, he smiled and said: "Your Highness, there are indeed rumors about this matter outside, but the lower officials feel that this is just a trivial matter of discord between the aunt and sister-in-law, and mentioning it in front of His Highness will inevitably make you laugh, so he doesn't dare to talk nonsense." In fact, the princess of Dongping and Liu Shangshu's wife have always been good friends in the past, that is, when Mrs. Liu returned to her parents' house, the prince passed by there and stayed for a few days, and after returning to Beijing, the two families became estranged. What is the inside story, the lower officials don't know. ”

Zhu Jingkun said: "You don't care about the inside story, just tell me about the bad relationship between the two of them the day before yesterday." ”

Song Ruixuan had no choice but to send a rich New Year's gift to the Dongping Palace, and the Liu family returned the gift to make the palace angry, and the princess went back to her mother's house to quarrel with her brother and sister-in-law, and so on, and said a little proudly at the end: "Coincidentally, that day, the official heard that Liu Shangshu's eldest son was cured from illness and was about to visit, when he saw the princess's honor guard come out in front of the gate of his house. Although I didn't see the princess, the people waiting on the left and right all had straight faces, and the housekeeper of the Liu family chased them all the way, and the people in the palace ignored them. Seeing the Liu family like this, Xia Guan waited a little before entering the door, the Liu family was in chaos, Mrs. Liu didn't know what to cry to Lord Liu, and she could hear Lord Liu's scolding voice from afar. ”

When Zhu Jingkun heard this, he knew that Liu Fu and Dongping Wangfu had turned their faces, but he still had some questions: "How can it be like this?" Originally, the relationship was just colder, but it didn't turn around. Have you ever heard the wind before? ”

Song Ruixuan hesitated slightly: "Although I don't know if it's true or not, Xia Guan has heard a rumor......

Zhu Jingkun raised his eyebrows: "What rumors?" Say it."

"I heard that when the prince of Dongping lived in Mrs. Liu's mother's house, he met a young lady, who was originally going to talk about marriage with the eldest son of Liu Shangshu, but the prince fell in love with it, and the eldest son of the Liu family fell ill for it. But this family affair still didn't work out in the end, and Mrs. Liu has been annoyed with Dongping Wangfu since then. ”

Zhu Jingkun listened to it funny: "How is this possible? Isn't Liu Dongning's talk about marriage exactly Mrs. Liu's niece's daughter? Have you ever heard of the Miss Gu family and ......" suddenly stopped, remembering the situation when he met Gu Wenhui with Zhu Jingcheng in the garden of Luwangfu, and knew that this rumor was by no means groundless.

He sank his face, he didn't know what he was thinking, and only after a while did he show a smile of unknown meaning: "Jingcheng, this kid, is really too unkind, his cousin's sweetheart, he is also embarrassed to provoke?" With an eyebrow, he looked at Song Ruixuan: "I heard that he has a new love recently?" Or is it the daughter of a marquis, what is going on? The Yongchang Marquis Mansion is not an ordinary family, a good girl has not been raised until she is seventeen or eighteen years old, but now it is full of trouble in the city, and her reputation is about to be ruined."

An unknown light flashed in Song Ruixuan's eyes, he lowered his head slightly, and replied, "Xia Guan also thinks this matter is a little strange. This Dongping Wang Shizi met the eldest lady of the Yongchang Hou family, and it was only at the beginning of the month, and then he met two or three times. Thinking that the prince of Dongping is a noble emperor, and the daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang is from everyone's background, he will never do anything against etiquette, even if he is close, it is limited. It's only been a few days? The rumors spread all over the capital, and there must be something strange. The lower officials were afraid that talking nonsense would ruin His Highness's affairs, so he was asking around, and he didn't dare to alarm His Highness if he didn't understand it for a day. ”

Zhu Jingkun listened to it and said with a smile: "You are becoming more and more stable now, it can be seen that you have an errand and have been trained for a few years, and you have really grown, much stronger than when you were a child." ”

Song Ruixuan shrank his neck embarrassedly: "Your Highness, don't make fun of the lower officials." At that time, the lower officials were young, what did they know? ”

Zhu Jingkun smiled and asked again, "Then what have you heard?" How did the prince of Dongping meet Miss Yongchang Hou? How many times has he been to the Hou Mansion these days? ”

Song Ruixuan also immediately straightened his expression and replied respectfully: "I only heard that it was the wife of the Hou family of Yongchang who took the young lady to Shangxiang, and met a few ruffians on the way back to the house. The next day, the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion sent a post to invite the prince to come to the house, set up a banquet to entertain him, and asked the young lady to come out to thank the benefactor. It is said that the Marquis of Yongchang and the prince talked very happily that day, and after two days, he asked the prince to come to the house to enjoy the flowers, and the appreciation was a plum in the back garden, and Mrs. Yongchang Hou also invited the prince to meet in the past. Later, Princess Dongping arrived in the capital, and after entering the palace to invite An, she was invited by Mrs. Yongchang Marquis to take the prince to be a guest. This was on the fifteenth day of the lunar month. ”

Zhu Jingkun sneered in his heart. The family of the Marquis of Yongchang traveled, and I don't know how many servants there were, and a few ruffians, so they dared to offend? I don't know if it's a pretense that Zhu Jingcheng came up with, or if it's a rumor deliberately put by the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion to cover up, I really think everyone else is a fool

But how did the rumor that the princess entered the palace to ask the queen mother for marriage came out? Princess Dongping entered the palace to ask for peace, whether it was the queen, the mother or him, they all sent people to keep an eye on it, and they were sure that Princess Dongping did not mention this matter, but the queen mother complained a little, saying that Zhu Jingcheng had never been sure about the marriage, and he didn't know which daughter could satisfy this grandson.

He raised his eyes and stared at Song Ruixuan: "Do you know the rumors that the Queen Mother is going to give marriage...... Where did it first come from? ”

Song Ruixuan looked innocent: "Isn't this true?" Xia Guan saw that the people of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion had already regarded the Dongping Mansion as if they were in-laws, and the two families were so close, how could the palace not know? ”

Zhu Jingkun squinted, and the corners of his mouth curled: "Oh? Really? Did the Marquis of Yongchang really act like this? You're not fooling me, are you? He couldn't help but be a little suspicious, if what Song Ruixuan said was true, it would be impossible for the Dongping Mansion not to ask the Queen Mother for advice, and the Queen Mother had his eyeliner there, he couldn't not know it, so the only possibility was ......

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Song Ruixuan's forehead, and he knelt down and said: "It was the lower official who made a mistake and said that the Dongping Mansion and the Yongchang Marquis Mansion wanted to be close, it is indeed the truth, the two families have a very close relationship, and the young son of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion also spit out the truth when he was drunk while eating with friends outside, saying that although he lost the position of princess once, he still wants to be a princess after all, but unfortunately he can't go further." After a moment's hesitation, he continued, "It's just ...... Before the prince of Dongping intervened, Xiaguan's mother proposed to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and wanted to marry the young lady for Xiaguan's brother. Xiaguan's brother originally ordered a family affair, but the daughter of the family died due to illness, and it was rumored that Xiaguan's brother had a wife, so his family affair was delayed, and Xiaguan's mother saw that the eldest lady of Yongchang Houfu was old but had not married for a long time, and she also had a bad reputation outside, so she had this idea...... The Marquis of Yongchang Mansion originally had the intention of agreeing, saying that he would only wait for the brother of the lower official to be named on the gold list next year before doing a happy event, and he didn't want his family to go back on his word...... "To tell the truth, his back was already full of sweat, but his heart was unwilling after all: "Since the prince of Dongping entered Beijing, he has been constantly provoking famous and noble women, but if his father and brother are slightly worse in power and official position, they don't even have a good face, who doesn't know his thoughts?" However, for the sake of power, the Marquis of Yongchang betrayed his promise, and even ordered people to spread rumors about the eight characters of the official brother outside, and put gold on his face......"

"Okay" Zhu Jingkun interrupted him casually, "I just need to know the facts, nothing else has anything to do with me, if your brother really wants to marry the daughter of the He family, I will tell the Queen Mother, and he will be fulfilled."

Song Ruixuan's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked up at Zhu Jingkun, a little unable to react.

Zhu Jingkun still had that calm expression: "The eldest lady of the Marquis of Yongchang's mansion, isn't it because she didn't become the concubine of Brother Zheng that she hasn't allowed anyone for a long time over the years?" She doesn't have a good reputation in the palace, but because the old marquis is still famous, and her father is a nostalgic person, plus she knew how to advance and retreat in the palace in her early years, and she was praised by the queen mother, so no one said anything. If your brother marries her, it will also be a blessing for her, and I have heard that she is of good nature, and will make a good marriage with your brother. ”

Song Ruixuan's eyes burst with joy, and he solemnly kowtowed to Zhu Jingkun: "Your Royal Highness Xie" In fact, the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion is not acting properly, his parents have already dismissed the desire to ask for marriage, but the elder brother has never forgotten this young lady, if there is really a marriage from the Queen Mother, it is good to fulfill the elder brother, but he wants to know more, what will be the face of the Marquis of Yongchang and his wife at that time......

Zhu Jingkun asked a few more things, and then gave some instructions before sending Song Ruixuan away, and then lazily leaned on the back of the makeup satin, slowly combing the news reported by the latter.

This Song Ruixuan is just a little clever and selfish, and after this incident, he will definitely be even more desperate for him. He doesn't care if his people are selfish, and only when they are selfish can they be controlled. Anyway...... The Yongchang Marquis Mansion, sooner or later, is the prince's foreign family to deal with, and the old man of the household department, the steward of several major industries under the name of the inner treasury are all trained by the old marquis of his family, and he has filled his pockets in the early years. In the past, the old marquis had the merit of supporting the establishment, but it was just enough, but now what kind of cat and dog dare to run out and spread wild, and want to fight for the merit of supporting the establishment again? I don't want to see if I have that life

Zhu Jingcheng ...... Want to marry a powerful wife? He'll help with the planning......

Just thinking about it, the palace people in the front hall suddenly came to report: "Your Highness, the noble concubine Niangniang sent someone to say that Miss Zheng has arrived." ”

Zhu Jingkun frowned, and then passed people in: "What's the matter?" Why did the concubine take Cousin Lijun into the palace at this time? ”

The palace people knelt down and replied: "Your Highness, because of the events of Laba that day, Lord Zheng's family lost face, when Mrs. Zheng entered the palace on the fifteenth day to ask for peace, she said that Miss Zheng washed her face with tears all day at home, and the mother was worried, thinking that the official family members would enter the palace to ask for peace in the New Year, and the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother would probably not summon Mrs. Zheng and Miss Zheng. Yesterday, I was going to mention it to His Royal Highness, but the Queen Mother had a call, and the mother served the decoction in front of the Queen Mother, and she didn't sleep all night, so she forgot about it for a while. ”

Zhu Jingkun pursed his lips, understanding that it was because of his mother's preference for his mother's family, but it was really not a smart move to take people into the palace at this time. His position is decided, but the will has not yet been made, not to mention that it is not only the queen mother and the queen who annoy Lijun

He stood up and walked out: "Where is Miss Zheng now?" Are you talking to your mother? ”

"The Empress Niang Fang just sent someone to invite the Empress to come over to discuss the Chinese New Year's Eve Festival, and Miss Zheng is probably still in the West Side Hall right now."

The west side hall is the residence of Zheng Lijun when he entered the palace in the past, Zhu Jingkun heard the words and took a few cronies and attendants, but he didn't alarm anyone, and went straight there, and after a while, when he arrived at the place, he retreated left and right, and walked into the west side hall alone.

Zheng Lijun lost a lot of weight, she was sitting in front of the window in a daze, her hair ornaments and dresses were very light, and the radiant beauty style of that day was almost gone. Looking at the look between her eyebrows, it seems that she is still a little depressed.

Zhu Jingkun saw her like this, but he was angry: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are lights everywhere in the palace, for fear that there will be a little unlucky." It's good that you came into the palace dressed like this, because you were worried that you weren't eye-catching enough? ”

Zheng Lijun turned around with a cold expression: "Is it the Third Highness?" Don't teach you a lesson, the little woman is a guilty body, how dare she show her eyes in front of people in gorgeous costumes? If I'm wearing a big red and green outfit, someone will have to choreograph me behind my back, saying that I don't deserve to wear that color."

Zhu Jingkun sneered: "I don't think it's someone else who orchestrates you behind your back, it's you who orchestrate your mother and me in your heart, and complain that we have wronged you, right?" The mother feels sorry for you, she can't even care about other people's gossip, and she specially took you into the palace, but you don't know how to understand, and you deliberately put on this face, who is it for? ”

Zheng Lijun smiled sadly, and said lightly: "It's the little woman who doesn't know what to do, the little woman should kneel three times and knock nine times, thank Niangniang and His Royal Highness for their great kindness, what kind of flesh and blood affection, what years of love, all of them are false little women should not be delusional from the beginning."

Zhu Jingkun was furious and slapped his palm on the tea table: "Do you still have the face to complain about us?" If you hadn't caused the catastrophe on your own initiative, how could things have come to this point? You don't know how to reflect, but you still blame us for not thinking about family affection? I really misjudged you in the past."

Zheng Lijun's eyes turned red, and she stood up suddenly and looked at him: "Shouldn't I complain?" Is it because you have betrayed your trust for the sake of power, that you will not allow me to vent my anger for myself? ”

Zhu Jingkun stared at her, and after a while, he showed a sneer: "Did you really do this to Du Yuan?" Not for ...... Zhu Jingcheng? ”

Zheng Lijun's face turned white in an instant, and the resentment on Fang Cai's face disappeared in an instant, leaving only a dignified and self-contained pride: "I don't understand what my cousin is saying, what does the prince of Dongping have to do with me?" I've already made my heart clear, cousin, don't justify me by indiscriminately accusing me."

Zhu Jingkun seemed to smile: "If you don't have a ghost in your heart, why did you suddenly change your face?" I just kept calling me Third Highness, but now I remember that I am your cousin? After a pause, his face sank: "I see that I have repeatedly tolerated you in my friendship for many years, but you should also know the measure." You are so blatantly jealous and depressed for other men, but who do you think of me? ”