Zhou Gu went directly to the prince's study.

Prince Yan Echo, the queen's concubine, the prince of the East Palace, was made the prince at birth, and is now nineteen.

The emperor has a lot of heirs, the crown prince is not long, only occupies a concubine, there are two cousins above, and three cousins below, all of whom are about the same age.

Therefore, the prince has known since he was a child that as a prince, the front and harem are staring at him, and he can't make the slightest mistake, and he has developed a steady temperament since he can remember.

Compared with the princes, Yan Echo can be described as self-denial, virtuous, gentle and upright, and praised by everyone.

At this time, he was discussing with Taifu in the study, and when he heard that Qin Luan sent from the palace had arrived, he said "um", and said without raising his head: "Let the housekeeper settle it at will!" ”

After the housekeeper left, Mrs. Qin looked at Yan Echo, "Your Majesty will give you someone this time, will Your Highness accept it?" ”

Yan Echo shook his head, "It's still the same as before." ”

Since the prince was thirteen years old, the palace sent the palace maid who was taught by the music room, and the prince put it aside, and later, every year the palace would send people, and the prince received it, but none of them were close. But this matter is only a secret of the East Palace.

Qin Taifu tentatively suggested, "Your Highness is not young, and it is time to accept someone to serve." ”

Yan Echo shook his head, "I'm not interested." ”

Qin Taifu's face immediately changed.

Yan Echo looked up and smiled dumbly, "Taifu misunderstood, it's not that Lone is not interested in women, but that he has no mind now." ”

Qin Taifu breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty intends to choose a concubine for you this year, the crown princess, does Your Highness have any plans?" ”

Yan Echo paused and did not speak.

Qin Taifu observed his words, "If Your Highness has a candidate, you need to make plans in advance, in case the person chosen by His Majesty is not satisfactory, this matter will be difficult to do, and now while His Majesty's side has not yet been decided, if you have a favorite candidate, you have to inform the queen mother in advance, and it is easy to promote." ”

Yan Echo twisted his fingers, but still didn't speak.

Qin Taifu said again: "The eldest princess was born in the Nanping Marquis Mansion, and the second princess was born in the Pingxi General's Mansion, both of which are Wangmen, your crown princess must not be unremarkable, otherwise it will be difficult to suppress the eldest prince and the second prince." ”

He said: "Actually, it is best for you to marry the girl of the Protector Mansion, and now the fifth lady of the Protector Mansion has not yet made a family appointment." ”

"The Protector Mansion has a lot of care, and it can't be married." Yan Echo gave no.

"If you don't choose the Protector's Mansion, there are also Prime Minister's Mansion, Ruian Palace, Cheng'an Hou Mansion, and Qingping Princess Mansion to choose from." Mrs. Qin said a few in a row, "Any one of these can become the help of His Highness." ”

"What if these homes are not chosen by the lonely?"

Mrs. Qin was taken aback, had a bad idea in her heart, and asked carefully: "Your Highness, you are a favorite person, but is that girl's lintel low and her status low?" ”

"So to speak."

Mrs. Qin sighed in her heart and suggested, "You can marry her as a side concubine." ”

Yan Echo pressed his eyebrows, "Let's discuss this matter again!" ”

Mrs. Qin could only stop talking.

At this time, someone outside the door announced, "Your Highness, Young Master Zhou is here." ”

Yan echoed "um", "Lone knows." ”

Mrs. Qin frowned, "This week Gu, since there was a robbery, he was beaten by the old protector, and he didn't come for a few days to recuperate, right?" Come here today, is it because of Qin Luan? ”

Yan echo didn't know, "You'll know when you see him." ”

Suddenly, Zhou Gu came to the study, stepped into the threshold, and when he saw that Mrs. Qin was also there, his scalp suddenly became numb, and he wanted to turn his head and leave, when he heard Mrs. Qin snort coldly at him with a tense face, Zhou Gu touched his nose, didn't leave in the end, and came in to salute, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Taifu." ”

This salute is much more serious than the lazy salute in front of the old protector.

Yan Echo asked with a smile, "Why did you come here?" ”

Zhou Gu immediately said, "I'm not here for Qin Luan, don't misunderstand, Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Yan Echo raised his eyebrows, "oh", and smiled, "Then what are you for?" ”

Zhou Gu scratched his head, glanced at Mrs. Qin, and always felt that he was standing here, which made him feel uncomfortable, he was in line with the intention of leaving after a quick decision, "My grandfather set me a marriage when I was a child, in Jiangning, now my fiancée is about to die, Jiang Ning sent a letter, my grandfather asked me to follow someone to Jiangning in person, to participate in her ceremony." ”

"Jiang Ning?" Yan Echo was stunned.

"Well, it's Jiang Ning." Zhou Gu didn't show irritability in front of Yan Echo, "I'll go tomorrow, and I'll come to inform Your Highness, go for about a month, Your Highness don't think about me." ”

Yan Echo looked at him, "Which young lady is Jiangning?" ”

"Jiangning Taishou Mansion's ...... Miss Seven. Zhou Gu almost didn't say the three words of the little maid, and felt that in front of people, he should still maintain the face of his fiancée, who had been engaged since childhood, if he himself belittled people without scruples, then, if it was passed out, wouldn't others have to trample her under their feet?

"Jiangning Taishou Mansion has no concubines, all of them are concubines, and the old prince ordered you to be the seventh lady of concubines?" Yan Echo was also shocked, very surprised.

"Hmm." Zhou Gu's face did not change, "My grandfather said that the Su family was kind to him, and I was the same age, so it was decided." ”

Yan Echo wondered in his heart, didn't he hear that the Jiangning Su family had any kindness to the Protector Mansion? Let the old protector be so willing to kiss his grandson, it is still Zhou Gu who is a concubine, not Zhou Che, the third son of a concubine, he nodded and said softly: "Okay, I know." ”

He turned his head and said to Taifu Qin with a smile: "Taifu go back first, talk to Zhou Gu alone, you are here, he is uncomfortable." ”

Mrs. Qin snorted at Zhou Gu again, "The old man is waiting to see the Golden Autumn Scientific Examination, what ranking can you get in the end, don't fall into the reputation of the old man." After a pause, he said: "Even if you go to Jiangning, don't neglect Wen Shu, after all, it's not a few months before the exam starts." ”

"Got it." Zhou Gu rolled his eyes in his heart, but he still responded on his face.

Mrs. Qin said goodbye, walked out of the study, and left.

After Taifu Qin left, Zhou Gu took a big breath, and the whole person relaxed, and said to Yan in admiration: "Your Highness, I really don't know how you can stand it, I have left school, but I am still afraid of this old man, and I have a straight face all day long, stern and serious. ”

Yan Echo smiled helplessly, "Although Taifu is strict and serious, he is reasonable and will not force people, how many years have you been used to, why haven't you gotten used to it?" Everyone says you're bold, but you don't have much guts. ”

"I will never forget, Taifu Qin memorized the entire book of "Book of Rites" to me, and asked me to memorize it silently within ten days, otherwise I will be trapped in the East Palace, not let me leave the palace, and I will not even be allowed to go back home, but His Majesty also sent a master of Ouchi to him, specifically to supervise me, no matter how bold I am, he has lost everything."

His arms can't twist his thighs, and that's what he learned at that time.

Yan Echo laughed out loud, "Who made you make too much trouble in the study back then, Taifu Qin is also trying to treat you, don't say it, it really works, sure enough, you have been much more honest over the years." ”

Zhou Gu coughed and said angrily: "Your Highness, I actually don't really want to participate in the Golden Autumn Scientific Expedition, I want to travel and participate in it in three years." ”

Yan Huisheng smiled, "You don't want to enter the court early?" ”

"Well, there's that idea." Zhou Gu sighed, "My grandfather didn't let me join the army, but I didn't want to enter the court early, the world outside is so big, I haven't been able to go out and walk around, I don't understand the people's livelihood, how can I talk about being an official and a master for the people?" ”

Yan Echo asked, "Does the old man agree?" ”

"I haven't told my grandfather yet, I'm afraid he won't agree, but if you support me and say that Taifu Qin supports me, my grandfather shouldn't object." Zhou Gu made an idea, "Your Highness, can you help me?" ”

"You came to me, do you plan to go out to travel directly after going to Jiangning, not returning to Beijing?" Yan Echo saw through his thoughts.

Zhou Gu nodded, "Yes, there is this idea." He was amazed, "Your Highness, you are so sensitive. ”

Yan Echo sat down, "It's because your mind is obvious, you didn't hide it, and Lone guessed it." He looked at Zhou Gu, "The old man asked you to go to Jiangning to attend your fiancée's wedding ceremony in person, and I should plan to agree on a wedding date for you after she has made a wedding ceremony." But you say you want to go out on a trip, so isn't the marriage going to be delayed? How long is it delayed? One year, two years or three years? Can someone else wait for you for three years? How old will it be? ”

Zhou Gu also sat down, nestled on the chair like a boneless, deflated, and finally showed a depressed mood, "That's how difficult it is." ”

Yan Echo thought for a moment, "You haven't seen your fiancée yet, have you?" You go to Jiangning first, after meeting people, think about it carefully, or ask her if she is willing to wait for you, don't go directly, go back to Beijing first, and when you come back, if you still decide not to end in the golden autumn, you want to go out to travel, and then discuss with the old country. Except for the fact that you are not allowed to join the army, over the years, there has been nothing that has not allowed you, and it may be easy to discuss. ”

Zhou Gu wanted to say, "I don't want to marry that little concubine, so my grandfather didn't agree, and he said that he wanted to expel me from the house." But I wasn't allowed to do everything. But he didn't say that, and nodded, "That's fine." ”

He took a sip of tea and looked at Yan Echo, "Your Highness, you have been to Jiangning a while ago, isn't Jiangning fun?" ”

Yan Echo nodded, "It's a beautiful place." ”

Zhou Gu was happy, "That's fine." ”

Yan Huisheng looked at him, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "You help me find someone to find out her identity." When I went to Jiangning, I was assassinated, and she saved me, and when the time was urgent, I was in a hurry to leave after I got out, and I didn't ask her name. Later, when she came back, she wanted to send someone to find her, but she was afraid of provoking the attention of people with ulterior motives and causing trouble for her. ”

"Okay, tell me what Her Highness looks like." Zhou Gu took a sip.

"It's a daughter's family, fourteen or fifteen years old, because it was dark at the time, I didn't see it too clearly, but it should look good, and I look good when I smile." Yan Echo described, "Very thin, but not weak." ”

Zhou Gu couldn't say anything, "Your Highness, such a daughter's family, Jiang Ning is afraid that she will grab a lot of it, you have to tell her what is special that people can remember and recognize at a glance." ”

"My dagger, for her." Yan Echo recalled, "She loves it very much, and she should take it with her." ”

Zhou Gu nodded, this is a little bit, "What else?" ”

"It's supposed to be a peasant fisherwoman, and when I met her, she was by the river, and she was fishing alone with a fishing net." Yan Echo was not so sure, "The rest, there are none." ”

Zhou Gu felt that this person was afraid that it was not easy to find, but since he should be, he continued to nod, "Cheng, I will pay attention, Your Highness, rest assured, I will stay in Jiangning for a month, and try to find someone for you." ”

Yan Echo smiled, "Thank you very much." The words fell, and added, "Be secretive, don't make too much fanfare, just find someone." ”

Zhou Gu responded, "Okay." ”