[There are picture easter eggs at the end of the chapter, the floor plan of Xiangwang's Mansion! ] 】

When Aunt Xue came to Jia's house, she was naturally entrusted by Baochai to ask her sister Mrs. Wang for help.

At this moment, the greetings were over, and after Aunt Xue was silent for a few breaths, she looked at her sister and said, "Mrs., you know that a few days ago, the Ministry of Rites issued an order to select a princess in Gyeonggi and surrounding prefectures and counties!" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt strange, what does this matter have to do with your family.

"Looks like that's the case!"

Picking up the teacup, Aunt Xue took a sip, and then said: "My Baochai is already in the year of her prime, and I intend to send her to run for the princess!" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang was extremely surprised, and even put down the Buddhist beads in her hand.

She almost thought that she had misheard, her niece was going to choose a princess, wasn't she already a princess attendant?

Thinking of this girl's refusal to engage Baoyu, Mrs. Wang fully understood, it turned out that people didn't fancy their son at all.

Her daughter is a dignified princess, and her son is the future uncle of the country, why does her Xue family look down on her?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang was furious, but she still remained calm on her face.

"Baochai wants to choose the princess, but I'm afraid of ...... Not quite in line with the rules! Mrs. Wang said slowly.

"Why?"

Mrs. Wang looked at her sister and said slowly: "My brother-in-law died early, and she lost her youth...... How can a person who is not blessed enter the royal lintel! ”

In a word, he directly choked Aunt Xue, and at the same time pointed at her pain point.

"That's what I said, but ......"

"Sister, Baochai is young and confused, are you also dizzy?"

Putting on the posture of the eldest sister, Mrs. Wang then taught: "Baochai is too, when she entered the palace and was with the princess, she was noble, and she thought that she had also ascended to the sky!" ”

"After all, this so-called royal attendant is just a slave serving the princess!"

If you want to say that Mrs. Wang is really stupid, it is just a matter of not agreeing to this matter, and she has to belittle Baochai in public, and she didn't save face for her sister at all.

At this moment, Aunt Xue was also hooked out of anger, but she was afraid that the person in front of her was the mother of the crown princess, so she had to endure her unhappiness.

"That's what I meant, it's not that Baochai wants to cling, Mrs. don't blame her!"

Originally, Mrs. Wang liked Baochai very much, but since this girl looked down on her son, how much she liked it before and how much she hates it now.

The most important thing is that her words of arrogance were heard by a group of girls in the hall, and she didn't save face for her sister at all.

Aunt Xue's expression was extremely ugly, and she couldn't stay in this place anymore, so she got up and said goodbye: "It's really presumptuous to come here today, there are still some trivial matters in the house that have not been dealt with, so I can only leave first!" ”

As if she felt that she had spoken too much, Mrs. Wang got up with a smile and said, "I was a little faster to speak up just now, so don't take it to heart...... I'm also good for the treasure girl, she can't be elected in this situation now, so why bother to become the laughing stock of others! ”

Good guys, this explains more embarrassingly than not at all.

Aunt Xue smiled implicitly, and then left with a few girls.

The Jia family's reluctance to help this time embarrassed Aunt Xue, but it also made her make up her mind not to let Baochai run well.

As Mrs. Wang said, if you run for the election and lose the election, you will become a laughing stock for others.

"Don't spread the word about today's events, otherwise I will never spare them!" Mrs. Wang's gaze swept to several girls in the room.

Although it hurt the sisterhood today, it can be regarded as a bad breath for Baoyu, which is worth it in Mrs. Wang's opinion.

It's a big deal, and after a while, she went to make amends to her sister in person.

But in fact, she herself thinks that it is right to let Baochai not run for election, after all, it is in vain to go.

"Yes!" The handmaidens agreed.

Let's say that Aunt Xue went out of Jia's house, and she made an appointment with Baochai to receive news in the afternoon, so she could only go home first with resentment.

But what happened in the Jia family, although Mrs. Wang strictly ordered it not to be spread outside, it was still spread very quickly and efficiently.

When the time came to noon, as soon as Zhu Jingyuan, the king of Rui, returned home after the party, he saw Chen Zhi frolicking with the maidservants.

Seeing that Zhu Jingyuan was back, the maidservants dispersed to the side, and Chen Zhi also greeted Zhu Jingyuan.

"It's rare to see you so happy!" Zhu Jingyuan was surprised.

The two walked to the living room together, only to hear Chen Zhi say: "I heard an interesting thing today!" ”

"What?"

After the two sat down, Chen Zhi still couldn't help but smile and said, "I really don't understand, why there are such stupid people in the world!" ”

"What the hell is going on?" Zhu Jingyuan became more and more curious.

Motioning for the eunuch and maid to go down, Chen Zhi said: "Today, there is news from Rongguo Mansion that the wife of the Xue family in Jinling has come to visit and wants to invite ......."

Rui Wangfu had already set up spies in Rongguo Mansion, and after Yuanchun was crowned concubine, he also increased manpower, of which Mrs. Wang was the key surveillance target.

Just because this woman is really stupid, it is the biggest flaw of Jia Jiayi or Yuan Chun.

After talking about the affairs of Rongguo Mansion, Chen Zhi concluded: "Tell me...... How could the prince's mother-in-law be so stupid! ”

Zhu Jingyuan nodded, but he was not very interested in this matter, after all, this is someone else's family matter, and it can't hit the prince when it is put on the table.

What's more, at the moment he is more concerned about another point.

"You mean...... The daughter of the Xue family, whose father died early, wants to choose a princess? ”

"Hmm!"

Picking up the teacup, Zhu Jingyuan said in a deep voice: "Then let her choose, it is the best to choose!" ”

"Huh? How could she be chosen by a young and unfortunate person! Chen Zhi poured cold water directly.

Blowing the hot air in the teacup, Zhu Jingyuan continued: "Didn't you say it...... The old thirteen loves this girl very much? ”

"Hmm...... That's true! Chen Zhi nodded.

She went to the palace a lot, of course, this can be seen.

"So let her choose, but if the old thirteen is muddy, it will be better!" Zhu Jingyuan said in a deep voice.

Thinking of these days, Zhu Jinghong started a large-scale military training again, and he kept coming and going with generals everywhere every day, which made Zhu Jingyuan extremely vigilant.

If it weren't for Zhu Jinghong's usual performance as a real bastard, there was basically no possibility of an heir, and Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but want to clean him up.

Now, after learning that Zhu Jinghong loves Jibaochai, and this girl wants to climb the high branch to choose the princess, Zhu Jingyuan can just use this matter to test Zhu Jinghong.

Baochai will definitely be able to pass the first few hurdles of the election, but in the end, the final election of the emperor will be present, and he will not let the young and unruly enter the door.

If Zhu Jinghong could still make a mistake at that time, Zhu Jingyuan would never suspect him of ambition again.

"Will the old thirteen make a fuss for her?" Chen Zhi was a little unconvinced.

Zhu Jingyuan said slowly: "Let's get this move out first, there is no loss for us, and we will see the result at that time!" ”

"The best result is that the thirteenth man really married the daughter of the Xue family, so he offended the old man, but he still has to accept our love!"

Although he was shocked by this absurd idea, Chen Zhi was also an extremely smart person, and then said: "If the Xue family girl is really chosen, because of today's Rongguo Mansion, between the old thirteen and the prince, I am only afraid of ......."

Speaking of this, Zhu Jingyuan looked at each other and smiled, this feeling of killing three birds with one stone is naturally not bad.

But the woman was still careful, and only heard Chen Zhi ask: "But if the old thirteen don't make a mistake...... This is actually normal! ”

Normally, in the event of marriage, being a son will not contradict his father, especially when his father is still an emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan said: "Do you know that now in his palace, a woman has been raised, and after this female prisoner, she was supposed to be exiled to the army, and the old thirteen hard-topped old man was saved." ”

"For this girl, Lao Thirteen can be said to have worked hard for this, and he was busy for this last year, and even did not hesitate to clean up the Jia family twice in a row, embarrassing the prince......"

Putting down the teacup, Zhu Jingyuan said slowly: "A woman who has never seen her a few times, he can be so painstaking and do whatever it takes...... For the sake of this Xue family girl, what do you say he can do? ”

Nodding, Chen Zhi finally asked, "This time it's a serious matter, it's different after all...... If he is honest in his duty, what should he do? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan's eyes flashed coldly, but he didn't say a word.

………………

Don't look at Zhu Jinghong's jumping up and down, he seems to have been supported by a large number of people.

However, because his exertion time is too short, the so-called support has a great illusion, and everyone looks more at the emperor's face, so his foundation is large but not deep.

If you really want to stabilize the foundation, you must have a large number of generals who have been promoted or made rich because of him, and then a relatively stable alliance of interests can be formed.

Of course, if it really comes to that point, Zhu Jinghong will also have the ability to change the world, and everything in the world can be scattered.

The current emperor, Zhu Xianming, is a living example.

is different from Zhu Jinghong's path, Ruiwang Zhu Jingyuan has presided over the revision of books on the surface over the years, but he has also established a large number of connections.

He sought to seek promotion for the officials he intersected with, and threw a lot of money out to buy people's hearts, and he was able to compete with his eldest son, the crown prince, and he was absolutely powerful inside and outside the court.

It is precisely because of this that he can easily handle Shui Rong, a dignified county king.

As for the crown prince, because of his status as the eldest son, he can be widely recognized by the government and the opposition, and his power cannot be underestimated.

Of course, all of the above was caused by the emperor's connivance, and the real heaven of the Ming Dynasty was only Zhu Xianming.

Now, Zhu Jingyuan feels Zhu Jinghong's threat again, and it is really easy to attack him.

After all, Zhu Jinghong has too much black material, as long as he is impeached and builds momentum, he can easily be beaten into a place of no return.

But this will also make Zhu Jingyuan suffer a great loss, so he can't easily be so "reckless", as long as he confirms that Zhu Jinghong is a "reckless" person, he can calmly deal with the prince.

Zhu Jinghong didn't know anything about the calculations of the Rui Wangfu now, and at this moment, under the protection of the guards, he went to Dong'an Gate in a sedan chair.

In view of the fact that he had been assassinated twice before, this time his travel escort was stronger, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Jinyi Guard all sent people.

Regardless of whether the White Lotus Sect was wiped out or not, anyway, this time Zhu Jinghong arrived safely, and at this moment his palanquin was parked outside the gate of the palace.

Previously, the emperor called him to come and see, and after that, all kinds of miscellaneous things dragged on, and he didn't have time to come over until today.

Outside the gate of the palace, the left and right sides and nearby have been emptied, which can ensure Zhu Jinghong's absolute safety.

Out of the sedan chair, Zhu Jinghong looked up at the plaque, and only saw a piece of red silk at this moment.

At this moment, he was wearing a royal blue moire straight body and a black hat, similar to an ordinary son.

"For this plaque, a lot of people have been harmed!" Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but sigh.

But it is also to sigh that there are too many people worthy of pity in this world, and the officials who are punished are by no means the worst among them.

Walking towards the palace, Zhu Jinghong observed carefully, only to find that the people guarding the palace were replaced by the people who were the standard-bearers, that is, the real palace guards.

"See the Thirteenth Master!" The two hundred households saluted respectfully.

"Hmm!"

Zhu Jinghong responded, and asked, "I have been in the palace for two days, and the situation is familiar?" ”

"Back to the Thirteenth Master, the situation of the palace is already familiar with the ministers, guards have been arranged everywhere, and several patrols have been set up to patrol back and forth inside and outside!" Zhang Youliang replied.

Walking up the steps slowly, Zhu Jinghong asked again: "How many people are there every day?" How to arrange the rotation! ”

Naturally, these two hundred guards cannot all be there twenty-four hours a day, so there must be a shift system.

Hu Jinbao replied: "Back to the Thirteenth Master, there are about 130 people on duty every day, and more than 60 people are resting, if there is a major season...... It's all there! ”

Nodding, Zhu Jinghong said, "So...... Are the guards on duty for three days and one day off? Or four days off and two days off? ”

With his mathematical attainments in his previous life, Zhu Jinghong easily came to this conclusion.

Hu Jinbao replied: "Back to the Thirteenth Master, it is four days on duty and two days off!" ”

Four plus two sounds similar to five plus two, but in fact, the four days that the guards work are eating, drinking, and Lazar are all in the palace, and the working hours are much longer than those from nine to five.

Of course, their errand is still in the middle and upper echelons of the pyramid in this era, and many people can't ask for benefits.

After asking about these things, Zhu Jinghong probably had the bottom in his heart.

Just as he was about to enter the palace, his eyes swept to the edge of the entourage, but he accidentally found an uninvited guest.

"Call the two of them here!" Zhu Jinghong instructed Zhang Lin on his side.

After a few breaths, Jia Lian and Jia Rong were led over.

"See the Thirteenth Master!"

Facing the Jia family, Zhu Jinghong was in a complicated mood at the moment, and he didn't know what to say about these two people.

"Get up!"

Turning around and walking towards the palace, the two of them followed.

"Why are you here?"

Jia Lian immediately replied: "I learned that the Thirteenth Master was traveling, and the ministers and others came to escort him!" ”

"Jia Rong, how is your father?" Zhu Jinghong asked suddenly, and at the same time turned to look at Jia Rong.

"Back to the thirteenth master, his leg has been broken, and now he can only stay in bed!"

Jia Rong's expression was calm, and she didn't seem to have any waves, and this expression really surprised Zhu Jinghong.

"I taught your father a lesson, do you have a grudge?" Zhu Jinghong's eyes became sharper and sharper.

Who knew that Jia Rong was still calm, but he just hooked his waist and replied: "It must be the father who misbehaves to cause the thirteenth master to ask for guilt and punishment, and the father and son are afraid to snub the thirteenth master, how can they have a grudge!" ”

The rhetoric was flat and straightforward, but it seemed sincere, which really made Zhu Jinghong marvel at Jia Rong's acting skills.

But if he is familiar with the original work, he will know that Jia Rong really doesn't care about what happens to him, so he is telling the truth at this moment.

Now that he is in charge of the house, he has the final say in all the affairs of the house, and he is completely turned into a serf to sing, so he has to thank Zhu Jinghong.

Of course, Jia Lian didn't know these inside information, so Jia Rong's words were really surprised that he was an uncle.

"Lian Er......"

Suddenly clicked, Jia Lian immediately took two steps forward and said, "Your nephew is good, his head is very bright!" ”

"In front of the Thirteenth Master, how dare you be rude!"

Zhu Jinghong then asked: "Have you ever been ready for the selection of the March Military Department?" ”

"Back to the Thirteenth Master, the ministers will do their best!"

Doing their best means that they are not fully sure of passing the assessment, after all, all these years have been wasted.

"Let's go back and practice hard!"

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong walked into the door, but Jia Lian and the others stayed in place, and they were very embarrassed at the moment.

The two of them came over to kneel and lick Zhu Jinghong, just to go through the back door in the election.

The selection of the Dragon Guards is said to be the responsibility of the Ministry of War, but in fact, the Ministry of War only sends personnel to supervise the recruitment, and the specific assessment items will be responsible for the professionals.

Who are the Professionals? Naturally, those are the guards who have already been selected!

Therefore, as long as Zhu Jinghong says hello to the two of them, it will definitely not be a problem for these two to be selected.

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong asked them to go back and practice more, obviously he didn't plan to help.

In this regard, they were helpless, so they could only go back to practice honestly by themselves, as Zhu Jinghong said.

"Thirteenth Master, I said that these two people are thick-skinned, what do you care about him!" Zhang Lin couldn't help but speak.

Every year, there is a new generation of nobles, and they are eager to continue to occupy high positions, and they naturally don't want them to rise again for a declining family like the Jia family.

From another point of view, the noble generals who are now in real power are defensive and even hostile to the instinct of not being in power, and they will soon be in decline like the Jia family.

Of course, Zhang Lin can say these words, but Lu Yuxin on the side is not qualified, just because he was selected by the local capital, and he is not qualified to become a member of Wuxun.

Walking in front, hearing Zhang Lin's complaints, Zhu Jinghong said: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, follow me in and have a look!" ”

He couldn't wait to go inside and find out.

(End of chapter)