Xiangwang Mansion, Lanyue Garden.

This is the residence of Zhen Qin and Yinglian, and at the moment the two of them are getting together to play chess.

They both have no scheming, they live together very well, and now they both regard each other as the best sisters.

"Niangniang, just now Yang Niangniang went to the Cunxin Hall and called the prince away......

Although there is no scheming, it does not mean that there are no ideas, so Zhen Qin sent someone to the Cunxin Hall to inquire about the situation.

Hearing that the maid came back to pray, Zhen Qin raised her head and asked, "Where did you go?" ”

"Go to the back garden!"

Speaking of this, the maid continued: "Yang Niangniang went to the Heart Hall and got angry, and trained the waiter on duty, and then the prince came out of it!" ”

Hearing this, Zhen Qin suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked, "What's the situation?" ”

So the maid told her all about what she had seen.

After listening, Zhen Qin and Yinglian were very surprised, and then they ordered the maid to retreat.

"I said that she was asking for trouble, openly and secretly slandering the princess, even I heard it!" Zhen Qin was very angry.

Even so, Zhen Qin was very excited about what was going on, after all, if Yang Jingting tossed the position of the side concubine, it would be her turn to take the position next.

In this huge palace, there is no one else except her, and she can directly reach the position of the side concubine.

"Sister Ting, she is too much, the princess has always been very good to her, why does she want to repay her like this!"

"People in my generation are destined to be like this!" Zhen Qin said with emotion, trying her best to put on a lonely posture.

"One of my generation?" Yinglian was puzzled.

Can you guess if I want to compete for the princess...... Zhen Qin said secretly.

Even if it is the best sister in front of her, she will never reveal this secret.

"Girl, follow your sister Qin well, your benefits will be indispensable in the future!" Zhen Qin smiled confidently.

"What's the benefit?"

"Are you just willing to be a little concubine, don't you want to be promoted to the selection of waiters, don't you ......?"

Without waiting for Zhen Qin to finish speaking, Yinglian asked curiously: "But sister, you are also a waiter!" ”

"You ......"

Yinglian's sentence blocked Zhen Qin's words back, and also made her return to reality.

"Xia Worm can't talk about ice, I won't tell you...... Play chess! Zhen Qin said angrily.

However, the next moment, I only heard Yinglian say: "Sister, it seems that you are going to lose......"

Besides, in the back garden of the palace, Zhu Jinghong and Yang Jingting were walking at this time.

Originally, Yang Jingting had a lot of words, but Zhu Jinghong rarely responded, which made her gradually silent, after all, a slap can't make a sound.

At this time, Yang Jingting also felt the heaviness of the atmosphere, which made her a little apprehensive.

"I heard...... Are you close to your sixth sister-in-law? ”

Hearing this question, Yang Jingting was even more panicked, but she still replied calmly: "Princess Rui is enthusiastic, and she says a few more words when she sees her on weekdays!" ”

"Just a few more words?" Zhu Jinghong asked.

Yang Jingting understands that tonight's conversation is very important to her, and she must maintain her own image.

"Princess Rui, she...... And said something out of place! Yang Jingting replied.

She herself could have a hunch that she already knew about Baochai, and the cousin in front of her might also know.

Since you can't hide it, it's better to deal with it in advance and put the responsibility on Chen Zhi first.

"Those untimely words?" Zhu Jinghong asked again.

"This ...... It's all dirty and treacherous words, so don't listen to the prince! ”

Where is Yang Jingting reluctant to say, it's just that she hasn't figured out how to say it yet.

"It doesn't hurt to hear it!"

Because of his thoughts, his feet were a little slower, and at this time, Yang Jingting was half a step behind, and he only saw Zhu Jinghong's side.

Although she saw that he was still calm, Yang Jingting became more and more worried.

Princess Rui said...... Sister Bao has a bad background, she is not a blessed person, and she also said that she used fox charm to hook the prince and make her the princess! ”

Continuing to walk forward, Zhu Jinghong asked again, "What else?" ”

She added...... The position of the princess belongs to me, and Sister Bao has robbed the position of the concubine! ”

When she said this, Yang Jingting felt particularly sad in her heart, because she herself thought the same way.

Zhu Jinghong stopped suddenly, then turned around and looked at Yang Jingting with a torch.

"What else?"

Yang Jingting knows that the most critical things must be said now, otherwise she will have no chance to explain.

Then Chen Zhi also said...... He also said that he was willing to help his concubine ascend to the throne, and the concubine ......"

"The concubine was confused for a while, and she actually hid this matter, who knew that there was a big disaster, and the concubine was really guilty!"

After that, Yang Jingting knelt in front of Zhu Jinghong, with a posture of admitting guilt and accepting punishment, but actually threw the pot to Chen Zhi.

She didn't tell the truth, and Zhu Jinghong was very disappointed in her.

"Ting girl, do you have any other inside information? Say it all! Zhu Jinghong plans to give her another chance.

If Yang Jingting honestly admits it, although he will not forgive her, he will also give her a decent face, and at most put her under house arrest.

If she still doesn't want to tell the truth, then he can only be Queen Yuming and abolish her position as a side concubine.

"The concubine is stupid and fails to detect Chen Zhi's sinister intentions, which is really a great crime......

Listening to Yang Jingting's words, Zhu Jinghong was already disappointed, and in the end he only sighed.

"Get up!"

After helping Yang Jingting up, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "It's cold, you go back and rest!" ”

Then he turned and walked to the other side of the garden.

"Thirteen Brothers......

Yang Jingting hurriedly followed, reaching out and grabbing Zhu Jinghong's sleeve.

"Brother Thirteen, I was wrong...... Can you forgive me, I really know that I was wrong......"

When she said this, Yang Jingting had already cried, and her face was full of tears.

"Go back!"

Zhu Jinghong's tone was cold, and there was no more tenderness just now.

Yang Jingting's behavior is tantamount to betrayal, he has done his best to treat traitors, and he will be merciful at this time.

His completely released coercion made Yang Jingting feel shocked, and she hurriedly let go and took a few steps back, so that she didn't dare to raise her head.

Not to mention that she is a weak woman, even the fierce generals of the Northwest Battlefield, she can't withstand Zhu Jinghong's cold gaze.

Zhu Jinghong left directly, and Yang Jingting stayed in place for a while before her maid dared to lean over to check the situation.

"Mother, you are ......"

Looking at Yang Jingting's trembling hands, several maids were afraid of urgency, and hurriedly helped their mothers to rush to the dormitory, and at the same time sent someone to ask for a doctor.

"I ...... I'm fine...... Need not...... You don't have to ask for a doctor! ”

"Quick...... Help me...... Help me back! ”

In addition to being afraid, Yang Jingting is even more afraid of the future, not knowing how to deal with herself in the palace in the future, and not knowing how to face Zhu Jinghong.

The situation of Yang Jingting's hasty return to the room soon reached Baochai's side, and she was looking through the account books in the dormitory at this time.

"You mean...... Was she scared? ”

In front of the Baochai book case, Lin Hongyu was a little excited, and explained: "I was scared a lot, as if my soul had fallen, and I couldn't even walk steadily, and I was helped back!" ”

Hearing this, Baochai knew that it must have been Zhu Jinghong who said something about Yang Jingting.

"Where did the prince go?"

Not surprisingly, Zhu Jinghong should go to bed in Tongxin Hall tonight, but Baochai was not sure at this time, after all, they had already done something just now.

Touching the lower abdomen, Baochai couldn't help but look forward to it, only hoping to conceive a child as soon as possible.

"Back to the princess, the princess came out of the garden and went to Lanyue Garden!"

"He was wet with rain and dew, and he didn't leak the piano girls!"

muttering in a low voice, Baochai then ordered: "Tomorrow, you go to the Xia family, pick some of the gestures rewarded in the palace, and send them to the girls of the Xia family!" ”

"Yes!"

The girl of the Xia family is smart and wise, and she is deeply satisfied with Baochai.

Under her arrangement, the Xia family and the Xue family have settled down, and now the Xia family has received the dowry marriage letter, and there is still a month to complete the marriage with Xue Pan.

At this time, Xue Pan was coming from Jinling with her mother, and she thought that it would be here in the next few days, and she and Xia Yuegui would visit the church in the capital.

Lin Hongyu retreated, to prepare for the next day.

On Zhu Jinghong's side, he was drinking a little wine in Lanyue Garden, enjoying Yinglian's massage, and listening to Zhen Qin's chatter and gossip.

Returning to this gentle township, Zhu Jinghong is very comfortable.

At this time, when he thought of his life in the northwest, he was surprised that he had survived.

Zhu Jinghong had a wonderful night, and when he got up early the next morning, Zhen Qin and the others were still asleep.

Zhu Jinghong got up lightly, got dressed and went outside the house, and soon he came to the Tongxin Hall.

"Yo...... The prince got up so early? ”

In the warm pavilion of the Tongxin Palace, Baochai was sitting by the window, embroidering a handkerchief with a needle and thread.

"Someone...... Hurry up and pass food to the prince! ”

"Hello, I know I'm still hungry!" As he spoke, Zhu Jinghong sat opposite Baochai.

Soon the meal was delivered, and then Baochai ordered everyone in the house to retreat, and she and Zhu Jinghong were left in the hall.

When Zhu Jinghong was cooking, Baochai asked: "What did you say to Ting Yatou last night, which scared everyone to get sick!" ”

"Sick?" Zhu Jinghong was a little surprised.

Yang Jingting was indeed frightened, but the reason why she suddenly fell ill was because of excessive worry.

Baochai replied: "I have a fever, and it seems that I am not lightly ill!" ”

"Did you ask for a doctor?"

Baochai replied: "Please, the imperial doctor also prescribed a prescription, saying that it is necessary to recuperate!" ”

"Hmm!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong so plain, Baochai was really convinced that his man and Yang Jingting had made a decision.

"These days, some people make a fuss about my youthful mistakes, and they also arrange that the Xue family is a merchant who cannot be put on the table...... I want to pour dirty water on you! ”

"Choose me to be the princess, do you really have no regrets?" Baochai asked very seriously.

In her opinion, if Zhu Jinghong chooses Yang Jingting as the princess, these problems will not exist, and there will be a lot less trouble in vain.

Putting down the chopsticks, Zhu Jinghong asked calmly, "Do you want to listen to the truth or falsehood?" ”

"Let's listen to the lie!" Baochai said helplessly.

"It's better to make a fuss about these things than to say that I'm thoughtful and that I have the heart to win the heir!"

Although many people now suspect that he has a plan, these people are driven by the instinct of profit, rather than believing that Zhu Jinghong has the intention of seizing the heir.

These are all the benefits he has gained from creating a persona, and one of them is the thinking restrictions that he has brought to the world and the emperor by doing ridiculous things before.

Risking the disapproval of the world and taking advantage of the choice of concubines to defile himself is one of Zhu Jinghong's most proud manipulators in his life.

Baochai also figured out these truths, so he and she then asked, "What is the truth?" ”

"Didn't I say it many times, I like chubby women!"

After saying this, a smile appeared on Zhu Jinghong's face, and he walked behind Baochai and hugged him, seeing that he was about to steal jade and incense.

"Hmph...... If you're serious, you know the joke! Baochai said angrily, and then stepped aside.

When the two talked harmoniously, someone came outside to tell them that the female official in the palace had come to the mansion to pay a visit.

Of course, this kind of thing was Baochai who came forward, so she got up and went out, leaving Zhu Jinghong alone for breakfast.

After two or three minutes passed, Zhu Jinghong wiped the corners of his mouth and found that Baochai had returned to the house.

"What's wrong? Frowning! ”

Sitting back in the chair and picking up the embroidery work again, Bao Chai replied, "The queen mother will send someone...... Take the girl to the palace! ”

"Huh?"

"I said that I would bring it back to the palace for the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat!"

"What's going on!" Zhu Jinghong frowned.

The queen's move was unusual, which caused Zhu Jinghong to think more.

Baochai probably guessed the reason, but she didn't dare to make a conclusion at the moment, so she replied: "The queen mother is worried about her niece, and it is normal to be admitted to the palace for diagnosis and treatment!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was still suspicious, Baochai continued: "In my opinion...... It's better to be still than to be still, and you'll know in two days! ”

"You can sit still!"

While the two of them were talking, someone suddenly came outside, saying that Li Hui, the king of North Korea, had come to worship.

"North Korea's Myeongcheon-kun?"

Baochai replied: "I want to participate in the Shengshou Street celebration, this person is bold, he was taken by Jinyiwei at the beginning of the year, and now he dares to come to the capital!" ”

While pacing back and forth, Zhu Jinghong said: "Speaking of which, it's about to be the end of the year, and this kid should also send the gold!" ”

Baochai replied: "I gave it once in August, and there are more than 2,000 taels of gold!" ”

After nodding slightly, Zhu Jinghong replied: "Maybe I also brought gold this time, but I can go and meet him!" ”

"There is no shortage of silver in this house, Liu Xiang also sent silver a few days ago, and after a few trips to the sea, he finally made money, so Jinyi Wei escorted 20,000 cash back!"

This is also their prince's mansion, so they really used the brocade guard as a slave and sent an errand to escort the silver.

"So how much silver is there in the house now?" Zhu Jinghong asked curiously.

After crossing over, he really hasn't touched the money, and now that Baochai is in charge of these, he is even less counted.

While busy with the needlework in his hand, Baochai replied: "If you count the silver alone, the output of each imperial village, the income of each shop, and the rewards of the palace, now there are 230,000 silver deposits!" ”

For the dignified Xiangwang Mansion, cash silver is only a small part of its property, and real estate such as land, houses, calligraphy, paintings, and toys is the majority.

Of course, it is impossible for the dignified Xiangwang Mansion to sell real estate, so to a certain extent, cash silver is the real wealth of the Xiangwang Mansion.

"So...... I'm pretty rich! Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

Raising his head, Baochai reminded: "People have sent you benefits, don't you plan to meet them?" ”

"What's the hurry, let him dry for a while!" Zhu Jinghong didn't care.

"By the way, what are you embroidering? For whom the embroidered ......"

When Zhu Jinghong was concerned about the embroidery work of Baochai, in the living room on the east side of the carrier hall at this moment, Li Hui, the king of Mingchuan and the birthday envoy of North Korea, was sitting stiffly on the chair.

There is no doubt that Li Hui was very worried at this time, because he was going to meet King Xiang.

The respect of the prince is enough to make him awe-inspired, not to mention the invincible King Xiang.

The Jurchen tribes, North Korea's biggest foreign enemy, were all under Zhu Jinghong's command, and Li Hui was even more afraid of them, even though they were about the same age.

"Can you add another cup of tea...... Li Hui said to the eunuch on duty in the hall with an embarrassed face.

If in North Korea, his cup was empty and no one paid attention, he would have killed his blind subordinates.

The eunuch stepped forward to change the hot tea, and Li Hui couldn't help but ask, "I don't know when His Royal Highness King Xiang will be able to summon me?" ”

"I don't know!"

In front of this foreign prince, the little eunuch also dared to call himself "I", which shows how lofty the status of the Ming Dynasty is.

It's boring, although Li Hui is angry in his heart, his face is very calm.

For the sake of the big plan, no matter how much hardship I have, I have to get through it...... Li Hui admonished himself.

waited like this, and soon two more departments passed, and when Li Hui had the urge to urinate after drinking the third cup of tea, a eunuch suddenly came outside.

"Mingchuan-kun, His Highness ordered you to meet at the Cunxin Palace!"

Originally, he wanted to make it easier, but now Li Hui could only hold back, he didn't dare to snub Zhu Jinghong at all.

I'm going to have to stay up for the sake of the big picture...... Li Hui admonished himself again.

(End of chapter)