Two days later, the East Palace.

Zhu Jingyuan sat on the main seat, and it was Xu Xin'an standing in front of him, but the two of them didn't look good.

For Zhu Jingyuan to take charge of the city, the Donggong family was originally very worried, but when they learned that Lin Ruhai would be appointed as the superintendent of the imperial history, they were all relieved.

The relationship between Lin Ruhai and the Jia family made them confident that they could be co-opted to help the crown prince limit King Rui's ability.

So the next day, Zhu Jingyuan instructed his father-in-law Jia Zheng to visit Lin's house, but Lin Ruhai shirked his illness and couldn't see it.

Donggong did not doubt this, after all, Lin Ruhai's body was already weak.

So yesterday, Zhu Jingyuan sent a bachelor from the East Palace to accompany Jia Zheng and brought famous doctors and good medicine to visit Lin Ruhai.

However, this time, Lin Ruhai only let Jia Zheng and a few people enter the mansion, and only sent a housekeeper to greet and thank him.

Lin Ruhai's operation was naturally very rude, and it seemed that he did not give face to the East Palace, and even Zhu Jingyuan was dissatisfied.

But he is a kind person after all, so he sent Xu Xinan to visit him today.

Xu Xin'an is a scholar of Zuo Chunfang University, this kind of identity is very unusual, he went to the Lin Mansion to see Lin Ruhai, but the conversation between the two is chicken and duck.

At first, Xu Xin'an knocked on the side, but Lin Ruhai didn't accept it at all, and then Xu Xin'an could only make the plan clear and force Lin Ruhai to show his attitude.

However, Lin Ruhai always talked about him left and right, and said some high-sounding words, which made Xu Xinan angry.

How would he know that Bai Shouzhong had been there before him, and Lin Ruhai had been subdued under coercion and temptation.

Two days ago, Bai Shouzhong secretly met Lin Ruhai, and at the beginning, who could ask him to cooperate with Zhu Jingyuan, he was allowed to be neutral at Lin Ruhai's insistence.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai did not feel guilty about the prince, after all, he had already fought for reason, and he was not coerced by Bai Shouzhong to fall to King Rui.

After listening to Xu Xin'an's speech, although Zhu Jingyuan's face was ugly, he still said: "Sir, could it be that Your Majesty has a strict decree, so that Lin Yushi does not dare to get close to me?" ”

Xu Xin'an shook his head and said: "Your Highness, we asked him to supervise the City Division, this matter is in line with His Majesty's will, why should he refuse people thousands of miles away!" ”

"What is the purpose of Lin Yushi?"

Xu Xin'an replied: "The minister thought that he would have to investigate carefully, but he was afraid that he was only afraid of the Rui Wangfu, and he had already taken the first step!" ”

This is his reasoning, but it is also in line with the truth of the matter.

In the struggle at the highest level, the relationship of interests is very simple, and it is not difficult to guess this.

"Your Highness, the minister will send someone to investigate!" Xu Xin'an replied.

"Hurry up...... They'll be on their way in a few days, so be sure to get it done before then! ”

"The minister understands!"

According to the emperor's edict, Zhu Jingyuan was going to leave Beijing at the end of the month, while Lin Ruhai was going to do it in mid-February, just because he wanted to hand over the current errand.

It is now the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, and Lin Ruhai will leave in half a month at most, and there is not much time left for the East Palace.

To find out why Lin Ruhai had an ambiguous attitude, Xu Xin'an's method was very simple, he sent someone to find a steward of the Lin Mansion and asked who Lin Ruhai had met in recent days.

These days, Lin Ruhai is closed to customers, and he has not seen many people, so Bai Shouzhong is easy to ask.

Of course, there were seven other people who were asked along with Bai Shouzhong, but after checking everyone's details, these seven people were easily excluded.

So on the next day, Xu Xinan reported the situation to Zhu Jingyuan.

Still in the study, Xu Xin'an said with a gloomy expression: "Your Highness...... If it was really Rui Wangfu's move, maybe Lin Ruhai had been bought by him! ”

This result made Zhu Jingyuan very uncomfortable, but he also had to accept this conclusion.

"Lin Ruhai is really unwise, the so-called inexorcateness, he helps the sixth ...... It's looking for death! ”

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan's emotions bursting out, Xu Xin'an reminded in time: "Your Highness, it's not about these things right now, either pull him over, or change our people!" ”

In fact, before coming to see Zhu Jingyuan, Xu Xinan had already discussed with the scholars, and this was a plan that everyone came up with after public discussion.

As for how to operate, these people are already old players, and there are at least three or five means that can be used, and they only need to be willing (responsible) for the prince's head (responsibility) to implement.

"After all, it's an in-law, if the sixth child is really realized, the Lin family is only afraid that it will be very difficult, I think ...... You can still win him over! ”

The crown prince is actually not stupid, he knows like the sixth child that making Lin Ruhai stinky is too low-end, and it is easy to cause the emperor to be dissatisfied.

Of course, Xu Xin'an also understood the truth, so he didn't give his opinion, but immediately gave a suggestion.

"As far as the minister knows, Lin Ruhai has a daughter, who is close to the age of Lu, why doesn't His Highness find a good match for him?"

has an impression of Daiyu's girl Zhu Jingyuan, after all, this girl is the cousin of the crown princess, and she has been to the East Palace a few times before.

"A good match? Who is a good match? Zhu Jingyuan asked.

"The Lin family and the Jia family are originally good families, it would be better if they could kiss each other!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan asked, "What does Mr. mean ...... Let the Lin family marry the Jia family? To strengthen the relationship? ”

"Exactly!"

After frowning and thinking, Zhu Jingyuan said: "On the Jia family's side, there doesn't seem to be a suitable man!" ”

In fact, in Zhu Jingyuan's opinion, Jia Baoyu is a very suitable candidate, but unfortunately this kid is no longer the Jia family.

Xu Xin'an replied: "As far as the minister knows, now that Ning Guofu is a family member, the second-class man Jia Rong is not married, and he is not a few years older than the girl of the Lin family, so he can be a good match!" ”

After nodding slightly, Zhu Jingyuan immediately shook his head: "It's not appropriate...... Jia Rong is the nephew of the Lin family's girl, how can she marry indiscriminately regardless of Lun Chang! ”

Xu Xin'an replied very calmly: "Your Highness Mingjian, the Jia family has been separated from its ancestor Jia Yuan Jia Yan for five generations now!" ”

In other words, Jia Rong and Daiyu have already come out of five suits, and they are not bound by etiquette and law, and they can marry normally.

was reminded by Xu Xin'an, Zhu Jingyuan had nothing to say, but he always felt that something was wrong with this matter.

"This thing ......"

"If Your Highness still feels that it is not appropriate, the ministers still have a suitable candidate!"

"Who?"

Xu Xin'an replied: "Jia Huan, the son of Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Works! ”

Jia Huan is now the only "legitimate" son of Jia Zheng, and now his status in the Rongguo Mansion has risen sharply, but he is not loved by Jia's mother.

"I remember...... Najia is smaller than the girl of the Lin family! Zhu Jingyuan was a little unsure, he just heard Yuan Chun inadvertently mention it.

"Back to Your Highness, Jia Huan is thirteen years old this year, two years younger than the girl of the Lin family!"

After the introduction, Xu Xin'an changed his words and replied: "However, the girl of the Lin family still has to serve the princess, and she can only leave the palace after the princess gets married, and Jia Huan is also an adult at that time!" ”

"Hmm!"

With Zhu Jingyuan's approval, Xu Xin'an continued: "The matter of marriage can be put on hold, and the Jia Lin family only needs to make a marriage contract!" ”

Setting a marriage contract is equivalent to getting married, and then the Lin family will be firmly tied to the East Palace.

Zhu Jingyuan said with doubts: "This is a family matter of the Lin family, we arrange it like this, I'm afraid that people may not be willing!" ”

The prince is telling the truth, if Lin Ruhai does not agree to the marriage, it will not sound good if the East Palace oppresses people with power.

However, Xu Xin'an and the others took these questions into consideration, so they heard him reply: "That Jia Huan is the brother of the crown princess, and this status is by no means a humiliation!" ”

"But civil and military affairs are not the same after all, so ...... arranged like this"

"Your Royal Highness, if you can ask the crown princess to make a statement to the queen mother, and implore the queen mother to give the Lin family a marriage, the government and the opposition will have nothing to say!"

If the queen gives marriage, then the situation will be different, it is equivalent to the grace of the Lin family, they have to be willing if they don't want to.

As for whether the queen will give marriage, Xu Xinan doesn't think it's a big problem, because he understands how much the queen supports the prince.

In fact, Xu Xinan himself is also very reluctant to this marriage, and feels that it does not conform to the rules of the separation of civil and military, but how can he take care of these things at the moment.

King Rui is in charge of the city to make money for the emperor, and he must not be obedient to his Jiangnan Shi doctor, and these people are the most important basic plate of the prince.

If you can't protect these people, who in the world will support the prince? Xu Xin'an and other bachelors have no choice.

"Hmm!" Zhu Jingyuan answered again.

Gao Shuyan was like this when he was there, and now Xu Xin'an is the same with him, he is indeed a model of "ruling by vertical arches", how can he not get the general support of scholars.

Xu Xin'an continued: "It's just that this matter can't be rushed, you have to let the Jia family ask the Lin family for marriage first, and then Your Highness will push the boat down the river to ask for grace for him......"

"At that time, King Rui has already left Beijing, and there will not be much turmoil in this matter!"

"That's right!"

Zhu Jingyuan is very glad that he has these wise bachelors under him, otherwise he wouldn't know how to deal with himself.

But Zhu Jingyuan didn't expect three things, one is what Jia Huan's character is, the second is how much Lin Ruhai loves his daughter, and the third is that his younger brother has regarded Daiyu as a forbidden person.

"If His Highness allows it, the ministers will arrange it!"

Nodding, Zhu Jingyuan instructed: "I have to bother you with this matter!" ”

"For His Royal Highness, it is incumbent upon the ministers to share their worries!"

The East Palace agreed on a strategy, and Xu Xin'an found Jia Zheng that afternoon and explained the prince's intentions to him.

And after Jia Zheng returned home, the crown princess Yuanchun also sent a letter, the meaning of which was exactly the same as Xu Xin'an's words.

Under the candlelight, Jia Zheng couldn't help but sigh after reading the letter.

On his side, Aunt Zhao pinched his shoulders for him, and couldn't help asking, "Master, why are you so worried?" ”

Putting down the letter, Jia Zheng looked at Zhao, stared at him for a few breaths and said, "It's a good thing, it's also a bad thing!" ”

Holding Jia Zheng's neck, Aunt Zhao lay on his shoulder, and asked very affectionately, "What's the good thing?" also tell the concubine to listen, you can't have it alone! ”

The marriage matter was pushed by the prince, and for the sake of the overall situation, Jia Zheng knew that it must be implemented, and he must find a way to do it well, so there is no need to hide this matter.

"The crown princess said that now that Huan'er has grown up, she should tell him a family affair!"

Thinking that the crown princess actually cared about her son, Aunt Zhao was so happy that she almost didn't jump up, and even grabbed Jia Zheng with excitement.

"Master, the crown princess...... Which girl are you going to tell Huan'er? This is Aunt Zhao's biggest concern at the moment.

Sighing, Jia Zheng replied: "It's Daiyu's girl!" ”

At this time, Jia Zheng felt very sorry in his heart, he was feeling sorry for Jia Baoyu.

If this boy is not stupid, he is the one who will be used to marry, and he will get what he wants.

That's right, Jia Zheng knows who Baoyu's affection belongs to, so he feels pity.

Compared with the treasure jade he values, Jia Huan is indeed not very successful, so Jia Zheng doesn't like him very much.

"Daiyu...... That's a ......."

Thinking of that fairy-like girl, Aunt Zhao felt unreal, and it was rare for her to feel that her son was unworthy.

But what if you don't deserve it? Now that the crown princess has spoken, even a fairy in the sky has to give birth to her son.

While listening to Aunt Zhao's heartfelt praise: "Crown Princess Shengming! ”

As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng sighed again, and then he didn't have the idea of saying more.

"Master, you just said that there are still bad things, but I don't know what it is?"

Isn't it a bad thing to put flowers on cow dung...... Looking at Aunt Zhao's smiling face, Jia Zheng thought so.

Just as he was about to say a perfunctory sentence, a maidservant girl came into the house and said, "Master...... Mrs. invited you to come and say that she had something important to discuss! ”

Jia Zheng didn't need to think about it to know that it must be the Wang family who knew about the letter from the crown princess and wanted to read the letter in person.

"Got it, I'll go now!"

After all, Mrs. Wang is Jia Huan's mother-in-law, and she needs her help to complete the marriage, so Jia Zheng has to go over to discuss with her.

If it was in the past, Aunt Zhao would definitely stay if Jia Zheng wanted to leave, but today she has no such thoughts, because she is eager to bring this good news to her son.

After Jia Zheng left, Aunt Zhao came to the next room, and Jia Huan was playing with the girl at this time.

Now that his status has risen, his treatment has naturally risen, and there are seven or eight girls who serve him, and all the ones who can stay in his house are beauties.

Seeing that it was his mother who came in, Jia Huan immediately returned to his seriousness and kicked the girls out of the room.

He is now thirteen years old, and he has grown taller, and now he is half a head taller than Aunt Zhao.

"Mother!"

That's right, Jia Huan shouted "Niang", not "Auntie", which was obviously taught by Aunt Zhao.

Tanchun served in front of Mrs. Wang every day, and in Aunt Zhao's opinion, she had lost her daughter, so she categorically did not want to lose her son again.

"Huan'er, you kid is blessed...... A great good thing is about to fall on your head! ”

Picking out his nostrils, Jia Huan asked, "What's the good thing?" ”

Approaching Jia Huan, Aunt Zhao took a handkerchief and said while wiping the fat powder on her son's face: "The fairy wants to marry you, is this a good thing?" ”

"How can a fairy marry me in heaven? Mother, don't laugh! ”

"Is the girl of the Lin family a fairy?"

"Which Lin girl?"

"You kid, which Lin family girl can there be?"

Seeing that her son was still not enlightened, Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "It's the Lin girl that Baoyu misses in her heart!" ”

"Sister Lin? She's going to marry me? Jia Huan was shocked.

"Exactly!"

Shaking his head, Jia Huan said, "Mother...... Don't laugh, how can Sister Lin marry me! ”

"I'm lying to you, this is the princess ...... mother"

Aunt Zhao explained the reason, which made Jia Huan really believe that he really wanted to eat swan meat.

"This ...... This ......"

When Jia Huan was shocked, in Jia Zheng's residence on the other side, Mrs. Wang had finished reading the letter.

Although this was the arrangement of the crown princess, Mrs. Wang was still very dissatisfied when she saw it.

Although she didn't look down on Daiyu before, she also admitted that this girl Zhong Lingyuxiu was a tyrannical thing to marry Jia Huan.

"Do you really want Huan'er to marry Daiyu?"

Jia Zheng replied: "This is what the prince and Niangniang meant, how can you and I not obey orders!" ”

When he was discussing with Mrs. Wang, Tanchun, who was copying Buddhist scriptures in the side hall, was full of mixed feelings at this time.

From the perspective of personal interests, it is a good thing for Daiyu to marry Jia Huan, but emotionally she does not approve of this family affair.

However, the major matters of marriage are all decided by the parents, and Tanchun knows that he has no qualifications to meddle, so he can only sigh in his heart.

But when she thought about it, she found that she could also do a little bit of something, such as making Jia Huan a little better.

(End of chapter)

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