After the banquet and drinking in the North Palace, when everyone retreated, Rong Zhan and Rong Run slowly stood up. Rong Run took a step forward and held the hand of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother caught a glimpse of Yuan Yue's back, and Rong Run's childlike smile, and couldn't help laughing: "You kid, what are you laughing at? What's so funny? Don't think that all the things you did in the Inner Mansion are over, your imperial brother has spared you, but the queen mother can't spare you." ”

Rong Run smiled: "Queen Mother, I know that you are just talking about it, you actually love your sons in your heart, so you are reluctant to punish your sons." ”

The Queen Mother nodded Rong Run, and said with a helpless smile: "People say that loving mothers are more defeated, and it is the queen mother who usually spoils you all to make you so arrogant, if you are replaced by your father...... The Queen Mother said and sighed: "Your father spoils you even more, speaking of which, it seems that your father spoiled you." ”

It doesn't matter who is spoiled, anyway, Rong Run is spoiled.

Rong Run looked at Yuan Yue's back, leaned in the queen mother's ear, and said softly: "Queen Mother, what do you think of the second miss?"

The Queen Mother pursed her lips and nodded: "At first, the Queen Mother was still thinking, this Wei Mansion rushed to the Western Regions to buy strange medicine for the Queen Mother, and this attitude must not be arrogant to death? This Wei Dongshu doesn't look like a businessman, but like a scholar who is knowledgeable. This second young lady is gentle and quiet, and her appearance is not bad, but she is a little timid, and if she wants to look up to show her mother, she will be nervous. ”

"The queen mother, the queen mother is the mother of the world, Yuan Yue is a little girl of the people, the first time she met the queen mother, how could she be as wanton as Chen Xiang? Timidity is not a bad thing, at least it shows that she can't do anything bad in her life?" Rong Run pulled the sleeve of the queen mother and shook it vigorously: "Queen mother, you said, is this the truth." ”

That's true. The Queen Mother nodded.

Rong Run saw that the Queen Mother responded to his words, and immediately said: "Queen Mother, since this is the case, the Queen Mother will give her to her sons to be princesses, such a good woman, can't she be cheaper than other princes' children?"

Rong Zhan turned around and frowned: "Sixth brother, what the second young lady said, have you forgotten?"

Rong Runbian flattened his mouth, or coquettishly to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, will you promise your sons?"

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, looked at Rong Zhan, and asked, "Emperor, what did the second young lady say before?"

Rong Zhan looked at Yuan Xi, stepped forward and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, the second lady doesn't want to marry the sixth brother." ”

"Oh? So, does her heart belong to something else? Since ancient times, it has been the order of her parents, the words of the matchmaker, Miss Everyone, how can you match the marriage privately?" The Queen Mother stared at Rong Run.

Actually, it's not that the heart belongs, it's just ...... It's just that the second lady doesn't want to marry the sixth brother. Rong Zhan said, smiling a little awkwardly.

The Queen Mother glanced at Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi also felt a little embarrassed.

The Queen Mother was surprised: "What is this called? What's wrong with your sixth brother? The prince of food is handsome, and his age is similar." It's just that you have found someone to celebrate your birthday?"

"Yes. Rong Run replied first, and took out two notes with eight characters written on them from his arms: "Queen Mother, you see, the child has asked the Taoist priest of Qingyang Temple to read it, and it is excellent." ”

"Hey. The Queen Mother looked at the two birthdays and smiled: "You kid, when did you become a monkey anxious character?"

This birthday is really good, judging from the woman's eight characters, this girl can be prosperous. It's just that I have vaguely heard that the fate of the second miss of the Wei family is ill-fated, and her biological mother's reputation is not very good. Fortunately, Wei Dongshu is now going to straighten out Aunt Yu in the side room, and there is Mrs. Zhengfang, and the mother of the second lady is the woman surnamed Yu.

It doesn't matter if the biological mother arrives, as long as the mother-in-law surnamed Yu is gentle.

"Sixth brother!" Rong Zhan frowned: "Where did you get the second lady's birthday?"

"Hmm...... It was given to me by the maid of the Wei Mansion. Rong Run was always a little weak in the face of Rong Zhan, so he came to the queen mother's side and pouted: "Queen Mother, look at this, you are a good match for your son." ”

"It's good, it's just that although this girl has good conduct and appearance, but after all, her background is only a businessman's family, and she can't be named a princess. ”

"Queen Mother, for the sake of the Wei Mansion who spared no expense and traveled thousands of miles to find the four monarchs for you, you should also miss the good of their family? The Wei family only has this one daughter, and Lord Wei definitely doesn't want to wronged this daughter. Marry a common man as a wife, and also be a side concubine in the prince's palace, queen mother, do you understand this truth?"

"What if you understand? Can you disobey the teachings of your ancestors if you understand?" The Queen Mother frowned: "You can only be a side concubine, not a concubine." ”

"Queen Mother......" Rong Run pursed her lips and shook the queen mother's arm vigorously: "You will let the second lady be the concubine of the son, and the son promises that he will be in love with the second lady and his wife, Qin Se and Ming, and strive to let you hold your great-grandson in the second year." You just agreed. ”

"This ......" As soon as the Queen Mother heard the word great-grandson, her heart softened, and her attitude began to hesitate.

Yuan Xi frowned, if the queen mother insisted on marrying this family, the emperor was afraid that he would be powerless to stop it. The father had procrastinated in front of the sixth master before, just because he was afraid that he would offend the queen mother by agreeing in vain. Now that the Queen Mother is going to make a decree to give marriage, what reason does my father have to refuse? I am afraid that he will gladly accept it.

The bitterness in Yuan Yue's heart can't be told to her father, who knows about her pain? has always been the young lady of the Wei family, like a fig leaf, protecting Yuan Yue to death, but now, in the name of loving her, Rong Run insists on tearing off this fig leaf that covers the wound, doesn't this force Yuan Yue into a corner?

The Queen Mother saw that Yuanxi didn't say a word, and her face was still a little solemn, so she said: "Queen, what's wrong with you? Are you not feeling well? If you are tired, go back and rest." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head, picked up the corners of his clothes, knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, and said, "Queen Mother, please also ask the Queen Mother to take back her life." ”

"What did you say?" the Queen Mother was shocked.

"The son asked the queen mother to take back her life, the second sister didn't want to marry into the prince's palace, she just felt at ease to be a commoner. The century-old foundation of the Weifu was originally intended to be passed on to the son-in-law, but later because the son-in-law entered the palace as a concubine, these things also fell on the second sister. The father of the family has only one son and one daughter, and the eldest brother has been designated by the emperor as the concubine of Princess Chenxiang. If the second sister also marries into the princely family, the century-old foundation of the Wei family will have no successor. He also asked the queen mother to take back her life. ”

"Imperial sister-in-law, if you marry this king in January, you can continue to run the Wei family's industry. This king will never restrict her freedom. ”

"You'll have to think about it. The Queen Mother sat down slowly, the dignified princess and princess, who showed up every day, didn't like to talk.

Wei Fu is not only the number one big merchant in the capital, even in the entire Great Chu, there is no one who does not know Wei Fu. The business of Weifu spreads all over all walks of life, and it is the first transaction of the eight royal merchants. If there is no successor to the Wei family, it will shake the economic lifeline of the capital and be detrimental to the country.

Although the Queen Mother is not very familiar with national politics, she is not unaware of this.

"Otherwise, the mourning family will forget about this matter, right?" said the Queen Mother, as if discussing, looking at Rong Run.

"Queen Mother!" Rong Run twisted his eyebrows: "You are the Queen Mother, how can you change the order every day?"

The Queen Mother still wanted to say more, but she heard a palace maid report at the door, and Lord Wei took Miss Gongzi to kneel outside the North Palace and begged to see the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment and said Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived.

"Call them in. ”

Wei Dongshu came back this time, with a faint anger on his face, presumably because he had just lost his temper with someone. Wei Yuanyue lowered her head and stood aside cautiously, without saying a word, like a sculpture used as an ornament. Wei Chengyong hung his head, his face showed a childish stubbornness, a pair of fists were clenched tightly, and the muscles on his face were also tense.

Wei Dongshu and Yuan Yue knelt down left and right, and seeing that Cheng Yong was still standing, Wei Dongshu grabbed the hem of his clothes and dragged him down.

"What's going on?" the Queen Mother smiled kindly.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the dog collided with Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Weichen just learned that he specially brought the dog to make amends to the Queen Mother. ”

Wei Dongshu, Cheng Yong, Yuanyue and others were originally one after the other, and followed the inner prison to the outside of the palace. Who knew that Yuan Yue saw Cheng Yong's iron and blue, and quietly pulled his sleeve: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

After this pull, he suddenly found that the pandan warm jade on Cheng Yong's waist was gone, and asked quietly: "Brother, where is your jade?"

Cheng Yong clenched his fists, the piece of jade was still in the palm of his hand, the sharp edge pierced the scabbed flesh, and the blood slowly flowed out.

Yuan Yue was taken aback: "Brother, your hand is bleeding." ”

Wei Dongshu turned around and saw that the bloodstains behind him had dragged all the way. The inner supervisor who led the way screamed and hurriedly ordered the inner prisoners to wipe the blood stains. Wei Dongshu realized that Cheng Yong's mood was wrong, and he hadn't spoken since he returned to the banquet. Wei Dongshu raised his jaw and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Cheng Yong knelt down and said, "My son is not filial, and my son just collided with the princess." ”

Yuan Yue was also surprised: "Brother, what did you say to the princess?"

"I've said everything. Cheng Yong turned his face and looked angrily at the paper patterns on the blue brick floor on the side.

"What do you mean?" Wei Dongshu felt a chill down his spine, Cheng Yong is his son, what a disaster he has caused as a son, and as a father, he can detect a general Qi just from his expression.

Wei Dongshu lowered his voice and asked sharply, "Is it Lanyu's business?"

"Yes, the princess kept asking, and the son was helpless, so he said it all. Cheng Yong replied stubbornly.

"You, you rebel, do you know how much trouble you've caused!?" Wei Dongshu raised his hand and slapped Cheng Yong's face.

The inner eunuch hurriedly rushed up and hugged Wei Dongshu: "Lord Wei, this is the palace, you discipline your son, even if you have a lot of anger, you can't be presumptuous here, if you are seen, you can't eat and walk around!"