A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Song Hongshen and Su Yuanzhou were both dressed in dark black python robes, with jade belts around their waists, wearing jade crowns and tying their hair, looking very imposing.

Upon closer inspection, Song Hongshen is even more noble than Su Yuanzhou.

After the two came in, they first saluted the prince.

Song Hongshen then said to Shen Zhixiu, "Uncle Shen said he would invite Yuanzhou and me to eat fish, and he even invited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder if there are enough fish in Uncle Shen's pond for us to share."

Shen Zhixiu smiled and said, "You can eat whatever you want today, but I'm afraid you have big eyes and a small stomach."

The prince looked at them suspiciously. These two people came just as he entered the room. Wasn't it too much of a coincidence?

But listening to what they said, it sounded like they had agreed on it yesterday, and I couldn't tell they were lying.

After the ceremony, Song Hongshen and Su Yuanzhou restrained the smiles on their faces and looked at Rong Yi together.

Su Yuanzhou snorted coldly, "Who did Prince Rong just say would accompany the guests? Are they my two sisters?"

Song Hongshen then asked, "Don't you know, Prince Rong? The fifth daughter of the Su family is my future princess. Are you trying to humiliate the Song family or me?"

When Rong Yi saw Song Hongshen, he subconsciously shuddered.

He was not afraid of Shen Zhixiu, and his fear of Shen Zhixiu was entirely out of consideration for his family. Even if he offended Shen Zhixiu, his father would take care of it.

But he was afraid of Song Hongshen because Song Hongshen really beat him.

He was two years younger than Song Hongshen, and the two of them grew up together. But he was often beaten by Song Hongshen, and he wanted to fight back but couldn't.

He was the legitimate son of a prince, while Song Hongshen was the illegitimate son of a marquis. Every time he was beaten, he comforted himself and did not argue with Song Hongshen. He was of low status and had a bad character.

But who would have thought that Song Hongshen was made a king directly because of his military exploits. He wanted to comfort himself, but he had no words to say.

"Brother...Brother didn't mean that."

Song Hongshen stared at him coldly, "Really? What do you mean? If you don't explain clearly what you mean today, I will let you know what I mean."

Rong Yi had already stood up and said to Song Hongshen with an apologetic smile, "Your Highness, you misunderstood. What I meant was that these girls just wanted to perform a show for the two young ladies."

With Song Hongshen's presence, Shen Zhixiu felt comfortable and relaxed, sitting in a chair as if he was watching a play.

The prince's face looked a little unhappy. After all, Rong Yi was brought here by him. One has to look at the owner before beating the dog.

How come Song Hongshen comes in with even more arrogance than him?

The prince coughed lightly and said, "Lord Zhongyong, this is just a misunderstanding. There is no need to make a big fuss."

Song Hongshen glanced at the Crown Prince with an inexplicable expression, "Your Highness is broad-minded, I admire you. Why don't we invite a few concubines from the East Palace to accompany us at the next palace banquet? I think it's not a big deal."

The prince did not expect Song Hongshen to not give him any face, and he angrily shouted, "Song Hongshen, you are so presumptuous."

Song Hongshen shook off his robe and sat down on the chair. "I dare not. I just said it casually. Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me."

With just one sentence, the prince was choked again.

Rong Yi saw that the Crown Prince was also unhappy because of his words, so he hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

"I heard that Lord Shen raises a lot of fish on his farm? Then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will have a great feast today."

He had a good idea and tried to smooth things over.

But with his status, he couldn't get along with Shen Zhixiu and the others. After a long while, no one responded, and Rong Yi felt embarrassed and wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

The prince finally remembered the important matter and asked Shen Zhixiu after regaining his composure, "Did Lord Shen come here last night?"

Shen Zhixiu nodded, "Yes, my wife came to the farm to pick grapes yesterday. I missed you, so I left the city in the evening."

The words "I miss my wife" just came out of Lord Shen's mouth, and there was no sense of incongruity.

The prince asked again, "It rained heavily yesterday, Lord Shen didn't get soaked, did he?"

Shen Zhixiu replied, "The rain started just as my carriage arrived at the farm yesterday, so it was just in time."

This round of probing may be due to the prince's limited ability, or perhaps Shen Zhixiu is hiding his true abilities. In short, the prince did not notice anything unusual in the few words he exchanged.

The prince looked at Song Hongshen again, "I heard that about fifty people were burned to death in a dilapidated temple at the foot of a mountain outside Beijing yesterday. Did the King of Loyalty and Bravery find anything unusual when he was training his troops at the West Mountain Camp yesterday?"

Song Hongshen had never looked down on the crown prince, and it wasn't entirely because of the bad relationship between the Song family and the virtuous concubine. Maybe some people were born to dislike each other, like him and the crown prince.

When the prince asked about what happened yesterday, he said nonchalantly, "I didn't see it, I don't know."

The prince had never heard such perfunctory words before. If someone else said this, he would definitely be angry.

But when he thought about winning over the Song family, the prince suppressed his anger.

He asked with a fake smile, "When does the loyal and brave king plan to go south to Fujian?"

Song Hongshen replied casually, "It has not been decided yet."

It seemed like he said something, but he also said nothing.

The prince knew that Song Hongshen was waiting for the Ministry of Works to produce the blueprints for the new warships. When the time came, he would take the silver to Fujian to build ships and train the navy.

He hadn't thought about this before, but seeing Song Hongshen's attitude today, don't blame him for being rude.

In an instant, the prince had thought of a way to trip up Song Hongshen.

The more he wanted to trip him up, the more casual he became when talking to Song Hongshen.

While the few people were exchanging greetings, the prince looked outside the door again.

At this time, there were many guards standing outside the hall, some brought by him, and some brought by Song Hongshen and Su Yuanzhou.

According to his original plan, he was going to stage an assassination plot, and his men would then investigate the Shen family's manor under the pretext of searching for the assassin.

But according to the current number of guards on the manor, no matter how many assassins come, they may not be enough to feed them.

Especially those who followed Song Hongshen, who had returned to the capital from the border, were so idle that they were almost going out to look for trouble. If an assassin was sent out at this time, I'm afraid that before he could get close to him, his head would become a trophy for his meritorious service.

The prince thought about it and wanted to try another method, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a better idea.

After thinking for a while, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

He said to Shen Zhixiu, "I heard that Lord Shen has a pond on his farm. Why don't we go fishing?"

Since the prince had spoken, Shen Zhixiu had no reason to refute.

He ordered people to prepare fishing rods and bait, and to build a shade shed by the pond.

Fruits, tea, snacks and candied fruits are also ready.

After the steward of the manor came to report, Shen Zhixiu stood up and asked the prince to move to the pond at the back.

When he stood up, the prince whispered to the guards around him, "Find a way to pass the message and tell them that I am at the pond in the back and ask them to shoot an arrow in."