Dressed as a man with the eldest son

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King Rong pursed his lips and said, "I just want to know how the prince is doing." He looked expectantly at Nan Ruo, "Have you asked the emperor yet?"

Nan Ruo looked him up and asked, "Do you know what happened last night?"

King Rong shook his head: "I only know..." He looked around and lowered his voice, "I went to find my mother this morning, and overheard my mother and Liu Jin saying that the prince's brother offended the father and was imprisoned by the father. stand up……"

Nan Ruo bent down: "What else did the prince hear?"

King Rong hesitated for a while, and said: "The queen mother said that the father is really angry this time..."

——"It seems that Your Majesty is really angry this time, heh, how can I get involved in the matter of father and son, why bother to touch this bad luck, the person who nodded tightly, let me not meddle in my own business."

Nan Ruo pondered the original words twice, does this mean that the crown prince took the initiative to anger Emperor Yongzhao?Why?

Facing the expectant face of King Shangrong, he said: "Your Majesty only said that the prince should rest in peace and rest, and he didn't say anything else."

King Rong frowned and thought.

Nan Ruo turned to look at Xia Houchun: "Is there anything new in Beijing these days when I'm not here?"

Xia Houchun said clearly: "The most lively thing is naturally the selection of the crown princess, you don't know..." He glanced at King Rong and pulled Nan Ruo up, "Let's go, let's go to my courtyard first, didn't you mean to bring the princess?" Give me a gift, show me quickly!"

"Forget it, I'm going back." Seeing that the two of them didn't want to take him with him, King Rong was not disappointed, he heaved his shoulders as if sighing, and said, "I'll go see Brother Prince, and I'll tell you later."

Without waiting for Nan Ruo to call him after speaking, he ran away quickly.

Xia Houchun breathed a sigh of relief, and pulled Nan Ruo to complain: "Since he moved to the prince's house, I've almost become a quail, and I dare not go anywhere..."

He didn't choose to be the prince's companion, but he has been there for so many years. Although he doesn't want to get involved in these things, his heart is actually biased towards the prince. He will always return to the fief, and it doesn't matter to him how the capital is, as long as he is an idle prince, it is enough.

Nan Ruo understands that Xia Houchun seems to be idle and doesn't care about everything, but in fact he has a lot of affection in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't just miss Xiao Ruogu comforting him a few times.

"Be patient, His Majesty should soon propose a marriage for you."

He hasn't figured out why Emperor Yongzhao didn't choose a wife for the crown prince, but it is certain that he will marry his clan relatives, Xungui, otherwise these girls who came to Beijing from thousands of miles away would have been fooled for nothing.

Xia Houchun was expecting: "I hope." Seeing that Nan Ruo was still looking at the direction where King Rong was leaving, he wrapped his arms around his shoulders, "Don't worry, King Rong will be fine, and the prince will be fine." He lowered his He said, "Think about it, the uncle has only these two sons, and any accident will be heart-wrenching. Even if the father and son are angry, they will not be too violent."

Ordinary families only have two sons, both of whom are poor heirs, not to mention the royal family. Seeing that the queen will not be pregnant again these years, and the emperor dotes on her alone, it is obvious that in the future there will only be two heirs, the prince and the king of Rong. If you fight awkwardly, no one will be killed. If you lose both, it will not be easy for their clansmen, and the emperor is not stupid.

"It's like my father." He used himself as an example, "If you don't wait to see me again, if you don't have feelings for me, I am also the son of the prince, and the throne will have to be passed on to me in the future, not to mention that the crown prince is related to Guozuo. It depends on what the emperor thinks." The ministers agree or not."

Nan Ruo couldn't help but look at Xia Houchun with a strange look: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Brother Chun is impressive."

Xia Houchun chuckled: "It was Cao Banban who told me. Besides, you are an official now, and you are majestic. Why don't you let me grow up too?"

"Xu Xu Xu." Nan Ruo also hugged him, "Come on, tell me what happened in the capital."

The accident in the south of the Yangtze River did not stop Zhencai's enthusiasm, but made it to a higher level. Many noble girls who accepted bribes and were selected were eliminated, and the vacant places attracted more intense competition.

In Xia Houchun's words, after they left, the capital was very lively.

Today this lady is praised for being virtuous and virtuous, tomorrow that lady is praised for being both talented and virtuous, and the day after tomorrow another lady is ordered to say she is blessed, almost every day does not repeat the same, in the words of Nan Ruo's previous life, it is called "hotness" and "human design".

Although this method is simple and rude, it looks like a no-brainer, but it can't be used. Almost everyone who has spread their reputation has been recruited into the garden by Empress Dowager Fu to have a look. down.

Yes, Empress Dowager Fu returned to Beijing, not long after they left, but she did not live in the palace, bluntly said that she did not want to stay with Empress Zheng, and went to Funing Palace in the east of the city, Funing Palace used to be the imperial palace , It was built by the previous dynasty. Dayan first lived in it when he founded the country, and then moved here after building the new palace.

In short, the summoning of Empress Dowager Fu made this situation intensified. At first, some nobles who were self-confessed and unwilling to participate also moved, such as the eldest princess and princesses who are still alive, and even some officials with real positions.

The emperor has only two sons, with a 50.00% probability, which is much easier than betting on more than a dozen princes in Emperor Yongzhao's generation.

Even the noble princesses couldn't sit still, after all, when they left, the descendants would be farther and farther away from the royal family.

"And then?" Nan Ruo asked.

While talking, they had already arrived at Xiahouchun's courtyard. Cao Banban warmly entertained Nan Ruo, asked someone to bring tea and snacks, and then left the space for them to play by themselves.

Xia Houchun: "Then something happened."

First, the granddaughter of Princess Shoufeng, the head of Xinle County, wore the wrong clothes during the winter festival, and was stripped of her title by Empress Zheng for disrespecting her ancestors.

The winter festival is the most important of the four festivals of the year. Both men and women of the family must show up. The head of Xinle County is considered a royal if he has a title. He has to enter the palace to participate in offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors. kind of honor.

Nangong's family will also have a winter festival, which is very grand in memory, ten times more lively than the summer festival and autumn festival that Nan Ruo participated in. Unfortunately, this time he is in Jiangnan and has no chance to experience it himself, so he can only wait for next year.

However, the Xinle county lord's matter is obviously tricky. She has participated in so many winter festivals, so why did something happen just this time.

Moreover, he remembered that Princess Shoufeng was on the side of Empress Zheng. There were women who were against Empress Zheng, and naturally there were women who had a good relationship with her.

Princess Shoufeng has only one daughter under her knees, but she died prematurely due to dystocia, leaving behind a child, the princess of Xinle County.

In the [-]% discount plot, the head of Xinle County mischievously overturned the wall, and was caught by Queen Zheng, and then entangled with Queen Zheng. Later, when Princess Shoufeng met Queen Zheng, she realized that she looked very similar to the princess who had a difficult childbirth. picture.

When Empress Zheng fell out with the Zheng family, Princess Shoufeng offered to accept Empress Zheng as a foster daughter. Although it was not realized for various reasons, she had a good relationship with Empress Zheng.

Even in Xiao Ruogu's memory, the two of them also had a relationship. The Xinle County Lord often came to the palace to play, and he was like a little sister with Princess Changle.

I didn't expect to turn my face when I said suddenly.

Is it Princess Shoufeng who wants the head of Xinle County to compete for the crown princess, but Empress Zheng is not willing?

Nan Ruo thought about it, and always felt that it was more than that simple.

Not long after Xinle County Lord's accident, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, who has a reputation for gentleness and courtesy, was found to be abusing cats, not only cats, but also small animals such as birds.

As soon as this matter broke out, there was a lot of discussion in the capital, and the servant of the Ministry of Rites was also implicated. He was reprimanded by Emperor Yongzhao for not even being able to do it. .

In addition, there are also some honorable officials who have made some troubles one after another. For example, a certain honorable dotes on his concubine to deceive his wife, and an official has sex with a prostitute. Everyone treats it as a gossip joke.

Nan Ruo stroked it little by little, and slowly, he seemed to understand Emperor Yongzhao's intention.

He is testing people's hearts by choosing the princess!

Find out how many people in the DPRK are now standing as the prince, how many people are standing for Queen Zheng or King Rong, and how many people are trying to be both sides!