The Way of the Consort

Ji Zhao slept very well. After waking up, he opened his eyes, looked at the top of the bed, and quickly remembered what happened last night.

Without calling Chen Xing to ask, he knew that his brother must have left again.He is also used to it long ago, and he is easily satisfied. Last night, they ate duck blood vermicelli soup together, walked around Loquat Lane together, made wishes together, and sat on a painting boat together, and no one fell into the water again!

It's perfect.

Ji Zhao narrowed his eyes and smiled, stretched himself before calling someone in, and asked him in detail what happened after he fell asleep last night.

Not long after Ji Zhao finished his breakfast, Qin Wen came to the door. When he sent someone to deliver the post yesterday, he hinted that it was his sister's business, so he came very early.

When Ji Zhao told him the result, Qin Wen heaved a sigh of relief.

Ji Zhaodao: "Speaking of which, you are happy, what about your sister? What if your sister likes the prince and wants to enter the palace earlier."

Qin Wen smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhao, there are only you and me in the room, so I will tell you some things. In fact, my sister doesn't have the heart to climb high."

"Is that so..." Ji Zhao understood, it must be what the family meant, and he asked curiously, "Have you met the prince?"

Qin Wen was surprised: "You haven't seen it?"

"Let me and the prince... you know, the last time we quarreled, in fact we often quarreled... It's just that we both hate each other... In short, we always talk through a screen or curtain. "

Qin Wen understood, so the relationship between the son-in-law and the prince is not very good?Haven't even seen each other?

However, if the relationship is not good, how can he help him find out about his sister?Thinking about it this way, Qin Wen was even more grateful to Ji Zhao, because he had such a bad relationship with the prince, so he helped him inquire!

Qin Wen was very moved and knew everything: "The last time the prince went to my house, he only talked to my grandfather. We juniors dare not look up at the prince. My grandfather is a straight man, so how could he talk to us about the prince's appearance? Although I didn't see his appearance, I saw him out of the corner of my eye, the prince is quite tall, he was wearing a black long gown that day, his voice was faint, he seemed to have a very cold personality."

Ji Zhao hummed in his heart, it wasn't deserted, but a high-ranking and arrogant psychopath.

"The prince speaks slowly, and he is very considerate of our family." Qin Wen was also very helpless, "It must be because of my sister."

"Has your sister seen the prince?"

"My younger sister has seen it. At that time, the Empress Dowager asked her to stay in the palace for a few days. She didn't know that the crown prince would come. She met her in the empress dowager's palace, but she quickly withdrew."

Ji Zhao hurriedly asked, "What does it look like?! Isn't it ugly?! It's fierce and ugly!"

Qin Wen looked up at him and smiled, making a rare joke: "Brother Zhao, even you and His Highness the Crown Prince... don't need to say that."

"Ah..." Ji Zhao was very disappointed, "Isn't it ugly?"

"As an older brother, it's not easy for me to ask my sister these things..." Qin Wen thought for a while and said, "But listening to my sister's voice, it seems that the prince is not only not ugly, but also very handsome."

"hansome?!"

Qin Wen smiled and said: "My sister said that the status of the crown prince is worthy of countless women rushing to him, and with such an appearance that surpasses Pan An, she would not dare to enter the palace... If it is superior to Pan An, then I That's what my sister meant, right?"

Ji Zhao was even more disappointed, and asked again: "Then does he look like the princess? It is said that he is very similar!"

"My sister has never been lucky enough to meet the princess, and as for me, it's even less likely that I will, haha."

"Okay, I was the one who asked a stupid question." Ji Zhao greeted Qin Wen for tea and snacks, but he kept skimming off the foam with the tea lid, still angry in his heart, isn't the prince really ugly?It's not fair!

Qin Wen and Qin Wuniang are still worried about entering the palace, but at least they can delay it for a year, which is a blessing.

Ji Zhao took pleasure in other people's misfortune. The prince obviously met Qin Wuniang and liked her because she was beautiful. He couldn't wait to marry back to the East Palace as a side concubine. Who knew that she didn't want to enter the palace at all!His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is despised!

After Qin Wen left, Ji Zhao changed his clothes and went to the Yin Mansion to find his grandfather.

He told his grandfather what happened in the East Palace yesterday, and asked, "Grandpa, what do you think the prince means? Does it mean that he won't use me again?"

The old man Yin stroked his beard and said: "The prince is first a prince and a politician, and secondly he is the elder brother of Princess Fuchen, Zongzhen."

"The prince's name is really Zongzhen? When I entered the palace last time, His Majesty called him Brother Zhen."

Ji Zhao's topic went wrong so quickly, Old Master Yin couldn't laugh or cry, and nodded: "That's right, the crown prince's name is Zhen, His Majesty gave him this name back then, and wrote to me specifically."

"Grandpa, you are His Majesty's teacher!"

The old man Yin smiled and nodded again: "That's right, so my Brother Zhao can rest assured that with Grandpa here, he will always protect you well, and the prince is still just a prince."

"Then I have to stand up by myself, right? He will always be the emperor, so in your opinion, will the crown prince still trouble me in the future?"

"The prince is not as good as he looks. He sees things far away. Grandpa will not hide some things from you. According to rumors, he has been ill since he was a child. You don't know how many people are thinking about his identity. Why? Do you want to attack Prince Zheng's Mansion? Because Prince Zheng's Mansion is the closest to the throne besides him."

"No wonder, but I don't think Prince Zheng's Mansion has that kind of thought."

"Even if you see it with your own eyes, a lie is still a lie. Similarly, even if you don't see it, the truth cannot become a lie." Old Master Yin smiled, "My brother Zhao is a pure-hearted person after all."

Ji Zhao also laughed: "Is this stupid?"

"Haha!" Old Master Yin patted his head lovingly, "Your name is Chunche, and so is your mother."

"It's a pity that I have never seen her...Grandpa, do you think my mother is really gone?"

The old man Yin looked longingly, and looked out the window: "I believe your mother just went away quietly, and she will always come back."

The Yin family never set up a tombstone for Yin Ying. As if Yin Ying was still there, many people secretly laughed at them. Ji Zhao thought that Yin Ying should really be gone, but the old people couldn’t accept it, so what’s the matter? not good?People always have to think about it, just pretend that Mrs. Yin is still there.

After a moment of silence, the old man Yin talked about the prince again: "What he wants is not only the throne, but also the real power in the palm of his hand. The power of my court and the power of the emperor are too unbalanced. Moving Zheng Wang's mansion is just the first step. You see , The Yu family was hit hard this time, and the most outstanding Da Langjun of their family was directly folded in, and it will be the turn of the Wen family next."

Ji Zhao was inconceivable: "You said that he was responsible for what happened last time, so it's okay to say that what happened this time also has something to do with the prince? Could it be that the assassin was sent by the prince?"

Old Master Yin frowned: "I'm not sure about this, but I'm also wondering, where did the crown prince find someone like Qin Fa? Maybe this person is really good? If you want to make Miss Qin a side concubine, maybe it's true. The intention is Qin Fa."

Ji Zhao has something to say about this question.

When he was in a low mood, he thought of the prince extremely sinister, and he thought with his grandfather that every step of the prince was considered good.

But the current crown prince confuses him again, maybe the crown prince really likes Miss Qin?Was it a coincidence that His Majesty mentioned Miss Qin that day?

Because Qin Wen was involved, he had sworn not to tell anyone about it, not even his grandfather.

The old man Yin said again: "This time, I guess that Qin Fa was killed by another group of people, but the crown prince used it skillfully."

Ji Zhao trembled: "It's still so complicated. Unfortunately, I thought he had a sex change yesterday, so will he still harm me in the future?"

The old man Yin looked at him and smiled: "Since he can say this in front of you, it's hard to say if he is far away. He should not use you again in the near future. In the future, his focus should be on the Wen family. First get rid of these two families, and then he will not use you." It's easy to do."

"But would the Wen family not be aware of it, and wouldn't be on guard? This is not an ordinary family."

"Hehe, yes, but the beauty of the prince is that he has been in the dark all the time, and he has never made a move in the open. No one knows what he will do. Whether it is the Wenyu family or some officials in the court, All my mind is focused on power, and I am the only one in power now. No matter how cautious they are, they have never really put Your Majesty and the Crown Prince in their eyes. Their hearts have long been big. They have long forgotten that the Crown Prince is a half-lord after all, and a king. No matter how powerful Prime Minister Wen is, no matter how frivolous he is, he is still a minister and will never be able to gain justice."

The grandfather patted his hand again: "Let's see, there is also Prince Zheng's Mansion. When the ban is lifted, I guess the crown prince will use the clan language of the four sons to hang out with King Zheng. You should treat it as a show and like to be with him." The five sons of their family are playing, so let’s play, it’s not a problem, and it will be lively in the future.”

In fact, Ji Zhao has no interest in these bustles. Although his grandfather is far away from the court, such a family background and identity, it is impossible to really get out of it, but he is really interested. When we talk, he has something to say, Ji Zhao just wants to stay away from these shitty things. , further away.

Since the grandfather also said that the prince will not harm him in the near future, he can rest assured that it is best for the prince to ignore him in the future and not let him enter the palace.

Grandmother, aunts and the princess will come back tomorrow. Ji Zhao originally wanted to stay for dinner, but there was an endless stream of people visiting his grandfather. His grandfather was much busier than him, so Ji Zhao said goodbye first. It was too early to go home and he had nothing to do. Lane had just been shopping last night, and he had nowhere to go, so he asked the carriage to go around the street a few times, and when he heard a juggler singing, he asked the carriage to stop, and he listened for a while.

Chen Xing said: "By the way, Mr. Lang said he wanted to buy a theater troupe. I'll ask Yin Ming to inquire about it."

"No need..." Ji Zhao said cheerfully, "My brother said he would find it for me."

"Okay, then, do you want something to eat, sir, I'll buy it?"

"I've eaten all the famous foods in the city, but that's all. It's not as good as the duck blood vermicelli soup at the entrance of Loquat Alley."

"Let me see if there are any novel foods here..." Chen Xing opened the curtain and poked his head out to look, "Hey?! Is that He Qiniang!"

"Oh..." Ji Zhao didn't care.

"She seems to be entangled with someone!"

Only then did Ji Zhao lean over to take a look, and it really was He Qiniang, alone, surrounded by a few men who looked like servants, she was forced to go straight into the alley, although it was a busy city, obviously no one wanted to care about it For such a thing, those boys are very strong, so they are not easy to mess with.

Ji Zhao sighed: "Women are too good-looking, sometimes it's a sin..."

"Why didn't she bring a guard, sir, can we help?"

"You tell Yin Ming to take someone to help quietly, don't reveal our identities."

"okay!"

Ji Zhao and Chen Xing were in the car, seeing Yin Ming threatening and intimidating them and driving them away, He Qiniang blessed Yin Ming, then looked around for something, and found Ji Zhao's carriage after a while After all, the son-in-law's carriage was too ostentatious, she bowed to Ji Zhao from a distance, but she didn't come forward, turned around and left, Yin Ming and others followed from a distance, and sent her to a safe place.

Ji Zhao was also not interested in continuing to listen to the opera, and they left before Yin Ming came back.

After they left, a few servants sprang out from the side alley, dressed differently from the group of servants just now, whispering to each other: "Do you see clearly? Is it the horse's carriage!"

"It must be! In the entire Jinling City, his carriage is so ostentatious! It is more gorgeous than the princess's! How dare he!"

"Then we have to go back and report to Mr. Lang! The son-in-law is probably still tied to that little widow!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The little widow has a strong temper, and the son-in-law is not easy to mess with. We should advise our husband to stop thinking about it!"

After the few people finished speaking, they turned around and left without attracting the attention of others.

After arriving home, soon someone from the Qin family came. He was Qin Wen's long follower, and often accompanied Qin Wen to the door. Ji Zhao knew him, called him in, and asked with a smile, "Does your lord have something to tell me?" ?”

Chang Sui smiled and handed over the food box: "If you go back to the son-in-law, this is some food made by our girl. The girl said, if you don't do well, let's express my gratitude and thank the son-in-law for helping me."

"Your girl is too polite!" He just asked some questions.

The long follower thanked and thanked before leaving. Ji Zhao opened the food box, and they were all exquisite and beautiful snacks. Ji Zhao took one and tasted it. It tasted very good. Miss Qin is too self-effacing. good?Miss Qin made a lot, and he called Chen Xing and the drinkers to eat together.

While eating, Du Bo came in and asked with a smile, "What does the son-in-law eat?"

"Master Du, come quickly, everyone who sees it has a share, you can try this."

Du Bo was also polite, took what Ji Zhao said and put it in his mouth, swallowed it and said, "I'm a rough person, I don't know how to say it, anyway, it's delicious!"

"Hahaha, it was sent by someone else."

"I just saw that the person seemed to be someone close to that gentleman of the Qin family."

"Yeah, it was their girl who did it. I helped a little, and she did it to thank me." Ji Zhao regarded Brother Huishang as his own family, and his guards were naturally his own family, not to mention that Du Bo used to be He also did not hide the experience of the Guizhou siege incident with him.

Du Bo ate a few yuan and asked, "Why didn't you see little brother Yin Ming come back?"

"Oh, he, that's the He Qiniang I knew earlier, he..." Ji Zhao probably made sense.

Du Bo ate a few more yuan before he went out and returned to his room. Master Du released a pigeon for His Royal Highness.

When Zongzhen left this morning, Du Bo gave it to him. He was severely scolded by the crown prince, saying that if the five of them hurt the son-in-law again in the future and fail to do things well, don't come back to him. They all wipe their necks by themselves, which shows that they are born atmosphere.

Du Bo has been with the prince for many years, and it was the first time he saw His Highness get so angry, his legs were trembling at that time.

Now Zongzhen doesn't ask people to follow Ji Zhao all day long, and only keeps people in the more important places such as Consort Mansion, Yin Mansion, Ji Mansion gate, or Shuangquan Lane to watch secretly. Ji Zhao met on the street. He didn't know about He Qiniang's affairs, and of course, he didn't know about the fact that Miss Qin personally delivered the snacks to the door. After all, the people watching couldn't see the inside of the house.

When he received the letter from Du Bo, Zong Zhen had just returned from Yanfu Hall, and was opening his arms, Baoqing was changing his clothes.

Cheng Shen reported from the side: "They are all authentic Kunshan County people. The ancestor of the class leader was born in the former court secretary of the court. Kunshan has brought out a few apprentices, who are said to be even better than when she was young. A new troupe has been formed called Chunyue Society, and they are planning to come to Jinling to make a living. The first play is scheduled for three days later, and it is full of people. It’s too late, I can’t even get in line.”

"How well you sing..." This is the most important thing.

"I heard her little apprentice sing "The Peony Pavilion". It's really good. There is also a troupe that has been singing in Jinling City for three years, and it's also excellent. It's called——"

"That's Chunyue Club."

The new troupe is good, and they have never seen outsiders. They are clean, so he can rest assured to Ji Zhao. Those who set up the stage and sang for a long time, I don’t know how many outsiders they have met. He is not willing to give it to Ji Zhao. .

After Zong Zhen changed his clothes, Bao Qing bent down to tie his belt, Zong Zhen said: "You go now, the play will not be sung in three days, you give some money, and then they will enter the son-in-law's mansion. Say goodbye to outsiders, and tell them to keep their mouths shut."

"Little one knows..."

Zong Zhen waved his hand, Cheng Shen turned and left.

After Zong Zhen changed his clothes, he hurried to the shooting range to practice archery while it was still dark.

He drew the bow, and the bowstring stuck to the water-colored lips, drawing a white mark. He squinted his eyes, aimed at the target a few feet away, let go of his hand, and the arrow swished out, hitting the red heart.

"Haha, Your Highness is getting better at archery!" Chen Keye clapped his hands.

Zong Zhen took another one out of the quiver, and said calmly: "It's just a show, whether it's good or not, you'll only know when you fight with others."

"Your Highness, you don't have to be humble. Your subordinates are not the kind of sycophants. Good is good!"

Zong Zhen glanced at him, there was a little smile in his eyes, and then said: "It's not enough..."

Just about to draw the bow again, Bao Qing ran over with the pigeon in his hands, saw that His Highness was talking happily with Master Chen, and didn't know whether he should step forward, Zong Zhen turned around to look at him, handed the bow and arrow to Chen Keye, and stretched out his hand to him: "Here I……"

Zong Zhen took off the note tied to the pigeon's leg, and the pigeon handed it to Bao Qing, who opened the note to read.

At a glance, His Royal Highness's complexion darkened again.

Baoqing immediately began to tremble. Although Chen Keye is Zongzhen's confidant, he is not as good as Baoqing's personal servants. He doesn't know many private affairs. He thought it was something important, so he couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, what happened?" ?”

"fine……"

Chen Keye's face was full of disbelief, don't make a fool of yourself if it's okay!

He wanted to ask again, but Zong Zhen took back the bow and arrow from his hand, and before he could react, Zong Zhen didn't even aim, and shot the arrow straight away, only to be hit in the heart again!

"Haha——" Chen Keye was about to clap his hands again, but saw that His Highness's face was still as black as the bottom of a pot, so he didn't dare to speak anymore, and the laughter got stuck in his throat halfway.

Zong Zhen looked at the red hearts and arrows in the distance, and sneered in his heart.

Ji Zhao is the most authentic little white-eyed wolf!He was looking for an opera troupe for him here, and the sugar was prepared for him. He was worried about the wound on his arm. Fortunately, he helped the little widow, and a little lady personally made snacks and delivered them to the door!He dares to eat anything made by anyone, even giving him two cooks is not enough, he still eats other people's food!Don't be afraid of eating a bad stomach!

He shouldn't be so nice to Ji Zhao!

He drew another arrow, and Cheng Shen rushed back and reported, "Your Highness, the younger ones have been arranged, and you can enter the mansion tomorrow!"

His Royal Highness said coldly: "Leave it alone..."

"Ah?" Cheng Shen was dumbfounded, and quietly looked at Bao Qing, Bao Qing shook his head, but he didn't know anything!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let out another "swish" arrow, wait for the little white-eyed wolf to be honest before listening to the show!

The author has something to say: something will happen tomorrow