Difficult for a son-in-law
Chapter 189
Song Huai was still thinking non-stop on the way to meet the driver, why did the prince come to Zhejiang and Fujian?Didn't you go to the Northwest?
Lord Wang thought about it, how did the prince come to Zhejiang and Fujian?The footsteps are too fast, right?
The servants thought to themselves, it really is the prince, it is unpredictable.
The unpredictable prince sat in the tent, waited for everyone to salute, and said softly after sitting down, "Master Song's news is too slow. I have such a large group of people coming to the general's mansion. You don't have to wonder who is here?" What are you doing? I thought Mr. Song would give me a surprise. As a result, Mr. Song didn't notice it at all, and he wasn't alert enough." He said in an extremely disappointed tone.
What kind of abnormal psychology is this!Why don't you come here, don't show any wind, in fact, I'm waiting for you to come, isn't it the meaning of hide-and-seek?Rao Song Huai Song also finds His Highness the Crown Prince's actions puzzling.It's just that now is not the time to study the prince's incomprehensible traces. Seeing that the prince seemed dissatisfied, he hurriedly said, "I didn't know the general's mansion was here, but General Ma didn't remind me. Let your highness wait for a few days. It's the minister's fault." Song Huai didn't know that Ma Wei was also a victim, and thought to himself that this man surnamed Ma only looked at sincerity, and he didn't even hint at such a big matter.With Song Huai's self-cultivation, he couldn't help complaining to Ma Wei to push the blame.
Ming Zhan laughed loudly, "General Ma is even more stupid than Mr. Song. I stayed with him for three days, but he didn't notice anything."
Except for Ming Zhan who was happy about this matter, the others felt that they couldn't laugh if they wanted to go along with it.Lord Wang got up of course, lifted his official robe, knelt on the ground, with a loyal face, full of aura, and began to remonstrate loudly, "Your Highness is such a valuable status. Traveling in such low clothes, is there anything on the way?" In case, what should I do? A son of a thousand pieces of gold can’t sit still, His Highness should cherish himself for the sake of the country, the society, and the people.”
"Okay, father and emperor agreed. Besides, now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, what can happen? Is it not safe for me?" Old man Wang has always been picky, so Ming Zhan simply found his fault and blocked his mouth. To save him from endless babbling, he asked, "If the officials of a country shout that the world is peaceful, but the prince dares not leave the guards to travel, is this true world peace? But you, go out early , why not as fast as my legs and feet!"
Mr. Wang was embarrassed, "It's useless for me to wait. In Shanxi, there was a snowstorm and I couldn't walk, so I stopped at the post station for three days. When the snow stopped, the road was difficult to walk, so I have been delayed until now."
"That's it. I think there must be a reason. There is no way for God to keep guests. It has nothing to do with whether you are useful or not. If you are useless, why should I send you as imperial envoys?" Ming Zhan said , "Even if you are humble in the future, don't say such things. It's nothing for you to be humble, and you will lose face with me."
Mr. Wang said "yes", Ming Zhan sighed, and pointed at him, "There is also the problem of 'plop plop' nibbling on the head, can it be that I can't understand you when you stand talking? Get up , I came here from a long distance at an old age, I have worked hard, and the ground is cold and hard, why are you so ignorant of maintenance?"
Mr. Wang said "the etiquette cannot be broken", got up from the ground, and felt that although His Highness the Crown Prince had a bad tone, he was really considerate of the old minister.
There is indeed a palace in Hangzhou, but I didn't know the prince was coming, and there are only a few old eunuchs guarding it on weekdays, so it is unavoidable.Song Huai said casually, "I think the palace is not ready to pick you up, and I think that the family is not complete. Today is over, I'm afraid it's incomplete. If His Royal Highness moves to the governor's mansion temporarily, I will send someone to clean up the palace immediately. Everything in the palace is in order, and the minister will be moved by His Royal Highness."
"Why bother, just disturb Master Song."
When Ming Zhan said this, Song Huai thanked him with joy. This is a great honor. It is more beneficial to take care of His Royal Highness than performing martial arts.
Ming Zhan said again, "I've always used simple things, and you don't have to find ways to get me some rare things. I don't like those ostentation. General Ma sent [-] to escort him, and the guards were guarded by Ma The general, Song Governor, and Song Shilang will make arrangements. The guards will be handed over to Li Bing and Chen Sheng. The silver taels I spent here will be reported to me at the end, and I will seal it. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will naturally allocate internal funds. You don’t need to use your Zhejiang and Fujian money, and it will save people and money.”
Song Huai hurriedly said, "The prince is wise and wise, he is really a blessing to the common people."
Impatient to hear these flattery, Ming Zhan got up and prepared to go to the governor's mansion.
Ma Wei was used to riding horses. Fortunately, the General's Mansion has its own regulations and has carriages, but they have not been used for a long time, and there is a lot of dust. Even if they are cleaned immediately, there will be time to dry them.Ming Zhan looked at Ma Wei's distressed expression for a long while, and after he had had his fill, Fang said, "It's okay, just ride a horse. Feifei, you ride with me."
Lord Wang asked with a straight face, "I don't know the name of this gentleman?" Ruan Hongfei had been standing beside Ming Zhan, and Lord Wang had already glanced at him several times. He was neither dressed like a courtier nor a guard.The crown prince is away, so he has to be careful about everything, Lord Wang is worried about his father, so he asked this question.
"Feifei is my personal bodyguard given to me by my father. Thanks to his thoroughness all the way. Even if I sleep at night, I can't sleep well without him." Ming Zhan opened his mouth wide, and made up a story for Ruan Hongfei in a casual manner. Smilingly, he turned his head to look at Ruan Hongfei, and asked Mr. Wang, "I am riding a horse so brightly outside, if an arrow is shot from somewhere, or someone violently stabs me... no one is there to protect me , what should I do if something goes wrong? Are you right, Lord Wang?"
You are the one who said the world is peaceful, and you are the one who is afraid of people's assassination. His lord Wang figured out Ruan Hongfei's origin with a cheeky face. Mouth.
Ming Zhan went over and patted Mr. Wang on the shoulder, and sighed, "I know you are worried..." Halfway through speaking, he lifted his legs and left, but Mr. Wang was so moved that his eyes turned red, thinking that His Royal Highness is now sympathetic to his ministers, How could he not repay him with death, and hurriedly chased after him.
Ming Zhan's few words made the always loyal Master Wang change his opinion of him.In the past, Mr. Wang thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would occasionally do some inconsequential things (the love letter incident and the micro-service travel incident), but now he has found a reason for His Highness the Crown Prince. For young people, there are occasional escapes.However, in Lord Wang's opinion, the prince does have the appearance of a sage.
Song Huai is a thoughtful person, when he went out, he hinted at the caring boy to tell his wife to tidy up the yard and entertain the prince.
When Ming Zhan and his party arrived at the Governor's Mansion in mighty strength, the main room of the Governor's Mansion had been vacated, all the utensils were new, and all the furnishings were of the best quality from the bottom of the box.Ming Zhan glanced at it and said "Trouble".Rao Yi Song Huai was experienced, and his eyes showed a little bit of joy, wishing he could say "I beg the prince to bother you for a few more days".
Ming Zhan sent everyone down. He came out a long way this time, so he didn't bring Fang Qing and He Yu with him. Fortunately, there is a fluttering light that can be used as a close proximity. Ming Zhan also joked with the fluttering light, "Look at you, pretend A little girl can fool me."
Yaoguang said, "Your Highness only said that I am short, so could it be that His Highness is taller? If you don't believe me, I am taller than you."
"Feifei, which one of us is taller and who is shorter?" Ming Zhan went to sit on the couch with Ruan Hongfei.
"What are you doing, what's the advantage of being taller?" Ruan Hongfei was playing with a set of purple sand tea sets gracefully, thinking, what's the comparison between two short people, and said casually, "You are all still young Well, it will take a few more years, let’s compare in a few years.”
Ming Zhan smiled, "Although I am not very old, I am mature and senior. Forget it, why bother with children."
Yaoguang gave Ming Zhan a white look, and said to Ruan Hongfei, "Sir, I'm going to see the people below." Then he went down.
Ming Zhan stood beside Ruan Hongfei, watching him put a few pieces of silver frost charcoal in the small tea stove, scoop water to make tea, and was about to make a move when Chen Sheng came in to report: Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, chief envoy , the prefect of Hangzhou... come to greet His Royal Highness the Prince.
Anyway, the famous ones from Hangzhou are all here, Ming Zhan sighed, "Let Song Huai arrange the banquet at night, don't be extravagant. Tell the adults who came to pay respects, I am a little tired now, let them go first Drink two cups of hot tea, take a rest if you have nothing to do, go back to work if you have something to do, and have dinner together at night."
"It's so long-winded!" Ruan Hongfei turned his head and said to Chen Sheng, "His Royal Highness said, the prince has come from a long distance and is tired, please excuse me. The prince will hold a banquet tonight, see you then."
Chen Sheng also felt that Ruan Hongfei's words were more imposing, so he saluted and hurried back.
Ruan Hongfei asked Ming Zhan when there was no one in the room, "Is the court running out of money?"
"Where is it, there is." Ming Zhan did not tell the truth out of shame, and patted his chest like a big money, "Whoever has no money, I can't be without money."
Ruan Hongfei glanced at Ming Zhan with a half-smile, "Seeing that you don't have a lot of time, you have already said the words 'don't be extravagant, but respect simplicity' twice, I thought the library was out of money, and I was wondering if I should help you. "
"Money is dead, but people are alive." Knowing the kindness of his lover, Ming Zhan said with a smile, "If you really don't have money, I will open my mouth to you."
Ruan Hongfei had a penetrating smile on his face, "That's right, there are ready-made gold and silver. Can people starve to death in a land of fish and rice?"
"There will be no mistakes with Li Fang, right?" Ming Zhan is proficient in dealing with these officials, but it is his first time dealing with pirates, and he doesn't know Li Fang's roots. Although Feifei has always been reliable, Ming Zhan still can't help thinking Ask more about it.
Ruan Hongfei smiled slightly, "Haven't you heard that thieves are also righteous? When Li Fang is in this position, talking can no longer be like farting, not to mention he promised in front of me." The tea has boiled, and there are curls The white mist turned over and handed Ming Zhan a cup, "How about this tea?"
"It's okay." Ming Zhan couldn't taste good or bad. He was more interested in Li Fang than tea, and the topic had already been opened, so he asked Ruan Hongfei, "I heard that Li Fang raped and plundered a village once. Some people lit sky lanterns..." The notoriety is not so great.
"It's not from a village, it's just a family." Ruan Hongfei still knew these things, and said with a smile, "Li Fang was originally from a fisherman in a village in Fuzhou. He followed the big family in the village to work as an apprentice in the Northwest shop. After staying for a few years, he went home and saw that his parents and sisters were all dead. Don't look at Li Fang's disfigurement now, and he has been at sea for many years. Murderous, it is inevitable to be frightening. In fact, I heard that when he was young, he had good features. His sister is a well-known beauty in the village. In a rural farmhouse, even if such a young daughter is not as noble as the girls from high-ranking families, her parents are also extremely respectful. I love her so much, so I set up a family in the same village for my daughter, thinking that my daughter will marry close, stay with her natal family, know her roots, and won't be wronged. Who knows that when this girl grows up, her eyebrows will become more beautiful. The son of a big family in the village saw this, and insisted on accepting him as a child. How could Li Fang's parents agree? This big family broke away from the county, charged the Li family with a crime, and kidnapped Li Fang's younger sister. Finally, The Li family was destroyed. Li Fang was a bloody person. He knew what was going on at home, so he went to the big family with a knife that night. He only killed three or five servants, and then fled wounded. The scar on his face He fell down at that time. Later, he was wanted by the whole county, so he simply went to sea and became a pirate. Gradually, he got manpower, went ashore to plunder, and surrounded the big family. Everyone in the family was counted as one, and all of them lit sky lanterns. .It’s just that the evil nature of this incident has spread to people, and Li Fang’s vicious reputation has thus risen.”
Ming Zhan sighed, "There is a reason for the incident, and he is also a bloody man."
"Actually, a leader like Li Fang is not tired enough to go ashore to snatch three melons and two dates." Ruan Hongfei said, "Everyone is just asking for money, who is addicted to killing people."
"Feifei, why did you go to sea?"
"In the beginning I was just doing some business in the south to make a living," Ruan Hongfei didn't hide anything. Seeing Ming Zhan approaching him, he hugged him with curved arms, and sighed, "The business got bigger later, I think they have some The people secretly traded with the people of Shanghai, and the profits were astonishing, so they also found a way. At that time, I had some people in my team. After the emperor ascended the throne, he also knew that Jiangnan had been controlled by Queen Fang for a long time. After careful investigation, some people were I couldn't stay in Jiangnan anymore, so I bought a boat and let them hide in the sea. Speaking of it, it was all forced by life, and I gradually discovered that our worthless Songjiang cloth dealers here can sell silk at the price of silk in Nanyang Come on. It’s been a long time, and now we have a place.”
Ming Zhan said, "You are self-made, much better than me."
Ruan Hongfei sighed with a smile, "It's God's will to trick people. When I was young, I was conceited that I had some abilities, but I just thought that I would learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family, and I would become a famous minister in the future. Who knows that there will be sudden changes, step by step. It's just that the situation has forced you to such a situation. If you have what happened to me, you will not be worse than me."
"If I run into something about you, I don't need anything else, just castrate the prince first and vent my anger."
Ruan Hongfei laughed loudly, "I believe that. When you first came to the imperial capital, you beat that kid from the Du family to a bloody head. I thought that despite his ugly looks, he still has a bit of a manliness."
"Am I ugly? Ugly? Ugly?" Ming Zhan bit Ruan Hongfei's face angrily. This was not a flirtatious light bite. It directly gnawed out two rows of big teeth marks, making Ruan Hongfei dumbfounded as he wiped his face. Drooling, he said, "It's just a joke, why is it so easy to take it seriously? Seeing that you are fooling the ministers all the time, I can't understand it?"
"Then why don't you praise me for being good-looking?" Ming Zhan said angrily, "If you say I'm not good-looking, I'll bite you and disfigure you."
"Okay, I guess I said something wrong." Ruan Hongfei teased Ming Zhan, "How can you not turn a corner with such a brilliant head? If you want a beautiful one, how can you ask for it? You can see what I have around me. Is there anyone? Just like you, what you want, I’m afraid you don’t need to ask, just give a gesture or two, and there will be a large number of people rushing to offer it. I really don’t know why you value appearance so much. If you want me to say, only ordinary people It's a blessing."
This is hypocritical for anyone to say it, but Ruan Hongfei said it with sincerity. The ups and downs of his life were mostly due to his rare and handsome appearance, and he even escaped death because of it.
"You didn't realize it?" Ming Zhan muttered depressedly, "It's strange to say, my mother looks good, not to mention my father, but I look like no one else. I'm twins with Ming Qi , look how good-looking she is." If Ming Qi is really a man, Ming Zhan is almost jealous.
Ruan Hongfei laughed loudly, "You already have the luck to be an emperor, you are perfect, and you still owe some good things."
Naturally, Ruan Hongfei would not attend Ming Zhan's dinner party where he met officials, but Ming Zhan was used to such occasions, and it couldn't be easier to deal with them.What's more, it is not a simple role for an official to be able to show up in front of the prince, at least he can be good at dancing.Even Mr. Wang, who always rigidly regards saints as his yardstick, didn't say anything to spoil the fun.
Ming Zhan casually asked about the number of households in Hangzhou and the price of rice, which stumped the prefect of Hangzhou.However, to Ming Zhan's surprise, Song Huai knew about it in detail.Ming Zhan praised Song Huai a few words without showing any signs of expression, and the Hangzhou prefect's expression was not to mention how annoyed.
Governor Ren immediately talked about performing martial arts, and Ming Zhan took advantage of the situation to ask a few more questions, and when it was almost time, he left the table first.
Although Mr. Song was one step ahead, he was well prepared and invited the prince to the governor's mansion to rest.
But Mr. Song has Mr. Song's difficulties.
Song Huai was scratching his head and thinking about tomorrow's arrangements. He said it was really not the right time for Zhan to come. If the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, he can go to the West Lake, listen to the willows and the birds, and watch the sunset of Lei Feng. It is so cold now Here we come, His Highness the Crown Prince goes down to the lake, what's the point of seeing all the dead branches and fallen leaves?If it's snowing in the sky, you can also enjoy the snow on the broken bridge, but God doesn't help this thief.
Furthermore, His Highness the Crown Prince's temperament is different from ordinary people's, which makes Mr. Song difficult.
Song Huai was really uncertain, discussed with Zhou Zhiyuan for a long time, but couldn't come up with an accurate solution, so he had to go back to the bedroom to rest exhausted.
In order to make room for His Royal Highness, Governor Song had to move to another empty yard with his wife. Mrs. Song was not asleep yet, and asked her husband, "I don't know if His Royal Highness is satisfied with the dinner. ?”
"It's not bad, it's just fine." Song Huai patted his wife's hand, "Thank you for your hard work."
Mrs. Song breathed a sigh of relief, with a touch of joy in her eyes, she recited a Buddha, and said with a smile, "I'm at ease now. There is another matter, because I haven't discussed it with the master, I dare not make the decision. I heard that the prince did not bring a maid , Shall we pick a few smart ones to serve in the past?"
"You have made your choice. Tomorrow, I will ask His Highness what he thinks."
Mrs. Song poured a cup of warm tea and handed it to her husband, then said in a low voice, "Master, our daughter is also at the age of stalks."
"No way!" Song Huai instantly understood what his wife meant, and resolutely refused. He glanced at his wife, frowned and said displeasedly, "What kind of family are we? Selfish means, even if the daughter falls into the eyes of the prince, what good will it do if she enters the palace in the future?"
Mrs. Song had her own little plan, and said in a low voice, "I heard that the crown prince only has two concubines, one is the daughter of the Marquis of Beiwei's Ruan family, and the mansion of the Marquis of Beiwei is no longer what it used to be; the other is the princess of Tibet, Those savage women can understand how gentle and careless they are. Our daughter is just young, and she looks like a good family. The master also thinks about it. Just because of his birth, he can compare with these two side concubines. What's more, the master is right The imperial court reused it."
"No mother would like to see her son take a woman back outside."
"My lord, Princess Wei is far away in Yunnan. Now that King Zhennan is in good health, no matter what, the princess can't go to the imperial capital to stay with the prince forever."
"How is it impossible?" Song Huai said coldly, "Princess Wei Wang lived in the palace when the crown prince first became the crown prince! She was the crown prince's own mother, who was born in the imperial capital of Yongning Houfu and has been the princess of Zhennan for many years. You This narrow-mindedness can get into the eyes of the concubine? If a daughter enters the palace like this, she really has gone dirty, and her life's future is over!"
"I just feel sorry for our daughter."
"That's my daughter too." Song Huai closed his eyes and said calmly, "What's the rush? Let's take care of the pick-up. The crown prince will be eighteen in the next year, so can we not make a crown princess? Two side concubines, Concubine Ruan's reputation No problem, the princess was born in a foreign family, so she must choose another concubine. With my official position, why worry about my daughter not having a chance? Let’s not go on the broad road, but find these shady ways. Princess Wei only has the crown prince as her son, even now The crown prince wants to inherit the great rule, but in the future, he will choose a crown princess. It is difficult to protect the princess. Why do you dare to jump in front of me now? He married a concubine from the Yongning Palace. The crown prince has to call him uncle." Fortunately, he married a concubine!
Song Huai calmed down his wife's shady thoughts, and it was late at night, thinking about His Royal Highness' intention of coming to Zhejiang and Fujian, and gradually fell asleep.
Ming Zhan was very puzzled about the fact that the governor's wife was coming to pay his respects to him, so he asked Ruan Hongfei, "Do I want to see my wife too?" He didn't bring a concubine, so seeing women should be his wife's business, right?
Ruan Hongfei sneered, "Stupid! The governor's wife's surname is Wei, and she is your concubine's aunt. Now that I have met, but come here to say hello, is she a fool?"
"My God, I think Governor Ren's beard is white, and he is old enough to be my grandfather. I wonder if my mother has seen this aunt?" Anyway, he has never heard Princess Wei mention this aunt. After all, Princess Wei is the youngest daughter of the old Marquis Yongning, the elder sister and the younger sister, and they are not born of the same mother. Even if she has feelings, it is very limited.
Ruan Hongfei said, "Actually, Lord Hou's vision is very good. Let's talk about being a governor. Although he came from a mediocre background, and he couldn't count on him to be the governor of Yongning Hou Mansion later, he can barely survive to the position of governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. It can't be said that he is mediocre. Yes. Since you set up a reserve, the governor sold seven or eight crooked girls in the house, wishing to offer up your old wife as a Bodhisattva, now a great opportunity is in front of you, how can you not expose your two aunts The window paper? Maybe the Ren family has any other cousins that they want to send to the palace?"
"What you said, if all six of my aunts have sisters entering the palace, I can't bear it." Ming Zhan said, "Besides, I haven't heard my mother talk about it."
"On the ground in Zhejiang and Fujian, it's not good to see it."
Ming Zhan said to Yao Guang, "Mrs. Xuan Ren, come in."
This is a woman in her fifties, with thin lines at the end of her eyes, and her eyebrows and eyes are not similar to that of Princess Wei. When she came in, she raised her head to look at Ming Zhan, and immediately lowered her head again.It seems that the temperament is not the same.Princess Wei always looked at people with a firm gaze, carrying a kind of majesty that cannot be ignored.In fact, very few women can make people feel majestic, especially when they face men, but Princess Wei can do this, maybe this is the reason why Feng Jingnan can't like her.His wife looks more like a boss than him, and getting out of bed is really stressful.
Madam Ren's eyes were full of timid, humble joy and flattery. After Madam Ren saluted, Ming Zhan waved his hand and said, "Madam, please get up."
Another attendant moved the seat, Ming Zhan took the seat, and Mrs. Ren sat down.
"I've heard my mother talk about my aunt before, but it's a pity that I'm mostly in Yunnan or the imperial capital. After so many years, today is the first time I've seen you." Ming Zhan saw his attendant come in with tea, took a cup, and said to Mrs. Ren, "Auntie should try it too, West Lake Longjing, it tastes pretty good to me."
Mrs. Ren took a sip of tea, then put it down, and licked the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, her eyes were already full of kindness, after all, it was the order of the second rank, and the time had already been determined at this moment.However, in Ming Zhan's view, Mrs. Ren is not qualified. He is used to Princess Wei's immobility and Ming Qi's domineering strength. Even though Ruan Chensi has no heart, she is also from a family background, and she never shows humbleness in her behavior. .The cowardly demeanor of this aunt when she first entered the door seemed to make Ming Zhan think that maybe she was such a cowardly concubine when she was young, and then married to a potential stock from a poor family by the old Yongning Hou, even though she will also be the wife of the emperor in the future , Pampered and pampered, but the cowardice soaked in the bones seems to have always existed, and it will always be revealed at a certain inadvertent time.
Thinking of this, Ming Zhan couldn't help but think of the Mingli brothers and sisters.Although Feng Jingnan's praise of the concubine's children, Ming Li and others did not have outstanding aptitude, but this kind of humbleness of the concubine is rare, and in their hearts they have always been three points stronger than the status of the concubine.Why did Ming Yi and Ming Fei react so violently after Ming Zhan became the eldest son.Originally, she was a high-ranking young lady of the prince's mansion, but overnight, she found that she was so noble as to be able to control her own life and death compared to the guy she looked down on before. That feeling was definitely not comfortable.
Therefore, it makes sense for the world to divide the ranks of descendants and concubines into superiority and inferiority.There is no rule without rules, and the concubines are just a line. This line is not necessarily accurate. There will always be special concubines who are stronger than the concubines, but among most of the concubines, it still has a certain degree of accuracy.
If Feng Jingnan distinguished the concubine and the concubine according to the etiquette, perhaps there would be no such thing as clear justice and Ming Fei.
Of course it has nothing to do with him.Ming Zhan only suddenly felt this emotion.
Mrs. Ren didn't actually say anything, she was born as a concubine, and she really didn't have any friendship with Princess Wei, the few times she met by chance was limited.It's just that now that Ming Zhan is the prince, he doesn't necessarily have to ask for anything. As long as there is such a relationship, everyone will sell her three points of face.
As soon as everyone was polite, Ming Zhan made people retreat.
Greetings from such an ordinary meeting actually attracted a lot of attention.
Everyone knows better than the prince how many relatives the prince has, especially although the prince has only one uncle, he has six aunts.In the past, no matter how powerful the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was, it would be useless to stay away from the affairs of the imperial capital.Now Ming Zhan is the crown prince, and when he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely reward relatives and friends.
So now, how the crown prince treats his aunt will definitely affect the dynamics of the DPRK and China in the future.
But no one expected that when the crown prince met and said something, Mrs. Ren returned home.
Then, nothing happened.
The reward in everyone's imagination, yes, even if the crown prince is inconvenient to make any changes to his aunt now, at least he will reward something.It doesn't need to be too expensive, even if you give two boxes of cakes, it's not mean.
However, I didn't expect that there were really only two boxes of cakes, and Ming Zhan asked Mrs. Ren to take them back to try something new when Mrs. Ren resigned.
This indifference was beyond everyone's expectations.
Even Ruan Hongfei said, "You really don't want to reward me?"
"Reward for what? Didn't I reward you with some snacks? I don't owe her anything." Ming Zhan took a bite out of a muffin by himself, "It's hardest for relatives to talk to themselves. Think about it, six aunts are nothing. But the cousins born by the aunt, and moreover, the cousins remarried and gave birth to children, how many relatives have to be born. I am generous one by one, how can I come over generously. It is better to be cold, so as not to save them Use my reputation to go out and show off."
Historians once commented: Emperor Wu inherited the calmness and rationality of Empress Dowager Wenrui. During Emperor Wu's power, his relatives and relatives kept a low profile, except of course, Emperor Wu's sister, Princess Ningguo.
In fact, Ming Qi is not such a high-profile person, but her position will allow her to get more attention.
Now that the wedding is imminent, Ming Qi still attends the court meeting with Feng Jingnan, Ming Zhan used to be seated, and now Ming Qi is sitting.Originally, the ministers had some objections, but seeing that Ming Zhan was about to become emperor, and Feng Jingnan personally nodded for Ming Qi to be in charge, so the ministers got used to the awkwardness for two days.
As the wedding day is approaching, the bride Ming Qi is busy with official duties, and the groom's official son Yang Zhuo goes to the pharmacy to see a doctor every day.On the contrary, General Yang Lu and Dr. Liu Pan were in a hurry to make a mess. In order to make Yang Zhuo look good, Ming Qi didn't say that he wanted Yang Zhuo to marry, but he still wanted to marry into the Yang family.
Although the Princess didn't plan to live in Yang's family, at least the yard had to be redecorated.There is also a dowry gift for the princess, although there are things, but everything needs to be packed and arranged by someone.Two big men, no matter how capable they are, are limited in this matter of getting married.Fortunately, Princess Wei came back to preside over the overall situation, and directly sent her mother to the Yang Mansion to guide the preparations.
This daughter-in-law is indeed precious, and there are many people who envy General Yang Lu and say some sour words, alas, your kid is really capable and so on.
In fact, General Yang Lu really didn't think his son was capable, but it was true that his daughter-in-law was capable.Because of the special status of his daughter-in-law, his father-in-law's behavior is unavoidably awkward, especially when meeting his daughter-in-law, he has to salute first, and Ming Qi returns half of the salute, saying generously, "You don't need to be too polite, you will be a family soon. Lost family happiness."
Rao Yiyang Lu's rough lines, he couldn't help complaining to Liu Pan secretly when he returned home, "The princess's tone, I really don't feel that he is marrying a daughter-in-law, it seems like he is marrying a daughter."
"It's marrying a son." Liu Pan corrected, "It's better to marry a small family. I don't know how the kid's eyes grow. Sigh, but Yang Zhuo is also suitable for marrying a powerful one. This house needs to be well decorated. In the future Yang Zhuo was wronged, you and I are outside, so he can go back to his mother's house to hide and cry or something."
In an instant, Yang Lu felt that his son's future was a path of hardships and thorns.
Lord Wang thought about it, how did the prince come to Zhejiang and Fujian?The footsteps are too fast, right?
The servants thought to themselves, it really is the prince, it is unpredictable.
The unpredictable prince sat in the tent, waited for everyone to salute, and said softly after sitting down, "Master Song's news is too slow. I have such a large group of people coming to the general's mansion. You don't have to wonder who is here?" What are you doing? I thought Mr. Song would give me a surprise. As a result, Mr. Song didn't notice it at all, and he wasn't alert enough." He said in an extremely disappointed tone.
What kind of abnormal psychology is this!Why don't you come here, don't show any wind, in fact, I'm waiting for you to come, isn't it the meaning of hide-and-seek?Rao Song Huai Song also finds His Highness the Crown Prince's actions puzzling.It's just that now is not the time to study the prince's incomprehensible traces. Seeing that the prince seemed dissatisfied, he hurriedly said, "I didn't know the general's mansion was here, but General Ma didn't remind me. Let your highness wait for a few days. It's the minister's fault." Song Huai didn't know that Ma Wei was also a victim, and thought to himself that this man surnamed Ma only looked at sincerity, and he didn't even hint at such a big matter.With Song Huai's self-cultivation, he couldn't help complaining to Ma Wei to push the blame.
Ming Zhan laughed loudly, "General Ma is even more stupid than Mr. Song. I stayed with him for three days, but he didn't notice anything."
Except for Ming Zhan who was happy about this matter, the others felt that they couldn't laugh if they wanted to go along with it.Lord Wang got up of course, lifted his official robe, knelt on the ground, with a loyal face, full of aura, and began to remonstrate loudly, "Your Highness is such a valuable status. Traveling in such low clothes, is there anything on the way?" In case, what should I do? A son of a thousand pieces of gold can’t sit still, His Highness should cherish himself for the sake of the country, the society, and the people.”
"Okay, father and emperor agreed. Besides, now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, what can happen? Is it not safe for me?" Old man Wang has always been picky, so Ming Zhan simply found his fault and blocked his mouth. To save him from endless babbling, he asked, "If the officials of a country shout that the world is peaceful, but the prince dares not leave the guards to travel, is this true world peace? But you, go out early , why not as fast as my legs and feet!"
Mr. Wang was embarrassed, "It's useless for me to wait. In Shanxi, there was a snowstorm and I couldn't walk, so I stopped at the post station for three days. When the snow stopped, the road was difficult to walk, so I have been delayed until now."
"That's it. I think there must be a reason. There is no way for God to keep guests. It has nothing to do with whether you are useful or not. If you are useless, why should I send you as imperial envoys?" Ming Zhan said , "Even if you are humble in the future, don't say such things. It's nothing for you to be humble, and you will lose face with me."
Mr. Wang said "yes", Ming Zhan sighed, and pointed at him, "There is also the problem of 'plop plop' nibbling on the head, can it be that I can't understand you when you stand talking? Get up , I came here from a long distance at an old age, I have worked hard, and the ground is cold and hard, why are you so ignorant of maintenance?"
Mr. Wang said "the etiquette cannot be broken", got up from the ground, and felt that although His Highness the Crown Prince had a bad tone, he was really considerate of the old minister.
There is indeed a palace in Hangzhou, but I didn't know the prince was coming, and there are only a few old eunuchs guarding it on weekdays, so it is unavoidable.Song Huai said casually, "I think the palace is not ready to pick you up, and I think that the family is not complete. Today is over, I'm afraid it's incomplete. If His Royal Highness moves to the governor's mansion temporarily, I will send someone to clean up the palace immediately. Everything in the palace is in order, and the minister will be moved by His Royal Highness."
"Why bother, just disturb Master Song."
When Ming Zhan said this, Song Huai thanked him with joy. This is a great honor. It is more beneficial to take care of His Royal Highness than performing martial arts.
Ming Zhan said again, "I've always used simple things, and you don't have to find ways to get me some rare things. I don't like those ostentation. General Ma sent [-] to escort him, and the guards were guarded by Ma The general, Song Governor, and Song Shilang will make arrangements. The guards will be handed over to Li Bing and Chen Sheng. The silver taels I spent here will be reported to me at the end, and I will seal it. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will naturally allocate internal funds. You don’t need to use your Zhejiang and Fujian money, and it will save people and money.”
Song Huai hurriedly said, "The prince is wise and wise, he is really a blessing to the common people."
Impatient to hear these flattery, Ming Zhan got up and prepared to go to the governor's mansion.
Ma Wei was used to riding horses. Fortunately, the General's Mansion has its own regulations and has carriages, but they have not been used for a long time, and there is a lot of dust. Even if they are cleaned immediately, there will be time to dry them.Ming Zhan looked at Ma Wei's distressed expression for a long while, and after he had had his fill, Fang said, "It's okay, just ride a horse. Feifei, you ride with me."
Lord Wang asked with a straight face, "I don't know the name of this gentleman?" Ruan Hongfei had been standing beside Ming Zhan, and Lord Wang had already glanced at him several times. He was neither dressed like a courtier nor a guard.The crown prince is away, so he has to be careful about everything, Lord Wang is worried about his father, so he asked this question.
"Feifei is my personal bodyguard given to me by my father. Thanks to his thoroughness all the way. Even if I sleep at night, I can't sleep well without him." Ming Zhan opened his mouth wide, and made up a story for Ruan Hongfei in a casual manner. Smilingly, he turned his head to look at Ruan Hongfei, and asked Mr. Wang, "I am riding a horse so brightly outside, if an arrow is shot from somewhere, or someone violently stabs me... no one is there to protect me , what should I do if something goes wrong? Are you right, Lord Wang?"
You are the one who said the world is peaceful, and you are the one who is afraid of people's assassination. His lord Wang figured out Ruan Hongfei's origin with a cheeky face. Mouth.
Ming Zhan went over and patted Mr. Wang on the shoulder, and sighed, "I know you are worried..." Halfway through speaking, he lifted his legs and left, but Mr. Wang was so moved that his eyes turned red, thinking that His Royal Highness is now sympathetic to his ministers, How could he not repay him with death, and hurriedly chased after him.
Ming Zhan's few words made the always loyal Master Wang change his opinion of him.In the past, Mr. Wang thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would occasionally do some inconsequential things (the love letter incident and the micro-service travel incident), but now he has found a reason for His Highness the Crown Prince. For young people, there are occasional escapes.However, in Lord Wang's opinion, the prince does have the appearance of a sage.
Song Huai is a thoughtful person, when he went out, he hinted at the caring boy to tell his wife to tidy up the yard and entertain the prince.
When Ming Zhan and his party arrived at the Governor's Mansion in mighty strength, the main room of the Governor's Mansion had been vacated, all the utensils were new, and all the furnishings were of the best quality from the bottom of the box.Ming Zhan glanced at it and said "Trouble".Rao Yi Song Huai was experienced, and his eyes showed a little bit of joy, wishing he could say "I beg the prince to bother you for a few more days".
Ming Zhan sent everyone down. He came out a long way this time, so he didn't bring Fang Qing and He Yu with him. Fortunately, there is a fluttering light that can be used as a close proximity. Ming Zhan also joked with the fluttering light, "Look at you, pretend A little girl can fool me."
Yaoguang said, "Your Highness only said that I am short, so could it be that His Highness is taller? If you don't believe me, I am taller than you."
"Feifei, which one of us is taller and who is shorter?" Ming Zhan went to sit on the couch with Ruan Hongfei.
"What are you doing, what's the advantage of being taller?" Ruan Hongfei was playing with a set of purple sand tea sets gracefully, thinking, what's the comparison between two short people, and said casually, "You are all still young Well, it will take a few more years, let’s compare in a few years.”
Ming Zhan smiled, "Although I am not very old, I am mature and senior. Forget it, why bother with children."
Yaoguang gave Ming Zhan a white look, and said to Ruan Hongfei, "Sir, I'm going to see the people below." Then he went down.
Ming Zhan stood beside Ruan Hongfei, watching him put a few pieces of silver frost charcoal in the small tea stove, scoop water to make tea, and was about to make a move when Chen Sheng came in to report: Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, chief envoy , the prefect of Hangzhou... come to greet His Royal Highness the Prince.
Anyway, the famous ones from Hangzhou are all here, Ming Zhan sighed, "Let Song Huai arrange the banquet at night, don't be extravagant. Tell the adults who came to pay respects, I am a little tired now, let them go first Drink two cups of hot tea, take a rest if you have nothing to do, go back to work if you have something to do, and have dinner together at night."
"It's so long-winded!" Ruan Hongfei turned his head and said to Chen Sheng, "His Royal Highness said, the prince has come from a long distance and is tired, please excuse me. The prince will hold a banquet tonight, see you then."
Chen Sheng also felt that Ruan Hongfei's words were more imposing, so he saluted and hurried back.
Ruan Hongfei asked Ming Zhan when there was no one in the room, "Is the court running out of money?"
"Where is it, there is." Ming Zhan did not tell the truth out of shame, and patted his chest like a big money, "Whoever has no money, I can't be without money."
Ruan Hongfei glanced at Ming Zhan with a half-smile, "Seeing that you don't have a lot of time, you have already said the words 'don't be extravagant, but respect simplicity' twice, I thought the library was out of money, and I was wondering if I should help you. "
"Money is dead, but people are alive." Knowing the kindness of his lover, Ming Zhan said with a smile, "If you really don't have money, I will open my mouth to you."
Ruan Hongfei had a penetrating smile on his face, "That's right, there are ready-made gold and silver. Can people starve to death in a land of fish and rice?"
"There will be no mistakes with Li Fang, right?" Ming Zhan is proficient in dealing with these officials, but it is his first time dealing with pirates, and he doesn't know Li Fang's roots. Although Feifei has always been reliable, Ming Zhan still can't help thinking Ask more about it.
Ruan Hongfei smiled slightly, "Haven't you heard that thieves are also righteous? When Li Fang is in this position, talking can no longer be like farting, not to mention he promised in front of me." The tea has boiled, and there are curls The white mist turned over and handed Ming Zhan a cup, "How about this tea?"
"It's okay." Ming Zhan couldn't taste good or bad. He was more interested in Li Fang than tea, and the topic had already been opened, so he asked Ruan Hongfei, "I heard that Li Fang raped and plundered a village once. Some people lit sky lanterns..." The notoriety is not so great.
"It's not from a village, it's just a family." Ruan Hongfei still knew these things, and said with a smile, "Li Fang was originally from a fisherman in a village in Fuzhou. He followed the big family in the village to work as an apprentice in the Northwest shop. After staying for a few years, he went home and saw that his parents and sisters were all dead. Don't look at Li Fang's disfigurement now, and he has been at sea for many years. Murderous, it is inevitable to be frightening. In fact, I heard that when he was young, he had good features. His sister is a well-known beauty in the village. In a rural farmhouse, even if such a young daughter is not as noble as the girls from high-ranking families, her parents are also extremely respectful. I love her so much, so I set up a family in the same village for my daughter, thinking that my daughter will marry close, stay with her natal family, know her roots, and won't be wronged. Who knows that when this girl grows up, her eyebrows will become more beautiful. The son of a big family in the village saw this, and insisted on accepting him as a child. How could Li Fang's parents agree? This big family broke away from the county, charged the Li family with a crime, and kidnapped Li Fang's younger sister. Finally, The Li family was destroyed. Li Fang was a bloody person. He knew what was going on at home, so he went to the big family with a knife that night. He only killed three or five servants, and then fled wounded. The scar on his face He fell down at that time. Later, he was wanted by the whole county, so he simply went to sea and became a pirate. Gradually, he got manpower, went ashore to plunder, and surrounded the big family. Everyone in the family was counted as one, and all of them lit sky lanterns. .It’s just that the evil nature of this incident has spread to people, and Li Fang’s vicious reputation has thus risen.”
Ming Zhan sighed, "There is a reason for the incident, and he is also a bloody man."
"Actually, a leader like Li Fang is not tired enough to go ashore to snatch three melons and two dates." Ruan Hongfei said, "Everyone is just asking for money, who is addicted to killing people."
"Feifei, why did you go to sea?"
"In the beginning I was just doing some business in the south to make a living," Ruan Hongfei didn't hide anything. Seeing Ming Zhan approaching him, he hugged him with curved arms, and sighed, "The business got bigger later, I think they have some The people secretly traded with the people of Shanghai, and the profits were astonishing, so they also found a way. At that time, I had some people in my team. After the emperor ascended the throne, he also knew that Jiangnan had been controlled by Queen Fang for a long time. After careful investigation, some people were I couldn't stay in Jiangnan anymore, so I bought a boat and let them hide in the sea. Speaking of it, it was all forced by life, and I gradually discovered that our worthless Songjiang cloth dealers here can sell silk at the price of silk in Nanyang Come on. It’s been a long time, and now we have a place.”
Ming Zhan said, "You are self-made, much better than me."
Ruan Hongfei sighed with a smile, "It's God's will to trick people. When I was young, I was conceited that I had some abilities, but I just thought that I would learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family, and I would become a famous minister in the future. Who knows that there will be sudden changes, step by step. It's just that the situation has forced you to such a situation. If you have what happened to me, you will not be worse than me."
"If I run into something about you, I don't need anything else, just castrate the prince first and vent my anger."
Ruan Hongfei laughed loudly, "I believe that. When you first came to the imperial capital, you beat that kid from the Du family to a bloody head. I thought that despite his ugly looks, he still has a bit of a manliness."
"Am I ugly? Ugly? Ugly?" Ming Zhan bit Ruan Hongfei's face angrily. This was not a flirtatious light bite. It directly gnawed out two rows of big teeth marks, making Ruan Hongfei dumbfounded as he wiped his face. Drooling, he said, "It's just a joke, why is it so easy to take it seriously? Seeing that you are fooling the ministers all the time, I can't understand it?"
"Then why don't you praise me for being good-looking?" Ming Zhan said angrily, "If you say I'm not good-looking, I'll bite you and disfigure you."
"Okay, I guess I said something wrong." Ruan Hongfei teased Ming Zhan, "How can you not turn a corner with such a brilliant head? If you want a beautiful one, how can you ask for it? You can see what I have around me. Is there anyone? Just like you, what you want, I’m afraid you don’t need to ask, just give a gesture or two, and there will be a large number of people rushing to offer it. I really don’t know why you value appearance so much. If you want me to say, only ordinary people It's a blessing."
This is hypocritical for anyone to say it, but Ruan Hongfei said it with sincerity. The ups and downs of his life were mostly due to his rare and handsome appearance, and he even escaped death because of it.
"You didn't realize it?" Ming Zhan muttered depressedly, "It's strange to say, my mother looks good, not to mention my father, but I look like no one else. I'm twins with Ming Qi , look how good-looking she is." If Ming Qi is really a man, Ming Zhan is almost jealous.
Ruan Hongfei laughed loudly, "You already have the luck to be an emperor, you are perfect, and you still owe some good things."
Naturally, Ruan Hongfei would not attend Ming Zhan's dinner party where he met officials, but Ming Zhan was used to such occasions, and it couldn't be easier to deal with them.What's more, it is not a simple role for an official to be able to show up in front of the prince, at least he can be good at dancing.Even Mr. Wang, who always rigidly regards saints as his yardstick, didn't say anything to spoil the fun.
Ming Zhan casually asked about the number of households in Hangzhou and the price of rice, which stumped the prefect of Hangzhou.However, to Ming Zhan's surprise, Song Huai knew about it in detail.Ming Zhan praised Song Huai a few words without showing any signs of expression, and the Hangzhou prefect's expression was not to mention how annoyed.
Governor Ren immediately talked about performing martial arts, and Ming Zhan took advantage of the situation to ask a few more questions, and when it was almost time, he left the table first.
Although Mr. Song was one step ahead, he was well prepared and invited the prince to the governor's mansion to rest.
But Mr. Song has Mr. Song's difficulties.
Song Huai was scratching his head and thinking about tomorrow's arrangements. He said it was really not the right time for Zhan to come. If the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, he can go to the West Lake, listen to the willows and the birds, and watch the sunset of Lei Feng. It is so cold now Here we come, His Highness the Crown Prince goes down to the lake, what's the point of seeing all the dead branches and fallen leaves?If it's snowing in the sky, you can also enjoy the snow on the broken bridge, but God doesn't help this thief.
Furthermore, His Highness the Crown Prince's temperament is different from ordinary people's, which makes Mr. Song difficult.
Song Huai was really uncertain, discussed with Zhou Zhiyuan for a long time, but couldn't come up with an accurate solution, so he had to go back to the bedroom to rest exhausted.
In order to make room for His Royal Highness, Governor Song had to move to another empty yard with his wife. Mrs. Song was not asleep yet, and asked her husband, "I don't know if His Royal Highness is satisfied with the dinner. ?”
"It's not bad, it's just fine." Song Huai patted his wife's hand, "Thank you for your hard work."
Mrs. Song breathed a sigh of relief, with a touch of joy in her eyes, she recited a Buddha, and said with a smile, "I'm at ease now. There is another matter, because I haven't discussed it with the master, I dare not make the decision. I heard that the prince did not bring a maid , Shall we pick a few smart ones to serve in the past?"
"You have made your choice. Tomorrow, I will ask His Highness what he thinks."
Mrs. Song poured a cup of warm tea and handed it to her husband, then said in a low voice, "Master, our daughter is also at the age of stalks."
"No way!" Song Huai instantly understood what his wife meant, and resolutely refused. He glanced at his wife, frowned and said displeasedly, "What kind of family are we? Selfish means, even if the daughter falls into the eyes of the prince, what good will it do if she enters the palace in the future?"
Mrs. Song had her own little plan, and said in a low voice, "I heard that the crown prince only has two concubines, one is the daughter of the Marquis of Beiwei's Ruan family, and the mansion of the Marquis of Beiwei is no longer what it used to be; the other is the princess of Tibet, Those savage women can understand how gentle and careless they are. Our daughter is just young, and she looks like a good family. The master also thinks about it. Just because of his birth, he can compare with these two side concubines. What's more, the master is right The imperial court reused it."
"No mother would like to see her son take a woman back outside."
"My lord, Princess Wei is far away in Yunnan. Now that King Zhennan is in good health, no matter what, the princess can't go to the imperial capital to stay with the prince forever."
"How is it impossible?" Song Huai said coldly, "Princess Wei Wang lived in the palace when the crown prince first became the crown prince! She was the crown prince's own mother, who was born in the imperial capital of Yongning Houfu and has been the princess of Zhennan for many years. You This narrow-mindedness can get into the eyes of the concubine? If a daughter enters the palace like this, she really has gone dirty, and her life's future is over!"
"I just feel sorry for our daughter."
"That's my daughter too." Song Huai closed his eyes and said calmly, "What's the rush? Let's take care of the pick-up. The crown prince will be eighteen in the next year, so can we not make a crown princess? Two side concubines, Concubine Ruan's reputation No problem, the princess was born in a foreign family, so she must choose another concubine. With my official position, why worry about my daughter not having a chance? Let’s not go on the broad road, but find these shady ways. Princess Wei only has the crown prince as her son, even now The crown prince wants to inherit the great rule, but in the future, he will choose a crown princess. It is difficult to protect the princess. Why do you dare to jump in front of me now? He married a concubine from the Yongning Palace. The crown prince has to call him uncle." Fortunately, he married a concubine!
Song Huai calmed down his wife's shady thoughts, and it was late at night, thinking about His Royal Highness' intention of coming to Zhejiang and Fujian, and gradually fell asleep.
Ming Zhan was very puzzled about the fact that the governor's wife was coming to pay his respects to him, so he asked Ruan Hongfei, "Do I want to see my wife too?" He didn't bring a concubine, so seeing women should be his wife's business, right?
Ruan Hongfei sneered, "Stupid! The governor's wife's surname is Wei, and she is your concubine's aunt. Now that I have met, but come here to say hello, is she a fool?"
"My God, I think Governor Ren's beard is white, and he is old enough to be my grandfather. I wonder if my mother has seen this aunt?" Anyway, he has never heard Princess Wei mention this aunt. After all, Princess Wei is the youngest daughter of the old Marquis Yongning, the elder sister and the younger sister, and they are not born of the same mother. Even if she has feelings, it is very limited.
Ruan Hongfei said, "Actually, Lord Hou's vision is very good. Let's talk about being a governor. Although he came from a mediocre background, and he couldn't count on him to be the governor of Yongning Hou Mansion later, he can barely survive to the position of governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. It can't be said that he is mediocre. Yes. Since you set up a reserve, the governor sold seven or eight crooked girls in the house, wishing to offer up your old wife as a Bodhisattva, now a great opportunity is in front of you, how can you not expose your two aunts The window paper? Maybe the Ren family has any other cousins that they want to send to the palace?"
"What you said, if all six of my aunts have sisters entering the palace, I can't bear it." Ming Zhan said, "Besides, I haven't heard my mother talk about it."
"On the ground in Zhejiang and Fujian, it's not good to see it."
Ming Zhan said to Yao Guang, "Mrs. Xuan Ren, come in."
This is a woman in her fifties, with thin lines at the end of her eyes, and her eyebrows and eyes are not similar to that of Princess Wei. When she came in, she raised her head to look at Ming Zhan, and immediately lowered her head again.It seems that the temperament is not the same.Princess Wei always looked at people with a firm gaze, carrying a kind of majesty that cannot be ignored.In fact, very few women can make people feel majestic, especially when they face men, but Princess Wei can do this, maybe this is the reason why Feng Jingnan can't like her.His wife looks more like a boss than him, and getting out of bed is really stressful.
Madam Ren's eyes were full of timid, humble joy and flattery. After Madam Ren saluted, Ming Zhan waved his hand and said, "Madam, please get up."
Another attendant moved the seat, Ming Zhan took the seat, and Mrs. Ren sat down.
"I've heard my mother talk about my aunt before, but it's a pity that I'm mostly in Yunnan or the imperial capital. After so many years, today is the first time I've seen you." Ming Zhan saw his attendant come in with tea, took a cup, and said to Mrs. Ren, "Auntie should try it too, West Lake Longjing, it tastes pretty good to me."
Mrs. Ren took a sip of tea, then put it down, and licked the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, her eyes were already full of kindness, after all, it was the order of the second rank, and the time had already been determined at this moment.However, in Ming Zhan's view, Mrs. Ren is not qualified. He is used to Princess Wei's immobility and Ming Qi's domineering strength. Even though Ruan Chensi has no heart, she is also from a family background, and she never shows humbleness in her behavior. .The cowardly demeanor of this aunt when she first entered the door seemed to make Ming Zhan think that maybe she was such a cowardly concubine when she was young, and then married to a potential stock from a poor family by the old Yongning Hou, even though she will also be the wife of the emperor in the future , Pampered and pampered, but the cowardice soaked in the bones seems to have always existed, and it will always be revealed at a certain inadvertent time.
Thinking of this, Ming Zhan couldn't help but think of the Mingli brothers and sisters.Although Feng Jingnan's praise of the concubine's children, Ming Li and others did not have outstanding aptitude, but this kind of humbleness of the concubine is rare, and in their hearts they have always been three points stronger than the status of the concubine.Why did Ming Yi and Ming Fei react so violently after Ming Zhan became the eldest son.Originally, she was a high-ranking young lady of the prince's mansion, but overnight, she found that she was so noble as to be able to control her own life and death compared to the guy she looked down on before. That feeling was definitely not comfortable.
Therefore, it makes sense for the world to divide the ranks of descendants and concubines into superiority and inferiority.There is no rule without rules, and the concubines are just a line. This line is not necessarily accurate. There will always be special concubines who are stronger than the concubines, but among most of the concubines, it still has a certain degree of accuracy.
If Feng Jingnan distinguished the concubine and the concubine according to the etiquette, perhaps there would be no such thing as clear justice and Ming Fei.
Of course it has nothing to do with him.Ming Zhan only suddenly felt this emotion.
Mrs. Ren didn't actually say anything, she was born as a concubine, and she really didn't have any friendship with Princess Wei, the few times she met by chance was limited.It's just that now that Ming Zhan is the prince, he doesn't necessarily have to ask for anything. As long as there is such a relationship, everyone will sell her three points of face.
As soon as everyone was polite, Ming Zhan made people retreat.
Greetings from such an ordinary meeting actually attracted a lot of attention.
Everyone knows better than the prince how many relatives the prince has, especially although the prince has only one uncle, he has six aunts.In the past, no matter how powerful the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was, it would be useless to stay away from the affairs of the imperial capital.Now Ming Zhan is the crown prince, and when he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely reward relatives and friends.
So now, how the crown prince treats his aunt will definitely affect the dynamics of the DPRK and China in the future.
But no one expected that when the crown prince met and said something, Mrs. Ren returned home.
Then, nothing happened.
The reward in everyone's imagination, yes, even if the crown prince is inconvenient to make any changes to his aunt now, at least he will reward something.It doesn't need to be too expensive, even if you give two boxes of cakes, it's not mean.
However, I didn't expect that there were really only two boxes of cakes, and Ming Zhan asked Mrs. Ren to take them back to try something new when Mrs. Ren resigned.
This indifference was beyond everyone's expectations.
Even Ruan Hongfei said, "You really don't want to reward me?"
"Reward for what? Didn't I reward you with some snacks? I don't owe her anything." Ming Zhan took a bite out of a muffin by himself, "It's hardest for relatives to talk to themselves. Think about it, six aunts are nothing. But the cousins born by the aunt, and moreover, the cousins remarried and gave birth to children, how many relatives have to be born. I am generous one by one, how can I come over generously. It is better to be cold, so as not to save them Use my reputation to go out and show off."
Historians once commented: Emperor Wu inherited the calmness and rationality of Empress Dowager Wenrui. During Emperor Wu's power, his relatives and relatives kept a low profile, except of course, Emperor Wu's sister, Princess Ningguo.
In fact, Ming Qi is not such a high-profile person, but her position will allow her to get more attention.
Now that the wedding is imminent, Ming Qi still attends the court meeting with Feng Jingnan, Ming Zhan used to be seated, and now Ming Qi is sitting.Originally, the ministers had some objections, but seeing that Ming Zhan was about to become emperor, and Feng Jingnan personally nodded for Ming Qi to be in charge, so the ministers got used to the awkwardness for two days.
As the wedding day is approaching, the bride Ming Qi is busy with official duties, and the groom's official son Yang Zhuo goes to the pharmacy to see a doctor every day.On the contrary, General Yang Lu and Dr. Liu Pan were in a hurry to make a mess. In order to make Yang Zhuo look good, Ming Qi didn't say that he wanted Yang Zhuo to marry, but he still wanted to marry into the Yang family.
Although the Princess didn't plan to live in Yang's family, at least the yard had to be redecorated.There is also a dowry gift for the princess, although there are things, but everything needs to be packed and arranged by someone.Two big men, no matter how capable they are, are limited in this matter of getting married.Fortunately, Princess Wei came back to preside over the overall situation, and directly sent her mother to the Yang Mansion to guide the preparations.
This daughter-in-law is indeed precious, and there are many people who envy General Yang Lu and say some sour words, alas, your kid is really capable and so on.
In fact, General Yang Lu really didn't think his son was capable, but it was true that his daughter-in-law was capable.Because of the special status of his daughter-in-law, his father-in-law's behavior is unavoidably awkward, especially when meeting his daughter-in-law, he has to salute first, and Ming Qi returns half of the salute, saying generously, "You don't need to be too polite, you will be a family soon. Lost family happiness."
Rao Yiyang Lu's rough lines, he couldn't help complaining to Liu Pan secretly when he returned home, "The princess's tone, I really don't feel that he is marrying a daughter-in-law, it seems like he is marrying a daughter."
"It's marrying a son." Liu Pan corrected, "It's better to marry a small family. I don't know how the kid's eyes grow. Sigh, but Yang Zhuo is also suitable for marrying a powerful one. This house needs to be well decorated. In the future Yang Zhuo was wronged, you and I are outside, so he can go back to his mother's house to hide and cry or something."
In an instant, Yang Lu felt that his son's future was a path of hardships and thorns.
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