Fake concubine, real queen

This was the only side that He Gu and the third prince saw in the last life, and it was also the last side.

Thinking about it now, although it is indeed embarrassing, what He Gu cares about now is the fact that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess died of a sudden illness in Beijing at that time.

At that time, after his marriage with the Eldest Princess died, he never heard from her again. She seemed to have never been married in her entire life. Now that she thinks about it, the death of the Eldest Princess is most likely... the Prince's handwriting.

He Gu clenched his teeth slightly on the carriage.

It seems that in this life, even if he doesn't want to, it's not okay if he doesn't get involved in the struggle for the heir apparent.

Although the crown prince lost him this time, He Gu, it was hard to guarantee that the crown prince would not be able to find Li Gu and Wang Gu.

after all……

Conglong's merit is the first-class merit of being a courtier. Although he knows who the crown prince is, others don't.

And the Chen family behind the prince would not easily watch the prince lose power.

If he just sits idly by, he is betting that without him in this life, the crown prince will not be able to sit on the throne like in his previous life. It is true that he has a high probability of winning the bet, but what if... what if the bet loses?

What if the prince sits on the throne again?

He Gu couldn't help being startled.

As far as he knew, the late Empress Yuan and the prince's uncle, Mr. Chen Yuanfu, were the biological brothers and sisters. Not only did the prince not have any affection for the queen's aunt and stepmother, he even seemed to have a lot of resentment.

Otherwise, in the previous life, after the crown prince ascended the throne, the successor empress would not have died in the harem for no apparent reason.

If the prince ascends the throne again, will he let the empress and her two children go this time?

What about Her Royal Highness the Princess?

They had never met in the previous life, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess ended up in such a miserable end... She is a weak girl, when she was forced to death by the prince, was she ever humiliated...?

She is His Majesty's most beloved concubine daughter, and she has such a cold and aloof temperament, if she is dying...she must be humiliated, how desperate it would be...

He Xiaohou felt as if he was about to suffocate just thinking about it.

With him in this life, no matter what, he cannot repeat the same mistakes.

Anyone can be the future emperor, but he cannot be the prince.

Needless to say, the third prince, even though they only met each other for a short two days at the beginning, He Gu could tell that if it wasn't for his frail and sick body, his heart, talent and learning were all superior to the prince's.

Even the second prince, who everyone said was small-bellied, still couldn't bear it many times when he seized the throne. When he gained power, he never killed Empress Chen in the palace.

Among the three brothers, the most cruel one was neither the second nor the third, but the courtiers who praised him one after another, praising him as a benevolent and virtuous prince.

In He Gu's heart, the best candidate to sit on the throne in the future is of course the third prince, not only because he is the eldest princess' younger brother, but also because of the short encounter in the previous life.

He trusted his instincts.

He Gu suddenly thought of one thing——

...That's right, since he wanted to help his uncle Yan Song take care of his body, why couldn't he help the third prince of Jinling?

As long as the third prince's health can recover, everything will be possible!

As for what Second Brother Wang asked him just now, what should he do if His Majesty does not betroth the eldest princess to him...

Anyway, they were not married in the last life, and the eldest princess was not married. If he can help the third prince ascend the throne in the future, he will not want anything but to marry the third prince's sister... This is not too much, right? ?

He Gu scratched his chin.

After all, during the reign of Taizu Gaozu, didn't the palace always betroth the princesses to the descendants of the hero's family, regardless of their age?Then his request, since there are old rules, it is not considered abrupt.

After all, in his previous life, His Royal Highness King Ke also said that "today's kindness will never be forgotten", obviously he is a very grateful person.

The more He Gu thought about it, the happier he became, Zhengye called him for a long time, but there was no response, he was smiling smirkly, he didn't know what he was laughing at, he couldn't help but reached out and shook He Gu's shoulder, saying: "Master, we're home! "

He Gu was taken aback for a moment, then came back to his senses, coughed dryly, and looked out the small window in the carriage.

...It's really here?

He collected his thoughts, opened the curtain and jumped off the carriage, and saw a group of people waiting in front of the Hou Mansion——

Old man He, Wan Shu'er, He Cheng, and He Rong are all there.

He Gu was taken aback.

Why is the whole family waiting for him? ? ?

Seeing him jumping off the carriage, He Nanfeng immediately stepped forward and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"

Wan Shi also asked: "Is it all right?"

With shame and worry on He Cheng's face, he muttered in a low voice, "Brother, you...you didn't get selected, did you?"

He Rong's small face was wrinkled, and he hurriedly asked: "Brother, don't you need to be a son-in-law?"

He Gu: "..."

Obviously today, even though He Xiaohou Ye was the one who chose the son-in-law, the most urgent thing was not himself, but the whole family.

He Gu felt that, except for the uneasy and kind Wan family, the He family should be eagerly looking forward to——

But don't choose it!

He coughed dryly, and said: "The answer in front of the palace is not bad, the literary test is mediocre, barely passed, and the military test won the first prize."

Old Master He said in a daze, "What? So many exams?"

He Gu said: "Yes."

Wan Shi also hurriedly asked: "Did Your Majesty order you?"

He Gu glanced at her with a half-smile, and said: "That's not the case...Madam is so anxious for me."

He Nanfeng glanced at Wan Shi, frowned, and said, "Why are you still thinking about it? Didn't I tell you that it's a good thing for our family if Gu'er can't be selected?"

Wan Shi hurriedly said: "I don't think that way, I'm just worried about Gu'er..."

He Nanfeng shook his head and sighed: "The woman in the back house is too short-sighted."

However, he thought of his deceased wife, Miss Yan.

I could only sigh secretly, Xin Dao Meiruo is also a woman, but she is not like Shu'er...

That's right...Although Shu'er is beautiful, after all, she always comes from a small family and has not read a few books. She can do calculations and take care of housekeepers. She can do such trivial things, but when it comes to big things, she can't compare to her original wife. It is also expected.

Frowning, he remembered something again——

But you must not let Cheng'er learn to be as short-sighted as his mother.

In just a few days, Wan Shi had already been slandered twice by Mr. He, who always doted on her, and her lips could not help but twitch, and she dared not speak.

He Gu finally saw it.

Although He Nanfeng dotes on the Wan family, what he values ​​more is the future of the Marquis of Changyang.

In his previous life, old man He might have pushed this marriage for him, but his own father is an iron-mouthed rooster, and he would never take the initiative to tell him, and he himself never asked.

... After rebirth, my mentality changed, but I saw many things that I had never seen before.

He Gu paused, and said: "Your Majesty's decree hasn't come down yet, and I'm not sure who will marry His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, so let's wait."

Since he had in his mind the idea of ​​marrying the eldest princess if His Majesty did not grant a marriage, he immediately stopped panicking and was out of breath.

He Nanfeng glanced at him suspiciously, and almost wondered if the bastard in the carriage said that he fell in love with His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess just to anger himself.

He Gu paused: "By the way, there is one more thing."

He Nanfeng asked: "What's the matter?"

He Gu said: "Let's go into the room, it happens that Madam is here too."

He looked back at Wan Shu'er with a smile, which only made Wan's heart shudder.

"Please also come to the main hall with your wife."

An inexplicable premonition rose in Wan's heart.

I don't know why, since this time Master He came back from Chenghe...she seems to have walked a little backwards.

Back then, when he encouraged Lord Hou to take this little villain to Chenghe, he thought that Chenghe was a barren land, and there were so many rebellious rebels, so he was told to go with him. Three long and two short, wouldn't it save trouble in the future?

Even if it's all right, thinking about how this little scoundrel was tossed for nothing in the borderland where no shit like a bird would make her feel happy.

Sure enough, she blew on the pillow and said that He Gu is going to be sixteen soon, the opportunity is rare, if I don't go to practice with my father, wouldn't it be a pity?

Hou Ye only pondered for a while, and immediately agreed.

Who would have imagined that He Gu's trip to Chenghe would be fine, so that's all. I heard that he followed Lord Hou into the palace that day, and he even showed his face in front of the Holy Master and won a commendation for his achievements in calming the chaos? ?

Wan Shu'er suddenly began to recall a little bit.

Coupled with the fact that He Cheng angrily came to question her the day before yesterday, why did she hand over He Gu to the palace, Wan Shu'er learned something from He Cheng.

It turns out that from the reign of the former Emperor Huihe, there was a new rule for the marriage of princesses in this dynasty——

Consort-in-law Shangzhu, after marriage, the princess and consort's seniority will be raised together at home. This is because the first emperor felt sorry for Princess Yiqing who was married at that time, and feared that her daughter would be embarrassing by the rules in the in-law's house in the future.

This dynasty has been in existence for many years, and the emperors from the Pei family have a characteristic, that is, they protect their weaknesses and are stubborn. There is Gaozu Zhuyu who protected a man and served as a queen for decades. After much deliberation, they felt that the son-in-law's family would be unlucky anyway, so they should never ask their son-in-law to be the son-in-law in the future.

He no longer objected, and this rule has been followed to this day.

But Wan Shu'er didn't know this, when she heard He Cheng mention this rule, she couldn't believe it.

Only then did he realize that if He Gu was really asked to follow the princess for a generation, wouldn't he turn the world upside down in front of him in the future?

In fact, Wan Shu'er was wronged by Mr. He's harsh treatment. At least just now, she was looking forward to it with the He family——

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Eldest Princess...

You must not fall in love with this little bastard, He Gu!