A few years later, a small incident happened, and Concubine Zhen in the palace fell ill.
Concubine Zhen felt that she was getting older and missed her relatives, so she asked the emperor for instructions, and the emperor allowed Zhen's family to come to the palace to visit Concubine Zhen.
Not long after, I heard that Xu Lingwei, the second son of Xu Guogong, met Zhen Yu, a girl from the Zhen family, at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. He was unforgettable at the first sight, so he invited the Xu family to propose marriage to the Zhen family, and the Zhen family agreed. .
"Although the Zhen family is also an aristocratic family, there is still a gap compared with the Xu family. Besides, the Zhen family has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time and has no friendship with the Xu family. Why does the Xu family want to marry the Zhen family?"
Gu Xingchi said meaningfully: "The Zhen family is in the south of the Yangtze River, but Concubine Zhen is living well in the palace."
Sister Feng pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "During the late Emperor's reign, Concubine Zhen was doted on, but unfortunately she was not popular enough, and she still wanted to seek more benefits."
"She thought about the entire Zhen family." After all, the emperor would not stay in the Zhen family for long, and the Zhen family took refuge in the Xu family, one for the sake of saving their lives, and the other for the sake of prosperity and wealth.
Sister Feng said: "In my opinion, the former is more important than the latter?"
"Naturally. Power, fame and fortune, glory and wealth are what everyone wants to pursue, and there will never be too little." Gu Xingchi let her lean into his arms and rubbed her waist.
As the child grew older, Sister Feng always felt sore back and swollen legs and feet.He couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw her, and always took care of her personally.
"In my opinion, it's probably more than that?" Sister Feng found a comfortable position in his arms, her voice lazily.
Gu Xingchi said with a faint smile: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so whatever you want is cheap."
Sister Feng sighed and said, "That's right. Wealth and wealth come from danger, anyway, the emperor doesn't like the Zhen family, so why not take the risk and seek greater benefits for yourself."
Although she hadn't met Concubine Zhen a few times, she didn't like her from the bottom of her heart.As the late emperor's concubine, she was restless guarding her one-acre land to live, but she was not satisfied, and she still wanted to maintain the former glory of the Zhen family.However, it is admirable to have such a bold idea.
Gu Xingchi said in a low voice next to her ear: "You are pregnant, and you still worry about this and that all day long, are you tired?"
Sister Feng lowered her head, playing with the Yingluo on the jade pendant around his waist, "I'm bored at the house every day, it's so boring."
Gu Xingchi laughed softly, "Now I have time to stay with you at home every day, are you still bored?"
Sister Feng nodded, "Yes." After thinking for a while, she looked up at him and said, "I heard that the Xu family is still looking for famous doctors. I think the Xu family wants Mrs. Xu to live longer. He is your direct relative after all. Grandma, do you really not care about her body?"
Gu Xingchi's expression froze, and he kneaded her hand, "The Xu family also has other plans, and no one wants Mrs. Xu to live more than them, because they need time. Besides, life and death are fate, and wealth depends on it." God, I can't help you with this kind of thing."
"I thought you would at least let Dr. Xia go and have a look..."
Gu Xingchi had a smile on his face, but his eyes were indifferent, "Ah Feng, I'm not that kind. Maybe, I'm more cruel than you imagined."
Sister Feng left his embrace and frowned at him.
Gu Xingchi stroked her face with a gentle expression, "The person closest to me besides my grandmother is you."
Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat, and she had mixed feelings for a while.After a while she said: "There are also our children."
Although Gu Xingchi said so, she still felt that his attitude towards Mrs. Xu was very strange, it seemed that he was too indifferent, like a stranger.
The sixth princess's dislike for Gu Xingchi is also very strange.
She felt that there must be a big secret that she didn't know, but soon, the truth would come to light.
……
The Lu family waited and watched for a few more days, and found that it was really impossible for Lin Ruhai to agree to Lu Li's marriage to Daiyu, so they had no choice but to stop thinking about it and choose from other families in the capital.
Finally, Cheng Wan, the daughter-in-law of Marquis Wu Ding, was selected.
Marquis Wu Ding loved Cheng Wan very much, and he wanted to find a man with a gentle personality and noble character. Such a man would treat his daughter well.Therefore, when the Lu family brought up this matter, he readily accepted it, but he made a final decision only after asking Cheng Wan's opinion.
The two families rejoiced and got engaged, and the day of the big wedding was selected, and the Lu family began to get busy.
"Fortunately, your grandmother is not an idiot, she was not shaken by the pitiful appearance of the mother and daughter." Naturally, the mother and daughter were talking about the daughter-in-law of Lin Suxian and Mrs. Lu's younger sister.
Lu Sirou said: "Grandmother is a bit arbitrary in doing things, but she is still very clear about major issues."
Mrs. Lu watched the servant girls running around, "But it's not a long-term solution for the mother and daughter to live in Lu's house forever."
"Look at what mother said, our Lu family is not short of these two meals. If the mother and daughter are kicked out, outsiders don't know what to say about us."
Mrs. Lu tapped her forehead, and said with a smile: "You girl, is this a matter of a few bites? I'm afraid they will cause some embarrassing things."
Lu Sirou smiled and said: "The Lin family is also a scholarly family, they are the most law-abiding and respectful, and they will not do anything out of the ordinary."
"Forget it, it's useless to say these things, anyway, they will stay in the house for a long time." Mrs. Lu mocked, "Your grandmother is really high-minded, no wonder she refused to reveal the news before, so it turned out that the girl from the Lin family had her eyes on her before she was a filial piety. It's a pity that Mrs. Lin disagreed. Her wishful thinking was wrong, so she had to settle for the next best thing and choose to start a family. The Lin family's children are weak, and Mrs. Lin only has such a daughter, so naturally she should be considerate of her. If I were him , and also unwilling to let the only daughter marry into the Lu family. Your grandmother not only took a fancy to Miss Lin's appearance and background, but also the property of the Lin family. I also heard that Miss Lin is not in good health. What is the old lady's idea? I saw it right away. She thought Mrs. Lin was a civil servant and a high-ranking official, so she would appreciate Lu Li. Mrs. Lin might appreciate your second brother's talent, but she wouldn't entrust her with her life. Although I hope your second brother You can marry a good girl, but you won't be able to calculate others like this."
Lu Sirou smiled, "I know, mother is the most sensible person."
Mrs. Lu sighed, "They are all parents. I naturally understand Master Lin's painstaking efforts. And your grandmother, who is too old to enjoy the family relationship, is all about planning for the future prosperity of the Lu family. To put it bluntly If you are not filial, even if the Lu family is extremely rich and prosperous in the future, will she still be able to enjoy it at such an old age?"
Lu Sirou was used to Madam Lu's outspokenness in private, so she said lightly, "Aren't many families the same?"
Mrs. Lu shook her head, "Forget it, let's take a step forward. Your second brother's marriage is settled, and it's time to worry about you. Rou'er, do you really not consider His Royal Highness Prince Qing?"
Lu Sirou said: "Mother, I really don't want to. Besides, I can tell that His Royal Highness King Qing doesn't like me."
Madam Lu of course puts Lu Sirou's wishes first, "However, your grandmother went to the palace to visit Concubine Xian yesterday. However, judging by her appearance, things should not have happened."
Lu Sirou laughed, "Grandmother wanted to use filial piety to put pressure on the virtuous concubine to ask His Majesty to give her a marriage. It didn't work out, and the virtuous concubine did not agree. No, the virtuous concubine directly refused because of her lack of filial piety, but no It will disrespect King Qing's opinion, so the reason why Concubine Xian rejected grandmother's proposal is because King Qing disagreed, it seems that King Qing really has no affection for me."
Mrs. Lu snorted coldly, "Your grandmother is used to being praised, and sometimes she hits a wall. However, His Highness Prince Qing is not young, and it's time to marry a princess. I don't know what girl is right for him."
"Won't we know after a few days at the banquet?"
Spring is here, and the weather is warm, so a banquet will be held in the palace, and the wives are invited to bring the girls into the palace to participate.Someone revealed that this banquet was to choose concubines for King Fu and King Qing.Among the emperor's several sons, only these two princes have not yet had concubines, so this palace banquet must be very lively.
Sister Feng is pregnant, so of course she can't go, but the Jia family and Daiyu must go.But the Lin family has no mistress, so Daiyu can only enter the palace with the Jia family.
But when Mrs. Liu came back from the palace with her two daughters, Sister Feng heard an unexpected news.
"What are you talking about, King Fu is interested in a girl from the Lin family?" Sister Feng almost choked on the water.
Ping'er hurriedly took the veil for her, then stroked her chest, "Ma'am, be careful."
Liu said: "Is this fake? Everyone at the banquet saw it. King Fu found Miss Lin in the crowd as soon as he came. Everyone can understand. I know that you and Miss Lin have a good relationship, so I will come back and tell you immediately. "
Seeing Sister Feng's surprised expression, Mrs. Liu said again: "What kind of virtue is King Fu? Who in the whole capital doesn't know? He has no destiny for that position, and he is not liked by His Majesty. He is also greedy for wine and lust. Who is willing to marry their daughter? But he After all, he is the emperor's son, if he says that there is a girl he likes and asks to go to His Majesty, will His Majesty agree?"
After a while, Sister Feng realized from the shock, "Even if King Fu begged His Majesty, His Majesty would not directly issue a decree to confer a marriage. He would always call Mr. Lin and ask Mr. Lin's wishes."
Mrs. Liu was startled, "Could it be possible that Lord Lin dares to refuse His Majesty?"
Sister Feng smiled slightly, "Your Majesty can understand Mrs. Lin's love for her daughter. But what I don't understand is, King Fu has never met Sister Lin before, so why did he directly look for her as his target?"
Liu rubbed the pattern on the teacup, and murmured: "You mean someone behind the scenes to guide you? Could it be some prince or empress?"
Sister Feng looked at the charcoal fire in front of her, and said in a low tone, "No. No matter which prince marries Daiyu, it will be a great help. Other princes have a concubine and can't marry Daiyu. Why are you still doing this? The good help can be pushed to the other princes?"
If she guessed right, someone knew that Lin Ruhai could not marry Daiyu to a dude prince, and felt that Lin Ruhai had no guts to offend King Fu and His Majesty, so Lin Ruhai was desperate and quickly engaged Daiyu.When the emperor asked, Lin Ruhai could say that he was betrothed to Daiyu a long time ago, so he could only live up to His Majesty's love, so that the Emperor would not blame him.
"Who thought of this as a bad move?" Liu said out of righteous indignation.She sometimes speaks bluntly, but she is aboveboard.
"Then we have to see who has been to Lin's house in the past few days." Sister Feng said.
In fact, there was no need to wait for a few days, as soon as the banquet ended, someone went to the Lin family.Probably, they also felt that Lin Ruhai was as impatient as they were.
Lin House.
Lin Ruhai came late, Li Wan, Fu Qiufang and Mrs. Xing had been waiting for a while.
Even though he had already written the manuscript, when Li Wan saw Lin Ruhai, he still didn't say anything immediately.
In fact, she didn't want to participate in this matter, but Mrs. Wang was gone, so she could only take part in this matter, and she had to listen to Mother Jia's orders.Furthermore, the Lin family has an in-law relationship with the second room of the Rongguo Mansion, so they can also help her son.Jia Lan's career in the imperial examination was ruined, and he always wanted to find another way out.
Li Wan exchanged pleasantries with Lin Ruhai before talking about business.
"Why don't you see sister Lin?"
Lin Ruhai said: "There are some things in the back house that she needs to deal with. If you want to see her, I will send someone to call her over."
"Don't bother me." Li Wan hurriedly said, trying to make herself smile naturally, pointing to the handsome woman beside her, "This aunt is Jia Mei, a cousin of Aunt Min, and she will come into the palace with me today, The girl has seen it too."
Jia Mei gave Lin Ruhai a salute, "Little girl has met Master Lin."
Jia Mei is a girl from the side branch of Jia's family. She is only in her twenties this year. Because her mother passed away and she had to observe filial piety, her fiancé's family called off the marriage, and it has been delayed until now.
Now, in order to win over the Lin family, Jia Mu and Jia Zheng thought of her.
"You're too polite." He didn't stare at the other girl, took a sip of tea and asked her to sit down.
Li Wan sighed in his heart, and said: "After Aunt Min passed away, the old lady has been thinking about her, and she can't sleep well, always dreaming of her. I thought that sister Lin would be able to comfort the old lady when she was with her. But girls will eventually return to their parents. Ever since Sister Lin left, the old lady has often been unable to eat and fall asleep, but it is not easy to snatch Sister Lin away from you. I am just worried about her. Now seeing that she can take care of herself I'm sure you can rest assured. After discussing with everyone, the old lady plans to adopt Aunt Mei, and she will be Aunt Min's direct sister from now on. With her by her side, it is the same as Aunt Min's by her side."
Lin Ruhai didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and he didn't think it was sudden. He just nodded and said, "That's very good. If Min'er finds out, she will be happy for the old lady." Anyway, it has nothing to do with him.
From the beginning to the end, Lin Ruhai didn't look at Jia Mei directly, and Li Wan couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
Did she think that Lin Ruhai was the same as the man from the Jia family, that she couldn't move her eyes when she saw a more handsome woman?As a man, he naturally couldn't stare at a strange woman.
She patted Jia Mei's hand and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law is calm and gentle. She usually stays at home and reads and practice calligraphy when she has nothing to do. I happen to have the same interests as Sister Lin, so we will definitely hit it off." She turned around He turned to Jia Mei and said, "Didn't my aunt say on the way back that there was one thing I couldn't figure out when I was reading yesterday? Sister Lin loves poetry and books and has unique insights. Why don't you ask her for advice?"
Lin Ruhai naturally knew that Daiyu was extremely intelligent, but he still said modestly: "Mrs. Li is overrated, what does she know at such a young age?"
Li Wan pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Master Lin is too modest. Even the imperial concubine is full of praise for Sister Lin's talent."
Hearing this, Lin Ruhai no longer pretended to be modest, and smiled politely and distantly, "Since the girl doesn't dislike the little girl's shallow knowledge, I'll ask someone to take the girl to find her."
Jia Mei was a little nervous and a little shy.Li Wan said: "Hurry up and go, Sister Lin couldn't be more lenient and enthusiastic, she will definitely give her all."
Her face changed really quickly, as if when Daiyu lived in Rongguo Mansion, she never said in private that Daiyu was noble, mean and petty.
Lin Ruhai, Li Wan and the others were not familiar with each other, and they had official duties, so they didn't want to gossip with them.After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I don't know why you guys are here today?"
Li Wan thought about it, and said: "Master Lin has heard about what happened at the banquet, right?"
Lin Ruhai was just silent and didn't speak.
Li Wan thought he was in trouble, and blamed himself: "Speaking of which, it's our fault that we didn't hide Sister Lin well, so that she was noticed by King Fu. To be honest, according to Sister Lin's background and appearance, it is natural for her to be a princess." It was more than enough, but King Fu was indeed a bad-natured dandy prince, and many wealthy families would not dare to let him see their daughter, for fear that he would fall in love with him and ask His Majesty to marry him, which would ruin their daughter's lifelong happiness. It never occurred to me that he actually fell in love with Sister Lin. What if he really begged His Majesty? This is the emperor's son after all..."
Lin Ruhai put down the teacup, with a calm expression, "Mrs. Li, please be careful. My daughter has always been cautious in her words and deeds, and she didn't dare to go overboard. How did she get in touch with the current prince? She just participated in the At a banquet, Mrs. Li uttered all these rumors, I'm afraid it will damage my daughter's reputation."
Even if there were rumors in the capital, they were discussed in private. Who would dare to speak in front of Lin Ruhai?The Jia family was really impatient.
If Lin Ruhai didn't know what the Jia family was going to do by now, he would have been an official for so many years in vain.Although he was annoyed, he still had to be polite to Li Wan and the others.
Fu Qiufang didn't speak, Madam Xing was busy trying to smooth things over, "We have no other intentions, just want to remind Mr. Lin, so that Mr. Lin can be prepared."
Lin Ruhai said: "Then thank you all. It's just a rumor, it can't be true."
"We are also thinking about Miss Lin. The royal family members cannot be provoked easily, and they are the most unscrupulous. The old lady is worried about sister Lin, and she is also anxious to get angry. She can't wait to watch her under her nose, for fear of being tricked."
Lin Ruhai didn't seem to understand the implication in Mrs. Xing's words, "Yu'er has never made enemies with others, so who can be tricked by her? The old lady is really too worried."
Li Wan and Mrs. Xing were secretly worried, they couldn't just say, let Daiyu and Jia Baoyu be engaged?
Shaoqing, the housekeeper came over and wanted to report to Lin Ruhai, so Lin Ruhai took the opportunity to leave.
Mrs. Xing said to Li Wan: "I have said everything that needs to be said. Master Lin doesn't want to get in. What should we do? Could it be that he really had the heart to let his daughter marry King Fu? The old lady is Miss Lin's direct grandmother. It can solve the urgent need, and you can also kiss and kiss, and there is an old lady looking after her, and no one bullies her, why does Master Lin disagree?"
Li Wan said: "We have tried our best, and the old lady can't blame us."
This was originally something that the second room should do its best, and Mrs. Xing did not insist, "If that's the case, let's go back and deal with business."
After waiting for a while, Jia Mei came back, and they all went back to Rongguo Mansion together.Along the way, Li Wan asked Jia Mei and Daiyu how they got along.
"Miss Lin is quite a nice person. She has extensive knowledge and good manners. I feel ashamed of myself in front of her." Jia Mei thought for a while before she felt that this was the most appropriate way to say it.
But it didn't say whether Daiyu was warm to her or not.
Mrs. Xing didn't think too much about it, she just smiled and said: "When you get the old lady's name, you will be Miss Lin's aunt in the future, so it's justifiable to come to the house to visit my niece."
Thinking of her father's advice to her, Jia Mei nodded, "I listen to the old lady."
She can't be an old girl at home all her life, and many sisters-in-law and sister-in-law secretly laugh at her, and her father is also worried about her.Therefore, the old lady was willing to adopt her, and her father agreed without thinking about it.
Although Lin Ruhai was much older than her, she was handsome, not like those bad old men, but an important minister in the court, so why would she be dissatisfied.Lin Ruhai has no son, if she can give birth to a son, she will enjoy endless glory and wealth in this life, and everything in the Lin family belongs to her.
For her own future, she could only give up her face and cooperate with Jia's family to go to Lin's mansion to 'ask' Daiyu more often.
The person sent by Sister Feng told her what the Jia family had done, and they were angry and funny.
"No wonder, no wonder the imperial concubine not only invited me into the palace after the miscarriage, but also invited Daiyu into the palace. It turns out that she has been plotting since then. I'm still surprised, King Fu hates you so much and is afraid of you. Why do you want to participate in the Gu family's reward?" Mei Yan? Dare to take a look at Sister Lin. Today’s banquet in the palace is to choose a concubine for the two princes, and King Fu told everyone openly that he has taken a fancy to Sister Lin, and then the Jia family can take advantage of it.” Sister Feng He said coldly, "It's the Jia family's style to be so selfish and reckless."
Gu Xingchi fed her the cut pears, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "First Mrs. Wang committed a crime and was exiled, and then the imperial concubine fell out of favor. Shouldn't they be anxious? The noble daughters of other families don't want to marry into her." For his family, we can only keep an eye on the Lin family's trap."
"But Master Lin doesn't agree, what about the Jia family?"
"Did you forget that the Jia family brought a side branch girl to the Lin family today."
Sister Feng snorted softly, "It seems that the Jia family has decided to rely on the Lin family."
Gu Xingchi poked her in the face, "Don't think too much, Mr. Lin will naturally be able to deal with it. Besides, even if he wants to marry a stepwife, it's not surprising, it's not surprising that he will be a widower for the rest of his life."
Sister Feng grabbed his hand, stared at him and said: "I hear what you mean, if I'm not here, you will definitely continue the string, right?"
Gu Xingchi frowned, "You and I will naturally grow old together, don't say these things are unlucky."
Sister Feng was unhappy, "Don't evade the question, answer quickly. If I die, will you... um..."
Gu Xingchi pressed her lips with his fingers, and smiled helplessly, "Okay, I'll answer you. You are the only one in my life. Except for you, no woman can fall into my eyes."
Sister Feng took his hand off, doubtful, "Don't you just play tricks on me?"
Gu Xingchi immediately said: "There is absolutely no falsehood."
After thinking about it, she said again: "What if someone forces you to continue?"
Gu Xingchi couldn't laugh or cry, "Do you think anyone can force me?"
"That may be, who knows what will happen in the future." Sister Feng said with emotion, "There are very few men in this world who can be consistent."
Gu Xingchi: "..."
"Hey, she moved." Sister Feng suddenly tugged on his clothes and said loudly.
"what?"
Sister Feng showed joy, and pointed to her lower abdomen, "Son, I feel her move."
Gu Xingchi looked at her in surprise, and then attached his ear to her. After a while, he raised his head and said, "I don't feel it."
Sister Feng was discouraged, and said in a bad mood: "Get up, I could feel it, but it disappeared as soon as you heard it."
Gu Xingchi was at a loss, he felt that he was wronged, and he did nothing wrong at all.
Sister Feng leaned on his shoulder and said nothing for a long time.Just when Gu Xingchi thought she was asleep, Sister Feng suddenly opened her eyes and shook him.
"I slept too much during the day, and now I can't sleep."
Gu Xingchi suggested: "Why don't I read the script for you?"
Sister Feng shook her head.
After a moment of silence, Gu Xingchi said again: "Why don't I accompany you for a walk in the garden?"
Sister Feng looked at him, "I want to eat."
Gu Xingchi got up, "I'm going to the small kitchen."
Sister Feng grabbed him, "I want to eat the sauced pig's feet you brought from Linjiang Pavilion the day before yesterday."
The corners of Gu Xingchi's mouth twitched, his gaze complicated.
"I just had dinner and another plate of fruit, can you still eat?"
Sister Feng frowned, her tone impatient, "But I just want to..."
"Okay, the lady wants whatever she wants." Gu Xingchi hurriedly comforted her.Then he got up, took his coat and put it on.
He felt that Sister Feng's temper had become worse and worse recently, so he could only follow her and not make her angry.Although sometimes making trouble for no reason, he seems to... still like it?
On the second day, after the early court, the emperor left Lin Ruhai alone.
The emperor didn't beat around the bush and asked, "Does Lin Qing know why I asked you to stay?"
Lin Ruhai said: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."
The emperor laughed, "You don't have to be cautious, Lin Qing. What I want to talk about is a private matter, but it is actually a family matter."
Lin Ruhai knew it well, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor's eyes flashed brightly, and he said with a smile: "Lin Qing has always been our country's arm, my right arm, and I trust you very much. That being the case, I want to have a son and daughter with you, what does Lin Qing think?"
Lin Ruhai thought about the emperor's meaning, and immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you for your love, but please forgive me, I can't."
The emperor was thinking a lot, but just said "Oh", "Why?"
Lin Ruhai knew that the emperor had an uncertain and suspicious temperament, so it was best to tell the truth in front of him.So he said directly: "Your Majesty, I only have this one daughter, and I don't expect her to enjoy glory, nor do I seek fame, wealth and status. I only hope that her life will be safe and smooth."
The emperor was very satisfied with Lin Ruhai's remarks.
If Lin Ruhai really has the intention of forming a party, the first sentence should be to ask: I don't know which prince?
And Lin Ruhai didn't even ask, but directly refused, which shows that he really didn't have this intention.
The emperor didn't embarrass him, just waved his hand and let him go back.
Then he called Zhang Ming over, "Someone go and find out when King Fu met Lin Ruhai's daughter."
After leaving the palace, Lin Ruhai touched his forehead, looked back at the palace gate, and said to the servant: "Go back to the mansion."
The people behind him dared to plot against His Majesty without knowing his mind at all, and if they were unlucky, don't blame him.
Two days later, the emperor made a decree. It turned out that His Majesty bestowed a marriage on Liu Qinglan, the daughter of King Fu and General Liu.
Some people speculated that the emperor did it on purpose, just to find someone to control King Fu.Who in the capital doesn't know that General Liu's daughter, like General Liu, doesn't like red clothes and prefers armed forces. She has a bad temper, and she doesn't have the gentleness and dignity of a lady at all. At the age of 17, no one dares to come to propose marriage.The emperor wanted to give his daughter a marriage. He must have been overjoyed, and happily agreed.
Miss Liu's mother, Sister Feng, also saw it in Qingxu, so she could imagine Miss Liu's temperament.
King Fu has a concubine, so it's time for King Qing.Compared with King Fu, King Qing is really a better candidate for a son-in-law.
On this day, as soon as the court was over, Gu Xingchi left the palace to buy sauced pig's trotters for Sister Feng.In the past few days, Sister Feng seems to be obsessed with eating pig's trotters.
"Master Hou." King Qing called to him from behind, "Why is Master Hou in such a hurry? It's still early, why don't we go to Yipinlou to taste tea together?"
Gu Xingchi glanced at him and raised his brows, "I don't have the leisure and leisure of His Royal Highness Qing."
After saying that, he moved forward again.
King Qing didn't feel that he was being humiliated, he shook his head and smiled, and chased after him again.
"Master Hou, Xiao Wang has something to ask for."
Gu Xingchi turned around with a surprised expression, looked him up and down for a moment, and finally his eyes fell on the entourage behind him.
"Your Highness's words really flattered me." He said with a half-smile: "Could it be that His Highness is interested in inviting me to play chess? It's a pity that I'm not interested in it now."
"Of course not." King Qing said with a smile.
"Not because of this, but because of what?"
The entourage stepped forward and lifted the thing in his hand.King Qing said sincerely: "Please trouble Lord Hou to help Xiao Wang transfer it to someone."
Concubine Zhen felt that she was getting older and missed her relatives, so she asked the emperor for instructions, and the emperor allowed Zhen's family to come to the palace to visit Concubine Zhen.
Not long after, I heard that Xu Lingwei, the second son of Xu Guogong, met Zhen Yu, a girl from the Zhen family, at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. He was unforgettable at the first sight, so he invited the Xu family to propose marriage to the Zhen family, and the Zhen family agreed. .
"Although the Zhen family is also an aristocratic family, there is still a gap compared with the Xu family. Besides, the Zhen family has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time and has no friendship with the Xu family. Why does the Xu family want to marry the Zhen family?"
Gu Xingchi said meaningfully: "The Zhen family is in the south of the Yangtze River, but Concubine Zhen is living well in the palace."
Sister Feng pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "During the late Emperor's reign, Concubine Zhen was doted on, but unfortunately she was not popular enough, and she still wanted to seek more benefits."
"She thought about the entire Zhen family." After all, the emperor would not stay in the Zhen family for long, and the Zhen family took refuge in the Xu family, one for the sake of saving their lives, and the other for the sake of prosperity and wealth.
Sister Feng said: "In my opinion, the former is more important than the latter?"
"Naturally. Power, fame and fortune, glory and wealth are what everyone wants to pursue, and there will never be too little." Gu Xingchi let her lean into his arms and rubbed her waist.
As the child grew older, Sister Feng always felt sore back and swollen legs and feet.He couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw her, and always took care of her personally.
"In my opinion, it's probably more than that?" Sister Feng found a comfortable position in his arms, her voice lazily.
Gu Xingchi said with a faint smile: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so whatever you want is cheap."
Sister Feng sighed and said, "That's right. Wealth and wealth come from danger, anyway, the emperor doesn't like the Zhen family, so why not take the risk and seek greater benefits for yourself."
Although she hadn't met Concubine Zhen a few times, she didn't like her from the bottom of her heart.As the late emperor's concubine, she was restless guarding her one-acre land to live, but she was not satisfied, and she still wanted to maintain the former glory of the Zhen family.However, it is admirable to have such a bold idea.
Gu Xingchi said in a low voice next to her ear: "You are pregnant, and you still worry about this and that all day long, are you tired?"
Sister Feng lowered her head, playing with the Yingluo on the jade pendant around his waist, "I'm bored at the house every day, it's so boring."
Gu Xingchi laughed softly, "Now I have time to stay with you at home every day, are you still bored?"
Sister Feng nodded, "Yes." After thinking for a while, she looked up at him and said, "I heard that the Xu family is still looking for famous doctors. I think the Xu family wants Mrs. Xu to live longer. He is your direct relative after all. Grandma, do you really not care about her body?"
Gu Xingchi's expression froze, and he kneaded her hand, "The Xu family also has other plans, and no one wants Mrs. Xu to live more than them, because they need time. Besides, life and death are fate, and wealth depends on it." God, I can't help you with this kind of thing."
"I thought you would at least let Dr. Xia go and have a look..."
Gu Xingchi had a smile on his face, but his eyes were indifferent, "Ah Feng, I'm not that kind. Maybe, I'm more cruel than you imagined."
Sister Feng left his embrace and frowned at him.
Gu Xingchi stroked her face with a gentle expression, "The person closest to me besides my grandmother is you."
Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat, and she had mixed feelings for a while.After a while she said: "There are also our children."
Although Gu Xingchi said so, she still felt that his attitude towards Mrs. Xu was very strange, it seemed that he was too indifferent, like a stranger.
The sixth princess's dislike for Gu Xingchi is also very strange.
She felt that there must be a big secret that she didn't know, but soon, the truth would come to light.
……
The Lu family waited and watched for a few more days, and found that it was really impossible for Lin Ruhai to agree to Lu Li's marriage to Daiyu, so they had no choice but to stop thinking about it and choose from other families in the capital.
Finally, Cheng Wan, the daughter-in-law of Marquis Wu Ding, was selected.
Marquis Wu Ding loved Cheng Wan very much, and he wanted to find a man with a gentle personality and noble character. Such a man would treat his daughter well.Therefore, when the Lu family brought up this matter, he readily accepted it, but he made a final decision only after asking Cheng Wan's opinion.
The two families rejoiced and got engaged, and the day of the big wedding was selected, and the Lu family began to get busy.
"Fortunately, your grandmother is not an idiot, she was not shaken by the pitiful appearance of the mother and daughter." Naturally, the mother and daughter were talking about the daughter-in-law of Lin Suxian and Mrs. Lu's younger sister.
Lu Sirou said: "Grandmother is a bit arbitrary in doing things, but she is still very clear about major issues."
Mrs. Lu watched the servant girls running around, "But it's not a long-term solution for the mother and daughter to live in Lu's house forever."
"Look at what mother said, our Lu family is not short of these two meals. If the mother and daughter are kicked out, outsiders don't know what to say about us."
Mrs. Lu tapped her forehead, and said with a smile: "You girl, is this a matter of a few bites? I'm afraid they will cause some embarrassing things."
Lu Sirou smiled and said: "The Lin family is also a scholarly family, they are the most law-abiding and respectful, and they will not do anything out of the ordinary."
"Forget it, it's useless to say these things, anyway, they will stay in the house for a long time." Mrs. Lu mocked, "Your grandmother is really high-minded, no wonder she refused to reveal the news before, so it turned out that the girl from the Lin family had her eyes on her before she was a filial piety. It's a pity that Mrs. Lin disagreed. Her wishful thinking was wrong, so she had to settle for the next best thing and choose to start a family. The Lin family's children are weak, and Mrs. Lin only has such a daughter, so naturally she should be considerate of her. If I were him , and also unwilling to let the only daughter marry into the Lu family. Your grandmother not only took a fancy to Miss Lin's appearance and background, but also the property of the Lin family. I also heard that Miss Lin is not in good health. What is the old lady's idea? I saw it right away. She thought Mrs. Lin was a civil servant and a high-ranking official, so she would appreciate Lu Li. Mrs. Lin might appreciate your second brother's talent, but she wouldn't entrust her with her life. Although I hope your second brother You can marry a good girl, but you won't be able to calculate others like this."
Lu Sirou smiled, "I know, mother is the most sensible person."
Mrs. Lu sighed, "They are all parents. I naturally understand Master Lin's painstaking efforts. And your grandmother, who is too old to enjoy the family relationship, is all about planning for the future prosperity of the Lu family. To put it bluntly If you are not filial, even if the Lu family is extremely rich and prosperous in the future, will she still be able to enjoy it at such an old age?"
Lu Sirou was used to Madam Lu's outspokenness in private, so she said lightly, "Aren't many families the same?"
Mrs. Lu shook her head, "Forget it, let's take a step forward. Your second brother's marriage is settled, and it's time to worry about you. Rou'er, do you really not consider His Royal Highness Prince Qing?"
Lu Sirou said: "Mother, I really don't want to. Besides, I can tell that His Royal Highness King Qing doesn't like me."
Madam Lu of course puts Lu Sirou's wishes first, "However, your grandmother went to the palace to visit Concubine Xian yesterday. However, judging by her appearance, things should not have happened."
Lu Sirou laughed, "Grandmother wanted to use filial piety to put pressure on the virtuous concubine to ask His Majesty to give her a marriage. It didn't work out, and the virtuous concubine did not agree. No, the virtuous concubine directly refused because of her lack of filial piety, but no It will disrespect King Qing's opinion, so the reason why Concubine Xian rejected grandmother's proposal is because King Qing disagreed, it seems that King Qing really has no affection for me."
Mrs. Lu snorted coldly, "Your grandmother is used to being praised, and sometimes she hits a wall. However, His Highness Prince Qing is not young, and it's time to marry a princess. I don't know what girl is right for him."
"Won't we know after a few days at the banquet?"
Spring is here, and the weather is warm, so a banquet will be held in the palace, and the wives are invited to bring the girls into the palace to participate.Someone revealed that this banquet was to choose concubines for King Fu and King Qing.Among the emperor's several sons, only these two princes have not yet had concubines, so this palace banquet must be very lively.
Sister Feng is pregnant, so of course she can't go, but the Jia family and Daiyu must go.But the Lin family has no mistress, so Daiyu can only enter the palace with the Jia family.
But when Mrs. Liu came back from the palace with her two daughters, Sister Feng heard an unexpected news.
"What are you talking about, King Fu is interested in a girl from the Lin family?" Sister Feng almost choked on the water.
Ping'er hurriedly took the veil for her, then stroked her chest, "Ma'am, be careful."
Liu said: "Is this fake? Everyone at the banquet saw it. King Fu found Miss Lin in the crowd as soon as he came. Everyone can understand. I know that you and Miss Lin have a good relationship, so I will come back and tell you immediately. "
Seeing Sister Feng's surprised expression, Mrs. Liu said again: "What kind of virtue is King Fu? Who in the whole capital doesn't know? He has no destiny for that position, and he is not liked by His Majesty. He is also greedy for wine and lust. Who is willing to marry their daughter? But he After all, he is the emperor's son, if he says that there is a girl he likes and asks to go to His Majesty, will His Majesty agree?"
After a while, Sister Feng realized from the shock, "Even if King Fu begged His Majesty, His Majesty would not directly issue a decree to confer a marriage. He would always call Mr. Lin and ask Mr. Lin's wishes."
Mrs. Liu was startled, "Could it be possible that Lord Lin dares to refuse His Majesty?"
Sister Feng smiled slightly, "Your Majesty can understand Mrs. Lin's love for her daughter. But what I don't understand is, King Fu has never met Sister Lin before, so why did he directly look for her as his target?"
Liu rubbed the pattern on the teacup, and murmured: "You mean someone behind the scenes to guide you? Could it be some prince or empress?"
Sister Feng looked at the charcoal fire in front of her, and said in a low tone, "No. No matter which prince marries Daiyu, it will be a great help. Other princes have a concubine and can't marry Daiyu. Why are you still doing this? The good help can be pushed to the other princes?"
If she guessed right, someone knew that Lin Ruhai could not marry Daiyu to a dude prince, and felt that Lin Ruhai had no guts to offend King Fu and His Majesty, so Lin Ruhai was desperate and quickly engaged Daiyu.When the emperor asked, Lin Ruhai could say that he was betrothed to Daiyu a long time ago, so he could only live up to His Majesty's love, so that the Emperor would not blame him.
"Who thought of this as a bad move?" Liu said out of righteous indignation.She sometimes speaks bluntly, but she is aboveboard.
"Then we have to see who has been to Lin's house in the past few days." Sister Feng said.
In fact, there was no need to wait for a few days, as soon as the banquet ended, someone went to the Lin family.Probably, they also felt that Lin Ruhai was as impatient as they were.
Lin House.
Lin Ruhai came late, Li Wan, Fu Qiufang and Mrs. Xing had been waiting for a while.
Even though he had already written the manuscript, when Li Wan saw Lin Ruhai, he still didn't say anything immediately.
In fact, she didn't want to participate in this matter, but Mrs. Wang was gone, so she could only take part in this matter, and she had to listen to Mother Jia's orders.Furthermore, the Lin family has an in-law relationship with the second room of the Rongguo Mansion, so they can also help her son.Jia Lan's career in the imperial examination was ruined, and he always wanted to find another way out.
Li Wan exchanged pleasantries with Lin Ruhai before talking about business.
"Why don't you see sister Lin?"
Lin Ruhai said: "There are some things in the back house that she needs to deal with. If you want to see her, I will send someone to call her over."
"Don't bother me." Li Wan hurriedly said, trying to make herself smile naturally, pointing to the handsome woman beside her, "This aunt is Jia Mei, a cousin of Aunt Min, and she will come into the palace with me today, The girl has seen it too."
Jia Mei gave Lin Ruhai a salute, "Little girl has met Master Lin."
Jia Mei is a girl from the side branch of Jia's family. She is only in her twenties this year. Because her mother passed away and she had to observe filial piety, her fiancé's family called off the marriage, and it has been delayed until now.
Now, in order to win over the Lin family, Jia Mu and Jia Zheng thought of her.
"You're too polite." He didn't stare at the other girl, took a sip of tea and asked her to sit down.
Li Wan sighed in his heart, and said: "After Aunt Min passed away, the old lady has been thinking about her, and she can't sleep well, always dreaming of her. I thought that sister Lin would be able to comfort the old lady when she was with her. But girls will eventually return to their parents. Ever since Sister Lin left, the old lady has often been unable to eat and fall asleep, but it is not easy to snatch Sister Lin away from you. I am just worried about her. Now seeing that she can take care of herself I'm sure you can rest assured. After discussing with everyone, the old lady plans to adopt Aunt Mei, and she will be Aunt Min's direct sister from now on. With her by her side, it is the same as Aunt Min's by her side."
Lin Ruhai didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and he didn't think it was sudden. He just nodded and said, "That's very good. If Min'er finds out, she will be happy for the old lady." Anyway, it has nothing to do with him.
From the beginning to the end, Lin Ruhai didn't look at Jia Mei directly, and Li Wan couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
Did she think that Lin Ruhai was the same as the man from the Jia family, that she couldn't move her eyes when she saw a more handsome woman?As a man, he naturally couldn't stare at a strange woman.
She patted Jia Mei's hand and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law is calm and gentle. She usually stays at home and reads and practice calligraphy when she has nothing to do. I happen to have the same interests as Sister Lin, so we will definitely hit it off." She turned around He turned to Jia Mei and said, "Didn't my aunt say on the way back that there was one thing I couldn't figure out when I was reading yesterday? Sister Lin loves poetry and books and has unique insights. Why don't you ask her for advice?"
Lin Ruhai naturally knew that Daiyu was extremely intelligent, but he still said modestly: "Mrs. Li is overrated, what does she know at such a young age?"
Li Wan pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Master Lin is too modest. Even the imperial concubine is full of praise for Sister Lin's talent."
Hearing this, Lin Ruhai no longer pretended to be modest, and smiled politely and distantly, "Since the girl doesn't dislike the little girl's shallow knowledge, I'll ask someone to take the girl to find her."
Jia Mei was a little nervous and a little shy.Li Wan said: "Hurry up and go, Sister Lin couldn't be more lenient and enthusiastic, she will definitely give her all."
Her face changed really quickly, as if when Daiyu lived in Rongguo Mansion, she never said in private that Daiyu was noble, mean and petty.
Lin Ruhai, Li Wan and the others were not familiar with each other, and they had official duties, so they didn't want to gossip with them.After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I don't know why you guys are here today?"
Li Wan thought about it, and said: "Master Lin has heard about what happened at the banquet, right?"
Lin Ruhai was just silent and didn't speak.
Li Wan thought he was in trouble, and blamed himself: "Speaking of which, it's our fault that we didn't hide Sister Lin well, so that she was noticed by King Fu. To be honest, according to Sister Lin's background and appearance, it is natural for her to be a princess." It was more than enough, but King Fu was indeed a bad-natured dandy prince, and many wealthy families would not dare to let him see their daughter, for fear that he would fall in love with him and ask His Majesty to marry him, which would ruin their daughter's lifelong happiness. It never occurred to me that he actually fell in love with Sister Lin. What if he really begged His Majesty? This is the emperor's son after all..."
Lin Ruhai put down the teacup, with a calm expression, "Mrs. Li, please be careful. My daughter has always been cautious in her words and deeds, and she didn't dare to go overboard. How did she get in touch with the current prince? She just participated in the At a banquet, Mrs. Li uttered all these rumors, I'm afraid it will damage my daughter's reputation."
Even if there were rumors in the capital, they were discussed in private. Who would dare to speak in front of Lin Ruhai?The Jia family was really impatient.
If Lin Ruhai didn't know what the Jia family was going to do by now, he would have been an official for so many years in vain.Although he was annoyed, he still had to be polite to Li Wan and the others.
Fu Qiufang didn't speak, Madam Xing was busy trying to smooth things over, "We have no other intentions, just want to remind Mr. Lin, so that Mr. Lin can be prepared."
Lin Ruhai said: "Then thank you all. It's just a rumor, it can't be true."
"We are also thinking about Miss Lin. The royal family members cannot be provoked easily, and they are the most unscrupulous. The old lady is worried about sister Lin, and she is also anxious to get angry. She can't wait to watch her under her nose, for fear of being tricked."
Lin Ruhai didn't seem to understand the implication in Mrs. Xing's words, "Yu'er has never made enemies with others, so who can be tricked by her? The old lady is really too worried."
Li Wan and Mrs. Xing were secretly worried, they couldn't just say, let Daiyu and Jia Baoyu be engaged?
Shaoqing, the housekeeper came over and wanted to report to Lin Ruhai, so Lin Ruhai took the opportunity to leave.
Mrs. Xing said to Li Wan: "I have said everything that needs to be said. Master Lin doesn't want to get in. What should we do? Could it be that he really had the heart to let his daughter marry King Fu? The old lady is Miss Lin's direct grandmother. It can solve the urgent need, and you can also kiss and kiss, and there is an old lady looking after her, and no one bullies her, why does Master Lin disagree?"
Li Wan said: "We have tried our best, and the old lady can't blame us."
This was originally something that the second room should do its best, and Mrs. Xing did not insist, "If that's the case, let's go back and deal with business."
After waiting for a while, Jia Mei came back, and they all went back to Rongguo Mansion together.Along the way, Li Wan asked Jia Mei and Daiyu how they got along.
"Miss Lin is quite a nice person. She has extensive knowledge and good manners. I feel ashamed of myself in front of her." Jia Mei thought for a while before she felt that this was the most appropriate way to say it.
But it didn't say whether Daiyu was warm to her or not.
Mrs. Xing didn't think too much about it, she just smiled and said: "When you get the old lady's name, you will be Miss Lin's aunt in the future, so it's justifiable to come to the house to visit my niece."
Thinking of her father's advice to her, Jia Mei nodded, "I listen to the old lady."
She can't be an old girl at home all her life, and many sisters-in-law and sister-in-law secretly laugh at her, and her father is also worried about her.Therefore, the old lady was willing to adopt her, and her father agreed without thinking about it.
Although Lin Ruhai was much older than her, she was handsome, not like those bad old men, but an important minister in the court, so why would she be dissatisfied.Lin Ruhai has no son, if she can give birth to a son, she will enjoy endless glory and wealth in this life, and everything in the Lin family belongs to her.
For her own future, she could only give up her face and cooperate with Jia's family to go to Lin's mansion to 'ask' Daiyu more often.
The person sent by Sister Feng told her what the Jia family had done, and they were angry and funny.
"No wonder, no wonder the imperial concubine not only invited me into the palace after the miscarriage, but also invited Daiyu into the palace. It turns out that she has been plotting since then. I'm still surprised, King Fu hates you so much and is afraid of you. Why do you want to participate in the Gu family's reward?" Mei Yan? Dare to take a look at Sister Lin. Today’s banquet in the palace is to choose a concubine for the two princes, and King Fu told everyone openly that he has taken a fancy to Sister Lin, and then the Jia family can take advantage of it.” Sister Feng He said coldly, "It's the Jia family's style to be so selfish and reckless."
Gu Xingchi fed her the cut pears, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "First Mrs. Wang committed a crime and was exiled, and then the imperial concubine fell out of favor. Shouldn't they be anxious? The noble daughters of other families don't want to marry into her." For his family, we can only keep an eye on the Lin family's trap."
"But Master Lin doesn't agree, what about the Jia family?"
"Did you forget that the Jia family brought a side branch girl to the Lin family today."
Sister Feng snorted softly, "It seems that the Jia family has decided to rely on the Lin family."
Gu Xingchi poked her in the face, "Don't think too much, Mr. Lin will naturally be able to deal with it. Besides, even if he wants to marry a stepwife, it's not surprising, it's not surprising that he will be a widower for the rest of his life."
Sister Feng grabbed his hand, stared at him and said: "I hear what you mean, if I'm not here, you will definitely continue the string, right?"
Gu Xingchi frowned, "You and I will naturally grow old together, don't say these things are unlucky."
Sister Feng was unhappy, "Don't evade the question, answer quickly. If I die, will you... um..."
Gu Xingchi pressed her lips with his fingers, and smiled helplessly, "Okay, I'll answer you. You are the only one in my life. Except for you, no woman can fall into my eyes."
Sister Feng took his hand off, doubtful, "Don't you just play tricks on me?"
Gu Xingchi immediately said: "There is absolutely no falsehood."
After thinking about it, she said again: "What if someone forces you to continue?"
Gu Xingchi couldn't laugh or cry, "Do you think anyone can force me?"
"That may be, who knows what will happen in the future." Sister Feng said with emotion, "There are very few men in this world who can be consistent."
Gu Xingchi: "..."
"Hey, she moved." Sister Feng suddenly tugged on his clothes and said loudly.
"what?"
Sister Feng showed joy, and pointed to her lower abdomen, "Son, I feel her move."
Gu Xingchi looked at her in surprise, and then attached his ear to her. After a while, he raised his head and said, "I don't feel it."
Sister Feng was discouraged, and said in a bad mood: "Get up, I could feel it, but it disappeared as soon as you heard it."
Gu Xingchi was at a loss, he felt that he was wronged, and he did nothing wrong at all.
Sister Feng leaned on his shoulder and said nothing for a long time.Just when Gu Xingchi thought she was asleep, Sister Feng suddenly opened her eyes and shook him.
"I slept too much during the day, and now I can't sleep."
Gu Xingchi suggested: "Why don't I read the script for you?"
Sister Feng shook her head.
After a moment of silence, Gu Xingchi said again: "Why don't I accompany you for a walk in the garden?"
Sister Feng looked at him, "I want to eat."
Gu Xingchi got up, "I'm going to the small kitchen."
Sister Feng grabbed him, "I want to eat the sauced pig's feet you brought from Linjiang Pavilion the day before yesterday."
The corners of Gu Xingchi's mouth twitched, his gaze complicated.
"I just had dinner and another plate of fruit, can you still eat?"
Sister Feng frowned, her tone impatient, "But I just want to..."
"Okay, the lady wants whatever she wants." Gu Xingchi hurriedly comforted her.Then he got up, took his coat and put it on.
He felt that Sister Feng's temper had become worse and worse recently, so he could only follow her and not make her angry.Although sometimes making trouble for no reason, he seems to... still like it?
On the second day, after the early court, the emperor left Lin Ruhai alone.
The emperor didn't beat around the bush and asked, "Does Lin Qing know why I asked you to stay?"
Lin Ruhai said: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."
The emperor laughed, "You don't have to be cautious, Lin Qing. What I want to talk about is a private matter, but it is actually a family matter."
Lin Ruhai knew it well, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor's eyes flashed brightly, and he said with a smile: "Lin Qing has always been our country's arm, my right arm, and I trust you very much. That being the case, I want to have a son and daughter with you, what does Lin Qing think?"
Lin Ruhai thought about the emperor's meaning, and immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you for your love, but please forgive me, I can't."
The emperor was thinking a lot, but just said "Oh", "Why?"
Lin Ruhai knew that the emperor had an uncertain and suspicious temperament, so it was best to tell the truth in front of him.So he said directly: "Your Majesty, I only have this one daughter, and I don't expect her to enjoy glory, nor do I seek fame, wealth and status. I only hope that her life will be safe and smooth."
The emperor was very satisfied with Lin Ruhai's remarks.
If Lin Ruhai really has the intention of forming a party, the first sentence should be to ask: I don't know which prince?
And Lin Ruhai didn't even ask, but directly refused, which shows that he really didn't have this intention.
The emperor didn't embarrass him, just waved his hand and let him go back.
Then he called Zhang Ming over, "Someone go and find out when King Fu met Lin Ruhai's daughter."
After leaving the palace, Lin Ruhai touched his forehead, looked back at the palace gate, and said to the servant: "Go back to the mansion."
The people behind him dared to plot against His Majesty without knowing his mind at all, and if they were unlucky, don't blame him.
Two days later, the emperor made a decree. It turned out that His Majesty bestowed a marriage on Liu Qinglan, the daughter of King Fu and General Liu.
Some people speculated that the emperor did it on purpose, just to find someone to control King Fu.Who in the capital doesn't know that General Liu's daughter, like General Liu, doesn't like red clothes and prefers armed forces. She has a bad temper, and she doesn't have the gentleness and dignity of a lady at all. At the age of 17, no one dares to come to propose marriage.The emperor wanted to give his daughter a marriage. He must have been overjoyed, and happily agreed.
Miss Liu's mother, Sister Feng, also saw it in Qingxu, so she could imagine Miss Liu's temperament.
King Fu has a concubine, so it's time for King Qing.Compared with King Fu, King Qing is really a better candidate for a son-in-law.
On this day, as soon as the court was over, Gu Xingchi left the palace to buy sauced pig's trotters for Sister Feng.In the past few days, Sister Feng seems to be obsessed with eating pig's trotters.
"Master Hou." King Qing called to him from behind, "Why is Master Hou in such a hurry? It's still early, why don't we go to Yipinlou to taste tea together?"
Gu Xingchi glanced at him and raised his brows, "I don't have the leisure and leisure of His Royal Highness Qing."
After saying that, he moved forward again.
King Qing didn't feel that he was being humiliated, he shook his head and smiled, and chased after him again.
"Master Hou, Xiao Wang has something to ask for."
Gu Xingchi turned around with a surprised expression, looked him up and down for a moment, and finally his eyes fell on the entourage behind him.
"Your Highness's words really flattered me." He said with a half-smile: "Could it be that His Highness is interested in inviting me to play chess? It's a pity that I'm not interested in it now."
"Of course not." King Qing said with a smile.
"Not because of this, but because of what?"
The entourage stepped forward and lifted the thing in his hand.King Qing said sincerely: "Please trouble Lord Hou to help Xiao Wang transfer it to someone."
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