crossing into bastard

Yu Cheng first stepped forward and asked the clerk, "Is there any jade that you can give away?"

The man smiled and said: "Is there any jade that can be bought? This year, the prince is sick and has not purchased any goods. These are all here. If you like it, you can buy one and take it home."

Yu Cheng shook his head and said, "I can't get it out, so I'll look for it again."

The prince's face darkened. After going out, they went back to the palace directly. The two shops are managed by Liu Guanshi. But this morning, I heard Liu Guanshi say that a lot of new goods have been bought this year and a lot of money has been spent. , but when I went to the shop to see, there was nothing, where did the goods come in, and where did the money go.

The prince is just sick, not about to die. How could these stewards dare to come so blatantly? Yu Cheng paid attention to it, went to the outer courtyard, talked with those servants, and heard a lot of news. The people outside didn't know The prince's illness is only known to be getting worse every day, and he hasn't gotten out of bed for a year. When he got married, he seemed to fall off while riding a horse. There were many rumors that the prince would not be able to survive this winter.

The servants in the outer court had heard about the princess, and it was a good man who came to celebrate, or marry the prince, everyone showed sympathy, seeing that Yu Cheng seemed to have no understanding of the prince, He automatically made up a bloody tragedy, because the prince didn't want to see this princess.

The last time a servant delivered the wrong radish to the prince's small kitchen, which almost killed the princess. At that time, everyone knew that the princess had to go to the kitchen to cook for the prince herself. The linen cloth proves this point even more.

Yu Cheng also pretended to show a helpless expression, and the servants secretly told Yu Chengdao: "The prince has no heirs. If this disease is not cured, the palace will be defeated, so some people started to plan on their own. Although the princess is happy, but also You can't wait like this, if the old concubine annoys you by then, it will be too late."

Back in Chiyuan, Yu Cheng told all that he had heard in the outer court. The prince's face was livid with anger, and he slapped the table heavily and said: "They borrowed their guts and dared to fool this king. They want to die."

"My lord." Yu Cheng said: "This is not an easy matter. It has only been a year since you were ill, and now you have improved a lot. Logically speaking, no matter how courageous the stewards are, they dare not make a move at this time. Did they hear something else?"

The prince's face was gloomy, and it was inconvenient to check them one by one now. The trusted followers around him returned to their hometown. Who could not be used in the outer court, the prince said to Yu Cheng: "I want to know what the outsiders have passed on."

Yu Cheng nodded, but he ordered Xiao Qing to inquire and gave Xiao Qing some money so that the people below and the people below could hear the most real news. If Yu Cheng was going to the outer courtyard to inquire, it might arouse the suspicion of the stewards. Why don't you let Xiaoqing come and listen to the people, go to the kitchen in the outer courtyard, and get in touch with the people in the kitchen. The kitchen has food deliverers coming in, and the news is the best. People who can walk outside generally don't He will gossip in the mansion, only the kitchen staff, not so cautious.

Xiaoqing thought it was Yu Cheng who was curious about the prince, and went to inquire about it, her face turned pale with fright, Xiao Qing said to Yu Cheng: "People outside are saying that the prince will not survive this winter, and it is said that it is from the palace, that it is from the imperial hospital. Some people said it was true, saying that there is no cure for the prince's illness, and now he is just hanging on his life, even the emperor has no choice but to wait for death."

Yu Cheng said, "Is everyone outside spreading the word?"

Xiaoqing nodded and said: "Yes, soon after the prince fell ill, the outside world spread the word."

Yu Cheng was silent for a while and asked: "Did the Yu family hear the rumors long ago?"

Xiaoqing lowered her head and said in a low voice: "The servants of the Yu family only said that the prince will not live long, and the slaves didn't hear anything else."

Yu Cheng rewarded Xiaoqing with broken silver, Xiaoqing took the silver, thought for a while and said: "The Yu family is outside, doing business in the name of the lord, and it is said that the business of the lord will be handed over to the Yu family in the future."

"What?" Ding Cheng stood up and said in disbelief, "The Yu family dares to do such a thing?"

Xiaoqing said: "Aunt Yu entered the palace, and from time to time sent her maids to deliver letters to Yu's house, and even brought back gifts from the prince to Yu's house, so everyone felt that the prince trusted Yu's house."

Yu Cheng's head was congested, so Xiaoqing was asked to go down first, and walked around the room irritably. There is no need to come to the door at all, just do it in private.

Yu Cheng went to look for Aunt Yu. Aunt Yu was holding her arms by Nanny Jin, talking and laughing, eating fruit, and seemed to be enjoying herself. When Yu Cheng walked in, Nanny Jin stood up straight and saluted. Standing up, he bowed his knees weakly to salute, stood aside and yawned, as if Yu Cheng was still acting.

Yu Cheng was furious, and said: "You can stop what the Yu family is doing outside, the prince is now clear about the business outside."

"The prince's spirit is in charge of business matters." Aunt Yu said indifferently: "When the prince has something to do, just send a message to the family."

"My lord is starting to act now. Guanshi Liu in the outer court is bullying Manshang. My lord will deal with him tomorrow. I'm in a hurry to stop because my lord doesn't know about Yu's family now." Give something to Yu’s family, and you will hurt yourself sooner or later if you release the news.”

"Why did you hurt yourself?" Aunt Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "The Yu family is not your home? Do you know what you did with the money you earned? There are so many aunts, sons and daughters in the family, and they don't spend money on food and clothing. Don’t you forget, princess, you are also a member of the Yu family. Whether the prince can find out about this outside business depends on your ability. The Yu family will not be able to accept it for a while. We have to earn enough for this year’s expenses.”

"The Yu family wants to make money and do business. I'll go and tell the lord that if the lord agrees, the Yu family can make money freely." Yu Cheng said: "But you are doing this behind the lord's back. I just think you can't be trusted."

"If you want to talk about it, you can talk about it." Aunt Yu said to Yu Cheng in a vicious voice: "If you can talk to the prince every day, you can show it to me, right? The person who is about to step into the grave is the one If the prince agrees, how long can the Yu family earn? What the Yu family is relying on now is the trust of the prince, but it is not the prince's agreement to start a small business. Do you know how big the difference is?"

"I'll take my words here. Whether you listen or not is up to you. When something happens to Yu's family, don't blame me for not reminding you." Yu Cheng didn't like arguing with others, so he looked at Aunt Yu and said, "The prince is gone. There is still the old concubine in the palace, and even I, the concubine, cannot be the master of the palace, so you can continue to harm the Yu family."

Yu Cheng turned around and left. Aunt Yu swept down the teacup on the table angrily. There was a loud "crash!" and Nanny Jin said cautiously, "Don't be angry, it will be broken by Xiao Xiao." Auntie knows that if she finds an excuse to blame you, it will be a big loss."

"Be careful with this, and you can't do that. Is this palace a prison?" Aunt Yu said angrily, "A concubine dares to talk to me like that. What is he? The Yu family raised him for nothing. How long does he think he can be proud? If the prince is gone, there will be no place for him to stay in the palace. If the prince is well, can he have a baby with him? I want him to be able to give birth. "

Nanny Jin listened with her head down, and waited for Aunt Yu to send out the pool before she said, "Let the concubine know about this, I'm afraid the maidservant will not be full, do you want to send a message to the family first?"

"Go and tell your mother right now. Mother always has ideas and knows how to do it." Aunt Yu raised her chin and said, "Take some snacks from the mansion back home, and say they are rewarded by the prince."

"Yes." Nanny Jin withdrew.

After Dingcheng went back, he drank several glasses of water before he calmed down. Aunt Yu was confused, but the eldest wife was not, and she was very shrewd. At home, Yucheng looked at the time and went to the kitchen. Concubine Yu stayed in the kitchen making snacks. In order to make the prince eat well, Concubine Yu stayed in the kitchen these days.

Concubine Yu saw her younger brother's expression was not good, and asked worriedly: "Cheng'er, is it uncomfortable there?"

"It's okay, I ran around just now, and I'll be fine after a short rest." Yu Cheng casually said, there are some things that Yu Cheng didn't plan to tell his sister, because his sister's personality would only make him fearful and worried, so it's better not to say anything.

Concubine Lin accompanied the prince in Chiyuan's room, doing it herself, Ye'er didn't even need to serve the prince, but Concubine Lin snatched them all away. On one side, Aunt Xiao came in and bowed her knees and said, "Where is the dinner?"

"Put it outside." The prince came back to his senses and said, "You don't need to wait on the side, the princess will serve you."

The smile on Concubine Lin's face froze, Concubine Xiao said "yes" and stepped back, Concubine Lin snorted coldly in her heart, Concubine Xiao really couldn't bear it, she didn't even change her expression, Concubine Lin reluctantly Going back to her own room, Grandma Wang came in with food. Concubine Lin lost her appetite when she saw it, so she asked Grandma Wang to bring out the book. This matter cannot be delayed. The prince is getting more energetic every day. If the princess speaks in front of the prince A few words, let Concubine Yu get pregnant first, and I will have no place in this mansion.

Yu Cheng told the prince about the rumors outside, the prince was silent, after dinner, the prince went to bed early, Yu Cheng fiddled with the vegetables, took a bath, and then went to bed, the prince hugged Yu Cheng, and said in a low voice: "The king's illness, have you heard any rumors?"

Yu Cheng shook his head and said: "No one knows about the prince's illness, only that there is no cure, and no one even knows what the illness is."

The prince let go of his arms, looked at the top of the bed with his eyes open, and said in a deep voice: "Go to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow, and I need to deal with the matter in the outer courtyard."

On the second day, in the outer courtyard, all the stewards had arrived. The prince listened to the stewards' reports first, and then he asked Guanshi Liu: "If you buy goods now, can you catch up?"