[Red Mansions] Guide to "The Empress of the Wise"

The fourth prince walked away with a flick of his sleeves, Wang Shuo came out from behind the screen, and comforted the restless Princess Fuhui, saying: "Mother, don't worry, your majesty is so unwise, the fourth prince is just a clown, don't worry about it."

"It's the prince after all." Princess Fuhui said anxiously.

Yes, after all, it is the blood of the royal family. When Wang Shuo was trapped in the back house, the servants were all proud of it; but Wang Shuo really came to this point and found that the blood of the royal family was worthless.

"As long as I don't want to, no one can force me, mother, don't worry!" Wang Shuo promised that no one can force her.

The Ximan mission finally arrived in the capital amid the "expectations" of everyone, presented their credentials, presented the Ximan princess, asked for marriage, and lived in Honglu Temple.

Princess An Rou has already made an engagement with the prince of the Kangping Hou Mansion, and the imperial decree has been issued; Princess Qinghe has been led to practice in the Bodhi Temple in Shanxi, and will soon escape into Buddhism.Among the three most popular candidates in Beijing, it seems that only Wang Shuo has remained silent. Everyone is guessing that this candidate is undoubtedly Wang Shuo.

"They are all foolish men and women, listen to their noise." Wang Shuo said disdainfully.

"But Your Majesty hasn't issued a decree for so long..." The Ximan Mission has lived in Honglu Temple for several days, and the imperial court has not produced a charter. Princess Fuhui is very disturbed.

"Princess An Rou is His Majesty's own daughter. His Majesty loves her so much, so he had to find her a husband and son-in-law early. This is normal. But Qinghe just made a fool of himself. He went to say goodbye to his younger brother before the mission arrived. All the affairs of the family have been taken care of properly, and she has successfully become a monk. She treats someone as a fool. You see, the remaining power in her hand has been wiped out by His Majesty." Wang Shuo took the secret letter in his hand Pass it to Princess Fuhui, and let her see the end of Princess Qinghe's self-assertion.

"The candidate is Qinghe, right?" Princess Fuhui asked hopefully.

"Probably not wrong." Wang Shuo sighed.Qinghe had harmed her, Wang Shuo didn't have the mind of a saint, and he only hoped that he would never see each other again in this life.If Qinghe could get married before the mission arrived, she would not try to destroy it; but now that she is going to marry Ximan, Wang Shuo doesn't have much emotion.

Wang Shuo felt that everything was under control, so he had to wait quietly to see that Qinghe was married to Ximan.

On this day, at the court meeting, the most recent hot spot was the relationship with Ximan. The courtiers quarreled around this topic for a long time, and suddenly the four princes came out and said: "I want to report to my father, the marriage between the two countries will strengthen the diplomatic relations, so that the border will not be reopened." In the flames of war, there are immeasurable merits for the country and the people, and the sons and ministers are the heroes of the marriage, please seal her, ask the father to make her a princess, and send a large army to marry her, so as to live up to the loyalty of the loyal and righteous people for the country."

"It should be." The emperor nodded, it was all routine, what the fourth prince said was basically nonsense: "Do you have someone to choose?"

"Returning to father, Princess Gao Min is the daughter of Princess Fuhui, the grandson of Du Taiwei who rules Uncle Wang, with noble background, Hui Min Shuzhen, should take on this important task." The fourth prince reported back.

"Oh? Gao Min?" The emperor looked around, looking for someone who could speak for Gao Min, but he couldn't find him in the hall.Prince Yong's old illness relapsed, and Tu Jin hadn't been to court for a few days, and stayed at home to attend to the illness.Mrs. Wang is also a person who has not been in court for a long time, and today is not a grand court meeting; and Wang Shouzhong also happened to be ill, so in the entire court, there is no one who can really represent Wang Shuo and be the master of Wang Shuo.

"Exactly. Father, although this son-in-law said this to worry about the country, it was actually reported to the father by the son-in-law of the royal family. This is a memorial, with the seal of Gao Min's biological father Wang Shouzhong on it. As an uncle, son-in-law, no matter how much you love Gao Min, you must also respect her family's wishes." The fourth prince pulled out a memorial from his sleeve, and the chief executive trotted down to take it and presented it to His Majesty.

Even if His Majesty is old and dim-sighted, he can tell at a glance that it is definitely the seal of the Wang family. This seal has been used by the old lady Wang, and the subordinates who fought together are still familiar with it.The emperor couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. Prince Yong's mansion was originally convicted of colluding with Ximan. Although he was exonerated later, but now that he thinks about it, he feels that there is no trouble without trouble. The emperor never wants Wang Shuo to have anything to do with Ximan again, but he personally wrote the letter What does it mean to ask?Ximan is not a good place to go, could it be that Wang Shouzhong made his own decision?Impossible, someone as strong as Wang Shuo, who can be her master.

Holding the memorial, the emperor had a lot of thoughts for a while, and was about to open his mouth to make an order, Zhongshan King Tu Geng came out and said: "I am so loyal to the king and the country, I also want to see the demeanor. Please give me a look, Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded his head in agreement, and the chief executive took the memorial to Tu Geng. Tu Geng read it back and forth twice, and whispered something in the chief inspector's ear, and the chief inspector hurriedly passed it on to the emperor.

For such an indecent act at the court meeting, the fourth prince stared with anger, but the courtiers pretended not to see it.Because His Majesty has not indulged King Zhongshan for a day or two, and King Zhongshan has done things even without rules.

"Okay, I have my own opinion on this matter. Let's discuss other things first." The emperor withheld the discount and ignored it.

The fourth prince wanted to come out and say something, but the official standing next to him gently tugged at his sleeve. He was an official who was close to the fourth prince, and the fourth prince was aggrieved and retreated into the queue.

After the next dynasty, the emperor left King Zhongshan to speak, so favored by all officials, it was normal for all officials.

"Boy Geng, tell me why you can't make an order." His Majesty turned back to the living room, changed into his normal clothes, and asked Tu Geng who was sitting at the bottom.

"Speaking of which, there are public and private points to talk about." Tu Geng said, "Gong Min, Yu Gong, is not a good candidate. Sister Fuhui only has such a daughter, and the Wang family is also someone who has made great contributions to our family. The pearl held in the palm of the hand is just sent to Ximan, isn't this forcing the courtiers to feel cold? Besides, there is still the face of the Yongwang Mansion! You let me pay attention to the movement in the northwest. The death of the Zhongyong County King is naturally true, but I always think that there is no wind, no waves, no grass, no roots, just for the sake of peace of mind, and it’s better to avoid it. To tell you something you don’t like to hear, Gao Min is not a weak woman. At that time, the sky will be high and the emperor will be far away, and she will not be able to control her anymore. If the married person is unwilling, don't forget that there is a precedent in the Han Dynasty."

"Didn't his family ask for this?" The emperor trembled.

Tu Geng walked behind the emperor with a smile, slowly squeezed his shoulders, and said affectionately: "You are testing me! Seals are dead, but people are alive. What's the big deal about forging one and stealing it to use it? Looking at the seal of the dead is not as good as watching the temperament of a living person. When Gao Min was young, several cousins ​​went to ask for a marriage, but Sister Fuhui refused, so why would you want Gao Min to marry to Ximan?"

Hearing Tu Geng's casual tone, the emperor felt that it didn't look like Fu Hui and Gao Min's usual style. He couldn't be sure whether the fourth prince directed and acted himself, or if the fourth prince was also deceived by others, so he changed the subject and said: " Isn't it still private? Tell me too."

Tu Geng smiled softly, and said: "If you say this privately, don't laugh at me."

"Let's talk, let's talk." The emperor patted Tu Geng's hand in a good mood and said.

"I regard Gao Min as my sister."

"What, sister? Where did you talk about relatives?" The emperor turned around and asked in astonishment.

Tu Geng put down his massaging hand, and said sadly, "Nurse always told me that my sister was martyred in the First Battle of Jinling. At that time, she was covered in blood and died exhausted from killing the enemy. After so many years, how many ladies in the imperial capital, with this I'm so courageous, and I only saw Gao Min. When she was beating the Wendeng drum, I was the one who led the way, seeing her bright red body, I couldn't help but feel a little love for my house."

"Alas, Zhaoming is a hero among women." The emperor sighed. The daughter of Crown Prince Kang Su was posthumously conferred the title of Princess Zhaoming, and mourned after her death.

Tu Geng started to pinch the emperor's shoulders again, and said softly: "It's not that I really treat her as a sister, it's more appropriate to say that she is a relative. She is so young, I treat her as a daughter!"

"Hahahaha, sister for a while, daughter for a while, and younger sister for a while, you, you can't even tell what your seniority is." The emperor laughed loudly, and Tu Geng blushed from embarrassment.

Tu Geng Caiyi entertained his relatives and finally made the emperor laugh. The emperor kept him for lunch before letting him out of the palace.

After Tu Geng left, the emperor casually asked the chief executive, "How many bastards have asked Gao Min to marry him?"

"That's right, His Royal Highness the First Prince asked for his eldest grandson to marry, His Highness the Second Prince recommended his wife and younger brother, and His Highness the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince both promised to be concubines. Didn't you ask the old slave last time? Later, I heard that eight The prince and uncle are all interested, and Her Royal Highness Princess Fuhui couldn't sit still, so she gave the old slave a pair of beauty bottles from the previous dynasty, and asked the old slave to beat the side drums for His Majesty."

"That's right, that's right." The emperor patted his forehead and said, "Remember, I scared you so cunning back then, alas, Fu Hui doesn't seem like someone who would do such a thing, by the way, what about the beauty bottle?" ? That's a good thing."

"Oh, my lord, what kind of genius and earth treasure have you never seen before, and you just miss the three melons and two dates of the old slave..." The chief executive made a grievance.

"I just like to see your frowning face..." The emperor laughed, and the chief steward took advantage of the opportunity to bring the topic to antiques.

The news that the four princes of the court meeting invited Wang Shuo to get married quickly spread in the imperial capital.When the news spread to Wang's family, Madam Liu was persuading Princess Fuhui to get some food for the sick Wang Shouzhong.

Hearing this, Princess Fuhui was furious, throwing her teacup to the ground, and said in a hateful voice: "Nurse also asked me to see this wolf-hearted thing, if there is one, there will be two, I will say that this kind of person also wears my good medicinal materials! If a pack of rat poison killed his dog, it would be cheap for him! He dared to play Shuo'er's idea, why didn't he just sell himself! This dog!"

Princess Fuhui didn't care about her upbringing, she just opened her mouth with foul and foul words, and she was very suspicious that Wang Shouzhong was pretending to be sick. Otherwise, why did the fourth prince make trouble today, and no one who could speak for Wang Shuo went.

His Majesty did not issue an order on the spot when King Zhongshan came forward to dissuade her. Princess Fuhui hurriedly packed a generous gift and sent it to the Palace of King Zhongshan.