"I haven't seen you for a few months. Uncle seems to be different from before." The monk took a new set of bamboo-carved cups, poured hot tea and placed it in front of Rongxia, "Please take it slow."
"You're welcome," Rong Xia took the teapot and poured the tea directly into the cup in his hand, "Did you bring her here on purpose?"
"Uncle, if the poor monk has such great ability, why should he stay in this temple?" The monk saw that Rongxia didn't drink the tea he poured, so he reached out and took the cup of tea and drank it directly, "Fu Le County Master Today's sudden visit, the poor monk is even more surprised than the uncle."
The atmosphere suddenly calmed down, and Rong Xia looked at the monk who didn't look like a monk: "She doesn't know about my affairs. In the future, you should be more cautious in front of her."
"Don't worry, Uncle, as far as the poor monk is concerned, she is nothing but a generous pilgrim," the monk looked a little rascal, "The monk temple doesn't have much leftover food, and it's all about these rich pilgrims for dozens of mouths up and down. Keeping it, the poor monk will not dare to offend.”
"Okay, you don't need to say these scenes in front of me," Rongxia put down the teacup, "what did you find?"
The monk dipped his finger in the tea on the table and wrote the word 2.
"The power moves people's hearts, this one can't sit still."
Rong Xia sneered: "The royal family is like this, it's not an earth-shattering event. Today, he likes the prince more, and he knows it well. You are here today to tell me about this?"
The monk's wrinkled face had a tolerant smile: "Why don't you worry, uncle, just be a poor monk to come to you to discuss Zen and sutras."
"I never believe in Buddhism, nor in God," Rong Xia chuckled, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"The poor monk wants to talk to you about the master of Fule County."
Rong Xia frowned slightly, but did not speak.
"Fu Le County Master is a rare good girl, but in the eyes of the poor monk, this time is not a good time for Uncle to get married," the monk said disapprovingly, and the smile on his face was as warm as spring, "Fu Le The county owner carries Jiang's royal blood, which is not beneficial to the uncle's great cause. Her family seems to be prominent, but it is a loft in the sky, and it can't help the uncle too much. fiancée?"
"So according to the master, who is the most suitable candidate?" The wrinkles on Rong Xia's brows stretched out, and he looked at the monk with a half-smile.
"Of course not to get married," the monk looked into Rong Xia's eyes, "Uncle's choice to marry someone at this moment is a very irrational choice. The poor monk was very surprised when he heard that the uncle was engaged to the princess of the Ban family. It's not like what you should do now, Uncle."
"As a monk, why should the master consider these mortal and mundane things?" Rongxia got up and walked under a poplar tree, "I don't want the master to call me here in the future, just to talk about such unnecessary things."
The smile on the monk's face gradually disappeared, and his eyes became serious: "Uncle, do you like this county master?"
The man standing under the tree did not turn his head or answer.
The monk closed his eyes, folded his hands and recited the Buddha, "It's a poor monk who has a lot of troubles, I hope the uncle will not regret that day."
"Master," Rong Xia turned to look at the monk, "I am very grateful to the master for being willing to help me, but I will only say some things once. I begged the Lord Fule, and even if it is not suitable, I am not suitable for her. , has nothing to do with her."
The monk opened his eyes and shook his head slowly after a long while: "Stop, stop, since the uncle has already said this, the poor monk does not dare to say more."
Rong Xia put her hands behind her back, and said after a long time, "The second prince and the Yan family secretly colluded together. The Shi family is overwhelmed with pride, and now they are dissatisfied, because of the prince's face, they can't bear it. But... The Yan family wants to recovered."
The spring breeze brought the chill of early spring, blowing all over the capital.
Just when everyone thought that the Shi family would become the great Shi Banchao, the present His Majesty suddenly remembered the benefits of the Yan family. Hui processing.
Anyone with eyes can see that Yan Hui is back in favor.
Perhaps it was because he had been neglected too much in the past, and even if Yan Hui was re-used by the emperor, he was still trembling, not daring to be proud, and even cut off contact with the prince. In the past, the Yan family had secret contacts with the prince's faction, and often made suggestions for the prince. However, when the Yan family lost power, the prince did not help the Yan family to say good things in front of His Majesty, and even had a tendency to favor the Ban family emotionally. The prince was already heartbroken.
In Yan Hui's view, he has neither credit nor hard work for the prince, why is the prince so heartless? He had forgotten that the Ban family was also a relative of the prince, and even the eldest princess was an elder whom the prince truly respected. How could Yan Hui's weight in the prince's heart be compared to the Ban family? This time, the prince did not follow the others to bring down the Yan family, which was a violation of the prince's usual code of conduct, because in his opinion, the grievances between the Yan family and the Ban family were indeed the Yan family's fault.
However, Emperor Yunqing was very satisfied with the Yan family keeping away from the prince. He wants the crown prince to be an excellent heir, and he doesn't want to get out of his control early and be above him, so now is just right.
The older one gets, the more afraid of getting old.
His father-son relationship with the prince has also become more complicated.
At the end of March, the prince Liangdi gave birth to a daughter. Liangdi collapsed and died shortly after giving birth, so the prince's first child was raised under the prince's concubine. Although the people of the prince's faction were a little disappointed that this was not a son, the Shi family was relieved. If there was a eldest son standing in front of them, it would not be good for the prince.
On the third day of washing, the family members of Ban did not enter the palace to give the crown prince Hexi because of their filial piety, but they sent Chang mama to the palace to add basins to the emperor's granddaughter.
The crown prince was very rare about this daughter. Seeing that Ban's family members did not come, he even specifically asked Mammy Chang. After hearing the reason, he sighed and rewarded Mama Chang with things before letting her retire.
"I'm not a person who pays attention to these customs. My cousin and my aunt really care too much." The prince still remembers when he was a child, his uncle took him to dig bird nests under a tree and caught Xia Chan to play with him. He has one of the few easy memories of his well-behaved childhood.
"His Royal Highness, the Ban family understands the rules," the princess smiled and persuaded the prince when she saw the prince's disappointed expression. "The little girl is only so big, so she should avoid being bumped into, and it would be bad for the child if it brings filth."
The prince's face was a little unsightly: "My aunt has been for the royal family all her life. Even if she dies, her old man will bless our daughter with a long life. How can she harm her?"
"His Royal Highness, this is the rule in the palace, with filial piety..."
"You and the child rest in the room for a while, and I'll go out for a walk." The prince stood up, his voice was a little cold, and he went out without looking at the princess.
The princess was stunned and was about to ask the prince to wear more clothes. It was cold outside, but when she turned around and saw the child's hand stretched out from the swaddle, she focused all her attention on the child. forgotten by her.
The prince looked back and saw that the princess only lowered her head to coax the child, and finally sighed and walked out of the yard.
"Grandpa, ma'am." When Madam Chang returned to Ban's house, she was followed by several eunuchs from the East Palace.
After these eunuchs greeted the Ban family, they gave the gift that the prince had prepared. The gifts are so thoughtfully prepared that even the gift boxes eschew bright colors.
"His Royal Highness is too polite. How can you make it happen?" Ban Huai thanked them again and again, and after giving each of these little eunuchs a purse, he asked the housekeeper to send them out.
When the little eunuchs left, Yinshi asked Changmao to sit down, "Mummy, how is the prince?"
"The servants look at the prince's complexion, and he is very rude to the emperor's granddaughter," Chang mama sat on the stool and bowed slightly, "I heard that you can't go, the prince is very disappointed, so someone sent a gift. Come."
"Prince is a person of benevolence." Yinshi turned to look at her daughter and sighed inwardly. It would be great if the prince could sit on the throne safely.
"Yeah, His Royal Highness must be thinking of you all," Chang mama said in a low voice, recalling the way the prince and the concubine got along, "It's just that the servant wants to say something more, between the concubine and the prince, only I'm afraid it won't get along well."
"How could this be so?" Yinshi looked at Madam Chang in surprise, "Isn't it because the Crown Prince loves and respects the Crown Princess very much, and there is no one else besides the Liang Di given by the two queens? One of the Liang Di gave birth to the emperor. The granddaughter will be gone in the future, why is it bad for them?"
"Whether the husband and wife get along well, the number of slaves and servants can still be seen. For example, the princess and the concubine, as well as the prince and his wife, are rare loving couples. As for the prince and the prince's concubine..." Shaking his head, "I'm afraid the two of them are not as good as rumored outside."
"In the end, we won't be able to get in on the private affairs of the royal family." Although Yin Shi had a lot of goodwill towards the prince, he could only sigh helplessly when he heard Chang's words.
"Isn't the crown princess the eldest miss of the Shi family?" Ban Hua, who had been listening to her for a long time, said, "I remember that she is a virtuous and dignified woman, and the prince's cousin is gentle and kind, so the two of them should get along very well. "
In the eyes of Ban Hua, Miss Shi's family is a real lady, with extraordinary bearing and elegant manners. Even if she doesn't like Second Miss Shi, she can't pick out Miss Shi's fault. The appearance of the eldest Miss Shi family is somewhat inferior to that of the second young lady, but when the two young ladies of the Shi family stand together, the first thing everyone notices must be the eldest Miss Shi family, not Shi Feixian.
The eldest Miss Shi family is like a precious pearl, so beautiful that it is gentle and not dazzling, but it makes people feel comfortable when she sees it. Based on her understanding of the prince, he should like this kind of woman.
But Mammy Chang sees people very accurately. If it weren't for the fact that there was a real problem between the prince and the concubine, Mammy Chang would never open her mouth with her cautious character, so Ban Hua had to believe that Da Ye was the second most noble pair. couple, there is a problem.
"Silly child, it's sometimes hard to talk about feelings like this," Yin Shi smiled. "When men and women in the world get together, it's not the best fit for relationships."