The Zhao and Song families failed to obtain any useful information in Shanghe Village. After returning to the city, they were scolded half to death by their master. They had no choice but to search for someone in and outside the city like a headless fly.
Prince Yu learned that the person was in the hands of Prince Jin, so he consulted Prince Qing, "He must be hiding very secretly, and we will definitely not find him if we try."
"He has been reluctant to hand over the person because he wants to raise the price." Prince Qing hit the nail on the head.
"I'm afraid that Zhao and Song families will be bitten by him until they bleed." Prince Yu sneered.
Prince Qing frowned, "You don't plan to take care of this?"
"What does this have to do with me? I'll just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight." Prince Yu said with a smile.
"Confused." Prince Qing suddenly regretted seeking an alliance with Prince Yu. But then he changed his mind and thought, if Prince Yu was not stupid, he would not have formed an alliance with him. So he patiently analyzed the situation for Prince Yu.
"Ms. Zhao is a member of the Zhao family, but she has married you and is your princess consort. Husband and wife share honor and disgrace. If something happens to her, your reputation will also be damaged."
"If the Song family sides with Prince Jin because of this, the situation in the court will be unfavorable to us."
“If the King of Jin hands the person over to the Zhao family, wins over the Zhao family, and holds the Song family accountable, the situation in the court will also be unfavorable to us.”
"If the Zhao and Song families want to snatch the person from the King of Jin, they will definitely compete to give him benefits. If we stop them, we will offend the Zhao and Song families. If we don't stop them, it will benefit the King of Jin."
Prince Qing guessed most of Prince Jin's plan.
Prince Yu was a little bit stupid, but he also had his merits. He was willing to listen to other people's opinions. Prince Qing's words woke him up, "I should go and ask Prince Jin for someone."
"Prince Jin will not hand over the person easily." Prince Qing said.
"I will give him appropriate benefits." Prince Yu said with a faint smile.
"Be careful, don't be fooled by him." Prince Qing was worried about Prince Yu, but since it was none of his business, he couldn't intervene.
Prince Yu found Prince Jin and said, "Brother Prince Yu, I heard that a new restaurant has opened on Xijing Street, selling Huaiyang cuisine. The taste is good. Let's go for a drink."
"Thank you for your kindness. The princess is pregnant and cannot tolerate the smell of alcohol. I will give up drinking." Prince Jin declined.
Upon hearing this, Prince Yu frowned. Is Prince Jin showing off his love for his wife
"I never realized that Prince Yu is such a henpecked man." Prince Yu said with a hint of sarcasm.
"How can we use the word fear between husband and wife? Do you, Prince Xia, hope that your princess will fear you like a tiger? Then how can you still be considered husband and wife?" Prince Jin frowned.
Prince Yu was not here to discuss marital issues with him. Prince Jin did not want to drink, so he could only say, "Brother Prince Yu, let's go to a teahouse and sit down. I have something to tell you."
King Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go back a quarter of an hour later."
The implication is that if you have something to say, finish it within a quarter of an hour and don't beat around the bush.
Prince Yu frowned again, knowing that Prince Jin was difficult to deal with, and he felt it even more deeply today.
The two brothers went to a nearby teahouse, and Prince Yu got straight to the point, "The person is in your hands, right?"
"Who?" Prince Jin pretended to be confused.
"Brother Prince Yu, there is no need to be like this. You know who I am asking." Prince Yu narrowed his eyes, with a hint of displeasure in his tone.
"If you have something to say, just say it. You are being so vague that I really don't know who you are talking about." Prince Jin said calmly.
Prince Yu was so angry when he saw Prince Jin like this, but he could only say, "It was Qu Wenpo who helped Song Yirou give birth."
King Jin smiled without saying anything and took a sip of tea from the cup.
"Brother Prince Yu, what do you want in exchange for handing the person over to me?" Prince Yu asked directly.
"I have finished my tea and I should go back. Brother Xia, see you another day." Prince Jin stood up and said.
It would be too easy to just come to see him and then take him away.
Rare goods are valuable, so he is in no hurry to sell them.
"Brother Prince Yu, it's still early. Once you've finished your work, I'll personally take you back home." Prince Yu stopped him.
Watching the King of Jin walk away, the King of Yu angrily cursed, "What a treacherous fellow."
The two princes returned to their respective palaces with very different moods.
After such a long time of throwing out the bait, the fish finally took the bait. The King of Jin was very happy. He kept saying as he entered the house, "With a virtuous wife at home, there is nothing to worry about."
"A good wife brings few troubles to her husband."
"Marry a virtuous wife."
"A good wife is a treasure in the home."
He entered the room muttering to himself, and saw Jiang Changning looking through the baby clothes sent from the sewing room.
With Doctor Xue's medical skills, he was able to confirm whether Jiang Changning was pregnant with a boy or a girl, but neither Prince Jin, Jiang Changning, nor the Queen Mother thought of knowing it in advance.
The colors of clothes made in the sewing room are suitable for both men and women.
In fact, Jiang Changning thinks that boys look pretty good in pink and small floral clothes.
Hearing what Prince Jin was saying, Jiang Changning smiled and said, "Your Highness, if you want to praise me, you have to do it in person. If you say that, I will pretend I didn't hear it and won't give you any reward."
"There is a reward. What reward?" Prince Jin sat next to Jiang Changning and asked cheerfully.
Jiang Changning's eyes flickered, "What reward does the prince want?"
King Jin chuckled, grabbed Jiang Changning's hands, and whispered to her, "How about tiring Ningning's hands tonight?"
Hearing the music and understanding the elegant meaning, Jiang Changning's pretty face turned red. She nodded slightly and agreed to the man who had been single for several days.
King Jin got what he wanted and was very happy. When Xiao Ming'er came back, he asked his son to recite something. Xiao Ming had forgotten, so he reminded him patiently instead of asking Xiao Ming to recite it again silently.
At the Prince Jin's Mansion, the couple is loving and the son is adorable.
When Prince Yu returned to his palace, he went to pay his respects to the Concubine Dowager first. There he saw the Concubine Dowager applying medicine to his daughter, whose face was red and swollen.
"Mother, what's going on?"
"Ask your good princess. When Nannan said something that didn't please her, she slapped her in the face. Look at what she did to Nannan's face?" the concubine said angrily.
Prince Yu frowned, and the Concubine Dowager said, "She can be so cruel to her own daughter, how can we expect her to be a good mother?"
What she meant was that she had changed her mind and no longer planned to give the son born to Fang Youting to Zhao Xifang for raising.
"Fang is also the daughter of an official. Her upbringing is not inferior to that of your princess. You also said that her father is quite capable. If she gives birth to a son, you can raise her status."
The concubine was unwilling to lower her status and fight with Zhao Xifang, so she deliberately promoted Fang Youting and let her compete with Zhao Xifang.
"Listen to my mother. When Fang gives birth to a son, I'll ask for a title for her." Prince Yu was already dissatisfied with Zhao Xifang, and the concubine was getting older and couldn't work too hard, so it would be good to let Fang Youting help out.
Although Zhao Xifang had been deprived of her power over household expenses, she had already placed spies in the concubine's courtyard. The conversation between the mother and son was not private, so she found out about it quickly.
"You damn old woman, you actually want that bitch to be your concubine. I won't agree to that."
"To give birth to a son, you have to be able to give birth to him."
Zhao Xifang muttered to herself viciously. She had always wanted to get rid of Fang Youting, and now she wanted it even more.
My head keeps ringing, as if a machine is running. Is this also a sequelae of COVID-19
(End of this chapter)