The staff member left, and not long after, a person was brought in. The prince looked at the visitor, and saw that this person had a white face and a thin body, with the appearance of a typical scholar, with no trace of fat on his thin face, proper eyebrows, shrewd eyes, under a bony nose, and slightly thin lips.
Zheng Qian saluted politely: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
The prince waved to the staff next to him, "Tell me about the current situation."
On the premise of protecting the prince's self-esteem as much as possible, the staff briefly talked about the situation of Miss Shen Er, and finally said: "The prince wants her to die."
Zheng Qian thought for a moment, and said to the prince: "Your Highness, it is not easy to kill, it is better not to kill now."
The staff who recommended him turned pale, and said anxiously: "Didn't you understand what the prince meant?!" Want to sing against the prince? !
Zheng Qian smiled slightly, with a confident tone: "Your Highness, everyone probably knows that Second Miss Shen has a grudge with His Highness..."
The staff member broke out in a cold sweat: "That's right, so I want to kill..."
Zheng Qian half-raised his hand: "Then if one day, Second Miss Shen sends out a letter from Zhenbeihou to cooperate with the enemy, will everyone believe her even more?"
The prince sat upright all of a sudden: it is the most confidential matter to unite with Beirong to eliminate Zhenbeihou! How could this Zheng Qian say that? !
The prince asked seriously: "What do you mean by that?!"
Zheng Qian talked eloquently: "How can the crown prince only get rid of Second Miss Shen? How could her father and brother allow His Highness to do this? Even if His Highness ascended the throne as emperor, if the removal of Second Miss Shen caused enmity with the Marquis of Zhenbei, His Highness' throne would be secure? If His Highness really wants to get rid of Second Miss Shen, he must get rid of Zhen Beihou and his sons, this is the best solution!"
The staff who introduced him secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The crown prince looked at Zheng Qian with some admiration, tapped the handle of the chair with his fingers, and asked, "How could Second Miss Shen have a letter from Zhenbei Hou collaborating with the enemy? If she really did, how could she give it away?"
Zheng Qian smiled slightly: "Since ancient times, there has been the phrase 'creating something out of nothing', and there is also the saying 'turning a deer into a horse'."
The prince nodded slowly, and asked again: "What should I do specifically?"
Zheng Qian replied: "I said just now that Miss Shen Er should have reached the age of Ji. The easiest way is to let people from our side go to the Hou's Mansion to ask her to marry her as the main wife. Well, it's Miss Shen's perfect match..."
The prince patted the handle of the chair and laughed loudly: "What a good match!"
Zheng Qian also nodded and said: "This is the inspiration I got from His Highness. No one will refuse a good thing sent to your door. Second Miss Shen is old enough. How can a parent not try his best to find a good family for her?"
The prince sneered: "Indeed, you must be a real and good family! Your strategy can be said to be better than blue! This time, find someone, no, find a few people, and formally propose marriage!"
Zheng Qian also smiled indifferently: "As long as you marry her into the mansion, what do you want her to say, isn't she saying something?"
The staff kept saying: "Good! Good! She can also donate letters!"
The prince looked at Zheng Qian: "Are you already married or engaged?"
Zheng Qian shook his head and said, "Not yet."
The prince smiled: "You count as one. You didn't hold a position in the Eastern Palace, and you assumed the title of a civil servant. That woman once said that she wanted to marry a civil servant. You can try it."
Zheng Qian thought for a while and saluted, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness."
The prince said: "Then you don't come to the East Palace from now on, if you have something to convey through others. You only need to do this thing well, and it will be a great achievement!"
Zheng Qian bowed again: "I will definitely do my best."
The prince was happy, but also worried: "If the father finds out that the palace asked the guards to kill her..."
Zheng Qian said: "The crown prince just needs to say that the guards knew that Miss Shen practiced martial arts, and at first they just joked with her to compete in martial arts. Miss Shen over there took it seriously and killed the prince's guards!"
An aide hurriedly said: "That's right! If they really wanted to kill them, more than 30 guards would definitely be able to kill them. Why can't they even be injured? Your Highness can be said to be a joke. They killed and wounded His Highness's people. It should be pursued!"
Zheng Qian also said: "There is no need to pursue it. After explaining this matter to the emperor, don't mention it again and again, and let people forget it as much as possible. It's just that we have to learn from it: Since more than 30 people failed to succeed, Your Highness From now on, we can only outwit and not attack by force.”
The crown prince nodded: "Exactly! Zheng Qing is indeed a man of insight!"
Zheng Qian hurriedly said: "Your Highness, thank you! I am lucky to be able to serve Your Highness!"
The prince laughed again, in a rare mood.
Zheng Qian walked out of the East Palace with his recommender, and was also very happy: he finally entered the important floor of the East Palace! Over the years, the East Palace and the third prince have won and lost each other, and they are evenly divided in government affairs, but he has a very strong intuition-the prince will definitely win! He must seize this last opportunity and serve the prince. After the prince ascends the throne, he will be able to rise to the top. In the past six months, he has expressed his heart to his staff many times, and today he finally showed his talents in front of the prince, and was appreciated by the prince! He believes that he has mastered the direction of fate, and everything feels smooth: the strategies he suggested emerge naturally in his mind without any effort; the prince said that he is better than blue than blue! ... From now on, he only needs to marry Miss Shen Er out of the Hou's mansion, and then everything will be fine. He will be regarded as a great meritorious service for the prince to bring down Zhenbeihou.
As for whether Miss Shen's matter can be done, Zheng Qian is not worried. How many scheming tricks can a girl raised in a deep boudoir, who is only fifteen years old this year, have? The prince folded in her hand because he didn't really value her. Now knowing that she is a smart woman, there is no need to confront her face to face. Which woman is not pregnant? Which woman doesn't want to marry a good man? If you want to conquer a woman, the easiest thing is to do what she likes and win her heart! Zheng Qian is full of confidence: Don't say that the family he is looking for has outstanding sons, but he himself. People often say that the jade tree is in the wind, the scholar is elegant, and it is easy to deceive a girl's feelings
Zheng Qian returned, told his parents that he had entered the palace, and was summoned by the prince. Zheng Qian's parents were overjoyed, so they hurriedly bought some food and drinks to celebrate.
The prince decided the future of Miss Shen Er, and felt that the future was bright, but when he went to see the crown princess, he felt anxious again: Although he always took the crown princess to vent his anger, did he still have to do something? ! Isn't this a kind of strong X! He also thought that the Second Miss Sun who provided an excuse for Shen Wen was the cousin of the Crown Princess, proving once again that the Crown Princess was not successful enough but failed, and she came to punish herself!
He felt that this time the Crown Princess should follow him, so he asked people to go to the Sun's house to propose a marriage, and wanted to accept Second Miss Sun as the concubine of the Eastern Palace. Although the Sun family was not particularly willing, the Sun family could still be regarded as the concubine's natal family, and should belong to the prince's camp. Besides, the concubine of the East Palace is Miss Sun Er's cousin, she should take care of her anyway, and finally agreed.
Two months later, Second Miss Sun was carried into the East Palace. The East Palace hadn't carried anyone for a long time. This time, they took the opportunity to hold a banquet and invited many officials and staff members of the East Palace to celebrate together.
The concubine smiled and accepted Miss Sun Er's worship. When the prince was entertaining guests, she went to the bridal chamber and said to Miss Sun Er intimately, "It's great that my sister is here. I'm so lonely." Sister, be a good sister" and so on, someone brought a bowl of soup to Miss Sun Er, saying it was a tonic to help her get pregnant. Miss Sun Er didn't know what the Crown Princess was doing in the East Palace, and thought that the Crown Princess was her cousin, and she was really good to her. Furthermore, her family is low, there is no support in the palace, and the room is full of people from the princess, how can she be disobedient? She drank the medicine reluctantly, and the princess smiled and left.
When Wu Zetian was pregnant in the previous dynasty, his half-sister entered the palace and even flirted with Gaozong. Wu Zetian asked her mother to force her sister to marry someone, but she did not repent later and still broke with Gaozong. Wu Zetian made this person disappear forever . Later, this sister's daughter also became Emperor Gaozong's favorite! Mother and daughter serve one husband? ! Wu Zetian blatantly poisoned his niece at the banquet, and then blamed it on others. The princess felt that she had been wronged so much, and it was so easy to monopolize the harem. She just wanted a child, so how could she let her cousin do something bad? Since the cousin's parents didn't try their best to reject the marriage, they just sent the cousin to demolish her. Whatever she did to her was all her own fault. Besides, I haven't killed her yet, but it's just a bowl of perfect soup, which is considered good to her.
When the prince came back from the banquet and heard about it, he yelled at Miss Sun Er on the spot, calling her an idiot. Maybe it touched the hidden wound of the prince, and the prince scolded him very harshly. Miss Sun Er washed her face with tears, and spent the night of the bridal chamber in a traumatized state. In the next three months, although the crown prince came sometimes, Miss Sun Er was naturally not pregnant. Second Miss Sun learned about the methods of the Crown Princess from other people, and knew that she must have been drugged and there was no hope of getting pregnant. Seeing that Miss Sun Er was withered, the prince was deeply bored, so he stopped coming. Second Miss Sun hated the Crown Princess deeply, and from then on, there were more people in the East Palace who hoped that the Crown Princess would not conceive a child and die badly... These are things to come.
As for the incident in the Jianning mansion, those women who heard about it wished that the prince would not know who was around, and would not dare to tell others about the "concubines" they heard, because that would make the Talk about such a thing as "borrowing troops to force the palace"! The other female family members who watched the incident were quite frightened at the time. The prince's guard with a sword is going to commit murder openly, this must be a big deal. Later, word came out from the East Palace that it was a joke with the female relatives of Zhenbei Hou's family, and everyone saw that it was an excuse to cover up. The prince's people dared to show their weapons to the female family members of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and their own family was only a few catties, let alone pointing fingers. As a result, many people didn't even say that they were in the Jianning mansion that day.
The old lady and Mrs. Yang at the Zhenbei Hou's Mansion didn't know the details, they only thought that this matter was related to Shen Xiang and Shen Wen's reputation - whose daughters would be besieged by guards, of course they didn't want to mention it. Shen Xiang and Shen Zhuo knew the details, let alone said anything.
On the side of the third prince, Young Master Ye and Shen Zhuo insisted that the third prince should not come forward to file a complaint, lest the prince would do other things in a hurry. The third prince also knew that he had nothing to say except to kill the prince. He didn't know if he could do that now, so he was sulking.
It was rare for Ye Jiaqingliu to attack the prince without holding on to this matter—Ye Zhongshu didn't want to force the prince to do something now. Lu's courtiers didn't say anything either - it's not a good thing for the prince to make a fuss about this matter.
As for the Jianning mansion, it was even more thorough: the whole family continued to live in Zhuangzi, never came back, and pretended not to know what happened. Only the butler came forward to clean up the mansion, the apricot blossoms have bloomed, and the mansion will be closed this year.
So this bloody case that happened at the Xinghua Festival in the Jianning Duke's Mansion passed away quietly, and no one dared to discuss it.
The fourth prince outside the city only found out about it a few days after it happened.
He is now wandering back and forth by the river every day as the "Prince who watches Fengshui", and he has already made himself known to all passers-by. At that time, he only heard Shen Wen say that the flood rushed to the imperial mausoleum. Shen Wen didn't elaborate on where the water came from and how it rushed. The fourth prince deduced that such a large flood must have come down from the mountain. When entering the river along the waterway, it either washed away the river bank, or diverted away and rushed into the imperial mausoleum. The imperial mausoleum was built at the foot of the mountain. If the river overflowed, the flood would not rush in. It must be a sudden mountain torrent, and it should not have flowed into the river along the flood path. He went up the river, trying to find the most likely place to go to the flood. In fact, if you want to avoid it, it is not so difficult. Just pile sandbags on the side of the waterway to resist the most violent moment of the flood, and let the flood pour into the river. Thousands of soldiers guarding the mausoleum should be able to do it, but how can we not come out on our own...
While the fourth prince was worrying, someone came over to salute and said, "Your Highness is very polite."
The fourth prince turned his eyes and saw that he was a middle-aged man with shabby clothes and sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks. He looked very down and out. The fourth prince nodded, a little impatient, even if there was no expression on his face, it was indifferent.
The person said eagerly: "I usually show Fengshui to others. I heard that His Highness is watching Fengshui, so I came here specially to tell His Highness how worried I am about the serious Fengshui disaster in this place!"
The fourth prince's eyes widened slightly: Can pies fall from the sky? !
The man was afraid that the fourth prince would say something reprimanded, so before the fourth prince could speak, he said eagerly: "Your Highness! There must be floods here! After four years of drought, everything will turn back, and there may be a severe flood! The mountain is here The sudden drop does not allow the water flow to slow down. If it rains continuously for ten days, when the mountain torrent occurs, there must be a danger of flood discharge at this bend! Looking back, His Highness, from now on to the imperial mausoleum, there is no obstacle to the slope. , can wash away half of the imperial mausoleum..."
The Fourth Prince's mouth was half-opened, and he wanted to pull this person to say thank you.
The soldier behind said: "Your Highness, don't listen to his nonsense! This man is a big liar here! Feng Shui has never been accurate! He was asked to choose the address of the ancestral grave, but the whole family starved to death. Listen to him In other words, the house built on the ground will collapse in the second year because there is a hole in the ground! Your Highness, don’t be fooled by him.”
The man shouted: "What do you know?! It's those who are not allowed. If you are allowed this time, if you don't listen to me, you won't be able to eat it!"
The soldier drew his sword and said, "I'll let you go around first!"
The fourth prince hastily stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "I'm studying Feng Shui now, you can explain it to me in detail."
That person heard it, and immediately became full of energy, wow wow, what dragon or water, what house or flying star, it is very reasonable, the fourth prince was confused, but kept nodding seriously, until the person said "... Press According to my calculation, the most dangerous month should be August... "
The fourth prince interrupted: "Now you follow me to see the general defending the army, oh, what's your name?"
The man said almost gratefully: "Thank you for listening, Your Highness, my surname is Huang Mingcheng and the name is Gushi."
The fourth prince thinks this is really a good omen, Huangcheng, the imperial city, is as solid as a stone, so the country will not perish? There was no time to think about those things now, so he hurriedly took Huang Cheng to see Wang Guoliang.
When he arrived at the barracks, Wang Guoliang would naturally not avoid seeing the fourth prince. After the fourth prince asked Huang Cheng to meet him, he said to Wang Guoliang: "I read the book of Fengshui recently, and I deeply feel that Fengshui is profound. I always feel that something is wrong. I met this Huang Guanren today, so I solved the confusion in my heart, and I ask General Wang to listen to what Huang Guanren said."
If Huang Cheng came to find Wang Guoliang by himself, Wang Guoliang wouldn't bother him if he told the sky. But now that the fourth prince was recommending him, even if Wang Guoliang didn't want to listen anymore, he had to be patient and asked Huang Cheng to explain his analysis of how the flood would flush the imperial mausoleum.
After Huang Cheng spit and stared, Wang Guoliang was a little hesitant—how could he be serious about doing things after hearing such a phone call from a down-and-out Feng Shui master? He frowned and said, "I really don't understand Feng Shui..."
The fourth prince said: "Compared with the Fengshui works I have read, I think that what he said is reasonable! Although it is a bit sensational, the more I think about it, the more I think it is possible. If there are disasters in summer, mountain torrents, huge The tomb is in danger. The stability of the imperial tomb and the related community, if there is any loss, the lives of the officers and soldiers guarding the tomb will not be preserved." This is saying that something really happened, and Wang Guoliang's life will probably be gone.
Wang Guoliang was a little unhappy, but he knew that was the case, and said, "Then, the general should call the emperor to the police."
The fourth prince sighed: "I don't want to disturb the royal father. If there is nothing wrong, wouldn't I be asking for trouble? The royal father may pursue the crime of misreporting the danger by the general. Now it is time to make some preparations, let people fill sandbags and prepare wooden stakes Straw mats, if the rainy season comes, you can always consolidate the waterway.”
Huang Cheng said: "That's right, I guess the first ten days of August is the most dangerous time, and that's the peak of the rainy season. You should guard day and night, and you can't take it lightly."
Wang Guoliang thought for a moment, and asked the soldiers to prepare these things. It didn't take much money and effort. A prince said that if he didn't do these things, in case something happened, the prince would push it to the end, what would he do? There is no responsibility, and I only have to beheaded. Wang Guoliang nodded: "Okay, according to His Highness, I will ask people to prepare things for flood protection."
The fourth prince said: "Thank you, General Wang..."
Huang Cheng also said excitedly: "Thank you very much!"
The fourth prince was a little puzzled: I thank him because he guards my family's tomb, why are you thanking him
Huang Cheng bowed deeply to the fourth prince: "I will never forget the kindness of knowing you!"
Wang Guoliang was not very angry with this person who made trouble for him, and said: "Don't thank me in advance. In August, you are a mule or a horse, but you can see clearly! If you are not sure, hum!"
Huang Cheng raised his head: "What if it's right?!"
Wang Guoliang thought, if he was right, he would be his savior, and he waved his hand and said, "I'll give you a golden plaque, saying that you are iron-mouthed Feng Shui!"
Huang Cheng was not happy, but sighed and said: "To be honest, I am not sure about those who look at the graves and houses. I feel that I have a good understanding just by looking at the water flow. If I am sure, can the general recommend me to go to the court?" ? Let me help with water control?"
Wang Guoliang was embarrassed: "I am a general..."
The fourth prince said: "If it is approved, I will recommend you to... in the future." If he saved the imperial tomb, he should also tell the third prince.
Huang Cheng thanked him again, then saluted, and left with the soldiers.
Although Wang Guoliang didn't like the addition of another errand, but thinking that the fourth prince did this, he also meant to protect himself. He was more close to the fourth prince than in the past two years. Seeing that the fourth prince was also resigning, he asked : "Your Highness just said who would you recommend him to?"
The fourth prince hurriedly said: "Of course it is to the imperial court."
Wang Guoliang let out an oh, and didn't say anything more. Everyone in the officialdom understood that this kind of answer meant disapproval, so the fourth prince bid farewell to Wang Guoliang and went back to his courtyard without asking any further questions. matter." Wang Guoliang meant that he should not recommend anyone, and stay away from the government, and reminding him in such a twists and turns must be that there have been new trends in the capital recently.
Ding Neishi naturally went to inquire, came back when the sun was setting, and said to the fourth prince: "A big event happened in the capital, that is, at the Xinghua Festival in the Jianning Duke's Mansion a few days ago, the Prince's guards besieged Shen Beihou's mansion. Eldest Miss and Second Miss Shen, I heard that at that time, the two young ladies only brought a servant girl with them. Eldest Miss Shen led the two maids to resist the guards with swords for almost half an hour. This matter is over now. What Donggong is saying now is that the guards wanted to compete with Miss Shen in martial arts that day.
What secret? ! It was the Second Miss Shen who pushed the Eldest Miss Shen to the front to lure the prince to attack her, so as to provoke the third prince to kill her! The fourth prince's body suddenly became cold, his fingertips were cold, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Who are those two maids?"
Ding Neishi said in a low voice: "One is Su Niangzi. I heard that she will be considered a righteous daughter by the Hou Mansion a long time ago. After this, she will go with Second Miss Shen for the ceremony of consecration."
The fourth prince sat silently at the table for a long time, the remaining skylight cast a shadow on the bridge of his nose, making his complexion look heavy and gloomy.
Waiter Ding Nei waited quietly, not daring to move, for fear of disturbing the Fourth Prince. Finally, the fourth prince finally said: "Light up the lamp, I want to write a letter."
Waiter Ding went to hold the lamp and brought paper and ink.
The fourth prince wrote a long letter and asked Ding Neishi to send it to the Jiang family as soon as possible.
Shen Wen's reputation has not been publicly tarnished externally, and the marriage ceremony between her and Su Wanniang was held as scheduled.
Shen Zhuo has felt the pressure since he came back from the Jianning mansion. Now the crown prince must have discovered that Shen Wen is not a stupid woman, and he should get rid of her quickly. Shen Zhuo has greatly strengthened the defense of the Hou Mansion. Even if the Hou Mansion is heavily guarded, he still needs to be careful of the spies and informants in the defense, and he can't make everything superficial. He has to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside... Sometimes, he misses the days when Shen Wen pretended to be stupid, at least at that time he Don't worry every day that the prince will send someone to kill Shen Wen.
Jiji Li had to go to war even more, Shen Zhuo had arranged people around the corner three days before the ceremony, lest someone would come and disrupt the ceremony.
The day before Shen Wen and Ji's ceremony, the Hou Mansion held a ceremony for Yang's recognition of Su Wanniang as a righteous daughter. Su Wanniang kowtowed to Yang as a ceremony, and since then her original name and surname have been restored, commensurate with Shen Wen's sisters, and she is no longer a maid. Su Wanniang declined Yang's suggestion to equip her with a maid, saying that she only wanted to be in charge of Shen Wen's yard and live with Shen Wen. After so many years of habit, Mrs. Yang still stubbornly believes that her little daughter still needs Su Wanniang's care, so she allocated the room next to Shen Wen to Su Wanniang, Shen Wen raised Xia Qing as her personal maid, and everything else remained the same. Su Wanniang continued to manage Shen Wen's life, but this time in the name of "Sister Yi".
"Wang Zhi's family" Xia Zi was about to go crazy: Su Wanniang's previous surrender was fake! According to Xia Cheng, she cheated out of two hundred and fifty taels of silver! She insisted on asking for money in advance, Xia Cheng talked for a long time before only giving half of it, and decided to pay the other half after the event was completed. As a result, this Su Wanniang made a trick to trick the prince. After the accident, Xia Cheng, who had instigated Su Wanniang's rebellion, went home from illness, and soon her family came to say that she had died of illness. "Wang Zhi's family" was both scared and thankful: thanks to the fact that I didn't like Su Wanniang, I didn't want to talk to her at that time, so I left this matter to Xia Cheng, otherwise I would be the one who died now. From now on, you have to be extra careful with Su Wanniang, otherwise if you make a mistake, your life will be lost.
Such cruel consequences made Xia Zi think about quitting, but her home is in the capital, and if the prince wants to kill herself and her family, it's just a matter of words. Wang Zhi is now at the border. If she wants to escape, where can a woman go? Only by counting on Wang Zhi to kill someone, make meritorious deeds, and handle things beautifully, and leave here one day, can he live a good life.
Although Shen Wen is the second daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, she is not considered a beautiful woman or a talented woman in the capital, but her courtesy has received a great response. First of all, all the important figures in the wings of the third prince sent their female relatives to attend the ceremony. Secondly, families in the general camp to which Zhenbei Hou belongs will naturally have people coming. Although the Marquis of Pingyuan knows that the emperor doesn't like the relationship between the two families, it's not too much for the female relatives to come and watch the ceremony, right? The emperor shouldn't be so stingy. Even the fifth princess, who was practicing far away on the mountain, sent someone to send her a picture of a lotus flower as a congratulatory gift. …
Anyway, from early in the morning, there was a crowd of people outside Zhenbeihou's Mansion. The female relatives and accompanying men from each family arrived one after another. The reception at the door was the third son Shen of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and the eldest daughter-in-law Liu Shi. Although Liu Shi was tame, she was well-mannered. Although Shen Zhuo liked to joke, she was very enthusiastic about people, so the people who came in were all elated.
In view of not being able to provoke the prince now, Mr. Ye stopped the third prince who wanted to attend the future sister-in-law and Yan ceremony in order to meet Miss Shen, and gave him a small gift to express his congratulations. As soon as he saw Shen Zhuo at the gate, he cupped his hands and smiled: "Haha! You are a welcome today, let you have a taste of it!"
Shen Zhuo smiled wryly: "You gloat, go to our family's martial arts training ground to have fun later!"
Mr. Ye tut tut: "In your house? Want to bully others?..."
While the two were talking, someone came forward and said: "Mrs. Jiang from the Jiang family came to congratulate Miss Su, the righteous daughter of the Hou Mansion, and gave a gift. This is a postcard and gift list."
Both Shen Zhuo and Young Master Ye were taken aback, Shen Zhuo took the post and the gift list and asked in a low voice: "Which Jiang's family? I have written down the list of visitors, there is no Jiang's family..."
Mr. Ye took out the voter's post and read it, and said in a low voice: "It's Concubine Jiang Shu's natal Jiang family, and the person who came is Jiang Yue, the eldest brother's wife of Concubine Jiang Shu." The female relatives of the family are gone, the two looked at each other and made a mouth shape: "Fourth prince!"
When Shen Zhuo looked at the gift list, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, and showed the gift list to Mr. Ye, who also inhaled loudly. Shen Zhuo took the gift list and walked back to the door, personally handed the invitation and the gift list to Mrs. Liu, and whispered a few words, Mrs. Liu greeted them out the door with a smile, and took Mrs. Jiang into the Hou's residence.
Shen Zhuo continued to receive guests, and Mr. Ye entered the Hou's mansion in deep thought.
Ever since his father analyzed the prince's behavior to him, Mr. Ye has been in a state of anxiety.
He couldn't just run straight to the third prince and say, "My father said that your eldest brother might kill your father and take over!" This is a way of alienating the relationship between father and son if it is light, but it is urging the third prince to break up. Severing siblings. Although it is true in fact, but blood is thicker than water, Mr. Ye felt that if the third prince listened to his words and did it, he would have a psychological burden in the future. What's the matter, not to mention that according to the straightforward nature of the third prince, he would not understand the twists and turns, so he resolutely refused to listen, and felt that he was spreading rumors out of nothing, and the trust between the two would be destroyed.
Don't say it to the third prince, Ye Dagong thinks that his father's analysis is very incisive, and the prince will definitely reach the sky in one step in the future. Those who can use such insidious tricks will definitely not show mercy to the third prince and his subordinates. The catastrophe of extermination is waiting for the Ye family and other families. He shouldn't allow the third prince to do nothing to the prince anymore... Mr. Ye was so depressed that he was about to collapse. Now that he saw the Jiang family's gift list, Mr. Ye felt a little more relaxed.
When the guests are all assembled, the Jiji ceremony begins.
Shen Wen and Su Wanniang went in and out together at the Jiji ceremony, thanking the elders and saluting the guests side by side. The clothes of the two are generally gorgeous, Shen Wen has curved eyebrows and smiling eyes, his nose is like a jade, he looks up at the moon and his mouth is small, and his smile is like a flower. If she stands alone, she is also a cute girl. But together with the stunningly beautiful Su Wanniang, they couldn't catch people's attention. Li Shi, who was watching the ceremony, saw Shen Wen holding Su Wanniang's arm without any pretense, and walked in and out with her with a smile. If Su Wanniang was still a maid, maybe she would feel that Shen Wen wanted to use Su Wanniang to win the favor of her husband, but now everyone knows that it was Miss Shen who insisted on recognizing her personal maid as the righteous daughter of the Hou family, which means that this maid will have her own The marriage of her was obviously not prepared for herself.
Naturally, Mrs. Li couldn't know that Shen Wen didn't think Su Wanniang was inferior to him at all. In her plan, Su Wanniang is the most important part, without Su Wanniang waiting for her every night, how could she go out with peace of mind? Without Su Wanniang, Ji Wenzhao could not be persuaded... Because of Shen Xiang's possible future destination and Shen Xiang's temperament, Shen Wen could not tell Shen Xiang clearly. For so many years, Su Wanniang was her real sister, who fought side by side with her, and even lived and died together. Such comrades in arms, together with Ji, absolutely should. This will leave a lifetime of beautiful memories for the two of them, and deepen their friendship... Although Shen Wen doesn't know how deep they can go.
Mrs. Jiang, who came from Jiang's residence, was sitting on the table, saw Su Wanniang's beauty, and thought to herself, no wonder her father-in-law asked her to give her a heavy gift. It seems that her nephew, the Fourth Prince, has taken a fancy to this righteous daughter of the Hou's residence. It's a pity that such a stunning beauty was born as a servant girl. In the future, she will be looked down upon as the main wife of a princess, even though the fourth prince is just a cripple...
The Jiji ceremony is the same as everyone's procedure, but this time it is particularly eye-catching because of Su Wanniang. After performing the prescribed salutes in front of all the guests, the old lady inserted hairpins symbolizing adulthood for Shen Wen and Su Wanniang. Su Wanniang's was really given to her by the fourth prince on the way to the border, and Shen Wen was secretly dissatisfied with it.
At the end of the ceremony, Shen Wen got the word "soft", which was the same as her previous life, and Su Wanniang got the word "shun", which can be regarded as compatible with Shen Wen's "subtle", as close as sisters.
Seeing Su Wanniang showing her face like this, Shen Xiang found a moment to ask his maid, Chunlu: "You have been with me for so long, I will let my mother recognize you as a righteous daughter."
Chunlu hurriedly waved her hands: "Miss, don't ruin my life! I don't have the airs of Sister Wanniang, she is a lady, if I dress like that, I won't feel comfortable!"
Shen Xiang whispered: "If you really become a righteous daughter, you may be able to marry a small official or something."
Chun Lu blushed: "Who wants to marry an official? The people in the mansion are very nice..."
Although Shen Xiang was straightforward, but when he was with Chun Lu since he was a child, he could still hear such words. He immediately grabbed Chun Lu's arm and said, "Who?! Who is pretty good?!"
Chunlu's face turned red and purple, and she whispered: "In case people don't like it..."
Shen Xiang stamped his feet: "Don't be so sticky with my sister! Come on, why don't we ask?"
Chun Lu bowed her head: "That's...the one who went to the border with the eldest son..."
Shen Xiang waited for a long time, but Chun Lu couldn't speak, Shen Xiang anxiously said, "Did you go with my brother, Geng Biao?"
Chun Lu shook his head, Shen Xiang thought for a moment, and then asked: "Qi Conglin?"
Chun Lu turned her body around: "He might... despise me... Besides, it's up to Madam to decide..."
Because of Su Wanniang, Shen Xiang felt a little sorry for Chunlu, and at this moment took it all in: "I'll make the decision! I'll tell my sister-in-law."
Chun Lu couldn't help but burst into laughter, but she said hypocritically: "How can I do it... I have to go and see the tea..." and ran away.
Shen Xiang was impatient, and immediately took Liu Shi aside when he found an opportunity, and asked her to write to Shen Yi, asking if Qi Conglin next to him had a marriage contract, and his maid Chunlu fell in love with that kid... Liu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt that Miss Shen was really tough for the master and servant, so she had no choice but to agree. After the ceremony was the banquet, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang went to each table to thank the guests, and then they had the opportunity to hide in the hut with Shen Xiang and Zhang Yunjin for a private meeting.
Shen Wen lay on the recliner all of a sudden, and mourned: "I'm so exhausted! I don't want to grow up!"
Zhang Yunjin smiled and said, "Who wouldn't go through such a day? Don't yell. You are old enough to act dignified. Look at your sister Wanniang, how elegant she is."
Su Wanniang hurriedly said: "Where is it, I also have a sore back and back pain now, and I am secretly hunchback."
Shen Xiang rolled her eyes at Shen Wen: "You! You're just lazy!" Since the flower fair, she didn't scold Shen Wen very much, at most she said she was lazy, which sounded more like pampering.
Shen Wen turned over and leaned on her elbow and said, "I just want to be lazy, eat and drink for the rest of my life, and don't have to do anything." Now she is almost exhausted.
Shen Xiang gave Shen Wen a look: "You want to be a pig!"
Zhang Yunjin pushed Shen Xiang: "You are her sister, you scold her, what have you become?!"
Several girls laughed, Shen Wen was insensitive to this, and said with a smile: "Sister, are you raising me?"
Shen Xiang wrinkled his nose, "Who raised you? What will your husband do in the future?"
Shen Wen raised his face: "If my sister doesn't marry, I won't marry!"
Shen Xiang stopped urging Shen Wen, rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever you want! I'm too lazy!"
Shen Wen smiled at Shen Xiang: "My sister is so kind to me." Shen Xiang agreed to be a shield.
Zhang Yunjin chuckled: "I have to go and tell my mother, just follow the two of you and leave me alone."
Shen Wen smiled and said: "That's right! We are not married, so let's live together. Sister Zhang moved here..."
Zhang Yunjin blushed and waved a handkerchief to Shen Wen: "You don't speak well, I used to protect you all the time."
Shen Xiang also smiled: "It's okay to move here."
Zhang Yunjin covered his face: "You guys bully me together!"
Su Wanniang smiled and said to Shen Wen: "You can't do this to my sister-in-law..."
Zhang Yunjin said coyly, "What are you talking about!" Although she couldn't save face, she was very happy in her heart.
The girls joked with each other, knowing in their hearts that no one would be able to get married in a short period of time.
After finally seeing off all the guests, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang went back to the yard tiredly, and they washed up. Shen Wen didn't want Su Wanniang to go back to the house by herself, so she let Su Wanniang lie on the bed side by side with her. Shen Wen whispered: "Have you heard? The Jiang family has come to give you a gift, and Mrs. Jiang has also come to cheer you on."
Su Wanniang was a little embarrassed: "Why did he do this..."
Shen Wen whispered on Su Wanniang's shoulder: "Brother-in-law did this not just to express that he wants to marry you, but to show his position and tell everyone that he is on the side of the Third Prince."
Shen Wen could see it, and others could also see it.