At the beginning, the fourth prince and the third prince went to school together. This is known to those who are familiar with the royal family, but most people think that the fourth prince is a person who is neutral in the struggle between the third prince and the prince. Otherwise, he would not avoid the imperial tomb. Not in the imperial city at all. But now...
The prince slapped the table with a slap: "He is showing people that he supports the third prince!" The Jiang family went to present a big gift to Zhenbeihou's righteous daughter and Ji Zhili. This move was too obvious: the third prince was going to marry Zhen The eldest daughter of Beihou, the fourth prince said that he was going to marry the adopted daughter of Mrs. Zhenbeihou. She was not the second daughter, but a adopted daughter who had entered a brothel and was born as a maid! So humble, yet so close! The prince scolded: "He is so shameless that he went so far to curry favor with the Marquis of Zhenbei! He would not hesitate to marry a servant girl!"
An aide hurriedly persuaded: "Didn't the fourth prince be close to the third prince in the past? He has been guarding the imperial mausoleum, and he is considered useless. How can he do things? Don't worry about it, your highness. What big waves come out?"
The prince is still angry: "Now is the time when I am fighting endlessly with the third prince. With him relying on me like this, it seems that I am alone and do not even have the support of a brother! This insidious villain! You stabbed me in the back! Gong remember, this person can’t let him get well! At this moment, he is flattering the third prince and going against me, making me look ugly! When that day comes, I will never let him go!”
The staff responded: "Of course! The fourth prince is a cripple, his life is like an ant. Your Highness only needs to step on it, and everything will be over for him. There is no need to deal with it now."
The prince also knew that since he used force against the two ladies of the Zhenbei Houfu, he should restrain himself and not arouse everyone's suspicion, but he couldn't swallow his breath like this, so he said: "It stands to reason that the gift of his weak crown should be in the palace. Do it, he is so ignorant, don't even think about coming back!"
The aide nodded and said: "Exactly, His Highness is not the master of his affairs now? How can the emperor care about him? He offended His Highness, he really doesn't know what to do! Oh, the team of envoys to Beirong has been arranged , What other orders does Your Highness have?"
The prince took a deep breath and collected his thoughts: "What else can I order? I just want to see the fourth princess! When I see her, ask her how she is doing and whether she has done what I entrusted her with." It has been so long since Rong came to clean up Zhenbeihou's idea, why hasn't it been realized yet? Such a serious disaster did not drag down Shen Jiajun, he really couldn't wait! He needs Zhenbei Hou to be completely finished, so that he can deal with the third prince! Good to be the emperor!
The staff company claimed to be right: "Our people have kept these things in mind. There are more than a dozen civilians accompanying us this time. When we prepare to cross the border, we will stay at the border and be our future informants."
The prince said: "People must be reliable and capable! There are mediocrity and fools everywhere, I am really fed up! If I hadn't tried it this time, I would not have known that the guards under him are a bunch of idiots!" Although he did not kill Shen It is a good thing to have sisters at home, but the incompetence of his bodyguards also disappointed the prince extremely. After he came back, he changed his guards a lot, kicked out the useless people who had been with him for nearly ten years, and replaced them with young and strong ones.
The staff assured again and again: "It is indeed reliable. These people are loyal people who are willing to serve the prince. After entering Yancheng, they will collect information. If there is any action from the Beirong side and the prince's order, these people can take the people in Yancheng. Tell Bei Rong all your love."
The prince became impatient: "Return the order of the palace? The capital and border post stations have been reduced by more than half, how can the palace give orders?! Tell them now, when the time comes, we will cooperate with Beirong and eliminate Zhenbeihou. Everyone deserves credit, everyone deserves a reward!"
The staff felt guilty and chose words carefully: "Your Highness, there have been several years of famine and the treasury is empty. If Beirong really fights, and Zhenbeihou can't stop it..."
The prince sneered: "He can't stop it? He has been able to support it all these years. It seems that he has already stored food! When the third prince stored food a few years ago, they colluded secretly! If it weren't for the Beirong over there, you thought Can he stay at the border honestly? I’m afraid he would have sent his troops to the south due to the calamity year! Looking back now, the third prince was the first to win the approval of the courtiers through the theory of storing grain!” The prince was so angry that the muscles on his face twisted It all came together: "They want to use both civil and military methods! Here, the third prince showed his talents to the courtiers and won their trust. Then he shouted out the threat of Beirong, and people naturally responded, annoying his father to support Zhenbeihou. And the town Beihou has soldiers and rations at the border, so he can turn around and support him to take the position! They echo each other, they are each other's horns, and they help each other. It's a perfect arrangement! How can I let them succeed?!"
The prince was so excited, he coughed, picked up the teacup, and saw that there was only a cup of bottom tea in it, he frowned, and an eunuch hurried over to pour tea for him, the prince saw that he was not serving him normally, and threw the teacup at him , coughing and said: "Drag out and beat him to death!" The guards at the door came in at the sound and carried the eunuch who was paralyzed from fright out. An aide hurriedly poured tea and said in a low voice, "Your Highness calm down, don't worry about trivial matters..."
The prince said gloomyly: "I don't know this eunuch, so I didn't notice it just now. You go and find out, why is he on duty today?! How can such a confidential discussion be served by an unfamiliar eunuch?!"
A staff member went out, and after a while, the old eunuch who was in charge of the East Palace hurried over, saluted at the door, and said in a panic: "Your Highness! Your Highness! The servant was chosen by the slave just now. It turns out that he has been here several times. Your Highness probably I didn’t notice it. He is absolutely reliable! The body on duty today suddenly feels unwell, so let that little servant take care of him, please spare his life, Your Highness!”
The prince hummed, feeling that he was a bit of an underdog, but he couldn't lose his airs, and said: "It's a different person, I have to tell this palace that I can't be so sneaky. Just beat him to death, and it can be regarded as a lesson for you!"
The old eunuch said in a crying voice: "Your Highness! Your Highness! He is really a reliable person..." Usually changing eunuchs is up to you, so why talk to the prince? Since when did the prince meddle in this business? ! This child was brought up by himself as soon as he entered the palace. He is considered a son, and he is a loving one. He had originally hoped that he would take care of him in the future...
The prince said impatiently: "Go away! Disturbing this palace, you will die?!"
The old eunuch bowed his head and stepped back. He was originally the queen's man, and he followed the prince since he was young. For so many years, I have managed the personnel and chores of the East Palace for the prince, and I thought that the prince trusted me, and I should be regarded as a confidant. Only today did I realize that I am just a eunuch...
Knowing that the unfamiliar eunuch just now was not someone else's eyeliner, the prince let out a sigh of relief, and focused his attention on the political affairs in front of him, saying: "We are in a disaster year, and Beirong is also in a disaster year. Frozen to death of countless livestock, how are they going? Beirong has always been a fierce tribe in the north, and has been at odds with the Central Plains since ancient times. Let them fight with Zhenbeihou, and they can get rid of the two major problems of the palace! Even Zhenbeihou can't stop it. Isn’t there Ping Yuanhou? He killed the people in the palace at that time, so he must have hidden a lot of men! Don’t ask him to call out the generals under the pretext of Beirong’s invasion, why should he still be lurking in the palace? One day, the palace will suddenly send troops, making it difficult for the palace?! The palace hopes that this war will start soon, so I will use the fire of Beirong to lure out these ghosts and monsters, kill them all, and wipe them all out! Give this palace a peace!"
From the prince's words, it seems that the overall situation has been settled, and he has become the emperor. But no one in the staff dared to point out the weakness-what if Bei Rong killed all the so-called "monsters and snake gods" of the prince but still had spare power? Since ancient times, there have been many cases of using opponents to eliminate dissidents. Historical facts have proved that if one loses, one prospers, one prospers, and in the end, the end of the party is not good. Everyone understands this truth, but just now the crown prince was angry and killed a reliable eunuch, why did he say something at this time to attract murder? Even if the prince really resorted to this kind of trick, it was also for the sake of enthronement. Now that the third prince is very powerful, it is uncertain who will win the battle in the future. To fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside, and we must get rid of the third prince, they are the only ones who will have glory and wealth. What's more, in the vast country of China, where centipedes are dead but not stiff, how could they be so easily defeated by a Bei Rong barbarian? Thinking about it this way, it was right for the prince to take a risk. So all the staff members said: "It's just right, Your Highness is wise, you can kill multiple birds with one stone!"
In a few days, the prince mentioned to the emperor by the way that the fourth prince is already a weak crown, but his legs and feet are inconvenient, and he doesn't want to come back, so please give me a word from the emperor.
The ceremony of the weak crown is like the ceremony of Jiji for women. Although the ceremony for men is not so grand, it is also formal. A family with a large family needs to enter the ancestral temple, and the father presides over the ceremony, and the distinguished guests crown the young man three times, representing the power to rule the people, serve the country, and participate in sacrifices. After the coronation, the father or the honored guest will read the congratulatory speech to the crowned person. Sometimes the father or the honored guest will give the words, and sometimes the young man will get the words himself. Anyway, from then on, he has become a respected adult.
The emperor knew that the fourth prince actually bypassed him and asked Concubine Jiang Shu's family to watch the ceremony for a righteous daughter of Zhenbeihou's mansion. It was extremely daring and rude! Doesn't he even understand the order of his parents and the words of a matchmaker? This kind of disobedience would not be lightly forgiven by ordinary people, let alone his father is the emperor? The fourth prince didn't even want his life to hug the third prince's thigh? ! Now that the emperor is concentrating on self-cultivation, he often hears Daoist Mao telling him to control his anger and calm his anger. Every time he gets angry, he actually damages his yang energy and damages his life, so the emperor doesn't want to get angry and doesn't bother to care about these external things Otherwise, the fourth prince will not have good fruit to eat.
When the crown prince said that there is no need to hold a crown ceremony for the fourth prince, the emperor agreed, and said "Be careful" as the word for the fourth prince, which meant to let him behave better! He thought he could marry that adopted daughter by letting the Jiang family go? What does the emperor eat? The third prince is so old and hasn't married yet, so the fourth prince is also resting on the sidelines! The emperor secretly made up his mind: the unfilial fourth prince will not even think about returning to the capital in this life, and he will die alone in the old imperial mausoleum.
When the letter arrived at the imperial mausoleum, the fourth prince read it, but didn't say anything. He actually breathed a sigh of relief: it's better not to return to the imperial city, otherwise the prince will poison him or something, and he doesn't know if he can escape.
Ding Neishi was secretly sad for the fourth prince. After the fourth prince's birthday, when he combed the fourth prince's hair, it would no longer be a young man's hair, but an adult's bun. The Jiang family sent a hair crown, which is a hat, but the fourth prince can't wear it even at home. Ding Neishi thought that the fourth prince should at least be sad, but when the fourth prince was traveling north, because he wanted to be Su Wanniang's husband, he had already combed his hair in a bun, so he was not sensitive. Now he reads and writes day and night, too busy to have time to feel sorry for himself.
It was not only the fourth prince who went through the crowning ceremony sloppily.
Zhang Yunzheng, far to the south, had already passed his twentieth birthday when spring came. Because he was far away from the capital, Zhang Yunming took care of everything for him, acted as the master of ceremonies, asked Mr. Song to crown Zhang Yunzheng, and gave him a word: "Yizhi".
Zhang Yunzheng really wanted to go back to the capital to witness Shen Wen's marriage ceremony, but Zhang Yunming flatly refused. Zhang Yunzheng also knew that the rainy season was approaching, and floods were different from droughts. During droughts, he could travel with water, but if the rivers flooded, it would be difficult for him to return to the south in time. Now all the preparations have entered the final stage. The alloy liquid he refined according to Shen Wen's formula, if it is plated on the weapon, can polish the edge very sharply. In less than a year, he had to send food and weapons to the border, and he shouldn't leave at this time.
He was not thinking about it, so he followed Zhang Yunming's arrangement, and was surrounded by a large group of soldiers led by his father's subordinates to perform the crowning ceremony, and bowed three times to the north, which was regarded as thanking his parents for their upbringing.
In Pingyuan Hou's mansion, Li Shi has been depressed since Zhang Yunzhao left after the year. Unable to say these things to Zhang Yunjin, he pulled Pingyuanhou every day and said how worried he was, why he felt sorry for that child, and that Guanli couldn't handle it well for him... It made Pingyuanhou wish he could go to the temple to hide himself, so that he could be quiet two days. Of course, on the surface, Marquis Pingyuan is still a warm and affectionate husband, often repeating words like "Madam Moyou" and "It's all right" dozens of times.
Zhang Yunzhao is the happiest person in Pingyuan Hou's mansion. When he arrived at the mountain temple, he lived in the same room with Shen Qiang, and squeezed into the same bed for the convenience of talking. In fact, Shen Qiang didn't speak, Zhang Yunzhao chirped by himself every day, Shen Qiang would say ah at most. Every night, Eunuch Gu in the outhouse would cough several times in dissatisfaction before Zhang Yunzhao could shut up and go to sleep.
Maybe because he talks too much, he can't get up in the morning, and Eunuch Gu doesn't call him. Before dawn, Shen Qiang got up to practice. About an hour later, Zhang Yunzhao came over sleepily to punch. The morning was full of exercise, the two of them took a nap at noon, Zhang Yunzhao got up late again, came and went again and again, compared with Shen Qiang, he had less time to practice martial arts. But Zhang Yunzhao doesn't care anymore, seeing that Shen Qiang's martial arts are getting better and better, he thinks that if there is something he can't beat in the future, he just needs to call this junior brother for help. His main task is to have fun and enjoy this free and happy time.
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The eldest son Ye came back from Zhenbeihou's mansion, and said to the third prince the next day: "Yesterday, Concubine Jiang Shu's family, Jiang's family, sent a gift list to Zhenbeihou's newly adopted daughter. It's really precious! Don't say it must be better than Shen. All the Jiji gifts that the second lady received, and the various treasures listed in it, can probably buy the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. With such a heavy gift, your fourth brother seems to want to marry that adopted daughter , Is he showing his favor to you? Surely he will not be an undercover agent for the prince. "
The third prince frowned and said: "The fourth prince is not the kind of double-faced person. The prince's people robbed his natal family's food, so he went to the imperial mausoleum, and he would never help the prince in turn. It's just that he shouldn't be like this Wronged myself. Is that adopted daughter born as a servant girl? How can she be the concubine of the fourth emperor? Go and see him when you have time, say hello for me, and say something to him, I am different from the prince, my brother, Why should he be so careful? It's fine if he wants to marry Miss Shen Er, I have a classmate with him, I don't care what he does or doesn't do, you tell him not to waste his whole life because of me. "
Young Master Ye nodded: "Okay, I'll go to the imperial tomb tomorrow, and I can say thank you to him."
The third prince sighed: "The fourth prince is very pitiful. For so many years, he has been disabled and has no relatives. You tell him that I will take care of him for the rest of his life, so don't worry."
Mr. Ye said in his heart that you don't know whether you will have a good end in this life, and you are here to take care of your younger brother's life. Thinking of the hidden dangers that the third prince is facing now, Mr. Ye asked as casually as possible: "Is there any Reliable people, we have to know some things in the palace anyway." Don't let the prince do the next thing, you can only wait to be destroyed. It would be best to have someone in the palace watching the prince or something.
The third prince sighed: "Who do I have? In the palace before, the people around me were all sent by the empress. If I had a few reliable ones at that time, my mother and concubine would not..." He stopped talking. At the beginning, Concubine Chen Guifei had no money and power, so she only entrusted her whole body and mind to the emperor, and she did not protect herself at all. This trust means gambling. If the emperor has a heart to cherish her, he will protect her, which is better than what she can do by herself. And the emperor has indeed given her Eunuch Gu for more than ten years. But once the grace is broken, Concubine Chen Guifei has no ability to protect herself at all. And the reason why she gave up her own safety and disobeyed the emperor was to find a way out for her son... The third prince had a lump in his throat and coughed hard, not wanting to show his pain in front of Young Master Ye, so he changed the subject Said: "If you want to find a reliable one, Ding Neishi next to Sihuangdi must be a personal choice. Back then, Empress Jia wanted his life, so Sihuangdi dragged his injured leg to meet the emperor and plead for Ding Neishi's life." .The Fourth Emperor's younger brother seldom gets ahead, but he can do this for Ding Neishi, which shows the importance of Ding Neishi. You can go to see him and ask Ding Neishi if he has any relationship with the palace."
Mr. Ye kept it in his heart, and set off for the imperial mausoleum the next day.
The fourth prince was not surprised when he heard that Young Master Ye came to visit. He handed the book to his grandfather, asking him to give a heavy gift to Su Wanniang's Jiji gift, naturally to show his position to the third prince.
Hearing the report from Ding Neishi, the fourth prince supported Ding Neishi's hand, and walked lamely to the door. Young Master Ye hurried forward to salute: "Fourth Prince!" The prince hurriedly returned the gift: "Young Master Ye, please come in. Don't be polite. We met during the spring outing in Zhenbeihou's Mansion."
Young Master Ye entered the door, the fourth prince gave way, and quickly sat on the chair when he entered the room. Young Master Ye thought it was the fourth prince with bad legs, and felt very pity in his heart.
Mr. Ye took his seat, Ding Neishi served tea, the two chatted a few words about personnel affairs in Beijing, Mr. Ye said: "A few days ago, on behalf of the third prince, I went to Zhenbei Hou's Mansion to congratulate Miss Shen and Mrs. During the ceremony, I knew that His Royal Highness’s aunt, Mrs. Jiang, was going to watch the gift ceremony for Miss Su, the righteous daughter of the government. She also gave Miss Su a great gift. His Highness the Third Prince is a straightforward person. He said that Your Highness, you must not wrong yourself. He and you are brothers in your own family, and will take care of you for the rest of your life in the future, so you don't have to worry about it."
The fourth prince was overjoyed: I knew the third prince was easy to talk to! He hurriedly said: "Please Mr. Ye send a message to Brother Sanhuang for me, saying that I thank him. I really like Miss Su, and I have no intention of wronging myself. It's just that I am in the imperial mausoleum now. Although I am weak, I can see you." If it doesn't come to Father, I will probably have to rely on Brother Sanhuang to help with this marriage in the future."
When Mr. Ye heard this, he understood that the emperor had forgotten the fourth prince and ignored the child. No wonder the fourth prince felt so inferior that he wanted to marry a maid, but even if it was a maid, no one would make decisions for him! Young Master Ye felt very sad, and comforted the Fourth Prince, saying: "Your Highness, I will go and tell His Highness the Third Prince, and let him remind the Emperor of His Highness's age, maybe we can talk about marriage..."
The fourth prince hurriedly shook his hands: "No, no, it's fine for me to be here alone. Don't disturb Father. Besides, the third brother's own marriage has not yet been settled, and if he mentions my marriage to Father, I'm afraid Father will Suspect that he has ulterior motives."
Young Master Ye sighed. In this way, the fourth prince's marriage really has to wait for the third prince to take care of it. Now there is no way to take care of it. Thinking of getting contact in the palace, Young Master Ye carefully asked: "The Third Highness is now living outside the palace, and the news in this palace is not clear. I don't know if His Highness has some contacts?" But his eyes looked at him. Waiter Ding stood silently on one side.
The fourth prince thought for a moment, and said to Ding Neishi: "You have some contacts in the palace, you can give them to Young Master Ye."
Ding Nei saluted, and said in a low voice: "Those people are all paid for news, they can't be called connections."
Young Master Ye hurriedly said: "That's fine, as long as there is someone who can give money. The Third Highness has no one, which is very inconvenient. Back then, the imperial concubine had been in the palace for more than ten years, and she didn't manage it well."
The fourth prince shook his head and said: "At the beginning, Concubine Chen Gui didn't manage these things, it was for self-protection. Father likes simple-minded people. If she has these actions, father will know, and she won't be favored for more than ten years. Besides, she has Eunuch Gu by her side to take care of her." Probably seeing that the third prince is growing up and the prince is not tolerated, he started to think of countermeasures, but he took one step and died. The fourth prince will not say these things.
Young Master Ye sighed deeply again: "Grandpa Gu is gone, the third prince has no contacts in the palace, if something happens, he has no way of knowing what happened, so he can only be arrested without a fight."
The fourth prince's heart moved, and he frowned slightly: Could something happen in the palace? He hurriedly pretended not to hear it, and said to Ding Neishi: "You write the names and duty locations of those people to Young Master Ye."
Ding Nei waited, went to get a pen to write a list, handed it to Mr. Ye, and said again: "It turns out that they are all in silver, not true friendship."
Mr. Ye nodded solemnly: If Concubine Jiang Shu's family was not rich, these connections would not exist. Who would not work for the emperor and empress in the palace? Are you courting death? Those who can help certainly have something in mind. It's just that sometimes even the person who has the plan doesn't know, it's like blind eyes. With this list, there are at least a few clues.
Mr. Ye read the list carefully, and returned it to Ding Neishi. Just as he was about to leave, the fourth prince picked up a booklet from the table and said, "I read this by accident. Please help me to see, can you print it out?" Come out." The Ye family has its own bookstore.
Mr. Ye hurriedly took it over, but it turned out to be a manuscript of "Passerby Talks about Ancient" written by a person signed by "Passerby". He flipped through it hurriedly, and wrote some historical stories, but in the comments, there seemed to be deep meaning. Young Master Ye nodded and said, "I'll go back and read it carefully."
The fourth prince smiled: "I hope I can fall into your eyes."
Young Master Ye has done all the things that should be done, and there is nothing to gain, so he smiled and clasped his fists and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, please leave. Your Highness is an honest person, and your words mean what you say. Your Highness, take care of yourself."
The fourth prince stood up with the arm of the waiter Ding, and also saluted, and the waiter Ding sent Young Master Ye out.
When Waiter Ding came back again, he found the fourth prince walking around the room neatly, and sighed: "It doesn't feel good to be crippled."
Ding Neishi secretly said that people are really used to making mistakes. The fourth prince has been lame for so many years, but since he came back from a trip, he never wants to be lame anymore. He always complains when he is lame when he goes out for a walk. , but I am unhappy after only taking two steps today, it can be called squeamish.
Ding Neishi took the note with the person's name on it and burned it, and the fourth prince asked himself: "My handwriting is imitating the font used for engraving, brother three, wouldn't you be able to see it?"
Waiter Ding took away the teacup given to Young Master Ye, and was about to take it out to wash, when the fourth prince replied: "Brother Sanhuang doesn't read those words at all now, and probably won't even read them, as long as Young Master Ye can read them." In the past, just print it." After speaking, he looked at Ding's servant: "What do you think?"
Ding Neishi nodded: "Yes, yes!" He still thinks the messy anecdotes and ghost stories in the mountains that Rose said are fun, although he also knows that the occasional soliloquy of the fourth prince and Rose's nonsense The comparison is not right, but sometimes he unconsciously misses the days when Rose told him stories every day here.
After Mr. Ye went back, he carefully read "Passers-by Talking about the Ancients", only to realize that these words have special meanings. Each short story is related to a conspiracy or conspiracy. First, it tells the historical facts, and then analyzes the considerations and conflicts of interests of these parties from the perspective of a bystander, and evaluates the gains and losses of these characters from the final outcome, and their impact on the country. Impact.
It's not a new thing to use the past to satirize the present, but this passerby's perspective is very tricky, and his comments on various characters are also sharp and cruel that no one has ever compared before. He is no longer limited to the so-called benevolence, righteousness, injustice, or popular moral standards, but starts from the individual's selfish desire for power, pointing out the rationality and inevitability of their behavior, as well as their actions. The immeasurable harm caused to the court and the people.
Mr. Ye finished reading it all at once, and felt a chill in his heart: These stories seem to have no connection with each other on the surface, but when read together, they vaguely point to the prince: the narrow-mindedness, the viciousness of the attack, the suspicion of people, He has no scruples in conduct, disregards family affection, and ignores the preciousness of human life... According to the trajectory of history, this kind of person will be the one who will harm the people and destroy the country and the ancestors in the future. Although Mr. Ye knew the danger of the prince now, how could so many people see clearly? This book enlightens people's observation ability, so that when people see similar behaviors, they will no longer think that it is just a battle within the royal family, but will think of a more terrifying ending...
In comparison, the third prince has a pure heart against the background of all kinds of dark struggles throughout the ages: he loves the people, cares about his brothers and feet, and treats others with sincerity. Although he lost his mother and was assassinated by the prince, he has never laid hands on the prince. …
The next day, Mr. Ye hurriedly gave the manuscript to Ye Zhongshu. After reading it, Ye Zhongshu also agreed with Mr. Ye: this person Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was intended for Pei Gong. It is exposing the darkness of the current prince. This kind of book should be printed as soon as possible, and the more people who read it, the better.
As for who wrote it, the Ye family father and son suspected it was the fourth prince. But the writing style of this manuscript is very fierce, and the point of entry is particularly strange. The Fourth Prince, who has always been gentle and indisputable, should not have such profound insights. Probably the fourth prince found a writer who supported the third prince through the Jiang family, and wanted to belittle the prince and create public opinion for the third prince. There is no need to pursue so much now. Anyway, these are excerpts from classic historical books, and the comments are very appropriate. If you tell the sky, you can’t catch it. Let’s print and distribute it first.
Soon, "Passers-by Talking about Ancient Times" was published by Yejia Bookstore. Because of its novel ideas, it soon became a fashionable book that scholars like to read.
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The day after Shen Wen, Su Wanniang and Ji's ceremony, Mrs. Yang saw the gift list from each prefecture presented by Mrs. Liu. As soon as she read the gift list of the Chiang Mansion, she was so shocked that she almost stood up from her chair, and hurriedly handed the gift list to the old lady, and said, "Mother, take a quick look, what's going on here?!"
The old lady took it, read it carefully, and said: "This is the fourth prince who wants to marry that child."
Yang's eyes widened: "Is that so?!"
The old lady nodded: "I have to ask her to come over and ask if she is willing. Although the fourth prince is a prince, he has a problem with his legs and feet. If the child is unwilling, our mansion will come forward to help her return the gift."
Mrs. Yang sent someone to call Su Wanniang.
Su Wanniang came with Shen Wen, and they both entered the door to salute, Yang said to Shen Wen: "Go to the next room first, I have something to say with your sister." Shen Wen obediently agreed, and went to hold her. The old lady's hand said: "Grandma and I will go for a walk together."
The old lady sighed: "I am too old to move anymore."
Shen Wen acted like a baby: "Walk with me!" and dragged the old lady out.
Yang said to Su Wanniang: "The fourth prince asked his natal family to give you a great gift. The old lady thinks that he wants to marry you in the future. You..." Yang said recklessly, but now she can't just say "Would you like to marry me?" Is it?", can only click to the end.
Su Wanniang blushed, and whispered, "It's all up to the adoptive mother."
Yang sighed: "The fourth prince has a disability, do you mind?"
Su Wanniang lowered her head deeply and shook her head.
Yang said: "You child has always been sensible, don't be afraid that the Hou Mansion will not decide for you. If you don't like it, our mansion will definitely refund the gift."
Su Wanniang didn't dare to raise her head, and said in a low voice: "Mother, the Fourth Prince has no bad comments..." This means she agrees.
Yang said: "Then accept this gift. This is for you, you keep the gift list yourself, and take it with you when you go out in the future..."
Su Wanniang cried: "Mother-in-law! The Hou Mansion treats me with such kindness as a mountain, I don't want to..."
Yang said: "Although our mansion is not the most wealthy in the country, we are not short of food and clothing. How can we be greedy for your things? This gift is very expensive, so it can be seen that it is the sincerity of the fourth prince. You should keep it well, and we will use it in the future." Don't go out, just wait for the emperor's marriage with peace of mind."
Su Wanniang knew that the emperor would not give a marriage to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and the fourth prince's giving this gift was also a political means, and she did not expect the emperor to give a marriage, so she said embarrassedly: "Don't say that, mother-in-law. I don’t know what will happen, I just want to help Miss.”
Yang was worried again: "If you have time, you must ask her who she wants to find. After the ceremony, someone should come to propose marriage. I don't care about the eldest lady, but you... righteous sister, you have a good temper, you should find her." Good family."
Su Wanniang nodded hurriedly: "Okay, foster mother, I must ask her." No need, she already has someone.
Shen Wen helped the old lady walk in the courtyard, seeing no one around, said in a low voice: "Sister Wanniang will marry the fourth prince in the future, please help me to watch."
The old lady coughed a little, Shen Wen stopped and beat her back for the old lady, the old lady nodded after coughing, and asked in a low voice: "What about yours?"
Shen Wen also replied in a low voice: "Those who come to ask for marriage will not be good people, you must not agree with any one."
Now that the old lady knew how powerful this little granddaughter was, she hummed, "I'm afraid your mother will cause a lot of troubles."
Shen Wen chuckled, and said to the old lady: "Go and tell her, wait until my sister gets married first."
The old lady also laughed: "You can't say that, your mother will hate me to death."
Shen Wen lightly shook the old lady's arm: "How could it be, my mother can rely on you."
The two boys from the Liu family ran over chasingly, and Shen Wei asked, "When will fourth uncle come back?"
The old lady sighed: "You just finished asking this morning."
Shen Yu asked again: "When will the fourth uncle come back?"
The old lady waved her hand: "Go and play, he has to stay outside for a while."
After the two boys ran away, the old lady whispered, "I really want to be strong."
Shen Wen looked at the old lady's pure white temples, suddenly felt sad, and whispered: "Then let him come back..."
The old lady hurriedly said: "Hurry up, hurry up! Let him stay outside and learn something."
Shen Wen helped the old lady to go back, Su Wanniang also finished talking with Yang, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang went back to the courtyard together, Shen Wen said to Su Wanniang: "You find someone to go to Yan Jing's academy, and tell the little dumb A letter, telling him that you were recognized as a righteous daughter and married with me, and the Jiang family gave him a very heavy gift." This was a direct message to Yan Jing's people.
Although Su Wanniang was embarrassed, she nodded in agreement.
More than ten days later, Su Chuanya, who was studying hard in Yan Jing's academy, received a letter from Su Wanniang, explaining that she was recognized as a righteous daughter, and she was gifted with a gift and received a great gift from Jiang's family. Su Chuanya was so angry that she jumped up in the academy: "This, this..." He has become a righteous brother by the way, how can he marry a young lady? ! Su Chuanya was shocked and angry, and wanted to return to Beijing immediately.
After school, he left the academy angrily. When he saw Shi Helin who came to pick him up, he handed him the letter and said, "I want to go back to Beijing!"
After Shi Helin read the letter, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together with a smile: "This is a good thing! It's all a good thing! But you are studying..."
The old Taoist priest who planned to come to "encounter" Shi Helin a long time ago walked over: "What a good thing?"
Shi Helin said to the old Taoist priest: "My little apprentice's sister is considered a righteous daughter by Mrs. Zhenbeihou, and she has Jiji ceremony."
The old Taoist's heart beat wildly: This is really easy to find nowhere to break through the iron shoes, no, or it takes no effort to break through the iron shoes? ... Never mind, let me confirm first: "Oh! This is a great thing! His sister is from the Zhenbeihou Mansion?"
Shi Helin took a careful look at Su Chuanya's unhappy face, and said hesitantly, "This... this... so it must be."
The old Taoist didn't dare to ask more questions, he smiled and cupped his hands: He has already taken a big step forward! That heaven-defying person is from Zhenbeihou's mansion! How many girls are there in a mansion? Whoever this student's older sister is with now, that person should be the heaven-defying person he saw back then. I just need to meet her, point out her identity, and ask her for help!
The old Taoist thought back and forth a few times in an instant, and said to Shi Helin, "I'm going back to the capital soon, do you have anything to bring?"
Shi Helin immediately said: "Oh, if that's the case, please trouble the Taoist priest..." He can ask the old Taoist priest to help bring a letter to his junior brother Qin Quan. So I made an appointment with the old Taoist priest to meet tomorrow and give him the letter.
The old Taoist was very happy, and bid farewell to Shi Helin. Seeing him go, he turned around and waved vigorously to the little Taoist who was hiding aside. The little Taoist walked over and said, "Master, he looked very angry just now. Dare to come over..."
The old Taoist smiled and said: "You don't need to look for him, we will go back to the capital, I know where we are going!"
The little Taoist was also happy: "That's great!" The two almost went back to the Taoist temple hand in hand.
When Su Chuanya came back to school the next day, some junior brothers came over and joked: "Hey, senior brother, I heard that your sister is going to become a princess? Congratulations!" "Your sister is the righteous wife of Zhenbeihou." Girl, are you the adopted son?" "Should I call you young master?"...
Su Chuanya knew that Shi Helin had probably told others about this, and that the fourth prince's natal family had given her a sky-high price list on her wedding ceremony, so no one could guess the obvious implication.
Amidst the booing of the students, Su Chuanya said to the master: "I want to quit school!"
The master raised eyebrows and sternly, picked up the ruler, and slapped Su Chuanya on the upper arm: "You are useless! What does my sister become the adopted daughter of the Hou's mansion, what does it have to do with you?! Do you really want to be a sister?" Are you a dude? I thought you were very smart and wanted to end soon, so I had high hopes for you, but you! Your sister is in the early stages, so you want to give up your studies?! You let me down so much! I am so blind If you were my son, I would beat you to death! Luckily for you, it’s just my student, I didn’t make such a big fuss! Besides, I’ll beat your hands to pieces! Your buttocks! Your legs! Your head! Watermelon! See where you want to go!..." The master waved the ruler arrogantly all over the sky, Su Chuanya didn't dare to say anything more, so she could only return to her seat clutching her arms in pain, and continued to prepare for the imperial examination.