Shen Wen has excellent hearing. Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng were talking in the secret room, but the door of the secret room was open. Shen Wen vaguely heard Zhang Yunzheng say: "I think we get along very well! Otherwise, how could we make this model? I don't think she can It's as poisonous as you said..." And when Zhang Yunming said to "keep a respectful distance" or something, he was talking about himself without even thinking about it.
Shen Wen didn't want to eavesdrop on what they were saying, so he hurriedly picked up sand and hit it on the door. When Zhang Yunzheng opened the door, he still had a stinky expression on his face and said with a frown, "You're late again!"
Shen Wen knew that she was too dark, so she didn't dare to tell her family and Su Wanniang her real background. She didn't have much reaction to Zhang Yunming's "poison" - what he said was the truth, but it was very uncomfortable for Zhang Yunzheng to defend herself so much. move. Zhang Yunzheng is the one who knows her background, has quarreled with her so many times, and said that he gets along well with her, and that she is not poisonous...
Thinking about this, Shen Wen immediately felt that Zhang Yunzheng's domineering tone was not so annoying anymore, he just rolled his eyes at Zhang Yunzheng, and said in a tired voice: "Who is late? Aren't you talking? You didn't wait for me either. "
Zhang Yunming was alert that Shen Wen could hear their conversation, and he was afraid that his bad words just now would be heard by Shen Wen, so he carefully observed Shen Wen's face, Shen Wen smiled sweetly at him: "Master Zhang is back? How is the wine cellar?"
Zhang Yunming heaved a sigh of relief, sat down on the chair, took out his fan and shook it and said, "Why are you being so rude? Tell me about my hard work?"
Shen Wen tilted his head and grinned: "Young Master Zhang, you have worked hard! Do you need someone to prepare tea?..."
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, get down to business!" Shen Wen didn't smile at himself, but smiled at Zhang Yunming! Although the smile was fake, he still felt uncomfortable.
Shen Wen pouted unhappily at Zhang Yunzheng: "It's not that I want to talk nonsense! Why don't you talk about your brother?"
Zhang Yunming said to Zhang Yunzheng: "You really don't have the taste of a literati."
Zhang Yunzheng punched him: "Quickly answer the question!"
Zhang Yunming told Ping Yuanhou about the wine cellar in a calm tone.
After listening, Shen Wen said: "It's best to fill the granary in the past few months. The drought will become more and more serious in the future. Don't transport grain during the disaster year."
Zhang Yunming nodded and said, "That's right. This time we went, there were already people fleeing famine along the way, and the price of grain in various places has increased dozens of times compared to last year." He has bought grain in the past, so he is naturally sensitive to prices.
Shen Wen said: "It's far from the high price. In the later period of the disaster year, a bucket of rice will cost one tael or even two taels of gold."
Zhang Yunming sighed: "It's really expensive!"
Zhang Yunzheng said coldly: "What's the use of money? Can you eat gold when you're hungry?"
Zhang Yunming said melancholy: "Those wines are really gold wines."
Shen Wen looked at him sideways: "That's your father's and your own's, and it's also the life of the third prince, my third brother and eldest sister."
Zhang Yunming fanned his fan and smiled detachedly at Shen Wen: "I know what you mean. You asked us to manage the wine cellar because you are afraid that someone will be greedy for money and not make good wine? Don't worry, our Master Song is watching over there now , will definitely not go wrong."
Shen Wen smiled: "Of course I'm relieved when I hand it over to you, why would I be worried?" She used that tone of speaking soft words as soon as she asked someone to do something.
Zhang Yunzheng frowned when he heard Shen Wen's tone of voice to Zhang Yunming, and said angrily: "Little liar, what do you want? Talk about it!"
Shen Wen glared at him, and asked Zhang Yunming in a correct tone: "My brother asked your family to arrange for the prince's staff and the people in charge of the arsenal to be in place?"
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted again: "He went out, how did he know about this, why didn't you ask me?"
Shen Wen looked at Zhang Yunzheng's order and said, "Then tell me!"
Zhang Yunzheng was angry: "Why don't you use your liar tone?!" Why didn't Shen Wen act like a baby to him
Shen Wen called out to Zhang Yunzheng: "What's the matter with you?! I can't do this or that, so why don't you let me talk?!" Zhang Yunzheng was extremely manic today.
Zhang Yunming laughed, and said to Shen Wen: "You have to be consistent, you can't be soft for a while and aggressive for a while, it's very confusing for people."
Shen Wen said: "I have always used a weak tone, which is in line with my image, but your brother always makes me fail!" She said to Zhang Yunzheng: "If I am exposed someday, it will be your fault, you Be responsible!"
Zhang Yunzheng snorted and said, "So what if it's exposed? The big deal..."
Shen Wen said: "What's the big deal?! Don't tell me that you are going to assassinate the prince again!"
Zhang Yunzheng stared and said, "Don't put the words in my mouth! You don't know what I'm going to talk about! You are stupid and you think others are stupid. If you make me angry again, I won't tell you my father's arrangement!"
Shen Wen had no choice but not to pursue Zhang Yunzheng's attack, and said discouragedly: "How did your father arrange it?"
Zhang Yunzheng was still a little dissatisfied with Shen Wen's tone, but now it's time to talk about things, so he said with pride: "Our family has always been reliable in doing things: my father asked people to buy the houses next to those staff's houses. Anyway, the land is cheap now, and our people have moved in to be the neighbors of the prince’s confidantes. You don’t have to run around to listen to the wall, and our people can just turn over the wall. As for the armory Several leaders, not only the place where their family lives, but we have stuffed people in among their servants. If there is any trouble, we should know immediately."
Shen Wen clicked his tongue and said, "The rich are really hateful!"
Zhang Yunming looked at Shen Wen with a smile: "You envy us so much for being rich. We have already earned back the principal for buying grain this time. Why don't we give you a lot of money in the future?"
Shen Wen rolled his eyes at him: "Who wants your money? I can't even get out of the yard, how can I spend it?"
Zhang Yunming smiled cunningly: "It can be used as a dowry."
He thought Shen Wen would be shy, but Shen Wen also smiled at him: "Why do you want a dowry? I probably won't be able to get married. Do you think the crown prince can let me go?"
Zhang Yunzheng became inexplicably angry: "You are stupid and fat, why didn't he let you go?!"
Shen Wen stuck out his tongue to Zhang Yunzheng: "You're stupid! Do you think he's looking for me because I'm good-looking? Of course it's to get revenge on me, he's narrow-minded."
Knowing the old grievances between the crown prince and Shen Wen, Zhang Yunming frowned slightly and said, "Do you need help?"
Shen Wen smiled earnestly and said: "I can cure him at the age of seven, let alone later! It's too easy to deal with him, just touch two lips, and it will be done in a few words."
Zhang Yunzheng scolded: "Don't be so self-righteous! He is the prince!"
Shen Wen waved his hand: "He's not a problem. Let me tell you, a person with a narrow heart will definitely not be able to do great things. He is so overthinking, he shouldn't have succeeded. In my dream, it was because my family didn't take precautions. With the help of Ji Wenzhao, a series of measures to benefit the people and govern the country have been taken, which has won the prestige of the prince, so that the courtiers think that the prince has the ability to govern the country, and no one supports the third prince. Moreover, the queen is in power, and the third prince does not want to be king... He won it after waiting for some reason. If he has real talent and learning, the country will not perish after he ascends the throne. Our real problem is the continuous famine and half a million Beirong troops. Now we have food, but we still need to make weapons , there will be a lot of expenses."
Zhang Yunming fanned the fan very coolly: "You don't have to worry about these things. Don't say that my mother and in-laws are invincible, it is the money we invested. According to your estimation, the price of food will increase by a hundred times. It must be a lot of money. Should be enough for our expenses…”
Zhang Yunzheng cut off Zhang Yunming's words, and asked Shen Wen, "Since you are not afraid of the prince, why don't you marry?"
Shen Wen said disappointedly to him: "You should know that my reputation has been ruined long ago, and I will ruin it again when I confront the prince in the future. Who dares to want me?"
Zhang Yunming coughed, and chose words and sentences: "Maybe, someone has taken a fancy to you?"
Shen Wen rolled his eyes: "Then I have to see him too! My vision is really high..."
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "How tall is it? It would be nice to see the railings of the pigsty! Why don't you go to work?!"
Shen Wen made a face at Zhang Yunzheng: "I'm not your parent's worker! What do I do? I've finished drawing the pictures of the maze, and I just need to check it one last time today." After speaking, she gestured to the two of them, and the three of them entered the secret room together. The next time, Zhang Yunming closed the door of the secret room.
Shen Wen and Zhang Yunzheng read the numbers and compared the detailed diagrams one by one, and went through the key diagrams and texts of each agency, and then Shen Wen carefully read Zhang Yunzheng's general diagram again, stood up and said: "There should be nothing that needs to be changed. .”
Zhang Yunming was listening and watching, and then said: "It can trap thousands of people."
Shen Wen smiled: "That can't be done."
Zhang Yunzheng snorted, "Of course not. Bei Rong has 500,000 people, what's the use of killing 10,000 people? This Lost City must be built in Yan City. Given time, there should be at least 50,000 people."
Shen Wen nodded: "Yes, given time, they will besiege Yancheng for three to four months, and four or five hundred people will die every day, which is not too much."
Zhang Yunming nodded: "Is this why you want those craftsmen?"
Shen Wen said: "It's about the same. After the New Year, I started to draw pictures of weapons. I need to find someone to make weapons, and those craftsmen will also make weapons."
Zhang Yunzheng frowned: "Why do I feel uncomfortable when I hear you say you want to draw a picture? It seems to see a lot of ants crawling around."
Shen Wen smiled, and coquettishly said to Zhang Yunzheng: "Then help me!" with a vibrato.
Zhang Yunzheng snorted, but did not refute.
Zhang Yunming said solemnly: "Weapons are a taboo item in our court, and civilians are not allowed to study and manufacture them. This maze map must be sent to the border, right? Is the weapon map also sent to the border for the army to manufacture?"
Shen Wen dragged his voice and said with a smile: "It's not entirely true. Send it over, and the spies over there will definitely know. It is said that my father made a lot of weapons. Doesn't this mean treason? Your father's men have so many If there are too many capable people, I will leave it to you first. Make weapons, some of which can be used to arm the volunteers, and some of them will be transported to the border. Of course, a copy of the blueprints will also be sent to the border."
Zhang Yunzheng smiled like this earlier: "I knew it would be bad for you to talk like that!"
Zhang Yunming also sighed: "It is a serious crime to make weapons privately, you are really welcome."
Shen Wen tilted his head and said coquettishly: "Why should you be polite? My two older brothers are both at the border, and there are people from the emperor and prince in the house. I don't rely on you! If you have a weapon, surely no one will find out, right?" It was sweet and gentle, but both Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng shivered.
Zhang Yunming said: "I'm afraid of you, stop talking like that!"
Shen Wen pouted: "You are really not strong! Today the maze is completed, I invite you to eat wontons!"
Zhang Yunzheng said contemptuously: "Don't say you are welcome! You will definitely not be paying for it, cheapskate!"
Shen Wen said loudly: "I really brought money this time!"
Zhang Yunzheng immediately said: "Then treat us to something better!" See if you have enough money!
Shen Wen raised his face: "In the middle of the night, besides the wonton stall, where else can I eat?"
Zhang Yunming said with a smile: "We have it at home, why don't you invite Second Miss Shen to come to my house for a meal?"
Shen Wen hurriedly said: "How can it be done? There are no rules. Then you can take me to the wonton stand and help me buy a bowl of wonton... I brought money, I will definitely give you money, and I won't owe you any!"
Zhang Yunming sighed and shook his fan: "Okay, let our family pay a million taels of silver and risk beheading, but if you pay for a tael of wonton yourself, you will feel that you don't owe us any more!"
Shen Wen was surprised: "Do I mean that?"
Zhang Yunzheng gave Shen Wen a sideways look: "No owe? You have a pretty good idea! Don't think about clapping your hands and denying everything."
Shen Wen pretended to be timid and asked: "Do you still want me to pay back the money?"
Zhang Yunming smiled and asked, "Will you know it?"
Shen Wen immediately said firmly: "Of course not!" She pointed to the big picture and the small picture in the maze and said, "These should be hidden well, and I had to take them with me when I went to the border when I was fourteen."
Zhang Yunzheng immediately asked, "Are you going to the border?"
Shen Wen nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Yunming shook his head: "You little girl, how do you go? If you want to send pictures, I or my brother can go."
Shen Wen said seriously: "I have to go, I want to go there to do business."
Zhang Yunzheng asked with a dark face: "What's the matter?"
Shen Wen looked over: "I won't tell you!" with a very serious tone.
Zhang Yunming asked with a smile: "How are you going?"
Shen Wen thought for a while. Although she knew the way to go to the border by herself, she was a woman after all. It would be inconvenient for her to travel along the way. How many people will send us off?"
Zhang Yunming laughed loudly: "You have changed your face so smooth."
Zhang Yunzheng said coldly, "'We'? Who are you?"
Because he asked Pingyuanhou's mansion to do something, Shen Wen had no choice but to answer: "Oh, there are a few girls and a doctor."
Zhang Yunzheng said impatiently: "Just these few people still want to go to the border?! People have been killed a hundred times on the way! Idiot!"
Shen Wen just wanted to reply, but now he was begging someone to do something, so he frowned, pouted, and looked at Zhang Yunzheng with displeasure, Zhang Yunzheng immediately turned his face away, not looking at Shen Wen.
Zhang Yunming smiled and said, "This matter should be fine."
Shen Wen hurriedly said: "Oh, you need a carriage, bring food, prepare enough silver, and be reliable..."
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "Okay, okay, why is he talking so much after he said there's no problem? Let's go, it's getting late." He packed up the picture and hid it in the secret cave.
The three came out of the secret room, Zhang Yunzheng picked up a small package from the chair and threw it in front of Shen Wen, saying: "This is the corner of my mother's new night clothes from Shun Fu Lou, you are so short, use it! "
Zhang Yunming slapped his palm again with a fan and laughed.
Shen Wen stared: "Who wants yours?! You can't even lie? How can there be such a thing as night clothes? You are stupid!"
Zhang Yunzheng said arrogantly: "No matter how stupid you are, you can't be a stupid pig who can't hold the materials you get!"
Zhang Yunming praised: "This is almost a tongue twister, it's hard for you to speak so clearly." He looked at Shen Wen, "You must not be able to follow the next sentence."
Shen Wen picked up the small package and wanted to call Zhang Yunzheng: "You little bastard!"
Zhang Yunming hurriedly raised his hand to stop him and said, "Forget it, if you lose the sentence, just listen to him. Besides, you have already accepted it once, so let's continue this time."
Shen Wen was shocked again: "Didn't you pay for the material last time?!"
Zhang Yunzheng hurriedly said, "It's for the little fat pig, is the dress appropriate?"
Shen Wen's heart was suddenly touched, and he looked at Zhang Yunzheng in a daze. Zhang Yunzheng had a mischievous expression, one eyebrow was still raised, Shen Wen's face was a little red, and he held the package and said: "I always run here, I'm a waste of night clothes , thank you very much."
Shen Wen suddenly changed his tone, Zhang Yunzheng stumbled, and felt a little resentful all of a sudden, he pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Who wants you to thank you? You're so prudish." It sounded a little disappointed that Shen Wen didn't quarrel with him.
A thought flashed in Shen Wen's mind - Zhang Yunzheng has been imprisoned for so long, did he communicate with Zhang Yunming by fighting? If this is the case, he actually doesn't know how to communicate with people normally, he probably only knows how to express his emotions by fighting or quarreling? Thinking of this, Shen Wen looked at Zhang Yunzheng again, Zhang Yunzheng was squinting at Shen Wen contemptuously, this time, Shen Wen didn't get angry, but smiled at him instead, Zhang Yunzheng snorted coldly, his eyelids drooped, and his nose turned upside down.
The three left the courtyard and went to the place where there used to be a wonton stand, but they saw that the street was dark and there was no wonton stand. The three stood on a higher roof and looked left and right. Everything they could see was black.
Shen Wen was puzzled, jumped down and walked a few steps on the street, and then suddenly said: "I have been too concentrated these months, and I have not paid attention to outside things. Now is a year of famine! Food is in short supply, and food prices are high. This transaction cannot be done. Let us take our leave here."
Seeing that Shen Wen was about to leave, Zhang Yunzheng started a fight: "Congratulations! You don't need to spend any money!"
Shen Wen whispered to Zhang Yunzheng: "Don't you just don't know how to get along with people? Actually, it's nothing, just don't say bad things."
Zhang Yunzheng showed his white teeth to Shen Wen: "Talking! Talking bad about you!"
Shen Wen also bared his teeth at him: "Then I will say you too! You little bastard!"
"You just said last time not to speak ill of me, little liar!"
"That's what I said after waiting for you to say that you won't speak ill of me in the future..."
Zhang Yunming stopped this kind of meaningless conversation in time, and said in a low voice: "Stop! Don't talk about me! Now say 'Have a good year and have a good year'. We probably won't meet before the end of the year. We want to make it auspicious. "
Zhang Yunzheng and Shen Wen talked to each other for a while, and said almost at the same time: "I wish you a happy new year, good luck..."
Zhang Yunming was satisfied, and said: "Everyone go home! See you next year!"
Shen Wen smiled and waved at the two of them, and ran away like flying.
Looking at Shen Wen's back, Zhang Yunming exclaimed, "She runs so fast!"
Zhang Yunzheng refused: "Not fast! I will catch up with her sooner or later!"
Zhang Yunming asked in a low voice: "Did you give her the material we ordered last time?"
Zhang Yunzheng immediately said: "I ordered it, yours is too ugly, I can't take it out."
Zhang Yunming laughed in a low voice, Zhang Yunzheng disappeared in a flash, Zhang Yunming had no choice but to go back to the mansion alone.
Shen Wen ran back with the cloth in his arms, feeling particularly good. When I got to the house, when I gave Su Wanniang the clothes material, she said: "It's a new year's gift." She didn't explain much. Su Wanniang opened it the next day and almost laughed out loud: there was someone who gave away clothes from the same year? But Shen Wen could use it, so she didn't think much about it.
Not long after Shen Wen woke up the next day, Shen Qiang, Shen Wei and Shen Yu came to her place to make trouble. The mansion is bustling with preparations for the New Year, the Yang family and the Liu family are very busy, there is really no one to take care of these little ones. If they go to other people's yards, they have to obey the rules, but here with Shen Wen, they can almost rebel at will. Any powder box, any jewelry can be tampered with, so a few children especially like to come to Shen Wen. As soon as he came in, he opened the cabinet to hide and seek, and ran back and forth in front of Shen Wen.
Shen Wen watched these children tossing about in her room, thinking that it must be because of the children's happiness and the festive atmosphere of the New Year that she felt so happy.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, with the ringing of the New Year's bell, the emperor led the prince and concubines to the Taimiao to worship their ancestors. The eulogies and blessings echoed inside and outside the Ancestral Temple amidst the smoke.
In the distant cold palace, Concubine Jia Jing actually did not miss the glory of leading the harem at this time in the past, but looked at the bright red blood she had just spit out in the handkerchief, and collapsed on the pillow.
Although she felt vaguely in her heart that she couldn't get better, she had never really faced death. This mouthful of blood brought a hazy shadow closer to her. She felt cold all over and almost passed out.
It turned out to be so close! Suddenly, her mind became much clearer, the noises that disturbed her thinking disappeared, and the hidden dangers became clearly visible. She really wanted to call the prince and the fourth princess here immediately, but she knew it was the time for ancestor worship, and, in the first month, it would be unlucky to come to Lenggong to see her, she didn't want them to come, she could only wait Fifteen out, after the new year.
The crown prince and the fourth princess did not come, and at night, in the occasional cough of Concubine Jia Jing, the long-lost shadow entered the cold palace.
In the cold wind, the shadow listened to Concubine Jia Jing's laborious panting for a long time before drifting away quietly again. When passing the imperial garden, at the place where Concubine Chen Gui closed her eyes, the shadow stopped and asked in a low voice: "Did you see that?" Is it?" She was in pain, just like you were back then.
The wind rustled the dead branches, and after a while, the shadow disappeared.
After the new year, the prince finally came to the cold palace. He knew that Concubine Jia Jing had been in poor health, but when he suddenly saw Concubine Jia Jing, he was still taken aback. Only one year later, Concubine Jia Jing had very obvious black dizziness under her eyes, and a cyan circle around her lips.
The prince paid New Year greetings to Concubine Jia Jing, and Concubine Jia Jing motioned for someone to put a pillow behind her so that she could sit up a bit so that she could look at the prince.
After saluting, the crown prince sat in front of the bed, not knowing what to say. In his private heart, he also thought that Concubine Jia Jing was depressed because of the abolition of the empress, and even lingered in illness. And he himself was the instigator, and he always felt heavy when facing his mother. Even if Concubine Jia Jing didn't blame him, he seemed to be able to see a trace of blame in Concubine Jia Jing's eyes.
Concubine Jia Jing tried her best to open her eyes to look at the prince. The prince is twenty-three years old. This is the age of youth for a man, but his face is not full of vitality, and there is some fatigue in his brows.
Concubine Jia Jing swallowed the sweet smell in her mouth, and said in a low voice with difficulty: "For your sister's... marriage... you must choose... Changle Hou Mansion..."
Concubine Jia Jing has talked about this matter so many times. In the past, she said she wanted to find someone else, but recently, she has decided on the Changle Hou Mansion. The prince was a little impatient, but seeing Concubine Jia Jing's sickly face, he didn't dare to make Concubine Jia Jing angry, so he could only agree: "Okay, my son will do his best."
Concubine Jia Jing pursed her lower lips and said, "It's best, let your uncle... come and see me..."
This is not an easy task. Marquis Changle entered the cold palace to see the empress? What would the emperor think if he knew about this
The prince frowned.
Concubine Jia Jing sighed: "I also know...it's difficult...but...you try your best..."
The prince nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, mother, I will try my best." Trying my best, it may not be possible.
Concubine Jia Jing didn't speak for a long time, the crown prince thought she was tired, and just about to leave, Concubine Jia Jing closed her eyes and said, "Why do I feel... I have done many things wrong all these years..."
The prince asked puzzledly, "What is mother talking about?"
Concubine Jia Jing sighed again: "When you were just born, you were so small... I said in my heart at that time... I will treat you well and protect you..."
The prince hurriedly said: "Thank you mother for nurturing, the child will never forget it."
Concubine Jia Jing slightly shook her head: "But I didn't..."
The prince remembered why his mother was deposed, and hurriedly said: "The mother has the kindness of rebuilding and saving the child's life. The child has no heart, and will never be able to repay the mother's three springs!"
Concubine Jia Jing opened her eyes, closed them again, and sighed, "I should treat you better..."
The prince quickly replied: "Where did the mother say this? The mother's help to the child will be engraved in the child's heart."
Concubine Jia Jing's dry lips squirmed: "I can't help you much, but fortunately... the main wife and side concubine you married... are all powerful families in the court... especially the Lu family... the three phases and one family, the influence... deep-rooted... you must Be good...to Mrs. Lu..."
The prince's anger burned all of a sudden, and the Lu family made his side concubines and other harem women abort one after another, and the families behind them were not happy. It can be said that the Lu family has alienated himself from the closeness with other families. He really wanted to complain to his mother about Lu's viciousness, but seeing Concubine Jia Jing's weak appearance, suppressed his anger, and only sighed softly: "It's just that we haven't had children all these years..."
Concubine Jia Jing said: "Don't worry, you are still young, children, you will have them sooner or later, but the court's support... can't be without..." When she finished speaking, her breath became weak.
The prince also understood that it would be harmful but not beneficial to divorce the Lu family now, so he could only acquiesce to his mother's words.
Concubine Jia Jing didn't speak again for a long time, the crown prince finally saluted and said goodbye: "Mother, rest well, my son has to do some things first."
Concubine Jia Jing nodded slightly and said, "Let your sister... come..."
The prince quickly responded, walked out of the cold palace, and asked someone to call the fourth princess to see Concubine Jia Jing. Afraid that the fourth princess would say that she still wanted to marry into Pingyuanhou's mansion, she waited outside until the fourth princess came.
Holding the hand warmer in his hand, the prince was stomping his feet back and forth. After waiting for a long time, the fourth princess's palace finally arrived.
The prince held back his anger, and said to the fourth princess who came over: "Mother looks bad, you can say whatever she says, she still wants you to marry into Changlehou's mansion, so don't say anything to her about Pingyuanhou. thing."
The fourth princess said angrily: "I really don't understand my mother! In the Changle Hou Mansion, there are not many successful ones! I will marry a fool, and then let the fifth princess marry the luxurious and wealthy Pingyuan Hou. I don't believe that mother can swallow this breath! What is she thinking?"
The prince's feet were almost frozen, and he said hastily: "She is sick now, don't argue with her. We can do whatever we want, she can't do anything anyway."
The fourth princess listened and smiled: "It's better to be the prince's brother! Now mother can't count on her, so don't ignore me!"
The prince said: "How come? If you marry well, it is also a good thing for this palace."
The fourth princess nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right! Although Marquis Pingyuan is a false title, there is a lot of gold and silver in that mansion. When I marry in in the future, I will give as much as the prince's elder brother wants."
Although the prince felt that the fourth princess, who was almost fifteen years old, was a little whimsical, he somewhat agreed with her opinion - if she became the eldest daughter-in-law of Marquis Pingyuan, wouldn't she be the head of the Marquis Pingyuan's mansion in the end? If Marquis Pingyuan and his wife were in the way, as long as the four princesses had the queen's second hand in the palace, they would not know how they died. What's more, there is myself, the prince, the future emperor, supporting her.
The two brothers and sisters say goodbye, and the fourth princess enters the cold palace to meet Concubine Jia Jing.
The four princesses took off their veils only when they saw their mother. She put down her veil, and when she saw Concubine Jia Jing's appearance, she cried a little: "Mother! Why do you think you are seriously ill again? What do you think?..."
Concubine Jia Jing didn't speak. After the fourth princess had finished speaking, she said slowly: "Hello... listen to me..."
The fourth princess nodded and said, "Mother, please tell me, I'm listening."
Concubine Jia Jing seemed to gather all her strength, and said clearly: "You...must...marry a child of the Marquis of Changle..."
The fourth princess was about to refute, but remembering what the prince said, she bit her lip and did not speak.
Concubine Jia Jing opened her eyes and looked at the fourth princess, with a faint red on her face: "The Marquis of Changle... these years... only eating, drinking and having fun, not involved in the political situation..."
The fourth princess muttered: "That's right, those sons, one by one, have no talent or job, and they don't look good..."
Concubine Jia Jing gasped: "If you marry in the past, if... just in case... your brother... you can still live..."
The fourth princess opened her eyes wide: "What are you talking about! My brother is the prince! He will be the emperor in the future. Apart from him, the third brother doesn't care about government affairs at all, and the fourth brother is a cripple. In the future, who can be the emperor except my brother? "
Concubine Jia Jing calmed down for a long time, before she stabilized her breath: "Your brother..." She hesitated for a long time, but she still didn't say why, she just closed her eyes and sighed: "You are my mother, I am... for your own good."
The fourth princess flattened her mouth in dissatisfaction: "Is mother confused? If it is for my own good, you should use the influence that mother has built up over the years to find me a family that is either rich or noble, such as Pingyuanhoufu..." She was busy stop.
Concubine Jia Jing tried her best to open her eyes again, and said sternly: "You...haven't given up yet? Marquis Pingyuan... that's not... someone you can provoke... even your father... can't underestimate him..."
The fourth princess replied: "No matter how old he is, isn't he still a courtier? How dare he rebel?! Marrying a princess is the blessing of their house!"
Concubine Jia Jing coughed, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, completely hid the spit out liquid in the dark handkerchief, wiped her lips dry, and then removed the handkerchief.
The fourth princess brought a cup of tea on the table to Concubine Jia Jing, and Concubine Jia Jing drank it in the hands of the fourth princess. She breathed a sigh of relief, lay back on the pillow, closed her eyes and said weakly: "You should be filial to your parents, listen to me. If so, is it okay? Mother... please..."
She waited for a long time, but she didn't hear the answer from the fourth princess. She managed to open her eyes. The fourth princess frowned, with a displeased expression on her face.
Concubine Jia Jing was terrified, and reached out to the fourth princess with trembling hands: "Daughter! How could you... not listen to your mother?"
The fourth princess has been stubborn and hot-tempered since she was a child, and she has never been restrained from inside or outside. My mother used to be dressed in a queen's costume, and she could still hear what she said while sitting on a high chair carved with a phoenix. But now that my mother is so weak and looks so incompetent, she must be confused. Forced by her mother's bitterness, the fourth princess couldn't hold Huo'er any longer, and stood up suddenly: "Mother doesn't think about me at all! The fifth princess who is a bitch wants to marry the eldest son of Marquis Pingyuan, how can I marry him?" Can’t? Why isn’t she afraid that there will be trouble if she marries? She doesn’t have a prince yet! My mother wants me to marry a mediocre and incompetent husband. What does this mean?! How can I see people in my life? I might as well die What!" After speaking, he turned around and left without saluting goodbye.
Concubine Jia Jing felt a sudden pain in her chest as she looked at the back of the fourth princess, as if she had been torn apart. She lay on the bed, not daring to move for a long time, breathing lightly. After the pain passed, she realized that she was crying, but the tears were already cold, and her temples felt chilly.