As a couple for many years, the Princess of Chu believed that she knew the King of Chu very well, and the King of Chu was not a lustful person, so the relationship between the couple had always been good.
As soon as the servants passed on the message that everything was prepared, the Princess of Chu knew that the King of Chu was probably in a good mood today. After thinking about it, she specially ordered a few dishes and asked the kitchen to prepare them. She also asked someone to take out the old wine that had been stored in the cellar and prepare it.
By the evening, the King of Chu had indeed arrived at the yard.
She hurriedly stood up and went to greet him, and changed his casual outer clothes herself, then asked him softly: "Where have you been? Why do you smell like alcohol?"
The appearance of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty has always been acceptable. After all, the concubines are more beautiful than each other. Although the King of Chu is not as good-looking as the King of Linjiang, he can also be considered a handsome man who is worth looking at.
But he had a high and straight nose, thin lips, upturned eyebrows, and his eyes were always sharp and scrutinizing, which added a bit of harshness to his handsomeness that made people want to stay away from him.
He sat down opposite the Princess of Chu, picked up a pearl meatball that the Princess of Chu had picked for him and ate it, then asked expressionlessly, "How was it, was this trip to the palace smooth?"
The Princess of Chu does not have a strong personality. Although Queen Fang is not a bad person, she is very spoiled. Concubine Feng is not easy to get along with, not to mention Concubine Lin. The King of Chu is afraid that she will suffer a loss.
Princess Chu quickly shook her head: "The Queen has guests, and Old Madam Fang is chatting with them, so she didn't pay much attention to me. I'm going to go see Concubine Feng."
She thought about it for a while and told the king: "But from the look on her face, she seems to not believe it."
It's normal to not believe it, but for a woman, her only hope is gone. After all, they are blood relatives, and this rationality can't be maintained for long. Just a few small things can make her completely collapse.
The King of Chu picked up the cherries in the glass bowl with a half-smile, looked at them and threw them back into the plate, sneering: "It's okay, she will believe it eventually."
Princess Chu didn't quite understand. "Is there any other way?"
They have no relationship with Concubine Feng.
Moreover, the Princess of Chu always felt inappropriately guilty when she met Concubine Feng. No one knew better than them how the third prince died, and how the Rongchang Marquis and his son of the Feng family died.
The King of Chu nodded indifferently: "I helped the Marquis of Pingxi with such a big favor. Do you think they should thank me?"
Pingxi Hou... ...
The Princess of Chu had not been in the capital for a long time. After thinking about it, she realized that the Marquis of Pingxi Shen Liang mentioned by the King of Chu was no longer the mighty general Shen Cong, but the younger brother of the previous Marquis of Pingxi.
She hummed, and scooped herself a bowl of soup and sipped it: "Doesn't the Marquis of Pingxi have a grudge against the Fourth Brother?"
When Princess Changle died, Prince Linjiang almost beat Shen Liang to death in public. He was really furious. Later, it was Concubine Feng and the Feng family who used every possible means to persuade Prince Linjiang to stop.
But over the years, this feud has been formed, and Shen Chen is raised by King Linjiang. How can the relationship between the two families be good
"It's better to have a grudge. How can you help us if you don't have one?" The King of Chu said as a matter of course: "He has been suppressed by the fourth brother for so many years. He only has a title, and he has no chance to get any real job. The mansion has been running out of money for a long time. He used to have the Feng family to rely on, but now the Feng family has suffered a disaster, and he has nothing."
"So I did him a favor. I found him a lucrative position in the Beijing camp. Now all he has to do is kowtow to me three times and nine times."
The King of Chu was quite disdainful: "Although Concubine Feng and Feng Shi are not relatives, Concubine Feng has feelings for the Feng Mansion. Now the son of the Marquis of Rongchang still inherits the title, and he has a very good relationship with Feng Shi. Even for the sake of this nephew, Concubine Feng is willing to give Feng Shi some face. At this time, Feng Shi's words are very important."
Her husband has always been able to make use of every possible relationship, so Princess Chu was finally not so worried.
Indeed, for many things, it would be much better for Feng Shi to talk about them than for them to talk to Concubine Feng themselves.
She nodded: "If she convinces this imperial concubine, Imperial Concubine Feng will definitely hate Empress Fang."
"There is something else." After finishing his meal, the King of Chu took a sip of tea and rinsed his mouth. He told the Queen of Chu, "Although the message Zhu Fang handed over was a bit ridiculous, it may not be a complete lie."
When he said this, his eyes suddenly darkened: "Pick a time and take a good look at that old woman from the Wei family and that Wei Qi for me."
There are no excessive coincidences in this world. If there are too many coincidences, they must be man-made.
The King of Chu has always thought so.
Princess Chu froze in her tracks and said in disbelief, "No way? Didn't you say that this was just nonsense he made up to get out of this situation?"
The King of Chu sneered with an ambiguous tone: "I didn't take it seriously before, thinking that what he said was nonsense, but after I asked someone to check, I found that what he said might not be a lie."
First of all, Xue Ziming said that the Wei family’s grandparents and grandchildren had indeed been to the Tianlao to see Zhu Fang.
Secondly, just as Chu Jingrui said, many things are just too coincidental. Zhu Fang’s plan has been discussed with them many times, and there are no obvious loopholes. After all, who in this world always lives in fear and suspicion of others
Moreover, so many years have passed since the Ming family incident, and there has been no sign of anything happening with Wei Yumin. Why would the Wei family suddenly become suspicious of Zhu Fang
What is even more suspicious is that the Wei family not only avoided this trip, but also appeared very calm when dealing with Cao Wen several times in Tongzhou later.
The people settled in Tongzhou are all the old generals of the Wei family during the war. Old Mrs. Wei has indeed been seeing them too frequently recently.
No matter what, we should always be more careful about everything, and it won’t hurt to check.
If what Zhu Fang said really happened, the Wei family would have died even faster.
People who always cause trouble to others are really an eyesore in this world.
All people related to the Ming and Feng families are an eyesore in the eyes of the King of Chu. If it weren't for these people, Emperor Longqing would not have been able to succeed to the throne so easily... ...
The Princess of Chu naturally did not disobey. After thinking for a while, she turned back and asked the head aunt: "Go and take a look at the recent invitations. If there are any invitations to the Wei family, please report them to me."
The aunt in charge quickly responded.
Princess Chu then asked the King of Chu: "Is it really okay for Jingrui to run outside all the time? After all, it's only been sixty days. If someone is targeting him, they might fabricate some crime. When you have time, you should keep an eye on him..."