Chu Yuehou nodded: "It is better to be careful during this period of time."
Gu nodded: "That's right! By the way, Admiral, I want to ask you about someone."
Hearing Gu calling him Admiral, Chu Yuehou pursed his lips and said, "Madam Gu... Who do you want to find out?"
Gu knew he was unhappy when she saw him pursing his lips: she deliberately shouted even louder: "Commander-in-chief, how is the son of the Minister of Personnel?"
Seeing Gu like this, Chu Yuehou pinched his brows subconsciously: "The Minister of Rites has several sons. Which one are you asking about, Madam Gu?"
Gu shook her head: "I don't know who has not married yet when they are of marriageable age!"
The Minister of Rites was quite old, and most of his sons were married. There was one son who was still unmarried, but that son was homosexual. Others didn't know about it, but as the Grand Commander-in-Chief of the Governor's Office, he knew the secrets of all officials in the capital, so he naturally knew it.
Madam would not mention the son of the Minister of Personnel for no reason. Could it be that Wen Ruiqing wanted to get promoted and planned to sell his daughter for fame? Chu Yuehou's eyes turned cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Xing Nong heard this and asked, "Why did grandma inquire about the son of the Minister of Personnel?"
Gu didn't know anyone in the capital, so she could only ask Xing Nong and Chu Yuehou, and said, "Your aunt wrote to me before and said that she was looking for a marriage for Xing Qing, and the one she mentioned was the son of the Minister of Rites. But the letter didn't say which son it was."
Xing Nong didn't know what the son of the Minister of Personnel was like, but as soon as she heard the name of the Ministry of Personnel, she knew what Wen Ruiqing was up to. Besides, the Minister of Personnel was a high-ranking official, and he was in charge of the appointment of officials. With such power, he wanted to marry some girls from better families. Many families were willing to marry their daughters to him. Would such a family be interested in the children of a prince consort? And not the daughter born to the princess!
She didn't believe it at all.
She looked at Chu Yuehou.
Chu Yue said calmly, "This is not a good marriage. The son of the Minister of Personnel is a homosexual. Of course, outsiders don't know this. Moreover, he is a Jinshi and has just entered the Hanlin Academy to work. He is quite talented. Many girls from aristocratic families wanted to marry him before, but he always said that he would only propose marriage after he passed the Jinshi exam, so they all refused. Now, the matchmakers who went to the Minister of Personnel's mansion to propose marriage have been lining up at the door."
However, the Minister of Personnel would never dare to marry his son to a girl with a good family background. It would be embarrassing if there was a quarrel.
I guess that's why he found Wen Ruiqing!
Gu's eyes were blazing with anger when he heard this: "Bah! You are nothing!"
Even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs!
Those unscrupulous parents are worse than beasts!
Chu Yuehou shouldn't stay here for too long. She glanced at Xing Nong and said calmly, "The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are getting married soon. The capital has been in a bit of a turmoil lately. I have things to do, so I'll take my leave first."
Xing Nong was still thinking about how to teach Wen Ruiqing a lesson. She was startled when she heard the words. The capital has been in chaos recently? How? But she didn't ask. If she could tell him, he would tell her. She just nodded and said to the maid Hongdou, "Go and see the admiral off."
Gu opened her mouth, then closed it again. Such an ungrateful and heartless man was not worthy of being sent away by Xingnong personally!
Hongdou said respectfully, "Grand Admiral, please!"
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Princess House
Shen Ruolan used a sharp knife to pick out the fish bones from a piece of fish and put it in the bowl of Prince Yongan: "Prince, you love fish, eat more, you've lost weight! I don't know what the admiral was thinking, he insisted on locking you up for a night, you and Xingqing are siblings, how could you be the one who arrested her!"
Wen Ruiqing thought about how the Grand Admiral always had a bad face towards him, and he said unhappily, "This Grand Admiral is relying on the Emperor's trust and is becoming more and more lawless! He is simply being overbearing in the court and doesn't give face to anyone."
Prince Yongan smiled gently, said nothing as usual, and ate all the fish in the bowl.
Seeing this, Shen Ruolan picked up another large piece of fish and continued to pick out the fish bones.
Princess Changle glanced at Prince Yongan and Shen Ruolan. She knew her brother well and was disgusted by his thoughts!
Shen Ruolan, this vixen, seduced her brother, and Shen Xingqing caused her to lose so much money. Both of them are not good people!
She thought of the rumors she heard when she came out of the palace, and said, "Second Mother, a big event happened in the city today. The whole village of the Crown Prince's wife came to attend the wedding of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Grandma should also be in the capital, right? Second Mother, should we go visit Grandma?"
Wen Ruiqing thought of something and said, "It's time to go see mother. The day after tomorrow is Xingnong and the Crown Prince's wedding. We'll go there early tomorrow morning to add the make-up. You can ask the wife of the Minister of Personnel to come and have her see Xingqing. How about that?"
He wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible! He had been in this position at the Honglu Temple for many years, and it was time for him to be transferred. The Minister of Rites had been promoted to the Minister of Rites, and the vacancy of the Minister of Rites was just right for him to fill!
He was not surprised that the Minister of Personnel came to him to discuss marriage this time. What surprised him even more was that the marriage partner was Xing Qing and not Chang Le. It was probably because Xing Nong would soon become the Crown Princess.
Alas, he never thought that Chen Xingnong would have such good fortune to become the Crown Princess, and most importantly, the Princess of Jin State.
Even though things didn't look good yesterday, Xingqing is his daughter. Can there be any overnight grudge between father and daughter
If she dares to hold a grudge against me, then she would be unfilial!
Prince Yongan's eyes flickered, but he still lowered his head and ate the fish in the bowl without saying a word.
Shen Ruolan picked up another piece of braised pork for him, and he ate it silently.
Princess Changle glanced at him, then at Shen Ruolan.
Now that the two siblings have grown up, this vixen can no longer stay in the princess's mansion!
She really didn't want to see her at all!
Aren’t the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince getting married the day after tomorrow
Well, she would give them a big gift as a wedding present!
Seeing that Wen Ruiqing was so angry yesterday, and was still thinking about meeting her mother today, Shen Ruolan said happily: "Okay, it would be great if we can meet while you are getting dressed. Will the prince and the princess go?"
Shen Ruolan said as she looked at the two siblings.
She still wanted Xingqing to have a good relationship with the prince and the princess. One was her biological child, and the other was the one she had raised since childhood. They were both her children.
It’s just that Xing Qing was a little ignorant. How could she buy so many things in the shop? She was embarrassed to face the princess.
Too greedy!
Princess Changle lowered her head, shook her head and said with a lost look: "I won't go. My sister doesn't like me. Second mother, please bring me a dowry gift for Princess Xingnong!"
Prince Yongan also shook his head: "No, adding makeup is the job of the women."
Of course, if they were biological brothers, some people would give some gifts to the sisters at home, but Chen Xingnong was nothing in his eyes.
Shen Ruolan just remembered, and she said to Wen Ruiqing: "Tomorrow, I and the wife of the Minister of Personnel will go!"
Wen Ruiqing thought about it and said, "That's fine."
He kind of didn't want to go anyway.