The tenth prince was startled when he heard this, and immediately realized that this was his aunt's mother trying to bring him and Gu Jue together.
After all, Gu Jing, who had a good relationship with him in the past two years and was almost destined to be his future concubine, was sent home and "committed suicide" with her mother.
Earlier, because of Gu Jing's presence, Gu Jue was incompatible with him, so the queen could still let it go. After all, there was a twelfth prince below and a third prince above. Who couldn't take over Gu Jue? There is no need to force it on the most promising tenth prince.
But now she only has a niece, and the Queen cannot continue to let the two children have no fate.
"All sons and ministers listen to their mother and concubine." The tenth prince quickly weighed it in his mind and said gently, "It's just that this will trouble cousin Jue too much."
"What's the point? She is free in front of me today." The queen said hurriedly, "Besides, she is very willing to help you."
After seeing off the tenth prince, Gu Zhen asked someone to call Gu Jue to come over and explain the matter to his niece.
The Gu family was prosperous. When the queen selected two nieces from the family to take them into the palace and raise them, she was of course carefully selected.
Both the late Gu Jing and this Gu Jue were outstanding in appearance.
It's just that Gu Jing prefers fresh and charming flowers, looking like begonia flowers blooming on the branches; but Gu Jue is slim and elegant, like narcissus under the glass window in the cold sun, not stunning, but sober and pleasant, the more she looks at it, the more windy she feels. The kind that is touching.
She was not usually as lively and thoughtful as Gu Jing. She only responded quietly when she heard the words. Seeing that the queen had no other instructions, she got up and left.
"Wait a minute." Gu Zhen stopped her with a headache and sighed, "I heard that you didn't want to enter the palace at first, but your mother refused to lose to your aunt, so she encouraged your father to fight for such an opportunity. You have to respond. Therefore, in the past two years, you have stayed away from Xiao Shi, and I didn’t say anything. But now, you also know the result of Jing’er. You are the only niece in front of me, if you are still right Xiao Shi is cold and indifferent, this?"
After hearing this, Gu Jue was silent for a while, and then said softly: "My niece, thank aunt for reminding me, my niece will change her mind in the future."
After a pause, he added, "It's just that my niece is not as lovable as my cousin, so I'm afraid she won't attract the attention of the tenth prince."
"After all, Xiao Shi grew up in front of me." Gu Zhen looked at her, and for some reason, he thought of Empress Dowager Yuan and Concubine An.
This feeling was so unlucky that the queen quickly snuffed it out and said slowly, "Although he knows his life experience and is quite respectful to the Ping family, after all, I am his mother and queen... I just told him about you, He also agreed, and was worried about whether it would trouble you... Anyway, you are serious cousins, and it is normal for you to interact with each other frequently."
Seeing Gu Jue nodding silently, he felt that his niece didn't take his words to heart, so he couldn't help but waved her to come to him, took Gu Jue's arm, and said sincerely, "I know that you don't like Gong Wei. Could it be that life has been easy for me in these years in the palace? But as a noble lady, enjoying the wealth, glory and protection given by the family, it is natural that I have to contribute to the family. Otherwise, even if you and I can still rely on you It’s thanks to your grandfather that you maintain your wealth. What will happen when your nieces and nephews are born? Moreover, although His Majesty will definitely not let you be the main concubine for Xiao Shi, the concubine may not necessarily be wronged. Not to mention I have no reason not to feel sorry for you but to feel sorry for outsiders. Let’s just say that you and Xiao Shi have known each other now and often interacted with each other. How could the friendship that we get along with each other day and night be from his who doesn’t know where he is now? Can the princess compare to it?"
After some teachings, Gu Jue finally said calmly: "Auntie said that, and my niece will keep it in mind."
Gu Zhen saw her indifferent expression and lost interest in continuing. He just waved his hand and said, "Just remember it."
After Gu Jue left, the queen said sadly: "I have been a queen for many years. At that time, I always thought that I could endure it for a while. But now, it turns out that the result is far away. Not only is the heir becoming more and more miserable, Even my niece has the advantage... If Jing'er is still here, why should I stop talking to Jue'er? Even if Jue'er really doesn't want to stay in the palace, with Jing'er here, I don't necessarily have to force her."
This reminded her of what happened to King Chu back then.
If nothing happened to King Chu, the child might have been in the East Palace now, and there would be no more trouble in Xuanqing Palace.
It seems that the Gu family's blessings are always lacking a little bit, so at critical moments, critical people and things always make them fall short, and good situations are reduced to nothing, but they cannot shirk responsibility.
"My Majesty, please don't say that. Although Miss Jing's life is miserable, how can you know that it's not because of Miss Jue's profound blessings and the destiny of a concubine?" The attendant quickly comforted the queen, "Besides, what His Highness the Tenth Prince just said, it is obvious that he does not dislike Miss Jue. , but Miss Jue deliberately avoided the Tenth Prince in the past, so the cousins are not familiar with each other."
Gu Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Jue'er is avoiding him. I and you all have noticed it. Xiao Shi has been following His Majesty for the past two years. How can you not be aware of it? I don't know if he will have a grudge, alas!"
However, the queen was overthinking it. The tenth prince had returned to his residence and ordered the waiter: "Tomorrow, send someone to the Imperial Capital to find a better hairpin ring. I want to give it to my cousin Jue."
His current personal chamberlain was chosen by Chun Jia from the newcomers after he went to the side hall of Taichu Palace.
With the emperor checking the situation, of course it couldn't be someone from the queen's side.
After several years of getting along, the relationship between master and servant has become very close. This little chamberlain is also bold. He smiled and agreed when he heard the words. He couldn't help but curiously said: "Don't His Highness dislike Miss Jue very much and think she is a little too lonely?"
"This is the mother's intention." The tenth prince did not hide it from him. He spread out his pen and ink and began to practice calligraphy with a calm expression, and said slowly, "My mother and concubine were born in a humble background. If my uncle's family is not available, this prince will always have to rely on my mother's support. . In this case, if the mother wants this prince to get close to cousin Jue, she cannot refuse."
He said calmly, "There are just a lot of people in the backyard to the left and right, but I don't really like her. To be honest, I don't hate her."
After saying these two words, the matter passed. The tenth prince then asked, "What have my brothers, my prince, done in the past two days?"
The young chamberlain hurriedly said: "We have just settled down in the past two days, and most of the time we are arranging and packing our luggage. I heard that His Highness King Qin is gearing up and has made an appointment with the Ninth Prince and several foreign ministers. He plans to meet with His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine in two days. Requesting to go hunting. Isn’t the Empress Dowager ill? They plan to use the excuse to find some nourishing mountain products for the Empress Dowager... When the second prince heard the news, he was a little envious and wanted to go. It was just stopped by Concubine Shu. As for the Third Prince... I looked through the case files at Dali Temple two days ago. It seemed that I had gained something. I might work on an old case next. If that case can be solved, it will definitely make him famous in the temple. It’s quite helpful.”
The tenth prince said softly: "Concubine Min is very fond of me. King Qin and the others want to hunt, even if it is just for pure pleasure. My father knows it in his heart and will probably not stop it. He will even praise her a few times. This is how the concubine is favored." The benefits.”
These words were very suspicious of complaining about the queen's lack of favor. The little chamberlain smiled and did not dare to speak.
He then heard his master continue to say, "The King of Qin is brave but not resourceful. He was favored by his father just because he was the eldest son by chance. There is nothing to be afraid of. Ninth Brother, on the other hand, is very thoughtful, but if Concubine Yemin fails, Concubine Yemin will succeed." , he relied on Concubine Min, and even though his biological mother was humble, he was not treated badly, but Concubine Min herself had Prince Jin, so she would definitely not let him go beyond Prince Jin. There is no need to care about these people. The same goes for the second brother, Concubine Shu He is so timid that he even thinks about following his second brother to become a concubine after he becomes a feudal lord... On the other hand, third brother, do you know how confident he is in solving the case?"
"This..." The young chamberlain thought for a while and said tactfully, "That case has passed by and it belongs to Chen Zhima. It's just that the third prince will definitely not let this matter go to waste. Since he has chosen it and plans to take action, he probably has something to do with it. Sure."
So he asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to be a slave and cause trouble for His Highness the Third Prince?"
The tenth prince hung his pen for a moment, then shook his head and asked with a smile: "Although the third brother had a relationship with his biological mother, after all, he and I were both raised by our mother. I remember that the third brother took great care of me when we were young...and How can we cause trouble to Third Brother? Not only can we not cause trouble to Third Brother, but if Third Brother encounters any difficulties in the process of solving the case, we have to help him."
The little chamberlain couldn't tell what he was thinking. After all, his master was not such a fraternal person.
Logically speaking, the third prince is a very considerate elder brother and never competes with his younger brothers. The tenth prince should be very supportive of his brother.
But the tenth prince had no such intention, and instead was extremely harsh on the third prince.
Of course, this is not surprising, after all, the tenth prince was even more mean to the stupid King Chu.
This master's temperament is so bad.
In a sense, he is actually more like a child raised by Concubine Min.
Qiu Jian is very pushy and does not allow any of her brothers or sisters to get past her.
Even if they are all brothers raised by the queen and who treat him well, that won't work.
The little chamberlain has been serving him for two years and has a pretty good understanding of his character. It was very surprising to hear him say this now.
The tenth prince simply said: "If the third brother fails to live up to his expectations and fails to succeed, then forget it, just treat him as a younger brother who feels sorry for him; if the third brother succeeds..."
He slowly wrote a word on the paper and said leisurely, "Third brother has always been filial, so I guess you don't mind. Why don't you sacrifice yourself for me for the sake of my mother's wish for Qingci Palace?"
If the third prince is not willing to pick peaches for him then...
Then he goes to the queen!
I believe that he, the queen, is not allergic to the imperial concubine competing for favor in front of her father, but there is no problem in persuading the third prince to back down.
Mainly, the third prince's only supporter in the palace now is the queen.
The queen had spoken, so how could he have no room to say no
The tenth prince had many thoughts running through his mind, and he had already forgotten Gu Jue.
But at this moment, Gu Jue was talking about him with the maid who entered the palace with him: "... my aunt is also suffering from a sudden illness and seeks medical treatment indiscriminately. I don't think this master is reliable, but my aunt blindly believes in him. Of course, my aunt has no choice now." , the princes in front of my aunt, except him, are the twelfth prince. But I heard that the twelfth prince is not liked by Your Majesty because of his weak nature. Alas... It was rare that Sister Jing was willing to flatter me, so that I could relax. I didn't expect... This is really... "
"Miss, don't be like this." Her maid comforted her, "After all, you are also the serious cousin of His Highness the Tenth Prince. Even if you cannot be the official concubine in the future, you will be the side concubine. That is not something ordinary people can embarrass."
With a low voice, she endured her shyness and persuaded, "If, if I can give birth to the eldest son of the tenth prince, then... then even if I am a royal concubine, how can I make trouble in front of you? If my maidservant says something unpleasant, Concubine Min will also She’s not the main palace, but hasn’t she had a good life these past years?”
"You little hooves dare to think about it, Concubine Min?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and sighed, "You do, but I am thinking about Concubine An! How did Your Majesty treat Concubine An when he was young? I am I've never seen it, but I've heard a thing or two... Don't you think that the tenth prince now looks a lot like His Majesty back then? When they were young, they had to rely on their aunt's mother for planning, so how could they reject their aunt's niece? But after becoming emperor, they can It’s hard to say. Your Majesty has been kind enough to support Concubine An so far. But for Concubine An, can this life be easy? Especially Concubine Min, who stepped on Concubine An, and she has been favored so far! "
She frowned, "This can't go on like this. We have to think of a way."