In Woxia Building, the queen heard that all her children had been summoned to Xingxin Hall. She was first surprised, and then she heard that the children in front of the imperial concubine had just left, and then she frowned slightly: "What's going on over there in Xuanqing Palace? It's unexpected that Did you drag the children of this palace into the water?"
"Don't worry, Madam. Look at this formation. It should be the first and second exams." The attendants advised, "Our Highnesses are all dedicated to their studies. Unlike the noble concubine, except for the seventh prince who is quite sensible and obedient, the King of Qin and the ninth prince , Prince Jin, who is not such a wild fool that he gives gentlemen a headache?"
"In contrast, Your Majesty must feel that the empress will still have to train the child."
These words were just to comfort the queen. In fact, in Chunjia's mind, the concubine who could educate her children was undoubtedly a noble concubine.
After all, the children under the imperial concubine's knees, not to mention their studies, are extremely good at pleasing the emperor, and no other palace can compare with them.
This is very unfair in the eyes of the queen and others, because it really cannot be considered that the imperial concubine has taught her children well. It is also because the emperor dotes on her and is willing to go to her palace. The children in front of her have seen their father the number of times. , who knows how much more than the other brothers and sisters, and is more concerned by the emperor.
In this way, as long as the performance is slightly better, there is no need to worry that the emperor cannot see or know.
"..." The Queen herself knew it well, sighed and said, "That's all, wait until they come out of Xingxin Hall, and let them come to this palace to reply."
After a while, several princes led by the third prince came to pay their respects.
The queen greeted them a few times, then asked about their trip to Xingxin Hall.
The third prince, the sixth prince, and the twelfth prince all looked at the tenth prince.
Due to the Queen's preference and hints, in the past two years, the princes in front of the Central Palace have always been headed by the tenth prince.
The tenth prince himself was not polite and said: "When I return to my mother, my father summoned his sons and ministers to go over to take exams for their schoolwork, and they talked about something along the way."
The queen asked casually: "What's the matter?"
The tenth prince looked strange for a moment, and then said: "It is said that King Qin has taken a fancy to cousin Jue and asked his ministers what they meant."
These words shocked the queen. She never expected that Yun Fenghuang would actually tell the lie to the emperor and even nudge the emperor to ask about the tenth prince? !
What does this mean
Can a younger brother still fight against his eldest brother for a mere woman
"Then what did you say?" The queen took a deep breath, held back her anger, and asked in a deep voice, "But you agreed?"
She thought that although the tenth prince was not an heir to her liking, he still had some basic scheming. He should not show discord with King Qin so easily. It was a pity that Gu Jue... such a good niece would rather be sent to a Taoist temple or something like that. Why should Yun Fenghuang and her son take advantage of Yun Fenghuang and her son when they die alone in this place? !
Just as he was getting angry, he heard the tenth prince say: "My son refused."
The queen was startled and then frowned: "Xiao Shi, what you did is too much! The queen knows that you are not convinced. In fact, the queen is willing to accept it?! It's just..."
"Mother." The Tenth Prince interrupted her and explained, "Father is not angry."
Seeing that the queen was a little stunned, the tenth prince sighed and patiently analyzed the situation carefully for the queen, "The queen, as well as the sons and ministers, know that the safest answer is to hand over cousin Jue to the King of Qin with full brotherhood. But mother, please think about it, the elders should have made the final decision on such matters, so how could it be the turn of a junior like me to dictate where my cousin Jue should go?"
"My father specially summoned the children and asked them questions, obviously just to test the school's children."
"Then if I just give in, my father, even if I am not disappointed, will definitely feel that I am just doing well. How much favor can I leave in my father's favor?"
Without his father's favor, he knew that his path to becoming a prince would be even more difficult.
Because this court is now in a situation where Chunjia Qiangang is arbitrary.
Without Chunjia's approval, all civil and military officials in the court supported him, but it would be useless.
It might even make him collapse faster.
After all, no emperor would allow a prince he didn't approve of to mature.
"Besides, today the noble concubine can use the excuse that King Qin loves cousin Jue and force her ministers to knock out their teeth and swallow her in order to give up cousin Jue."
"If we really suffer this loss silently, what will we see in our eyes again, even the queen mother's position, should we give it up?"
The tenth prince said seriously, "Therefore, my son and his father said that parents make the decision on life-long matters. Jue's cousin is my cousin, not his heir. My son cannot bypass his mother and the elders of the Gu family and make this decision for Jue's cousin." .Furthermore, since King Qin loves cousin Jue and knows that his cousin is still raised by his mother, why has he not asked his mother in person, but instead went to his father first? If the father and the emperor are not allowed to check with the mother, isn't it in vain to call the father and the emperor more? thing?"
"Also, when cousins Jing and Jue entered the palace to serve the mother, everyone knew that the two cousins were the ones the mother planned to kiss."
"As the eldest brother, King Qin, why do you have to fight with your younger brother, your minister?"
"My father didn't say anything to my son after hearing this."
The queen was relieved after hearing the last sentence. Although she knew that sometimes the emperor was dissatisfied, he would not express it in person and would only consider it silently in his heart.
But there was no scolding in public, which shows that the tenth prince's statement was reasonable and reasonable at least on the scene.
She was a little depressed that she was not as smart as her untied heir, but she was also very happy that the tenth prince was better than her. She calmed down and said: "What you said is correct. I'm afraid that Xuanqing Palace doesn't follow the rules. Act coquettishly and make your father compromise."
"If your father is like this, please ask your mother to tell you the truth: Cousin Jue is determined not to marry King Qin." The tenth prince said sternly, "Otherwise, where will my mother and Mrs. Gu's faces be turned? How will the outside world treat us?"
Then he glanced at the brother beside him and said, "Mother, if you really can't do it, why don't you let cousin Jue promise to the third brother or the sixth brother? In short, I am determined not to let the imperial concubine get her wish."
The queen thought so too, and nodded slightly: "Don't worry."
As he spoke, he glanced at the third prince and the sixth prince, and saw that the two sons were accompanying them respectfully, showing no dissatisfaction at all. He breathed a sigh of relief and said a few words of comfort... The mother and son were talking here, and Gu Jue was already there. Listening to the little palace maid's low-pitched voice.
There was no expression on her face at all. After the little palace maid finished speaking about the tenth prince, she showed a weak smile and sighed softly: "Thank you very much, otherwise, I don't know what I would do." good… "
After thanking him, he took a rather heavy gold bracelet as a thank you gift and sent the little palace maid away, and his expression turned gloomy.
The maid was worried at the side: "It would be okay if I married the third prince. At worst, I don't think so much, and she is still a concubine after all. But the sixth prince... It's not that His Highness the sixth prince is not good, it's just the sixth prince's face... "
It's not particularly ugly, after all, the prince's face shape and facial features are still okay, but with the scars from smallpox, compared to other royal heirs, he can't help but look a bit miserable.
Gu Jue's master and servant are all teenage girls. No matter how sensible they are, they still have to look at faces.
Therefore, the maid started to blame the tenth prince a little bit: "I just want to push the young lady to other people, but can't I just mention the third prince? Why do I need to mention the sixth prince?"
"Because in the eyes of this tenth cousin, in the final analysis, I am just a bargaining chip used by Mr. Gu to win over him and please him. If he calls me 'cousin' in public and treats me with some friendship, he is giving me face." , you don’t have to treat me well." Gu Jue said lightly, "Otherwise, what do you think I would do to encourage my aunt to cultivate other princes? My status, if promised to him, he can’t even become the main wife, but if I promise to the third prince and six The prince is quite a compliment to the third and sixth princes. After all, before this, my aunt had never thought of promising the legitimate daughter who was carefully cultivated by the Gu family to them."
"Especially the Third Prince!"
Gu Jue said coldly, "It's a pity that my aunt is not willing to listen to me, and..."
She was silent for a while and then said helplessly, "Have you seen it? With my status and seniority, I can bribe the little palace maid to help find out the news. I know what's going on. What happened to the noble concubine and her son? Suddenly the King of Qin wants to marry me! "
Gu Jue had actually been wondering for the past two days, why did the imperial concubine suddenly target him
Although she advises the queen in private, she always clears the air when she speaks.
It’s not like the imperial concubine is good at calculating things, so how do you know she’s the one behind it
As a result, I spent some money and successfully bought the news. I finally understood how lax the governance of my aunt was!
Although she was the Queen's niece, the Queen's attendants would not have been very wary of her.
In addition, the tenth prince I just inquired about was the attitude of the tenth prince. The tenth prince did not have a good attitude towards the King of Chu or Gu Jue, and he certainly did not have a good attitude towards the palace attendants.
Naturally, these waiters were happy to betray him.
But Gu Jue felt that if it were at Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, the people around the imperial concubine would definitely not dare to betray the conversation between the imperial concubine and the emperor's heirs to the imperial concubine's niece.
"Auntie has been feeling that she is struggling to support herself in the past two years. In fact, people in this palace also feel that she is just struggling to support herself." Gu Jue sighed with a bitter smile, "So, auntie may still grit her teeth and persist. Well, but other people... must have wandering minds! This is the disadvantage of being at a disadvantage for a long time. Without continuous big wins, it is impossible to change these people's thoughts and opinions. I also overestimated myself, and thought that this Now I will try my best to help my aunt, and I still have the strength to fight. But... I still think too much. "
Her eyes flashed and she pondered, "My aunt and the tenth prince are not very kind...and so is the imperial concubine. Is it possible that I really have no choice but to become a monk?"
At the same time, Yun Fenghuang was also listening to the reports from his subordinates about the performance of the tenth prince in front of the emperor.