"Xiao Shi seemed to be quite well-behaved when he was young, but now he has become cunning." After hearing this, the imperial concubine snorted softly and said, "It is also Gongxiang who is not living up to expectations. After all, he is a few years older than Xiao Shi. These things He has been restless for many years, but he is still watching Xiao Shi being praised by all the stars. It has only been two years since he became a fan, and he doesn't know how to be impatient."
The left and right advised: "Don't worry, your Majesty. After hearing this, His Majesty did not blame him, but he did not say anything. It can be seen that even if he thinks that the tenth prince is smart, it is just that. Furthermore, the heirs under the Central Palace are not Harmony is an open secret. How can the emperor's heirs in front of the empress act as if they were born from the same mother, advancing and retreating together in the sky! Your Majesty doesn't say it, how can you not consider the capacity of the future prince? Like this? The tenth prince, who could not tolerate even a brother raised by his adoptive mother, was privately harsh on the stupid King Chu. This was when His Majesty and the Queen were both here. If he became the Crown Prince, in the future... wouldn't it happen again in the royal family? What happened in Shenzong’s early years?”
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, so he will definitely not allow it."
Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said: "No one is perfect, not to mention that all the princes are young now. In the eyes of a person like your majesty, how can he not be full of flaws? Therefore, despite the shortcomings in Xiao Shi's temperament and behavior, But in His Majesty's eyes, as long as he is smart enough and a talent, it doesn't matter. To be honest, Your Majesty has never really taken any action to adjust the Pope's heirs. Before, Xiao Shi and Twelve lived in the side hall of Taichu Palace. It's just the palace maids taking care of you, and your majesty occasionally intervening in the schoolwork. If your majesty really makes up his mind, then he will be the one to teach the future prince in a serious way!"
"So don't look at the shortcomings of these children and think you can sit back and relax."
"You don't want to think about it either. If a person like Xiao Shi is hopeless in His Majesty's eyes, why would Your Majesty reprimand him?"
"Do you think His Majesty has paid attention to whether the Second Prince and the Third Prince are working hard or slacking off?"
Chunjia was actually very tolerant towards his children. He didn't expect the princess to succeed to the throne, or the prince to give up on his own initiative. He scolded her with ease, but in fact he didn't give any strict discipline or restraint at all.
As for the princes who intend to compete for the position of prince, the emperor is not very harsh: he knows very well that children of this age cannot be comprehensive. Even if they seem to be comprehensive, it can only prove that the elders behind them are strong and the children are obedient.
So in the emperor's mind, he didn't care how many problems these heirs had, such as the tyranny of King Qin, the insubordination of the seventh prince, the laziness of the ninth prince, the irresponsible behavior of the prince of Jin, and of course the importance of his biological mother and harsh brothers of the tenth prince... these Putting the problem in the temple is a reason why he is not suitable to become a prince.
But Chunjia doesn't care, he only looks at the advantages now.
As long as he thought that the most important emperor's qualities were up to standard, he would pick out the one with the best qualifications, and then he would slowly teach him to the East Palace in his mind.
After all, the emperor himself had grown up little by little after years of dormancy.
He would not naively expect that after many of his descendants grow up, one would suddenly appear ready-made and satisfy him in everything.
Yun Fenghuang knew the nature of the emperor very well, and at this moment he warned those around him: "The dispute over the country is no trivial matter, and we cannot take it lightly until the dust settles! When you have nothing to do, think more about Shenzong's accession to the throne. Your Majesty is not willing to be King Shizong, how can I be willing to be Queen Qu?"
After finishing the matter, she asked, "By the way, the queen should already know about King Qin's proposal to marry Gu Jue, but she doesn't know how the aunt and nephew will react?"
"The Queen is still like that." Chie covered her mouth and smiled, "The people around her just say some unpleasant things... But in the end, there is nothing I can do about the Queen, so I can only feel depressed on my own."
Xuanqing Palace was tired of hearing about the queen's incompetent and furious behavior in the past two years.
At this moment, Yun Fenghuang just smiled and continued to ask Gu Jue.
"That Miss Jue is indeed a person that even the queen can take notice of. She is quite calm at such a young age." Chie straightened his expression and said, "Although I was surprised when I heard the news, I calmed down quickly. After trying to persuade the Queen for a long time, I resigned and left. But... "
A subtle look appeared on her face, "Our people said that this Miss Jue is also restless. She seems to have bribed the people in front of the Queen and eavesdropped on the Queen and the princes."
Yun Fenghuang was not surprised and said calmly: "If she doesn't do this, I will look down upon her. Although the queen is her direct aunt, she is obviously not reliable. In this case, count on your aunt, count on you Aren’t my parents waiting to be pushed into a pit of fire? Since this girl is quite smart, how can she be willing to be arranged by others? She may have to work hard on her own."
Chie said: "If Miss Jue is smart, she should understand that her only way to survive now is to come and serve the empress. Being favored by the empress is her blessing in this life!"
"Keep an eye on this child." Yun Fenghuang smiled, not paying attention to Chie's flattery. She knew very well that she had no good intentions in marrying Gu Jue to King Qin.
If Gu Jue were to be her daughter-in-law honestly, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law might not be the same.
After all, what is her status? Is it possible that there is still a lack of attentive Xiaoyi, a girl of high birth, talent and beauty
The imperial concubine ordered slowly, "See what she can do?"
Gu Jue didn't know that Yun Fenghuang was watching her every move. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care about it at the moment.
The girl didn't trust her aunt very much at first, but now that she got the news, she became more and more in danger.
She first considered the third and sixth princes.
These two princes have good temperaments.
In comparison, the sixth prince's condition was slightly worse, so his appearance was ruined after all.
but…
"Unless it is absolutely necessary, these two Highnesses should forget it." Gu Jue sighed and analyzed with the maid, "These two were bullied by the Tenth Prince since they were young. Given the temperament of the Tenth Prince, I don't know if I will drag them down in the future. Go into the water. There is no way to escape such a charge. Even if the tenth prince ascends the throne in the future, he will not even treat the King of Chu well. How can he expect to treat the third and sixth princes well?"
The maid was frightened when she heard this, and said: "What should I do? Do you really want to become a monk? But there are many ladies in the family. When Miss Jing and Miss Jing were selected to accompany the Queen in the palace, they aroused the jealousy of many ladies. Now this time Once you enter that Taoist temple, I'm afraid no one will remember you in the future."
Although Gu Jue's mother-in-law is still there, she will definitely not forget her daughter. "Because the master disappeared two years ago, the lady is now more and more speechless in the clan, and she may not be able to help the young lady by then."
Unexpectedly, the mother and daughter could only hold their heads and cry.
Gu Jue frowned and said nothing. After a while, he said: "You can go out and help me keep an eye on it later. If there is no one around, just tell the third prince and ask him to meet Yulan later this evening." Talking under the tree.”
The maid was startled: "Miss, do you want to...?"
"Let's try it." Gu Jue sighed, "The sixth prince is really good-natured, I don't dare to count on him. But the third prince... I saw that he took care of the tenth prince on the surface, but he was bullied. He didn't say anything, but I heard that he had a very bad relationship with King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing for a period of time. It shows that he is not the kind of master who only keeps silent when bullied. Maybe, we can talk about it? "
"However, His Highness the Third Prince is the first royal heir raised by the Empress. Everyone says that he is the one who loves the Empress the most." The maid reminded in a low voice, "He has always been the most filial and considerate of the Empress... If he comes back, just follow him The Queen is informing, is this?"
Gu Jue's eyes sharpened and he hummed softly: "My aunt only favors the tenth prince, and I can't do anything about him for the time being. But the third prince, huh, after all, I am also the daughter of the Gu family and my aunt's niece. But she is not him either. You can frame them at will!"
That night, wrapped in a cloak, she waited under the magnolia tree for the third prince to arrive on time.
"Is something wrong, cousin?" Gong Xiangbing stopped a few steps away and asked gently.
Seeing that he was willing to come, or come alone, Gu Jue felt relieved, and gained more confidence in his next words: "Cousin, if you don't say anything secretly in front of Mingren, it's all in front of your aunt. The prince, the tenth prince is behind you in terms of ranking, his mother is from a poor family, his qualifications may not be higher than my cousin's, and his character is far away from my cousin's, is my cousin really willing to do this?"
Gong Xiangbing smiled and said calmly: "My cousin is so complimentary. My tenth brother is talented and intelligent, and he is his legitimate son. How can I compare to him?"
"My cousin may not know that I went back to my hometown a few days ago and convinced my great-grandfather. My great-grandfather specially greeted my aunt and asked her to listen to my advice." Gu Jue euphemistically said that although he is a junior, he still has the same feelings as Mr. Gu. The support was not as simple as that of Miss Gu, "After I got the endorsement from my great-grandfather, the first thing I advised my aunt was to stop focusing on doting on the tenth prince, and to pay more attention to my cousin. After all, when it comes to filial piety, Among the princes in front of my aunt, who is better than my cousin?"
Gong Xiang Bing said calmly: "My cousin, it's better not to delve into these matters. After all, the queen mother has her own opinions."
Gu Jue sneered slightly and said: "Why is my cousin so pretentious? If my cousin really listens to my aunt in everything, why come alone at this late hour? Is it possible that he is trying to persuade me to go back and settle down earlier?"
Gong Xiangbing smiled, neither admitting nor denying.
"... If my cousin is so insincere, then I will be Meng Lang tonight." Gu Jue knew that he was probably sure that he was in a difficult situation now and deliberately took advantage of Qiao. His thoughts turned around, but he refused to ask him to lower the price. Suddenly he said, "If it doesn't work out, I will really follow the imperial concubine's wishes and become the concubine of the King of Qin. It is extremely honorable anyway. Moreover, the imperial concubine is cruel to others, but she is famous for being kind to her own people. The imperial concubine is now here. My junior is not particularly attentive and careless. If I go to her, I may not be loved. But it may not be a bad thing."
As he said that, he turned around and left.
Sure enough, after walking for more than ten steps, Gong Xiangbing finally stopped her: "My cousin is smart, you should know that the imperial concubine keeps saying that the King of Qin loves you and will not marry you unless you are, but it is just a cover. In fact, the King of Qin has no intention of you, and the imperial concubine is also full of love. Malice... Even if my cousin complies with the wishes of the imperial concubine, not to mention that she cannot face the questioning from the Gu family, will the imperial concubine really treat her cousin well?"
"I have no choice but to look for the best." Gu Jue turned around, took a deep look at him, and hummed, "What else? Does my cousin have a better way to teach me?"
Gong Xiangbing said slowly: "That's all, please let me know what my cousin has planned. If I can help you, I won't refuse."
"Cousin, don't make it sound like tonight is all about me." Gu Jue exposed him unceremoniously, "Although my cousin and I are called brothers and sisters, we are not related by blood, let alone any friendship. If I didn't give my cousin Why do you dare to do it so late at night, my laboring cousin?"
... They were discussing in whispers, and the news was coming and going. The next evening, they reported it to Yun Fenghuang.
Yun Fenghuang was a little surprised: "This child is a hard worker, so he is hooked up with Gong Xiang Bingdou? Well, this Gong Xiang Bing is actually lucky? I have worked so hard, and there are no benefits at all. I haven’t gotten it yet, but I’ve made it possible for this kid!”
She asked with interest, "What did these two children discuss?"