After Chunjia left Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion that day, she indeed listened to the concubine's words, and asked about the third prince's situation for the first time: "I want to order his wife, Princess Wei He, but I don't know if it is appropriate?"
Yan Yin and other imperial attendants all know that this appropriate question is definitely not about whether the two parties are compatible with each other in terms of talent, appearance and temperament, or whether they are loving and harmonious after marriage... but about politics, no, to be precise, about the upcoming battle over the country. If the prince marries Princess Wei He, will it cause any situation that is out of the emperor's control
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince was smart when he was young. Later, although his studies were not as good as His Highness King Qin's, he was still very diligent." Yan Yin thought for a while and said cautiously, "The most rare thing is that he is very filial to the Queen, sensible and considerate, and in the palace They are all highly praised.”
The emperor pondered, and he understood what Yan Yin meant.
The third prince has good qualifications, but because of his background, he deliberately hides his inferiority. He is probably better than he appears... He also has a close relationship with the queen and has a good reputation inside and outside.
With such a prince proposed for marriage, Wei He had nothing to be picky about.
But for the queen, it must be an increase in weight.
If the third prince was the prince in front of the imperial concubine, the emperor would definitely deny it after considering this.
After all, the imperial concubine is already strong enough. If we continue to add chips to her, there will be no surprise in the real struggle between the country and the country. At most, the imperial concubine's children will fight... But the imperial concubine said in the early years that she would favor her own children, not to mention the king of Jin. Those who are extremely smart basically belong to the Jin Dynasty.
For the emperor, he liked Prince Jin very much and knew that his son was very smart.
But being a smart prince does not mean that he can bear the dynasty.
He couldn't rest assured unless he tried it himself.
Now the third prince is the prince in front of the queen.
Chunjia was thinking, would this move bring some help to the queen and balance the situation in the harem
When the time comes, will the intrigues between the princes be more exciting, and will each of them bring out the potential and nature of the other
"Your Majesty, it's just that the Third Prince is already thirteen. Once he becomes a vassal, wouldn't it be inappropriate if Princess Wei He also leaves the imperial capital?" Yan introduced the emperor's thoughts and reminded him softly, "At that time, I'm afraid some ministers will report Please allow His Highness the Third Prince to stay in the Imperial Capital?"
"..." Chunjia raised his eyebrows slightly, thoughtfully, "I heard that he has been working on some old cases since he entered Dali Temple. He seems to want to become famous?"
Yan Yin lowered his head and said: "I had this statement when I replied to Your Majesty, but I don't know why it was ignored later. It is said that the Tenth Prince was very unhappy about this, and even privately made trouble for His Highness the Third Prince. So that's what happened in the palace. There was vague news from the side, and it was suspected that His Highness the Third Prince had not originally intended to enter the Dali Temple, but was forced to make a wedding dress for His Highness the Tenth Prince... But because His Highness the Tenth Prince was not usually very close to His Highness the Third Prince, His Highness the Third Prince was troubled. If you are not happy after working hard, you will find an opportunity to let go."
The emperor, who holds great power, has extraordinary ears and eyes. Even Yun Fenghuang did not hear this inference, but Yan Yin opened his mouth and said, "His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince went to see His Highness the King of Chu specifically for this. His Highness the Third Prince was quite upset. , but in the end I didn’t continue.”
Chunjia frowned slightly. He knew that the tenth prince went to see the King of Chu... most likely to take it out on the King of Chu.
And the third prince was upset about this...
The emperor asked slowly: "Xiao San has a good relationship with the King of Chu?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, His Highness the Third Prince has always taken good care of His Highness the King of Chu." Yan Yin said softly, "Before something happened to His Highness King Chu, His Highness the Third Prince wanted to play with His Highness the King of Chu. Later, something happened to His Highness the King of Chu. At first, the Empress took very good care of her, and she even had a disagreement with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, because of His Highness the King of Chu. But after the Tenth Prince and the Twelfth Prince came to the country one after another, the Queen was too busy to do anything, so she inevitably neglected His Highness the King of Chu... "
"In addition, His Royal Highness the King of Chu later started to hurt people. The Queen was afraid that the tenth and twelfth princes would be injured, so she did not dare to let them out to contact the other princes. She ordered them to be locked in the courtyard."
"After that, the empress was busy, and she may have gradually forgotten about it."
"But His Highness the Third Prince has never forgotten it. He will visit him every now and then."
"I will even bring some of His Highness King Chu's favorite toys, food, etc. to play with His Highness King Chu."
Chunjia was silent for a while and said, "How come I've never heard you say this before?"
"This slave deserves to die." Yan Yin was stunned and quickly knelt down, "This slave saw that His Majesty was busy with everything and was afraid that Your Majesty would be too worried, so that's why I didn't say anything."
The emperor said slowly: "That's all, I don't blame you. After all, I have always been alienated from my mistress, the second and the third. It's no wonder that I didn't ask, and you didn't dare to say anything about their brothers' actions."
"According to what you said, the mistress is a rare good-natured person?"
Yan Yin hesitated for a moment, but was not sure, and said: "As for your Majesty, I can't tell you the temperament of the princes. But after all, they are your Majesty's flesh and blood, and they must be filial to your Majesty."
This was said but not said, so Chunjia laughed and scolded him as a "dog slave", but he didn't really blame Yan Yin.
After all, even if the second prince and the third prince were by default not qualified to compete for the position of crown prince, but at this moment, a prince is sensitive. As Chunjia's personal attendant, Yan Yin did not dare to say anything, but he also abided by his duty.
Chunjia thought for a while and said, "What about Twelve? How about Xiaosan versus Twelve?"
"I didn't take care of His Highness the King of Chu like that." Yan Yin said hurriedly, "Since His Highness the Third Prince moved to Qiongjiu Palace, every time he leaves the palace, he will bring some small things to the Queen and His Highness the King of Chu. They may not be valuable. But it was a rare novelty in the palace. But for the twelfth prince, he only got gifts during the holidays. But there were also surprises. I heard that once, the twelfth prince had a dispute with the tenth prince, and he was so angry that he hid behind the rockery. Crying, the third prince passed by and learned about it from the palace attendants. He didn’t try to coax him. He only left the palace once, bought some toys in the market, and sent the palace attendants to give them to the twelfth prince. He didn’t even let him mention them. I bought it myself, I just said it was given to me by someone in front of the Tenth Prince."
"The Twelfth Prince thought that the Tenth Prince was using this method to apologize to him, but he immediately burst into laughter."
"Looking at Xiaosan like this, he looks like a good brother." Chunjia said calmly, "It's just that I neglected this child."
Yan Yin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is serious. Without Your Majesty, how could the princes have grown up without worries? Not only the princes, but also the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, all because of Your Majesty's efforts! Your Majesty has many things to do every day and is busy with government affairs, so what? How can you personally understand the actions and conduct of the emperor's heirs? This is all the slaves' fault for failing to report these things to His Majesty in time!"
Chunjia sighed softly: "Based on Xiaosan's temperament, even if the temperament raised by Princess Wei He is incompatible with my noble son Zhongyuan, with his self-denial and forbearance, he must be able to live in harmony with the princess?"
"... I am stupid." Yan Yin did not dare to give his attitude, but said cautiously, "I don't know."
"You." The emperor looked at him with an unclear look, smiled, and did not force him to answer, but said, "It's just that the mistress was recommended by the imperial concubine, and the queen would probably not like it. That's all, over the years, the imperial concubine has always Zhang Yang, the queen always suffers... Don't let people say that I am partial. This time, I will not let the mistress go. Please tell me, among my other children, are any of them suitable?"
Yan Yin was shocked. Over the years, the emperor rarely objected to what the imperial concubine said.
But it was directly rejected at this moment, is this
Was it because what he just reported about the third prince made the emperor dissatisfied, so he didn't want to give the third prince a chance that was completely different from other brothers
Or was the emperor so satisfied that he thought there was no need to leave the matter of marrying Princess Wei He to his son, thereby delaying Gong Xiangbing's future
He composed himself and said in a deep voice: "The only princes who are eligible for marriage now are the King of Qin, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince."
"Among them, His Highness the King of Qin has his own heart, and the servants dare not say anything; the second prince is silent. I heard that Concubine Shu has already selected a candidate for his concubine, and is just waiting to return to the palace. I want to report that Your Majesty and the Queen are going to propose marriage; His Royal Highness King Chu... is in a special situation." Yan Yin said as he thought, "His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince was raised by the Queen just like His Highness the Third Prince, and he is also an extremely kind-hearted person. Originally, That’s not bad, but His Highness was once victimized by smallpox, so... "
He did not dare to directly tell the sixth prince that his appearance was flawed, so he paused and skipped it, and continued to talk about the next two, "His Royal Highness the seventh prince and the ninth prince are both loved by the imperial concubine, and among them, His Royal Highness the seventh prince is even more beloved by Yin. The servants dare not comment on the doting favor of the Minister and Princess Yi; His Highness the Ninth Prince... I heard that after the last literary meeting, His Highness the Ninth Prince had someone he wanted to marry, and he even begged the concubine for a long time."
"The imperial concubine sent people to test the woman's tone two days ago."
"The woman is still negotiating, but most likely she won't refuse?"
Mainly because of the imperial concubine's record, the cost of rejecting her has never been small.
"Who does Xiaojiu like?" The emperor was really busy. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't I heard the noble concubine mention it?"
"Perhaps the imperial concubine feels that the matter has not been settled yet, and is afraid that you will worry about it, so she has not said anything for now." Yan Yin said hurriedly, "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince seems to be interested in a young lady from the Luo family. Her name is named '荍'" . It is said that the lady is both talented and beautiful, and is very considerate in dealing with others. Even the imperial concubine looked at her and said she was excellent. So after teasing the Ninth Prince, he agreed and ordered someone to prepare a gift on the spot. A suitable matchmaker will go and propose marriage.”
Chunjia pondered: "Really? Later, tell me about the child's condition."
Being able to be favored by the imperial concubine and be promised to the Ninth Prince...
Although in the eyes of outsiders, and even in the minds of the children of Xuanqing Palace, the concubine’s favorite person is not King Zhaoqing of Qin, but also her biological King Jin, or the seventh prince who can help her, in comparison, The second princess, the ninth prince, and the ninth princess all have to stand back.
But Chunjia knew in her heart that Yun Fenghuang might not care as much about the two daughters as the Second and Ninth Prince as much as the other children, but he was determined not to ignore the Ninth Prince.
After all, this is the first prince to be named in the name of a noble concubine!
Had it not been for the birth of Prince Jin later, among the princes raised by Yun Fenghuang, only the Ninth Prince would have been her serious son.
For example, the King of Qin and the seventh prince are just raising him on his behalf.
The jade plate has nothing to do with her.
To put it bluntly, if the King of Qin or the Seventh Prince ascends the throne in the future, according to the rules, the legitimate mother will be named the Empress Dowager first, then the stepmother will be named the Empress Dowager, and then the biological mother will be the Queen Mother. As for Yun Fenghuang... Yun... God knows what kind of name Feng Huang will be given by then
There have been similar examples in the past. The fate of those adoptive mothers was not very good. They did not even get the Queen Mother, but were directly named the Dowager. No matter how many flattering words are added in front of the concubine, isn't she still a concubine
Only the Ninth Prince and the King of Jin succeeded to the throne, so Yun Fenghuang was the natural Queen Mother.
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang actually agreed to the Ninth Prince's choice, which showed that Luo Di was very satisfied.
Therefore, the emperor also became a little curious and concerned about Luo Di, who had never paid attention to him before.
After all, this was an interlude. Chunjia mentioned it before continuing to the topic: "So, the appropriate ones are Xiao Er, Xiao San, Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi?"