Xie Wuzheng talked with Yun Fenghuang for a long time that day, and finally had to admit that if the battle over the country was to begin within this year, the Ninth Prince would be the best candidate.
After all, the King of Qin is mediocre, the Seventh Prince is under special protection, and the King of Jin is young... If not the Ninth Prince, who else could he choose
"It's just that I have never heard of rumors about His Highness the Ninth Prince's intelligence and cleverness. Can this His Highness be the opponent of His Highness the Tenth Prince?" people.
Over the years, he has been unwilling to agree to Princess Sui'an's official adoption of Xie Qingniao and Xie Qingque, because even though these two children are his biological nieces, they are not his biological children after all.
It would be difficult for him to treat them as daughters.
Even though he and the eldest princess actually watched these two children grow up.
Therefore, among the princes of Xuanqing Palace, the one Xie Wuzheng supports the most is Prince Jin.
He had never even considered choosing another prince before.
At this moment, he was thinking deeply and asked, "Furthermore, speaking yesterday to the steward who has stayed at the eldest princess's residence for the past two years, it seems that His Highness the Ninth Prince's reputation in recent years is quite... special?"
"This kid is very judgmental." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, took a sip of tea, and said, "When is this? He is busy trying to distance himself and trying every means to show me that he has no ambitions. It's planned. But if King Jin can use it, it would be great for him to do this. However, King Jin's age... is not safe enough after all."
"Of course this is the current plan."
"Let's test it first."
"If there is a chance, how can I not feel sorry for my own flesh and blood, which I gave birth to in ten months of pregnancy?"
Xie Wuzheng thought about it, his cousin was not a good person.
Over the years, outsiders have felt that the imperial concubine was really good to the emperor's heir, even if she was a bit aggressive in her fight for favor.
She completely inherited her mother Jiang's kindness in treating her children equally as if they were her own.
But Xie Wuzheng knew in his heart that Jiang might have had sincere feelings for Xie Fenghuan back then, but it was based on the fact that raising this concubine well would bring her a lot of benefits, and Xie Fenghuan herself had a soft and docile temperament, and she had never called Jiang For the sake of being sad.
If the concubine's cousin Xie Fenghuan changed her temperament to that of her direct cousin Yun Fenghuang, let's see if the Jiang family would still love Xie Fenghuan like a treasure.
I'm afraid that if I don't arrange it early, the beauty will die young.
In Xie Wuzheng's opinion, Yun Fenghuang was similar.
When the emperor's heirs under her knees were doing well, she was also willing to be a loving mother and raise them. Anyway, the emperor's heirs did not cost her money to raise, they could be pampered, and they would be useful in various ways when they grew up.
Why don't you act like a virtuous and virtuous person
But if these children get in her way, she will definitely fall out very quickly.
Choosing the Ninth Prince at the moment is just a last resort.
If there is a chance in the future, can you not consider it for your own biological King Jin
So the two discussed specific matters. Finally, Yun Fenghuang thought about it and said, "Brother Twenty-one, don't just worry about me here. You should also pay attention to your own affairs? "
Xie Wuzheng asked in confusion: "What's wrong with me?"
"Hasn't His Highness told you yet?" Yun Fenghuang told the story about Xie Qingniao and Xie Qingque, "According to me, since His Majesty is willing to let go, and Your Highness really wants a child to be his wife, Brother Twenty-One means That’s what you meant, right?”
Xie Wuzheng frowned, with sincere disgust between his brows, and said slowly: "Since His Highness has come before His Majesty, and Your Majesty has also relaxed, it would be bad if I refused. But I am not interested in This is not my own child, so I really can’t love it... If something like this happens again in the future, please ask your empress to help me politely refuse it!"
"But those two children were raised by Brother Twenty-one after all." Yun Fenghuang advised, "Besides, the promise made by Brother Twenty-one back then was such an opening. Next, whether it is concubinage or formal It will only be easier to adopt an heir, which is somewhat of a benefit."
Xie Wuzheng said: "How much flesh and blood does the main branch have now? I don't look down on the children of the side branches. Your Highness really wants it, so the two girls will accompany her. As for the heir... I still have to wait for Fu Wang to follow. Let’s talk about it after Li’er gets married and gives birth to children.”
The implication is that even if he adopts an heir, he will only adopt the main bloodline.
Anyway, don’t branch out.
Yun Fenghuang was actually quite happy with his attitude. In this case, Xie Wuzheng would not only not be distracted by his adopted heirs, but would even pay more attention to cultivating his two nephews.
"Actually, Brother Twenty-One can relax a lot during these years." After thinking about it for a while, Yun Fenghuang finally gave it a try, "Otherwise, when I come back to the Imperial Capital now, there will be too many people and many eyes."
She was asking politely, did Xie Wuzheng leave an illegitimate child when he was in Yanzhou
Although when the Xie family was prosperous, direct heirs such as Yun Fenghuang would definitely look down on this kind of bloodline that was living outside.
But now and then, now that Xie's main branches can be counted on one hand, she even agreed to recognize Xie Fuwang as his own, so why would she care about Xie Wuzheng's move
"Although it is said that those who do great things do not stick to trivial details, how can the royal eldest princess be let down so easily?" Xie Wuzheng shook his head and said calmly, "When I was the Lord, the empress broke it and crushed it to pieces and explained it to me. , with Chen's background, the only thing that can impress His Majesty and the eldest princess is that he is not noble enough, is easy to control, and will be particularly kind to His Highness... Before big things are accomplished, it's time to relax? The Xie family's lintel is not high in the first place. , something happened with Brother Eighteen that year... "
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!" Xie Wuzheng felt that he had made a mistake when he said it, and he quickly apologized, but he continued, "After the Eighteenth Brother, the reputation of the Xie family's men has plummeted, and the main branch has only a few people. I, the elder, have not treated Your Highness Better, let's save some dignity. How will Fu Wang and Li'er behave in the future?"
Xie Wuzheng said calmly, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about your heirs. I said earlier that I don't care about my heirs at all. But in the final analysis, what matters most is the future and Xie's grudge." , is Xie’s future.”
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but sigh after saying this: "It's because I'm concerned about this. Now that Brother Twenty-one has made up his mind, in the future, if His Highness wants to adopt any heirs, I will definitely be there for Brother Twenty-one." Your Majesty, tell me."
After hearing this, Xie Wuzheng's expression finally softened, and he asked cautiously: "I don't care much about bluebirds and magpies, but His Highness does love them very much. This time I have to go to court to resign, and Your Highness is in a hurry to go ahead without saying anything." , and even brought those two girls with her... What? Is she worried about the marriage of those two girls? "
Yun Fenghuang secretly praised him for his quick response. He thought Sui'an's plan was also Xie Wuzheng's.
But now it seems that Sui'an is deliberately misleading and wants to take advantage of the relationship between brother and sister to achieve his goal.
Xie Wuzheng didn't treat Xie Qingniao and Xie Qingque as daughters at all, so how could he worry about their life-long affairs
Sure enough, after hearing the imperial concubine's euphemistic explanation of Sui'an's plan, Xie Wuzheng's expression was not very good: "But it is a blessing to have two concubine daughters under His Highness's knees. How come they want to have royal heirs?" Your Highness An is too reckless. Your Majesty, please don’t be the same as her..."
He took a deep breath and said, "That's all, I'll discuss it with His Highness when I get back."
Although the Lord Shang has gained a higher position, because Sui'an is not the kind of arrogant and domineering person, and because he can't give birth to a child, he always feels depressed and sorry for his consort... Therefore, Xie Wuzheng still speaks very softly between husband and wife. Hefty.
Seeing that he took over the mission, Yun Fenghuang also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said that he was lucky: "It's all according to Brother 21. But after all, Your Highness is my sister-in-law. Even if the girl she adopted cannot marry into the royal family, It’s okay to be from a good family.”
Anyway, as long as he didn't put things in the arms of the prince in front of her, disrupt her plans, and help the two girls marry other people, she would have no problem.
Xie Wuzheng nodded slightly and asked about Xie Fuwang and Xie Li: "Although they are often mentioned in letters, the two children have not seen each other for many years, but I don't know how they have been in the past two years? Have you ever been lazy? Are you still obedient?"
Yun Fenghuang told him about the selection of the two children. Generally speaking, Xie Fuwang was much more talented than Xie Li. He had outstanding talents and learning and was expected to be named on the gold medal list, but his temperament was a bit too weak.
Xie Li is a typical concubine, silent and low-key, tolerant and sensible.
Although his qualifications are average, he is better at being obedient and well-behaved.
"I plan to ask Li'er to serve Brother Twenty-one from now on, so that Brother Twenty-one can give him some advice." Yun Fenghuang said his plan, "As for Fu Wang, I'd better concentrate on studying. "
Xie Wuzheng frowned and said: "I have forgotten that I am the only surviving male heir of Brother Ten, and he is the grandson of the Fourth Fang. He was a coward back then, but he is still a coward now. How can this be possible? No If you leave Fu Wangye to me for a few days, I should be able to handle his current homework."
"I'm afraid you'll be too busy." Yun Fenghuang muttered.
"There is nothing that I can't handle. They are all my nephews. Do you still need the polite greetings?" Xie Wuzheng said, "Take them to live in the eldest princess's mansion for a while. I can teach them a little bit when I have time. I can't. Just let them study on their own."
This is true.
Yun Fenghuang is well aware of the pain of not having the care and guidance of elders in the officialdom. After all, if she had exchanged identities with Yun Qingman and had a concubine Shu's biological sister in the palace, would she have had to be so difficult
Paying such a heavy price to become a concubine
Moreover, Yun Fenghuang had a vague worry in his heart, that is, Xie Fuwang was originally an illegitimate son and lived outside the home. His biological mother did not treat him well, but at least he had the experience of living with her mother.
However, when he was found, his biological father Xie Xishi was already gone.
Therefore, this nephew has never experienced the feeling of having a father. Over the years, no matter how much he is loved and encouraged, he always looks timid, which makes Yun Fenghuang suspect that this is because of the lack of guidance from his parents when the nephew was growing up. .
As an aunt, it's not like she can't show a fierce attitude.
But she spoke well to her nephew, but he was still timid. If he was more aggressive... don't frighten the child.
Perhaps it was because Xie Wuzheng was like this, that as an uncle, he could take people with him and teach them through words and deeds, so that he could teach his children what it meant to be a man.
After all, an uncle is also a father.
"There is one more thing that I didn't dare to say in the letter before because I was afraid that Brother Twenty-One would be too angry." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, agreed to the matter, and then looked at Xie Wuzheng's expression before he finally said it. "Princess Jinxi was close to the third prince before... Later, Yun'an and his wife apologized, and I said the matter was over."
Xie Wuzheng was startled, and his face instantly darkened!