Chapter 37: The Ten Princes
The tenth prince was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood that this was his mother-in-law changing her way to match him with Gu Jue.
After all, Gu Jing, who had a good relationship with him in the past two years and was almost destined to be his concubine, was sent home and "committed suicide" with his mother.
Earlier, because Gu Jing was there, Gu Jue was incompatible with him, and the queen could still let it go, after all, there was still a twelfth prince at the bottom, and a third prince at the top, who couldn't take over Gu Jue? I can't make a hard shoehorn to the most promising ten princes.
But this is just such a niece and nephew at this time, and the queen can't continue to let the two children have no fate.
"The sons and daughters all listen to the concubine." The Ten Princes quickly weighed it in their hearts, and said gently, "It's just that in this way, it's too much to bother Cousin Jue." ”
"What's this? She is in front of the palace today, and she is also idle. The queen hurriedly said, "Besides, she is very willing to help you." ”
After sending away the Ten Princes like this, Gu Zhen asked Gu Jue to come to him and explain the matter to his niece.
The Gu family is prosperous, and the queen chose two nieces from the clan to be raised in the palace, of course, they were also carefully selected.
Whether it is the late Gu Jing or this Gu Jue, his appearance is very outstanding.
It's just that Gu Jing is more fresh and charming, looking like a begonia flower blooming on the branches; This Gu Jue is slender and elegant, like a narcissus under the glass window on a cold day, not amazing, but plain and pleasant, the more you look at it, the more you feel that the demeanor is moving.
She was not as lively and thoughtful as Gu Jing, she only responded quietly when she heard the words, and when she saw that the queen had no other instructions, she got up and retired.
"You wait." Gu Zhen stopped her with a little headache and sighed, "I heard that you didn't want to enter the palace at the beginning, but your mother refused to lose to your aunt, and you fought for such an opportunity with your father, so you had to come down." Therefore, in the past two years, you have stayed away from Xiao Shi, and the palace has not said anything. But now, you know the result of Jing'er. There is a niece of you in front of this palace, if you are still cold and indifferent to Xiao Shi, this? ”
When Gu Jue heard this, he was silent for a while, and then said softly: "Niece Aunt Xie mentions it, and my niece will change it in the future." ”
After a pause, he said, "It's just that my niece is not as likable as my cousin, but I'm afraid that I won't let the Ten Princes take a fancy to it." ”
"After all, Xiao Shi grew up in front of this palace." Gu Zhen looked at her, not knowing why, but thinking of Empress Dowager Yuan and Concubine An.
This feeling was too unlucky, the queen hurriedly snuffed it out, and said slowly, "Although he knows his background and is quite respectful to the Ping family, but in the end, this palace is his mother...... Fang Bengong told him about you, and he agreed, and he was worried about whether he would bother you...... In any case, you are serious cousins, and it is only natural that you should come and go with each other often. ”
Seeing Gu Jue's silence, he always felt that this niece didn't take her words to heart, so she couldn't help beckoning her to come to her, took Gu Jue's arm, and said bitterly, "This palace knows, you don't like the palace, is it possible that this palace has been in the palace all these years, and life is better?" But as a noble daughter, she enjoyed the wealth, glory and protection given by the family, and of course she had to pay for the family. Otherwise, you and I will still be able to rely on your grandfather's merits to maintain our wealth. What should you do when you wait for your nieces and grandnieces? Besides, although His Majesty will definitely not let you be a concubine for Xiao Shi, the side concubine does not necessarily have to be wronged. Not to mention that there is no reason why this palace does not feel sorry for you and feels sorry for outsiders, just say that you and Xiao Shi have known each other since this time, and they often come and go, how can this love for getting along day and night be comparable to his concubine who doesn't know where he is now? ”
After some teaching, Gu Jue said lightly: "What my aunt said is that my niece should keep it in mind. ”
Gu Zhen saw that she didn't eat oil and salt, and she had no interest in continuing, so she only waved her hand and said, "You just remember." ”
After Gu Jue left, the queen said sadly: "This queen of this palace has also been doing it for many years, and I always thought that I could endure it. now
Look, but the result is far away. Not only are the heirs under their knees less and less dominant, but even their nieces and nephews are ...... If Jing'er is still here, why does this palace bother with Jue'er to abolish these tongues? Even Jue'er really doesn't want to stay in the palace, with Jing'er here, the palace may not necessarily force her. ”
This reminded her of the matter of the King of Chu back then.
If it weren't for the accident of King Chu, that kid might have been in the East Palace now, and there would be nothing to do in Xuanqing Palace.
It seems that the Gu family's blessing is always lacking a little, so at critical moments, key people and things always make them fall short, and the good situation comes to naught, but they can't shirk their responsibilities.
"Don't say that, Niangniang, Miss Jing's life is hard, but don't you know that Miss Jue is blessed and has the life of a concubine?" The attendant hurriedly reassured the queen, "Besides, what His Royal Highness the Ten Princes said just now, it is obvious that he does not dislike Miss Jue, but Miss Jue deliberately avoided the Ten Princes in the past, so the cousins and sisters are not familiar." ”
Gu Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Jue'er avoids him, this palace and you can see it, Xiao Shi has been following His Majesty for the past two years, can you not count it in your heart?" I don't know if he will fall into the mustard, alas! ”
However, the queen thought too much, and the tenth prince had already returned to his residence at this time, so he instructed the waiter: "Ming'er will send someone to the imperial capital to find a better hairpin ring, and this prince will give it to Cousin Jue." ”
His current personal attendant went to the side hall of Taichu Palace, and Chunjia himself chose from the newcomers.
There is a Son of Heaven to check it, of course, it can't be someone from the queen's side.
After a few years of getting along, the relationship between master and servant is close, and this little chamberlain is a bold one, and when he heard the words, he smiled and grinned, and couldn't help but say more curiously: "Your Highness doesn't like Miss Jue very much, and thinks she is too cold?" ”
"That's what the queen mother meant." The tenth prince didn't hide it from him, spread out his pen and ink with a faint expression and began to practice calligraphy, and said slowly, "The mother concubine is from a humble background, and if there is no uncle's family, this prince will always have to ask for the support of the queen mother." In this case, the queen mother wants the prince to be close to his cousin, so naturally she can't refuse. ”
He said calmly, "There are just a lot of people in the backyard left and right, but I don't like her very much, and to be honest, I don't hate her." ”
After talking about this matter, the tenth prince then asked, "Those brothers of this prince, what have you done in the past two days?" ”
The little waiter hurriedly said: "I have only settled down in the past two days, and I am probably packing up my luggage." I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Qin was gearing up, and made an appointment with the Nine Emperor Princes and a few foreign ministers, and planned to ask His Majesty and the concubine to go out hunting in two days. Isn't this the Empress Dowager sick? They plan to borrow a name when the time comes, saying that they are looking for some nourishing mountain and wild things for the Empress Dowager...... When the second prince heard the news, he was a little envious and wanted to go, but he was stopped by the lady concubine. As for His Royal Highness the Third Prince...... Looking through the case files in Dali Temple two days earlier, it seems that there is some gain, and I may run for an old case next. If the case can be solved, it must be of considerable help to his temple reputation. ”
The tenth prince said lightly: "Concubine Min is deeply satisfied, the King of Qin wants to hunt, even if it is just for pure pleasure, my father knows in his heart that he will not stop it, and he will even praise a few words, this is the benefit of the mother's favor." ”
These words were very suspicious of complaining that the queen was not favored, and the little chamberlain smiled and did not dare to speak.
I heard my master continue, "King Qin is brave and unscrupulous, and being favored by his father is just a fluke and born as the eldest son. It's not to be feared. It's the ninth brother, who has some thoughts, but Cheng Ye Min Guifei defeated Min Guifei, he relied on Min Guifei, although his biological mother was not treated badly, but Min Guifei herself has the King of Jin, and she will definitely not let him go over the King of Jin. These people don't have to care. The second brother is also on the side, Concubine Shu is timid, and even thinks that the second brother will go out to be a concubine after he becomes a vassal...... It's the third brother, do you know that he can be sure of solving the case? ”
"This ......," the little chamberlain thought for a while, and said euphemistically, "That case has changed over time, and it belongs to Chen Sesame Rotten Grain, but the third prince must not be even."
Bai Duo's matter, since he has chosen it and plans to do it, he is mostly sure. ”
asked in a low voice, "Do you want to enslave people and add some blocks to His Royal Highness the Third Prince?" ”
The tenth prince hung his pen for a moment, but shook his head, asked rhetorically and said with a smile: "Although the third brother has a biological mother, in the end he was raised by the queen mother with this prince, and this prince remembers that from childhood to adulthood, the third brother has taken great care of this prince...... How can you make trouble for the third brother? Not only can we not cause trouble to the third brother, but if there is anything difficult in the process of solving the case for the third brother, we have to help. ”
The little chamberlain couldn't eat his mind, after all, his own master was not such a brotherly and brother-in-law.
It stands to reason that the third prince is a very appropriate brother, and he never competes with his younger brothers, and the tenth prince should be very entrenched towards this brother.
But the Ten Princes didn't mean this, but were particularly harsh on the Three Princes.
Of course, this is not surprising, after all, the Ten Princes are even more inferior to the stupid King of Chu.
This master's temperament is so bad.
In a sense, he is actually more like a child raised by Concubine Min.
Pinching the tip is so strong that he loves to be in the limelight, and he does not allow any of his brothers and sisters to cross him.
Even if they are all brothers brought up by the queen and are good to themselves, it is not good.
The little chamberlain has served him for two years, and he knows his temperament well, and it is very surprising to hear him say this at this moment.
The ten princes then said: "If the third brother is not angry and fails to succeed, then forget it, the younger brother feels sorry for him; If the third brother succeeds......"
He slowly put a word on the paper, and said leisurely, "The third brother has always been filial, so he must not mind, for the sake of the queen mother's Qingci Palace, sacrifice himself for me?" ”
If the third prince is unwilling to pick peaches for him at that time......
Then he'll go to the queen!
I believe that he, the queen mother, is not allergic to the concubine in front of his father, but it is no problem to persuade the third prince to retreat.
The main three princes are now the only supporters in the palace, that is, the queen.
The queen spoke, where is there room for him to say no?
The Ten Princes had one thought after another in their hearts, and they had already thrown Gu Jue behind him.
But Gu Jue was talking to him at the same time as the maid who had entered the palace together: "...... My aunt is also sick and rushed to the doctor, and I don't see this master as reliable, but my aunt blindly believes in him. Of course, my aunt doesn't have a choice now, the prince in front of my aunt, except for him, is the twelfth prince. But I heard that the twelve princes were disliked by His Majesty because of their weak nature, alas...... At the beginning, it was rare that Sister Jing was willing to flatter, so that I could be idle. I didn't expect ...... It's really ......"
"Miss, don't do that." Her maid comforted, "No matter how you say it, you are also the serious cousin of His Royal Highness the Ten Princes, even if you can't be a concubine in the future, you will be a side concubine, and that is not something that ordinary people can embarrass me." ”
His voice was low, and he endured shyness and persuaded, "If yes, if you can give birth to the eldest son of the ten princes, then ...... Then even if you are a concubine, how can you make a mistake in front of you? The maid said something that she didn't like, Concubine Min was not in the palace, but she hadn't had a good time over the years? ”
"How dare you think of it, little hoof, Concubine Min?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and sighed, "You want to, but what I'm thinking about is Concubine An!" I have never seen how His Majesty treated Concubine An when he was young, but I have heard one or two...... Don't you think that the Ten Princes are quite like His Majesty at the beginning? When they were young, they all had to rely on their mother-in-law to plan, how could they refuse their mother-in-law's niece? But after being at home, it's hard to say. His Majesty has been honored to raise Concubine An so far, which is quite kind. But for Concubine An, can this day be better? In particular, Concubine Min, who stepped on Concubine An, has been deeply favored so far! ”
She furrowed her brows, "It's not going to go on like this, we have to think of something." ”
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