Chapter 92 Rejection

In Woxia Building, the queen heard that all her children were summoned to Xingxintang. She was shocked at first, and then she heard that the children in front of the imperial concubine had only left. Then she frowned slightly: "What the hell is going on in Xuanqing Palace? Drag the children of this palace into the water?"

"Don't worry, ma'am, look at the situation, it should be the first and second exams." The servants persuaded, "Our Highness is all hardworking on his studies, unlike the imperial concubine, except for the seventh prince who is sensible and obedient, King Qin and the ninth prince , King Jin, who is not fooling around and causing headaches for the gentlemen?"

"In contrast, His Majesty must feel that it is still the empress who has to train the child."

These words are just to comfort the empress, in fact, the concubine Chunjia thought would bring up the children is undoubtedly the imperial concubine.

After all, the children under the imperial concubine's knees, not to mention their schoolwork, are the best in pleasing the emperor, no other palace can compare.

In the eyes of the queen and others, this is very unfair, because it really cannot be counted as the concubine's good parenting, because the emperor dotes on her and is willing to go to her palace. The children in front of her, how many times they see their father , I don't know how much more than other brothers and sisters, and they are more concerned by the emperor.

In this way, as long as the performance is a little bit better, don't worry about the emperor not seeing or knowing.

"..." The queen herself knew it well, sighed, and said, "Forget it, wait for them to come out of Xingxintang, and let them come to this palace to answer a message."

After a while, several princes headed by the third prince really came to pay their respects together.

The queen asked a few warm words, and then asked about their trip to Xinxintang.

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 middle palace have always been headed by the tenth prince.

The tenth prince himself was not polite, and said: "When I returned to my mother, it was the father who called the sons and officials to go to the school to test their homework, and said something along the way."

The queen asked casually, "What is it?"

The Tenth Prince's face was strange for a moment, before he said: "It is said that the King of Qin has taken a fancy to Cousin Jue, and asked the ministers what they mean."

The empress was shocked by these words, she never expected that Yun Fenghuang would bring this lie to the imperial court, and even persuaded the emperor to ask about the tenth prince? !

What does this mean?

Can the younger brother still compete with the elder 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 the heir he wanted so well, he still had basic scheming, and it shouldn't be so easy to show discord with King Qin, but it's a pity that Gu Jue... such a good niece, I would rather send it to the Taoist temple Such a place is lonely and old, but why bother Yun Fenghuang's mother and son? !

Just when she was angry, she heard the tenth prince say: "My son refused."

The queen was stunned, and then frowned: "Xiao Shi, your move is too menglang! The queen mother knows that you are not convinced, but in fact, the queen mother is willing?! It's just..."

"Mother." The tenth prince interrupted her and explained, "Father is not angry."

Seeing that the queen was a little dazed, the tenth prince sighed, and patiently gave the mother a careful analysis, "Mother, the son also knows that the safest answer is nothing more than handing over Cousin Jue to King Qin as a brotherhood. Just think about it, Queen Mother, the elders are supposed to be the masters in such matters, how could it be the turn of a junior, Erchen, to dictate and decide where Cousin Jue should go?"

"Father specially summoned the ministers and asked the ministers, obviously for the purpose of taking the school exam."

"Then if the son-in-law just backs down, even if the father doesn't say he's disappointed, he must feel that the son-in-law is just doing well. How much favor can he leave for the father?"

And without his father's favor, his journey to be the crown prince would definitely be more difficult.

Because this imperial court is now in a situation where Chunjia Gangang is arbitrary.

Without Chunjia's approval, it would be useless to support him with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

It will even make him collapse faster.

After all, no emperor will allow a prince who he does not recognize to be full-fledged.

"Besides, today the noble mother and concubine can use the excuse that the King of Qin loves Cousin Jue, and force the servants to knock out their teeth and give up Cousin Jue."

"If you really suffer this loss silently, and then look back at what we have in mind, and even the position of the queen mother, should we also give it up?"

The tenth prince said seriously, "That's why my son and my father said that parents are the masters of life-long affairs. Cousin Jue is Erchen's cousin, not son's heir, and son-in-law cannot surpass his mother and the elders of the Gu family to make this decision for Cousin Jue." Furthermore, since the King of Qin loves Cousin Jue and knows that she has been raised by his mother so far, why has he not asked his mother in person so far, but instead made a fuss to his father? So the father rarely has to check with the mother. thing?"

"Also, when Cousin Jing and Cousin Jue entered the palace to serve the queen mother, everyone knew that both cousins ​​were intended to be kissed by the queen mother."

"As the eldest brother, King Qin, why does he have to argue with Erchen as his younger brother?"

"Father didn't say anything to my son after hearing it."

The queen was relieved when she heard the last sentence. Although she knew that sometimes the emperor was dissatisfied, she would not express it in person, but would only consider it silently in her heart.

But he didn't scold him in public, so it can be seen that the Tenth Prince's statement was reasonable at least on the scene.

She was a little depressed that she was not as intelligent as her heir who had not tied her hair yet, and she was very pleased that the tenth prince was better than herself, so she calmed down and said: "What you said is all right, I'm afraid that Xuanqing Palace will not follow the rules. Act coquettishly and foolishly, let your father and emperor compromise."

"If the father is like this, please let the queen mother know: Cousin Jue is determined not to promise to the king of Qin." The tenth prince said seriously, "otherwise, where will the queen mother and Gu's face be? How will the outside treat us?"

As he said that, he glanced at his brother beside him, "Queen Mother, it's really impossible. Why don't you let Cousin Jue give it to the third brother or the sixth brother? In short, I'm determined not to let the imperial concubine get her wish."

The queen also thought so, 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 him respectfully, without any sign of dissatisfaction. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said a few words of comfort... The mother and son were talking here, while Gu Jue was there. He was already listening to the report in a lowered voice from the little maid.

There was no expression on her face at all, and when the little maid finished talking about the tenth prince, she showed a weak smile and sighed softly: "Thank you, otherwise, I don't even know what to do." good……"

After thanking him, he took a rather heavy gold bracelet as a thank you gift, and dismissed the little maid, and his expression became gloomy.

The servant girl was worried from the side: "It would be fine if I agreed to the third prince. At worst, I don't want to think so much, and I am still a concubine anyway. But the sixth prince... It doesn't mean that His Highness the Sixth Prince is not good, but the face of the Sixth Prince..."

It's not particularly ugly, after all, the prince's face shape and facial features are still acceptable, but the smallpox scars have fallen down, compared to other princes, it is a bit horrible to look at.

Gu Jue's master and servant are all ten-year-old girls, no matter how sensible they are, they still have to look at their faces.

So at this moment, the servant girl blamed the tenth prince a little bit: "It's fine if you want to push the young lady to other people, wouldn't it be enough to mention the third prince? Why do you want to mention the sixth prince?"

"Because in the eyes of this tenth cousin, I am in the final analysis just a bargaining chip used by Gu to win him over and curry favor with him. He calls me 'cousin' on the scene and treats me with some kind of friendship. It is because he is giving me face. , it doesn’t mean you have to treat me kindly.” Gu Jue said lightly, “Otherwise, what do you think I’m going to do to persuade my aunt to also cultivate other princes? If I promise him my identity, I can’t even be the main wife, but if I promise it to the third prince six The prince, to the third prince and the sixth prince, is flattering. After all, before this, my aunt never thought of giving them the prostitute daughter that Gu's carefully cultivated."

"Especially the third prince!"

Gu Jue said coldly, "Unfortunately, my aunt is not willing to listen to me, and..."

She was silent for a while, before she said helplessly, "Did you see that? With my status and seniority, I can bribe a little maid to help me find out the news. I understand well, what is the concubine mother and son doing all of a sudden, the King of Qin insists that I don't marry him! "

In fact, Gu Jue has been wondering for the past two days, why is the imperial concubine suddenly targeting herself?

Although she advises the queen in private, she always clears the scene when she speaks.

The imperial concubine can't pinch and count, so how do you know that she is behind the scenes?

As a result, I spent some money right now, and I successfully bought the news, and finally realized how loose the management of my aunt is!

Although she is the queen's niece and niece, the queen's servants would not be very wary of her.

In addition, what I just inquired about was the attitude of the ten princes. The ten princes didn't treat the king of Chu or Gu Jue very well, and of course they didn't have a good attitude towards the servants of the central palace.

These waiters were naturally happy to betray him.

However, Gu Jue felt that if it was at the Yeyu Pavilion in Lanzhou, people around the imperial concubine would not dare to betray the conversation between the imperial concubine and the heirs to the imperial concubine's nieces.

"My aunt has been feeling that she is struggling for support these two years. In fact, the people in this palace also think that she is only struggling." Gu Jue sighed with a wry smile, "So, maybe my aunt is still gritting her teeth and persevering. Well, but other people... have to have their minds wandering! This is the disadvantage of being at a disadvantage for a long time. Without consecutive big victories, it is impossible to change the thinking and views of these people. I also overestimated myself and thought that Now I'm going all out to help my aunt, and I still have the strength to do it. But... I still think too much."

Her eyes flickered, and she pondered, "My aunt and the tenth prince are both uneasy and kind... The same is true for the imperial concubine. Is it possible that I really can only choose to become a monk?"

At the same time, Yun Fenghuang was also listening to the report from the subordinates that the performance of the Tenth Prince was correct in front of the imperial court.