Chapter 93 Cousins

"This little ten was a bit cute when he was young, but now he is also cunning." After hearing this, the imperial concubine snorted softly, and said, "It's also Gongxiang who is not up to date, anyway, he is a few years older than the little ten. He has been restless for many years, but in the end he still sees Xiao Shi being admired by all the stars, and it has not been two years since he himself became a fan, so he doesn't know how to be impatient."

The left and right persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Your Majesty didn't blame him after hearing this, but he didn't say anything. It can be seen that even if he thinks that the Tenth Prince is smart, it's just that. Besides, the heirs of the Zhonggong are not Harmony is an open secret. How can it be like the emperor's heirs in front of the empress, as if they were born from their mother, advancing and retreating together! If your majesty doesn't say anything, how can you not consider the capacity of the future prince? Like the Tenth Prince, even a brother who was raised by an adoptive mother can't tolerate him, and he is harsh and stupid in private. This is the time when His Majesty and the Empress are both together. Repeat the events of Shenzong's first year?"

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, so he will definitely not allow it."

But Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said: "No one is perfect, let alone the princes are young now, in the eyes of someone who has experienced it like His Majesty, when will they not be full of flaws? So don't look at this little ten's lack of temperament and behavior, But in His Majesty's eyes, as long as he is smart enough and a man to be made, it's nothing. To put it bluntly, His Majesty has never really taken action to adjust the Pope's heir. Before Xiao Shi and Twelve lived in the side hall of the Taichu Palace, probably It's just a servant girl taking care of you, and His Majesty occasionally intervenes in schoolwork. If His Majesty really makes up his mind, then it will be the time to seriously teach the future prince!"

"So don't stare at the shortcomings of these children and think that you can sit back and relax."

"Don't even think about it. If Xiao Shi's temperament is hopeless in His Majesty's eyes, why should His Majesty reprimand him?"

"The second prince and the third prince, whether they work hard or slack off, do you think His Majesty has paid attention to it?"

Chunjia is actually very tolerant towards his heirs. He does not expect the imperial daughter to take the throne, and the prince who voluntarily gives up. He scolds sharply, but in fact he does not give any strict discipline and restraint at all.

As for the prince who intends to compete for the position of crown prince, the emperor is not very harsh: he knows very well that a child of this age cannot have everything, even if it seems to be everything, it can only prove that the elders behind him are strong and the child is obedient.

So in the emperor's mind, he doesn't care how many problems these children have, such as the domineering of King Qin, the indisputableness of the seventh prince, the laziness of the ninth prince, the detachment of King Jin, and of course the tenth prince's emphasis on his biological mother and harsh brothers... These issues are put on the temple, and they are all reasons why he is not suitable to be a crown prince.

But Chunjia doesn't care, he only looks at the advantages now.

As long as he thinks that the most important quality of the emperor is qualified, he will choose the one with the best qualifications, and then he will slowly teach towards the East Palace in his mind.

After all, the emperor himself grew up little by little after years of dormancy.

He would not naively expect that after many heirs grow up, there will be a ready-made one that satisfies him in everything.

Yun Fenghuang knew the emperor's temperament very well, and at this moment he warned the left and right: "The struggle for the foundation of the country is no small matter, and it cannot be taken lightly until the dust settles! When you are free, think more about Shenzong's succession back then. Your Majesty doesn't want to be Sejong, so is this Palace willing to be Empress Qu?"

After finishing this matter, she asked, "By the way, the empress should have known about King Qin's proposal to marry Gu Jue by now, but she didn't know how the aunt and nephew would react?"

"The Empress is still like that." Chi E covered her mouth and smiled, "Left and right just said some unpleasant things... But in the end, there is nothing I can do about the Empress, so I can only feel depressed by myself."

Xuanqing Palace was tired of hearing the Queen's incompetent and furious appearance in the past two years.

At this moment, he just smiled, and Yun Fenghuang continued to ask Gu Jue.

"Miss Jue deserves to be a person who can catch the eyes of your mother, but she can hold her breath at such a young age." Chi E straightened her face and said, "Although she was surprised when she heard the news, she calmed down quickly. After persuading the empress for a long while, I left. But..."

There was a subtle look on her face, "Our people said that this Miss Jue is not restless. She seems to have bribed the people in front of the empress, and eavesdropped on the empress and the princes."

Yun Fenghuang was not surprised, and said lightly: "If she doesn't do this, I will look down on her a bit. Although the queen is her aunt, she is obviously not reliable. In this case, rely on aunt, count on Isn't your natal family waiting to be pushed into the fire pit? Since this girl is somewhat intelligent, how could she be willing to be arranged by others? Maybe she has to work hard on her own."

Chi E said: "If Miss Jue is smart, she should understand that her only way out now is to come and serve the empress honestly. To be favored by the empress is her good fortune in this life!"

"Keep an eye on this child." Yun Fenghuang smiled, and didn't care about Chi'e's flattery, she knew very well in her heart that she had no good intentions to marry this Gu Jue to King Qin.

If Gu Jue was serious about being her daughter-in-law, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law might not be long.

After all, what is her status? Could it be that there is still a lack of courtesy and care from a girl from a high family background, both talented and beautiful?

The imperial concubine ordered slowly, "Look at what she will do?"

Gu Jue didn't know that Yun Fenghuang was watching her every move, even if she knew, she couldn't care about it right now.

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 prince and the sixth prince.

These two princes have good temperaments.

In comparison, the Sixth Prince's conditions are slightly worse, after all, his appearance is ruined.

but……

"Unless you have to, these two Highnesses should forget it." Gu Jue sighed and analyzed with the servant girl, "These two were bullied by the Tenth Prince when they were young, and as far as the Tenth Prince's temperament is concerned, it is impossible to say that we will delay them in the future. Go into the water. There is no escape from such a charge, even if the tenth prince ascends the throne in the future, he will not even treat the king of Chu kindly, and expect to treat the third prince and the sixth prince kindly?"

The servant girl was frightened and said: "Then what should I do? Are you really going to become a monk? But there are also many young ladies in the family. When Miss Jing and Miss Jing were selected to enter the palace to accompany the empress, they aroused the jealousy of many ladies. This will Once you enter the Qizi Taoist Temple, I'm afraid no one will remember you in the future."

Although Gu Jue's mother is still there, she will definitely not forget her daughter, "Because the master passed away two years ago, the madam is becoming more and more speechless in the clan, and she may not be able to help the young lady by then."

It can't be said that the mother and daughter can only hug each other and cry.

Gu Jue frowned and didn't say a word. After a while, he said: "Go out later and help me take a look. If there is no one around, just tell the third prince and ask him to meet Yulan who will be behind in the evening today." Talk under the tree."

The servant girl was startled: "Miss, do you want to...?"

"Give it a try." Gu Jue sighed, "The sixth prince is really good-natured, I dare not count on him. But the third prince... I saw that he was very caring for the tenth prince on the surface and was bullied. He didn't make a sound, but I heard that he had a very bad relationship with King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing back then, so it can be seen that he is not the kind of sixth prince who will keep silent when he is bullied. Maybe, can we have a talk?"

"However, His Highness the Third Prince is the first imperial heir raised by the empress. Everyone says that the empress loves him the most." The servant girl reminded her in a low voice, "He has always been the most filial and considerate to the empress... If he turns around, he will die." Inform the empress, this?"

Gu Jue's eyes sharpened, and he snorted softly: "My aunt is all about favoring the tenth prince, and I can't do anything about him for the time being. But the third prince, heh heh, I'm also a daughter of the Gu family, my aunt's niece and niece, but it's not him. You can frame them at will!"

It was night, she was wrapped in a cloak, and she waited for the third prince under the magnolia tree on time.

"Is something wrong with my cousin?" Gong Xiangbing stopped a few steps away and asked gently.

Seeing that he was willing to come and came alone, Gu Jue breathed a sigh of relief, but he gained more confidence in what he said next: "Cousin, you don't speak dark words in front of Ming people, it's all in front of your aunt." Your prince, the ranking of the ten princes is after you, in terms of birth his mother is just from a poor family, and in terms of aptitude may not be higher than cousin, and in terms of character, he is far behind cousin, cousin is really willing?"

Gongxiang Bing smiled, and said calmly: "My cousin is absurd, my tenth brother is talented and intelligent, and he is also a son-in-law. How can I compare?"

"My cousin may not know. I went back to my house a few days ago and convinced my great-grandfather. My great-grandfather specially greeted my aunt for this and asked her to listen to my advice." Gu Jue euphemistically said that although he was a junior, he still had old master Gu. It's not as simple as Miss Gu's support, "After I got the endorsement from my great-grandfather, the first person who persuaded my aunt was to tell my aunt not to focus on pampering the tenth prince, but to care more about my cousin. After all, in terms of filial piety, The prince in front of my aunt, who can compare to my cousin?"

Gongxiang Bing said calmly: "It's better for my cousin 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 hypocritical? If my cousin really listens to my aunt in everything, why come here alone this late at night? Could it be to persuade me to go back and resettle earlier?"

Gongxiang Bing smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.

"...If my cousin is so dishonest, then I will be Meng Lang tonight." Gu Jue knew that he was probably sure that he was in a difficult situation, so he deliberately took Joe, but he refused to tell him to lower the price. , suddenly said, "It's really not possible, I will really follow the imperial concubine's wishes and become a concubine for the King of Qin. Anyway, it is extremely honorable. Moreover, the imperial concubine is notorious for being cruel to others. The imperial concubine is now The juniors in front of me are not particularly considerate, if I go to her, it may not be unfavorable, but it may not be a bad thing."

As he said that, he was about to turn around and leave.

Sure enough, after walking more than ten steps, Gongxiang Bing finally called her back: "Cousin is smart, you should know that the noble concubine keeps saying that the so-called King Qin loves you, and you will not marry unless it is you. Maliciousness... Even if the cousin obeys the imperial concubine's wishes, not to mention that she cannot face Gu's criticism, even the imperial concubine, will she really treat her cousin kindly?"

"Desperate, I can only think about the good." Gu Jue turned around, took a deep look at him, and snorted softly, "Otherwise? Does my cousin have a better way to teach me?"

Gongxiang Bing said slowly: "Forget it, what is your cousin's plan, please tell me. If I can help you, I will naturally not refuse."

"Cousin, don't make it sound like tonight is all for me." Gu Jue pointed at him unceremoniously, "Although my cousin and I are called brother and sister, we have no blood relationship, let alone any friendship. For the benefits, how dare you stay late at night, labor cousin?"

...they discussed in whispers here, and the news went around, and they reported it to Yun Fenghuang the next evening.

Yun Fenghuang was a little surprised: "This child is a hard worker, did he get on with Gongxiang Bingdou? Well, this Gongxiang Bing has some luck? I have worked so hard, and there is no benefit." I haven't got it yet, but I have fulfilled this kid!"

She asked with great interest, "What did the two children discuss?"