Chapter 104 The Third Prince

After Chunjia left Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion that day, she really listened to the words of the imperial concubine, and asked about the situation of the third prince for the first time: "I want to marry his wife, Princess Weihe, but I don't know if it is suitable?"

Yan Yin and other imperial servants all know that this is appropriate. It is definitely not about whether the two parties are in agreement with each other in terms of talent, appearance and temperament, and whether they will be in harmony after marriage... but about politics. No, to be precise, it is about the upcoming national struggle. Will the third prince's marriage to Princess Weihe cause a situation where he is out of the emperor's control?

"His Highness the Third Prince was intelligent when he was young, but later on, although his academic performance was not as good as that of His Highness King Qin, he was still very diligent." Yan Yin pondered for a while, then said cautiously, "The most rare thing is that he is very filial to the empress, sensible and considerate. They are all highly praised.”

The emperor pondered, he understood what Yan Yin meant.

The third prince has good aptitude, but because of his background, he deliberately hides his clumsiness. He is even better than he shows... and he has a close relationship with the empress, and he has a good reputation inside and out.

Wei He is not picky about such a prince taking out a marriage.

But for the Queen's side, it must be an increase in weight.

If the third prince was the prince in front of the noble concubine, the emperor would definitely deny it after considering this.

After all, the imperial concubine is already strong enough. If you continue to add chips to her, then there will be no surprises in the struggle between the country and the country. At most, it will be a few children of the imperial concubine... But the imperial concubine said in the early years that she would prefer her own children, let alone the king of Jin He is also extremely smart, and basically belongs to King Jin Liying.

For the emperor, he liked King Jin very much, and he also knew that his son was very smart.

But a smart prince doesn't mean he can afford the country's dynasty.

If he doesn't test it himself, he can't rest assured.

Now the third prince is the prince in front of the queen.

Chunjia wondered, would this move help the queen and balance the situation in the harem?

When the time comes, will the intrigue between the princes be even more exciting, and will they be able to suppress each other's potential and nature?

"Your Majesty, it's just that His Royal Highness the Third Prince is already thirteen. If Princess Wei He also leaves the imperial capital once she leaves the imperial capital, wouldn't it be inappropriate?" Yan Yin saw the emperor pondering, and reminded softly, "At that time, I'm afraid some officials will play 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 tossing about some old cases since he entered Dali Temple, and he seems to want to make a name for himself?"

Yan Yin bowed his head and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, there is such a saying, but later I don't know why it didn't go away. It is said that the Tenth Prince was very unhappy about this, and even asked His Highness the Third Prince to trouble him in private. Therefore, Zhong Gong There was vague news that it was suspected that entering Dali Temple was not His Highness the Third Prince's own intention, but was forced to make a wedding dress for His Highness the Tenth Prince... But because His Highness the Tenth Prince was not very close to the Third Prince, His Highness the Third Prince If you are not happy after working hard, look for an opportunity to let go."

The emperor who holds great power has unusual eyes and ears. Yun Fenghuang didn't hear this inference, but Yan Yin opened his mouth and said, "His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince went to see His Royal Highness the King of Chu specifically for this, and His Highness the Third Prince was quite annoyed." , but did not continue.”

Chunjia frowned slightly, he knew that the Tenth Prince went to see the King of Chu... probably to vent his anger on the King of Chu.

And the third prince was annoyed by this...

The Son of Heaven asked slowly, "Little San has a good relationship with the King of Chu?"

"Returning to His Majesty, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has always taken care of His Royal Highness Chu." Yan Yin said softly, "Before His Royal Highness Chu's accident happened, His Highness the Third Prince wanted to play with His Highness Chu. Later, when something happened to His Royal Highness Chu, In the beginning, the Empress took good care of her, and even had a quarrel with the Empress Dowager, her loving mother, for His Highness the King of Chu. But after the Tenth Prince and the Twelve Princes landed one after another, the Empress was at a loss for what to do, so she inevitably neglected His Highness the King of Chu..."

"In addition, His Royal Highness King Chu started to hurt people later, and the Empress was afraid that the tenth and twelve princes would be hurt, so she dared not release him to have contact with other princes, and ordered them to be locked in the courtyard."

"Afterwards, the empress is busy, and may gradually forget it."

"However, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has never forgotten it. He will visit him every now and then."

"I'll even bring some of His Royal Highness Chu's favorite toys to eat and play with His Royal Highness."

Chunjia was silent for a while, then said, "Why haven't you heard this before?"

"Your servant deserves to die." Yan Yin was stunned for a moment, and quickly knelt down, "It is the servant who sees His Majesty's daily affairs, and is afraid that His Majesty will worry too much, so I didn't say anything."

The emperor said slowly: "Forget it, I don't blame you. After all, I have always kept my mistress away from the second and third, so it's no wonder that I didn't ask, and you dare not talk about their brother's actions."

"According to what you said, Xiaosan is a rare kind-temper?"

Yan Yin hesitated for a while, but he was not sure, and said: "Returning to His Majesty, servants can't say well about the temperament of the princes. But after all, they are all His Majesty's flesh and blood, and they must be filial to His Majesty."

Saying this is tantamount to not saying it, so Chunjia laughed and scolded "dog slave", but she didn't really blame Yanyan.

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 in this point of view, a prince would be sensitive. As Chunjia's personal servant, Yan Yin dared not speak too much, but also abided by his duty.

Chunjia thought for a while and said, "What about Twelve? How does Xiao San treat Twelve?"

"I didn't take care of His Highness the King of Chu like that." Yan Yin said hastily, "Since the Third Prince moved to Qiongjiu Palace, every time he leaves the palace, he will bring some small things for the Empress and His Highness the King of Chu, which may not be worth much. But it is better than a novelty that is rarely seen in the palace. But for the twelve princes, gifts are only given during the New Year and festivals. But there are also accidents. I heard that once, the twelve princes had a dispute with the tenth prince and were so angry that they hid behind the rockery Crying, the third prince passed by, learned about it from the palace people, and didn't bother to coax him, only went out of the palace once, bought some toys in the market, sent the palace people to send them to the twelve princes, and didn't even ask to mention them. I bought it myself, and only said that it was given by the people in front of the Tenth Prince."

"The Twelfth Prince thought that the Tenth Prince was using this method to apologize to him, but he laughed out of tears."

"It's a good brother to look at Xiaosan like that." Chunjia said calmly, "It's just that I neglected this child."

Yan Yin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is serious. Without Your Majesty, how can the princes grow up without worry? It's not just the princes. The world's people live and work in peace and contentment, all because of His Majesty's work! Your Majesty is busy with government affairs. Can you personally understand the behavior and conduct of the emperor's heirs? This is all the fault of the servants, who failed to report these things to His Majesty in time!"

Chunjia sighed softly: "Based on Xiaosan's temperament, even if Princess Weihe's growth environment is incompatible with my noble son Zhongyuan, with his self-denial and tolerance, he must be able to get along with the princess in harmony, right?"

"...The servant is stupid." Yan Yin did not dare to express his attitude, but said cautiously, "The servant does not know."

"You." The emperor looked at him inexplicably, smiled, and did not force him to answer, but said, "It's just that the mistress was recommended by the imperial concubine, and the empress would probably not like it. Forget it, all these years, the imperial concubine has always Zhang Yang, the empress always suffers... Don't let people say that I am partial, this time, I won't let Xiaosan go, tell me, is there anyone suitable for my other children?"

Yan Yin's heart was shocked, the emperor seldom objected to what the imperial concubine had played in these years.

At this moment, it was directly rejected, is this?

It was the matter he just reported about the third prince that made the emperor dissatisfied, so he didn't want to give the third prince, a completely different brother, a chance?

Or, did the emperor feel too satisfied, thinking that there was no need to hand over the matter of marrying Princess Weihe to this son, so as to delay Gong Xiangbing's future?

He gathered himself together, and said in a deep voice: "All the princes are suitable for marriage now, but the king of Qin, the second prince, the third prince, His Royal Highness King Chu, the sixth prince, the seventh prince, and the ninth prince."

"Among them, His Royal Highness King Qin has his own heart, and the servants dare not say more; the second prince is silent. I heard that Concubine Shu has already found a candidate for the concubine for him, and he is only waiting to go back to Miyagi. I want to inform His Majesty and the Empress to propose marriage; His Royal Highness King Chu... is in a special situation." Yan Yin said as he thought, "The Sixth Prince is raised in front of the Empress just like the Third Prince, and he is also an extremely honest man. It was not bad at first, but His Highness was once harmed by smallpox, this..."

He didn't dare to directly say that the sixth prince's appearance was flawed, so he paused and skipped it, and continued to talk about the next two, "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince and His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince are both loved by noble concubines, and His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is even more deeply loved by the Yin Dynasty. The favor of Shang Shu and Princess Yi, the slaves dare not comment; His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince... the servant heard that after the last literary meeting, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince has someone he wants to marry, and he even begged the noble concubine for a long time."

"The imperial concubine sent someone to test the tone of the woman two days ago."

"Now the woman is still discussing, but most of them will not refuse?"

Mainly because of the noble concubine's record, the price of rejecting her has never been small.

"Who does Xiaojiu take a fancy to?" The emperor was really busy, and couldn't help asking when he heard this, "Why didn't I hear the concubine mention it?"

"Perhaps the imperial concubine felt that the matter hadn't been settled yet, and she was afraid that you would worry about it, so she didn't say anything for now." Yan Yin hurriedly said, "His Highness the Ninth Prince seems to be interested in the lady of the Luo family, and the list of boudoirs has the word 'di' It is said that the young lady is both talented and beautiful, and she is very considerate in dealing with people and things. Even the imperial concubine said she was excellent. So she made fun of the Ninth Prince, and agreed, and ordered people to prepare gifts on the spot. The right matchmaker goes to say goodbye."

Chunjia pondered and said: "Is that so? Later, I will also share the situation of that child with me."

Being able to be favored by the noble concubine, and to be promised to the Ninth Prince...

Although in the eyes of outsiders, and even in the eyes of the children of Xuanqing Palace, the imperial concubine's favorite is not Qin Wang Zhaoqing, but also her own Prince Jin, or the seventh prince who can help her, in comparison, The second princess, the ninth prince, and the ninth prince all stood back.

But Chunjia knew in her heart that Yun Fenghuang probably didn't care as much about the two daughters as the second emperor and the ninth emperor, but she was determined not to ignore the ninth prince.

After all, this is the first prince recorded in the name of a noble concubine!

If it wasn't for the fact that King Jin was born later, among the princes raised by Yun Fenghuang, only the Ninth Prince would be her serious son.

For example, the king of Qin is like the seventh prince, but he was raised on his behalf.

On the jade plate, it 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, first the mother-in-law will be registered as the empress dowager, then the stepmother will be the empress dowager, and the birth mother will be the empress dowager. As for Yun Fenghuang... God knows what kind of name Yun Fenghuang will be given?

It's not like there were similar examples in the past. Those adoptive mothers didn't end well. They didn't even get the queen mother, and they were directly appointed as the concubine. No matter how many words of praise are added in front of the concubine, isn't that still a concubine?

Only the Ninth Prince and King Jin succeed to the throne, and Yun Fenghuang is the logical queen mother.

So Yun Fenghuang actually agreed with the Ninth Prince's choice, which shows that he is very satisfied with this Luodi.

Therefore, the emperor also became curious and concerned about Luo Di, who hadn't cared at all before.

After all, this is an episode, Chunjia raised his mouth, and then continued to get back to the topic: "So, it is appropriate, that is, Xiao Er, Xiao San, Xiao Liu, and Xiao Qi?"