Chapter 161: The Long-Lost Bamboo Horse Is Online Again

Concubine Lu Jifei endured the feeling of vomiting blood and went back to the Prince Regent's Mansion. When she found out that the Prince Regent's handling of government affairs had just come to an end, she ordered someone to invite him back to the backyard to speak.

"My lord, my concubine is guilty." The regent knew that his concubine was not a disrespectful person, and he would not bother him rashly unless he had something serious to do, so he went there when he heard the words. As soon as they met, Concubine Lu knelt down, and tears fell at the same time, saying, "The concubine shouldn't have cared about taking care of Zhen'er's health, and neglected the marriage of the eldest son, so that the Dou family entrusted Her Royal Highness Princess Dongxing, and the concubine and the prince didn't feel sorry for the eldest son of the eldest son!"

The Prince Regent's expression turned ugly: "Dou's family did it? Who did it?"

"I didn't dare to ask, but I just promised Her Royal Highness Dongxing Princess that I will show my son a lady from a famous family when I come back." Lu Jifei bit her lip. As a stepmother, she has her own son. The son who came down was still sealed as the heir, that would definitely not be very pleasing to the eye.

But for delaying Gong Xiangxiao's marriage, she was really wronged.

Because as early as the year before last, she tentatively mentioned this matter to the regent.

Of course, her purpose is to find Gong Xiangxiao a daughter from a family whose good looks are actually useless.

Anyway, this son cannot be supported by a truly powerful wife and family.

In the end, the regent was fine, saying, "The son is still young, and there is nothing he can do. We will talk about it in two years", so it was delayed.

This is not her own son, and there is a bit of a thorn in her side, her own father doesn't care, Lu Jifei is happy to pretend to be confused.

Therefore, the marriage of Gong Xiangxiao was just hanging around like this. If it was an ordinary family, if the biological father and stepmother ignored it, there would always be other relatives who would not care about it.

However, the two generations of the Gongxiang family are withered, and the emperor can't take care of himself. The nominal grandmother, the empress dowager, is not relative, and it is too late to feel sorry for her natal family. How can she care about a cheap grandson's marriage?

The side branches are all vassals in the local area, and they can't easily reach the imperial capital at all.

Even if you come to the Imperial Capital, it will probably depend on the Prince Regent's face, how dare you meddle in the Prince Regent's business.

In this way, Gong Xiangxiao's marriage has been delayed so strangely - the eldest princess of Dongxing mentions it today, and most of the blame falls on Concubine Lu Ji!

Concubine Lu Ji felt bitter, and when she told the regent, she couldn't help but bring the eldest princess with her, "His Royal Highness said that she would have to palm the eye in person, if it wasn't for the real favored daughter of a famous family, she would not agree of."

"She's a married woman, so she meddles in so much business?" The regent said with a sullen face, "You don't have to worry about this matter, it's up to you to deal with it alone."

Lu Jifei looked at his face cautiously and said: "Actually, the son is indeed old, and he should look good. It's just that if Princess Dongxing kindly reminds us and tells us in private, can we still delay the child? She wants to be in front of him So many people's face-to-face mentions, it's okay for me to be ridiculed, I'm afraid that this move will be arranged together with you, the prince. The eldest princess is also our aunt after all, so I really don't understand it. .”

"Is there anything you don't understand?" The regent laughed and said, "It's nothing more than that Chunjia's children are rare goods to live in, and they want to use orphans as a raft... The Wei family was also a famous family in the past, but it has declined a lot in the past two years. With a clear face, standing next to Concubine Xian in the palace, you think you can shake?"

With a sullen face, he asked a few more details, then turned and left, saying that he would go ahead to discuss with his staff.

Lu Jifei sent him away, and asked someone to deliver a letter to her natal family, asking for instructions on what to do with this matter?

"Your Majesty, don't worry. If the prince really cares about the son, how come he hasn't spoken to him yet?" The confidant maid brought tea to persuade her to relax, "Look at what the prince said just now. , are blaming the Eldest Princess and the Dou family for nothing... Even this time, it’s just a matter of pressure to choose a wife for the son, most likely just pick one randomly.”

"Anyway, the prince is usually so busy. Since he doesn't care about the prince, can he still worry about it himself? It's not up to you to decide."

And if concubine Lu Ji wins the regent and decides the marriage for Gong Xiangxiao, then there is a lot of room for maneuver.

I'm not afraid that I won't be able to trap the eldest son.

"Oh, what's the only thing I'm worried about?" Concubine Lu Ji frowned slightly. Although the eldest princess of Dongxing was annoying, but at that moment of embarrassment, even the eldest princess was not as powerful as the regent's mansion, and she could still rush to The palace came to teach her a lesson?

What she was worried about was that her adoptive father Lu Chuncao was stripped of his title.

And the battle between the regent and Chunjia behind it, who will win and who will lose?

Concubine Lu Ji's background is not bad, she is also the daughter of an official family, but before she grows up, something bad happened to her family, and she became a slave. Later, she was lucky enough to be favored by Lu Chuncao, and she was raised as a foster daughter and raised up. By accident, she became the regent's second concubine—just because she had lost the glory and wealth she was born with, she couldn't bear to be reborn again. abjection.

In the past when the Ji family was still there, even though the Regent and Chunjia had disagreements many times, they finally compromised with each other in the face of the common enemy.

But now that the entire family of the Ji family has been wiped out, and the few remaining fish that slip through the net can't make any waves at all, how can the fragile alliance between the royal uncles and nephews continue?

The regent is at the end of his prime, but he still doesn't have a reliable successor who can give his subordinates confidence, but Chunjia is like the rising sun, slowly rising. He is also the heir of Zheng'er Eighth Successor to Xiaozong, and has the right to inherit legally recognized by the ruling and opposition parties.

This made Lu Jifei very worried. Everything she owned came from Lu Chuncao and the regent. If these two were defeated in the court battle, then she and her son...

"Why don't you make an appointment for Zhen'er as well?" Concubine Lu Jifei even came up with the idea, "Although Zhen'er is still young, we can make an appointment first... choose someone who can keep Zhen'er safe even if something happens to the palace later. Family status?"

... The second concubine is troubled here, but what is even more troublesome is the eldest son Xiangxiao.

He didn't even know that Princess Dongxing was "complaining about injustice" for him, so he was called into the study by the regent and scolded him, saying that he was useless and hopeless, and that it was fine if he didn't know how to work hard, and even his uncle's family was confused If you meddle in other people's business and don't know how to comfort him, it will only bring trouble to the palace!

Swearing and swearing, shoot the case and tell him to get out!

All these were done in front of many servants and retainers, among whom some retainers couldn't see and tried to persuade them, but they didn't—this made Gong Xiangxiao feel that he had been greatly humiliated, and his eyes were red with tears. Fist away.

After leaving, he went back to his residence and asked Dou Su to go to Dou's house to find out who was looking for Princess Dongxing?

But the Dou family said unanimously that there was no such thing.

Although Dou Su's surname is Dou, as the heir of Concubine Dou's dowry, he also served as a servant for Gong Xiangxiao, of course Zhan Gong Xiangxiao.

After he finished his report, he whispered his conjecture: "I guess I don't dare to say it because the prince is angry."

Gong Xiangxiao also thought so, he sneered, and said: "Although I know that they do it carefully, but my father and step-concubine have been with me for so long and don't care about my life-long affairs, my uncle's family begged my aunt for help... …Sure enough, if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather!”

A few years ago, he felt that his status had declined after his second concubine entered the door, and it kept falling down again and again.

But it was the first time to express this idea directly.

Even if there was only one Dou Su in front of him, she couldn't help but shed tears and persuaded him to calm down: "I know that the son is suffering, but I really can't say this. Otherwise, if the prince hears it, I might not..."

"What can he do to me?" Gong Xiangxiao said angrily, "Could it be possible to kill me? Or abolish my position as the heir and give it to Gong Xiangzhen?!"

Dou Su couldn't think of what to say to persuade him, and had an idea: "My son, news came from Mr. Qi two days ago, saying that Mr. Qi's recuperation is much better these days, and he can get up and walk around. If you go to see him, you can also take a look at him." Tell him about it? Maybe Mr. Qi has a good idea?"

"...Brother Xinyun is like that now, why should I ask him to worry about it?" Gong Xiangxiao shook his head hopelessly, but because he was suppressed by the Prince Regent and his wife, there were not many people under his command , Now I feel uncomfortable, and I can't find anyone to talk to. After thinking about it, I decided to go and see Qi Jiulu.

When he went, he was thinking about it, so he went to visit, at most gossip, and didn't tell Qi Jiulu what was bothering him.

But Qi Jiulu was picked up by Yun Fenghuang since he was a child and has the ability to perceive words and expressions, and he noticed it not long after meeting, so he dismissed his friends and asked, "Your Majesty seems to have something on his mind?"

"A few trivial things are not worth mentioning." Gong Xiangxiao evaded, "Let's talk about this tea, you don't know, this is a new tribute from the south..."

He wanted to change the topic, but Qi Jiulu didn't cooperate, and said softly, "Is your son going to have an affair with me?"

Gong Xiangxiao hurriedly said nothing: "Brother Xinyun's injury has not healed, so let's not talk about it for now."

"My injury is not a serious problem, but it is very boring to be bored in the room all day long." Qi Jiulu said, "If I can relieve the prince's worries, I will feel better. Besides, when I first came to the imperial capital, it was all thanks to the prince's support. Now Knowing that the son has something on his mind, but enjoying the thoughtfulness of the son, what is it?"

It means that if Gong Xiangxiao still doesn't say anything, then he is too embarrassed to enjoy the kindness of the prince, and everyone will break up the friendship in the future.

If this method of retreating into advance is used to deal with Yun Fenghuang, it will be useless at all, and it will be abused by her ten to ten times-but it is enough to deal with Gong Xiangxiao.

After struggling for a while, Gong Xiangxiao explained the ins and outs to him, and finally said with a sad smile: "I wanted to fight before, but now that I think about it, I am really naive. I just want power now." Fame has no reputation, the mother clan has declined, and the title of the son is still granted by the father... Now that he doesn't like me, what can I fight for?"

After Qi Jiulu listened quietly, he looked up at the sky for a while, and suddenly asked: "If the son has the opportunity to fight now, are you willing to fight? How willing?"