Chapter 51 Arrangement of marriage, Zhu Youji's plan
"Everything is decided by the mother-in-law." Zhu Youji said directly and respectfully without hesitation.
Concubine Wan Gui was quite satisfied with Zhu Youji's sensible and obedient attitude, but on the surface, she still pretended to be dissatisfied and asked: "Isn't Ji'er so old that he still doesn't have a girl he likes?"
"Concubine, Ji'er's everything was given to her by her concubine, so naturally she must follow her arrangements."
"As the saying goes, parents order matchmakers, and children will never dare to make the decision privately when it comes to marriage."
Zhu Youji had some guesses about Concubine Wan Gui's attitude, but on the surface, she still looked sensible and well-behaved.
"Well!" Concubine Wan Gui looked Zhu Youji up and down, smiled slightly, and said: "Ji'er, since you don't have a girl you like for the time being, I do have a good candidate here."
"May I ask which lady of the family the concubine is?" Zhu Youji followed Concubine Wan Gui's words and continued.
"What? Are you anxious?" Concubine Wan Gui joked.
Zhu Youji also smiled and said: "My child just wants to know which lady of the family can fall into the eyes of the mother and concubine..."
"What a mouthful!" Concubine Wan Gui scolded with a smile, and explained: "I heard that the daughter of cabinet scholar Zhou Wanzhang, Zhou Miaotong, is proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a good choice for her appearance and character."
It turns out to be her!
At this moment, the plot began to change.
In the original plot, because of Chu Yang's relationship, Zhu Youji failed to handle things well, causing Shen Fei and Cao Shuang to jump over the wall and attack Lu Jin in the street. The Jinyi Guards of Nanzhen Fusi were purged, and Zhu Youji was punished for this.
Concubine Wan Gui, who was so angry, would naturally not take the initiative to mention the matter of marriage.
And this Zhou Miaotong is no ordinary woman, but a very important supporting role.
Her future destiny is extremely bumpy, and she is too involved with one of Jin Yiwei's future governors, which can be said to be a bad fate.
In the original plot, Zhu Youji's marriage was mentioned three years later. At that time, Zhou Miaotong had already offended Yan Song, had his home confiscated, and was living in Jiaofangsi, so naturally he had no chance to meet Zhu Youji.
Jiaofangsi, this is a place like a nightmare.
"What? Ji'er, are you not satisfied?"
Seeing that Zhu Youji didn't respond for a long time, Concubine Wan Gui frowned slightly and asked.
"No!" Zhu Youji explained: "My child is just thinking about this person's identity..."
"In terms of identity, you don't have to worry." Concubine Wan Gui laughed, "Speaking of which, I still have some connections with the Zhou family. Although his father Zhou Wanzhang is just a cabinet bachelor, his ancestors also came from a scholarly family. It has been a family of officials for generations and has a lot of resources and connections."
"It turns out that our Wan family and Zhou family are better than Qin and Jin..."
"The connections of the Zhou family will be very helpful for you to ascend to the position of crown prince."
"The second brother who is currently guarding the border is also coveting this position..."
"He hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid he's waiting for an opportunity. Ji'er, you can't take it lightly!"
The second child mentioned by Concubine Wan Gui is none other than Zhu Youtang, the second prince of the Ming Dynasty.
The second prince, Zhu Youtang, is known as the Military God of the Ming Dynasty. His strength is unfathomable. He is at least the ninth grade. He can stand with a sword and a horse. He has been guarding the borders of the Ming Dynasty to prevent the invasion of the Tatars.
The five generals under Zhu Youtang's command are all above the eighth level, and their strength is astonishing, especially since they possess a large number of God-breaking crossbows, Vulcan cannons and other killing weapons.
Among them, the White Tiger Battalion is one of the most terrifying troops in the world. It is composed entirely of masters above the sixth level. It is specially used to kill high-level Tatars and the core departments of the enemy.
It is precisely because of the support of these powerful firepower that Zhu Youtang can live safely until now.
But even so, he did not dare to return to the imperial capital.
The reason is very simple, because the imperial capital is the territory of Concubine Wan Gui.
As for Yumu Prefecture, that is Zhu Youtang's territory.
Zhu Youtang had many masters, but he couldn't bring them in, and he didn't dare to bring them in.
Once he dares to lead troops and masters into the Central Plains, he will immediately be labeled as a rebel and be surrounded and suppressed by the troops of the top ten generals in the world.
But His Highness the Second Prince was very smart, and a voice spread from Yumu Prefecture to the Central Plains.
Unless the Tatars are eliminated, they will not return to the Central Plains.
As soon as these words came out, the name of Zhu Youtang, the military god, instantly became popular among the people. His reputation among the people became better and more and more popular. Many people felt that he was the destined emperor and the future one. The common master of the world.
The public's support for him as the crown prince was also extremely loud.
The civil servants group above the court were also subtly leaning towards the second prince Zhu Youtang, with the intention of supporting his rise to power.
Zhu Youji was the fourth prince and the son of Concubine Wan Gui. Most civil servants felt that Concubine Wan Gui's harem was interfering in politics and causing harm to the country and the people, which was the reincarnation of Daji. Naturally, they had a bad impression of Zhu Youji.
It is precisely because of the presence of the second prince Zhu Youtang and the iron-hearted Marquis Zhu Wuyi that Concubine Wan Gui has been reluctant to support Zhu Youji to ascend to the throne, and even the position of crown prince has not been finalized.
Because Concubine Wan Gui knew very well that once the crown prince was confirmed, Zhu Youtang would definitely take action, and even Zhu Wuwu would come forward. If these two people were to join forces, it would undoubtedly be very troublesome for Concubine Wan Gui.
"Don't worry, mother and concubine, the child will definitely work hard." Zhu Youji bowed his hand and said.
"Yeah!" Concubine Wan Gui nodded slightly. She was quite satisfied with Zhu Youji's ability and sensibility.
"Jin Yiwei's transfer order, I will arrange for someone to deliver it to you in a while."
"As for Zhou Miaotong... there will be a Guanyin Temple Fair in five days. You can arrange a time and go with her!"
"Yes, thank you very much, concubine." Zhu Youji bowed and said, "Then I will leave first."
"Well, go ahead, go back and have a good rest." Concubine Wan Gui returned to the bed and said softly.
After Zhu Youji saluted again, he turned and left.
After leaving the palace, Zhu Youji returned to his mansion.
After a simple night's rest, at noon the next day, Zhu Youji ordered someone to take out the Jade Guanyin from the treasure house.
Zhu Youji ordered his people to take Jade Guanyin with him to Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town, and found Shen Fei and Cao Shuang again.
"I have met His Highness!"
"See Your Highness!!"
When the two saw Zhu Youji, they were slightly startled, and then quickly saluted.
Zhu Youji looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice: "Lu Jin is dead. I'm here to warn you. Don't do anything that will affect yourself and Jin Yiwei at the last critical moment..."
Zhu Youji's attitude was extremely determined, and his tone was a little cold, but it was full of warning.
But next to their ears, it felt as refreshing as the spring breeze.
Zhu Youji's words were really life-saving for them!
"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life." Shen Fei quickly knelt down and thanked him.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life." Cao Shuang also knelt down and said respectfully.
Although Zhu Youji didn't say it clearly, they understood.
To be able to guarantee this with such certainty, it must have been Concubine Wan Gui who had spoken.
Concubine Wan Gui has spoken, and there is no doubt that Lu Jin will die.
"Jade Guanyin, I brought it here." Zhu Youji said lightly.
Shen Fei suddenly became nervous and said quickly: "Your Highness, the source of this Jade Guanyin is absolutely clean and will never affect you. Please rest assured."
"Haha!" Zhu Youji chuckled lightly and said: "That's not what I meant. What I mean is that I need your help. I want to use this Jade Guanyin to catch a snitch, a very interesting snitch... "??
As soon as these words came out, the two of them looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.