Shi Fuxin looked at the reply from her apprentice, kept tapping her fingers on the table, thought for a long time, and wrote letters to Shang Laojiu and Ximen Fengxiao respectively.
As February approaches, the Grand Prince's Mansion has been decorated according to the specifications of a royal wedding. The red sails are hung high and it is very festive. Unfortunately, the mansion is not very lively.
"Sister, the eldest prince's wedding will be in two days. Do we, the masters and uncles, really don't need to prepare gifts for him?"
The eldest prince's wedding was in early February, and the fifth prince's wedding was in late February. The two got married very close together. Today, Shi Dinghao was dragged into the imperial city by Shenghao and saw with his own eyes that no one cared about him.
The eldest prince's mansion, and the bustling fifth prince's mansion.
"Sister, this is what I think. We, brothers and sisters, can collect some money and buy a practical gift to send to the eldest prince's mansion. What do you think?"
Shi Fuxin looked at him: "Do you think the eldest prince needs a gift from us?"
Shi Dinghao: "It's his business whether there is a shortage or not, and it's our choice whether to give it away or not."
Shi Fuxin shook her head: "Jiulang, what do you think the gift is for?"
Shi Dinghao: "To deepen the relationship?"
Shi Fuxin: "This is true for outsiders, but for people close to you, when you give gifts, you still want them to be happy."
"Whether it is to deepen the relationship or to make people happy, gifts should be sent to others' hearts. Only in this way will others remember your kindness."
"If you give something that others don't need, then the gift has little meaning."
"Given the current situation of the eldest prince, even if we send him ten or eight valuable items, he may not be happy."
Shi Dinghao frowned: "What gift does the eldest prince want?"
Shi Fuxin reminded: "Think about the situation that the eldest prince is in right now. Now it's you, what do you need most?"
Shi Dinghao pondered: "The wedding dates of several princes are very close to each other. As the eldest brother, the eldest prince definitely does not want to lose his wedding to the younger brothers."
Shi Fuxin smiled and nodded: "Yes, there must be comparisons and rivalries among the princes. Besides, the eldest prince probably doesn't want to be looked down upon by the Zhou family."
"Furthermore, during this period of time, the officials in the capital, nobles, and clan members have treated the eldest prince with contempt and contempt. The emperor is busy with official duties, and he probably cannot take care of the eldest prince all the time."
"In this case, the eldest prince may feel abandoned by the world. What he needs at the moment is a sense of existence and value."
Shi Dinghao was helpless: "If you put it this way, it's really hard to prepare this gift."
Shi Fuxin looked at her younger brother and asked, "What do you think the people in the capital are fighting for most?"
Shi Dinghao thought for a while: "Power."
Shi Fuxin nodded and asked, "Who distributes the power?"
Shi Dinghao: "It's the emperor." After a pause, "There are also hundreds of civil and military officials, noble families, and it's a game between many people."
Shi Fuxin smiled and nodded: "Yes, everyone is fighting for power. With power, you can make rules, make others obey you, do things according to your own ideas, and live your life."
"But now, the eldest prince is excluded from power, and no one wants him to have power, so we just need to give him a good bargaining chip so that he can re-participate in the distribution of power."
Shi Dinghao opened his mouth: "Is this too difficult?"
Shi Fuxin smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry about this, I'm ready."
Shi Dinghao stared: "Sister, what have you prepared?"
Shi Fuxin smiled mysteriously: "It's just a bargaining chip. In the royal family, if you don't order a good bargaining chip, anyone can step on it. The eldest prince's body was cured with great difficulty, but he was tortured mentally again.
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Shi Dinghao looked at Shi Fuxin: "But the eldest prince is pretending to be sick."
Shi Fuxin: "He pretended to be sick just to paralyze his opponents, not because he wanted others to really forget about him."
Shi Dinghao: "Sister, what exactly are the chips you gave me?"
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Fuxin smiled: "You will know when the eldest prince gets married."
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The sixth day of February is the wedding day of the eldest prince.
Because the emperor and queen were coming to watch the ceremony, the officials and nobles on duty who were not very enthusiastic about the eldest prince's wedding came to the eldest prince's mansion early.
The eldest prince, dressed in wedding robes, stood in front of the dressing mirror, slowly adjusting his appearance.
Because of his poor health, he did not need to go to the Zhou family to welcome the bride in person. He only had to wait for the girl from the Zhou family to arrive in her sedan chair and go to the house to greet the bride.
Gao Changshou walked in: "Your Highness, the prince and other princes have arrived, and the emperor and queen's chariot has already left the Meridian Gate."
The eldest prince nodded, walked to the bed, took out a men's wooden hairpin from under the pillow, took out the head of the hairpin, revealing the hollow hairpin body, and poured out a thin silver needle.
The eldest prince picked up the silver needle, rolled up his sleeves, and pierced it into his arm.
However, after a moment, the eldest prince, who had a normal face at first, turned pale and bowed his body slightly, and a weak and sick man appeared.
"This trick taught by Master is really effective."
Looking at the sick man in the mirror, the eldest prince showed a satisfied smile.
The silver needle in his hand, as well as the acupuncture points and techniques were sent by Shi Fuxin after knowing that he was pretending to be ill and worried that he would hurt his body by taking random medicines.
After putting away the silver needle, the eldest prince let Gao Changshou help him out of the house.
Everyone who came to congratulate him looked a little confused when they saw the eldest prince who was pale and needed Gao Changshou to support him when he walked.
The prince took all the princes over to congratulate the eldest prince. The eldest prince tried his best to straighten his back in response. People around him could see that he was holding on.
At this time, the emperor's and queen's chariots had already arrived at the gate. The eldest prince led everyone to greet them at the gate. However, before they could make any progress, they were out of breath and sweating.
Seeing how seriously ill he looked, many people were secretly relieved.
Not long after the Emperor and Queen arrived, the sedan chair of the girl from the Zhou family arrived. Seeing that the eldest prince looked bad, the emperor asked him not to go to the door to greet him. However, the eldest prince shook his head and refused. He gritted his teeth and insisted on going to the door of the mansion in person, holding the hand with a red silk hand.
The girl from the Zhou family entered the eldest prince's mansion.
With the emperor here, no one dared to be presumptuous, and the wedding went smoothly.
When the eldest prince and the girl from the Zhou family were paying their respects, the porter led a bearded man over to find Gao Changshou.
The eldest prince was looking forward to the congratulatory gifts from his master, and directly ordered Gao Changshou to bring them directly to him as long as the person who brought gifts for his master came to the door.
The concierge did not dare to wait patiently, so he ushered the person in.
However, he also knew that it was not easy to see the eldest prince at this moment, so he had to find Gao Changshou first.
When Gao Changshou saw the person, he immediately ordered the concierge to take him to the guest room to rest. However, the bearded man said: "The gift must be given to the eldest prince in public."
On this occasion, Gao Changshou would naturally not let the bearded man see the eldest prince. Just when he was about to send people away, the sixth prince noticed this.
It happened that the eldest prince and the girl from the Zhou family had finished their worship and were preparing to send them off to the bridal chamber. At this moment, the eldest prince's face turned even paler and he needed Gao Changshou's support, but Gao Changshou was not around, so the sixth prince called out.
"Gao Changshou, what are you doing? Come over quickly and help the eldest brother."
The bearded man was dusty and old, and he was incompatible with the guests who were watching the eldest prince's visit. As the sixth prince spoke, everyone looked towards Gao Changshou, and naturally they also saw the bearded man.
"Who is this person, and why did he get him to the lobby?"
"Gao Changshou, you are terrible at being a errand. How can you serve your eldest brother well like you are?"
Gao Changshou was the most loyal person around the eldest prince. Several princes took turns in the battle, trying to convict Gao Changshou so that the eldest prince would lose this confidant.
The emperor glanced at the princes, waited for them to shut up, and then looked at Gao Changshou: "Who is he?"
Gao Changshou looked at the eldest prince and stepped forward to reply: "Reporting to your Majesty, your Highness's master sent someone to come to your Majesty."
Here’s a wedding gift.”
"who?!"
Although the eldest prince had expected it, before he could react, someone jumped out faster than him.
It really jumped out.
Zhan Fei, who was originally standing behind the emperor, was looking at the bearded man in surprise: "Who do you think sent you?"
The bearded man was a little uneasy, so he walked forward, knelt down, and said nervously: "Mr. Tianchi's third apprentice, Divine Doctor Liu, is here to give a wedding gift to his apprentice, the eldest prince."
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
The eldest prince's master... Before this, everyone had forgotten that there was such a person.
Even the emperor was stunned for a moment.
When the eldest prince was asked to become a disciple of Zhan Fei, he wanted Zhan Fei to try his best to heal the eldest prince.
But Zhan Fei didn't want to, so he came to take over as a disciple on his behalf.
Not only the eldest prince, but also the emperor felt that Zhan Fei had made up someone at random to fool them.
I didn’t expect that there really was such a person!