Xie Lin wandered out and saw only Zhou Gu's ass. He rubbed his eyes and lamented again that he couldn't drink enough.
The shopkeeper came out and asked with a smile: "Thank you, young prince, Mr. Zhou has ordered me to send a car to take you back."
Xie Lin also knew that he couldn't ride a horse, so he nodded, "Yeah."
So, the shopkeeper arranged a carriage and helped Xie Lin onto the carriage.
After Xie Lin got into the car, he held the car's shaft and asked the shopkeeper, "Is your boss Lan Niang coming to the capital?"
The shopkeeper nodded, "I have been to the capital before, but I left the capital a while ago. I will come back after a while."
Xie Lin nodded, not forgetting what he said earlier, and drunkenly repeated, "If anyone is looking for trouble, just tell me my name."
The shopkeeper cupped his hands and said, "I will remember your words, thank you very much for your care, young prince."
Xie Lin said "hmm", lowered the curtain, and the carriage drove away from the guest house.
Zhou Gu quickly returned to the Duke Protector's Mansion, dismounted his horse, and walked inside with two jars of wine. When he didn't see the lights on in the old Duke's study, he went straight to the old Duke's yard.
The old Guo Zheng was talking to the eldest princess Sheng'an. He was also talking about rumors from outside, as well as the matter of Ye Guixue, the second son of the Prime Minister of Nanchu, sending his niece to Beijing. He felt that the rumors should not be ignored as they would dissipate soon. As for
Su Rong could explain the sewage that was poured on the princess's house. But Ye Guixue came to Beijing at such a coincidental time that one couldn't help but wonder if there was an ulterior motive.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an thought: "The Ye family of Nanchu has a very important position in Nanchu. It is the second family living in the Nangong family. Now the two families are getting married. I don't know what they have planned. In recent years, the Nangong family has controlled half of the affairs of Nanchu.
, the other half of the court was divided between the Ye family and the clan. The Ye family has never been said to be a die-hard royalist party. If they join forces to deal with Su Rong, they might."
The old protector of the country shook his head, "No one wants to fight for the first place. The Nangong family has two generations to control the court. Their descendants, both male and female, are domineering. Compared to the Nangong family, the Ye family has a much better reputation. Without the support of the Ye family,
The King of Nan Chu will not stay on the throne safely for so many years. This night, Guixue has won the respect of the King of Nan Chu and is not a weakling. He will be the fourth-rank official minister. If the Ye family wants to bring down the Nangong family and break the Nan Chu family,
Chu’s pattern, then this little girl is his breakthrough point.”
Hearing this, Princess Sheng'an said: "There are a group of tigers and leopards in Southern Chu. It would be really dangerous to go to Southern Chu."
The old Duke sighed, "This is her choice and her fate. That's why I didn't stop her from sticking to the engagement."
Princess Sheng'an was speechless, "Someday, when the storm has passed, we can invite her home again and listen to her plans and thoughts. We must help her."
The old man nodded, "This is natural."
The old couple were talking, and they stopped talking when someone said, "The Fourth Young Master is back."
Zhou Gu came in carrying two jars of wine and saw the old Duke and the eldest princess Sheng'an sitting at the table. They seemed to be preparing for dinner. He put the two jars of wine on the table and said to the old Duke and the eldest princess Sheng'an:
"Drunk with flowers, thank Linhua for her money, and say you should be filial to your grandfather and grandmother."
The old Lord Protector stroked his beard and looked at him, frowning, "You brat, how much have you drunk? You smell like alcohol."
Zhou Gu didn't say how much he drank, he just said: "I'm going back."
If he looked like this in the past, the old Protector would have scolded him, but now he just waved his hand and said, "Go back quickly."
Zhou Gu turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he stopped and looked back, "If I hold the marriage certificate in hand today and refuse to agree to it, what will happen to my grandfather?"
"Break your legs!" The old Protector raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Gu snorted, turned and left.
The old Protector scolded him behind him, "You bastard! My wings are hard on you!"
The eldest princess of Sheng'an pushed the old protector and said unhappily: "Okay, I haven't seen you being too harsh on other people, but you are always harsh and harsh on Brother Gu, and he has a bad face.
Do I owe you anything?"
The old protector retorted, "Can he compare with others? The eldest grandson Shoucheng is enough. The other two qualifications are just acceptable, so there is no need to ask too much. He is the only one who was born with a good brain, but if he doesn't take care of it, he will waste it."
Princess Sheng'an was angry, "I'm too lazy to talk to you."
She took the two jars of wine on the table and said, "Give me these two jars, and you are not allowed to drink any of them."
The old Protector hurriedly said: "Oh, with your limited drinking capacity, you'd better not waste the good wine."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an refused to listen and asked someone to put away both jars. "Take them both away. Don't allow this old guy to drink the wine that my dear grandson brought back. He can buy it himself if he has the ability."
The old Protector stared.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an lost her temper, "You don't have to glare. There is no way in this world to despise and scold me while enjoying my darling grandson's filial piety."
The old Protector had no choice but to watch as the two jars of wine were put away.
In the evening, the eldest prince's palace was also talking about Su Rong.
Yan Li asked the eldest princess, "A few days ago you asked Duan Hua to bring Su Rong as a guest. Duan Hua never responded. Do you think you have been planning to break off the engagement?"
The eldest princess shook her head, "I don't know. How about I send another post tomorrow? Please reply again?"
Yan Li nodded, "Please, let's find out what they said. It stands to reason that Su Xu, who was appointed governor of Jiangzhou, had boarded the East Palace's ship through Zhou Gu, and had gone all the way with the East Palace.
The engagement contract at the Protector's Mansion should continue to be tied to death. Now Su Rong went to the Protector's Mansion alone to cancel Zhou Gu's marriage. It is really unbelievable. I have sent people to investigate, but the investigation continues.
, they don’t have any clues, they just say that Su Rong feels that she is not suitable for Zhou Gu.”
The eldest princess said: "Leave this matter to me. If I send another message tomorrow and Duan Hua shirks it again, I will go to the door in person."
Yan Li nodded, "Okay."
He patted the eldest princess's hand and said, "The scientific examination went very smoothly this time. The prince guarded tightly and did not let me and my second brother get in trouble. My father is both satisfied with the prince and feels threatened." He said
He chuckled twice, "The prince does not dare to make mistakes, and the father is waiting for him to make mistakes. My second brother and I will always have a chance."
The eldest prince's concubine gently comforted the eldest prince, "Your Highness, don't worry, the time is still long, and my father still has many days. Let's spend time with the prince slowly."
"That's right, let's see who outshines whom." The eldest prince said fiercely, "There will always be times when his response will be thick and thin."
The news also spread to the palace. Yu An, the eunuch in charge, took advantage of the emperor's break in reviewing the memorial to report Su Rong's visit to break off the engagement.
The emperor was also surprised, "You said Su Xu's concubine went to the Protector's Palace alone to cancel Zhou Gu's marriage?"
Eunuch Yu nodded, "Yes, it has been spread all over the world. I also sent people to confirm it. It is true."
The emperor wondered, "What's the reason?"
"It's because I don't dare to climb high, my temperament is not congenial, and my temperament is inappropriate."
The emperor accepted it very well, "Well, it's true. The Su family is a small family, with the prestigious Protector's Palace. It's like ants climbing trees and rabbits picking peaches. It's wrong for the Su family to cancel the marriage.
Son, you do have self-awareness."
Eunuch Yu glanced at the emperor and reminded thoughtfully, "But how the engagement was concluded is still unclear. The Duke Protector's Office kept it a secret, and the Su family in Jiangzhou didn't let it out. Although the engagement has been broken off now,
But I'm afraid it's not that simple on the inside. Now it's said outside that it was because of the pressure put on the concubine of the Su family by Princess Qingping's mansion that she backed out of a good marriage that was hard to find."
The emperor put down his pen after hearing this, "What about Su Rong? Still living in the princess mansion now?"
Eunuch Yu nodded, "Today there was a banquet at the Princess Mansion. It is said to be to celebrate Su Rong's break-up of engagement. A dancing girl was also invited to perform music, singing and dancing. It was very lively."
The emperor laughed angrily when he heard this, "This Qingping, there are rumors outside that she ruined Zhou Gu's marriage, but she didn't cover it up. That's all, don't worry about it. As long as it doesn't affect the court situation, let her make trouble."
