The Empress Dowager's words of consummation settled Lady Cheng's marriage. Although it had just been settled verbally and had not yet entered the formal stage of marriage talks, everyone who should know still knew about it.
“I didn’t guess the beginning, nor the ending.”
When Mrs. Chen walked through the door, she saw Chen Shao holding a tea bowl and talking to himself in a low voice.
"Are you talking about the marriage between Jiao Niang and Prince Jin'an?" she asked.
Chen Shao seemed to realize that she had come in when he heard the sound. He was slightly surprised and nodded subconsciously.
"Yes, she and..." he said, then frowned, "How do you know this too?"
It only took half a day from the time when the prince of Jin'an County asked the emperor to marry Cheng Jiaoniang to when the queen mother gave her approval. He had someone from the palace to deliver the news, so he knew right away that this Mrs. Chen was
How come the housewife knows about it?
"I was at Mrs. Qin's place just now." Mrs. Chen said, with a bit of worry, "But before she could finish her words, her face turned pale and she went to find Thirteen in a hurry..."
It's normal for the Qin family to know.
Chen Shao nodded.
"Then is this matter really settled?" Mrs. Chen asked.
"Didn't the high-ranking officer's matter be settled last time?" Chen Shao said, drinking the tea that had been cold for half a day in his hand, "Who knows what will happen next, but whenever he encounters this woman,
, it’s always unexpected, and you can’t even guess it.”
That's true.
"Actually, a county prince is better than a high-ranking official." Mrs. Chen said.
"Which one is better?" Chen Shao asked, "One is for face, the other is for dignity, which one is better?"
The high-ranking official held his breath and tried to suppress this woman to save his face, but the king of Jin'an County asked to marry Cheng Jiaoniang not out of anger, but for the sake of Prince Qing...
Everyone has something to gain...
"That's not necessarily true," Mrs. Chen said, "Don't forget, my dear girl is also a beauty. In terms of appearance, few people can compare with her."
Beauty?
Chen Shao was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have never remembered the appearance of this woman, and even forgot that she was a woman...
"With her like this, who would pay attention to this?" He shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Our Dan Niang knows how to do it," Mrs. Chen said unconvinced.
Chen Shao laughed.
"You are not talking nonsense." He said, "Is Prince Jin'an a child?"
Can a child grow up so safely? Can a child become famous despite being a member of the clan?
Mrs. Chen glanced at him and sighed again.
"I don't want her to get better," she said, "At least..."
She smiled again when she said this.
"At least His Highness the County Prince looks better than the high-ranking officials."
Chen Shao also smiled and nodded.
"At least it's better," he said.
At least it is better than marrying into the Gao family, so His Majesty agreed.
"Seriously, the Gao family won't make trouble again, right?" Mrs. Chen asked again.
Chen Shao smiled while holding an empty tea bowl.
"If Gao Lingbo makes trouble again, he will no longer be Gao Lingbo." He said.
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"Father, are you going to let this go?" Gao Xiaoguan shouted angrily.
Ever since he heard the news, or to be exact, from the moment he heard that the Prince of Jin'an County asked the emperor for a marriage, Gao Lingbo had been very indifferent, as if he was going to visit Mrs. Cheng, and he had never wanted to marry Mrs. Cheng.
"This is simply too much! Where does Prince Jin'an have the confidence to slap our Gao family in the face?" Gao Xiaoguanren continued to shout.
Gao Lingbo calmly looked at the book in his hand.
"Emperor," he said.
The high-ranking official was stunned for a moment.
"What?"
Gao Lingbo glanced at him.
"The confidence comes from the emperor," he said.
The young official Gao said oh and sat down with a bit of anger.
"The emperor dotes on him too much! Even if we are close, everything should be done on a first-come, first-served basis," he said.
"It's good that the emperor loves him so much." Gao Lingbo said calmly, while reading a book.
"Father!" Gao Xiaoguan said anxiously, "Is this how we recognize each other?"
"I admit it," Gao Lingbo said, "I told you earlier that this might not be a bad thing. Look, it's pretty good now."
Where is better?
Gao Xiaoguan was confused.
Gao Lingbo put down the book and showed a faint smile.
"The emperor allows us to point this knife at His Highness the Prince of Jin'an. Isn't this a good thing?"
"And it's even better this time. The two of us are tied together, so we don't have to discuss priorities separately."
"This is really a great thing."
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"Is this a good thing? Is this a good thing?"
At this time, in the Zhang family's residence, the girl's voice had been going on for quite some time.
Mr. Zhang reached out and dug his ears.
"Master, Master." The girl turned to him again, with unconcealed excitement, "Should I start making my wife's wedding dress? Can I do it?"
"No." Old Mrs. Zhang said.
The girl was startled and suddenly panicked.
"Master?"
"Why are you so anxious? You just jumped out now..." Mr. Zhang stretched out his fingers and counted them, "It's just two people..."
After saying this, he laughed again and looked at the old servant who was making tea.
"Why don't we guess who will jump out next?"
The old servant smiled, and the girl became anxious.
"Master." She took a step forward, "Then you are saying that the county prince will not marry my wife?"
"It depends on whether His Royal Highness is lucky." Old Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "If he is lucky, he will be able to escape if there are others who jump out to fight for him. If no one jumps to fight for him, he will be hit in the end.
, then your life is really bad."
The old servant laughed even louder, and the laughter was mixed with the sound of the girl's stomping feet.
"Master, please stop teasing Banqin!" the girl shouted, and simply turned around and left, "Banqin won't ask you anymore, Banqin will go ask the master."
Seeing the girl running away in anger, Mr. Zhang shook his head.
"I'm not teasing her." He said, "Originally, that woman is so treacherous. If you marry her, you will definitely be sold and you have to count the money for her. How can this be considered a good thing? It's too late to hide, one by one.
It’s so ridiculous to rush to get the first place.”
The old servant shook his head repeatedly.
"Master, that's not necessarily the case. Look how good you are now, master. You are such a good girl. There is also a girl outside who misses you during the holidays. She sends big and small bags of food and drink to your home and sends them out.
One girl gets two girls." He said.
Old Mrs. Zhang looked at him.
"Hey? Are you saying I'm a fool?" he said.
Those who should know knew about it, but most people still didn't know. After all, it only lasted half a day.
When Zhou Hui stood in front of Cheng's house and was about to kick down the door, there was a sharp sound of horse hooves behind him. He turned around and saw Qin Hu jumping off his horse and galloping forward.
"Thirteen you..." Zhou Hui opened his mouth.
Before he could say anything, Qin Hu stepped over him and pushed the door open.
Although he has been disabled since childhood, like all the children of aristocratic families, Qin Hu has never given up on horseback riding and archery.
The arm that could draw the hard bow used for war pushed against the door with all its strength. No less reckless than Zhou Hui, he raised his foot to kick. With a thud, the slightly hanging side door was pushed open.
Everyone inside and outside was shocked.
"Sixth Young Master." The concierge guards looked at Zhou Hui and immediately understood, saluting and shouting.
It's really not me this time!
Zhou Hui said in his heart, but he never bothered to say anything in self-defense.
"How rude."
Qin Hu also stopped his feet here, seeming to be frightened by his own actions, and smiled with a gentle expression.
"This door doesn't work. It's a bit weak."
The guards looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
"Is Mrs. Cheng here? Qin..." Qin Hu continued slowly and calmly.
Before he finished speaking, he was pushed behind by Zhou Hui.
"No matter what you are pretending to be, you smashed the door in a hurry and are still chattering here. Who cares about your graceful and gentle demeanor!" He said, taking a big step in first.
Qin Hu shook his head and hurriedly followed with a smile.
There is already a boy in front who has gone to report it.
The hall was still the same, Cheng Jiaoniang came out to greet them, and two maids brought tea.
"Why don't you see Banqin?" Qin Hu said with a smile, looking at the two maids who retreated and sat behind Cheng Jiaoniang.
That position always belongs to Xiao Banqin. Big Banqin is too busy and it's not easy to meet him.
"She's busy." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
So both Hanqin are busy?
Qin Hu smiled.
"Do you want a new one, madam?" He smiled, "I can send one over."
Before Cheng Jiaoniang could speak, Zhou Hao coughed and interrupted him.
"Do you have one too?" Qin Hu looked at him, "I said it first, first come first served."
"What nonsense!" Zhou Hui glared and said angrily, "It's time to talk about business."
Qin Hu smiled and nodded and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
"No matter how small this matter is, we have to find a way to deal with it." He stopped smiling and said.
I’m going to say it! I’m going to say it! I’m going to say it!
Zhou Hao's body immediately straightened up, and the hands on his knees were clenched tightly.
"You know, now there is..." Qin Hu continued, before Zhou Hui finished speaking, he spoke suddenly.
"No big deal, let's go to the northwest." He said, looking at Cheng Jiaoniang, "The northwest is also pretty good. You can make achievements and do what you want. It doesn't have to be in the capital."
These words made Cheng Jiaoniang and Qin Hu in the room look at him.
"This kind of thing cannot be solved by hiding." Qin Hu shook his head and said.
"Why not?" Zhou Hui said with a sullen face, "Is it possible that they can still punish our Zhou family innocently?"
"Of course, when does it take a guilty person to be punished?" Qin Hu said, "Liu Lang, please stop making trouble, this is no longer a child's play."
"I'm not kidding." Zhou Lang said, "I will marry you if I say I want to marry you, and I won't be afraid of anyone."
Say it! Say it!
And he said it himself, not asking Qin Shisan to say it for him!
"You can't." Qin Hu frowned and said.
no?
What does this brat want to do?
Zhou Sheng suddenly blushed.
"...You couldn't do it when you were in the Gao family, and now that you are the King of Jin'an County, you can't do it even more." Qin Hu continued.
Zhou Hui was stunned.
Prince of Jin'an County?
Qin Hu looked at Cheng Jiaoniang with a serious expression.
"Ms. Cheng, the prince of Jin'an County has asked the emperor to marry you." He said, "Just this morning."
As he said these words, he felt that the atmosphere in the room seemed different from what he imagined.
The woman's expression remained the same, well, she had always been like this, presumably even if the emperor wanted to accept her as his concubine, her expression would not change.
Zhou Hui's expression changed here, but it didn't seem that he was surprised, but that he was suddenly surprised.
Suddenly?
"Did the Prince of Jin'an County tell you this when he came yesterday?" Zhou Hui shouted.
Yesterday? The Prince of Jin'an County? Come!
Qin Hu suddenly turned his head to look at Cheng Jiaoniang, and seemed to understand something for a moment.
No, impossible! Absolutely impossible! Absolutely impossible!
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The story hasn't come to an end yet...let alone finished. After all, there is still one volume left...(To be continued)
