Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with a frightened expression, as if he had seen a ghost.
Kou Ji smiled softly and said, "Does the official admit it?"
Zhao Zhen's expression changed again and again. He bit his lips and defended, "What are you admitting? I don't know anything. I don't even know what you are talking about."
"Yeah?"
Kou Ji said with a smile: "I will ask my grandfather to come forward tomorrow to propose marriage to Zhang's house."
"No! No!"
Zhao Zhen blurted out this sentence.
Kou Ji said with a half-smile, "Then why don't you tell me the truth?"
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth, hesitated again and again, and said to Kou Ji: "I will tell you, but you are not allowed to tell others."
Kou Ji promised: "I will never reveal this matter to a third person."
Zhao Zhen took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and whispered: "I am the girl from the Zhang family who I met at the palace night banquet during the Lantern Festival this year. She is completely different from other girls. I saw
The first time I saw her, I wanted to look at her a second time. The second time I looked at her, I wanted to keep looking at her.
But since the Lantern Festival night banquet, I have never seen her again.
But when I was in the palace, I always wanted to see her.
This is probably what you say you like..."
After a pause, Zhao Zhen seemed to have remembered something, and dragged Kou Ji to ask: "You were not in Bianjing during the Lantern Festival this year, how did you know that I like the girl from the Zhang family?
I didn’t show any signs before this, not even the eldest empress or concubine noticed it.”
Kou Ji said casually: "I am also just guessing..."
Zhao Zhen stared and said with suspicion: "Impossible. If you were just guessing, why did you guess the Zhang girl instead of others?"
Kou Ji made nonsense: "As an official, you have been living in the palace for a long time. Most of the women you can see are the maids in the palace. If the official has thoughts about them, they will definitely be discovered by the queen mother and concubine. No matter what they do with that follower,
There will be rumors about your affair with the concubine.
But so far, I have never heard of the rumors about the affair between the officials and Gong E.
Therefore, the woman the official likes must not be from the palace.
Girls from ordinary people's families are never seen in official families.
The only people the official family can see are the girls from the families of high-ranking officials.
As for the girls from the families of high-ranking officials, the top three are the eldest granddaughter of the Xiang Mansion, the great-granddaughter of the Zhang Mansion, and the eldest daughter of the fifth room of the Cao Mansion.
The eldest granddaughter of the Xiang Mansion has entered the palace many times before. You have seen her many times, but you have not shown any reaction, which means that the person you like is definitely not her.
Then the only ones left are the great-granddaughter of the Zhang family and the eldest daughter of the fifth room of the Cao family."
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji in astonishment. He did not expect that Kou Ji could deduce so many things based on his small reaction.
But how did he know?
Kou Ji knew that he was interested in Zhang's great-granddaughter. He didn't just guess it, but he knew the answer early on.
The reason why Kou Ji spoke so much was purely to cover up the fact that he knew the answer all along.
Zhao Zhenqiang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked in disbelief: "Then why do you conclude that I like the daughter of the Zhang family and not the daughter of the Cao family?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said calmly: "Who would hide the girl he has got in front of others?"
Zhao Zhen looked stunned.
Kou Ji curled his lips and said: "As early as the New Year's Eve of the first year of Tiansheng's reign, the Queen Mother had already made the decision and decided that the eldest daughter of the fifth room in the Cao Mansion would be your concubine."
Zhao Zhen blinked and said, "Is there still such a thing?"
Kou Ji sighed but said nothing.
Zhao Zhen obviously didn't care about the eldest daughter of the fifth room in the Cao Mansion, so he never paid attention to this matter. He didn't even bear in mind that she had become his default concubine.
Kou Ji wanted to remind Zhao Zhen that this daughter of the Cao family whom you don't care about is your perfect match for Zhao Zhen, but when the words came to his lips, he did not say them out.
Zhao Zhen didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. He shook his head and said, "I probably forgot... I will ask Chen Lin later."
Kou Ji said quietly: "If you have the opportunity to appoint a queen in the future, you will be the daughter of the Cao family..."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said displeasedly: "What I like is the daughter of the Zhang family. Even if I want to appoint a queen, it should be the daughter of the Zhang family."
Kou Ji reminded: "It will be good for you to make her your queen."
Zhao Zhen said stubbornly: "But I don't like her... I want the queen, of course she is my favorite person."
Kou Ji secretly sighed and said nothing more.
He suddenly reached out and patted Zhao Zhen on the shoulder, saying: "Go to sleep..."
Although this silly kid Zhao Zhen has matured a lot, his ideas are still a bit childish.
At his current age, can he really make the decision on such a big matter as appointing a queen?
He cannot be the master. Not only can he not be the master, he will also make things worse.
Can anyone sit in such an important position as the Queen if they want to?
If anyone could sit if they wanted to, there wouldn't be so many fights in the harem.
It is recorded in the history books that when Zhao Zhen was choosing a concubine, he took a fancy to the daughter of the Zhang family and wanted to make the daughter of the Zhang family his queen.
But Queen Mother Liu E fell in love with Guo's daughter.
The final result was that Queen Mother Liu E betrothed the Zhang family daughter to her nephew Liu Congmei on the grounds that the Zhang family daughter was too charming and would confuse the officials.
But the daughter of the Guo family succeeded in taking the back seat and caused trouble to Zhao Zhen for more than ten years.
This is the result of Zhao Zhen's willfulness without taking power.
Not only will he not be able to keep the one he loves the most, he will even lose her.
Although Liu E is now imprisoned in the palace, she is still in control of matters such as choosing a concubine for Zhao Zhen and who will be appointed as his queen.
Even if she cannot come forward, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Yang will do what she wants.
Kou Ji suggested that Zhao Zhen appoint Cao's daughter as his queen, for his own sake.
According to historical records, the daughter of the Cao family was a virtuous queen.
If she takes the back seat early, she will definitely help Zhao Zhen take charge early.
In addition, she has strong relatives to support her, so if Liu E wants to control her, she has to think carefully.
If Liu E dared to deal with the Cao family's daughter the same way he treated the Zhang family's daughter, then the Cao family would dare to overthrow the Chui Gong Palace.
Will you marry my Cao family’s daughter to your nephew?
Who is your nephew?
Although the Liu family can now be regarded as Wuxun, no other Wuxun family in Bianjing City treats the Liu family as Wuxun.
For other Wuxun families, families that have not experienced fighting on the battlefield are not worthy of being called Wuxun, let alone being compared with them.
So so far, no Wuxun family has been married to the Liu family.
In order to find a good match-in-law for Liu Mei, Liu E could only choose from those nobles who later defected to the Song Dynasty.
It can be seen that Kou Ji's advice to Zhao Zhen is the safest advice.
Not only can it help him find a good queen, but it can also help him keep his favorite girl.
It's a pity that Zhao Zhen didn't understand his intention at all.
Kou Ji couldn't give Zhao Zhen a detailed explanation.
After all, the matter has not reached that point yet. If he tells Zhao Zhen now, Zhao Zhen will definitely not understand.
A night of silence.
The next day.
At the fourth watch of the day.
Zhao Zhen woke up. He didn't know that the string was wrong, so he insisted on pestering Kou Ji and asked Kou Ji to take him to see Zhang's daughter again.
Kou Ji had two heads and two heads. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, "Don't you need to go to court?"
Zhao Zhen pulled Kou Ji and said seriously: "The government affairs in the court are handled by Grand Master Kou. It doesn't matter whether I go or not."
Kou Ji fell on the quilt and hummed: "The courtiers will impeach you."
Zhao Zhen pulled Kou Ji up and said: "In addition to the great court meetings and some other court meetings where important matters are discussed, no official will impeach me whether I show up or not."
Zhao Zhen is not in charge of the government now. Except for the major court meetings and some important court meetings where he needs to show his face and show his presence, the officials don't seem to care too much if he doesn't go to other regular court meetings.
After all, with Kou Zhun in charge of the court, Kou Zhun would handle any government affairs, whether Zhao Zhen was there or not.
Kou Ji was helplessly dragged up by Zhao Zhen and muttered: "Even if the officials don't impeach you, Concubine Li and Concubine Yang will be worried if you don't return to the palace overnight."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he said carelessly: "It's just a warning. I'm used to it. As long as I can see the daughter of the Zhang family, I don't care about that."
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen suspiciously and asked, "Do you really want to see the daughter of the Zhang family that much?"
Zhao Zhen pouted and said, "I just thought about it a little bit at first, but after talking to you last night, I really want it."
Kou Ji seriously reminded: "You are only eleven years old!"
Zhao Zhen said nonchalantly: "What's the matter? The youngest son in your concubine's family is as old as me this year. It is said that his wife is pregnant with his child."
The corner of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
Zhao Zhen dragged Kou Ji and urged: "Get up quickly and take me to see the Zhang family daughter..."
Kou Ji said helplessly: "I don't know where the Zhang family's daughter is, and I can't help you make an appointment with the Zhang family's daughter. How can I take you to see the Zhang family's daughter?"
"Then you think of a way..."
"I can't help it..."
"Fourth brother..."
"..."
Kou Ji was shocked when he heard this title.
He quickly raised his hand to cover Zhao Zhen's mouth, and said in shock: "What are you yelling for?!"
Zhao Zhen blinked innocently.
Kou Ji warned with stern words: "I let you go, but you can't yell blindly."
Zhao Zhen nodded.
Kou Ji took away the hand covering Zhao Zhen's mouth and asked, "Who did you learn this from? How dare you shout?"
Zhao Zhen said seriously: "When we were studying together in the palace, Liu Heng called you like this. Every time he called you like this, you were very helpful. And he always responded to his requests.
I think you might like to hear others call you that.
If I call you that, you will definitely agree to take me to see the daughter of the Zhang family."
Kou Ji said with a dark face: "Liu Heng is Liu Heng, and you are you, can it be the same? Liu Heng shouts like this, he really treats me as his brother. You shout like this because you want my head."
Zhao Zhen chuckled and said in a low voice: "I know the severity, so I just yelled in private. I won't let others know."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Not even in private. I still want to live a long life."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he put on a straight face and said seriously: "I also regard you as my brother."
Kou Ji sighed and said, "I'm afraid of you. I'll think of a way to let you see Zhang's daughter, but you're not allowed to yell anymore."
When Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji agreed to take him to meet the Zhang family's daughter, he immediately nodded with a bright smile.
After Kou Ji dressed up and left the room, Zhao Zhen showed a smile that showed his scheming had succeeded.
"Chen Lin?"
"The slave is here!"
Zhao Zhen called out softly, and Chen Lin hurried in from the door.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Change..."
"Here~"
Just when Chen Lin was leading the eunuchs to help Zhao Zhen change his clothes, Zhao Zhen pouted and said to Chen Lin: "Chen Lin, you should tell me more about the interesting things you and Kou Aiqing met in Baozhou later.
"
Chen Lin grimaced and didn't want to speak.
"Um?"
Zhao Zhen imitated Kou Zhun's glare in the court hall and stared.
Chen Lin said helplessly: "I understand."
Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hands and asked the eunuch to help him change his clothes.
Chen Lin sighed in her heart.
The conversation between Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji in the room fell into Chen Lin's ears word for word.
Zhao Zhen has become a bit sinister now, and he is responsible.
If he hadn't told Zhao Zhen that when Kou Ji was in Baozhou, he would curl up his lips when he heard someone call him "Little Kou Gong". Zhao Zhen would not have thought that when Liu Heng called Kou Ji's fourth brother, Kou Ji would respond to all requests.
things.
He would not take advantage of Kou Ji's weakness and force Kou Ji to submit.
…
Kou Ji walked out of his yard, thought about it carefully, and then left the mansion.
It is definitely not appropriate for a grown man like him to ask Zhao Zhen to meet a girl who has not yet left the court.
I need to find someone to help.
This person must be a woman, and must be able to talk to the Zhang family's daughter and be able to date the Zhang family's daughter.
In his mind, there was only one woman who could meet these conditions.
Kou Ji walked out of the gate of Kou Mansion and walked through the streets.
He ran straight to the gate of Xiangfu.
The gatekeeper of Xiang Mansion saw Kou Ji and welcomed him in enthusiastically.
After Kou Ji entered the mansion, the steward of the Xiang Mansion led Kou Ji to the side hall of the Xiang Mansion.
The steward smiled and asked someone to prepare fragrant tea for Kou Ji, and then asked softly: "Master Kou is looking for our master?"
Kou Ji smiled dryly and said, "I won't look for Grandpa Xiang today."
The steward was stunned and asked, "Who are you?"
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Looking for Miss Yan from your mansion..."
When the steward heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then an unprecedented smile appeared on his face, "Wait a moment, I will ask the girl to come out right now."
Kou Ji nodded sheepishly.
The steward smiled and exited the side hall.
As soon as the steward came out of the side hall, he shouted, "Master Kou is here to see Miss Yan. Go and invite Miss Yan quickly..."
When Kou Ji heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and then found a crack in the ground and crawled in.
As the steward's words fell to the ground.
The whole Xiang Mansion was in a state of shock.
A moment.
There were eighteen more servants at the entrance of the side hall, guarding both sides of the side hall, looking at Kou Ji with smiles on their faces.
Look at their posture, as if they were keeping an eye on Kou Ji and were afraid that Kou Ji would run away.