Chapter 374 Return to Prince Xiang’s Mansion

There is a picture easter egg at the end of the chapter, the floor plan of Prince Xiang’s Mansion

Aunt Xue came to Jia’s house, naturally she was entrusted by Baochai to invite My sister, Mrs. Wang, helps.

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After hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt strange, what does this matter have to do with your family.

"That seems to be the case."

Picking up the teacup, Aunt Xue took a sip and then said, "My Baochai is already in her prime years, and I intend to give her a cup of tea." "Choose the princess"

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang was particularly surprised and even put down the prayer beads that were chanting in her hand.

She almost thought she heard wrongly. Her niece was going to choose the princess. Wasn’t she already the princess’s attendant?

Remembering that this girl refused to be engaged to Baoyu, Mrs. Wang It all came to light. It turned out that he didn't care about his son at all.

My daughter is the crown princess, and my son is the future uncle of the country. Why should the Xue family look down on her?

When she thought of this, Mrs. Wang was furious, but she was so proud of her face. Still kept calm.

"Baochai wants to choose a princess, but I'm afraid it's not in line with the rules," Mrs. Wang said slowly.

"Why"

Mrs. Wang looked at her sister and said slowly, "My brother-in-law died young. She lost her father at a young age. She is not a blessed person. How can she enter the royal family?"

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One sentence immediately choked Aunt Xue and touched her pain point at the same time.

"That's what I said, but"

"Sister, Baochai is young and confused, are you also confused?"

Show off as the eldest sister In such a posture, Mrs. Wang then lectured, "Baochai is the same. When he entered the palace and was with the princess, he felt nobility, so he thought he would ascend to heaven."

"After all, this so-called royal servant Reading is nothing more than a slave serving the princess."

To say that Mrs. Wang is really stupid, it is enough not to agree to this matter. She also had to belittle Baochai in public, which did not give herself any Sister, save face.

At this moment, Aunt Xue was also aroused with anger, but because the person in front of her was the mother of the Crown Princess, she had to suppress her displeasure.

"This is what I mean. It's not that Baochai wants to cling to her. Madam, please don't blame her."

Mrs. Wang originally liked Baochai very much, but since this girl looks down on her son , how much I liked it before, now I hate it.

The most important thing is that her impulsive words were overheard by a group of girls in the hall. They were only interested in enjoying themselves and did not save any face for their sister.

Aunt Xue's expression was extremely ugly, and she couldn't stay here any longer, so she stood up and said goodbye, "It's really presumptuous to come here today. There are still some trivial matters in the house that have not been dealt with, so I can only leave now."

As if she felt that she had gone too far, Mrs. Wang stood up with a smile and said, "FangI'm a bit more outspoken now, so don't take it to heart. I'm doing this for my dear girl. She can't make a choice in this situation, so why would she become the laughing stock of others?"

Good guy, this explains the comparison. It's embarrassing not to explain.

Aunt Xue smiled implicitly, and then left with a few girls.

Although Aunt Xue felt embarrassed that the Jia family was unwilling to help. , but it also made her decide that it would be better not to let Baochai run for the election.

As Mrs. Wang said, if she ran for the election and failed, she would become the laughingstock of others.

Although the sisterhood was hurt today, it can still be regarded as Baoyu's fault. The bad words are worth it in Mrs. Wang's opinion.

At worst, she will go to apologize to her sister in person after some time.

But in fact, she herself feels that Baochai will not be able to do it. It was right to run, after all, it would be in vain.

"Yes" the maids agreed.

Aunt Xue left the Jia family and made an appointment with Baochai. The news was received in the afternoon, so I could only return home with resentment.

But what happened at Jia's house was spread very quickly and efficiently despite Mrs. Wang's strict order not to spread it outside.

It was noon, and King Rui Zhu Jingyuan had just returned home from the entertainment, when he saw Chen Zhi brows happily playing with the maids.

Seeing that Zhu Jingyuan was back, the maids dispersed to the side. , and Chen Zhi also greeted Zhu Jingyuan.

"It's rare to see you so happy," Zhu Jingyuan said in surprise.

The two walked to the living room together, and heard Chen Zhi say: " I heard an interesting thing today."

"What's the matter?"

After the two sat down, Chen Zhi still couldn't help but smile and said, "I really don't understand why in the world There is such a fool."

"What on earth is going on?" Zhu Jingyuan became more and more curious.

Moving to the serving eunuch and maidservant to go down, Chen Zhi just said, "There is news from Rongguo Mansion today. The wife of the Xue family in Jinling came to visit and wanted to invite her."

Prince Rui's Mansion already had spies stationed in Rongguo Mansion, and after the concubine was granted the title of concubine in Yuanchun, more manpower was added, among which Mrs. Wang was the key target of surveillance.

Just because this woman is really stupid is the biggest flaw of the Jia family or Yuanchun

After telling the story about the Rongguo Mansion, Chen Zhi concluded, "Tell me about the prince. How can mother-in-law be so stupid?"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded, but was not very interested in this matter. After all, this is someone else's family matter, and it would not be able to affect the prince if it was put on the table.

What's more, at this moment, he is more concerned about another point.

"You are saying that the daughter of the Xue family, whose father died young, wants to choose the princess"

"Hmm"

Picking up the tea cup, Zhu Jingyuan said in a deep voice, "Then let her choose. The best choice is the best."

"Ah, a young man who lost his father, how could she choose?" Chen Zhi directly poured cold water on him.

Blowing the hot air in the tea cup, ZhuJing Yuan then said, "Didn't you say that Old Thirteen loved this girl very much?"

"Well, that's true." Chen Zhi nodded.

Of course it can be seen that she often goes to the palace.

"So let her choose. But if Old Thirteen is stupid, that would be great," Zhu Jingyuan said solemnly.

Recalling these days, Zhu Jinghong started military training again, and had constant interactions with generals everywhere every day, which made Zhu Jingyuan extremely vigilant.

If Zhu Jinghong hadn’t behaved like a bastard on weekdays, there would have been no chance of him succeeding. Zhu Jingyuan couldn’t help but want to deal with him.

Now, knowing that Zhu Jinghong loves Baochai, and that the girl wants to climb a high tree to choose the princess, Zhu Jingyuan can use this matter to test Zhu Jinghong.

Baochai will definitely be able to pass the first few hurdles in the candidacy, but in the end, the emperor will be chosen and he will not let the young fatherless people in.

If Zhu Jinghong could still act foolishly at that time, Zhu Jingyuan would never doubt his ambition again.

"Old Thirteen would do something stupid for her" Chen Zhi didn't believe it.

Zhu Jingyuan said slowly, "Let's take this move first. There is no loss for us. We will see the result then."

"The best result is, Lao Thirteen criminals innocently married a daughter of the Xue family. In this way, he offended the old man, but he still has to accept our love."

Although he was shocked by this absurd idea, Chen Zhi is also very smart. The person then said, "If the daughter of the Xue family is really chosen, because of what happened in the Rongguo Mansion today, there will be a serious conflict between the thirteenth old man and the prince."

At this point, Zhu Jingyuan and his wife looked at each other. With a smile, this feeling of killing three birds with one stone is not bad.

However, the woman is still attentive, and she only heard Chen Zhi ask, "But if the old thirteen does not act like a fool, this is actually normal."

Normally speaking, when it comes to marriage matters, a son will not contradict his father. , especially when his father was still the emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan said, "Did you know that now he has raised a woman in his palace? After this woman became a prisoner, she was going to be exiled to the army, but the old man was saved by the old man. ."

"Lao Shisan has put a lot of thought into this girl. He was busy with it last year, and even went so far as to clean up the Jia family twice in a row and embarrass the prince."

Put down the tea cup. , Zhu Jingyuan said slowly, "A woman he has never met a few times can take such great pains and do everything for this girl from the Xue family. What do you think he can do?"

Nodding, Chen Zhi finally He asked, "It's business this time. It's different after all. What if he does his duty honestly?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan's eyes flashed coldly, but he didn't say a word.

Although Zhu Jinghong is jumping up and down, he seems to have the support of blockbusters.

However, because the power was exerted for such a short period of time, the so-called support was largely false. People looked more at the emperor’s face, so his foundation was large but not deep.

To really consolidate the foundation, a large number of generals must be promoted or made rich because of him, and only then can a relatively stable interest alliance be formed..

Of course, when it comes to that point, Zhu Jinghong will have the ability to change the world, and all kinds of things in the world can be said.

The current emperor Zhu Xianming is a living example.

Different from the path taken by Zhu Jinghong, Prince Rui Zhu Jingyuan superficially presided over book revision in recent years, but he also used this to establish a large number of personal connections.

He sought promotions for the officials he interacted with, and spent a lot of money to win people's hearts. He was able to compete with his eldest son, the prince, and he was absolutely powerful both inside and outside the court.

It is precisely because of this that he can handle Shui Rong easily and become a dignified prince.

As for the prince, because of his status as the eldest son, he can be widely recognized by the government and the public, and his influence cannot be underestimated.

Of course, all the above were caused by the emperor's connivance. The only real god in the Ming Dynasty was Zhu Xianming.

Now, Zhu Jingyuan feels threatened by Zhu Jinghong again, and it is really easy to attack him.

After all, Zhu Jinghong has too much black material. As long as he is impeached by the Yanguan and built up momentum, he can be easily driven into a place of eternal destruction.

But this will also cause Zhu Jingyuan great losses, so he cannot be so "reckless" easily. As long as he confirms that Zhu Jinghong is a "reckless" person, he can deal with the prince calmly.

Zhu Jinghong knew nothing about the current plans of Prince Rui's Mansion. At this moment, under the protection of his guards, he sat in a sedan chair and headed outside Dong'an Gate.

In view of the fact that he had been assassinated twice before, his travel protection this time was stronger, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Jinyi Guards all sent people.

Regardless of whether the White Lotus Sect was wiped out, Zhu Jinghong arrived safely this time, and his sedan chair was parked outside the palace gate.

The emperor asked him to come over before, but after that, he had to do all kinds of chores, and it was not until today that he had time to come.

The outside of the palace gate, left, right and nearby have been cleared to ensure Zhu Jinghong’s absolute safety.

After getting out of the sedan, Zhu Jinghong raised his head and looked at the plaque. At this moment, he could only see a piece of red silk.

At this moment, he was wearing a sapphire blue cloud pattern and a black futou hat. He was almost like an ordinary young man from aristocratic families.

“Many people have been harmed for this plaque,” ​​Zhu Jinghong couldn’t help but sigh.

But just to express my feelings, there are too many people who deserve pity in this world, and the officials who were punished are by no means the worst among them.

Stepping towards the palace, Zhu Jinghong observed carefully and discovered that the people guarding the palace had been replaced by flag-bearer guards, who were the real palace guards.

"See the Thirteenth Master." The two hundred households saluted respectfully.

"Yes"

Zhu Jinghong responded and asked, "I have been in the palace for two days, and I am familiar with the situation."

"Go back to the Thirteenth Master, The ministers and others are already familiar with the situation in the palace. Guards have been arranged at all entrances, and several patrol teams have been set up to patrol inside and outside," Zhang Youliang replied.

Slowly walking up the steps, Zhu Jinghong asked again, "How many people are there every day and how are they arranged?""Rotation"

It is naturally impossible for these two hundred guards to be available 24 hours a day, so there must be a scheduling system.

Hu Jinbao followed up and replied, "Report to Thirteenth Master , about 130 people are on duty every day, and more than 60 people are taking a break. If there is an important season, all of them will be there."

Nodding, Zhu Jinghong said, "So the guards Are they on duty for three days and one day off or four days and two days off?"

With his mathematical attainments in his previous life, Zhu Jinghong easily came to this conclusion.

Hu Jinbao replied, " When I return to the Thirteenth Master, I will be on duty for four days and take a rest for two days."

Four plus two sounds similar to five plus two, but in fact, during the four days that the guards are on duty, they eat, drink, and defecate in the palace. , the working hours are much longer than working a 9-to-5 job.

Of course, in this era, their job is still in the middle and upper levels of the pyramid, and many people can’t ask for it.

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After asking about these things, Zhu Jinghong probably had a clear idea.

Just when he was about to enter the palace, his eyes glanced at the edge of the entourage, but he accidentally discovered the uninvited guest.

"Call them two over" Zhu Jinghong ordered Zhang Lin beside him.

After a few breaths, Jia Lian and Jia Rong were brought over.

"See Thirteen. "Master"

Facing the Jia family, Zhu Jinghong was in a complicated mood at the moment, and he didn't know what to say to these two people.

"Get up"

Turn to As they walked into the palace, the two of them followed suit.

"Why are you here?"

Jia Lian immediately replied, "I learned that the Thirteenth Master was traveling, so I came here specially. "Guard"

"Jia Rong, how is your father?" Zhu Jinghong suddenly asked, and at the same time turned to look at Jia Rong.

"Back to Thirteenth Master, my leg is broken. , Now I can only stay in bed."

Jia Rong expressed calmly and seemed to have no trouble at all. This expression management really surprised Zhu Jinghong.

"I will teach your father a lesson, do you have any grudges? "In my heart." Zhu Jinghong's eyes became sharper.

Unexpectedly, Jia Rong remained calm, but answered with an arched waist, "My father must have behaved inappropriately, which prompted the Thirteenth Master to inquire about the crime and impose a punishment. I and my son were afraid of neglect." Thirteenth Master, how can I have any grudge?"

The words were plain and straightforward, but also seemed sincere, which really made Zhu Jinghong marvel at Jia Rong's acting skills.

But if he is familiar with the original work, You will know that with a father like this, Jia Rong really doesn't care what happens to him, so he is telling the truth now.

Now that he is in charge of the house, he has the final say in all matters in the house. He had to thank Zhu Jinghong for being a freed serf.

Of course, Jia Lian didn't know these inside stories, so Jia Rong's words just now really surprised his uncle.

"Lian Er"

When he was suddenly called, Jia Lian immediately took two steps forward and said, "Your nephew is not bad, he has a bright mind."

"ThirteenHow dare you be rude in front of me?"

Zhu Jinghong then asked, "Are you ready for the selection of military officers in March?"

"Go back to Thirteenth Master, I will do my best. "

The meaning of trying your best is that they are not fully sure of passing the assessment. After all, these years have been wasted.

"Go back and practice hard"

They came over to kneel and lick Zhu Jinghong, just to be together. The selection was done through a back door.

The Ministry of War is said to be responsible for the selection of Dragon Guards. In fact, the Ministry of War only sends personnel to supervise the selection, and the specific assessment items will be handled by professionals.

Who is responsible for this. If they are professionals, they are naturally the guards who have been selected. Therefore, as long as Zhu Jinghong says hello to them, it will definitely not be a problem for these two to be selected.

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong asked them. Go back and practice more, obviously they have no intention of helping.

They have no choice but to go back and practice honestly as Zhu Jinghong said.

" Thirteenth Master, I said these two people are just thick-skinned, why are you talking to them?" Zhang Lin couldn't help but speak.

Every year there is a new generation of nobles, they are all eager to continue to occupy high positions, and they have no influence on the Jia family. Naturally, such a declining clan of princes does not want them to rise again.

From another perspective, the noble generals who now hold real power are defensive and even instinctive about not taking power. The hostility will soon return to the declining martial arts of the Jia family.

Of course, Zhang Lin can say these words, but Lu Yuxin on the side is not qualified, just because he was selected by the local capital and is not qualified. Become a member of Wu Xun.

Walking in front, Zhu Jinghong said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, come with me and take a look."

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