Chapter 533 Marriage

Two days later, East Palace.

Zhu Jingyuan was sitting on the main seat, and standing in front of him was Xu Xinan, but both of them looked ugly.

The Donggong family was originally very worried about Zhu Jingyuan taking charge of the Shipping Department. However, they were relieved to learn that Lin Ruhai would be the supervisory censor.

The relationship between Lin Ruhai and the Jia family made them sure that she could be won over to help the prince limit Prince Rui's ability.

So the next day, Zhu Jingyuan instructed his father-in-law Jia Zheng to visit the Lin family, but Lin Ruhai fell ill and refused to visit.

Donggong didn’t doubt this, after all, Lin Ruhai’s body was already weak.

So yesterday, Zhu Jingyuan sent Bachelor of the East Palace to accompany Jia Zheng and bring famous doctors and medicine to visit Lin Ruhai.

However, this time, Lin Ruhai only let Jia Zheng and others into the house, and only sent the housekeeper to greet and thank them.

Lin Ruhai's actions were naturally very rude and seemed very disrespectful to the East Palace. Even Zhu Jingyuan was dissatisfied.

But he is a kind person after all, so he sent Xu Xinan to visit again today.

Xu Xinan replied, "As far as I know, the current head of the Ningguo Mansion, the second-class male Jia Rong, is not yet married. He is only a few years older than the girl from the Lin family, so he can be a good match."

Still in the study room, Xu Xinan said with a gloomy expression, "His Royal Highness really did take action from Prince Rui's Mansion, maybe Lin Ruhai has been bribed by him"

"Who can be a good match?" Zhu Jingyuan asked road.

The prince is actually not stupid. He knows like Lao Liu that making trouble for Lin Ruhai is too low-level and can easily make the emperor dissatisfied.

At first Xu Xinan made insinuations, but Lin Ruhai did not accept the move at all. Later, Xu Xinan could only make his intentions clear and force Lin Ruhai to express his attitude.

After nodding slightly, Zhu Jingyuan immediately shook his head, "No, no, no, no, no, no, Jia Rong is the nephew of the girl from the Lin family. How can he get married regardless of ethics?"

"Lin Ruhai is really unwise. The so-called estrangement If they don't get married, he is seeking death by helping the sixth child."

So the next day, Xu Xinan reported the situation to Zhu Jingyuan.

After hearing what Xu Xinan said, Zhu Jingyuan looked ugly, but he still said, "Sir, could it be that His Majesty has a strict decree that makes Lin Yushi dare not get close to me?"

So Lin Ruhai He didn't feel guilty towards the prince. After all, he had already fought hard and was not coerced by Bai Shouzhong into siding with Prince Rui.

"Exactly"

However, Lin Ruhai always talked about him and said some high-sounding words, which made Xu Xinan furious.

Xu Xinan is a bachelor of Zuo Chunfang. This status is very unusual. When he went to the Lin Mansion, he met Lin Ruhai, but the conversation between the two was like a chicken.

To find out why Lin Ruhai had an ambiguous attitude, Xu Xinan’s method was very simple. He sent someone to find someone from the Lin family.A steward asked Lin Ruhai who he had met in recent days.

This result made Zhu Jingyuan very uncomfortable, but he had to accept this conclusion.

It is now the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, Lin Ruhai will leave in half a month at most, and there is not much time left for the East Palace.

"As far as I know, Lin Ruhai has a daughter who is almost in her prime years. Why don't Your Highness find a good match for her"

"I understand"

As for how to operate, these people are already experienced players, and there are at least a few methods that can be used. They only need the prince to bear the responsibility before they can be implemented.

According to the emperor's decree, Zhu Jingyuan was leaving Beijing at the end of the month, while Lin Ruhai took action in mid-February because he had to deliver the current errand.

Of course Xu Xinan also understood what the prince understood, so he did not put forward any opinions, but immediately gave suggestions.

"Your Highness, I will send someone to investigate" Xu Xinan replied.

The struggle at the highest level has a very simple interest relationship. It is not difficult to guess these.

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan's emotional outburst, Xu Xinan promptly reminded him, "Your Highness, we are not thinking about these things right now. We must either pull him over or replace him with one of our people."

"Hurry up. They will leave in a few days, so they must get this done before then."

"After all, we are in-laws. If the sixth child really gets married, it will be very difficult for the Lin family. I thought it would be okay. Winning him over"

Of course, there were seven other people who were questioned along with Bai Shouzhong, but after checking everyone's details, these seven people were easily eliminated.

Zhu Jingyuan has an impression of Daiyu. After all, this girl is the cousin of the Crown Princess and has visited the East Palace several times before.

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan asked, "Sir, what you mean is to let the Lin family and the Jia family marry to consolidate the relationship."

These days, he has seen Lin Ruhai closing the door to thank guests. There were not many people there, so Bai Shouzhong could easily be asked.

This is his inference, but it is also consistent with the truth of the matter.

How could he know that Bai Shouzhong had been there before him, and Lin Ruhai had been surrendered under coercion and inducement.

Xu Xinan replied, "I thought we needed to investigate carefully, but I'm afraid that Prince Rui's Mansion may have taken action first."

"The Lin family and the Jia family are close friends. , it would be better if we could get closer."

After frowning and thinking, Zhu Jingyuan said, "There seems to be no suitable man in the Jia family."

Xu Xinan answered very calmly He said, "Your Highness clearly knows that the Jia family has been separated for five generations since its ancestor Jia Yuan and Jia Yan."

In fact, before coming to see Zhu Jingyuan, Xu Xinan had already discussed it with the bachelors. A strategy arrived at after public deliberation.

Xu Xinan shook his head and said, "Your Highness, we asked him to supervise the Shipping Department. This matter is in line with His Majesty's will. Why should he refuse people thousands of miles away?"

Two days ago Bai Shouzhong secretly met Lin Ruhai. Who could ask him to cooperate with Zhu Jingyuan in the first place? Only after Lin Ruhai's insistence did he allow him to cooperate.neutral.

"What is Lin Yushi's intention?"

In other words, Jia Rong and Daiyu have already served five times. They are not bound by etiquette, law and ethics, and can be normal. Marriage.

After being reminded by Xu Xinan, Zhu Jingyuan had nothing to say, but he always felt that something was wrong with this matter.

"This matter"

"If His Highness still feels that something is wrong, I still have a suitable candidate"

"Who"

Xu Xinan replied, "Jia Huan, the son of Jia Zheng, a foreign minister from the Ministry of Industry"

Jia Huan is now the only "legitimate" son of Jia Zheng. Now his status in the Rongguo Mansion has risen sharply, but he is not allowed to do so. Mother loves it.

"I remember that Jia Huan is younger than the girl from the Lin family." Zhu Jingyuan was a little unsure, and he only heard Yuan Chun mention it accidentally.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Jia Huan is already thirteen this year and is two years younger than the girl from the Lin family."

After the introduction, Xu Xinan changed the subject and replied, "But the girl from the Lin family He still has to serve the princess, and he can only leave the palace after the princess gets married. Jia Huan will also be an adult by then."

"Yeah"

With Zhu Jingyuan's approval, Xu Xinan continued, " The marriage can be put on hold, and the Jia Lin family only needs to make a marriage contract."

Signing a marriage contract is equivalent to getting married, and the Lin family will be firmly tied to the East Palace.

Zhu Jingyuan said with doubts on his face, "This is a family matter of the Lin family. We have arranged it this way, but I am afraid that others may not be willing to do it."

The prince is telling the truth. If Lin Ruhai does not agree to the marriage, the East Palace will use its power to It doesn't sound good if you press people to spread the news.

However, Xu Xinan and others took these questions into consideration and listened to his answer, "Jia Huan is the brother of the Crown Princess. This status is by no means an insult."

"But civil and military affairs are different after all, so this is the arrangement."

"Your Highness, if you can ask the Crown Princess to speak to the Empress and implore the Empress to grant a marriage to the Lin family girl, the government and the public will have nothing to say."< /p>

If the queen grants a marriage, the situation will be different. It is equivalent to a favor to the Lin family, and they have to be willing even if they don't want to.

As for whether the queen will grant the marriage, Xu Xinan doesn’t think it’s a big problem because he understands how much the queen supports the prince.

In fact, Xu Xinan himself also dislikes this marriage and feels that it does not comply with the rules of separation of civil and military affairs, but he can't care about that at the moment.

If Prince Rui takes charge of the Shipping Department to make money for the emperor, he will definitely have to deal with the Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats who do not submit to him, and these people are the most important base for the prince.

If these people cannot be protected, who in the world will support Prince Xu Xinan and other bachelors have no choice.

"Yeah" Zhu Jingyuan responded again.

He was like this when Gao Shuyan was there, and he is like this now with Xu Xinan. He is indeed a model of "ruling from the top down", and how can he not be universally supported by scholar-bureaucrats.

Xu Xinan then said, "It's just that this matter should not be rushed. We must first let the Jia family propose to the Lin family, and then His Highness will go along with the flow and ask for grace on their behalf."”

“By then Prince Rui has left Beijing, and there won’t be much trouble about this matter.”

“This is reasonable.”

Zhu Jingyuan is very fortunate that he There are these wise bachelors below, otherwise he would not know how to get along.

But Zhu Jingyuan did not expect three things, one is Jia Huan's character, the other is how much Lin Ruhai loves his daughter, and the third is. His younger brother has regarded Daiyu as a prisoner.

"If His Highness allows it, I will make arrangements when I get there."

Nodding, Zhu Jingyuan said, "I'll have to worry about this for you."

"It is my duty to share the worries of His Highness."

The East Palace discussed the strategy, and Xu Xinan found Jia Zheng that afternoon and explained the prince's intentions to him.

After Jia Zheng returned home, Crown Princess Yuan Chun also sent a letter, the meaning of which was exactly the same as Xu Xinan's words.

Under candlelight, Jia Zheng read the letter and endured it. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Beside him, Aunt Zhao squeezed his shoulders and couldn't help asking, "Master, why are you so worried?"

Putting down the letter, Jia Zheng looked at Zhao, stared at her for a few seconds and said, "It's a good thing, but it's also a bad thing."

Putting her arms around Jia Zheng's neck, Aunt Zhao lay on his shoulders and asked very intimately, "What's a good thing?" Tell me, too, that you cannot have it all to yourself."

The prince strongly recommended the marriage. For the sake of the overall situation, Jia Zheng knew that it must be carried out, and he must find a way to do it well, so There is no need to hide this matter.

“The Crown Princess said that now that Huan’er has grown up, it’s time to arrange a marriage for him.”

I thought that the Crown Princess actually cared about her son. , Aunt Zhao was so happy that she almost jumped up, and even scratched Jia Zheng in pain with her excitement.

"Master, which girl does the Crown Princess intend to tell Huan'er?" This is what Aunt Zhao is doing right now. The most concerning question.

Sighing, Jia Zheng replied, "That girl is Daiyu."

At this time, Jia Zheng felt very sorry for Jia Baoyu. .

If this boy is not stupid, he will be the one used for marriage, so he can get what he wants.

Yes, Jia Zheng knows Baoyu's affection. Who, that’s why he felt pity.

Compared with Baoyu, whom he valued, Jia Huan was indeed less capable, so Jia Zheng didn’t like him very much.

“Daiyu. "Ah, this is really"

Thinking of that girl who was like an immortal, Aunt Zhao felt that it was unreal. It was rare for her to feel that her son was unworthy.

But so what if he was not worthy now? Now that she has spoken, even a fairy in the sky must give birth to her own son.

While listening to Aunt Zhao’s heartfelt praise of “The Crown Princess is a saint”

As soon as it came out, Jia Zheng sighed again, and then he had no idea of ​​saying anything more.

"Master, you just said there were bad things, but you don't know what they were."

Isn't it a bad thing to put flowers on cow dung? Look at Aunt ZhaoJia Zhengru thought of the smiling face.

Just when he was about to say a few perfunctory words, a maid came into the room and said, "Master and Madam, please come over. They said they have something important to discuss."

Jia Zheng knew it without even thinking about it. , it must be that Wang knew about the letter from the Crown Princess and wanted to read the letter in person.

"I know, I'll go there right now"

After all, Mrs. Wang is Jia Huan's aunt, and her help is needed to complete the marriage, so Jia Zheng had to go over and discuss it with her.

If in the past, Aunt Zhao would definitely stay if Jia Zheng wanted to leave, but today she had no such thoughts because she was eager to bring the good news to her son.

After Jia Zheng left, Aunt Zhao came to the next room, where Jia Huan was playing with the girl.

Now that his status has risen, his salary has naturally increased accordingly. There are seven or eight girls serving him, and the ones who can stay in his house are all beauties.

Seeing that it was his mother who came in, Jia Huan immediately returned to his seriousness and drove the girls out of the room.

He is now thirteen, and has grown in stature. He is now half a head taller than Aunt Zhao.

"Mother"

Yes, Jia Huan called "Mother" instead of "Aunt". This was obviously taught by Aunt Zhao.

Tan Chun serves Mrs. Wang every day. In the eyes of Aunt Zhao, she has lost her daughter, so she is absolutely unwilling to lose her son again.

"Huan'er, you are so lucky and a great good thing will happen to you."

Pickling his nose, Jia Huan asked, "What good thing is it?"< /p>

Approaching Jia Huan, Aunt Zhao held a handkerchief and wiped the powder on her son's face while saying, "The fairy wants to marry you, is this a good thing?"

"Fairy How can you marry my mother in heaven? Don’t be ridiculous."

"Is the girl from the Lin family considered a fairy?"

"Which girl from the Lin family?"

"You This boy, what other girl from the Lin family can there be?"

Seeing that her son was still not enlightened, Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "It's the girl Lin that Baoyu misses so much"

"Sister Lin, she Want to marry me?" Jia Huan was shocked.

"Exactly"

Tossing his head, Jia Huan said, "Mom, stop joking, how could Sister Lin marry me?"

"I Why are you lying to me? This is the Crown Princess."

Aunt Zhao explained the reason, and only then did Jia Huan really believe that she really wanted to eat swan meat.

"This and this"

While Jia Huan was shocked, on the other side of Jia Zheng's residence, Mrs. Wang had finished reading the letter.

Although this was the arrangement of the Crown Princess, Mrs. Wang was still very dissatisfied after seeing it.

Although she had previously looked down on Daiyu, she also admitted that this girl was so beautiful that marrying Jia Huan would be a waste of money.

"I really want Huan'er to marry Daiyu"

Jia Zheng replied, "This is what the prince and the empress want. How can you and I not obey their orders?"

While he was discussing with Mrs. WangAt that time, Tanchun, who was copying Buddhist scriptures in the side hall, felt mixed emotions in his heart.

From a personal interest perspective, it is a good thing for Daiyu to marry Jia Huan, but emotionally she does not approve of the marriage.

However, all major marriage matters are decided by the parents. Tanchun knew that he was not qualified to intervene, so he could only sigh in his heart.

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