The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

If the crown prince asked carefully, how could Mr. Fei be fooled for so many years?

The prince believes in "employing people without doubt, doubting people without use", but there is a saying that everything is too much, it is precisely because of trust in the confidant, entrusting the full power of the errand, if you miss it, the consequences...even the prince can't It's easy to carry it.

Except for the death of his mother, the prince who has almost gone smoothly in this life to the present, feels shuddering when he hears the words of the princess: If he can't understand the implication of the princess, he is too unworthy of the respect and love of the holy majesty. .

However, the prince still hesitated and asked, "How do you know?"

The crown prince said: "For such a secret matter, my brother would only dare to use my own family." She was also pointing to the end, and took the initiative to leave after speaking.

The prince sat alone on his back in the study, speechless for a while, until his father-in-law arrived late.

The father of the crown princess was much better than his son, so he sincerely pleaded guilty when he came up, "The old minister is not strict in teaching his son, he is ashamed of the prince, and even more ashamed of the sage." When he came, he already knew what his son had done, and even more so On the way, he had thought of a countermeasure, at least he had to admit his mistake honestly when he saw the prince.

He is not as confident as his son, thinking that as long as the eldest prince is mentioned, the prince will try his best to protect them - because if the prince wants to deal with the eldest prince, he must rely on their Fei family.

After all, the father of the crown princess is an old man, and he has been keenly aware that today is different from the past.

The prince nodded, "Make up for the shortfall first, and you all should be careful."

Seeing the prince's indifferent expression, the father of the crown prince didn't want to say anything immediately, and he left with a wink after agreeing.

The prince thought about it for a while, and wrote a letter to Yangzhou's Xunyan Yushi, asking about the whole story of the deficit: but said that since Lin Hai returned to Beijing, the Holy One specially selected a successor from the prince.

His Majesty's original intention was that he didn't want his son to be too short of money to spend.

The prince can understand his father's kind heart, but this time his father specially attacked him in front of his brothers, he must be very angry.The prince, who felt that he had lost face, was stimulated by his father-in-law and brother-in-law who had always trusted him, but he didn't sleep all night.

The man was not covered by makeup, and the prince's tired look fell in the eyes of the brothers on the second day, but it was "different people have different opinions".Among them, the eldest prince is the most gratifying: Second brother, at most you have only uncovered the tip of the iceberg... There will still be surprises in the future.

For Zhao Zhizhen, the Crown Prince is investigating, while the First Prince is continuing to make arrangements, and he is probably too busy to care about other things, so he can be at ease for a few days at least.

As for the "culprit", he can guess a little bit: the one in the south, at the beginning of the rebellion, chose the method of "from the outside to the inside", so he secretly contacted the Beidi people; as for King Pingnan... ...he seems to be going the "inside-out" route.

Zhao Zhizhen can't help laughing at himself: he is also an afterthought.The eldest brother and the second brother had a quarrel at first, most likely it was caused by King Pingnan's secret instigation.But then again, even if there is no King Pingnan with ulterior motives, his good elder brother has means and is more ambitious, and he will always... put it into action. The difference between the two is just a matter of time.

After returning home, Zhao Zhizhen naturally wanted to have a sigh with Yuan Chun, "It's rare to live in peace for a few days."

The prince already knew that he loves to read history books, and these days he talks a lot about himself, so Yuan Chun became more courageous, "My sons are too outstanding, so I have some worries, but at most, I just need to be patient and pick and choose, and I have to experience more; my son If you are incompetent, you should be even more worried, right?"

This flattery sounds really comfortable, Zhao Zhizhen then said, "Isn't it? Xuan'er is still naive, I'm quite worried."

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "Schoolboys should look at you with admiration in three days, the eldest girl has grown too much these days."

This is true, and Zhao Zhizhen has also heard about it.

Although not absolute, most wives and concubines are "enemies".

It's just that Han Xu, the princess, lost the opportunity, so she has no confidence.

Moreover, her brother made a terrible negligence - crossing over her brother-in-law, who is the king of the county, to get close to the prince with all his heart. In fact, when Mr. Han was flattering the prince these days, he had already realized that his brother-in-law would probably be dissatisfied, but he also There is no choice, you can't offend both, can you?

However, Han Xu was very self-aware: If it wasn't for the fact that Concubine Jia's father had such a low official position, he probably wouldn't be able to be the concubine himself.

She is not a pouty temper.Making enemies everywhere but pretending not to care... This is definitely not her, anyway, Han Xu never felt sorry for Yuanchun.

Therefore, it is rare in the mansion that the princess and the side concubine are relatively harmonious. Seeing this scene, Zhao Xuan didn't complain and provoke her at all: I don't know if it's because of the death of her biological mother, or because she really got enlightened by listening to books with her concubine. Anyway, she looks calm. too much.

As the saying goes, Cao Cao has arrived.Zhao Zhizhen and Yuan Chun were talking about Zhao Xuan, and the eldest girl Zhao Xuan came to see her.

But Zhao Han came in, met his father and concubine, and knew how to read his words: the father and king looked at ease... She had never seen such a father in the room of her biological mother Liu Zhi.

She didn't keep it secret either, "My daughter is here to sue."

Zhao Zhizhen said: "Let's listen to it." This is also a rare time for him to be patient after hearing Yuan Chun say that his daughter has improved a lot.

Zhao Xuan said: "I heard that someone from Wangfei's side came up with an idea to bring my younger brother to Wangfei, so that both the father and the side concubine will be taken care of in one fell swoop."

Yuan Chun couldn't help but touch his forehead when he heard this: it was the first time she heard such a rude complaint.

Zhao Zhizhen patted Yuan Chun on the shoulder, looked at his daughter and said, "That's a good reminder. But the princess probably doesn't have the guts." He didn't have the guts to offend him and Yuan Chun together.

Zhao Xuan responded, "Daughter just helps people file a complaint."

Zhao Zhizhen wondered, "So it was your brother's idea."

"Brother heard about it." Zhao Xuan sold Zhao Han without hesitation. "He sent someone to watch the concubine's companion, but he was embarrassed to tell the father directly."

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "If you let the uncle know what you said..."

Zhao Xuan hurriedly said, "I can't afford to mess with him."

Although the eldest girl is still "on the rampage", she can speak and act in an orderly manner.Zhao Zhizhen felt a lot of comfort in his heart.As for taking Jian'er to his own room to raise him, Han Xu had never mentioned this at all.

After a few days, Xue's family quietly entered Beijing.

Yuanchun's natal family has connections, but the specific management and distribution of personnel must be handed over to the Xue family, and the Rong family is a good backer in addition to buying shares.In fact, the Xue family originally preferred his wife and brother-in-law Wang Ziteng, but after Jia Zhu ordered Hanlin, the Xue family turned back...

Who doesn't know that non-Hanlin does not join the cabinet?

Although Wang Ziteng has fame and is now a third rank, the head of the Xue family still firmly believes that Jia Zhu's future will be better.Don't forget that behind Jia Zhu there is a very favored side concubine sister.

But Jia Zhen originally wanted to throw the gem business to the Xue family, and then just sit and collect the dividends, but she never expected that the second room of Rongfu would suddenly get involved.Now that the matter has come to this point, he can't pretend that he doesn't know anything, so he has to cheer up and go to Rongfu to discuss with Jia Zhu.

A few days later, Xue's family tidied up their house, and then posted widely, entertaining guests—at least it could increase their reputation.

Yuan Chun was still in mourning for Liu Wei, so it was difficult to go out, but Mrs. Wang sent someone to invite her sister-in-law Jia Min for her sister: as long as the banquet looked good, she would be willing to ask for help.

Jia Min didn't put on airs: Jia Shi Wang Xue's four families had always been in touch with each other. Although Xue's family is now only an imperial merchant and is far behind the first three families, Jia Min is still willing to appreciate it.

It's just that her willingness to take her children to recognize relatives is the limit, and Lin Hai, the servant of the household department, will not be there again—for the loss of the Fei family, Lin Hai asked the Holy One to call into the palace again to solve the problems for the Holy One up.

Daiyu and Baochai hit it off right away, while Lin Heng and Jia Lan get along best.Sitting among a group of wives, Jia Min did not forget to take care of her two children.And Mrs. Wang is naturally not short of flattery - ever since Mrs. Wang had "hope", she no longer likes to make any appearances with her sister-in-law.

At this time, she just wanted to help each other between relatives.

However, the banquet was halfway through, and Jia Zhu, who was overwhelmed by alcohol, went out with an excuse, thinking about the wind to sober up, but just after leaving the hospital, he met an... acquaintance: the head of the palace of the Seventh Prince Zhao Zhizhen.

Jia Zhu, who wanted to sober up, asked Zhao Zhizhen to take him to the private room of the restaurant, and had to "drink with him" again.

How could Zhao Zhizhen deliberately drink alcohol to his cheap brother-in-law whom he valued so much?After three glasses of wine, Zhao Zhizhen asked: "But the family doesn't take advantage of it?"

Jia Zhu was a little dizzy, and still had to answer questions, "Mr.... well, it's not easy to sit and eat. And... I have to take care of it. Back then, for my sister, I even took care of the prince's mansion..."

When Zhao Zhizhen heard about it, he smiled and said nothing: Fortunately, I gave Yuanchun Shop and Zhuangzi, otherwise I would be more guilty?

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhu muttered about trivial matters at home for a while, and suddenly lay on the table... and fell asleep.

Zhao Zhizhen had no choice but to send him back to the Rong Mansion. When he returned to the Wang Mansion, Yuan Chun probably had already fallen asleep. He also smelled of alcohol, so he thought he would sleep in the study room tonight.

As soon as he entered the second door, the second housekeeper greeted him, "The princess is waiting for you."

Zhao Zhizhen said: "Let her rest." After speaking, he changed his mind and went to Yuanchun's courtyard again.

After more than half a month, the messenger sent by the prince to Yangzhou finally returned to the capital.

After reading the letter, the prince sat in the study for a whole day, and finally made up his mind to look for the princess at night.

When the prince entered the door, the shock and anger in his heart could not be restrained, his fists were clenched tightly, and the bloodshot eyes were even more obvious, "You Fei family is really amazing!" He almost smashed the decorations in front of him.

The princess said calmly: "If the Fei family is not good, I can't marry you either."

The prince choked, he never understood why the princess changed, but...he was worried that he would not get an answer after asking.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess sighed again, "My brother's heart is too big, but it's a pity that he has great ambitions and talents. My father is old and only thinks about the safety of his children."

To put it bluntly, Mr. Fei seemed to follow the crown prince wholeheartedly in order to seek the merits of a dragon, but in fact... he only wanted to treat the crown prince as a puppet.It was just vaguely thinking of this that the prince was so angry and lost his composure.

Although it was hard for him to believe it, the facts were before his eyes.

The letter from the new salt inspection censor wrote: In addition to smuggling salt and iron, the millions of dollars used by Mr. Fei were secretly diverted to the south, and the target seemed to be King Pingnan.

The prince didn't even need to think about it, he knew that King Pingnan got the money to recruit soldiers, build weapons and build cities.

When it comes to Prince Pingnan, it is hard for the prince to say that he will not be implicated. The key is that he has been deceived for so many years, and he is simply a fool ostentatiously. He can guess how their brothers, especially the eldest brother, will laugh at him!

Seeing the prince's face getting paler, the princess lowered her head slightly, "I'm the daughter of the Fei family, and I haven't been treated kindly, let alone you?" After a pause, she said softly, "My brother originally wanted me to raise us up. The girl married his son."

The prince was silent for a long time before he spoke again, his voice was so hoarse that he felt unfamiliar, "What is he trying to do by doing this?"

The crown prince's eyes were red, "If I can figure it out, why am I so uncomfortable!"

The author has something to say: In November, I didn’t have a little red flower for seven days, not counting what I had made up, in short, it was seven shifts short.

This chapter is about paying one-seventh of the debt.