The seven princes stood together, and their reflections in the water were indistinguishable, each with its own merits.
It's hard to tell them apart in appearance, but in terms of temperament, the prince, fifth prince and seventh prince are the most outstanding.
The prince glanced at the seventh prince, and then his eyes fell on the fifth prince.
The two of them looked at each other in the water, and the prince turned to face him, smiled and asked, "Have you already gotten married? You have to ask other people about this."
The fifth prince stood with his hands behind his back, his body upright and tall, somewhat like the current majesty. He said: "Marriage has always been decided by the parents and the matchmaker. It doesn't matter who we choose."
"Fifth brother is right." The second prince joked: "There are so many beauties at the table that everyone's eyes are dazzled by them. It's really hard to tell who is better, so it's better to just let nature take its course."
"Why are you all so inactive?" The fourth prince shook his head helplessly, "I do have a crush on her, but I'm afraid my status is not good enough for them, and my mother-in-law has already found a candidate for me to be the concubine."
"Where's Seventh? Is there anyone you like?" The fourth prince patted the shoulder of the person next to him.
"He's still young? What does he know?" The prince sneered, "He's not in a hurry. Besides, Lao Qi always has a high eye. He's afraid that whatever we like, he will think is vulgar."
The seventh prince chuckled, "Yes, I'm not in a hurry."
"The seventh prince is not in a hurry and I am not in a hurry either." The sixth prince put his arms around the seventh prince's neck and said, "I am only seventeen."
Rong Zhao listened to what they said to each other, and his eyes fell on the Ninth Prince at the end who seemed to be alone in the world.
"Where's Ninth Brother? Don't you have any ideas?"
The Ninth Prince wore a green brocade robe with bamboo leaves and held a folding fan. He stood at the bridge. Hearing this, he looked back and smiled, "I see fate."
Hearing this everyone laughed.
"What are you asking him for? He has a plum wife and a crane son, and is not stained by the world of mortals. You said he was married to a wife, but it tainted his innocence." The prince glanced at Rong Zhao pretending to be angry.
Rong Zhao looked at the helpless look of the Ninth Prince, smiled and did not answer.
The fifth prince's eyes wandered around and then fell on the prince, "Although the emperor has a princess, the prince has no children yet. It is not impossible for the emperor to have a concubine. Does the emperor really have no one he likes? ?”
He didn't wait for the prince to answer, and then mentioned a few candidates to himself, "Actually, from the perspective of family background, many people here are very suitable, but combined with their appearance and talents, there are only a few who can match the emperor's brother. Let me see." The young lady from Ruan Shoufu’s family is good. What do you think, brother Huang? She seemed to have gone into the palace to play chess with the Queen a few days ago."
When the princes heard this, their laughter disappeared and they all looked at the prince.
The scene suddenly became subtle.
Jiale looked at this and that, then quickly looked away, pretending to be looking at the fish and not getting involved in what they were saying.
Rong Zhao was about to speak but he stopped, and the prince chuckled and said, "Fifth brother is quite well informed. He even knows that Miss Ruan is playing chess with his mother?"
The expressions of the second prince and the fourth prince changed slightly, and they took a step back without leaving any trace.
The fifth prince said calmly: "That day I went to pay my respects to my mother and concubine, and I just met Miss Ruan on the way."
"That's it." The prince didn't know whether he believed it or not. His eyes were heavy. He flicked his sleeves and put his hands behind his back, and said seriously: "Ruan Shoufu is the only granddaughter on his knees. Her marriage is not decided by himself. Father, the emperor." I have my own arrangements, fifth brother, it’s better to be cautious about what you say.”
"My brother made a mistake. Don't blame me, Prince."
The fifth prince held his hands solemnly, and the prince deliberately waited for a while. Everyone lost their smiles completely, and the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
"Ha, I said it was a private banquet, but you made it so formal, and you still talked about the monarch and his ministers." Rong Zhao smiled lightly and stepped forward to help the prince to help the fifth prince, "The fifth brother is the same, the emperor brother just said that , why are you doing this?"
As she said this, she winked at the prince.
Now that the prince had gained his status and face, he smiled and said, "What Rong Zhao said is that I have no other meaning. Fifth brother, don't take it to heart."
The others smiled in agreement, but the smiles didn't reach their eyes.
"You too, a group of grown men, what's the point of talking about a girl? I asked you if you have a crush on her. I didn't ask you to name her. If word spreads, do you still want the reputation of this girl? Ruan Shoufu knows that he has nothing to do with you. You can’t fight hard.”
Rong Zhao nodded to them in vain, his tone was joking but his eyes contained a warning.
Several people shut their mouths in embarrassment.
Jiale looked on from the side and thought with envy, this is the confidence of the favored princess, which can make all the princes unable to hold their heads high.
"Okay, okay, it's getting late. You guys should go back quickly. Are you planning to have dinner at my place if you linger?"
The Seventh Prince chuckled, "Why, you don't even get a meal?"
"Here, I'll feed you if you give me money. You can also order food. I'll cook whatever you want." Rong Zhao said with his palms upward, "One hundred taels per person."
"One hundred taels? Sister, you'd better go and grab it!" The fourth prince turned around and waved his hand, "Let's go, this is a black shop, don't stay for a long time."
"Hahahahahaha——" The second prince laughed heartily and said to the fifth prince: "Come on, old five, we will have to spit out the tea in a while. Give us money to drink it."
"Second brother, you are so disgusting!" Rong Zhao smiled and glared at him.
Everyone walked away arm-in-arm talking and laughing.
The prince was last. The seventh prince turned to look at him. The prince said: "You go back first, and I will say a few words to my sister."
The seventh prince nodded, turned around and followed the sixth prince.
Jiale bowed and said, "My sister, please leave."
The prince smiled and said, "Walk slowly."
The garden instantly became quiet, the breeze blew by, and it even felt a bit deserted.
The smile on Rong Zhao's face disappeared and he turned to look at the prince, "Brother Emperor, it is too obvious that you are targeting fifth brother. In front of so many brothers, what will they think?"
"What he wants is to be obvious. He just provoked Yu Gu first. If Gu had let it go, he might have kicked his nose in his face." The prince said disdainfully: "What's more, Gu is the prince and he is the heir apparent. As a minister, he will offend the following. You still can’t say anything?”
Rong Zhao frowned, "It's not that you can't say it, but you have to look at the situation. He didn't say anything too extreme just now. If you embarrass him in front of all the brothers, and his posture is so low, there's no guarantee that others won't I have other thoughts and feel that you are narrow-minded and cannot tolerate others."
"These orphans know what they are doing, so don't worry about it." The prince disapproved and looked at Rong Zhao, "My father, the emperor and my mother said you were smart and loved you very much. How did you develop such a cautious temperament? "
Rong Zhao: "..."
If I get crazy, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it!
She was silent for a long time, suppressing the fire in her heart, and was about to ask him to return to the palace, but the prince suddenly asked: "Speaking of which, there are many young talents coming today, do you like any of them? Don't worry about it. Are you following that Lu Sanlang?"
Rong Zhao: A fool can’t lead him
(End of chapter)
