"There are two people who passed the examination in Northern Jiangsu this year. Among them, my younger brother's younger son is also the leader of the martial arts examination."
When she mentioned her little nephew, Concubine Su's face showed a hint of joy.
Although the Su family is the queen of the general family, since the previous generation of military attachés broke off, they have become a poor family in the local area, even worse than the Ning family.
I didn't expect her, the royal wife, to ask King Kang to say a few kind words in front of His Majesty, or to give an officer the power to guard the border. It was a rare thing.
Especially during the holidays, they would always come to support the three of them, mother and son. This made Concubine Su think about it carefully, and it seemed that a kiss would work.
"My lord, are you planning to marry Jingxian?"
"Promised marriage? Why did my beloved concubine say this?"
King Kang was confused again.
He looked at Concubine Su, who was also surprised, and suddenly realized it. He laughed and said, "My dear concubine, you have misunderstood. I asked about the situation of the children of the Su family, not because I wanted to choose a husband for my daughter."
In a situation like his daughter's, he probably wouldn't be able to get involved in choosing a husband.
According to what the father wants today, this granddaughter is probably being trained as the future eldest princess.
No matter whether his Prince Kang's Palace wins or that of Prince Jin's Palace wins, in the end the daughter will be the eldest princess.
to be honest.
King Kang was envious of his daughter who was already in an invincible position.
therefore.
He decided to support the Su family's children and at the same time teach his daughter's younger brothers how to live a low-key life.
In this way, even if he loses one day, at least his daughter can preserve his bloodline for him. Even if the King of Jin is afraid of it, her daughter has become a supervisor of the Ministry of Industry, holds the power of the private treasury, and has been taught by her father to be impartial. I need to sell several batches of colored glaze and heaters, and expand my business connections with courtiers.
If King Jin wants to touch his daughter, he has to weigh his own strength.
King Kang did not tell Concubine Su what happened in the court. He only analyzed his father's attitude towards him today and his father's desire to let his daughter establish her own business.
"We in Prince Kang's Mansion can't do anything to help our daughter, but we do not shy away from relatives when promoting talents. The Su family is also a loyal queen. As long as they can do things upright, I believe that my father will be happy to facilitate this matter."
In the past, people who held martial arts exams were worthless.
But now the imperial court is increasing its troops.
Due to the competition between the countries in the Western Region, even the Beijing Guards may have to expand in the future.
Even children from poor families are always more likely to be selected than poor common people.
Concubine Su finally understood King Kang's intention, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then took back the palm that King Kang had been holding, "I will go and write a letter to my father to ask my two nephews to come to the capital."
Just finished speaking.
The old housekeeper hurried to the door.
Seeing that the prince was there, the old housekeeper was not surprised.
Now no one in Prince Kang's house knows that when the prince comes back from a business trip, he has to go to Concubine Su.
Fortunately, the princess had no heirs and was broad-minded. Not only did she not make Concubine Su unhappy, she also specially allocated money to improve Concubine Su's residence.
It was obvious that he planned to join forces with Concubine Su.
When the prince succeeds in ascending the throne, the next crown prince will be after the two princesses. A hundred years later, I am afraid that there will be two queen mothers.
In this case, if there is any trouble with Concubine Su, it will be handled by the old housekeeper himself, and he will be more cautious than he is with the princess.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Su, the old slave has personally delivered the letter from Su Bei to you."
"Thank you butler for this trip."
Concubine Su looked at Prince Kang.
Seeing King Kang squinting his eyes to indicate that she could move, he stood up and took the thin letter from home with excitement.
Northern Jiangsu is more than two thousand miles away from the capital. It costs dozens of taels of silver to send a letter home. Sometimes it costs hundreds of taels of silver when the weather is freezing and snowy in the north in winter.
The Su family doesn't have the convenience of official channels and can only use these private communication channels. I'm afraid they won't be able to exchange many letters from home throughout the year.
Concubine Su got the letter and put it on the table opposite Prince Kang, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
"The last time my father wrote a letter home to announce the good news was in September. Unexpectedly, he sent another letter home a month later. I don't know what the emergency is. If I am unable to handle it, I will ask the prince to help me make a decision. "
Such an abnormal thing actually scared Concubine Su, who was a bit domineering when she first came to the palace, to tears.
King Kang couldn't help but reflect on himself. Not only had he been living a useless life these years, but he had also made his family suffer.
In addition to building a stronger foundation for his daughter and leaving a way out for the palace, he really can no longer ask for filial piety and kindness from his daughter.
"Take it apart and look at it. If the sky falls, I will hold it up."
With Prince Kang's encouragement, Concubine Su opened the envelope in front of him.
After opening it and reading it, his expression changed from gloomy to clear, and he quickly pushed the letter to King Kang.
"Your Majesty, my father wrote in a letter that his two nephews have been sponsored by the local government to go north to participate in a competition with the countries in the Western Region. When this letter was sent, they will be here soon."
What a coincidence!
King Kang then thought about it, the Su family was originally a loyal and martyrdom person who usually kept quiet, but when the country was in danger, it was their duty to do so.
This kind of attitude towards doing things made him sincerely admired.
He immediately ordered the housekeeper: "Tell the princess that the Su brothers are coming and ask her to clean up one... no, clean up two courtyards and come out to entertain the distinguished guests."
Clean up two rooms?
Concubine Su felt that the prince was too extravagant, but she couldn't refute it in front of others.
After the old housekeeper left, she whispered.
"Su Wu and Su Mu are less than three years apart. The Su family only has three courtyards. They grew up in the same courtyard. Your Majesty, you don't have to ask the princess to take care of two courtyards. Our new palace is not big. , so grand, it seems, it seems..."
It seems that he is too fond of her, the concubine. I am afraid that others will say that the prince is partial to his concubine, and it will be bad if others take advantage of it.
Concubine Su didn't say anything clearly, but Prince Kang didn't understand her cautious thoughts, so he grabbed her hand again and patted it gently.
"The two courtyards are to facilitate the two young masters of the Su family to make friends. Even if they grew up in the same courtyard, they have different temperaments and naturally have different friends. When they come, I will pay some silver from the treasury to facilitate them. When I was traveling in the capital, I heard that the Third Young Master of the Ning Mansion is also the leader of the martial arts competition in the Jinling Mansion. If there is an opportunity, I can let him compete with Su Mu."
In this way, Concubine Su knew that preparing these two courtyards was not a whim of the prince, but had other plans.
She shouldn't be happy that the Su family will be revived, but she should be worried that if things continue like this, the Su family will be involved in the battle in the capital.
Good thing.
With their daughter by their side, I thought that even if Su Wu and Su Mu were resented by others, they would at least be able to make each other look at the Buddha instead of the monk, thus opening up a wide berth.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. How about you go to the princess's place to rest and discuss which courtyard Su Wu and Su Mu should live in?"
Concubine Su started to chase people away.
