as expected.
Just after dinner, oral instructions came from the palace.
Since there has been no controversy over recent state affairs and there is nothing to discuss in the memorial, the early court meeting was dispensed with.
"His Majesty ordered that if there is any urgent matter, you can report it to the imperial study room and discuss it with the six ministers."
Your Majesty has already said that there is no dispute over state affairs. No matter how urgent other minor matters are, as long as the house is not on fire, who will alert the six ministers and go to the imperial study to make people uncomfortable.
but.
Since Zhou Qian took office, in addition to fighting abroad, he must come to the morning court every day. This was the first time he stayed in the palace and took the initiative to skip the morning court.
People couldn't help but wonder whether the dragon was sick or for other reasons. In short, no one thought about slacking off.
Without waiting for everyone to guess the many reasons, I don’t know who sent the message to Princess Xian’s palace that His Majesty will go to visit Ning Wuyan tomorrow morning.
Suddenly, people understood why His Majesty wanted to dismiss Zao Chao.
"It seems that Mr. Ning has specially sent an invitation to the Shen family. Tomorrow, the head of the Shen family and his wife will bring the eldest daughter of the Shen family to visit and express their gratitude for the life-saving grace of that day's poetry appreciation party."
"Your Majesty is probably worried that Master Ning will be bribed by the Shen family?"
"It's hard to say, but that is the Shen family, a family that has survived for thousands of years. As the saying goes: It is easy to change dynasties, but it is not easy to destroy the Shen family. This Lord Ning is an ambitious man. If he really becomes the son-in-law of the Shen family, we will have a harmonious scene between the monarch and his ministers. You can’t see it, I still want to see Mr. Ning’s literary talent in the court.”
Regarding this incident, various parties in Beijing had mixed reactions.
It's not a big deal to watch the excitement.
The Jin Wang faction was eager for Ning Wuhuang to fall into the arms of the Shen family, and it was even better to turn against His Majesty.
In this way, Princess Xian will definitely be implicated, and Prince Kang will also lose power.
King Kang's faction also thought of this, and his aide Mr. Han went to King Kang specifically to ask him about the matter and gave him an insidious reminder.
"Your Majesty, the princess has been taking care of Ning Huangshang for many days. There are rumors about the two of them in the capital. I am afraid that even your majesty will suspect that we are responsible for spreading this matter. I thought that this matter will go smoothly and it will be a good thing for us. But looking at it now, if Ning Huangshang becomes the son-in-law of the Shen family, we will lose a lot of help."
Some things don’t need to be said clearly.
King Kang also knew that Mr. Han wanted to facilitate the marriage between his daughter and Ning Wuhao.
But mentioning the rumors now made him more alert.
"Mr. Han, judging from my father's reaction, this rumor should not have been spread by him to bring the two of them together. Although my father likes Ning Huangshang, he will not use such means to demean his granddaughter. I am afraid that someone wants to take advantage of us. With his own thoughts, he deliberately spread rumors to destroy the relationship between Jingxian and the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and also made Ning Huangshang question Jingxian's true intention of taking care of him."
"Your Majesty, you mean that the rumors spread from Prince Jin's palace?"
King Kang smiled meaningfully and did not refute, taking it as acquiescence.
Mr. Han thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed the case.
In addition, the only person who knows Princess Xian well is her father, Prince Kang.
Listening to what Prince Kang said, Princess Xian seemed to have no interest in Ning Huangshang. If she tried to forcefully match Ning Huangshang, she might not be able to win over Ning Huangshang, and it would also make Princess Xian feel disgusted and she would have a rift with the prince. alright.
"My lord, won't you go to the princess's place today?"
When King Kang heard this proposal, he was immediately happy.
He asked curiously: "My father is going to visit Ning Huangshang, so to speak. My errand has nothing to do with Ning Huangshang. What reason do I have to go?"
Mr. Han just thought that King Kang's mind was sharper than before, but now he realized that King Kang's intelligence came in bursts.
Moreover, the feeling of loving her daughter is also expressed in waves, making people unable to guess whether it is real pain or fake pain.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time. Seeing that Prince Kang really didn't understand, Mr. Han could only sigh secretly and remind him: "Does the prince know that Prince Dingguan's youngest son was sent back to his hometown to guard his ancestral grave?"
"I heard, what's wrong?"
My lord, you are really slow.
Mr. Han complained in his heart, but did not show it on his face, and said seductively: "As far as I know, the youngest son of King Dingguan once... bullied Princess Xian, and the eldest daughter of the Shen family even interrupted King Dingguan because of this. The younger son had one leg and was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights without dripping water, and finally fell seriously ill. I think the prince didn't know much about this."
"What else is happening?!"
King Kang was shocked, and then extremely angry.
He was not favored by his father in the past. He always kept his tail between his legs and stayed out of trouble. People in the mansion were also extremely low-key.
Therefore, when it comes to being bullied, it is determined that the youngest son of King Dingguan made a unilateral mistake.
Otherwise, the eldest lady of the Shen family would not be so angry that she would break the other person's leg.
King Kang vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a dispute between the Shen family and King Dingguan, but he did not remember that the incident was caused by his own daughter.
Thinking of this, he felt full of regret and asked sharply: "Mr. Han, where has King Dingguan's youngest son gone?"
"Your Majesty, the youngest son of King Dingguan just left the city. When he got off the carriage, he tripped and rolled off the carriage. He broke both legs on the spot. The young concubine of King Dingguan wanted to take the opportunity to return to the palace, but was King Dingguan rewarded her with ten boards and said that her broken leg happened to be guarding the ancestral grave and not to run around, so she allowed the mother and son to continue on their way."
Mr. Han was afraid that King Kang would go to Qiuhou again to settle accounts, so he deliberately exaggerated the situation at that time.
It specifically describes the tragic situation in which King Dingguan’s youngest son broke his leg.
King Kang felt much more balanced now, but he was still angry.
"It's just that he broke two legs. It's really an advantage for him. Since the youngest son of the Dingguan Wang family is so capable of getting into trouble, I will definitely find an opportunity..."
How about finding an opportunity? King Kang didn't finish his words.
But Mr. Han knew from his murderous expression that what followed was not good.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has finished the punishment of Prince Dingguan's youngest son, but you can express your gratitude for protecting the eldest daughter of the Shen family."
"I would like to express that it is not easy for me to enter the Shen family's gate."
The Shen family never participated in the battle for the crown prince, and did not even have good relations with any prince.
if not.
There is no need for any factional disputes in the court. The Shen family alone can decide who will sit on the throne in the future.
But precisely because of this, if the Shen family participates in the battle for the crown prince, whoever dares to be friends with the Shen family will most likely enter the palace before sitting on the throne because there is no growth under his feet. Eyes, if you fall, you will fall to death.
The imperial power of the Zhou family did not allow his surname to be tainted.
Because of this, he could also understand the reason why his father did not even go to court in the morning and had to go to see Ning Wushan on the same day as the Shen family.
Ning Wuyang is a genius.
And Ning Wuhuang was very young.
The father completely cultivated Ning Wuxu as the next pillar of the court, and Ning Wuxu still had such strength. If he were the father, he would not even invite Ning Wuxu into the palace for recuperation, let alone skip the morning court. I think it's too much.
"Your Majesty, now is not a good opportunity to express my gratitude to the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and also to meet Master Ning, and to promote our relationship with His Majesty in private. Think about it, think about it again."
Mr. Han was speechless.
For what he said, why didn't the prince change his mind?
