The housekeeper pricked up his ears and listened carefully to avoid missing anything.
"The king has nothing to discuss with the Chen family. If they want to find Concubine Su or the princess, let them find it themselves. I will not be the middleman. I am not worthy."
King Kang had a cold smile on his face.
It was the first time that the housekeeper saw the prince express his inner opinions so directly. He was startled. He subconsciously looked to the left and right, and at the same time whispered a reminder.
"My lord, be careful what you say."
"If I speak more carefully, I am afraid that I will be looked down upon even more. I know that being humble and low-key is the way to be a human being. But now, no matter how humble and low-key I am, I make those people mistakenly think that they have bullied me and humiliated me. All they need is to send me a piece of paper." I can forgive them with a light greeting, but where is my face? Where is the face of the royal family?"
King Kang waved his hand and shouted to the dumbfounded butler.
"Throw the greeting card out! If the Chen family is serious, they will bring an apology and ask to see the princess and the others. I will no longer interfere with this matter, and the Chen family... I will not receive them."
This time the housekeeper finally understood the meaning of the prince's words.
The prince has no intention of interacting with the Chen family.
But the Chen family can follow the path of the princess, especially Concubine Su.
The housekeeper understood when he thought that Concubine Su's young master had talked about getting married with the eldest daughter of the Chen family but it didn't work out.
The prince still wanted to make the young master happy, so he showed the Chen family a clear path.
"Your Majesty, you have a sharp mouth and a soft heart."
The housekeeper picked up the greeting card and was about to rush to return it to the Chen family.
A voice sounded faintly from behind him.
"Steward, you have been serving in the Prince's Mansion for many years. Now, Prince Kang's Mansion is no longer what it used to be. Although it is not as good as the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, when you go out to talk and do things, you don't want to disgrace the lintel of Prince Kang's Mansion. Do you understand?"
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he nodded solemnly.
"My lord, I understand."
"Okay, let's go."
King Kang watched the butler walk away leisurely with the greeting card from the Chen family, and gave up the idea of replacing a new butler to be responsible for receiving the guests.
He looked away and patted the thick pile of greeting cards on the table.
This was carefully chosen by him.
Most of them are invitations sent by people from poor families. They are talented but have no way to serve the country.
King Kang was happy to open a channel for them.
And these children from poor families will definitely be his most loyal helpers if they succeed in the future.
Some of them were greeting cards sent by courtiers from noble families of the Qing Dynasty.
He always picked gentlemen whom he had met or heard about and made friends with them.
Even though he has never been to the study room to learn the art of royal control, he still knows the principle of staying close to a gentleman and staying far away from a villain.
King Kang saw the palace guards his father had placed beside him, and it was time to report his departure.
Although his performance was not deliberately pretending, he still couldn't help but hope that his father would appreciate him when he saw his different approach to things from Prince Jin.
…
In the imperial study room.
Zhou Qian finished processing the memorial submitted today.
As for those memorials of greetings, I had no time to reply, so I sent them directly to the Sixth Department and asked them to return them on their own.
Putting down his pen, Zhou Qian asked the guards who had been waiting for a long time: "What's happening in Princess Xian's mansion today?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Young Master Ning, the eldest misses of the Shen family, the eldest misses of the Ji family, and the third young master of the Ning family have been discussing the topics of tomorrow's competition and how to deal with them."
"They are serious."
As someone who has experienced this, Zhou Qian naturally knows that Ning Wushuang definitely does not simply want to discuss the competition.
But since the guard reported this, there were Ning Wuyi and the eldest lady of the Ji family present, which meant that Ning Wuyi had no chance to be alone with the Shen family girl.
"Where's girl Jingxian? Didn't she also sign up for the martial arts test and not participate in the discussion?"
Zhou Qian held up a cup of herbal tea.
Su Peiyuan just picked up the teapot and signaled that he wanted to change a cup. Zhou Qian waved his hand towards Su Peiyuan and drank the herbal tea directly.
He is prone to coughing when he catches cold in winter, but his body is hot and he likes cold.
Before there was heating, I naturally drank water and hot soup every day without daring to stop.
But now that there is heating, you don't have to wear thick clothes when you sit in the corner of the royal study where you are reviewing memorials. You can just wear single clothes. It's sunny today and you will sweat slightly due to the heat.
If you are greedy for coolness, drink a cup of herbal tea to get rid of dryness and heat.
The guard didn't answer the question until Zhou Qian finished drinking a cup of tea and put down the cup.
"Princess Xian is at the hunting ground in the northern suburbs. There will be a competition tomorrow. Prince Yu is not here, and Prince Kang is not here either. Princess Xian cannot escape."
"..."
Zhou Qian was glad that he had finished drinking the cup of herbal tea.
Otherwise it must be wasted.
Girl Jingxian is really busy with the errands he asked her to do and can't get away.
Zhou Yu was not in the capital because King Jin was ill.
After the competition, Ning Wuhuang will move to the house next door. Based on Jingxian's unreasonable behavior, I'm afraid she will only become more alienated from Ning Wuhuang.
"It's true, Prince Kang. Girl Jingxian is so busy, but he's not keeping an eye on the hunting ground in the northern suburbs. What is he doing?"
Zhou Qian could not be angry with his granddaughter, so he could only vent his anger on King Kang.
The guard in charge of Prince Kang's Mansion finished his answer.
Zhou Qian became even more angry.
"Prince Kang is really capable. No wonder he wants to stay in Prince Kang's Mansion. The threshold of Prince Kang's Mansion must be crossed now."
There was a hint of blame in Zhou Qian's words.
Su Peiyuan quickly reminded him.
"Your Majesty, Prince Kang's duty is to protect the hunting ground in the northern suburbs. Tomorrow will be his highlight. He has been keeping an eye on the hunting ground in the northern suburbs these past few days. He really should take advantage of the holiday to take a good rest."
"I think he can't rest at home. Rather than being bothered by a group of people, it's better to go to the hunting ground in the northern suburbs to find something to do."
Zhou Qian said, and sent an order to King Kang to go to the hunting ground in the northern suburbs.
At the end, he did not forget to say to the guard: "Write down who Prince Kang is friends with."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wait until the guards who reported the situation leave.
Zhou Qian then pressed his forehead and sighed: "Su Peiyuan, do you think I should let King Kang go to the study and study with the emperor's grandchildren?"
"Why did your Majesty say this?"
Su Peiyuan knew that His Majesty was angry, but he did not understand why His Majesty was angry.
The fact that King Kang did not go to the hunting ground in the northern suburbs should not make His Majesty feel that King Kang lacked learning.
These two things have nothing to do with each other.
Only King Kang made mistakes in handling the invitations.
Su Peiyuan also had little knowledge of this aspect, but according to his observation, King Kang liked to marry gentlemen far from villains, which was the right way.
Your Majesty, didn't you always say before that the King of Jin, in order to expand his power, took all the three religions and nine streams for his own use, and King Kang could tell who to use to get close to whom, wasn't it correct behavior?
"King Kang is upright and strong. His behavior in the court can easily cause panic among some villains. This time he refused those people's invitations and only focused on cultivating people he likes and doing things according to his own preferences. This is a sin. It is a taboo of the king, and I have warned King Jin about this matter before, but I don’t know if King Kang will listen if I warn him."
