After thinking again and again, King Chen went to the princess's room that night, and chose to have dinner with her. He obviously planned to have a warm dinner with her, and looked for an opportunity to coax her, so that the couple could get back together.
The maids presented exquisite meals one after another.
There is a dazzling array of soups, soups and desserts, with both meat and vegetables, and they look particularly appetizing.
In addition, King Chen also specially prepared an expensive headdress for Jiang Ying, which mainly featured a five-tailed phoenix hairpin inlaid with purple gemstones. It was exquisite and gorgeous, and you could tell at a glance that it was expensive.
"I have ignored you these days, and my attitude towards you has indeed become a lot alienated." King Chen tried to slow down his tone, "I am not targeting you, nor do I dislike you, but too many things have happened these days. This king is very upset and has no choice but to do this... Ying'er, I hope you can forgive me once."
Jiang Ying lowered her eyes and looked at the complete set of jewelry in the box. She took out the most expensive phoenix hairpin with her white fingers and fixed her eyes on the tail with a dark look: "I used to wear the same phoenix hairpin as Chu Yunfei, but now She can wear seven tails, but I can only wear five tails."
King Chen's expression changed slightly, and a look of anger flashed across his eyes.
Is she complaining?
Complaining that he was incompetent and could not earn a princess for her?
"When she becomes the queen, she can wear the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin. I can only wear the five-tailed phoenix hairpin." Jiang Ying put the phoenix hairpin into the dowry, got up and walked to the dining table to sit down. "The gap between her and me will be small." It got bigger and bigger, bigger and bigger... until finally, she was sitting on the throne, and I could only kneel in front of her and respectfully call her the queen."
King Chen looked ugly, but tried his best to suppress his displeasure, and forced a smile: "What are you talking about? If the father does not abdicate for a day, we will still have a chance. The prince is only a prince for the time being, and may not necessarily become the emperor. "
Jiang Ying didn't say anything. She brought a cup of ginseng soup in front of her and drank the soup in silence, turning a deaf ear to his self-righteous words.
Things have reached this point, is there any point in deceiving himself?
He once had all the advantages of time, location, and people, but he still couldn't get the emperor to make him the prince. Now in this situation, what chance does he have of making a comeback?
"Jiang Ying. I'm talking to you." King Chen's voice deepened, disgusted with her alienation and indifference at this time.
Jiang Ying raised her eyes and looked at him with extremely calm eyes: "Your Majesty has broken his trust with me again and again. What else do you want me to say?"
It was rare for King Chen to use soft words to coax her, but she was so ignorant of praise. King Chen calmed down and said coldly: "You are so dissatisfied, do you want me to be childless for the rest of my life? Jiang Ying, you should stop losing your temper!" The king is a prince, no matter how powerful your father is, he is still a minister, so don’t expect to put your own family background on my head!"
After saying that, he slammed his chopsticks: "If you want to be a queen, then use your skills to earn yourself a queen! Don't be so evil all day long and throw heat on me!"
Jiang Ying stared blankly at the chopsticks he threw on the table. The delicious soup she just stuffed into her mouth suddenly became difficult to swallow.
She swallowed the food in her mouth stiffly, put down her chopsticks, and looked up at the furious King Chen, with a bit of ridicule in her eyes: "So, is the prince angry because of shame?"
King Chen's face was ashen.
"Those who don't keep their promises will inevitably feel guilty, and after feeling guilty, they will become angry." Jiang Ying smiled faintly, but her smile was filled with sadness, "I don't know what's wrong, I'm not a humble and sensible wife, and I'm so rebellious that I dare to argue with the prince... …Don’t say that you are not the prince now, even if you become the prince or the emperor in the future, I’m afraid it’s not certain whether the person sitting on the queen’s throne will be me, right?”
King Chen looked at her coldly, his eyes as sharp as ice needles, with an unprecedented disgust.
After a moment, he stood up and left without saying a word. He shouldn't have come tonight.
Women are really unreasonable things.
He had lowered his posture and came over to coax her in a low voice. It was really embarrassing for her to be so ignorant.
King Chen thought coldly that he should ignore her for a while and let her know who is in charge in this family.
Jiang Ying stared blankly at the exquisite meals in front of her, how could she still have any appetite?
But the idea that was still hesitant in my heart became firmer because of King Chen's attitude.
…
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The wedding day of the seventh prince and the eighth prince finally arrived.
The daughter of Shangshu Dou and the daughter of Inspector Shi Du got married at the same time, and the whole Shengjing city became lively.
Mrs. Dou sent her daughter out in a wedding dress with tears in her eyes. Seeing her being carried on the sedan chair by her brother, she couldn't help but blush.
At this time, Dou Shangshu was sitting in the hall, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking worried.
He remembered what the seventh prince said when he came to offer his appointment a few days ago: "The ninth brother is popular with everyone, what do you think, father-in-law?"
At that moment, Dou Shangshu understood that the seventh prince married his daughter not because of love at first sight, but because of the power in his hands. He used this method to force himself to support Rong Cang.
Dou Shangshu really couldn't figure it out.
The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince had been silent for so many years, neither fighting nor fighting over each other. Why did they suddenly wade into this muddy water?
He couldn't help but think of the day of the Qianqiu Banquet, when the emperor summoned them to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters and asked them their opinions on the candidate for the crown prince. His words were praising King Zhan intentionally or unintentionally, and both Xie Guojiu and King Rong also supported King Zhan. .
Qin Taifu said that the emperor would make the final decision regarding the crown prince, and in the end he had to admit that the King of War was the most suitable candidate.
Later, the emperor indeed appointed Prince Zhan as his crown prince.
Dou Shangshu knew that he had no choice but to support the prince well and do things for the prince in order to survive in the long run.
However, just before going home last night, he got another shocking secret.
The newly appointed Prince of War is not the emperor's biological son.
If this secret was true, he really didn't dare to imagine how much turmoil it would cause in the DPRK.
"Master, what's going on?" Mrs. Dou saw that he looked worried, "You should be happy that your daughter is getting married today, why are you looking so sad?"
He seems to have been restless since last night, which makes people feel panicked.
Dou Shangshu glanced at her: "What do you, a woman, know?"
"Master won't tell me, how will I understand?"
"Is it okay to tell you?" Dou Shangshu stood up and left, "Don't let anyone disturb me. I want to think quietly by myself."
He had to think about what to do.
The current situation is really a dilemma for him. The emperor's preference for Rong Cang is obvious, and Dou Shangshu is aware of it. Moreover, Rong Cang has become the queen's legitimate son. This matter is already a certainty and cannot be changed.
Even if King Chen had the means, he could not change the situation.
But Rong Cangruo is really not the emperor's son... This is a fatal variable. Once the truth is revealed, let alone the throne, Rong Cang may not even be able to save his life.
What should the ministers of the prince's party do then?
It is not that Shangshu Dou has never questioned the truth of the fact that the prince is not the emperor's son, but from Concubine Gu's attitude towards Rong Cang, this possibility does exist.
"Sir!" A young boy came over in a hurry and bowed in salute, "A guest asked me to give you a message."
"What words?"
"He said that adults should be firm and not waver. Some secrets may not necessarily be the truth." The boy scratched his ears. "Although I don't understand the meaning of these words, the guest asked me to bring the words to you." .”
Dou Shangshu was surprised: "What does the guest look like?"
