"Have you heard that Prince Guchang went to the bookstore to have a drink with Miss Kou?"
"Miss Kou? The girl Kou who runs a bookstore?"
"Who else could it be if it wasn't that Miss Kou?"
"Why would Prince Guchang ask Miss Kou for a drink?" The person who said this was obviously thinking wrongly and asked with a wink.
Someone immediately said: "I heard it was just to vent his anger on His Highness Prince Qing."
"Why does this have anything to do with His Highness Prince Qing again?"
"It's a long story. His Royal Highness Prince Qing is the cousin of Crown Prince Guchang. That day at the banquet at the Princess's mansion..."
Originally, the story of Prince Qing being drunk by Miss Kou at the birthday party of Princess Zhaoyang was only circulated among the upper class circles, which is why Duan Shaoqing only heard about it after a few days. As a result, Dai Ze came to Xin You to fight for a drink, and when he was helped away by a servant, he shouted at the top of his lungs. The rumors suddenly spread.
After King Qing heard this, he was so angry that he smashed the teacup.
This thing has more than enough success but more than enough failure!
In this way, it would be hard for him to immediately seek trouble with Miss Kou, lest he be accused of being narrow-minded. Prince Qing actually didn't care what those untouchables said, but there was no need to take action when people were paying attention to this matter.
Duan Shaoqing once again went to his old mother to complain: "Drinking with Prince Qing can be said to be difficult to refuse on occasion, but actually drinking with Prince Gu Changbo in his own bookstore is really disrespectful."
The old lady and the old god are here: "I've already had a wine contest with the prince, so it's not unusual to have a wine contest with Prince Guchangbo."
"Mother, if she acts so wantonly, people will laugh at Shaoqing's family for not raising their daughter well!"
The old lady looked at her son in confusion: "What's there to worry about? Wan'er is raised in Zhuangzi, Hua'er is already engaged, Ling'er won't consider getting married in three or two years, and Yan'er is even less anxious. . Besides, Qingqing has only lived temporarily in Shaoqing's mansion for four years. After all, she is the daughter of the Kou family."
"But I am her uncle after all. You didn't see the look in the eyes of those colleagues."
The old lady took a sip of tea slowly and said: "There is not much excitement in the capital, but there will be new excitement in a few days. The biggest impact of this incident is that those people look down on Qingqing as a daughter-in-law."
Duan Shaoqing was still waiting to say anything more, but when he met the old lady's indifferent gaze, he suddenly understood: "You still want to keep Qingqing at home?"
"Um."
"But Chen'er——"
The old lady said calmly: "Isn't there still Lang'er?"
Duan Shaoqing shrank and quickly returned to normal: "Mom is still thoughtful."
After complaining to the old lady this time, Duan Shaoqing became more urgent.
The niece's wealth is her dowry, and it will not be confiscated if she marries her nephew. In the end, she will get a second house at a cheaper price, which is absolutely intolerable to him.
By this time, Duan Shaoqing's murderous intention towards his niece was unshakable and he was just waiting for a suitable opportunity.
Princess Zhaoyang also heard the rumor that Dai Ze had a drinking contest with Miss Kou, and she knew without even thinking that the dandy was looking for trouble for Prince Qing.
At the birthday banquet, King Qing asked Miss Kou to trouble the eldest princess, and she was very dissatisfied. However, King Qing was the emperor's favorite choice for the crown prince. The emperor didn't have to worry about anything when he was here. But when he thought about the future, he always had to think about his children, so he tolerated it. .
Unexpectedly, she could endure it without a breath, but Prince Qing was not done yet.
This is not looking for trouble for the bandit girl, he clearly doesn't take her as an aunt in his eyes at all.
The eldest princess Zhaoyang went to the palace to complain.
The twelfth lunar month was about to enter, and there were more preparations for various activities. Emperor Xingyuan had just handled some of the government affairs when he heard from his chamberlain that the eldest princess Zhaoyang asked for an audience.
Emperor Xingyuan had a deep affection for his only sister. Instead of being unhappy about being disturbed, he felt that it was a good time to take a break.
"Is there something wrong when the imperial sister comes to the palace at this time?"
"I haven't seen you for a while, so I came to see you."
Princess Zhaoyang's birthday naturally required a reward from Emperor Xingyuan, but she was unable to attend the birthday party. This was a royal constraint.
When Emperor Xingyuan heard this, he smiled even more and asked casually about his life.
How about Chen Banquet.
The birthday banquet had just passed not long ago, and Princess Zhaoyang was expecting this topic. She smiled and talked about the situation at the birthday banquet, but suddenly frowned.
Emperor Xingyuan listened with great interest. Seeing Princess Zhaoyang acting like this, he quickly asked: "What's wrong with the emperor's sister?"
"Something happened, and it is still being circulated among the people. I wonder if Brother Huang has heard about it."
Emperor Xingyuan glanced at the eunuch Sun Yan.
Sun Yan bent down slightly and said nothing.
Of course, Emperor Xingyuan would not ask the palace servants to know what happened outside. He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, tell me what happened, and it can be spread outside."
He knew that his sister was not the kind to show off, and not many people would attend birthday banquets such as her fortieth birthday. The fact that it could spread showed that this matter was unusual.
"My sister only heard about it later. Yi'er went to propose a toast to Miss Kou. He drank a lot and drank it straight down..."
King Qing was named Yi, and Chen Yi was his famous name.
Emperor Xingyuan frowned when he heard this: "Is it the Kou girl who saved Fu'er on the Double Ninth Festival?"
Princess Zhaoyang nodded: "Exactly. Brother Huang also knows that I don't like liveliness, and there are not many people invited to my birthday banquet, but Miss Kou has a life-saving grace for Fu'er. If I don't invite her, the world will laugh at our royal family's coldness. "
"Your Majesty, you are right -" Emperor Xingyuan paused, his face looking grim.
It was outrageous for the second child to ask for a drink with a girl at his aunt's banquet, and he ended up being drunk by her girl. It was simply embarrassing!
"It's not a big deal for a young man to drink a few too many glasses of wine and act casually, but he didn't expect there would be consequences."
"What's the follow-up?" Emperor Xingyuan asked.
"The Prince of Guchang heard about Yi'er and Miss Kou having a drinking contest. I don't know whether it was out of curiosity or something, but he also ran to find Miss Kou to have a drinking contest..."
When Emperor Xingyuan heard that Princess Zhaoyang mentioned Dai Ze, he frowned fiercely.
It's this kid again!
Princess Zhaoyang’s complaint against Dai Ze was false, and her complaint against King Qing was true, but she could not directly point the finger at Prince Qing: “I invited Miss Kou to my sister’s birthday party to express her gratitude, but unexpectedly she got into trouble. Trouble is coming. Maybe Prince Guchangbo was dissatisfied with his sister because of what happened on the Double Ninth Festival, and went to make things difficult for Miss Kou."
"This bastard." Emperor Xingyuan cursed and comforted his sister, "Sister, don't be angry. I will ask Gu Changbo to give that boy a good beating later."
The eldest princess Zhaoyang said with a straight face: "It is the fault of a son not to teach his father. Gu Changbo really indulged his son too much."
Emperor Xingyuan nodded, his eyes flashing.
Of course Dai Ze deserves to be scolded, and the second son is also very shameful. As a father, he also needs to be beaten.
Princess Zhaoyang noticed the change in her brother's expression and was secretly satisfied, so she said goodbye.
"Imperial sister, wait."
Princess Zhaoyang stopped.
"Ahem, Prince Guchang asked Miss Kou to have a drinking contest, what was the result?"
