When the carriage from the Princess's Palace drove towards the First Prince's Palace, the carriage from the Second Prince's Palace also moved out at the same time.
The eldest prince's concubine Ning Yao invited the second prince's concubine Zhang Wan to come with her. Naturally, it was because the two palaces had secretly formed an alliance to deal with the prince, and they wanted to see Su Rong together, and then explore her voice to judge some things.
Originally, the most important thing was to find out whether her relationship with Zhou Gu was reliable, and to find ways to use her to deal with Zhou Gu and the Duke Protector's Palace, but unexpectedly, she and Zhou Gu had broken off their engagement, but even so, she still Even though she was Su Xingze's sister and the daughter of the governor of Jiangzhou, she still couldn't be treated like an ordinary person.
The First Prince's Mansion has been preparing for a long time, waiting for Duan Hua to agree to take Su Rong to the banquet. Now that Duan Hua has agreed, the First Prince's Mansion has been preparing in full swing early in the morning.
Ning Chi's stepmother's younger brother Ning Ze, who is also the brother of the eldest princess Ning Yao, is four years younger than Ning Chi. He came to Beijing to take the scientific examination. Because his literary talent and reputation were not obvious, he came to Beijing to take part in the scientific examination. The exam did not cause any big disturbance, unlike the three talented people from Jiangzhou, Su Xingze, the talented person from Western Sichuan, Lu Fengyan, and the talented person from Northern Hebei, Zhao Li'an, who were praised for their talents and learning.
The Ning family had their own residence in the capital. After Ning Ze got the news, he went to the eldest prince's mansion without much delay.
Ning Yao saw him coming and told him, "Today you accompany Su Rong's younger brother, Fengling, to find out what he says and why Su Rong backed out of Zhou Gu's marriage. Then you can find out again." Su Xingze, let's see if Jiangzhou Governor's Office has really boarded the prince's ship, or was he forcibly pulled on the boat by the prince. In fact, he is not satisfied. Is Su Rong's divorce from Zhou Gu actually just to resist the East Palace? Or something else? , it’s best to find out.”
Ning Ze nodded, "Don't worry, sister, leave it to me."
After finishing the ticket, he said to Ning Yao: "I heard that Su Rongchang is extremely beautiful, slightly better than Princess Duanhua and Qin Luan..."
Ning Yao immediately stared at him, "What do you want to do?"
Ning Ze came closer to Ning Yao and lowered his voice, "Now that she and Zhou Gu have broken off their engagement, she is a governor of Jiangzhou. Although we haven't noticed it yet, Su Xingze has to. Not as good as me." Sister, what do you think of marrying her off?"
Ning Yao frowned, "A little concubine..."
"Sister!" Ning Ze interrupted her, "Don't be too short-sighted. I have already said that Su Xingze is much more valuable than Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion. I heard that Su Xingze loved him, a concubine. Sister, if you marry her, are you still afraid that Su Xingze won’t join your brother-in-law’s boat?”
Ning Yao started to think after hearing this, "It makes sense, but now I haven't even seen anyone. Maybe the rumors are wrong. In addition, the fundamental reason why she was treated as a guest in the princess mansion has not been found out yet. I am here On the second day after she entered the princess mansion, she sent out invitations, but they were all rejected by Duan Hua. Duan Hua seemed to be protecting her, and he didn't bring the person out until she broke off the engagement. He has yet to find out who she is. , it’s not good to take action rashly.”
"Sister, it will be too late when you find out her bottom. You have to catch her off guard." Ning Ze actively persuaded, "Even if she is not as beautiful as the rumors say, but for the sake of my brother-in-law, what's the point of me sacrificing something? Moreover, Even if you plot against her, you don’t have to marry her right away..."
Ning Yao hesitated, "This matter still needs to be discussed with your brother-in-law."
Ning Ze disagreed, "Sister, are you stupid? You don't know that my brother-in-law loves beauties? Now that Su Rong and Zhou Gu have broken off their engagement, if he thinks of this, he will see Su Rong again. , what will you do if he marries Su Rong into the house as a concubine? If that woman only has beauty and no brains, that's fine. If she has both beauty and brains, wouldn't you be in danger? Why don't you give it to her? My brother, since I can capture her, I can also drag Su Xingze to our boat, and maybe I can also drag the selfless Shangshu Shen Xian. If the matter succeeds, it will also be beneficial to my brother-in-law."
Ning Yao was moved by what he said, "Let me think about it."
"Sister, you have to think quickly. If you have figured it out, hurry up and make arrangements." Ning Ze gave her an idea, "This is your house. It's not easy to deal with a little concubine? Let the maid make a splash. Tea, or a detour, or a drop of water, or some medicine, it doesn't matter, as long as I get the person."
Ning Yao said nothing.
Ning Ze knew that her heart was moved, so he sat aside and drank tea.
Waiting.
After a while, Ning Yao said: "Father originally wanted to marry you a noble girl, Su Rong, a concubine. Although Su Xingze is here, are you sure that Su Xingze can be named on the gold medal list?"
"I met Su Xingze a while ago. After the scientific examination, he no longer stayed at home and walked around. He spoke well and was very literary. Even Lu Fengyan, a talented man from western Sichuan, was very impressed after coming into contact with him. I admire his talent and learning." Ning Ze said, "He will definitely be able to pass high school."
After he finished speaking, he sighed, "Brother-in-law is still not ruthless enough, otherwise why should he be afraid of Shen Xian? If he had taken action earlier and ruined Su Xingze's career, and then helped him when he was at his lowest, this person might have been killed. If my brother-in-law uses him, wouldn't it be better than letting him pass the scientific examination and become the East Palace?"
Ning Yao glared at him, "To put it nicely, Shen Xian is in charge of the civil service. This year has come to a critical period for the appointment and dismissal of officials every three years. How can he offend Shen Xian for Su Xingze? Some people have to Shen Xian needs to be accommodating."
Ning Ze also understood this, "If I had known, I would have taken action when he was on his way to Beijing."
Ning Yao said: "He came to the capital with Zhou Gu and Xie Lin. Your brother-in-law wants to take action, but there is an elite team of Protector's Mansion to protect him, so he is not sure. In addition, Xie Lin is involved, and Prince Ruian's Mansion has been Maintaining neutrality is different from the Duke Protector's Palace. It is truly neutral and does not lean towards the East Palace. If he was touched and found out, it would cause Prince Ruian's Palace to surrender to the East Palace, which would be a huge nuisance."
Ning Ze shook his head, "Looking forward and backward, focusing on one thing and the other, my brother-in-law is too indecisive and not ruthless enough."
Ning Yao sneered, "He is not only your brother-in-law, but also His Highness. You should be more careful with your words. If His Highness hears you, be careful that he gets tired of you."
Ning Ze disagreed, "He still relies on me, my brother-in-law, and our Nanping Marquis Mansion. Sister, why are you so careful with him?"
Ning Yao warned, "His Highness and the Nanping Marquis Mansion are tied together for mutual benefit. If you don't respect His Highness, you always think that he relies on our Nanping Marquis Mansion, so you can use this as your basis and not take him seriously." , even if he doesn’t attack you now, he will still settle the score with you when he becomes a great treasure in the future. So, do you understand? You are not allowed to speak like this again in the future. "
Ning Ze sat up straight, "My sister is right, but my brother is arrogant."
He is a person who can listen to people's words and is very teachable. "Have you thought about it after such a long time? You have to hurry up. People will be here soon. It will be too late to make arrangements."
Ning Yao nodded, "I've thought about it, I'll make arrangements right away."
Ning Ze smiled and said, "Sister, being so straightforward and decisive is the demeanor of a future mother who will grace the world."
Ning Yao glanced at Ning Ze, turned around without saying anything.
It was already six o'clock when Su Rong, Duan Hua, and Fengling left the princess's residence, and it was already three o'clock when they arrived at the eldest prince's residence.
The carriage from the Princess's Palace arrived at the entrance of the First Prince's Palace, arriving almost at the same time as the carriage from the Second Prince's Palace.
After Duan Hua and Su Rong got off the carriage, they saw people getting off the carriage coming from the opposite side. Duan Hua immediately approached Su Rong and said in his ear: "This is the second prince's concubine Zhang Wan. I didn't expect that the eldest prince's concubine Ning Yao would be here today." Zhang Wan was invited, when did the relationship between the two become so good?"
Su Rong thought, it must have been recently, because the prince captured Jiang Sheng, the former governor of Jiangzhou, and took Jiangzhou into his hands, ruining the Nanping Marquis marriage plan. With the power of thunder, the prince's foundation is very deep. The second prince must have understood the power of the prince through this incident. Therefore, he is no match for him alone. The two princes must have secretly joined forces.
Duan Hua was usually very polite. He pulled Su Rong to greet the second prince and concubine, saying, "Second cousin sister-in-law."
Su Rong also greeted him, "Second prince's concubine."
After Zhang Wan got out of the car, she looked at Su Rong next to Duan Hua. When she saw this, she was slightly shocked. She didn't expect that Su Rong really looked good. She stepped forward with a smile, "Excuse me, this is it." Miss Su Qi? When I saw her today, she was really good."
Su Rong smiled slightly and said, "The second prince and concubine have received a compliment."
The group of people gathered together and entered the eldest prince's mansion. They didn't go far, and the eldest prince's concubine came out with someone to greet her. Her eyes fell on Su Rong for the first time. She paused for a moment, thinking that if she could just rely on This pair
With her appearance, being her sister-in-law is enough.
After another greeting, the eldest prince's concubine, as the host, was obviously more enthusiastic than the second prince's concubine. She greeted the crowd and walked in. She said with a smile: "As early as when I heard that Miss Su Qi came to Beijing, I wanted to see who she was. What kind of smart person you are, so I posted a message asking Duan Hua to invite you to live in his house. Unexpectedly, Duan Hua was reluctant to let you go. Until today, I have never seen anyone. Although I have been waiting for many days, It’s worth it, Miss Seven is really a lovely person.”
Su Rong made many twists and turns after listening to her words, and she was able to speak beautifully and pleasantly, which was really rare, so she smiled and replied, "Thank you, First Prince, for thinking about me. I have long wanted to come and see the First Prince and the Palace Chief." , after the princess and I hit it off, she was too clingy and there was nothing I could do about it. Hey, I heard that the cook in your house is very good?"
The eldest princess didn't understand why her words were directed at the cook. She paused and said, "It's not bad."
Su Rong laughed, "Then my brother and I will be very happy."
