happy match

After entering the main hall, everyone sat down one by one.

Today is Shen Qiuyu's birthday banquet, and the guests who come are basically the female relatives of officials from the prince's faction.Mo Shi and Lin's side concubine Shen Qiuyu accompanied a group of female relatives in the main hall.

It was inconvenient for the prince and Gu Xinian to stay here, so they simply went to the study to talk.

The men formed factions in the court to fight endlessly with the Three Princes' Party, and the female relatives also communicated frequently in private.Among them, there is actually Mrs. Ma, the wife of the Minister of Rites, and Mrs. Wang, the wife of the Minister of Officials.

Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has always belonged to the prince's faction, and the Ma family has always been in close contact with the female family members of the prince's mansion. It is not surprising to come to Shen Qiuyu's birthday banquet today.However, it was the first time for Wang to attend such a small-scale banquet at the Prince's Mansion.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the evaluation and promotion of officials, and it is the first of the six departments.Xie Shangshu is one of the few neutral factions. He not only maintains a good relationship with the Prince's faction, but also gets along well with the Three Princes' faction... To put it simply, he wants to make no offense to anyone, and hopes to have a good relationship.In the future, no matter who ascends the throne and inherits the throne, he will be able to stand in the court safely and securely.

But as the struggle between the two factions intensified, almost all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were involved in this brutal struggle that could not see the smoke of gunpowder.It has become impossible for Xie Shangshu to think wisely and protect himself from offending anyone.Therefore, after Xie Shangshu locked himself in his study for a day and night and carefully weighed the pros and cons, he finally made a difficult choice.The fact that Mrs. Wang came to the Prince's Mansion for a banquet was an obvious signal.

The prince was naturally very happy to win such a heavyweight support.all of these.All thanks to Gu Xinian!

If it wasn't for Gu Xinian's ingenious strategy, the third prince's land tax reform would not have ended in disgrace. Although the emperor didn't reprimand him too much, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor was disappointed with the third prince.As a result, the prince's image in the minds of many officials immediately became taller.

After all, the crown prince is the son of the empress, who is both the heir and the elder, and has more advantages than the third prince in terms of status.And the third prince can have many supporters in the court.In addition to my shrewdness and ability, it is more because of the blessing of the Holy One.Once the third prince lost his Sacred Heart, he would immediately be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, a high-ranking and prudent minister like Xie Shangshu also expressed his favor to the prince after weighing...

This is what people want!The prince thought excitedly, and the smile on his face became more and more cheerful.Gu Xinian seemed to have seen through his thoughts.With a low laugh, he said, "Congratulations to His Royal Highness, half of the six departments are in the hands of His Highness." Among the six departments, the most important official department and the household department have already leaned towards the Prince's faction.Then there is the Ministry of Rites, exactly half of them.

As for the other three, the Ministry of War is independent and detached, belonging to the generals faction.Neither the prince nor the third prince dared to extend their hands to the Ministry of War.So as not to arouse the suspicion of the emperor.Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice is treacherous, and he will never join the team easily until the last moment.Only the Ministry of Industry remained.It is the iron-clad Three Prince faction.Although the Ministry of Industry is well-off, its influence in the court is the smallest, so there is nothing to be afraid of.In this way, the Prince faction has really gained the upper hand this time!

The prince felt much more at ease, and said with a smile: "All this is thanks to your strategizing, and I will give you a first credit."

This is true!The prince's ear root is soft-tempered, gentle and mediocre, compared to the shrewd and capable third prince.It's really worse.Although occupying the position of prince, he is not very popular.At this time in the previous life.He is already the backbone of the Three Princes' faction, and there are many secret and overt expressions of friendship between the court and middle officials.But in this life, with his advice and advice, he spared no effort to suppress the faction of the third prince, and with this decisive victory, the direction of the court has been completely reversed.

Gu Xinian thought so in his heart, but smiled humbly on his face: "Your Highness said that, it really made me tremble with fear. All this is because of Your Highness's wise and precise decisions. I am just a pawn in front of the horse, fighting for Your Highness." That's all."

What is more valuable than having credit is not claiming credit at all!

The crown prince was more and more moved. In a moment of excitement, he held Gu Xinian's hand and sighed: "Cousin, with your help, why worry about nothing happening!"

Gu Xinian disliked this kind of physical contact the most in his life, but he didn't show it at this time. Instead, he smiled and said modestly: "Your Highness really makes me feel ashamed. I grew up with Your Highness since we were young, and we are like brothers. Dingguo Gongfu is His Highness's natal family and His Highness's most steadfast supporter. If I don't help His Highness, who else can I help?"

It's really lucky that he can say such nasty words without changing his face and heartbeat.

If it was said that the prince was acting a bit before, after hearing these heartfelt words, he was really moved.At this time, when I think about what I have done, I feel even more inexplicable guilt.After a moment of silence, a sentence suddenly popped up: "Cousin, do you still hate me?"

No, there is no hatred anymore, only luck and pity.

Gu Xinian was thinking in his heart, but he responded naturally: "Where did your highness come from? Could it be that your highness still doesn't trust me?"

Since the resumption of communication, the two are trying their best to repair their relationship, at least on the surface, they are as harmonious as they were back then.Only the person involved knows best that some things can never go back to the past!At least, these three words, Shen Qiuyu, were never mentioned when the two of them were alone.

But today, the crown prince took the initiative to mention Shen Qiuyu: "I'm sorry for you about Yu'er. If you weren't mad at me and hated me, you wouldn't have wasted four years..."

Gu Xinian took over the conversation with a calm expression: "Your Highness, this is all in the past, so there is no need to worry about it anymore. I was too young and stubborn back then, and I couldn't get out of the horns. However, I have long wanted to I understand. Cousin Shen was young back then, and couldn't tell the difference between a man and a woman. To me, it was just a brother-sister relationship that grew up together. The one she really liked in her heart has always been His Highness. So, His Highness really doesn't have to worry about it. "Pause, then jokingly said: "Unless His Highness minds..."

Of course the crown prince would not admit that he really minded the past between Shen Qiuyu and Gu Xinian, and immediately responded righteously: "Am I the kind of narrow-minded person who cares about every detail, as long as my cousin doesn't mind, I won't let you go." In my heart."

"Your Highness is truly admirable for his broad-mindedness!" Gu Xinian said something against his will without batting an eye.

The prince grinned, and finally felt more at ease.After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I really can't figure it out. Your eyes are always high above the top, so how could you fall in love with a young, yellow-haired girl?"

Gu Xinian smiled leisurely, and his eyes suddenly softened a lot: "This is the fate between me and her." The kind of tenderness that only comes when you mention your beloved is definitely not something you can pretend!

The prince was completely relieved, and joked: "Then you have to wait. She hasn't reached the end yet! If you want to marry someone back home, you have to wait at least another year or two! You are sure, you really Can you wait so long?" Speaking of the last sentence, the ambiguous and low-level fun between men is fully revealed.

For so many years, Gu Xinian has never been close to women, and he is well-known in the capital.The prince has heard about it for a long time, and occasionally jokes about it.In fact, this is also a point that makes the prince worry about it.If Gu Xinian hadn't been obsessed with Shen Qiuyu, how could he have kept his body like jade and kept away from women?

Gu Xinian was well aware of the prince's shady thoughts, so he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his lips.Does the prince really think that everyone can't live without a woman like him?

...Of course, he is also secretly planning to marry someone into the mansion earlier!

The two men exchanged a knowing smile.The prince laughed again and said: "The Queen Mother has already agreed to propose a marriage for you, and the decree will soon reach the Changyuanbo Mansion and the Duke Dingguo Mansion."

Gu Xinian smiled and said, "It's thanks to His Highness's help." Sun's attitude was firm at that time, so Gu Xinian had no choice but to ask Empress Gu to help.If not for the prince interceding, Queen Gu would not have agreed so readily.Of course, it is not ruled out that Queen Gu did it on purpose.Deliberately sending this favor to the crown prince, so that Gu Xinian would be grateful to Dade, and from then on he would be more determined to run around for the crown prince...

The prince laughed, and finally let go of his hand, and patted Gu Xinian's shoulder vigorously: "It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about. I'm still waiting for you to embrace the beauty as soon as possible, and ask for a wedding wine by the way."

More importantly, as long as Gu Xinian gets married, Shen Qiuyu will not miss him any more.

Therefore, in fact, the more indifferent and distant Gu Xinian behaved towards Shen Qiuyu, the more at ease the prince felt.

Seeing the crown prince smiling complacently, Gu Xinian also laughed happily.

In the main hall of the Prince's Mansion, it is very lively when you come and go.

Mo Shi sat in the middle, and Shen Qiuyu and Concubine Lin sat beside her.The female guests who came to the banquet naturally sat down in order of age.Ye Qinglan and Gu Xiyu were the youngest, so they naturally sat in the farthest corner.

However, even so, there were not many eyes looking at the two of them.Because these two girls are the hottest topic figures in the capital recently.

Xie Peng fell in love with Gu Xiyu at first sight, and made a fuss about going to Dingguo's mansion to propose marriage.The Xie family refused to agree, and they did not hesitate to lock Xie Peng in the mansion to prevent him from leaving the mansion.As soon as such news spread, the topic about Gu Xiyu being different from ordinary people was naturally brought up again.And it's getting more and more serious.

As for Ye Qinglan, let alone.Because of Empress Gu's summoning and Mrs. Zheng's intention to get married, this little-known girl became the most prominent noble lady in the aristocratic circle of the capital.

Unexpectedly, these two girls appeared together today. How can we not make the gossip-loving noble women excited? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)