The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 157

In April, the peonies were in full bloom, and the palace was going to hold a peony flower banquet. The queen called Princess Jing to Fengyi Palace.

Princess Jing certainly didn't come here by herself. Brother Fu, who was almost two years old, walked beside her mother, and obediently shouted "Grandmother Wanan" when she reached the empress. The overly quiet demeanor is more like King Jing, without the naughty energy of ordinary two-year-old boys.

The queen reached out and hugged her grandson to the couch, and asked softly, "What did Brother Fu eat in the morning?"

Fu Geer sat firmly and upright, thought for a while and replied: "Goat's milk, rice porridge."

He asked what he asked and answered what he asked, and refused to say a single word that was unnecessary.

The queen patted the top of her grandson's head, and ordered the maid to bring some small pastries and put them on the low table for Fu Geer to eat. Then she looked at her and talked to her daughter-in-law: "I'm old, your father is ready This year at the Peony Banquet, he will choose a princess, you are his second sister-in-law, who can you choose?"

Princess Jing was silent for a moment.

Back then when the emperor was still a prince, he went to the palace for a banquet, and for some reason he favored a court lady. Although the previous emperor didn't say anything and gave him the maid, the emperor always regarded this matter as a stain, and brought the maid back to the mansion. Placed in a side courtyard, if it weren't for the rumor of pregnancy, no one would pay attention until death.It's a pity that although the palace lady is pregnant, her bones are not good, and she has dystocia during childbirth.The fourth prince probably suffered from a disease in his mother's womb, and he began to act like other princes when he was a child. He refused to speak until he was three years old, so the emperor paid attention to it. mama take care of.The fourth prince was slowly willing to speak, but he stammered, and refused to speak most of the time in the end.

Because of this flaw, the Fourth Prince is doomed to miss the throne. Ambitious officials in the capital or those who really love their daughters certainly don’t want their daughters to be chosen as princesses. Furthermore, the Fourth Prince is withdrawn and doesn’t like strangers to get close to him. The girl he chose didn't suit him, wouldn't it please both parties?

"Mother," Concubine Jing said hesitantly, "I think that when the time comes, we can invite the emperor to bring the fourth brother over so that the fourth brother can see it with his own eyes, or find an excuse for the fourth brother to have the opportunity to meet the girl who is attending the banquet." We, maybe he can meet someone he likes."

The fourth prince fell in love with someone, and they helped to tie the knot. The royal family can't force officials to marry their daughters, but once the royal family expresses their intention to get married, even if it's just a side concubine, the general family of officials will be happy to do so, and they won't just do it casually. Refers to people, for example, if the fourth prince falls in love with the daughter of an important official, the emperor will not chill the heart of the courtier because of his son's marriage.

The queen nodded: "Okay, I will tell your father." His eyes fell on Fu Ge'er, and he stopped eating when he saw his grandson eating a piece of pastry. Please come over, Mrs. Marquis Wu'an, mother and daughter, now that the weather is warm, it is more convenient for children to wear less clothes, let the two of them play together."

Princess Jing hesitated slightly, but made a decision in an instant: "Okay, I'll make a post later."

She also likes Cancan. She usually walks around frequently because of her poor status. Now she happens to meet. Then let Wu Yinghou and her daughter sit next to her, with her protection. That unhappiness will never happen again.

So on the second day, Ah Ju received a post from Prince Jing's Mansion, inviting their mother and daughter to the palace to enjoy the peonies, and specifically asked her to bring Lin Zhu with her, so it would be more lively with the little girl's company.Guo Baozhu, as the wife of the loyal Hou Shizi, naturally received a message from the palace, and will accompany Mrs. Ji into the palace.

Ah Ju really didn't want to go, but Princess Jing was very kind, and she euphemistically hinted in the letter that they would never let their mother and daughter be bullied again, so it was hard for her to refuse.They had to go anyway, when Zhao Chen came back and asked her if she wanted to go, Ah Ju nodded, not wanting to trouble Zhao Chen.What can Zhao Chen do, it's just to let her pretend to be sick, will Princess Jing believe this kind of excuse?

Zhao Chen read the post, but he was a little uncertain, "Azhu..."

As Mrs. Hou, it was inevitable for his wife to enter the palace for entertainment, so even if he knew that there was a villain in the palace, he couldn't refuse every time. Besides, with the guarantee of Princess Jing, he was quite at ease.The emperor was fairly fair to the princes. King Rui was both civil and military, and the emperor entrusted him with reuse. King Jing was in poor health and recuperated at home, but he had all the duties that a direct prince should have. After the birth of the eldest grandson, the emperor favored King Jing even more. Princess Jiarou would never dare to offend Princess Jing.

However, he heard rumors that the emperor wanted to choose a concubine for the fourth prince.The fourth prince is different from King Rui. If he gets married, he will not be afraid of the emperor. Moreover, although the fourth prince has a stutter, he is still very handsome. If he can be selected, Lin Zhu may not be unhappy. Bamboo probably wanted to give the Lin family a chance.

Before going to bed, Zhao Chen hugged his wife and said this, "What do you think?"

Ah Ju felt that her husband was thinking too much, "How could Ah Zhu be chosen? Princess Jing and Rui Wang are all famous daughters, even if the status of the fourth prince is not as good as that of King Jing Rui, the emperor will not choose him from a low family background." Girl, didn't you say that the emperor feels guilty towards the fourth prince? Maybe the emperor will choose a girl with a higher status for him. "

The two elder brothers were chosen, and it was the fourth prince's turn to be the daughter of a sixth-rank official. The emperor is so wise. How could the emperor do such an arrangement that even the old man in the country knew was wrong?The last time her daughter was one year old, Princess Jing liked Baozhu Azhu when she came here. In Aju's opinion, Princess Jing asked her to bring Lin Zhu with her just to see her sister, and it was also a respect for the Lin family.

There is some truth in these words, Zhao Chen was silent for a moment, and then asked: "If you really choose, would you like it?"

Ah Ju didn't know how to answer.

My younger sister is 15 years old, and it's not that she hasn't proposed marriage to the Lin family this year. Almost every time someone proposes marriage, her mother will tell her that she also asked Zhao Chen to help find out about the other party. He is not the heir, and his status is not low, but there are Tongfang around him, and Lin Zhu's reason for refusing is also Tongfang.Those who don't have a housemate, and the official position is not high, of course they are better than the Lin family, but they are also rejected by the younger sister.

"Fourth prince, do you have a room?" Ah Ju asked in a low voice.

Zhao Chen said "Yes", "There should be. When the prince is 13 years old, the emperor will choose someone to send to the Pope's son and daughter. Two years before the wedding, he will also choose an official girl to serve the prince. She is a serious concubine. Choosing a concubine, the Fourth Prince probably has concubines around him."

But so what, it's a princess, marrying an ordinary person may not mind whether the other party has other women, marrying a prince, the status of a princess is enough to make people forget about those women, how Lin Zhu will choose, Zhao Chen is really not sure.

Ah Ju also has a headache about this. She hopes that her younger sister will marry someone who is devoted to her, but she also knows that her younger sister values ​​the status of a man more than love, or that she values ​​it as much as love... This kind of thing is just like how her younger sister could not dissuade her from changing her mind about Meng Zhongjing. , she can't expect her sister to listen to her advice obediently.

"Forget it, what you're talking about is just in case. If Princess Jing is interested in A Zhu, she must have told me. She didn't say it, probably because she didn't have that kind of thought, so let's not even think about it." A Ju leaned in her husband's arms He said in a muffled voice, but he made up his mind in his heart to tell his younger sister to dress in a more inconspicuous way on the day she entered the palace, and then keep her close by her side.She even thought about not bringing her younger sister, but she immediately vetoed it herself. It is probably meaningless not to mention Princess Jing. If her younger sister finds out, she might complain about her not allowing her to enter the palace to watch the fun.

Zhao Chen nodded, feeling his wife's chest pressed tightly against him, he put his hand in, and said hoarsely: "I don't want to..."

There was a coquettish sound in his arms, Zhao Chen laughed lowly, turned over and pressed on top.

But as a brother-in-law, he still wanted to find out for his sister-in-law, even if it was just a possibility.

"I heard that the emperor is going to choose a concubine for the fourth prince at this peony banquet?" Zhao Chen deliberately waited on Guo Zijing's way into the palace, and Zhao Chen chatted with Guo Zijing through the post in the palace. Guo Zijing followed the emperor and knew more.

Mrs. Guo also received the post, Guo Zijing nodded without thinking too much.

"Another girl is going to fly up the branch." Zhao Chen said lightly, "It's just a girl who doesn't know whose turn it will be, like the fourth prince, no matter which emperor brother comes to power in the future, he will not be too guarded against him, his princess will naturally I will follow to think about happiness."

Guo Zijing wanted to say that it had nothing to do with them whether they were lucky or not, and neither of the two families had girls of the right age, but before he could say anything, he suddenly thought of Lin Zhu, and couldn't help but look at Zhao Chen more.Zhao Chen saw nothing wrong with the front, Guo Zijing held the reins, and said: "That may not be true, you also know the situation of the fourth prince, you are sick, the fourth prince doesn't like the servants of the palace, the emperor arranged for him a concubine the year before. It doesn't matter either, but the eldest palace maid next to him is deeply in his favor, and with all these years of childhood sweethearts, it would be fine if the fourth concubine in the future is broad-minded, but it's still unknown whether it will be a blessing or a curse if she is stingy."

Zhao Chen was quite surprised, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the Fourth Prince to be such an infatuated." After a few jokes, he changed the topic.

Guo Zijing was not sure.Zhao Chen wouldn't be looking for something to talk about. Could it be that Lin Zhu also received the post, and Zhao Chen wanted to choose a tall branch for his sister-in-law?Zhao Chen has always attached great importance to the Lin family, so he naturally knows what Lin Zhu likes better than him, so now that he knows the situation around the fourth prince, will he help Lin Zhu plan?
If it were him, he would rather give up his sister's dream than let her marry someone who is not human.

Lin Zhu is also considered his half sister.

Intentionally reminding Zhao Chen, but afraid that Zhao Chen might misunderstand something, Guo Zijing will not live in peace for the next few days.

Tomorrow was going to the palace to admire the peonies, Guo Baozhu went back to her natal home on purpose, and made an appointment to go to the palace with her mother, Mrs. Guo agreed, looked at the weather, and urged her to go back early.Guo Baozhu refused to leave, hugged his mother's arm and acted like a baby: "What's the hurry, Ji Zhao will pick me up after leaving the palace, let's go back together."

Mrs. Guo was relieved but helpless: "He is too used to you."

Guo Baozhu curled her lips quietly, what are you used to, she would pretend to be a good husband during the day, but she couldn't beat him at night, her arms were sore after tossing and beating, and in the end she was succeeded by others...

Seeing that he was getting more and more comfortable serving him, she forgave him.

The mother and daughter chattered in the house, and outside the palace, Ji Zhao deliberately waited for his brother-in-law to go with him.

Guo Zijing didn't like to talk to Zhao Chen, but Ji Zhao didn't take it seriously, and asked casually: "Baozhu never likes to go to the palace, she won't excuse her illness to go tomorrow, right?"

Ji Zhao laughed immediately: "How can it be, my sister-in-law Cancan and Azhu will both go, and there are so many people, she can't wait to go."

"Azhu?" Guo Zijing turned his head to look at him and lowered his voice.

Ji Zhao's heart jumped, and he quickly explained: "Brother, don't get me wrong. I, Baozhu, call Azhu Azhu all day long. I said it too fast for a while, so I must pay attention to it in the future." The other party's nickname, Guo Zijing, as an uncle, couldn't help but think too much.

Guo Zijing's tone was still calm, "Baozhu doesn't care about these things, you should pay attention to yourself, I won't misunderstand you, and others may not believe your explanation."

But he was dissatisfied with Zhao Chensheng in his heart. Could it be that he really planned to help Lin Zhu earn the position of princess?Otherwise, with Lin Zhu's appearance, if he doesn't want to cause trouble, he should stay at home.

(End of this chapter)