The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 233 My little boy grows up

Although Cheng Zimo did not directly tell the Xing family that he would follow the fifth prince, judging from the series of actions of the Cheng family, Cheng Zimo always had such meaning.To get close to the fifth prince, one must alienate the eldest prince.Besides, Xiuyan thought that Cheng Zimo was an extremely intelligent person, even if he expressed his loyalty to the second prince or the third prince, he would not suddenly pass on all his "love" to the first prince.

Thinking of her father's contacts in the Ministry of Justice, she couldn't help asking curiously: "Has anyone from the First Prince been placed in the Ministry of Justice?"

Xing Zhong thought for a while, then shook his head hesitantly: "No one can say this kind of thing well, if you say no, but the First Prince is familiar with all kinds of gossip in the Sixth Ministry; if you say yes, no one in the Ministry of Punishment dares to publicly express He is the eldest prince himself."

"Is there any contact between the King of Beijing Jing and the Ministry of Punishment?"

Hearing his daughter's question, Xing Zhong suddenly remembered that his immediate superior, Mr. Feng Xiao, seemed to be a distant nephew of the old concubine's natal family.Xing Zhong, the boss, doesn't have great skills, but likes to make friends, eat wine, gamble, spend time and money, and is also famous in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Xing Zhong was dragged to have a few drinks by him, and the other party secretly hoped to have a relationship with the cash cow of the Xing family.It's a pity that Xing Zhong didn't like that, he either turned a blind eye to Mr. Xiao's solicitation, or pretended to be stupid. After a few times, the other party became cold.Fortunately, Xing Zhongcai hadn't had any troubles in his official business, and Master Xiao couldn't make random mistakes.

After Xing Zhong finished speaking, he felt that there was something wrong with his daughter's words, so he asked cautiously: "Do you doubt the Beijing Palace?"

Xiuyan smiled calmly: "It's nothing, I just went to their house to attend the full moon banquet of the young prince a while ago, and I overheard the two wives whispering, as if they mentioned the harmonious relationship between the eldest prince and King Beijing. In that case, our family will be regarded as an unwarranted disaster.”

Xing Zhong looked at his daughter suspiciously, he knew Xiuyan's temperament, Xing Zhong didn't dare to say that he knew what his daughter was thinking, but this little girl was probably hiding something, Xing Zhong could still guess it.

But his daughter refused to reveal any unnecessary words, so Xing Zhong couldn't force this girl's temperament, so he had to follow Xiuyan to change the topic.

On the second day, Xing Zhong went to the Yamen as usual, and Xiuyan hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhengde in the palace.It wasn't until after lunch that Zhengde arrived late, sweating profusely.

Lu Shi took Fu Geer to take a nap, when Zhengde came back, he didn't go to her yard, but went directly to Xiuyan.

"Who is following you outside? Why do you look in a panic?" Xiuyan asked someone to pour herbal tea for him, and Zhengde drank three full cups. If Xiuyan did not try to block him, he would have to eat it again A few cups are not enough.

Zhengde was half paralyzed on the chair, and said weakly: "Today, my third elder brother also had some kind of hysteria, and insisted on dragging me to practice martial arts. It happened that the emperor and the queen went to the upper study to see the fourth elder brother, so they wanted to stay and watch. Xiao When the eunuch came to report the letter, my third brother and I were in the midst of a battle, and I asked my father to reprimand me twice, so this is the time."

In the past six months, Zhengde has been growing up like a wicker, and now he has almost reached Xiuyan's jaw, especially recently, Xiuyan always feels that his younger brother has changed after a few days.

Less immature, more stable and heroic.

Seeing him clutching his shriveled stomach and humming like acting, Xiuyan angrily asked the small kitchen to cook some of Zhengde's favorite dishes.The people in the small kitchen knew that the fifth prince was coming to eat, so they naturally went all out, and cooked a dozen delicious dishes in just half an incense stick.

Seeing the ivory chopsticks in that little hand flying up and down, Zhengde's little stomach immediately swelled under the wind and clouds.

Xiuyan smiled and put a thick Pu'er in front of him: "The third prince has been in the limelight recently?"

Zhengde put down his chopsticks, and took the teacup with both hands: "Third prince, a cousin suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I am afraid that this person will be made the admiral of the Southeast Navy."

Xiuyan smiled and said: "It's absolutely impossible, let's not talk about the origin of this uncle, let's just say that the emperor has a temper, he will never hand over the rights of the army to one of his sons so early, even if this child He is his intended heir."

Zhengde's face changed a little, but he kept looking at his sister with his mouth pursed.

"I guess, the emperor is going to use the third prince as a gun to hone some of you, so that this person can inherit the great rule in the future." Although Xiuyan didn't want to discourage Zhengde's enthusiasm, she still had something to say, In order to prevent Zhengde from being vague in the future, unable to see the general trend of the court, and harming others and himself.

"Is the fourth prince still not feeling well?"

Zhengde shook his head and said in a low voice, "I haven't seen fourth brother for several days. The empress said that fourth brother had a cold, so he wanted to rest at the queen's place, and told us not to disturb him. Sister, I doubt it. The queen It’s because I knew about Fourth Brother’s condition, but I deliberately kept it from everyone and refused to let outsiders know about it.”

The queen's reliance is the fourth prince. Once the four princes are good or bad, the queen is equivalent to losing the last hole card. Therefore, for her own son, the queen does not exist as a mother more often, but as a gambler. .

In the game of chess, the queen is not the most powerful person, but she is a power that all chess pieces, including Zhengde, dare not underestimate.

Xiuyan tugged at the folds of Zhengde's skirt, and softly warned: "Remember what my sister said, don't mess with the queen, at least don't fight with that woman face to face before you become an adult and leave the palace to build a mansion."

Zhengde nodded prudently: "I know that the royal wives outside think that the Queen's House is kind-hearted, but in fact she is the one with the most vicious methods. I don't know how many souls in the palace are condensed under her hands."

Xiuyan is very satisfied with Zhengde's thinking. If he is acting on his own will, Zhengde will suffer in the future if he has no one to protect him in the palace.Just because she knew that Zhengde was gradually maturing, Xiuyan told Zhengde all the bullshit words she heard from the Beijing Palace, together with the new case her father Xing Zhong received, and their father and daughter's guesses.

Zhengde is no longer the simple and honest brother before he entered the palace. Fighting in the palace every day, Zhengde not only honed his will, but also honed his skills.

The skill of survival, the skill of observing words and emotions.

So upon hearing what Fangguan told his sister, Zhengde immediately went to find out the truth.Xiuyan hurriedly grabbed the boy, her tone was very cold: "Those don't matter, what matters is that if father touches the interests of the First Prince, he will definitely not let it go."

"The elder brother is the most boring person. I often heard the little eunuchs in his palace say that when the elder brother has a bad temper, he takes pleasure in beating the younger eunuchs with a whip, and forbids them to scream. The method is very cruel." Speaking of this kind of scene, I started to move uncomfortably, as if the eldest prince's whip had fallen on him.

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PS: Xiaohe is not feeling well, and I will make up for today's debt tomorrow~~ I want to rest early!The body is the capital of the revolution, this is true ⊙﹏⊙
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