Drunk House

  Chapter 7 should be next

  Zhou Gu went directly to the prince's study.

  Prince Yan Huisheng is the empress's son, the crown prince of the East Palace. He was established as the crown prince at birth, and he is now nineteen.

  The emperor had quite a lot of heirs, the crown prince was not the eldest son, but only had a heir. There were two concubine brothers on top and three concubine brothers on the bottom, all of about the same age.

  So, the crown prince has known since he was a child that he is the heir apparent, and he has been staring at him from front to back and in the harem, and he can't make any mistakes. From the time he can remember, he has developed a steady temperament.

  Compared to the other princes, Yan Huisheng can be said to be self-restraining and respectful, virtuous and kind, gentle and upright, everyone praises him.

  At this time, he was discussing matters with the Taifu in the study, when he heard that Qin Luan from the palace had arrived, he gave a "hmm" and said without raising his head, "Let the steward arrange it as he pleases!"

  After the butler left, Taifu Qin looked at Yan Huisheng, "Your Majesty gave you someone this time, will His Highness accept it?"

  Yan echoed and shook his head, "It's still the same as usual."

  Since the prince was thirteen years old, the palace sent maids from the Le Shifang to teach, but the prince put it aside for use. Later, the palace would send someone to the palace every year. The prince accepted them, but they were not close to each other. But this matter is only a secret of the East Palace.

   Qin Taifu tentatively suggested, "Your Highness is not young, and it's time to hire someone to serve you."

  Yan echoed and shook her head, "Not interested."

   Qin Taifu's face changed immediately.

  Yan Huisheng looked up and saw it, and smiled dumbly, "Teacher misunderstood, it's not that I'm not interested in women, it's just that I don't care about it now."

  Qin Taifu breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty intends to choose a concubine for you this year. Do you have any plans for the crown princess?"

  Yan Echo paused for a moment, but did not speak.

   Qin Taifu observed his words, "If your highness has someone to choose, you need to make a plan early. If you don't like the person chosen by your majesty, this matter will be difficult. Now that your majesty has not yet made a decision, if you have a favorite candidate, you have to inform the empress in advance, so that it can be facilitated."

  Yan Huisheng twisted his fingers, but still didn't speak.

  Qin Taifu also said: "The first imperial concubine was born in Nanping Hou's mansion, and the second imperial concubine was born in Pingxi General's mansion. Both of these mansions are Wangmen. Your crown princess must not hide her identity, otherwise it will be difficult to suppress the first and second princes."

  He said again: "Actually, it is best for you to marry a girl from Duke Huguo's Mansion. The Fifth Miss of Duke Huguo's Mansion hasn't made an appointment yet."

   "The Duke Huguo's mansion has Zhou Gu, so there is no need for a marriage." Yan Hui replied no.

   "If you don't choose Duke Huguo's Mansion, you can choose from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Rui'an Prince's Mansion, Cheng'anhou Mansion, and Princess Qingping Mansion." Taifu Qin mentioned several houses in succession, "Any one of these houses can become His Highness's help."

   "What if the orphans don't choose any of these families?"

   Qin Taifu was startled, he had a bad idea in his heart, and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, you are interested, but is the girl from that family low in status?"

"You can say that."

   Qin Taifu gave a "thump" in his heart, and suggested, "You can marry her as your side concubine."

  Yan Huisheng pressed the center of his eyebrows, "Let's discuss this matter again!"

   Qin Taifu could only stop talking.

  At this time, someone outside the door reported, "Your Highness, Young Master Zhou is here."

  Yan echoed "Yes", "I know."

   Qin Taifu frowned, "This week, Gu, since he was beaten up by the old Huguogong for the robbing incident, he hasn't come to recuperate for a few days, right? Is it because of Qin Luan that he came here today?"

  Yan Huisheng didn't know either, "You'll know when you meet him."

  After a while, Zhou Gu came to the study and stepped over the threshold. When he saw Taifu Qin there, his scalp felt numb, and he wanted to turn around and leave. Hearing Taifu Qin snorted at him with a sullen face, Zhou Gu rubbed his nose, but he didn't leave after all. He came in to greet him, "His Royal Highness, Taifu."

  This salute is much more serious than the lazy salute in front of the old Huguogong.

  Yan echoed and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"

  Zhou Gu immediately stated, "I am not for Qin Luan, please don't get me wrong, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

  Yan Hui raised his eyebrows, "Oh", and laughed, "Then what are you doing?"

  Zhou Gu scratched his head and glanced at Taifu Qin. He always felt that he was standing here, which made him feel uncomfortable. He planned to leave after finishing his speech, "My grandfather arranged a marriage for me when I was a child, in Jiangning. Now my fiancée is about to marry. Jiang Ning sent a letter. My grandfather asked me to follow someone to Jiangning to attend her ceremony."

   "Jiang Ning?" Yan Hui was taken aback.

   "Well, it's Jiang Ning." Zhou Gu didn't show any irritability in front of Yan Huisheng, "I'm going tomorrow, and I'm here to let His Highness know, I'll go for about a month, Your Highness don't think about me."

  Yan echoed and looked at him, "Which family is Miss Jiangning?"

   "Miss Seven of the Jiangning Prefect's Mansion." Zhou Gu almost didn't say the word little concubine, thinking that in front of people, he should protect the face of his fiancée who had engaged in a marriage contract since childhood. If he belittles others without scruple, then if it spreads, others will have to trample her under their feet.

   "The Jiangning prefect's mansion doesn't have concubines, they are all concubines. The old man ordered you the seventh lady who is a concubine?" Yan Huisheng was also shocked, very surprised.

   "Yeah." Zhou Gu didn't change his face, "My grandfather said that the Su family is kind to him, and I'm about the same age, so I made a decision."

  Yan Huisheng wondered, never heard that the Su family in Jiangning had any kindness to the Duke Huguo's mansion? It was Zhou Gu who made the old protector so willing to kiss his grandson, not the third son Zhou Che who was born as a concubine. He nodded and said softly, "Okay, I know."

  He turned his head and said to Taifu Qin with a smile: "Teacher Qin, go back first, and talk to Zhou Gu alone. He feels uncomfortable when you are here."

  Qin Taifu snorted again to Zhou Gu, "I'm just waiting to see the Jinqiu scientific examination, what ranking you can get in the end, don't ruin the old man's reputation." After a pause, he said: "Even if you go to Jiangning, don't neglect your studies. After all, the exam is only a few months away."

   "Understood." Zhou Gu rolled his eyes in his heart, but he still agreed on his face.

   Qin Taifu said goodbye, left the study, and left.

   Zhou Gu breathed a sigh of relief after Mrs. Qin left, and he relaxed. He echoed to Yan with admiration: "Your Highness, I really don't know how you can bear it. I'm out of school, but I'm still afraid of this old man, who keeps a straight face all day long, stern and serious."

  Yan Huisheng smiled helplessly, "Although the Taifu is strict and serious, he is reasonable and doesn't force others. It has been many years, why haven't you gotten used to it yet? Everyone says you are courageous, but according to Yigu, you are not very courageous."

   "I will never forget that Taifu Qin memorized the entire "Book of Rites" to me, and asked me to recite it silently within ten days. Otherwise, I will be trapped in the Eastern Palace, and I will not be allowed to leave the palace, and I will not even be allowed to return home. However, His Majesty even sent him a master in order to supervise me. No matter how courageous I am, he will kill me."

  The arm can't twist the thigh, he learned this truth at that time.

  Yan echoed and laughed, "Who made you make trouble in the study room back then, Taifu Qin also wanted to cure you, not to mention, it really works. Sure enough, you have become much more honest these years."

  Zhou Gu coughed and said without temper: "Your Highness, I don't really want to take part in the scientific examination in the golden autumn. I want to travel and take part in three years later."

  Yan echoed his smile, "You don't want to enter the court early?"

   "Well, I have this idea." Zhou Gu sighed, "Grandpa didn't let me join the army, but I didn't want to join the court early. The world outside is so big, and I haven't been able to go out and walk around. I don't know the people's livelihood. How can I talk about being an official and making decisions for the people?"

  Yan echoed and asked: "Does the old Duke agree?"

   "I haven't talked to my grandfather yet, I'm afraid he won't agree, but if you support me and persuade Taifu Qin to support me, my grandfather should not object." Zhou Gu thought, "Your Highness, can you help me?"

   "You came to see me, do you plan to go on a trip instead of returning to Beijing after visiting Jiangning?" Yan Huisheng saw through his thoughts.

  Zhou Gu nodded, "I have this idea." He was surprised, "Your Highness, you are so perceptive."

  Yan Echo sat down and said, "Your thoughts are very obvious. You didn't hide it. I figured it out." He looked at Zhou Gu and said, "The old man asked you to go to Jiangning to attend your fiancée's wedding ceremony in person. He should have planned to arrange a wedding date for you after her wedding ceremony. But you said you were going to travel, so wouldn't the wedding be delayed? How long will it be delayed? One year, two years or three years? ?”

  Zhou Gu also sat down, nestled on the chair as if boneless, discouraged, and finally showed boredom, "That's the difficulty."

  Yan echoed thinking for a while, "You haven't seen your fiancée yet, have you? Go to Jiangning first, and think about it after you meet someone, or ask her if she would like to wait for you, don't go directly, go back to Beijing first, and after you come back, if you still decide to stay in Jinqiu and want to go out for a trip, then discuss with the old Duke. Except for the fact that the old Huguo didn't allow you to join the army, these years, there is nothing that doesn't allow you, maybe it's easy to discuss."

  Zhou Gu wanted to say, "I don't want to marry that little concubine, but my grandfather refused to agree to it, and even said that he would drive me out of the house. Not everything is allowed to me." But he didn't say that, nodded, "That's fine."

  He took a sip of tea, looked at Yan Huisheng, "Your Highness, you have been to Jiangning a while ago, isn't Jiangning very interesting?"

  Yan echoed and nodded, "The scenery is beautiful, it's a good place."

  Zhou Gu was happy, "That's fine."

  Yan Echo looked at him, thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "You help me find someone and find out her identity. When I went to Jiangning, I was assassinated, and she rescued me. The time was urgent. After I escaped, I hurried away without asking her name. Later, when I came back, I wanted to send someone to look for her, but I was afraid that people with ulterior motives would pay attention and cause trouble for her."

   "Okay, Your Highness, tell me what she looks like." Zhou Gu agreed.

   "It's a daughter's family. She looks about fourteen or fifteen years old. Because it was already dark at the time, I can't see her appearance very clearly, but she should look good, and she looks good when she smiles." Yan echoed the description, "Very thin, but not weak."

  Zhou Gu couldn't put it into words, "His Royal Highness, Jiang Ning probably catches a lot of daughters like this. You have to tell me what is special about her that people can recognize at a glance."

   "My dagger was given to her." Yan Hui recalled, "She loves it very much, and she should carry it with her."

  Zhou Gu nodded, this is a bit, "What else?"

   "It should be a farmer's fisherman. When I met her, she was by the river, and she was fishing alone with a fishing net." Yan Hui was not sure, "The rest are gone."

  Zhou Gu felt that this person might not be easy to find, but since he agreed, he continued to nod, "Sure, I will pay attention to it, don't worry, Your Highness, I will stay in Jiangning for at least a month, and try to find him for you."

  Yan echoed and smiled, "Thank you very much." After finishing speaking, she added, "Secretly, don't make too much fanfare, just find someone."

  Zhou Gu responded, "OK."

   Have a great weekend and see you tomorrow!

  (end of this chapter)