The Queen of the Red Chamber is a little flustered

Gu Qinyuan looked at Gu Qingbai and Zheng Shi who were sitting upright and serious, and felt a little nervous, "Father, mother, do you have something to do with your daughter?"

"I heard that you met the Seventh Prince yesterday?" Gu Qingbai heard his wife say that the Seventh Prince secretly met with his daughter in private, and immediately became furious, and Mrs. Zheng tried to comfort him before calming him down.

"How did daddy know?" Gu Qinyuan knew that it must be someone around her who had informed her. She couldn't help but look at Mrs. Zheng, it must be her mother who asked.

Mrs. Zheng glanced at her angrily, "Mother asked."

"Mother, how can you ask behind my back?" How awkward it is for her.

"If I didn't ask, how would I know that you two met secretly?"

"Is there any secret?"

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to quarrel, Gu Qingbai hurriedly smoothed things over, "Okay, okay, Sister Yuan, tell Dad what you really think about the Seventh Prince?"

Gu Qinyuan's face flushed slightly, her fingers twisted and twisted, "I don't have any ideas."

"Well, if that's the case, then I will reject the empress's marriage proposal." Zheng Shi didn't know her daughter yet, so she would say what she meant.

"He really came to propose marriage." Gu Qinyuan murmured, she thought Tu Mingjin was joking.

Gu Qingbai and Zheng Shi looked at each other, yes, it seems that there is no need to ask any more.

Mrs. Zheng got up and walked outside.

"Mother, where are you going?" Gu Qinyuan asked, why did she leave before she finished speaking?

"Where else can I go, but I don't have to go to see if there are enough things in the warehouse." When the daughter married the prince, she had to add more dowry.

Gu Qinyuan didn't expect that Mrs. Zheng would go to see the dowry, and she became even more shy.

"Cough." Gu Qingbai coughed lightly at the top of his throat.

Gu Qinyuan turned to look at him.

"Sister Yuan, are you really interested in the Seventh Prince?" Gu Qingbai was worried that his daughter hadn't seen any other man except his brother and nephew all these years, maybe it was just a moment of confusion.

"Daddy." Gu Qinyuan lowered her head, she didn't know if she liked her, but if the person she wanted to marry was him, Gu Qinyuan would be willing.

Gu Qingbai felt uncomfortable, since his daughter had a sweetheart, he had to stand aside as a father.

Although Gu Qingbai knew what his daughter was thinking, he didn't take the initiative to find Tu Mingjin.

But no matter how calm Tu Mingjin was, he couldn't calm down about Gu Qinyuan's matter, so he found Gu Qingbai again after a few days.

In the tea room, Tu Mingjin bowed his hands to Gu Qingbai, "Master Gu."

"Your Majesty the Seventh Prince, you know my family motto in the Gu Mansion, you can only take concubines if you have no children at forty, and even Jia She of the Rongguo Mansion doesn't have concubines around him." Although Gu Qingbai had accepted the fact that his daughter was willing to marry the Seventh Prince, he still had A lot of concerns.

"I'm already in love with Ning An, how could I fall in love with other women." Tu Mingjin is a persistent person, no matter for things or people, since he has already identified Ning An, he will never lose to her .

"Your Highness believes what I said this time." Gu Qingbai still trusts Tu Mingjin's character, but as a prince, he often cannot help himself.

"If the Holy Majesty and the Empress give concubines, what should your Highness do?" Gu Qingbo paused for a moment, then whispered, "Besides, Your Highness really doesn't have that kind of thought?"

Since ancient times, no emperor has only one wife.

Tu Mingjin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Father takes care of everything every day, why would he care about the affairs of my family, and the queen mother likes Ning An very much. As for that thought..."

Tu Mingjin smiled wryly, "If you say that I really don't have one, Master Gu won't believe it."

Gu Qingbai nodded, he just didn't believe it.

To say that among the eight princes, except for the sixth prince, Tu Ming'an, he really didn't want to be an emperor, and the others, even the ninth son, Tu Mingjin didn't dare to say that he didn't want to be an emperor.

It's just whether you want to or not, it depends on whether you have the ability.

"My brothers are much older than me, and they are deeply entrenched in the court. As for me, I'm just a bald prince now." Tu Mingjin took a sip of tea before saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I won't let Ning Ann, let the Gu family take a dip in this muddy water."

"Your Highness is so confiding to me, if I say anything else, I will be rude." Gu Qingbai stood up and cupped his hands, "If that's the case, then I, the Gu family, should agree to His Highness's marriage proposal, and Your Highness should also talk to the Holy One."

The prince's marriage is naturally ordered by Emperor Tiansheng.

Tu Mingjin stood up and said, "I'm going back to the palace to ask my father for orders."

Looking at Tu Mingjin's back, Gu Qingbai sighed, hoping that he could remember what he said today.

After Tu Mingjin returned to the palace, he went directly to Qianqing Palace, but the eunuch guarding the gate told him that the emperor had gone to the Queen's Yikun Palace.

In Yikun Palace, the Empress held a folding fan for Emperor Tiansheng, seeing that he had lost some weight recently, she said with concern: "The imperial court is busy, Your Majesty should also pay attention to the body of the dragon."

"It's just a bitter summer." Emperor Tiansheng half-lyed on the couch, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Thinking of Concubine Zhen mentioning to him that the Seventh Prince hadn't married the Concubine, Emperor Tiansheng opened his eyes and asked, "The Seventh is almost eighteen?"

"It's still early, I just turned eighteen next year." Why did the Holy Majesty care about the age of the seventh child? The Queen was puzzled, and said, "Why did the Holy Majesty ask about this?"

"Concubine Zhen mentioned the marriage of the sixth son, and I just remembered that the seventh prince is not engaged yet." As for Concubine Zhen's claim that the empress did not take the seventh prince seriously, Emperor Tiansheng did not mention it.

Emperor Tiansheng could see clearly what kind of person the empress was. As for Concubine Zhen, a concubine didn't need her to be too virtuous, as long as she could make him happy, and there was no need to ask too much for the rest.

Concubine Zhen's hand was also inserted too long, the empress's eyes flashed with thought.

"The House of Internal Affairs is already handling the marriage of the sixth child." The Queen smiled, "As for the seventh child, the concubine is about to talk to the Holy Majesty."

"Oh, what does the queen want to say?" Emperor Tiansheng was a little interested.

The queen said: "The concubine thought that Lao Qi would be eighteen next year, so she showed him a daughter-in-law."

"Which family's daughter is it?" He was satisfied with the seventh son, Tian Shengdi, who was a practical man, but his temper was too twisted. Tian Shengdi still attached great importance to his marriage.

"Gu Shangshu's daughter, County Lord Ning'an." After the queen finished speaking, she looked carefully at Tianshengdi's expression.

"Ning'an." Emperor Tiansheng was still deeply impressed by the daughter of the Gu family, after all, she had the merits of cowpox and improved seeds.

It's just that the queen and the seventh child chose Gu Qingbai's daughter, so could it be that they have other ideas?

The queen knew that Emperor Tiansheng was suspicious, but unexpectedly, just mentioning Ning'an, he became suspicious.

She put down the folding fan and pinched the shoulders for Emperor Tiansheng, "Your Majesty doesn't know that Ning An is such a lovely child. Not to mention his good looks, he is also well-behaved and sensible. I like her very much. I wish she was my own daughter." But the concubine can't steal the daughter of the Gu family, no, Lao Qi is about the same age as her, and the concubine wants to let Lao Qi marry Ning An back, which is not perfect."

"I've never heard you mention it before." The Queen's temperament is indifferent, she hasn't intervened in the previous dynasty for so many years, Emperor Tiansheng doesn't want to draw conclusions lightly, as for the seventh...

"How can the concubine bother the Holy Majesty with these trivial matters."

Suddenly, the queen seemed to think of something, and laughed out loud, causing Emperor Tiansheng to look at her.

"What is the queen laughing at?"

"The concubine is laughing at Lao Qi. He is a boring gourd, he likes Ning'an in his heart, and he always keeps silent, so the concubine has to think of ways to guess his mind." The queen said with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't look at Lao Qi's usual behavior. Li is very calm, but in fact he is still a child who has not grown up."

Hearing the queen's words, Emperor Tiansheng couldn't help but think of Tu Mingjin when he was young, his heart softened, he patted the queen's hand and said: "No matter how old he is, he is not a child in the eyes of me and you."

Seeing that Emperor Tiansheng's expression softened a bit, the empress slowly let go of her concerns, "Yes, both the crown prince and other princes are still children."

Emperor Tiansheng laughed, "If the prince knows that your aunt regards him as a child, he should be sad."

Speaking of the prince, Emperor Tiansheng also thought of the grievances the queen had suffered for many years.Forget it, the Gu family is nothing after all.

"Since that's the case, I will talk to Gu Qing tomorrow, and let the Ministry of Internal Affairs choose a date. Once the sixth marriage is over, I will prepare for the seventh."

The queen's eyes lit up, she squatted down with a smile, "The concubine will thank the sage on Lao Qi's behalf!"

Emperor Tiansheng helped her up, "Since I want to thank you, I have to ask the small kitchen to cook something good for me today."

The cook of Yikun Palace was brought by the queen from the He family. He made good soup. Emperor Tiansheng liked it very much, but the queen didn't often come to Qianqing Palace to deliver soup. He didn't want others to know his preferences, so he could only come to the queen. Have a sip or two in the palace.

"Yes." The queen replied with a smile.

When Tu Mingjin arrived at Yikun Palace, Emperor Tiansheng was taking a nap.

The queen asked Caicui to tell Tu Mingjin the good news, and sent him away.

On the way, Su Qitai congratulated and said: "Master, I want to congratulate you." Lord Gu agreed, but the Holy Majesty said that he would make an order, so this matter will be done.

Tu Mingjin hummed, and said, "Go back and see if there are any good things in the warehouse, pick some out, and send them to Ning An after the master."

"The servant will prepare when he returns." Su Qitai said hastily.

The next day, Emperor Tiansheng called Gu Qingbai into the imperial study, the two of them said something, and Emperor Tiansheng bestowed on the spot the marriage between the Seventh Prince and Ning'an County Magistrate.

When the princes received the news, Wei Zhong had already brought people from the Ministry of Rites to Gu's family to proclaim the decree.

The Eldest Prince had been named King of Zhongyong County a few years ago, and he didn't care if he knew the news, after all, Concubine Xian had mentioned earlier that the Empress intended to let the Lord of Ning'an County be the seventh concubine.

The fourth prince was discussing matters with his staff in the mansion, so he asked, "What do you think, sir?"

The staff member stroked his long beard, and said leisurely: "The Gu family will not participate in the battle for the throne, as for the seventh prince." He glanced at the fourth prince, "Could it be possible that Your Highness thinks that the seventh prince is a threat?"

The fourth prince paused, then laughed, "Sir, you are right, if I am afraid of the seventh child, I don't have to think about pulling down the prince."

When the fifth prince heard the message from his confidant, he kicked the little eunuch next to him angrily, "What is the concubine mother doing? Who asked her and the emperor to mention that the seventh son is not a concubine? .”

As for the crown prince, he is also talking about the marriage bestowed by the Holy Majesty with his grandfather He Min.

"Gu family." The prince smiled, "It's hard to disembark from Gu here and board another boat."

"Your Highness should also pay attention, the Seventh Prince probably wants to..." He Min whispered.

The prince shook his head, "Attention, I have to pay attention to so many brothers."

"Forget it, I know that Tai Tuo won't help Lao Qi. You should alert the people in Jiangnan these days, and don't let the household department catch it."

"Your Highness, Gu Qingbai is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs." He Min reminded, "You know that the Seventh Prince is the one who likes to get to the bottom of things the most. If Gu Qingbai and the Seventh Prince join hands, Jiangnan will be in trouble. gone."

"Jiangnan doesn't only have lonely hands." The prince thought for a while, "However, Lao Qi cannot join hands with Gu Qingbai so easily."

He Min nodded, feeling at ease knowing that the prince took his words to heart.

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