But after a while, some more people came to Qilin East Street. They were all people sent by wealthy families who had heard about the news to inquire about the news.

Outside the gate of Cheng'an Hou Mansion, Wang Dehai and Li Meng looked at each other.

The Rong family members who were supposed to get on the carriage and leave did not dare to move. Rong Xun, Zhu, Zhong and Aunt Pei were beside the carriage, quietly looking at the tightly closed red door.

With a sudden flicker from the corner of her eye, Aunt Pei glanced sideways at a familiar figure walking from the opposite street.

That was...the old nanny next to Mrs. Jiang's family.

Pei Yun smiled sarcastically.

Something happened to the Rong family, and even the prince lost his family property. As in-laws, the Jiang family ignored it and didn't even bother to do anything superficial. At present, he probably heard others saying that the emperor was going to marry Rong Shu, and quietly sent someone to inquire about the news.

Is this hoping that after Rong Shu becomes the crown prince, he will use Rong Juan to establish a relationship with the East Palace?

Pei Yun felt ironic. Today, Fang has completely seen Jiang Zhen's true face as a hypocrite, and finally knows how powerful the so-called scholarly family of the Jiang family really is.

Back at the spring banquet, after Rong Shu and Gu Changjin reconciled, the Jiang family's daughters took the lead in ridiculing Rong Shu. At that time, Wei'er had a few quarrels with them and was banned by Mrs. Pei.

Later, when the prince recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan, the Jiang family went around to find out what kind of girl the prince liked. These people did not dare to think about the position of the crown princess. They were eyeing the concubines of the two Liangdi and the two Ruzi in the East Palace. .

The Jiang family is not the only family that is eyeing these positions and wanting to send their clan daughters to the East Palace.

Pei Yun looked at the bright yellow imperial edict in Wang Dehai's hand. Did it say Crown Princess, Liang Di or Ruzi?

The Rong family has lost power, and it is unlikely that the emperor and the queen will give the position of crown princess to Rong Shu.

Pei Yun tightened the handkerchief in her hand. It was ridiculous to say that she was probably the one who wanted Rong Shu to be the Crown Princess most now.

As long as Rong Shu can be the crown princess, Wei'er will not be looked down upon in the Jiang family.

While thinking about it, I heard a "squeak" and the door opened.

Gu Changjin and Rong Shu walked out.

Immediately afterwards, Li Meng shouted "See His Royal Highness," and the people outside the door knelt on the ground.

Rong Shu also wanted to kneel down, but his elbow was held by a man on the side. The next moment, he heard him say: "Everyone, get up."

Among the people outside, Rong Shu and Wang Dehai were the only ones not kneeling.

Wang Dehai held the imperial edict in his hand, so he didn't have to kneel. His eyes glanced at Gu Changjin's hand holding Rong Shu's elbow. He stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you want me to continue to pronounce the edict?"

Gu Changjin said lightly: "Superintendent Wang. After giving the imperial edict to Gu, Gu went to the palace to explain to his father. "

It seems that this marriage is really not going to happen.

Wang Dehai raised his eyes and glanced at Rong Shu and Gu Changjin without leaving any trace.

Except for their pale faces, there was nothing unusual about their faces.

When the emperor asked him about it, he didn't know how to answer. He couldn't just say that the girl didn't want to marry the prince.

When thinking of Rong Shu, Wang Dehai really didn't know whether this girl was brave or ignorant. The position of princess was offered to her, but she dared to withdraw abruptly.

Half an hour later, Wang Dehai returned to the palace to resume his duties.

"Are you saying that the girl from the Rong family is unwilling?"

Emperor Jiayou was reading the battle report from the northern border. When he heard Wang Dehai's words, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Wang Dehai raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Exactly. The girl from the Rong family called His Highness the Crown Prince to talk. When she came out, His Highness the Crown Prince asked the servant to give him the imperial edict in his hand, and there was no need to grant a marriage. "

Emperor Jiayou thought for a long time, then his chest trembled slightly, and he said with a smile: "Let the prince handle this matter by himself. Since the girl is unwilling, I don't want to force anyone to do anything."

After a pause, he said again: "The prince . When you come back, ask him to come and see me."

An hour later, Gu Changjin came to Qianqing Palace. Emperor Jiayou looked at him and said, "You asked me for that imperial edict, so I will leave it to you. It's just that as the crown prince of Dayin, you can better stabilize the situation in the court by deciding on the crown princess as soon as possible."

Gu Changjin said respectfully, "I understand."

At this time, Queen Qi also received the news in Kunning Palace.

When Wang Dehai set out for Qilin East Street, Empress Qi knew that what he was holding was a marriage decree. She thought that when Wang Dehai came back, the emperor would order her to prepare for the ceremony of canonizing the crown princess.

But I didn't expect that the girl from the Rong family didn't agree at all.

This girl is very timid.

Aunt Gui was combing Empress Qi's hair. When she heard about this, she couldn't help but feel confused and said, "Madam, since that girl is unwilling to marry, and the emperor is not a man who does not force others to do anything, I don't think our Qi family girls will have a chance."

Empress Qi He glanced at Aunt Gui from the bronze mirror and said softly: "The Emperor doesn't like this palace interfering in the prince's marriage, so I simply don't care about it. I don't want to think about letting the prince marry a girl from the Qi family again. The prince I have a sweetheart, and if I force him to marry a daughter of the Qi family, I will be enmity with him."

Aunt Gui felt a little pity, but she also knew that Queen Qi was right.

After a moment, he didn't know what he thought of, and said again: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the little princess have grown up together since childhood, and the little princess is His Highness's younger sister. It will also be beneficial to the Queen if she can continue to be on good terms with the Crown Prince."

The implication is clear . It was for Wen Xi to interact more with Gu Changjin.

Queen Qi understood that Aunt Gui just wanted her alliance with Gu Changjin to be stronger, so she wanted to use Wenxi's friendship with Gu Changjin to make friends with Dong Gong.

But...

Empress Qi sighed and said, "Let's wait until the child gets better. It's better

not to let them meet now." The prince has no feelings for Wen Xi, but Wen Xi obviously doesn't, and they are not allowed to meet now . when.

At least we have to wait until the child knows that the prince already has a sweetheart and has given up completely.

When the child wakes up, he will find an opportunity to tell her that the prince went to Qilin East Street to ask for marriage. If there is no biological relationship, there will be such abnormal love thoughts.

What Queen Qi fears most is that like Xiao Fu, she will go completely crazy for a man who cannot love.

Queen Qi closed her eyes and let out a long sigh in her heart.

There is no shortage of people in this world who can repay the gods and do good deeds. In just half a day, the news that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Rong family quickly spread throughout the capital.

As Rong Shu returned to Minglu Courtyard, Yingyue and Yingque looked at her for a long time without wanting to speak.

Rong Shu knew what they were worried about, so he smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't hold any grudge against me."

"Then... His Highness doesn't plan to marry a girl anymore?" Ying Yue said with a bit of pity in her tone, " His Highness chose today to announce the decree because he wanted to support the girl. "

The Shen family is rich and the Rong family has fallen. How many people want to take advantage of this opportunity to take action against the Shen family. Gu Changjin's visit today can indeed dispel those people's thoughts.

There is more to Changjin than that. After this news, who else in Dayin would dare to ask to marry her?

Who dares to compete with His Highness the Crown Prince?

Rong Shu actually didn't care whether others wanted to marry her or not. After all, she had no intention of marrying again.

As for what Yingyue asked...

Rong Shu lowered his eyes and looked at the cloak covering his knees, and remembered the man's persistent and unshakable gaze.

"Rong Shu, even if I don't grant you a marriage today, I won't let you go." In Qingheng Courtyard, the man gently patted the snow off the brim of her hat and said in a deep voice, "I know what I did was despicable. But I can't see you marrying someone else. I will be jealous and go crazy with jealousy."

He paused and then said: "I am willing to wait. Rong Zhaozhao has waited for Gu Yunzhi for three years, and Gu Yunzhi is also willing to wait for her for three years. In three years, you can go to Datong if you want. After only three years, you can no longer refuse me."

Making a three-year agreement is probably his biggest concession.

"Will the girl come back to Beijing and marry the prince in three years?" Luo Yan couldn't bear it anymore and asked quietly.

Her general also liked Miss Rong very much. He originally thought that if Miss Rong went to Datong, the general might have a chance. But listen now, is it possible that Miss Rong plans to come back to Beijing in three years to fulfill her agreement?

Rong Shu said softly: "Three years later, maybe His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like me anymore. There are many good girls with both talent and beauty in the capital, and the Emperor and the Queen will definitely arrange for him to have daughters from aristocratic families. After all, His Highness the Crown Prince She’s not young anymore.”

Furthermore, she didn’t agree to the three-year appointment.

After Gu Changjin finished what he said, she didn't continue.

After bathing at night, Yingyue and Yingque came over to twist her hair.

Yingque looked at her and said hesitantly: "Miss, don't you like His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Rong Shu pulled over a bamboo smoke cage.

The outside of the bamboo fumigation cage is covered with gauze, and through the gauze you can vaguely see the faint carbon stars inside.

Rong Shu gently put his hand against Xuncong and said slowly: "It doesn't matter whether I like him or not."

Yingque opened her mouth and wanted to ask again, but Yingyue pinched her waist hard and she hissed. He heard the sound, glanced at the crescent moon with warning eyes, and suddenly came back to his senses.

If a girl doesn't like something in front of her, she will directly say she doesn't like it.

She didn't say she didn't like it just now, she just said it didn't matter whether she liked it or not.

Yingque obediently shut her mouth.

Rong Shu kept looking at Tan Xingzi in the fumigation cage and didn't notice the little movements of the two of them. After twisting his hair, he let them go out instead of letting them stay for the night.

Several people have been running around all day, and they are all tired now.

After Yingyue and Yingque went out, Rong Shu turned off the light. Just as he was about to lower the bed curtains, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a soft light outside the window.

The one facing the old plum grove was the window.

Rong Shu hung the bed curtain back on the copper hook, put on a pair of butterfly shoes, and quietly came to the window. With a gentle push, he saw a row of wooden cages wrapped with lights swaying in the wind, and the dim light was shining in the heavy snow. Flashing, as if it were Zhao Yeqing hiding in the snowy night.

It was too far away, and Rong Shu couldn't see clearly the little ice beast inside.

The small wooden cage that used to be hung under the sycamore tree was so close that every time the window was opened, the naive little ice beasts inside could always be clearly seen.

In his previous life, Gu Changjin came back from Yangzhou Mansion and was in a coma for several days. As soon as he woke up, he hurried into the palace.

When she came back from the palace that day, she actually noticed that there were dozens of tiny scabbed cuts on his fingertips. She

broke off his hand and asked, "Why is Lang Jun's finger injured?"

"Old injury." He said lightly, but did not take back his hand, letting her hold it, and changed the subject: "Chang Ji said someone gave it to you. I gave you a small ice sculpture, do you like it?"

Rong Shu nodded and smiled: "I like it."

She stood up and went to get the medicine box. The man behind her seemed to say, "As long as you like it."

And the bowl of longevity noodles she ate that day was probably made by him.

No wonder his face looked so weird at that time. He was obsessed with official duties and never took a break on holidays, but on the day of his birthday, he went to work in advance to make a bowl of longevity noodles for her.

In the previous life, he always felt that he was cold, but in fact, he hid his kindness towards her in many small and difficult-to-detect things.

The cold wind blew into the room, and Rong Shu shivered. Knowing that he couldn't think about it any more, he closed the window with a "click".

I don't know if it was the cold wind that caused the trouble, but the deep sleepiness I felt before suddenly disappeared. After flipping pancakes on the couch several times, Rong Shu simply got up and wrote a letter to Shen Yizhen in Yangzhou Mansion.

It also snowed in Yangzhou Prefecture in November.

Zhui Yun went to the city gate to pick up people today and was relieved to see Qixin and Shen Yizhen returning safely.

When Shen Yizhen returned to Shen Garden, she opened an account book in her hand and said, "The batch of firearms bought by Tan Zhi were intercepted by me and Eunuch Qixin as soon as they arrived in Quanzhou. Now these firearms are hidden in the Shen family In the caravan, do you two adults want me to transport the firearms further north and send them to Shangjing?"

Qixin and Zhuiyun looked at each other.

Zhui Yun said with a smile: "No need, His Royal Highness the Prince has already agreed with General Liang that these firearms will stay in Yangzhou, and General Liang will send people to escort them to the north. Now that the war in the north is tense, this batch of firearms can be sent just in time Come in handy. By the way, Mrs. Shen, these firearms were purchased by Tan Zhi in secret from the Shen family -"

Shen Yizhen raised her hand to interrupt Zhui Yun and said, "This batch of firearms was secretly purchased by Tan Zhi with the intention of doing something wrong. "Since it has been seized, it belongs to the imperial court. The Shen family can only use it as an atonement."

Such a large number of firearms almost overturned the Shen family's reputation. Zhui Yun originally accepted Gu Changjin's message. He wants to return part of the money Tan Zhi spent to buy firearms to Shen Yizhen.

I never thought that Shen Yizhen would understand justice so well and not be tempted at all by such a large sum of money.

Zhui Yun wanted to say more, but Shen Yizhen laughed and said: "It is a great blessing that the Shen family can escape this disaster. This batch of firearms should be used by our Shen family to do good things for Dayin's border, not just Firearms and food in the Shen family's granary will soon be transported to the north to support the soldiers in the north."

Zhui Yun knew that Shen Yizhen had made up his mind, so he had to hand over his hand and said: "Mrs. Shen's righteousness, I will definitely work with the prince for the credit of the Shen family. His Highness made it clear: "

It is indeed Shen Yizhen's credit for intercepting this batch of firearms.

Tan Zhi is a very cunning person. Everyone only knows that he bought firearms, but they don't know when the batch of firearms will be delivered, and by what route they will be sent to where.

Shen Yizhen knew this guy well. After two days of interrogation, he guessed the route Tan Zhi took to transport the firearms, and personally led people to intercept the batch of firearms.

This prevented these firearms from falling into the hands of others.

Seeing that Shen Yizhen looked tired, Qixin took out a letter from his sleeve and said with a smile: "This is the letter Miss Rong wrote to you a few days ago. I think the matter of coming to Beijing is over.

" Then he handed the letter to Shen Yizhen, and stood up and left with Zhui Yun.

Qixin lives in the government office and is on a different road from Zhuiyun. When the two of them left Shen Garden, Zhuiyun said, "Master Qixin, please go back and have a rest for two days. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

After Qixin got on the carriage , , drove to the government office, then got on his horse and returned to Pingnan Street.

Tan Zhi is now imprisoned in Pingnan Street. Zhuiyun knows very well who Tan Zhi belongs to, so after Shen Yizhen opened an ancestral hall and expelled Tan Zhi from the Shen family, Zhuiyun secretly hid Tan Zhi in Pingnan Street. in the secret room.

Unfortunately, Tan Zhi was a tough talker. He would rather eat the poison hidden in his teeth than reveal anything about Xiao Fu.

Zhui Yun spent a lot of effort to save his life from the gate of hell.

This man's death was not a pity, so how could he be allowed to die so happily? He also had to use him and Zhang's mother to lure Xiao Fu out.

Zhuiyun returned to the main hall and had just finished a cup of hot tea when he heard the person guarding Tan Zhi quietly reporting: "Sir, Tan Zhi woke up. He said he wanted to see Mrs. Shen and had something very important to talk to Mrs. Shen. "