72Chapter 72 News

"The prince is fine, why is he so ill?" Mu Hanzhang tucked his mother into bed.

Mrs. Qiu looked around and whispered: "On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the prince went out to drink with Hua Feng and Yang Wen, but somehow he fell into the moat."

Mu Hanzhang frowned when he heard this. The seventh day of the twelfth lunar month was exactly thirty-ninth day. If he fell into the glacier, he would definitely be severely frozen. But how could three grown men go into the river in such a cold day?

"The third lady cried so hard that Hua Feng's feet were frozen. Yang Wen is still bedridden. I don't know how the prince is doing. The imperial doctor came to see me, but the lady kept silent." Mrs. Qiu said. As he spoke, there was secret joy on his face. It was these three boys who pushed Hanzhang into the pond and froze his body. Now they finally got their retribution.

"Okay, why did he fall into the river?" Mu Hanzhang always felt that this was strange.

Mrs. Qiu looked at the window again and lowered her voice: "I heard that they offended people in the rivers and lakes. They were beaten with headbands and thrown into the water. They splashed in the water for a long time before they were fished out. Come up."

As soon as these words came out, Mu Hanzhang felt that something was wrong. He had heard Jing Shao say that people in the world would not be so arrogant unless they didn't know that he was the prince of Beiwei Hou: "People can be arrested." Live?”

"No way," Mrs. Qiu shook her head, "They said they were going to drink, but in fact they were going to visit the brothel with their families on their backs. They didn't bring any servants with them, so they had no idea who was beating them. The three of them were the same in the capital on weekdays. He is a notorious playboy and has offended many people. Now that I think about it, I really don’t know who did it.

After coming down from the court, ignoring the congratulatory voices of the courtiers, Jing Shao said hello to his brother and went to Fengyi Palace. It happened that the fourth prince was also going in that direction. Jing Shao curled his lips and called out: "Fourth Prince Brother Are you going to pay your respects to your mother as well?”

Jing Yu paused, took a deep breath, smiled, turned around and saluted: "Brother Three Emperors, the princess has made you a marquis, I haven't congratulated you yet."

"Tch, what's there to congratulate?" Jing Shao said with a soft smile, "Once a man has a title, he can't divorce his wife at will, let alone take any more concubines."

"Really? I don't know much about these laws and regulations." The fourth prince smiled awkwardly. He originally thought that Princess Cheng's title would be a threat to him, but now it seems that is not necessarily the case. Well, Song An had completely offended Jing Shao today. He would never favor his daughter again, and he could no longer take concubines. However, Jing Shao still had no heirs...

"Hmph." Jing Shao snorted with unknown meaning. That day, he saw his princess reading the "Dachen Laws". Out of curiosity, he went over to read it. If a man's wife has a title, the husband is not allowed to take concubines. At that time, he I thought that it would be better to kill Mu Lingbao and seize the title of Marquis of Beiwei to my own Junqing, so that I could have a legitimate reason not to take concubines. Today, I would be granted the title, which would save me a lot of trouble.

The two of them arrived at Fengyi Palace together as if they were brothers and sisters. After that, they still looked like a loving mother. They also said that Jing Shao had become stronger after going out, which made Jing Shao get goosebumps. He didn't bring any gifts to his successor, but only said that the military camp was a hard life. Of course, he then asked about his welfare and rewarded him with many good things, but Jing Shao took them all away without any courtesy.

"I had some misunderstandings with Princess Cheng the day before I left. Finally, you came back and gave him some time to sit in the palace. I left a lot of good things for him during the New Year." He then smiled broadly. say.

"I would like to thank my mother and queen on behalf of the princess." Jing Shao gave a half-salute without seriousness, said a few polite words, and left with his successor's reward.

Later, the hands hidden in the phoenix robe were clenched and turned white: "He is really embarrassed to come here empty-handed!"

"After searching the two palaces in the southeast and southwest, I don't believe that he didn't get any benefits." The fourth prince said angrily. He originally thought that if Jing Shao brought something as a gift to his mother, he could use that object to convict him of corruption. Who would have thought that this man's face was as thick as the city wall, and he came empty-handed and took away a lot of things.

"These are all trivial matters," Jihou picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "What reward did the emperor give him today?"

"My father didn't reward him much, but he made him a princess and a marquis. He asked the Ministry of Ceremonies to choose a title and a day to salute him." The fourth prince said this, his expression couldn't help but be a little gloomy. Now his father's response is to protect him. Jing Shao’s intention was determined.

"What did you say?" Jihou suddenly raised his voice. The emperor was already dissatisfied with Jingyu about the household affairs last time. Today, he asked her brother Yongchang Bo to speak to show that the four princes were filial to their father. , I didn’t expect that the emperor would not appreciate it. Now, even a fool knows that this matter is caused by the fourth prince. I am afraid that Jing Yu's prestige in the court will be greatly affected. Maybe in two days it will be reported that the fourth prince has lost the emperor's heart!

The fourth prince was also very angry. He could clearly see Uncle Yongchang's complaining eyes when he went to court. He pulled him to talk: "Your Highness, I am your uncle. How could you harm me like this?" Jing Yu He couldn't help but snorted coldly. If he told his father that he had promised to become a princess and join the army, how could his cautious uncle be willing to do this?

"No, we can't let him be made a marquis. Once this matter is settled, it will be confirmed that you are accused of stirring up trouble. I don't know what the news will be like." The queen put her forehead with one hand and frowned tightly. The emperor had clearly stated before She was a little worried about the victory of becoming a king, but why did it change so quickly? Could it be that she had guessed the emperor's heart wrongly?

Jing Shao walked out of the palace gate and asked the palace servants to hand over the queen's reward to Yun Song. He rode Xiao Hei and walked leisurely towards Prince Rui's Mansion.

"Where's my sister-in-law?" Jing Shao looked around. If he came to the mansion on weekdays, Princess Rui would definitely come to serve him tea and snacks.

"I just had a son before the New Year, and he's still in confinement." Jing Chen said indifferently.

"Really? Congratulations, brother." Jing Shao smiled. Now Jing Chen already has three sons and two daughters. He has the most offspring among all the princes. Emperor Hongzheng is very satisfied with this.

"The ceremony of conferring the title of marquis cannot be too grand. Go back and tell your brother-in-law." Jing Chen is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so the ceremony of conferring the title of marquis must be handled by him. Now Jing Shao is in the limelight and is still in the war. It's not good to be too eye-catching.

Jing Shao nodded. Although he wanted to hold a coronation ceremony to make his princess glorious, Jun Qing would definitely not like it. A simple one would make him more satisfied.

"This generation of King Huainan has just been crowned, I haven't met him," Jing Chen listened to his brother's story, and after a moment of silence, he said, "This is a matter of great importance, so we should be careful. After the new year, I will ask my father for an errand and go to Jiangnan to meet him in person."

Jing Shao nodded. It would be best for his brother to meet King Huainan. Gu Huaiqing might not believe his one-sided words, and his brother's words would be a guarantee given by the future emperor, so he would be more reliable than him.

The two brothers chatted until lunch time, and Jing Shao realized that his brother didn't go to the Ministry of Rites today.

"There are so many officials in the Ministry of Rites, and I don't have to do everything." Jing Chen drank a sip of tea slowly. He guessed that Jing Shao would come to see him today, so he arranged it the day before.

Until he sat at the table, Jing Shao was still surprised that his diligent brother would skip classes.

Thinking about telling his princess the good news of being promoted to marquis, Jing Shao said goodbye after lunch and rode Xiao Hei straight to Beiwei Marquis Mansion.

Mu Hanzhang watched his father drink one cup after another and couldn't help frowning: "Father, is there anything bothering you?"

Mu Jin swallowed the wine in the glass, glanced at his second son beside him, sighed, and continued to drink one cup after another.