Su Xiuning's expression changed slightly, as if she finally understood something.
Chen Zhirong's eyes flickered and she smiled softly, as if she was very satisfied with Su Xiuning's reaction.
On the other side, Zhao Junchen saw the changes in the expressions of the two women, but did not express any expression.
For a while, the three of them had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.
In fact, the truth here is obvious. If you think about it for a while, you will understand it.
Emperor Deqing felt that he owed Cui Qianxue and wanted to make up for it, but for a young and simple-minded girl like Cui Qianxue, power, wealth, and reputation were all of little use.
First, how should Emperor Deqing compensate Cui Qianxue?
According to convention, there are nothing more than two methods.
One is to promote Cui Qianxue's father Cui Yu in an unusual way, and the other is to find a suitable husband for Cui Qianxue.
Based on Emperor Deqing's attitude, it is very likely that he will adopt a two-pronged approach and implement it together.
Among them, it is enough to promote Cui Yu out of the norm. With Cui Yu's official position, background, and character, no matter how much he is promoted, it will not affect the overall situation of the court. For Su Xiuning and Chen Zhirong, this kind of promotion is just an insignificant matter.
No need to care at all!
But if Emperor Deqing wants to find a suitable husband for Cui Qianxue, this situation is worth investigating!
After all, Cui Qianxue's reputation is now entangled with Zhao Junchen, and there are still rumors that Cui Qianxue ran away from home for Zhao Junchen. Considering that Emperor Deqing just told Zhao Junchen to take good care of Cui Qianxue...
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Perhaps, in Emperor Deqing's mind, marrying Cui Qianxue to Zhao Junchen would be the best choice to compensate Cui Qianxue!
However, in this way, after Cui Qianxue received the full support of Emperor Deqing, wouldn't the hope of Su Xiuning and Chen Zhirong to marry Zhao Junchen be greatly reduced?
Under Chen Zhirong's reminder, Su Xiuning came to such a judgment, so her complexion couldn't help but change. She immediately regarded Cui Qianxue as her enemy, and inevitably had some feelings of rejection of Cui Qianxue.
On the other side, he saw the change in Su Xiuning's expression and guessed the ups and downs of Su Xiuning's mood. But Chen Zhirong smiled with satisfaction.
In fact, Su Xiuning's considerations and judgments were incorrect because Su Xiuning had no political vision, so she completely ignored the consideration of "political interests."
The so-called "political interests" are the biggest factor affecting Zhao Junchen's marriage.
You know, Emperor Deqing's sudden concern about Zhao Junchen's marriage was just a way to win over Zhao Junchen, so Emperor Deqing would never force Zhao Junchen to marry a woman with no family background - and Cui Qianxue has never
After being kicked out of the house by her predecessor Cui Mian, her family background was almost gone! Her marriage to Zhao Junchen could not bring any benefits to Zhao Junchen, so Zhao Junchen would not be happy, and Emperor Deqing
Out of the desire to win over Zhao Junchen, he will never force it!
Therefore, even if Emperor Deqing wants to bring Cui Qianxue and Zhao Junchen together, the most likely way is to make Cui Qianxue Zhao Junchen's concubine and give Cui Qianxue some honors during the marriage. The position of Zhao Junchen's main wife is still there.
It's Su Xiuning and Chen Zhirong competing!
Of course, Chen Zhirong knew all this very well, so she "kindly reminded" Su Xiuning and misled Su Xiuning's judgment. In this way, Chen Zhirong could divert Su Xiuning's attention and make Su Xiuning feel repulsive towards Cui Qianxue. In the end,
Su Xiuning will not only offend Cui Qianxue and be disgusted with Zhao Junchen, but also cause Emperor Deqing's displeasure when word of this situation spreads.
The most important thing is that Chen Zhirong also wants to take this opportunity to show Zhao Junchen the huge gap in political vision between himself and Su Xiuning, so that Zhao Junchen can understand who is the best candidate for a good wife.
After all, if you want to become Zhao Junchen's wife, you must not have a certain political vision. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to help Zhao Junchen in the future, but it will easily hinder Zhao Junchen.
Chen Zhirong believed that Zhao Junchen would be able to understand this.
On the side, Zhao Junchen just watched with cold eyes on the thoughts of Su Xiuning and Chen Zhirong, without saying anything. With a gentle smile, no one could guess what his true thoughts were at this time.
Regarding Zhao Junchen's attitude, Chen Zhirong was not only not disappointed, but a hint of admiration flashed in his bright eyes. Seeing that the atmosphere at this time was a bit dull and Su Xiuning was not thinking, Zhao Junchen remained silent, so he opened his mouth to introduce a new topic,
Asked: "Speaking of which, the appearance of the sister who accompanied Your Majesty just now is really pity for me. Judging from Your Majesty's attitude, it seems that you like her quite a lot. However, I have never seen this sister before, and I don't know.
She looks like a person in the palace, but I don’t know who she is? What is her relationship with His Majesty?"
Zhao Junchen took a look at Chen Zhirong and asked: "This matter is related to His Majesty's health and is the most taboo. Why do you need to inquire about it? There are some things that are better not known. If you go deeper and cause embarrassment to Your Majesty,
On the contrary, it might even set you on fire."
Chen Zhirong smiled lightly, but insisted on her opinion and retorted: "Zhirong actually feels that no matter what it is, it is better to know than not to know. If there is really a taboo, it is best to pretend to be ignorant after knowing it well.
, otherwise, if you are confused, you will easily commit taboos in the future. What's more, there are no private matters around the emperor, no small matters. Private matters are state affairs, and small things are also major matters. Every move will have far-reaching consequences. Zhirong was born in a noble family.
How dare you not find out more about it? Of course, if it is inconvenient to talk about these things, there is no need for Mr. Zhao to explain to Zhirong, after all, this is just Zhirong’s temporary curiosity."
After listening to Chen Zhirong's explanation, Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement and said: "Well, this matter was not deliberately concealed. Sooner or later it will be spread. It will have no impact if I say it at this time... His Majesty's side
The girl named Li Jiamin is the daughter of Li Xin, the former prefect of Huai'an. Her father was thrown into jail because of the "southern tour preparation fraud case". He also suffered a lot of torture in prison, but this girl Li is a
My filial daughter, who is also strong-tempered, actually went all the way north, intending to take advantage of His Majesty's southern tour to intercept the emperor's complaint and redress my father's grievances..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen shook his head, his expression full of admiration.
On the other side, after hearing these explanations from Zhao Junchen, Chen Zhirong's eyes flashed, and he had obviously guessed the various consequences that this incident would have. And he was constantly calculating something in his heart!
Su Xiuning, on the other hand, had little experience in political struggle and did not understand what it would mean if the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case" tried by Prince Zhu Heyu was overturned. He was only attracted by Li Jiamin's story and met Zhao.
Junchen suddenly paused. Then he subconsciously asked: "What happened next? This Miss Li has now met His Majesty. It seems that His Majesty is also very kind to her, but has she successfully redressed her father's grievances?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head, first recounted the encounter between Li Jiamin and Emperor Deqing, and then concluded: "Although Miss Li complained to His Majesty about her father's grievances, because the matter was serious and involved,
Therefore, His Majesty did not jump to conclusions easily, but simply arranged for Miss Li to join the southern patrol team. It is planned that after arriving in Huai'an, Your Majesty will personally review the case and then make a decision."
On the sidelines, Chen Zhirong quickly discovered the crux of the matter and asked: "No wonder Master Zhao specifically told us not to reveal His Majesty's identity when we met His Majesty just now. It turns out that although Sister Li met His Majesty, she
I still don’t know His Majesty’s identity... However, His Majesty’s grace and majesty can be seen by anyone, and he can arrange the list of southern tours and take people in and out of the palace at will. Under such a performance, is this Sister Li really
Can’t she guess His Majesty’s identity? Or is it that although she has guessed it, she is just pretending not to know and wants to take the opportunity to get closer to His Majesty?”
Zhao Junchen smiled softly, without comment, and said: "I don't know about this, and I don't want to speculate. It's just that His Majesty seems to be enjoying this situation so far, so we don't need to delve into it... Just like you just said
As I said, with many things in this world, it’s always better to be aware of them and then pretend to be ignorant, isn’t it?”
Although Zhao Junchen said it very lightly, Chen Zhirong could hear Zhao Junchen's deep suspicion of Li Jiamin from these words.
Then, Chen Zhirong suddenly smiled and asked: "This sister Chen went north alone to redress her father's grievances. With such character and experience, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is an extraordinary woman in the world. Zhirong admired her very much.
I feel sorry for her. So, Zhirong wants to talk to Sister Chen in the next few days, and I wonder if Mr. Zhao can arrange it?"
After hearing Chen Zhirong's request, Zhao Junchen smiled.
Zhao Junchen knew that the reason why Chen Zhirong made such a request was to test Li Jiamin's background and purpose for him.
In fact, since Li Jiamin appeared, Zhao Junchen felt that the origin and purpose of this woman were quite strange, and he wanted to send someone to test it, but there was no suitable candidate under his command. This is why Zhao Junchen told Chen Zhirong about Li Jiamin's origin.
The real reason - with Chen Zhirong's scheming and vision, he is the best candidate to test Li Jiamin.
Moreover, Zhao Junchen also believed that as long as he showed a little suspicion of Li Jiamin, Chen Zhirong would definitely take the initiative to take over the task of testing.
Now, Chen Zhirong is indeed actively cooperating.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "Well, Your Majesty asked me to take care of Miss Li originally. However, there are differences between men and women. I cannot take care of many things. It would be a good thing if you accompany her, and I will naturally make arrangements for you."
Chen Zhirong nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, Zhirong would like to thank Mr. Zhao."
On the side, Su Xiuning did not notice the deep meaning in the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Chen Zhirong. She just admired Li Jiamin's situation. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly discovered that Xu Qingyan's figure had appeared in the distance, and behind Xu Qingyan, there was still someone.
Followed by two women.
Of these two women, one is Cui Qianxue, who everyone is waiting for, and the other is Chu Jiayi, who has been accompanying Cui Qianxue recently.