The Minister of War of the Southern Kingdom only asked the Marquis of Zhenning if this drink was their best drink.
Naturally, Marquis Zhenning insisted that this was the best drink.
This barrier is too tight.
From entering to leaving, it only lasted a quarter of an hour, until all the courtiers of the Southern Kingdom had disappeared. Marquis Zhenning and Chen Heng were both confused as to where they had offended.
"Go and check, see who the envoys met when they came out of the palace, and what did they hear?" Chen Heng turned to Jin Bao.
Jinbao got the order and left.
The Marquis of Zhenning raised his eyebrows and said to Chen Heng: "It's so good. Whoever poured them the ecstasy soup decided that the drink was not the best even if they didn't drink it no matter how much they drank."
Chen Heng said: "Except for the King of Nanhuai, there is no one else who is against us."
When he mentioned the King of Nanhuai, Marquis Zhenning thought of the people Chen Heng had embarrassed at the palace banquet last night. His expression became even more ugly, and he snorted and said nothing.
Chen Heng was silent and said: "If the King of Nanhuai interferes and allows the envoys of the Southern Kingdom to cooperate with him, how should we deal with it?"
Marquis Zhenning said angrily: "Do you have any idea?"
Chen Heng glanced around and saw no one, and said: "There is a way. There is more than one border neighbor of this dynasty, Nanguo. As long as evidence of his collaboration with the enemy can be found from Xiao Yu's study, it will be considered that he is cooperating with Nanguo.
It’s all in vain.”
Marquis Zhenning sneered, "You said it's easy, do you think Xiao Yu is a vegetarian? If he is really so easy to manipulate, how can we lose control of water transport?"
As soon as water transportation was mentioned, Marquis Zhenning became so angry that his tooth ached.
The emperor originally planned to cooperate with the Zhenninghou Mansion for this water transport. Even if it is reopened, it will not be started by Xiao Yu, but by the emperor himself, and the operation will be supervised by the Zhenninghou Mansion. The power and oil in it are actually comparable to other matters.
of?
But Xiao Yu swallowed up all the water transportation in the country without making a sound.
Moreover, even if he wanted to place people at the dock now, he couldn't. The gang of sleazy workers at the dock actually stayed together for the first time.
"I said this naturally because I was prepared. My father will go back to the study with me and I will explain it carefully to him." Chen Heng knew that Marquis Zhenning was dissatisfied with his recent performance, so he said with extra humility.
Here, father and son returned to the study to talk secretly.
In that chamber, in the palace, is Concubine Zhen's bedroom.
Concubine Zhen looked puzzled, "Are you saying that the envoys from the Southern Kingdom left within a quarter of an hour after going to Zhenninghou's Mansion? Or did they leave in anger?"
The palace attendant who came to deliver the message nodded.
Concubine Zhen asked curiously: "Why? Marquis Zhenning has always been sincere in managing these relationships."
The messenger shook his head, "I don't know the specific reason yet. I only know that Marquis Zhenning and the Crown Prince talked for an hour in the study. Later, the Crown Prince came out of the study looking pretty good, and there was no anger on Marquis Zhenning's face.
It’s so thick.”
Why did the envoy leave? What countermeasures did Zhenning Hou and Chen Heng think of? Did the envoy leave because he wanted to cooperate with other aristocratic families?
Concubine Zhen frowned, rubbed a white jade ball in her hand, and thought about it.
When the palace messenger withdrew the message, the maid next to Concubine Zhen said: "My Lady, could it be that Marquis Zhenning wants to facilitate the marriage between the Crown Prince and Princess Yunshu? The people in the Southern Kingdom knew that the Crown Prince was already married, so they were angry with Marquis Zhenning.
The two sides failed to reach an agreement on the government's arrangements, so the Southern envoy left angrily?
Later, the prince and the secret agents in the Marquis’ study must have found a way to deal with it?”
Concubine Zhen nodded, "You are thinking the same thing as me, but Chen Heng already has Yao'er. How could Princess Yunshu be subordinate to Yao'er, not to mention subjugated, even if Yao'er gives way to the position of the head wife?
She is not willing to give it to her, after all, it has a bad reputation if word spreads about it."
"But she only wanted to marry the King of Nanhuai, and her reputation wasn't much better. Didn't the King of Nanhuai also get married? She stayed in his mansion yesterday.
According to the slave girl, the fire in the eldest princess's mansion yesterday may not have been set off by the King of Nanhuai.
After all, it is their own mansion, and if something goes wrong if it catches fire, they are the ones who bear the responsibility."
Concubine Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, "Are you saying that the fire was set by the Zhenning Hou Mansion?"
"My slave is also guessing. In fact, I didn't think of this before. But today, the envoy from the Southern Kingdom left inexplicably and angrily, which makes me feel that it's not that simple.
Madam, just as the Crown Prince said, after all, we and the Zhenning Hou Mansion are not of the same mind, but we and the General are of the same strain.
Your Majesty, it is better to make plans in advance. There are so many princes that Marquis Zhenning can support, and it may not necessarily be our Fourth Highness."
Concubine Zhen rubbed her eyebrows and said, "I know this. After Yao'er left yesterday, I thought about her words carefully. Yao'er is the eldest brother's legitimate daughter. What happened? Chen Heng married her, but he didn't always beat and scold her.
Even if you don't care about your eldest brother, you should still care about his mother. His mother is Yao'er's biological aunt.
Chen Heng can ignore us, let alone Mr. Hou.
If Chen Heng can treat Yao'er coldly today, he may not treat His Highness the same way tomorrow. We have to make plans in advance.
This should be done sooner rather than later.
There are several princes who are suitable for marriage, and now the aristocratic families are not of the same mind. Those princes are eager to overwhelm His Highness the Fourth Prince.
It just so happens that the Morning Flower Festival will be held in three days, and there will be countless people admiring the flowers and outing by the Jinshui River. Let’s think carefully about how to do it.”
"If Princess Yunshu wants to go to the Jinshui River, she must get on the boat. As long as the raw rice can be cooked in the boat, it will be settled." The maid said: "It's just this matter, we
We have to hide it from Lord Marquis."
"That's natural. It's best to deal with that little bitch Su Luo as well!" Concubine Zhen said through gritted teeth.
She really doesn't like Su Luo's tightness!
I didn’t like it before, and I don’t like it even more now.
Without Su Luo, the relationship between Chen Heng and Gu Yao might not have reached this point.
Su Luo, who was filled with resentment by Concubine Zhen, finished staring at the last step of brewing wine, then beat her legs and sat down on a low stool in the courtyard.
In the late spring and early summer, the weather was cool in the evening, making people feel comfortable. Su Luo tilted her head and asked Yuzhu, "Can you ask the small kitchen if it is convenient for me to go over and make some snacks?"
Yuzhu smiled and said: "It's convenient. Her Royal Highness the Princess learned that the princess is good at desserts, so she specially ordered some ingredients and tools to be prepared here. She was thinking that the princess would be free and in a good mood one day, but she wanted to cook but didn't have the ingredients.
I lost my interest and got everything ready early in the morning."
These words made Su Luo feel warm in her heart.
She got up and walked towards the small kitchen while asking Yuzhu, "Is my mother really fine in the palace?"
Yuzhu said: "To be fair to the princess, before entering the palace yesterday, His Highness mentioned that he might have to stay in the palace for a few days before coming out. Your Highness and the prince are mentally prepared, and nothing will happen.
The princess is relieved."
Xiao Yu said so, and Yu Zhu also said so.
Su Luo's anxious heart was soothed bit by bit by tenderness. She went into the small kitchen and made some snacks for Xiao Yu.
It was originally agreed that Xiao Yu would come to pick her up in the evening, but when Su Luo finished making the snacks, Xiao Yu was not there. Xiao Yu was too busy to leave, so Ping An sent someone else over.
Returning to the other courtyard from the winery, the carriage did not enter the second gate because it had to pick up Xiao Yu.
Su Luo got off the car in front of the gate. When she got out of the car, she saw Chen Heng face to face.