Chapter 679 Qin Keqing: He knows better than anyone else
In the Yuanyang House, the sun was shining brightly in the afternoon, and since there was no ice in the house, it was a bit hot.
Jia Heng ate two teeth of watermelon. It was really a watermelon, with bright red flesh and juice flowing across it. After one sip, he felt a chill in his heart. He was about to pick up a handkerchief and wipe his mouth when he saw a girl with a face as fair as jade, smiling.
Yingying handed over a handkerchief.
For a moment, Jia Heng was stunned for a moment. Well, it was always him who gave handkerchiefs to others.
Jia Heng took the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, looked at the girl with an oval face, and said softly: "Don't just watch me eat, you can eat some too, it's quite sweet."
"Hey." Yuanyang responded softly. She was also fascinated by it just now.
Picking up the watermelon and eating it in small bites, his eyebrows turned into crescent moons, and the few freckles on his face showed shame.
Jia Heng pondered and said: "Yuanyang, in a few days I will go to Yangzhou and also to Jinling. If you have anything you brought to your uncle and aunt in Jinling, I can send it over."
In fact, if Yuanyang was willing, he would be willing to take her south.
"Why are you leaving again, uncle?" Upon hearing this, Yuanyang Na's duck-egg face as white as snow showed surprise. He put down the watermelon in his hand and said in a worried tone: "I've only been back for two days."
"I can't help it, I was born to work hard." Jia Heng said with a chuckle, and came closer and said: "Don't move, let me wipe it for you." After saying that, he took the handkerchief and gently wiped the watermelon juice on the corners of Yuanyang's lips.
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Yuanyang's jade cheeks turned red with shame, and she felt the considerate and considerate movements of the handsome young man. It almost felt like she was being pampered, and her heart was filled with shame, joy, and sweetness.
Jia Heng put down his handkerchief, came closer, gently took Yuanyang's hand, and whispered: "Yuanyang."
We obviously don't get along with each other much, but we still dote on them like this. This is exactly the essence of getting along with others. The less we get along with each other, the more special treatment we need.
In fact, among the three people Ping Yuanyang, in terms of temperament, Ping'er is gentle, Xi Ren is shrewd, and Yuanyang is sharp, but in terms of height, Yuanyang should be the tallest among the three, well, of course a professional player like Xianning
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Yuanyang couldn't help but feel ashamed as she was looked at by the young man opposite, Wen Lan, with fond eyes. She lowered her eyes and said, "There are indeed some things that I have to ask the uncle to take over. I just told Xiren that I haven't seen the two elders in Jinling for a while."
Jia Heng hugged Yuanyang gently and said softly: "If you are homesick, just come with me to Yangzhou. Yangzhou is not too far from Jinling. Let's buy some gifts and go see the two elders."
In fact, Yuanyang was quite pitiful. He had been serving Jia Mu until Yuanyang's mother died. Jia Mu did not let Yuanyang go to the south to attend the funeral. When Xi Ren's mother died, she went back to attend the funeral. Jia Mu said some of Xi Ren's remarks, "Give it to the master."
I can't talk about filial piety and unfilial piety, if he still follows me."
No matter what the explanation is, it is unreasonable not to let the mandarin duck go back to attend the funeral of his biological parents.
"Master is going to do business, how can you take me with you?" Hearing this, Yuanyang was filled with joy, raised his beautiful and refined face, bit his lower lip, and showed surprise in his delicate eyebrows.
But he didn't think of taking her to Yangzhou.
"You have always been a considerate person. Taking you to serve me has saved me a lot of effort on the way." Jia Heng said warmly, and then he gently stroked Yuanyang's face and gently stroked a strand of hair in the girl's ear.
Twisting Juan'er's hair, he said: "Besides, how many years have you not been back? People often say that a son wants to be raised but cannot be kissed, so go back and have a look. As I said, let the second elder take over and work in the capital, and look after him back and forth."
It’s cheaper.”
When Yuanyang heard the words, warm currents surged in her heart. Listening to the young man's words, something moved in her heart for a moment, and she sighed softly: "The old lady can't live without me now."
Because he was so capable, Jia's mother couldn't leave him for a while. Even Li Wan and Sister Feng said this many times.
Jia Heng took Yuanyang's hand, looked at the hesitant girl, and said with a smile: "I'm going to tell the old lady, because there is also Sister Lin who has to go to Yangzhou to reunite with Uncle Lin, and then go to Gusu Festival.
Say hello to my aunt. As someone who lives in the old lady’s room, it’s just right for you to drop by. Let’s go and see the two elders together.”
In fact, if you think a little more coldly, Jia Mu may not only not consider Yuanyang's feelings, but also pay little attention to Daiyu's emotional needs.
Of course the mandarin duck is the next
A human being has to serve a dog or a cat for such a long time.
As for Daiyu, I feel that it is Baoyu who loves Wuwujiwu, or Baoyu's feelings are the first thing Jia Mu pays attention to. No need to give examples, the original works are full of them.
And this kind of emotional anatomy, while possessing the cold and sharp beauty of "Veder's extreme rationality", is often bloody and cruel.
Yuanyang nodded, his eyes were blank, and he looked at the young man blankly. For a moment, his nose felt sour, and he only felt that it was sweet, touching, and a little unreal.
How could she meet such a good person?
Jia Heng gently scratched the high bridge of Yuanyang's nose, and under the girl's angry gaze, he gently moved her cheek closer. The two were intimate for a while, and Jia Heng got the chance to build a snowman.
Worries about a warm winter without snow are obviously unnecessary. Although there was no severe cold or heavy snow last year, due to the influence of the small glacier climate, hailstorms were not small.
"It's noon, you should lie down and rest for a while. It's time for me to leave." Jia Heng said to Yuanyang, who had an oval face with shame and was as red as a peach, and fell softly in his arms.
Hearing this, Yuanyang opened her gleaming eyes. Under her beautiful eyebrows, she looked steadily at the young man. There was a trace of sweetness in her heart, and there was a trace of imperceptible attachment deep in her eyes. She said softly.
: "Uncle Heng, let's go."
The two of them parted in a hurry. If they accompanied him south together, maybe they could spend more time together, right?
After sending Jia Heng out of the wing, Yuanyang had just sat down on the kang, straightened his clothes, and gently stroked the shiny braids in front of him. His duck-oval face with a few small freckles looked a little lost in thought.
At this moment, the attacker moved the beaded curtain from outside and came in. The girl's rosy face had a smile on her face and asked, "Uncle Heng is gone?"
Yuanyang turned around and said, "We've left. You sit down while I pack up my things." After saying that, he came to the table and picked up the melon rinds.
Xiren sat down on the Kang table nearby, looked at the busy Yuanyang, and said with emotion: "Sister is really lucky."
As she spoke, her eyes couldn't help but be distracted. She and Sister Yuanyang were both in the old lady's room at first, but later she tried her best to go to Master Bao's room. She thought it was a good place, but instead of going through all kinds of things, she became like a lonely ghost.
Not reliable.
The eldest girl only wants to become a nun, and as for Mr. Bao, it’s hard to go back.
"Everything in the world may not go as planned, so you can't be overly happy." Yuanyang cleaned up the things on the table and said casually, seeming to be very reserved, but the bright eyes under his curved eyebrows showed joy.
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Xiren listened to Yuanyang's words, and his charming peach-like smile condensed. He was clearly affected by the "Versailles" remarks, and his thoughts were complicated and inexplicable. He came closer, laughed and said, "Sister, what you said is too tempting.
How can those of us who are helpless survive if we hate you a little bit?"
Yuanyang laughed for a while, took Xiren's hand, looked at his playmate who grew up together, and said with a chuckle: "I mentioned your matter to him just now, and he said to talk to Mistress Lian and ask you to take care of her.
Miss Lin, I will give you a good home after three or two years."
When Xiren heard this, he was overjoyed at first, and then his shrewd eyebrows showed thoughts, and he murmured: "Take care of Miss Lin?"
Yuanyang whispered: "The uncle is going on a long trip, and Miss Lin may also be going. Maybe I saw that you were considerate and considerate when you went out with Miss Yun and Miss San last time, so I asked you to take care of Miss Lin, right?"
Now, where did you and the eldest girl go to play?"
Jia Heng did not say these words, but Yuanyang, as Jia Mu's little secretary, has a very high emotional intelligence. These words of comfort are close and natural, and he also takes the opportunity to use offensive words to inquire about his lover's situation outside, or
Talk about some kind of longing to go south with Jia Heng.
"Then I'll go and serve Miss Lin." Xiren breathed a sigh of relief secretly. After a while, he temporarily suppressed his entanglement about the "good home" and responded to Yuanyang's words with a smile: "Sister, please tell me.
This time, I went to Luoyang and Kaifeng. Miss Yun was so playful that she took the uncle to visit many places, such as Laojun Mountain, White Horse Temple, and the Grottoes. There are also many scenic spots in Kaifeng, and Uncle Heng accompanied them all.
Miss Yun and the other three girls went there, so I followed them.
There are many scenes, by the way, there are also the princess and the princess, the two nobles who came to our house last time. My sister has also seen them, right?"
I have seen the world before, including the princess and the princess.
It can be said that because of this, there is a hint of unwillingness in the girl's heart. Why can Sister Yuanyang become the aunt of the Jia clan leader because she also came from the old lady's house, but she can only mate with a boy at will in the future.
This is why brokers who have been hanging around the powerful for a long time always think that they have become a member of the circle, or some of the peripheries, and boast that they have seen tigers and can no longer look down on hyenas.
But these people forget that tigers only eat fresh raw food, and only hyenas are scavengers that do not mind being infested with maggots and flies.
Yuanyang listened to the shocking description, his duck egg face as white as snow was in a trance. Hearing this, he nodded and said in a charming voice: "I have seen him several times before, and he seems gentle, kind, and sensible.
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Xiren said softly: "Later, I was busy with official matters. It kept raining in Henan, so I didn't play anymore. But then I went to Xuzhou and saw a lot of scenery on the boat."
As he spoke, he laughed to himself.
But I went to many places of interest in Luoyang, and even accompanied the two princesses to the back garden of the palace to enjoy the summer scenery and row a boat on the lake. Such carefree happiness, I really hope to live it forever.
Thinking of this, Xi Ren pursed his lips, and there was already a hint of loss between his originally shrewd and intelligent brows.
Yuanyang came back to his thoughts from the scene described by Xi Ren and said, "That's good, that's what he said. I originally wanted to persuade him to let you serve him."
As he said that, he looked at Xiren with a pair of smiling eyes, paying attention to the changes in the expressions in Xiren's eyebrows. After all, he had grown up together, so he still had this kind of observation ability.
Sure enough, Xi Ren couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, but he said: "Sister Yuanyang, when did I have such extravagant thoughts? Besides, uncle...he must definitely not be responsible."
Yuanyang smiled and just looked at Xiren without saying a word, which made Xiren feel confused and didn't know what to say.
After that, Jia Heng didn't go to Daiyu's place anymore, and decided to give himself a good vacation. After coming back, he wandered among the flowers, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally?
Return home to read the salt merchant information collected by Jinyi Mansion, firstly to prepare for going south, and secondly to prepare for war.
When they came to the flower hall, they saw Qin Keqing, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, pink peaches and willows, warblers and swallows surrounding a table. In addition, there was a treasure hairpin. The four of them were playing mahjong. When Jia Heng saw this, his eyes were fixed.
I calmed down and felt a sense of peace in my heart, now it was like an all-star cast.
Seeing Jia Heng coming back, everyone raised their eyes to look at the young man. "Husband, are you back?" Qin Keqing stood up and asked softly.
Jia Heng nodded, looked at his wife who was gorgeous and dressed in red dress, sat down and said softly: "Did you send someone to deliver the letter to your father-in-law's house?"
"No, after eating, I was talking about playing mahjong with them, but I forgot a little while playing." Qin Keqing looked suddenly enlightened, smiled sweetly, and said softly.
Where did your husband come from? The scent of incense on this python suit is very different from ordinary ones. This is a species that has never been smelled before.
She knew the smell of the cold scented pills on Sister Xue's body, and Sister Xue had also memorized the incense on her body. Sister You, Third Sister You, and Qingwen had almost all memorized it.
So, which one is this?
In fact, women's sense of smell is very sensitive, especially to scents that are not their own.
Jia Heng swallowed the words "Then play less mahjong" that hit his mouth. Looking at the beauty's smiling face, he said warmly: "Then I will send someone to deliver the letter later, and I will ask Jingqing to come with you tomorrow."
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A few Yingying Yanyan who were playing mahjong had already stopped playing mahjong and looked at the couple talking with smiles on their faces.
Qin Keqing smiled and said softly: "Husband, there is no need to send it again. I remembered now that I had already sent the letter during dinner.
I was thinking that my husband was tied up with something else, so I might not be able to go tomorrow, so I was still hesitating whether I should inform him in advance."
Jia Heng's eyes were warm and he said softly: "I've been thinking about this for the past two days. I've been back for so long and I haven't met my father-in-law. I just came back and I was a little busy with official duties from several yamen.
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He clearly sent someone, but he said he had forgotten it. Also, my husband is bound by something else. Is it something else or someone else?
The words spoken by these women have begun to convolute, just like Baochai's "You have learned a lot about the past, so you know how to stand under a thorn to apologize. I don't know what it means to stand under a thorn to apologize."
Seeing the conversation between the couple and the people playing mahjong, Sanjie You, who knew the details, covered her mouth and chuckled, while Baochai Shuilan also had a hint of amusement in her apricot eyes.
So, how many yamen are there?
Jia Heng glanced at a few people and said softly: "But Qing, you guys play mahjong first, and I'll go to the study to look at the books." After Jia Heng left, Sanjie You's eyes flashed and she asked softly: "Sister
,Uncle him?"
Baochai also looked at Li Rui's snowy face worriedly at the gorgeous beauty.
Qin Keqing sat on the embroidered pier, picked up a piece of mahjong, and said angrily, "He knows better than anyone else, let's play mahjong without caring about him."
Although her husband still puts her in an important position.
Weinan County, Gongling
In a green brick house surrounded by trees, a fat old man was sitting on a wicker chair, flipping through a book, his eyes showing thoughts from time to time.
After King Zhongshun deposed him, he placed him in the mausoleum, because King Chen Cheng of Qi County usually took care of him, and King Chu also turned a blind eye. After all, he was an old prince, and there was no one else.
They were really made to do hard labor carrying earthworks.
So King Zhongshun lived his retirement life ahead of schedule and avoided ten years of detours.
In the past six months of his life in captivity, he did not have to work, had enough food and sleep, and King Zhongshun even gained a lot of weight.
King Qi walked into the hut with a pot of wine, swaying his fat body, almost like a crab, looked at the old man in cloth, and called out: "Uncle."
Because after King Zhongshun was deposed and deposed as a commoner, he naturally could not be called as before.
"Eldest nephew, are you here?" King Zhongshun put down the book in his hand and asked, "Eldest nephew, what kind of wine did you bring this time?"
Perhaps there is a psychological gap from the powerful vassal of the country in the past, the eldest brother of the emperor in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to the current state of being a prisoner. Drinks can have a self-narcotic effect. King Zhongshun has recently been partial to tasting local wines. It seems that
In the lonely night, when I am half drunk and half awake, I forget the bitterness.
"This time it's Jiangnan's green ant wine." Prince Qi smiled, and then called the boy behind him to carry a food box and set out the wine and food.
Immediately, he personally picked up the jug and poured wine for King Zhongshun across from him. With the sound of flowing wine, a clear fragrance of wine spread out.
King Zhongshun was about to raise the wine cup when he suddenly heard Qijun Wang Chen Cheng say: "Uncle, do you know that Jia Heng's son has returned to Beijing, and his father has promoted him to a first-class uncle?"
King Zhongshun took a drink from the cup of wine in his hand, and his originally calm and peaceful face showed a trace of anger, and he said in a cold voice: "Why have I been promoted to a noble rank recently? How can I be so capricious and reward in vain?"
The imperial mausoleum was full of busy craftsmen, and there was little information. Except for the fact that Jia Heng succeeded in quelling the rebellion in Henan last time and was granted the title of Yong Ning Bo, King Zhongshun did not sleep well that night.
The Prince of Qi County sighed and said: "Uncle, don't be upset. Now that kid has just made great achievements and is in full swing. Now his father treats him like his own son. He is so red and purple that both my nephew and the King of Chu are impressed."
It's over."
"What's the point of being given the title of earl instead of a knighthood before?" King Zhongshun said solemnly.
Prince Qi said solemnly: "This time, I said that my hard work in regulating rivers in Henan and Huaiyang was a great achievement. My father said that military honors are not good enough to reward civil servants, so I promoted him to the first rank as a reward for his merits."
King Zhongshun's eyes darkened for a moment, and he said solemnly: "At such a young age, he is already a first-class uncle.
My death will not be far away." King Qi Jun was surprised, put down the wine cup, and said, "What does uncle mean by this?"
"When the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked." King Zhongshun showed his thoughts on his old face, and said coldly: "I wish he could become a marquis as soon as possible. It would be better if he becomes a county prince before he is twenty.
Then there will be no seals, no rewards, and then the whole family will be confiscated and destroyed."
The current King Zhongshun is like an accelerating party after lying down and despairing. He can't wait to step on the accelerator to the bottom. He immediately wants to see fireworks, wants to see the world in chaos, and immediately wants to see rivers of blood.
Prince Qi thought for a moment, his fat little mung bean eyes twinkling. He probably wanted to say, uncle, if you say this, will the boy show off his power for another fifty years and then die in peace?
The king of Qijun said: "Uncle, you can't just sit back and watch my son become powerful. Fortunately, I heard that all the civil servants hate him very much. Now he is only one battle away from defeat. As long as he is defeated in the Donglu war, then the court will no longer have any power."
A place for him to stand."
King Zhongshun nodded, his eyes flashing coldly, and said, "I hope so."
With the poor man in the palace, he really suffered a defeat. His today is my child's tomorrow, no, my child's tomorrow will be even more miserable!
While the two were talking, the official outside said a few words.
Prince Qi's face moved slightly, and he said angrily, "Why don't we invite people over yet."
Not long after, he raised his eyes and saw a man in his early thirties wearing a brocade robe and a colorful shirt. He had an elegant face. Under his furrowed brows, his eyes were sinister.
The other man was in his early twenties, wearing a warrior's attire, with a sword hanging from his waist. He was tall and tall, with a rugged face and divine eyes.
The middle-aged man in his early thirties is the eldest son of King Zhongshun, whose name is Chen Hong, and the young man in his early twenties is Gao Yong, the son of Gao Zhongping, the governor of Sichuan. The two have just arrived from Sichuan.
The Prince of Qijun said, "Uncle, cousin, I'm going to interrupt you. You guys can talk slowly." After saying that, he winked at the clerk and left the hut.
After hearing this, King Zhongshun looked at his son Chen Hong, stood up, his beard under his chin was trembling slightly with an excited expression, and called out: "Hong'er."
Several years have passed since Chen Hong followed his father-in-law Gao Zhongping to Sichuan. Except for coming to Beijing every year to celebrate, the father and son rarely see each other.
Of course, King Zhongshun was the most powerful person in the capital, and he was carefree and unrestrained. He rarely thought of the crown prince born to his first wife in his early years. Chen Hong's face was pale, with tears in his eyes. He knelt down and walked a few steps on his knees, saluting: "
Father, you have suffered a lot because your son is late."
Chen Hong wanted to go to Beijing before, but his father-in-law, Governor Gao Zhongping of Sichuan, dissuaded him. He believed that something would happen in the future, so he asked him to pay attention to the situation in the court.
By the beginning of June, Emperor Chongping had indeed issued an imperial edict, instructing his son Chen Hong to be the Prince of Zhongshun County and to be demoted to inherit the title of Zhongshun. Because of the turmoil in the Gongling case, it was finally settled.
In fact, after the two feudal lords in Luoyang, Henan were severely punished, in order to maintain the dignity of clan harmony on the surface, the Tianjia Chongping Emperor showed kindness and benevolence.
The first is to lower the titles of the clans related to the Wei and Zheng dynasties, and the second is to show favor to the lineage of King Zhongshun, and the prince's son inherits the title of Duke and Prince and returns to the capital with his family.
In fact, the clan was not guilty of treason, and it was impossible to directly implicate all the children, but Prince Zhongshun's political life was undoubtedly completely ended.
King Zhongshun quickly came forward to help Chen Hong and said, "Hong'er, get up quickly."
With that said, he pulled Chen Hong to sit down on the bamboo chair.
"My son has heard about my father's affairs." Chen Hong looked sad, with tears in his eyes, and his heart was complicated. How could his father be so confused, how could he have the idea of the mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor?
King Zhongshun sighed and said: "Hong'er, it's hard to explain in one sentence. Although there are sins to be done as a father, based on his past achievements, he will not be reduced to the level of a commoner. After all, it is still
That kid Jia Heng, who is jumping up and down, is whispering slanderous words into His Majesty’s ears, you must avenge me.”
Chen Hong whispered: "Father, don't worry, I am coming back this time to seek justice!"
Gao Yong also said: "Uncle, don't worry, my father is also aware of some changes in the court situation. He is deeply shocked and puzzled."
Gao Zhongping as Emperor Chongping
He was a capable general who was well aware of Emperor Chongping's ambitions after he came to the throne and his attitude towards the founding fathers of the country, mainly the four princes and eight princes. He saw that Jia Heng, as a common member of the Ning Kingdom and a young man, was actually making all the changes in the Han Dynasty.
, quite surprised.
King Zhongshun turned to look at the third son of the Gao family and said: "My nephew is unaware of something. Now, Jia Heng, the son, is acting lawless in the court with his meager merits. The Holy Father is also deceived by his sweet words."
Chen Hong frowned and asked doubtfully: "Father, when my son came here this time, he also asked a lot about Jia Heng. How did he end up like this at such a young age?"
His father had contributed to the support of the current emperor. Not to mention the collapse of the imperial mausoleum, how could he have suffered a lot from Jia Heng? I heard from several of his father's concubines in the house that this man led
The guards of the Jinyi Mansion came to the palace to show off their power, and they were so crazy that they went crazy!
"This little Jia Heng, he is just a lucky person, a shameless person! He is just an ordinary disciple of Ningguo Mansion. He walked in the door of your Princess Jinyang Mansion and used the word "pinglu" to win the respect of the Holy Emperor. This
He just stepped from being a commoner to an earl. Not long ago, Henan made some minor achievements, and the emperor promoted him to a first-class uncle." King Zhongshun said coldly.
As he spoke, he glanced at Gao Yong, who was listening attentively, and with a thought in his heart, he provocatively said: "Now, my father, I heard from your cousin King Qi that your uncle now not only wants to use a young man to pacify the captives, but also wants to kill Xianning's niece.
Marrying him is just a lucky move."
As soon as these words came out, Gao Yong, who was originally frowning in thought, turned his face as gloomy as iron, and whispered: "Uncle said that the Holy One wants to marry Princess Xianning to this Jia Ziyu?"
King Zhongshun acted as if he had made a mistake for a moment and said quickly: "I heard this too. Xianning went to Henan to accompany Jia Heng's son to fight the rebellion. They spent time together day and night, and now they are causing a storm in the city."
When Gao Yong heard this, veins popped up on his forehead, and his fists clenched loudly.
Gao Yong was born with supernatural powers and practiced martial arts since he was a child. When he was in Beijing with his father Gao Zhongping in the early years, Gao Yong, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old at that time, took a look at Princess Xianning, who was already tall and graceful at the age of eleven or twelve, and regarded her as a hero.
Beautiful and charming.
Later, he followed his father Gao Zhongping to the Sichuan governorate. Even when he was suppressing the rebellion of the Sichuan chieftains, he never forgot Princess Xianning. He turned down many prominent families in Bashu and the Gao family. He only wanted to wait for the princess Shangbei.
Concubine Duanrong also mentioned before that Gao Yong's mother Zhou sent a letter requesting to marry Princess Xianning.
At this moment, as he grew older, he regarded Princess Xianning more and more as a pet. "Uncle, what is going on?" Gao Yong asked urgently.
King Zhongshun pondered and said: "I have also heard that, but Jia Heng's son already has a family. I don't know what the emperor in the palace is thinking. Perhaps he saw that the son had made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion in Henan, so he thought of marrying him.
, maybe.”
Gao Yong's face was as gloomy as water, and he said: "It's just civil strife, does it deserve a marriage?"
He only put down a rebellion in the Central Plains, but wiped out some civilians who had just thrown down their hoes. Ding Zhuang could actually make the emperor in the palace worthy of a princess. It is simply unreasonable!