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Coincidentally, the palace maid had brought up a bird's nest porridge, so Empress Zhang's hand that was holding onto the white porcelain bowl paused for a moment, then fiercely placed the bowl on the small, short, purple sandalwood table. ”Eighth Prince is willing to suffer, then let him suffer. ”He's really spoiled him, to the point where he doesn't even have the slightest sense of propriety!”
She originally thought that Eighth Prince would understand after thinking for an entire night, but after hearing these words, she became even more angry.
The mother did not pity her son, but after thinking about it for a while, she still said, ”You should keep an eye on the Eighth Prince for now, don't cause any trouble.”
Even if the Empress Zhang had not ordered him to do so, he would have done so anyway. If the Empress Zhang ever asked him about the matters regarding the Eighth Prince, he would just be confused.
He had not even eaten a few mouthfuls of Empress Zhang's breakfast earlier. If he had only eaten two mouthfuls of the bird's nest porridge that the young palace maid had brought him today, he would have died.
He and National Duke Ning were the direct relatives of the same mother, but because their mother died early, they had a good relationship since childhood. Since she could not say such words to others, other people would only laugh at her words, so he had no choice but to find his own sister to enter the palace.
Young Madam Zhang entered the palace in the evening. When she saw the haggard look on his sister's face, she said in shock, ”Queen, what, what happened to you? Is it the Imperial Consort Li who … ”
Currently, the forces of the Imperial Consort Li and the Seventh Prince were growing larger and larger. It was likely that the reason why the Empress Zhang was unhappy nine times out of ten was because of this matter.
However, the Empress Zhang shook his head and let out a long sigh, ”Since the day of the Crown Prince's appointment has not been decided, both the Imperial Consort Li and the Seventh Prince will not be able to act arrogantly. In these years, the Emperor's thoughts had become even more unfathomable. A few days ago, the person he had a crush on was the Third Prince, but in two days, he would become the Sixth Prince, and two days later, the person he liked was the Seventh Prince … I'm not too worried about this matter. Moreover, the Emperor is currently in the Year of Destiny. He still has some work to do, so how would he be able to secure the position of Crown Prince so quickly? ”
Otherwise, the title of crown prince would not have been decided by now. It was so much that he did not even dare to tell which prince he favored, ”What I am worried about is the matter of the Eighth Prince. Do you still remember that letter and the Fourth Miss of the Palace?”
A Fourth Miss of the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion? There were many girls that the National Duke Ning knew, but none of them left him with a deep impression like Lin Shu.
What Lin Shu and First Princess Pingning had said that day, oh, it was really exciting!
National Duke Ning nodded, ”I remember, but what is the relationship between Eighth Prince and the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion?”
From her point of view, these two were not even worth mentioning!
Empress Zhang rubbed his forehead and said, ”Old Eight said that he wanted to take her as his wife …”
”What?” That kind of person wanted to marry to the Eighth Prince? Dream on? ” The tone of the National Duke Ning's wife, Young Madam Zhang, was exactly the same as the Empress Zhang's. ”Such a person is not even qualified to be his Lateral Consort, then how can you be his Chief Consort? Empress, you must properly manage this matter in the Eighth Prince, do not let this Eighth Prince do as he pleases, take one wrong step, and do not harm Eighth Prince. ”
She was the third prince's and Eighth Prince's aunt, of course she truly loved these two nephews.
Empress Zhang nodded his head, ”Of course I know, if I did not stop him, he would have rushed to the emperor's side. I feel very uncomfortable, I want you to talk to me, what do you think I should do?”
”Although the National Duke Ning has a son, one of them is a concubine, and the son of the direct descendant is only in his teens, how could he have a good idea on this sort of thing? If the third prince were to accidentally provoke the mother and son to leave the letter, then that would not be good,” I think what the third prince said is right, it would be better to settle the matter of marriage with the Eighth Prince earlier. As for the, it would be best to arrange a marriage for her so that the Eighth Prince would stop thinking about it. What would it look like if this got out? Since young, Eighth Prince has always been familiar with the Four Books and Five Scriptures. This kind of thing without any sense of propriety is not something that can be done. ”
She thought for a moment, then said, ”As for the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, you have to beat them up too. It might be that some kind of trick is going to come from the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, I think that Assistant Minister Lin is also thinking too much …”
Last night, Empress Zhang's mind had been a mess because of his anger. Now that her sister had reminded his of something, she felt enlightened and a little apprehensive.
Originally, it was a personal relationship between children, but if it involved a dispute within the imperial court, then it couldn't be underestimated.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. She hurriedly said, ”You have to help me keep an eye out for Old Eighth. I'll send a message to brother in a bit too, help him book a marriage as soon as possible, and also help the four ladies of the house to set up a marriage. At that time, when the imperial edict is passed down, the four ladies of the house of Hou will dare to say half a no. ”Since her reputation is so poor that she can't easily find a match, I will help her out. At least this can be considered as me helping the House of the Zhong Hou with a great deal of good news!
The National Duke Ning followed suit and became anxious as well. Currently, the Eighth Prince, his brother and the Elder Zhang were all standing together with the Three Sovereigns. As for which side Lin Pei was on, he was like an old fox, nobody knew.