Chapter 201
Chapter 201
Chapter 201
The people around the eldest prince were a little confused by this order.
His Royal Highness usually only pays attention to the fifth prince. After all, the fifth prince is the eldest prince's number one opponent.
But now the eldest prince suddenly said that he wanted him to pay more attention to the affairs of the twelfth prince?
The servant really couldn't figure out the reason for doing this.
But the eldest prince was still staring at this moment, and the servant didn't understand, so he hurriedly said yes, indicating that he would turn around and ask people to keep an eye on the twelfth prince.
Seeing this, the eldest prince nodded with satisfaction.
Compared to the eldest prince's dull reaction, the fifth prince had more on his mind.
When he heard the news, he couldn't help but frown: "Jin Se and Lao Twelve are very close? When did this happen?".
Zhuo Fang thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, I only heard about this recently. As for when they started to get closer, I don't know yet!".
The fifth prince glanced at Zhuo Fang indifferently: "I don't know?".
Zhuo Fang lowered his head when the fifth prince looked at him, feeling a little weird. He didn't think there was anything strange about him not knowing about this.
No matter how important Jinse is, she is just a palace maid, and the twelfth prince has had a low sense of presence in the palace these years.
Isn't it normal for two people to get together like this and not many people pay attention?
Maybe he could tell what Zhuo Fang was thinking. The fifth prince's eyebrows were slightly cold and he said, "I remember that I ordered you to pay more attention to Jinse's affairs a long time ago."
Since he had given the order so long ago, why did Zhuo Fang still say he didn't know?
Is this how he pays attention to himself?
When Zhuo Fang heard what the fifth prince said, she suddenly thought of something, and then lowered her head even lower.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, it was my servant who was negligent!"
What's the use of saying you were negligent now?Everything has happened.
The fifth prince glanced at Zhuo Fang indifferently. Although he felt a little unhappy in his heart, he did not hold on to this point.
After a moment of silence, the fifth prince asked again: "Regarding this matter, is there any movement in front of the emperor?".
The fifth prince still remembered that when the eldest prince wanted to chase Jinse away, the people in front of him were secretly making moves.
He knew very well in his heart that the people in front of the emperor were secretly making moves, and they must have done so under the emperor's orders.
This is also the reason why the fifth prince did not have too many blatant contacts with Jinse.
Because he has not yet figured out why the people in front of the imperial family want to prevent the eldest prince from contacting Jinse...
After hearing this, Zhuo Fang thought for a while and shook her head blankly: "I haven't heard of any movement in front of the emperor...".
There was no movement from the people in front of the emperor?Could it be that the father allowed Na Jinse to come into contact with Lao Twelve?
The fifth prince frowned and thought for a while, and couldn't help but wonder, why is it that the eldest brother has no problem coming into contact with Jinse, but the twelfth prince has no problem coming into contact with Jinse?
After much deliberation, the fifth prince could finally come to only one conclusion.
That is, compared to the eldest brother, the twelfth is just a child, so what can he be guarded against?
Seeing that the fifth prince was calm and silent, Zhuo Fang called out: "Your Highness?".
The fifth prince raised his eyes and glanced at Zhuo Fang, and said: "Recently, pay more attention to what's going on with Lao Twelve, so as not to let any more news slip.".
Zhuo Fang hurriedly responded with a yes.
The fifth prince thought for a while and added: "Also, pay more attention to the movements of these bosses recently.".
The fifth prince felt that the eldest prince would definitely get news about this matter, so the fifth prince was a little curious, what would the eldest prince do after hearing the news?
With the eldest prince's temper, if he gets into trouble over this matter...
The fifth prince thought that this matter would be interesting.Zhuo Fang understood the fifth prince's meaning immediately this time, and nodded in response: "Yes, I must ask people to pay close attention to it!".
While the master and servant were talking about this matter, they saw a young chamberlain coming in to report that the girl with water sleeves next to the Queen had arrived.
When the fifth prince heard this, his expression became cold for a moment, but soon returned to his usual appearance, and then he had his water sleeves brought in.
Shui Xiu came here today not for anything else but for the fifth prince to choose his concubine.
Empress Li has recently met a lot of wives and young ladies from official families, and now she has made a list of girls' families that she thinks are good.
Today, Shui Xiu was asked to bring the list to the fifth prince to see, and also to let the fifth prince pick and choose to see if there was a noble girl that suited his liking.
When Shui Xiu handed the list to the fifth prince, he had a smile on his face but a sad look in his eyes.
It's a pity that the expression was just a fake one, and the fifth prince didn't notice it at all.
After receiving the list, the fifth prince opened it and glanced at it twice. After turning to the first page, he saw a noblewoman from the Li family in the middle...
The fifth prince sneered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
After he calmly read through the entire list, he put the list aside casually: "The people chosen by the Queen Mother are naturally good. The Queen Mother can make the decision on this matter. This palace has no opinion!" .
Seeing that the fifth prince didn't look at him at all, Shui Xiu sighed inwardly and replied with a smile on his face: "Yes, I will return to your empress now.".
The fifth prince nodded slightly and responded: "I'll spare your trouble!".
Shui Xiu hurriedly responded with a word of "dare", then turned around and left.
Zhuo Fang looked at the fifth prince's face that darkened after Shui Xiu left. He hesitated and said, "It's time for Your Highness to marry a concubine. It's normal for the Queen to worry about these things in her mother's year...".
The fifth prince raised his eyes and glanced at Zhuo Fang, who stopped talking.
The fifth prince sneered: "The Queen is indeed very worried, and her posture is quite good, but for whom she is worried about this matter, I am afraid only she knows!".
What he said was quite sarcastic.
Zhuo Fang hesitated for a moment, then asked bravely: "Your Highness, but the candidate chosen by the Queen is not very good?".
"Not so good? How could it be possible? Naturally, all the people chosen by the mother-in-law are good!"
The fifth prince smiled again, and then said: "The person listed on the first page is Miss Shangshu's direct grandson. How could it be bad?"
Miss the grandson of Shangshu Mansion?
Isn’t Shangshu Mansion the Queen’s natal Li Mansion?
Miss Li's grandson, isn't she the Queen's niece and the Fifth Prince's cousin?
When Zhuo Fang thought of this, she immediately understood why His Highness was unhappy!
I'm afraid that His Highness now feels that the Queen is promoting her own family by choosing a concubine for His Highness.
Also, although there are many people in the Li family who are officials in the court, speaking of it, only Li Shangshu, the father of the empress, has a certain status in the court.
The rest of the Li family are obviously not very good at it.
Compared with the Jiang family behind the imperial concubine and the Wei family behind the concubine Shu, the Li family is indeed at a disadvantage.
PS: (*^_^*)
(End of this chapter)
The people around the eldest prince were a little confused by this order.
His Royal Highness usually only pays attention to the fifth prince. After all, the fifth prince is the eldest prince's number one opponent.
But now the eldest prince suddenly said that he wanted him to pay more attention to the affairs of the twelfth prince?
The servant really couldn't figure out the reason for doing this.
But the eldest prince was still staring at this moment, and the servant didn't understand, so he hurriedly said yes, indicating that he would turn around and ask people to keep an eye on the twelfth prince.
Seeing this, the eldest prince nodded with satisfaction.
Compared to the eldest prince's dull reaction, the fifth prince had more on his mind.
When he heard the news, he couldn't help but frown: "Jin Se and Lao Twelve are very close? When did this happen?".
Zhuo Fang thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, I only heard about this recently. As for when they started to get closer, I don't know yet!".
The fifth prince glanced at Zhuo Fang indifferently: "I don't know?".
Zhuo Fang lowered his head when the fifth prince looked at him, feeling a little weird. He didn't think there was anything strange about him not knowing about this.
No matter how important Jinse is, she is just a palace maid, and the twelfth prince has had a low sense of presence in the palace these years.
Isn't it normal for two people to get together like this and not many people pay attention?
Maybe he could tell what Zhuo Fang was thinking. The fifth prince's eyebrows were slightly cold and he said, "I remember that I ordered you to pay more attention to Jinse's affairs a long time ago."
Since he had given the order so long ago, why did Zhuo Fang still say he didn't know?
Is this how he pays attention to himself?
When Zhuo Fang heard what the fifth prince said, she suddenly thought of something, and then lowered her head even lower.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, it was my servant who was negligent!"
What's the use of saying you were negligent now?Everything has happened.
The fifth prince glanced at Zhuo Fang indifferently. Although he felt a little unhappy in his heart, he did not hold on to this point.
After a moment of silence, the fifth prince asked again: "Regarding this matter, is there any movement in front of the emperor?".
The fifth prince still remembered that when the eldest prince wanted to chase Jinse away, the people in front of him were secretly making moves.
He knew very well in his heart that the people in front of the emperor were secretly making moves, and they must have done so under the emperor's orders.
This is also the reason why the fifth prince did not have too many blatant contacts with Jinse.
Because he has not yet figured out why the people in front of the imperial family want to prevent the eldest prince from contacting Jinse...
After hearing this, Zhuo Fang thought for a while and shook her head blankly: "I haven't heard of any movement in front of the emperor...".
There was no movement from the people in front of the emperor?Could it be that the father allowed Na Jinse to come into contact with Lao Twelve?
The fifth prince frowned and thought for a while, and couldn't help but wonder, why is it that the eldest brother has no problem coming into contact with Jinse, but the twelfth prince has no problem coming into contact with Jinse?
After much deliberation, the fifth prince could finally come to only one conclusion.
That is, compared to the eldest brother, the twelfth is just a child, so what can he be guarded against?
Seeing that the fifth prince was calm and silent, Zhuo Fang called out: "Your Highness?".
The fifth prince raised his eyes and glanced at Zhuo Fang, and said: "Recently, pay more attention to what's going on with Lao Twelve, so as not to let any more news slip.".
Zhuo Fang hurriedly responded with a yes.
The fifth prince thought for a while and added: "Also, pay more attention to the movements of these bosses recently.".
The fifth prince felt that the eldest prince would definitely get news about this matter, so the fifth prince was a little curious, what would the eldest prince do after hearing the news?
With the eldest prince's temper, if he gets into trouble over this matter...
The fifth prince thought that this matter would be interesting.Zhuo Fang understood the fifth prince's meaning immediately this time, and nodded in response: "Yes, I must ask people to pay close attention to it!".
While the master and servant were talking about this matter, they saw a young chamberlain coming in to report that the girl with water sleeves next to the Queen had arrived.
When the fifth prince heard this, his expression became cold for a moment, but soon returned to his usual appearance, and then he had his water sleeves brought in.
Shui Xiu came here today not for anything else but for the fifth prince to choose his concubine.
Empress Li has recently met a lot of wives and young ladies from official families, and now she has made a list of girls' families that she thinks are good.
Today, Shui Xiu was asked to bring the list to the fifth prince to see, and also to let the fifth prince pick and choose to see if there was a noble girl that suited his liking.
When Shui Xiu handed the list to the fifth prince, he had a smile on his face but a sad look in his eyes.
It's a pity that the expression was just a fake one, and the fifth prince didn't notice it at all.
After receiving the list, the fifth prince opened it and glanced at it twice. After turning to the first page, he saw a noblewoman from the Li family in the middle...
The fifth prince sneered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
After he calmly read through the entire list, he put the list aside casually: "The people chosen by the Queen Mother are naturally good. The Queen Mother can make the decision on this matter. This palace has no opinion!" .
Seeing that the fifth prince didn't look at him at all, Shui Xiu sighed inwardly and replied with a smile on his face: "Yes, I will return to your empress now.".
The fifth prince nodded slightly and responded: "I'll spare your trouble!".
Shui Xiu hurriedly responded with a word of "dare", then turned around and left.
Zhuo Fang looked at the fifth prince's face that darkened after Shui Xiu left. He hesitated and said, "It's time for Your Highness to marry a concubine. It's normal for the Queen to worry about these things in her mother's year...".
The fifth prince raised his eyes and glanced at Zhuo Fang, who stopped talking.
The fifth prince sneered: "The Queen is indeed very worried, and her posture is quite good, but for whom she is worried about this matter, I am afraid only she knows!".
What he said was quite sarcastic.
Zhuo Fang hesitated for a moment, then asked bravely: "Your Highness, but the candidate chosen by the Queen is not very good?".
"Not so good? How could it be possible? Naturally, all the people chosen by the mother-in-law are good!"
The fifth prince smiled again, and then said: "The person listed on the first page is Miss Shangshu's direct grandson. How could it be bad?"
Miss the grandson of Shangshu Mansion?
Isn’t Shangshu Mansion the Queen’s natal Li Mansion?
Miss Li's grandson, isn't she the Queen's niece and the Fifth Prince's cousin?
When Zhuo Fang thought of this, she immediately understood why His Highness was unhappy!
I'm afraid that His Highness now feels that the Queen is promoting her own family by choosing a concubine for His Highness.
Also, although there are many people in the Li family who are officials in the court, speaking of it, only Li Shangshu, the father of the empress, has a certain status in the court.
The rest of the Li family are obviously not very good at it.
Compared with the Jiang family behind the imperial concubine and the Wei family behind the concubine Shu, the Li family is indeed at a disadvantage.
PS: (*^_^*)
(End of this chapter)