Yanmenchun

Chapter 25

Seeing that she didn't speak, the old lady thought for a while and said: "Dan Lin is not young anymore, I still have to call him back. If there is a woman who is suitable, we should book the marriage first."

Shen Tuchan looked at the old lady, her eyes were still dazed at the moment when she was in a trance. The old lady knew that the eldest granddaughter was missing her parents, so she beckoned her to come over.

Shen Tuchan obediently leaned beside the old lady and said, "Brother probably doesn't want to come back."

"That's up to him! If he's confused, you can't be confused. You have to keep an eye on him. In the future, when you grow up, you will have to rely on him for your marriage prospects and your natal family's backing after marriage." , sat up slightly and looked at Shen Tuchan.

Shen Tuchan knew that she was worried about herself, so she nodded with a smile.

The old lady turned her head and said to Nanny Kong: "Remember to remind me to write a letter to the eldest young master tomorrow. The more I think about it, the more I feel that I can't let him fool around like this!"

Nanny Kong agreed seriously.

When Shen Tuchan put the old lady to sleep and came out of Heshou Hall, the night outside was thick.

Xiao Man and Chun Equinox were waiting for her, seeing her come out, Chun Equinox stepped forward and put the cloak on her.

Shen Tuchan lingered in the night wind for a long time, and returned to her yard when the wind blew her hands cold.

Princess Baoqing agreed that Shen Tuchan would take her younger sister.

The mansion of Prince Gong is extraordinary, with winding paths and terraces, staggered attics, and it is divided into two parts: the mansion and the garden. This mansion was built by the previous emperor when Prince Gong was young. The lineage of Prince Gong has lived in it for decades, and it is decorated everywhere. Sophisticated and elegant.

Princess Baoqing was writing in the study, when she saw Shen Tuchan coming, she directly entertained her in the study.

After the maidservants served tea, Princess Baoqing wiped her hands with a wet handkerchief and said, "I wanted to invite you to ride a horse outside the city, but my grandfather has been strict with me recently, so I had no choice but to ask you to come to me."

In her tone, there was a bit of dissatisfaction with Lord Gong's restriction of her freedom.

Shen Tuchan looked at her writing seriously and asked, "What's wrong? Did you offend the old prince?"

Baoqing County advocated talking, looked at Shentu Qi who was sitting on the side, and said: "My garden is very beautiful, even it is not much inferior to the imperial garden, the lotus blooms just right this season, do you want to see the third lady? If you want, I will ask my maid to take you to watch it."

Shen Tuqi was also a little bored at first, but he understood that she had something to say to his elder sister, so he nodded.

The maid took Shen Tuqi out, and Princess Baoqing complained: "Tell the eldest princess what Xianrong has, it is inconvenient for Taian to come and go in the palace, and Xiangxiang is a straight person, there is nothing to calculate, so do the calculations." Or I can only tell you!"

Shen Tuchan made an expression of wishing to hear more about it.

Princess Baoqing had already moved away from the desk, and Shen Tuchan sat in front of her desk and listened to her while writing.

"At the banquet a few days ago, did you see Qin Wenyu, the eldest son of King Ronghua?" Princess Baoqing saw that Shen Tuchan nodded before continuing, "I don't know why! I didn't see anything good about him either. Doting on him and calling him into the palace is to find him a concubine. I can’t remember which dynasty his family belongs to. A daughter married to him, thinking of giving me to be his wife!"

Shen Tuchan paused, but she was still not surprised, Princess Baoqing said again: "It is said that he has more than [-] concubines, what should I marry for! Let's not talk about the fief is so far away, and everyone who asks for peace every day can sit in the same room! Could it be that I am going to help him train soldiers?"

The more she spoke, the more angry she became, her cheeks puffed up.

Shen Tuchan was a little surprised, but she understood after thinking about it carefully.

The lineage of Ronghua County King is very favored in this generation, not only because the son is favored by the emperor, Ronghua County King himself is also very outstanding.

However, their lineage no longer has any blood relationship with the royal family. Qin Wenyu's generation is also the last generation. The emperor loves Qin Wenyu and wants to continue his title. He must give him a royal child to strengthen the connection between the bloodlines. The princesses are either Princess Tai'an or the Eighth Princess, or some of the unfavored ones below.

The fiefdom of Ronghua County King's Mansion is in the Huguang area. Concubine Shu has only one daughter, Princess Tai'an. She must not be willing to let her daughter marry in such a place. The eighth princess is suitable. It is estimated that the problem lies with Qin Wenyu. The eighth princess has become the crown prince, so it is estimated that none of them will be able to succeed.

The direct bloodline of the royal family must be tolerant and not weak, and it must be able to suppress many concubines. After thinking about it like this, anyone would think that this seat is tailor-made for Princess Baoqing.

In the future, a county king, a princess, no one can bully anyone, and Qin Wenyu has such an outstanding appearance, Shen Tuchan herself thinks from the perspective of the emperor that this is a good match from heaven, and neither side will suffer.

But looking at it from the other side, it’s not the case. Princess Baoqing doesn’t covet Qin Wenyu’s beauty. Princess Baoqing likes a man who can write poems with a pen and fight in the battlefield. Which woman is wrong? There are some good expectations for the future marriage. For Qin Wenyu, who came out of the powder pile, it really shattered her dream for Princess Baoqing.

Shen Tuchan put the pen in her hand on the shelf to read what she wrote: "Did the emperor tell the prince directly?"

Princess Baoqing nodded aggrievedly: "Do you think I want to beat Qin Wenyu? Then he will know that I am not easy to provoke, and he will tell the emperor to choose another woman as the crown prince."

This Shen Tuchan didn't suggest it, she said directly: "Don't say whether you can beat Prince Qin, if Prince Qin intends to retaliate against you and go to tell the emperor not to marry you, it would be self-defeating."

Shen Tuchan felt that with Qin Shizi's nonchalant temperament, he might really be able to do it.

But after all, she is a friend of Princess Baoqing, so she said sincerely: "Does the princess have a sweetheart? Or someone who likes it, and is willing to marry. If you say you have a sweetheart, His Majesty loves you after all. He can't just ignore it and force her." If Your Majesty really doesn't consider your thoughts about bestowing marriage, he wouldn't have told the prince first."

Princess Baoqing originally thought that His Majesty should consider her idea, but she was not sure what to do. Now that Shen Tuchan said that, she immediately felt that it was feasible.

She walked up and down in the study, wondering who she could say she liked and who she could choose as her husband.

Shen Tuchan looked at her like this a little funny, and said: "While you are thinking about this, go inquire about Qin Shizi and see what he has to say, what if he doesn't want to, right? Or if he has a sweetheart , if there is anything particularly bad, you can go to the emperor and refuse it."

Princess Baoqing nodded her head like a rattle drum: "I'm really a fan of the authorities. I get angry when I know about this. You know my temper. I was thinking about it. At worst, I ran to the palace and told the emperor that if I don't marry, I will kill you." If you don’t want to marry, the emperor will scold me or punish me at most. Maybe you can tie me to a sedan chair! These two methods of yours are feasible, and there are many detours. If these two roads don’t work, it’s a big deal I will go to the emperor to make another scene!"

Shen Tuchan knew that she had been in the palace smoothly for more than ten years because of being favored, so she nodded upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)