The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 686: Affecting Many

"Okay." Wu agreed immediately. After getting Shang's personal guarantee, she naturally felt relieved.

Next, Shang told Wu that Mrs. Zhu was going to personally bring Zhu Shu to thank her tomorrow. "After all, you are Yaoyao's mother, so you should be there."

Even if she was a stepmother, she was still the mother of my eldest niece. When the lady of the house brought her daughter to pay her respects in person, Wu had to be there.

Mrs. Wu understood: "Since it is what my sister-in-law said, I will be there tomorrow."

As soon as Mrs. Zhu received Shang's reply, saying that Shang would be waiting for her and Zhu Shu to visit her at home the next day, she was very happy and told Zhu Xiye and Zhu Shu about it.

Things at the Zhu Mansion were arranged properly, and the reception at the Meng Mansion was also well organized under the arrangement of the Shang family. However, most of the heads of other mansions could not calm down for a long time.

How many palaces have been eyeing the position of the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace over the years. Next year, when Li Shou comes of age and has the coming-of-age ceremony, the Emperor will choose a hostess for the Eastern Palace, which concerns many people.

The importance that Emperor Zong attached to the position of crown prince and Li Shou's own excellence and prudence made the wealthy families in the capital realize how difficult it was to change the master of the Eastern Palace.

Even though Li Heng was also an outstanding prince, compared to Li Shou, he was superior to Li Heng in terms of his status as the legitimate son of Empress Yuan, as well as his own abilities and virtues. Therefore, although some mansions supported Li Heng, they were only in the minority, and most of them were just watching and waiting.

Wait and see next year's election for the Crown Princess, and wait for the dust to settle on the position of Crown Princess before making the final choice.

Of course, there are mansions that you want to choose, and there are also mansions that you don’t want to choose and just want to be stable and neutral.

Therefore, those neutral palaces that only wanted to serve as members of the emperor's party for the rest of their lives did not react much after hearing that Meng Shisan was brought into the palace by Li Shou. However, those palaces that wanted to take sides began to speculate, and even secretly inquired about the news from various sources.

The He Mansion was one of the mansions that secretly inquired about information from various sources.

He Yi had been standing in front of Doctor He for a long time. Looking at his father's frowning face, he really didn't know where to start.

According to his thinking, both his father and his son were medical officers and worked in the Imperial Medical Bureau. As long as they did not make any serious mistakes and devoted themselves to studying medicine and just worked as pure imperial physicians, the He family would not fail.

But his father, since some time ago, also wanted to follow the emperor's example and began to think about the time to set up the camp.

And then, the meeting between him and the eldest lady of the Ji family was a perfect opportunity set up for him by his father.

He knew that if his father decided to become a member of the Eastern Palace, then he and Ji Ling would have no choice. Whether they were willing or not, the He and Ji families would inevitably be married.

Since ancient times, there has been no more reliable, direct and effective way to form an alliance than marriage.

This was also the main reason why my mind suddenly became confused when I turned back and thought of Ji Ling's presence in the open shed while fishing.

To be honest, he had never seen Ji Ling before. From the vague impression he got when he saw her hurriedly through the open shed today, he felt neither like nor dislike for Ji Ling.

If he really had to marry Ji Ling, that was not impossible. He was not like Yu Minglu who already had someone in his heart. He would marry anyone after his son had established a family and a career. As long as it was beneficial to the He family, he would not shake his head if his father asked him to marry her.

Even though it might cost him his life.

"The situation is already very clear..." Doctor He was silent for a long time, and his words were still half-sentenced. He didn't care whether He Yizheng could understand him or not. He raised his eyes and looked at his son, "I heard that you met the eldest lady of the Ji Mansion today?"

He Yizhi nodded: "Yes, father."

"What?" Doctor He is a father after all, and he wants to consider his son's thoughts at the very least.

He Yizhi smiled: "I didn't see it clearly, I didn't pay attention at the time, I just remembered it afterwards. It's okay, I feel fine."

Doctor He hesitated: "If you really don't want to..."

"Father." He Yizhi interrupted the opportunity that Doctor He wanted to give him to make a choice. "No matter which mansion my son marries, even if I ask someone to find out about the girl's personality, it is impossible to know everything. There is always an element of gambling. In this case, marrying Miss Ji may be my son's winning bet."

"I'm glad you think this way." When Doctor He made this decision and arrangement, he knew he would be a little ashamed of his son. "You are the future pillar of the He family. After me, it will be you. Everything I do is for you and the entire He family. If you can understand, that's the best. If you can't understand... just tell me, and I'll do my best to meet your requirements."

He Yi took two steps forward and got closer to Doctor He: "Why do you say that, father? My surname is He, and I am the only son in the He family, so I should shoulder the heavy responsibility. Everything you arranged for me is for my own good, so that I can have an easier time when I take charge of the entire He family in the future. As for your request, I don't have any now, but I will raise it with you later."

Doctor He nodded, and then nodded again: "Do you also think that the East Palace is the best?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has always been the most stable." He Yizheng couldn't say too many great truths. He was not Yu Minglu, and he didn't have too many fancy words, but he remembered what Yu Minglu had said to him, "Bai Ying once said that Your Highness the Crown Prince had dodged countless arrows and arrows from childhood to adulthood, and had gone through countless life-and-death dangers. The other princes have been able to stay safe until now, relying on Your Majesty's kindness, but Your Highness the Crown Prince has been able to stay safe until now, relying not only on Your Majesty's protection. The harem is like a den of dragons and tigers. Even if Your Majesty is the master of the country, there are times when you can't reach out, or there are times when you don't have time to reach out. At this time, it all depends on Your Highness the Crown Prince himself."

Imperial Doctor He was slightly surprised, and then he sighed, "He is indeed Imperial Doctor Yu's son. He is as organized as Imperial Doctor Yu when he was young."

"That son is not bad either. Doesn't he resemble the wise and responsible father when he was young?" He Yizheng joked.

Doctor He agreed wholeheartedly: "Not only is he similar, but he is even better than his teacher."

He Yizhi was a very shameless person, but now he felt a little embarrassed by his father's praise.

Doctor He burst into laughter when he saw this.

Different from the cheerful atmosphere when the He family father and son talked to the end, the atmosphere became increasingly heavy when three people from three generations of the Zeng family gathered in the study in the main courtyard.

Zeng Chongqi lowered his head and said, "Grandfather, it's all because of my uselessness that I was unable to marry Yaoyao back to our Zeng Mansion before what happened today."

Before Zeng Kai could say anything, Zeng Lingsong glared at Zeng Chongqi and said, "You know you are useless, but you can't do anything well. You are just like farting!"

Zeng Chongqi lowered his head even lower: "It's my son's fault."