Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 135: Crazy Desire (asking for monthly ticket)
After receiving the order, Qin Ji hurried back to the East Palace to report to Zhu Youtang.

Watching Qin Ji's figure disappear at the palace gate, Empress Dowager Zhou sat on the phoenix chair with a smile on her face, as if she had done something very interesting and was in great joy.

Chen Gui did not understand the connection, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Grandfather, will this trick work? Although there is a poem on this piece of paper, it may be different from the poems that the prince likes on a daily basis."

"Is it okay? We'll know in a moment."

Queen Mother Zhou secretly laughed for a while before she stood up leisurely. She waved her hand casually and ordered, "I will go in and pay my respects to the Buddha first. If the prince comes later, let him wait outside first."

"You...want to worship Buddha at this time?"

Chen Gui was a little confused.

You were so anxious that you wanted your grandson to come earlier to choose a concubine. After you used a trick to seduce your grandson, you didn't continue waiting here, but went in to worship Buddha first.

If your grandson comes in a hurry, won’t he not be able to see you then?
"hehe."

Queen Mother Zhou had a faint smile on her face and flicked her sleeves, saying, "As a grandmother, you can't let the younger generation do whatever they want, right? Go out and wait first. You don't need to serve me here."

"Yes."

Chen Gui bowed respectfully and left the hall.

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the other side.

In the Duanjing Hall, Zhu Youtang has been reviewing his lessons since the beginning of the year, day after day. The hustle and bustle outside has not affected his interest in studying at all.

"His Royal Highness..."

Qin Ji looked inside from the palace door and found that the prince was reading and writing seriously. He stopped writing from time to time and frowned in thought. He seemed to be extremely focused, but he had to step forward to break this rare silence.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youtang put down his book and placed his brush on the inkstone. He then looked up at the sky, then looked at Tan Ji and asked in confusion, "Why did my wife suddenly come to disturb me while I was reading? Did the Empress Dowager send someone to urge me again?"

Qin Ji said nothing. He spread out the note given to him by Empress Dowager Zhou and placed it in front of Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang first glanced at Qin Ji, then looked at the note curiously. When he saw the handwriting on it clearly, he immediately changed his expression to surprise and asked, "Did the other party reply? Why are there only a few words?"

"Your Highness... this... this... this is actually the Empress Dowager who asked me to pass it to you."

Tan Ji answered with a bitter look on his face.

Obviously he felt there was something serious going on here.

Originally, it was just a woman outside the palace who corresponded with the prince and became pen pals with him. There was nothing wrong with this, but the strange thing was that the prince actually developed a great liking for a woman he had never met before, and it could even be said that ripples were set off in his heart.

If it ended here, Qin Ji could only think that this was all a mirage. With the prince's marriage, everything would become a bubble and become a beautiful memory in the prince's mind.

That's it!

But now the empress dowager handed him a note, saying that the woman who wrote the note was in Qingning Palace to be selected as the Crown Princess. Qin Ji couldn't help but think about it.

Could it be that the Queen Mother is hiding behind the scenes and planning everything?
Deliberately letting her grandson fall into the whirlpool of love...

If the old lady wanted to arrange a marriage for her grandson, why didn't she say so? If not, how do you explain this note?

How could the Queen Mother know so much about the Crown Prince's correspondence with a woman outside the palace, and be able to accurately find the person who wrote the note?

So many questions that one's head almost exploded! Zhu Youtang didn't have as many thoughts as Qin Ji. When he saw the note, his whole state was not right. He asked anxiously, "Is this from the Queen Mother? Does the Imperial Grandmother know who she is?"

Tan Ji said worriedly: "According to what the Queen Mother said, the person who wrote the note is now in Qingning Palace."

"Qingning Palace?"

Zhu Youtang was stunned, his face full of confusion.

That confused little look seemed to be asking, what was she doing in Qingning Palace?
He didn't even associate this woman with the possibility of being selected as the Crown Princess.

"Exactly!"

Tan Ji explained, "This woman is one of the three women who should be selected as the Crown Princess. She is now in Qingning Palace waiting for the Crown Prince to select her."

"What... is there such a thing? Well... I have to go there quickly..."

Zhu Youtang instantly forgot about studying and his previous bold words. When he heard that the woman he had been communicating with was waiting for him to choose her as a concubine, he no longer cared about anything else and stood up excitedly to go to Qingning Palace.

Qin Ji quickly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Your Highness, Crown Prince, have you ever thought that there is a hidden story behind this matter?"

Zhu Youtang's emotions were already somewhat out of control at this time. Hearing this, he could not help but turn around and asked in surprise, "What's the secret?"

Qin Ji stammered, "How could this... this person... suddenly appear in Qingning Palace? And who... asked this woman to write a letter to you, the Crown Prince?"

"Is this important?"

Zhu Youtang asked back, "It's just a letter. When we meet again, I will ask her in person, isn't it? Or does my dear wife have any hidden worries? If you have any concerns, just tell me."

Qin Ji looked around and after making sure that no one was around, he gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the Queen Mother asked someone to write to you?"

"The Imperial Grandmother is not that kind of person!"

Zhu Youtang answered decisively, and then asked in return: "If it is really the Empress Dowager, you can just tell me directly, why are you hiding it?"

Qin Ji felt embarrassed after hearing this.

He felt that the problem was huge, but the prince trusted his grandmother very much, which made him look like a villain.

"Even if the Empress Dowager asked her to write it, what does it matter? My dear, are you overthinking it? I want to meet her as soon as possible and tell her that I like her poems very much. I want to have a chance to go out of the palace with her and feel the freedom... Will you come with me?"

Zhu Youtang had very clear ideas, spoke with discretion, and was extremely polite.

Seeing that the prince was so open-minded, Qin Ji didn't want to be a bad guy either, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness, shouldn't you clean up the mess? Since we have entered the final selection stage, it doesn't matter if the prince goes there earlier or later...

"Oh, by the way, Your Highness, if no one tells you, can you accurately identify the one who wrote the letter from those three people?"

Zhu Youtang thought for a moment and shook his head, "This may be a little difficult. But someone who can write such beautiful poems must be pretty, right? She must have the aura of a talented woman... If that's the case, then I can pick her out from the three of them at a glance."

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but smile at the thought of sitting down and discussing poetry with his favorite talented woman.

As for married life...

For Zhu Youtang, who is as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, he has not thought about so much for the time being.

Living in the deep palace, he was eager to have a friend and a confidant.

But he didn't have so many thoughts about finding a life partner, or rather, he hadn't thought about that step yet.

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