Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 144 The Truth
After lamenting his son's hard work in the past few years, Xu Zecai looked up at Emperor Chengqi, "Where are you talking, Your Majesty, why does His Highness Prince Rui care about Jinling? His Royal Highness is in Jinling, don't cause trouble between the two brothers again."

Emperor Chengqi looked down at the courtier who had trusted him for many years, "Can I trust you, Xu Ze?"

"Believe it or not, it's up to you, but if your Majesty can love and respect the humble minister less, the humble minister will be grateful." The outside world has spread him as an old vixen, is it true that he is a father.

Emperor Chengqi supported his forehead, struggling, "Why does Xu Liu like her?" Gu Changyan remembered that Gu Changyan had a submissive and lackluster temperament, and he had long forgotten his appearance.No one would be able to accept that a demon king like Xu Ye would take a fancy to her...

Wait, lackluster, submissive?

Emperor Chengqi sneered, "Oh, I didn't expect that I would sometimes miss it."

"Is there anything wrong with this Gu... Miss Cheng?" Xu Ze asked humbly for advice.

"She..." That's right, what's wrong with her, Emperor Chengqi can't even tell.If you want to think about it seriously, she is the poor wretch who suffered an indiscriminate disaster, was sacrificed by him, the emperor, and by her own relatives.

Emperor Chengqi sighed, stood up and walked to Xu Ze with his hands behind his back, "She has suffered enough outside, and I will give her another marriage to ensure her prosperity and wealth in this life. You can choose another safe one for Xu Liu." Daughter-in-law." I remember that girl is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, so she was simply married in Jiangnan.

"I will pass on the words of the emperor to Xiao Liu, but you also know the temperament of my sixth young master. If you listen to the humble minister, you will not be in Jinling now." Xu Ze said helplessly.

Emperor Chengqi was impatient, "If you can't be persuaded, just move a nest and go to Sichuan." Across thousands of mountains and rivers, let's see how the two of them are still together.

Xu Ze nodded, and said again: "If the emperor lets Xiaoliu go to Sichuan, then please allow me to resign and go with you. After all, I only have such a son, and I will count on him to take care of him." Step out of the Royal Study Room.

"...It's unreasonable." Emperor Chengqi couldn't remember how long it had been since Xu Ze shook his face, he had to think about Zhao Yanran's request.

Seeing Xu Ze, who was in a bad mood, Guang Zhi came out of the palace gate, threw away the unfinished candied haws and walked over.Xu Ze told Zhao Yanran that Zhao Yanran begged Emperor Chengqi to confiscate Cheng Fu's home and exile him, as well as the conversation in the imperial study just now,

"Does your emperor really like this fourth son?" Otherwise, how could he raise him like this.

Xu Ze glanced at him, looking at the straight street, "If there is no comparison, there will be no harm. I am such a good father." The reason why the sixth young master is outstanding is because of my father.

Guang Zhi snorted, "No, Xu Ye grew up like this. Wild, it has nothing to do with you."

The next day
The crown prince is not in the capital, and the adult princes are all named by Emperor Chengqi to listen to the government. Zhao Yanran is also going to court every day.

Because of the news about Jinling, he has been in a lingering anger since the day before yesterday. Those who don't know about it are quite inexplicable, and it's useless for anyone to care. One can't help but wonder which terrific big shot this prince is.

Emperor Chengqi was very satisfied with his performance recently. Although the things he explained were not important, he handled everything very well, so he couldn't help but praise him in public today.

When the dynasty was over, Xu Ze didn't want to talk to Emperor Chengqi, so he pushed the imperial study room to discuss the state affairs on the grounds of feeling unwell, and changed his way out of the palace to go home.

"Xu Jiancheng stop." Zhao Yanran cut him off again.

Xu Ze saluted with a good temper: "His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

Zhao Yanran gritted her teeth, "Sang Ziqi, the prefect of Jinling, said that your son Xu Zhilie has never returned home and has been bothering the people all year round."

Hearing this, Xu Ze frowned, "There is no court etiquette that prohibits officials from lodging in other people's homes. Can there be officials who can't open the pot, can't afford a house, and just eat soft food?" He doesn't mind his son's reputation at all.

One of the reasons why Zhao Yanran hates Xu's father and son is that they are too good at putting on a show, they are more slippery than anyone else in their mouths, and more cunning in their hearts than anyone else.

"Did your father and son secretly help Gu Changyan these past few years?"

Xu Ze laughed, "What do my Xu family's private affairs have to do with Your Highness?"

Zhao Yanran pulled Xu Ze's lapel, furious, "Jiancheng was also present at the incident back then, you can see how this bitch behaved, why do you want to help? Could it be that Jiancheng is targeting me?"

Xu Ze still had the same smile on his face for thousands of years, and he pushed the other party's hand away, "The matter of the past has long been settled, Your Highness, you have got what you want, what else do you want? Is it to kill an innocent child? Like this Would it be too much?"

"Innocent? Kill them all? Heh...why, is that bitch bewitching you father and son like this?" I really didn't realize that Gu Changyan was so capable.

Xu Ze didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, "Your Highness, the case back then has been settled. If you keep messing around and trying to keep people alive, you will be backlashed in the future. Also, the bitch you speak of is my Xu Zefu future daughter-in-law, and you can't just because As a prince, you can humiliate at will."

"It's getting late, the emperor is still waiting for His Royal Highness, and I will leave."

Zhao Yanran was so angry that her whole body turned cold. This matter should have been easily resolved, but the Xu family got involved.He couldn't understand why Xu Ze believed Cheng Fu's lies, and it was ridiculous that he was willing to let his only son marry her.

"Where did fourth brother go just now?" Zhao Yanjin walked out of the hall leisurely.

"Isn't that Xu Jiancheng... What are you talking about with him?" Xu Ze's figure is already far away, but Zhao Yanjin can still distinguish it at a glance.

Zhao Yanran was a bit complicated towards Zhao Yanjin. In the early years, he thought it was Zhu's family who assassinated him in hunting, and he always had a grudge against them. Later, the truth came to light. He shouldn't have blamed them anymore, but he couldn't let go of his prejudice.Now I have to come out to listen to politics. I don't know when it will start, and everyone has become an antagonistic relationship.

He is tired of listening to politics, and he doesn't want to argue with his brother.It's a pity that the Ning family has expectations, the Zhang family also has expectations, and even his father has expectations. The expectations of each party are different, but he is required to stand on the stage.He often thinks, what will he lose if he doesn't follow their wishes?
"nothing."

Zhao Yanjin suddenly grabbed the other party's sleeve, "Fourth brother, don't rush away." It was as if the two of them were very close.

Zhao Yanran was restless and impatient, "Father has moved to the imperial study."

"Fourth brother, do you still remember the third miss of the Gu family?" Zhao Yanjin raised the corners of her mouth.

Zhao Yanran's heart tightened slightly, "Why mention her?"

Zhao Yanjin looked at his followers, "You all stand down."

After making sure that no one could hear their conversation, Zhao Yanjin took a deep breath and had to say that the fragrance of spring flowers is refreshing, "How did the fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law get married? Don't worry about it. After all these years , does the fourth brother think that the good things you and your husband did back then can be concealed?"

Zhao Yanran stared at the other party's eyes, "Don't you know how my marriage came about? Your fourth sister-in-law is still troubled by gossip and suffering. Why, do you want her to die?" Everyone said It was purely his wishful thinking that Zhang Wanqing would marry him, and the abruptness on the day of the wedding ceremony, and the hugging of her on the day of the Spring Banquet in the name of saving her were all the reasons why the Zhang family finally made this choice.

Zhao Yanjin felt that today was really an eye-opener, and said sarcastically: "Fourth brother doesn't need to make up lies in front of younger brother, and I am not the one who suffers."

"you……"

"How about we make a deal? No matter what the father says later, you and your people should keep quiet. After the matter is over, I will tell you where the handle is. From now on, you and the fourth sister-in-law can rest easy .” I didn’t want to hear the other party’s endless lies, so I simply interrupted the other party.Because Zhao Yanjin was afraid that she would vomit.

"What the hell are you talking nonsense about?" Zhao Yanran became angry.

Zhao Yanjin's originally smiling demeanor gradually turned cold, "Fourth Brother, you better listen to me, otherwise I might reveal the truth to the public... My nephew is one or two years old, think about him, this matter spread, How will I be able to hold my head up in the future?"

Zhao Yanran was confused by his threats, and the tone of the other party also made him a little nervous for no reason.What did I and Zhang Wanqing do?What did Zhao Yanjin know?
Stepping into the imperial study room with a messy mood.

At this moment, the Right Prime Minister was trying his best to recommend candidates to take over the important positions in the local area. The people from the Seventh Prince's side were silent at first, but after Zhao Yanran came back, they immediately stood up to oppose all the candidates on the Right Prime Minister's side. It's no different from having a grudge.

Emperor Chengqi saw that Zhao Yanran was a little out of his mind, "You come to me, fourth child."

Just as Zhao Yanran was about to open her mouth to agree with Prime Minister Right, Zhao Yanjin's previous words rang in her mind, as if she had been bewitched by someone and couldn't get rid of it.He looked over the crowd and saw Zhao Yanjin standing obediently and obediently behind several ministers, with an appearance of humbly listening to the government.

"His Royal Highness Prince Rui." Prime Minister Right reminded him to regain his senses.

Zhao Yanran restrained his impetuosity, and said to Emperor Chengqi: "Everyone has their own reasons."

The wrinkles on Prime Minister's face trembled slightly, unwilling to give up, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui..."

Zhao Yanran didn't respond to him, and directly took a step back. The Prime Minister wanted to say something, but he noticed Emperor Chengqi's probing eyes and had to restrain himself.

During the political discussion that day, there was no final decision on who to fill the vacancy. The Seventh Prince was disappointed, thinking that he had spent so much time in vain, while the Prime Minister on the Right felt that there was still hope, as long as Zhao Yanran didn't make any mistakes in the future.

Zhao Yanran, whom they regarded as needing to be reminded at all times, stopped Zhao Yanjin, who was going to visit her mother and concubine, on the way to the harem.

"Fourth brother?"

In the past, it was much easier to insert one's own people into the place than it is now. Zhao Yanjin's situation has not been going well in the past two years, and his temper has gradually revealed.

"I have done what you asked. I can't convince Father that it's my fault." Zhao Yanran didn't intend to let him fool him.

Zhao Yanjin gritted her teeth, "I lied to you earlier, I don't have anything..."

In the middle of speaking, Zhao Yanjin received a blow to the forehead, and Zhao Yanjin, who failed to respond in time, was knocked to the ground.

The faces of the surrounding palace people turned pale, and the guards stepped forward one after another to pull the two of them away. From the corner of his eye, Zhao Yanran saw several people leaving in different directions at the same time. It was obvious that they were reporting a message, so he realized that he was impulsive.

He stretched out his hand to pull Zhao Yanjin up, and was wondering if he should make an apology, but Zhao Yanjin was not willing to give up after suffering such a great humiliation. Taking advantage of his unprepared hook with his right foot, Zhao Yanran, who was not small in stature, was immediately thrown to the ground, and then hit on the nose. Zhao Yanjin punched hard.

... The news of the two princes fighting in the palace spread quickly. Emperor Chengqi thought that the two had disagreements over the matter of filling in the magistrate's vacancy. Not too much is fine.

On the other hand, Xu Jin heard that his younger brother was in pain, so he asked Shangguan for leave and rushed home to visit his younger brother.

"Take advantage of me to be lazy again." Xu Ze squatted in his library, preparing to sort out a batch of old books and donate them to Jinling.

Xu Jin patted the dust on the box next to him, and sat down on it, "Zhao Yanran and Zhao Yanjin got into a fight."

"I'm not their father, tell me what to do."

Xu Jin picked up a collection of poems from the opened box, and flipped through them casually, "The gift of marriage has to go through the Ministry of Rites anyway, I'll delay it for you."

"Don't worry about the fifth room." Xu Ze was impatient.

Xu Jin ignored the other party's face, and continued: "If the sixth young master goes to Sichuan, I will also move Xu's family there."

Xu Ze dropped the book in his hand and stood up, "There are a lot of eyeliners in the palace, Second Master."

Xu Jin threw the collection of poems back into the box, and patted the dust in his hands, "The emperor hasn't issued an order until today, which means he still has concerns. Don't act rashly, just play by ear. Besides, it's impossible for our sixth young master to leave without any arrangements." Beijing."

As if moved by his elder brother, Xu Ze walked up to him and said with a blank expression: "Let's ignore the others, I remember that your pine garden is full of books, give them to me."

Xu Jin was as tense as if someone had strangled his neck, his good upbringing was gone, and he said hysterically, "Don't even think about it, you dare to touch the Songziyuan and try it, I'll fight with you, believe it or not if I burned five rooms down?"

Xu Ze looked down on him like that, "What do you keep, bring it with you whether you live or die. Eighth Young Master? I will teach him how to do it myself. It's a good deal, right? Just give me the book."

In a panic, Xu Jin touched the feather duster next to him, grabbed it, and greeted Xu Ze, "Dream your Spring and Autumn Dream. Let me tell you that no one in the Xu family has a share in my collection of books. I will bring it into the coffin when I die. Dare to fight!" The idea of ​​Songziyuan, I will act on behalf of the heavens, and get rid of your evil for Da Yue..."

Prince Rui's Mansion

After his wife and children fell asleep, Zhao Yanran went to the canal to paint a boat, and his staff member Shen Jingduo had been waiting there for a long time.The scars left by the fight are very obvious, and it would look a bit tragic without bandaging.

On the table was a solitary lamp and a scroll of crow and green leather dossier. No one in the court knew the origin of this thing.Ordinarily, there should be a box with a secret lock that goes with this dossier, but it doesn't appear here because the box is not easy to lose.

"Have you opened it?" Zhao Yanran sat down slowly, staring at the file in front of her, and did not move for a long time.

Today, when Zhao Yanjin counterattacked, a sinister idea came to his mind, and he might as well beat this younger brother to death, but before he could carry it out, the other party whispered in his ear: "Back then, you and fourth sister-in-law Do you think it's perfect to conspire to design Gu Changyan? It's ridiculous, the Imperial City Guard has already investigated the whole matter to the bottom, and the case is locked in the Imperial City Guard, and you have the ability to destroy it yourself."

Shen Jingduo shook her head, "Subordinates dare not."

"Go down and rest." Zhao Yanran spoke slowly, without taking her eyes off the file in front of her.

(End of this chapter)