Drunk House

  Chapter 68 Zhen Min

  Su Rong thought about Zhao mama's coming tomorrow, if she wanted to ask tentatively, she didn't know before that there was a nanny who had served the queen mother in Jiangning County, so she couldn't guarantee the old person she was talking about, even her mother.

   On the second day, before Nanny Zhao came, Su Rong first received a message from Lan Niang, saying that the person who secretly investigated him yesterday went to see Nanny Zhao.

  Su Rong thought to herself, there is no need to ask, if she wants to ask today, it will be a surprise. Obviously, the person who checked her was someone from the palace.

  So, when Mother Zhao came, like yesterday, she taught Su Rong how to behave, and seduced her mother intentionally or unintentionally, Su Rong pretended not to know, picked up trivial things, and said a few things.

  After the end of the day, Mother Zhao suddenly asked: "I heard that the marriage contract between Miss Seven and Young Master Zhou was made by Aunt Seven? So, Aunt Seven has an old relationship with Duke Huguo?"

  Su Rong shook his head, "Maybe? I didn't know there was such a marriage contract until my mother died. I was also very surprised. I asked my father, but my father didn't know. Later, Zhou Gu came and asked Zhou Gu, but he didn't know either.

  She doesn't mind telling the truth, since Madam Zhao has mentioned it so clearly, she has to spit out something.

  Nurse Zhao has stayed in the palace all her life, so she knew that she was asking Su Rong suspiciously. Seeing her looking at her, she smiled and said, "Miss Seven, don't blame me. It's not that I love to inquire about things, but you know that I have served the Queen Mother for half my life, and I have dealt with the Duke's House a lot, so I am a little curious. I have been away from the palace for four years, and I have never heard of such a marriage contract between Young Master Zhou and you before I left the palace."

   "Curiosity is human nature." Su Rong said.

  Mommy Zhao shook her head, "People who have lived in the palace understand the truth most. People can't be curious, otherwise they will be killed by themselves. Now I am curious because I know someone, and the queen mother has been thinking about that person until she passed away, and that person is somewhat similar to Miss Seven. The person left back then, and even the Queen Mother sent someone to look for it for a long time. If I hadn't met Miss Seven, I would not have thought of that person. It took too long It's been fifteen or sixteen years."

  Su Rong thought to himself, he is fifteen this year, if it is counted from when her mother was pregnant with her, the time would be just right.

  Zhao Nanny said again: "Yesterday, I was thinking about whether Qi Yiniang is Lao Shen's old friend, someone whom the Queen Mother has always cared about. If it wasn't because of the marriage contract in the Duke Huguo's mansion, I wouldn't have thought too much about it. After all, no matter how you think about it, the marriage contract between Seventh Miss and Young Master Zhou is easy to make people think too much. But if Qi Yiniang is the person in Lao Shen's mouth, it would not be surprising."

   "Indeed, this is where I have my doubts. If my mother is just a small concubine in the backyard of the prefect's mansion, how much kindness should she have to be able to get me married in the Huguogong mansion." Su Rong nodded. She didn't expect Zhao mama to be so blunt.

  Nurse Zhao nodded, "I'm not afraid to tell Miss Seven that that person is the daughter of Prince Mingrui, her maiden name is Ruzhen, and she is Princess Zhenmin personally appointed by Emperor Taizong."

  Su Rong was taken aback, "Prince Mingrui?"

  Prince Mingrui, Su Rong knew, was a prince who died early in the period of the former emperor. Xie Yuan once heard that if Prince Mingrui lived to the end of his life, then the period of the former emperor would not have caused internal and external troubles.

  Prince Mingrui is said to have both ability and political integrity, but his body is weak. Even if he is full of talent, he will not live forever.

  Mother Zhao looked at Su Rong and nodded, "Yes, the elder brother of the late emperor, Prince Mingrui, was 22 years old because the prince had been sick since he was a child, and his bones were not good. The only heir under his knees, Princess Zhenmin, was only three years old at that time. Prince Mingrui and the princess concubine loved each other very much. At that time, Prince Mingrui's younger brother, that is, the first emperor was raised, and the former emperor was still Prince Ping, and not long after his wedding, Princess Zhenmin was brought by Princess Ping, who was also raised by the queen mother."

  Su Rong nodded.

  " Princess Zhenmin was 17 years old. At that time, Taizong was already old, and the princes in the court were fighting for the heir, and it became more and more fierce. Taizong established King Ping as the prince, but he still couldn't stabilize the situation. Three pools were broken in a row, and many people in the Huguogong's mansion died in battle. The old Huguogong obviously could no longer go to the battlefield and had no choice but to take up his guns. Seeing that the country was in danger, Princess Zhenmin wrote a letter to Prince Nanchu, agreeing to her marriage. Prince Nanchu has always liked Princess Zhenmin.

  Mother Zhao sighed at this point, "But if the small country of Southern Chu joins, it can only reach the strength of a war with Great Wei. At that time, the national treasury could no longer bear the flames of war, and Taizong was also sick. Therefore, Daliang took the initiative to ask for peace, and Great Wei agreed. But he put forward a condition that Princess Zhenmin would marry Dawei. This is in a dilemma. Princess Zhenmin has agreed to the crown prince of Nanchu. Don't do it, if you don't regret the agreement, Daliang and Wei will continue to fight."

  Su Rong said: "Did Wei do it on purpose?"

   "Indeed it was intentional." Mother Zhao nodded, "Da Wei just didn't want to seek peace, and wanted to see Daliang himself collapse. Taizong was so angry that he vomited blood and scolded Emperor Wei. Princess Zhenmin would not marry Dawei. The throne was passed to King Ping."

   "As a result, King Ping ascended the throne smoothly. One month after King Ping ascended the throne, Emperor Taizong passed away. On his deathbed, he ordered the three princes to be imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum for life." Zhao Mama brought up this old incident and was deeply moved.

   "The first emperor also agreed. The first emperor loved Prince Chong Mingrui, a brother of one mother, and he naturally didn't want Princess Zhenmin to marry Da Wei. In the eyes of the late emperor, although Prince Nanchu was suspected of taking advantage of others, he really admired Princess Zhenmin. Therefore, since Princess Zhenmin offered him a marriage, he naturally wanted to marry him." Zhao Mama changed her voice, "Whether it is Taizong or the first emperor, we are willing to protect Princess Zhenmin, but They forgot that Princess Zhenmin also wanted to protect the stability of Liang Liang, and did not want the common people to suffer from the flames of war, nor did she want to drag down the already unbearable national power, so Princess Zhenmin took the initiative to ask the Crown Prince of Nanchu, but she did not know exactly how she begged, anyway, three months later, Prince Nanchu gave up and agreed to take a step back, ruining the marriage.

  (end of this chapter)