Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 147 Concubine Meng wants to marry Zhongshun Houfu

Spring is fleeting, and when summer comes, the weather gets hotter.

There were three ice mirrors placed in the main hall of the Sculpture Gallery of the Marquis Zhongshun Mansion. However, the delicate and elegant Princess Lanling still felt that the heat made her feel stuffy. She was just about to call the maid to get an ice bowl to relieve the heat. Outside, The mother-in-law came in and replied respectfully: "Princess Princess, Princess Jin wants to see you."

After hearing what the mother-in-law said, Princess Lanling was stunned. She thought she had heard the wrong words because she was too hot and flustered. She asked doubtfully: "Who wants to see me?"

The mother-in-law cleared her throat and repeated: "It's Princess Jin. She just came in with a greeting card and is now waiting outside the mansion."

This King of Jin is the son of Concubine Meng. Although the Holy Emperor could not withstand the pressure of the ministers and had appointed Zhao Bi, the legitimate son of Empress Cao in the Central Palace, as the crown prince, everyone knows that the Holy Emperor has always been favored by the Meng family. The king of Jin came out.

The Princeling Party and the Jin Prince Party are currently in a heated quarrel. The positions of the Zhongshun Houfu and the Zhenguo Dukefu are the same.

 It means remaining neutral, supporting no one and offending no one.

This is the wisdom and confidence of a well-established family. If you don't join factions and don't occupy troops, in the end, although you won't be able to achieve the same goal as the dragon, you can at least keep the family safe.

Princess Lanling had never had any contact with Princess Jin. When she heard that Princess Jin wanted to see her, Lan Ling felt anxious and had an ominous premonition: "Please order someone to bring the princess in quickly."

With that said, she called someone to serve her, changed into formal clothes for meeting guests, took the maids and maids out of the main hall, and headed out to the main door to greet them.

After Princess Jin and Princess Lanling met and greeted each other, Lanling enthusiastically welcomed Princess Jin into the living room.

There are distinguished guests coming to the door. The maids file in, serve tea and fruits, and entertain them very attentively.

The two of them sat and drank a cup of tea and chatted for a while. Princess Jin tentatively said, "I heard that the prince is now working as an errand in the city patrol department?"

As soon as Lanling heard the other party mention her son, she understood the purpose of the other party's visit, and her already uneasy heart suddenly sank.

She took a sip of tea, suppressed her emotions, and still had a smile on her face, and replied: "It's just that our Marquis relied on his many years of friendship with the Duke of Zhenguo to make plans for Quanzi under the command of the eldest son of the Li family. This kid has a naughty nature, and his father and I can't control him, so I just have an errand to tie him up, so that he won't have to idle around and cause trouble all day long."

Everyone is a sensible person. As soon as Princess Jin heard Lan Ling's disparaging words about her son, she could tell that she did not want to marry them.

It’s just that she, the daughter-in-law, is entrusted by her mother-in-law, Concubine Meng. Even if she already understands what Lan Ling means, she still has to speak clearly before she can tell her mother-in-law.

Princess Jin smiled and said: "Princess, you are being humble. The prince in your family is quite famous in the capital. Even my mother-in-law, the current Concubine Meng, knows about it."

As we all know, the eighth princess born to the Meng family has already reached the age of hairpin.

As soon as Lan Ling heard Princess Jin mention Concubine Meng, the smile on her face froze.

Princess Jin stopped playing riddles and continued: "Now that the eighth princess has reached the age of marriage, I, the eighth princess, was born into a beautiful country and won the favor of my father."

She glanced at Lan Ling and asked, "To be honest, I was asked by my mother-in-law to ask what you want today."

The eighth princess, who was deeply loved by Emperor Ming, would like to marry whomever she likes. Originally, Emperor Ming could just say a word to achieve her wish, but Concubine Meng was well versed in the ways of men and women.

If it is a melon that has been forcefully twisted, it will not taste sweet even if it reaches your mouth. What she wanted was that the future prince-in-law could treat her baby daughter wholeheartedly, and love her daughter. Only then would her daughter live a happy life. To be on the safe side, Concubine Meng asked her daughter-in-law to inquire.

This eighth princess is indeed the most beautiful among the nine princesses of the Holy Emperor today, but as we all know, she is also the most domineering one.

Not to mention that the Zhongshun Hou Mansion did not want to get involved in the muddy waters of the dispute over the reserve. Even if there was no such dispute, Lanling did not want his only precious son to be served by such a difficult princess.

Princess Jin's words were all clear, and Lan Ling could no longer pretend to be confused. She politely refused and said, "This is really thanks to the noble concubine. It's just that my dog ​​is really naughty. How can he be qualified to be the master?" Please go back and wait for me to express your love to the noble concubine."

Seeing Lan Ling's refusal, Princess Jin said sarcastically: "Princess, please don't refuse so arbitrarily. The children's affairs must follow their own wishes."

She looked at Lan Ling and continued: "Well, when the prince comes back, you can ask him, if the prince is willing, it will be a happy marriage for a talented man and a beautiful woman."

Naturally, Lan Ling didn't want to give Princess Jin face, so he said perfunctorily: "Okay, then when she comes back, I'll ask this little brat. It's just that my dog ​​is used to messing around, and it can't stand the slightest restraint. I'm afraid... I am not blessed to enjoy your queen’s kindness.”

Regardless of whether the other party is willing or not, since the errands assigned by the imperial concubine's mother-in-law have been completed, Princess Jin does not want to cause more trouble here, so she chatted with Lan Ling for a while and then stood up to leave.

 Lanling saw Princess Jin off, and when she reached the gate, she happened to meet Zhou Jin returning.

Lanling bravely introduced her son, and Zhou Jin respectfully greeted Princess Jin.

Princess Jin looked at Zhou Jin calmly, and thought to herself: This son of the Zhou family is indeed very elegant and handsome. No wonder the sister-in-law with high eyes took one look at him and shouted that she would not marry him.

Princess Jin returned the greeting politely to Zhou Jin, exchanged a few casual greetings, then got on the carriage and headed towards the palace.

After seeing Princess Jin off, Zhou Jin glanced at the carriages and horses with the Zhenguo Gongfu's nameplates parked outside the door, and asked her mother, "But the female family members of Zhenguo Gongfu's family are coming to visit?"

Lan Ling glanced at the carriages and horses parked at the door, and then suddenly said: "I think I heard the girls mention it in the first half of the time, it was your two cousins ​​who invited the third lady and several noble ladies to come and play at home. .”

As soon as Zhou Jin heard that Jin Yan was coming, he left his mother and hurriedly walked towards the second room.

Lan Ling stopped his son and said angrily, "This girl's family is gathering together. What are you doing?"

She said earnestly: "Now that you are all grown up, you should be more taboo."

Zhou Jin's cheeks were slightly red, and she scratched her head and said, "I went to my second uncle's place just to find my second and third brothers and ask them to go horse racing."

As he said that, he walked briskly towards the second room of the mansion.

As soon as Zhou Jin walked to the second gate, he saw his two cousins, Jin Yan and two other girls about their age, drinking tea and chatting in the waterside pavilion.

He turned around and walked towards the corridor not far from the water pavilion. Zhou Jin sat on the corridor and looked at the beautiful figure in the water pavilion. A graceful arc appeared on the young man's slightly green face.

 (End of this chapter)