The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

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 Zhongshun Marquis 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 again: "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 favoring the choice of Prince Meng.

The King of Jin came out.

The Princeling Party and the Jin Prince Party are currently in a heated quarrel, and the positions of the Zhongshun Houfu and 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 aristocratic family. Don't join factions and don't occupy the team. Although you won't be able to achieve the dragon's success in the end, you can at least keep the family safe.

Princess Lanling and Princess Jin had never had any contact with each other. When he heard that Princess Jin asked for an audience, Lanling's heart was filled with butterflies in his stomach and he had an ominous premonition: "Please order someone to invite 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 towards the main door to greet them.

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

When distinguished guests came to the door, the maids filed in, served tea and fruits, and entertained them very attentively.

The two 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 she heard the other party mention her son, Lan Ling understood the other party's intention, 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 help Quanzi make plans under the command of the eldest son of the Li family.

This child has a naughty nature, and his father and I can't control him, so I simply 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 as a daughter-in-law, she was entrusted by her mother-in-law, Concubine Meng. Even if she already understood what Lan Ling meant, she still had to speak clearly before she could tell her mother-in-law.

Princess Jin smiled and said: "Princess, you are humble. The eldest son of the 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 reached the age of hairpin.

When 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 Emperor's sister, 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 you what you want today."

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

If the melon is obtained by force, 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 come and 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 Marquis Mansion did not want to get involved in the muddy waters of the dispute over the reserve. Even if there was no such thing, 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 should be subject to 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 between a talented man and a beautiful woman."

Naturally, Lan Ling was too embarrassed to show respect to Princess Jin, 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 he can't bear any restraint. I'm afraid it will

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.

Lan Ling saw Princess Jin off, and when she walked to the gate, she happened to meet Zhou Jin returning.

Lan Ling 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 personable and handsome. No wonder the sister-in-law with her tall eyes took one look at him and shouted that she would not marry him.

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

After seeing off Princess Jin, 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 the 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 the girls mentioned 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.

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As soon as he heard that Jin Yan was here, Zhou Jin 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."

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

As soon as Zhou Jin walked to the second gate, he saw from a distance 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 chapter)