Chapter 110 The Third Prince's Concubine
Although the princes are powerful, there are two princes who have reached the age for marriage but have never married.
When the prince turns 20, he will leave the palace and build his own residence.
The sixth prince's palace is in the second room of the outer city of the imperial palace, and the ninth prince's palace is in the third room of the outer city of the imperial palace.
The entire second-floor outer city of the imperial palace was their residence, which was very large, equivalent to a small county town.
In the outer city of the imperial palace, apart from the prince's palace and the eldest princess's palace, there are also the two prime ministers' palaces.
The king's uncle occupies one place, Chang Mingyuan occupies one place, and there is also the third prince's palace.
The Zhou sisters often get together.
Zhao Zhuoxi walked out of the palace and the person coming towards him was the third prince's concubine, the former Crown Princess Zhou Min. She was the most beloved daughter of the Right Prime Minister, the state uncle, and also the state uncle's legitimate daughter.
But now she has been left with the fate of being a widow. She is dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes. No matter how you look at her, she is beautiful and dignified, with the demeanor of a mother of the world.
"Sister-in-law, I am well..."
Unlike Queen Zhou, Zhao Zhuoxi was more respectful to the emperor's sister-in-law.
However, knowing that the person the Third Prince loved most was actually Jiang Jiu's grandmother, Zhao Zhuoxi felt an indescribable feeling in his heart when he saw the Emperor's sister-in-law again.
"Ninth brother, I heard that you were not feeling well. Are you feeling better now? I have a famous doctor and a lot of herbs in my house. I will send you some tomorrow."
Zhou Min spoke softly and calmly.
Zhao Zhuoxi also said politely: "I feel better now, but I am a little tired from traveling so much. Doctor Yu said I just need to rest for a while."
Zhou Minqian smiled and nodded: "That's good. I just saw the princess leave. She didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"
The death of Princess Qi Yang was known to everyone, but Zhao Zhuoxi didn't care what version everyone had heard.
"She was really angry. It was also my fault for not taking good care of cousin Qi Yang..."
At this time, Zhao Zhuoxi took all the responsibility on himself.
Zhou Min frowned slightly: "It's not all your fault. Qi Yang was very...lively when she was in the capital. However, she was raised by her aunt since she was a child, and the emperor is her cousin, so no one dared to say anything... Alas, it's a pity that she wasted her prime years..."
Princess Qi Yang is lustful, but she learned it from the Princess's Mansion.
You should know that after the death of her husband, the princess kept several male lovers, each of whom was the most beautiful in the world.
Who can guarantee that Princess Qi Yang won't like any of them?
Anyway, none of the noblemen in the capital dared to propose marriage to the eldest princess.
That's why I thought of the ninth prince Zhao Zhuoxi.
Who would have thought that Princess Qi Yang would lose her life after going to Su City.
Zhao Zhuoxi didn't say anything, but changed the subject.
"Oh, by the way, Madam Queen, when Qi Yang went to Suzhou, he said he was looking for a treasure. He also said that my third brother had seen it when he traveled south. Do you know what the treasure is?"
Zhou Min's eyes flickered, but she shook her head gently: "I don't know either, and I've never heard your third brother mention it..."
Zhao Zhuoxi sighed, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and took out a jade pendant from his arms.
"Qi Yang asked me to help her look for it. I don't know what it is, and I didn't find it, but I did find a jade pendant of my third brother. I'll return it to the emperor's wife."
This was something the Third Prince gave to Jiang Jiu's grandmother. It was also the jade pendant he wore when he was the crown prince. Zhou Min recognized it at the first sight.
"This is indeed your third brother's. Where did you find it?"
Zhao Zhuoxi coughed lightly: "This is a long story. It seems to be related to the wife of Lord Chang. The person who gave me the jade pendant also said that the death of my third brother was not suicide... That treasure... Alas, it has been too long, and I can't find out. I am not feeling well and I don't have the energy..."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, my sister-in-law, if everything is alright, I'll go back first. Please come into the mansion for tea when you have time..."
Amidst the fog that Zhao Zhuoxi was talking about, Zhou Min held the jade pendant in her hand, her heart in turmoil.
The third prince and she were childhood sweethearts.
The two of them had a very good relationship, but ever since he went to the south for a secret visit that year, he had become a completely changed person when he came back.
She originally wanted to find out, but the Third Prince said nothing.
After many uneventful years, she finally discovered some clues: the third prince always liked to stare at a painting in the study in a daze.
The woman in the painting is full of energy.
Yi, seems ordinary yet extraordinary.
It was not until the third prince's death that Zhou Min learned that he was related to a merchant woman from Jiangnan, who was the owner of Yiye Pianzhou Trading Company.
She became the richest man in Jiangnan at a young age, and even brought Liuli directly into the palace as a tribute. All this was related to the support of her husband.
Later, after the third prince died, she sorted through his belongings and found many extremely sentimental letters.
Each letter expresses his endless longing for her and his everlasting love for her.
But in Zhou Min's view, it's all a joke.
If the third prince had not died, she would have been the future empress and the future queen mother.
Who knew that the third prince committed suicide because of love, and that woman was not her, which made it difficult for her to accept.
From the high and mighty future crown prince's princess consort, she suddenly fell to an ordinary lady, and a widow at that. She was no longer of any use to the Zhou family, and all the efforts of the Zhou family were wasted.
It was impossible for Zhou Min not to feel hatred in his heart.
She hated the third prince, even though they had once loved each other so much.
She hated that woman even more. Although she fell in love with the Third Prince, she refused to be his concubine, not even a sidekick, causing the Third Prince to suffer from lovesickness for more than ten years.
In the end, he died because of her.
But when Zhou Min went through great pains to find out who the woman was, he learned that the woman had died shortly after the third prince's death.
I have so much hatred in my heart, but nowhere to vent it...
Now, holding the third prince's jade pendant, her fingers have turned white.
The third prince did not commit suicide, so who killed him?
Yes, that woman finally died in Sucheng, which was Xiaojiu’s fiefdom.
Xiaojiu must know something...
"Go back. The wind is blowing and my head is aching. Go tell the queen that you won't be going to see her to appreciate the plum blossoms today."
Zhou Min simply went back home. She was determined to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Zhao Zhuoxi finally came out of the palace. Nishang let out a sigh of relief, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air, fell into her stomach.
Looking at Jiang Jiu again, he didn't seem to care too much. Instead, he teased: "Wow, he is so capable that he can escape unscathed. We were worried for nothing."
Nichang smiled helplessly.
The group finally returned to the palace. Although the huge palace was not as exquisite as the one in Suzhou, it was full of luxury and magnificence.
"This palace is indeed much larger than the one in Suzhou."
Jiang Jiu followed Zhao Zhuoxi into the main room, but was greeted by a chill when he opened the door.
"It's just too cold."
Zhao Zhuoxi glanced around the room indifferently, and the maid who was serving him cleverly closed all the windows.
"There's charcoal burning in the house. There's a little smoke at first. Open the window to let it out."
Jiang Jiu was puzzled: "The silver charcoal used by the prince also produces smoke?"
The maid bowed her head and said nothing. Jiang Jiu understood that although Zhao Zhuoxi was the ninth prince, the court had always advocated frugality, and he had been away from the capital for a long time, so the charcoal he was allocated was not good charcoal.
Jiang Jiu was speechless: "Your treatment is not as good as Su Cheng's."
"Come here, go buy ten tons of red charcoal and tell the shopkeeper Qin at Yiye Pianzhou that the people in Prince Qi's Palace need it."
The maid raised her head and glanced at Zhao Zhuoxi, not daring to refute.
Then Jiang Jiu said, "Record it in the emperor's account."
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