Chapter 117: Queen Zhou Offers a Marriage to the King of Qi
"My maidservant will not lie. She loves to tell the truth. It is true that this may not sound nice. I hope you will forgive me, Your Excellency."
After Zhao Zhuoxi finished speaking, he hugged Jiang Jiu's slender waist and pinched her face.
He scolded her softly, "Stop speaking without restraint in front of me. Be careful with your words and actions outside."
Jiang Jiu pouted, very unconvinced: "He is just ugly, not even one tenth of the prince's appearance."
Even if Prime Minister Zhou was angry, he didn't dare to do anything to Jiang Jiu.
Even if Zhao Zhuoxi was no longer favored, he was still a prince.
Compared with him, Zhou Shian is indeed not good-looking, and what the maid said is right.
Zhao Zhuoxi took Jiang Jiu away openly.
Zhou Shian was still a little reluctant to leave: "Ah, ah, that young lady..."
"Asshole... She's the Ninth Prince's woman, and you dare to covet her."
Jiang Jiu was taken away by Zhao Zhuoxi, and behind him he heard Prime Minister Zhou scolding his son.
Zhou Shian curled his lips and spat: "He is just an unfavored prince. Dad, the woman likes me, and my son will definitely get her..."
How can there be such a confident man? He even takes a piss and looks at himself. He is so ugly. Jiang Jiu is a face control, how could he possibly like him.
After Madam Chang was buried, Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiu returned to the palace.
Sure enough, within two days, Zhao Zhuoxi received an invitation from Prime Minister Zhou. The end of the year happened to be Mrs. Zhou's birthday.
Even if my niece is gone, the birthday party still has to be held.
After Jiang Jiu received the invitation, he thought about it carefully: "It seems that the Zhou family also has a young lady who has not yet married."
Zhao Zhuoxi, the ninth prince, even though he was weak, there were still many women who wanted to marry him because of his good looks.
In the past, Jiang Jiu didn't seem to have the intention to compete with noble ladies.
Since Zhao Zhuoxi returned to the capital, she found more and more that the atmosphere in the capital was really different from that in Suzhou. It was very complicated and deep, like the ruins in the deep sea, which seemed to swallow people up.
Zhao Zhuoxi seemed to understand Jiang Jiu's feelings. He took her hand and went to the plum tree in the backyard.
"Queen Zhou is in charge of the harem, and Prime Minister Zhou controls the government. I only suggested to the emperor that the salt business be taken back, but I found that my brother couldn't even do such a small thing and needed to consult many court officials."
"You also went to Mrs. Chang's banquet and funeral. The Chang and Zhou families almost controlled most of the court officials. My brother, the emperor..."
Jiang Jiu understood: "Has he been sidelined?"
Zhao Zhuoxi pondered for a moment, his eyes deep: "If Sixth Brother doesn't do anything, then it's basically..."
At this moment, Lu Ming came running in from outside.
"Master, something is not going well. Everyone started arguing in the court today."
It turns out that although Zhao Zhuoran took Jiang Mingyue away, the case has not been tried. Mrs. Chang is the daughter of the Zhou family, and her father is the head of the Ministry of Justice. She wants to take over the case and demand blood debt directly.
But how could Zhao Zhuoran let him go? So they started arguing in the court.
In the end, Zhao Zhuoran was determined not to release Jiang and threatened to investigate the cause of Jiang's death.
The emperor endured the pressure and agreed.
But then, Queen Zhou went straight to Yu's study and started arguing with the emperor.
The emperor became ill from anger and called for a doctor.
After hearing this, Zhao Zhuoxi smiled coldly: "The Zhou family really doesn't take our royal family into consideration at all. The previous dynasty couldn't control it, so they started to cause chaos in the harem. Well, we should have given the Zhou family some eye drops a long time ago."
Jiang Jiu didn't quite understand: "What kind of eye drops? What are you going to do?"
Zhao Zhuoxi smiled slightly: "You, don't worry so much..."
Jiang Jiu didn't ask either. As long as she wanted to know, she would find out sooner or later.
Since they were going to visit Zhou's house, Zhao Zhuoxi took Jiang Jiu to the cloth shop on the street to make clothes.
There are many cloth shops in the capital. Just as Jiang Jiu got off the carriage, he suddenly ran into the Sixth Prince Zhao Zhuoran.
Jiang Jiu didn't know what was going on, but he saw that his eyes were burning and he seemed to have something to say.
However, Zhao Zhuoran did not stop the carriage, but just walked past them.
Zhao Zhuoxi happened to get off the carriage and did not see it.
Jiang Jiu didn't say anything else.
After Jiang Jiu had selected the cloth and came out of the cloth shop, he saw the Sixth Prince's carriage had stopped opposite him without him noticing at some point.
"Look, King Ling..."
Zhao Zhuoxi also saw it, and when he came to the carriage, he called out, "Sixth Brother..."
Zhao Zhuoran rubbed his head in the carriage, his voice tired and thin.
"Xiaojiu, come up..."
Jiang Jiu is just a maid now. Zhao Zhuoxi got on the Sixth Prince’s carriage and was taken away.
Jiang Jiu could only sit in his own carriage and follow from a distance.
As soon as Zhao Zhuoxi got on the carriage, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong.
But Zhao Zhuoran asked in a deep voice, "Xiaojiu, you are too close to that maid. As the ninth prince of Qi, you are destined to marry a noble lady. How are you going to arrange for her after you get married?"
Suddenly, Zhao Zhuoran asked this question, which surprised Zhao Zhuoxi.
"Sixth brother, do you think the emperor will let me marry a powerful noblewoman?"
Zhao Zhuoran took a deep breath and said, "Today, I suggested to my brother the Emperor that you get a marriage. The Marquis of Zhenbei is coming back from the north. His granddaughter is fourteen this year. She has a sophisticated personality and is a good match for you."
Zhao Zhuoxi took a deep breath and said, "Marquis Zhenbei? You actually want me to marry him. Do you think I've lived too peacefully for so many years?"
It was obvious that Zhao Zhuoxi was regarded as a thorn in the emperor's side, and Zhao Zhuoran knew it as well.
"If we don't resist, the court will be ruled by the Zhou Dynasty..."
Zhao Zhuoran was furious.
Zhao Zhuoxi stared into his eyes closely. There were surging waves in his deep pupils, but he suddenly sneered.
"It turns out that Sixth Brother knows everything."
Zhao Zhuoran rubbed his face dejectedly: "Yes, I know everything, but the emperor is my brother after all..."
Zhao Zhuoran and Zhao Zhuoxi are different. The Sixth Prince Zhao Zhuoran and the Emperor are brothers from the same mother.
Zhao Zhuoxi pretended not to care: "Whether it's the Zhou or Zhao surname, what does it matter to me? Even if my brother is gone, I still have the crown prince. As long as Queen Zhou and Prime Minister Zhou are still here, won't everyone in the court be surnamed Zhou?"
Zhao Zhuoran stood up angrily: "But we can't let her kill my woman casually..."
Zhao Zhuoxi didn't say anything, but just looked at him steadily, his eyes full of doubts.
Zhao Zhuoran calmed down for a long time before he slowly said, "Jiang is my woman, Jiang Jiu is my and her daughter, Xiaojiu, you can keep the maid with you, but you can't marry her..."
Because Jiang Jiu is Zhao Zhuoxi's niece...
Crack, a thunderbolt hits
Chopped Zhao Zhuoxi until it was crispy inside and tender outside.
My mind was blank, and all I could think of was Jiang Jiu laughing and making a fuss.
"What? Sixth brother, do you know what you are talking about?"
At this moment, suddenly, there was a noise outside the carriage, and Jiang Jiu let out a sharp scream.
“Ah…Help…”
Hearing the sound, Zhao Zhuoran and Zhao Zhuoxi were startled for a moment, and in an instant, they rushed out of the carriage at the same time.
Then I saw many people surrounding Jiang Jiu, and Zhao Li was holding a sword and protecting her behind him.
The one confronting Zhao Li was Zhou Shian.