Chapter 143 Male Style
When Concubine Ru learned that the Sixth Prince had made an appointment with the King of Qin to go hunting but the plan failed, the Sixth Prince's wife sat below her and told her in detail what happened that day.
After hearing this, Concubine Ru frowned and said worriedly, "He has grown up after all. The King of Qin is not the little brat he used to be. Even if he has no one to protect him, he is now capable of dealing with these schemes. Since your sister's path doesn't work, then we can only think of other ways. Now, the Third Prince has been rejected by the Emperor. He has some abilities except for his maternal family, but he himself is not capable of great things. I think the biggest threat to the Sixth Prince is still the King of Qin. Although he has no backing, he can reach where he is today in a short period of time, which shows his ability. Now, we absolutely cannot watch him marry the Duke of Ying. Since the King of Qin doesn't work, then we will think of a way to start with Pei Jinyu."
"Mother, I heard that the wife of the Duke is looking for a boyfriend for Pei Jinyu recently, and she is collecting and investigating information about the unmarried young men in the capital. I happen to have a cousin who is very handsome and not much different in age from Pei Jinyu. His father is a second-rank official in the court, but he was sent to Jiangnan to recuperate due to his frail health. He will return to the capital in a few days. Although he is only a tribute scholar now, he is the legitimate son of the family after all. His future is certainly limitless. I believe this status is enough to marry the daughter of the Duke." After hearing what Concubine Ru said, the Sixth Prince's wife couldn't help but think of one of her cousins.
This cousin is her aunt's son. In fact, according to his age, he should have been married a long time ago, but her standards were too high. She said that the status of the women in Jiangnan was not worthy of her. Therefore, the marriage has been delayed. Her aunt was thinking of finding a daughter of a higher family in the capital after her son returned to Beijing. Now it seems that Pei Jinyu's status is just right, isn't it?
If Pei Jinyu could marry her cousin, the two families would be in-laws, and in the end, it would actually bring the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion into the Sixth Prince's camp.
When Concubine Ru heard this, she thought the same thing as she did. Her eyes lit up and she said, "That sounds good, so you can do it! You must bring your cousin and Pei Jinyu together."
A few days later, Pei Jinyu received an invitation from the Sixth Prince's wife.
After learning from the lesson of the Third Prince's wife, Pei Jinyu felt that there was nothing good when she saw these invitations, especially when they were sent by the prince's wife. Therefore, as soon as she received the invitations, she went to Tingyuxuan to find Xu Qingyan.
"Sister-in-law, the Sixth Prince's wife actually sent me an invitation. You said she invited me to attend some poetry conference. What was her intention? Before, I had no contact with her, and she seldom sent me invitations alone. Especially for a poetry conference like this, what does it have to do with me? Why would she invite me?" Pei Jinyu asked in a burst of questions. She wanted to hear what Xu Qingyan had to say.
"The Sixth Prince's Consort invites you to a poetry conference?" Xu Qingyan's face was also full of doubts. She carefully thought about the description of the Sixth Prince's Consort in the book.
[The book describes the Sixth Prince's Consort as having had a period of competition with Xu Qingyue. At that time, after the death of King Qin, the competition between the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince was the most intense. Since the young master had died a long time ago, Pei Jinyu could be said to be the only heir to the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion. At that time, the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion was completely on the side of the Third Prince. Therefore, the Sixth Prince and his men never thought of winning over the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion. Oh... yes! Win over! Now, the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion is not on the side of the Third Prince, and there is no obvious statement to the outside world about King Qin. Did the Sixth Prince's Consort and his men think that as long as they married Pei Jinyu to their people, they could pull the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion into the Sixth Prince's camp?] Suddenly, Xu Qingyan understood more and more.
"I guess the Sixth Prince's wife might be the same as the Third Prince's wife. She might be planning on your marriage, Jinyu! You are such a popular commodity!" Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Jinyu with some sympathy.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, of noble birth, with capable father and brother. In the original book, she had been harmed by Lin Yanbang a long time ago. Now, because of her own interference, Pei Jinyu had never married.
Now, isn't she the favorite of the princes? They all thought that if they married Pei Jinyu, they would get the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion on their side.
Pei Jinyu was a little angry when she heard this, "Humph! It turns out that both of them have bad intentions. I won't go this time! Someone, go tell the Sixth Prince's wife that I am sick and can't go."
But what she didn't expect was that after the Sixth Prince's wife learned of her refusal, she sent someone to bring her a message, saying that she would wait until she recovered from her illness before inviting her to go boating on the lake together.
Pei Jinyu was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and complained to Xu Qingyan: "Sister-in-law, this Sixth Prince's Consort is never going to stop. Isn't she annoying? I've already rejected her once, and she finds another reason to ask me out again? She is the prince's consort. If I reject her every time, I'm afraid she won't let people spread the word that our Duke of Ying's Mansion despises the Sixth Prince's Mansion. If this gets out, what should I do?"
After hearing this, Xu Qingyan also felt that this was the truth, so she said to Pei Jinyu: "You are right! Why don't we go and see what tricks she is going to play, and make her give up directly. Send someone to tell the Sixth Prince's wife that you are cured and can go to the poetry conference with her, and I will go with you."
Therefore, Pei Jinyu and the others accepted the invitation from the Sixth Prince's wife.
The poetry conference was scheduled to be held in a famous restaurant in the capital. When Xu Qingyan and her friends arrived, they felt the excitement inside. Many people who looked like scholars walked in one after another, and there were also many women who came to watch the excitement.
After Xu Qingyan and the others entered, they came to the Sixth Prince's wife and greeted her, and the Sixth Prince's wife then warmly entertained them.
"Jinyu, come and sit next to me!" The Sixth Prince's wife smiled gently and waved to Pei Jinyu.
Pei Jinyu couldn't refuse, so he sat next to her and let Xu Qingyan sit on the other side of him.
The poetry competition began, and many talented people started to compete in poetry.
The Sixth Prince's Consort was not in a hurry to introduce Pei Jinyu, but took her to watch those talented people compete in literary talent. Pei Jinyu was wondering why the Sixth Prince's Consort didn't mention anything?
Suddenly, she heard Xu Qingyan's inner exclamation: [Eh... that most eye-catching young man should be the cousin of the Sixth Prince's wife! I seem to remember that there is such a talent conference in this book. The cousin of the Sixth Prince's wife became famous in this conference, and even got the attention of the current emperor, who summoned him to the palace. As a result, because of his good looks, he was favored by the emperor's favorite princess. Later, he married the princess and completely cut off his official career. However, the princess did not get any benefits. She didn't know that her husband was actually a homosexual, and the one she had slept with was never her husband. The children she gave birth to were all bastards. Later, after the princess knew the truth, he killed her. Tsk tsk... Didn't the Sixth Prince's wife want to introduce this scourge to Jin Yu? ]
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