After a while, Rulan spoke up: "There is something I feel it is necessary to tell you."
"What's up?"
"This is something I guessed from what Granny Fu said. It may not be accurate, but I think you should know it."
Granny Fu was the most trusted nanny by Tong Cheng'er's mother, Shumulu Shi's, side, and the information she revealed was generally quite accurate.
Tong Cheng'er really wanted to know what it was about. Judging from Ru Lan's expression, it not only had something to do with her, but it must have been quite a significant matter.
"Speak!"
Ru Lan explained in detail: "This servant learned from Granny Fu that the young master Liu, who is about to come from Jiangnan, is someone that the Fujin intends to arrange for your marriage."
Tong Cheng'er asked in horror, "What?"
She's only ten years old now. Even if she's in a talent show, she'll still be around five or six years away from being old enough. Is her mother already planning to find her a child husband?
"Does Mother really have such a plan?"
"This servant can only guess from what Fu-nanny said, but the Princess Consort did mention to Fu-nanny that she was worried about your marriage."
Are you worried about her marriage?
"What's there to worry about in my marriage?"
Tong Cheng'er didn't find her annoying at all. On the contrary, she thought she was quite likable. After all, although she was a bit lazy, she would never cause trouble.
Why is it worrying?
I don't understand, I'm completely baffled!!
Rulan looked at Tong Cheng'er with a conflicted expression, not daring to tell the truth.
Tong Cheng'er glared at her: "Look at how you're stammering, explain yourself clearly."
Rulan thought to herself, "You're the one who made me explain this clearly." So Rulan told the truth: "It's probably because the Fujin thinks you're too lazy and doesn't expect you to be selected for marriage during the imperial concubine selection. So naturally, she wants to find you a reliable family to marry into. Large families have many rules, and you... you are..." lazy.
Tong Cheng'er glared at her fiercely: "What is it?"
"He's a good-natured man who doesn't like to get involved in things. I guess the Fujin (wife) was afraid you'd suffer if you married into a powerful family, so she..." found someone with a simple family background but potential for advancement to keep in mind.
After hearing what Rulan said, Tong Cheng'er sighed. She was just a little lazy, so why did her family think that even her marriage was a worry?
"Don't bring this up again."
"Of course, it concerns the princess's reputation, so this servant will naturally not speak of it."
Tong Cheng'er estimated the time and felt it was about time before leaving this quiet place.
As soon as she left, two people emerged from a cave in the blind spot of the artificial hill next to her.
Yinzhen wasn't in a very good mood today. He was originally enjoying his time in his quarters as the Fourth Prince, but the Crown Prince insisted on showing him the future Crown Princess. Helpless, he had no choice but to come along.
In Yinzhen's opinion, the Crown Prince didn't need to act this way. Although his father had revealed that the Crown Princess was initially chosen to be Shi Wenbing's daughter, it wasn't time for the selection of a consort yet. The imperial decree hadn't been issued, and nothing was settled. The Crown Prince's eagerness seemed somewhat unwise.
It's no wonder the Crown Prince is so anxious. His sister-in-law has been revealed to be pregnant again, her third pregnancy. Although the first two were daughters, his brother and sister-in-law don't always have daughters.
The Crown Prince's eagerness was understandable, as he feared his elder brother would give birth to a legitimate son before him.
Although this has nothing to do with whether or not he can see the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince certainly couldn't hold back his anger in this matter.
As the Crown Prince's good brother, Yinzhen didn't have much of an opinion about coming with the Crown Prince. It was just a trip, nothing to him. However, the problem was that the person who came to greet them today was Hai Shan, the third prince of Prince Gong's mansion.
The Prince Gong's mansion was in complete chaos, and Prince Gong himself was also confused. His second wife, Lady Ma, had given birth to a legitimate son who had grown up and was about to be named heir apparent, but he died mysteriously.
Then the second and third princes of Prince Gong's mansion started fighting. In addition, Madam Ma felt that her son's case was unclear, so she stirred up the waters of Prince Gong's mansion even more.
When Hae-sun learned that the Crown Prince was coming, she put in a lot of effort to make a good impression.
He wanted to do the right thing, but the difference in treatment was rather obvious. He was good at currying favor with the Crown Prince, but he seemed to be showing some disdain for Yinzhen, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Yinzhen was the adopted son of the Imperial Noble Consort. Even if he was not as noble as the Crown Prince, he was still a prince and a nobleman. He had been pampered since birth. How could he feel good when Haishan, a mere son of a prince, dared to look down on him like that? But the other party did not do anything substantial.
Yinzhen was so angry that he ran away on his own. Haishan didn't send anyone to follow him. Yinzhen wasn't familiar with the Prince Gong's residence, so he got lost with Su Peisheng.
Then, upon hearing a woman's voice, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yinzhen took Su Peisheng and hid inside the artificial hill.
Who knew I'd overheard quite a bit from what the master and servant had to say?
Yinzhen rarely left the palace and was unaware that some women were being worried about getting married by their mothers because they were lazy.
This improved Yinzhen's mood considerably, as he had been feeling quite annoyed.
Then, thinking about how Father Emperor treated the Crown Prince differently from his other brothers, he felt relieved.
Shouldn't we have gotten used to it by now?
Although she was still somewhat resentful, she thought about the Crown Prince's literary and military talents, which were indeed impeccable, and her resentment disappeared.
Yinzhen adjusted his mindset, then breathed a sigh of relief and said to Su Peisheng, "Let's go!"
"yes"
As a servant who had served his master since childhood, Su Peisheng had a knack for understanding his master's emotions. Just now, his master's mood was on the verge of exploding, but now that he had come out of the artificial hill, his mood had suddenly brightened. And then he thought about the conversation he had overheard in the artificial hill.
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