Chapter 98



"Is that Mr. Zhao Jian the one chosen by the Queen?" Lin Fu suddenly asked.

"He is just one of the candidates. It is still unknown whether the queen will choose him in the end." Wei Junhang answered casually, paused, and said in surprise, "When did Fu boy become interested in these things?"

Pingfu frowned and said, "He is not good, Your Majesty, please don't choose him."

"What's wrong with him?" Shen Xinyan asked curiously.

"He is arrogant, narrow-minded and intolerant." Pingfu answered seriously.

Shen Xinyan and Wei Junhang looked at each other, and even Wei Chenglin, who had been silent, looked at him in surprise.

This was the first time they heard Lin Fu give such a bad evaluation of someone.

"Did he do anything to you?" Wei Junhang asked.

Ling Fu shook his head: "No, I just said a few inexplicable words."

So he told him everything Zhao Jian had said to him in Liu Jijiu's mansion.

"It seems that Zhao Jin's character is really not very good." Shen Xin frowned.

"Next time he dares to say something rude to you, just fight back. Don't be afraid. Father and I will take care of you." Wei Chenglin frowned.

Pingfu nodded obediently.

Wei Junhang didn't say anything, but his brows were tightly knitted.

After all, the descendants of the Zhao family are still... far inferior to Zhao Quanzhong of that time.

After Pingfu and Wei Chenglin left, Shen Xinyan told Wei Junhang about her meeting with Princess Ning today.

Finally, he said, "Let's arrange the marriage now. When Brother Lin is eighteen, Princess Changning will be sixteen, which is the right age for marriage. We can get them married then. The princess also thinks so."

Wei Junhang sighed after hearing this: "It seems like just a blink of an eye, and Brother Lin has reached the age to get married. In a few years, we will also be the grandparents."

Shen Xinyan smiled.

After all, she had been a grandmother in her previous life, so she didn't have much feeling about it again.

When Wei Yingzhi came over in the evening, Shen Xinyan remembered what she had done in the palace during the day, so she asked, "Did you see your brother, the crown prince, in the palace today?"

Wei Yingzhi, who was originally a little depressed because of the quarrel with Ling Fu, suddenly perked up, her eyes sparkling, and she said excitedly: "I see, I see, the Crown Prince brother is so handsome no matter when you look at him, even more handsome than my brother, and you can tell at a glance that he is the Concubine's biological child!"

Shen Xinyan was a little amused and helpless, but after taking a closer look at the expression on her face, she finally felt relieved.

It seemed that she was worrying too much. The little girl was still the same little girl who liked pretty girls. She didn't have any girlish thoughts at all.

"Then you will give the purse that Lingfu made for you to your brother, the prince?" She asked with a smile, reaching out to smooth the hair that fell on her cheeks.

"Yes, I was planning to give him a better-looking one." Wei Yingzhi nodded, then came to her senses the next moment, frowned and asked in confusion, "When did I ever say that it was Lingfu who made the purse for me? I told him long ago that I wanted to give it to someone as a gift."

"Did you really say that?" Shen Xinyan asked.

"Of course I have said that!" Wei Yingzhi answered with certainty, but then she became a little uncertain, "I think, I think I have said that, right?"

"If you really said that, why would Lingfu be so angry?" Shen Xinyan poked her face helplessly.

Wei Yingzhi rolled up her sleeves and bit her lips, but she could no longer utter such poignant words.

Shen Xinyan patted her cheek and said, "Okay, now you know why Pingfu is angry? You wasted his kindness, and you still have the nerve to call him a stingy person?"

The more Wei Yingzhi listened, the more guilty she felt, and she felt that she had really gone too far.

Shen Xinyan ignored her and lowered her head to prepare her son's betrothal gift.

She was not surprised to see Lin Fu and Wei Yingzhi talking and laughing the next day.

These two little enemies would quarrel every now and then, and then make up after a while. If she still cared about it, she was really looking for trouble.

A few days later, many families in the capital knew that the prince of the Duke of Ying's Mansion was engaged to Princess Changning of the Prince of Ning's Mansion.

For a while, some people regretted the lack of a good son-in-law, while others lamented that they were too slow and let someone else get the daughter-in-law they liked before them.

But no matter what, the marriage between the two families was officially arranged.

Only after her son's marriage was clarified did Shen Xinyan finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Concubine Ruigui in the palace quietly looked at the three children of different ages lined up in front of her, trying to find any similarities between them and her brother and sister-in-law.

Finally, her gaze slowly fell on Zhao Jian, the oldest one.

"Your name is Zhao Jian?"

Zhao Jin's hands were shaking with excitement. He tried hard to suppress the ecstasy in his heart and replied calmly, "Your Majesty, yes."

Although he tried very hard to appear calm on the surface, it was just a child after all. How could he hide this from the eyes of Concubine Rui who had been in the palace for many years?

Concubine Rui let out an inaudible sigh.

After all, I am not my brother's direct blood, so how can I have his calm demeanor?

However, this child is the most similar and has considerable talent. If he is taught well in the future, he will not bring disgrace to his elder brother.

"Come here and let me take a look." Trying to convince herself in her heart, she waved at Zhao Jin and called softly.

Zhao Jin was so excited that he almost jumped up. His heart was beating faster and faster. He almost couldn't walk and moved forward with his hands and feet together.

The gentle smile on Concubine Rui's face remained unchanged, but she felt a little disappointed in her heart. She even wondered if she was wrong. Maybe she should wait a little longer. Maybe the child would be found soon.

But the next moment she suppressed this thought.

Over the years, she has encouraged herself like this time and again, but the disappointment has become more and more serious. Now even the Prince of Wei has been summoned back by His Majesty to serve in the Dali Temple. I am afraid she no longer holds out hope.

"I heard that you will be going to study at the Imperial College soon. Is that true?" She asked softly after pulling Zhao Qianzi to look at him carefully.

"Yes, yes, Lord Liu said that I can go next month." Perhaps because he was too excited, or perhaps because it was the first time he had such close contact with this most noble woman, Zhao Jin answered stutteringly.

"You don't need to be nervous. According to seniority, your father is my cousin, so you should call me aunt." Concubine Rui Gui saw that he was nervous and her tone became softer.

"Aunt, aunt, aunt." Little did she know that her words made Zhao Jian even more excited.

Aunt, Marquis Zhongyi is the noble concubine's biological brother. She asked me to call her aunt. Did she decide to choose me?

Thinking that once he passed on the title to Marquis Zhongyi, he would become the youngest marquis in the dynasty, he was so excited that he was at a loss as to what to do.

In the Dali Temple, Wei Junhang was sorting out files. Because the Grand Princess had asked for the official position for him, and he himself had a title, although many people in the Dali Temple were dissatisfied with him as an airborne junior minister, due to his status and the importance that His Majesty and the Royal Concubine placed on the Duke of Ying's Mansion, no one dared to make things difficult for him.

Later, after a series of major cases, Wei Junhang slowly demonstrated his talents, which made those people gradually respect him and no longer dare to look down on him.

Therefore, Wei Junhang has had a relatively easy time in the Dali Temple in recent years.

"My Lord, His Majesty summons you to the study." After a while, a eunuch from the palace came in and said respectfully.

Wei Junhang was a little surprised. Since he was transferred to the Dali Temple, although Emperor Yuanyou was still close to him, those forces in secret had slowly begun to be transferred to Heizi.

As for the official business of the Dali Temple, it was the Dali Temple Minister who reported to him. It was really the first time that a eunuch from the palace was summoned to the Dali Temple directly like this.

He didn't think much about it, put the last case file back to its original place, nodded and said, "Thank you, eunuch."

"I don't deserve it. Please go this way, Duke." The eunuch knew his position next to Emperor Yuanyou, so he didn't dare to be arrogant. He hurriedly replied and bowed to lead him to the other side.

When he entered Yu's study, he saw Heizi, who had now inherited some of his power, was also there. He wondered if there was some important task that Heizi couldn't handle, so he asked him to come out to help?

"Your Majesty, your servant Wei Junhang pays homage to you!" He still maintained the necessary etiquette.

"No need to be so polite, Junhang, I have something to ask you." Emperor Yuanyou looked at him with a little excitement and said hurriedly.

Wei Junhang found it even more strange. He looked at Heizi who also had an excited expression on his face, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.

He coughed and said slowly, "Your Majesty, please tell me."

"Do you have a child named Fufu in your family?"

Pingfu? Hearing him asking about Pingfu, Wei Junhang opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

"There is indeed a child named Linfu." Although he was puzzled, he still answered truthfully.

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Yuanyou and Heizi looked at each other, and the excitement on their faces became even more intense.

"How old is he this year? Where did you find this child? Where are his parents and family? Are they still alive?" Emperor Yuanyou threw out another series of questions.

Wei Junhang's mind suddenly moved, and he had some vague ideas in his mind.

"Lingfu is three years younger than Chenglin. He is twelve this year. Five years ago, my mother was entrusted by Master Huiming to bring him back from Lingyun Temple to my wife to take care of him."

"It is said that both his parents have passed away, and he has no other relatives or friends to entrust his care to. His father was a traveling doctor who had done a favor to Master Huiming. Master Huiming was grateful for his kindness and took Lin Fu in at the temple. By chance, he met my wife and came to the Duke's Mansion."


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