Chapter 90 Guess
Winter nights are always bitterly cold and lonely.
People who are busy making a living during the day turn off the lights early and have sweet dreams.
However, the lights in the Fu family mansion located in West City remained on all night.
The head of the Fu family, Fu Ruhai, his wife, Mo, and their eldest son, Fu Song, the young master of the Fu family, were all sitting in the main hall.
The news that Fu Ronger brought back shocked the most important people in the Fu family to the point of being stunned.
"Father, please tell me what we should do about this matter."
Fu Ronger saw that her parents and brothers were looking at her without saying anything for a long time, and she became more and more unsure.
"Madam, has the Ning Palace matter been settled?"
Fu Ruhai did not respond to Fu Ronger's words, but turned to ask his wife.
"It's settled. Didn't I just tell you about this this afternoon? How come you forgot?"
Mrs. Mo was not enthusiastic about the affairs of Prince Ning's Mansion.
But Fu Ruhai told her to do it well, so she had to obey.
"In that case, there is no need to worry about Prince Huai. Prince Ning has married my Fu family's daughter, so he will speak for my Fu family."
Fu Ruhai stroked his beard with a calm expression.
"Father and mother, what are you talking about? Why can't your daughter understand?"
When Fu Ronger heard that Prince Ning wanted to marry a girl from the Fu family, she was stunned.
When did this happen? How come she didn't hear anything about it?
Besides, the three branches of the Fu family only had three legitimate daughters in total. She remembered that they were all married. How could there be a legitimate daughter sent to Prince Ning's palace to be a concubine?
The Fu family is a merchant family. Apart from having money, their status cannot be compared with that of officials.
Therefore, the legitimate daughter of an imperial merchant family could at most be regarded as a concubine's daughter of a noble family in the capital.
To be able to enter the palace as a concubine, one must be a legitimate daughter.
"It's your seventh sister Min'er. Prince Ning has taken a fancy to her and wants to take her into the palace as a concubine."
When Mrs. Mo saw her daughter asking, she did not hide the truth from her.
I had no intention of keeping it secret, but the marriage date hasn't been finalized yet and I'm afraid there might be changes, so I wouldn't want to tell anyone and ruin my family's reputation.
"Prince Ning wants to take his seventh sister as a concubine? What do you think, father and mother?"
Fu Ronger felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Her seventh sister was born out of wedlock and will not reach marriage age until next year.
I don't even leave the house on weekdays, so how could I have the chance to be noticed by Prince Ning?
"Why would the royal family ask for our opinion on someone they like?"
There was obvious helplessness in Mo's tone.
She was the mistress of a merchant family and knew that marrying into an official family would be beneficial to her business.
However, she was not optimistic about marrying into the royal family.
Fu Ruhai was different from her. He always felt that the higher the status of his in-laws, the more beneficial it would be to his business.
Besides, the saying of "bow your head to marry a woman and raise your head to marry a daughter" has been around since ancient times.
His Fu family is the most powerful among the imperial merchants, so why can't they marry a few more daughters into the royal family?
"Father and mother, when did Prince Ning's Mansion mention this matter?"
Fu Ronger is a little love-minded, but as long as Prince Huai is not around, her mind is still online.
She knew King Xiaohuai's ambition.
But she didn't know what he did specifically.
According to past experience, if Prince Huai committed a crime, the most he would receive would be a beating from Emperor Yongping and he would be sent back to his palace to lie down for ten days or half a month.
But this time, not only was he imprisoned in the Dali Temple, there were also rumors that he would be exiled.
I think it must be a serious crime.
Moreover, in the past, whenever Prince Huai got into trouble, Concubine Hyeon and Prince Ning would both stand up for him.
But this time, neither of them took any action.
That's really strange.
"On the day when the little princess turned one month old, Prince Ning's mansion sent a matchmaker to the mansion to arrange a marriage."
Mrs. Mo didn't see anything wrong, but she was a little unhappy.
Prince Ning wants to take the concubine's daughter to be his concubine, but he also specifically mentioned the dowry. I wonder what his intention is?
How can my dowry be called a dowry? Even if I had it, I might not be able to hold it in my hands.
"Today is only October 20th, just four or five days later, and you have already decided?"
The more Mo Rong'er listened, the colder she felt. She thought that maybe Prince Huai had really fallen in love, which was why Concubine Xian asked Prince Ning to come to the Fu family to propose marriage and take a concubine?
After all, when she married into Prince Huai's mansion, Concubine Xian had said that if Prince Huai wanted to accomplish great things, he would have to spend money.
Will Concubine Xian tell this to her seventh sister in a few days?
"The people from Prince Ning's Mansion come every other day. They have come three times in the past four or five days. What else can we do if we don't settle down?"
Mrs. Mo was a little unhappy.
The people sent by the royal family to propose marriage are different from ordinary people.
Not only is he very picky, he is also extremely picky.
She didn't want to deal with it, but she didn't dare to offend.
"Mother, if that's the case, then what the fourth sister said might be true."
Fu Song had been listening to his mother and sister talking. After listening for a while, they finally spoke.
"How come?"
Fu Ruhai was unwilling to acknowledge his son's statement, but he had no reason to refute it.
"Prince Huai is a prince. Who dares to spread the rumor that he and his entire clan should be exiled?"
Fu Song hit the nail on the head with just one sentence.
Yes, to exile the prince and his entire clan, isn't that the same as openly cursing the destruction of Sheng'an?
If this matter is investigated, accusing him of treason would be the least of his worries.
"Then how did Rong'er hear this?"
Fu Ruhai frowned.
"Father, someone must have told her the story on purpose. Of course, it is also possible that Prince Huai told her the story from the Dali Temple, hoping that she would find a way to save him."
Fu Song was 90% sure of his guess.
The Fu family was being targeted by higher-ups.
And it was all because of King Huai.
"Then let your sister go to the Dali Temple early tomorrow morning to see Prince Huai and hear what he has to say."
Fu Ruhai was unwilling to believe Fu Song's words because he did not want to give up the royal marriage that he had finally secured.
If Prince Huai fails, there is still Prince Ning.
He has made enough money and wants to take his family to a higher level. Is there anything wrong with that?
"Father, I'm afraid it's too late. If my guess is correct, Concubine Xian will summon mother to the palace tomorrow, and most likely she will discuss Seventh Sister's dowry."
The more Fu Song spoke, the more determined he became.
He lived for more than thirty years, and when he was in his teens he followed his father around the country to do business.
He had seen a lot of intrigues and deceptions in the business world, so he was adept at dealing with them.
He had dealt with many people in official circles.
When interacting with them, he is confident that most of them can take care of each other.
After all, power and money complement each other and are indispensable.
But in front of the royal family, merchants like the Fu family are like a small boat.
Life and death are not in our own hands.
Prince Huai must have done something extremely treasonous and angered the one sitting on the dragon throne.
Prince Ning did not want to give up the gold mine of the Fu family, so he thought of taking the girl of the Fu family as his concubine.
"Song'er, why are you so determined?"
"Song'er, you..."
Fu Ruhai and Mo asked the same question almost at the same time.
At this point, she/they finally understood what Fu Song meant.
If this is true, the Fu family will probably suffer serious consequences this time.
"Prince Huai's actions this time must have angered the Emperor, and we, the Fu family, are implicated by him and cannot escape."
Fu Song's eyebrows were already wrinkled.
Although they were imperial merchants, it was not easy for them to meet the emperor.
But this matter cannot be resolved unless someone from the royal family steps in.
"Song'er, in your opinion, if we ask Prince Ning for help, will this matter be resolved?"
Fu Ruhai didn't think as far-sightedly as Fu Song.
Prince Ning came for the Fu family's money, and he knew it.
But he still had expectations for King Ning.
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