The fifth prince, King Xuan, was the youngest and the most favored.
His mother is a daughter of the Cui family, a century-old family with many disciples and complicated relationships.
Although a group of them were killed by the current emperor when he seized the throne, they should not be underestimated.
As soon as Cui entered the palace, she was promoted to concubine, and now she has reached the rank of noble concubine. She is second only to the emperor in the harem, and Prince Xuan's status has also risen with her, making him a popular candidate for the next emperor.
Several princes were fighting openly and secretly, but the emperor seemed to have acquiesced. He never stopped them and was impartial. It seemed as if he was waiting for them to decide the winner, but no one knew what he was thinking.
The carriage stopped again, this time at Jiang Qianruo's villa.
The villa covers a very large area. Xie Siheng sent someone to tell them in advance. When they arrived, the carriage only stopped outside the door for a while. The threshold of the villa was quickly lowered, and the carriage was restarted to carry people directly inside.
Only Zhou was leaning against the window, looking around excitedly and making exclamations from time to time.
Mrs. Hu has lost her mood now. She just wants to lie down and have a good rest, and think about how to live next.
After walking in the yard for about ten minutes, Chuan Qiong's voice rang out:
"arrive!"
Immediately, the maids and servants quickly placed the horse stools, closed the carriage curtains, and politely invited them to get off.
An elderly man stood in the middle of the yard, flanked by a group of servants.
He swept his eyes over the group of people and quickly locked onto Zhou. "I'm the steward of this villa. Masters and ladies, you can just call me Uncle Wu."
Seeing that Uncle Wu's eyes were always on Zhou, the others did not dare to interrupt and also looked at Zhou.
Zhou was unaware of anything and was looking around curiously.
Ji Changying stepped forward: "Thank you so much for troubling you. This is my mother, surnamed Zhou, and this is my father..."
In order, Ji Changying briefly introduced the people present, focusing on the relationships between them.
After all, they all knew why they were all here.
Uncle Wu and Aunt Hua beside him looked at each other quickly and then looked away.
The two did not expect that the newly adopted little master actually looked a little "innocent". On the contrary, the little master looked more stable than the young master.
Their thoughts were spinning in their stomachs, but their faces didn't change at all, with just the right smiles on their faces.
"Madam has already instructed us before you all arrived to treat this place as your own home. I have already swept the yard for all the masters and ladies, Aunt Hua!"
Aunt Hua, who was standing beside Uncle Wu, stepped forward and said, "I'm Aunt Hua, the one in charge of the backyard. It's getting late now. Shall I take you all downstairs and get you settled first?"
After saying that, she made a gesture that said, "Please follow me."
Mrs. Hu nodded hurriedly. She really couldn't wait to have a rest.
Uncle Wu turned and looked at Ji Fengshou. "How about I show you gentlemen around the front yard? Once the ladies have chosen a yard, we can go over there."
Ji Fengshou stood with his hands behind his back, his face serious: "That's what we should do, let's go!"
With an outsider in front, he had to put on airs. After he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked in one direction.
Seeing this, Zhou's uncles hurriedly followed, each of them looking straight ahead and not daring to glance around, for fear of making any mistakes and being laughed at.
Uncle Wu opened his mouth to say that the direction was wrong, but then he shut up.
Never mind, that's not a good thing to say.
He would quietly change their direction...
"My mother's family is large, so you can choose a large and spacious yard for them, and I can live next door."
Zhou looked at the Zhou family members who looked very reserved, and gave instructions to Nanny Hua very naturally.
"What are you talking about! Just having a place to live is enough. Why do you need such a big one? We are used to living in a small courtyard and can't live in a big one. On the contrary, you have always lived in a big courtyard. I'm afraid you won't be used to a small one. Just give them the big one!"
Zhou Liu was originally very reserved and didn't dare to speak much. When she heard what Zhou said, she ignored the fear in her heart and refused repeatedly.
"That's right. We'd better live in a small courtyard. We're used to a small courtyard and can't get used to a big one."
Ma and the others knew everything clearly.
Isn’t it because of their sister-in-law that they are where they are today?
If there is anything good, it must come first to my sister-in-law.
Nanny Hua observed them along the way and saw that although their etiquette, dress and appearance were very shabby and they had little knowledge, they had good intentions and she was happy for Jiang Qianruo.
So, upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam has already instructed that the two courtyards we've cleaned up are very spacious and can accommodate twice as many people!"
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the place. There was only a bamboo grove between the two courtyards.
Ji Changying looked up and saw that they were Jinyuyuan and Yixiaju.
There is no difference in the size of the yard, it is indeed quite spacious. Apart from the slightly different layout inside, there is no difference in size.
Jinyu Garden was filled with maple trees. The wind blew golden leaves down. Zhou fell in love with it at first sight: "I want to live here!"
She had made her choice, so the remaining Yixiaju would naturally be given to the Zhou family.
After traveling for such a long time, they finally settled down. Nanny Hua immediately asked a group of maids to put down all the luggage they brought and started to arrange for a doctor to take their pulses and then welcome them.
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Hall of Mental Cultivation.
King Xuan, King Yi, and King Zhuang are all here.
"Father! That Xie Siheng is truly arrogant! He dared to attack my personal guards in front of so many people, and even had those from the Criminal Investigation Department draw their swords against me. He is showing contempt for the imperial power and doesn't take Father or me seriously at all!"
The first thing King Xuan did after leaving Zhuque Street was to go to the palace to file a complaint before Xie Siheng returned.
"That's right! I never imagined he would be so audacious as to draw his sword against the three princes in front of so many people on the street. He even used the power of 'execution first, report later' granted by our father to pressure us. He totally disregards us!"
When King Yi heard King Xuan speak, he immediately followed him.
King Zhuang was about to speak, but when he saw the two men like this, he remembered that they had joined forces to deal with him before, and suddenly he didn't want to say anything anymore. He just stood aside with his hands behind his back, not saying a word.
Emperor Mingde sat at the top and looked at his three sons below, taking in their expressions clearly.
"Old Four, what do you say?"
When Prince Zhuang heard Emperor Mingde call upon him, he immediately bowed and replied, "I have come here to discuss the matter concerning the Northern Yan envoys. It is already late today, and after consulting with the Northern Yan envoys, I will place them in a safe place and bring them to the palace to meet your Majesty tomorrow morning."
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