12dz Chapter 200 Xueer, Why Don’t You Like Wanxi?
Chapter 200 Xueer, Why Don’t You Like Wanxi?
If it weren't for Aunt Ting's matter this time, even if Grandpa and the others took the wrong road, they would never have come to the capital of Beiming.
Seeing his wife like this, Qin Zhen smiled mysteriously at her and said, "They may have rarely come in the past, but it's hard to say in the future."
Zhong Lingzhu looked at her husband with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "What do you mean?"
Qin Zhen smiled and said to his wife, "You forgot, because of Ruolan. They will come often when Ruolan is in Beiming."
In fact, what Qin Zhen didn't say was that Shen Ruolan would most likely return to the capital, because given Jiang Dichen's temper, he would not allow his child to be stranded outside. By then, Shen Ruolan would be reluctant to leave her child and would definitely follow him back.
After hearing what her husband said, Zhong Lingzhu nodded and said, "Well, I hope so."
When Qin Zhen saw that his wife had stopped crying, he carried her to their room.
In the imperial study in the palace, the emperor was concentrating on reviewing memorials when suddenly someone outside reported to him, "Your Majesty, Prince Han has returned to the capital."
When the emperor heard that his son had returned to the capital, he raised his head and paused for a moment before saying to the people outside the door, "He's back to the capital, so what's the big deal?"
Although I was the one who urged him to come back to Beijing, there was no need to be so nervous.
The guards outside said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Prince Han went to General Qin's mansion when he returned to the capital and had a big fight with General Qin. It was only after the old divine doctor Shen stepped in to stop the two of them."
When the emperor heard that his son had gone to fight with Qin Zhen, he frowned and said to the guards outside, "Come in and talk."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After the guard outside finished speaking, the guard in charge of guarding the door opened the door and let him in.
The emperor looked at the guards who came in and asked, "You just said that Prince Han and General Qin had a fight. What's going on?"
After he finished speaking, he paused and continued to ask: "And old doctor Shen, what is the purpose of his visit this time?"
The guard reported the truth to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Lan of Prince Han's mansion was not dead, but was taken away by General Qin instead. Therefore, Prince Han went to trouble General Qin as soon as he came back. As for the old doctor Shen..."
The guard paused and continued, "I heard that the old doctor Shen came here to bring Concubine Shen from the Imperial Censorate home."
The guard's words stunned the emperor for a moment. After a while, he came back to his senses and looked at the guard and asked, "Are you saying that Lao Wu's concubine is not dead, but was taken away by Qin Zhen?"
The guard nodded to the emperor and said, "Yes."
After the emperor heard the guard's words, he snorted coldly and said, "Old Five, you beat him well. Otherwise, I don't know what else the Qin family would do next time."
In this incident, the emperor stood on his son's side because Qin Zhen's behavior was too damaging to the dignity of their royal family.
The guard lowered his head and listened silently, not daring to say much.
The emperor was silent for a moment, then ordered the guards, "Let Lao Wu come to the palace to see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After the guard finished speaking, he turned and left.
After the guards left, the emperor asked the eunuch beside him, "Eunuch Li, is the candidate for Princess Han ready?"
Eunuch Li told the emperor truthfully: "In reply to your words, the Empress has sent a message saying that several daughters of ministers have been selected, and the rest will be selected by Prince Han himself."
The emperor listened to what Eunuch Li said. He thought for a moment and said to Eunuch Li, "Go and get the list. I will give it to the fifth brother in person later."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
At the Han Palace, Jiang Dichen had just finished bathing when he heard the palace steward shouting outside the door: "My Lord, the Emperor wants you to come into the palace."
When Jiang Dichen heard his father asking him to enter the palace, he paused for a moment and said, "Tell them that I will be there soon."
"Yes, Your Highness." After Butler Zhao finished speaking, he turned and left.
After Butler Zhao left, Yan Mo said to his master, "Master, I will go get the food right away."
Yan Mo knew his master well, and he never went to the palace on an empty stomach.
Jiang Dichen nodded to his subordinate, signaling him to go and get it.
Yan Mo went out first, and Jiang Yingxue, who had not left the palace for a long time, suddenly came running over. When she saw her brother, she shouted happily, "Fifth brother, you are finally back."
When Jiang Dichen saw his sister coming, he did not ask her about her well-being as usual, but instead thought of her face full of grievances and complaints.
Just because of her sister's matter, she would rather go out and have no food to eat than go back to Beijing with him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Seeing her brother staring at her without saying a word, Jiang Yingxue thought she had upset him. She asked him nervously, "Fifth brother, did I do something wrong?"
Jiang Dichen heard his sister's question and subconsciously asked her, "Xue'er, why don't you like Wanxi?"
Jiang Dichen didn't want his sister to suffer any injustice, but at the same time, he also didn't want the mother and son to suffer any injustice. He wanted them to be well and happy every day, instead of being full of calculations and either you die or I live.
Jiang Yingxue didn't understand why her brother suddenly mentioned a dead person. Without thinking, she said to her brother: "Fifth brother, Lan Wanxi is of low status and is not worthy of you at all, so I don't like her."
Jiang Dichen listened to his sister's words. He paused and asked her, "Who do you like?"
After hearing her brother's question, Jiang Yingxue touched the braid on her chest and said to him happily, "Fifth brother, Lan Shurong was very good before, but now she is the concubine of the third brother."
After Jiang Yingxue finished speaking, she paused and continued, "But it doesn't matter. Although Lan Shurong is married, there is still cousin Chuyan. She is virtuous and kind. It would be best for her to be the wife of Fifth Brother..."
Seeing that his sister was getting more and more outrageous, Jiang Dichen suddenly frowned and scolded her, "Xue'er, stop talking nonsense!"
Jiang Yingxue was startled by her brother's scolding. When she came to her senses, she looked at her brother with an unconvinced face and said, "Fifth brother, what am I talking about? The girl I told you about is many times better than the princess chosen by the queen for you."
After Jiang Yingxue finished speaking, she suddenly burst into tears out of grievance. She had obviously come with good intentions to tell her brother that the princess chosen for him by the Queen was ugly and short, but she didn't expect that he would actually scold her.
Jiang Dichen saw his sister crying, and he couldn't bear to blame her anymore. He softened his tone and asked his sister, "Xue'er, what did you just say about the Queen choosing a princess for me?"
When Jiang Yingxue heard her brother asking about the princess, she wiped her tears and said to him, "Fifth brother, I don't know the specific reason, I only know that father asked the queen to pick a few girls from good families to be your princesses."