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Coincidentally, the palace maid had brought up a bird's nest porridge, so Empress Zhang's hand that was holding onto the white porcelain bowl paused for a moment, then fiercely placed the bowl on the small, short, purple sandalwood table. "Eighth Prince is willing to suffer, then let him suffer. "He's really spoiled him, to the point where he doesn't even have the slightest sense of propriety!"

She originally thought that Eighth Prince would understand after thinking for an entire night, but after hearing these words, she became even more angry.

The mother did not pity her son, but after thinking about it for a while, she still said, "You should keep an eye on the Eighth Prince for now, don't cause any trouble."

Even if the Empress Zhang had not ordered him to do so, he would have done so anyway. If the Empress Zhang ever asked him about the matters regarding the Eighth Prince, he would just be confused.

He had not even eaten a few mouthfuls of Empress Zhang's breakfast earlier. If he had only eaten two mouthfuls of the bird's nest porridge that the young palace maid had brought him today, he would have died.

He and National Duke Ning were the direct relatives of the same mother, but because their mother died early, they had a good relationship since childhood. Since she could not say such words to others, other people would only laugh at her words, so he had no choice but to find his own sister to enter the palace.

Young Madam Zhang entered the palace in the evening. When she saw the haggard look on his sister's face, she said in shock, "Queen, what, what happened to you? Is it the Imperial Consort Li who … "

Currently, the forces of the Imperial Consort Li and the Seventh Prince were growing larger and larger. It was likely that the reason why the Empress Zhang was unhappy nine times out of ten was because of this matter.

However, the Empress Zhang shook his head and let out a long sigh, "Since the day of the Crown Prince's appointment has not been decided, both the Imperial Consort Li and the Seventh Prince will not be able to act arrogantly. In these years, the Emperor's thoughts had become even more unfathomable. A few days ago, the person he had a crush on was the Third Prince, but in two days, he would become the Sixth Prince, and two days later, the person he liked was the Seventh Prince … I'm not too worried about this matter. Moreover, the Emperor is currently in the Year of Destiny. He still has some work to do, so how would he be able to secure the position of Crown Prince so quickly? "

Otherwise, the title of crown prince would not have been decided by now. It was so much that he did not even dare to tell which prince he favored, "What I am worried about is the matter of the Eighth Prince. Do you still remember that letter and the Fourth Miss of the Palace?"

A Fourth Miss of the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion? There were many girls that the National Duke Ning knew, but none of them left him with a deep impression like Lin Shu.

What Lin Shu and First Princess Pingning had said that day, oh, it was really exciting!

National Duke Ning nodded, "I remember, but what is the relationship between Eighth Prince and the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion?"

From her point of view, these two were not even worth mentioning!

Empress Zhang rubbed his forehead and said, "Old Eight said that he wanted to take her as his wife …"

"What?" That kind of person wanted to marry to the Eighth Prince? Dream on? " The tone of the National Duke Ning's wife, Young Madam Zhang, was exactly the same as the Empress Zhang's. "Such a person is not even qualified to be his Lateral Consort, then how can you be his Chief Consort? Empress, you must properly manage this matter in the Eighth Prince, do not let this Eighth Prince do as he pleases, take one wrong step, and do not harm Eighth Prince. "

She was the third prince's and Eighth Prince's aunt, of course she truly loved these two nephews.

Empress Zhang nodded his head, "Of course I know, if I did not stop him, he would have rushed to the emperor's side. I feel very uncomfortable, I want you to talk to me, what do you think I should do?"

"Although the National Duke Ning has a son, one of them is a concubine, and the son of the direct descendant is only in his teens, how could he have a good idea on this sort of thing? If the third prince were to accidentally provoke the mother and son to leave the letter, then that would not be good," I think what the third prince said is right, it would be better to settle the matter of marriage with the Eighth Prince earlier. As for the, it would be best to arrange a marriage for her so that the Eighth Prince would stop thinking about it. What would it look like if this got out? Since young, Eighth Prince has always been familiar with the Four Books and Five Scriptures. This kind of thing without any sense of propriety is not something that can be done. "

She thought for a moment, then said, "As for the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, you have to beat them up too. It might be that some kind of trick is going to come from the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, I think that Assistant Minister Lin is also thinking too much …"

Last night, Empress Zhang's mind had been a mess because of his anger. Now that her sister had reminded his of something, she felt enlightened and a little apprehensive.

Originally, it was a personal relationship between children, but if it involved a dispute within the imperial court, then it couldn't be underestimated.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. She hurriedly said, "You have to help me keep an eye out for Old Eighth. I'll send a message to brother in a bit too, help him book a marriage as soon as possible, and also help the four ladies of the house to set up a marriage. At that time, when the imperial edict is passed down, the four ladies of the house of Hou will dare to say half a no. "Since her reputation is so poor that she can't easily find a match, I will help her out. At least this can be considered as me helping the House of the Zhong Hou with a great deal of good news!

The National Duke Ning followed suit and became anxious as well. Currently, the Eighth Prince, his brother and the Elder Zhang were all standing together with the Three Sovereigns. As for which side Lin Pei was on, he was like an old fox, nobody knew.

If the Seventh Prince or the Sixth Prince had made a loophole, then they would be finished. Now, they were grasshoppers on the same rope! If the other princes were to inherit the throne, how could they possibly live a good life?

Empress Zhang was anxious, the worry in National Duke Ning's wife's heart was no less than her, "Then I'll go back and investigate, I'll definitely help you settle this matter as soon as possible, don't worry too much, don't let the emperor find any clues! Furthermore, Imperial Consort Li must not be taken advantage of, if this matter were to be found out by Imperial Consort Li, the Emperor would probably jump up to the emperor and ask him to set up this marriage. If the Emperor stayed in the palace all day, how would he know about the reputation of? "At that time …"

At that time, he wouldn't even dare to think about it!

The Empress Zhang nodded his head, held his forehead and said in a low voice: "I had already instructed Ol 'Three yesterday, luckily those invited at the Third Prince's Mansion banquet were all Ol' Three and the Third Princess's relatives, and it's not enough to cause such a ruckus, but I can't hide this matter for long."

"There is no wall in this world that doesn't leak out, furthermore, your Noble Consort is currently watching Old Third and Old Eighth, and I'm afraid that if I keep this a secret for too long, it will be best to deal with it as soon as possible."

The National Duke Ning followed suit and became anxious. The two sisters closed the door and discussed in the house until it became dark, but still did not come up with a plan.

Even if the Empress Zhang wanted to fix the engagement with the Eighth Prince, she had always had a high opinion of him. He either despised the lady's bad family background, or he despised the girl for being too old, or he despised the girl for not looking good … He just couldn't wait to find a Celestial Immortal for his son.

In the end, she only returned when it was late at night.

Every single time, they would only return in the evening. Not to mention the Imperial Consort Li and the Seventh Prince, even Lu Jingran, who was being locked in the Banyan Garden by the National Duke Ning, could tell that something was wrong.

Rather than saying that Lu Jingran was restricted within the Banyan Garden of the National Duke Ning, it would be more accurate to say that he was in a bad mood and did not want to go anywhere.

That day, he had personally sent people to kill Mr. Bai, and when he thought about it now, he still could not calm down.

Not to mention what National Duke Ning had said to him that day, it made his heart feel warm. He knew how shameless he was on the surface, and he also knew that when National Duke Ning drank and chatted with his comrades, whenever he mentioned his son, he was afraid that National Duke Ning would not even dare to accept him.

But there were also benefits from being in the palace, and now he felt that the National Duke Ning was a little too abnormal. Even if the relationship between the Empress Zhang and his was good, he could still go to the palace everyday, unlike this time.

If he remembered correctly, the last time the National Duke Ning was like this was because the Third Prince was going to get married. At that time, the Empress Zhang would not know how much trouble this was going to cause, so the Young Madam Zhang not only had to pacify the Empress Zhang, he had to advise Empress Jiang and think about what to do next.

After muttering to himself for a moment, Lu Jingran ordered, "Ban Xia, go and send a message to Piao Xu, ask her what they have said these past few days."

Piao Xu was the first servant of National Duke Ning, the wife of the National Duke Ning. All these years, she had been highly favored, and other than the Nanny Ren, she was the only one that the Young Madam Zhang trusted the most.

During this time, Piao Xu had followed Young Madam Zhang into the palace. She had to give it a try to know what exactly she knew.

When night fell, Ban Xia made an appointment to meet Piao Xu at his usual place, but Piao Xu only said that she didn't believe him and wanted to speak to him in person.

This girl's thoughts were really hard to guess, but on the second night, Lu Jingran went to his usual place.

The National Duke Ning Palace had a small bamboo house, and this was where Lu Jingran's birth mother used to live. After he died, no one came to clean her house, and adding on the fear of misfortune, it was practically a taboo place. No one dared to come here even in broad daylight, let alone at night.

Waiting for Piao Xu to hurried over, Lu Jingran was standing by the window. The bright moonlight shone down from his body, making him look just like a picture.

Piao Xu was dazed for a split second before replying in a soft voice, "Great sir, because Madam Mu Er came back a little late today, that's why I came here a little late."

"It's fine. I haven't been here for long anyway." Other than the times when Lu Jingran was a bastard, he had always been kind to others, especially towards girls. Now, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "I heard from Ban Xia that you have something to say to me?"