1, wandering

The capital is still prosperous. The matter of Shenmi is no longer rumored because of the emperor's intentional suppression, but as the earliest appearance of Shenmi, Hongxiu Tianxiangxuan is still at the forefront of the storm. There is no other reason, but the girl, known as the first dream girl in the capital, suddenly announced that she would not see anyone again, no longer play for anyone, and only lived in seclusion in the backyard.

This news shocked more than half of the talents in the capital. You should know what an honor it is to listen to Meng Girl play a song with your own ears. Counting around, there are very few people who can listen to her play alone. Therefore, some people suspect that Liu Shaoyun, who has always been favored by the dream girl, has offended the other party and made her make such a extreme move.

Liu Shaoyun is also a little anxious about the doubts of all parties. Since the dream girl claimed to see him for the last time two months ago, in the past two months, he has closed the door after several visits. Occasionally, he can hear the sobbing sound of Guzheng in the yard outside the door, but he can't enter.

In the past two months, he didn't know how he came over, which can be described as the walking dead. For a long time, he has only regarded Dream Girl as a confidant with a common language, but when he lost it, he found that her position in his heart was not just a confidant. People always have to know how to cherish it after losing it. Liu Shaoyun has now deeply experienced this sentence.

In the eyes of outsiders, Liu Shaoyun is no longer so domineering. He can even be said to be frustrated. He can't do anything. He is muddle-headed all day long. This unpowerful appearance makes his uncle Zhong Qiang look uncomfortable. Finally, he can't help but hold him by his side and ask him what's going on.

In the face of his uncle's questioning, Liu Shaoyun hesitated to talk about the dream girl, and the more he said it, the lower his voice became. In the end, he couldn't speak before he finished speaking.

However, Zhong Qiang has listened to the cause and effect, and said with tears and laughter, "I said why are you so negative recently? Your feelings are fascinated by other girls."

"No, absolutely not." Liu Shaoyun hurriedly denied and said, "I don't even know whether she is beautiful or ugly. How can I be fascinated by her?"

"Do you have to rely on your face to fascinate men?" Zhong Qiang shook his head with a smile and said, "Intoxicating is not necessarily wine, and charming is not necessarily a face. Can't her talent move you?"

Liu Shaoyun was stunned and said, "She is indeed amazingly talented, but I won't forget a person who won't even let me see her face."

"In fact, you are just thinking about her." Zhong Qiang said firmly.

"I'm not reconciled. I haven't talked to her many times. They regard each other as confidants. In addition to kowtling and not letting me meet her, it can be said that we are very close friends. But now she said that she was gone, and she didn't even give any room for accommodation, and she turned me away, which made me unacceptable. Liu Shaoyun snorted angrily.

"She's right. After all, she is going to get married, and according to you, she is also a girl with status, so she can't let her future husband know where she is now. If she meets you more and has feelings for you, she will have a life of pain if she marries a person without feelings in the future. She is pulling back from the cliff. She would rather be in pain now than regret it later. Zhong Qiang sighed softly, "I have advised you to enter the official for a long time, so that you can have your status and status. Even if she is an official lady, you also have an identity to match. Now that you are a Bai Ding, even if you know who the other party is, you are not qualified to propose marriage to her."

Liu Shaoyun said sadly, "Listen to her tone, the power of her family is extraordinary. Even if I become an official and have not been in business for more than ten years, I'm afraid that with my current qualifications, it is impossible to propose marriage to her family at all. As she said, only the children of the same official eunuch family are barely qualified. I can't say that my cousin can give it a try.

"Forget this bastard." Zhong Qiang curled his lips and said, "Your dream girl is an elegant person. Can you get along with your cousin, a rough man who can bow horses? Don't get mixed up with him."

"Since ancient times, heroes and beauties have been a pair. My cousin is a hero, and naturally deserves any beauty." Liu Shaoyun said sourly.

Zhong Qiang looked at his nephew playfully and said, "Why do I smell vinegar? Is it burning sweet and sour fish in the kitchen?"

Liu Shaoyun was in great embarrassment, and his three-foot-thick face rarely turned red.

Zhong Qiang stepped forward and patted his nephew on the shoulder and said, "Although you are Bai Ding now, there is still a way for you to reach the sky step by step. You already have the status of a scholar at home, and with my recommendation, you can participate in the imperial examination three months later. With your talent, you can win the first place. With this status, you are qualified to propose marriage to Miss Meng's family. The champion is a student of the emperor. No matter how important the dream girl's family is, it depends on the emperor's face, and it can win over a talented and promising young man, even if it is worth throwing out a daughter. If you really don't want to lose the dream girl, you have to take the first one way.

Liu Shaoyun frowned and said, "I don't want to be an official."

"Then you can marry the girl your parents assigned to you." Zhong Qiang said indifferently, "Anyway, it doesn't make any difference to blow the lamp. At most, there is someone I miss in the distance."

"That's not what I mean." Liu Shaoyun hurriedly said, "You know, uncle. I hate flattery and cunning in the officialdom. In addition to my uncle and your barracks, I feel more comfortable. The faces of those officials are really disgusting."

"You can't say that. In fact, it's okay in the court now. At least Prince Qian is there, and no one dares to go too far." Zhong Qiang smiled and said with a relieved smile, "Today's emperor is also a wise king. Prince Qian has worked hard and made great contributions. With his own prestige, he has suppressed all the people who are ready to move in the whole court. Although he is old now, his designated successor, the King of Qi, is also a capable prince. I believe that in the next few decades, the scene in the court is still very promising. If the seven princes can inherit the throne, it will make the prestige of the royal family at its top of the sun.

"So the emperor is really going to make the seventh prince the crown prince?" Liu Shaoyun frowned and said that he had not forgotten the bet with Zhong Zicheng. If he lost, he would play under the command of the seventh prince.

"At present, there is no crown prince, but the seven princes are unanimously recognized by the courtiers as the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne." Zhong Qiang smiled and said with relief, "Originally, if the king of Qi wanted to compete for the crown prince, he would be more competitive than the seventh prince, but he spared no effort to help the seventh prince wave the flag and shout, which means that if the seventh prince succeeds to the throne, he can get the full assistance of the king of Qi. And now Prince Qian and the Empress Dowager are deliberately matching the seventh prince and the county magistrate of the Cheng family. With the wealth and prestige of the Cheng family, as long as they get the full assistance of the Cheng family, the royal family can get great benefits.

"What if Qinrou Junjun marries someone else?" Liu Shaoyun couldn't help thinking of the beautiful girl sitting next to the seventh prince that day, and another teenager sitting in the same seat except the seventh prince. If he remembers correctly, Qinrou Junjun held a banquet for a teenager surnamed Zhou that day, and a few days later it broke out that the Junjun intercepted both ends of the official road. Judging from time, it is obvious that the Junjun is also seeing someone off. It can be seen that the Junjun also has feelings for this person.

"At present, it seems very unlikely." Zhong Qiang thought for a while and said, "Junjun is the only granddaughter of Prince Qian's direct line. Prince Qian certainly hopes that her marriage can bring him the greatest benefits, and the emperor's sons are undoubtedly the best choice. The fifth prince has married, and the sixth prince has passed away. The eighth prince and the ninth prince are still young. Only the seventh prince is the best choice regardless of age, appearance and character. If I were Prince Qian, I would not have let go of such a good son-in-law. What's more rare is that although Qinrou Junjun is arrogant and mean, he is really good to the seventh prince. It can be seen that the two of them are still very predestined. Now that the seventh prince is in the army, it is also a step-step strategy of Prince Qian and the king of Qi. The prince has just been deposed. The seventh prince can be said to be on the forefront of the storm, asking him to avoid the wind in the distance, which is also convenient for the two princes to act. In less than a year, the two princes can clean up the remaining deposed princes in the court and take the seventh prince back. At that time, no one is qualified to be the opponent of the seventh prince.

"But after all, the seventh prince was born too low. His mother was just an ordinary maid of honor. After giving birth to him, she was awarded the title of picker."

"The status of the woman in the harem is not a sentence of the emperor. As long as the emperor opens his mouth, she can let her mother be the queen. Besides, even if his biological mother is picking a daughter, his adoptive mother is the mother of the king of Qi. The emperor is the best virtuous concubine around him. With the mother and son of the king of Qi supporting him, what else can hinder him?

"I'm afraid the only problem is the emperor. Let's see if he is willing to hold up this son." Liu Shaoyun said indifferently.

Zhong Qiang stared at his nephew. Although his nephew looked like a game, his natural keen sense of politics was still sharp. Now it seems that the seventh prince has the upper hand, but the key emperor refuses to speak. Even if Prince Qian has hinted to him for a long time, he is always pretending to be confused.