RPAGF Chapter 242 A random bit of mandarin duck music
Chapter 242 A random bit of mandarin duck music
Someone had already reported what happened along the way to the princess, so my mother picked out the important things and told them again.
"Your Highness, please don't blame me for being too talkative. I've seen that Prince Ning is indeed a heartless person. Our county lady... sigh..."
The eldest princess burst into tears: "My poor Ningning, if you marry His Royal Highness Prince Ning in the future, won't you be treated coldly like this for the rest of your life?"
However, the eldest princess's personal nanny said, "Your Highness, please don't think so. Your Highness, in this world, after a man and a woman get married, most of them are just sweet and affectionate for a short time, and then they all treat each other with respect. I think that Prince Ning is a responsible person."
"But he treats Ningning badly."
The nanny said hurriedly, "Your Highness, when the county lady gets married, there will definitely be people accompanying her as a dowry. They are all from the Princess's residence. The people from the Prince's residence should not be underestimated. When the time comes, they can live their own lives behind closed doors. What will the county lady lack?"
The eldest princess nodded slowly: "You are right. With me here, Ningning will not suffer. But this grievance...ah..."
When my mother heard this, she whispered, "Your Highness, I saw today that the young master of the Feng family made the county lady cry and laugh at the same time."
"Really? Zizhou and Zhao Ning have not gotten along since they were young. Whenever they meet, they always argue or quarrel. After he grew up, Feng Ziheng restrained him, and he became more restrained." The eldest princess seemed to be thinking about something.
My mother continued, "I have a very bad mouth and am used to talking nonsense. I only tell Your Highness about it in private. If I say something wrong, please don't take it to heart. But I don't know why, but when I saw the county lady smile today, I felt like we were like a pair of bickering lovers..."
When the eldest princess heard this, she was stunned for a long time.
The nanny quickly scolded: "How can you talk nonsense in front of His Highness?"
"That's all right." The eldest princess raised her hand. "Zizhou isn't a very capable kid, but I've watched him grow up, so I know he's not a bad person. Furthermore, his brother, Feng Ziheng, is the most valued minister of His Majesty, and the great-nephew of the Empress Dowager..."
The nanny was surprised: "Your Highness, do you really have such a plan?"
"Two people are not afraid of quarreling, but they are afraid of not even talking to each other. If it were in the past, I would think that Zizhou, a young boy, was not worthy of Ningning, but..."
The eldest princess became deflated again when she said this.
"But what's the point of thinking about this? Everyone knows how much His Majesty loves Prince Ning. Why would he choose our Ningning over anyone else?"
It's not just because Zhao Ning and he were engaged since childhood.
In fact, there was such a big misunderstanding in the Ning Wang Mansion. If the emperor had not insisted, this marriage would really have been invalid.
But why does the emperor insist on this?
First, Prince Ning didn't grow up in Kyoto, and his social status was quite awkward. No matter how good-looking he was or how capable he was, who would be willing to marry him? And what kind of good family could be willing to marry their daughter to him just for the emperor's favor?
Secondly, among all the noble ladies in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Ning was the most prominent.
The only girls more prominent than Zhao Ning were princesses and princesses. Princesses and princesses were both members of the royal family and were sisters of Prince Ning, who had the same surname. Naturally, they could not be together.
In this way, unless Prince Ning cancels the marriage himself, there is no room for maneuver.
My mother also sighed: "Today, His Royal Highness Prince Ning said that since the marriage was granted by His Majesty, he would marry the county lady regardless of her health."
"He actually said that?"
The eldest princess was sad again. How could her precious daughter meet such a cold-hearted husband? Her daughter's life would definitely be difficult in the future.
Thinking about it this way, I feel that Feng Zizhou is a good person.
A pair of bickering lovers would eventually end up quarreling with each other, wouldn't they? Furthermore, the Feng family had good family mottos. Even if Feng Zizhou did something foolish, Duke Feng and the Crown Prince would be the first ones to not let him do what he wanted.
But Prince Ning, I heard, was raised by farmers in the countryside, and I don't know how he got all this talent. But his adoptive parents were said to be not good people.
"If Prince Ning takes the initiative to cancel the engagement..." The eldest princess thought to herself and said it out loud.
Anyway, one of them is her confidant and the other is her daughter's close mother, so she can trust them.
The nanny quickly said, "Your Highness, even if Prince Ning is willing to cancel the engagement, he cannot choose the young master of the Feng family."
"Why?"
The nanny said, "If the county lady really marries into the Feng family, will His Highness be able to interact with Princess He in the future?"
The eldest princess just remembered this.
Regardless of Feng Zizhou's shortcomings, his biggest disadvantage is that he dared to refuse the emperor's marriage proposal.
The Emperor promised Princess Ayun, the Roushu Princess of the Hewang Mansion, to Feng Zizhou. Feng Zizhou was extremely unhappy about it, but the Feng family was willing. Unexpectedly, just as the wedding was about to take place, Feng Zizhou suddenly cut off the marriage and ran away.
At that time, the Feng family was in chaos. They went to the palace to apologize and went to the Hewang Mansion to confess their crimes.
Later, of course, the emperor waved his hand and said that he had arranged the couple's marriage at random, so as not to let the Feng family blame Feng Zizhou, and the matter was barely let go.
The emperor did not blame anyone. Since the Hewang Mansion had made the mistake in the first place, he naturally did not dare to blame anyone. He quickly found another suitable family and married Princess Roushu off to another place.
The eldest princess and Princess He have a pretty good relationship, and Princess Roushu and Zhao Ning have been friends since childhood.
Even if the marriage between Princess Roushu and Feng Zizhou fails, people will still talk about Zhao Ning if she marries Feng Zizhou.
The eldest princess sighed and said, "Forget it. I don't want Ningning to be gossiped about. Let's talk about it later."
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However, since the Si family returned to Beijing, Feng Zizhou was very happy and wanted to go to the Si family to find his uncle, but the Feng family did not allow him to do so. He went there twice privately, but the Si family closed the door to visitors both times.
It would have been fine. No matter how slow Feng Zizhou was, he knew that the Queen Mother was angry with the Feng family, and his father and elder brother did not want the Si family to come back.
The Feng family and the Si family can never go back to the way they were before.
But this time, when he talked to Zhao Ning about his experiences in Songji Village, Feng Zizhou's memories were brought back. He did not give up. Since the elders did not interact with them, they could not forbid the younger generations from doing so.
He still wants to meet his second cousin.
So starting from the next day, Feng Zizhou went to the Si family whenever he was free. The Si family had driven him away several times, but he still insisted on going, which annoyed everyone in the Si family.
Si Xingzhi had no choice but to find Si Muyan: "Sister, what do you say we should do about this matter? We have no dealings with the Feng family, and this Feng Zizhou... Sigh..."
"How many times has Feng Zizhou come here? What are they for?"
The steward replied, "Miss, Young Master Feng came here once half a month ago and hasn't been here since. He came three times in a row in the past few days. Today he said he wouldn't go back because he couldn't see the Master or the Second Miss."
Si Muyan knew that Feng Zizhou was a bit out of touch, but she didn't expect him to be so out of touch.
She frowned and thought for a moment, then picked up a pen and wrote a letter and handed it over: "I'll send a small gift to the Feng family, thanking them for taking care of the Si family in Songji Village last year. This letter is for the Crown Prince's wife."