However, Qin Zhen was not such a person. () Everyone in the court knew that Qin Zhen was valued by Emperor Longqing and Empress Dowager Han for many years. He was not only proficient in government affairs, but also diligent in government affairs. He was the humer of the court and a capable minister of the Qin Dynasty.

Then the change of King An and Qin Zhen can only be due to Princess An and Ji Xiaotang.

Before Ji Xiaotang married into the An Palace, he was named the title of the Lord of Anle County because he made great contributions to Qingyuan's relief for disaster victims and the extermination of Xie's rebels. The Lord of Anle County could shine when he was in a difficult situation, but when he arrived in the Fugui Township, he revealed his true face.

Everyone in the capital knows that the Lord of Anle County is proficient in poetry and books and is known as a talented woman. Now it seems that this talented woman is indifferent to political affairs and only thinks about those elegant things every day.

That's right, Ji Xiaotang held these banquets, and almost every time he had new tricks, which were not only elegant but also very interesting.

Although the government and the people criticized the Anwang Mansion for this, they also felt very proud of being invited to attend such a banquet.

Ji Xiaotang knew about the discussions between the government and the public, and the enthusiasm of everyone for the banquet at Prince An's mansion.

"I was the one who implicated the prince." Ji Xiaotang put the last stroke on a chrysanthemum flower picture, nodded slightly with satisfaction, then raised his head and met Qin Zhen's smiling eyes.

Qin Zhen was helping Ji Xiaotang hold the drawing paper while talking to Ji Xiaotang about the recent discussions and rumors in Beijing.

Qin Zhen laughed.

"I am very happy to be implicated by my beloved concubine." Qin Zhen's tone was a little teasing. After more than a month of getting along, the newly married couple became more intimate. "What's ridiculous is that they said that the king and his beloved concubine were not doing their jobs, but they were eagerly looking forward to our invitation."

Ji Xiaotang couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Waiting for the ink on the painting to dry up, Qin Zhen didn't need the girls to come forward to serve, but he put away the painting for Ji Xiaotang in a familiar way.

"Xiaotang, give me this painting. I'll let you go to the treasure ​​climbing camp to frame it and hang it in my study, so you can see it at all times." Qin Zhen discussed with Ji Xiaotang.

"The prince likes it. Just take it." Ji Xiaotang nodded, slowly washing the brush while washing the brush.

Qin Zhen only told the rumors in Beijing that she loves elegance, extravagance, and loves to hold banquets. However, she did not tell her another incident that was also rumored.

Although they were newlywed, Qin Zhen had been staying with her and did not go to the two concubines at all, let alone those concubines. This incident has been spread throughout the capital.

There are people who say that Qin Zhen is favored. However, more discussions are that she is charming and jealous.

Ji Xiaotang didn't care about these comments.

"Concubine Zheng has been traveling to me almost three times a day these days. Even Concubine Song is much more diligent than the ones who came before. The prince is even more rainy and dewy. As soon as I entered the door, the prince wants to make me face. Now that a month has passed, the prince should also go to the two concubines to comfort me." Ji Xiaotang's tone was mediocre.

Ji Xiaotang can be very calm, but whenever he comes to this topic, Qin Zhen is very careful. Just like this, he carefully looked at Ji Xiaotang's expression while rolling up the scroll.

"I will rest wherever I like. I will comfort them and think of who I am!" Qin Zhen's tone brought a slight anger.

When Qin Zhen did this, Ji Xiaotang laughed instead.

"Prince, I don't mean that. ∏∈," Ji Xiaotang closed the smile on his face and said to Qin Zhen seriously. "If you don't go to the concubine, the concubine is anxious, and their parents' families are even more anxious. Zheng Shangshu and Song Shangshu have already talked to my father several times through Yuzi..."

Zheng Mian and Song Shangshu not only talked to Mr. Ji Er and made friends, but also found a clever Yuzi and gave Mr. Ji Er several big gifts. They all knew that the Ji family was not short of gold and silver, but Mr. Ji Er was a book lover, so the gifts given to Mr. Ji Er were all lonely books, rare books, and rare calligraphy and paintings.

Of course, Master Ji Er didn't think that the two of them gave him generous gifts because of him, so he beat someone and reported to Ji Xiaotang.

After Ji Xiaotang found out, he asked Master Ji Er to keep all the gifts.

No charge, no charge.

"I know." Qin Zhen nodded, he also knew about these things. "Xiaotang, are you planning to sell me to someone else for those calligraphy and paintings, and a few ragged books, right?"

This would almost make Ji Xiaotang unable to answer.

"Prince," Ji Xiaotang looked at Qin Zhen's eyes as if he was looking at a willful and ignorant child. "When the prince said he wanted to be with me for a lifetime, why didn't I agree? Why did the prince marry these two concubines into the door? Since he got married, if he ignored it like this, it would not be to win over the power, but to make enemies for us."

After a month of marriage, Qin Zhen still had some reasons to completely rest with Ji Xiaotang, but this month still happened. I am afraid I can't stand the Zheng family and the Song family.

Of course, Qin Zhen also understood this truth.

"I, the prince, did really..."

"Why do you have to complain? Who has not been like this in ancient times?" Ji Xiaotang ignored the little emotions that Qin Zhen expressed at all.

Qin Zhen was so helpless. At this moment, he really loved and hated Ji Xiaotang.

Speaking of ancient times and the present, this is true for all people in Qin Zhen’s position. In fact, it is not entirely true. If Qin Zhen, Prince An, was willing to be a free and carefree prince, he could have been with Ji Xiaotang for a lifetime.

Is Qin Zhen willing to be a leisurely king?

He never thought so, but when he married Ji Xiaotang, he did have such an idea. As long as Ji Xiaotang requested this, for Ji Xiaotang, he could give up his ambitions and dreams for Ji Xiaotang.

But Ji Xiaotang never asked for this. On the contrary, Ji Xiaotang is more realistic and comprehensive than he thought.

Ji Xiaotang was very satisfied with the background of the two concubines. She was gentle and generous to the two concubines. There was rumors that she was charming and jealous, but none of the people in the palace would say that.

"Xiaotang, you don't care about the rumors outside." Qin Zhen also knew that Ji Xiaotang mentioned this matter deliberately today, because he must have heard the rumors outside. "A large part of those rumors were deliberately made by someone."

"I guessed it." Ji Xiaotang inserted the brush into the sea of ​​pens and said lightly, and asked casually, "The prince must have investigated it. Who is manipulating the remarks behind the scenes?"

"Zheng Mian's old fox is the culprit." Qin Zhen said.

This is consistent with Ji Xiaotang's prediction.

"There is no movement in the Song family?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

"The Song family was also stupid, and they wanted to move, but they retreated halfway." Qin Zhen told Ji Xiaotang. "≤,

Ji Xiaotang nodded: "I understand. A few days ago, Concubine Song went back to her parents' home. After she came back, she wanted to speak to me but stopped. She was a calm person who could make peace."

Qin Zhen also knew that it was Song Xinyue who stopped Song Shangshu and Zheng Mian from creating public opinion together.

"There is one more thing," Qin Zhen thought about it, and then said again. "They're not all for me when they come to you. If your uncle goes to sea to trade, Zheng Mian's old fox doesn't need to say that, and the Song family may not want to get a share of the pie."

Zheng Zi and Song Xinyue wanted to curry favor with Ji Xiaotang and participate in overseas trade.

Ji Xiaotang also knew this.

"This is not difficult. We need people to devote themselves to their efforts and have some benefits to others!" Ji Xiaotang smiled.

The Song family now seemed to follow the An Prince An's mansion loyally, but the Zheng family made several bets. In this way, Qin Zhen always called Zheng Mian when he mentioned Zheng Mian.

But even the old fox who bets a few times had to give him some bait to make him work.

It is time to make a decision on the next list of people going overseas for trade.

As the couple said this, a little girl came in to report that the guests who attended the chrysanthemum feast had already arrived.

"I have to go to see the guests. Should the prince sit here? Or go to Duofuxuan to handle the important matter?" Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen.

Today, Ji Xiaotang invited all the female relatives, so Qin Zhen didn't have to come forward.

"I'll sit here." Qin Zhen thought for a while and said.

At this time, the little girl outside came to report again, saying that Concubine Zheng and Concubine Song were here.

When Ji Xiaotang held a banquet, Zheng Zi and Song Xinyue would take the initiative to serve, and Ji Xiaotang would let them go. But they didn't go to the living room to help the guests, but came to see her in the study room, for fear that the main owner they wanted to meet was not her, the princess, but Qin Zhen, the prince.

Ji Xiaotang smiled at Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen felt that Ji Xiaotang was quite malicious. At this time, Ji Xiaotang had already ordered Zheng Zi and Song Xinyue to come in.

The little girl went out and in a moment, she brought Zheng Zi and Song Xinyue in.

Zheng Zi and Song Xinyue were obviously dressed up carefully. Song Xinyue was just dressed up when she met guests, but Zheng Zi was dressed in a silver-red shirt and dressed in a particularly dazzling manner.

When the two of them came in, they greeted Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang.

Qin Zhen sat lazily beside the desk, without getting up or saying anything. Ji Xiaotang stood aside casually and asked the two of them to get out of courtesy.

"I don't know that the prince is here too." Zheng Zi couldn't help but feel a little angry, and said with a smile, his eyes glanced straight at Qin Zhen's body.

Song Xinyue stood with her hands down, her expression was very upright, and she didn't look at Qin Zhen.

Ji Xiaotang walked past Qin Zhen and poked Qin Zhen secretly with his finger.

Qin Zhen seemed to wake up.

"Azi and Xinyue are here, very good. You can serve the princess well." Qin Zhen gave this command, his eyes skipped over Zheng Zi's face, and stopped for a short time on Song Xinyue.

Zheng Zi and Song Xinyue both hurriedly agreed, but Zheng Zi's face turned slightly red because Qin Zhen said something to her.

Qin Zhen looked at Song Xinyue, but spoke again: "Although this step on Xinyue's head is good, it's just not worthy of your pair of cat-eye earrings."

Song Xinyue was a little surprised. Qin Zhen actually noticed such a thing. He subconsciously raised his hand and touched Bu Yao on his head. Zheng Zi's face was still red, and he also looked at Song Xinyue, but his eyes clearly showed a bit of jealousy.

Qin Zhen said this and turned his head to Ji Xiaotang: "Yesterday I just got a box of decorations and put them away for the princess. I remember that there seemed to be a step inside, which was also inlaid with cat's eye stone..."

"After the prince said this, I remembered it." Ji Xiaotang immediately took over Qin Zhen's words and ordered Xiu'er to go to the inner room to take out a red-lacquered wooden box with flat snails.

Ji Xiaotang opened the wooden box and did not pick it up, but handed it over to Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen picked out a Bu Yao with cat's eye and sapphire inlaid from the wooden box and handed it to Song Xinyue.

"Try put it on, it's more suitable than the one on your head." Qin Zhen said to Song Xinyue.

Song Xinyue was flattered and subconsciously glanced at Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang had a gentle face and a smile on his lips.

Song Xinyue then stepped forward and took Bu Yao respectfully with both hands.

Ji Xiaotang asked Xiu'er to take Song Xinyue to the mirror and replace Song Xinyue with a new Bu Yao.

"The prince has such a good eye, and this group is indeed called the Sister Crescent Moon." Ji Xiaotang said with a smile.

Song Xinyue hurriedly saluted Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang, thanking them, instead of thanking Qin Zhen alone.

Zheng Zi was a little left out. Her eyes flashed twice, and then she praised with a smile, saying that Song Xinyue was wearing a new stroll and her whole body became more beautiful.
To be continued...