Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 386 Want to grant marriage again?

Lai Shangrong did not act too hastily in his plan to activate both sides and activate the bonds of Rong Guofu.

First of all, Youshi and Qin Keqing are about to give birth, and the childbirth test is approaching, so the two apprentices often come over at night. Whether they are husbands, fathers or masters, it is really inconvenient to leave at this time.

Secondly, Li Wan has always been cautious. Once the plan is implemented, it means that his relationship with her will also be exposed in front of Mrs. Wang. At this time, to implement the plan, he still has to convince her to cooperate. Since he has laid an ambush before, he is not afraid of being late for a good meal. , it is not too late to implement it after the Tongsheng test.

Not to mention that Lai Shangrong temporarily shelved his plan.

But it was said that in the evening, Emperor Zhenglong came to Fengzao Palace after reviewing the memorial.

The queen stood up to greet her with her slightly bulging belly.

He helped Emperor Zhenglong sit on the couch and said with a smile: "Today I go to the Daming Palace to pay my respects. The Zhen family asked me to ask for a favor from the emperor."

"Huh!" Emperor Zhenglong grunted and said, "Say it!"

"This time to visit the Dowager Empress, in addition to a wife from the Zhen family, there is also a young lady accompanying her to Beijing. She said that she has fallen in love with Minister Lai and wants to ask the emperor for a marriage to celebrate the Dowager Empress's birthday!"

Concubine Zhen is the biological mother of Emperor Zhenglong. The Zhen family is very powerful in the south of the Yangtze River. How come the Tian family has no contact with them?
The state-owned company's monopoly rights seem to be contracted by the Tian family, but in the Jiangnan area, most of them are assigned to the Zhen family for management.

The Zhen family wanted to marry the Lai family, but they were not satisfied with letting the Tian family act as middlemen to earn the difference.

Because of this, he took the three girls to Beijing together, trying to marry into the Lai family and bypass the Tian family.

Although the Tian family has contacts with the Zhen family, once the Zhen family marries Lai Shangrong, it is difficult to say whether they will need to rely on the Tian family in the future.

How could Queen Tian not see it?

Therefore, he observed the emperor's attitude by observing his words and expressions, and immediately put eye drops on the number of people coming from the Zhen family.

Sure enough, Emperor Zhenglong sneered and said: "They don't want the Queen Mother to be happy. They haven't made enough in Jiangnan, so they are reaching out to the capital again!"

However, the Zhen family put him in a difficult position under the guise of celebrating for his biological mother.

Empress Tian saw Emperor Zhenglong's hesitation and said at the right time: "It has been some time since the Zhen family came to Beijing, and they are old friends with the Rong Mansion. Why didn't the younger generation go to the Rong Mansion to arrange their marriage? Instead, they troubled the emperor. ?”

The relationship between Lai Shangrong and Yuanchun was investigated before, and by the way, the relationship between Lai Shangrong and Rongfu was also investigated.

Knowing that Lai Shangrong was engaged to Lin Daiyu, the daughter of Lin Ruhai, they were deeply in love, and Queen Tian knew the importance of Lin Ruhai in Emperor Zhenglong's heart, so she informed the emperor directly of the Zhen family's request for a marriage.

It has to be said that the Yuanchun incident also played a certain role.

After all, even the emperor's concubines dared not shy away from plotting against him, let alone Lin Daiyu, who was in love with her.

In the eyes of Queen Tian, ​​Lai Shangrong has already been labeled as a passionate seed.

I believe that as long as the emperor expresses his willingness to grant a marriage, Lai Shangrong will definitely fight for it. Even if he has to compromise in the end, he will only alienate the Zhen family who forced him.

Therefore, there is no loss for her whether the marriage is successful or not.

After all, Emperor Zhenglong was still coerced by the name of Zhen family Chongxi, and sighed: "That's it! I'll ask Lai Aiqing after tomorrow morning's court meeting! If there are no special circumstances, we should comfort them first, so as not to refuse to give in at this time. The mother and concubine are safe and sound."

When winter comes, Concubine Zhen's condition has not eased at all, but has intensified. Her life depends on the royal family's heritage, and it has almost been announced that her time is numbered.

This result is also what Empress Tian wanted, so she stopped talking and only chatted with the emperor.A night of silence.

At the end of the court the next day, Lai Shangrong, who looked confused, was ushered into the imperial study by Xia Shouzhong.

After the salutes and greetings were over, Emperor Zhenglong got straight to the point and said: "Ai Qing is not young yet, is she married?"

Unlike the marriage granted to Jia Baoyu, which was based on Yuan Chun's request, the emperor had to ask whether there was a match in order to avoid making a joke.

With Mrs. Wang's words as the basis, Lai Shangrong immediately guessed the reason and hurriedly said: "Go back to the emperor! Weichen and Lin Ruhai, Lord Lin's orphan girl, have already been engaged. They will get married when she is over the age of hair."

Knowing that the Zhen family would be ransacked in the future, he did not want to have anything to do with it.

Moreover, the second daughter of the Zhen family married the King of Beijing. If he married the third daughter of the Zhen family, he and the Prince of Beijing would be closely related to each other in the future.

He was very clear about Emperor Zhenglong's attitude towards King Beijing and was afraid of avoiding him. Even Xue Biao told him to avoid suspicion, so how could he be willing to have anything to do with him.

Although he is not like Empress Tian, ​​he has some understanding of Lin Ruhai's position in Emperor Zhenglong's heart, but it is an indisputable fact that Lin Ruhai dedicated himself to death in office.

Therefore, it is specifically stated that Lin Daiyu is Lin Ruhai's orphaned daughter.

The facts were as he expected. When Emperor Zhenglong heard that he had a marriage contract with Lin Ruhai, an orphan, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​​​giving him a marriage.

Emperor Zhenglong said proudly: "I didn't expect Lai Aiqing to be Ruhai's son-in-law. It seems that when I asked you to take over as the Salt Inspector, it was in harmony with God's will!"

The ancient emperors were known as the herdsmen who led the sky, which undoubtedly coincided with the will of heaven and put gold on their faces.

Just listening to Emperor Zhenglong's name for Lin Ruhai, you can get a glimpse of his attitude. Lai Shangrong said humbly: "The emperor is so complimentary. How can a humble minister be as good as my father-in-law?"

"Since ancient times, loyal ministers and good generals have been passed down, so there is no need to be too modest when you love me!"

Since he didn't intend to marry him, Emperor Zhenglong certainly wouldn't mention the Zhen family again. He asked him about the new currency policy, the progress of the construction of the industrial park and a series of other government affairs before letting him leave.

Not to mention that Lai Shangrong was worried, fearing that the gourd would stir up the gourd. The Zhen family was worried about their first wife, so they came up with the idea after learning that they had a concurrent wife.

But he said that Emperor Zhenglong also left the Imperial Study Room and came to Fengzao Palace after he left.

Queen Tian, ​​who had known that he would summon Lai Shangrong after leaving the court, said tentatively: "I was planning to go to the Daming Palace to pay my respects, but the emperor happened to be here."

Emperor Zhenglong sighed: "Forget about the marriage. Lai Aiqing already has a marriage contract with Ruhai Orphan Girl. How can I have the heart to take away Ruhai Orphan Girl's marriage? Wouldn't it make loyal officials chill?"

This statement coincides with Queen Tian's guess about Lai Shangrong, and also makes her more certain that he is a passionate seed.

Regardless of the complicated power of the Zhen family, considering the identity of the emperor's biological mother and the great honor of the emperor's marriage, who could not be moved?

However, once the Zhen family's own road is blocked, they may not be able to plead with the concubine. If she leaves a last wish before her death, the emperor may not be able to refuse.

So he continued to test: "Hey! If I see the Zhen family..."

Emperor Zhenglong waved his hand and said: "No rush! The queen knows what she wants, so she will delay it for a while to prevent them from bothering the mother and concubine at this time."

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(End of this chapter)