manynovel Chapter 376 The Princess's True Face
Chapter 376 The Princess's True Face
"Oh? His Highness the Fourth Prince praised this boy so much, so he must have something extraordinary."
The Fourth Prince looked at Princess Changsui deeply and said, "Even if Father sees such a talent, he will be happy."
"Then I am curious, what did he do to make the two princes respect him so much? Is it just because he won the first place in the county case?"
Princess Changsui felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that the family was really important to the two princes.
"He certainly has his strengths. For people with abilities, my second brother and I will definitely be more patient with him."
The Fourth Prince smiled and asked Tong Huaian to leave.
Princess Changsui was thoughtful. What did the Fourth Prince mean by that? Was he warning her?
After the Fourth Prince took Tong Huaian onto the carriage, his face darkened.
"What do you think about what happened today?" The Fourth Prince closed his eyes and felt a headache.
Tong Huaian was silent for a moment, then said, "The Second Prince made the right move. We made arrangements in advance, but limited our focus to the capital city. But he took a different approach and found merchants from other places."
“This time, the competition between local and out-of-town merchants unexpectedly raised the prices of shops, making the fundraising a complete success.”
Tong Huaian couldn't help but admire that the Second Prince was indeed capable.
"What do you think..." The Fourth Prince hesitated, "Based on your understanding of Jiang Youzhen, did she intervene this time? For example, was it her idea to find foreign merchants to compete with local merchants?"
Tong Huaian agreed with what he said, "If he can ask us to find relatives from several big families, then he can ask the second prince to do the same."
The Fourth Prince suddenly chuckled, "If this is really her suggestion, then there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Why?" Tong Huaian asked puzzledly.
"That proves that the second brother is not as powerful as we thought. If he relies on Jiang Youzhen, and based on my understanding of Jiang Youzhen, it is impossible for him to join his team now."
The fourth prince suddenly felt much better. "Since he can cooperate with my second brother today, he can cooperate with us tomorrow. As long as we give him enough benefits, I don't believe he won't be tempted."
"But it will be very difficult to win him over. I think he will only want to be a loyal official after he enters the government, and he will definitely not easily take sides."
"Then it's better for him to be a loyal subject than to defect to others, right? This time we also lost the initiative. He was right beside us at the time, but we didn't ask for his opinion.
Next time, we will take the initiative. As long as we promise him enough benefits, whoever he cooperates with will be considered a partner. Anyway, he doesn’t have a deep relationship with the second brother. "
After the analysis, the Fourth Prince suddenly felt relieved.
Tong Huaian nodded heavily. Jiang Youzhen was extremely difficult to appease now anyway, so he might as well follow the Fourth Prince's opinion.
"What about that Liu, the eldest lady of the Chen family?" The Fourth Prince suddenly thought of this and asked.
He wanted to ask Princess Changsui directly, but after spending so much time with her, he found that this woman was not as weak and vulnerable as the rumors said. On the contrary, she was very smart and strong.
He secretly sent people to investigate the princess's past, and the results surprised him.
Rumor has it that the princess was bullied by her husband's family, especially after the death of the prince consort, the princess was ostracized every day and had an extremely difficult life.
But is the truth really as the rumors say? After learning about the princess's detailed past, even he was stunned.
On the other side, Jiang Youzhen and the Second Prince got on the carriage. As soon as they got on, the Second Prince asked, "Did you run into Princess Changsui when you went to the toilet?"
Jiang Youzhen: It was more than just a meeting. The other party was actually waiting for me there!
But this is not a glorious thing after all, so Jiang Youzhen just nodded and said, "I did encounter it."
"Did she say anything to you?"
"What do you think he will tell me? Or do you know something but you didn't tell me." If Jiang Youzhen didn't understand what the Second Prince meant at this moment, then she would be a fool.
When the second prince saw Jiang Youzhen's livid face, he just found it funny.
"Hahaha! Now you understand why I prepared clothes for you, right?"
Jiang Youzhen: "Is it because Princess Changsui hates snow-blue clothes? Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have much effect."
The second prince was somewhat stunned, "How is that possible?"
"Why don't you tell me in detail, Your Highness? I am quite curious."
Jiang Youzhen leaned against the car wall, adjusted his posture, and looked like he was ready to listen attentively.
"It's okay to tell you, but this matter involves the Queen Mother's reputation after all, so you must not spread it to anyone else."
The second prince gave some instructions and then began to explain the whole story.
It turned out that marrying down as Princess Changsui was considered as marrying down, but the Empress Dowager's family was not happy about it at the time, but they could do nothing about it.
There must be a reason behind this, but it's a royal secret that is not convenient to be passed on, so the Second Prince only mentioned it briefly.
"The princess had no choice but to marry, but she was unwilling to do so. Thirty or forty years ago, the Wan family of Dongyuan Prefecture was one of the most powerful families. It's a pity that not many talents have entered the officialdom in recent years, and the family is no longer as good as it used to be."
The second prince sighed, and then continued: "If it is just that the Wan family has gone downhill and is not worthy of the princess and the queen mother's family, it is actually not a big deal. That is only on the surface."
"Because there were rumors before that the county master was not picky about food and vegetables, and he especially liked sex. Before the princess married, he had several concubines and pretty servants in his room. So after the princess married, the couple often quarreled about this matter."
"Could it be that this is the reason that caused the couple's discord? That county lord wouldn't like to wear snow-blue clothes, would he?"
In fact, Jiang Youzhen had already guessed it almost right just now. When the princess looked at the clothes on him, the disgust flashed in her eyes without any concealment.
"That's right!" The second prince nodded approvingly. "That Junma Master especially likes to wear snow-blue clothes, thinking he is very romantic. Perhaps it is for this reason that the princess is so sensitive and disgusted with this color."
"And Princess Changsui was deeply hurt by the County Master, which led to a drastic change in her personality. She actually started keeping a lover three years ago."
After the second prince finished speaking, he remembered Zhang Jiangyouzhen's true identity and stopped talking.
"She particularly likes fair-skinned and good-looking young men. Someone like you is definitely very attractive to her. Although this matter is a secret, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. In addition, she is domineering and has used extraordinary means during this period. It is not difficult to find out."
The second prince was very disdainful of Princess Changsui. She was already old, but still liked young boys, and would even use force when necessary.
"This world is truly vast and full of wonders." Jiang Youzhen sighed.
"So, she's not attracted to you, is she? You're wearing the color she hates the most."
The second prince thought about how Jiang Youzhen and the princess had just left the flower hall one after another, and he felt more and more that Princess Changsui had not given up.