The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

The imperial study fell silent again.

It was as if nothing had happened.

However, Eunuch Xu's heart was in turmoil.

Last night, news of the welcoming banquet at the Marquis of Pingnan's Mansion had spread throughout the capital.

The palace naturally also received the news.

At the morning court today, the entire court was quietly observing Kong Zhijing and Shangguan Sinan.

Although no one asked, just looking at the two people's rosy faces and energetic appearance, you could tell that the rumors were true.

However, all the people in the court were experienced veterans, and no one said much.

Even if we want to say something, we have to do it privately after court.

The court is full of twists and turns, and no one is friendly with anyone else.

Alliance of interests, there are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends.

In the entire court, the gaze of the Marquis of Zhenguo was the most ardent.

If, if the rumors are true.

His bet was well worth it.

Come back to life!

Judging from the expressions of Minister Kong and Shangguan Sinan, the rumors must be correct.

After finally waiting for the court to end, the Marquis of Zhenguo hurried back to the mansion and called the Crown Prince Zhu Shijin to his study.

"Dad, the spy I placed at the door of Minister Kong today saw with my own eyes that Kong Junli and Madam Kong went out shopping."

"Sure enough. When I saw the expressions of Kong Zhijing and Shangguan Sinan, I was sure that the rumor was true. Let your wife and Su Xiaofei spend more time together."

"Yes, Dad."

"Alas! It's a pity that you don't have a cousin, otherwise you could marry one of the two Su Yueli brothers, and the marriage relationship would be stronger."

Seeing that his father still hadn't figured it out, Zhu Shijin couldn't help but remind him:

"Father, the Su family has superb medical skills and can bring the dead back to life. I think they can also take care of Su Xiaofei!"

Uh!

The smile on Zhenguohou's face froze instantly.

What my son said is really not impossible.

However, when the drug was given, it was the most powerful drug that can cause a child to die, and there is no antidote at all.

Now, even if they wanted to secretly treat Su Xiaofei, they couldn't do it.

If the Su family diagnosed that Su Xiaofei had been given a sterilizing drug, they would definitely not let it go.

Forget about getting benefits. With the current strength of the Su family, it would only take a piece of cake to destroy the Zhenguo Hou Mansion.

Thinking of this, the Marquis of Zhenguo stiffened all over.

This has backfired.

There's still no way to make up for it.

After a long silence, the Marquis of Zhenguo sighed:

"Alas! I haven't considered it carefully enough. I shouldn't have used the drug to kill her. Just don't let her give birth to a son. As long as Su Xiaofei gives birth to the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenguo, the Su family will let the Marquis of Zhenguo do whatever they want."

Zhu Shijin looked at his annoyed father and knew that the reason his father was so cruel was because of him.

Even though I regret it now, I still want Su Xiaofei to give birth to a legitimate daughter for my own sake.

Since childhood, Zhu Shijin knew that his father treated him differently.

When I grew up, my father even told me clearly that my mother was killed by my own grandmother.

After understanding the whole story, Zhu Shijin naturally lost all his good feelings towards his so-called grandmother.

Unfortunately, due to filial piety, neither his father nor he himself could do anything to the old lady of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion.

I can only ignore it.

His father had done this for him, but it had planted such a huge hidden danger. Zhu Shijin had no resentment in his heart, only sighs.

It really is time, luck, and fate!

My father planned everything, but man proposes, God disposes.

Now, we can only think of other ways.

The Marquis of Zhenguo thought about it and actually came up with a solution:

"Give your two concubine sisters to the brothers Su Yueli and Su Yuening as their co-wives. When they give birth to children of the Su family, the relationship will naturally be unbreakable."

Zhu Shijin blinked his eyes. A father is a father. He didn't expect to find a way out so quickly.

The offspring born by the concubine is naturally the legitimate son of the Su family. This status is naturally very important in the Su family.

Excellent!

However, this means that Su Yueli and Su Yuening will have to think carefully about the choice of their wife.

It is always better to maximize benefits.

On this day, the father and son of the Marquis of Zhenguo discussed for a long time in the study of the Marquis of Zhenguo’s mansion.

Finally, two candidates were finalized.

They are all daughters of high-ranking officials.

However, one was You Rongyu, the eldest daughter of You Jiaming, the Minister of Rites, whose first wife died in childbirth, and the other was Wei Ziyan, the second daughter of the Weiguo General's Mansion.

You Jiaming and his cousin from a rented house were childhood sweethearts. They had long been confiding their true feelings to each other and had made a pledge to grow old together.

Unfortunately, You Jiaming's maternal ancestors were just a merchant family.

The reason why You Jiaming's mother was able to marry You Jiaming's father was because You Jiaming's maternal grandfather sponsored You Jiaming's grandfather to go to school and take the exam.

It can be said that without the financial support of You Jiaming's maternal grandfather, You Jiaming's grandfather could only rely on his widowed mother and sick wife to embroider and help people wash clothes. The whole family's food and clothing became a problem. It was impossible for him to go to school, let alone take part in the imperial examinations.

After that, he had no chance to advance further in the court and become a second-rank official.

You Jiaming's grandfather was a grateful man. After he passed the imperial examination and became the second runner-up in the imperial examination, he not only returned to his hometown in glory to bring his widowed mother and his wife back to Beijing, but he also arranged a marriage for his eldest son to You Jiaming's mother.

Unfortunately, after You Jiaming's grandfather came to Beijing, he devoted all his energy to the court and neglected the education of his only legitimate son.

By the time he realized it, the only legitimate son had already become a typical playboy.