I sat in the main seat of the main hall of the palace, dark red peony silk yarn brocade, called the yellow skirt, the waist was tied with a white jade flying swallow pendant, and the temples were swayed by the nine phoenixes.

Such a festive and luxurious outfit is not to my liking, but on such an occasion, it is very suitable.

The head manager Qin An is an old man with a charitable face, but he has a pair of eyes that are insightful of the world, and at this moment, he is bringing everyone in the house to greet me one by one.

I paid special attention to the maid who was called Xunyun, her eyebrows were calm, although it was not a beauty that people could remember at a glance, but it was comfortable and decent, and the rain chaser was like her voice, delicate and moving.

As I expected, these two are Nan Chengyao's personal maids, who have served since childhood, and their love is not shallow, and their status is by no means comparable to ordinary people.

"Princess, as usual, today should have entered the palace to face the saint and serve tea to ask for peace. But now the emperor's dragon body is disobedient, the palace has issued a will, and all etiquette has been postponed. His Royal Highness is now serving in the palace at dusk, and he can't get out, so he came back to let the princess feel relieved, and ordered the old slave to take the princess around, so that he could get familiar with the palace as soon as possible. ”

After the long salute, Qin An bowed forward and spoke to me calmly.

I smiled and nodded: "There is Chief Lao Qin." ”

Walk out of the main hall with him, stroll in the picturesque scenery of the palace, carved jade, water pavilion song platform, everywhere in the eyes, all of them are exquisitely carved, beautiful, and make people suspect that they are wonderful.

I smiled faintly, this kind of handwriting is not inferior to the palace.

Suddenly, I remembered the rumors I heard when I was in the boudoir, Nan Chengyao likes to be exquisite, and what he uses is out, every piece, not the best in the world, and he is not afraid of the eyes of the world.

This has often become a weapon for his political opponents to attack him.

Yun once said disdainfully that the more incompetent people are, the more they will look for these details, and they will think they are sharp weapons.

What's more, what they are attacking is still the three princes who are now favored by the Holy Grace.

In the face of these disturbances, Nan Chengyao only smiled lightly, still the same. It seems that what he cares about is just silk and bamboo wine, neon clothes and feathers.

It's just that this Third Highness is by no means a talentless person. Above the court, as long as the holy order points out, no matter how difficult the problem, he can always handle it properly, with a faint smile, so that people can't find out what is wrong.

"Princess, in front of you is the "Maple Forest Evening", and Her Royal Highness is often alone here on weekdays, and she doesn't like to be disturbed by others. ”

Qin An's steady voice interrupted my thoughts, and I followed his words to see a dense maple forest.

Compared with the elegance and prosperity of the house, this maple forest is extremely quiet and quiet, and it has the meaning of independence from the world.

I carefully tasted Qin An's words, with respect, but also with a faint warning.

As a princess, there is a difference between master and servant, and he naturally can't and won't directly open my mouth to let me not enter, but according to the meaning of his words, this maple forest, I'm afraid that few people in the house can enter and leave at will.

I smiled gently at Qin An: "Thank you Manager Qin for mentioning something, I and Shuying will definitely pay more attention." ”

He didn't say much, but there was still peace between his eyebrows, and he led me to the next place.

After going all the way, I knew that the Three Kings' Mansion, which was admired by outsiders, was indeed worthy of the name of grandeur and exquisiteness, and it took most of the day to walk only a few main courtyards.

Qin An stopped to look at me: "After walking for most of the day, the princess should be tired." The house is very large, and there is no hurry to finish it at once. It is better for the old slave to send the princess back to the ink pavilion to rest first. ”

Guimo Pavilion, the most exquisite and luxurious courtyard in the house, is also the place where I will live in the future, and it is not adjacent to the Tiantian Residence where Nan Chengyao lives, but it is not far away.

Seeing me nodding, Qin An personally led me back. And in the Ink Pavilion, Xunyun has been waiting for it early, I entered the small flower hall and sat down, there was a maid holding a basin towel for me to clean my hands, Xunyun personally presented a cup of Biluochun, the temperature was just right. On the small table, all kinds of fresh fruits and delicate refreshments are set up early.

After I drank tea and rested for a while, Xunyun stepped forward and saluted: "In the past, there was a vacancy in the house, and His Royal Highness instructed the slaves and maids to take care of the accounts of the palace for the time being. Now that the princess is decided, the affairs of the palace should be decided by the princess. also asked the princess to move the treasury with Xunyun, and Rong Xunyun made the past accounts clear one by one. ”

I smiled slightly: "Just now I have followed Chief Manager Qin all the way, and all kinds of palaces are in order, which is all the credit of the girl and Chief Manager Qin." Now, it's just that I'm one more person in the house, so it's good to maintain the status quo, and there is no need to change anything. ”

Xunyun was slightly stunned and then bowed his head and responded: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

I still smiled: "In the past, His Royal Highness told the girl to take care of the affairs of the house, and she must be able to trust the girl, and now, I am the same." Besides, when I first entered the palace, I was not familiar with everything, and it was not good to meddle rashly, so there was Miss Lao. ”

Xunyun was silent for a long time, and after a long time, Fang replied softly and respectfully: "Since the princess commands, the slave and maid must do their best until the princess takes over." All kinds of things, Xunyun will tell the princess every day, and there is no half to hide. ”

Not long after, she took her leave, and only instructed the maids in the courtyard to take care of her carefully, and said a few polite words to Shuying before leaving.

Shuying was not angry in her heart, and her face was naturally not much better. Xunyun may have thought that she was still unhappy about the happy room last night, and she didn't care.

When it came to the room, only me and Shuying were left, I looked at Shuying and chuckled: "Say whatever you want, you are not the one who can hide your words." ”

"Miss, why do you have to wronged yourself like this?" she endured for a long time, but still spoke: "Prime Minister Murong's daughter, this honor, Rao is in the palace, and it is enough for you to do whatever you want." ”

I smiled faintly: "Shuying, the power of the Murong family is overwhelming, this is naturally a great honor, but it also has a bane that cannot be ignored." Since ancient times, the greatest danger of being a minister is nothing more than the power of the lord and the power of the government and the opposition. The master will not tolerate one country, two kings, one mountain and two tigers, and one day he will fabricate accusations and kill all the ministers. ”

"But the emperor has always treated the Murong family preferentially, isn't this wedding ceremony the best proof?"

I shook my head slightly: "It is certainly a great honor to marry the Heavenly Family this time, but with such a jewel in front of you, when the next time the Murong family makes another meritorious service, what reward will there be? ”

Shuying's face turned slightly pale: "Miss, don't scare me, you mean the emperor will ......"

"We're not there yet. I smiled and shook her hand: "It's just that we can already see the clues from this marriage." ”

She didn't speak, just looked at me, and I looked out the window and spoke softly:

"This marriage with the heavenly family was originally to reward the second uncle for sending an envoy to Qi Yue a year ago, quelling the war, and concluding a friendship. But Shuying, the prince has not yet married, and now the wedding ceremony of the three princes is ahead of the prince, this violation, others only say that the emperor favors the three highnesses, so this is the case, maybe this is the case. However, I have to guard against another possibility, the emperor has begun to guard against the Murong family, the marriage is forced by the situation, and he has to do it, but he is not willing to let the daughter of the Murong family marry the prince, and grow wings. ”

"Then why is it that among the many princes, it is the Third Highness?" she asked.

I smiled slightly: "Because everyone in the world knows that the Holy Relatives of the Third Highness are the strongest, no one will doubt this violation." ”

Shu Ying's face changed slightly: "In order to guard against the Murong family, he can sacrifice his son's happiness, isn't he the most fond of the Third Highness?"

I smiled, Tianxin is ninefold, who can really guess it. Snubbing is not necessarily a real snubbing, and pampering is not necessarily a real pampering.

Even if his favor is true, the royal family of the Heavenly Family, the most unreliable thing is the grace of the monarch, for the sake of imperial power, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed.

"If the Murong family is weak in the court, I will definitely try my best to find the favor of the saint and help the family. But now that her father has leaned towards the opposition, then the daughter of the Murong family will never be able to add grace and arouse suspicion. I turned my eyes to look at Shuying, and said softly: "Why did we bother to ruin the balance of the palace that had lasted for many years when we first arrived. Besides, Shuying, you remember, what others let you watch will always be what she is willing to let you see, not the truth. ”

She was stunned for a long time, and then spoke again: "No wonder the old lady always praises Miss Hui Lanxin, from now on, whatever Miss says, Shuying will do." ”

I suddenly remembered what I had asked me on that moonlit night, why bother to spend my life with a family that was almost a stranger.

I smiled very lightly in my heart, even though I have no memory, there are some things that are deeply imprinted in the blood, and I can't change them even if I die.

I still remember the days when I first returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, my mother invited a court wife to teach me etiquette and music theory again.

I thought that I would live like Mr. Su and wild cranes, and I was used to it, and it was a great headache to learn these cumbersome etiquettes again.

However, what I did was something that stunned everyone. A grandmother once sighed to her mother, even the princess of the heavenly family could not do better than this.

Actually, even I was surprised.

That familiar feeling doesn't have to be deliberate at all, just follow the body's most natural response, and everything will be impeccable.

So, even if I don't have a memory, I can know that I belong here.

In the past three years, it has been like a long and beautiful dream, which has made me know many people and things, no longer confined to the same couple, and able to face the world more soberly and calmly.

However, the past has never been far away. The speculation and planning of people's hearts does not need to be said, I seem to have been born to understand. And those cumbersome etiquettes are more like, in a dream, they have been done for a lifetime.

All I need is a gentle reminder and I wake up from my dream, and I go back to my old life.