"Mother?" Shi Jingfu was about to rest when she saw Mrs. Zhuang come in, and was slightly surprised.

It's so late, there must be something wrong with my mother coming to find me. She was just simple-minded, but not stupid, and she could see that Mrs. Zhuang had something on her mind with just one look.

Mrs. Zhuang grabbed her hand and sat down on the bed. Looking at her daughter, who was as delicate as a flower, he reached out and pressed a strand of hair that fell from her forehead behind her ear, and sighed slightly.

"Mother," Shi Jingfu glanced at her obediently and said, "If mother has anything to say, just tell her daughter directly." ”

Mrs. Zhuang's heart was crossed, no matter how difficult it was to say these words, she had to say it, and there was no other way out.

"Fu'er, you should be fourteen in the New Year. ”

Shi Jingfu nodded ignorantly, her birthday was in the first month, but why did her mother suddenly talk about this.

"Today, Concubine De asked me to enter the palace and talk about your life's events. She proposed, let you enter the prince's mansion as a side concubine?" Mrs. Zhuang picked up what she could say and slowly told Shi Jingfu.

"Side concubine?" Shi Jingfu naturally understood the meaning of these two words. No wonder, since my mother came back from the palace, she has been preoccupied.

The side concubine just sounds good, but in fact, it is a concubine room. With the door of the Anguo Mansion, it is not enough to sacrifice his daughter to please the prince.

Looking at her with a puzzled face, the most important reason Mrs. Zhuang couldn't say. I had to say, "That's what your father meant." At home, these years have been a bit difficult. Relying only on Concubine De Niangniang alone in the palace, she can't do anything alone. ”

After saying these words, Mrs. Zhuang was a little afraid to look her eyes.

No matter how much she beautifies and covers it up, it can't change her intention to sell her daughter in exchange for the wealth and peace of the Anguo Mansion. As the head of the Shi family, no matter how much she feels sorry for her daughter, she has to plan for her daughter's future, and she must also consider Shi Jingze's future.

At present, Shi Jingze is on an errand in the military department, and he has done a few practical things and received some praise.

When the crown prince ascends the throne, the big stone that pressed on the Anguo Mansion in the past will be completely removed. If the prince wants to employ people, he will definitely not be confined to the relationship between Emperor Qinglong and the old An Guogong, which belongs to the grievances of the previous generation.

At that time, if the Shi family has a palace concubine in the palace, Shi Jingze's road will definitely be much smoother.

"Mother, you don't have to be embarrassed. ”

Shi Jingfu's voice was as clear as a mountain stream, and she said: "I am the daughter of the Shi family, so I should naturally share my mother's worries." The prince was wise and martial, and I heard that he was brave and brave, and shared weal and woe with the soldiers on the battlefield. ”

Since the great victory in the north, under the deliberate connivance of Emperor Qinglong, the military exploits of the crown prince have been spread among the people. There is also the storyteller, who made up stories of several thrilling battles between them and told them to the people in the restaurant and tea shop.

Therefore, as long as the people in Beijing know the deeds of the prince's heroic battle, Shi Jingfu is naturally no exception.

The daughter thought that if she married him, it would be good. She raised her smile, her smile was so innocent and innocent, that Mrs. Zhuang's heart was struck hard.

Mrs. Zhuang hugged her in her arms distressedly and said, "If Fu'er doesn't want to, you can not go." Even if Mother dies, she will fight for you. ”

No matter how she risked her life, whether it was Concubine Shi De or An Guogong, they couldn't resist her. After all, in her heart, her daughter is still not as important as her son.

Shi Jingfu shook her head and said with a smile: "My daughter has met the prince a few times and thinks he is a good person. ”

She has a pure mind, even if she has reached the age of marriage, she has no ladylike thoughts. For her, the difference between marrying a prince and marrying someone else is whether the main room is a concubine.

Since the family needs it, it is not impossible to be a side concubine.

What's more, she couldn't bear to make her mother so embarrassed.

"Mother, what should we do next?"

When the crown prince was still the king of Qi, he was just a side concubine, and he accepted it if he wanted to.

But by this time, his identity had changed, and it was no longer as simple as it used to be. Shi Jingfu naturally understands this truth.

"Tomorrow, I will take you into the palace to meet the queen mother. ”

Mrs. Zhuang eased her emotions, suppressed her reluctance, and said, "The queen likes heroic girls, and you can dress up neatly tomorrow." ”

Shi Jingfu nodded and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry." I have a freshly made hunting suit that I haven't put on yet, and I'm going to put it on tomorrow. ”

She is a boudoir girl, and she is not as rigid as a wife in her dress, and she has to abide by the rules and etiquette.

When Princess Zhaoyang was not in harmony with the Khitan, she often wore hunting clothes and Hu clothes in the palace, and also bowed and hunted with the palace maids.

Looking at such a sensible daughter, Mrs. Zhuang's heart was both relieved and distressed, "It's not early, rest quickly." Mother is here today, talking to you. ”

"Okay!" she hadn't slept with her mother in a long time. Shi Jingfu hurriedly lifted the quilt and asked playfully, "Mother, you can sleep in it, so that I don't bother you honestly at night." ”

……

As the night grew darker, Xu Wanzhen yawned and put down the embroidery work in her hand.

After glancing at the missed moment, it was already a moment. She stretched, still trying to wait for him. Since he didn't send someone back to say that he wouldn't return home, he would definitely come back.

The room is burning with a dragon, and the corner of the wall is lit with a light fragrance of magnolia flowers. Xu Wanzhen lay on the desk, thinking that she would only rest for a while. But he couldn't resist the fatigue and slowly closed his eyes.

When Wu Zhengxiang came in, he saw a picture of a beautiful woman sleeping in spring under the lamp.

As she breathed shallowly, her long eyelashes fanned one by one, casting a shadow under her eyes. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and she didn't know what she dreamed about, which made her so happy. Her long hair supplanted softly on her shoulders, outlining her graceful figure.

She was obviously sleepy, but she was holding on to waiting for herself to return home.

Wu Zhengxiang's heart suddenly softened. Gently pick up the thin blanket that was placed aside and drape it over her shoulders.

In order not to wake her up, Wu Zhengxiang took a light step. went to the clean room to wash and change into bedclothes, and then came out to carry her to the bed and pull a brocade quilt for her.

Feeling the familiar temperature, Xu Wanzhen grabbed his shirt in a daze, arched into his arms, and asked vaguely, "Yizhi, why did you come back so late?"

"Tomorrow, the emperor will go out of the city, and there are more things. Wu Zhengxiang smiled at the corner of his mouth, there was something that made him very happy today, he was going to tell her, but seeing her so confused, he simply let her sleep well.

"Sleep, I'll tell you something happy tomorrow morning. ”

Wu Zhengxiang adjusted the person in his arms to a comfortable posture, smelling the familiar cold fragrance coming from the end of his nose, and his heart was extremely calm.

I don't know if Xu Wanzhen heard what he said, she barely opened her eyes, and saw that he didn't mean to speak anymore, so she also fell asleep again.

A quiet and fragrant room, a good night's sleep.