"Princess Qiqi, the prince has an order, please invite Mrs. Xue into the palace."

Standing outside the door in a proper manner, it was another of King Heng's personal guards, Lu Fang, who ranked second in the palace.

Hearing the words clearly and seeing the person who came, Xu Jinhe's apologetic smile just now suddenly froze on her face, she looked at Chu Xue, who was also surprised, and asked Lu Fang, "What does the prince mean?" ”

"The prince knows that the princess is worried that the prince will have to take care of it herself, and she will not be able to enter the palace again tonight, so she sent her subordinates to pick up Mrs. Xue and accompany the prince to the dinner in the Qingde Palace." Lu Fang bowed his head and replied, and there was always no emotion in his voice.

Chu Xue could see that Xu Jinhe's body was slightly stunned, but the princess, who had always been known for her dignified and virtuous nature, did not show great affection, and only said after a while: "The prince is right, sister, go and prepare well, tonight's Qingde Hall is full of princely heroes, and the saint is here in person, and it will definitely support the face of our Hengwang Mansion." ”

Listening to her voice as calm as possible, Chu Xue's heart suddenly rose a little unbearable, she had no intention of stealing Xu Jinhe's limelight in these big scenes, but helplessly King Heng insisted on this, what she said at this time seemed hypocritical, so she had to salute, "Since this is the case, then the concubine will go back to change her clothes first." ”

Then walk out.

In the prince's room, Lilac looked at the gloom in Xu Jinhe's eyes, and said indignantly: "The prince is too ......."

"Shut up!" Xu Jinhe stopped sharply, and unwillingness and anger suddenly rose in his voice, "Have you forgotten your identity!" ”

Hearing this, it didn't seem to be her own words, Lilac lowered her head and didn't say anything more.

Lu Fang followed Chu Xue and escorted him until he reached the door of Wantang Garden, and then lowered his head and whispered something that was not affectionate.

"Madam, the prince commanded, please dress up, the more beautiful the better."

Chu Xue's steps forward paused, looked back at him, and after a moment, he put away the doubts in his eyes, nodded, and walked a few steps into the house.

Because of King Heng's instructions, Chu Xue spent nearly half an hour, carefully put on makeup, changed into dresses, combed her hair in a bun and made a good golden hairpin and phoenix hairpin, and took photos in front of the mirror again and again, making sure that there were no flaws, and then she went out of the room with confidence.

Walking to the gate of the courtyard and seeing Lu Fang who had been waiting, Chu Xue was quite surprised, "My lord has been waiting here?" You can go to the porter and rest. ”

"The subordinates don't dare, the prince commanded, to send the lady safely."

"So...... Then there is labor. ”

Chu Xue took a look at the iron-like guard, and walked with Yanling to the carriage prepared by the gatehouse.

The memories of my childhood flashed through my mind in an instant, such a person was very similar to those uncles who used to follow my father at the beginning.

Resolute as steel, you can calmly kill the enemy on the battlefield.

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The carriage shook, and after a while, it also arrived outside the palace gate, and before getting off the car, she looked at the surprisingly silent Yanling, and smiled lightly and comforted: "Relax, although there are many people to see tonight, but the coming day is long, take your time." ”

Yanling looked at her and finally nodded and smiled.

Entering the palace gate, Lu Fang led her to the Qianhua Palace, Song Chen was waiting for her outside the palace, she smiled lightly and saluted, looked at his gentle and stunning eyes and asked, "Is it in line with the prince's desire to dress like this?" ”

The beauty in front of her is wearing a long skirt with a concubine-colored luan feather on the ground, her hair is combed and her hair is high, and she is more and more gorgeous with the phoenix hairpin and pearl and green lining, and the hibiscus flower in her forehead adds a bit of fairy aura to the face of the city, because of the identity of the side concubine, she can't wear the same red as the princess, but the delicate concubine color just makes her bloom with a different charm, and even gives birth to a little bit of ...... Flirtatious. Not to mention that this kind of posture is far better than several ladies in the palace, even the concubine Zhang Fang, who was once known as the first beauty in the capital, is slightly inferior, and she will be amazed by the entire Qianhua Palace later.

He took her hand, "Cher's dress is what the king wants." ”

The two of them entered the temple together.

All the ladies in the hall have arrived, several high-ranking people are sitting around the emperor, and they accept the kneeling of the princes with their families, because the emperors and grandchildren are still minors, and they have also celebrated the birthday of the emperor's grandfather in the morning, so they are all playing in the imperial garden at the moment, and they are not in the palace.

When they entered, the eldest Huai Wangfu family had just finished worshipping, and it was the turn of the prince's family to bow down, and after a while, it was their turn to Hengwang Mansion.

"The son and the side concubine Chu visited his father, wishing his father eternal happiness and longevity." Song Chen was in front, she stood behind for a while, and as soon as he finished his greetings, she knelt down together and kowtowed three times.

"No courtesy, just calm down." The emperor hurriedly raised his hand, glanced at it and asked, "What about the Xu family?" ”

This birthday star has changed his usual majesty, and now he is like the head of a big family.

"The emperor forgot? The concubine also told you just now that Chi'er had a bad stomach at noon, and the Xu family took care of him at home. Concubine Jing replied for them on the side.

"Look at my memory, I'm getting old!" The emperor laughed.

"The emperor is not old at all!" The sweet-mouthed Concubine Duan was immediately respectful, and the emperor smiled even more happily.

"Chu's? But the new one who entered the door a few days ago, Chu Lin's daughter? Before the two of them retreated, the emperor suddenly asked.

"Exactly." Song Chen replied and turned his head to look at her.

She immediately took a step forward and stood side by side with Song Chen, and knelt down again, "King Heng's side concubine Chu Xue, I have seen the emperor." ”

"Okay, okay, let's get even." The emperor smiled, and she stood up when she heard the words.

After a quick glance at her, the smile on the emperor's face suddenly deepened a little, and Song Chen seemed to be more satisfied.

The kneeling of the remaining palaces was also completed quickly, ending their own etiquette, except for the side concubines in each palace, the mighty emperor and his family came to the banquet scene of the Qingde Palace.

Although she followed behind Song Chen and lowered her eyes slowly, she could still feel the gaze that fell on her intentionally or unintentionally along the way. Of course, these eyes all came from Song Chen's brothers, among which the eyes of the old Wushen King were the most attentive.

King Shen secretly sighed in his heart, as a world-famous and romantic prince, he didn't even know that there was such a beautiful woman in the Chu Mansion, he really disregarded his title of a veteran of flowers for many years. Looking at the beauty and demeanor of the third concubine, he even wondered if this was Chu Lin's daughter, Chu Lin usually looked deep, how could the daughter he gave birth to be so stunning?

But after a second glance, this beauty can really find some Chu Lin's eyebrows, and it seems that she is really biological.

After today's meeting, King Shen will probably begin to doubt his life after he returns.

Gyeongtokuden.

More than 20 guests were already waiting in the palace, just waiting for the emperor's family to sit down, and the dinner officially began.

The people who came to the dinner tonight were all hand-picked by the emperor, and the important ministers of the country invited by the Ministry of Rites naturally also had Chu Lin. After Chu Xue sat down, she looked around carefully, found her father, and her father also saw her, and nodded at her from afar after a short accident. She smiled and withdrew her gaze.

This small gesture was seen by Song Chen, and she shook her hand under the wide sleeves, and she also smiled at him.

Of course, this subtle move happened to be seen by King Shen, who had no intention of glancing at him, and the man's envy and jealousy suddenly jumped into the heart of the merry prince, and under the depression, King Shen could only numb himself with wine.

The banquet went on unhurriedly for half an hour, Chu Xue gradually relaxed, the most important part of today is to kneel down to worship the emperor, since she has passed the past, she only needs to sit next to King Heng as a vase now.

But who knew that the vase was not so smooth, a palace man accidentally knocked down the gold thread porcelain plate in front of her when Song Chen poured wine, and the sauce in the plate also touched her clothes, Song Chen was about to reprimand, seeing that the little eunuch who knelt on the ground was already trembling, Chu Xue immediately comforted, "Don't be angry, just go and change your clothes." ”

He looked at her, his face softened, "Did you take it?" ”

She nodded.

"Be careful, go and get back quickly."

She hummed and got up, and an older chief eunuch came at once and led her out of the temple to change her clothes.

King Heng was not the only one who saw her leave in the hall, and when her figure disappeared, King Heng looked meaningfully at King Shen who was still looking outside the hall, King Shen didn't notice it until he was reminded by his princess to pull the corner of his clothes, and then he realized that he met King Heng's gaze.

The greedy look was still on his face, and King Shen was extremely embarrassed.

Having done so, King Heng withdrew his cold eyes and drank a glass of wine.

Chu Xue had already walked to the side hall where she was changing clothes with Yan Ling, who was waiting outside the hall, under the guidance of the chief manager, and naturally she didn't know the scene when she left the apse.

Soon she got better dressed and walked back to the main hall under the guidance of the steward.

"Dare to ask Madame, but is it Lord Chu Lin's daughter?"

The manager, who had been silent all the way, suddenly asked.

"Exactly, I wonder how the chief manager knows?" She asked back with a smile.

In fact, she could probably guess that it was not a secret that the Heng Wangfu and the Chu family were married, and it was not surprising that the people in the palace knew about it.

But the steward's answer surprised her a little.

"Madame is naturally beautiful, and she can be found at a glance in the crowd."

She paused for a moment, vaguely feeling that this sentence was familiar, and when she finally remembered, she had already stepped into the door of the main hall, and when she turned back, the chief steward was nowhere to be seen.

Many doubts suddenly rose in her heart, but when she saw Song Chen's gaze for a moment, she immediately came back to her senses and sat back beside him with a smile.

Song Chen looked at her, her eyes were more gentle, she was beautiful in her concubine-colored dress, and she was even more beautiful in the red robe she was wearing at this time.

Bringing her to the Qingde Hall tonight is really the right decision.

He knew his father too well.

The father was suspicious, hoping that the minister would praise him, but also did not want him to take the initiative to win over the minister. When he marries Chu Xue, his father will definitely be suspicious, and he will be suspicious of him for wooing Chu Lin in the name of marriage, but he is not in a hurry, because he knows that with Xue'er's appearance, if his father sees it with his own eyes, he will definitely dispel his suspicions, because Xue'er is so beautiful that people will believe that he married her all for her appearance.

Facts have proved that he succeeded, and the smile that deepened at the moment when his father looked at Qingxue'er in the Qianhua Hall just now is enough to prove that he has successfully dispelled his father's suspicion of him.

This step gives you the best of both worlds.

Although he did fall in love at first sight because of her beauty and dignified appearance, and he did have the intention of wooing the Chu family when he proposed marriage, but since she entered the mansion, he has been more and more impressed by her intelligence and well-behaved, and likes her more and more.

He seemed to be destined to be tempted by her, and this was the first time in thirty years that he had been so fascinated by a woman.

Who will be met in the Qingde Hall today, Chu Xue had already thought about it before she came, and she had made sufficient preparations along the way, trying to convince herself to be calm, but despite this, when she saw a man not far away, the strength of the chopsticks in her hand suddenly deepened.

Pingnan Hou Xu Jilin.

She hadn't actually seen his appearance, but the seven-point resemblance to Xu Jinhe was enough for her to determine his identity.

The treacherous villain, the demon who slaughtered the loyal and good for his own delusion, is now well-dressed and sits in the position of a marquis.

Look at the ninety-five lord on the main seat of the main hall, the emperor who once believed in treachery and wronged his loyalty, and is enjoying his peaceful and prosperous life with peace of mind.

It's ironic.

I don't know if the soldiers who died bravely for the imperial court in the past know that they can rest in peace?

If she had a sword in her hand at this time, she would have killed him immediately.

But she can't, she is now Chu Xue, the side concubine of King Heng, Chu Lin's daughter Chu Xue, not Yue Wen, the orphan of the Yue family who has a grudge against him.

The hatred was too deep, she looked at Xu Jilin not far away in a daze, but she forgot to come back to her senses, and she was about to be discovered, but fortunately, the palace people came to serve the food, blocking her sight, so that she noticed her omission and stabilized her mood in time.

"What's wrong, why are your hands so cold?"

Song Chen shook her hand unintentionally and cared for her softly.

"Probably because it's cold, it's cold, it's nothing." She smiled softly.

Song Chen also smiled and poured a glass of wine for her, "Then drink some wine to warm up, it's almost over, and we'll go home in a while." ”

A few days ago, I had dinner with him every day, and I also exercised some alcohol.

With wide sleeves covering her face, she raised her head to drink the wine.

In the Qingde Hall at this moment, today's protagonists, Shou Xingjian and the emperor can be said to be the happiest people. The hall full of civil and military are the pillars of the country, and when the wind and rain are smooth, the harvest of grains and grains, everyone in the world praises him for his wisdom, and he feels deeply comfortable looking at the peace in the palace. The dinner lasted for an hour and a half, the singing and dancing stopped, the wine glass was empty and full, and after a few rounds, his old man was already drunk. After a while, the emperor waved his hand to the seat, and the eunuch who accompanied him immediately spread the word loudly, "The emperor is driving!" ”

Everyone in the Qingde Hall got up one after another to see them off, and when they got out of the palace gate, the emperor looked at the concubines who accompanied him out, and waved his hand: "Go to Funing Palace tonight, and the others will go back first." ”

Jing Guifei has always favored the harem, and as soon as the king's words came out, the rest of the concubines all stood up with interest, and watched the emperor and Jing Guifei go hand in hand.

"Chu is indeed a beauty, Ji Ting has a vision!" Luan was driving, and the emperor stroked the hand of the concubine with a sigh, and his words were as relaxed as a boulder falling to the ground.

"Emperor Xie praised, this kid's good vision is really with the emperor!" Concubine Jing joked with a smile.

"Is this a compliment or is it a compliment to yourself?" The emperor turned his head with a smile and asked.

"What does the emperor think?"

……

The words that came and went gradually disappeared into the night wind as Luan drove slowly.