Zhou Ying's family affairs were decided, and the Ministry of Rites began to get married.

According to the royal rules, the process of getting married to the princess is really a lot, from marriage to marriage, it takes a year to say the least. is also because the emperor gave Zhou Ying face, and because the Xu State Mansion that Zhou Ying was going to marry was a powerful family, so the Ministry of Rites made enough efforts to spread out his family's wealth.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Zhou Ying, she just needs to maintain herself beautifully and be a bride.

Even because of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Ying didn't even need to make her own wedding dress. However, because she didn't want to have a bad relationship with her future husband's family, and she didn't want Xu Hong to be difficult, she also made a few needles and threads for her future father-in-law and mother-in-law according to the current rules.

Duke Xu and Duchess Xu Guo, Zhou Ying had met several times before.

Xu Guogong must have been a beautiful man when he was young, but now although he is middle-aged, he is a little more mature, and he is diligent in arching horses all the year round, and his figure is maintained very well, and he is not half bloated.

Compared with Xu Guogong, Mrs. Xu Guogong's complexion has decreased a few points, but she should also be called a beautiful woman when she is young. Even now she is also a pampered lady, with a dignified and calm grace in her gestures.

As Xu Hong said, after the marriage, these two had a close attitude towards Zhou Ying, but they also abided by the rules of the monarch and ministers, and would never use the identity of their father-in-law and mother-in-law to point fingers, which made people embarrassed, nor would they be too distant and lose their closeness.

After the marriage, Zhou Ying gradually reduced the number of times she went out, although the bride was so particular, but also because Zhou Ying was too much in the limelight, she escaped and married the first-class golden beetle son-in-law in the capital, in order not to arouse the association of people with a heart, it is better to avoid some limelight.

However, Zhou Ying's family affair was spread in the capital for a few days, and it was suppressed by another incident.

The second prince, Zhou Yan, committed suicide.

Originally, since the second prince Zhou Yan lost power, the officials who followed him were scattered, and there were only one or two loyal ones left, and they were secretly looking forward to the second prince Zhou Yan's comeback, but unfortunately the second prince Zhou Yan's suicide can be regarded as a real place to turn over.

Whether the death of the second prince Zhou Yan has an inside story, Zhou Ying doesn't know, but what she does know is that the eldest prince Zhou Lian can be regarded as worry-free.

The eldest prince Zhou Lian pretended to be sad for a few days at the beginning, and waited for the second prince Zhou Yan to be buried, which can be regarded as the limelight in the court, and even because the emperor has been sick recently, he has been in the court for a few days from time to time, but it seems that the eldest prince Zhou Lian is even more outstanding.

At the silkworm ceremony, when the queen who had been ill for a long time came forward, she reminded the ministers of the identity of the prince.

Just when the eldest prince Zhou Lian was shining in the court and almost became the invisible prince in the hearts of the ministers, the emperor unexpectedly ordered the fifth prince Zhou Xuan to enter the court to listen to the government. At this time, the fifth prince Zhou Xuan was only eight years old.

The prince who entered the court at the age of eight to listen to politics is absolutely unprecedented.

As for the fifth prince Zhou Xuan himself, it doesn't matter. It is important that the emperor conveys the meaning through this.

For a while, most of the courtiers began to wait and see.

Of course, the eldest prince Zhou Lian was not happy, and no one would accept his fate if he was cut in half like this. But when he used the strategy of dealing with the second prince Zhou Yan to deal with the fifth prince Zhou Xuan, all the fists were like hitting cotton, and they didn't have any effect at all.

Because the fifth prince Zhou Xuan had only learned half of the four books and five classics, he was driven by the emperor to put a duck on the shelves, and he came to the court to listen to the government, but he was just a mascot, neither expressing his opinions nor taking on a real job. The eldest prince Zhou Lian has all kinds of strategies, but there is nowhere to do it.

The eldest prince Zhou Lian didn't want to deal with such a little hairy child, but even if the fifth prince Zhou Xuan was harmless, as long as the emperor supported him behind his back, then even if he was just an ignorant child, he definitely had the strength to compete with him.

Even if the fifth prince Zhou Xuan didn't do anything, Xu Guifei behind him, and even the Duke of Xu Guo would not stand idly by.

The eldest prince Zhou Lian has reached such a point, of course, he will not give up his hand and make up his mind to fight to the end.

In the palace, one has the queen as the backing, and the other has Xu Guifei as the backer, although the former has a high position and changes the name to the right people, but in the end it has been out of favor for many years, and the two sides are also equal. In the court, the eldest prince Zhou Lian has been in the court for four or five years, and has done a lot of practical things, and his impression among the ministers is not low. However, in the end, the five princes have the emperor's support in secret, and their momentum is not inferior to that of the eldest prince Zhou Lian.

The fight between the two sides is in full swing, and the day of Zhou Ying's marriage is finally coming.

Before Zhou Ying got married, the emperor made a decree to add the title "Yide" to Zhou Ying again, and added five counties such as Deyang to Zhou Ying's Tang Muyi, and the rest of the Liangtian Zhuangpu was given generously, and its specifications exceeded the second princess Zhou Ke, the princess.

However, the imperial historians couldn't find time to denounce this for the time being, and another gift from the emperor attracted everyone's attention.

The emperor named the fifth prince Zhou Xuan as the king of the county, and the title was sincerity.

Nominally, the fifth prince Zhou Xuan, as Zhou Ying's younger brother, was just a bald prince when he gave his wife, which was not very good-looking, so he was given such a title of county king.

But the first second princess Zhou Ke got married, and the eldest prince Zhou Lian is the same bald prince, and even now that he has a family and a business, his children are about to go to school.

The emperor's thoughts are clearly revealed.

Zhou Ying didn't fail to see that the emperor wanted to pave the way for the fifth prince Zhou Xuan, but acting in such a hurry and impatience was really unexpected by Zhou Ying. However, after entering the palace to thank him and seeing the emperor's aging appearance, Zhou Ying was not so surprised.

As soon as this decree was issued, there was an uproar all over the court.

Others just paid it back, and the eldest prince Zhou Lian only felt that he had been fighting for so many years, as if it was a joke.

The eldest prince Zhou Lian complained of illness the next day and no longer went to court. Emperor Xu also felt guilty, ordered the imperial physician to go to the doctor in person, and even gave a lot of ginseng bird's nest and other health things, but the reward that the eldest prince Zhou Lian really wanted was never given.

The eldest prince Zhou Lian closed the door to thank the guests, as if he was discouraged, and even when the queen summoned him, he was not called, only saying that he was seriously ill and unfilial. So Zhou Ying didn't see the eldest prince Zhou Lian at her wedding banquet, so it was not surprising at all, she didn't feel that she had a bigger face than the queen.

However, although the eldest prince Zhou Lian was never invited, Zhou Ying's family affair was not small at all.

Not only did the emperor who was weak and has become less and less in the court, but even the queen and Xu Guifei, who had never been the king in the palace, also came to the wedding together, and as for the now hot King Chengjun, of course, he was even more present.

is also because of the two newlyweds who got married, on the one hand, Zhou Ying is still the sister of King Chengjun, and on the other hand, Xu Hong is the cousin of King Chengjun, so it is natural that most of the participants in this wedding banquet are people from King Chengjun's faction.

The rest of the neutrals also saw that the emperor had arrived, so naturally they were all present.

I didn't see the grand scene of ten miles of red makeup when Zhou Ying got married, but looking at this full house of guests who are bigger than one another, coupled with this rich and luxurious, almost changed princess mansion, I also know that her wedding must be deliberately wanted by the emperor to compensate.

Zhou Ying actually didn't mind being used as a guise by the emperor to add chips to the fifth prince Zhou Xuan, after all, she also got benefits.

Because the emperor was rarely interested, and his spirit was also rare and good, he never left after toasting, and stayed to drink and feast with everyone. Since the emperor was there, after Xu Hong discussed with Zhou Ying, he simply let Zhou Ying stay on the table and accompany the emperor to enjoy himself.

The fifth prince Zhou Xuan was aggrieved during this time, and when he came to Zhou Ying's mansion at this time, he was so happy that he sprinkled flowers. Relying on the fact that this is his sister's house, he went directly into the backyard, went to the rockery for a while, caught fish and played for a while, followed by a large group of guards behind his buttocks, and ran over for a while, and finally waited for the bride to enter, he was busy changing into clean clothes, and went to Xitang to find his sister to be coquettish.

Zhou Xuan and Zhou Ying haven't seen each other for a while, after all, it is inconvenient inside and outside the palace, and there is Xu Guifei who is in the way. This time, Zhou Xuan finally saw Zhou Ying, and he didn't complain that Zhou Ying hadn't entered the palace for a long time, just like a little tail, from east to west, very sticky.

This well-behaved appearance made Zhou Ying even more distressed.

Even the groom's official Xu Hong had to retreat, and after Zhou Ying sat down, in addition to laughing with the emperor, he cared about Zhou Xuan.

Now Xu Guifei is full of pride, and she still loves to stick to Zhou Ying for her son, so she turns a blind eye.

Xu Guifei is now considered a mother and a son, and she is more beautiful than a couple of newcomers who are the main masters, and there are few people who flatter and toast. The queen could sit still, smiling dignifiedly, very comfortable, as if it was not her son who was disgraced by the emperor a few days ago.

The queen and Xu Guifei sat on both sides of the emperor, one dignified and the other bright, each with its own merits.

This blessing of Qi people is not something that ordinary people can enjoy.

Zhou Ying saw that Zhou Xuanjing liked to eat something greasy, so she couldn't help laughing, "Is there still less meat for you to eat in the palace, look at your gluttony." I happened to see the maid next to me offering the emperor a pot of sherbet, and beckoned to the maid, "Pour a glass here." ”

The maid was stunned, as if she didn't react, someone dared to intercept the emperor's imperial drink.

The emperor is also a favorite of Zhou Ying, this little section will no longer be taken seriously, if it weren't for the fact that this maid is not familiar with the emperor's likes and dislikes, and inadvertently broke this point, Zhou Ying didn't even notice it, in fact, she has long regarded the emperor as a father in her bones, not a king.

Under this stunned, the action was a little big, and the emperor also saw it, and couldn't help frowning, wanting to rebuke this maid who didn't understand the rules.

Zhou Ying said in her heart that she had received a suggestion from this maid, although it was done by this maid unintentionally, but she didn't want to embarrass this maid, and said with a smile: "I look at my father's sherbet, it is really sweeter than ours, and I want to ask my father for a reward." ”

The emperor didn't want to touch his head on the day of great joy, so he took the opportunity to say: "What is this worth, I will reward you for drinking." ”

This time the maid was clever, Ma Li stood up, poured a full cup for Zhou Ying, and put the wine jug in Zhou Ying's hand. Zhou Ying thanked the reward, but she originally came to relieve Zhou Xuan's tiredness, but at this time, she only touched her lips slightly, but poured a cup for Zhou Xuan for him to drink.

Zhou Xuan is on the rise, as if she is with her sister, the meat is better than usual, and the sherbet is sweeter than usual. After drinking a cup this time, Zhou Xuan happily poured himself a glass, and wanted to pour it for Zhou Ying again, "It's delicious, sister, you can drink it too." ”

The queen smiled on the side: "This big one cherishes the small one, the small one is considerate of the big one, and my sister really has a pair of good children." ”

Although Xu Guifei was reluctant, she would not lose face in front of her rival, and said with a smile: "Sister doesn't also have a pair of good children, and now she is in the same house for three generations, and her children and grandchildren are in sight, I can't reach it." ”

After counterattacking the queen Lao Zhuhuang, Xu Guifei couldn't hold back and glared at the fifth prince Zhou Xuan.

The fifth prince, Zhou Xuan, smiled flatteringly, jumped down again, took a small wine jug, and ran over, "Mother concubine also tastes it, the sherbet given by my father is really delicious." Saying that, like a little adult, he poured most of the cup for Xu Guifei.

Xu Guifei painted Danko's nails, nodded Zhou Xuan's forehead, and scolded with a smile: "Those who talk flatteringly, but they have learned to coax me." ”

said so, but how could Xu Guifei be angry with her son, and drank it as soon as she raised her hand.

The emperor looked at his wife and concubines, full of children, the atmosphere was just right, and he was happy in his heart, but he saw that the wine pot in the hand of the fifth prince Zhou Xuan suddenly fell on the table, knocked over the lid of the pot, and dripped the pomegranate red juice all over the table.

The emperor was shocked, and his voice was broken, "Xiao Wu, what's wrong with you?" ”

The queen's gentle voice came out of the crowd, "Xiao Wu has received it on behalf of His Majesty, can't His Majesty still see it?" ”

The emperor couldn't believe it, "Zitong, what do you mean by this?" ”

The queen smiled gently, "The fifth prince is still young, although I am dedicated to helping the emperor overcome all difficulties and ascend to the throne, I also know that the five princes are innocent, but what about you, Your Majesty?" Ignoring the emperor's efforts over the years, and bent on supporting an ignorant child to ascend to the throne, Your Majesty, how can you think that after sealing the five princes and a county king, we will be tied up and admit defeat? ”

The queen dropped the jade cup in her hand and said sharply: "Where is the knife and axe hand?" ”

In an instant, a group of black-clothed soldiers with long knives in their hands jumped out from under the corridor, behind the trees, and in front of the window, and the knives fell in their hands, and for a while blood splashed everywhere, and the screams were repeated, and the guests in the hall were half drunk.