CHAPTER XXXII

However, it was said that after Nan Xuan and Princess Xinyang came out of the 'Xinglin Pavilion', the two got into a carriage, and they were not busy returning to the palace to return to the Rui Palace, but asked the coachman to drive the car slowly, and the two of them got together and said their own words.

Nan Xuan didn't say a word before the prince was driven back to the palace by him, and he naturally felt gloomy at this time. However, the county lord of Xinyang is also familiar with her, although the two are different in the clan, they are close in age, and they are also sisters and sisters in private.

The county lord of Xinyang said: "In front of the prince, he only protected Gao Qin, and didn't care about his sister and his sister-in-law with the same surname. ”

The name of the boudoir is a 'Qin' word, and the big name is Gao Qin.

Nan Xuan didn't speak, but there was no smile in his eyes.

The crown prince is close to the second prince as Ruyi, and she has always known it. Although Ruyi's surname is Gao, not Zhu, but in front of them and the queen, I am afraid that she is more decent than the real princess. Not to mention that his father also loves that crazy girl quite a lot. In private, several princesses mentioned her with hatred.

However, because the princesses are not very old, they are not yet the time to really socialize, and the people outside do not know much about them.

But in the end, this will become a well-known thing for Miss Xungui.

Nan Xuan also thought about it, it was not their group of princesses who were embarrassed, but the one who put the cart before the horse. And as the princesses grow up, the father and queen are no longer willing, for the sake of royal decency, it is impossible to let Ruyi go ahead of them.

So what if she's arrogant now? It's just a young lady from the Guogong Mansion, can you still be arrogant? Now that she is young, it can be said that she is less and more important, and when she is older, when she wants to discuss marriage, she will cry.

The county lord of Xinyang didn't know the twists and turns inside, he only felt that Nan Xuan's thoughtful face was cloudy, and he didn't know if he had said the wrong thing, which made her unhappy.

Nan Xuan pondered for a long time, the calm look on his face had been put away, and he persuaded the county lord of Xinyang: "Although Ruyi is not the same surname as us, she is the niece of the queen mother, and the queen mother takes care of our sisters in the palace, so she looks at her face, and we don't care about her." ”

Empress Yuan is firmly in the middle palace, and the emperor is also affectionate to her, and she almost has the final say in the affairs of the harem. is Nan Xuan's marriage, and most of the future will pass through her hands. When the county lord of Xinyang heard her say this, he also understood her jealousy, so he didn't say any more.

The two talked for a while on the road, then said goodbye to each other, and sat in two carriages from one carriage to two carriages, and returned to the palace and the palace.

Nan Xuan returned to the palace, did not rush to freshen up and change clothes, but first went to Queen Yuan to ask for peace, and by the way, the matter of meeting Ruyi and the prince outside the palace was mentioned as an interesting matter, and he did not mention the unpleasant trouble in the middle.

Empress Yuan knew that she was well-behaved and sensible, so she didn't ask too much, and told her a few words and let her go back.

Nan Xuan went back to the bedroom of her mother, Concubine Duan, who was worried about Princess Rui's body, so she asked.

Concubine Duan's age is a little older than that of Empress Yuan, and she is in her thirties, because she is good at maintenance, and her face looks like she is only twenty-five or sixteen. And the delicacy of her face is not inferior to the harem of the three thousand beauties. As a palace maid back then, she was also favored by the emperor because of her beauty.

However, beauty can only play a temporary role, Concubine Duan can start from the position of a palace maid, from a talented person to rise little by little, and now she has been crowned a concubine, so it has little to do with beauty.

Nan Xuan also took off her veil at this time, and while taking the handkerchief of the palace maid with hot water, she snorted and said: "Aunt Tang is not much of a problem, and she looks fine, but when she asks about Xinyang, she doesn't want to say much about it." I felt that something was wrong, and after questioning, she said that she had eaten a recipe for asking for a child that came up from nowhere, and she vomited and diarrhea in the past few days, so she became sick. ”

Concubine Duan nodded, she had a daughter under her knees, so she naturally understood her cousin's anxiety.

Concubine Duan is from the Song family in Kaifeng, and she is the concubine of the Song family, and she is not close to the Yan branch, because she is amazingly beautiful, the elders of the family want her to enter the palace as a mother, and give the family a future. Helplessly, her identity was not enough, her father thought of a lot of methods, operated a lot of money, and finally sent her to the palace as a palace maid to serve in front of the palace.

Fortunately, the final result was exactly as expected by the family, and she finally got what she wanted.

Since she became a mother, the Song family has also become close to their family. Later, King Rui's concubine passed away, and she also helped her cousin and made her become King Rui's stepfamily.

Although King Rui is already a rising star in the clan, it is already a rare step for a second- or third-rate family like the Song family.

Princess Rui has been in the house for many years, but she only gave birth to a girl in Xinyang. Now that King Rui is getting older and older, Princess Rui is really anxious.

Nan Xuan said disdainfully: "According to me, the prince of Rui Wang is now more than ten years old, but Aunt Tang still wants to have a son like this." What is the use of having a son? Can you still snatch the hat of the prince? It's better to keep Xinyang and live well, my daughter's family is soft-hearted, and if she has a good marriage in the future, will she forget her mother? ”

Concubine Duan felt that she couldn't see through what she said, why did the Song family want to marry the daughter who had been cultivated for many years to the rather elderly King Rui as the successor, didn't she just want to wait for Princess Rui to give birth to a son surnamed Zhu, so as to drive the future of the entire Song family in the future? No matter how good her daughter is, the child she gave birth to in the end is not surnamed Zhu or Song!

However, she also knew that Nan Xuan was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and she was very strong on the inside, so she didn't say anything about her daughter being inferior to her son. Anyway, the Song family's anxiety is the whole family's, she herself has a daughter of Nanxuan, and her favor has gradually faded in recent years, and it is estimated that she will guard her daughter for the rest of her life.

The mother and daughter don't have to worry about anything when they talk.

Nan Xuan told her what she had seen at noon to Concubine Duan.

After listening to this, Concubine Duan was not concerned about how the prince was close to Ruyi, but about listening to the runrun she brought up.

"That little girl, you should pay more attention in the future." Concubine Duan said, "Your eldest brother's marriage has already seen its first sights. ”

Nan Xuan chuckled, "What did the mother concubine say, and if she has eyebrows, can it still be her turn?" looks young and doesn't understand anything, but it's because the demon star in the Chengguo Mansion is close to her, so she took it with her, so what does she do? ”

Concubine Duan shook her head slightly, "Your eldest brother is young now, and he can still see clearly his likes and dislikes." It's not for nothing that I've asked you to talk to him for the past two years. When he takes power in the future, he always has to take care of his childhood feelings. Although the little girl you said is ignorant, the prince is also willing to be close to her, maybe it's just because of the girl from the Gao family, maybe there is still a family in it. ”

Nan Xuan thought for a moment and wondered, "Lord Jing'an? ”

Concubine Duan bowed her head and lowered her voice: "Your father, the emperor's brother, although the throne is justified, the support in the clan is still insufficient. If the crown prince unites the Xinwang Mansion, it will really be like a tiger with wings. She paused, then continued, "But your father doesn't like the intricate involvement of the family clan, and it may not be that one. ”

If the candidate for the crown princess is not decided for a day, there will be a variable of zài for a day. It is because of the many forces in the capital, although they have their own conjectures, but in the end they just have a plan in their hearts and have not put it into action.

As the eldest princess, Nan Xuan grew up day by day, and Concubine Duan began to slowly teach her some things that she had never told her before.

However, compared to this, the concubine in front of her has another plan. Nowadays, the women's study promoted by the emperor and queen has become a major trend in the imperial capital. Concubine Duan thought that she wanted to send Nan Xuan in as well. It's not that with her identity, she has to use the female school to gild another layer of gold, but she thinks that in the future, the crown princess will probably have to choose from those few people and send Nan Xuan in, which can be regarded as achieving their friendship with classmates. No matter how noble the identity of the eldest princess Nanxuan is, she has no brother to help her, so she has to find a way out by herself.

She had already mentioned this matter to Empress Yuan, and Empress Yuan said that the princess was a precious person, and the matter was very important, and she still needed to discuss it with the emperor. Concubine Duan has been waiting for the results for the past few days, but she thinks that the emperor will most likely agree-

Besides, Ruyi and the others, after having dinner with the prince, saw that it was time to return to the prince's prison.

The prince's errand has not been completed yet, so he just took advantage of the time to see Ruyi and take a look, so that he could go back to report to Queen Yuan. Following in her footsteps, I arrived here for a meal, and I didn't have much time to stay.

Ruyi knew that her cousin looked steady and old, but sometimes her heart was also bad, and she didn't know how to make a small report when she went back, so she didn't say a word to him, just wanted to get him out of the way quickly.

The two brothers, Ye Heng and Ye Yu, have never served in front of someone of the prince's status, although the prince is very friendly, the brothers still feel very pressured.

If you want to say that he is the most reluctant to him, of course, it is Runrun.

Runrun hadn't seen him for a long time, and when the prince said goodbye to everyone, she followed a few steps and said to him: "When my cousin is free, you must come to our house with Ruyi to play, and whenever I want, I welcome my cousin." ”

The little girl's apricot eyes were full of sincerity, her cheeks were pink, and her small chin was very round. looked at the Ye family brothers not far away, but still couldn't help but touch her head, just smiled: "When Runrun is free, you can also go into the palace with Ruyi to see me." ”

Runrun thought for a while and said, "There are a lot of rules in the palace, and I'm afraid of doing something wrong and causing trouble for my family...... But if my cousin really doesn't have time, I think I can go once or twice. ”

The prince smiled lightly again and patted her on the back, "Then I will thank Runrun for remembering it, and when the time comes, I will prepare food for you, and you will be welcome whenever you come." ”

Runrun nodded vigorously, looked back and saw that Ruyi and his brothers were still waiting for him, so he said goodbye to the prince and trotted back.

The prince watched her walk to the middle of Ruyi and the others, took Ruyi with one hand, and then turned her head sideways to talk to her brothers, and several people gradually walked away while talking. Although the prince could not see their expressions, they must have laughed and rejoiced.

Somehow, the prince suddenly felt a little envious.