In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed. Queen Du's demeanor became more and more loving: "I once heard Xuanqi mention that the two of you have been friends for a long time, and the friendship is very deep. When he and Jing Xing were slandered before, it was Liu Xijiu who you invited to testify for them, which is really difficult for you. ”

"This is the duty of the ministers." The prince replied, "And this matter was originally caused by the minister, but it involved the two kings, and the minister has always felt very guilty in his heart." Fortunately, Liu Xijiu is anxious for justice and righteousness, and he is really a respectable and respectable elder. This time the provincial test was also taken care of by Liu Saijiu and the king. His brow furrowed slightly, and then slowly dispersed, nine points of gentleness with a point of tenacity, almost instantly able to make people feel good.

Princess Yue smiled and continued: "What do you have to do with those dirty things? You are just the cause of some traitorous people's troubles, and you have also been affected. Alas, Xuan Qi's vision is really a must, and even the friends he picked are Wang Langjun, who has a good character and talent. Our family Jingxing always interacts with those fox friends and dog friends on weekdays, and is affectionate when he has fun, but when he has an accident, he can't see a single figure. Now that he finally knows what is good, how can he compare his friends with wine and meat friends? ”

"The second sister-in-law can rest assured, Jing Xing was just a little too straightforward before, after all, she is still young. Since becoming a thousand cows, he has been very decent. The saints now mentioned their brothers, and they were all full of praise. Empress Du said softly, looked at Li Hui again, pursed her lips and chuckled, "In the future, if you go to the officialdom and support each other, we can rest assured." ”

Wang Zixian also naturally looked at Li Hui with her, and smiled slightly: "Yes, the minister will not live up to the expectations of Her Royal Highness the Empress." ”

Li Hui raised his eyebrows and responded: "Uncle asked the child before, why is it easier to even talk and laugh these days. Don't you just feel like there's another helper in the future? Although he was just a Jiupin school scholar a few years ago, he probably couldn't help anything. However, in the future, it should be possible to hope that he will be promoted to other substantive positions. ”

Hearing this, Queen Du and Princess Yue couldn't help laughing. Princess Changning, the county lord of Xuancheng and the county lord of Xin'an also looked at each other, covered their lips and smiled. Even Princess Yong'an, who didn't understand anything, giggled along with everyone, and finally fell into her brother's arms.

After all, the young minister could not stay in the harem for a long time, so Queen Du rewarded the prince with ten sets of fine pen, ink, paper, inkstone and fifty gold, and asked Li Hui to send him out of the palace. Seeing that her cousin was leaving, Princess Yongan pursed her lips and was unwilling to let go no matter how much she persuaded her. So, Li Hui had to lead her out, and Princess Changning sent her brother out of Anren Hall as usual.

"The children of the Langya Wang clan really live up to their reputation." Princess Yue shook her head lightly and glanced at her two daughters, which was quite a pity. The county lord of Xuancheng gave the county lord of Xin'an a look, but the county lord of Xin'an had slightly red cheeks, lowered his head, and pretended not to know anything.

Queen Du's expression moved slightly: why didn't she feel the same that this young man was indeed a rare son-in-law? It's a pity that Princess Changning has already set up a marriage, and Princess Yongan is too young. Otherwise, how could she bear to let go of such a new son-in-law? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: I still remember that it was this prince who Li Qianniang fell in love with - not to mention this woman's temperament, her vision is really good.

Seeing that Princess Yue was a little moved, Queen Du smiled and asked the Shang Palace beside her to take the two nieces to the palace next to her to rest, and said in a low voice: "Isn't the second sister-in-law looking at Huanniang (the county lord of Xin'an)?" This prince dedicated, I look at everything very well. It is also his blessing to be able to marry our family's Huanniang as his wife. ”

Hearing this, Princess Yue smiled bitterly and said, "I also told Erlang about this, but he resolutely refused to allow it." When asked him why, he only said that if this young man was still in the cold, we let our daughter marry, it would be a good story. Now the old father-in-law of Chang'an City is grabbing a new son-in-law, and he feels that he is inferior to what you are fighting with them. ”

"Who is not 'catching a son-in-law under the list' now? For a good marriage, how can there be any such thing as 'superior' or 'inferior'? Queen Du sneered, "Isn't our royal daughter more noble than the little ladies of other families?" What are you doing when you choose a son-in-law? The most important thing is the happiness of his own daughter, or this inexplicable face? ”

"I'll go back and persuade him again." Princess Yue said, "Huanniang's marriage is about to become my heart disease. Now that he has seen this prince, where can he find a more outstanding young man in Chang'an City? ”

"This matter should have been settled early, otherwise, I can't say when, this good son-in-law will be snatched away by others." Queen Du continued. However, in fact, both of them knew very well in their hearts that what King Yue was concerned about was not face, but - unspeakable proportions and rules.

Anyone can marry the young man hand-picked by the saint, but not the king's mansion. If Pu Wangfu has a daughter, naturally he can't. This young man will not be a confidant of the saint in the future, and a clan that keeps to himself will never be able to win over the henchmen of the saint. Of course, the big families are not among them.

Outside the Anren Palace, when Li Hui and Princess Changning were about to say goodbye, the palace people happened to bring Yan Zhan to meet and greet him.

When the two sides met, Yan Zhan took the initiative to walk a few steps quickly and walked over with a smile. Li Hui officially introduced the prince to this future colt - although he did not trust Yan Dalang at the moment, he would be Princess Changning's colt anyway, at least in the future, it should be an alliance of their family, and there must be many opportunities for each other to deal with each other. As for how long this alliance that came from marriage can last, it depends on how the Chengguo government chooses.

The prince squinted his eyes and smiled elegantly: "It turned out to be Yan Langjun of the Chengguo Mansion, long admiration, long admiration." ”

"Today, I actually got acquainted with the youngest head of the dynasty, and after I go back, I can't say that my brothers and sisters will envy me." Yan Zhan also smiled Yan Yan, with a little closeness when greeting. In this situation, it is as if they have known each other for a long time, but they have never had the opportunity to make friends. However, neither Li Hui nor Princess Changning knew that just two months ago, they had confronted each other from afar, and then they went straight by.

The two of them quietly made a fool of themselves, and soon after, Li Hui keenly noticed that something seemed to be wrong, so he smiled and said, "Yan Dalang, we are about to leave the palace, and you also have to go to greet your uncle." Since we are not free for the time being, we will leave it for today, and we will meet again for a drink and chat another day. ”

"Then invite the king and Wang Langjun to a banquet another day." Yan Zhan smiled brightly.

"If Yan Langjun is interested, he can come to our literary meeting at any time, and Wang will definitely welcome him." The prince bowed his hand and said goodbye to Princess Changning and Yan Zhan. Li Hui also successfully persuaded Princess Yong'an and returned her to Princess Changning: "Yue Niang, Wan Niang, I will enter the palace again another day to accompany you to play naughty." ”

The two turned around and left, the backs of walking side by side in the cold wind seemed very ordinary, and they seemed to be exceptionally harmonious and tacit. Princess Changning bent her lips and smiled, and was about to take Princess Yong'an back to the Anren Palace, when she heard Yan Zhan beside her suddenly say: "I have heard that the king and Wang Xiangtou have known each other for many years, presumably your lord has known him for a long time?" ”

"I've seen it a few times in my early years, but I'm not familiar with it." Princess Changning glanced at him, "I recommended him to the examiner Wailang before, but it was just because of my brother's affection." Unexpectedly, he actually hit the head in one fell swoop, which is a little impressive. Of course, the truth is that she believes in her brother's vision, so she also thinks that this son must be unusual in the future. However, there is no need to explain all the inside information.

"At only seventeen years old, the head of the first is indeed enough to make everyone look sideways." Yan Zhan lowered his eyes, "Compared with his current scenery, we noble children are simply not worth mentioning, but I am a little envious." Recently, he has been talked about almost everywhere in Chang'an City--but I really can't imagine that not only your lord, but also Her Royal Highness the Empress and Her Royal Highness the Princess Yue have such praise for him. Later, his voice was a little low, as if sighing. However, if anyone can see his eyes at this time, they will see the dark tide in it.

"Ah Niang and his mother just heard that he was young and rare, so they just wanted to see him. When it comes to appreciation, it's nothing. Princess Changning said, her eyebrows raised slightly, "However, what you said...... Could it be that some people really believed the rumors at the beginning? Thinking about it carefully, she suddenly felt that there seemed to be a subtle meaning in the expressions of him and the prince just now.

"Naturally, I can't believe all that nonsense." Yan Zhan hooked the corners of his mouth, his expression was gentle, "I have always only believed in your lord. ”

Princess Wan'er of Changning had doubts in her heart, thinking that she would find the prince to ask her a clear question another day. If Yan Zhan was really so stupid, why would she waste her good time in vain and barely survive with such a person? What's more, if he believes the rumors, it is very likely that he will not help her, but will secretly stumble on them.

In the past few years, since Empress Du's health has improved slightly, Yan Zhan has gradually had the opportunity to see her. However, there is no difference in each greeting - what seems to be a close greeting and greeting, but always seems to be missing something. Compared with Li Hui's natural relationship when he came over, it was far from the same.

Today, Princess Yue and the two county lords were also there, and Yan Zhan did not stay for long, so he left and left. At the same moment, Li Hui and Wang Zixian, who were about to come to the palace gate, were called by the young eunuch in the palace: "Spread the sage's oral message, and the prince Xuan will enter the Liangyi Hall to meet him." ”

It turned out that the sage heard that Empress Du and Princess Yue wanted to see the young man of the new department, so he specially sent them to wait near the palace gate. He also wanted to summon this young man who had already been very interested in him, but the provincial examination had not yet been announced, so it would be too deliberate to summon him alone. Today's opportunity is just right.