An Jin ordered Biluo to take Yinzhu to register the gifts received in the past two days, tidy up her clothes and appearance, and then took Cai Qing and Yinzhen to the guest house where Ruan Anzheng lived.

Ruan Anzheng was practicing calligraphy, and when he saw An Jin coming over, he put down his pen and said with a smile: "Why did you come here so early in the morning, is there anything you are not used to living here?" ”

An Jin saw that her expression was fine, but there was a faint look of ridicule between her eyebrows, her heart relaxed slightly, and she stepped forward with a smile and hugged Ruan Anji's arm, and said, "Well, I changed places, I am strange, and I am relieved to see my sister." ”

Ruan Anzheng's heart was soft for a while, because the seventh sister was the youngest, and she almost fell to death two years ago, and the family couldn't help but feel a little pain, but the seventh sister was never pampered and arrogant, the youngest, but she has always been proper and meticulous, and secretly took care of the family. But I don't know if it's my own delusion, this sister often makes people have a faint sense of alienation, and rarely is so coquettish and kind as now. Thinking about what has happened recently, maybe the sisters are slowly changing.

The palace maids served tea and retreated at An Jin's signal.

An Jin looked at Ruan Anji's face and asked, "Third sister, didn't the third princess say anything to make you embarrassed yesterday, right?" "Because of the last Mid-Autumn Festival moon viewing, Anjin will not hide it.

Ruan Anzheng pinched An Jin's delicate fingers, and the corners of her mouth pulled a faint sneer: "What can I say, anyway, I don't want to, she thinks it's a great thing that I can be the side concubine of the third prince, not to mention that she has no children." After speaking, he withdrew his arm from An Jin's hand and continued, "Since this is a great thing, if someone wants to enjoy it, let others enjoy it." ”

An Jin clapped her hands and smiled, "That's it." Since they don't want to offend the concubine, the third sister, you don't have to worry, just be careful and stay secret. ”

Ruan Anzheng smiled: "I really don't know how your delicate heart and liver grow." She herself went to the palace and went through those things, and was ordered by others, and slowly figured out the twists and turns of these people.

Because of the problem of Queen Xiang's background, the third prince could not be established as the crown prince for a long time, so Empress Xiang wanted to win over the emperor's foreign family Zhao family and the Zhao concubine who raised the emperor, so she married the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, but unfortunately this move failed to impress the Zhao concubine, and Zhao Minyi has no children. But since it is for the sake of wooing, it can't be strong, and if it is raised by Concubine Zhao, even Queen Xiang will not dare to marry casually.

Zhao Minyi's idea is even simpler, she has no children, and now it seems that there is no hope, it is necessary to find someone to give birth to, the bloodline cannot be low, and she wants to be close to herself, the Zhao family is a noble resource, and it is not a matter of not marrying sisters together, it just so happens that the cousin of the Ruan family is in trouble, Queen Xiang has this intention, and Ruan Antan will marry her second brother and live under her mother, she is very easy to handle, so she also moved this thought. It's just that she never expected Ruan Anzheng to refuse.

Not long after An Jin played in Ruan Anzhen's courtyard, a palace maid summoned her, saying that the concubine was invited, but this time it was Concubine De Niangniang who came to visit with the second princess, the fifth princess, and the eldest county lord of the second prince's family.

Concubine De Niangniang was dressed in a long dress with crimson dark flowers, her face was slightly plump, she smiled charitably and amiably, and looked gentle and loving. When An Jin and Ruan Anzheng arrived in the palace, Concubine De, the second princess and others had already sat down under Concubine Zhao.

An Jin followed Ruan Anzheng to ask Concubine De for peace, and as soon as she knelt down, Concubine De had already got up and pulled her hand up one by one, and flattered Concubine Zhao with a smile and said, "If it is your niece and granddaughter, it is really good to be born one by one." When I first saw Sister Zheng'er, I thought it was stunning, but I never thought that when I saw another one, it would be like a fairy. These eyes seem to be enough for you, the concubine. ”

Concubine Zhao only smiled faintly and did not make a sound, and An Jin only hung her head and acted shyly. The second princess was afraid that Concubine De would be embarrassed, so she interjected on the side: "No, I heard that several young ladies of the Ruan family are more beautiful than the other, and I didn't believe it at first, but today I only saw two, but I don't doubt it anymore." ”

Concubine De nodded, and brought Sister An Jin to sit down beside her, and the fifth princess, who was originally sitting beside her, did not stare at anyone today, but smiled at An Jin without knowing what had happened before.

After Concubine De sat down, she said: "Concubine Niangniang, I heard a few days ago that the third and seventh ladies of the Ruan family would enter the palace yesterday, and they should have come over to say hello to the concubine yesterday." It's just that I can't go beyond the queen, so I came a day late. It's just that I'm a five-year-old, and I always like to be lively, and as soon as I heard that a little sister came over yesterday, I wanted to meet this little sister. Miss Seven, you weren't scared by her fluctuating nature, were you? ”

An Jin shook her head and looked at Concubine De waiting for her next step.

Sure enough, Concubine De turned to a guilty face and said, "You are a good boy, but my five sons are not worried." I heard that she borrowed Sister Zheng'er's jade pendant because she liked Sister Zheng'er's network before, but she lost it. The concubine Niangniang knows, my five sons, Su Ri are reckless and careless, I don't know how many things I have broken Xinyang if I lose them. This time, when I saw Sister Zheng'er, I felt kind, so I regarded her as Xinyang, and I actually damaged Sister Zheng'er's beloved things. "Xinyang is the princess of Xinyang, the eldest daughter of Concubine De, Her Royal Highness the Second Princess, and the youngest son of the Marquis of Shangjianan.

After Concubine De finished speaking, she gestured to the palace attendants who were standing in front of the hall holding a tray gift box, and saw five palace attendants come forward and kneel down with a tray or gift box in their hands.

A palace maid stepped forward to open the red thick covered on the first tray, but on it was a piece of uncarved square jasper half a foot long, the jade quality was transparent, and it was rare that the pattern on the whole piece of jade was like a pair of emerald landscape paintings, even if it was not carved, it was worth it.

Concubine De said with a smile: "Wu'er was reckless and damaged Sister Zhe'er's beloved things, and she learned that the jade pendant was a branch pendant of several sisters, so the concubine thought that it would be better to send a whole stone and carve another piece for Sister Zhe'er and sisters." After speaking, his expression darkened, and he said, "Actually, I know that this can't make up for the original piece, but it's just my heart, and I ask Sister Zheng to accept my heart and forgive me Wu'er." ”

Ruan Anzheng hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said: "It turned out that my sister was reckless, and the jade pendant was worth nothing, where did she deserve such a big gift from her mother." ”

Concubine De pulled her and shook her head and smiled bitterly: "You are a tolerant person, just like my sunset." It's just that you can't indulge Wu'er too much, this kid is spoiled by Xinyang. This jade is just my heart's desire, and it is also my plea that I hope you can treat my five sons like Miss Seven. You don't know how sad Wu'er has been since Xinyang married out of the palace. ”

An Jin saw that the more she talked, the more she could pull it, her head was dripping with sweat, what is this, there are so many princesses in the palace, and they still come here to ask for sisterhood with their sisters?

Ruan Anzheng didn't get up, still kneeling and said: "Niangniang's words killed the courtiers, Her Royal Highness the princess has a noble status, the whole world, it is not the king's land, what does Her Royal Highness the princess want, the courtiers should be offered, and they dare not climb the princess, but the seventh sister of the courtiers is reckless and collided with the princess, this matter is all because of the courtiers, and please ask the mother to punish the courtiers." ”

As soon as Ruan Anzheng said this, Concubine De's face stiffened, and then she showed a panicked and sad expression, she looked up at Concubine Zhao, and Concubine Zhao had a smile on her face, and when she saw Concubine De's expression of asking for help, she smiled and said: "This gift is Concubine De's intention, so take it, forget about the jade pendant, don't mention it again in the future." Sister Zheng'er, you also get up, although the princess of the heavenly family has a noble status, she also needs to abide by the etiquette and law, and you must not chill the hearts of your subordinates. ”

Concubine De couldn't hear the beating of Concubine Zhao's words, so she only took Ruan Anzheng's hand and sat back on the chair with a sigh of relief. After sitting down, he ordered the other palace people to open the gift box, but they were all clothes and jewelry for An Jin's meeting gift.

The second princess looked a little uncomfortable since Ruan Anzheng said that, and she rarely spoke to her since then, only occasionally echoing it. Jiang Liu, the big county lord beside her, changed his arrogance when he first met, and only sat beside his mother with a wooden face.

After Concubine De gave the gift, she spoke with Concubine Zhao for a while, and then said goodbye with a very good look, and when she left, she kept asking Sister An Jin to go to her palace to talk.

sent away Concubine De, and on this day, Anjin received many gifts from the concubines one after another, and the concubine simply disappeared, and sent people directly to Anjian's courtyard. The concubine knew that An Jin was busy receiving gifts, so she sent someone to send a message to An Jin, asking her to clean up and tidy up, and she didn't have to go to the main hall for dinner.

An Geun looked at the dazzling array of gifts, she was almost upset, although she had made a fortune, why did she feel that something was wrong? He summoned Cai Qing for questioning.

Cai Qing did not hide it, in fact, she was chosen to serve An Geun in the first place, and she was admonished, she is likely to serve An Geun for the rest of her life, and she must be loyal to her.

Cai Qing heard An Jin ask her why Ruan Anzheng didn't receive so many gifts last time she entered the palace, and replied succinctly: "The third miss has never received such multiple gifts, one is that the third miss is older, and the queen mother is taboo, so she can't give too heavy gifts to overpower the three princesses, and the second is that everyone knows that the third miss came to the palace just to stay, and there is nothing special." ”

Seeing that An Jin's eyes were still staring at her, Cai Qing continued understandingly: "Miss, you are the only girl who has been in the palace for so many years and told Her Majesty that she wants to be raised in person, which is very different. The queen can't give the third lady a heavy gift, and it's the same for you, and the ladies of the other palaces see that the queen and concubine have sent it, so they naturally have to send some. ”

even told the emperor that he wanted to raise himself personally? Can't you go by yourself? I feel the smell of conspiracy.