146 The wedding of the second prince
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The servant's voice interrupted Zheng's thoughts, she looked at Xia Chu, but saw her bow lightly towards the visitor: "Got it, I'll go and say hello to my grandmother first, and I'll go over." β
The servant woman glanced at Zheng and saw that she did not object, so she said, "Yes, Third Miss." β
And he withdrew.
Zheng hurriedly told Xia Chu: "This is the first time you have been a concubine, but you have to be careful, don't make mistakes." β
Xia Chu nodded and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, I will be careful, you have to go to watch the ceremony later, it is better to rest for a while." He put down Xia Yu who was holding in his arms again, and said, "Xiao Yu'er is with her mother, and you will be able to see the third sister in a while, you have to be obedient, you know?" β
Xia Yu nodded obediently: "Got it, third sister." β
Zheng's chest tightened again...... What Xia Chu said now is more effective than her mother.
She persuaded and coaxed for a while to no avail, but Xia Chu sent away with just a few words...... Lack of eyes?
Xia Chu didn't know about Zheng's depression, and after saluting, he went to Cihe Hall to greet Luo Ziqian, and then went to Luo Wangfu.
The lights on the Luo Wang's Mansion were lit up before entering the door, and the step-concubine ordered someone to lead Xia Chu to Zhao Yanran's house. There are a lot of guests here today, and she is also very busy, and at the beginning of Xia, as a maid, she also wants to help, so she didn't have a polite relationship with her.
Zhao Yanran's house is not the first time she has come to Xia Chu, she has no friends in Beijing, since the last time she returned to the flower banquet, she often invited the two sisters of the Xia family to come over, and occasionally visited the Xia Mansion, and the two families were closer than before. Until Xia Bangqiu got married, Zhao Yanran also participated in the wedding, and Princess Luo's step-concubine also added makeup to her.
With this affection, although Xia Bangqiu is married to Song Chengzhao, a scholar who only shows his talents, he has not been forgotten by the circle in Beijing, but whoever gives Zhao Yanran a post, he must give her another copy.
Guarding the door are two grandmothers, their faces are very raw, looking at the temperament of the dress, they don't look like the subordinates of the palace, and they only need to look at it at the beginning of the summer to know that this must be the grandmother sent to the prospective princess in the palace.
The two glanced at Xia Chu lightly, and the maid beside her who led the way hurriedly explained: "This is the third lady of the Jingzhao Yin Xia family, and she is today's concubine, and the county lord has been waiting for a while." β
The two palace maids may not know anything about the outside world, after listening to the maid's explanation, their eyes looked at Xia Chu and looked at her, obviously knowing who she was, Fang bowed and said, "I've seen Miss Xia San." β
Xia Chu gave way to the side, and did not receive their full courtesy, the palace maid is also of grade, except for the little palace people who do chores, for her, a folk girl who does not have any gifts, she is actually one level higher than her. It's just that after the palace maid leaves the palace, this privilege disappears. And like the two old mothers in front of her, who are obviously old, I am afraid that they are the step-concubines of King Luo, and they must be treated politely, so she naturally will not take advantage of these two people.
Seeing her make a gentle and polite gesture of humility, the eyes of the two grandmothers revealed a hint of satisfaction.
There was no one in Zhao Yanran's house, but the two maids were waiting, and there was no one else.
Xia Chu looked at her with some surprise, sat down opposite her, and a maid served a tea cup, Xia Chu took a sip and asked, "What's the matter?" It stands to reason that you should be very busy here. β
"Not the two out there?" Zhao Yanran pursed her lips and said lightly: "There are a lot of people here, and they have blocked them back, so I don't have to bother." β
Zhao Yanran didn't like to socialize, Xia Chu already knew it, and seeing that there was no anger on her face, she knew that she was telling the truth.
"It's taking advantage of your wishes, and the bad guys have asked the two grandmothers to do it." Xia Chu smiled and teased.
"Hey, I also said that you will not be restrained when you see them, and you don't see them at all!" Zhao Yanran saw that she was still interested in making fun of herself, and knew that she was not affected by those two grandma with a straight face at all, which was really amazing!
It's herself, when the above just gave people down a few days ago, she also felt very restrained, and she couldn't feel comfortable in the face of these two grandmothers, and it took a few days to get better.
Most of the girls who came to talk to her outside today were scared away by the wooden faces of these two, and the remaining half was deliberately stopped by someone who she didn't want to see.
She also wanted to see how Xia Chu reacted today, and she didn't specifically tell the two grandmothers. And she didn't say a word before she could let the two go...... It can be seen that in addition to the maid's introduction, the behavior should be very recognized by them.
Zhao Yanran couldn't help but think of what the master had said to her on the day she left Beijing.
On the half-moon pavilion outside the north city, the master stood with his back to them looking north, but his emaciated figure became more and more ethereal.
"You're here." Miaoyin Zhenren didn't look back, but noticed their approach, the mother and daughter were not surprised, and the subordinates next to them also did not follow them, but stayed around from afar.
"Master." Zhao Yanran happily stepped forward and grabbed her arm, and got her comforting pat.
"The eldest princess." King Luo's step-concubine was very polite and respectful.
"Call me the sound yes." Miaoyin Zhenren has a faint forehead, but he is not very obsessed with the title. The title is just a reference, Miaoyin or the eldest princess, all of them are addressed to her, but she doesn't want to enjoy the worldly honor anymore, so she is a little repulsed by the latter.
Princess Luo smiled and did not change her words. In her eyes, she is just the wonderful sound of Phoenix Mountain, but in the eyes of Princess Luo, she has never been able to get rid of the identity of the eldest princess.
Some people are born noble.
"I asked you to come today, and I also have something to tell Yanran." Miaoyin Zhenren looked at Princess Luo with a smile.
When Princess Luo heard the qin, she knew the meaning of elegance and said with a smile: "I'll go to the front to see the scenery." Then he stepped out of the Half Moon Pavilion.
Only Zhao Yanran and Miaoyin Zhenren were left.
Although the two are trying to make a name for themselves, they are almost the same as mother and daughter when they get along in private. When Concubine Luo was not in front of her, Zhao Yanran was even more open, and asked curiously: "Master, what do you have to tell me?" β
"I have calculated your fate, it was originally a phoenix's fate, but there is a deviation. You child attaches too much importance to affection, and it is inevitable that you will be trapped by love, and it is precisely because of this that I asked your father to take you to the northwest a few years ago......" Miaoyin spoke without the slightest turn, which directly made people feel frightened, and Zhao Yanran looked inexplicable when she heard it.
Now that she hasn't even settled her family affairs, why is she trapped in love?
Zhao Yanran was puzzled, and Miaoyin never explained, her eyes swept over her flying eyebrows, and she breathed a faint sigh of relief: "Originally, I asked you to worship me as a teacher, just in case, I can let you go back to Phoenix Mountain with me, but now it seems that you have the help of nobles, and you can turn evil into good fortune and return to the nest." β
Feng Ming, Feng Ming returns to the nest, Zhao Yanran doesn't understand such words, it's just that she doesn't understand what it can do with herself.
She is not young, and she grew up in northern Xinjiang, and most of the men in Beijing respect her, even those who are willing to go up, but it is just because of the power in the Luo Wangfu, how can the Luo King be able to look at it.
Zhao Yanran is the only pearl in the palm of Luowangfu!
Just because she got this identity, who in the capital dares to underestimate her and treat her slowly? The difficult marriage is just a gimmick, but it's just because King Luo and King Luo's step-concubine don't look down on those so-called young talents!
It's just that it would be too exaggerated to say that she is a phoenix!
Could it be that she can still be a queen?
What else do you say about noble people helping each other...... It's really confusing to her!
"Master, what do you mean by noble? Who is it? Do I know anyone? Although she tried her best to endure it, she couldn't resist the curiosity in her heart after all, and couldn't help asking.
"You don't have to know that, just remember my words." Miaoyin Zhenren paused, and said: "Although the Xia family is not as powerful as your family, the girls in that family are a little special...... You might as well make friends with them, and you may have unexpected gains. β
Although she didn't know why the master suddenly talked about the Xia family again, Zhao Yanran still nodded.
Miaoyin Zhenren has seen Xia Chu, but she has not seen Xia Bangqiu, she did not just point out Xia Chulai, but said that it was 'the girl of the Xia family', using plural words like them, which shows that the nobles in her words may not refer to Xia Chu.
Zhao Yanran couldn't help but think of Xia Bangqiu, who had a very common language with her.
Is that her?
"I will not return to Beijing again, if you have something in the future, you can send someone to send a message to Phoenix Mountain, if you can help, I will help you." Miaoyin Zhenren glanced at her: "But if you don't have to, don't do that." β
"Master?" Zhao Yanran was stunned for a moment, looking at her blankly, her eyes full of confusion.
Miaoyin Zhenren didn't say much for some reason, but advised: "Don't be emotional." β
Zhao Yanran didn't know why, when she saw Xia Chu at this time, she would remember what her master told her.
Although the noble person in the master's words was clearly not the beginning of Xia, every time she saw the beginning of Xia, she couldn't help but think of the master. There is a very similar indifference in the two of them. The master's indifference is detached from the world, and the beginning of summer ...... There is a worldly smell of incense on the body, not so alpine and upward, but not annoying.
She didn't expect that her master's words would come true so quickly.
From the moment she arrived at Luowang's Mansion for marriage, Zhao Yanran was a little stunned. She never thought that she would marry into the royal family, and even the marriage planned by her father for her was just to choose one of the generals under him, and the other party would not dare to treat her badly.
Although it is a low marriage, it is not a good thing.
As long as you are doing well, what do others say?
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"Has the county lord ever seen the second prince?" Xia Chu looked at Zhao Yanran, who was putting on big makeup, and suddenly asked.
When she left, Xia Bangqiu pulled her and whispered something very strange.
"The third sister remembers to remind the county lord that the royal daughter-in-law is not easy to do, and it is best to keep her heart."
If it was usual, she would definitely not think about it, but Xia Bangqiu always had amazing words, most of which were related to Wu Qingyun, but she had to think deeply.
There is naturally nothing wrong with this sentence on the surface, and Xia Chu, who has been a queen, can be said to agree very much. The royal daughter-in-law is not so easy to do, if she does it well, she should do it, and if she doesn't do it well, she will become a laughing stock.
No one expected Zhao Yanran to marry the second prince, after all, it had only been a year since the second princess passed away. Today's will has caught many people off guard, and this decree is an unexpected surprise.
But looking at Xia Bangqiu's appearance, she seems to have known this result for a long time, but it may be different from what she knows.
No matter what she knows, she can remind her that the two have some friendship, which shows that she has a very good impression of Zhao Yanran.
And the four words 'keep your heart' are full of deep meaning.
Zhao Yanran, as a princess girl, must have been in and out of the palace in the past. But she should have been young at that time, but the second prince was already an adult, and even if the two met, they couldn't stir up any sparks, but I don't know why she said this.
"Yes." Zhao Yanran suddenly remembered that she didn't even remember what the second prince looked like...... Who remembers what happened when they were young? I have the impression that he is a big brother with a very good temper, and he has played with her, but since she went to northern Xinjiang, she has not returned to Beijing for many years, and she has long forgotten it. When she returned to Beijing this time, the Queen Mother also recruited her to accompany her in the palace, but she did not meet with the princes, not to mention that the second prince had already opened the palace and would not enter the palace when she was free. "It's all when I was a child, I can't remember clearly, why did you suddenly ask about this."
"Just a casual question." Xia Chu shook his head, but he still didn't convey Xia Bangqiu's overly straightforward words to him directly, but said: "It's better to meet than never met, it's always a familiar person, and you can get along better if you want to." β
Zhao Yanran didn't think much about it, but looked at Xia Chu with a smile: "Then what about you and Brother Gu Teng?" β
She was teasing, but at the beginning of Xia, she was not a little shy, and nodded generously: "I met twice when I was a child, and I saw it later, but I never spoke." β
Zhao Yanran glanced at her strangely, Gu Teng didn't say that it was perfect, but he was also a good son-in-law for all the ladies in Beijing. If it weren't for the suspicion, I'm afraid it wouldn't be the beginning of summer. Is she taking advantage of it or selling well, or does she really not care?
She couldn't tell the difference!
"And what do you think of him?"
"Brother Shizi? He is a very polite person, whether he is born or not, and I don't know the rest. Xia Chu smiled and said, "Why don't you tell me about the county lord, what kind of person is he?" β
Zhao Yanran choked, and asked other girls to inquire about her fiancΓ©'s character, and it was difficult for her to really open her mouth!
However, she has always been a generous person, and when she heard this, she said: "Brother Gu Teng has an excellent temper, I have never seen him angry. But don't deliberately make him angry, I've heard people say that the less angry a person is, the more terrible it is to start a fire! β
"I see," Xia Chu nodded intently, "I see." (To be continued.) )