Fu Zheng didn't worry about Mei Ru staying in Beijing alone, especially the prince, and he didn't know what dirty things he would do. He wanted to sweep away some troubles for Mei Ru before leaving, and earn some benefits, but it happened that on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the emperor and queen summoned him and Mei Ru to meet him respectively.

After getting the will, Mei Ru went to Kunning Palace, and Fu Zheng went to Emperor Yanchang.

When Mei Ru arrived at Kunning Palace, the crown princess was also there, talking to Queen Li. Seeing Mei Ru coming, the crown princess hurriedly took her hand and said with a smile: "I haven't entered the palace for so many days, but I miss you!" Come and have tea with me later. "The crown princess's surname is Song, and her maiden name is a jade character, and she is the crown princess re-selected by Queen Li for the prince since Meiru. Song Yu looks average, but her family background is good, and she is the daughter of the Song family who has guarded the southwest for generations. Her temperament is even more refreshing, and she invites Mei Ru as soon as she comes up, which is particularly enthusiastic.

Mei Ru didn't have a good impression of the people in the East Palace, she resisted in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, and said politely: "Sister-in-law, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to do it today......

Before she finished speaking, Queen Li smiled and helped Song Yu round the round and said: "It's not easy to eat a cup of tea from the jade girl on weekdays, she has all the good things she brought from the south, you have a good mouth today!" ”

"Queen Mother, the sons dare not be biased, I will use it to honor you later!" Song Yu spoke quickly, tilted his head and said to Mei Ru, "I'll order it first, the tea should be washed three times and then boiled three times, and when we finish speaking, we can drink it." After that, he smiled embarrassedly: "I'm not as particular about drinking tea as you literati, Princess Yan, don't laugh at me as a rough person." ”

The queen and the princess sang and harmonized, and Mei Ru didn't have time to go back, so she was forced to agree, and she had to go if she didn't go. Pursing her lips and smiling, Mei Ru said lightly: "Don't dare, the imperial sister-in-law is polite." ”

"I'm not polite to you. In the future, when you often enter the palace, you will know my temper. Song Yu said with a smile.

Empress Li also said: "King Yan is going to leave Beijing in the past two days, you are bored in the mansion alone, so you come to the palace more often on weekdays to walk around and talk to us." ”

Mei Ru no longer argued with her about these things, and nodded to deal with it now.

The reason why Queen Li summoned Mei Ru into the palace today is that tomorrow is Mei Ru's birthday, and the queen has rewarded some things, and secondly, it is naturally for her and Fu Zheng's affairs. Facing Mei Ru, Queen Li said worriedly: "You and King Yan have only been married for a few days, and this palace has heard some discord, and this palace is anxious and panicked......

Mei Ru didn't answer, just listened in her left ear and out of her right ear.

Empress Li would say these words, she had expected it a long time ago. Mei Ru was originally very annoying, but later Fu Zheng invited himself to Liaodong, so she was not so upset. If Fu Zheng had been in the mansion, and the two of them had not been in the same room for a long time, they were afraid that there would be more gossip in the palace and it would be more troublesome at that time. Now that he's gone, there's no one to chew on the root of his tongue.

In this matter, Mei Ru is very grateful to Fu Zheng. Although this person would have led troops to fight outside all year round, Mei Ru was also used to it.

Empress Li was still worried: "It will take a year and a half for King Yan to go to the least, he is already injured, and someone must take care of him outside, what do you think about Ru girl?" ”

Empress Li's words are worrying about Mei Ru and Fu Zheng, but in fact, she still hopes that the two of them will not get along. Fu Zheng has now been reused by Emperor Yanchang, why aren't the queen and the prince's party in a hurry? I can't wait for Fu Zheng's house to be restless every day. In her previous life, Empress Li was trying her best to trap all kinds of people in the palace, singers, dancing girls, and Fanbang prisoners...... This life is still like this, plucking Meiru to give Fu Zheng a concubine.

Fu Zheng explained to Mei Ru that everything that offended people was pushed on him...... Mei Ru was silent, got up and made a virtuous gesture, and replied respectfully: "Queen Mother, Erchen has also mentioned this matter to His Royal Highness before, let him take someone with him, he can take care of some, and his father and mother are also at ease." But His Highness said that he was marching and fighting outside, and he didn't have the heart to do so. ”

Hearing this, Empress Li sighed in silence for a long time, nodded and said, "King Yan is really doing his best for the imperial court. After a pause, she said, "The palace will not delay the two of you to drink tea, you can go down." Empress Li flicked her hands as she spoke, Mei Ru and Song Yu retreated together, and then went to the East Palace together.

I heard that the crown princess came back from the queen's mother, and the prince's group of concubines were waiting in the princess's palace, ready to say goodbye to the princess.

Mei Ru walked in, only to see the beauties in the bright room like clouds, fat and thin, thousands of charming, walking in it is even more fragrant and beautiful. She flicked it slightly, and saw Zhou Suqing's figure in it.

Mei Ru has heard a little about Zhou Suqing. However, in just a few months, this person has been promoted from a talented person to a good yuan. In addition to the factor of Mrs. He, she also has some skills. Zhou Suqing pays attention to the word "talent", so she dresses up gently and has some literati style, which is naturally fresh and refined in a group of warblers and swallows. In addition, she is empathetic, so the prince likes to go to her these days.

Suddenly seeing Mei Ru, Zhou Suqing was also stunned. The eyes of the two collided, and soon she lowered her head, removing all the complexity in her eyes, and only followed everyone to greet Mei Ru.

Mei Ru excused herself and sat down with the crown princess.

The crown princess said: "You all go down, let me drink tea with Princess Yan." ”

Everyone answered "yes" in unison and left with different faces.

Before leaving, Zhou Suqing still quietly raised her eyes and brushed Mei Ru, her eyes were full of bitter hatred. The person in front of her is coquettish and rude, but she can finally marry Fu Zheng, on the contrary, she is reduced to groveling, and looking at the eyes of these barbarians, how can Zhou Suqing not hate? She can't wait to break Meiru's body into ten thousand pieces!

Pressing the hideous in her heart, she lowered her eyes and was about to retreat, but the crown princess called out to her: "Zhou Liangyuan, you and Princess Yan are old acquaintances, stay and have a cup of tea together." Zhou Suqing was stunned for a moment, and said very embarrassedly: "The concubine has thanked the crown princess for her grace, and thanked Princess Yan for her grace." ”

Song Yu asked people to set tea in the small garden at the back, she and Mei Ru sat opposite each other, and Zhou Suqing stood next to her and served. Song Yu said: "There are not so many rules in front of this palace, Zhou Liangyuan, you can also sit." ”

These words were particularly embarrassing in front of Mei Ru, Zhou Suqing hated it in her heart, but she still thanked her respectfully and sat on her side. She is obviously lower than these two people.

Song Yu said to Mei Ru: "You taste this tea, I can't taste anything good or bad, but it is very fragrant." He smiled again: "Test what kind of tea you have." ”

Mei Ru picked up the cup and put it under the tip of her nose to sniff it, nodded approvingly: "This tea is really fragrant." It smells like Tieguanyin, but the tea soup is light," she said, taking a sip and tasting it: "There is a wild fragrance in the tea, and there is a faint smell of Chinese medicine." Imperial sister-in-law, forgive me for being lonely and unheard, I really don't know. Mei Ru shook her head regretfully.

Song Yu asked Zhou Suqing: "What about Zhou Liangyuan?" ”

Zhou Suqing was able to take a sip. After a brief taste, she said: "The concubine eats partridge tea that looks like the south." ”

Song Yu clapped his hands and said: "It is worthy of Zhou Liangyuan, I also know, no wonder the prince likes you." ”

As soon as she heard this, Zhou Suqing secretly said that it was not good. She is used to competing with Mei Ru, Mei Ru doesn't know, she just wants to know, she never expected to provoke the crown princess. She hurriedly got up and said, "The concubine is also a blind guess." ”

Mei Ru watched the play with cold eyes, secretly thinking that Zhou Suqing's life in the palace was not easy, how could she be such an arrogant person, how could she stand that there was a princess above? Raising an eyebrow, she took another sip of tea.

Song Yu smiled and said, "Just one word, Zhou Liangyuan don't be careful." She asked Zhou Suqing to sit down again and said to Mei Ru: "When I didn't enter Beijing, I heard that the two of you are on a par in learning." ”

These words poked Zhou Suqing's heart again, and she just went down with a bad breath and now brought it up again, but she could only hold it in her chest, and replied calmly at this time: "The crown princess praised it falsely, and the concubine didn't dare to compare with Princess Yan." He said to Mei Ru again: "Princess Yan and King Yan are a match made in heaven, and they are the best pair." The concubines have not yet congratulated the princess and the king of Yan. The concubine wished the princess and King Yan a good marriage between Qin and Jin. ”

"If you want this palace to say, it's better to give birth to a noble son early!" Song Yu answered.

Zhou Suqing lowered her eyes and smiled uncomfortably.

Above, Song Yu said to Mei Ru: "You will be tomorrow, I don't have anything to prepare, if you like this tea, take some from me." ”

Mei Ru smiled: "Then I might as well be respectful, thank you to the imperial sister-in-law." ”

Zhou Suqing said: "Princess Yan is born tomorrow, and the concubine should also have some small gifts." ”

"Oh?" Song Yu said curiously, "What good things did Zhou Liangyuan hide?" ”

"The concubine doesn't dare." Zhou Suqing still lowered her eyebrows and said, "The concubine knows that Princess Yan likes rouge, gouache, gold and silver jewelry. The concubine happened to make a few boxes of rouge paste a few days ago, and if Princess Yan didn't dislike it, the concubine would take the rouge as a gift. ”

Mei Ru said: "Naturally, I don't dislike it. ”

Zhou Suqing ordered the maidservant to fetch it, Mei Ru asked Jingqin to accept it with an ordinary face, and someone from the palace happened to come in to report: "Master, princess, His Royal Highness King Yan is outside, saying that he took Princess Yan back to the house." ”

Hearing Fu Zheng come to pick her up, Mei Ru was a little surprised.

Song Yu hid her face and smiled: "I see that the queen mother probably heard it wrong, you are in love with His Royal Highness King Yan, where is there a trace of life?" But I didn't see him for an hour, so I came to pick people up. ”

Mei Ru smiled and didn't answer.

Zhou Suqing's heart jumped quietly when she heard the word "Yan Wang", but when she heard the person's intention, she twisted her handkerchief again, eager to tear it apart. She still hates it!

She always wanted to marry Fu Zheng, but her grandfather stopped her, and then Fu Zheng didn't have her in her heart, but there was one more person who was so arrogant that she couldn't get on the stage! How do the two of them match?

Zhou Suqing followed the crown princess to the front of the garden, and in the distance, she saw a long figure.

The man no longer wears dark clothes, the weather is good today, he is wearing a crow-blue lake silk collared robe, jade belt girdles, more and more lined with wide shoulders and narrow waist, rich and handsome, really admirable.

Zhou Suqing lowered her head, and in front of her was the skirt of the crown princess and Mei Ru. She looked at Mei Ru's back, and her eyes were extremely cold.

It's because of this person how much she suffered!

It was this person who snatched her brother Shen Zhai and made her fall to this point, and she wanted to destroy her day and night!

When the prince returned to the palace that night, he did not go to the crown princess, but went directly to the side hall where Zhou Suqing lived. He has found new fun in the past few days, and naturally he can't wait. Hearing that the prince was coming, Zhou Suqing frowned, and still went over to greet him with an indifferent face.

In this day and night, the prince tossed her again. He pressed her, tied his hands with silk, tied her there, and couldn't move, and let him do whatever he wanted. The people at the bottom were so tired that they had to accompany the master, for fear that the service would not be satisfied, so they would be beaten badly. Since the prince lost the battle of the Liaohe River, the slightest unhappiness in this kind of thing is punching and kicking, and no one dares to provoke this at all. He seemed to be in a bad mood tonight, and the strength under him became more and more arrogant, and it was very uncomfortable to bump into people, Zhou Suqing was extremely uncomfortable, so he could only whisper softly: "What's wrong with Your Highness today?" ”

The prince snorted coldly, kept moving, and just asked her: "Did you want to marry Lao Qi in the first place?" ”

Zhou Suqing hurriedly said: "The concubine doesn't dare." She knew that the prince and Fu Zheng were not dealing with each other, so she didn't dare to anger this one at all.

The prince didn't care about this, he just said indignantly: "Now that he has a long face, you all slap him, what's the fun of marrying him?" It's better to be happy with Hongu! He ripped her face and took a sip of wine to feed her, and his mouth was full of lewdness. Word. Wave. Yu was amused, and said absurdly: "Isn't it happy?" Isn't it happier than being with him? What's so good about him? Heart, I think you can think about it tightly, when he is gone, you and I will be happy. ”

Zhou Suqing paused for a moment, and secretly said: "This doesn't mean ......"

After serving, Zhou Suqing was helped down to scrub, and when he came back, the prince was still eating and drinking there, Zhou Suqing went over to serve, as if chatting: "Your Highness, Princess Yan has come to the palace today." The prince glanced at her meaningfully, Zhou Suqing lowered his eyes and poured him a glass of wine, and continued: "I heard that His Royal Highness King Yan is leaving Beijing, and when the concubine did not enter the palace, she knew that Princess Yan and His Royal Highness Eleventh were childhood sweethearts, and the relationship was not ordinary. This time, King Yan left Beijing, only afraid that Princess Yan would be handed over to His Royal Highness Eleventh to take care of. ”

As if something sounded, the prince hissed, was silent for a long time, hooked Zhou Suqing's chin and sneered: "You are a lovely person in the end, you know what this palace is worried about." ”

After a pause, he said, "It's really a good way to kill two birds with one stone." ”