Li Min's expression was stunned for a moment, and he really didn't expect Princess Qi to ask like this. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since ancient times, the succession to the throne, except for those who plotted rebellion and rebellion, basically followed the principle of "establishing a successor to be long rather than virtuous, and establishing a son to be noble rather than long". Now the two sons born by the queen, of which the eldest prince unfortunately died early, it has been 18 years, and the second prince is born with a defect, stupid and stupid, and he is really not the person who inherits the unification, so it is naturally impossible for the prince to stand up with his heir.

Among the rest of the princes, the mother of the fifth prince and the sixth prince is a concubine Niangniang, who seems to be on par with each other, but everyone knows that the queen is timid and peaceful, and has no desires and desires, so for a long time, the head of the harem in everyone's hearts has always been Sun Guifei Niangniang, who has been sitting on the throne of the concubine for more than ten years, rather than the mother of the five princes who has only recently been promoted to the position of concubine. Besides, the sixth prince is now a prince, and the fifth prince is only a county king, so it is already a matter of who is more valuable!

Now Princess Qi compares peony to His Royal Highness King Qi, and peony to His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, asking her who she is more inclined to, on the surface she is asking her, but in fact she is not asking her, but then asking her father, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is more inclined to stand in whose camp!

Although she is a woman, she also knows some things about the court, and she also knows the role her father plays in the lineup. My father only has one heartfelt relationship, and that is the emperor, this emperor is not only the emperor of today, but also the emperor of the future. Loyal to the current emperor, so even if he doesn't like the five princes very much, he can assist him wholeheartedly, just because the five princes were once deeply favored by the emperor, and they are the most likely to win the crown prince's position, and they are also the only favorite successor that the emperor has hinted at!

The emperor is the person who knows the art of checks and balances the most, for example, he once valued the five princes the most, so no matter how favored Concubine Jingxian in the harem is, she can only be in the position of concubine, and he doesn't like the six princes very much, so Sun Guifei can always be in the position of concubine for more than ten years.

Since Concubine Jingxian was promoted to Concubine Jing and Concubine Sun on an equal footing, coupled with the subsequent major changes in the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites, my father was sure that the emperor's mind had changed. In fact, when the emperor named the sixth prince as a prince, his father should have noticed it. The emperor's mind is difficult to guess, and the candidate who once preferred to inherit the unification was just a favorite, but his father stood in line too early, so that now in order to protect himself, he can only make this decision to marry with Princess Qi's mother's family.

Li Min sighed in a low voice, a touch of helplessness and sadness flashed in his eyes, and then he took a deep breath and met Xia Xue'er's gaze that had been staring at him.

"There are hundreds of flowers in spring, there are chrysanthemums and impatiens in summer, chrysanthemums and hostas in autumn, and cold plums and snow lotuses in winter. If you only talk about peony and peony, peony is graceful and luxurious, and peony is a small jasper, dare to ask who doesn't love peony? ”

Li Min's answer this time was perfect, not only negating the "dazzling" flowers of King Ning and King Yan, but also pointing directly at Mu Xuanqin's "small jasper", and finally "dare to ask who doesn't love peonies", which directly expressed his heart. Xia Xue'er nodded with satisfaction, and the stone hanging in her heart was half lowered.

While speaking, the two had already come to Yuxiuxuan.

Xia Xue'er took the lead in stepping in, Li Min followed, and a maid was about to go to pass the word, but Xia Xue'er waved her hand to stop her.

In fact, Yu Xiuxuan is not far from her Tingyuxuan, but she seems to be here for the first time, and she is also a little curious, standing at the door and looking around, the layout of the yard is very simple, the place is not too big, there is a small courtyard between the main house and the courtyard gate, planted two laurel trees, it should be old, and it looks lush and verdant. The corridor is in an arc along the inside of the wall, and the backyard is led by a door, and it is impossible to see what the back hall looks like in the corridor.

Xia Xue'er saw at a glance that although the door of the main house was open, it didn't look like someone was there, so she asked the maid who was waiting on the side, "Where is your young lady's room?" ”

"The West Wing is."

Xia Xue'er glanced at it, and the west side happened to be covered by a laurel tree, so she couldn't see what it looked like, so she commanded again: "Lead the way." So the maid bowed her head and hunched her back forward, and the two looked at each other, and followed.

Sure enough, Mrs. Xia and Mu Wenshu were here, when Xia Xue'er arrived, Mrs. Wang was measuring Xia Qiaoyun, and Aunt Shen accompanied Mrs. Xia and the Ninth Princess to sit on the side, and there was nothing to talk about, so she could only watch Mrs. Wang's quick movements, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing.

Hearing the footsteps, several people raised their heads and looked out, and seeing that it was Xia Xue'er coming, Shen hurriedly stood up and knelt down in a little panic.

"The concubine sees Niangniang, Niangniang Jin'an! If you miss the distance, please atone for your sins! ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang, who was measuring herself, immediately turned around and knelt down, and Xia Qiaoyun was stunned for a moment, a touch of disdain and reluctance flashed on her face, and then she slowly squatted down and saluted.

"Get up, this is a family, why bother being so rigid about etiquette!"

In the gap between Xia Xue'er's words, Mu Wenshu had already gotten up and came to her side, Cuizhu saw this and retreated, she held Xia Xue'er's arm, and walked in cautiously, Shen hurriedly moved a stool and put it next to Mu Wenshu's stool, and then withdrew his stool a little.

After sitting down, Xia Xue'er pointed to Li Min and briefly introduced Shen and Xia Qiaoyun: "This is the young lady of Shangshu Mansion, the single word Min, is Li Gongzi's own sister, and will also be your sister-in-law." ”

Hearing her words, the three of them greeted each other, Shen took the stool in the maid's hand, personally placed it behind Li Min, and said with a smile: "Miss Li, please sit down." ”

Seeing her like this, Li Min was a little embarrassed for a while, only smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly bowed and thanked him, and then sat down a little nervously. Shen is the mother of her future sister-in-law, no matter what her status in the Hou Mansion is, she is her elder, an elder at the same level as her mother, how can a mother be so humble in front of her children? To put it mildly, Shen's approach not only makes people not feel close, but feels tormented!

Xia Xue'er frowned slightly, she understood Shen's thoughts, she just wanted to pave a relatively easy path for her daughter's future life, but she really didn't think about it. Although Shangshu Mansion is not as big as the family, but the daughters of the family also grew up reading etiquette, righteousness and shame, even if they don't take respect and humility to heart, they will not forget filial piety!

Also embarrassed, there were also Mrs. Xia and Mu Wenshu, who couldn't help frowning. (To be continued.) )