Xu Ying smiled but did not speak.

Prince Duan and the princess looked like each other, and she had already known in her heart, but the emperor's words made her more sure that the princess belonged to something else. And I'm afraid that even the Queen Mother may not know about this, otherwise, she should not insist on letting her marry Prince Duan.

But listening to the emperor's meaning, the two brothers should still know it in their hearts. But in this case, Prince Duan still married the princess, does it also show that he is still willing to be with him in his heart?

Thinking of this, she said again: "Then I don't know what the prince's mood is towards Mrs. Wan?" ”

She just tried it, and if the emperor didn't answer, forget it. If she answered, it would save her a lot of effort.

"Wan's father was originally a close minister of the first emperor's side, and Wan's brothers and sisters were also familiar with the prince's disciples when they were young.

"It's like Sister Ying and King Jing, but later because she was involved in the court case, her house was raided, and Wan's family was also in danger of being used as an official prostitute.

The emperor said as he sipped his tea. Although it was a homely tone, his expression was not necessarily so relaxed.

"In fact, I have already told Che'er about Wan's origin, but he has a strong temper and always can't listen to it, I only think that your father-in-law snubbed your mother-in-law, which caused her to die early. Unbeknownst to him, he was wrong to blame. ”

Xu Ying thought about it for a while, and her brows moved slightly.

If the princess is married to Prince Duan, but she still can't forget someone else in her heart, then what is the difference between her and Wei's? This kind of marriage that is forcibly put together will either die or obey, and if you want to obey, you can only live a good life in peace. She always felt that the princess would be a truly decent lady. How can this be?

"But the people in the palace have always thought that the princess is a good housewife." She said it euphemistically. Including the Wan family and the Ning family, they never dared to say that the princess was bad, if she really ignored her husband and son, and blindly missed the past, not only could Prince Duan not bear this tone, this would inevitably become the reason for the Wan family to attack her, right?

Thinking about it like this, she felt a little better.

"And no one said she was bad." The Emperor stared into the distance. "The princess is a person who was personally trained by the Queen Mother. In terms of character and talent, there are few who can compare with her. Not to mention her reputation in the palace, it is in the palace. That's also the top quack. But the love of children is the most reluctant, especially when it comes to politics. ”

Hearing the word "政zhì", Xu Ying suddenly remembered the original intention of the Queen Mother to insist on entering into this marriage.

From this point of view, the princess is estranged from Prince Duan. I'm afraid there is still this relationship in it?

There was silence here, and Song Che had returned. I picked a handful of cherries and put them on the table, and poured the cup of tea that had already cooled down my neck.

There was nothing to say all the way back to the palace.

Xu Ying didn't want to inquire about anything anymore.

It is a fact that the princess and Prince Duan are not so harmonious, and this mistake may come from the Queen Mother's concern for the Cheng family, or from the princess and Prince Duan themselves. There is no need to pursue the past events in the past years, and the relationship between Song Che and Prince Duan has gradually eased with the birth of Ah Tao, and she will dig again. Not only is it overstepping, but it is also a faux pas to the elderly.

As for who the man who made the princess's heart flutter was. She didn't want to inquire either.

Who it is and what does it matter? Who has never had such a shadow fall on his heart in his life. It's just that some shadows end up being reality, and some shadows end up being shadows.

The date of the exercise was finalized on June 18.

And this day finally came in the sunshine of the day.

The exercise was divided into three days.

On the first day, ten generals from each of the five military camps came out to show their martial arts. The second day was in the ring. The third day is a battle formation.

The exercise venue is at the Colonel of the Chinese Military University on the outskirts of Beijing. As the "host", the Chinese military camp was at the bottom because of the last name of Sun Shan, this time the morale of the upper and lower levels was high and the murderous spirit was pressing, but the Chinese military camp was also hospitable, although they had the heart of victory in this battle, it did not mean that they were unwilling to treat them as brothers!

Prince Duan approved 5,000 taels of silver from the yamen bonus as an additional entertainment expense, and at the end of the 17th, dozens of pigs and sheep and wine were sent to the camp in a steady stream. At first, some people were afraid that this was a ploy of the envoys, but then because the roasted whole sheep and the wine and food cured by the cook were too tempting, they finally opened their bellies and ate them.

Song Che and Prince Duan both accompanied the quarrel until midnight before returning home.

Beginning in the early hours of the morning, the following staff began to perform their duties and arrange the venue.

No matter how sure Song Che was, he still couldn't help but be excited and nervous.

Before dawn, he tiptoed out of bed, dressed himself and went out.

Xu Ying was very sober the whole time, but since he was kind enough not to alarm her, he simply didn't open his eyes. waited until mid-dawn to get up and dress up, and took Ah Tao and Su Jin to the outskirts of Beijing.

The biggest reason why the biennial five-army exercise will affect the hearts of the people of the whole city is because the imperial court has made this competition public, and the first two days of the generals' martial arts exercise and the competition in the ring allow the people of Beijing to watch the whole game.

When Xu Ying arrived, the stands on all sides were almost empty, only Song Che and Prince Duan, Wu Guogong, and the governors of the five armies on the main platform in the north were present, and the emperor was also sitting here at that time, obviously they were preparing for pre-game affairs.

To the east of where Xu Ying sat was where the ladies of the clan and the ladies of the imperial family were sitting. This is a grand event of the imperial court, and all the provinces will inevitably come to help.

To the west is where the officials sit, and to the south is the local people.

There are people guarding each area, and it looks very solemn and orderly.

Song Che was reminded to see Xu Ying, and hurriedly wanted to come over, but Xu Ying gestured so that he didn't have to. At this time, the Duchess and daughter-in-law of Wu Guo and the two Miss Sun had already come over, followed by the eldest princess and the fourth princess, and then there were officials in the stands on the opposite side who arrived one after another, and the earth-shattering shouts of the soldiers were also heard outside the field, and gradually began to be lively.

But because there is no difference between high and low today, the atmosphere is not high.

As the gongs and drums sounded, the generals entered the arena to display eighteen kinds of martial arts, and when it was close to noon, the scoring and evaluation were gradually completed.

There was no activity in the evening.

Song Che was busy analyzing tomorrow's strategy with the generals in the battalion.

The next morning, before dawn, he got up again and set off to the school with more vigor than the day before.

Xu Ying rushed over with her son's servants as usual, and before she entered the door today, she heard the sound of gongs and drums!

―――――― (To be continued.) )