Father-in-law Cui smiled and took it hidden in his sleeve, and then said: "Today is the night of family reunion, and now Miss Liu is also considered a royal person, and the saint specially invited Miss Liu to the palace for a banquet tonight, and Miss Liu still needs to prepare for a good life." ”

Liu Xuan thanked Grandpa Cui for his suggestion, and Grandpa Cui said with a smile: "Okay, the miscellaneous family still needs to serve the saint, so I won't stay here for a long time, and I will leave." ”

Mrs. Liu's father and son sent Grandpa Cui and his entourage outside the mansion, and only then did they turn around and return to Liu's mansion until they couldn't see them.

Liu Xuan received the holy decree and stood in the courtyard for a while, and his heart was complicated and unspeakable, and Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Xuan'er don't have to worry, although the saint is slightly dissatisfied with the prince first, but he loves the prince well, even if he looks at the prince's face, he will not deliberately embarrass you." ”

Liu Xuan nodded yes, in fact, she didn't think about going to the banquet at night at all, she was thinking about Li Che.

Although Li Che is the crown prince and has been in charge of the country for many years, the prince is only the prince after all, and many things are not up to him alone, she always thought that he was omnipotent, but in order to marry her as the crown princess, he even used the means of ordinary men, first cut and then played.

She knew what this meant, his indulgence, even if she didn't want to, he was still willing to go his own way, and he didn't hesitate to contradict his father to give her a noble identity, and he also gave her the most noble position beside him.

And she just blindly passively accepted, now that she thinks that people are different, he is not her father who killed his wife and beat him, maybe she should abandon her childhood persistence and try to accept a new fate.

Maybe she really shouldn't have given this man who is so busy every day. Add something to the blockage.

But what about the unwillingness in my heart, and the care?

Mother Liu looked at her in a daze, thinking that she was worried about going to the banquet at night, so she stepped forward with a smile and patted her hand to soothe: "Xuan'er don't worry, just with Xuan'er's appearance and temperament, she will be happy to see it, and your stepmother will dress you up again, and Xuan'er will surprise everyone." ”

Liu Xuan could only smile gratefully when she heard this, and Mrs. Liu said on the side: "Okay, Xuan'er should go back and prepare first, although it is a dinner party, Shen Shi will enter the palace." There is not much time for you to prepare. ”

When Liu's mother heard this, she immediately took Liu Xuan and walked towards the backyard. Liu Xuan handed the holy decree to Dongmei on the side and asked her to put it in her life, and then left with Liu's mother.

Mother Liu took Liu Xuan back to the courtyard and was anxious to dress her up, just pressed Liu Xuan in front of the dresser and slapped her head violently: "Look at my impatience, when I enter the palace, I naturally have to bathe and change my clothes first." ”

Liu Xuan couldn't help but smile dumbly when she looked at Liu's mother: "Stepmother might as well go to Xuan'er's yard." Pick out clothes for Xuan'er. After Xuan'er bathes and changes, it's good to dress up for Xuan'er. ”

Liu Xuan's arrangement was naturally good. The mother and daughter went to the courtyard where Liu Xuan was holding hands, because they knew that they were going to enter the palace, so Liu Xuan brought all the new Hangzhou silk clothes made by Princess Xue Jun for her. Mother Liu looked at them carefully one by one, and finally picked out a pink dress for Liu Xuan.

She smiled and said, "Xuan'er's skin is like cream, and her pink clothes are even fairer, and today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and wearing gouache also looks more festive." ”

Liu Xuan nodded in response, and after a while, the maids of Liufu came with buckets of hot water, and Liu's mother looked at it and ordered: "Take some more flower petals." ”

The maids went in response, and after a while they carried a basket of flower petals into the house, a bath bucket of hot water has been prepared, and the maids sprinkled a whole blue flower petals in the bath bucket, Liu Xuan looked at the thick layer of petals and couldn't help but smile: "Mother wants to smoke Xuan'er as fragrant as petals." ”

Liu Mu nodded: "That's exactly what I mean, you bathe your stepmother first and wait outside." ”

Liu Xuan nodded, Liu's mother took the maid out of the house and closed the door for Liu Xuan, only Dongmei was left in the house, she waited for Liu Xuan to take off her clothes, watched Liu Xuan walk into the bathtub and said with a smile: "Mrs. Liu really loves Miss, now this season is not to say that it is a flower petal, even the dried petals are also few, so many flower petals are afraid that it took Mrs. Liu a lot of effort to save." ”

Liu Xuan nodded and said in a low voice: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law treat me very well." ”

Dongmei nodded yes, and then said no more and waited for Liu Xuan to take a bath.

Liu Xuan wanted to wash it, but she never thought that Liu's mother specially instructed outside the house: "Don't waste those petals, Xuan'er soak in the bucket for a while, if the water is cold, let the maid add some hot water."

Hearing Liu's mother's instructions, Liu Xuan had to sit back in the bathtub again, and it was not until hot water was added three times that Liu Xuan got up to change clothes.

The moment Liu Xuan pushed the door out, everyone was stunned, and Liu Mu turned around and praised again and again: "There is nothing more than this for the water hibiscus." ”

Liu Xuan smiled slightly when she heard this, shook her hair behind her and was twisted by Dongmei, and said, "Well, if the wind blows again, it will become an ice hibiscus." ”

In the depths of winter, Liu Xuan's hair was still dripping after bathing, although Dongmei helped to wring it dry, but after a while the cold wind blew her dripping hair, it directly became an icicle, Liu Mu heard her jokes, and said with a helpless smile; "You." Then he took her and hurried towards his yard.

Although it was only a short journey, when she arrived in Liu's mother's room, Liu Xuan's hair was still frozen into ice, but fortunately, silver charcoal was burning in the house, and the ice on her hair melted into water after a while, and Dongmei hurriedly took a handkerchief to dry it for her.

Mother Liu saw that it was not early, and immediately asked Liu Xuan to sit down in front of the dresser and began to dress up for Liu Xuan.

She wanted to twist the dough for Liu Xuan, but she saw that Liu Xuan's skin was like clotted fat and she didn't need to twist it at all, so she silently put the stranded thread back, found the puff and started to put on makeup.

Mother Liu is a clever person, she knows how to put on makeup to reveal a woman's failure to the extreme, and today she is even more attentive, Liu Xuan believes in her craftsmanship, and simply closes her eyes and lets Mother Liu smear on her face.

After a long time, Liu Mu put down the decorations, clapped her hands and said, "Okay." ”

Liu Xuan opened her eyes when she heard this, and she was immediately amazed, she was amazed by herself in the mirror, her skin was like clotted fat, and her collar was like a grub. The teeth are like rhinoceros, and the eyebrows of the head of the mantis are nothing more than that. If she only has seven or eight points of beauty, Liu Mu will make up ten points, not to mention that she is a very beautiful person.

Liu's mother was obviously very satisfied with her craftsmanship, and nodded her head and praised: "Xuan'er has dressed up like this today, and the women must be gloomy when they see it. ”

Liu Xuan blinked at the mirror and was a little uneasy: "Will it be too much?" ”

Liu Mu thought seriously for a moment and then shook her head: "Although the makeup of the stepmother is glamorous, it is not vulgar, not to mention Xuan'er's temperament is dusty with this makeup, it is even more inappropriate if it is a vulgar person who dresses up to enter the palace, but Xuan'er with this makeup is excellent." ”

Liu Xuan had no choice but to nod when Liu Mu said this, at this moment her green silk had been wrenched dry, and Liu Mu began to pull her hair.

Mother Liu tried a few buns casually, but she was not satisfied. In the end, Liu Xuan was given a bun with a hanging swallowtail. After finishing it, he looked Liu Xuan up and down, and then nodded with satisfaction.

She was about to say something, but she heard a maid outside: "Madam, the master has sent someone to urge." ”

Liu Mu replied. turned around and ordered the maid to bring her fox fur to Liu Xuan to put on. Then while dressing Liu Xuan, he instructed: "The palace is no better than elsewhere." Although you have been given a marriage, you are not the crown princess after all, and you still have to ask for peace when you see the concubines in the palace, although you have never entered the palace to learn palace etiquette. But your courtesy is also decent, and you should not be faulted. ”

Liu Xuan let Dongmei wrap her in a fox fur and nodded in response.

Mother Liu thought about it and said the worry in her heart: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favors you and marries you, and the matter is also cut first, although the Holy Lord favors His Royal Highness is not very happy, but it will not be too difficult to be with you, what you have to be careful of is the queen of the dynasty, as for why you should be careful of her stepmother does not say that you should also understand, remember to be cautious in words and deeds, if there is something that is not handled well, immediately report to the prince, if the prince is not around, go to ask the saint, do not make up your mind privately." ”

Mother Liu said solemnly, Liu Xuan nodded seriously and responded one by one, and there was a sound of urging outside, and Mother Liu took Liu Xuan's hand and walked towards the front yard.

When they arrived at the front yard, the three fathers and sons of the Liu family were already waiting, and the three of them saw that Liu Xuan's eyes were flashing, and Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile: "Xuan'er's dress is glamorous and vulgar, very good." ”

Liu Xuan smiled and said, "That's because my stepmother's craftsmanship is good." ”

Mrs. Liu glanced at Mother Liu and nodded with a smile, acknowledging Liu Xuan's praise for Mother Liu, Liu Zhiqing stepped forward and stood beside Liu Xuan and said: "I will send you to the palace, but after entering the palace, you will be the only one, this banquet is a royal family banquet Outsiders are not allowed to participate, my mother must have explained to you, you are smart, I won't say more, there is only one, Your Highness should understand how you should understand, everything is Your Highness, don't advocate without permission." ”

Liu Xuan glanced at him and nodded, and Mrs. Liu instructed again: "Today's saint Rong Ma has a lifetime, I don't like people to pretend to be pretending to be unaware, Xuan'er must not be fooled at will when she replies, you remember one thing, Your Highness is the person who cares most about the saint's favor, your respect for Your Highness is respect for your Saint, and if you win His Highness's favor, you will be favored by Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xuan nodded again when she heard this, and Liu Mu said with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't talk about the palace like a tiger's den, His Royal Highness the Prince will definitely not let Xuan'er be wronged." ”

This was unanimously nodded in agreement, and only Liu Xuan bowed his head and remained silent.

Liu Taifu Liu Mu led the people of Liufu to send Liu Xuan and Liu Zhiqing to the outside of the house, Liu Xuan was supported by Dongmei and got into the carriage, Liu Zhiqing also turned over on the horse, and after the two said goodbye to everyone in Liufu, they went all the way to the palace under the escort of the guards.

The carriage traveled for a long time and suddenly stopped, Liu Xuan had never entered the palace and didn't know if it had arrived, Liu Zhiqing didn't say anything Liu Xuan sat in the car and waited quietly, Liu Zhiqing's voice came from outside the carriage: "The one sitting in the car is my righteous sister Liu Xuan, who came to the banquet by the command of the saint." ”

As soon as his voice fell, he heard a sonorous voice say, "Please." ”

Then the carriage moved slowly.

After stopping and leaving, walking and stopping, Liu Xuan heard Liu Zhiqing's voice sound outside the carriage after three times: "It's here." ”

Liu Xuan got out of the carriage supported by Dongmei, looked around and looked around in front of a high-walled ear door, Liu Zhiqing got off the horse and handed the reins to the guards on the side, and took two steps forward to Liu Xuan and said: "Behind this door is the harem, I can only send you here, remember to be cautious in your words and deeds after entering, especially when you meet the queen mother." ”

Liu Xuan sighed: "In your eyes, I am such a person who doesn't know how to measure? Although I am a little annoyed with him, but I don't don't understand his difficulties, not to mention that the person behind this high wall can make me live in a word, and I can die in a word, how can I not be cautious in my words and deeds, your worries are really a little superfluous, you don't have to be careful that I say anything that should not be said in front of the saint, as the righteous father said, the saint will only be able to see me if he pampers His Highness, I am not even unable to see this clearly, you can rest assured. ”

Liu Zhiqing saw that she really understood, so he put his mind at ease, he turned around and nodded in the distance, and immediately a father-in-law greeted him: "The slave has seen Liu Shaofu, and has seen Miss Liu, and the slave is waiting for Miss Liu here on the order of the queen's mother, Miss Liu, please come with the slave." ”

Liu Xuan nodded: "There is Father-in-law Lao." ”

Liu Zhiqing watched Liu Xuan follow the father-in-law into the harem, and after a long time, he led the horse and went out.

Liu Xuan followed the father-in-law all the way, she bowed her head slightly and did not squint with a respectful attitude, the father-in-law secretly looked at her a few times at first, and then did not turn around, and introduced a place for Liu Xuan when she passed by, Liu Xuan smiled slightly and nodded to note that Dongmei had been following behind her, and she also lowered her head.

Liu Xuan has always known that the harem is very large, and it is rumored that there are 3,000 beauties in the harem, if it is not big enough, how can she live, although she knows it, she never thought that the harem is so big, she walked with the father-in-law all the way for more than half an hour before stopping, Liu Xuan raised her head slightly, and the three big characters of Qiankun Palace hung high.

The father-in-law bowed to Liu Xuan: "Miss Liu is here later, and the slave will go in first to report." ”

Liu Xuanfu returned the gift; "There is Father-in-law Lao."

The father-in-law didn't dare to say a few words, and then walked towards the Qiankun Palace.

Liu Xuan stood quietly outside waiting for the report, but she waited for a long time and no one came out to pass a word, she stood and stood with a smile on the corner of her lips, this Queen Cao began to give her prestige before she met, but unfortunately she still has this bit of patience, she is not frail and sickly, and it doesn't hurt to stand still.

Liu Xuan stood quietly, there was still no movement in the Qiankun Palace for half an hour, no matter how good Liu Xuan's temper was, she didn't think she was a good-tempered person.

The weather is cold, now her hands and feet are numb, the sun is about to set in the West Mountain, the day when the snow melts is even colder, Liu Xuan looked at the surroundings and saw that there was no one around, and now she glanced at Dongmei behind her and motioned her to step forward. (To be continued......)