1st Encounter with the Empress (3)
In the final analysis, it's all to blame on the one in Zhuohua Palace, if it weren't for her every kind of obstruction, how could the prince start choosing a concubine at the twenty-third time! If she hadn't created the news that the prince's status was not guaranteed, how could she have made all the famous ladies in Beijing avoid participating in the selection of concubines! So much so that now there is no choice but to come to Miss Du!
Biwen looked up at the prospective princess while slandering in her heart, but saw that she was still looking at Xiao Chen in a daze. What kind of manners can a wild child who grew up in the frontier expect from her!
Xiao Chen didn't care about Du Yunjin's wanton scrutiny, she returned to her position after a while, took the hot tea offered by the little palace maid, and used it calmly.
In fact, Du Yunjin looked at Xiao Chen's not because he didn't know etiquette, but because he was thinking about his father's words of advice the night before leaving.
"If you insist on going, your father will not hinder you, but the palace is not as good as home, and the capital is not as good as here, and you must think twice before doing anything. Although you are smart, your temperament has been cultivated in Crescent City, and you must be more restrained in the future, otherwise you will only suffer from it. There is another sentence, you must remember, that is, you can go as far as you can from the Queen Chen in the palace, don't mess with her! Remember! ”
Although she didn't grow up in the imperial capital, she was smart, and things were clear at all. Xiao Chen's position as a concubine must not be a simple role. And if she is lucky enough to be the crown princess, this is her mother-in-law, why does her father want her to stay away from this person?
"General Du, are these okay?"
"Huh?" As soon as Du Yunjin thought of his father, Xiao Chen mentioned it, and in such a light and breezy tone, it seemed that he and his father were still old acquaintances. She didn't know the reason, so she had to bow her head first and answer honestly: "Thanks to Niangniang's Hongfu, my father is fine." ”
"Hehe, what do you say is the blessing of the palace, but the palace is the blessing of him." Xiao Chen put the teacup in Biwen's outstretched hand, covered the handkerchief and laughed softly.
What is this? No matter how clear Du Yunjin's mind was, he couldn't understand the connection, and looked at Xiao Chen in a daze, not knowing how to answer.
Xiao Chen saw her reaction in his eyes, casually fiddled with the string of white jade relief Buddha beads on Hao's wrist, and said softly: "Miss Du family, don't panic, this palace and your father are old acquaintances. The prince lost his mother since he was a child, although the palace treated him like a parent, but he was always a little unhappy, and he was very pleased to have the daughter of an old man like you to take care of him. Besides, you and the prince can also be regarded as talented and beautiful, and the good couple is natural, and this palace also wants to fulfill this marriage......"
Her words stopped suddenly, but Du Yunjin already understood the second half of her unspoken sentence. In terms of background, Du Yunjin is not a good match for the prince, the princesses of this dynasty are all from a scholarly family, she is just the daughter of a martial artist, why is her mother in the world? In terms of appearance, she is only in the middle and bottom, and the gap between her and the glamorous prince is too far. It is normal for the royal family to disagree with this family business.
She thought about it a little, and it made sense in theory, but she was a little aggrieved in her heart. She has worked hard to practice martial arts for so long, and she went out with her father to fight, which is not to become his wife!
Xiao Chen glanced at the obvious loneliness on her face, and then said slowly: "General Du personally went to this recital, Your Majesty is not a person who is not open, as long as you and the prince can love each other, this palace and Your Majesty will already be happy." However, after all, the palace is the palace, and the rules, etiquette, traditions, etc. that should be there cannot be abolished, and they are not comparable to small border towns. If Miss Du really wants to become the crown princess, I am afraid that this good martial arts will be useless. ”