Chapter 381, Princess Huai'an

Because of the status of Concubine Jin and Anyang in the Huai'an Palace, the palace's reception of Mingche and his party was extremely grand, the masters were extremely warm and cordial, the big and small slaves were respectful to the guests, and Changsheng was secretly funny, and the servants of the Huai'an Palace's Mansion respected her and Mingjing more than the slaves of the county lord's mansion.

At the sumptuous banquet, the king of Huai'an and the concubine Ji and several children were accompanied, because there were no outsiders, Princess Ji allowed Concubine Jin and Concubine Lu to sit together.

When the banquet was in full swing, Changsheng could always feel Princess Ji's kindness and care for her like a spring breeze, although it was a little strange, but she could also feel that the princess really had kindness and love for her, not because she was an Anyang concubine, although she was a little puzzled, but she still had admiration and concern for Princess Ji.

She noticed that Princess Ji was weak and cold, dressed thicker than others, and only used a few mouthfuls of hot dishes and hot soup at the banquet, and the cold dishes barely moved chopsticks, which seemed to be suffering from deficiency and cold. The palace should have the best imperial doctor to take care of her, why has it been like this for so many years?

After dinner, Princess Ji said goodbye to rest, and King Huai'an went to the courtyard of Concubine Jin, and he also had something to say to his daughter and son-in-law, so he asked Mingjing and Changsheng to take Shu'er to take a nap for a while, not only for hospitality, but also to avoid their family.

As early as before eating, Mingjing made some silver to inquire about the situation of the Huai'an Palace, plus what he heard from Mingche, he quickly felt it clearly, and took advantage of the boredom after the meal, so he said 1510 to Changsheng.

King Huai'an has a total of three sons and two daughters, all of whom are concubines, the princess Ji has nothing to do, Concubine Jin has a son and a daughter, Anyang is the eldest daughter, and a young son Li Anhuai, who is eleven years old this year, the second daughter An Yu is born by Concubine Lu, fifteen years old, the eldest son Li Anping is fourteen years old this year, and the second son Li Anhe is thirteen years old.

Concubine Ji is weak and childless, and her temperament is tranquil, so most of the trivial matters in the house and the welcome are presided over by Concubine Jin, and she only comes forward to meet the more important guests, such as Ming Che and his party who came to resign today.

At the beginning, Concubine Jin often hated her beloved children for becoming inferior to others, and she couldn't wait to get rid of Princess Ji immediately and let herself be corrected. The law of the Tang Dynasty cannot take concubines as wives, but the clan does not include them, how many queens in the harem have not climbed up from low-level concubines little by little? If there is no Princess Ji, Concubine Jin is fully qualified to become a concubine by virtue of her status in the Huai'an Palace and the power of her mother's family, and a pair of children will become concubines.

Princess Ji's maiden family is the former Sui old eunuch, and marrying the King of Huai'an is also considered to be married, but many years ago, the Ji family was suspicious of Emperor Yang of Sui because of the Li family is in-laws, and the reprimanded and deprecated are degraded.

The maiden brother of the golden concubine was only a subordinate of the king of Huai'an, in order to improve his status before sending his sister to the king of Huai'an as a concubine, but now because of his great military achievements, he is already a high-powered protector of Luzhou, several sons and nephews have entered the office, the Jin family is becoming more and more prosperous, she thinks that she is qualified to sit on the seat of the concubine of the king of Huai'an, her concubine status is really insulting the current status of the mother's family, and she has to go back to her mother's house when there are no guests, so she often instigates to let the king of Huai'an divorce his wife help himself as a right.

But no matter how much the King of Huai'an spoils the three mothers and sons of Concubine Jin, he still has great respect for his wife who once loved and shared weal and woe, no matter how much Concubine Jin provoked him, he was just playing haha, in fact, he was not moved at all, and even said that Concubine Huai'an Wang Zheng was alone with the Ji family, even if the Ji family died, he would never set up a concubine again, and then he was angry to find another concubine.

And Princess Ji herself is tolerant and generous, except for saying a few words that are really invisible, in fact, she doesn't care about it, so she and Concubine Jin have been getting along peacefully for many years. Concubine Jin was helpless, so she temporarily suppressed this idea and turned her mind to making her son the son.

Concubine Jin herself is beautiful and intelligent, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and she is tall, she has a son and a daughter, Anyang is beautiful and smart, she is the first surviving child of King Huai'an, and her son An Huai is the most beloved young son of King Huai'an, so in Huai'an Palace, it has almost become the world of Concubine Jin'an's mother and son, Anyang and her younger brother are like concubines and daughters in the house, and their status is much higher than that of other brothers and sisters.

It's just that since ancient times, there have been heirs, and there is no heir, and no matter how favored An Huai is, he is not a descendant, and he is not long, so why can't he take the position of the son of the world, how can this be willing?

She used all kinds of means, and did everything possible to make Li Anping, the eldest son of the king of Huai'an, introverted and dull, only knowing how to die, reading and believing in books, everyone in the palace regarded him as air, but the second son Li Anhe was rude, stupid, ignorant, and fearless, which was a source of trouble, which made everyone annoying, and only the youngest son An Huai was smart and clever in the entire Huai'an palace, and he was the most loved by the king of Huai'an.

Everyone speculated that he would be the son of the future world, and the mother and son of Concubine Jin were the real family members of King Huai'an in the future, and no one could afford to offend, so the entire Huai'an Palace, in addition to Princess Ji's close attendants and King Huai'an himself, the big and small minions in the palace ostensibly respected Princess Ji in fact, they all respected Concubine Jin, and even relatives and ladies in the court also welcomed Concubine Jin, if it were not for the protection of King Huai'an, Princess Ji was afraid that it would be difficult for Princess Ji to move in the house.

The more Changsheng listened, the more he sighed, in fact, she was the mother-in-law of the county lord of Anyang, and she was considered to be from the Jin side concubine's faction, but she liked Princess Ji more than the Jin side concubine, is this really the so-called fate?

Thinking of Princess Ji's smart eyes and calm and calm appearance, she was born in a famous family, and experienced the ups and downs of the Sui and Tang Dynasty battles after the change of dynasties, how can she not seem to be and should not be a weak and incompetent woman who is subject to the concubine room, but why does she go against the grain and do not fight or rob?

Changsheng suddenly felt that Princess Ji tolerated everywhere just because she didn't care, didn't care about the stewardship of the palace, and didn't care about the smug scenery on the surface, so what did she care about? Is she really disdainful, or is she disheartened because she is frail and childless and has lost her husband's favor?

Mingjing looked at her thoughtfully, and asked puzzledly, "What's the matter?" Why are you so distracted? Could it be that Princess Ji, who met for the first time, made you so interested? Tell me why the husband is? ”

Changsheng also felt amused by himself, shook his head and said, "I don't know why, how can I be so interested in a person who meets for the first time?" Speaking of which, we are sister-in-law's mother-in-law's family, and we should be on the side of Concubine Jin, but for some reason, I can't help but pay more attention to Princess Ji, maybe because I really have a relationship with her. ”

Shu'er on the side tilted her head and looked at Changsheng for a while, and said very seriously: "I know why." ”

"Oh? It turns out that we have been guessing for a long time, so it is better to ask Shu'er directly, what is the reason for you, let us hear it, can it be trusted? ”

Shu'er looked at Changsheng again, grinned and said, "I think my aunt and Princess Ji look very similar." ”

Changsheng was stunned for a moment, and then grinned: "Little girl, what are you talking nonsense?" How can I look like the princess? ”

I had a strange feeling in my heart, and I couldn't help but sit in front of the mirror and look carefully, but I found that I really resembled Princess Ji, especially the eyes and lips were really similar, but one was middle-aged and sick, the other was young and healthy, and I was relieved, no wonder I felt familiar when I met, it turned out that the two were really fated.

It's just that as a traverser, Changsheng didn't think there was anything unusual about two people who were not related by blood. In various modern media, there are often some stars and celebrities who are not related by blood but have similar appearances, and she has seen this situation several times in her life, which does not necessarily have a special reason, it can only show that two people are destined.

When he turned around, he saw that Mingjing was looking at him with a strange expression, so he sneered: "What's wrong? Do you think that my background is too low, and seeing that I look a little similar to the dignified Princess Huai'an, I imagine that maybe we have something to do with each other, so as to elevate my identity, you can follow the light?

Don't dream, I was born in the countryside of Yunzhou, born to my parents in a peasant family, I have asked my mother, as early as when I first returned to my hometown, because my father was ruthless not to pick me up in front of the palace gate, I asked my mother if I was biological, my mother swore that I was their own child"

Mingjing snorted and laughed: "What nonsense, I just think it's a little strange." In fact, you are right, there are people in the world who have no relationship but look similar, it just means that your princess is destined. Okay, don't talk about this, now there is still an hour before I go home, I can't sleep in someone else's house, I want to go to the eldest brother and I'm afraid of disturbing other people's son-in-law, it's better to find a girl to lead the way, let's go to the palace garden to go around, this house is really exquisite. ”

In the guest house, there is a person sent by the golden concubine to serve, so she called a clever girl to lead the way to the garden, and after a while, the girl said that there is a chrysanthemum garden in the house, the chrysanthemums are blooming just right, and there are many precious varieties, it is better to go over there to see, Changsheng agrees very much, and is also very yearning, so they came to the chrysanthemum garden together.

The chrysanthemum garden lives up to its name, although it occupies a very large area, but it is extremely exquisite, in the afternoon sunshine, all kinds of chrysanthemums are in full bloom, bursts of rich chrysanthemum fragrance overflow the chrysanthemum garden, there are no other plants except chrysanthemums, ten thousand chrysanthemums are scattered from it, there are also three exquisite wooden pavilions for visitors to rest, Huai'an Wangfu is really everywhere to enjoy the extreme.

I just looked at it for a while, and I was surprised to see Princess Ji also come in with her attendants, and when I saw them, I said in surprise: "Concubine Ben said that she was destined for you, and she really ran into it again."

Mingjing and Changsheng were also very surprised, and they were worried that a slave would tell Anyang and Concubine Jin to make them unhappy and go back to find fault, but Princess Ji didn't care about this, and carefully picked a few golden daisies and inserted them in Shu'er's small bun, and then shouted that it was good-looking, Shu'er was naughty, and after obtaining the consent of Princess Huai'an, she had to pick a purple chrysanthemum and insert it on the side of Changsheng's sideburns.

Princess Ji smiled and looked at Changsheng wearing flowers, and then smiled with satisfaction and said: "In the end, it is a young man, no matter how you dress up, you look good, I didn't come to visit the garden, but the weather is good today, and I heard that the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, so I came to see, I didn't want to meet you again, it's good, let's see it together, come, this concubine tells you what varieties these are." ”

The group chatted while wandering around in the sea of chrysanthemums, and after a while, Changsheng saw that the princess was walking a little lightly, and immediately thought of her frailty, so he said carefully: "Why don't we rest and leave, the princess should not be tired." ”

Princess Ji smiled and nodded, "What a careful child, I also have this intention." ”

Come to the nearest small wooden pavilion, the tables and stools in it are exquisite and simple, and there is a special interest in the sea of flowers with a strong chrysanthemum fragrance, Huai'an Wangfu is really a place to pay attention to everywhere.

As soon as she sat down, the princess's attendants offered a small red clay stove to boil water and boil tea, and served exquisite refreshments and tribute fruits from all over the world that are rare for ordinary people, Princess Ji looked at Changsheng and asked thoughtfully: "How old are you this year?" ”

Changsheng said generously: "I married late, I am twenty-one years old this year, the princess is not smiling." ”

Princess Ji was stunned, and then smiled: "Twenty-one years old? It's true that she's no longer a yellow-haired girl, but in my opinion, she's very young and young. ”

As he spoke, a faint sadness welled up between his eyebrows, and he muttered: "Time flies so fast, twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Then he stared at a dark purple chrysanthemum near him and said nothing, as if he was in deep thought,

Changsheng and Mingjing glanced at each other and felt that it was better not to disturb, and it was almost time to go back to the house, so they whispered to the personal maid to take care of the princess, and later persuaded her to go back and not get cold, and walked away gently with Shu'er, this Princess Ji stayed in Changsheng's heart like a mystery, and Changsheng couldn't help but explore.

About Mingjing and Changsheng did not embarrass Anyang, she was in a good mood when she came back, and when she began to prepare for Mingche, her face was really full of sorrow, it seemed that she was really reluctant to let her husband who had been married for less than a year go away.

A few days before Ming Che set off, the sky finally cleared, and the family was sent outside the city, and the Huai'an Royal Mansion was very low-key and only sent Anyang's younger brother An Huai to send him off with the housekeeper, and Ming Che followed a group of middle and lower-level officers who returned from vacation.

Although these people are higher than Mingche, but they are all aware of Mingche's previous experience and position, this is just an experience, it will definitely not take long to be promoted, he is the emperor's most trusted son-in-law of King Huai'an, how can the future be comparable to them, if you don't have a good relationship at this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future, so they are very smart and warm and polite to Mingche, which makes the family feel at ease.

After Mingche left, Anyang couldn't lift his spirits by doing anything, and the whole person was very depressed, which made Changsheng sympathetic.