Chapter 380, the first time to enter the palace

Three days later, Mingche and Anyang were going to Huai'an Wangfu to resign, because there were no other relatives, so they asked Mingjing and Changsheng to accompany them.

Tang Dynasty customs, the elder brother's father-in-law is also the elder brother and sister of the family, if Mingjing comes to Beijing to live for a long time, he should visit, and he just accompanies Mingche to resign, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

This time it was for Anyang to have a long face, she married Mingche to marry, not to mention that there were mothers and aunts and a few younger brothers and sisters at home, for fear that Changsheng or Mingjing's behavior would not be described properly to disgrace her, so she sent an embroidery girl from Fuzhong in advance with good clothes, asking Mingjing and Changsheng to make a new dress that would not let her lose face, and brought exquisite jewelry to lend Changsheng a few matching clothes.

It seems that Anyang is really afraid that he has no face this time, and the clothes he brought are excellent, some are bright and luxurious, and there are elegant, after an autumn rain, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the clothes that are too plain are out of season, but they look nondescript.

For the sake of Anyang's sincerity this time, Changsheng chose a jujube red plain brocade with dark dark lines for Mingjing as a robe, and then matched it with a black belt embroidered with red entwined branches, which must be extravagant and vigorous.

I also picked a warm and feminine orange-red floral cloud brocade as a sandwich short undergarment, with a royal blue soft satin high-waisted wrap skirt with excellent drape, and the chest wrap is three layers of colorful embroidered gold wire with different colors of border, made into an indescribable softness and luxury on the try-on, although Anyang has a jealous face, he looks at Changsheng's gaze but admires a little more.

As Li Shimin's most trusted and close clansman, the magnificence and majesty of the Huai'an Palace, it is really not comparable to the former county uncle's mansion and the current county lord's mansion, and even the once powerful Pei Xiangzhi's mansion is not comparable.

In the magnificent and spacious main hall, the king of Huai'an and the concubine Ji sat on the main seat, and on both sides sat several young men and girls in brocade clothes, both of whom were older and younger, and they should all be the children of the concubine. Behind Ji stood two slightly younger and more luxurious women, who should be two side concubines.

Because the Li Tang Dynasty has Xianbei blood, the men are tall and handsome, and the King of Huai'an, like other close relatives of the Li family, is tall and tough, heroic and extraordinary, and there is no middle-aged decadence.

Seeing his beloved daughter and son-in-law, Huai Wang'an's somewhat overly tough lines immediately softened, and he looked at Mingche and Mingjing kneeling down with his wife and daughter with a smile, and without waiting for Anyang to finish kowtowing, he immediately said distressedly: "Okay, okay, it's all your own people, what are you doing so exquisitely?" Carefully the knee pain is clear, let your brother come close and I will take a look at the person who is coming, and bring the meeting gift that I have prepared."

Princess Ji Yuyao has a beautiful and elegant appearance, a gentle and noble temperament, a generous and calm look, although she is middle-aged and has gone through vicissitudes, there is a faint sadness between her eyebrows, but it is still difficult to hide the beauty of her youth, the smile on her face is close and peaceful, so that she can't help but admire and get close, but her face is pale and yellowish, her figure is thin, and her body is not very good.

Behind the princess stood two slightly younger beauties, one was similar to Anyang, with a beautiful and shrewd look, and was looking at the kneeling people below, and at a glance she knew that it was Anyang's biological mother Jin Bianfei, and the other had a graceful waist and a graceful face but was a small jasper, with a faint color in her eyes, it seemed that it was another concubine of King Huai'an, Lu Shi, and the other concubines were not qualified to show up at all.

As soon as Changsheng and Mingjing knelt down, she smiled and said, "Get up, get up, come and let me see if someone is coming and preparing a seat."

Seeing Shu'er saluting decently, she smiled and beckoned: "Good boy, come and sit with me, let them go and salute, you can sit and eat snacks, this is made by the imperial chef in the palace, you can't easily eat it outside, try it"

Shu'er didn't squirm, and after quickly finishing the salute, she ran up with a smile and leaned against Princess Ji's side. Somehow, although Changsheng saw Princess Huai'an for the first time, there was an inexplicable sense of intimacy and familiarity in her heart, although she hated Anyang, but she had a sense of closeness to Anyang's mother-in-law when she met for the first time, and couldn't help but suspect that Mo hadn't seen it in the palace before, but she couldn't remember when she had seen it, maybe this was the so-called fate.

Just puzzled, Princess Ji looked at her and Mingjing a few times, and said with a smile: "This is your brother Mingjing and his daughter-in-law, look, there are many matches, I like it when I look at it." Mingjing's daughter-in-law is really good-looking, she looks very good, as if she has seen it somewhere, don't laugh, people are old, they just like young people, and they feel happy when they look at it. ”

As she spoke, Yahuan on the side took a tray covered with red silk, and Princess Ji took out the contents of the plate: "This concubine's gift to you, although it is not too valuable, but it is meaningful, this is a pair of mandarin ducks, one for each of you and one for each of you, symbolizing the love of husband and wife to the white head, and it is also a piece of my heart, come and take it." Shu'er has already given it last time, and this time the concubine is in a good mood when she sees you, so she will give another one, it's not a valuable thing, take it and play with it. ”

Changsheng took it, one for the mandarin duck, one for the duck, the carving is very delicate and exquisite, the jade is white and warm, it is the best mutton fat jade, and the other to Shu'er is a little monkey carved with agate, vivid, delicate and distinct, very pleasing, although the jade is ordinary, but the workmanship is extremely rare, this Princess Ji is really kind to Shu'er.

Secretly surprised by Princess Huai'an's big hand, but it was not easy to push back, so she took the thank you with a grateful face, and seeing her generosity, Princess Huai'an's smile deepened.

King Huai'an also said teasingly: "It seems that our family is really related to the Xie family, not only Anyang married Mingche, but even these two juniors are so in line with your eyes, since this is the case, let them come to the house more in the future, you also have someone to talk to, you are in a good mood, and your body can be better." ”

Often come to Huai'an Palace? Changsheng raised his head a little puzzled, but saw the jealousy and hatred that shot straight at An Yang, who was sitting opposite, fortunately, she was still a little afraid of her father and mother-in-law, and she was afraid that she would be embarrassed in her mother's house and didn't dare to show it too obviously, but Mingjing on the side looked at her and Princess Ji with surprise.

Ming Che replied: "I don't travel far away, since my mother-in-law and my younger siblings are so fateful, let them come to talk to my mother-in-law when I have time, just don't disturb my mother-in-law, if my father-in-law has something inconvenient for outsiders to do, you can rest assured that my third brother Mingjing, he will do his best to serve his father-in-law."

Without waiting for King Huai'an to answer, An Yang on the side said with a little dissatisfaction: "Father, we have to go down to talk to Concubine Jin, and it's not too late to talk to my father and mother when we eat, and the mother concubine is not in good health, and she can't stand talking for a long time, so it's time to let her rest." ”

King Huai'an glared, and looked annoyed but reluctant, and said helplessly: "You child, you are all a daughter-in-law, and you are still so willful, if you don't change it, people will scold you for being a father and a daughter, and you must not indulge her too much in the future, and she is used to being neither big nor small."

Mingche replied seriously: "Father-in-law Xie taught, but the county lord is a person of the most affectionate and sexual, and he has the demeanor of a housewife in the county lord's mansion, and he also loves his younger siblings and Shu'er, and the son-in-law thinks it's very good" An Yang glared back at his father proudly and happily, and then his affectionate eyes fell on Mingche.

Changsheng couldn't help laughing, it seems that the masculine King Huai'an loves his daughter so much, if you want to talk about it, it's not that it's bad in her mother's house, Mingche really knows how to say it, but he really has a way to deal with Anyang, and the arrogant, willful and jealous Anyang is very obedient in his hands, this is the so-called one thing to one thing.

Princess Ji was busy playing the round: "Anyang is a pure and filial child, he has never been false, and he will not tell lies in front of us, and he should not talk more in front of us, and it is also appropriate to talk more with her golden mother, and the child is also thinking that my body is weak and cannot be tired, so let's not be formal, and we will see you again at dinner time, so let them all go down." ”

When she said this, her tone was natural and sincere, her expression was peaceful and calm, there was no false attitude or duplicity, and there was even a little helplessness and envy on her face, probably because she had no children to Cheng Huan's knees, Changsheng couldn't help but look at her a few more times, and he had more respect in his heart.

On the side, Anyang immediately said unceremoniously: "Since the mother concubine spoke, then we will go over first, and come back when we eat."

Then he hurriedly saluted and said, "Junma, let's go quickly, and talk to Concubine Jin and my brother more."

Changsheng keenly caught the impatience and embarrassment that flashed in Mingche's eyes, but he still stood up quietly and saluted respectfully, saying, "The little son-in-law respects the orders of his father-in-law and mother-in-law," and then motioned for everyone to go with him.

This is Anyang's maiden family, Changsheng and Mingjing can only act according to orders, they just accompany the eldest brother to resign and meet the elders by the way, the rest is not up to them, and they don't need to think too much, even the meeting gift brought today is also prepared in advance by Anyang for fear of losing face, so they took Shu'er away and walked away.

Although the golden side concubine is a side room, but her residence is not the main courtyard, the rest of the place is not exquisite and luxurious, the vermilion carved corridor starts from both sides of the courtyard gate, has been connected to the ear room, the wing room until the main room, even the flowers and trees in the courtyard and a water and a stone, are unique, there are many slaves and maids in the courtyard, all describe outstanding manners, a side concubine can have this kind of pomp, it seems that her status in the Huai'an palace is indeed not low.

It's just that no matter how much Concubine Jin has a good background and high salary, no matter how much she gives birth to King Huai'an, it can't change the fact that she is a side room, if she calmly accepts the Mingjing and Changsheng salute, it means that she is really a domineering and arrogant woman.

Fortunately, her apparent kung fu was in place, and when Ming Che led a group of people to salute her, she did not sit calmly to accept the salute, but stood up and accepted the half-salute, and quickly returned the salute, looking much smarter and more restrained than her daughter Anyang County Lord.