Ling Xi lazily lay on the beauty couch by the window, she looked at the boundless autumn colors outside the window, bursts of osmanthus fragrance wafted in, the golden osmanthus in Qingfeng Garden bloomed, it would be good if Xiang Hongxuan was in Qingfeng Garden, warm pot of hot wine, they bathed in the early autumn sun, read idle books, and said a few witty words, how good would it be? It's a pity that Xiang Hongxuan left the palace early in the morning, today is Zhaoqing's birthday, Xiang Hongxuan went out of the palace to the princess's mansion to accompany Zhaoqing for his birthday.

"Queen Mother, your wind chill is not good yet, why are you blowing by the window again."

After Aunt An walked into the inner room with the medicine bowl, she saw Ling Xi looking at the window from afar, she quickly closed the window, and then respectfully handed the medicine bowl to Ling Xi's hand, Ling Xi frowned, and was about to drink this bitter decoction again.

"Aunt An, has Your Majesty returned to the palace?"

Ling Xi was a little distracted, she repeatedly stirred the spoon in the bowl of medicine in her hand, if Xiang Hongxuan returned to the palace now, the afternoon sun was just right, and they could spend a leisurely afternoon in the courtyard of Qingfeng Garden.

"Your Majesty has not returned to the palace yet." Aunt Ann whispered.

"Oh," Ling Xi groaned softly, and immediately coughed a few more times.

Seeing this, Aunt An hurriedly brought the candied fruit that had been prepared a long time ago, handed it to Ling Xi, and said softly, "Niangniang, drink the medicine." ”

Ling Xi picked up a candied fruit and put it in her mouth, she remembered that when she was a child, Jiang Shuangxue took herself out, and she went to the candied fruit shop to try the fruit, she smiled lightly and drank the decoction in her hand in one gulp. Maybe the candied fruit is not sweet enough, maybe it's because I think of Jiang Shuangxue, in short, today's decoction seems to be unusually bitter. Ling Xi picked up another candied fruit and put it in his mouth.

Aunt Yan walked in, saw that Ling Xi had finished drinking the decoction, and said, "Queen Mother, the princess has entered the palace and is asking to see her outside the courtyard." ”

"Let her in."

Ling Xi handed the medicine bowl in her hand to Aunt An, she stepped down from the beauty couch, and slightly tidied up her clothes, and Princess Xian had slowly walked into the house.

"Queen Mother, what are you doing?" As soon as she entered the house, Princess Xian saw the medicine bowl in Aunt An's hand, and it seemed that Ling Xi was sick.

"It's not a big deal, a few days ago, the palace rested for a while in this Qingfeng Garden, and slept until midnight without paying attention, and I had a cold, and the imperial doctor has prescribed some medicine for wind and cold, and it will be fine in a few days."

Princess Xian remembered that the palace people often said that Xiang Hongxuan likes to take a nap with Ling Xi in the courtyard, it is said that Xiang Hongxuan likes to hold Ling Xi very much, sleeping on the soft collapse in the courtyard, it seems that Ling Xi's wind and cold are so good, the emperor and queen love this strength, it is really enviable.

"Queen Mother, the wind chill can be big or small, you have to take care of the phoenix body." Princess Xian said with concern.

"If you have a heart for the princess, you can raise it in the palace for a few days."

Princess Xian said softly: "Queen Mother, the prince and the Hou Ye have already settled the family affairs of Huai Min and Bang Feng Gongzi, the prince and the Hou Ye have discussed, and the levy was done a year ago, the Hou Ye has taken Bang Feng Gongzi to the southern military camp, and Mrs. An Guohou died early, and the concubine can only take the gift list of this levy to the mother. ”

As she spoke, Princess Xian took out a gift list from her sleeve, with some circles on it, and she respectfully handed it to Aunt Yan on the side, and Aunt Yan handed the gift list to Ling Xi again, Ling Xi looked at the gift list, there was no big problem.

"The princess is worried a lot, the palace is in the harem, and there is no time to take care of the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, my uncle is in the south all the year round, the prince of Anguo is not in good health, and the Jiang family does not have a serious hostess now, and they will all be their own family members in the future, so these things can only bother the sister-in-law more."

Ling Xi's sister-in-law made Princess Xian's heart bloom, although the Jiang family is not the queen's maiden family, but it is also the in-law of the queen's relatives, the most important thing is that Ling Xi has a close relationship with the Jiang family, and the Jiang family has outstanding military achievements, and it seems that he is going to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield in the south again, and it is beneficial to the palace of Xian Wangfu and the best for Huaimin.

"Queen Mother, the concubines must do their best, please rest assured, the affairs of the Jiang family in the future will be the affairs of the palace."

The princess was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, not to mention that the Jiang family was prominent, and she was not the housewife, Huaimin would naturally not be embarrassed by her mother-in-law when she married into the Jiang family, and her sister-in-law treated her harshly, this marriage couldn't be better.

Xiao Yinzi slowly walked into the house and said, "Queen Mother, Xiao Dezi sent someone to come, saying that His Majesty will also have dinner in the Princess's Mansion, and he will not come to Qingfeng Garden tonight." ”

Ling Xi glanced at his mouth, he didn't have a chance to smell the fragrance and admire the moon tonight, and suddenly Ling Xi was a little disappointed. When Princess Xian heard what the chamberlain said, she saw Ling Xi's somewhat disappointed expression, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, there has been an interesting incident in Yicheng recently, which has caused a storm in the city. ”

"What's the matter?" Ling Xi asked curiously.

"I heard that Princess Zhaoqing fell in love with the drama of the Teaching Division, and in order to redeem this servant to the princess's mansion, Princess Zhaoqing broke the leg of a five-grade official."

"What kind of servant is worthy of Princess Zhaoqing's big fight?" Ling Xi immediately became interested, she knew that Zhaoqing was arrogant and willful, but it was a little stupid to break the official's leg for the sake of a female actor.

"The servant of this teaching department is called Qiao Xinyou, who used to be an official eunuch lady, and then the family made an accident, and the family was killed, only their sister and brother, because they were young, they were sent to the teaching department, Qiao Xinyou played a good pipa, eighteen years old, with a good appearance, is a famous Qing Qi in the teaching department, her younger brother is called Qiao Qi, but fourteen years old, but he looks more delicate, and plays a good flute, I heard that he is the darling of many gentlemen in the city."

Princess Xian said a little dry, she picked up the tea on the side, took a sip and continued: "Although this sister and brother are very popular in the teaching department, but there are few nobles who want to redeem them home, the last five-grade official who wants to be released loves this sister and brother very much, so he spent a lot of money to redeem this sister and brother, but I don't want this sister and brother to meet Princess Zhaoqing in Yicheng, Princess Zhaoqing has to let this five-grade official cut love, this five-grade official is unwilling to cut love, and the princess is angry, So he let the family break the legs and feet of the officials, threw down a box of gold, and took the people away. ”

"For such a big matter, no one in Yicheng asked? Didn't the five-grade official sue either? ”

Ling Xi vaguely felt that this thing was abnormal, Zhaoqing made such a big move, even if Xiang Hongxuan doted on her again, but the officials of this Yicheng were not emotional, how could they be so calm, and it had just become an interesting story about Yicheng?

Princess Xian looked around, she was a little speechless and stopped, Ling Xi waved her hand, and Aunt Yan and Aunt An withdrew from the inner room with the palace people.

"Queen Mother, you don't know yet, Wu Chengjun, the youngest brother of the Wu Juma family, also returned to Yicheng, and also entered the Tai Academy, I heard that last month, Wu Chengjun and the Jiarou County Lord of Qingwangfu were married, and the spring is about to pass the door, the four sons of General Wude's family have gone to the battlefield, this little son of the Wu family, will not go to the battlefield in the future, and will not leave Yicheng, Qingwangfu is also interested in the merits of the martial family, so he is willing to marry his daughter to the Wu family, it is said that Princess Zhaoqing is the matchmaker, with such an in-law as Qingwangfu, How can these officials still stare at the little affair of Princess Zhaoqing's family. ”

The martial family and the Qing Wangfu were married, Ling Xi couldn't help but sneer, it seems that King Qing is really interested in the family of military generals, and he did not marry his daughter to the Jiang family, but married to the Wu family, and was in-law with Princess Zhaoqing, this marriage is no worse than the Jiang family. It seems that Zhaoqing left the harem, but she was still not idle, what did her sister-in-law want to do?

"Wind and moon?"

Princess Xian lowered her head and smiled, and said mysteriously: "Queen Mother, do you really think that Princess Zhaoqing did not hesitate to discount the official's leg for the sake of a servant?" ”

"Or else?"

"The queen's mother, the concubine remembered an old thing, after Princess Zhaoqing married the concubine, the concubine returned to the northern military camp, and the princess stayed in Yicheng. At that time, the princess liked to listen to the drama very much, and there were many actors in the princess's house, both men and women, among which there was a male actor who was very popular with the princess, and then this male actor became the face of the princess. But this matter was soon known by the queen mother, the queen mother recalled the princess back to the harem, and killed the male actor, and also locked the body of the male actor in the secret room with Princess Zhaoqing for seven days and seven nights, listening to the palace people of the year, Princess Zhaoqing saw the body of the male actor decomposing little by little, out of the secret room, Princess Zhaoqing vomited for a few days and nights, unable to speak and have no expression, and the queen mother was a letter of will, and sent Princess Zhaoqing out of the city. ”

Ling Xi was stunned, although it is not a new thing for the princess to raise her face, but it is also a princess after being widowed, not to mention that the martial artist is the minister of the humerus, and he guards the north all the year round, and he is an important minister to resist the invasion of Beirong.

"You mean, Zhaoqing fell in love with that drama named Qiao Qi?"

Princess Xian smiled mysteriously, and said: "Seeing that the martial horse is about to go to the battlefield, I don't know when I will come back, maybe the princess's heart is wishing that the horse will not come back." ”

Ling Xi remembered the situation when Zhaoqing returned to the palace, Zhaoqing's age-inappropriate resentment, and Xiang Hongxuan's excessive doting, maybe Xiang Hongxuan felt guilty about his sister deep down, so he indulged Zhaoqing so much. As for the martial arts, Xiang Hongxuan attaches more importance to and relies on them, but unfortunately these are all based on the opposition between Zhaoqing and Wu Chengan, Ling Xi asked curiously: "The martial arts family will not know about the events of the year?" ”

"Back then, the descendants of the princess's mansion were all killed by the queen mother, and outsiders really don't know much, because the concubine is a clan woman, so they will know, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the martial family still knows more or less, but the queen mother gave the martial family an explanation and decency, how can the martial family mind?"

Ling Xi seemed to understand a little bit why the Queen Mother was so ruthless back then, and Princess Zhaoqing's willfulness would ruin Xiang Hongxuan's country. Between sons and daughters, the Queen Mother just chose her son.