Chapter 200: Prelude

When Wen Qingqian just entered the door, she saw a mountain of gifts at the door, and when she got off the carriage, she found that the princes had also sent gifts one by one, all of which were top-notch.

Through the gift box, Wen Qingqian's jealous gaze was about to pass through.

Her eyes were red, and she couldn't take her eyes off the group of princes who all walked up to Qu Miaoling to offer her courtesy, and her eyes were even redder if she was envious.

At this time, Situ Huaibo walked towards Qu Miaoling.

"Miss Qu, today is your gift, a small gift is not a tribute."

As he spoke, he handed the gift box in his hand to Qu Miaoling.

Qu Miaoling was followed by a maid, who was the daughter of Quanfu who was elected.

Born when the sun is shining, full of the air of the rising sun, this kind of blessed daughter is not easy to find, and there may only be one or two in the whole world.

And today, the one that the eldest princess of Mingyue found for Qu Miaoling is the daughter of Quanfu, who is famous in the capital.

Although the marriage has not yet been decided, those who come to the door to ask for relatives can be discharged from the door of the house.

Whoever has a newborn birth, or a newlywed wedding, or a wedding ceremony, will invite the daughter of Quanfu to come.

It was already a great honor to have her.

This time, for the sake of the eldest princess of Mingyue, the daughter of Quanfu agreed to come.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Second Prince." After Qu Miaoling finished speaking, he turned around and left, and a few sons came over to give gifts, they were carrying gift boxes in their hands, and they were also smiling on their faces, and they were also extremely respectful to Qu Miaoling.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the County Lord."

Qu Miaoling bowed his head back, his posture was graceful, and he was very decent.

To get a smile from Qu Miaoling, you sons are already very satisfied.

With Qu Miaoling's identity, even if he is a royal son, it is more than enough.

And just now they also saw that the second prince Situ Huaibo was very considerate of Qu Miaoling, and they were interested in it at first glance.

They glanced at each other, and they all showed a wry smile, they didn't have the confidence to compete with the people in the royal family, after all, even their father and grandfather were leading the court's fortune, who would dare to be disrespectful to the royal family?

What's more, these two princes are strong candidates to compete for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, in case the second prince ascends the throne and thinks that he actually competed with him for the crown princess, I am afraid that they will be put into a boiling pot and cooked, and then chopped up and fed to wild dogs.

The second prince looks gentle and elegant on the surface, but in fact, who can say that he has a thorough touch?

It's just the innate clumsy instinct of the royal family.

Everyone sighed, and left after giving the gift, not daring to think about it.

But Wen Qingqian stood not far away and watched, she saw those sons and brothers with smiles on their faces, looking at Qu Miaoling's eyes with covetousness, but also revealing fear, she was angry in her heart, she was also the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, why didn't anyone pursue her so much?

The more Wen Qingqian thought about it, the more hated she became, and she stared at Qu Miaoling angrily, as if she wanted to stare out of a hole in her back.

Those ordinary sons and daughters are just that, and she doesn't bother to love them.

But Situ Huaibo can't.

Just a few days ago, she sent a letter to Situ Huaibo.

Situ Huaibo also replied, and then the two complained to each other through the letter.

Wen Qingqian offered to meet, but was rejected by the other party.

Situ Huaibo's refusal to travel was very perfunctory.

"Men and women have to abide by it, you and I still keep our distance, don't let others chew our tongues, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation."

Wen Qingqian was very happy at the time, when she received the letter, her eyebrows were flying, and she thought that Situ Huaibo cared about herself.

But just now when she saw Situ Huaibo's thoughtfulness towards Qu Miaoling, she instantly understood that in fact, Situ Huaibo was appeasing herself before.

To himself and Qu Miaoling, Situ Huaibo's attitude is one day and another.

Wen Qingqian couldn't help but pinch the palm of his hand, and the sharp nails pierced into the flesh, and forcibly ripped off a small piece of flesh, which was still bloodshot and red.

Just now, she deliberately walked up to Situ Huaibo, but the other party ignored it.

walked away in front of her, without squinting, and then he walked up to Qu Miaoling and handed her the gift.

Qu Miaoling's face was so cold just now, but Situ Huaibo still stuck it upside down.

The hot face was attached to someone's cold ass, and he was still in a hurry.

This made the jealousy in Wen Qingqian's heart deeper and deeper.

Qu Miaoling, why are you!

Her serpent-like gaze was fixed on her.

In fact, when she came to Wudehou Mansion today, she just had the idea of meeting Situ Huaibo alone.

She left the Hou Mansion last time, and she didn't even dare to say goodbye.

She was actually very embarrassed to come back today, not to mention that the Hou Mansion didn't send him an invitation.

She came uninvited, if she made any more trouble, she would really lose face and skin, and she would lose her sense of proportion and face in front of all the nobles in the capital.

Thinking like this, Wen Qingqian stood silently.

After Situ Huaibo left, the rest of the princes also came over and handed over the carefully prepared gifts to Qu Miaoling.

Qu Miaoling's hands were full, and there was really no place to put them, so she put the gift in the hands of the maidservant behind her.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, the little girl is grateful."

"His Royal Highness the county lord said that it was funny, it was all ordinary things, and I can't bear to thank you."

The princes are the sixth prince Situ Huaiyun, and the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, and the eighth prince.

Except for Situ Huaiyan, several princes all stared at Qu Miaoling with burning eyes.

His eyes were burning and he was excited, and he was interested in Qu Miaoling at first glance.

Wen Qingqian held a grudge even more in his heart.

Qu Miaoling was surrounded in the middle, surrounded by princes of appropriate age in the palace.

The chatter continued.

"This eldest lady of the Hou Mansion is really powerful, and she has a reputation for being mean and fond of killing, and she is still so hot."

"Who said no, but this Qu Miaoling's identity is indeed high, isn't marrying her the same as the emperor's loyalty?"

and couldn't help shaking their heads, if their status was higher, they would be squeezed into the prince's circle now.

It's a pity that they all have low family backgrounds, and they don't even have the opportunity to give Qu Miaoling gifts in person, let alone marry Qu Miaoling back home.

The ministers were not idle, and after seeing how popular Qu Miaoling was, they walked up to their children one after another, warning them not to be enemies of Qu Miaoling, and to curry favor with her.

After the gift-giving session, it was time for Qu Miaoling to meet the elders of the family.

The first thing Qu Miaoling wanted to meet was her parents.

In the Hou Mansion, only Wu Dehou is Qu Miaoling's biological father, the county lord of Huiling died early, according to convention, it should be the Wen family sitting here, but now there is another flat wife Yuan Qiongyu in the Hou Mansion, so a place has to be added for Yuan Qiongyu to sit.

But when the guests were ready, they saw a spirit tablet placed on their mother's seat.

There is also a line engraved on it, "The tomb of my wife Huiling County Lord." ”

"Drink ......"

Everyone gasped, and at this grand banquet, Qu Miaoling actually knelt down to the tablet.

Countless thoughts flashed in their hearts, could it be that this Wen clan and Yuan Qiongyu were not favored in the Wudehou Mansion?

Snubbed to such an extent?

Everyone's hearts turned a thousand times, and Wen and Yuan Qiongyu, who were talked about by everyone, sat down left and right, their faces with white foundation slightly darkened, looking like little ghosts in the underworld.

Seeing Qu Miaoling kneeling down and kowtowing to the spiritual position, the faces of the two of them were blue and white, like a palette.

After the ceremony was completed, Qu Miaoling stood up with gentle support, because it was a grand ceremony, his head was full of hairpins and hairpins, looking full, but in fact it was also very heavy.

After Qu Miaoling knelt down, he went back to his room to change his clothes.

The set of red coral barrels on the head has also been replaced with gold, which is also a rule, symbolizing the body of a thousand catties.

When she went to the ancestral hall to worship just now, the red court dress on her body was also changed to a red dress made by her grandmother.

It looks a little refreshing, but it looks even more enchanting and gorgeous.

After Qu Miaoling came out after changing his clothes, the eyes of all the guests were attracted, whether it was a man or a woman, they all looked at Qu Miaoling with wide eyes.

If the court dress just now made Qu Miaoling look dignified and precious, then this close-fitting dress made her delicate and cute.

Qu Miaoling rarely appeared in front of all the sons in the capital, and rarely wore such red clothes.

A thought flashed in everyone's hearts: there is really a woman who is so suitable for this gorgeous red, and the woman next to her can't stand up when she wears red clothes, but looks cowardly and thin, but Qu Miaoling doesn't have this feeling at all, it completely complements each other, and produces a stunning feeling that one plus one is greater than two.

Since Qu Miaoling walked out slowly, Situ Huaibo's eyes were firmly fixed on her, and he did not relax for a moment.

Qu Miaoling, you are destined to be mine!

Situ Huaibo's eyes flashed with a hint of imperativeness, he clenched his fists, and looked at Qu Miaoling's eyes full of aggression.

Qu Miaoling felt that she turned around and wanted to avoid Situ Huaibo's gaze, but after she found out that it was in vain, she went up and looked at Situ Huaibo.

The eyes were slightly cold, but it aroused Situ Huaibo's desire to win even more.

He even made a gesture to Qu Miaoling, "You are mine." ”

Qu Miaoling hooked her lips and sneered, turned her gaze away, and talked to her little sister.

At the same time, the queen mother who had not left the palace was sitting with the emperor, and they had the intention of going to Wudehou Mansion to celebrate Qu Miaoling today.

But after all, this morning, under the auspices of Princess Mingyue, Qu Miaoling had already entered the palace and entertained guests.

When they left the palace again, they inevitably attached too much importance to Qu Miaoling, for fear of causing the conspiracy of others.

The emperor was also very happy today, and drank many glasses of wine at the banquet, but the queen dissuaded him again and again, but the emperor did not listen to the persuasion and insisted on drinking.

In the end, his face was flushed with alcohol, and he staggered back to the Taihe Palace.

The queen had no choice but to keep up, and ordered the imperial doctor to make a sobering soup and send it.

The medicine in the Tai Hospital was the best in the world, and it didn't take long for the emperor to rub his temples.

"Your Majesty, you're greedy for a cup today."

The emperor naturally knew that he didn't say much, after all, the empress was also worried about herself.

"I know, the queen doesn't have to worry."

Mu Wanshu brought the emperor a cup of tea, and sat down when she saw the emperor drink it.

"Your Majesty, today is a good day for Miao Ling, the concubine thought, why not be happy?"

The emperor raised his eyes slightly, revealing a puzzled expression, "What does the empress mean?" ”

Mu Wanshu smiled when she heard this, and the woman greedily said to the emperor's side: "Your Majesty, seeing that Miao Ling has also reached the age of saying marriage, now there are only two princes of the right age in the royal family, and the eldest prince has already married, not He Miaoling, according to age, only the second prince is the most suitable." ”

The Emperor nodded cooperatively as he listened.

Qu Miaoling's marriage, he has always been very worried, this girl has been in Huangzhuang in the countryside for the first ten years, and after returning to the capital, she basically does not go out of the gate, but their Daling Dynasty pursues that women do not have to be too intimidating, they can boldly walk out of the mansion and see the outside world.

But there are only a few places where Qu Miaoling goes, either the palace or the Jingkang Marquis Mansion, and the places next to it are rarely visited.

Even the favorite competitions of the ladies in Beijing, whether they are piano, embroidery, or horseback riding, Qu Miaoling is not interested in it, and she will not participate once.

Missing so many opportunities, Qu Miaoling also missed many opportunities to meet men who were good with her family background and could walk slightly with her.

The emperor often sighed, and couldn't help but want to give Qu Miaoling an order to let her go out for a walk more.

"Huaibo?"

The Emperor muttered, and lowered his eyes in thought.

When the queen saw the play, she continued: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince is a good one, talented and worthy of your attention, and he does not have a strong mother's family, even if Miao Ling marries in the future, he will not be bullied by his mother-in-law, he can be called the best candidate."

The emperor was moved, his son himself knew it, and he also knew Qu Miaoling's character, he missed it with the county lord of Huiling at the beginning, and he didn't want to marry Miaoling and his son.

So the emperor waved his hand and said, "I agree." “

The queen's hands hidden under the wide sleeves of the robe were folded, and there was no excitement on her face, as if what she had just said was just an ordinary thing.

But in her heart, she couldn't be happy, and pulled Qu Miaoling into Situ Huaibo's camp, which was beneficial and harmless.

The more the empress thought about it, the happier she became, and after sending the emperor away, she sent someone to inform Situ Huaibo of the good news.