In addition to the queen of the queen of a country, the harem of Daye Kingdom is divided into "imperial concubines, concubines, concubines, concubines, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, beauties, talents, and women" nine, the imperial concubine has only one seat, only to the biological mother of the prince who is not born to the queen, four concubines, and the rest of the seats are not limited, but the concubines are easily not awarded, and generally only those who give birth to heirs for the royal family are eligible to be sealed.

All the harem concubines who have given birth are not allowed to leave the palace for life, and are supported by the successor monarch for a long time, and are buried in the emperor's mausoleum after death. Except for the arrangement of the edict, the concubines who have not given birth must go to the royal temple or Taoist temple to become a monk, and they will not be allowed to leave the country for life unless they have special gifts.

Concubine Zhu is the biological mother of Prince Xiang, and the emperor was already a concubine when he was in power, so the current title is Concubine Gui. After Prince Xiang passed away, she asked herself to move to the remote Yining Palace, not asking about the world, but occasionally ordering her granddaughter Yi'an County Lord to return to Beijing to talk about her family. Moreover, Emperor Hongyuan's biological mother, the Empress Dowager, has passed away, and Concubine Zhu is the highest ranking person in the harem, and filial piety is the first, and Emperor Hongyuan has always respected her, so he almost never interferes with her meeting with Yi'an.

Soon after Yi'an entered the palace, Concubine Zhu took the initiative to step out of Yining Palace and led Yi'an to meet Emperor Hongyuan, which is said to be to ask for a family affair for this granddaughter.

It just so happened that when Concubine Zhu asked for this matter, Concubine Song Hui, the biological mother of King Xi, was also with her, and when she heard Concubine Zhu's words, she smiled and said that her mother's family had a nephew, who was young and promising, and I don't know if she could get into the eyes of the lord of Yi'an.

Originally, the Xiangwang Mansion was thin, and it was a great thing to be able to climb to the foreign family who was the favorite concubine of the emperor, because it should be a blessing to return to the core of power. Concubine Song Hui expected that Concubine Zhu and Yi'an would not refuse, but the result was unexpected.

"Back to Your Majesty, Prince Xiang died early, leaving only the two children You'er and Yi'er, who are considered to be thin, so they don't dare to marry Lord Song with Jingnan Dao. However, the old man heard that there was a young man from a merchant background, who was very able to relieve His Majesty's worries, and his reputation was so great that even the old man in a remote corner had heard of it, called ...... What's the name of Xue......"

"Xue Chunyue", Emperor Hongyuan looked at her with clear eyes and said.

"Yes, yes, that's it. I heard that this person was born in a business and had been convicted, so he was not a difficult person to climb, and he should be a good match for Yi'er. ”

Concubine Song Hui was a little embarrassed for a while, but she quickly regained her expression and turned her eyes to look at Emperor Hongyuan.

Emperor Hongyuan was very calm, looked at Yi'an who was standing on the side and said, "Yi'er, have you heard of this person?" ”

Yi'an hurriedly saluted back, "Back to Your Majesty, Yi'er has always lived in Xiangzhou Mansion in Jingnan Province, and she has not stepped out of the gate, and I have not heard of this person." However, this time when I entered Beijing, I heard about Lord Xue's deeds along the way. ”

"Oh? What have you heard, tell me about it", Emperor Hongyuan took a sip of tea and asked seriously.

"Back to Your Majesty, Yi'er set out from Xiangzhou, entered the Han River, went up to the Qinling Mountains, and met the official fleet along the way, which was large in scale and very magnificent. Yi'er rarely saw this, so he sent someone to ask what was going on, and when he asked, he learned that it was His Majesty's losing fleet, and then he knew that His Majesty's land and water transfer envoy Xue Chunyue Xue was Lord Xue. The boatman praised Lord Xue many times, Yi'er ...... Yi'er has had an impression of Lord Xue since then......"

The more Yi An spoke, the more coquettish she became, and finally her voice fell silent.

Emperor Hongyuan saw that her face was full of crimson, and laughed loudly, "It turns out that my water and land transfer envoys have become famous all over the world, and even my niece from afar knows about it, and I am really ashamed to be ignorant." ”

Concubine Song Hui also laughed and said, "Having such a good minister is a reflection of Your Majesty's sage." ”

Concubine Zhu hurriedly said, "Exactly, exactly." I won't tell you that Xue Chunyue's deeds are only known when Yi'er told the old body about the old body, and the old body has never understood the things of the previous dynasty, but since it is Yi'er's picture, the old body's grandmother, naturally wants to draw a red line for her and ask His Majesty for a reward. ”

Emperor Hongyuan was noncommittal, and thought for a while before saying, "Yi'er is my niece, the county lord of the Great Cause Country, and her status is noble. How thin is King Xiang's lineage, he is also the heir of the first emperor, Tianhuang is noble, this family business is still sloppy, Rong Zhen thinks about it for a few days, and gives the concubine an answer before Yi'er goes back, how about it? ”

Emperor Hongyuan has no famous words to refuse, it is already the first step to victory, can I wish Concubine Yan to disagree? was busy thanking, and then left the palace of Emperor Hongyuan with Yi'an.

Seeing the two leaving, Concubine Song Hui said to Emperor Hongyuan, "Your Majesty, King Xiang's lineage, I'm afraid it is not appropriate to be involved with the important ministers of the imperial court again, and the concubines are worried about ......."

"Concubine Ai's worries are not unreasonable, I understand. It was only a few days ago that King Jing told me that Xue Chunyue seemed to be unrelenting to Ye Qinyu, and there was a tendency to rekindle the old feelings. Their marriage was unraveled by the words of Jinkou Yuyan, and if they get back together, they may make the world laugh. Therefore, it is better to arrange the marriage of the two as soon as possible. ”

When Concubine Song Hui heard this, she nodded in agreement, and had nothing else to say.

In the eighteenth year of Hongyuan, Emperor Hongyuan issued a decree to marry the lord of Yi'an County of Xiangwangfu, and the county master was a popular man in the dynasty, and the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple and Xue Chunyue were transported by land and water, and planned to complete the marriage on the winter solstice.

There are many relatives of the emperor who are married by the emperor, and it is not surprising that the ministers are not surprised. Although the Xiangwang Mansion is located in Xiangzhou and is not the first-class echelon among the princes, the King of Xiangjun and the Lord of Yi'an are the nephews and nieces of today's sons.

In the Mengdong season, a light snow drifted on the streets of Changxing, Ye Qinyu walked alone on the street in a daze, looking at the busy people beside him, and remembered the scene of his first meeting with Xue Chunyue in the bustling and noisy night market of Luo'an City in the fourteenth year of Hongyuan. At that time, the flowers were full of flowers and the lights were bright, Xue Chunyue and her, one was a handsome son, the other was a pure beauty, and they really met the most beautiful each other in the best years and the most beautiful scenes......

But now, I saw that the sky was getting darker, and pedestrians were coming and going in a hurry. There was a curfew in Changxing, and everyone had to return to the square before the door was locked, and Ye Qinyu paced aimlessly, in stark contrast to the hurried pedestrians.

But no one had the heart to pay attention to her who was out of place, they only cared about the hurried footsteps under their feet, a young man accidentally bumped into Ye Qinyu, she stumbled, and was about to fall, when she was suddenly held firmly by a strong arm.

She thought it was him, and her heart was happy, her eyes suddenly brightened, and when she turned her head to look, she found that it was not him......

"Xiaoyu, it's not early, I'll send you home......"

Wei Shaoqing looked at her with distress on her face, and was reluctant to let go.

"It turned out to be Brother Wei......" Ye Qinyu gently broke free from his embrace and lowered his eyes.

Wei Shaoqing stood in front of everyone, blocking a gap for her, so that the hurried pedestrians would not bump into her again.

Ye Qinyu still doesn't understand why King Jing didn't agree to Chunyue's courtship, she had begged King Jing and Princess Jing, but to no avail. Princess Jing, as Xue Chunyue's aunt, could only sigh helplessly, and had nothing else to say. Since Ye Cizhun returned to the court, everything seemed to be slowly changing, and she wanted to know what was going on, but no one could give her an answer......

Just like now, the emperor suddenly issued an order to marry Xue Chunyue and Yi'an, and she also wanted to know what the reason was, but whether it was King Jing and his wife, Ye Cizhun, or Xue Peiqi, no one could answer her.

"Xiao Yu, if you want, I can accompany you to the Shaoqing Mansion of Taifu Temple and ask Xue Chunyue for an understanding!"

"No......" She suddenly flinched, looking up at Wei Shaoqing with big watery eyes, "If he was willing to give me an explanation, he would have given it a long time ago, but he never ...... Not today, and not ever. I'm a passer-by in his life......"

Isn't it? Haizhou, in just one year, she and Xue Chunyue had too few good times, so little that there was nothing worth his nostalgia for, so he was so resolute about her, and he didn't even have a word of explanation.

Ye Qinyu's nightmare began again, this time it was not only the catastrophe of childhood, but also the addition of Xue Chunyue, who was resolute, this time, it made her more uncomfortable than ever. She didn't want to stay in King Jing's Mansion anymore, so she asked to move to Xiying Villa, which was far away from the hustle and bustle of Changxing, just enough to force herself to stop thinking about all the people and things in Changxing.

King Jing did not refuse, but asked her to bring Zhiqing and a team of personal soldiers from King Jing's Mansion to take care of her, Ye Qinyu knew that the so-called personal soldiers were used to monitor her, but in order to leave, she still agreed.

Liu Yi personally sent her to Xiying Garden, and handed her a token when parting, if something happens, ask Zhiqing to take the token directly to the Royal Forest Army camp to find him, and wherever the token goes, it will be unimpeded.

Ye Qinyu nodded, and said goodbye to Liu Yiyi, the entire Great Changxing City, let her feel that there was still a little bit of humanity left Liu Yi and Wei Shaoqing, among the two, Liu Yi is the elder brother who grew up with her since childhood, and he is a little closer than Wei Shaoqing, but it is a pity that he serves in the Imperial Forest Army, and he often has to be on an errand in the palace, which cannot be common. Now that this farewell, I don't know when we will be able to meet, thinking of this, Ye Qinyu couldn't help but lean into his arms.

"In broad daylight, isn't Brother Liu afraid of the gossip of the world?"

A voice came from Leng Buding, and the two were slightly frightened, so they separated, and in a blink of an eye, it turned out to be Xue Peiqi.

"Why is Brother Xue here", Xue Peiqi has changed a lot in the past two years, it can be seen from his behavior towards Ye Qinyu, so Liu Yi's relationship with him has gradually become estranged, and the old cousin's friendship no longer exists, and the two have not been in touch for a long time. Now that he suddenly appeared at the gate of the other garden, he must have planted eyeliner around the palace, and Ye Qinyu's every move was well understood, so Liu Yi despised him even more.

"Qinyu has moved to a new house, so I naturally have to come to help her take care of it, so as not to make her uncomfortable if there is any omission."

"Jing Wangfu will naturally help her take care of everything, and don't worry Lord Xue Shaoqing."

Xue Shaoqing...... Oh, the prince really sees the outside...... However, this Changxing City is not only me, Xue Shaoqing, but also one, who is ready to be the groom's official, must be more worthy of this title. ”