Chapter 2: Origins (2)

Today, Princess Xuanyang chose to attach a horse, and she chose it in the newly built princess's mansion.

In the princess's mansion, pavilions and pavilions, rockery pavilions are chic, dignitaries and nobles come and go in an endless stream, and the traffic is busy, all blocking the road in front of the princess's mansion.

On the remote bamboo forest path, wearing a purple iris long-sleeved skirt and a jade hosta on his head, Qi Changge walked slowly with Princess Xuanyang, who was choosing a horse today.

Princess Xuanyang was wearing a bright red dress embroidered with roses, the corners of the skirt were dragged to the ground, her hair was all curled, and her hair was full of dazzling gold and silver ornaments, especially the teardrop-shaped green crystal on her forehead, which reflected Princess Xuanyang's eyebrows and eyes.

When she reached the end, Princess Xuanyang stopped, chuckled "hehe", but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes and asked Qi Changge: "Changge, you say, will Lu Qingxun come today?" ”

"Qianqian......" Qi Changge called Princess Xuanyang's nickname, and stopped talking a few times, causing Princess Xuanyang to raise her eyebrows and look at Qi Changge, waiting for the following.

"Alas!" Qi Changge sighed slightly: "Is it really necessary for Lu Qing to find it?" ”

"It's not impossible." Princess Xuanyang shook her head, lightly denied it, and then pursed her lips again, and said in a tangled voice: "It's just that I've never been so serious about any family." ”

Qi Changge was puzzled and asked Princess Xuanyang: "Why is it serious?" ”

This simple sentence caused Princess Xuanyang to laugh, pursed her lips and whispered in Qi Changge's ear: "There is a son in the world who is like jade, which causes the fair lady to lose her heart and lose her courage. ”

"Huh?" Qi Changge blushed shyly, covered his mouth and exclaimed: "This, how can there be such an unreserved woman, Qianqian, you are obsessed with the son and brother of the Lu family, to such a point!" ”

"No, no, no." Princess Xuanyang shook her head in denial, her eyes were slightly confused, she looked at the emerald green bamboo in front of her and said, "Changge, I'm ...... When I first saw Lu Qingxun in this palace, I was playing in the imperial garden, and I don't know, over the years, I have cared a little bit about Lu Qingxun, and there are countless sons in the world who are like jade, and there are countless people who love this palace. ”

Qi Changge asked Princess Xuanyang suspiciously: "That princess, but you are happy with Lu Qingxun?" ”

"No, a little." Princess Xuanyang was in a complicated mood, remembering a certain son who had promised when she was young, he said: When I fight on the battlefield and wait for the prime minister, I will come to ask for the princess.

But in a blink of an eye, he was fifteen years old, and when he reached the age of choosing a horse, he had not returned, and it seemed that he had lost his words.

Thinking of someone's vinegar when she was young, Princess Xuanyang's eyes were as bright as stardust, and she smiled like fireworks and said: "Changge, in fact, Lu Qingxun is just what I use to anger a person." ”

Qi Changge was silent, not daring to ask, after all, who the princess likes, it is a royal private matter.

The maid official in the first product, treated with graceful palms, wearing a white soft smoke Luo female official skirt, the lotus step moved lightly, the steps were like measuring the scale, one step was not long, one step was not short, walked in front of Princess Xuanyang, bent her knees, lowered her eyes and whispered: "Your Royal Highness the princess, please go to the main hall to choose the concubine, the sons of each family have arrived." ”

Princess Xuanyang raised her eyebrows, bent down, picked up the chin of the Wanzhang servant, and looked at the Wanzhang waiter's eyes, "tsk", and said sharply: "Xiao Ruowan, you are still waiting for him infatuatedly, but it's a pity, he is a martial artist, how can he understand your love for this Yiren." ”

Wan Zhangshou closed his eyes and said lightly, his words were cold: "You are ruthless, I will rest." ”

Qi Changge was a little surprised and stunned, Xiao Ruowan, who is the first talented woman in Huaishui, and the most noble princess in Huaishui, Princess Xuanyang, two people who should have never known each other in their lives, how could they be so powerful.

"A good gentleman is ruthless, I will leave!" Princess Xuanyang said in a mocking tone, let go of her hand, and said a little angrily: "Why do I finally like someone, you like it too, why did I get that person's heart, but I don't cherish it, and I crush it easily!" ”

Wanzhang was about to cover her mouth "hehehehe", laughed crisply, stood up, and said softly with crooked eyebrows: "The things that the princess likes, Ruowan likes them, just like the butterfly hairpin that my mother left me when I was a child, because of the princess's liking, I gave it to the princess, and because of the princess's disgust, I easily discarded it." ”

Qi Changge was stunned when he heard this, and recalled that some time had passed since the time of choosing the horse, and if the princess didn't go, I was afraid that she would have a bad reputation for treating the princes lightly.

Qi Changge pondered his words and said: "Princess, Lord Chamberlain, all the sons of the family are waiting in the hall at this time, wait for a long time, I am afraid that I will be upset and will delay the reputation of the princess." ”

Princess Xuanyang said lightly to Xiao Ruowan: "He said that when he fights on the battlefield and waits for the prime minister, he will ask to marry me, and I don't know if I can do it, and I don't know if I can do it, and I will do it in my childhood, this palace ...... I'm sorry, but the hairpin hasn't been lost yet, but later, I found it again. ”

After all, Princess Xuanyang is a royal princess, and she doesn't need to explain too much to a maid official, so she can only go to the hall with all her steps.

Qi Changge silently patted Xiao Ruowan's shoulder and whispered, "The princess's heart is soft. After speaking, he followed Princess Xuanyang's steps.

Xiao Ruowan stood in place in a daze, and muttered bitterly: "One wrong step, one wrong step." ”

In the hall that can accommodate 100 people, the sons sat on chairs, either drinking tea and turning cups, or shaking fans to look at each other, but no one talked, and the hall was very quiet.

The father-in-law suddenly shouted in a sharp voice: "The princess has arrived." ”

All the princes got up, and said in unison, "The ministers are waiting for the princess." ”

Xuanyang walked in step by step, walking very slowly, the more he walked, the heavier his heart sank, no matter how slow, he also walked to the side of the main seat, and to his mother behind the fan screen, Queen Duanshu Xia Ning, bent down slightly, and said respectfully: "See your mother as a son." ”

Xia Ning nodded slightly, and motioned to the female officials around her with her eyes to call out.

The super female official walked out from behind the fan screen, and the official Deshang whispered: "Princess, please get up, all the sons, the princess chooses the horse to start." ”

Princess Xuanyang sat on the main seat, lowered her eyes, looked at the princes back and forth, took a deep breath, picked up the colorful hydrangea held by the maid on the tray, and said quite frustratedly: "In ancient times, there were boudoir women who threw hydrangeas to recruit sons-in-law, and this princess also respects the ancient system today." ”

After finishing speaking, Princess Xuanyang closed her eyes, her heart was at a loss, and with all her strength, she threw the hydrangea fiercely, and smashed it until she entered the door, wearing gold and silver armor.

A certain general was smashed by the hydrangea and made a muffled sound, hugged the hydrangea and walked to the princess who was still closing her eyes, and hissed: "I don't know what the promise has not promised, but it is still useful in the princess, and the last general will come to the appointment." ”

This voice is so familiar, Princess Xuanyang listened to it, and saw a tough guy general with a long scar on his face, hooked his lips and said: "General, you are out of shape, although you are a little worse than this princess, but this princess does not dislike it, of course it is useful." ”

"That's not a good thing, the last general will marry the princess and go back to my general's mansion." Someone smiled evilly, and under the surprised eyes of everyone, he picked up Princess Xuanyang, stood on tiptoe, and luck flew out of the hall.

Deshang Palace said angrily: "What kind of system is this! Just as he was about to shout to stop the secret guards in the shadows, he was interrupted by Queen Duanshu and sighed slightly: "Let's go with my son!" ”

He also gave his eyes and motioned to the father-in-law to let the sons disperse.

Father-in-law, father-in-law Xu said in a sharp voice: "The famous son, please go back first, the princess has chosen the attached horse." ”

The sons who came to run for the princess and the horse, half of them returned happily, half of them returned in defeat, the happy person was Lu Qingxun, and the one who returned in defeat was Xie Mingyu.

After Qi Changge came to the fan screen, he bowed his knees and saluted the queen and said, "The courtiers see the queen's mother." ”

Empress Duanshu personally helped Qi Changge up, smiled gently but cordially, and said: "Changge, this palace often hears Xuanyang mention you in the palace, and when I see it today, it is really as beautiful as the people in the painting." ”

Qi Changge originally planned to leave after meeting Queen Duanshu, but this Queen Duanshu's words were so cordial that it was difficult to say goodbye, so she had to pretend to be shy: "Thank you for the queen's praise, the courtiers can't afford it." ”

Queen Duanshu's eyes flashed, and she felt that this woman was dignified in words and deeds, and behaved in a moderate manner, which was actually worthy of the prince Su Qin, not like the gentle and cordial Qi Changge smile just now, but the mother-in-law's smile and Qi Changge: "When this palace was the daughter of an official family, she loved to read since she was a child, and she had studied Qi's book, and it was said in the book that the children of the Qi family, the woman must learn to govern the family, the husband, the godson, the son must learn literature and martial arts, poetry and books, and the six arts of the gentleman." ”

"The queen mother is too complimentary, and there are many things about the law of not paying attention to the rules in the courtier's house." , Qi Changge didn't dare to be the praise of this Queen Shu, and said tactfully.

Qi Changge has long heard of this Queen Duanshu, Queen Duanshu is also a legend of Huaishui, sitting firmly in the back seat, the emperor's heirs are all from Queen Duanshu, this boast must have some purpose, Qi Changge can not afford it.

Queen Duanshu wanted to chat with Qi Changge a few more words, but remembered that on the palace case, a lot of palace affairs had not yet been handled, so she had to say goodbye to Qi Changge hastily: "Changge, there are still affairs in the palace, if you are free in the future, go into the palace to accompany the palace to gossip." ”

"Yes." Qi Changge bent his knees in response, then lowered his eyebrows, patted her on the shoulder in an uncertain way after Queen Duanshu, and watched Queen Duanshu go away.

It wasn't until this long line of maids and princesses and the imperial guards all came out of the door of this hall that Qi Changge, who had already bent his knees and his legs numb, slowly walked to the door of the princess's mansion step by step, and was a little embarrassed to hold on to the door wall before crossing the heavy threshold of the princess's mansion.

On the steps, Xiao Mi, the maid who was waiting by the carriage, hurriedly stepped forward to support Qi Changge, and said with some distress: "Miss, why did you enter the princess's mansion once and come out with such a pale face." ”

Qi Changge waved his hand and silently leaned half of his body weight on Xiao Mi in order to relieve the soreness and softness of his legs after numbness.

Seeing Qi Changge's pitiful appearance, Xiao Mi was indignant and muttered: "The princess is really too much, Miss, you are helping the princess choose a husband, this princess actually makes Miss so uncomfortable in the princess's mansion......"

It was always Xiao Mi's chatter that sounded in his ears, which made Qi Changge have a slight headache, and he felt a little annoyed in his heart, so he couldn't help but interrupt: "Xiao Mi, can you let me be quiet?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Mi only agreed, helped Qi Changge into the carriage, closed the curtain, sat outside the curtain and sat on one side with the coachman, waiting for Qi Changge's orders at any time.