Two months later, as soon as the turmoil of King Jin's rebellion passed, the palace returned to its former "calm".

The crown prince's grievances were completely cleared, and he not only resumed his daily duties, but also regained the leadership of the White Tiger Army. However, the emperor also kept an eye on it, and the Vermilion Bird Army that was withdrawn from Feng Tianxiang did not choose people to manage it, but held the military power in his own hands. It is a wise move to learn from the past and learn from the future.

With the resurgence of the crown prince, the former "Taizi Party" also ushered in spring in the court and was reused by the emperor; The king of Thailand can finally not worry about his brother and be his idle cloud and wild crane with peace of mind; Even the late crown princess's maternal relatives were compensated and comforted......

After suffering from many years of neglect, Xia Yubing, a noble person in Yu, is looking forward to the day when she will come out - the emperor promoted her to be a concubine of Yu, rewarded her with a bunch of treasures, not to mention, and frequently summoned luck. If this trend continues, it will be a matter of time before you become pregnant.

"Damn! All of them should be damned! Xu Ying has been in a bad mood recently, and when she gets angry, she will throw a few tea bowls, vases and the like.

"Mother, you carefully dress!" Mu Mei smoothed Xu Ying's back, she knew too well who the master's sentence "damn everything" included.

"I really didn't expect that the prince would have a comeback!" knew that today, she would have given Xu Qiu to the prince no matter what, and now she should at least be a good woman!

Now, Xu Qiu is not doing well in the Chu family. Although it is the main room, it is not favored, and it does not have the majesty and prestige of being a housemother.

Last year, Xu Qiu and Pian Pian both gave birth to their daughters, which disappointed the Chu family, so her status in the family was even more unreliable. Xu Qiu's qualifications are average, and her husband doesn't like to take care of her after giving birth; Pian Pian has a bit of a posture, and he can barely flatter Chu Shuxiong. In the eyes of the people of the Chu Mansion, Xu Qiu might as well have a face!

The water spilled by the married girl is useless to regret it. Xu Ying was left with a sigh.

"Niangniang, don't be too worried, this person is not as good as the sky, who has ever come up with the matter of King Jin?" Mu Mei also felt sorry for her master.

"Tell me, as soon as the prince recovered, there was one more concubine in the harem! In the future, there may be some cats and dogs that have been stained with light! Xu Ying shook the handkerchief unwillingly.

The most important thing is that the emperor intends to choose another concubine for the crown prince, and the Xu family has no more school-age women to run! Can this not make Xu Ying's eyes red and anxious?

"It's just a little concubine, no matter how graced she is, she can't threaten her mother. Why should the mother be angry with her? Mu Mei felt that such a calculation was not worth it.

"She can't threaten this palace, but her stomach can!" Xu Ying knows very well that it is difficult for her son to make great achievements, so she doesn't want to see others give birth to excellent sons. This may be her pathology.

"It turns out that the master is worried about this! Isn't that easy? Mu Mei approached Xu Ying and whispered her own method: "Let's do the same as we did against Mu Zhu back then......

In the past few years when Xia Yubing fell out of favor, Yilan Hall was like a cold palace. No one repaired the house, no one sorted out the utensils, and many of the furnishings and utensils in the palace were dilapidated after a long time. This is not just in time for her concubine, the emperor ordered the renovation of the Yilan Palace, and all the utensils in the hall must be replaced with new ones. This matter fell on the shoulders of the priest.

Since the last poisoning incident in Yongshou Palace, Cui Xin resigned from Shanggong and returned to his hometown. Xu Ying also kept her promise and helped Hu Zhenxia to ascend to the position of Shanggong. She and Zhong Chengbi were both following Xu Ying's orders, and it was easy for them to do something with the furniture. So Xu Ying secretly informed Hu and Zhong that they would change a batch of incense tripods and incense burners that were "exactly the same" as those in the Jade Pavilion for the Yilan Palace.

One morning, after the dynasty, the emperor deliberately left the crown prince and chatted about the selection of the crown princess.

Returning to the Duanying Court of Lintoe Palace, he sat in the study in a daze for a long time. It wasn't until Amber came to deliver the snack that he dragged his "soul" back.

"What does Your Highness think, so obsessed?" Amber put down her snack and walked around the back of the prince to gently massage his shoulder.

Duan Yingjin patted the back of Amber's hand with satisfaction: "Alas, it's good to have your intimate ......"

Amber covered her lips and joked: "Your Highness said this, if Sister Du knows, she will die of sadness!" ”

"What are you talking about? Come here, I'll discuss something with you. Duan Yingting pulled Amber and sat opposite him, and his tone suddenly became serious: "Father ordered the emperor to choose a concubine alone." ”

This time it was an order, not a consultation, not a persuasion. He has no place to refuse, nowhere to hide.

Amber was silent for a long time, and just when Duan Yingting thought that she was so sad that she couldn't speak, and was about to comfort her a few words, Amber suddenly burst into a relieved smile: "Great! Don't hide it from Your Highness, in fact, even if the emperor doesn't mention it, the concubines also have this plan! The position of the crown princess cannot be left vacant forever, Her Royal Highness has been guarding her sister for three years, it is enough! Next, it is time for His Highness to think about Maoqi and the entire Lintoe Palace. ”

"Amber ......" Duan Yingting didn't expect her to be so considerate of him and this family, in the past few years when he was remembering Xia Yunxi, didn't he owe this woman who silently guarded him?

"Which lady did the emperor choose for His Royal Highness? Or does His Highness have his own favorite candidate? Amber asked curiously.

"Lone will show you something." Duan Yingting took out a slightly old envelope from the drawer and handed it to Amber: "This is her suicide note." ”

"Sister's suicide note? Why did His Highness show it to his concubines now? Amber couldn't wait to take it apart and take a look. After reading the full three pages of the letter, she was silent again with tears in her eyes.

"Amber, what do you think...... Should we fulfill our last wishes? Duan Yingting touched Amber's slightly cool fingertips and subconsciously held them tightly.

Amber wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded excitedly: "Yes!" My sister's last wish, we are duty-bound! Besides, my sister is really thinking about Her Highness, and Amber is ashamed! Whoever reads this sincere letter will be moved by Xia Yunxi's selfless love for the prince.

"The end of this month is her third anniversary, and she plans to set up a few tables of banquets in Lintoe Palace. Lonely, I'm going to write an invitation to Mrs. Hai! "Duan Yingting has figured it out, his crown princess should decide for herself!

On September 30, at three o'clock, the guests who came to Lintoe Palace to participate in the memorial service arrived. In order to avoid committing taboos in the palace, there is no shrine today. There are only a few tables of thin wine banquet guests, relying on mourning. The attendees were none other than the people close to the prince - the three imperial uncles of King Jing, King Min, and King Ning; The Thai royal family, Xia Huaiyin and his wife, and the Haitu family......

Hai Qingluo followed her mother to sit at the only table of female guests, and she pinched her skirt a little nervously. After three years, he set foot in Lintoe Palace again, and Hai Qingluo's mood was a little complicated.

There is a screen between the male and female guests, and the embroidered snow white plum on it is dazzling. The upright silhouette of the prince was reflected on the screen, which made her heart sway for a while, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Ah! It really shouldn't be! Today is the death day of the first crown princess, how can she not have cranky thoughts? Sins, sins, sins! Hai Qingluo silently reprimanded herself in her heart.

"Sister, sister?" One hand shook Hai Qingluo's sleeve to bring her back to her senses. looked down, but it was the emperor's eldest grandson Maoqi: "Sister, do you remember me?" ”

"Of course remember, you are the little emperor's grandson! The people's girl Haiqing has seen His Royal Highness. "Three years ago, she went to the palace to visit the injured crown princess and played with him in the garden for a while.

"I remember my sister too! Since the last time my sister came to see Maoqi, I haven't entered the palace again, and Maoqi is still thinking about my sister! My sister will often come to play with Maoqi in the future! Mao Qi has a sense of closeness to Hai Qingluo for no reason, although he has only met once, he has never forgotten it.

"Maoqi, don't mess around, come to Concubine Ying, don't make noise about Miss Hai." Amber pulled over Mao Qi and wrung his nose dotingly, "You're really talking about children." In the future, when Miss Hai leaves the cabinet, how can she always run out? ”

Mao Qi grabbed his hair, pouted and asked, "Can Sister Hai marry into our Lintoe Palace?" "So that she can be with him every day!

"Hehehe......" The ladies couldn't help but let out a low laugh. The atmosphere of this memorial service is very joyful, how can there be a little sadness?

Amber patted the back of Maoqi's head in surprise: "You kid, is this going to hire a bride for your father?" People are small and big! Sure enough, it was Xia Yunxi's son, and both mother and son thought of one place!

Mao Qi stuck out his tongue in embarrassment and hid beside Hai Qingluo to eat silently. I have to say that there is really an inexplicable fate between these two people.

Hai Qing waved her hand in embarrassment and begged for mercy: "Yingliangdi, don't make fun of the courtier!" Today is the death anniversary of the crown princess, let's not talk about this......" She didn't want to be disrespectful to the princess's heroic spirit.

"Miss Hai's face is so red, she must be drunk! Why don't you let the maid take you to the garden to let off the wine? Amber suggested.

"It's fine." Hai Qingluo also felt that he had to go out to breathe: "I'm tired." ”

The maid led Hai Qingluo to the garden in the backyard, which was the season of nine times of prosperity. The maid stood outside the garden, letting Hai Qingluo walk alone into the depths of the garden.

Walking to the place where the flowers and leaves are at their peak, a long moon-white figure stands in the bushes, which is the prince himself.

Hai Qingluo suddenly met the prince, and was at a loss for a while: "The courtiers see the prince!" I don't know that Your Highness is here, disturbing your peace, and please forgive me. ”

"Miss Hai doesn't have to be polite. You didn't bother Lonely, Lone was waiting for you here. Duan Yingting smiled at her.

"Wait for me? The prince is looking for a courtier...... What's the matter? Hai Qingluo was very surprised.

"Heh, it's really awkward to say this on a day like today...... "The prince touched the bridge of his nose embarrassedly, and smiled helplessly: "I want to propose to the house, I don't know what Miss Hai wants?" After all, Lone didn't want to make it difficult for others, so he took the liberty to ask Miss about her wishes. ”

Hai Qingluo took a few steps back in disbelief, she covered her mouth for fear that she would exclaim.

Duan Yingting looked at her weak and slender figure, and vaguely remembered that she was still a little girl who didn't know anything about the world. In a blink of an eye, the little girl has grown into a slim big girl.

He took a few steps forward to help Hai Qingluo steady his pace. There was no compulsion in the kind tone: "You think about it, and I'll tell your father later." Then he stuffed a piece of jade pendant into Hai Qingluo's hand: "If you want, you will leave this jade pendant; If you don't want to, ask your father to return the jade pendant. Then Lone will know your mind. ”

Hai Qingluo carefully looked at the jade pendant and found that it was a pair of mother pendants, and the child pendant she had just seen on Mao Qi. Presumably, this jade pendant must be a relic of Xia Yunxi!

Hai Qingluo was at a loss, so she could only look up at the prince with tears in her eyes. He gently pinched her shoulder as if comforting: "Yun Xi and Mao Qi, they both like you very much." ”