Let's say that after the prince received the dividends from An Xiabai, he returned to the palace with the silver taels.

As the heir to the throne, not only does he have a noble status that others can never reach, but also has a responsibility that ordinary people can't bear, and his mood is one of the royal family's requirements for him.

Now that I got it, somehow, I couldn't hold it back, and when I returned to the dormitory, I kept smiling on my leather face.

The palace maid who was responsible for taking care of the prince's daily life saw this situation, and was happy and worried, joy was for the prince's rare happiness, and worry was for the prince's emotional changes. ‘

The queen ordered her to carefully observe the prince's every move, and report to her immediately if there was anything unusual.

The palace maid hesitated for a long time, but decided to turn her back on the prince and tell the queen about the matter.

After all, the queen is her real master.

"Oh? I've been happy since I returned to the palace, why? The queen frowned lightly and asked worriedly.

The palace maid shook her head and said that she didn't know, she only knew that the prince's mood changes today started after leaving the palace.

"It seems that it should be related to the reason why he left the palace." The queen asked the prince why he left the palace and who he had seen, and the guards in charge of monitoring the prince's whereabouts quickly gave an answer.

"An Xia Bai?" Her brows furrowed more and more, "It seems that it is the right choice for the palace to let the prince learn business from her, she is really not a simple person." ”

When the crown prince went to the queen's palace that night to say goodbye, he was immediately asked about the day.

"I heard that after you went to the restaurant today, the whole person was in a good mood, didn't you encounter something good, would you like to tell me about it?"

The queen had a gentle smile on her face as she asked.

Although the tone was negotiable, the prince knew that he had no choice to refuse.

Since she wants to know, just say it.

"Queen Mother, in fact, it's not a big deal, but when Erchen was in the restaurant today, he happened to meet Mrs. Lu settling the accounts of the restaurant, according to her, the restaurant has been prosperous since it opened, and it has not only returned to its capital after a few months of opening, but even the dividends are a lot of dividends, and she gave me a lot of dividends."

The prince smiled shyly, and seemed to feel a little embarrassed: "Although the silver taels are not much, it is the result of the help of the sons, isn't it?" ”

The queen is in the palace, she is used to being rich and rich, and she has no concept of silver and silver for a long time, even if An Xiabai gives an astronomical amount, she will not have mood swings.

But the prince likes it, and she doesn't mind accompanying the acting: "This is indeed a good thing, it seems that the emperor has found the right person." ”

Knowing his mother Mo Ruozi, the prince could see that the queen was not sad about this matter, so he simply changed the topic and said: "I'm a little happy, so I'm getting carried away, I'll pay attention to it in the future." By the way, the queen mother, can I invite General Lu and his wife to the palace in two days, during this time, thanks to their care, I have learned a lot of business knowledge, I am grateful, I want to invite them to the palace by the way to thank you. ”

It just so happened that she had something to say to An Xiabai, and the queen smiled and nodded: "Of course, Mrs. Lu is half of the emperor's master, and I am also grateful to her, and I should thank her." ”

With the queen's permission, a faint smile appeared on the prince's face.

In the blink of an eye, in the early morning of the next day, when Lu Li was still holding An Xiabai and didn't wake up in his sleep, he heard a knock outside the door.

Afraid that sound 8 would affect his wife's sleep, Lu Li subconsciously covered An Xiabai's ears.

"What's the matter?"

When the maid outside heard Lu Li's voice, she was stunned at first, surprised by the reconciliation between An Xiabai and Lu Li, and then reported that the prince ordered someone to send an invitation.

Although he talked to An Xiabai yesterday, Lu Li was still a little uncomfortable when he thought of the prince, but in front of An Xiabai, he couldn't show it directly, so as not to make himself act like a vinegar jar.

"What's the matter?" At this moment, An Xiabai was woken up by his standing figure.

Lu Li's fingertips caressed her cheek, and said softly: "It's just a small matter, I'll deal with it." ”

But when An Xiabai was in a dream just now, he vaguely heard the maid outside talking about the word prince, and An Xiabai believed that Lu Li was fooling him than hearing the wrong voice in his dream.

She endured her sleepiness and half-propped herself up to let the maid in.

"Invitations?" An Xiabai took the invitation sent by the prince, her expression was a little complicated, looking at the unique logo of the royal family on it, she couldn't help but think of when she had a temper with Lu Li, the invitation sent by Fengyi Zhu was also like this.

She directly handed the invitation to Lu Li and asked Lu Li to read it to herself.

The latter was apprehensive at first, but after the invitation card arrived, he smiled indulgently and said slowly: "The invitation card said that the prince would invite us to a banquet, saying that he would thank you for the dividends you gave him. ”

The prince is polite.

An Xiabai raised her eyebrows lightly, and turned her eyes to ask Lu Li: "Husband, do you know what to do in the future?" ”

"Got it." Lu Li sighed.

It seems that there is really no special relationship between the prince and An Xiabai, otherwise, his name will not be written on the invitation.

It's like the invitation sent by Fengyi Zhu didn't have An Xiabai's name on it.

He hugged An Xiabai from behind and trapped the person firmly in his arms: "If I don't write an invitation with your name in the future, I will definitely not go to the appointment." ”

That's pretty much it.

An Xiabai got a satisfied memory, and the corners of her lips outlined a shallow smile.

The crown prince represents the royal family, and the invitation with his name written on it means an invitation from the royal family, regardless of whether the queen and the emperor know it or not, An Xiabai and Lu Li have no reason to refuse, on the day of the prince's invitation, they changed their clothes, sorted out their appearance, and got into the carriage to the palace.

The crown prince was just outside the palace gates, as if waiting for them to arrive together.

Seeing Lu Li carefully helping An Xiabai out of the carriage, the prince felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

He insisted on pressing it down, turned his head and smiled slightly at An Xiabai of Lu Li, who was very tacit, looking at their appearance, they should be reconciled, right?

"The prince actually waited in person?" She turned her eyes to see the crown prince, and her expression was quite surprised, this is a treatment that important members of the court and the central government may not be able to have, is the prince too good to himself?

In their puzzled eyes, the prince coughed lightly and said, "It's just fine, just come and wait, by the way, I have something I want to remind you two." ”

"What's the matter?" An Xiabai asked.

"Today's banquet, originally only me and my mother were present, but I don't know what's going on, the news was leaked, and the other palace concubines, as well as my father, heard that you were coming, and they also came to participate, so now the scale of the banquet is larger than the budget, I came to remind you."

The crown prince was afraid that after they saw the emperor and others, they would be out of order.

As a result, instead of being sincerely frightened, An Xiabai and Lu Li thanked them indifferently.

It seems that their psychological quality is stronger than they imagined?

When they arrived at the venue of the banquet, the emperor and empress, as well as a group of concubines, had already arrived, and when they saw An Xiabai coming, they all showed a happy look on their faces, and one by one, they insisted on pulling An Xiabai over to talk to them.

The happiest person among them is the queen.

The smile on the corner of her lips was many times deeper than usual, and her eyes were full of gentle smiles: "This palace wants to toast Mrs. Lu with a glass of wine." ”

As the mother of a country, the queen is naturally the most honorable person at the banquet except for the emperor.

An Xiabai was very apprehensive at her toast: "The women don't dare. ”

"Why don't you dare, you taught the prince the way of management, he learned a lot from you, and it is reasonable, mothers should thank you." The queen smiled softly.

After she toasted herself, the other concubines at the banquet showed surprised expressions, and then followed suit and wanted to toast Anxia liquor.

An Xiabai politely refused on the grounds that the restaurant was not good and her health was not good, but they were almost trapped by them in another way.

There was only one person at the banquet who had a special attitude towards An Xiabai, and when the other concubines flattered her, he was the only one sitting in the seat, as if he hadn't seen anyone at all, although there was a smile on the corner of his lips, he was not half happy.

An Xiabai couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"That's Zhou Guifei, and it's also Zhu'er's biological mother." The prince reminded softly.

Why did Zhou Guifei look at herself with such eyes, she frowned halfway, although her face did not move, her mood began to be solemn.

The emperor also found that Zhou Guifei looked at An Xiabai's gaze, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that the noble concubine is also interested in Madame Lu, because of the beauty pavilion she founded single-handedly?" ”

Zhou Guifei shook her head with a smile, and her eyes fell on Lu Li: "The concubine is interested in the one." ”

"General Lu? Why him? The Emperor wondered.

The deep palace is not as good as the capital, the high red wall blocks not only the two worlds, but also the gossip outside, Fengyi Zhu confessed to Lu Li in front of everyone that no one told the emperor about the rejection, so he naturally didn't know.

It was precisely because the emperor didn't know Lu Li's frank refusal that Zhou Guifei had the courage to say: "The thirteenth princess admires General Lu and wants to marry him." ”

The emperor said with a sad face: "But General Lu already has a family, and his wife even just gave birth to two children for him. ”

He was reluctant to agree, and the main reason was the particularity of Lu Li's identity.

Thinking that he appreciated Lu Li and gave him a position with real power, there were so many people in the court who befriended Lu Li, if the son also married him, wouldn't it cause a shock in the government and the opposition?

In order to avoid unnecessary troubles in the future, it is better to pinch out the idea at the bud.

Zhou Guifei tried to struggle, took the emperor's hand, raised her face and frowned and said: "But the thirteenth princess likes it, she told her concubine more than once that she likes General Lu, and the concubine really can't bear to let her down." ”

"Nonsense!" Since the emperor has made a decision, he has no intention of changing his mind, "It is absolutely impossible for her and General Lu to succeed, let her die of this heart as soon as possible, as for her life's major events, I will think about her in the future, and I will not let her husband be too inferior to General Lu, General Lu and his wife Qin Se and Ming are very affectionate, so don't think about disturbing them." ”