Qinglian Palace Feiyan Terrace.

Zhu Zhitong ate the Huai melon kernel cake that her sister had just made with a satisfied face, and Zhu Zhijie couldn't help but ask:

"How are you going to help me find out these days?"

"Sister, don't worry, when Ye Zhiqiu went to Fuxingtai and entered the Yi Palace, I deliberately ran to ambush there first, and I listened carefully. Hey, this melon kernel cake is really delicious. ”

"Tell me quickly, if you want to eat these snacks, I'll make them for you later, as many as you want."

Zhu Zhitong was waiting for this sentence, then dusted his hands and said with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, that Ye Zhiqiu is really a person who can speak well, and he can be regarded as worthy of his mission." Speaking of which, Su Xiaochen's eloquence must have the true biography of his uncle. ”

"Tell me what he said about marriage? Don't interrupt and talk about your Su Xiaochen again. Zhu Zhijie obviously didn't want to hear anything except marriage.

"Marriage? Ye Zhiqiu didn't talk about it. Zhu Zhitong deliberately looked surprised.

"What? He didn't say? So what did he do in Bihai? Zhu Zhijie couldn't cry or laugh.

"He's here to make an envoy...... I've heard a lot from him. When he met the eldest sister on the Fuxing platform, he said that he was talking about opening up new trade routes, sending silkworms to each other and weaving skilled craftsmen, etc., and the eldest sister was very moved, and she talked for more than an hour, and I almost fell asleep when I heard it in the side hall. ”

Zhu Zhijie almost fainted, and said hurriedly: "Why did he say this...... He...... Isn't he here to be a marriage envoy? ”

"Oh, I mentioned it, saying that if there is a marriage between the two countries, Emperor Wen has a will, he is the main marriage envoy, and the household department is still Pei, and that person is the deputy marriage envoy. Then the brother-in-law came to his senses, staring at Ye Zhiqiu and asking about that Pei and kept asking. ”

"Boundless brother-in-law? How did he get involved? ”

"Who knows? I think he is really a new official after he became the head of the household department, and as long as it is related to the household department, he will not let it go. This time, too, said that if Ye Zhiqiu returned to Cangwu, he must mention him to Pei He. ”

Zhu Zhijie secretly complained in her heart when she heard this, and asked again: "Then what did he say when he came to the Yi Palace to see the mother queen?" ”

"I didn't say much about the marriage, so I said some official words. Oh yes, he also sent a dozen birds to the Mother Empress. ”

"Birds?"

"yes, parrots, starlings, pigeons, and the like."

"What is he sending these for? Mother is not short of such things. ”

Zhu Zhitong glanced at her and said, "According to what you say, Cangwu Kingdom has nothing to send, I guess it's just a mind." ”

"What else? What else did you say? ”

Zhu Zhitong suddenly remembered something, patted his forehead and said: "Yes, he said that although their Cangwu Kingdom is peaceful and peaceful, the heirs of the clan are thin, from Emperor Wen to the current prince, they are all only sons, not to mention brothers, not even sisters, not as lush as Bihai Kingdom." ”

"Huh? What did he mean by that? ”

"He said that because of this, Emperor Wen must have extra pity for the prince's future concubine, and the prince born in the future must also be extremely noble."

Zhu Zhijie heard the itching of her teeth, and thought, this Ye Zhiqiu, why didn't he find fault with it?

"How does the Mother Queen respond?"

"Hey, the mother queen is still so faint, the left ear goes in and the right ear comes out."

"Then you still say that Ye Zhiqiu is a person who can speak well! When I heard it now, he didn't say anything. ”

"Anyway, I think he has basically talked about everything except for marriage, isn't he able to argue?"

"You ......" Zhu Zhijie was so angry that she couldn't say it for a while.

Zhu Zhitong was really annoyed when she saw her, so she hurriedly changed her smile and said, "Sister, what's the good thing about you marrying Cangwu?" Why don't you stay in the blue sea, the three of us sisters will be together for the rest of our lives, how good? Why be with that straw bale prince? ”

As soon as Zhu Zhijie heard the words "straw bale prince", she became more and more annoyed, reached out and picked up the whole plate of locust melon kernel cakes in front of her sister, walked to the railing, and threw all the pancakes down.

Zhu Zhitong had seen the second sister lose her temper like this, she was bluffed, and just about to say anything about making amends, Zhu Zhijie was already angry: "Get out!" ”

Zhu Zhitong knew that she had said the wrong thing, and she saw that her sister's face was flushed, and she knew that this was a sign of extreme anger. Secretly thinking that he was afraid that he would not be able to listen to anything, he bowed his head and bowed, and went out of the palace silently.

Zhu Zhijie saw her sister go out of the palace, but she was still angry.

Is it so indifferent in the eyes of my mother and sisters that I can't sleep at night? The mother was noncommittal, the elder sister was concerned about state affairs, and the younger sister even used it as a joke to gag with herself. Who really cares about themselves? Seeing that Ye Zhiqiu has seen everything he should have seen in the past few days, maybe he will have to leave to go back to Cangwu one day. Is this the end of the marriage? Could it be that I am really going to be trapped in this Qinglian Palace for the rest of my life? Reextension ...... How can I see you again......

Zhu Zhijie thought of a burst of sadness in her chest, and couldn't help but shout: "Someone! Bring the wine! ”

After a while, Fluttershy brings a jug of wine. Zhu Zhijie saw that the wine pot was pitch black, as if it was cast from pig iron, and there were strange words engraved on the pot, and asked, "What kind of wine is this?" ”

Fluttershy replied, "Oh, this is the wine sent by Yang Gongzi from Mu'en Yuan a few days ago, and the slave forgot to mention it for a while, but now His Highness remembers it and just takes it." ”

Zhu Zhijie was furious when she heard this, and reprimanded: "Forgot? What was sent a few days ago, you only say now, if I don't want to get up today, will you always forget? ”

Fluttershy had never seen her talk like that before, and she shuddered and couldn't answer.

"I'm so indulgent to you that I don't have me in your eyes, right? Come on, give me a slap! ”

Zhu Zhijie picked up the flask and poured herself a full glass, and crackling slaps sounded in her ears. She took the glass and drank it down, and suddenly felt like a knife cut her throat, as if she had drunk not wine, but a dagger. The dagger swallowed into the stomach, and it seemed to enter the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun, and began to stir up the fire, only stirring the liver and intestines in the abdomen.

She suddenly remembered that her little sister had once said that this wine was called praying mantis thorns.

"It's amazing, it's really refreshing! It really hurts me...... Hahahaha", Zhu Zhijie suddenly felt a little dizzy, and the crackling slap in her ears was messy.

It's obviously so uncomfortable, but there is an indescribable comfort, as if I haven't been able to do what I want like for a long time.

What could be happier than doing what you want?

She simply opened her glass, picked up the flask, and took another big sip with her head up.

Strange to say, when I drank this second sip, I felt as warm as white water, and it was very useful to press down my throat.

Zhu Zhijie stood up, walked to the edge of Feiyan Terrace and looked at the railing, and there was a lush green place in the distance that hid the majestic and magnificent Laiyi Palace.

With a light breeze blowing in her face, she suddenly remembered what Yang Huairen said:

"In life, if every day is an ordinary taste, you will feel lackluster, and you have to enjoy the ups and downs."

What a wonderful statement! Today, I'm going to do whatever I want!

Zhu Zhijie glanced at Fluttershy, whose face was covered in blood, and exclaimed, "Get out, never enter my Qinglian Palace!" ”

Fluttershy covers her face and runs away from the amnesty, shouting from behind her:

"Prepare the car! I'm going to come to the Yi Palace to see the Empress. ”

Immediately, other palace maids cautiously replied: "Your Highness, today is the third day of the new year, and it is not yet the day to go to your majesty on the fifth day of the first month of the month......

"I want to see the mother, do I have to pick a day?" Zhu Zhijie slanted her eyebrows and shouted angrily.

The palace maids didn't dare to say anything anymore, and hurriedly went out of the palace to prepare the car.

Come to the Dingxiang Hall of the Yi Palace.

The Ming Emperor had just finished lunch and was lying on the soft couch, and the palace maid gently put down the veil and planned to withdraw from the palace, when suddenly, a hurried footsteps came. Emperor Ming looked up, and only saw a figure through the veil, which was not real.

"Is it Ling'er? But what's the urgency? ”

"Say hello to the Mother."

Emperor Ming heard the voice, it was clearly the second daughter, but the tone was so sharp that it was not quite the same. She slowly lifted the veil and said, "Why are you?" I remember that today is not the fifth day of the new year. ”

"Even if it's not the fifth day of the first month, my daughter's thoughts about seeing the mother emperor are the same as those of the fifth day of the first month."

Emperor Ming was stunned, she knew this daughter, and she had never spoken so bluntly for more than ten years. But I heard her say without pretension, and I couldn't hear the slightest bit of hypocrisy, and I was a little moved.

"Get up and speak."

Zhu Zhijie didn't shirk, she didn't look timid, and found a chair to sit down.

"You came here like this all of a sudden, but what's wrong?"

"Yes, my daughter heard that Ye Zhiqiu of Cangwu Kingdom has already met the mother queen."

Emperor Ming was stunned again, although she heard that her second daughter was interested in Prince Cangwu, but in any case, she wouldn't come over to ask about it, where is the reserve of the royal lady?

However, Zhu Zhijie's next sentence dispelled Emperor Ming's doubts.

"The daughter wants to ask how the mother and queen plan for the marriage."

Emperor Ming couldn't help frowning, what the hell is wrong with this daughter today, she is so open-mouthed. Suddenly, a hint of wine hit, and it looked extraordinarily out of place in the faint golden wisp incense.

"Are you drunk?"

"My daughter drank some wine." Zhu Zhijie did not shy away from it.

"Come on, help the princess to rest in the side hall, and bring her a bowl of sobering soup." Although Emperor Ming felt a little incredible, he didn't want to say anything more to the drunk.

The palace maids were just about to step forward to help, but Zhu Zhijie shouted: "You all step down for me, this princess wants to talk to the mother emperor." ”

Seeing this, Emperor Ming laughed instead of being angry. She has always liked the eldest princess Zhu Zhiling the most, and she likes her domineering spirit as an emperor. Today is the first time she feels this same momentum in her second daughter, and she is secretly amazed in her heart.

She nodded, motioned for the palace maids to retreat, then got off the soft couch, sat opposite her daughter, and said, "It seems that you are very concerned about the marriage, so tell me, what do you think?" ”