However, Wei Xian didn't dare to take this bag of silver at all, because after Ming Shun Tianfu Mansion Yin helped him bury his father's body, he strictly warned him not to approach Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and not to forget his identity.

It was precisely because of this that he felt inferior, but now Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is here to repay the favor, and according to the etiquette, Wei Xian entertained her to catch up with her, but Wei Xian didn't do it?

Instead, he said directly, "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, you better go back to the palace quickly!" Don't come here again! I'm afraid.... ”

Feeling that something was wrong, she asked, "What are you afraid of?" Is someone from the government coming to trouble you? ”

Wei Xian shook his head and turned around, and said helplessly, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, how can she come to the grass people's house?" If there is inadequate hospitality, it is not a loss of courtesy! ”

But the eldest princess of Mingkunyi didn't seem to care at all, she just wanted to help him as much as she could, when Wei Xian returned the silver to her, the eldest princess of Mingkunyi's heart was hit hard, and Wei Xian didn't know how to face her?

Just when the two were embarrassed to face each other, there was a cough in the room, shouting, "Xian'er, Xian'er, water, I want to drink water." ”

When Wei Xian heard this, he immediately ran into the house, picked up the kettle in front of the bed, poured a bowl of water, and helped his mother to feed her, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Wei, who had just drunk the water, immediately vomited a mouthful of blood!

Seeing this scene, the eldest princess of Ming Kunyi, who walked in, hurriedly said, "I didn't expect Lord Lingtang's illness to be so serious? Looks like I'm going to have to take it to the doctor right away! Walk on her back. ”

Wei Xian, who was at a loss, hurriedly went out to see the doctor with his mother on his back, and the eldest princess Ming Kunyi stayed with him until he entered the Baihe Medical Center.

The doctor asked him to put Lord Lingtang down and sit and check his pulse, but he found that the pulse was not very stable. After seeing that her face didn't seem to be very good, he went down to write a prescription, and Wei Xian chased after her and asked, "Doctor, how is my mother's condition?" ”

The kind doctor said, "Want to hear the best news? Or is it the worst news? ”

He didn't know what he meant, so he chose the best news, and the doctor said, "The best news is that if Lord Ling Tang can last tonight, then he can live for three and five years, and the worst news is that Ling Tang is suffering from tuberculosis, and it is still in the advanced stage!" He didn't live long, and the old man prescribed a few pairs of cough and phlegm medicines, hoping to save Lord Lingtang! ”

As soon as he heard this, Wei Xian remembered that his mother often went up the mountain to chop firewood, and burned charcoal to sell (because the north was the Xiaoice period, so there were more merchants who bought it), and the perennial charcoal burning also made her eat a lot of tobacco, plus she became ill and sold tofu, chopped wood and burned charcoal, and had to do housework before contracting tuberculosis.

In order to save his mother, Wei Xian took the doctor's hand and begged, "Doctor, I beg you, my mother can't die!" She hasn't had a day of bliss? You must save her, and I will pay for as much money as I want. ”

As soon as the words fell, the eldest princess of Mingkunyi, who followed next to her, took out a tael of silver and handed it to the doctor, and said, "The best medicine here is waiting." ”

The doctor said, "Money is not a problem!" However, the best cure for tuberculosis is figs, but they are rarely sold in markets in the Gyeonggi area because of the cultivation... ”

Before the doctor finished speaking, the eldest princess of Ming Kunyi pulled Wei Xian out of the door, and she whispered, "You can take this silver for your mother first, there are some in the fig palace, and this princess will go back and get it." ”

After speaking, he turned around and left, seeing the bold eldest princess Her Royal Highness help him like this, Wei Xian was very happy, he ran back to the hospital to continue to take care of his mother, and the old lady Wei, who was in a stable mood, slowly said, "Who was that girl just now?" ”

Wei Xian shook his head and didn't tell his mother, the identity of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess just said that she was an ordinary woman, and the mother who didn't know thought it was her son's friend? He took his hand and urged, "Xian'er! You have also reached the age when you should marry a wife and have children, and you originally thought that you would have to wait for the court's Vake (matchmaker) to help you pull the red line, but now it seems that you are caring for your mother. ”

The shy Wei Xian comforted his mother and said, "Mother, don't think so much, take care of your condition first!" ”

At this moment, the eldest princess of Ming Kunyi, who returned to the palace, was about to go to Fengyang Pavilion to steal figs, but who knew that she had just returned to the palace and had not changed her clothes when she heard someone shouting behind her, "Stop!" Where did you go? ”

The startled eldest princess Mingkunyi listened to this familiar voice, which couldn't help but make her feel very embarrassed, because in addition to the queen of Ming Zhou in the palace since she was a child, it was the concubine of Ming Zhou Duan, the emperor of Mingshenzong Wanli Xian.

In terms of generation, she is regarded as the imperial grandmother of Ming Yizong, and because she gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor on September 27, 1591 on September 27, 1591 in the 19th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changhao, she has only improved her status in the palace, and the concubines of the Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty have died! Only Concubine Duan of the Ming and Zhou Dynasty remains, so her status in the harem is very high, except for the Empress Dowager Zhang of Ming Yi'an, she has the largest rank in the inner court.

Since childhood, I have loved the eldest princess Ming Kunyi the most, so when I heard the concubine of Ming Zhou Duan of the imperial grandmother call herself, in fact, the heart of the eldest princess Ming Kunyi was extremely broken!

She was afraid that Concubine Duanfei would sue Ming Zhou, so she pretended to be very obedient, turned around and smiled, "Hehe! Why are you here? Don't say a word, it's better for Ji'er to let someone take over as soon as possible! ”

How can good things not go out and bad things spread thousands of miles, Concubine Duanfei of Ming Zhou, who was in the inner court palace, heard news from Kunning Palace before half a pillar of incense?

Therefore, she came to explore the tone of Her Royal Highness the Inspector Princess, and Concubine Duan, who did not speak outright, just mentioned, "Grandma, I also watched you grow up, and I have taught you the etiquette rules in the palace since I was a child. ”

She didn't react for a while, and she thought that Concubine Duanfei of Ming Zhou just asked her, the female crafts and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as the virtuous and virtuous virtues of women? Who knows that this is testing her?

said honestly, "It should be like what is said in "The Book of Rites, Suburban Special Sacrifice"; A woman is a servant of others, a young man is a brother to his father, a husband is married to a husband, and a husband is a son to death. ”

As soon as she finished saying this, she realized that Grandma Huang Zhou was going to ask her about getting married? Shy, she lowered her head and was silent! Concubine Duan of Ming Zhou wanted to tell her about Kunning Palace, but unexpectedly, a eunuch outside the hall shouted: "The eunuch of ceremonies, the eunuch Bingpen, and the princess have arrived!" ”

I saw an old eunuch wearing a four-clawed python suit outside Fengyang Pavilion, swaggering in with floating dust, and a woman in a black robe was followed by him? It seems that the eunuch of Mingsi Rite Bingbi: Wang Chengen, it seems that you are still very polite to this woman?

This made the palace maids whisper in private: "Who do you say is the eldest lady next to the prince?" ”

An older eunuch replied, "Looks like Vake, right?" I heard that Queen Zhou was specially invited to pull the red line for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. ”

When he figured out the matter, Vake and Mingsi Rite Supervisor Bingbi Eunuch saw the eldest princess of Mingkunyi and the concubine of Ming Zhou in the house, and he hurriedly pulled Vake to salute together, and said, "The old slave and the old body meet the Imperial Concubine of Huangzhou, and meet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

Then Concubine Duanfei of Ming Zhou saw that Vake was coming, and she stood aside and quietly watched her pull the red line for her sister, who could speak well, she first looked for the ambassador of Mingying Prefecture's Youtun Weicang: Li Rongxing, the second son of Ming Gubei Shouyu Baihu: Li Guoshi, because he is the official of the Zhengliupin Shouyu Baihu, according to the Ming Dynasty princess is not allowed to marry relatives and officials, he is more qualified.

Then Vake introduced: "Li Baihu, Chongzhen succeeded to the official position of Gubei Shouyu Baihu in the twelfth year, and once killed ten Khalkha cavalry in Southern Mongolia and killed one Niu Lu, he is honest and honest, and his requirements are not high!" As long as the woman can teach her husband and children. ”

But the eldest princess of Mingkunyi shook her head and expressed dissatisfaction! Vake said again: "Then the eldest son of the Imperial City Guozi is Master Yao, how about the eldest son of the Shanglin Yuan Bureau, Cheng Yao?" ”

Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, who pretended to be rude, said: "Are you talking about Yao Chongjun, who likes to play with power? This princess can't look down on it! If you really want to get married, maybe what will happen? ”

See her speak presumptuously! It made Concubine Duan of Ming Zhou very unhappy, she immediately coughed twice, and then asked Vake to continue: "I don't know how Lord Fang is being reviewed by the Hanlin Academy? He's a great talent! Talented and considerate of women, the most important thing is that he is very handsome, and if he is young, he will be fascinated by him. ”

I learned that it was one of the four wealthy families in the capital, and the review of the Ming Hanlin Academy: Fang Yizhi instantly made the eldest princess of Ming Kunyi lose interest, she often heard her father say that half of the taxes in the imperial court could not be paid, because the rich merchants and squires resisted taxes, so it was impossible for her to marry him!

In this way, under the introduction of Vake, all the petty officials and officials were screened and not eye-catching, and even the four young people in the capital were disgusted by her, and Vake couldn't withstand it after several rounds of offensives! Admitting defeat on the spot, she resigned to the princess and the princess of Huangzhou, and withdrew from Fengyang Pavilion.

Because the queen invited the queen to leave, things began to get bigger! It reached the ears of Ming Yizong, and Ming Yizong, who was busy with the performance and changed into Yan Ben's clothes, sat on the chair of the Qianqing Palace, picked up the orange and peeled it, and chatted while eating: "I heard that Zitong chose the person he liked for his concubine today?" I don't know where I am? ”

This sudden sentence made Queen Ming Zhou a little ashamed! She lowered her head, folded her hands, and said, "The concubine is not talented!" Didn't help her choose the person she liked? I wonder if she has a man she likes? ”

The eldest princess of Ming Kunyi, who pretended to be a mourning woman, took a fig to Wei Xian to save his mother, and he received medicinal materials at home overnight, so he was very moved and immediately knelt down and said, "The kindness of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the grass people are toothless and unforgettable, I really don't know how to repay it, so let's do it!" As long as Her Royal Highness the eldest princess opens her mouth, the grass people will definitely do it. ”

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she asked, "I wonder if Gongzi Wei is married?" ”

The embarrassed Wei Xian shook his head and said ashamedly: "It's true, the grass people are poor and white!" So far, I don't have a few taels of silver, so how can I talk about marrying? ”

The eldest princess of Mingkunyi, who really wanted to help them, proposed, "If yes, this princess will make an analogy, if you promise one thing, I don't know if it's okay?" She didn't say it explicitly, she wanted to see how Wei Xian reacted?

Who thought about it, Wei Xian said with a sincere face: "What Her Royal Highness the eldest princess ordered, the grass people must do it, how dare the grass people refuse this benefactor's request." ”

Naughty and mischievous, she still didn't say it directly, but took out a bag from her sleeve, handed it over, turned around and said, "Master Wei, and don't open the contents of the sachet for the time being, if you want to agree to the princess, come to the outer city and wait at You'anmen tomorrow." ”

Wei Xian, who felt that something was wrong, was just about to ask, when he saw the back of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess leaving, he touched his head and was at a loss, after boiling the medicine for his mother to drink, he went back to the bedroom alone and sat on the head of the bed and took out the sachet, wanting to see what was inside?