Just when she was distracted, Xu Danxiu felt that her sleeves were sinking down, and the voice of the lady sitting next to her sounded in her ears,

"Mrs. Xu, Your Majesty is asking you something."

Xu Danxiu raised her head, only to find that everyone had already returned to their seats, only she was stunned, the emperor and the two mothers were looking over.

In this way, it is impossible to sit like a nobody.

There was already a snickering of the woman around her who was covering her mouth and eating, obviously watching her jokes.

Over there, Xu Han's worried gaze came, Xu Danxiu lowered his head, cleared his throat, and saluted the emperor.

"The concubine just saw His Royal Highness King An, thinking of the appearance of seeing His Majesty when he entered Beijing many years ago, Prince An inherited a bit of His Majesty's style and charm, so he lost his temper."

"Please Your Majesty, Niangniang, the prince forgives me."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.

On Xu Han's side, just as he was about to get up, An Xiangchu, who was already two steps away from Xu Danxiu's table, turned around and walked to Xu Danxiu's side, and said apologetically,

"It was me who appeared suddenly, and I don't blame you."

After speaking, he turned back and saluted the emperor.

Originally, Xu Danxiu was the biological mother of King Zhenbei, but now, she is no longer the princess of Zhenbei, but she is just an ordinary woman.

She was not qualified to participate in the Lantern Festival Palace banquet, but her father still let the concubine make a post.

Here, his father introduced him to everyone at such a palace banquet, and he looked pampered on his face, and similarly, it was also to embarrass Xu Danxiu and give him a disgrace.

He gritted his teeth and walked towards the emperor step by step, "See my father!" Long live the Father, long live, long live! ”

An knelt down and saluted, and Cui Hai unfolded the bright yellow silk silk he had been holding in his hand and read out the holy decree.

Everyone below left their seats again and knelt down to listen to the order.

Cui Hai read out the will to canonize An Xiangchu as the king of An, and with the landing of 'Qin this', the people in the palace began to shout again.

From this moment on, the second prince became the king of An, was given the palace, landed in Beijing, and inherited it from generation to generation.

Only then did everyone understand why An Xiangchu was able to stand by the emperor's side with the prince on the school field of Xu Han's martial arts competition that day.

The household department also knew why the emperor would suddenly put An Xiangchu as a merchant in charge and stuff it into the household department to do a thing, it turned out that he was the pride of the sky.

An Xiangchu's seat was next to the prince, and after he sat down, the table began.

Naturally, there was nothing delicious about the things at the palace banquet, because the opening time was uncertain, and a bowl of dishes was hot and hot, and it had long lost its original taste.

But I didn't come to such a banquet for this stutter, but just to receive the glory of the post.

In the imperial garden, all kinds of palace lamps were hung, various brocade tents were set up, and clever eunuchs and palace maids were selected to serve everywhere.

After the palace banquet, the ministers went to see the lanterns with the emperor, and the ladies went to the brocade tent with Concubine Yu and others.

Concubine Yu was one step faster than Xu Han's brain, and her eyes were scorching,

"Little prince, this palace is very yearning for the scenery of the frontier, I wonder if I can talk to this palace?"

This is to let Xu Han follow her.

Think about it, since the next thing is to choose a parent, then Xu Han won't go, and Xiao Wei won't turn the sky upside down?

Xu Han was naturally respectful rather than obedient, stepped forward and gently grabbed Concubine Yu, and went to the imperial garden with her.

Along the way, Concubine Yu asked in a low voice about the war against the Northern Barbarians, and Xu Han saw that she was interested, so she explained it in detail, and by the way, she said something about Xiao Wei.

Although Concubine Yu's attitude is not particularly affectionate, it is as if she has invited a noble girl to speak, but the women behind her are envious and jealous.

Since the news of the election came out, the prince of Chengen said that he already had a crush, and combined with the nervous appearance of the prince of Chengen on the school field to Xu Han, there was nothing he didn't understand.

It doesn't matter if some of them are not here for Xiao Xian, coupled with the pursuit of Xu Han, when she sees Concubine Yu pulling Xu Han to speak, she will only send blessings.

When they arrived at the brocade tent set up in the imperial garden, Concubine Yu said a few words to Xu Han, and let them play with the younger generation by themselves, and she went back to the palace to change her clothes.

Concubine Hui is also dressed up today, but she looks haggard, although the emperor went to see her, and the five princes were also released, but her illness has not been completely improved.

When she saw Concubine Yu going to change her clothes, she also stood up, and said with a smile, "Sister, wait for me, these girls here seem to be restrained, and I will retreat first." ”

With that, Concubine Yu and Concubine Hui went out hand in hand.

The other girls did warm up after the two ladies left,

At the time of the handover of winter and spring in the garden, it is also prosperous and prosperous, the fragrance of flowers is in the spleen, the trees are full of lanterns, and there is a small table a few steps away, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the top are complete in color, and there are also some piano stands and the like.

Some noblewomen sat by the piano stand, others walked in front of the painting tools, and some noblewomen walked around the garden.

Xu Han sat motionless in a corner,

Her actions were naturally noticed by the ladies, and when she saw that she didn't go to the piano stand or in front of the painting tools, those who were jealous were sneering in their hearts.

It's just a rough straw bag, if it weren't for the blindness of Cheng'en Gongzi, how could he come to the scene of choosing a family.

I hate that a girl born in a dignified hairpin clan wants to run for election with such a vulgar person, which really lowers her value.

At this time, a young girl walked in her direction with a palace person, and when she got closer, Xu Han couldn't help but be a little stunned after seeing her appearance clearly.

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, her complexion is like snow, her facial features are exquisite, her eyes are bright, and many people look at her wherever she goes, but she still walks leisurely, and it is difficult to take her eyes off when she laughs with the palace people.

The girl walked up to Xu Han and said with a smile, "Little prince, it's convenient for me to sit here, right?" ”

Xu Han got up and said with a smile, "It's naturally convenient." ”

The girl is the princess of Chunping who used to get along with Xu Han, speaking of which, Princess Chunping also had some thoughts about Xu Han, but after seeing that Xu Han did not show that meaning, she gave up.

Princess Chunping looked at Xu Han, the smile on her face was sincere and pure,

"I often hear your battle reports from my father, I really admire you, but in the past, it was a pity that men and women were different and couldn't get too close."

"It's okay now, I don't have to avoid suspicion in the future, I hope the little prince won't dislike it."

Xu Han already has a good impression of Princess Chunping, and this will be such a straightforward Princess Chunping, so naturally there is a 'Xu Han'-style straightforwardness,

"The princess doesn't blame me for hiding it in the past, it's already a thousand thanks, there is nothing to dislike or dislike, but I, it won't be the girl's family."

The smile on Princess Junping's face grew, and she said,

"This is really good, I will have another friend in the future, speaking of which, we are the same age, I don't call you little prince, why don't you call Sister Han?"

Xu Han is one year older than Princess Chunping, so he is naturally willing, and the two also talk happily.

Xu Han was born tall, and today she is wearing a prince's python robe, because of her martial arts, which makes her sit and lie down as she usually sits and lies with a straight posture and dignified manners, and she looks like she is tall and long, and her face is carved in pink and jade, which inevitably attracts people to take a few more looks.

When talking to Princess Chunping, with a smile and a frown, there is an unusual and intimidating atmosphere.

After a while, a few more girls gathered around Xu Han, first talking about the whole world, and then praising and praising today's palace banquet.

When it was time to get acquainted, a girl took Xu Han's hand and looked at it for a while, before she smiled and whispered,

"It's no different from me, why are you so powerful, I was also present when the school competition was held that day, why are you so powerful, and you killed that leopard too." I was scared to death. ”

Princess Chunping on the side also nodded again and again, and said with a slight smile, "Indeed, the ladies present at the time were screaming again and again." ”

A girl covered her lips and laughed at Princess Chunping, "Cousin, don't laugh at us, you weren't afraid that day?" ”

This girl is the girl of Princess Chunping's maternal grandfather, and she is Princess Chunping's companion, and no one says anything when she speaks casually.

When Princess Chunping heard this, she rushed over to the girl's itch, "Okay, you, this palace is a cousin, you dare to laugh at me, see if I spare you." ”

The girl hugged Xu Han and said with a smile, "Good sister, I'm joking, spare my sister this time." ”

The two laughed for a while, and then they stopped, and Princess Junping gasped and wiped the thin sweat on her forehead,

"Speaking of which, although today's ladies are carefully selected by the concubine Niangniang, I still think that everyone is not as good as the eleventh mother of the Huo family back then."

The girl from Princess Chunping's maternal grandfather's family is called Zheng Xiang'er, and when she heard Princess Chunping suddenly mention Huo Shiniang, she was stunned for a moment and looked at the side.

"It's fifteen today, what are you doing with this?"

Princess Chunping looked at a girl in the distance wearing a long jacket of red gauze embroidered origami plum blossom placket, and a silver rat skin coat on her head.

"Now everyone says that Xu Yuelian in Xu Ge's hometown is a famous lady in the capital, but I still don't think it's as good as Sister Eleven."

Xu Han was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect to be able to hear about Huo Han in other people's mouths.

In fact, when she was Huo Han, she didn't have much intersection with Princess Chunping, at most she knew who she was, but now the third princess who is cultivating in the temple knows more because of Xiao Wei.

Princess Chunping sighed very emotionally, "If Eleven Niang is alive, I don't know who is higher in Sister Han and her martial arts." ”

"She wants to, about the same woman doesn't let her eyebrows, but her daughter's talent is also very good, and she studied under Wang Daru, Wang Daru has regretted that Sister Eleven Niang is not a man."

Zheng Xiang'er smiled and teased Princess Chunping, "Cousin, I haven't seen anyone you admire before, it seems that you like this Eleven Niang very much." ”

Princess Chunping was stunned, thought for a moment and said,

"Cousin, I don't know if there is such a wicked person around you, that is, in the eyes of everyone, the tears of the elders like to compare you with her, but you can't compare to her in anything, so let you learn from her in everything, it seems that you can only live in the look up to her in this life, do you like such a person?"

Zheng Xiang'er immediately laughed when she heard this, and Xu Yuelian, who had been talking to other girls, also walked over, sat beside Xu Han, her eyes showed a strange look, and she smiled slightly,

"In the past, I was lonely and boastful, but now I realize that I am really a woman everywhere. I have always been lazy, not good at communicating with people, I have always admired the elegance of the little prince, but I dare not come forward to talk, if I have time in the future, I hope that the little prince and I will have more contacts. ”

Xu Han used to like Xu Yuelian, and he would enter the Guanyin Hall in Funing Temple during the day.

Although Xu Ge is always a fierce beast hidden in the shadows, Xu Yuelian has not done anything bad now, and she will not refuse her cautious words, so Xu Hanyan smiled and said, "Excellent." ”

Princess Chunping gently tugged at Xu Han's sleeve and said in a low voice,

"You didn't go to the party of the girl's house in the capital before, but you don't know that now the literary style is prevalent in the capital, and many girls will ask the brothers of each family to make a few poems and put them in their purses for later use."

She pursed her lips, looked at the girls, and said,

"Today is another such election, if you don't make a poem, I'll give you two? Although I don't like the prince of Cheng'en, I am very willing that you will eventually become a family with a lover, and don't be given a head start by others. “

Then I was afraid that Xu Han would rarely interact with these ladies in the past, so he introduced to Xu Han the ladies who went to the banquet today.

Among them, the most brilliant is of course Xu Yuelian, and at the same time, there is also a talented woman in the capital, who studied under the calligraphy and painting masters of the current dynasty.

This girl is a girl from the Zhongyong Uncle's Mansion, and at a young age, she is already famous.

Xu Han was very grateful to Princess Chunping, but she was not interested in these ladies, thinking that she was on the frontier at this time last year, racking her brains to think about how to defeat the Northern Barbarians.

At that time, I was also tired, but it was different from the tiredness of participating in such a banquet in the capital.

Xu is neither Huo Han nor Xu Han likes such banquets, so they are resistant, but for the sake of Xiao Wei, they have to attend today's party.

I just hope that in the future, I can participate less.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Concubine Yu over there, Concubine Hui came back from changing clothes, followed by Xiao Wei and the five princes, and an old lady facing the firmament.

Concubine Yu saw that the posture of the women was relatively leisurely, so she let everyone feel free, and then Concubine Hui started talking again and proposed that the women show their talents.

The ladies present were shocked in their hearts and knew what this meant.

The ladies who came today were carefully selected by Concubine Yu and Concubine Hui, not ordinary girls, who were originally unwilling, but now, seeing the two young men behind Concubine Yu and Concubine Hui, they lowered their heads one after another.

Concubine Hui was able to be selected to serve by the emperor's side, naturally she had an outstanding temperament and good looks, and she was also a delicate and elegant prince with an outstanding temperament.

Although the third prince has been executed by the emperor, the fifth prince is the fifth prince, and Concubine Hui's concubine position has not been taken away, and the favor is still there, and the reluctance of the women has gone a little more.

As for the prince of Chengen, everyone knows it, but today Xiao Wei is wearing a prince suit, plus he has been training in the field for a year, and his figure is taller than he imagined, which will seem to be a kind of thrilling handsomeness.

The tears in the corners of his eyes are bright and dripping, and when he raises his eyebrows and raises his hands, he is obviously lazy and casual, but he can't help blushing and heartbeating.

The ladies present couldn't help but be stunned, and a few of them had seen Xiao Wei from afar in their early years, but they only felt that he was more heroic than they remembered.

I haven't seen it, this will also be exciting, it turns out that the prince of Chengen is even more beautiful than he imagined, he is really a beautiful man.

Xiao Wei stood behind Concubine Yu and looked at Xu Han, and saw that she looked very good and smiled, so she didn't look back.

Even so, when he raised his eyes and smiled lightly, it made the ladies present blush and heartbeat, and they lowered their heads one after another, and after a while, they couldn't help it, they raised their shy eyes and quietly looked at Xiao Wei.

It is the beginning of love, how can the girl Mu Ai's age really put the interests of the family first and ignore the skin?

Xu Han stood there, looking at all this coldly, feeling a little proud and unhappy, proud that his man was outstanding.

The unhappiness is naturally the beauty of his man, which is coveted by others.

Xu Han pursed his lips, all this was naturally taken in by Xiao Wei, thinking that after today, he would be able to communicate with Han Han in a bright and bright way, after today, she will really be his daughter-in-law.

Although it was in the past, it was not as well known to everyone that the feeling of separation between men and women came.

Concubine Yu asked Xiao Wei and the five princes to sit down, and introduced the old woman who came with her to the ladies, it turned out that this was the famous calligraphy and painting master Mrs. Zhong.

This Mrs. Zhong is full of gorgeous hair, a pair of eyes that are often slightly squinted are covered with fine lines, her thin back is quite straight, and there is a kind of arbitrariness that cannot be ignored in her expression.

The girl from the Zhongyong Mansion, who had just been mentioned by Princess Chunping, saw Mrs. Zhong and hurriedly stepped forward,

"Why did the teacher come here, I wanted to serve you at the palace banquet, but ......"

Mrs. Zhong looked at her disciple with a very loving expression, patted her and said,

"Yun Qiao doesn't need to take care of me, he is still tough as a teacher. Just now, the mother said let me see what talented girls have come out of Beijing. ”

"I have nothing to do, so I just practice my legs and feet."

Qu Yunqiao, the girl from the Zhongyong Uncle's Mansion, folded her hands, blessed her body, said 'yes', and retreated to the position just now.

After seeing the faces of the two male protagonists, the ladies seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and the talent that they didn't want to show would be a desperate show, and the girls were trying their best to hide it, but they could still see the excited posture.

Even if you won't be chosen, even if the two in front of you are not the protagonists of the choice, as a girl's nature, who doesn't want to show the best side.

Not to mention, there are calligraphy and painting everyone here, even if you are not selected, you can become a talented woman and get married in the future, which is also a bonus condition.

Because the talent competition was about to start, the venue was quiet, Xu Han was in the brocade tent, thinking that he was about to feast his ears and eyes, but he didn't expect a gaze to fall on him.

Full of disgust.

I saw that Mrs. Zhong rubbing the stove in her arms and asked casually,

"If he is a man, he should not be in the warm tent of the girl's house, but if he is a girl's house, he should wear the girl's clothes, dress well, and sit here.

What is this nondescript, not yin and yang? ”

Xu Han was stunned, he didn't expect this Mrs. Zhong to be so straightforward.

She didn't flinch, but stepped forward, bowed to Mrs. Zhong, and admitted frankly,

"What Madame said is very true, but today is a palace banquet, Han, as the king of Zhenbei, must wear the prince's python robe to the palace, otherwise, it will be disrespectful to Your Majesty and the ancestors of the Xu family."

The prince's python robe was given by the court, and the prince on his body was obtained by the ancestors desperately.

Mrs. Zhong looked Xu Han up and down a few times, and the deep lines on the side of her nose overlapped and overlapped.

Seeing that Xu Han's dress looks extraordinarily heroic, and his appearance is also first-class, but he is unique among the ladies.

The dislike in her heart added three points, lifted her eyelids, and sneered coldly,

"I admire your courage, it's just that you want to come to practice martial arts all year round, mixed in the men's pile, that is a little bit of ink, how do you have the courage to sit here to participate in the palace election?

That's how your parents indulged you? Why are you also a daughter, and that's what taught you? “

"If you have a mother-in-law in the future, how can you assist your husband? When you have children in the future, how will you raise them to become talents? ”

Princess Chunping's heart jumped, she was very anxious, she already regarded Xu Han as her good sister, and she didn't love those calligraphy and paintings very much, seeing Xu Han being blamed, she suddenly felt a little empathy.

It's just that Mrs. Zhong's rules are very big, even if she is a princess, she can't go up and say anything at will.

There were some girls present who were originally not angry that Xu Han could be threatened by Xiao Wei that she would not marry, but they would see Xu Han being counted down by Mrs. Zhong in public, and she was more strict than the other, and she almost laughed out loud in her heart.

Xu Han's attitude towards Mrs. Zhong was quite respectful, but this time, she slowly straightened up, and the smile on her face faded.

Her original pink and jade face, this will be as calm as water,

"Please also ask my husband to leave a virtue, my father and my mother are the most competent parents in the world, the two of them have been strict with me since I was a child, and they will never deliberately indulge me, not to mention, even if I really don't know how to use these poems against me, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, there is no ink in my chest?

As for how I will assist the husband and raise the children in the future, I will not worry about Mrs. Lao. ”

The reply was sonorous and powerful, Xiao Wei couldn't wait to be able to applaud, and Mrs. Zhong was even more displeased after being stunned for a while.

A touch of red appeared on her slightly drooping facial muscles, and she stroked the stove in her hand, and said disdainfully,

"There are clouds in the female ring, the yang is rigid and virtuous, the yin is used for softness, the male is strong and precious, the female is weak for beauty, and a good woman should be leisurely and chaste and keep the festival neatly, and there is a law to be shameful and quiet, you don't have to argue."

This is clearly accusing Xu Han of not only failing to admit his wrong words, but also not listening to the persuasion of others, and losing his daughter's duty as a family.

The reason why Mrs. Zhong is said to be a master of calligraphy and painting is not only her talent in calligraphy and painting, but also her high moral character.

Her harsh words were buckled on Xu Han's head, which was definitely not a good thing.

This is also the reason why Princess Junping did not step forward.

The ladies in the garden were naturally silent, looking at each other and not daring to say more.

But Concubine Hui, who was sitting under Concubine Yu, suddenly laughed,

"The little prince is a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, and it's okay if she lacks calligraphy and painting, but few people are as proficient as Mrs. Zhong's disciples."

Concubine Hui This is to relieve the stalemate atmosphere, Xiao Wei pinched the teacup, her eyes were deep, this old woman, in front of him, calculated like this.

He wanted to flip the table on the spot, but in the end, he had to estimate the face of the concubine, and besides, he went up to support Xu Han like this, and in the end he wanted to add a bad shadow to Xu Han's reputation.

He endured it, no matter what, it still matters to his daughter-in-law, although Mrs. Zhong is highly respected and has a good reputation, but he can't bear to make such a rash judgment to the woman he met for the first time, and insult other people's parents!

Xu Han's eyes were like a quiet deep pool under a high cliff, with cold ice, she lowered her eyes and straightened the prince's python robe on her body, the corners of her mouth sneered coldly, raised her head, and a cold voice sounded in the empty garden,

“…… Faith and keep, courtesy and body ......"

Word by word, word by word, sprinkled with joy, without any obstruction, it is the code of women's behavior and morality enshrined by the great Confucian masters of the past dynasties, and at this time it came out of Xu Han's mouth, which was clearly refuting Mrs. Zhong's assertion that she had no ink on her chest.

If you are really a person with no ink, how can you memorize this code so skillfully?

From the first word of Xu Han, Mrs. Zhong 'chuckled' in her heart, and after saying that, Xu Han's back became smoother and smoother, her tone of voice without any change, and her clear and bright eyes made Mrs. Zhong feel like she was on pins and needles.

Xu Han half-recited, paused, and then gave Mrs. Zhong a salute with an extremely elegant posture, although it was a man's python robe, such a salute could not be abrupt in the eyes of everyone, only listening to Xu Han's gentle head-raising and asking,

"Madam, do you still need this king to carry it down, or, does this king have a little ink in his chest?"

These words simply slapped Mrs. Zhong's face, making Mrs. Zhong dumbfounded, and she really couldn't say that a woman was talentless, reversing yin and yang and the like.

Her face kept changing, and finally became pale, and her throat and eyes seemed to be blocked by something, and she was snorting.

Mrs. Zhong said that she was noble, but she didn't know how to be flexible, and when she saw Xu Han for the first time, she didn't like her, thinking that she was just a rude person.

In the past, she had seen one before, but that one quickly disappeared into this world, and then looking at Xu Han, it was exactly the same as that, and even surpassed.

After all, Huo Han had never changed his identity at the beginning, he went in and out of the banquet, wearing the clothes of his daughter's family, and when he arrived at Xu Han, he simply wore a prince's python robe and stood out from the crowd.

What's more, Mrs. Zhong knew that her proud disciple, Qu Yunqiao, was actually secretly in love with Xiao Wei.

She wants to fulfill her disciple, so naturally she wants to suppress this person who was threatened by Xiao Wei to marry, and only hopes that Xiao Wei's blind eyes can be opened, and she will see Xu Han's ignorance and lack of skills, and she will be embarrassed, and then let the disciple perform well.

How to choose, doesn't Xiao Wei have any points in his heart?

But this time, Xu Han's body is straight, her face is indifferent, and her demeanor is naturally needless to say, standing there and staring at her from a distance, as if she is using people to mustard, so domineering, where is a person with no ink and a rough person?

Mrs. Zhong was ashamed and ashamed in her heart, and when she said it, it was like water that had been spilled and could not be recovered, and she was quite embarrassed for a while.

She has lived for most of her life, and she was planted in a little girl.

Xiao Wei was a person who added fuel to the fire, and when he saw this, he smiled softly and clapped his hands.

Qu Yunqiao, who was originally standing on the side, glanced at Xiao Wei sadly, and looked at everyone deeply with tears, and said earnestly to Concubine Yu,

"Niangniang, Mr. has been sick recently, this disease is quite abrasive, a bad one will be dizzy, and the hands and feet can't be independent."

"Mr. Ben wanted to share his worries for his mother, but he didn't think that he would add troubles, and asked his mother to forgive him, and Yun Qiao was willing to be punished for Mr."

The beauty cried with tears, it was really a beautiful scenery, and the weak girl, as if she was too weak, knelt in front of Concubine Yu.

Xiao Wei rolled his eyes and sneered softly.

The beauty trembled even more, Concubine Yu glared at Xiao Wei, and said in a gentle tone,

"Originally, the palace invited Mrs. to come, since this is the case, let Mrs. go out of the palace to rest first, and then enter the palace when she is completely well."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhong really fainted completely, completely good, where can it be completely good?

Today's scene will make her lose her evening, and she will be embarrassed to say what master in the future.

The tears in the corners of Qu Yunqiao's eyes seemed to be falling, and her slender figure seemed to be blown down by a gust of wind, making people unable to say a word of weight.

In this way, everyone felt that Xu Han was a little too aggressive.

It's Xu Han, standing there, still neither humble nor arrogant.

Qu Yunqiao stretched his neck and watched Mrs. Zhong walk away, walked in front of Xu Han, and bowed respectfully,

"I don't know what the little prince is good at?"