After the alley of the Li Fan Courtyard, Princess Rong'an's Mansion.

The dinner was used by Princess Dunrou and Guan Zhuofan with Concubine Ligui, and the three of them were at the same table.

In a small family, it is very common for the family to be together when eating-the family is small and cannot be separated at all. But in the big family of Zhumen, similar situations are very rare.

Guan Zhuofan is a son-in-law, Concubine Ligui is a mother-in-law, young and old, men and women are different, under normal circumstances, when eating, there is no reason for son-in-law and mother-in-law to be at the same table; It doesn't make sense to be in the same room at different tables.

Not to mention Guan Zhuofan, even if Princess Rong'an, because she has already left the cabinet and married, in principle, she can no longer eat at the same table with Eniang as she used to do in the palace.

Of course, she has the obligation to "see the meal", that is, to serve Concubine Ligui after eating, and then return to her daily living place and eat by herself.

Of course, the principle is the principle, in fact, after Princess Rong'an "surrendered", when "seeing the meal", the mother and son have always been the same as before, eating together at the same table, and there has never been Princess Rong'an pestle on the side, watching Eniang eat, and then go back to eat by herself.

If it was Guan Zhuofan's turn to go to Princess Rong'an's Mansion in the Houhu of Lifan Courtyard to "be on duty", Princess Rong'an would try her best to accompany her husband to dine together.

said "as much as possible", it is Guan Zhuofan either because he is busy with official business, or because he has another banquet and entertainment, sometimes, when he arrives at the alley behind the Li Fan Courtyard, it is already past dinner, Princess Rong'an is naturally willing to wait for her husband, the problem is, do this. Once or twice is fine. Every time. If Guan Zhuofan has already eaten outside, he can't ask him to eat again, so he has to eat first.

Within a month, Guan Zhuofan only spent one-third of his time "on duty" with Princess Rong'an, for more than ten days. It's only about half of the time that the couple can have dinner together. For Princess Rong'an, the days when husband and wife can eat together at the same table are no more than five or six days a month, so every day is "precious".

It is precisely because of this that whenever Guan Zhuofan had dinner in the house, Concubine Ligui refused to ask her daughter to "see the meal", and as soon as her daughter appeared. He chased her back, "You're here." I'm in a hurry, and I can't eat well, you go back quickly, I'll use it alone, and I'm much more comfortable", Yunyun.

Princess Rong'an naturally knew that Eniang was to let her "reunite husband and wife" earlier, but if she didn't "see the meal", it would inevitably break the rules, so it was very difficult.

Guan Zhuofan knew about this situation and said, "What's so difficult about this? Let's dine with Concubine Ligui. ”

Princess Rong'an was surprised, she was surprised and delighted, this dare is good!

But—

After hesitating for a moment, he subconsciously looked left and right, and couldn't help lowering his voice slightly, and asked, "Do this...... Is it compliant? ”

"What's out of the way?" Guan Zhuofan smiled, "The word 'Tianlun' is the biggest rule!" The relationship between mother and daughter, husband and wife, is all 'family', but if there are any 'small rules', which hinder this 'big rule', they should be transferred! Isn't this the situation in our family right now? In this matter, the saint clearly said in the book, 'There is a scripture, and there is also power'! ”

"The Book of Rites", Princess Rong'an has never read it, it turns out that the sage and the book have said so? Ouch, that's easy to do!

She looked at her eloquent husband, her watery eyes were full of admiration and gratitude, and she whispered: "So, I just went to tell E-niang?" ”

"Okay, this matter, it's decided!"

After that, Guan Zhuofan smiled again and said: "If you really stick to the rules, when you 'look at the meal', you can't accompany Concubine Ligui to eat, so you have to pestle to the side and be a stake; ”

After a pause, "If you really do this, it's not called obeying the rules, but it's called 'Rubber Pillar Drum', hum, then how can we be a little couple, how can we 'harmonize the piano'?" I marry a wife, you marry a husband, what else do you have? ”

Princess Rong'an's face turned red, and she wanted to take a sip gently, but she didn't dare.

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After eating, rinsing your mouth, and serving tea.

Princess Rong'an took a sip of tea lightly and whispered to Guan Zhuofan: "I have something I want to discuss with the prince." ”

"You say."

"I want Ming'er to enter the palace," Princess Rong'an said, "Say hello to the emperor's mother." ”

"Okay," Guan Zhuofan felt slightly strange, "You don't need to discuss this matter with me." ”

"I mean," Princess Rong'an hesitated slightly, "At this time, I will not go into the palace...... Disturb the emperor's mother, right? ”

"No," Guan Zhuofan said, "At this time, the Queen Mother ......."

He originally wanted to say, "At this time, the Queen Mother and Queen Mother are in need of the comfort of their relatives" Yunyun, but after thinking about it, there is no need to "draw dolls and draw the wall" like this, so he changed his words and said: "...... It must be very gratifying to see you. ”

"Well, then, I'm relieved."

After a pause, Princess Rong'an mustered up her courage and said the words: "I still want to ...... Go and see the emperor, you see, this, uh, can it? ”

Oh, that's what you're really going to "discuss" with me.

Guan Zhuofan was silent, Princess Rong'an and Concubine Ligui glanced at each other, and their hearts couldn't help but lift slightly.

After a while, Guan Zhuofan shook his head gently.

Princess Rong'an let out a soft "ah", her face full of loss that she couldn't hide.

Guan Zhuofan sighed, stretched out his hand, and held his wife's hand holding the tea bowl.

Princess Rong'an trembled, her face turned red when she "brushed", and her mother was still on the side!

Her hand subconsciously struggled slightly, and even shook the tea bowl - naturally, it didn't move.

Her face was red, but at the same time, there seemed to be a warm current coming from her husband's hand and flowing into her heart. A look of loss on his face. It faded a lot in an instant.

Ligui's concubine's eyes are wonderful. wrapped around the hands of his daughter and son-in-law who were holding each other, and quickly avoided it, and his face couldn't help but flush slightly.

She picked up the bowl and gently stirred the tea in the bowl with the lid - in fact, there were no tea leaves floating on the water, it was just a disguised gesture to disguise her inexplicable heartbeat.

"You and the emperor," Guan Zhuofan said softly. "Sister and brother are affectionate, what do I not know? The emperor is seriously ill, you can't eat well, you can't sleep well, and the whole person is haggard! ”

After a pause, he said: "Originally, it was normal for an ordinary person to change to an ordinary family, my younger brother was seriously ill, and my sister visited. But—'The Son of Heaven has no selfish business'! ”

He sighed again and said, "The emperor's illness." So far, to the outside world, it is still called 'smallpox', the 'evil poison' in his body, what exactly is, there is no clear conclusion. ”

“…… Well. ”

"'The joy of smallpox' -- 'knocking joy' is a rule, and the relatives and nobles have already 'knocked' for the emperor; in terms of female dependents, the Son of Heaven smallpox, and the queen mother's mercy and music, only the queen and the emperor's own concubines have 'knocked joy' to the emperor.

Since you are married out of the palace, you are considered a "foreign relative".

“…… Well. ”

Guan Zhuofan held his wife's hand, tightened it slightly, and said: "The rules don't have to be flexible, but in this way, there will inevitably be many speculations from the outside world, or some people think that the princess is sick and things are extraordinary, this, the emperor's illness, is it...... What major changes have been made? Isn't it, already in ...... Unpredictable? ”

"Ah......h

"There are still people, because you are my blessing, brainstorm...... Well, if you think about it, it's going to pull me into this. ”

Princess Rong'an was shocked, and even Concubine Ligui on the side couldn't help but let out a soft "ah".

"It's me who thinks I'm wrong......" Princess Rong'an's voice trembled slightly.

"Also," Guan Zhuofan said with a solemn expression, "The evil poison in the emperor's body, will it be 'outstanding', and if it can be 'outstanding', how will it be 'outstanding'?" It's all unknown. Well, let's not talk about him first, but smallpox is sure to be 'passable' - because of the evil poison, the emperor's smallpox, in fact, is not neat, Taiji Hall is entangled in sickness, in case one is careless, contaminated with sickness, it is a terrible thing! ”

When this passage came out, Princess Rong'an didn't do anything yet, she scared Concubine Ligui first, and she couldn't help but say: "I think, the prince is right, when you enter the palace, please be safe for the queen mother and queen mother, and go to the emperor, it is really inappropriate - I can't help but say it, and it will add to the chaos, Taiji Palace, Changchun Palace, it must be ...... now It's very hectic. Well, when the emperor is safe, how many words can't be said? ”

As he spoke, his face turned red again—his eyes fell on the hands of his daughter and son-in-law held together, uh, I really couldn't avoid it.

"Da'an"? This, ahem.

Also, "Lord"? Ahem.

The title between Concubine Ligui and Guan Zhuofan is a small trouble. As the de facto son-in-law of Concubine Ligui, in terms of patriarchy, Guan Zhuofan is the same generation as Wenzong, that is, the same generation as Concubine Ligui, in terms of the title of mother-in-law, he can't follow his wife, he can only call her "Gui Taifei"; On the other hand, Concubine Ligui called Guan Zhuofan, but she was the same as her daughter, and she was also "the prince".

Guan Zhuofan had the heart to ask her to call herself "Zhuofan", but, cough cough, it doesn't seem to be that yet.

Princess Rong'an finally nodded and said, "Okay, when Ming'er enters the palace, I'll ...... I won't go to the emperor's place. ”

Guan Zhuofan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that he had finally frightened her two mothers and daughters.

In fact, the most important reason why he prevented Princess Rong'an from visiting the little emperor was that he couldn't let Princess Rong'an see the terrible description of the little emperor's eyes - although Princess Rong'an was disappointed and dissatisfied with the little emperor, her sister's love was deep, and there was no substantial change.

Now that you're back, let's strike while it's hot.

Guan Zhuofan let go of the hand holding Princess Rong'an, but did not move it immediately, but pressed it lightly on the back of his wife's hand, and said in a gentle and powerful solemn tone: "Outside of the emperor, you are the only bloodline left by the first emperor, and you are really the body of ten thousand gold, not for yourself, but also for the queen mother, the concubine, and me, and even the society and the court, cherish yourself." ”

Princess Rong'an has never been put on such a big hat in her life, and she can't help but blush, and her heartbeat is faster - not only because the hat is too big and a little out of breath when she wears it, but also because of her husband's "out-of-line" actions, and the three words "and me" in his words - hey, "in public", just such a straight "heart song"? E-Niang is right next to it!

However, Princess Rong'an blushed and blushed, and in her water-cut eyes, there was a shy and joyful light.

Concubine Ligui's appearance is very similar to her daughter's: her face is also red, and the expression on her face is also generally shy and joyful - that look, as if Guan Zhuofan's hand was pressed on her own hand. In addition, there is a relief that is difficult to hide, and a hint of non-existent ...... Envy?

The real meaning of Guan Zhuofan's words, Princess Rong'an and Concubine Ligui, can't be understood at the moment.

Of course, this is natural, Guan Zhuofan does not plan to lift his hole cards now, a little bottom is enough.

*(To be continued.) )