The architectural pattern of the main courtyard of the princess's mansion is very square, as if the craftsmen drew it with a ruler, neat and upright, the most distinctive thing is that the high walls are one after another, and the road between the walls is square and square, without decoration. This mansion and pavilion are all so workmanlike, there is no trestle bridge flowing water, and there is no moonlight in the lotus pond. However, because of the huge land occupation, there is a kind of broadness and a kind of duansu. In the shadows under the high wall, a rather thin figure walked slowly, and did not meet any maids along the way, making this person's arrival silent and silent.

When someone came into the courtyard, they didn't need to be guided, and walked straight around the main house to the backyard. After walking for half a cup of tea, I finally came to a large pool of water. The scenery of this backyard is very different from the main house, if the main house is solemn and spacious, the backyard is very delicate and charming.

In the pond that can be seen clearly, embellished with five-color crystal pebbles, green and soft ripples, with the breeze rippling pleasantly, a simple and elegant embroidery building stands quietly on the opposite bank, floating a layer of white yarn that seems to have no light, which makes people feel happy at first sight.

However, at this time, the people who came were not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the palace of the eldest princess. He raised his feet and walked up to the nine-curved covered bridge made of white jade, and walked towards the quiet embroidery building that seemed to be empty.

He seemed to come here often, and he pushed open the door of the embroidery building and walked in quickly.

Hearing the movement at the door, the eldest princess, who had been holding a teacup and groaning, raised her head, and Jin Qiao'er, who was talking about something beside her, also closed her mouth and stood up with her mother.

There was a flash of surprise on her delicate face, but she was not surprised to see her mother, and she knew that her mother had made an appointment to meet here.

The eldest princess still had an unsmiling face, and wanted to squat down to salute the visitors, and said in her mouth: "There are a lot of guests in the house today, and Your Majesty really shouldn't take the risk of coming." ”

The thin young man dressed as a small maid hurriedly stepped forward to help the eldest princess, "Aunt Huang doesn't have to be polite. I also know that there are so many guests in the house today, so I shouldn't have come here in person. But thinking about it, if you don't come in person, you will always feel a little relieved. ”

The eldest princess raised her eyelids and glanced at him, "Your Majesty is worried that I will mess things up?" ”

When she said this, there was clearly some displeasure in her eyes.

The little emperor hurriedly smiled and said, "Where am I worried that the imperial aunt will do something wrong?" I was thinking, Zhou Taifu was cunning and cunning, I am afraid that it will not be easy to deal with, and the imperial aunt only dealt with her once, I am afraid that I don't know her well enough. I've seen her twice, so I came here to get to know her better, and the odds are better, don't you think? ”

He was very respectful when he faced the eldest princess, and it was really the posture that the younger generation should have when he saw the elders. At this time, seeing that the eldest princess's expression was a little softened, she turned her head to Jin Qiao'er who was still a little misty and smiled: "My sister-in-law is also back, are the people in the Dingguo Mansion good to you?" If someone is disrespectful to you, even if you tell me that I am in charge of you, you must beat them well, but you can't let my sister-in-law suffer the slightest grievance in the Dingguo Mansion. ”

Jin Qiao'er pursed her lips and smiled, "Your Majesty Lao is worried, and there is nothing bad on the side, but recently my mother-in-law has seen me in a variety of unpleasant ways, and she doesn't dare to do anything to me on the surface, but she instigates the sisters-in-law to make me uncomfortable, which is really annoying." ”

The little emperor just said it casually, but Jin Qiaoer really began to complain, and the little emperor's originally kind face was a little unable to get off the stage.

The eldest princess glanced at her daughter, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty doesn't need to pay attention to her. married to the Dingguo Mansion, that is, the person of the Dingguo Mansion, filial piety to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, it is her own duty. If she doesn't have to suffer the slightest grievance, she will have to make decisions for her His Majesty. These internal affairs are not something that His Majesty can handle! ”

Saying this, the eldest princess's face completely fell, and she glared at her pampered daughter and said in a deep voice: "There is no queen mother and no queen in the harem, you asked Your Majesty to put your hand into the mansion of others, and it is still the idea of the backyard house, what do people think of Your Majesty?" If you say such brainless words in the future, I'll kill you first! ”

Not to mention the relationship between the little emperor and the Dingguo Mansion, it's just that the little emperor wants to meddle in the internal affairs of his courtiers, once such a thing spreads, the little emperor's unfilial reputation can't run away, and everyone in the world will laugh at his woman's behavior!

The little emperor saw that the eldest princess came back for him, and the look on his pale face eased a lot, and he bowed to the eldest princess, "It's still the imperial aunt who loves me the most." ”

Although the Dingguo Mansion is not the little emperor's foreign family, it is the maternal grandfather's family that raised his own mother, Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun, who grew up. Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun lost her mother since she was a child, and it didn't take long for her father to continue the strings, and the old lady of the Dingguo Mansion, that is, the grandmother of Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun, was worried that she would not be able to make a living in the hands of her stepmother, so she was taken over, and she has been raised by her side ever since, until Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun was favored by the emperor who was still the prince at the time and married to be a side concubine.

Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun achieved the position of queen all the way, but she never benefited her biological father's family, but relied on the Dingguo Mansion in every way, and even the title of the Dingguo Mansion was fought for by her. She regards the Dingguo Mansion as her maiden home, and the little emperor is a filial person, so naturally the Dingguo Mansion is very different.

When Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun was still there, the Dingguo Mansion was naturally a scene of flowers cooking oil with brocade fire, and it was the object of many people's pursuit and flattery. At that time, Jin Qiaoer's relationship with the prince of Dingguo Mansion was also set by Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun when they were young.

Because of this incident, Jin Qiaoer was very dissatisfied with Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun.

She didn't like her husband who was as incomprehensible and ordinary as the elm pimple, and after the death of Empress Xiaowen Zhaoshun, she was also glad that she finally didn't have to marry to the Dingguo Mansion, and happily ran to her mother, wanting her mother to be in charge, and let her marry the person she had been interested in since she was a child. Unexpectedly, how much the eldest princess spoiled her on weekdays, and how firm she was in her family affairs, she refused to listen to her at all, and insisted on marrying her to the Dingguo Mansion. Over the years, because the regent suppressed the little emperor, the Dingguo Mansion, as the family closest to the little emperor, was naturally the target of the regent's suppression. Those lively and glamorous days in the past are no longer there, Jin Qiaoer married to the Dingguo Mansion, and she had to clamp her tail and be careful like them, where is this something that a proud girl like her can bear?

can't get along, Jin Qiaoer can only find fault in the house and vent the grievances in her heart.

The huge Dingguo Mansion, even the old lady has to give her three points. Therefore, when it came to her mother-in-law's bad things to her, the eldest princess fell first.

Jin Qiaoer was reprimanded by her mother, and turned her head unhappily, but she didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing this, the little emperor said with a smile: "My sister-in-law doesn't have to be angry about meaningless things, I have some new good things there, and I will ask someone to send them to the house when I return to the palace in a while. ”

Jin Qiao'er suddenly turned her anger into joy, and said with a smile: "I deviated from Your Majesty's good things again, then I won't be polite to Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty for always thinking about me as a sister-in-law." ”

After finishing speaking, he remembered the topic they talked about before, and asked curiously, "Who is Chow Tai Fook?" Your Majesty actually came out of the palace for such a person, it can be seen that he is a very remarkable person? ”

"Don't ask, it has nothing to do with you. Your eldest sister must have arrived, why don't you go and greet her? The eldest princess reprimanded with a straight face.

Although Jin Qiao'er was displeased, she was in a good mood after being rewarded by the little emperor, but she didn't get obsessed anymore, and got up and said, "I know that my mother doesn't want to see me, so I'll leave." ”

smiled and said goodbye to the little emperor.

Seeing that she walked out of the embroidery building gracefully and closed the door, the eldest princess and the little emperor continued the topic just now.

It's just that none of them expected that Jin Qiao'er, who was supposed to leave, was leaning against the crack in the door at this time to eavesdrop.

"Has Your Majesty found anything?" The eldest princess handed the freshly brewed teacup to the little emperor and asked casually.

The little emperor hurriedly took the teacup respectfully with both hands, and paused before saying: "I sent the silver armor guard to the Xia Kingdom, but I didn't find anything, what about the imperial aunt?" Do you know the intention of the Emperor of Yan Kingdom and the Prince of Yun Kingdom to marry Princess Mingyue? ”

Princess Taichang also shook her head, "Xia Country is just a small place, and its terrain and national strength are not a place for soldiers to strive for. Although the Yan Kingdom and the Yun Kingdom were afraid of the Xia Kingdom's attachment to the Great Liang, they had been at peace for so many years. Suddenly, such an abnormal move was not because he wanted to win over Xia Guotu to raise troops. Since it is not for the Xia Kingdom, the two countries asked to marry Princess Mingyue by name, and the suspicion must be that Princess Mingyue Zhou Dafu. The last time I saw her in the restaurant, I didn't see anything on the surface. ”

"What the imperial aunt said is very true." The little emperor thought so, "It's just that I saw Princess Mingyue twice, but I didn't notice anything unusual about her." When she first arrived in Daliang, I knew that she had some intimate relationship with Wu Anhou of Xia Kingdom, and promised that if she helped me do things, I would fulfill her affection with Wu Anhou. She also responded to me at that time, but who knew that when she arrived at the Regent's Palace, she didn't do anything for a long time. When I saw her for the second time, she was already standing beside the Regent, and her words and demeanor were in favor of the Regent, and I had to suspect that she had been taken over by the Regent and became the Regent's man, until the Regent asked for marriage...... Although there have been many women in the Regent's Mansion over the years, I have long known that he is not keen on women, and it is because he has refused to marry the concubine all these years until the appearance of this Princess Mingyue. Aunt Huang, there must be something we don't know about this Princess Mingyue, so that the regent is bound to her. Not only is the regent bound to her, but even the Emperor of Yan and the crown prince of Yun want her, which has to make us think more. ”

The little emperor was worried, and his brows were furrowed.

The eldest princess's expression was also solemn, but she comforted her and said, "Your Majesty, don't be too anxious, what kind of ability or supernatural power you have, we can know today." It's just that if she still refuses to be used by His Majesty and is desperate for the Regent, what should Your Majesty do? ”

The little emperor's eyes were full of yin owls and gloom, he lowered his eyes slightly, and tapped his fingers on the teacup, "If it can't be used by me, then the regent must not be allowed to get her help!" Aunt Huang, my situation is already very difficult now, if I let the regent like a tiger, I am afraid that I will ......"

As he spoke, he smiled helplessly, "I've gotten used to it over the years, no matter how it is, it doesn't matter, but how can I bear to let Sister Xi follow me through that aggrieved life?" I promised Sister Xi that I would give her all the best things in the world...... I was too childish at that time, and I couldn't protect myself, so how could I take care of Sister Xi? ”

When he said this, he still had a look of distress and self-loathing on his slightly immature face, "Otherwise, Aunt Huang still told Sister Xi that I can't stand her, and I can only let her down." The imperial aunt will take pity on her a little more, and find her a good family again. ”

Jin Yuxi is the eldest granddaughter of the eldest princess, the same age as the little emperor, and the little granddaughter on the tip of the eldest princess's heart, the eldest princess loves her more than her little daughter Jin Qiaoer.

Since Jin Yuxi saw the little emperor, he was relieved to pounce on the little emperor. The eldest princess secretly corresponded with the little emperor, mostly for the sake of this beloved little granddaughter.