There is a reason why Gu Nian will ask the British public whether he will agree or not.

Today's emperor has a total of seven princes, the age gap is relatively large, more than five princes, except for the second prince who died, the others have been married.

Zhang Ying should also be seventeen or eight this year, if the British public has the intention of marrying the royal family, the prince is too old, and the fourth prince must be okay.

As an old minister of the two dynasties, the four princes did not release their goodwill, and the British prince did not accept it. Otherwise, how could he marry the current Fourth Princess.

Since the British Duke is deeply favored by the emperor, the four princes who already have a certain influence among the courtiers can't look down on them, how can they look down on the five princes?

The fifth prince is eighteen this year, and he should have chosen the princess a long time ago, but for some reason, Emperor Yongping has not made up his mind about the family affairs of the five princes, and he didn't let go, Cheng Guifei hinted at the emperor several times, but he didn't get an accurate response.

In the Zhaohui Palace, Cheng Guifei knew that after the emperor gave her marriage, she broke her long nails angrily, and her face was anxious and angry, "My son is the prince, where can an indecent woman be worthy." is still a concubine, how can the emperor treat me like this. ”

It can be said that Cheng Guifei really doesn't look down on Zhang Ying, even if she pins all her hopes on the four princes, and only hopes that the five princes can assist her brother well.

Zhang Ying's family background is good, but her temper is really unbearable, and Zhang Ying's infatuation with Zhou Yuxuan is probably known in the capital now, how can she let her baby son marry a girl who has someone in mind?

If one day my son is put on a green hat on his head, won't it become a laughing stock for others?

In short, Zhang Ying didn't have anything on her body that could make Cheng Guifei look at it, she wanted to go to the imperial study to ask the emperor, but because of the matter of the four princesses, now that she was still grounded, her angry face was distorted.

Cheng Guifei, as the favorite concubine of Emperor Yongping, naturally knew Emperor Yongping's temper, in the past, she probably dared to make trouble regardless of it, but now, she doesn't dare.

Cheng Guifei sat in Chaohui Palace in despair, unwilling to have such a daughter-in-law.

The five princes wearing the royal court's clothes hurriedly came in and waved away the servants waiting in the hall, "Mother, are you okay?" ”

After he received the will to give marriage, he was afraid that Concubine Cheng would make a fuss because of the marriage, so he hurried over and was relieved to see her sitting in the Chaohui Palace.

The fifth prince personally served tea to Cheng Guifei, and then said softly, "Mother, the emperor has made an order, and if you don't accept it, you have to accept it, the son thinks Zhang Ying is very good, the queen mother loves her so much, and the British duke, these are very good for the son, especially for the royal brother." ”

After listening to what the fifth prince said, Cheng Guifei was sad, covered her face and said, "Your father is really ruthless, where is Zhang Ying good?" If you are not careful, the prince of Anyuan would rather not marry a wife, and she would not like her. ”

"Shameless, turn to seduce you, such a lewd and promiscuous woman, where is she worthy to be a princess?"

"No matter how much the Queen Mother likes it, but in front of the emperor, what can she do? At the beginning, your royal brother wanted to marry the British princess......"

Speaking of which, Cheng Guifei stopped stiffly, after all, Zhang Ying was about to become a little daughter-in-law, if the fifth prince knew that the fourth prince had thoughts about Zhang Ying, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.

The fifth prince didn't seem to hear it, and said, "Mother, Zhang Ying is very good, young Mu Ai, isn't that it?" When Erchen met Zhang Ying, she accidentally fell, and her son couldn't bear to see her fall and held her, so he accidentally pulled her clothes. ”

"The son is the prince of Dongli, so he naturally has to set an example, and when he sees her body, he is naturally responsible."

Cheng Guifei snorted, "What's it, when will you fall?" just fell in front of you, how can there be such a coincidental thing in the world, isn't this a calculation? But what do you have to calculate? It's almost the same as calculating your royal brother. “

Cheng Guifei was so sad and angry that she didn't pay attention to what she was talking about, and when she heard this, the fifth prince's face was a little bad.

An unnatural smile appeared on his face, "Mother, you're thinking too much. ”

At that time, he was walking in the imperial garden, and when he saw Zhang Ying, who was about to fall not far away, he stepped forward to help him, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, and ripped off her clothes, and the placket was loose, revealing a large piece of fragrant shoulders, and he knew that something was wrong at that time.

Sure enough, he saw that the eldest princess of Taining came over with someone, and the queen mother also came over after a while, so he was sure that this must be an inside story.

However, he also saw Zhang Ying's angry, hateful and angry look, as if all this was humiliating to her, and made him feel a little lost, Zhang Ying likes Zhou Yuxuan, it is impossible for him not to know, not to mention that the man is not married, the woman is not married, I believe Zhang Ying will definitely wait.

It's just that he forgot that Zhang Ying could wait, but the Zhang family, or the eldest princess of Taining, was unwilling to wait.

It is still unclear who is calculating whom.

The fifth prince glanced at Cheng Guifei sarcastically, he softly comforted Cheng Guifei, and rejoiced in his heart, because of the matter of the fourth prince, now the mother concubine is grounded.

Don't be afraid that she will go to her father to make trouble, which will disgust her father.

*

The British Princess, the British Duke sat on the chair with a gloomy face, and below was the eldest princess of Taining and the concubine.

"Did I tell you that I didn't want to marry the royal family? You are a princess, so can you take my words to heart? ”

Just then, a teacup slammed into the pony's head.

The pony was born, and his forehead soon turned red.

The eldest princess of Taining hurriedly went to check on the horse's injuries.

"Idiot." The British public scolded, "Are you willing to bring down our government?" ”

At this, he sighed.

The colt hurriedly knelt down and said, "Dad, please don't be angry, so as not to be angry." ”

"What's the use of you getting angry now?" The English Duchess walked in.

When the British public saw her come in, his face did not get better, but became worse, "Why didn't you persuade her in the first place?" ”

"What's wrong with the fifth prince? That Zhou Yuxuan clearly didn't want to marry Ying'er, no matter how sticky she was, it would be useless, it was better to choose a good family affair. ”

"Besides, didn't you disagree with Ying'er and the Marquis of Anyuan's family affair at the beginning? You don't agree with this either, and you don't agree with that either? Do you want Ying'er to be an old girl at home? ”

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

The British duchess simply didn't hide it, and had something to say.

However, there is still a little happiness in her heart.

He always thought that no one knew what he thought, but she just knew it clearly, and she wanted to hook up with the royal family.

"Now that the marriage has been given, you can't agree to it, not to mention, this is still a special ...... of the Queen Mother and her old man."

The British Duchess stopped talking, turned to the eldest princess of Taining and said,

"During this time, let's lock up Yingying first, lest she run out and make trouble so that the whole capital knows that she is not satisfied with such a family matter, if it reaches the emperor, the emperor will take a fancy to our family, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be angry."

Since the eldest princess Taining married into the British Mansion, she has never put on the majesty of a princess, and she gets along with the British Duchess relatively well, and the British Duchess will listen to what the British Duchess said.

She hated, "This child, it's not okay, for a man who doesn't want her, she wants to die or live, she doesn't even want her parents and relatives, she is extremely unfilial, and I spoil her, so I will indulge her in such a bad temper." ”

"This time, you must screw her over."

Emperor Yongping's marriage to the five princes and Zhang Ying is already shocking, but it is even more weird in the back,

Emperor Yongping actually asked the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle the marriage of the two at the same time, and the marriage was completed before the year, and there was really not much time left.

After Gu Nian heard Xiao Yue say that the five princes and Zhang Ying were tied together, he suspected that the five princes were not trying to use the position of the princess to win people over.

The British Duke is now the only one in the DPRK and China, and he also made great achievements in the army in those years.

It would not be surprising if the fifth prince wanted to win over the British prince for the fourth prince.

However, when she said her thoughts, Xiao Yue smiled and said, "He doesn't necessarily want to win over the four princes. ”

Gu Nian was taken aback, and felt that it was normal, that position, the temptation was really big enough.

*

Married, faint also.

The personal greeting ceremony of the five princes was set on the twentieth day of the lunar month.

The weather in the capital is cold and fast, the poor wear wool and cotton, the rich wear fur and canopies, and everyone is bloated.

On this day, the weather was particularly good, the morning sun was brilliant, but after noon the sky gradually became gloomy, and at dusk, when the guests who came to participate in the evening ceremony began to fall one after another.

The auspicious day of the welcome is calculated early, the manpower is limited, how can not calculate the future weather, can only look forward to the wind and sunshine, really encountered the rain and snow, can only admit.

Fortunately, the snow is small, and the snowflakes are fluttering, which is better than the rushing rain.

The Five Princes' Mansion was built a long time ago, Xiao Yue and Gu Nian wanted to go their separate ways, one went to the British Mansion and the other went to the Five Princes' Mansion, but the woman's banquet was early, Xiao Yue was not worried about Gu Nian, so he went to the British Mansion together.

The eldest princess has always refused such happy events, on the grounds that she is a widow and cannot put a trace of bad luck on the happy event.

Here in the palace, the old lady eats fasting and recites Buddha, and does not go to such a happy event, Concubine Ji is grounded, Gu Nian and the second lady and the third lady go out together, and Xiao Yue breaks off.

The group grabbed Suzaku Street and crossed two alleys before arriving at the British Mansion.

The British Mansion is located near the Imperial City, and at first it was the Imperial Mansion given by Emperor Taizu, which had never fallen, and then slowly improved, and in the hands of the current Guogong, it was carried forward again.

When he ascended to the throne now, he gave a piece of the garden that once belonged to King Su to the British government. That's right, the Su Wangfu where Gu Shi'an lives now is adjacent to the British Mansion.

Although it was once the palace of the king, it is no longer complete, but there is only a garden allocated to the British government.

As a result, the British House has gone through ups and downs and now occupies an extremely large area. It took half an hour to get from the main gate to the Hanging Flower Gate.

As soon as she got off the sedan chair, a woman in her thirties greeted her with a smile and saluted Gu Nian and the two ladies, "Say hello to the princess and the two ladies." ”

She is Zhang Ying's sister-in-law, she is clever and funny, she is a girl from the Yasukuni Mansion, and she is very liked by the British duchess.

After saying a few words, she led everyone to the flower hall of the inner courtyard reception, and held Gu Nian's arm without a trace.

"Speaking of which, the princess is the new daughter-in-law, and it was rare to see you in the boudoir in the past, but after becoming the princess, it is even more difficult to see you."

"I heard that you have a relationship with today's bride, I wonder if you want to go and see the bride?"

Gu Nian smiled, "The bride is probably very busy today, I won't go and make trouble for her, after she becomes the fifth princess, we will definitely see her often." ”

Today, the British government is used to entertain the ladies of a very spacious flower hall, this flower hall should be the British government on weekdays when the big banquet is specially used to entertain guests, built in the garden, the back is also facing the lotus pond, this lotus pond is bigger than any lotus pond Gu Nian has seen.

However, it is winter now, and only dead branches and leaves are floating on the pond, which can be regarded as a different kind of beauty.

Because they came early, there were not many people who arrived, so Gu Nian sat there, drank tea on the ground, and then listened to the lady on the side gossiping.

After a while, Liu Danyang followed Mrs. Liu in, and Liu Danyang saw Gu Nian very much, sitting beside her and chattering non-stop.

Mrs. Liu looked at Gu Nian helplessly, "Don't blame the princess, this kid is such a troublemaker." ”

Gu Nian shook his head and said with a smile, "Danyang is my good sister, and no matter how troublesome people are, they won't dislike it." ”

Liu Danyang couldn't sit still, and after talking, he was going to take Gu Nian to the garden for a walk, "I heard that this garden has a share of your family?" I don't know how. ”

Gu Nian smiled, the craftsmen who built the garden of the British Mansion and the craftsmen who built the palace garden back then are the same, so they have always been very famous in the capital.

Liu Danyang looked at it, "The garden is beautiful, and it is worthy of its reputation." Insist that the camellia in the British government is planted very well, let's go and see? ”

Gu Nian said with a smile, "This time to see the camellia?" Look at the plum is about the same. ”

Liu Danyang looked around, "It's not bad to have Lamei, let's go, let's ask a maid from their house to lead the way." ”

Gu Nian didn't care, so he nodded in response. Seeing Liu Danyang pulling her headless and brainless, Gu Nian grabbed her, "Can you find a place to see camellias?" ”

Liu Danyang was aggrieved, "I can't find a maid to lead the way." ”

"Look, Niannian, is it over there?" Gu Nian looked at the place pointed by Liu Danyang, it was a conservatory, there was a small door open, and it was lush inside.

Liu Danyang didn't wait for Gu Nian to answer, so he pulled her over there.

Because it is not the flowering season, no one except them comes to this corner to see the camellia.

What attracts Gu Nian is not the flowers in the flower room that should not bloom in winter, but the white porcelain jars in the corner of the greenhouse.

Somehow, from the moment she walked into this flower room, she felt her blood surging, and her heart was beating wildly and couldn't be calmed.

Her steps were uncontrollable and walked towards the white porcelain jars, her heart was flustered, this inexplicable feeling made her can't help but take a few steps forward.

However, she still restrained herself, she turned her head and instructed the new maid Aoba, "You go to the front yard to see where the prince is?" And, my dad, let them all come here. ”

"Be quick!"