A few people talked and laughed and walked to the teaching ground of the palace, that is, the martial arts field, which was very wide. The Emperor also came to this place, and ascended to the stands surrounded by guards.

In the middle of the martial arts arena, four people are performing lion and dragon dances. These people are the guards of the palace who have been chosen. The kung fu itself is good, so the dance is flashing and moving, flying up and down, wonderful and neat.

At this time, Yaru looked around again, wanting to see if she could still see that familiar figure, and sure enough, she saw Ling Yuanhang standing not far away. He seems to be watching the excitement, but if you pay attention, you will find that his eyes look around from time to time, very vigilant. The emperor was followed by ministers such as King Ling Jun and Marquis Guan. Guan Hou Ye is now a scholar, and King Ling Jun is also on duty now, and it just so happens that the left capital of the Imperial Palace, Zhishi, has vacated the position, so the emperor gave this person's position to Ling Yuanzhi. If you want to talk about this position, it is really an important position, responsible for supervising discipline and picketing hundreds of officials, which is equivalent to the current president of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. It's not that the emperor can trust it, and he can't sit in this position.

In addition to the palace guards, Ling Yuanhang was specially transferred by the emperor today to protect the perimeter security. Of course, Ling Yuanhang also saw his sister and fiancée. But he didn't dare to be careless today. So I can only take a peek at this side from a distance.

A few girls were watching with relish, when they saw a little eunuch come up and whispered, "But Miss A Ning from the county king's mansion?"

A Ning replied: Yes"

The little eunuch said respectfully: "The noble concubine has invited Miss A Ning." ”

A Ning squeezed out of the crowd, and Douhua took a purse and handed it to the little eunuch. The little eunuch pinched it and whispered, "Concubine Wu Gui just met Princess Wu Laojun just now. ”

Both girls had a feeling of "no wonder so".

This location is still some distance away from Concubine Wu's Ci'an Palace, and a few girls are not at ease, so they follow A Ning for a while, and meet Linlang who is walking towards Ci'an Palace at the fork in the road.

Yayi and Yaru generously gave Linlang a deep salute: "Greetings to my aunt." ”

Linlang likes this outstanding, lively and polite girl very much. She pointed to the two women beside her: "Aru, Orange and Xinghong are all people who have been with me for many years. The family doesn't speak two words, the two girls have good kung fu and good character. There are a lot of people in the palace today, let them follow you first, there are a lot of people in the palace today. ”

Yayi and Aru replied respectfully, "Yes, aunt." ”

At this time, the little eunuch who led the way urged: Please ask the princess and the young lady to hurry up, so as not to make the concubine wait in a hurry. Several people broke up.

Linlang and A Ning arrived at Ci'an Palace, and a pretty palace maid walked out of it and gave a salute to the princess of the county: "The princess of the county and Miss Ling come with me." With that, he led the two of them inside.

After the two entered the hall, they knelt down in front of Concubine Wu Gui, who was sitting on the upper seat: "I have seen the concubine, please say hello to the concubine." ”

"Get up, Mama Xu, set up a seat next to the mourning family for Ning'er. He beckoned Ah Ning again: "Ning'er, come and sit beside me." ”

Ah Ning looked at Linlang and hesitated, but Linlang gave her a reassuring look. Ah Ning obediently walked over to Concubine Wu and sat down. Linlang and Ah Ning both knew that this was the concubine's dismount for the old Wu family.

It turned out that this Concubine Wu was the favorite concubine of the first emperor, Wu Guifei, that is, the sister of the old Wu family. Concubine Wu had a son who was named King of Jin by the first emperor. The king of Jin had already gone to the fief before the current emperor succeeded to the throne. The daughter, Princess Yiyang, married the youngest son of Yan Ge Lao. After the death of the first emperor, Wu Guifei was honored as Wu Guifei and moved to Ci'an Palace.

The concubine actually has a very good opinion of her sister. She was a little angry and lamented her misfortune. Originally, Concubine Wu was optimistic that the old county king was a talent, so she begged the first emperor to marry her sister. I didn't expect my sister to live a good life like this. The husband didn't like it, and he didn't come back for more than ten years after going to the border. As the princess of the county, the younger sister also lost all the trust of the old county king, so that even the eldest son was sent to the prince's mansion by the old county king early to be a companion. When her son is older, the dignified princess of the county can't even interfere in her son's marriage, and as a mother, she has to say that she is a failure. Not to mention the emotional alienation of the husband and wife, mother and son.

I remembered that when I saw my sister just now, when I talked about King Lingjun and Princess Xinjun, my sister's face was full of anger. The concubine couldn't help but sigh: Let's support my sister-in-law.

The concubine didn't look at Linlang at all, nor did she sit down. She just said affectionately to Ah Ning: "Ah Ning, the mourning family hasn't seen you for several years. Think about it when the first emperor was there, you entered the palace with your grandmother, and the mourning family saw you, when you were only a few years old, like a porcelain doll. Later, after the first emperor went, the mourning family moved to this Ci'an Palace, and they never saw you again, come and ask the mourning family to see. ”

Concubine Wu looked carefully at this little girl who had grown up in her maternal grandparents' house since she was a child. The girl on the opposite side has a goose-egg-shaped face, thin willow eyebrows, and her eyes are very bright, and there seem to be countless waves of light. Petal-like lips with dimples looming on both sides. The complexion is delicate and fair, the skin is clean without a single blemish, and there is a natural luxury on the body. I can't help but praise in my heart, the more this child grows up, the more she looks like her mother, and she looks very good.

Ah Ning said respectfully: "Concubine Niangniang, Ning Er has always remembered your old man." You've always been a good old man?"

"Okay, okay. The concubine smiled and said, "I think of you when you entered the palace, with two small pockets on your head, a pair of dimples on your face, and you are very obedient." It was so cute. Now it's bigger, and it's getting better and better. ”

Seeing that the noble concubine was about to talk about it for thousands of years, Ah Ning knew that as long as she didn't stop it, Linlang would always be left out in the cold.

"Yes, Concubine Niangniang, when Ah Ning saw the concubine, she felt that the concubine was as kind as her grandmother. Ah Ning is really happy to see the concubine now. When I came today, my father said that my mother had just entered the door, and I asked Ah Ning to lead my mother to greet the concubine. ”

Concubine Wu Gui was able to mix well in front of the first emperor, although beauty is an important reason, but she is certainly not stupid. Listening to Ah Ning's words, he turned to Linlang, and he knew that he couldn't stay out in the cold anymore. She seemed to have just come back to her senses, and said haha: "Mama Xu, give a seat to the princess of the county." ”

Linlang thought to herself, old lady, you can pretend, she is not polite, and she sat down unceremoniously when she said it.

A trace of coldness flashed in Concubine Wugui's eyes, she looked at the bold woman in front of her, and saw her round little face, picturesque eyebrows, and her beautiful face did not look like a woman who grew up from the northern border. said on his lips: I heard that the princess of the county has been living at the border. "And he went to war. ”

Linlang got up and replied: "Back to the concubine, the little girl's home is at the border." ”

Concubine Wu seemed to ask casually: "Then why did you go to the barracks again and become a soldier?"

Linlang replied respectfully: "After the death of the little girl's parents, my brother was not worried that I was at home, so he took me to join the army. Linlang thinks that there is nothing to hide from her background.

Concubine Wu asked again: "Oh, it's a pity that a woman like the princess of the county was born in that wild place. Besides, the barracks are full of men, and it's inconvenient for my daughter's family to come out and go in there. ”

Lin Xun heard that Concubine Wu was mocking her humble background and acting rudely. also implied that he did not pay attention to the general defense of men and women, and lost the dignity of his daughter's family. So she replied generously: "Back to the concubine, there are many women at the border who know kung fu, and although they are straightforward, they are also sophisticated." Moreover, the king of the county has a separate camp for female soldiers. And the county king's army is strictly disciplined. Those soldiers have a lot of respect for us. Usually, we even cook our own meals. ”

The old lady felt as if she had hit a ball of cotton, and she had no focus. was a little annoyed in her heart, and her face was gloomy: "My daughter's family should learn to be a female celebrity at home, learn the rules, fight and kill like a man, it doesn't look like it, now that I have come to the capital and become the princess of the county, I should learn the rules of the capital." The county king's mansion is not a small household, and the person who receives people and treats things cannot be like ordinary people. ”

Then he called the two grandmothers beside him: "This is Mama Li and Mama Gu, and these two mammies will teach you the rules of the capital family in the future." ”

Linlang is still as respectful as ever: "Yes, Concubine Xie rewarded, Lin Niang was taught." But I was scolding in my heart, this Concubine Wu is really a dog with a mouse and meddling in things, her hand is so long, she actually stretched out to the county king's mansion.

The concubine said: "As the princess of the county, I will honor my mother-in-law more for the prince of the county in the future." It's a good age, don't make her angry. ”

"Yes, concubine, Linlang remembers the teachings of the concubine. Linlang still replied respectfully, and the expression on her face did not change in the slightest.

This Concubine Wu originally wanted to arouse Linlang's anger, so that she could take the opportunity to find trouble and punish her, so that this little woman would be jealous, but she didn't expect this woman to be so calm, and the etiquette was also in place, and she had been respectful, and she couldn't catch her at all. Hey, this woman is really a difficult woman, and she still tells her sister not to do so much, which is an opponent like her sister.

Concubine Wu asked the palace maid to take two fine jade bracelets to Ah Ning and Linlang respectively, and Linlang and Ah Ning bowed down to thank them and said goodbye.

When the two of them left Ci'an Palace, they couldn't help but glance at each other, breathe a sigh of relief, and laughed softly.

After walking a few more steps, he saw Ling Yuanhang's guard A Yuan standing in front of him, saw the two of them coming, and leaned over and saluted: "Princess Junior, Miss A Ning, are you all right?" The prince knew that you had gone to Ci'an Palace, so he didn't worry, so he specially asked me to come and ask. ”

Ah Ning smiled and said, "Please rest assured, brother, we are fine, don't worry about it." ”

Ah Yuan replied respectfully, "Yes, Miss Ah Ning." Then he took his leave.