Shen lowered his eyes and held the pastel enamel teacup, and took another sip of warm soothing tea, and his mood was a little calm.

Before today, she never understood this, and she didn't understand why Chu Qianhuang must be obsessed with reading with the princess, and even went against her will, this is really not like Chu Qianhuang's personality.

In this regard, the Shen family has always had a feeling of indescribability and incomprehension in his heart, and he always felt that Chu Qianhuang was hiding some secret, which had become a thorn embedded in Shen's heart, and he couldn't pull it out.

She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.

However, just when he heard that Chu Qianhuang had slipped away again, and then thought of his sudden illness, Shen's heart suddenly brightened, and he instantly figured out the question that he had been puzzled about before.

Shen said in a voice so low that only the three people present could hear her: "She's looking for a backer for herself." ”

Duchess of Mu Guo: "......"

Mama Chen: "......"

Hey, my wife is so bitter!

Mama Chen also feels sorry for the Shen family, and she knows the most about Shen's dedication and love for Chu Qianhuang, and she can better understand Shen's disappointment in Chu Qianhuang.

Duchess Mu took another sip of tea, she was afraid that she would stimulate her daughter again, so she simply changed the subject: "Ah Zhi, the third princess may be going to Nanhao." ”

Shen's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and the teacup in his hand also paused in mid-air.

She hadn't heard about it yet, so she asked, "Mother, isn't the marriage between the two countries undecided?" ”

The marriage between the two countries is not trivial, and now it seems that the crown prince Gu Nanjin shaved his head and picked his head hot, and the prince of Nanhao has not responded, and the marriage must be officially decided by the emperor and Emperor Hao after all.

"It's undecided." Duchess Mu Guo bowed her head and said, "Last time, the eldest prince of Nan Hao was assassinated in Furong Garden, and the prince promised to give Nan Hao an explanation, but until now, he has not found out why. ”

"In order to prove that the last assassination was definitely not committed by my Great Qi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed that he personally escort Wuhajialou back to Nanhao."

Gu Nanjin also took great pains, and for the sake of peace between the two countries, he did not hesitate to risk his life to prove Daqi's innocence.

This time, he personally escorted Wuhajialou and his party back to Nanhao, in case someone ambushed them along the way, then Gu Nanjin, the prince of Great Qi, became a hostage in the hands of Nanhao's people.

Shen Shi understood it immediately, and moved his eyebrows thoughtfully.

Duchess Mu Guo said again: "Your father said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has two intentions, half of it is for this matter, and the other half is probably for the marriage of the two countries. ”

Taking advantage of this logical excuse, the prince planned to let the third princess also go with him, and in the name of being a guest, he would go to Nanhao to meet Emperor Hao. Wait until Nanhao, and then continue to talk about the marriage between the two countries. ”

Duchess Mu sighed with a sigh on her face.

When the emperor was the crown prince, there were the first emperors staring, and several other brothers coveted him.

The first emperor also privately sighed with the first assistant and close ministers, hoping that the crown prince would be able to be a king after succeeding to the throne.

In front of the first emperor, Gu Lang also swore in front of the dragon couch to inherit the legacy of the first emperor, but within a few years of his accession to the throne, he was obsessed with cultivating the Tao and serving the pill, ignoring the advice of the imperial history.

The crown prince Gu Nanjin can be described as having a difficult step, not only to take on state affairs, but also to clean up the mess for Jinshang.

Daqi has just relieved Chidi's worries, and now it seems to be thriving, but in fact, the situation is worrying, and any turmoil may cause hard-won peace and stability in the future, so the prince wants to marry Nan Hao, and wants to buy a little more time for Daqi to recuperate, and it is also painstaking.

Shen also sighed with emotion, and echoed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also hard. ”

Duchess Mu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your father said that this trip to Nanhao between the crown prince and the third princess is imperative. ”

She lowered her eyes and drank tea, in fact, she didn't say a word, the emperor was furious at the prince's idea, and reprimanded the prince in front of the elders of the Liubu Pavilion, feeling that the prince was too caught up with Nan Hao, and he lost the national prestige of Daqi.

Duchess Mu couldn't help but hear Mu Guogong's worried voice in her ears: "In the eyes of the emperor, the Wuhe clan is only afraid that it is still the Southern Barbarians, and it is also thanks to the corruption of the previous dynasty that they can take advantage of the weakness." ”

"The Wuhe clan can sit firmly in the splendid rivers and mountains in the south, how can it be a mediocre person!"

"The people of Nanhao are ambitious, and they have always coveted the fat of Daqi, and many vassal kings have repeatedly asked for orders in the court to intend to go on a northern expedition, if Emperor Hao is moved, the other vassal kings will also respond!"

"Hao people are good at martial arts and warlikeness, with the current strength of Daqi, if they really start a war, I am afraid that it will be precarious, and only King Chen can still fight......"

"Daqi looks like a brocade of flowers, but in fact it is like cooking oil on fire."

Thinking of Mu Guogong's tired and worried appearance, Mrs. Mu Guogong also frowned.

She knew that her daughter was upset about Chu Qianhuang's affairs, so she didn't worry about these family and country affairs.

Duchess Mu Guo sighed and said with emotion: "If the third princess goes to Nanhao, Sister Huang will study as a princess, and there is a chance that she will follow." ”

The third princess went to Nanhao for marriage, if the marriage is negotiated, the third princess will not return to Daqi, according to the custom of Daqi, the princess should marry the princess.

Shen: "......"

"Ah Zhi," Duchess Mu asked Zhengse, "Do you want me to enter the palace and ask to see the queen mother?" ”

What she meant was to protect Chu Qianhuang and not let her accompany the third princess to Nanhao.

It stands to reason that the companion reading party will return to the homeland after sending the princess and relatives, but there was a time in the previous dynasty that the noble daughter who sent the princess and her relatives married a local nobleman and never returned to the Central Plains in this life.

Duchess Mu Guo was also worried that Chu Qianhuang would go to Nanhao, and if something happened, she would be used by the crown prince as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Emperor Hao, and she would never return.

Shen was silent.

Mama Chen looked at Shen a little nervously, and stopped talking.

There was silence in the room.

The silence was too long, so long that when Duchess Mu almost thought that Shen would not answer, Shen spoke: "No need. ”

"Mother doesn't have to worry about her."

Since Chu Qianhuang was so scheming to stay by the third princess's side, he had repeatedly planned for this, why did he stop him again!

This time, Duchess Mu Guo did not persuade again.

So far, I can only wait for the monk to arrive in Beijing and figure everything out.

Fortunately, the prince's trip is a big event, and it is definitely not a matter of a day or two, and the emperor has to nod his head, and he has to be supervised by Qintian to calculate an auspicious day, and I am afraid that he will not be able to leave until the end of the month at the earliest.

The mother and daughter didn't speak again for a while, they were all drinking tea.

It was almost noon, and Chu Yunmu came in a hurry, injecting a breath of vitality into the silent and dreary courtyard.

"!"

Chu Yunmu was wearing a bright emerald green embroidered crane robe, like a green parrot, fluttering his wings and rushing into the eastern room.

He stood obediently in front of Luohan's bed, first saluted Duchess Mu Guo, and then couldn't wait to say: "Cousin, they said that in three days, it will be the entrance exam of Guozijian, and the eldest brother will also go to the exam, can I go to watch the excitement with the second sister?" ”

After Chu Yunmu moved to the Mu State Mansion with the Shen family, he went to the Shen family's clan school to study with his cousins.

The boys have always played together, and for Chu Yunmu, there is no difference from being in the Chu family...... No, it's more lively here than the Chu family!

After a pause, he added: "Last time, the second sister personally promised to take me to the country to watch the excitement!" ”

What he meant was that it wasn't that he was playful, it was Chu Qianchen who took the initiative to propose it.

Duchess Mu Guo noticed that when she heard Chu Qianchen's name, her daughter's face was obviously smiling, and there was a silent sigh in her heart.

Shen raised his hand and rubbed Chu Yunmu's head.

In order to see the excitement, Chu Yunmu endured it.

"Nope." The Shen family cruelly rejected Chu Yunmu, "Your second sister has just gotten married......"

"But the second sister said that I can go to King Chen's Mansion to play with her!" Chu Yunmu said in a heartfelt manner, "It's a big deal, can't I send a message to the second sister?" ”

Chu Yunmu pestered the Shen family and coquettishly, and argued with reason, which made both the Shen family and the Duchess of Mu Guo laugh.

"And will you write a post?"

"Yes!" Chu Yunmu said firmly.

So, half an hour later, Chu Qianchen, who was in King Chen's Mansion, received a post from someone sent by Chu Yunmu.

She sat by the window in an upper room in the main courtyard, pinching the sprinkling post in one hand and holding a fan embroidered with a black cat in the other.

"See the princess!" Mama Jin of the Internal Affairs Mansion smiled at Chu Qianchen and blessed her body, and looked around quietly, carving railings and paintings, luxurious and elegant.

This is the first time Mama Jin has stepped into King Chen's Mansion.

The day before yesterday, that is, on the day of the wedding, Mama Jin was stopped outside the gate by the people of King Chen's Mansion.

Intimidated by King Chen's prestige, she didn't dare to say a word, so she could only go back to the Internal Affairs Office in a gloomy manner.

Today, Mama Jin was specially ordered to come over to give it away.

According to the regulations, the prince is eligible to use chamberlains, and the prince's palace can have a maximum of 40 chamberlains.

However, King Chen has been absent from Beijing for many years, and King Chen's Mansion is also the only prince's mansion that has no chamberlain.

Mama Jin specially brought ten chamberlains and six palace maids over this trip, which crowded the originally spacious upper room a lot.

There is a stove of incense in one corner of the room, and the green smoke curls up, spreading in the air finely, with a little lotus and orchid incense, refreshing people's hearts, and smelling very good.

Mama Jin naturally raised her hand and pointed to a few people behind her: "Princess, the slave maid brought you some useful subordinates over today, these are all carefully selected by the queen mother." ”

"You see, all of them are the best, and the princess can stay and use them."

Although her attitude is quite polite, she always has a little bit of self-esteem.

Most of the palace maids behind her lowered their eyebrows and bowed down, and occasionally two palace maids in Tsing Yi secretly raised their eyes to see Chu Qianchen sitting on a mahogany circle chair, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl was in her prime, with willow eyebrows and nose, red lips and teeth, and her appearance was extremely gorgeous, like a blooming peony.

Amber frowned slightly in displeasure.

This is to send people down, it's just to install people.

It's just too deceitful!

Chu Qianchen hooked his lips lightly and smiled, his smile was shallow, and his eyebrows were stretched.

Chu Qianchen shook the fan in one hand, turned his head and asked Amber, "Amber, am I a soft persimmon?" ”

A word extinguishes the anger in Amber's heart.

She was almost amused by Chu Qianchen, tried to hold back her face, shook her head, and said solemnly: "No." ”

Mama Kim: "......"

Chu Qianchen's eyes looked at Mama Jin again, gently waved the folding fan, and said directly: "Did you hear that?"

"......" Mama Jin couldn't believe her ears.

She worked as a grandmother in the palace, and later was transferred to the Internal Affairs Office as an errand boy, everyone in the palace and outside the palace respected her a little, and she never was slapped in the face by others.

Hearing this, she was annoyed, her face sank suddenly, and she emphasized with a smile: "Princess, this is the person rewarded by the queen's mother!" ”

"The queen mother has a heart of love for you and King Chen, and she is afraid that there will be a shortage of manpower in this mansion and she will neglect King Chen, so she will kindly give someone here."

Mama Jin talked endlessly, thinking that the queen had specially called herself into the palace this morning, and told herself that she must do this errand well.

Mama Jin felt that this errand couldn't be simpler, this princess Chen was just a concubine who didn't even dare to speak out loud in the Yongding Marquis Mansion, she was introverted and introverted, and the wedding was all arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she never dared to say a word "no".

Before she left the palace, she boasted about Haikou in front of the queen, and she would do her errands beautifully.

Chu Qianchen shook the fan with a smile.

Amber took a few steps forward and said to the palace maids brought by Mama Jin, "Let's go." ”

The palace maids looked at Mama Jin with inquiring looks.

Mama Jin thought that she wanted to give Chu Qianchen a good favor in private, so she motioned for them all to go out.

So, the chamberlains and palace ladies withdrew with Amber.

In the room, only Chu Qianchen, Mama Jin and Lan Ruo were left, and it was a lot empty, and it seemed quieter.

Lan Ruo cast a sympathetic gaze at Mama Jin, and immediately lowered her eyes, standing there like a wooden man.

Chu Qianchen looked at Mama Jin and said lightly, "Do you know why I let you in?" ”

"......" Mama Jin looked inexplicable.

She is here to run an errand for the queen's mother, who dares not to let her in!

She also vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The Chu Qianchen in front of her seemed to be different from what she had seen in the Yongding Marquis Mansion before, obviously she had just changed the woman's hairstyle, but there was a vague kind of majesty of the superior in her speech.

Chu Qianchen didn't expect her to answer, and asked again, "Do you feel a stomachache?" ”

Mama Kim: "......"

Mama Jin became more and more confused.

Chu Qianchen said: "Press the Hegu Cave in your tiger's mouth." ”

Mama Jin subconsciously pressed the tiger's mouth on her left hand.

Chu Qianchen said: "Press the Guan Yuan acupoint three inches below your umbilicus again." ”

Mama Jin pressed three inches below the umbilicus again, and then her complexion changed greatly.

She only felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, the pain was like a twist, as if something was turning over the river and the sea in her body, and her face turned white.

She pressed these two acupuncture points very ordinarily, she had not pressed them before, but she had never felt this kind of pain that seemed to be fatal.

"My stomach ......" Mama Jin was dripping with cold sweat, her face was pale, her feet were a little weak, and she stammered while holding her stomach, "What did you do, princess?" ”

At this time, Amber came in again and returned to Chu Qianchen's side with a smile.

"Mama Jin, what are you talking about!" Amber sighed a little condescendingly, with a fox-like posture, "What can our princess do to you?!" Did you beat you, or did you give Bai Aya three feet and the crane top red? ”

Crane top red?! Mama Jin chuckled in her heart, and her eyes instantly widened to the extreme, and she was terrified.

Could it be that Chu Qianchen poisoned himself?!

But she didn't eat anything when she came to the palace today!

Wait a minute!

Mama Jin's eyes looked at the incense burner in the corner, could it be that there was something wrong with this incense?

That's not right. The other people she brought with her were there, and none of them felt any discomfort.

Or, she is chronically poisoned, the few times she went to the Yongding Marquis Mansion before, Chu Qianchen has been secretly poisoning her.

Mama Jin thought in disbelief, so frightened that she almost went limp.

Now the only thing she knows for sure is one thing - she must have been poisoned!

Yes, in the past few years since the emperor ascended the throne, although King Chen was not in the capital, the emperor did not bother to stuff people into the palace, and under the pretext of the regulations of the prince's palace, the people from the internal affairs office ran through the palace several times, but none of them could enter the door.

When she entered the gate of the palace this time, she originally thought that the new princess was soft and easy to speak, but now it seems that it is obviously not!

Finished!

Mama Jin's heart was as cold as ice, her limbs were cold, as if she was soaking in a winter ice lake, and even her lips began to turn slightly purple.

She barely squeezed out a smile, knelt on the hard marble floor, and said respectfully and almost humbly: "Princess, the slave and maid have offended a lot in the past, don't remember the villain, forgive the slave and the maid!" ”

Lan Ruo glanced at Mama Jin again, feeling like an old drama repeated, her eyes were dark.

"Forgiveness?" Chu Qianchen hooked the corners of his mouth with a smile, as if he was puzzled, "I have always treated my grandmother with courtesy, why did my grandmother say this?" ”

Chu Qianchen was telling the truth, she didn't poison Mama Jin, and she was always polite.

She was just in the Hou Mansion in the past, when Mama Jin came to the door, she took a pulse, and found that she had some gastrointestinal problems, and today she kindly used incense to help her cure, including the two acupoints she pressed to treat abdominal pain.

As for the process of treatment, it is a little painful, it is also a helpless thing, after all, good medicine is bitter.

But Chu Qianchen's words were heard in Mama Jin's ears, as if a guillotine was on her neck, and her heart sank again, and her heart became more and more desperate.

She knew that even if she died in King Chen's mansion today, it would be impossible for the queen to punish King Chen for such an insignificant slave as her.

Besides, Princess Chen has never done anything to herself, and she can completely leave it clean.

Mama Jin was even more scared, her body was trembling slightly, and even she didn't know if it was because of the severe pain in her abdomen or because she was afraid.

She felt the sharp pain in her abdomen worsen a little, and she was sweating like rain, and even the middle coat behind her back was soaked.

Chu Qianchen drank tea calmly and no longer looked at Mama Jin.

At this moment, Mama Jin looked at Chu Qianchen again, and only felt that the other party was as terrifying as a jackal, tiger and leopard.

She knocked her head down, fell to the ground, and sincerely and humbly confessed her mistake: "Princess, please also ask the princess to guide the slave and maid." ”

Chu Qianchen gave Amber a look, and Amber went to get the blue-skinned roster, and began to read to the roster:

"Jin Laidi, a native of Qingzhou, entered the palace at the age of nine, changed his name to Xia Rong, worked in the palace for 20 years, and served in the East Palace. At the age of twenty-eight, he was released from the palace and married to the second steward of the Enguo Mansion. Widowed at the age of forty, the queen was in charge of the queen and entered the internal affairs office as an errand boy. ”

"I have a son named Song Han under my knees, and now he is studying in Egret Academy, and Mr. praises him for his great talent in reading."

"Mama Jin, Ling Lang should be a slave, right......?"

“……”

Mama Jin's heart was beating wildly when she heard this, she was shocked and frightened, she was shocked that her bottom was wiped out by Chu Qianchen in three layers and three layers outside, and she was afraid that she didn't know what Chu Qianchen wanted to do.

She had already been targeted by Chu Qianchen, but the other party had been silent, and only now did he start to knife her and stab her in the vital point.

So, will Chu Qianchen make a move on his son?!

Mama Jin didn't dare to look up at Chu Qianchen at all, she felt like she was on her back, and her throat felt as if she was being choked.

No!

She said to herself in her heart that since the other party had told her so much, she would have something to ask for.

She pressed her forehead against the ground and waited quietly.

No, after Amber finished reading the roster, as if nothing had happened, she put the roster aside, and gossiped with Chu Qianchen with a smile: "Princess, the slave maid looks at Wan Er's cooking skills in making snacks is really good, and it is not bad compared to places like Yunting Pavilion and Su Ji." ”

"It's just doing and doing it, it's just these things, the slave maid thinks about whether to buy some well-known dim sum from other restaurants next time and let Chef Wan Er learn to make it."

Amber can also understand that most of the people in this palace are men, and they don't eat much dim sum, and the few dim sums that Wan Er Chef can make are enough to deal with, so naturally he is too lazy to keep improving.

Chu Qianchen smiled slightly, "Next month is the season to eat lotus root, you ask Chef Wan Er to try to make some lotus root snacks." "The prince likes to eat lotus root, and the lotus root can be appetizing and clear heat, nourish blood and muscles, and nourish nature.

Seeing the master and servant chatting with themselves, completely ignoring themselves, Mama Jin was in turmoil and became more and more uneasy.

She quietly raised her head, looked at Chu Qianchen, and then at Lan Ruo, and then noticed that Lan Ruo's eyes were blank, and with a little pity, they flashed away.

As if being hit by a thunderbolt, Mama Jin completely understood.

Lan Ruo had already been completely subdued by Chu Qianchen, yes, Lan Ruo had served Chu Qianchen for so long, she must have discovered that Chu Qianchen was pretending, she must have been poisoned by Chu Qianchen, and she was pinched by her, so she could only surrender.

Mama Jin's heart was even colder, and there seemed to be a few big holes in her heart, and the cold wind was howling.

Her teeth warped, she gritted her teeth tightly, and finally asked, "What does the princess want the slave to do?" ”

With these words, she was demobilized again, and she surrendered to Chu Qianchen, which meant betraying the queen mother.

"What can you do?" Chu Qianchen directly threw the question back, and there was always a light smile on the corner of his lips, gentle and gentle.

Lan Ruo's eyelids jumped when she heard these simple five words, and she couldn't help but recall the scene when she was forced to the edge of the cliff by Chu Qianchen while talking and laughing......

The couple is simply a pot with a lid, and King Chen has such a princess, which is equivalent to adding wings to the tiger.

And the emperor probably still doesn't know what kind of princess he pointed out to King Chen!

Whenever he thought of this, Lan Ruo felt that his heart was too complicated to describe in words, and the things in this world really couldn't be described by simple yin and yang.

Mama Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, blinked, the sharp pain in her abdomen made her limbs weak, and the fear in her heart made her brain a little confused.

She subconsciously followed Chu Qianchen's words and asked herself: What can she do?

Seeing that Mama Jin's train of thought was deviated by Chu Qianchen, Lan Ruo knew that Mama Jin was afraid that she would not be able to toss any moths.

Also, against this demonic princess Chen, what kind of waves can these slaves and maids who obey people's orders turn up.

Lan Ruo stood with her eyes and nose and nose attentively, and after a moment, she heard Mama Jin say without confidence: "Princess, the slave maid has been in the Internal Affairs Mansion for all these years......"

Once he opened his mouth, the rest of the words were easy to say, and only Mama Jin's voice was left in the room.

She said like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, for fear that Chu Qianchen would be dissatisfied, so she would say whatever she thought of......

Chu Qianchen has always been careless, playing with fans, drinking sherbets, eating snacks, at first glance, she looks like an innocent little girl.

Amber didn't dare to slack off at all, she was engrossed in it, and memorized every word that Mama Jin said.

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