Chapter 142: Guest
The mother of the third prince is Concubine Zhen. The back seat of the harem is empty, and the emperor has not been established after the death of Queen Wang, and Concubine Zhen can be said to be the head of the harem.
The Zhen family is the founding father of the country and several generations of old ministers. The third prince had a serious illness when he was young, and the imperial doctor in the palace tried his best to save him, but he couldn't walk with his legs. If the third prince is a good one, with the intelligence of the three princes and the power of the Zhen family behind him, the prince is none other than him.
Concubine Zhen, who has always had high hopes for the third prince, has been depressed since then because of the hopelessness of the throne and rarely appears in public.
However, due to a blessing in disguise, the third prince, who lost hope of inheriting the throne since childhood, lived comfortably because of a pair of disabled legs.
The emperor took pity on him and demanded much more from him than his other brothers.
Xiao Wenxuan's eyes on the third prince, this is a pair of Danfeng eyes with fine light, like Zhen Guifei.
Xiao Wenxuan retracted his gaze and saluted him: "I've seen the third prince." ”
"Prince Ning! Prince Ning killed his relatives in righteousness, not only did he get a different look from his father, but he was also crowned an official and a knight, and he was so happy that his wife was really happy! ”
The voices of the three princes were not concealed at all. The fact that Xiao Wenxuan is the illegitimate son of the emperor has greatly touched the sensitive hearts of all princes.
King Ping rebelled, and Xiao Wenxuan, as the third prince of King Ping's Mansion, not only was not implicated in any way, but instead of declining, he rose and became a prince.
Although Xiao Wenxuan reminded the emperor in advance and assisted the emperor in catching King Ping, Xiao Wenxuan could only protect himself at most.
Xiao Wenxuan did not listen to the holy will and insisted on going his own way, and the emperor not only did not deal with the punishment but fulfilled their wishes. All this fell into the eyes of several princes, and it became a nail and a thorn.
"Wealth and glory are things outside the body, but the minister hopes to return to the mountains and forests with his beloved wife." Xiao Wenxuan was silent and responded lightly.
"Oh? Are you willing to leave everything in the capital to be close to the people? The three princes didn't believe it.
"This is not only the minister's wish, but also the minister's wish for his wife."
"I heard that Princess Ning's family is a wealthy family in Songjiang, with countless money, although she is the daughter of a merchant, she can see it clearly. You'an, aren't you still in trouble? Then you don't have to accompany us, you can get busy first. ”
The second prince saw that the third child was embarrassed by Xiao Wenxuan, and deliberately relieved him of the siege.
Xiao Wenxuan nodded gratefully at the second prince, "The minister will retire first." "Bow and stand back.
Xiao Wenxuan left the palace and came directly to Su Muling, and took her to the Mighty Mansion to meet the eldest princess.
When the eldest princess heard that Xiao Wenxuan was coming, she was so happy that she hurriedly changed her clothes and came out to meet the guests. Wei Yao had not yet come back when he went to Qizhou, and the eldest princess took Mrs. Hou and Wei Huai'an to receive them.
In the hall, Xiao Wenxuan and Su Muling gave the two elders a salute.
The eldest princess waited for Xiao Wenxuan and Su Muling to call them to her side as soon as they got together.
After pulling them to sit down on the chairs on her left and right, the eldest princess looked up and down carefully and felt distressed: "Thin, thin, why does You'an still have gray hair?" Is Xiao Lin this bastard abusing you? ”
Xiao Wenxuan was trapped by King Ping, and Su Muling's deeds of searching for a husband for thousands of miles have spread all over the capital. The eldest princess naturally heard about it.
"My aunt and grandmother are relieved, they are only sick in Qizhou. Fortunately, Ling'er arrived in time and took care of it carefully, and now it is fine. ”
"You kid, you'd always rather wronged yourself than say that someone else's is wrong. My aunt and grandmother know that this is not the first time Xiao Lin has attacked you. ”
The eldest princess looked at Xiao Wenxuan distressedly, turned her head for a while, took Su Muling's hand, and looked at it again, happy and relieved.
"Fortunately, there is still Miss Su. But after going through so much, you can be regarded as a positive result. Auntie and grandmother bless you. ”
"Aunt Xie, Grandmother!" Su Muling bowed his head obediently and thanked him.
The eldest princess had seen her years earlier. But the eldest princess did not dislike her background and her resume of marrying once like others, and she has always been kind and polite to her. This thanks, Su Muling is also sincere.
"Cousin, I'm sorry, I almost hurt you...... Hey! ”
Wei Huai'an never thought that the emperor not only killed Su Muling without anger, but also added a knighthood to Xiao Wenxuan and gave him a marriage. Thinking about the situation when he couldn't hold his breath and encouraged them to escape, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"You still say ......" Xiao Wenxuan raised his fist at him. This is Wei Huai'an, put it on others, almost caused him to miss a good marriage, and he must reward him for eating fists.
"What's going on? Huai'an, what did you do? Mrs. Hou, who had never interjected, couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw them like this.
So, Wei Huaian held back a smile and described the situation to everyone.
“……”
Hearing that Wei Huai'an was clever and almost forced them to escape, the eldest princess and Mrs. Hou really couldn't cry or laugh.
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At noon, the eldest princess left them here to eat, and several of Wei Huai'an's younger sisters were also called to accompany them.
Wei Yao, the mighty wait, had five concubines, and together with Mrs. Hou, gave birth to a bunch of daughters, but only Wei Huai'an was a boy. In addition to the few who are old enough to get married, there are now three boudoirs to be written.
On weekdays, Miss Houfu doesn't need to come out to socialize, but today it is Xiao Wenxuan and Su Muling who are here, and they are not outsiders, and the eldest princess intends to let them know more.
These three unmarried ladies are the seventh miss from Mrs. Hou, the fifth miss from the concubine Qiu family, and the sixth miss under the knee of the concubine Liu.
Lunch is set up in the Houfu Flower Hall, which is an elegant and cool place for the Houfu to entertain distinguished guests.
After meeting the three young ladies one by one, everyone sat down, and the seventh of the three young ladies took the initiative to sit down next to Su Muling without being arranged.
Miss Seven is only ten years old this year, she is a lively and lovely little girl, she has heard the legendary story of Xiao Wenxuan and Su Muling before, and she is very envious.
Now when I see the real person, I don't recognize it, I am entangled around Su Muling, staring at Su Muling, who is generous and cute, and asks this and that.
Su Muling was reluctant to tell the unmarried Miss Seven about her and Xiao Wenxuan's bizarre experiences, but Miss Seven refused to give up, and she would not give up if she did not explain honestly.
She turned her distress gaze to Xiao Wenxuan who was sitting next to her, but Xiao Wenxuan didn't mind nodding at him secretly.
Su Muling had no choice but to pick up what she and Xiao Wenxuan could say about how they met, knew each other, and fell in love with each other, and Miss Seven was fascinated by it.
The sixth lady sat at the table and ate quietly, and the fifth miss had the conversation between Su Muling and the seventh miss in her ears, but her eyes were shy and ashamed from time to time to Xiao Wenxuan, who was talking to the eldest princess from time to time.
Xiao Wenxuan is young and handsome, affectionate and meaningful, and has always been a wishful husband in the eyes of everyone in Beijing.
It's a pity that Xiao Wenxuan has been away all the year round since he became an adult, and the emperor pointed out a marriage and a bloody case occurred on the wedding night, Xiao Wenxuan disappeared mysteriously again, and when he came back, he was already accompanied by Su Muling, a merchant girl.
Now that Xiao Wenxuan has the favor of the emperor, and he was named a prince at a young age, any woman with such an excellent man will be moved when she sees it.
Although the fifth miss was born in Houfu, she is a concubine in the end, and the status of the seventh lady is a step behind. Even if he marries in the future, the status of the husband's family will not be high, but if he can climb to a high-ranking official and become a concubine......
After a meal, Su Muling, who was patronizing to answer Miss Seven's strange questions, barely ate, and Miss Seven was only half-full.
After the meal, the eldest princess asked the opera troupe in the house to sing for everyone to relieve boredom.
So everyone moved to the gazebo in the garden. The eldest princess took Mrs. Hou, Xiao Wenxuan and Wei Huai'an to a table, and Su Muling and a few young ladies to a table.
The eldest princess asked Su Muling to take a booklet of the play, and asked the guests to order the play first.
Su Muling didn't like to watch dramas since she was a child, and she didn't know which one was good, and she was about to shirk it, when Miss Seven pointed to a name and motioned to her: "Sister Su, this sounds good, I want to listen to this." ”
Su Muling saw that it was a fold of "Lu Zhishen Drunk and Troublesome Wutai Mountain". Su Muling hadn't heard of this play, but when she looked at the name of the play, she knew that it was probably a lively play, but since Miss Seven likes to listen to it, she will do whatever she wants.
The booklet was handed over, the troupe came to the stage, and as soon as the show began, the eldest princess was happy, it turned out that this play was exactly what the eldest princess liked.
"I didn't expect Miss Su to be so similar to the old body's taste, and the old body likes this play."
Su Muling was surprised and looked at Miss Seven, who winked mischievously at her. Su Muling understood, Miss Seven secretly helped her add points to the eldest princess here, and Su Muling couldn't help but have a little more affection for Miss Seven.
Then the gongs and drums were noisy, and after listening to the play for a while, Miss Seven took Su Muling and ran to a corner of the garden to pick flowers.
Xiao Wenxuan accompanied the eldest princess to watch the play, and glanced at Su Muling and Miss Seven in the distance from time to time.
Wei Huai'an saw it and teased him: "Okay, don't look at it, you can't lose it in Houfu." ”
Xiao Wenxuan reached out and punched him and withdrew his gaze.
More than half of the scene on the stage, the fifth lady, who disappeared after the meal, came from a distance, followed by a grandmother with something.
When she arrived at the eldest princess, the fifth lady whispered softly: "Grandmother, when Ping'er saw that the weather was hot, she cooked sour plum soup for her grandmother, mother and cousin to relieve the heat. ”
The eldest princess was looking at it with great interest, and was interrupted by the fifth lady, and when she saw that she brought a chilled sour plum soup, her brows furrowed slightly.
"At my age, I can't drink ice anymore, and your girl's family doesn't drink much, this kind of thing is enjoyable to drink, but I love to be sick the most."
After the eldest princess finished speaking, she ignored her and continued to watch the play.
Fifth Miss's biological mother, Qiu, is a simple-minded but clever person, and often tries to instigate Wei Yao's concubine to suppress his wife. So neither the eldest princess nor Mrs. Hou liked her. The Qiu clan only won Wei Yao's preference because of his good-looking appearance, and gained a foothold in this Houfu.
And these five young ladies are very similar to her mother, and even their personalities are exactly the same. The same ignorance, the same self-righteousness. So the eldest princess and Mrs. Hou didn't even like her very much.
Seeing that she had swept away the eldest princess, Mrs. Hou called her to her side and warned in a low voice: "You sit honestly and watch the play, don't make any more moths." ”
"My mother's lesson is that my grandmother and mother are old and don't like ice, so I'll serve the sour plum soup to my cousin."
Fifth Miss Quan didn't understand Mrs. Hou's words, bent down and picked up the sour plum soup and walked to Wei Huai'an and Xiao Wenxuan's table.
The angry Mrs. Hou scolded behind her: The mud can't support the things on the wall.