"Yes, no one can bully the daughter of our Chai family" This is what the queen mother often said to me, she always touched my hair and said to me very seriously.

The queen also said a lot to me, sometimes my mother said, some words that I couldn't say in my ears, but as soon as the queen said it, I could hear it.

For example, about the six princes and his mother, not only the queen, but everyone said that they were lowly people, and I looked at the young man who looked at me with sincere eyes, and I still happily held the book he copied and returned to my room.

On the second day, when I held all the copied things and handed them to my mother, I was a little weak-hearted, and kept observing my mother's face, and my mother turned the pages in front of me, which I copied myself, and then, I saw my mother smile slightly, she was a person who didn't like to laugh much, so it proved that she was still in a good mood now, and sure enough, she said, "Not bad, not bad, writing very seriously, enough to see how important you are to this matter." ”

"That's... Mother, can you take your daughter to the lake in a few days' time? ”

My mother was a little surprised, she didn't expect me to know about this, but after thinking about it, she said, "Since you heard me talking to your father, you should also understand what I said to your father." For so many years, the concubine has been deeply favored by His Majesty, and has not yet given birth to His Majesty's eldest son, plus the second prince's health is not good, Niangniang's status in the palace is unstable, and the second prince is also... There is no big hope either. But we are the mother's family of the queen's mother, and because we are the mother's mother's family, we must support the mother. You can have a son from any family you like? Let the mother point out the marriage for you, and it is okay to marry any prince, even if you and the eldest prince, it is absolutely impossible. Niangniang treats you well, you have to fight for her. ”

"I heard them say that the eldest prince is the one who wants to be the crown prince, and if I marry the eldest prince, I can become the crown princess. Our Chai family is a family that has been a queen for generations, and our daughter is also the lord of Cheshire, why can't we marry the future prince? "I was full of grievances, and when I thought of the vigorous and upward posture of the eldest prince, my heart beat faster.

"Don't worry, Niangniang won't sit idly by. For so many years, as a woman, her husband's love has been controlled by another woman, and the queen is also a very high-spirited person, she will not let this matter go so smoothly. There will be a battle between the queen and the concubine, and if you marry it, you will only ask for your own hardships. And the concubine has a good candidate in advance, you, it's no fun. It's better to practice calligraphy at home, and embroidery is also good. ”

"Who is it?"

"What is who?" My mother was stunned by my question.

"Who is the candidate that the concubine likes?"

My mother looked at me and told me for a moment, "It's the Zhang family, the girl of the Zhang family." The Zhang family is the mother family of Empress Taizu. ”

"Zhang Xia'er is an ugly monster, the eldest prince won't like her." I said out loud.

"Regardless of her beauty or ugliness, her parents' orders, or the words of the matchmaker, the concubine takes a fancy to her, and her identity also satisfies His Majesty. Yun'e, the Chai family is the queen of generations, but what can be done from generation to generation? Isn't it until now, just Your Majesty, born to the Lord of the Chaijia County? It's not as good as the Zhang family, only one of the most right. My mother has no intention of marrying you into the royal family, and you are still young, so it is not too late to wait for another two years and see the situation. "My mother always said these things to me, and in normal times, I always went in and out of one ear, but there is one thing I remember, that is, there is no need to have too much, just do the right one.

I just want to be the most right person for the eldest prince. I have to go, the lake tour.

In the next few days, I rubbed my mother softly, just saying that I was a little bored at home, so I wanted to go out for a walk, even if not to choose a princess, but to open up my mood a little.

In addition to being strict with me, my mother said that he couldn't eat or sleep well, so he agreed.

The next day, my mother and I sat in the carriage to the lake party, and she looked at me with some surprise at the beautiful clothes and asked, "Isn't this what your aunt will wear for your birthday?" ”

"My daughter just picked one at random, and when my mother said that, it was really true." My aunt has always loved me, and this dress on my body, in the entire Luoyang City, except for her own princess, is the only one I have.

I straightened my long sleeves and ignored my mother's surprised look.

Soon, the lake tour will arrive, the concubine has already come, and my mother and I should be the last guests, so we have to welcome the concubine in person.

"Princess Chai, Lord Cheshire, you came just in time, the boat will leave immediately, go up with the palace." The concubine is not a very beautiful woman, her appearance can only be regarded as upright, but she has a pair of bright eyes, and her aunt said that His Majesty also likes her eyes.

Mother looked at her lightly, pointed at me and said, "You girl is not pestering the concubine, this girl, she is spoiled by the queen and is lawless, and she wants to come and see what kind of excitement." The concubine heard that today is the eldest prince specially preparing to celebrate your birthday, so she also came to pay tribute to our Chai Wangfu. ”

"What the princess said, it's just a small birthday, it's not enough to worry about, the princess invites it, everyone is almost there." The concubine didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in her mother's words, but still smiled decently, and approached the painting boat with us.

This painting boat is three stories high, it is one of the largest painting boats in Luoyang City, the decoration is very exquisite, spacious and bright, and gorgeous and generous, because today is the birthday of the concubine, the prince is ingenious, let people paint the portrait of the concubine on the window and screen, and everywhere you go, you can see the smile of the concubine.

Of course, the concubine is very happy, since the death of her fifth prince, she has been depressed, and looking at her smile today, it is indeed sincere.

The eldest prince accompanied her side, the painting boat started slowly, smoothly sailed on the big lake in front of her, than the lake, the name is Fuchi, although the name of the pool, but this lake stretches for nearly 100 acres, and this lotus also stretches for 100 acres, although it is named after it.

The concubine sat on the main seat of the splint, stretched out her hand to hold her son's hand, and stretched out her hand to Zhang Xia'er who was standing on the side.

Zhang Xia'er's cheeks were red, and she was about to walk in front of the concubine in a few steps, I naturally couldn't let her succeed, so I wanted to push the person standing in front of me and let him knock down the hateful Zhang Xia'er, after making up my mind, I stretched out my arms, only to hear a plop, it was the sound of someone falling into the water. I withdrew my hand in horror, thinking that although I was angry, I would not be able to push people into the lake!