Chapter 53: Conspiracy
Since Princess Guide knew that there was a precedent for a married woman to go to get married, all her thoughts were spent on this.
Even close to Wen Dona, Wen Dona is young, and she is also favored by King Xirong (ài), and her two brothers are also taken care of, Princess Guide feels that as long as this little princess with no brains likes Sheng Zi'an, things (qíng) will be much easier.
That afternoon, the three of them were in Princess Guide's princess's mansion, and Wen Dona was holding the small snacks she had bought on the street in her hand, and she was tasting them the same.
Princess Guide asked seemingly casually:
"Windona, what is your hometown like? Are all the girls in your hometown as beautiful as you? Are men as tall as your two older brothers? ”
When she mentioned her hometown, Wen Dona was much more interested, and what she said in the original words was not very accurate, so she expressed it together with her hands and dances.
"There are big glaciers and meadows in our hometown, and when you stand at the door of the house, you can see vultures flying around."
"When the weather is cold over there, we can freeze people's noses, and every year when it is warm is not long, after it warms up, the glacier melts, and there is a small stream, and there is not a single fish in it, and it is cold to the bone."
Sheng Zi'an heard Shizi (diàn) talk about this place in Xirong, and he once saw it in books, it was a very harsh place, and people lived a nomadic life, so for so many years, they have been dependent on other countries to survive.
But inside Windona's mouth, it seems to be the most beautiful place in the world.
"By the way, people in our hometown can sing, and when the weather is a little warmer, in the evening, everyone lights a bonfire and sings around the fire."
"Do your men there sing too?" Princess Guide asked, looking very curious.
"Of course, in July and August, young men and women will still sing duet songs, and women will be able to find their hearts!"
When Wen Dona spoke, her eyes flashed with light, not at all like a woman from the Central Plains, who blushed shyly when she mentioned the matter of marriage (qíng).
"Huh? Windona, do you also want to find your own (qíng) lang? Princess Guide quipped that she (shēn) was noble, and she had always been a princess (jiāo), and it was not surprising that she said this.
Sheng Zi'an just listened quietly on the side, and did not make a sound.
Wen Dona didn't notice it, but nodded generously: "This time my father wants to get married, but I don't want to marry into the capital at all....." Her eyes flashed with sincere worry.
"Why not? Don't you like the inside of the capital? Still don't like us? Sheng Zi'an said something ridiculous.
Windona waved her hand: "No! No! She hurriedly argued.
"I like yours, but...", she lowered her head, "There are too many rules in the capital, I miss my grandma so much." ”
She looked a little sad.
Princess Guide took her hand and said with great concern: "I, like you, don't want to leave my mother... Or so? Wouldn't it be nice for you to let someone marry your brother? In this way, you will be able to go back to Sijon! ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Windona's eyes lit up: 'That's a great idea!' In this way, my father's wish has been fulfilled, and I don't have to stay here, do I? ’
She praised seriously: "Guide, you are so smart! I didn't think of that! ”
Both of them looked very happy, no one noticed, Sheng Zi'an frowned silently, and the moment Princess Guide saw it, Sheng Zi'an's god (qíng) returned to its original state again.
"Zi'an, what do you think?" Princess Guide greeted her and asked.
"Where are these things (qíng) that courtiers need to consider? The courtiers don't understand these things (qíng), so they don't mix, what do you want to eat tonight? The courtiers heard that the ducks in a fresh building in the capital are particularly delicious, why don't the courtiers ask someone to buy them back and try them? ”
"Okay, okay!" Windona's interest was attracted and turned to the duck, but Princess Noble was not ready to give up, she was more straightforward.
"Wendona, what kind of girls do you guys like there?"
The little princess thought for a moment: "Our men there like lively and strong girls!" But I see a lot of girls in the Central Plains, they are too weak, I don't know if my brother will like it? ”
She was genuinely troubled.
"Don't worry, there are so many girls in the capital, there are always lively ones, and you will definitely find one that your brother likes!"
Princess Guide knew it in her heart, and she didn't care, whether the sturdy girl that the little princess said was accurate, and secretly thought in her heart, how to make Sheng Zi'an lively?
Sheng Zi'an, who is not very lively, is not stupid at all, she thought about what Princess Guide did and guessed that she was not far from ten.
I felt ridiculous in my heart, and when I looked at Princess Guide, I felt a little strange in my heart, this Princess Guide was really (tǐng) enduring humiliation in order to make herself unlucky.
If it weren't for Sheng Zi'an's hidden eyes, Princess Guide's acting skills might be convincing!
This, in the face of his little lady, "Did you already know?" When questioned, Shizi (diàn) couldn't help but laugh a little arrogantly.
"The husband thought that his wife's ingenuity had already figured it out."
Sheng Zi'an choked for a moment, isn't this son of the world (diàn) mocking himself?
The innocent Shizi (diàn) looked at his little lady's rare appearance, which was a little funny, but he felt that she was more vivid.
"What does Madame think now?" He asked.
"It's hard to ride a tiger..... Sheng Zi'an didn't hide it, and said it directly.
According to the emperor's consistent style, and then looking at the true status of the prince (diàn) in the emperor's heart, if the prince of Xirong really wants to marry him by name, the emperor should agree.
Princess Guide is not stupid at all this time, she can actually think of this in a tortuous way, if she really has no defense, maybe she will really be calculated.
"Madame, don't worry, her husband will never let her succeed." Xiao Jue looked at Sheng Zi'an wrinkled, fell into deep thought, thought that she was frightened, and hurriedly comforted.
But he saw that his little lady glared at him: "The prince (diàn) really has no ambition." ”
Shizi (diàn) narrowed his eyes: "Madame is the first person to say this about me....."
"Since Princess Guide has calculated on my head, just let her return in vain, won't she be able to learn a lesson, since Princess Guide is so interested in Xirong, why don't you feel it yourself?"
"Madame, but you have a good idea?" Xiao Jue was not surprised by Sheng Zi'an's decision, his little lady looked kind, but in fact, he was a person with a city government in his heart.
"Then the prince (diàn) will wait and see, the courtiers are not the good-tempered people, since they have repeatedly bullied the heads of the courtiers, then they must also be prepared to steal chickens and eat a handful of rice."
Sheng Zi'an paused, turned his head, and softened his voice: "It's just that the courtiers are only shallow in their studies, if something goes wrong, the prince (diàn) will save the courtiers from fire and water!" ”
Shizi (diàn) lightly tapped on the tip of Sheng Zi'an's nose: "This is natural, since I called you Mrs., how can I watch you being taken away by other men?" ’
After receiving the assurance from the prince (diàn), Sheng Zi'an had a bottom in his heart, and when he observed Princess Guide's behavior, he handled it more easily.
On this day, the emperor held a banquet in the palace, and all officials above the fifth rank could bring their families into the palace to participate.
On the surface, it was under the guise of welcoming the Xirong mission, but everyone knew that this was the emperor's selection of a candidate.
Most of the ministers who are unwilling to let their daughters go to the palace do not bring their daughters into the palace, and they only take nieces and concubines. There are also some who want to use their daughters in the family to seek a future, but they send their daughters to the palace dressed up beautifully.
Sheng Zi'an is a friend of Princess Guide and Princess Xirong, so she naturally wants to enter the palace.
Banquets are held in which men sit on one side and women on the other.
The emperor's concubine sat close to the queen mother, and Sheng Zi'an also saw the emperor's newly crowned beauty, sitting there quietly, looking like she was guarding herself.
The two men sitting at the front of the mission opposite, dressed in alien costumes, with their hair braided and draped behind (shēn), were dark complexion, and they were very noble in their wearables, and they looked like the two princes of Xijon.
The eyes of the two princes looked at each other from time to time, Wen Dona pulled Sheng Zi'an's sleeve, and whispered: "Those two people are my brother, Zi'an, do you think they can find the girl they like?" ”
Sheng Zi'an smiled: "Where do the courtiers know, but in our place, if girls talk about men more, it's not allowed." ”
"Why?" Wendona asked curiously.
"The girls here are all the matchmakers of their parents, so Wendona, don't talk about this with other girls casually. will be offended. ”
Although Wen Dona didn't quite understand, she was still obedient: "Oh, I see. ”
When the banquet was more than halfway over, the emperor and the queen mother left first, and the young girls gathered together and talked in whispers.
Princess Guide took Sheng Zi'an and Wen Dona to the back garden to put paper kites.
Just when a gust of wind blew, the paper kite hung on the tree, and just when Wen Dona pouted, not knowing what to do, a man's voice suddenly came from behind (shēn), and the tone was a little strange.
"Windona?"
The little princess turned her head: "Brother! ”
Sheng Zi'an saw that it was the second prince of Xirong, standing not far away, the little princess was overjoyed and beckoned: "Brother!" My paper kite hangs on a tree! Come and help me take it down! ”
The second prince took two steps forward, very close to Sheng Zi'an, and before Princess Guide could speak, he saw Sheng Zi'an suddenly take a step back and lower his head.