On the soft couch in the west room of the main hall of Chengqian Palace, Concubine Shu Guifei leaned on the soft pillow of golden silk cloud brocade, stretching out her fingers lazily.

Next to the feet of the soft couch, a delicate-looking palace maid was kneeling there, and the bamboo stick in her hand was carefully smearing impatiens mud on Shu Guifei's round and plump nails.

The maid carefully filled her nails with the mashed flower mud, and then picked up the clean hemp leaves and wrapped the nails.

There was another palace maid of a higher grade, standing behind Concubine Shu, her fingers gently pinched her shoulder, and said with a light smile: "I heard that this is a new variety cultivated by the gardeners of the Imperial Garden, and the color is very fresh, and there are so two pots in the conservatory, and they are all sent to the mother." ”

Concubine Shu squinted, slightly raised the corners of her lips and snorted: "It's that they are sensible, and they like these flowers and plants when they know that this palace is like them." ”

The maid's face showed a look of pride, and her voice was a little higher: "Niangniang is now the only pet in the palace, and the good things in this palace have come to Niangniang's side first." ”

Concubine Shu chuckled, and did not refute the palace maid's words, adjusted her body slightly, and raised her hand to look at the nails that had been wrapped in Cangma leaves.

"I heard in this palace that the queen mother invited the old lady of the Zhongyong Mansion to enter the palace."

"Yes, the maid inquired for the mother, and said that His Majesty brought it up, saying that he hadn't seen the old lady for a long time, and asked the queen to greet him." The palace maid did not stop, and the words were answered very quickly.

"What do you miss the old lady, this palace looks, I'm afraid that the queen mother has moved some crooked thoughts again." Concubine Shu sneered disdainfully, "Didn't you say that the eldest girl of the Nabo Mansion also followed into the mansion, and it seems that she still met our prince in the imperial garden." ”

"The maid also heard from the sisters in the palace next to me about this, but it was a coincidence."

"What a coincidence," Concubine Shu's voice was even colder, "There has never been any coincidence in this palace. ”

"Niangniang means ......"

"This palace is not interesting, but I think that the girl of the Su family is very good, and she is also a good match for the age of our fifth brother."

When the palace maid heard this, she also covered her mouth and chuckled: "Niangniang is very right." ”

Concubine Shu leaned on the soft pillow, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was a door to this matter: "If you want to talk about the loyalty of the Su family, this palace heard that His Majesty has ascended the throne, and the late old loyal and brave uncle has the merit of following the dragon." ”

"In addition, Mrs. Su is the only daughter of the eldest princess of Shouyang, this girl from the Su family is indeed a good choice."

The maidservant also lowered her voice and said: "Now Uncle Zhongyong and the prince are guarding in Liaodong again, and they are in charge of 200,000 soldiers. ”

Concubine Shu's eyes lit up, completely forgetting that she was still Tu Kodan's hand, and sat up straight suddenly: "If you can marry the Su family......

"Ahh The little palace maid kneeling on the pedal let out a low sigh, quickly put down the bamboo stick in her hand, took two steps back, and slammed her head on the cyan floor tiles.

"Please forgive your sins, please forgive your sins......"

Tinglan, who was standing behind Concubine Shu, frowned slightly, and shouted: "You little hooves, you can't do such a trivial thing well, you should be punished to the head of the Punishment Division." ”

"Come on," Concubine Shu was in a very good mood at this time because she was thinking about the marriage with the girl of the Su family. She raised her finger to look at the mud that spilled to the outside of her nails, and chuckled: "It's just a trivial matter, don't make such a fuss, spread it out and let others think that this palace treats people harshly." ”

Ting Lan responded in a low voice, and then shouted again to the little palace maid who was lying on the ground trembling: "Niangniang Kuanren, don't worry about you, why don't you hurry up and help Niangniang deal with it!" ”

The little palace maid bowed again and again, then knelt a few steps, knelt at Shu Guifei's feet again, picked up the bamboo sticks again, and smeared the flower mud more carefully.

At the same time, Empress Ji's Jingyang Palace.

The crown prince Chen Nianning sat opposite Queen Ji, holding a tea cup in his hand, and said with a smile: "What is the matter with the queen mother calling her sons over today?" ”

Queen Ji picked up a piece of dim sum, stretched out her hand to the prince, and said with a smile: "This is a newly made almond crisp from Linglong, and this palace remembers that you like it the most, so I asked you to come over and taste it, and also talk to this palace." ”

The prince took the small piece of pastry with both hands, took a small bite, chewed it, and then replied with a smile: "Sister Linglong's craftsmanship is still so good. ”

Queen Ji looked at her son with a smile: "If you like it, bring some back, mother knows that you are hardworking, but you must always take care of your body." ”

"Yes." The prince finished the pastry in a few bites, drank two more sips of tea, and then said with a smile: "Father often said that the son, as the prince, must work harder than the other brothers. The queen mother does not have to worry, the son will take care of himself. ”

Queen Ji was still a little worried, sighed lowly, and said: "Your store is full of palace maids, if it is a simple daily grooming, there is no problem, but ......"

Empress Ji's voice paused slightly, and she raised her eyes and glanced at the female officer standing aside.

The female official immediately understood, and led the servants in the palace to retreat with a slight bend of her knees.

The prince watched the palace door being closed by the last palace maid, then turned his head to look at Queen Ji, and asked with a smile: "The queen mother has something to say to her son?" ”

Queen Ji was not in a hurry, raised her hand and picked up another piece of pastry and handed it to the prince, seeing him take another bite, then said with a smile: "You are getting older now, and it is time to discuss marriage." If you have the right person by your side to serve you, your mother will feel more at ease. ”

The prince didn't swallow a mouthful of almond crisp, and when he heard the queen say the word "relatives", he was a little surprised for a while, and he choked and coughed.

He put most of the remaining pastries in his hand on the couch table, and coughed violently on his chest.

Queen Ji was also taken aback, and hurriedly crossed over to the couch and reached out to pat the prince's back: "This, why is this still choking, take a sip of tea and go smoothly." ”

The prince waved his hand at Queen Ji indiscriminately, and took two sips of the tea cup on the side, which made him feel much better.

He raised his head and smiled bitterly at Queen Ji, and said, "The queen mother is so good, how can I think of it, think of the matter of discussing relatives......

Empress Ji saw that he was fine, so she sat back again, glanced at the prince, and said: "You are now fourteen years old, if you have a suitable family, it is not normal to discuss relatives, why do you react so much." ”

The prince was very well disciplined by the queen, so there was no mess of maids and maids in the palace, so when he heard the queen mention the marriage, his face turned a little red.

When the queen saw her son like this, she couldn't help but feel a little funny, and remembered what happened in the imperial garden that day, so she asked tentatively: "Doesn't my son have a favorite girl?" ”