East Palace.

Wu Bijun wore a peach-colored dress and sat on the bed. In the huge room, there was not even a red candle, and there was no festive atmosphere at all.

But outside Wu Bijun's house, the lights are colorful. Princess Fuqing even arranged a drama troupe and singing and dancing, and most of the ladies in the clan also attended, talking and laughing.

Compared with the bustle and festivity of the front hall and the deserted backyard, it is like two worlds.

"Little Peach, serve me to freshen up. Your Highness probably won't be here tonight. Wu Bijun instructed the maids he brought into the palace from his mother's house.

When Xiao Tao heard this, she couldn't help but feel aggrieved for her master.

Although Concubine Chu was born in a family, her father is a son of the country from the fourth grade, and her status is noble. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should rest in Concubine Chu's courtyard tonight.

But her own lady and Concubine Chu entered the palace on the same day, and their positions were also the same. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should give his young lady some face, sit in the young lady's room and then leave.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't take Miss in his eyes like this, where will Miss be decent in the East Palace in the future!

How could Wu Bijun not know what his maid was thinking.

She scolded lightly: "What are you doing in a daze! You still don't serve me to freshen up. ”

Xiao Tao still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, and couldn't help but persuade: "Concubine Fang, you might as well wait a little longer, maybe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come over in a while." ”

Although Wu Bijun is very deep in the city, she is only in her prime, and she has no expectations for her future husband in her heart.

Even if Wu Bijun was included in the East Palace as a side room, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was handsome, gentle, and under one person, he was in a high position, and Wu Bijun couldn't help but break his heart.

But tonight, the empty room shattered Wu Bijun's dreams in an instant, and he completely returned to reality.

A wry smile appeared on Wu Bijun's face, and she shook her head gently: "Prepare water, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not come." ”

At some point, the banquet outside had dispersed, and the noisy front hall had returned to silence.

Xiao Tao looked at the candles on the table that were about to burn out, knowing that what the concubine said was right, she endured her sadness and asked the palace maid to prepare water.

"Concubine Side, do you want the slave maid to go to the outside of Yunying Pavilion to investigate?" Xiao Tao said unwillingly.

"Presumptuous!" The calm in Wu Bijun's eyebrows disappeared, and she said sharply: "You have forgotten all the rules that you have learned from the county master of Jinghua for so long?!" This is the East Palace, not the back house of ordinary people! ”

Xiao Tao looked at Wu Bijun's fierce appearance, her heart trembled, and she quickly knelt down and asked for guilt: "Concubine Side, it's a slave and maid who trespasses, please condemn Concubine Side." ”

"Memorize the board first." Wu Bijun snorted lightly.

Her gaze fell faintly on the Sheep's Horn Palace lamp hanging on the porch through the half-open window, and her quiet and soft voice became meaningless: "Even if you go to Yunying Pavilion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be there." ”

Wu Bijun's words made Xiao Tao a little incomprehensible, and she asked with a stunned face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in Yunying Pavilion, where will he be?" ”

"Yes, he's not in Yunying Pavilion, where will he be?" Wu Bijun muttered and repeated, his lips curled, and he hooked an extremely mocking smile, and he didn't know whether he was laughing at Xiao Tao or laughing at himself.

Before entering the palace, she thought that her future situation would be very difficult, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's deep affection for the crown princess is obvious to all in the world.

But she didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would dare to challenge His Majesty's authority for the sake of the Crown Princess.

The Wu family sent themselves into the palace for the position of the future palace concubine, but is the Wu family's plan really possible one day?

Wu Bijun suddenly lost confidence at this moment.

In Yunying Pavilion, there is also Chu Linglong who is suffering with Wu Bijun.

"You read it right, the crown princess really invited His Royal Highness the crown prince to the Ganlu Palace?" Chu Linglong asked in disbelief.

Her henchmaid nodded hurriedly.

"Returning to the side concubine, the slave maid is not mistaken. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had only stood outside the courtyard for a long time, and he had never come in, and the slave maid also felt strange. As a result, after a while, someone came to the Ganlu Palace, saying that the crown princess had a heart disease. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't care about anything, and followed the people of the Ganlu Palace. ”

Chu Linglong slapped her palm on the table: "This jealous woman!" ”

The maidservant covered Chu Linglong's mouth worriedly: "Concubine Fang, be careful that the wall has ears." ”

"What are you afraid of!" Chu Linglong snorted lightly and said with extreme disdain: "Do you think I am the merchant girl of the Wu family who has no half foundation?" The palace people serving in Yunying Pavilion were all arranged by Princess Fuqing. The princess said that if something happened to me, she would not stand idly by. ”

"Concubine Side, having said that, Princess Fuqing has been at odds with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a long time after all, if you get too close to Princess Fuqing, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be dissatisfied." This maid was loyal to Chu Linglong, for fear that her master would be used by Princess Fuqing.

Chu Linglong said proudly: "Since he doesn't have me in his eyes, why should I care about him!" ”

Although Chu Linglong is a concubine, she has always been favored by her father, but her mother and sister dare not show her face. As a result, on the first day of entering the palace, he was abused by the prince like this, how could Chu Linglong be willing!

"Side concubine, it's not too early, the slave maid will serve you to freshen up."

The maid's name is Begonia, and she has been serving by Chu Linglong's side since she was a child. She knew that Chu Linglong was assertive, and she knew that she couldn't persuade people, so she didn't say anything more.

Chu Linglong raised her eyebrows and said unhurriedly: "You're right, I should rest early, and I can go to meet our crown princess for a while tomorrow." ”

Naturally, no one knows about the dispute between wives and concubines in the East Palace.

……

Jingping Marquis Mansion.

Xie Yanhe didn't wake up until he slept until midnight in the morning, opened his eyes and was stunned for a while, only then did he remember that yesterday was a good day for Prince Wei Jin.

She couldn't help but look at the mandarin duck who was dressing her, and mentioned casually: "There wasn't any trouble in the East Palace yesterday, right?" ”

The mandarin duck was waiting for Xie Yanhe to ask.

She gloated and said, "County Lord, there is a joke. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was supposed to stay in the side concubine's room last night, but our princess and concubine knocked over the vinegar jar, as a concubine, but like the jealous concubine, she actually resorted to pretending to be sick, and called His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away on such a day, you say it's not ridiculous. ”

"Isn't the crown princess always like this?" Xie Yanhe was not surprised at anything by Chen Rong's approach.

"Chen Rong's move, although it is pampered, but it is also spoiled. Although the prince is faint, he is very good to Chen Rong. ”

When Xie Yanhe said this, she actually felt a trace of envy for Chen Rong, but soon, she pinched out this untimely thought.

"Didn't the two side concubines make a fuss?" Xie Yanhe noticed that there was something unusual in his mood, so he opened the topic without a trace.

"Wu Bijun is good at forbearance, but Chu Linglong is not a good (sexual) son, can she endure such a shame?"

The mandarin duck suddenly threw himself to the ground for the five-body body that his county lord admired.

She said: "The county lord is really like a god. Early this morning, Concubine Chu was stamped and knelt outside Ganquan Palace, saying that she had an ugly and stupid appearance, which annoyed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. ”

"Chu Linglong is so bold?" Xie Yanhe's peach blossom eyes flashed with a different color. She hooked the corners of her mouth, and said in a very emotional tone: "I used to underestimate her." ”

Chu Linglong made a fuss, that is, he put the crown prince and the crown princess on the fire to roast. Even though she was able to retreat and advance, the prince pinched his nose and recognized her identity as a side concubine, but he also completely offended the prince and the princess. Hurting a thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred oneself doesn't look like a smart person's practice.

"The county lord doesn't know, there is a follow-up to this matter." The mandarin duck's eyes sparkled, and even his voice brought out a little excitement.

"Oh?" Xie Yanhe raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, "What's the follow-up?" ”

Mandarin Duck did not sell Guanzi, but said directly: "Your Majesty learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not stay in any of the side concubines' rooms last night, and he was furious, and scolded the crown princess for being unvirtuous in front of the courtiers, so that the crown princess could reflect on it; and also divided the power of the East Palace to the Wu family and the Chu family. ”

When Xie Yanhe heard this, there was not much happiness on his face.

She lowered her eyes to look at her slender jade fingers, because she was still recuperating, her peach petal-like nails were not painted with bright kodan, but glowed with natural pale pink, and under the sun, there was a pale, fragile beauty.

Xie Yanhe looked unpredictable, and said lazily: "What about the prince?" If you don't obey the decree, you don't say anything? ”

The mandarin duck shook his head: "The slave maid has not heard that His Majesty is going to dispose of the crown prince. ”

Xie Yanhe knew that this was the case. I'm afraid that in his heart, he doesn't think that his son is bad, but thinks that it is Chen Rong, the crown princess, who has brought the prince badly.

Xie Yanhe sneered, and suddenly said, "This is the news sent by Princess Fuqing, right?" Prepare a thank you gift for me. I was not in good health, so I didn't invite her to the door. ”

"County lord, the palace maid sent by Princess Fuqing left a message, let you take care of your body, and slowly figure it out."

"Xu Xu Tuzhi ......" Xie Yan and Wan smiled and said self-deprecatingly: "She used to be the one who was impatient, but now she uses this to persuade me." ”

Seeing that Xie Yanhe's mood was a little wrong, the mandarin duck secretly bit his lower lip and cautiously persuaded: "The slave maid thinks that what Princess Fuqing said is right. It is imperative that you take care of your body first. ”

Xie Yanhe didn't take Mandarin Duck's words to heart, she sat up from the bed, put on a pair of soft-soled embroidered shoes on the side of the bed, and instructed Mandarin Duck: "The weather is good today, after breakfast in a while, help me to walk in the garden." ”

When the mandarin duck heard this, he hurriedly dissuaded: "County Lord, Yin Yuanzheng said that you will not see the wind for half a month." ”

Xie Yanhe raised his eyebrows, and a pair of peach blossom eyes revealed a deep displeasure: "These imperial doctors are used to being alarmist. If you do everything according to their commands, you will not be very interesting in living. ”

Seeing that the mandarin duck still wanted to persuade again, Xie Yanhe said impatiently: "Okay, I know my own body, you don't have to say more." ”

The mandarin duck sneered.

She barely squeezed out a smile, and said helplessly: "The slave maid will tell them to set the meal, and then you will go to the garden after breakfast." ”

Xie Yanhe shook his head: "Go ahead." ”