Datang, the eighth year of Zhenyuan. A long, long time later, people would say that it was 792 A.D. It's just that Guo Muye herself has absolutely no chance to know that she made a marriage contract with that person in the fall of 792.

She still remembers clearly that in August of that year, the weather in Chang'an was still very hot, and even the wind carried the smell of summer heat and steaming.

In the west courtyard of the Shengping Princess's Mansion, the maids and mothers all went to enjoy the coolness, and Konoha was alone in the stuffy hut, with a bowl of water on his head, biting his lip tightly, and walking forward slowly.

Three thousand five hundred and nineteen, three thousand five hundred and twenty......

She silently counted her steps. You must hold on, practice like this, maybe in another three or two days, you will be able to be as stable and elegant as the aunt from the palace.

She is the second daughter of Princess Shengping, and the house calls her Twelve Niang - it is arranged according to the order between cousins, and she also has a sister Guo Nianyun, who is only one year older than her, and is called Eleven Niang.

However, the two sisters are treated completely differently.

For example, at this moment, there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo in the front hall, and she knew that Nianyun must be leaning next to her father and mother talking and laughing, but she could only lock herself in the hut and pretend that she didn't hear anything.

Today is Mother's Birthday Party. Because Princess Shengping is the favorite daughter of Emperor Daizong, and she is the sister of today's saint, the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials all came to congratulate her birthday, but no one informed her at all, she only learned because she heard the chatter of the maids by chance.

Mother didn't like her.

When her mother gave birth to her, it was very difficult, and when she was born, a Taoist priest asserted that she had a hard life, and she needed to be sent to the people to raise her to be resolved. So she has not been with her parents since she was a child, and she was only taken back to the princess's mansion half a month ago - at the age of thirteen, she is still learning the most basic etiquette of a noble girl.

If she was the one who became a concubine in the Daming Palace many years later, she might have figured out so many things in an instant, but at this time, Konoha only felt depressed, so she had to familiarize herself with etiquette over and over again, abandon distractions, and strive to make everything perfect.

As Konoha walked, he looked slightly sideways at the woman in the bronze mirror. The woman's face was red, her broken hair was stuck to her sideburns with sweat, but her posture stubbornly maintained her nobility and elegance.

Her neck was stiff like copper juice, and she stubbornly made a bet to herself that she could change this troubling situation by walking 5,000 steps.

In fact, it's just a lie.

The room was so small, and he walked to the door in a few steps, and turned gracefully—

"Bang dang!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Konoha was caught off guard, and the bowl above her head shattered, splashing her skirt.

Konoha almost jumped up, only to see a little maid in a goose-yellow gown hurriedly rushing in, and when she entered the house, she was still snorting and panting for breath while stroking her chest.

She just counted to four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, and sighed lightly, "What are you doing frizzy, drop me a good porcelain bowl!" ”

The little girl named Fennel was so anxious that she stammered: "Twelve mothers are still ...... What kind of porcelain bowl can you take care of! Front ...... Front ......"

Konoha poured a glass of water on the table and gave it to her: "Don't rush, speak slowly." ”

In fact, she was also a little nervous in her heart, otherwise she would not have sent Fennel to the front hall to find out the news. Although she is a dispensable character in the house, she is still a concubine after all, and her mother does not have to reject her like this. She was not invited to such a feast, but I was afraid that there was some other reason.

Fennel took the water and drank it dry, but miraculously grasped the point: "Just now in the front hall, the princess made a family appointment for Eleventh Niang and Twelfth Niang!" ”

Family affairs? Konoha's heart seemed to be suspended in the air by a thin embroidery thread, and he couldn't help frowning: "Who is it?" ”

asked so, but in fact, she didn't recognize the princes and grandsons in Chang'an City, and she didn't hear much about them.

"The princess ordered Eleven Niang to be the king of Guangling County, and Twelfth Niang is the king of Shu, and she has already changed the Geng post and is just waiting to be hired!"

King Shu. She knew this person, she was not hunchbacked and bald, nor was she seventy or eighty, so her heart was gently relaxed, and it seemed that her mother did not treat her very harshly.

After thinking about it, he asked, "Is this true?" ”

"How can it not be true, the slave maid just stood behind the princess and handed over the tea, and she heard it clearly!"

Konoha let out an "um", but sat down silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

Fennel stomped her feet, and became anxious again: "The princess ordered Eleven Niang is the first son of Zhenyuan, how can Twelfth Niang still sit still!" ”

Yes, the king of Guangling County is the eldest son of His Royal Highness the Prince, fifteen years old, it is said that he is very handsome, and very smart and enlightened, His Majesty the Emperor loves him very much, and he is called to the palace every three or five to accompany him, and there is a nickname of "the first son of Zhenyuan", which is a good match.

Konoha looked at her a little amusedly, "Otherwise? Shall I go to my mother's birthday party, or beg my sister to give me her wishful husband? ”

"This ......" Fennel was speechless for a while, pouted and muttered: "But everyone outside says that King Shu is lame, he is two years older than our twelve mothers, and he is still a martial artist, and he can only be regarded as a step-concubine when he marries." And I heard about ...... I heard that the princess Shu in front of her was an evil madman, and she committed suicide by hanging herself with her belt, how scary......"

Fennel is right, King Shu is already twenty-five or six years old, has led troops to fight for His Majesty the Emperor, has lived in the army for many years, and now still holds the post of governor of Yangzhou. It is said that he was injured on the battlefield a few years ago, so that his legs and feet were somewhat inconvenient, and the emperor allowed him to sit on his shoulder and enter the palace.

As for the princess Shu in the lead, she didn't know what was going on. Konoha's curiosity was piqued and he asked, "The Evil Madman?" ”

"Yes, yes, and I heard that after the death of Princess Shu, she also engaged a marriage, but the little lady has not yet passed the door, and she is also sick, and it is said that he has a concubine who committed suicide by throwing herself into the water, so everyone outside says that King Shu is a prince who is a nuisance to his wife!"

Konoha looked at Fennel's appearance and couldn't help but joke with her: "You are so angry, do you want to wait for me to marry a good one, so that you can be his concubine when the time comes?" ”

Fennel's face turned red and became a happy egg painted with Zhu on the head of the wedding, and gritted her teeth and said: "I'd rather have a little girl than be a concubine!" ”

Konoha was still smiling for a long time, and Fennel realized that she had said the wrong thing again, and said angrily: "Obviously, it was the Twelve Niang who just said it, but I was assigned again!" Is Twelve Niang really willing to marry King Shu as a stepconcubine? ”

Konoha's gaze slowly swept over the set of Jun kiln white porcelain teacups on the table—there was a small flaw in the mouth, and it was not of the highest quality. Everything that was sent to her was left over by the sister, and so were the men. She looked up at Fennel: "Whether you are willing or not, it's not up to you and me, hasn't Mother already agreed." But whether you want to marry or not, you have to let me know what King Shu is like! ”