Chapter 172 Jiangnan Skinny Horse
After returning from the palace, Qin Huai's state was strange, she didn't speak, and she didn't see anyone, so she locked herself indoors.
Obviously, His Majesty has already explained in the palace that it is up to her to choose a good and auspicious day to hold a birthday banquet for her, and it is all up to her to her preferences, and she will be named Princess Pingle.
In fact, the county lords and princesses are all to be given titles, just like the princes and princes. For example, Qin Yue is the county lord of Yunqing, Xuan Paper is the county lord of Yunmo, and Liu Yanxin went to make peace as the princess of Hongyang.
Titles have different meanings according to different ranks, and the main reason for the issuance of titles in Tianyu is that the princesses and county lords have grown up, or have been married, and then they have won great honors.
Others may not know, but Mingyue Caixia knows in her heart that in fact, His Majesty has always been selfish.
He didn't want Qin Huai to be in charge so quickly, and he didn't want Qin Huai to grow up too quickly, so he had always prepared a title but was not officially hired.
Now that the princess has quelled the plague in Xiangzhou, this is an excellent opportunity. It can not only silence those who have different intentions, but also allow His Majesty to prove the true identity of the princess to the world.
It was obviously a happy thing, but only Qin Huai was sullen.
Qin Huai naturally knew the benefits of these things, but the more her father was kind to her, the more ashamed she felt.
Caixia wanted to ask Mu Guanqing what happened, but the female official did not come out with the princess, but was left behind by His Majesty and sent to deal with the epidemic situation in various cities.
Normally, when the princess doesn't want to be disturbed, Mingyue and Caixia won't come forward, after all, they have just returned to the princess's mansion, and there are still a lot of things that need to be reorganized.
Gu Baixiu also noticed the change in Qin Huai, although he didn't speak, he was also wandering outside the house. Taking advantage of the gap when Qin Huai went to the palace, he didn't forget to send Li Shuxian to Dali Temple for review with Mu Chongyan.
As early as on the way back to Xunyang, he had already prepared an excerpt for Qin Huai to accompany Li Qixian.
The excerpt wrote about all kinds of absurd things that Li Qixian had done since he arrived in Xiangzhou, and also wrote about how his brother Li Que planned a big case of kidnapping the princess with Shuramen.
Seeing that Mu Guanqing is so busy, the princess has no time to take care of it, I am afraid that this Chengzhou pastor will be locked up for a few days in the next few days, so that he will suffer a little.
If Gu Baixiu's guess was right, that Li Shangshu should have heard the wind early in the morning, and he didn't dare to act rashly for a while.
Caixia went to see Yin Wenze, but found that Yin Wenze was extremely good at being alone. In order to coax her, Qin Huai took a chronicle of Liu Yanxin to show her, and at this moment she was sitting alone in the courtyard reading with relish.
Caixia couldn't bear to disturb, and after handing over some food and snacks to the girl at the door, she tiptoed away and went to the backyard.
In the past few days in Xiangzhou, she has already been itching, afraid that the person in her heart will not find out what news she has transmitted, or she will be worried about her.
She trotted all the way to the old tree in the backyard, dug through the crack in the door, and finally found only two small paper balls that had been pressed.
One should have been from when she first went to Xiangzhou, asking her for her safety and the princess's safety. This second letter should be yesterday......
When she saw the content of the letter, she was suddenly stunned, such a big rebellion!
She reacted, tore the note to shreds at the first moment, and was not at ease, so she walked into the firewood room and threw it under the stove.
Qin Huai thought that many people might come, but she didn't expect that the first person to come to see her was rice paper.
The carriage of rice paper was delivered to her door, and she walked down wrapped in a complicated skirt, and her pregnancy of more than a month was not obvious, but the mother-in-law and maid she could serve inside and out were eye-catching enough.
Qin Huai didn't want her emotions to affect the rice paper, so he opened the door and came out to greet her.
She seems to have lost some weight, as if she didn't sleep well last night, is it because she is worried about herself?
Thinking about it, the third emperor brother has probably been reprimanded by his father in the past few days, the plague has spread to Xunyang, if it weren't for Yin Wen and Gan Ziyan to help, it is estimated that more cities have fallen. As the future crown prince, the third emperor brother has to run for this matter in many ways, and it is understandable that he does not take good care of the rice paper.
"Come in and have a cup of tea." Qin Huai greeted with a smile.
Xuan paper didn't say anything, and after walking into Qin Huai's house, there were two grandmothers who also wanted to follow up.
Qin Huai saw that the two of them were strangers, and their faces were not easy to get along with, so he stopped them first, propped up the door and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'll just chat with your princess, and there will be no problems. Mingyue took these two grandmothers down for tea. ”
She had good intentions, but these two didn't seem to be sophisticated at all.
"The princess doesn't know anything, the third prince ordered us not to leave an inch, so we naturally have to protect the princess well."
Qin Huai looked sideways at the rice paper, she didn't move, but sat with her back to the door, still silent.
In this way, it is obvious enough.
Qin Huai restrained his smile at this moment, and pretended to be impatient, "You mean, the third emperor brother can't trust this princess anymore?" ”
The two old women glanced at each other and hurriedly apologized for their open-mouthedness.
"That's not what the old slave meant."
Qin Huai didn't want to talk nonsense, as soon as she put this shelf out, the people around her could feel murderous. "Go down and wait, remember to stand far away, don't make Princess Ben angry."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Sure enough, the name of this Xunyang Xiaobawang is easy to use, and when she is a princess who tolerates everywhere, she will only be inched in.
Seeing the two grandmothers flash out quickly, Qin Huai sighed sincerely. She walked back to the house, touched the teapot, and simply picked it up and handed it to Qin Huai.
"Mingyue, you go and boil a pot of hot water again, the tea in the house is already warm."
Mingyue went out with the kettle, and Qin Huai closed the door.
"What's wrong? But did the Third Emperor Brother bully you? ”
Xuan Paper shook his head, and stopped talking.
Qin Huai also sat down, she knew in her heart that if there was nothing major, Xuan Paper would not choose to come at this time.
It is estimated that it is called a visit, but she actually wants Qin Huai to help, so who is she hiding?
"Look at you sullen, are the two old women outside also arranged by the Third Emperor Brother?"
After thinking about it for a while, Qin Huai started with what she had just seen.
"That's not what he meant, it's just that Concubine Shu is not at ease, saying that I am a firstborn child and have no experience." Xuan Paper looked down at his lower abdomen, and gently touched it with his hand, which was another gentleness.
It turned out to be a concubine.
But the last time I saw Concubine Shujing, she was not such a small person.
"I'm afraid the lady concubine is also anxious, the third emperor brother is the prince, the future son of heaven, you are the queen, this emperor's eldest grandson is extremely important, and it can be regarded as the foundation of the country."
Regarding Qin Huai's reaction, the Xuan Paper was puzzled, "I really didn't notice that you went out for a trip, and you spoke so civilly." ”
Listening to the words of rice paper, it seems that this is not the thing that bothered her.
"I think you understand, why are you worried?"
"You see that the third emperor brother is in power, and you are pregnant with the eldest grandson of the emperor, it is estimated that everyone in Xunyang envies you."
Xuan Paper still didn't speak, Qin Huai could only guess boldly.
"If you have to say something troublesome, unless...... The three emperor brothers want to take a concubine? ”
No, it's impossible, the three emperor brothers have been clean and self-conscious, and there was not even a roommate in the house in the past, how could they take a concubine?
"It's accepted, it's still an unidentified woman who came out of Fireworks Willow Lane."
When Xuan Paper said this, a few people were flat, as if they had a clear distinction in their hearts.
"This ......"
is even more exaggerated, as far as she knows, the third emperor brother has never been to the Qinglou since he was so old, how could he have a relationship with the woman in Fireworks Willow Lane? If you want to say that this has something to do with the little dancer, it is most likely to be yourself.
"No, the temperament of the third emperor brother will not be contaminated with these, and besides, he is busy with official business, so he is ...... I don't need that. ”
Qin Huai's previous worries suddenly disappeared, and his mind was filled with this matter.
"It was sent into the house by the people in the court, saying that it was a thin horse in Jiangnan with a clean foundation. I look really good-looking, and in order not to attract attention, I also gave her a good name, called Yu Jiujing. Since it's sent to the door, I won't say anything, but he really ......."
If you really don't refuse, don't take the initiative, and don't take responsibility.
She understands it too well, but ......
"Yu Jiujing? The name turned out to be familiar. ”
It's easy to understand because of a woman.
"However, sooner or later, the third emperor brother will inherit the throne, and in the future, it is not only as simple as taking a concubine, but also the harem of three thousand. Don't say you haven't thought about it before. ”
Qin Huai was puzzled, and found a comfortable position to lie down.
"It's because I've thought about it, my father has only been my mother and a wife from beginning to end, and I haven't stayed in other people's homes, but the second mother who saw the banquet was very bad to her, but it was a continuation of the string...... I used to think it was nothing, anyway, men in the world should be like that, but until I saw her, I didn't feel scared. ”
Xuan Paper recalled the scene when he saw Yu Jiujing, an ordinary Jiangnan thin horse, but he really looked like a lady.
Extraordinary appearance, slender figure, born with long eyelashes and big eyes, can sing and dance, and can speak.
But there were still danger signals around her, which made Xuan Paper feel scared.
What should she do if more of these women enter the house in the future?
"I've heard that some women are so frightened when they are just pregnant, afraid that their husbands will leave her, but I didn't expect that our dignified beauty would have such distress. Don't worry, Brother Sanhuang grew up watching me, what kind of person he is, I know best, since you chose him, you should also believe him. ”
Qin Huai can actually understand Xuan Paper's thoughts, she wants to be able to accept it, but she can't accept her struggle in her heart, she is tormented, she doesn't want to embarrass the Third Emperor Brother, so she can only keep it buried in her heart.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
The rice paper smiled slightly, and the tea in his hand was already cold.
"In that case, then I'll go to meet this Yu Jiujing another day and see how good-looking she is. Don't worry, what you're worried about won't happen, Liu Yan is not in Tianyu, and I will protect you. ”