In front of the prince, An Mei explained her intention without humility or arrogance.

Ah Yan glared at Ah Jiu fiercely, Ah Jiu shrugged, with a smile in his eyes, this is the crown princess Niangniang wants to see him, and he didn't take the initiative to go, why is Ah Yan so fierce?

An Mei lowered her eyes and waited for the prince's answer.

After a long time, the prince looked at Ah Jiu and said lightly: "Since the crown princess asked you to go, you will go with An Mei." ”

"Yes, the minions obey." Ah Jiu bowed down, and then left behind An Mei.

Looking at the back of the two of them leaving, Ah Yan said anxiously: "Prince, princess, she ...... "What do you ask Ah Jiu to do?"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the prince with his hand raised: "Okay, I'll know when he comes back, let's go, accompany Gu to the study to see Mr. Xue." ”

Along the way, Ah Jiu asked An Mei a lot of questions, but unfortunately, An Mei had a perfunctory relationship with him, and he must not be willing to say too much about the strange behavior of the crown princess recently. Ah Jiu was a little lost, and originally wanted to talk from An Mei's mouth, but turned back to tell the prince, but now it seems that An Mei's tone is too tight.

Since An Mei was punished by the crown princess, she has always kept in mind the teachings of the crown princess, some things can be said, some things can not be said, in the palace, as long as she says the wrong word and does one thing wrong, it is possible to put the crown princess into a place of no return, especially at such a critical moment, as the palace maid next to the crown princess, she naturally has to be cautious in her words and deeds. Therefore, she kept silent about Ah Jiu's side knocks.

Soon, Ah Jiu saw Han Jinxiu who was pruning plum blossom branches and leaves, and quickly leaned over to greet her: "The slave has seen the crown princess, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

Handing the scissors in his hand to Anxin beside him, Han Jinxiu walked to the table and sat down: "No courtesy." Looking back at An Mei and Anxin, the two of them retreated willingly and waited outside the hall.

Ah Jiu chuckled in his heart, what did the princess want to tell him? Didn't he lie to the crown princess last time, and the princess asked him if it was the prince who instructed him to come, and he denied it, could it be because of this incident?

Han Jinxiu slowly raised her lips: "Ah Jiu, let you come today, there are two things for you to do for this palace." You are the most important person in the prince's court, and you will definitely be the most trustworthy person in this palace. ”

There is something to explain to himself, this is the first time, Ah Jiu instantly responded: "Niangniang, please instruct, Ah Jiu will try his best to complete it and not let Niangniang down." "Whether or not it can be done is secondary, and the most important thing is to show determination and sincerity.

Han Jinxiu bowed: "Okay, get up quickly." "It doesn't matter if she is sincere or not, the most important thing is that the prince is sincere, I hope she didn't look away.

Concubine Wu Xian glanced at King Lu, the third prince sitting beside her, and said softly: "In a few days, you must go to the flower viewing banquet in the Chengguo Mansion!" ”

King Lu hesitated slightly: "Mother, isn't it the flower-viewing banquet of the Chengguo Mansion, what's so strange, I have to go to my sons." "I don't seem to want to go.

Stretched out her hand and poured a cup of tea in front of King Lu, Concubine Wu Xian smiled brightly: "Mother Concubine can still harm you, you and the eldest princess and the second prince are not young, I heard that the flower-viewing banquet of the Chengguo Mansion invited a lot of famous ladies in the boudoir, it is not harmful for you to go and see, and your main concubine and side concubine are afraid that they will appear in the future." Yesterday, your father mentioned that he would let the queen see the marriage for you in the near future. ”

Speaking of this, Concubine Wu Xian's eyes crossed a touch of loss, even if Empress Chen is the successor, she is the master of the middle palace, the mother-in-law of the princes and princesses, and their marriage naturally has to be decided by Empress Chen and His Majesty. The King Lu she gave birth to was naturally unwilling to let Queen Chen call the shots, but now she can only endure like this.

King Lu said disapprenously: "Mother, the relatives of the sons and daughters are not in a hurry. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Concubine Wu Xian glaring at him fiercely: "You can't have such an idea, you must know that the importance of marriage is not simply that you like her, but more importantly, the family behind her can add help to you." Jun'er. You must listen to the words of the mother concubine in this matter, you must go! "Even if you don't want to, you have to force yourself to go, since Your Majesty has mentioned the marriage of several princes and princesses, it must be decided this year, especially when the eldest princess is eighteen years old, even the prince is married, and she, the imperial sister, has not yet left the cabinet, presumably Your Majesty must be sad.

The eldest princess is not favored by His Majesty, after all, it is the daughter of His Majesty's in-laws, the eldest daughter, and she can still make people gossip, that is impossible.

Slightly relieved, King Lu responded: "Yes, the son respectfully obeys the will of the concubine." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Wu Xian pursed her lips and smiled: "Well, this is the good completion of the mother concubine." By the way, I heard that Huixin mentioned your second imperial brother before leaving, Concubine De was also present at the time, and the secret report from the palace people was only vaguely heard, and the specific details were not clear. ”

Second Emperor Brother Yu Wang, what does he have to do with this? "Mother, could it be that the second imperial brother and Concubine De joined forces and wanted to frame the prince, this is impossible? Didn't they all say that Zicui was murdered, and the eldest princess Huixin in the Xi Concubine Palace had already surrendered to the law? King Lu frowned, could this not be the case.

Concubine Wu Xian smiled calmly: "As long as this matter does not involve us, it will be fine, but the mother concubine thinks that there must be other hidden secrets in this matter, so you don't have to worry about it, you can go back to the palace and prepare to participate in the flower viewing banquet of the Chengguo Mansion." ”

"Yes, the son-in-law obeys the order, and the son-in-law does not disturb the mother and concubine, and retires first." King Lu bowed and retreated.

At the flower-viewing banquet of the Chengguo Mansion, the eldest princess, the crown prince and the crown princess in the palace, the second prince Yuwang, the third prince Luwang, the fourth prince Zhanwang, the second princess, and the third princess all received invitations and prepared their own preparations to welcome the flower-viewing banquet on March 20.

Concubine Yang De is still apprehensive, and called the second prince Yuwang to the palace, and repeatedly confirmed whether what Huixin said was true.

King Yu shook his head again and again: "Mother, the son decided not to do such evil things, please ask the mother to help the son to explain to the father and the emperor, that is Huixin slandering the son, if the mother does not believe it, the son can swear to the sky, the son has absolutely no ......"

"Okay, don't mention this matter in front of your father, he has already decreed that this matter will end here, and there is no need to pursue it. The reason why the mother concubine told you is that I hope you can understand that you can't take everything lightly, this is just the beginning, and I am afraid that there will be open guns and hidden arrows in the future, you have to be mentally prepared in advance. Rest assured, as long as the mother concubine is in one day, she will protect you and will not let anyone bully you! A determined gaze flashed in Concubine Yang De's eyes, this was all the hope of her and her mother's family.

Hearing these words, the huge waves in King Yu's heart rolled, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Don't be like this, the concubine is incompetent, so let the concubine worry about the minister." ”

was helped up and sat down by Concubine Yang De, King Yu was still quite guilty in his heart, and at the same time secretly swore in his heart that he must not live up to his mother's hopes.

After that, the mother and son mentioned the flower-viewing banquet of the Chengguo Mansion on March 20, and Concubine Yang De said softly: "Xu Zijiao, the eldest daughter of the Chengguo Mansion, is famous, you can pay more attention." "The reason why the flower viewing banquet of the Chengguo Mansion is so grand is that the Chengguo Mansion is a Guogong Mansion that was personally canonized by the first emperor during his lifetime, and it is deeply trusted by His Majesty today. Secondly, the Chengguo Mansion produced a concubine Hui Niangniang, one of the four concubines of the dynasty, and she only had one daughter and two princesses under her knees, and there was no imperial heir. The reason why King Yu paid more attention to Xu Zijiao, the eldest daughter of the Chengguo Mansion, was that Yang Defei hoped to win over the Chengguo Mansion and Concubine Xu Hui to add more help to King Yu.