Today's holy concubine, Mrs. Chu, is a very legendary woman.

It is said that Mrs. Chu fell in love with the country and the city, so that the saint fell in love at first sight, and when she entered the palace, she was named the second lady after the queen. But Mrs. Chu lived in the deep palace, and she covered her face with a light veil on the palace banquet, and never showed her true face.

Mrs. Chu was born in the Chu clan of Huizhou, and it was Empress Xuan who personally went to Huizhou to bring her to the royal capital twenty years ago, and it was also a gift from the Chu clan of Huizhou to the new emperor.

Huizhou Chu family, Xuan Jinhuan is very familiar with this family, and Uncle Chu Ning, the head of the South Division, is the daughter of the Huizhou Chu family.

Moreover, the Huizhou Chu clan and the Xuan clan of the previous dynasty are generations of in-laws, and the mother of the ancestor Jingmu Queen Chu is the daughter of the Huizhou Chu family.

"On the surface, the emperor has been cultivating the emperor's eldest son, Xie Jun, and seems to intend to push him to the position of crown prince, but in fact, Xie Jun is regarded as a target; Behind his back, what the emperor really cared about was Xie Xuan, the fourth son of the emperor who was only fourteen years old. Yi Yu told Xuan Jinhuan.

Xuan Jinhuan felt that this story was quite strange, and asked: "I just don't know what makes these four princes outstanding?" ”

Yi Yu sneered: "He is the only prince born by Mrs. Chu, this reason is enough." In fact, the emperor's favorite children are not the four princes, but the three princesses, Princess Zhaohua, who said more than once that if Princess Zhaohua is a man, there must be a prince; But I figured out that if the emperor really loved Princess Zhaohua so much, it would be okay to make her the prince. ”

According to Xuan Jinhuan, it is not wrong for Yi Yu to think like this, but the emperor does not think so.

Involved in the battle for storage position, if you succeed, you will reign in the world, if you fail, you will never recover; But this is only for ordinary princes, but as the emperor's concubine, even if he has no intention of ascending to the throne, after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be a live target to be targeted everywhere.

In short, no matter what, the current situation is very unfavorable for Xie Lan.

Not enough for the immediate matter, she promised to give Xie Lan a gift in half a month, tomorrow is the appointed day, Xie Lan should come to Yunyan Pavilion again; And what she planned was almost ready.

Tonight is the Lantern Festival, and the royal capital is bound to be very lively, but the lively place is also the place where accidents are most likely to happen.

Xuan Jinhuan stroked the piano, the strings were slender, and the sound sounded like a hollow valley, which was very pleasant; At the end of the song, she went into the house and changed into a bright red dress, preparing to meet someone during the Lantern Festival tonight, and by the way, to see the excitement at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

She asked Yi Yu if she wanted to go with her, and Yi Yu shook her head after thinking about it: "Girl, I still won't go." ”

Xuan Jinhuan nodded, and he didn't force it anymore.

During the Lantern Festival, the girls in the royal capital will dress up beautifully, and then go together to enjoy the lanterns; Most of the girls in their twenties and eight-year-olds like bright dresses, but not many people dare to wear this big red. Although people rely on clothes, but clothes are also picky, such bright colors, if you don't pay attention to it, it looks like a flower-like girl, like an old-fashioned woman.

Xuan Jinhuan was dressed in a red dress, but she looked delicate and bright, like a flower.

When night falls, the royal capital is brightly lit, like day.

After strolling around the Lantern Festival for a while, Xuan Jinhuan entered the Natural Residence, which is the most famous restaurant in the royal capital. At the back of the screen on the second floor sat a woman, dressed elegantly, as clear as a hibiscus.

"Miss Zhu." Xuan Jinhuan walked to the woman and sat down, and called softly with a smile.

"Miss Xuan?" Zhu Yunqing was stunned for a moment when she saw Xuan Jinhuan, and then she was stunned.

Xuan Jinhuan took out a letter and put it in front of Zhu Yunqing, and immediately said: "When Jin Huan first arrived in the royal capital, he was not familiar with many things in the royal capital, and he hoped that Miss Zhu would take care of it. ”

Zhu Yunqing quickly accepted the letter, and the smile on the corner of her lips was just right: "What did Miss Xuan say, she was originally a sister of the same sect, why should she be so polite." ”

Xuan Jinhuan also followed her words and continued: "Since the senior sister said so, Jin Huan is not welcome." ”

Zhu Yunqing thought for a while and asked, "Senior sister is from Yong'an, have you ever seen my mother?" "She grew up in the Zhu family, and she spent less time with her mother, and she has never met her mother since she came to the royal capital; Now when I see a man from Yong'an, I can't help but worry.

"Senior sister, don't worry, Aunt Xia is fine." Xuan Jinhuan said softly.

In fact, everyone in Yong'an Secret Guard knows that Zhu Yunqing is Xia Ruofu's daughter, but no one knows who her biological father is; Xia Ruofu was the empress's most favored female official in the previous dynasty, and she entered the palace since she was a child, and rarely had contact with foreign men, but she didn't know why she was pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.

It's just that Xuan Jinhuan overheard his stepmother talk about it when he was in Yong'an in the past, as if Zhu Yunqing's life experience was related to a high-ranking official in the royal capital.

Because they were afraid that the wall would have ears, Xuan Jinhuan and Zhu Yunqing didn't dare to say anything, only picked out some irrelevant things to talk about, and then made an appointment to go to Hongfu Temple on the first day of the next month to make incense and discuss other matters.

Before leaving, Zhu Yunqing also handed Xuan Jinhuan a letter, and the content of the letter must be what Xuan Jinhuan wanted to know.

"Jin Huan thanked Senior Sister." Xuan Jinhuan took the letter and smiled back.

Don't go past Zhu Yunqing, Xuan Jinhuan is still bored to go to the Lantern Festival; In fact, she didn't like this kind of excitement very much, but because the good show she arranged had not yet been staged for a while, she had to linger at the lantern festival.

Suddenly, she spotted a familiar person in the crowd, focusing on the interesting things on the stall, picking and choosing.

"Second Highness." Although Xuan Jinhuan didn't know why Xie Lan, who was supposed to be at the palace banquet, appeared here, he decided to step forward and call softly after thinking about it.

Xie Lan seemed to be taken aback, and when she turned around and saw that it was Xuan Jinhuan, she gradually eased up: "Miss Xuan." ”

Xuan Jinhuan saw that the purse beads and hairpins selected by Xie Lan were all used by women, so he knew who Xie Lan was going to give it to, and he didn't say anything if he saw through it; However, Xie Lan was still entangled after watching it for a long time, and just when Xuan Jinhuan bumped into her, he simply asked her: "Miss Xuan, I don't know which of these two purses you think is more wonderful in your girl's opinion?" ”

"The purse in the palace is more delicate and chic than the street vendor's, how can this ordinary purse make His Royal Highness more attentive?" Xuan Jinhuan said deliberately.

Xie Lan actually showed a hint of embarrassment, looked down at the two purses and did not answer.

Xuan Jinhuan knew that Xie Lan must be given to Miss Xia, so he said: "His Royal Highness is really sincere to Miss Xia. ”

Xie Lan smiled: "Last time, Miss Xia Xin gave me a purse, which was embroidered by her own hands; I also want to send something to her, so I want to hand-pick the good ones and hope that she will like it. He showed Xuan Jinhuan the purse that was said to have been embroidered by Xia Xin himself, which was a bit like showing off.

Originally, Xuan Jinhuan thought that Xia Xin would actually send something to Xie Lan, which was really strange, looking at her last time, she should be tired of Xie Lan; It's only now that she seems to understand something when she sees this purse. She had seen exactly the same purse, it was in the Zhihua Pavilion on South Street, and even the small words on it were the same; It's not that Xia Xin is coaxing Xie Lan while making contact with other princes behind her back, it's just that she thinks of Xie Lan again.