Early the next morning, Ye Congwei was dug up by two maids and dressed up.

went to the main courtyard for breakfast, and the two sisters were ordered by the ear before leaving.

The carriage in the palace came to pick it up, and the first one was a rather decent father-in-law.

Ye Ticheng is a good tea, and it is a set of silver tickets, but he was rejected all of them.

"The hour is not waiting, let's set off, shall we?" The father-in-law smiled and folded his hands on his sleeves.

"The little girl doesn't know the rules, and I hope that my father-in-law will take care of it." Ye Ti Cheng for the hand.

"It's okay, Chengtai Hou don't have to think about it," the father-in-law raised his voice: "Go back to the palace." ”

Ye Ti watched them away with a worried look.

I didn't say that I wanted to stay overnight, but I estimated that the nobles would enter the palace in the morning, and after lunch, they would be sent back in the afternoon.

The process is indeed like this, the carriage goes straight to the palace gate, and the father-in-law enters smoothly after showing the token.

When they got out of the car, they found that they were in front of a Hongwu gate, where many cars and horses were parked, and all the other families had fallen one after another.

A father-in-law stood by the door and led everyone inside.

The circle of nobles in the capital is not big or small, and it is also faintly divided into three, six, nine and so on.

The people who can come here this time are naturally superior, their fathers are all in important positions in the court, and they are the objects that the queen and the concubine are interested in.

And the two Hou Fu sisters seem a little out of place.

It's not that the face is born or doesn't know each other, it's just that there are not many contacts at home, and the juniors naturally can't play together.

People with high status, in-laws are also high, and each family is interlocking, and over time, a circle is formed.

However, there was a father-in-law in charge who took the lead, and did not give them a chance to speak, which also saved them the trouble of politeness.

Ye Congwei just followed Ye Congzhi's side, and did not look up at random all the way, full of caution.

After passing through the layers of thresholds, you can enter the place where the concubines live.

The Imperial Palace, nature is exquisite, and when spring and summer take over, the Imperial Garden is full of flowers.

The reception place arranged by the queen mother is exactly here.

The seats have already been made, and the palace maids have led the guests into their seats, serving tea and melons, waiting for the arrival of the mother.

The father-in-law stepped aside, and the group began to greet each other.

Although Ye Congzhi is cold and not warm, he can't find fault in communication, and Ye Congwei also accosted him.

After a short time, the queen mother and Concubine Jin came in drove, and everyone immediately stopped chatting and got up to salute.

"No courtesy, sit down." The queen looked at them with a smile.

Her gaze slowly swept over, and finally stopped at Ye Congwei.

There is no other reason, after the seat is arranged, the female officer will present it to her, which is enough to recognize people by position.

Ye Congwei is wearing green clothes, which is not bright and does not belong to the plain color, and is decent.

The queen looked at her twice, and did not ask her to speak, but turned her head and picked up the gun with a stick with Concubine Jin.

"My sister is overjoyed today, looking a few years younger." Concubine Jin smiled and said words that seemed to be compliments.

The queen's face did not change, and she said softly: "My sister is not far behind, and her complexion is still in a state compared to years ago." ”

The two have been competing for many years, competing for favor when they were young, and later the emperor was addicted to the elixir of immortality, and they didn't have to fight for any rain and dew, but compared their son instead.

The crown prince's position has not been decided for a long time, and anything is possible.

Now the prince's choice of concubine is a big deal for the two of them.

said that it was a concubine, but in fact, there was already a candidate in my heart, and no matter how I picked, I couldn't pick the one that was friendly to the other party.

*******

The group enjoyed the tea and flowers, and talked about the scene until the two princes came to see each other.

Even if the matter is decided by the two mothers, they have to arrange a meeting for the sake of their son.

When the palace people reported the arrival of His Royal Highness the prince, Ye Congwei's scalp was numb, lest the second prince would not know how to restrain himself.

In this kind of scene, there are so many pairs of eyes, all of them have a pair of clever hearts.

You can understand what is going on with just one look, let alone how blatant the second prince was before.

No one will accuse him of not, and it will only be Ye Congwei who will be criticized.

She was a little frightened, but fortunately, the second prince only looked at her twice, and then walked over with a smile.

"Hearing about the queen mother's banquet, the sons left the palace early in the morning and went to the hunting ground to personally shoot a roe deer and add food to the queen mother." The second prince arched his hand.

"Is there no food in the dining room? What do you want to do in person, fool around. The queen reproached, but there was a smile in her eyes.

"Your Royal Highness is really heroic, and he has won a big victory back and forth in a short time," the chief steward's father-in-law smiled and complimented: "The imperial dining room is busy, just in time for the cooking." ”

"What kind of victory is this," the second prince waved his hand and ordered, "Order someone to carry it down, and bring it to you when it is ready." ”

"Yes." The father-in-law of the chief steward was very happy and ordered to retreat.

Concubine Jin looked at it coldly, and said after a while: "Your Second Highness is so hearted, as an elder brother, you should learn something." ”

The eldest prince hurriedly agreed: "What the mother concubine said is extremely true, but it's just ...... The affairs entrusted to me by my father have not yet been completed, and I dare not take care of one or the other. ”

"Even so, it's understandable," Concubine Jin covered her mouth and chuckled: "You have to be careful and get things done." ”

Shengshanglong was not in good health, and gradually divided the power at hand to the two princes, one to share, and the other to test.

The two of them riveted themselves and rushed to get work on their bodies, and at this time the second prince had nothing to do, so he would go out hunting early in the morning.

Compared with the eldest prince, he seems a little 'idle'.

The queen didn't answer the words of their mother and son, but instead greeted the ladies, "Banquet in the palace, although the rules are a little cumbersome, but if you have taboos, don't be embarrassed to open your mouth." ”

"Thank you for the Queen's thoughtfulness, we have no taboos."

The one who answered was the daughter of the Hubu Shangshu, who was the queen's maternal grandfather, and there was some kinship.

Xu Ge Lao claimed that his granddaughter was sick and did not come, his family hid far away, and his attitude could not be clearer.

At present, the only ones that are in demand are Shangshu and the general, who have real power and have the right to speak.

Ye Congwei and Ye Congzhi sat at the end, didn't say half a word, and just waited for the palace banquet to start.

The queen didn't go out of her way to talk to them, but Concubine Jin couldn't pretend not to see it.

"The girl in the Chengtai Hou Mansion, her appearance is really painful, she is smart, what is your name?"

was suddenly named, Ye Congzhi hurriedly stood up and replied: "Back to the concubine Niangniang, the little girl Ye Congzhi." ”

Ye Congwei also stood, respectful: "Little girl Ye Congwei." ”

"If the blue is really blue, it is better than the blue, and when the palace was not out of the cabinet, I had a few encounters with the lord of Qingning." Concubine Jin sighed lightly: "When you step into the palace gate, you won't have a chance to see it." ”

"It's a blessing to be remembered by the concubine." Ye Congzhi said with a smile.

The lord of Qingning County has a name, but he has no fate, where can he enter the palace.

The name of the county lord was given by the king of Xunjun, and after the woman got married, everything followed her husband, and the Marquis of Chengtai failed to earn her a fate, only a false title.

"Naturally, I'm worried about it, and I'll have to invite her to tea another day." Concubine Jin said, glancing at the second prince with a smile.

If the Chengtai Marquis Mansion is chosen by the second prince, the county lord of Qingning will naturally have the opportunity to enter the palace to drink tea.

Concubine Jin and the queen drew up the list together, and there were originally no two girls from the Chengtai Hou Mansion, but they suddenly stuffed people into it, isn't this clear?

Concubine Jin was originally a little surprised, thinking that the queen had a back hand, and pondered all the relationships between Chengtaihou up and down, left and right, and made sure that there was no reliance, so she was relieved.

Seeing people at this time, she is really relieved, dare to love is a hero who is sad to pass the beauty pass, and the second prince has a little face in the girl?

Of course, Concubine Jin supported it, regardless of whether the daughter of Chengtaihou occupied the position of the main concubine or the side concubine, the result was almost the same, just like cutting off the second prince with an external help.

She wished that good things would come true.

"My sister is so hearted, she can pass her tea at any time." The queen raised her eyebrows lightly.

Concubine Jin's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, seeing that the other party was not unhappy, she couldn't pinch her mind for a while.

Will the queen really let the second prince choose who she likes?

She hoped that the second prince could act arbitrarily, and it was best to fight for it herself......

………

While gossiping, the hour was almost up, and the queen ordered a meal.

Ye Congwei's first glimpse of royal pomp was particularly eye-opening.

The palace ladies holding the tray rushed in, well-trained to step on small broken steps, and they were light and silent.

The dishes are diverse, each serving is a small plate, the color of the dishes is attractive and fragrant, the plate is beautiful, and the utensils are delicate and clean.

All highlight the word 'exquisite'.

It's a pity that no one dares to relax and enjoy such an occasion.

The food is silent, and the birds are silent during the meal, but fortunately, there are palace people playing music, which is not monotonous and boring.

After the meal, it was a tea tour of the garden, during which the queen and the concubine were always there, and the two princes did not have the opportunity to talk to the ladies alone.

Seeing that the time was almost the same, the queen was tired, and ordered the father-in-law in charge to send the girls from all the provinces back.

Everyone saluted and retired, and still rode the carriage when they came, and delivered it directly to the door of the house.

The selection of concubines ended smoothly, and the nobles behaved politely and politely without any accidents.

In Ye Congwei's view, it is everyone holding masks and politely accompanying the queen and concubine through the motions.

In fact, the candidate for the crown princess has long been known, and this time it is just to meet the real person, if there is no mistake, the holy decree will come down soon.

But...... She didn't know if she was one of the variables.

Back at the Hou Mansion, the old lady and Ye Ticheng had been waiting anxiously for a long time.

took people to the main courtyard and hurriedly asked how the trip to the palace had been.

"Father, don't worry," Ye Congzhi soothed: "The two of us follow the rules, and there is no difference." ”

"That, that......" Ye Ticheng wanted to ask the second prince how it was.

Ye Congwei guessed it and said, "The second prince abides by etiquette, and no one will chew the root of his tongue on us casually." ”

"That's right, he didn't take a few more glances at the fifth sister." Ye Congzhi lightly added.

The county lord of Qingning tugged at the corners of his mouth: "So there is a play?" ”

Although Ye Congwei was not born to her, it is not a bad thing to have the ability to marry into the prince's mansion.

Even if the second prince loses, then he is still a prince, if the eldest prince can tolerate him.

"Before the decree comes, it is not good to say," the old lady spoke, and instructed, "in the meantime, keep your mouth shut to me, and do not talk nonsense in your own home." ”

"Mother rest assured, we know what is important." Ye Ti took the road.