618 brother-in-law
Duchess Chengen trembled with anger, she was the eldest sister-in-law of the queen, how to say that she was also the aunt of the fourth princess, and the fourth princess actually treated her with this attitude!
Han Xing didn't look back at all, and playfully squeezed his eyebrows at Duanmu Fei, "Cousin Scarlet, you say...... Did she come here for the Luvard Affair? She couldn't help but laugh as she spoke.
"Nine times out of ten." Duanmu Fei also smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he walked towards the palace unhurriedly.
The day before yesterday, the two of them were worried that the Chengen Mansion would find trouble with Xiao Tian, so they deliberately chased Xiao Tian, but they still lost it, and after that, Han Xing ran to find Li Tingyou and asked Li Tingyou to help take a look.
Early yesterday morning, Li Tingyou came to Duanmu's house on purpose, and told his cousins about the fact that several guards of the Xie family failed to provoke but were severely taught a lesson by Dongchang, and then they were thrown at the gate of the Chengen Mansion.
"Cen Du's host is Lisuo, amazing!" Han Xing thought about it at the moment, and he still felt choked, but it was a pity that he was not present at the time and could not see it with his own eyes.
"That's it!" Duanmu said with a smile, thinking complacently: Cen Yin is Feng Yan's eldest brother and her future brother-in-law, can he not be amazing?!
The more Han Xing thought about the incident of Luhua Pavilion that day, the more amusing he felt, and he had completely left Duchess Chengen behind.
"Cousin Scarlet, that Xiao Gongzi is also quite interesting...... I had the opportunity to play with him, and I didn't know if he would play polo. β
Duanmu crooked his little face and chatted casually with Han Xing: "Since he can tame wild horses, his riding skills must be good." β
"Ha, he threw Xie Xiangling into the lake with a grab, his skills must be good, even if he can't play polo, it's not difficult to learn." Han Xingle said happily, and glanced at Duanmu Fei with a strange look in his eyes.
Unlike the little cousin, there seems to be a missing string between the hands, feet and brains, and it must be hopeless to juju, polo or something in this life.
The more Han Xing spoke, the more energetic he became, "Cousin Yan is gone, and there will be a shortage of people to play polo in the future." β
After the words came out, Han Xing realized that she had said the wrong thing, Feng Yan had just set off the day before yesterday, and in the past two days, she, Duanmu Jun and the maids of Zhanqing Courtyard were careful not to Feng Yan in front of Duanmu Fei, just because she was afraid that she would think too much, after all, Feng Yan went to the southern battlefield.
Duanmu looked at her with a cute smile, "Isn't Cousin Xian coming back soon?" "Just to fill in this gap.
Thinking that the eldest brother was about to come back, Han Xing's face showed a bright smile, and his steps became brisker.
Han Xing didn't tell Duanmu Guifei about her return to the palace today, so when the slaves and maids of Zhongcui Palace saw her and Duanmu Fei appear, they were all surprised......
Zhong Cui Palace, which had been silent for more than half a month, suddenly seemed to be injected with vitality, from a pool of stagnant water to flowing living water, full of vitality.
"Hanxing, Sister Scarlet, you came just in time, hurry, come here!"
Duanmu Guifei smiled and beckoned to the two little girls.
In the east side hall, it is a little messy at the moment, in addition to four or five grandmothers and palace maids, there are also a lot of clothes on the Luohan bed, desk and beauty couch, lake blue, royal blue, green, purple, indigo...... One look at the colors, and you know that these are men's clothes.
Duanmu Guifei looked at this one for a while, and looked at that one for a while, and her gorgeous face couldn't hide the color of love.
"Hanxing, these are new clothes made for your eldest brother, he hasn't come back for several years, and he must have grown a lot taller...... These are the clothes that the Needlework Bureau has just delivered, and the two of you are in charge of the palace. β
The two little girls happily walked to the side of Luohan's bed and helped them look at the clothes together.
Han Xing likes to delve into jewelry and dress up the most, and after a few glances, he immediately said: "The eldest brother must have tanned a lot in the south, and the colors of navy blue and cyan are too dull." β
She shook her hand and asked the maid to move a few relatively dark colors to the side first.
"Mother, my son's reins look at this sky blue and stone blue......"
Han Xing lit two robes to show Duanmu Guifei, but Duanmu Guifei was a little trance-like, as if her heart had been pricked by a needle.
Yes, the emperor must have sunned and lost weight in the south...... He was originally a pampered prince, and he didn't know how much he had suffered in the south in the past few years, and he has always been the kind of person who reports good news but not bad news.
"Mother?" Han Xing leaned his little face over and called again, and Duanmu Guifei came back to her senses, looked at the two clothes that Han Xing pointed to, and frowned slightly.
"The embroidery on the hem of this dress is mediocre, not good."
"Well, this belt and trim don't match the color of the robe."
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Han Xing gave her an idea on the side: "Mother, the material of this dress is good for trimming this sky blue." β
"Here...... How about embroidering two dragonflies? β
The mother and daughter discussed word by word, and I discussed word by word, and Duanmufei, the housekeeper and the big palace maid on the side occasionally said a few words in a funny way, and the atmosphere became more and more relaxed and pleasant.
After a stick of incense, the mother and daughter finally had fun, and then sent the palace maid of the Needlework Bureau.
Several palace maids only agreed, and accepted the clothes that needed to be modified, and after they retreated, only Duanmu Guifei, Hanxing, Duanmu Fei and the palace maids serving tea were left in the east side hall.
Duanmu Guifei's eyes seemed to be shining, and she said happily: "Hanxing, your eldest brother should be able to arrive in Beijing in half a month at most......
It has been two and a half years since the eldest son left Beijing, and these two and a half years have been too long and too painful for Duanmu Guifei.
Duanmu Guifei's eyes were slightly in a trance, and she couldn't help but take Han Xing's hand and recall the past:
"This palace still remembers that your eldest brother weighed less than six pounds when he was born, smaller than when you were born, and his face was flushed, like a little monkey, but within a few days, his face became white and clean, and he liked to spit bubbles when he fell asleep......"
"The child grows so fast, he will climb on his own, he will sit, he will stumble away......"
"When this palace was pregnant with you, your eldest brother had to talk to you in his belly every day, saying that you must be a younger sister."
"It turned out to be true!"
Speaking of the memories of the past, Duanmu Guifei's eyes were so gentle that they could almost drip water.
The atmosphere was indescribably warm, however, Han Xing, who was holding her little hand by Duanmu Guifei, looked a little indescribable.
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Since she knew that the eldest prince was going back to Beijing, Duanmu Guifei began to be in this state of excitement, before Han Xing went to Duanmu Mansion to live, Duanmu Guifei had to pull her almost every day to chatter, and her ears were almost calloused, and she could memorize every sentence.
Linglong, the big palace maid on the side, noticed the subtle expression of the fourth princess, turned her face slightly to the side, and smiled secretly.
Duanmu Guifei didn't notice it, and was still babbling, from the eldest prince who was literate at the age of four, to the fact that he practiced martial arts at the age of six, and to the fact that he moved out of Zhongcui Palace at the age of eight......
Duanmu Guifei looked up at the blue sky outside the window, completely immersed in her own world.
Han Xing stretched his neck to Duanmu Fei's side, and whispered to her ear: "...... Your eldest brother, you look gentle and stubborn, and once you make up your mind, even a hundred horses can't pull it back. β
While she spoke, Duanmu Guifei also said in the same way, and the voices of the mother and daughter overlapped perfectly, and even the tone and frustration were word-for-word.
Duanmu Fei couldn't let go of the corners of his lips when he heard it, and he snickered silently with Hanxing, silly happy.
As she spoke, Duanmu Guifei suddenly let out a long sigh, and looked at Han Xing with a deep gaze.
Han Xing thought that he had been caught by his mother, and subconsciously sat upright.
"Hanxing, even you, who are your sister, are married, and your eldest brother is eighteen years old, and when he comes back, it's time to book a family affair for him." Duanmu Guifei sighed embarrassedly.
Han Xing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded again and again in agreement: "That's right, that's right." Mother, if you have any eye-catching girls, your son will help you inquire! She patted her chest, looking like she had been handed to her.
It's good that her heartless daughter can take care of herself. The corners of Duanmu Guifei's mouth twitched, and her somewhat complicated eyes glanced at Duanmu Fei beside Han Xing, and the person she was thinking about was Duanmu Jun.
Duanmu Guifei was eager to wait for the emperor to come back, and immediately set the relationship between the emperor and Duanmujun.
However, the emperor is sick, she is not the queen, and she can set people down with one sentence.
And......
Duanmu Guifei thought, her eyes drooped slightly, and her thick eyelashes covered the different colors at the bottom of her eyes.
Now, the queen will definitely not be willing to call the shots of the emperor's relatives, if the emperor has been unconscious, this marriage will be far away.
Duanmu Guifei also inquired with the imperial doctor, and knew that the problem of this stroke was mysterious and mysterious, maybe the emperor "Hongfu Qitian" would wake up tomorrow, and even more perhaps, the emperor would be in a coma for a year or even two like this...... Until the end of his life.
Hey, how can the flowering period of the girl's house be consumed year after year!
Duanmu Guifei rubbed her eyebrows, her expression became solemn and solemn, she raised her hand and made a gesture, and the palace maid Linglong immediately retreated with interest and retreated outside the curtain to guard the master.
In the east side of the hall, it is quieter.
Duanmu Guifei said: "Recently, the queen mother is asking Chengen Gong to look for a famous doctor outside. β
Duanmu blinked, knowing in his heart that the queen was looking for a famous doctor for the emperor's illness.
"The imperial doctors all said that the chances of the emperor coming to his senses are very small." Duanmu Guifei said slowly, her delicate makeup face did not show any emotion, as if she was just stating a fact.
Duanmu Guifei said succinctly, Duanmu Fei thought about it for a while, and then understood Cheng Engong's careful thoughts.
During this period of time, Cheng Engong was repeatedly frustrated by Cen Yin, he had no ability to do anything, he had no connections, and he couldn't suppress Cen Yin at all, Cheng Engong was helpless against Cen Yin, and he could only think of the idea of a dead horse being a live horse doctor, pointing to the emperor to wake up and abolish Cen Yin.
Cheng Engong thought it was beautiful.
The corners of Duanmu's mouth curved a little higher, and he said in his heart: So far, even if the emperor can wake up?
Facing Duanmu Guifei, Duanmu Fei just nodded with a smile, meaning that she would bring a message to her grandfather.
The more Duanmu Guifei looked at this little niece, the more cute she felt, and it was really easy to talk to smart people.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help but look at her daughter again.
Hanxing was biting on a piece of hibiscus cake, and his cheeks were bulging like rabbits.
"......" The corners of Duanmu Guifei's eyes twitched, and a helplessness arose in her heart that she wanted to stuff this daughter back into her stomach.
Han Xing grabbed the half-bitten hibiscus cake and looked at Duanmu Guifei with an inexplicable expression. She obviously didn't do anything, why did the mother look at herself with such "disgusted" eyes?
Could it be ......
Han Xing silently lowered his head and looked at the plate of hibiscus cake in his hand, and sent it to the small square table in Duanmu Guifei's hand very filial piety, and smiled obediently.
"......" Duanmu Guifei's heart was even more powerless, looking at her daughter's innocent little face, the only thing she could do was to pick up a piece of hibiscus cake and put it in her mouth.
Whether it's a son or this daughter, it's not a worry-free thing!
Duanmu Guifei didn't know how many times she sighed helplessly in her heart.
At this moment, there was a messy and hurried footsteps outside the door curtain, followed by a whisper, and then, a delicate voice sounded outside the curtain: "Guifei Niangniang? β
"Come in." Duanmu Guifei said lightly.
Linglong immediately opened the curtain and came in, with a solemn expression on her delicate face, and glanced in the direction of Hanxing as she walked.
"Guifei Niangniang," Linglong curtsied to Duanmu Guifei and said, "The Empress Niangniang heard that Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess had brought the four Duanmu girls into the palace, so she ordered Miss Lanhui to summon them over to talk. β
"......" Duanmu Guifei raised her right eyebrow, first surprised, and then surprised, there was a trace of worry in the surprise.
Han Xing blinked, remembered something, and stroked his palms and said: "Mother, when Fang Cai'er entered the palace, he met Duchess Chengen......" Han Xing told the two of them about the excitement they saw at the palace gate.
The corners of Duanmu Guifei's mouth hooked a mocking sneer, and her heart was like a mirror.
Duchess Chengen was stopped at the gate of the palace, and it was not only the face of the Chengen Mansion, but also the face of the queen.
Duanmu Guifei's right hand was clenched tightly, and the dark tide in Liu Ye's eyes was surging, and he quickly settled down, and said decisively: "It's not early, Hanxing, you and Sister Scarlet should go back early." β
Isn't it early?! Han Xing intuitively glanced at the blue sky outside the window, it was not yet noon.
Duanmu Guifei then instructed Linglong: "Linglong, when you go out to spread the word, you will say that the fourth princess has left the palace." β
"Yes, concubine." Linglong quickly retreated from the east side hall again.
Linglong took two deep breaths, settled her mind, and then walked out of the main hall as if nothing happened, all the way out of the threshold of the main hall.
"It's really unfortunate that Miss Lanhui came, Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess and the Fourth Miss Duanmu left the palace before a cup of tea." Linglong said apologetically to Lan Hui, who was waiting under the eaves at the moment.
Lan Hui pinched the handkerchief in her hand, and couldn't help but look in the direction of the east side hall, her eyes flickering.
She is the queen's palace maid, who has served in Fengluan Palace for many years, of course she is a smart person, and she also knows that this is just an excuse.
But......
Lan Hui's eyes wandered for a moment, and her fingertips unconsciously rubbed against the handkerchief.
It's just other people, but this matter involves the four girls of Duanmu, who doesn't know that Lord Cen protects the four girls of Duanmu, and the people who collide with the four girls of Duanmu have no good end, such as Mama Jin. The queen can't even protect Mama Jin, how can she protect herself!
She thinks she is loyal to the queen, but she doesn't want to die an unknown death.
It's just that in the flick of her fingers, Lan Hui has already thought about it, then smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and turned around and left directly.
Linglong looked at her departing back, and her heart still couldn't go up.
Lan Hui returned to Fengluan Palace from Zhong Cui Palace, and the queen frowned when she saw that she had come back alone.
"Queen Mother," Lan Hui bowed her knees, facing the Queen's sharp eyes, and said respectfully, "Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess and the Fourth Girl Duanmu have already left the palace. β
The queen's face on the Luohan's bed sank, her lips pursed into a straight line, and she hated it in her heart.
She is the queen, and she should be the most noble woman in this harem, but now?!
Anyone in this harem takes her in their eyes, she, the queen, can't even see anyone she wants, and moreover, she still watches her brother and sister-in-law's family being trampled upon!
Also, even the people who serve around her are sent away if others want to......
Since the emperor was seriously ill, the events of the past month or so flashed in front of her eyes like a marquee, and the anger in the queen's heart rushed straight to her head, and her body trembled slightly with anger.
Lan Hui glanced at the queen quickly, bowed her head silently, and sighed secretly in her heart: During this time, the queen mother has become more and more unsuitable under the influence of Duchess Chengen...... is obviously the queen, but she wants to follow Duchess Chengen to fool around, making the entire Fengluan Palace a joke.
Maybe Duchess Chengen will not enter the palace in the future, and the queen mother can stop a little.
Hey, it's good that the Grand Duke is not married!
Lan Hui didn't know how many times she sighed secretly in her heart.
As a slave, she is not easy to say.
There was silence in the side hall for a while, until a small palace maid walked in the back, and said, "Queen Mother, the Four Princes have come down." β
When the queen heard this, her face became even more gloomy, and she said, "Let him come in." β
After a while, Mu Youyi, the fourth prince wearing a golden prince python robe, walked in and walked in front of the queen.
"See the Queen Mother." Mu Youyi respectfully saluted the queen.
The queen sat there elegantly, with a cold look on her graceful face, and her eyes looked at Mu Youyi distantly.
"I thought I wouldn't move you." The queen pulled the corners of her mouth coldly, and the words were as cold as ice.
Although Duchess Chengen was unable to enter the palace today, the queen was not ignorant of what happened in Luhua Pavilion, and she had listened to Duchess Chengen's persuasion before, and placed someone on the side of the fourth prince, and that person had already told her everything.
Originally, the queen also wanted to give the fourth prince a chance to see if he would come to her side or go to the Chengen Mansion to admit her mistakes, however, she was disappointed......
In the face of the queen's cynicism, Mu Youyi maintained a posture of pretentiousness and remained silent.
His silence added fuel to the fire, adding fuel to the flames, and the anger in the queen's heart grew even stronger.
"Mu Youyi," the queen raised her hand and pointed at Mu Youyi by name, "Are you like others, don't take this palace in your eyes!" β
"Watching others bully your fiancΓ©e, you don't know how to defend it! You're still not a man?! β
"Don't think that because your wings are stiff, you can do whatever you want! Without this palace, you don't have a long and no heir, why do you think you can ascend to the throne?! β
The more the queen spoke, the more angry she became, and she was so angry that she lost her mind, and vented all her dissatisfaction with not being able to see Hanxing and Duanmu Fei on Mu Youyi.
Mu Youyi didn't argue anything from beginning to end, and listened to the training.
Lan Hui watched from the side, stopped talking, but still stepped forward to the queen's side, and persuaded softly: "Queen Mother, calm your anger, don't be angry with the phoenix body." β
Lan Hui persuaded while serving tea to the queen.
The queen was angry, where was she in the mood to drink tea, and with a wave of her hand, she almost didn't drop the teacup in Lan Hui's hand.
Lan Hui could only retreat to the side, and in the side hall, only the angry reprimand of the queen remained.
The queen lectured around this topic over and over for a while, and her mouth was dry, and seeing that Mu Youyi was honestly trained, the breath that she had held for a long time finally calmed down a little.
This time, she took the tea handed by Lan Hui, took two sips, and then said, "Your eldest brother is about to arrive in the capital......
Hearing the queen mention the eldest prince Mu Youxian, Mu Youyi's originally calm face finally had a ripple, and his eyes widened slightly.
The queen continued: "Your second and third emperor brothers are useless, you try to compete for the errand of welcoming your eldest brother back to Beijing, so that you can show your face in front of the ministers." β
"Yes, Queen Mother." Mu Youyi lowered his eyebrows and complied.
The queen looked at Mu Youyi, and still felt a little unhappy in her heart, and said: "If you are a person who knows what is good or bad, you should know that Cheng Engong has been planning for you all this time and has put so much effort into it, but if you have a little conscience, you should know that gratitude is!" β
The queen lifted her chin with a proud expression. If Mu Youyi knew that he was wrong, he should hurry to Cheng'en Mansion to compensate his brother and sister-in-law.
Lan Hui shook her head secretly, feeling that it was a little inappropriate for the queen to step on the faces of the four princes on the ground for the sake of her mother's family.
Hey, the four princes are princes after all, but if they are a little bloody, how can they be willing. Obviously, the queen was so good to the four princes before, why can't she figure it out now!
Lan Hui looked at the queen with a complicated expression, trying to persuade her, but in the end she swallowed those words back.
"Thank you for the teachings of the queen mother." Mu Youyi obediently bowed, and his head was lowered.
The queen saw that he was still obedient to discipline, and her heart was a little more relaxed, and she said lightly: "This palace is for your good, otherwise why bother to talk to you about this." β
"You go back and think it through yourself, it's just three things!"
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The queen reprimanded Mu Youyi again, and finally sent him away.
When Mu Youyi came out of Fengluan Palace, it was exactly noon, the sun at noon in late autumn was scorching and dazzling, and the golden sunlight was shining directly, making people dizzy, and his personal attendant silently followed behind him.
After walking out of the courtyard gate, he suddenly stopped under a large tree, the leaves blocking the sunlight above, making his face look a little gloomy.
A few rays of sunlight cast dappled light and shadow on his face through the gaps in the leaves, and the autumn breeze blew and swayed.
The little chamberlain secretly glanced at Mu Youyi's face, lowered his eyes silently, and stood quietly outside the back.
Suddenly, Mu Youyi began to walk forward again, his steps getting faster and faster, faster and faster, towards the direction of the palace gate.
The little chamberlain probably knew where the master was going.
After a stick of incense, Mu Youyi took a carriage to the Chengen Mansion, and it was not until two hours later that the carriage left.
The Chengen Mansion was slapped in the face repeatedly, and in the next few days, it finally stopped a little, and the court affairs were carried out in an orderly manner under the auspices of Cen Yin.
Next, the capital was calm for several days...... Until the news came from the south that the eldest prince was about to arrive in Beijing.
On the seventh day of October, Mu Youyi, the fourth prince, took the initiative to invite Ying to welcome the eldest prince back to Beijing.
This proposal seems reasonable, but thinking of the delicate situation in the court now, most of the ministers are shocked and subtle.
"I don't think it's appropriate." Duanmu Xianyi said rhetorically, "In the opinion of the ministers, His Royal Highness the Great Prince is not returning this time for meritorious service, but just coming back to serve the sick, why do you need such a big battle?" β
"Lord Duanmu's words are wrong!" Cheng Guangping, the squire of the military department, immediately retorted, "His Royal Highness the Great Prince has been in the south for more than two years, and in the past two years, the southern army has gone through more than 100 battles before forcing the Nanhuai army from Qianzhou to retreat to the border of Zhidian Prefecture, how can it be said that His Royal Highness the Great Prince 'did not return with meritorious service'?!" β
Cheng Guangping was impassioned, and in a few words, he almost counted the exploits of the Southern Border Army to the eldest prince.
As he spoke, he quietly glanced straight ahead, and Cen Yin, dressed in a red unicorn robe, sat calmly on a high-backed chair, he drank tea elegantly, without saying a word, and the appearance of a smile was unpredictable.
The expressions of the other courtiers became more complicated, and they exchanged glances in twos and threes.
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