In the east side hall, there was an old woman in her sixties sitting on the Taishi chair at the bottom, wearing a sauce purple gourd double happiness pattern engraved silk gown, her gray hair was neatly rolled into a bun, wearing red gold and white jade Guanyin was distracted, and her round face was a little cold and contemptuous.

This old woman is none other than the Duchess of Shinkoku.

The atmosphere around was a little stiff, whether it was Han Xing or Duanmu Guifei who was sitting on the Luohan bed, her face was not very good-looking, and Duanmu Guifei secretly shook her head at her eldest aunt in her heart, she was really going back more and more.

Duanmu Fei ignored the Duchess of Xinguo, thinking that it would be good for her to save her from having to meet the other party.

Duanmu Fei walked up to Duanmu Guifei unhurriedly, and curtsied at her: "I've seen Aunt Guifei." ”

Duanmu Guifei immediately took Duanmu Fei's little hand affectionately, and asked a few words with concern, obviously not standing on the same line as the Duchess of Xinguo.

Xiao Qizi shook off the dust in his hand, looked at Duchess Xinguo with a smile and said, "Oh, isn't this Duchess Xinguo?" Why are you still here? The emperor has ordered the grandfather of the country to pick up Mrs. Duanmu to return to the mansion to 'recuperate', as the so-called eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, shouldn't Mrs. go over to take a look? ! ”

Xiao Qizi's implication was to send the Duchess of Xinguo.

How dare a mere chamberlain speak so arrogantly to his dignified duchess! Duchess Xinguo pursed the corners of her mouth in displeasure, the folds of her forehead could almost trap mosquitoes, and her eyes were gloomy.

The He family was originally a poor family, and the deceased Xianxinguo Gong was nearly forty years old before he became a jinshi, and his life was just a small Hanlin Academy, because the Empress Dowager He was favored by the first emperor after entering the palace that year, and gave birth to a prince, the He family rose step by step.

Duchess Xinguo married into the He family in the year when the Duke of Xinguo became a jinshi, and at that time she was just a girl from a six-rank official family. Later, when she ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager He became the Empress Dowager from the concubine, and according to the ancestral system, the He family would rise to the top and become the Guogong Mansion.

In the past ten years, the Duchess of Xinguo has been pampered and flattered, and she only feels that she has been slapped in the face at this moment.

Although she was very dissatisfied with Xiao Qizi in her heart, she also knew that these eunuchs who served beside the emperor were all above the top, and she was afraid that her duchess would really not be looked down upon by them.

Of course, Duanmu Guifei also heard Xiao Qizi's words, and there was a little subtlety on her bright face.

Just now, Duchess Xinguo talked about her uncle Xinguo impeaching her father Duanmuxian in the early dynasty, saying that her father wanted to send her mother back to He's house, she thought it was a momentary anger, and was thinking about whether to send someone to send a message to her father to ask, but she didn't expect the emperor to express it.

How can a married girl be unwell and let her mother's family take her back to take care of her, is this a slap in the face of the Duanmu family, or a slap in the face of the He family? !

Duanmu Guifei's heart was like a numb.

Duchess Xinguo barely squeezed out a sneer, looked at Duanmu Fei meaningfully, and said to Duanmu Guifei: "Guifei Niangniang, the third aunt is your own mother, and blood is thicker than water......"

At this moment, there are outsiders here, and the Duchess of Xinguo didn't say anything more, got up and said goodbye: "Since the noble concubine still has guests here, the courtiers will leave first." ”

After the Duchess of Xinguo got up and blessed Duanmu Guifei, she walked in the direction of the door curtain, and a palace maid in Tsing Yi opened the curtain for her in front.

After leaving the East Side Palace, Xiao Qizi's kind and kind voice came from behind her: "Guifei Niangniang, the slave is specially here to pass on the emperor's message......"

The steps of the Duchess of Xinguo slowed down, and her heart moved.

This little Qi Zi was so low in front of the concubine...... Those eunuchs in front of the emperor are the best at figuring out the emperor's intentions, could it be that the emperor intends to appoint the eldest prince as the prince?!

Bang bang! Duchess Xinguo's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up by two beats, and she secretly said in her heart: She has to discuss it with Grandpa Guo after she goes back.

Duchess Xinguo squinted slightly, and a fine light flashed under her eyes. The eldest prince has been much farther away from the He family's bloodline, and must not become more "farther away"......

The Duchess of Shinkoku made up her mind and continued to walk towards the door of the main hall as if nothing had happened.

None of the people in the east hall cared about the Duchess of Xinguo, and when Duanmu Fei heard that Xiao Qizi was here to pass on the message, he asked with a smile: "Father-in-law Qi, should I avoid it?" "The emperor's edict may involve royal privacy, and it is inconvenient for her, an outsider, to listen to it.

"No, no, the girl doesn't have to avoid it, and it has something to do with the girl." Xiao Qizi said happily with a smile.

After a pause, Xiao Qizi arched his hand at Duanmu Guifei again, and then said with a straight face, "Guifei Niangniang, the emperor asked you to send a cronie to Duanmu's house to help the eldest girl take care of the fourth girl's small affairs." ”

Duanmu Fei blinked slowly, still a little confused.

She had just entered the palace with Han Xing, and she hadn't had time to see Shangduan Muxian, of course, she didn't know what happened in the early dynasty today.

After Duanmu was stunned, his mind turned quickly.

The emperor naturally wouldn't think of asking Duanmu Guifei to send someone to help manage his marriage for no reason, there should be something "wrong" that provoked the emperor, and not only that......

Duanmushuang's eyes flashed, remembering the yin and yang reprimand of the Duchess of Xinguo just now, obviously she was for the He family, so to speak, the Duchess of Xinguo came to the palace to find the concubine this time Nine times out of ten, it was also for the He family to go to Zhuangzi.

Thinking of yesterday's visit by Mrs. Xinguo Gongzi, Duanmu Fei suddenly strung these scattered beads together and realized: It's almost noon, and the early dynasty has already ended...... The emperor sent someone over at this time, could it be that Xinguo Gong impeached his grandfather Duanmuxian on the basis of the He family, however, stealing chickens does not eat rice, but it is his grandfather who has the upper hand at present?

Hee-hee, fun!

Fortunately, she followed Han Xing into the palace, otherwise wouldn't she miss this "liveliness"?

"I'm tired of my father-in-law, and this palace knows it." Duanmu Guifei replied with a smile, looking at Duanmu Fei out of the corner of her eye, her chaotic thoughts gradually settled.

Since the emperor ordered himself to help take care of Duanmu Feixiaoding's affairs, it means that the emperor is not annoyed by his father. After the news spreads, anyone will know that the emperor is tactfully reprimanding the He family for not being reluctant, and he doesn't know how to do it.

As if to verify her guess, she saw Xiao Qizi arching her hand at Duanmu with a smile on her face, and congratulated: "Our family hasn't congratulated Duanmu on the fourth girl's great joy!" His expression and tone were very courteous and polite.

Duanmu replied generously: "Thank you Father-in-law Qi." ”

Xiao Qizi looked at Duanmu Guifei again, and saluted again respectfully, "Guifei Niangniang, the slave still wants to go to the emperor to return to his life, so he will retire first." After speaking, Xiao Qizi shook off the silver-white dust and retired.

"The slave and the maid send it to the father-in-law." Linglong cleverly sent people out.

Duanmu Guifei looked at Xiao Qizi's thin back, her eyes flashed, and then she smiled and instructed an old lady: "Mama Ma, you hurry up and go out of the palace to Duanmu's ......house," she solemnly admonished, "Obey the orders of the eldest girl." ”

The implication of her words is that she asked Mama Ma to go this trip to help, not to Duanmu's house to point fingers.

Mama Ma has served beside Duanmu Guifei for more than ten years, and she immediately understood it, responded again and again, and quickly retreated.

In the east side hall, only Duanmu Guifei's mother and daughter and Duanmu Fei were left, and Duanmu Guifei hurriedly asked the palace maid to send snacks and tea.

The elegant aroma of tea and the sweet taste of dim sum are intertwined, and the atmosphere in the side hall gradually becomes warm and relaxed.

Duanmu Guifei held the teacup and took two sips slowly, before talking to Duanmu Fei on the right hand side about business: "Sister Fei, what happened at home these days?" ”

actually made such a fuss that the private affairs of the Duanmu family were stabbed to the early dynasty, and even the emperor was alarmed, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were afraid that they were all watching the jokes of their Duanmu family and the He family.

Thinking about it, Duanmu Guifei's face was a little indescribable, and she really wanted to ask her uncle Xinguo what was going on in his head.

Duanmu Fei swallowed the rhombic flour cake in his mouth, and said the cause and effect of the emperor's marriage decree and the He family's going to Zhuangzi, and Duanmu Guifei frowned even more when he heard it.

"It's really hard work, sister." Duanmu Guifei sighed with emotion.

The house is like this, and a girl's family in Duanmujun also handled Duanmufei's Najib ceremony properly, and he is really capable.

Duanmu Guifei is both happy and disappointed, and now she only hopes that the emperor can come back as soon as possible, and she can't say that there is still a chance to marry Sister Jun......

Duanmu Fei nodded solemnly, and ate snacks again, eating dates for a while, eating jujube mud cake for a while, and drinking flower tea for a while, and his mouth was never idle.

Looking at the little girl's childish face, Duanmu Guifei felt very interesting in her heart, and left her and Han Xing to talk for a while, and then called the sisters to go out to play.

After the two little girls left with a smile, the room seemed a lot deserted, Duanmu Guifei looked at the jumping door curtain, and couldn't help but sigh to Linglong beside her: "Mother is getting more and more confused." ”

This marriage was given by the emperor's decree, even if the He family was no longer satisfied with the Anping Eldest Princess's mansion, he didn't just receive the holy decree, and drove the Duanmu Fei sisters to Zhuangzi, what is even more outrageous is that she was stopped by her father, and she ran to Zhuangzi in a fit of anger, and now she is letting her uncle make a remark that the Duanmu family girl is not filial, what do you want to do? !

Is it because the Duanmu family has been too smooth in the past few years, is it to pull his father down from the position of first assistant? !

This thing is the practice of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred!

Duanmu Guifei raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, feeling that her mother was too short-sighted.

Now the He family is afraid that the future is uncertain......

Empress Dowager He returned to Huangjue Temple after the year, and the emperor has not yet taken the Empress Dowager back, although Duanmu Guifei still does not know the reason, but it can be seen that there is obviously a contradiction between the Empress Dowager and the emperor's mother and son, and the contradiction is not shallow.

The He family still hasn't realized this, thinking that the Empress Dowager He is in one day, and the He family will sit back and relax, showing off their might in the court, jumping up and down, do you really think that the emperor can endure it all the time?

Even if the emperor endures it, Duanmu Guifei is surnamed Duanmu, and the eldest prince also has half of the blood of the Duanmu family, and the girl of the Duanmu family has a reputation for unfilial piety, can the eldest prince be good?

Thinking about it, Duanmu Guifei's forehead was throbbing for a while.

"Concubine Niangniang, don't be angry." Linglong served a cup of medicinal tea to Duanmu Guifei on the side, "Niangniang, that Mrs. Duanmu is ...... over there."

"This palace doesn't care!" Duanmu Guifei sneered and said angrily, "Mother should also suffer a little." At this age, the married girl was still 'driven back' to her parents' house, and when the time comes, let's see if this shame is my Duanmu family or the Thaksin Mansion! ”

There was a hint of anger in Duanmu Guifei's tone, and this time she was really angry.

Originally, the mother was confused, but this matter was just a conflict between the parents, and the prince of the country had to get involved, and he also brought the private matter to the court, so that the situation developed to the point where it was difficult to whitewash the peace......

Duanmu Guifei drank a few sips of medicinal tea, smoothed her breath, and gradually calmed down.

"Niangniang," the other goose-egg-faced palace maid said with some hesitation, "You said, the fourth girl of Duanmu entered the palace at this time, will she come to complain?" ”

Duanmu Guifei glanced at the palace maid and shook her head with a smile, "The four nieces of this palace, at a young age, look at the child and are very angry, but in fact, they are very arrogant and disdain to do this kind of thing." ”

Speaking of which, Duanmu Fei's arrogance and generosity are quite a bit of the bearing raised by the family, and it seems that his father has really put a lot of effort into this fourth niece to raise such a girl.

Thinking about it, the corners of Duanmu Guifei's red mouth curled up again, her dark eyes shone brightly, and she said with a smile: "That daughter of this palace, she is frizzy, it would be a blessing if she could learn a few points from Sister Scarlet!" ”

"Ahh

The frizzy daughter in Duanmu Guifei's mouth suddenly felt an itchy nose, sneezed, and said in her heart: I don't know who is talking about herself behind her back.

The mood is just a flash, and Han Xing, who is in the imperial garden at the moment, is more concerned about Duanmu Fei, no, no, it should be said that it is-

"Cousin Yan?"

Han Xing confirmed with Duanmu Fei uncertainly.

It turned out that the "pitiful" who had been slighted by Cousin Scarlet several times was Cousin Yan!

Han Xing's mind couldn't help but think of Feng Yan's handsome and arrogant face, and his expression was a little strange.

Duanmu Fei didn't notice, she exhaled a sigh of relief, took Han Xing's arm and walked forward, and said with a straight face: "Cousin Han Xing, what you said is right. I'm responsible for doing something wrong, and now I'm finally missing something. "In the future, I will never be scared awake by the Feng Yan in my dream again!

Well, it's really debt-free and light!

Since the emperor's marriage decree was issued, Duanmu Fei has slept very peacefully for more than a month.

Han Xing's expression was very subtle, his expression was distorted for a moment, and he tried to hold back his laughter, not daring to let Duanmu Fei see the clues.

She cleared her throat and complained coquettishly: "Last time at the flower viewing banquet in Hanfangyuan, the mother concubine also said that she would pick a horse for the palace, but she didn't pick it, it's really boring." ”

The eldest sister didn't pick a good horse, but it was the scarlet cousin who was several years younger than the two of them who got her life's work done, is this an unintentional willow and willow shady?

As soon as it came to marriage, Han Xing thought of another thing, stopped, and said with great interest: "Cousin Scarlet, the second emperor brother is going to the Xuanguo Mansion today to make a small ceremony," she blinked, and her beautiful little face was glowing with a strange brilliance, "Shall we go and see the excitement?" ”

Duanmu Fei's eyes lit up when he landed, and he felt that it was right for him to enter the palace with Han Xing, sneaking out of the palace to play, it was much easier than sneaking out of the house, and he didn't know it!

Duanmu Fei responded again and again, and nodded again and again, looking like he had won my heart.

The two cousins almost hit it off and smiled at each other.

So, not long after Han Xing returned to the palace, he came to the gate of the palace again.

Duanmufei saw at a glance that the carriage of the Xinguo Mansion was parked a few zhang in front of him, and a girl in Tsing Yi got into the car while instructing the coachman: "Brother Li, please go to Dade Street." ”

The coachman answered, and drove the carriage north.

Duanmu Fei glanced at it curiously, she remembered that the Xinguo Mansion was in the south of the city, but Dade Street was in the north of the city......

She was thinking about it, when a familiar male voice suddenly came from behind her: "Han Xing......"

Han Xing and Duanmu Fei, who heard the voice all of a sudden, stiffened, turned around and looked over, and met a pair of familiar eyes.

This time, the cousins' luck seemed to be exhausted, and they happened to be caught by the emperor who was out on patrol.

When the father and daughter looked at each other, their expressions were a little strange, and they were all stunned for a moment.

After the emperor returned those folds to the celebrant supervisor, he was idle, planning to take advantage of this to go out of the palace to breathe, but he didn't expect to bump into two little girls.

The emperor looked at the two cousins, his eyebrows moved, and he was the first to come back to his senses, and his smiling gaze moved from Hanxing to Duanmu Fei, and deliberately reprimanded with a straight face: "Little girl of the Duanmu family, you are about to get married, and you are still running around, what kind of system!" ”

"Your Majesty, there is a grandfather here." Duanmu Fei didn't know how to worry, smiled innocently, and there was a lovely smile on his white jade-like little face, "This is a marriage given by the emperor, and grandfather will definitely not slack off." The courtiers can't help much anyway......" means that it's none of her business anyway, and she doesn't get in the way when she plays around.

The emperor was stunned, laughed loudly, and felt that this girl was unscrupulous and reasonable.

Duanmu Xian has always been so loyal, even if anyone can see that he has treated the Duanmu family badly in this marriage, Duanmu Xian has no complaints, he is really a loyal minister!

But......

The emperor's eyes flashed, he dusted off his robe, and asked casually, "What about your grandmother?" ”

Duanmu crooked his head and looked at the emperor with a cute face, spread his hands, his black and white eyes seemed to be able to speak, and he looked like "You know everything, and you want to ask me".

The emperor first thought it was funny, and then couldn't help but sigh: "I have also wronged your sisters." ”

Duanmu smiled with crooked eyebrows, his appearance became even cuter, his mind was flying, and he quickly grasped the emperor's thoughts. The Xinguo Mansion is also the emperor's uncle's family, and the emperor has always loved face, and he will not issue an order to reprimand the Xinguo Mansion without clear evidence of the crime.

However, nine times out of ten, the emperor was annoyed with the Xinguo Mansion.

"Why don't you reward the courtiers with some pen and ink to compensate the courtiers?" Duanmu said with a salivating face.

She made the emperor laugh again, and said, "You girl is diligent!" ”

Indeed, this girl should be rewarded...... And her sister. The emperor pondered in his heart, later he asked the queen to come forward to reward these two girls, so that the world could see his attitude, and he couldn't let Anping feel that he deliberately tossed their mother and son in this marriage......

Thinking so, the emperor also made a decision in his heart, and asked the two girls casually: "Hanxing, where are you and your cousin going?" ”

Han Xing didn't intend to hide it from the emperor, and said with a smile: "Father, the son heard that the second emperor brother went to make a decision today, so he wanted to join in the fun with his cousin." ”

Hearing Hanxing mention the marriage of the second prince, the emperor frowned again, thoughtfully: Speaking of which, Xuan Guogong may not be willing to marry his granddaughter to the second prince, but Xuan Guogong saw his embarrassment, so he swallowed that breath and realized the holy will like this...... Where is it like that Xinguo Gong!

The emperor smiled quietly, raised his right hand and pointed at Hanxing with his index finger, and casually reprimanded: "Your child is almost fourteen years old, and he can't grow up yet!" A girl who hasn't left the pavilion runs to see someone's little ceremony, are you ashamed. There was no annoyance on his face.

Han Xing was not convinced, and said confidently: "The second emperor's brother's little dingli, the son's ministers go to take a look, that is also concerned about the imperial brother." ”

Duanmu Fei nodded thoughtfully, and reassured Han Xing seriously: "Cousin Han Xing, it's okay, anyway, I'm going to have a small ceremony soon, you have to watch the excitement, and it's the same for those who come to see me." "Well, I can see other buzz today.

Duanmu Fei quickly glanced in the direction of the carriage of the Xinguo Mansion.

Han Xing looked at Duanmu Fei with a touched face, and felt that it was still Cousin Scarlet who was good to him.

"......" Looking at these two girls, the emperor couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he could hardly look directly at Duanmufei's clear and innocent eyes.

This little girl of the Duanmu family is still a child who has not grown up at all, except for learning some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she knows how to play and watch the excitement.

is such a young girl, but she has been cheated by herself for a lifetime......

Duanmu Fei didn't pay attention to the emperor's complicated eyes, turned his head and winked at Han Xing with a smile, and proposed: "Cousin Han Xing, let's just go to Huangjue Temple, I heard that Master Yuankong came back from Yunyou a few days ago, and I have been trying to ask him for five-colored peaches." ”

Before Han Xing could speak, he heard the emperor laugh and say, "Little girl, that five-colored peach is a treasure in the far sky...... But," the emperor said, looking Duanmu Fei up and down, "maybe you girl can get a five-colored peach from the far sky." ”

The more the emperor talked, the more interesting he felt, and his heart moved, and he clapped his hands and said, "I will also go with you to Huangjue Temple to have a look." ”

Seeing that the emperor looked like he was going to see the excitement, Han Xing secretly said in his heart: Father and the emperor still want to say that she is playful, and he himself is not almost the same!

At this time, a chamberlain drove over a black-lacquered flat-headed carriage for Han Xing and Duanmu Fei, and the emperor also followed the two little girls into the carriage.

As the little chamberlain threw down the whip with a "snap", the carriage galloped all the way from the palace gate towards the Huangjue Temple, and several brocade guards dressed as ordinary guards accompanied them.

In late April, the weather in the capital is just right, warm and comfortable, the trees on the roadside are all lush and green, the flowers are colorful and colorful, the carriages and pedestrians on the streets come and go, there are horse-drawn carriages pulling goods, there are passers-by on foot, there are also farmers and merchants who carry burdens to make a living, it is noisy and noisy.

In the carriage, it was also very lively, the emperor and Han Xing and Duanmu Fei didn't stop talking all the way, talking about the scenery for a while, talking about Huang Ying and starling for a while, talking about homework for a while, and Han Xing hinting at the emperor for a while, asking him to "persuade" Duanmu Fei to live in the palace for a few more days.

The emperor was amused by these two girls several times, and felt that the tiredness and irritability of the morning were swept away, and the whole person suddenly became several years younger and radiant.

The carriage gradually slowed down, and the voice of the Jinyi guard who was driving the car came from outside the car: "Master, Huangjue Temple has arrived." ”

The emperor, Duanmu Fei and Han Xing got out of the carriage one after another, at this time, it was close to noon, there were not many pilgrims in Huangjue Temple, and the temple seemed very quiet and solemn.

When the emperor asked a little novice where he was, he sent them away, and led the two little girls all the way west.

Han Xing remembered something and asked curiously, "Father, why did you just say that Cousin Scarlet can get a five-colored peach from the Master of the Far Sky?" ”

The emperor laughed loudly, "Huangjue Temple's five-color peach forest is rare, for a few years, every spring, someone comes to the distant sky to ask for peach trees, the distant sky is not very disturbing, simply set a rule, whoever can win a game from his hand, he will give the other party three five-colored peaches." ”

Han Xing suddenly realized, stroked his palms and said: "Scarlet cousin, when you win the five-colored peach, it's good to send one to the palace, and the palace will plant it in the palace." ”

The meaning of Han Xing's words was clear, that is, he felt that Duanmu Fei would definitely be able to win the far sky, which caused the emperor to laugh again.

The emperor shook the folding fan in his hand with interest, he also wanted to see who would be the final winner when Yuankong faced the little girl Mu Fei.

The emperor was about to ask Duanmu Fei how sure he was, when he heard Han Xing suddenly whisper again: "Huh? Why is my aunt here? Didn't she just say that she was going to pick up her grandmother at her mother's place? ”

The emperor's brows moved, the folding fan in his hand stopped, and he followed Han Xing's gaze to the right front, and there was a depth in his eyes.