"......" Duanmu Jun lowered his eyes and looked at the post in his hand, raising his eyebrows in surprise, still confused.

Duanmuxian stroked his beard and then explained: "The emperor had a stroke, and he didn't wake up for so many days, and everyone knew in their hearts that the longer the time dragged on, the smaller the chance for the emperor to wake up. ”

"If the emperor really can't wake up, it is impossible to hand over the government to Cen Yin, and it is natural for the new monarch to ascend the throne, so who will be the candidate for the new monarch?!"

"Therefore, the queen chose a concubine for the four princes at this time, but in fact, she also chose the future Yue family."

A shrewd glint flashed in Duanmu Xian's eyes.

The queen wants to find more help for the four princes, so the best way is to marry.

After all, in addition to the main concubine, the prince also has two concubines on both sides, although these concubines are concubines and different from concubines, they can all go to the jade, for the prince, the three families of the Yue family are a great help!

Now the second prince and the third prince are not afraid, and for the fourth prince, the biggest opponent is the eldest prince.

In order not to lose to the eldest prince, the queen was in a hurry to find help for the four princes.

Not only Duanmu Xian thought of the eldest prince, but Duanmu Jun also thought of it.

Her expression was a little strange, and she couldn't help but say, "Grandfather, but our Duanmu family has a cousin." Why did you give me this post? ”

What she meant was that even if the emperor really fell unconscious and had to choose a new monarch from among several princes, it would be impossible for the Duanmu family to give up the eldest prince to choose the fourth prince.

Moreover, the last time at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, when the queen talked to her about the prince of Chengen, she had already made it very clear that she had a sweetheart.

It stands to reason that whether the queen chooses a concubine for the four princes or wants to be a matchmaker, she shouldn't be able to take her turn.

In fact, Duanmu Xian didn't figure this out.

"It's for Mr. Cen Gongzi." Duanmufei, who hadn't spoken for a long time, raised his head from the teacup with a smile on his little face.

Duanmu Xian narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, "If the emperor can't wake up, whoever can have the support of Lord Cen will have a better chance of succeeding to the throne in the future." ”

The fourth girl was recognized by Cen Yin's love as his sister-in-law, and the queen was afraid that it was very likely that Cen Yin would support the eldest prince, so she was so anxious to find more help for the fourth prince by marriage.

As for it, I deliberately posted it to Duanmu's family......

"The queen may want to make Lord Cen tired of my Duanmu family." Duanmu Xian muttered, the corners of his lips hooked a clear arc.

Duanmujun is also a smart person, he can understand it at one point, and he figured out the queen's intentions at once.

Since the queen gave her a post, of course she had to go to the banquet.

Even if the queen didn't say it directly, most of the court knew that the name of this flower banquet was actually to choose a concubine, and the purpose was to use the help of the Yue family to seize power for the four princes, and if she went, then in Cen Yin's eyes, she might think that the Duanmu family also supported the queen to listen to the government, and opposed Cen Yin to supervise the dynasty.

This is tantamount to sweeping Cen Yin's face in public!

Duanmu Jun frowned and sighed, "...... There are so many thoughts. ”

Duanmujun didn't name names, but of course Duanmuxian understood that she was saying that the queen was thinking too much.

He stroked his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Recently, Duchess Chengen has entered the palace from time to time, I'm afraid it was Chengengong's idea for the queen." Duanmu Xian's voice revealed a faint hint of mockery.

Duanmuxian picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said: "The queen has no concubines, and she has not been able to raise her head for many years, but now that she has such an 'opportunity' to take power, coupled with the persuasion of Cheng Engong and others from time to time, it is inevitable to do something stupid." ”

"Grandfather, I'm not going to join in the fun." Duanmujun casually threw away the gilded post.

During this time, my grandfather has been very busy, so busy that he rarely goes home, it is conceivable that Cen Gongzi will be even busier if he wants to supervise the court. At this time, when the national disaster is at hand, they don't spend more time on national affairs, but still make a fool of themselves there, they are really full and idle!

When Duanmu Xian heard this, his thin lips pursed into a straight line, and he hesitated a little.

It stands to reason that it is best for the eldest granddaughter not to go to the flower feast.

However, now that the Empress Dowager He is gone, the emperor is seriously ill and in a coma, and the queen is the most "noble" one in the name of the Dasheng Dynasty.

That's why the queen made this post, putting the Duanmu family in a dilemma.

It is a sin to not go away; Duanmu Jun went, and the Duanmu family was bound to offend Cen Yin.

Duanmuxian rubbed his eyebrows, a little undecided.

After hesitating, Duanmu Xian listened to Duanmu Fei's voice and said softly: "Sister is not going." ”

Duanmu Jun only felt that she and her sister were really heartfelt, nodded again, and said with a smile: "I'm not going." ”

"......" Duanmuxian looked at Duanmufei, then at Duanmuxian, and shook his head.

Well, if you don't go, you won't go, so he won't be entangled.

In fact, even if the queen is dissatisfied, it is impossible to really condemn her, at most, she will verbally reprimand a few words, so that the eldest granddaughter's reputation is not good.

Girls from other families may care, but their own eldest granddaughter is different......

Duanmu Xian almost revealed himself and thought that the eldest granddaughter didn't want to get married anyway, even if she was counted a few words by the queen and her reputation was a little worse, it didn't matter, anyway, even if there was any gossip, they could only chew a few words behind their backs.

Who would dare to come to him and dislike his granddaughter?!

Duanmuxian suddenly smiled, his brows stretched, he was refreshed, and he nodded and said loudly: "Okay, if you don't go, you won't go!" ”

Hmph, in fact, the queen has nothing to threaten their Duanmu family!

Duanmuxian's expression changed several times in a few breaths, hesitating for a while, tangled for a while, and showing his face for a while, seeing Duanmujun and Duanmufei couldn't help but laugh.

Duanmufei continued to drink tea again, and said in his heart: Grandfather's heart is really big.

While speaking, a respectful greeting came from outside the house: "Young master, young grandmother." ”

Duanmu Heng arrived with Ji Lanzhou, and Mama hurriedly asked Duanmu Xian if he was setting up a meal.

After Duanmu Xian responded, the grandmother and the maids began to prepare the banquet for the masters in an orderly manner.

Since Ji Lanzhou got married, as long as Duanmuxian returned home, he would accompany Duanmuheng to accompany Duanmuxian for dinner.

However, Duanmu Xian was very busy, and they didn't eat more than five fingers together.

After Duanmu Heng and Ji Lanzhou saluted Duanmu Xian, Ji Lanzhou asked the personal maid to carry three purses, and said with a smile: "Grandfather, big sister, fourth sister, I have made a few purses when I have nothing to do these days." ”

These three purses, one azure, one begonia red, and one crimson, you can tell who the three purses are for at a glance.

Duanmu pinched the crimson purse and looked at it carefully, and there was a cute white lion cat embroidered on the purse, which was very similar to the snow jade of the Chu family.

The more Duanmu Fei looked at it, the more she liked it, her pupils shone brightly, and she praised: "Sister-in-law, your embroidery skills are really ingenious...... Hey? This seems to be the stitching method of Jiangnan Jinxiufang, right? ”

Ji Lanzhou raised his eyebrows in some surprise, "The eyes of the fourth sister are really sharp. When I was learning to be a girl, the master my mother invited me came out of the Splendid Workshop, and I learned a little roughly. She said modestly.

Duanmu Fei moved her gaze from the purse in her hand to Duanmu Heng with great interest, and looked him up and down.

Sure enough, Duanmu Heng also wore a new purse on his waist, and the moon-white purse was embroidered with crested ibis and green bamboo, and this pattern obviously matched the embroidery on his clothes, scarf and boots, that is, all of what he wore was made by his sister-in-law.

Duanmu Fei seemed to have discovered some secret, and the corners of his lips curled.

"......" Duanmu Heng was inexplicably looked at by Duanmu Scarf, and he almost thought that there was something wrong with him.

Duanmu Jun also couldn't put down the purse in his hand. Ji Lanzhou's embroidery is so good, the carp on the purse is embroidered vividly, and it is many times better than I don't know it.

Duanmu Jun bit his lower lip slightly, and there was a circle of charm in his eyes.

Otherwise, she asked Ji Lanzhou to guide her embroidery skills another day......

Duanmujun raised her eyes and looked out the window, it was almost time, the sunset outside was as red as blood, reflected in Duanmujun's eyes into the red that she loved the most, and her earlobes glowed with a faint pink.

The sun is setting, and another day is coming to an end......

The Queen's flower-viewing feast was held three days later on time, according to the time stated on the post.

After all the ladies entered the palace, they all went to Fengluan Palace to greet the queen, and the time written on the post was the hour, but almost everyone arrived early, for fear that it would be late, except for one person-

Duanmu.

In the main hall of Fengluan Palace, there is a piece of jewelry, sideburns and clothes, filled with the laughter and laughter of the girl's family.

Of course, the queen sitting on the phoenix seat knew that Duanmu Jun had not come, and her well-maintained face was not very good-looking.

The queen was anxious and annoyed, she invited Duanmujun to the banquet, and let her brother and sister-in-law try to get out early, but now Duanmujun doesn't come, it is equivalent to slapping her in the face in public.

The queen looked down at the girls below, some were drinking tea and eating snacks, some were admiring the flowers, some were sitting stiffly, and some were talking to each other in twos and threes, and they didn't know what they were whispering.

Mama Jin probably knew what the queen was angry about, and was thinking about whether to send someone to the palace gate to take a look, when a middle-aged woman below suddenly said loudly: "Queen Mother, it seems that Miss Duanmu hasn't come yet?" ”

The middle-aged woman looked to be in her early forties, wearing a lake blue brocade gown, her jet-black hair was neatly combed in a bun, her skin was fair and delicate, and her slightly raised chin carried a bit of arrogance.

This woman was none other than the empress's eldest sister-in-law, the Duchess Chengen.

The girls couldn't help but look sideways when they heard this.

The queen on the phoenix throne frowned, her eyes slightly dark.

The corners of Duchess Chengen's lips curled, and she proposed with a smile: "Queen Mother, maybe Miss Duanmu is busy and forgets, why don't you send someone to pick it up." ”

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became a little strange.

Most of the girls were silent, with different expressions, but they were all silent.

The queen groaned for a while, and ordered lightly: "Mama Jin, you go to Duanmu Mansion......"

"Yes, Queen." Mama Jin bent her knees to accept the order and withdrew.

Of course, the flower-viewing banquet will not continue because Duanmu does not come, and the queen immediately said: "It's rare that the autumn is cool, let's accompany the palace to the imperial garden." ”

The dozen or so girls present naturally got up one after another.

These girls have long been reminded by their families, knowing that this flower-viewing banquet is to choose a princess for the four princes, and they have their own thoughts.

Some girls are ready to move in their hearts, their eyes are shining, hoping to get the queen's blue eyes and become the fourth princess, maybe they will become the crown princess in the future; Some girls had to come because of the queen's face, so they could only try to keep a low profile, but they wanted nothing to do; There are also girls who know that the fourth prince and concubine are hopeless, and they are both looking forward to and a little hesitant about the position of the prince's side concubine......

No matter what they think in their hearts, these girls are dignified and elegant at the moment, with the demeanor of everyone's ladies.

After Mama Jin left Fengluan Palace, she went out of the palace and went directly to Duanmu's house, and with the queen's token, she easily entered the door.

"Mama Kim, please come here. The slave has already let people go to the big girl. ”

There are maids who lead Mama Jin to sit in the True Fun Hall, and there are also little maids who hurriedly run to Zhanqing Courtyard to pass the ceremony.

Mama Jin sat down unceremoniously, every movement was as standard as if it was measured by a ruler, her expression was indifferent, and she didn't look at anyone at all.

However, the visitor is a guest, and this grandmother is a big celebrity next to the queen, so the maid naturally does not dare to slack off, and she greets and serves tea.

The hall was silent.

Mama Jin drank tea calmly, and after a while, she saw Duanmujun and Duanmufei coming hand in hand, the slim sisters were wearing exactly the same green lotus-colored dress, there were three or four points similar between the eyebrows, the appearance was exquisite and beautiful, but the temperament was very different, the sister was bright and generous, and the younger sister was innocent, which made people not feel that the sisters were similar.

The corners of Mama Jin's mouth hooked coldly behind the teacup, and she slowly put down the teacup and greeted the sisters with her eyes as they walked towards this side.

"Duanmu girl, fourth girl." Mama Jin didn't plan to get up, she nodded slightly at Duanmujun and Duanmufei, and said hello.

Duanmu Jun and Duanmu returned the salute with their heads bowed, "Mama Jin." ”

The two sisters sat down one after another, and the maid hurriedly served tea to the masters.

Mama Jin didn't plan to say hello, and said directly: "Miss Duanmu, the queen sent me to invite the girl into the palace to attend the flower viewing banquet of the mother." The carriage is parked outside, so please come with me. ”

As she spoke, Mama Jin stood up again, however, Duanmu stood in place, motionless like a mountain.

Duanmujun has never been a person who changes her orders day and night, since she didn't plan to go to this flower-viewing banquet in the first place, then no matter who says anything today, she won't go.

If this is just a simple flower viewing banquet, knowing that the queen wants to use the Duanmu family to make a fuss, she still has to bump into it, it would be stupid.

Cen Gongzi is so busy, all she can do is not to cause him these unnecessary troubles.

Duanmu Jun smiled slightly, his eyes were clear, like the red and gorgeous maple leaves, bright and dazzling.

"Mama Jin, I'm not feeling well, so I won't go, so as not to infect the queen." Duanmu is generous and authentic.

"Duanmu girl, let's go......"

Mama Jin didn't think that Duanmujun would dare to refuse herself, and halfway through her words, she was shocked to realize what Duanmujun had just said, and she was dumbfounded.

"Mama, please come back." Duanmujun said as he picked up the tea cup that the maid had just put on the side and sent the tea to the guests.

"......" Mama Jin was dumbfounded, she couldn't believe her ears.

Seeing Duanmujun drinking tea calmly at the moment, how could he look half uncomfortable, it was clear that he didn't want to enter the palace, so he made excuses to perfunctory himself! Mama Jin's face was pale, and her body trembled slightly.

This is a small errand, if she can't even do this, how can she go back and explain to the queen?!

Mama Jin's face sank, she took a step closer to Duanmujun, and asked aggressively, "Miss Duanmu, are you disobeying Yi's will?!" ”

Each word is colder than the other, and the word is slower than the other, and the atmosphere becomes colder.

Duanmu moved her eyebrows, and was about to speak, when another gentle and clear female voice grabbed in front of her: "Mama Jin, could it be that the queen sent not a flower viewing post, but a decree?" ”

Ji Lanzhou, who was wearing a green vase-patterned gown with a moonflower skirt, walked into the house in style, with a shallow smile on her beautiful face.

Ji Lanzhou heard that the queen's personal grandmother was coming, so he specially came over to support Duanmujun. After all, she has a county lord's seal, and those grandmothers in the palace don't dare to go too far.

"Sister-in-law." Duanmu Fei smiled at Ji Lanzhou and smiled smartly.

Mama Jin's face stiffened slightly, and she stammered.

It's just a flower viewing post, and the seal on it is also the queen's private seal, not the phoenix seal, if it has to be said to be Yizhi, it is too much fuss.

But since it is not Yi's decree, it cannot be said that Duanmujun is disobeying the decree.

Mama Jin's dark and deep eyes flickered, and her lips pursed.

The queen is the mother of a country and the most noble woman in the world.

Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and the queen's mother opened Chrysostom to announce that her daughter entered the palace, which is a supreme glory.

Who allows people to refuse when they say no, and say that they will not go to the banquet if they don't go to the banquet!

One or two of the Duanmu family are too arrogant!

Mama Jin's ears couldn't help but ring the words of Duchess Chengen:

"Queen Mother, since this Duanmu family climbed up to Cen Yin, it has become more and more arrogant and unreasonable!"

"Queen Mother, if you want the fourth prince to ascend the throne, you must suppress the sharp spirit of the Duanmu family in order to suppress Duanmu Guifei and the eldest prince."

"Queen Mother, as the saying goes, either the east wind presses the west wind, or the west wind presses the east wind. If you want to take the lead, you still have to start first......"

Thinking about it, Mama Kim's face was unpredictable.

What Duchess Chengen said was that the Duanmu family thought that they were backed by the mountain of Cen Yin, and they became more and more arrogant.

Mama Jin clutched her handkerchief indignantly, gritted her teeth secretly, and asked again: "The queen mother announced that Duanmu girl entered the palace, Duanmu girl, are you going or not?" ”

There was a threat in Mama Kim's tone.

Duanmu Jun raised his eyes with a smile and looked at Mama Jin without flinching.

She has never been someone who is afraid of things, and she has never been the kind of person who can be easily threatened.

Duanmujun's eyes brightened, and he said, "Mama Jin......"

"My sister won't go, if Mama Jin has nothing else to do, please go back." Duanmufei skillfully connected Duanmu's words, her little face was still smiling, with an innocent squeamishness on her body, and she looked like "I have a backer, who am I afraid of".

Mama Jin still wanted to speak, however, a round-faced little chamberlain who came with her stepped forward at this time and persuaded with a smile: "Mama Jin, I think Miss Duanmu is really unwell, so don't force it......"

"Are you ......" Mama Jin's face became even more ugly, and she glared at the other party fiercely, but she didn't expect that the attendants of their Fengluan Palace would dare to open their eyes and say nonsense like this, and slap their faces in public.

The little chamberlain smirked, turned a blind eye, and felt that Mama Jin was really floating.

This is Lord Cen Governor's righteous sister!

Xiao Nei's heart was horizontal, thinking that everyone had already offended today anyway, it was better to offend to the end, and to please the four girls was a promising thing!

"Mama Jin, I don't see that your face is not very good, it is better to go back early." As he spoke, the little chamberlain stepped forward and grabbed Mama Jin's arm, half dragging and half dragging the person away.

Seeing this scene, Duanmujun, Duanmufei and Ji Lanzhou were dumbfounded, until the people were gone, and they didn't react.

Mama Jin soon left Duanmu Mansion in a carriage, and the corner door of Duanmu Mansion closed with a "bang" behind her, clearly echoing Mama Jin's ears.

Outside the carriage, the voice of the little chamberlain laughed: "Go back to the palace." ”

No matter how depressed Mama Jin was, she could only return to the palace in vain.

The girls were all in the imperial garden admiring the flowers, feeding the fish, or painting, but the queen and the Duchess of Chengen rested together in a water pavilion by the lake.

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the Water Pavilion, Mama Jin vented her anger at Duanmu's house in one breath:

"Queen Mother, the girl of the Duanmu family is really too disagreeable, the eldest girl of Duanmu is obviously very good, but she opened her eyes in front of the slave and said nonsense, saying that she was unwell and could not enter the palace."

"And the fourth girl from Duanmu, who also helped her sister."

"Queen Mother, their Duanmu family is really too deceitful, there are no rules!"

When the queen listened, her face was slightly gloomy, remembering that last time Duanmujun refused her nephew's marriage, at that time, Duanmujun didn't give her the slightest face. The two girls of the Duanmu family are really frivolous!

The more Mama Jin spoke, the more angry she became, and she was about to sue the hateful little chamberlain, but when the words came to her mouth, she happened to be grabbed by Duchess Chengen: "Queen Mother, look, this Duanmu family consciously fell in love with Cen Yin, and these eyes have grown to the top of their heads, and they don't even pay attention to you!" Duchess Chengen said sneeringly.

The queen clenched the handkerchief in her hand, the green tendons on the back of her hand were slightly raised, and she said in her heart: Sure enough, the Duanmu family is afraid that they have to help the eldest prince fight with the fourth prince!

Duchess Chengen pursed her lips and said, "Queen Mother, you are the mother of a country!" There are so many pairs of eyes looking at you outside, and if Miss Duanmu doesn't come this time, I don't know what they will think...... Hey, the Duanmu family just doesn't look down on the four princes, and they disdain to be the concubines of the four princes, so it's always okay to enter the palace to participate in the flower-viewing banquet, right? ! ”

The queen still didn't speak, raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, and leaned back tiredly.

"Queen Mother, you must ......"

Duchess Chengen wanted to say that the queen must teach the girl of the Duanmu family a good lesson, but this time, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the queen: "If you don't come, you won't come." ”

The queen's face was flat, but there was obvious displeasure in her tone.

There was silence in the water pavilion.

The corners of Duchess Chengen's mouth hooked almost invisibly at an angle that the queen could not see, and returned to normal.

The sound of the piano, like a gurgling stream, like a hundred birds singing in unison, came from outside the water pavilion, breaking the silence of this room.

The queen followed the prestige, under a willow tree outside the water pavilion, a purple-clothed girl was sitting behind the piano case and stroking the qin, many girls were around her, and some people probed their brains into the water pavilion from time to time, and obviously some people noticed that Mama Jin came back alone.

The queen took a deep breath, and soon returned to her usual graceful and noble appearance, and while getting up, she said, "Sister-in-law, Sister Ling'er plays the piano well, let's go listen to it too." ”

"The queen has won the award," Duchess Chengen said with a smile, her eyebrows fluttering, "Sister Ling likes these piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings on weekdays, I see, it's far from when Niang Niang was young......"

Duchess Chengen complimented the queen with a smile, and while the two were talking, they went out of the water pavilion.

After all, the emperor was seriously ill and did not wake up, even in the name of "flower appreciation banquet", the queen did not dare to make the banquet bigger, and only invited less than ten ladies, all of whom were from famous families and even families.

For example, the You family, the Shen family, the Pingyang Hou Zheng family, the Zhang family......

These girls who came today can't find anything wrong with their background, bearing, and appearance, but the queen still feels sorry in her heart, but there are no girls of the right age in the Xuanguo Mansion, and the Jian family is keeping filial piety......

Anyway, you can't have it both ways.

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It's been too busy this week, it's too late, and I can only sleep 4 or 5 hours a day. Let's put it next week......