"The Queen."

At this time, a palace maid dressed in pink palace clothes came in unhurriedly, and respectfully asked the queen if she was going to open the table.

Immediately afterwards, the ladies in the palace surrounded the queen and moved to the west hall next door, and the palace maids began to serve food for everyone with good training, serving them carefully......

Duanmu Fei eats elegantly, leisurely, and there is no crampedness in his demeanor.

During the whole banquet, she could clearly feel Chu Qingyu's gaze looking at her from the left front, again and again, Duanmu was calm, and she didn't look at Chu Qingyu again, and ate by herself.

Before the time came, the feast was over, and all the ladies and girls said goodbye to the queen, left the palace, got into the carriages of each house at the palace gate, and went home.

In the afternoon in the capital, people come and go on the streets, and from time to time you can hear the shouts of roadside vendors into the carriage, and the atmosphere is very lively.

In the incessant sound of horses' hooves and the sound of wheels, the carriage of Duanmu Mansion went all the way north, and after passing two streets, the carriage turned right, and suddenly, the coachman exclaimed nervously, and then the black horse pulling the carriage made a restless neighing sound, and stopped suddenly, and the carriage of the carriage shook violently, so that several people in the carriage rushed forward in embarrassment, and almost did not fall.

"Vera!"

Duanmu Jun nervously hugged his sister's shoulders and protected his sister.

The carriage quickly stabilized, Xiao He's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his face was not very good-looking, so he listened to the coachman explain crampedly outside: "Second lady, two girls, there are people riding horses on the street in front of ......"

"Stampede......

The clear sound of horses' hooves came from outside, getting closer and closer, as if it was just a stone's throw away, Duanmu Fei subconsciously opened the curtain beside him, looked out, and just saw a young man in Xuanyi straddle a tall red horse galloping towards this side two or three feet away.

The young man was about thirteen years old, his skin was as white as jade, his long black hair was tied into a simple ponytail with a silver rope and flew in the wind, wanton and wild, the golden sunlight sprinkled a golden halo on the young man's body, at a glance, the heroic young man was even more dazzling than the sun in the sky, so that the others around him were eclipsed!

However, his eyes like dark night were so deep and gloomy, and his eyes were overflowing with deep pathos, as if carrying endless suffering, as if he had no love for life......

Seal the flames!

I haven't seen each other for two years, and the young man's appearance looks familiar and unfamiliar, but Duanmu still recognizes the other party at a glance.

That was the seal of the Eldest Princess of Anping's mansion.

In the blink of an eye, Feng Yan had already ridden his horse to the carriage, less than a foot away from Duanmufei's carriage, passing by, Duanmufei quickly lowered the curtain, not noticing that the young man's gaze happened to fall on the red knot rope on her right wrist......

In the next moment, the blue lotus-colored curtain completely fell, covering the plain white hand, and the tall and vigorous red horse also galloped past the carriage......

"Stomping ......" The sound of horses' hooves soon faded away.

Xiao He's nurse Mama Li also opened the curtain on the other side of the carriage, watched the back of the young man in Xuanyi riding away, and whispered in Xiao He's ear.

Xiao He's brows furrowed even tighter, and a flash of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Outside, there was the shouting of the horseman and the sound of the horse's whip, and the carriage continued to drive forward, this time directly back to Duanmu Mansion, without stopping.

When the carriage stopped at the second gate, it was already halfway through, the sun was in full bloom, and the sun was so dazzling that people couldn't open their eyes.

Xiao He and Duanmujun sisters went to Yongxi Hall to greet He, and Yongxi Hall was quiet, and incense was everywhere.

He's gaze swept over Duanmujun and Duanmufei carelessly, and he didn't bother to greet the sisters at all, and he didn't ask a word about the things in the palace, but said lightly: "Sister Jun, Sister Fei, you go back to rest early, you won't come to me at night." ”

"Thank you, grandmother." After Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei curtsied, they retreated respectfully.

After He made a gesture, an old woman wearing a brown dark striped gown on the side sent away several maids serving in the house with a very eye-catching look, and left someone to watch under the eaves.

Soon, only the He family and the little He family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left in the house.

He Shi held a blue and white porcelain teacup, gently plucked the tea leaves floating on the tea soup with the tea lid, and asked, "Is everything going well in the palace today?" ”

Speaking of the palace, Xiao He's face was slightly condensed, and after sorting out his thoughts, he began to talk about entering the palace today, talking about the queen's lukewarm attitude towards their Duanmu family, talking about the queen's courtesy and politeness to the Chu family, and talking about the second lady of Chu recommending the Jiangnan Confucian Wenbi to the queen to the four princes......

"Mother, it seems that the queen really wants to win over the Chu family......" Xiao He snorted disdainfully, "Hmph, the queen can't even give birth to a son, what can she fight with our concubine!" ”

"The Chu family has been a pure minister for generations, and they will not stand in line at will." He said lightly, the hand holding the teacup was slightly hard, the trouble was Wen Bi, if the four princes really worshiped Wen Bi as a teacher, then they would stand out among the princes, and maybe they could get a different look from Emperor Longzhi......

Time also, fate also, originally their Duanmu family had a chance to win over the Chu family!

He Shi thought of something, his eyes were even deeper, and he said with a sigh: "It's a pity that Miss Chu is knowledgeable and intelligent...... Hey, it's really a great deal of wisdom! Originally, I also wanted to propose marriage to Brother Heng, so that we and the Chu family would be in-laws. ”

Xiao He listened with a smile, but he didn't think so: this woman is virtuous if she has no talent! Moreover, although Chu Qingci has a noble status, he is too sharp, and he is definitely not a good wife!

"Mother, although the eldest girl of Chu is gone, there are other girls in the Chu family......" Xiao He said tentatively.

"How can other girls in the Chu family be compared with the eldest daughter. The eldest daughter of the family is carefully cultivated, no matter knowledge, vision, talent, or virtue, it is extraordinary, especially the Chu family, the eldest daughter of each generation of the Chu family will be the strongest help of the husband's family. He said unhurriedly, "Even the emperor wants to hire Miss Chu as the crown princess......"

The Chu family is not an ordinary family, it is a top gate lord clan in Dasheng.

The Chu family in Beijing, the Wen family in Jiangnan, the Zhang family in Huaibei and the Qi family in Shuzhong are all hairpin families with more than 100 years of history, and they are still famous and prosperous after the change of dynasties. Not only do the four major families play an important role in the court, but they also have a high reputation in the local area, which other families simply cannot match.

The emperor wants to hire a big girl Chu for the crown prince?!

Second Mrs. Chu couldn't hide her surprise and blurted out: "Mother, isn't this the emperor's drunken joke?" ”