The prince smiled bitterly in his heart, he, the prince, was just a courtier in the end, how dare he not be a little low, a Wang Yuan would almost make him irreversible. "Son-in-law Xie Father," the prince kowtowed to Sejong on the ground.

"Flat," Sejong ran past the prince with his legs between the horse's belly.

When the prince got up, Sejong had already run to the west side of the mountain forest with his guards.

"Your Highness," the guard who had released the blood of the deer came over with two carved wooden gourds filled with the blood of the deer.

The crown prince glanced at the two gourds and said to the guards, "Put them away carefully, my father and I may have to take them in a while." ”

"The minions obey," the guards hurriedly hung the two wooden gourds carefully at their waists.

Only then did the prince get back on his horse and chase after Sejong where he had gone.

Sejong and his guards hunted in the mountains and forests of Beicheng, and before he knew it, half a day had passed, and when the sky in the forest was getting dark, Sejong found that he had stayed in this mountain forest from afternoon to dusk.

"Father," the crown prince saw Shizong look up at the sky, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It seems that it is going to rain again, and the son knows that the An family's nunnery is here, so it is better for the father to go there and rest." ”

"An's family?" Sejong said, "What did you do again?" ”

The prince hurriedly shook his head and said, "Erchen doesn't dare, but today An accompanied her mother to their An family's house to offer incense." ”

Sejong said, "Is today the day of incense?" ”

The prince smiled and said, "An said that she missed her mother and sister, so Erchen allowed her to leave the palace." ”

"Sister?" The first thing that Shizong thought of was An Jinqu, who didn't know any etiquette in the Anfu Fragrance Garden, and immediately said with a sinking face, "Her sister I know, it's better for the crown princess to meet less with that kind of spoiled girl." ”

The crown prince hurriedly said, "Father is talking about Miss An San, right?" The crown princess is also quite a headache for her sister now, but this time the princess wants to see her married sister, what is the name," the prince pretended to think, and then said, "Erchen can't remember her name for a while." ”

Sejong's face turned, "An Jinxiu," he said to the prince.

The prince smiled and said, "Yes, it's the name, Erchen is stupid, and he just can't remember it for a while." ”

Sejong said, "Let's go to Ahn's house and have a look." ”

The prince hurriedly said, "The son leads the way for his father." ”

Sejong followed behind the prince, at this time the light raindrops had begun to drip from the sky, and the auspicious who came with him wanted to put on the coat for Sejong, but Sejong refused, saying "Spring rain is as expensive as oil, what is there to avoid?" ”

The crown prince listened to the auspicious words of auspicious flattery to Sejong in front, but his heart fell all the way to the bottom. If Sejong has no impression of An Jinyan's sister, then no matter how much An Jinyan has made in advance, he will definitely persuade Sejong to return to the palace on the grounds that the road is slippery and difficult to walk. But now it seems that what Geely and An Jinyan said is not wrong, his father is really interested in An Jinxiu, the wife of the courtier, then there is no possibility of turning this matter around, and he can only go to the end.

The prince said sorry to An Jinxiu in his heart, the life of a little woman is really insignificant compared to the position of the prince and the lives of those behind him.

When Sejong arrived at the gate of Ahn's family nunnery, he didn't see An Jinxiu in the crowd in front of the door, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, just when Sejong wanted to say that he would go back to the palace, he saw An Jinxiu hurriedly walking out of the gate. Maybe it was because he was walking faster, An Jinxiu, who appeared in front of Sejong's eyes, panting slightly, and her cheeks were flushed, which turned out to be another taste.

"Father," the crown prince also saw An Jinxiu come out, and then looked at Sejong's appearance, the prince knew it, but said to Sejong quietly on his face, "Do you want to go to the nunnery to rest for a while?" ”

Sejong snorted, and he didn't need the help of the guards who dismounted first, so he got off the horse himself.

After An Jinxiu walked out of the gate, he didn't look up to look at Sejong, and knelt behind the Qin clan to greet Sejong's holy car.

"Let's all be even," Sejong stopped looking at An Jinxiu at this time, and raised his hand at the person kneeling in front of the nunnery.

After An Jinyan got up, he smiled at Shizong and said, "Why is my father here?" ”

Sejong walked towards the nunnery and said, "What, can't I come to this nunnery?" ”

An Jinyan hurriedly said, "Father, this nunnery is just a family nunnery, and it has always been regarded as a place for retirement and rest by the daughter-in-law's grandmother. ”

"This mouth of yours," Sejong was coaxed into laughing by An Jinyan. Sejong had heard of Ahn's house, but it was the first time he came and saw it with his own eyes, so Sejong believed what the ministers said. An's family nunnery is not at all inferior to those temples where incense is flourishing. The nunnery of the north facing the south, from the gate into is a north-south middle line, a heavy courtyard and a Buddhist hall, surrounded by corridors and pavilions, look up at the eaves to draw the corners, cover the canopy, because it is the nunnery, so there is less atmosphere, more delicate and chic.

"Father is tired," the prince said to An Jinyan behind at this time, "You lead the way." ”

Sejong walked under the eaves in front of the Buddha hall, and at this time Sejong's clothes were already half-wet, but Sejong didn't care, pointed to this courtyard, and said with a smile, "There is a big pen in the Anshu world." ”

An Jinyan said with a smile, "This is also built by the hands of the An family for several generations, and the father, emperor, and daughter-in-law's maiden family are all people who believe in Buddhism." ”

Sejong turned around and entered the Buddhist hall behind him and said, "It's good to believe in Buddhism." ”

The crown prince followed behind Sejong and said, "Father, does the emperor want a pillar of incense?" ”

Sejong looked at the statue of Jizo Bodhisattva in the Buddhist hall and said, "Do I still need to pray to God and worship Buddha?" ”

The prince was busy and admitted his mistake to Sejong.

An Jinxiu and the Qin family stood outside the Buddhist hall, listening to the dialogue between the prince and his son inside, just listening to the words of the prince flattering Shizong, An Jinxiu can compare to the prince Bai Chengze, just talking is not as good as Bai Chengze, if this person loses to Bai Chengze again, he will not be wronged at all.

An Jinyan said to Sejong at this time: "Father, is the emperor going to the quiet room to rest?" Listening to the sound of rain in the Buddha hall is also an elegant matter. ”

Qin listened to the people in the Buddha hall walking to the back of the hall, turned back to An Jinxiu and said, "If you can talk to the saint for a while, you can say something nice, and this is also for the good of your general." ”

After listening to Qin's words, An Jinxiu not only did not look grateful as Qin thought, but said to Qin, "Mother, it's not too early, my daughter still has something to do at home, so I'll leave first." Following the Qin family for a while, An Jinxiu wanted to understand one thing, why did she want to see Shizong? To curry favor with Emperor Sejong and fight for a future for Shangguan? Shangguan Yong doesn't need her to do this at all, and her husband doesn't need to rely on women to achieve his official position.

When Qin heard An Jinxiu say that he was leaving, he was startled and said, "The saints have seen you, how can you go?" If you want to go, you have to kneel down with the saint before you can leave, why are you not sensible now? ”

An Jinxiu said strangely: "Can the Holy Lord remember that I am here?" ”

Qin said, "What if the Holy One remembers? You follow me, and it's not too late for you to go after kneeling down with the saint. ”

An Jinxiu looked around again at this time, and the purple duck that was still following her just now disappeared at this time, "What about the purple duck people?" An Jinxiu asked Qin's Dao.

Qin said, "I asked her to see your Aunt Embroidery, Aunt Embroidery is not worried about you, and she has something to ask for Zi Yuan." ”

An Jinxiu faintly felt that something was wrong in her heart, what did Aunt Xiu have to ask for Zi Yuan?

"Two ladies," a palace man beside An Jinyan walked out of the Buddhist hall at this time, stood in front of the Qin family and An Jinxiu, and said, "The crown princess asked you two to go to the quiet room, and the Holy Lord wants to see you." ”

"Let's go," Qin said with a smile, "What should I say in a while, I don't need my mother to teach you anymore, right?" ”

An Jinxiu was reluctant, but at this time, she couldn't leave if she wanted to, so she had to nod her head to the Qin family.

Sejong sat in the largest quiet room in the nunnery, listening to An Jinyan introduce this nunnery to him, his face was indifferent, until he saw An Jinxiu walking in behind the Qin family, there was some smile on his face, and after receiving the salute of the Qin family and An Jinxiu, Sejong said, "Let's all be flat," there was a gentleness in this voice that Sejong was unconscious.

An Jinxiu helped Qin Shi to get up from behind, hanging her head low, thinking about how to kneel down with Sejong as soon as possible, so that she could go home early.

At this moment, the woman who made him worry was in front of him, and Sejong finally had a chance to take a good look at An Jinxiu. In the pale green spring dress, the woman wore a pale pink silk flower between her temples in the usual hairstyle, and other than that, there was no ornament on the little woman's body. It was too plain, Sejong sighed in his heart, and felt that An Jinxiu was not having a good time at home.

The Qin clan began to flatter Shizong at this time, and the Qin clan, who was pretending to be something, spoke at this time, his voice trembled, and some words did not match the afterword.

Sejong didn't care about Qin's words at all, he only looked at An Jinxiu. An Jinxiu's face is powdered today, and the blush in front of the gate has disappeared, but her face is still white and red against the backdrop of her good complexion, and with a graceful figure who has already given birth to a son, such An Jinxiu did not disappoint Sejong.

In fact, unintentional people can't see that Sejong is looking at An Jinxiu at this time, Sejong is just looking in front of him, and in front of Sejong are standing Qin and An Jinxiu, there are servants behind the two, and then there is a courtyard outside the door.

An Jinyan looked at An Jinxiu from the side, but there was a fire in his heart, the seed of this slave seedling just grew such a bad water, An Jinyan didn't dare to think about it, if the prince was also fascinated by this bad water, what would she do. After being angry for a while, An Jinyan thought of her arrangement for An Jinxiu again, and this anger disappeared immediately, why did she bother with An Jinxiu? It's just a chess piece, or the kind that you have to discard after use, so you don't need to care about it at all.

"You're the second daughter of the Anshu world?" After the Qin clan stopped talking, Chong An Jinxiu asked knowingly.

An Jinxiu hurriedly said: "The courtiers are exactly." ”

Sejong smiled and said, "Your marriage is still given by me." ”

An Jinxiu hurriedly squatted for Shizong, and said with a smile in her voice, "The courtiers thank the saint for the marriage, and the marriage between the courtiers and the princess is fulfilled." ”

"Well, "Shizong Dao" Shangguan Wei Chao is in Fengzhou at this time, and the war in Fengzhou should be over at this time, and he will be back soon. ”

This news was enough to make An Jinxiu surprised and delighted, it turned out that Shangguan Yong had already returned from the border pass, and it wouldn't be long before she could see this person.

Sejong saw An Jinxiu's face showing joy, but he was not happy. I hope An Jinxiu can live well, but seeing An Jinxiu's good feelings for Shangguan Yong, Shizong felt uncomfortable, this kind of contradictory thought made Shizong suddenly ask An Jinxiu, "After Shangguan Weichao went to the border pass, how are you doing?" ”

An Jinxiu didn't think much about it, and said, "The courtiers thank the saint for inquiry, and the courtiers are doing well." ”

Sejong wanted to ask something more, but he didn't know what else he could ask this little woman, this was not his courtier, he couldn't ask about official affairs, he couldn't ask her if it was good to serve Shangguan Yong? After taking a good look at An Jinxiu again, Sejong said to An Jinxiu, "You have a good life, kneel down." ”

An Jinxiu was busy kneeling out of the quiet room, and after saying a few words to Sejong, it was already dark. Thinking of the three people in the family, An Jinxiu was a little anxious, but she wanted to leave but couldn't see the purple mandarin, so she had to ask the mother-in-law who followed behind her, "What about the purple mandarin girl who came with me?" ”

The mother-in-law said, "The purple mandarin may still be at the aunt's place, the second aunt and grandmother are here to wait for a while, and the slave maid will urge her to come over." ”

An Jinxiu had the heart to say goodbye to Aunt Xiu, but she thought that she went to see Aunt Xiu without saying a word to the Qin family, and the Qin family knew about it, and Aunt Xiu was going to suffer from the Qin family's crime again, so she could only dispel this idea and let this woman go to find Ziyuan, and she waited in the door of the side courtyard.

This An Jinxiu waited for almost a pillar of incense, and did not wait for the mother-in-law and the purple mandarin, but waited for the light rain to become the middle rain. I had the heart to find another subordinate to take a look, but An Jinxiu looked around for a long time, and the side courtyard where she was standing couldn't see anyone walking by for half a day. It was getting late, and An Jinxiu, who couldn't wait, had to walk to the guest room where she was talking to Aunt Xiu just now.

An Jinxiu has not been to this An's nunnery a few times, she didn't expect this nunnery to be stingy with lamps and candles at night, not only can there be no light in the houses, but even there are only a few faint candles on the road for people to walk. On a rainy day, there is no light of the stars and moon, these candles flicker in the dark, obviously enshrined in several Buddha statues, all of them are solemn, speaking of the boundless place of Buddhism, but at this time it seems ghostly.

An Jinxiu died once, and when she walked in the nunnery in this atmosphere, she also felt a little uneasy, and she always felt that something bad would happen. Sejong, the crown prince, the crown princess, and the mother of the Ahn family are all here, how can there be no one in the backyard of this nunnery?

A night crow flew over An Jinxiu's head, and the crow's cry was hoarse and weird, which sounded in the backyard of the empty nunnery, which made people listen to the creepy.

An Jinxiu was about to walk to the guest room at this time, but suddenly stopped, something was wrong, it always seemed that the Qin family was deliberately keeping her, no matter what the Qin family's purpose was, her mother-in-law would not use good intentions for her.

"Purple Mandarin Duck?" An Jinxiu shouted twice in the direction of the guest room.

There was a faint candlelight in the room, but no one answered.

An Jinxiu turned around and walked out, knowing that this place could not stay any longer.

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