The queen put down the drawings and came over with tea.

"Why should Niangniang care too much about Princess Zhaoyue." Jinxiu persuaded. "No matter how favored Princess Zhaoyue is, she is just a girl's family, most people still pamper their own girls, Your Majesty is the lord of the world, Princess Zhaoyue is a young girl, and it is nothing that Your Majesty cherishes her extraordinarily."

"That's what you said, just Xiao Lu's unsparing appearance, it's no wonder that Your Majesty likes Princess Zhaoyue so much." The queen took a sip of tea.

"Yes, besides, Princess Zhaoyue is just a little more decent than the princes. After all, she is just a princess, and the left and right will not hinder the future of Niangniang and His Royal Highness. ”

"She can't stop it, but it's hard to talk about her mother and two brothers." At the mention of this, the queen's face couldn't help but be a little dark. "Just take this year's summer vacation of His Majesty, leaving the princes in the imperial capital, saying that some unimportant matters in the court are handed over to the eldest prince and the second prince to decide. However, most of the officials in the court are biased towards the eldest prince, and the eldest prince also has a younger brother, although the six princes have only received some idle positions in the court, but with the dignity of the two brothers in front of His Majesty, the second prince will lose after all. ”

is different from his brother's calm personality, the personality of the six princes has always been as jumpy as when he was a child, but this is the case, and Emperor Chu is also very tolerant of him.

"But isn't the Fourth Highness the brother-in-law of the Second Highness?" Jinxiu suggested. "Qin Zhaoyi has always been deferential to the queen, the queen might as well invite Qin Zhaoyi to come to Zhaoyang Palace to talk first, and talk about her style for the second highness. Although she will not be honored like Niangniang in the future, she will naturally have benefits in the future as the biological mother of the Second Highness. ”

After Mrs. Shizi returned to the Zhenguo Mansion, she found that the people in the mansion were busy, and they had already sorted out most of the mansion.

The maid beside the lord of Duansu was ordered to guard at the gate, and when she saw the return of the prince's wife, she immediately stepped forward.

"The slave has seen Mrs. Shizi." The maid walked briskly to the Lady of the Prince. "Our county lord has been instructed by the grandfather of the country to help the prince and the lady of the prince to receive the visiting guests during this time."

When Mrs. Shizi heard the maid's words, she felt that it was okay.

After the death of her mother-in-law, the Duchess of Zhenguo, the Duke of Zhenguo decided not to remarry the step-room. Anyway, the two sons have married and had children, and Zhen Guogong was born in the military and was the most impatient to do chores at home. In the early years, the lord of Duansu County lost her first child due to difficult childbirth, so she not only did not get pregnant for many years, but also was weak. Therefore, as the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Shizi naturally took over the housework.

Over the years, the second room has become more and more powerful, and Mrs. Shizi is not stupid. If the second room can really go higher and higher, why should she hold back her strength with the second room like her husband who can't figure it out, and Mrs. Shizi took the initiative to approach the county lord of Duansu.

Today, I suddenly learned that my youngest son was going to be given to the eldest princess, and I lost my sense of proportion for a while, and it was reasonable for the prince of Zhenguo to ask the county lord of Duansu to assist from the side.

When he arrived at the hall, Lord Duansu had already dealt with most of the matter at hand. Seeing that the maid he sent out was followed by Mrs. Shizi, the county lord of Duansu immediately stood up.

"Everything was so busy just now that I haven't had time to say hello to my sister-in-law." Lord Duansu smiled and said to Mrs. Shizi. "Brother You now has His Majesty's blue eyes and has a great future, and in the future, I think Brother You will definitely live up to the expectations of his sister-in-law."

"I've borrowed your good words." Who can not be happy when they hear such good words, plus when she was in Zhaoyang Palace, the queen also promised a lot of things in order to calm the resentment in the heart of Mrs. Shizi, and Mrs. Shizi was in a very good mood at this time. "In order to thank Your Majesty, I left in a hurry, and I was tired of the county lord doing these chores for me."

"It should have been, Brother You is the sister-in-law's sister-in-law and my nephew. There was such a big happy event in the house, even if my father didn't tell me, I had to do what I could to help my sister-in-law. ”

Before the Lady of the Prince returned, all the servants who went out to report the good news went out. The house was renovated, and people who went out to buy fresh ingredients were also sent out.

Presumably from tonight, there will be happy guests coming to the door one after another.

When Mrs. Shizi left the palace, she also brought back the reward given by the queen. Mrs. Shizi ordered someone to pick out a good pair of Nanzhu head noodles from them, saying that she was going to give it to Sister Chu.

"These are the things that the queen ordered when I left the palace." Mrs. Shizi asked the maid beside her to hold the set of creamy white head and face and send it to the Duansu County Lord. "As soon as I looked at my head, I immediately thought of Sister Chu, she was fair-skinned, young, and vulgar with gold and silver, but she was more elegant with Nanzhu."

"The things given by the queen mother are really good, so many of them are the same size." Lord Duansu said. "It's a waste to give such a good thing to Sister Chu, it's better to give it to Sister Hui."

Sister Hui in the mouth of the lord of Duansu County is the second daughter of Mrs. Shizi, and the eldest daughter of Mrs. Shizi got married a few years ago and married back to Mrs. Shizi's maiden family. Only Sister Hui is left by Mrs. Shizi's side, and she is now fourteen years old.

"The queen mother has given more than this set of good heads, and Sister Hui also has hers." Mrs. Shizi said. "It's time for Sister Chu to socialize more, she is a girl from the Zhenguo Mansion, and the head given by her mother is decent, and it will be right for Sister Chu to take her out in the future."

The lord of Duansu knew that it would not be good to refrain repeatedly, so he had to obey and order someone to accept this face.

In Yuxiu Palace, Concubine Chen, who had finally waited for the marriage decree, finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

His Majesty's marriage decree has been given, and the prince and the wife of the prince have already entered the palace to thank them, which shows that Xiao Lu's marriage is ironclad.

However, at present, Xiao Lu is still under guard and in the Yuxiu Palace, and the female flag guards assigned by His Majesty are divided into three shifts a day, guarding Xiao Lu inside and outside all the time. When he was still in the palace before, it was easy for the queen to send a letter to Emperor Chu to say goodbye to Concubine Chen, and Concubine Chen met Xiao Lu under the supervision of the female flag guard.

The female flag guard pushed open the closed door, and Concubine Chen walked to the end, only to find Xiao Lu, who was silent and sitting in front of the bed.

However, after more than a month of hard work, Xiao Lu's whole person seemed to have been drained of energy, her eyes were dull, and she was very emaciated.

Concubine Chen crouched in front of Xiao Lu and cried incessantly, Xiao Lu came back to her senses after a long time, and was stunned to look down at Concubine Chen.

"Mother, why are you crying again?" Xiao Lu pulled the corners of her mouth mechanically, as if she wanted to squeeze out a smile, but the smile was more ugly than crying. "Isn't the way I look now, just fulfilling the ardent expectations of my mother and father? I don't make trouble anymore, and I can't make trouble anymore. ”

"Xuan'er, are you feeling unwell?" Concubine Chen touched Xiao Lu's hand as if she were touching a few dry branches. "Don't worry, I'll go and ask the doctor to come and see you."

"Mother, I'm fine, it's just that I have a little loss of appetite and can't eat." Xiao Lu was so thin that she was about to lose her appearance, and even her lips were covered with tears. "I'll just wait a few days."

Concubine Chen still wanted to open her mouth to persuade her, but Xiao Lu said that she was tired and wanted to rest, so she asked the female flag guard who led Concubine Chen in to invite Concubine Chen out half-pulled and half-dragged her.

Today's marriage decree was given, and the talented female flag guard came over to spread the word, and Emperor Chu allowed Concubine Chen to visit Xiao Lu every day in the future.

Concubine Chen was concerned about Xiao Lu's recent situation, and without any excuse, she immediately led people to Xiao Lu's palace at the back of Yuxiu Palace.

The female flag guard who was in charge of guarding Xiao Lu must have been instructed in advance, and when she saw Concubine Chen coming with something, she didn't say anything, and directly stepped forward to push open the closed door of the palace, and invited Concubine Chen in.

As soon as Concubine Chen saw the door, she immediately walked in.

She was worried that Xiao Lu would not eat well and sleep well, so she specially ordered someone to prepare a warm and tonic medicinal diet, and Xiao Lu's usual favorite dim sum.

Today, Concubine Chen had just walked into the palace gate, and she saw Xiao Lu, who was dressed in plain white dress, standing not far away with an indifferent face, looking at herself.

It's been a while since Concubine Chen last saw Xiao Lu, and Xiao Lu's complexion has recovered a lot, but she is still very thin.

"Lu'er." Concubine Chen saw her daughter who had been concerned for a long time, but she still didn't say anything and tears fell first, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Lu's hand.

Xiao Lu, who was most annoyed by Concubine Chen's crying appearance in the past, did not show any abnormal look on her face.

"Mother, didn't you have good news for me today?" Xiao Lu's face was as usual, and he spoke unusually calmly. "I heard that my marriage decree has come down, hasn't my mother been worried that I won't be able to get married? Now that my father has finally chosen a horse for me, or the son-in-law of the prince of Zhenguo, why should my mother cry? ”

"Mother, this is to see how thin you are." Concubine Chen knew that Xiao Lu had never liked her always crying, but when she reacted, she didn't have time to take out her handkerchief, so she wiped away the tears on her face with the back of her hand, and said happily. "The concubine specially ordered someone to make a warm medicinal meal, and the pastries you used to like to eat came in, you can eat better."

Concubine Chen said, and the palace maid behind her stepped forward to fill a table with the things that Concubine Chen brought for Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu looked down at the table full of things, and a trace of obscure light flashed in her eyes.

"Thank you, Princess, for your memory." It was rare for Xiao Lu to say such intimate words to Concubine Chen. "Now my daughter is the only one with her mother, and she still remembers her all the time."

"You are the child I conceived in October and gave birth desperately, I only blame my mother for being tight in this life, and my mother can't protect you." Listening to Xiao Lu's words, the sentimental Concubine Chen once again couldn't hold back her tears and said in a choked voice. "Anyway, your marriage has been decided, and it's not appropriate for your father to always lock you up. You are here to recuperate first, and the mother concubine will be able to come to see you every day in the future, and the mother concubine will find a way to ask His Majesty to lift the ban for you. ”