Why is Xie Ruijiao so angry?

On Haitang's birthday, Cheng Hanbai and Cheng Dan and Cheng Shuang drove Jingwei's car to the dock early in the morning, waiting to pick up Ling Xue, who came back from Hubei.

Xie Ruijiao changed the saddle with his feet and went to Chengfu to pick up Begonia, but he pounced. Ji'er said that in the morning, the palace suddenly came to invite, and I don't know what happened, Haitang hurriedly went to the palace of Concubine Xu. What's the matter? Xie Ruijiao also hurriedly entered the palace.

Haitang woke up this morning, wearing a snow-blue piping shirt and a long skirt, and her hair was tied with a lilac-colored begonia jade hairpin that Xie Rui gave her during the festival. She and Ji'er were picking freshly blooming impatiens in the backyard, preparing to dye their nails. Suddenly, I heard a message from my mother-in-law that the father-in-law in the palace had arrived, and asked the girl to enter the palace immediately.

Haitang thought that something was wrong with the concubine, and hurried to the outside of Concubine Xu's palace, and heard the laughter of Prince An and Concubine Xu inside, and Haitang was relieved. It turned out that it was Prince An and the princess who entered Beijing.

Haitang walked in with a smile on her face, and met with Concubine Xu and her godfather, the princess pulled her to her side and looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "Today's birthday, why are you dressed so plainly?" The jewels that your godfather gave you, you don't just take them as a dowry and don't want to wear them, your godfather has another dowry! ”

"Zhang'er is a person who can hurt people, we heard that you and Jie'er are married, and we are happy for you. It's just that if you marry into the royal family, you will have many things that you can't help yourself, and you have to learn to be patient. Prince An smiled on his face, but sighed secretly. The steps of the main hall that the emperor walked on the throne, which level was not stained with the blood of the royal family? In the end, who survived, who didn't live in fear.

Concubine Xu said to Prince An: "A while ago, Concubine Ji Guifei pointed out Ji Qinglan to King Xian as his wife, and King Xian ignored the etiquette system and carried him into the palace according to the princess's routine, do you know this?" It is said in the harem that this is where the lady is carried, and it is clear that she is the future queen. Is your visit to Beijing this time also related to this matter? ”

Prince An nodded, did not avoid Begonia, and said directly: "It is said that this is the family matter of the royal brother, and it is inconvenient for us to be brothers, but the prince is the prince, and he is related to the country, and at this time, it involves the Ji family, and the son can't pretend to be deaf and dumb." The imperial brother summoned us to Beijing this time, and my son thought that it should be the matter of establishing the crown prince. ”

Concubine Xu nodded, sighed and said: "Although I don't understand the government, but I saw the emperor's harem with my own eyes, and I was disturbed by the Ji family, so I naturally don't want to see another Ji family, sitting in the position of the leader of the six palaces, a queen mother, a queen, I am afraid that even the world has the surname Ji." ”

"King Kang is also anxious now, I heard that the inner courtiers headed by Wang Man surround the emperor every day, as if they want to force the emperor to make King Kang the crown prince." Concubine Xu shook her head and said, "The front and the harem, begging each other, Concubine Ji and Concubine Su have already begun to fight each other step by step. It is imperative to establish a prince, otherwise the country will be restless......"

Prince An suddenly looked at Haitang and said with a smile: "King Duan has always been peaceful, but among the brothers, he is now the most qualified to compete for the crown prince." I wonder if he intended it? ”

Haitang blushed, but said calmly: "King Duan has never mentioned the matter of the court to me, but I know that the reason why King Duan fought on the battlefield and performed his military exploits was not only to protect the integrity of the Celestial Empire, but also to thank the soldiers for the common suffering of the royal family.

The reason why King Duan opened the Resurrection Hall was not only to treat the sick and accumulate virtue and do good, but also to observe the people's livelihood and people's conditions at the bottom of the Celestial Empire, and to give porridge and medicine when the people were suffering. Even if there was a plague in the suburbs of Beijing last year, King Duan did not hesitate to be in the epidemic area, commanded the Fusheng Hall to administer medicine and treatment, and saved more than 100 lives, and King Duan never took credit.

Now, as the eldest son of the emperor, if King Duan uses his military exploits and the hearts of the people to fight for the crown prince, it will be contrary to his original intention. Whether to fight or not is related to the future of the Celestial Empire, the affairs of the court, godfather, don't you see it more clearly than me? ”

Listening to Haitang's words, Prince An was thoughtful.

But the princess clapped her hands and laughed: "Oh, my son! I see that you haven't married yet, but your heart has already flown into Duanwang's mansion. said that he was not speaking for King Duan, but everything was directed towards him. ”

Concubine Xu said to Prince An: "King Duan is good, and he is the eldest son, why can't you make him the crown prince, but prefer to set up the king?" Is it the Xie family who chooses the prince, or the Ji family who chooses the prince? Mother wants to remind you not to deviate. ”

Prince An didn't answer, but looked at his mother and nodded with a smile.

The princess saw Prince An's face, and she already understood in her heart, she smiled and said to Haitang: "Don't worry, you are our daughter, no matter how your godfather is, for the sake of his daughter, say a few words for his son-in-law." You have the ability, your godbrothers and sisters can rely on, and when we are old, you can also be asked to honor us! ”

"That's right, that's what your godmother said!" Concubine Xu also patted the back of Haitang's hand and laughed: "Zhang'er is honest, and it is the best to treat his brothers, only if he is the king of this country, can he protect the few roots of the emperor." The royal family is also a family, if you have to live or die, it is better to be a common person. ”

Concubine Xu's words are right to tell Prince An's worries about the king in his heart: The heart of the king is narrow and he can't tolerate people. With an idea in his heart, Prince An chatted a few words, and then went out of the palace to find Prince Xiang, who entered Beijing at the same time yesterday.

The princess asked someone to bring a brocade box, handed it to Haitang and said: "This is your godfather and godmother to give you a birthday gift, you can open it again when you go back!" Begonia hurriedly thanked her.

The two were talking happily with Concubine Xu, and when they saw Quan Fu, they came to invite: "The little one has seen Concubine Xu, Prince An, and the concubine Niangniang heard that Miss Cheng has entered the palace, and invited Miss Cheng to the Red Feather Pavilion for a gathering, and the girls are all in the Red Feather Pavilion to accompany the mother to have tea!" ”

Haitang glanced at Concubine Xu, Concubine Xu nodded, she resigned from the concubine and the princess, and followed Quanfu to the Red Feather Pavilion.

In the Red Feather Pavilion, the concubine and a group of girls were watching the tea lady perform the tea ceremony. I only listened to the tea lady rinsing the tea set with boiling water and scalding the tea cup, while reading: "Mengchen is showered, and the mountains are flowing water." "The tea lady's movements are soothing and undulating, keeping the water flowing.

When Concubine Ji Guifei saw Haitang coming in, she greeted with a smile: "I went to invite you in the morning, but I said that you have already entered the palace, isn't this a coincidence?" Today, the palace invites a few of you into the palace to let you juniors be more familiar with each other, they are all girls' families, and they are all confined at home on weekdays, and they have nothing to do and move around a lot. ”

Begonia saw that the first row was full of girls who had seen at various banquets, so she went over to give them a flat salute. Sitting next to Concubine Ji was the Ji Qinglan mentioned just now. Ji Qinglan combed her palace bun today, and a pair of five-tailed golden crested faces lined her very luxuriously. It seems that she has accepted her identity and still has some enjoyment.

Sitting next to Ji Qinglan was Deng Wanyi, the second daughter of the Marquis of Anping, and Murong Yan, the third daughter of the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. On the other side, Chen Gelao's granddaughter Chen Jingyan, Pei Zhixuan, the eldest daughter of the Hubu Shangshu, Wan Xuefei, the third daughter of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Ye Jingjing, the eldest daughter of the left servant of the Hubu.

There were also a dozen dignified girls sitting in the second row, probably some of the girls with slightly lower backgrounds, who were candidates for the princes to be wives.

Haitang saw this battle, and muttered in her heart: This one, is it a blind date meeting for the princes? That's not right, I have been assigned to get married, and Ji Qinglan is already the wife of the king, what kind of blind date do you have?

Just as she was thinking about it, Haitang suddenly heard Ji Qinglan calling her.