On the afternoon of the Shangyuan Festival, the palace door was opened, and the women of the various prefectures invited by the queen came with the ladies of the appropriate age and gathered at the "Wuling Spring" in the imperial garden. Because today is to see the princess for the three princes, Queen Tong did not come early to restrain everyone. Only served by the palace maids, the ladies or fold plum poems or idle court games, or the pond swings a thousand or the pond pavilion admires the fish. But seeing the dresses and smiles, the young girls dressed up and competed for beauty.

It's rare to be so wanton in the palace, they are all at the age of flowers, pampered in the deep boudoir without the world, and most of their temperaments are lively.

Of course, there are a few exceptions. For example, Shangguan Xiyue, who was grounded in thinking about it a year ago, has lost her arrogance and arrogance in the past, and now she only hangs her head and follows behind her mother, Wen, and her wooden appearance of not saying much is surprising. It is said that she is still young, and she is interested in the sixth prince Yu Wenjin, so it stands to reason that she should not come today, but the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty respect the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Wen family had to bring her daughter to meet the occasion.

Also coming to the scene was Bai Muguan, since she was humiliated in Kunning Palace on the day of the fight, she was always a little resistant to entering the palace. However, Queen Tong's decree, but all the official residences in the family must enter the palace to enjoy the Yuan Festival, and she can't avoid it.

Fortunately, Shen Fu was by her side, smiling and talking about the interesting things of the Shangyuan Festival in previous years.

"Sister Bai, you look best in a crimson dress, why are you wearing a blue color today?" Shen Fu looked at her and asked the doubts in her heart.

It is true that Bai Muguan is the most delicate in crimson, but she really doesn't want to be in the limelight today, so she chose an ordinary blue skirt with a crescent moon white fox fur wide-sleeved shirt. With a mandarin duck lotus leaf hairpin half silk silk, the silver tassel hangs down finely, and the rest has no makeup.

Compared with the warblers and warblers in the garden, she is dressed in a real and plain manner, if it is not for her natural beauty, it is difficult to give up, but she is afraid that she will not attract attention at all.

"I have no intention of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, he chooses a concubine today, and he should let those women who are interested in him be in the limelight." Bai Muguan replied softly, and these words could only come out of her mouth without boasting.

Shen Fu suddenly understood, smiled and blinked.

At this moment, I don't know which lady exclaimed, it was Yu Wenye and Yu Wenjing and their party who came over.

Bai Muguan knew that Queen Tong was also coming soon, she didn't want to show her face too much in front of others, so she subconsciously shrank behind Shen Fu. It's a pity that His Royal Highness doesn't know what she thinks, and is striding in her direction.

Not only Yu Wenye, but also Yu Wenjing next to him also focused his eyes on her, as if she was some rare treasure.

"Miss Bai, don't come unharmed." It was Yu Wenjing's voice, he deliberately forgot the rules, and spoke first without waiting for the prince to open his mouth.

Bai Muguan smiled faintly, and his tone could be heard alienated: "There is His Royal Highness the Third Prince of Lao, and everything is fine with the courtiers." ”

Yu Wenjing didn't seem to care, and only nodded: "It's all good." ”

Yu Wenye looked at it coldly, and he was very annoyed in his heart, his girl couldn't be greeted by a few words. Coincidentally, in order to set off Yuwenjing's handsomeness today, he didn't wear a too luxurious and dazzling brocade robe, but only chose a crescent-colored embroidered landscape robe, which was unexpectedly the same color as the dress on Bai Muguan's body.

Apparently she also found out that it was not interesting to look at each other.

"Your Majesty has arrived, and the Queen Mother has arrived—" As Gao Zhan's voice came from afar, everyone around him knelt down in unison.

Soon Yuwen Haotian walked over with Tong's hand, and the scene of the emperor and queen walking hand in hand is not often seen, and today it can be regarded as showing the deep affection of the couple in front of many ladies.

"No courtesy." I saw Yuwen Haotian laughing loudly, "Today is the Shangyuan Festival, and it is also a good day to choose a concubine for the third child, everyone doesn't have to be loose and comfortable." ”

Although the emperor said this, there were only a few people who were qualified to answer at this time, and Tong Shi curled his lips and smiled: "The marriage of the third child has been delayed again and again, and His Majesty has to carefully choose a suitable wife for him today, and he will also spread out early after the marriage in the coming days." ”

"It's useless for me to agree, the key depends on whether he likes it or not." After that, Yuwen Haotian looked sideways at Yuwen Jing and Yan Yuese, "Third child, you have to pick it yourself, in addition to choosing a concubine, you also need to pick two more side concubines to pass through the door together." ”

Yu Wenjing lowered his head and blushed slightly, and said respectfully: "Erchen is young, and he has to worry about his father and mother to be the masters of Erchen." ”

This is his benefit, his biological mother is lowly and he is also from a humble background, and he has been forgotten since he was a child. However, there are gains and losses, and his temperament is not as arrogant and unruly as the crown prince and the eldest prince. Which father doesn't like obedient and sensible children? What's more, Yuwen Hao Tiangui is the Son of Heaven, and in all fairness, he doesn't want anyone to disobey him, so thinking about it like this, he feels more and more that Yuwen is pleasing to the eye.

"Don't worry about being bold to pick, I and your queen mother will only arrange it for you, and will not make decisions for you." After speaking, Yuwen Haotian didn't stay here to make everyone nervous, and turned around and walked towards the Wuling Spring Pavilion with the Tong clan.

After Yuwen Jing responded, his eyes looked at Bai Muguan with a little greed, this is the girl he really fancies, but unfortunately now is not the time. With his current strength, he is not enough to get her, and he knows that the emperor will not allow him to take away the prince's sweetheart. Moreover, it would not do him any good to compete with the crown prince too early. It's his, sooner or later, there's no need to rush.

Thinking of this, Yu Wenjing shook his fists, hurriedly followed the footsteps of the queen of God, lifted his clothes and knelt on the ground, and said earnestly: "Erchen is grateful to his father and queen mother for worrying about the marriage of his son, but the prince had a word in the past, and Erchen thought so. Concubine is not only a title, but also a pillow person, since ancient times, the husband and wife are one and the same, if you can't meet someone with a heart, Erchen would rather wait for another two years. Today's ministers dare to choose only side concubines, not concubines. ”

The sharp-minded Tong Shi noticed a hint of strangeness, and asked kindly: "How do you know that you can't meet your favorite person yet?" Or do you already have someone you like and you're too embarrassed to talk about it? ”

"The queen mother knows that the son does have a favorite, but unfortunately that person doesn't know the son of the minister, and the son and her are not matched." Yu Wenjing said emotionally and did not seem to be fake, kowtowed and said, "Please also ask my father to be compassionate and fulfilling!" ”

Yuwen Haotian was silent, thinking that Yu Wenye's marriage was too hasty by the Tong family, and now it is too late to regret it, and he can't abolish the princess who is not a big mistake. It's Yu Wenjing's turn, he is not the prince, there is no need to think too much, as long as the family and character are passable, you might as well allow him to marry and live a life that suits his heart.

Therefore, the emperor finally bowed his head: "That's it, then I will pick the side concubine first." ”

Yu Wenjing hurriedly thanked him and got up to breathe a sigh of relief.

The ladies and ladies present were disappointed in their hearts, the three princes are not princes, and the new emperor can only be crowned a prince when he ascends the throne in the future. If it is the side room of the prince, even the concubines are willing, after all, the road to the future is long, and there is always hope and hope for being a concubine. However, it is very different to change to the third prince, not to mention being low, and staying up to the end is only the side concubine of the prince, it is better to marry the son of the noble and be a decent lady.

"Sister Bai, the third prince is really strange, the queen mother specially took care of it for him today, and he is also the eldest child, why don't you want to marry a wife? Look at those girls, how happy they were just now, how disappointed they are now. It was inconvenient to bite his ears and whisper in public, so Shen Fu pulled Bai Muguan to a secluded place and talked in a low voice.

Bai Muguan lowered her eyes and smiled, she was not interested in Yu Wenjing's private affairs, and only said perfunctorily: "The third prince may really have a favorite person, and he doesn't want to reluctantly marry a lady he doesn't like." ”

Shen Fu pursed her lips and disagreed: "In short, I have failed the kindness of the queen." ”

"As a mother-in-law, the queen mother will not bother with him about these details." As soon as Bai Muguan's words fell, he saw a group of palace maids not far away walking in a hurry, holding colorful lanterns in their hands.

Shen Fu looked at Bai Muguan's curious expression, and hurriedly explained: "Sister Bai, you don't know, every year on the Shangyuan Festival, the queen will order someone to make lanterns to pray for blessings, and let each of us put one in the imperial river in the evening." ”

"Shangyuan Festival lantern guessing lantern riddles is a rule handed down by the ancestors, but also a custom in various places, I heard that the lantern festival in Fuzhou is the most spectacular." Speaking of the Lantern Festival in Fuzhou, Bai Muguan's eyes flashed with longing.

Shen Fu echoed: "Yes, it's a blessing to be able to see it in my lifetime." ”

At the same time, the emperor and queen entered the pavilion with the words "Spring Pavilion" in the book, surrounded by many palace maids and attendants. Stepping into the palace, there was no more princely wife, Yuwen Haotian immediately let go of Tong's hand, and walked to the rosewood dragon chair covered with goose down cushions with red five bats holding longevity Ruyi pattern and sat down.

Tong Shi had a reserved and dignified smile on her face, as if she didn't care about the difference between the emperor and the latter. He is the Son of Heaven and needs to act, and she must also cooperate with him to stage the drama of the emperor's affection, otherwise the former dynasty and the harem will be uneasy.

I just saw the three words "Shu Chun Laiguan" on the plaque, which reminded the concubine of the old things. The Queen Mother loves the scenery here, this plaque is written by the first emperor for the Queen Mother, and the love between husband and wife is praised by the world. Tong sat on the mahogany phoenix chair next to the dragon chair and pointed out the old things.

I don't know what to think of, a dark shadow appeared in Yuwen Haotian's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "What, the queen is envious?" I remember that on the birthday of the queen last year, I wrote a plaque and gave it to Kunning Palace. ”

Last year, he did give a plaque, and the royal pen personally gave the word "Huixian" to praise Tong's intelligence and virtue, and allowed her to hang in the dormitory of Kunning Palace. It's just the bedroom of the queen of the middle palace, except for the emperor and queen, who can go to see it? In the final analysis, he was unwilling to leave a trace in the imperial garden in the imperial garden for the younger generations to recall their husband and wife, and he was unwilling to give her this decent honor.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, and the concubines don't dare." The smile on Tong's lips was difficult to maintain, and after a pause, he smiled even more, "The concubine is thinking about the third concubine today, even if it is to choose a side room, Your Majesty should also give a plaque to the Three Princes' Mansion to wish them harmony in the inner house." ”

Yuwen Haotian, who pursed his lips for a long time, also laughed when he heard this: "It turns out that the queen is so painstaking, I will be wrong, and the queen should not mind." ”

Tong shook his head with a smile, looking at the middle-aged man in the bright yellow dragon robe beside him, and bitter sadness swelled in his heart.

At this time, Gao Zhan walked in with a stack of pastries and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, this is the perilla camellia roll sent by His Royal Highness the Prince, please taste it with Your Majesty and Niangniang." ”

This plate of perilla camellia rolls is exquisitely made, stacked in a stack of six, neatly and symmetrically. Perilla is a medicinal herb, and it is almost March when the perilla is ripe. Camellia is fragrant and refreshing, and it is not common for the two to be made into dim sum, only people like Yu Wenye, who are particularly particular about food, will figure out this way of eating.

"It's right to eat Lantern Festival on the Shangyuan Festival, why did the prince send this?" Having said that, Yuwen Haotian had already reached out and grabbed a piece and was about to put it in his mouth.

Gao Zhan said with a smile: "Back to Your Majesty, the slave doesn't know." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is enjoying the scenery outside, so it is better for Your Majesty to summon him to come and ask. ”

Yuwen Haotian said without hesitation: "No need, let him accompany the third child to choose a wife and concubine." ”

Tong's gaze stayed on this plate of pastries for a moment, she felt inexplicably uneasy, thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, since Xinlian went, Concubine Xi's sister has been living alone in the palace for half a year, and you have no time to visit her. Today is the Shangyuan Festival, the reunion day that the people pay attention to, it is better to give this plate of pastry to Concubine Xi to comfort her grief of losing her daughter. ”

"It's good that the queen is thoughtful." As he spoke, he naturally put the pastry back on his plate.

The Tong family naturally did not take credit, and said lightly: "It is Your Majesty's benevolence and virtue that cares about the harem, and the rain and dew are evenly stained." ”

Seeing this, Gao Zhan hurriedly responded: "The slave will be sent immediately." ”

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