Anchang Hall

Qi Anya got up early, dressed and changed clothes to go to the Queen Mother's bedroom. On the way, I met Jasmine who was about to wash the Queen Mother, and learned from her mouth that the daughter of King Shucheng, who is now stationed in Jingzhou, will arrive, and she is here for the Queen Mother's birthday.

She followed Jasmine to the palace without hurry, and the Queen Mother was already sitting in front of the dresser waiting. The Queen Mother looked at her combing and combing her hair, and said with some pity: "The mourning family wanted to keep you that day and stay to enjoy the blessings, but how did you want you to come to serve the mourning family so early every day." ”

Qi Anya combed her somewhat gray hair, and said with a smile: "Why did the Queen Mother say this, it is also a blessing for a slave to comb the hair of the Queen Mother." ”

"What's more, the Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, and the slave has to fight with her aunt more so that she can comb the Queen Mother's hair more, and when she leaves the palace, she just thinks about it." She said again.

Jasmine chose the headdress for the Queen Mother from the brocade box, and when she heard her words, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, the slave won't fight with the young lady." ”

Qi Anya smiled when she heard this, and when the Queen Mother saw her in the mirror, her heart was not a little warmer. Looking down at the blood-stained jade bracelet on her hand, thinking that tomorrow is her birthday, and this girl is going back to her home. She was sad in her heart, but her expression was still the same as usual.

Jasmine chose a few jade beads for her to decorate the phoenix crown, but Qi Anya was not idle, sorting out the clothes she had just put on. When Jasmine was all put on, he helped her up. After the Queen Mother got up, she asked Qi Anya to be by her side, first went to the main hall to prepare breakfast, and then talked about the matter of the county lord Shucheng. Jasmine also said that she was already in Kyoto, so she changed her clothes and entered the palace. The Queen Mother and Qi Anya wanted to accompany her for these few days, and mainly let her make friends with the county lord of Shucheng, who was no better than these official ladies in Kyoto, she grew up in the military camp with her father all day long, and her temperament was not so twisted.

However, for an hour or two, I only listened to the palace people in the outer hall report for the county lord Shucheng. The Queen Mother couldn't do it, so she just asked people to invite her quickly. Qi Anya stood beside the Queen Mother, and her eyes looked directly at the figure of the county lord Shucheng who was slowly coming. When she got closer and closer, she saw that the county lord Shucheng was just the year of Dou Wan, and there was a heroic spirit between her eyebrows.

She walked close to the Queen Mother and immediately saluted, got up, and asked her to stand on the other side of the Queen Mother. The county lord of Shucheng stood there and wanted to say something to the queen mother, and Qi Anya, who was in front of the meeting, said: "Grandma, this is the Miss Qi family." ”

The Queen Mother took her hand, nodded slightly, and said, "You do have some understanding, the mourning family originally wanted to introduce it, so it seems that there is no need." ”

When Qi Anya saw her, she learned from Aunt Jasmine that she was the only daughter of King Cheng'an, the second son of the Queen Mother, and one of the Queen Mother's favorite granddaughters. The meaning also makes her have a good relationship with her, which will be good for her in the future. Hearing that the Queen Mother introduced herself to the county lord, she also blessed her and said, "I have seen the county lord." ”

Lord Shucheng was not like other princesses, but had known her for a long time, and smiled Yingying to help her up: "I heard about Miss in Jingzhou for a long time, but Miss has a strict family education. I've never seen a lady in Kyoshu, so I think it's a pity. Now that I see the young lady's face, I have a little envy of my grandmother. ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Qi Anya, but her face was a little dazed. Qi Anya immediately replied and said, "The county lord has praised Anya falsely, but her appearance is just mediocre." ”

Lord Shucheng looked at Qi Anya's embarrassed appearance and liked it very much. Then he said: "Why is it mediocre, I used to say that the woman of the Shen family is the first beauty of our Ling Dynasty." Now that I see you, I'm afraid she's going to give way. ”

The woman of the Shen family, Qi Anya came to her mind that she met her cousin in the Muling Mansion that day, and she also said that this woman of the Shen family. I also heard that she had already assigned her marriage to Wang Yijun, and I wanted to meet this woman. Seeing Qi Anya's frowning, the Queen Mother scolded Lord Shucheng with doting: "You girl, you dare to say anything." The mourning family is a little tired, but if you like Anya, let me take you around. Let the mourning family be quiet, and nag every day. ”

Lord Shucheng pouted, deliberately pretending to be angry and said, "Grandma, how long have you not seen Shucheng, so hurry Shucheng away." ”

Qi Anya looked at her and felt that she was cute, and couldn't help but smile. When the Queen Mother saw her holding her hand, she was still shaking. He was a little impatient and said, "Go ahead, tomorrow may be how you toss." It's good to let Anya accompany you and let grandma rest. ”

The county lord of Shucheng was coquettish to the queen mother, Qi Anya understood what the queen mother meant, so she said: "Yes, county lord." The Royal Garden is in full bloom, let the minions accompany you. ”

When the county lord of Shucheng raised his eyes and saw her, he let go of the queen mother's hand, and reached out to hold Qi Anya's hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go." Grandma, you can rest well, and I will come to you later. ”

The Queen Mother was still sitting, urging them to hurry out. After they walked out of the dormitory, Jasmine was about to help her up, but the Queen Mother refused. Jasmine said with questions: "Master, aren't you tired?"

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "The mourning family is just deceiving Shucheng, even Anya can see it." You can't see it. ”

Jasmine remembered the back and forth just now in her mind, and said, "The slave is stupid."

The Queen Mother took out a book from the side at random, turned a few pages, and said: "Shucheng is smart and clever, and Anya is understanding. It reminded the mourning family of Yueru and Wanxin back then, but Yueru no longer moved forward, but Wanxin was gone. ”

Jasmine didn't dare to say much when she heard this, and only looked at the Queen Mother quietly. The Queen Mother didn't speak again, just looked at the book in her hand.

After the Queen Mother's words, she also remembered that Qi Wanxin was a sister to the eldest princess when she was still an official eunuch, and she fell in love with the emperor because she entered the palace to accompany the eldest princess. Until Wan Xin died, the eldest princess never had such a smile on Shucheng's face.

Imperial

Halfway through the summer, there are still some cicadas chirping in the Imperial Garden. Since the lord of Shucheng walked into the garden, he was all attracted by those flowers and grass. This smell, that smell, there is no one in the Anchang Palace, there is no county lord, more like a child, playing around. Qi Anya looked at the garden and didn't see any other figures, but only looked at her happy appearance.

Lord Shucheng just wanted to visit the Imperial Garden with Qi Anya, and did not let the others follow. But as soon as she entered the garden, she forgot that Qi Anya was behind her, and when she remembered when she came. Qi Anya had already found a stool to sit on, so she didn't hurry over. Facing her, he smiled and said, "It's been a long time coming, and this place still hasn't changed." The flowers are still blooming brightly, but there is no half of the summer atmosphere. ”

Qi Anya looked at her, laughed at her a little, and said: "The gardeners in the palace are well raised, and the county lord likes to ask the queen mother to send you a few florists to the palace." ”

The county lord of Shucheng wanted to know the eldest lady of the Qi family in Jingzhou, because others said that she looked very similar to the former queen. She looked at the person in front of her, she was not as good as other young ladies, she was just perfunctory to herself, but she followed the opposite along the way. Let her like her from the bottom of her heart, sit down and say, "You girl"

Before she finished speaking, she was robbed of Qi Anya's words and said, "County master, the slave is wrong." ”

The county lord of Shucheng couldn't do anything about her, so he just sat down, looked at her and said, "I'll be ready tomorrow." ”

Qi Anya was a little surprised, knowing that tomorrow was the Queen Mother's birthday, and the ceremony had already been prepared. I couldn't help but ask with questions, "Prepare, what to prepare." ”

Lord Shucheng opened his eyes and saw that she was so surprised, so he said, "When grandma is born, she will prepare for autumn hunting. The women of the official family have to participate, don't you know? ”

Qi Anya was even more surprised when she heard this, she had never ridden a horse, how could she make a fool of herself in everyone tomorrow. said: "Can a woman ride a horse, the slave has never heard of it." ”

Lord Shucheng got up and laughed at her. Cai said: "Grandma is not from our Ling Dynasty, but the princess of Mu Kingdom. The emperor's uncle knew that his grandmother was concerned that the women of Mu could ride horses, so he let the women of the official family participate in every birthday. But I heard that you only entered Kyoto this year, so I don't know. ”

Although Mu is a small country, the people of the country have been grazing for a living, so it is conceivable how hard it should be for the Queen Mother to marry into the Ling Kingdom and not be able to ride a horse. Qi Anya had also heard of Mu Guo for a long time, but she didn't know that the Queen Mother was actually from Mu Guo. She stood up, as if anxious, and said, "Then what should I do, tomorrow." I don't just have to be ugly, it's really not the right time. ”

Lord Shucheng took her hand and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, it's not me." We're going to go to the stables now, and teach you, and you can just pretend." ”

Qi Anya also felt that she was a little reasonable, so she was busy nodding. When the county lord Shucheng was about to take her to the horse house to marry, he saw a voice in the distance, the voice was a little loud, and said, "When did Shucheng come to the palace?"

When the county lord Shucheng and Qi Anya looked up to see who that person was, they saw that the man was wearing scarlet clothes, followed by about ten people, most of them were saber guards, and there was only one person who was traveling with him, similar to the chief eunuch or something. When Qi Anya wanted to see who that person was, she only heard the county lord Shucheng whisper, "Uncle Huang, it's Uncle Huang." ’

Qi Anya looked at the county lord Shucheng with a sideways face, the county lord's imperial uncle was not Ling Chaosheng, the monarch of the Ling Kingdom. At this moment, she remembered the instructions given to her by Princess Muling and Old Madam Qi, and she must not meet the monarch in person. But now that she was about to face the king, she was a little overwhelmed. If she leaves, she will be charged with offense.

Seeing that the monarch was almost in front of him, the lord of Shucheng knelt down. Qi Anya frowned, seeing that the county lord Shucheng beside him had already knelt down, she had no choice but to follow. The monarch got closer and closer, and the county lord Shucheng opened his voice first: "Shucheng sees the emperor's uncle, and the emperor's uncle has no borders." ”

Qi Anya didn't dare to raise her head or make a sound, she knelt down and bowed her head. Ling Chaosheng seemed to be very fond of this Shucheng county lord, so he helped her and said, "Come, I haven't told Gu yet, when will I come." ”

When Qi Anya saw her get up, she also followed, but she still lowered her head and didn't dare to raise her head. The county lord of Shucheng didn't notice Qi Anya's actions at this time, and only said with a smile: "Shucheng just arrived today, and grandma is a little tired, so she went to the imperial garden with Miss Qi, how did you want to meet your uncle." ”

Ling Chaosheng saw that the young lady of the Qi family said by the county lord of Shucheng did not look up to see him, but forced himself to bow his head. I can't help but wonder in my heart, after I left straight from Wanxin, I haven't seen the women of the Qi family for a long time, even Qi Wenyuan, who is in office in the court, is idle and attracts attention in the political arena, although the son of the Qi family is a deputy general, but he only follows the little prince of Muling to the frontier to fight. And this person should not dare to see himself.

The county lord of Shucheng didn't know all this, she had an innocent look, and forced Qi Anya to introduce to Ling Chaosheng, Qi Anya had to raise her head, and Ling Chaosheng's eyes just fell on her cheek. He shook his body back, and the eunuch helped him weakly, just as Lord Shucheng didn't see it. In his heart, this woman's appearance was extremely similar to her aunt, as if Qi Wanxin was in front of her.

Seeing this, the eunuch beside him was afraid that he would lose his temper, so he said to him: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Shen Cheng has something to wait in the Imperial Palace. ”

He came back to his senses, a little flustered, and said, "Okay, okay." Shucheng, you have a good time playing with Miss Qi's family, and you will take the first step alone. ”

Lord Shucheng hurriedly pulled Qi Anya away and made way. "Yes." ”

Ling Chaosheng had a serious expression all the way when he left, and the eunuchs around him didn't dare to speak, so they only accompanied him silently. Seeing that the monarch was walking away, the lord of Shucheng County said to Qi Anya, "Go, what's wrong with you?" ”

When Qi Anya was still frightened, she listened to the words of the county lord Shucheng and said: "I don't know, when I entered the palace, my aunt and grandmother didn't let the slaves see the monarch, saying that if they saw the monarch, the slaves would harm the Qi family." So, the minions are not. ”

Lord Shucheng saw that her face was expressionless and a little scared. comforted: "No, with my grandmother here, your Qi family will be fine, not to mention that the imperial uncle didn't say anything." ”

Qi Anya glanced at her, and there was no longer a joke first, and said: "The slave knows the queen mother's love for the Qi family, and blames the slave for looking too much like the former queen, which reminds the monarch of the first queen." ”

Lord Shucheng took her hand, and Qi Anya couldn't help but stare at her. She knew in her heart that when she came from Jingzhou, her father told her to be familiar with Sister Qi. Now she feels more, her father's actions. Now that the Shen family is in charge, the death of the former queen was not ordinary.