CHAPTER XXVI
"Exactly." The palace people smiled and said, "Please also ask the princess and girl to change their clothes, and let's go to the palace for a banquet." ”
Shen Naiqing and the two elder brothers glanced at each other, turned around and went to their room to change into a scarlet maple liuyun skirt with an apricot bottom, and got into the carriage in the palace with Jiang Qingchen and walked towards the palace.
When she arrived in the palace, after saluting with the saint, she sat down, Shen Naiqing felt that there were a few eyes falling on her, and she looked at it by feeling, the majestic emperor on the palace, the luxurious Empress Gu, and ...... The eldest princess with a smile.
Meng Qing whispered a few words to the queen, and then walked around the palace pillar and came to Shen Naiqing's table.
"Jiang Qingshi, you are the girl of the Shen family, this palace thought you were the daughter of Marquis Jiang before."
Shen Naiqing pursed her lips and smiled, "The eldest princess is really a relative of the Hongchuan Palace. ”
"I don't know if the eldest princess knows what happened to my uncle and them when they entered the palace, how did they sit for a banquet, and we juniors are still in the clouds."
"There's no article, don't worry." Meng Qing is a casual person, Shen Naiqing's attitude towards her has not changed, and she will no longer put on that posture.
"The Jiang family has been misunderstood for ten years, and my father is ashamed, but Marquis Jiang bluntly said that he doesn't want to return to the court as an official, and his father can't screw it, so he seals the name of a marquis of the Jiang family."
"This banquet can also be regarded as an apology from my father in disguise, so you don't have to worry about it."
"I see."
The palace maid served the banquet dishes, and Meng Qing returned to the queen's side.
The protagonists of this banquet are Uncle Jiang and the others, and they are also very leisurely, so they eat and drink, listen to music, and watch Chinese dances, which is very fast.
The emperor's gaze crossed over the apricot woman again, he looked at Uncle Jiang and said, "The widow heard that Jiang Ruo's daughter has returned to the Jiang family, but the little girl below?" ”
"Exactly, the Jiang family's generation occupies a Qing generation, so she called the Qing Dynasty."
"Qing Shi ......" The emperor repeated softly a few times and looked at Empress Gu, "That girl is Ruo'er's child, do you think she and Ruo'er have eight images?" ”
Empress Gu noticed Shen Naiqing early in the morning, and she bowed her head lightly, "A mold is carved." ”
"It's a pity that Ruo'er left ......early," the emperor said with a little regret in his tone, "in the future, you can call her to the palace more." ”
Empress Gu said in her heart, the emperor is guilty, even Jiang Ruo's children began to pity him?
But she didn't show it on her face, and whispered yes.
Approaching the beginning of summer, the days have become longer, and when Uncle Jiang takes them out of the palace, the sky is dyed with a fiery red sunset, and the sky is reflected in the sky, and the eyes are shocked and thrilling beauty.
The Jiang family changed from a criminal minister to a prince, and the saint also gave the marquis mansion, and the officials of the court and China came to visit one after another, and after hearing that the Jiang family did not plan to enter the court again, they speculated in their hearts, wondering whether the Jiang family would retreat again, or really not return to the court.
A thick layer of haze gathered over Shenhou's Mansion.
"What a Jiang family, why didn't you die on the frontier with that old man Jiang in the first place!"
The old lady's eyes were full of gloom.
Shen Shangshu furrowed his brows, "It's useless to be angry now, the four girls are determined not to return to the Shen family, and now while the relationship between the two families has not reached the point of life and death, let's ease up first." ”
"What, you mean that my old woman bowed her head to the Jiang family?" Old Madam Shen's face turned pale, "Impossible! ”
"Mother, the four girls know who the new emperor is, and even the changes in the situation in the past three years, this is a great blessing, and we must not let it go." Shen Shangshu tried to make the old lady understand the current situation, "The Jiang family is already one head above us, and with four girls, we won't be able to catch up when the time comes, and death will make them crush for a lifetime." ”
"Are you willing?"
Old Madam Shen heard his words with a little wave in her eyes, Shen Shangshu saw that she was moved and hesitated, so she said while she was hot, "What about the second brother, he is the father of the fourth girl, the Jiang family hates him and resents him, and his own daughter can't do this." ”
"Mama Zhu." The old lady called, "Go and invite the second master." ”
Mama Zhu's face was a little embarrassed, "Old lady, the second master took Xinna's aunt to the jade shop early in the morning, and now he has been gone for an hour." ”
When Shen Shangshu heard this, he remembered that day when he took Shen Er Ye to find his daughter, but he was stripped naked and thrown in front of the Shen Mansion, his face turned dark, "Call him back!" ”
Young and good-looking, he coaxed the only daughter of the Jiang family to come back, and when she was old, she didn't even pretend, which was a shame for the Shen family!
On Yong'an Street, the servants of the Shen family have not found Shen Erye, but let Shen Naiqing touch him.
"Sister Qingshi, come in." Jun Jiu'er stood at the door of the jade shop and waved at Shen Naiqing, "Hurry up, the eldest princess's birthday is coming, let's let this shop grind a beautiful shape of jade." ”
Shen Naiqing raised his finger and pointed inside, his beautiful eyes bent slightly, "My father is in it with a concubine, let's change shops." ”
Jun Jiu'er's eyes widened when she heard this, and when she turned around, a young woman was picking up jewelry, and next to a wealthy middle-aged man.
She hurriedly ran out, took Shen Naiqing's hand and walked to another jade shop, "Oh, I think the jade material of that house just now is also good, so let's do it." ”
Shen Naiqing couldn't help but smile when she saw her extra cautious and scruples, "It's okay, the fourth girl of the Shen family is dead, and I am the girl of the Jiang family." ”
Jun Jiu'er breathed a sigh of relief, and then entered the jade shop he had just walked by, and said when he entered, "Shopkeeper, we just asked for the piece of jade." ”
The shopkeeper said embarrassedly, "Girl, that piece of jade just asked another girl for it." ”
"Huh?"
Jun Jiu'er looked at him in surprise, and then the curtain in the shop was lifted, and the girl in a pink shirt looked at her and raised her lips.
"I asked for that piece of jade, and if you want it, beg me, and I will reward you."
"Phew, I don't want anything you got on your hands, I'm dirty." Jun Jiu'er was very disgusted.
Is this girl from Zuo Cheng's family sick, she has to catch her and bite and disgust her, endlessly.
She said to Shen Naiqing, "Sister Qingshi, let's go, this Shangjing is so big, and there is not only one jade shop." ”
Shen Naiqing walked out of the shop door first, and then paused, looking at the men and women who were about to enter the door, she turned sideways and got out of the way.
When passing by, Shen Erye grabbed her hand, "Naiqing saw that Daddy didn't say hello, you also want to buy jade?" Fancy what daddy buys for you. ”
"Let's go in and pick slowly."
Shen Naiqing frowned and withdrew his hand, "I'll go shopping casually with my friends, you continue, let's take a look at other homes." ”
Jun Jiu'er hugged Shen Naiqing's arm very coloredly, and said to Shen Erye, "Yes, yes, let's go to another house, you pick slowly." ”
Second Master Shen hurriedly grabbed Shen Naiqing's sleeve, "Naiqing, why don't your father take you to the seasonal building for lunch, your grandmother misses you very much at home, go back to Shen's house after lunch to take a look at your grandmother, how about Daddy send you back to the Jiang family?" ”
After hearing this, the concubine also knew who Shen Naiqing's identity was, so she quickly silenced and hid aside.
Li Fei sat down at the table and chair next to him, his eyes gloomy.
"It turned out to be a girl from the Shen family."
Her father was suspended from the post of supervisor by the saint and was half of the responsibility of the Jiang family, and now the children of Xungui are hiding from her when they see her, for fear of staining the bad luck of their prime minister's mansion.
"Miss Shen, as a child, is really unfilial to let her father beg you to go home and take a look at your grandmother in such a low voice."
"You are filial, you go back to the Shen family for Sister Qingshi." Jun Jiu'er said angrily, "If you don't know the facts, you blame others indiscriminately, did you learn from your father?" ”
Li Fei heard the words and took the case, "Jun Jiu'er, what are you talking nonsense, I still need you to mix in the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion!" ”
"Miss Li." Shen Naiqing stepped forward and pressed down her hand pointing at Jun Jiu'er, her beautiful eyebrows and eyes engraved with coldness, "In the same way, I don't need Miss Li to step on the matter of Shen Mansion." ”
"If Miss Li is too idle to panic, it is better to ask your father if he has been corrupt and bribery, and wish the Prime Minister to return to the court as soon as possible."
"You!"
"Nai Qing don't be angry, Dad will take you to dinner......"
Shen Naiqing turned around and looked at Second Master Shen, "With all due respect, if you have the heart, you can think about how my mother died, where did the former second lady and second sister and third sister come from, do you think you are worth my return?" ”
"The most confused and regretful thing in my mother's life is not marrying you, but giving birth to me and tying her up."
She was neither angry nor annoyed, she just calmly looked at the stunned Second Master Shen, "I am a burden to her in the Shen family, but my return to the Jiang family is her expectation to death." ”
Her mother wants to go back to the Jiang family and want the Jiang family to regain their innocence.
She'll do it for her.
Second Master Shen looked at his face that was very similar to Jiang Ruo and became a little timid, as if Jiang Ruo was in front of him, calmly saying what she thought in her heart.
He didn't dare to look at Shen Naiqing's eyes, and Shen Naiqing didn't care what Shen Erye thought, so he left the jade shop with Jun Jiu'er and walked in front to lead the way.
"Sister Qingshi, where are we going?"
"There are no rare objects on the princess's birthday, and the birthday is over every year, the most important thing is to offer your heart, isn't it?" Shen Naiqing smiled lightly on the corner of his lips, "Let's go, let's go to the seasonal building to learn a few dishes." ”
After Second Master Shen was found by the servants of the Shen family and returned to the Tan Courtyard, after hearing that Old Madam Shen said that she was going to the Jiang family again, Second Master Shen felt that she had no face to go.
"I'll leave this matter to my mother and brother, I will only be more disgusted when I go to the Jiang family, so I won't make trouble."
He said goodbye and left with the beautiful concubine.
Old Madam Shen angrily slammed the tea cup in her hand, hating that iron could not become steel, "With this temperament, the Shen family will be finished in his hands!" ”
Shen Shangshu's face was also gloomy.
Hongchuan Palace, Gu Tingnian looked at the news in his hand, and raised his sword eyebrows slightly.
"Meng Song won three out of four battles?"
Shen Naiqing took a sip of tea casually, "Yes, Sheng Guo has withdrawn from the army, and he is about to return to the court." ”
"What about the private soldiers?"
"A different owner." Gu Tingnian raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.
"It takes seven days to get to Yuancheng day and night, but it takes ten days to achieve such a result......" Shen Naiqing raised his eyes to look at him, "The Holy Lord will definitely say that he is a natural talent." ”
A dark color crossed Gu Tingnian's eyes, and he said, "I think this battle report also has to be shown to Meng Tanglin, what do you think?" ”
The woman smiled slightly, "That's what I mean." ”
The Four Princes' Mansion, in the study.
Meng Tanglin looked at the woman who stepped in, and put down the wolf hair in his hand, "It's rare to see you take the initiative to come to the palace to find this king, but what is the good news?" ”
"His Royal Highness's people have entered the Northern Xinjiang Army as they wish, and the Great Commander of Song obeys the orders of the Four Princes' Mansion, isn't this good news enough?" Shen Naiqing found a chair and sat down, "But whether what I'm talking about is good news or not, it's not certain." ”
Meng Tanglin was stunned for a moment, and soon recovered, "Let's hear it." ”
"Your Highness, do you know that King Yun has won three out of four battles? He had a brilliant strategy and defeated the Shengguo, and the Holy Lord was afraid that he had already known the news and was happy. ”
"He ......," a mocking smile appeared on the corner of Meng Tanglin's lips, "If he wants to take the military power, he will see if this king agrees." ”
"What, listen to His Highness, His Highness already has a plan to deal with it?" Shen Naiqing picked up the tea in front of him and blew it, pecking lightly.
"He has returned to the DPRK, and if there is no accident, he will be able to return to Beijing in early May."
Meng Tanglin sneered, and then looked at the woman who was drinking tea leisurely, "How do you know his news?" ”
Shen Naiqing said unhurriedly, "My uncle was able to guard Yuancheng when he was young, and my brother did business between the two countries, so the news naturally came faster." ”
"Since Your Highness has a plan in his heart, then I will leave."
She put down the teacup and got up, and then saw Meng Tanglin stand up, "Miss Shen is in such a hurry, this king still has one more thing." ”
"What?" Shen Naiqing looked at him suspiciously.
"At the beginning of the month, Miss Shen entered the palace for a banquet, and was invited by the queen and the eldest princess to enter the palace several times.
Meng Tanglin hooked his lips and smiled, "Miss Shen, would you like to enter the palace with this king to see this king's mother once in two days?" ”
A trace of surprise crossed Shen Naiqing's eyes, and she thought a few times in her heart, she politely refused, "Naiqing has not yet left the pavilion after all, and he went to see the imperial concubine with His Royal Highness, and when it is passed out, it should become His Royal Highness taking his favorite woman to see his mother." ”
Meng Tanglin looked at her serious expression, his eagle eyes narrowed slightly, "It's this king's inconsiderate consideration." ”
Shen Naiqing smiled lightly, "Human nature, if there is nothing to do, it is time for Naqing to go back to the Hou Mansion." ”
She walked away with a light blessing,
The Royal Palace, the Streamer Hall.
"Why didn't anyone come?"
The imperial concubine was pruning the potted plants in front of her, and Meng Tanglin stood behind her and said, "Shen Naiqing didn't agree to come to see you on the grounds of avoiding suspicion." ”
"Oh? Avoid arousing suspicion? The imperial concubine made a movement in her hand, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes were dyed with a little coldness, "The queen has no children, so she can enter the palace at the queen's will, and the palace suspects whether this girl dislikes the palace for having a son, or dislikes the palace." ”
Meng Tanglin said, "Shen Naiqing is a woman with ideas, and the mother concubine is worried that she will have different intentions, so why do you have to point her into the back house of her son to tie her up." ”
"Erchen has been complicit with her for so long, and I feel that with her arrogant temperament, I am afraid that she will not agree to marry Erchen as a side concubine."
Hearing this, the imperial concubine put down the repair knife in her hand, and turned to look at the son who made her proud, "What, you still want to give her the position of concubine?" ”
"What is her identity, how can she be worthy of you, you are the future king of Dafeng."
"The mother is wrong." Meng Tanglin said, "Erchen remembers that the second cousin of his grandfather's family is not married. ”
"Do you want her to marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The imperial concubine's maiden family is Youcheng.
"Such an arrogant woman is unwilling to be a concubine, the Jiang family has the name of a prince but does not want to return to the dynasty, and it is good to marry into the second cousin."
The imperial concubine thought about it and thought it was good, she was a person who could do whatever she wanted, called the palace maid, and said, "Change clothes for the palace, and take the tonic soup that the palace ordered you to boil in the morning." ”
"Go to the Qianlong Palace."