The Softness of a Sword (I)

Concubine Yan and Yuwen Yunya arrived one after another. When Concubine Yan came, she had already changed another set of clothes. Unlike the gorgeous brocade dress in the afternoon, which had more or less a hint of royal luxury, a dark green side concubine dress at this time looked decent. Concubine Yan is the only one in the Prince's Mansion who has no power, but her position has been stable for many years and she manages the affairs of the palace. When Concubine Yuwen came in, it was rumored outside that she was going to become the crown princess, and that background was the first person in the prince's mansion. However, after coming, the prince did not say that she should take over the affairs of the prince's mansion, and the position of Concubine Yan was once again as stable as Mount Tai in the midst of everyone's discussions and doubts. Everyone had to guess, after all, she met the prince when she was young, and the prince had her place in his heart. In the afternoon, as the daughter of the prince's mansion, she can be gorgeous and can overpower outsiders, but Yuwen Yunya came, but she was smart enough to make herself very ordinary. Seeing her like this, she couldn't help but sigh at night. Sure enough, she has been by the side of the Queen Mother for many years, and she has a good grasp of these details.

On the contrary, it is Yuwen Yunya, wearing a pink and eye-catching dress, although the figure is average, but the expensive skin is fair, and the pink lining looks a little smart. The head of a set of jade gold beads looks particularly bright against the contrast of the pink dress. A necklace made of thumb-sized pearls around the neck is even more valuable. All of them show the value and background of the daughter of a wealthy family. is a rich family, there is no need to be introverted and low-key, luxurious and flamboyant, but not annoying.

After coming, she will not be as tactful and gentle as Yan'er, nor too indifferent, but just the right amount of reserved that a lady should have. At least it doesn't seem to be half hostile to Wan Ning, and it won't be as jealous and inferior as Liu Fangfei and the like to show a little bit of jealousy and inferiority to her. It seems that the identity of the prince's woman is just a natural title for her, and it has nothing to do with her mood. But it's right to think about it, the women of the Yuwen family, since birth, have been the tools of the family, and should not have other pursuits.

Wan Ning looked at Yuwen Yunya sitting next to her elegantly with a smile on her face, not saying much, just quietly listening to others chatting. Occasionally, she nodded her head in greeting, or asked the maid to take care of the young grandmother of the Tang family sitting beside her when she was adding tea and water. Neither too diligent, nor the slightest indifference, everything is just right as everyone has cultivated.

Yuwen Yunya has known about Zhou Wanning for a long time. At that time, the female official of Zhou was famous in the palace, and even some people in the royal family postponed the queen mother's fingering of Zhou Wanning to whom, who was the prince supported by the queen mother. At that time, everyone thought that if Yiyi ascended the throne, this woman would be extremely favored, although the Zhou family had been defeated, and it was impossible for a powerless woman to become the queen, but if she wanted to enter the palace, she was the object that needed to be wooed. Therefore, in the Yuwen family, because Yu Ya had already been set as the help for the development of the Yuwen family in the palace in the future, the family had already told her many things about Zhou Wanning, so that she could enter the palace in the future, or win over or eliminate the other party's use.

After her accident, her father jokingly said that if they knew that this woman was so short-lived, they didn't have to pay attention to her. It's just that I didn't expect this woman to have a big life, not only survived, but also had a new identity. Although the wife of a prince's staff does not sound high, the Yuwen family is very aware of the status of several Tang family sons beside the prince. In my father's words, it doesn't matter which prince you stand on, what matters is that you stand on the side of the Tang Gate. So the instruction she got was to woo this woman. Father felt that this kind of woman would not enter the palace to rob her of a man anyway, even if the prince had her in his heart, she would not enter the palace. Maybe as the person on the tip of the prince's heart, if Yuwen Yunya can catch it, it will be more useful than grabbing the prince's heart. After all, there are too many women around a man, but there are only one or two who can really become his confidantes. And these two may be the key to many things.

And Yuwen Yunya thought very clearly, Zhou Wanning now has such an outstanding husband as Tang Xinjie, seeing that the two get along harmoniously, she doesn't think that this woman will come to the prince's backyard to compete with her for favor. A man like Tang Xinjie is the dream of many women, even if there is no mountain of wealth, it is the martial arts of that body, and the outstanding talent that impresses many women, not to mention this dignified appearance, the power of the Tang Sect, which woman would be picky? !

At this time, I saw that Wan Ning picked some pepper oil and ulva, spicy dried bean curd and shredded meat on the table, took the sesame oil and vinegar in the ingredient plate on the table and poured a little each, and selected two kinds of tea from the side and poured half a cup into each cup, before serving the side dishes and teacups in front of Xinjie. Yuwen Yunya has some differences, she was born into a family, although the family taught the married daughter to learn some housework and meal etiquette first, but they were only limited to cloth dishes, delivery of goods and the like. Such a skillful operation as Zhou Wanning is extremely rare among the ladies of the capital.

The beauties next to them, although the family grade is not as high as the Yuwen family, but they are also high-ranking young women, pampered young ladies, they also want to please the prince in ordinary days, but they are also courteous, where is there this kind of craftsmanship, everyone thinks in their hearts, that is, the palace maids in the queen mother's palace, they are used to waiting for people, and they will do this kind of lowly thing so well, some just think about it in their hearts, and some are obviously deflated.

But listening to Yiyi smiled: "I still really envy you, brother." Late-setting dishes are the best. ”

Xinjie smiled slightly, and before he could speak, it was Xinye who spoke first: "Even if this thing is not delicious, my third brother doesn't dare to tell the truth, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't need to be so envious." The third sister-in-law is not here to give the third brother delicious food. I knew that the third brother liked spicy dishes, but he rushed back from Jiangnan all the way and didn't rest, for fear that his false fire would rise, so he deliberately put more sesame oil and vinegar slowly. It's true that it's medicinal, but it's not necessarily delicious. ”

In this way, everyone understands. Yuwen Yunya became interested: "It is said that the third young grandmother is proficient in medical skills, which is really enviable." I just don't know why I mixed the two teas just now? ”

Wan Ning looked at Yuwen Yunya and smiled: "I ate a lot of meat today, so I gave him Lu'an tea, but this person is very picky and doesn't like the taste of Lu'an tea, so he added a little bit of Mao Feng that he likes, and he doesn't dislike it so much with a little fragrance." ”

Concubine Yan said softly at this time: "Our Wanning is very proficient in this regard, from medicinal food to tea, she knows it very well. So the Queen Mother valued her very much. ”

Wanning has always maintained a proper smile, without any change in expression. Yuwen Yunya glanced at her deeply, and then looked at Concubine Yan. This woman has a big heart, thinking that she can become the prince's concubine and dare to compete with Zhou Wanning? Even if Zhou Wanning doesn't know this, he is also a former friend of the Queen Mother, a descendant of the Zhou family, but he didn't expect that there were still people who were not afraid of death at this time, so he heard Tong Meiren say: "The slave family really doesn't know that the third young grandmother has this relationship with the Queen Mother." The third young grandmother is waiting for the queen mother in the palace with Concubine Yan? is also the palace maid of Chunhui Palace? "Even if Tong Mei's family is not of high grade, it is impossible not to know about the Queen Mother's reward for Wan Ning, saying this at this time, I thought that I was helping Yuwen Yunya to squeeze Concubine Yan, saying that both of them were lowly palace maids, but I forgot that the men in this room all regret Wan Ning.

I saw that the prince's face was a little cold in an instant: "Wan Ning just brought her from Jiangnan to the palace to accompany her when she was young, where is she willing to be a palace maid." ”

Tong Meiren hurriedly shrunk her neck, Recently, she always thought that the prince liked her sweet voice and fair skin, so she was a little carried away, thinking that she would be spoiled by the prince whatever she said, and at this moment, the prince changed slightly, which made her instantly jealous of the woman named Zhou Wanning. The dinner is still going on, and the news of all the people in the prince's mansion has gradually begun to be sent to several important mansions in Beijing. The prince and the Tang brothers and the three young couples lived in harmony, and after many things, the prince still preferred the legend that the female officials of Zhou were more favored than his own concubines, which was well known to many people who paid attention.

After eating, it was already dark, and the group walked through the garden of the prince's mansion to the gate, and Concubine Yan and Yuwen Yunya insisted on sending it. Concubine Yan and Wan Ning walked side by side. Due to the recent torment, coupled with the clouds and rain last night and this morning, Wanning was a little weak, walking in the garden, feeling the chill coming, and couldn't help but shiver slightly, and her husband, who was walking behind her, immediately came over and hugged her to warm her up.

Concubine Yan seemed to be mindless and said, "Sister Ning'er, you really make me envious." There are always flower messengers, and they are the best in the world. As she said this, Yuwen Yunya, who was walking in front of them, hesitated slightly, but it was the crown prince, as if he had not heard anything.

Although Concubine Yan has been married to the crown prince for many years and has given birth to two princes, only she knows that every time she is passionate for so many years, her husband has called not her, but another name. This is what he told her when he took her in, In the dead of night, in the flickering candlelight, she can only be a substitute for another person. She knew that the reason why he chose her was that in addition to the fact that she had been friends with that real person in the palace and knew a lot about her habits, the most important thing was that she had a tall and plump figure like her, which gave him the illusion in the hazy candlelight. Especially the back, the two are somewhat similar, so someone always likes to release from the back.

And the jealousy and hatred of these women in the Prince's Mansion for so many years come from their husbands' exclusive favor. But her heart is not sour, this pet will always belong to the shadow in her, not herself.