When the last apricot blossom in the capital of Southern Chu failed, Huayan really stepped into the gate of Kyoto as promised.

Since the butler Fu got Yun Chi's explanation of the meaning of Hua Yan's order to send an apricot blossom branch, he ordered someone to drive the carriage of the East Palace to the gate of the South City to guard it, and ordered that once he saw the princess enter Beijing, he would immediately take her to the East Palace.

The coachman held in his hand the picture scroll that the butler had copied from the roster of the queen mother's concubine for the crown prince, and kept his eyes open every day to see which woman at the city gate entered Beijing like the crown princess in the album.

The coachman kept watch for five days in a row, but no one was received.

On the sixth day, at noon, someone at the door announced, "Big housekeeper, Miss Zhao has come to deliver a book to the prince." ”

Steward Fu thought it was Hua Yan coming, and he was disappointed for a while, and when he heard that it was Zhao Qingxi, he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly said, "Quickly invite Miss Zhao to sit in the newspaper hall, His Royal Highness is idle in the mansion today, and I will go to His Royal Highness." The words fell, and he instructed left and right, "Go to the newspaper hall and wait for the tea, and make good Quchen fragrant tea." ”

Someone should have been, and immediately went.

Steward Fu hurriedly went to the study.

Yun Chi was flipping through the folds, recently the emperor was sick again, and the court affairs were pushed to Yun Chi, and the courtiers naturally sent them to the East Palace, and there was a thick stack of folds on the table in Yun Chi's study.

Steward Fu stood at the door and said, "Your Highness, Miss Zhao has come to deliver a book to you." ”

Yun Chi let out a "hmm", his eyes did not leave the song, and he ordered, "You can take it for me." ”

Steward Fu should be, seeing that Yun Chi had no intention of seeing people, he went immediately.

Zhao Qingxi is the only daughter of Zhao Zaipu, not only in the capital of Southern Chu is quite famous, but also in the whole world is quite famous, not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also proficient in poetry, songs, four books and five classics. In addition, she has a good appearance and a gentle temperament, and she is really a model of everyone's beauty.

Last year, when the Queen Mother chose a concubine for the crown prince, many people thought she was the best choice for the crown princess.

It is said that when the Queen Mother ordered the imperial painter to draw up the roster, she specially instructed Zhao Qingxi to be placed on the front page so that the prince could be the first to see it when he opened it.

But I didn't expect that on the day when the prince chose the concubine, he didn't play cards according to common sense, and he flipped through most of the books at will, and turned over most of the books, and turned over the little-known little daughter of the Lin'an Hua family, Huayan, which was eye-catching.

Steward Fu came to the newspaper hall, greeted Zhao Qingxi with a smile, and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is reviewing the book, and he told the old slave to accept the book, in fact, you don't have to come in person, just send someone to send the book." ”

Zhao Qingxi handed him the book with a smile and said gently, "This book is a unique book, I don't feel at ease when I send someone to send it, I'm afraid that it will be lost or broken, and I have nothing to do, and I can't get tired of a trip." ”

Steward Fu took the book and said with a smile, "Where are you fine?" The old slave heard that you have recently helped your wife prepare for the birthday banquet of the slaughterhouse. Now that the birthday of the slaughterhouse is approaching, and the lady is busy every day, where can you be idle? ”

Zhao Qingxi smiled, "With my mother on my head, I can't get tired." ”

Steward Fu smiled, "Mrs. Zaipu is so capable, no matter who mentions Mrs. in this capital, he must give a thumbs up." ”

Zhao Qingxi said with a smile, "This year's father's birthday banquet coincided with the emperor's ill health, and my father originally said that he would not hold a birthday banquet this year, but the emperor heard about it and told him to do it, and the emperor said that he wanted to take advantage of his father's birthday banquet to go out of the palace to breathe the wind and go to the house to sit, maybe he will be sick." When my mother heard about it, she didn't dare to slack off, so she hurriedly took care of it. ”

Steward Fu sighed, "The emperor has to be seriously ill every year, and this year he has been especially sick for a long time, it has been a few months, and His Royal Highness has been tired and thin recently. ”

Zhao Qingxi asked tentatively, "Now that Beijing is peaceful and the four seas are stable, is there still a lot of affairs for His Royal Highness?" ”

Steward Fu whispered, "Southern Chu is indeed peaceful, but the small country in the southwest is not very calm, and His Royal Highness has been worried about these things recently. Although I am idle today, I am still not idle. ”

Zhao Qingxi heard this, "Butler, you have to persuade some princes, your body is important, don't get tired." ”

Steward Fu nodded repeatedly.

Zhao Qingxi asked tentatively, "So, this year's father's birthday banquet, His Royal Highness should have no time to go to the mansion to sit?" ”

Steward Fu said, "Every year the birthday banquet of the shop, His Royal Highness will go, this year His Royal Highness has not said, if it is free, His Royal Highness will definitely go." ”

Zhao Qingxi smiled and nodded.

Butler Fu accompanied Zhao Qingxi to gossip for a while, someone came to report at the door, and the person who came ran in a hurry, and said breathlessly, "Big ...... The big housekeeper, too ...... The crown princess is here......"

Steward Fu was shocked when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed, and hurriedly walked to the door and asked the visitor, "Has the crown princess entered the city?" Did the coachman pick up someone at the city gate? ”

The man gasped and said, "Not at the gates, but in ...... At the door of our house...... Two women came, and they came alone, and one of them said that she was Lin'an Huayan......"

Steward Fu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Quick, which door?" Take me to see it. ”

The man led the way, and at the same time said, "The north gate." ”

Steward Fu hurriedly ran two steps, remembering that Zhao Qingxi was still sitting in the newspaper hall, so he hurriedly turned back and said, "Miss Zhao, you sit first, and the old slave will be with you first." ”

Zhao Qingxi smiled and nodded, "I'll sit and leave, and the housekeeper will go and get busy." ”

Steward Fu couldn't care about Zhao Qingxi anymore, so he hurriedly ran out of the newspaper hall, ran two steps, and ordered one person, "Quick, go and tell the prince, just say that the princess is here." ”

Someone should be, running to the study.

Butler Fu trotted all the way to the north gate, but saw no one and asked the gatekeeper, "Where is the crown princess?" ”

The gatekeeper bowed his hand to the butler Fu, then turned to the wall, and said respectfully and shamefully, "The crown princess is on the wall." ”

The woman on the wall was wearing an emerald blue dress, draped over a blue cigarette yarn on her shoulders, a green silk, loosely held with a jasper hairpin, no hairpins, no hairpins, no step-in-step shaking, not even earrings, except for a jade bracelet on her wrist, there was no rest of the jewelry, her posture was slender and slender, she sat lazily on the wall with her legs crossed at will, without grease powder, but her posture was natural, Qiongzi flowers, and her beauty was unique.

Steward Fu felt that the woman sitting on the wall was like the sun and the moon gathered together in that place, which made people see it, and some couldn't take their eyes off it. He stayed for a moment before he woke up, secretly feeling that only this appearance was worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and worthy of the name Huayan. At the same time, she was embarrassed and dared to climb the wall of the East Palace, she was the first throughout the ages.

He hurriedly lowered his head and respectfully bowed his hand, "The old slave is blessed, please meet the crown princess." ”

Hua Yan smiled, "It turned out to be the Fuda housekeeper of the East Palace, and you came to pick me up." When the words fell, she jumped lightly, got off the wall, and stood in front of Laifu. He smiled and said to him, "I was tired of walking, and there was no stool at the door, so I rested on the wall." ”

Laifu hurriedly said, "Your Highness said that you will arrive in a few days, and the old slave sent a carriage to pick you up at the city gate every day, but he didn't receive you, and the coachman did not do well. ”

Hua Yan blinked, "When I entered Beijing, I really didn't see a coachman at the gate of Beicheng. ”

Laifu was stunned, "You didn't come from the South City Gate?" ”

Hua Yan shook her head, "From the North City Gate." ”

Laifu was puzzled, "From Lin'an to the capital, you should enter the city through the south gate, you ...... How do you enter the city through the North Gate? No wonder the driver can't pick you up. ”

Hua Yan smiled, "I heard that there is a half-mountain Qingshui Temple in the thirty miles north of Beijing, and the marriage lottery in the temple is very effective, so I turned around and went to try it." After the words fell, she took out a sign from her sleeve and handed it to Laifu, "My marriage is also about the prince, you can show it to him." This big murderous sign doesn't seem to be a good sign, while I haven't entered the East Palace yet, you ask him, do you want to change someone to be the crown princess? ”