Although Qi Hui said that he would go to Jian's house with Xiangxiang to thank Mrs. Jian, but at this time he was summoned by the emperor, Xiangxiang didn't know when he would return, and he didn't want to be rude in front of others, so he brought gifts, took the servants at home, and came to Jian's house in a carriage.

The people of Jian's mansion wanted to report and ask how to call Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang thought that he was denied the identity of the princess in court, so he should not casually call himself a princess, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, but the girl next to him was clever, and replied for the master: "It's the wife of Prince Shuo's mansion." ”

Xiangxiang felt that it was quite appropriate, and after a while, he saw Shen Yan and a few young girls coming out, the girls were all young ladies from the Jian Mansion, Shen Yan was talking to her cousins, and the little girls were curious about this legendary young princess, so they had to come out with them to take a look. Naturally, when it came to Mrs. Jane, the ladies all obediently retreated and did not dare to make a mistake, only Shen Yan was by her side, and Mrs. Jian heard that Xiangxiang came to thank her for that dress, and said with a straight smile: "Our old lady often says that people are born different, poetry and book etiquette is not just teaching, Mrs. is so young, and she has been in such a situation all the way, but her words and deeds can't show that she is from a humble background, and the etiquette is so thoughtful, and she really has a temperament." ”

Shen Yan smiled on the side: "Auntie's words, if you are someone else, I am afraid that you will misunderstand that you look down on people." ”

Mrs. Jane was disgusted: "You have been with Madame for some days, Madame is such a person?" ”

Xiangxiang has been smiling slightly, Mrs. Jian is gentle and kind, Mr. said that she came to disturb her uncle's family like this, although it is her grandfather's house, but she is always a foreign surname. But her aunt regards her as a daughter, Shen Yan does not lack maternal love, and she is also inseparable from her uncle and mother, often saying that she doesn't know which young lady is blessed, and she will be a simple wife in the future, and when she meets such a mother-in-law, she has cultivated it in her previous life.

Looking at it, Xiangxiang will think of Concubine Xian, her mother's voice and smile are in front of her, but she can no longer see or hear, and she can't help but feel sad in her heart. Fortunately, someone from Jian's Mansion came, saying that the old marquis was going out, and Mrs. Jian was going to see him off immediately, which made Xiangxiang ease his mood and follow Shen Yan out.

The old marquis of the Jian family is a little old, stubborn by nature, and he suddenly wants to visit the world friends at this time, and he is about to go out coldly. Mrs. Jian was afraid that the old man would make a mistake on the road, and wanted to send him off in person, the old man was impatient, and just heard that there was a guest at home, so she asked casually, and learned that it was the woman that Prince Shuo brought to the Mingde Hall last night, although he said that he was sick yesterday and did not go to the banquet, but he knew everything about the banquet, and his son and grandson explained to him the origin of the princess, and he knew that Xiangxiang was the dancer who was humiliated and ridiculed by him at the birthday banquet in the past.

"People who come from unknown sources, you don't have to come and go too much, a dancer is born, and she doesn't measure herself, and she dares to enter and leave the elegant hall without permission." The old marquis frowned and reproached his daughter-in-law, "The people who come and go in our Jian family are all children of noble families, you have dealings with that woman, how should each family view our Jian Mansion?" ”

Mrs. Jian didn't dare to defend herself, she just listened blindly, but the old man said something, turned around and pointed at them one by one and said, "Although you are women, you are also ...... of Jian's mansion."

The old man's words came to his mouth, and suddenly stopped, he was not old and dizzy, he had seen a strange young woman standing next to his granddaughter, he had long since remembered what the dancer looked like that day, but the one in front of him, demure and generous, made eye contact with himself, and also bowed calmly, without timidity. The old man was shocked, could this be the dancer?

Mrs. Jian was already very embarrassed, Xiangxiang was humiliated in their house twice, and when the words spread, Jane's house really swept the floor, so she stepped forward to support the old man: "Dad go out early, the sun is thick this time, and the daughter-in-law will send someone to pick you up before sunset, and it is not cold to walk on the road." ”

Everyone rushed forward and invited the old lady away, while Shen Yan stood with Xiangxiang in place, and she said embarrassedly: "The family said that my grandfather's temper has become more and more eccentric over the years, and my uncle and aunt are often blamed for no reason, Xiangxiang ...... My grandfather is old, don't you take it personally, okay? ”

said not to take it to heart, it was fake, although Xiangxiang responded to Mr. Shen, and then told Mrs. Jian that she would not care, but she understood that it was not that the old man deliberately humiliated her and despised her, but that this was the world of looking at birth and bloodline, and those people last night, looking at her face and her words and deeds, naturally thought of her as the daughter of a certain nobleman. Later, as soon as the concubine's words came out, there were gradually questioning eyes in the banquet, and today, if someone carefully investigates the origin of Xiangxiang, the next time they meet, I am afraid it will be the same attitude as the old marquis.

When leaving Jian's Mansion, Shen Yan personally sent Xiangxiang to the carriage, mentioning that she was teaching Xiangxiang in the palace, she said that she would have a settlement with Pangfu first, and asked Xiangxiang to wait for a few days. Xiangxiang said: "A teacher for one day and a teacher for life, in terms of age, I should have called my sister with Lord Jane, but I still want to study hard, don't be so polite to me, sir, do you still treat me as a student?" ”

Shen Yan joked: "Since you are a student, how dare you make demands on your master?" ”

The two smiled heartily, Xiangxiang swept away the unpleasantness brought to her by the old marquis, and knew that in a few days Mr. would go to the palace to teach her poetry and book etiquette, and it didn't matter what happened. On the carriage home, she thought to herself, even if it is a noble family today, it is from scratch, even this country started from recklessness a hundred years ago, she must be worthy of Qi Hui if she learns poetry and etiquette well. Although people's words are terrifying, as long as she holds her head high, no one can really despise her.

"A man will repent and then a man will repent of it, a house will destroy itself and then a man will destroy it, and a nation will cut itself down and then a man will cut it down." Xiangxiang silently recited this sentence, this is not taught by Mr. Shen, but by her mother, Concubine Xian wants Xiangxiang to be self-respecting and self-loving, don't care about the world's eyes in the future, if she looks down on herself, don't expect others to look down on her. Just thinking of his mother's teachings, Xiangxiang couldn't help but be sad.

When they got off the carriage, their eyes were red, and the girls around them looked at it in their eyes, thinking that Mrs. was still sad about the words of the old marquis Jian, and they only knew at this time that Xiangxiang was from a poor family. It's these girls who are kind-hearted, they simply think that the former second prince is not very good, and the people who have been abandoned in the cold palace are not very rare if they have a high-ranking daughter who is willing to marry.

At this moment, Qi Hui has long been in the imperial city, and the emperor has been talking seriously about court affairs for a long time, and the emperor also has the ambition to make great efforts, and finally got rid of the shackles of the first emperor, and he really wants to let go of it, and Qi Hui has just begun to formally contact the imperial court, and the subtle tacit understanding between them seems to still exist.

Between the brothers of the monarch and the minister, it was a very harmonious meeting, when Qi Hui was about to retire, a eunuch sent a fold, the emperor opened it in front of Qi Hui, silently read a few words, and asked: "General Wang of the firearms battalion, do you recognize?" ”

Qi Hui's face was silent, he felt uneasy in his heart, and the emperor said coldly: "When my new monarch ascends the throne, he is bound to first take some of the forces of the old emperor to establish his authority, this general Wang embezzled military funds and made firearms privately, and now he is impeached for plotting against the monarch and killing the king. ”

"Yes." Qi Hui responded simply, the emperor's behavior was very deliberate, his eyes were completely different from Fang Cai, even Qi Hui didn't understand when the emperor was the real him, but now the emperor must know that General Wang was one of the teachers who taught Qi Hui, so he deliberately told him, in other words, Pang Jun started now, abandoned the car to protect the handsome? He handed these people over to the emperor, which was considered to show his loyalty to the emperor?

"Second brother, how about you investigate this case?" The emperor handed the fold to Qi Hui.

He took it and looked at it quietly, but the emperor deliberately said on the side: "Do you know this General Wang?" ”

Qi Hui closed the fold and said, "General Wang, is the teacher." ”

The emperor was very surprised, ridiculous and profound, and said quietly: "For the sake of the second brother's face, I may be able to open the net, but I can't easily tolerate the serious crime of making arms privately." ”

Qi Hui said: "Exactly, the emperor should deal with it according to law." ”

The emperor frowned slightly, turned his back and said, "There are some words, I said in front, I am not afraid that there will be no harmony between our brothers in the future." Second brother, you should know that Concubine Xian Niangniang is from a family of organs, and the Mu family has no one to die or a corpse, if they come back one day, I will give them the glory of the past. But second brother, you have to be vigilant to your family, and you must not ......"

"Your Majesty." Qi Hui suddenly interrupted the emperor's words, and said behind him, "Because of the sudden death of my mother, the minister's previous task has not been completed, and you still ask other ministers to supervise this case." As for General Wang, who is the mentor of his ministers, even if he is a mentor, he cannot flout the laws of the country, and if the evidence of his guilt is true, General Wang should pay for his sins. ”

The emperor turned around and squinted at him slightly, he didn't know that this looked very much like the first emperor, but the first emperor was more obscene. Qi Hui turned a blind eye, put the fold back on the table, and curtsied: "If the emperor has nothing else to do, the minister will retire." ”

The emperor didn't answer, Qi Hui took a few steps back and turned around, and before he walked out of the door of the main hall, the emperor said behind him: "The woman next to you, you don't plan to explain to me, who is her surname, where she comes from, she is my younger brother and sister, and the next time someone asks, I have something to say." ”

Qi Hui came back to his senses, calmly told the emperor the way Xiangxiang came from, he believed that the emperor was knowingly asking, and he had nothing to see people, now since he is in the light, he must deal with all the emperor's thoughts in a dignified manner, the more they are upright, the more clearly the world can see, the emperor is just a person after all, and he cannot be the enemy of the world.

Listening to Qi Hui tell the origin of his wife, the emperor's heart ignited a little anger, he was afraid of showing a hideous face in front of his younger brother, he turned around, but said: "Take her into the palace another day, since it is the wife you identify, you should also let the concubine see it, and explain it well." ”