Hearing that the second prince refused to be hired, Emperor Hongxuan had a cold face and said to the second prince, "You are really promising!" ——Since you have fallen in love with someone, why don't you propose marriage openly? Why do you want to learn from that little guy and do the thing of the faction wall?! ”

The second prince's face turned pale, knelt in front of Emperor Hongxuan, and asked in a slumped voice: "Does my father know it?" ”

Emperor Hongxuan sneered: "I'm a fool! - What do I know? I don't know anything! ”

The second prince saw that Emperor Hongxuan was angry, so he hurriedly said: "Father, father, this is not to blame!" If it weren't for Pei Shoufu's repeated obstructions, Erchen would not be allowed to see his cousin, and Erchen would not have climbed the courtyard wall of his house······"

Emperor Hongxuan was very stunned, his anger surged, and he slapped the second prince: "You really went to climb other people's walls?!" - I thought it was Pei Shou's words that were heavy! ”

The second prince raised his head and honestly slapped Emperor Hongxuan.

Emperor Hongxuan took two steps in the hall, his mood slowly calmed down, looked at the second prince, and said in a deep voice: "It's okay." The Pei family is old, think about why they stay away from you! ”

Whoever the prince falls in love with, most people will not hesitate to send their daughter. Of course, it's good to be a concubine, but if you can't be a concubine, it's also the glory of the family to be a side concubine. Even if you can't even be a side concubine, even if you are just a concubine, or even have a spring breeze with the prince for a while, leaving a child with royal blood, it is also something that many families are eager for.

The so-called "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith" encountering imperial power is like an egg touching a stone.

Some people have the backbone and would rather be eggs that touch a stone.

Most people are practitioners and will not be eggs that do not know each other.

The second prince actually didn't understand his mind very well, he never paid attention to women, but he couldn't help but want to see Pei Qianqian, listen to her talk, and fight with her a few words, he felt satisfied and comfortable at the end of the day.

"Pei Shoufu is also thinking too much, I don't want to marry her······" The second prince muttered, thinking that if Pei Qianqian was the daughter of a small family, maybe she could marry herself as a concubine, but she was not.

Emperor Hongxuan was even more angry when he heard this: "Why don't you want to marry someone, why do you go to someone's house every day to sit?" If you don't see anyone, you won't leave?! ”

The second prince was speechless, lowered his head and did not speak.

"Well, since you don't want to marry someone, they can't bear the black pot for you in vain and ruin your reputation. I ordered Pei's family to marry Pei Qianqian within a month. Whoever they fancy will be married! "Emperor Hongxuan wanted to cut off the thoughts of the second prince.

What the second prince thinks, the bystanders can see it more clearly than himself.

However, Emperor Hongxuan also knew that Pei Qianqian's family background was not a help for the second prince, but a burden.

The concubine that Emperor Hongxuan chose for the eldest prince was just the daughter of Hanlin who had no real power.

Although Pei Qianqian was removed from the Chu family, everyone knew that she was the daughter of the queen's eldest brother, and she was also the most beloved pearl of Pei Taifu and Pei Shoufu now.

If ordinary people don't want to cling to the Pei family, they may not look down on Pei Qianqian, the daughter of the alien clan. Besides, the first assistant of the Pei family can't be a lifetime. However, the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion is the foreign family of the eldest prince, and the wealth in the future can at least be guaranteed for another lifetime, so there is no risk of offending the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion to marry Pei Qianqian.

But the second prince is different, he is the prince, whoever he marries, his Yue family will stand on his side.

And the Pei family, as the first auxiliary family, can only be neutral among the princes, and cannot stand in line.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Pei family, the second prince himself is not a good match, and of course he will not be willing to marry him with the pearl in his hand.

The second prince knelt in front of Emperor Hongxuan, and when he heard that Emperor Hongxuan said that he wanted the Pei family to choose a son-in-law for Qianqian within a month, he couldn't help but sneer: "Father thinks that Qianqian's status is precious, and people don't see it that way. - She is just a daughter of an alienated clan, abandoned by her mother and father, and born by her uncle's family. Who wants to marry her?! "Besides, marrying her is to offend the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, the people in the capital, all of them have sharper eyesight than rabbits, how can they do such a thing without "vision"!

Of course, Emperor Hongxuan's thoughts are not seen through by ordinary subordinates, and the world's eyes are narrow, and they can only see clearly the small profits in front of them. Emperor Hongxuan said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I give marriage, is there anyone who dares to resist the decree?!" ”

Hearing Emperor Hongxuan's words, the second prince couldn't help but sneer: "Father, giving marriage can make Qianqian marry, but how can I keep her safe for the rest of my life?" - Besides, the father's marriage, how can there be a good ......"

For the first time, Princess Yiling was given a marriage to the Cao family, and the Cao family was ruined.

The second time he gave marriage to the Marquis of Ningyuan, Zeng Ting, who was given the marriage, was murdered to death.

Emperor Hongxuan was choked and kicked the second prince: "Just your kid is clear!" ”

Neither can give marriage, nor can the Pei family force Pei Qianqian to marry, Emperor Hongxuan walked back to the dragon case and sat down, and asked the second prince: "Then what do you say?" ”

The second prince thought about it for a long time, and when he thought of Qianqian marrying someone else, his heart was as uncomfortable as a needle prick, and he slowly understood what he wanted, and his face couldn't help but feel sad and happy, and he was stunned for a while.

He knew her when he was very young. But at that time, she was his uncle's daughter-in-law, he was the prince, and the age difference was big, but when she was a little sister, she was far behind her own sister-in-law and Princess Xi.

Later, Qianqian lost his mother at a young age, and the second prince, like the other two princes, couldn't help but feel more pity for her.

Later, they also lost their mothers, and Qianqian was expelled from the clan, thinking that they had drifted apart and would never cross paths again in this life.

The second prince never thought that after he came back from the southwest, the first old man he met was actually Qianqian.

In my lifetime, we will not be spared when we meet on a narrow road.

The humble and beautiful and intelligent appearance unconsciously took root in his heart.

On the trail outside the capital, he is humble and generous, cunning and wise, and witty, which has made the second prince unconsciously look sideways.

Back in the capital, the second prince was bored for a while, and went to the Pei family to visit Qianqian in the name of his cousin, but he was blinded and closed.

The second prince was unwilling for a while, and came to Pei's mansion as a prince to visit Qianqian's injury. Qianqian couldn't shirk it, and followed her former eldest aunt, the current eldest aunt, Shen to see him. is generous, advanced and retreated, especially the kind of openness that cannot be said to others, which is another level in the heart of the second prince.

Later, I don't know when I went to Pei's Mansion to see Qianqian, talk to her, watch her learn calligraphy, embroider and talk with her, which became the thing that the second prince looked forward to every day.

Until Pei Shuren saw that the situation was not good, he refused to allow the second prince to come to Pei's mansion again. The second prince was furious and climbed the wall of the Pei family, and Qianqian began to avoid it.

Of course, the second prince was unwilling, and once blocked Qianqian outside Pei's mansion, and sneered at her and said some crazy and crooked words that he didn't know what he didn't know.

Thinking about it now, the two princes were so ashamed that they wanted to get into the cracks in the ground. - In vain, he is much older than her, and there are times when he is not calm like this.

But Qianqian's attitude towards him has never changed.

When he was kind to her, she was calm and pampered.

When he spoke ill of her, she was neither humble nor arrogant, and did not ridicule her.

A little girl who is only 12 years old, but has a mature heart of 20 years old.

Thinking that she didn't know how many things she had experienced, and she had such a mentality at a young age, the second prince felt very uncomfortable, and his face became more and more solemn.

Emperor Hongxuan looked at the second prince, who had always been smart and free, but he kept a face and didn't speak, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and asked the second prince again: "If you have no objection, I will make an order." Whether Pei Qianqian is doing well or bad in the future, it has nothing to do with you, it's just her own life! ”

The second prince's mind was awakened by Emperor Hongxuan, and when he saw that Emperor Hongxuan was going to "give marriage" again, he was anxious and mustered up the courage to bow to Emperor Hongxuan: "If the son is willing to marry, can the father open the net?!" ”

Emperor Hongxuan sneered: "Just now I said that I didn't want to marry someone, and now I make a reluctant look." - If Qianqian were my daughter, I wouldn't be willing to marry her to you! ”

The second prince was dejected again, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Let's go down. Think about it, if you can make the Pei family willingly marry Pei Qianqian to you, I will fulfill you. Emperor Hongxuan sat behind the dragon case, staring at the second prince kneeling on the ground with heavy eyes, with a slight smile on his face, and he looked unfathomable.

The second prince is also a shrewd person, and in an instant, he thought of his father's intentions, and thought of the impact on the eldest brother and sister-in-law if this marriage could be completed. - But he was reluctant to let go

The second concubine clenched her fists, gritted her teeth and raised her head and asked Emperor Hongxuan: "Is what my father said true?" ”

"You don't joke." Emperor Hongxuan said lightly, "Let's go down." ”

The second soap kowtowed to Emperor Hongxuan three times, got up and left.

Emperor Hongxuan sat quietly in the Heart Cultivation Hall for a while, and when he saw that it was already dark outside, he sent someone to come over to bathe and wash.

After cleaning up, Guan Yanxi's chamberlain brought a silver begonia flower-style tray, with six hanging cards in it, which were the concubines who could sleep in the palace during this time.

Emperor Hongxuan has always been a bad woman, and the number of concubines in the harem is scarce, and even one-tenth of the time of Emperor Longqing can't catch up.

Looking at the name of the card in the tray, Emperor Hongxuan stretched out his hand and clicked on Chu Huazhu's tag, and asked the waiter: "Why is the brand of Chu Guiren here?" ”

After Chu Huazhu entered the palace, Emperor Hongxuan hinted that she wanted to keep filial piety, and said that she was young and did not need to make her brand.

At this time, the waiter was favored by others, and said hesitantly: "The period of filial piety has passed, and the nobles of Chu really want to relieve the sorrows of the king and share the worries of the lord." ”

Emperor Hongxuan glanced at the waiter, stretched out his hand to the tray, and took Chu Huazhu's tag twice.

The waiter's eyes showed a look of clear joy.

Emperor Hongxuan smiled slightly, put down Chu Huazhu's tag again, patrolled in the tray with one hand, took out all the tags, and put it down again.

The waiter's eyes were glazed, and he asked tremblingly, "······ Your Majesty, do you have to summon it? "One night of the six maidens, it's really a dragon spirit and a tiger......

Emperor Hongxuan snorted, pushed the tray away, and said solemnly: "The imperial concubine is sick today, I am worried, and I have nothing to worry about. - Pull them all down. I'm going to take care of the Imperial Concubine. With that, he got up and left.

The waiter outside hurriedly preached: "Drive the Fengxu Palace!" ”

The waiter holding the tray was drenched in cold sweat and hurriedly went out to report the news.

Chu Huazhu made a desperate bet today, mobilizing all the dark lines in the palace, just to get a hit and get the holy favor, so that he could reach the sky in one step.

Who knew that after waiting for the middle of the night, I waited for someone to come with the news, saying that the Holy Lord would not summon anyone to sleep today, and went straight to the palace of the sick imperial concubine to take care of the imperial concubine.

Chu Huazhu added a little envy in his heart, and sat in his palace and muttered.

The palace maid who served her came over to persuade her: "The little master doesn't have to be in a hurry. As time goes by, the Holy One will always understand the mind of the little Lord. ”

Chu Huazhu shook his head, thinking of the news from Liu Menghan, and said in a fixed voice: "I can't wait." I've got to figure out a way......"

Looking at the statue of Guanyin in the Buddhist shrine in his house, Chu Huazhu suddenly had an idea, and instructed outside: "Give me incense and bathe, I will go to the small Buddha hall next to Fengxu Palace to pray for the imperial concubine Niangniang all night!" ”

The small Buddha hall there was originally set up for the concubines in the palace to fast, and generally only the palace maids cleaned it, and no concubines went in to offer incense.

Listening to Chu Huazhu's instructions, the palace maid rolled her eyes, covered her sleeves and smiled: "The little master is so smart, the slave and maid are ashamed of themselves." As he spoke, he hurriedly went out and instructed the palace maid to carry water and incense.

After bathing, Chu Huazhu changed into a thin palace dress with silver-white rolling blue edges embroidered with bamboo leaf patterns, and the glamorous ornaments on his head were gone, and only a ruyi cloud hairpin of mutton fat jade was inserted, and the fat powder on his face was not applied, and he had a Chu Chu color.

The palace maid who served Chu Huazhu was also one of the dark lines, and she was very dedicated to Chu Huazhu. He took a closer look, although the little master was dressed like this, as clear and beautiful as a chrysanthemum in three autumns, but now that the weather was getting cooler, and the small Buddha Hall did not have the earth dragon and the stove, he was dressed so thinly, so he persuaded Chu Huazhu to put on a thin coat again to block the cold.

Chu Huazhu shirked it and said with a smile: "I'm strong and out of the way." ”

On this night, Chu Huazhu burned incense and chanted scriptures in the small Buddha hall, very pious.

The imperial concubine had a slight fever at night, but at dawn it faded and slept very peacefully.

Emperor Hongxuan stayed with the imperial concubine for a while in the palace, but he was old, and he was a person who had worked too hard for many years, so he was a little weak, so he fell asleep by the imperial concubine's bed.

Seeing this, the four princes called two chamberlains to come in and moved Emperor Hongxuan to the couch under the south window in the warm pavilion.

The four princes didn't sleep all night and took care of the imperial concubine carefully.

Emperor Hongxuan woke up the next day and saw the appearance of the four princes, and he was very comforted.

The imperial concubine also woke up, and saw that the eyes of Emperor Hongxuan and the four princes were a little bloodshot, and Emperor Hongxuan's face was even more haggard, and he hurriedly bowed slightly: "Let Your Majesty suffer." He stroked the face of the fourth prince again, and said distressedly: "The mother concubine is fine, the fourth child should go to sleep." Look at this, my eyes are picked. ”

The four princes had their hearts all night, and now they saw that their mother had woken up, no longer had a fever, and a stone fell to the ground in their hearts, so they felt sleepy, yawned, and saluted Emperor Hongxuan, saying, "Father, the fourth child went to sleep." ”

Emperor Hongxuan nodded.

The four princes came to the warm pavilion next to them, climbed to the position where Emperor Hongxuan slept last night, and fell asleep

The imperial concubine hurriedly called someone to come in to serve Emperor Hongxuan to freshen up and have breakfast.

Emperor Hongxuan held her down and said gently, "You don't have to be busy. Take care of it, the people in this palace are used to serving, you don't say it, they also know how to do it. ”

The imperial concubine also knew the truth, but she refused to be rude in front of Emperor Hongxuan.

At this time, seeing that Emperor Hongxuan opened his mouth, he pushed the boat down the river and nodded: "Then the concubine will be entrusted." ”

Emperor Hongxuan smiled and said a few words, then went to wash, went to have breakfast again, and drove to the court.

Not long after leaving the Fengxu Palace of the imperial concubine, Emperor Hongxuan saw several palace people surrounding a woman wearing a silver-white blue-edged shirt, who was Chu Huazhu, a noble man from Chu.

Emperor Hongxuan stopped on the road and watched Chu Huazhu come over in surprise to greet him.

Chu Huazhu's face was pale, his eyes were blue and black, and his eyes were red, and he also looked like he had stayed up all night.

"Where are you from? Where to go? Emperor Hongxuan pretended to be surprised and asked.

Chu Hua Zhu was blessed and said softly: "The concubine has been worried about the imperial concubine, and now she wants to go and see the imperial concubine." ”

Emperor Hongxuan's cold face loosened a little, and he nodded: "You have a heart." As soon as the imperial concubine woke up in the morning, you shouldn't go over and disturb her. ”

Chu Huazhu said yes in a low voice, stood up, but looked a little unsteady on his feet, and fell backwards.

The palace maid in the back hurriedly supported Chu Huazhu and said to Emperor Hongxuan: "Your Majesty, the little lord prayed for the imperial concubine Niangniang in the small Buddha hall last night, and she was tired, not intentionally rude." ”

Chu Huazhu said angrily: "Don't be so talkative!" ”

The palace maid hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Emperor Hongxuan smiled and praised Chu Huazhu: "It's really rare." And he said, "If you are tired all night, go back and rest." As he spoke, he turned his head back to the ground.

Chu Huazhu was very disappointed, standing on the road and looking at the back of Emperor Hongxuan in the distance, his heart became more and more unhappy

After returning from a visit to the imperial concubine's palace, Chu Huazhu felt that he also had some nasal congestion, as if he had a cold last night, and he was even more sleepy, so he fell asleep on the bed.

The palace maid who served her cooked her a bowl of thick ginger soup and served her to drink.

In the afternoon, Chu Huazhu woke up and felt much better, leaning on the smoked cage, looking at the narcissus blooming on the windowsill in a daze.

The palace maid in the palace saw that the little master was sick, so she didn't dare to hide it, so she invited the imperial doctor to come over to diagnose the pulse. Chu Huazhu was really strong, but he just felt a cold, but he alarmed Emperor Hongxuan, and he came to her palace to see her.

Since Chu Huazhu entered the palace, Emperor Hongxuan came to her palace for the first time.

Hearing the news that the Holy Lord was coming, Chu Huazhu was naturally surprised and delighted, and hurriedly got up to freshen up, but her palace maid held her down and whispered something in her ear.

Chu Huazhu listened to the words of the palace maid with his cheeks dizzy, just combed his hair, put some pale pink rouge on his lips, leaned on the big pillow on the bed, and waited for Emperor Hongxuan to come in.

Emperor Hongxuan took the palace maid to Chu Huazhu's inner palace room, asked the imperial doctor to take a look at the pulse case, and comforted Chu Huazhu and said: "It's not a serious illness, it will be good for a few days." Then he asked her, "What do you want to eat?" I asked the Imperial Dining Room to make it for you? ”

Chu Huazhu sneered a few times, shook his head, and said, "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

Emperor Hongxuan smiled and asked her again: "Thanks to you praying for the imperial concubine last night, the imperial concubine is much better today." - What reward do you want? Say it, I'm sure I'm sure! ”

Chu Huazhu really wanted to fulfill her wish, but she also knew that she was "sick" now, and a sick concubine could not sleep......

After pondering for a long time, Chu Huazhu said timidly: "The concubine has always been dependent on her widow and weak brother, and she has never been separated. The concubine wanted to ask His Majesty for a favor and let the concubine's mother and younger brother get together in the palace. ”

Emperor Hongxuan raised his long eyebrows and muttered, "That's it? It's a pity that your mother has passed away for two or three years, how can you enter the palace? In this way, let your brother enter the palace and get together with you. ”

Chu Huazhu's face flushed. The "widow" in her mouth of course refers to Liu Menghan, and she hurriedly begged: "Your Majesty, the mother of the concubine······ Aunt...... Still alive. She looked at Emperor Hongxuan with her eyes open, hoping that Emperor Hongxuan would give her this grace.

Emperor Hongxuan's face turned pale, and he said solemnly: "This is not good. Your birth mother is an outer chamber that cannot be put on the table. Now that you are thanks to the blessing of Mrs. Ningyuan, you can enter the palace to accompany you, how can you cross the river and tear down the bridge so quickly? Even if Mrs. Tai is dead, you can't wipe her out......"

Chu Huazhu's face was hot, and he quickly got up from the bed and knelt in front of Emperor Hongxuan to plead guilty.

Emperor Hongxuan was too lazy to entangle with her anymore, got up and said: "I am in the Great Qi Dynasty, and I have not had a concubine or aunt who has ever been a foreign wife. - Hello do it yourself. He turned around and left Chu Huazhu's palace.

Chu Huazhu saw that Emperor Hongxuan left mercilessly, and fell to the ground and sobbed in a low voice. She just forgot that she was already the registered daughter of Mrs. Marquis Ningyuan, and her mother was only Mrs. Marquis Ningyuan. Liu Menghan is just an aunt, and she is not qualified to enter the palace to see her.

The palace maid who served her hurriedly helped her up, comforted her softly, and said that as long as Chu Huazhu's younger brother entered the palace to see her, it would be the same as Aunt Liu's entry into the palace, so that Chu Huazhu quickly thought about what she had to say, and said to her younger brother, let him bring Liu Menghan.

The palace maid knows that some words are not easy to pass on through outsiders. Even if Liu Menghan is their current master, he has reservations when he speaks to them.

Seeing this, Chu Huazhu had no choice but to endure it and wait for her younger brother to enter the palace to see what good ideas her aunt would bring her in.

The next day, Chu Huazhu's younger brother Chu Huayu really entered the palace and came to Chu Huazhu's palace. When sisters and brothers meet, they naturally have a good relationship.

Emperor Hongxuan even took the time to come, saw Chu Huayu, praised him a few words, and personally handed him a piece of pumpkin glutinous rice balls to eat.

Chu Huayu had already heard of the four princes' favorite pumpkin glutinous rice balls, so he took it and ate it with both hands.

Chu Huazhu felt better when she saw that Emperor Hongxuan had given her this face, and she said a lot of words to her younger brother in a low voice, and asked him to take it to Liu Menghan.

Chu Huayu left the palace, returned to the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, explained to Liu Menghan the words of his sister Chu Huazhu, praised Emperor Hongxuan again, and said: "Your Majesty personally handed me a piece of cake to eat." ”

Note: "In my lifetime, we will not be spared when we meet on a narrow road" from Faye Wong's song "Flowing Years", lyrics by Lin Xi.

Contains a plus for the promotion of the Graceful Jiu to the Grandmaster. In the afternoon, there is a plus watch of pink 60. Today can be regarded as the third watch of the word.

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