Located in the western part of the Imperial City, Nanshan is only open to the nobles of the capital in the early spring of winter, and is usually the private land of the imperial family. There is a very well-known Wei Yuan in Nanshan, which has been the favorite of nobles for more than 200 years from the Great Wei of the Great Zhou.

In the past, during the Great Zhou Dynasty, it had not yet been included in the private land of the royal family. Now in Dawei, if the nobles want to come here to take a bubble bath, they can only wait for the spring once a year. The queen was only allowed to enter by special invitation—

Jiang Runyan also received a post from the queen of the palace as usual this year, and set off from home in a sedan chair. Before arriving in Nanshan, there were already many noble girls waiting, Li Qianran was also there, she was the daughter of Boyuan Houfu, although she was a marginal figure outside the power, but Boyuan waited for the end to sacrifice her life for the country, and the queen mother also gave her this face.

It's already spring, but there was still snow two days ago, and there is no snow here in Nanshan, and a few feet of thick snow crunch on the ground. Li Qianran walked to Jiang Runyan's side with a smile and said coquettishly, "A lot of things have happened in the past few days, and we haven't seen each other for a long time?" ”

During the Chinese New Year, Jiang Runyan rarely met with female guests, and the concubine didn't pay attention to the affairs of the princess's mansion at all. When these few days are over, I invite you to the princess's mansion for tea. ”

Li Qianran responded with a smile, and the two talked together for a while. Then a warm breeze came out, and several people looked up the mountain again, it should be that the hot spring was already good, "I haven't had a chance to see this royal hot spring before, but I didn't expect it to be because of my father this time-"

Li Qianran is not a fool, Boyuan Houfu has no real power, but he accepted the queen's post, what is the reason is clear.

Jiang Runyan comforted her, "Fortunately, now your family also has a pillar, and your brother can hold up the lintel now." ”

Li Qianran smiled, and saw that there seemed to be a large number of people on the other side of the road, so he whispered in Jiang Runyan's ear, "It seems that the queen has arrived", and the two walked up together, and the nobles who were originally talking and laughing in one place next to them also gathered around, ready to greet the queen.

Many people were in one place, Jiang Runyan looked around, but he didn't find Sheng Mingzhu's shadow, hung his head again, and asked Li Qianran beside him in a low voice, "Why don't you see that Sheng Mingzhu?" ”

The queen's sedan chair was already in front, Li Qianran lowered her voice and said, "I don't know very well." Although they all live in Sheng Guogong's mansion, after all, it is also the Guogong Mansion, and they don't see each other on weekdays, and they seem to think of something, and they say to Jiang Run, "Do you know what happened in recent days, I thought of such a thing, she should have no face." ”

If such a noble girl dares to come, isn't she afraid of being said? The son of the Liu family, but even his leg was broken.

"I've heard about the Liu family."

The two were saying that the queen's palanquin had arrived. Mama came out from one side first, and many noble girls were like light butterflies, and saluted the queen. The bright yellow veil was gradually lifted by a tender hand, and everyone looked up, and when the curtain was completely opened, it was not a queen, but a young face as young as a flower, smiling.

Sheng Mingzhu got off the sedan chair and held it for the queen, "Come out, Mingzhu will hold the curtain for you." ”

Jiang Runyan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the queen on the sedan chair had already come down. The queen is not the wife of Emperor Wei, but a noble daughter of Tuoba, who is rarely in the same sedan chair with others, not to mention a Han girl. Many noble ladies present were also like her, holding their breath, in the past few days, Miss Sheng San's affair has been spread all over the place, and the second son of Liu has been preaching her femme fatale woman everywhere, who said that she is still here today.

is still in the same sedan chair with the queen?

Sheng Mingzhu has little interest in high-profile travel, but she is very aware of the interests of these noble ladies. I've always loved to watch jokes, but today I have bright makeup and a bright smile. Originally, I was a little annoyed in my heart for a while and came over to talk to her about Liu Er, but now that the queen is in front of her, I am afraid that no one will dare to make a mistake.

"Today is just playing together in your spare time, don't worry about me."

Today's is not only some young noblewomen, but also the housewives of various families, except for the Ruan family in the capital, the queens of the official families who basically have a face have been invited. Twenty-three people, big and small, "Let the young people be together, and the palace has opened another pool there, and you and I will go there." ”

The wives bowed and bowed, and went with the queen.

The rest of the girls spoke for a while, and then they went into their inner chambers to prepare for the spring.

The queen and the ladies were in a different room, and the young ladies were five or six together. Jin Zhi and Sheng Mingzhu entered the house, and the heat in it quickly spread to their faces, and they looked a little foggy. There were a few noble ladies who were already in the house, behind the screen, with the help of the maids to untie their clothes.

Sheng Mingzhu had been here before, and he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Although they are all women, they sit in a pool with their clothes untied and take a bath, and they make dumplings for the New Year in the north - it is said that it is a reward given by the queen every year, and only the favored ladies of each family can come, and it seems that Sheng Feifei did not receive the queen's post. Sheng Mingzhu was probably angry with her when she came, but now that she thinks about it, she regrets it a little.

Jiang Runyan entered the water and whispered with Li Qianran, but his eyes kept falling on Sheng Mingzhu, who was undressing behind the screen. It is indeed stunning, with a good body and good looks, Jiang Runyan watched her enter the water, but his eyes fell on her neck - there was a jade pendant hanging there, and he wore it closely.

The ladies have a social circle, because the queen has just broken the siege, Sheng Mingzhu does not seem to be very lonely, and occasionally someone comes to talk to her, and she is happy to watch.

"She's a good thing." Li Qianran said, and poured water on her body with her hand, "Who dares to swagger out to play when something like her happens, but there is a queen to support her." I don't know what the queen likes about her? Actually in the same sedan chair with her? ”

Jiang Runyan didn't speak, the water was dripping from the ends of her hair, and after a while, she suddenly stood up, stood upright, and walked towards Sheng Mingzhu. Sheng Mingzhu glanced up, but saw that she had already sat down against the wall beside her, her head slightly tilted, like a proud swan.

"Your jade pendant is so ordinary that it is very ordinary?"

Sheng Mingzhu listened to her unintentional, so she lowered her head and looked at it. This jade pendant was given to her by Guan Ping that day - no matter how bold Sheng Mingzhu is, she is a woman after all. A woman serves her husband from the beginning to the end, she can marry Guan Ping first, and then if he treats her badly, she will at most get together. She was careless, afraid of breaking and losing, so she kept hanging on her body.

"It's quite ordinary, it's a gift from friends, it's hard to refuse."

Sheng Mingzhu and this Jiang Dajun Lord had met a few times before, but there were no good results, and she felt that Jiang Runyan should not have a good impression of her. In order not to make people look at each other, he talked to the noble girl on the side and prepared to move over.

"Sheng Mingzhu, in the past, the son of the Liu family said in front of everyone that he loved you and wanted to die, and now there is another second son of Liu because you broke his leg?" Jiang Runyan said, "Miss Sheng San, then Second Prince Liu is now disabled, and he will not be able to gain fame in the future, are you really ruthless?" ”

Sheng Mingzhu looked back, his face was slightly gloomy, and he smiled again after a while, "The county lord is very sympathetic to that son, it's just right, how about I be a matchmaker with him for you?" If the county lord can deign to marry him, presumably the second son of Liu can wake up laughing when he sleeps - and there is no need to be rumored in the market every day that the toad wants to eat meat and is depressed. ”

Jiang Runyan was in a hurry, she knew that this Sheng Mingzhu had a sharp mouth.

"The reputation of your daughter's family is the most important, do you really care about anything?" As she spoke, she looked at the jade around her neck, or she and the man had already made an agreement. Sheng Mingzhu was tired of hearing these words these days, got up from the pool, and Jin Zhi next to her hurriedly took her clothes and put them on for her, "There are too many people here, I'll go change places." ”

Jiang Runyan watched her leave, bowed to her face, and suddenly became stunned.

"Runyan, what's wrong with you?"

Li Qianran walked up to Jiang Runyan, "What are you telling her?" Why is this demeanor? ”

A few noble girls next to her heard it, so they gathered together, "That Miss Sheng San is really thick-skinned, the county lord Jiang was kind enough to persuade her, and she also sarcastically mocked the county lord." said that Liu Ergongzi was a toad who wanted to eat a swan's head, and she didn't marry herself, but let the county lord go, which was obviously her own sin, and it was really as vicious as the legend. ”

In the face of the queen, these nobles naturally won't say anything in person. Behind the scenes, the people are gone, but they are chattering non-stop.

That jade pendant was Guan Ping—she had seen it when she was very young.

At that time, he had just entered Qionglin, and it was not yet the time when he was in high spirits, His Majesty held a banquet to entertain the new imperial examiner, Jiang Runyan was also young at that time, but he just felt that this person was better looking than all the people present, so he kept watching, along with the jade stone on his waist that was not good.

From the beginning of the banquet, His Majesty also paid attention to the champion of the new department, the man of this dynasty Peiyu, but the Peiyu on his waist was too simple. knew that Guan Ping's background was just ordinary, and at that time, Emperor Wei was also afraid that rashly giving jade would hurt the young man's self-esteem, so he took the beautiful jade and exchanged it with him, but he was reluctant to give up the jade on his body.

"This jade is carved by the minister's mother, and the minister's mother died early, which is a gift for the minister's wife. The minister's wife has not been found, Your Majesty please forgive the sin, this is not a minister's thing. ”

The things of the minister's wife - the words of the year were in his ears, which made Jiang Runyan's mood difficult to calm down.

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The trip to Nanshan did not delay a lot of time, to put it bluntly, the queen organized the women of the court and the ladies in the backyard to come out to take a bath together, and after washing, they went back to their respective homes.

When he returned to the palace, Emperor Wei was dealing with court affairs, and when he saw her coming back, he asked about today's situation, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"What can be the matter, but it's just little girls."

The queen walked to the side to polish the ink for him, her eyes were a little dry, and she blinked slightly. After a while, he asked tentatively, "It's rare that Your Majesty cares so much about a little girl, and there are so many rumors in Beijing these days." The little girl of the Sheng family is now on the cusp of the storm, if no one supports her and stands together, she is afraid that she will feel uncomfortable? ”

Sheng Mingzhu, she likes it a lot. After all, Yongning is the prince's own daughter and her own granddaughter, and Sheng Mingzhu saved Yongning's life. But her husband cares about a beautiful little girl for no reason, although there are many concubines in the harem, the emperor doesn't care about one more, but the queen cares.

"Her temperament is not uncomfortable, I am afraid that other people will be uncomfortable." The old man of the Sheng family is pretending to be sick in the palace for himself, if he knows that his granddaughter outside the palace has been wronged, he must immediately put down the note - "What's going on with this Liu family, marriage can't be done, and it just stirs up the wind and rain, and a good girl's family has been practiced like this." ”

Emperor Wei naturally knew the situation here, after all, it was his favorite courtier who married his wife. He hoped that he would marry a beautiful wife and have children before he died—if he could ...... again

Emperor Wei thought about it, but suddenly there was a fishy sweetness in his throat. He beckoned, "Queen, you stand down, I'm sleepy." ”

The queen didn't expect Emperor Wei, who had the heart to talk to her just now, to let her step back next, although she had doubts in her heart, she still stood up from behind the desk and saluted like Emperor Wei respectfully, "The concubine retires." ”

Wang Fu had already noticed that Emperor Wei's body was wrong, and came over with a pill in his hand, and poured water for Emperor Wei himself, "Your Majesty, drink the medicine quickly." lest you cough again in a moment. ”

After Emperor Wei took the medicine, he breathed a long sigh of relief, but after a while, he couldn't help but put his fist against his lips and coughed for a while. Wang Fu hurriedly pulled out a white juan, wiped one or two traces of blood from his palm, and picked up some good and obedient words, "It seems that the new medicine made by the imperial doctor is useful, and Your Majesty coughs up much less blood today." ”

Emperor Wei knew that he said something nice to coax himself, but he didn't expose it.

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Liu Er was still sick, and his aunt was waiting for his sick leg in front of the bed.

Today, I invited a doctor outside the capital, and he said the same sentence, "Master, you really have no rule of law with small legs." It is said that the broken bones are still connected to the tendons, but your tendons and veins are broken - please forgive the villain for being incompetent. After finishing speaking, he went out with the medicine box on his back, and the angry Second Aunt Liu smashed things and scolded a few quacks behind him.

Liu Er looked at the roof, unconscious in his legs. Ever since he knew that his leg was broken, he had this look.

Second Aunt Liu returned to his bed, looked at her son's expression, and cried in fright, "Son, don't scare your aunt, your aunt is your son, and she will count on you for the rest of her life?" No legs, we have something else, there are so many beautiful concubines in your room, don't you like the Yu'er in the alley, let's take her back, my mother will never stop you anymore, ah? ”

Liu Er's eyes were still dumbfounded, but when he heard his aunt say this, he suddenly got up, "I want Sheng Mingzhu, mother!" I want Sheng Mingzhu! ”

His leg was broken for her.

Second Aunt Liu looked at her son with a bitter face, "Now all our family can do is to vent your anger and black the reputation of Miss Sheng San." After all, people's homes are Shilang's Mansion and Guogong's Mansion, not the low-ranking woman, if you really don't want to marry, what can our family do? ”

"If I can't marry her! I'd rather die of pain! ”

Second Aunt Liu heard him say this, and her face became even more sad. Liu Er turned his head, his face was lifeless, and Aunt Liu Er hurriedly wiped away her tears, "Son, don't worry, I'll go talk to your father first-"

On the other side, the old lady of the Liu family and Lord Liu were more worried than them. Liu Er in the family made those things before, and said that the Sheng family looked down on his family and wanted to regret the marriage, and some said that their toad wanted to eat the swan's head, and Mrs. Liu had the intention to marry Sheng Mingzhu into the house.

then instigated the message to breed, anyway, he Liu family has a lot of things. Maybe the girl of the Sheng family couldn't stand up to talk in front of people, so she married into the door. Now the people say that the Sheng family is low and loves high, but in the real officialdom, he was squeezed out by Sheng Qian's people and wanted to stop.

Aunt Liu cried and cried, "Master, you said that the child, whether he lives or dies, Miss Sheng will not marry, and the concubine is such a son, master, what should I do?" Then Miss Sheng, can you get married? I don't think about it, and now his leg is still broken, and he refuses to take medicine, how can he get it if he goes on like this? ”