Duan Yixuan got up, folded his hands, and the wide white sleeved robe hung down in front of him, gentle and elegant, "Back to the Queen Mother, Erchen is twenty and three this year." ”

"Twenty-three," the Queen Mother looked at him with deep eyebrows, meaning something, "Twenty-three years old, it's time to make the crown princess, do you have a favorite girl?" ”

Duan Yixuan lowered his head and replied, "Not yet."

"What are the criteria for a person in Italy, such as being virtuous and virtuous, or proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or heroic and hearty?" The Queen Mother leaned forward slightly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and asked patiently.

The emperor and queen on the side were speechless and remained silent.

When Duan Yixuan heard this, he smiled gently, "Erchen is all in the court, and he has never thought about these children's private affairs, the queen mother suddenly asked, and Erchen didn't know how to answer for a while." ”

"The prince has a gentle temperament, and he also mourns his family, so it is better to be a virtuous and virtuous person." After that, she looked at the veils of the ministers, "I heard that the concubine of the head of the household department is also here?" ”

Lord Tobe Shangshuyan quickly stood up, "Yes, the Queen Mother. ”

"Let her get out of the curtain and let the mourning family see." The Queen Mother naturally looked behind him.

Lord Yan was nervous for a while, everyone in the court knew that he was the person recommended by Duan Junmo, but now the queen mother matched his concubine and the prince, is this not clear that he is spying on the prince?

"Qing'er, don't come out to meet the Queen Mother soon." Lord Yan reminded behind the curtain.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of white and tender little hands slowly lifted the curtain, revealing a delicate and gentle face, walked to the queen mother and sat down, she gently brushed her body, "Courtier Yan Qing, I have seen the emperor, the queen mother, the queen and the princes and princes. ”

"Get up." The Empress Dowager raised her hand falsely, and then looked at Duan Yixuan, who was standing in place, "I heard that Miss Yan is not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also gentle and polite, and is a well-known virtuous lady. ”

Duan Yixuan politely glanced at Yan Qing, and then smiled slightly, "As the Queen Mother said, Miss Yan is indeed worthy of her name. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on her face, and she turned to Yan Qing, "What does Miss Yan think of His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Yan Qing dared to look at Duan Yixuan directly, only glanced at it hurriedly, and then lowered his head shyly, "Your Highness is both talented and beautiful, and he is a rare elegant man in the world." ”

The queen mother saw that the two of them were so obedient, and the smile on her face became stronger, so she looked at the emperor, "Since the two of them have a lot of eyes, it is better to mourn the beauty of the family, what does the emperor think?" ”

The emperor smiled, "There is a mother to worry about, but the queen has already been in Zhang Luo to choose this matter, and the prince is now busy with how to become the prince, so it is temporarily delayed." ”

The queen took over at this time, "There is indeed such a thing, the roster was prepared at that time, thinking that the crown princess is different from the ordinary princess, and she needs to be cautious, so she is still looking for it." ”

"What does the queen think of this Miss Yan?" The Queen Mother did not forgive.

The queen glanced at Yan Qing and said with a smile: "Miss Yan has excellent talents, both ability and political integrity, and is one of the best ladies in Kyoto, but the crown princess is not able to be a princess with these advantages, and the husband, as the future prince, also needs to have the mind, courage and means to lead the harem in order to suppress the people in the six palaces."

Obviously, Yan Qing was too gentle and did not have this kind of deterrent power.

The queen mother also heard this meaning, "Then the queen has an intention?" ”

The queen slowly looked at the curtain of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, "I heard that Miss Jia is also here, so it is better to let the Queen Mother meet her." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department got up and hurriedly let Jia Ru come out.

Compared with Yan Qing's gentle and virtuous lady, Jia Ru is much more generous, and there is some heroism in her demeanor, and when she came to Yan Qing's side, her demeanor was lively and full of vitality, "The courtier Jia Ru has seen the emperor, the queen mother, the queen and all the princes and princes. ”

The Empress Dowager looked at her, although she liked her vitality, she knew that her father was Duan Yixuan's person, so she was a little dissatisfied between her eyebrows, "Who gave you this name?" ”

"Reporting to the queen mother, it was the father of the courtier." Jia Ru replied without humility or arrogance.

The queen glanced at Jia Ru with satisfaction, and then looked at the queen mother, "Jia Ru is still young, but in another year or two, she will become a big weapon, different from the charm of ordinary women, but she has her own style." ”

"The crown princess doesn't need to go to the battlefield to fight, she should still be virtuous and virtuous, and the mourning family thinks that Miss Yan is more suitable." Although the queen mother smiled on her face, her eyes did not back down at all.

The queen smiled and said gently, "The concubine is the prince's mother, and I have watched the prince grow up since I was a child, so I know better what kind of person he is suitable for." ”

For a moment, the two women were tense, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.

Jia Ru and Yan Qing, who were standing in the audience, were also a little at a loss, but Duan Yixuan was smiling and couldn't see his emotions.

The emperor coughed slightly, "Since both of them are still young, then this matter is not urgent, and we can discuss it slowly and slowly." ”

After that, he looked at Grandpa Hai, "It's time to go on the next show." ”

Gonggong Hai bowed his head slightly and sang loudly, and the audience soon resumed the Yingge Yan Dance, which was lively.

The queen didn't have much emotion, but the queen mother was a little unhappy, looking at Yan Qing who walked into the curtain, she was still a little unwilling.

The matter of pointing out the marriage for Duan Yixuan was so intervened by the queen that it was temporarily over.

Jia Ru, who returned to the back of the curtain, was suddenly afraid, patted his chest, and said to Feng Lingye: "I almost became a target."

"Why is it a target, isn't it good to be the crown princess?" Feng Ling smiled at night.

Jia Ru shook his head, "Although the crown prince is good, the position of the crown princess is not easy to sit, my father is trembling with the prince every day, let alone being his pillow person?" ”

At this head, Yan Qing also sat back in her position, the same as Jia Ru's movements, and patted her chest fearfully, "I almost became a target." ”

Jia Ru suddenly looked at Feng Lingye, meaning: Look, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

Looking at these two living treasures, Feng Lingye couldn't help but smile.

Men love power, but they don't know that some women regard it as a hot potato, so they can't avoid it.

Whether they are mediocre or inactive, or contempt for the powerful, there are always different choices in life.

She raised her head and looked through the curtain at the breezy man in front of her, the corners of her lips slightly curved with a hint of bitterness.

His elegance is indisputable, just his umbrella, just like the gentleness when she first arrived at the palace, he seems to be indifferent to fame and fortune, but he doesn't really like the life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

She seems to be shrewd and sensitive, deceitful, and every step of the way, but she doesn't really like this kind of power-first life.

Once he succeeds in ascending the throne, the two of them will only go further and further.

The banquet was almost over, and the queen took the lead in sending out the congratulatory gifts she had prepared, which was a bright red coral mountain, implying that the queen mother was better than the south mountain.

Then, the emperor also gave his own gift, which was precious but not too new, and the queen mother accepted it with a smile as usual.

Then the princes, the princes, then the princesses, the princesses, sent them down one by one, and finally it was Feng Lingye's turn.

The world is speculating that the queen mother does not want to see Feng Lingye, and she was sent to the prison before, I don't know what she will give on this birthday?

Feng Lingye held a box, rectangular, made of nanmu, walked out from behind the gauze curtain, stood in the center of the brown sugar, dressed in a night blue robe, cold and noble, with a straight back, a cold and calm temperament, and the mask on her face made her more mysterious and dazzling, making people want to see her true face.

The Queen Mother looked at it and frowned slightly, "Who is in the audience, why is it secretive, dressed strangely, and what kind of body is it?" ”

She didn't know that Feng Lingye had been disfigured for a while.

As soon as she spoke, Zhuang Nanyan wanted to stop her, but Feng Lingye was already one step ahead of her, her voice was cold, neither humble nor arrogant, "Erchen Feng Lingye, the princess of the War Palace, her face was given by Concubine Qin's sister Jin Hairpin for fear of staining the holy eye, so she specially wore a mask." ”

The queen mother was shocked, and there was still this matter, she stretched out her hand, and was about to stop there.

"Since the queen mother thinks this is disrespectful, then the minister will take it down." Feng Lingye suddenly put down the wooden box, reached out and took off the mask, and raised his eyes to look directly at the Queen Mother.

When everyone saw her face clearly, they immediately gasped.

Behind the curtain, there was even a scream.

There was immediately a lot of discussion in the audience.

"Oh my God, what's that?"

"I heard that Zhuang Nanyan from Zhuang Mansion is gentle and virtuous, but I didn't expect to be so ruthless!"

"Is such a wound unintentional?"

"This concubine Qin is really the prince's favorite at the top of her heart, and she hurt the princess like this, but there is no punishment at all, and she is suspected of spoiling the concubine and killing his wife."

......

Duan Junmo looked at her face from a distance, his expression complicated.

Duan Yixuan on the side had deep eyebrows and thin lips.

"Put on your mask!" The Queen Mother exclaimed, and hurriedly blocked her vision with her wide sleeves.

Feng Lingye bowed slightly, put on his mask again, and his movements were methodical and not flustered at all.

The Queen Mother slowly lowered her sleeves and said in an unkind tone, "Today is the birthday of the mourning family, not the time to deal with backyard affairs, put down your gift and return it immediately!" ”

Feng Lingye bowed respectfully and handed the wooden box to a grandmother.

Zhuang Nanyan behind the curtain wanted to speak, but she was afraid of being abrupt, she had just been named by Feng Lingye and ruined her appearance, and now if she was forced to open the box, everyone found that it was a goddess of mercy inside, so wouldn't she be suspected of falling into the well?

Anyway, the gift has already been sent, and when the time comes, she will find a way to let Green Lotus go over to check, and she won't believe that the Queen Mother will not cure her.

Feng Lingye retreated, and then it was Zhuang Nanyan's turn.

Zhuang Nanyan walked out of the gauze curtain, holding a small box in his hand, ignoring the strange glances from everyone, and bowed to the Queen Mother obediently, "Erchen has seen the Queen Mother." ”

"What's wrong with your eyes?" The Queen Mother saw her white veil covering her right eye, and couldn't help but ask with concern.

Zhuang Nanyan wanted to say that it was stabbed by Feng Lingye, so that the queen mother would seek justice for herself, but just now the queen mother said that this was a birthday banquet, not a place to deal with the affairs of the backyard, so she had to change her words, "It was the son who accidentally injured him." ”

"Be careful when you walk." The Queen Mother said painlessly.

Zhuang Nanyan said yes, then opened the box and looked at the Queen Mother, "This is a birthday gift from Erchen to the Queen Mother, a small object made of rhinoceros horn to relax the muscles and veins, be careful, and I hope the Queen Mother likes it." ”

The queen mother saw that it was an object that soothes the muscles and revitalized the veins, and she was curious for a while, the jade she gave last time really worked, and she always felt a lot better when she scraped it every day.

So she stretched out her hand and couldn't wait to say, "Take it to the mourning family."

Mama stepped down, took the small box from Zhuang Nanyan's hand, and walked quickly to the Queen Mother's side, the Queen Mother picked it up and looked at it, full of joy, turned it over and looked, and found that there were still words, thinking it was a congratulatory word, so she read it out unconsciously, "The sun and the moon are in the sky, shining on the earth." The grass and trees are strong, not civil and martial. ”

After reading it, her face immediately changed greatly, and as soon as her hand became weak, the rhinoceros object fell off her hand and fell on the wooden table with a muffled sound.

The emperor on the side took her words in his ears, his face instantly became gloomy, and he stretched out his hand to pick up the rhinoceros horn, and the queen mother wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

I saw the handwriting on the emperor, and read it again clearly, his eyes widened, and his breath was slightly panting.

Zhuang Nanyan in the audience didn't know yet, seeing everyone carefully looking at their gifts, could something have happened?

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