The wind blows the willows, stirring the calm surface of the lake, and rippling in circles, just like the mood of people on the shore, giving rise to many troubles for no reason. The water waves are calm, reflecting a beautiful face, the willow eyebrows are like the moon, the cherry lips are like Zhu, indifferent and majestic, cold and delicate, the appearance of the peony, the state is better than the orchid. The fairy who was supposed to go to the meeting in Yaochi fell into the mortal dust, and still couldn't hide the charm of this body.

The maid, who was standing not far behind her, secretly raised her head and looked at the figure of the woman in front of her, and there were endless words of praise in her heart, but she couldn't say it, for fear of alarming her contemplation. She has been serving in the palace since she was four years old, and the ladies of the palace have seen all kinds of beauties, but she rarely sees such a beauty in front of her. Although she hasn't seen what the queen looks like with her own eyes, in her opinion, such a beauty who feels like she is not angry when she looks at it from a distance, it is not an exaggeration to make her mother the world.

"Master, this Mrs. Xingyong Marquis has a really big shelf, you have made four posts, and she lazily agreed, so she doesn't take you seriously." Standing behind the woman, a girl with a round face spoke, her tone full of complaint and contempt, and when she saw that her master was silent, she began to chatter. "Anyway, you are the princess, the niece of the Queen Mother, and the cousin of the Queen Mother, she is just a Mrs. Hou, what is there to be arrogant."

He Shaoqing sighed deeply, she didn't know how she could tolerate a noisy person like Bell by her side with such a lonely and cold character. Maybe she's afraid of loneliness, and multiple voices are also good.

Since the Queen Mother gave her marriage, the whole family has been so happy that she has been held to the sky, but she, the person concerned, feels that it is just a change of place to live.

Having heard a lot of news about the prince, He Shaoqing didn't think that she could force his favor, how could she accept a proud son like him. Although the family comforted her that she had a face that was far superior to that of her cousin in the world, Hongfang's wife was a peerless woman, even though she had a powerful mother's family, but the only concubine of the so-called three princes, her identity was extremely noble.

Therefore, it was not surprising for her to be indifferent and ignored by him after she got married, and she did her best to be a princess and a daughter-in-law. In exchange, it is true that Hongfang received five aunts in a row, and all of them were pregnant, so angry that the third princess called them to the couple and counted them down.

"If you want children, they will be raised by you when they are born." Hongfang was so ridiculed, He Shaoqing was not angry, but the bell was so angry that he shouted for the third princess to complain.

"If he doesn't want to, what else can the princess do?" Obviously, Hongfang just didn't want her to have children.

It's just that there are no children in the main room, but the concubines are all pregnant, what an ironic and humiliating thing. Faced with the turnip soup after every intercourse, He Shaoqing only felt ridiculous and sad, she didn't dare to take risks, she didn't know what Hongfang would do if she secretly conceived a child.

"Even so, the prince can't humiliate your master like this, and you are not wrong to do anything!" Naturally, the bell did not dare to sue.

This is the Three Kings' Mansion, which is Hongfang's territory, even if they return to Shangshu Mansion, they can't help much. He Shaoqing is a concubine, but she is not the only concubine of Shangshu Mansion, not to mention that her mother has died a long time ago. So Shangshu Mansion is just the home she lived in before, and she can't even talk about her mother's home.

He Shaoqing didn't say too much to the bell, she knew that the bell had a good heart, but she didn't hide her mouth, if she hadn't grown up with her when she was a child, she really didn't want the bell to come into the palace. In her mind, Hongfang's dislike for her probably stems from the fact that this family affair is also the meaning of the palace. Although after Xin Zimo's death, the first emperor also let Hongfang marry himself, but the first emperor died, and the Empress Dowager He stuffed her on the grounds that Hongfang was not young. The princess and princess are quite satisfied with her, but the parties are not happy, but relatively speaking, she is easier to accept the reality.

"Bells." He Shaoqing's voice was like hers, elegant and slightly cold, which was also the reason why Empress Dowager He finally gave up on her and chose He Wanru.

"What's the matter, master?" The bell sneered, excited like a rabbit.

"I'm thirsty." He Shaoqing's words were like pouring cold water on the bell, making her excited in vain.

She turned around and asked the little maid to pour tea for He Shaoqing, and then pouted and complained dissatisfiedly, "Master, I didn't shout thirst after I said so much, did you listen?" ”

He Shaoqing looked up at her bulging little face and chuckled, "Just say if you're thirsty, I didn't stop you from drinking water." ”

Bell's face turned red in retort, and he hurriedly defended: "I didn't mean that! ”

"Princess Shizi, Mrs. Xingyong is here."

The timely report interrupted the gossip between the master and servant, and the two of them put away their joking expressions with their own thoughts. The bell followed behind He Shaoqing, and felt unhappy for her in her heart, obviously her master was smart and beautiful, and the prince didn't know the goods, even Mrs. Hou didn't take her seriously. Bell suddenly had a bad thought in her heart, she wanted to see what kind of three heads and six arms this Mrs. Xingyong looked like, so she dared to put on such a big shelf.

And Shaohua, who was waiting in the flower hall as early as possible, was also uneasy, she only made up for He Shaoqing's family background temporarily, knowing that she and the queen were cousins, and her father was a household secretary. I heard that Empress Dowager He had hesitated for a long time between her and He Wanru, although the final choice was He Wanru, but obviously Empress Dowager He had a higher opinion of her, praising her for having the appearance of a nine-day phoenix.

Shaohua was very curious about why Empress Dowager He had such a high evaluation of He Shaoqing, but she did not choose her, Yan Kaizhi's explanation was that He Wanru's eight characters were much more noble than He Shaoqing.

Although Shaohua doesn't have any opinion on such mysterious things as Bazi, when he thinks that the person he wants to see is almost the master of the harem, he can't help but feel a little worried, and he doesn't know what she's looking for her.

"The princess has arrived."

Hearing this, Shaohua hurriedly got up, looked down at a lotus-blue swastika curved water weaving gold and smoke brocade skirt passing in front of her, she slowly raised her head, just in time to see He Shaoqing turn around elegantly. Shaohua was instantly attracted by her reserved and dignified temperament, if it is said that Wanhua's temperament is as gentle as everyone's ladies, He Shaoqing is naturally graceful and luxurious. She suddenly understood Empress Dowager He's praise for her, and she didn't feel exaggerated at all, and even a little regretful.

Just when Shaohua was amazed by He Shaoqing's temperament, He Shaoqing also looked sideways at Shaohua's elegant demeanor. The story of Shaohua and Yan Kaizhi can be said to be spread all over the capital, and He Shaoqing is no exception, she has long been full of admiration and curiosity for this daring woman, but she didn't expect such a free and bold woman to be born with a delicate and lovely appearance, which is not at all consistent with the image of a chivalrous woman in her imagination.

"Blessed princess." In the face of such a beauty, Shaohua did not dare to be careless and respectfully greeted her.

"Mrs. Xingyong is polite, please hurry up." He Shaoqing's attitude was enthusiastic, as if the two had been similar for a long time.

Bell watched Shaohua give He Shaoqing a gift, and was thinking about finding an opportunity to taunt her, but after taking a look at Shaohua, he suddenly felt familiar. Her thoughts were racing, and suddenly she thought of someone and blurted out excitedly. "Master, she looks like Yao!"

He Shaoqing's face showed displeasure, and immediately interrupted the bell's words, "The bell must not be presumptuous." ”

was drunk by He Shaoqing, Shaohua also sat up straight, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of this master and servant, and he has just taken a look. But it is undeniable that He Shaoqing's face is indeed very majestic, and she doesn't even dare to make a mistake when she looks at it.

The bell was disgraced, and immediately reacted to his gaffe, consciously lowered his head, and took a step back. Shaohua looked at He Shaoqing's face and made sure that she was not angry at herself, so she was relieved, smiled, and asked softly, "I don't know who the Yao family is, does it look like me?" ”

He Shaoqing glanced at Shaohua, and also smiled, "Let Mrs. Xingyong Marquis laugh, my maid is too presumptuous, and I have no way to discipline her." ”

"It's okay, the princess doesn't have to mind." Seeing that He Shaoqing didn't plan to say, Shaohua didn't ask, but he still had doubts in his heart, "I was grateful to the princess before, but the child suffered from smallpox, which is dangerous and easily contagious. The concubine had no choice but to postpone the love of the princess again and again, and hoped that the princess would not care about it. ”

Shaohua turned back the four rejections with a light polite remark, and in the name of "I am thinking about you", which makes people grateful.

"I was abrupt and didn't think about it that much." He Shaoqing naturally knew that Shaohua was doing Tai Chi.

But since she had the patience to endure her excuses so many times, of course she also accepted Shaohua's "explanation". In fact, as early as when the bell exclaimed, she had already had the same surprise in her heart as the bell, and it could even be said that she was enlightened.

For Hongfang repeatedly concealing the palace to send things to the Marquis of Xingyong's mansion, but others retreated, it stands to reason that Hongfang should be annoyed by this humiliation. But He Shaoqing heard another news, the reason why Hongfang gave gifts in the past was not because of how good the relationship was with Xingyonghou, on the contrary, Hongfang and Yan Kaizhi met on a narrow road and almost had a big fight. The things that Hongfang sent were all for one person, and that was Mrs. Xingyonghou.

When He Shaoqing first heard the news, he only felt that this rumor-monger was very ridiculous, could a dignified son still covet other people's wives. But when she overheard Hongfang shouting Shaohua's name in her sleep, she had a thought in her heart, she wanted to meet this Mrs. Xingyonghou, and she wanted to know what kind of person would make Hongfang shout out in her dream.

But when he saw Shaohua's first face, He Shaoqing's heart suddenly felt like he had been pricked by a needle, because Shaohua's appearance was very similar to Hongfang's favorite Yao, or Yao's appearance looked like Ji Shaohua. If you look closely, you will find that these five pregnant concubines vaguely have the shadow of Shaohua, Lin's eyes, Bian's smile, Song's figure, and Yao's facial features. He Shaoqing went from initial shock to slowly waking up, and she suddenly understood why Hongfang was reluctant to let her get pregnant, or that he didn't want to let anyone other than these five people get pregnant, because he had another person hidden in his heart.

She didn't know if Hongfang would think about Shaohua when she held these concubines, but she was sure that Hongfang didn't like her just because of the marriage in the palace.

Looking at this rival who was not a rival in love, He Shaoqing felt that she was a little reluctant to even smile. originally wanted to have a relationship with Shaohua, but she found that she didn't want to talk to Shaohua at all, and she didn't even want to see her, as if she saw Shaohua and saw her failure.