[Chapter 3, Volume 3]

Section 186

But I saw that it was under Princess Linchuan, a girl about ten years old and wearing Ai Lu palace clothes, her eyebrows and eyes had not fully grown, but the facial features that resembled Queen Gu could already know her stunning appearance when she grew up...... This should be Princess Qingxin, Queen Gu's biological daughter and sister of the East Palace.

is also the young daughter of the saint, and like Princess Linchuan, she is deeply favored by the emperor.

Wei Changying didn't dare to offend this golden branch and jade leaf, and hurriedly smiled at her.

It's just that...... After Princess Qingxin's gaze was discovered, she frowned slightly and looked away.

I don't think I've offended this princess, right? Wei Changying noticed her frowning, and her heart was stunned, and then she thought: "Before, my cousin said that Liu Ruoye forced Zhong Xiaoyi's sister Zhong Li to death, and she pretended to be Princess Qingxin's birthday last year to give Zhong Li a post, and then I saw Zhong Li...... Didn't Liu Ruoye say mine in front of her? ”

Thinking like this, Wei Changying couldn't help but secretly guard against it in her heart...... I didn't have the heart to pay attention to the people below, so I thought about how to deal with Princess Qingxin and herself for a while......

When it was almost noon, the Changle Hall was already full of money, and the foreign wives who were qualified to meet the queen and the princess were already there, and the queen looked around and said, "Mrs. Zhenyi is not very good these days, and she can't come out today." Angie accompanied her mother...... All the other people are together, and in that case, let the feast begin. ”

So some palace people came up to ask the queen to move to the main hall where the banquet was held, and all the women inside and outside invited together.

Empress Gu got up, Deng Guifei also stood up, Wei Changying subconsciously wanted to reach out to help her, but saw a palace maid beside the concubine take the first step to help the concubine's hand, smiled at her, and said in a low voice: "There is a young lady Lao Wei, but it's just a maid to help the mother." ”

Wei Changying withdrew her hand a little sneeringly, and her doubts deepened: It seems that Deng Guifei doesn't look like a person who likes her...... So what does it mean that she called herself to her side? Whether it's the Wei family or the Shen family, they don't have any grievances with Deng Guifei? Before that, Deng Guifei intervened in the marriage between Song Zaishui and the prince, and the Wei family also helped...... Mrs. Deng of the Su family, the aunt of Concubine Deng, and Wei Changying also want to call her grandmother......

No matter how you calculate it, Deng Guifei shouldn't deliberately find trouble for herself......

Confused, she followed the crowd to the main hall, where the wide hall was already full. The first three seats were set up for the queen, the concubine and the princess of Linchuan, and they were separated from the surrounding seats.

Concubine Deng Guifei instructed left and right: "Add a seat to this child at the back of the palace." "There are palace people who quickly added.

Judging from this point, Deng Guifei doesn't look like she is embarrassing Wei Changying. Wei Changying couldn't understand the true attitude of the concubine after thinking about it, so she simply didn't bother, thanked her respectfully, and thought that the horizontal and vertical soldiers would come to block it!

At this time, Queen Gu also said something about the scene, and asked everyone to sit down according to their grades - after a while, everyone congratulated Princess Linchuan, and praise came one after another, and many people offered extra treasures in addition to congratulatory gifts to please the princess.

Even Mrs. Su took out a night pearl the size of a baby's fist, said words of blessing Princess Linchuan, and handed it to the palace attendants.

And Princess Linchuan smiled and greeted Danqi, and she had to repay the favor and praise the extraordinarily attentive wives themselves, or their juniors. When she arrived at Mrs. Su, Princess Linchuan said Shen Zangning: "Ning'er is lively and cute, and the palace likes her very much, which is all taught by Mrs. Su." ”

Mrs. Su's stepdaughter-in-law smiled bitterly for the second time after being involved in the battle between the queen and the concubine: she really didn't think Shen Zangning was lively and cute at all! If it weren't for the princess's public remark, she would have thought it was a mockery! This unconscious daughter...... If it's not biological...... Forget it, don't think about it too much - you can't stop having a headache if you think too much!

It was Shen Zangning, who listened to Princess Linchuan's praise, and was triumphant, and looked like he accepted it calmly.

After receiving everyone's congratulations, the wine and food gradually came up, and Queen Gu ordered someone to pass on the musicians and dancers to enter the palace to cheer everyone up.

The sound of silk and bamboo started, and the excitement in the hall went to a higher level, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Wei Changying took a sip of the contents of the cup, only to feel that the taste was refreshing and long, looking at its color, there was a layer of greenery in it. The palace man waiting next to him introduced with a smile: "This is the palace brewed lychee green, if the young lady is not used to drinking wine, the maid will change you for agarwood drink or black plum juice?" ”

"Thank you, this wine is not strong, I can still drink a little." Wei Changying put down the wine glass and said with a smile.

The palace man hurriedly said: "It is the servant's duty to serve you today, and I should not thank the young lady." Don't hide it from the young lady, but this lychee green stamina is not small. ”

Wei Changying listened to her earnest reminder, couldn't help but be a little grateful, and nodded: "You tell me, otherwise I thought that this wine would not be intoxicating." He gently bumped the Qin Ge on his side with his elbow, and Qin Ge understood, so he took the purse that had been prepared from his sleeve and gave it to the palace people, and said with a smile: "The first time my young lady entered the palace, there were many things I didn't understand, and I hope my sister will take care of them more." ”

The palace people did not shirk, took the purse, and said with a smile: "Servant Liu Di, since I greet you on the orders of the queen's mother, I should do my best." He continued to introduce the dishes and snacks on the table to Wei Changying-Wei Changying was listening, and a palace man who was serving Deng Guifei in front of him came over and said in a low voice: "Guifei let move the young lady's seat and get closer to talk." ”

Wei Changying didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, got up to tidy up her skirt, and said, "Yes." ”

The seat moved to the position slightly behind Deng Guifei, Deng Guifei did not move her teething, but took a gold bottle, sat leisurely on the seat, and stared intently at the Maiko who was dancing with the music - because of her previous experience of not being ignored by her, Wei Changying was also ready to continue to wait so carefully......

I didn't want Deng Guifei to look at the dance, but Wei Changying had just arrived, so she asked out loud: "You grew up in Fengzhou, do you want to be familiar with the customs of Fengzhou?" ”

"Back to the mother's words, the courtiers have grown up in the boudoir since childhood, and they know a little bit about it." Wei Changying was stunned for a moment, and said subconsciously.

I heard Concubine Deng snort and said, "Then tell the palace about it." ”

…… What did the concubine do when she inquired about the customs and customs of Fengzhou? Did he really take a fancy to Rui Yutang's children and want to marry his niece to Fengzhou? Wei Changying thought so, so he chose the climate, geography, scenic spots, and so on.

Deng Guifei looked at His Royal Highness motionlessly, Wei Changying didn't know if she heard it or was distracted, she slowed down as she spoke, and suddenly Deng Guifei said: "The climate in Fengzhou is hotter than the imperial capital?" ”

Wei Changying was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yes, because ......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Deng Guifei muttering in a low voice: "Jun'er is afraid of heat, the imperial capital can't stand it, Yingzhou is souther than Fengzhou, and it must be hotter, it's not a good place!" ”

Jun'er? Wei Changying only heard Song Zaishui say that Deng Zongqi's sister is called Wanwan, and he doesn't know whether Wanwan is a milk name or a big name, whether Deng Wanwan's name has a Jun character? But I think that what Deng Guifei said is Yingzhou, not Fengzhou...... Yingzhou? Yingzhou doesn't seem to have any big surnames!

Just as he was puzzled, he saw that Deng Guifei's hand shook slightly, and she almost spilled the wine on her body, but she sighed softly, and finally turned her head to look at Wei Changying, and said, "Scared you?" Bengong hasn't been in good health lately, and I always think Jun'er is still alive. ”

Wei Changying was taken aback, and immediately understood that Jun'er was afraid that it was the name of the six princes, and sure enough, Deng Guifei continued, "Back then, the saint said that he would seal Jun'er to Yingzhou as the king of Ying, but he disappeared before he could make the trip...... After the palace got the words of the saint, it took a lot of effort to inquire about Yingzhou, but it became a habit. When I see people coming to Beijing from Yingzhou or nearby, I can't help but ask twice. ”

Yingzhou borders Fengzhou, just southwest of Fengzhou...... Wei Changying secretly wondered in his heart: "I heard that the death of the six princes has something to do with the abolition of the Qian family, this is because the six princes are deeply favored and threaten the status of the fourth prince who was the crown prince at the time, so the Qian family is ...... But now the concubine said that although the saint favored the six princes, he had no intention of changing it, and even the titles and fiefs of the six princes had been decided? ”

The rule of the Great Wei is that all the princes except the crown prince, if there is no accident, they are probably crowned kings in advance at the age of sixteen, and after being crowned kings, unless there are special exceptions, they will all go to the fiefdom to take up the domain, and without the emperor's edict, they are not allowed to set foot in Gyeonggi again.

Normal princes are mentioned to be titled, and they are all at the age of fifteen. When the sixth prince died, he was less than a bunker of hair, that is, he was only fourteen years old, and it is said that he was just mentioned as a title...... Yingzhou, this place is far away from the imperial capital, located in the south, although it is rich, but it is not a special place. Looking at it this way, the saint likes the six princes more, so he chose the rich Yingzhou as his fief, but he didn't particularly like it, otherwise he would have given him a more meaningful fief, especially Deng Guifei said that the six princes were afraid of heat...... Yingzhou is a hot and humid place......

Wei Changying turned her mind around, and replied cautiously: "Don't dare to hide it from Niangniang, the courtiers have just gone to Beijing, and I don't know the name of His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, so I ......"

"Hmm." Deng Guifei put the wine bottle on the table casually, but she smiled and said, "It's an honest child." I don't know if I remembered the six princes, or for some reason, the concubine was a little kind, "You have been in Fengzhou, and now you are married far away, are you still used to it?" ”

Wei Changying lowered her eyebrows and said: "If you go back to your mother, although Fengzhou is far away from the imperial capital, her husband's family is harmonious, and she treats her courtiers very well, and her courtiers feel that everything is fine." ”

"How are you doing?" Deng Guifei smiled and said, "You are blessed, Shen Qinwei is a good person." ”

Wei Changying hurriedly thanked Shen Zangfeng for the praise of the concubine.

The concubine asked a few more words, and her face gradually became a little uninterested, and the palace people who served the concubine observed the words and looks, and said without high or low: "Niangniang, the next "Lotus Picking Song" is exactly what the Maiko danced that Niangniang praised last time. ”

When Wei Changying heard this, he retired with interest: "The courtiers don't dare to disturb the fun of the dance!" ”

Concubine Deng also nodded and said, "This palace will watch the dance first, and then I will talk to you when I turn back." ”

This sentence is not true, Wei Changying responded respectfully...... The people from her own palace came up and moved her seat away again, so as not to block the view of the concubine.

Although it was moved farther than just now, Wei Changying was not dissatisfied, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Today, because I want to enter the palace, I didn't dare to drink a sip of water when I got up early, for fear that it would be inconvenient in the palace if I was in a hurry. After the banquet began, looking at the case full of delicacies, she was already hungry, but she just took a sip of lychee green, and was called by Deng Guifei without two dishes...... This will leave the concubine and have a bite to eat.

It's just that she took a bite of the rose crisp, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of someone coming not far away - Wei Changying wailed in her heart, and couldn't help but try to swallow the rose crisp, and quickly wiped the corners of her mouth again, straightened her skirt and saluted: "The courtiers have seen Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin, why did Her Highness come over?" ”

Seeing that Princess Qingxin only brought two people from the palace in colorful clothes, she walked up to her, glanced at the dishes on her desk that had not been moved, put on a straight face, and whispered: "This palace has something to ask you!" ”

Wei Changying thought to herself: Sure enough, I'm looking for trouble!

But his face was still respectful: "Your Highness asks, how dare the courtiers not answer?" Please also make it clear to Your Highness! ”

Princess Qingxin looked left and right, and found that although Empress Gu and Concubine Deng Guifei were some watching the dance, some were laughing with Princess Linchuan...... But there were still a few noble ladies at the bottom who noticed this, and said, "Sit down." Without waiting for Wei Changying to react, Princess Qingxin sat down at her table first, patted the place where she was headed, and said, "Come on!" ”

Wei Changying smiled bitterly and said, "How dare the courtiers sit at the same table with His Highness?" It is good for the courtiers to stand. ”

"This palace lets you sit, do you dare to be disobedient?" In the end, it is the young daughter of the saint and the queen, although Princess Qingxin is not very old, she has a very heavenly momentum, raised her chin, and said impatiently, "If you are asked to come and sit, you will come!" ”

Wei Changying was helpless, so she had to sit down according to the place where she took the picture, and thought about what Princess Qingxin wanted to do, so she glanced at Concubine Deng in front of her, snorted secretly, turned her head and lowered her voice and asked, "What did Concubine Deng say to you?" But to murder the queen mother of the palace or the prince's brother? ”

"......" Wei Changying glanced at Princess Qingxin speechlessly, saw that she looked serious, and thought about it before saying, "Your Highness has thought too much, the noble concubine Niangniang asked the courtiers to come over, but she just asked about the climate in Fengzhou, and asked if the courtiers were used to marrying far away, and did not mention anything else." ”

"Really?" Princess Qingxin looked at her very suspiciously, and said, "Last time, Shen Qinwei entered the palace to thank her, and Concubine Deng mentioned you when she met her, could it be that she paid so much attention to you, and now she sees you, just to say such a faint two words?" ”

Wei Changying thought to himself that this was really a disaster, and he couldn't be impatient. Zi perfunctory her, and said, "How dare the courtiers hide it from Your Highness? ”

Princess Qingxin frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Forgive me, you don't have the courage to lie to this palace!" ”

Wei Changying thought that she would leave after saying this, but she didn't want Princess Qingxin to say again: "I heard that you know martial arts?" ”