In the seventh year of Yuanqing's Fanglin Banquet, what caused a stir of discussion was no longer the appearance of Princess Jin Yuan's alluring city and the amazing talent of the envoys of Xiliang, but the one-handed chess skills that shocked the four seats, so that the saints felt that it was deeply harmful to the prestige of the country, but in the end they were defeated by a micro-end official of the Ministry of Rites who had not entered the stream, and promised to be a lifelong Leyang female monarch.

Many noble children sighed, especially those young people who were impressed by the talent of the female monarch and returned home despite the "generosity" of the family, fell into a long period of regret for missing the beauty.

The unknown Meng Gao also followed closely into the focus of the nobles in Kyoto, the eight generations of ancestors were excavated, and it was found that it was a veritable cold door, not long ago from the lower county of Bingzhou to transfer the Ministry of Rites, if there is no special chance, boiled to the Zhishi is at most a five-grade Lang, was actually hit by Fei Lai Yanfu, with a chess narrow victory to hug the Xiliang noblewoman, and won the holy marriage, everyone concluded that Meng Gao's chess narrowly won, is the most glorious thing in his life.

Yu Feng was deeply surprised, Qiao sent the public to recommend Meng Gao to join the Ministry of Rites was from his instructions, nothing more than that Meng Gao was loyal and upright, and he had experienced some time in the Ministry of Rites, and it was very suitable to supervise the imperial examination in the future, and he never thought that Meng Gao would become the focus of attention soon after he entered Kyoto.

But Meng Gao and Qiao Jizhong are both loyal and upright people, because they are instructed by the Son of Heaven not to reveal their heavenly secrets, even if Yu Feng asks the two of them, they are secretive.

It was still the third prince who generously solved his doubts, and told the prince of the estrangement between the father and son of the Xiliang Qing family, and the bewitching corners of his lips were full of beauty: "Yuanyang, the plan of the Lanjiang Gong of the Qing clan, but let Leyang tempt you, with the intention of encircling you to advise the saint to help them seize the throne, it's really funny, I think that my Dalong Xinchen is so shallow?" Because of many reasons, Leyang couldn't marry into a powerful family, so he chose Meng Gao, and I also knew that he was recommended by you, so I didn't hide it from you. "A look of heart-to-heart with the son of the world.

Successfully "blackmailed" an invitation to the spring banquet of the Chu Palace.

In the face of the equally curious princess, Yu Feng very wisely omitted the Lanjiang princess's seduction scheme, and only told the contradiction between Yiyangjun and his father, saying that although the Leyang princess was from a prominent background, the situation was really worrying, so she decided to stay in Dalong and no longer be controlled by the family.

Yi Jing sighed: "I thought that Xiliang etiquette treats women leniently, but Leyang was born a noble, and it is also so difficult." ”

After all, under the oppression of the dignity and inferiority of monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, even if Xiliang women are relatively free, they still can't escape the suppression of etiquette.

Most of the nobles who don't know the reason, when they talk about this incident, they admire Leyang's talent and unrepentance, but there are also some narrow-minded people who live by themselves, mocking the Xiliang nobles for being rude and rude, relying on their skills to climb high and noble, but they were defeated by a low-end official from a poor family, which is really self-inflicted.

Su Liuniang of the Weiguo Mansion admired Leyang very much, and inquired from Yijing that although Meng Gao was from a poor family, he was upright and upright, and he was glad for the female monarch of Leyang.

The vast majority of people are not concerned with themselves, just chatting after tea and dinner.

The one who is really worried about Leyang is Yiyangjun, although he agrees with this plan, but once the dust settles, because he doesn't know Meng Gao, he will inevitably worry about his sister's situation in the future when she marries Dalong alone.

"Although Meng Lang is an official of the six ministries, his grade is very small, and he does not have a family to rely on, in case his career does not go well in the future......"

"Brother relieved, although I intended to defeat that day, in fact, I was really forced to lose by Meng Lang, his chess skills are indeed good, I look at him in good looks, good speech, although he was born in a poor family, but he is generous and has no inferiority, although he has no family to rely on, but he has a teacher to support, and he is not a person who does not learn and does not know how to do it, even if he will not be rich and noble in the future, it will not let me suffer from cold and hunger." At this time, the whole person of Leyang Nujun softened, and she was no longer ruthless, she sighed lightly: "What I want is not to be rich and rich, but to have a place to live, and someone will treat each other sincerely, and I will not worry about dying or marrying a non-person." ”

But suddenly there were tears in his eyes: "But I married Da Long far away, but I was afraid that I would not be able to see Ah Niang again until I died, my father was ruthless, just because Ah Niang was born in the Yue family, he was alienated and treated coldly, Ah Niang was weak and sick, and he didn't care about it...... Brother, A-Niang can only rely on you in the future, Leyang is not filial, please ...... Brother" finally cried silently.

Yi Yangjun gently hugged his sister's shoulders to comfort, and his heart was also compassionate, how many years have passed, their brother and sister have not had such a heart-to-heart, all because of their father and brother, Leyang can only pretend to be obedient, and even repeatedly oppose him, in exchange for today's peace.

There are also angry people, that is, Han Yangjun and Yingyang Nujun, the two uncles and nephews are in the guest room of the state guesthouse, one sits silently with a black face, and the other can't help but drop a tea cup to relieve his anger: "Little slut, you dare to betray the Qing family!" If she marries a powerful family, there is still something to be used, but it turns out to be such an unknown sesame official...... No, I can't let her take advantage of her wishes, Emperor Dalong's marriage is also aimed at his courtiers, and I can't be the lord of my Xiliang Qing clan! ”

Han Yangjun slammed his feet: "Ying Yang!" Calm down, we are in the border of Dalong, and if the Qing clan wants to seize the throne, it cannot do without the support of Emperor Dalong. ”

Ying Yang was so angry that he cried bitterly, and his pink fist slammed into the tea case, shaking the tea saucer and jumping a few times.

Han Yangjun knew that this niece didn't like Yue's when she was a child, and she was deeply jealous that Leyang was more beautiful than her, Leyang would turn against her, Ying Yang hated to break her body to pieces, and the words of consolation were useless, so he simply left and whispered to the staff who came with him.

This staff member is a close confidant of Lan Jianggong, and this time he was asked to accompany him, precisely to assist his brother in his plan, in order to make friends with the ministers of Dalong, who knew that it was not good to be a teacher, Leyang, who had high hopes, rebelled first, and actually surrendered to the princess.

The staff thinks that the princess has helped Yiyang Jun Mouyi before, and vigorously supported Yiyang to enter the Three Leagues Political Council, Yiyang has long been subdued by the princess, Leyang is the sister of Yiyang's mother, and it is not unthinkable to have two minds, the important thing at the moment is not to cause all losses for a Leyang, if the Qing family opposes marrying a daughter, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to Emperor Dalong, and it will become a fool's dream to seek Dalong's help in the future.

"If Leyang marries a nobleman, he can barely accept the marriage between the two countries, but now he is married to a poor son...... The princess will definitely not let go of taking advantage of the situation to avoid the marriage with the Qing family, in case Emperor Dalong asks the daughter of an ordinary nobleman to make peace with my Qing family...... "Han Yangjun is worried, he knows the violent temperament of his eldest brother, in case he loses everything this time, it will be difficult to explain when he goes back.

"This is a letter of repair, handed back to Xiliang, first have to persuade the Lanjiang Duke to approve of Leyang's marriage, and send the letter to the Emperor Dalong, so that in case of agreement with the relatives, we can also plan and ask to marry the daughter of the minister of Dalong...... Preferably a clan daughter! If it can be done, Yiyangjun will return to Xiliang, and he will still be under the control of the clan, he will also have some scruples, I think Yiyangjun promoted Leyang's marriage, and it was also the idea of letting Lanjiang Gong put his hope on him, he is the son of the Qing family, don't you want to ascend the throne and become king? If Leyang is allowed to enter the Chu Palace, Lanjiang Gong's plan will be successful, and he will no longer support Yiyangjun to marry the princess. The staff sneered: "Yiyangjun is young, how could he have thought that His Majesty got up early and thought about setting up Jin Yuan as the prince, and he didn't plan to abide by the former alliance's daughter-in-law, and the princess would definitely promote the matter of harmony, so that the Qing family has no concubine who is qualified to marry him, and His Majesty will have a reason to set up Jin Yuan as the prince." ”

"That's it, so we can't wait." Han Yangjun sighed: "As a last resort, I have no choice but to let Yiyangjun ascend the throne and plan slowly in the future." ”

"But what choice do we have now? Once Emperor Dalong decides to make peace, if the Qing family refuses, even if he retains the qualifications to marry the princess, how can he prompt His Majesty to abide by the covenant and succeed his daughter-in-law? His Majesty's methods are ruthless, and even his own son can be killed...... Is it hard to guarantee that he will not attack Yiyang, and without Dalong's help, can the Qing clan be sure to seize the throne through a coup d'état? ”

Han Yangjun was stunned.

"So the key at the moment is not to offend Emperor Dalong, so that you have the opportunity to plan the layout, I will write this letter, and I will analyze it very much, so that Lanjiang Gong can decide! Only by promoting the harmony between the Qing clan and the daughter of the Dalong Quanchen and continuing to control Yiyangjun in the future can I hope to persuade the Dalong Emperor to help the Qing clan seize power through the family of the daughter of the Heqin. The staff made a quick decision.

Han Yangjun deeply believes that there is only this way.

Who would have thought that this staff member was a tenant of Xue Guoxiang in the Qing clan from the beginning, and naturally all the plans were in accordance with the steps of the Minister of State and the King of Xiliang, and Lan Jianggong was analyzed by the staff in this way, so naturally there would be no other choice.

In mid-April, the spring banquet of the Chu Palace, however, was held on time, and naturally invited the guest of honor Princess Jin Yuan, as well as many clan ladies and famous families, and its grand occasion was not inferior to the Fanglin banquet.

This is inseparable from Xiao Xie's "credit".

Because of the existence of the third lady Xie who is like a vampire bat, Xiao Xie's heart trembles with distress about the continuous flow of wealth and silver, and there is a limit to the interception of the inner house, how can the consumption be increased inexplicably without a banquet? Finally got the opportunity, how could Xiao Xie easily let it go, although the dishes and refreshments had to be handed over to the palace to manage, but such as flower and plant decorations, tableware additions, menu tea details, tables and chairs, tent utensils, etc., still rely on Xiao Xie's list and purchase.

The more guests are like clouds, the more considerable the oil and water are, and the treasury account book is in Xiao Xie's hands, and she is determined to take the opportunity to make a windfall.

If you want to entertain Princess Xiliang, of course, the scene can't be too deserted, so Yijing and the old princess have no objection to Xiao Xie's suggestion to invite guests.

In the end, it is a banquet guest in the Chu Palace, although it is handled by Xiao Xie, the princess still has to invite a few of her own guests, and the Weiguo Mansion is naturally indispensable, no more than the palace banquet, the concubine can not attend, and this time the three Niang and Ba Niang who are still to be married are also invited.

And because the princess is no better than an ordinary boudoir, she is the identity of the chief envoy of Xiliang, and it is not suitable to invite only female dependents, so Yu Feng came forward and invited several princes and many noble children.

Neither the prince and his wife expected that such a spring banquet would be used by someone with a heart and almost cause a storm.

And the initiator is not an outsider, it is the third sister of Yijing.

Sanniang finally looked forward to the removal of clothes, and worried that the marriage would be put on the agenda, so she couldn't wait to send a book to Concubine Ning, the "inner response" of the Three Princes' Mansion, after a year, Concubine Ning was busy intriguing with Concubine Kong, and she also had to guard against the Qianpan girl who was accepted by the third prince in the study and couldn't even see her.

It's just that now it's no better than at the beginning, the marriage of the three princes was postponed even by the Son of Heaven according to his wishes, Su Wuniang, who was regarded as a big trouble by Concubine Ning, has become the princess of the King of Chu, no matter who the three princesses are, Concubine Ning thinks that it is not a threat, and she wanted to put Sanniang's letter of request for help aside, but when she thought about it, since the saint enshrined Princess Longqing, the queen is very worried, if she can thread the needle and let the three princes marry with the Weiguo Mansion, it is undoubtedly a powerful help for the prince, and the queen will be grateful for her contributions. In the future, I will not do everything but maintain the Confucian concubines from my own clan.

Besides, I can help Sanniang, and when this becomes the housemother, I will also feel her friendship, and with the help of the concubine, Concubine Kong will not be afraid.

However, there is a lesson in Wei Mingyu's public "proposal" but being rejected miserably, and Concubine Kong was grounded because she stabbed Yijing, that Li ...... It was a bloody lesson, Concubine Ning didn't dare to act recklessly, and deliberately asked the queen first.

"I can't let Saburo mess around, no matter how unwilling I am, Su Wuniang has become someone else's wife...... The Holy One also indulged in him. The queen sighed and thought about it carefully: "The Weiguo Mansion is not ordinary, you have to control it, don't make things so bad that it can't end, in case San Lang is stubborn, and if he refuses to marry again, he will offend the Weiguo Mansion completely, you can only help in this matter, and the idea has to let Su Sanniang figure it out by herself, whether it will be successful or not...... After all, we can't let the Patriotic Mansion hold a grudge. ”

This is agreed, and Concubine Ning resumed her correspondence with Sanniang.

Sanniang racked her brains, but she didn't think of a comprehensive solution, and at this moment, she received an invitation sent back by Yijing herself, and learned from Concubine Ning that the third prince would also go to the banquet that day.

You can only take all the gambles, you must seize this opportunity! Sanniang secretly made up her mind.