Chapter 536: An Unexpected Choice
A special dinner party for the three princes was set up in the imperial garden, and before it was dark, the palace attendants were busy.
Liang Sheng, Wen Xian and the others really arrived at the Imperial Garden early in the morning, waiting for the arrival of the three sons.
"The bachelor's mansion has arrived, the scholar has arrived, the scholar has arrived, and the general's mansion Ning has ......arrived."
Walking in the front is the eldest son of the Bachelor's Mansion, Jun Junsheng, dressed in a dark red robe, delicate and elegant, and very modest.
In the middle is the only concubine of Shangshu Mansion, Wen Jinyu, dressed in a cyan robe, looking like a jade tree in the wind, and there is even more arrogance between his eyebrows.
The last one is the second son of the General's Mansion, Ning Zichen, a handsome and extraordinary sunny boy, dressed in a black suit, very capable.
The three of them walked together in front of Han Xiao and the others to salute.
"See the second prince, the third prince, the fourth princess, ......"
"Excuse me."
Han Xiao waved his hand expressionlessly.
"Second Prince Xie."
The three of them got up and sat down together on the right seat under the guidance of the waiter.
Everyone silently observed the words and deeds of the three sons, and every move.
Especially Bingzhi, her amber eyes didn't blink, as if looking at it like this, she could distinguish the character of the three people.
In the face of everyone's hot gaze, the expressions of the three sons were also different.
Luo Junsheng looked restrained, Wen Jinyu looked calm, but Ning Zichen looked curious.
"The Empress arrives ......"
"Her Majesty the Empress to ......"
Duanmu Xue and Nuanse walked over together.
The three sons immediately stood up and saluted, and Han Xiao and the others also stood up and bowed slightly.
"See the Empress, see Her Majesty the Empress......"
"Excuse me."
Duanmu Xue raised her hand slightly, and sat on the main seat with Nuanse.
The three sons got up and returned to their seats.
Nuanse glanced at Han Xiao and the others in the row on the left, and suddenly darkened his face.
Duanmu Xue smiled happily, it was a good thing to have these children to help check the gates.
"Feast."
Singing harmonies, the palace attendants carrying various trays rushed in.
The palace attendants brought wine and food, and quickly and respectfully retreated.
The three sons were all bored and eating, and they didn't dare to look at Nuanse.
And Han Xiao and the others didn't speak, just observed silently, and for a while, the atmosphere was a little weird.
"Ahem......"
Duanmu Xue coughed lightly and looked at the three people below, "The three sons should know the purpose of today's banquet, right?" ”
One sentence made all three of them blush at the same time.
Han Xiao and the others are a black line, grandmother, can you be a little more direct?
"Back to the empress, before entering the palace, my mother mentioned it."
The three of them got up together, and the representative of Yang Junsheng answered.
"Today is a family feast, the three of you don't have to be restrained, you all sit down and talk."
Duanmu Xue was originally a bold character, and at the moment he was even more smiling, for fear of frightening the three future grandsons-in-law.
Hearing the phrase "family banquet", the three of them turned red again and sat down together.
After that, Duanmu Xue asked some questions that the elders usually ask, such as how the elders in the family are in good health, and the three of them also answered them one by one.
Because of Duanmu Xue's affinity, the atmosphere slowly changed from weird to harmonious.
And Nuanse, who is the protagonist today, has never spoken.
After a few more gossips, Duanmu Xue glanced at Wen Xian below.
Wen Xian understood, put down the wine glass, looked at the opposite Yang Junsheng and said, "I have heard for a long time that the eldest son of the Yang family has good piano skills, I don't know if we will be lucky enough to listen to it today." ”
Jun Sheng got up and said respectfully, "The third prince praises falsely, and Jun Sheng is ugly." ”
The palace attendants brought the piano, and Jun Junsheng bowed slightly, and sat down, holding an elegant son.
The slender fingers caress the strings, the crisp sound of the piano pours out, and the sound of the piano is green, like the tinkling of spring water, the wisps of it, melodious, and intoxicating.
But except for Duanmu Xue and the other two sons, everyone else was expressionless, as if they heard not beautiful music, but ordinary voices.
There's no way, who let this young man have a room and go to the Qinglou, his unclean body, no matter how well he plays, he is not worthy of their eldest sister.
After the piano ended, Luo Junsheng got up elegantly and bowed slightly to everyone again before sitting back in his seat.
"The eldest son of the Luo family is really good at the piano, Wen Xian admires it."
"The third prince has a reputation." He bowed modestly.
"Gongzi is very good at the piano, I don't know what talent Gongzi Wen and Ning Gongzi have?"
Nuanse, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke.
The crisp voice was neither high nor low, but everyone present couldn't ignore it.
The three of them raised their eyes together, and they were all stunned when they saw the warmth on the high seat.
Today, Nuanse did not wear the queen's formal dress, but wore a big red dress as usual, and the three thousand green silk was simply tied with a red ribbon, but even so, the exquisite and beautiful face and the flamboyant and bewitching temperament still made people unable to take their eyes off.
Yu Junsheng had seen Nuanse before, but because of his low official position, he could only stand in the back when he went to court, and every time there was a tassel on the crown of the empress of the last dynasty, he couldn't really see her face clearly.
"Wen is not talented, I am willing to play a song."
Wen Jinyu took off the jade flute on his waist and bowed slightly to everyone.
The sound of the flute is clear and far-reaching, and you can't help but be quiet in your ears, washing away the world.
Different from the tactful lingering of the previous Junsheng, the sound of Jinyu's flute has a burst of pine waves and a majestic atmosphere of thousands of winds, which makes people can't help but be shocked.
The aftermath lingered, and the flute sounded intermittently, but everyone couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.
After Wen Jinyu finished playing, she couldn't help but glance at Nuanse, but when she saw that she was also looking at herself, she couldn't help blushing and lowered her head.
"Well blown."
Nuanse's voice was very faint, but Han Xiao and the others heard the meaning of appreciation, and couldn't help but glance at Wen Jinyu a few more times.
Wen Jinyu's heart tightened, and he bowed slightly, "The empress praises falsely." ”
"Sit down."
Let Wen Jinyu sit down, Nuanse looked at Ning Zichen again.
"Ning Gongzi?"
Ning Zichen stood up crampedly and scratched his head innocently, "I, I can't play the piano and flute." ”
Looking at Ning Zichen's embarrassed expression, Nuanse couldn't help but hook her lips.
"In that case, then ask Ning Gongzi to answer a few questions from the widow."
Ning Zichen was stunned for a moment, then bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, please speak." ”
Nuan Se got up, tapped his toes, and flew directly in front of Ning Zichen.
Ning Zichen looked at Nuan Se who flew towards him in a daze, completely stupid.
Luo Junsheng and Wen Jinyu looked at the warmth of the heavenly maiden, and their faces were also full of amazement.
Nuan Se looked at the stupid Ning Zichen and smiled again, and took two steps forward to him.
"I'm five years older than you, do you think we're a good fit?"
The smart purple eyes, the joking voice, the ambiguous smile, and the delicate red lips all tempted Ning Zichen.
Han Xiao and the others on the opposite side saw Nuanse's teasing appearance, all of them were black lines.
It's only been dignified for a long time, and it's revealed so quickly.
Ning Zichen only felt that his heart was about to jump out, and he looked away in a panic, "I, I don't think you are older than me." ”
He would be twenty in a few months, but she looked sixteen or seventeen years old, much younger than he was.
Nuanse raised her eyebrows and asked, "If we get married in the future, I want to marry someone else, do you agree?" ”
Hearing the word "marriage", Ning Zichen's heart shook suddenly, and then the sentence "marry someone else" made his heart fall to the bottom again.
"Is it useful if I disagree?"
Ning Zichen raised his eyes to look at Nuanse, and there was a trace of grievance in his eyes.
Nuan Se was stunned for a moment, and then hooked her lips, "Of course it works." ”
Ning Zichen's eyes lit up, and he said seriously, "Then I don't agree, I will be uncomfortable if you marry someone else." ”
Nuanse raised her eyebrows and nodded, patted Ning Zichen's shoulder to make him sit down, and then went back to his seat without saying a word.
Duanmu Xue looked at Nuan Se, who was expressionless and bored drinking, and then looked at the three sons under her eyes, completely unable to figure out her thoughts.
Han Xiao and the others also looked at Nuanse thoughtfully, unable to figure out her thoughts.
Ning Zichen was even more anxious, afraid that he would offend her with what he said just now.
At the beginning, he didn't want to be the emperor's husband and accompany the emperor, but after only such a short period of effort, he suffered from gains and losses.
I never knew that falling in love with someone was so simple.
After the dinner, the three of them went home.
This night, none of the three sons could fall asleep, but Nuan Se put aside everyone's entanglement and returned to the Scarlet Pavilion to sleep comfortably.
The next day, as soon as the warmth came, Duanmu Xue arrived at the imperial study.
"How? Which son does Ser like? ”
Looking at Duanmu Xue's cautious expression, Nuan Se's eyes flashed lightly, and he spit out three words lightly.
"Ning Zichen."
Duanmu Xue was stunned for a moment, and then nodded excitedly, "Okay, grandmother will go and prepare ......"
"Wait, there's no hurry to get married, let's talk about it when he gets to the weak crown."
Nuanse raised his forehead and sighed, and hurriedly pulled Duanmu Xue, who was spinning excitedly.
Duanmu Xue thought about it and nodded, "It's okay, just wait a few more months, anyway, you have to prepare well for the marriage." ”
As soon as Duanmu Xue left, Han Xiao, Wen Xian, Liang Sheng and others squeezed in together.
"Eldest sister, why did you choose that Ning Zichen." Bing Zhi was the first to run to Nuanse's side, looking puzzled.
Nuan Se has a black line, can these few eavesdrop a little more openly?
"I thought you would choose Wen Jinyu." Wen Xian walked over with no worries.
"That's right, that person's temperament is very worthy of the eldest sister."
Bing Zhi nodded violently from the side.
She really thinks that Ning Zichen and the eldest sister are not compatible, not to mention age, just to say that the two of them together give people the feeling that they are not lovers, but like sisters and brothers.
On the other hand, that Wen Jinyu is not only good-looking, but also has an excellent temperament, such a person is definitely more suitable for the eldest sister than Ning Zichen.
Nuanse's eyes flashed, "Don't you think he looks like a person?" ”
A leisurely voice came, and everyone was stunned.
It is because Wen Jinyu is like a senior brother that they think she will choose Wen Jinyu.
Nuan Se smiled bitterly, "Ning Zichen is very good, at least he is very real." ”
In a high position, the most valuable thing is to be real.
Instead of choosing a substitute that you can't get, choose someone who can be true to yourself. She didn't want to be out for the rest of her life.
Looking at the wry smile on the corner of Nuanse's lips, Liang Sheng's heart ached irrepressibly.
"Are you really, not waiting for Senior Brother?"
The eldest sister loves her elder brother, and she doesn't want her to give up like this and choose someone she doesn't love for the rest of her life.
Nuan Se's body stiffened, and he slowly raised his eyes.
"He's got time, doesn't he?"
With a few months to go, this was the last chance she gave him.