The sunlight after Jinyangjing entered the ambush was too violent.

But the main hall of this west side hall in the Ci'an Palace seems to have rejected the scorching invasion, the azure veil of the hanging beams in the Xuan window is grounded, and the wisps of sword-like golden yang are slightly gentler, and in the four huge round-bellied white jade basins set aside in the east, west, north and south, the clear ice cubes are exposed to the impetuous heat, silently releasing the cold, expelling the anxious heat.

Behind the Luo Han bed opposite the door of the palace, the moist color of the mutton fat jade screen undoubtedly dissipates a little heat visually, and on the flower stand placed on the side of the screen, in the clear crystal pot, a shallow crimson jade lotus blooms safely, coupled with the Ning Yi fragrance that continues to emanate from the gilded carved incense burner, everything makes people seem to be in the quiet and elegant of the lotus pond water pavilion, and the golden swaying heat outside the hall, like a boundary.

On the side of Luo Han's bed, the Queen Mother listened to the beautiful scenery with a smile and a voice like a yellow warbler, and said vividly about the situation of talented and beautiful women showing their talents at yesterday's birthday banquet.

Of course, because of the presence of the crown princess, Yijing obediently never mentioned the fierce dispute between Zhen Mo and An Hui.

Yesterday, on the eldest princess's birthday, the saint and the queen mother both rewarded congratulatory gifts, according to the routine, the eldest princess is going to enter the palace today to thank her.

As the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Weiguo Huang naturally had to accompany her, and because the Queen Mother Su Xiyichen and Yijing two sisters, they used to order them to live in the palace from time to time, so the two little ladies also came to Ci'an Palace today.

Although the queen mother is not far from the eldest princess, her temples have been slightly frosty, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes have also left a few traces of time, and the eldest princess who still has charm and looks like she is only about forty years old, but the eyes that seem to be able to understand everything still maintain clarity and brilliance, although they are full of smile and gentleness at this time, but they also make ordinary people dare not look directly.

Yijing is not that ordinary person.

At this time, she was half-embraced by the Queen Mother, looking up with a face as beautiful as magnolia, chattering endlessly, just like when she was coquettish next to the eldest princess.

Although what she hides in her bones is already a soul that has experienced life and death, but when she saw the queen mother, the cardamom girl's coquettishness revived uncontrollably, and even she herself temporarily forgot about being reborn.

Of course, this is also because the Queen Mother has doted on her since she was a child.

On the other side of Luo Han's bed, the eldest princess did not have the dress of the wives entering the palace, and it was still the favorite bright blue cloud brocade placket with big sleeves, but the hair ornament was more complicated than usual, with a crown of nine trees inlaid with emerald flowers.

The Queen Mother was born in the Yan family, is the maiden niece of Empress Gaozu, and the eldest princess of Shangyuan was originally cousins, and the relationship between the two is intimate.

Different from Yijing's delicate and casual, Yichen is as dignified and dignified as ever, looking at his nose and nose, sitting next to Huang who is sitting in a dark purple shirt with big sleeves and a golden cloud and embroidered veil with a golden cloud, the two of them are like their own mother and daughter.

The crown princess Zhen is naturally full of smiles, listening to the crisp and witty words of the beautiful scenery with great interest, and also amusing from time to time.

"Anyway, yesterday's competition, obviously we had a slight advantage." Yijing shook two small buds and said triumphantly.

The crown princess immediately echoed: "It is true that the little ladies are better, if the Lang Jun didn't have the support of Haoxi's piano, they would have been defeated a long time ago." After speaking, a pair of apricot eyes seemed to look at Yichen with deep meaning, but found that the girl was still polite and drooping, and the expression on her face remained unchanged, the princess couldn't help but sigh secretly, Su's aunt had an ordinary appearance and a very old-fashioned temperament, which didn't seem to be a good match for the third prince.

However, it's okay this way, the two of them have an estranged relationship, and it is best to make Wei Guogong and the eldest princess dissatisfied, and have reservations about the third prince, which is more beneficial to the crown prince - after the marriage between Ah Mo and the prince of Wei Guo is promoted, there is no need to worry about the Wei Guo Guild having other intentions.

The Queen Mother was a little unconvinced: "Even our Haoxi personally stroked the piano, and still fell behind?" Not to mention that Feng'er is also back this year, his talent is praised even by the saints. ”

The crown princess said with a smile: "Niangniang doesn't know, the opening song arranged by Ah Jing yesterday surprised the four of them, and the pipa song of Ah Yue in Jianning Houfu is even more unheard of, and An Hui's Yang Qin is also an eye-opener, talking about the prince of Chu...... He didn't seem to be seen yesterday. ”

"I'll just say, it must be Feng'er who is humble and doesn't want to be in the limelight, so that you little ladies can show off their might." The Queen Mother smiled, looked at the dignified and polite Yichen on the side, and then looked at the beautiful scenery that stuck to her like honey, and couldn't help sighing: "You are still blessed with Shangyuan, look at these two girls, one is steady and elegant, and the other is lively and cheerful, which really makes me blush." ”

The eldest princess smiled: "The fifth sister-in-law is joking at me, aren't you a descendant around your knees now?" Thirteen grandchildren is not enough? In a few years, when the princes have married daughters-in-law, a bunch of great-grandchildren and great-granddaughters, are you afraid that they will overturn the roof of this Ci'an Palace? ”

The Queen Mother sighed again: "I'm really red-eyed, and you don't know, I have long been looking forward to having a daughter Chenghuan on my knees, but I don't have such a blessing." After speaking, if there was a sharp gaze, he swept towards the crown princess.

The Queen Mother has only one son, that is, the current saint, it is strange to say, although Emperor Taizong has many concubines, the heirs are not proportional, in addition to today's saints, there is only King Kang from the Jin family, and the emperor who gave birth to two concubines, all died young. Although the heirs of the saint are abundant today, he has thirteen princes, but he has no daughters, and the only prince among the princes who marries a concubine is still empty.

The crown princess also seemed to be aware of the queen mother's fierce gaze, and her smile froze.

"It's rare for you to go to the palace, so you have to talk with me for a while today." The Queen Mother quickly reined in and only said to the eldest princess.

The eldest princess knew that the queen mother had something to say, so naturally she would not refuse, and seeing that the crown princess was slightly embarrassed, she proposed: "These two girls entered the palace today, and they haven't said hello to the queen yet, so let them go to Kunren Palace first, and the two of us can talk quietly for a while." ”

So Huang took his two daughters to get up and salute and say goodbye, and followed the princess to the queen's Kunren Palace.

The Queen Mother simply took the eldest princess and went to sit on the carved kang behind the fan and talked.

"But I haven't seen her for a few months, Jing'er's size has risen a little higher, more and more like a flower, I can't wait to keep her by my side for a long time, alas, looking at your two granddaughters, I can't help but remind me of the past, when I was still in the boudoir." waved away a group of palace maids, and the queen mother couldn't help but say with emotion.

"The children are getting older, and we should be old too." The eldest princess also sighed, and her expression seemed to be confused.

"I'm the only one who is old, you take a good look in the mirror, it's the same as at the beginning, where can you see that it's a grandmother with children and grandchildren around her knees."

The eldest princess felt a little gloomy in her heart, even if her face was still there, but some people had been separated from life and death forever, and the rest of her life could only rely on the joy of her children and grandchildren.

But the gloom was only an instant, and the mood of the sad spring and sad moon was only occasional, and as soon as the eldest princess changed the topic, she changed her emotion to solemnity: "The fifth sister-in-law left me down, there must be something important to discuss." ”

The Queen Mother nodded cautiously: "You also know that Erlang, Sanlang, and Shilang have all reached the age of marriage, and the candidates for the princess and concubine of several of them this year must be decided." ”

The second prince is actually eighteen, and he was elected as a concubine two years ago, but his biological mother is just a palace maid, and the queen mother, the lord of the middle palace, has ignored it intentionally or unintentionally, and has delayed it so far, but the third prince and the fourth prince are already sixteen this year, and the marriage of the second prince has to be considered.

"Between you and me, I don't have to go around, so I'll be blunt with you." The Queen Mother continued: "Chen'er is my granddaughter-in-law who I have long been looking at, but I have never been sure which grandson to give her to. ”

At these words, the eldest princess was actually mentally prepared, so she was not surprised.

At present, she knows very well that although the saint is the son of heaven, but because of the increasing power of the noble and the family, Jin Xiang and Qin Xiang, as the leaders of both sides, have become incompatible, especially Jin Xiang.

In order to reform the official system and consolidate the imperial power, it is necessary to suppress the arrogance of the Jin and Qin clans, and it is not possible to break the imperial situation of checks and balances between the nobles and the family, so as to avoid causing civil strife.

Although the Duke of Wei Guo is a nobleman, he is also a relative of the emperor, and now he is in charge of the Beijing Guard, and his status is very important, and the royal family marries with him in order to further strengthen the stability.

On the one hand, the unreserved support and loyalty of the Guardian are very important to the Holy One. On the other hand, the trust and reliance of the saint are also related to the life and death of the Duke of Weiguo, and the marriage between the two parties is imperative.

"Since the fifth sister-in-law is outspoken, I don't have to choke and hide, Chen'er is trained by the Huang family, and she has been influenced by the old customs of the family since she was a child, and she is knowledgeable, virtuous and gentle, which is her strength." The eldest princess also said: "But her temperament is somewhat old-fashioned, and she is not flexible enough, the mother of the four princes is a concubine now, and there is a vein of power behind her, I am afraid that these four princesses, Chen'er is not competent." ”

But these words stop at the point.

The biological mother of the four princes, Chen, was born in a family, his father and brother are all courtiers at present, and the Chen family has no shortage of high-ranking officials, although the crown prince has been decided, but the Chen family may not have the ambition to seize the prince, the saint wants to marry the Weiguo Mansion, and cannot let the Weiguo Mansion be involved in the open and secret struggle between the princes, laying hidden dangers for the future, so it is impossible for Yichen and the four princes to be impossible.

The Queen Mother was originally worried that the third prince only knew how to make the moon, neglected his studies, was idle, and could not be Shangyuan's mind, but when she heard this, she sighed: "Shangyuan, you can focus on the overall situation, I am very grateful, in fact, Erlang's temperament is a good match with Chen'er, but his biological mother's background is helpless...... I won't tell you the truth, I really treat Chen'er as my own granddaughter, and I can't bear to let her suffer half a point of grievance, so after thinking about it, I still think that San Lang is the most suitable. ”

The eldest princess was silent.

The third prince Yu Haoxi, the biological mother is Princess Xiliang, the status of the noble self-explanatory, and because of the early death of his mother, the saint is heartbroken, very arrogant to this son, so that the queen personally raised, but was raised to have a loose temperament, not enterprising, absurd in the right business, only like the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, the mountains and rivers, which is not without the queen's credit, if born in an ordinary aristocratic family, it is undoubtedly a fake and changeable, but in the emperor's family, it is not a bad thing.

At least, it doesn't jeopardize the storage location.

On this level, Yichen marrying him will not hide any trouble.

In the future, the crown prince will succeed to the throne, and the third prince will be at most an idle prince at best, and his princess does not need to be full of planning, just to make up for the shortcomings of Yichen's lack of opportunity and lack of decision-making.

However, the mother of the three princes was the color of the country back then, and the appearance of the three princes was cool and similar to that of his mother, and he had the demeanor of an uninhibited scribe, which attracted many boudoir ladies to be fascinated.

Although at the moment, the three princes did not have that act of messing with flowers, I am afraid that after the two get married, if they are not harmonious, Yichen will be left out in the cold.

Around the prince, of course, there is not only one concubine, but also a side concubine and a concubine, naturally there is no shortage of people who compete for favor and flattery.

Thinking about this, the eldest princess also had a hard time making a decision, and only said at the moment: "It's a matter of Yichen's life, and the fifth sister-in-law allows me to think about it carefully." ”

The Queen Mother naturally did not persecute, and mentioned the prince of Weiguo: "Xun'er is also over fifteen years old, and you should also take care of his marriage, today Zhen is constantly praising her sister Siniang in front of me, listening to her, it seems that she wants to marry with the Weiguo Mansion." ”

In fact, not only the crown princess, but even the queen came to ask for peace, and she also tactfully mentioned this matter, and the queen mother also secretly thought about it, the Zhen family is the prince's family, if this marriage can be successful, it will be of great benefit to the prince, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But......

"I haven't paid too much attention to the fourth mother of the Zhen family, and I don't know what her temperament is, but my sister I haven't liked very much." The Queen Mother snorted: "When the prince chose the concubine, I had some reservations, but the queen was stubborn." ”

The eldest grandson's daughter-in-law that the queen mother originally liked was Yan's Jiuniang, who was her nephew's daughter, with a gentle temperament, but the daughter-in-law was optimistic about the daughter of the Zhen family, and actually persuaded the first emperor that the princess would be the mother of the country in the future, and a woman who was too gentle and weak was not suitable.

But Zhen's entry for more than five years, but failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter, finally last year, the prince's two side concubines came with good news, and soon had a miscarriage......

"Don't think that I don't know that it's Zhen's means, I've lived in this palace wall for half my life, what kind of selfishness can I hide from me? The prince's two side concubines were injured due to miscarriage, and then there are only children who are afraid of difficulties, and there are so many concubines, and there are no concubines over the years, two years earlier, I also understand the Zhen family, not to mention the prince of the East Palace, that is, the noble family, and the importance of the eldest son is also average, so he also ignores her actions, and only hopes that she can be the eldest son of Mr. Prince. ”

Speaking of Zhen's, the fierce look in the Queen Mother's eyes resurfaced: "But in the blink of an eye, the prince has already reached the crown, but Zhen has no news, is she infertile for life, and she will not be able to decide the prince?" How important the prince's heir is, but she turns a blind eye to it, and what do she say...... Just last month, there was a servant girl in the East Palace who was punished by the Zhen family to kneel, and even had a miscarriage, only to know that it was the prince's blood! The queen is also a fool, and she is bent on covering up, she doesn't want to think about it, if the prince has no heir, how can the storage position be stable? ”

The eldest princess raised her eyebrows, and also felt that Zhen's methods were too selfish and ruthless, although for women, seeing that the husband's wife and concubines were in groups, it was inevitable that she would not be jealous, but who made her the wife of the prince, even for the sake of the overall situation, she could not kill them all like this, the prince has no queen, and the position of the prince will inevitably be precarious.

"The fifth sister-in-law is angry, now that the saint is still in its prime, there is no need to rush for a while, and the top priority now is the stability of the political situation, the Zhen family is quite powerful, so the princess can't move lightly, maybe wait a little longer, and the princess will have good news and I don't know." The eldest princess comforted.

The Queen Mother was still unhappy: "I can only ask God to worship the Buddha and present you with auspicious words." ”

The eldest princess just got back to business: "Zhen Siniang's temperament is still straightforward and sparse, not as arrogant as Mrs. Zhen, but how it is, we have to see again, Heng Zhu'er is still young, so there is no need to be so anxious." ”

The Queen Mother bowed slightly, and asked Su Lian again: "What about Ah Lian's marriage?" You, who are a mother, are reluctant, but it's not good to delay any longer, do you have to wait for the nieces and daughters below to come out of the cabinet, and she, who is an aunt, will not be able to do it? ”

The eldest princess laughed: "I'm so confused? Can't even think about that? ”

The Queen Mother shook her head: "If I were you, I wouldn't be willing to give up this only daughter." ”

"No matter how reluctant I am, I can still let her accompany me for the rest of my life." The eldest princess sighed: "The negotiation with the Jia family is basically settled, and they will officially invite the matchmaker to propose marriage." ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "In the end, it is still the eldest man of the Taichang Siqing family, I told you a long time ago that the future life is a good one, you are still hesitant, this marriage is very good." ”

The eldest princess also nodded, and talked about the family affairs of the Chu Palace: "Feng'er is suspicious, what do you think of the fifth sister-in-law?" ”

"Feng'er, this kid is wise and cautious when he is young, not like the person who catches the wind and shadows, if he feels suspicious, he is seven or eighty percent sure of it, but after many years, he can't find any evidence." The Queen Mother looked serious: "Fortunately, with the blessing of the Buddha, Feng'er got the fate of Master Tongji, found the life-saving doctor, and solved the poison in the body. ”

"The second sister-in-law is pure-hearted, how can she know those human-faced beast hearts." The eldest princess also sighed.

"It's up to you to do this, first persuade the second sister-in-law to dispel that thought, before Feng'er 'recovered', she was bewitched by others and did something ridiculous."

And the queen mother and the eldest princess didn't expect that while the two of them were planning and discussing, in Kunren Palace, the queen was also "persecuting" the marriage between the prince of Weiguo and Zhen Mo in the Huang family.