"What does your second uncle think?" Cen Yuan was surprised, "Is it difficult to achieve it, not afraid that the Seventh Prince will sell Lao Taishan again with his backhand?" ”

Xiao Qian led people to raid the General's Mansion, and what he did was really not authentic.

If the emperor is suspicious of Weitian and plotting rebellion, even if he directly exterminates the family without interrogation, Xiao Qian should not come forward. After all, it was his father-in-law's family for several years. No matter how much Xiao Qian put a lot of thought into it afterwards, no matter how deep his affection for Wei Ziying was, in the eyes of the world, he was just a cold and ruthless person.

Originally, Concubine Li thought that Wei Ziying was dead, so she just took this opportunity to choose another good family for her son. She has already taken a fancy to several girls, including Chu Xuanhua from the Duke of Chu. That's right, it's not Chu Lanhua in the second room, but Chu Xuanhua, the serious daughter of the Duke of Chu.

However, not to mention the illustrious Duke Mansion of Chu, even the second-rate families who are poor, none of them dare to take over the idea of Concubine Li, who is favored in the harem.

If nothing else, glory and wealth or something, you have to have that life to enjoy, right?

It is precisely because of this that Concubine Li is very attentive to her niece Li Wan, who entered Beijing from other provinces. Her mother's brother returned to Beijing this time to report on his work, and most of them were to be promoted and stay in Beijing. The niece has a good appearance and a good temperament, and they are both daughters of the Li family, so they are not afraid of getting along with their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future.

Chu Xuanhua sighed lightly.

"The Seventh Prince is indeed not a good match." Chu Xuanhua was full of hatred for Xiao Gan, who killed his best friend, and thought that his second uncle and second aunt would marry his cousin to him, and he only felt heavy, "My grandmother still doesn't know about this, otherwise I'm afraid it would have been a big fuss a long time ago." My father and mother persuaded me privately, but I just ......"

She smiled bitterly, "It's just that people are treated as villains." ”

Her second uncle is fine, although he is not pleased, he has nothing else to say. Only her second aunt, who is also known as being from a scholarly family, said that every sentence was more mean and sour, and she said anything that couldn't see the beginning of the second room, and later it was even more involved in her, only saying that the husband and wife of Chu Guogong were looking for a future for their daughter.

"It's because of this that my father wants to split up these days."

"The old lady is just afraid that he won't respond." Ling Miao shook her head. In these years, my parents are still here, and even if there are tens of millions of contradictions, it is not easy to mention the separation. Otherwise, you will be accused of unfilial piety.

Chu Xuanhua sighed again, "If the second uncle and aunt really insist on going their own way, I don't think my grandmother will stop it." ”

The old county lord is a reasonable person, whether it is the Rong'an Mansion or the Chu State Mansion, he never participates in any battle for the throne.

Now that the emperor has just passed the age of not being confused, he is in the prime of life, but the princes have grown up, and the call for the neutral prince is getting louder and louder. At this moment, how could the old county lord agree to have a relationship with which prince his bloodline was involved?

"What does Sister Lanhua think?" Cen Yuan was more curious about Chu Lanhua's attitude.

Ling Miao smiled and motioned for her to look to the side. Cen Yuan followed her line of sight and saw that on the verandah outside the Chonghua Pavilion, there was a girl in a light yellow brocade smiling and talking, her appearance was not the most outstanding, but there was a smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, giving people a feeling of spring breeze. It is the daughter of the second room of the Duke of Chu, Chu Lanhua. Chu Lanhua was surrounded by several girls, and she didn't know what she said, so the girls covered their lips and smiled, looking very happy.

Coincidentally, Xiao Gan was striding past Chu Lanhua and several people, and several girls all bowed their heads and saluted, Xiao Qian seemed to stop, and said something with a smile, Chu Lanhua turned his head and laughed back.

"I should have known that she was a high-minded person." Cen Yuan sneered, "Sister Chu, you are worried about her, I'm afraid that others will treat it as a honeypot." ”

Ling Miao didn't want to embarrass Chu Xuanhua, so she said, "Everyone goes, everyone goes." Don't regret what kind of result you only come out of, that is complete. ”

As he was talking, the inner prison outside sang loudly: "The emperor and queen are coming, welcome." ”

So everyone in the Chonghua Hall hurriedly gathered their clothes and knelt down. When the emperor sat down, the emperor raised his hand, and the inner supervisor sang again: "Excuse ......"

The seats for the palace banquet were all arranged in advance, and the current status of the Marquis of Wuding's Mansion naturally could not be compared with the Duke of Chu and others, and Ling Miao could not sit with Chu Xuanhua and the others.

"Why didn't the second sister sit with the ladies of the Chu family?" Ling Yan was not without schadenfreude. In her opinion, Ling Miao and Chu Xuanhua Cen Yuan are good friends, isn't it just to look at other people's family backgrounds? But what's the use? When you arrive in the palace, don't you want to sit in an inconspicuous corner like yourself?

Ling Miao raised her eyes and glanced at Ling Yan, and raised her eyebrows with a smile, "The third sister has always been the smartest of the sisters, don't you know the words of prudence and prudence?" You should know that this is the Imperial Palace. ”

Several ladies at the table nodded approvingly.

In the past, Ling Miao didn't walk around the capital much, and when people mentioned the Marquis of Wuding's mansion, they would always feel that this family was an upstart and must be vulgar. Seeing Ling Miao's peerless appearance, Ling Yan was pretty and cute, and it was inevitable that she would be a little jealous.

But after listening to Ling Miao's words, she secretly thought that she also had the blood of the British Mansion in her body, and this Miss Ling family did not speak softly or hard, but her temperament was very good.

There was a noble lady who secretly calculated in her heart, although the Marquis Mansion of Wuding was not noble, but she heard that the eldest son of the Ling family was very good at reading, and even the mountain chief of the White Crane Academy was full of praise. Now that it has not reached the weak crown, it is already Xie Yuan, and the future is unlimited. was born in the Hou Mansion and has his brother as a backer, how do you look at it, how can Ling Miao be a good match.

The lady smiled and waited for Gu to be more enthusiastic.

Gu naturally hoped that her daughter would be recognized by more people, so she nodded with a smile, and the two of them whispered and laughed back and forth.

The old Han family on the side didn't have this treatment. Her background is well known, and her scheming is not enough, and the ladies in the noble circle in the capital speak sharply, and she doesn't understand it very well. Occasionally, I want to interject, but I make a joke. Every time at this time, Ling Miao would greet people a few words, relieving the embarrassment of the old Han family, but she was not showing the mountain dew, and she was always smiling and groaning on her face, as if she was not because of the coarseness of the old Han family, she was completely a well-behaved granddaughter who was extremely filial.

"Which one is the young lady of the Hou family in Wuding?" Suddenly, an inner supervisor came over and asked.

Ling Miao got up, "I am." ”

Old Han hurriedly pushed Ling Yan, Ling Yan might as well stand up in a hurry.

The inner eunuch looked at Ling Miao and Ling Yan, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "The queen mother asked the lady and miss of the Wuding Marquis Mansion to go over and reply, dare to ask, the two young ladies, which one is the Miss Wuding Hou?" ”

He deliberately emphasized the words Miss Wudinghou, obviously, he was looking for Ling Miao.

Ling Miao saw that he was in his early thirties, wearing a six-grade uniform, which palace should he be the deputy chief eunuch. It's just that she has been in the palace a few times before, but she has never seen this one. With a smile on his face, he said softly, "I am Ling Miao." ”

The inner prisoner looked her up and down for a moment, and then smiled: "Mrs. Ling, Miss Ling, please." ”

The handkerchief in Gu's hand clenched all of a sudden.

She was worried that her daughter had never seen such a scene and would be blamed by the emperor for her inappropriate words.

Ling Miao smiled at her soothingly, and the mother and daughter followed the inner prison and walked towards the emperor. Ling Miao's back was straight, her gaze was slightly lowered, and she didn't look straight ahead, and calmly and gracefully walked to the bottom of the steps in front of the emperor's back in the face of the gazes projected by many people.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Ling Miao tried to tell herself not to look at the hypocritical face of the First Emperor. calmed down for a while, and slowly knelt down with Gu.

"Concubine Gu, please say hello to the emperor and queen."

"Courtier Ling Miao, please say hello to the emperor and queen."

Bow deeply.

Whether it is etiquette or demeanor, there is not a single fault in it.

I heard a soft voice from above, "Mrs. Ling, Miss Ling, don't be polite, please get up quickly." ”

There seemed to be a smile in his voice.

Gu and Ling Miao got up and saw Empress Shen sitting on the emperor's side smiling.

"Madame hasn't seen her for many years, but her demeanor is still the same." Empress Shen is no longer confused this year. However, Fengyi has been in the world for many years, and the maintenance is good, and it looks like it is only three o'clock.

"Niangniang praises falsely, how dare you be a concubine." The age difference between Gu and Empress Shen is a few years old, and Empress Shen is not from a high background, so they are not familiar with each other. The Gu family really couldn't understand why the emperor and queen thought of themselves and their daughter.

Empress Shen didn't seem to see her worries, and only looked at Ling Miao with a smile, "This is Ling Qianjin?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, it is the little girl Ling Miao."

Empress Shen said, "Good boy, raise your head and ask the palace to take a look at you." ”

Ling Miao was slightly sarcastic and slowly raised her head.

Empress Shen saw her face, and sure enough, her eyes widened, and she turned her head sideways to look at the emperor.

As if he hadn't seen it, the emperor held a wine cup with a white jade carved dragon and phoenix and glanced at Ling Miao lightly, and then stopped looking at her.

"Miss Ling is so good-looking." The people sitting on both sides of the emperor and queen are all concubines with high status or more favored in the palace. There was a young concubine who was only eighteen or nineteen years old and laughed softly, "Just look at me, how can I be kind?" Sister Li, don't you see? ”

The concubine's eyes showed color, and she only tilted her body and put her hands on her cheeks, smiling at Concubine Li.

Gu's heart sank, and he looked at his daughter with some panic, Ling Miao smiled back, reassuring her that she didn't have to worry.

Concubine Li looked at the young palace concubine, and she hated it in her heart. She had just seen Ling Miao's appearance for the first time, and if she hadn't known it a long time ago, she would have been shocked. However, this palace concubine has not been in the palace for a long time, because she was born delicate, and her behavior is flattering, which makes the emperor favored for a while. She has never seen Wei Ziying, how do you know what is good and not good? I just don't know if I was instructed by someone or listened to someone who cares. scolded a fool in his heart, so he looked at Ling Miao carefully, and the initial shock gradually faded. Although this girl looks the same as Wei Ziying, it is obvious that it is not her.

"Sister Lian is right, you look at the rouge mole between Miss Ling's eyebrows, isn't it the dragon girl next to Guanyin Bodhisattva in the painting?"