Chapter 1

Thinking of what Mama Chang and Gonggong Gui said just now, Hua Zhen quietly avoided Qin Huai's hand, and then looked at Qin Huai, the expression on her face paused slightly: "Thank you for the kindness of the eldest prince of Qin, and please don't do this, this will only make Hua Zhen's heart feel more uneasy." ”

A trace of sadness flashed in Qin Huai's eyes when he heard this, but he also returned to normal in an instant: "You don't have to think too much, everything is really by the way, there is no trace of side, since you are fine, then go back quickly, I am afraid that it will be dark later." ”

As he spoke, he turned and left.

The little palace maid who followed Qin Huai looked at Hua Zhen at this time: "County Lord, the Queen Mother asked you to go back, and also ordered, if the county lord is okay in the future, he will copy the scriptures in the mansion, keep to himself, don't do what he shouldn't do, as for the side things, the Queen Mother will be your own decision." ”

After saying that, he led Hua Zhen away.

Hua Zhen originally knelt here, just to tell the Queen Mother that she didn't want to deal with this family business.

Now that Qin Huai has appeared, she doesn't have to kneel, but the Queen Mother is even more determined to marry her to Qin Huai, which is self-defeating.

It's just that the Queen Mother doesn't want to see her anymore at the moment, and she has no choice but to think about going back to discuss with Grandfather Ning first and see how to deal with this matter.

Thinking in his heart, follow the palace maid out.

As soon as he walked out of Cining Palace, he hadn't walked a few steps, but he saw Fang Fei standing at the street corner in front of him.

Frowning slightly, Fang Fei immediately greeted her, and whispered to the palace maid on the side: "The noble concubine Niangniang heard that Qinghe the county lord entered the palace, and I want to invite the county lord to go over and have something to say, this sister please stay, and the noble concubine will send someone to send the county lord out of the palace later." ”

The little palace maid looked at Fang Fei, who was the most faceful in front of the concubine, and immediately nodded and went back to her life.

Fang Fei whispered to Hua Zhen: "The concubine has something important to discuss, and she also asked the county lord to go with the slave maid." ”

Hearing this, Hua Zhen nodded and followed Fang Fei to Yanxi Palace.

In Yanxi Palace, Qin Guifei was holding scissors, repairing a pot of lilies just sent by the flower room, listening to the footsteps outside, looking up and seeing Hua Zhen through the window, she immediately handed the scissors in her hand to the perilla on the side.

Only then did she turn around, and Fang Fei had already led Hua Zhen in.

Zi Su very knowingly instructed the little palace maid to clean up the branches and leaves on the table, and only Hua Zhen and Fang Fei were left in the room.

Then he sighed lightly: "The Queen Mother can embarrass you?"

Hearing this, Hua Zhen shook her head, since she met Fang Fei just out of Cining Palace, then Qin Guifei must be clear about her affairs, otherwise let people wait there.

"When the concubine entered the palace last night, she also told me about it, saying that you don't want to marry into the Dongjun Palace?"

Hua Zhen heard the words and looked at Qin Guifei, and saw that she was just concerned about her clothes, not a temptation, so she nodded: "Hua Zhen knows what her identity is, the eldest prince of Qin is the eldest prince of the Dongjun Palace, and I am not worthy of the eldest prince of Qin no matter the identity lintel." I didn't have this idea at the beginning, and I won't have it now, Hua Zhen just wants to find a person with one heart, if you like me, I will be happy, if you can't rather be alone. ”

"It's not easy to find such a person, in fact, from the beginning when you were unwilling to marry the prince, and today you are unwilling to enter the Dongjun Palace, I know in my heart that it is not that you are not worthy of Qin Huai, but that the Dongjun Mansion is not worthy of you. It's just that many times you can't do it, just like this matter, if the queen mother asks the emperor to give marriage, can you still refuse to marry. ”

said and sighed lightly: "When you first returned to Beijing, my brother and the queen mother were afraid that Qin Huai would have any entanglement with you, but now I didn't expect that I couldn't prevent it by all means, but I can't blame you for this matter, I know that it is not easy for you to avoid him."

It's just that I'm afraid that the queen mother can't think clearly, so your father's filial piety still has some time, if the emperor gives marriage at this time, you also have a reason to shirk, how to say that there is still half a year, this half a year will not say what changes will happen, this family business will be done, you must not take it to heart, if the queen mother mentions this matter again, you are also smoother, don't go against her old man's will on the face. ”

Qin Guifei said, sighing a little.

Hua Zhen didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, so she just asked softly: "Isn't it just for this matter that the noble concubine Niangniang is looking for me?"

Hearing this, Concubine Qin shook her head: "Naturally not." ”

As he spoke, he looked out the window, and his face became solemn: "You have been in the Dongjun Mansion these days, and I am afraid that you still don't know much about what happened in the court." ”

When Hua Zhen heard this, she immediately remembered the reinstatement of Shen Chongmao, and immediately frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Qin Guifei said in a very heavy voice: "Just a few days ago, the Duke of Jin suddenly returned to Beijing, and revealed the news that he had obtained something and wanted to present it to the emperor. asked Shen Yuxin to find the imperial concubine, and the emperor immediately summoned him to the palace, and restored the title of the Shen family on the spot.

Do you know what he brought back?"

Qin Guifei said with a slight raise of her eyebrows.

Hua Zhen's heart jumped suddenly, and she shook her head, and a bad premonition rose in her heart.

Although the emperor did not mean to give up Shen Chongmao completely, it was definitely not an ordinary thing to make him so happy and restore Shen Chongmao's title.

Immediately looked at Qin Guifei, and saw that Qin Guifei had deep worry in her eyes: "What he brought back was a piece of heirloom jade seal." ”

Hearing the four words of the jade seal, Hua Zhen only felt as if she had been struck by thunder, and the whole person was shocked.

Looking at Qin Guifei, her eyes were even more incredulous.

"The jade seal of the country?"

Qin Guifei only thought that Hua Zhen didn't know, and said softly: "In fact, the jade seal of the country on the emperor's dragon book case is not true, when the ancestor emperor fought the country, the jade seal of the country was lost in the chaos, and the ancestor emperor ordered someone to copy one and put it on the dragon book case, although not many people know about this matter, but several old ministers are still clear."

This is also a knot in the emperor's heart, he has always wanted to find the jade seal of the country, and now Shen Chongmao brought the jade seal back, and the emperor specially looked for the old minister Li Taifu of the Three Dynasties to see it, and confirmed that it was the real jade seal of the country, and restored his title on the spot, and even rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold. Then the saint was happy, so he asked the loyal ministers to go to the suburbs of Beijing to hunt for the paddock, and Shen Chongmao was even more meritorious in rescuing the driver during the hunting, so even the position of the secretary was reinstated. ”

Qin Guifei said, looking at Hua Zhen with a worried face.

The contradiction between Hua Zhen and the Shen family has always been very deep, and the reason why Shen Chongmao was removed from his official position and title was all facilitated by Hua Zhen.

Now that he has been reinstated, he will definitely not let Hua Zhen go.

At the moment, Hua Zhen is still useful to her, so Qin Guifei is a little worried.

Hua Zhen didn't think about this, her mind was full of heirloom jade seals.

When she asked Xiao Huaijin to take people to find that batch of treasures, she told Xiao Huaijin to take care of the jade seal.

If it is right, the jade seal of the country should be in the hands of King Yanbei at this moment.

But now it appeared in Shen Chongmao's hands, and Xiao Huaijin had not been heard from for several days.

Thinking of whether something could have happened to Xiao Huaijin, Hua Zhen became even more nervous in her heart.

Seeing this, Qin Guifei frowned slightly: "Zhen'er." ”

After listening to Qin Guifei's voice, Hua Zhen came back to her senses and looked at Qin Guifei.

"Aren't you worried about this?" Qin Guifei didn't know what Hua Zhen was thinking, so she just asked.

Hua Zhen thought for a moment when she heard this, and then asked softly, "Does the noble concubine know how he got this heirloom jade seal?"

Hearing this, Concubine Qin shook her head: "I don't know, it's just this news, I just heard what my brother said, or was Mrs. Li very happy to see the jade seal of the country, so she revealed the news." ”

Hua Zhen immediately had a thought in her heart, thinking of Aunt Eight.

A woman who can live in the peony garden when she first enters the mansion must be very important to Shen Chongmao.

At first, she couldn't figure out where this woman made Shen Chongmao pay so much attention, but now it seems that she is afraid that this eighth aunt will not be able to get rid of the jade seal of the country.

Thinking in his heart, his face immediately changed, and he stood up.

Qin Guifei knew that Hua Zhen was afraid that she had found something, so she didn't ask much, but just said: "If you have any inconvenience, go directly to the Dongjun Wangfu to find your brother to help you, and I will greet him in this matter." ”

Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this, and asked Fang Fei to take her out of the palace.

Jiang Fu and Aunt Zhou were still guarding the door, and when they saw Hua Zhen coming out, they were all relieved, and they stepped forward to help Hua Zhen get into the car first, and then asked very seriously: "County Lord, this Jin Guogong." ”

Hua Zhen didn't say anything when she heard this, but just looked at Jiang Fu and Aunt Zhou: "You have never left?"

Hearing this, Aunt Zhou and Jiang Fu glanced at each other: "We have been waiting for the county lord here and never left, what's wrong?"

Hua Zhen didn't speak, just ordered to go home.

When he returned to the county lord's mansion, Lu Wei had already returned, and Xia Zhu was waiting at the door of the theater.

Seeing Xia Zhu, Hua Zhen's heart jumped suddenly.

In the past, she waited outside the theater like this, but it was only when Xiao Huaijin came over that she was like this.

Looking at her at this moment, he suddenly thought of Xiao Huaijin in his heart, and immediately stepped forward quickly: "But he's here?"

Xia Zhu still didn't react, and looked at Jiang Fu very puzzled.

Jiang Fu hurriedly asked, "But Xiao Shizi is here?"

Xia Zhu reacted at this time: "No." ”

"Then what are you doing standing here?" Jiang Fu looked at Hua Zhen's face and suddenly turned cold, and immediately felt a little displeased, looking at Xia Zhu, and feeling annoyed for Hua Zhen in her heart.

Xia Zhu said in vain, and suddenly felt a little aggrieved, and immediately said: "The slave just wants to see if the county lord is back, and I want to tell the county lord that the things she explained today have been completed, and Mr. Lu has also returned." ”

Hua Zhen looked at Xia Zhu's aggrieved look and said softly, "Okay, let's go in first." ”

After speaking, he led Aunt Jiang Fu and Zhou into the courtyard, and Xia Zhu hurriedly ordered the maid to serve tea on the side.

Knowing that Hua Zhen was back, Lu Wei also hurried over, looked at Hua Zhen and asked, "How is it in the palace, can the Queen Mother embarrass the county lord?"

Hearing this, Hua Zhen shook her head and asked Lu Wei and Xia Zhu, "Has the Dongjun Mansion sent someone over today?"

Lu Wei went to the * mansion, so he didn't know, and just looked at Xia Zhu when he heard the words.

Xia Zhu immediately shook his head: "No one came, except for Second Master Shen and Second Young Master, no one came." I've been in the house all the time, and no one has been out since Mr. Lu went out. ”

Hua Zhen's brows furrowed slightly when she heard this, and Jiang Fu was suddenly a little puzzled: "What happened to the county lord?"