Chapter Ninety-Three: The Draft

Since Lu Cheng went to Tanzhou, there is nothing to do at home, there is nothing lively to see, stay in his room all day embroidery, thinking that he was originally the least good at embroidery, the last time he gave him the bag, just sewn it up with seven different colors of cloth, the words are pre-depicted on it, and then embroidered out and still stumble, I didn't sleep all night I don't know how many times I poked my fingers, where do I dare to embroider what tricks on the bag? When Hua Nan saw that the seven sachets were ordinary to clumsy craftsmanship and laughed, He Changan secretly made up his mind that he must practice embroidery hard, and wait until one day in the future to embroider the most beautiful sachet for him, so that he can wear it all day long, and he will never leave his body.

Tanzhou is located on the border, thousands of miles away from the imperial capital, even if Lu Cheng left Hua Nan by He Chang'an's side, just to facilitate the delivery of a letter, but it can't stand the high mountains and distant obstacles, when a letter is delivered, many days have often passed, so He Chang'an in addition to practicing female red in the house every day, is to go to Hua Nan to sit, that is, although even Biluo also listened to He Jiaqing's instructions, but Biluo does not know Lu Cheng as well as Hua Nan, and there is no relationship in the previous life, but it is not as close to He Chang'an as Hua Nan.

He Changan sat in the room and counted the last time he received a letter from Lu Cheng, could it be half a month ago? That is the second letter that Lu Cheng wrote to her after arriving in Tanzhou, the letter said that everything went well in Tanzhou, seeing that spring is coming, the ice and snow are about to melt, Nan'an is a nation that relies on nomadism to survive, and spring means that the cattle and sheep have fresh and fat feed, and there is no need to come to Daxuan and Daxuan across the bank of the Qianyou invasion, this time of year is not only the most harmonious time for the people of Nan'an, but also the happiest time for the border soldiers of Daxuan, because only during this time, they have the opportunity to recuperate, in case the grass and trees wither in the autumn, and the Nan'an people invade the border here because of lack of food and clothing。

The letter also said that the emperor of Qianyou has been on the throne for seven years this year, but the age is only seventeen years old, and the young man ascended the throne but governed a country in an orderly manner, but Lu Cheng felt that he not only admired the emperor, but also admired the queen mother behind the emperor, Emperor Qianyou finally chose a concubine this year, and the most powerful of the concubines was the daughter of General Qianyou Tang, this Tang general was born in the army of the end of the army, but step by step to the position of the general, the Korean prince Geng Wei, who had dealt with him, admired this person, and once threatened that if one day the Great Xuan could make the people of Nan'an completely frightened and would no longer dare to covet the Great Xuan, it must be Da Xuan and this person joining forces, attacking from both sides. He Changan is not interested in this Tang general, but he is very interested in his daughter, such a man, I am afraid that her daughter will also be a legend in the harem, right?

And the Bai family is not a foolish person, knowing that His Royal Highness is afraid that he likes his daughter, but it is not good to stop him, especially looking at his daughter's daily behavior, she looks like she is just beginning to fall in love, so she also hopes in her heart that if He Chang'an has such luck, it is her creation, if there is really no such luck, the emperor ordered Lu Cheng to point out the women of other families, or let her rest this thought as soon as possible, at least she can leave a good memory in He Chang'an's heart, instead of a fragmented picture, in short, no matter what, you can only wait and see。

He Changan was thinking about himself and Lu Cheng, but he heard a knock at the door: "Miss Chang'an, are you there?"

It's Hua Nan's voice.

He Changan was a little surprised, and hurriedly ran over to open the door: "It's Aunt Hua Nan...... How did this letter come so quickly? I remember that there was a gap of twenty days between the first letter and the second letter.

chattered a lot, only to find that the expression on Hua Nan's face was not good-looking, and his heart sank, isn't it...... Didn't Lu Cheng have an accident in Tanzhou?

"Aunt Hua Nan, you ...... Why is your face so bad, isn't it, isn't it His Highness...... He ...... in Tanzhou"

He Changan's voice was a little trembling, and he didn't dare to think about it, nor did he dare to say it.

Biluo supported Chang'an, who was almost unable to stand, and persuaded in a low voice: "Miss, don't panic, Your Highness has your own blessing, and there will be nothing wrong, now Aunt Hua Nan hasn't said what happened, don't mess around, and sit down and listen to Aunt Hua Nan say the ins and outs of the matter." ”

Looking at He Changan's panicked expression, Hua Nan put down her heart, she had been worried that His Royal Highness was just wishful thinking for He Changan, and the reason why He Changan agreed to His Highness was that he still valued His Highness's identity as a dragon son and phoenix grandson, and there was no love in it, so it was tantamount to a harm to His Highness, but now it seems that if He Changan really didn't care about His Highness, how could he see that his expression was wrong and show such a panicked look, and the panic on her face really didn't seem to be fake.

Hua Nan shook her head: "There is no news from His Highness's side, and the third letter from His Highness is still on the way, Miss Chang'an don't worry...... It's just that...... It's just that there was news from the palace just now that the draft was over, and the Holy Lord pointed out to His Highness...... pointed out the seventh daughter of the imperial merchant Zhu's family, Zhu Yunjia, as a side concubine. ”

Chang'an breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, only to find that his back was already wet with sweat, and even his forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat because he was worried about Lu Cheng, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "It turns out that today's draft is over, I originally thought that Cousin Qi would participate in the draft, but I could have known these things in time, but as a result, Cousin Qi was accused by the saint to marry the eldest son of the Xu family, and I was like a frog at the bottom of the well, and I didn't know anything." ”

Thinking about it carefully, Zhu's Yunjia, isn't she the only seventh sister who is good to her in the family mentioned by Zhu Yan, except for the eldest sister Zhu Xiyao who has already married?

Hua Nan didn't want to say anything at the moment, but Biluo asked worriedly on the side: "But Miss, you haven't married the Second Highness yet, and the Holy Lord has already given the Second Highness a side concubine, aren't you sad in your heart?"

Chang'an sighed: "I'm not a saint, I'll be sad, but can being sad change this matter? If I'm already His Highness's concubine, then I may still have the right to ask the queen or the emperor not to give His Highness a side concubine, but now I'm nothing, even if I am, I don't want His Highness to have a reputation for marrying a wife for me, and His Royal Highness is not here." Besides, I also feel sorry for that Miss Zhu in my heart, after all, since she was married as a side concubine, she was destined to be His Royal Highness's concubine in this life, but His Royal Highness is far away in Tanzhou, when she can wait until His Highness comes back, I don't know, isn't it a sad thing? No matter how sad I am, will I still be angry with His Highness, he is a prince, and it is normal to have a wife and a concubine."

Hua Nan opened her mouth and said: "Miss Chang'an is right, His Royal Highness is not in the imperial capital at the moment, no matter what, Miss still has to believe in His Highness's sincerity to you." I believe that His Royal Highness will soon receive a letter from Tanzhou after knowing the news, and the young lady only needs to wait quietly. ”

He Changan suddenly remembered the time he went to the Liang Guogong Mansion before the Chinese New Year, and vaguely remembered that the second and third ladies of the Bai family were going to participate in the draft this time, but the opinions of the Bai family were for them to hide, and today's draft has come to an end.

Hua Nan said with a smile: "It seems that Miss Chang'an has really become a deep boudoir woman who does not leave the door, and she even has to ask the slave maid about the affairs of her grandfather's family." But I think Mrs. Gong Changbo should know about this, but she didn't tell Miss, for fear that Miss would be polluted by this terrible thing. ”

He Changan was puzzled, what other bad things were selected in the draft?

"The two young ladies of the Liang Guo Mansion were defeated, this is expected by the slave maid, the two young ladies were born in the Liang Guo Mansion, which is not very bad, but because the father is only a fourth-grade official, it is difficult to rank as the main concubine of the clan, if it is a side concubine, it is to sweep the face of the late Empress Herui, and the saint and the queen will naturally not do such things. ”

Hua Nan's analysis is correct, which is also consistent with what the eldest uncle and aunt think.

"Among the two ladies of the Bai family, there is one of them, named Du Ruo, who is said to be related to the Liang Guogong Mansion, has Miss Chang'an ever known about this person?"

He Changan nodded: "Naturally, I know that my second aunt is Qingzhou Du, and Du Ruo is her niece, her parents died more than a year ago, so she can only come to the imperial capital to join her aunt." ”

Hua Nan's eyes revealed a little profundity: "This is it, although Qingzhou is far away, but it is also a land of Qilu that is better than Confucius and Mencius, Miss Tangtang, even if her parents die, she will not surrender herself to the status of a slave, but she did this, the slave maid feels that Du Ruo is really intriguing." When Du Ruo accompanied the two young ladies of the Bai family in the palace, once in the imperial garden, the love of Concubine Qing, the Persian cat given by the saint somehow ran into the water, Du Ruo saw it, and jumped into the liquid pool of the imperial garden to save the cat. But Du Ruo didn't know the nature of the water, so he finally rescued the cat, but he almost drowned in the lake?"

He Changan furrowed his brows, Du Ruo's identity is special, and if she is a dowry maid, she will naturally be concerned, but she is the same as when she saw her in the Liang Guogong Mansion before, and she acted so high-profile, as if she was afraid that others would not see her: "Almost? was rescued?"

"Yes, the eldest prince happened to go to the imperial garden to find Concubine Qing, so he saved Miss Du Ruo. It's just that when Miss Du Ruo was rescued from the Taiye Pool, she was already soaked......"

Clothes are wet, what does this mean in Daxuan, it is self-evident, if Lu Yuan doesn't want her, then it will be difficult for her to remarry for life: "What about later?"

"Du Ruo's desperate rescue of Concubine Qing's love is now known to everyone in the palace, but who rescued him after falling into the water, there are very few people who know about this matter in the palace, Concubine Qing only said that Du Ruo is a person who has made great contributions to her, in order to give Du Ruo a grace, she asked the Bai family for her, stayed in her palace, and became a seven-grade female official. ”

He Changan couldn't help but sneer, it was really Lu Yuan's style, but what was Du Ruo doing this for?