Chapter 09: The Royal Princess & Heavenly Family
The palace people were sweeping the snow with their heads down, the red walls, green tiles, white snow and green brick roads, and the Xuande Street, which was so long that there was no end in sight, Li Xiang walked forward slowly, so slowly, Murong Jin walked forward like a walk, and he had to stop and wait for her from time to time.
After passing through a few doors, there were more palace people, all of whom lowered their heads.
When I saw them, I was respectful and reserved.
Also, the seventh king of Xiang and the new princess who gave the marriage entered the palace for the first time, and they were dressed very festively and naturally eye-catching.
The female officer led the way, and when she arrived at the gate of Fengqi Palace, the female official stopped, and changed to another, it seems that it should be the female official under Shang Yi.
After entering the door, the palace maids greeted each other with a salute.
Li Xiang followed Murong Jin in.
The first to sit are the emperor and empress dressed in auspicious clothes.
"The sons and daughters meet their fathers and queen mothers." Li Xiang followed Murong Jin to kneel, without raising his head once, and after entering the door, all he could see was the hem of the clothes of the first two people.
"No courtesy."
"Thank you, Father."
The female official brought the tea, and Li Xiang knelt to take it, continuing this last courtesy.
"The son respectfully invites his father and queen mother to use tea." The teacup was raised above his head, and Li Xiang couldn't even see the hem of his clothes this time, waiting quietly.
Soon, the emperor and queen took the tea, and the queen personally helped Li Xiang and asked her to get up.
Retreating, Li Xiang stood next to Murong Jin, motionless and silent.
The queen's face was a little pale, her face was haggard that could not be concealed, and sitting next to the emperor made the emperor's face look very good.
The two of them don't look old, they don't even look old at all, and one is kinder than the other, if it weren't for this auspicious dress, it would be more like a couple from an ordinary noble family.
The queen seemed to be sick again, and after a few words, she rewarded some things as usual, and was helped away by the palace maid with a cough.
Emperor Jiaming didn't seem to be in high spirits, and as soon as the queen left, she took the newlyweds to Chaogui Palace.
It was the palace of Murong Jin's biological mother, the concubine Zheng, as the name suggests, and there are a lot of flowers in the courtyard that are said to come from the outer domain, what is it called roses.
It's just that in winter, it's still bare, and you can't see anything.
The concubine had been waiting for a long time, and the palace maid saw them from afar and went to report the news.
The concubine and the seven kings of Xiang, their mother and son are very similar, the most obvious is that they seem to like the color of the plain and elegant, even if the marriage is only a few days later, the two are only embellished on the white clothes and accessories, as rumored, like immortals, but the concubine has its own arrogance, like white plums in the snow, and the seven kings of Xiang are more indifferent and calm.
The concubine looked very happy, Emperor Jiaming also looked happy, and served tea, and the palace maid arranged it, it seemed that she wanted to keep them for dinner.
During the banquet, there was only the sound of the palace maid's cloth, and the food was silent.
Then, the one who talked the most was actually Emperor Jiaming, if there seemed to be a few words of praise to them, they couldn't hear whether they were praising Murong Jin or Li Xiang, and with a wave of his hand, he gave a lot of things, and went back to Longyin Palace to deal with government affairs.
The concubine talked a little more, took Li Xiang's hand, and praised her while telling some trivial things, not like a mother-in-law, not like a royal mother-in-law, but like a biological mother, the difference is that Li Xu said enough before, and knew that it was not her wish to marry into the royal family, so she would not say it again, but would only silently and privately tell the people below to take care of her.
Murong Jin sat far away, on the other side of the concubine, Li Xiang was absent-minded, echoing, plus the palace maid who was funny from time to time, it was still happy, and after about half an hour, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
A little girl ran in, lifted the curtain to keep the wind out, poked her head in, looked around, and jumped in.
About ten years old, a pair of big eyes watery, look closely, between the eyebrows and eyes are a little similar to the concubine, as soon as he came in, he rushed to Murong Jin, and shouted crisply: "Brother! ”
Seeing that the little girl was about to crash into Murong Jin's arms, the concubine frowned, "Ling'er, what about the rules taught by Mama!" ”
The little girl stood still, two steps away from Murong Jin, and when she heard this, she looked at him with blank eyes, but to no avail, she turned her head to look at the concubine, "Mother concubine......"
The person who came was the Ninth Princess, Murong Ling.
The concubine's reaction was similar to that of Murong Jin, and the ninth princess, who was not well-behaved, turned her head to look at Li Xiang, "Sister-in-law!" ”
Li Xiang glanced at the Ninth Princess, the last time she entered the palace and saw the Ninth Princess, she was the same, full of enthusiasm.
"Nine Princesses." Li Xiang was ready how to catch her if the Ninth Princess pounced on her again, but before the Ninth Princess could take a step, she was stopped by her own royal brother Murong Jin.
"Your sister-in-law is weak, if you pounce, you will all fall." The ninth princess twisted at first, and wanted to reach Murong Jin with her hands behind her back, but before the protest came out, she was blocked by Murong Jin, she should have understood the truth, and Murong Jin hadn't let go, she didn't struggle, as if she was used to it, and continued to look at Li Xiang.
"Ling'er is too lively, don't be surprised, she just wants to be close to you, there is no malice." The concubine glanced at Murong Jin, pursed her lips, didn't say anything, beckoned the ninth princess to her side, and turned her head to explain to Li Xiang.
Li Xiang nodded, last time, that palace maid almost said the same.
The ninth princess couldn't sit still next to the concubine, and after a while, she ran next to Li Xiang, held her hand with a smile, and continued to listen to the concubine continue to tell some trivial things.
Li Xiang's palms were hot, he took a piece of pastry and handed it to the ninth princess, took advantage of the situation to take his hand, wiped his hands with the handkerchief in the sleeve of the wide auspicious suit, and continued to listen to the concubine's earnest teachings.
In the end, he also gave a lot of things as usual, and ordered the female officials around him to send them out.
The same red walls, green tiles, white snow and blue brick roads, but the sky is getting darker, and there are already palace people carrying lanterns.
You can't bring servants into the palace, unless there is the will of the emperor and the queen, yes, when you come, you will be the two of them, and when you leave, it will be the two of them, and the rewards given by the palace will be sent directly to the palace.
There is still half an hour left for the palace gate to be closed, and according to Li Xiang's way of walking, it would be good to be able to get to the palace gate before then.
The female officials and palace maids didn't dare to urge, and Murong Jin didn't care at all, slowed down again and again, and walked out with Li Xiang.
The sky was getting darker and darker, the lanterns were trembling, and the figure was gradually elongated, and from one side, it looked more like a person.
Li Xiang glanced sideways, retracted his gaze, staggered away from Murong Jin a little faster, and then lowered his head again and walked out slowly.
Rubbing his thumb against the bracelet on his wrist, Li Xiang let out a sigh, Murong Jin, he didn't tell the palace that she was pregnant.
And a few days before she left the cabinet, she heard that the side concubine of the East Palace was happy.
At the same time, the concubine was selected, and according to the law, it was almost the same time as the wedding, but the queen mother had a disease, and it was postponed for several months, and there has been no movement so far.
This emperor's eldest grandson, heh......