In the Xi'an enclosure, everyone returned from hunting one after another. At the right time, Emperor Jiahou began to hold banquets in the imperial tent. Because it was a family banquet, there were no ministers present, so the atmosphere was very relaxed. The princes sat on the emperor's left hand side, and the queens and princesses sat on the right-hand side. The prey that everyone hunted was made into a delicacy and brought to the table one by one. Emperor Jiahou asked while tasting it, who made this dish and who made that dish. Unexpectedly, in the end, the number reported was the largest in Qinghe King Shen Mingyuan. Emperor Jiafu couldn't believe it, and asked the inner supervisor who reported the name of the dish again, and the inner supervisor was very sure: "Yes, Your Majesty." Today's hunt, King Qinghe hunted a wild boar, a leopard, eight deer, twenty-six rabbits, and fifteen small birds. ”

After listening to this, Queen Tang smiled. Her son is very stubborn, and he is always scolded by the emperor on weekdays, but he didn't expect to be beaten the most today. Emperor Jiahou also showed a smile on his face, and joked with his son: "If you haven't seen you for three days, you should be impressed, Ming Yuan is looking for foreign aid today?" Why did you fight so much? Shen Mingyuan hurriedly got up and replied: "Father, the son fought with a girl in accordance with the rules, and he didn't cheat. Emperor Jiahou tasted a piece of wild boar first, and then looked at his son: "Oh? Whose official woman? Such good archery? Shen Mingyuan replied: "It's not a noble woman who has lived in Huadu City for a long time, it's a pearl in the sea that my son only discovered recently." But she hadn't learned the rules of the Imperial City, so she didn't bring her to see her today. ”

He has always liked strange things, and this time it must have been him searching for strange people among the people, so he found a girl with good archery skills. Hearing him say this, the crowd was not surprised. Queen Tang hurriedly spoke for her son: "The concubine doesn't know how to hunt, but she also knows that hunting requires the cooperation of two people. After fighting so much this time, although this girl's archery skills are good, it means that Ming Yuan has also improved, right? Shen Mingyuan hurriedly showed off to his parents: "Yes, yes, Erchen has been practicing archery hard recently, and he has been able to hit the heart nine times out of ten." After listening to him, Emperor Jiahou was more happy than relieved: "Well, you are finally willing to work hard." ”

In this hunt, Shen Mingyuan was in the limelight and received a lot of rewards. He was very happy, and he had to thank Wei Yangyang. So after returning to Huadu from the Xi'an paddock, the two of them happily ran to the East Market and entered a velvet flower shop. Shen Mingyuan chose a string of rose-red triangular plums: "Yangyang, I'll give this to you." I know you don't like to wear gold and silver jewelry on your head, but this flower is made of velvet, and it is light and not broken, so it will not delay you from fighting. When Wei Yangyang heard him say this, he was happy and a little puzzled: "I am a little pomegranate, why didn't Gongzi give me a pomegranate flower?" Shen Mingyuan couldn't cry or laugh: "Of course not, the pomegranate flower is given to his wife, praying that the two will have more children and more blessings like pomegranates after marriage, how can they be given to you?" Wei Yangyang didn't understand the meaning of these flowers and plants. When she heard Shen Mingyuan explain this, she suddenly remembered that when she first came to Huadu, she named the courtyard where she lived "Durian Garden", but the third sister-in-law refused to agree, and she was still very puzzled at the time. Now I understand that the pomegranate flower is used by a married woman, and she is an unmarried woman, so of course the third sister-in-law will reject it.

Shen Mingyuan saw that she was silent, thinking that she didn't like it: "You believe me, I won't lie to you, this triangle plum is good." There are still a month or two before the plum blossoms will bloom, and when you stand in front of the plum tree wearing this, the plum blossoms on your face are red, isn't it very good? The scenery he described was extremely beautiful, and Wei Yangyang couldn't wait: "Well, it makes sense, then I'll wear it now." Shen Mingyuan pulled her over: "I'll wear it for you." "He is playful and has no experience in pleasing girls. He saw that Wei Yangyang was wearing a few headdresses on his head, and after looking for a long time, he really didn't know where to insert the triangular plum to be appropriate: "But, I don't know where to wear it?" Wei Yangyang pointed to the right side of the top of his head: "Wear it here, in front of the silver hairpin." Shen Mingyuan is very skilled in making mechanical objects on weekdays, but it is difficult for him to arrange flowers for girls. It took him a long time to make it clumsy before he could barely plug it in, but it was crooked and slanted, which was very funny. Wei Yangyang looked in the mirror and didn't care, but said happily: "Thank you, Master Lu." ”

Shen Mingyuan ordered Ling Quan to pay the bill, so he walked out of the velvet flower shop with Wei Yangyang and went to Zhiwei Building to eat. This Zhiweilou is the best restaurant in the whole West Market, and you have to send someone to make a reservation in advance for dinner on weekdays. But today is not a New Year's holiday, Shen Mingyuan thought that there would not be so many people to eat, and did not send someone to book a private room. But what embarrassed him was that when the two of them walked in the door, the Zhiwei Building was already full. Although Shen Mingyuan is a prince, the people who come to eat in this Zhiwei Building are also high-ranking officials and nobles, so he naturally can't ask his subordinates to drive people away. But if he was asked to stand there and wait in line, it would naturally be very shameless. What's more, it's in front of a girl.

Wei Yangyang saw that he was very embarrassed: "There are so many people, let's change the family to eat." Shen Mingyuan refused to live or die: "No, this is the best restaurant in the West Market." I said I'll bring you to see the world, if I can't find a place, where will I put my face? Wei Yangyang continued to persuade him: "But there are so many people, it will take a long time." Shen Mingyuan looked left and right, remembering that he had just seen Shen Minghuang's carriage outside, so he smiled maliciously: "Yes, we don't have to wait." Let's take a walk, I met the owner today, and I don't have to pay. Wei Yangyang's face was full of doubts: "Who is the gold owner?" ”

Before she could finish her words, she was pulled up to the second floor by the other party.

Shen Mingyuan was very patient, he recognized people one by one at the door, and finally saw the attendants of the Fengquan Mansion at the entrance of a box on the third floor. He gestured to the box, "This is it." Only then did Wei Yangyang know that the gold lord she said meant Shen Minghuang. She knew that Shen Minghuang also had a serious face when he ate, and if she disturbed him, she was afraid that he would scold people again, so she didn't want to go in at all: "Master Lu, let's go somewhere else to eat." Shen Mingyuan didn't care about it, raised his foot and rushed in: "What are you afraid of, he can still eat you?" Let's go. When the entourage of Fengquan Wangfu saw that it was him, they didn't dare to stop him, but only dared to persuade him in a whisper: "Sixth master, fifth master is inside." Shen Mingyuan deliberately raised his voice: "Of course I know, if he is not here, I will not come." With that, he pushed the door open.

In the room, Shen Minghuang and Song Wenru had already sat down, and they were watching in surprise as the two of them pushed the door in. Wei Yangyang hurriedly saluted: "Ah Wu Gongzi, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to bump into you, let's go." She pulled Shen Mingyuan and was about to retreat, but Shen Minghuang stopped her: "Stop, sit down." She didn't dare not listen, so she had to turn around and come back. Shen Mingyuan pulled her and sat opposite Shen Minghuang: "Thank you, fifth brother, we ate quickly." Leave as soon as you finish eating, and it will definitely not bother you. ”

Shen Minghuang scolded secretly in his heart, how could he let Wei Yangyang bump into him every time he and Song Wenru came out? For a while, he didn't know how to explain, so he had to look at Song Wenru: "Wenru, you have the best vision, you can choose the dishes." Song Wenru was very docile: "Yes." She was very careful, and she chose according to the usual tastes of the Shen Minghuang brothers. After she made the choice, she asked Wei Yangyang: "Miss Wei, do you have any taboos?" Wei Yangyang didn't understand what taboo meant: "What? Song Wenru knew that she had just arrived in Huadu and might not be used to the speaking habits here, so she patiently explained: "Is there anything you don't like to eat?" Wei Yangyang has never been here, and he doesn't know what dishes are delicious: "Oh, no, no, I can do anything." Song Wenru said to Shen Minghuang again: "Your Highness likes to eat spicy, recently this shop has imported green peppers from the Western Regions, and the spicy mutton is very good." Shen Minghuang glanced at Wei Yangyang and instructed Song Wenru: "It hasn't rained recently, the weather is dry and easy to get angry, let's change the list." Song Wenru nodded and chose a few more dishes.

Shen Minghuang saw Wei Yangyang wearing a string of triangular plums crookedly on his head, and he knew that the other party was not interested in jewelry on weekdays. And wearing it like this, it was obviously not inserted by a combing, looking at the intimate appearance of the two opposite, it must have been sent by Shen Mingyuan. After waiting for a while, the dish came up, and what happened to be fried milk in front of Wei Yangyang happened. She looked at the plate of fried golden milk, and didn't know what it was. Shen Minghuang was thinking about how to dissuade her from eating the milk, but Shen Mingyuan opened his mouth first: "This is fried milk, you can't eat it, eat something else." Song Wenru felt strange: "Miss Wei, you can't eat cow's milk?" Shen Mingyuan replied on her behalf: "Yes, she can't eat red peppers and milk, and she will get sick if she eats them." Shen Minghuang thought to himself: He even knows this? The two of them are obviously very close.

Shen Mingyuan and Wei Yangyang had a very tacit understanding, and they finished the meal like a whirlwind. Shen Mingyuan hurriedly arched his hand: "Thank you Fifth Brother for your hospitality, the two of us have to continue to visit the weapons store in the West Market, so we will leave." Don't bother the fifth brother and Wenru. As he spoke, he pulled Wei Yangyang up, and the two of them had just broken in like a gust of wind, and now they ran away like another gust of wind. Song Wenru looked at the backs of the two, first shook his head, and then smiled. Shen Minghuang looked at her expression and felt strange: "Wenru, what did you think of?" Song Wenru looked at the door: "I originally thought that King Qinghe was willing to accompany girls shopping, which is really a rare thing to encounter in a hundred years." But think about it again, the brine points to the tofu and drops one thing. He can't look down on so many noble girls in the capital, maybe this Miss Wei is really right about his temper. Wu Gongzi, this Wei family is not a prestigious family, nor is it a noble. In my opinion, if King Qinghe marries Miss Wei, he will have two less threats to you. ”

Shen Minghuang once promised Song Wenru that if he could be canonized as the crown prince, he would grant her the position of crown princess, so this infatuated girl has always been dead set on him. Song Wenru is right, the Wei family is far away in Haixi, and there is no power in Huadu, if King Qinghe insists on marrying Wei Yangyang, his princess does not have a strong maiden family, obviously in the matter of competing for the lord of the East Palace, there is a little less advantage. But after all, she was a boudoir woman, and she didn't know that the situation in the imperial court was changing rapidly. After the death of Empress Zhang, the emperor was afraid of the British duke, and the Zhang family's power in the army was not as good as before. Although this Wei family is not of high grade, it has won the trust of the emperor and is the force that Shen Minghuang needs to win over the most now. Even if he can't win over the Wei family, he must not let Wei Shuping fall to Shen Mingyuan.

He looked at Song Wenru, and suddenly thought that Song Wenru was a noble girl who grew up in Huadu, and her social circle was much larger than Wei Yangyang. She has a lot of social activities to stay with the nobles, so if she asks her to help Wei Yang come out, won't she be able to see each other? Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Song Wenru: "Well, Ming Yuan has never understood customs. Since he has that mind, we have to help him. It's a leisurely birthday in the winter moon, aren't you going to enter the palace to celebrate your birthday? You take Wei Yangyang with you, and I take Ming Yuan with me, won't the two of them have one more chance to be together? Shen Youran is the name of Princess Mengjin, the fourth daughter of Emperor Jiahu, and it was given by Concubine Liu. Song Wenru has a very good heart, she naively thought, if King Qinghe marries Wei Yangyang, he can get what he wants, and he can go to the threat of King Fengquan, isn't it a good thing to have the best of both worlds? So she said yes in one bite.