After more than ten days, the rainy season finally passed, how to repair the embankments of the Bianhe River and the Yellow River, and also established a plan, and Shen Mingyuan returned to Huadu to report to the emperor. On June 27, he went down to the early court, and in the imperial study, he returned to the emperor in detail what he had seen and heard, and then went to see the empress.

It has been nearly a month since he went to Kaifeng, and as soon as he entered the door, the queen saw that he was tired and dark and thin, and she was distressed: "Mingyuan, I have suffered." Shen Mingyuan comforted the queen: "I'm fine, Queen Mother, I just went to see my father, and my father is very satisfied, this is the most important thing." The queen was shocked: "I heard that Kaifeng broke the embankment three times a while ago, and I was worried about you day and night, and now it is good for people to come back safely." On the ninth day of June, the rain was pouring down, and I even thought, even if you don't become a prince anymore, I don't want you to take risks. ”

Shen Mingyuan reported good news and not bad news: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I am the prince, so naturally I will not be asked to go to the most dangerous place." It's just that food, clothing, housing and transportation are not so comfortable as flowers. And this time," he smiled, "it can be said that it is worth the trip, and there is an unexpected joy." Queen Tang was a little curious: "Oh? My son is in Kaifeng, what rare things have you seen? Shen Mingyuan's smile was full of happiness: "It's not a rare thing, it's a rare person." ”

He has always loved to play and is not obsessed with the affairs of men and women. Hearing him say this, the queen asked: "Why, what kind of girl did you meet there?" Shen Mingyuan was a little embarrassed: "Yes, it's just that her eight characters are a little bad, whether they can fit with mine or not, I have to take a look at the Ministry of Etiquette." But if it can be closed, I think, I want her to be a concubine. ”

Although as soon as he mentioned it, the queen knew who he was talking about, but he directly asked the queen to ask for a concubine, and this was the first time. The queen was happy and a little strange in her heart, and deliberately teased him: "Oh? It's not difficult to do the eight-character thing, you can count it if you go to her house. But what kind of woman is that, who wants my son to come and ask for someone in person? ”

Wei Shuping's official position is not high, and Shen Mingyuan's heart is a little bottomless: "The family is not a royal family, and the family background is only barely qualified, but, her father and brother are military attachés," Before he finished speaking, the queen was completely sure which one he was talking about, and asked bluntly: "It's the girl who practiced martial arts with you, right?" Shen Mingyuan was a little stunned: "How does the queen mother know who I am talking about?" He felt so stupid when he asked, the queen obviously had already investigated the inside and outside of the Wei family before asking such a question.

The queen smiled and said, "I still wonder why you have started to practice martial arts diligently in the past year, and your father and emperor have praised you for studying your homework seriously." I asked someone to inquire, and it turned out that this was all a change that happened after the girl from the Wei family went to your palace. You came to me to ask for someone to get along with her secretly, didn't you? ”

Shen Mingyuan hurriedly explained: "It's not secret, I paid Weitong a fine and invited her to come." The queen teased him: "There are so many masters in Ouchi, why don't you invite her?" Could it be that her martial arts are the best in the world? Shen Mingyuan didn't know if the queen was dissatisfied with Wei Yangyang, and was a little at a loss: "It's not the first in the world, but it's good." And she teaches well, I'm willing to learn. ”

The queen no longer teased him, and analyzed it seriously: "If you are willing to learn, it is good." As for this family, the Wei family also has a title, and it is also prestigious in the army, which will also be of great help to you. It is better for her father's official position to be lower, and if the military general's official position is too high, your father will inevitably be suspicious, such as the British duke. It's a little lower, but it's a good thing. ”

What the queen said was Empress Zhang's maiden British mansion. The British Duke is the founder of the country, holding the military power, and the children of the clan have been in charge of the military department for many years, and has always been a thorn in the heart of Emperor Jiahou. The reason why the younger brother of the British Duke and Zhang Qiangrose's father was convicted caused her and Shen Minghuang to fall in love was also because the emperor deliberately suppressed the British Princess. It is precisely because of this that the British duke has lost the sacred heart, has no military power, and only has the false name of a duke left, and Shen Minghuang can't wait to encircle the Wei family. It's really because he has no better choice in the military department.

Shen Mingyuan hurriedly agreed: "The queen mother's analysis is that if her family's military power is higher, I am afraid that my father will not agree." But the Wei family is only in charge of the Haixi Mansion, and the money, grain, and weapons have to be transported from the Central Plains, and they are not afraid of any dissent. In the eyes of the queen, Wei Yangping's family background is just right, neither too high nor too low, and it will not arouse the emperor's suspicion, and it can help Shen Mingyuan, she is very satisfied: Yes, if Wei Shuping's daughter can be the princess and the crown princess, he will only be more loyal. In the future, he and his son will guard the northern border for you, and you will have no worries. Shen Mingyuan saw the queen say this, and hurriedly expressed his thoughts: "Yes." That's what I thought, too. “

The queen once wanted to point out the queen Qingmei of the second assistant Wang Zhedi to Shen Mingyuan, but he politely refused. The Wang family is also from the military department, but why does he have a completely different attitude towards the two noble girls? The queen raised her own question: "There is nothing wrong with her family. But there are so many tiger girls, why is it her? Shen Mingyuan began to praise Wei Yangyang desperately in front of his mother: "She doesn't have any crooked thoughts, she is very simple, straightforward and easy to get along with." Although the rules are not very good, they are righteous. ”

How could he praise a girl like this, the queen couldn't cry or laugh: "Ming Yuan, you are looking for a princess, not a hero." Is this the character of a princess? Shen Mingyuan didn't understand why the queen laughed, so he told the queen what he saw and heard during this trip to Kaifeng: "I went to Kaifeng this time, and she also went to help with disaster relief." Once, in order to help the victims walk from the water to the ground, she disregarded the punishment of heaven and cut down the two door panels of the City God Temple and used them to step on. Wouldn't it be better to be condemned by the city god than to save people? ”

The queen was also attracted when she heard what he said, and exclaimed: "There is such a girl? That's a lot of guts. The more Shen Mingyuan spoke, the more energetic he became: "Yes, she also gave me an idea, asking me to save women and children in addition to men." It's not a great idea, but it's a commendable piece of courage. I think this is what the future of the world will look like. The queen nodded approvingly: "Well, this is like Wei Shuping's daughter." But this garrison, how can he teach his daughter to be like a son and have all the people in mind? ”

Shen Mingyuan's expression became solemn and sincere: "Queen Mother, if you want to be an official woman who can memorize the three virtues and four virtues, and the female virtue and female rings, you can find one hundred and eighty in the flower capital. But what the retainer is looking for is the future princess, or even the crown princess. If you don't know how to memorize, you can teach it slowly, but you can't teach this mother's appearance in the world. The queen had heard him talk about being rescued by Meng Weiyang when she was in Haixi, and she was already full of affection for this girl who saved the life of her only son. Now she listened more energetically, obviously moved by her son's words.

Shen Mingyuan also talked about Wei Yangyang's performance in Kaifeng this time, as well as the promises he made to her. He has always done whatever he wants, but this time he is so serious, it can be seen that he is sincere, and the queen is very pleased: "This palace has also heard that the Wei family is very united from top to bottom, and the children and grandchildren are also husband and wife." If you're with her, if you can play the piano and sing, of course that's good. ”

Shen Mingyuan knew the queen's thoughts, and hurriedly added another handful of firewood: "Queen Mother, this Wei family is prosperous, if she becomes a princess, hurry up and give birth to a grandson for you to hold and play, how good." was poked by her son, the queen smiled and pointed at him and said, "Naughty, do you finally remember that the palace should report to the emperor and grandson?" ”

Wei Yangyang returned to Huadu two days later than Shen Mingyuan, and still lived at the foot of Baiyunguan Mountain. At the end of June, Shen Mingyuan sent a letter asking her to go to the back mountain to climb the mountain on the second day of July. If you want to go to the back mountain, you have to go through the Baiyun Temple. On the second day of the seventh month, Wei Yangyang went out early in the morning, but as soon as she walked to the side door in front of the view, two guards stopped her, saying that there were distinguished guests worshipping the mountain today, and she was not allowed to enter. Wei Yangyang was a little strange: "But, it was your master who asked me to come, do you want to go in and ask?" When the guard saw her say this, he turned and went in to inquire about her.

Today is not the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there are not many believers worshipping the mountain. Unexpectedly, she guessed wrong, this guard was not Shen Mingyuan's entourage, but the queen's entourage. The queen's maid received a message from the guards and hurriedly reported: "Niangniang, Miss Nawei is here." ”

The queen was well aware of the situation of the Wei family, but she had never seen Wei Yangyang. With her identity, Xuanwei Yang went to the palace to meet him, but it was just a trivial matter. But she felt that if they met in that situation, both sides would inevitably speak official words, and they would not be able to ask anything. But she was really curious about this girl who could hold her son's heart, so she planned to come and see it for herself.

Today, she deliberately dressed up as an ordinary lady to worship the mountain, and when she heard the palace maid's return, she ordered: "Please Miss Wei come in." You all pay attention, and don't talk about it for a while. With her order, Wei Yangyang was quickly released. She thought it was Shen Mingyuan waiting for her, and trotted all the way into the side door. But as soon as I entered the door, I didn't see Shen Mingyuan's shadow, but I saw a noble lady standing in the middle of the courtyard, smiling at her.

She thought that this was the believer who had come to worship the temple, but she was not suspicious, and smiled politely at the other party, so she continued to walk forward. As he passed by the lady, he suddenly heard a "click" in the sky. She hurriedly pushed the other away with her left hand, and took the fallen object with her right hand. It turned out that the house inside this side gate was in disrepair, and the roof tiles were loose. Originally, her injuries were almost healed, and it was just a trivial matter to pick up a tile. But for some reason, as soon as she reached out and pulled the wound, she had a sharp pain in her left chest.

As soon as she entered, the queen looked her up and down. I saw that although she was dressed as an ordinary woman, her eyebrows were thick and thick, her eyes were bright, and her eyebrows were full of heroism, and she had a bit of a garrison look. The queen and the palace maid all knew that she was the person Shen Mingyuan had a fancy for, so they just stared at her, and no one noticed that the roof tiles were loose and almost hit someone.

Now seeing her frowning and covering her sore spots, the queen hurriedly asked, "This young lady, are you okay?" Wei Yangyang rubbed his chest and shook his hand: "It's okay, it's okay." The queen was still not worried: "Do you want to find a doctor to show you?" Wei Yangyang lives here and doesn't want to deal with the living: "I'm really fine, no need, it's just an old injury." The queen originally thought that Shen Mingyuan was exaggerating when she said that she was good at kung fu. But just now I saw her take the tile casually, and she made a decisive move like a rabbit, and the Jade Rabbit Fairy was by no means in vain.

Shen Mingyuan came a little later than her, and when she was about to enter the door, she saw the queen holding Wei Yangyang and talking to her. Today is not the first day of the new year, he doesn't know why the queen suddenly appeared, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly prepared to retreat the same way. But he was seen by the queen and called him: "Your Highness! He didn't dare to disobey the queen's call, so he could only walk in hard. When he heard the queen call her Royal Highness, and saw that she was wearing civilian clothes, he didn't dare to reveal her identity, so he could only improvise a title: "Madam." ”

When Wei Yangyang saw that he was coming, he also hurriedly saluted him. The queen deliberately asked Wei Yangyang: "Do you know each other?" The two said in unison, affirming Mingyuan: "Yes." Wei Yangyang: "I don't know." Shen Mingyuan tugged at her sleeve in fright, and accentuated his tone: "Know!" The queen asked, "Are you here to play today?" Shen Mingyuan: "Yes." Wei Yangyang: "No. Shen Mingyuan was frightened into a cold sweat: "I'll send her away, so as not to delay Mrs. to visit the palace." With that, he took Wei Yangyang's hand and walked towards the side door. Behind him, the queen whispered, "Stop." ”

The queen's voice was not loud, and her tone was not stern, but Wei Yangyang saw that Shen Mingyuan was nailed to the ground like a nail and did not dare to move. The Empress said kindly to Shen Mingyuan, "Your Highness, I am only here to pray for blessings on behalf of the Tang family today. Don't let me affect the plan, go climb the mountain. If Shen Mingyuan was amnesty, he couldn't wait to flee the scene immediately: "Yes, then we will retire first." ”

The two saluted the queen together and walked towards the back mountain. Wei Yangyang didn't know what was going on, and asked in a low voice, "Who is that lady?" Even Her Highness is so afraid of her? Shen Mingyuan had just heard the queen say that he represented the Tang family, obviously unwilling to reveal his identity, he didn't dare to disobey the queen, so he had to say: "She is the elder of the family and a person from the sincere Hou Mansion." You know the Sincerity Hou Mansion, right? Wei Yangyang once heard Wen Ru say that it was Queen Tang's maiden family: "I know, it's Uncle Guo's family." Shen Mingyuan nodded desperately: "Yes, yes, it's Uncle Guo's family." ”

Wei Yangyang felt that something was wrong with him all the way: "Your Highness, you, are you not feeling well today?" Shen Mingyuan's heart went up and down, and he didn't dare to tell her the reason: "No, how can I look uncomfortable?" Wei Yangyang was a little puzzled: "It's so cold in this mountain, you're sweating all over." Shen Mingyuan hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat: "It's probably hot." ”

"Hot?" Wei Yangyang was even more puzzled: "I'm so afraid of the heat, I don't sweat." ”

The two of them played until noon before returning to the temple, and Shen Mingyuan couldn't wait to push her to leave quickly: "Luang, I'll send you back to the bottom of the mountain, right?" Wei Yangyang felt that he was completely different from usual, and said pitifully: "Your Highness, have you been too busy lately?" You forgot I hadn't eaten lunch yet. I'm so hungry, can I go to the fasting room to eat and then leave? Shen Mingyuan was reluctant to starve her, but he was afraid of colliding with the queen again, so he discussed with her: "Why don't you go back first, I'll send someone to bring you some food."

Wei Yangyang was a little aggrieved, and thought, "I'm so hungry that I can't walk." But she saw that Shen Mingyuan was indeed a little strange today, and she didn't dare to stay, so she had to say: "Okay, I'll walk back slowly, Your Highness doesn't need to send me." With that, she walked to the side door. But before she could reach the door, the queen's palace maid appeared in the courtyard and saluted Shen Mingyuan: "Your Highness, Madame, please go to the dining hall with Miss Wei." ”

Wei Yangyang didn't want to eat with outsiders, and Shen Mingyuan was in a bad mood today, she didn't want to do much: "Thank you Madame for the invitation, but I won't eat, I'll go back first." But who would have thought that Shen Mingyuan, who wanted to drive her away just now, suddenly changed his attitude, and stopped her by walking two steps quickly: "Madame, please let us go, let's go." Wei Yangyang was inexplicably pulled back by him. They walked towards the room together, the maid followed, and Shen Mingyuan didn't find a chance to whisper to Wei Yangyang all the way.

After turning another corner and going to the dining hall, Shen Mingyuan was afraid that she would say something wrong and offend the queen for a while. He knew that Shen Minghuang and Zhang Qiangrose fell in love, and it was because Zhang Qiangrose's father and brother angered his father that the fifth child was forced to cut off the love thread and marry Miss Xie, whom he didn't like. He was afraid that this tragedy would also happen to him, so he always had to find a way to explain a few words to Wei Yangyang. Seeing that he was about to arrive in the dining hall, he put his arms around the other party in a hurry, lowered his head and put his mouth close to her ear, as if he wanted to kiss her.

Although he usually has a hippie smile on his face, and the two occasionally have physical contact when they get along, it is the first time that he has been like Meng Lang. Wei Yangyang was startled, his mind was blank, and he didn't know how to deal with it. Shen Mingyuan whispered, "Don't push me away." Seeing that he suddenly hugged his sweetheart, the palace maid didn't dare to look at them, and hurriedly lowered her head.

Shen Mingyuan saw the palace maid standing in the distance with her head bowed, and quickly explained in Wei Yangyang's ear: "The lady of the Sincere Hou Mansion has a very noble status. After a while, she asks you something, and you answer truthfully, and you must not lie to her. Did You Know? With that, he tightened his arms and hugged the other person hard, and it was important to express his words to the other person. Wei Yangyang was hugged tightly by him, the sound of the other party's breathing was clearly discernible, she was so frightened that her face was flushed, and she only dared to reply in a low voice: "Hmm." ”

He was very cute when he saw that the other party was shy and afraid. Originally, he only came up with an idea on the fly, but now he couldn't help himself, and when he raised his head, he really kissed her on the cheek: "Don't be afraid." Wei Yangyang didn't know what he would do next, and he was even more scared, so he just nodded blankly, not daring to speak.