Seeing that she just lowered her head and pondered, and didn't say a word for a long time, the Queen Mother lost her patience: "What do you think of this?" ”

Huan Ci smiled and shook his head: "I can't let me ignore this matter." What's more, I'm also an unmarried person, how can I manage other people's family affairs. ”

The Queen Mother looked at her deeply and said, "You know, her father went not long after I gave birth to Tang'er. At that time, Xun'er had just ascended the throne, and his position was still unstable. At that time, I was so busy helping him that I didn't have time to take care of Tang'er. Now that she's older, she doesn't listen to me very much. I think you're the same age, and you talk and laugh on weekdays, so why don't you talk to her and see what she thinks. ”

It took a lot of effort for Huan Ci to resist the urge to roll his eyes.

No wonder this person failed to help Zong Zhengtou keep the throne, his thoughts were all written on his face, and his ability to lie was too poor.

She smiled and snorted: "The Queen Mother is very right. She is willing to talk to me, and I will ask her tomorrow. ”

As for how to ask and how to reply later, the Queen Mother doesn't care, but she just plays Tai Chi with her.

"If you mean that, why don't you go now."

Huan Ci couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This is also too anxious, the grandson is the grandson, isn't the daughter the daughter?

The thought reminded her of her father.

But the situation is different, and she can be regarded as doing these things voluntarily.

Huan Ci stood up sullenly and said, "In that case, I will go and sit down now." ”

The Queen Mother turned her worries into joy and held her hand excitedly: "Good boy, you are still sensible." ”

As soon as she walked out the door, a hand reached over and held her arm steadily.

"I'll send the county lord over." Li Qi glanced at her.

"Thank you." Huan Ci smiled at him.

Zong Zhengtang has been living in the courtyard in front of the small building on the west side of the main hall in recent days, some distance from the queen mother's bedroom.

Ah Yao stood on the other side of her, staring at Li Qi curiously.

"Say whatever you want." Seeing that Li Qi was always staring at Ah Yao vigilantly, Huan Ci spoke.

Li Qi shook his head and said in a low voice: "Recently, the Queen Mother has been watching closely, and I have not been able to contact the prince. ”

That's true. After Zong Zhengche returned to Beijing, he dealt with many people, and he heard of these things. Since he is making such a big fanfare, the Queen Mother will definitely not be idle.

However, she recently received a letter from her father, saying that he would come to the capital to send her to get married. Her marriage with Zong Zhengche is scheduled for April 21, and it is not many days away.

My father is coming to the capital, and Huan Ci is always at ease. Although she wanted to see her father, she didn't want him to come here. But Zong Zhengyuan issued a holy decree to let the princes of various places enter Beijing before April 20.

Li Qi saw her depressed expression, thinking that she was worried about what the Queen Mother had ordered, and said, "The girl doesn't have to pay attention to Princess Jiarou's affairs." ”

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the place, Huan Ci looked at the palace maid who came out of the corner, and said to Li Qi: "Just send it here, thank you father-in-law." ”

"Yes." Li Qi saluted her and hurried away.

When she entered, Zong Zhengtang was sitting alone on the Luohan Collapse and weeping. As soon as the woman saw her, she hurriedly wiped away her tears and ordered her servants to look at the tea.

"No need." Huan Ci sat down across from her, "I'm just here to talk to you." ”

"The Queen Mother asked you to come, right?"

Huan was noncommittal.

Zong Zhengtang lowered his head and pulled the handkerchief in his hand, and tears fell uncontrollably on his clothes.

"I already know what you're going to say." She muttered.

Huan Ci lowered his head and smiled: "I don't have anything to say, and I don't know what to say." ”

"I thought you would persuade me to listen to the Queen Mother."

"It's your own business, you should make your own decisions."

"What about you?" Zong Zhengtang looked up at her.

"Me? What? Huan looked at her puzzled.

"You obviously don't like the prince, why do you want to marry him?"

"It doesn't matter to me." Huan Ci smiled.

"What about Fu Shen?"

Huan Ci's smile froze on his face, staring at the woman in front of him for a moment.

"You don't have to look at me like that, you can't hide those things from me." Zong Zhengtang said softly.

Huan Ci didn't respond for a long time, and sat in front of her without saying a word.

Zong Zhengtang pulled the broken hair in his ear, looked at her and said, "At first, I didn't want to believe it, but I went to Puzhou and found out that it was true." The two of you seem to me to be pretty obvious. It's just that I don't know, since you still have no love, why do you still marry the prince? ”

"It's no longer possible." Huan Ci interrupted her, "Besides, this is my own decision, and it has nothing to do with others. ”

"Does the prince know about this?" Zong Zhengtang asked.

Huan Ci sneered: "Even if he knows, he will treat it as if he doesn't know." ”

"You're right." Zong Zhengtang's eyes were sad, "The queen mother and him want too much, I have known this since I was a child. ”

"You-"

Huan suddenly remembered the words of the Queen Mother. In order to keep the young Zong Zhengche as the crown prince, the Queen Mother must have spent a lot of energy. At that time, Zong Zhengtang was younger, how did she grow up?

Compared with Zong Zhengtang, she is too much happier. Although she has been without a mother since she was a child, her nursing mother treats her like a daughter, and her father and his people have always cared for her.

Since she was a child, she has hardly suffered any grievances, but she has been indulged in a bit of domineering, even a little stupid. It wasn't until she saw Zong Zhengyuan's viciousness that she began to understand her father's depression.

Compared with her, although Zong Zhengtang also grew up in fine clothes and jade food, he was much more sensible than her at that time.

"Actually, I had already guessed it when my mother asked me to meet Su Changyou. But at that time, I was so bent on going to Puzhou that I really didn't want to pay attention to it. Maybe it was because I went to Puzhou that I seemed to have accepted her arrangement. But I just don't want to. Zong Zhengtang couldn't help but cover his face and whimper.

Huan Ci looked at her blankly, and he actually felt like crying.

But her tears had been shed in countless nights three years ago. On the day she broke off with Fu Shen, on the day she was maliciously slandered by the Li clan, and even on the night when she heard that he had been hit by Tanhua.

The tea on the table was finally cold, and Zong Zhengtang was finally tired of crying. She looked at Huan Ci with red and swollen eyes, and she didn't know when the woman's eyes were red.

Early the next morning, the news of the marriage between Princess Jiarou Zong Zhengtang and Su Xiang's eldest son Su Changyou spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital.

This time Huan Ci has a partner who learns the rules together, and the two of them learned a lot from the old lady in the palace.

The things she never worried about in the past now know most of them. For example, how to handle marriages, funerals, birthday banquets, and even arrange the prince's concubines to sleep in the dormitory.