At this time, Shen Mingjiao also saw Lu Jingshu, she was dressed very beautifully today, but she was squeezed out and sat on the edge alone.

When the girls were laughing, she wanted to interject several times, but most of these people were talking about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she opened her mouth a few times and then hesitated to close it.

Shen Mingjiao retracted her gaze, and she didn't know what to say for a while, Lu Jingshu was originally a flamboyant and straightforward girl, but the girl's feelings were always poetry, because she took the prince too seriously, so when facing the queen and a group of nobles with outstanding etiquette and literature, she unconsciously felt a little inferior.

She didn't want to help break the siege, without him, the queen has always been tolerant, and compared to these noble girls in front of her who talked about poetry, calligraphy and painting with manners, the queen obviously preferred an innocent and straightforward little girl like Lu Jingshu. But today's queen was unusual, as if she didn't notice Lu Jingshu's predicament at all.

Obviously, Emperor Jinghe didn't want the prince to marry Lu Jingshu, and it was naturally impossible for the queen to be close to Lu Jingshu.

Seeing that the hour was almost up, the queen smiled and proposed:

"My brother specially invited a juggling team into the palace, I heard that the juggling team is very famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, if you are interested, you can move to the Xiangyin Pavilion."

When the women and nobles present heard that this was the main event and was about to begin, they all stood up and expressed their honor.

But at this time, a palace maid came to report that Princess Xiyue asked to see her.

The queen was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly smiled and asked someone to be invited in.

After a while, Princess Xiyue, dressed in a plain dress, walked in.

The figure is graceful, with a pair of charming purple eyes that attract reverie, and a palm-sized little face that is very moving.

Seeing this, the ladies saw each other's eyes intersecting, and it was strange to say that this Princess Xiyue was also wonderful.

Half a year ago, at Emperor Jinghe's birthday banquet, this Princess Xiyue danced on the spot, intending to marry the royal family of Daxia Kingdom, and finally confessed to King Su on the spot.

With the birthday feast over, it stands to reason that the envoys of the vassal states of various countries should go back.

But Princess Xiyue said that she admired the culture of Daxia and kept going.

This is rare. Generally, this kind of door-to-door and pro-family, if it doesn't work, will never be entangled. After all, even if it is a small country, the people who can be sent to make peace with each other are all princes and princesses, so naturally they have to be face-saving.

However, since she said this, as the suzerain, in order to show generosity, Emperor Jing and Emperor Jing can't directly drive people away.

At this time, when everyone saw this scene, what else did they not understand! Princess Xiyue wants to marry into the East Palace.

Princess Xiyue stepped forward and bowed down to the first queen Yingying: "The courtiers wish the queen mother Xuanhua is very beautiful, and her eyebrows are longevity." ”

The queen smiled and waved her hand: "Princess Xiyue is polite, please take a seat." ”

Princess Xiyue was helped up straight by the palace maid, and then took a delicate brocade box from the hand of the personal maid:

"This is a strange stone obtained by the courtiers by chance, and I gave it to the queen today, I hope the mother will not dislike it,"

After speaking, he opened the brocade box and saw a fist-sized stone inside. The middle of the stone is red, and its shape is very similar to a peony flower. It's nothing, and it's the most bizarre thing. But the stone was shining. Against the backdrop of the brocade box, the peony flower is also a red demon.

The noble girl who was close couldn't help but marvel, the queen took the stone and touched it in a novel way: "Princess Xiyue has a heart." ”

Princess Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good if Niangniang likes it." ”

Shen Mingjiao leaned over and looked at it curiously, but she didn't see any traces of the acquired man-made. She glanced at Princess Xiyue, who looked so good, if it weren't for chance, it would not be easy to find such a stone.

It's just that...... Looking at the red color of this gorgeous demon, for some reason, Shen Mingjiao thought of a poisonous mushroom she saw when she was on Peach Blossom Island, and it was also like this, her whole body was gorgeous and glowing.

At that time, I heard Cuihua say that the more colorful the mushrooms on the island, the more toxic they are.

She withdrew her gaze, these were just her guesses, and she could inform the imperial sister-in-law after the banquet.

……

The group followed the queen to the Xiangyin Pavilion, which is adjacent to the imperial garden and is a pavilion in the palace specially used for listening to operas and entertainment.

A group of people sat down, and the steward of the palace music workshop stepped forward and handed over the list of programs to be performed today.

These queens had already seen it in advance, and she only glanced at it casually, "Let them start!" ”

Soon, the sound of silk and bamboo started, and there were dancing girls.

Not long after, with a shrill "Your Majesty has arrived", Emperor Jing and Emperor led the prince over.

Shen Mingjiao got up with everyone, and when she looked up, she saw Jing and Emperor walking towards the queen, followed by the prince.

Her gaze stayed on a man with a dusty temperament beside Emperor Jing He. The man was about forty years old and handsome. At first glance, the prince's appearance is almost seven or eight percent like him.

It's just that the temperament of the two is very different. The prince has a gentle temperament. But this man gives people a feeling of coldness and dust, he is the queen's brother, and the current uncle Wei Che. It is said that Uncle Wei Guo likes calligraphy and painting, and travels abroad all year round.

Emperor Jing and Emperor sat down beside the queen, and after saying a few words, he led Wei Che to play chess with His Royal Highness, but left the prince behind.

Since Lu Jingshu appeared on the crown prince, her eyes were tightly fixed on the other party. Especially seeing that the prince actually wore the clothes she asked Shen Mingjiao to design. She jumped fast with a star, and the grievances of being squeezed out by the nobles were gone.

The prince sensed something, turned his head and looked back, and the two of them looked at each other as if no one was around.

The queen, who had been paying attention to the crown prince, sighed secretly in her heart when she saw this.

If Lu Jingshu was not General Lu's daughter, she actually felt that the two were quite compatible. But since His Majesty plans to give up Qi Yu and train Shuo'er as the prince. The identity of Qi Yu's wife must not be too high.

Otherwise, when Shuo'er ascends the throne in the future, Qi Yu, the former prince's father-in-law, will be fine if he is safe, but if he is unwilling, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court. And General Lu held the power of the army, so Jing and Emperor would not agree to the marriage of the two under any circumstances.

She smiled and said to the next group of nobles: "Today's weather is good, the spring flowers in the imperial garden are blooming, if the girls feel bored, you can go over and enjoy the scenery." ”

All the nobles present heard the sound of the strings and knew the elegance, and they stood up one after another.

Shen Mingjiao subconsciously glanced at a noble girl in pink clothes walking in the middle of the crowd, she was the daughter of Shaoqing of the Sipin Taifu Temple, and behind her, there was a mediocre-looking maid, who was Su Tian in disguise.

When the people were almost gone, the queen turned to the prince and said, "There are all women here, and it's not comfortable for you to stay, so it's better to go out and take a walk." ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, his eyes were filled with bitterness, and in the end he did not refuse, but only stood up silently.

When the queen saw him like this, she felt uncomfortable.

But she has always believed in Emperor Jing He, and since His Majesty has decided so, he must have a reason.

At the end of the dance, a musician holding a guzheng came to the stage. Seeing Shen Mingjiao boringly peeling melon seeds, the queen smiled and proposed:

"Brother and sister, it's better to go out for a walk, and by the way, help the imperial sister-in-law keep an eye on these girls."

After the incident of Jiang Xueru at the last New Year's banquet, she was really afraid, for fear that something would happen again.

Not long after the year, the matter of establishing a prime minister that had been rumored in the court for a long time was finally decided, and this candidate was not Lord Jiang who was boiling Yang in the previous biography, but Lord Shangshu Ling Xu. It is conceivable how the unsuccessful Lord Jiang was not angry and depressed.

Therefore, since Jiang Xueru entered the East Palace, it has not stopped. And the prince has never set foot in Jiang Xueru's courtyard except for that New Year's banquet, and seems to have made up his mind to say goodbye to the past and start over with Lu Jingshu.

Shen Mingjiao understood the meaning of the queen's words, she nodded, stood up, and walked towards the imperial garden outside the open sky.

After walking for a while, a little eunuch came to report that the prince was in Bishui Pavilion at this time, and Su Tian had quietly rushed over.

Shen Mingjiao asked the little eunuch to reward him with a certain amount of silver, and waved his hand to let people go down.

Because it is in the palace, it is naturally not good for people to secretly follow Su Tian. To be on the safe side. Shen Mingjiao found a little eunuch who was good at this and stared at it secretly.

Haitang clenched her fists: "Why don't you go tell the girl?" ”

Shen Mingjiao waved her hand: "No." ”

It is impossible for Emperor Jing and Emperor not to know that Su is entering the palace, since he didn't intervene to stop it, then he should not make trouble rashly.

At this time, Lu Jingshu happened to pass by a few people.

When Lu Jingshu saw Shen Mingjiao, she hurriedly stopped and happily saluted Shen Mingjiao. "Princess Su, where are you going?"

"Walk around, what about you?"

Looking at the bright and expectant smile on the little girl's face, she smiled knowingly: "Go to see the prince?" ”

Lu Jingshu nodded without twisting: "I saw him go over there just now?" ”

Seeing the bravado of her eyebrows and eyes, Shen Mingjiao couldn't bear it after all, and said casually: "I heard the palace maid passing by just now say that the prince went to Bishui Pavilion, and it just so happens that I want to go over there to pick some flowers and plants, so it's better to be together." ”

Lu Jingshu laughed happily when she heard this, "Okay." I've been looking for him for a long time. As he spoke, he urged Shen Mingjiao: "Princess, let's go quickly, otherwise we won't be able to pick beautiful flowers." ”

Shen Mingjiao glanced at her, her eyes were a little strange, but Lu Jingshu was full of princes at this time, so she naturally didn't care about this.