"Your Highness, Xingqing Palace has arrived."

The shouts of the waiter woke the two from their conversation, Guo Ying opened the curtain and took a look, and sure enough, he saw the palace in the distance towering and towering, straight into the blue and the underworld.

Deng Shi froze in place.

Xingqing Palace is the domain of Xuanzong before he ascended the throne, expanded in the Kaiyuan Dynasty, officially became the place where Xuanzong listened to the government, known as "Nannei", and Taiji Palace, Daming Palace and called the three major interiors, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Queen Mother, the Princess, and the Queen's Concubine often lived here.

I'm afraid it's inappropriate for him to come here as a foreign minister, right?

After hesitating again and again, Guo Yingfang wanted to open his mouth and refuse, but was robbed by Li Yu: "My aunt wants to see you." ”

"Huh?"

Guo Ying was stunned, why did Concubine Shu suddenly want to see him.

The current emperor Li Shi did not establish a queen, nor did he canonize the concubine, and the concubine Wang exercised the power of the queen on behalf of the queen, which was the proper lord of the six palaces, and she saw what she had done.

Marriage?

A terrifying thought instantly popped up in Guo Ying's mind.

Thinking of this, he suddenly turned his head to look.

It happened that Li Yu was also looking at him, and the two of them collided together, both of them were stunned, and then they each looked away and missed each other.

"My mother is not a murderer, Hachiro should not think nonsense." Li Yu gathered his thoughts, gave an indifferent order, and then took the lead and walked along the corridor to the palace.

Guo Ying sighed secretly and followed.

Xingqing Palace covers a wide area, even if the two of them walk on the corridor, it is also extremely wide, and the winding path is secluded, and the pavilions and pavilions are hidden in it, if it were not for Li Yu to guide the way, Guo Ying really couldn't find which way he should go.

After walking for a long time, Li Yuhu stopped, pointed to the right front and said, "It's here." ”

Looking in the direction of Li Chen's finger, Guo Ying saw a delicate and beautiful attic, with glass palace lamps hanging high on the eaves, red lacquer painted window sashes half-hidden, and there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo music inside, and several beautiful palace maids were busy.

This should be Wang's dormitory.

Li Yu was the first to step into the door, Guo Ying hesitated for a moment, and Fang followed.

After entering the door, Guo Ying saw Li Yu walking straight towards the bookcase on the left near the wall, and then stood still and bowed respectfully: "Erchen (minister) has seen A-Niang (Shufei Niangniang)." ”

The concubine was wearing a gorgeous dress embroidered with peony flowers on a crimson background, combing her double hair, and a red gold inlaid gemstone phoenix wings on her hair bun swayed, her face was graceful, and she sat on the soft couch with a dignified demeanor.

She looked at Li Yu, and then at Guo Ying, who looked worried, her lips squirmed, and Fang said softly: "Get up, give me a seat." ”

"Xie A-Niang (Niangniang)." Guo Ying stood beside him with his hands down, did not look directly at Concubine Shu's face, nor did he look around, but just lowered his eyebrows and waited for orders.

However, Concubine Shu looked at Guo Ying carefully for a long time, then nodded slightly, and then said softly: "Guo Lang doesn't have to be formal, I summoned you today, but there is no other major matter, but I heard that Your Majesty said that you are not yet married, and you have the heart to ask a question or two."

How can there be no wife? ”

Hearing this, Guo Ying trembled, raised his head and glanced at Li Yu quickly.

Seeing that Li Yu still maintained a respectful posture and did not react, he lowered his head slightly embarrassed.

"Yes, the minister is still alone for the time being, and the minister wants to become famous one day and find a good mate again."

"Oh, yes?" A flash of disappointment flashed in Concubine Shu's eyes, but she quickly returned to normal, and said with a gentle smile: "I am also glad that you have such extraordinary ambitions."

It's just that you are the son of the old Linggong of the country, the lord of the country, and the family is rich, if you don't get married for a long time, I am afraid that people in the foreign court will talk about me and Your Majesty after treating meritorious heroes. ”

Guo Ying froze when he heard this, and opened his mouth, but he had nothing to say.

The Shufei Wang family is now in charge of the queen's seal, in charge of all matters in the harem, summoning women into the palace to contact feelings, and asking about the marriage of children and daughters

As it should be, no one can gossip.

I just don't know if she summoned herself, did she want him to be a princess, or if she had other arrangements......

Thinking of this, Guo Ying felt more and more cramped, and her cheeks flushed.

Seeing this, the Wang family looked at him with a smile, and said warmly: "I am now temporarily the lord of the six palaces, and I dare not make a marriage contract for you without authorization, which is self-defeating and disgraces Ling Zun."

But you must know that the flowers are similar every year, and the people are different every year, after all, you are not from an ordinary family, you can't be alone forever, and you can't make your own decisions like child's play, you have to have some calculations in your heart. ”

Although Wang's words were peaceful, they hit Guo Ying's heart deeply.

It is true that a background like him is absolutely impossible to come out of his temperament in the matter of marriage, otherwise it will not only disgrace the family and make the world laugh, but also may affect his father and brother and make the family broom.

It's just that it is a little difficult for him to marry a woman who has never met and knows nothing about the other party, not to mention, he still has a luxury in his heart that he should not have......

After being silent for a long time, Guo Yingcai confided with difficulty: "Please also ask Niangniang to mention something." ”

"That's right, fair lady, gentleman, man and woman marry, it is natural ......" Wang said with a smile, after a pause, he said: "But I can't talk about mentioning it, after all, I am just a woman, I just want you to recognize the reality and give up some vain attempts."

Although the daughter of King Nahuo is also a member of the royal family, she was born bright and moving, and I feel pity, but in my opinion, it is impossible for you to let her enter the house as a wife.

Guo Lang, if you have this thought, it is better to break it off as soon as possible, so as not to be gloomy and sad in the future. ”

After Wang's words, the room fell into a brief silence, except for the rustling of leaves in the cold wind outside the window.

Guo Ying looked down at her toes, and was silent for a long time before gritting her teeth and saying, "Thank you Niangniang for mentioning it." ”

"Well, it's good if you can understand, but I'm not the kind of jealous woman who doesn't understand the love of children, since you have a relationship with Xiaoyu, the daughter of King Huo, I don't bother to be the villain who beats the mandarin ducks.

I have a compromise here to make your wish come true, would you like to hear it? ”

Wang asked with a smile.

Guo Ying's mind turned, and he said in a deep voice: "Niangniang, please speak." ”

Wang pursed his lips and said, "Do you know that in ancient times, when noble girls were married, they all had concubines?" ”

Guo Ying nodded, indicating that she understood.

The concubine system was a system that was very popular among the nobles during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Three Kingdoms period.

To put it bluntly, a concubine refers to a concubine, her status is much higher than that of a concubine, she has a formal status, and she can attend formal occasions.

The high-level ones are like Nuying and Wu Guotai, and the married nobles are sisters.

The second class is the sisters of the same clan, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the princes marry the daughter of a country, the woman wants her niece and sister to marry with her, and at the same time, there are two princely states with the same surname each invite a woman to marry, and they must also bring their nieces and sisters with them, so that nine daughters can be married at a time.

The princesses of the princely states with the same surname, one is the "left wife" and the other is the "right wife", which is the concubine system of "the princes marry nine daughters and the two kingdoms marry each other".

Again, the first thing to wait for is to marry a personal maid, which is more common in the current world and even in the later generations.

At this point, Guo Ying understood what the Wang family meant, she wanted Huo Xiaoyu, or Li Xiaoyu, to be his concubine, as for the wife, it was obvious that she already had a candidate in her heart, so she would use the excuse to let Li Xiaoyu marry.

And once Li Xiaoyu enters the genealogy, she will be regarded as the county lord of the second grade, and the only ones who can make her a concubine are probably the county lord and princess.

It's just that Li Yu has just been named the crown prince, and he has no daughter under his knees, where did he come from.

And Emperor Li Shi has only one princess of appropriate age under his knees, Princess Tang'an.

As a result, the object of Wang's marriage was about to come out.

Thinking of this, Guo Ying couldn't help but sigh, staring at Wang, as if she wanted to peek out her true thoughts through the curtain beside the bed.

Wang was a little uncomfortable by Guo Ying's isolated gaze, coughed dryly, avoided Guo Ying's gaze and said: "Guo Lang, you have been a childhood sweetheart with Tang An since you were a child, you must not know that she has affection for you, right?" ”

At first glance, this sounds right, but if you look closely, it is not difficult to find the hidden meaning of temptation and provocation.

Guo Ying's heart jumped suddenly, forcibly suppressed her frantic mood, tried to maintain her composure, and slowly replied: "Thanks to the princess's love, the minister is afraid." ”

"What are you afraid of? I want your word of accuracy. ”

Wang frowned, and reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "Don't you think that my heavenly noble daughter is not worthy?" ”

"How dare you!" Guo Ying hurriedly shook his head and denied: "His Royal Highness is beautiful and natural, smart and smart, virtuous and dignified, and he is the crown of the ladies in Beijing, and the minister is frightened because the minister did not have any thoughts about the princess in the past, and when he suddenly heard this, he was inevitably frightened." ”

Hearing this, Wang's face softened slightly, his tone softened a little, and he persuaded softly: "Even if you don't have any thoughts about her, it doesn't prevent her from saying that she secretly promises you, she is introverted, but she is just afraid of face and refuses to confide easily." ”

Guo Ying lowered his head and said, "This ...... The minister didn't dare to think about it. ”

"Why don't you dare?" Wang frowned and said: "You are a pair of beautiful people made in heaven, if you miss it, wouldn't you live up to the emperor's heart, and besides, it is not my intention to let you Shang Tang'an alone, but your majesty's intention." ”

Guo Ying raised her eyes to look at the Wang family, her eyes flashed with a complicated and unpredictable light, and finally turned into a frank one: "The marriage event, the parents' order, the words of the matchmaker, after all, you have to consult the father." ”

Guo Ying's words were naturally prevaricating, but Wang Shi rarely got angry when he heard it, and only said lightly: "Lao Linggong, Your Majesty has asked Zongzheng, and Lao Linggong has no objection." ”

After hearing this, Guo Ying was completely dumbfounded.

Originally, he thought that there was room for maneuver in this matter, but now it seems that he was too naïve.

But that's fine, at least it's not to marry a woman she has never met, and Xiaoyu was named the county lord, and she married into the Guo Mansion as a princess Teng's concubine, which may be a happy ending for her.

Thinking about the joints, Guo Ying no longer dwelled on this matter.

Seeing his appearance, Wang smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Before the princess leaves the pavilion, you must not lead the princess into the palace, so as not to embarrass her in the future." ”

Guo Ying replied respectfully: "Don't worry, Niangniang." ”

"Okay, I'm tired, you can step aside." Waving his hand and sending Guo Ying away, Wang sat on the bed, his eyes closed.

She went to such great lengths to help Guo Ying and Li Xiaoyu, in addition to the fact that her daughter loves Guo Ying, but also hopes that Guo Ying can become the support of the crown prince Li Yu in the future.

With the relationship with the Guo family, the first general in the world, I believe that the prince's position will be much more stable, but Lao Linggong is very old, I don't know if the Guo family can inherit his father's business and carry the glory of the Guo family?

Wang sighed faintly and slowly closed his eyes.

PS: Tang has no titles of father, mother, and mother, which is purely a casual term for my book.