The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and he treats the old ministers leniently, and the news that the empress dowager is getting better in the palace has made everyone in Beijing breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though there are still many clan relatives and important ministers who are dissatisfied with Meng Shuyi's case, the father and son of the King of Shu are filial piety and serve by the side of the Queen Mother every day, so no one dares to complain anymore.

Princess Xiao and her son Li Jinfeng rushed to the capital before the enthronement ceremony, and it coincided with the 60th birthday of the old lady of the Xiao family, so the king of Shu ordered the Ministry of Rites to come forward to give Mrs. Xiao a birthday.

said that it was to make up for his debt to his elders for many years abroad, but people probably knew that he was for the queen mother.

On the day of the arrival of the princess of Shu in Beijing, she took her two sons into the palace to visit the empress dowager, Mei Xue was accompanying the empress dowager, and when she saw her, she got up and saluted.

Princess Shu shook Mei Xue's hand, looked up and down for a while, and then said with a smile:

"I haven't seen you for a few years, you've grown taller, but your appearance hasn't changed much."

Li Jinfeng stood behind Princess Shu and smiled, his eyes looking back and forth between Li Jinzhi and Mei Xue.

Even if he was far away in Shudi, he heard some rumors.

After visiting the Empress Dowager, Li Jinfeng was taken away by Xiao Yan as soon as he left the palace, and Li Jinzhi accompanied Princess Shu back to the palace.

In the carriage, Li Jinzhi said that he would personally take Mei Xue to attend Mrs. Xiao's birthday banquet.

The princess of Shu smiled, looked at him lovingly, and said:

"I've just come back, but I can probably guess what it's like now. You don't have to worry, I will definitely discuss the matter between you and Miss Mei with the prince. If he refuses, I will ask your imperial grandmother and grandmother to come forward, and I will not disappoint you. ”

Li Jinzhi thanked Princess Shu with a smile, and then said:

"Mother, what I want is not only to give Miss Mei the status of wife, I also want her to be at ease from now on and not suffer the slightest grievance for this matter.

Therefore, some people, their thoughts that they shouldn't have, it's better to go out early, so as not to lose their dignity and not see each other again. ”

Princess Shu nodded, patted Li Jinzhi's hand and said:

"I see what you mean, don't worry, I know what to do.

But when you come to your father, speak well, and don't upset him. ”

The plum garden had already been cleaned up, and the princess of Shu had just taken her seat, and Concubine Lin brought her granddaughter Sister Han to ask for peace.

Princess Shu sneered and said to Li Jinzhi:

"I take the child to the prince every day, thinking I don't know her mind?

is not greedy enough, has an eldest granddaughter, and looks forward to a grandmother who can be the eldest grandson. It's a pity that even God won't help her. ”

When she was in Hankou, Concubine Lin asked a famous doctor to diagnose the pulse of her second lady Huang Qingya several times, hoping that she was pregnant with a male fetus.

After being disappointed, she left Huang Qingya directly in Hankou, nominally to let Huang Qingya recuperate and give birth, but anyone could see her annoyance.

Judging from Li Jinhuan's current physical condition, Concubine Lin has no hope.

It's just that she obviously refuses to give up.

Li Jinzhi smiled silently, and when Concubine Lin entered the door and greeted him, he said goodbye and left.

Concubine Lin saluted Princess Shu, poured tea and served it herself, and after talking for a while, she said cautiously:

"Sister, with my status, I am not worthy of entering the palace to see the Empress Dowager without Yizhi. My sister has just been there, I wonder if she is in good health? ”

Princess Shu had already seen through Concubine Lin's thoughts, so she said with a smile:

"The prince and the children are filial, and Miss Mei is by her side every day for diagnosis and treatment, can the queen mother's health improve?"

Finally waited for Princess Shu to mention Mei Xue, Concubine Lin Fangfei's eyes were red, and Ying Ying wanted to cry:

"Our son, the queen mother, the eldest princess and the county lord can all be treated by Miss Mei, but Jinhuan is not this blessing.

It's all my fault, I had a misunderstanding with Miss Mei at the beginning, and now it's all difficult to look forward to seeing her. ”

Li Jinhuan disobeyed the king of Shu at the beginning, obeyed Li Jinyu's words, and even did not report Li Jinyu's dispatch of assassins to Chengdu.

And his cause was undignified, which completely made the King of Shu feel cold to this son.

If it weren't for the care of her only granddaughter, and Concubine Lin had been serving carelessly, the King of Shu would not have agreed to let her bring Li Jinhuan back to the capital.

Seeing Concubine Lin's crying appearance, Princess Shu sneered in her heart, but said with sympathy on her face:

"Jinhuan is also the one who calls me mother, how can I not feel sorry for him?

However, when I was in Chengdu, I heard the prince say that when Jinhuan first became ill, Miss Mei went to the outpatient clinic many times, but there was really no good way.

Moreover, you have been in Beijing for so many days in advance, presumably the imperial doctor and other famous doctors in the capital have also been invited, so why bother to force Miss Mei anymore?

Her medical skills are good, but she is not a fairy! ”

Concubine Lin and Princess Shu have been fighting for most of their lives, and they have already become mortal enemies, and it is also expected that they will be shirked like this.

The reason why she was cheeky and begged to come to the door was that there was really no way, and she asked people to bring gifts to invite Mei Xue many times, but she didn't even see her once.

In front of the King of Shu, she didn't dare to mention a word, and even frequently sought famous doctors, she also did it secretly.

After touching the ashes, Concubine Lin was furious when she returned to the west courtyard, and after smashing the furnishings of half of the room, she scolded:

"If it weren't for their plot, how would my son have ended up in this field? Sooner or later, I'll have to pay for their lives with their sluts. ”

Sister Han's mother, Aunt Chen, was so frightened that she didn't dare to hide out, so she could only lower her head as much as possible, but she still couldn't escape the doom, Concubine Lin raised her hand and smashed a cup of hot tea on her, and scolded:

"It's all useless things, one or two brocade clothes and jade food are raised, but they will only give birth to daughters, it's better to die!"

Aunt Chen's skirt was wet for a long time, and her knees were smashed to the core, but she didn't even dare to cry.

Mrs. Xiao's birthday banquet, the families of the nobles and important ministers in Beijing were all present.

Princess Shu sat with the old lady, accepting everyone's congratulations, and praising the children they brought.

She had already gotten Xiao Yan's news and knew which families were interested in competing for the position of crown princess, so when she looked at the girls of those people, she couldn't help but compare them with Mei Xue.

When he finally had time to change his clothes, Xiao Yan came up again, looking at her back and forth, with blank eyes.

Princess Shu couldn't cry or laugh, poked him a finger and said:

"I promised you that I would do a good job, don't come and pretend to be pitiful to me."

Xiao Yan smiled, snorted and said:

"Auntie, you see, I'm right, right? are all vulgar fans, how can they be compared with Miss Mei? However, relying on his good family background, he thought that he had a lot of money. ”

Princess Shu also sighed, patted Xiao Yan and said:

"Miss Mei doesn't have her family to help, she doesn't love clothes and jewelry, I heard that even eating is very simple, and she has worked hard for so many years, isn't it all for your cousin?

I can see this, how can the prince not know? It's just in the way of the world's eyes. ”

She was born as a concubine, but now she is about to ascend to the throne of the queen, and she can best understand the warmth and coldness of the people.

There are few noblewomen and ladies who came to Xiao Mansion today who are not here for Li Jinzhi.

Even if there is no suitable daughter in the family, or they can't compete for the position of crown princess, they are looking forward to meeting the future prince.

Therefore, as soon as he heard the report that Li Jinzhi was coming, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes looked at the door.

The warm curtain is rolled up, and on the stone road against the white snow and red plums, a warm sedan chair is slowly being lowered.

Li Jinzhi, who was dressed in a snow-white coat, walked next to the warm sedan chair, and was smiling at the moment, and actually bent down to pick up the sedan curtain.

The girl in Tsing Yi and green shoes only wore two pieces of plain jewelry, and even the big clothes were made of cotton.

But just because she wore light makeup, it made Princess Shu and Xiao Yan and other people who had seen her even more amazing.

Li Jinzhi put down his sleeves and stretched out his arm, Mei Xue glanced up at him, and then reached out to help his wrist and get off the sedan chair.

Many people in the hall suddenly changed their faces, although there was an excuse for the snow and the road was slippery, but the stone road of the Xiao Mansion was wiped cleaner than the face by the subordinates, did the prince really need to be so careful?

Xiao Yan almost laughed out loud, his cousin is really, how can he do it so much? Anyway, he is also the future prince.

However, he Xiao Yan just likes such a cousin of Jinzhi very much.

Li Jinzhi placed Mei Xue to sit down next to Princess Shu, and then said with a smile:

"Grandmother, mother, I went to Cining Palace to pick up Miss Mei, because I had to serve the imperial grandmother to drink medicine, so it was a little late."

Old Madam Xiao happily took Mei Xue's hand and asked long and short questions, and seeing that Li Jinzhi still kept looking at Mei Xue, Princess Shu smiled and said:

"Your uncle and cousins are waiting for you in the outer courtyard, you hurry up and go over with Saburo!

Don't stare at Miss Mei anymore, don't worry, I'll take care of her. ”

Some ladies didn't have any thoughts, and when they heard Princess Shu say this, they all laughed playfully.

Li Jinzhi answered and walked out with Xiao Yan, but looked back at Mei Xue with a smile and said:

"I'll pick you up and take you home at night, and I'll have dinner with the children."

It's like an ordinary couple.

The ambitious girls all turned white at this time.

They are not stupid, how can they see Li Jinzhi's purpose.

But what is even more infuriating is still behind, Li Jinzhi and Xiao Yan just came out of the hall, and Princess Shu looked at everyone with a smile and said:

"When children grow up, they will always have their own ideas.

Earlier, Jin Zhi said that as long as he has a couple for the rest of his life, he will never accept a concubine, although the prince is unhappy, but he also acquiesces.

You all know that it is not easy for my son to raise, and the prince and I are reluctant to wronged him. ”

This is very excessive, it is equivalent to telling some people: You better stop, let alone the crown princess, even the concubine, it will not be your turn.

Princess Shu actually said it with a smile, and touched Mei Xue's hair very lovingly after speaking.

And Mrs. Xiao, for what Princess Shu did, let it go, and just held Mei Xue's hand and talked to her.

The king of Shu naturally quickly learned about the birthday banquet, and when Li Jinzhi went to greet him the next day, he scolded with a smile:

"You and your mother, now like children, have learned to sing, and you are tired of your grandmother.

Saburo can rest in the future, and he doesn't have to stare at others like a thief. ”

Li Jinzhi pursed his lips and smiled, not answering the words of the King of Shu, but said:

"My father is magnanimous, but Li Shangshu is still too much, and the old gentleman who reads poetry and books is now also praised out of proportion."

The king of Shu put away the smile on his face and said:

"What he did, I already knew. After the New Year, let him return to his hometown to raise him!

As for you and Mei Xue, it's up to you.

You are my eldest son, and after so many years of suffering, I, like your mother, will not be willing to let you be wronged again. ”

Li Jinzhi's eyes were red, and after thanking Queen Shu, he couldn't wait to say goodbye and leave.

Looking at his son running in the snow through the window, the King of Shu couldn't help laughing, and said to Song Zhijie, who entered the door with the curtain:

"Look at it, they're all in their twenties, and they're still so impersonal."

Song Zhijie saluted the king of Shu and said with a smile:

"The prince must be in a hurry to go to the lilac to report the good news to Miss Mei!"

The King of Shu smiled and nodded, and asked Song Zhijie to accompany him to the plum garden.

The day after tomorrow, after the enthronement ceremony, he rarely had the opportunity to come back, and he wanted to see his wife's favorite plum garden.