After eating wine in King Wei's mansion, Mu Jiaojiao found that Cui Pu's face was a little wrong.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"At the banquet just now, Xue Xiu was very intimate with me, and he was close to me. And when leaving, he also quietly hinted that I should hurry up and vacate the rest of the time, waiting to pick up the nobleman's post. Cui Pu said in a deep voice.

Xue Xiu has always been on the side of the prince. The nobles in his mouth have no one else except for the current crown prince Li Ying.

Seeing that he understood the meaning of this, Mu Jiaojiao suddenly sighed: "You are now considered an upstart in the court, and you have always been at odds with the Wu family, so it is natural that the prince will want to recruit you to his banner." ”

"It's just that Daddy has always taught us to be a pure minister and never participate in party struggles. Our Cui family has always regarded this as a guideline and never dared to disobey it. Cui Pu said coldly.

"In these years, how many people can really become pure ministers?" Mu Jiaojiao sighed, "Especially since you have just set foot in the court, although your uncle has the heart to support you, the Cui family's focus must be on the uncle, and he will ignore you." If you really want to go against the wind quickly, choosing to stand on the side of the prince is also a good choice. What's more, the prince is the prince, and if you help him, you are indeed helping the country. ”

When Cui Pu heard this, his brows furrowed. "Now you are not unclear about the situation in the DPRK and China. Although the crown prince has been in the East Palace for many years, he is not favored because of his biological mother's old age, and he has lost much weight in front of the saint. Now that Concubine Wu Hui's longevity has gradually grown up, the Wu family has always been bold and reckless, and now they are clearly eyeing the position of the crown prince. With Concubine Wu Hui's current status, it would be easy for her to encourage the sage to abolish the crown prince. Last time, I also talked to my brother that after King Shou got married, they would definitely take action. I'm not a gentleman, and I've never thought of doing anything from the dragon. All I hope in my life is to do something in office, seal my wife and son, and then make my name in history. Those party fights are too complicated, and I don't want to get involved. ”

This group of young gentlemen who have grown up immersed in the political atmosphere since childhood are really terrifyingly sensitive! Didn't Concubine Wu Hui and her gang start jumping up and down after King Shou's wedding, instigating Tang Xuanzong to abolish the crown prince in various ways? And in the end, they really let them succeed? It's just that the final ending is unusually ridiculous.

When he said that he didn't want to get involved in the party struggle, Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but sigh, so she took him into her arms and patted him on the back gently: "If you don't want to, then you won't do a good job." After a while, you will discuss with your uncle and see what method you can use to refuse them. ”

Cui Pu nodded. "That's all there is to it. ”

It's just that they didn't expect that the nobleman's post was not sent to Cui Pu, but it fell on Mu Jiaojiao!

Holding the red gilded invitation, Mu Jiaojiao looked helpless: "The princess invited me and my sister-in-law to Qujiang to enjoy peonies." This time, we really can't refuse. ”

Cui Pu's face was very ugly.

"The intentions of this group of people are really sinister!"

Knowing that they would ask him not to move, they hit Mu Jiaojiao with their ideas. Now who doesn't know, he Cui Pu regards Mu Jiaojiao, a lady, as more important than her eyeballs, and she has to accompany her wherever she goes, lest others bully her. Moreover, the crown princess invited them in the name of flower appreciation, and not only Mu Jiaojiao was invited, but even the Zheng family was invited. And before the Zheng family left the cabinet, she had a handkerchief with the crown princess, and she would not give this face to the princess. So, the sister-in-law Zheng has gone, can she, who is a younger brother and sister, not go? Otherwise, wouldn't it ruin the friendship between the sisters-in-law?

Therefore, there are too many smart people in this Chang'an city, and they are not as simple and lovely as the people in the countryside of Yangzhou. They can't play with them, so let's stay out in the future! Where this person is crowded, they can stay away as far away as they can.

Just now...... They had to go to this Hongmen banquet.

"Then let's go!" In the end, Cui Pu gritted his teeth, "Just enjoy the flowers and see the scenery, once they talk about other things, you quickly pretend not to understand." If it really doesn't work, then it's better to hit it hard!"

"That's all there is to it now. Mu Jiaojiao said in a low voice.

It's just that both of them know in their hearts - I'm afraid that this level is really going to be tough!

Two days later, they packed up and went to Qujiang.

Now the weather is still cold, and the peony flowers on the edge of the Qujiang River have not yet pulled out green shoots. However, as relatives of the emperor, they naturally would not wait for the flowers to bloom slowly in accordance with the season like the common people in Chang'an City.

The crown princess has a special mansion on the side of the Qujiang River, and a small greenhouse has been built in it, in which thousands of pots of peonies are planted. Although Chang'an is still cold winter at this time, the peonies in the greenhouse have already been competing to bloom, and the purple and red are extraordinarily graceful and luxurious.

Today they are here to see peonies.

Today, the crown princess also specially invited many Chang'an nobles to come over to accompany her. Everyone admired the peony on the one hand, talked and laughed on the other, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

When the atmosphere was happy, the crown princess suddenly said: "Speaking of which, my sister-in-law was originally a flower lover. It's just that since she lost her sight the year before, she hasn't seen these brilliant colors again. This time, the peonies here are in full bloom, and I didn't dare to tell her. Otherwise...... Well, if it had been in the past, she would have been a guest here today. ”

When everyone heard this, they all quietly looked at Mu Jiaojiao's side.

There was a lot of discussion about how Princess Tang Chang became blind, but Princess Tang Chang insisted that Mu Jiaojiao poisoned her. It's only been two years, and so many doctors have shown her, but they haven't found out the cause of her blindness, and as for her so-called poisoning, there is not even a shadow.

If this is really Mu Jiaojiao's doing...... Then this woman's medical skills are indeed terrifying. They inevitably have a little jealousy in their hearts.

When Mu Jiaojiao heard this, the corners of her lips twitched slightly-Is the crown princess showing favor to her on behalf of the prince? The crown princess was born in the Xue family in Hedong, and she and Xue Xiu are brothers and sisters of the same mother, which is why Xue Xiu will stand on the side of the prince without hesitation. And Xue Xiu married Princess Tangchang as his wife, so Princess Tangchang is her sister-in-law. According to the news she inquired, the relationship between this sister-in-law is not bad. But now, in order to help the prince win over Cui Pu, the princess actually gave up even this sister-in-law.

Princess Tangchang was already blind, but now her husband has a beautiful concubine, and the beautiful concubine has given birth to children, and now even her sister-in-law, who has a good relationship with her, has abandoned her for political interests. Speaking of which, she's really pitiful.

"Aren't the princess's eyes all right?" she asked, as if puzzled.

The crown princess shook her head: "During the Chinese New Year this year, my uncle asked her to come back, and asked the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital to take turns to see her, but it was still fruitless." ”

still never mentioned asking Mu Jiaojiao to help see a doctor.

"I see. That's a shame. Mu Jiaojiao sighed. Since they didn't mention it, she naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to take the initiative to come to Princess Tangchang. Although the current situation of this princess seems to be quite pitiful, she will be reduced to the point where she is today, isn't it all her own doing? The bitter fruit she has grown, no matter how difficult it is, she has to swallow it herself.

Seeing that she brought the topic over so lightly, the crown princess couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

She hurriedly glanced at the palace maid who was close to her, then turned around and smiled: "Everyone is tired, let's go to the front to rest." After a while, I will let people pick fresh peonies, let's choose a hairpin we like, let's have a celebration!"

Soon, sure enough, a palace maid brought a plate of freshly cut peonies of various colors. The crown princess first took a Wei Zi and put it on her head, and then took a Yao Huang: "I am very happy to see Mrs. Cui Liushao today." I see that you have a Qinghua bearing, and this Yao Huang is the best, so you might as well wear this one!"

Yao Huang Wei Zi is the king of peonies, and the concubine is just the wife of a seven-rank magistrate, how can she dare to be on an equal footing with the princess? Moreover, the concubine also prefers this bean green. Mu Jiaojiao hurriedly refused, so she took a bean green peony and handed it to her red bean hairpin on her sideburns.

The crown princess held the Yao Huang, neither advancing nor retreating, and her face was a little gloomy.

Seeing this, Zheng quickly took the peony over: "The crown princess has no conscience! In the past, when we were in the boudoir, we each wore one of Yao, Huang and Wei Zi. But now, when you see my sixth brother and sister, you just throw me aside and just be close to her. I know she's more beautiful than me and more capable than me, but you can't just ignore my old friend just because you like her too much!"

With a step down, the crown princess barely raised a smile. "Look at what you said, how can I ignore you? Besides, even if I really don't care about you, are you willing to be wronged like a little daughter-in-law? Who is making a fuss in front of me now?"

Zheng laughed and asked the princess to help her wear flowers.

The crown princess pretended to be angry for a while, but still gave Yao Huang a hairpin.

This turmoil is over.

Mu Jiaojiao hurriedly sent a grateful smile to the Zheng family.

Zheng shook his head with a colored face.

After this incident, the crown princess's enthusiasm for Mu Jiaojiao was greatly reduced, and she almost never took care of her like this anymore. It was easy to stay up until the end of the flower-viewing banquet, Mu Jiaojiao and Zheng withdrew together, and heard Zheng whisper: "Sixth brother and sister, your performance just now was too reckless. Right now, the crown princess must be angry. Hey, I don't know what's going on with the sixth brother. ”

"Don't worry, he'll be more reckless than me. Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

"You ...... Hey!" Zheng Shi was stunned for a moment, and then was speechless, "Why are you two so bold! Having rejected the prince's kindness in front of so many people, have you ever thought about what happened next?"

"But if we don't refuse in person, it means that we accept their kindness. What happens next, how should we parry?" Mu Jiaojiao asked rhetorically.

Zheng could only sigh and remain silent.

The two walked to the carriage hall, and sure enough, they saw Cui Pu walking over with a black face. When he came to Mu Jiaojiao, he took her hand: "Let's go, let's go back!"

"Little Cui Zhixian, Xiao Cui Lady, please stay!"

At this time, he heard a loud shout from behind, and the prince strode towards this side surrounded by Xue Xiu and others.