Cen Wenyong sent Young Master Shen away, and it was already half an hour later.

In the past half an hour, Cen Yu sat silently beside Cen Wenyong, thinking about what was wrong with the matter, which caused the current misunderstanding.

Eventually, he categorized things into two places.

First, Qiao Zhaoyi's nonsense in Qiao's mansion a few days ago was eavesdropped by his people and spread to the palace.

The second was in Hefeng Building in the morning, he didn't want to hurt the prince's face, so he didn't explain, but he didn't expect the prince to be confused, and he also brought Shen Shaofu.

Cen Wenyong saw that the guests had gone, and there was no one left or right in the room, so he finally dispersed the indifference he was holding, and asked urgently in a low voice: "What's the matter?" You really like it, talk to your family, the world is a knife, your mother can give you a family affair! How did it get like this? ”

This is true, although Jiang's previous requirements for his daughter-in-law were quite high, and her appearance, talent, and family background could not be bad, and since Cen Yu was injured, the imperial doctor said that after the loss of life, he was even more concerned about his son's marriage.

But he couldn't bear Cen Yu's refusal, Jiang had to be hired once, Cen Yu insisted on asking for a case to handle the case, and it took more than half a year to come back, he was so emaciated that he could feel his bones, and when he got home, he coughed up blood for days, so scared that Jiang didn't dare to mention it again.

Not to mention the girl of the Qiao family, even if she is a widow, as long as Cen Yu nods, the Jiang family can agree.

Cen Wenyong's tone was anxious: "When did it happen, why don't I know?" ”

Cen Yu: "......"

To tell you the truth, he just knew that he still had such a relationship.

He didn't know where to explain, and finally only sighed: "There is nothing wrong with me and the girl from Qiaofu, and there is no place where we are ashamed to meet people, between us, we are innocent." ”

Qiao Zhaoyi's words were only said in front of his parents, he was not the one who used the girl's name to joke, and he forgot about the words of that day.

But what about the morning?

It can't be said that the prince conceived it by wishful thinking.

Cen Yu had a headache.

When Cen Wenyong heard his words, he scolded: "Nonsense! The girls are with you, you-"

Cen Wenyong was also embarrassed to say such nonsense.

Cen Yu: "...... Dad, I have nothing to do with Miss Qiao, you don't have to worry, you don't have to tell your mother, I'll find a time to explain the misunderstanding to the prince these days. ”

Cen Wenyong was a little unconvinced: "...... Really? ”

Cen Yu: "Really, am I an irresponsible person who bullies girls?" ”

Cen Wenyong knew Cen Yu's temperament, and thought about it, the prince and his son were put together, he must believe in the latter more, so he said: "Since you say this, I have the bottom in my heart, and you can deal with it yourself." ”

Cen Yu is the person driven by the Son of Heaven, and the prince has just been reprimanded by His Majesty, the two are not easy to meet, and it is inconvenient for the things to be explained through the mouth of a third party.

Yao Xiang's mother is 80 years old this year, Yao Xiang asked the palace in advance, saying that his mother has not lived for a long time, can he be lively, the emperor waved his hand, and said that he could come as he wanted.

Yao Xiang is now more and more high-powered, and the six princes have also been crowned King Yong, and he is in the limelight for a while, and the birthday banquet is very large, and all the officials and their families above the fifth grade in Beijing have been invited to the banquet, and many royal relatives have been invited to support the scene.

The date is August 16.

Although it is set on the surface that the Yuan Day and the Winter Solstice will be put for seven days, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Summer Solstice and the Wax Day will be put for three days, but since Daye is rich, he has also given a lot of leave that is not on paper.

For example, the emperor's birthday, the weather is too cold, and the solar terms are a day off.

The birthday banquet of Yaofu was scheduled for August 16, which happened to be the last day of the three-day holiday, and the officials who received the invitations in the court, whether they wanted to or not, at least gave face, and even if they did not go, they sent people to give gifts.

But there are only a few who don't go, because the day before the vacation, His Majesty also mentioned the matter at the court meeting, saying that he wanted to go to see the excitement in person, but he was not happy, so he asked the prince to go for him and congratulate the old lady.

As an official in the imperial court, they are all human spirits, and they know how to figure out His Majesty's intentions.

Although His Majesty didn't say it explicitly, didn't the meaning of the words be to support Yao Xiang? So everyone who can come comes, even if they don't want to come at all.

Isn't this to increase the morale of others and destroy one's own prestige?

In addition to supporting His Majesty when he ascended the throne, Yao Xiang has not been outstanding in his political achievements for many years, and he has not been able to select talents and talents for the imperial court.

……

Qiao's Mansion also received an invitation, which was personally sent by the steward of Yao's Mansion, saying that the old lady heard that the four girls of Qiao's family were very lovely and wanted to meet them, and hoped that they would come that day, and Yao's Mansion was willing to prepare a car and horses to pick them up in person.

Lin looked like a virtuous housewife, and held on until the other party left, and then flicked his sleeves and went back to the room.

"What about a good one who is willing to prepare a carriage and a horse to pick it up and threaten the Qiao family?" Lin threw the invitation on the table, extremely dissatisfied, "I also heard that Yi'er is lovely, what about the lady in the palace?" I don't look at what her identity is, and she has caught up with the heavens. ”

"It's still scheduled for August 16, obviously born on August 26, I have to be ten days in advance, and I didn't rush to the funeral!"

If the husband's family has been an official in Beijing, he knows that what the Lin family said is not a secret.

Yao Xiang was frivolous, and in his early years, he took advantage of the excuse of the old lady's birthday to receive gifts, and the Qiao family also gave it, and sent it on August 26 every year.

Unexpectedly, after a few years of closure, the old lady's birth date was directly advanced by ten days.

The Lin family had a grudge in their hearts, not only angry at the coercion of the Yao family, but also hated them for a few frivolous words, which made Yi'er aggrieved in every way.

The marriage she recently helped Qiao Zhaoyi inquire about was disrupted by the Yao family and the Yongwang party.

Could it be that the Yao family really wants to force the Qiao Mansion to a dead end?

Her Yi'er, her Yi'er who grew up with thousands of pets, is only worthy of being a soft-spoken concubine? !

How can Lin not complain in her heart, how can she not hate, she doesn't understand why King Yong has to bite her Yi'er.

The Yao family is proud of its high merits, but all things will decline if they can support King Yong to ascend the throne, if not, it will be a disaster of killing the clan.

The Qiao family has no intention of party fighting, and they are pushed away, and now they are at a dead end, and if they don't marry King Yong, they will have a grudge.

Do you really want to befriend the crown prince?

Lin's heart was cold.

Qiao Zhaoyi had a big heart, and he didn't feel anything when he heard the news, so he comforted his family in turn, "There are only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, no matter if he is a thief, go to the meeting, in broad daylight, what does the Yao family dare to do to me?" ”

The main thing is that it's useless to worry, it's better to think about it, and the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth.

Lin: "......"

If only she had a heart as wide as her own daughter.

However, what Qiao Zhaoyi said is also reasonable, Lin Qiao's two families have old friends in Beijing, and there are many Lin sisters-in-law at the banquet, and Qiao Zhaoyi will be surrounded at that time.

Does the Yao family dare to rob people?

On the day of the banquet, Lin prepared the carriage and horses and prepared the seal for birthday celebration in advance, the seal was left by the famous calligrapher and painter of the previous dynasty, the thing is not valuable but rare, it is suitable for gifting, and there is no fault if it is not outstanding.

Qiao Zhaoyi and Qiao Zhaolan are both there, Qiao Zhaoyi is dressed simply, wearing a peach-pink skirt with a full-edge gown of the same color.

The material is fashionable in Beijing, embroidered with lily of the valley, and the placket is a touch of dazzling emerald green, embellished on it, adding a touch of freshness.

It is a common dress for girls in your mansion, Qiao Zhaoyi finished wearing it, afraid that she would be picked on and not grand enough, so she found a pearl hairpin from the palace to wear on her head, so she hurried to the side door and stepped on the stool and walked into the carriage.

Qiao Zhaolan loves to be lively, she doesn't want to go today, she clings to a pretending round fan in front of her face, and whispers to Qiao Zhaoyi: "I'll tell you, it's definitely a Hongmen banquet." ”

She was also dressed plainly, light in color, and she was not conspicuous in the crowd.

Qiao Zhaoyi sighed: "Then I have to go, he is the prime minister, and our father is not, although I also want him to be." ”

Qiao Zhaolan endured and endured, but still burst out laughing.

Lin: "......"

She glanced at the two of them expressionlessly.

When she doesn't want to!

Really, Prime Minister, is that a place where ordinary people can sit?

The two of them were busy looking at their noses and noses, and they smiled and sat down.

Yaofu today is simply the door plaque is exuding golden light, all the people who come and go are important members of the court, the waiting door to receive gifts are soft, every quarter of an hour to change a wave of people, because there are too many people, the smile between the guests does not stop, no matter how long the time, the smile is stiff, not good-looking.

The banquet was divided into two waves, men and women, and the rockery in the garden was the boundary, with the women outside and the men inside.

Lin took Qiao Zhaoyi into the west gate, and as soon as the carriage stopped, a grandmother greeted her with a smile, and after saluting and greeting Lin, she immediately took Qiao Zhaoyi's hand, and praised her, no matter how thick Qiao Zhaoyi's face was, she couldn't hold it back.

Fortunately, Mama didn't delay for too long, and after a while, she let her go with a smile, but she was informed: "There is a distinguished guest coming, the old lady is seeing it, and the girl is waiting in the house, and when the guests disperse, I will definitely see the young lady in person." ”

Qiao Zhaoyi responded with a smile, not showing the slightest dissatisfaction.

You can't refuse anyway, what's the difference between seeing you early and seeing you late.

She exchanged glances with Qiao Zhaolan, thinking that this old lady would make a score, and as soon as the queen of the front foot saw her, she came on the back foot, or under the birthday banquet in the public, isn't this a clear self-esteem?

At the banquet, the staggered staggering, and the sweet and sour plum wine was given to the female dependents, and the two girls of the Qiao family had just shown their faces in the palace, so they naturally got a lot of attention.

Many of them are old friends of the Qiao family, Qiao Zhaoyi couldn't shirk it, and drank a few glasses with them, although it was not a strong drink, but here, he didn't dare to drink more, and after a while, he went to the lake with Qiao Zhaolan to go to the lake.

There are many nobles who came today, and the Qiao family didn't dare to put on too much pomp, so they only brought a grandmother and a maidservant, all of whom were serving by the Lin family's side to help deal with all the ladies.

The lake was not far from the banquet, Qiao Zhaoyi and the Lin family informed the sound, and went with Qiao Zhaolan.

Unexpectedly, not long after arriving at the lake, the grandmother she saw when she first entered the house came to her, and her tone was brisk, but she couldn't say anything: "The girl was here, but the slave and maid can be easily found, and the old lady is free and wants to see the young lady." ”

Qiao Zhaoyi: "......"

She had a bad feeling in her heart, and just wanted to turn sideways to look at Qiao Zhaolan, she heard her grandmother say: "Our old lady only invited the fourth girl to come, and I hope the girl will understand." ”

This is to block all the retreats.

What the other party said was unreasonable, but the strong dragon crushed the head snake to death, there were many people here, how could she refuse.

Qiao Zhaoyi changed her words: "Then the third sister will help me go to my mother to deliver a message." ”

At least let the Lin family know.

She looked at her grandmother again: "I came today and brought a gift to the old lady, but in the hands of the maid who came with me—"

This was something she had discussed with the Lin family in advance, no matter where she was, there must be someone around to accompany her.

Mama looked at her twice, and chuckled for a while: "Then let the maid accompany the girl." ”

Qiao Zhaoyi's heart relaxed slightly, at least he didn't go alone.

The maid who came with her was called Dancui, who was by Lin's side, and she was very cautious.

Qiao Zhaoyi followed Mama, and Dancui was half a step behind the two.

Yao's mansion is much bigger than Qiao Lin's family, Qiao Zhaoyi was frightened and dizzy, only knowing that he had worn two or three hanging flower doors, turned several courtyards, and arrived at a courtyard hidden among the trees.

Mama pushed open the door herself, put up a smile, and asked Qiao Zhaoyi to take Dancui in, "The old lady is inside, girl, please." ”

Hold up a smile -

Qiao Zhaoyi's eyes fell on Mama's face, and when she saw the smile on the other party's face, her steps suddenly stopped.

It's really a laugh that is propped up, looking at it and laughing, but actually not laughing, and there is even a flash of complexity and pity in his eyes.

Qiao Zhaoyi stopped in an instant, refusing to move forward.

Until Mama stepped forward in person, pushed open the door, and revealed an old man with gray hair and a rich figure, who was wearing a graceful longevity suit, wearing and wearing, all of which were boutiques, and the posture of holding the tea bowl was even more elegant.

The appearance can deceive people, but the style of the whole body can't be faked.

Qiao Zhaoyi saw a group of waiting mothers-in-law inside, and her tense heartstrings slowly relaxed, and she walked in with Dancui.

The old lady sat upright on the throne, with a lukewarm attitude, glanced at her a few times, talked to her, and said no more.

The birthday gift sent by Qiao Zhaoyi was a side of Gumo that he got when he was young, and the old lady of the Yao family was praised by everyone in Beijing for her good handwriting when she was young.

After the old lady saw the gift, she was slightly surprised, and then the eyes that fell on Qiao Zhaoyi smiled a little more, and asked the grandmother next to her to bring a bowl of tea, "This is a good tea in the palace, give it to the fourth girl to taste." ”

Qiao Zhaoyi looked at the tea and didn't want to drink it very much, but the other party looked at it with a smile, and there was a tendency to not drink it, so he had to take a shallow sip.

I didn't think that the old lady spoke, "Miss Qiao is not satisfied with the things rewarded by the nobles in the palace?" ”

Qiao Zhaoyi: "......"

She was forced to drink the teacup in one gulp.

The old lady and her chatted for a while, and then got up to leave, Qiao Zhaoyi was about to leave, but somehow, suddenly dizzy and weak, got up and staggered instantly, and then looked up, how could there be the shadow of the old lady, the whole room was empty, except for her and Dancui, there was no one else.

Qiao Zhaoyi's heart was cold for no reason, and she hurriedly wanted to go out with Dancui, but found that the door was locked.

When I arrived, a chill surged into my heart, and my whole body felt like falling into an ice cave.

Before he could recover from the shock, a surging and fierce tide of emotion flowed through the limbs, and he couldn't suppress it.

Qiao Zhaoyi: "............"

Help me!

Her face was as pale as a glow, her body was soft, and she reached out to help Dancui, but what she touched was a hand full of brocade robes.

Dancui is dressed in just ordinary materials, definitely not such a feel, there are still others in the house?

Qiao Zhaoyi's heart slowly stagnated, and she stopped breathing, and the great fear made her brain sober up, and she looked in the direction, but what she saw was a face that looked like a queen.

It's -

Six Princes!

Qiao Zhaoyi's brain exploded suddenly!

She wanted to find Dancui, but found that Dancui had fallen to the ground on her back, and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead.

An unbelievable thought flashed through him.

Qiao Zhaoyi completely fell into the icy lake.

Gao Xu came slowly, only an inch away from Qiao Zhaoyi, and he could smell his breath: "Miss Qiao, don't come unharmed, does the aphrodisiac tea taste good?" ”

The whistling love/tide spread all over the body, and it was impossible to suppress it, and at this moment, the doors and windows were closed, there was no way to enter the heavens and the ground, and there was only her and the six princes who were eyeing her.

Qiao Zhaoyi: "............"

God, you're pushing me.