But underneath Princess Linchuan, she saw a girl about ten years old, wearing a green palace dress. Her eyebrows had not yet fully grown, but her facial features that looked exactly like Queen Gu's already revealed how stunning she would be when she grew up. ... This should be Princess Qingxin, the biological daughter of Queen Gu and the sister-in-law of the East Palace.
She is also the youngest daughter of the Holy Emperor. Like Princess Linchuan, she is deeply favored by the Emperor.
Wei Chang Ying Zi did not dare to offend this golden girl, so he hurriedly smiled at her.
It's just... After Princess Qingxin's observation was discovered, she frowned slightly and looked away.
I don’t seem to have offended this princess, right? Wei Changying noticed her frown, and was startled, and then thought: "My cousin said that Liu Ruoye forced Zhong Xiaoyi's sister Zhong Li to death, and it was under the pretense of Princess Qingxin's birthday last year that she posted a message to Zhong Li. When I met Zhong Li... Could it be that Liu Ruoye said something wrong about me in front of her? "
Thinking of this, Wei Changying couldn't help but feel secretly defensive... He didn't have any thoughts to pay attention to the people below, so he just thought about how to deal with Princess Qingxin if she got into trouble with him...
When it was almost noon, the Changle Hall was already crowded, and all the wives who were qualified to see the queen and the princess were already there. The queen looked around and said: "Mrs. Zhenyi has not been well these days, so she cannot come out today. Anji is accompanying her mother and concubine... In addition, everyone is here. In that case, let's have a banquet. "
So someone from the palace came up to ask the queen to move to the main hall where the banquet was held, and all the wives inside and outside also invited her.
Queen Gu stood up, and Concubine Deng also stood up. Wei Changying subconsciously wanted to reach out to help her, but he saw a maid next to the concubine first took the concubine's hand, smiled at her, and whispered "Young lady Lao Wei is here, but she is still a maid here to support the empress."
Wei Changying withdrew his hand a little sarcastically, and his doubts deepened: It seemed that Concubine Deng didn't seem to like her... So what did she mean by calling her to her side? Neither the Wei family nor the Shen family have any enmity with Concubine Deng? Speaking of which, Concubine Deng intervened to break up the marriage between Song Zaishui and the prince, and the Wei family also helped... Mrs. Deng of the Su family, Concubine Deng's aunt, Wei Changying also wanted to be called grandmother...
No matter how you calculate it, Concubine Deng should not deliberately cause trouble for herself...
She followed the crowd to the main hall with confusion. At this time, the spacious hall was already filled with seats. The first three seats were set up for the queen, the noble concubine and Princess Linchuan, and were separated from the surrounding seats by a certain distance.
Concubine Deng told her attendants: "Give this child a seat behind me." Someone from the palace quickly added.
From this point of view, it doesn't look like Concubine Deng is trying to embarrass Chief Wei. Guard Chief Ying thought about it and couldn't figure out the true attitude of the imperial concubine, so he simply didn't bother and thanked her respectfully, thinking that the soldiers would come to stop her!
At this time, Empress Gu also made a speech and ordered everyone to sit down according to their rank. After a while of commotion, everyone sat down and congratulated Princess Linchuan. Praises came one after another, and many people gave extra special gifts in addition to the congratulatory gifts. Rare treasures to please the princess.
Even Mrs. Su took out a luminous pearl the size of a baby's fist, said her blessings to Princess Linchuan, and handed it to the palace attendant.
Princess Linchuan went to Danqi with a smile to greet her, and she was bound to reciprocate the favor by saying a few words of praise for the extraordinarily attentive wives themselves or their juniors. When Mrs. Su arrived, Princess Linchuan said about Shen Zangning: "Ning'er is lively and cute. I like her very much. This is all due to Mrs. Su's good teaching."
Mrs. Su's step-daughter-in-law smiled bitterly for the second time after being involved in the fight between the queen and the concubine: She really didn't think Shen Zangning was lively and cute at all! If the princess hadn't said this in front of everyone, she would have thought it was a joke! This worry-free daughter... If she wasn't her biological child... Forget it, don't think about it too much - you'll get an unstoppable headache if you think about it too much!
On the other hand, Shen Zangning, after hearing Princess Linchuan's praise, felt proud and seemed to accept it calmly.
After receiving the congratulations from everyone and the delicious food and wine gradually served, Empress Gu ordered musicians and dancers to be brought into the palace to entertain everyone.
With the sound of silk and bamboo playing, the excitement in the hall increased, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.
Wei Changying took a sip of the contents of the cup and felt the taste was refreshing and long-lasting. Looking at the color, it was clear with a layer of green. The palace servant waiting at the side smiled and introduced: "This is palace brewed lychee green. If young lady is not used to drinking wine, my maid can give you agarwood drink or black plum juice?"
"Thank you very much. This wine is not strong. I can still drink a little." Wei Changying put down the wine glass and said with a smile.
The palace man said hurriedly: "It is my duty to serve you all today, and I have no thanks to you, Madam. To be honest, Madam, this lychee green has a lot of potential."
Hearing her earnest reminder, Wei Changying couldn't help but feel a little grateful. He nodded and said, "Please tell me, otherwise I would have thought the wine was not intoxicating." He gently bumped Qin Ge on his side with his elbow. He took the purse that he had prepared a long time ago and gave it to the palace man, and said with a smile: "My young lady is entering the palace for the first time. There are many things she doesn't understand. I hope my sister will take care of her."
The palace man did not refuse, took the purse, and said with a smile: "My servant Liu Di, since I have been ordered by the Queen to greet you, I should do my best." Then he continued to introduce the dishes and snacks on the table to Wei Changying - Wei While Chang Ying was listening, a palace servant who was serving Concubine Deng came over and whispered: "Concubine, please move the young lady's seat so that we can get closer so that we can talk."
Wei Changying did not dare to neglect, and quickly wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up, straightened his skirt, and said, "Yes."
The seat was moved to a position slightly behind Concubine Deng. Concubine Deng did not use her chopsticks, but she held a golden bottle and sat leisurely on the seat, staring intently at the dancers below who were dancing gracefully to the music - because there was Having been ignored by her before, Wei Changying was ready to continue to wait so cautiously...
Concubine Deng didn't want to look at Wu. When Wei Changying arrived, she asked aloud: "You grew up in Fengzhou. Do you want to get familiar with the local people and customs of Fengzhou?"
"To tell you the truth, I have grown up in a boudoir since I was a child, so I know a little bit about it." Wei Changying was stunned and said subconsciously.
I heard Concubine Deng snort and say, "Then let me tell you."
... What is the imperial concubine doing asking about the customs and customs of Fengzhou? Could it be that he really has taken a fancy to the descendant of Ruiyu Hall and wants to marry his niece to Fengzhou? Wei Changying thought so and started talking about climate, geography, scenic spots and so on.
Concubine Deng looked at His Highness motionlessly. Wei Changying didn't know whether she heard her or was distracted. She slowed down as she spoke. Suddenly Concubine Deng said: "The climate in Fengzhou is hotter than that in the imperial capital?"
Wei Changying was startled and then said: "Yes, because..."
Before she finished speaking, Concubine Deng seemed to mutter something in a low voice: "Juan'er is afraid of the heat, and even the imperial capital can't stand it. Yingzhou is further south than Fengzhou, and it must be hotter. It's not a good place!"
Juan'er? Wei Changying only heard Song Zaishui say that Deng Zongqi's sister was called Wanwan, and he didn't know whether Wanwan was a nickname or a given name. Did Deng Wanwan's given name contain the character "Juan"? But I thought Concubine Deng was talking about Yingzhou, not Fengzhou... Yingzhou? It seems that there are no famous surnames in Yingzhou!
Just as she was wondering, Concubine Deng's hand shook slightly and she almost spilled the wine on her body. However, she sighed softly and finally turned her head to look at Wei Changying and said, "Are you scared? I am. Gong is not in good health recently and always thinks Juan'er is still alive."
Wei Changying was startled and immediately understood that Juan'er was probably the sixth prince's name. Sure enough, Concubine Deng continued, "Back then, the Holy One had said that he would confer Juan'er to Yingzhou as the King of Ying, but he disappeared before he could go... After hearing the Lord's words, I spent a lot of time asking about Yingzhou, and it has become a habit for me to ask people who come to Beijing from Yingzhou or nearby. "
Yingzhou borders Fengzhou, just southwest of Fengzhou... Wei Changying secretly wondered: "I heard before that the death of the sixth prince was closely related to the deposed Qian family. This is because the sixth prince was so favored that he threatened the family. The status of the fourth prince who was the crown prince at that time, so the Qian family was abolished... But now the noble concubine said that although the emperor loves the sixth prince, he has no plans to change it, and even the king's title and fiefdom have been decided? "
The rule of the Wei Dynasty is that all princes except the prince, if nothing unexpected happens, will probably be crowned king in advance at the age of sixteen. After being crowned king, unless there are special exceptions, they will all go to the fiefdom to join the vassal. Without an imperial edict, they are not allowed to return. Those who have set foot in Gyeonggi Province.
Normally, a prince would be banned at the age of fifteen. The sixth prince died without tying his hair, which means he was only fourteen years old. It is said that he was just mentioned as a title... Yingzhou, this place is far away from the imperial capital and is located in the south. Although it is rich, it is not a special place. . From this point of view, the Holy Emperor likes the Sixth Prince rather, so he chose the rich Yingzhou as his fiefdom, but he doesn't particularly like it, otherwise he would have given him a more meaningful fiefdom, especially when Concubine Deng said that the Sixth Prince was afraid of Hot... Yingzhou is a hot and humid place...
Wei Changying was thinking in his mind and replied cautiously: "I dare not hide it from your Majesty. I just came to the capital. I don't know the name of His Highness the Sixth Prince, so..."
"Hmm." Concubine Deng put the wine bottle on the table casually, but smiled and said, "She is an honest child." I don't know if she thought of the sixth prince, or for some other reason, but the concubine became a little pleasant. , "You have always been in Fengzhou, but now you are married far away, are you still used to it?"
Wei Changying lowered his eyebrows and said, "As for my wife, although it is far away from Fengzhou to the imperial capital, my husband's family is in harmony and he treats my wife very well. My wife feels that everything is fine."
"Is everything okay?" Concubine Deng smiled and said, "You are lucky. Guard Shen is a good person."
Wei Changying quickly thanked the concubine for her praise on behalf of Shen Zangfeng.
The imperial concubine asked a few more questions about her family life, and her face gradually lost interest. The palace servants who served the imperial concubine observed her words and said in a moderate tone: "Your Majesty, the next piece of "Lotus Plucking Song" is by the imperial concubine. The maiko dance I liked last time.”
Hearing this, Chief Wei Ying resigned wisely: "I don't dare to disturb my wife's enjoyment of watching the dance!"
Concubine Deng also nodded and said: "I will watch the dance first, and I will talk to you later."
This sentence could not be taken seriously, and the guard chief Ying responded respectfully... Someone from the palace came up and moved her seat further away, so as not to block the imperial concubine's view.
Although he was moved further than before, Wei Changying was not dissatisfied, but secretly relieved. Because I had to go to the palace today, I didn't dare to take a sip of water when I got up early, for fear that I would be inconvenienced in the palace due to an emergency. After the banquet started, looking at the delicacies on the table, she was already hungry, so she just took a sip of lychee greens. She didn't pick up two chopsticks, so she was called over by Concubine Deng... At this moment, she was in front of the concubine, just in time to eat. Order something.
Just after she took a bite of the rose cake, she saw someone walking not far away from the corner of her eye - Wei Changying wailed in his heart and had to swallow the rose cake with great effort. He quickly wiped the corners of his mouth again, straightened his skirt and said, "Your Majesty. I have met Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin, why is Her Royal Highness here?"
I saw Princess Qingxin with only two palace attendants in colorful clothes. They walked up to her, glanced at the untouched dishes on her table, and said in a low voice with a straight face: "I have something to ask you!"
Wei Changying thought to himself: Sure enough, he is here to cause trouble!
On his face, he still said respectfully: "Your Highness inquires, how dare I refuse to answer? Your Highness, please make it clear!"
Princess Qingxin looked around and found that although Queen Gu and Concubine Deng were watching the dance and some were joking with Princess Linchuan... there were still a few ladies down there who noticed this and said, "Sit over there. Click." Before Wei Changying could react, Princess Qingxin sat down at her place, patted her head and said, "Come on!"
Wei Changying smiled bitterly and said, "How dare I, my wife, sit at the same table with His Highness? I can just stand."
"I asked you to sit down, how dare you disobey me?" After all, she is the legitimate daughter of the Holy Emperor and the Queen. Although Princess Qingxin is not very old, she has a very heavenly aura. She raised her chin and said impatiently, "I asked you Come sit down and come over!"
Wei Changying had no choice but to sit down where she took the picture. He was thinking about what Princess Qingxin wanted to do. He saw her glance at Concubine Deng in front of her, snorted secretly, turned around and asked in a low voice: "Deng What did the mother and concubine say to you? Are you planning to murder my queen mother or the prince’s brother?”
"..." Wei Changying looked at Princess Qingxin speechlessly. Seeing her serious face, he thought for a while and then said, "Your Highness has overthought it. The imperial concubine called me over. She only asked about the climate in Fengzhou, and then asked about the climate of Fengzhou. Whether it is customary for women to marry far away is not mentioned.”
"Really?" Princess Qingxin looked at her very suspiciously and said, "Last time when Shen Guards came to the palace to express his gratitude, Concubine Deng mentioned you when they met. Is it possible that she pays so much attention to you? Now that she sees you, she To say such two indifferent words?”
Wei Changying thought to himself that this was an unforeseen disaster, so he had to be patient and perfunctory her, saying, "How dare I hide this from His Highness?"
Princess Qingxin frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm sorry you don't have the guts to lie to me!"
Wei Changying thought that she would leave after saying this, but Princess Qingxin said again: "I heard that you know martial arts?" (To be continued)