White tea Qinghuan is nothing else
At the end of November in the fifteenth year of Jingjia, according to the honor guard's advance officer, Princess Qionghua's phoenix driver will arrive in the capital tomorrow afternoon. At night, Nangong Jingnu came to the side hall where Qi Yan lived to tell the other party.
Wu Er has been taken over as a housekeeper in the private house of the Concubine's Mansion in the south of the city. Nangong Jingnv and Qi Yan have also moved back to the Weiming Palace. According to Qi Yan's request, Nangong Jingnv moved Qi Yuxiao's residence from the previously remote warm pavilion to the distance from the main hall. Relatively close courtyard.
The appearance of Wu Er raised Qi Yan's sense of crisis again. It could never be a coincidence that the other party met her and Nangong Jingnu on the street. Although she didn't know why Wu Er came to her side, Qi Yan knew: use a mask The human mind and wrist will never make useless deployments, let alone hand over such an important move to "coincidence".
That is to say, Princess Zhen Zhen has a detailed work in the mansion. Qi Yan got the servants who served her and Nangong Jingnu that day. This time she entered the palace and left Qiu Ju and all related people were not brought into the palace. Even so, Qi Yan still felt that Unsafe, the enemy hides in the dark to monitor their every move, maybe they will jump out at any time and give themselves a fatal blow.
Qi Yan decided to comply with the masked man's request, at least let the other party see a little sincerity, otherwise the next "warning" may not be so easy, Xiaodie and Nangong Jingnu may become the next target of the masked man.
So, who should be targeted? Now there are four princes left in the Nangong royal family, and the fifth prince is now gaining power, and it is not easy to start.
The rest are the lecherous sixth prince, the lonely seventh prince, and the ignorant eighth prince...
Nangong Jingnv: "Yuanjun?" Seeing that Qi Yan didn't speak for a long time, Nangong Jingnv called out.
Qi Yan: "Huh?"
Nangong Jingnu saw that Qi Yan's face was not very good, she held her hand and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell again? Don't hide it from me."
Qi Yan collected her thoughts and squeezed out a smile: "I'm fine, just think about something."
Nangong Jingnu: "What are you thinking about?"
Qi Yan: "I'm thinking about how Your Highness should tell the eldest sister what we planned."
Nangong Jingnv: "I'm hesitant about this too. If I were a prince, I believed that I would be able to tacitly agree with the eldest sister without having to make it clear, but the matter of the empress is not the first of its kind. With the clear support of Youzhou Prefecture, asking the eldest sister to return to Beijing is considered a waste of planning. But if you say it... you will have to take a certain risk. If the eldest sister does not support it, aren't we very passive? What do you mean?"
Qi Yan: "This matter must be told to the eldest sister. The important thing is how to subtly pass the news to General Shangguan, so that the other party can understand it without leaving any clues."
Nangong Jingnu: "Then what if the eldest sister doesn't agree..."
Qi Yan: "Don't worry, Your Highness, with His Highness Qionghua's temperament, even if you are worried, you will definitely not betray His Highness, and this minister does not intend to let His Highness Qionghua return to Youzhou before His Highness becomes the Empress."
Nangong Jingnu sighed softly: "Eldest sister treats me well, and I don't want to embarrass her. If she helps me this time, I won't treat their mother and son badly."
Qi Yan: "The location of Youzhou is important, and we cannot easily mobilize the Youzhou troops unless it is absolutely necessary, but we must also use it to shock and deter. If the minister wants to wait for His Highness Qionghua to enter the palace, His Highness invites His Highness Qionghua every 15 years. Write a letter to General Shangguan on the day, only that she and the general are living in Weiming Palace and everything is fine."
Qi Yan: "General Shangguan is a smart man. When our matter is public, he should know what to do."
Nangong Jingnu: "I listen to you."
Qi Yan: "How is your Majesty's body recently?"
Nangong Jingnu's eyes darkened: "It's still the same, I'm afraid it's impossible to restore it to the past, and it can only be maintained for now."
Qi Yan: "Is the imperial doctor who treats His Highness reliable?"
Nangong Jingnu: "It was arranged by Eunuch Sijiu himself, so we shouldn't have to worry about it."
Qi Yan: "It's always good to be on guard. The more trivial this juncture is, the less sloppy it is. There are countless heroes who have been defeated by trivial matters throughout the ages."
Nangong Jingnu: "I know, I will be more careful."
Qi Yan: "Yeah."
In the early morning of the next day, Qi Yan dressed up and went out of the city to meet Nangong Su's daughter, along with Princess Zhuohua's consort, Lu Zhongxing, the second son of the Grand Commander's Mansion. There is nothing wrong with the arrangement of the fifth prince's inconvenient legs.
Although Lu Zhongxing received the chief swordsman of the imperial guard, he did not need to go to court, and since Nangong made the palace banquet if he fell ill, he could avoid it. Speaking of which, Qi Yan and this brother-in-law had been missing for many years.
Lu Zhongxing has two goatee beards. He has gained a lot of weight just after his thirties, and he has raised a general's belly. It seems that he has lived a very nourishing life these years.
The marriage between him and Nangong Concubine has long existed in name only. According to Nangong Jingnv, Lu Zhongxing has already taken several concubines to the Concubine's Mansion for support, and the Concubine's Mansion's account has always gone to Princess Zhuohua's Mansion, and several of them Concubine Ji gave birth to several daughters to Lu Zhongxing. According to this posture, she will get a male in the future. She is afraid that she will be directly adopted by Princess Zhuohua and ask for a name.
A few years ago, Lu Zhongxing and a certain concubine gave birth to a son, but the boy was adopted into the lap of Lu Boyan, the eldest son of the Taiwei Mansion. Now that child has reached the age of Kaimeng, it is said that he is very smart, but Lu Zhongxing can only watch it helplessly. His eldest son called his eldest brother his father, but called himself his second uncle. The most important thing was that Lu Boyan had a son long before that, and that child was both the first and the first son, and his son might not get anything in the future.
Such a past incident deepened the gap between the two brothers. It just so happened that in the past few years, Taiwei Lu Quan had been huddled on Tangquan Mountain to recuperate, and Lu Zhongxing simply did not go home for the New Year.
Qi Yan rode on the horse and bowed to Lu Zhongxing: "Master Lu, stay safe."
Lu Zhongxing looked at Qi Yan, who was full of style, and there was an obscure light in his eyes. Although Qi Yan was dismissed from the official position, after all, he was a person who had done six Shangshu books.
And anyone with a discerning eye can see that Qi Yan committed such a big thing and ended up being detained for a month, and presumably it will be reactivated in the future.
Lu Zhongxing was unhappy, so he could only find a place in Qi Yan's appearance, and said with a smile, "Yo, it was Mr. Qi, how come he still looks like a boy without a hair on his mouth after not seeing him for so many years?"
In addition to the two who came to greet them together, there were officials from the Ministry of Rites and Soshoji Temple, and the atmosphere immediately became awkward.
Qi Yan smiled noncommittally, and replied calmly: "My Highness doesn't like my beard. As concubines, serving Her Royal Highness with all our heart is the most important thing."
Who in the capital does not know that His Royal Highness Zhuohua and his concubine have been separated for many years? On the other hand, the relationship between Qi Yan and Nangong Jingnu was praised by everyone.
Lu Zhongxing's face was a little unbearable, but he was no longer the stunned boy he used to be. He licked his face and replied, "Then I wish my brother-in-law to spread branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible."
Qi Yan smiled back, and the brief communication between the two ended.
As soon as the sun rose to Zhongtian, the forerunner of the honor guard flew to report: "His Royal Highness Qionghua's car has reached thirty miles away."
Qi Yan and others turned over and dismounted, and after another half an hour, the convoy arrived.
This time, the honor guard was very beautiful. Shangguan Wu not only sent 5,000 elite soldiers to escort his beloved wife and son, but also paid tribute of 40 carriages. From a distance, the procession looked like a long dragon, with the beginning and the end not visible.
The cavalry cleared the way on both sides, Nangong Sunu's carriage was in the middle, and to the left of the carriage there was a young boy riding a tall horse.
After a little thought, Qi Yan guessed the identity of the young man: it was the eldest son of Nangong Sunv and Shangguanwu, the junior general of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, Shangguanfu.
Shangguanfu was born in the ninth year of Jing Jia, and he will be seven years old in a month. The curly lanugo is braided into several strands and coiled on top of his head.
When the guard of honor stopped, Shangguanfu got off the horse without anyone's help, first arched his hands forward, and then came to the carriage to help Nangong Sunu down.
Seeing this scene, Qi Yan couldn't help but think of Jin Wushu who was far away in Luobei. Nangong Sunu got out of the carriage, Qi Yan squinted and Lu Zhongxing quickly walked up to meet him. Unexpectedly, Nangong Sunu was pregnant with Liujia. No wonder Shangguan Wu paid so much attention this time.
Qi Yan: "Qi Yan has seen the eldest sister."
Lu Zhongxing: "Your Majesty's front guard Dao Zong, Lu Zhongxing sees His Highness Qionghua."
Since Qi Yan has no official position, he can only talk about it as a consort, but by mistake, he is much more intimate than Lu Zhongxing's side.
Nangong Sunu held her stomach with one hand and her eldest son Shangguanfu with the other. She glanced at the two of them, and finally stopped on Qi Yan's face and looked at it for a moment.
Nangong Sunu: "Fu'er, I went to see the two uncles."
Only then did Shangguan Wu let go of Nangong Su Nu's hand, and came to the front of the two to greet them with the back of his hand: "Fu'er has seen the two uncles."
In terms of rank, Qi Yan and Lu Zhongxing were not as distinguished as Shangguan Fu, and the other party was a hereditary major general from the general's residence, so it would be a good thing to bow hands to each other.
Qi Yanli returned a salute on the spot, while Lu Zhongxing stepped forward to hold Shangguanfu's arm: "Major General doesn't need to be too polite."
Nangong Sunu watched this scene silently, and with the help of the maid, returned to the carriage, and the group set off towards the capital.
Before arriving at the palace, Nangong Jingnv and Nangong Shunv were already waiting at the gate of the palace. The three princesses were close friends since childhood, and this meeting was even more delightful.
Nangong Jingnv saw that her eldest sister was pregnant again, and happily touched Nangong Sunu's bulging belly: "Is there another eldest sister? Is it a boy or a girl this time?"
Nangong Sunu laughed heartily, raised her hand and pinched Nangong Jingnu's cheek in front of everyone's eyes: "How does this palace know if it is a son or a daughter, but my concubine and I are looking forward to this child being a daughter."
Nangong Jingnu broke free from the eldest sister's clutches, blushing and coquettishly said: "The eldest sister is the mother of two children, and she bullies others."
Nangong Su Nu laughed "haha", called Shangguanfu to greet the two concubines, and then pulled a younger sister into the sedan chair.
The sedan chairs in the inner court are spacious, and it is not too crowded for the three princesses to sit in the same seat.
Nangong Su Nu took the hands of the two younger sisters, looked at each other and said, "Jing Nu has grown up."
He turned to Nangong Shunv and said, "It seems that the second sister has been living a very nourishing life during this period of time. It must have been with her brother-in-law Jinse?"
As the eldest daughter of the royal family, Nangong Sunu was also loved and loved when she was growing up.
As a visitor, she could see at a glance that her second sister's eyes were full of spring, and she joked with a smile in her eyes.
Nangong Shunv naturally thought of Xiaodie, her eyes flashed softly, and she said softly, "Eldest sister is making trouble with me as soon as she gets home, I can't stand it anymore."
Nangong Sunu's laughter became more and more hearty, and the laughter came out of the carriage so far.
On the other hand, Nangong Jingnu looked embarrassed, and she knew the inside story. And seeing the second sister's reaction, I'm afraid she will find a chance to show off with the eldest sister, and maybe she will bring that person to meet the eldest sister...
What would you say if the eldest sister asked about that person's origin? Xiaodie used to be Qi Yan's concubine, and she gave birth to a child to her concubine, and now she has become the second sister's pillow.
Nangong Shunv saw Nangong Jingnv's thoughts, hooked the corner of her mouth, and said nothing.
Nangong Sunu pinched Nangong Jingnv's face again, pretending to be angrily, "I'll take care of you when I get back to the palace!" Naturally, this was referring to Nangong Jingnv's letter to mobilize the guards of Youzhou. .
Nangong Sunu's actions not only did not arouse the displeasure of others, but instead brought the three sisters' hearts closer.
Nangong Jingnv had no mother since she was a child, and had an inexplicable dependence on this eldest sister. Thinking of her future path, she was somewhat confused, so she leaned on Nangong Sunu's shoulder and called softly, "Eldest sister."
Nangong Sunu put her arms around her little sister's shoulders and said with relief, "Okay, it's all over."
Nangong Jingnu sighed in her heart, they are three sisters, the eldest sister's life has been fulfilled, and the second sister has been going around for many years, although the process was not smooth, and now she has found her home.
On the contrary, he was caught in an unknown danger and could not turn back.
It really answers the sentence: life is unpredictable, you don't know what will happen tomorrow.
Nangong Jingnv, in the name of Nangong Rang, prepared a palace banquet for the mother and son of Nangong Sunv, which was presided over by Nangongda, the prince of the supervising state.
When they arrived at the Weiming Palace, Nangong Jingnu was afraid that Shangguanfu would be bored, so she called Qi Yuxiao to play with her cousin, Qi Yan went back to the side hall, and Lu Zhongxing followed him into the palace, but found that there was no place for him at all, and turned to After a circle of knowing that he was bored, he returned to the palace and left the palace.
The three sisters closed the door and said their own words. When Nangong Sunu saw that Nangong Jingnu always looked at her belly, she joked: "Little sister, you and your brother-in-law have been married for many years, why haven't you heard anything?"
Nangong Jingnu's face flushed, she wanted to say that she already had a jade flute? But when he thought that Yu Xiao's biological mother is now his second sister's sweetheart, he changed his words and said, "Yuanjun's health is not good, recently..."
The heroic Nangong Su Nu said, "Isn't it okay? Still can't get pregnant? Have you seen the imperial doctor, and I really can't drink some remedies?"
Nangong Shunv laughed out loud immediately, she knew very well that her eldest sister's "open mouth" secretly smiled and the little sister bumped up every time. Since Xiaodie, Nangong Shunv's character has also become a lot more cheerful.
Nangong Jingnuxiu blushed: "Big sister!"
Nangong Su Nu took her hand and said earnestly, "We women, we still have to rely on our children for the rest of our lives. This kind of thing can't be avoided. I think my brother-in-law is pretty good everywhere, but this little physique is too weak. really!"
Nangong Jingnu had a blushing face and kept silent.
Nangong Su Nu looked at Nangong Shu Nv who was smiling brightly...
Nangong Sunu: "How is the second sister?"
Hearing this, Nangong Jingnu clenched her fist to her lips and coughed twice.
Lu Zhongxing's banquet in the evening will inevitably come, and letting the eldest sister know earlier will save a lot of embarrassment. In case other princes saw the clues again, it would not be beautiful. Nangong Jingnu cast an "I support you" look at her second sister, and handed over the choice to Nangong Shunv.
Nangong Shunv felt her little sister's heart and smiled.
After thinking for a while, he replied, "It is impossible for me to have children in this life. If the eldest sister and the younger sister take pity on me in the future, it will be fine to adopt a daughter to me. After a hundred years, everything in my mansion will belong to this child. I really can't. When you are older, you can adopt one in the folks."
Nangong Su Nu was very puzzled and asked, "Why, the second brother-in-law can't work either?"
This time, it was Nangong Jingnv's turn to hold back, she laughed out loud, pulled Nangong Sunv's hand and said, "Eldest sister, why do you always say this?"
Nangong Shunv also laughed for a while and replied, "Eldest sister, Lu Zhongxing and I have actually lived in separate houses for many years. We have each lived separately. He has a number of concubines in the house, and I pretend not to know."
Nangong Su Nu immediately said angrily, "You bastard! How dare Shuzi?"
Nangong Shunv took her eldest sister's other hand and said softly, "Eldest sister, it's not his fault. I haven't regarded him as a concubine all these years. My heart already belongs to another..."
Nangong Sunu's eyes widened, but she never thought that the second sister, who has always been cautious and weak, could do such a thing, and persuaded earnestly: "Second sister, listen to my sister, if you are not on good terms with Lu Jia Erlang, Then ask the father and emperor to give him a reconciliation and leave. It’s enough to separate them from each other. If you have someone in your heart, you can marry him again. Although your reputation is a bit unreasonable, it’s still fair and upright. You know, it's a crime."
Nangong Shunv: "Eldest sister, my favorite is a woman."
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The atmosphere fell into dead silence, Nangong Jingnu looked at her eldest sister and was ready to persuade her at any time.
Nangong Shunv said calmly again: "I promised each other with her that there will be no other people in this life. So I will do whatever Lu Zhongxing wants to do. With his nominal concubine in his way, my life will be easier. "
Nangong Jingnv: "Eldest sister, that girl is a good person with a pure mind. Life is short, so you understand Second Sister, right?"
Nangong Sunu: "But... I only heard that there are men and men in the military camp. Is this woman and woman... OK?"
Nangong Jingnv saw that her eldest sister was mostly accidental, so she wasn't too disgusted, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Nangong Shunv smiled softly: "Xiao Die is an excellent girl. I'll bring her to meet the eldest sister in a few days."
Nangong Su Nu covered her stomach and sighed: "Oh my sister, you really surprised the eldest sister, hey... We sisters are of the same heart, the eldest sister is naturally dependent on you, this child... It doesn't matter if you don't give birth, which girl will give birth to. Isn't the child going around in a circle at the gate of hell? As long as you can see it yourself, it's a good thing to suffer less, anyway, the child doesn't have a maiden name."
Nangong Jingnv saw that her eldest sister was so reasonable and had more confidence in her own affairs. Nangong Jingnv also talked about the customs of Youzhou, the three sisters and the air.
After a while, a palace maid suddenly came to report in a hurry: "The Princess Yanyang broke the head of the little general..."
The three princesses hurried out of the dormitory. Shangguanfu and Qi Yuxiao had already been brought over. Shangguanfu's eyes were red, his clothes were covered with weeds and mud, his hair was messy, and his forehead was swollen. Bag.
Qi Yuxiao on the other side was also very embarrassed, but he didn't see any injuries or tears, he just looked away angrily with his neck stuck.
This Shangguan Fu is nearly two years older than Qi Yuxiao, Nangong Jingnu frowned: "What's the matter?"
Shangguan Fu rushed to his mother's side and cried.
Qi Yuxiao snorted angrily when he saw it, and replied crisply: "I kindly took my cousin to ride a horse, but he wants to rob my foal. I won't let him ride, he wants to ride, that's my father. The horse chosen for me can only be ridden by me."
Nangong Jingnu: "Then you beat your cousin? What did you use to beat him?"
Qi Yuxiao: "He pulled me first! With clods..."
Nangong Jingnu: "You still talk back!"
Qi Yuxiao knelt down: "Mother don't get angry, just punish if you want."
Nangong Shunv was distressed, she stepped forward and hugged Qi Yuxiao in her arms, looking back at Nangong Jingnv.
Nangong Sunu looked down at her son: "Is what my cousin said true?"
Shangguan Fu hesitated for a while, then nodded.
Nangong Sunu: "Go and apologize to your cousin. How did your mother teach you on weekdays? A gentleman doesn't win people's love. My cousin likes her foal so much, why do you want to rob it?"
Nangong Jingnv: "No need, Qiu Ju will take Fu'er to deal with the wound, and take Yu Xiao back to the ground."
Nangong Sunv: "Little sister, don't let Fu'er go, the apology is certain. As an elder brother, he still makes the first move, so he can't justify his feelings or reason."
Shangguan Fu took the ground and apologized to Qi Yuxiao. After accepting it, Qi Yuxiao came to Nangong Sunu and bowed respectfully: "Yuxiao, thank you aunt for your love, I will go back and ground myself first."
Nangong Shunv saw Yuxiao's cleverness, and she didn't like it. Nangong Jingnv also sighed that Qi Yuxiao was quirky and strange, but she did not lift her ban because of it. Qi Yuxiao, seeing that it was useless to fight, turned her eyes to the second aunt for help. .
Nangong Su Nu patted Qi Yuxiao's head: "This child is smart and polite. I think the ban will be avoided. It's not her fault."
After speaking, he took off the jade pendant around his waist and gave it to Qi Yuxiao: "Take it, I originally prepared other gifts for you, but they were all given by your uncle, this is a gift from this palace to you alone. , I like you very much, child."
Qi Yuxiao thanked him and carefully touched Nangong Su Nu's belly: "Is the aunt pregnant with a little sister?"
Nangong Sunu smiled and said, "I don't know yet. Ben Gong also hopes to be a daughter."
Qi Yuxiao: "I wish Auntie's wishes come true!"
The two children were taken away, but Nangong Su Nu felt the movement of the fetus in the house, and held her stomach and said lovingly, "This child is smart, upright and brave, and he will not be wrong in the future."