Song Jianing hadn't traveled in a carriage for a long time. He was alone in the carriage, listening to the regular and dull sound of marching outside the window. Song Jianing leaned back on the carriage and couldn't help but miss his daughter at home. The carriage bumped slightly. Just when Song Jianing was about to fall asleep, a hoof sound approached from the front. Through the gap in the curtain, Song Jianing saw King Shou on a horse.
The Shou Wang, whom Song Jianing is familiar with, likes to wear light-colored robes, as handsome as the breeze and the bright moon, but today, the prince is wearing a dark robe, holding the reins in both hands, and wearing a pair of black leather boots. general. With such a graceful appearance, Song Jianing's heart that was entangled by her daughter suddenly retracted. Seeing that he seemed to be looking in, Song Jianing hurriedly sat upright and raised a corner of the curtain.
Zhao Heng rode on his horse and watched the spring light all the way, but it was not as good as the peach blossom face exposed in the window, his almond eyes were as moist as dew, and he looked at him asking for instructions, his eyes seemed to be filled with admiration.
Zhao Heng didn't speak, and pointed to the left side of the official road.
Song Jianing followed his fingers and looked over, and was startled to see a continuous peach forest. In the warm spring season, the peach blossoms were like clouds. It was the first time that Song Jianing saw such a vast sea of flowers. Song Jianing's sleepiness just now disappeared. He lifted the curtain half to cover himself with one hand, and his eyes wandered in the peach forest. Compared with the spring here, the small garden of Shouwang's mansion is really not enough. Look.
"The scenery of Beiyuan is far more than that." Zhao Heng looked at her and said.
Song Jianing's cheeks were slightly warm, she glanced at him, lowered her eyes and whispered, "Thank you lord for taking me with you." She just couldn't bear her daughter, and didn't blame him for being domineering. The lord thought about her when he was traveling, and Song Jianing was still very happy.
She did not live up to his wishes, Zhao Heng was satisfied, and reminded her: "Let's put it down." There were guards outside the car, so she should not show up.
Song Jianing nodded, looked at him again, and then lowered the curtains with a smile.
After more than an hour, the speed of the convoy slowed down, and the emperor Luan drove to the palace first, followed by the concubines, and then the family members of several princes. Song Jianing had been sitting in the carriage, not paying attention to the cars of other palaces, until the carriage stopped in front of a courtyard, and Song Jianing got out of the carriage with the help of Shuang'er, only to find the four princesses, only she and Princess Gong Li Mulan came. .
Song Jianing was stunned, Princess Rui was pregnant, so she shouldn't be bumpy, but why didn't sister-in-law Feng Zheng come? Did you stay in the palace to take care of Brother Cheng? With the thought together, Song Jianing was vaguely uneasy. Brother Cheng was a month older than Zhao Zhao, and his sister-in-law was not willing to come. She was the only one who left her daughter to go out to play. The news spread, would it be...
"The concubine greets the princess."
His thoughts were interrupted, and Song Jianing realized that the woman in the red dress who came out of the carriage from Prince Rui's mansion had walked up to her. She seemed to be a few years older than her. Her face was fair and lustrous, with thin eyebrows. Long, with fox eyes upturned at the corners of the eyes below, romantic and affectionate. Song Jianing stared at this woman, a trace of uneasiness suddenly surged in her heart. These eyes are genuinely charming, why do others say she is charming
Song Jianing didn't like people chewing her tongue, but she wouldn't dislike people who were charming because of this. Instead, she felt that Prince Rui's favorite concubine, Mrs. Zhang, was really good looking. No wonder Princess Rui hated her so much.
"Please get up." Song Jianing gave a false help.
Zhang Shi quickly looked at her, smiled kindly, and then turned to salute Li Mulan who was approaching. Mrs. Zhang has been favored by Prince Rui for so many years, and even surpassed Princess Rui in the limelight. She has long become one of the strange women in the capital. As soon as Li Mulan saw Mrs. Zhang’s fox eyes that were different from others, like Song Jianing, she guessed Mrs. Zhang’s identity.
Li Mulan hummed lightly, and went straight to Song Jianing's side, and the two sisters walked forward together.
Song Jianing teased her softly: "It seems that the Fourth Highness likes my sister more and more." Although she is the third sister-in-law, Song Jianing is used to calling her sister Li Mulan when they get along in private.
Confused, Li Mulan asked, "Why did you say this?"
Song Jianing secretly glanced at Zhang who was behind. His own prince took her, and Prince Rui led the Zhang family. They were all the most beloved women in the backyard. Two new concubines have been added to Prince Gong's mansion in the past two years, but Prince Gong still brought Li Mulan. Isn't it obvious
Li Mulan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and she said a little embarrassedly, "Yes, I have to come." She stayed in Prince Gong's mansion all day, and she had long been suffocated. It was a rare chance to hunt, and Li Mulan didn't want to miss it. Prince Gong chose a beautiful concubine, and he also greeted her. Li Mulan didn't object at the time, because she didn't want to waste her words and quarrels. Before leaving this morning, she directly threw the concubine out, making Prince Gong angry. Enough.
Song Jianing, who learned the truth, was shocked and didn't know what to say.
Li Mulan smiled heartily, patted her on the shoulder and said, "I don't care about that either, you wait, I'll ask you to see my skills tomorrow."
She was open-minded and comfortable, Song Jianing no longer felt distressed, smiled and nodded.
The courtyards of the four princes were very close together. Song Jianing said goodbye to Li Mulan and went back to his own courtyard to clean up. As noon approached, King Shou sent someone to spread the word, saying that he wanted to accompany the emperor to eat, and asked her to use it herself. Song Jianing had long expected that he tasted a few local dishes by himself, took a hot bath to relieve his fatigue, and went to the inner room to rest for a while.
When Zhao Heng came back, Song Jianing had already fallen asleep. Zhao Heng stood by the bed, saw her brows stretched out and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, guessing that she should be in a good mood before going to bed, Zhao Heng was relieved, sat for a while, and went to the front yard to rest. In the afternoon, the father and the emperor brought Concubine Hui and Concubine Shu to the garden, and Zhao Heng also wanted to take her to Beiyuan for a stroll, so that she could sleep peacefully in separate rooms.
Song Jianing slept full and woke up refreshed. Hearing the prince said that he was going to take her out, Song Jianing couldn't help laughing and changed her clothes excitedly, forgetting that Zeng had justly resisted. Zhao Heng sat in front of the desk, watching Shuang'er and Liu'er surrounding her to serve her, watching her dress up in the mirror with great interest, probably because she had been guarding her daughter for the past year, and now that there is no daughter by her side, Zhao Heng suddenly felt that she It seems that she has become the fourth girl of the Duke's mansion again, that little girl who is easy to worry and easily bullied, but also playful and playful.
He saw that the princess saw God, and Song Jianing looked through the mirror and saw the prince's "obsessed" appearance clearly, and he was sweet and a little shy in his heart. The maids are still there, and the prince is so embarrassed to stare at her so unabashedly.
Dressed up, the couple walked out of the main room side by side.
Eunuch Fu smiled and replied, "My lord, the emperor has gone to the lake."
No matter how big Beiyuan is, there are only a few places to go. Zhao Heng didn't want to bump into his father, so after thinking about it, he said to Song Jianing, "Go to Meifeng."
Song Jianing smiled: "Okay." She will go wherever the lord goes.
Meifeng was located on the southeast side of Beiyuan, Zhao Heng and Song Jianing walked in front, and only Eunuch Fu followed behind. The Beiyuan is bigger than the palace, and there is a scene in it. Song Jianing is dizzy and chats with him while watching: "Does the lord know why my sister-in-law didn't come?"
Zhao Heng said: "Brother Cheng, my stomach is uncomfortable."
Song Jianing was taken aback, and Zhao Heng said in a timely manner, "No problem." Otherwise, his brother would not have followed.
It was only after becoming a mother that she realized how hard it was to raise a child and was sure that her nephew was all right. Song Jianing breathed a sigh of relief, but still said, "I'll take a look when I return to Beijing."
Zhao Heng nodded, and caught a glimpse of a rose trellis in front of her, with a few flowers blooming on the green vines, and looking at her bun with only a butterfly hairpin in it, Zhao Heng pointed towards it. Spring was shining brightly. Since there were scenery everywhere, it shouldn't just go to the predetermined Meifeng. Song Jianing also liked roses, and changed his direction with him with a smile.
Unexpectedly, when the couple was only ten steps away from the flower stand, on the other side of the dense green rose vines, a pair of master and servant suddenly turned to the woman in white shirt and blue skirt, who was Chen Xiu, whom Song Jianing had a relationship with. , the granddaughter of Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the two dynasties. Fifteen or sixteen-year-old beautiful girl, with bright eyes and white teeth, a delicate white rose on her head, which made her beautiful, like a fairy in flowers.
"The ministers and daughters meet the prince and the princess." Surprise flashed in his eyes, Chen Xiu took a few steps and saluted gracefully.
Zhao Heng didn't say a word, his eyes swept across Chen Xiu's hair, his thin lips pursed slightly.
Song Jianing didn't expect Chen Xiu to come too, so he politely said, "Sister, please get up."
He only looked at Chen Xiu, but did not notice His Royal Highness King Shou beside him, and frowned.
Chen Xiu lowered her head and didn't see it, but when she saw King Shou's hem embroidered with cloud patterns, she was indescribably surprised. When she saw someone coming from a distance, Chen Xiu subconsciously hid behind the flower stand, but not long after that, King Shou brought the princess towards her. Chen Xiu's heart was pounding, and she couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the prince found her and turned the direction on purpose
Why would the lord do this
Chen Xiu could only think of one reason, and that reason was exactly what she longed for.
"Thank you, Prince and Concubine." Chen Xiu stood up straight with a blushing face, her beautiful eyes swept across Wang Shou's handsome face timidly and imperceptibly, Chen Xiu politely greeted Song Jianing: "My grandfather praised the scenery of Beiyuan and called him a servant girl. When I went out for a walk, I didn’t expect to meet the prince and princess by chance, please forgive the prince and princess for the disturbance.”
Her voice was gentle and pleasant, Song Jianing subconsciously wanted to be polite, but just as he was about to speak, Yu Guang suddenly saw the prince turn and leave. Song Jianing was a little confused, but it was important to chase the prince, so she casually signaled Chen Xiu to continue enjoying the scenery. She hurried to chase the prince, and the couple walked out of a distance in a blink of an eye, leaving Chen Xiu stunned, unable to figure out why the king of Shou suddenly left.
"My lord doesn't reward roses anymore?" Song Jianing raised his head and asked suspiciously.
Zhao Heng looked at her and said coldly, "Stay away from her."
Only then did Song Jianing hear that the prince did not like Chen Xiu, but why would the prince resist a boudoir girl? After thinking about it, Song Jianing suddenly realized that the lord never likes to make courtiers, Chen Xiu is the granddaughter of the prime minister Zhao Pu, and the lord is worried that she is close to Chen Xiu, causing gossip, right
Song Jianing agreed first, and then explained cautiously after a while: "My lord, I'm not familiar with Miss Chen. We met at the Double Ninth Festival Palace. The Queen Mother asked me and my sister-in-law to call her sister, so I..."
Zhao Heng really didn't like Chen Xiu, because Chen Xiu blasphemed the roses he wanted to pick for her. Hearing the princess think so far, she was so stupid, Zhao Heng's displeasure disappeared. He held her hand and looked ahead. : "She doesn't deserve it."
Not worthy of his princess sisters.