Dawn is approaching and the fog is blooming.
Qin Jie looked at the princess who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a low voice, "Changning, this... what the hell is going on?"
Xiao Lianyu's hands trembled faintly, and she let out a mournful laugh, tears welling up in her eyes.
what happened…
Everything today seems to really answer the words of the concubine - Su Huai'an, the prince of Zhen Guogong, is probably the catastrophe of the princess's life, and there is no escape or escape.
Yongchang thirty-eight years, early spring.
Emperor Jiaxuan brought hundreds of officials to Mount Li for hunting, and that was the first time Xiao Lianyu saw Su Huaian.
Before that, she probably didn't believe the four words fall in love at first sight.
But after returning to the capital, as long as she heard the words of Su Huaian, her ears perked up involuntarily.
There is a long street in Yunli, the princess's house is in the east, and the town's mansion is in the west. She "ran into" Su Huai'an several times. Every time they looked at each other, he would salute her, saying that sentence made her mind swayed. Words - "I have seen the princess before."
Hearing this, she couldn't help blushing, and her heart seemed to be about to jump out.
Xiao Lianyu even dreamed of him once.
But when she woke up from the dream, she could only sigh on the couch.
There was no other reason. She knew that Su Huaian was going to be engaged to the third girl of the Xia family in Langzhou.
She had seen the portrait of the girl from the Xia family. She was beautiful and graceful. Hearing that his temperament is also virtuous.
Now that she said her kiss, Xiao Lianyu could only stop her thoughts that she shouldn't have. She didn't go out any more except to go to the palace to greet her. She began to be afraid that the capital was too small, and that she could meet him if she was inadvertent.
The concubine looked at her dejected appearance, and couldn't help touching her head: "What happened to Ayu recently?"
Xiao Lian lied down in the empress's arms and did not speak.
Until May, one summer morning, Qingyu suddenly said to her: "Your Highness, the marriage between the Su family and the Xia family did not happen."
Xiao Lianyu was stunned for a moment.
This year, the princess was fifteen years old. All her emotions were written in her eyes. Her gray eyes were instantly bright. She said, "What did you say? Qingyu, say it again!"
Qingyu couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Highness, the marriage between the Su family and the Xia family didn't happen."
The princess sat up and said earnestly, "How come it didn't work! Is it because he didn't like others, or what?"
Qingyu shook her head and said, "Neither, it was Miss Xia's mother who passed away. She wanted to be filial to her mother for three years, but the prince's age has come, and Duke Zhen meant that he couldn't wait for three years."
A loved one died of illness. According to the ancient system, it should have been filial piety for three years. However, there was a riot in the early years of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. The remnants of the old dynasty formed a cult to assassinate the people at will, and there were casualties everywhere. At that time, the dynasty was not stable. Under the old system, many officials had to resign and go home to Dingyou for three years.
For nearly three hundred years, Da Zhou has been observing the 100-day period of filial piety.
Xiao Lianyu's smile froze, and she said solemnly: "Ah... I almost forgot, the Xia family is a century-old family, and it has always respected Confucianism and ancient relics, Qingyu, if I do something at this time, is it a bit of a risk? ?"
Qingyu smiled and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? The world is impermanent and unpredictable. This matter of life, old age, sickness and death, I can't blame the prince, nor my Highness."
Xiao Lianyu nodded thoughtfully.
That night, the princess stayed up all night.
The girl couldn't hide her thoughts. After tossing and turning for a few days, Xiao Lianyu couldn't stand it anymore.
In the palace of King Jin, the flowers were fragrant, and the garden was full of flowers. She followed the housekeeper into the Chang'en Hall.
Su Ling sat on the couch with needle and thread in her hand. When she saw Princess Changning, she couldn't help but smile, "Changning, why are you free today?"
"Two days ago, Princess Cheng held a flower viewing banquet. I heard that the third sister-in-law was ill and didn't go. Naturally, Changning wanted to come and see." Xiao Lianyu looked at Su Ling and said, "Is the third sister-in-law better?"
Su Ling smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, come and sit down."
Chang Ning looked at the undershirt in her hand and couldn't help sighing, "It's all made for the third brother?"
Su Ling nodded, "Isn't it about to enter summer?"
After a long exchange of greetings, Chang Ning blinked and said, "Sister-in-law three, Chang Ning is here today. Actually, there is something I want to ask."
Su Ling guessed that something was wrong with her, and said helplessly, "Let's hear it."
As the only and most favored princess in the palace, even if the concubine reminded her every day that her words and deeds should be decent, Xiao Lianyu couldn't control her mouth, and her words were not astonishing. "If I said to the emperor, If you want Master Su to be the concubine, would your sister-in-law mind?"
Hearing this, Su Ling could not help coughing lightly, and said, "When you said Mr. Su, is it possible that you are referring to Su Huaian?"
The princess nodded and gave a generous "um".
Su Ling took a deep breath and said seriously, "Changning, do you know what you're talking about?"
The princess nodded and muttered about her own thoughts in a low voice for a long time, before finally saying: "Changning is here today, just to ask the third sister-in-law's meaning, it will not disturb others, and she will never kneel directly on the knees like the third brother. On the ground, beg the emperor to decree."
Su Ling looked at the little princess of the Tian family, and for a while she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
After a while, Su Ling looked into her eyes and said seriously: "Although most marriages are the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, the royal family is more complicated, but in my eyes, if two people can fall in love, it is better than these. are all important."
"Third sister-in-law, rest assured, Changning is measured." Xiao Lianyu couldn't help hugging Su Ling after hearing this. With this hug, she saw a lot of red, purple and purple patches on her third sister-in-law's fair neck.
The princess, who has been reading all over the world recently, blinked her eyes and asked knowingly, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Su Ling hurriedly covered her hands with her hands, rubbed it casually twice, and said nonchalantly, "Well... I don't know, maybe there were insects flying in from outside last night or last night."
"Can bugs bite like this?"
Su Ling said decisively: "Big bug."
Xiao Lianyu nodded meaningfully, and those eyes made people blush more than piercing them directly.
Just then, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
The two girls were very alert, looked back together, and looked at each other tacitly.
Chang Ning said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what happened just now, God knows, you know and I know."
Su Ling nodded in cooperation.
Xiao Yuban leaned on the door frame, looked at the rare guests in the Jin Palace, and said softly, "Changning, what are you doing here in the Jin Palace?"
The little princess didn't answer, but said with a smile: "Hey, the big bug is back?"
"What big bug?" Xiao Yu frowned.
"Third brother, Changning has something to do, so let's go first." The little princess quickly slipped away from him.
The door closed with a creak, Xiao Yu and Su Ling looked at each other, "A Ling, what's wrong with her? Did she take the wrong medicine?"
Su Ling couldn't hold back, and laughed with a "poof".
Her smile instantly smoothed the man's frown.
Xiao Yu walked to her side, stared at her curved eyes, looked at her for a long time, and said in a deep voice, "Big worm, what about me?"
Su Ling turned to look at him with a smile, "Sanlang might as well guess?"
The man pressed her down on the couch angrily, biting the flesh on her cheek, "The princess arranged me like this behind my back, eh?"
Su Ling couldn't stop laughing.
The two people who were in a mess didn't pay any attention to the pair of big watery eyes looking at them outside the window of Chang'en Hall.
Qingyu listened to the movement inside, and hurriedly pulled the princess' sleeve, and whispered: "His Royal Highness, hurry up!" Are those words inside that you, a girl who has not left the cabinet, can listen to
Princess Changning looked dazed and said: "Qingyu, do you know that the third brother has always followed the rules since he was a child, and he doesn't speak like the eldest brother and the second brother, he is always cold, I have never seen him smile like that. Yes, really, for the first time."
Qingyu didn't have the heart to sigh with her, she just gritted her teeth and said, "Princess, don't you want to go to the Taoist temple, let's go."
Princess Changning nodded and smiled.
Then he looked up at the sky.
In the midsummer of the thirty-eighth year of Yongchang, the sun is shining and the breeze will speak love.
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An hour later, Xiao Lianyu put on her hat and walked into a Taoist temple at the end of Yunli Long Street.
After she sat down, she said cautiously, "Master, I want to ask for a sign."
The Taoist priest squeezed his beard and said, "What do you want to ask for?"
"Marriage."
The Taoist priest pointed to the lottery box next to him and said, "Young lady, please."
The princess closed her eyes and shook the hexagram sincerely. Immediately, a wooden sign fell on the table, and the Taoist priest picked it up and said, "Look at this sentence, one is happy, and the other is fear, so you know that the girl's swing is a winning lottery."
The princess said, "What does this mean?"
"The signing of the document means that it is difficult to do both things. It is necessary to know what to choose, and it is not advisable to ask for it. In general, the process will be bumpy."
bumpy.
How can the girl who is in the beginning of love hear these two words, she is not reconciled, she shakes it a few times in a row, but shaking it back and forth, the meaning is similar.
The road ahead is bumpy, after wind and rain, there will be partings.
The little princess slapped her palm on the table, and aggressively found a sign on the table, forcing the old Taoist priest to read it again, "Beautiful flowers, full moon, longevity." Only then did she pay the money.
After walking out, Qingyu said: "Don't sigh, Your Highness, that sign is not allowed."
The little princess thought for a while, nodded and said, "I see it too, he is the prince of the Duke of Zhen, and I am a princess. If you want to be in one place, how can you have a rough road ahead?"
Qingyu nodded, "Yes, yes."
After noon, Xiao Lianyu went to the rouge shop and jewelry shop again. She reapplied the mouth grease, put on the fragrant powder, changed the pearl hairpin and the sachet, and asked Qingyu, "Qingyu, does it look good?"
Qingyu nodded, "Sinking the fish and falling geese, closing the moon and embarrassing the flowers."
The little princess nodded in satisfaction.
Walking through the streets, the little princess untied the priceless jade pendant on her waist, deliberately threw it on the ground, and hid it.
Then we entered the Dali Temple.
Although the officer of Dali Temple had never seen the princess, he also knew the honor guard of the princess, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness, but I don't know why His Highness came to Dali Temple today?"
Princess Changning said softly, "Is Su Shaoqing at Dali Temple here?"
The clerk nodded quickly, "Master Su has just returned from the Metropolitan Court and is currently in the den."
Xiao Lianyu nodded and said, "Sure, lead the way."
The Ming Dynasty sounded, the veil danced, and Princess Shi Shiran walked into the room. The officials in the whole room of Dali Temple who were handling the case raised their eyes together, then quickly bowed to make a compilation, and said in unison, "I have seen Your Highness."
"Excuse me."
Xiao Lianyu found a chair and sat down, suppressing and calming her pounding heart, and looked at Su Huaian.
Zheng Baiyao, the minister of Dali Temple, said cautiously, "Your Highness is coming to Dali Temple, what's the matter?"
Xiao Lianyu didn't even look at Dali Siqing, she just said to Su Huaian, "Master Su."
Su Huai'an raised his eyebrows slightly, "If the princess has something to do, just say it bluntly."
The little princess looked at him motionless, without blinking, "I just went to the street, and I accidentally lost the jade pendant that my father gave me. Can Master Su help me find it?"
The officials of the Dali Temple frowned together, looking puzzled.
The princess of the Tian family went out with countless maids and guards. She lost something. Do you still need to find the government? And even if you want to look for the government, you shouldn't look for Dali Temple, which handles the review case.
Su Huaian was wearing an official uniform, looked down at her, and said in a light tone, "Your Highness has lost something, shouldn't he go to the Ministry of Punishment?"
The little princess leaned forward, supported her with her hand, and whispered in a slow voice, "Master Su means you don't want to worry about me?"
The tone of voice was like a coquettish anger, soft and soft, causing the frowning officials of the Dali Temple to have their facial features in the wrong place.