When the decree was issued that the daughter of the auxiliary general should be married to His Royal Highness Prince Jing, there was not much commotion in the capital.
The main reason is that the marriage of the former King of England is still a matter of speculation, but the marriage of King Jing is more natural.
After the daughter of this auxiliary general came to Beijing, although she lived in seclusion, it was said that the Empress Dowager and Concubine He liked her very much and would summon her to the palace to talk from time to time. Even the Princess Jingyu did not have such honor and favor.
No matter from which aspect, Miss Liu is suitable to be a princess.
Before, everyone guessed that it would be the Princess of England, but the Princess of England was the unknown Fourth Miss Qu from the Qu Mansion who also had eye problems. It was only natural that she would be married to the King of Jing.
Of course, this self-righteousness also became a reason for some people in the prince's faction to secretly mock King Jing. Even his own princess was married to the one that King Ying didn't want, which showed that King Jing would never achieve great things.
Of course, these words were said in private. On the surface, no one who met King Jing would not compliment him: "Congratulations!"
Pei Yusheng was in a good mood. After the court session ended, he was not in a hurry to leave. He waited until the officials who flattered him left one by one before he waited leisurely for the Crown Prince Pei Luoan to come over.
"Congratulations, second brother." Pei Luoan walked slowly, and now he walked forward slowly with a gentle look on his face, as if he was sincerely congratulating him.
"Congratulations, the prince is getting married too, so naturally I cannot fall behind." Pei Yusheng said with satisfaction.
The prince also has feelings for Liu Xinlan. He now feels that he is superior to the prince and is quite proud of himself.
"The Ministry of Rites should have started the formalities. Second brother should also prepare some betrothal gifts himself. With the additional gifts from the palace, it will also make the woman's side more respectable." Pei Luoan smiled slightly.
"I really need to ask my elder brother for advice on this kind of thing. After all, you have experience." King Jing smiled and bowed to Pei Luoan.
Pei Luoan's smile froze, but then he smiled naturally and nodded: "You really have to ask me about this matter. I have experience, but some of my experience may not be useful to my second brother. There are still some differences in the betrothal gifts between the Eastern Palace and the Jingwang Mansion."
One is the crown prince, and the other is just an ordinary prince. There is a huge difference in the etiquette they observe in the Ministry of Rites.
Pei Yusheng sneered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He said lightly, "Big brother, what you said is very true. However, I have also asked the Ministry of Rites before, and they said that the difference is not big. My father said that since my uncle is of the same generation as us, his betrothal gifts cannot be less than yours. At least he should have one or two more items than you. As for me, it is reasonable for me to have one or two less items than you."
Pei Luoan felt angry and aggrieved when hearing this.
This is what my father said in the court just now.
He didn't really care about how big or small these gifts were, he just felt that he was being insulted. He was the crown prince, so why should Pei Yuanjun suppress him
Even if he is a generation older than me, so what
There has always been a family before there is a country, especially in the royal family. The first thing to consider is the status of the country, and then the seniority of the family. When can one use seniority to suppress oneself
But he didn't dare to say this in front of the emperor, and could only suppress his anger and say that it was his duty. This was touched by Pei Yusheng's sore spot, and a flash of violence flashed in his eyes. He could not maintain the smile on his face, and said coldly: "The Ministry of Rites has its own rules for the princes. If you are worried, you can
Go and have a look, don't make a mistake and cause your father to be furious."
After saying this, he didn't even look at him, just flicked his sleeves and turned away.
He always knew what Pei Yusheng was thinking. He wanted to take advantage of the ceremony to get involved with him, but it was impossible!
He can't do anything to Pei Yuanjun now, but after a few years, he will make Pei Yuanjun kneel before him and his head fall off. As for Pei Yusheng, that's even less worth mentioning.
"Brother, I heard that you accompanied Jingyu County Lord to see the first snow yesterday?" Pei Yusheng had no intention of letting him go just like that. He took a few quick steps, stepped over the threshold, caught up with him, and asked with a smile.
"What do you mean, second brother?" Pei Luoan said indifferently.
"It's nothing. I just want you to be careful, big brother. You are the crown prince of the country, and you can't let any accident happen to you. Now is different from the past, there are so many assassins, and you need to take care of yourself." Pei Yusheng said seriously. He wished that something would happen to the crown prince sooner rather than later, and it would be best if he died directly.
If he had known that the prince would come out last night, he would have sent someone to "stab" him no matter what. Even if he failed, at least scaring him would be fine.
Didn’t his elder brother say before that he was not feeling well because he was too sad about the incident with the former Crown Princess and was weak and sickly
"Thank you, second brother. I have something to do to see mother. Please come with me, second brother!" Pei Luoan suppressed his irritability and invited Pei Yusheng with a smile.
"Thank you for being polite, big brother. I also have something to do with my mother, so I won't disturb you from going to see her." Pei Yusheng still had to discuss the ceremony with Concubine He, so naturally he would not follow Pei Luoan.
Before leaving, he deliberately stabbed Pei Luoan: "Brother, the previous Crown Princess died to save you. If you had been in trouble yesterday, it is not certain that another Crown Princess would have lost her life for you."
After saying that, he turned and strode away.
Pei Luoan was so angry that his whole body was shaking, his face was pale, and he wished he could cut Pei Yusheng into pieces.
"Everyone outside is talking about Feng Xi Tianxia?" Qu Moying raised his eyes and asked.
After she was sent back last night, she slept very soundly. She woke up this morning feeling very energetic. She heard several maids saying in the corridor that it was a pity that they did not see the first snow last night. A smile appeared at the corner of her lips, but the next moment, the news brought by Yudong was not so pleasant.
"Yes, there are mysterious rumors about women ruling the country." Yu Dong went out today and now brought her news from outside. Yu Dong felt that this matter had nothing to do with her own lady, but many people were speculating about the princesses who married into the royal family.
My young lady happened to be among them.
He deliberately stayed and listened for a few sentences. The more he listened, the more he felt something was not right, so he told Qu Moying everything in detail.
"Where did this news come from?" Qu Moying fluttered his eyelashes and said calmly.
"I don't know. Some say it was said by a great master, some say it was from Dabei Temple, some say it was said by the abbot of Qingyun Temple, and some even say it was said by a hermit sage. Anyway, there are all kinds of reports." Yu Dong shook his head.
"So there is nothing to find out?" Qu Moying analyzed it and hit the nail on the head.
"Yes, that should be what it means. Miss, what do you mean by saying this? Is it directed at you?" Yu Dong said.
He always felt that this matter was not that simple. Whether it was the prince or his own master, this marriage would not be arranged overnight.
But the most important event recently seems to be the young lady’s coming-of-age ceremony. The other two young ladies came of age early, so there is nothing else to do at this time.
"It's okay, it's just a rumor. Such words won't spread widely!" Qu Moying said with a smile, pointing to a brocade box in the window, "Go and get that brocade box."
This was brought by Pei Yuanjun when he sent me here yesterday.
"Miss, this is... sent by the master?" Yu Dong walked over and saw the unfamiliar brocade box, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Clearly, this brocade box was not here last night.
As for the fact that her master would break into the young lady's boudoir, Yu Dong felt that even if he knew, he would not tell anyone.
Qu Moying smiled but said nothing.
Yudong happily took the brocade box to Qu Moying. After opening it, she found another box inside. It was the box containing the Huasheng that Qu Moying asked Yudong to send out of the house that day. In addition, there was a small bottle of juice placed aside.
The box of Huasheng was opened, and Qu Moying took the Huasheng. He had asked Yudong to send it to Pei Yuanjun before, and asked him to send someone to investigate.
Last night Pei Yuanjun whispered in her ear, asking her to look at the Huasheng against the light.
He took it to the window. After the snow, the sky was very good and the sun was even out outside. Qu Moying looked at the Huasheng in his hand facing the light outside.
The light is not strong, but it can penetrate.
The peony flower that presses down the head of Huasheng shows traces of a phoenix head raised high. From this angle in the sunlight, it is clear that it is even more exquisitely and realistically carved than the peony above.
"Miss, this... this is a phoenix!" Yu Dong shouted in a low voice, her face changed drastically, "This... how was it carved? I have seen it before, and there is clearly no trace of this phoenix."
Having just heard the rumors outside, how could Yudong not be panicked at this time.
"Grass juice has a corrosive effect. Gold jewelry corrodes slowly, but it should have taken a few days. This was prepared for me a long time ago, and it has already shown signs of corrosion." Qu Moying narrowed her watery eyes, put down the Huasheng in her hand, and looked at it facing the sunlight. Her eyes could not stay awake for long.
After just a short while, there were already faint traces of tears at the corners of her eyes, and her eyes looked even more translucent and clear.
He sat back in the chair and placed Huasheng on the table. From this angle, he still couldn't see anything unusual.
"Miss, is that... going to deal with you?" Yu Dong was shocked. "But what does this Feng Xi Tian Xia mean? I don't understand what the special meaning is. Besides, even if it is a phoenix, which lady in the palace doesn't call herself a phoenix?"
"Feng Xi Tian Xia is just an introduction. No matter how detailed it is, no one dares to spread it. That would be the crime of spreading rumors to confuse the public." Qu Moying said slowly. She didn't think of it before and didn't quote it on herself. She just thought it was just said like that, just nonsense said by some ignorant people.
Now that he could clearly see the dark patterns on the peony gold ornaments on his Huasheng caused by the grass juice, he suddenly remembered an incident in the past.
Many noble families have passed down the story of this past event, but the history books only briefly mention it. Ji Hanyue of Ling Anbo's mansion, as the Crown Princess who was about to marry into the Eastern Palace, of course knew more. There were even female officials sent by the palace who repeatedly reminded her of the saying: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!"