"Okay, the seventh sister is shy, don't scare her." The eldest princess said, and dragged Mingle forward. Along the way, people were busy hanging lanterns of various colors.
The eldest princess smiled and said: "These lanterns are all to give away. You can take a look later. Which one you like, the eldest sister will leave it for you."
"Thank you ma'am."
The eldest princess took Mingle to the innermost small garden to sit, "It's quiet here, our sisters can talk for a while."
Yuan Shiyu said: "I'm setting up outside, call me if you have something."
"Understood, let's go." The eldest princess scolded him.
After Yuan Shi Yu left, Ming Le sighed, "Eldest sister, you and brother-in-law are so happy."
"He's pretending in front of you." The eldest princess took the paper and scissors aside, and asked Jin Fu Jinxi and her maid Fuzhu to sit next to them to help stick the lantern riddles and said, "Don't look at how he pretends to be. With the appearance of a gentleman, there are many problems in private."
"Brother-in-law?" Mingle was a little unconvinced.
The eldest princess hooked her hand and let Mingle say in his ear: "He bought a small yard outside, and he goes to play in the mud twice a month, and piles up a house of all kinds of strange things."
Mingle chuckled, "Brother-in-law is so cute."
The eldest princess nodded Mingle's forehead, "How cute is it, the mud is so dirty, I don't let him play, so he plays secretly, thinking I don't know, I just don't care about him."
The eldest princess is very skillful, and it is a beautiful flower in three or two strokes, Mingle praised: "It's so beautiful."
The eldest princess smiled proudly, she liked to be praised by others.
In fact, she usually doesn't need her to do these things, but she can't get along with Mingle without making an excuse.
Mingle and her are not a mother, and they have been living in a cold palace.
To be honest, she didn't even know there was such a sister.
In the usual palace, she spent most of her time protecting herself and pleasing her father's favor. Later, she married her concubine and opened up a princess mansion, which made her life easier.
I originally wanted to have a friendship on Lu Ze's face, but now I see it, but I feel that there is something really distressing about this seventh sister.
The eldest princess taught Mingle to cut paper and tie flowers. Mingle learned quickly, and soon there was a pink flower in his hand, so the two chatted and did things like this.
"Seventh sister." The eldest princess asked seemingly casually, "How did you and the seventh concubine know each other?"
"Huh?" Mingle thought for a while, then shook his head, "I only know that Ah Zhan came back from the war and asked the emperor for me."
This is interesting.
The eldest princess asked, "He didn't say when he fell in love with you?"
Mingle shook his head.
"What about you? Seventh sister, when did you fall in love with the seventh concubine?"
Mingle shook his head again, "eldest sister, how did you and brother-in-law know each other?"
The eldest princess said with disgust: "At that time, the father was seriously ill. In order to please him, I practiced archery for three days and prepared to show it at the birthday banquet. When I got angry, I didn't know him until I fought."
"It's like a storybook." Mingle was fascinated, "Is that eldest brother-in-law good at archery?"
"It was better than me at the beginning, but after I was better than him, he stopped shooting, saying that scholars should not indulge in riding and shooting, reading is the right way."
puff!
Ming Le lowered his head and smiled, his shoulders twitched.
"Now I know that your eldest brother-in-law has a lot of problems."
Mingle smiled and cut the paper without answering. The eldest princess nodded between her eyebrows, "You are not allowed to excuse your eldest brother-in-law's stinginess in your heart."
"Yes, eldest sister."
Ming Le came out after lunch in the palace, and it was already a long time in the afternoon when they arrived at the palace of the eldest princess. The two of them chatted while doing this, and soon the sun began to fall.
The eldest princess asked people to stick the folded flowers on the lantern riddles and then post them up.
At this time, the ladies from the various prefectures have come one after another in horse-drawn carriages with their maids, in groups of three or five, enjoying flowers, guessing fans, and throwing pots.
The eldest princess took Mingle around and promoted her by the way. Soon, everyone knew that Princess Mingle, who was the most favored by the emperor recently, was also here.
When you are in a high position, it is kindness when others are presented in front of you whether they are real or fake.
This is the situation Mingle is facing, but the eldest princess will choose for her first, and try not to let the younger generation come to Mingle.
She often holds banquets and understands the character of every lady from a noble family.
"Yeah, this elder sister is so beautiful." A woman in a long lavender dress suddenly came up, "Could this elder sister be Princess Mingle, elder sister seems to rarely attend banquets and has never seen her much."
The eldest princess took Mingle's hand and said, "This is the daughter of the fourth-grade Sun Shilang's family, Sun Tingyun, who is a few years younger than you, so she is called your sister.
"Hello, Sister Sun."
"Princess Mingle, can I call you sister?" Sun Tingyun smiled brightly, making people unable to resist, Mingle nodded, and Sun Tingyun stepped forward to hold her hand, "Eldest Princess, I can bring Is Sister Mingle going to play?"
The eldest princess looked at Mingle for advice, and Mingle nodded.
"Then go ahead, the banquet will start in a short while, don't go too far, just stroll around here."
"Sister eldest princess, don't worry, I will protect Sister Mingle well."
Sun Tingyun said, pulling Mingle aside, "Sister Mingle, somehow I like you as soon as I see you, as if we've met before."
"I like you very much too." Sunshine is cheerful and cute.
Sun Tingyun brought Mingle under the two rabbit palace lanterns, tilted his head and looked at Mingle with sparkling eyes, "Sister Mingle, it's the first time we meet, I'll give you a gift."
As she said that, Sun Tingyun took off the red rope she was wearing from her neck. Below the red rope was a whistle of white jade. She put the whistle in Mingle's palm, "Give it to my sister."
"This... how does it work?"
"I like my sister, of course."
Mingle quickly checked to see if he had anything on his body to give away, and after thinking about it, he took off his jade pendant and gave it to Sun Tingyun, "Then, this is for you."
"Well." Sun Tingyun nodded vigorously, "Thank you, Sister Mingle."
"Sister Mingle, can I call you sister directly?"
"Sister Mingle, can I tell you about my family?"
"Sister Mingle, can I come to play with you anytime?"
Sun Tingyun is like a little sparrow, chattering, most of the time Mingle just listens. Although Sun Tingyun is young, she has more experience than her. She has traveled south and north, and what she has heard from the north and the south is profound. Attracting Mingle, no matter how much I listen to it, I can't get enough of it.
This whole night, Mingle stayed with Sun Tingyun. She is very good at telling stories, and it becomes very interesting to say many small moments through her mouth, especially when she talks about playing with her brother when she was a child It's especially fun when you're making trouble and tricking others.
When listening to this, Mingle couldn't help but fantasize that she and the emperor did the same...
And when Sun Tingyun called his brother, his tone would rise slightly, which was particularly nice.
Speaking of which, the emperor seems to want her to be called his brother.
The two agreed to meet the next day, and then they parted reluctantly. The eldest princess joked, "It's only been a while, why are you all getting along like this? I'm jealous."
Mingle bowed his head shyly, but the eldest princess put the cloak in the hands of the concubine on Mingle, "It's cold at night, don't catch a cold."
"Thank you ma'am."
"Mingle." The eldest princess looked at Mingle's clear eyes, where she was really attached to her sister, and her heart softened, "Silly girl, the eldest sister has something to tell you."
She took Mingle's hand and walked aside, "eldest sister to tell you the truth, eldest sister didn't know that there was a younger sister like you before, but if she knew it, she might not take you to heart. In the past, eldest sister lived in the palace. Although I am the eldest daughter, the father has many daughters. You are seventh, and there are more than ten younger sisters behind you. It is very difficult to live in the palace. The eldest sister spends all kinds of thoughts every day trying to figure out her father. The emperor's preferences, carefully curry favor with him along with his mother."
"Elder sister..."
"Silly girl, the eldest sister knows that you are soft-tempered, and the emperor wants to love you, but there are some things he can't say to a man." The eldest princess gently stroked her head and said, "We women, men are very important, but more important. The most important thing is to cherish yourself more. Your mother... The eldest sister knows that she died early, unlike my mother, who had a lot of time to teach me how to survive in the palace.
Mingle, you have to figure out what you want, and go for it yourself. Like the eldest sister who pleases the father and the emperor, you try your best to live a better life. Brother Huang and I can't help you live, understand? "
"Eldest sister..." Mingle threw herself into the arms of the eldest princess, tears rolling down her eyes.
"Go back and have a good rest, it's been a tiring day."
"Ok."
Mingle got into the carriage and left, and the eldest princess sighed, "This girl really doesn't make you worry."
"Take your time, Mingle is just pure, not stupid. Besides, you and the emperor are watching, it's not bad." Yuan Shiyu took her hand, "Hands are cold, go back."
At night, Mingle returned to Ni Mansion, and Ni Zhan was already waiting at the gate of the courtyard.
Ni Zhan walked up to Mingle, "Mingle, let's stop making trouble, okay? Mother also let go."
Ming Le lowered his head and bit his lip without speaking.
"Mingle, I really tried my best to mediate."
Ni Zhan whispered: "Mingle, do you really want to ignore me?"
"I didn't ignore you." Mingle raised his head, "Azhan, mother is really pretending to be sick, I didn't lie to you."
Ni Zhan frowned, obviously not believing.
"This matter has passed, let's not mention it, okay?"
Mingle looked at the distrust and pleading in Ni Zhan's eyes. She didn't know what to do for a while. She suddenly remembered the words of her eldest sister and blurted out, "Azhan, when did you fall in love with me?"
She seems to have never thought about this issue.
Ni Zhan was stunned, "What do you ask this for?"
"I would like to know."
"I was on duty in the palace. We met, but you don't know."
"Is that so..." Mingle said, "Ah Zhan, a lot of things happened today, I think it's okay for me to have a good reason?"
"Mingle?" Ni Zhan called her anxiously. He felt that Mingle was different, but he couldn't tell what was different.
"Azhan, give me some time."
In the middle of the night, Mingle sat in front of the mirror and combed her long hair. Everything today kept her in a state of excitement, so she naturally forgot a lot of things.
Until the eldest sister finally reminded her.
Everything today is really an experience she has never experienced in the first half of her life.
From the hundreds of officials kneeling down to the crowd.
For the first time, she actually felt what the title of Princess represented.
Those self-esteem that had been trampled on by countless people in the cold palace, and the dignity that was torn apart by her own hands, seemed to have returned.
Mingle, you have to figure out what you want.
The elder sister asked her to think clearly, but she really didn't know what she wanted.
If it was in the past, she would have said that she wanted to live a peaceful life with Ah Zhan.
However, freed from the painful existence, she suddenly thought of another problem.
She asked when Ah Zhan fell in love with her.
She doesn't doubt Ah Zhan's love for her.
What about her
When did you fall in love with Ah Zhan
Love doesn't know where it starts, and it goes deep. The living can die, and the dead can live. Those who cannot be born and die, and those who cannot be resurrected after death, are not the ultimate in love.
Is she like this with Ah Zhan
Mingle put down her comb and felt very messy. She looked at herself in the mirror, familiar but unfamiliar.
The white jade whistle that Sun Tingyun gave her was hung around her neck. It was very delicate. Tingyun wore it everywhere, it should be a very precious thing.
In comparison, the jade pendant she gave was really not worth mentioning.
These few days, she embroidered a sachet for Tingyun.
The next day, after Lu Ze taught Mingle to read, he glanced at the whistle on her neck and asked, "This is?"
"This?" Mingle took it off and gave it to Lu Ze, "It was given to me by the sister of the Sun family I met at the eldest sister's mansion yesterday."
Lu Ze played with the white jade whistle in the palm of his hand, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile, "This thing is exquisite."
With that said, Lu Ze put the whistle on her neck again, "If there is danger in the future, you can also make an emergency."
"Well." Ming Le looked at Lu Ze, suddenly stretched out his hand to hug him, and called, "Brother~"
Lu Ze's heart trembled, "Mingle?"
"Brother, eldest sister told me, thank you."
Lu Ze put his chin on her head, "Call me again."
"Brother~"
Lu Ze's eyes warmed, "With our brother Mingle, everything should be done."
"Brother~Brother~Brother~"
Mingle cried in Lu Ze's arms for a long time until he was tired.
Mingle thought that this was the feeling of being unselfishly loved.
This is, her brother, so nice.
After Mingle left, Lu Ze called out the dark guard, "Go and check the Sun family. I want to know everything about everyone in their family, no matter the details."
"Yes." The dark guard stepped back.
Lu Ze's eyes drifted out of the door. The whistle was engraved with a word for music, the music of Mingle, the music of musical instruments. Is it a coincidence
In the garden of Ni Mansion, Mingle was embroidering a sachet, and there was a sudden noise outside the courtyard.
"Sister Mingle, sister!"
Listen to the cloud
Mingle came over and asked Jinxi, "What's wrong?"
Jin Xi pouted and replied, "She has a sharp weapon on her body."
Ok
Sun Tingyun raised the stationary dagger in his hand, "Sister, this is the gift I brought you."
Mingle was a little scared looking at the delicate and small dagger, but seeing the expectation on Sun Tingyun's face, she couldn't help her, so she accepted it with a smile, and asked Jin Xi to invite someone in.
Jin Fu made tea, and Sun Tingyun said while drinking it that today is a big festival, there are a lot of interesting things on the street, and some people are juggling.
As soon as she arrived at the gate of the yard, Madam Gui from Mother Ni's room came, and she respectfully saluted Ming Le, "Princess Ming Le, Madam is affectionate."
Hearing this, Ming Le shook his hands.
Sun Tingyun frowned, is Mrs. Ni fierce
Ming Le was afraid when he met Ni's mother, and lost his mind at all. Jin Fu said, "Miss Sun, can you wait in the courtyard for a while, and the princess will come back when she goes."
"Okay." Sun Tingyun smiled sweetly at Ming Le, "Sister, you go first, don't be afraid."
She lowered her voice and said, "If you're in trouble, blow your whistle and I'll save you."
Mingle nodded and took Jin Fu with Gui Momo away.
Sun Tingyun smiled and looked at Jin Xi, "Jin Xi, why is my sister so afraid of your wife?"
Jin Xi closed her mouth.
"Jinxi, let's have a good chat."
In the living room in Ni's yard, Ni's mother sat with her three-bedroom daughter-in-law seriously. When she saw Mingle, she suppressed the boredom of Mingle in her heart and tried to ease her expression.
Father Ni talked to her for a long night, and she fully understood what Father Ni meant.
Today's Mingle is more valuable, they can't fall out, they can't use hard, they can only use soft.
Mother Ni tried to smile, but she didn't know how terrifying her smile was, so scared Mingle took a step back.
Mother Ni got up first, took Mingle's hand warmly and sat down, "Princess, your father-in-law has already told me. Mother knows that she was prejudiced against you before, and it was not good for you, so don't blame mother."
"Mingle dare not."
Mingle tried hard to pull his hand out, but unfortunately Mother Ni was too strong.
"I think Ah Zhan is still sleeping in the small study room, so please don't make trouble because of my momentary confusion." Mother Ni's face was full of smiles, "Mother did not do well in the past, I apologize to you, that is also because I hate iron. , can you understand?"
The corners of Ming Le's mouth moved, and she wanted to respond, but facing Mother Ni's hypocritical face, she couldn't understand how to say two words.
"Mingle, look, although Mother did something wrong, Jin Fu knocked out one of your younger siblings' teeth. Did you go too far?"
Mother Ni was waiting for Mingle to respond with every word, but she just shouldn't say one.
Mother Ni was a little annoyed, and the play was even more perfunctory, "Mingle, you married into the Ni family, and now you are part of the Ni family. You and the Ni family are both prosperous and damaged. If the Ni family is more brilliant, you Going out has a face, doesn't it? The third child is still in white for so long, Jin Fu knocked out a tooth from your third sibling, and it has not been repaired yet... "
At this time, the three-bedroom daughter-in-law burst into tears at the right time.
Mother Ni wiped away her tears in the crying background music, "If Ah Zhan didn't exchange his military exploits for you to leave the palace, he would be able to go up two more levels, and then he would have reached the third rank, so it would be better to arrange a position for his third brother. It's very easy, tell me, do you owe our Ni family to the Ni family?"
This time, Mingle was really silent.
Indeed, if Ah Zhan's military exploits were not used to exchange her for leaving the palace, the Ni family would definitely be able to reach a higher level.
Thinking of this, Ming Le's heart softened, and his mind was taken by Mother Ni.
Ni mother said: "Aren't you being favored by the emperor now? We don't ask for much, just one from the sixth rank, give your uncle a chance, Mingle, think about it for our Ni family, go and beg Your Majesty, ah."
"How can this be possible?" Ming Le was dumbfounded. Since ancient times, the harem has not been allowed to do politics. Moreover, the emperor's brother is already very tired of managing the entire country. How could she cause him any more trouble
"Why not?" Mother Ni's face sank. "You are being favored by the emperor. It's just a matter of one sentence. As long as you open your mouth, the emperor will definitely not refuse."
"Mother, I can't do this. There are rules for officials to review and promote."
Lu Ze used the memorial to teach Mingle how to read and write. Although he did not teach much every day, he would break down the memorial and explain it to Mingle. In just a few days, Mingle was able to have his own thoughts on national affairs. .
Mingle said: "Mother, if my uncle wants to make a contribution, he can start from the bottom. I can ask the emperor for this."
"The bottom layer, the bottom layer, the bottom layer still uses you to ask for it!" Ni mother threw Mingle's hand away in dissatisfaction, "You are married to the Ni family, you are a member of the Ni family, you don't plan for this family, what do you want to do? ? Let me tell you, you owe our Ni family's military merit, you have to agree to do your uncle's affairs, or you have to do it if you don't agree, otherwise you will get out of the Ni family for me!"
"Mother..."
"Shut up and get out!" Mother Ni called to Gui Momo, "Kick her out for me!"
Mingle was kicked out. Before refusing to help Ni Shun get the official position, Ni's mother made up her mind that Mingle would agree. If Mingle disagreed, then she would let Ni Zhan teach her a lesson!
Jin Fu stood behind Ming Le, turned and looked fiercely at Mother Ni who was sitting by the window. With a move of his right foot, a stone flew directly into the window and hit the back of the chair that Mother Ni was working on.
Ouch ouch.
Mother Ni's cry came from inside the house. Mother Ni fell and ate shit and was pressed under the bench.
After such a tossing, Ming Le no longer had the intention to go shopping with Sun Tingyun. Sun Tingyun made a lot of words from Jin Xi and understood it, so he had to get up and say goodbye.
For three days in a row, Mingle entered the palace without mentioning Ni Shun's promotion. Lu Ze couldn't hold back any longer, and gave her an imperial decree, "An imperial decree for Ni Shun's promotion."
"No, brother, you can't do that."
"It doesn't matter." Lu Ze said with a smile: "Just treat it as your brother who helped you repay the military merits. You won't owe them anything in the future, just straighten your back at home."
"elder brother!"
"Trust brother."
Mingle couldn't beat Lu Ze, so he left the palace with the eunuch.
After hearing the imperial decree, all the Ni family members arrived except for Ni Gong, who had already left the capital with the troops to fight bandits.
The eunuch announced the edict: "According to the emperor's edict of Chengtian Qiande: Ni's third son, Ni Shun, has excellent martial arts and is full of poetry and books, and he is specially designated as a fourth-rank military general, and he is honored."
Four grades!
The Ni family was overjoyed, the emperor really favored Princess Mingle!
Ni Shun ecstatically took over the imperial decree, and repeatedly said thank you Lord Longen.
Mingle felt more distressed for Lu Ze, feeling that he was sorry for the imperial brother, and for the first time he felt a deep disgust for the Ni family.
On the other hand, Ni Zhan was speechless for a long time. He fought bloody battles in exchange for the title of fourth-rank military general. Now his third brother has done nothing and is on an equal footing with him