Jianyu carried Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei all the way to the front of Furui Hall before getting off the sedan chair.
Xiao Yi immediately stepped forward graciously to help Nan Gongyue get off her shoulders. Nanny Luo and the wives at the side had never seen the eldest son so sympathetic to the fragrance and jade, and felt it was incredible.
Xiao Yi didn't care what other people thought at all, he took Nangong Yue's hand affectionately and walked towards the main hall.
But Xiao Fei had already seen the strangeness, and followed behind them calmly, thinking: Anyway, the eldest brother will not be able to stick to the sister-in-law for a few days, and the eldest brother must be busy with work, so the sister-in-law can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with her during the day , Let’s talk about the past and the present!
Thinking, Xiao Fei finally regained her energy, and her steps became much lighter.
In the main hall, it was almost overcrowded, and the masters and masters of a room gathered together.
On the main wall facing the gate hangs a large painting of a three-foot facing ink dragon. Below it is a large red sandalwood carving table. On both sides are red sandalwood Taishi chairs. There are sixteen nanmu chairs in two rows underground. The marble floor is paved with red in the middle. wool rug.
When Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue walked into Fu Rui Tang, everyone's eyes were cast on them.
Walking side by side with Xiao Yi is naturally the concubine conferred by the imperial decree. She is only fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a bright purple feather gauze double-breasted armor, a light purple moonlight pleated skirt, and a tie on her head. A graceful falling pony bun, because it has not reached the hairpin yet, there is no hairpin on the hair, but a few pearl flowers strung together with thumb-sized pearls.
Her footsteps are not in a hurry, and the distance of each step seems to be measured with a ruler, and her gestures are full of style.
Nangong Yue also looked at the people in the main hall.
According to Xiao Yi, the old Zhennan King had three sons and two daughters, the second son and the third son were concubine sons, the second son was weak and sick, and died early, leaving only a widow living with a pair of children, and the third son, Xiao Che, had never been breastless. Dazhi, just want to cling to the palace to live comfortably. Therefore, although the family is divided according to the rules after the death of the parents, it is fine for the second wife to be a widow, but the third wife can live alone. But the days outside are not as comfortable as the palace, so Xiao Che went to ask the King of Zhennan. The king of Zhennan didn't want to worry about it. Anyway, the palace didn't have a lot of these bowls of rice. Since his younger brother refused to leave, he didn't care.
So until now, the second and third bedrooms still live in the palace.
The Qiu family of the second room was widowed, and on the day when Nangong Yue entered the door to recognize her relatives, in order to avoid bad luck, she naturally couldn't show up.
At this moment, sitting at the head of King Zhennan is Xiao Che and Xiao Xinshi who are the third.
Xiao Yi and Nan Gongyue walked to the Grand Master's chair at the main seat, and the one sitting on the main seat was naturally King Zhennan.
A few years ago, Nangong Yue only saw King Zhennan from a distance once at a palace banquet, and this was the first time to see King Zhennan so close in his past and present lives. The King of Zhennan looks handsome and heroic. He is about thirty-seven or eighteen years old. Perhaps because he has lived in southern Xinjiang for a long time, his complexion is a bit dull and rough, and there is a hint of arrogance at the corner of his mouth.
Nangong Yue sized up Zhennan Wang carefully, but unfortunately she couldn't find a trace of Xiao Yi on his face, but Xiao Yi was somewhat similar to Xiao Fang. It seems that Xiao Yi obviously looks like his biological mother.
Xiao Fang was sitting on the grand teacher's chair next to King Zhennan, and when she saw Xiao Fei, she couldn't help shouting: "Sister Fei."
Xiao Fei was a little disrespectful when she saw her parents, but she was always cold-tempered, and soon returned to normal, bowing respectfully: "I have seen my father, my mother..."
Xiao Fang stood up, pulled Xiao Fei over and looked at her: "Sister Fei, you seem to have lost a lot of weight, but are you not used to living in the capital?" As she spoke, she looked at Nangong Yue consciously or unconsciously With a glance, there is more meaning in the words.
Xiao Fang was wearing a red beige with ten patterns of brocade makeup, and a gold hairpin with ruby and pendant beads inserted in her bun, which was even more festive than the bride Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue smiled and said nothing, her eyes paused for a moment on Xiao Fang's waist, she remembered that Xiao Fang always liked to wear well-fitting dresses to show off her slender willow waist, but today, Xiao Fang's dress seemed like It's a bit fatter, completely covering her graceful figure, could it be...
Nangong Yue thought about it, but she didn't show her expression.
"Mother, don't worry." Xiao Fei on the side returned to Xiao Fang solemnly, "With my sister-in-law taking care of her, my daughter is doing very well in the capital. Probably because of the exhaustion of traveling these days, she lost some weight."
"Really?" Xiao Fang secretly scolded her daughter for not being up to date, but said softly, "Sister Fei, then you should thank your sister-in-law well."
"What mother said is true!" Xiao Fei nodded seriously.
Xiao Fang was secretly annoyed, why did she give birth to such a straightforward daughter!
She was about to speak again, when Xiao Fei said solemnly: "Mother, if you have anything to say, we can talk about it later. My sister-in-law is new here today, so I should ask my elder brother and sister-in-law to serve tea to my father and mother first." dear is."
Xiao Fang's face almost turned dark, almost wondering if he was hallucinating. The daughter actually helped Nangong Yue to speak?!
Zhennan Wang looked at Xiao Yi with a straight face.
He didn't know about Xiao Yi's return until he received the imperial decree at the end of March. At that time, he was shocked and didn't understand what the emperor meant.
Of course, Xiao Yi is his eldest son, and also the eldest son of the Zhennan Palace, so it is only natural for him to return to Southern Border. But why this time? Why is it the time when Baiyue declared war on Dayu
Xiao Yi has been a hostage in the capital for six years, and he has probably been coaxed into submission by the emperor, and he doesn't even have much filial piety towards his father. Together with this thought, King Zhennan became more and more uneasy, thinking that the emperor deliberately asked Xiao Yi to come back to contain him...
Such uneasiness made Zhennan King not send anyone to meet Xiao Yi until he entered Luoyue City, and he didn't even notify the city gate captain in advance. From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to give Xiao Yi a disgrace, to let Xiao Yi understand that in Southern Border, he is the King of Zhennan! He is the ruler of Southern Border! And Xiao Yi is just his son!
Unexpectedly...
Tian He is really nosy. King Zhennan was very impatient. These veterans who used to follow his father had treated them too leniently, and they all climbed onto his head.
Do you really think that you, the King of Zhennan, are dead?!
Thinking of this, King Zhennan's face became more and more serious, and he said calmly: "Since everyone is back, let's serve tea first."
The two women hurriedly put the two futons in front of King Zhennan, Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue knelt down and kowtowed to King Zhennan, and a maid immediately brought tea over.
Zhennan Wang took Xiao Yijing's tea first, took a sip and put it aside, then his eyes fell on Nangong Yue.
This is the first time he has seen this imperial concubine bestowed by the emperor.
I saw her lowering her brows and pleasing her eyes, kneeling obediently beside Xiao Yi, with a gentle appearance, she looked like a girl from a scholarly family, but it's a pity that she can't be judged by her appearance...
He had never heard of a new daughter-in-law who would seize her husband's property as soon as she entered the door, and persuade her husband to disobey his parents!
No wonder Xiao Yi is becoming more and more rebellious now!
That's right, the emperor has always been afraid of their Zhennan Palace, so how could he really promise some good girl to Xiao Yi, that is to say, Xiao Yi, a rebellious son, was dazed by beauty.
Nangong Yue took the tea brought by the maid, raised the teacup with both hands, and said respectfully: "Please drink tea, father."
Zhennan Wang didn't take the tea right away.
He stared at Nangong Yue coldly for a while, and then said in a cold voice: "Master Nangong, although you are the princess of the first rank who was conferred by the emperor, but you are married to your husband. Since you are married into the Zhennan Palace, you must guard me." The rules of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion are to abide by the three obediences and four virtues, and I hope you will stick to your women's virtues and understand the four words 'chaste, tranquility and virtuousness'." After speaking, he slowly took the tea and took a sip, and gave Nangong Yue a seal red.
Nangong Yue took Feng Hong with both hands, and responded respectfully: "My daughter-in-law respectfully obeys my father's instruction."
From the first sentence that King Zhennan said, Xiao Yi's eyes turned cold. After serving tea, he immediately supported Nangong Yue to stand up, and said with a sneer: "I didn't expect my father to know how to be a wife. The son is really taught!"
Since ancient times, only the mother-in-law reprimanded the daughter-in-law, and the husband taught his wife at the bedside. How could a father-in-law reprimand the daughter-in-law on the day when the new daughter-in-law came to serve tea
In an instant, Zhennan Wang also realized that he had done something wrong, and his face became extremely ugly.
For a while, the main hall was quiet, let alone the maids and women who were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe, even the masters also didn't dare to vent their anger. Xiao Che and Xin Shi from the third room exchanged glances, Vigorously. Everyone knows that King Zhennan has a good face, and he is afraid that he will be angered if he is not careful.
Only Xiao Luan yawned lazily, muttering in his heart: The father seems to be getting old, and he has become a mother-in-law like a woman. It's not straightforward at all! It would be nice to offer tea early Is it? He is still in a hurry to go back to the study... Uh huh, reading!
King Zhennan stared at Xiao Yi fiercely, while Xiao Yi stared back without hesitation, showing no sign of fear.
An invisible smoke filled the air between the father and son.
Seeing the stalemate in the atmosphere, Nangong Yue took Xiao Yi's hand and shook it gently.
Xiao Yi turned his head to look at her, his twinkling peach eyes burst into a smile, and he didn't bother to pay attention to King Zhennan anymore.
The people around were all stunned. Xiao Yi had a surly temper since he was a child, and he wouldn't listen to anyone's words once he was twisted. How could the Concubine Shizi coax him so lightly? They must all be blind, right
When he looked at King Zhennan again, Xiao Yi's expression had calmed down, and he said lightly: "Father's tea has been served, and it should be my concubine's turn next."
Mother concubine?!
Sitting next to King Zhennan, Xiao Fang's expression froze, almost unable to maintain a smile on his face. Now that she has been deprived of her imperial order, she can't stand Xiao Yi saying "mother concubine". Obviously, the "mother concubine" Xiao Yi said must be his biological mother.
Not only Xiao Fang's complexion changed, but even King Zhennan's expression was a little complicated.
Although he doesn't have a deep relationship with his first wife, Dafang, but Dafang is his first wife and Xiao Yi's biological mother. Xiao Yi wants to offer tea to his biological mother first, and no one can make a mistake!
It's just wronged that Xiao Fang raised him from an early age... Zhennan Wang glanced at Xiao Fang guiltily.
Xiao Fang smiled, pretending to be gentle and said: "My lord, it is only natural for A Yi to take the concubine to offer incense to my sister."
Xiao Yi didn't bother to look at her hypocritical look, he cupped his hands casually and said: "Father, the son will take his wife first." After speaking, he took Nangong Yue's hand and left in a dignified manner.
The people in this room waited for nearly half an hour, King Zhennan had already drank a lot of water, and Xiao Luan didn't know how many yawns he had already yawned. Finally, when Xiao Yi finally came back with Nangong Yue, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: finally came back.
The King of Zhennan had long been impatient with the wait, and urged angrily: "Hurry up and offer tea to your mother!"
Xiao Yi smiled and nodded, "Father Wang said so."
The two walked up to Xiao Fang, and immediately a little maid laid out the futon.
Xiao Yi cupped his hands and saluted, while Nangong Yue just slightly bent her knees and called out, "Mother."
Xiao Fang sat dignifiedly, waiting for them to kowtow and salute, and wanted to take the opportunity to admonish Nangong Yue and show off her mother-in-law. But now, with this attitude, the two of them are considered to have saluted? Before Xiao Fang could react, Xiao Yi had already casually called the maid beside him: "You, bring the tea here."
The maid who was called was startled, looked carefully at Xiao Fang's face, and brought the tea over with trepidation.
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue picked up a cup of tea each, and just bent slightly, offered them with both hands, and said, "Mother, please have some tea."
With a stern face, Xiao Fang looked at the two cups of tea brought to her, but didn't take them, letting them hold them in both hands.
Xiao Fei on the side hesitated to speak, but she was not qualified to speak in the current situation, so she could only watch anxiously.
Xiao Yi has never been a person who would wrong himself, he straightened up with a smile, put the tea back on the tray held by the maid, helped Nangong Yue up, and said: "It seems that mother doesn't want to drink this cup of tea. "
"Ayi, Nangong." Zhennan Wang frowned and reprimanded, "You still don't kowtow to your mother and offer tea!"
Xiao Yi smiled, and said: "Father, you seem to have forgotten that your son's concubine is the first-rank princess."
Zhennan Wang choked for a moment, he really almost forgot.
The Nangong family is a majestic princess, if she is married to an ordinary mansion instead of their vassal mansion, even her parents-in-law will turn upside down and salute her. It's all right for me, but Xiao Fang has been deprived of her imperial order, and she is not Xiao Yi's biological mother. Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with the two of them saluting...
But this is just what is said in the rules. When it comes to filial piety, Xiao Fang is Xiao Yi's aunt after all, and it is only natural for him to be kneeled by them when he was raised.
"Ayi!"
King Zhennan urged him again, but Xiao Yi didn't care.
He simply took the teacup from Nangong Yue, and said nonchalantly: "Since the mother doesn't want to drink the cup of tea from her son and daughter-in-law, then the son will take his daughter-in-law to offer tea to his uncles and aunts first."
Xiao Fang's face froze completely.
In an ordinary family, if the parents-in-law have never drank the tea served by the daughter-in-law, then the daughter-in-law is not considered to have passed the family. But Nangong Yue is a marriage bestowed by the emperor, the marriage of the emperor and empress, and Xiao Fang's family is just a stepmother, and a stepmother without an imperial order. She has no right to say that Nangong Yue has never served tea to her, so she is not from the Zhennan Palace. Crown Princess...
Xiao Fang couldn't help but froze there, if the two of them passed her and went to offer tea to Sanfang first, then what would he be
This time it was hard to coax King Zhennan to let her go back to the palace, but she only had the title of a concubine, without imperial orders, and without the right to give back. If even the eldest son and the imperial concubine ignore her like this, wouldn't it make the servants look down on her
Then how can she gain a foothold in the palace
Xiaofang's family looked pitifully at King Zhennan, and King Zhennan couldn't help feeling soft. Before he could speak, Nangong Yue, who had been paying attention to the expressions of the two, took a step forward and said with a smile: "My son, I'd better pay respect to my mother first." Tea is good."
Xiao Yi glanced at Xiao Fang, curled his lips and said: "Forget it, I'll listen to you."
King Zhennan nodded approvingly when he saw this, but he didn't expect that the Nangong family was very knowledgeable.
The maid handed over the tea tremblingly.
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue took it respectively and bowed to hand it over.
"Ask mother to have some tea."
Xiao Fang swallowed the teacup, took a symbolic sip, and even forgot all the admonitions she had planned, and gave them two red seals one by one, and Nangong Yue also got an extra set of ruby gold. face.
Nangong Yue accepted the thank you and handed it to Baihui.
There was a smile on her face all the time, she was so quiet and indifferent, the viewers couldn't help secretly praising her, it was really a good demeanor.