Time flies, it seems that in the blink of an eye, it has only been more than half a month since the day of the founding of Southern Xinjiang.
The new Yue Palace is located in a large open space two miles south of Luoyue City. Construction started as early as the beginning of the year. However, it is impossible to build an imperial city in just a few months. Therefore, after the official founding of the country in June, the town Nan Wang and his son still need to temporarily live in the original mansion.
Next, the entire Luoyue city will be expanded with the imperial palace as the center, and the city wall will be recast and a new layout of the capital will be planned. In the future, the area of the capital will be doubled.
The map of the new Luoyue City has been posted on the bulletin board at the gate of the city, and people flock to watch it every day, which can be called a scene of Luoyue City.
Since the end of May, Xiao Yi has been busy with his affairs, and he rarely appears in Bixiao Hall during the day, while Xiao Xiao Yu is a little bit lost. Suddenly, his father is rarely at home, and suddenly he doesn't have to go to his adoptive father to study. I can only stay in Bixiao Hall to help my mother take care of my younger brother and play with him.
Not only Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai had many trivial matters, but Nangong Yue was also busy.
She must determine the grades of the wives as soon as possible, as well as the grades of Zhennan Wang's concubines and the girls in the palace.
When the first draft of the document drawn up by Nangong Yue was sent to Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi regretted it. If he had known that his concubine would have to work so hard on these trivial matters, it would be better to establish the country a year later!
Ah Yue has just given birth to her second brat, she should have taken a good rest and recuperate, but now she has to work so hard...
Afraid that Nangong Yue would be overworked, Xiao Yi specifically told her not to do everything by herself, but to ask Xiao Fei to help her if she had something to do. She wasted so much time and energy on Xiao Fei's marriage, now it's Xiao Fei's turn to behave herself!
Nangong Yue followed the example of kindness, and took Xiao Fei to take care of everything properly... By the end of May, everything was almost ready and only owed to Dongfeng—only after King Zhennan ascended the throne, he would distribute the titles one by one.
On this day, the nanny in charge of the sewing room came with a few daughters-in-law in a serious manner, and brought three gorgeous and complicated dresses, namely the grand gowns of the prince, princess and grandson. It was worn at the enthronement ceremony of King Zhennan.
"Please also ask the son, the concubine and the grandson to try it on to see if the dress fits well?" The nurse in charge respectfully bowed to the three masters, "The grandson is at the time of growing up, so the servant girl made it specially. Two sets, one set slightly larger by half an inch." Speaking of the grandson's dress, the nanny in charge has a headache, and it's still more than half a month away, so it's hard to estimate the clothes to fit just right.
Xiao Yi was not interested in trying on clothes. After glancing at the prince's dress, he casually told the nurse in charge to just wear it.
However, he himself was not interested in trying it, but he was very interested in watching his concubine try it, and eagerly urged the mother and son to change clothes quickly.
Immediately afterwards, there was a rustling sound coming from behind the gauze screen embroidered with butterflies and flowers...
Xiao Yu came out first. The poor little guy hadn't worn such a cumbersome crown since he was born, and he was wearing a heavy seven-pronged crown on his head. He could hardly walk anymore. It was Haitang who carried him out. of.
"Daddy..." Little Xiao Yu threw himself into his father's arms pitifully, his whole body crooked, but Xiao Yi didn't have any sympathy, and laughed unceremoniously.
At this moment, another beautiful figure came out from behind the screen, and Nangong Yue also changed into the princess dress.
I saw the gorgeous and bright Di garment on her body, woven with Di pattern nine grades and golden cloud and phoenix patterns, the golden threads intertwined in it were shining brightly, the neckline, cuffs, skirt and skirt edge were edged with red, and she was wearing a nine-cup hat The four phoenix crowns, the phoenix crowned with the luminous pearl on the head of the phoenix, are shining brightly, making Nangong Yue's skin as jade-like, with a radiance better than snow, and the whole room seems to be lit up accordingly.
The father and son stared at the most important woman in their lives with similar peach-blossom eyes. Xiao Yi stared straight at him without blinking, and sighed in his heart: his Ah Yue is the most beautiful, and he will let her Be the envy of the world!
"Mother is so beautiful!" Xiao Yu, who was standing next to Xiao Yi, clapped her hands.
Only then did Xiao Yi come back to his senses, stretched out his right hand without thinking, and covered the brat's eyes.
His concubine doesn't need this brat to praise him!
Xiao Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly went dark, and he hurriedly stretched out his little hand to grab his father's hand, but he couldn't do it anyway, and cried out aggrievedly: "Daddy!"
The maids on the side all cast sympathetic eyes on the grandson, meeting a father like the grandson, the growth path of the grandson is really not optimistic.
Fortunately, their grandchildren have always been big-hearted.
Fortunately, there is still a concubine to uphold justice for the grandchildren.
Nangong Yue quickly rescued little Xiao Yu from his father's clutches, and gently leaned over to straighten the front of the little guy, and praised with a smile: "Our brother Yu is also pretty!"
The little guy was praised by his mother, which is more beneficial than anything else, and his eyes narrowed when he smiled, "Mother is even more beautiful!"
Seeing his wife and children with very similar smiles, the corners of Xiao Yi's lips curled up unconsciously, and the peach blossom eyes were radiant.
Suddenly, his mind moved, and he really wanted to record the scene in front of him forever... Of course, he must be added!
Xiao Yi vaguely had an idea in his heart, raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, pointed at some bird beside him and said, "You, go and call Xiao Fei..."
Unexpectedly, he would hear the eldest girl's name from the mouth of the eldest son, Hua Mei blinked stupidly, and Nan Gongyue and Xiao Xiaoyu did the same, looking at Xiao Yi curiously.
Xiao Yi casually flicked his fingers, and continued: "By the way, remember to ask her to bring the painting tools!"
There was a moment of silence in the room, and the atmosphere was a little weird.
Except for Xiao Xiaoyu, everyone else already understood what Xiao Yi was planning. He was planning to let Xiao Fei come to Bixiao Hall to paint portraits for their family.
Xiao Yi didn't feel the weird gazes from everyone at all, and complacently felt that this idea was a good one, Xiao Fei finally had something useful.
After ordering the thrush, he stood up and went to try on his prince's dress.
The silence continued to spread, until Xiao Fei hurried over with all kinds of painting tools to hear the news, her face was full of interest, and she rarely gave Xiao Yi an approving look, and proposed to paint little Xiao Ye in the painting as well. Turi is fine.
The eyes and expressions of other people became more complicated, and the brother and sister always hit it off in some strange places.
As for the people in the sewing room, after carefully recording where the dress needed to be modified, they took it off first.
On that day, the people in the sewing room were so busy that they didn't even touch the ground, and they also sent the dresses of other female family members of the palace to them to try on. For a while, everything from the palace to the Bixiao Hall was very lively, and the servants were all talking about the dresses of the First Concubine, the girls, and the side concubine Wei in admiration.
Early the next morning, Xiao Rongxuan, who tried on the princess dress, came to Bixiao Hall to greet Nangong Yue.
Sixteen-year-old Xiao Rongxuan has a slender body and bright features. Today she wore a peony bun and a pomegranate red beige with ten patterns of brocade makeup.
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Rongxuan said to Nangong Yue Yingying, with a flattering smile on her face, "Xuan'er tried on the new princess dress last night, and I would like to thank my sister-in-law for your trouble!"
Nangong Yue smiled, and responded politely: "Second sister is too polite, it's my job."
The smile on Xiao Rongxuan's face became stronger and more attentive, she praised the princess dress again and again, and praised Nan Gongyue for her thoughtfulness and carefulness. No wonder the saying goes that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother cloud, she looks like the most well-behaved sister.
At least half of what Xiao Rongxuan said was sincere, such as her love for princess dresses.
The whole set of princess dresses is so gorgeous, including the jeweled nine-zhai crown, the red shirt, and the golden embroidered cloud and phoenix pattern...
This is a glory that she never dreamed of!
She, a concubine of a vassal king, is about to be promoted to a high princess of a country, the proud daughter of heaven!
Just thinking about it made Xiao Rongxuan's eyes brighten, but soon, she thought of something again, her heart turned cold, and her eyes dimmed.
There were mixed feelings in Xiao Rongxuan's eyes, she clenched her fist secretly, and made some kind of determination.
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Rongxuan plopped and knelt down in front of Nangong Yue without any warning, a pair of black eyes instantly flashed a charming watery light, "I have something to ask for!"
Nangong Yue frowned, and said lightly: "Second sister, if you encounter difficulties, you should go to your father to make decisions." What does it look like to kneel next to her!
Xiao Rongxuan bit her lower lip, her lips were slightly pale. She went to King Zhennan last night. She thought that King Zhennan, who was about to ascend the throne, should be in a good mood these days. As long as she knelt down and begged a few words, he would agree to her request, but who would want to suppress him? Nan Wang seemed to be in a bad mood, so he dismissed her in a few words.
She didn't dare to look for her elder brother Xiao Yi, so she could only look for her sister-in-law Nangong Yue.
"Sister-in-law, I know I've made things difficult for you, but besides sister-in-law, I don't know who else I can turn to." Xiao Rongxuan took two steps on her knees with tears in her eyes, her voice trembling slightly, "Sister-in-law, I... I want to retire. Please, sister-in-law." Help!"
Xiao Rongxuan's family relationship with Fang Shilei is naturally what Xiao Rongxuan wants to retire.
Seeing that Nangong Yue was silent, Xiao Rongxuan blinked, and clear tears trickled down from the corners of her eyes. She begged bitterly: "I beg you, sister-in-law, what kind of person Fang Shilei is, and my sister-in-law also knows that I am afraid of marrying the wrong man. If I marry him, my life will be ruined!"
Xiao Rongxuan was really sad in her heart.
If it was back when Xiao Fang was still the Princess of Zhennan, Xiao Rongxuan would of course be willing to marry Fang Shilei, but now it is different from the past, the third bedroom of the Fang family has long since lost its glory, but she is different, she will soon be a dignified princess, with a noble status , when you are in your prime, how can you marry Fang Shilei, a trash and mediocrity, and then be imprisoned for the rest of your life? !
How could Fang Shilei be worthy of the title of son-in-law!
With her current status and status, there are many young talents in southern Xinjiang waiting for her to pick...
Nangong Yue quietly looked at Xiao Rongxuan who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Second Sister, who do you plan to marry after retiring?"
Xiao Rongxuan was overjoyed when she heard the words, and a glimmer of hope lit up in her eyes. Since the sister-in-law asked her this way, she must have agreed!
Thinking about it, Xiao Rongxuan's little face flushed like rose petals, and then said shyly: "Sister-in-law, the marriage should be decided by the parents, Xuan'er heard that the father once said that he would like to recruit officials and marshals as his son-in-law... If the elder sister's marriage is settled, Xuan'er will fulfill the king's wish!"
Xiao Rongxuan lowered her eyelids halfway, and her eyes flickered slightly.
She had heard a long time ago that Xiao Fei's marriage was almost settled, but the ceremony had not yet been celebrated. Among so many young talents in southern Xinjiang, the most outstanding one is naturally Guan Yubai. If she can marry Guan Yubai, then no matter who Xiao Fei marries, she will beat Xiao Fei!
Even if her background is not as good as Xiao Fei's, but a wife is more expensive than her husband, she still has a chance to be more noble than her first sister Xiao Fei!
Moreover, she had also seen Guan Yubai from a distance, he was indeed a handsome and unparalleled man in the world, he was many times better than his elder brother Xiao Yi!
Xiao Rongxuan's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken two beats, bit her lower lip, and added flatteringly: "If sister-in-law has another candidate, Xuan'er will let sister-in-law decide..."
Nangong Yue couldn't see Xiao Rongxuan's careful thinking, her eyes turned cold.
Two years ago, Xiao Rongxuan intended to frame Xiao Fei, but was instead used by the third princess, which almost ruined the reputation of the palace. Now that two years have passed, if Xiao Rongxuan is remorseful, Nangong Yue doesn't mind choosing another marriage for her, after all A woman's life is hard.
But now it seems that Xiao Rongxuan not only has no self-examination, but also persists in her nature and harbors delusions.
Such a person always wants to step on his relatives, and he can neither share adversity nor wealth!
There was a touch of alienation in Nangong Yue's eyes.
Xiao Rongxuan didn't realize it, she raised her eyes to look at Nangong Yue, her eyes fluttered, and she had a wishful thinking in her heart: she is now a dignified princess, her status is naturally worthy of the official language, and she can be wooed to be used by the Xiao family forever, isn't it killing two birds with one stone? , complement each other? !
"Second sister, go back." Nangong Yue said lightly, "Your marriage with Fang Shilei has been decided, so there is no reason to cancel it casually!"
Xiao Rongxuan's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on her face. Was Nangong Yue playing tricks on her just now? Deliberately gave her a glimmer of hope, and then mercilessly destroyed it!
"Sister-in-law, how can you be so cruel?!"
Xiao Rongxuan stood up abruptly from the ground, staring at Nangong Yue angrily, her eyes were bloodshot.
Nangong Yue was too lazy to spend much time talking with Xiao Rongxuan, and ordered: "Don't send the second girl back to my yard!"
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Rongxuan was unwilling to leave like this, and said through gritted teeth, "You won't be afraid of the reputation of treating sister-in-law harshly!"
As soon as the words fell, two burly women came and set up Xiao Rongxuan, one on the left and one on the right.
"Presumptuous..." Xiao Rongxuan still wanted to yell, but Haitang directly took a square handkerchief and blocked her mouth.
As a result, the room was finally clean, and the mother-in-law dragged Xiao Rongxuan out rudely.
Xiao Rongxuan glared fiercely at Nangong Yue, with a venomous and unwilling light in her eyes.
She is already a dignified princess, how dare these lowly servants treat her like this? !
Thinking back to the past, when Nangong Yue was not married into the palace, although Xiao Fang was not very kind to these concubines, she never treated them badly, and they lived a comfortable life.
On the other hand, since Nangong Yue became the head of the family, these girls seem to spend a lot more than before. Everyone says that Nangong Yue is good and praises her for her virtuousness. Who would have thought that she was secretly wasting these concubines!
Just now I lowered my posture like that to please her in every possible way, but she was unmoved, her heart was as hard as iron, and she deliberately humiliated herself, it is really hateful!
Not only can she not tolerate them concubine daughters, but also Sister Qu. Poor Sister Qu had a little quarrel with her when she was in the capital. After so many years, she still holds a grudge in her heart and insists on pushing Sister Qu away. Go to a ghostly place like Xiye!
Nangong Yue is such a narrow-minded woman, she must take revenge, she is really a sinister villain!
Sister Qu was right, there was no need to bear it anymore.
Blind patience will only make Nangong Yue make progress, treat and humiliate herself time and time again!
It's all because Nangong Yue is sorry for herself first, you are unkind and I am unrighteous, I will not let her have a better life!
Xiao Rongxuan secretly made up her mind, her eyes were fierce, as if she wanted to eat people, but her body no longer struggled, and the two wives dragged her out, leaving only a string of beaded chains dangling on the door curtain Incessantly, there was a crisp crashing sound.
The maidservants in the room shook their heads secretly, and were quickly distracted. Little Xiao Ye woke up from hunger and screamed.
Everyone surrounded the little guy, forgetting about Xiao Rongxuan.
For Nangong Yue, this was just a small episode.
She has other more important things that need her attention every day, for example, she has two sons to raise, and the father who has sons needs to coax her, and there are many other important things waiting for her to take care of.
On May 27th, several design drawings of the mansion were sent to Bixiaotang.
After Nangong Yue took a cursory look, she sent someone to Yuebiju and called Xiao Fei to the small study.
"Sister Fei, take a look at this!" Nangong Yue waved to Xiao Fei with a smile.
Xiao Fei didn't know what was going on, so she came up to him in a daze, and after she roughly scanned the few drawings spread out on the desk, her cheeks couldn't help but a little blush.
On one of the drawings, the words "Princess Mansion" were impressively written.
These blueprints are designed for Xiao Fei's princess mansion after she gets married in the future.
The first one shows the location of the Princess Mansion, which is only two streets away from the palace under construction; the second one shows the specific layout of the Princess Mansion; the other ones show the house designs of some courtyards, etc.
"Sister Fei, take a closer look and see if there is anything else that needs to be revised. Don't worry." Nangong Yue said while holding up a book slowly.
This is Xiao Fei's future residence, so she naturally wants to live comfortably by herself.
Nangong Yue has roughly estimated the date, and now she is making preparations little by little. In the coming year, the princess mansion will be completed before Xiao Fei's wedding, so that Xiao Fei can live in it comfortably.
Xiao Fei nodded, and looked at those blueprints seriously.
Regarding the first drawing, she didn't have any opinion. The location chosen by the sister-in-law couldn't be better. It would be very convenient for her to go to the palace to see her sister-in-law and little nephew in the future.
The second drawing is the key.
She wants to open up and transform the two wing rooms into her study, one of which is used to store books.
She wanted to get rid of a useless courtyard and build a small martial arts arena for Yan Xijun, just like the one in Yongyang's grandmother's house.
She wanted to arrange a special courtyard for her two little nephews, so that they could come to her house for a short stay from time to time in the future.
She also wants to change the stage to the side of the small garden, so that she can invite friends to enjoy the flowers and listen to the opera in the future...
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Every stroke, every word reveals Xiao Fei's vision for the future.
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei's slightly raised mouth, and also smiled, with a deep smile in her eyes, she lowered her eyes.
Time passed by little by little, quiet and warm... Xiao Fei was so focused that she didn't notice Xiao Xiaoyu came in at some point until she was finishing her pen, and was looking at her quietly.
Xiao Fei was startled, and blurted out: "Brother Yu, when did you come?"
"When it's daylight."
After Xiao Xiaoyu said this, Xiao Fei intuitively looked out the window, and dully found that the sky outside had already darkened.
The maids couldn't help laughing, they had long been used to the big girl's temper, and as long as the big girl started to do something, she would be very focused.
Little Xiao Yu held his chin and looked at Xiao Fei's "painting" for a while, then said with great interest: "Auntie, tomorrow I will go out to play with my parents..."
Xiao Fei smiled and touched the top of the little guy's hair, and asked, "Auntie and brother Yu, too, okay?"
They planned to practice it for Yuan Yuyi tomorrow, and Xiao Fei was going to go out with Nangong Yue and Xiao Xiaoyu.
Xiao Xiao Yu hurriedly nodded, answering loudly and smiling brightly.
Great, tomorrow there will be more aunts playing with him!
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The second watch is at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Recently, the plot of Yiyue's family will be interspersed from time to time, so I don't like to be cautious. (Well, every time I write Yiyue, I will be criticized for counting the number of words, so I can only avoid it as much as possible. But now, I want a sweet ending.)
New post next week~