Xie Ying did not speak, waiting for Han Yunrong to continue.
"Since she is my younger sister, she should be married off from my elder brother."
"For the two of you to get married, I'm happy to see it happen." Han Yunrong is not happy to see it and can't, Zhu Yi likes Xie Ying, and the two of them are done, and more importantly, there is the calculation from the emperor.
Xie Ying smiled: "Okay. I have the letter of appointment, invitation and dowry ready here, and I will come to your door today."
Both of them understood that what they were talking about on the surface was a marriage, but Han Yunrong was actually using the marriage to express his position. Xie Ying is bound to seek great success, Han Yunrong has officially joined Xie Ying's camp, he will no longer work for the emperor, and will not join the Yan family or the Ruan family in the future.
After all, seeking to usurp the throne cannot be easily announced at any time.
Han Yunrong was very annoyed at the intimacy between Xie Ying and Zhu Yi before, fearing that this man was just passionate about his sister, after all, with Zhu Yi already lost to Xie Ying, if Xie Ying didn't care about Zhu Yi's reputation, It is absolutely possible to force Zhu Yi to be a concubine. Therefore, he never gave Xie Ying an answer.
But observation so far has proved that his sister's vision is not bad.
Han Yunrong pondered: "Let's get engaged first, and wait until we get married. Now my brother-sister relationship with Yiyi is still a secret, even if you marry her, you can't make it public. Therefore, you have to keep a distance from her in front of others." , let alone... let her become pregnant, lest she be criticized."
Xie Ying said, "I know this."
Han Yunrong said: "Your Majesty, I am very grateful that you let our siblings recognize each other, instead of randomly finding someone for Yiyi and fabricating an identity for her."
For Xie Ying, it was easy to fabricate Zhu Yi's life experience, and the people Xie Ying found were naturally under Xie Ying's orders, which made it easier for him to control Zhu Yi in the palm of his hand.
The corners of Xie Ying's lips twitched slightly, looking for another family for Zhu Yi, it would be better than her own brother. He would let Han Yunrong and the Zhu Yi brothers and sisters recognize each other, naturally after consideration.
It can be said that it is precisely because Zhu Yi's elder brother is Han Yunrong that he made them recognize each other. If Han Yunrong was a man with indiscretions in words and deeds, even if it was Zhu Yi's brother, he would not let him get close to Zhu Yi. But it happened to be Han Yunrong, he knew this person well, he was the one he wanted to recruit, and he had the best of both worlds, so why not do it.
Xie Ying said: "Don't be grateful, I also want to avoid my worries. If I really have that day, how can Yiyi not have a reliable and powerful mother-in-law."
They are all smart people, Han Yunrong understood instantly.
Xie Ying's hope of ascending to the top is very high. If he becomes the emperor, there must be countless people who want to give him women. The forces in all aspects need to be balanced. If Zhu Yi's family is weak, it will be bad after all.
Even if Xie Ying fabricated an identity for Zhu Yi, it was inevitable that the family would not be swayed, thinking that it was better for their own daughters to serve the master, and they might not treat Zhu Yi sincerely.
Moreover, Xie Ying was hinting at him that he would be promoted to a noble in the future, and he would have his own career path, because Zhu Yi needed a strong family.
Han Yunrong was gratified for Xie Ying's dedication to Zhu Yi, but also a little bit sad, feeling like relying on his sister for glory.
Xie Ying didn't even need to look closely at Han Yunrong's expression to know what he was thinking, and said, "Master Han, don't play tricks, with your talent and character, as long as the person sitting on top is not blind, you will be able to fly for thousands of miles. .”
Han Yunrong smiled slowly after being startled, and nodded. When Xie Ying wants to win over someone, it is really hard to refuse. He understood even more that with Zhu Yi's appearance, it would inevitably attract competition from powerful people. If he didn't follow Xie Ying, even if he tried his best, it would be difficult for him to protect her well.
The two men have reached a consensus so far.
When Xie Ying returned to Wengquan Palace, Shen Xingliu immediately presented a letter, saying: "Your Majesty, Wangfei's family letter."
Xie Ying stopped on the porch for a moment, then walked in. He didn't answer the letter, but asked, "What did the letter say?"
Shen Xingliu replied: "Wangfei said, it's getting cold, let the prince remember to add clothes. Wangfei also said that the golden silk Su Xinlan you planted for her is still alive, but the one she planted herself died."
Xie Ying came to the window and remained silent. He watched the cinnabar plums swaying out of the white snow, and a crow flapped its wings twice and flew away.
"Your Majesty, do you want to reply?" Shen Xingliu said a little nervously: "Bi...after all, it is said that my son has traveled thousands of miles and my mother is worried, and my son has been in Beijing for a few months."
Xie Ying finally said: "I won't reply. You put away the letter and ask Nie Sheng to send more people to protect the safety of the princess."
Shen Xingliu replied that he withdrew.
After a few days, the winter solstice came.
During the winter solstice, everyone's clothes and socks are brand new, no matter men, women or children. The new clothes of the little princesses were prepared by the sewing bureau early, and the palace servants also got up early to pick up their own clothes, and then carefully dressed the masters.
The clothes of the little girls today are brightly colored, just like their youthful age.
Even Zhu Yi's clothing is different from the usual simple elegance. She is wearing a primrose-colored Ruijin cloud butterfly dark pattern inlaid with silver ermine jacket, and her lower body is a hibiscus purple moon satin skirt. .
Zhu Yi seldom wears such a bright color, her hair is also combed into a fragrant bun, and she wears a golden five-tailed phoenix hairpin. Two pairs of pink jewelry vases are inserted upside down on her temples. The purple earrings kept dangling on the cheeks, without the usual elegance, the whole person looked graceful and graceful, and the brilliance of the brilliance was unstoppable.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to her, and they all thought at the same time that Zhu Yi's appearance was actually more suitable for such a dress.
Both Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin thought that although Zhu Yi was gorgeous, she was so beautiful that she was not aggressive, but today they realized that this was not the case.
Nowadays, filial piety is the most important thing, and the winter solstice is the "sub-year", so the younger generations will naturally "worship" to the elders.
Yan Fengqin is the empress dowager's dignified nephew, the empress is the emperor's official wife, Xie Ying and Xie Shao are the empress' nephews, these three people are all real, there are no relatives of the emperor.
After the little princesses saluted the Queen Mother, Xie Ying, Xie Shao, and Yan Fengqin also lifted up their robes and knelt down to greet the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Yan smiled happily, and everyone gave rewards. Then he said to the princesses: "Today is the holiday, go to the courtyard to play with you. I have been with Ai's family for the past two days, and everyone can't sit still."
After leaving Changning Garden, Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo went ice walking on Taixu Pool together as agreed earlier.
Xie Ying was about to follow, but was stopped by Xie Shao, Yan Fengqin had already arrived beside Zhu Chuo, and said: "Cousin, I will accompany you."
Zhu Chuo winked and winked at Zhu Yi twice, meaning that she was coming for you. Now she is not helping Yan Fengqin and Xie Ying, and let them each use their own abilities to see who can embrace the beauty.
Zhu Yiluo lowered her head in embarrassment, but Chang Lin helped her bring the skates, so she naturally couldn't say no more, but Zhu Chuo was always separated from Yan Fengqin.
Arriving at the Taixu Pool, Yan Fengqin said: "Princess, wait a moment." He jumped onto the ice, tapped the ice layer with the top of the scabbard to ensure that the ice layer was thick enough, and then let Zhu Yi and the others go up.
Zhu Yi took off the cumbersome phoenix hairpin on her head, and also pulled out the four vases, and gave them to Mianfeng to hold. After stretching her muscles and bones, she slid out like a butterfly.
Ping Ping curls up, and the wind returns to the snow.
Yan Fengqin's eyes followed the slim figure that could hardly be concealed in winter clothes. Obviously Zhu Yi didn't make any movements, but he could see a feeling that he was as graceful as a orchid, and his waist was soft with his sleeves facing the wind.
The only pity is that Zhu Yi's ice walking skills are too superb, and it seems that there is no chance for him to play a hero to save the beauty.
Yan Fengqin was in a trance when a faint sneer appeared next to his ear.
He turned his head, and saw Xie Ying leaning against a Qiumei not far away, also admiring it.
"Wow." Seeing that Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin both came to guard Zhu Yi, and he could feel the tense atmosphere from a distance, Zhu Chuo immediately imagined a big scene.
She slid to Zhu Yi and said, "Yiyi, you said they won't fight for you, right?" If the circle of noble girls in the capital knew that Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin were jealous because of her third son's rivalry, what kind of uproar would it cause? It would definitely be the hottest gossip.
Unexpectedly, when Zhu Yi heard that Xie Ying was going to fight for her again, her feet stopped, and her whole body immediately fell towards Zhu Chuo. The speed was too fast. When Xie Ying rushed over, the two sisters had already screamed and fell into a ball.
After Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo were picked up, they didn't want to skate anymore, and went back to Changning Garden to accompany the Queen Mother. After all, they all knew that the Queen Mother liked to be lively.
The Queen Mother was watching Aunt Fangqin and Zhu Jing sitting beside her at the Eight Immortals table making dumplings, Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo also cleaned their hands and helped together. After a while, Zhu Dai and Yan Yuer also came back, and they both stepped forward to play with flour, after all, such an opportunity is really rare.
The queen mother smiled and said: "I think the dumplings made by Xiaoning are pretty good. You guys, what are you making?"
As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, a servant from outside came in to report that someone had come from the palace. The Queen Mother called Chuan.
The person who came was the eunuch of Qiantai Palace. He knelt down and maintained the posture of saluting, and said: "The minister kowtowed to the empress dowager, and told the empress dowager that the empress passed away this morning."
Because the eunuch knelt down and suppressed his voice, the little girl in the room kept laughing until the Empress Dowager asked again: "What did you say?"
"Report to Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, passed away this morning."
Shrouded in eerie silence, the princesses reacted and fell into shock.
Zhu Dai suddenly made a sharp voice: "Who are you talking about dying? The Empress? My mother is fine, how could she die? You are talking nonsense!"
The Empress Dowager ordered someone to hold back Zhu Dai who came forward to beat the servant, Zhu Dai was pulled away, she was trembling all over, shouting no, but she knew it was true in her heart.
Then the queen mother asked in a deep voice: "What is the reason, the queen is not seriously ill."
The emperor ordered to seal the cause of the queen's death, but the eunuch did not dare to say it directly, so the queen mother ordered him to whisper to Fangqin to report: "It was one of the Taoist priests who entered the palace to suppress evil. Pulled out a dagger from the handle of the whisk and stabbed at the empress...the empress was stabbed in the ribs, when the imperial doctor arrived, it was already...the Taoist immediately killed himself."
"Cousin, cousin, cousin..." Zhu Dai's face was covered with tears, she stumbled and walked out of the house, grabbed Xie Ying's sleeve, and burst into tears.
Xie Ying, Xie Shao, Yan Fengqin, the three men were all standing upright in the corridor leading from the outer hall to the Nuan Pavilion. In the shadows, no one could see clearly.
Empress Xie Zining's surname is Xie after all. Everyone knows that the son of Prince Wei Ning and the Prince of Yujun are still in Beijing. The daughter of the Xie family, the prince's biological mother, and the Queen of the Palace died unexpectedly by being stabbed.