When Yan Chi said this suddenly, Qin Wan couldn't help feeling slightly hot, "Don't you think I have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and I don't have the air of a lady?"
Yan Chi smiled, "I've been in Shuoxi for a long time, to be honest, I'm not used to seeing these noble ladies who can fall down when the wind blows when I go back to the capital." Qin Wan smiled when he heard this, Yan Chi saw her Speaking of Yue Ning, he said again, "Do you miss Auntie and the others?"
Qin Wan frowned slightly at this point, "My letter should arrive by this time, right? But there is no reply."
The corners of Yan Chi's lips curled up, "The new year is just over, and Yue Jia is going to train in the Shuoxi Army, and the Marquis of Anyang is also busy."
Is there no time to reply to the letter again? Qin Wan sighed, "I'm just worried about the body of Taichang Princess. Although I have left a lot of prescriptions, they are left early, so I don't necessarily need to use them."
"Don't worry, if something really happens, a letter will naturally be sent to the capital."
Qin Wan didn't think so. If something happened to the Marquis of Anyang, I'm afraid they wouldn't know about it. However, in front of Yan Chi, she couldn't let Yan Chi comfort her, so she covered up her worry, "That's good. , Wait, if there is no letter, I will really worry."
Yan Chi nodded, but Qin Wan said as if thinking of something, "The queen mother asked me to come, how should I reply?"
Yan Chi smiled deeply, "You just say, I actually have someone in my heart, and I don't recognize the princess, so don't worry about her..."
"Said you have someone in your heart?!" Qin Wan was surprised, "Then who is the queen mother asking?"
Yan Chi smiled, "Just say you don't know?"
Qin Wan showed a bit of panic, "Is this okay? It's better to tell the truth that you don't know, so as not to cause complications..."
Yan Chi squeezed Qin Wan's waist lightly, "Are you so afraid of letting the Queen Mother know?"
After asking such a question, Qin Wan felt a little guilty, and couldn't help smiling a little weakly, "Not really, the Empress Dowager treated me very well, even if she knew it, she wouldn't make things difficult for me, but it's just a lot of inconvenience..."
Yan Chi said, "Believe me, I know the Empress Dowager. If you say that, the Empress Dowager will be more sure that I have nothing to do with the Northern Wei princess. If you don't say that, what will the Empress Dowager do if she wants to match the Northern Wei princess on a whim?"
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat. After all, Tuobawu was the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty. If she really used the name of the neighboring country's diplomatic relationship to mess around, the Queen Mother might not be able to do anything about it. Ruoyanchi's precautionary measures are indeed a good way.
"But if the Empress Dowager finds out..."
Yan Chi smiled, "It won't matter if the queen mother knows, now the queen mother only needs to know my thoughts, if the princess is messing around, the queen mother can stop the princess' thoughts, and you and I will have less trouble, otherwise, if it is true If this matter came up to me, I might just tell the queen mother who my favorite is—"
These words seemed to be a threat, Qin Wan snorted softly, "Tell me and tell me."
Yan Chi smiled and narrowed his eyes slightly, Qin Wan glanced outside and said, "Eunuch Hu came with me, and I have to go back to the palace to return to the queen mother, so you can do your work."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan wanted to come down to the ground and leave, but Yan Chi stopped her with his long arms, but he was not willing to let her go, he insisted on holding her in his arms for a while before giving up.
After an hour of incense sticks, Qin Wan came out from the house, with Bai Ying's eyes watching his nose and heart, Hu Quan smiled and said, "Ninth girl is leaving now?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Well, let's go back to the palace and return to the Queen Mother."
Hu Quan responded with a smile, and bid farewell to Yan Chi, who followed closely behind, before going to the palace with Qin Wan.
The yamen of the Ministry of Punishment was not far from the palace gate, and Qin Wan re-entered the palace not long after.
When they arrived at Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was pulling Yan Sui to talk, seeing Qin Wan coming, the Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Why did you come back so soon?"
Qin Wan bent her lips, "His Royal Highness is busy at the Ministry of Punishment. I went to ask and then left."
The queen mother asked Qin Wan to take a seat, and just now said with a smile, "What's the result of the question?"
Qin Wan's face was calm, "His Royal Highness said that he didn't recognize the Northern Wei princess, and he didn't know why the Northern Wei princess said such things. Besides, His Royal Highness said that he already has someone in his heart, please don't worry. "
The Queen Mother was surprised for a moment, "Yanchi said he has someone he likes?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Exactly."
The queen mother thought for a while, and smiled even more, "Good boy, he already has a lover, so he must not have said who his lover is?"
Qin Wan nodded, because she was a little guilty and couldn't tell what was hidden in the Queen Mother's smile.
The Empress Dowager looked at Qin Wan more than once before she bent her lips and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I understand that he wants me to block him, but this princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty is a princess. Before I figure it out, I won't tell him to death." The Queen Mother asked Qin Wan again, "What do you think of this matter?"
Qin Wan lowered her eyes for a moment, "What the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty said must not be nonsense, presumably there is some misunderstanding in it?"
The Empress Dowager seemed to be in a very good mood for some reason, and asked with a smile, "There is a girl who keeps saying that she suffers from lovesickness, is there any other misunderstanding?"
Qin Wan thought for a while, "His Royal Highness said that he has never even met the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty..."
"He said you believed it? Girl, you are still too young after all. You know, what you believe in the world, you can't believe a man's mouth. If you look like this, you will be deceived by your husband in the future."
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "I am asking on behalf of the Empress Dowager. His Royal Highness will not lie to the Empress Dowager if he deceives anyone. Besides, the Princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty is beautiful, beautiful, and noble. You don’t need to deceive others, and His Royal Highness acts frankly, if you have something personal with the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty but don’t say anything, it’s not like his style.”
"You believe him like that? He has been in Shuoxi for so many years. I don't know what he has become. How long have you known him? You don't know the complexity of people's hearts in the world. Some people lie and deceive others. You don't know There is no clue."
Qin Wan also had doubts earlier, but after receiving Yan Chi's words, her doubts have been dispelled, but today the queen mother is also strange, as if she thinks that she trusts people too much, and her words are contrary to what she thinks, not only that, It was very strange for Qin Wan to teach her like this, but what was even more strange was that she felt that what the queen mother said was absolutely right, but she just believed in Yanchi.
Qin Wan understands the subtlety and complexity of the human heart very well, but she and Yan Chi have experienced life and death, and Yan Chi said that she is very special, so Yan Chi himself is not the same. He is different from King Cheng and the prince. All the noble children in Lin'an City are different. In her heart, he is the one who can support the backbone of the Great Zhou, and the one who shoulders the peace of the people of the Great Zhou. Such an upright man doesn't even bother to lie.
"What the empress dowager said is also reasonable, but maybe it's because His Royal Highness is a person who fights all the year round. I thought, he has lived and died in Shuoxi for so many years. On the battlefield, he can't be settled with a few lies. In terms of victory or defeat, a person like His Royal Highness may not bother to lie at all, or, even if he wants to be that heartless person, he must be that heartless person openly and aboveboard, and will never deceive you for the sake of fame."
The Empress Dowager looked at Qin Wan's dark eyes, and for a moment, she laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, it's upright to be a heartless person. I believe Yan Chi's words when you say that. He really doesn't care about these things. , but did he say, how to solve the matter of the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty?"
"His Royal Highness said that he doesn't know what happened, but he will let people investigate."
The queen mother snorted softly, "That's why we're dragging the princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty... When the princess met us last time, the maid didn't let her speak, so it can be seen that the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty didn't want her to ask about it with such fanfare. Yan Chi. Don’t worry, let’s take it slowly, but he can avoid it these few days, but he can’t avoid it when he gets to Weishan.”
Qin Wan knew what the Empress Dowager said, but she didn't show it on the surface, but she was a little bit aggrieved in her heart. Even if she had no direct relationship with Yan Chi, he had brought back a debt of love for herself, hmph!
"Jiu girl, what's wrong with you?"
When the Queen Mother suddenly asked, Qin Wan quickly shook his head, "It's nothing, I'm thinking about Spring Hunting."
The queen mother smiled very lovingly, "That's the same thing, you will know when you arrive, and then take this opportunity to have fun..."
Qin Wan nodded obediently and agreed, but the queen mother looked her up and down again, her eyes were full of approval, "Yan Chi hasn't come back for so many years, and most of these brothers have lost their personal relationship, and Yanli left when they got along well with him. Now he has a new friend like you who believes in him, if he knows, he will definitely make you his confidant."
Not just friends anymore...
Qin Wan answered from the bottom of his heart, and hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness is different from others after all. He comes from a noble background, but he does not rely on his own background. On the contrary, he has been stationed at the border for many years. Because of Prince Rui and His Royal Highness, the enemy did not enter the university. One step at a time, not to mention the hardships there, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and those who defend their home and country with flesh and blood are naturally worthy of respect and trust."
Qin Wan had some partiality towards Yan Chi in the previous words, but these words were in her heart when she knew Yan Chi, not only Yan Chi, but also the soldiers on the border, she respected them all, It's just that Yan Chi is the commander-in-chief, so she looks particularly tall and prominent. When she spoke, her eyes were as clear as the morning light, and her voice was firm and gentle. The Queen Mother looked at Qin Wan like this, and held her back with a sigh. Qin Wan's hand, "It would be great if everyone thought like you."
The two talked for a while, Qin Wan got up to leave, and after returning to the Hou's mansion, he informed Mrs. Hu of the queen mother's arrangement. After hearing this, Mrs. Hu knew that Qin Wan didn't even need to do the preparations. , and was also happy that Qin Wan was valued by the Queen Mother. Qin Shu knew about it and only told her to take good care of the Queen Mother and Yan Sui's health.
After preparing like this for four days, on the tenth day of March, a mighty team gathered outside Zhenghua Gate. After the ceremony of worshiping heaven, they set off for the Weishan hunting ground more than 70 miles away!
Weishan is less than a hundred miles away from the capital, but there are hundreds of masters and sons alone in the team, plus the vanguard of the imperial forest army, and the imperial guards who are responsible for clearing the way and guarding, there are a total of more than 10,000 people. Many people didn't march in a hurry, but walked extremely slowly. On the first day, the whole team only traveled halfway to Fengmingpo.
Except for Yan Huai, the Queen Mother and others who rode in the huge Luanjia, other officials and family members only rode in ordinary carriages, and the Queen Mother's Luanjia was especially spacious and comfortable. Qin Wan followed the Queen Mother and suffered less.
It was the first time for Yan Suichang to go out of the palace at such a young age. He was both curious and a little scared. He lay on the window and watched alone, but he couldn't understand the life of many ordinary people in the fields. In order to pass the boring journey, the queen mother specially asked Su Mammy prepared a lot of gadgets in the carriage, Yan Sui looked out the window for a while, played with some gadgets for a while, and seldom talked much.
Qin Wan talked with the Queen Mother to relieve the boredom, "The last time I went to these places was before the Chinese New Year, and there was heavy snow all around. Now that the willow branches have sprouted, the scene is very different. Time flies so fast."
In a blink of an eye, she has been back in the capital for more than three months.
"Exactly, three months ago, how could I have thought that there would be a day when I would go hunting in the palace? I didn't come to the spring hunting two years ago, and I was not in good health at the time. I'm afraid there will be no chance to leave the palace again."
As the queen mother said, she took Qin Wan's hand and sighed, "Jiu girl, it's all thanks to you."
Qin Wan was often praised by the queen mother in this way, and she was used to it in her heart. When the queen mother saw her, she just smiled softly and said, "Jiu girl, you have made such a great contribution, but you can't do it without some practical rewards."
Qin Wan laughed, "The queen mother has promised me earlier, and that is the best reward."
The queen mother sighed, seeing her unmoved, she felt more and more in her heart that she owed Qin Wan, "I don't know what to say about you with your temperament... Princess Taichang must like you so much because of this."
"His Royal Highness the Taichang Princess also feels that I have cured her illness and is grateful, but in fact, she has treated me extremely well."
Having said that, the queen mother couldn't help but had an idea. Princess Taichang recognized Qin Wan as her righteous granddaughter at that time, so could she also... As soon as this thought came to her, the queen mother didn't say it right away, she had to think about it.
Qin Wan didn't know what the Empress Dowager was thinking, so she only comforted her, "When the day comes, Qin Wan may really have something else to ask the Empress Dowager. At that time, I hope that the Empress Dowager will grant my request, and that will be the greatest gift." gone."
The Empress Dowager didn't believe Qin Wan's words, "It's no wonder I believe you, but you won't tell me what you're saying now."
Qin Wan didn't show it on the face, but he sighed in his heart. It's not that she doesn't know how to speak to the Queen Mother. Apart from her marriage, her father's case may also need the help of the Queen Mother. But now the case is still full of fog, so he didn't speak in time. That's all.
Yanhuai's guard of honor is at the forefront, and on this road, there have been vanguard guards stationed along the road, walking along the official road to Fengming slope, even the extra frame has not been seen, and the occasional passer-by will bow down from a distance Say, don't disturb Shengjia, the sacrifice to heaven early in the morning, in the afternoon, the queen mother is exhausted after all, but Yan Sui, although he has never been out of the palace at a young age, is in excellent spirits, the queen mother is half lying on the bed Drowsy in the main seat, Yan Sui still lay on the window and looked out.
Qin Wan and him were lying together, looking around, there were busy people on many fields, but the spring planting had already started, "Your Highness Ninth Haven't seen these, have you? What grows in these fields is corn."
Yan Sui frowned, "Corn grows in the ground? Isn't that dirty?"
Qin Wan laughed, "Corn grows on small trees. The corn your Highness eats must be sown in spring and harvested in autumn. The people who plant the land must harvest the decimals one by one, and then remove the corn from the shell. The best corn will be collected in the palace by the inner government, and will be cooked by the servants before it will be sent to His Highness for His Highness to eat. , the process is complicated, but it starts from the sowing of seeds in the field outside... "
Yan Sui didn't know what a corn stalk was, but he probably had an idea about the little tree Qin Wan mentioned. After thinking about it, Yan Sui's expression suddenly became a little perplexed, "Before, my mother and concubine also talked about things outside."
Qin Wan looked at Yan Sui, feeling pity in his heart, she had no parents at the age of seventeen, but Yan Sui lost her mother and concubine at the age of four, although he still had a father, but his father was the emperor of the world first, It's the father, not only that, his father has too many wives and children, and there are very few eyes that can really be placed on him.
"Concubine Jin told His Highness that His Highness will see more in the future. Don't be sad, Your Highness. There is also the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager treats His Highness so kindly. Your Highness does not need to be afraid. His life will be smooth and happy in the future. .”
Yan Sui looked at the black shadows of the mountains in the distance with a half understanding, "I'm afraid when I lose my mother and concubine, but why is my mother and concubine afraid..."