Where there are many women, it is inevitable that there will be open and secret fights. In particular, most of the people here are the emperor's women, and they are used to fighting. If you don't make two or three detours in a good sentence, it seems like you don't know how to say it. Xiao Zhige was coerced into it, and although he had no intention of participating, he could not completely avoid it.
He spoke vaguely about topics he could talk about, and pretended not to understand what he couldn't. Anyway, I laughed to myself. In addition, there is the eldest princess to deal with, and finally passed safely.
The queen mother is old and doesn't like to be noisy. Everyone invited An to receive the reward, and they talked for a while, then thanked him and retired. Each chatted in the palace, waiting for the return of the emperor and his ancestors.
An Changqing left the hall and let out a long breath. He really didn't like this kind of situation.
Seeing that the Crown Princess was walking towards him again from a distance, An Changqing had goosebumps even more, and hurriedly pretended not to see it, turned around and walked in the opposite direction. Unexpectedly, he avoided the crown princess, and turned his head to bump into the eldest princess again.
The eldest princess wears an upturned bun, and wears a crown of double-flowered gemstones in a butterfly show on her head, and a purple jade engraved gold hairpin is inserted diagonally around her temples. She wears a big red makeup-sleeved jacket and a pleated emerald skirt. Worn with a dangling ring while walking, it is graceful and rich. There was only a beautiful face with a proud and cold expression, and this rich and noble dress made her appear somewhat empty.
When they bumped into each other head-on, An Changqing had to say hello politely, "Auntie."
The eldest princess looked at him with a smile on her face: "Why are you like Zhi Ge, you want to hide when you see me? Did he teach you?"
An Changqing hurriedly said: "Don't dare, the lord respects the eldest princess very much, and also taught me to respect my aunt."
"You are very thoughtful. You can talk more than Zhige." The eldest princess looked at him, but did not continue to pierce his perfunctory words.
An Changqing smiled in agreement and followed her.
The two walked to a small pavilion. The eldest princess raised her hand and waved away the maid of honor. Looking at An Changqing who was silent, she moved her lips to say something, and finally sighed again and said in a low voice. : "I... I feel bad for Zhi Ge since he lost his mother since he was a child, and that's why he is especially nice to him. You don't need to be so vigilant. I asked you to come here just to explain to you. If you have trouble in the future, you can come to me."
She smiled bitterly: "You are more slick than Zhige. He is determined not to find me. I told you today, just keep it in your heart."
"Auntie..." An Changqing looked up at her in confusion. He could hear that what the eldest princess said was sincere. But her reasons were really untenable. The Tian family is ruthless, she is the eldest princess and the emperor's sister. There is absolutely no need to help any nephew. No matter who the three princes of Emperor Anqing succeeded to, she, the eldest princess, would not be hindered.
Even if you can't give up your rights, you want to stand in line in advance. Nor should it be Xiao Zhige, who has no chance of winning.
An Changqing pondered several times in her heart, but she couldn't figure out what she was doing. Instead, he was more concerned.
"If there is a chance in the future, you will know." The eldest princess restrained her weakness for a moment, and her expression became firm again: "However, I don't want this day..."
She turned around and looked into the distance, and it was vaguely visible that Emperor Anqing's Luan driver had come to the harem. And the long-lived mountain call from the previous dynasty was as loud as a burst, and it has not stopped...
"Well, they're back. You go too."
An Changqing left first after accusing her of the crime. Before leaving, she looked back at her again, only to feel that her expression became more and more dazed and blurred, making it difficult for people to see clearly.
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Sacrifices to ancestors, hundreds of officials congratulate. The ceremony on this day was extremely cumbersome, and when it was finally over and everyone could leave the palace, it was already past noon.
Seeing Xiao Zhige in the team from a distance, An Changqing smiled at him. When he came closer, he saw the sweat on his forehead, and whispered, "Are you tired?"
Xiao Zhige made a "hmm" sound. His physique is already very strong, but he didn't sleep for most of the night, and then he worshipped ancestors and worshipped. After coming down all morning, he was exhausted.
"I'm a little hungry, too." An Changqing whispered to him and bit his ears: "The women in the harem are too difficult to deal with, I don't even dare to eat."
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The corners of Xiao Zhige's mouth were slightly raised, his eyes swept across the prince on the other side, his body turned in a direction just to block his gaze, and he whispered in An Changqing's ear: "Go back to the house and eat again."
An Changqing did not notice the abnormality and nodded with a smile. Go out with him.
After the two left, the prince looked back and looked at the prince concubine who walked over: "Is the wine you asked to send out?"
The Crown Princess lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes. It was just thrown out halfway."
"Hey," the prince raised his brows slightly, "it's a bit of a backbone."
"That's all. Waiting for the future..." He paused, and hid the words on his lips: "...Is there anything I want?"
The Crown Princess bowed her head meekly: "Your Highness said yes."
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Back at the palace, An Changqing asked the kitchen to prepare lunch first. There are many rules in the palace, and the two of them dealt with it all morning without eating much. Fill your stomach now.
After the meal, An Changqing gave money to the servants in the house, and finally went to Qingwu Court to meet Yu and An Xianyu. When I went there, I saw Zhou Helan carrying a small horse and sitting outside the yard reading a book.
An Changqing wondered, "What are you doing outside?"
Zhou Helan said: "My mother is talking to the lady and the young lady inside, so I avoid suspicion. I just read the book outside."
The sun is out today, and it's not too cold outside. It's kind of funny for him to be sitting outside with a ponytail for such a big man.
An Changqing laughed, thinking that An Xianyu was about the same age as him, and he really wanted to avoid suspicion, so he took a break and asked him to go in and think, "Then you sit outside, I'll go first."
Zhou Helan watched him go in, put the book away, touched his chin and mumbled in a low voice: "You really didn't call me, it seems that the abacus was wrong..."
An Changqing stepped forward, and Zhou's mother was in the Qingwu courtyard, talking with the Yu family. An Xianyu sat quietly and listened to them.
An Changqing took out the prepared gifts for them, sat for a while, and then went to the front again. When they went out, Zhou Helan was no longer seen at the door.
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After coming out of Qingwu Courtyard, An Changqing went to the front yard.
He originally wanted to ask Wang Fugui about the New Year's ceremonies of the families on the second day of the new year, but unexpectedly Xiao Zhige came first. Seeing this, Wang Fugui withdrew wisely and said that he would come back later.
An Changqing had to let go of the business first: "Is there something wrong with your lord?"
"Today is the first day of the new year, the elders should give the juniors lucky money." Xiao Zhige said.
An Changqing was confused and didn't understand why he suddenly said this.
Xiao Zhige took out a jade Pixiu from his sleeve. The jade Pixiu was fixed with a golden long-spiked palace sash. The palace sash was a bit old, like it was old.
"This is my full moon, my mother concubine made it up for me. It said that it can drive away evil spirits and turn evil into a blessing. After the mother concubine passed away, the father said that her death was unlucky, and everything in the palace was burned down. Only this jade Pixiu has been worn by me all the time. I thought it was given to you by my mother-in-law."
Xiao Zhige said one more time: "If the mother-in-law sees you, she will definitely like you."
An Changqing took it over, and the jade Pixiu started with a gentle and delicate hand, obviously it was often played with. He was a little embarrassed: "The lord prepared a New Year's gift for me, but I didn't have time to prepare anything."
"Is there anything the lord wants?" An Changqing looked at him with wide eyes.
Xiao Zhige's eyes flashed, he pondered for a moment and pointed to the Pisces jade pendant on his waist: "I see that you often carry this jade pendant, why don't you give this to me."
An Changqing lowered his head, grabbed the jade pendant around his waist and rubbed it. This Pisces jade pendant was a ten-year-old birthday gift from his mother. The quality of the jade is not good, but it was bought for him by his mother who saved a long time. From the age of ten to the present, he has never left his body for eight years.
When Xiao Zhige saw him bow his head and said nothing, he thought that he was the one who was reluctant to give him a jade pendant.
After pursing his lips, Xiao Zhige's face sank: "If you are unwilling, that's all."
An Changqing was just taken aback for a moment. Seeing his misunderstanding, he quickly took off the jade pendant and put it in his palm, and said with a smile, "I'm not reluctant, it's just that my piece of jade is not as good as the prince's. Don't feel bad for the prince."
Xiao Zhige lowered his eyes to look at the piece of jade, his gloomy face turned clear again, and even his voice said with a smile: "It's not a loss."
"Does this count as an exchange of tokens?" An Changqing thought, Xiao Zhige's jade pendant was given by his mother. It just so happened that his mother gave it. If you exchange it now, it should be considered a token of love... right
Who knew that Xiao Zhige said: "... not counting."
An Changqing: "???"
An Changqing looked at him puzzled, Xiao Zhige pursed his lips slightly, turned his head and looked away: "I'll see you next time."
Pisces jade pendant was given to his concubine by another man. Although it was passed on to him now, he was unwilling to take him as a token of their love.
The King of Bei Zhan secretly planned to ask the princess to send another personal item next time, but he said: "I still have something to do, go to the study first."
After speaking, he strode away, for fear that An Changqing would go back and ask Yupei back.
Xiao Zhige went to the study holding the jade pendant, carefully closed the door, and then carefully looked at the jade pendant in his hand several times. Xiao Zhige sneered in his heart, that Young Master Biao was not short of money, but he gave away such an inferior piece of jade, obviously he didn't really take An Changqing in his heart.
Holding the jade pendant for a few laps, Xiao Zhige deliberately threw the jade pendant away, out of sight and out of mind. He was worried that An Changqing would ask. In the end, he was still a little reluctant to put the jade pendant into a small wooden box, put it in the bottom layer of the bookcase and put it away.
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An Changqing was holding the jade Pixiu, and the whole person was at a loss. He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't understand what Xiao Zhige was thinking.
Could it be that he really despised his jade pendant for being worthless
It shouldn't be... An Changqing pondered for a long time, and finally decided to pick an expensive gift for him next time. After all, it's really hard to guess what the mind of the gourd is.
With a decision in his heart, An Changqing put this matter over again. Summoned Wang Fugui to continue talking about the previous matter.
According to the custom of Daye, from the second day of the Lunar New Year, each family will begin to visit relatives and friends. But now there are too many relatives and friends, and families may not be able to take care of them. After the first day of the new year, each family will hang a lucky bag on the door. You only need to cut a New Year's greeting card out of plum blossom paper, write the name of the host's house on the post, write a congratulatory message, put it into the bag, and send someone to put it into the lucky bag, then you can pay New Year's greetings on behalf of the host's family.
In this way, every Spring Festival, except for the few families who are close and must visit in person, the rest of the families can submit New Year's greetings to send boxing gifts.
The first time An Changqing presided over the matter, he summoned Wang Fugui to ask about the old example.
Who knew that Wang Fugui hesitated for a while and said, "In the past years, the lord never let you post a boxing gift."
"..." An Changqing was silent for a while, and finally understood the reason for the outrageous popularity of the Bei Zhan Palace.
"That's it. Which families have given gifts to the palace in previous years?" The identity of the King of the Northern War is here, so it's not like no one has sent them for a year, right
Wang Fugui gave a sigh of relief: "There are quite a few. This is the list of the New Year's greetings sent in previous years. You should read it first."
An Changqing went to take a look and found that there were quite a few, but compared to the officials who attended the palace banquet, these people were really not many. Whatever the reason, these people avoided being involved with the Northern War Palace.
The matter of this New Year's greeting card can be big or small. An Changqing watched it for a while, and was a little uncertain, so he simply stood up and said: "Prepare the New Year's greeting card and boxing ceremony first, and I will discuss the gift list with the prince before making it up."
Wang Fugui bowed and stepped back, while An Changqing went to the study to find Xiao Zhige.
The author has something to say: Cowardly: It is better to quietly throw the jade pendant into the lake. Then tell him that the jade pendant can't help but lose his mind. (Plan pass √
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