The Crown Princess has had a really rough time recently. If she were married to an ordinary family, it would be a great blessing to have twins, but when she married a royal family, the situation was completely opposite.
Giving birth to two sons is regarded as unlucky, giving birth to two daughters is regarded as unlucky, giving birth to a son and a daughter is indeed a great auspiciousness, but there is danger hidden in it. The birth of the dragon and the death of the phoenix are regarded as ominous, and the death of the dragon and the birth of the phoenix are regarded as extremely auspicious. Only when both twins are safe can it be regarded as stable.
After all the calculations, it would be better to have only one child. Whether it is good or bad is only a matter of five or five, and there is no need to worry so much.
What made her even more anxious was that she had been married to the Eastern Palace for six years, and the prince had only one son, which was pitifully small compared to the other princes who had abundant heirs. The emperor attaches great importance to his concubine, and it has always been his heart disease that the prince does not have a son, so he has become more and more dissatisfied with the concubine over the years.
In addition, Concubine Xu's ambitions grew, and she frequently released rumors during her pregnancy to disturb her mind. Several sisters-in-law also secretly made troubles to make her conceive. The hardships and dangers are hard to describe.
Although the Crown Princess acted calmly, she couldn't stand it any longer, so she went to the Taoist temple to pay homage to ghosts and gods. After delivering the offerings, she stood in front of the lottery for a full quarter of an hour, but she didn't dare to reach out to take it, so she had to call Yu Xiang in and just draw the top lottery. She could comfort herself that it was someone else's lottery. Yes, it has nothing to do with the palace.
After receiving the sign, her fingertips trembled slightly, and she handed it to the temple master without looking at it.
The temple master let out a light snort, her back straightened immediately, and she asked, "But it's not good to sign the paper?"
The old lady held the Buddhist beads and said "Amitabha Buddha" silently, and suddenly remembered that this is a Taoist temple, and quickly apologized, changing to "Infinite Heavenly Venerable".
Yu Siyu's eyes flickered slightly, just waiting to see Yu Xiang's misfortune. This kind of thing that can't be won by both sides, she also eagerly joins in. It can be seen that the intelligence and ability in ordinary times are all praised by the ancestors and elder brothers!
The temple master looked at it carefully for a moment, then waved his hands with a smile, "No, no, I want to congratulate the princess concubine, and I have won the only dragon and phoenix lottery in this temple. Please look at the princess concubine." Offer with both hands.
The princess took a closer look, and found that the head of the sign was marked with a dragon and a phoenix connected end to end, and the signature was only two sentences-bamboo turned into a dragon and a phoenix into the sky, and Daoguang shines on all evils. The implication is already obvious.
The princess let out a long breath, held the stick and laughed lowly. The panic and anxiety that had accumulated in her heart, which was about to overwhelm her, dissipated in an instant, and sighed, "Xiang'er is indeed a blessed one."
Yu Xiang waved her hand, "It's not that I'm blessed, it's that the gods use my hands to bless your mother. In the final analysis, your fate is good, my mother, and it's nothing to do with me." You must put yourself out of the way, otherwise you will not give birth to twins She should also be blamed, the royal family is really difficult to serve.
"Your child is good at talking. Jiu'er is here too, and she is sleeping in the wing room in the apse. You take her out to save her from sleeping all day long." The princess laughed.
Yu Xiang promised to go to the apse under the leadership of two palace servants. The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that Xiang'er is indeed a lucky star, this luck is really extraordinary, she had a brief chat with the crown prince and concubine, and paid homage to Lei Zu in the palace, and then left with Yu Siyu full of worries.
Although the scale of Baiyun Taoist Temple is not comparable to that of Zhenguo Temple, it still occupies the entire mountain top, and there is a naturally formed lake on the top of the mountain. The blue lake water imprints the light blue sky and a bright sun, and the scenery is really beautiful. The lakeside seems to be the quietest place to go. Therefore, the Taoist temple specially built a two-storey tea house, and built several small pavilions beside the tea house. It is an excellent place for drinking tea or boating.
When the scenery is better, there will be more people going. When Yu Xiang brought Ninth Princess and Fan Jiaojiao to the tea room, the seats by the window on the second floor were already full, leaving only a small table at the stairs.
The Ninth Princess is twelve years old now, and will soon be thirteen. Her stature is slim and her face is long. Although she is not as delicate and charming as Yu Xiang, she is also pretty and lovely. Say something stupid, but it can bluff people.
Fan Jiaojiao is the youngest of the three, but she is also the tallest. She has thick eyebrows and big eyes and is very heroic. There is a snake tail whip on her waist. If anyone dares to disrespect the nine princesses, she will whip it without saying a word. The lady in Beijing gave her a nickname of 'Thug', and she was not ashamed but proud when she heard it.
Because there are a lot of people in the temple, the main audience is to prevent collisions with the distinguished guests, so they give up the tea room to the female guests, and the small pavilions by the lake are used to entertain the male guests, which is also suitable for both.
Daotong wiped the table with a rag and invited the three of them to sit down.
Princess Jiu pointed to the window and said, "I want to sit there."
Fan Jiaojiao walked over immediately, pulled out the whip around her waist and shook it on the table, humming, "Did you hear that? The ninth princess wants to sit, why don't you get out of the way quickly." Under Yu Xiang's persistent training, she became more and more Developing in the direction of Jiangmen Tiger Girl, that aura is tough no matter how you look at it.
The four ladies stood up with humiliation on their faces, and moved to the stairs, while the rest stood up and saluted. The Ninth Princess walked over without squinting, picked up the cakes that the four of them had never used, and gnawed them. The cake crumbs on the corners of her lips immediately dispelled her noble spirit and turned her into a fool.
Yu Xiang glanced at her, then sighed quietly at the bright spring scenery outside the window.
"What's wrong with you? Eat!" Princess Jiu picked up a piece of Yunpian Cake and handed it over graciously.
"Eat by yourself, slow down, don't choke. Didn't you eat when you left the palace?"
"That's right. I've grown in appetite recently. The emperor's sister-in-law and mother-in-law forbade me to eat more, saying that I would become as fat as I was when I was a child, and I wouldn't be able to get married in the next year." The nine princesses kept wriggling their cheeks like a hamster.
"They're scaring you. When you were young, you were called fat and round. You looked good!" Fan Jiaojiao has become more and more skilled in flattering over the years. She didn't do it on purpose, but she has a straight temper and likes Princess Nine very much, so the words she said are naturally a little numb.
Yu Xiang nodded approvingly.
A few people were chatting for a while, suddenly there was a commotion in the tea room, and an unknown lady screamed, "Ah, it's the number one scholar, he's here too!"
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger. In the small pavilion three or four meters downstairs, several young literati were sitting around drinking and chatting. When they talked about the beauty, they couldn't help picking up chopsticks and tapping the edge of the bowl, singing loudly.
The smoky green willow branches hang down in all directions, rising and falling under the breeze, as if dancing with a song, which is quite elegant.
However, what is more elegant and charming is Zhuangyuan Lang's handsome and unusual facial features, whether he chuckles, frowns, or expressionless, all kinds of expressions are all fascinating.
Ninth Princess forgot to swallow a mouthful of pastry, murmured, "It's so handsome, as handsome as lotus seed cake." Standing up while talking, she leaned out to look at it non-stop.
With her taking the lead, the rest of the ladies also forgot to be reserved, and they all squeezed to the window to have a look, exclaiming from time to time.
Yu Xiang glanced away, feeling slightly surprised. The legendary Zhuangyuan Lang who was so talented turned out to be the down-and-out young man who wanted to crash a car and commit suicide. In just two months, he really made it to the top.
After only a few glances, her attention was attracted by the tall figure with her back to the tea room. If a few literati are compared to green bamboos, the figure is like a green pine, and it is also a Lingyun pine rooted on the top of the cliff. It has an indomitable and heroic demeanor. He didn't need to show his face, he was the most special existence in Yu Xiang's eyes.
The laughter of the young ladies caused the young people by the lake to look up one after another. Although they didn't show it on the surface, they were a little complacent in their hearts, and their voices singing poems were unconsciously raised a lot. Only that man turned a deaf ear and turned a blind eye. He only put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, his back was stretched straight, and the strong and tense muscle texture hidden under the official robe could be faintly seen.
Yu Xiang stared at him for a long time, seeing that he hadn't noticed her, she rolled her eyes, took out a few red beans from her purse, threw them at him, and then immediately bent down and hid under the window sill.
There was a piercing sound next to his ear, Yu Pinyan quickly avoided it, but when he lowered his eyes, he saw a few red beans. He turned to look at the tea room, and found that Princess Jiu was holding half a piece of pastry in her mouth, and she was staring at Shen Yuanqi obsessively. Fan Jiaojiao waved her hands at him, winking, not knowing what to express.
Yu Pinyan raised his eyebrows, turned around pretending not to care, and continued to stare at the disguised prince in the pavilion.
Yu Xiang covered her mouth and snickered, then took out a few red beans and threw them at them, only to find that her brother turned around quickly, glanced over with a half-smile, and reprimanded silently, "Naughty again!"
Yu Xiang lay prone on the window sill, and gave him a smug little look. She already looked like a painting, her head was shrouded in gorgeous spring light, a little cinnabar was shining between her brows, and she was so delicate and charming that everyone by the lake looked up at her, with all eyes on her. Reveal the color of obsession. Especially Shen Yuanqi and Fang Zhichen, whose eyeballs could barely move.
The joy on Yu Pinyan's face faded in an instant, and he picked up a red bean on the ground and flicked it towards the window where she was. There was only a bang, but the bamboo pole supporting the window lattice was snapped off, and the window fell heavily.
Fortunately, Yu Xiang understood her brother's temperament very well, and hurriedly avoided when he was bending over to pick up red beans, and pulled Princess Nine away from the window by the way, otherwise their noses would be knocked crooked.
"Your brother is angry again. Every time I see him, he is angry." Princess Jiu shook her head and sighed.
"Master Yu is really amazing! My father said that he is the number one expert in the Han Dynasty, and it is true! Experts always have such a small temper." Fan Jiaojiao started flattering again.
Yu Xiang ignored the two of them, and immediately went to open the window, only to find that there was no one left by the lake, only a team of dragon scale guards hurried past with swords and halberds.
Shen Yuanqi resigned from the crown prince, walked up to Yu Pinyan, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen Lord Hou. That young lady just now is Lord Hou's direct sister?"
Fang Zhichen also planned to leave, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but look at the two of them, and the girl's pretty face, which was brighter than spring, kept appearing in his mind, and he was a little crazy for a while. He never expected that the lame Di Miss would be such a stunning beauty. Her face alone is enough to make up for all the shortcomings in her body.
"Master Shen, you have exceeded the rules." Yu Pin said in a cold tone, with his right hand resting on the Xiuchun knife at his waist, and gently rubbing the handle.
Only then did Shen Yuanqi realize that he was impulsive, and quickly bent down to confess his crime.
Yu Pinyan nodded expressionlessly, then strode away.
Shen Yuanqi touched his slightly chilled neck, feeling relieved and disappointed at the same time. The only relative is close at hand, but he can't recognize him. Now she is the concubine daughter of the Hou Mansion, deeply loved by her elder brother and grandmother, and enjoys endless glory and wealth, rich clothes and fine food. If I rush to meet each other, I don't know if it will cause her resentment.
Forget it, wait and see. Shen Miaoqi has also entered the capital recently, and it is estimated that she will find the Yongle Hou Mansion in a short time. It is extremely difficult for the Hou family to find a merchant named Shen, but it is very easy for the Shen family to find the Hou family. There were only a few households in the Marquis of Jingzhong, and with the clue of a catastrophe ten years ago, it would be known after a little inquiring.
With Shen Miaoqi's heart, she must take back everything that belongs to her. He waited for her to make a move before making other arrangements.