, There are a few men who can be petted a little more.
"Second brother and sister, the embroidered butterfly on the tail of the skirt is beautiful in peony," Wei Qing'e glanced at Qu Qingju's skirt showing the cape, "At first glance, it looks like the real thing."
"Sister-in-law has won the prize, and there are some girls who are waiting by her side. I don't have much to do on weekdays, so I toss these things out," Qu Qingju raised her eyebrows, "I don't use other embroidery girls, so I just let them do it, I can wear it anyway. It's enough to go out."
"Anyone around us who doesn't have a needle and thread, the second sister-in-law is modest. I see this dress is very beautiful." Although Qin Bailu praised Qu Qingju in his mouth, he felt that the second sister-in-law was a little superficial. , No matter how careful this dress is, without the talent for poetry and calligraphy, how is it different from that layman
The other ladies present praised each of the three, with a mouthful of extravagance, beauty and dignity, and by the way, they demeaned themselves to set off. For them, plum appreciation is not the most important thing, the important thing is that the three masters are happy, even if they have completed this plum appreciation banquet.
Wei Qing'e is the eldest of the three, so her posture is the most stable. When talking with Qu Qing Ju and Qin Bailu, she also had a bit of love. Don't praise them any more, it will save them embarrassment."
The courtiers and wives were busy and said with a smile, but they were telling the truth, and it was not a compliment.
Qu Qing Ju looked at the women in the room, all of them had natural smiles on their faces, as if each one was happier than the other. At this time, she unconsciously felt tired for these people, but then she thought that when these people returned to the mansion, they would naturally be held, and she said with emotion, fortunately, she did not become a civilian woman, otherwise she could live in this era. It's even harder.
"Second sister-in-law, I heard that Mrs. Changde has been ill these days, and she can't even come to enjoy the plum this time. I don't know what's going on now?" Qin Bailu glanced at Qu Qingju, who had been smiling all the time, and suddenly said, "Even the third young lady in the father-in-law's mansion fell ill while serving her mother's illness?"
Qu Qingju's brows moved slightly, and the smile in the corner of her eyes did not diminish: "Really?"
"Second sister-in-law doesn't know?" Qin Bailu smiled, but his words were unexpected, "It seems that I asked the wrong person."
Putting down the teacup in her hand, Qu Qingju pushed the teacup aside, "Brother and sister are really smart, second sister-in-law thanked you for letting me know." After speaking, she stood up and said, "I don't know when to look at this snow. Just stop, the kindness of the younger brother and sister should not be resigned, but there are many things in the house, the second sister-in-law will take a step." After speaking, regardless of Qin Bailu's expression, he gave Wei Qing'e a little help, then turned around and held Mujin's hand and walked out. Walk.
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then stood up to say goodbye. Who would have guessed that Princess Duan had already walked out of the door at this moment.
Qin Bailu didn't expect that Qu Qing Ju would leave immediately, looking at the person who was still smiling just now, his face changed as he said it. She was seldom shaken, her face stiffened, and she was stunned for a moment before she managed to suppress her anger.
Wei Qing'e got up with a smile, and she left without hesitation. Obviously, she didn't want to stay here to save face for Qin Bailu. Although King Ning and He Heng were not close, they were better than He Yuan. Why did she give her to her? Qin Bailu deliberately pushed his face away to offend Qu Qingju
As soon as the two princesses left, most of their wives left one after another, and the few who remained were the family members of officials from the He Yuan faction.
"Princess, Princess Rui was too direct just now," whispered the maid who supported Wei Qing'e, "My servant girl's expression changed when she saw Princess Rui."
"It's good to change her face. She looks like that talented girl, so she doesn't have to be annoying," Wei Qing'e said sarcastically, "Who in this capital doesn't know that Mrs. Changde Gongji is slow to wait for Princess Duan, and Qin Bailu was just talking inside and out. She is actually saying that Qu Qingju is not filial, she is trying to disgust Qu Qingju on purpose."
"Even so, but Princess Duan just left, wouldn't people say she was unfilial?" The maid looked around and saw that no one was coming before she said, "I really didn't expect Princess Duan to have such a temper."
"No one is unhappy," Wei Qing'e stepped on the snow with an expressionless face, "The whole capital has long known that Mrs. Changde Gongji is unkind as a mother, and Qu Qingju dares to put on such a face, so she is not afraid of what others say. What's more, in this capital, who is going to talk about a princess for Mrs. Changde's succession? Royal people, of course, are right, but wrong is also right, don't you see that Princess Duan respects Mrs. Xiangqinghou so much?"
After reading some broken books, you think your knowledge is amazing? Wei Qing'e sneered, according to her, Qin Bailu was stupid in reading, and those words were what one of her sister-in-law said to her sister-in-law? No wonder Qu Qingju laughed at Qin Bailu's intelligence, she made a fuss today, and tomorrow the news that Prince Ning's mansion knew the capital well.
Who doesn't have some unsightly things? In the future, the officials of this capital will not be afraid of Ning Wangfu, but she is happy to watch this good show. However, this song Qing Ju is really bold, and it's not the courage that anyone can have.
At this time, the sedan chair carrying Qu Qing Ju was slowly walking towards the gate. Qu Qing Ju sat in the sedan chair, without the anger that others imagined. Based on the principle that if you don't make me happy, I will embarrass you, she is not afraid of making bad relations with Qin Bailu if she dares to leave. Besides, even if she doesn't shake her face, the relationship between the two will not get better in the future.
The swaying sedan chair suddenly stopped, and Qu Qing Ju heard the voice of the servants outside. She slightly raised the curtain next to her, and saw a man in a white cloak. He and a eunuch stood five steps away from the sedan chair. open place.
This person was actually King Rui He Yuan. Qu Qing Ju immediately let go of the curtains, and sat silently against the sedan chair.
He Yuan glanced at the slightly swaying curtains on the sedan chair, and bowed slightly, "I have seen the second sister-in-law."
"Third uncle, you're welcome." Qu Qing Ju had no interest in a man who was as beautiful as a woman, and replied lightly, "Thank you for your hospitality today, but it's getting late, so I'll say goodbye first."
"Second sister-in-law farewell," He Yuan put his hands behind his back, and after watching the sedan chair stagger away, he saw a little eunuch hurried over.
"My lord, just now someone from the concierge came to report that it was Duke Duan's sedan chair that was parked at the gate of the mansion, but he didn't know what to do and didn't enter the mansion."
He tilted his head and glanced at the distant sedan chair, and He Yuan sneered: "Since this king's good brother doesn't enter the mansion, it is not easy for this king to disturb him." He Heng actually came to pick it up in person, this He Heng is addicted to pretending to be a lover.
After saying this, he saw several sedan chairs coming from the direction of Merlin, turned around and walked to the side, avoiding the sedan chairs of these female relatives. Knowing that Qin Bailu entertained the female family members today, he had no objection, but he was a little disdainful of his princess' hobby of appreciating plums on snowy days. No wonder people say that a woman's incompetence is virtue. A woman who has read too much of this book is hypocritical. When will plum blossoms fail to read
Luo Shi sat in the sedan chair, thinking about what happened at the banquet just now, and faintly felt that his niece was different from the past. It seemed that Prince Duan treated her well, otherwise his niece would not have the courage to slap Princess Rui.
The sedan chair stopped inside the gate, and Luo Shi got out of the sedan chair and found several ladies standing here, as if waiting for something.
"What's wrong?" She walked over to a lady she had been friends with on weekdays and asked softly, "Why didn't you leave?"
"Prince Duan's sedan chair is outside," the lady raised her chin, motioned her to look at the gate, and smiled, "I see that Duan Wang really loves your niece."
Hearing the words, Luo Che looked towards the door, just in time to see his niece holding the sedan chair in Duan Wang's hand, the red cloak dragged on the white snow, which was extraordinarily beautiful.
After watching Duan Wang wait for his niece to sit in the sedan chair, Luo Shi withdrew his gaze, facing the eyes of the ladies around him, with the same smile on his face as usual.
Wei Qing'e stood behind the door holding her maid's hand, and she looked a little stunned when she saw the sedan chair in Duan Wang's mansion being carried away. She was heartbroken for Prince Ning's mansion, and she had never seen the prince treat her like this. Apart from her outstanding looks, how could Qu Qing Ju be able to match her? Could it be that everything she does is not as good as Qu Qingju's flamboyance
It was said that Qu Qing Ju's cloak, which was dragged on the snow at will, was made of top-grade cloud brocade stitched with celestial silk, and it would wrinkle when it got wet. Such a cloak would cost a few hundred gold. Now that the cloak has been dragged in the snow, it is naturally impossible to wear it again.
The palace is naturally not short of this money, but she is used to being a housekeeper. There are fixed expenses in the palace, and she herself is not used to luxury. As a direct wife, why go to learn from those concubines who spend all their time on clothing and makeup
"Princess?" The maid next to her looked at her worriedly when she saw that she had not moved.
"Let's go," Wei Qing'e smiled, why should she compare herself with Qu Qing Ju. When He Heng got tired of her, her current flamboyance would become extravagant, and her behavior would become capricious and pretentious. And she doesn't need the prosperity at this time, because no matter when she is, she will be the most dignified and virtuous Princess Ning.
This is also the path that royal daughters-in-law should take.
☆、27·Heroes save beauty and deceit
Because it was snowing, even though the bearer walked very carefully, Qu Qingju still felt that the sedan chair under her was a little swaying. She wanted to reach out and lift the curtain to look outside, but she thought that He Heng was still sitting beside her, and in the end she just smiled and said, "Why did the lord come?"
"I did some things this morning, and I happened to pass by here. I thought you were in the third brother's house, so I just waited to go back with you." He Heng reached out and raised the curtain to look outside. It was snowing heavily, and the road was already There are not many pedestrians. "The snow is getting heavier and heavier. Don't go out in such weather in the future."
"Who wants to be tossed with this kind of weather," Qu Qing Ju smiled and gave him a sideways look, "It's just because the third younger brother and sister posted a post for the first time, and it was difficult to refute her face, so I had to go this way."
Seeing her unhappy expression, He Heng laughed immediately and patted her on the back of her hand: "Is there anything unhappy at the banquet?" He Yuan's princess Qin, should be from a scholarly family, right
Does it make you happy to say it? Qu Qing Ju patted his hand with a backhand: "Don't mention it, our good younger brother and sister jokes that the concubine is not filial to her stepmother."
Being photographed by Qu Qing Ju was a little surprised, He Heng glanced at the back of his hand that he had touched, and felt it was a little itchy, moved his fingers, raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't need to pay attention to what one of her sister-in-law said. What kind of filial piety does the Liang family deserve, she is not kind as a stepmother, and she wants people to be filial to her, so she doesn't look in the mirror." He didn't look down on the Changde Gongfu family, and he didn't have a good impression of Liang's family. . Now that Qu Qingju is his own wife and a princess of a dynasty, she is a little father-in-law and a wife. Could it be that she still wants to show her prestige in front of the princess
The government of Changde treated Qu Qingju slowly, and looked down on him. How could his dignified prince be able to make such a family look down on him, what a thing!
Perceiving the other party's emotions, the smile on Qu Qingju's face became a little better: "Your Highness, don't be angry, you feel sorry for me, I understand."
He Heng didn't feel disrespected when he heard Qu Qing Ju changing his name to "I" in front of him, but felt that Qu Qing Ju was getting closer and closer to him. He looked up, just in time to see the star-like eyes and the emotion on his face.
His heart moved slightly, and he suddenly felt that the husband and wife seemed to be very good before. This woman is his own wife, and she is the woman who wants to walk with him. It would be too boring if they really treated each other like a guest.
"This hurts you?" He Heng smiled softly. "I know you don't like going to the Changde Palace. You don't have to care about the people in the mansion in the future. Everything is up to me."
Qu Qing Ju tilted her head to look at him, and then suddenly plunged her head into his arms: "Your Highness, you will make me worse."
"This king's woman, as long as she is nice to me, and if others are bad, she will be bad." The corner of He Heng's mouth was slightly raised, and he unconsciously reached out and carefully stopped her waist to prevent Qu Qingju from accidentally falling off.
Lying on He Heng's chest, Qu Qing Ju thought, fortunately she has seen many men coaxing women, otherwise, with He Heng's method, she would have jumped into the pit long ago. Look at this behavior, this speech, a proper representative of the affectionate faction.
At this moment, the sedan chair suddenly swayed, He Heng hurriedly stretched out his hands to protect Qu Qing Ju, leaned back to avoid the place where people could easily attack the sedan window, and then pushed the person back to his knees. Lie down and said solemnly, "What's going on?"
"Go back to the lord, someone is blocking the road ahead." Outside the curtain, Qian Changxin looked at the big scene of hooligans chasing beautiful women, and bowed, "A few people in front are chasing a woman." Although his tone was relaxed, he was standing in the right position. The entrance of the sedan was blocked, and the other guards also put their hands on the handle of the knife.
Hearing this, Qu Qing Ju twisted her body and was nodded by He Heng with two fingers.
Seeing Qu Qing Ju staring at her with wide eyes, He Heng smiled at her before looking at the curtain and said, "Clear the road."
A few big men who were chasing people watched this battle, and stopped early and retreated to the side. They only hated that the brothers were unlucky. In this heavy snowy weather, they could also meet the nobles who were sitting in the big sedan chairs.
Hearing the nobleman speak, several of them even knelt to the side honestly, fearing that the nobleman would trouble them because of their collision.
The woman who was running in front saw this situation, her eyes lit up, and she knelt down two feet away from the sedan chair with a thud, "Sir, I beg you to save the girl. These wicked people want to catch the girl to be a concubine for a member of the family, and ask for help. The adults save the people and the girls."
Can this kind of shit happen to forcibly rob civilians? Qu Qing Ju simply changed into a comfortable position and leaned against He Heng's thigh, and said with a light smile, "In the ice and snow, a helpless and pitiful woman asks for help, can the lord be the hero of saving beauty?"
Seeing her smile narrowly, He Heng stretched out his index finger and stroked the corner of her lips: "The beauty is already in her arms, where is there any beauty?"
Opening her mouth and biting her index finger, Qu Qing Ju gritted her teeth before humming, "Who knows that the pitiful appearance of that little beauty will impress anyone?"
He was very fond of Qu Qingju's charming appearance, and He Heng chuckled lightly, "This vinegar is really boundless, an inexplicable people's girl, I don't even want to be a servant girl in the palace, how can I serve you? "
Standing outside, Qian Changxin silently turned his head to the other side, pretending that he couldn't hear the movement in the sedan chair. He glanced at the girl who was kneeling. She looked sixteen or seventeen years old. Her hair was a little messy because she was running, but with that fair and small face, she was really pitiful. She was wearing a light blue corset. The skirt looks very pretty. When he glanced at the hand that was half-hidden in the sleeve cage, his expression sank and said: "Retreat, before the lord, don't be presumptuous." After speaking, he winked at the two guards next to him, and the two guards left directly. He went up, dragged the woman and threw it aside.
Without even looking at the woman covered in snow, Qian Changxin flicked his sleeves: "Get up from the sedan chair!"
I'm too embarrassed to use such old-fashioned tricks, the clothes are ordinary, but the workmanship is a little more elaborate, and there are those scallion-like fingers, which ordinary girl does not do some housework, and can still raise her hands like that delicate? When his grandpa Qian is blind
After the sedan chair continued to move forward for some distance, He Heng let Qu Qingju sit up straight, and he said with a half-smile, "I don't know who gave me this gift, but it's a little unsightly. some."
Hearing the meaning of He Heng's words, Qu Qing Ju asked back, "Why must someone else give the gift, not this woman who wants to give it to herself?"
"Too well prepared, how could such a coincidence happen in the world. If it were an ordinary person, he would have gone to the side earlier, how could he be so close to the sedan chair," He Heng smiled coldly.
"This person is too underestimated by the prince." Qu Qing Ju knew in her heart that there weren't so many heroic rescues in this world, and it wasn't a novel or a TV series. It's no wonder that He Heng is on guard, he is not a hungry ghost, and the person who suddenly rushed out is naturally careful.
"Oh?" Looking at Qing Ju's look of contempt, He Heng smiled again, turned to open the curtains, and looked at the fluttering snow outside, and suddenly felt that the fluttering snowflakes also had some flavor.
The two returned to the palace and went to bed early after dinner. As for this little episode, Qu Qing Ju was too lazy to take it to heart, and He Heng didn't mention it again.
Early the next morning, the snow had stopped, but the snow had not melted, and it was colder than when it snowed. He Heng stood in the main hall and listened to the officials in the court arguing over the imperial examinations in the spring of next year, without the slightest expression on his face.
The people under He Qi and He Yuan wanted to recommend their own people to be the examiners, and they spit all over for a while, citing scriptures and scriptures, which shows the neatness of the literati's mouth.
Emperor Qingde, who was sitting at the top, was getting a headache from the noise from the people below. Seeing that He Heng had not spoken, he said, "King Duan, what do you think?"
After being named by the emperor, He Heng took a step forward and cupped his hands: "Go back to the emperor, everything you said is reasonable, but Erchen thinks that there are two others who can take on this important task."
"But it doesn't matter." Emperor Qingde glanced at the eldest son and the third son before turning his attention to He Heng again.
"In my opinion, the Minister of War, Lord Luo and Master Lu, can take on this important task. Both of them were ranked first in the year, and they are even more upright and calm. If the two adults can serve as examiners, it would be more suitable. ." He Heng would not be stupid enough to compete for the position of the examiner at this moment. Now that the father is old, he has scruples about their young sons. He might as well recommend two old officials of the father to avoid trouble.
When He Qi and He Yuan heard this, they both looked at He Heng with their eyes, what does this second child mean
Emperor Qingde's face softened a little, as if he heard the answer he wanted, he tapped the armrest of the dragon chair: "This matter will be discussed later, let's go."
Everyone knew that the emperor had made a decision, and they all shouted long live and knelt down, and when the emperor left, they slowly stood up one by one and left together.
"Second brother is kind," He Yuan already wanted to understand He Heng's intention, and walked to He Heng's side with a half-smile, "but my brother heard that Lord Luo's daughter is the second sister-in-law's aunt, and the second sister-in-law and This aunt has deep feelings, I wonder if this is the case?"
He Heng paused and looked at He Yuan with a smile: "I don't know, Brother Yu, when did my brother become interested in the short-term affairs of the parents? The affairs of this woman's family are left to the woman's own worry, and Brother Yu can ignore it."
Hearing the irony inside and outside of He Heng's words, He Yuan's face was a little ugly, he always despised He Heng's sarcastic manner, and sneered: "Second brother, what you said is wrong, husband and wife are originally one, and they are one with each other. Caring is the right thing to do, so why not separate men and women."
"Brother Yu naturally knows this," He Heng's smile softened, "but I'm afraid you don't know, brother."
He Yuan sneered, but turned his head and saw the boss walking towards them, and his face suddenly sank.
☆、28 · Lucky Star
"Second brother, third brother, let's go together." He Qi smiled and walked in front of the two of them, "I heard that a new restaurant has recently opened in the capital, why don't we brothers go and sit together?"
He Yuan sneered: "Brother, you're welcome, brother, I have something else to do, so let's go first." After speaking, he walked away with a cold face, without giving He Qi any face at all.
This kind of scene has happened more than once. He Qi glanced at his back without changing his face, and looked at He Heng indifferently, "He doesn't go, you go with brother."
He Heng responded with a smile and walked side by side with He Qi with a natural attitude. He knew in his heart that although He Qi looked upright, he was a master who pretended to be a pig and eats a tiger. He Yuan has a domineering reputation, and half of the credit goes to him.
It's a pity that the eldest's mother was born too low, which is the biggest obstacle for him to compete for the throne. However, I heard that the emperor will reward the harem recently. I wonder if he will give the eldest birth mother a promotion point. It stands to reason that with the eldest prince, it should have been raised a long time ago, but unfortunately, the third mother and concubine have been obstructing it, so that the first prince's biological mother still bears the title of talent.
The two went to the restaurant together, and after having a meal, they separated from each other. He Heng did not taste the taste of wine and food, but the boss's intention to join him to deal with the third child was hinted.
Returning to the palace, He Heng found that the servants in the palace seemed to be smiling happily.
"Back to the lord, this is not the New Year's Day, the princess rewarded us servants with silver taels," Ming He knelt down and said, "The servants are so happy that they forget their faces, please forgive me."
"Get up, the princess will reward you, it's human nature to be happy," He Heng waved his hand, "what is the princess doing now?"
"The servants just went to the main courtyard to kowtow and thank you. Presumably the princess is in the main courtyard now, and the other servants don't know about it." Ming He bowed and stepped aside, indicating that he had no intention of inquiring about the main courtyard.
"Well," He Heng nodded, his feet bent, "Go to the main courtyard and have a look."
After entering the main courtyard, He Heng walked directly to the main room without the notification of the servants. As soon as he reached the door, he heard the conversation in the room.
"Princess, this purse is not very good, why did you put it away?"
"Forget it, I know that you girl is comforting me, how can I get such a thing."
"But… "
"What can't you give away?" He Heng walked in and saw Qu Qingju hiding something behind her, so she walked behind her with a smile, took the thing and looked at it, it turned out to be a navy blue purse with embroidery on one side. With a simple pattern of auspicious clouds and embroidered big blessing characters on one side, the embroiderer is indeed not as good as what he usually uses.
"But it was given to me?" He Heng looked at the purse again, but did not return it to Qu Qingju, seeing the other person's embarrassed look, "I look pretty good."
Qu Qing Ju coughed dryly: "Then what, I'm just embroidering and playing, I didn't tell you."
"Then I asked you about it," He Heng pulled the purse off his body, put it on himself, and said with a smile, "It's a good color."
Qu Qing Ju glanced at the purse, and then looked away: "Since the lord likes it, take it and use it." After speaking, she turned and said, "Is the lord here for dinner tonight?"
He Heng nodded, "The hot pot last time was good, why don't you use that one tonight."
Qu Qing Ju, who happened to want to eat hot pot, naturally praised it, and now she feels that it is not a loss for her to toss so much, at least now she can eat and drink well, and she can occasionally play arrogant. Glancing at the hidden blue purse again, she hooked the corner of her lips.
The new year is getting closer and closer, and the people who are facing up are also busy, but the matter of the imperial examination has been settled. The main examiner was Lu Jinghong, a scholar from Hongyuan Pavilion, who was one of the two recommended by He Heng, and the deputy examiner was from He Yuan's faction.
After this imperial decree came down, He Heng was not surprised at all. Although the father was afraid of several sons, he still favored He Yuan. Otherwise, why should he leave a deputy examination position
It's a pity that his father doesn't know, spoiling is also harmful. He Yuan's appetite will be increased by him, and there will always be troubles.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the palace once again issued a decree, and many concubines were promoted. The birth mother of King Ning, Yao Shi, was promoted to noble concubine, and her title was Wen. He Yuan and He Heng's mother each went further, and the concubine promoted the imperial concubine.
Just when the people in the capital were not ready for the congratulations, there was another decree to give marriage. Luo Shangshu's eldest granddaughter gave marriage to King Cheng Heming, and she will get married after the spring of next year.
This one after another decree came down, and everyone was dizzy, and a lot of congratulatory gifts were sent out. Then they stretched their necks and watched, waiting to see what the bustling capital would look like next year.
After arranging the congratulatory gifts to the Luo family and Prince Cheng's mansion, as well as the gifts for the concubines and concubines of each palace, Qu Qingju brought a cup of hot tea and asked Hollyhock to squeeze her shoulders, but she was thinking about the relationship between the Luo family and Prince Cheng. thing.
The Luo family was my aunt's maiden's family. Although it wasn't very prominent, it was also somewhat famous in the capital. It was no surprise that the girl from the Luo family married into the royal family. Just marrying this King Cheng, I really don't know if it is good or not.
If the first three princes still have hope of competing for the throne, He Ming is a proper soy sauce king. Unless the first three die, the throne will have nothing to do with him. This person's ability is as ordinary as his name. I don't know how much Emperor Qingde hates seeing this son. The first three sons have the meaning of unicorn and auspiciousness, the other has the meaning of beautiful jade, and the other has the meaning of profound and profound. more than one.
But when he arrived at King Cheng's place, he was short of strings, and the name fell horizontally and vertically, giving people the name of a bad street. Although the meaning is bright, it is not always so high-end atmosphere. Don't you see how busy Xiao Ming's classmate in the math book in the previous life is, he is always pouring water and collecting water, constantly walking from place A to place B, constantly cycling to give out apples, and constantly going to grandma's and uncle's house.
Thinking of this, Qu Qing Ju shook her head and said to Mu Jin, "The ceremony at Prince Cheng's mansion should be thicker by half." Even the name deserves sympathy.
Mujin responded and said: "Princess, the people from the central province of the palace just sent the yearbook, and the slave has already counted the list and it is correct, can you put the items in the warehouse?"
Although the things in the central province are not uncommon, they are more or less royal things, which is a matter of face. Qu Qing Ju nodded, remembering that she was going to enter the palace to kowtow in a few days, and felt a pain in her knees. Not to mention how complicated the relationships and minds of these women in the palace are, it is annoying to say that the two uneasy concubines.
At the end of this year, the Luo family is a very lively faction. There was an endless stream of people giving gifts to the mansion. Even though the Prince Cheng, who was married to the daughter of the Luo family, was not valued by the emperor, he was always a prince, and everyone in the capital always had to give some face.
Mrs. Luo turned over the stacks of gift slips in her hand, and said to her daughter-in-law, who was sitting at the bottom: "Oh, Yao girl married in that kind of place, really..."
The Luo family's daughter-in-law's eyes were slightly red and said: "The emperor's great grace is the blessing of our Luo family." Speaking of this, she was a little choked up. If she had a choice, she would rather her daughter marry an ordinary official's house than enter the royal gate to suffer." My daughter-in-law has heard that Prince Cheng is honest and honest, and when Yaoer gets married, she will not suffer too many grievances."
"I lived this day by myself," Mrs. Luo put down the gift list. "It is not easier to go to Prince Duan's mansion than to Prince Cheng's mansion. The girl from the Qu family is also doing well, and King Duan treats her well. In the past, our Luo family treated her well. Duan Wangfei is also good, and when Yaoer gets married, it can be regarded as a care."
"But King Duan and King Cheng..." Before the wife of the Luo family could finish her worried words, she was interrupted by Mrs. Luo.
"This woman's relationship is a woman's business," Mrs. Luo said meaningfully. "The rest is a man's business. Our Luo Jiazhong is only the emperor."
The daughter-in-law of the Luo family nodded suddenly, and was about to speak when she heard a servant report that it was Duan Wangfu who sent a congratulatory gift.
When the gift list came in, Mrs. Luo nodded with the gift list: "Princess Duan treats our Luo family really well, let's make a little extra for this year's New Year's gift." After speaking, she handed the gift list to her daughter-in-law.
The Luo family's daughter-in-law took the gift list, and she thought fortunately, fortunately, the Luo family was kind to Princess Duan at the beginning, and Princess Duan was also a person who reciprocated. bit…
She shook her head hurriedly, suppressing the thought.
In Prince Rui's mansion, He Yuan smashed several pieces of china, and his handsome face was full of gloom: "Is the royal father confused, he actually pointed the Luo family to the fourth, this is not a clear connection between the Luo family and the Luo family. Does the fourth push the second to the second?!"
The waiter was so frightened when he heard this, he hurriedly knelt to the ground and inserted broken pieces of porcelain into his knees, not daring to frown.
"My lord, the princess said she wanted to see you." A little girl stood tremblingly at the door, not daring to look at He Yuan.
"No!" After smashing another piece of porcelain, He Yuan sat on the carved sandalwood chair, and after a long while with a sullen face: "Come on, prepare to drive into the palace!" Damn, if I knew this would happen, I shouldn't have encouraged the concubine in the first place Asking the emperor to give the second child the people of the Qu family, it is now cheaper for him!
As the beneficiary in He Yuan's eyes, He Heng is not as happy as He Yuan imagined, because he knows the behavior of the Luo family. As for the choice of the fourth child, it will be seen later.
Holding a cup of Longjing tea, leaning against the back of the chair and half-squinting, thinking about the possible reactions of He Yuan and He Qi, He Heng raised his eyebrows, no matter what, this matter was beneficial to him.
However, it's also time to pass on He Yuan's loan to the eldest. As long as the two of them get on, they won't care about the marriage of the fourth eldest. After all, the fourth child is not that important in their eyes.
"My lord, the princess sent someone to send chicken soup." Ming He's voice sounded outside the door.
Looking at the chicken soup in front of him, He Heng suddenly remembered Qu Qingju, the imperial edict said that she was blessed with profound blessings, but he was right. The princess was really his lucky star.
☆、29、The tragedy of Yun Qing
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial hall was sealed, and the palace was rewarded from time to time to each mansion. Therefore, whether there is a reward from the emperor also represents whether the person is valued by the emperor. The little officials who wanted to climb up also stared closely, watching which one could please, and which one could find a way.
Qu Qing Ju followed He Heng to kneel on the main hall of the palace, and received the emperor's reward, but it was the Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters and two plates of kumquats written by the emperor himself.
After sending the eunuch Chuanzhi away, the two returned to the main room, opened the Spring Festival couplet and saw that there were red paper with gold characters and flowers on the edge. From Qu Qingju's layman's aesthetic point of view, this handwriting is really good, but from the point of view of the brush stroke, Qingde Emperor's typeface is softer than vigorous, which shows his human nature.
He pushed aside a kumquat that was bigger than his thumb, Qu Qing Ju broke half of it into his mouth, fed half of it to He Heng, nodded and said, "The word is good, the orange is sweet too."
He Heng glanced at her flowing movements, and put the Spring Festival couplets away with a smile, "Qian Changxin, you and Minghe go and paste the Spring Festival couplets in person."
"Yes," Qian Changxin carefully held the box containing the Spring Festival couplets, and withdrew with Ming He.
Qu Qing Ju looked at the pair of blessing characters, "Where are these pair of blessing characters posted?"
"Naturally stick it in our room, I'll stick it later," He Heng pointed at the door of the main room, and saw that Qu Qing Ju was eating kumquats again, "It's so cold, use less cold ones."
Qu Qing Ju twisted her wrist and stuffed the orange in his hand into his innermost part: "Since the lord has pasted the blessing character, I can help you to see if it is crooked." After speaking, she took the blessing character and began to instruct the servants to take the paste character. something to come.
Seeing that she was in a high mood, He Heng also let her, under the protection of a few eunuchs, step on the stool to paste the blessing.
"A little crooked, move a little to the right."
Move right.
"More, go a little further to the left."
Move left.
Qu Qing Ju looked critically at He Heng's results and nodded reluctantly, "That's about it."
When the eunuchs heard this, they hurriedly guarded the prince and got off the stool, and then dragged the stool to the side, so as not to affect the little interest between the prince and the princess.
He Heng took a few steps back, nodded with satisfaction, and then reached out and tapped Qu Qingju's forehead, "I think you're blindly directing."
Qu Qing Ju took a step back and said with a smile, "Your Highness is not good at craftsmanship, why do you blame me?"
Not far away, Jiang Yongxu stood on the spot with three concubines, watching the prince and the princess go and laugh, for a while she didn't know if she should go. Originally, because the princess gave them some hairpins today, she should have brought someone to pay her thanks. Just looking at this scene, how could she move forward without winking.
The other three felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show any emotion on their faces, they just looked at Jiang Yongxu, waiting for her reaction.
"Forget it, come back tomorrow, the prince and the princess are busy at the moment," Jiang Yongxu looked away, and was about to turn to leave, but unexpectedly met Yin Liu who was carrying a food box.
"Concubine Jiang and you concubines are good," Yin Liu bowed.
"You're welcome, Miss Yinliu," Jiang Yongxu smiled, "I wanted to come to salute the princess, but I didn't want the prince and the princess to be busy, so I wouldn't bother to wait, so I'll go ahead."
Before Yin Liu could speak, she saw the jade hairpin hurriedly approaching and bowed to the four of them, "Concubine Jiang and concubines, and the princess and the princess, please come over." It turned out that Qu Qingju saw this movement, so she asked People called them over.
In the main house, He Heng and Qu Qingju sat at the top, and the four side rooms sat quietly and honestly below.
Qu Qingju glanced at Feng Zijin, but within half a month, Feng Zijin seemed to look quite haggard, sitting there.