Soon after, Concubine Wei held a flower-viewing banquet.
Wen Qingzhu was invited to take Wen Mingxuan to the palace.
When I got off the bus at the gate of the palace, I heard a passionate and annoying voice from a distance.
"Qingzhu, you are here."
After standing firm, Wen Qingzhu did not look back immediately. Instead, he helped Wen Mingxuan down together before turning back.
The person who called her was Li Qing. She was dressed in fancy clothes and heavy makeup, which was really blinding.
"Miss Li." Wen Qingzhu replied calmly.
Li Qing stepped forward and extended her hand.
Wen Qingzhu raised his hand as if unintentionally, avoiding Li Qing's hand.
At this moment, Li Qing's expression froze, but she quickly restored her smile and retracted her hand pretending to be casual.
Her eyes moved to Wen Mingxuan's mountain, and her smile became more and more eager: "This is Master Wen, he looks very smart."
"Miss Li." Wen Mingxuan quickly went through it in his mind. Sister A told him about Li Qing's personality before.
After just a few glances, he felt very uncomfortable.
This Li Qing is so hypocritical. She obviously doesn't want to praise him, but she still insists on praising him.
"It's so cute." Li Qing raised her hand again to touch Wen Mingxuan's head.
Wen Qingzhu's eyes flashed, and he reached out to grab her wrist: "Miss Li, Xuan'er is a stranger and doesn't like others to get close to him."
"Then... I'm sorry." The smile on Li Qing's face was almost unbearable.
At this moment, King Ning came over.
Walking over with him was Lei Yan, who had a serious face.
Wen Qingzhu rarely saw him like this and couldn't help but look at him twice.
Prince Ning looked over, then looked sideways at Lei Yan, and said in an ambiguous tone: "I heard that Miss Wen had an engagement with Mr. Lei before. Is this true?"
Lei Yan immediately corrected him: "Your Highness Prince Ning, I and Qingzhu are just friends."
"Young Master Lei, there is no need to be so nervous. I am just joking." Jiang Yuanan's mouth curled up in an evil way, and his gaze towards Wen Qingzhu was still full of scrutiny.
"Your Highness, cousin! Qing'er is here too! Why don't you ask Qing'er?" Li Qing endured it again and again, but she couldn't help but speak.
Prince Ning then looked at Li Qing ambiguously: "Qing'er is here too. I like the sachet you gave me a few days ago. I like it very much."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qing suddenly blushed and started to be pretentious: "Your Highness! Qing'er—"
Wen Qingzhu was too lazy to watch them perform, and ruthlessly interrupted: "Your Highness Prince Ning, Mr. Lei, I'm leaving first."
Without waiting for their reply, Wen Qingzhu took Wen Mingxuan and left.
Jiang Yuanan's eyes moved to Wen Qingzhu's back, and his eyes gradually deepened.
Li Qing, who was standing aside, saw this scene and was so angry that she almost crushed the handkerchief.
He stared at Wen Qingzhu's back from the corner of his eye, his sinister look clearly revealed.
Lei Yan felt uncomfortable all over when he saw the cousins.
Now that he has arrived at the palace gate, his mission is completed.
Without saying a word, he quickly entered the palace.
Jiang Yuanan squinted as he watched Lei Yan leave, and said with a half-smile, "This kid from the Lei family is very courageous."
Li Qing quickly echoed: "That's right! If you don't take your highness in the eyes, you should take a good look at him when the time comes!"
"Qing'er knows how to take part in ginseng?" Jiang Yuanan looked over sideways and found Li Qing's stupid and ignorant look funny.
There are two sons and one daughter in the Li family, but Li Du is the only one who is somewhat useful.
The second child is lustful and ignorant, while the third child is stupid and arrogant.
If not for this, it wouldn't matter if he brought Li Qing into the palace.
Seeing Li Qing blushing and unable to speak, Jiang Yuanan said: "Let's go."
As soon as Prince Ning left, Li Qing gritted her teeth and hurried to follow.
When they arrived at the palace, there were many people standing around Concubine Wei.
Wen Qingzhu took Wen Mingxuan and sat aside, but did not go over immediately.
As soon as the palace maid served the tea, Wen Qingzhu heard a burst of fast and steady footsteps.
Turning around to look, I saw Mrs. Zheng walking this way as fast as flying.
Wen Qingzhu stood up quickly, and Wen Mingxuan followed suit and asked her quietly: "Sister, who is this old lady?"
"Mrs. Zheng from the Duke of Zheng's family, she—"
Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Zheng had already arrived: "Qingzhu!"
Being pulled by someone unexpectedly, Wen Qingzhu felt his footsteps leave the ground and fly out.
When she landed, she was held firmly by Mrs. Zheng.
Mrs. Zheng looked her up and down with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, really good."
The corners of Wen Qingzhu's mouth twitched, and it took him a long time to stabilize his beating heart.
The lady in front of her was the First Grade Imperial Lady. Wen Qingzhu immediately greeted her respectfully: "Old Madam."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zheng immediately became unhappy: "What do you call me, Mrs. Auntie?"
Wen Qingzhu immediately said:? ?
Unfortunately, before she could speak, Mrs. Zheng pulled her to sit down.
There were only two seats here. Once Mrs. Zheng and Wen Qingzhu sat down, Wen Mingxuan had no room.
The maid serving here was sent by Concubine Wei. Seeing this situation, she moved a chair over with a wink.
As soon as Wen Mingxuan sat down, Mrs. Zheng noticed that there was a shorter Wen Mingxuan next to her.
Looking along, she hissed, looked at Wen Qingzhu, then at him, and couldn't help but ask, "Is this your brother?"
Wen Qingzhu nodded respectfully: "Yes, I—"
Mrs. Zheng immediately stared over.
Wen Qingzhu quickly changed his words: "Aunt, his name is Wen Mingxuan, he is my biological brother."
"It turns out to be Xuan'er, come on! Call Auntie!" Mrs. Zheng waved to her enthusiastically.
Wen Mingxuan stood up at a loss, and subconsciously looked at Wen Qingzhu: Why is this old lady different from other old ladies
Mrs. Zheng was impatient, so she stood up and hugged Wen Mingxuan in her arms, rubbed his head and said, "Oh, what a little dumpling. I haven't seen such a cute dumpling in a long time!"
Wen Mingxuan had never met such an old lady before, and he was so shocked that he immediately turned his neck to look at his sister.
As a result, he found that his sister also opened her eyes wide.
After two quarters of a difficult hour, Concubine Wei's people finally came over.
If Wen Qingzhu was granted amnesty, he pulled Wen Mingxuan to leave and followed Concubine Wei's people.
After they left, the smile on Mrs. Zheng's face slowly faded.
She asked the nanny beside her: "I heard that the relationship between Miss Wen and her family is not very good?"
"Yes, I have checked. Miss Wen and Master Wen live opposite General Fu's house."
Mrs. Zheng began to think deeply: "This is not easy to handle. It's rare for me to like this girl, and I don't hate that kid Xu'er either..."
After hesitating for a moment, Mrs. Zheng ordered again: "Go and check again. What is the relationship between this girl and Fu Lie?"
Arriving at Concubine Wei, Wen Qingzhu breathed a long sigh of relief.
"See Concubine Wei, Princess Dejia, and the Eighth Prince."
"Get up, come and sit over here." Concubine Wei already knew what was going on over there, so she called someone to call them over in advance.
After sitting down, Concubine Wei still had guests.
It is Mrs. Pei and her daughter.
Mrs. Pei was very discerning: "My dearest concubine, I still have something to do here, so I will take my daughter away first."
"Well, you go ahead." Concubine Wei smiled and nodded.
When Mrs. Pei and her daughter stood up, Wen Qingzhu saw Pei Zhixuan's strange eyes.
She smiled calmly and nodded towards Pei Zhixuan.
After they left, Concubine Wei glanced at Mrs. Zheng and asked, "Have you and Mrs. Zheng known each other before?"
"No, the last time I went to see Master Zheng, I met the old lady." Wen Qingzhu could feel the extremely strong kindness of the old lady Zheng.
But such kindness is a bit inexplicable.
Concubine Wei noticed her doubts and reminded: "The reason why Mrs. Zheng rushed back from the northwest is for Zheng Xu's marriage."
"Could it be..." Wen Qingzhu reacted instantly.
Concubine Wei nodded: "I'm afraid Madam Zheng has taken a fancy to you."
Wen Qingzhu's complexion suddenly turned bad.
Seeing her like this, Concubine Wei smiled: "But don't worry, Mrs. Zheng is different from others. When she finds out about Fu Lie, she won't force you."
Wen Qingzhu pondered. What Concubine Wei meant was that Mrs. Zheng was secretly inquiring about her affairs
After dropping the subject, Concubine Wei waved to Wen Mingxuan: "Mingxuan, come here, I've met the Eighth Prince."
Wen Mingxuan stood up, walked to Jiang Yuanhan, and bowed respectfully: "I have met the Eighth Prince."
Jiang Yuanhan was actually very excited when he saw Wen Mingxuan.
But he kept in mind Concubine Wei's teachings, kept a calm face, and stretched out his short hand: "Get up."
"Thank you, Eighth Prince." Wen Mingxuan stood up straight.
Wen Qingzhu felt happy and sad at the same time when he saw that their two little children had begun to look like adults.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's sadness, Concubine Wei smiled and said to Jiang Yuanhan, "Han'er, take Mingxuan for a walk around here to get familiar with the environment here."
"Yes, concubine." Jiang Yuanhan stood up, actually very excited.
Concubine Wei turned to tell Eunuch Huang: "Have a good time serving the Eighth Prince. Be careful not to bump into others."
"Don't worry, my dear, I'll follow you, there won't be any big problems." Eunuch Huang flicked his fly whisk and left after Jiang Yuanhan.
There were no outsiders here, and Concubine Wei asked with a straight face, "Who makes the decision about your marriage?"
Wen Qingzhu was silent and asked, "Besides Mrs. Zheng, who else is paying attention to my affairs?"
Concubine Wei did not reply, but turned to look at Concubine Wan.
Wen Qingzhu squinted over there, where Concubine Wan was talking to several ladies.
She was surrounded in the middle, with a springy look on her face.
"Didn't the canal project fall to the King of Chu before? Recently, more and more people have come to the palace to ask for a meeting with Concubine Wan."
Concubine Wei's tone was unrecognizable.
But when Wen Qingzhu looked back, Concubine Wei's eyes were clearly filled with doubts.
"Someone from the royal family must be responsible for the canal. The Eighth Prince is still young, so only the King of Chu is the most suitable person."
"I understand." Concubine Wei nodded and stood up holding the hand of grandma, "Let Dejia accompany you first. Your Majesty, I will go over to deal with the banquet first."
"Mom, go slowly." Wen Qingzhu stood up and watched Concubine Wei leave.
Jiang Dejia pointed to the side and said, "Let's go find Han'er. There are many people here and I'm worried that something might happen to them."
"Okay." Wen Qingzhu just responded.
A young father-in-law at the other end hurriedly shouted to this side: "Your Highness, the Eighth Prince has fallen into the water! He has fallen into the water!"
Wen Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat, and then he felt relieved when he thought of Mingxuan's ability to swim.
But the young father-in-law's next words made Wen Qingzhu's heart hang on his head again: "Miss Wen! Master Wen was hit by a tribute pony to protect the Eighth Prince, and now he has fainted!"
Wen Qingzhu couldn't control himself anymore, picked up her skirt and ran over there.
When he arrived at the lake, Wen Qingzhu saw that people from Tai Hospital had arrived.
"Miss Wen! Slow down!"
The father-in-law behind him was kicking and shouting, but Wen Qingzhu was already behind the crowd.
"Get out of the way!" Wen Qingzhu's voice was cold.
Seeing that it was her, the people surrounding them immediately moved out of the way.
Wen Qingzhu took a quick look and saw that Wen Mingxuan was half-lying with a bandage on his head and a little blood seeping out.
His eyes were closed tightly and his lips were blue.
"Xuan'er!" Wen Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat in shock and he quickly stepped forward.
Squatting in front of Wen Mingxuan, Wen Qingzhu worriedly checked his injuries again.