Looking at that chair, Pei Yongchang felt flattered for a moment.
He tried his best to see the prince, but he didn't expect such a good thing to happen.
Before he came, he was still lamenting that he was smart and knew how to pave the way for himself. After seeing the prince, he realized that he was smart.
He boasted that at his age, there were not many people who could achieve his level, and now he knew why other people were the crown prince and he was a small salt merchant. He thought that he had exhausted all his tricks, but he didn't know what he had done. Everyone knew it. So far, Pei Yongchang was once again grateful for Su Hai's ignorance, otherwise in the eyes of the prince...
Thinking about it made him shudder, and that's why he realized that he was sweating profusely after he was led out.
When it came to Pan'er, he naturally didn't dare to make mistakes.
Although Fengyi is small, there is a perceptive prince standing behind him. Pei Yongchang put away all his little thoughts and looked very cautious.
Cattail came up with a plate of cherries, and was eating one by one on the plate, while smiling at Pei Yongchang: "I was still telling the prince before that Mr. Pei's family is bold and generous, why didn't you sit down when you asked to sit down today?" .”
Seeing this, Pei Yongchang could only sit down below, with an awkward smile, and said: "Fengyi is flattering you."
This is probably a huge gap, but in just one year, Pan'er pointed at Pei Yongchang a year ago and held up his noble hand, so that he could be safe. One year later, Pei Yongchang didn't dare to sit in front of her. Some people sigh.
Because Pan'er just ate the cherries and didn't speak, Pei Yongchang's eyes fell on her quietly.
The bright red blouse and the moon-white skirt seem to be simple in style, but they are just homely clothes, but from Pei Yongchang's eyes, not only the material is first-class, but the embroidery on it is also exquisite. His complexion is also much better than a year ago, and his whole person is much more mellow, but the biggest change is his temperament.
Just now Pei Yongchang didn't recognize some at first glance, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't figure out what this woman looked like back then.
But no matter what, when he calmed down at this moment, Pei Yongchang also understood the meaning of the prince, the past cannot be recalled, and now this is the master and empress to him, and he can only respect it.
Pan'er took the handkerchief, wiped his mouth and hands, and then looked at Pei Yongchang: "How is Dong's family recently?"
"It's good to return to Fengyi."
"That's fine. You also know that I'm just a woman in the back house. I can't say anything or have any hand in the outside affairs. But this time His Highness summoned you, I think the Jiang family will not dare to treat you lightly. You Since the two of us have the status of righteous brothers and sisters, I recognize this. Now I am only fortunate to be by the side of the prince during his southern tour. Although I am pregnant now, it is unclear what the future will be. Be careful what you do outside."
The ups and downs of each sentence in this passage, for Pei Yongchang, is a new understanding of Pan'er.
His only thought now is that the palace is really good at training people. A year ago, he only thought that a woman who was a little clever, now not only has a bit of a high-level atmosphere, but also a bit more unpredictable.
At first glance, these words are very ordinary, but in fact every sentence has a deep meaning.
She knew the embarrassment of him being blocked from the door. This time, the prince summoned him alone because of her. Although she said that she couldn't say anything about the outside affairs, it was just a polite word. With this summoning, the Jiang family's attitude towards him will inevitably change drastically, but at the same time they will also be wary of him.
Therefore, opportunities and dangers coexist. Once today's incident spreads, he will not be the son-in-law of the concubine's natal family in the future, but a favored sister who will be the concubine of the prince. This matter will also be reported to the Chen family, that is to say, he will not be able to get off this ship.
All of this was beyond what Pei Yongchang had expected before he came. In his mind, pleasing both sides was the right way, but since he was summoned, the whole thing has gone out of control.
One of the problems he faces now is, to choose one of the two, will he get on this boat or not
Obviously, it was difficult for him to make a choice, and because of this, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
Pan'er glanced at him, picked up the tea and drank it slowly.
Not long after, Pei Yongchang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, cupped his hands and said: "Xiaomin remember Fengyi's teachings."
Pan'er nodded in satisfaction, then chatted some gossip with Pei Yongchang, and then someone led him down. At the same time, she was also thinking in her heart, what exactly does the prince want to do
Summoning Pei Yongchang and having someone bring him to see her is undoubtedly helping her sell well to the Pei family. But you must know that Pei Yongchang is from the Chen family, and he still has the identity of the son-in-law of the Chen family.
If he goes out through this door today, there will be a lot of rumors about Pei Yongchang's favored sister who is the prince's concubine tomorrow, and his relationship with the Chen family will inevitably break down.
Could it be that he is helping her poach the corner of the princess's natal family? Change this corner to Su
Pan'er subconsciously looked at her stomach, not knowing what the prince was thinking.
But no matter what the prince is thinking, it is obvious that this matter will not be clear for a while. The time has entered March unknowingly. March in the south of the Yangtze River is the real spring, and it is time for the southern tour team to leave Yangzhou.
During this period, because the Tongyang Canal was connected to Yangzhou, this canal was the lifeblood of the entire Huainan Salt Field, and countless merchant ships and salt ships passed by every day, so the prince and his men walked along the Tongyang Canal for a long time. trip.
It was said to be light-packed and simple, but how could it be light-packed with the Jiang family around, and they were the hosts, so the Jiang family opened the way, and the prince took some of the southern tour team to see the salt fields and salt dams that produce salt.
This trip went back and forth for about half a month, and when the crown prince came back, he was confronted with a report from the imperial doctor Wang, saying that Su Fengyi was pregnant with twins.
Twins
It is not that the family with the surname did not have twins, but it dates back to the time of the late emperor, when a concubine gave birth to twins, and was very favored by the late emperor, but neither of these two children survived Died before the age of ten.
The prince was born in the court, so he naturally thought more. The two children seemed to have died, but in fact it was just a man-made disaster. Because it is a male and a female twins, the dragon and the phoenix are auspicious, the late emperor thought it was auspicious, so naturally he was valued more. But there are not only this pair of twins in the palace, but also other princes and princesses. Behind these princes and princesses are their mothers and concubines and even their natal families.
Under the criticism of the public, it is impossible to guard against it.
But the prince didn't tell Pan'er about all this, but secretly told Aunt Qing to take care of everything around Pan'er, and told Zhang Laishun to look at Su Fengyi with one eye.
Although there shouldn't be any problems on the southern tour, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing. If something goes wrong with Su Fengyi, he won't have to go back to Beijing this time.
Zhang Laishun was so irritated by the phrase 'no need to go back to Beijing' that he almost lost his blood, he almost split himself in half and divided the other half.
Regardless of trivial matters, in late March, the Southern Tour team finally set off at Yangzhou Wharf.
At the same time, in the north of Yangzhou City, a young man packed his bags and left the house.
Yao Jinzhi looked in the direction of the door with a disheartened face, and muttered to himself: "I can't control you since I was a child, you can do whatever you want, even if you leave..."
Next to him, Su Jiang pushed Miao Cuixiang into the room and growled, "If you hadn't made trouble, why would the second child be like this?"
"It's none of my business, really..."
Before setting off, the prince also considered leaving Pan'er in the Jiang family to raise the baby.
But after thinking about it, the whole way down is by boat, the boat is stable, and Pan'er doesn't get seasick, so it's better to take it with you.
In fact, Pan'er is quite competitive. Since she was pregnant, she has no other reaction except sleepiness and food intake. Even Aunt Qing said that her life is good, but she has seen that kind of pregnancy and she started to vomit until the child was born. A woman who is about to give birth.
Spring and summer are the best time to go to Jiangnan.
The beautiful scenery along the way is not to mention, and all kinds of food are also extremely rich.
Pan'er ate all the way from Zhenjiang to Changzhou and then to Suzhou. The Southern Tour team stayed in Suzhou for nearly a month. The prosperity of Suzhou is not inferior to that of Yangzhou, even worse. Pan'er did not see the scene of household looms being installed in every household that Yao Jinzhi said in Suzhou, but she did appreciate the largest mulberry garden in the area.
Next is Songjiang, whose cotton cloth is the best in the world, and Songjiang's weaving is no worse than Suzhou. Further down is Jiaxing, which has already left Jiangsu at this time, but the general southern tour will return after arriving in Hangzhou.
By the time we returned, it was already the end of June.
During this period, Pan'er's stomach swelled like a balloon, and the prince even had the illusion that Pan'er's stomach was bigger when he came back from a day out.
Seeing that he was terrified, he was always afraid that she would be thrown by the stomach.
In fact, Pan'er's belly is not too big, but it's just a little bigger than usual in the same month. The reason why the prince feels this way is because Aunt Qing and Pan'er have deliberately restrained themselves after three months of fighting. own appetite.
So far, the effect is not bad. In fact, she didn't gain too much weight, she still has thin arms and legs, so her belly looks big.
Imperial Physician Wang was summoned several times by the crown prince, and every time he asked about it, it was always feasible. What Imperial Physician Wang meant was that it was not easy to raise twins too large, otherwise it would be difficult to give birth when the time came.
Because this sentence was not easy to come by, on the way back, the prince rarely urged the schedule, so he wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible.
Pan'er's stomach is almost seven months old now, and if there is no delay on the way, the return journey will take more than a month. Doctor Wang said that the twins may be born prematurely, and these are all things to consider, so the prince ordered someone to find stability Mother-in-law, doing all kinds of preparations for premature delivery, and even prepared a car full of various medicinal materials, while rushing to the capital.
Before August 15th, the southern tour team finally returned to the capital, and the crown prince had been away from Beijing for nearly a year.
On the side of the East Palace, since receiving the news that the prince has entered the city gate, they have been preparing to pick him up.
The Crown Princess led Hu Liangdi and the others, dressed up early, just waiting for the news to come back.
When there was news that the prince had entered the Forbidden City, and after sitting for half a cup of tea, the princess led a group of people to the gate of the East Palace.
This station stood for nearly an hour.
The prince left the Qianqing Palace, the prince went to the Kunning Palace, and then came out again. These messages were passed back one by one, and when someone reported that the crown prince was coming to the East Palace, a mighty crowd knelt in front of the East Palace gate.
Only the Crown Princess and Hu Liangdi were still standing.
Finally saw people.
The prince didn't seem to have changed much compared to before, but his face was more refined and he seemed to be thinner, but his demeanor was even more calm.
The crown princess thought of all the things that happened in the past year since the crown prince left, and she felt like tears filled her eyes unconsciously.
"See Your Highness."
The prince stretched out his hand to support her, and called out to Hu Liangdi again.
He was about to say something, when there was a sound of rolling wheels, the hand that was holding the princess was released, and the prince turned his head to look behind him.
The car stopped in front of everyone.
Carts pulled by animals are rarely used in the Forbidden City, because animals are uncontrollable and dirty, and generally they will not come to the master even if they are used, so the masters usually use shoulder cars or soft sedan chairs.
After Pan'er got off the boat in Tongzhou, she took a carriage instead. When she entered the Forbidden City, the prince thought that it would be inconvenient for her to change carriages after she had been in the carriage for almost a day, so the carriage was directly pulled in from Donghua Gate. .
Zhang Laishun followed the car himself, he had already got off the shaft and walked beside him. At this time the carriage stopped, and he hurriedly opened the curtain. This behavior is actually nothing to look at alone, but in this case, it is particularly glaring.
"Master Fengyi, you must be careful."
Pan'er was really exhausted. No matter how smooth the carriage was, she was now a month old, and it was uncomfortable to lie down and sit. At last, this time came, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
As soon as she felt relieved, the pain in her body was reflected. Aunt Qing and Zhang Laishun came to help her out of the car, but they almost missed.
The prince was frightened and gave her a hand, and when she stood still, he turned his gaze to Aunt Qing and Zhang Laishun.
Pan'er tugged at him: "It's because my legs are weak and I didn't stand up properly. I don't blame them."
"Su Fengyi's belly is so big." The princess stepped forward and said, with a flawless smile on her face, but her eyes were on Pan'er's belly.
"Join the Crown Princess." Pan'er hurriedly took a step back, retreating from the Crown Prince's arms, and wanted to salute the Crown Princess.