bright sheath

After one autumn rain and one cold, it was already the autumnal equinox when Chen Yunyu arrived in the capital, the ginkgo leaves were all over the ground, and only the bustle and bustle remained.

As I said before, the letter he sends back is one a day. Occasionally, when there is nothing interesting or turbulent, he will fold two maple leaves and put them in the letter paper, and send them back, thinking about Ling Yanchi again. If he looked stunned, he would smile happily, and the day would pass.

There were many autumn rains. When he arrived at Guangji Temple, the sky was lightly raining, the ground was not wet, and the scent of sandalwood filled his nose. Looking at the big Buddha in the open space of the temple, his heart was devout and peaceful, and he was finally able to go in and worship with confidence, like those Just like good men and women, he also has concerns.It's just that this time he didn't see the monk who enlightened him. After looking around for the last time, he left. This time, his goal was the palace.

It is always dangerous for the son to go to Beijing, but only this time, no one stared at him. There was a banquet in the imperial garden, and the eldest princess and his wife looked at him with worried faces. This was a royal banquet. There were not many people in the first place. Among the palace eunuchs, only Emperor Jing and Concubine Duangui sat at the top. The prince responded to the sky for a while, and the second prince sat next to Emperor Jing in turn, but for some reason the fifth prince Chen Jiashang was not seen, but there was a person here that Chen Yunyu could not have imagined. The most famous person-Jiang Changping, Minister of the Ministry of officials.

The two stared at each other in surprise for a moment, and then quietly withdrew their eyes.

"My humble servant sees the emperor." He lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down to salute.

Emperor Jing still looked listless, waved him to get up, and said: "Sit down when you come, and eat first. The emperor said you like this anchovy fin, and I ordered someone to prepare it for you today. Try it quickly, the craftsmanship in this palace is not something you can get in normal times."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"From my concubine's point of view, all the sons and daughters are good-looking, decent and courteous, and I think if we get married, we will treat the princess kindly, but we, Xuan Cong, are like a child all day long, not like a prince at all." Concubine Duan said casually while pouring wine for Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing touched her hand and said pamperingly: "Look at your sharp mouth, it's still sore, I know what you're thinking, you're blaming me for giving the princess to Yunyu, but it's natural for me to do so My reason... You must know that the side concubine Xuan Cong took two months ago, no matter how bad the Northern Wu is, he can't see his princess as a concubine. Only Yunyu has the best virtue and is the most suitable, I believe in my own vision."

Concubine Duan touched her hair on her temples nonchalantly and said: "The concubine knows, the concubine is unhappy, the emperor won't allow the concubine to say it, the emperor doesn't know that the concubine likes that girl very much..."

"Don't worry, my concubine, I think I'm a big country, so I'm afraid I won't be able to find a few beautiful women?" Emperor Jing said with a smile on the tip of his nose.

"This is what the emperor said, and the concubine is waiting for the emperor to point out another marriage to Xuan Cong." Concubine Duan Gui was still a little unhappy, pretending to twist her body and push away Emperor Jing's hand.

"Sigh... don't talk about Xuan Cong, this seems to be Yunyu's first meal in the palace alone, it's strange that I neglected you before, and your father... what do you want to say about this marriage? ?”

Chen Yunyu smiled and said: "I listen to the emperor in everything. If the safety of the two dynasties can be stabilized, no matter what the princess looks like, the humble minister will have to marry, not to mention the legendary beauty of the princess of Wu Kingdom. It is said that the minister has earned it. "

"Look at this child, marrying a wife and having children is not a business, so what do you say about making money..." The eldest princess teased him.

Concubine Duan raised her head and took a look at the aunt and nephew, a little surprised, and wondered if she was careless, how could she hear the meaning of being good-looking after getting a little bit of money?

The eldest princess smiled slightly, raised her wine glass and was about to toast, but Emperor Jing suddenly raised his head and smiled, and said loudly: "Yunyu is worried that I will find you Hedong lion? Hahaha, don't worry, Wu Nu is beautiful, That’s not bragging, I’ve already contacted Qin Tianjian, the fifth day of next month is a good day, suitable for marriage, speaking of it, there are still a few days left, let your aunt take you to meet that princess later.”

Obviously the atmosphere turned around, but Chen Yunyu suddenly stopped talking.

The eldest princess smiled and said: "Don't worry, the emperor, let him live in my house these days, the son-in-law was still complaining to me yesterday, saying that no one has fought against him."

"Well, I think so too, Yunyu has always been close to you, ah... Speaking of which, is the eldest son of Jiang Shangshu's family married?"

The old Shangshu was lowering his head and pretending to be dead, but unexpectedly the gunfire came to him suddenly, he hurriedly said cautiously: "Go back to the emperor, not yet."

"Then there is someone you like?"

Old Shangshu laughed dryly, but Chen Yunyu looked slightly at the eldest princess, and saw that she was looking at Old Shangshu with a smile on her face.

"Should...it should be there...isn't it just a smirk all day long?" After speaking, the old Shangshu seemed to feel a little ashamed, and he almost didn't dare to look up.

"Since two hearts agree with each other, they should be married as soon as possible. What does Jiang Shangshu think?"

"...Ah?" Jiang Changping never expected that the eldest princess would say such a thing, and after realizing it, he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, what the eldest princess said is very true, I will definitely implement the dog's marriage sooner, Let the eldest princess worry about it is really frightening."

At this time, there were a few "giggles" laughter from the imperial garden in the distance, and it didn't take long for a small figure to rush towards the gazebo, plunge into the arms of the eldest princess on the side, and even twisted, the eldest princess Then he touched his head and smiled, "Jiashang, why are you so unrestrained every day, as if you have endless energy, look at your imperial brother, how good is your manner..."

"Brother Huang is an adult, I can't compare with him, not to mention that etiquette is not limited by deeds, but in heart, Jiashang's respect for the emperor and the emperor's aunt is always in his heart, father, tell me, is your son right?" Even though he said that, he still saluted Emperor Jing sternly.

Emperor Jing smiled when he saw him, and pretended to reprimand him: "Which master taught you, people pay attention to the same appearance, and respect and admiration should be shown in behavior. In terms of manners, your elder brother is also the best, talk to him more. Learn from me, look at your flamboyant cat..." After speaking, he wiped off a little bit of black mud on Jiashang's face with his own hands.

"Father is very right. I just want to have a good talk with Elder Brother Shizi..." He squeezed to the side of Chen Yunyu, looked at him with a silly smile on his face, pulled him down and whispered, "This time that Why didn't the good-looking brother come?"

Chen Yunyu didn't move, she winked at him with a mysterious smile, scratched his palm without showing any signs, and stuffed a thin note to him, and finally stretched out her little finger to tick him, Jiashang smiled slightly at first. Leng, reacting quickly, he smiled and stretched out his hand to check with him.

"Why, do you still have a little secret with your elder brother now?" The eldest princess couldn't help laughing when she saw the mysterious faces of the two brothers.

Jiashang grinned, but didn't speak, with a sly look like Ling Yanchi.

The banquet was over before the hour of Hai, and there was a palace man leading the way with a lamp, and the husband and wife, as well as Chen Yunyu, were walking on the way out of the palace. There seems to be an echo in the palace.The rain in the capital also came and went, but it had already stopped, but it was still a bit cold, and the cold air penetrated into the bones, as if it was burrowing into people's sleeves.

"Yunyu...Talk to aunt, but do you have someone you like?"

The steps of the few people were not fast, and the voice of the eldest princess was also soft. Although she was in the palace, Chen Yunyu still let go of her guard and said, "It's really impossible to hide anything from my aunt."

"It is said that knowing a child is better than a mother. In this way, I can also be regarded as your half mother. Since you are interested in it, it is naturally better to wait for the first one. I will bring it to my aunt to see."

"...it's natural."

"Speaking of which, I've met this princess of Beiwu before. She looks good, but I don't like her eyes. She looks like she's sizing up everything. She has the stubbornness of a barbarian... Such a girl, You married her, just leave it alone, so that she will know that she can't make waves, and if she turns around and is honest, she won't interfere with you and the one in your heart...Auntie said that, you understand, right?"

"It's from Yunyu Province."

"Don't bow your head. As soon as you bow your head, I know you didn't listen to what I said. And just now, you shouldn't talk to Concubine Duan like that. She has the second prince, and she has been favored for ten years. Of course she has her." wrist, do you think she can't hear your overtones?"

Chen Yunyu still lowered her head and said: "If she has the ability, she will ask the emperor to take it back. If she has no ability, she will just watch."

"Hey! Why are you so angry, kid?" The eldest princess stood still and looked at him.

Concubine Qi hurriedly interrupted and said: "No problem, no problem, as long as the emperor takes that as a joke, it will be fine. This matter involves diplomatic relations between the two countries, and it is impossible to take it back. Your aunt is right. After you get married, you will be fine. Things are in your control, so don't do these things that are not good for yourself now."

Taking a deep breath, he finally nodded.

In the early morning of the second day, the Eldest Princess was very lively. Even Chen Yunyu, who lives in Xiyuan, was disturbed. She grabbed her head and opened the window, and saw the servants in the mansion gathered together and whispered: "Then Is it really the eldest son of Jiang Shangshu's family who came to propose marriage?"

"That could be false. It is said that even the betrothal gift was given today, and the book of ceremonies has also been issued. I looked at it from a distance. The eldest princess's face is not happy or angry, but she is very happy to see the son-in-law..."

"Those things are probably settled. If this is against the eldest princess's wishes, the son-in-law probably won't be able to laugh."

"It is!"

"Hey! Why did I hear Wang Gui calling us?"

"You heard me right! Let's go, I guess it's for moving things!"

The air under the eaves became quiet, Chen Yunyu smiled, and closed the window, ah... how wonderful it is to have lovers finally get married.

After washing, he went to the front hall, and when he came to the door, he saw the eldest princess was talking to the son-in-law, all of them looked disappointed, so he stopped, and he couldn't bear to be disturbed, this kind of worry with happiness, he When will it be.