After the new consort

Tianxiang took a deep breath, fixed her eyes on Feng Suzhen's face and asked: "If Liu Changying and I... No, if Li Zhaoting and I can only keep one, you - what should we do?"

Feng Suzhen couldn't help frowning and asked, "How could such a thing happen?"

"You don't have to worry about it, I'm just saying if." Tianxiang cut off her question simply.

"But... things can always come up with a way to get the best of both worlds." Feng Suzhen still didn't give a positive answer.

Seeing her faltering, Tianxiang took a step closer and said: "Don't talk about it, just say it directly, who is it to protect?"

"I..." Feng Suzhen didn't understand why Tianxiang suddenly had to compete with Li Zhaoting. How could she answer this? Both of them are people who can't give up. One, but Tianxiang probably won't be satisfied with this answer.

Seeing Feng Suzhen's frown in embarrassment, Tianxiang clenched her fists secretly, and as time passed bit by bit, her heart cooled down a little bit. For a long time, Feng Suzhen couldn't give an answer. Tianxiang finally Sighing deeply, his usually bright tone seemed to be tinged with resentment: "Is it so difficult for you to choose between me and Li Zhaoting?" He muttered to himself, and after finishing speaking, he turned and looked into the distance in a daze.

Hearing such a tone, Feng Suzhen's heart ached, and something seemed to come to her mind in an instant, but it was so vague that people couldn't see it clearly.Staring at Tianxiang's somewhat lonely back, he wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know what else to say, so he stepped forward and stood side by side with Tianxiang, holding her warm fingers lightly, letting the delicate atmosphere prevail. diffuse between the two.

After the first snowfall, the palace began to prepare for the New Year. The celebration banquets were already complicated, and this year, the new emperor's first ascension to the Great Treasure had to be grand and solemn, so the Ministry of Rites made preparations early on.Because Tianxiang bears the title of Marquis of Dingguo and is an unapproachable relative of the emperor, she is often invited to discuss festival matters these days. In fact, Tianxiang doesn't know anything about these things. Just put a hat on for yourself.

This day, he was entangled for half a day before returning home. As soon as he sat down, he heard Chang Kang report that Zhang Shaomin came again today, and the name was still to deliver things to Feng Suzhen, and he left after staying for less than an hour.Tianxiang became suspicious, and heard Chang Kang mention it a few days ago, but Feng Suzhen didn't take the initiative to mention it, so she didn't ask, why did she come here again today, and what is it that keeps sending back and forth?The more I thought about it, the more strange I felt, so I simply got up and went to find Feng Suzhen.

As soon as I walked outside the door of Qiushuiju, I heard the sound of the piano from a distance, so I stopped, not wanting to push the door to interrupt the leisurely artistic conception.Although Tianxiang doesn't play the piano, but since she was a child, she has had constant banquets, and her ears have been smoked out by first-class luthiers. Because of this, she knows that the music that can make people forget the world and be intoxicated by it is not just any luthier. They can play them all, at least, most of the imperial luthiers in the palace can't.However, the sound of Feng Suzhen's piano can always calm her down, and it can always make her feel the beauty of the world that she has seen before, as if following the sound of the piano, she is surrounded by her.Hey, I don't know how this monster Feng Suzhen grew up, how could he learn so many things at the same time?

Just as she was thinking wildly, the sound of the piano slowly stopped, and Tianxiang came back to her senses, and stepped into the door again.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Feng Suzhen sitting on the back of the piano in white clothes, with her hands still resting lightly on the strings, her expression was dazed, her eyes were dark and far-reaching, as if separated by layers of smoke, making it hard to touch.

Sensing the movement, Feng Suzhen raised her head and looked towards the door. Seeing Tianxiang coming, her eyes lit up and she said, "It's still early to come back today. Is there nothing wrong in the palace?"

"Originally nothing happened." Tianxiang waved her hands and said impatiently: "Isn't it just listening to them recite those journals all day long, and asking me what I think from time to time, what kind of opinion can I have, anyway, it's like this every year, so do it That is, why bother to waste time by repeating it!"

Feng Suzhen saw Tianxiang rolled her eyes, and a doting smile appeared on her lips unconsciously, and she gently persuaded: "After all, it is the first New Year after the emperor ascended the throne, the officials should be more cautious, pulling you is just to borrow money Your reputation is also normal, anyway, you have nothing to lose, so just bear with it patiently, it's just an exercise in temper."

Tianxiang's heart felt weak in this pampering, she just hummed softly and remained silent, secretly wondering if it was because of this pampering that she even fell in love with complaining to Feng Suzhen.

After a while, Tianxiang's eyes moved suddenly, and she said excitedly: "By the way, there is something new today. That old man Chen Jiabing suddenly wrote a letter to ask the emperor to make a queen and concubine, saying what it is" to strengthen the country , to reassure the people', in fact, who doesn't know that there is a granddaughter in his family who is just at the age of marriage and is still in her boudoir."

Seeing Feng Suzhen's expression was a little surprised, she must have not expected it, so Tianxiang continued: "I don't think Brother Huang has thought about this matter yet, he just made a few perfunctory sentences, and then hurriedly retreated."

Feng Suzhen still didn't make a sound, when Tianxiang looked at her again, she saw that her expression was a little bit angry, but also faintly sad, and suddenly a fire flashed in her mind, plum bamboo!At this moment Tianxiang wished to swallow back what she just said, why did she forget about it, Feng Suzhen must have thought of Meizhu, they have a deep love between master and servant, Meizhu died for the emperor's brother only half a year, but the emperor's brother. . .

So Tianxiang deliberated and said, "Plum Bamboo..." She said the name, but she didn't know how to continue. Day to express condolences, but after two months, it is still routinely drafted to fill the harem. In fact, the father and brother may not be willing, but who makes them the emperor, there are always some things that cannot be controlled by themselves. If you have spirit in the sky, you must be able to understand Brother Huang."

Feng Suzhen then turned her head to look at Tianxiang, smiled faintly and said: "Yes, there are few people in the world who are devoted to love, let alone in the inner courtyard of this cold-hearted palace. It might not be a good thing, but if you see the emperor's new favorites every day in the future, I don't know what kind of torture it will be."

Before the words fell, Tian Xiang hurriedly retorted: "You don't have to be shot to death, even if the emperor may have countless concubines, it doesn't mean that there is no special affection in the inner courtyard of the palace, at least—" Stopped, took a deep breath and said, "It's not as absolute as you said anyway!"

Feng Suzhen didn't want to argue with her, so she just sighed and said: "Perhaps, it's a pity that Meizhu's luck is really bad, and she met the emperor who is the most unlikely to be devoted, and she lost her life to go in, this silly girl."

Seeing her expression of pity and distress, Tianxiang felt a little sour in her heart, secretly cursing herself for bringing up this matter, and was about to find some other excuses to bypass this topic, when she suddenly remembered her original reason for coming, and immediately Asked: "Well... I heard that Zhang Shaomin has been coming to the mansion recently, saying that he brought you something?"

Feng Suzhen nodded and said: "Oh, there is such a thing. I heard that Brother Shaomin occasionally went to Beishan on business recently, so I asked him to help bring some herbal medicines. It is not easy to buy them in ordinary medicine shops."

Tianxiang asked doubtfully: "Oh? You are the last person who doesn't want to trouble others, and you have not been grounded in this mansion. What kind of herbal medicine do you want to use? Do you still need to wait for Zhang Shaomin to bring it back for you?"

Feng Suzhen smiled gently and said: "Father was a little unwell a few days ago, and I couldn't take care of both ends, so I had to trouble Brother Shao Min. But I was really sorry, so I asked Brother Shao Min to go to the temple fair in a few days and buy some New Year's Eve What are you using, Tianxiang, why don't you go shopping with us?"

The antenna is wondering why Feng Suzhen actually asked Zhang Shaomin to hang out with him, isn't Zhang Shaomin so busy that he has this free time, and he doesn't know what medicine is sold in the gourd!Suddenly, I heard Feng Suzhen invite me to go with me. In the past, I always dragged her to accompany me to go out. It was rare for her to take the initiative to invite me once. Tianxiang subconsciously wanted to agree immediately, but when the words came to her lips, she suddenly felt shy and shy for a while. stand up.

Feng Suzhen saw that Tianxiang looked a bit embarrassed, and said: "If you don't have time, forget it, next time—"

"Why don't you have time!" Seeing that Feng Suzhen was about to withdraw the invitation again, Tianxiang didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly stopped her: "I just want to go out to relax, it's better than listening to the noisy people in the etiquette department."

Seeing Tianxiang's response, Feng Suzhen twitched her brows, clenched her palms nervously, but still replied with a smile: "Okay."

The last temple fair before the festival was indeed very lively. Tianxiang became excited as soon as he got off the carriage. Looking left and right, he felt that everything was new and interesting, as if a prisoner bird was released, jumping for joy.On the contrary, Zhang Shaomin seemed a little absent-minded all the way, neither shopping nor watching performances, just walking in the direction of Tianxiang.

So only Feng Suzhen was left to accompany Tianxiang to buy this and that, introducing folk daily necessities, and explaining folk juggling. It didn't take long for Chang'an, who followed her, to have his hands full.Fortunately, Tianxiang finally slowed down her shopping and became more interested in magic and acrobatic performances.

Right now, I was watching a nine-story sharp knife acrobatics, and I had just reached the second floor, which already made people feel jittery. Tianxiang was watching intently, but Feng Suzhen suddenly came closer and said: "Look first, I'll go to the next one." Buy a few books from the bookstore, be careful yourself." Tianxiang didn't have the time to think about it at the moment, she waved her hand to show that she knew, and then she devoted herself to the acrobatic performance again, Feng Suzhen turned around and gave Zhang Shaomin a wink, and hurriedly leave.