The eldest princess is still single today

"The children and ministers pay respects to the mother, the mother is a thousand years old."

Xiao Yueming slightly opened his eyes, and what appeared in front of him was the face of the Eighth Princess Guan Qingding.With a decent smile on her face, she saluted respectfully.

Only then did Xiao Yueming regain his energy, propped up his body that was leaning on the table a little bit, and called her with a smile: "Xiao Jing, come here, come and sit by the empress's side."

Guan Qingting stood up straight after hearing the words, moved her lotus steps lightly, and sat down respectfully and humbly beside Xiao Yueming.

Xiao Yueming looked at her own daughter's pretty face with low eyebrows, the more she looked at it, the more she liked her.

She hugged her daughter into her arms with a smile, and slowly said with a soft voice: "Let the Ai family take a closer look... Oh Yo, the precious little daughter of the Ai family has now grown into a slim girl, the Ai family I always feel that you are still such a small ball, curled up in your little cradle. Every time Aijia visits you, you always hide your face so that Aijia can’t see it... Hey, again After a year, the Ai family will personally select a good-looking husband for you, and let you marry off in a good and beautiful way. Do you think it's okay?"

Guan Qingting's face turned red when she heard the words, and shyly buried her face even tighter in her mother's embrace.Xiao Yueming couldn't help but giggled again when she saw her little daughter's behavior.

She touched her daughter's head lovingly, and continued to chat: "When the time comes, the Ai family will add a lot of dowry to you. Of course, it goes without saying what gold and silver jewelry. Let the Ai family think about it. The Ai family still remembers that you were young I really like Aijia’s string of coral bracelets, this is a must have. And..."

"Mother's queen." Guan Qingjin interrupted Xiao Yueming's chanting, and said softly, "My son's marriage may take longer. Just look at this year, the elder sister's selection of a son-in-law is so grand, and it's not too late. I know how long it will last... It's impossible for her to rush to prepare for her ministers as soon as she arranges the wedding, such a waste of time and money, the emperor will definitely not allow it."

Xiao Yueming snorted coldly, and said in a strange way: "The emperor, naturally he wants to favor his own sister more. How can he have other thoughts on you, a little sister who was not born by a mother. That's all, this is also human nature. Hey, who Tell you big brother not to live up to your expectations, and you don't have the heart to fight for it."

When mentioning his son, Xiao Yueming's temper also came: "He didn't even care about his own future when he passed the test, so how could he have any other time to plan for his own sister and mother?"

Guan Qingting leaned against her chest and comforted her with a gentle smile: "Isn't this the great emperor's blessing? He doesn't have to plan by himself, but also has a loving mother like the queen mother who is dedicated to planning for him. No matter how bad it is, as long as the elder brother doesn't give up. , as his own sister, Erchen naturally wants to share some of his worries."

"Xiao Jing is really a good daughter of the empress!" Xiao Yueming looked at her more and more lovingly, and his voice was half regretful and half resentful, "It's a pity that you are too young, if you can be born two years earlier, you can marry early If the three of us, mother and son, can rely on the influence of your husband's family, Guan Kezhao's brat, Guan Kezhao, who is on the ninth five-year plan may not be the one today, and the empress dowager of the Ai family will not be so restrained today. In this harem, we still need to see Guan Qingyi's face as a girl!"

She spoke anxiously and angrily, and finally choked several times.Guan Qingjing frowned slightly, and rubbed her chest worriedly.

Xiao Yueming gently patted her hand reassuringly, waved his hand and said, "It's not a problem, it's not a problem. Fortunately, Guan Qingyi finally knows that she is already an old girl, and she can't wait to get married."

Her voice gradually became sneering: "Hmph, the Ai family will have to see how Guan Kezhao, a brat with no hair yet, will fight with the Ai family after leaving her. What's more, after Guan Qingyi left the deep palace, Ai's As her queen mother, she naturally has to fulfill her responsibilities, but she has to choose a 'good husband' for her."

It's already three o'clock.Shen Chun looked out the window for a while, but still did not see the familiar carriage.Unable to restrain her doubts, she stood up and paced back and forth from left to right.

Every time she and that man meet at Chenshi, even if it is a little later, it will not exceed half an hour.Today, it was delayed so late, which made her feel a lot of doubts and worries in her heart.

She sat back by the window again and looked out at the street.After a while, the carriage finally appeared in her field of vision, and she breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly poured herself a cup of tea to suppress her shock.

When the man entered the door, she had already prepared the same calm posture as in the past, and said slowly: "Why did you come so late today? I thought you already have another place to go."

The man took off his bamboo hat and sat opposite her, with an expression of uncontrollable joy on his face.After hearing her words, the man raised his eyebrows and said: "Miss Shen's words are not bad, I do have a place to go."

Shen Chun was shocked when he heard the words, but his face remained calm: "I don't know what you mean by that."

The man cupped his hands and said: "This time I also want to thank Ms. Shen. This matter is also inextricably related to Ms. Shen. To be honest with Ms. Shen, the reason for my late arrival today is related to Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. .”

Shen Chun reluctantly said calmly: "Your Excellency's meaning... but did the emperor and the eldest princess know about this?"

"That's right." The man replied, seeing that she was a little nervous, he quickly comforted her, "Miss Shen, don't worry, Your Majesty and His Highness the Eldest Princess don't mean to blame, but they are quite interested in this matter."

Only then did Shen Chun's heart relax slightly, and the expression on his face calmed down again.She picked up the teacup again, covered her face and took a sip, cleared her throat and said, "Then, what exactly are the eldest princess and the emperor's intentions?"

"That's the purpose of my visit this time." The man said, "Miss Shen and I have become grasshoppers on the same line, so I won't hide it from Miss Shen. My surname is Wu and my name is Xiu Yi. The head of the family Brother is the current Fifth Prince Consort. I am late today because Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess want to do a business with you and me."

Shen Chun thought again, before saying after a while: "I don't want to do business with the imperial family."

"Forgive me, this matter has nothing to do with Miss Shen's wish at this time." Wu Xiuyi looked directly at her, and then his voice slowed down, "What's more, Your Majesty and His Highness the Eldest Princess didn't ask you to do anything more , I just want you to do what you're doing right now."

Shen Chun showed a puzzled face, and murmured, "Do you want to do what you're doing right now?"

Wu Xiuyi nodded and said with a smile: "That's right. Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess just hope that your 'private school' will flourish, but you don't need to say something like 'sincerity', just fool things around."

He explained again: "At the end of the day, although it is said that the royal family wants to do this business with you, in fact, the money comes from the princes of the family. Miss Shen's business is brokered by the royal family, which is a great face! "

Only then did Shen Chun feel relieved, and she couldn't help but slander in her heart: originally it was just an extra-curricular tutoring class, but now it has become a compulsory education.

Thinking of such an analogy, she couldn't help feeling amused.After a pause, she raised a smiling face and said to Wu Xiuyi: "Since the eldest princess and the emperor have given me several big deals, I have no choice but to accept them."

Having said that, she still couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and said helplessly: "I remember that on the first day, your Excellency and I said that we didn't want to get involved in anything else, but today you and I broke our promise."

Hearing her words, Wu Xiuyi was also a little bit embarrassed.After saying these words, the two of them were not in the mood to chat or even study.Wu Xiuyi sat for a while, got up again and put on the bamboo hat, and finally bowed to Shen Chun slightly: "I will be ordered to enter the palace from tomorrow on, so I can't come every day anymore. Take care, Miss Shen."

Shen Chun hurriedly got up and returned the gift, marking a shallow end to the accidental encounter between the two.

"Sister, don't tell me, that little girl from the Chunyilou family taught Wu Xiuyi a lot of interesting things." Guan Kezhao held the paper boat in front of Guan Qingyi as if offering a treasure, and looked at it. "Today, Wu Xiuyi just took a few pieces of paper and fiddled with them in front of me, but he can make such a small thing. He said that Miss Shen taught him this. Although it is not an exquisite thing, it is still a trick. gone."

Guan Qingyi took the paper boat over carefully.Because the paper is not very hard, the little paper boat finally seemed a little soft and a little crumbling.Seeing this, she couldn't help smiling and said: "Such a small object is indeed a cute little thing that a girl came up with."

Guan Kezhao nodded, and then added: "Wu Xiuyi also said that Miss Shen can play a lot of tricks with an ordinary rope. It's a pity that he just learned it for a few days and hasn't fully grasped it yet." In the end, I only learned a few relatively simple tricks, but I also agreed to show one or two for me tomorrow.”

Guan Qingyi frowned slightly, and her voice and expression became serious: "Your Majesty, these small gadgets are just a means of flattery. You are the emperor, so you must not be discouraged by playing with things. I know you know how to measure it." , just keep in mind at all times, understand?"

"I know, Eldest Sister." Guan Kezhao agreed, "I'm just drawing something new for a while, and I'll keep it under control."

"That's good." Guan Qingyi thought for a while and said, "This Wu Xiuyi will often go in and out of the palace in the future, but it's just a superficial effort, so it's a waste for him. If that's the case, ask him tomorrow what he means, see It would be good to see if I can find a place for him to study and practice calligraphy, and it can be regarded as cultivating pillars for me, Da Chen."

Guan Kezhao responded: "Elder Sister said yes. I thought that after this incident, I would find a way to reward him with grace and allow him to take the imperial examination, which would be regarded as compensation. But I don't have any concerns about how the girl in Chunyi Building will be arranged in the future. .”

"That Miss Shen—I remember her name is Shen Chun, right?" The corners of Guan Qingyi's mouth could not help but gradually twitched, "She is really a smart and intelligent woman. When this incident is over, find a chance to bring her to the palace Come on, I really want to meet her in person."

The author has something to say:

In the future, little friend Wu Xiuyi will soon become the swan goose who passes the book between the eldest princess and Shen Chun hehe

Maybe it's inappropriate to be called a matchmaker?Should it be Hong Lang?