Crossing the East Palace

The next day is the first day of September.

When Tang Luojin woke up, she was still a little dizzy.

In ancient times, a 12-year-old was considered a half-adult, and he didn't usually drink alcohol, but at his welcome banquet, especially at the family banquet, he had to grit his teeth and drink some people's wine.

Tang Luojin's brows twitched at the thought of the feast of the ministers tonight.

After watching Xiaojing, he couldn't help but laugh secretly for a while.

Tang Luojin glanced at him lightly.

Xiao Jing immediately became serious, and holding the things in the tray, he said: "Miss Jiang told the servant to cook this yesterday, saying that she saw you drank a lot of wine, and she might have a headache when you wake up in the morning. It's good to watch you drink."

Tang Luojin didn't intend to drink it at first, but after listening to Xiao Jing's words, she took a slight pause before taking the hangover soup, pinching her nose and drinking it.

Yesterday was a family banquet, Princess Ningyang and Jiang Hanyi also came.

It's just that he was the main character at the family banquet yesterday, so he had to toast Princess Ningyang's wine and say a few words. As for Jiang Hanyi, he only had time to give her a slight nod without saying a word.

"This afternoon, if Princess Ningyang comes to Changle Palace in advance, don't forget to tell Gu."

Xiaojing naturally agreed not to mention it.

Ningyang Dachang Princess Mansion.

Yesterday was a family banquet, and today is a banquet for the ministers, so Madam Gao will naturally also enter the palace.

Mrs. Jiang took her maid and came to Jiang Hanyi's yard.

Jiang Hanyi was originally the only concubine daughter of the Jiang family. Later, she became engaged to the crown prince, and the Jiang family valued her more and more. Her yard was also the most beautiful and spacious among the young ladies of the Jiang family.

When Mrs. Jiang came over with her maid, she saw her daughter sitting by the lake, looking at the fish in the lake, while the two concubines of the Jiang family were chatting about something.

Madam Jiang frowned slightly.

The maids soon found out that Mrs. Jiang was coming, and they all saluted with blessings, and Jiang Hanyi and the two concubines also saluted.

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Get up. Come here, Yi'er, and see if the clothes your mother made for you fit well? If they don't fit, ask someone to change them quickly. If they fit, you can wear them to the banquet tonight."

The maid next to her hurriedly shook off the skirt, and everyone saw that it was a pomegranate skirt with only a belt in the middle, which was studded with tiny pearls.

Coincidentally, the pearl was in the shape of a plum blossom.

Jiang Hanyi's concubine sister Jiang Hanyin moved her nose slightly, sniffed vigorously, and said, "Huh? Why did I smell the fragrance of plum blossoms? Could it be that I smelled it wrong?"

Everyone sniffed it, and they really smelled the faint fragrance of cold plum.

Jiang Hanyin has the sharpest nose, pointing to the pomegranate skirt and said, "It's actually the fragrance of plum blossoms coming from the pomegranate skirt!"

When Mrs. Jiang saw it, she smiled and said, "It's really Yin'er who is very good."

Jiang Hanyi looked at the pomegranate skirt, his gaze moved slightly.

Jiang Hanyin bowed her head and said: "Mother really loves my sister the most. Such good clothes are not only worn by my sister. My sister and I don't have one after all."

Mrs. Jiang's complexion remained unchanged: "It's not that I favor anyone. This fabric was sent by Tete when His Royal Highness was in the south of the Yangtze River. I saw it, so I asked someone to make clothes for Yi'er. And It just so happened that the cinnabar plums on the Plum Blossom Mountain bloomed twice, so people picked the petals, and this pomegranate skirt was dyed with plum fragrance. It took a month to get this one. How could the fabric sent by the prince be wrong? Wear it on Yi'er?"

Jiang Hanyin and the other concubine both lowered their heads.

Jiang Hanyi looked at Madam Jiang helplessly, but didn't say anything immediately.

After Jiang Hanyin and the others had left, Jiang Hanyi said: "The two of them are quite acquainted in the past, but when they are old, they say that the marriage is not going well, so they will occasionally count on it. It's just stupid people doing stupid things, mother must be willing to teach They asked their nurturing aunt to strictly discipline them, and they would naturally know what is good or bad if they said more things that their aunts respect; These verbal disputes?"

Mrs. Jiang knew that although her daughter looked quiet, she had always had her own opinions. The housekeeper, the director, and the upbringing of the concubine were all single-handed. Say a few words, and then ignore them for a few more days, that's all."

Afterwards, Madam Jiang pointed at the pomegranate skirt again and said joyfully: "Don't talk about them anymore, this dress is ready, Yi'er should try it too. This is the pomegranate skirt sent to you by the crown prince. The pomegranate flowers are beautiful and the pomegranates are many My lord, it is obvious that the crown prince cares about his mother's Yi'er. This dress, you have to try it on carefully, and wear it at night to show the crown prince."

Jiang Hanyi said helplessly: "Mother thinks too much. The prince is only 12 years old, and he is only a half-grown child. How can he please a woman, and what... is there any idea of ​​having more children? He went to the south of the Yangtze River and has many affairs. , I probably caught a servant to buy it. The servant has a lot of thought, so he bought this cloth on his own initiative, but..." Mrs. Jiang also regarded the cloth as the heart of the prince.

Mrs. Jiang just smiled: "He is young, but you are not. What does Yi'er think of this husband?"

Mrs. Jiang was originally a female general, and she also rode horses and shot arrows when she was in her boudoir. She married into the princess mansion. Princess Ningyang always liked her, and her husband respected her. He raised a cheerful heart, and even made fun of his own daughter at this moment.

Jiang Hanyi knew her mother's temperament well, so she could only say: "The prince once said to his daughter that he would like to walk hand in hand with her for a hundred years. The prince treats me not like pearls and treasures, treating me as a valuable dead thing, but It is to treat me as a partner who can walk hand in hand. I don’t know if he will like me in the future, and I don’t know if I will be infatuated with him, but at least, he can treat me like this, even if there is no love between men and women, I will do my best I can do my best to be the princess, so that he has no worries."

This is Jiang Hanyi's promise.

The promise of a 15-year-old girl.

Mrs. Jiang was stunned, and when her daughter was far away, she sighed: "That's all, the prince looks like that...Which daughter would not be tempted? It's a pity..."

Princess Ningyang loved Jiang Hanyi very much, and because Jiang Hanyi was married to the prince, she valued him even more.

Now that nothing happened, she took Jiang Hanyi and rushed to Changle Palace early.

The grandfather and grandson didn't sit in the Changle Palace for a long time, the little eunuch came to report, and the prince asked to see him.

The Empress Dowager laughed immediately: "This Xiaoqi, I have never seen him so diligent before, and he came to see Ai's family so early. It just so happens that his concubine came today, so he is so diligent."

Princess Ningyang naturally liked Tang Luojin's diligence, and said with a smile: "Maybe the queen mother misunderstood the prince? The prince was there yesterday, but he didn't say a word to our Yi'er?"

The Empress Dowager smiled while pointing at her.

Both of them knew it well, not to mention yesterday's event, but today's dinner party, Tang Luojin, as the main character being picked up, probably didn't even have time to say a word to Jiang Hanyi.Coming here now, it is actually rare to be thoughtful.

Jiang Hanyi smiled slightly and lowered his head.

Tang Luojin didn't have a daughter-in-law, so she forgot about her great-grandmother and grandmother. She talked to the empress dowager and the empress dowager for a long time, but was chased away by the two, and then went out to talk with Jiang Hanyi.

Tang Luojin's thinking is simple and rational. First, he needs the Jiang family, so it is natural to show favor to the Jiang family; second, since Jiang Hanyi is the wife he begged for himself, and has helped him a lot, he has no one he likes. People, why not try to like Jiang Hanyi.Although he didn't know if he could treat her the same way, but if the two had sons-in-law in the future, Tang Luojin thought, he wouldn't mind taking the necessary concubines and raising them for nothing.

Wish to be one-hearted, Baishou will not separate.

Ning Junchi wanted such a partner, and Tang Luojin wanted it too.

Although there was a three-year age gap between the two, Tang Luojin was an "old man" in his shell, and he didn't appear cold when talking to Jiang Hanyi.

"Seeing that it's getting a bit cold, Your Highness, it's time to change the quilt at night. I'll remind Xiao Jing later and ask him to do it." Jiang Hanyi really took care of Tang Luojin as his husband-in-law. , Your Highness is still a few years away from reaching the crown, so you shouldn't be drinking like this. Tonight is a banquet for all the ministers, and His Highness will bring the companion with you. Some people are toasting the wine, so His Highness just let the companion drink. "

Jiang Hanyi babbled, mostly trivial matters.

Tang Luojin kept a straight face, but listened to what she said, and nodded her head, without the slightest bit of impatience.

The Empress Dowager and the others looked at it in the hall with the door open, and they all smiled.

The Empress Dowager coughed suddenly.It wasn't just one or two ordinary coughs, but a dozen coughs in a row. At the end, the handkerchief covering her mouth was not shown by the Empress Dowager and Princess Ningyang, but directly stuffed into Aunt An's hand.

The Empress Dowager asked urgently: "What's the matter, aunt? In the past two months, the coughing has become worse every time. Why do those imperial doctors eat rice? They can't even prescribe a good prescription?"

Princess Ningyang also said: "Is the queen mother still feeling uncomfortable? If the imperial physician in the palace fails, then, let's go outside and offer a reward to the folk imperial physician. The emperor is filial and will definitely agree to this matter. But there are so many strange people and strange things among the people, so it is impossible to just say it." It can cure your illness."

The empress dowager shook her head and said: "When people get old, there will always be such a day. Ai's family has lived for 77 years. It's not a loss, it's not a loss."

Both Princess Ningyang and the Queen Mother burst into tears.

The Empress Dowager patted the Empress Dowager's hand, and then held the hand of Princess Ningyang: "Ningyang, the Ai family knows that the Crown Prince once told you that you will marry Yi'er after you are 15 years old. But You have also seen that the prince can wait, but the Ai family’s body, I’m afraid he can’t wait. The Ai family knows what the prince is worried about. But he doesn’t know, his father is not afraid of his growth, but looking forward to it. The Ai family discussed with the emperor that the illness of the Ai family would probably not wait until the prince was 15 years old. If the Ai family was delayed for another two years and passed away suddenly, the prince would have to keep his filial piety, and I am afraid that it would be delayed. The Ai family thought, if your family is willing, you can marry the princess into the palace next year, after the prince's 13th birthday."

Princess Ningyang unexpectedly got such news, and for a while, she didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

The Empress Dowager thought she was worried that the Prince was young, and said: "Prince, you often see him, he is a person who values ​​rules. At that time, Ai's family told him to let him consummate the marriage with the Crown Princess after fifteen years, and he would definitely listen. And, look at the two of them, the prince was engaged to the princess when he was seven years old, and they grew up together, such childhood sweethearts, in the future, they will definitely reconcile and be beautiful, and Ning Yang should not be afraid of being bullied by the prince she."

Princess Ningyang hurriedly said: "My mother misunderstood, and my ministers also like to listen to folk affairs on weekdays. I often hear from the maids who grow up outside that although it is rare for folks to get married and have children at the age of twelve or thirteen, it is not uncommon. It's rare, and the child you gave birth can be regarded as seeing it. The prince has practiced boxing and archery since he was a child, needless to say about his body. If the prince is willing to consummate the fifteenth house, the prince will think about it himself; if he is not willing, we don't need to mention it .It’s just that your health is not good, and the crown prince is extremely filial, so I’m afraid you won’t get married no matter what.”

Princess Ningyang knows well, the prince will be thirteen next year, and her granddaughter will be sixteen. The 16-year-old girl's family has reached the age where she can have children.It would be best if they could have a son-in-law while the relationship between the two was good.Of course, if not, it would be good for the granddaughter to marry in first and get along with the prince for a few years.

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Because the prince is extremely filial, the prince will be able to marry the concubine next year."

Princess Ningyang breathed a sigh of relief, bowed earnestly and said: "Everything is arranged by the queen mother."

Qingning Palace.

The queen drank the bird's nest porridge brought by the fifth princess herself, talked with the fifth princess a lot, and gave the fifth princess a set of agate jewelry she had when she was young: "You are at the age of the flower, so you should replace it with brightly colored ones. Jewelry is fine."

The fifth princess felt a little bitter in her heart: "What's the use of wearing it? The queen mother forgot, daughter, daughter must be over twenty before she can get married? What's the use of wearing these now?"

The queen was a month old, with a big belly and hot body. The fifth princess sighed like this, thinking that this matter is not a big deal at all, and it will be resolved sooner or later.But on the face, he only said: "My good boy, go to the Queen Mother first to have a look. Is everything arranged for tonight's banquet? The Queen Mother and your aunt have something to talk about."

The fifth princess felt even more bitter in her heart, but she only saluted respectfully on her face, and then went out.

Mrs. Yue Hou glanced at the fifth princess's back, and said in a low voice: "Since you have made plans for her, why didn't you tell her? Wu'er is like you, with a sensitive heart, and I'm afraid you will have to think more this time."

The queen's belly is too big, and her face is a little swollen. Hearing this, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't worry, elder sister. Wu'er only has me as a mother in her heart, and she won't mind how I treat her. Besides... I don't do anything, but Concubine Xin does." I can't bear it, when Concubine Xin makes a move to solve this situation for Wu'er, it will save me another trouble. However, these words, my body is becoming hotter and hotter, and my temper is also impatient, so I can't bear to talk to her Discuss."

Mrs. Yuehou knew that the queen's pregnancy was hard, and after hearing this, she had no choice but to stop persuading her.

But the queen still gritted her teeth and said: "Eldest sister, I, I can't take it anymore. I really can't take it anymore."

Mrs. Yuehou was surprised.

"Shun, Wang, Tang, Luo, Min." The queen said word by word, "The emperor treated my little twelve so ruthlessly, and made up his mind so that my little twelve would become Tang Luojin's." As a foil, a Yong Wang who can only return to Tang Luojin. Eldest sister, I am not convinced, I am not convinced!"

"What's wrong with you? You endured it yesterday, why can't you bear it today?" Mrs. Yue hurriedly persuaded, "How many times have I told you, no matter what, let's wait until the child is born. Wait until the child is confirmed." It's a boy, the prince... Tang Luojin played the vanguard for the Twelfth Prince again, and eliminated all those princes with evil intentions, paving the way for the Twelfth Prince, and it will not be too late to kill him at that time You promised well back then, why did you suddenly change your mind now?"

The queen was pregnant, so she was more sensitive than usual, and she suddenly cried bitterly: "Sister, I can't wait, I can't wait! The emperor not only said these things that day, but also said that he would marry him in advance. Not only marrying a wife, but also I want to allow the concubine daughter of the Zhu family and a concubine daughter of the Ning family to be his concubine! Sister, how can I wait like this? If you really wait, Tang Luojin is now 12 years old. The next year is thirteen. In the folks, is it still rare for a twelve or thirteen-year-old man to have a wife and children? It may be difficult for a 13-year-old girl to give birth to a child. But a 13-year-old boy conceives a teenage girl. But it's not difficult. If we kill Tang Luojin at that time, will we also kill Tang Luojin's son? Sister, I can't wait, I really can't wait!"

Mrs. Yue Hou didn't expect that there were still such things, and her heart was vacillating immediately.

The queen said again: "The imperial physician in the palace, as well as the old doctor invited by the elder sister, all said that my baby must be a boy. There is also Zhishan old bald donkey, who insisted that he was the empress of Tang Luojin, and I still want to give birth to a boy. I will give birth to three daughters, and all of them are realized now. This one is also in my stomach, and it will definitely be a boy as he said. So, big sister, are you willing to help me? Will you, help you My nephew?"

Mrs. Yuehou finally let go, and said: "Come on, since you insist on doing this, I am your elder sister, so I naturally want to help you. However, this matter needs to be discussed in a long-term way. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you win the tiger?" Son? Huan'er, your baby is already eight and a half months old, and when it's nine months..."

The queen also understood that it would not be easy for her to take action against Tang Luojin.If it fails, needless to say the consequences; if it succeeds, will others really not doubt her?If she wanted to completely dispel other people's doubts, then, it would be best if she herself suffered a loss because of this - such as premature birth.

However, giving birth at nine months is really not considered premature.

The queen touched her stomach, and finally felt at ease in her heart.

Mrs. Yuehou was also relieved to see the Queen like this.

Let it go, since the queen can't feel at ease like this, then it's better to get rid of Tang Luojin early.In this way, Ye Sheng's father's family letters always mentioned how the prince was doing, and Sheng Jun Chi and Jun Yu wanted to protect the prince wholeheartedly.

Tang Luojin didn't know what happened to Qingning Palace.

When the officials were invited to a banquet that night, Tang Luojin really listened to Jiang Hanyi's words, and brought four companions to read, and Ning Junchi held the wine for him.In the end, although two companions fell down, Tang Luojin barely touched a drop of alcohol.

Ning Junchi looked at him and laughed: "Xiaoqi has also learned to hide from alcohol."

Tang Luojin said seriously: "Other people's wine, if you hide it, you will hide it. I will not hide the third uncle's wedding wine. I just don't know, when will the third uncle find the other half?"

Ning Junchi looked at Tang Luojin at such a young age, saying those serious words with a straight face, he laughed in his heart, flicked the red mole on the young man's forehead, and said: "Why does everyone say this mole is good, but I don't like it?" Do you think this mole is a bit of an eyesore?"

Tang Luojin: "..." Don't you understand the mole of Guanyin?It was because of this mole that he got more favors!

However, there is no need to say these words to Ning Junchi, he turned around and left.

The days that followed were uneventful.

Since Tang Luojin agreed to Emperor Tianyuan, he naturally wouldn't do anything more.That's all for the Twelfth Prince, a child twelve or thirteen years younger than him, and he didn't intend to do anything to him at all.As for the queen... Emperor Tianyuan refused to let him do anything to the queen for the sake of the overall situation of the court and the loyalty of the Ning family. Tang Luojin knew that the Ning family was loyal, and not only was he loyal to Datang, but also how many men from the Ning family died on the battlefield. above.Emperor Tianyuan needs the Ning family now, and when he becomes emperor in the future, he will also need the Ning family.Although the queen is confused, the Ning family is a rare family of loyal officials and generals.Emperor Tianyuan couldn't bear to lose it, and Tang Luojin... couldn't bear it for the time being.

Under such a balance, Tang Luojin could only endure it for the time being, and planned to think of other ways.Even if he couldn't do anything directly to the queen, he should let the queen understand that he was no longer the little baby she let her torture him back then.

Fallen leaves are all over the ground, and it is September [-]th in a blink of an eye.

It is said that the moon on the fifteenth day is sixteen round, and the moon on this day is really bright.

The empress never liked Jiang Hanyi very much, but maybe she heard what the emperor said and knew that Jiang Hanyi was going to marry into the palace next year, so she invited Jiang Hanyi to her palace for dinner when the empress dowager was staying with Jiang Hanyi to stay in Changle Palace.

"My palace also invited the prince." The queen said with a smile, "Speaking of which, the wedding date of the two of you is almost fixed, and the prince still doesn't know anything. If you and I have dinner at my palace tonight, it's okay It’s better to talk about it while you’re at it.”

Jiang Hanyi bowed her head and remained silent.

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, "Since the queen invited you, let Yi'er go. Aunt An, you go with Yi'er. You can bring Yi'er back no matter how Yi'er went."

Only then did Jiang Hanyi agree not to mention it.

Tang Luojin frowned slightly when she heard the little eunuch come to tell the time: "Where is Miss Shi? Today, Miss Shi is accompanying the orphan."

"Returning to Your Highness, Lady Shi went out of the palace in the morning. For some reason, someone poured oil on the way. Lady Shi slipped and fell on the ground without noticing, and sprained her ankle. I couldn't come back to the palace today."

Tang Luojin frowned even tighter.Could it be that the queen is taking this opportunity to tarnish his and Jiang Hanyi's reputations?Let them do the next thing?But, do you want to do such a mediocre thing in Qingning Palace?

Tang Luojin's complexion turned dark, before he could think of anything, the empress sent a little eunuch over, saying that it was the empress who would invite her.

When the queen mother invited her, Tang Luojin could no longer refuse. After sending her away, she went to invite the third princess, eighth princess, ninth princess, eleventh princess, and thirteenth princess who were still in the palace to Qingning Palace together. Go, watch the moon and eat.

After he changed his clothes, when he arrived at Qingning Palace slowly, apart from the queen and Jiang Hanyi, there were only princesses in Qingning Palace.

Jiang Hanyi still wore the pomegranate dress with pearls around her waist.

The queen's face darkened, seeing him coming, she still said kindly: "Xiao Qi is here, then let's set the meal formally."