Difficult for a son-in-law

Feng Jingqian personally took Mingli and Mingzhan to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay respects to the Empress Dowager.

Feng Jingqian didn't sit on the imperial chariot, instead he acted as a tour guide walking all the way, personally introducing the various palaces along the road with Mingli and Mingzhan.Feng Jingqian's demeanor is graceful, his voice is gentle and pleasant, his appearance is similar to Feng Jingnan's, but a little softer, and his smile makes people feel warm, as if he is just an uncle who loves his nephew, not a high-ranking emperor.

"I ordered someone to clean up the pomegranate yard earlier." Feng Jingqian also liked to touch Ming Zhan's head, pinching Ming Zhan's fat face without any trace, and his voice was full of joy, "Speaking of pomegranate The courtyard is still the place where your father lived. At the beginning, the second prince asked me for it, but I was not willing to give it. Now it is suitable for Ming Zhan to live."

Ming Zhan rubbed his face and stepped over the half-foot-high threshold.

Feng Mingli was most paranoid, thinking that the second prince, Feng Minglan, was born to Concubine Wei.Concubine Wei and Mingli's biological mother Wei Fangfei are sisters of the same mother, and the second prince and Feng Mingli are both cousins ​​and cousins.After hearing Feng Jinggan's words, Feng Mingli thought a little too far.

The royal family likes charades the most. They don't tell the truth when they are full of things, but put them in their fists for you to guess. They are inherently dishonest.Sometimes the Pomegranate Courtyard is not only a courtyard, but also lived in by Feng Jingnan, which seems to have more symbolic meaning.Why does the second prince want to live in the Pomegranate Courtyard?Is there any deep meaning in Feng Jingqian's words?

Unable to figure it out for a while, Feng Mingli had to gather his energy to answer Feng Jingqian's words, and said with a smile, "The weather in the imperial capital is very different from that in Yunnan. Yunnan is humid and warm, while the imperial capital is breezy and cloudy, and even the trees and flowers planted on both sides of the street are also very different." It's quite different. Along the way, my nephew has opened my eyes."

Feng Jing said with a dry smile, "Tell me, I haven't been out of the palace for some time. If you want to come, I will specially order local officials to take care of your escort. It's the first time you two have traveled far away, and you are young. Any negligence?"

Feng Mingli felt that this question was really difficult to answer, so if he said yes, he was afraid that the emperor would think too much, thinking that he was making friends with foreign officials; if he said no, if he offended others, even if he didn't say it, the emperor would not look good.Feng Mingli thought hard and said carefully, "It's the first time that my nephew has gained such insight. But Ming Zhan is still young, and his older sister is weak, so he didn't dare to stop and take a closer look on the way, just just looking at the flowers."

Feng Jingqian is quite satisfied with this answer, after all, he is the heir cultivated by his younger brother, if he doesn't have this ability to answer, Feng Jingqian will be disappointed.Smiling and taking a look at Mingli, Feng Jingqian said pleasantly, "Next time I will take you on a patrol, and let you see the scenery in the north."

Feng Mingli replied with a smile, "The nephew has thanked Uncle Huang for his kindness first."

The two asked and answered, exhausting Feng Mingli to death, envious of Ming Zhan who was born dumb, so he didn't have to worry about it.

In the Palace of Compassionate Ning, Empress Dowager Wei had already received the letter, and she was looking forward to Brother Mingli, and had already asked people several times, "Has Mingli arrived? When will it arrive?".

The Empress Dowager Wei is in her early fifties, a little fat, with a ruddy complexion, silver threads in her hair, a beautifully carved jade phoenix hairpin, gentle eyebrows and gentle eyes, standing beside a peony-like beauty in palace makeup .

Feng Jingqian greeted Empress Dowager Wei first, and Ming Li and Ming Zhan followed suit. The Empress Dowager smiled like a small daisy, the wrinkles on her face slowly bloomed, and then accumulated the unique kindness of the elderly, and said with a smile, "Don't This is Ming Li Ming Zhan, I know you are coming, but the Ai family has been looking forward to it for several days."

The Peony Lady greeted Feng Jingqian, Feng Jingqian sat down and waved his hand and asked, "Is Concubine Wei also there?"

It turns out that this is Concubine Wei, the biological mother of the second prince Feng Minglan. Now that the Empress of the Central Palace has passed away, Concubine Ruan Guifei is in charge of the harem. more status.

It's just that on this occasion, no matter how favored Concubine Wei is, according to etiquette, she shouldn't appear, after all, Ming Zhan has nothing to do with her.

Empress Dowager Wei smiled, and clapped Concubine Wei's hand, "When Wanru was at home, Wanyue was the best friend. Aijia thought that Mingli Mingzhan was not an outsider, so he asked her to come and see her. "It is said that Empress Dowager Wei was originally born in poverty. When Concubine Wei was young, there were three sisters and a younger brother in her family.The chaihe girl from the poor family, where there is no big name, has always been called by the big girl, the second girl and the third girl.Later, the Wei family became prosperous, and the titles of one, two, three girls became a little careless.So they all married elegant and pleasant names, namely Wanru Wanyue Wanxi, and their words and deeds also learned the style of a lady.Now the three sisters are either rich or expensive, which shows that the world is impermanent.

Mingli had heard his mother talk about this imperial concubine and aunt when he was at home, and now he knelt down and saluted without being greeted, calling him "Auntie".

Ming Zhan knelt down on one knee, nodded and stood up.

In contrast, Ming Li was too excited, and Ming Zhan was too cold.Ming Li's face was a bit ugly, and he frowned and scolded, "Ming Zhan, why are you so rude to your aunt?"

Ming Zhan raised half of his lips, looked at Mingli, and then sized up Concubine Wei, the meaning was self-evident: My aunt's surname is not Wei.

Mingli's face was flushed, and Empress Dowager Wei and Concubine Wei's complexion was also not very good-looking, Ming Zhan sat calmly.Feng Jinggan waved his hand and said with a laugh, "I took them all the way from the upper study just now, Ming Zhan, who has short legs, must be tired. The mother, the son is hungry, so I just think about the mother's here." Good wine and good food." Putting aside the embarrassment.

Empress Dowager Wei spent half of her life in the court, so she changed her face quickly, and said with a smile, "It's already ready, and Ming Li and Ming Zhan will also taste the delicacies in the palace."

Concubine Wei pinched her handkerchief and said with a smile, "My concubine first go and see if the tables, chairs and utensils have been placed properly?"

Concubine Wei swung the willows in the wind and floated away, bringing a burst of fragrant wind.Ming Zhan was not used to the smell of this spice, opened his mouth and sneezed loudly, stretched out his hand to rub the tip of his nose, took out a small handkerchief to wipe it, and looked down at the red and gold woven carpet on the ground.

Next, Empress Dowager Wei's problems revolved around Mingli. With Empress Dowager Wei's status, there was no one in the world she needed to please.As soon as Ming Zhan came, he lost face to Concubine Wei, that is, indirectly slapped Empress Dowager Wei in the face.Furthermore, the reason why Empress Dowager Wei felt indifferent and clear was that who made you dumb, the Ai family just wanted to ask you something, can you say it?

Feng Jingqian occasionally went along with the Empress Dowager Wei, but most of his attention was on Ming Zhan. Among other things, this kid is quite kind. Others are carrying sedan chairs, but he is smashing sedan chairs.Rubbing his chin, this kid has the air of a son of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

The old god Mingzhan is here, he has lost the right of inheritance, and he has the status of a legitimate son, but people look down upon him.Now that he has to live in the palace again, he is too talkative, others will find him weak and easy to bully, how will he live in the future.

Bullying the weak and fearing the hard, human nature is cheap.He just wanted to show off the profile of his son, to let these people know that even if he couldn't speak, even if he couldn't inherit the throne, he was still the son of the Zhennan Palace, not a mud tire made of gold.

Those who neglected him had better weigh their own identities first.

So what about arrogance, everything he said and did was within the rules of etiquette.Does Feng Jing dare to withdraw from the domain?If Feng Jinggan doesn't want to withdraw from the feudal clan, he has to be taken care of well, and he has to be careful, so that no accidents are the best of both worlds.

During lunch, Concubine Wei went back to Yide Palace knowingly, and never showed up again.

Empress Dowager Wei didn't say much, but gave Ming Zhan a meaningful look.Ming Zhan was looking down at the dishes, but he didn't wake up and gave the Empress Dowager Wei a consonant look, which made the Empress Dowager Wei quite depressed.

The Empress Dowager Wei smiled and said, "You brothers and sisters, those who are on errands are on errands, and those who are studying. In the evening, Ai's family will hold a family banquet, and invite them to come over, and you will see them too. We are all a family, so don't make any distinctions." When you arrive at the imperial capital, this is your home, if you have any dissatisfaction, just tell the Ai family, you know?"

Mingli laughed and said, "The grandson often hears the father mentioning the emperor's grandmother at home. Before coming, the father ordered the grandsons to perform filial piety at the emperor's grandmother's knees on behalf of the father."

Speaking of her youngest son, Empress Dowager Wei couldn't help but sigh, "The Ai family hasn't seen your father for three years, and I think about it day and night. I don't know when he will come to the imperial capital again. You are a good man, your father has you Such a sensible son is also a blessing."

Ming Zhan sat like a mountain, holding a piece of chopsticks with a sea bass, chewing unhurriedly, as if he didn't hear the Queen Mother Wei's words.

Ming Zhan ate very slowly and carefully, like an old man, chewing for a long time before swallowing.Then take another bite, continue chewing and swallowing.No matter what Empress Dowager Wei said, he just focused on eating, his movements were calm and elegant.

In the end, Empress Dowager Wei had no choice but to give up, and comforted herself, why should I compete with a dumb person!

But Feng Jingqian deserves praise, he is really determined!