Fake concubine, real queen

Wang Neiguan's words finally made Master He Xiaohou let go of the heart that had been hanging high these days.

This night, He Gu had an exceptionally sound and sweet sleep, and had another dream that almost didn't wake him up with a smile, which can be said to be the most fragrant dream after rebirth.

In the dream, he was married to His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. It was raining continuously in Bianjing in March, and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess was still dressed in a bright red dress. It was just the princess in the dream.

Looks like she's pregnant--

It must be his.

In his dream, Master He Xiaohou was holding an oil-paper umbrella for his wife, and the two of them stood in front of the most efficacious and most incense-scented Son-of-the-Mother Temple at the foot of Changlu Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing.

Pedestrians came and went. When they saw the young couple, they couldn't help but hold their umbrellas and stop to look back. They wanted to take a closer look. This pair of picturesque wall people.

He Gu said in a gentle voice: "Actually, there is no need to come to the Temple of Songzi Niangniang. No matter whether there is a boy or a girl in your womb, I will definitely love him for the rest of my life."

After a pause, he said shyly, "Naturally, in my heart...you are the most important."

The eldest princess also said shyly: "Having said that, I always hope that our first child will be a boy, so... In the future, your family's title will be inherited by him, and if we can get it again in the future Daughter, sister is loved by brother, wouldn't it be great?"

After the eldest princess finished speaking, she looked up at him and smiled sweetly.

The eldest princess in the dream was still wearing that thin white veil, and He Gu never thought deeply about why she was still wearing a veil after getting married. His attention was all focused on when the eldest princess laughed, On those slightly raised peach blossom eyes——

When we first met the eldest princess, she was tall and tall. She was wearing a hunting suit on horseback, and she was heroic.

But in this dream, the eldest princess, who has become a married woman after marriage, has eyes like rippling spring water, shimmering and rippling, almost like she can talk, silent is better than sound, so young master He can't help but look at her insanely up.

He couldn't help stretching the princess's hand, and said, "Of course, what you said is right, I'll listen to you."

Who would have thought, but just made a fuss.

The dream collapsed, He Gu was startled, his shoulders shook, and he opened his eyes suddenly, the dark bed curtain was reflected in his slightly blurred field of vision——

Master He Xiaohou was stunned for a while, and slowly recovered.

He looked sideways, and saw the milky white moonlight seeping through the window lattice outside the bed curtain, and the night was quiet and beautiful.He Gu felt a little melancholy.

...was it just a dream?

Fortunately, Wang Neiguan's words during the day had given him reassurance, and he didn't mind too much, he just lay back on the bed and fell into a deep sleep again.

In the ups and downs of his previous life, He Gu has been working hard for the crown prince's throne, but he is still a bachelor at a young age.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, although he also intended to offer him a marriage, he rejected them all.

Regarding the matter of marriage, He Gu only learned a little about it after he was reborn, preparing a dowry for his younger sister He Rong, but he still knew very little. As for the royal wedding ceremony, he didn't know anything about the process of a princess getting married.

Therefore, the emperor gave the He family such an exaggerated reward, and He Gu didn't think too much about it. He only thought that he was narcissistic and took it for granted. It's a small skill, that's why he was liked by the emperor and got these rewards.

After all, isn’t that what His Majesty said in his oral order——

"Qing Chenghe has meritorious service in arresting thieves." It can be seen that these rewards should have nothing to do with the selection of a son-in-law, but because His Majesty is pleasing to his eyes.

But on the second day, when he met his cousin Yan Dingye who ran over from Yan's house, He Gu learned that he was really too lonely and ignorant.

Changyang Hou's Mansion is located on the West Street of Bianjing City. As the saying goes, the south is rich and the west is noble. This area has almost gathered nearly half of the honorable officials and eunuchs in the entire Dayue Dynasty.

Yesterday, the king's internal officials came to present the rewards, such an astonishingly large battle naturally attracted the attention of the whole street to the Marquis of Changyang.

Yan Dingye looked at him sympathetically, and said, "Cousin, now the whole capital knows that you will definitely be a son-in-law in the future!"

Although Young Master Yan sympathizes with his cousin who is going to be a son-in-law, he is quite different. What he sympathizes with is not that He Gu's career will be hopeless in the future, but he sympathizes with Young Master He's almost predictable and bleak post-marital life. .

Even Yan Dingye has heard of the reputation of the eldest princess being male-hating. He thought about his cousin, if he really married the princess, it would be because of His Majesty's kindness, allowing the Hou Mansion to take a concubine for him in order to prolong his descendants. But in Master Yan's opinion, that was already miserable!

As for going to brothels and drinking flower wine, don't even think about it, if someone sees you and impeaches him in front of His Majesty, the whole He family might not be able to eat and walk around.

... Although his cousin never visits brothels.

In short, Young Master Yan feels that if anyone really marries the eldest princess, it will not only give him the rest of his life, but also invite him to return to a living Bodhisattva, not to say anything, and to be a widow for the rest of his life.

What's the use of having more glory and wealth?

Too bad too bad.

How did this kind of bad luck fall on his cousin, the dream lover of countless official girls in Bianjing City?

A violent thing!

According to Yan Dingye, the two elders of the Yan family were still thinking about whether they should secretly find a good girl from a lower family for He Gu and arrange a marriage for him.

In this way, if he is really chosen, he will tell His Majesty that they made a baby marriage for He Gu before, but He Gu himself didn't know it. He is also a veteran of the two dynasties, and he has the merits of the former emperor Qinwang. The Holy One is a benevolent monarch, so he should not be harsh.

But who knows, the two elders of the Yan family over there are still looking for, but the prince Wang here has quick legs and feet, and has already arrived at the He family with a vast team of rewards.

This night, the fact that His Majesty wanted to choose He Xiaohou Ye as his son-in-law had spread like wildfire in Bianjing City; this night, so many hearts were broken all over the place, and they couldn't fight back.

But the person concerned, Lord He Xiaohou, was very slow to realize.

Only then did he realize that His Majesty's reward yesterday was actually equivalent to a disguised expression to show to the honorable officials in Bianjing that——

He Gu, the son-in-law chosen by the emperor himself for his daughter.

In the future, if you want to recruit a son-in-law or marry a daughter-in-law, stay away, and don't try to think about the emperor's son-in-law desperately.

The two elders of the Yan family had no choice but to put their flags to rest.

As for the marriage between He Gu and the Eldest Princess, of course everything is ready, and the only thing that is owed is the Princess House.

The emperor married a daughter, and the emperor's concubine left the court. Naturally, it was very different from ordinary people.

Ordinary women marry into their in-laws' family, but when princesses marry and leave the palace, they have their own princess mansion, and His Royal Highness the eldest princess is also the only daughter of the emperor and empress, and has always been loved by the emperor.

The Department of Internal Affairs, who was in charge of the wedding ceremony, was even more energetic and did not dare to be ambiguous.

Sure enough, a few days later, on the West Street of Bianjing City, the mansion that had been vacant for a long time and was rumored to be the residence of a certain prince in the previous dynasty began to be frequently repaired by craftsmen.

This mansion is located in the best location on the West Street, and occupies the largest and most extensive area in the west of the city. If the prince hadn't made a mistake and angered the late emperor in the previous dynasty, it would not have been idle. In the early years, everyone guessed that this mansion If the third prince returns to Beijing in the future, maybe it will be his palace.

Now the repairs started suddenly, and there was no news that His Highness the Third Highness was going back to the capital, and there was no prince in the palace who was about to leave the palace to live away.Combined with the recent events, everyone knows that this is probably the princess mansion chosen by the Holy Majesty and the Empress for the soon-to-be-married Eldest Princess.

His Majesty really loves Princess Chongchang, among other things, such a big house, even if it is bestowed on the Prince as a mansion, is enough, and it is on the same street as Changyang Marquis Mansion, which is more caring.

As for the rewards given to the He family during these days in the palace, everyone can see clearly.

That kind of battle, depending on the meaning of the palace, turned out to be just a little sweetness for the son-in-law's family before they got married. When they get married in the future, I really don't know what kind of red makeup and grandeur it will be.

Those Qingliu who are self-reliant and have never been willing to get the name of their relatives, now seeing the reward like a small hill in the palace, and sending it to the He family every three days, they can't help but feel sad in their hearts. Chirp's stab--

It's just a person who has no ambitions and is greedy for wealth and honor.

Even if he really became a son-in-law, wouldn't he have to live by the princess's face in the future, wagging his tail and begging for mercy all day long?

How can it be compared to relying on one's own talents to gain fame, or a military position, and to make contributions in the future based on one's ability? This is what a man should do.

Humph, they are not envious at all!

But the world is always very real, there are those who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, and naturally there are also those who want to catch up and come to have a relationship with the future sons and daughters of His Majesty.

The He family of the Marquis of Changyang, in Bianjing in the past, could only be regarded as a moderately noble family, but now because of the marriage with the Tian family, the family has flourished.

A few days ago, Old Master He thought that he might be sad for a few days because of Wan Shu'er.

Unexpectedly, these days, all kinds of colleagues who usually only meet each other once, neighbors who haven't spoken a few words, and relatives who can't get along with each other a mountain away, all swarm over here.

Mr. He is exhausted from receiving these waves of visitors every day. As for returning to Beijing, he has never seen a trace of the peaceful and comfortable retirement life he imagined.

As for feeling sad for Wan Shi...

That's really not empty.

This late spring and April, for the family living in the West Street of Bianjing City, it is really not peaceful.

The Princess Mansion on this side of the street is being repaired intensively, and the Changyang Marquis Mansion on the other side of the street is full of visitors every day.

It was quite lively.

Neighbors have mixed feelings.

However, one day, Old Master He finally got tired. After seeing off the last guest in the dark, He Nanfeng supported his sore waist, hammered the door with a "clang, clang, clang", and said angrily, "Close the door! Close the door! From today onwards, not a single one has disappeared! Not a single one of this Marquis has disappeared!"

At the same time, Master He Xiaohou was ordered by the emperor to enter the palace.

The emperor, whose attitude was unclear before, seemed to have suddenly changed his face. He spoke softly and cared for a while, and then gave him a waist card, saying that he was allowed to enter the palace with this card on weekdays, and entered the palace. Children, study in Zongxuetang.

He Xiaohou was very puzzled, he really didn't understand, what's the use of reading so many books when he is destined to be Mi Chong's son-in-law in the future?

But what he didn't know was that it wasn't that the emperor was really bored and looking for trouble.

It is really the emperor, and he really can't bear the queen's repeated begging.

The reason why Empress Chen begged for this is actually very simple.

When the queen woke up that day, she only thought that she passed out due to heat stroke due to the sun, and didn't think too much about it.

But after waking up, the eldest princess told her that she had finally figured it out and was willing to get married. This made the queen very relieved, thinking to herself that her daughter was finally enlightened.

That's right, on the day of choosing a son-in-law, after all, she also saw with her own eyes how handsome He Xiaohou is, a good man with excellent civil and military skills.

It's perfectly normal to be moved by this.

Empress Chen was very relieved. It seemed to her heart that she didn't want to get married before, and it wasn't because her daughter really hated men as she said, it's just that she hasn't met the person she likes yet.

Fortunately, the marriage is destined, and the daughter and He Shizi finally got it right, and now the wedding is approaching.

Empress Chen, who has always been bad at managing common affairs, actually started guarding the inner court and the Second Department of Internal Affairs every day because of this, and watched them handle the big and small matters of the eldest princess's wedding ceremony in every detail.

The eunuchs in charge of the second department told her to stare at her so that her heart was agitated and miserable, and she was trembling and walking on thin ice all day long, for fear that if she was not careful, she would not do what she wanted, and she would die after eating it.

The queen is also serious, from choosing the location of the princess mansion, how to repair it, down to the pattern of the eldest princess's wedding dress, whether to use Su embroidery or Shu embroidery, and who will the embroiderer choose to make the wedding dress...

She has to personally ask about every needle and thread, and she will never be ambiguous.

When the emperor rewarded He's family, Empress Chen repeatedly rewarded her future son-in-law from her private house money. In the end, even the eldest princess couldn't stand it anymore and had to come to Zhiyang Palace to persuade her.

"Mother, the He family has already been rewarded a lot in the Heavenly Palace these days. If there is more reward, the favor is too much. I'm afraid the father will be criticized by the officials in the previous dynasty, saying that he loves his relatives too much."

Empress Chen frowned and said, "Why are you the spokesman for these Laoshizi again?"

"At the beginning, they were the ones who babbled all day long, saying that Heng'er in the palace was unlucky and would hinder Yuan'er. Didn't they know that Heng'er and Yuan'er often played together when they were young? Yuan Er? I also use these old monsters to talk too much!"

"In the end, His Majesty couldn't help it. Poor Heng'er was only seven or eight years old, and she was driven to Jinling alone." The queen said angrily, "What I hate the most is that Yushitai is full of food all day long. , I have nothing to do, I only know how to speak up."

Princess: "..."

"...The third brother is not in good health. If he stays in Bianjing, he won't be able to bear the cold in winter, so we can't blame Yan Guan and Si Tianjian."

Empress Chen resentfully said: "This palace saves... If it's not for this, don't talk about some censors talking about it, even if the Jade Emperor is here, don't even think about driving away my child."

When she said this, she sighed faintly, with a somewhat lonely expression, and said: "I don't know that Heng'er has been living in Jinling all these years by himself, but if he misses his mother and sister, will he be lonely... "

The eldest princess was silent for a while, and said: "The third brother returns a lot of letters every year, and the queen mother also reads them all?"

Empress Chen sighed: "Letters are letters, and people are people. No matter how good a letter is, how can it be better than a talking and laughing child, and stay with my mother? Speaking of your brother, Ben Gong feels sad, Heng'er's health is still not recovering, alas... On the contrary, even if he recovers, I'm afraid your father will not let him come back from Jinling..."

She paused for a moment, lost in thought, and didn't know what to think of, but after a long while, she suddenly shunned the people in the palace, and then continued: "Yu'er, you have to remember, if your younger brother recovers in the future, you can go back to Beijing. If he wants to compete with Yuan'er, you must persuade him not to get involved in this muddy water."

The eldest princess said: "The queen mother has told you many times, I will naturally remember."

The queen sighed: "Your father always says sorry for me, do you know why?"

"Back then, the late emperor was still there, he was just an unfavored prince, and I was the youngest daughter of the Chen family. One year at the Lantern Festival, I slipped out with my maid and bought a carp river lantern, but it still hasn't been released yet. One accidentally fell on the ground and broke the lamp. I sat by the river and cried. Then I saw your father coming from the side, and he didn't talk to me. He just picked up the lamp and remained silent. He wanted to hand me back the light, but I didn't answer it..."

Empress Chen's eyes were far away, obviously she had fallen into the memories of many years ago.

"...Actually, it wasn't that I didn't want to pick it up at the time, it was just that I was a little shy."

"... Seeing that I didn't answer, he took two steps back, put the lamp on the ground, bowed to me, turned around and left. At that time, I thought, if... it is really written in a book, it would be like that. A gentleman who is as humble as he can learn, and who is as sharp as a grinder, probably should be like him."

"Not long after I went home, your grandfather told me that the fourth prince in the palace begged His Majesty's grace to ask me to be his concubine, and His Majesty agreed. He came to visit your grandfather in the mansion. I was behind the screen. After sneaking a glance, I realized that the fourth prince is the one who repaired the lamp for me by the river."

"I was waiting for the wedding with great joy. Unexpectedly, the prince in the palace was infected with the epidemic and died. The fourth prince was canonized and became the new crown prince. Your grandfather went to the palace. After returning, my marriage contract with him , it became me marrying him with my sister."

The queen sighed, and said, "You mean, do I blame him? In fact, in the early years, it was a lie to say that I didn't complain. But later I also realized that if he wants to secure his position, he needs you." My grandfather supports me, but after all, I am just the daughter of the concubine of the Chen family. I am not worthy of being the queen of the Yuan Dynasty because of my insufficient status. Happy, but there's nothing we can do."

The eldest princess shook the queen's hand and said: "Mother..."

Empress Chen shook her head and said: "You don't need to comfort me, I still marry the person I like anyway, but your aunt has spent her whole life in it for nothing, even if Yuan'er becomes the crown prince, she will not be happy."

"Now that Yuan'er has grown up, his thoughts are getting heavier, and I can't understand what this kid is thinking. Now he is more and more like your father and emperor. When he becomes a prince, he seems to be another person. The same look, but I still like it the most, the young man who picked up the lamp for me by the river, not your father's current look."

"Do you think that being a prince or an emperor makes you happy? I see that your father is not very happy. He liked Heng'er so much at the beginning, so he had to listen to the advice of the officials and obediently send Heng'er to Jinling. After her son became the crown prince, she seemed to be a different person. She was always calculating for Yuan'er's throne. Although I don't know what she did wrong back then, she made your father so angry. ..."

Empress Chen paused, then sighed: "Forget it, don't mention it."

"...Anyway, you have to remember that Heng'er is your own younger brother. If he didn't stay by my side, I'm afraid that if I'm not around in the future, he'll have the wrong idea and cause trouble for you. As a big sister, you have to Remember to persuade him, don't let him be confused, there is nothing wrong with being an idle prince."

"I don't have anything else to think about in my mother's life. I just hope that both of you, sister and brother, will be well. Your whole life will be healthy and smooth, and your children and grandchildren will be full."

The eldest princess was silent for a while, and said: "My son...I remember it."

Only then did the queen think about what she said about the speaker just now, and she became angry again, and hummed: "Now I marry my daughter, use my own money to reward my son-in-law, and have never touched a cent of the treasury. These people And make irresponsible remarks."

"Looking back, I want Wu Dehuai to look into it. Who are those people who have been nitpicking all day long, asking for advice? I want his wife to come into the palace and ask carefully. His children won't marry?"

The eldest princess said helplessly: "The Tian family is naturally different from ordinary families. Even the emperor himself, every word and deed falls in the eyes of all civil and military officials. If you make a mistake, you will be able to overlap the papers on the imperial case in the government hall." Two feet tall, my son's marriage is just a family matter after all, so don't let the emperor worry about it."

Her daughter, who has never been very talkative, tried to persuade her with such good words. Empress Chen had soft ears, so she had no choice but to compromise and said: "Okay, okay, I can't talk to you, that's why I said that being an emperor is not good. Well, it's just the last time, this time the reward is over, until you and Gu'er get married, I won't reward the He family anymore, is that okay?"

The eldest princess suddenly saw a gold hairpin inlaid with a huge oriental pearl in the queen's hand, and the corners of her mouth under the veil couldn't help twitching, and said: "...there is no need to reward He Shizi with this thing. unuseful."

Empress Chen said: "Even if Gu'er doesn't need it, isn't there a younger sister who is a direct relative in his family? In the future, when the girl grows up, she will always have to dress up. Gu'er is an older brother. It would be nice to give this to my younger sister." , where is it useless?"

Princess: "..."

Empress Chen paused, turned to look at her daughter, and suddenly frowned and asked, "Why is Yu'er called He Shizi?"

Princess: "..."

"...the imperial father's will to bestow marriage has not yet been made."

Empress Chen refused to let go, and asked, "Then Yu'er still doesn't like him?"

Princess: "..."

It took her a while to answer slowly.

"...Never before, I also like He Shizi."

The queen was a little suspicious: "Really?"

"……really."

Empress Chen felt a little relieved, she was afraid that she had messed up the mandarin couples, and if she missed the important event of her child's life, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

It's just that since Yu'er likes it, why does it look so awkward?

You thought, yes, these two children have only met each other a few times, even if they have a good impression of each other, it is inevitable that they are still a little strange. Yu'er is a girl's family, so she will be shy, which is really normal up.

This is very easy to solve, as long as Xuan He's son enters the palace more often, let the two children meet more often, and read books together, and later she will hold two garden fairs, poetry fairs, etc., is it possible that he can't create opportunities for the two of them? ?

When they get to know each other gradually, ask Si Tianjian to choose an auspicious day, get married sweetly, and give her two big fat grandchildren, that would be the best.

The more Empress Chen thought about it, the happier she became, she secretly decided, and she did it!

It doesn't matter if the daughter is tender, isn't she still the queen's mother?

Sure enough, the emperor did not stand up to Empress Chen's hard work. Fortunately, the prince and other princes and clan sons had separate classes in the Gongzhong School, and he was not worried that it would affect the prince's studies, so he agreed to let Prince He in.

Master He Xiaohou, without knowing it, became the most envied person in the entire school.

After all, everyone knows that others are here to study hard, but this guy is here to fall in love. Moreover, He Gu is different from these Pei family members who come to study. When he got the waist card, what the emperor said was "Enzhun enters the palace in his free time, and enters the Zong Xuetang".

When he's free, whether he's free or not...it's up to He Gu himself, so he can come to read this book or not.

You can go anytime.

Is there such a beautiful thing in the world? !

All the young men in Zongxuetang who were caught up early to study every day were so envious that they shed tears.

However, at this moment, He Gu completely forgot that the eldest princess has been studying in the palace, and she is no different from the prince. Of course, he did not expect that she would be able to meet the eldest princess when she went to the Zong Xuetang.

He got the decree of grace, and it took three or four days before he felt that the emperor had specially given him the decree of grace, but he didn't go, as if he didn't know what to do.

Only then was he unwilling, and reluctantly entered the palace to study.

He Gu secretly decided in his heart that he would only come once every seven days in the future, to deal with things, and not to come more often.

He doesn't take the imperial examinations for reading broken books.

However, although the emperor allowed him to go if he wanted to, and not to go if he didn't want to, since he wanted to go, the school was a school after all, so he still had to respect his teachers and not be late.

Moreover, almost all the gentlemen who were able to teach in the Palace Zhongzong Academy were famous talents all over the world. He Gu still respected them and did not want to offend them.

He got up early in the morning, picked out a random piece of clothes and climbed into the carriage after washing. It was still dark on the way, and the streets of Bianjing City were still empty, only the ruts of the carriage, and the sound of running over the road was very clear.

He Gu yawned, and said: "Zhengye, what are you talking about in this school, what are you doing in the morning class? I think the gentlemen are all very old, even if we young people can bear it, why don't you bother people who are old?" where's Mr.

Zhengye scratched his head: "It is said in the book that heaven will send a great mission to..."

He Gu originally wanted him to join him in condemning the anti-human class time of the Zong Xuetang, but who knew Zhengye would start chanting scriptures, so he hurriedly waved him to stop.

Masano had no choice but to shut up obediently.

The last time the Shizi entered the palace, he waited at the gate of the palace. This is the first time in his life that he was able to enter the palace. Zhengye knew that He Gu was going to study, and these days he deliberately opened a small stove in private. Read the book fiercely, for fear that compared with other servants, he is too uneducated and will embarrass the eldest son.

However, Shizi doesn't seem to like watching him drop his book bag...

Masano was a little confused.

It seems that it is more suitable for him to be a silent attendant.

This time when entering the palace, there is no royal official to pick him up, and of course there is no sedan chair specially given by His Majesty to ride in. From the Gate of Supreme Harmony to the Zongxue Hall, there is a long distance to walk, and ordinary people have to walk at least half an hour hour.

Fortunately, He Gu had expected to leave early, and both he and Zhengye had practiced martial arts since childhood, so they walked very fast, at least half a quarter earlier than expected, they arrived at the Zong Xuetang.

The door of the school was still locked and did not open, but there were already a few teenagers standing in front of the door, chattering and excitedly surrounding a teenager in Chinese clothes.

And that Zhong Xing Gongyue, about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in fancy clothes, was squatting at the side of the flower bed, staring at something in the grass, suddenly his eyes were fixed, and he raised his hand quickly and accurately into the flower bed catch--

From a distance, He Gu saw that what he was holding was a shiny green grasshopper.

Only then did he stand up, and threw the grasshopper to a few excitedly screaming teenagers, and when he turned around, he saw He Gu who was also looking at him.

The youth in Chinese clothes raised his eyebrows and said, "Yo, new face?"

After a pause, he seemed to think of something again, and said firmly, "You are the son of Changyang Marquis, right?"

He Gu was in a complicated mood.

Who would have thought that Pei Zhaolin, the second prince who was so invincible in the last life, but failed in the end, was besieged by him, and killed himself by the Lingjiang River, is now just a kid at the gate of the Zongxue Hall, sticking his butt and catching grasshoppers?

At this moment, the young man with red lips and white teeth and very bad fart in front of him is really far from the old opponent in He Gu's memory, who has done all the tricks and will take revenge.

He Gu: "..."

Pei Zhaolin snorted and said, "Don't you know who I am? How dare you be rude when you see me, you..."

Knowing that he was narrow-minded, He Gu didn't want to drive him crazy, so he hurriedly said, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Second Prince."

Pei Zhaolin breathed out his nostrils and said, "Since you know that I am the prince, why don't you kneel? Are you looking down on me?"

He Gu: "..."

Sure enough, it was Pei Zhaolin who always said "Are you looking down on me?" This delusion of being persecuted has remained the same in both lifetimes.

Just as he was about to speak, a very familiar voice came from behind him. When He Gu heard this voice, his heart skipped a beat.

"He is the prince of Changyang who has been printed by the imperial court. The second elder brother has not yet been conferred a king or title. He Gu sees you, so he can avoid kneeling and prostrating. There is nothing wrong with him."

He Gu turned around, and it was indeed the eldest princess who was speaking. She didn't wear red clothes today, presumably because she didn't want to wear too eye-catching colors in a place where she was studying. She was just wearing a simple white skirt.

Still, the color is no slouch.

The eldest princess in white clothes is another kind of beauty. Without the neutral color of red, the awe-inspiring and self-reliant arrogance of her body is more thoroughly highlighted.

Master He Xiaohou felt that the eldest princess in white looked more like a fairy sister.

This seems to be the first time His Highness has called him by his full name...

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is called He Gu, not He Shizi, nor Xiaohou Ye.

He Gu is a little happy——

Your Highness should also know that His Majesty will give them marriages soon, right?

Does she want to?

Should also be willing, right?

Otherwise, he wouldn't speak up for himself, and bickered with his brother Pei Zhaolin. Isn't this defending him?

Master He Xiaohou's heart was like a deer bumping like a deer, and he was a little secretly happy. His face was a little hot, and he didn't even dare to look up at the eldest princess for a while.

In He Gu's mind, he began to think quickly, should he ask "good morning" first, or "Have you eaten morning food", or "Your Highness, are you here to study too?"

It seems a bit weird...

What exactly did you say, and what tone did you use to speak, which is more natural?

He Xiaohou was thinking hard.

He didn't know what was wrong with him. Every time he saw the eldest princess, he could clearly feel his heart beating faster, his breathing quickening, his head in a daze, and his thinking speed obviously slowing down.

It's a pity that before He Gu figured out what happened, Pei Zhaolin over there had already let out a grotesque laugh, and said, "I'm not married yet, my elbows have already started to turn outward."

The eldest princess glanced at him indifferently, but ignored him.

Just at this time, an old man in his seventies with a gray beard walked over tremblingly from a distance. Seeing this, two small internal officials in front of the Zongxue Hall hurried up to help him, and the other hurriedly took out the key. , opened the door.

The old gentleman was helped into the door, and the eldest princess followed, without looking back, leading the big palace lady holding the bookcase into the door of the Zongxue hall.

Master He Xiaohou stared blankly at her back, his mood suddenly turned sour from the little deer bumping around——

His Highness didn't even give him a look, and just left.

He felt a little hurt.

He hasn't figured out what expression and tone he should use to say the first sentence to her...

Shouldn't he be invited to say something like "the door is open, let's go" or "it's time for class"...

Your Highness is so cold, it seems that he really hates men.

He Gu can only comfort himself, it's not his problem, it's just that His Highness hates men.

Ok……

It doesn't matter if you hate it, he already knew it.

Even if he is now being hit by a merciless punch from reality, Master He Xiaohou's original plan to marry the eldest princess sweetly, have both children, and embrace the two for three years, is shattered to pieces, but he still Not easily discouraged.

Anyway, he is now a certain son-in-law and His Highness's future husband, and he will always think of a way to slowly make His Highness change his attitude.

As the saying goes, priceless treasures are easy to come by, but lovers are rare. Lord He Xiaohou firmly believes that such a handsome lover is hard to find even with a lantern. His Highness will fall in love with him one day.

After living two lifetimes, He Gu still has this confidence.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and walked into the gate of the Zong Xue Hall with his head held high.

Pei Zhaolin: "..."

I don't know why, but just now, when the stinky boy from the Marquis of Changyang passed by him, his head held high, he looked like a peacock just about to spread its tail.

... just plain silly.