Fake concubine, real queen

Nanny Li raised her eyes and glanced at the eldest princess over there.

She thought to herself, fortunately, the empress only said that she wanted to give wine to His Highness, and His Highness knew very well that this wine would definitely not be touched, and even if he did, he and the son-in-law, the two men, would not be able to quarrel. When something happened, he obediently took the order of the queen, with a normal face, and went to get the wine as if nothing had happened.

Seeing Nanny Li leaving, Empress Chen screened off the left and right palace people, and then looked at her daughter, who always escaped like her. At this moment, the smile on her face couldn't help showing a little embarrassment. She knew her daughter was smart, so she would definitely be able to guess. He didn't say what effect the wine had.

He only whispered to her: "This wine... is from a small country in the Western Regions, and it is a tribute to your father and Ben... Uh, anyway, this wine is not easy to come by, and its effect is very strong, just a small cup will be effective. Take it back with Yu'er, you can find a good day, and then..."

Pei Zhaoheng could hear the veins on his forehead beating slightly.

"Mother."

Empress Chen coughed dryly, and finally stopped talking.

Nanny Li moved swiftly, and quickly entered the hall door with a small white porcelain jug, put it on the table, and said, "Madam, the wine is here."

Empress Chen said: "If you don't want to listen, my mother won't say much. I will take this Jiu Yuer home by myself. As for whether you want to use it...how to use it...you can do it yourself, and your mother will not force you." ,OK?"

The corners of Pei Zhaoheng's mouth twitched slightly, he was silent for a while, and still said: "I know, thank you Queen Mother for the reward."

But outside the hall, He Gu was sitting by the lotus pond in the garden of Zhiyang Palace, groping fried melon seeds with sugar from his bosom.

In his previous life, his mother left early, and he was never married, and he didn't like to exchange cups with others, exchange pleasantries, and be polite. The number of times he participated in this kind of palace banquet and garden tour was pitiful, and it was one of the few times. , it was because the crown prince ascended the throne as the emperor and gave a banquet later, so he had to go.

In the end, he still couldn't sit still. When He Gu went to the Vanity Fair where there were so many cups and cups, he felt uncomfortable all over his body, as if there were nails growing on his buttocks, he couldn't sit still for a while, and when the banquet was less than halfway, he would often urinate. Run away.

However, the crown prince is a person who seems to be lenient, but his heart is not much bigger than the tip of a needle. After so many times, it is inevitable to think that He Gu is arrogant because of his favor, or has a problem with him. The new king who gave the banquet shook his face.

However, He Gu is short-sighted and has not considered this level at all. Others persuaded him to bear it, and he just farted, whether he should piss or piss.

As a result, the estrangement between the prince and the prince was getting deeper and deeper, and He Gu didn't realize it until the night before Dongchuang's incident, but the trivial matter of drinking and drinking at the banquet could also become a reason for the prince to make trouble for him.

Thinking of these past events, He Gu sat by the lotus pond and let out a long breath.

Fortunately, it was a matter of a previous life.

People in the world often joke that taking one thing for a long time seems like a lifetime away.

However, for Master He Xiaohou, those bad things really seemed like a lifetime away.

Now that he is living a happy life and has a wife he loves, he shouldn't think about these annoying things anymore.

However, if you don’t think about it, he is the one who accompanied Sister Yu’er back to the house today. If he also urinates at the palace banquet later, it will inevitably be unsightly. It will make others guess that the princess consort has a bad relationship, so congratulate Gu He made up his mind that no matter how uncomfortable it is today, he will sit at the palace banquet until His Majesty has finished the banquet.

Then he made all the preparations and asked Zheng Ye to fill a bag full of sugar-fried melon seeds. If he was really uncomfortable at that time, and others would talk about them, he would sit there and eat melon seeds. An hour is enough.

It's just that he tasted it first, and it still feels a little dry. It must be better with wine at the banquet later.

He Gu thought that what the empress empress and elder sister Yu'er had said in the palace should be about the same, so he said to Lan Shu: "Let's go back."

Lan Shu nodded yes.

It was almost noon, and the two returned to the palace. As expected, Empress Chen and the eldest princess seemed to have finished speaking, but the eldest princess He Guguan looked a little strange, as if she was out of her mind.

He Gu saw a jug of wine on the table next to the eldest princess, and was about to ask what happened to the wine, but the eldest princess quickly asked Lan Shu to take it away.

He Gu didn't think much about it, thinking, maybe it's some good wine that Empress Chen bestowed on her daughter.

It's just that Sister Yu'er's temperament is very strict and rigid on weekdays, and He Gu has never seen her drink alcohol. Even though the empress personally gave her sister wine, she would not drink it if she wanted to bring it back home.

It's probably going to be a waste of money.

He rolled around in the military camp in his previous life, so he was naturally good at drinking. Although he could not be said to be addicted to alcohol, he could be regarded as an expert. Fragrant wine.

That must be a good jug of wine.

In the heart of Lord He Xiaohou, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him——

What a shame for a good jug of wine.

According to the old rule of the royal family of the Dayue Dynasty, on the day of Qixi Festival, there was always a banquet in the palace. At first, it was just a feast for the royal family members, nobles who could have a relationship with the Pei family in Beijing.

Later, some ministers in the court who were trusted by the emperor were also able to receive favors and bring relatives at home to the palace for a banquet.

Therefore, being able to enter the Qixi Palace Banquet is a very important thing to show honor and honor in this dynasty, and it can also be a glorious thing.

The emperor was diligent, even on the day of Qixi Festival, he did not rest in the morning, and sent people to Zhiyang Palace to spread the word, saying that he had important government affairs and stayed in the Lanzheng Hall to deal with it, so he would not come to have dinner with the queen and princess son-in-law.

The queen was not surprised, she just said that she knew and she was going to let the little internal official go back.

On the contrary, the Eldest Princess is careful, the sun is scorching outside today, the little internal official thought that he had received an order from the sage, so he didn't dare to delay, so he hurried over to Zhiyang Palace, his face was flushed, his forehead was sweating, Seeing this, the princess was afraid that if he ran back like this again, he would inevitably suffer from heat stroke, so she asked Lan Shu to keep him, and brought him a bowl of cold mung bean soup, and then let the little eunuch go away.

Seeing this, He Gu didn't say anything on the face, but he admired her even more in his heart.

During these days of marrying the eldest princess, He Gu has gotten to know his wife more and more deeply. Although the eldest princess is of noble birth, she is not like some people. She seems to have a kind face, but in fact she has a vehement heart. If you don't treat these servants who are sent by others as human beings, even if you treat them well occasionally, it may be because you have other plans.

Such as prince.

The eldest princess is a woman with a noble background and a fairy-like appearance. It can be said that she has everything she needs. Her kindness to people is really kind in her heart, not for anything else. He Gu can tell.

At the beginning, although He Gu was really attracted by her appearance, he really got to know this person and her character, but he could only fall in love with her more and be more devoted to her.

The eldest princess seemed to sense that He Gu was looking at her and turned her head, but just as her gaze met He Gu, she quickly moved away again.

But He Gu didn't care, he still stared at her blankly, with a three-point smile on his lips, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In his pocket was the big brother who was looking for painted pottery figurines in the night market that day, and made a special figurine for him. He Gu stretched out his hand and touched it in his pocket, feeling very warm in his heart.

The two little people in the pocket are not the same as the pair given to the eldest princess, or they are not two, but integrated into one.

The two villains faced each other, holding hands, with their index fingers intertwined——

……kiss.

Cough, indeed, it would be really indecent if people saw this thing, so Lord He Xiaohou just kept it for himself and kept it on his body so that no one would see it.

Just for fun.

Over there, Empress Chen saw the young couple from afar, with just one look, they were chasing after each other and hiding from each other like this, she couldn't help but smile on the corners of her lips, Xin Daoyu'er's reaction, she knew it at a glance , is shy.

Since she was shy, it meant she was enlightened, and she was not far away from being able to figure it out. Empress Chen didn't worry about her daughter anymore.

In short, Gu'er has a deep affection for Yu'er, with that kind of eyes, Yu'er is like a block of ice, and sooner or later she will be muffled.

The problem is not big.

Empress Chen thought so.

Time passed quickly, Empress Chen chatted with He Gu and the eldest princess for a while, cared for He Gu and his younger sister He Rong, and asked about his family's recent situation. He foolishly said that his grandfather missed his little granddaughter, so he sent He Rong to Yan's family, but luckily the queen didn't ask in detail.

Evening is coming soon.

There is a Tanabata palace banquet today, and there is no curfew in the palace. Before sunset, the tables in the imperial garden are already packed. The palace banquet has a seat for men and a seat for women.

But because today is the day when the eldest princess and son-in-law return home, at the beginning of the banquet, the eldest princess and son-in-law He Gu were at the front table and kowtowed to the emperor and father together. Whether the life in the Princess Mansion is going well or not is also a matter of routine.

He Guxin said, after all, His Majesty is His Majesty, he is very busy with his daily affairs, and his curiosity about the private life of his daughter and son-in-law after marriage is obviously not as strong as that of Empress Chen.

The eldest princess toasted the father again, and then took Lan Shu back to the ladies' table.

Master He Xiaohou sent his wife away eagerly, and had no choice but to sit down in front of the men's table with bitterness and reluctance.

He has just become a son-in-law, he is the son-in-law of the emperor, so he is naturally different from others, the seat prepared for him by the Department of Internal Affairs is very close to the seat of the crown prince and the second prince.

Normally, when the second prince saw him, he would always be angry and ridiculed, but today perhaps because his father was here, Pei Zhaolin showed great restraint, and only glanced at him indifferently, then looked away.

He Gu didn't care either, he was thinking about another matter in his mind.

There is only Pei Zhaolin between him and the prince, it's a bit too close——

Being too close to the crown prince, He Gu felt both disgusted and disgusted in his heart.

Not just emotional nausea, but physical nausea as well.

As long as he saw this person, He Gu would be reminded of the inhuman pain of being Ling Chi. There was really no way for him to keep himself from being affected at all.

But I can only sit down and force myself not to look or think about it.

But even if He Gu didn't want to see it, the prince couldn't keep silent.

After all, Pei Zhaoyuan is the crown prince of a country. Since he is sitting here, he is destined to attract the attention of everyone.

The crown prince smiled and said: "The imperial sister and the son-in-law returned home just in time for Qixi Festival. This day is very happy. It can be seen that the imperial sister and the son-in-law are destined to be together for a lifetime."

The prince's words were clearly flattering the emperor, the emperor heard it, but the smile on his face faded three points for some reason, and said: "The day when the princess and the son-in-law return home is also set by me and the queen."

The prince's face froze slightly, but his thoughts turned quickly, and he immediately changed his words: "Father and mother love the emperor's sister very much, they are very kind, and they are really well-intentioned."

The emperor's expression softened a little, he was silent for a while, and said: "As a parent, you naturally have to worry more."

A tall and thin old man with a gray beard at the table heard the words, stood up, bowed his hands to the emperor from a distance, and said: "What your majesty said is very true. Therefore, it is inevitable to worry more. If there is something wrong or wrong with the child, it is necessary to patiently understand why the child's mistakes arise, and then try to correct them. Although it is indeed hard work, it is also the responsibility of parents. "

The old man stood up, trembling, he was trembling after he had said something for so long, but he insisted on finishing his sentence, and what he said was beyond words.

He Guxin said, it's a great Qixi Festival, I don't know what kind of muscle this old gentleman has made a mistake, and he actually started to recite the scriptures, it really gave him a headache.

He glanced at the old man from a distance, but was stunned.

He Gu hadn't seen this old gentleman for many years, so He Gu didn't notice him when he hurriedly glanced by the crowd just now, only now did he notice who he was.

The prince's teacher, old lady Meng Boyuan.

As soon as he recognized him, He Gu savored carefully, and immediately felt something different about his cloudy words just now.

Taifu Meng... Is this another good word for the prince who has just been released?

The emperor said lightly: "The Taifu is old, please sit down."

The small internal officials on both sides were very discerning, and immediately bowed forward, wanting to help Mr. Meng to sit down, who knew that the old man was clearly on the verge of falling, but the two small internal officials did not help him, and he was still standing there, majestic. move.

He only said: "Your Majesty, the eldest son of the old minister's family was confused a few days ago, which angered the old minister and his mother, but in the end he still talked to him about the truth. Now that he has repented, the old minister also feels mixed feelings in his heart." Only when we meet together will we have this feeling. Now that the old minister is old and frail, he has to rush to tell His Majesty what he thinks of, for fear that one day he will die, and he will no longer be able to be loyal to His Majesty. No one has said these words to His Majesty. gone."

"I wonder if Your Majesty thinks that what the old minister said makes sense?"

The emperor picked up the white jade wine glass on the table, without any emotion in his voice, he said: "What the Grand Tutor said, I have a lot of feelings after listening to it, it's already saved, Tai Tu sit down quickly."

Unexpectedly, Taifu Meng still didn't give up, refused to sit down, arched his hands towards the sky, shook his gray beard, and said: "Every word of the old minister comes from the heart, and it comes from the heart. As the saying goes, loyal words are harsh, Although the eldest son of the old official has many faults, it is precisely because he is the eldest son, he will inherit the family business in the future, and he will bear the future of my Meng family, so he will inevitably tremble and walk on thin ice. When he gets angry, the youngest son of the old official is clever. He will always squeeze the old official's shoulders and beat his legs after the eldest son angers the old official, and comfort him with kind words. The eldest son is not as good as the youngest..."

When he said this, the emperor's face completely sank, and the white jade wine glass in his hand was put on the table with a snap.

Pei Zhaolin's face also darkened, and he interrupted in a cold voice: "Teacher Meng, today is the Chinese Valentine's Day. It's such a beautiful day. Father and emperor hosted a banquet for relatives and officials. They came here for joy, not to listen to Taifu's chatter." Talking about trivial matters at home, Tai Tuo is getting old, could it be that his mind is also confused?"

"It's better to sit down quickly and have a good rest!"

Originally, the Eldest Princess had left, which made He Gu a little depressed, but now seeing this situation, his heart instantly became refreshed.

No matter how stupid he is, he can tell that Taifu Meng is helping the crown prince and the second prince to play tricks!

He didn't seem to come to this palace banquet in his previous life, and he didn't remember such a thing at all.

Now that His Highness the Third Prince is far away in Jinling, the young son who beat his legs and shoulders and sneered and flattered that Taifu Meng was babbling and insinuating must not be the Third Prince, but the Second Prince, Pei Zhaolin, who has been quite a favorite recently.

A dog bites a dog with a mouthful of fur, anyway, it can't bite Sister Yu'er and his brother-in-law, His Highness the Third Highness. Of course, Young Master He is very happy to watch the show, and he said with joy in his heart: Let's fight, let's fight, hurry up!

The melon seeds in his mouth became more and more enjoyable.

After the second prince finished speaking, Taifu Meng said tremblingly: "Second Highness, please forgive me for being old, my ears are not working well, please speak slowly, Your Highness, I really can't hear... I can't hear clearly..."

Pei Zhaolin: "..."

He Gu continued to eat melon seeds while suppressing a smile.

Although the old man Meng was pretending to be stupid, the second prince also had his backer. As expected, a square-faced man stood up during the banquet and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Meng is old, let's sit and rest." , I just returned to Beijing from the Nanling garrison, and now I want to take advantage of the auspicious day of Qixi Festival to ask His Majesty for a favor."

This person, He Gu, naturally knew that the second prince's biological mother, Wen Guifei's elder brother, Wei Ning Bo Wen Xiuming.

Taifu Meng seemed unwilling to give up and wanted to say more, but the prince coughed lightly. Taifu Meng was startled for a while, and finally stopped talking, and honestly sat down with the support of the little internal official.

The emperor also stopped talking to Mrs. Meng, and asked Wen Xiuming with a smile, "You are self-conscious. Others are honestly waiting for my grace, but you dare to ask for it. That's all, just tell me, what is your request?" ?”

Wen Xiuming said with a smile: "During the Qixi Festival, His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess and the son-in-law have just got married. There is also a young daughter in the minister's family. She has just reached the age of ji and has not been married to anyone. As a father, no matter how I look at it, I feel that the choice If I don't find a son who is suitable for my daughter, thinking of His Majesty's sage hearing and clear eyes, I boldly ask for a kindness, and I want to ask Your Majesty to choose a good son-in-law as my daughter."

The emperor was taken aback for a moment, he had been very upset by Meng Taifu's accusations and scolding just now, but today is the Qixi Festival, and those present are either close relatives of the royal family or his trusted officials, he does not want to be here on this occasion Getting angry, and taking into account the old officials of Meng Taifu and the two dynasties, he can only bear it because of his age.

Right now, although what Wen Xiuming is asking for is a kindness, it is also an easy and auspicious thing to do. It can also give him a step to take away the embarrassment of Mr. Meng's words just now. Naturally, he feels much better, so he laughed and scolded: "Wen Qing is cunning. He said that he wanted me to help choose a son-in-law, but in his heart, he wanted me to give your daughter a marriage, right?"

Wen Xiuming chuckled, and said: "If your majesty can really bestow the marriage, what an honor and favor, the little girl is considered lucky! How can I not want to."

The emperor said: "That's all! After all, you have worked so hard in Nanling for so long, and I should give the Wen family girl this honor. Let me think about the matter of choosing a son-in-law, and you can go back to the mansion and wait for the news!"

Wen Xiuming quickly walked out from the case, kowtowed respectfully to the emperor and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Wen Xiuming imperceptibly helped his nephew and the second prince melt away the trouble of Mrs. Meng, and the atmosphere at the meeting became better. The emperor chatted with all the ministers.

It's just that no one is arguing, so Master He Xiaohou will inevitably start to feel bored again and doze off.

Unable to divert his attention, he had to think that the prince was still sitting beside him, which was really disgusting. I don't know if it was because of the prince, or because he didn't move a few chopsticks at the banquet tonight, and was only focused on eating melon seeds. He Gu I feel sick to my stomach...

Figured out Christine.

This time it's real, not trying to pee.

However, he had already made up his mind that today he was going to sit down at the banquet, and His Majesty was talking happily with everyone, and it was not time for him to spoil the scenery, so He Gu could only hold back for now.

Fortunately, the emperor paid a lot of attention to this new son-in-law. Seeing that his expression was not right, he suddenly asked, "What's wrong with the son-in-law? Why does he look so bad? Is it because the food doesn't suit his taste?"

He Gu seemed relieved, and said with a bitter face: "Chen... I want to show respect..."

The emperor was stunned for a while, and said helplessly for a while: "Since that's the case, why didn't you speak up earlier? If I didn't ask you, you'd just endure it?"

There was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience——

The emperor said: "You silly boy, hurry up, don't hold back your body."

Just as He Gu was about to stand up to thank you, he remembered something and touched a small sapphire cup on the desk that was not as big as a palm, then stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Regardless of what was behind him, Pei Zhaolin, who was begging to be spanked with a smile on his face, quickly left the table and ran away.

As soon as I came out, I didn't want to go out again.

Maybe it was just because it was really tiring to stay at the table, get so close to the prince, and listen to a group of people's hypocritical flattery, which made He Xiaohou feel uncomfortable just now.

But after I came out now, my stomach didn't hurt immediately, my head didn't feel dizzy, and I felt refreshed.

As for the little sapphire cup that He Gu brought out just now——

It was before he came out of Zhiyang Palace today, taking advantage of Lan Shu's unpreparedness, he secretly poured out a little from the pot of wine that the Empress Empress gave to Sister Yu'er.

That kind of good wine is rare even after smelling it. Rather than being tasted and ruined by no one, it's better to let him taste it, or to accompany his sugar-fried melon seeds.

In the Royal Garden, there is a small lake full of seven-petal lotuses. Although it is called a small lake, it is a royal garden after all. No matter how small it is, it takes more than half an hour to walk around the lake.

It was getting late, and He Gu happened to be walking to the edge of the lake. Looking far away at this moment, the pure white is like a moonlight. Under the moonlight, the lake surface is sparkling. In July, the lotus flowers along the lake are blooming very well, swaying with the wind in the evening breeze, hazy There is a different kind of beauty in it.

He Gu was looking for a place to sit, drink and eat melon seeds, when he suddenly saw a familiar figure from afar——

It turned out to be the eldest princess.

She was standing by the lake with her head down, not knowing what she was looking at.

He Gu was shocked immediately, and ran forward in small steps, saying, "Sister Yu'er!"

As expected, the eldest princess froze, she turned her head, saw He Gu, and said, "...Why did you come out?"

He Gu smiled and said, "I still want to ask my sister about this, but since my sister said 'yes', could it be that my sister also sneaked out?"

Pei Zhaoheng was silent for a while, and said: "Today... I really don't want to stay at the table."

There were all women at the banquet, and the chatter was nothing more than husbands, children, and parents. In this kind of banquet, Pei Zhaoheng used to accompany the queen, and he only listened to it temporarily and never took it to heart. Today, for some reason, the more I listen to it, the more irritable I feel. , becoming more and more restless.

They came out early.

He Gu smiled and said: "It can be seen that my sister is the same as me. I can't stand the boring banquet. We have ordinary tempers."

The young man was handsome, hearty, and clean, and even his ordinary smile seemed to carry a scorching temperature.

Pei Zhaoheng's eyes quickly moved away from He Gu's face, he looked down at the lotus in the lake, and said, "...the flowers are blooming."

But He Gu thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Sister, have you picked the lotus pods?"

Pei Zhaoheng was stunned for a moment, but did not answer.

However, He Gu said happily: "My sister must have never picked it. Just now it's the season, and I see that there are a lot of lotus seeds growing by the lake, and they are pretty good. I will pick some for my sister, peel them open, and the lotus seeds inside Fragrant and tender, but delicious!"

He did what he said, and without waiting for the eldest princess to stop him, he asked her to sit by the lake and wait for him. He took off his shoes and socks and threw them casually. His feet fell into the water.

The water by the lake is not deep yet, so He Gu took a look just now and knew that it would not be difficult to pick the lotus pods by the lake.

Pei Zhaoheng was stunned.

Under the moonlight, the boy picked up his trouser legs and rolled up the hem of his clothes, revealing his two white, smooth and well-proportioned long legs.

Master He Xiaohou was groping around in the water with a serious face.

Although he has not yet fully grown, his figure is still slightly slender, but He Gu's waist and hips are very smooth and vigorous. At this moment, his buttocks are pouted and his waist is bent, such tightness is more obvious, and the outline is clear .

Pei Zhaoheng looked at him, the words that were supposed to be blocked, for some reason, were completely blocked in his throat——

Never said it again.