Fake concubine, real queen

There have been two empresses in total in the current Holy Majesty, the Yuan Empress Da Chen who gave birth to the prince, and the second empress Xiao Chen who gave birth to the eldest princess and the third prince.

The sisters of the Chen family are half-sisters of the same father. They married into the East Palace together back then. The elder sister who was born as a direct wife was the main wife, and the younger sister who was born as a concubine became the concubine. Sealed the imperial concubine.

It's just that the queen's fortune was poor, and she died of illness early, so the emperor helped his younger sister, Xiao Chen, to be his successor—the empress Chen who is currently choosing a son-in-law for the eldest princess.

He Gu almost immediately guessed who the owner of the voice coming from outside the palace behind him was—

... The eldest princess, Pei Zhaoyu, whom he disrespected in his dream just last night.

The Eldest Princess' voice is as special as her own. Her voice is deep and pleasant, and her voice is slightly lower than that of ordinary women. Her tone is calm and indifferent, without a hint of the delicate feeling that a girl who is about to marry should have. Even if she is talking to her biological parents, she can Without the slightest hint of coquettishness.

The eldest princess's voice... was like a handful of cold springs falling from the cliffs of the valley, clear and clear.

It was the first time for He Gu to know that the nonsense words written in the script, "When the girl opened her mouth, Zhang Sheng suddenly lost half of his body" were actually true.

It's a pity that no matter how agitated He Gu's heart is at the moment, in front of the emperor, he definitely can't show the slightest bit.

...you can't even look back.

The queen said, "Yu'er, why are you here?"

The eldest princess didn't answer immediately, but He Gu heard her footsteps approaching him a little bit. He was kneeling down at the Highness with his head lowered, his face was respectful, but his heartbeat followed the approaching footsteps of the eldest princess. accelerate.

The eldest princess only walked seven steps, but He Gu's heart beat as fast as a drum.

He Gu thought, it's all like this, if he still can't figure out whether he likes someone or not, then he probably has some brain problems.

The eldest princess stopped in front of him. He Gu didn't get the holy order, so he didn't dare to look up, his eyes were lowered, just in time to see the layers of silk ribbons hanging down from her red palace dress, and the delicate patterns of white roses embroidered on the corner of her skirt.

He Gu vaguely smelled a faint sandalwood scent from the Eldest Princess. This scent was originally very faint and not easy to detect, but now because the Eldest Princess was standing in front of him, Young Master He could smell it clearly.

"Since the queen mother wants to choose a son-in-law for the son-in-law, the son-in-law naturally wants to come and see for himself."

The eldest princess said lightly.

He Gu was stunned.

For all the daughters of the boudoir who are waiting to be married, the marriage is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker... I have never heard of a lady who even wants to see her in person.

...But yes, the eldest princess is the eldest princess after all, she is the emperor's eldest daughter, the princess who is most favored by the emperor and has the most valuable status, it seems that it is no big deal to be willful and unruly.

Besides, didn't he like the specialness of the eldest princess?

Just as He Gu thought about this, suddenly his eyes blurred, a piece of red sleeve brushed in front of him, and the next second he felt his chin being grabbed by someone's cool fingertips.

He Gu's head was lifted slightly by the owner of that hand, he was completely dumbfounded, and looked into the beautiful and indifferent peach blossom eyes of the eldest princess who was looking down at him at the moment without any defense.

He Gu: "..."

What the fuck? ?

What pose is this? ? ?

He he he he... Was he being molested by the eldest princess? ? ? ?

It wasn't just He Gu who was stunned, the emperor and empress were so startled that they opened their mouths slightly, and Old Master He was even more dumbfounded watching his son being molested.

The eldest princess is still covered with tulle, this time the distance is very close, although only half of her face can be seen clearly, but it also made He Xiaohou almost forget to breathe, he thought blankly:

Mother, I, I, I... I saw the fairy sister.

His dazed look, the eldest princess saw it, but she didn't react at all. She seemed to be used to this kind of expression, and only frowned slightly.

"It's really you."

The voice of the eldest princess was extremely low, and only He Gu could hear her clearly, and almost immediately he felt that her already cold eyes turned cold again.

Only then did the queen over there come to her senses, even though she always escaped, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at this moment, and said, "Yu'er, what are you doing, let He Shizi go."

As soon as the queen finished speaking, He Gu felt his jaw loosen, and the eldest princess really let him go.

"Mother, when I returned to the palace that day, I saw him coming out of Huayue Tower, and I didn't admit my mistake."

Only then did the empress think of this matter, and realized that her daughter was still concerned about this incident, she hurriedly said: "This matter is a misunderstanding, the prince is going to..."

But the emperor interrupted her suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "I'm a little tired, I have to rest first, Marquis Changyang, you can take your son back first."

He Nanfeng was relieved when he heard these words, what happened in Lanzheng Palace today became more and more weird, which made him very confused, now the emperor finally let him go, he immediately took He Gu to kowtow to thank him, He took his son and ran away as if to escape.

He Gu was still immersed in the stunned and shocked just now, and was dragged out of the gate of the Palace of Political Affairs by his own father. Hou Ye shouted "Nie Yi" and regained his senses.

He Gu looked back, and saw his own father was glaring at him with anger on his face.

He Gu was at a loss: "Why?"

He Nanfeng said: "It's not that you don't want to be a son-in-law? Why did you hide your clumsiness in front of His Majesty today? How can you refuse for you by calling me a father?!"

He Gu rubbed his nose: "I don't know how you want to refuse, and you didn't tell me in advance what your plans are. Is it wrong for me to be modest in front of Your Majesty?"

What he said was true, He Nanfeng did not tell him his plan, and at this moment he pushed him back, so he could only choke and choke: "You idiot! Don't you think that if you showed more talent and learning, what would be like today? Cherish your talents and love your talents, why would you force you to be a son-in-law? This is great, just now I wanted to reject one or two for you because of my father, but who would have thought that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess came in person, and His Majesty did not reply, now you choose this son-in-law If you don’t go, you have to go.”

He Gu leaned against the carriage, and lazily said, "Just go."

Old Master He said angrily: "How do you tell me to explain to your grandparents?"

He Gudao: "I will go and explain to the elders myself, just say that I want to be a son-in-law myself, and it has nothing to do with father, so they will not blame you."

Old Master He was taken aback: "What? You want to be a son-in-law yourself?"

He Gu glanced at him: "Yeah, I've changed my mind, now I think there's nothing wrong with being a son-in-law."

Although He Nanfeng occasionally gets confused about trivial matters, he can still be clear about major matters. For example, He Gu is the eldest son left by his original wife and the eldest son of Changyang who has been printed by the imperial court. In other words, he is He Nanfeng's successor. It is hoped that He Gu will be successful in the future, and now he wants to be a son-in-law again. How can He Nanfeng accept such a self-destructive idea?

He immediately said angrily: "Nonsense! Do you know what it means to be this son-in-law? Foreign relatives are not allowed to participate in politics. If you marry a princess, in the rest of your life, not only will you have no hope of becoming an official in the imperial examination, you will not even be able to get a horse. You studied martial arts since you were a child, is it because you want to be a waste to be raised by the royal family in the future?"

Seeing that he was so angry, He Gu found it funny, but at the same time couldn't help being a little surprised.

... Unexpectedly, old man He still expected him to make contributions in the future. It seems that he still has a bit of father-son affection for him, and he didn't completely make that woman Wan Shu'er dizzy.

But think about it, although Wan Shu'er also has a son, but He Cheng is blind, and he is doomed to be unable to inherit the title. No matter how disobedient and unfilial he is, only he can inherit the title of old man He.

Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that old man He would do this.

Seeing that he didn't answer, He Nanfeng asked suspiciously: "Didn't you cry and complain on the way back to Beijing the day before yesterday, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

He Gu turned his head and glanced at him, with a sunny smile on his face.

"Your Highness is so beautiful!"

I thought that his words would most likely irritate Old Man He and scold him for being bewildered by beauty and not wanting to make progress, but Master He was silent for a while, and then gave him a strange look.

He Gu was terrified by his look: "Father, what are you looking at?"

"Don't you know..."

"what?"

The old Hou Ye said slowly: "...The reason why Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess has not yet married at the age of eighteen is because the marriage that the empress had arranged for her before failed."

He Gu was taken aback: "What, since the empress has made a decision, why can't it be done?"

Master He's Adam's apple rolled: "Your Majesty has already made a decision, but before the wedding date comes, His Highness said that she hates touching men since she was a child, even if she touches... touches it."

"Although His Majesty later promised that if he married the Eldest Princess, he would be allowed to take a concubine and leave heirs, but after the original family knew about it, they still didn't want to, and the palace also felt that it was wrong, so the marriage had to be abandoned. .”

"If you are moved by the beauty of the princess, I advise you not to think about it..."

He Nanfeng paused, his beard flicked, and he didn't know what the expression on the old face behind his beard was at the moment.

Seeing that his son didn't speak, he couldn't help but said again: "You are so thoughtful, as a father and a man, how can you not know, but even if you become a son-in-law, I'm afraid you won't be able to touch His Highness's little finger in this life. You still don't care about choosing a son-in-law." It's time to get ahead, but fortunately Your Majesty will not abolish the etiquette system, although the Empress Dowager prefers you, she has not directly decided on it, since it is an election, you can..."

But He Gu suddenly said: "Who said you can't touch it."

He Nanfeng was taken aback: "What?"

Lord He Xiaohou raised his head, his expression was so smug that he almost hesitated, he stretched out his slender index finger to point at his raised chin, and said, "Here, here, His Highness stretched out his hand to touch it himself just now."

He Nanfeng: "..."

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