The little lady in the palace

Chapter 176
This is the first time that she has actively wanted to go home after choosing a husband for Xi Yao at home.

She originally went to the palace to study with He Jing, and now that He Jing is married, she should have returned to the mansion.It's just that the relationship between the two families is here, she is willing to stay longer, so Yuyin and Meng Junhuai are also happy to let her stay.But now that she wanted to go back by herself, they certainly wouldn't stop her from going back.

But not long after, she wanted to go back to the palace again.Because she found that although Xie's family is close to the imperial palace, they don't often enter the palace at present; although Qingyuan is far away in the suburbs of Beijing, uncle and aunt still need to return to Beijing to enter the palace from time to time.

Xi Yao went to tell her father by herself that Xie Jiqing was reading the scriptures sent back from the palace before the case, but when she heard the words, she frowned and put down the scriptures: "You girl, the family can't keep you anymore?"

"...I have nothing to do." Xi Yao pouted, "My parents are busy these days, and my elder brother is married, so I don't want to bother him and my sister-in-law all the time."

The latter sentence sounds like that, but in fact, Xie Jiqing also knows in his heart that it is actually because his son and daughter are not close enough.This is mainly because Xi Yao went to the palace too early, and for so many years since then, the two brothers and sisters seldom meet each other, and it is true that they are not quite used to having them play together now.

But he wasn't too worried, because after all, he and Yuyin were also like this.In the early years, Yuyin had been practicing Buddhism in Hualing Nunnery, and the siblings didn't spend much time together, but he always remembered that he should protect this little sister, so nothing serious would happen.

So Xie Jiqing didn't ignorantly said something like "That's your own brother, why don't you look for him", sighed a little, walked up to her and took the memorial and patted her: "Go if you want. By the way, take this brochure to your uncle and see what he says."

As soon as Xi Yao heard that her father agreed to her going, she became happy and accepted the folder with a smile on her face. Xie Jiqing said with a straight face, "You are not allowed to read it."

"...I know!" Xi Yao stared back.She thought to herself that she was not ignorant, and she didn't even look at these government affairs, which were issued by an official office like Jin Yiwei, when they were opened in front of her!
That night, as soon as Meng Junhuai arrived at Mingxin Pavilion, he sent out a few children who had come to accompany their mother for dinner.

Several children have already understood the matter, and no one has much to say.Yuyin frowned after waiting for them to leave: "What's wrong?"

"Look at this, Xi Yao brought it today." Meng Junhuai said as he handed the booklet to her, Yu Yin opened it and glanced twice, then froze: "Ah?!"

Meng Junhuai let out a sigh of relief, but remained silent.

Yu Yin thought for a while: "The eldest son of the emperor...is he in good health?"

"I only saw him during the Chinese New Year. He is obviously still weak. It is impossible for him to be 'well' so soon." Meng Junhuai frowned, and he couldn't figure out what was going on here.

This brochure mentioned the matter of selecting the prince concubine for the eldest son of the emperor, and it probably sent messages to various clan relatives, but since he was not in Beijing, Jin Yiwei handed it over to Xie Jiqing as usual.

This incident is too strange - it is not that the eldest son of the emperor cannot choose a concubine if he is ill, even among the people, it is not uncommon for people to marry a wife after a long illness.It's just that neither the eldest son of the emperor nor the elder brother of the emperor is that kind of person, and everyone knows why they haven't been elected before - they don't want to miss any girl from any family.

Women in the Great Yin Dynasty could remarry after losing their husbands, but it was a little more difficult to marry into the clan. If they married into the veritable "royal family" at the top, it was impossible to remarry.

So, why on earth did he change his mind?For a moment, Meng Junhuai couldn't help but think about what Yuyin said - but it doesn't make sense, if that's the case, shouldn't it be announced to the world that the eldest son of the emperor has recovered from his serious illness and everyone celebrates it?The influence of the treacherous eunuch has been eliminated, and there will be no future troubles. Why hide such excellent news?

Is it because Brother Huang is too worried and confused, and wants to try the method of "rejoicing"?

Probably not.Meng Junhuai felt that although "the white-haired man gave away the black-haired man" was extremely painful, after so many years, Brother Huang was aware of the possible outcome.Since a few years ago, he has even started to arrange the selection of another prince, but now he wants to congratulate his son?
Eighty percent is not.

What else could it be?
Meng Junhuai's mind froze for a moment, and Yu Yin was pondering over her head, and said with an idea: "Could it be... The emperor felt that the matter of establishing a reserve caused too much trouble, and wanted to suppress it, so he picked out such a From the beginning, everyone thinks that the eldest son of the emperor may have recovered, and then he can calm down?"

"That makes sense..." Meng Junhuai thought about it, but felt a little strange.

——Although the crown prince is still undecided, the fight is not as fierce as it was at the beginning.The imperial brother abolished the fourth brother as a common man, and the son was still "raised" in the palace, and the son of the tenth brother was sent to guard the mausoleum with his father...

If you want to calm down Beijing, these methods are obviously more useful.Half-concealedly "hinting" that the eldest son of the emperor had recovered, his ambition would not be able to kill them.

In the supporting hall of the Qianqing Palace, Princess Duanrou frowned slightly, and looked at her elder brother in confusion: "Brother, where did you come from?"

The eldest son of the emperor looked at her while sipping tea, and then glanced at the son-in-law next to him, without saying a word.

"Resignation." An Liao bowed knowingly, and Yu Jing took his hand: "Don't..."

An Liao sneered: "I'll go to Kunning Palace to accompany my mother first, and you can just go there in a while."

When he said that, Yu Jing nodded and let him go. She was mainly afraid that he would go outside and wait foolishly again.His wind and cold came and went just a few days ago, so it's really not suitable to catch cold now.

The eldest son of the emperor didn't say a word when they were talking, and when An Liao went out, he smiled: "I thought you didn't like the son-in-law."

"...When did I say I didn't like it?" Yu Jing refused to admit it, and Meng Shiying looked at her indifferently: "The kind of harmony you used to have was only a confuse to outsiders."

Yu Jing pursed her lips lazily, and he said again: "But it's good to have a good life now."

"...Don't interrupt!" Yu Jing saw through the reason why he was talking all this, "Tell me, why is it that you suddenly want to choose the prince and concubine?"

Meng Shiying still maintained a faint smile, and spoke very calmly: "What's so strange? I'm already 21."

"You've got it!" Yu Jing stared, "A while ago, when I asked you if you had a sweetheart, what did you say? You also specifically told me that you would not drag any girl down, and now you suddenly mention this, you When will I believe it?"

Meng Shiying's complexion darkened, and he fell silent immediately.

"Brother, can you tell me the truth?" Princess Duanrou was a little anxious, and raised her hand to shake his arm, "I just want to know what you think, tell me, I will never tell anyone!"

Then there was a long silence in the room.The eldest son of the emperor didn't say a word, his trembling eyes were full of emotions.Princess Duanrou looked at her brother, feeling impatient and worried. She was not afraid that her brother really wanted to marry a wife, but she was afraid that there was some terrible hidden secret behind it.

Her brother can't stand any more torture, and now she only hopes that her brother can live well for the rest of his life.

"I..." The eldest son of the emperor sighed wearily after saying a word, he turned around and stopped looking at her, and looked at a glass bottle on the multi-treasure shelf, "I fell in love with a girl."

That colored glass bottle is golden and has an excellent color.The transparent body of the bottle allows people to see what is inside at a glance, like brocade handkerchiefs, with Bingdilian embroidered on it.

Princess Duanrou glanced at the square handkerchief, walked around in front of her elder brother and said anxiously: "Why don't you just say who you like, but choose the prince and concubine with such a big fanfare?"

Meng Shijin looked at the glass bottle without moving his eyes and continued: "That girl is a lady from a famous family, one of the best daughters in Beijing. Her family can keep her wealthy for the rest of her life, and she can also choose a husband who will be rich for her life. She The person to marry must be able to make her live comfortably and be envied."

Meng Yujing was stunned, guessing who this person was, while waiting for her brother's next words.The eldest son of the emperor looked at her slightly: "Except for me."

He said: "If I marry her... she may not be a widow one day, she will always be a widow, and she will have no children. If one of our uncles inherits the throne, what will happen to her in the future, I think I dare not even think about it."

"But..." Yu Jing frowned, "If you think so, and marry another girl to be the princess..."

Then the prince and concubine may not only bear the pain of being widowed and childless, but also be unable to be loved by her husband, wouldn't it be even worse?
She felt that her elder brother was not such a cruel person, and was surprised that he would do such a cruel thing.

"People always want to give up on themselves." Meng Shijin's expression was indifferent and even a little sad, he smiled hoarsely, "I shouldn't want to marry this girl at all, I know that very well, I just can't help but think .”

He sighed: "So I have to prove to myself that in my current situation, if it's her, no noble girl will want to marry me."

Yu Jing took a breath in surprise.

She suddenly remembered the specific arrangements for the selection process. Apart from the requirements on the age of birth and family background, she also specially specified that she must be willing to marry.

—— Various aristocratic families may be able to force their daughters into the palace for future choices, but whether the girl's family is willing or not can always be seen during the conversation.

Yu Jing felt like a lump in her throat, she felt that her brother was being too cruel to her.

I have to say, with his body...it is really hard for a girl to marry him voluntarily.Even taking her as an example, she only hoped that everything would be fine for him because she was his biological sister, but if she was asked to marry such a husband, she would definitely not be willing—what kind of girl with family background and talent would be willing to marry A person who has been sick for many years and may not die when?What's more, this person doesn't even have children, what's more, once this person dies, his wife can't even remarry?
However, he actually wanted to prove such a thing to himself, and he wanted to see the ending of "no one would marry him" with his own eyes.What kind of sadness should that be, and this kind of thing can't be hidden from the Jingzhong clan, how can he face that more or less sneering sigh?
"Brother..." Yu Jing wanted to persuade him, but he shook her head to stop her words: "Stop talking. I've been thinking about her recently, if I don't do this, I'm afraid I can't help but marry her forcibly .”

(End of this chapter)