Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 323

"Madam Qin, let's go in together." Xiao Wenqing turned to look at the Donghua Gate of the palace, and said, "Speaking of which, I don't enter the palace many times, so I'm really rude to the empress."

Mrs. Qin laughed immediately, and said: "You have special circumstances, the Empress will not care about your impoliteness. The Empress invited you to the banquet this time, expressing the hope that you can participate in the court ceremony and socialize with the noble ladies." Mrs. Mo At the beginning of last year, it was said that she was not feeling well, so she interrupted the court visit twice; after three months of normal court visit, she became pregnant and asked for leave to raise her baby. Didn't come out until now.

"The Empress really cares about my concubines." Xiao Wenqing said, and walked into the palace gate with Mrs. Qin side by side. After sitting in the sedan chair for two people who had prepared a long time ago, they went to Zhaoyang Palace to meet the Empress Empress.

When the two of them arrived, the empress was already sitting on a phoenix chair in the main hall of Zhaoyang Palace, drinking tea and eating sunflower seeds and chatting with seven or eight middle-aged and elderly wives.

The little eunuch in front of the hall signed up, and the empress announced that Xiao Wenqing and Mrs. Qin entered the main hall together, and saluted the empress, "The empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

The empress immediately said kindly, "You two ladies are welcome, come and give me your seat." The wives she invited today are all ministers whose husbands or sons hold real power in the court or who are trusted by the emperor.

Xiao Wenqing and Mrs. Qin Xie En got up, bowed their heads to the ladies who were already sitting, and then sat down on the large red sandalwood chairs carved with Qingluan peony group that had been prepared in the hall.The court ladies are well-trained to serve tea, cakes and fruits, and then stand behind them. The accompanying maids brought by the wives are not qualified to come in, and all stand outside the hall waiting for orders. '

The empress looked at Xiao Wenqing with a smile, and said with concern: "Wenqing, I haven't seen you for half a year. You seem to have lost weight. Is it because there are too many internal affairs in the Hou's mansion, and you are too busy?"

Xiao Wenqing got up and bowed, and said: "The concubine thanked the mother for her concern. The concubine has not lost weight. I can only say that the concubine will go to the palace to see you during the Spring Festival, and her body has not fully recovered." Madam Gaoming who is here today, she often comes There are three people who often go there, Mrs. Zhan, the wife of the Minister of War, Mrs. Long, the wife of the second-rank military officer Zhenguo General, and Mrs. Guan, the wife of the third-rank political envoy.

After hearing Xiao Wenqing's answer, the empress and other wives immediately smiled.A lady is rich in nutrition after giving birth, and her body will gain weight.Xiao Wenqing could only be considered plump at that time. Some wives gained weight after giving birth, and their whole bodies were out of shape. After that, they couldn't lose weight for a long time, which made their husbands lose interest.

Mrs. Minister of the Ministry of War smiled and said: "Wen Qing, your figure has recovered well." It should be said that it is uneven, with the unique charm of young women.No wonder Marquis Mo didn't want to take a concubine and spoil her alone.

"Aunt Zhan was joking." Xiao Wenqing said shyly. This is Wen Hua's mother, who can be regarded as her elder.In the past, because she first entered the circle of noble ladies in the capital city, she celebrated Mrs. Zhan's birthday, and Mrs. Ling and Mrs. Zhan were good friends, so she got very close to Mrs. Zhan.When Mrs. Zhan mentioned that the Zhan family had a daughter of the right age, she hinted that she wanted to recruit Wenhua as a son-in-law, so she fell in love with the Zhan family.

Mrs. Zhan, the wife of Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Since you are going out to socialize now, why don't you bring your young master to my house as a guest in a few days? My eldest daughter-in-law admires your painting and embroidery skills and wants you Help her draw fresh embroidery patterns." If Xiao Wenqing hadn't painted a portrait of Xiao Wenhua, and then happened to let her granddaughter see it, her little granddaughter would not have taken a fancy to Xiao Wenhua and insisted on marrying Xiao Wenhua.This child Xiao Wenhua is really gentle and considerate to his wife. I hope he can be as dedicated and gentle to his wife as Xiao Wenqing's ancestors, and he will not mess with her.

"Auntie has an invitation, how dare Wenqing refuse?" Xiao Wenqing cupped his hands and said, "After a while, Wenqing took the dog to visit Auntie."

Hearing them talk about the young master, the empress said: "The name of the young master Mo Yunlin was bestowed by the emperor. At the end of May, the emperor summoned Lord Mo to enter the palace, and asked him to bring the young master into the palace as well. He sees."

She smiled and said: "I have seen the child before, he is a smart and cute little guy. The emperor dotes on the Houye Aiwujiu, and he also likes the little Houye very much. The emperor's treasury has treasured twelve East China Sea night pearls, which were created more than thirty years ago. The East China Sea offered it up, and several favorite concubines in the palace were eager to be rewarded with one, but the emperor didn't reward one, so unexpectedly, he gave it to the little marquis to play with marbles."

She smiled at Xiao Wenqing: "The emperor has 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, and none of them has been so favored by the emperor. The emperor treats Mo Houye really differently." , She recalled what happened 28 years ago, and thinking about other things, she vaguely guessed the whole truth of the matter.But since the emperor wanted to bring the secret into the grave, she couldn't say it, and could only try her best to win over Mo Yuxuan, trying to get Mo Yuxuan, who was more and more used by the emperor, to support her son King Qin.

Well, the young master's nickname is Xiaoxiao, right?I remember his cute little appearance when he was full moon...

The wives who came to the palace to socialize found a new topic, talking enthusiastically about the young master, praising how different the young master is, he must be as talented as his little uncle.

Xiao Wenqing was happy in her heart, yet humble in her mouth.

(End of this chapter)