Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 172

Since opening up a piece of land in the yard, Zhao Min asked his family to buy some seeds he wanted to plant, planted the seeds with his own hands, watered them from time to time, weeded and weeded, and lived a leisurely life.

But at this moment, Zhao Min didn't know that someone had already set his mind on her.

"There is news over there, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Gu Zixing, who was sitting on the main seat and playing chess with the crown princess, didn't care about the crown princess next to him after hearing what the visitor said, "Bring it up."

While Gu Zixing was reading the letter, the Crown Princess looked away and waited with a smile, without the slightest hint of impatience on her face.

After reading the letter in front of him, Gu Zixing put it into the lampshade beside him, burned it completely, and then sat down and looked at the princess.

"Linglong, Miyamoto saw that the chrysanthemums in the palace are blooming well recently, how about hosting a chrysanthemum appreciation feast?"

The expression on the Crown Princess's face did not change at all: "Okay, my concubine will go to make preparations now."

"I heard that Young Master Gu brought a woman back to Beijing this time, is Linglong curious?"

The crown prince smiled slightly: "Yes, the concubine is also a little curious, how about inviting her to this Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, how about the crown prince?"

Gu Qianqian nodded in satisfaction: "Just as Linglong wants."

The Crown Princess is named Liu Linglong, and she is a branch of the Liu family headed by the royal family. Speaking of which, she needs to call the queen an aunt, but she is a distant relative.

The Liu family occupies the position of empress, and it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to agree to choose another person from the empress's family for this concubine.

Although this Liu Linglong came from a collateral lineage, and his father Liu Ye's position was not high, he could be manipulated at will, so the empress begged the emperor for a marriage.

This Liu Linglong was a well-known local talented woman before marrying the prince, with a clear mind, but after marrying Gu Zixing, the two respected each other as guests.

After the princess returned to her boudoir, Xiao Lian, the servant who had been with her all along, couldn't help complaining: "Why does the prince suddenly want to see that country woman? Could it be that she has taken a fancy to her?"

"Xiao Lian!" The Crown Princess raised her voice and gave her a wink. Xiao Lian quickly shut up, but her expression was still aggrieved.

"You go down first."

"Yes."

After the concubine dismissed the other maids, Xiao Lian stepped forward and closed the door.

"It's been so long since you married into the Prince's Mansion with me, why are you still so unstable?"

Xiao Lian knew that she had made a mistake in her words and deeds just now, but she still expressed her dissatisfaction when there was no one around: "Miss, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never blushed with you, he has never cared about you too much. How can a husband and wife get along like this in this world?"

Hearing Xiao Lian talk about this, Liu Linglong felt helpless in her heart, and then said, "No matter how many concubines he takes in the future, I will always be the princess and his wife, do you understand? Xiao Lian."

Although Xiaolian said she understood, but she grew up with Liu Linglong, of course she hoped that her young lady would marry a good husband who loves and loves her.

"But is this the happiness you want, miss? In the past, you didn't want this kind of life." Xiao Lian felt sorry for her miss.

A wry smile flashed across Liu Linglong's face: "This is the life I want, and it's what my father needs."

After the princess finished speaking, she got up and walked to the window, opened the window, listened to the sound of birdsong outside, her face was a little lonely, and she turned her back to Xiaolian and said: "Order, prepare to prepare for the reward. The chrysanthemum banquet will be held in seven days."

Looking at the post in his hand, Zhao Min was very surprised, the princess actually invited him to participate in the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, but he had never even met the princess, how could he invite himself?
Gu Lingqing looked at Zhao Min's eyes full of doubts, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip: "Don't take it too seriously, and don't be too slack, keep a normal mind, and just go to the banquet on time."

Even though he heard Gu Lingqing say that, Zhao Min still felt a little nervous in his heart.

She never thought that the noble person she met for the first time when she came to the imperial city was such a noble princess, how could Zhao Min not be nervous?
On the other hand, Nanny Gu was most worried about Zhao Min's etiquette. She was usually too lazy to learn it, but she didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

Nanny Gu can only ask her to step up her practice, nagging in her ear every day, hoping that she will not make a fool of herself at the banquet, which is the taboo of the princess.

Zhao Min kept staring at the post in his hand, but did not see the glint of ruthlessness in Gu Lingqing's eyes.

For this Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, the Crown Princess invited only female relatives in the capital, so she couldn't go by herself.

In previous years, I had never heard of any Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet held by the Crown Princess, but this year it happened to be held, and Zhao Min was invited. This is probably not the Crown Princess' Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, but the Crown Prince's Hongmen Banquet.

Since Zhao Min came to the Palace, although he has made a lot of new clothes one after another, but this time he is going to the banquet of the Crown Princess, so naturally he can't do it casually.

Gu Po hurriedly made two sets of clothes for her to go to the banquet, one to wear and the other to put in the carriage, in case of emergencies.

"There is news!"

On this day, Zhao Min was listening to the precautions that Nanny Gu told her in the courtyard, when she saw Gu Lingqing hurrying in.

"What's the news?" Zhao Min was puzzled.

"There is news about the shopkeeper's son." Gu Lingqing said in a serious tone.

"Really?" In recent days, Zhao Min has been busy with other things. A few days ago, he asked Gu Lingqing to help him find out the whereabouts of the shopkeeper's son, but he didn't want to forget it. He only remembered it now when he mentioned it.

Gu Lingqing nodded heavily: "I just got the news today, and I'm here to tell you."

Looking at his expression, Zhao Min didn't seem very optimistic, and felt a little bit in his heart, with a bad premonition: "What kind of news?"

"A year ago, when Hou Enze was doing archery training, he died suddenly. The soldiers who witnessed at that time also changed places, so it took a while to find out." Gu Lingqing slowly said the news he had received. .

Hearing this, Zhao Min sighed deeply, never expecting such a result, how could he talk to the shopkeeper like this!

Gu Lingqing saw the melancholy in Zhao Min's heart, stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder: "It's good to tell the truth, and this matter cannot be concealed. The shopkeeper has not heard from Hou Enze for a year. I have already guessed the result."

Zhao Min nodded, but there was still some sadness between his brows: "You can write a letter to the shopkeeper for me."

(End of this chapter)