Black Dragon's Wife: Myriad Spirits and White Phoenix

Chapter 71
"My maidservant pays my respects to Miss." Jian Qiu and Mother Su saluted Xuan Haiyue in unison.

"Aunt Jianqiu, Madam Su, hurry up and get up. We don't need these vain gifts between us." Xuan Haiyue hurriedly helped the two of them up.

"Miss has grown up, she is exactly the same as Madam when she was young." Madam Su said with tears in her eyes.

"Miss, it's the servant's fault. I haven't been around to serve these years. I'm afraid I'll blame the servant if I want to let the lady know. But seeing that the lady is doing so well, the lady can feel at ease in the spirit of heaven." Jian Qiu looked at Xuan Haiyue with emotion , said with relief.

"What did my aunt say? My aunt has served my mother for decades, how can my mother blame her?"

On the second day after Xuan Haiyue arrived at Xia's house, Mrs. Xia invited Mrs. Duanmu from An Guogong's mansion to personally teach her how to manage the housekeeping and how to deal with the relationship between the royal family and high-ranking officials. In addition, she also invited the old mother in the palace Teach her court etiquette personally.Every afternoon, Xia Wenhong and Xia Wenlan personally taught her some strategies, and Xia Liming taught her appreciation of calligraphy, painting, antiques and analysis of the situation of each family.Considering that Xuan Haiyue is the owner of Xuanxin Palace and has a special status, besides culture, martial arts are also very important, so Xia Lixuan, the second son with the highest martial arts in the Xia family, came to compete with Xuan Haiyue in martial arts.

Although the Xia family was born as a civil servant, it is not enough to just study, they pay attention to both civil and martial arts.

Regardless of Xia Wenhong, Xia Wenlan and Xia Wenyuan, the three brothers have deep Confucian attainments, but they also practiced martial arts since they were young. Practicing martial arts is not only for fighting or protecting themselves, but also for strengthening the body. The emperor fought south and north, fought back the 50 troops of the previous dynasty, beheaded the generals of the previous dynasty, and finally became a generation of virtuous ministers who will last forever.

Within a few days of returning to Xuanfu from Xia's family, Xuan Haiyue received an imperial edict to summon her from the palace.Xuan Haiyue was not surprised by this, because Xia Wenhong had reminded her before that the emperor and queen mother would definitely meet her before they got married.The Xuan family and the Feng family have different influences in the imperial court and martial arts, and the two families are also indispensable in the Huaxia Kingdom. The marriage of two of the four major nobles must become a matter worth noting.What is even more surprising is that this marriage broke the tradition that the five ethnic groups in Jianguo never intermarried.

Shengjing is located in the north of China, and its architectural style is majestic and majestic.Standing at the gate of the palace, the majestic royal aura rushes towards you.The white walls and black tiles that are not used in Xuanxin Palace are exquisitely carved, and the palace highlights its grandeur and splendor.After Xuan Haiyue got off the carriage, she followed the consul and eunuch through the palace gates and entered the content, remembering where she walked while walking.

The consul and eunuch told Xuan Haiyue that the emperor was waiting for her in Shoukang Palace, the empress dowager's bedroom.The current Empress Dowager, Murong, was originally the concubine Shu of the late emperor, and she only gave birth to the current emperor's son in this life. She is also a well-known virtuous concubine.Entering the main hall, you can see the empress dowager wearing palace attire sitting on the main seat, and Xuanyuanhang sitting next to her in a bright yellow dragon robe.

Xuan Haiyue raised her hands to her chest, bent her knees slightly, bowed her head slightly, and said in a well-bred way: "Xuan Haiyue greets the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, greets the empress dowager, and bless the empress dowager." According to the imperial edict, members of the four great nobles do not need to bow down to members of the Xuanyuan royal family, they only need to perform common rituals.

"Raise your head and let Aijia take a look." The queen mother said kindly and gently.

Xuan Haiyue raised her head, looked at the queen mother calmly, and let the queen mother and the emperor look at herself.The queen mother looked at the calm Xuan Haiyue, and a sense of appreciation rose in her heart, and said: "The daughters taught by the Xuan family and the Xia family will never be unworthy of the stage. This child, Cheng'er, is arrogant and willful. Concubine is spoiled, I hope Miss Xuan don't take what he did to heart."

"The queen mother is serious. Haiyue knows that she is not a good match for King Qi. King Qi can cancel the engagement before the wedding, so as not to lose the face of the Xuan family. How can Haiyue blame her?"

"Oh? You really don't care that King Qi has broken off the engagement with you?" the queen mother said suspiciously.

"Yes, King Qi has found a spouse with his unique vision. It is the third lady of the Yang family. The two will get married soon. Haiyue sincerely wishes them happiness."

The matter is a foregone conclusion, and the queen mother didn't want to continue entangled in this issue, she nodded and said, "Give a seat to Miss Xuan."

Soon the palace people had a seat on the board, and Xuan Haiyue only sat on two-thirds of it.The people in the palace are very scheming, strict rules, and they must be cautious in everything, so as not to be caught by others and make use of it.This is Mrs. Xia's sincere advice to Xuan Haiyue.

"Miss Xuan, is Mr. Xia Zhongshu still in good health?" Xuanyuan Hang looked at Xuan Haiyue and asked tentatively.

"Uncle once mentioned that grandpa's body is still strong."

"Mr. Zhongshu won't come to the capital to attend the wedding of his only granddaughter?"

"Grandpa is old and not suitable for traveling to Longton. Uncle and Uncle came to the capital to attend Haiyue's wedding instead of Grandpa."

Xuanyuanhang smiled and said: "Mr. Zhongshu is a master of Confucianism in the world, I admire him very much, and I admire his tolerance and knowledge very much."

Xuan Haiyue lowered her head and said in shame: "Since mother passed away, Haiyue hasn't seen grandpa for many years, and she can't take the place of mother at the knees, she really feels guilty."

"Miss Xuan shined brilliantly at this year's Hundred Flowers Festival and won the crown of Hundred Flowers. I wonder if you can show off a little bit so that my mother and I can see your demeanor."

Xuan Haiyue stood up, saluted and said: "Since it is the emperor's will, Haiyue must be obliged to do so."

Soon, the palace people brought up a table with pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table.Xuan Haiyue walked to the table and said, "Haiyue has made a fool of herself." Then she picked up a brush and began to draw on the rice paper.

After passing, Xuan Haiyue drew a painting of ink and bamboo, and the queen mother and emperor looked at the painting carefully.Xuanyuanhang said in admiration: "Miss Xuan's painter really lives up to her reputation. In this painting, every leaf of the ink bamboo floats to the left, which conveys the feeling of the wind. With just a few strokes, the elegance, elegance and vibrancy of the bamboo are vividly depicted. "

"The emperor praised you." Xuan Haiyue said modestly.

After leaving the Shoukang Palace, Xuan Haiyue walked towards the Queen's Fengde Palace.As soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, I smelled a fragrance, and a group of maids and eunuchs surrounded a woman and walked over.The woman was wearing a rose-red peony pattern palace dress, and her exquisite and delicate body was wrapped in the palace dress, showing a graceful and slim curve.The skin is finer than snow, the eyebrows are picturesque, and the lips are dotted, seven points charming and three points noble, bright and moving, radiant.This person is Concubine Yuwen.

"Miss Xuan, let's meet again." Imperial Concubine Yuwen said.

"Greetings to the imperial concubine and empress." Xuan Haiyue saluted.

(End of this chapter)