concubines are respected

Chapter 115 Arriving at the Palace
"Queen, you are worrying too much, Suxian is not like that..." Suxian whispered in embarrassment when someone talked about the central matter.

"Silly girl, you don't need to deny it." The queen mother said thoughtfully, "Annan Hou Junyi is very handsome, he is indeed a leader among the people. Since Zitong returned to the palace at the age of eight, Zitong has fallen in love with him at first sight. Over the years, watching Zitong gradually grow up , but his love for Marquis Annan remained undiminished, and the emperor also wanted to get along with him when he saw this. However, since old Marquis Annan made a marriage contract with the Lin family back then, the Ai family and the emperor would respect his wishes and would not treat the Lin family badly. In the future, the Ai family will declare to the emperor that you and Zitong will enter the Annanhou Mansion together, and Zitong will be the concubine of the crown prince, and you will be the side concubine of the crown prince."

After speaking, the queen mother paused for a moment, observed Suxian's expression secretly, and continued, "Don't worry, Xian'er, although you are a side concubine, the Ai family can speak to the emperor and order you to be the second-rank madam. , her position is not inferior to that of the concubine, and the two of them serve side by side, regardless of size. Are you satisfied with this?"

Being able to serve her husband side by side with the six princesses, no matter how big or small, it is unprecedented to honor Daan court so much.It can be seen that the Empress Dowager not only attaches great importance to the marriage with Marquis Annan, but also treats Suxian very well.

As soon as the queen mother said this, even Cuizhu couldn't help but look at her with admiration.

But Suxian's mood has not improved. Although she is now in the Da'an Dynasty, in her bones, Suxian has not forgotten her identity as a modern person.The system of monogamy has long been ingrained in her heart, so how could she be willing to serve her husband with others.

"Queen Mother, you are worrying too much." Suxian raised her head and smiled, pretending to be relaxed and said, "When my father made a marriage contract with the old Hou Ye, it was just a joke. Looking at this matter. In fact, Suxian understands in her heart that my father only worships the fifth rank, how can he be able to climb up to the dignitaries of the Marquis Mansion, this matter cannot be taken seriously...and..."

Saying that, Suxian gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Besides, over the years, Suxian has rarely thought about this matter. Now seeing that the Sixth Princess is a good match for the talented woman of Annan Hou Lang, Suxian is really happy for the Sixth Princess from the bottom of her heart. Although Marquis Annan is a dragon and phoenix among people, Suxian rarely interacts with him, and has no affection for him. How can Suxian be disturbed by this matter. Suxian just remembered that now she is deeply loved by the Queen Mother False love, I was lucky enough to go to Boyuan Holy Land. But because my father is not in good health, he is still recuperating in Qinglong Mountain, and he doesn't know when he will be able to return home to reunite with his family, so his mood is much lower."

Although Suxian didn't mean her words, her expression was very sincere. The Queen Mother looked at Suxian for a long time, and then she said with a half-belief, "In this way, the Ai family is indeed worrying too much."

Suxian smiled peacefully, her face was full of no grudges, and she suppressed the slight loss deeply in her heart.

Oh, why should I bother myself.According to An Nanhou's current status, even without the existence of the sixth princess, it is absolutely impossible to have only one wife in the future. The three wives and six concubines in the Hou's mansion are full of delicate fragrances, so it is no problem.Although my status is humble, I only wish to have someone with my heart to accompany me until the end of my life. I have seen enough of the chaos caused by competing with others for favor in Lin's residence, how can I let myself fall into such a situation for the rest of my life.Forget it, fortunately, the love is not deep, and it is not too late to wake up in time and get out...

Suxian thought about it secretly, and her mood suddenly became calmer. She shook her head slightly, and put all these annoying thoughts behind her. She raised her head and looked out the window. The autumn sun was hitting the lush forest, temporarily driving away The haze in my heart was cleared.

"Queen Mother, look quickly, the palace is finally here."

The soft call of the green bamboo broke the silence in the phoenix chariot. Not far from the front of the team, a magnificent palace stood majestically at the foot of the mountain...
The Xinggong was built when the emperor first ascended the Great Treasure, and the area is quite spacious, about [-] mu.In the palace, the various halls and courtyards are well arranged, and the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are carved with beams and painted buildings, which can be called magnificent, not inferior to the splendor of the imperial palace.

Although the emperor only came to live in the palace temporarily in spring and autumn every year, the palace people who stayed behind did not dare to neglect and took care of the inside and outside of the palace in an orderly manner.

There are trees, flowers and plants all over the palace, and there is a pond in the center of the palace that is connected to the mountain spring outside the palace, which is called Fulongtan.

Fulongtan covers an extremely wide area. When it was first built, a large underground river was specially built to lead the mountain spring outside the palace, and an underground channel for the exit was built at the downstream of the pool. Therefore, although the water surface of Fulongtan seems calm and calm, The waves are like a pool of stagnant water, but in fact the pond water flows continuously all year round, which is very strange.

The palaces of the emperor and his concubines are distributed around Fulongtan, all built along the water.

The Xiaoyao Garden where the Empress Dowager stayed was very close to the Crouching Dragon Palace where the Emperor lived, and there was only a small garden between the two palaces.

Suxian naturally lives in Xiaoyaoyuan with the Queen Mother.

After traveling all the way, the masters were all very tired. After getting settled under the service of the eunuch in charge, they turned off the lights very early and went to bed.

After Suxian massaged the queen mother's waist, she had a conversation with her, and after she waited for the queen mother to lie down, she returned to the back room of Xiaoyaoyuan to rest tiredly.

This night, maybe there was something on her mind, and Suxian didn't fall asleep until midnight, but in her sleep, there was always a pair of dark and deep eyes that disturbed people's slumber. Get up early and walk out the door.

At this time, the sky was bright and the Empress Dowager was still in her dream. The attendants were already carrying water, sweeping, pruning and removing dust in the palace courtyard, but their hands and feet were very light, probably because they were worried that too much movement would disturb the Empress Dowager's dream. .

Seeing Suxian leaving the room, the palace staff nodded with a smile, Suxian slightly bowed his knees in return, and went about their own business after doing enough courtesy.

Sweeping in the courtyard would inevitably raise dust, Suxian frowned and walked out of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, the air was much fresher, the early birds chirped softly, and the faint fragrance of flowers wafted from the garden ahead. Su Xian took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and much happier.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes and Gao Yang's voice faintly came from ahead.

Suxian curiously walked towards the source of the sound.

Passing through the garden is another palace. The three big golden characters of Wolong Hall on the forehead of the palace are particularly conspicuous. Don't think too much, this must be the palace where the emperor lives temporarily.

The noise came from a wide area in front of the Crouching Dragon Hall.

Suxian looked from a distance, and there were about ten people on the open ground, wearing armored hunting clothes, carrying bows and arrows, riding high-spirited horses with high spirits, the scene was very lively.

Subconsciously, Suxian hid behind a thick red maple, and only poked her head out to watch curiously.

At the front of the queue, a middle-aged man in his early forties, dressed in a bright yellow golden dragon brocade robe, said in a loud voice like Hong Zhong, "Today, we will hunt and live in Boyuan Xilin and advance, and pass on my will. Three people For hunting, gather at the entrance of the hunting forest at the end of the day, and the one who hunts the most prey will be rewarded heavily."

Everyone shouted excitedly, but the horse under the crotch seemed to have lost its temper. It kept stepping on its iron hooves, sometimes screaming with its back up, and sometimes sneezing loudly with its head down.There is even a horse jumping on all fours, carrying the master on its back, and galloping happily on the open ground.

"Father, Ze'er, the second brother and Haotian are in a group of three." The voice of the third prince Nan Gongze came.

Suxian, who was hiding behind the maple tree, suddenly heard Murong Haotian's name, her watery eyes subconsciously searched for that figure in the crowd, but everyone was wearing armor and brocade robes with almost the same color and luster, and they were far apart. It was so far away that it was really hard to tell who was who.

"Third brother, Zitong wants to go with you, let second brother and fifth brother go together." A soft shout came, followed by a figure who was also wearing armor but was obviously slimmer, Riding a white horse out of the queue.

The sixth princess also went hunting?Suxian secretly thought, then laughed and said, the blood of the Yiluo people was already flowing in the sixth princess's body, so it is not a problem for the riding and shooting skills, and hunting with the emperor, that is nothing.

"The hunting is extremely fierce, and all the hunters present are men. Haotian thinks, Sixth Princess, you should not participate in the hunting, and just play along in the queue." A slightly magnetic voice came, and Suxian said It was only then that she realized that standing side by side with the sixth princess was Murong Haotian.

"No, Zitong insists on participating in the hunting competition! Brother Haotian, don't worry, Zitong won't hold you back, Brother Haotian..." The sixth princess shook her fragrant shoulders, and could not stop laughing at Murong Haotian, The round pupils immediately turned into crescent moons, and she said coquettishly.

The sixth princess acted like a spoiled child to Murong Haotian in front of the emperor and all the princes and courtiers without hesitation, causing good-natured laughter from the crowd.Even the emperor looked at the pair of Bi people in front of him with a smile, and looked at Murong Haotian with satisfaction.

Murong Haotian raised his hand in embarrassment to wipe off the dense sweat that oozed from his forehead, pulled the rein, and seemed to have intentionally put a distance away from the sixth princess.

"Then it's settled, it's getting late, let's set off with me! Drive!" The emperor shouted loudly, then lightly clamped the horse's belly with his legs, shouted loudly, and took the lead in galloping his horse towards the wide-open main gate of the palace.

All the princes galloped away following the emperor one after another, and the surroundings quickly returned to calm. On the open ground, only dust was left flying around...

Suxian walked out of Fenglin slowly, looked at the backs of the people leaving, and sighed softly, the way the emperor looked at Murong Haotian just now was clearly the way Yuezhang looked at his son-in-law.Coupled with what the Queen Mother said yesterday, the marriage between Murong Haotian and the Sixth Princess has already been confirmed as a matter of course.It's better not to take this muddy water trip by yourself, so as to save you from being tired and heartbroken.

While thinking, Suxian strengthened her thoughts, turned around and strode back.

At this time, the sky had already brightened, and the Empress Dowager had already washed up under the service of the green bamboo, and was taking a leisurely walk in the palace courtyard. When she saw Suxian came back, she said with a smile, "Xian'er, I went to the house early this morning." where?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, Qian'er is a bit reluctant to go to bed, and woke up earlier. In order not to disturb the Empress Dowager, she wandered outside casually." Suxian stepped forward, gently supported the Empress Dowager, and responded softly.

"Hehe, presumably at this time, the emperor has led all the princes out hunting. All of a sudden, the palace is quite deserted. Qian'er thinks it's boring. But don't worry, the emperor will be waiting for you tonight. A banquet will be held on the platform, and the person who has the most prey will be rewarded. At that time, Qian'er can also be lively." The Queen Mother said with a very considerate smile.

(End of this chapter)