Returning favors

No matter what the reasons were for the emperor not to make Li Zhao the crown prince, the fact that Princess Jin's father became the second minister of the cabinet showed at least to some extent the emperor's attitude towards Li Zhao's son.

In the next few days, people kept coming to the palace to visit and pay New Year greetings, and there was no time to stop.

Except for the two aunts of the Song family, most people who wanted to visit Song Qingyue were blocked by Li Zhao.

As for the family members who wanted to visit the royal concubine, Liang Yuan and the beauties at the ceremony, Li Zhao sent someone to notify the fathers and brothers of those families to come to Qiandi East Road to pay their respects. The female family members did not need to come.

If those concubines, Liang Yuan, Dian Yi's mother, and sister-in-law came, they would have to go through the motions with Song Qingyue. Li Zhao couldn't ask Yue'er to go through the trouble of meeting so many people with a bulging belly. Even a smile could make people laugh.

His face froze with laughter.

Song Qingyue saves trouble and is happy to hide and relax in Baoguang Hall.

It happened that Zhaoyue Primary School and Zhaoyue Bank were on holiday during the Chinese New Year and closed down. Mo Yun, Mo Xiang and the others also came home to accompany Song Qingyue. During the Chinese New Year, they chatted, played horse games and ate snacks every day.

Luncheons are held almost every day in the house. Li Zhao is very busy in front of them, but the hostess hides in the house all day long playing cards with the maids and mothers. If it is the second sister of the Song family, the eldest sister is here, plus the food they brought

The Song Dynasty's dowry maids, a room full of people can play from noon to night.

Li Zhao went to the front to meet the ministers who came to pay New Year's greetings. He was afraid that Song Qingyue would be alone in the back, and he was afraid that if he didn't let her go out and show her face, she would think too much. But every time Li Zhao came back to see Song Qingyue, he found that Song Qingyue

I had a great time playing with the maids in the house, and I couldn't help but feel bad - this woman really didn't miss herself at all when she was alone.

On the afternoon of the sixth day of the lunar month, Li Zhao came back slightly drunk from the banquet to take a lunch break.

Song Qingyue put down the cards in her hand and helped him change clothes, wipe his face and drink hangover soup.

Li Zhao saw Song Qingyue bustling around with her belly full. On the one hand, he felt sorry for her and didn't want her to be busy with such trivial matters while pregnant, but on the other hand, he enjoyed the feeling of her surrounding him.

"What's wrong? Are you staring at me?" Song Qingyue wiped his face and found that his drunken eyes were staring at her lazily and half-lidded. She suddenly stopped, touched her face, and murmured in a low voice: "I don't have any acne."

I don’t have freckles, could it be that I have freckles?!”

She went to look in the mirror with some worry, but Li Zhao grabbed her funny and pulled her into his arms.

"There are no acne or spots." He stretched out his hand to pinch her face, "It's still beautiful."

"Then why are you staring at me?" Song Qingyue was confused.

"It looks good, so just stare at it." Li Zhao approached her and wanted to kiss her, but Song Qingyue avoided her.

She covered her nose and said in disgust: "You smell like alcohol and it's suffocating me!"

Li Zhao threw away his hands angrily and asked, "Are the ladies and ladies from the Lu family, Yuan family, and Xing family coming this afternoon?"

Song Qingyue nodded: "Yes, it's been a long time."

Li Zhao was silent for a while and said unhappily: "I heard that the girls from the Lu family and the Xing family have been seeing each other recently. As for that girl Yuan, did she marry Yan Shiwu last year?"

Song Qingyue laughed, of course she knew that these three people came to visit her in the dormitory with a purpose.

The marriages of Xing Yanran and Lu Wenyan were delayed due to the turbulent transition of power. If the powerful circles in the capital knew that they were friends with them, they would definitely not worry about getting married.

As for Yuan Zixin, she probably came here for the future of her husband Yan Shiwu. Sometimes there is no need for Song Qingyue to say anything clearly. People in the officialdom are well-informed. As long as they know that Yan Shishi’s wife has a close relationship with Princess Jin, Yan

At fifteen, one can get at least a relatively fair chance even though the Yan family was deliberately suppressed by the emperor.

Song Qingyue said: "When I was a nun last year, Yuan Zixin, Xing Yanran, and Lu Wenyan all went to Baoen Temple to visit me and gave me things. At that time, your husband's 'body' was brought back, and my father was also

I am punished to guard the imperial mausoleum, and they can visit me without avoiding suspicion. Even if they are thinking about this love, I am happy to support the three of them."

Li Zhao thought of the hardships she had endured before and couldn't help but reached out to touch her hair. She had only grown to chest length now. He couldn't help but feel a little pain in his heart. He didn't dare to go over to smoke her, so he had to hold her hand.

, rubbed her delicate and smooth skin for a long time, lowered his head and kissed her from the back of her hand to her fingertips, and sighed: "Yue'er wants to be a supporter for those three people, so of course I have no problem with her husband, but if those three families still want to target you,

Don't be polite if you do anything else in the name of others. If you can't shame them and beat them, then do it for your husband."

Song Qingyue said in her heart: "I know, thank you husband. Brother Azhao is so kind!" After saying that, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, with eyes like stars and a smile as bright as flowers.

Li Zhao hummed with pride on his face, but his heart was beating wildly.

The past few months have been too long. As long as Song Qingyue is close, he wants to hug her, kiss her, blend her into his body, listen to her moaning and sighing in his ears, and see her in his arms.

Thousands of postures and styles under the body...

Feeling that his body was restless again, Li Zhao stood up suddenly and said in a low voice: "I'm going to wash up. I smell of alcohol all over my body." Then he hurried to the clean room as if running away.

Mian Mian winked at Dong Ping and Xiao Zao and whispered: "Your Highness's bravery has nowhere to go!"

Aunt Bai heard this and raised her hand to slap her: "Girl, what are you talking about? You can talk nonsense just because the princess is so easy to talk! If you dare to be so shameless again, I will go back to your laundry room.

go!"

Mian Mian pursed her lips and quickly begged for mercy: "Good mama, I was just quick to talk, and I won't dare to say nonsense again in the future."

Aunt Bai took her outside to teach her a lesson: "The Mo Yun Mo Xiang Mo Fans are also highly regarded by the princess. When can you learn from them? Be careful! You can't talk with your head. You will provoke her one day.

You are talking nonsense! A new little girl is about to be selected. If you become a sister and speak up without guarding the door, you will not only lead the new couple into trouble, but also mess up the rules of the main courtyard and harm the master's reputation! Those people outside

You haven't heard what the long-tongued woman said about our princess?"

"I understand, Aunt Bai, please calm down, I swear I will never talk nonsense again in the future."

Song Qingyue raised her eyebrows slightly as she listened to Aunt Bai's scolding outside the house. She burst into laughter remembering how Li Zhao had just fled. She smiled, her eyes darkened, and she secretly clenched her fists, trying hard to ignore the surge in her heart.

The slightest ripple caused.

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After taking a nap, Yuan Zixin came with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Yan's third wife, and two sisters-in-law. Lu Wenyan came with her mother and a younger sister, and Xing Yanran came with their mother, sisters and even her aunts and cousins.

Xing Yanran was embarrassed to see so many people come at once, but when her family came, her aunts and cousins ​​begged them to come too, but she was thin-skinned, so she had to bring them all.

Song Qingyue didn't care. She sat for two cups of tea in the living room upon entering the Baoguang Hall. She met several ladies and girls and enjoyed their compliments like waves. Then she took Yuan Zixin and Xing Yanran with her.

Lu Wenyan and the other two went to the second courtyard to talk alone.

She took out the three clear water blue jade bracelets made by Zhenbao Pavilion and planned to give them to the three of them, one for each of them.

Jadeite of this color is already rare, not to mention the color, water, clarity and quality are all top-notch.

Because Song Qingyue was particularly fond of clear water blue, Li Zhao asked Shopkeeper Liu to pay special attention to this kind of goods. Now jade merchants from several major jade producing areas in Dazhou know that Shopkeeper Liu Da in the capital especially likes to receive this kind of goods, no matter how much the price is.

Gao Hui will take it without mercy. So as long as this kind of goods appears, it will most likely be kept by shopkeeper Liu Da. As a result, this kind of clear water blue jade has not only become rarer in quantity, but its price has also doubled in the past few years.

The price was more than four or five times, and the literati and elegant guests called Aiyu flocked to it.

Song Qingyue took out three clear water blue jade bracelets at once, and Yuan, Xing, and Lu were shocked. Now she wanted to give the bracelets to them, but they refused and dared not accept them.

"Keep it." Song Qingyue took their hands and put them on their wrists one by one. "If you wear this bracelet, others will know that it is from me. No matter which family you marry in the future, your husband's family will take care of it."

For the sake of that jade bracelet, I dare not bully you at will."

After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other, still a little embarrassed. This kind of bracelet is too expensive.

Lu Wenyan lowered her eyes and touched the bracelet and said: "Princess, actually, we are very grateful that you can see us today. You really don't have to..."

Song Qingyue patted her hand and comforted her: "A lot of things in the world are like this. It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's hard to give someone a moment's help. Speaking of which, we have only met a few times at the Chinese Valentine's Day chess game. If you still treat me like that, I know you are not ordinary.

They are all good people. If not for the kindness you shared with me last winter, just regard it as a blessing from God for your usual kindness, and accept it with peace of mind."

When Song Qingyue said this, the three of them felt at ease.

"Then we... are disrespectful." Lu Wenyan laughed.

As for Yuan Zixin, after repeated hesitation, before leaving, she took out a wrinkled letter in her sleeve and handed it to Song Qingyue.

After she left, Song Qingyue opened the envelope and saw that it was Yan Shiwu's article.

She smiled and waited for Li Zhao to come and handed him Yan Shiwu's article.

Li Zhao only glanced at the article when he got it. When he saw Yan Shiwu's name, he stopped reading and handed it to Lin Wanfu to put it away.

Song Qingyue didn't say another word. She did what she was supposed to do. Any more would be over the line.

A few days later, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, Song Qingyue met Aunt Bai, Mo Yun, Mo Xiang, and Mo Zhu in the house, who each picked out a girl they thought could be promoted.

She has already planned to give Feng Qi, Feng Jiu, Mo Yun, Mo Xiang, and Mo Hen a husband this year.

Feng Qi is almost thirty, and Mo Yun and Mo Xiang are also twenty-two, so we can't delay it any longer.

After seeing the guests, Li Zhao returned to Baoguang Hall from the front and handed a greeting card to Song Qingyue.

It is a greeting card from the Liang Mansion. It says that tomorrow, the tenth day of the lunar month, Mr. Liang will bring his nephew to visit His Highness Prince Jin. At the same time, the old lady of the Liang Mansion will also bring the first lady of the Liang Mansion, the third lady, and two other people.

A grandson's daughter-in-law came to pay homage to the princess.

The old lady of the Liang family is not only Liang Tongyue's grandmother, but also Song Qingyue's nominal grandmother.

Li Zhaodao: "If you don't want to see me, ask Aunt Bai to tell you that you are unwell tomorrow, and ask Liang Liangyuan to come and talk to her grandmother. Mother will be fine once she meets you. You don't have to come forward."

Song Qingyue touched the gold foil pattern on the greeting card and said with a smile: "The Liang family and I have no enmity. Speaking of which, it is the Liang family who has a grudge against me. How can I not give the Liang family some face? No matter what, it's okay.

Grandma’s family, both in terms of emotion and reason, have to meet each other.”

"Grandpa." Li Zhao smiled coldly. He was disdainful of the Liang family, but he did not dare to interfere too much with Song Qingyue's decision.

Although Song Qingyue is smart, she is not a politician after all, her heart is not hard enough, and her hands are not ruthless enough.

It would be fine if the Liang family knew what was right. If they wanted to repay a favor and interfere in their own backyard to make Song Qingyue unhappy, he would not be stingy about teaching the Liang family a lesson.

Li Zhao stretched out his hand to pull Song Qingyue up, then sat down and pulled her onto his lap, all in one move skillfully.
To be continued...