At the beginning of August, the palace was busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Concubine Pei and Concubine Qing were in charge of the matter together. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was not limited to the fifteenth day. There was a rule that the fourteenth banquet was for clan members, the fifteenth banquet for concubines, and the sixteenth banquet for courtiers. Therefore, these two people Extra hard work, until the time comes when there is no competition for jealousy
Everyone was busy, and Shen Huan had no time to spare, not because of anything else, but because twenty was Lao Shi's wedding date, so he had to prepare a gift for himself. After all, they all grew up together. This person is the most outspoken and has no scheming. Sometimes he says rude words, and others frown when they hear them, but he is the only one who feels very benefited from them.
After the court that day, Lao Shi and Twelve were waiting there specially. Shen Huan walked over with a smile and said: "Congratulations, congratulations to the groom, Guan'er."
Lao Shi's face turned red, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "We are happy together! Ah Hu, you must go when the time comes!"
Shen Huan smiled and said: "This is natural. I have to meet your bride and see if she can control you."
Lao Shi seemed to be very embarrassed. Shen Huan looked at Twelve, who smiled and said: "Brother Ten has secretly climbed up the high wall of his Guiyue's house and saw our future Sister-in-law Ten! Needless to say, she looks good. Yes, he has a gentle and calm temperament.”
Shen Huan did not pay attention to the word "we" and only asked in surprise: "What? Climb the wall? How old are you, Old Ten, and you still climb the wall? Have you been discovered?"
Lao Shi said proudly: "You don't know my skills yet? How could I be discovered!" Then he put on a bitter look and said to Shen Huan, "However, although that girl is good-looking, she is too quiet. I was lying there for a long time, and she kept embroidering in front of the case. I almost fell asleep, but she didn't move at all! Alas, it would be so boring to marry such a woman!"
Twelve deliberately said with a straight face: "So, you don't like the girl my mother-in-law chose for you?"
Lao Shi hurriedly waved his hands and said: "I didn't think much about it!"
Shen Huan smiled, Lao Shi's biological mother died when he was young, and he was brought up by Xi Chao's mother concubine Hui Taifei, so his relationship with Xi Chao is not a problem.
Shen Wen smiled and said: "Princess Hui has been planning for you all along. Because your temper is too rude, so she wants to find a quiet woman so that she can accommodate your fiery temper."
Twelve words: "This is indeed what the mother-in-law means."
Shen Huan smiled narrowly and said: "Besides, she is a lady in the family. She grew up reading "Nvjie", so she probably won't care too much about the concubines in your room, such as Fuliu and so on."
Lao Shi blushed, pointed at her and said: "Hey, hey! Why do you always say such bad things? That Yanji, wasn't it you who gave it to me?"
Shen Huan wondered: "I obviously gave it to my cousin, how did it end up being given to you?"
Lao Shi shouted: "With a temper like that of Bage, how dare you ask for the woman you sent! What's more..." His face suddenly froze and he was speechless.
Shen Huan's heart also felt heavy pain, and he smiled bitterly and continued: "Besides, he is in Buddhism now, so even if he dares to take it, he can't take it."
The three of them became depressed for a moment, all of them lowered their heads and said nothing.
Twelve sighed: "We four brothers grew up together. Now Brother Eight has entered Buddhism, Brother Nine has been ill in the palace all year round and cannot leave, and Brother Ten is about to get married... I really can't go back. The old days”
When they think of the past days, the faces of the three of them are filled with sadness.
Lao Shi coughed slightly and said, "What's the use of talking about this now?" He glanced at Shen Huan and suddenly smiled: "You are making fun of me here now. His mother-in-law is married to her twelfth brother. Is it true? Are you not happy that he also has three or five concubines in his room?"
Shen Huan turned crimson and spat at him, cursing: "Bah! You are almost married, but you are still so dishonest, what are you doing to me?"
Old Ten laughed proudly, but Twelve said seriously: "I promised Ah Hu that if I can marry her in this life, it will be her alone, and there will be no other women."
Both Lao Shi and Shen Huan were stunned. Shen Huan asked blankly: "When did you say that? Why didn't I know?"
Twelve smiled and said: "This life is determined, and I will never change it in this life."
When Shen Huan realized the true meaning of the Kongming Lantern, his whole face suddenly turned red.
Lao Shi thought about it thoughtfully, looked at Shen Huan seriously and said: "That's right, you alone can't bear the twelfth brother. If there are a few more, I'm afraid it will make the chickens and dogs restless."
Shen Huan didn't have time to show off her embarrassment. After hearing this, she raised her eyebrows and glared: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Lao Shi hurriedly avoided and ran away
Xichao smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Ten..."
Shen Huan smiled: "I don't know him yet!"
The two of them looked at each other, smiled, and walked slowly along the palace wall. Xichao asked: "My first son went to pay his respects to his mother and concubine. I also went to see Ninth Brother. I heard that there was a public case involving him." ?”
Shen Huan nodded and said: "It's none of Brother Jiu's business. It involves Prince Haidong and a young master. Both parties are my friends, so Brother Yang helped to tell the lie."
Xichao's expression seemed to change, and he asked in a low voice: "Is it about Li Xiuhe?"
Shen Huan asked curiously: "Yes, Brother Ninth didn't say anything?"
Xi Chao was stunned for a moment and said, "But he didn't say it clearly." He paused and said, "It doesn't seem appropriate for Li Xiuhe to stay here all the time."
Shen Huan hurriedly asked: "What does this mean?"
Xi Chao said: "I went to Ninth Brother to tell him about Tenth Brother's marriage. The concubine seemed a little anxious after hearing it. Ethics said that Ninth Brother was not married yet, and Tenth Brother could not get married. It was just Ninth Brother's condition... The concubines were not allowed to leave the palace and live with the conferred prince, so Ninth Brother stayed in the palace for so long. According to his age, he should have left the palace and built a mansion long ago, but his father allowed it when he was there. His request to stay in the palace and raise him was also requested by the concubine at that time. After all, if he went outside, the concubine would feel uneasy. But now it seems that the concubine regrets her original request."
Shen Huan asked: "Is the concubine worried about Brother Ninth's wedding? So what does Ninth Brother mean?"
Xi Chao said: "Exactly, but Ninth Brother didn't mean anything like that at all. He just said that he is not in good health and cannot be a drag on others."
Shen Huan nodded and said: "This is a problem."
Xi Chao shook his head and said: "It's been like this for so many years. What medicines are used in the palace and who serve them, it's the same outside the palace. Not to mention that it's not always good to be detained in the palace. Didn't you play with us a few times when you were a child? Huh? I looked better then."
Shen Huan thought for a while and said, "That's true. Think about it, is it because Ninth Brother doesn't want to leave the concubine?"
Xichao sighed and said nothing. After a long while, he slowly said: "After the tenth brother's wedding, I think I have to find a date to discuss with the fourth brother to go to Haidong and send Li Xiuhe back! If Fourth brother is worried. At worst, we can replace him with another prince."
Shen Wen was restrained and asked stutteringly: "You...you mean...Li Xiuhe...him and Ninth Brother..."
Xichao squeezed her hand and said apologetically: "I shouldn't have told you such a thing."
Shen Huan was dizzy for a while. After the shock, she thought carefully and finally found some clues to prove that Xi Chao's words were always smart. Since he said this, it was definitely not groundless. However, such a weak Ninth Brother was actually... Is he actually a manly man?