Hearing the sound outside the door, the queen and Wang Guifei looked at each other. The queen had no expression on her face, but there was a flash of deep meaning in her eyes. The latter did not think as much as the queen did, and only felt a little confused.
Yu Wenyao waited for a moment, and the Queen's majestic voice sounded in the room.
"The third prince is here, come in."
After Yu Wenyao saluted and said hello, the Queen offered him tea.
The attentive palace attendants discovered that from the moment the third prince entered, the queen stopped being casual and exuded a faint dignity. The relaxed atmosphere in the private room was unconsciously replaced by seriousness.
It was not that the Queen was deliberately targeting the Third Prince. On the contrary, the Queen was very polite to him. However, since they were both juniors, the Queen's attitudes towards Princess Lanling and the Third Prince were somewhat different which could only be expected.
After Yu Wenyao sat down, he went straight to the point: "My son, I have one more thing to do. I am here to apologize to Princess Lanling."
The queen raised her eyebrows and asked Princess Lanling to apologize, but she came directly to pay homage to me. It was a bit interesting.
But everyone present was a smart person, and no one found fault.
"Go and call the Xiao family girl over." The queen's eyes fell on her personal female officer Nian Xia and said slowly.
Yu Wenyao paused while holding the tea cup. When did Xiao Wenjun become so close to the queen? Even if they were really close, it would not change the fact that his father regarded the Xiao family as an abandoned son.
"How many years has it been since the third prince left the palace and opened a palace?" The queen took a sip of tea and chatted about daily life.
"Thank you for your mother's condolences. It has been three years since I left the palace." Yu Wenyao replied respectfully.
"The descendants of the Tian family are different from ordinary people. They have been trained since they were born and have to shoulder the responsibility of the country and the country. However, it is also the duty of the prince to spread the branches and leaves of the royal family. It is better not to focus on one and lose the other." The queen seemed to smile unintentionally.
road.
"Yes! What the Queen Mother said is that my son has learned a lesson." Yu Wenyao stood up and bowed, his expression becoming more and more respectful.
The queen frowned slightly. The emperor had very few heirs, and there were only five adult princes. Since there was no legitimate son in the palace, and the Great Qi ancestral system established legitimate sons but no eldest son, the position of the crown prince had not yet been determined.
The eldest prince got married three years ago. According to regulations, a prince who gets married after coming of age must leave the capital for a fiefdom. He is not allowed to return to the capital without an edict. However, the eldest prince is still active in Kyoto, and many ministers in the court are trying to figure out the emperor's intentions.
Make the eldest prince the crown prince.
The second prince's biological mother, Concubine De, ranked third among the four concubines. Although Concubine De had a high status in the harem, the second prince had been weak since he was a child and went to the fiefdom after his wedding. The emperor loved him because of his poor health.
The prosperous Jiangnan allocated a piece of land to become his fief.
The third prince was Yu Wenyao. His biological mother was of low status and had little ability to protect the prince. The queen was also very curious about how the third prince survived the power struggle in the harem and actually married the legitimate daughter of the Lanling Xiao family.
What the Queen couldn't see through the most was Yu Wenyao. It was not that she had not heard of Yu Wenyao's good reputation as a modest gentleman outside, but her intuition told her that Yu Wenyao was not as simple as he seemed on the surface. He was gentle and abiding by his duties should be his disguise.
If he had not been diligent, subtle, and careful in his work, he would not have such a reputation, let alone spread throughout the palace and outside the palace, and fall into the ears of caring people.
It would be up to the Queen to judge that the four princes born of the Concubine Xian were truly worthy people. From birth to marriage, there was nothing out of the ordinary, and the fiefdom at that time was generally the same. They were invisible existences in the palace.
Concubine Xian herself was also very low-key, kept to herself, and would not even leave the Changchun Palace gate if nothing happened.
The fifth prince is the son of Concubine Shu. He has been smart since he was a child. What is rare is that he is diligent and studious. He is praised by the emperor. He is also well-known inside and outside the court. He is not yet engaged. He is highly valued by the courtiers. He has a good family background and good conditions.
Not bad either, he is very eye-catching among the princes.
While gossiping in the private room, Nian Xia reported: "My dear, Princess Lanling has arrived."
"Let her come in." The queen ordered with an imperceptible smile in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, why are you calling me in such a hurry?" Xiao Wenjun is also a snake-killing master, and the queen is willing to lend her a female official who knows martial arts. At least she does not blame her for her plot.
"Look who's here?" The queen raised her chin slightly and motioned Xiao Wenjun to look in the direction of the guests, her tone ambiguous.
Xiao Wenjun saw the person she hated the most in her life. She couldn't help but frown, and murderous intent surged out of her body. When she was reminded by Wang Guifei's kind eyes, she realized that something was wrong, and immediately calmed down, with a just right smile on her face.
"The Third Prince is indeed well-informed and has come specifically to pay his respects to the Queen?" Xiao Wenjun nodded slightly to Yu Wenyao as a greeting.
When ordinary people see the prince, they have to salute even if they are perfunctory, but Xiao Wenjun didn't give him face when he first met him, and now there is no need to pretend.
Yu Wenyao was stunned. He didn't expect Xiao Wenjun to be so presumptuous in front of the queen. Don't you understand the tacit unspoken rules? Does it have to be stated so straightforwardly?
How should he respond to this sentence?
If he said he came here specially to say hello, it would appear that he was a wealthy man who dared to secretly send people to inquire about the Queen's whereabouts, and if he apologized afterward, it would appear to be insincere. If he said he came by the way to say hello and came here specially to apologize, then he would be disrespectful to the Queen.
Very disrespectful.
This Xiao Wenjun seemed reckless and his words were vulgar, but he was well-targeted and touched his pulse with just one sentence.
The Queen and Wang Guifei were just watching the excitement at the moment. They only lowered their heads to drink tea and stopped talking.
"When I returned home today, I heard that Concubine Guo came to Wenyuanfang and did something extraordinary. After hearing this, I rushed over immediately to stop Guo Concubine and apologize to the princess properly." Yu Wenyao paused.
, glanced at the queen from the corner of his eye, and continued.
"I'm ashamed that I came a step late. I happened to see the princess reprimanding Concubine Guo. I wanted to step forward, but I saw Aunt Tanchun next to the empress..." Yu Wenyao lowered his posture.
With a lot of effort, he made it clear in one sentence that he was not disrespectful to the queen. He stepped on Xiao Wenjun and said that she was too arrogant and domineering. Finally, he raised his own image and showed how generous he was.
"Oh? The third prince came to this princess to apologize?" Xiao Wenjun did not answer, but continued with some confusion: "I talked a lot of nonsense, but I didn't see you say I'm sorry?"
Do you really think that everyone in the world is stupid and you are the only smart person?
Wang Guifei almost laughed out loud. This girl is really... so cute! Suddenly she understood why Xiao Wenjun insisted on breaking off the engagement. This third prince always gave people a strange feeling, as if he was too feminine?
The queen also pursed her lips, but the expression on her face was softer, and she lowered her eyes to hide the smile in her eyes. She only regarded the two as enemies and did not think in other directions.
Yu Wenyao suddenly changed color, and the veins on his forehead jumped. He was so angry that he just wanted to tear the woman in front of him to pieces. He took a deep breath to calm down the anger in his chest, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Princess Lanling, I'm sorry.
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"Mother, the grain will be abundant this year. My father intends to hold a family banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I would like to invite Princess Lanling to watch the ceremony together."
At this time, the queen was really surprised. The emperor did not cancel Xiao Wenjun's engagement, but he more or less expressed his attitude towards the two imperial edicts issued by the Xiao family. At this time, Yu Wenyao brought Xiao Wenjun into the palace. What was the fight?
What's the idea?
Is it because he values Princess Lanling? Not necessarily!