Ding Mei went to the An family and briefly coaxed Miss An. When she went out, she helped the prince to meet An Xuemin, the elder of the An family. Early the next morning, An Xuemin filled her ears with advice from all the elders in her family, and took Ding Mei to give her.
The post went straight to the Prince's Mansion.
The doorman of the mansion asked his name and then smiled and said: "Master Ding already said last night that Mr. Qi An will come today. I don't want to come so early. We are still having breakfast inside. Please come and register, maybe
You don’t need to register tomorrow.”
Just as he was talking, two young men trotted over from outside and shouted: "Hello, Uncle Wei~~"
Menzi smiled and said: "Hello, you two adults."
An Xuemin looked at them quietly. They were both wearing southern pine and cypress green sweatshirts, with white towels around their necks and rubber-soled sneakers. One of them glanced at An Xuemin and said, "We have guests."
The disciple said: "It's Mr. An who Mr. Ding specially warned yesterday."
The two of them immediately became interested: "The one who made the alternator as small as possible? Welcome." "Come, let's take you in!" Then they couldn't help but put an arm around An Xuemin's shoulders and hooked him up.
Go inside.
Walking all the way to the garden on the east side of the Prince's Mansion, there are doors on all sides of the waterfront lobby, and two big characters are hung on the plaque: Canteen. At a glance, you can see that there are about twenty young people standing or sitting inside, more than half of them male and female.
Wearing clothes from the south. Although An Xuemin was studying in Chengdu, he had several friends who went to federal schools such as Yanda University, and he immediately guessed what the situation was like in the prince's house.
The three of them had just entered the cafeteria, and Ding Mei had already stood up. "Are you here so early?" She clapped her hands, "Everyone, please be quiet. This is Young Master An Xuemin."
Everyone was eating steamed buns, eating steamed buns, chicken drumsticks, and plain porridge. After hearing this, they immediately put down their food and applauded: "Welcome Mr. An——" "Welcome Xiao An——" "Welcome Xue Min——
"
Ding Mei took An Xuemin from the hands of the two guides with a smile and led him around to get to know these people. After introducing seven or eight people, she pointed to a girl in a yellow shirt with big eyes and said: "This is
Tong Buye. She used to be in charge of the painting shop, but now she is the assistant to the prince."
Tong Buye smiled and waved: "Hello, Xiao An." An Xuemin's eyes widened instantly.
Unexpectedly, after Tong Buye said this, he went on to soak the fried dough sticks in the soy milk bowl, completely ignoring the brother of the prospective Crown Princess. The young man beside her stood up and frowned: "I told you not to eat too many fried dough sticks.
You'll get Alzheimer's. You've already eaten two."
Tong Buye said: "Don't be verbose! So many people eat fried dough sticks, but they don't necessarily suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Besides, you don't get fried dough sticks every day." It's still the same.
Ding Mei pointed at the man and said, "This is Situ Yan. Yes, he is the prince."
The prince smiled and stretched out his right hand towards An Xuemin: "Young Master An Xuemin, welcome. If you are willing to join our team, I guarantee that you can use your talents to the best of your ability and let the world know that you are a genius."
An Xuemin was so shocked that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time. "Are you the prince?" This prince was actually wearing the same clothes as the two men who were running just now.
Ding Mei seemed to see what he was thinking, and said: "This is the sports uniform of the Ivy League University. Every student has one. Hey, the prince's hand is still stretched out."
An Xuemin hurriedly held it and said in a panic: "See you, Prince."
The prince smiled and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Already used at home."
"Then wait a moment, we are almost done eating."
The man on his right said: "Your Majesty, you should ask me if I want to eat more."
An Xuemin waved his hand: "No, no, no."
While he was speaking, the man had already stood up, standing next to the Crown Prince and extending his right hand to him: "Hello, my name is Ming Duan."
"Lord Ming, I have long admired your great name."
Ding Mei then led An Xuemin to get a rough introduction to the audience. The shock An Xuemin had experienced in the past nineteen years was not as much as at this moment. But he inexplicably liked it.
After the meal, everyone was busy. Ding Mei walked around the mansion with An Xuemin. Slowly walking to the west of the Crown Prince's mansion, Ding Mei pointed at a courtyard from a distance and said: "The two concubines that the Crown Prince accepted earlier, Miss Xin and Miss Liu,
They live here. There is a door in the courtyard that leads to the outside. They usually don’t walk around much inside, so it’s like an independent door.”
An Xuemin immediately realized something was wrong: "Miss Xin and Miss Liu?"
"Yes." Ding Mei said, "If your sister is willing to marry in, she will be Miss An." He pointed to another courtyard, "If nothing else, she will live there."
An Xuemin was stunned and said loudly: "She is the Crown Princess!"
Ding Mei said sternly: "Only the prince's concubine recognized by the prince is the prince's concubine. If the prince does not recognize him, he is a guest living here. You have just seen what kind of person the prince will recognize. Do you think your sister is?
By the way, the Kingdom of Shu has abolished slavery, and the imperial concubine can no longer marry slaves." An Xuemin was dumbfounded. After a long time, seeing him gradually come back to his senses, Ding Mei continued, "If your sister marries in, these two
This girl will not salute her, and neither will anyone else, whether it is the maid sweeping the floor or Uncle Wei the doorkeeper. The three of them are all the same, they are all guests."
An Xuemin immediately said: "So, the Crown Prince has not been blessed with the two concubines."
"Of course not, they will all get married in the future." Ding Mei said firmly, "Similarly, the prince will not take advantage of your sister."
After a long while, An Xuemin murmured: "What grandma said was all lies."
Ding Mei said: "It has been so long since the Crown Prince moved into the mansion, but the Queen Mother didn't even bother to intervene. Because she doesn't have anyone the Crown Prince likes at all. Even the gatekeeper and the sweeper have to be what they want, right?"
"Didn't she give it to you by force?"
"Yes. The prince is not poor and can afford another house. After the abolition of slaves, they were all released."
An Xuemin frowned: "The prince's move is inappropriate. No matter what, we must give the Queen Mother some face."
Ding Mei smiled and said: "I am a descendant and will not get into trouble over such trivial matters. Besides, the prince is the only son. Not to mention that the prince is impeccable in political affairs, so what if he is an incompetent person? What can the prince do?
Are you going to abolish her and create another son?" An Xuemin was dumbfounded. It would be better for my sister not to get married. Who knows that Ding Mei guessed what he was thinking and said: "The thing you made for my sister is really exquisite. I know you are very good.
Care for her. Even if she doesn't become the Crown Princess, she will have to marry into another family and become a young mistress. It is better to enter this house and be free. Look at those two girls, they are obviously much happier than in their own family. Miss Xin is already being pursued.
Well. Your sister is so beautiful, someone will soon pursue her."
An Xuemin was dumbfounded again. After a while, he blurted out: "The prince likes that person named Tong so much?"
Ding Mei said: "It has nothing to do with Tong Buye. Even if there were no Tong Buye, there would still be Zhao Buye, Qian Buye, Sun Buye, and Li Buye. The prince is not a person who will be manipulated by the women in the backyard. Xiao An,
The crown prince represents the future of the Kingdom of Shu. The Queen Mother's behavior is completely over, why bother letting your sister be buried at a young age? She still has a long life to live."
An Xuemin said: "But she was the crown prince's concubine when she was married. How can she remarry with such a status?"
Ding Mei smiled and said: "Isn't this easy? Just say that she has a twin sister who has been raised in the temple since she was a child."
An Xuemin said anxiously: "My sister has fallen in love with the prince since she saw his portrait, and she will never fall in love with another man again in this life."
Ding Mei whispered: "The portraits of the prince sold outside are all painted by Tong Buye." An Xuemin was stunned. "What can you say about this life when you are only sixteen or seventeen years old? When she has more experience and knowledge, she will naturally know
Young people have young minds and are naive." Ding Mei sighed, "When I was about the same age as her, my family sent me to marry on a memorial tablet, and then I entered the temple as a nun. At that time, I also felt that my whole life was over, and I only studied the art of curses every day.
Later, I became a court official, and from then on I had a bright future. If your sister complains about why the Crown Prince refuses to listen to the Queen Mother, how is it any different from me resenting my father for marrying me to a memorial tablet?"
An Xuemin thought for a long time and asked solemnly: "Will the Shu Congress join the Federation?"
"Sooner or later." Ding Mei thought for a while, "I'm afraid it will be a little earlier than everyone expected."
"Your Majesty, are you willing?"
"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty. It's okay to join or not to join. But the Federation won't allow us not to join." Ding Mei exhaled, "Only when countries are equal in force can they be reasonable."
An Xuemin said: "It's the same with people. Only when you have equal power can you be reasonable."
"Yes. The most troublesome thing is that you think you are superior to others, but in fact you are not. That must be very disappointing." An Xuemin smiled bitterly. Ding Mei asked, "Do you want to go see the two girls?"
"Need not."
Ding Mei nodded. "If your sister doesn't want to get married, she may be suddenly ill or have bad luck in her horoscope. It's easy to find an excuse. If you really want to get married, you must not treat yourself as the crown prince's concubine. And don't prepare rewards for the people in the house. Here
There are no servants, and she cannot wander around the house. She is just a guest, and if she doesn’t know her identity, she will be kicked out by the master."
An Xuemin sighed: "The prince's intention is known to me late in life."
Ding Mei said sincerely: "But the Crown Prince is sincerely interested in you, and I hope you can come and preside over the physics laboratory." An Xuemin smiled bitterly. His sister can't really pretend to be sick. Besides, if she doesn't vote for the Crown Prince, who else can she vote for?
?The prince didn’t even give birth to a second child.
After sending An Xuemin to the small laboratory in the mansion and handing it over to the person in charge, Ding Mei returned to the outer study. Everyone was discussing something, and they all laughed when she came in: "What's wrong?"
Ding Mei sat down generously: "That's it."
Ming Duan said: "You are lucky, you happen to meet this kid who is smart."
Ding Mei took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Luck is something that cannot be measured. I come from an intelligence background, and I am most afraid of trying my luck."
Everyone was stunned: "Have you known about the prince's marriage for a long time?"
"I don't know." Ding Mei said, "But I know An Xuemin. I knew it as soon as I heard she was his sister."
"That's pretty much it." Ming Duan nodded, "What am I saying? You are so reckless and let people into the house at will."
Ding Mei said: "I have already been planning to win over An Xuemin. Not only because he can make small generators, but also for other reasons."
"What's the reason?"
"I can't tell you yet." Ding Mei glanced at the Crown Prince, "Even the Crown Prince can't tell you."
The prince tilted his head slightly: "Oh?"
"You can hide things from outsiders only if you hide them from yourself." Ding Mei said, "Anyway, just treat him sincerely. He is also really talented."
The prince thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "That's all, since you know what's going on, I won't ask."
Ding Mei cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your trust, Crown Prince." He looked at everyone again and said, "Everyone should treat him sincerely."
"Yes——Master Ding——"
An Xuemin agreed to join the Crown Prince's Mansion that day, and the Crown Prince was very happy. As his disciple, Uncle Wei, said, he doesn't need to register next time he comes, as he has a waist card.
After returning home, An Xuemin and his sister talked at length behind closed doors for more than two hours.
Miss An stayed up all night and invited her brother to her courtyard early the next morning. With red eyes, she said decisively: "I'll marry him."
An Xuemin thought: "That's fine. You can learn a lot from the Prince's Mansion."
Tears fell from Miss An's eyes: "I just like him. I am only good to him. I will learn whatever he likes. One day he will understand that I am better than that bitch."
An Xuemin was stunned for a while and then said: "If you have such thoughts... you will be discouraged if you can't guarantee everything." Miss An shook her head and said nothing. An Xuemin let out a long sigh.
After cleaning up for a while, An Xuemin went to the Prince's Mansion with his waist badge. When he saw Ding Mei, he quietly told her what was on her mind. Ding Mei smiled and said: "It's okay. Xiao An, don't worry, I'm not a girl who is a bit over the top.
I’ve never seen it before, there are life and death situations. If she really learns everything the prince likes, her state of mind will definitely be different."
An Xuemin sighed: "I only wish this was the case."
On the ninth day of March, the prince of Shu married his wife, and the Chengdu Mansion became very lively. Miss An held back her tears, put on her red wedding dress, and left home in a sedan chair, feeling as frightened as a frightened bird inside.
After walking around according to the etiquette, the newlyweds were sent into the bridal chamber. However, they did not walk in directly, but took a small sedan in the palace and carried them there for half a day. Xiniang helped Miss An and sat down on the edge of the bed, and a woman said loudly
: "Okay, okay, everyone joining in the fun can go out. Miss An, your brother is here, let him come in to accompany you."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Xuemin was heard shouting outside the door: "Get out, get out, get out of here."
A man in the room smiled and said, "Xiao An, I heard that your sister is so beautiful." Miss An was so frightened that she trembled all over, and then she remembered what her brother had often said these days, that the Crown Prince's house had never avoided the suspicion of men and women.
"Do you hear me telling you to get lost?" An Xuemin had already walked into the house while he was talking, "Sister, please lift your hijab. You just didn't pay homage to the Crown Prince. Get out of here! Don't scare my sister. Don't lift your hijab first, then
Don’t show it to them.”
"Oh, don't be so stingy. We don't want to get to know each other in the future."
"Go away or not?"
The woman also said in a deep voice: "Go out first. This little girl has never been out."
There was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the house, and several people went out muttering. Miss An had already started sobbing. The woman sighed softly and lifted her hijab. Miss An unconsciously looked up, and there was a man in the groom's red robe standing in front of her.
——Woman. An Xuemin said: "This is Lord Mingshun's wife. She is the one who worshiped you just now."
Miss An exclaimed: "Where is the Crown Prince?"
"Hiding." Second Mistress Ming said, "The prince is thinking that the ceremony of going to court is very important for a woman. Since you are not really getting married, it is better not to go to court with him. In this way, you will not be able to go to court with him when you get married in the future.
It will be a pity." Miss An was suddenly disappointed. Second Mistress Ming looked out the window and said, "It's early now. Anyway, you don't need to go out to meet people anymore. Xiao An, the door to the outside of this courtyard has been opened. Take the girl out to the street.
Let’s relax, buy some delicious and fun things, and change some clothes.”
Miss An is like a wood carving and clay sculpture. "He is so ruthless..."
Mistress Ming said: "Isn't it better than pretending to pull you?"
Miss An bit her lip: "I want to see Tong Buye."
Mistress Ming smiled and said, "Master Ding guessed that you might want to see her." She pointed out her hand.
Only then did Miss An realize that there was a hanging lamp chair not far from her. A girl wearing a southern-style denim jacket was sitting on it, her left hand resting on the back of the chair, her chin resting on the back of the chair, and her right hand facing towards the chair.
She waved: "Hello, Miss An, my name is Tong Buye." Miss An was stunned. She had thought of thousands of ways Tong Buye looked like, but she had never thought of this one.
An Xuemin patted her head: "Come, take off this dead man's phoenix crown, brother will take you to play. Thank you, sister-in-law Ming'er."
"No thanks." Mistress Ming smiled sweetly, "We are our own people." An Xuemin smiled and the corners of his eyes twitched.