Mingwei followed the chamberlain out of the palace door and saw Mr. Ji waiting there. Seeing her come out, he was visibly relieved: "What did the empress say?"
Mingwei said: "The queen said she wants to be a matchmaker for me."
"What?" Mr. Ji was shocked, "How good is this? You have already been engaged!"
Ming smiled slightly and continued the second half of the sentence: "I have already declined."
Mr. Ji was startled for a moment: "Is your Majesty not angry?"
"No. Don't worry, uncle. The imperial concubine is very kind. After hearing that I already had an engagement, she just put it down."
Mr. Ji touched his chest and said, "That's good. You still observe filial piety now. When the period of filial piety is over, I will let you get married to Xiao Wu."
"yes."
"Let's go back. It's time for your aunt and the others to worry."
"yes."
…
The position of Master of Xuandu Temple has been settled, and it’s time to return to the palace.
Concubine Pei was sitting in the warm pavilion, while the palace people around her were busy packing their bags.
She looked down at the star observatory in the painting, sighed quietly, and remembered what she had just said.
When he heard that she wanted to be a matchmaker for Mingwei, the emperor asked: "Oh? Who is the matchmaker for my concubine?"
Just as Concubine Pei was about to open her mouth, she heard Ming Wei whisper softly: "I'm afraid my little daughter will live up to your mother's good wishes. My late mother made an engagement for me when I was young."
"..." Concubine Pei said, "Really?"
"Yes." Ming looked into her eyes with a smile, "The person I booked is my uncle's cousin. Before my mother passed away, she said she would come to the capital to marry me. But now that we are observing filial piety, the marriage will have to wait until the filial piety period has passed.
.”
Concubine Pei looked at her: "Have you thought about it?"
Ming smiled and nodded: "How dare you disobey your late mother's orders?"
Concubine Pei sighed and her smile faded a little: "This is a pity."
Ming smiled but said nothing.
It was clear that both parties were no longer interested in continuing. Concubine Pei rewarded her with a pair of jade bracelets and asked her chamberlain to send her out.
The emperor looked at Ming Wei's leaving figure, thoughtfully, and then asked Concubine Pei: "Who do you want to fulfill, my dear concubine?"
Concubine Pei showed a bit of helplessness: "Your Majesty knows, who else can I want to fulfill?"
The emperor said: "She has a marriage contract, wouldn't this be true?"
Concubine Pei's expression was very indifferent: "In all these years, has he ever liked any girl? It can make him happy, so what if she just lives up to her words? I don't mind having the reputation of being a concubine."
The emperor showed a distressed expression, caressed her shoulders, and said, "He will always meet a girl he falls in love with in the future." After a pause, he added, "Besides, this girl Ming is really complicated and may not be suitable for him."
Concubine Pei nodded, looking uninterested.
The emperor laughed and said: "She is not suitable, just find another one. He is not young anymore. Don't always leave your beloved concubine to him. Whose son should marry the one he wants to marry? Isn't it all the orders of the parents and the elders?
? Marquis Boling also mentioned to me before that he is not easy to control, and he wants us to take more control of him. The candidate for the crown prince’s step-concubine should also be decided. The third child has also reached the age of getting married, and he has no mother.
I can only ask my beloved concubine to work harder."
Concubine Pei scolded: "Your Majesty knows that I am the most lazy person, yet you blame me for these things. Why don't you ask Concubine Hui to do it?"
"Concubine Hui is too soft-tempered and can't be controlled. There's nothing I can do about it..."
The two emperors and concubines started talking and laughing.
Concubine Pei finished her recollection and couldn't help but take out a jade ring from her arms.
The round jade ring had a simple shape. She pressed lightly on the inside and opened the inconspicuous hidden button. It was uneven, but there was a word engraved on it.
Yan.
Concubine Pei lowered her eyes and rubbed them gently, her gaze was extremely gentle.
…
After the short period of excitement as the Holy Emperor returns, Xuandu Temple will once again close its doors and practice hard.
There are too many dignitaries, and the Ji family cannot be ranked among them, so they can only wait at the back.
Ji Xiaowu pulled Mingwei to see the epiphyllum flower.
Duofu hugged the box and refused to let go: "Young lady won this, it's so valuable!"
"I'll take a look, just take a look!" Ji Xiaowu begged for nothing, "What a blessing, dear sister, please!"
"No, what should I do if it's broken? I can't look at it."
Ji Xiaowu had no choice but to pester Mingwei: "Cousin, let me take a look! I just want to see what it looks like."
Mingwei extended her palm to him.
Ji Xiaowu understood immediately and poured tea diligently: "Cousin, use tea."
Mingwei took a slow sip and put down the tea cup: "Thank you, open it and show it to him."
Ji Xiaowu was very happy, rubbing his hands and waiting to see: "Quick, quick, quick, thank you, open the box!"
Not far away, little Zhuer curled her lips in disgust, raised her head and said to Mr. Dong: "Mom, my uncle is so wretched like this!"
Mrs. Dong flicked her forehead: "What's obscene? Don't just learn a word and use it randomly. Even if it's true, my uncle will be unhappy if he hears it."
Duofu confirmed again and again: "Miss, is it really okay?"
"Just take a look, I won't run away."
Duofu said: "But ginseng dolls can run away. Such a human thing must be able to run away, right?"
Ming Wei was amused: "Don't worry, epiphyllum flowers don't do it. They don't have this attribute."
"All right……"
Duofu carefully placed the box on the table, and the rest of the Ji family came over, curious to see what this treasure that the two immortals were fighting over looked like.
However, the box was opened...
"Hey, why is it just a stone?"
Mingwei said: "The Holy One ordered someone to take it out earlier, didn't my cousin see it? It's just a stone."
Ji Ling looked at it for a while and said, "It's quite strange to look like this. It's self-generated clouds and mist, and it's quite a bit fairy-like."
Ji Xiaowu still refused to give up: "Epiphyllum flower, epiphyllum flower, shouldn't it be a flower?"
Ming smiled and said: "White lilacs are not flowers, so why should epiphyllum flowers be flowers?"
Ji Xiaowu felt like vomiting.
White lilac refers to sparrow droppings in Chinese medicine...
At this time, a little Taoist boy walked in: "Miss Ming, it's great that you are here. My uncle said that there was something unclear about the previous horoscopes, and he wanted to discuss it with you. Can you please stay a little longer?"
Mingwei looked at Mr. Ji.
Mr. Ji said kindly: "Since the Immortal has invited you, you can go. It will take a while for us to leave, so don't delay."
Mingwei agreed and followed Tao Tong out.
Ji Xiaowu also wanted to follow, but his father glared at him and muttered in a low voice: "Didn't you agree to my apprenticeship? This will be my apprentice soon!"
Mr. Ji sneered: "What do you mean when you become a disciple? Go back and prepare gifts, and then dad will bring you to kowtow to the Immortal. After officially passing the master ceremony, this is your disciple. Do you understand?"
Ji Xiaowu had no choice but to stay.
Over there, Mingwei left the guest house and soon entered an incense hall.
Waiting there was indeed Xuan Fei.
Ming walked over with a smile: "The immortal used the name of my uncle to trick me here. Could it be a tryst?"
Xuan Fei turned around and said calmly: "I am the child's uncle, how can I borrow someone else's name?"
Mingwei nodded and praised: "When the Immortal is angry, his voice becomes even better."