Shen Yanping chased Shen Cang for a long time with a stick. He probably couldn't catch up anymore, so he panted and walked away with the stick. Before leaving, he cursed "treason" and "expelled from the house" and other words.
The second lady hurriedly followed Shen Yanping to comfort the furious Shen Yanping.
The yard became slightly quieter.
Seeing that Shen Yanping and the second lady finally left, Shen Cang breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head.
"Second brother." Chen Fengxu called softly.
Shen Cang turned around and saw that it was Shen Fengxu. His eyes lit up and he said, "Sixth sister! No... it's Lord Minhe."
As he spoke, he was about to salute, but Shen Fengxu just waved his hand and said, "No need, there are no outsiders here, and there is no need for the second brother to be more polite."
"Sixth sister is now not only the adopted daughter of Princess Ning, but also the minister of the Dang Dynasty and the county..." Shen Cang suddenly sighed for some reason and said with great envy, "It would be great if someone could give me an official position. ah."
Chen Fengxu laughed for a moment, and then asked: "Second brother, have you really joined the Qinglin Guard?"
When it came to Qing Linwei, Shen Cang became interested immediately. He said with great enthusiasm: "Of course, I have been studying and practicing hard these days in order to become Qing Linwei, but I don't know how much hardship I have endured. Well, my father would only say that I am ignorant and incompetent, but I have never neglected my training. Fortunately, Emperor Tian has paid off. Just three days ago, I was..."
Shen Cang kept talking, without caring whether the audience around him heard what he said.
Shen Fengxu: "..."
She stood there for a long time, intending to speak, but Shen Cang was so excited about talking about Qinglinwei that he didn't even have a word to say, and Shen Fengxu couldn't even find a place to interrupt.
Chen Fengxu blinked and said, "Second uncle is here!"
Shen Cang was suddenly excited, flew quickly and quickly, and jumped to a tree nearby. However, after taking a closer look, he did not see Shen Yanping's figure, and he immediately complained: "Sixth Sister, how could you do this? Lie to me!"
Chen Fengxu smiled slightly: "It's just a moment of dazzling. I didn't expect the second brother's reaction to be so big."
"That's all." Shen Cang rolled his eyes, jumped down from the tree, looked around, and then asked: "Sixth Sister, where is the maid next to you? I want to compete with her!"
Shen Cang is talking about Yunwan.
"Oh? Second brother really wants to compete with her?" Chen Fengxu chuckled, "I'm afraid even ten second brothers will not be her opponent."
Shen Cang was immediately dissatisfied and said: "I was indeed no match for her before, but now I am much more powerful than before. Now if you let me meet her again, I will beat her to the ground and beg for mercy!"
He was shouting like this.
But as soon as he finished speaking, something cold suddenly pressed against his neck, and a biting chill rushed from his neck to his heart, and a woman's thin voice came.
"Really? You want me to kneel down and beg for mercy?"
Shen Cang froze: "We have an open and fair competition, and you sneakily attack me from behind. What kind of skills do you think you are capable of?"
Yun Wan smiled sweetly: "Why should I compete with you openly?"
"You——!" Shen Cang gritted his teeth.
Unreasonable.
But immediately, Yun Wan took away the thing attached to Shen Cang's neck, but it was not a long sword, but a needle used by the maid in the courtyard for knitting.
Shen Cang touched his neck with fear, but found that what Yun Wan was holding before was actually such an object, and his face darkened: "Are you comparing this to me?"
Yun Wan had a faint smile on his face, weighed the stick and needle in his hand, and said, "It's enough to deal with you."
Shen Fengxu stepped back a little and looked at the two of them standing in the center of the courtyard.
Qingya on the side asked curiously: "Who do you think will win?"
Dansha said matter-of-factly: "Miss Yun is very skilled in martial arts. She will definitely be able to defeat the Second Young Master easily without any effort."
"But the second young master is now a Qinglin Guard." Hua Qing blinked, "I heard that the requirements of the Qinglin Guard are very strict. If the second young master can become a Qinglin Guard, his martial arts will definitely be good."
Qing Linwei has strict requirements and is not accessible to ordinary people with good skills and tricks.
While a few people were chatting, Yun Wan and Shen Cang were already fighting each other.
But before I had time to take a closer look, it was over just as the rabbit was rising and the falcon was falling.
A group of onlookers: "..."
Just now, Yun Wan dodged and put the needle in Shen Cang's throat. The whole process was over without even blinking.
Shen Cang's face suddenly turned red: "No, I'm not ready yet, this doesn't count!"
It was so embarrassing to lose to a girl from Yunwan in front of so many people! It wasn't just embarrassing, Shen Cang felt that his self-confidence had been hit.
Yun Wan threw away the needle in his hand and said, "As long as you know it in your heart."
After that, he turned around and left, very cool and unrestrained.
Shen Cang was about to chase Yunwan, but was stopped by Shen Fengxu: "Second brother, you should practice more. In the future, you will become Qinglin Guards, and you will inevitably encounter danger."
Shen Cang became frustrated: "I have been practicing for so long, but I can't even beat a girl?"
Shen Fengxu smiled reassuringly and said: "Second brother can become one of the best Qinglin Guards, so he is certainly not bad. If he can make great achievements in the future, I think my second uncle will not be so opposed to it."
Shen Cang blinked.
Shen Yanping has always been opposed to this matter.
But he insisted on going his own way, and not only was Shen Yanping opposed, almost everyone around him was opposed to him becoming Qing Linwei. Even his former classmates and friends were speechless when faced with this matter.
But this matter had taken root in his heart a long time ago.
He could also study and practice calligraphy seriously in the academy like Shen Qing. In the future, he could follow his father and get a casual official position in the officialdom, and wait for death for the rest of his life. But he didn't want this. He didn't want his life to be judged by others. bondage.
He thought that even if everyone opposed it, he would still do what he wanted to do.
He composed himself and said: "I know, Sixth Sister, when I get promoted and become rich in the future, I will definitely not forget you!"
Time passed quietly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of the New Year's Eve banquet.
This is the first time that Shen Fengxu has entered the palace. Therefore, before entering the palace, Princess Ning specially sent her maid to Dong Ningbo Mansion to bring Shen Fengxu decent clothes and teach Shen Fengxu how to behave in the palace. related matters.
On the day when he entered the palace, he personally picked Shen Fengxu up in Prince Ning's carriage and headed to the palace together.
The eldest lady stood in front of the door of Dongning Bo's Mansion, almost gritting her teeth.
She deliberately designed to make things difficult for Shen Fengxu, but she didn't expect that Shen Fengxu would not go to the palace with her at all, but instead entered the palace with Princess Ning.
The maid Hongqu hurriedly comforted her: "Madam, please don't be angry. It's the sixth girl's fault that she doesn't know how to be filial to her legitimate daughter, but we can't delay going to the palace because of this."
The eldest lady snorted coldly and got into the carriage.
On the carriage in Prince Ning's Mansion, Princess Ning was talking to Shen Fengxu in detail about the various forces in the harem.
"The Crown Prince Ming Cheng, the Third Prince Ming Yuan and the Ninth Princess Ming Si are all descendants of the Queen. The Emperor and Queen have a deep love for each other. The Emperor spends almost ten days a month staying in the Queen's palace. Not only does the Queen have children by her side, You are also from the Hu family, so if you enter the palace, you must remember not to offend the queen."
Shen Fengxu nodded: "Fengxu knows."
only……
Although Ming Cheng and Ming Yuan were both descended from the empress, the empress was lukewarm towards the prince Ming Cheng. Even on the day Ming Cheng married his concubine, he only sent a congratulatory gift and did not attend in person. , on the contrary, he doted on the third prince and asked about his welfare.
Everyone knows that from the moment Ming Cheng was born, he was not favored by the empress. He was the son of the empress and the first child of the new emperor after he ascended the throne. He should have been loved by all, but it was not the case. .
The queen was extremely cold towards him, not just indifferent, but hostile. When she heard that Ming Cheng cried incessantly as a child, causing the queen to have trouble sleeping, the queen even ordered her maid to feed Ming Cheng sleeping pills, but Ming Cheng was still A young child could never withstand the torment of drugs, which led to him becoming frail and sickly later on. Although he looked just like ordinary people, he suffered from many root causes.
In addition, he completely ignores Ming Cheng's mood in many matters.
But Ming Jin loved Ming Cheng very much. When Ming Cheng turned four, which was also the day when the third prince Ming Yuan was born, Ming Cheng was officially named the prince.
The empress treated the third prince Ming Yuan as if she was a different person. She was gentle and considerate, and she stood in front of the third prince Ming Yuan without any clothes on. If Ming Yuan felt even the slightest bit unwell, the empress would immediately call in the imperial doctors.
The same was true for the subsequent Ninth Princess.
Except for the prince Ming Cheng, the queen is gentle and considerate to every one of her children.
"The Concubine Xian has been in the palace for many years, but so far she has nothing to do. However, the Concubine Xian is backed by the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. Although she does not have any heirs, she can still stand firm and cannot be easily provoked."
Concubine Xian was born in the Pingyuan Hou Mansion. Zhao Jinyu and Zhao Wanqiu, whom Shen Fengxu had known before, were both nieces of Concubine Xian.
"Concubine Rou is of mediocre origin and is said to have a gentle and sweet personality. She may have been able to stand firm in the palace for decades, but she is definitely not as gentle and graceful as the rumors say. The fourth prince Ming Yan is the daughter of Concubine Rou. Ming Yan seemed to have a crush on you before. It's quite difficult, you also need to be careful when facing Concubine Rou."
Chen Fengxu knew this very well.
Shen Yulou didn't know when he started clinging to Ming Yan, and Concubine Rou, as the biological mother of the fourth prince, naturally united with the fourth prince. As a result, she inevitably stood on the opposite side of Shen Fengxu.
But Shen Fengxu asked: "Does the princess know about Jiang Xiaoyi?"
She was asking about Jiang Xianyue.
Princess Ning smiled, sighed, and said: "Although Jiang Xiaoyi is the eldest daughter of Yi'an Bo Mansion, she did not enter the palace as a beautiful girl, so she naturally attracted much attention. Although she was promoted to the imperial family shortly after entering the palace, she Being named Xiaoyi may seem like a lot of honors and favors, but in fact, it's difficult to move around in the palace, and I'm afraid everyone's eyes are fixed on Jiang Xiaoyi."
very dangerous.
Chen Fengxu's heart was heavy and he asked, "If Fengxu wants to see Jiang Xiaoyi, is there any chance?"
Princess Ning opened the curtain of the carriage, glanced at the sky outside the window, and said: "It's still early, and there is still a while before the New Year's Eve banquet. I will go to see the Queen Mother after entering the palace, and you can just walk around in the palace." Well, you are Lord Minhe, so it’s okay to walk around the palace, just don’t bump into other people.”
The implication is that you can go see Jiang Xianyue.
"Thank you, Princess, for your support."
Chen Fengxu felt a little more at ease.
…
There was silence in Caiyue Hall.
Jiang Xiuyue sat in front of the desk, her mind seemed to drift away. She looked at the snow-white scenery outside the window. There was no emotion or anger in her expression. She just kept looking ahead, as if there was something very important there. of.
A palace maid called beside her: "Xiaoyi."
Jiang Xiuyue seemed not to hear.
The maid called again: "Jiang Xiaoyi."
Only then did Jiang Xianyue come back to her senses and hurriedly smiled and said, "What's going on?"
"Jun Minhe is outside Caiyue Hall now and wants to meet Xiaoyi."
The expression on Jiang Xianyue's face suddenly froze: "What did you say? Shen Feng - Lord Minhe is here?"
Although she was in the palace, she also heard that Shen Fengxu was made the Lord of Minhe County and became the adopted daughter of Princess Ning. She thought she would never have the chance to see her parents, family, or friends from the past, but she didn't want to , Chen Fengxu is now outside the hall.
Her status is just Xiaoyi.
Only concubines and above could attend palace banquets, and only concubines and above could have the opportunity to have their parents and family members come to visit. She thought she would never have the chance in this life.
Like a bird trapped in a cage, it can only glimpse the sky outside the palace wall, but can never see the scenery outside the palace wall with its own eyes.
"Quickly, please come in quickly, Lord Minhe." Jiang Xianyue stood up hurriedly, with a look of uncontrollable joy on her face.
The palace maid frowned slightly, shook her head slightly, and said, "Please Xiaoyi tidy up her appearance first. If she goes to see Lord Minhe like this, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate."
Somehow, it was like a bucket of cold water was poured over her head, causing Jiang Xianyue's mood to fall to the bottom. However, she, who was always pampered, did not say anything. She just nodded and said in a somewhat harsh tone: "Okay. .”
The palace maid nodded: "Xiaoyi, please sit down first, and the maid will dress you up."
In front of the palace maid in front of her, Jiang Xiuyue could not hold up her master's posture at all, but seemed to be restrained in every way.
Seeing her face as pale as paper reflected in the mirror, Jiang Xiuyue's heart sank even more.
The palace maid dressed Jiang Xianyue and said softly: "Xiaoyi's appearance is very good. If she takes care of it carefully, she will not be inferior to others. It's just that Xiaoyi has a sad face every day, so the emperor doesn't like to come to Caiyue Palace." "
Jiang Xiuyue turned her head and gritted her teeth gently: "I would rather not have such an honor than be trapped here and be slaughtered by others."
The maid's voice suddenly turned cold: "Xiaoyi! Please be careful with your words."