"I wonder if this girl...is she Miss Xu from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"
He is usually a person who is not good at words. At this time, he seemed a little hesitant when asking questions, but there was a look of expectation in his eyes.
Xu Mingyi nodded somewhat unexpectedly: "Yes, my daughter is Xu Mingyi of the Duke of Zhenguo."
She had been in the palace before, and seemed to have met the Crown Prince, but she didn't expect that he would actually remember her.
But when thinking about her own face, Miss Xu quickly felt that it wasn't so 'unexpected'.
"It turns out it's really Miss Xu..." The prince looked at her with bright eyes: "Old General Xu defeated the Huns this time and won another victory! I have always admired Old General Xu very much. If I can also practice martial arts
, also want to——"
"Your Highness..."
The eunuch on the side gently interrupted the boy's words with a warning tone.
His Highness has had very little contact with others due to being sick and weak since childhood. He is usually too reserved, and he is prone to talking nonsense and losing his manners when he is slightly excited...
The prince came to his senses and swallowed the rest of his words.
It was because he had forgotten the explanation between his father and the Taifu again.
Xu Mingyi looked at him, smiled and said, "Then I thanked His Highness the Crown Prince for his compliments on behalf of my grandfather."
Hearing this, the prince's embarrassed expression softened slightly, nodded towards her, and left with the eunuch.
Xu Mingyi looked at the boy's overly thin back and straightened the corners of his mouth slightly.
She also secretly heard that the current Crown Prince is not only weak, but also has mediocre qualifications, and is also introverted and timid in temperament - these cannot even be called shortcomings, which are not uncommon. But when he is the current Crown Prince
, that means it is difficult to take on big responsibilities.
The courtiers were secretly dissatisfied with the prince, but they could not say anything openly.
Just because Emperor Qingming had few heirs, he only had two princesses before the crown prince, and one of them died young.
He had waited for a long time to have such an eldest son, who was now his only son. Therefore, the emperor, his courtiers, and the prince were in a situation where neither had a choice.
And this balance seems to be showing signs of being broken since Concubine Rong, who has been in the palace for just three years, recently received the good news of being pregnant.
But it is only vague. No one can predict whether Concubine Rong is pregnant with a boy or a girl. Even if she is a prince, whether she can support him or not, and whether he will even be worse off than the current prince. These are all unknown for the time being.
You must take a look at it slowly in the future.
Therefore, she couldn't figure it out. If the truth was not as simple as it seemed, then...who could be so impatient?
Xu Mingyi was full of thoughts all the way. Following the eunuch who led the way out of the garden, he saw Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Wen waiting there and watching.
"Why are you walking so slowly? I thought you were lost."
Mrs. Cui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I can't wait any longer, so I'm going to look back."
Before a few people could explain, Mr. Wen urged in a gentle voice: "Let's go quickly, don't waste time."
The group of people was led to Jiaotai Hall.
The palace was illuminated for the first time, and under the glazed lanterns, the majestic palace, which had been renovated for the Queen's birthday, was filled with rows of pink-clad palace ladies holding trays, making people feel as if they were in a fairy palace.
As soon as Xu Mingyi stepped onto the jade steps of the main hall, he heard the smiling voice of a girl coming from the corridor above.
"...It turns out to be Miss Xu! Let me tell you, just now in the garden, I clearly saw a girl wearing an apricot-colored Xiangyun gauze from a distance. At that time, I thought she was you, the princess."
Xu Mingyi raised his eyes and met the eyes of the girl in a red dress, who seemed to be waiting for a good show.
It turned out to be Xia Xi.
The youngest legitimate daughter of Xia Tingzhen, the first assistant of the dynasty, was also the person Zhan Yunzhu married in her previous life.
Over the years, she has rarely thought about the disagreements with Xia Xi since childhood. After all, these small things are indeed nothing compared to the family destruction and death she experienced later.
But that didn't stop her from meeting such a pair of disgusting eyes, and she seemed to instantly regain the same feeling she had in the past.
At this moment, the phoenix-eyed girl standing next to Xia Xi, with a graceful figure and a fan in her hand, was the famous Princess Yufeng in the capital.
As for the famous Fa'er, it's just that he has an arrogant and domineering temperament, and he has a lot of good men in his house.
Such a person would never see others dressed similarly to her, especially on an occasion like the Queen's birthday.
Not to mention that Xu Mingyi has an extremely beautiful face, and the same dress and jewelry on her body always look a little higher.
Seeing Princess Yufeng squint her eyes and look at Xu Mingyi, Xia Xi could almost predict what would happen next - just before Xu Mingyi came, she told Princess Yufeng that someone seemed to be wearing Xiangyun gauze. , the other party's face immediately became very ugly.
You must know that on such occasions, noble ladies will always prepare at least two pairs of clothes before going out. This should make people pay attention to what other noble ladies are wearing, especially those with a high status like Princess Yufeng. flow--
The strange thing is that Xu Mingyi has always been used to being arrogant, and he goes out rough and has a dull mind.
"It's her..."
Princess Yufeng snorted slightly, slowly looked away from Xu Mingyi, and turned around to go back to the palace.
Xia Xi couldn't help but be stunned.
...that's it?
This is not like Princess Yufeng's style at all.
Could it be because today is the Queen’s birthday party and I don’t want to cause trouble?
...She, Xu Mingyi, is lucky!
When Xia Xi was feeling unwilling, she saw that Xu Mingyi had already stepped onto the jade steps, walking quickly and steadily. After catching up with Princess Yufeng in a few steps, he actually reached out and took Princess Yufeng's arm.
Princess Yufeng stopped and looked at her in surprise.
Xia Xi's eyes widened slightly.
Could it be that Xu Mingyi, this shameless idiot, took the opportunity to curry favor with Princess Yufeng when she didn't make things difficult for her just now?
But I don’t want to think about Princess Yufeng’s temper... Isn’t this asking for embarrassment!
"What are you doing..." Princess Yufeng pulled her arm back with a strange look on her face.
However, Xu Mingyi took her arm again shamelessly, looked at the girl in front of him with smiles, and spoke with a smile.
