Chapter 31 Thirty-first Prince Lanchao

On the morning of the first day after marriage, Yu Wujian took me to meet his parents. Yu Wujian's father is worthy of being the imperial tutor, he behaves like a master, always has a kind smile on his elegant face, and looks very approachable. His mother surprised me, her skin is smooth and delicate, her voice is soft and clear, her beautiful face seems to have no traces of age, she is still as sweet and fresh as a girl, her every frown and smile exudes a natural nobility, except Junhuangyue, she is the second person I have ever seen who puts nobility into every detail of her body. Except that Yu Wujian inherited his father's height and skin color, the rest resembles his mother very much, even his amber eyes are exactly the same as his mother's.

What makes me extremely happy is that Yu Wujian's parents, like Prince Ding'an, told me not to go to their room every morning to say hello.In view of this, I obediently took over the important task of housekeeper entrusted to me by the two old men, and since then I have begun to control the finances of the Yufu. When I came out from the two elders, Yu Wujian told me that his father and mother have been loving for more than 20 years. Every morning, his father would accompany his mother to go shopping in the garden before entering the palace, so he asked me not to say hello , so as not to disturb their sweet time.Yu Wujian also mentioned that his father doted on his mother to the sky and never made his mother angry. His mother rarely left the house on weekdays. Once his father came back from the palace, he was inseparable from his mother. Every year is like a day.

"Then would you do this to me?" I joked with a smile. He stared at me for a long time, and said: "My fair lady, I have been longing for her. Now that I am looking for it, of course I will be friends with the piano and the zither, and the music of the bell and the drum." I laughed and said, "You mustn't make your qin music too elegant, or I won't understand it." "You can understand." He said slowly, "Unless you don't put your heart on me..." I laughed: "Unless my heart is dug out, it can only stay on my heart." He looked at me silently and said nothing.

At lunch, I met Yu Wuxia's only sister, Yu Wuxia, a fourteen-year-old playful girl with bright and quiet facial features and a lively and cheerful personality, which is very pleasing. Yu’s family is not as strict and conservative as other high-ranking families. A meal is harmonious and full of laughter. I was deeply moved by the warmth and friendship between the four members of their family, and I melted away naturally. into this new family.Yu Wujian’s actions of picking up vegetables for me were comparable to his father’s, causing Yu Wuxia to yell at the side that she wants to get married. Her words that are not suitable for the daughter of an ancient boudoir only made my father smile, And Niang strongly expressed her support. I finally know how the Wuwujian brothers and sisters cultivated their free and unruly temperament...

After dinner, Yu Wujian accompanied me to visit Yufu. Halfway through the walk, he said to me: "Lan'er, I want to go to the palace tomorrow morning." "Didn't the emperor let you rest for a few more days when you just got married?" I was slightly surprised. "In the past six months, Prime Minister Zhou's behavior of suppressing Wei Yushi in the court has become more and more obvious. Several important ministers from Wei Yushi's side have been lost by him, and even brother Wei Liuxi's generals have been involved. It’s over. A few days ago, the emperor asked me if I would like to replace one of them, but I refused at that time. The emperor asked me to think about it for a few days before answering him. I think I will go to the palace tomorrow and tell the emperor that I am willing. , so that I can fulfill my promise to you as soon as possible."

I felt a little uneasy after hearing his explanation. If he knew the real reason why I let him enter the court as an official, I don't know how he would react. However, his words also confirmed my guess. Jun Huangyue married Zhou Yunxin in the first place to take advantage of the Zhou family, and it was the Wei family that he had to deal with. I think the Zhou family must not know the secret behind Jun Huangyue. It's just the military power in the northern border behind Prince Ding'an. It seems that the Zhou family must want to help the eldest prince to the crown prince, so after getting the support of Prince Ding'an, they fought with the Wei family completely, but the Zhou family never did. Thinking of "mantises catching cicadas, orioles are behind", after they defeated the Wei family, it was Jun Huangyue's turn to take the stage to deal with them.

The memorials read by the emperor in person appeared on Jun Huangyue's desk. There is only one explanation, that is, those memorials were shown to him by the emperor, because he would never go to the palace to steal a bunch of memorials to read by himself.The emperor can treat him like this, and he won the support of General Zhennan by fighting in the name of Beiluo. It seems that he must not be the biological son of Prince Ding'an, but his real identity should be a certain prince of the current emperor. The mask that has been worn for fifteen years is supposed to cover up his appearance.

"I heard that the relationship between Prince Ding'an and the emperor is very good?" I asked thoughtfully. "Yes, they are siblings. I heard from my father that they fell in love with General Sun's eldest daughter at the same time, but in the end, the emperor won the beauty and named Sun Guifei. Fifteen years ago, General Sun and his eldest son Both died in the battle against Mongolia, and because of this, when the emperor promoted Sun Guifei, who had no heirs, to be the empress of the palace, it did not cause opposition from the other major families." "The current empress doesn't have any heirs?" My heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, this is already known in the Lan Dynasty. But few people know that when Empress Sun was still a noble concubine, she actually gave birth to a little prince, but the little prince was born weak. A fortune teller predicted that he would suffer I can't afford the noble air of the imperial palace. If I don't bring them out of the palace to be raised, I will not live to be ten years old. The emperor and queen have no choice but to entrust the little prince to Prince Ding'an to raise him. He died, and Empress Sun has never been seen since then, and in order to prevent Empress Sun from being sad, the emperor ordered that nothing about the little prince who died young should be circulated in the palace."

"Then how do you know?" I was curious. Yu Wujian smiled helplessly: "There is a mother who loves the most in the family. She is very envious of the current emperor who has only favored the empress for twenty years. She has to pester her father to tell her anything about Empress Sun. Dad has been a queen for decades. Taifu, of course I know some things about the emperor very well, so the things I told you are not secrets in our Yu family." I nodded and asked casually, "Then you should also know the name of Queen Sun's boudoir?" "Well, it seems to be called Sun Nuanjiang, why are you interested in her?"

I shook my head quickly: "I'm just curious, I just want to know if the boudoir name of a woman who has dominated the harem for twenty years is good or not." At the same time, I remembered that the small building where Prince Ding'an lived was called "Huainuang Pavilion". Sun Nuan Jiang. "I think Qin Lan sounds nice." There was a hint of a smile in his voice. "Thank you!" I said happily, Qin Lan is my real name and has been with me for decades. When I was sleeping at night, Yu Wujian just hugged me lightly in his arms, and did not have any other intimacy, not even a single kiss, he acted like a complete gentleman, but his slightly shortness of breath revealed his heart. I know he is a person who keeps his promises, but I didn't expect him to behave so well before my injury was healed, which was in stark contrast to the frenzy last night. An indescribable emotion permeated my heart, and I slowly fell asleep with me. On the second day, a shocking news spread in the capital. Bei Luo, the new son-in-law of the Great General of Zhennan, turned out to be Jun Luo Bei, the only son of the current emperor and empress, and ranked fifth among all the princes.Because when Jun Luobei was born, he was predicted by the fortune teller and the aristocratic family in the palace. He had to grow up to a weak crown outside the palace and marry a wife before he could return to the palace. Therefore, the emperor has never announced to the people that the queen gave birth to a child. Prince, now that the little prince has grown up safely and married the talented and beautiful Miss Mo, the emperor announced his status as a prince to the outside world, and at the same time announced that the fifth prince, Jun Luobei, was the crown prince. I was also a little surprised when I heard it. Although the matter was almost the same as what I guessed, I didn't expect the emperor to announce his real identity on the second day after he got married in Junluobei, and immediately made him the crown prince. , the love for him is really extraordinary. However, this news is somewhat different from the inside story that Yu Wujian told me. Jun Luobei, who had already died, was actually alive and well. It seems that the death was planned by the emperor, queen and Prince Ding'an, but I don't know why they died It takes such painstaking efforts to hide Jun Luobei for twenty-two years. When Yu Wujian came back from the palace, he also confirmed that the emperor had indeed appointed Jun Luobei as the crown prince. He also said that the emperor had invited all the officials of the court and their families to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet held in the palace tomorrow. The new prince and princess were introduced to everyone. I was a little stunned, I didn't expect that I would meet Jun Luobei and his new wife again so soon... One day passed quickly, and today is the second Mid-Autumn Festival that I have come to this time and space. Last year, Laixi and I sat alone in the yard watching the moon, feeling very sad and desolate; To spend time with countless people, even my ex-husband and current husband, I have to feel that the world is changing, and so many things can happen in just one year. Laixi wrapped my white cross-neck underwear with a silver-and-white moiré corset with a foundation, and then put on a low-cross-neck short jacket with powder foundation sprinkled with gold, and a large pleated skirt with a brocade of flowers and a colorful butterfly, with a large golden belt around the waist The outer cover is a wide-sleeved cloud satin shirt dyed with golden florets on a peach red base, and finally I put on a silver-red soft smoke Luo Xiapei with red jade hanging from the upper and lower ends. A formal dress is considered complete. I tied up a noble and elegant bun for myself. I inserted a golden phoenix chayang hanging bead hairpin obliquely beside the bun, and pasted a golden twig hairpin on the same side near the temple hair. Putting on pink lipstick, the dressing for entering the palace tonight is finally complete. The woman in the mirror is noble and generous, although she is not a stately beauty, but she is still beautiful, bright and dazzling, the resolute color between her eyebrows and eyes reveals her strength, her black eyes are as clear as lake water and as quiet as an empty valley But also as deep as the sea. "It's beautiful, don't look any further, parents are already waiting for us at the gate." Yu Wujian silently appeared behind me, his big warm palm caressed my shoulder, and his handsome smile was reflected in the mirror. "Don't you have time to go?" I asked him. "She won't go, the emperor specified that the courtiers can only bring Jiji's unmarried daughter into the palace for a banquet." An unknown emotion suddenly surged in my heart, it seems that the emperor intends to accept a few more concubines for the new crown prince. Half an hour later, we arrived outside the east gate of the four major gates of the palace. We had to get off the carriage and walk here. After the east gate was the scope of the Lanchao palace.According to Yu Wujian, there are many kinds of large gardens and wide small lakes between the palaces on the east side of the palace. The largest imperial dining room is also on the east side, so the royal banquets are all held in the east side hall. A court lady and two eunuchs led us all the way through flowers and willows, caressing stones and water, turning around countless winding corridors and palaces and pavilions, and finally came to the Mingyue Palace where the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held.Although there were crowds at the entrance of the main hall, it was quiet and orderly. At a glance, there were men and women who were formally dressed and glamorous. An old eunuch who was familiar with Yu Wujian and his son took the place of the previous three and led us into the hall, and finally arranged the four of us to sit in the frontmost seats in the hall, just behind the royal seat at the front of the hall. A few meters away, the faces of the royal family members in those seats can be seen clearly. Similarly, they can see our family clearly. There were already many people sitting in the main hall, but none of the people on the main seat showed up.I suddenly saw the Zhou family in front of me, Zhou Shoucheng and his three wives and concubines, Zhou Jingwen, Zhou Yunbing and Zhou Yunlan.Hasn't Zhou Yunbing married Mr. Li who is about to end Ding You?I remember that when she rejected Jun Huangyue's marriage at the beginning, her words were loud and powerful, and she had a strong female demeanor, which left a good impression on me.A fine old man with white beard and hair was talking with Zhou Shoucheng in a low voice. Their extremely similar facial features made me guess that the old man should be Prime Minister Zhou, the elder of the three dynasties and the leader of the three lords, whom I had never met in Zhou's house. When I was looking at the Zhou family, they also slowly discovered me, and their eyes showed incredible expressions. Except for Prime Minister Zhou, who had never seen me before, after Zhou Shoucheng whispered a few words in his ear, his pair of fine Mang's introverted old eyes suddenly emitted a strange light. I didn't panic when I saw this scene. Except for Zhou Shoucheng and Zhou Jingwen, they only met Zhou Yunxin once. I rarely come to see her, so I am not worried that Zhou's family will insist that I am Zhou Yunxin, because they don't know everything about Zhou Yunxin, and after I pretend not to know them, they will only think it is me It's just too similar to Zhou Yunxin. For me, it is very easy to pretend not to be Zhou Yunxin, because I have never regarded myself as Zhou Yunxin, I am just a soul living in Zhou Yunxin's body. I have never been someone else, I have always been Qin Lan.