After living in Cining Palace for more than three months, Sheng Yuan finally returned home with a large amount of money.
Sheng Xiangxun looked at the carts of boxes heading toward the yard, and was so surprised that he couldn't speak.
"Sister Yuan!"
Unable to bear it, Lord Sheng pulled his little girl to the side and asked quietly: "Are you going into the palace to rob?"
"Talk nonsense!" Mrs. Zheng happened to hear it and lightly kicked his calf.
"Then this girl must be really annoying, so I'm sending her out happily!"
Sheng Xiangxun stroked his beard and said firmly: "These gifts show the mood of my aunt and the emperor! Listen, these gifts can be piled up into a small mountain. They are obviously cheering! It can be considered as sending this girl out of the palace!"
"..." Mrs. Zheng has never seen someone burying her own child like this, and she no longer wants to talk to him.
However, Sheng Xiangxun dragged Sheng Yuan and asked her tirelessly if she had caused any trouble in the palace.
"Aside from helping Brother Yu to resist the third prince, and Brother Yu recommending himself to the emperor, it's the same as before! Horse racing and practicing in the outer garden, Cuju and boating in the Zhongyuan, and strolling and flying kites in the inner garden. Oh, yes, this time Occasionally I go to Chuxiu Palace to see my sister." Sheng Yuan felt that she was very honest, and her father was just worried.
But he didn't expect that his father's mind would automatically generate a translation:
Fighting the Third Prince with that boy from Anyu? ...Is the third prince okay? !
Want benefits from the emperor with that boy from Anyu? ...Is the Emperor fainting from anger? !
Sheng Xiangxun wanted to pinch himself.
"The Emperor is indeed tolerant!" Looking at his lively little daughter, Sheng Xiangxun felt that he had underestimated the Emperor's broad-mindedness before. How could this be narrow-minded? This was simply because he could race horses!
"How is your sister doing in the palace?" Mrs. Zheng rubbed her forehead, caring about her eldest daughter first.
As for the third prince and the emperor... let her hear some worry-free news first!
"Sister is very good!" Sheng Yuan didn't know whether the emperor had given a message to his parents, so he let them feel relieved first, and then looked around.
Seeing her like this, Sheng Xiangxun and Zheng asked their confidants to keep an eye on her while the couple took their little daughter back to the inner room to talk.
"I heard the exact news from the Queen Mother's aunt. It seems that the emperor wants to marry my sister to the second prince!"
Sheng Yuan didn't know that her words were like thunder, which shocked her father and mother.
"Why, how can we bring up old things again?" Ms. Zheng woke up from her dizziness and hurriedly pushed her husband's arm and said, "You don't know anything about it?"
Sheng Xiangxun was already feeling dizzy. When his wife asked, he knew that he was under suspicion. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "We have been vacationing in the suburbs of Beijing for the past three months. The emperor has not invited me to go. What can I do?" And what do you know?!”
Hearing this, Ms. Zheng's natural anger stopped. She should continue to lose her temper. The couple had been having fun for three months. But she should not continue to lose her temper, as if she was being unreasonable.
"You're the one who fooled me! You don't even know if the emperor has any intention of getting married! Why didn't you ask earlier!"
After all, Sheng Xiangxun lost his temper after receiving a few punches.
He knew that there was no chance that Ling Niang's fist would fail!
Sheng Yuan looked at her father and mother, with the words "vacation in the suburbs of Beijing for three months" echoing in her mind.
Good guy, she and her sister entered the palace for the draft, while her parents went to the suburbs of Beijing to enjoy their leisure time!
If the draft practice lasts longer, they will have to go out to Beijing for sightseeing!
How unreasonable! You don’t even want children? !
"Cough, cough, cough!" Upon hearing their youngest daughter's question, Sheng Xiangxun and Zheng immediately punched their mouths to relieve their blushes.
"Oh!" Sheng Xiangxun originally wanted to be as considerate as his wife, but his wife stepped on his feet, leaving him to face his little daughter's dissatisfaction.
"The Queen Mother in the palace is your own aunt. You often went to the palace to play when you were a child. The flowers, trees, mountains and rivers, and the route directions are as familiar as your own home. You can walk well even with your eyes closed. Why do you need me and Your mother is thinking about you!"
"Then there is still a sister!"
"Although the Queen Mother rarely summons your sister, she is her niece after all. Now that she has entered the palace, how can she not take care of her? What's more, since you, my biological sister, are here, we can't be more relieved!"
Sheng Yuan didn't expect that his father's words were reasonable, but she seemed to be a little unreasonable: "..."
"Okay, let's put aside the matter of the Emperor's proposed marriage for now. Let's talk about beating the prince with Brother Yu!" Sheng Xiangxun transferred the conflict with ease.
In an instant, offense and defense change!
So, on the first day after leaving the palace and returning home, Sheng Yuan lost to the mixed doubles and ran away with her head in her arms.
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As night fell, she stepped onto the bed and whispered to Sheng Xiangxun and Zheng.
"I heard from Sister Yuan that the second prince once studied in the Imperial College under the pseudonym Xie Yuan. Not only are he already familiar with Sister An, but he also seems to have a good relationship?"
Sheng Xiangxun heard the hope and luck in his wife's words. He only hesitated for a blink of an eye before making up his mind and whispered: "There is nothing to talk about between mother and daughter. There are some things that I, as a father, don't want to say. You You still need to make it clear to her.
As a husband, I can see it more clearly than you. Whether it is childhood sweethearts or love at first sight, there is nothing you can do or take seriously with a prince. A weak couple like you and me, drinking from a cup of water may be a good talk among the people, but it is a wrong example for the royal family.
There are many cases of beauties in the palace being cut off before they grow old, not to mention that when their years pass by, their appearance is no longer the same.
Rather than being sad later, it is better to see things clearly in advance and seek peace and comfort. "
The more Ms. Zheng listened, the more uncomfortable she became. She wanted to refute something, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that everything her husband said was true. If he didn't have far-reaching plans for his daughter, he wouldn't have been able to say these words.
Hearing his wife's choked sigh, Sheng Xiangxun could only comfort her: "Actually, if you think about it, this kind of marriage is not bad... Don't be anxious, let me analyze it and see if it makes sense.
Although Sister An is said to have her own palace in Zhizhu, she does not have the ambition of Sister Yuan. Even if she enters officialdom, she can only live a leisurely life like me. Although it is good to be like me, it is difficult for a woman to find a decent marriage after taking the imperial examination.
You and I have been asking around a lot before. Among the families who know the basics, most of them are happy for their daughter to study for the imperial examination, but very few are willing to let their daughter-in-law be exposed. Even if there are a few families who don't mind their daughter-in-law being an examiner, they can promise "forty" There are not many families who have no children but take concubines.
It's easy to pick out one or two who either have average looks or mediocre talents, or the atmosphere at home is not good. How can those people be worthy of me, Sister An? "
Speaking of the couple's previous efforts, Sheng Xiangxun became angry: "I thought I could select talented people from the Imperial College, but I thought it would be better to look outside! Is it reliable to just look outside? How many examples have it been said that knowing people knows who they are? You don't know your heart, if you really promise Sister An, what if you meet a wolf in the mountain? Even if you put in the effort to bring the child out of the wolf's den, you will still be sad!"
