Since the Lizhuang case was solved, the capital has been quiet for two days and has a new topic.
Wu Dehou, who had never asked for the title of crown prince for his only son, suddenly presented the emperor with a request for the title of crown prince.
This definite news was like pouring half a bowl of water into a pot of boiling oil, and it exploded in the streets and alleys of the capital. After all, Qin Guanlan's enthusiasm for impeaching Marquis Wu De and being condemned by the Holy Emperor a while ago has not subsided much.
Among them, Tianshenglou was the most enthusiastically discussed.
The newly hired storyteller was talking about the only son of Marquis Wude: "...I heard that the only son of Marquis Wude was ugly, hunched-backed, and could neither write nor do martial arts. The horseman I have practiced the art for more than ten years, but I still can't climb on the horse's back. No, with such an incompetent son, Marquis Wu De can only hide him behind others, and dare not show him openly in front of others. "
Someone was eating melon seeds, listening with gusto, and asked loudly: "You old man, you talk like you have seen it before."
The storyteller chuckled: "This son of Marquis Wu De has come to the capital a long time ago. Maybe you have passed him by in the vast sea of people."
"You old man is joking again. Since he is so ugly, how can he visit this capital city?"
"Tsk, although Prince Mu is ugly, he can't bear to have a good father with great military exploits! As the saying goes, Prince Mu is shy when he has no money, but Prince Mu is not short of money."
"Old man, what you are saying is as if Marquis Wu De was really like Qin Yushi's impeachment, embezzling tens of millions of military pay into his own pocket."
"Haha, I didn't say that. Let's get back to the subject, Crown Prince Mu will be attending the flower viewing party that will be held at the Princess's Mansion. Ladies, please keep your eyes open and take a good look at Crown Prince Mu."
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"Humph, the flower appreciation party held every year in the Princess's Mansion is nominally a flower appreciation party, but in fact it is a meeting for the husbands and wives of various families to see each other." A charming voice said angrily.
The third floor of Tiansheng Building was divided into elegant rooms. One of them was reserved by a nobleman. There was a pretty young lady sitting in it. The other one was older, but looked very similar to the young lady.
If Qin Wanwan were present, she would definitely recognize that the pretty little lady is Cui Qingqing.
The older one is Cui Qingqing's mother Mu, the head of Jingshu County.
Cui Qingqing's hair was still golden at this time, and her mother, the head of Jingshu County, had more hair accessories on her head than Cui Qingqing, and they were even more expensive. Every day after taking off her jewelry before going to bed, County Princess Jingshu complained of shoulder pain and asked her maid to press on her for a full two-quarters of an hour before giving up. According to her mother, if these jewelry are not worn on the head and kept in a box, they will completely lose the meaning of their existence.
County Lord Jingshu enjoyed the tea happily: "Why are you angry? You go there almost every year. Even though you go to the flower viewing party every year, Qin Wanwan is pissed to death."
Cui Qingqing: "..." Her mother just doesn't protect her like this.
County Lord Jingshu used a golden fork to fork a small piece of pastry and said with some regret, "It's a pity that Crown Prince Song will not appear again this year."
Cui Qingqing glanced at her mother. She always felt that every time her mother-in-law spoke, there was always a hidden meaning in it.
In the past, she had to compete with Qin Wanwan for Song Mingjie, but her mother did not support or object to it. Her mother didn't seem surprised at all when she found out about the day Song Mingjie died.
County Master Jingshu stuffed the pastry into her mouth: "Why are you frowning? Smile quickly, so that I can make you so beautiful in vain."
Well, her mother has always been special.
"Auntie, tell me, is Wudehou's son really ugly?"
County Master Jingshu poked another piece of pastry and said leisurely: "Many years ago, Marquis Wu De returned to Beijing to report on his duties. I was fortunate enough to be summoned by the Holy Master and went to the palace to see Marquis Wu De. Well, Marquis Wu De was born very well. He is brave and handsome. Unless the wife he married is extremely ugly, or his son has some strange disease, he is born like the storyteller said."
Cui Qingqing looked at her mother: "My daughter rarely hears you praise a man for being brave and handsome. Even my father and mother have never praised him."
County Lord Jingshu sighed: "There is nothing we can do. Your father is a weak scholar, and most of the gentlemen in the capital lack masculinity. There are very few men like Wudehou." Dasheng Jianguo It has been nearly a hundred years. In recent years, the imperial court has increasingly emphasized civility over military affairs. Walking in the streets and alleys, there are many gentle and handsome men, but there are few brave and handsome men. She still remembered the time when the heroic young man galloped through the streets on horseback, causing a wave of spring excitement.
It's her Mu family and the Cui family. Which family doesn't put study first?
But Cui Qingqing said suspiciously: "If Prince Mu is a normal person, wouldn't Aniang want to promise me to Prince Mu?"
"Why not? You are not young after all. If you don't get engaged, I will close my eyes and get the husband's list and just check it off." County Master Jingshu was very rude.
Cui Qingqing smiled and said: "My mother-in-law said so, but I don't care about it in my heart, and my mother-in-law can't bear to leave my son."
County Lord Jingshu shook his head: "If it is Prince Mu, I will definitely support it with both hands and feet."
"What if Prince Mu has already fallen in love with someone?"
Jingshu County Chief said: "Whether he is the one he is interested in or not, as long as he attends the eldest princess's flower viewing party, it means that he is willing to marry the young lady who appears at the flower viewing party." Marriage from a wealthy family, It has always been complicated and the result of weighing and weighing various thoughts. Any love between two people is a lie after marriage.
She warned her daughter: "On that day, please restrain your temper. No matter what Mu Shizi looks like, don't lose your self-cultivation. Remember, it was Wudehou who guarded Yanzhou for decades, and he became the To ensure the stability of the capital."
"Listen to grandma." Cui Qingqing said this, but she didn't think so in her heart. At most, when others made fun of Prince Mu, she just didn't add to it.
Although she couldn't marry Song Mingjie, she didn't want to marry in the windy and sandy Yanzhou.
The new clothes were made the day before the flower viewing party.
Feng Xiangtang made a total of two sets of improved Hu clothes for Qin Xiangxiang. One set is pea green, the other is light eggplant color, and the patterns are the most popular colors of branch flowers.
Not only are there Hu clothes, black lacquer gauze hats, but also small sheepskin short boots. This is why Qin Xiangxiang is so tall and wears boots made of such good leather.
It was Yao Erlang who sent her clothes. Qin Xiangxiang was surprised again when he saw Yao Erlang: "Mr. Yao Erlang, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so ugly?"
Yao Erlangjun's face looked worse than the previous two days.
Yao Erlang frowned. He felt miserable because the young master would catch him transcribing military documents every night. This work was more tiring than practicing a hundred sets of boxing. But he couldn't complain to Mrs. Qin yet, so he had to continue his previous excuse: "I couldn't sleep well at night. By the way, Mrs. Qin, have you memorized all those rosters?"
"Already inseparable." Qin Xiangxiang said.
Even those portraits are basically the same, and no matter how many times I look at them, I still can’t match them up with the names on the roster. At that time, we can only adapt to circumstances.
"That's good." Yao Erlang nodded and walked away like a wandering ghost.
On the day of the flower viewing party, Qin Xiangxiang dressed up and waited in the small courtyard. Yao Erlang walked in and handed her a small and exquisite dagger: "Madam, the dagger is hidden in the boot. If there is danger, you can use it to defend yourself."
Qin Xiangxiang obeyed and hid the dagger.
"Where's Mr. Mu Lang?" She looked outside. After taking the measurements that day, she never saw Mu Ting again.
"Young Master Yinshi and Uncle Chen went into the palace to hear the seal. We first took a car to the eldest princess's residence." Yao Erlang said.
Unexpectedly, Mu Ting was the prince Enfeng today. Qin Xiangxiang was a little ashamed. After working as a rice insect for several days, his ears and eyes were dull. No, she had to cheer up.
The eldest princess's mansion is located in the northwest of the capital and occupies a large area. The area in front of the door alone is half the size of the Qin family.
No wonder everyone wants to climb up, wants power and money. Qin Xiangxiang thought to himself. Even a commoner like her felt yearned for it when she saw the busy traffic in front of the eldest princess's house.
(End of chapter)
