Lu Bingzhen thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so he did not refute and ate his breakfast quietly and quickly. She originally thought that today's breakfast was just something to fill her stomach, thinking that if she finished it early, she could go to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth and meet the elders. When she looked up, she saw that His Royal Highness had been eating slowly.
"Your Highness, didn't you say that we have to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, and also meet with the elders? It's already getting late, won't it be too late?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remained unhurried, "It doesn't matter, the court has not stopped today, they are still discussing matters in the court hall. Even if we left early, we are just waiting under the bright sun, so we might as well take our time."
According to the etiquette, His Majesty should be absent from court for three days for his wedding, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be absent from court for one day for his wedding. Yesterday His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got married, and today His Majesty led the civil and military officials to attend a court meeting. This did not violate any etiquette. However, etiquette is etiquette. Most of the time, in order to celebrate with the country, the prince's wedding will be postponed for about two days.
Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that His Highness the Prince would have to go to court in a hurry the morning after his wedding?
Thinking of this, Lu Bingzhen suddenly realized something, "Your Highness, don't you need to go to court?"
Hearing Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess ask about this matter so directly, Eunuch Fu Shuang and all the palace maids and eunuchs had cold sweat running down their backs.
After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came back from his personal expedition, His Majesty couldn't wait to stop His Royal Highness's mission on the pretext of preparing for the wedding. The idea of instruding His Highness the Crown Prince is self-evident, because it is really not a good thing for His Highness the Crown Prince. No one in the East Palace dared to mention this matter.
However, even if it wasn't for this matter, the people in the East Palace had long been frightened by His Highness the Crown Prince's purges over and over again. They didn't dare to say anything in front of him, and they had no idea of inviting favors and showing off.
When Lu Bingzhen was helped by Xiao Min to get into the prince's carriage, Zhu Shi and Xue Cha followed. "The Imperial Grandmother sent someone to say in the morning that we should go directly to the Shoukang Palace today to meet the elders. The father, the Queen, the Queen and all the royal family members will be in the Shoukang Palace."
Hearing this, Lu Bingzhen raised his head in surprise and wanted to ask why the Empress Dowager, who always avoided the world and devoted herself to worshiping Buddha, suddenly did this? This was obviously to suppress His Majesty, so that he would not embarrass her and His Highness the Crown Prince by taking advantage of the meeting with the elders. Such an obvious act of showing favor to His Highness the Crown Prince was really unexpected when it appeared on the Empress Dowager.
But His Highness the Crown Prince's gaze was so gentle and unquestionable that Lu Bingzhen could only suppress his doubts.
After paying homage to his ancestors, Xiao Min led Lu Bingzhen directly to Shoukang Palace.
In the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty sat at the head, and the rest were the Empress, concubines, relatives of the clan and others, who filled the hall. Xiao Min led Lu Bingzhen forward to pay homage to them one by one.
"My grandson/granddaughter-in-law pays homage to the Imperial Grandmother. May the Imperial Grandmother be safe and sound." The thin old woman with white hair on her temples asked them to stand up with a smile and called them both to her.
"In a blink of an eye, Min'er is married. This is the Crown Princess, good boy. You two are both good boys." The nanny behind her brought out two greeting gifts at the right time. "These are two things from the early years of the Ai family. I will give them to you today. ”
The two took it and thanked the Queen Mother.
His Majesty's expression was dull, and he could not tell how happy his son was to get a wife. The things he gave were only ordinary palace objects, but the two of them still thanked him.
Of course, the happiest person is the Queen. Her son returns with a great victory and her daughter-in-law comes from a famous family. She was so happy about her wedding yesterday that she didn't sleep all night, and she was still in high spirits today. When the two of them bowed down, she stretched out her hand to help them up.
"Beautiful children and beautiful women, you should be good to each other, support each other, and grow old together." The queen did not give her the things the late emperor gave her when she got married. She probably thought it was unlucky, so she gave her two extremely exquisite white jade pieces. Tired silk wears the same heart.
Concubine Gu looked at the dignified, elegant and well-born Crown Princess, and then thought about the Princess His Majesty chose for her son, Prince Yu, and her heart was broken. However, she could only give two greeting gifts with a stiff face and a smile.
Princess Guangde was here today. She knew her brother's affection for her sister-in-law. She helped Lu Bingzhen up with a smile and said, "A talented man and a beautiful woman will eventually get married."
The royal family members who followed were not as good as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess. They all said they "didn't dare to accept the gift" and then gave the greeting gift with a smile. Even the eldest princess Ruyang, who is a compatriot of your majesty's first mother, did not dare to make trouble in the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace, let alone the Lord of Rongde County next to her.
There were also several younger princes, princes, princesses and county princes, Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen who also gave them meeting gifts one by one. Basically, a woman has a pair of hairpins and a man has a pair of pen and ink.
The room was full of people, and after paying their respects one by one, it was almost time for lunch. The Queen Mother excused herself as she was tired and went back to rest. Seeing this, everyone dispersed.
Queen Wen originally wanted to take her son, daughter-in-law and daughter to sit in the palace together, but Xiao Min smiled and said, "Mother, since the Crown Princess has married in, there will be many opportunities to talk in the future. On the contrary, the Emperor's sister entered the palace today, This is a rare opportunity, so it’s better for the Queen Mother to talk more about herself with Sister Huang today. "
Thinking about this, Queen Wen asked Lu Bingzhen and Xiao Min to go back and rest together. Today, she could also see the weariness that could not be concealed in her daughter-in-law's expression, and the faint blue-black color in her eyes that could not be concealed. She did not want to embarrass her, so she gently asked Lu Bingzhen to have a good rest.
As soon as Lu Bingzhen sat on the prince's ceremonial chariot, he felt an uncontrollable lethargy coming over him. Xiao Min raised his hand to remove her flower crown. Lu Bingzhen only felt his scalp loosen and was held in Xiao Min's arms.
"Go to sleep. I'll wake you up when I get to the East Palace." Lu Bingzhen was so sleepy that he said vaguely, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Min wanted to correct her and call her Qingyan, but seeing her so groggy, he felt that he was too fussy. With a sigh, Xiao Min only felt that he had regressed in his respective affairs after only two days of marriage, but he was immersed in such accommodation and couldn't extricate himself. He was even happier when A Rui was being mean to him.
Lu Bingzhen was originally leaning on Xiao Min's shoulder, but when she woke up, she had already curled up in Xiao Min's arms unconsciously. When Xiao Min's long hair swept across her forehead, it caused a slight itch. When she was sleeping, he arrived at the East Palace in a hurry. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Xiao Min didn't want to wake her up, so he lay down with her and took a nap.
"Have you arrived yet? Your Highness?" Xiao Min did not answer her question, but corrected her, "It's Qing Yan." Lu Bingzhen was silent for a moment, and then awkwardly called out tentatively, "Qing Yan." Xiao Min smiled slightly, " Ah Rui."
Then the two of them walked out of the chariot, and Lu Bingzhen realized that they had already arrived in the East Palace. The chariot had been parked in front of Jinghe Hall for who knows how long.
As soon as they entered Jinghe Hall, Eunuch Fushuang came forward with a smile on his face and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Princess, and all the people serving in the East Palace are here. Do you want to read the lecture?"
Seeing Xiao Min nodding, Lu Bingzhen also nodded. She actually didn't care whether she wanted to see him or not, and she didn't think the people in the East Palace had the guts to ignore her, the Crown Princess's opinion when doing things. As for establishing authority, Lu Bingzhen felt that it was not necessary.
If His Highness the Crown Prince wants her to take care of all the affairs of the East Palace, she does not need to make any changes to the old system of the East Palace. All matters will probably be handled as usual. If His Highness the Crown Prince does not want her, a daughter of a noble family, to interfere in the affairs of the East Palace, then she can just be a dignified vase.
The maids, eunuchs and nuns all stood quietly in the main hall of Jinghe Hall with their heads bowed, while Lu Bingzhen and Xiao Min sat in the upper hand positions. Eunuch Fu Shuang introduced these people one by one.
The ones at the front are the two ladies, "Slave Liuli/Yingluo". Si Ze is also two people, "servant Yurui/Yaocao". The two of them, the chef, "servant painted screen/jinping". Behind them followed the dark crowd of Zhang Zheng, Zhang Shu, Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan and others. Lu Bingzhen felt a headache when he saw so many people.
But as he looked at it, Lu Bingzhen suddenly discovered that his maid and four nuns were not among them. Lu Bingzhen looked at Xiao Min and thought that His Highness the Prince's move was probably because he didn't like his involvement in the East Palace. Although she was a little disappointed with Xiao Min's guard against the aristocratic family, she could barely understand it.
Eunuch Fu Shuang stepped forward at the right time and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, these are the people serving in the East Palace. Please give me your instructions."
Lu Bingzhen nodded slightly and said, "You are all old people serving in the East Palace, so you must know the rules in the palace. In the future, you will still do things well as before. I have a strong balance in my heart."
All the maids and maids in the East Palace were convinced and said, "I will remember the teachings of Her Highness the Crown Princess." After giving the silver reward, the maids and maids all retired and went to do their own things.
It was almost night when Lu Bingzhen woke up today. After another lecture like this, the sky turned completely dark. Xiao Min gave a faint order to set the table, and the palace maids served various snacks like running water.
After dinner, Lu Bingzhen probably slept too long this afternoon. After washing himself, Lu Bingzhen couldn't sleep in the tent. He finally expressed his doubts about the Empress Dowager's sudden show of kindness to the East Palace during the day. Xiao Min didn't want to answer this question.
It’s a beautiful time, beautiful scenery, and a beautiful woman in my arms. It’s really a shame to discuss these intrigues and deceitful facts about the court and the harem.
What's more, Xiao Min has always wanted to protect Lu Bingzhen under his wings. It would be best if Lu Bingzhen didn't have to worry about anything, as long as he could be his Crown Princess safely and happily and enjoy endless honor for the rest of his life.
When Lu Bingzhen's thoughts were diverging and he asked about the reason for Gu Guifei's ugly face today, Xiao Min finally couldn't bear it and blocked Lu Bingzhen's words with a kiss. After that, there was another vortex of lust, until Lu Bingzhen was sobbing and speechless again.
After freshening up again, the two of them lay side by side on the bed. Xiao Min looked at Lu Bingzhen, who looked like a flower broken by the wind and rain, silently closed his eyes and sighed.
