The team finally arrived at the royal capital safely and safely. The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate wanted to stop them for questioning, but as soon as they saw the Dingnan Palace signs hanging on the four corners of the carriage, they immediately let them go, "Make way ahead! Give way ahead!"
"Princess Xianyang, you..." I finally came back and before I could say a few words, the sound of neat horse hooves came from not far away.
Everyone looked behind them and saw an ivory flag embroidered with the word "Wen" in gold thread slowly coming from behind. The flagpole was decorated with white ivory. It was rare for Ah Wei to have such a cunning smile on her face. She got out of the carriage and stopped in front of the coach's tall black horse. "I was very happy to hear that the prince had made a triumphant return, so I came here to offer this dagger."
It was a precious dagger with a white jade handle and a gold sheath. The moment the flannel was lifted, the people around it were all amazed.
"Are you finally willing to come back from your little shabby nest?" King Dingnan's eyes were full of a father's doting on his daughter. After dismounting, he ordered people to bring up all the rare treasures he had found in the past few months, "Come here Come on, the good girl will choose first, but I don’t think your two brothers dare to compete with you."
A'yi didn't even look at the treasures, and hugged her father's arms. "Father has already found a lot of these things for his daughter. My father's safe return is the best gift for A'yi."
"Hahahaha! What a good daughter my father is. But my father has to go to the palace to meet the emperor. How about going with him? The emperor must miss you." The emperor really cherished his niece and even wanted to go with him. Far better than many of his own children.
Ah Wei thought for a while and decided not to go yet. "My daughter should go back home to meet her mother and concubine first. She has not returned for a year, and her mother and concubine must have missed me too."
"That's fine." King Dingnan touched his daughter's head lovingly, "Just come back. Don't argue with your mother and concubine again this time."
He knew that his daughter was as stubborn as her mother, and he only hoped that his wife would figure it out and stop forcing her daughter to do things she didn't want to do.
*
Ah Wei looked at the two paper lanterns with the four characters "Prince Dingnan's Palace" written on them in front of the mansion, as if it was a world away, "Mother, I'm back."
Before stepping into the door of the mansion, the concierge hurried forward and saluted as soon as he saw someone, "Miss, you are back!" Then he ran to the mansion without looking back, "Madam! Miss Yuan is back! Miss Yuan is back!" "
Only the servants of Dingnan Palace would call Ayu Miss Yuan. The name Yuan means longevity and longevity.
Princess Dingnan comes from a well-known family and is dignified and prudent, but when faced with a daughter she has not seen for more than a year, she is just an ordinary mother. How can any parent not love their children?
The tea cup in his hand fell to the ground, and the tea splashed on his shoes and socks. He didn't care so much, "Yuan'er, you are finally willing to come back..."
"Do you really hate your mother and concubine that much? You haven't written a single letter home to your mother and concubine this year..." Princess Dingnan covered her face and cried, her tearful eyes making people feel pitiful.
Wen Yuan couldn't bear to see her mother like this. She flicked her long skirt and bowed her head before kneeling in front of her mother. "My daughter is unfilial, but she really can't stand the things her mother-in-law does regardless of her daughter's wishes."
Princess Dingnan felt frustrated and couldn't help but take a few steps back before finally sitting on the chair, "Okay... okay, in this case, I won't force you anymore... I just hope you don't regret every decision you make. .”
For the first time, she felt that she had failed as a mother. It turned out that what she expected was never what her daughter really wanted.
"Thank you, concubine, for your support." After the voice fell, Wen Yuan stood up from the ground and walked to her mother, comforting her with words: "My daughter has grown up, and my mother can try to let her choose her own path."
The woman turned her head away and refused to look at her daughter, "It's been a long journey, so you should go back to your room and rest first."
Seeing his mother like this, Wen Yuan didn't know what to say. When he turned around to go back to his room, he saw the concierge hurriedly running in from outside to report, "Madam! Mr. Ling is back too!"
Upon hearing that Ling Wufeng had returned from studying, Princess Dingnan happily stood up and went to greet him. She also raised this child with her childhood sweetheart Wen Yuan.
"Auntie!" The man walking towards her was fresh and handsome. His sky-blue gown matched his fair face. His thick eyelashes made even a woman like Wen Yuan feel jealous when she saw him. "Yuan'er is back too!"
He didn't know that Princess Dingnan was worried about his marriage to Wen Yuan, so he regarded Wen Yuan as just her quirky sister.
It had been so long since I had seen my favorite cousin when I was a child. I still miss you so much that I didn’t care about the ladylike etiquette. Without saying a word, I threw myself into Ling Wufeng’s arms, “Cousin! Yuan’er misses you so much. Why did you go to school for so many years and then come back..."
Although Ling Wufeng meant to remind her to pay attention to the differences between men and women, the tight hug still betrayed him, "My cousin is not talented enough. The mountain chief keeps me here and won't let me down."
"If my cousin Wufeng is not talented enough, then the world will be full of people as stupid as pigs." Wen Yuan has liked to stick to Ling Wufeng since she was a child, but that doesn't mean that she has to marry Ling Wufeng when she grows up. Isn't it good for him to be brother and sister for the rest of his life? Why do elders always like to make simple emotions so complicated?
"Okay, okay, cousin, go and have a rest after a long journey. Let's have a good chat during dinner." Wen Yuan urged Ling Wufeng to go back to his own yard to rest, and glanced at his mother. Seeing that her mother didn't respond, she breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that she would mention her marriage to her cousin.
At this time, King Dingnan had already arrived in front of the emperor. "This is a letter that the Queen Mother of Si State asked me to deliver to the Holy Emperor."
The Emperor of the Dragon Kingdom and King Dingnan were siblings from the same mother. He was more concerned about his brother's health than this letter, "My dear brother, you have worked hard in the battle. Please sit down quickly. Didn't I say that you don't have to kneel to me?" .”
"The king and his ministers come first, and then the brothers and sisters. I will never dare to disobey the emperor." Even so, King Dingnan still lifted his robe and sat down in full view of the public.
"I heard that Yuan'er also came back from the fiefdom?" The emperor liked Wen Yuan very much, even better than his own child. He just heard the eunuch mention it, and he didn't believe it at first.
Until King Dingnan nodded to confirm the news, Long Yan was delighted, "Okay, okay, this kid Yuan'er went to stay in the fiefdom for a year, and finally came back."
*
It was only a month since Wen Yuan returned to the capital, but within this month Wen Yuan participated in various large and small banquets.
"I'm almost exhausted! Ah!" She, who didn't like this kind of occasion to begin with, was almost driven crazy by the palace banquet.
Especially as a princess, she has to maintain grace and elegance at all times, and deal with those who flatter her. This kind of life really makes her feel that her life is being wasted, so she likes to stay in Feihua City, unrestrained and free. .
Today is another flower viewing banquet held in the Queen's Palace. The princesses and ladies from well-known families are all dressed up beautifully.
Only Wen Yuan, who is obviously a great beauty, wears either cyan or light blue dresses all day long. Her whole body is as pure as a lotus blooming alone.
Although Wen Yuan is low-key and doesn't like such lively occasions, no one will look down upon her.
"Princess Xianyang is wearing a plain white dress today, very elegant." She just stood there as usual, and someone would take the initiative to talk to her.
But...who is this person?
Wen Yuan quickly searched in his mind and found no such person.
The almost indifferent expression made the woman a little frustrated, "Well, thank you."
that's all?
Is this the end?
The woman struggled repeatedly in her heart whether to say anything more, but she couldn't stand Princess Shunyang's indifference.
"Well...my brother is...Jiang Feng." The girl's hands were tightly holding her dress, her head buried and she didn't dare to look at Wen Yuan.
When it comes to Jiang Feng, Wen Yuan seems to have some impression, oh! I remembered that it was the man who came to ask for marriage that my mother mentioned.
"If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly. This princess likes people who are straightforward." Wen Yuan really didn't want to go on with her like this, so he could have said it earlier.
Seeing that she was so straightforward, the girl no longer hesitated, "That's right, what I want is...since you are about to get married to my brother, can you let me live in your princess mansion for a while..."
? ? ?
ah?
What's going on with this girl?
When will I get married to your brother? Wen Yuan thought.
Wen Yuan's face was so ugly that everyone around her could see it. Only this girl continued without looking at her face: "I... my family also arranged a man for me, but I don't want to..."
They turned out to be sisters suffering from the same problem.
"Your brother and I are not getting married, but if you don't want to be involved in those things, you are welcome to live in the Princess' Mansion."
Although the two met for the first time, Wen Yuan felt the same about her problem, so she was willing to help.
The girl was a little surprised by this, "But didn't you say you didn't want to get married to my brother? Why are you still willing to help me?"
"Well...because I don't like my family arranging a marriage for me. I can understand you."
The two of them were now acquainted. Jiang Mian felt grateful and bowed to Wen Yuan Yingying, his face full of joy, "Really... thank you."
The queen noticed the two people who had been whispering behind her, and waved to Wen Yuan to come over, "I finally came back from Feihua City. I haven't seen you for a year, and Yuan Yuan is much more beautiful."
"It's not as beautiful as my empress. How is brother Yunchu doing? Why don't you see him?" Wen Yuan mentioned that Yunchu was the queen's second son and the best friend of her.
"Yunchu, now you have a sweetheart. Maybe you can accompany her in the Royal Garden."
It seemed that the Queen was very satisfied with her son's sweetheart, and her expression softened.
Wen Yuan used to like Wen Yunchu for a while when he was ignorant, but it was only for a short time. When asked today, he just remembered the past and cared about it.
It's not that I still have any illusions about him.
And when he heard that Yunchu had a sweetheart, Wen Yuan was still very happy. Finally, someone took care of the daredevil.
Just as he turned around, the person he met was the person he was talking about just now. Next to Wen Yunchu was a cute and well-behaved girl. She looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. She was young and beautiful. She was dressed in pink clothes. Shy and pitiful.
