At Sishi, the Imperial Palace, Li Zheng Hall
"Mother, will you promise me?"
In the Lizheng Hall, Princess Yuzhang, dressed in palace attire, squatted beside Queen Changsun, pulling on Changsun's sleeves and saying coquettishly.
Empress Changsun was wearing the down jacket embroidered with lotus that Qin Ming first gave her, and she was sitting on a chair.
He looked at his quirky daughter with suspicion.
She couldn't understand for a moment that her daughter was usually the most playful.
Why, after one night, he suddenly changed his mind. Not only did he learn arithmetic from Li Zhi for the first time, but he also shouted that he and Li Zhi would go to Ximeng Tower to check the accounts tomorrow.
However, her daughter knew that it was always a good thing to make progress, so Empress Changsun put down the teacup in her hand and said with a smile:
"Okay, then the queen mother agreed, but after leaving the palace, don't run around. Everything must be arranged by your fifth sister, you know?"
Upon hearing this, Princess Yuzhang immediately jumped up happily, hugged Queen Changsun's arm, kissed her on the face, and said with a smile:
"Thank you, Queen Mother. Queen Mother is the best."
Queen Changsun looked at Yuzhang's excitement and felt very happy.
At this moment, a small dice suddenly fell out of Princess Yuzhang's sleeve.
The dice fell on the floor tiles, making a crisp sound, and rolled right to the feet of Queen Changsun.
Empress Changsun leaned over to pick up the dice and looked at it, and saw that it was just an ordinary dice.
Princess Yuzhang was stunned for a moment when she saw this. She touched her sleeves and found that her dice were missing. Her heart tightened. She pursed her lips and cautiously said to Empress Changsun:
"Mother, this dice belongs to my son."
Queen Changsun raised her eyebrows when she heard this, glanced at Yuzhang and asked:
"Yours? What are you doing with it?"
Princess Yuzhang's face instantly turned red when she heard this. She rubbed the hem of her skirt with her little hands and hesitated for a long time before she could come up with an answer.
At this time, Princess Changle on the side saw this and knew that her sister was too shy to speak directly to her mother, so she walked to Queen Changsun and whispered:
"Mother, this dice was given to Sixth Sister by Brother Ming."
Queen Changsun was confused when she heard this. Did Qin Ming give it to her? Why did he give Yuzhang a dice?
Even if it is a gift, I should give some rouge and gouache.
Send dice?
Do you want to invite Yuzhang to play mahjong?
This girl is clamoring to go to Ximeng Tower tomorrow. Is it because Qin Ming invited her to play mahjong?
At this moment, Queen Changsun felt that she had understood the truth of the matter. She looked at the blushing Princess Yuzhang, took a sip of tea and said:
"Qin Ming gave you the dice because he wanted to invite you to play mahjong?"
Princess Yuzhang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then shook her head and said:
"That's not what he meant."
Queen Changsun became even more confused after hearing this, so she asked:
"Then what does he mean?"
Princess Yuzhang's face turned redder when she heard this.
Counting last night, this was the second time Princess Changle saw her own sister, so shy.
She smiled and whispered to Queen Changsun:
"Brother Ming also sent a poem, "Linglong dice and red beans, I miss you deeply."
Queen Changsun's eyes lit up when she heard this. She was very good at learning, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to write "The Rules for Women".
She recited this poem silently in her heart several times, and the more she recited it, the more she liked it. Fortunately, just now she thought Qin Ming didn't understand amorous feelings. Who would have thought that she would be immediately amazed by Qin Ming's actions.
This way of combining poems and essays to give gifts made her feel quite novel, and she couldn't help but think about it.
The exquisite dice is decorated with red beans, and I miss you deeply.
It would be great if Erlang could send himself a poem like this.
Thinking like this, she felt more and more that it was a wise choice to betroth her daughter to Qin Ming.
She stood up with a smile, put the dice into Princess Yuzhang's hand and said:
"Since it's a love token given to you by Qin Ming, you should keep it well."
Princess Yuzhang quickly put the dice into her sleeves, looked at her mother and fifth sister with narrow eyes, and her face turned even redder.
She stamped her feet, half-biting her red lips and whispered:
"Mother, this is just a dice, not a token of love. Don't get me wrong."
It was the first time that Queen Changsun saw Yuzhang being so shy, and she felt more and more comfortable. She smiled and said:
"Okay, okay, if you say no, then it's not."
Princess Changle burst into laughter and echoed:
"Yes, yes, yes, this dice is not a token of love!"
Princess Yuzhang became even more embarrassed when she saw that her mother and fifth sister had no intention of letting her go. She snorted and said:
"Fifth sister, you are still laughing at me. I don't know who it is. I sent someone to frame that poem this morning."
Princess Changle's face turned red when she heard this.
Queen Changsun looked at her two daughters with a smile on her face and thought it would be good to betroth both daughters to Qin Ming like this.
I don’t know if the court meeting over there in Tai Chi Hall is over.
Just as she was thinking about this, Yuechan hurriedly walked into the Li Zheng Hall. She bowed and saluted Queen Changsun:
"Your Majesty, my eldest grandson, Shangshu, is asking for an audience outside the palace."
Queen Changsun was overjoyed when she heard this. She hadn't seen her brother for a while, so she hurriedly said:
"Brother please come into the palace quickly."
A few moments
Changsun Wuji took long strides and walked in covered with dust.
"My lord, Sun Wuji, has met the Queen and the two princesses."
"Brother, please get up quickly. Someone will give you a seat."
"Li Zhi has met her uncle."
"Xiyao has met uncle."
Soon a palace maid brought a low stool to Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji stood up and sat on the low stool.
"Brother, how are you doing these days? Why are you here today?"
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and replied with a smile:
"Tomorrow is the Shangyuan Festival. I haven't seen my empress since Yuan Dynasty, and I am very worried about her, so I came over just after the morning court."
Queen Changsun was also very happy when she heard this. She looked at Changsun Wuji and said:
"My sister is doing well these days. Brother Youlao is thinking about her."
Changsun Wuji nodded slightly when he heard this and said:
"That's good, that's good."
The two chatted for a while about their parents' differences.
Queen Changsun saw her brother hesitate to speak many times, so she asked:
"Brother, do you have something to say?"
Changsun Wuji breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. His little sister had finally seen through his deliberate little moves.
He pondered for a moment, then glanced at Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang who were standing aside, intentionally or unintentionally.
When Queen Changsun saw this, she immediately understood and said to the two girls of Changle:
"Changle, Yuzhang, you go to the side hall to see Sizi and Chengyang."
Upon hearing this, Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang both bowed and saluted:
"No, I will retire."
After saying that, the two women left the Li Zheng Hall.
"Brother, you can talk now."
Changsun Wuji sighed after hearing this, looked at his sister and said:
"Mother, I came here today to deal with the child's matter. Last time, the incident between him and Li Zhi spread throughout the city. I really had no choice, so I canceled the marriage with Your Majesty."
After hearing this, Queen Changsun immediately understood her brother's purpose. She looked at her brother with some guilt and said:
"Brother, the royal family is indeed indebted to me for this matter. Don't worry, brother, my sister will discuss this matter with your majesty when the opportunity arises, and ask your majesty to choose another quiet and dignified princess to marry Chong'er."
Changsun Wuji felt better after hearing this, but he noticed the problem in Changsun's words.
My sister was talking about choosing another princess, not betrothing Princess Yuzhang to Chong'er.
He hesitated for a moment and then asked:
"Didn't Your Majesty mention to your Majesty that Chong'er is attracted to Princess Yuzhang?"
Queen Changsun sighed inwardly when she heard this. She had long expected that her brother would ask this question.
She thought for a while and finally said directly:
"Brother, I don't know. Yuzhang was betrothed to another family by her sister as early as last year."
"Huh? Is this happening? Why is there no news from the DPRK?"
She sighed and said:
"Because he is not a member of the royal family and does not have an official status, His Majesty has not yet decreed the marriage."
Changsun Wuji frowned, thought for a while and asked:
"I wonder which family it was promised to?"
"I have also seen that young brother, Qin Ming from Lantian County."
Changsun Wuji was shocked, why was it him again?
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