"In the thirty-fourth year of Chengde's reign, the prince ordered the Ministry of Rites to change the order in the East Palace. The court debated for more than a month, but to no avail."
Qin Xiaoyan said lightly, Feng Ya's clear eyes were stained with a bit of coldness, not hiding his disgust.
When the reckless young man next to him heard this, he suddenly understood the reason why his father, brother and Yuan Ning had such expressions——
The thirty-fourth year of Chengde was not the year when the incident happened! But what Qin Xiaoyan said about the prince's change of internal rank caused an uproar in the capital at that time, and even he, who had been studying in the academy, knew about it.
Back then, first the prince exceeded the limit by giving half-moon wine to the newly born three princesses of the East Palace, and then Concubine Jiang of the East Palace overstepped the control of the mistress and was impeached by the censor.
At that time, Emperor Chengde suddenly fell seriously ill, and then the prince took charge of the country. He publicly reprimanded the prince, concubine, father and brother in court for their negligence in doing things, which was embarrassing for the emperor.
Later, he directly ordered the Ministry of Rites to change the rank in the East Palace, requiring that there be an additional rank above the side concubine, with the same status as the equal concubine, and there would be a quarrel when the court was neutral.
This farce finally ended when Emperor Cheng De forced his sick body to go to court again and stopped all parties.
And the tragic news of the stalemate battle ahead was just like this, drowned in the trivial matters of the court's powerful people? !
The young man Qin Xiaohui thought of this and was in awe of Yuan Ning. He immediately bowed solemnly and said, "Young lady, please accept Xiao Hui's bow."
Yuan Ning looked at this straightforward young man, the gloom between her brows disappeared, and she smiled softly,
"I can't bear the courtesy of the Second Young Master of Qin. In fact, the women's army led by Princess Mo only recruited a group of civilian women who had never practiced martial arts. They were the real people who died bravely for righteousness."
"The rest of us are all the maids in the palace who have practiced martial arts with the army since childhood and the sisters in the Su family's martial arts hall. In the face of a powerful enemy, we should defend to the death. It is our duty to do so, and it is not a great righteousness."
Duke Xiang listened carefully to Yuan Ning's story and sighed with emotion, "I never thought that after so many years, I would be lucky enough to face someone who had experienced it and learn the truth. I think Princess Mo was also a heroine... "
Listening to Duke Xiang's emotion, Yuan Ning lowered her head to look at the cute little milk bag in her arms, and lightly curled her lips.
Xiao Chayin was looking around boredly here and there when she noticed that Sister Yuan Ning was looking down at her, so she immediately raised her little head and gave her a sweet and waxy dimple smile.
Duke Xiang was filled with emotion. After being reminded by his eldest son Qin Xiaoyan, he remembered to welcome the person into the house. At the same time, he ordered his servants to go to the backyard to report the news and tell the old lady and madam that the eldest girl was back safely.
After hearing what her father said, Qin Xuanyi couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Dad, are grandmother and mother back from the palace?"
When they came out of the palace, the old lady and the Duke's wife were still dealing with the queen. Why did they go back to the palace so soon?
When Duke Xiangguo heard his daughter's inquiry, his face darkened, and he patted his daughter's shoulder gently, saying nothing.
Qin Xuanyi saw the cold anger under her father's deep and calm eyes, and immediately understood - the queen must have revealed something, which made her grandmother and mother no longer want to talk to her anymore, so she hurried back home.
"My child, fortunately you came back safely," Duke Xiangguo breathed a long sigh of relief, patted his daughter again, looked at his eldest son with cold eyes, and said deeply, "In this way, everything is settled. .”
Qin Xiaoyan met his father's gaze, with a sharp flash in his eyes, and nodded gently.
Duke Xiang looked at his second son, who was still a little immature, and ordered,
"Zheng'er, take your sister, the two young highnesses and this girl Yuan Ning to the backyard, and stay with your grandmother and mother to listen to their orders. Your elder brother and I have something to do."
"Yes," the young man's voice was slightly hesitant and reluctant.
Duke Xiang ignored him. After giving his instructions, he solemnly thanked Xiao Chayin, Xiao Jingqing and Yuan Ning, and then watched them go to the backyard.
Walking into the backyard gate, Qin Xiaohui, the second son of Qin, walked beside Qin Xuanyi and whispered quietly,
"My father and eldest brother don't take care of me, they always treat me as a child. My third sister also helped me tell my eldest brother, you are getting married now, why do you still treat me as a child?"
Little Chayin was being held by her elder sister Yuan Ning, who happened to be right next to her. When she heard what the elder brother said, she immediately stretched her little head and went to elder sister Xuanyi. She looked at her elder brother with her dark eyes and said in a sweet voice,
"Isn't it good to be a baby? My aunt said that being a baby is the happiest thing. Brother, don't be unaware of your blessings!"
Qin Xuanyi also pinched her handkerchief to hide her smile, and helplessly scolded the boy next to her who was much taller than her.
"Second brother is going to participate in the Spring Festival next spring. Do you still have time to think about this? When you are named on the gold list, I will have official errands for you. By then, you will be so busy that you will be hanging on your head. Let's see if you still want what dad gave you. Errand."
Qin Xiaohui was easy to dismiss. When his sister said this, he scratched his head and laughed twice, and winked at his sister.
"Then I'll borrow my third sister's blessing. If I don't win next year, I'll have to study for another three years. I'm really going to get bored!"
This was a funny thing to say, and it made everyone laugh.
Baby Xuan Ning, who was nestling obediently in her sister's arms, suddenly raised her head and looked at her second brother with bright eyes. She was very excited.
"Then second brother is so free, can he take Ningning to ride a horse?"
"Ah? Riding a big horse?" Qin Xiaohui was stunned for a moment, took his little sister over, held him in his arms and asked, "What about riding a horse? How can a girl ride with her brother? Just follow her in the boudoir. Little sisters, let’s play with silk.”
Xiao Xuanning immediately pouted and pointed at her little sister Chayinbaobao, confidently, "But Yinyin's second brother will take her to ride a big horse, why can't you take Ningning to ride a big horse?"
Qin Xiaohui glanced at Chayin's little milk bag and snorted disdainfully, "That's because Yinyin's second brother is ignorant! When he comes, I will definitely educate him! How can he be such a fool in the capital?"
In fact, Qin Xiaohui said this without any malice. He really thought about Xiao Chayin and wanted to remind her brother that he should not be so wild in the capital.
Yuan Ning looked at the wayward young man's arrogance in amusement, and responded without hesitation, "Yes, the second young master of Qin needs to give some good advice to my second young master."
As soon as Qin Xiaohui heard Yuan Ning's words, he immediately looked over with bright eyes and chuckled, smiling brightly like a big boy, "Hehe, definitely!"
When Qin Xuanyi heard that her silly brother had no doubt that he was responding, she couldn't help but glance at Sister Yuan Ning, who was smiling brightly.
The little girl thought of a certain shameless boy who should be about the same age as her stupid second brother.
I remember that when I first met him, he was such an unruly young man with a fierce and fierce aura. When he mentioned his second brother, he suddenly felt like a little wolfhound with a collar. I'm afraid his second brother also felt the same. …
Qin Xuanyi couldn't help but glance at her reckless second brother, and felt worried for him.
"Second brother, you have to pay attention to your safety. Remember to tell people clearly in advance that you are the second son of our Duke Xiang's mansion, so as not to be beaten to death by others..."
The little girl warned in a gentle voice.
The young man waved his hand casually, "Don't worry, third sister, I will definitely introduce myself to my family and tell him properly. I won't be rude."
As they talked, they had already reached the Ci'an Hall of the old lady of the Qin family. The old lady had just received the news from the servant and could not wait to welcome her out.
(End of chapter)
