Chapter 830

The capital, the palace.

The crown prince invited the brothers and sisters of the royal family to a banquet in the East Palace. Lin An, as the younger sister, arrived early. She sat on the chair and swayed her feet under the skirt.

She did not wear a red dress today. It was a gorgeous dress with a purple background and golden lace. She wore a ruby coral crown with coral as the skeleton. Two lifelike golden phoenixes guarded the ruby in the middle, and six tassels with pearls hung down.

In addition, there were jewelry such as golden hairpins and emerald hairpins, which made her dress gorgeous and exquisite.

Purple was the material commonly used by the concubines in the palace, which set off the elegance and nobility of the mature women. It was not suitable for young girls, but Lin An's temperament was too delicate, giving people a feeling of a doll dressed up.

Coupled with a round face and charming and affectionate peach blossom eyes, she was both charming and coquettish, proud and pure. A variety of temperaments were mixed together, but they were controlled very well.

There was still half an hour before lunch. The princes and princesses came to the East Palace one after another. Everyone had long been used to the gorgeous and exquisite beauty of Lin An.

Among the four princesses, probably only she was suitable for this kind of dressing. If it were other princesses, they might not be able to suppress the overly gorgeous dress.

Huaiqing's appearance was enough, but her temperament was not in line.

"Hasn't Huaiqing arrived yet?" Lin An's smart eyes turned and looked outside the door.

"Send a message. She will come later." The crown prince said with a smile. Then, he coughed,

"Today is the day when the Celestial Commissioner's secret chicken essence is on sale, and some have been sent to the palace. So I invited my brothers and sisters to come and have a taste. "

In fact, as early as a few days ago, the Celestial Commissioner "presented" a batch of chicken essence and sent it to the imperial kitchen of the palace. Several princes and princesses had enjoyed this irresistible seasoning.

Speaking of this hot topic, the princes and princesses were quite interested in talking about it.

"Speaking of this chicken essence, the taste is really irresistible, but it is easy to get thirsty."

"Yesterday, my father also said that this thing can't be eaten too much. A light diet is the way to keep fit."

As they said, several princes quietly curled their lips and disapproved of the Yuanjing Emperor's concept of keeping fit. Only middle-aged people would think of soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup. Why did young people need to keep fit?

Lin An looked left and right, his round and fair chin raised. "Do you know who invented the chicken essence?"

At this time, it became a framing, a whore.

The princes and princesses really didn't know about this. There were only three people in the palace who knew about this, Crown Prince Bian Juan and Huai Qing. If the three of them didn't say anything, no one would know.

Under the questioning of her brothers and sisters, Lin An raised her chin higher and said sweetly, "It is Xu Qi An, my subordinate."

She emphasized the second half of the sentence.

"Xu Qi 'an?" The Fourth Prince frowned. "Isn't that Huai Qing's man?"

The fourth prince was Huaiqing 'brother.

"Now he is my subordinate. He swore to be loyal to me." Lin An showed off her action of stealing Huaiqing's man.

Because in the eyes of her brothers and sisters, she was always bullied by Huaiqing. Now that she finally got back one round, she couldn't stop it. The more outstanding Xu Qi An was, the happier she was, because the greater the sense of achievement.

The princes and princesses were dumbfounded. The fourth prince frowned secretly. He was very displeased with Lin An's action of stealing his sister's man.

However, although he was the legitimate son of the Empress and should have the highest status, the position of the Crown Prince was finally passed to the eldest son of a concubine, who was the current Crown Prince and Lin An's brother.

At the same time, the Yuanjing Emperor treated other children equally, but he only favored Lin An and didn't like Huaiqing very much. This made the fourth prince more and more unconfident.

Her mother had said that Huai Qing was strong and domineering, just like her father when he was young, but he was even more talented. If she was a man, she would probably make his father hate her more.

"Who is Xu Qi An's man?"

At this time, Huaiqing's cold and pleasant voice came from outside the door. The eldest daughter of the emperor in a moon-colored palace dress arrived.

The princes and princesses clearly saw that Lin An's arrogance suddenly withered. She was not convinced at first and seemed to want to fight hard, but then she became timid. She puffed her cheeks and said loudly, "Half and half!"

She said the most timid words in the most arrogant tone.

Huaiqing snorted.

She knew that Xu Qi An's operation of playing both sides and turning a blind eye to it was mainly because Lin An was a stupid sister who was not a threat at all. Stealing people was just to be angry with her.

If it were other princes who dared to steal her people like this, Huaiqing would fight back mercilessly, unlike what she did to Lin An, who just scared her.

Huaiqing walked to Lin An and looked down at her. She said lightly, "Go away, I want to sit in this position."

Bian Fan raised her head and only saw Huaiqing's eyes. She couldn't see the lower half of her face because the annoying meat on Huaiqing's chest blocked her sight.

This made her very discouraged. This sister was not only more talented than her, but also had a better figure. Except for the love of her father, she had nothing compared with Huaiqing.

Bian Fan was a delicate girl. Being bullied by Huaiqing like this, she felt wronged and turned her head.

She had no choice. She couldn't beat her, and quarreling was beneath her identity as a princess. Moreover, Huaiqing was a scholar, so she didn't say dirty words. She was not her opponent.

The crown prince coughed and came out to warm up the situation. "Huaiqing, don't lower yourself to Lin An's level. You are the sister."

Huaiqing let go of Bian Fan and did not bully her sister.

…

While eating, the crown prince said casually, "Have you heard about what happened in the imperial study today?"

The fourth prince immediately said, "The Buddhist Commandment Tablet and the Canal Transport Office?"

The crown prince nodded and said with a smile, "We don't need to intervene in the Canal Transport Office. The court officials and father will decide. On the other hand, the matter of the Discipline Stele is really amazing. "

The fourth prince nodded. "You eat your own food, the people's fat and cream, the people are easy to abuse, but the heaven is hard to bully!"

"Good poem!" Huaiqing's eyes brightened, and her beautiful face was shining.

She usually didn't talk while eating, but the core of this poem made the eldest princess feel excited. She liked it more than "After being drunk, I don't know the sky is in the water, the fragrance floats in the moonlight at dusk".

"What a lousy poem, there is no mood at all …" Bian Fan thought.

Huaiqing stared at the fourth prince and asked, "Who wrote this poem?"

She never paid attention to the news in the palace.

The crown prince answered, "It was Xu Qi 'an."

"Good poem!" The two small hands of the frame slapped the table and praised loudly.

"It's his temper." Huaiqing smiled.

"What do you mean by his temper? You speak as if you know him very well." Bian Fan habitually argued.

Huaiqing didn't want to respond, but when she saw the princes looking at her, she thought for a moment and said,

"Xu Qi 'an is a person who abhors evil and doesn't care about trivial matters. He is different from those scholars who only know how to talk."

"Is it about him cutting the silver gong with a knife?" His Highness the crown prince said with a smile.

"I was chatting with Duke Wei the day before yesterday and talked about this person." Huaiqing glanced at the princes. "Duke Wei said that Xu Qi 'an has never embezzled since he took office."

"Then why do you say that he doesn't care about the small things?" Bian Fan felt that Huaiqing was slandering her beloved dog.

She glared at Huaiqing fiercely.

Princess Huaiqing said, "Xu Qi 'an is addicted to the Musical House and doesn't go home at night. He has a close relationship with Fu Xiang, the top courtesan of the Yingmei Pavilion."

The smile on Bian Fan's face gradually disappeared. She opened her amorous eyes and said loudly, "Nonsense."

She ate a few mouthfuls of rice in silence and felt that the food was not delicious. She threw the chopsticks and said angrily, "I don't want to eat anymore."

She got up, lifted the hem of her dress, and left with her personal maid.

…

Lin An was angry and left, but it didn't affect the dinner. The crown prince was a little embarrassed, smiled and raised his glass, letting the banquet continue.

After the banquet, Huaiqing returned to her palace garden, drank a big bowl of tea, and then meditated in the boudoir.

She had recently secretly advanced to the Lianqi Realm. That day, she found Wei Yuan to "chat" for this.

Huai Qing's innate talent was very good, but she had always been hiding it, not revealing anything. But as she grew older, she felt that she could improve her cultivation appropriately.

The main thing was that this year, the Yuanjing Emperor didn't mention the marriage of the princesses.

Her father was a cultivator, and her mother was even more Buddhist. If the Yuanjing Emperor didn't mention it, she didn't care … Her mother had always been like this. As the Empress who was the mother of the world, she was not enthusiastic about her position and identity.

"Your Highness, there's a letter from the mansion. It's from Qingzhou." A guard hurried in.

The mansion referred to Huaiqing's mansion in the imperial city.

Letters from princesses and princes generally couldn't enter the imperial palace, but would be sent to their respective mansions.

Qingzhou? Princess Huaiqing thought it was Zi Yang who wrote to her, so she nodded and said, "Give it to me."

The guard respectfully handed it over and left.

Huaiqing opened the envelope, and the first sentence was: When I wrote this letter, I had already reached the border of Qingzhou …

Huaiqing knew that it was Xu Qi 'an who wrote the letter. The letter was very long, and it was two pages long. She read it attentively, and when she saw the corruption case of Yuzhou's Water Transport Office, Princess Huaiqing's face became serious.

As she continued to read, she suddenly felt that it was not serious. Because the following content was not the tone of a subordinate reporting to his superior, but more like a man telling his heart to the woman he liked …

"Out of the mud but not stained, out of the clear ripples but not bewitching, straight in the middle and straight in the outside, not creeping and not branching, far away from the clear fragrance, beautiful and pure plants, can be seen from afar but not touched …"

Princess Huaiqing murmured and repeated, immersed in the beautiful words, and the picture of a blooming lotus appeared in her mind.

"It's a pity that Xu Ningyan doesn't study, it's a pity …" After saying that, Princess Huaiqing tipped the envelope, and a dried lotus petal slipped out.

"Is this guy writing this letter to express his love to me?" Princess Huaiqing fell into deep thought.

If I deliver this letter to the palace, even if he had ten heads, it would not be enough to chop off.

She folded the envelope and kept it in the book that she didn't read often.

Then, she excitedly called the palace maid to grind it, wrote down the golden sentence about lotus in the letter, and hung it in the study room.

Looking at the words, Huaiqing gently raised the corner of her mouth.

…

"What's wrong with Your Highness?"

"I don't know, he has been depressed since he came back from the Crown Prince's place."

"Maybe he was bullied by Princess Royal … But it doesn't seem like it. If he was bullied by Princess Royal, His Highness would have already scolded her, and then he wouldn't take it seriously."

In the courtyard, several palace maids gathered together to talk. Lin An had just lost his temper, and there were only two personal palace maids accompanying him in the bedroom. The others didn't dare to touch the bad luck.

"Your Highness, why do you have to be angry with Princess Huaiqing …" The personal palace maid persuaded.

"It's not her!" She said angrily, "It's that dog servant."

The two palace maids were stunned for a while before they realized who the 'dog servant' was referring to. One of them even had her buttocks slapped by Xu Qi 'an.

The palace maids looked at each other with a puzzled expression, thinking that His Highness' dog servant had left the capital for more than half a month.

"How did he provoke His Highness?"

"I also don't know." Lin An's expression was gloomy, "Just feel uncomfortable in my heart."

“？？？”

At this time, a guard came to the courtyard and asked to see Princess Lin An. When the palace maid saw that it was her residence's guard, she had to bite the bullet and knock on the door,

"Your Highness, the residence's guard requests to see you. He said that there is a letter for you from the Qing Province."

A letter from the Qing Province? Lin An was stunned. Her social circle was very small. Other than the brothers and sisters in the palace, the brothers and sisters of the Imperial Family, there were also some family members of the adults who would occasionally write to her, inviting her to attend private tea parties held in the female boudoir.

But this did not include the Qing Province.

"Who sent the letter?" The palace maid asked.

"I don't know." The palace maid outside replied.

The personal palace maid looked at Lin An and seeing her nod her head, she turned her head and shouted, "Bring it in."