My heart skipped a beat. Not good, everyone is waiting for me. Isn't that a Hongmen Banquet?
/p
I took a step forward and said to Wang Ji jokingly, "When I was in the Mulan Hunting Grounds, I often went to talk to the Empress. It's only been a few days since I came back, but the Empress is already missing me? Why is she in such a hurry to call me over to talk? "
/p
Wang Ji put down his horsetail whisk and said, "Princess Consort Yue, what are you saying? The Empress and Princess Consort Yue talk to each other. I can see it and feel happy in my heart. In such a big harem, besides the Seventh Prince, the Empress doesn't have anyone close to her. "
/p
I said, "Then the Seventh Prince often goes to the palace to talk to the Empress?"
/p
Wang Ji let out a long sigh, "The Seventh Prince is an ambitious person. He is happy to talk to the teachers in the study room. For example, the elder brother of the Yue Wangfei's maternal family. The two of them are often together and inseparable!"
/p
Tang Min/p
/p
Wang Ji continued, "But didn't the Tang family commit a crime? The Seventh Prince is also in trouble. His body is getting worse day by day. Esteemed Empress was extremely distressed. Thinking that Yue Wangfei and her maternal older brother were born from the same parents, her personality was also very lovable, so she wanted to have Yue Wangfei enter the palace together to help His Highness the Seventh Prince. "
/p
I was really depressed in my heart. I knew that going to the palace this time wouldn't be a good thing.
/p
I calmed down and said to Wang Ji, "I'm ashamed to say this, but my elder brother and I don't play together. In the end, my elder brother went to the palace to accompany the Seventh Prince when he was young. The two of them really have a brotherly relationship."
/p
Wang Ji was old and shrewd. He smiled and said to me, "Yes, yes."
/p
The people in the palace never act unless they see a rabbit. I have already said it like this, I don't believe that Wang Ji daren can't tell that I don't want to go. But I can't openly go against the Empress's decree, so I can only be in a deadlock here.
/p
Wang Ji glanced at me and said: "Look at me, this old and muddle-headed. The Yue Wangfei has already finished dressing and making herself presentable. Don't you want me to take the lead and bring her into the palace? What am I doing in your residence?"
/p
Since he was already on the table, I had no choice but to face him head on. With a bitter smile, I said, "Lord Wang."
/p
"Her Majesty the Empress is waiting to tell Princess Consort Yue a lot of intimate things," Wang Ji stopped me, "But there's no need to waste too much time here. The Princess Consort Yue wasted her time on me. Not only do I not understand, but I also have to make the Empress wait. It's not worth it. "
/p
I secretly sighed in my heart and followed his words, "Wasting the Empress' time, this concubine really deserves to die ten thousand times."
/p
"Princess Consort Yue is too serious." Wang Ji took the lead to stand up and salute me, "Please."
/p
My heart was perturbed and I didn't know what to do. But with the Empress's decree, I had to obey. Life is really bitter.
/p
Before the sedan had even entered the Empress' palace, a young man in luxurious clothes appeared. Inside the sedan, I pulled open the curtains slightly to look at him. I felt that he was dazzling with jewels and jewels. Jiang Gui stopped the sedan and ran to the front to salute the young man. Then she ran back to me and said, "Wangfei, that is the Seventh Prince."
/p
I frowned, "Why is he stopping our sedan?"
/p
"I don't know, but it seems that he has been waiting here for a while. I don't know if he came here specifically to wait for us."
/p
I thought that since we were already at the door of the Seventh Prince's house, the host was outside. As a guest, there was no reason for me to avoid seeing him. Then I said to Jiang Gui, "Help me out. After all, the Seventh Prince has a noble status. If we meet by chance, we can just say hello."
/p
Jiang Gui carefully supported me and said, "Yes."
/p
The Seventh Prince was a tall and thin young man. Actually, he couldn't be considered a young man. His face was pink and tender, and he looked like a child pretending to be mature. The two of us met in a hurry in the tent of the Mulan Imperial Hunting Grounds. After that meeting, he was taken to the hands of Old Madam Tang. When we met again, he had already fainted like a dead person. It was far less vivid than this meeting.
/p
When the Seventh Prince saw me get out of the sedan, he smiled at me, revealing his two small canine teeth, and said, "Greetings to the third sister-in-law."
/p
The dimples on his cheeks rippled happily.
/p
His appearance was very pleasing. I went over to support him and said, "How can I accept Uncle Xiao Qi's greeting? Third sister-in-law, you should greet the Seventh Prince first. " I spoke honestly and acted honestly. Before he could react, I bent down and gave him a full greeting.
/p
The Seventh Prince's smile swayed to the bottom of his eyes, "Brother Min said that his sister is very pleasant. It's really a pity that I didn't see her until today."
/p
I asked him back, "My brother liked to bully me since I was a child. He often scolded me in front of my face. He said that even if I reached marriageable age in the future, no young master would dare to come and ask for my hand in marriage. Is he willing to praise me in front of Uncle Xiao Qi? "
/p
"He doesn't mean what he says. He has always been like this." The Seventh Prince explained to me.
/p
I smiled at him, but in my heart, I was a little afraid.
/p
A gust of cold wind blew over, bringing along two or three withered leaves from the trees and hanging on my hair bun. The Seventh Prince seemed to be very used to it, but I stepped back to avoid him. I teased him, "Uncle Xiao Qi, why do you have this kind of hobby? Have you taken a fancy to the hairpin on Third Sister-in-law's head?"
/p
The Seventh Prince looked at his hand, which was frozen in midair, but he didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he followed my words and said, "I've taken a fancy to the Jade Duobao Butterfly Hair Ornament on Third Sister-in-law's hair. It looks very interesting. The butterflies look like they're about to take flight.
/p
As soon as I heard this, I hastily reached out to grab it. But this morning, I was in a hurry to dress and make up. My hair accessories were all messed up. I only managed to grab two or three hairpins from my hair. None of them were the Jade Duobao Butterfly Buyao that the Seventh Prince had mentioned. I was so anxious that a thin layer of sweat appeared on my forehead.
/p
Shameful, too shameful.
/p
I had no choice but to ask for outside help, "Jiang Gui, help me take this hairpin off my head. If the Seventh Prince likes it, then give it to him. I don't want the Seventh Prince to say that our Province Yue is stingy, not even giving a hairpin to his younger brother. "Then I covered my mouth with my handkerchief and laughed softly.
/p
The Seventh Prince also laughed with me. His eyes moved from my hair to my face, which made me feel strange.
/p
While the Seventh Prince and I were laughing, Jiang Gui, who had received the real task, was sweating pitifully. She received the order and walked two steps to my side, pretending to look for the hairpin on my head. Her mouth opened and closed, and she whispered to me, "Wangfei, we didn't have a hairpin in the shape of a butterfly today."
/p
I was startled and looked at her.
/p
Jiang Gui was still pretending to look for it, "Where did the Seventh Prince see the butterfly hairpin? Wangfei, what does the Seventh Prince mean?"
/p
I looked at the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince was very sensitive and immediately caught my look. He immediately smiled and said, "Maybe I saw it wrong? Let me help Third Sister-in-law look. "
/p
I took a step back at the same time as Shougui.
/p
The Seventh Prince continued to put on a harmless face and said to me, "Just now, Third Sister-in-law told me that she would generously give me the hairpin I like. How come in less than half an incense stick's worth of time, Third Sister-in-law went back on her words?"
/p
I gritted my teeth and forced a smile, "Then Uncle Xiao Qi and I will look for it. When you find it, don't forget to show it to me. I want to see what Uncle Xiao Qi's taste is. When the time comes, I will personally draw a sample and give it to the Si Zhen Fang in the palace. I will let them make boxes of it for you."
/p
"Then I will have to trouble Third Sister-in-law." The Seventh Prince stepped forward, "Please make way."
/p
Jiang Gui glanced at me. I nodded in agreement and asked her to move.
/p
The Seventh Prince stood in front of me and looked left and right, searching my head for a long time. He raised his voice and said, "En." He raised his hand and pinched something off my head. There were two crisp sounds, so it definitely wasn't my exquisite hairpin.
/p
Jiang Gui and I looked at the Seventh Prince's clenched fist in front of us. The Seventh Prince seemed to want to make us lose our appetite. He shook it up and down and didn't want to open it.
/p
I strongly suppressed the urge to punch him. I smiled stiffly and said to the Seventh Prince, "Are you going to give this to the girl you like?"
/p
The Seventh Prince pretended to be surprised, "Third Sister-in-law's guess is really accurate."
/p
I tried to fool him, "Then why don't you open it and let Third Sister-in-law take a look. If you give her something that doesn't suit her taste, you can't run to the Province Yue in the middle of the night and cry."
/p
The Seventh Prince said, "That won't do. Third Sister-in-law, please help me take a look."
/p
As he said that, he slowly opened his clenched fist. But there was no hairpin in his palm. There were only two dried leaves. He smiled and said, "So it's a dried leaf. I was wondering if the butterfly wings on the hairpin were made of gold. They were shining with a yellow light."
/p
I looked at his harmless smile, and my teeth were a bit sore from clenching them. I naturally knew that this little child was deliberately teasing me, but why he was teasing me, I didn't have an answer no matter how much I thought about it.
/p
Was it the Empress's order? But it didn't make sense!
/p
Mama Su, who served the Empress, arrived at the right time. She saw the dark atmosphere between the Seventh Prince and me. But she didn't say anything. She walked over with a dignified and affectionate face and greeted us, "Greetings to the Seventh Prince and Princess Consort Yue. The Empress has already prepared pastries and tea for the Seventh Prince and Princess Consort Yue to chat."
/p
I smiled and said, "The Seventh Prince and I met at the gate, so we chatted first."
/p
"Princess Consort Yue, why don't you and the Seventh Prince go in first? If you leave the Empress out, she will nag for a long time!"
/p
The Seventh Prince said, "Mama Su, go in first. I am very familiar with Imperial Mother's palace. Naturally, I will lead Third Sister-in-law to Imperial Mother."
/p
Mama Su said, "The Seventh Prince's words, could it be that you are a monster from Demon Mountain? Is this servant afraid that you will eat Princess Consort Yue?"
/p
"Nanny, you're really interesting."
/p
Mama Su bowed again and said, "Then I will trouble the Seventh Prince to accept this servant's task. This servant will go to the Empress to serve."
/p
The Seventh Prince nodded slightly and said, "Mama, take care."
/p
I coldly watched as the Seventh Prince sent Mama Su away. Then, with a face full of happiness, he turned to me. In his hand, he was still holding the pitiful leaf that was about to be smashed to pieces. He said, "This leaf, it's better to return it to Third Sister-in-law."
/p
I bluntly pushed it back and said, "You can't. Since the Seventh Prince is happy with it, and even spent a lot of money to go around me for half a day, it can be seen that you really like it. If I take it back, wouldn't I be stingy? The saints said that a gentleman helps others achieve their goal. I am a woman, so I can't be considered a gentleman. In any case, I still yearn for it. "
/p
"It's my fault for angering Third Sister-in-law."
/p
I coldly returned the greeting, "It's nothing. The Seventh Prince is too serious."
/p
The Empress was still the same Empress. Although she was talkative, she was noble, elegant, and dignified. The Seventh Prince and I entered the palace one after the other. We saluted each other. She pointed to the two opposite seats and told us to sit down. I very consciously chose the seat on the left. The Seventh Prince was even more conscious. He sat down on the seat below me.
/p
I could clearly feel the Empress' smiling face stiffen as she sat on the Phoenix Throne.
/p
The Seventh Prince's lack of etiquette made me very uncomfortable. I didn't hold back at all. I directly stood up and said to the Seventh Prince, "Seventh Prince, the Empress just pointed to a seat. For the sake of seniority and etiquette, you should also sit there." I pointed to the seat opposite me.
/p
The Seventh Prince smiled cutely and innocently said, "This is my Imperial Mother's palace. Naturally, it is also my palace. I can sit wherever I want. If Third Sister-in-law isn't convinced, you can come and hit me."
/p
I really wanted to hit him, but his mother, the Empress, was sitting in the middle of the palace. If my hand went down, then I'm afraid my head would be separated.
/p
The Empress was still sitting in the middle with a cold face. My face was also very twisted, but I still forced a smile to the Empress and said, "Empress, this concubine's body is a little unwell.
/p
The Empress said, "Someone, summon the imperial physician."
/p
I was stunned.
/p
No one in the palace moved.
/p
The Empress said, "Old Seven, go and invite the imperial physician on duty in the Imperial Hospital."
/p
I was stunned again.
/p
The Seventh Prince looked at his mother with a smile that wasn't a smile. He said with a smile, "So Imperial Mother wanted to send me away. If that's the case, then why did you call me here today?"
/p
The Empress hammered her small fist. She bit her lower lip and angrily said, "Impudent, you don't have the chance to talk nonsense. Go quickly."
/p
The Seventh Prince's smiling face didn't change. He carelessly knelt down and said, "I have angered Imperial Mother. No matter what, it is this son's fault. This son apologizes to Imperial Mother." Then he turned to me and said, "I also apologize to Third Sister-in-law. Third Sister-in-law, please rest in Imperial Mother's palace. I will invite the imperial physician to Third Sister-in-law."
/p
How could I dare to accept such a big bow from the First Prince? What's more, his mother, the Empress, was still sitting on top of my head. I hurriedly returned his bow and politely said, "Seventh Prince, what are you saying? It is Third Sister-in-law who has troubled you."
/p
The Seventh Prince smiled at me, the withered leaf still in his hand. He shook it at the dumbfounded me, then turned around and left.
/p
When a maid came back to report that the Seventh Prince had left the palace, the Empress was relieved. Her back, which had always been straight, was finally removed. She leaned on the phoenix throne and gasped for breath. I looked in the direction of the Seventh Prince's departure, and then looked doubtfully at the Empress, who also looked very strange. My heart was restless and impatient, as if there was a cat jumping up and down in my stomach. A wild cat kept scratching my internal organs with its sharp claws.
/p
"You saw it all," the Empress murmured, "You saw it all."
/p
I respectfully replied, "I have never interacted with the Seventh Prince before. I don't know what the Seventh Prince was like before."
/p
"Before, my son was sensible and obedient, filial and elegant. But now, now he …" The Empress didn't know what to say for a moment. She choked out, "Now he has become like this."
/p
I pursed my lips and carefully asked, "Empress, when did the Seventh Prince's temperament change start?"
/p
The Empress and the others immediately jumped up from their paralyzed state. "It was after he was kidnapped by the evil spawn of the Tang family in the Mulan Enclosure. Prince Yue brought him back, and when he woke up, he became like this! “/p
/p
She looked at me with hatred, as if I was the main culprit who made her son not learn well.
/p
As expected.
/p
My heart thumped. She wouldn't blame it on me, would she?
/p
The Empress took a long breath, as if she was suppressing the anger in her heart. She looked at me quietly and said, "This Empress is not only the Seventh Prince's birth mother, but also the mother of the people of the world. Let's put the Seventh Prince's matter aside for now. As the Empress of the palace, this Empress has to ask you first. Your family has rebelled, and now the Imperial Court has sentenced them to death. What do you think about this? "
/p
The Empress' words were nothing more than asking my sincerity. She first asked for public affairs, then private affairs, so she could be called a good Empress.
/p
Her question was very formal, so I also answered her formally, "Replying to the Empress, since the establishment of the country, Emperor Taizu has issued a heavy order, personally condemning rebellion, treason, and the use of secret techniques as the three unpardonable crimes. The Tang family has all three of these crimes, and they have all the evidence, so there is no room for refutation. Since the Tang family deserves it, the Imperial Court will naturally convict them according to the law, so it shouldn't be our family's business. "
/p
The Empress nodded and said, "You are a smart person. Not only did you tell this Empress that you didn't know about the Tang family's rebellion, but you also directly expressed your attitude. This Empress really can't pinpoint your fault."
/p
I said, "Why does the Empress want to pinpoint this Empress's fault? This Empress is Prince Yue's legal wife, and is also the daughter of the criminal Tang family. As the saying goes, a beggar follows the beggar, and a senior follows the senior. According to the people, this Empress is already part of the Yang Tang Clan. In terms of seniority, this Empress should follow Prince Yue and call you Empress Mother. "
/p
I expressed my sincerity so eagerly, but the Empress still didn't give me a good face. She said, "Prince Yue's Third Prince left the Imperial Palace early. He has been resolute and independent since childhood, and he didn't let this Empress raise him. It's normal for him not to be close to this Empress."
/p
It's really hard to get along with a cold butt. I obediently replied with a "Yes."
/p
The Empress continued, "Although the Prince of Yue is unwilling to call this Empress Mother, Seventh Prince sincerely admires his brother, who has made great contributions to the military. The Prince of Yue took a risk to save Seventh Prince from the Tang family, so this Empress's heart is full of gratitude. However, after Seventh Prince woke up and became like this, how can this Empress not feel distressed? Princess Consort Yue, this Empress has now abandoned her identity as the Empress and is begging you. Please answer me honestly. "
/p
The Empress got up from the Phoenix chair and slowly walked towards me. In the end, she was holding back her tears, unwilling to let them fall. This was indeed the tenacity of a mother.
/p
I looked back into her eyes and promised, "I will tell you everything I know."
/p
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