Chapter 18 Marriage

The Empress Dowager met Shen Xuanji and wanted to formally mention Xue Zhen's marriage with the emperor.

She didn't want to be unkempt. She bathed carefully this day and changed into a violet gold embroidered phoenix robe, with black-painted gold-painted edges at the cuff neckline, her white hair rolled up, and neatly put on the beaded nine phoenix gold crown and amethyst golden cicada hair. Although his face was still not good, he couldn't see it even if he swept a little bit of rouge. Reaching out her hand, the palace man put on a pair of golden emerald pearls for her. It was really golden and brilliant, indicating that she was the most noble woman in the Dayun Dynasty.

The emperor's heart is over, and he is listening to the music of the "Yuantai Hall" and two new beauties. Suddenly, when he saw the Empress Dowager dressed up, he stood up. Originally, he held a beautiful woman in one hand, but he just threw it away. The two beautiful women were suddenly dumped by him, and they suddenly fainted and retreated by the little eunuchs.

"Mother, why are you here?" The emperor was a little panicked and came up to help the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the two beauties coldly and took a step back slightly, "No working emperor." The palace man behind her hurried up to help her.

The emperor's face was a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to be angry. He just said, "You haven't recovered yet. In case the wind blows, it's not good."

It's okay for the Empress Dowager to wave her hand, sit on the top and smile at the emperor, "I have something to say to the emperor."

The emperor quickly asked the people of the palace to retreat and sat at the head of the empress dowager with filial piety. "I don't know what the mother ordered?"

The Empress Dowager looked at him and thought he was having too much fun these days. Her eyes came out, and the dragon robe on her body looked a little wobbly. Although she hated him for being mediocre and ruthless, she was still her own son and said sadly, "Your Majesty should also take care of it. I saw you lose a lot of weight."

The emperor waved his hand with a smile, "It doesn't matter. Although I'm thin, I feel energetic."

He said so, and the Empress Dowager had to smile. There was a strong fragrance in Yuantai Hall. The Empress Dowager was weak. After sitting for a while, she felt a little uncomfortable, and the sweat in the vest oozed out slightly.

She was afraid that she would fall down again, so she wanted to talk about the business as soon as possible, "I heard that the emperor wants to marry Jiu'er."

When the emperor heard this, he frowned, "Did the Queen Mother also hear about it? Lao Jiu really spoiled his sister-in-law's face.

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes and did not argue with him about these lengths. "I have a candidate here."

The emperor is a person who is easily distracted. After hearing this, he forgot the front and asked the empress dowager with a smile, "The mother must be good. I don't know which girl she is from?"

"The girl in Anguo Mansion, the loyal and righteous uncle's direct..." Before the Empress Dowager finished her words, she heard the emperor clapping excitedly and startled her. "Why does everyone mention the girl in the Anguo Mansion at this time? It seems that this old lady must be able to teach the girl!"

The Empress Dowager was alert, "Oh? Who else mentioned the girl of the Anguo Mansion?

The emperor didn't care, "It's Jin'er. Mu Tu sent envoys to marry the princess, and I couldn't bear to part with the princesses. Jin'er thought of a good idea, chose a girl from a family, made her princess, and sent her to make peace. She specially mentioned the girls in the Anguo Mansion, and today's mother also came to mention it. It can be seen that the girls in the Anguo Mansion must be all good.

The Empress Dowager has been shocked by the emperor's shameless selfishness. She fought for a lifetime in the harem and is also a cruel person. She is really not a kind person. But looking at the emperor's face of indifferable and complacency, she felt deeply chilled. For the first time, she thought, did she do something wrong? Seeing that the empress dowager didn't say anything, the emperor smiled again and went to the table and sat down. "Which girl do you think is a good match for Lao Jiu? When I said it, I just sent it to the Anguo Mansion with the will of my relatives, which is also a double joy.

The Empress Dowager looked at him contemptuously, "The emperor loves his daughter, doesn't Duke An care about his daughter?"

The emperor waved his hand, "I can't bear it, but the family has been honored for generations. At this time, they are willing to contribute to the country."

I don't know how to answer this after Taiyu, and secretly grieve for Mrs. Ye: there is no young daughter and son-in-law, and the whereabouts of the eldest son are unknown now. Even a young granddaughter, young Ai, has been garrisoning the border all year round. Isn't this not a contribution to the country? For the emperor, their efforts and sacrifices are so natural. How cold it is to be so cold.

She felt that she would have no face to see Mrs. Ye again in the future.

"I don't know which girl the Empress Dowager looks at for Lao Jiu?" The emperor was still asking, but the empress dowager suddenly felt no interest. She said lightly, "The eldest daughter of a loyal and righteous uncle, the emperor also saw her last time she was ordered to enter the palace."

The emperor frowned, "It turned out to be her." He put the pen in his hand on the pen holder. "That girl's temperament is very unsmooth. I don't think she and Lao Jiu are suitable."

At this time, the Empress Dowager was really angry. She got up from her seat, walked to the emperor's dragon case, and laughed angrily, "The emperor said, where do you think she is not suitable for Lao Jiu?"

The emperor is still a little afraid of the Empress Dowager's smiling look, but he is not willing to marry a daughter-in-law like Shen Xuanji. "Lao Jiu's mother went early. I have been thinking that it is not suitable for her to find a gentle girl to take good care of him."

The Empress Dowager almost laughed. She never heard the words Xue Zhen's mother from the emperor. Twenty years after her death, the first time she was mentioned by the emperor was used as an excuse.

"I don't know when the emperor thought of Lao Jiu like this." The Empress Dowager put away her smile and said, "Isn't it that the emperor doesn't want to give any compensation for sending a girl from the Anguo Mansion so hotly?" ......

Wei Xi, the daughter of the Duke of An, was appointed as the "Princess of An Zhen" and was ordered to go to Mu Tuo and relatives, and Shen Xuanji, the eldest daughter of Zhongyi, to refer to the ninth prince Xue Zhenzhengfei, to the Anguo Mansion one after another.

In an instant, the gates of the Anguo Mansion were like a city, and there was an endless stream of people coming to celebrate. And none of the people in the Anguo Mansion are happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Among them, Mrs. Ye, Wei Han and Aunt Chun were the saddest. Instead, it was Wei Xi, who quickly accepted the fact after the initial confusion. Aunt Chun has always been transparent and strong, and she also collapsed when she encountered this. Wei Xi cheered up and stayed by his mother's side all day to relieve relief, and soon lost weight.

Shen Xuanji felt sorry for him and deeply felt that he had offended someone because of his marriage, but let his cousin set up the cylin. Since she came to Anguo Mansion, her grandmother and second uncle have taken good care of her, and Aunt Chun also loves to guide her. She is very grateful. Now that such a thing has happened, she only feels ashamed to death, and her big eyes suddenly lost her vitality.

"If you feel sorry, it's better to talk to Sister Xi. In this way, it won't help if you stay in the room all day." Shen Yuluo, a bystander, opened his mouth and proposed.

"I'm afraid she will be angry with me." Shen Xuanji said timidly.

"When did my sister become so timid?" Shen Yuluo shook her head, "My sister is not like this."

Shen Xuanji thought about it and felt that he was too cowardly. He got up and put on makeup, and summoned up the courage to come to Wei Xi's room.

The yard where Weixi lives is not far from Xuanxi Hall and Linlang Pavilion, which is called Huanyueju. The regulation is similar to Linlang Pavilion, but slightly smaller. As soon as I entered the yard, I saw several pots of treasures** on the ground, especially in ink and green.

Wei's maid Yun Nuan is playing with a pot of ink chrysanthemum. The color is extremely pure, and the petals ripple slightly in the sun, like ink jade carving, but the carving is not so vibrant.

"This flower blooms so well." Yun Nuan was shocked. She looked up and saw that it was Shen Xuanji. She quickly smiled and said, "It's Miss Shen who is here. Our girl is talking to Aunt Chun in the room!" I'm going to pass it on."

Shen Xuanji was about to stop them and wanted their mother and daughter to go in after they finished speaking, so as not to embarrass both sides. Yun Nuan was so fast that she was not allowed to speak, so she flashed into the room.

For a moment, I saw Wei Xi come out in person, and still smiled, "My sister came, why didn't you go in?"

Shen Xuanji smiled reluctantly and took Wei Xi's hand, "Sister, I'm really sorry for you."

Wei Xi walked into the room with her hand and said with a smile, "I don't know if my sister is such a temper that loves to take things from herself."

Entering the room, Shen Xuanji was even more ashamed to see Aunt Chun and called out, "Aunt..."

Aunt Chun was originally a little angry with her, but she was not an unreasonable person and had a deep understanding of the palace. As soon as this happened, she calmed down and thought about it, and knew that someone must have said something in front of the emperor. And this person is the Noble Concubine Li.

She was originally from Wei Yin's palace. Although she was not a close maid at that time, she also saw those insidious methods of Li Guifei with her own eyes. Later, Wei Yin died, and thanks to the empress dowager, she was destined to leave the palace. However, the people served by Wei Yin did not escape death.

She is one of the few people in the world who knows the tricks of Li Guifei. After being unwilling to be sad at first, she thought about it carefully and felt that Shen Xuanji was probably the person Li Guifei wanted to deal with.

Now that Shen Xuanji is standing in front of her so pitifully, she can't say anything to blame. It's not her fault in the first place. If you want to blame, you can only blame it.

"Big girl, I'm brazen once. I'm your elder, and I have an important word to say." Aunt Chun sighed and still planned to point Shen Xuanji, "I'm afraid Xi'er has made a pond fish this time."

Shen Xuanji was shocked, "What my aunt means... I understand..." She looked at Wei Xi again and felt even more sorry for her. Only today did Shen Xuanji regret it. She has always been self-respecting that she is smart and bold. On that day, in order to avenge her parents, she spoke rudely in front of the emperor and offended the noble concubine Li. It's just that she didn't expect that every step she took would take the people around her into the abyss if she was not careful. She finally found how ridiculous she was, so ignorant, so bold, so selfish, so unworthy of being entrusted. What ability does she have to be the backing of her younger brother and sister?

When Aunt Chun saw her frightened appearance, her anger had already calmed down. Thinking that she was also poor, she stretched out her hand to close her hair. "I'm afraid it's going to be Liu Anhua; and the big girl, I'm afraid it will be thousands of times more difficult in the future..."

In the "Yuantai Hall", the emperor just fell asleep. Li Guifei sat in the West Warm Pavilion, listening to Xiao Quanzi's words, and gradually turned cold, "Why are you so stupid? Don't remind the emperor that it is Miss Shen of the Duke of An, not the daughter of the Duke of An!"

Xiao Quanzi was also full of bitter water. "How can I know the twists and turns here? Later, the emperor did not ask me to serve him. When the slaves came in, the emperor had drawn up two decrees. I took a sneak peek at it when I sent it to transcription!"

Li Guifei clenched her hand fiercely, and the long tortoiseshell armor plunged into her palm. "Ignorant and stupid, stealing chickens can't eat rice!"

but I don't know who she is scolding.