"Meng Anzhi?" Song Changning looked Anzhi up and down, and Liu Yemei raised her eyebrows slightly, "Isn't it clear to me, princess, who she is? It's obviously Anzhi, the female officer next to my brother, how could it be Meng Anzhi? Come back with me
." After saying that, he pulled An Zhi's hand. An Zhi broke away and said, "Elder Princess, you have recognized the wrong person." He supported Meng Sishu and asked with concern, "How is it? Are you okay? Yu Qing went to ask the doctor.
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"It's okay." Meng Sishu looked at An Zhi's guilty face and smiled, "It's just a small injury. It's okay. Don't worry. Look, I'm still alive and kicking now, right?"
"Hey, this princess is talking to you!" Song Changning looked at An Zhi very unhappily, his eyes fell on Meng Sishu's bleeding arm, his face slightly dropped, and he said to Zuo Rusheng beside him, "Zuo Rusheng, go ahead.
Check to see if this lady is okay."
Zuo Rusheng nodded slightly and said, "Why don't we send the two ladies back home."
"Why are you injured?" Mrs. Meng rushed over after hearing the servant's report. She looked at the scratches on her daughter's body distressedly. An Zhi lowered her head guiltily, "Mom, I'm sorry. I was too naughty and caused my sister...
"
"It was me. I didn't pay attention while walking and fell." Meng Sishu glanced at An Zhi and took over the conversation. Mrs. Meng was so shrewd that she knew better than to reveal it. She looked at her eldest daughter with an angry look,
Meng Sishu smiled and said, "Mother, this is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and this is Master Zuo."
A trace of surprise flashed in Mrs. Meng's eyes, and she hurriedly bowed and said, "A common woman would like to say hello to Her Highness the Princess, and to Sir Zuo."
"No need to be polite." Song Changning waved his hand and said, "Hurry and show it to your lady." As he said that, his eyes fell on An Zhi, full of scrutiny, and there was no doubt in his heart. This An Zhi was obviously drinking with her, why?
When she woke up, everyone told her that she encountered bandits on the way back to Beijing and that An Zhi died trying to save her, but he had no memory at all. Even Ji Runuo had not seen him for so many days.
That night was really like a dream.
An Zhi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Meng Sishu was fine. As soon as he left the house, he was stopped by Song Changning, "Stop!" Song Changning looked around An Zhi's chest, then stretched out his hand to tug An Zhi's hand.
Shameless, said, "It's actually true. What on earth are you doing?! What's going on? They all said you were dead."
"Eldest Princess, please don't make trouble!" An Zhi opened her hand and said, "It hurts very much. How did I know? When I woke up, I became the second young lady of the Meng family. I still want to know what happened?
"
"Let's go, follow me to see the emperor..."
"Okay..." As soon as An Zhi stepped out, his vision went dark and he fainted. Song Changning was shocked, "What's wrong with you? Hello!"
It was already dark when An Zhi woke up again. Yu Qing opened the door and came in. Seeing An Zhi waking up, he smiled and said, "Miss, you're awake." An Zhi rubbed his slightly groggy head and asked, "Why did I fall asleep again?
"
"Maybe you are tired." Ting Lan said with a smile, "I have prepared some light food. Miss, please use some." An Zhi washed himself for a while, his eyes fell on himself in the bronze mirror inadvertently, and rubbed himself
forehead, "Who put cinnabar on my forehead?!"
"Miss, Princess Zi Ling ordered this for you. The princess asked her servant to tell you something. You are born with this cinnabar. Just remember it."
An Zhi touched her forehead. What was she doing as a mother? Why did she put a piece of cinnabar on her forehead? "I said she was born, does it mean she is born? There are so many people in the Meng family."
Ting Lan smiled mysteriously, "You don't have to worry about this young lady. The Princess has her own arrangements. In addition, Aunt Zhou from Prince Ziling's Palace will come tomorrow to teach the two young ladies the etiquette. The Princess asks you to behave well."
"Aunt Zhou?!" An Zhi's expression changed when he heard Aunt Zhou's name. Aunt Zhou has the strictest etiquette requirements in the entire capital. It is absolutely a blessing for rich ladies from some powerful families to have Aunt Zhou's guidance on etiquette.
It's a matter of honor. Although the Meng family is a famous family in Zoucheng and a great Confucian family in the Xuanyue Dynasty, etiquette is naturally useless. And using Aunt Zhou is just to teach some court etiquette. What does Princess Ziling want to do?
Just as she was thinking about it, Meng Sishu opened the door and came in. Seeing An Zhi in a daze, she smiled and said, "I've been sleeping for a whole day and I haven't woken up yet." His eyes fell on her forehead and she said in surprise, "So what my mother said is
real?!"
"What is true?" An Zhi asked with concern, "Why did my sister come here with injuries on her body?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore. The ointment sent by the princess is very useful." Meng Sishu sat next to An Zhi and looked at her curiously, and said, "My mother said that when I was a child, a Taoist priest gave me this ointment.
You told your fortune, saying that when you are eighteen years old
, there will be a cinnabar between your eyebrows. I heard my mother talk about it a few days ago. I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true." Meng Sishu playfully buttoned the button with her hand, and An Zhi frowned slightly in pain.
, "Sister, please be gentle, this is meat."
Meng Sishu looked at her expression, covered her mouth with a smile, tapped her forehead and said, "Did you know that you fainted during the day and frightened the eldest princess? She knew that the doctor said you were sleepy and fell asleep, so she left with peace of mind.
." Meng Sishu stroked An Zhi's hair and said, "You little girl, why are you so lovable? Even if Princess Ziling likes you, the eldest princess also likes you. I'm a little jealous."
An Zhi scratched his head in embarrassment and said sweetly, "It doesn't matter if anyone likes me. If my sister likes me, that's what's pleasing."
"Is there any sugar in today's meal? Why are you so mouthy?..."
Generally, when a scholar comes to Beijing, he must submit a post to the palace to meet the emperor, and the Meng family is no exception. However, this time it is a bit special. It is not Mr. Meng who delivers the post, but the empress who holds a banquet for the female relatives of Confucius and Mencius, and also invites some dignitaries.
Of
The girl stayed with her to show the emperor's favor. She was pulled up by Meng Sishu early in the morning. Yu Qingtinglan hurriedly dressed her up. The cinnabar between her eyebrows became redder and redder, but it was not as round as last night.
, more and more like a petal.
"Sister, why do we have to enter the palace too? I'm so sleepy."
"I slept all day yesterday, why are I still sleepy?" Meng Sishu closed the book in her hand. She had already dressed up. She was dressed in an aqua dress and wore an jade bracelet given by Ye Fuxun on her wrist.
She was whiter and tenderer, holding a book in her slender jade hands, her eyes were shining, and her brows were filled with a cool scholarly quality. She looked at An Zhi with a faint smile in her eyes. She got up early in the morning, waiting for An Zhi to disappear.
irritable.
An Zhi got up reluctantly, and finally arrived belatedly under Mrs. Meng's repeated urging. The carriage drove all the way into the palace gate before stopping. There were palace maids waiting early in the morning. Seeing Mrs. Meng's slightly blessed body, "
Greetings Madam, please come with me."
Mrs. Meng and Meng Sishu had entered the palace several times, and as members of the Meng family, their bearings were also there. When they entered the palace, they did not look sideways and followed the palace maids unhurriedly. Meng Sishu was not inferior at all.
An Zhi, a person who has lived in the palace.
The banquet was held in the Guse Hall, which was regarded as giving the Confucius and Mencius families the highest courtesy. In addition to Tang Fengchu, Ye Fuxun was naturally among them, and Princess Yu was sitting on the lower right side of Tang Fengchu. Her eyes fell on the three people who came in.
People have become a little insignificant. This Princess Yu is the princess of the second prince Song Yurong. Winter and New Year are about to begin, and Emperor Xuanrui specially approved her to come to Beijing for a reunion.
"Common women meet the Queen." Mrs. Meng performed a standard etiquette, and Tang Fengchu said with a smile, "Mrs. Meng, please get up, please sit down!" A pair of phoenix eyes looked at Meng Sishu and An Zhi, and was slightly surprised when he saw An Zhi,
peripheral vision
She glanced at Ye Fuxun and saw that his eyes were full of smiles, and she had an idea in her mind. In the past few days, Prince Ziling's Mansion and Meng's Mansion were very close. She had also heard about it. I am afraid that this Miss Meng was the one who made her heart high.
The arrogant Ye Fuxun went to make friends.
"Mrs. Meng, you are so lucky to have two daughters who are as beautiful as flowers and have outstanding temperament. The eldest daughter is like an orchid in the empty valley, with extraordinary temperament. The second daughter is like a peach blossom in the spring breeze, with compelling aura, which makes me envious.
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"The queen is so complimentary." Mrs. Meng said neither humble nor overbearing, but a hint of pride flashed in her eyes.
"Empress, don't you think that Miss Meng is a very similar person?" A noble lady raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes full of provocation, "I heard that this young lady from the Meng family stopped Princess Yu's carriage on the street.
Second Miss Meng also whipped Princess Yu’s maid.”
Who is this person? I didn't provoke her.
"It really looks like the female official in the East Palace before..." A noble lady agreed.
Another person was also slightly surprised and said in a low voice, "Isn't it true that everyone in the world says that Meng's family has the best tutors, so why would they stop a carriage in the street? This second Miss Meng looks weak and weak to Wen Wen, but she turns out to be a barbaric woman."
Meng Sishu frowned slightly after hearing this, and said slightly in a cold voice, "It's not surprising that there are people similar to the second sister in the world."
An Zhi was stunned. She didn't expect that Meng Sishu, a rule-abiding person, would actually help her on such an occasion. Meng Sishu's eyes flashed with contempt, and Song Changning stood aside with a smile and said, "People's daughter"
Even though I was in Zoucheng, I still heard it
As for the princess’s reputation, it is said that the eldest princess has an extraordinary appearance, like a fairy descending to earth, but she is also chivalrous, has a pure and straightforward temperament, and is good at martial arts. She hates evil and hates evil, which makes the people’s daughters admire her very much. In addition, the people’s daughters have not thanked the eldest princess for saving her life.
kindness."
Song Changning's delicate lips like rose petals were slightly raised, and she said, "It's a simple task, don't worry about it!" He turned to Tang Fengchu and smiled and said, "Mother, when I left the palace a few days ago to go to Prince Ziling's Mansion, I happened to meet Princess Yu's carriage.
After bumping into Miss Meng, Second Miss Meng was so angry that she argued with the maid for a few words. Such an arrogant maid would have been killed if her subordinates were changed at any time. How can the Meng sisters be so good-tempered?"