The gongs and drums sounded in front, marking the beginning of the opera.
Everyone's attention was attracted. The queen arranged a seat and was about to let the prince sit down. A eunuch bowed over and said, "Your Highness, the emperor has summoned you."
The prince did not leave immediately, but stretched out his hand to touch Qin Hua's cheek and said gently: "Gu will be back soon."
Qin Hua felt like she had been stabbed by many invisible knives in an instant.
He gave a standard hypocritical smile: "Your Highness, please go down, I'm waiting for you."
Isn't it just acting? What a big deal.
The prince looked at her one more time and laughed with unknown meaning.
The prince was invited away. Qin Hua sat down and found Xie Weiyang sitting next to him.
Xie Weiyang's eyes followed the prince as he left. He didn't look back until no one could see him anymore, and gave Qin Hua a vicious look.
Qin Hua said: "..."
Eyes are diseased and need to be cured.
The opera opens with three songs in total.
It was impossible for everyone to listen calmly. Many people left midway to deal with urgent needs. Young girls went to the opposite garden in groups of twos and threes.
Qin Hua was so engrossed in watching the show that she ate snacks while watching the show. She accidentally finished the snacks on the table.
There aren't many things on the two plates, but most people eat two symbolic pieces and won't finish all six pieces.
I finished watching the show, ate my food, wiped my hands, and prepared to go out for a few steps.
You can see people along the way, but these people are like hiding from the plague. As soon as they see Qin Hua passing by, they quickly walk away, or they turn their backs and talk as if they haven't seen her.
As she walked along, no one spoke to her.
Everyone knew that the Queen didn't like the Crown Princess, and Qin Hua was used to being left alone, so she didn't think anything of it.
If she had to deal with these people, it would be embarrassing for her.
"Princess." The gentle voice sounded like a gentle breeze blowing in the ears.
Qin Hua looked at this young and beautiful woman. She was amazed by her hibiscus-like temperament, but for a moment she didn't remember who she was and that she had never seen her before.
"Who are you?"
The beautiful woman bowed slightly and said, "I have met the Crown Princess before."
Qu family, Hu family.
"Are you Qu Zhanshi's wife?"
Mrs. Qu Shao: "It's my concubine."
Qin Hua reached out to help her: "No need to be polite."
I sighed in my heart, no wonder she is a woman worthy of the flawless young master, she is indeed a rare gentle and beautiful woman.
Mrs. Qu said softly: "I wonder if I am lucky enough to accompany the Crown Princess on her trip?"
Qin Hua looked at her in surprise, seeing that her expression was open and serious, and she actually really wanted to accompany her.
After being surprised, I quickly understood the reason.
The people around him seemed not to move, but in fact they were secretly paying attention.
Qin Hua shook her head and refused: "I'll go for a walk by myself. Thank you Madam Qu for your kindness."
Most of these ladies and noble ladies looked down upon her as the Crown Princess. Unexpectedly, they met two special people in succession today, one was Mrs. Song and the other was Mrs. Qu.
It is not a good thing to be friends with a princess like her. She has no intention of interacting with them and naturally does not want to involve them.
As soon as Qin Hua walked away, several people immediately gathered around him: "Mrs. Qu, what did you say to the Crown Princess?"
"She is the daughter of a military commander, what can she say?"
"It's just that Mrs. Qu doesn't appreciate it when she talks to her."
Several people were talking so much that Mrs. Qu couldn't even get a word in.
She didn't particularly want to say hello, but she didn't want her husband to be forcibly taken to the Prince's Mansion to work as a servant.
The Qu family does not recognize the prince, but her husband cannot escape, so she can only show a friendly attitude and hope that her husband is safe.
After all, it’s not like Zhan Shi from the Prince’s Mansion never died.
However, although she was rejected by the Crown Princess, she felt that the Crown Princess was not as bad as they said, on the contrary, she had an indescribable temperament.
Indescribable, but not annoying.
Mrs. Qu interrupted several people: "I just met the Crown Princess for the first time and wanted to say hello."
There's nothing wrong with saying that, but everyone obviously doesn't understand.
I don’t understand why she wanted to express her kindness to the Crown Princess. She was from a humble background and was abandoned by the Crown Prince for two years. The Queen was not happy and there was no such person in various banquets.
Does such a low-status princess deserve to have a young lady from the direct line of the Qu family take the initiative to show her kindness?
Mrs. Qu doesn’t mind the price drop either?
Mrs. Qu naturally understood what they meant and did not agree with that view, but the reason was hard to explain, so she simply shut up.
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Qin Hua didn't go far before she took a breath and prepared to go back.
Rather than dealing with the people she might meet on the road, she would rather sit there and watch a show to kill time.
She went back and sat down, and found that Xie Weiyang was gone, and the person next to her was replaced by the third prince's concubine.
The third prince's concubine, who had already given birth to two children, was slightly stout and had round cheeks, but her eyes were slender and calculated, making her look difficult to get along with.
But this person who was not easy to get along with spoke to her with a kind smile at this moment: "It's not easy to be a crown princess, and it's even harder to be a crown princess today, don't you think so, sister-in-law?"
Qin Hua looked over and the third prince's concubine smiled: "Don't be nervous, I don't mean any harm. What the prince did has nothing to do with you. I know you are also helpless."
She looked at the stage and continued: "The Crown Princess grew up in the border area. She is the son and daughter of a heroic military commander. I'm afraid she won't be used to living here. My family has a horse farm. Let's go horse riding together in a few days. Don't refuse, Crown Princess."
, you will definitely like it.”
After saying this, Qin Hua remembered that this third prince's concubine also came from a family of military commanders, but her status was much more noble than Qin Hua's.
Anguo Gongfu was granted to eight founding fathers at the founding of the People's Republic of China. After a hundred years of turmoil, only three of them now exist.
One family left, the other fell into decline, and the only one that could withstand the change of dynasties was An Guo Gongfu.
The two elder brothers of the third prince's concubine, one is the deputy commander of the Imperial Army, and the other is the south commander of the Military and Horse Division. They are loyal to the emperor and are highly valued.
And this third prince's concubine looks not simple either.
"Thank you very much for your sister-in-law's kindness. However, Your Highness is unwell and I have to accompany you. I can only live up to my sister-in-law's kindness."
The third prince's concubine was not upset after being rejected, "It doesn't matter, just send someone to tell me when you want to go."
Seeing how enthusiastic she was, Qin Hua couldn't help but remind her: "The Third Highness was frightened today and it doesn't seem to be well."
As the third prince's concubine, if you don't guard the third prince, why are you playing riddles with her here?
The Third Princess: "Thank you very much for your concern, Princess. I just came from Antai Palace. Your Highness took medicine and rested. There is nothing serious."
Really? Qin Hua always feels that it doesn’t look like it.
Although there was no evidence, Qin Hua always felt that the injuries of the two men were closely related to the prince, and there was no way they could be suppressed by just drinking some medicine.
Otherwise, Concubine Zhong and Concubine Xian would not have been so emotional just now.
But as the third prince and concubine said, no matter how serious the situation is, there shouldn't be any danger to one's life.