Yesterday evening, Feng Die's mother, Feng Zhang, went to the Duke's Mansion with some gifts to propose matchmaking to the Loulan Princess for the eldest son of the Wuwei Su family, but she was rejected.
"I thought the princess would agree this time." Wang Jin'er said hiding behind the door curtain.
"Who says it's not? I thought about it three times and that's enough." Zhen Ping'er said with a wry smile.
Zhen Ping'er and Wang Jin'er have been serving Miss Six since they were young. They know that Tang Mei never directly says what she likes, she only gives hints.
If the other person doesn't take her cues, she gets angry.
She used to be angry with her parents or siblings, but now that she has grown up, her temper has not changed. She just changed the target of her anger.
How many times did she want to refuse? No one knows. Maybe she felt that the heat was not enough and that Su Ping did not show the enthusiasm he should have.
To put it bluntly: Tang Mei didn't feel that Su Ping was pursuing her, but she seemed to be taking the initiative.
Thinking of this, she felt her face was damaged and couldn't help but murmured: "Huh, you are fooling me. But as long as I don't agree, you don't want to leave. I won't take the initiative to ask you to propose marriage in the future. It depends on whether you do it yourself."
Just when the sixth lady was upset, Su Ping came to Qinxiang Xiaozhu.
In the light, Tang Mei sat arrogantly on the couch, thinking that Su Ping was here to propose marriage, but Su Ping said, "Give me back the gold ingot. That's mine."
What she expected did not happen. Instead, people came to settle accounts with her. The huge psychological gap made Tang Mei so angry that she had no good words to say in her anger and said sarcastically: "If I hadn't led you, you, a commoner, would have the right to leave."
Enter Princess Chengfeng's mansion? You don't even have the qualifications to go in, so you have the nerve to say it's yours?"
Su Ping said: "If you talk like this, I can give you half of it. But my contribution cannot be erased. After all, without me, you can't get it."
Tang Mei said: "I won't give it to you, what can you do?"
Su Ping said: "Princess Loulan comes from a wealthy family and has received a good education. How can she act like a gangster on the street? I think it is absolutely impossible."
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Anning Palace, Qianyang Palace.
Emperor Zhao Tian disappeared somewhere, and Empress Tang Zhao reviewed the memorials on the emperor's behalf. It is worth mentioning that memorials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel must be stored separately and approved by the emperor, and Tang Zhao was not allowed to interfere.
Queen Meng came to Tang Zhao and saluted: "Queen, the Meng family and the Ximen family are already waiting at Mingde Gate."
There were four maids who grew up with Tang Zhao. One died of illness the year before last. Now there are still Wang Meng, Lin Xuan, and Li Jie. Li Jie was responsible for keeping an eye on the Queen Mother Han and went to the Changqiu Palace. Lin Xuan was responsible for the Queen's daily life.
, and Wang Meng is the errand boy. Just like Han Ju who was beside the Queen Mother Han.
"Let them come in." Tang Zhao put down his pen and said.
Not long after, people from the Meng family and Ximen family came to Anning Palace.
There were many people coming, but Tang Zhao only let Meng Ti, Ximen Xuanyue, and their mothers Meng Qianshi, the princess of Jing State, and Zhao Yuji, the princess of Chu State, Shengde, enter the main hall.
Princess Shengde was the sister of Emperor Tiande and the aunt of Emperor Wanlong. She was the eldest princess of the current dynasty. According to Daliang etiquette, the eldest princess was not allowed to kneel before the emperor. When she saw the queen, she just bowed slightly out of politeness. Tang Zhao still had to stand.
Get up and return a half salute.
I still remember how cautious and courteous Feng Gan was when he brought Feng Baochuan to the Qianyang Palace a few days ago. At that time, Tang Zhao was not the queen. But today, people from the Meng family and the Ximen family came to the Qianyang Palace.
When meeting the queen, he held his head high and did not lose his dignity.
Tang Zhao took a closer look at Meng Ti and Ximen Xuanyue. Although their temperaments were noble, their looks were not stunning.
Su Ping wouldn't be surprised if Su Ping saw the looks of these two people. Looking at the photos of the imperial concubines of the Qing Dynasty, very few of them were stunning. The emperor generally chose the power behind the concubine, rather than the concubine herself.
After everyone was seated, Tang Zhaodao said: "With the great trust of the emperor, I have the honor to review the memorial on his behalf. I am busy before the case, so we will not talk politely."
Concubine Qian glanced at Princess Shengde, and Princess Shengde Zhao Yuji said: "National affairs are of great importance, so they should be taken seriously."
Princess Qian said: "What the princess said is absolutely true."
Tang Zhao nodded and said, "I'm going to prepare three questions and write them down in the scroll. I'm asking the girls from both families to answer with pens. Is there anything in the way?"
Princess Shengde Zhao Yuji narrowed her eyes: "My Yue'er has been studying since she was a child. Although she is not very rich, she still knows the Chinese characters."
Concubine Qian smiled and said, "My Ti'er is the same way."
It can be seen that the eldest princess is a little unhappy. Since the beginning of the Liang Dynasty, it has not been so troublesome for the powerful families to choose their concubines. Do you still need to take an exam? The girls selected by the two major families are naturally the best among the best, so you still need to take the exam?
The previous queens were not as busy as you.
Tang Zhao could see that the old princess was displeased, but Tang Zhao ignored it and handed out the paper scroll, and then the Four Treasures of the Study, asking the two girls to answer.
As soon as the scroll fell on the small table in front of Ximen Xuanyue, Princess Shengde snatched it away and opened it to read. There were three questions that were similar to nonsense. For example, what is the importance of serving the emperor? How important is the peace of the harem?
What is important? What is important in educating a prince?
Princess Shengde snorted coldly, put down the scroll, and said to Ximen Xuanyue: "Just write seven words to answer these three questions. The emperor's thoughts will be the most important."
Ximen Xuanyue listened to her mother, picked up her pen, brushed a few points and finished writing. But opposite Meng Ti, she answered the questions one by one and wrote very seriously. His mother, Princess Qian, sat quietly aside and did not interfere.
After handing in the papers, Tang Zhao looked at them and put them down after a while and said: "The two girls are really talented in literature and well-educated. They can be called virtuous wives. The fact that the girls are so good is the result of the education of the two princesses."
If our family can send such a good girl, there is no reason to refuse, and I will definitely recommend her to the emperor."
It is worth mentioning that Zhao Yuji, Princess Shengde, the Duke of Chu, is not in very good health, perhaps because she has a bad temper. And Ximen Zaichi, the Duke of Chu, is also careless. I love this.
I love that one again, it almost makes the princess angry to death.
By the way, the princess is not the kind of unreasonable person. According to the standards of the prince, she has chosen two concubines and nine beauties for Ximen Zaichi. Each of them is a dignified lady. But Ximen Zaichi doesn’t like it.
He just liked those demonic people and gave birth to a lot of children.
What's even more hateful is that I don't know what kind of style Wanlong Emperor Zhao Tian was in. He said to Ximen Zaichi, if Princess Shengde dies, I will renew your relationship with Princess Jianchun Zhao Jinzhi, the seventh sister.
Let your niece renew your aunt's love interest? Not to mention the difference in seniority, just say that my aunt is not dead yet. How can you, Zhao Tian, have the nerve to say such a thing?
It's a pity that I didn't see Zhao Tian today, otherwise I would have to give him a scolding.
She was so angry that she had nowhere to vent her anger. Seeing Tang Zhao behave like this again, Princess Shengde said: "Queen, please don't make a mistake. The Ximen clan of the Meng clan has chosen a girl to enter the palace, and she will definitely become a noble concubine. This is what is written in the "League of Peace"
, rather than the merit of the Queen's recommendation. And after my daughter enters the palace, she will not be subject to the Queen's control. Of course, I will not allow my daughter to conflict with the Queen for no reason. After all, they are all serving the emperor. To ensure peace and harmony in the harem, and to relieve the emperor's worries
, this is the duty of a concubine."
The princess' eyes flashed and she looked at Meng Qian, Princess Jing's wife.
Meng Qian said: "What the princess said is absolutely true. The emperor should be the most important thing in everything."
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Let's not talk about how Tang Zhao dealt with the two princesses in the palace for the moment. We will only talk about Tang Mei, who was so angry that she was weak and fell on the couch.
That damn Su Ping actually "robbed" the gold ingot away, and he looked aggrieved and had a bad temper.
The more the princess thought about it, the more annoyed she became. She thought to herself: It seems that he doesn't have me in his heart at all. In his mind, I am worse than a gold ingot!
Su Ping walked out of Qinxiang Xiaozhu with the ingot in hand, but he hesitated in his steps.
It was not Su Ping's original intention to make Tang Mei collapse on the couch. To offend her would be to put the Su family in danger. Was it too impulsive for me to do this?
She felt evil and wrote a letter to her brothers who were officers in Chang'an, which would bring great misfortune to the Su family. Her brothers, warlords with military power, were equivalent to princes in Chang'an.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but Su Ping didn't want to go back and give the ingot back to her now, so he rolled his eyes and had an idea.
"Ping'er, come here."
Just now, when Su Ping was grabbing money upstairs, Zhen Ping'er was standing downstairs. Although she didn't see it in person, Zhen Ping'er had heard the sounds upstairs and roughly guessed what happened. Su Ping greeted Zhen Ping'er in a low voice.
, Zhen Ping'er frowned and hurried over.
Su Ping said: "I guess the princess is angry again. This is not good."
Zhen Ping'er frowned and said with a smile: "Young master, you still don't know."
Su Ping said: "Tell her secretly that I want money not only for myself, but also to buy her some valuable gifts. After all, I am poor."
Zhen Ping'er looked a little embarrassed.
Su Ping saluted and said, "Please don't bother Sister Ping'er."
Zhen Ping'er quickly returned the courtesy and said: "Master, there is no need to be polite to the slave family. Ping'er also hopes that the master can get married with the princess, so let Ping'er give it a try."
After Su Ping left, Zhen Ping'er came upstairs. At that time, Wang Jin'er was the only one in the room accompanying the princess, and the princess' face was ashen.
Zhen Ping'er smiled and said: "Hey, Mr. Su is really interesting. There are some things that he was embarrassed to say to the princess, but he secretly told the slave family."
Tang Mei looked coldly: "What did he tell you?"
Zhen Ping'er said: "Some time ago, he said that he wanted to buy some decent gifts for the princess as a way to propose marriage. But he had no money, so he was always troubled. Finally, he won the title with a poem at the Princess Chengfeng's mansion.
He is very happy about the reward from King Feng and wants to use the ingot to buy a gift for the princess."
Hearing this, Tang Mei turned around and asked, "Did he really say this?"
Zheng Ping'er said: "Of course, how dare the Nu family lie to the princess? But for some reason, it's been two days and I haven't seen him buy any gifts for the princess."
Tang Mei turned around and muttered: "What did he use to buy it for? The ingot is here with me."
The princess thought about what had just happened.
Could it be that he was eager to snatch the ingot just to propose marriage?
Quietly, the evil fire disappeared. But she still couldn't be happy. She felt that Su Ping's behavior of grabbing money was too rough, and she didn't know how to show mercy.