For a moment, the room became quiet, and there was no other movement. Huan Ci looked at the Queen Mother curiously, but he didn't know that the Queen Mother was also staring at her.
"Li Qi, go and call Aling." The Queen Mother said suddenly.
Li Qi? The eunuch my father talked about?
Huan Ci hurriedly turned around to check and saw a eunuch in his thirties or forties walking from outside. He said yes and hurried out.
It's a pity that she was afraid of being noticed by the Queen Mother, so she took a quick glance and then came to her senses. After all, she didn't quite see the person's appearance.
The Queen Mother waved and ordered someone to bring a chair for her.
"Ah Ling is my grandniece and the youngest daughter of Su Xiang. She has often come to the palace to accompany me since she was a child. I thought that you two are about the same age and you are not familiar with the place in the capital, so let her be with you. Be a companion.”
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Huan Ci said with a smile.
With her character, she didn't have many friends when she was in Bingzhou. Besides, she was used to being a loner and was too lazy to make any friends. Even so, the Queen Mother still had to give her face.
"The Aijia asked you to come here today, but actually there are other things to explain."
The Queen Mother looked at the woman in front of her who was smiling falsely, and she felt really unhappy. This woman did not have a good reputation, and she was not young. If it weren't for the fact that she had a good father, she would have been too lazy to socialize with her.
"You and Che'er are now engaged. Although the wedding date has not been set yet, the news has spread, and you can be considered half of the royal family. The Ai family is thinking that after a few days, when the war is resolved, you will arrive Come to the palace to learn the rules and prepare for the wedding."
Huan Ci rolled his eyes inwardly, raised the corners of his lips and said, "You all listen to the Queen Mother."
This is a lot of trouble before they get married. Fortunately, this is just her temporary solution. It's just her father——
Huan Ci suddenly remembered that her father had mentioned in the letter that she should prepare for her marriage to the prince with peace of mind. Did her father really want to marry Zong Zhengche?
At this time, it would be great if I could meet my father.
Just as Huan Ci was lost in thought listening to the Queen Mother's words, a woman of about seventeen years old came in through the door.
This girl is tall, has a handsome face, and her black hair is particularly eye-catching.
"Aling has met the Queen Mother and Princess Ding'an." She walked to the Queen Mother very naturally and bowed slowly.
Huan Ci hurriedly stood up and returned the gift, listening to the Empress Dowager whispering in his ear: "This is my grandniece Su Wanling. Ah Ling, this is your future cousin-in-law, I believe you know it."
Su Wanling smiled brightly at her: "I've heard that my sister-in-law came to the capital a long time ago, but I didn't expect to see her today."
"Nice to meet you." Huan Ci smiled awkwardly.
This sister-in-law's voice made her very frightened, but the Queen Mother didn't say anything, so she had to pretend she didn't hear it.
"Just call me A Ci." She added.
"Sister Aci, I heard that you and Fu Shen, the Minister of Dali Temple, are both from Bingzhou. I wonder if you have met anyone from the Fu family in Bingzhou?"
Huan Ci's heart skipped a beat and he looked at her warily: "I don't know them personally. What's the matter? But what's the matter?"
"Nothing." Su Wanling smiled brightly, "I went to Bingzhou with the prince's brother three years ago. At that time, I stayed at the Fu clan's house for a few days and met Master Fu's cousin Fu Tian. This In the past two years, we have often exchanged letters, and we are much closer than when we were in Bingzhou. But she hasn’t written in a few days, and I’m a little worried. I thought that if you recognized her, you might know something about her. information."
"I don't know her." Huan Ci shook his head, "If you want to know, why not ask Mr. Fu?"
"Sister Aci doesn't know," Su Wanling rolled up the Queen Mother's sleeves and said, "Master Fu has come to the capital, but he has never written to them. If they want to know something, they still have to ask me."
How could such a thing happen? Huan Ci frowned lightly.
Fu Shen was not having a good life in the house, and these Huan Ci knew about it. But in the past, although he and his uncle and aunt were not close, they still had some feelings for each other. How come after his rapid rise, he stopped contacting them.
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Huan Ci clearly remembered the first time they met. That day was the wedding day of the eldest son of the Fu family. At that time, Huan Ci was obsessed with opera. She dressed up as a young actor and went into Fu with the opera troupe.
No one dared to take care of her.
While the people in the troupe were singing on the stage, Huan Ci was wandering around on the waterside pavilion at the back. At that time, she saw Fu Shen at a glance. The man was wearing aqua clothes and stood aside to watch others making fun of the groom.
When it comes to handsome men, she has seen a lot of them since she was a child. But somehow, she was attracted by Fu Shen at that time. The man's cold temperament, coupled with his calm expression, caused her to be attracted by Fu Shen.
Huan Ci's attention.
After returning from Fu Mansion, Huan Ci kept sending people to inquire about his identity.
Fu Shen had just turned nineteen that year and had to go to the academy every day. Huan Ci's father was in the north, and the people in charge of the academy were his father's disciples, and her uncle was a doctor in the academy. She grew up in the academy.
I have been to Daquan many times and I am familiar with the roads everywhere.
She used the excuse of being idle and pestered her father many times to act coquettishly, and then his father agreed to allow her to go to the academy disguised as a man.
Who is Huan Ci? Others don't know her identity, but the elders in the academy know it all. In that academy, the gentlemen turned a blind eye to her existence. At that time, Huan Ci passed
The master knew about Fu Shen's studies, so she chose the same book as him to study, and asked the master to arrange her seat near him.
At that time, Huan Ci was much more reckless than she is now. She used almost all kinds of martial arts to fight against Fu Shen.
Because of Ayao's superb makeup skills and the fact that she had learned several tricks from the troupe before and was very good at imitating men's voices, she was able to hide it from the students at first.
Fu Shen thought that she was really a student who devoted herself to her studies. He always answered her questions patiently and often pointed out her shortcomings after the ten-day exam.
After going back and forth, the two of them got to know each other. Since the ranking in the school was based on age, Fu Shen didn't think too much about it. He just thought that Huan Ci was the same age as him and had similar birthdays.
Unfortunately, Huan Ci was too impatient and soon exposed his identity. Huan Ci thought he could attract him with this, but to his surprise, the man pretended not to know her and did not speak to her in school.
During those days, Huan Ci was anxious and angry, and she often did stupid things. Thinking about it now, she frowned in embarrassment.
"Fu Mansion has nothing to do with us. I really don't know much about his family." She raised her face and said to Su Wanling, who was staring at her sincerely.
"Really? I thought that since the princess grew up in Bingzhou, she must know everything about Bingzhou." Su Wanling said with a smile.
"That's not true." Huan Ci replied perfunctorily.
For some reason, she always felt like she saw ridicule and pride in the other person's eyes.