After returning home, it happened that Princess Zhao and Mrs. Xie had finished their work, so Xu Yin took the opportunity to ask: "Has mother been to Taiyuan Palace? What do you think of Miss Liu's marriage?"
Princess Zhao replied: "I was originally going to go, but then I was busy with other things, so I changed the time."
"Then when mother goes, can you take me with her?"
Princess Zhao and Mrs. Xie both looked at her in surprise. She was not someone who usually liked to enter the palace.
Xu Yin smiled nonchalantly: "Perhaps I haven't seen Miss Liu for a long time. It would be too prudent to go to the palace specifically. I just went with my mother to have some fun."
Princess Zhao smiled: "Yes, you have so many official duties, so you should take some time to relax."
It happened to be the second day of rest, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the palace.
With a smile on her face, Concubine Liu took Concubine Zhao and said affectionately: "I am very bored in the palace, so I chant sutras every day along with the bells of Daguangming Temple. Thank you sister for remembering me."
Princess Zhao patted her hand lovingly and said: "You don't have to be too restrained. If you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can go to Daguangming Temple to worship Buddha, eat vegetarian food and enjoy the scenery. I'll tell you later and ask someone to escort you."
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Concubine Liu sighed: "This is the harem after all. What do people think if I come in and out at will? Sister Dong doesn't have to worry about me. Anyway, I have been here for so many years."
Xu Yin listened to the conversation and thought that Ji Sanniang was indeed right. It was really not normal for Mrs. Liu to deliberately get close to her and seek pity everywhere. If she really felt lonely in the palace, Princess Zhao was willing to match her and marry another one.
A decent husband is no problem at all, so why come back?
Just as she was thinking about it, Concubine Liu looked over to her and said with a kind smile: "It's hard for Princess to remember Xi'er. I'd like to thank you on her behalf."
Xu Yin smiled and said: "The princess is too polite, we are also classmates after all."
Concubine Liu nodded with a smile and glanced at the side: "Then you can go play, after all, you are still a little girl!"
Xu Yin thanked her and then left the house with Liu Xier.
After not seeing her for many days, Liu Xier was actually quite happy to see her again. Although she was not without jealousy in her heart, Taiyuan Palace was really lonely. Speaking of it, it was just a place of pure cultivation, compared with the harem where all the beauties were competing for beauty.
But it's different.
"Where does the princess want to go?" she asked.
Xu Yin said casually: "Let's go to Daguangming Temple."
Liu Xi'er was stunned for a moment: "Well, that's outside the palace."
Xu Yin said: "But it's only a door apart, and it's not a mile in total. It's just like going to the garden."
So Liu Xi'er followed her to the gate of the palace. The guard at the gate checked Xu Yin's waistband and let her go happily. He also asked thoughtfully: "Does the princess need chariots and horses to protect her?"
"No need," Xu Yin said with a faint smile, "We'll just take a walk and we'll be back in a moment."
"yes."
After leaving the palace, Liu Xi'er realized how important Xu Yin, Princess Yong'an, was. This gate was a natural chasm for her, but it was like nothing to her.
She couldn't help but feel an indescribable desire in her heart, and the way she looked at Xu Yin was different.
Xu Yin turned around and ordered the accompanying maids: "You stay away, Miss Liu and I have something to talk about."
"yes."
Seeing her like this, Liu Xi'er was a little worried: "What's wrong, Princess?"
The two entered the Daguangming Temple and waved away the young monk who was leading the way. Xu Yin asked, "Do you know what the princess is here for today?"
Liu Xier shook his head: "Is it related to me?"
Xu Yin nodded: "The princess wants to ask about your marriage."
Liu Xier's face seemed surprised and happy, and she bit her lower lip.
Xu Yin stopped and looked at her funny: "You don't think that the princess wants to promise you to her son, do you?"
The joy on Liu Xi'er's face instantly faded and turned into embarrassment.
"Princess, even if I have offended you in the past, I have already apologized. Why should you..."
"I'm busy with military affairs every day. Do you think I'm here to humiliate you?" Xu Yin said lightly, "Don't think too much."
This sentence turned Liu Xier's embarrassment into doubt. Did she really think too much? Xu Yin said the same thing last time. She was always wiping away tears, which was annoying. Maybe that's what they were like.
Directly? And the previous princess.
When Liu Xi'er thought about it deeply, she suddenly realized that the festival she thought might not be that serious. They were not deliberately ostracizing them, but they just said what they had to say. On the contrary, she always thought of people in complicated ways.
"Thank you to the Bishop for your teachings," she said sincerely.
The smile on Xu Yin's lips disappeared in a flash, and he continued: "The princess was thinking that you were seventeen, and if you stayed any longer, your marriage would be delayed, so she came to ask the princess specifically what her plans were for your marriage.
.Although the Liu family is gone, with the princess as your guarantor, it will not be difficult to get a decent marriage."
Liu Xi'er couldn't help but said: "The princess actually remembered me." She thought she was insignificant and had no one to rely on except her aunt.
"Of course, the princess has always treated people sincerely." Xu Yin paused, "You and I are classmates after all, so I stopped by to ask if you have any requirements for the marriage? If it's innocuous, I'll tell the princess for you."
After hearing this, Liu Xier hesitated.
Xu Yin frowned: "You don't really want to marry into the Yan family, do you?"
Liu Xi'er waved her hands hurriedly: "Princess, I have no delusions about the second young master, really..."
Xu Yin slowed down and suddenly asked: "So you are interested in the prince?"
Liu Xier intuitively denied it.
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Xu Yin said first: "You should have told me earlier! The prince has a good character and is indeed very good."
Liu Xi'er was stunned for a while, and it took her a while to come to her senses. So Xu Yin didn't object? Also, it was none of her business if the eldest brother-in-law had more concubines.
After thinking about this, Liu Xi'er let out a breath and no longer felt embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "Princess, please forgive me. I am like a duckweed. I can choose who I end up in..."
"It's indeed difficult." Xu Yin nodded, "You know, the prince has never taken a concubine, and the eldest brother has only been married to the sister-in-law for more than a year. The two have always been in love, so the princess will naturally not think of taking a concubine for her son. You want to marry Yan
It’s not easy to open a house.”
Liu Xier became even more depressed.
Xu Yin asked again: "But why do you want to be a concubine? Wouldn't it be better to marry another family and become the wife? The princess will definitely choose a good family for you."
Liu Xi'er looked confused. It wasn't that she wanted to be the prince, but her aunt had always told her so. If her cousin became the prince and would be extremely valuable in the future, then how could she compete for the concubine position? How could the empress in the palace?
Can she be regarded as a concubine? A married woman must be treated respectfully and respectfully.
Just like Xu Yin, their status is very different now, but if she enters the palace, Xu Yin will have to salute her.
Xu Yin added another sentence: "Looking at our former classmates, I will say a few more words. You should think more about this matter. My sister-in-law is the eldest daughter of the Xie family in Qi County. She has her own means of controlling the inner house. If you want to enter
Life is not easy for the Yan family. For example, the concubine, she is still a concubine of the royal family, so what will happen? You have been suppressed by the concubine Shu for many years, and you have suffered many hidden losses. You know better than me. "
Liu Xier was silent, this is true, she was ostracized in the past, wasn't it because her aunt was not favored?