No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 218 Meet the Princess
In the Hancui Hall, Princess Mu An was sitting in the lower right first position of the main seat. The maid served tea and then retreated respectfully.

The inside and outside of Hancui Hall are peaceful. Looking out through the gate, not far away is the inner lake in the Garden of the Prince Regent’s Mansion. The lakeside is lush green and dotted with flowers.The lake is quiet without waves, and there is hardly a trace of the bleakness of early winter.

Those who came with Prince Mu An today are all juniors from Prince Mu An's residence.

The king and concubine of Mu'an County have two daughters and one son, among whom Xie Yan just two days ago agreed to make him the crown prince.When the imperial edict to enshrine the son comes down, the Duke Mu'an and his wife will be able to rest assured.

In addition to his three sons and daughters, two sons and a daughter of Dafang came with him.As for the other bastards and their children who even Old Mu Wang didn't care about, naturally no one cared.

Before going out, Princess Mu An hesitated for a while, should she bring Xie Chengyou with her?
She didn't want to offend Xie Yan and Luo Junyao, but Xie Chengyou was the eldest son of the eldest son, so naturally it would be difficult to bring others along without him.It was rumored that she, who had just become a princess for two days, deliberately suppressed and squeezed out the big house, or that the two of them really had something to hide on purpose.

In the end, it was Xie Jin who woke her up with a word.

They are all in Shangyong City, and they are not seen when they look up.I don't see you today, don't you see me later?

Even if it is not the Princess Regent who is embarrassed and uncomfortable, it seems strange to deliberately avoid it.

Princess Mu An felt that her husband was right, so she no longer hesitated to bring Xie Chengyou with her.

But it's not just her who is hesitating whether to bring Xie Chengyou, in fact Xie Chengyou doesn't want to come either.

But when Princess Mu An said that she would bring him to meet the Princess Regent, he seemed to be ignorant of flattery if he couldn't tell.

"Mother, do you think the third aunt will like us?" The second girl asked in a low voice.

Princess Mu An reached out to pat her nervous daughter, "She is an elder, as long as you are respectful and polite, she will never make things difficult for you."

"Oh." The second girl was still a little uneasy. Although they had no conflict with Luo Junyao before, the girls in Linglong Court generally didn't like the second girl Luo very much.

Because of Xie Chengyou, the second girl Luo was not very polite to the girls in Linglong Courtyard.Although there was no real conflict between the two of them, and the nose was not the nose and the eyes were not the eyes, in short, the relationship between the two parties was not very good.

The eldest girl sitting next to her said: "Don't think about the past. I heard from Xinyu from Princess Changzhao's family that the third aunt is actually very easy to get along with." Luo Junyao liked Xie Chengyou in the past, so naturally he wouldn't like their second wife. But in the end, there was no enmity.

It can only be said that fortunately there is no feud, who would have thought that she would become the regent princess?
The two girls whispered to each other, and the newly appointed prince of Mu'an County sat on the side, looking more nervous than the two sisters.

But the three brothers and sisters in Dafang were even quieter, their solemn and gloomy expressions didn't look like they came to visit the elders, but rather they came to visit the grave.

Princess Mu An glanced at the three of them, feeling a little regretful in her heart for bringing them here.

"The princess is here."

Hearing the voice from outside, Princess Mu An led everyone to stand up quickly, "I've seen you, Princess."

Luo Junyao stepped into the hall, took a few steps forward to support Princess Mu An who was about to bow down, and said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, you don't need to be polite." Then he looked at the others, "Don't be polite."

Princess Mu An smiled and said: "I think the princess must be very busy these two days, so she shouldn't have come to disturb her. But these juniors should also come to see the princess, so they have the audacity to come and hope to forgive their sins."

Luo Junyao glanced at the few people in the lobby, except for the prince of Mu'an County, everyone else had seen it before.

"Second sister-in-law, you are welcome, everyone sit down."

Only then did everyone thank the princess and sat down again.

Both Luo Junyao himself and Princess Mu An had forgotten the fact that according to the etiquette, Luo Junyao should come to the door to salute King Mu and Princess Mu.

Xie Chengyou was sitting next to Prince Mu'an who was a few years younger than himself, looking at Luo Junyao who was sitting on the main seat talking and laughing with Princess Mu'an, he was in a very complicated mood.

Luo Junyao was no longer the girl in his memory who was clearly arrogant and savage, but always pretended to be gentle and cautious in front of him, and often ridiculously learned that her makeup was completely unsuitable for her.

At this time, the woman sitting on the main seat was wearing a light gold embroidered palace dress. The girl's hair was pulled up high, and there were only a few small and delicate hairpins and a dark gold palace flower in her hair.

She looks graceful and luxurious, but still has the agility and beauty that a woman of this age should have.

Her starry eyes were smiling and her face was shining, one could tell that life was going well.

On the other hand, he himself was left with dejection and desolation, which made him almost restless in front of her, unable to lift his head up.

What made him feel even more uncomfortable was that Luo Junyao didn't pay attention to him at all.

From the beginning to the end, she only joked with Princess Mu An, and occasionally said a few words to Princess Mu An's two prostitutes.It was as if he was the son of an unremarkable commoner in Prince Mu An's residence.

Princess Mu An exchanged pleasantries with Luo Junyao, and she also found that the newly promoted Princess Regent and younger brother and sister were not as difficult to get along with as she imagined.

Because she was born in a general family and was young, she does not speak calmly and slowly like most famous ladies, her words are witty and bright, and she doesn't like to play around with others.Moreover, this princess loves to laugh very much, and when she smiles, it makes people feel that she has a hearty and amiable personality.

Princess Mu An was a little more relieved. The couple had already understood one thing. Their family had to be close to the Prince Regent's Mansion if they wanted to be successful. Naturally, it was best to have a good relationship with the Princess Regent.

"It's time for the children to salute the princess." Princess Mu An smiled and said, "Chengyi, Chengyou, Chenghui, come here and greet your third aunt."

The youngest Prince of Mu'an County is Xie Chengyi, he got up naturally and walked to the middle of the hall.

He was only 14 years old this year, and he had come here specially to greet the princess regent, so he naturally didn't think much about it, but Xie Chengyou and his brothers were a little embarrassed.

Xie Chenghui glanced at his elder brother, feeling somewhat gloating and also somewhat unhappy.

Although he didn't have much contact with Luo Junyao, because he was Xie Chengyou's younger brother, he was very polite to Luo Junyao when he met Luo Junyao in the past.Who would have thought that Luo Jun would throw Xie Chengyou back and rob him of his grandfather's and parents' property, not to mention becoming his third aunt now!
Originally, Xie Chengyou was adopted to Xie Yan. Although he was jealous, he wanted to flatter this brother, hoping that in the future Xie Chengyou would inherit the throne and he would follow suit.

But now Dafang's things are scarce, and the two have become competitors. Xie Chenghui has more hostility towards Xie Chengyou than towards Xie Chengyi, his cousin.

Not to mention Xie Chengyou, since he entered the Prince Regent's Mansion, he has always had a stiff expression, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

"Chengyou, Chenghui?" Princess Mu An frowned, thinking inwardly: Only this time, she will not take the elders out from the house in the future.

After all, the two brothers Xie Chengyou got up and walked into the lobby, standing beside Xie Chengyi on one left and one on the right.

The three cousins ​​saluted respectfully, "Meet the third aunt."

Luo Junyao sat on the main seat and watched, thinking that among the three, only Xie Chengyi, the youngest, really worshiped her as an aunt.

At the beginning, the eldest son was not favored in Prince Mu's mansion, so Xie Chengyi, the eldest son's son, was also very low-key and inconspicuous.Xie Chengyi has cultivated a taciturn and reticent temperament since he was young.

Luo Junyao didn't feel bad for such a 14-year-old boy, and said with a smile, "Get up, Fengjian."

Outside the door, Feng Jianlanyin walked in holding things, Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "They are all small things, you can play with them."

"Thank you, Third Aunt." Xie Chengyi looked curiously at the things delivered to him, which were a piece of jade pendant and a set of Four Treasures of the Study.Looking at the two brothers Xie Chengyou, they are also similar, but he has an extra small seal.

Luo Junyao smiled at him, "There is no need to be polite."

The three brothers returned to their seats, and Princess Mu An invited three more girls.

"I met my third aunt."

"Don't be too polite, get up."

Princess Mu An pointed at the two girls with a smile and said: "The princess is probably not familiar with these two girls. This is the eldest girl, Aqi, and this is the second girl, Ah Xuan."

Luo Jun shook his head and turned his head to look at Lan Yin.

Lan Yin smiled and handed the gift to the two girls, and naturally did not forget Xie Yuan's share.

It's just that the gifts of the two Xie Qi and Xie Xuan were obviously thicker than Xie Yuan's. The older Xie Qi thanked the third aunt with restraint, while the younger Xie Xuan was obviously much happier.

Their second wife has been overwhelmed by the eldest son of the concubine all these years. Although her grandfather did not dare to violate Emperor Gaozu's regulations and abolish her father's position as the eldest son, everyone in Prince Mu's mansion regards the eldest son as a serious master. She is a concubine but lives like a concubine.

Seeing that Luo Junyao has such a clear lineage, the little girl immediately developed a very good impression of her.

It's just that Xie Yuan's face became more and more ugly, probably because he had been warned before coming here, and although he was unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to attack directly, he just kept his face sullen and didn't speak.

Luo Junyao didn't care about these things, in her opinion, this was just a process.

If you like it, you will see more, if you don't like it, you will see it.

After the ceremony, after talking for a while, Princess Mu An was about to get up and leave.Luo Junyao didn't stay any longer, and got up to send them out, but Princess Mu An hurriedly said no.

Even so, Luo Junyao accompanied them out to see them off.

A group of people came out of Hancui Hall, and just passed through the front garden when they saw Xie Yan strolling in from outside.

Xie Xuan, who was still chattering beside Princess Mu An, immediately shut up, and shrank beside Princess Mu An as if someone had strangled her neck, not daring to move.

"I have seen the king."

Xie Yan glanced at the group of people in front of him and frowned slightly.

Luo Junyao walked over and said with a smile: "Did you just go to court? You came back so early?"

Xie Yan took her hand and said, "It's nothing, I'll come back first to see if you're not used to it alone?"

"I'm fine, what's wrong with you?"

"That's good, second sister-in-law, this is..."

Princess Mu An said: "I brought the children here to pay respects to the princess, and I am leaving now."

Xie Yan said casually: "It's time to pay a visit. It's rare for the palace to have guests. Why don't the second sister-in-law stay for lunch?"

Princess Mu An hastily declined, saying that she would bother her later if she had something else to do at home.

Xie Yan didn't force it, and raised his hand to summon the steward to send the group out.

Not only Princess Mu An, but the others also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed the steward outside.

Xie Xuan, who was the most outgoing, resolutely put an end to the idea of ​​coming to the palace to play with the third aunt in the future. If she met the third uncle every time she came, she might lose several years of life.

Xie Chengyou walked at the end and couldn't help but look back.

All I saw was a petite woman in the garden throwing herself into the arms of a tall and straight man, raising her head and talking to him with a smile.The smile on his face was so bright and brilliant that he had never seen before, Xie Chengyou couldn't help being a little dazed.

Suddenly, he felt a chill all over his body.

When he came back to his senses, he realized that Xie Yan had one arm around the woman in his arms, but his cold eyes fell on him.

There was no anger or anything else in that look, but it made him shiver inexplicably.

Xie Chengyou quickly withdrew his gaze, turned his head and hurried out following the people in front of him.

"What are you looking at?" Luo Jun shook his head and looked at Xie Yan.

The height is really flawed, and the neck will be tired when you always talk with your neck up.

Xie Yan turned around, looked down at her and smiled, "It's nothing, I didn't expect you to have guests, did I disturb you?"

Luo Jun said: "No, I was about to send them out. Princess Mu An said to bring the younger generation to meet me, I accepted the gift, and then gave the meeting gift and it's over."

Xie Yan nodded and said: "They really should salute you, so as not to clash outside again in the future."

Luo Jun shook his head: "We haven't seen King Mu and Princess Wang, is it okay?"

Xie Yan said indifferently: "He is sick and sees no one." Of course someone said it, but Xie Yan didn't care.

Just after the court, some old scholars advised him to take the princess to salute his parents.

"Oh."

Xie Yan pinched her cheek with a smile and said: "If someone asks because of this question, just say that I don't allow you to go to Mu'an Palace, do you understand?"

"Understood." Luo Jun said with a smile.

Although she didn't want to go, she didn't feel embarrassed at all that Xie Yan was responsible for this matter.

Men, sometimes they just use it to throw the pot away.

Besides, who made those couples weird?To meet them, what if they bite her?
The two held hands and walked towards Jingyuan. Luo Junyao said as they walked, "Isn't Bai Jingrong going to see His Majesty today? I thought you would be back very late?"

Xie Yan said indifferently: "What can the court talk about? It's just a formality. What really needs to be discussed should be discussed in private."

"That's it, then..." Before Luo Junyao finished speaking, there was a burst of noise outside.

"Wei Shizi, what are you doing..."

Wei Changting's voice was a little hurried, "Is the prince back yet?!"

"I'm back, the prince and princess are..."

The two looked at each other. Although Wei Changting was always a bit hot-tempered, he was rarely rude like this, which showed that he was really in a hurry.

Xie Yan said in a deep voice, "Let him come over."

It was quiet outside for a moment, and soon Wei Changting appeared in the sight of the two of them.

The expression on his face was a bit ugly, and his expression was also rare and gloomy.

"What happened?"

Wei Changting said in a deep voice, "Yu Chen took people to General Cui's tomb."

Xie Yan's expression turned cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who told him?"

Wei Changting said: "No one told him, he probably got the news from some unknown source. Also, Cui Zheyu and Gu Jue also went over."

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Don't worry, I'll go over and have a look."

Wei Changting snorted softly and said, "What's so interesting, you asked me to bring a few people over there and kill him directly."

Xie Yan glanced at him, "Even if you dye General Cui's grave red with blood, you may not be able to kill him."

Wei Changting didn't answer, apparently a little unconvinced.

Xie Yan said indifferently: "Back then, the number one master of the Zhen Guojun, do you think it was a waste of fame?"

Wei Changting didn't answer, he was actually not familiar with Yu Chen.

When Yu Chen was in charge of the Zhen Guojun, he was still a small lieutenant who hung out with the late Emperor and Xie Yan.

However, he had personally witnessed the blow that Yu Chen caused to the Zhen Guo army back then.

Wei Changting couldn't help gnashing his teeth and said, "How can he still have face...how dare he!"

Xie Yan said: "Let's go and see together how much he has improved over the years."

Luo Junyao hurriedly said, "I'll go too!"

Xie Yan raised his hand to support the palace flower on her temple, nodded and said, "Okay."

Hearing that Wei Changting gave Xie Yan a strange look, it is conceivable that the following things will never be so peaceful.Is it really good for His Royal Highness the Prince Regent to take the newlywed princess there?

But thinking of Cui Zheyu, the princess is still a girl even though she is young, maybe it would be better if she was in the past?

(End of this chapter)