Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 38

The Jingshan stampede last time finally came to an end. The government sent doctors from the hospital to treat the wounded for free. Those who died unfortunately also gave money to their families for a decent burial.

After all, it was an accident, and everyone was sad and there was no way to change it, so after crying a few times at home, they returned to normal life.

After all, life still has to go on, ordinary people have to be strong.

The palace was even more unaffected. In the harem, the empress was busy all day long, trying to choose a concubine for the third prince.

She held a big party on the third prince's 16th birthday, and invited some respectable wives in the capital to enjoy the flowers in the garden.

This garden is Chengbi Garden, which has the most beautiful scenery among these imperial gardens.

It is said that the third prince will be the queen, and the emperor will reward him with this garden.

The third prince is the most popular candidate for the crown prince. Everyone knows the purpose of this flower viewing feast, so those who bring to the flower viewing feast, as long as there are unmarried daughters and relatives, they are all well-dressed.

Naturally, the Duke's Mansion also received invitations. In previous years, Shi Nianjiao went to such banquets alone. Xu Ruyun had to take care of Lu Ruqing and couldn't be distracted.

This year, He Shaoguang should naturally accompany Shi Nianjiao who is pregnant.

They went neither early nor late, and there were several other carriages parked at the door.

At the door, I ran into Luo Guiwan, the daughter-in-law of the Shaoqing Mansion in Dali Temple. She looked very thin and frail. She was wearing a lavender dress with butterfly and narcissus, and a pair of big sleeves of milk cloud gauze over it. shirt.

The temperament is cold, with a taste of "I want to go home with the wind".

He Shaoguang was afraid that a gust of wind would blow her away, seeing that her maid was also holding her tightly, not daring to relax.

"It's really tiring to come to today's flower viewing banquet just like this." He Shaoguang sighed, it seems that the family doesn't feel sorry for this daughter who was born with a weak disease.

"I also know, how could the third concubine choose a sick child?" Shi Nianjiao's words were not pleasant, but there was some truth to them.

"Okay, let's not walk around today, you are almost six months old."

He Shaoguang reached out to help her, but Shi Nianjiao slapped her away.

"Fuck you, how can I be so delicate?" After saying that, she walked forward with her belly outstretched.

When the banquet started, He Shaoguang followed the wives and went to the main hall to greet the queen.The queen was almost 50 years old, and she kindly asked them to get up.

It was only then that He Shaoguang saw the woman in the arse-red palace attire next to the queen, and she was not dressed as a concubine, so she should be the eldest princess under the queen's knees.

The eldest princess is almost 30 years old, and her son-in-law is Marquis of Qingjiang.They have been married for seven years and have a son and a daughter.

Today, I also came to see the candidates for the third brother among these young girls who have not left the court.

"You don't need to salute me soon, let's take your seats. I looked over for you when I came here. The chrysanthemums outside are blooming well."

The title of the eldest princess is Mingzhu, and there is no other princess with a title in this dynasty, so she has a high prestige in the eyes of the officials.

"Mingzhu, entertain these young wives and girls. I'll talk to the wives of the Hou Mansion." Of course, the queen went out of the palace to do more than this. The wives of several Hou's mansions drew closer.

There is Mingzhu in the matter of looking for her son, she is very relieved, and only needs to make a final decision among the candidates.

Of her son and daughter, the third prince is a little weaker, but Mingzhu has a strong temper.

The place where the banquet is held at the back is called Liuyun Pavilion. It is built on the water, and the scenery is very beautiful. There is a misty area in the distance, and the mountains and rivers are connected.

He Shaoguang and Shi Nianjiao followed in the main force, looking at these women, wanting to see which ones were more outstanding.

The eldest princess was very warm to a beautiful girl who was wearing a carmine embroidered orange begonia-patterned skirt and a red golden-haired empty begonia on her head. She kept holding her hand and greeted her in front of her.

He Shaoguang wondered who this person was, dressed so expensively?

Listening to Shi Nianjiao's inner and outer meanings, this is Qiao Yuping, the fourth daughter of the empress dowager's natal family Ningkanghou, and of the four daughters in the family, this is the only one left to be married.

It seems to be a quiet one. I don't know how his temper is?

Surrounded by a group of young girls on the other side is Yin Xuan, the eldest daughter of the left deputy capital of the third-rank civil inspectorate.

This person is obviously dressed up today too, wearing a peach-colored skirt with plum blossoms and a hundred waters that drags the floor, and a golden step shaker with hundreds of flowers and pearls on his head. He has a very elegant temperament and a good appearance.

In addition to his father working in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his grandfather also taught the sage when he was a child.

If one were to choose the third prince and concubine solely based on her looks and her family background, I'm afraid this or Qiao Yuping would be close to each other.

"Hey, why didn't you see her little concubine sister today?" Shi Nianjiao felt strange.

"what?"

"This Yin Xuan is also strange. She is inseparable from the daughters of other concubines in the family, but she is inseparable from the daughter of an aunt." Shi Nianjiao used to often see her at various banquets, "No, let me just say , where there is her, her concubine will definitely follow."

Looking in the direction of Shi Nianjiao's pursed mouth, Yin Xuan was followed closely by a thin and inconspicuous figure in the shadow of her fragrant clothes.Because there are so many people, it seems a bit difficult.

Although she is a concubine, the water-blue satin skirt with a plain gauze cover and the white jade hairpin with hollowed-out lotus pattern on her head are all good things, not something a little concubine can have.

Thinking about it in my heart, the question came out of my mouth.

"Yin Xuan gave it to her. She is very kind to this sister. This Yin Yili only follows her sister. She doesn't even listen to Master Yin's words very well, and she doesn't understand them."

Among the crowd, He Shaoguang saw familiar faces, Chen Yuexian and Jiang Ninglu were there, but Li Jinghe was not there.

Presumably Li Jinghe stopped contacting them a long time ago, right?
After finally figuring out the faces and family backgrounds of these people, He Shaoguang heard a servant report that Wu Lingyu, the daughter of General Hussars, had arrived.

This was the only one who was late, and He Shaoguang just wanted to see what the deity looked like.

Good guy, He Shaoguang thought, so handsome!If this is a man, Lu Xiaowen can't compare to her.

He came wearing a black gold wishful cloud pattern riding suit and a sword.The hair is not tied up in a bun, but is tied high with a purple gold hair crown, which is really heroic.

It is really eye-catching among all the delicate flowers.

Because she came late, only He Shaoguang's side had vacancy, so she walked straight over here.

"Miss Wu, please sit down." He Shaoguang liked this girl's looks to death, and her temperament was so free and easy. Since she came like this, she must have no intention of taking that position.

I can't stop the queen and princess from being fond of her.

Still holding Qiao Yuping's hand, the eldest princess came over and found a place to sit down.

He Shaoguang was immediately overwhelmed by flattery. She had originally sought this position to watch the fun and no one came, but now all the central characters came to her place at once.

The near-water towers are the first to get the moon, and the excitement can be seen more intuitively.

The eldest princess directly ignored He Shaoguang, but greeted Wu Lingyu with greetings.

"Miss Wu has been in Shannan for several months, but are you still used to it?"

Wu Lingyu was still indifferent to the eldest princess, and slightly cupped her hands: "Thank you for your concern, the eldest princess. I grew up in Shannan since I was a child, and I am used to it."

He Shaoguang noticed that she claimed to be a minister instead of a minister's daughter, so the eldest princess said again: "Yes, you have a position now, and you are the first female general in the Duan Dynasty. Congratulations."

He Shaoguang's eyes widened, thinking that this is too handsome.

If you can be an official yourself, what man do you rely on?
(End of this chapter)