Donggong Zhangjiao

On the Jingqian Palace side, Pei Yao's reply was quick.

He said that there is still time before the fifth prince's full moon banquet. Now that he is free and the weather is good, he might as well summon him to the palace in the next two days to have a look.

After listening to this, Fang Yun glanced at the sunny weather outside and then gave instructions softly.

"Then let Yuan He go to the Qu family and ask Miss Qu to come to the palace tomorrow to drink tea and enjoy the flowers with me."

"Yes, the slave obeys."

Yuanhe nodded in response.

outside the palace.

Qufu.

Master Qu and his wife Zhang were surprised when they heard that the father-in-law in charge of Concubine Zhao's palace was coming, but they vaguely guessed what was going on, so they quickly welcomed him out.

"I have met Master Qu, Madam." Yuan He saluted respectfully.

Qu Hong quickly waved his hand, "My father-in-law is too polite. I don't know what's going on when my father-in-law comes here?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just that our lady, seeing that the weather has been good these past two days, wants to invite the girl in the palace to have tea and enjoy the flowers in the palace tomorrow. I don't know if Miss Qu has time."

As soon as the couple heard this, they knew what was going on.

After all, Pei Yao also informed their family about this marriage first. Now when he heard that Concubine Zhao was asking her daughter to enter the palace, he guessed that Concubine Zhao also liked this marriage. Once you meet someone, you can settle down.

Then Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "It is my great fortune to be summoned by the empress. Naturally, I have to go to the palace to pay my respects."

"It's good if Miss Qu has time." Yuan He nodded with a smile and ordered someone to bring up the prepared things. "These things are small gifts prepared by the empress for everyone in the house. Please accept them, sir and madam."

"Thank you madam for the reward."

Qu Hong and Zhang ordered someone to take it and salute.

Yuan He saw it and felt in his heart that Qu's family was good, gentle and polite, neither humble nor overbearing, and the couple seemed harmonious.

Girls raised in such a family will definitely be good.

After returning to the palace, he reported the truth to Fang Yun.

And these words undoubtedly made Fang Yun feel a little more at ease, but what kind of person he is, he still has to see him before making a final conclusion.

The next day, the weather was also good.

According to the previously agreed time, Yan Wei was sent to pick up people at the palace gate.

Not long after waiting, before the hour was up, I saw a carriage with a sign bearing the character "qu" coming from outside the palace gate.

It can be seen that this girl from the Qu family was afraid of being late, so she came early.

Yan Wei put a smile on her face and hurried forward to greet him.

"My servant Yan Wei, the maid of Yuzhang Palace, has met Miss Qu."

While she was saluting, the woman in the carriage also came down holding on to the maid's hand.

With a gentle smile, he said, "Sister, no courtesy. If Jing doesn't understand the rules in the palace, I will ask my sister for more advice later."

The legitimate daughter of the Qu family, named Qu Jingruo, glanced at the maid next to her. The latter understood, took out a delicate purse from her arms, and stuffed it into Yan Wei's hand.

"Young lady, you're welcome. Refreshments have been prepared in the palace. Please leave with me, young lady." Yan accepted it with a smile, bowed and saluted.

It was also at this time that she discovered that this daughter-in-law of the Qu family was actually just pretty and not outstanding in appearance.

But his temperament and manners are excellent, which is a bonus.

Of course, these are not things that Yan Wei can see or say much. He just silently leads the way to Yuzhang Palace.

Unexpectedly, when the group of people reached the fork in the road leading to Zhongcui Palace, they suddenly heard a faint cry of a child, and immediately after, a thin figure stumbled over and ran over. Two eunuchs are chasing this way.

Just when Qu Jingruo was feeling strange, the child got caught under his feet and fell to the ground.Seeing this scene, Qu Jinruo couldn't care less and hurried over to help the child up and gently patted the dust on his body.

Yan Wei followed closely now, "Third Prince?"

"Third Prince, please slow down!" The few people behind also caught up.

No wonder I can't keep up, I'm holding a tray in my hand.

Seeing that the third prince was covered in dust, his face changed with fright, and he quickly put down what he was holding and came around.

At this moment, Qu Jingruo also knew the identity of the child in her arms, her face was thoughtful, and then she also stood up and saluted respectfully.

"The courtier has met His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

Regardless of whether the child understands or not, she must have the courtesy she deserves.

At this moment, the two eunuchs were about to take the third prince away, but as soon as they stretched out their hands, the third prince pushed him away, crying and refusing to be hugged.

Probably because Qu Jinruo helped him up just now, the third prince began to hide behind Qu Jinruo, grabbing her skirt and crying.

After hesitating for a moment, Qu Jingruo knelt down and took out his handkerchief to wipe the third prince's tears.

"Your Highness, please stop crying. I will give you something as a gift, okay?"

This title is very official. Both the prince and the princess can be called "His Royal Highness", but those who are close to him and serve him directly call him the third prince, fourth prince, etc.

The third prince pursed his lips, but still had tears in his eyes.

At this time, Qu Jingruo smiled and took out a silver-tailed carp from her purse and handed it to the third prince. It was the size of a knuckle, delicate and cute.

After all, the third prince was young, so when he saw this gadget, he was also attracted to it and stopped crying.

He took it from Qu Jingruo's hand and looked around, very curious.

At this moment, Qu Jingruo said to the two eunuchs behind the third prince, "Don't worry, father-in-law, this silver carp is a small blessing object that my brother asked for in the temple. I carry it in my purse with me. It is clean." of."

"Don't dare, I'd like to thank you, girl."

The two eunuchs recognized that Yan Wei was from Yuzhang Palace, so they were very polite.

Yan Wei didn't say anything, and just watched as the two people came forward to take the third prince away, and then continued to lead Qu Jingruo to Yuzhang Palace.

After getting far away, he smiled and said, "The girl is gentle and kind-hearted. The third prince's biological mother, Yang, was just demoted from the concubine to the concubine due to an old incident in the residence, and she is still grounded."

Hearing this, Qu Jingruo looked slightly surprised, and the maid who followed her even tightened her expression.

But Yan Wei seemed not to notice and continued.

"It's a coincidence that the reason why Concubine Yang was demoted was because she wanted to frame our empress for using witchcraft to murder the third prince. After so many years, she was finally found out by the emperor. It can be seen that the sky net is vast and sparse. No leaks.”

"Yes, I'm sorry for the third prince. His biological mother is like this, so even an innocent child has to be affected. I saw that he was crying so sadly just now. His body was thin, as if he was weak."

Qu Jingruo said softly.

When she said this, Yan Wei turned back to look at her, then narrowed his eyes and said.

"Yes, the third prince was born prematurely. Like our fourth prince, he is physically weak."

After listening, Qu Jingruo nodded and didn't answer any more.

Yanwei didn't say anything else and just silently led the people to Yuzhang Palace.

When he arrived, Fang Yun was playing with the fourth prince and second princess in the room.

The school has a day off today, so the second princess doesn't have to go to class.

After hearing someone's report that the girl from the Qu family had arrived, Fang Yuncai ordered Qingrong to take care of the two children, then got up and went to the outer hall. (End of chapter)