Donggong Zhangjiao

Lan Liangyuan was finally on the list of people leaving the palace.

It had nothing to do with her going to Jingqian Palace to express some of her thoughts secretly by sending her handmade lotus seed ice cream.

When Pei Yao went to see her on her birthday, he had already decided to take her there.

Whether he can accompany him out of the palace or not has little to do with whether he is favored or not. After all, except for Fang Yun who really wants to take him with him, Pei Yao is too lazy to take anyone else in the harem, but he can't take only Fang Yun. If there is only one Yun, there must be several others, so Pei Yao can be regarded as the person chosen according to the situation in the court.

Of course they are Xu Lingyi and Lan Liangyuan.

When the news came out, Lan Liangyuan was very happy. For her, being able to follow Pei Yao out of the palace this time meant being favored, which was naturally a good thing.

There is no surprise for Xu Lingyi. After all, the queen has promised that she can go.

But when the news came out, the queen knew that Lan Liangyuan was also going, so she still called Xu Lingyi to Fengxuan Palace.

Of course a few words of advice are indispensable.

In addition to the instructions, the queen also told Xu Lingyi some new news.

"I originally planned to tell you after we are settled, but now you have to leave the palace to accompany me for about two months. I am not with you, and I am afraid that you will lose your temper again, so I decided to tell you now. Thanks to you, now you and I can be considered both prosperous and devastated."

"What do you mean by this, ma'am?"

Xu Lingyi was not sure what the queen wanted to reveal, so she asked honestly.

The queen put down the tea cup in her hand and said softly with her lips raised.

"As you know, last year's Xinke Tanhualang was my cousin. He was good-looking and well-behaved. He had not yet been engaged. Now he happened to be attracted to your uncle's daughter. I remember this eldest son of the Xu family. The fifth girl is one year younger than you, and is also your direct cousin. Both parties are satisfied with each other, so they are preparing for the auspicious day next month to celebrate and get engaged."

Speaking of these two people, Xu Lingyi naturally knew that the big family was closely related, especially since the eldest uncle and his father were born from the same mother, so the eldest brother and the second brother were naturally close. The fifth girl of the eldest son, Xu Linran, was the same age as Xu Lingyi. Similarly, they were also very good friends in the boudoir.

Now the head of the Xu family's eldest house, who is Xu Lingyi's direct uncle, is an official in the Supervisory Office. He is the censor of the fourth rank Youqiandu and is the supervisory official.

Lu Qi'an and Xu Lingyi had also heard about this new Hua Lang from the Lu family.

Last year, Lu Tanhua attracted the hearts of many ladies in Beijing because of her good looks, and almost everyone knew about it.

But Xu Lingyi didn't expect that Lu Tanhua would actually become her brother-in-law.

After all, due to his uncle's official position, this marriage was to his cousin Xu Linran.

After a while, he was surprised and said, "I don't know anything about this."

"I don't blame you. You haven't been in contact with your family recently, and I just found out that they met at a poetry gathering not long ago. They both thought it was suitable for each other, and the family also thought it was good, so it was settled. "The queen said with a smile, "So from now on, our Lu and Xu families will also be married."

One is prosperous, one is prosperous, one is deprived, and the other is deprived, that is to say, here.

Xu Lingyi bowed and nodded, "Yes, Lu Tanhua is both talented and beautiful, and has a dignified conduct. It is a good marriage for my concubine's sister to marry Lu Tanhua."

"Qian is a good boy, but your sister is also very good. She is smart, dignified, and beautiful. This is a match made in heaven."

The queen was in a good mood, and after praising a few words, she added.

"However, I told you in advance today that when I ask you to accompany me out of the palace, you must be more cautious in your words and actions. Don't just be happy for the happy event, let alone publicize it. The engagement will not be until the auspicious day next month. Now I am talking to the outside world for fear of damaging your sister's reputation, so I think you know the rules in your heart."

"Don't worry, my concubine, I know what's going on."

Xu Lingyi responded immediately. Growing up in a scholarly family like the Xu family, no matter whether I did it or not, I knew all about etiquette clearly in my heart.

Before the man actually comes to propose marriage, the woman goes outside and says that this doesn't sound good and she will be laughed at and hated by others.

She has a good relationship with her cousin, so Xu Lingyi is naturally tight-lipped and will not harm her cousin.

The queen saw that she looked trustworthy, so she didn't say any more about this, and then explained some other matters and let her go.

After Xu Lingyi left, Tim Mo removed the cold tea and said smoothly.

"Fortunately, the one who entered the palace is Xu Lingyi, not the fifth girl from the Xu family's eldest room. According to the information that the slaves heard, the fifth girl from the eldest room is very smart and neat."

"Xu Lingyi was spoiled and careless. Unlike Xu Linran, although she was a young girl, she was carefully and strictly raised. Even my mother and aunt praised her for being the mistress of everyone at a young age. She must be A nice girl, it’s great to have a child like Qi’an.”

Speaking of this future sibling, the queen was very satisfied.

Although Xu Linran's father's official position is not high, Xu Lingyi's father is now the top leader of the Hanlin Academy and is married to the first house. Xu Lingyi's second house will also be tied to the Lu family. This is a tacit understanding of marriage between big families.

Furthermore, Xu Linran's mother, Shen, the head of the Xu family's eldest family, was born as a general, and her natal brother was capable and was now appointed as the commander of the Zhongzhou Guards.

Moreover, the commander of Zhongzhou Guard is old and will retire in the next two or three years. At that time, the Shen family will be the most likely successor.

The commander of a state has military power, so this marriage will naturally bring the Shen family and the Lu family together.

Nowadays, it is not easy for big families to stay in the imperial court safely. It is important to win over the new rich, but the family will still quietly re-establish the relationship network.

Pei Yao knew it in his heart, but he turned a blind eye to all this.

After all, it is impossible and cannot be one size fits all.

Just keep it within your control.

But at the moment, the marriage between the Lu family and the Xu family is still not known to the public, so in the harem, what everyone is most concerned about is leaving the palace to escape the summer heat.

Those who couldn't go were naturally regretful, but people like Concubine Jin and Concubine Song could accept it and didn't really care.

You can still take care of the children if you stay in the palace.

Because they have to study on time, the children don't go.

But there are also those who care a lot, such as Wan Bin.

She desperately wanted to go, but she couldn't think of anyone to ask for help.

She couldn't lose face with the queen and Fang Yun. It was unrealistic for her to beg in front of Pei Yao, and she was very irritable for a while.

However, there are also people who can understand her anxiety, such as the most gentle and considerate imperial concubine.

When Pei Yao came to Yuzhang Palace in the evening, Fang Yun raised the matter about Wan Concubine in a timely manner.

"The emperor went to the palace to escape the summer heat and brought three concubines with him. There are not many people. I thought it would be better to bring Wan Wan with him."

"Why did I suddenly think of her?" Pei Yao sat down, took a sip from the tea cup handed by Qingrong, "If I can only take you with me, I won't even bring the other two."