Resourceful beauty

Chapter 179
After the Ghost Festival, the situation in the capital suddenly became a bit confusing.

The news from Yao Country came one after another, but none of them were definite news, most of them were "supposedly" or "heard of". Fang Ruxuan heard about it a few times, and then gradually stopped paying attention.

Among the so-called truths, whether it is the eldest prince who has the title of eldest son, the third prince whose mother clan is powerful, the seventh prince who is quite favored by the emperor, or Chu Yuan who returned to Yao Kingdom with the appearance of a dark horse, no matter It's not that easy for anyone who wants to get to the reserve position in one step, so just relying on the real and accurate news from those people is not enough to convince Fang Ruxuan.

Fang Ruxuan always believed that no matter whether she won or lost, Chu Yuan would tell her personally. Even though there was no such agreement between the two of them, she believed that Chu Yuan would definitely understand.

Calm down, the turmoil in the city will not disturb her, Fang Ruxuan still reads books and plays the piano every day, chats with Chen Mei, and goes to Ningshanbo Mansion to accompany Princess Sixteen in her spare time, her life is fulfilling and comfortable.

One day at the end of July, Fang Ruxuan came back from Ningshan Bo's Mansion, and the carriage was only halfway through, when it began to rain heavily outside.

By the time they got all the way back to Shu Yuxuan, Fang Ruxuan's skirt was half wet.

After bathing and changing clothes, she drank the ginger soup brought by Clove, Fang Ruxuan lay back on the soft couch again, and saw a palm-sized brocade box on the small table.

Fang Ruxuan picked up the box and asked Ding Xiang, "Who sent it?"

Ding Xiang was stunned, shook her head, went out to ask Su Ye, and came back with a frightened expression on her face, "Miss, I haven't sent anything to Miss from outside all day today. Su Ye said that it was going to rain just now." When she came to close the window, there was nothing else on the table except the book "Strange Records of Mountains and Seas" that Miss usually reads and the Hetian jade paperweight."

"Miss, do you want your servant to report back to the princess?"

Ding Xiang asked nervously.

Someone quietly sneaked into Prince Qi's mansion, and put the things in Fang Ruxuan's room accurately, before anyone in Shu Yuxuan was disturbed, let's not talk about light work, just this courage is enough to make people feel scared .

Fang Ruxuan's heart moved, she shook her head, "No need."

Ding Xiang turned around suspiciously and went out. Fang Ruxuan opened the box and saw a jade pendant carved into the shape of a peach blossom. Turning it over, there was a row of small characters engraved on the back: In the coming year, let's enjoy the peach blossom together, okay?
It seemed to be a simple invitation, but Fang Ruxuan's heart was bursting with joy.

At such a tense moment, Chu Yuan can still make jokes like this. Does that mean that the current situation in Yao Kingdom is under his control, so he can handle it effortlessly?
This kind of cognition made Fang Ruxuan feel at ease. She didn't even think about where her uneasiness these days came from.

Outside the window, the sound of raindrops falling on the ground could still be heard, but Fang Ruxuan seemed to see a beam of light in her heart, which made her a little overjoyed.

Stretching out the window, Fang Ruxuan took a deep breath and felt the depression in her heart. After being depressed for so long, I vomited out.

During dinner time, Fang Ruxuan had a great appetite, and Fang Ruxuan dropped a few chopsticks on the plate of rock sugar knuckles, causing Ding Xiang and Su Ye to look sideways, thinking that she had been treated poorly at Ningshan Bo's mansion for lunch.

Fang Ruxuan just smiled and said nothing, looking at the shiny elbow, she just thought it was pleasing to the eye no matter how it looked.

After that day, Fang Ruxuan heard about the outside affairs again, and she just listened to it like gossip, but Fang Zhengjun and Chen Mei were worried about Fang Ruxuan's marriage in private, but there was nothing they could do.

There are only a few famous ones in the capital, they can pick and choose, they can like them, the other party may feel that Qi Wang's mansion is tabooed by the emperor and he is not willing to marry, and the rest of them either have a housemate at home or have friends outside. Too many people often go to Fireworks and Willow Lane, and after inquiring carefully, Fang Zhengjun was a little discouraged and found out: his sister is too good, and there is no suitable candidate in the huge capital city.

If the capital is not good, then go to Jiangbei to find out. Fang Zhengjun moved his eyes to the side.

But before he could figure it out, the palace issued an order, and Xuan Fang Ruxuan entered the palace to accompany him.

The decree was sent from Fengyi Palace, and she was accompanied by the Empress Dowager of Yongshou Palace. Now, even though Chen Mei had a clear mind, she was a little confused.

The father-in-law who came to announce the decree was Jiang Youcheng, the chief eunuch of Fengyi Palace. He smiled at Chen Mei and Fang Ruxuan and said, "The concubine and princess Xuanyi don't need to be busy preparing. Are there any good things in this palace? The empress dowager and empress Your Majesty has always liked Princess Xuanyi, now that she has issued a decree of favor, please hurry up and come with us into the palace with Princess Xuanyi."

Confused, Fang Ruxuan carefully told Chen Mei not to worry about her, and brought kapok and clove into the palace.

As if to show her favor, the empress specially assigned the Yanxi Palace where the Sixteenth Princess lived to Fang Ruxuan. Whether it was from Yanxi Palace to Fengyi Palace or Yongshou Palace, it was only a few steps away, even soft The sedan chair is saved.

After settling down, Fang Ruxuan went to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects to the queen. The queen said softly, saying that the queen mother always liked Fang Ruxuan, so she was announced as a companion in the palace.

When they arrived at Yongshou Palace, the Empress Dowager didn't say a word about Xuan Fang Ruxuan's intention to enter the palace. She took her by the hand and asked kindly if Su Ri had learned the rules from the nuns when she was in Jiangbei. The old nanny who retreated from the back, nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time, called Lu nanny over, and asked her to go to the House of Internal Affairs to pick a few good-tempered and strict nuns to send to Yanxi Hall.

Looking back, the Empress Dowager carefully told Fang Ruxuan that she must learn the rules from the Nunnery.

Now, no matter how stupid Fang Ruxuan was, she also knew that it would not be that simple to stay in the palace this time. When she leaves the palace again, maybe her marriage has already been settled.

I just don't know where this marriage will end up.

For the second time in her life, Fang Ruxuan felt that her fate was controlled by others.

The previous time was also because of her own marriage. That time, Mrs. Gu from the Ministry of Officials directly begged Concubine Lin Gui. In the end, she got such an ambiguous sentence from Emperor Rui'an. At that time, Fang Ruxuan knew about her own marriage. , I'm afraid there are other arrangements from above.

This time, Fang Ruxuan was more sure of her thoughts, but because of this, she was even more uncertain.

That kind of feeling, as if you are a pawn in the opponent's chess game, the opponent has already prepared to place you on a certain point, but they just don't tell you, so that your heart is always hanging, like autumn leaves , was blown by the wind and swirled in the air, but didn't know where it was going to fall.

The next day, while Madam Lu sent four nuns to teach, she also brought twelve maidservants, all of whom were fifteen or sixteen years old, to serve Princess Xuanyi in the euphemistic name.

Since this day, Fang Ruxuan has twelve hours a day, except for the time from Hai hour in the evening to Mao hour in the morning, which can be her own. The rest of the time is either practicing etiquette, or surrounded by tailoring clothes and jewelry wearing by the imperial masters. After a whole day, Fang Ruxuan felt that her arms and legs no longer belonged to her.

As for the situation outside the palace, Fang Ruxuan was completely unaware of it.

Kapok and Ding Xiang used the excuse that they wanted to go back to the palace to pick up some things, but they were also stopped by the Ministry of Internal Affairs because there was nothing in the palace. Outside, Chen Mei handed over a sign to enter the palace to see Fang Ruxuan, but they were also stopped by the smiling tiger eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The concubine Wang Shizi was about to give birth, but she refused on the grounds that An Xin was waiting in Prince Qi's mansion to give birth.

The news from the outside couldn't get in, and the people inside couldn't get out, Fang Ruxuan really became a canary in the royal cage.

But every time she asked about the queen mother secretly, the queen mother always looked at Fang Ruxuan with a smile and said, "It's a good thing, it's a good thing after all, and Ruxuan will live in the palace with peace of mind. This is your home."

Family?
Her home is in Jiangbei, in Prince Qi's Mansion, how could she be in this palace?
With full of doubts, in a blink of an eye, July is over, and it seems that the Mid-Autumn Festival is getting closer day by day.

Thinking that the royal family values ​​filial piety and family happiness the most, and I want to go back to my home to have a family reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace must not refuse, right?Fang Ruxuan took the patience to learn the rules and etiquette from the mother-in-law, and tried on dresses and jewelry with an impeccable smile. For this, she was praised by the queen mother and empress.

On the evening of August [-]th, when I went to Yongshou Palace to pay my respects, Fang Ruxuan promptly mentioned her intention of going back to Prince Qi's mansion for the Mid-Autumn Festival the next day.

The queen mother was stunned for a moment, "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival so soon?"

Naturally, she agreed, but repeatedly told Fang Ruxuan that she had to come back to the palace before the Haishi palace ban, Fang Ruxuan nodded yes.

On the second day, she still learned the rules. After noon, Fang Ruxuan left the palace with kapok and cloves, and returned to Prince Qi's mansion with the ceremonial guards prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Along the way, there were endless discussions in her ears.

In the carriage, Ding Xiang leaned close to Fang Ruxuan's ear and whispered, "Miss, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a full set of princess ceremonies for the lady."

How could Fang Ruxuan not know?
However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not be so negligent as to make such an obvious mistake, it must have been said by the boss.

Everything in Prince Qi's Mansion was as usual, and because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was arranged to be extra festive. There were thousands of words in my heart that I wanted to say to my father, but Fang Ruxuan couldn't say anything about the two nuns who never left her.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in the Hanxiang Pavilion in the backyard, and the whole family sat together, and it happened that one table was full.

After drinking for three rounds, firecrackers suddenly sounded outside the gate of King Qi's mansion, and the housekeeper came to pass the news that there was an imperial decree in the palace.

No one expected this to happen. A group of people rushed to the front hall in a hurry. The housekeeper had already set up the incense table, and King Qi brought the whole family to kneel down to receive the order.

"By heaven's blessing, the emperor's decree said, Fang Ruxuan, the princess of Xuanyi County, is gentle and respectful, Rou Jiaweize, and Suxian of etiquette. Today, she canonize as Princess Xuanyi and bestows her marriage on the crown prince of Yao Kingdom. Make arrangements for the office owner's wedding ceremony, please."

Prince Yao?

Fang Ruxuan was a little dazed.

　The sun was shining brightly all day long, but UU’s eyes never opened. After a long time, she burst into tears. It’s hard to finish this chapter after the sun goes down. It’s really not easy~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)