The black belly prince falls from the sky and the cute concubine

Chapter 20 Encounter with the Eighth Prince

Before the sunset, a large group of people had already gathered in the open-air venue of the Royal Garden.The men are dressed in official uniforms or brocade gowns, looking graceful and suave, hoping to win the favor of the women at such a banquet.And the girls were even more dressed in red and willow green, and they took out the best clothes and jewelry in their lives, eager to catch the eyes of the world-renowned Crown Prince.

Once she can become the prince's favorite woman, even if she can't become a prince concubine or empress in the future, she can at least become one of the favorite concubines. It can be said that the future is boundless, and the prosperity and wealth are endless. This is naturally the wish of all women.

Furthermore, this type of palace banquet is originally a place for women to compete for beauty. The concubines in the inner courtyard of the palace and the daughters of wealthy families are not allowed to leave their courtyards at will on weekdays, and they cannot show their talents and beauty. If you don't want to be eye-catching at this time, when will you wait?
After walking out of the East Palace, Xia Jinhan put down Shangguan Qing'er, took her little hand instead, and led her slowly towards the Royal Garden.

The East Palace is still some distance away from the Imperial Garden. Under normal circumstances, the crown prince can go there in a soft sedan chair. After traveling for so many days, it stands to reason that the emperor would not let him just walk there.But in order to let Shangguan Qing'er get acquainted with the environment of the East Palace and the Imperial Palace, Xia Jinhan personally introduced some scenery and palaces to her, so she chose to walk there.

Along the way, holding Shangguan Qing'er's soft little hand, followed by a group of servants who lowered their heads and didn't dare to breathe aloud, Xia Jinhan was in a very good mood, occasionally pointing at a certain palace, to give Introduced by Shangguan Qinger.

Entering the palace for the first time, Shangguan Qing'er was inevitably curious about the surrounding buildings and scenery, with a pair of big eyes, he kept looking around, and was constantly surprised by the architecture of the ancient palace, even amazed.

Along the way, apart from the pavilions and luxurious palaces, what Shangguan Qing'er saw the most was the uninterrupted green plants along the way.Although the building of this imperial palace is solemn and magnificent, but under the cover of a large area of ​​green vegetation, it is much softer. Being in it, Shangguan Qing'er has a feeling of comfort and enjoyment.It's like a person, no, a person who is very close to him came to a scenic spot to visit.

It's just that the difference is that she must live in this place in the future and deal with the people in this place, instead of simply coming to play.

It was still early, Xia Jinhan was not at all in a hurry to go to the Imperial Garden, but took Shangguan Qing'er to slowly look at the scenery on the road.

"Wow, these flowers are so beautiful." Walking in front of a palace gate, Shangguan Qing'er's eyes lit up. Looking at the big peony flower, she couldn't help running over, but was pulled by Xia Jinhan. Living.

"Qingyun, find someone to plant some in the East Palace tomorrow." Xia Jinhan pulled Shangguan Qing'er and said in a low voice, "This is the bedroom of Concubine Shu, don't run around."

Shangguan Qing'er heard the words, looked up at the three large characters of Peony Palace on the gate of the palace, and understood that it was the place where the emperor's concubine lived, and Xia Jinhan couldn't just go in with an identity like Xia Jinhan, otherwise it would easily attract criticism.Then he stopped, turned around and followed Xia Jinhan to continue walking towards the imperial garden.

It's just that at this time, an obviously immature but old-fashioned voice came from behind them.

"Mother and concubine, when Xuan'er grows up, he will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy just like the prince's elder brother."

"Xuan'er has such an ambition, the concubine is very happy, but you are still young, and if you want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy like His Royal Highness, you have to train hard these years." This is an elegant and indifferent The female voice, it was clearly what the mother said to her son, but the voice was so light that it seemed to be talking to a stranger.

Shangguan Qing'er frowned, turned his head, and saw a cold and arrogant young woman wearing a red palace dress embroidered with large peony flowers and wearing light makeup.She brought a boy who was only five or six years old in a navy blue robe, and appeared at the gate of the palace with peonies just now.

The boy saw Shangguan Qing'er first, saw her small and exquisite, pink-looking, thought she was a little princess from some palace, a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.Then he raised his head and saw Xia Jinhan who was holding Shangguan Qing'er, he was slightly taken aback, a blush flashed across his face, and he immediately bowed his head and saluted, "Your Highness, Your Highness is a thousand years old."

"See Your Highness the Crown Prince." Concubine Shu Jin Mudan was also stunned when she saw Xia Jinhan and the little girl he was leading, and then bowed her knees, saluting neither in a hurry nor in a haughty manner.

"See Your Highness the Crown Prince..." The maids following Concubine Shu also saluted.

Xia Jinhan slightly raised her hand, her long sleeves fluttered, bringing a faint fragrance, her thin cherry-colored lips parted slightly, and said, "Your Majesty Shu and the Eighth Brother don't need to be polite."

Concubine Shu got up, glanced at Xia Jinhan lightly, and then said, "Congratulations to Your Highness for returning from this great victory. Your Majesty has been very happy to hear the news of your triumphant return."

"Thanks to the great love of the father and emperor, this palace has the opportunity to make meritorious service." After finishing speaking, Xia Jinhan lowered his head and said to Shangguan Qing'er, "Qing'er, I will meet Concubine Shu and His Highness the Eighth Prince soon."

Shangguan Qing'er saw that Concubine Shu was only in her 20s, young and beautiful, but there was always a slight indifference between her brows, knowing that this person was the most favored Concubine Shu in the palace, she immediately smiled obediently , imitating the etiquette that Lihua taught her a few days ago, and saluted, "Qing'er sees Empress Shu, sees His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince."

Shangguan Qing'er's voice was sweet and soft, it didn't sound as delicate as the voices of the princesses in this palace, but it was neither humble nor overbearing, it was very comfortable to listen to.

Concubine Shu took a look at the well-dressed Shangguan Qing'er, she obviously didn't understand the identity of this little girl, but seeing Xia Jinhan holding her hand, she knew that this girl might have something to do with Xia Jinhan, so she took two steps forward and raised her hand , smiled lightly, "What a lovely child, don't be too polite."

"Thank you, ma'am." Shangguan Qing'er got up, his fair and pink face was red in the setting sun, very delicate and charming.

The Eighth Prince Xia Jinxuan looked at Shangguan Qing'er sharply, especially when he saw Xia Jinhan holding her hand, his face became a little ugly.

Although Concubine Shu is favored, she has always disliked participating in those palace fights, and she is very indifferent to anyone, so she naturally does not want to have too much interaction with the crown prince. She pulled Xia Jinxuan behind her and bowed slightly, "The celebration banquet is coming soon!" Now that it's started, I won't waste your Highness's time."

"My lady, please." Xia Jinhan nodded, pulled Shangguan Qing'er and strode forward.

But behind him, Xia Jinxuan was mature and said beside Concubine Shu, "Mother Concubine, who is that girl? Brother Prince is holding her hand..."

As the eighth prince, Xia Jinxuan has always been favored by the emperor in this palace because of his mother's favor. Moreover, he has admired the prince Xia Jinhan since he was a child, and has always regarded Xia Jinhan as his role model.Because Xia Jinxuan was very sensible since he was a child, Xia Jinhan was also friendly to him. When he was younger, he would often follow Xia Jinhan's back, clamoring for Xia Jinhan to take him to play. Xia Jinhan was very indifferent to others, but not to him. meeting.

(End of this chapter)