Shao family has a daughter

Chapter 123
But now, I went down his steps to ease the relationship, and live in sweetness from now on, so that everyone can live more comfortably.My mother said that a man is not as good as a thousand days and a flower is not as successful as a hundred days.It's hard to say how long Gao Chen's patience will last, it really doesn't make sense to screw it up by himself, the only one who suffers will be himself.

Xianhui tried her best to persuade herself, trying her best to think about Gao Chen's benefits, but in the end, there was still a tinge of disbelief.

On February [-]th, Shangshang Daji, the canonization ceremony of the Empress of the Central Palace.

The eunuch in charge of rites looked solemn, holding a bright yellow book, and proclaimed loudly: "Now the Shao family has a daughter, who is beautiful in heart, well-groomed, gentle and obedient, gentle and virtuous..."

Xianhui was wearing a bright yellow court dress with phoenix and auspicious cloud patterns, a red gold phoenix crown on her head, and six hollow gold wings on the left and right sides, which set off her dignity, luxury, grace and generosity. After listening to the book quietly, the imperial edict.The eunuch of ceremonies closed the edict and handed it to the emperor. Gao Chen walked down solemnly and handed it to her.

"Queen." He smiled warmly, stretched out his hand and pulled her up the steps to sit down, and accepted the worship of the officials together.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

"The empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

In the center of the hall, thinking of the congratulatory sound of the officials, they all bowed to the ground, the scene was really shocking.

At this moment, only the emperor and empress shared it.

Gao Chen turned his head with a smile and looked at her, "Xianhui." On that petite and delicate face, her long eyebrows fell into her temples, and her bright eyes were as bright as stars, outlining her heart-wrenching face.She smiled slightly, showing the look of joy and satisfaction that she should have, but for some reason, she always felt that the smile couldn't reach her eyes.

Have you begun to accept yourself?Could it be that there is something I haven't done well?Or, she hasn't let go of her guard completely yet, and needs to continue to reconcile the relationship in the future.

In any case, it has already had a good start, and it should go smoothly in the future.

However, things did not go so smoothly.

The eighth day of March is the day of the show girl election, Gao Chen was worried that Xianhui would be unhappy, even though she said she didn't want show girls, she might not believe it if it didn't really come true.But the matter of the draft cannot be cancelled, otherwise there will be more trouble, and I really plan to select a few show girls, which is also useful.

After much deliberation, he decided to take her out again for horseback riding to relax, and of course it wouldn't be so thrilling this time.

As for Xianhui, now she is determined to be a good queen, so she naturally agrees.

Sometimes when I think about it, if the requirements are not so high, Gao Chen is actually pretty good.What he did before was just machismo, but he didn't harm himself, and he still protected himself.And now he thinks of himself everywhere, and is quite considerate and gentle, so he can be regarded as a good husband.

Also, the most important thing is that there has never been a concubine around, how rare it is to put it on the emperor.

Although this draft was held as usual, but after all, he was not pregnant. The emperor and queen mother were all watching, and all the officials were watching. He also had his own difficulties.Besides, he has already said that there will be no concubines in the harem in this draft, it is just going through the motions, I hope he will keep his word.

Now, Xianhui has to convince herself several times every day.

Then, he could show a smug smile, "Your Majesty, help me get on the horse."

Gao Chen looked at the bright eyes in her eyes, and felt happy, "Come on, step on my legs." With a little force, he gently sent her up.Just as they were about to get on their horses together, not far away, a young eunuch ran quickly and said something to Li Deqing, Li Deqing's face changed.

Could it be that there is something wrong with the court?He said: "Xianhui, wait."

Li Deqing whispered a few words quickly.

Gao Chen frowned, "Really?" Then he felt that it was unnecessary to ask, although the matter was bizarre, but given Li Deqing's courage, he would not dare to lie.

Li Deqing also said again and again: "Your Majesty, how dare a slave lie about such a thing?"

"Okay, you step back." Gao Chen waved his hand, and then pondered for a while, "Don't startle the snake." Thinking about how to deal with the news just heard, he didn't move for a long time.

"Your Majesty?" Xianhui turned back in doubt, and said hesitantly, "If you have something to do, we can ride a horse another day."

"It's okay." Gao Chen withdrew his thoughts and smiled, and came to mount his horse, "Let's go, I'll teach you."

At the end of the day, nothing happened.

In the following days, as long as he is free, Gao Chen will accompany Xianhui to the Xilin hunting ground to learn how to ride a horse.Although he also thought of other ways to please her, but now that he is the emperor and she is the queen, he might not be able to go shopping like her again.It would be safer to come to Xilin Hunting Ground, the two of them ride together, and there is an intimacy that cannot be found in other things.

After half a month of learning like this, Xianhui has already ridden in style.

"Not bad." Gao Chen watched her run around and boasted, "It seems that I don't need you as a master anymore."

Xianhui smiled and said: "Of course, you will be useless in the future."

Li Deqing and the others clicked their tongues when they heard it, be good... the co-authored emperor comes and goes immediately, and only the empress dared to say this.

But the emperor, who was always cold-faced and unapproachable, was still amiable.

Gao Chen put the day of the royal hunting ahead of the draft, in order to make Xian Hui happy.

On this day, pennants were flying everywhere in the Xilin Hunting Ground, and the decorations were completely new.

In the middle of the stands sat the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and next to them were Gao Chen and Xianhui. No matter how high the emperor's status was, he still had to follow filial piety in front of others.Then on the right side of the table were Gao Dun and his wife, as well as the two county heads, and beside them sat Concubine Lu and Gao Xi.On the opposite left are Princess Wuyang and Zhou Qiao, next to Princess Huaisi in plain attire.As for the little concubines of the Supreme Emperor, they were not eligible to be seated at the formal table, and they only put a few little twigs beside them, which was regarded as the grace of sitting.

All members of the royal family are here today, and the atmosphere is lively.

Xian Hui wore a ruby ​​red long gown with gold woven dark patterns and a peony bun, not because of her preference, but because of her status as a queen.She also spoke in a soft voice, "Mother, there will be a polo game later."

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's take a look later."

Xianhui said again: "The emperor said that I'm afraid that the father and the emperor like playing polo and archery, but the queen mother may not like to watch them, so after lunch later, I rehearsed a few scenes in the palace in the afternoon."

Princess Wuyang interjected: "This is not bad."

Zhou Qiao chirped, "I want to watch martial arts dramas, but literary dramas are slow and boring."

"Okay." The Empress Dowager Zhou talked about which drama was lively and which one was interesting, and gradually began to laugh.Next to Princess Wuyang and Zhou Qiao were joking around, and the atmosphere was naturally lively, so there was no need for Xianhui to find another topic.

After a while, the polo game started below.

This kind of hunting activity is divided into nature. Today, it is mainly for the relaxation of the royal family members, and the female relatives are mainly considered. Moreover, the Supreme Emperor and Gao Dun who are present are not interested in hunting.It is impossible for Gao Chen to grab the limelight by himself.Therefore, today is mainly a variety of entertainment items, just watching the excitement.

Xianhui has been to Xilin Hunting Ground several times, and has seen various performances, but she is not very interested.

While making tea leisurely, Princess Huaisi suddenly let out a "hmm" and frowned, looking a little uncomfortable.The Queen Mother Zhou turned her head and looked over, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Princess Huaisi smiled softly, "It's okay," but it could be seen that there was a bit of reluctance in the smile, "Maybe it was a little late yesterday when I copied the scriptures, and I also ate late, and I accumulated food, so I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach."

"Yes." Empress Dowager Zhou nodded, "Xianhui, accompany your second sister-in-law to settle in the back, pass on an imperial physician."

"Okay." This is Xianhui's duty as a queen, not to mention that the other party is still a widowed wife, so she immediately got up with a smile and said, "Second sister-in-law, come with me." Then he went to the wisteria path behind the palace go all the way.

Princess Huai Si remained silent all the way.

Xianhui and her were not familiar with each other at all, and Lin Xiuyan was separated, so naturally they didn't talk too much.When we got to the guest room, let Princess Huai Si go in to rest first, then passed the message to the imperial physician, and waited for the imperial physician to say that it was all right, then he said with a smile: "In that case, the second sister-in-law will take a rest here first, and I will report to my mother and the others. Don't worry."

Princess Huaisi nodded lightly, "You go."

Xianhui went out and rubbed her sore waist with her backhand. She sat upright in front of people, her body was a little stiff and sore.She walked through the fence with flowers and willows, and was about to pass through the moon gate when she saw a few young eunuchs passing by.I didn't care at first, but in the next moment, a familiar face suddenly flashed across my mind.

Lu Jian?How could it be him?I must have read it wrong.

Xian Hui looked up again, and the pedestrian had gone through the Moon Cave Gate and disappeared.

"Come here." Xianhui called a nearby eunuch, and asked, "What do the people who just passed by do what?" To avoid others being suspicious, they deliberately said with a straight face: "Today, both the emperor and the queen mother are here. , everyone is lively and lively, don't let the idlers wander around."

"Yes, I'm going to ask you, my servant." The little eunuch quickly chased after him, and after a while, he turned back and said, "It is said that the cold-dispelling medicinal materials for soaking the feet of Princess Huaisi were originally prepared outside the palace. I just heard that the princess The empress wanted to soak her feet, so she brought it in."

Soak your feet with medicine?To drive out the cold?Xianhui thought about it, and the imperial physician just said that Princess Huaisi ate cold food and got a cold air, which caused some yin deficiency symptoms, which was quite right.It seems that this sister-in-law is usually weak, and she is so well-prepared because she often has a bath.

Soak your feet for treatment?It's also quite unique.

"Your Majesty?" Seeing her asking about trivial matters, Madam Li was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's okay, let's go." Xianhui smiled and shook her head, it seemed that she was really dazzled just now.

Lu Jian was in Jiangdu, how could he suddenly appear in the capital?Appeared in the palace?Most likely it was the little eunuch who delivered the medicinal materials, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar.

Forget it, what did he do again?Just forget it.

Xianhui led the palace people all the way out.

However, after thinking about it over and over again, I still feel a little uneasy.

Although the possibility is very small,...could it really be Lu Jian?It's like the time when I met Lu Jian suddenly in the Jokhang Temple—since Gao Chen can make arrangements, there's no guarantee that others won't make arrangements.

Even though Xianhui felt that she was like an enemy, she still couldn't rest assured, wondering if she should talk to Gao Chen?He is ruthless and is used to making decisions for others, but he is not soft-hearted because of this. Reason and calmness have always been his strengths.As long as he greeted him in advance, even if someone made trouble, he would not doubt himself randomly.

I don't know how many people are staring at my current position, so it's better to plan ahead.

Xianhui made a decision, but when she returned to Gaotai, she found that Gao Chen was not there.

The Empress Dowager Zhou saw her looking left and right, with a smile in her eyes, - there is no mother-in-law who doesn't like a daughter-in-law who cares about her son.I was in a good mood when I came out today, and I was a little more satisfied, so I smiled and said: "Don't worry, the emperor has gone hunting with people, and I can't lose it."

Xianhui smiled embarrassedly, "Yes." She replied again, "Second sister-in-law is fine, the imperial doctor said, she just ate cold food and a little cold accumulated in her stomach, she will be fine after a few days of cleansing and recuperation."

Empress Dowager Zhou nodded, "It's fine."

"Aunt." Zhou Qiao leaned over, "I heard that Uncle taught you how to ride a horse? Didn't you?"

Xian Hui smiled, "Yes."

"Ah!" Zhou Qiao let out a strange cry, and turned to look at Princess Wuyang, "Mother! Look, uncle is biased." She stomped her feet on the ground, "I also want to learn how to ride a horse."

Princess Wuyang chuckled, "Don't talk nonsense, it's the love between your uncle and aunt."

I can see it, the little brother of the emperor really saw the queen in his eyes and put it on the apex of his heart, it hurts like a sweetheart.I used to let him go shopping with me, but I was impatient.Now that he is the emperor, he manages a lot of affairs every day, and he still has time to ride horses with the little queen, which shows that he has put his heart into it.

Although according to her status as the eldest princess, she doesn't need to please the queen.But no matter how good my sister is, how can she compare to a sweetheart who is full of love?Right now, both parents are still alive, and after a hundred years in the future, their chances of entering the palace by themselves will be much less, and their relationship with the little brother will definitely be weak.Besides, according to the favored degree of this empress, if she can't run away and give birth to an eldest son in the future, she will be the next emperor.

In a few decades, I might want to look up to the queen mother and the new emperor, but if I don't want to, Xiaoqiao will still grow up for the rest of my life.

So, it's better to plan early.

Xianhui could hear the other party's intention of being close and friendly, but she was slightly embarrassed in front of everyone, so she had to change the subject, "Xiao Qiao, you want to learn how to ride a horse, and enter the palace another day, I will take you with me."

"Really?" Zhou Qiao's eyes brightened, and he became excited, "You don't need another day, just teach me today, auntie."

Xianhui smiled and said: "I'm not good at riding, so I can only take you slowly, you will feel bored."

"I'm not bored." Zhou Qiao pestered her, "Let's go, let's go."

Xianhui had nothing to do with her, mainly because she was worried that Princess Wuyang would think she was lazy, so she said, "That's fine." She couldn't help but stretch out her hand and pinch her, "Why do you look like a wild boy? You can't always be idle." , led Zhou Qiao to the palace.

Both of them changed into neat beard outfits, took off their hairpins, tied them into boyish heads, and put on jade hairpins, like a pair of handsome young men.Zhou Qiao likes to show off and couldn't help it, so he took Fei to see the stage and showed off, triumphantly, "Isn't it pretty? It's more energetic than women's clothing."

Princess Wuyang said next to her: "Let you be naughty, and don't cry when you knock out your front teeth."

Zhou Qiao showed a bit of disappointment on his face, and hummed, "I don't think so."

Xian Hui said with a smile: "Don't worry, the eldest princess, I will definitely not hit Xiao Qiao." The two looked at each other and smiled, then they got off the stand hand in hand, got on the horse, and strolled away slowly towards the distance.

The breeze is gentle, and the wind in the spring of March is even more warm and gentle, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Xianhui stopped Zhou Qiao's waist from behind, just like how Gao Chen protected her back then, and said with a smile: "You are not too young, why don't you find a good husband, who will hold you like this every day in the future, and want to ride How long do you ride for?"

Zhou Qiao turned his face back and spat: "Bah! Is this what my aunt said?"

Xianhui laughed, "Haha."

"Hmph, I see." Zhou Qiao turned around again, joking with a smile, "That's what uncle taught you, hugging you every day, tsk tsk... so affectionate."

"You're not ashamed either."

"You are not ashamed, why should I be ashamed? Haha."

The two were chatting and laughing, and the guards and palace servants followed closely behind, walking leisurely all the way forward.

"Aunt." Zhou Qiao seemed to like to be coquettish today, and rubbed into Xian Hui's arms, "Let's go hunting too, how about it? Look, we're almost at the mouth of the forest."

"Nonsense." Xianhui said angrily, "We don't even know how to draw a bow, so why do we hunt?"

"It's okay to have a look." Zhou Qiao turned her head and said, "We don't necessarily need to do it, I just want to have a look, and it's okay to ask the guards to hunt in front. Aunt..." She said shyly: "I think Catch a fox yourself, um...the best is a fire fox, it's bright red, it's so beautiful."

"You are simply embarrassing." Xianhui laughed angrily, "Not to mention, it is not appropriate for me to take you hunting, even if I really let the guards go hunting, I might not be able to catch a live fox, let alone It just happened to be Firefox.”

"Aunt..." Zhou Qiao elongated her voice, pitifully, "You know, my mother is already starting to discuss marriage with me, and there are only a few days left to be a girl, so let me be happy a few more times stop."

"No." Xianhui still shook her head, "I took you out for a stroll, not being naughty, if something happens when I run around later, how can I explain to your mother?" Seeing her uncomfortable face, He coaxed again: "Don't worry, when the emperor comes back, I'll let him take you to hunt, okay."

"Oh!" Zhou Qiao looked forward and whispered, "I seem to have seen something red, just now, I ran over in a blink of an eye." Suddenly, she yelled, "Drive!" The horse kicked, the horse suffered from pain, and immediately ran forward, heading straight for the woods!

(End of this chapter)