Red makeup against the world

Chapter 972
Since Mrs. Li took the initiative to share the empress's worries, the other wives were naturally unwilling to be the queen, and they all came out to invite her.

Seeing this situation, Mrs. Lu naturally couldn't let go.Mrs. Chen was paralyzed on the bed, and at this time she was the only one who replaced the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion.

"If Princess Hanxiang doesn't give up, the scenery in our mansion is not bad, and it will definitely make the princess feel at home." Lu smiled gently, showing just the right smile: "Everyone in Beijing knows that when it comes to spaciousness, Apart from the imperial palace, it is our Zhongguo Duke’s Mansion.”

Li Shi smiled and scolded: "You monkey! You can be cute." She is an elder, and her tone of voice shows her intimacy with Lu Shi.

Lu Shi smiled lightly, and said: "This junior has only such a small advantage to take advantage of, but Madam still wants to expose me."

Xu Wanzhen put her hands on her slightly protruding abdomen, and watched Lu Shi respond with a smile.On such an occasion, it was not her turn to speak as a concubine and daughter-in-law.

Facing everyone's enthusiastic invitation, Han Xiang's eyes shone with excitement, she turned to look at Empress Cao, asked her opinion, and asked, "Is it really, is it really possible?"

Empress Cao introduced everyone's identities to her with a smile, and said, "Of course it's possible."

Princess Chu shook her feather fan and said with a coquettish smile: "According to me, it's best to go to my Prince Chu's residence. Regardless of other things, Princess Zhaoyang loves the lotus fish fillet cooked by the cook at my residence the most."

The princess smiled and said: "They are all the best mansions in Beijing. It is a great thing for Han Xiang to choose now. This is the first time we meet. Where do you want to live, you don't need to think about it."

When she said that, everyone agreed.Entertaining the princess for the royal family can be regarded as a show of face, at least it can please Empress Cao.

This Princess Hanxiang doesn't seem to be difficult to serve, she has a pure and enthusiastic temperament.It's just that he is not familiar with Gao Mang, so there will inevitably be some jokes.However, this is nothing compared to the benefits obtained.

Seeing everyone looking at her, waiting for her choice, Shulu Hanxiang looked a little nervous.To everyone's impression, she seemed a little afraid of offending the mansion that was not selected.

For a foreign princess, such worries are normal.

She quickly looked up and looked around, closed her eyes and pointed casually, and said, "I'm going to this house."

The direction of Hanxiang's finger is exactly Lu's.

Lu's heart was a little bit astonished, she thought that with Duke Ding Cao's family standing in front of her, Princess Khitan would never go to other residences.Her invitation was nothing more than a gesture of affection.

But with Lu's upbringing since he was a child, he quickly concealed his astonishment, and said with a smile: "My wife is so lucky to have the princess here. I will definitely sweep the couch, so that the princess can see the beauty of Luoyang."

The presence of such a princess on New Year's Eve, for the other ladies, returned to the old track after some excitement.

Since Hanxiang has settled down to live in Duke Zhong's mansion, Empress Cao doesn't need to worry about the next thing.After a brief discussion with Hanxiang and Lu Shi, the Crown Princess decided that Hanxiang would leave the palace on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to go to Duke Zhong's mansion, leaving time for Lu Shi to prepare.

A princess wants to live in the mansion, even if it is just a foreign princess, it cannot be ignored in the slightest.What's more, judging from Empress Cao's intimacy with her, Shulu Hanxiang is deeply loved by the royal family, so more attention should be paid to it.

The Lu family sent people to inform Wu Sheng of this matter, and in the next few days, a courtyard was rehabilitated for Princess Hanxiang to live in.Since she is a princess of Khitan, Lu Shi also specially found two chefs who cook wild vegetables from the workshop and came back to cook some food from Khitan.

Said it was a short stay, but did not specify the specific date of residence.Lu Shi thought, no matter what, she would stay for the first month before returning with the Khitan envoys.

On the day Shulu Hanxiang arrived at Duke Zhongguo's mansion, Mrs. Lu invited her close friends over to the mansion and held a banquet to welcome her.

At the banquet, Shulu Hanxiang made some small jokes, and quickly integrated into the social circle in Beijing.

Naturally, Xu Wanzhen also attended the banquet, but she was pregnant, so she would not eat outside when she lived far away.Even when she went to a banquet in the palace, she used dishes specially prepared for her by the Empress Dowager Xiao.

She is so cautious, not completely guarding against Lu Shi.It's just that there are too many people, and if it can be avoided, avoid some.No one knows if there will be the next Yao Zhiyue among these people.

Han Xiang is familiar with her, and she has become familiar with Xu Wanzhen after living in her for a few days.There are not many female family members in Duke Zhong's mansion, but there is a lively and cheerful Princess Hanxiang, which makes it seem a lot more lively.

Xu Wanzhen has always disliked unfamiliar people coming to her yard.However, Hanxiang is a princess of a foreign country after all, and she can't refuse it because of emotion and reason.Xu Wanzhen even felt that even if she said it clearly, she would not understand it.

In the afternoon of this day, just as Xu Wanzhen got up, Han Xiang entered the courtyard and said with a smile, "The weather here is much warmer than that of Khitan. Do you have time for the second young lady, how about we go out for a walk?"

She stayed at Duke Zhong's mansion for the past few days, attending banquets every day.

The Prince Chu's Mansion, other Duke's Mansions, and Hou's Mansions posted posts one after another, inviting her to have a banquet at the manor.She has seen a lot of scenery in various prefectures, and she still remembers the eight scenic spots in Luoyang mentioned at the New Year's Eve banquet that day.

Xu Wan really likes to be quiet and not to move, she even refuses to communicate with Beijing and China, let alone going out with this princess?

She smiled and said, "Princess Hanxiang, please forgive me. I'm pregnant, lazy and don't want to move. Why don't you ask sister-in-law to go out with you to enjoy the scenery?"

Han Xiang pouted, sat down, and said, "The Concubine Shizi's thoughts are all on Brother Jun, how can I bother her?"

Since getting Wu Jun, Lu Shi seems to want to make up for the time she and Wu Chao haven't been able to get along with, and stares at her all day long.Wu Sheng didn't have much time to go home, so she asked the nanny to live with Brother Jun in her back room, and she couldn't leave him all the time.

Xu Wanzhen naturally knew about it, and said with a smile: "Why don't I post a post to invite the concubine of Pingguo's mansion to come and have a party?" come.

Hanxiang, however, was like an eggplant beaten by frost, she drooped her head and sighed, and said, "Oh, if I were on our grassland, I would have gone out on horseback long ago. You Gaomang have so many rules."

"Isn't it just to go out to enjoy the scenery? You are both a hat and a carriage, and there is no fun at all."

Xu Wanzhen looked amused, and said: "Since the princess is here, she should know that it is good to do as the Romans do. The scenery of Luoyang City is different from that of Khitan, and naturally the rules are also different."

The two of them sat for a long time, and after some conversations, Han Xiang left.

Back in her yard, Baozhu closed the door, and said to Hanxiang: "Princess, I think that the second young lady is pretty, but her body is weak, and she can't compare with you, princess."

At this time, Han Xiang also had no mask to cover up, and she slowly sat down and said: "I see that most of these ladies are like this, and they are far worse than Ke Dun. Only Tu Manzhen is a little different, but her skills are much worse."

The Ke Dun she was talking about was Princess Zhaoyang.

Before Princess Zhaoyang married to Khitan, she was able to ride and shoot well, and she was as heroic as a man.

Meixia said: "Aunt Yuegui asked you to take a good look at Mrs. Xu, what can the princess see?"

Han Xiang frowned and said: "She has a peaceful temperament and is kind to others. Could it be that this is what Wu Zhengxiang likes about her? I always feel that there is something missing."

Xu Wan's real matter, she knew very clearly from Princess Zhaoyang.I thought she was such a rare and strange woman, but after contacting her, she was a little disappointed.

Shaking her head, Han Xiang put Xu Wanzhen aside.She is important, but the most important thing is to get the chance to get along with Wu Zhengxiang.

The next day, she went to the Prince's Mansion as a guest, and returned home in the evening.

Wu Zhengxiang was about to step back after reporting to the crown prince, when the crown prince said: "Yizhi, wait a moment."

Wu Zhengxiang was a little surprised. Here at the prince's place, it's always business.Call him today, is there anything else that cannot be ordered?

The prince turned out from behind the desk, patted him on the shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile: "I've worked hard for you these days, and I haven't had time to talk to you properly."

Now that the card of Shulu Hanxiang is there, the prince no longer wants to give up Wu Zhengxiang.Looking at Gao Mang, apart from him, there is no one who is more qualified than him to be the commander of Xiao cavalry guards.

The prince thought of the crucial battle in Bingzhou, without Wu Zhengxiang's full cooperation, he would not be able to completely hide the news from the Ba family army, and he would not be able to achieve such brilliant results.

But Wu Zhengxiang's military exploits made the prince fearful.At such a young age, it won't be long before he will be granted no award and no reward.Therefore, after returning to Beijing, he became alienated from Wu Zhengxiang instead.

The prince took the initiative to show his favor, so naturally Wu Zhengxiang couldn't remain indifferent.

Following the prince to the backyard and drinking a few cups of wine, the two talked about the past when they fought against the enemy together in the Northland, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

At the end, the prince said through the drunkenness: "Princess Hanxiang lives in your house, what trouble does it cause? She is also Zhaoyang's younger sister. If there is anything wrong, you can tell Gu."

How could the prince mention Shulu Hanxiang for no reason?
Wu Zhengxiang's thoughts turned around, and he tentatively said: "The general is negligent. I leave early and return late, and I haven't seen her a few times. But, the house didn't greet her well?"

The prince laughed and said: "It's nothing. She is used to being free and easy in Khitan, so she is not used to the etiquette and rules here. She never forgets the eight scenic spots in Luoyang every year, so she complained to the princess."

He spoke lightly, but Wu Zhengxiang couldn't be lighthearted, he hurriedly said: "The general will go back to the mansion and tell my sister-in-law to arrange to accompany the princess to go around."

The prince smiled and said, "Yigu sees that it's better for you to spend more time with the princess. After walking around the scenery in the capital, she will stop making trouble."

Wu Zhengxiang was taken aback, and asked, "Me?"

He is not only a man, but also an official of the imperial court, and also an official of the Ministry of Rites. There is no reason why he should accompany the Khitan princess to enjoy the scenery all day long.

The prince said: "She shouldn't live in your house. Although your house is spacious, the population is really sparse. Tell me, who else is there besides you?"

"Your eldest brother has lived in Beiya for many years, and the concubine of the world is inseparable from the new Lin'er, and the honorable wife is pregnant with Liujia. Besides you, why don't you let Duke Zhong go to accompany you?"

Hearing what the prince said, it seems that there is some truth, Wu Zhengxiang thought about it.

"If you go to Duke Ding's mansion, you won't have these problems. They have a thriving population, even if they change their companions every day, they don't have to worry about lack of manpower."

(End of this chapter)