After rebirth, I made the princes cry

A chariot slowly stopped in front of the gate of Xinsu Mansion. This was Zhongnvshi coming to "ask" Mr. Xinsu again. The guards and eunuchs coming and going in Yongfu Province were not surprised. Yu Naichen had been waiting there early. In front of the door, he led Ying Shu all the way to the academy with a smiling face: "Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hosted a banquet for King Zhenyuan, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty. He also sent word that His Royal Highnesses were coming to accompany him. His Highnesses may have to stay in Ziwei Palace. After a while, His Highness told me that the female historian can read the books in the tea room. "

On February 11th, that is, two days ago, Jiang Mo, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, finally arrived in Jiankang, but His Majesty the Emperor had not yet formally summoned him. In addition to letting Da Honglu and his guest Cao Shangshu receive him, he also told the prince to "take care of him." "The old crown prince of the Northern Han Dynasty, who was renamed Zhenyuan King, lived in Henan. Although it was the first time for the prince to entertain envoys in the East Palace - in the past, even envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty visited Henan, saying that they were maintaining diplomatic relations. , the real purpose is to take advantage of Feng, who is not easy to deal with. His Majesty the Emperor does not trust the Crown Prince to take charge of the matter alone. Even if he intends to hang up the envoy for a few days, he will most likely send a wily minister to mediate with him first - but on this alone The prince's banquet with the envoys was actually in line with the prince's rights and responsibilities, but Sikong Beichen's attitude was a little too eager.

Generally speaking, banquets, drinks and talks must be formally summoned by the monarch, and after the envoys have read and discussed the credentials submitted by the envoys. Before that, even if the emperor authorized the prince to take care of the affairs of the Taiping Pavilion, there would not be a formal banquet. After all, It is not clear whether the King of the Northern Han Dynasty really wants to establish diplomatic relations with Dayu and what conditions he proposes. The prince's overly enthusiastic attitude may not be conducive to subsequent negotiations.

What's more, Ying Shu knew in her heart that Sikong Beichen clearly knew about Jiang Tai's wild ambitions and was absolutely not sincere. Although the Northern Han Dynasty had nothing to fear, it stands to reason that Sikong Beichen had just learned a lesson not long ago, and he should now be planning to use the "prophet". "Yes," he reminded Junfu to beware of the Northern Han Dynasty and restore the decline, but he couldn't wait to show his favor to Jiang Mo. Isn't he worried that Jiang Tai would immediately raise troops from Hanzhong to attack Bashu after usurping the throne in advance?

Or maybe, His Majesty really wants to continue to vigorously support his eldest son, and has already informed Sikong Beichen of Xinyuehu's strategic plan, and Sikong Beichen just cooperated, with the intention of paralyzing the Northern Han Dynasty delegation headed by Jiang Mo?

Yu Yu did not stay in the academy for long. Although he was a eunuch, he still had to avoid suspicion in such a situation according to etiquette. The female history of the middle school was not the mistress of the Xinsu Mansion, but the female officials of the imperial palace were treated as honored guests when they came to the door. It is inappropriate for him, a eunuch, to serve female guests.

The tea room in the academy was quiet as usual. The book on the bookcase was taken down casually. It was the interpretation of the military book that Ying Shu had not read yet. However, the scroll he took down without any additional annotations by Sikong Yuehu was about Ying Shu. For Shu, it was difficult to read through. She was engrossed in reading for a while, until she heard the sound of an argument.

There was a maid in the tea room who was responsible for making tea. After she presented the tea cup, she retreated outside the tea room. Ying Shu had just noticed that she didn't even have a trace of fragrance on her body, and she didn't say much. She was so quiet that people ignored her presence. Could it be that Did she have a dispute with someone?

Yingshu walked out of the teahouse and saw a maid blocking a woman at the bottom of the corridor. The so-called argument was actually made by the woman being blocked. The woman was taller than the maid, and Yingshu could see her dark and slender eyebrows. Chunliu She has round eyes, a delicate nose, a swan bun, and a tasseled hairpin. She doesn't look like an ordinary maid, and her voice is actually not loud - "Why don't you get out of the way?" - As soon as he finished speaking, the thin eyelids were raised, just in time to meet Yingshu's eyes.

"His Highness has warned that those who apply makeup or use perfume on their clothes are not allowed to enter the tea room."

The maid still refused to give in.

"The history of middle-aged women is endlessly joyful." The woman who was blocked had already knelt down and saluted.

She took a step sideways, and Yingshu now saw her clothes clearly, a slate blue shirt, a jasmine yellow skirt, a light pink shawl embroidered with red peony flowers, her waist was slender, and she was quite charming. If flowers were used to describe beauty, this woman would be a wandering flower.

Yingshu roughly guessed who the visitor was.

"What do you call me?" She pretended not to know.

"My family name is Tian."

"It turns out to be Mrs. Tian."

"Have you ever heard of concubines in the history of Chinese women?"

It would be unwise to ask this question.

Yingshu smiled slightly: "I am a guest. I don't want to break the rules set by Mr. Xinsu. I guess Madam Tian is here to see me. Why don't we go to the pavilion over there to talk?"

When Tian took a few steps closer, Yingshu smelled the fragrance on her body. It was green wood fragrance, not overpowering. It seemed that she knew the rules set by Sikong Yuehu, but if she knew, why did she have to break the rules? ? Yingshu didn't feel that she needed to abide by the rules of Xinsu Mansion. She was a guest, and she didn't know the taboos of the host's family. She was not an uninvited guest. She came to discuss business after being invited. If Sikong Yuehu disliked her for applying makeup, The fragrance of clothes should not be allowed to "contaminate" this tea room. In a place as big as Xinsu Mansion, this is not the only place where guests can be entertained.

There was a knee table and a stool in the pavilion. Yingshu sat down first. Seeing that Mrs. Tian was still standing, she smiled and said, "Madam, please sit down and talk."

She was a guest, but she didn't know how long she would be harassed by Mr. Tian. She didn't want to stand, and she didn't have to watch the etiquette of Mr. Tian standing. Anyway, it was Mr. Tian who was the first one, and Yingshu was not worried about being picked on in turn. .

She waited for Tian to explain the reason. Who knew that Tian smiled and said nothing after sitting down, and Yingshu didn't want to giggle at her, so she turned back to the guest again and said, "Mrs., you have never seen me, right? When I was hurt just now After seeing the lady's courtesy, I guessed that the lady must have heard that I came to visit Mr. Xinsu, and she must also know that Mr. Xinsu is still in Ziwei Palace. I wonder why the lady saw me? "

"I have long heard that the female historian in the middle school is very wise. When I meet her today, her reputation is well-deserved."

Yingshu:......

It's really an honor. Anyone with some social experience can probably make such a guess.

Mrs. Tian smiled again and said nothing.

Yingshu felt quite tired. She had lived two lives and met all kinds of people. It was rare that she was so embarrassed and didn't know what to say, so she raised the corner of her mouth and stared at Tian.

Tian could not resist the giggling atmosphere. She raised her wrist, covered her mouth, and deliberately coughed twice. She did not put down her sleeves immediately: "Actually, His Highness specifically told me that if I have time, I would like to leave, and His Highness did not arrive in time." When I return, I came to chat with the middle-aged daughter Shi for a while, but the maid just now was a rough maid and was always ignored, so she didn't understand His Highness's thoughts. "

"Madam, do you like the fragrance of green wood?" If you want to chat, you can chat, and Yingshu mentioned the fragrance of clothes.

In fact, green wood incense is not a simple incense, but a formula for clothing fragrance. It is rarely used by women and is mostly used by men. This kind of clothing fragrance is actually very faint. If the hair fragrance and fat fragrance used are not appropriate, , it will overwhelm the fragrance of clothes. Ying Shu actually felt it just now. Tian did not use hair fragrance, and the fat fragrance used was also very light. This way of using fragrance is not wrong, but it is monotonous. Of course, Ying Shu I didn't want to be a teacher, but since it was just a small talk, the two strange women could only talk about how they dressed.

"The fragrance of green wood is elegant and refreshing, and it is also the fragrance that His Highness likes."

Yingshu heard that Tian didn't really want to chat, so she stopped taking the lead in the conversation and just listened attentively.

"As for the preferences of His Highness the Fourth Highness, even the ministers only know a little bit about it, and I don't know much about it. But because I often serve around me, I don't have any other advantages. I am just more careful than others. This has also been obtained. Your Highness' praise. In fact, His Highness usually has a lot of things to deal with, and it is inevitable that he has no time to take care of the housework. In recent days, even His Highness the Crown Prince cannot bear to work on His Highness. If it were not for such an important matter as entertaining the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty, the Crown Prince would not do it today. disturb.