Consort, she is reborn

Mingda regretted that she agreed to go out with Song Zhen, and she even wanted to stay and make zongzi with Tang Zhao.It's a pity that it's hard to go back on promises to children, so in the end the three of them went to Qingshui River to watch the dragon boat race together.

When the three of Mingda arrived at Qingshui River by car, it was not too early, but the usually quiet Qingshui River was very lively today.You can hear the hustle and bustle of people from a long distance away, and when you get closer and take a look, there are even more people crowded to see the excitement.The carriage circled around the crowd, and finally arrived at the starting point of the dragon boat race. Looking up, one could see a towering platform.

Dragon boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are considered routine activities, and because of the large number of participants, they are also traditionally organized by the government.The high platform was built by the Jingzhao Mansion, and there are many guards patrolling the river bank under the high platform, while maintaining law and order, they are also afraid of people falling into the water.

The driver of the Princess Mansion is very conspicuous, and was spotted by patrol officers as soon as he approached the Qingshui River.It didn't take long for the news to go up, and Jing Zhaoyin came out to greet him in person: "Your Majesty didn't know His Highness was coming, so I couldn't go far to greet you. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

It's fine to listen to such polite words, Mingda naturally didn't say anything, said "no problem" and led Tang Zhao and Song Zhen out of the carriage.

Then, under the guidance of Jing Zhaoyin, the three of them boarded the high platform built, and the view from the high platform was completely different from that of the river.The riverside is full of people at the moment, and what you can see from the back is just the back of the predecessor's head, but standing on the high platform can not only have a panoramic view of a nearby section of the river, but also the dragon boat racers and spectators. , can also see clearly.

As soon as Xiao Songzhen climbed onto the high platform, he pointed to a place and said, "The seniors from my academy are over there."

Tang Zhao followed Song Zhen's direction and saw a few young men in bunts with foreheads wiped standing on a dragon boat.Tang Zhao had not been studying in Hongfeng Academy for a long time before, and at first glance, he felt that those young people seemed familiar, but he didn't know them.

Ming Da turned around and asked Song Zhen, "Are those people on good terms with Ah Zhen? Do you want to say hello?"

Xiao Song Zhen hesitated when he heard the words, but still shook his head and said, "No need, I'm just here to join in the fun."

It can be seen that after Tang Zhao left the academy, Xiao Songzhen did not make many friends in the academy.After all, there is a gap between the two sides regardless of their age or status. The brother with a better attitude takes care of Song Zhen as a child, and the brother who is worse just ignores him, but this is not an attitude of equal friendship.As time went by, Song Zhen got used to it, and he didn't care about other things when he read with peace of mind. Today, he just joins in the fun.

Mingda didn't insist on hearing the words, nodded, and took Song Zhen and Tang Zhao to the high platform to sit down.

Ordinary people naturally had no chance to come up to the high platform built by Jingzhao Mansion. At this time, there were scattered people sitting on the platform, most of them were dignitaries.The eldest princess didn't inform anyone before she came, but there were quite a few people who knew her, and many people came forward to salute her when they saw her appear.

Of course, Tang Zhao and Song Zhen's attention was not lacking at all.Especially Tang Zhao, many people were very curious, why did Princess Mingda, who had guarded the late Song Shizi for ten years and remained infatuated, suddenly changed her temper and asked for a marriage?Tang Zhao kept a low profile before, but few people had seen her, but now many people feel disappointed when they see the real person, she is just a handsome young man.

Tang Zhao didn't care about the eyes of others, and together with Song Zhen and Ming Da occupied the best view position on the high platform.Then the servants of the princess mansion took out the prepared food and put them on the table, and then retreated respectfully after packing up.

At this time, the dragon boat race had not yet started, and everyone on the high platform was chatting casually, but now that there were more princesses and the family, they restrained themselves.

Mingda didn't restrain himself. Seeing that the plums placed in front of him were pretty, he casually twirled one and brought it to Tang Zhao's mouth.Tang Zhao paused, and opened his mouth to take it under the watchful eyes of everyone. Mingda rubbed her lips with his fingertips and asked, "How does it taste?"

Tang Zhao felt that Mingda was addicted to molesting himself today. He was doing well in the mansion before, but now in front of so many people... Tang Zhao's ears were slightly red, but his face was still calm, and he replied with a serious look: " It’s okay, it’s not sour.” After speaking, he pinched a mulberry and fed it to Mingda’s lips, and said, “His Royal Highness, too?”

Mingda was not pretentious at all, and replied after eating the mulberries: "It's very good, very sweet."

The food in the Princess Mansion is naturally not bad, and the fruits are carefully selected before being delivered to Her Highness the Princess.The feeding of the two as if there was no one else was not tasting the fruit, it seemed more like a show of affection.

Xiao Songzhen had already seen the strangeness, and didn't expect the two of them to think of him. He ate plums and mulberries by himself.The taste of the mulberry was good, he ate a few more mouthfuls, and as a result, his hands and lips were stained black and purple, and he didn't wipe it off for a long time.

Leaving aside the fact that Song Zhen was a child, outsiders looked at the interaction between Mingda and Tang Zhao, and they all showed two-pointed expressions—the eldest princess has been in the court for many years, and she has cultivated a cold and arrogant look outside. Look, who has seen her act like this?Looking at the interaction between the two now, there is more than intimacy but not enough solemnity, it must be that Tang Zhao seduced the eldest princess by virtue of his youth and handsomeness!

I don't know how these people came to the conclusion, but the benefits of making friends with the eldest princess are obvious.Immediately, there were a few young masters who thought they were handsome, fluttered their feathers, and wanted to show their faces in front of the eldest princess.

The dragon boat race didn't start until around noon, and Mingda's family arrived neither too early nor too late, so they talked and laughed and had something to eat, and they had to wait a while longer.During the period, some people climbed onto the high platform again, some of them knew each other, some were not.

For Tang Zhao today, seeing the people in Duke Dingguo's mansion again is probably an indescribably strange feeling.

Ding Guogong has been leading the army for the past few years, so naturally he won't come here to watch any dragon boat races, but Ding Guogong is not the only master in the Duke's mansion.After the death of the Duke's wife, Song Ting's mother, Duke Ding did not marry Xuxian, but there were also many concubines in the family, and several sons and daughters were born one after another.

The woman in front of him was only in her twenties, Tang Zhao didn't know her well, and didn't take it to heart at first.Until she took the initiative to step forward, bowed to Mingda, and called "Sister-in-Law".

Tang Zhao almost spit out his tea, his eyes widened a little, and he looked at Mingda.

Mingda looked indifferent, shook his head and said, "You don't need to call me like that."

Song Zhen hesitated for a moment, then stood up and bowed slightly: "I have seen the third aunt."

It was only when Tang Zhao heard this that she realized that this was the sister-in-law of her third brother, but the sister-in-law was far from settled when Song Ting died, so she didn't know her.But knowing that she knows, hearing this person call Mingda "Sister-in-Law", she still feels a little weird.

Mingda saw her strange expression, squeezed her hand without any trace, and said in a low voice, "I'll explain to you later."

Tang Zhao nodded, and glanced at the woman across the way without a trace, but the third young lady noticed her gaze and nodded at her in a friendly manner.The attitude of the other party was good, but Tang Zhao always felt that something was weird.

After exchanging a few words, or the third young lady unilaterally said a few words, seeing that Mingda didn't want to talk too much, she finally resigned knowingly.After the people left, Tang Zhao approached and asked Mingda, "What's going on?"

Ming Da also moved closer, and the two of them seemed to be talking to each other, "It's your concubines who are now fighting for the position of the son."

Originally, Song Ting was the only descendant of Duke Dingguo's mansion, plus she was both civil and military and was accompanied by the prince, so her position as the son of the prince was as stable as Mount Tai.However, no one thought that she would die young. Dingguo Gong had devoted all his efforts to nurturing her, and the few concubines basically raised her up.So, looking at those bastards after losing their excellent heirs, they would never look down on them no matter what.

It has been ten years since Song Ting died, and Duke Ding is not too young, but he has not yet been granted the title of heir.Many people guessed that the old man wanted to see the aptitude of Song Zhen, his grandson, and it would not be impossible if he could directly establish a grandson.

Only people in the Duke's Mansion know that Mingda has withdrawn from the competition with her son long ago - she once said in front of Duke Ding that Song Zhen would not inherit the title, and that's why Song Zhen lived with Mingda in the princess all these years Mansion, instead of staying in the Duke's mansion as a grandson to be cultivated.

Without the competitive relationship, those bastards in Duke Dingguo's mansion regarded Mingda as someone they could win over.Especially in recent years, Ming Da has become more and more powerful in the court, and these people have used Song Ting's "legacy" to build relationships with Ming Da.Like the third young lady, the sisters-in-law of the Duke's Mansion almost all refer to Mingda as "eldest sister-in-law" now, but it is clear that the two of them didn't have time to get married back then.

I hadn't seen Tang Zhao in the past, and Mingda was never annoyed when people in the Duke's Mansion called him that.It's just that now that her brother Ating is back, and he is still being called that in person, Mingda is actually a little embarrassed in his heart.

Tang Zhao didn't say anything after listening to the explanation, but he knew in his heart that Ming Da might really want to marry him back then.

There are still people who miss him so much after death, Tang Zhao can't tell what it feels like, he just feels a little warm.She held Mingda's hand, couldn't help but put it on her lips and kissed it, and said in a low voice: "Don't meddle in the Song family's affairs from now on."

Mingda nodded, agreed, and intertwined with Tang Zhao's fingers slightly.

Xiao Songzhen on the side almost listened to the whole process with his ears pricked up. Except for his mother's strange narration, he didn't have any other thoughts.As for the title of Duke of Dingguo, his mother taught him that it was not his thing, so he didn't care about it anymore. Instead, sometimes it was a little funny to see these uncles and aunts trying to please him for it.

After this little episode, no one will pay attention to the third young lady anymore.Suddenly, there was a sound of gongs and drums outside, followed by the cheers of the racers, but the dragon boat race was about to start.

The people who had been eating, drinking, drinking and chatting were more or less refreshed, especially those who were as young as Xiao Song Zhen, who couldn't sit still and ran to the front to watch the game.

Tang Zhao and Mingda also joined in the fun. As soon as they walked to the front, they heard the sound of a gong, and the dragon boat on the Qingshui River jumped out like an arrow off the string to the sound of the drum—of course there were exceptions, such as Hongfeng Academy and Bailu Academy Those two dragon boats were not only a beat slower when they set off, but were left behind by all the dragon boats in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Song Zhen opened his mouth, embarrassed to shout out words of encouragement, and stuffed another mulberry into his mouth.