Dingjiangshan

Ning Yan's Longevity Festival is a bit special.

He himself was born on the sixteenth day of the winter moon, but it was a coincidence that the death of the late emperor happened to coincide with his birthday ten years ago.

As a son of man, filial piety should naturally come first, so every year when the winter month comes, Ning Yan will consciously give up the sixteenth day of the winter month for the late emperor to celebrate his death, and his own longevity will be pushed back by ten days to the tenth day six.

When the late emperor was around, every year on his birthday, he would bring his close courtiers to the paddock to play for a few days, and on the day of his birthday, he would also hold music, dance and acrobatics in the palace, from the inner palace to the outer court. It didn't stop until late at night.

But Ning Yan himself doesn't like luxury very much, and his longevity is almost the same every year.His harem is vacant, which saves a lot of trouble, and he just invites all the officials to the palace for a banquet every year.

But this is the case, Ning Yan is the emperor after all, and this year is catching up with the ten-year anniversary of his enthronement, such a big banquet cannot be sloppy no matter what, no matter how deleted or deleted, the regulations presented by the Ministry of Rites will also be consumed His whole day.

Although Ning Yan felt troublesome, he could only agree.Otherwise, the shabby appearance is small, and the emperor's family's dignity cannot be guaranteed, which is a joke for people to see him.

Because the anniversary of the late emperor's death and the Longevity Day were very close, the two major affairs were lined up together. Not to mention the Ministry of Rites, even the Ministry of Internal Affairs was busy.

Ning Yan didn't have a queen in the harem, so he could only make a compromise, and made two copies of the etiquette regulations and banquet affairs, one for Ning Yan's review and one for the queen mother to check.

Ordering the banquet list, purchasing and arranging these things may seem trivial, but in fact they are very exhausting. The palace city has been in a hurry for a month, for fear that something may go wrong during the day.

However, the hot preparation room at least added some popularity to this cold winter day.

Ning Yan made such a fuss in the court room before, and no one came to trouble him recently. He lived a leisurely life and was always in a good mood. One day when he was strolling in the garden, he passed by the Bird Department and picked up a bird from there. The parrot went back to Zichen Palace and played for several days.

Ning Huaijin was also coquettishly invited back to the court by Ning Yan. At first, Ning Huaijin wanted to refuse a few words, but as soon as Ning Yan sold the pair of "You and the teacher are not in the court, I need something to do." Ning Huaijin couldn't say anything, and could only obediently be led away by him.

On the first day of the winter month, it was the shopping day in Miyagi.

After noon, the servants and maids who went out to visit relatives and bought goods should return to the city one after another. They are comparing the waist cards of each palace from left to right.

Among the purchased wooden carriages, a low-key cotton carriage is very conspicuous.

The carriage is not a thing in the palace, there is no royal logo on it, and it does not know where it came from.The imperial guards who guarded the gate and set up the barracks looked at it several times, and felt that it was so strange, and they couldn't help but feel a little bit drummed.

There are all kinds of people coming in and out of the palace gate, and if they are not in order, they are those high-ranking officials who don't want to miss their tracks. The imperial guards didn't dare to put the carriage in line among a group of maids and servants waiting to enter the gate, so they hurried forward and asked where they came from. Depend on.

The groom is a man about 50 to [-] years old, wearing cotton clothes, he looks like a foreigner, he stopped the horse, jumped out of the car, quickly took out a post from his inner pocket and handed it to the other party. elaborate.

The imperial guards opened it and looked, and found that the man was actually holding a post from Renshou Palace. They couldn't help but feel very happy, and hurriedly returned the post and let him go.

When Ning Yan in Zichen Palace received the news, he was playing chess with Ning Huaijin in the Nuan Pavilion.

With one hand tucked in the fluffy sleeve and a white ball in his right hand, he was busy thinking about a trap.After hearing the news, I didn't pay much attention to it, and just asked casually, "Where are people now?"

"I have already changed the sedan chair at the Second Palace Gate." He Wenting said, "Looking at the direction, we are going straight to the Empress Dowager's Palace."

Ning Yan hummed, indicating that he understood, then waved his hand, signaling He Wenting to step back first, and at the same time, he fell down without raising his head.

Compared to Ning Yan, Ning Huaijin was obviously more interested in this matter. Hearing this, he stopped He Wenting and asked strangely, "Who is it?"

Without waiting for He Wenting to reply, Ning Yan took the lead and said: "It's Shu Qiuyu, the eldest daughter of the Shu family. The queen mother heard that she has a good reputation and wants to meet this girl, so please come to the palace to stay for two days. , it's not a big deal."

He spoke casually, as if the Empress Dowager invited in not his nominal marriage partner, but ordinary cats and dogs.

Ning Yan was still young and hadn't experienced the relationship between men and women, so Ning Huaijin didn't know for a while whether he really didn't know what the queen mother meant by this move, or he was pretending to be confused.

"A daughter who is praised even by the Queen Mother must be good." Ning Huaijin asked tactfully: "It stands to reason that a granddaughter should also greet His Majesty when she enters the palace, so His Majesty should send her to see her first?"

"I can't see you. The Empress Dowager is lonely. Find a girl to accompany me. I'm going to join in the fun." Ning Yan looked at Ning Huaijin amusedly, and joked, "Why, when Uncle Huang heard that the girl was coming, he didn't even You don’t play chess well, but you seem to be very interested in other people, could it be that you are in a hurry to find a sister-in-law for me?”

Before Ning Huaijin could speak, Ning Yan winked at him again, and said teasingly: "That's right, the emperor's uncle is coming up this year, and he has no intention of getting married yet, so it's time to look at him anxiously."

Ning Yan is young and has a good appearance. His eyes are exactly like his biological mother's, and she is especially beautiful.It's not annoying to say such things with a smile, but it looks like a lively boy.

Ning Huaijin was slapped upside down by Ning Yan for no reason, and she couldn't hold back for a moment, and she didn't want to be angry about such a trivial matter, so she could only sit up straight, followed the momentum of Ning Yan's fall, and said forcefully: "Chen Wei I have thoughts of marrying a wife."

After Ning Huaijin finished speaking, she felt that her tone seemed a little too rigid, so she softened her voice a little, and then added: "Besides, the girl from the Shu family was appointed by the late emperor for His Majesty, even if she has not entered the palace yet, she is still in the end." Be respectful."

"Okay, okay, okay." Ning Yan didn't listen to the second half of his sentence at all, but smiled even more heartily, leaned over and tugged at his sleeve, and said submissively, "I've said it too much as a joke, uncle, don't be angry."

Ning Huaijin couldn't really be as knowledgeable as him, subconsciously glanced at the living officer standing in the corner of the room, and took Ning Yan's hand off his sleeve.

"His Majesty--"

"I know." As soon as Ning Huaijin opened his head, Ning Yan withdrew his hand with a smile, then picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip pretendingly, and said, "Dignified."

Ning Huaijin really had nothing to do with him, so she smiled helplessly and shook her head when she saw this.

"A while ago, the trend of inviting His Majesty to choose a talent show in the court stopped, and the queen mother passed on the Shu family's daughter to enter the palace. There must be some connection between the two." Ning Huaijin said while playing chess with him: "Excuse me for saying something If His Majesty is interested in the daughter of the Shu family, he should settle it earlier, so that the courtiers will not feel that His Majesty is capricious."

"However, such trivial things as sesame seeds are worthy of being an emperor's uncle." Ning Yan saw that he was really worried, and knew that he would not be able to play chess well if he couldn't finish this matter, so he simply threw down the chess pieces and said with a smile : "Uncle Huang, don't worry, I won't marry the Shu family's daughter."

Ning Huaijin didn't react for a while, she was stunned, and asked: "Does Your Majesty not like Shu's daughter?"

Ning Yan smiled thoughtfully, but said nothing.

Seeing him like this, Ning Huaijin thought that she had guessed right, so she persuaded with empathy: "That's not a big deal, after all, the late emperor didn't have a clear decree, it was just a verbal agreement, if your majesty really doesn't like it, let it be. But if your majesty If you don't have any interest in that girl, you should avoid it more, and it will be more convenient to find your Majesty's favorite empress candidate later."

When Ning Huaijin said this, her eyes were still on the chessboard.This game of chess has been played for half an hour, and the fighting is reaching its peak. Ning Huaijin must concentrate at all times to avoid falling into Ning Yan's trap.

Relying on his fascination, Ning Yan looked at him openly.

The two of them sat on the couch and played chess. There was only a small table the size of a chessboard between them. They were quite close, so close that Ning Yan could smell the freshness from the plum garden on his body when he was sitting opposite Ning Huaijin. aroma.

Ning Huaijin's appearance is not close to that of Ning Yan. Whether it is Ning Yan or Ning Zongyuan, both of them have sharp edges and corners. When they smile, they are fine, but when they don't smile, they have a sharp edge. It makes people puzzled.

But Ning Huaijin's appearance is more focused on decent handsomeness, coupled with the bearing he has cultivated for many years as a minister, and when he is with Ning Yan, he is always accommodating. Even though his expression is always indifferent, Ning Yan can always see that he is come gently.

Ning Yan's eyes slid all the way along his unconsciously frowning brows, slid across his tall nose bridge, and finally landed on his lips.

Ning Huaijin just ate dim sum with him, and there was a little unnoticeable powdered sugar on the inside of his lips, but he probably didn't notice it himself.

Ning Yan's gaze paused, and then he retracted it without a trace.

Over the years, Ning Huaijin has become used to thinking of everything for Ning Yan. Ning Yan picked up a few chess pieces and played with them for a while without refuting.

Ning Yan was indeed pleased with Ning Huaijin, but he never planned to tell the other party about this matter now.

Ning Yan is not a character who just sits and waits for death. From the time he accepted this matter as "abandoning himself", he has no intention of rotting this matter in his stomach for the rest of his life.It's just that there are courtiers outside and elders inside, Ning Yan thinks this is not a good time.

Everything in the world must be figured out slowly to be safe, and Ning Yan knew this truth a few years ago.

"I know." Ning Yan said: "I listen to the emperor's uncle."

Now that Ning Yan has said this, Ning Huaijin naturally can't say more. After all, Ning Yan is not a child of his previous age. He has his own plans for big marriages, and Ning Huaijin doesn't want to be too obstructive. he.

The two of them consciously stopped this topic, and neither of them mentioned Shu Qiuyu who was quietly summoned into the palace by the Queen Mother, as if they had tacitly forgotten that there was such a person.

Ning Yan dropped a chess piece into the trap he saw earlier, then paused, smiled and threw the rest of the chess pieces back into the chess box, complaining half-truthfully: "Oh, patronizing I kept talking, but didn't pay attention... I lost to the emperor's uncle."