After some construction, the scale of the garden city has been much larger than before, and the buildings such as palaces and pavilions have become more abundant and substantial.

Since the emperor was still young, he did not even marry a wife. Therefore, the main people who live in the palaces in Yuancheng are the children and concubines of the first emperor, and even the heirs of Emperor Yuan, Sima Yu, the youngest son of Emperor Yuan, who was previously renamed King of Xuancheng, have just moved out of Yuancheng and lived in the mansion located in Wuyi Lane.

Although Princess Xingnan is not very old, she has been married for a long time, but she still retains a palace in Yuancheng as a temporary residence in the garden. The scale of this palace is among the best in the entire garden city. In addition to her identity as the eldest daughter of the first emperor and the eldest princess of the country, of course, there is also the legitimate momentum of her husband's family, not to mention that this new garden city can be built, which is due to the strength of her husband's family. If Princess Xingnan is mistreated in the garden, she will be quite embarrassed in terms of human feelings.

But although the scale of this palace is not small, after Princess Xingnan moved in, she was immediately full of visitors, and it gradually became a little cramped. At first, visitors were only limited to the garden, and several widows and concubines of the first emperor frequently came to visit, and some younger brothers and sisters came to greet them every day.

There were only two sons and daughters of the first emperor, both of whom were born by the queen mother. There are a lot of daughters, in addition to Princess Xingnan, there are four others, the youngest one was frightened and died early in the Su Jun Rebellion earlier, and the rest are not considered adults. Among them, except for Princess Xingnan, who married Wu Xingshen under the leadership of the first emperor, the marriage is still to be determined.

Originally, it was just family contacts, and even if it was more frequent, it was not a bother. But soon, many members of the king's family and the princess ordered their wives to hear the news and ask for a visit, and the number of visitors surged, which really bothered Princess Xingnan. In addition to the routine visit to the Queen Mother every day, they all stay in the palace, and they are really impatient to deal with those courtesies and greetings with different purposes.

On this day, after the princess met the queen mother, she was about to withdraw, and it happened that Concubine Yang and her daughter Princess Sima Nandi entered the queen mother, so Princess Xingnan could only be patient to accompany her, and after more than half an hour, Concubine Yang's mother and daughter got up and retired.

After the palace people sent Concubine Yang away, the Queen Mother pointed to the back of the other party who was far away from the palace gate, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth, and said: "Concubine Yang is not famous, she is usually inferior, even I am often rare." Recently, my lady has entered the garden, and the number of meetings has become more frequent. I live in the garden for a long time, but people are not as good as my own wife. ”

Princess Xingnan didn't think much about it at first after hearing this, but just said with a smile: "The concubine came to see her daughter, not necessarily just to talk about human feelings. Brother Nan is gradually becoming an adult, and he is about to get married. I am the eldest daughter in the family, and I have set my husband's family early, so there are many such questions, and it is also a mother-daughter affection. ”

After hearing this, the queen mother's face sank, and she was displeased: "She has this idea, just complaining that my mother-in-law is derelict in her duties and treating her coldly!" ”

Hearing the queen mother say this, Princess Xingnan couldn't help but be a little surprised, and after thinking about it for a while, she realized that since Concubine Yang had just seen her, the queen mother's mood was faintly wrong.

The queen mother has already said to herself again: "Mortals are always selfish, even if a woman rarely asks about foreign affairs, doesn't she know that now is the moment of social peace?" What's more, even the emperor's major affairs have not yet been decided, and many internal and external affairs are arranged, this woman has a narrow view, and only says that I am alienated and biased, which is really unreasonable! Even if I have never had much friendship with her, but Nandi is also from the first emperor, how can I deliberately snub her? ”

At this point, the resentment is already very obvious. Princess Xingnan sat in the middle of the table, and she was quite embarrassed for a while, how could she be so good at complaining about this kind of disgrace between the elders. However, in her opinion, the queen mother's complaint is actually a bit of a fuss, everyone has a feeling of licking the calf, and it is normal for Concubine Yang to worry about her daughter's marriage, so why be dissatisfied because of this?

After a little silence, Princess Xingnan suddenly remembered that she had received a letter from Ah Weng's family when she was at home before, which contained a few sentences, saying that her husband is now very successful, and he has eliminated the shortcomings of Jiangdong, and his family will also be highlighted at that time, so there may be some subtle changes in the future in terms of human feelings and sophistication, and I hope the princess can be prepared.

At that time, the princess was a little puzzled, her husband's great achievements at that time, people couldn't reach it, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she was alone. However, in this letter to the family, there is no shortage of worrying words, and even reminds the princess to be prepared. What does she need to prepare?

Princess Xingnan really didn't understand this, she was loved by her father when she was young, and she was used to being protected by her husband when she got married, so she didn't have to worry about everything. In recent years, although the mind has gradually matured, it is still far from being able to understand the various things in this world.

However, a few days ago, as the news of her husband's victory spread more and more in the capital, gradually some people even made some forbidden and illegal things on the grounds of celebration. Walk above men, and the crowd will not. Princess Xingnan also began to realize that her family, especially her husband, is now on the cusp of the storm, and it seems that she is in a hurry, but there is no shortage of hidden dangers.

Although Princess Xingnan does not have too high wisdom in handling things, after realizing this, she also wants to share some worries for her husband. But she also understands that now that the Shen family is in such a high-profile situation, it is better to be quiet than to move, if she does something bad under her recklessness, she may be interpreted by people with bad intentions and do bad things with good intentions.

So after thinking about it again and again, Princess Xingnan simply took advantage of the impact on her mansion and moved back to live in the garden directly, one is to avoid those disturbances outside, and the other is also to hope that the garden is nearby, so that the queen mother will not be affected by those disturbing words. He once participated in murder, and his mother fled over the wall, and his words were terrifying.

Today, when I heard the queen mother's complaint to Concubine Yang, I was connected by Princess Xingnan with the previous kind of hidden worry, so after thinking about it again, I faintly realized that the queen mother's dissatisfaction seemed to be against Concubine Yang, but in fact, I was afraid that part of it was also for herself. Otherwise, she would not have said that she was a daughter before, but the popularity in the garden surpassed that of the queen mother.

Thinking about it again, the queen mother's resentment towards Concubine Yang can be understood. The queen mother was complaining that Concubine Yang cared about her daughter's life experience but did not discuss with her mother-in-law, but frequently came to ask her about the junior, which made the queen mother feel embarrassed and dissatisfied.

Seeing that Princess Xingnan was silent in the banquet, the Queen Mother didn't realize that her daughter had thought so much. In fact, most of her complaints about Concubine Yang are caused by her irritability recently, and as for why she is irritable, even she herself has some strangeness and can't figure it out.

Although there were difficult state affairs before, her virtuous son-in-law broke the thieves and slaves in Huaishang, and the future situation can be said to be very good. The two sons under his knees are thriving, and the emperor's marriage will gradually be decided. Today, there is no need to worry about the inside and outside, which is not the same as it was a few years ago.

But recently, her mood has not been lacking in irritability, and after thinking about it, she doesn't know where this irritability comes from, so she has a lot of anger towards the people around her, and even her temperament has changed a little, and she is no longer as gentle as before.

Seeing that Princess Xingnan was just silent, the Queen Mother was a little displeased, pointed at her and said: "You are not a young lady now, you should be familiar with personnel and learn to be more considerate." Not to mention that your husband's family is a giant family in Wuxiang, and the father and son are both for the state, and the achievements created by Wei Zhou in Huaishang this time alone have no one to compare with since Zhongxing. In the public, it will live up to the grace of the king, and in private, it will respect the dear. Such a good couple, it is difficult to find in the world, you should not be pampered and arrogant, and lose the will of your loved ones. ”

Princess Xingnan was also full of worries at this time, and at this time, when she heard what the queen mother said, her mood became irritable, but she still said patiently: "The intimacy of husband and wife is difficult to say. But my husband and I are young couples, and we have followed them day and night in previous years, and we are more dear than our brothers and sisters. If it weren't for the urgency of state affairs, it would never be separated from each other and have not been seen until now. He was raised by his mother when he was young, although he was willful in his early years, but his husband was forgiving and tolerant, and now he is older and knows more about women. ”

When the queen mother heard this, her brows furrowed again, and she lowered her head to organize her words, and then put on the attitude of Dun Dun's teaching: "If your husband and wife are just ordinary doors, it is not bad to know this. But don't talk about yourself, this time Wei Zhou made great contributions to the country, the royal industry was stable, and the First World War was laid, and the future must be the hope of the north and the south. If you are just an ordinary woman, how can you live in the heart of a virtuous couple? In addition to being obedient, we must also know how to be loyal and filial piety and righteousness, and have exhortations every day, so as to keep the duty of a good wife and not be regarded as a mediocre and foolish woman. ”

Princess Xingnan is not a kind child, and today she is very patient to listen to the queen mother's nagging, but the more she feels that the queen mother is talking more and more unreasonable, first worried that she is not obedient enough to lose her husband's love, and then worried that she only cares about being obedient and being regarded as a mediocre fool. The preface doesn't match the afterword, and I don't know what to say. Could it be that the husband and wife talk privately in their curtains, and they still have to answer each other every day with human ethics and righteousness?

"After all, Concubine Shan is right, in fact, you two young companions, there is no need to say it in previous years, and in recent years, your physique has gradually grown. Your husband's family was originally a high-ranking family in Wuxiang, and Wei Zhou is the head of the family, so there is nothing in the room so far. You lady is still ignorant, and you don't feel that people are wrong, and you still think about marriage for others, but you don't care about your own affairs! If your wife returns to the dynasty on another day, I don't know how to face them! ”

The Queen Mother was still there sighing and talking to herself: "State affairs have their own talents, and you can't work alone." Wei Zhou's work in the community, known to the world, how can I bear to see him work far away from his hometown, because of public and private interests? Now Huai Shang broke the rebellion, the country has no immediate worries, the coming day to return to the capital, you may wish to stay for a long time, then you also have to remember the harmony, if you can add Ding to report the good news, it is the public and private are not lost to the great merit! ”