4. Chapter 4
Tang Muyuan served in the Ministry of War, and was a fifth-rank Wuxuan Qing Literature Department, responsible for the selection, promotion, reward and punishment of military officers, and was a fat man.
As a hero of this dynasty who had made military achievements, Tang Muyuan deserves this position, but as a relative of the empress dowager, Tang Muyuan can still take on this important task. Not only Tang Muyuan himself finds it strange, but the court officials can't understand it. Some people speculate that the Regent is only worthy of talent, while others suspect that the Regent promoted Tang Muyuan to cover up his ambitions, just like when he guaranteed the fifth prince to ascend the throne, just to make a reputation, and when he makes enough attitude in the future, he will find an opportunity to ascend the throne legitimately.
Tang Yu believed in the latter more.
So when I received a post from Duan Wang Mansion, Tang Yu was very resistant to the words "Be sure to go to a banquet" on it.
She went to the front yard and sent someone to manage the business. "You can go and inquire quietly to see which mansions the Duan Mansion has posted to."
Everyone in the Hou Mansion respected the great girl very much. The manager took the order and came back after a walk around and listed several houses. "Girl, I guess the prince posted a post to all the daughters of officials of the third rank or above. It seemed that he wanted to hold the birthday of the third princess for the third princess."
The Regent is really true. The third princess is only five years old. In the past, the Empress Dowager held a small birthday for the third princess. The harem is lively, similar to the emperor's birthday. It is not said to be biased or not. Now the third princess moved to the Duan Palace, which has caused criticism from the people about the Empress Dowager. The Regent suddenly held a birthday for his niece. Isn't this adding fuel to the fire? Showing his love for his niece?
Tang Yu also believed that Song Qin wanted to slap the queen mother in the face, so naturally he felt that the posts posted by Prince Duan’s Mansion all had the words “Be sure to go to a banquet”.
It is important to be sure, what can she do if she doesn't go to Song Qin? She comes to the door with a sword and forces her to go there, or is it because the Jingning Marquis's Mansion swept his face and takes revenge on his father in the officialdom? But it's just anger. What if, what if Song Qin really takes revenge on his private revenge?
Tang Yu did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so he prepared to come back in the evening to discuss with him.
At sunset, Tang Muyuan came back, following Wei Zhao.
The maids were ordered to guard outside, and the three of them spoke alone.
Tang Muyuan read the invitation and handed it to Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao glanced at the eyes, his handsome face as deep as water.
Tang Yu noticed something was wrong and looked at the two men closest to her in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Tang Muyuan sighed lightly and said to his daughter: "The Empress Dowager is concerned about the Third Princess. When we learned that we have also received a post, I ask your cousin to pass on the message and ask you to ask her about her recent situation after seeing the Third Princess."
He was afraid that his beautiful daughter would be uneasy when he arrived at the Duan Prince's Mansion. He wanted to refuse this invitation, but the empress dowager asked for something. On the way, his nephew suggested changing his younger daughter. Tang Muyuan thought this plan was feasible. After all, his younger daughter was only twelve years old and was not yet at the age of attracting men to worry about. However, he did not expect that he would only invite the eldest daughter by name on the post.
After receiving the post, Tang Yu was actually 80% sure that his father would protect her. When she heard the news, she was stunned.
Wei Zhao saw it and felt pity and hatred. Others didn't know that he witnessed Song Qin's outstanding intentions towards his cousin, so how could he let his cousin take risks?
"Uncle, let Cousin Lin go. We just pretend that we didn't read the post clearly and thought that there were people in various palaces to attend the banquet. Why should he ask Cousin to go, we have to be obedient?" Wei Zhao clenched the post tightly and said in a deep voice. The third princess is a little girl. Song Qin will arrange people to serve them with delicious food and drink in order to make a move. What can happen? Cousin Lin looks good when she sees people, and it is enough to make a deal with the Queen Mother.
Tang Muyuan was about to nod, but Tang Yu had calmed down, "Forget it, I'd better go."
Wei Zhao looked at her in shock, "Cousin..."
Tang Yu smiled and said lightly: "Cousin, this time he held a banquet just to tell the people of the capital that he favored the third princess. He asked me to treat me the same purpose as others, and would not do anything to me. Besides, the empress dowager trusted me and asked me to visit the third princess. My sister is too young, and one who cares about it may cause trouble."
She just disgusted with Song Qin, but was not worried about the safety of her trip. Everyone knows that Song Qin is not close to women. She just heard that after meeting him on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, Tang Yu believed it deeply. Song Qin didn't seem to be interested in women no matter how she looked.
Wei Zhao stared at her tightly, looked at Tang Muyuan, but he stopped talking.
Tang Muyuan coughed and stood up and said, "Zi Xing, have dinner here, I'll go and ask the kitchen to add two more dishes."
If his daughter didn't want to go, he would rather offend Song Qin than be an official, and would protect his daughter. However, his daughter was calm and calm and courageous, so Tang Muyuan would be assured to let his daughter go to this indeed not dangerous palace banquet.
After the elder left, Wei Zhao strode to his beloved person without any scruples, and whispered to her: "Cousin is obedient, let Cousin Lin go."
"My sister is ignorant, don't do anything wrong, and cause trouble for the empress dowager." Tang Lin is a troublemaker, and Tang Yu dared not hand over this errand to her.
"But you..." Wei Zhao stared at her, not knowing how to speak, after all, it involved the reputation of the girl's family.
"It's okay, he's not that kind of person." Tang Yu smiled and comforted him.
Wei Zhao snorted coldly, "What's wrong with ordinary women? He is not close to women, to you..."
"Cousin." Tang Yu interrupted him unhappily. No one likes to hear others say that he is the kind of woman who is easily attracted by men, even though this is a compliment to her appearance.
Wei Zhao knew that he had made up his words, so he looked at her and turned his head stubbornly.
He was angry that he could not protect his cousin, and he could not let his cousin do whatever he wanted.
"Don't worry, I will take good care of myself." Knowing that he felt bad, Tang Yu turned to the opposite side of Wei Zhao, smiled at him, and asked softly: "Come here tonight, have you passed the message to your aunt? Don't worry her."
"It's passed on." Wei Zhao said in a depressing voice.
"That's good, let's go, Brother Qi should come here later." Tang Yu pulled his sleeve and acted cutely.
Wei Zhao felt itchy when he saw it and wanted to scratch her hand.
Tang Yu nimblely avoided it, ran away and glared at him, but he didn't realize that his eyes were as charming as waves, seducing the young man's soul away.
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In a blink of an eye, it is the day of the third princess’ birthday.
Tang Muyuan was about to go to court and left before dawn. Tang Yu arrived at Songfengtang early and was waiting to have dinner with Rong's mother and three. She didn't like Rong's family and Tang Lin, but Brother Qi was good, and she had to take care of Brother Qi's feelings.
"Yu'er is wearing this outfit when he goes to the palace?" Rong brought her daughter over and saw that Tang Yu was wearing only a bean-green bean-green wool embroidered bamboo leaf pattern, and asked in surprise. Tang Lin next to her couldn't help but look at the cherry-red wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-colored wool-
"Do you think something is wrong?" Tang Yu asked calmly.
Rong smiled dryly and sat on the chair and said, "No, I just think that the third princess is celebrating her birthday. Yuer should dress up brightly, beautiful and festive."
Tang Yu smiled faintly.
Brother Qi spoke for the elder sister, "I think my sister looks better in green."
Rong stared at her son unhappily, looked at Tang Yu, and said with apologies: "Well, our Yuer is beautiful and is the best in everything you wear. By the way, Yuer, it is rare that there is such a lively house in the Duan Palace. You should take Lin'er there too, otherwise she would be bored at home."
Tang Lin was restless. In the past, the two sisters went out together, and Tang Yu took care of her a lot, so as not to lose the people from the Marquis of Jingyang. Today, let alone the post of Prince Duan’s Mansion, Tang Yu would not take her to share her heart even if she invited her.
In front of Brother Qi, Tang Yu vaguely went over. After the meal, Brother Qi left, and she told him bluntly, letting Rong know that it was not because she didn't think of her sister. It was because the royal palace had not invited her. She was afraid that Rong would not believe it, so she ordered Molan to pick up the post.
Rong even said he didn't use it, but he stayed still. He saw that the Regent did not invite his precious daughter, and then he led his daughter away in shame. Tang Yu looked at the backs of the mother and daughter, a little upset. The Regent's relationship with his family, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Rong was not at all interested? If she was not invited to such a place, she would not go to her if she was not necessary.
The sun gradually rose, and Tang Yu went out neither early nor late.
Duan Prince's Mansion.
The third princess' banquet was set up in the garden. Unlike Tang Yu, most noble girls came early and were dressed up in a colorful manner.
Duan is regent, and there are more than ten years before the little emperor takes power. I won’t mention it in the future. At least in the past ten years, Duan is the most noble man in the world. Others are unparalleled. Few noble girls have dealt with Duan. They have never personally felt Duan’s indifference. They are only obsessed with Duan’s demeanor and appearance, and they admire him. Their family hopes that their daughter will be favored by Duan. Now they are princesses, and they will be extremely noble in the future.
Unfortunately, when he came to the palace, King Duan did not show any of them, and there was only a five-year-old princess.
No noble girl thought that King Duan really liked this niece, so when she saw the third princess, she became perfunctory.
Although the third princess was young, she grew up in the palace and was sensitive. She could tell who did not really like her. No one really accompanied her. The third princess was a little disappointed and not particularly sad. She sat alone in the middle of the pavilion, staring at the way the garden came, looking forward to Sister Yu.
Not far from the garden is a lake. A three-story tower stands by the lake, called Guiyun, which was built by craftsmen after Song Qin returned to Beijing.
Today, Song Qin brought the memorial back after the morning court, and then paid attention to the banquet. After watching the memorial for half an hour, Song Qin walked to the window and looked at the distance from the building. He saw his little niece sitting alone in the pavilion. The noble girls were watching the flowers in groups of three or five. Occasionally, a few of them went to the pavilion to sit and soon came out again.
Song Qin couldn't see his niece, but he could imagine his niece's expression, and he must be pitiful and pouting with a lonely face.
They are all strangers, how could the niece be happy? She is not a big girl who knows how to make friends with her.
And those noble girls are not as kind as Tang Yu.
"Go and hint to the third princess here and ask her to wait for the Tang family girl on the first floor. Also notify the doorman that the Tang family girl has arrived and will directly lead to Guiyun Tower." Song Qin withdrew his gaze and ordered the guards outside the door, "If the third princess asks about my whereabouts, she will say that I am still in the palace." Otherwise, the little girl would ask him to accompany her again.
"Yes." The guards took the order and walked calmly down to the third floor.
So after Tang Yu arrived at the palace, he walked a different road from other noble girls. At first, Tang Yu did not notice something was wrong. When he passed by the garden, he heard the laughter of the noble girls over there. Tang Yu frowned, stopped, and asked the maid in green who was leading the way, "Isn't the banquet in the garden?"
The maid in green turned around and lowered her eyes and said, "Go back to the eldest girl, the third princess doesn't like other girls in the mansion. She went to Guiyun Tower to wait for you alone, saying that she wanted to talk to you alone."
Tang Yu was half-believing and half-doubted, and Molan gave her a cautious look.
Tang Yu stared at the maid in green and looked at the way out. If Song Qin had bad intentions, she would not have time to turn back now, so she asked the maid to continue leading the way.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, I finally arrived in front of Guiyun Tower.
"Sister Yu!" The third princess was waiting for her, and finally saw someone. The little girl ran out like a titty swallow.
Tang Yu relaxed, lowered his head, and slightly spread his arms to welcome the girl. The wind blew from the lake, and her skirt danced lightly, smiling like a flower.
Behind the third-floor carved hall window, Song Qin looked at her expressionlessly. When one big and one small came in hand in hand, he continued to stand for a while, then left the room and walked down without rushing.
The black boots were stomping on the wooden steps, silently.
Chapter completed!