In the blink of an eye, the first month has passed. Although there is no definite news from the northwest, Xue Lin will send news every few days. Mingyi learns from Lu Ming and others that the situation has almost calmed down, and Mingyi becomes more and more at ease. After making up their minds, their luggage was almost packed. They were just waiting for the official customs clearance documents to be issued and the person Xue Lin sent to pick them up arrived before they could leave for the northwest. An Qian was born in February. Although this year is not her birthday, it is her first birthday after she married into the East Palace and became the Crown Princess. Therefore, Emperor Chongning and Fu Ruixuan both valued her and asked the Shang Palace Bureau to take care of it early. , although it is not a big banquet, everyone who is supposed to be there will be there. Naturally, Mingyi wanted to go too, and she made an appointment with Li Fengjiao. She went there relatively early and helped An Qian greet the ladies, both domestic and foreign. There were more people there, and everyone was looking for people they knew well to chat and play around. Only then did the two of them take some time to take a break. Mingyi frowned when she saw Wei Xunzhi, who saw them not far away and bowed to them with a warm smile, "This year has come to an end, the spring has begun, and it should be a good journey on the road. Now When will you return to Shonan?" "Don't you know? Uncle Huang seems to like this Third Young Master of Wei very much. He intends to keep him in Wangjing City for a long time. He has already written to the King of Southern Hunan to discuss it," Li Fengjiao said. Mingyi really didn't know. After being surprised, her eyes flickered slightly. Was she going to keep Wei San in Beijing as a hostage? This is a good thing. Wei San is not in Xiangnan, and many things are beyond his reach. If the king of Xiangnan wants to cause trouble, he will eventually resort to the rat weapon. "What about you? Have you really decided to go to the Northwest?" Li Fengjiao looked at Mingyi's womanly bun with a complicated expression. "This has been decided a long time ago. I will wait for the official documents to come down and leave when the person who picks me up arrives." Mingyi's tone was light and natural. Li Fengjiao was extremely sour, "Isn't it possible to leave? Beiguan is thousands of miles away. The mountains are high and the water is far away. When can we see each other after we leave?" Li Fengjiao held her hand tightly, and Mingyi could see the deep reluctance in her eyes at a glance. How could she let go, but...
"Gillian is right. Guan Kuhan is over there. You have grown up in Wangjing City since you were a child. You are used to living a life of fine clothes and fine food, so why bother asking for hardship?" An Qian's voice sounded not far behind the two of them. , the two of them turned around and saw An Qian walking over. Listening to her voice, they had listened to what Mingyi and Li Fengjiao had just said. Mingyi is now always polite to An Qian. She bows her knees first and then replies, "Isn't there nothing we can do? They say that when you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, follow the dog!" "How can it be the same? In fact, according to past practice, the family members of border officials like Governor Xue have to stay in Beijing!" An Qian said with a smile. Mingyi suddenly raised his eyes to look at her, but she smiled nonchalantly, as if the words she just said were really just casual. "But I saw that Governor Xue treated you very seriously before, and he was reluctant to leave you. But how did I hear that you wanted to bring your whole family there? It's just your brother. He is going to serve in the Anxi Army. Yes, but the King of Jiyang and the Princess are both old. The journey is long, and it is hard to say whether they can bear the fatigue of traveling and traveling. After all, the northwest is far away from Wangjing City. As far as I know, the prince is used to playing in Wangjing City. , I’m afraid you won’t get used to it when you get to the northwest, right?” Mingyi listened and nodded, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "What you said is correct, I have thought about it too. But my parents are always thinking about whether life will be hard or not. It doesn't matter, the most important thing is that the whole family is together and they are determined, so what can I do, I have to ask Governor Xue." An Qian smiled and nodded, "It's good for the whole family to be together. Governor Xue is the son-in-law. It's really remarkable that he can handle this matter. I really value you." Mingyi seemed a little embarrassed, lowering her head and smiling, her thick eyelashes like two fans, firmly covering the emotions in her eyes. Although spring has begun, it is still cold and cold. When the sky is getting dark, the lanterns are lit in the imperial garden. The lights are brilliant, the clothes are fragrant, and the shadows are fragrant. It is already the time for the banquet, but Fu Ruixuan has not come yet. An Qian then She was asked to look for her. Although she still had a smile on her face, she could also see that she was a little more reluctant. Mingyi and Li Fengjiao looked at each other, but now was not the time to talk or comfort. As the night got darker, as time passed, there were more and more whispers at the table. They all said that the prince and the princess were deeply in love. So why did the prince delay in coming to the princess's birthday party?
Something must have happened. Mingyi and everyone else at the table had the same idea in mind. They raised their eyes to look at An Qian, but they only saw her graceful appearance. Until the palace lady she had just sent to find Fu Ruixuan came back and whispered in her ear. After saying this, her expression changed slightly. Although she managed to maintain her expression, Mingyi could clearly see her hands trembling slightly uncontrollably. "Everyone..." Everyone's eyes were different, but they all fell on An Qian. She calmed down and picked up the wine glass, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is suddenly busy with important government affairs and can't get away right now. I would like to ask you to drink a few more glasses. Thank you for coming to the palace to celebrate my birthday. I I'm not very grateful, so I'll drink this wine to express my gratitude!" After saying that, An Qian raised her neck and drank the glass of wine in one gulp. However, she didn't know whether the wine was too hot, and she drank it too quickly, and she actually choked and coughed. stand up. The palace lady beside her quickly patted her back and gave her a cup of warm tea. Mingyi saw that she no longer coughed, but the corners of her eyes were slightly red. Mingyi and Li Fengjiao looked at each other and saw similar worries in each other's eyes. Something is wrong with An Qian, even though she pretends to be nice. Until the banquet was over, Fu Ruixuan never showed up. This is so unreasonable. Even if it is an urgent government matter, how could he not even show his face? Mingyi felt uneasy, but An Qian obviously had no intention of keeping them. On the way out of the palace, Li Fengjiao didn't say a word, but the hand he held was so tight that Mingyi felt a little painful. Knowing that spying on the palace is taboo, both Mingyi and Li Fengjiao, no matter how many worries they have in their hearts, can only suppress them for the time being. After leaving the palace, they say goodbye to each other and go back to their homes. That night, Mingyi was in a daze, and she didn't know if she had fallen asleep or not. When she woke up early in the morning, she felt that the outside was very quiet. She listened for a moment, as if she didn't even hear human voices, it was the calm before the storm. After lunch, someone came to the palace, but it was the maid in charge next to An Qian, who was called Siqin. When Mingyi came near, he gently knelt down and bowed to her, and said softly, "I'm here to serve you, my servant." As ordered by His Majesty, I came here to invite Princess Changning...Mrs. The uneasiness that had been lingering in Mingyi's heart all night was confirmed, and she couldn't care about anything else at the moment. After informing Mrs. Gao, she followed Siqin out of the house in a hurry and headed towards the palace.
On the carriage, Mingyi roughly heard the whole story of last night from Siqin's mouth. The reason why Fu Ruixuan did not appear at An Qian's birthday banquet was not because An Qian said there were any urgent government affairs to deal with, but... for some reason, he ended up in the same place as Chu Yanxi from the Chu family. When Mingyi heard it, she thought it was impossible. She knew about the relationship between Fu Ruixuan and An Qian. They had only been married for a few months and it was the time of their wedding. Fu Ruixuan would definitely not do such a thing at this time.