Little Cardamom

After receiving this praise, Ming Tan smiled with eyebrows and eyes crooked. She dragged Jiang Xu around the house with great interest, and introduced each place carefully.

It was only then that Jiang Xu realized that in just half a day, the interior of Qi'an Hall had changed a lot according to the preferences of his little princess.

After the introduction, Ming Tan asked cautiously: "A Tan arranged the house on his own initiative, does your husband not like it, is there any discomfort?"

It's quite uncomfortable.

Ke Mingtan pulled him to shake and act like a baby, his hands were limp, and he still twitched restlessly in his palms. He is not good at, and has never dealt with women like this, and the words he said are against his will.

"No problem."

"As long as you like it."

When Ming Tan heard this, his smile widened a bit, and he was very satisfied.

Of course, her satisfaction is not in vain, and she has to make up for it in another way at night.

After tossing twice at night, Ming Tanxiang was dripping with sweat, and she was so tired that she was about to fall apart. She lay limply in Jiang Xu's arms, and she was still thinking in a daze: the strength of a martial arts practitioner is really extraordinary. There are many, but they are so enthusiastic at night. Is it possible that husband and wife need to be like this every day? That was really too hard.

In fact, Ming Tan's perception of hard work is still somewhat biased. Because Xie En entered the palace had been postponed for a day and could not be postponed any longer, Jiang Xu restrained himself a lot on purpose. If she wanted to have fun, she might not be able to survive a day in a princess-level gown.

Waking up from Jiang Xu's arms the next day, Ming Tan was still sore all over. She rubbed her eyes, and wanted to change her position to lie down, but found that the hands around her waist were tightly tightened.

She couldn't move much, but fortunately she could look up and see her husband's handsome face up close.

I have to admit that her husband is really handsome! In the past, all the women in Beijing said that Second Master Shu Yushu Linfeng was a good-looking talent. She saw that Second Master Shu was indeed handsome, but compared to her husband, he seemed a little gentler and less awe-inspiring than a man on the battlefield.

She stretched out a finger and touched Jiang Xu's face. Seeing that he didn't respond, she secretly added another finger, pinched them together, and pushed his eyelashes upwards.

Jiang Xu slept very lightly and woke up early. Just when he was about to pull down Ming Tan's troubled hand, Ming Tan suddenly rubbed up, kissed his chin lightly, then rubbed his little head against his neck, and wrapped his arms around him very dependently. waist.

Her lips are warm and cool, like sweet cheese steamed through a sieve, delicate and soft. Jiang Xu paused for a moment, not knowing whether he should wake up or not.

As the ancients said, a gentle township and a tomb of heroes.

He suddenly felt that there was some truth to it.

Lying on the couch until the beginning of the morning, the two of them were awakened together by the maid.

After dressing up and freshening up, it was about time, and the two of them got into the carriage that the palace rarely used once a year on weekdays, and entered the palace together.

After entering the palace gate, the two walked in two ways. Jiang Xu went to the imperial study to meet Emperor Cheng Kang, while Ming Tan was led by the servants to Shoukang Palace to meet the Empress Dowager.

Thinking back to the time when the Empress Dowager wanted to give her a marriage, Ming Tan felt a little anxious about being embarrassed. However, she didn't show any anxiety on her face. After parting with Jiang Xu, she showed the dignified demeanor that a prince and concubine should have, keeping her eyes fixed and calm.

The current Empress Dowager and the current Holy Majesty are not biological mothers and children.

The Holy One came from the late Emperor Yuanhou, and the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace was the late Emperor's successor, and she has two biological sons herself.

Although the past cannot be traced back, if you think about it a little bit, you will know that there are three legitimate sons from two empresses, and the change of the throne is definitely not the peaceful succession that is visible on the surface.

Coupled with the early death of the first emperor Yuan Empress, Yuan Empress's mother's family was far inferior to the stepmother's family with deep roots. Come to think of it, if the Holy Majesty hadn't been in the East Palace when he was born, and had cultivated a faction of the East Palace who was a staunch heir, it would have been difficult to get benefits when he was contending with the Empress Dowager Su.

And after the empress dowager Su lost the battle for the position, she was still able to live in Shoukang Palace, and no one dared to treat her with contempt, so she was definitely not a good stubble who only wanted to be with the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng forever.

When thinking about this, Ming Tan has been led to the gate of Shoukang Palace. An old nanny came out to handover with the servants, and led Mingtan in: "Princess Dingbei, please."

Ming Tan nodded, and secretly took a deep breath.

Suwen Empress Dowager has devoted herself to the Buddha in recent years, and the Shoukang Palace does have a bit of the simple and ancient atmosphere of a person who is devoted to the Buddha. The light scent of incense scattered makes people feel involuntary.

"The concubine sees the empress dowager, and sees the empress dowager. I wish the empress dowager and the empress dowager a healthy body and good luck."

The nanny didn't remind me all the way, but the empress was also here. Fortunately, Ming Tan's eyes were sharp, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the women sitting at the head, besides the woman holding a rosary, she could be identified as the Empress Dowager at a glance, and there was also a young woman wearing a brocade skirt with deep red peonies and golden phoenix patterns. Wearing a nine-phoenix Chaoyang hairpin on the head-this kind of dress, except for the queen, don't think about it.

"Get up, give me a seat."

The Empress Dowager Su's voice is very gentle, it sounds quite kind, but now Ming Tan dare not think how kind the Empress Dowager is.

She is not a fool, if the Empress Dowager hadn't signaled it, how could the leading nun have not reminded that there are other people in the palace besides the Empress Dowager. Especially the empress, if she had not been sharp-eyed just now, and she was not honored by the empress, it would be difficult for the empress to feel unhappy.

"Look, Empress Dowager, what the concubine said is half wrong?" Empress Zhang smiled, "Princess Dingbei is dignified and polite, she is the most virtuous and chaste."

The Empress Dowager nodded kindly, and said with compassion on her face: "It's a good one. Ai Jia looks at it, and it matches Xu'er very well."

As soon as she finished speaking, a nun standing beside her stepped forward and presented Ming Tan with a gift of meeting in a red sandalwood box.

Ming Tan stood up, bowed his head to receive it, and thanked the Queen Mother respectfully.

There were five girls sitting in the hall. Apart from the empress dowager, Ming Tan also guessed from the narration that the one wearing the six-piece skirt of the Butterfly Play and Hundred Flowers was the youngest daughter of the empress dowager, Princess Wenhui; After Concubine Yu was sent to the cold palace, she is now the most favored concubine orchid in the palace; there is another young and beautiful girl—

"Tch, boring."

Before Ming Tan guessed the girl's identity, he saw the girl looking her up and down, and suddenly gave a soft snort.

"Nianci, don't be rude!" Princess Wen Hui scolded.

The queen mother glanced at her eyes, and said in a warm voice: "Nianci has such a temperament, you can say whatever you think, and you don't have to be too harsh. Xu'er is a good princess, so why would she care about a little girl like her."

Ming Tan: "..."

She is also a little girl.

Concubine Lan probably knew that this was not the occasion for her to speak, she fiddled with the tea cover with her downcast eyes, she was quiet and didn't make much noise. It was the Queen who took over the conversation and introduced Zhai Nianci to Ming Tan.

Zhai Nianci is the daughter of Princess Wen Hui, also the granddaughter of Empress Dowager Su, she is very fond of Empress Dowager Su, and Empress Su also gave her the title of "Lord of Yongle County". That being the case, it's not that she doesn't have the confidence to hate people when she sees them.

Ming Tan didn't plan to fuss with this kind of person who won't see each other for three to five years, but she didn't plan to fuss about it, but this Yongle county lord did not know what was wrong, and stared at her non-stop.

For a while, he said, "Aren't the noble ladies in Beijing all these years like princesses? It's so boring", and then said, "The princess just doesn't understand fighting in the battlefield, so how can I have a topic to talk with His Royal Highness Dingbei?"

Ming Tan listened for a while with a smile, and suddenly asked a question: "The concubine has been in Beijing for these years, and I have rarely heard the name of Yongle County Lord. I think the County Lord didn't live in the capital for a long time?"

Zhai Nianci was lazy and didn't answer her at all.

It was the queen who made the siege and said: "Nianci went to the north with his father, and it is true that he seldom returns to Beijing."

Oh, I got it.

The family background is prominent and clear.

There is also the Northern Expedition with the father. Isn't her husband the King of Dingbei? This Yongle county lord Xu has followed his father to the north for these years, so maybe he has some relationship with her husband.

Besides, the Yongle County Lord said both inside and outside the words that a spoiled boudoir lady like her is not worthy of His Royal Highness King Dingbei, so isn't this the same as saying that she is very worthy?

After figuring out the crux of the hostility, Ming Tan is not afraid to prescribe the right medicine.

She took a sip of tea in a gentle manner, and said with a gentle smile: "The county magistrate doesn't let the men show up, and his heroic demeanor is really admirable to the concubines, but the ladies in Beijing have always set the example of the empress dowager and empress empress. How to be dignified and virtuous, learning how to restrain oneself and restore etiquette, learning how to be imperial, how to manage the family, so as to stabilize the rear of the husband's family, is not boring.

"Besides, His Highness is usually in the barracks, and some generals chat with him about soldiers and generals. When he returns to the mansion, what he needs more is a clean place. As a wife, she can send a bowl of soup and gossip for a while. It will make His Highness feel more comfortable."

"..."

Zhai Nianci was stalked, and he didn't say a word of rebuttal for a while.

Isn't Princess Dingbei just pointing at her nose and saying that she is uneducated and disrespectful? Unexpectedly, she can't refute anything, after all, everyone has moved out the queen mother and queen to stand in the way.

What made her even more heartbroken was that Princess Dingbei was talking both inside and out. His Royal Highness Dingbei didn't want to talk about dispatching troops with his wife. Going home is full of boudoir fun. Don't be self-righteous and meddle in other people's business .

On the other side, in the imperial study room, Emperor Cheng Kang knocked on the table with the approved booklet, and asked with great interest: "How about the new marriage? After marrying the princess, you are finally married."

With his hands behind his back, Jiang Xu replied nonchalantly, "It's not that bad, it's just a little cumbersome."

"..."

"Who asked you if it was complicated?"

Jiang Xu looked at him quietly again with a look of "what is His Majesty asking?"

Cheng Kangdi was speechless.

Forget it, Zuo is just that he himself wants to stay far away in Ming Ting and make an expedient marriage, and with his temperament, he doesn't know who he is embarrassing if he expects him to get married and suddenly become enlightened.

Emperor Chengkang thought for a while, and then said: "I heard that you, the princess, have a certain reputation among the ladies in the capital. After all, you are also a daughter-in-law who has been married back home. You should not be treated lightly."

Jiang Xu said "hmm".

Yesterday, she spent five thousand taels for all that trouble, and he didn't say anything, so it wasn't a small treat. However, according to her plan to repair the palace, it would cost another one hundred thousand taels, which was too extravagant, and she would still have to order one or two after returning.

Emperor Chengkang didn't know what Jiang Xu was thinking, seeing that he didn't take it seriously, thinking that he didn't want to mention the new bride very much, so he changed the subject and talked about the recent court affairs.

Around noon, Emperor Chengkang and Jiang Xucai left the imperial study together. Jiang Xu didn't want to stay in the palace for dinner, so he went straight to Shoukang Palace to pick up Mingtan.

When he arrived at Shoukang Palace, he saw Ming Tan coming out of the hall together with the queen and others.

She was walking with the Yongle county lord, she didn't know what to say, suddenly her figure flickered, as if she had left her feet on the steps, and then she frowned slightly and hissed softly.

Without even thinking about it, Jiang Xu stepped forward and hugged her by the waist.

Zhai Nianci: "...?"

Cheng Kangdi, who heard the news in his own palace, was also puzzled for a moment.