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Let's say that after Yuan Chen left the flower hall, he went to the inner courtyard of the palace to greet Princess Rui.

A few days ago, Princess Roushan had stayed in the palace for a while, and arrived in a hurry.

Rou Shan is Yuan Chen's twin sister, their facial features are very similar, but their temperaments are very different.Soft and kind people are as their name suggests, soft and kind.

After the brothers and sisters greeted each other, Rou Shan presented Yuan Chen's shoes with her own hands.

This is a pair of ordinary cloud-toed shoes, the upper is black, embroidered with gold thread, and the stitches are meticulous.

Yuan Chen kept looking at it in his hand, and said: "Why do you need to do these things, let the people from Shangyifang do it next time."

"It's just to pass the time when I have nothing to do." Rou Shan sat beside Princess Rui, holding hands affectionately, and said with a smile, "It's good that Brother Jiu doesn't dislike it."

Princess Rui said: "Try it quickly."

Yuan Chen promised, and was about to signal Jifu to change his shoes, when he suddenly remembered that he had gone to fetch his clothes and hadn't returned yet.The gentle maid has already stepped forward to help Yuan Chen change his shoes.

"Does it still fit?"

Yuan Chen didn't even touch the ground, so he smiled brightly and said, "It's just right."

When Prince Rui arrived, he saw Yuan Chen walking back and forth in the hall with his head down, as if he was looking at the cloud-toed shoes on his feet, and said: "Not bad."

And Rou Shan and Princess Rui held hands, although they were a little less dignified, they smiled happily at each other.

Prince Rui strolled in and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

Princess Rui stood up and saluted, and said: "Our Rou Shan is a big girl, and will make shoes for brothers."

Rou Shan blushed and was about to say something.

Prince Rui sighed, "That's right, it will be fifteen after the Chinese New Year, so it's time to choose a marriage for her."

Yuan Chen raised his eyebrows, feeling that no one is worthy of his sister.

"Brother!" Rou Shan blushed and hid behind Princess Rui in embarrassment, causing everyone to laugh.

Apart from Prince Rui, there is also the crown prince who is thinking about Princess Roushan's marriage.

On the night of New Year's Eve, the emperor hosted a banquet for all officials, including princes and princesses.

Singing and dancing on the field made peace, and there were intertwined cups of wine.The uncanonized prince sat under the crown prince, and Yuan Chen happened to be sitting behind the crown prince, watching the song and dance boredly.

After singing and dancing, the prime minister read out the congratulatory form on behalf of the officials.

He Biao mentioned that the disaster relief in Yunnan was timely and the common people benefited. Feeling the great kindness of the emperor, he knelt down and saluted in the direction of the capital.

The emperor was overjoyed and praised Prince Rui who was in charge of disaster relief in Yunnan.Everyone also made fun of it, following the emperor's words, King Zanrui has the style of being a father.

The crown prince sitting opposite Prince Rui's smile gradually narrowed.

Charming dancing girls filed in one after another, and the long sound of the piano gradually played. Yuan Chen drank a glass of wine with a smile, and chatted with the prince beside him.The prince looked over sideways, peeling peanuts in his hand, and said, "Achen, what's interesting about this study tour?"

Yuan Chen made some nonsense, and the surrounding princes listened with great interest, and the atmosphere on the court was particularly good.The prince peeled a handful of peanuts and handed them to Yuan Chen very smoothly.

The atmosphere suddenly froze, and the princes either lowered their heads to drink, or turned their heads to watch the dance, as if they wanted to avoid something.

Yuan Chen's eyes flickered slightly, and he took the peanut with both hands forward, with a smile on his face: "Thank you, second brother."

The prince was in a happy mood and said, "No need."

At this moment, Marquis Xuan Ping and his son came to pay respects to the prince, but happened to interrupt the matter.

Yuan Chen lowered his head, rubbed the peanut with his fingers, and listened carefully to the exchange of greetings between Xuan Pinghou and the crown prince.

Marquis Xuan Ping was in idle position in Beijing, his son was lame and had a violent temper, he would often beat maids and servants with sticks, he had a very bad reputation in Beijing, he couldn't find any decent official position, he just stayed at home.This family is a marginal figure in Beijing, and I don't know why they dared to pay their respects in front of the prince this year.

The prince smiled and said: "There are a few princesses of the right age waiting to be married in the palace this year. The son of Xuan Ping Hou has a good character and good looks. He is a good candidate for a son-in-law. If Xuan Ping Hou is willing, he can go to the ceremony officer to register."

When Yuan Chen heard this, he suddenly raised his head.

There are only two princesses in the palace who are of the right age to be married, Princess Nanping and Princess Roushan, who are the queen's descendants.Even if the ceremonial officer had a hundred thousand guts, he would not dare to include Xuanping Hou Shizi in the candidate list of Princess Nanping's son-in-law.But if it is included in Princess Roushan's consort list...

Yuan Chen's complexion was heavy, his hands gradually clenched into fists, and the peanuts turned into powder.

The Prince's smile deepened.

"Princess Roushan's biological mother, Yuanshi, was once a noble concubine, and she gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the emperor, and she was the most favored in the sixth palace." is one of the inconspicuous ones.Qiu Yueming, the prince's young teacher, supported his beard and sighed, "The queen has only one daughter, and she is far less favored than the Yuan family. The rumor of abolishing the queen has become very popular... If Xuanpinghou's son is successfully entered into the ceremonial official record and presented to the queen , presumably the empress will also follow the trend and betroth Princess Roushan to Xuanping Hou Shizi."

After all, on the surface, Xuanping Hou Shizi and Princess Roushan are compatible.

Qiu Wenfei sat opposite Qiu Yueming with the heater in his hand, frowned and said, "But His Royal Highness will only make enemies for himself by doing this." His Royal Highness has not yet ascended the throne, so he acted recklessly...

"His Royal Highness Prince Rui and His Highness the Crown Prince are at odds with each other, so how can they make enemies. What's more..." Qiu Yueming said in a low voice, "The Xu family in Qiongzhou intends to marry the princess, and the emperor has already obtained the tacit approval of the Xu family. Beijing."

The Xu family in Qiongzhou is good at water warfare, and has been favored for many years.

Qiu Yueming said: "Princess Roushan has arranged the marriage early, so His Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured. In a few days, I will send a message to the Minister of Rites to invite him to the residence for a small gathering."

Qiu Wenfei said: "It's not that simple, the two brothers of Princess Roushan are not easy to save fuel..."

Although the fact that the Xu family in Qiongzhou intends to honor the princess has not been publicized yet, everyone who should know knows about it.

When the banquet was over, Yuan Chen sent Prince Rui and Concubine Rui to the gate of the palace, Prince Rui said expressionlessly: "It is easy to solve Xuan Pinghou, but it is not easy to solve Rou Shan's marriage."

Under the moonlight, Yuan Chen nodded in agreement.

"Achen, you don't have to go back to Huzhou after the next year," Prince Rui ordered in a low voice, "Go to Qiongzhou yourself and see how the second son of the Xu family who is going to be the princess is like."

"Yes."

A few days later, it was revealed that Xuan Ping Hou's son had startled a horse in a busy city a few years ago, trampled on countless people, and caused three young children to be seriously injured and died.The emperor was furious and ordered the six departments to deal with the matter immediately after printing.

Just when Xuanping Hou Shizi was imprisoned, Yuan Chen had already set off for Qiongzhou, passing through Suzhou on the way.

Thinking that he would have no more contact with Qiu Wenshu in the future and would only communicate with each other privately, Yuan Chen wanted to meet Qiu Wenshu to justify his son's name.

Yuan Chen revised a book and invited Qiu Wenshu to meet at the Ziwei Building in the east of the city at the next moment.