After drinking a few glasses of wine, Prince Guangling's face turned as red as Maitreya Buddha's.
"I remember when the late emperor was still alive, the ones he loved most were my mother and me. So many years have passed, and my mother is gone, leaving only us brothers, far away in different parts of the world..."
Prince Guangling seemed to have opened his mouth and kept talking.
Concubine Shen would occasionally advise Prince Guangling to drink less, and as for the Princess of Guangling, she had already rolled her eyes quite a few times.
As for the King of Qi, he would respond from time to time, and the atmosphere was not dull, but not warm at all.
Wan Jinlan ate while watching the show, and he enjoyed it very much.
Towards the end, Prince Guangling suddenly asked, "I haven't asked Brother Feng why you came to my house today."
Speaking of which, his mother and the empress dowager had some conflicts in the past, and his relationship with the emperor was just superficial. As for Xiao Feng, he was still a baby when he was enfeoffed, so it can't be said that there was any grudge between them, but his mother was the empress dowager and his brother was the emperor. To say that there was any brotherhood between them was nonsense.
The King of Qi must have some purpose in coming to his house.
Xiao Feng thought that Prince Guangling should have almost finished eating, so he put down the cup in his hand and said, "I came to Yangzhou on official business, and came to your house to announce an imperial decree."
Prince Guangling stood up drunkenly, "Wait a minute, Brother Feng. I've had too much to drink. Accepting an imperial decree in this state is disrespectful to His Majesty. Let me clean myself up."
Xiao Feng nodded lightly.
After lunch, Shen Qing took Wan Jinlan and Shen Xingyu to Concubine Shen's courtyard and did not leave for a while.
After Prince Guangling finished bathing, Concubine Shen helped him change his clothes. "Your Highness, maybe you can guess what it is?"
Prince Guangling narrowed his eyes and said, "We'll know in a moment."
"Prince Guangling has been a vassal for many years. The Queen Mother and I haven't seen my brother for many years. Coincidentally, Crown Prince Xiao Zheng is about to get married. I have specially allowed Prince Guangling to bring his wife to the capital to prepare for the Crown Prince's wedding and spend time with the Queen Mother."
After reading the imperial edict, Xiao Feng looked at Prince Guangling.
Prince Guangling took the imperial edict with both hands, his face filled with joy. "Your Majesty has shown mercy by allowing me to go to the capital to prepare for Zheng'er's marriage. Brother Feng is truly unkind. You should have informed me of this good news long ago."
"I haven't seen the Queen Mother for many years. It's time for me to go before her and show my filial duty."
Prince Guangling smiled like Maitreya Buddha, and Xiao Feng could not see any flaws. However, his face did not show much expression, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry, but he did not show any surprise either.
"The decree has been announced, and it's time for me to take my leave. I'm sorry for bothering you today. Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Wang." Xiao Feng thanked him politely.
Prince Guangling smiled and said, "You don't like the fat man in my mansion. I have a puppy here, the same breed as the fat man. In Liaodong, it is specially used to pull sleds in winter. It was just sent from the north not long ago, and my brother gave it to my brother Feng as a thank you gift."
Prince Guangling was well prepared, and before Xiao Feng could refuse, the servant quickly brought the puppy over.
The puppy was fluffy and chubby, with a shiny black nose, and looked silly. Even though Wan Jinlan hadn't held the dog yet, he could imagine what it would feel like to hold it.
Shen Xingyu's eyes also widened.
I was scared when I was chased by a big dog, but such a small puppy is really cute.
Wan Jinlan also noticed that Xiao Feng's expression softened instantly when he held the puppy in his arms, and his expression became much more genuine.
No one could resist such a small furry creature! Not even the King of Qi was an exception.
I wonder if Prince Guangling still has puppies like this?
Wan Jinlan felt that the Prince of Guangling was a considerate person, except for not giving his princess face. He gave the Prince of Qi a puppy and, before leaving, gave Shen Qing some silk fabric to express his apology for the previous incident.
Wan Jinlan and Shen Xingyu followed Chen Qing out of the house in a daze. Seeing that King Qi had not yet mounted his horse, Wan Jinlan took two quick steps under Shen Qing's glare.
"Greetings, Your Highness," she bowed politely.
Xiao Feng nodded, "Get up, what's going on?"
Wan Jinlan said with a smile: "I haven't thanked the prince for what happened before."
Xiao Feng glanced at her and said "hmm" casually.
Wan Jinlan changed the subject and looked at the puppy in his arms: "Your Highness is very busy and certainly doesn't have time to take care of this puppy. How about..."
Xiao Feng: "I have a servant to take care of you."
Wan Jinlan: "..."
Unwilling to give up, she continued, "What I mean is, can I have someone come and pick up this puppy to play with later? I promise it won't take too long."
Shen Qing couldn't listen any longer, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, don't pay attention to her. Jin Lan has the mind of a child, and a puppy is not meant to be played with."
Wan Jinlan retorted: "I'm not playing with it, I'm taking it to play with me."
Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "It's okay, Miss Wan, just send someone to my house to pick it up when the time comes."
Shen Qing asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to live in Yangzhou City permanently?"
Xiao Feng explained, "The emperor appointed me as the Imperial Censor of the Lianghuai Salt Administration."
The area of ​​Lianghuai is not small, so he set up his residence in Yangzhou.
Shen Qing said kindly: "The prince has just moved to a new mansion. If you need anything, feel free to borrow someone from Yongchang Earl's Mansion."
After some greetings, Wan Jinlan took the opportunity to pet the puppy twice, and then returned to the Shen family with satisfaction.
After returning to the Shen family, he went to pay his respects to his grandparents first. When he returned to the courtyard, Shen Qing started muttering in Wan Jinlan's ear again.
The mother and daughter were chatting, so naturally there was no one else around.
For Shen Qing, the most important thing in a girl's life is to get married.
Before getting married, the mansion taught them music, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea art, needlework, etc. When the mansion held banquets and social interactions during the New Year, the girls would also be asked to handle various matters. As for housework, she had already learned and practiced in the southwest. Her family's Lan Niang was a smart person.
Now, what she wanted to talk about was how to maintain her position as the principal wife and capture her husband's heart after getting married.
Although they haven't been engaged yet, Shen Qing feels it's necessary to have a good talk with his daughter about this issue. Princess Guangling is a good negative example.
Wan Jinlan didn't like to hear Chen Qing say this, because from what Chen Qing said, it seemed that when a man and a woman become husband and wife, the woman always has to accommodate the man more.
"People like Princess Guangling only do things for their own pleasure, but Prince Guangling's heart isn't with her. In front of outsiders, he doesn't care about the princess's face at all, and outsiders can only laugh at him."
"Between husband and wife, the east wind does not prevail over the west wind, because men always have more choices."
Wan Jinlan: "Mom, if I'm going to find someone, I'm going to find someone who won't take concubines."
Who gets married hoping that her husband will take a concubine after marriage?
Isn't this a request?
Chen Qing touched her head tenderly, "I hope your grandmother will choose a son-in-law for you like the second wife's eldest brother-in-law, so that I don't have to worry about you suffering as a concubine after you get married."
Wan Jinlan smiled in her heart, she already had a goal.
If her target were to pick someone with a similar appearance, outstanding temperament, and not interested in women, she didn't know how difficult it would be to deal with him.
Rather than passively wait for her grandmother to pick one she didn't know what it looked like, she would rather take the initiative and find one that she liked.
She happened to be in Yangzhou, far away from Kyoto. If she were in Kyoto, she would not have the confidence to do anything under her grandmother's nose.
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