Chapter 135 Blind Date Arrives
Shen Chaoyan's life was full, and it felt like late autumn had arrived in the blink of an eye.
The weather was getting colder day by day, the leaves were turning yellow, and the entire harem was a little bleak.
At this time, the Queen Mother's decree came, and it was Aunt Suqiu who came to deliver it in person.
When Shen Chaoyan saw her coming, he immediately asked, "Why is Aunt Suqiu here?"
Suqiu bowed to her, "The Queen Mother caught a cold a few days ago. The Emperor sympathized with the Queen Mother and planned to go to the hot spring palace in Tangshan with the Queen Mother for a few days. The Queen Mother asked all the ladies to make preparations and go together."
Tangshan is located in the suburbs of Beijing. There are many natural hot springs on the mountain. After Sikong Yan's grandfather, Emperor Taizu, established the Great Xia Dynasty, he built a hot spring palace in Tangshan.
There are more than 20 natural springs in the Hot Spring Palace, and each of them has a large hot spring pool. Bathing in it is not only warm, but also has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin.
Therefore, every year when the weather gets cold, the imperial family will go to the Hot Spring Palace to stay for a few days, soak in the hot springs, and enjoy life.
It is called bathing and praying for blessings.
The last time Shen Chaoyan soaked in a hot spring was a lifetime ago.
After she replied to Su Qiu, she packed her luggage happily.
Since she was going to stay for a few days, she had to bring two more sets of clothes.
She was humming a song, and the Book of Heaven suddenly appeared in front of her: [Host, in addition to the tyrant and the harem, Sikong Yu will also go to the Hot Spring Palace this time. 】
Shen Chaoyan said indifferently: [Let him go, what does it have to do with me? 】
Tianshu:【Because he is thinking about how to plot against you in the Wenquan Palace.】
Shen Chaoyan:【Okay, she originally thought that life in the harem was boring. Since someone insisted on finding some fun for her, she was waiting!】Tianshu:
【However, someone is also plotting against him. The Queen Mother is going to arrange a blind date for Sikong Yu.】
Shen Chaoyan raised an eyebrow:【Blind date in the Wenquan Palace?】
Tianshu:【Yes, she will bring the girl she likes there at that time.】
Shen Chaoyan thought that Shen Qingwan had not been making trouble during this period, and could not help smacking his lips:【Once Sikong Yu marries a queen, the relationship between him and Shen Qingwan should be completely severed.】
Tianshu:【The Queen Mother asked him to choose a queen as soon as possible, and she also wanted to stop his thoughts that he shouldn't have. Shen Chaoyan
: [Tsk tsk tsk tsk... It seems that the candidate for the legal wife has been decided. I am a little looking forward to the trip to Tangshan.]
A few days later, Sikong Yan and the Queen Mother led a group of concubines in a carriage to Tangshan.
Of course, Sikong Yu and two unmarried girls of appropriate age also traveled with them.
Since all the people who came to the hot spring palace this time were family members, when they arrived at the palace, the Queen Mother asked everyone to have a meal together.
Shen Chaoyan got up early. The mountain road was not easy to walk on, so they abandoned the carriage at the foot of the mountain and climbed up on foot.
By the time they climbed to the palace halfway up the mountain, Shen Chaoyan was already starving.
Lunch was prepared early, and the delicious dishes on the table were all the freshest mountain products.
Yesterday he was still living happily in the mountains, and today he was at the table.
The freshly roasted rabbit was sizzling with oil, the fried quail was rich in sauce, the stir-fried venison was tender and tasty, the fat fish raised by the mountain springs was steamed and fragrant, the pigeons and bamboo shoots were stewed in a pot.
Coupled with a few seasonal vegetables that can only be found in the mountains, the table was full of fresh and delicious natural dishes, which whetted the appetite of these people who were used to eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea.
Shen Chaoyan was eating happily when he heard the Queen Mother speak slowly to Sikong Shen, "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, Prince Jing is twenty-five years old now, right?"
Sikong Shen nodded, "Yes, my brother is four years older than me."
When Sikong Yu heard the Queen Mother mention him, he paused his chopsticks and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am indeed twenty-five."
Based on Sikong Yu's understanding of the Queen Mother, since she mentioned the age, she must be urging him to get married.
As expected, the next moment, the Queen Mother said, "You haven't married a wife yet, right?"
Sikong Yu naturally knew what the Queen Mother meant by asking this question, but he could only nod, "Yes." The Queen Mother
immediately smiled and said, "I happen to have two very good girls, why don't you meet them first?"
In order to avoid suspicion and to consult Sikong Yu's opinion first, the two girls did not dine with them.
Sikong Yu's heart was like a mirror, the Queen Mother would only find a girl who would hinder him, and would never let Princess Jing's family become his future helper.
So, he immediately declined, "Mother, I have no intention of marrying a principal wife for the time being."
"Don't talk nonsense. How can you waste such an important matter as marriage? Don't worry, the girls I have chosen for you are well-educated and gentle. You can meet them first. If you don't like them, we can choose again." The Queen Mother had
said this. If Sikong Yu refused again, he would be ignorant.
Sikong Yu weighed the pros and cons in his heart and finally compromised, "I will leave it to your mother to arrange."
When he said this, Shen Qingwan, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, could clearly feel that his eyes glanced in her direction.
Shen Qingwan lowered her head and looked indifferent, but the fingers holding the chopsticks were faintly white.
She had been deceiving herself that she had forgotten Sikong Yu, but Sikong Yu was, after all, the man she fell in love with at first sight after traveling here.
Even though he used her again and again, Shen Qingwan still couldn't forget him in her heart.
Especially when she heard that the Queen Mother was going to arrange a marriage for him, she still felt heartbroken uncontrollably.
Shen Chaoyan looked at Sikong Yu, then at Shen Qingwan, and silently put down her chopsticks.
The blind date is here, let's watch the show!
At the instruction of the Queen Mother, Suqiu led two girls over here.
The two girls saluted everyone at the table, and then stood aside quietly and obediently.
Shen Chaoyan raised her eyes and scanned the character profiles above their heads.
[Lin Qianqian, seventeen, granddaughter of the Duke of Anguo, good at singing and dancing.
【Qiao Lingxuan, fifteen, the youngest daughter of the Dongge Grand Secretary, is good at calligraphy, painting and embroidery. 】The
Duke of Anguo is old, and his sons are useless. The Duke's Mansion is now on the decline. It looks glamorous, but has no real power.
The Grand Scholar of Dongge was mainly responsible for compiling books, and his official rank was the third grade, so he had no real power.
The Queen Mother chose these two girls for Sikong Yu, obviously hoping that he would recognize his position, and be a leisurely prince after marrying his principal wife.
Sikong Yu looked at the two people in front of him who were decent but not outstanding enough, and some emotion flashed in his eyes.
He glanced at Lin Qianqian and Qiao Lingxuan, and turned to look at the Queen Mother, "Mother, I don't know these two girls at all. I look left and right, but I can't make up my mind. Since these two are carefully selected by you, why don't you let your mother decide on the candidate for Princess Jing for your son."