The red and blue teams fought fiercely on the field. The eldest prince wore red and the third prince wore blue. The eldest prince Gao Xuanzhan was in a strong position. His mother was originally the principal wife and should have been named the empress. However, because of the treacherous concubine's rebellion, his biological mother was demoted to a concubine. As a son, he has seen his father's partiality since he was a child. This time he is determined to win.
And Gao Xuance was certainly no slouch. When he flipped over, it was obvious that he was very skilled and not someone who could be easily knocked down.
The eldest prince specially arranged his cousin, the son of Marquis Zhongjing, Lin Weinan, and the relative of Princess Xing'an's husband, the Shen family of Marquis Xuanping, who were all the best among the nobles, to join his team.
When Yao Niang saw Lin Weinan, she secretly thought it was not good, because this man was very brave and good at fighting on the battlefield in his previous life, and he was not an ordinary person. In addition, the brothers Shen Yun and Shen Liang, the Marquis of Xuanping, were also very strong and were not ordinary people in their previous lives.
These people are not playboys, but their fathers are capable of fighting on the battlefield.
But Gao Xuance didn't show any fear at all. This man was not even 20 years old when he passed away, but now he is not sick at all and is full of energy on the field.
Princess Zhenyang was so nervous that she almost twisted her handkerchief into a knot, and Yao Niang didn't dare to look at it.
"Yao Niang, let's go to the back and play by ourselves. I don't dare to watch anymore." Princess Zhenyang had the same idea as Yao Niang. She didn't dare to watch any further and left quickly. She would wait until she came back to find out the result.
But Yao Niang was afraid that Princess Zhenyang would ask her to wear ice skates and play on the ice, so she shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'll just watch here. I'm not very good at this, and it would be bad if I fell. Princess, let's just watch here."
"What's the big deal? Let's go see the flowers. My third brother just lost a game, and I really don't want to watch it any longer." Princess True Eyes is straightforward and always speaks the truth.
So Yao Niang had no choice but to accompany her for a walk. Who knew that as soon as they went out, before they saw the flowers, they saw a young man from the royal family, who looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was handsome and elegant, with a hint of smile in his eyes.
He was greeting Princess Zhenyang, but his eyes were looking at him with a look of surprise in them.
Yao Niang didn't like this look and turned away.
Princess Zhenyang smiled and said, "Prince Jinyang, how come I see you here?"
"Princess, I am leading people to inspect there for the emperor. Are you going to see the flowers? Do you want me to ask someone to accompany you? This place is too big and it would be bad if you get separated."
Yao Niang thought to herself, this must be the Prince of Jinyang. She heard that he is the only son of the Prince of Jinyang and is very smart and capable. She heard from Concubine Hong that he now has a good relationship with Gao Xuance.
He was indeed as capable as the rumors said, and the emperor trusted him very much.
Princess Zhenyang smiled and said, "In that case, thank you very much."
Then Prince Gao Jian of Jinyang sent five or six people to accompany them, while Yao Niang accompanied Princess Zhenyang to view the flowers. Viewing the flowers on the ice was a unique experience.
"Princess, don't worry." Yao Niang comforted her.
Princess Zhenyang nodded. She was an open-minded person. Although she was worried, she calmed down when she saw Yao Niang accompanying her out. The two of them really came to see the flowers. At this time, they could even display daffodils and magnolias, which obviously meant that they had been raised and placed here.
The two of them watched the flowers while the servants followed them from a distance. Princess Zhenyang wrinkled her nose and said, "The prince of Jinyang is a playboy and a lecher. He has countless concubines in his palace."
"Well, I can see that he kept looking at me just now."
Girls are very sensitive about this kind of thing, especially Yao Niang herself, who has the most contact with men in the palace, including her father, brothers, the third prince and others. They all look straight at her and rarely look at her with that kind of eyes.
On the contrary, her husband passed away in her previous life, and her son was still young. She gradually lost weight and became good at taking care of herself. As a widow, she was often surrounded by gossips. If it weren't for her integrity and the fact that the prince couldn't live without her, she would not have had a status. However, she still couldn't get rid of the covetousness of others. It was not until Chengyun grew up that she had no worries.
Chengyun? Suddenly Yao Niang missed her son very much.
The thing she regretted least in her previous life was giving birth to Cheng Yun. Thinking about the fact that in this life, she might have to have a child with another man and would never see Cheng Yun again.
After hearing what Yao Niang said, Princess Zhen Yang immediately said, "Don't worry, I will tell mother that he must not have any ideas about you."
"Thank you, Princess." Yao Niang said with a smile.
Not far away, Gao Jian, the Crown Prince of Jinyang, was listening to the maid beside him say, "That is Miss Luo, the companion of Princess Zhenyang. She is the daughter of Lord Luo, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
Gao Jian smiled and said, "There is such a beauty in the world. She has a beauty that could overthrow a kingdom and a city, and a temperament as gentle as water. It would be great if she could be my wife."
Only a girl of Miss Luo's character and appearance was qualified to be his wife. Although they were far apart, she was so patient and gentle when she advised the princess, which made people happy at first sight.
But although Yao Niang and Princess Zhen Yang were viewing the flowers, they were not in the mood to do so. Their minds were still on the field. When they turned back, Concubine Hong scolded them, "Where have you two been? Why haven't you come back for so long?"
Yao Niang relaxed her temper and changed the subject: "It was the princess' kindness that made her take me out to have a look. I wonder how the scene went?"
Concubine Hong smiled but said nothing, while Yao Niang looked forward and saw Gao Xuance standing in good shape on the field. He kicked another goal, but immediately after scoring it, he was pressed closely by Lin Weinan, so he dodged quickly.
Yao Niang, who was originally a little nervous, found it very strange. Although she was Princess Zhenyang's study companion, it did not mean that she had to be inclined towards the Third Prince. If that was the case, why was she nervous?
…
Although he had the help of the brothers of Marquis Xuanping and the son of Marquis Zhongjing, the guards that Gao Xuance found privately were not weak, and he even arranged the tactics very well, so he still won in the end.
Although the eldest prince was dissatisfied in his heart, he still congratulated Gao Xuance on the surface. Gao Xuance was even more humble and acted like a brother in front of Emperor Jianzhang.
There were many people around Gao Xuance who congratulated him, including Prince Gao Jian, the Prince of Jinyang. Gao Jian had a pretty good relationship with Gao Xuance, and when others were on the side of the eldest prince, he thought he had good vision.
"Third Prince, you won beautifully today."
"Thank you so much, this is all thanks to the good cooperation among everyone."
"If the Third Prince hadn't asked us to deploy our troops, how could we have won today..."
"Please don't praise me today. Come on, let's have a drink."
Gao Xuance raised the wine glass, took a sip, then looked up again. His father had already started drinking, while the eldest prince and others looked very unhappy.
Gao Jian understood the meaning of the song and said, "Third Prince, I think after this, those ministers have also seen your strength."
Gao Xuance said indifferently: "It's just a small matter. Come, let's drink and not talk about business."
"Yes." Gao Jian was very obedient.
Yao Niang followed Concubine Hong and the others to eat. Even though they were outside, they did not skimp on the food. After the meal, Princess Zhenyang knew that her brother had won, so she let go of her worries and encouraged Yao Niang to go ice skating. Princess Zhaoping also joined in. Even Concubine Hong said, "It's rare for you to come out, go and have fun."
Although she was very nervous, she had a professional teacher to teach her. In fact, Yao Niang was very good at horse riding and archery. She was also very brave. Since she had decided to go ice skating, she took off her cape, put on her ice skates, and slowly balanced herself.
"You have to keep your legs straight. You have to keep them straight," said the master.
Yao Niang slid slowly while holding onto someone's arm, a look of joy on her face.
Xiulin and Xiujuan both applauded: "Miss, you are amazing."
"No way." Yao Niang just slid slowly. They were both used to flattering others.
As she was skating slowly, Xu Qingrong happened to be beside her. Compared with Yao Niang, she was already skating very freely. Yao Niang enviously said, "Sister Xu is really amazing."
Xu Qingrong suddenly came up with an idea. Before this, her favorite person was still the second prince, because Concubine Hong won and the person sitting on that position was the second prince, so she had a share. But looking at the third prince today, he was more manly and even more favored by the emperor.
But the princes could not be chosen by her. If Luo Yaoniang were to make a fool of herself in public today, all her marriage plans would be ruined, and she would have no rivals.
"Sister Luo, you have to practice more to become good at skating. You see, I have practiced a lot to be able to do this. Also, it's very cold here, so don't catch a cold and take care of yourself." Xu Qingrong said with a smile.
Yao Niang nodded: "Sister Xu is right, I will go back now."
Xu Qingrong shook her head: "You're going back so soon. The princess and the others haven't had enough fun yet. Why don't we go find a place to rest together?"
Even if she hadn't been reborn, she knew that at this critical moment, she couldn't make any mistakes, so Yao Niang said, "No, Sister Xu, I'd better go back first."
If others would definitely find countless reasons to refuse, Xu Qingrong felt that she would definitely convince them with her eloquence, but she refused so directly, which made things difficult.
Xu Qingrong smiled and said, "Sister Luo, why don't I take you skating for a while? Anyway, I have nothing to do now and I'm bored."
"No, Sister Xu, you should go and play by yourself. I'll go first." Yao Niang ignored her and went back to the resting place in the garden first.
Xu Qingrong's teeth itched with hatred, but there was nothing she could do.
For Yao Niang, the most important thing now is stability, nothing else.
Besides, the eldest prince and his entourage were also talking in the room. Lin Weinan was the eldest prince's cousin, so of course he supported the eldest prince. He said, "King Xian, I heard that the second prince and the third prince are going to be crowned kings today. My old Taishan said that the Ministry of Rites has already chosen the titles." Lin Weinan's father-in-law was the son of the former Minister of Personnel, and now he was the Deputy Minister of Rites.
The eldest prince nodded and said, "This is only natural. At that time, my father wanted to confer titles on all three kings, but the inner cabinet insisted on opposing it. That's why I was conferred the title of king first, and then they were conferred the title three months later. Now it has been three months, so there is nothing strange about it."
“雖說如此，可這兩位若是封了王，就有自己的屬官，宮外也能開府，這樣豈不是分薄了您的權利？”林緯南擔心。
本來姑母若是封了皇後，大皇子名正言順，偏生姑母只封了貴妃，若姑母不小心去了，而洪貴妃封了皇後，立馬就不同了。
宣平侯世子是興安公主未來的夫婿沈雲也很贊同，“是啊，今日三皇子就是來勢洶洶，固然只是一場蹴鞠，可他絲毫不讓，完全就是在和您作對。現在就如此了，您可千萬不要掉以輕心啊。”
大皇子冷笑：“老三有野心，可惜他是老三，就是我不在了，那還是老二的天下啊。”
“這還只是開始，大皇子，您想過沒有，二皇子和三皇子都已經到了娶王妃的年紀，就是怕……”林緯南想說的是這兩位若是娶得力的王妃，又是一大助力。
大皇子提起這個，倒是老神在在：“你們放心，洪貴妃原本想讓老二娶勳貴之後，但她說的那位得了怪病，再有徐漕都近來立了大功，我母妃也對她評價很高，因此就配徐家那位了。”
衆人不曾想是這般，都忍不住笑了。
誰都知道徐家女子是怎樣的家教，又擅長妒忌，甚至謀殺親夫，娶這種人家的女兒，豈不是害人嗎？
不過，林緯南又道：“那三皇子呢？”
大皇子卻面色不愉，實際上這位才是他想娶的，他本來就背靠林家和沈家兩家，根本毋須再娶王家這種勳貴了，不過是錦上添花。
他想娶的當然是李、羅兩家的姑娘，尤其是羅家。
因為李天驕的祖父即将致仕，她父親可沒什麽建樹，而羅家就不同了，羅至正仕途得意，四十多歲就已經是吏部左侍郎了，入閣也是很有可能的。
更何況，他曾經遠遠見過羅姑娘一眼，不過十三四歲的年紀，卻不是毛丫頭的樣子，那日她身着輕盈的羅袖，玉腕上時隐時露的金钏，勾勒出她綽約的豐姿和婀娜的身影，聲音柔情似水，并不嬌嗲，卻如泉水一般甜入人心。
只可惜婚姻大事，他無法作主，還得父皇母妃作主。
而因為未曾封後，父皇始終對母妃有些愧疚，因此定下母妃心目中的人選就順理成章了。
唉！
偏老三真是眼睛毒，洪貴妃也聽他的。
林緯南看到大皇子的臉色，忍不住還是追問：“三皇子是不是找了一門十分可靠的親事？”
“嗯，這門親事并非十分好，但讓洪貴妃棄了憲國公的女兒和鎮南侯的女兒。”
林緯南聽聞，心道，也不知道三皇子會娶怎樣的人？
如今林緯南已成親好幾年了，子嗣并不多，但他和魏鳳也算是相敬如賓，且魏鳳有容人之量，牡丹是在魏鳳的孩子出生後兩年才過了明路。
他絕對不想別人說他寵妾滅妻，孝順爹娘，夫妻和睦，妾侍恭敬，這才是齊家之道。
同樣，郁氏看到眼前哭着的羅敬柔也是無奈，她勸道：“既然回來了，就好生歇着，你看看你瘦成什麽樣子了？”
羅敬柔卻搖頭，她這個病一是因為生了兒子得的婦人病，一直就沒好，她做女兒家時就是宮寒之症狀，二來也是因為和婆家人關系處的并不算很好。
她自成婚起，就住在娘家，娘家人都很好。郁氏雖然是繼母，但是照顧的無不妥帖，王家還要靠爹，她在娘家那是非常自在，可在婆家就不好了。
回家之後，她才發現丈夫實際上性子太直，容易得罪人，說的是喜歡詩書，可有一句話還叫“當今天子重文章，足下何必論漢唐”！
再有她因為身體緣故，不能常常和丈夫同房，又怕被他看到狼狽的一面，故而覺得活的太累了。
丈夫更是個風流才子，同名妓把臂游玩，家裏擡了妾都不夠……
這些委屈也只能夠回娘家說說了，更何況她還有個隐秘的願望，她總覺得自己因為生了孩子之後，身體常常冰涼，還嘔過血，怕不是長壽之像。
可她舍不得自己的兒女日後落到別人手裏，何況丈夫還如此年輕，若是能讓娘家出一個人照顧她留下來的孩子就好了。
當然，她的人選還是瑤娘，一旦她做了續弦，那她就得永遠矮自己一頭。二來，也阻斷她嫁個好人家。
以爹爹現在吏部侍郎的身份，妹妹又在宮中，恐怕嫁入皇室也未可知啊。
……
郁氏見羅敬柔回去婆家沒幾天，又借口丈夫讀書，回了京中，也是十分無奈，本來她以為羅敬柔要出去住，畢竟現在敬淵已經成親了，再過幾年敬皓也成親了，自家兄弟相處都很有可能會有龃龉，更何況羅敬柔還插一腳，但羅家從來沒有把客人往外趕的，更何況還是羅敬柔。
“太太，瑤娘今年過年回來嗎？”她問起。
郁氏笑道：“當然回來了，說起來本來她冬至就要回來的，但是真陽公主特地讓她過去冰嬉，你爹爹今日也去了呢，冬至皇上要宴群臣呢。”
羅敬柔很是嫉妒，當年若是自己進宮就好了，這些榮耀都是她的。
但是她也知曉妹妹進宮這麽多年都沒什麽用，日後還是乖乖做自己的替手吧。
禦苑
瑤娘剛睡醒起來，皇上又讓升平署準備了歌舞，瑤娘換了一身襖裙，陪真陽公主一起用膳，她從不拿大，這種場合都是站着。
羅至正也和六部官員一起用禦膳，一時，竟有晉陽王親自上前給羅至正敬酒，羅至正平日自持書香門第，很少和這些宗室往來。
今日見晉陽王這番客氣，他連道：“下官不敢。”
“如何不敢？”晉陽王的兒子最疼兒子，他對女色不感興趣，膝下只有高簡一個兒子，兒子年紀大了，因為守母孝和國孝一直未娶，現下難得看上人，他總要為兒子争取的。
這樣，羅至正就更不明白了，他含笑飲盡一杯。
晉陽王世子高簡也上前特地敬了一杯，一幅子侄輩的樣子，這讓羅至正就更覺得詫異了。
“世叔，小侄一向仰慕你的學問，希望日後能向你請教。”高簡話說的很動聽。
羅至正心道，怎麽回事？難道三皇子那裏黃了，所以晉陽王世子過來了，可高簡的名聲他聽過，是個色中餓鬼，這樣的人就是地位再高，他也不會嫁女兒過去的。
恰好此時一曲作罷，建章帝請了徐漕都和羅至正禦前說話。
晉陽王父子趕緊回座位，他們對視一眼，又笑：“羅侍郎如此受寵，可見日後你娶羅家姑娘不虧了。”
“兒子也是這麽想的，再有，将來靠着三皇子，我們父子也能博上一博。”高簡笑道。
晉陽王點頭：“此話極是，将來你也有妻族幫忙，又靠着得寵的皇子，咱們父子倆一定會比汾陽王那些更顯赫的。”
高簡卻想的是還好自己先下手為強，聽說有幾家什麽大臣的兒子也想同自己争，哼，也不看看他們配不配？
和自己這個晉陽王府的世子争女人那是找死！
瑤娘聽到自己爹的名字有些擔心，遠遠望去，他爹因為個頭高，簡直豐神俊朗，她指給真陽公主看：“那個是我爹爹。”
“真的嗎？你們家人都長的很好看啊。”真陽公主感嘆。
可惜瑤娘不知道皇上召見他們做什麽。
建章帝含笑看着他們，羅至正也在心裏想，這個時候皇帝找自己做什麽？建章帝先是向衆人宣布：“朕的二皇子和三皇子如今已經年長了，已經到了成家的年紀，召兩位愛卿來，就是想讓你們先看看他們。”
皇上這是謙虛的說法，但誰敢說什麽。
只見高玄穆和高玄策站了出來，二人一并行禮，高玄策也是重生後頭一次見羅至正，看起來很恭敬的樣子，羅至正心裏的那塊大石頭就落了地。
“轟”的一下，瑤娘仿佛知道了什麽，她看向洪貴妃和真陽公主，她們倆人都是含笑看着自己，昭平長公主詫異了一下，也和善的看着她。
唯獨莊令儀，眼神很複雜。
“冊封二皇子為周王，三皇子為宸王，将漕運都督徐沅時之女作配周王為正妃，将吏部左侍郎羅至正之女作配宸王為正妃，欽此。”
聖旨下下來後，方才還只是一個蹭公主的身份才能來禦苑的伴讀，現下居然成了宸王妃。
明明她還坐在這裏，一動不動，可周圍人對她的身份的變化，真是感受到非常真切。
遠遠望去，羅至正已經謝恩離去，剛剛被封王的周王和宸王都由人過來祝賀，被團團圍住的高玄策神色如常，他知道自己封了這個“宸”字，更加會成為別人的眼中釘肉中刺。
但同時，他同時又因為這個封號，讓一部分投靠。
正所謂富貴險中求，歷來如此，古之成大事者，不唯有超世之才，亦必有堅韌不拔之志，高玄策自飲一杯。
After he finished drinking, he looked at the Jinyang King and his son who were sitting opposite him. Seeing that they both looked unhappy, he asked Gao Jian, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no." Gao Jian felt that he was really one step behind.
Before, he was still wondering why no royal family member had set his sights on Luo Yaoniang. He only heard that some ministers wanted to marry Luo Zhizheng, and he still thought that his status was quite high. He had no idea that she had already been in the pocket of the Third Prince.
He, how dare he compete with the Third Prince?
Luo Jingrou, who was planning to let Yao Niang take over, almost lost her balance when she heard the news: "What? What does this mean?"
Luo Zhizheng asked impatiently: "Don't you have ears? Is your sister betrothed to the Third Prince, Prince Chen, as his consort?"
He had been frozen in some garden all day, and when he heard the good news from his daughter, he rode back and sent his housekeeper to report the news. His daughter looked as if the sky had fallen.
After being yelled at by her father, Luo Jingrou dared not speak again.
On the contrary, Yu Shi, who had no idea what the princes were, took advantage of the situation and asked in a low voice, "Master, what kind of person is Prince Chen? Is he a good match for our daughter?"
"You have too many questions, and I don't want to answer any of them." Luo Zhizheng was still very angry. The third prince was named King Chen, and "Chen" means the throne.
You are a prince, and your title is Chen. No matter whether you are the eldest prince or the second prince, you will be killed.
He felt worried just thinking about it, and then he turned around to look at Yu pursing her lips, and he softened his heart and said, "I'll tell you later."
Yu was immediately very happy, as she didn't know what kind of person her future son-in-law, the Third Prince, was.