Chapter 85: Visiting Princess Qinghe’s Mansion(1/2)
The second day
Prince Ji's Mansion
Princess Ji was neatly dressed, her face was very anxious, and she hurriedly walked out.
As soon as Xiao Jingyang came over to greet his mother, he found his mother walking outside again.
"Mom? What are you doing?"
Princess Ji did not look back and said as she walked:
"The Queen Mother's health has been getting worse and worse these days. News came this morning that she is bedridden. I'm going to see her now."
Xiao Jingyang stood there silently, recalling the old man's kind smile and gentle questions.
Everything seems like yesterday.
In the blink of an eye, the old man is about to leave this world.
Xiao Jingyang once thought about trying to see if he could help the Queen Mother to survive, but the old man was too old.
We are really in the twilight stage of human beings now. If we forcefully use our internal energy to survive, the meridians of the old man will be directly broken.
Mei Changsu and even Princess Ji, Prince Ji, and Xiao Jingyang can use their internal energy to improve their bodies, mainly because their bodies have not yet reached the state of old age, and their meridians are not stiff or broken.
When Xiao Jingyang was born, the old man was already seventy years old. Apart from using medicated diet to improve his condition, there was basically no way to do it.
However, this was a happy mourning for the old man. He died at an old age without any serious illness or suffering, so he was extremely lucky.
Xiao Jingyang was silent for a long time before he realized that he still had things to do today.
He stretched out his hand and the mahogany box appeared in his hand.
Today I have to go and give this hosta to Shen Hanyue.
Xiao Jingyang rode a carriage and arrived at Princess Qinghe's mansion.
As soon as I got off the car, the servant guarding the door hurriedly came over and asked:
"May I ask who this young master is?"
"I am Xiao Jingyang, the eldest son of Prince Ji, and I am here to visit you today." Xiao Jingyang nodded and replied.
"Oh! Your Highness, please hurry up and invite me." The servant said quickly, and turned towards the door, making a welcoming gesture.
The marriage between Prince Ji and the cousin of Princess Qinghe's Mansion has already spread throughout Jinling City.
Who in the whole house doesn’t know?
This is also the reason why after Xiao Jingyang informed him of his name, the servant directly greeted him in.
And everything that happened now has already been reported to the owner inside.
Logically speaking, Prince Ji has the same status as Princess Qinghe. After Xiao Jingyang succeeds to the throne, his status will be even higher.
Moreover, although the two families currently have a marriage contract personally granted by the emperor, they have not exchanged marriage letters or formally engaged.
So Xiao Jingyang is still a guest at this moment.
In this case, the etiquette of welcoming distinguished guests to the Qinghe Princess Mansion has naturally not been lost.
The guards standing guard on both sides quickly opened the main door of the Princess's Mansion, and Xiao Jingyang should enter through the main door.
Xiao Jingyang followed a servant who led the way and walked around the mansion.
While walking, he watched.
I have to say that the Shen family can indeed be considered an aristocratic family, and this house is truly magnificent.
Although the overall size is not as big as Prince Ji's Mansion, it is not much smaller.
The scenery and decoration inside can be said to include mountains and rivers, which can be said to be extremely beautiful.
"Your Majesty!"
There was a middle-aged man in his forties standing in the corridor not far away. He must have been waiting for Xiao Jingyang here specifically. When he saw him coming, he bent down and saluted.
Xiao Jingyang also returned the gift and said:
"Excuse me, who are you?"
"I am Jiang Linyun, Han Yue's father." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
"Ah?" Xiao Jingyang was stunned for a moment, then bent down and saluted and said:
"uncle!"
"No, Your Majesty." Jiang Linyun stepped forward quickly, helped Xiao Jingyang up and said:
"Although the Crown Prince and my daughter are already engaged, they have not yet been officially engaged. My current official rank is below the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince has a distinguished status. Naturally, I cannot bear this gift."
Xiao Jingyang had no choice but to stand up straight and asked curiously:
"I heard that uncle is not the magistrate of Qinzhou? Why is he in Jinling City?"
"Since my little girl is going to be engaged to His Highness the Crown Prince, I naturally have to come back and make some plans for her." Jiang Linyun said with a smile:
"After all, I have such a biological daughter, so naturally I should love her well."
Jiang Linyun passed the examination in the 16th year of Kaiwen. Although he was not among the top three, he was still pretty good.
Later, because he married the daughter of the princess of Qinghe, he received the protection of the nobles and had the opportunity to be promoted to the prefect of a state in more than ten years.
But what is more uncomfortable is that he is considered a wife, and his daughter takes the Shen family name.
But having said that, Jiang Linyun's status in the entire mansion is still quite high. At least currently, there are no more than four officials of the Shen family's fourth rank or above, including fourth rank, and he is one of them.
Jiang Linyun led him the rest of the way.
This can be regarded as showing the importance of the Qinghe Princess Palace. After all, the father-in-law went out to greet him in person.
Along the way, I was much less interested in appreciating the scenery. The main reason was that Jiang Linyun told some interesting stories about Shen Hanyue's childhood, and asked him to be good to his daughter.
After walking slowly for about five minutes, the two came to a large mansion.
When you walk in the door, you can see an old lady wearing elegant and luxurious clothes, sitting on the main seat with a smile.
This old lady looked to be about sixty years old, with a kind face, and looked at Xiao Jingyang with a smile on her face.
On the seats on both sides, there were only Shen Hanyue and a woman who looked to be about forty years old. Apart from that, there were only a few maids waiting on the side.
Thinking about it, Xiao Jingyang is an outsider after all, how could he let the woman in the house meet him.
Even that woman must be Shen Hanyue's mother.
Jiang Linyun walked in with Xiao Jingyang, saluted slightly and said:
"Mother-in-law, I have brought His Royal Highness here."
"Okay, okay!" Qinghe group leader nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.
Xiao Jingyang was not rude, he stepped forward and bowed, and then said:
"Xiao Jingyang has met the princess."
"Jingyang doesn't have to be like this." Princess Qinghe quickly raised her hand to signal.
"By the way, this is your first time to visit my house!"
"Hahaha!"
Xiao Jingyang glanced at Shen Hanyue gently, and then replied with a smile:
"It's the kid's fault. When I was young, I was really naughty, so I forgot to visit."
"Jingyang is here to apologize."
"Hahaha! Princess Qinghe laughed loudly.
Everyone saw what Xiao Jingyang did just now.
Shen Hanyue's face turned slightly red, and a hint of shame flashed in her eyes.
But it's much better than when we first met.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Han Yue's mother, my daughter." Princess Qinghe introduced the middle-aged woman sitting next to Xiao Jingyang.
"I've met Auntie!" Xiao Jingyang also bent down and saluted Mother Shen.
Mother Shen smiled and nodded, which was considered a response.
"Okay, stop standing, sit down quickly! If you stand any longer, someone will feel bad for a while." Princess Qinghe said jokingly.
Xiao Jingyang was not polite and came to sit next to Jiang Linyun.
Ever since Xiao Jingyang walked into this room, Mother Shen, I have been looking at her constantly.
Perhaps it was because the mother-in-law became more and more satisfied with her son-in-law as she watched him. There was nothing wrong with Xiao Jingyang's actions in terms of conversation or etiquette. He was tall and tall, handsome in appearance, and had such a good family background. He was perfect no matter how he looked at it. son-in-law.
Mother Shen smiled and nodded, very satisfied.
After all, this was her first time seeing Jamel Xiao.
"A few days ago, Tai Chang came to do the horoscope calculation, and the result has already been revealed." Princess Qinghe said with a smile again:
To be continued...