Back at Fanghuayuan, Meng Shu immediately ordered people to investigate the concubine of the Ding family who slandered her.
The next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Meng Shu took a rest early.
Most of the banquets given in the palace are dinner parties, and this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is no exception.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Zhou Dynasty, people not only enjoyed the moon but also the chrysanthemums. When Meng Shu got up early in the morning, he found that there were all kinds of chrysanthemums placed in the house and yard. In addition, the maids in the house were skillful and decorated the west area quite elegantly. It makes people feel great.
Meng Shu, served by several maids, dressed up carefully. In the afternoon, she followed her grandmother and mother out of the house and went to the palace.
Today's palace is very lively. All the royal relatives, officials of third rank and above, and their wives have come to the palace for the banquet. Most of the ladies have brought their unmarried legitimate daughters with them.
In addition, ministers close to the emperor and the queen mother were also eligible to attend the banquet, regardless of rank.
Meng Shu looked at the high walls of the Western Zhou Dynasty, then at the people coming and going, and said to the old lady: "Grandma, this is a bit far from Fuhua Hall. There is a stone bench in front. My granddaughter will help you go there and rest for a while."
After all, the old lady is a little old, and she is indeed a little tired after walking for such a long time.
In this palace, except for the masters, no one else is qualified to sit in a soft sedan chair or a carriage, except of course, those who have been given a favor by the emperor and the queen mother.
For example, the Empress Dowager's mother, Mrs. Jin from the Cheng'en Palace, was sitting on a carriage and headed forward just now.
In the past, the Xie family was only considered a second-rate family in the capital. Since the Queen Mother married the late emperor, the Xie family has become the leader of the family, and later became the Cheng'en Palace.
"Don't rest, this is the palace, we have to be careful." The old lady patted her granddaughter's hand gently and said with a loving look on her face.
She knew that her granddaughter was worried about her, and the more she was worried about her, the less she could hold her back.
Meng Shu heard the words and was about to speak when he heard someone calling him.
"Miss Meng, the princess has invited you." Little Eunuch Zhang hurried over with his people, and even invited the old lady to the throne, saying that the princess had specially requested it.
Meng Shu and the others soon arrived at Yaohua Palace where Princess Jiahe lived.
After the ceremony, Princess Jiahe ordered Zhilan and Zhifang to treat the old lady and Mr. Lu well, while she took Meng Shu to the inner bedroom.
"How are you doing these days, Sister Meng? It's a pity that you didn't go to Chengping Palace this time. If I'm still in Beijing next year, I'll take Sister Meng with you. The scenery over there at the palace is great, and it's not hot at all. It's really a great escape from the summer heat. A good place, much better than the suburbs of Beijing. ”
"Princess, you might not be in Beijing next year?" Meng Shu was a little confused.
As a princess, if Princess Jiahe is not in the capital, where else can she go?
"I have been a princess for so many years. I am tired of living in the palace. I dream of going outside to see the great rivers and mountains of my great Zhou Dynasty. When I get married next year, if my husband is free, I will let him Come with me to the west and come back in a year or two." Princess Jiahe said this with a smile on her face.
As the only princess in the dynasty, everyone doted on her and no one would stop her.
"The princess has already chosen her husband-in-law?" Meng Shu remembered that before Princess Jiahe went to Chengping Palace, she did not have a fiancée.
"My mother thinks that the eldest son of Duke Rong is quite good. A few years ago, he came to the palace to pay his respects to Concubine Chen Shu. I have seen him a few times. He is indeed a young man with both civil and military skills. He should be good now. His mother passed away a month ago. Yi ordered him to return to the capital to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. I think I can see him today. The queen mother said that as long as I like him, she will give us a marriage today. "
The Queen Mother had robbed her royal brother as her son, and after having a biological son named King Wei, she used the royal brother as a stumbling block and poisoned him, hoping to get rid of him quickly. It was indeed extremely vicious.
But Princess Jiahe had to admit that the Queen Mother treated her well and Yi Yi had doted on her very much over the years.
However, she must stand by the imperial brother's side.
"Sister Meng, please sit with me today and help me control my eyes later. I want to see how outstanding Chen Songyu is, and he has caught the eye of the Queen Mother."
Meng Shu didn't want to be high-profile. The other princesses had spoken, so she couldn't refuse, so she nodded and agreed.
"After I get married, I will live in the princess's mansion in the capital and only occasionally go out to the capital for fun. If Sister Meng is free, she will come to the princess's mansion often. If our husband is busy with official duties, we can also go out for fun together. , It doesn’t have to be them.” Princess Jiahe became more and more excited as she spoke.
The more she looked at Meng Shu now, the more pleasing she felt.
First of all, Meng Shu's temperament suited her, and she also knew martial arts. She admired women who knew martial arts the most.
Secondly, Meng Shu detoxified the remaining poison in her royal brother's body and was his savior. Based on this, she should be kind to her.
"My daughter is very excited by the princess's proposal. According to what the princess said, even if she gets married, my daughter will often go to the princess's house." It is of course the best to live such a leisurely and comfortable life, but Meng Shu knew that she might not be that "lucky".
She grew up in Guiyun City and knew very well the blood feud between the Zhou Dynasty and the Xiqiang people.
The Meng family has been guarding Guiyun City for more than ten years. They have fought hundreds of battles with the Xiqiang people and many people have died.
She secretly swore since she was a child that even if she is a girl, she will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy when she grows up. Only if they win can the people of Guiyun City have a peaceful life, and the Xiqiang cavalry will not be able to advance in and kill everyone. The common people of the Zhou Dynasty.
It is the duty of the Meng family to guard the border and resist the Western Qiang.
Now that her marriage is blocked, she will most likely have to return to Yuncheng.
In fact, Meng Shu has no interest at all in the children of these aristocratic families in the capital. These people cannot catch her eye at all.
She was even thinking, if she made great achievements in the future, could she break the inherent rules and become a female general?
If Mr. Su is really the emperor, I can be considered as saving his life.
The life-saving grace should be repaid with a spring of water. When the emperor comes to power, it is not too much to ask him for the position of general.
The generals in the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty were also divided into different ranks. Her requirements were not high, just grant her the rank of a Western-ranked Cavalry General.
In fact, if she hadn't been a girl, the military merit she had accumulated by killing enemies in the previous three years would have been enough for her to become a Western-grade general.
Her father said that her qualifications were not inferior to those of her two brothers, but it was a pity that she was born a girl, so she had many restrictions.
In fact, in the past three years, she took Su Ye and Qingdai to the battlefield. The soldiers in the Northwest Army knew that they were women as long as they were not blind.
The generals also knew her true identity, but no one made it public.
After all, there was no law in the Zhou Dynasty that prohibited women from joining the army.
Therefore, even if this matter is exposed, the Meng family will not be convicted for it.
It's just...except for the two or three decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China, in the past two hundred years, no women have officially joined the army.
Meng Shu felt that the blood all over his body was boiling when he thought of all the bloody battles in the past.
It would be great if one day we could completely defeat the Xiqiang and prevent those barbarians from coming to the Zhou Dynasty to cause trouble again.
