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Waiting at the door of the weeping flower of the Jingyi Marquis Mansion is also a cardamom girl, medium height, bent eyebrows, autumn eyes, born quietly and generously, wearing a light concubine-colored palace skirt, the skirt is embroidered all over the ground begonia flowers, from deep to shallow transition is good-looking, not ostentatious but everywhere is meticulous.

In comparison, the second lady dressed too deliberately and fell inferior.

When the girl saw Ji Yao hurriedly stepping forward, she first held her hand and looked her up and down, her eyes were shining, and she smiled: "You are finally here, I haven't seen you go out for nearly a year." Now that we're back, we're going to have a good time for a few days, and I'll tell my mother and second aunt that I'll leave you and my mother at home for two nights, okay?"

Before Ji Jue could say anything, the second lady had already clapped her hands, excitedly grabbed Liang Hengwen beside her, and chirped: "Cousin, don't forget what should be answered by me." ”

Liang Hengwen sighed, gently shook off the second lady's hand, and his eyes were fixed on Ji Yao.

Ji Yao didn't squint, but smiled and said, "Look, the second sister is still fun-loving like a few years ago, as long as Sister Ah doesn't get annoyed, even if she stays with the two of us, I didn't say anything." ”

Liang Hengli smiled toothlessly, like a thousand words that could not be told and held Ji Yao's hand, Ji Yao gently pinched the back of her hand, and glanced behind her.

Liang Hengli understood, turned his head and said casually: "Brother, you have welcomed guests for me, why are you still staying here, didn't you say earlier that you were going out to meet friends, if it's late, don't miss the hour." ”

Liang Hengwen's eyes were fixed on the back of Ji Yao's neck, only to see her snow-white skin and delicate ear, a small pearl earring swaying gently between her ears, from the time she entered the door to now, she and him have only had one face-to-face.

He was afraid that others would be suspicious, so he didn't overdo it, and the green willows not far away were hanging down and the green smoke was light, but he was upset when he saw it.

"I'll go. Liang Hengwen said to go, and when the second lady came back to her senses, the person had disappeared at the end of the road, and the corners of her light blue clothes floated slightly, and she sighed a little wistfully.

Liang Hengli stretched out her hand to hold the second lady, half-truths and half-truths: "Let's go, my brother is going to see his future uncle, and he has been reading poetry and books day and night a few days ago for fear of making a fool of himself on the spot." He has something to do, he can't go crazy with us today, wait for Ming'er to be free, and then let him catch the talking bird for you. ”

The second lady's face turned pale, and she suddenly lost her luster like a frost-beaten flower, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses and ask, "No...... Last time, my cousin also said that he didn't want to marry the Wei family's lady, so why did he change his mind in a blink of an eye. ”

The girls around her avoided far away very interestingly, Liang Hengli was always gentle and amiable, and spoke very kindly: "How can my brother be the master of marriage matters?" He refused, my father had a way to make him agree. Let's stop worrying about him with those idle minds, eat and drink, and have fun for a few days. ”

The second lady bit her lip and almost cried, her eyebrows and eyes were drooping, and she looked sad and incomprehensible.

Liang Hengli and Ji Yao glanced at each other, she patted the second lady on the back, and said softly: "Yu Niang, two more months is the first day to enter the palace to be elected." My mother invited another gentleman who had been a female officer, and said that she would teach you some more skills in the body, and don't forget to learn by heart when the time comes. ”

The second lady and the girl couldn't hide it from the eyes of those who cared, and the Liang family probably understood that Ji Yao guessed that if the second lady was not in the ranks of the concubines of the East Palace to be selected this time, the Liang family did not plan to marry her as the wife of the prince.

Ji Yao, the lady of the Wei family, was also familiar with her before, she was knowledgeable, her appearance was more than one level higher than that of the second lady, and her family background was more prominent.

Compared with it, the Ji family is really sorry for itself.

"Who learns that?" The second lady shook off Liang Hengli's hand angrily, turned her head and left, of course, she didn't forget to hide it: "I'm tired of taking the car, I want to go back to the house to rest for a while, you don't have to call me at lunch." ”

When the second lady left, her feet seemed to be stepping on hot wheels, and the silver-veined Siluo Duhua skirt was thrown out by her with big waves, whirring in the wind, and the people around her hurriedly followed.

"It's all your fault. Liang Hengli retracted her gaze and spoke to Ji Yao.

Blame her? Ji Yao didn't understand, and chuckled: "I'll go to see my aunt first, and I won't go to ask her for most of the day when I enter the door." ”

"My aunt is busy at this time, and she specially explained that she would use it in her room for dinner, and said that you should not be restrained, how it was before, and now it has not changed. Liang Hengli took Ji Yao's hand and slowly returned to the courtyard where she lived.

"My aunt is always so considerate, and I thank you so much. "Ji Yao really has no plans to shrink her hands and feet, she lives a bright life, and some people are not used to it, pretending to be the living dead, and some people step forward to step on it, why bother?

"I know that you are still the same character, no wonder Brother always remembers, he has to welcome you into the door before he goes out, which caused Auntie to commit illness, and when I turn around, I have to be a few words from Auntie. Liang Hengli pushed Ji Yao to sit in front of the window and said with a smile.

The window of the Hibiscus Carved Flower Pavilion is open, the half pool of green water is rippling outside the window, and a few water birds swim leisurely, when Ji Yao came last year, they were just small chicks, following the big bird to learn to chirp.

"You're in this good place. Ji Yao showed shallow sorrow and didn't answer Liang Hengli's words.

"Ah Yao", Liang Hengli gently held Ji Yao's hand, trying to say something, and after a few sighs, she was silent with Ji Yao.

Just because the two of them have been close since childhood, the words of comfort and relief seem pale and weak, and some pain is something that others can't experience, Liang Hengli feels sorry for the situation of her sisters, and no matter how smart she is, she doesn't know what to say at this time.

The maidservants of the Liang family appeared to break the peace in the house, and the two maidservants came in with tea trays, fruit snacks and other things, and the tall and thin one counted them all at Liang Hengli: "The girl reads the eldest lady of the Ji family every day, and she finally looks forward to people, and she doesn't know how to serve tea." The slave was prepared in the morning, and Baba waited for a long time and couldn't hear any movement in the house, so he had to come in on his own initiative. ”

Ji Yao took the green glazed shallow cup and said with a smile: "There is a yew here, of course Sister Liang doesn't have to worry about it, everything is with you, she just happens to be the shopkeeper to enjoy Qingfu." ”

The maidservant named Yew received the praise and rejoiced.

After interrupting, Liang Hengli provoked the conversation and said, pointing to the tea and introducing: "This year's Ming Qian tea, four new tea trees were cultivated in our own tea garden outside the city, and my brother and I took the little girls to pick it by hand for half a month, dry and fry the tea, and finally got half a catty." A-Niang said that the heat is too hot, the taste is bitter, and I am afraid that others will laugh at it and do not give it away. ”

Ji Yao swallowed a sip of tea, clear and slightly bitter, and she didn't go around the corner: "Zhisang picks tea, Sister enters the East Palace, can you still live such a leisurely life?" King Liang is not a person, you don't know, stupid and incompetent, both luxurious and greedy, although he is only sixteen years old, there are already two or three concubines who have given birth to children for him. Sister, you don't have to go into the East Palace to mourn yourself. ”

King Liang is the current prince, Ji Yao has always refused to change her title, there is only one prince in her heart, even if he dies, the position is still there.

Liang Hengli froze with a smile on her face, her eyes looked at the green trees outside the house, and said softly: "Concubine Ji asked the daughter of the Liang family to enter the palace by name, and my father and aunt also dared to be angry and dare not speak? Originally, she looked down on the cousin of the Zhong family, but the cousin returned to her hometown to guard filial piety for her grandfather, and someone in the Qin Tianjian also divined that the cousin of the Zhong family was incompatible with the prince's astrology, and she was not suitable to enter the East Palace. ”

"Mrs. Zhong is really a good means, she can't bear her daughter, and use her niece and niece to please Concubine Ji, and let you and your second sister go to fill the fire pit. Ji Yao sneered.

Divination can come up with this kind of trick to hide people's eyes and ears, and the Zhong family and his wife are probably unwilling to be in the same stream with the faction of the Liang Wang, the noble lady of Ji, who wants to clear themselves, but also does not want to make the palace suspicious, so they have to use the girls of the Ji family and the Liang family, two relatives, as shields.

It can be seen that General Zhong has a false name and is inconsistent, and now he is fighting abroad with military power, and when the chaotic party rises, the Great Zhou Dynasty is really very variable.

"The Liang family and the Ji family all pointed to the Zhong family's aunt, what did the eldest aunt say, my aunt and the second aunt regarded it as a holy decree. Even the marriage of the elder brother was arranged by the eldest aunt, otherwise the Liang family's current family background would be able to climb the Wei family of the auxiliary prince. ”

Liang Hengli lifted the blue glazed lotus pot to fill the tea cup for Ji Yao, and said that the troublesome things seemed to be homely, and it was leisurely.

"Brother doesn't like the Wei family's lady either, and you also know his thoughts. Liang Hengli glanced at Ji Yao as she spoke, the two of them grew up together since childhood, and they were closer than sisters, they had nothing to say, to say something selfish, she hoped that Ji Yao would marry into the Liang family as a sister-in-law, but now everyone knows that this is impossible.

Ji Yao was silent again, and only said lightly: "Don't do things that mislead others and yourself, the cousin of the Liang family has a good future and wants to reward Qingyunzhi, he should marry the lady of the Wei family." But Sister, I will advise you again, Concubine Ji asked you to enter the East Palace by name, and it is not a holy decree, so it is okay to avoid it by thought. If you really want to marry King Liang, you have to think clearly. ”

Liang Hengli put down the teacup lightly, with a smile of transparency that broke through the world, and sighed: "Song Shiyi Lang is not here, it is the same for me to marry anyone." At the moment, the Liang family can't screw Ji Guifei, she said that she is used to it, and she is abnormal, I heard that the prince and princess are often beaten and scolded in the palace, and even stretched out her hand to the front court to promote her henchmen to important positions. ”

"It's not a day or two for her to stretch out her hand to the major affairs of the court, I just feel sorry for my sister. Ji Yao's heart was in a panic, why did Liang Hengli's parents and brothers have a promising relationship, but they still had to be controlled by others? A beautiful woman with both talents and appearances would marry someone as unbearable as King Liang, and it would be a waste of Liang Hengli's character.

She didn't dare to say that her eleventh cousin was still alive, this matter could only be buried in her heart, and she kept it a secret from Ah Xiu, not to mention Liang Hengli, who had always admired her eleventh cousin.

The second lady frequently lost her temper with her favorite Liang Hengwen without knowing it, she was afraid that Liang Hengli would not help but show her feet after she found out.

Thinking like this, Ji Yao is also selfish, so why bother with the choice of her best friend.

Liang Hengwen hurriedly came back from outside the house, carefully avoiding the ears and eyes of miscellaneous people and slipped to his sister's yard, a pair of beauties sat silently in front of the window, one was quiet and atmospheric, the other was beautiful and peaceful, the sun was half sprinkled in front of the window, and the scenery was as picturesque as a picture.

His heart pounded, and he waved his hand to signal the maids to be silent, and came to the window lightly, reaching for the person of his dreams.