Chapter 102: Liu Zhaoyuan
Tu Manzhen's first-class maid Cui Sleeve is the son of the Tu family, and her brother Du Caizhi is in charge of raising horses, and there are several horsemen under his hands. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Songxi Academy" is located in the northern suburbs, in order to facilitate the travel to and from the capital, the Tu family has raised a lot of horses. There are a few horses, which are used by the old and young masters to ride the upper government. When the ladies wanted to leave the house, they used docile horses to set up chariots.
Tu Manzhen called Cui Sleeve and ordered: "You find some crotons for your brother and mix them into the feed for the horses tonight." ”
Cui Sleeve hesitated and said: "Miss, I'm afraid this is not very good? If Mrs. knows...... she was thoughtful, and after listening to Tu Manzhen's instructions, she knew that it was for the Xu family to go out tomorrow. But what does this have to do with the young lady? If the lady knows, she, as the first-class maid beside the young lady, will be the first to escape punishment.
Listening to what Cui Sleeve said, Tu Manzhen showed a hesitant look on her face, her mother has always been very strict with her two sisters. Cuisleeve was about to speak, and took the opportunity to persuade her to dispel the idea.
Tu Manfen's cool voice came from the side, and said, "If Mother knows, it must be what you said." "This crime can be deducted, the maid is not loyal to the young lady, but tells the lady?
Cui Sleeve hurriedly knelt down and said, "Eldest Lady forgives her sins, Cui Sleeve has no such intention." ”
"It's good if you don't have that meaning, don't do what the second lady tells you to do!" Tu Manfen said sharply.
Cui Sleeves had to kowtow and retreat. But what she said still made Tu Manzhen a little worried, and asked, "Sister, do you say that your mother really won't know?"
Tu Manfen nodded and said, "You just put one hundred and twenty hearts, Cui Sleeve won't say it, and she won't be able to escape if she says it." What's more, what if you know?" Tu Manzhen said proudly: "We are the concubines of the Tu family, and we are just greedy for fun. For the sake of our reputation, the mother will only cover up the matter. ”
Tu Manzhen was relieved. Remembering that the Xu family was going out early tomorrow morning, only to find that there was no horse to use, she secretly rejoiced in her heart. In this case, how can Xu Wanzhen still be angry? is younger than herself, can't she be a good lady, what kind of limelight is in charge?
Cui sleeves out of "Wen Hanju", with a lot of worries.
Tu Manzhen's orders, she couldn't help but listen. But if this thing is really done, presumably the Xu family is not a fool, and it must be investigated.
The Xu family has only been here for a few days, and the masters seem to be gentle and polite, but no one knows what the temperament is inside. If the Xu family went out to make a fuss, the ladies would naturally be fine, but she must have eaten enough and walked around. Maybe, it will also cause my brother to lose his errand.
Cui Sleeves frowned and walked to the side courtyard where the horses were raised. Du Caizhi saw that his sister was coming, and walked forward with a smile, wanting to reach out and touch the top of her head, looking at the traces of horse material on his hand, he retracted his hand behind his back, and said, "Why is my sister free today?"
Cui Sleeve said the reason again, and complained: "What do you say this is called? The second lady has never had these thoughts, it must be the eldest lady's idea." She came up with an idea, and she made us do it. That is, the second lady will listen to her pouting. I don't know if Miss Xu is so good, where did she provoke the eldest lady?" Between the words, there was no respect for the famous eldest lady of the Tu family.
Du Caizhi listened and said: "That being the case, it is up to me to think of a way to do this, and it is not without leeway." He looked at her dotingly and said, "These words, out of my yard, can't be mentioned." Beware of others hearing that you are disrespectful to the eldest lady. ”
Cui Sleeves let out a sullen "um", her brother has always had an idea, and she was much more relieved to leave it to him. said: "I was also angry for a while, so I told my brother that I won't be in the future." He asked curiously, "What is my brother going to do?"
Du Caizhi said: "I think about it, I promise not to delay the Xu family going out tomorrow, and I can let you make a difference." With that, he smiled at her and signaled her to feel at ease.
Cui Sleeve returned to "Wen Hanju" with confidence and gave Tu Manzhen his life.
It's night, inside the Imperial City, Yijing Palace.
The candle flame, as thick as a child's arm, was lit everywhere in the palace, illuminating the palace as if it were day.
Liu Zhaoyuan was wearing a light purple elastic ink printed yarn embroidered dance dress, and a light white gold branch leaf smoke yarn Lingjin shawl was pulled on the lotus root's arm, and was spinning and dancing on the Persian carpet in the middle of the hall.
Different from the dresses and dresses worn by the palace concubine on weekdays, the dance clothes wrap her already slender and graceful figure more exquisitely. The slender waist that is not in a grip, the white and delicate neck, with the dancing footsteps, the jade rabbit on the chest trembles and makes people reverie.
I saw that her body was soft and her dance steps were smart. A raised hand and a whirlwind all exude a woman's style.
However, Liu Zhaoyuan's beautiful face was as cold as ice. It was as if it was only her shell that was dancing, and her soul was watching indifferently from the sidelines. The palace maids were all dismissed by her, and only Zi Mo, who served her before entering the palace, bowed her head and stood quietly beside her.
In the main hall, the air was silent, only the sound of Liu Zhaoyuan's dancing steps remained, which sounded so lonely and deserted.
In front of the palace, there are footsteps from far and near. Zi Mo raised his hand slightly, picked up the mahogany of the xylophone beside him, and gently struck it on the body of the piano, making a "ding" sound.
With the sound, a cold smile appeared on Liu Zhaoyuan's face, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and it quickly turned into a beautiful smile immersed in memories on his cheeks. The whole person suddenly became vivid, and even the hall had a more lively atmosphere.
Zi Mo continued to beat the xylophone, Qingyue's pleasant sound lingered in the hall, and Liu Zhaoyuan's dance steps accurately stepped on the sound of the piano, as if he was about to fly in the air.
The footsteps stopped, and Emperor Qinglong stood still in front of the palace.
Zi Mo seemed to have just discovered the arrival of the emperor, and was startled, and was about to kowtow to the ground, Emperor Qinglong waved her hand to continue, and he stood by and watched Liu Zhaoyuan's selfless dance.
The sound of the xylophone is becoming more and more urgent, and Liu Zhaoyuan's dancing posture is becoming more and more dazzling and beautiful. At the climax of the dance, the xylophone emits a long and curling sound, which stops abruptly. A perfect whirl, the dance dress spread out like a butterfly, the shawl was raised, and gently followed her dream-like posture, slowly falling to the ground.
Liu Zhaoyuan pressed his face to the ground, his eyes were gently closed, and he was panting like an orchid. A pair of slender jade legs curled up like a wounded butterfly and lay on a Persian carpet. Seeing this scene, even Emperor Qinglong, who was like iron in his heart, also felt a trace of pity from the bottom of his heart.
There was silence for a moment, and the hall resounded with the applause of Emperor Qinglong.
Liu Zhaoyuan woke up like a dream, raised a surprised jade face, and the expression on her face was just right. From the confusion when he just looked up, to the surprise of seeing Emperor Qinglong, to disbelief. She rubbed her eyes, as if she was sure that she was seeing the emperor again, and a perfect arc rippled from the corner of her mouth, showing a beautiful smile, and blurted out: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
As soon as she asked, she was shocked again, and hurriedly put her body on the ground, and said: "The concubine has seen the emperor, but I don't know if the emperor is far away, please forgive the emperor." ”
For Emperor Qinglong, the concubines in the harem were just beautiful ornaments. But such a beautiful woman cares about herself so deeply and meaningfully, which makes him happy. Waving her hand to get her up, she said, "It's okay, I won't let you report it." Just come and see you, are you okay these days?"
Liu Zhaoyuan stood up, walked to the emperor's side, pouted slightly, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, if you come, the concubine's efforts will be in vain." (To be continued.) )