Chapter 127: The Queen Mother's Birthday Banquet
At night, Mama Gu was in a hurry, she came back from the direction of the cold palace, if she said that she had gained something this time, she didn't say anything to Mama Hong, but if she didn't get anything, at least, when she said what she had been guessing, Mama Hong's demeanor had already told her that this was ** not far from ten. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I don't know what that means, but we've all lived to this age, and we should always understand that people can't just inflict suffering on others just because they've suffered before. β
This was Mama Hong's last words to her, and it still lingers in her ears and lingers.
At night, the stars are dotted, the clouds in the sky move very slowly, time seems to stand still, the breeze of Jinglan Palace is filled with the fragrance of flowers, Mu Chenghuang does not use ice cubes at night, only open the window, it is a cool breeze, Wenzhi keeps vigil across a screen, holding a pu fan in his hand, chasing mosquitoes in a daze, and he doesn't dare to use force, for fear of making a noise to Mu Chenghuang.
Faintly, Wen Zhi heard Mu Chenghuang make a sound like he was crying, at first he thought he had heard it wrong, calmed down, only to hear the voice in the screen becoming clearer and clearer, Mu Chenghuang seemed to cover his head in the quilt and cry, Wen Zhi thought that Mu Chenghuang was awake, thought of something sad, got up and went around the screen to comfort a few words, but saw that Mu Chenghuang's eyes were still closed, and his mind was a little unconscious, so he had a nightmare.
"Princess?" Wen Zhi called softly.
Mu Chenghuang's originally quiet hand suddenly began to grab it in the air, and there were tear stains in the corners of his eyes, as if he was groping for something, and he couldn't find it, so he cried in a hurry, and his mouth was still vague, Wen Zhi had been in the hospital for half a year, and I heard those old eunuchs say that if this person has a nightmare and talks nonsense, he is most afraid of biting his tongue, and he can't wake up this person suddenly, otherwise he may dieγ
After a while, Mu Chenghuang quieted down, and gradually opened his eyes, and was very surprised to see Wen Zhi hugging him, Wen Zhi gasped and said, "Did the princess have a nightmare?"
Mu Chenghuang still looked frightened, her heart was beating very fast, as if it would pop out of her heart, she nodded suddenly, shook her head again, just wrapped her arms around Wen Zhi, and said in a very weak and dependent tone: "Wen Zhi, I really have a nightmare, I really hope, it's just a dream." β
In front of outsiders, Mu Chenghuang seems to have always been an innocent and lively, fifth princess with a pungent temperament, and now, she is just a little girl who has a nightmare, she obediently sticks to Wen Zhi's arm, two thin and soft arms wrap around Wen Zhi to prevent Wen Zhi from leaving, Wen Zhi touched her head, obviously only four years older than Mu Chenghuang, but there is a kind of mother's childlike love to comfort her frightened.
"Princess, is it okay for the slave to light the lamp? Wen Zhi was going to get the fire fold, but Mu Chenghuang stopped her: "Don't be fired, I don't want to see fire, the fire is too terrible." β
Wen Zhi abandoned the fire, thinking that his princess might have dreamed about fire just now, and wiped Mu Chenghuang's sweaty hair behind his ears while comforting: "What did the princess dream of?"
"Fire, it's a big fire, there's stuff burning everywhere, I'm still ...... I also dreamed of my father. Mu Chenghuang was a little unnatural, she didn't know whether to say this sentence or not, but looking at Wen Zhi's concerned gaze, she knew that Wen Zhi could be trusted, for so many years, she had always been trustworthy, not to mention, Wen Zhi had unreservedly entrusted her biggest secret to herself.
"I dreamed that it was my father who set the fire, and he was holding a torch lit with kerosene, and he smiled at me very eerily, and he said, he was going to burn my father, and his mother, and everything I had, but Wenzhi, my father, wasn't he the one......? Mu Chenghuang thought of the conversation between Qiu Shi and Yuliu that he heard behind the rockery a long time ago, yes, this matter was investigated by Qiu Shi himself, Qiu Shi had been to Lingnan once before he died, and he must have found out something, but Qiu Shi was already dead.
Wen Zhi's thinking was still stuck in Mu Chenghuang's dream that the emperor was the arsonist, but he kept comforting her: "Princess, dreams are all fake, they are reversed, the princess is the pearl of the emperor's palm, the emperor loves the princess too late, how can he hurt the princess?"
Mu Chenghuang's eyes were a little dull, but his mind was spinning quickly, if it was as Zhao Meiren said, Ying Baolin and Qiu Shi had a personal relationship, then Ying Baolin, would he also know the secret.
Mu Chenghuang thought about it like this, and felt a little cold behind him, if this matter was true, he was not the daughter of the concubine, nor was he the princess of Dashun, then what he got over the years was really snatched from another person, wasn't it?
and Ying Baolin, if Qiu Shi said something to her, if she knew the truth, why did she keep hiding it, she would not think of keeping it secret for herself to help herself, she must be seeking greater interests.
Wen Zhi twisted the veil for Mu Chenghuang to wipe the cold sweat that was scared, and coaxed Mu Chenghuang and said: "The princess is not afraid, she is ready to attend the birthday of the Queen Mother, there are few hours to sleep now, if the princess is afraid, the slave will accompany you at the head of the bed, it is better if you can't sleep, it is better to lie down than to look at the sky with your eyes open." β
Mu Chenghuang could hear Wen Zhi's nagging, but it was all in the left ear and out of the right ear, she let Wen Zhi help her lie down, her head was full of Ying Baolin's words, it seemed that she was going to find a time to go to Xiuying Pavilion.
Because he basically didn't sleep in the second half of the night, when Baojuan came in with a copper basin, he was startled by Mu Chenghuang's two huge dark circles, Wen Zhi got up, saw Baojuan come in, beat his somewhat sore back and bypassed the screen, and whispered: "The princess had a nightmare last night and didn't sleep in the second half of the night." β
Baojuan nodded, and motioned for Wenzhi to hurry back and rest to catch up on sleep.
Fortunately, the parrot's combing skills are also good, and he combed a double hanging bun for Mu Chenghuang, and Baojuan chose a light purple bandeau palace dress, and put on a white placket with long sleeves outside, and the cuffs were made into a ruffle style, which is a new popular nowadays, wearing lively and cute, more agile and fresh than the previous embroidery and other dresses.
However, this Mu Chenghuang's black eyes cost a lot of fat powder, fortunately, Mu Chenghuang's own skin is like mutton fat jade, delicate and fair, Baojuan pinched the puff to cover Mu Chenghuang layer after layer, and then used a small brush to push the powder away and wipe it evenly, it looks natural.
Today is the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother, and it is also the period when Princess Jingxian returns to the door for three days after marriage, if it is an ordinary princess, the return door after the marriage is to hold a small family banquet, and wish the bride a happy wedding and so on, since it has caught up with the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, it is more important to have a birthday banquet, but it is inevitable to ask two sentences at the banquet, Mu Chenghuang is slightly apprehensive, because Qi Xuan is also coming, although she promised Mu Chenglan to promise happily at that time, but if it really happened, she really couldn't hold what kind of attitude she should treat.
The birthday banquet of the Queen Mother was set up in the Taihe Palace, and the powerful clansmen, civil ministers and military generals were invited, and the court would also open a warehouse on this day to help the poor and beggars to promote the Queen Mother's charity and benevolence.
However, Ying Baolin can't come today, and she must stay in bed until she gives birth for the sake of the imperial heir.
Mu Chenghuang arrived early, but it was already full, and the familiar people greeted them one by one, and the two sons of Prince Yu's family, as well as several county lords, were naturally there.
The eldest princess also arrived early, surrounded by a circle of noble ladies chattering about the eldest princess's marriage, such as what kind of gold five pieces are made, what style of wedding dress, and even the top of the sedan chair are asked in detail, as if knowing this, it can become a talking point to show off in front of people in the future, and when talking to people, the eldest princess of Dashun has a gold and jade button on her wedding dress, which she told me personally, or, when she gets married in the future, she will also buy a similar one to satisfy her vanityγ
The eldest princess is also good-tempered, she can still have a decent smile when she is surrounded by a group of people, but when she saw Mu Chenghuang coming, she beckoned to her with relief, and pulled Mu Chenghuang to sit down.
Empress Dowager Pei is almost here, and these noble ladies have asked enough, seeing that the eldest princess is only really close to Mu Chenghuang alone, they are also bored and dispersed.
Mu Chenghuang quipped: "I see how much attention has been paid to the marriage of the eldest sister, and I can take it to the teahouse to tell the story." β
It was just while laughing, but the eldest princess suddenly suppressed her smile, lowered her head, and exchanged her elbow with Mu Chenghuang and said, "Princess Jingxian is here." β
In fact, what the eldest princess wanted to tell Mu Chenghuang was that Princess Jingxian must have come with Qi Xuan, but Mu Chenghuang also understood, she just lowered her head and pretended not to see it, but she was partial, and a slightly delicate voice sounded in front of her: "Sister Eldest Emperor, Fifth Emperor Sister, I haven't seen you for a few days, but are you okay?"
Mu Chenglan's tone is much more calm and generous than before, and she is really married, and this attitude is different.
Mu Chenghuang still didn't look up, she thought that Qi Xuan was standing next to her, but the eldest princess glanced up and hinted at Mu Chenghuang with a sentence: "Hey, the sixth brother-in-law is not with you?"
"He was not well-bone, and I came with my father and mother. β
Mu Chenglan was a little unspeakably disappointed, Mu Chenghuang calmly glanced at Mu Chenglan, and saw that Lord Qi and Mrs. Qi in the distance were really seated, talking with fellow officials and Mrs. Qi separately, but Mu Chenglan in front of her seemed a little out of place with the capable and talkative Mrs. Qi. ... Friends who read books, you can search for "", you can find this site as soon as possible.