Chapter Seven: A Pair of Swifts Coming to the Beginning (2)
When Li Tan's wheelchair drove into the main hall of the Linjiang Palace, Li Can had already returned. The door of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info hall was not closed, and Li Tan motioned to the guards at the door to silence. The two large rows of candles in the hall are as bright as day, and the large pieces of wood flowers woven with gold thread on the carpet reflect each other, reflecting the golden brilliance of the hall.
Li Can's back to the door, his long body was jade, and he was carrying a madder package in his hand, and his navy blue wide-sleeved coat was rolled up and down on him by the night wind blowing from the door. His body, wrapped in his clothes, was like a tall mast, standing still in the raging blue waves of the night.
His wide back blocked Li Tan's sight, and he didn't see clearly until he entered the hall door, and on the main seat in the hall, there was a gorgeously dressed ***** who was looking down at a few pieces of letter paper in his hand, occasionally raising his head and talking softly to Li Can, and his words were very flustered.
"Mother, you can't return to Shaohua Palace, why did you come here?" Li Tan was very surprised.
Hearing a familiar voice at the door, Concubine Lin raised her head in surprise and subconsciously hid the letter behind her. Seeing her son in a wheelchair, Princess Tongxia slowly pushed her to her from far to near, and she put the letter paper on the table next to her again.
The guards at the door did not make a report, and Li Tan's sudden appearance also surprised Li Can. He nodded, made way out, and said hello like a dragonfly, the corners of his mouth and eyes were straight without the slightest hint of rising. And Li Tan generously replied and gave him a toothy smile.
Most people who are not shocked will use a smile to hide their true thoughts, but Li Can will choose to face the changing world with the same indifference and silent expression. Outsiders say that he is difficult to get close to in the city, and he always avoids him in everything, but Li Tan, who knows him, knows in his heart that it is just a disguise he designed to protect himself. Lin Yueyuan was lucky, they had just met, and she had already seen his various colorful expressions such as anger, ridicule, and sneer. You must know that in most cases, he is expressionless like Gu Chaomin.
The wheelchair stopped at Lin Shufei's feet, and the two of them sat on their knees. She stretched out her arms, smoothed the folds on her son's shirt, straightened his collar for him, and said dotingly and slightly complaining: "It's windy outside, you should also bring a thin cloak, and those girls are too careless." ”
Li Tan was amused by her words: "Mother, it's only August now, and it's not cold yet." ”
Concubine Lin Shufei withdrew her hands, folded them, and said: "At that time, there will naturally be a good fox fur for you to wear, and you can't be affected by the wind." ”
Concubine Lin Shufei's concern for Li Tan was not diminished because of the presence of outsiders. The strong motherly love revealed between her words made Li Can on the side feel instantly confused.
Princess Tongxia saw that his mother and son were talking intimately, and it didn't seem appropriate to interject rashly, but it was not appropriate to enter the door and not greet Concubine Shu. She pondered for a while, and took advantage of the intermission between the two to speak, and hurriedly said a thousand blessings: "Concubine Shu is above, Tongxia...... To you, to you...... Greetings, please. Oops. She finally stumbled to say goodbye, but because she was panicked and didn't stand still, she slipped a step back.
Concubine Lin Shufei frowned, as if she was displeased, shook her head and said, "That's it, it's just that you have worked so hard to ask for an An, and I feel uncomfortable listening to it." Tongxia, I want to say two things to you, your seventh brother is not in good health, so it is not suitable to go out. Why don't you persuade you, or do you pick up your seventh brother to come out? ”
Her voice was not loud, but it was majestic and steep, and the bluffing Princess Tongxia did not dare to raise her head as if she had made a big mistake, and her eyes were filled with mist, and she was about to drip water.
Li Can continued to be silent, as if he had expected to be so unfazed. Li Tan saw that Princess Tongxia was wronged, so he hurriedly pulled his mother's hand to his knee and explained with a smile: "This matter doesn't matter about Ah Min, it is the son who wants to come over, and Ah Min is kind to accompany him." The mother is wrong to blame the good people. Speaking of which, there was a bit of coquettishness in his tone.
Concubine Lin knew that her son was soft-hearted and couldn't see others being angry, so it was difficult to say anything.
Li Tan suddenly changed the topic and asked, "Mother, this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is not over yet, you and Ah Can hurried back." I guess there's something important. ”
Concubine Lin Shu sighed and said worriedly: "Do you remember your uncle's youngest daughter Yueyuan that I mentioned to you a few days ago. Earlier, your uncle wrote to him that he wanted Yueyuan to come to Chang'an to meet me, and one was that she was past the age of Ji Lu and wanted to be close to my aunt before she got married. The second has lived in the palace to open his eyes, and his identity is more noble, and it would be better if he could ask for the emperor's marriage. It should arrive a few days before the calculation date, the little girl's family has a big heart, and it is inevitable to forget the time when she goes out for the first time. But just now at the dinner, the Hou Ye found me and showed me this......" She picked up the letter paper on the table and shook it, "Look." ”。
Li Tan took the letter, glanced at it a few times, and was shocked to find that the signature on the letter turned out to be his uncle "Lin Chang" and it was also stamped with Lin Chang's private seal, so it was not forged.
Li Can then handed him the package in his hand, and he flipped through it to see that it was full of some girls' clothes, and there was a big bag wrapped in the clothes and a thick customs clearance document.
Li Tan was puzzled and flipped through the customs clearance document and asked, "This is ......
Li Can explained: "When Jing Zhaoyin went out of the city today, he was startled by a woman on horseback in a sedan chair. He got out of the sedan chair and asked the woman if she was injured, but the woman ran away. I don't even want the horses to be packed. Jing Zhaoyin was shocked and stopped her to ask, but it was a female snitch who also searched for these things. He read the letters and documents, and felt that the situation was serious, and it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false. Therefore, I asked someone to bring this package into the Shaohua Hall to ask, and it was robbed by my Janissaries at the palace gate, and I let it go after asking the reason. During the dinner, I quietly sent a message to the lady concubine, and the lady was anxious, and the dinner party was not over, so she came to me. ”
Concubine Shuniang anxiously pulled the letter paper, pointed to the words on it, and said, "This is indeed your uncle's handwriting, I think your sister may have had an accident." And ......"
She took the package from Li Tan's hand, put it on the table, and said anxiously: "And I rummaged through the baggage inside and out, but I didn't find the imperial plate that your father gave to your uncle back then." Your uncle wrote to say that he gave the royal card to your sister, and now your sister is gone, if the royal card falls into the hands of the gangsters and blends into the palace, how can it be done! ”
She urgently called Li Can again: "Don't alarm the emperor about this matter." I also want to trouble Master Hou, you send your guards to disguise themselves and go out of the palace to investigate, and be sure to find talents. ”
Li Tan has figured out the ins and outs of the matter from the few words that the two of them have come and gone. He smiled indifferently and comforted his mother: "Don't worry, my sister has already entered the palace, and she is in this Linjiang Palace at this moment." I'm here to tell Ah Can. ”
Concubine Lin and Li Can glanced at each other, clasped their hands together with joy, closed their eyes and prayed: "Amitabha, God bless!" Then he looked into the hall and the door, and said, "Very well, call her out quickly so that I may see her." ”
Li Tan glanced at Li Can meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Then I can call her out." When you see her, you don't have to be angry. ”
From the time Li Tan mentioned that Lin Yueyuan was in the Linjiang Palace just now, he was already suspicious. At this time, I could hear his half-joking words, and I understood eight or nine points in my heart, and my face was clouded in an instant.
Princess Li Tan Lao Tongxia went to invite in person, she received the order, and gave a gift to retire. After a while, a girl in a red dress appeared at the door with her.
Li Can snorted softly and twisted his head to the side.
This is the first time Lin Yueyuan has seen her aunt since she was born, and it can be seen from the subtle wrinkles on her forehead and eyes that she is a person who knows how to take care of herself. Although she was nearly forty years old, she did not show signs of aging, and of course this may have been disguised by the thick powder on her face. She also has a pair of big and divine eyes, which have almost become the symbol of the Lin family. It's just that in terms of appearance alone, she is not as outstanding as her brother, at most she can only be regarded as a middle-aged person.
She passed on the most beautiful nose and mouth to his son, and Li Tan's eyebrows and eyes should have been passed down from his father, and from his stunning appearance, it can be roughly guessed that this uncle of hers must have been a handsome and beautiful man when he was young!
Concubine Lin Shu's big eyes first turned to stand on the left, her face was forever covered with a sense of mourning, and Princess Tongxia, who was seriously unbalanced, swept her body, and then turned to Lin Yueyuan, who was tall and tall kneeling on her right hand, with thin shoulders and a thin waist, and a radiant look between her eyebrows, and a sense of pride in her chest.
These two unintentional comparisons, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is obvious that the girl from her mother's family is better than her husband's family. Needless to say, his son Li Tan is an outsider after all, and now Lin Yueyuan can earn enough face for Concubine Lin Shu.
Concubine Lin Shufei pulled her to her side and sat down, touched her face, and smiled from ear to ear: "You are Yueyuan." It's so good-looking, these eyes and eyebrows are like your father. Your father is in good health, and I heard that he has also renewed, but there is no good news. ”
She suddenly sighed with emotion: "Your mother is a good woman, virtuous and capable, probably because she took too much effort to run the house, and suddenly left." It's a pity that I can't give her a ride while I'm in the palace. You are also pitiful, you have no mother at such a young age. Is your stepmother kind to you? ”
Her question choked Lin Yueyuan's throat like a bone. Seeing that she was holding back and refusing to speak, Concubine Lin guessed that her new sister-in-law was not very good for their brother and sister, and sighed in her heart. This made her feel more and more pity for her little niece.
As soon as the topic changed, she asked again and again: "Oh, what is the family like now?" When did you arrive, but have you eaten, how did you come here, how did you meet the female snitch, enter the palace waist card can be on you......"
Princess Tongxia was already dazed when she heard it on the side, but Lin Yueyuan answered one by one in an orderly manner, without any confusion. She is a very smart person, and she often understands things easily. Her usual reckless impulsiveness is due to the fact that she is too lazy to take caution to heart. She would rather be physically tired than mentally tired. In fact, once she uses her heart, she can easily become a good sister who reassures Lin Risheng.
Before she entered the palace, she had been warned by countless people: to restrain her temper, to be deaf and clear-sighted, and to observe words and feelings. And her performance at the moment is enough to prove that she is not incapable of being a delicate lady in all directions, she just can't stand the restraints, hates everything to follow the rules, and can't do the wrong thing.
When she answered, she glanced at Li Can from time to time out of the corner of her eye, and when she saw his dim eyes like stars covered by dark clouds, she couldn't help but be secretly proud.
Li Can didn't dare to show weakness, and slapped her back. The two secretly competed, fighting back and forth with their eyes, but they didn't want to be seen by Li Tan, who was an outsider, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
Concubine Lin Shufei was happy to see her everywhere, holding her hand and refusing to put it down, she wished that she was her own.
Li Tan was afraid that if it dragged on, the tension between the two would be revealed sooner or later, so he pretended to be kind enough to remind his mother: "The mother concubine and my sister are really happy to congratulate at first sight." It's just that it's getting late. My sister has been working hard, and you have been working hard all day. It's not good for us to bother Ah Chan here all the time. It's better to arrange a rest earlier, and when you have enough spirits, it's not too late for you to talk in detail. ”
Concubine Lin Shufei was reminded by him, and suddenly snapped her fingers in annoyance and said, "Oops." Strange Dao feels wrong, this clothes and jewelry are ready, the monthly plan is calculated, but I am so confused that I forgot to tidy up my residence, and now that things are coming, what should I do? ”
Li Tan hurriedly gave her an idea: "Why bother so much, just live with the mother concubine." ”
Concubine Lin Shufei's expression was stunned, and she said with embarrassment: "It's inconvenient." ”
Li Can frowned at Li Tan. Li Tanwei really didn't think about it, and came as soon as he opened his mouth: "Come back to Tanxiang Hall with me over there." ”
Concubine Lin Shufei's face wrenched: "That's even more inconvenient." ”
Lin Yueyuan felt that it was boring, after all, it was a family of relatives, why couldn't she live together, and besides, the Shaohua Hall and the Tanxiang Hall were so big, she didn't pay attention to pomp, and just vacating a side hall was enough for her to live. If you don't live, you can't live, she is arrogant in her heart, and she says that if you dislike me, I will simply stay away from you and end up at ease!
She glanced at Princess Tongxia, who had been uncomplaining and silent as the background. Others turn a blind eye to her, but she is not prepared to snub her.
She raised her eyebrows at Princess Tongxia and turned to Concubine Lin Shufei and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I just live with Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
Concubine Lin was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she actually forgot that there was still this person in front of her. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Shuangyanxie is good, but it's too remote and too wild." ”
Lin Yueyuan's words gave Li Tan inspiration: "Mother, you forgot, there is also a Shifeng Pavilion next to Shuangyan Pavilion. It is uninhabited all year round, and there are maidens and mothers-in-law who guard, clean, and serve. Everything is readily available. Moreover, the boats in the lake lead directly to the backyard of the Tanxiang Palace, which is convenient for the sons and sisters to take care of each other. When the mother concubine is ready, it is the same to let the younger sister move elsewhere. ”
Concubine Lin looked around at everyone for a moment's hesitation, as if asking for everyone's opinions. Princess Tongxia couldn't hold back the little excitement in her heart, and nodded her head again and again in agreement. Lin Yueyuan had no objections, as for Li Can, he hoped that she would go as quickly as possible, and the farther away from him, the better, of course, he would not raise any objections.
"Okay." Concubine Lin Shu compromised, "In the middle of the night, the province is full of labor. ”
After Lin Yueyuan said goodbye to her aunt and cousin, she picked up the burden on the table and followed Princess Tongxia straight to the door. Halfway through, she suddenly stopped, retreated to Li Can's side, turned around to meet his arrogant face, looked directly at him with the same unruly gaze, and said: "Little Hou Ye, I said it a long time ago, I am not a female thief, she is." I don't think your eyes are very good, so let's take a good look at the imperial doctor in the palace tomorrow! ”
If there were no outsiders present, the two of them would have done it a long time ago. Li Can felt that he had endured it again and again, but the other party had provoked him three times and twice, and he didn't care about etiquette and thoughtfulness, so he was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away.