CHAPTER IX

In the dormitory of Kunning Palace, Empress Yuan was also happily talking to the people around her, and there was no one in front of her to have the demeanor of the world.

However, she is not by her side, it is the younger sister of her mother, the youngest daughter of Lord Yuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, and now the Duchess of Chengguo.

When it comes to her future daughter-in-law, of course, Empress Yuan is also beating a drum in her heart. Although this time I just picked a few people who fit my eyes and observed them first, most of the princesses were among them.

Duchess Chengguo saw that her sister was still a little nervous, and couldn't help but quip: "The nervousness is also the nervousness of those little girls or wives outside, which round is on you." ”

She is the youngest daughter in the family, and she had a strange illness when she was a child, and she only got better ten years ago, so the family is particularly partial to her.

Empress Yuan twisted the back of her hand affectionately, "When it's your family's turn to pick a husband, you should know my current mood." ”

When it comes to her daughter, the Duchess of Chengguo has a big head. There are two sons and a daughter in the family, the little girl has a bigger temper than anyone else, and she loves to follow her father to dance with knives and guns, she is not quiet at all, and few little girls in the capital love to play with her. I really don't know what to do in the next two years.

"Our family is happy, I'm afraid that no one dares to ask for it."

Empress Yuan covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Ruyi's mouth is sweet and likable, so I can't like it." If I can be my daughter-in-law, I would be very happy. ”

But after saying that, she and Duchess Chengguo looked at each other, and they couldn't help laughing.

The prince and Ruyi are against each other, it is really a needle against Maimang, and it is not a certain ugly person. To force this pair of cousins together, the roof must be lifted.

While the two of them were talking, the palace maid had already come to report that the ladies outside had arrived.

Empress Yuan tidied up her appearance and took the Duchess of Chengguo out to meet guests.

And in the side hall of Kunning Palace, Runrun has already eaten the third pastry.

The small pastries are very delicate, a plate is made in the shape of plum blossoms, and the outer circle is snow tender white, and the inside is a little red. And the size is moderate, ordinary people can just take one bite.

Although Runrun is greedy, he also maintains his eating appearance well. The little two hands hold a pastry and bite into it one bite at a time. No one spoke to her grandmother, and she didn't know what to say, so she had to boast to her grandmother about the deliciousness of the food while eating.

The child's intuition is sensitive, and the old lady is really not good at handling this kind of scene, and she is a little embarrassed for a while. But seeing her satisfied little face, she was finally relieved.

At this time, the palace maid sang that Queen Yuan entered the palace, and all the ladies got up and saluted.

Empress Yuan entered the palace and took the throne and was exempted from everyone's courtesy.

"It's rare to invite all the ladies into the palace for a small gathering, don't be restrained, just treat it as an ordinary party."

Everyone responded one after another, this praise Queen Yuan has a good complexion, that praise Queen Yuan's exquisite jewelry, and praise the rare materials of the clothes, anyway, how to hold it. Even the Duchess of Chengguo, who was beside Queen Yuan, was said for a while that there is nothing in heaven and on earth.

This is like an ordinary guest, but like a bunch of people to praise themselves.

Of course, this can't be blamed on these official wives, today's Empress Yuan is a little cold to the outside world, and it is rare to invite people to a party like this, and they rarely have a time to be courteous.

Because they all came with their own girls, it was natural to talk about these children after that. These ladies introduced their children to Empress Yuan's eyes. These children are generally only seven or eight years old, and some are particularly recognizable, some dare not even raise their heads, and some are slightly better, although they are a little panicked, but they can also speak completely.

Empress Yuan looked all the way down and felt that the situation was similar to what she had inquired about before. The ones that stand out are the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, the Xiangping Hou family, and the one born to the Lord of Jing'an County. But in the end, this age seems to be too young, looking old, but she vaguely remembers that she is only five years old, which is a little different from the prince.

Of course, Runrun is also Queen Yuan, but she is childish, although she looks cuter than ordinary children, but there are more than a dozen little girls in a room, and it is not very memorable just because of cuteness.

After talking for a while, it was noon, and Queen Yuan gave the table and let the ladies eat together.

Duchess Chengguo naturally sat in the nearest place beside Empress Yuan, and the two were also talking in a low voice during the banquet.

Duchess Chengguo said: "The girl of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites is so good-looking, Wenwen is quiet, I want to have such a daughter, it is really worth everything." The temperament of the Hou family in Liaoyang is also good, but the personality seems to be somewhat similar to my family's Ruyi, and I don't know what will happen when I grow up...... As for the one born by the lord of Jing'an County, I don't like it. ”

Empress Yuan glanced at her lightly with the tail of her eyes, "I've only met once, and after a few words, why don't you like that kid?" ”

Duchess Chengguo chuckled, "No matter how good she is, just because she was born to the lord of Jing'an County, she won't like it." It's not that the county lord of Jing'an did anything to her, it's because the county lord of Jing'an was in cahoots with the queen mother, and broke up other people's marriages, which made her very disdainful. She had suffered the loss of the old poisonous woman, in the early years, her second sister was the original partner of Cheng Guogong, and then the dystocia was outdated, the old poisonous woman deliberately wanted to find the emperor and queen who was still the prince and the princess at the time, and designed to marry her to Cheng Guogong as a step-room.

Fortunately, she came to her senses later, and took care of the Chengguo Mansion in an orderly manner, and her life had a good time, otherwise wouldn't she be called her evil intentions?

This method of embarrassing others for the sake of his own selfish desires is exactly the same as that of the Queen Mother.

Because of this, the Duchess of Chengguo took a few more looks. is also a poor child, like Brother Hong and Brother Che in her house, she lost her mother early, but Brother Hong, Brother Che and her aunt treated them as their own sons, so I don't know if the little girl in front of me is doing well at home.

Runrun felt that someone was looking at her, she twisted her head to look left and right, and then met the Duchess of Chengguo.

Seeing that it was a beautiful lady looking at herself, Runrun smiled at her, and her eyes were crooked, like crescent moons.

"That little girl is so cute," Duchess Chengguo couldn't help but say to her eldest sister, "if I had a daughter like this......"

Empress Yuan asked the palace maid of the cloth to put a chopstick dish in her bowl, "Eat more vegetables and talk less." You look at all the girls here, and you want them to be your daughters. If Ruyi heard this, they would have to beat them. ”

The Duchess of Chengguo couldn't help laughing, with the temper of that little powder keg, maybe she could really do such a thing.

After the meal, Empress Yuan arranged for her wife to have tea on the viewing platform in the imperial garden.

Although it suddenly snowed for a few days for no reason half a month ago, it was the end of the New Year, and the spring was warmer every day. In the afternoon, the sun is good, and it shines on people very warmly.

While chatting over tea, Empress Yuan said: "We adults sit in one place and talk, and we don't have to confine the children. The scenery in the imperial garden is just right, and they are all coming for the first time, and they will play together, and send more people to follow. ”

Of course, there was no disagreement among the people.

Empress Yuan naturally has her intentions, the palace is full of her people, and the child can only show her true nature when she leaves the adult, right?

The old lady is quite worried about Runrun, among these children, Runrun is the youngest wave. Although I learned some rules before, it was the first time I had seen such a big scene, and I had never tried to deal with other children without family company, so I just hoped that she would not go on a business trip.

Runrun showed special intimacy at this time, she grabbed her grandmother's hand and shook it, and said, "Grandmother, don't worry, Runrun is obedient and won't cause trouble." After you drink this tea, Runrun will come back. ”

The old lady let out an 'oops' and touched her little head, "Go ahead, don't run around, just follow Zhenzhen." ”

Zhen Zhen had already finished talking to the county lord of Jing'an at this time, and was standing not far away, obviously waiting for her.

Runrun trotted over, and Zhen Zhen hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'm waiting for you." ”

Runrun ran to her, grabbed her hand, and said, "Zhenzhen, I miss you so much." What have you been doing these days? ”

The two of them used to learn the rules together for more than a month, but they stayed together from morning to night, and they took a nap together at noon, but now they are separated, and they can only see each other for a while a day at most when Zhen Zhen asks the old lady to say goodbye.

Zhen Zhen took her hand and said as she walked: "I still recite books in the morning and listen to Mama Feng's lectures in the afternoon, as usual. ”

Runrun said busily: "My aunt also brought a grandmother from home, she knows a lot of things, and she can also give lectures. Now the eldest sister and the second sister are all attending the class together, Zhenzhen, can you come with me too? I miss you. ”

Zhen Zhen knew that she didn't tell lies, and that thinking about herself was really thinking about herself, but after thinking about it a little, she also knew that her mention was unlikely to be realized. Of course, she didn't talk to Runrun about many things, so she only said: "If Mama Feng knows, I will go to listen to your grandma lecture and ignore her, she will be sad." ”

Runrun thought about it, although Mama Feng was fierce, she seemed to like Zhen Zhen very much, if Zhen Zhen ignored her, she should be very sad. In the end, she had to hang the corners of her eyes a little sadly and say, "Okay, then you have to come early to greet your grandmother, and leave later, I have a lot to say to you every day." ”

Zhen Zhen asked her if she had anything to say, she tilted her head and thought for a while, then 'oops' and said, "I forgot for a while, you told me to think about it when I go back, and then I will tell you when I remember." ”

The two little girls walked hand in hand to the pavilion in the garden, and the more they talked, the more energetic they became, and Zhen Zhen completely forgot that when she came over, her mother told her to have more contact with the little girls in the other houses.

When she reacted, the little girls in the other mansions were all talking together, so she had to take Runrun and lean over.

Most of these little girls were born in the capital, and they rarely even go out of their own homes. Therefore, the daughter of the Xiangping Hou family is very special. Xiangping Hou was born as a military general, and was previously a fierce general guarding the northeast border. Her daughter was born in the northeast, and it is said that she rode horses and hunted with her father when she was a child. That's when she was sharing interesting stories about her hunting.

Runrun's eyes were straight when he listened to the side, what people said was so interesting, what kind of dog caught rabbit in the snow, and shot pheasants hiding in the bushes with bows and arrows...... It's so much fun! It's like when she is at home, when it snows, she stands outside for a while, and she has to be told by her grandmother and aunt.

The little girls listened to these things with great interest, but they did not speak of them for long, and in a short time the people gradually dispersed.

Runrun took the initiative to talk to her.

The little girl's complexion was darker than that of ordinary girls, and her eyebrows were thicker, and she was a little happy to see Runrunshang rushing to talk to herself, "My name is Rulan, what's your name." ”

Runrun made friends for the first time, and said a little shyly: "Ah, Rulan, your name is so good, my name is Runrun." ”

She spoke late, and she learned Mandarin later. In addition, Lu Qinglan, who grew up with her, is a native of Jiangnan, and her accent is unconsciously southerner, and many words are a little unclear. In today's parlance, there is no distinction between 'n' and 'l'. When Rulan's name came to her mouth, it actually became 'Runan'.

This made Rulan very unhappy.

Her father is a big man, and he finally gave her an elegant name. But relatives at home said she was a tomboy, and they always joked about his name. Now that her name is mispronounced as 'Runan', it really makes her very unhappy!

Rulan snorted coldly and said, "Runrun? Your name is also very nice. Are you surnamed Zhu and called Zhu Run? ”

Zhu Run, the same as 'pig run', is the meaning of pig liver in Liangguang. There is a lot of mobility in the capital, and it is not uncommon for there to be a cook from Liangguang at home. There were really a lot of girls present who knew this, and they couldn't help laughing at the moment.

But Runrun was still very ignorant, and replied to her very seriously: "My surname is Ye, not Zhu." ”

Even with Rulan, she was made to laugh.

Although Zhen Zhen didn't understand what Rulan meant, she also guessed that it was not a good word, so she grabbed Runrun, who still wanted to explain, and said coldly: "Joke with the surname 'Zhu', you are bold, haven't you forgotten what is the surname of the master who lives in this palace?" ”

The surname Zhu is a national surname. Although there are many people with the surname Zhu in the world, the joke of the founding surname in the palace is a little unknowing.

Just this rhetorical question made the laughing girls stop, and even the smile on Rulan's face froze.