Chapter 173: The Letter and the Porcelain Vase

It turned out that something strange happened in the palace a few days ago. A favored concubine went to bed well when she went to bed at night, but when she got up in the morning, she lay down in the imperial garden. The eunuchs and palace maids who came and went thought that this noble man had been killed, and they were so frightened that they shouted for help. As a result, the concubine got up on her own, and she didn't know why she changed places in her sleep.

The emperor was very angry when he heard about it, and the doctor Xuan Tai checked the pulse, only to find out that this noble man had the disease of night travel, and he couldn't control his actions at all in his sleep. Therefore, the emperor removed the nobleman's sign and sent her directly to a remote palace. If it weren't for the fact that the nobleman's family had some face in the Internal Affairs Office, Xu would have completely entered the cold palace

Some tea customers are not too bright, and they are curious to ask, "It's just a sleepwalk, as for being beaten into the cold palace?" ”

The person next to him sneered, "Even ordinary people who have wives and concubines who have this disease have to be locked up strictly, let alone in the palace." In case the emperor slept soundly, but was injured by a noble person who slept in a daze, something would happen. When the time comes, it is impossible to say that the nobleman's family will be affected, and it will be a grace of heaven to withdraw the brand like this. ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded one after another, and then talked about the many things they had heard earlier about the unintentional harm of night wandering patients, and for a while, the lobby was like a pot of white rice porridge, completely mixed together.

Dong Rong sat upstairs and listened with relish, and finally leaned on her husband's arms while eating snacks and gossiping in a low voice, "Zhuzi, didn't you learn a little medical skills from Uncle Feng, why did you say that concubine suddenly got nocturnal wandering syndrome, is it a tired brain from intrigue all day long?" ”

Murong Huaide carefully fed his beloved wife a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I really know some inside information about this." ”

"You know what's going on?" Dong Ronghuan's eyes lit up, and she lowered her voice and urged, "Tell me quickly, is this concubine particularly beautiful and favored?" ”

Murong Huaide was silent, and finally raised his finger and pointed to his lips. Dong Rong's face immediately turned red, and she looked left and right as if no one was paying attention to her box, so she lowered her head and quickly kissed him on the lips, and then said in shame, "Okay, let's talk about it quickly." ”

Murong Huaide glanced at the bustling crowd downstairs, and did not further "blackmail" his beloved wife, and instead smiled, "That concubine's surname is Zheng, and her family has some connections in the Internal Affairs Mansion. ”

"And then," Dong Rong waited for a long time and didn't see him say anything else, so he urged, "Is that all?" ”

Murong Huaide was amused and reminded again, "The two grandmothers we found to go to the other courtyard on the day we got married were from the Internal Affairs Office. ”

Dong Rong was confused when she heard this, and after thinking carefully for a long time, she finally understood, and asked in surprise, "You mean, that concubine sleepwalking is you...?" ”

"The Buddha said, don't say it." Murong Huaide made a mysterious official tone, causing Dong Rong to pull his arm and shake it non-stop, "Let's talk about it, those two grandmothers were very arrogant at the time, if I didn't find an excuse to pick people up, maybe I would be tossed to death by them." I didn't offend that Concubine Zheng, why did she block me? ”

Murong Huaide was afraid that his wife would fall into him, so he hurriedly helped her sit in his arms, and finally whispered the ins and outs of the matter in her ear.

Dong Rong's face was annoyed for a while and helpless for a while, and finally pouted and responded, "Am I considered to have suffered from the pond fish?" ”

Murong Huaide also felt a little apologetic in his heart, and gently patted her back and comforted, "The grievances of the previous generation, we juniors are not good to comment. ”

Dong Rong rolled her eyes fiercely, and when she was about to speak again, Yiba, who was guarding the door, suddenly opened the door and ran in, shouting, "Madam, madam, Boss A has sent a letter, saying that the second young master has been lifted!" ”

"Really?" Dong Rong stood up suddenly in surprise and took the envelope. But she was so excited that the envelope was still intact after tearing it for a long time.

Murong Huaide was amused, took it easily, and simply pulled the letter inside and revealed it. The young couple read from beginning to end together head to head.

Sure enough, Zhang Yang reported in detail about the township examination in the letter, although there were some small mistakes during the period, but Dong Ping was extremely competitive, and the top ten in the literary examination, Bailu Academy won five in one go. Dong Ping, the head of the case, was also invited by Lord Fuzun to talk, which was very courteous.

Now the entire Qingxian County is boiling, not to mention how many people are planning to smash the pot and sell iron to send their son to the academy to study, even the previous Xiangrui fruit has also been turned out, and the business of the Four Seasons Garden is so good that it is about to explode.

Dong Ping just returned to Bailu Academy less than a day later, a matchmaker went into the academy to find him to propose marriage, although he was sternly refused, but Mrs. Yang was even more anxious, urging the Dong family to quickly ask the matchmaker to propose a more intimate marriage, and settle the family matter.

The more Dong Rong looked at it, the happier she became, and finally grabbed Murong Huaide's hand and shouted, "Zhuzi, Brother Ping is going to get married, how can I stop coming forward?" Are we... Go back early? ”

Murong Huaide was reading the letter just now, and he was thinking about it in his heart, and at this time, he saw that his wife's eyes were full of anticipation, so he hurriedly responded, "There is still half a moon that is the 100-day sacrifice of my father, why don't you pick up your luggage and buy things these days, and we will go on the road after the 100 days are burned." Luckily? ”

"Great!" Dong Rong was so happy that she jumped up and hugged her husband and kissed her heavily, "I want to choose more fabrics, jewelry, and rouge gouache... Heck, what else do you need for a dowry? Tell me about it! ”

Murong Huaide raised his hand to wipe the saliva from his face, and at the end he laughed at his beloved wife, who was eager to run to prepare immediately, and persuaded, "Don't worry, there is still half a moon." Let's go back to the house first, and then let A go and call the shopkeepers to send things into the house for you to pick. ”

Dong Rong nodded busily, naturally she didn't have the heart to listen to any gossip at this time, so she took her husband and the maid and went home.

When several shopkeepers heard that the master was going to pick some good things for the dowry, they almost emptied the warehouses of each family, and pulled the carts and carts to the palace. Dong Rong couldn't feel a sore back, and while asking a few shopkeepers about the popular styles in Kyoto, she excitedly commanded Zizhu and Yiba to move things into the room.

Murong Huaide smiled and said a few words to the shopkeeper, and finally saw that his beloved wife was very busy, so he instructed Wen Niang to go to the main courtyard with a few words.

As he expected, Princess Liu heard that her son was going back to the north after the 100-day festival, and she was so anxious that she almost knocked over the tea, and finally finally pulled out an excuse that she was not in good health, and prepared to force her son to stay in Kyoto.

I don't want to, but Murong Huaide invited with a smile, "The mother concubine is not in good health, and you are left alone in Kyoto, and the child is not at ease." So in the past few days, the concubine has picked up her luggage and gone back to the north with us. Although the Four Seasons Garden is not big, there are often flowers blooming in the four seasons, and there is no shortage of fruits, and the family has built a new yard for the mother concubine, and the most important thing is that Mr. Feng lives nearby, which can just take care of the body of the mother concubine. ”

Princess Liu was dumbfounded when she heard this, her mouth opened and closed many times and struggled to find an excuse, "I'm leaving, what should I do with your cousin?" ”

As soon as Murong Huaide thought of that pretentiousness, the shameless cousin Liu frowned, and replied lightly, "Cousin is from the Liu family, so naturally I want to go back to the Liu family." ”

"How can it be done, she has a bad reputation for you, and your uncle has kicked her out. Except for our palace..."

"Mother, let's hurry up and pick up the luggage these days, there is no shortage of wooden ornaments in the Four Seasons Garden, and the mother concubine only brings some soft ones."

Murong Huaide knew that if he continued to talk about it, he would definitely quarrel with his mother again, so he got up and saluted with a simple command, and then walked out of the hall.

Princess Liu shouted several times but did not leave her son, she knew in her heart that her son had made up his mind to leave this time. So when I couldn't do anything, I wrote a letter, and finally called someone to call Hongyu, asking her to take things and hurry back to Liufu.

Hongyu honestly took the letter and went back to Liu's mansion, and after reading the letter, Master Liu was silent for a long time, and when he could open his mouth again, he carefully asked about the trivial matters of the palace. Ruby replied carefully without knowing what was going on. Master Liu rewarded her with two taels of silver, and finally wrote two letters, and took out a small white porcelain bottle from the desk, and then handed it to Hongyu together, and instructed, "These two letters, one together with the small medicine bottle, are for the princess and one for your young lady, don't make a mistake." ”

Hongyu knelt on the ground in fear and whispered, "Master, the slave is illiterate, and I ask the master to make some obvious marks." ”

When Master Liu heard this, a look of pride flashed in his eyes, and all the doubts in his heart faded, so he picked up the pen on the table and drew two patterns of one side and one circle after the two letters to mark them.

After whispering to make sure that she was not mistaken, Hongyu carefully took the envelope and the medicine bottle into her arms, and finally bowed respectfully before withdrawing.

Bingsi hid in the big tree in the corner of Liujiayuan, and hated that there were many people during the day, and it was not as convenient as following at night. Fortunately, the little maid quickly left the study, but she didn't let him wait long.

Hongyu walked out of the back door of Liufu, went to the pharmacy on the way, and hurried back to the palace at the end. Liu Xiaozhen took the letter from her father, read it carefully, hurriedly lit it and burned it cleanly, and finally instructed Hongyu, "You go to deliver the letter in a while, and find an opportunity to let my aunt and aunt say that I haven't eaten since I met my cousin a few days ago, and it's best to let her come here." If you mess up this, hmph, watch your skin! ”

Hongyu was so frightened that she suddenly shrank her neck, and quickly answered and rushed to the main courtyard again.

Princess Liu was in a hurry to wander around the ground at this time, and as soon as she saw Hongyu come back, she immediately picked up the maid who was waiting in the house, and finally took the letter and the small porcelain vase and read it carefully, her face was a little bad, and she seemed to be a little hesitant and a little afraid.

After being stunned like this for a while, she finally came back to her senses, and she saw that Hongyu was still kneeling in front of her, so she ordered in annoyance, "It's nothing to do with you, go down." ”

Hongyu hesitated for a moment, but at the end she kowtowed vigorously, crying and begging, "Niangniang, slave maid, please go and persuade my young lady, if you continue like this, the young lady will starve to death." ”

"Starving?" Princess Liu raised her eyebrows in surprise and asked, "I haven't seen Zhen'er for two days, what's wrong with her?" But sick? ”

Hongyu shook her head vigorously and continued to cry, "My young lady has seen her since the day before yesterday... When he saw the prince, he fell ill and lay on the bed without eating or drinking. The slave is really worried..."R638