Chapter Twenty-Four: Throwing Fruit and Winning the Car
The door of the firewood room slowly opened a gap, and the person who came in made Xiaozhi a little surprised: "Why are you here?" ”
After Fan Yi came in, he turned around and poked his head out of the crack in the door, and only closed the door after making sure that no one was around, walked to Xiao Zhi, squatted down, and put the food box on the ground. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"I came secretly, Sister Xiaozhi, you're okay." Pink asked softly.
Xiao Zhixin shook his head warmly: "Thank you for your pink clothes, I'm fine." ”
Fan Yi took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve: "This is what I asked the medicine room to ask for, it is good for the wound." ”
"Fanyi, how did you ask them for it?" Xiaozhi asked.
The pharmacy is dedicated to the masters to see a doctor, and they never pay attention to their subordinates. On weekdays, the subordinates in the palace were sick, so they could only take some medicine casually and wait for death.
"Sister Xiaozhi, your voice is quieter, beware of being listened to by others, where can I have such a ability, I am the county lord." Pink said.
Xiao Zhi was surprised: "County Lord? ”
"Well, in fact, the county lord still prefers Sister Xiaozhi very much, it was she who asked me to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine, and asked me to go to the kitchen to find you food."
"What about Mother Liu? Is she okay? ”
"The county lord was kind and gave Liu's mother some silver taels to let her go back to her hometown to retire." Pink replied.
"It's all my fault, and it has affected Liu's mother."
"Sister Xiaozhi, don't think like this, although the county lord sent Mother Liu, but he did not cut off her livelihood, Mother Liu is very old, and she happens to be idle in the countryside."
Xiaozhi does not blame the county lord, although the county lord has favored her in the past three years, she has never forgotten her identity, and if she makes a mistake, she should be punished, even if the county lord orders her to be executed today.
Fan Yi said: "Sister Xiaozhi, I'll help you take the medicine first." ”
Xiao Zhi smiled: "That's bothering you." ”
Fan Yi smiled sweetly: "Why does Sister Xiaozhi and Fan Yi see each other like this, Sister Xiao Zhi also takes care of Fan Yi on weekdays, and Fan Yi should be reciprocated." ”
Fan Yi looked at Xiaozhi's injury, but found that the clothes had been soaked in blood and stuck to the wound.
"The clothes stick to the wound, it may hurt a little, Sister Xiaozhi, bear with it."
"Hmm." Xiao Zhi nodded.
The next day, Zijin got off the carriage and looked at the majestic palace that highlighted the dignity of royal power. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she walked slowly towards the city gate.
After getting lost last time, it was a blessing in disguise, and he remembered the route in the palace about the same, and now even if there is no one to lead the way, Zijin knows the location of some important palaces.
Yesterday, the Queen Mother sent a decree to invite the lord of Hanlian to have lunch at Changle Palace at noon tomorrow. Zijin was a little uneasy in his heart, but the Queen Mother's invitation could not be missed, so now he can only bite the bullet, hoping that today will not be a Hongmen banquet.
"How can Master Celestial Master enter the palace today?"
Zijin looked at Rong En, who was walking not far away, and immediately ran to him with light steps and smiled mischievously.
Rong En smiled and deliberately maintained a polite and rude distance from Zijin: "Your Majesty announced that I have entered the palace, and I have something to discuss." ”
"I see." Zijin said.
Rong En didn't speak, just looked at Zijin, his transparent and clear eyes seemed to be able to see the hatred and greed in the hearts of others.
Zijin shook his head helplessly, and made a devastated appearance: "Master Tianshi is really a noble person who forgets things, and only received other people's flowers yesterday." ”
Rong En had some doubts in his heart, what other meaning did it mean to make it difficult for the flower?
Zijin smiled slyly, mysteriously, and took a step closer to Rong En, Rong En instinctively stepped back, but before he could take a step, Zijin put his hands lightly on his shoulders, and noticed that his whole body was stiff because of her touch, the corners of Zijin's mouth hooked up a somewhat mocking smile, and he stood on tiptoe and whispered in his left ear: "Master Tianshi, don't you really know what a woman throws flowers at a man for?" With that, he chuckled, immediately let go of Rong En, and took a step back.
Before Rong En could react, Zijin had already turned and left. Rong En looked at her back as she walked away, and was slightly stunned for a moment.
After Zijin took a few steps, he turned his head to look at Rong En behind him, his originally fair skin was already slightly red. Zijin turned his head and continued to walk forward, thinking of the appearance of this Heavenly Master's ears flushed, he couldn't help but feel funny.
Sitting in the carriage, his thoughts a little confused, he leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed his eyes to calm down. But Zijin's words still lingered in his ears, and he couldn't dispel them.
"My lord, the Heavenly Master's Mansion has arrived."
Rong En took a deep breath and made sure that his mood had recovered a little before he opened his eyes, lifted the curtain, and got out of the carriage.
The Heavenly Master's Mansion was built by the emperor for the Zixu Immortals, and the Emperor had repeatedly invited the Zixu Immortals to come out of the mountain, but the Zixu Immortals did not like to get involved in the world's affairs, and the emperor could only give up, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion has been vacant until now.
Rong Xi, as the only disciple of the Zixu Immortal, is now descending the mountain at the will of the Zixu Immortal, and the emperor will naturally give this mansion to Rong En.
The steward of the Heavenly Master's Mansion saw Rong En coming back and walked forward quickly.
"Your Excellency is back."
Rong En smiled warmly and bowed slightly. He walked towards the house, and after a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the butler.
"Steward Li, I have a doubt, and I want to ask you for advice."
"My lord is really tormenting the old slave when he says this. If you can solve the doubts of adults, it is the luck of old slaves. ”
Rong En pondered for a moment: "What does the woman of Tianyuguo mean by throwing flowers to men?" ”
When Steward Li heard Rong En's question, he was slightly stunned, and then thought of the things that had been passed down from the mouths of the people of Tianyu Kingdom over time, and he understood a little more. Steward Li smiled: "Lord Hui, this flower throwing is a custom left by Tianyuguo in the past, if a woman sees a man she likes on the street, she will break off the flower branch or pick up the flower and fruit and throw it to the other party, to express her love for the beautiful man." ”
"If the man happens to be fond of the girl, he can take what she throws."
Rong En's heart was even more puzzled: "Love? What is that? ”
Steward Li's smile froze on his face, and the atmosphere between the two was extremely embarrassing. Looking at the adults of his family, he was a little relieved, the Heavenly Master had grown up on Zixu Mountain since he was a child, and he had never been in contact with others except his master, and he did not understand the world, which was understandable.
"My lord, the old slave really doesn't know how to answer you."
Rong En felt a pity in his heart, this question was still in his heart, and he couldn't solve the puzzle, which made him really uncomfortable, so he ordered Steward Li, turned around and walked out of the house.
"Lord Hanlian, please stay here later, and the slave and maid will go to the court."
Zijin bowed: "There is Aunt Lao." ”
At this moment, Zijin stood in front of Changle Palace. Seeing the Queen Mother, how to deal with it, Zijin rehearsed and pondered over and over again in his mind.
"Queen Mother, the lord of Hanlian is already waiting outside the door."
"Let her in."
"Yes."
The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and looked at Jin Su, who was concentrating on copying Buddhist scriptures on one side: "Jin Xiurong, get here first today, go back." ”
Jin Su put the brush in his hand on the pen stand and bowed: "Yes, the concubine has retired." With that, he stood up and walked out.
"Nishiki contouring." Zijin saw a smile on the face of Jin Su.
I was a little surprised to see Jin Su, it seems that she has lived well in the palace, and her complexion is much better than before. On weekdays, I will secretly convey Jinsu's situation to her, and I can't see that I am always unsure, but now I can be relieved.
Jin Su bowed slightly: "County Lord." ”
Zijin walked towards the house, and when he passed by Jinsu's side, he whispered, "Find a way to kill her." ”
Jin Su turned his head and looked at Zijin thinking in his heart.
"Lady Makeover, it's time for us to leave." Loveless reminded in a whisper.
Jin Suwaner turned and left.
The Queen Mother looked at Zijin and smiled kindly: "Hanlian, come and let the mourning family take a good look." ”
Zijin finished saluting, stood up and walked to the Queen Mother's side. The Queen Mother shook Zijin's hand and said: "A few days ago, at the birthday banquet, the mourning family was really surprised to see you coming, but unfortunately, there were many people at that time, and I couldn't catch up with you." ”
Zijin is humble and polite.
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, "It's been three years, and our Hanlian is really getting more and more standard." ”
Zijin Wan'er: "The Queen Mother has won the award." ”
"Queen Mother, Princess Rosewood has arrived." The voice of the eunuch came from outside the door, and then the two women walked into the house and made a proper greeting.
"The concubine greets the queen mother."
"Courtiers greet the emperor's grandmother"
Zijin gave a proper salute: "Hanlian participates in the queen's mother, the magnificent princess." ”
Queen Wang, originally Langya Wang, descendant of the sect, married to the emperor at the age of thirteen, gentle temperament, general knowledge, although the beauty of Shaohua is easy to pass away, old age, but there are no other heirs except for the magnificent princess, but the emperor still treats her as before, and the two respect each other like guests. Today's queen wears a golden brocade dress with a light hem. The coat is covered with a thin red coat, and the sleeves are outlined with auspicious cloud patterns. The head plate is high, and the golden nine-tailed phoenix crown is dignified and graceful.
The magnificent princess on the side is wearing a blue princess suit, and her eyebrows and eyes reveal a rare heroic spirit of a woman. The princess is fifteen years old, good at music and rhythm, familiar with poetry and books, the most beautiful princess in the Tianyu royal family, and has been very loved by the emperor since she was a child.
The Queen Mother's eyes were full of smiles: "Get up, today is a family banquet, no need to be polite." ”
"Yes." The three of them replied in unison.
People come and go on the street, Gongsun Ling walks on the street, he has no evil smile in the past, and he has more graceful and luxurious temperament. It has attracted the attention of countless women. The girl who walked with him also looked down-and-out and generous, and she was extremely beautiful.
"Today, I bother the third prince to send the little girl back."
"Miss Wang, you're welcome, this is what I should do." Gongsun Ling looked at Wang Juan, who was weak and supported by the wind in front of him, and said politely.
"Your Highness." The personal attendant stepped forward and whispered something in Gongsun Ling's ear.
Gongsun Ling's face changed greatly, frowned slightly, looked at Wang Juan, and raised his hand: "Miss Wang, there is still something to do, I can't send you back, so let my attendants take care of it." Leave. ”
Then he turned and left.
"The Three Princes." Wang Juan stepped forward and called. Gongsun Ling didn't hear anything about it, and walked in the direction of the palace.
Wang Juan lowered his body, picked up the jade folding fan that Gongsun Ling accidentally left behind above the ground, and then looked at the back of Gongsun Ling, who had already gone away, with a slight loss in his eyes.
After chatting with the three of them for a while, the queen mother called the palace people to prepare the dishes and sit at the table. According to the identity, the queen mother is in a high position, and when she comes, the queen and the magnificent princess kneel at both ends, and Zijin is alone behind her.
"Today is a family dinner, so you don't have to be formal."
"Yes." The three of them spoke in unison.
How can you not be restrained, what kind of family banquet, where to talk about. Zijin was a little helpless, smiling, and carefully observing others before acting, for fear that something would be wrong.
"Hanlian, this is all cooked by the best imperial chef in the palace, try it quickly, it doesn't suit your taste."
Zijin took a bite, put down the dishes and chopsticks and replied: "The food in the Queen Mother's palace is the best. ”
"Hmm. The girl's mouth has always been so good at talking. The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction.
The queen covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled.
"Hanlian, are you feeling better now?"
"Thanks to the queen's mother, Hongfu, it has improved."
"Three years ago, I intended to let Huanzhi marry you, but at that time, you were not in good health, so I delayed coming." Queen Wang's voice was soft, as if she was sighing.
Zijin thought about it for a while, Wang Huanzhi, the Langya Wang family, the most prestigious one among the heirs, according to legend, he is handsome and extraordinary, knowledgeable, but it is difficult for anyone to peek at his true face.
What happened three years ago, but now the queen is bringing up the old thing.
"Huan Zhi learned that Han Lian's body was healed, so he asked the palace to invite Han Lian to visit Taihu Lake five days later, I don't know if it is possible?"
Zijin smiled and said: "Wang Gongzi is kind, Han Lian has no reason to refuse. ”
Queen Wang looked at Zijin deeply, and the Queen Mother picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, speechless.
"I remember that Sister Hanlian has always been happy with her son, and at the birthday banquet, she also played the flute and sounded." Princess Rosewood smiled heartily, and there was a sense of admiration in her eyes.
Zijin also smiled, but his image of this princess changed from excellent at the beginning to very poor.
"Everyone in the world says that the county lord likes Rong Ligong, and it seems to be true."
Zijin smiled deeply, Zijin raised his eyes slightly, and his eyes were mostly free and easy, casual: "The falling flowers are intentionally ruthless, they are all things of the past, why should the princess mention it." ”
Princess Rosewood was suddenly a little overwhelmed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to ......"
"It's all in the past." Zijin, the tone is clear, and he doesn't care in his words. But in his heart, he wondered: Is this princess really scheming or is the city too deep, I hope it is biased towards the former.
"Imperial grandmother." In response, everyone saw Gongsun Ling rushing in recklessly, he quickly swept Zijin with his afterglow, and saw that she was safe and sound, and the originally tense nerves immediately relaxed, and made a standard salute.
"Get up, you'll be in a hurry." The Queen Mother said.
Gongsun Ling made a look of embarrassment: "Yes, it seems that I have a good fortune today." ”
"Brother Sanhuang, isn't Miss Wang with you? Why didn't I come with you? Princess Rosewood asked.
Gongsun Ling smiled evilly, and said secretly in his heart: This imperial sister is really ignorant.
"Miss Wang has returned home."
Princess Rosewood nodded, not asking anything more. After Gongsun Ling took his seat, he looked at Zijin opposite, but Zijin didn't feel the burning gaze he cast at all.
The breeze is gentle, and the branches and leaves tremble slightly.
"It seems that the time is almost up, what are you going to do next?" The man's voice was languid, leaning against the plane tree behind him.
Rong Li twisted a chess piece with his hand and landed on the chess position.
"What does Brother Wan mean?"
Wang Wanzhi straightened up, held the chess pieces in his hand, and carefully observed the current situation. Since he couldn't get it back, he simply found a vacant spot to drop the chess piece.
"The county lord, of course."
For Wang Huanzhi's casual and irresponsible behavior, Rong Li has long been used to it, and he is not angry, he just picks up Baizi and puts it back in the chess box.
"I didn't have any plans."
"Really?"
"Now that someone is anxious for me, I can just watch from the sidelines."
Wang Huanzhi looked at Rong Li's eyes deeply, and suddenly smiled heartily: "Haha, you guy really plans to take advantage of the fisherman." ”
Rong Li picked up the bowl full of bitter medicinal juice on the side and drank it all. Wang Huanzhi felt bitter when he looked at it, but Rong Li looked indifferent, as if he was just drinking a bowl of water.
"In two days, a trip to Taihu Lake, do you want to come?" The Way of Wang Wan.
Rong Li put down the medicine bowl, smiled lightly, and did not speak.
Wang Huanzhi also did not give up, and said: "The county lord will also go." ”
"When the county lord enters the palace today, my aunt will invite me for me, do you know what this means? Three years ago, I had a marriage contract with the county lord. Wang Huanzhi's smile was deep, and he looked like he was about to leave the food.
"It's just a piece of paper, it's not enough to bind her." Rong Li smiled firmly.
Wang Huanzhi burst into hearty laughter again. He has always admired Rong Li, although he is bound by heavy shackles, but one day he will be reborn from the fire and soar high in the sky.
The only person in this world who can restrain him is himself.