Chapter 26: Dragon Boat
In the previous life, there was an old eunuch in his sixties in Jiangxia's mother's palace, and his daily duty was to clean the yard and tend to the flowers and plants. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info I heard that he is a native of Baoding and only entered the palace in his thirties. Originally, he was doing business and running the rivers and lakes, but when he suffered a great change, his family was ruined, and he had no choice but to clean himself in order to eat a meal.
When Jiang Xia was young, he often told Xuanhui about things outside the palace.
HB's donkey meat is roasted, SD people's favorite pancake rolls and green onions, and Kaifeng Mansion's soup dumplings are all unheard of snacks for princesses in the deep palace. The old eunuch even went to HB and ate white sesame candy.
He once told Xuanhui that the first time he went to the capital when he was young, he was just in time for the Dragon Boat Festival to race the dragon boat in the West Lake. Flowers are full of flowers, lively and prosperous, and when he speaks, the old eunuch's eyes are not as muddy as in the past, bright and dazzling.
When young people from the countryside come to the capital for the first time and see the prosperous world, they may have set countless ambitions in their hearts, and they have also had unlimited expectations for the future, and finally turned into a rickety figure in the lonely deep palace.
Xuanhui thought of her yearning for the outside world in her previous life, and thought of the magical stories of the old eunuch, she was a little excited.
Whether it is Jiang Xia or Xuanhui, the person in the shell has a restless heart. In this life, maybe she can give it a try but wish.
Xuanhui came out of the Chengqian Palace and went to the Chongwen Pavilion in a hurry. On the way, she ran into Duan Min, and the palace maid next to her was still holding a box.
"Eldest sister, what are you going to bring to Chongwen Pavilion?"
Duan Min said with a smile: "The day after tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, I personally sewed a purse for the occasion and sent it to the third brother." There are also some mugwort, calamus, realgar, and mint in it for him to ward off evil spirits. ā
Xuanhui looked carefully and found that the stitches of the purse were fine and neat, and the gourd-shaped purse was embroidered with "five poisons", which was lifelike but full and lovely.
"Eldest sister, your needlework is so good! Shall I help you give it to the third brother? I just have something to hurry over. Xuanhui said flatteringly.
"Okay, let the people around you take it. Tell your third brother that he must wear it. Don't be jealous, I'll do it for you tomorrow. ā
"Thank you, eldest sister!" Xuanhui instructed Yuan Xiang to take his purse, carry the hem of his skirt and run away.
When he arrived at Chongwen Hall, Xuanhui went straight to the place where Liang Zan studied.
"Third brother! I'm here to deliver you a purse! Xuanhui took the purse that Yuan Xiang was holding and ran over.
Liang Zan was a little helpless and said, "Can you not run?" What does this look like? Aren't you afraid to teach Aunt Xi to punish you? ā
Xuanhui smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry, when there should be rules, I won't mess up at all." Then he picked up the purse in his hand and said with a smile: "Look, the purse made for you by the eldest sister was personally sent by me." Do you want to reward me with something? "There was a flattering look on his face that invited merit and reward.
Liang Zhan smiled and took the purse, with a soft expression on his face. He remembered that when he was a child, every Dragon Boat Festival, his mother would weave five-color bracelets for his sister and brother and embroider the Dragon Boat Festival purse. He picked up his purse and smelled it, and the familiar smell hit the bottom of his heart.
He couldn't help but ask softly, "What do you want?" ā
Xuanhui leaned over and whispered: "Third brother, can you celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, when we go to Xiyuan to ride a horse one day, you will take me to the city to see the dragon boat race?" ā
Liang Zan was so shocked that he took a step back: "What did you say?" There is no such possibility! ā
Xuan Hui looked up at Liang Zhan, and his face made a look of crying. Who knew that Liang Zan was unmoved, and his face was full of expressions of "you are dead".
The brother and sister were at a stalemate, and Pei Minzhong walked over.
Liang Zan hurriedly asked: "Pei Jiu, is the dragon boat in the capital gone after the Dragon Boat Festival on the day?" ā
Pei Minzhong looked at Liang Zhan, then at Xuanhui, and said, "There are still in Jingxi Lake, from the Dragon Boat Festival to May 15, there has always been." On the fifteenth, it was the first place to come to the race again every day, and the most people watched it. ā
Xuanhui smiled proudly at Pei Minzhong, and begged Liang Zhan: "Third brother, you can rely on me." I really want to check it out! I swear I'll follow you obediently, and you'll be fine. ā
Liang Zan said: "Third sister, there has never been a rule for the princess to leave the palace without permission. Even the prince can't leave the palace at will. If you want to go, you can ask your father. If my father is gracious, I will protect you to see it. Sneaking out of the palace like this, I'm a brother, I can't take you to mess around like this. ā
Xuanhui pouted, whispered "I know", and bowed back to the women's school.
She was not completely sure that Liang Zan would agree, but she was just looking forward to Liang Zan being able to show the courage when she later became the ancestor of Hou Zhou to take her to mess around. After all, the current Liang Zan is still just a prince who is cautious in his words and deeds.
The Dragon Boat Festival in the palace is focused on sacrifices, and at the same time, rewards such as yarn, arrowroot, fans, and medicines will be given to the palace people and officials. Xuanhui was busy tying up a fan made of ivory silk for himself, so he left the matter of watching the dragon boat behind.
A few days later, on May 15, Liang Zan sent a message to Xuanhui to go to Xiyuan to practice horses, and specially instructed Chen Zheng to go out.
Xuanhui packed up, bypassed the Fengxian Palace, and as soon as he arrived at Jingyun Gate, he saw Pei Minzhong waiting twenty steps away. She felt surprised in her heart, so she walked over and asked, "Why is Pei Shizi you?" What about the third brother? ā
Pei Min saluted with his hand, and then replied: "His Royal Highness King An is already waiting in the West Garden." He sent his courtiers to escort the princess. ā
"It's just a moment before the dawn, why did the third brother go to Xiyuan so early?" Xuanhui felt strange.
Pei Minzhong said: "Your Majesty doesn't know. ā
Without saying anything at the moment, Xuanhui took a sedan chair all the way to Xiyuan.
Pei Minzhong took her to a hidden house in Xiyuan, took a burden from his subordinates and handed it to Yuan Xiang. "The princess has changed her clothes here, and her majesty will take you to Jingxi Lake."
Xuan Hui exclaimed, "What did you say?" ā
Pei Minzhong smiled and said, "Don't you want to go to see the dragon boat race?" Today's last day is a wonderful place. ā
Xuanhui was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Really? Are you serious? That's great! ā
Then he came back to his senses and said, "But you're too bold!" Does the third brother know? ā
Pei Minzhong said: "It was the princess who proposed it first, and the ministers just did what they were told." His Royal Highness King An will also go to Jingxi Lake later, but this time the minister is cutting first and then playing. Therefore, if His Royal Highness is angry, he will ask the princess to help him turn around. ā
Xuanhui smiled: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" You go out first, and when I change it, we'll go." ā
When Pei Minzhong walked out and closed the door, Yuan Xiang frowned and said, "Princess, this matter is too big, you better not go, right?" This prince of Chengguo has nothing to do with our palace, in case it ......"
Xuanhui waved his small hand and said, "It's okay, I know it in my heart." Just listen to me. "In the history books of the previous life, Pei Minzhong's generation of famous ministers of the auxiliary country should not do anything to deceive the little girl, right?