"You all go together, you don't have to accompany our old man to talk boring things." Mrs. Ji instructed the girl to serve the good girl, and told a few sisters to be cautious in everything, and entered the octagonal pavilion with a smile, and greeted the same group of noble women.

The garden of Houfu is built around the lake, and a pavilion in the middle of the lake looms in the greenery. The rockery in the park is rugged, the promenade surrounds, there are occasional winding paths through the secluded, occasionally the willows and dark flowers are bright, there is a transparent and beautiful flower house in the garden, there is a bamboo garden on the slope of the mountain, it is really called: a path hugs the secluded mountain, actually between the cities.

No matter how restrained Jingzhu was, she still couldn't soothe her excitement at this time. Looking at it, every step is the scene, everywhere into the painting, I thought that the garden of Jifu was big enough, I never thought that there was a mountain outside the mountain, and there was a building outside the building.

The group of girls in front of them were smiling happily, and the topic was inseparable from the bright woman who was surrounded in the middle.

When everyone saw that the girl of the Ji family was coming, they all turned around and blessed each other. The girls here are all from prominent families, and those who come and go on weekdays are naturally familiar with each other.

The one who was arched by the stars was the granddaughter of the old waiter, whose name was Lingluo. His biological mother is the queen's sister-in-law, the main lady of the prince of Houfu, it is not an exaggeration to say that she was born with a golden key, not only favored by the wife of the prince, but also favored by the old lady, even the holy queen is also loved, just turned one year old and was named the lord of Huiling County, since she was a child, she often went in and out of the palace, and played with several princes. With this kind of identity, who doesn't want to cling to and make friends?

Lingluo turned around and saw the girl of the Ji family who was delicate and delicate, the eldest girl was graceful, the fifth girl and the sixth girl were beautiful, but the seventh girl was different. Wearing a dark flower skirt made of ice silk, luxurious but low-key, with few ornaments on the body, luxurious but not vulgar, it is embellished just right, with that rare cloud and moon appearance, stand out in this crowd, instantly stand out, and the aura of the whole body is like a natural one, and I can't help but appreciate it a little more.

Lingluo nodded at the girl of the Ji family, and said with a smile: "Where did I say the fallen fairy, it turned out to be the girl of the Ji family." Everyone also echoed the praise of the county lord, and naturally there were some tastes, especially when they saw Miss Ji Qi, who was almost the same as her own but had an outstanding appearance, jealousy arose.

The voice is tactful and pleasant, and it is generous. Although this Huiling county lord is a lady waiting for the door, she doesn't have half a noble girl's frame, she loves to talk and laugh, and she always does things in an eclectic way. Ying Ning has a good impression of this Linghui County Lord.

"I've seen the county lord, please be safe from the county lord." Several girls from the Ji family shook off their handkerchiefs, and the etiquette was thorough.

Lingluo doesn't care": No need to be formal, we are all of the same age, and there are no elders to say words on the side, the big one is called sister, and the small one is called sister. ”

"Sister Luo is always so informal and approachable, no wonder these sisters and sisters like to be close to you." It was the young lady of the right squire who spoke.

Lingluo smiled and didn't respond. She came to herself with these compliments going in and out of her left ear and out of her right ear. Since she was a child, she has been praised as the pearl of the palm, in addition to the five brothers, she is the only girl in the house, naturally set pampering in one, since she was a child, she has heard a lot of flattering words, but she also feels that it is not true that it is not from the mouth.

"Everyone came over early in the morning, and after standing for a long time, it must be tired, I asked the girls to prepare some tea and food, let's go to the hexagonal pavilion to sit?"

When everyone heard the county lord say this, they naturally nodded in agreement. Yingning also breathed a sigh of relief, since the morning began to toss, to the Houfu cautiously, kowtow to celebrate the birthday, all the way back straight, down in the morning, long thirsty and tired, silently followed a group of girls behind the lotus step slowly.

At this time, the garden is full of chrysanthemums and golden yellow, the most varieties are mud gold incense, and there are more treasures in the chrysanthemum of the purple dragon lying snow, cinnabar red frost, and Yaotai jade phoenix. Lingluo is a lover of flowers, walking among the flowers, picking up a flower, about to wear it on the head, as if thinking of something, turned around and called Yingning to come forward, inserted in the sideburns, people than flowers, then nodded with satisfaction": flowers should be matched with beauty. ”

Ying Ning didn't expect Lingluo to think of herself, Xu is the county lord is usually much more complimented, and the first time he saw a dull one, it was even more eye-catching.

"No matter how beautiful Sister Ning is, she can't be as beautiful as the county lord, and the county lord will definitely be able to compare them if he stops among the flowers." As soon as this voice came out, several girls from the Ji family were stunned, but it was Sister Zhu'er, who had been silent, talking.

Because of the demeanor of the Ji family girl, who can still notice Jingzhu who is dressed mediocrely on the side. As we all know, there are four girls in the Ji family, two of the two concubines, how did another one appear, it looks like it is with the girl of the Ji family, but it is not like the master of the miss, everyone can't guess who she is, and they have no intention of knowing who she is, so no one asked. Jingzhu said this, and everyone shifted their attention to her again.

From the moment I entered this garden, I saw the noble county lord Linghui, dressed in a willow and yellow long skirt, with gorgeous jade hair, Jingzhu instantly felt that she was compared to the dust.

Look at the girls present, all of them are glamorous and have extraordinary backgrounds. Take the girl of the Ji family as an example, several sisters have been praised by the county lord, but she has been neglected, especially the seventh sister, who still stands out and is enviable when she comes to a group of competing daughters. She can't be silent any longer, the so-called good words are not too much, even if she can't make friends with the county lord of Linghui, knowing a few girls from the family is also a lot of opportunities and multiple ways.

Lingluo didn't eat her set, but turned his head and asked Yingning, "Shouldn't you be the same, according to what I heard and seen, the girls of the Ji family are all generous and dignified, but I really don't know what the relationship between this girl and the Ji family is." She hates to be high and low, which is not authentic, so she deliberately said so, and smart people can hear that the county lord is alluding to her petty family.

Jingzhu was so embarrassed that her face turned green, and when she heard someone whispering on the side, she felt that others were laughing at her ass and slapped on the horse's leg. She has been learning all the way from entering Houfu, for fear of being called a country girl, thinking that everyone will see her as a girl from the Ji family, but she never thought that she was a joke.

"She is Sister Zhu, her name is Jingzhu, she is from Cloud City, she is my sister according to her age, and she lives in the mansion with us." The other Yingning didn't say much, and everyone understood as soon as they heard it, no one knew about the flood in Yuncheng, and they must have come to take refuge.

"You are all good-hearted." After saying goodbye to Yingning, Lingluo turned his head and said to Jingzhu again, "You should be grateful to Dade." "She always says whatever she wants, and her joy and anger are on her face.

Jingzhu didn't like it anymore, so she had to bite the bullet and replied: "Yes, I will naturally not forget the kindness of Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji." ”

Seeing that Jingzhu was still interested, Lingluo had no intention of entanglement, and enjoyed the flowers happily. Everyone talked and laughed all the way as if nothing had happened.

Jingzhu only felt that her background was not high, she was looked down upon, and her desire to climb a good future became heavier and heavier.

After entering the hexagonal pavilion and taking a seat, people gathered in threes and threes, each talking.

"Sister Yingxiu, you are here, they are all around the county lord, and they are almost in the sky, but fortunately, with you, you just happened to talk to me." The second girl of the Ji family who pulled the second girl of the Ji family to speak secretly was Miss Zhao San, who was forced to marry a lover, named Zhao Yunxiang. Because of the plague, this year is considered a disaster year, and the marriage date has been postponed to next year. Today, I finally begged my father to come out, and I won't invite people who can't enter the stream for my grandfather's birthday, and Master Zhao is not afraid.

"You will get married in June next year, and in the future, we will get together less and leave more, and I will definitely back up the gift." Yingxiu was a little reluctant.

"Don't say it, it's not certain whether you marry or not......" Xiangyun didn't finish speaking, but Yingxiu covered her mouth.

The two moved towards the corner where no one was around, "Auntie, it's not up to you, don't come nonsense, it's about your whole life." Yingxiu persuaded.

"I just knew it was about my whole life, so I thought it through." Xiangyun's eyes lit up, and she seemed to see some hope.

"Good sister, no matter what you want to do, I will support you, but you must be careful, if you don't get it right, you will be notorious." Yingxiu was worried.

"I know ......" Xiangyun was silent, as if she had made up her mind.

Ying Ning watched the second sister and Miss Zhao hide and talk, and sat and drank tea with the fifth sister and the sixth sister, only to see that although Jingzhu was sitting against the sixth sister, her body kept leaning on the county lord's side. There are people around the county lord, and the good position has long been occupied, Jingzhu is separated by two people, and she wants to talk to them at any time, and she interjects from time to time, but no one pays attention to her.

The five girls of the Ji family are a little anxious": Look at her, she can't bear it like this, everyone knows that she came out of the Ji Mansion like us, and she was not laughed at by others, and she even looked down on us. ”

I can't write a single word, the Ji family girls are careful everywhere when they go out on weekdays, for fear that if one makes a mistake, even others will be looked down upon, and they will be passed on by a long-tongued woman in Beijing, and it will be difficult to choose a good husband in the future.

"Everyone knows that she came to take refuge, we just have to sit upright, which is right and which is crooked, everyone can see it with their eyes." Yingning disdains to hurt this kind of person.

Jingzhu naturally didn't get any benefits in Lingluo, and talked with the Shen family girl next to her, the Shen family girl was also very personable, Jingzhu asked, she replied a few words, Xu is the family is strict, and it is not allowed to treat people coldly. Jingzhu became more and more attentive to Miss Shen, and finally even promised the sachet.

After eating half a cup of tea, the people in front of me came to report, and the prince came to give gifts on behalf of the saint, and the girls went to the front hall to greet them.

As soon as this news came, it exploded in a group of noble girls.

Mrs. Shizi and a group of noblewomen hurriedly came over, ": Hurry up and prepare, the eldest prince is almost at the door, and they all hurry to the front hall to greet him." Seeing that Lingluo drank the last sip of tea unhurriedly, he hurriedly took her hand: Just count you playful, and quickly take these sisters forward to meet them. The words were full of pampering.

In the lobby of the waiting house, everyone was waiting together, and the old waiting master was also picked up, only to hear a duck voice shouting: "The holy decree has arrived!" ”

The maid hurriedly laid out the futon for the old waiter, and everyone in the house knelt down one after another.

"When the weather is good, I am hereby ordered. I inherit the treasure with admiration, Shao Zhanghongtu, the grace of Pei Lun, and celebrate the birthday. The Marquis of Zhenguo Rong has the great merit of the war, the important minister of the first emperor, the good heart, the joy of the seven ranks, the special gift of silk 100 horses, 1,000 taels of gold, a brocade belt, looking forward to prolonging life, the monarch and the ministers are happy. The edict is the treasure of the 12th year of Yuanwu. ”

The old man fell to the ground and was grateful, and offered his hands to accept the order.

After passing the holy decree, the eldest prince entered the door with a birthday gift, and everyone knelt down again. The old man kowtowed to the holy reward again.

In addition to the holy reward, the eldest prince also brought another object, ": Hou Ye's birthday, I congratulate the old Hou Ye Songhe Changchun on behalf of my father, and his longevity is boundless." ”

The old waiter feels nostalgic": The kindness of the saint cannot be repaid, and the old minister must do his best and die. ”

Yan Yu hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and said with a smile: "The old man is serious, and you definitely deserve it." This time, my mother concubine still has a thing to entrust, Linghui County Lord has not entered the palace for a long time, she misses it very much, and specially ordered me to send a silk fan, which is a tribute to Qiantang, there are only three pieces in the palace, except for the two queens, no one is worthy of this fan. ”

Open the jade brocade box, and the fan surface is brilliant. Panjin embroidery, embroidery line bright, cushion embroidery three-dimensional, bright and full, is the process and high double-sided color embroidery.

The preciousness of the embroidery and the superb craftsmanship are that Yingning has never seen it. The girls below were amazed.

The old lady was a little surprised, and on weekdays, Lingluo entered the palace mostly in the queen's Changchun Palace, when did he miss the concubine so much, and then it was not surprising to think about it.

There has always been no shortage of cannibalism among princes, for the sake of the power of the throne that covers the sky. In the past dynasties, many princes died at a young age or died at an early age, and most of them came out of power struggle conspiracies, which made the incumbent sad. Since Emperor Taizu, there is no longer a crown prince, and the holy general will write the inheritance on the yellow silk, put it in the treasure box, and place it behind the Zhengda bright plaque of the Jinluan Palace.

Because the crown prince is not established in this dynasty, there are many disputes about the position of the prince. Although the eldest prince is not a concubine, but it occupies a long word, the biological mother of the eldest prince, Nie Guifei, is favored by the holy grace, and it is not impossible to inherit the unification in the future. The queen has two sons, the sixth prince is born by the queen, which is considered an orthodox son-in-law, and the fifth prince has been raised under the queen's knee since childhood, and is also a son-in-law. The remaining princes are either too young or have a low birth mother or mediocre qualifications.

The prince's admiration is overflowing, and the queen is the aunt of the lord of Lingluo County, the marquis of Zhenguo is an important minister of the court, and the Zhou family is the Wang clan of the dynasty. Everyone also speculated that there must be a queen in the family this week.

Mrs. Shizi was overjoyed, but saw that her daughter was a little reluctant.

Seeing the envy of others, Lingluo was troubled, it was not the first time that the eldest prince had sent something, whether it was a true expression of affection or a means of power, Lingluo was noncommittal, and her heart was not here, she belonged to someone else.

"Sister Luo, don't hurry up and thank you." Wei Shi saw that his daughter was stunned and hurriedly reminded him.

"Thank you for the reward." Lingluo blessed the blessing in a proper manner, and there was no joy on his face, and the people below sighed that he was worthy of being the county lord, so calm.

Yan Yu's gaze at Lingluo was meaningful, and he set up a lot of names to give her valuable objects, but he couldn't guess what this little man liked.

In this way, it has reached three o'clock, and there are hundreds of banquet tables in the house, divided into internal and external seats, and the male and female seats are separated by a barrier. The stage was set up in the courtyard, and the most popular singer in Kyoto was invited to sing the stage 'Full Hall Spring', and the guests were staggered and enthusiastic.

Ying Ning glanced at the table next to her, and saw the county lord of Linghui pouring himself a drink, talking and laughing with the daughter of the prime minister on the side, and she couldn't see what had just happened, and it seemed that she was also an unusual woman. Sister Zhu, who was only at the same table, was absent-minded from the moment she entered the table, and she didn't know what she was thinking, so she asked Mrs. Yu on the side to serve Sister Zhu.