Chapter 43: The Spring Feast
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the spring color of the garden is vivid, the willows are weeping and spitting green, the peach cherry blossoms contain Dan, the curtain on the window has changed the autumn fragrance color, the clear light of the morning light penetrates in harmoniously, and the room has long been empty.
Yu Qiao was holding her toes at this time, her waist was stretched tightly, her face was tilted, regardless of Zhu Hai's swaying, her eyes were staring, staring at the newly built bird's nest under the eaves of the front porch.
Earlier, the princess had sent someone to spread the word, and on this day, she made an appointment with a familiar official woman to go to the Yuqian Garden in the southern suburbs of Yanjing City to go to the Qing and set up a spring banquet.
The brown and yellow teak sedan chair newly purchased by his father was parked in the garden, and Chu Yun was taking the maid and the maid to go in and out, putting the tent, dining utensils and food boxes neatly arranged.
Yuqiao wanted to help, but they sent her to see the finch, and when she saw that her neck was sore, she was also cleaned up.
She took Caifu into the carriage, and Chu Yun followed the horseman and drove to meet the people in front of the palace.
The trip was earlier, the shops on both sides of the bustling street had not yet opened, passers-by walked lazily in twos and threes, the stone road was wet with mist, only the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of Zhu Lun's wheels came and went, moving forward steadily.
It is still the scene in my memory, and even the catkins that fly lightly and slowly, rolling up a half-curtain of spring mist, have not changed.
The carriage soon arrived in front of the palace gate, stepping on the horse stone, and Caifu waited for Yuqiao to get off the ground. The sky is blue, she looks up with half-squinted eyes, the top of the heavy eaves hall is inlaid with glazed tiles, the golden light is dazzling under the red sun, and only a few can be seen, and the rest are covered by the high city walls and the vermilion palace door.
It's a no-brainer! Yu Qiao's heart suddenly felt disgusted, and she quickly withdrew her gaze, unwilling to take another look. Looking around, there were already horse-drawn carriages coming one after another.
What attracted her even more was a woman riding a green horse galloping, wearing a red brocade cardigan tunic with a corset, partridge spotted trousers leggings, boots on her feet, no powder, and only a silk beaded gold hairpin inserted in her hair. The face is beautiful, with a little cold, but it can't hide the heroic posture.
Yuqiao recognized her, Cao Fenghua, the eldest daughter of General Cao, in the previous life, Zhou Zhenwei, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, was full of pearls and emerald hair, and Mrs. Hou was rich and rich.
She happened to ride past Yuqiao, and found that Yuqiao was looking at her, and she didn't say much, but she couldn't bear to snort softly, and then proudly headed towards a half-new carriage not far away.
Yu Qiao pursed her lips and smiled lightly, this Cao girl is a general, she has a strong temper and is domineering, I heard that a boy stared at her a few times, but she just threw a whip over!
She was thinking about it, coldly facing the amorous narrow phoenix eyes of a man, and suddenly bluffed, and at some point, the prince was standing beside her, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled.
"Yuqiao has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
The smile on the prince's lips faded, and he looked at her respectfully with cold eyes, his face was indifferent, and his expression was detached. How could there be that shyness and affection when I saw him in the garden around the year? It's like a sudden change in the situation, judging two people, but her cold little appearance like this is extremely charming.
At the moment, he was patient, and said softly: "I know that you must be angry with me during the New Year, and I didn't visit you because you were sick!" Causes. ”
"Your Highness is serious!" Yu Qiao interrupted him and said lightly: "A few days ago in the mansion, Yu Qiao had already made it clear that he had always regarded His Royal Highness as his brother, so even if Yu Qiao was sick, His Royal Highness came to visit with compassion, and he was naturally grateful, even if he didn't come, it was reasonable, so why be annoyed?" ”
The prince laughed instead of being angry when he heard this, and finally he was reluctant: "Your brother is Chu Yu, don't talk about any brothers and sisters in front of me, I don't know why you suddenly changed your mind!" But listen, I want you to be my crown princess! ”
Yuqiao's face was calm, but his heart was obscure, even if such an oath was sincere and sincere now, what could he do, in the near future, in the face of the imperial power of the country, in the eyes of his prince, Yuqiao was like dung!
She is no longer the simple-minded Yuqiao in her previous life, who was easy to coax and deceive.
At the moment, he said with a mockery: "Your Highness, let's enter the palace quickly!" Jiangshan Sheji is the most important! Don't play with a little girl here. ”
As soon as these words came out, the prince really lost all his patience, his eyes were full of anger, and he said ruthlessly: "Whether you want to or not, I will never let go!" When I hunted in the spring, I would ask my father to give me a marriage. ”
Yu Qiao wanted to say something, but suddenly he crossed the prince's arm and saw a man in the distance, straddling a high-headed white horse, with auspicious cloud patterns and jade belts around his waist, so mighty and domineering holding the reins, and more than a dozen guards with knives surrounded him, making him more and more upright and extraordinary. Forcefully bring out a cold and energetic momentum of this delicate willowy and warm spring.
"Yuqiao, Yuqiao? Do you hear me? The prince looked at her lips with a light sweet smile, and noticed that she was absent-minded, and his tone was even more unpleasant: "What are you looking at, so engrossed?" Then he turned his head and looked for it.
"What can I see! Naturally, I went to find Princess Xinyang! The palace gate was opened at this time, and a gold-topped vermilion canopy car slowly drove out with a noble and majestic atmosphere.
Yuqiao withdrew his eyes lightly, politely gave the prince a blessing gift, and then stopped looking at him and walked in the direction where everyone gathered.
Princess Xinyang gathers the same group of people to travel every year, and even if there are new faces, there are only a few, most of whom are familiar with each other.
Like this spring, the famous ladies in the year of the year, dressed beautifully, and the makeup is exquisite, at this time they are all delicate and smiling, joking with each other, whose eyebrows are wonderful, whose hairpin is clever, whose clothes are beautiful, there are endless and endless topics.
Yuqiao looked at them laughing and playing, and the carefree happiness also infected her, and she couldn't help but smile, she had suffered and died, but she ushered in a rebirth, returning to the most vivid and bright time, even if the future is uncertain, the fate is at a loss, but it is not bad at present, and the future of the Truman family will be like this spring, all things will grow and be vibrant.
At this time, a number of girls unintentionally saw her, and one after another, smiling, came forward, some of them knew about her lingering sickbed, so they asked about her physical condition with concern, and some gave some good prescriptions. She curled her lips and thanked them one by one.
Just when Yuqiao was surrounded and greeted each other, she inadvertently looked at the two girls who were standing together and talking affectionately not far away, not to mention that they were Cao Fenghua, and the one she was leaning on beside her, Yuqiao actually recognized it, it turned out to be the eldest daughter of Fang Changhui, a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, Fang Yumu.
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