Chapter 30: Side-Knocking
Cai's Mansion turned out to be an ordinary mansion, and the extravagant decorations such as gold and silver threads imagined by Green Hui could not be found here. There is a large amount of gold and silver treasures left by the ancestors in the country's prison, and they have not appropriated them for their own use at all? It's too different from his style.
But it's right to think about it, pretending to be a pass for hypocrites, how can you complement Cai Ye's righteous face without pretending to be a breeze on your sleeves? At least now he is still an out-and-out upright gentleman in the eyes of most people.
The luxurious decoration of the mansion is gone, but the green club sees the abundance inside. There is still a period of time before Cai Wu'er's marriage, but the dowry purchased by the people of Cai's mansion for her is already very rich, and the entire lobby is in a state of "full", with beds, tables, utensils, cages, and bedding wrapped in red satin.
And this is only part of it, just looking at this dazzling array of things, you can imagine the luxurious scene of Cai Wuer's wedding day of "thousands of acres of fertile land and ten miles of red makeup".
Sure enough, marrying the emperor is the scenery!
The emperor will also "pay" for part of the dowry, and the Cai family is also a famous family, of course, the dowry must be decent, otherwise it will be laughed at and generous.
The subordinates of Caifu are all very busy, and they have climbed into this good family business, how can they get a little light as a member of Caifu, the so-called "one person who has the Tao of chicken and dog ascends to heaven" is nothing more than that!
Seeing that everyone is so positive, it seems that Cai Ye really values this Cai Wu'er.
Lu Hui glanced at Cai Wu'er, and it was still a smile that was so faint that it could almost be ignored, and there was no imaginary kind of joy that a woman looked forward to "coming with a car and bribing me to move" before she got married.
However, ancient women were generally reserved, and besides, there were still many days before the real marriage, so it was normal for her to behave like this. The person to marry is the emperor, or a "rich and handsome", this is what many girls have dreamed of throughout the ages, presumably she is secretly happy in her heart now! Midori thought to herself.
After entering the door, the three of them passed through the front yard, the lobby, and the side hall, and then walked through a long corridor to Cai Wuer's residence, "Bixiang Pavilion".
There are three main courtyards in Cai's house, one is the "Fengye Pavilion", where Cai Ye and his wife live, one is the "Ling Zhi Pavilion", where Cai Tingzhi and his wife and concubines live, and the other is Cai Wuer's "Bixiang Pavilion".
Cai Ye really loves this Miss Cai Wu'er, she has already monopolized one of the three courtyards, and I heard that the decoration is no worse than the other two courtyards.
Along the way, Green Hui didn't meet Cai Ye and his son, maybe he was not at home when he went to run errands, if he was, Cai Wu'er should go and say hello to them when he came back. Green Hui couldn't imagine if the scene when he faced them would suddenly get out of control, like running wild in the rain. No matter what, she must "forbear" now, otherwise she will fall short.
Entering the "Bi Makeup Pavilion", Cai Wuer did not bring Lu Hui to her boudoir, but to her study. An ancient boudoir woman actually had her own study, which was something that Green Hui didn't expect! Is it because of the academic promotion here, and the status of women has risen sharply, or is it just because Cai Wuer is "favored"?
"How old are you?" Cai Wu'er came coldly and said this.
"Miss Hui, seventeen!" Green House replied.
"Very good, the year is over, do you have a favorite candidate?" Cai Wu'er continued to ask.
This question Green Hui wanted to avoid, on the one hand, she didn't know how to answer it herself, and on the other hand, she didn't know why Cai Wu'er wanted to ask this question. So, she was stunned.
If there is, there is, if there is none, there is none, why doesn't she answer positively? Is it inconvenient for the person she likes to say it?
"Do you like to write poetry?" Cai Wu'er changed the subject without waiting for her to answer.
"The little girl doesn't have such a noble hobby, it's all for a living, and besides, she is only a shallow learner, and she can't do anything, she just writes casually!" Green Club told the truth.
"Oh, that's right, have you ever written a poem like this before, a Tibetan poem like this?" Cai Wu'er raised the poem in her hand.
"Written!" She did write that at this time, Lu Hui had not yet noticed Cai Wu'er's side knock.
Really!
"Is it all about selling for money? Or is there some other use? Cai Wu'er began to press step by step.
Isn't it here to discuss writing poetry? The usefulness of poetry seems to be off topic! Although Lu Hui didn't suspect anything at this time, she gradually felt that this Cai Wu'er was not as light as she seemed on the surface, and she seemed to want to know a lot of things. But it's also possible that she's overthinking.
Of course, she wouldn't say that the poem she wrote for Lu Manqi was to help her show her love to the emperor, so she had to lie to her, if it was just small talk, she wouldn't care, "Yes, life is hard, all the methods that can be used have been used, and writing poetry is just one of the means of making a living!" After speaking, Lu Hui carefully observed Cai Wu'er's reaction.
Sure enough, a trace of disappointment flashed in Cai Wu'er's eyes for a moment. She asked this question for a purpose?
Did she perceive my intentions? It doesn't look like it, is it really that I think too much, and the two poems have nothing to do with each other? Cai Wu'er didn't give up, and asked a few more questions, but the result was almost the same, she didn't get any useful information. It's not interesting to ask like this, if she deliberately hides it, she won't be able to knock on the side. Cai Wu'er gradually became a little distracted, and she didn't plan to ask any more.
However, this person should be kept for now, maybe it will be useful.
"Let's get here today, I just heard you say that you haven't settled down yet, why don't you just stay in the cold house for a few days, okay? We can talk about writing poetry again! Cai Wu'er looked light again, as if she had just fallen into the mortal dust by accident.
"Then thank Miss for your care, it's hard to be gracious, and I also hope to discuss poetry with Miss again, maybe the level will be greatly improved!" No matter what medicine she sells in her gourd, she has a reservation here anyway, and everyone takes what they need, as long as it doesn't show the dew.
In this way, under Cai Wuer's arrangement, Green Hui lived in a guest room of the "Bixiang Pavilion". Either way, the first step is to get out.
The next day, Cai Wu'er entered the palace early in the morning. It is said that ancient women should try not to show their faces as much as possible before getting married, this Cai Wu'er walked in such a hurry, I am afraid that there is something urgent.
It turned out that she was looking for the emperor. At this time, the two of them were talking in a whisper in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, you must have also seen a large number of poems, calligraphy and paintings sent by the slave maid to the emperor, among which the Tibetan poem praising Beiyi was written by that girl!"
Helian Sik frowned, "These two poems do read like they were written by the same person, have you tested that person?" But what's suspicious? ”
"Well, the slave tried to get something out of her mouth, but to no avail. In desperation, the slave had no choice but to tell the emperor the truth first! ”
Cai Wu'er originally wanted to figure out the situation by herself first, because at this time, she even wanted to know who the person who wrote the love poem was more than Helian Zhi, if it was a simple courtship, it was her rival, of course she couldn't stand idly by; If there is another conspiracy, as long as it is related to Helian Sik, she will not stay out of it. It's just that now she has nothing to do, so she has to return this qiē directly to the emperor.
In fact, she never knew that the letter was written to Helian Zhi in the name of Lu Manqi, because the letter was only signed on the cover of the letter, and Helian Zhi did not tell her, she always thought it was an anonymous letter, and her actions were to share the emperor's worries, catch the mysterious letter writer and then interrogate her about what her intentions were.
And Helian Zhi's side, he knew that this letter was written by Lu Manji, but he almost decided in his heart that the person who wrote the poem was not Lu Manji, and now Cai Wuer sent him this poem with a high degree of similarity, and this person also appeared in Beiyi, he didn't want to track it down, but now he really wanted to find out on a whim.
To be a good politician, you need to be skeptical of things. Perhaps at this time he had already thought of some political conspiracy.
After a while, Helian Zhi said, "Then you can invite her to the palace tomorrow, and I will personally ask her what she is playing, or is it just a misunderstanding?" After speaking, he had an expression that a good show was about to be staged on stage.
Although she had expected this to be the result, Cai Wu'er still felt a little unhappy in her heart. He interrogated him personally, so she wouldn't know anything, but it would be worth it to do something for him.