Chapter Twenty-Eight: Red Makeup
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"The prince is a noble body, and there should be more people to serve him." Yu Ruoxu is a little strange, why did she mention Liang Jin again?
Aunt Huang was stunned, as if she knew that she had lost her words, "The slave is really old and confused, how can you mention the private affairs of the Hou family?" β
Yu Ruoxu lowered her eyebrows, but her face didn't show anything unusual, she just smiled slightly and didn't speak again.
Aunt Huang looked at her a few times, didn't see any clues, said a few more casual words, and got up to leave.
Yu Ruoxu handed her a few red seals, and sent her to the door in person, watching the palace-made carriage gradually disappear at the end of the Vermilion Bird Alley, and couldn't help frowning.
Aunt Huang was obviously testing her attitude towards Liang Jin just now, could it be because of the scene where he spoke for her at the palace banquet?
Speaking of which, he has indeed gotten quite close to Liang Jin recently, and he thought he was making a confidant with a similar heart, but he forgot the intricate court disputes behind the two of them.
The Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is the pillar of the Liang family, and although Yu Zhongjun is said to be weak, he is also the only person who dares to speak in the court after Lin Taishi, and there is also the Langzhong Yu family, Hechuan Academy and the gold mine as backers, and the Liang family still has a trace of scruples about Yu Zhongjun at the moment.
If there was no Yu Zhongjun, Marquis Dingyuan would be able to cover the sky with one hand in the court.
This is also where she and Yu Zhongjun are puzzled, the Queen Mother is obviously the Liang family, why did she ask the Yu family to come out of the mountain to hinder their own power in the court? Could it be that the achievement is to be done for the world to see?
However, after Yu Zhongjun entered the court, the Queen Mother was courteous on the surface and sent Yu Zhongjun a lot of political affairs, but in fact, she did not adopt any of his opinions on court politics at all, and Yu Zhongjun was in a delicate and embarrassing position in the court.
Yu Ruoxu said to Yu Zhongjun half-jokingly at the time, is the Queen Mother consuming our Yu family?
She couldn't help sighing, there were too many strange things that happened after entering Beijing, and she couldn't figure it out for a while, but it seemed that the Queen Mother had noticed the relationship between herself and Liang Jin, and she still had to pay attention to some in the future.
The housekeeper saw that she had been standing at the door, as if she had fallen into deep thought, and couldn't help but step forward and persuade, "Miss, it's windy at the door, you better go back." β
Yu Ruo reacted suddenly, and smiled awkwardly, "...... Good. β
"By the way, there is still something that the little one needs to discuss with the young lady." The housekeeper paused, and then asked, "After the princess enters the mansion, according to the rules, the accounts in our house must be handed over to the housewife, I don't know if the young lady is ......."
Yu Ruoxu thought for a while and said with a smile, "Thanks to you for reminding me of this, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of this." In the future, the account books in our house will be handed over to the princess to take care of, and I will be relaxed. β
"The little one understands."
"But there's only one." Yu Ruoxu's eyes became sharper, "The account books of the Yu family's gold mine must be handled by me or my father personally, and I can't fake others." β
"Then ......," the butler hesitated, "should I tell Princess SΓΉ about our gold mine?" β
"Who in the world doesn't know that the Yu family holds the gold mine in Langzhong?" Yu Ruoxu chuckled, "If she asks, you will say that Daddy has been handed over to the uncle of the clan to manage, and it has nothing to do with us." β
"Little one understands." The housekeeper nodded and said, "By the way, the Taichang Siqing Mansion just sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that Mrs. Zhou has been feeling a little unwell recently, and I'm afraid she won't be able to come." β
"Oh?" Yu Ruoxu was a little worried, "Why did you suddenly feel unwell?" β
"I heard that the stomach is not very comfortable, and I didn't ask about the specific small ones."
Yu Ruoxu sighed, if Mrs. Zhou didn't come, this wedding banquet would definitely be even more boring, "Pick up some nourishing medicinal materials and send them to the Zhou Mansion, so that Mrs. Zhou can recuperate." β
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when the princess entered the mansion, and the Yu family sent people to spread a long red carpet in Suzaku Alley, winding all the way to the entrance of the alley. Yu Ruoxu got up early to find Yu Zhongjun, only to see that he had changed into a red wedding dress, and hung the silk on his chest to welcome his relatives, which was very different from his usual elegant and indifferent appearance.
"Daddy is like this, my daughter is almost unrecognizable." Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but help him straighten out the complicated hem of his clothes behind him, and pursed his lips and smiled.
"The last time I wore this, I didn't have you." Yu Zhongjun's eyes were a little stunned, and there was not the slightest joy on his face.
Yu Ruoxu was silent, his father was always unwilling, otherwise he would not have continued for nearly ten years.
"There is still a period of time before the auspicious time, so let's accompany my father to see your mother." Yu Zhongjun said lightly.
Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but be stunned, and her voice was a little hoarse, "Okay." β
Yu Zhongjun took her hand and slowly walked to the study. There is a dark compartment on the wall of the study, Yu Zhongjun gently opened the hidden door, and there is a spiritual seat and an incense burner inside, which has been looking at it for some time, but it is still spotless.
Yu Ruoxu lit a stick of incense, bowed respectfully three times, gently inserted the thin incense into the stove, and then said with a smile, "Daddy is really, he was put outside before, so he is not afraid of suffocating his mother?" β
"I don't want your mother to see me marry another new man." Yu Zhongjun smiled bitterly, "It's because my father can't stand her...... If she had seen it, she would have secretly hid and shed tears. β
"Daddy, this is a helpless move, my mother will definitely understand." Yu Ruoxu comforted.
Yu Zhongjun didn't speak, but just reached out and touched the tablet, the handwriting on it was carved by him one by one, and every word was already familiar to him. Yu Ruoxu sighed heavily when he heard him, and his eyes were gloomy.
She recalled the last time she saw Yu Zhongjun with such an expression, when her mother died.
The memory is already a little blurry, she only remembers that before her mother died, her spirit was already in a trance, and she kept holding her hand, calling Ruoxu for a while, Ruoqing for a while, and then suddenly crying out with a "ho", but because her body was too weak, even the crying was intermittent, but she kept pouring out tears, wetting most of the pillow.
"It's all retribution...... This qiΔ is all retribution! β
This is the last sentence of the mother before she swallows her breath.
She was too young at the time to understand the meaning of her mother's words, so she just stared blankly at her mother's breathlessness. And when Daddy hurried back from outside, my mother just took her last breath.
At that time, my father was like this, he didn't say a word, he just reached out and touched his mother's face, his eyes were full of pain and gloom.
"Sir, the hour has come, and it's time for us to set off to welcome the bride." The butler's voice came from outside the door.
Yu Zhongjun was stunned, withdrew the hand that was stroking the tablet, and gently closed the door of the dark grid, "Got it, I'll come out immediately." β
"Daddy......" Yu Ruoxu held his arm and felt a slight tremble, "Let's go." β
According to the rules, Yu Ruoxu doesn't have to greet her relatives, but it is not her turn to rest. The guests came one after another, and there were no other men in the Yu family, so she had to let the housekeeper greet the guests at the door, let the guards take the carriages of each province to the corner gate to rest, and she beckoned the guests to sit down and rest in the courtyard.
Because he was married to the princess of Nanyue, many courtiers came with their families, and Yu Ruoxu specially vacated the hall before, and placed a screen in the middle as a barrier for men and women. As soon as there were many people, the room became lively, and many people congratulated her on Yu Zhongjun's wedding, but she felt a little funny in her heart, this father married his own stepmother, where is it worth celebrating?
The courtiers and the princes sat on one side of the screen and began to talk about political affairs on their own. The female dependents sat on the other side, chattering and began to talk about the eternal family shortcomings. Yu Ruoxu not only had to greet the guests, but also took the time to go to the kitchen to see the dishes, she was already busy with her feet not touching the ground, and in a hurry, she still heard a few gossips about her from the wives in her -
"After all, there is still a lack of a housewife in this house, you look at Miss Yu's appearance, she is still a little younger......"
"Yes, but I heard that Lord Yu spoiled his daughter to the sky, not only sent it to Hechuan Academy, but also read the Four Books and Five Classics with a group of scholars, and when he arrived in the capital, he could also help Lord Yu copy the excerpts!"
"And such a thing? This is not something that our serious daughter's family should ask about. β
"So what? Miss Yu has asked a lot of things, but Lord Yu didn't say anything, what are we talking about? Look at it, Miss Yu is busy coming and going, and she wants to greet us again, and she has to greet the lords and sons over there......"
"But after all, Miss Yu is the daughter of the house who has not left the cabinet, and when the princess enters the door, how can she still show her head in front of a bunch of masters and sons like now?"
She couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, did they really think she couldn't hear?
"The bride is here!" A small servant shouted at the door, and everyone suddenly boiled, got up and went to the door to see the excitement, and a few young children clapped their hands and laughed, "The bride is coming!" Drink the joy of wine! β
Yu Ruoxu hurriedly rushed to the door, only to hear the festive drum music getting closer and closer, Yu Zhongjun rode a white horse tied with red silk, behind him was a red soft sedan chair, followed by many servants, carrying more than a dozen boxes of dowries from the entrance of Suzaku Alley slowly walking, quite a sense of grandeur.
"It's really ten miles of red makeup......"
"I heard that not only the dowry of the lord of Nanyue, but even the queen mother also added makeup!"
"Lord Yu is really blessed!"
There was a chatter behind her, almost drowning out her mind. Yu Ruoxu motioned for the housekeeper to step forward and helped Yu Zhongjun get off the horse. Because it was the princess who was married, Yu Zhongjun didn't have to kick the sedan car door, he directly reached out to open the sedan curtain, pulled the princess in a red wedding dress with a red silk, and slowly walked towards the house.
The ceremonial officials of Taichang Temple were already waiting in the courtyard, Yu Zhongjun's face was faint, there was no superfluous expression, and the princess beside him was also covered with Xipa, followed by two little maids, holding red silk, and followed Yu Zhongjun step by step. As soon as everyone walked to the flower hall, there was a burst of drum music at the door, and Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but be stunned, this seemed to be a ......
The sound of the royal music!
Everyone didn't expect someone to come to the palace, and they were all stunned, and even Yu Zhongjun stood firmly in the flower hall, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"The emperor has arrived--the Marquis of Dingyuan has arrived with his son-"
The housekeeper's mother's loud voice came, Yu Ruoxu was stunned, why did the little emperor come with the Marquis of Dingyuan?
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