The three days of anxiety passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day to set off for the Taimiao.

Since the founding of Taizu, the Xue family's national honor has lasted for more than 200 years, and fourteen royal ancestors have been enshrined in the eastern suburbs of the capital. Yu Ruoxu saw a golden glazed tile from a distance, and the vermilion wall did not lose its majesty in the gloomy sky.

According to the ancestral system, the long convoy arrived at Taimiao two hours in advance. According to the instructions of the Queen Mother, all the foreign ministers and concubines must first go to the middle hall to burn incense and bathe, while the inner wives and relatives were led to the apse to rest, waiting for the beginning of the rain ceremony.

Yu Ruoxu naturally wanted to follow a group of women to the apse. Yu Zhongjun was a little worried about the injury on her right shoulder, so he slowed down, walked around to her, and instructed her, "Ruoxu, if you feel uncomfortable, quickly send someone out to call Daddy." “

"My daughter knows."

"Also, don't forget what Doctor Jì said, don't raise your hand to pick up things, don't take heavy objects, and tea cups won't work."

Yu Ruoxu smiled a little, but it was rare to see such a chattering Yu Zhongjun, "My daughter will pay attention." “

"And ......" Yu Zhongjun thought about it again, and before he could speak, he saw a little eunuch in a green coat walking towards him, lowering his head, he couldn't see clearly, but he was a little angry, "Lord Yu, the emperor and the queen mother called you over." “

"It's the official who is negligent." Yu Zhongjun, "Trouble Han Gong to announce the emperor and the empress dowager, and the official will go over immediately." “

The little eunuch nodded, "The slave understands." With that, he bowed his head and walked towards the nave.

"How can there be eunuchs around the emperor?" Yu Ruoxu couldn't help asking, "Didn't the Queen Mother hate the eunuchs so much that the little eunuchs in the palace couldn't serve in front of her?" “

"A few days ago, Aunt Zhang, who was summoned by the emperor's side, accidentally fell, as if she had injured her leg, and she couldn't get out of bed for a few months. I couldn't find a suitable rough envoy in the palace for a while, so I simply found a little eunuch in the cold palace, and I have been serving outside the world for the past few days, helping the emperor run errands, and I don't count serving in front of him. Yu Zhongjun explained.

"Oh?" Yu Ruoxu always felt a little unusual, "The Queen Mother actually agreed?" “

"This is also a little confusing for the father." Yu Zhongjun's eyes were heavy, and he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, my father forgot to remind you just now, remember ......"

"My daughter remembers it." Yu Ruoxu hurriedly interrupted him, "The queen mother and the emperor have sent people to urge, you should hurry up, the top of the province will blame him and add a handle to others." After speaking, she waved her hand to Yu Zhongjun, turned around and followed the team of the inner women.

Yu Zhongjun couldn't help her little temperament, sighed, and walked straight towards the middle hall.

Yu Ruoxu was relieved to see his father's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, and then he frowned solemnly, and silently followed the end of the team and entered the apse step by step.

The palace maids had already prepared seats and melon and fruit tea, and the hall also lit good ambergris. Everyone sat down one by one according to the ranks, and Yu Ruoxu looked at the people in the room with her peripheral vision, and the red palace clothes almost dazzled her eyes. And sitting in the center is her old acquaintance - Song Guiren.

After half a month, Song Guiren is still more delicate than Huajiao, with a small mouth like a red rhomb lined with watery eyes, as if she is a little more beautiful. Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but be a little puzzled, could it be that Liang Jieyu's body was still sick, so she couldn't even come to a royal ceremony like asking for rain in the Taimiao?

When there were many women, the house naturally became noisy. Yu Ruoxu has not visited Beppu since entering Beijing, so she is naturally not very familiar with these noblewomen, and can only roughly judge the identity of the other party by the style of palace clothes.

"Counting the days, Mrs. Zhou has been married for less than a month, but when I look at it today, it looks even more moist." In a trance, Yu Ruoxu heard Song Guiren's voice and couldn't help but raise her head.

That Mrs. Zhou looked as big as herself, dressed in a three-grade palace dress, with two faint pear vortices on her delicate melon seed face, and she must have looked particularly good when she smiled.

"Niangniang praised it falsely, don't talk about concubines, Niangniang's temperament is becoming more and more noble." Mrs. Zhou looked at Song Guiren with a smile, and her voice was crisp and pleasant, "Looking at Niangniang today, the concubine can't take her eyes off." ”

It seems that this lady with a pear vortex should be the wife of Zhou Yuanzhao, the secretary of Taichang Temple, who has just entered the door. Zhou Yuanzhao's mother is the youngest sister of the emperor, Xue Yaobi, the eldest princess of Anyang, married to the then prince Zhou Yunchen, the two respected each other like guests after marriage, but lived a happy and harmonious life, but unfortunately shortly after giving birth to Zhou Yuanzhao, the eldest princess of Anyang passed away due to weakness.

In this way, Mrs. Zhou is also the concubine of the Song nobles.

"What did Mrs. Zhou say?" Song Guiren smiled sweetly and said in a greasy voice, "Speaking of noble temperament, who can compare to our Queen Mother?" “

"The Queen Mother's grace and luxury are comparable to Luoyang peony, and Niangniang is still in the cardamom years, and she has another charm and style." A lady sitting next to Song Guiren complimented.

"Oh, did everyone drink honey this morning? If you continue to boast like this, this palace will blush. Song Guiren picked up the fan as a shy gesture and covered half of his face. The appearance of this little daughter provoked many ladies to hide their faces and chuckle, and a lady sitting on the left hand side of Song Guiren said with a straight face, "Niangniang is a noble family, she is dignified and decent, and what the ladies say is true, so don't be modest." ”

"Mother......" Song Guiren heard the meaning of her words, but she was just reminding her to pay attention to her manners and to maintain a dignified and steady attitude in front of all the orders.

Yu Ruoxu glanced at the mother of this Song nobleman, the Duchess of Song Guo. She is not very old, her complicated bun is meticulously combed, revealing a smooth and full forehead, and her round face is as bright as the moon, and she has the luxurious bearing of a lady of a family.

At this time, a palace man who looked like a female official lifted the curtain and walked in, bowed and saluted, "Slave maid to Niangniang, please say hello to the ladies." ”

"Aunt Huang, please get up." Song Guiren hurriedly spoke, "Isn't there any order from the queen mother's side?" ”

Aunt Huang got up and said, "Yu Niangniang, it was the Queen Mother who asked the slave maid to come over and send the Siamese tribute Buddha bead bracelet to the Niangniang and the ladies, saying that it was confessed by Taichang Temple. “

"That's right." Song Guiren smiled, "That's troublesome aunt." “

Aunt Huang waved her hand, and several little palace maids walked in from behind the curtain, each holding a tray cushioned with a red velvet handkerchief, and the Buddhist beads that exuded the scent of sandalwood became more and more black and shiny under the background of the handkerchief, "Lord Taichang Temple has sent these Buddha bead bracelets to the Big Buddha Temple to open the light, the Queen Mother said, please return the ladies after the rain ceremony, Taichang Temple should enshrine these bracelets in the Taimiao, pray for the imperial court." “

"The concubine understands." The ladies replied, then stood up next to each other, respectfully took the bead bracelet from the tray with both hands, and put it on their right hand. Yu Ruoxu's heart was a little tense, seeing that the palace maid walked in front of her, she felt that her breathing around her was stagnant, and countless pairs of eyes stared at her in unison.

Her face was still faint, and like the previous ladies of the Commandment, she respectfully picked up the bracelet with both hands and put it on her right wrist. The rich scent of sandalwood came to my nose, and there was a faint pain in my right shoulder, but fortunately, this bracelet was not a heavy object, and it didn't hurt to endure it.

After Aunt Huang left, Song Guiren stroked Wu Liang's bracelet, "It's really a good thing with aura, and the palace looks at it with respect." After that, he sighed again, "I just ask for the blessing of the ancestors and the ancestors, and it will rain quickly, thinking of the situation of the disaster victims making trouble that day, this palace is now panicking." “

"The emperor and the mother are deeply blessed, and this rain will come soon." Mrs. Song comforted. The other ladies around him also chimed in. Yu Ruoxu's temples jumped suddenly, and she had a faint bad premonition.

"In other words, Miss Yu is also a heroine among women, and she was near the West City Gate that day, and she witnessed the mutiny of the victims!" Song Guiren's voice sounded, and suddenly everyone's eyes fell on her.

Really...... It's still coming!

Yu Ruoxu stood up and put on a standard respectful posture, "Niangniang has won the award, and the folk girl was scared enough at that time." “

"Oh? Hongu doesn't believe it. Song Guiren's every word was like a poisoned needle, "I heard that Miss Yu can also shoot arrows?" “

"I've learned a little bit about fur before." Yu Ruoxu said slowly, "It's been abandoned for a long time." “

Song Guiren chuckled, "Miss Yu, don't hide it, this Miss Yu's story of saving the prince with one arrow has spread throughout the capital." After that, the woman sitting on his right glanced at him, "Huh?" Mrs. Lin? ”

The Marquis of Dingyuan's wife, Lin, had been silent from the beginning, and when Song Guiren asked questions, she had to open her mouth, "The concubine would like to thank Miss Yu for saving our family Jin'er's life." ”

Yu Ruoxu had some impressions of this Dingyuan Marquis. Since she saved Liang Jin from scrapping her right hand, this Mrs. Lin has posted several times, saying that she wants to come to the door to thank her in person. But after all, there is no hostess in the Yu family, and she has been groggy for many days, and every time Mrs. Lin comes, she happens to catch up with Yu Zhongjun to go to court, and Yu Ruoxu is in bed, so she has to leave a lot of tonic medicines, and hurriedly go home.

At that time, Xiu'er was still joking, saying that the marquis and his wife were not in a good relationship, and even the life-saving benefactor who thanked his son had to come separately.

Thinking of this, Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but take a closer look at Mrs. Dingyuan. Unlike the powerful Marquis Dingyuan, Mrs. Lin has a fair complexion, peaceful eyebrows, and a calm look in her eyes that is like an outsider.

She sighed to herself, finally understanding where the faint alienation in the corners of Liang Jin's eyes came from.

"You're welcome, ma'am." She replied, "The son of the world is passionate about the country and the people, and the people are admired." ”

"This palace remembers that the queen mother once said that Miss Yu is not only knowledgeable and wise, but also cares about the world, which can be called Zhuge among women!" Song Guiren's words changed, "It's a pity that I gave birth to a daughter, otherwise I would have been able to take the Jinshi Department and be promoted to Shangshutai!" ”

The Queen Mother praised it. The folk girl is just a boudoir woman, how dare she compare with the adults in the court? Yu Ruoxu said with a sincere look of fear.

"Look at it, Miss Yu is really humble like this." Song Guiren looked at the women sitting beside him and said with a smile, "This palace admires such talent and courage." After saying that, he beckoned, "Come on, bring the nephrite paperweight that you bring with you in the palace and reward it to Miss Yu!" “