Chapter 12: The Thirteen Cardamom Begin to Grow

Out of the gate of 'Diners', Xie Hengxu took the mount Xuanguang brought by Xiao Er, and asked Dilian sideways, "Riding a horse or riding a car?" ”

Naturally, it was riding a horse, Tilian glanced at him, Xie Hengxu grinned toothily and got on the horse first, then leaned over and grabbed Dilian's waist and hugged him, and sighed as he rode forward, "You can be regarded as growing up in my arms, hey, it's really a girl in my family who has just grown up." ”

"Xie Hengxu." , Tillian sneered and raised her eyes to glare at him, "Do you want me to call you 'godfather'?" ”

The smile stiffened, Xie Hengxu tugged at the corners of his lips and said, "That's not necessary." Then changed the subject, "Where to go?" ”

Leaning in front of him leisurely, Tilian closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, and said lightly, "Yuanhua Temple." ”

It seems that it has been a long time ago, out of the south gate of Kyoto, Xie Hengxu will Ma Ce's gallop, the swirling autumn wind blows off Tilian's hat, and a wisp of green silk caresses the side of Xie Hengxu's face, causing him to hook his lips and smile.

"Xie Hengxu." , Tillian squinted her eyes and scolded him, "What are you doing running so fast." ”

Xie Hengxu laughed, "You haven't taken the Xuanguang for two years, so you hate it running fast?" ”

His laughter was clear and soothing, his phoenix eyes were slightly curved and the corners of his lips were raised, looking at Di Lian's eyes, he only felt that this man seemed to be a dazzling sunrise, she was not speaking, she turned her head to look at the road ahead and galloped backwards, and pursed her lips into a shallow smile.

Xie Hengxu is her sun, in the early autumn of this year, in the season full of cinnamon fragrance, Di Lian acquiesced in her heart to her destiny in this time and space. It wasn't until Xie Hengxu's expedition to the battlefield that she reappeared in front of her that Tillian really settled on the heart that she had been impetuous and restless when she came to this world.

Wan Ting curled more than thirteen, cardamom tips in early February.

Spring breeze ten miles of Yangzhou Road, roll up the bead curtain is not as good. -- Du Mu

On the seventh day of April in the twentieth year of Kangshun, there was a funeral in the middle palace, and the Empress Su of Aijing, who had been sick for several years, died of illness at the age of forty and seven, and Emperor Rui mourned and avoided the court, and decreed that the people of the world should be vegetarian in March and wear hemp and wear filial piety to mourn Queen Su.

Leaning on the high pavilion and looking down on the railing, the white prayer flags are hung all over the streets and alleys of Yangzhou, and even the bureaucrats and nobles come and go on the streets, even if they are rich and noble, they are dressed in plain white waist and mulberry linen, and even the carriage is covered with white flags.

"The matter of 'Baoyu Zhai' is almost handled, and we will leave for Beijing tomorrow."

The moon eyes moved slightly and turned her head, Di Lian looked at Xie Hengxu who was leaning on the couch to sort out the account books, her resolute and heroic eyebrows were calm and calm, he seemed to have changed a little in the past few years.

Didn't hear her response, Xie Hengxu looked sideways at the window, but saw the plain-clothed girl standing by the window, her eyebrows were picturesque, her waist-length black silk was lined with white jade skin, her snow-colored skirt was as slender as a pear like a cloud, and her phoenix eyes splashed with moist waves.

"Don't look at me like that."

Looking at each other, Di Lian looked at the gentle smile on his face and blinked, "Queen Su is gone, and the eldest aunt must be very sad." ”

The smile on his lips eased slightly, Xie Hengxu's eyelids drooped, facing the window and looking at the emptiness after the new rain, and his words were slow, "The queen is a child, I'm afraid that the peace in the East Palace will not be a few days away, and all forces have poured into Kyoto on the occasion of the national funeral. ”

Tillian stood side by side with him and whispered, "The most feared thing is still coming." ”

Hearing her say this, Xie Hengxu turned his head sideways, stared at her beautiful and delicate side face, and his phoenix eyes gently held her hand.

"In the affairs of the court, grandfather and uncle are measured, you don't have to worry, you, you are still the most aura when you played tricks on people all day when you were a child."

Hearing this, Di Lian glanced at him, and a smile appeared on her beautiful face, "I thought I could play in Yangzhou for a few days, but now it seems that I can only return to Beijing as much as possible." ”

Xie Hengxu's thin lips were slightly raised, and he raised his hand to caress the side of her cheek, "When things settle down, I will accompany you to Yangzhou City, boating on Beauty Lake, and going to the West Building in the rain." Not only Yangzhou, but also the mountains and rivers of the world, I will accompany you. Tillian was so obsessed with the freedom of this world, he had always known it.

The moon's eyes were clear, Tilian's eyebrows were supple, and she raised her chin lightly, "Remember what you said, if you lose your words one day, I will make you regret it and not allow you to live in the next life for the rest of your life." ”

Xie Hengxu smiled, quietly staring at the woman in front of him like a jade moon, the essence of the phoenix eyes rippled with soft stars, her slender hand scraped her delicate nose, and murmured, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive me." This woman will not regret it for the rest of her life, but will promise her life and life.

Returning to Beijing from Yangzhou, all the way upstream, the building boat of Lidilian and Xie Hengxu on the peaks and mountain streams and even passed by the ships of several foreign nobles, the nobles and marquis from all over the country who have not gathered for several years have poured into the capital to send the Fengyi of Queen Su, and the prosperous imperial capital is noisy in an instant, and the streets are full of fresh faces in brocade clothes.

Retracting the hand that had lifted the curtain, Tillian lowered her eyes and flicked the dial on the snowy land where she slept soundly on her lap.

The fluffy snow bulged, and the snow stretched its waist and let out a low scream, rubbing Tillian's hand, and jumped out of the carriage in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Xie Hengxu shook his head and said to Di Lian, "This mink is also an anomaly, no matter where he goes, he can always find the Xiangfu by himself." ”

Tillian smiled, "Maybe it's hungry, let it go back first." ”

When the carriage drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion and stopped, Xie Hengxu got out of the car first, Tilian helped his hand to get out of the car, and Fang Zhanding was hugged by a boy in a blue shirt and jade crown, Jiang Ge is now eight years old, Princess Shenghua sent him to the palace to study with the imperial grandchildren, and there are not many days to stay in the mansion every month, but most of the time he is still pestered by Di Lian.

Tilian looked down at the child who was a head shorter than her, and saw that his phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed with his head held high and smiling, and his eyebrows and eyes already had the shadow of his father, but this temperament was much more active and naughty.

"Sister, you're back, Ge'er has been waiting for you for three days!"

Empress Su is gone, and the emperors and grandchildren in the palace are also on vacation, so it is reasonable for Jiang Ge to return home.

Di Lian smiled lightly, stroked his head, and turned her eyes to look at the people who came out of the mansion, except for Jiang Luoxiu, all the masters of Princess Shenghua's inner prime minister's mansion came to greet her in person.

Xie Hengxu greeted Princess Shenghua, exchanged a few words, whispered to Dilian, and turned to leave.

Back in the mansion, Di Lian and Princess Sheng Hua took Jiang Ge straight back to the Pine Garden, and the others scattered back to their own garden.

"Ge'er, you go back to the East Chamber to read the book first, and my mother will talk to my sister." As soon as she entered the main house, Princess Shenghua motioned to Mama Xun to take Jiang Ge back to the East Chamber.

Jiang Ge pursed his lips a little unhappily when he heard this, and looked at Di Lian without moving.

Seeing this, Tillian smiled and said clearly, "You go back first, come back for lunch, and my sister will take you with me when I go out in the afternoon." ”

Jiang Ge reluctantly left.

Waving away the people waiting in the house, Princess Shenghua frowned lightly, looked at Tillian and whispered, "Since the queen went, your father did not return to the house until night every day, and now the foreign courtiers and marquis who live in the post station in Kyoto have all handed over posts to the house, and your father has never met anyone." ”

These things are not supposed to be mentioned by the female dependents, but Princess Shenghua is the royal family of a country, which is naturally different, and Di Lian, the position in this mansion is definitely not just a young lady, married to Jiang Luoxiu for many years, Princess Sheng Hua's knowledge of Di Lian, although not very detailed, but not less, she does not say it, it does not mean that she does not understand in her heart.

"At the beginning of the troubled times, it is not the best, but at the moment, there are so many forces gathered in the capital, the emperor must be extremely sensitive, and the slightest disturbance may invite disaster." , the moon's eyes were slightly bent, and her eyes moved from the tea cup in her hand to Princess Shenghua's face, "The princess should not go out recently, no matter who pays respects, push it." ”

Princess Shenghua's face was worried, and she finally bowed her head gently.

Seeing her like this, Di Lian said, "The prince is an orthodox descendant, as long as there is no unspeakable mistake, it is not easy for others to want the East Palace to change hands." Although Empress Aijing is gone, the Su family and the Xie family are not something that anyone dares to be angry about. ”

Princess Shenghua is the eldest daughter of Emperor Rui, but Queen Su is not her biological mother, despite this, when Queen Su married into the palace, she treated her as her own, even if she entered the middle palace and gave birth to the prince, it did not change at all, Princess Shenghua can devote herself to the prince, it is not unreasonable.

At lunchtime, Di Lian and Jiang Ge accompanied Princess Sheng Hua in the main house, Jiang Luoxiu still did not return home, Jiang Ge was very interested, because his father was not there, he felt unrestrained, and kept asking about the scenery and anecdotes of Di Lian's way, Di Lian said perfunctorily in a light voice, and at this time, a female official opened the curtain and said respectfully to Di Lian.

"Someone outside the house is asking to see Miss."

Tilian looked sideways, and Princess Shenghua frowned and asked, "Who is it?" She can't help but ask more, and now everything needs to be cautious.

The female officer bowed slightly and replied, "It's Mr. Liu." ”

Eyebrows stretched, Princess Shenghua looked at Di Lian, this Mr. Liu's name is Jun Chen, he has been walking diligently in the house over the years, Di Lian has been living in this pine garden, Liu Junchen has come and gone more Princess Shenghua also knows something, this person is the account of 'Diner Huan' on the surface, in fact, all the account books handled by Di Lian are handed to the house by him, which is Di Lian's left arm and right arm.

Standing up, Tillian said, "I'll go and have a look." After that, he looked at Jiang Ge, who was holding his head high and staring at her, "Sister has something to deal with today, and I'll take you out another day." ”

Jiang Ge pursed his lips and looked lost, but he obediently did not entangle, and watched Tilian step out of the garden gate before saying to Princess Shenghua, "Sister is always busy, and now Ge'er sees her less often." ”

Princess Shenghua smiled gently and said softly, "Lian'er is a woman with great ambitions, when Ge'er grows up, she can learn from her, and my mother can count on you to glorify the lintel of the Jiang family." ”

Everyone in the house knows Liu Junchen, in the past, he came to the house until he was outside the pine garden, but today he didn't even enter the house, thinking of this, Di Lian's eyebrows frowned.

"Girl!" , Seeing Di Lian's figure at a glance, the white scholar in the wide-sleeved green shirt hurriedly greeted him, and looked at the person who had always been calm today's forehead sweating with a solemn expression, and without waiting for Di Lian to ask, he said in a low voice, "The Hou Shizi of Xiyue in Shudi and the third master of Ju in Xiangnan Huafu fought in our restaurant, and the elegant room on the second floor was smashed into several rooms!" ”

Dai frowned and looked at him sharply, "I borrowed courage from the sky, this group of foreign monkeys dared to smash my restaurant, what did Xie Hengxu do!" Stepping down the steps very quickly, Tillian scolded angrily as she got into the carriage.

As early as two years ago, the Xie family and the Prime Minister hired Xie Hengxu and Tilian's family affairs, and on the same day, Xie Hengxu feasted all the wealthy families in the imperial capital in the 'Diners' Feast.

Tillian and him go in and out together, and everyone with a discerning eye can see that Xie Hengxu is sharing wealth with Tillian, although everyone in their shops knows that the real big proprietor is actually Tillian, but the two have never made it clear to the outside, after all, Tillian's appearance has caused people to talk about hindering the reputation of women's girlfriends, so Tillian rarely interferes in the affairs of various shops, and the people below will look for Xie Hengxu first if they have something, but Liu Junchen is here to find Tillian, and he must not be able to find Xie Hengxu.

Sure enough, the carriage was galloping on the street, and I heard Liu Junchen sitting on the wheel and said urgently, "I went to the Rongguo Mansion and couldn't find Master Xu, so I went to the camp of the Gyeonggi Army outside the city, saying that Master Xu had an appointment with someone today, and now he is dabbling in Shanglin Yuan, and in such a place, subordinates can't get in." ”

Shanglin Yuan, the moon's eyes moved slightly, and Di Lian knew that it must be a foreign prince and nobleman who could work hard for Xie Hengxu, and it seemed that she could only come forward by herself in this matter today.