Chapter 125: The Flower Room
Chang Muzhi couldn't help but ask, "Then what is your bottom line and principles?" ”
These words made Chang Runzhi think for a while.
In such an era when concubines are legal and there is no crime in visiting Qinglou, if she tells Chang Muzhi that her bottom line and principle are loyalty to marriage and partner, will Chang Muzhi make fun of and preach?
Chang Runzhi still didn't want to say these somewhat deviant words in a grand manner.
She smiled and said, "I can't understand it for a while, but I'll know when he touches my bottom line and principles." ”
Seeing Chang Runzhi's indifferent appearance, Chang Muzhi couldn't help but sigh.
"You don't blame him, but you are also a good wife."
Chang Muzhi wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief for his youngest son, and said softly: "You are very good like this, the ninth brother looks taciturn, but he is loyal and upright." If you are good to him, he will return you ten times as good. Big sister is happy for you. ”
Chang Runzhi held his little nephew's little buttocks, and said softly when he heard this: "Thank you to the eldest sister and mother, as well as the old lady, for worrying about me." ”
"It's right to worry about you." Chang Muzhi sighed, he wanted to talk about his marriage with the Fang family again, and after thinking about it, he felt that why bother talking about the Fang family, so he stopped talking for a while.
Just as he spoke, Zhao Fan, the eldest girl beside Chang Muzhi, came to report that the two concubines in the palace had just come and asked the prince if he had come back, and when he learned that he had not returned, he went back again.
Chang Muzhi replied that he knew, and instructed Zhao Fan: "You greet the Nine Emperor Princesses, it's okay to walk around the garden or something." I still have to deal with some affairs in the house, and Green Jade will come with me. ”
Zhao Fan answered, walked over to Chang Runzhi with a smile, and squatted down to give blessings.
"I don't have much of a heart to go around the garden, it's cold, and it's so warm to stay in the house. If the big sister wants to do something, just do it, let Zhao Fan take me to the house and give me two books to stay with. ”
Chang Runzhi nodded to Zhao Fan, and smiled at Chang Muzhi: "I kidnapped my little nephew." ”
Chang Muzhi scolded her with a smile: "You kidnapped!" Your three little nephews, you have all abducted them. ”
"Then I can't ask for it."
Chang Runzhi hugged the well-behaved and pink young son of Rui Wang, and gently "poofed" on his face, causing the kid to giggle.
Chang Muzhi took the green jade away, and Zhao Fan led Chang Runzhi to the garden of King Rui's mansion.
On the way, Chang Runzhi casually asked Zhao Fan: "Can the concubines in the palace be safe?" ”
Zhao Fan nodded: "The prince is not very close to women, there is no side concubine in the palace, and the princess's life is comfortable." The prince only has three concubines, except for the parsley who came to the palace with the princess, there are only those two. One of them has been serving by the prince's side since childhood, and the other is the niece of the distant cousin of the concubine, and I heard that she was bullied by her stepmother very badly before entering the house. The mother took pity on her, let the prince accept her, and gave her a place to live. These two people are honest and never compete with the princess for favor, and the princess takes good care of them. ”
Zhao Fan said as he led Chang Runzhi to a warm house in the garden.
There was a burning dragon in the conservatory, and there were many flower pots in it, and flowers were planted in the flower pots. There are a lot of flowers that can only be seen in summer, and there are actually some here, but most of them only bear flower bones, and there are not many flowers in full bloom.
Zhao Fan said with a smile: "If the Nine Emperor Princesses want to read, then don't go to an ordinary room." The slave maid made an assertion and invited the Nine Emperor Princesses to come to this flower room. ”
Chang Runzhi nodded, Yao Huang unloaded his hair, took off the fur collar around his neck, and said with a smile: "It's very warm here, and there is a natural fragrance of flowers." How do you raise out-of-season flowers in the house? Chang Runzhi asked.
"It was ordered by the princess, and it is only in the experimental stage, and there is no guarantee that it will be done." Zhao Fan said: "In previous years, the prince was idle, and the princess did not worry about the silver in her hand, but she didn't feel anything. Now the identity of the prince is different, and the princess said that some places have to be made with money, so she has to find a way to make money. The ladies and ladies in Beijing are all good at flowers, so the princess asked people to make such a flower room and let the flower farmers try all kinds of things. ”
Zhao Fan instructed the little maid to carry the reclining chair, serve melons, fruits, snacks and tea, and answered Chang Runzhi's words.
"It's not uncommon for people to build flower houses in Beijing and sell out-of-season flowers in winter, and the princess thinks that it would be better if flower farmers could grow more rare varieties."
Chang Runzhi suddenly smiled: "For example, like, Yao Huang Wei Zi, Zhao Fan Green Jade?" ”
Zhao Fan generously made Chang Runzhi tease: "Isn't it because of the names of these precious flowers that the slaves and maids got such elegant names?" ”
After a few idle laughs, Zhao Fan asked Chang Runzhi again: "The Nine Emperor Princesses just said that they want two books, I don't know what books you want to read?" The slave and maid let people go to the study to get it. ”
Chang Runzhi thought about it and said, "Are there some miscellaneous travelogue books?" ”
Zhao Fan said: "The prince has contacts with many people, and he has obtained a lot of miscellaneous books. If the Nine Emperor Princesses can trust the slave maid, then the slave and the maid will choose two copies for the Nine Emperor Princesses? ”
Chang Runzhi naturally has no objections.
After waiting for a while, Zhao Fan retrieved the book and gave it to Chang Runzhi.
Chang Run's look, one is "Echoes of the Idle Garden", and the other is "The Story of Guixiangzhi".
"I heard the prince mention these two books to the princess, saying that they have already read them, which is very good." Zhao Fan smiled: "The Nine Emperor Princesses will see if these two books are interesting." ”
Chang Runzhi nodded, and smiled at Zhao Fan: "You princess has a lot of things, you go and help her." There's a little maid waiting for you. ”
Zhao Fan blessed the blessing, thanked Chang Runzhi, and explained a few words to the maids in the flower room, and then said goodbye.
The little doll in her arms yawned and fell asleep in Chang Runzhi's arms.
The nurse hurriedly stepped forward, took him from Chang Runzhi's hand, stepped aside and put him on the couch, and covered him with a quilt.
Chang Runzhi looked at the child's sleeping appearance, and whispered to Yao Huang: "He is really well-behaved, he doesn't cry or make trouble." ”
Yao Huang said with a smile: "His Royal Highness was born well-behaved and lovely, and I heard that the nurses and grandmothers who took him didn't bother much." ”
Chang Runzhi smiled, and Yao Huang said softly: "Does the girl want to read now?" The slave maid asked the chaise longue to be moved to the side of the window, so that the light would be better. ”
Chang Run's jaw was headed, and Yao Huang asked people to move the recliner over.
First, the maid and the maid walked gently, one was afraid of disturbing Chang Runzhi's reading, and the other was afraid of disturbing the good sleep of His Royal Highness.
Chang Runzhi opened "Echoes of the Idle Garden".
This is a book written by a man named Idle Garden, which is a novel of supernatural spirits. The name of the protagonist in the book is Xianting, and he writes from a first-person perspective, and the general content of the text is that Xianting is dead, but his soul is floating in the world, wandering around, so he has seen many good and evil things in the world.
"Memories of the Idle Garden" consists of many short stories, and at the end of the story there will be the author's feelings.
Chang Runzhi only looked at the first three, but paid more attention to Ruiwang's annotations. (To be continued.) )