Rong Zheng also received a post from Mu Baowen, inviting her to attend the spring banquet in the palace on the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth.

Old Madam Lu was very surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a good relationship with the palace." ”

Rong Zheng hurriedly told Mrs. Lu about his previous friendship.

Old Madam Lu smiled and nodded: "There is nothing wrong with you and the people of the Mu family, if you want to go, you will go happily." Seeing that Rong Zheng's clothes were ordinary, he hurriedly called the big girl Xiuzhu next to him and said, "You go to the treasury and get the magenta cloud brocade and a pomegranate red silk." ”

Xiuzhu said yes and went.

Old Madam Lu looked at Rong Zheng with a smile and said, "Your Rong family is the one who opened a silk and satin village, and there are many good fabrics." The two I have are also good. I'll let the tailor come in and make your clothes. Wear satin as a gown, and red silk as a skirt. But now that you're in a hurry, it will take half a month, and you won't be able to wear it to the banquet. I'll give you something else. ”

Rong Zheng hurriedly thanked him.

Mrs. Lu personally opened a black lacquered official leather box with luodian inlay. Rong Zheng looked inside, but there were boxes of different sizes and types. Old Madam Lu took out a rectangular red brocade box from inside. Open it to see a rose-like bead flower made of coral beads, a pair of step shakes, a pair of earrings, and a string of bracelets, all of which are red and bright corals, she smiled and said, "You take this." It's easy to wear when you go out, don't let your sisters know, otherwise you'll have to say I'm biased. ”

Rong Zheng knew Mrs. Lu's kindness. This set of coral head noodles is worth a lot of money, and I think it is a good thing for my grandmother to press the bottom of the box, so I gave it to myself, and I really pampered her.

"Grandma, I don't dare to ask for such a precious thing. You'd better keep it for yourself. ”

Old Madam Lu feigned anger and said, "You kid, what are you polite to grandma." I'm just a granddaughter like you, and I don't leave good things to whomever you want. The elders gave it, and they didn't dare to resign. You obediently take it. Otherwise, I'd be. Besides, I'm so old, what do I do with such a bright red thing. Young girls look good when they wear it. ”

Rong Zheng had no choice but to accept it, but he said in his heart that he must make a set of clothes for his grandmother and use the best clothes in their Rong family's shop to be considered filial piety.

"On the twenty-fourth day, you wore this beaded flower, a pair of earrings, and then your silver-red gown, a slip skirt painted in white and silk. It must be very beautiful. "Mrs. Lu is old, and because she is widowed, she can't wear those red and willow green, but she likes the children to dress like flowers. It can be seen that Mrs. Lu also liked to dress up very much when she was young.

"Grandma has a unique vision, so she will do what Grandma says."

Mrs. Lu saw that her granddaughter followed her own wishes and liked it even more. He picked out a red gold bee ring from a box, stuffed it into Rong Zheng, and said with a smile: "I remember that you have a white-collar shirt with such a collar button, so I'll play with this for you." ”

Rong Zheng was embarrassed, thinking that this grandmother was really not ordinary generous.

The sisters knew that Rong Zheng was able to go to the palace for a banquet, and they expressed their envy. When Yunxia, who was grounded, heard this, she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

The nurse persuaded her bitterly: "My good girl, don't make trouble at this time." If something happens again, I'm afraid I'll send you to the nunnery. ”

The enthusiasm in Yun Xia's eyes instantly dimmed again. The so-called nunnery must refer to the small Hakusui Temple. There were seven or eight sisters-in-law in it. Yunxia felt scared every time she went, and those sisters-in-law didn't have a good heart, so she was worried about her grandmother's money so that she could give it to them to repair the temple.

On the twenty-fourth day, Rong Zheng accompanied Mrs. Lu to dinner, and talked to the sisters for a while, but before she was right, Mrs. Lu urged her: "Don't go too late, it's always disrespectful." ”

Here, the Qi family has already prepared a green cover eight-treasure Yingluo vermilion wheel car for Rong Zheng. followed the out, in addition to Rong Zheng's two maids, Mrs. Lu also asked two decent mothers-in-law who often went out to follow Rong Zheng together.

This is the second time she has been to the palace, and last time she had Rong Yun as her companion, but this time she was alone. Rong Zheng remembered that Rong Yun's heart was a little sour, and he still didn't help much. I wondered if I should write to her and ask how she was doing.

Thinking all the way, at the beginning of the afternoon, the sedan car arrived at the gate of the palace.

Rong Zheng looked through the curtain, the door was open, the traffic was busy, and the door was like a city. Xindao is only afraid that most of the powerful people in Bianliang have come.

Their car also entered through the main entrance, led by a small servant, and after a little twist and turn, it stopped in front of the vermilion lacquer gate.

Someone opened the car door for her, lifted the curtain, and put the footstool on the mother-in-law. Shisu strode up from behind and steadily hugged Rong Zheng.

As soon as she got out of the car, she saw a lot of family sedan cars parked in front of her. There are small servants who are busy tidying up these cars. The mother-in-law in the palace immediately greeted her, accompanied by a smiling face and said, "Is it the third lady of the Rong family, come with the slave maid." ”

Rong Zheng glanced up, only to see a plaque hanging on the gate, there are three characters in the book, written "Qichun Garden", the heart said that this is the garden of the palace. She couldn't help but feel that the last time she came to the palace, she didn't know what kind of place it was.

Rong Zheng held the perilla, and the maid and the woman embraced it, and entered the vermilion gate.

The first thing that catches your eye is a rockery built of Taihu Lake stone, the strange rocks are craggy, covered with vines that have grown green leaves, a hole is drawn out on the rockery, there is living water flowing out, the flowing water is murmuring, forming a hanging water curtain, to the bottom of the rockery, falling into a deep pool. There are no fish in the pond, but some water lilies and aquatic plants such as pincillary puffs are planted.

"Miss Rongsan, please."

Rong Zheng followed everyone to the corridor on the left, and passed through a moon cave door. Rong Zheng looked up, there were three words on the door of the moon cave, and the book "Begonia Garden" was written. She climbed the stairs, and when she entered it, she saw the cloud-like Xifu begonias all over the yard. No wonder it's called like that. Her thoughts were suddenly stretched far away, and she remembered the three tall begonia trees in the courtyard of the Liao family when she was in Nanyang.

However, although the three begonia trees are tall, they are not as prosperous as the flowers in front of them.

In a daze, two maids wearing silver and red armor and combing double mustaches greeted them, and said with a smile: "Miss, please sit up." ”

Rong Zheng followed everyone through the corridor and towards the main hall.

Mu Baowen learned the news and came out, and came up with a smile on his face and took Rong Zheng's arm affectionately.

"Miss Eisan is here. Please sit inside. ”

Rong Zheng nodded with a smile and said, "The third lady has been doing well lately. ”

"Yes, of course." Mu Baowen saw Rong Zheng's outfit today, which is elegant and plain. Especially the coral rose on her head is so beautiful.