Chapter Ninety-One: The Flower Society
Every year on the seventh day of December, the eldest princess of Guangde will hold a small flower party, inviting the noble ladies and celebrities inside and outside the capital and the sons and brothers inside and outside the capital to enjoy the flowers in the garden under the name of the eldest princess of Guangde. The invitation of the Hundred Flowers Club is hard to find, and many ladies and ladies dream of it, but they are not eligible to get the invitation if they do not reach that status. At first, it was indeed flower appreciation, but then it slowly developed into a small blind date, which made everyone more sought after.
On this day, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Hundred Gardens, and the courtyard was like a market, which was very lively.
Zhuang Minhua got up early in the morning, and he was a little unaccustomed to no one warming the bed at night. Meng Jinghan went out of the city yesterday to see the finished effect of the bow and crossbow, and said that he would go to Baihuayuan this afternoon to pick her up and Concubine Rong home.
The few maids who circled around Zhuang Minhua were full of joy, and Zhuang Minhua promised them to take them to Baihuayuan to enjoy the flowers today. Zhuang Minhua has been taken by the eldest lady to participate every year since he was thirteen years old, but not everyone has been there. I haven't been there, I've heard the description of the grand scenery of the hundred gardens, and my eyes are full of longing.
Zhuang Minhua listened to it, and combined with his memory, he couldn't help but have a little more yearning and expectation for Baihuayuan.
Qian Hong was combing Zhuang Minhua's hair, Tang Huang walked over with a coat made of floral fabric, smelled it while walking, felt that the fragrance was sweet, and her mood seemed to be a lot better, but she couldn't say what the specific fragrance was, so she couldn't help but ask Zhuang Minhua, "Princess Jun, can this clothing really gradually become fragrant?" Is it true that just touching a flower will turn into the fragrance of that flower? ”
Zhuang Minhua smiled proudly, "It's not all flowers. At present, only six floral scents can be blended. It took me a lot of effort to come up with this fabric, and it had a special blending agent added to it, which was particularly difficult to make and very rare. So far, I have only made two horses, one for me and one for my mother. Like the dealer, it is only a single floral fabric made according to their preferred floral fragrance. This one of mine is a combination of plum blossoms, peonies, narcissus, orchids, and lotus flowers. Osmanthus has six floral fragrances. The mother's one is different. When you wear a garment made of this fabric, as long as you pass through one of the six kinds of flowers, the floral fragrance will act like an introduction, drawing out the corresponding fragrance hidden in the floral fabric. The scent of the fabric on the body will gradually change to the scent of flowers. Now you smell a blend of incense. It is also a kind of incense. It's called "sweet", and with this blend of incense, this cloth has a total of seven scents. ”
This kind of cloth really took a lot of thought on her part. A single fragrance, maybe someone can imitate it; But gradient floral cloths like this one are her killer feature, and no one can imitate them. Because the concoctant in this is what she redeemed from the system mall, it is unique. The blend agent is not expensive for her, but it is rare and expensive, so she plans to produce only a maximum of ten horses a year of this fabric. And the seven scents in it can be specified which seven scents you want; It can also be random, so that the person wearing it is full of exploration interest, and only by walking through those flowers can you know which kind of floral fragrance it is.
"It's amazing, I didn't expect this kind of fabric to exist in the world." Orange's eyes lit up, "As long as the princess of the county wears this dress to the Hundred Gardens, many people will come to inquire about what spices the princess of the county uses, how do you know that it is actually the reason for the clothes!" In this way, the fame of the floral cloth was hit. ”
Zhuang Minhua smiled: "Isn't this my purpose? If you like to wait for the spring to have more flowers, I will make you a few pieces of floral fabric. ”
As soon as Orange's eyes lit up, she was about to agree, but Qian Hong hurriedly stopped her, "Princess Jun, this can't be done." If the ladies and ladies knew that they wore the same fabric as the maids, they would not be happy, and they would feel that they had been slighted and resisted the floral cloth, and it would not be good. ”
Zhuang Minhua was taken aback and looked at Qian Hong, "I didn't expect you to be quite marketing-conscious!" ”
Qian Hong said with a smile: "I don't understand the marketing consciousness that the princess said, what I just said is one of them, and the other is that once the floral cloth is launched, I am afraid it will become popular in the capital." As the princess said, this kind of floral cloth takes the high-end route, just like those Yunjin Hangzhou silk silk, which is not something we can use. The princess of the county rewarded us with an old silk dress on weekdays, and we could also change it and wear it when we went out. But if you can't say that you can reward a piece of clothes made of cloud brocade, it will be a blessing. In the same way, this floral cloth is not something we can bear. I know that the princess is good to us, but we can't help but not know what is good. Yixi's words were orange and ashamed.
How can this be the same, although she is going to take the high-end route, but this is home-made, and it is best for the people around her to enjoy it. Zhuang Minhua thought for a while, "I'm not afraid of the first point, at most, people can say a word of luxury, and they can't shake the status of floral cloth." As long as this skill is still in my hands, as long as they still want to wear this floral cloth, they can only say some sour words on the side. As for your second point...... In this way, you make some skirts to wear on your body, and then put on a jacket and armor, and they can still lift your clothes to see it? As long as you don't say it, others will think that you have smeared incense powder, and it will be decided. ”
Orange cheered there, and the other two didn't object. Qian Hong couldn't cry or laugh, having such a willful master is really joyful and worrying. That's it, this is also the princess's intention, and no one else objects, she will be a villain if she says more. Qian Hong closed her mouth and served Zhuang Minhua more carefully.
After dressing up, Zhuang Minhua decided to go to Concubine Rong's room for breakfast.
Concubine Rong was smelling the faint fragrance on her sleeve, and only felt that this fragrance was extremely elegant, and asked with a smile, "What kind of fragrance is this?" ”
Mama Shang said: "I heard the princess of the county say that this is called "elegant". ”
Concubine Rong said: "It's worthy of the name, Zhuang also said that this is a gradient floral fabric, and it will become that kind of fragrance when you touch the right flowers; And the seller didn't tell me what kind of scents, so I went to look for them, which was interesting. ”
Mama Shang helped Concubine Rong sit down, and Concubine Rong said again: "When Han'er had to marry the Zhuang family, I was not happy, but now it seems that I have found a treasure." First there is the Hundred Poison Pill, then there are improved weapons, and then there is this floral cloth. I didn't expect that there were quite a lot of good things hidden in the hands of the Zhuang family. I cried in front of her with a bare face, but I just wanted her to go back to the dealer and ask for it. Find a way back for Han'er. I didn't expect such an unexpected surprise, if she has been so towards Han'er, I am willing to look at her some. I thought that when I was a daughter-in-law, I was disgusted by the Queen Mother. By the way, those four girls are still obedient, right? While speaking, Concubine Rong remembered the four girls given by the Queen Mother.
Mama Shang was accustomed to Concubine Rong's dissatisfaction with the Queen Mother, but when she didn't hear it, she replied: "Except for Miss Zhao, who is clamoring to see the concubine from time to time, the others are still peaceful; Especially a Yun girl, who even copied scriptures with her own blood. Pray for the prince of the county. ”
Concubine Rong frowned. "After that, if she really follows Han'er, I still believe her. But Han'er and her are only one-sided, so they have reached this point. It not only shows her affection, but also sets off the insincerity of the princess. It's really heartwarming. You pay attention to her. Don't let her get into trouble. ”
Concubine Rong's words made Yun Huan's thoughts in vain. If she knew that Concubine Rong looked at her like this, she was afraid that she would have to vomit out a mouthful of blood. You must know that these moves are in other prefectures, but they are tried and tested. Even the palace is not surprised. Unexpectedly, Concubine Rong didn't take the usual path and didn't care about her provocation at all, which made her fish in troubled waters.
"Yes." Mama Shang agreed to come down, and was about to speak, when Zhuang Minhua came in.
As soon as she entered the door, she smiled and said, "Mother, my daughter-in-law came to have breakfast with you."
Concubine Rong was amused by her witticism, and said, "I feel that I am alone in eating alone, and it is just right for you to come." Turning around and instructing Mama Shang, "Go and talk to the kitchen, the princess of the county will have breakfast at my place this morning and prepare some of her favorite food." ”
Zhuang Minhua sat down with a smile, "I know that my mother loves me." ”
Concubine Rong took a closer look at her and saw that she had combed a fallen horse bun and fixed it with a carved plum blossom jade comb. There are a lot of jewelry heads, and one point is good. The skirt was tied with a white jade mandarin pendant, and she wore a royal blue silver ratskin narrow jacket, covered with a red gold plum blossom gown, and a magenta pleated skirt. The wisps of sweet fragrance wafted from Zhuang Minhua's body, and smelling it made people feel a lot better.
Concubine Rong said: "This gradient floral fabric is chic and novel, and today I am stained with your light."
Zhuang Minhua said with a smile: "Mother concubine doesn't know, if you wear this dress in the flower viewing party today, my popularity of this floral fragrance cloth will be hit, and I will be stained with the light of my mother." ”
Although Concubine Rong didn't know what "popularity" meant, she understood what Zhuang Minhua meant. "Okay, then I have to put in some effort today, and when your floral cloth is sold, don't forget to divide the concubine's hard work for a few taels of silver."
It was obvious that Concubine Rong was joking, but Zhuang Minhua climbed down the ladder, "I'm about to give a few points to the dividend concubine who sold this cloth!" The mother concubine must give her daughter-in-law some face to accept. Of course, Concubine Rong is not short of money, and she is not rare for her dividends, but Zhuang Minhua wants to further establish a good relationship with Concubine Rong.
Concubine Rong obviously thought of it too, and said with a smile: "That's it, I'll keep it for you and leave it to my grandchildren in the future." This is not only to accept her overtures, but also to imply that there is no covetousness for her daughter-in-law's money.
The two talked and laughed for a while, the maid set up the table, and the two went to the table early. After breakfast, Zhuang Minhua helped Concubine Rong along the cleanly swept bluestone road, went out of the door and got into the carriage, and set off for Baihuayuan.
It snowed heavily last night and stopped this morning. At this time, it was white outside, and the trees on the roof of the ground were covered with thick snow, and when the wind blew, the branches of the treetops trembled slightly, and the sound of snow falling could be heard. The sun rises and shines brightly through the misty sky and on the snow, illuminating everything around it.
Zheng Yuan slipped out of Xiangyang Hou's study in a panic, and grabbed his little servant's arm as soon as he came out, "How is it?" No one came, did they? ”
The little guy was very proud, "Don't worry, the few people who are guarding have been led away by the small one, and they won't be able to come back for a while." ”
"Good boy!" Zheng Yuan patted the little guy's shoulder, took out a silver ingot of five taels from his sleeve and threw it to the little guy, "Reward you, go, go to eat Food!" ”
Zheng Yuan hurriedly took the carriage, arrived at Shiweizhai, and entered the reserved private room. Seeing that Ke Yuan ordered a table of dishes, he was sitting alone and drinking alone, and sat on the stool. Ate a few bites of the dish first. After pouring a few sips of wine, he took a long breath and relaxed his whole body.
Ke Yuan glanced at him and put down the cup in his hand. "What? Didn't get it? ”
"!" Zheng Yuan took out a roll from his arms and threw it to Ke Yuan, "Is there anything else that can't be obtained when this son goes out?" I really don't know what you think, I actually want to see what the anti-layout of the capital looks like! If it weren't for my father being the commander of the forbidden army, I am afraid that your wish would not have been realized. ”
Ke Yuan ignored him, quickly opened the scroll, pulled out the map, and opened it. Only then did he slow down, and he took a closer look at the anti-layout map. smiled: "It turns out that this is the capital defense map!" It's a long experience. Okay, I've seen the anti-layout. Give it back to you. Ke Yuan put the map away. returned it to Zheng Yuan without hesitation.
Zheng Yuan saw that he just watched a cup of tea, and returned the anti-layout map to him, and did not make any other moves. couldn't help but put away the suspicion in his heart, but there was a kind of depression of showing off and not achieving the expected goal. He didn't notice Ke Yuan's disdainful look. Just talking while drinking. "I've shown you something, too. You're going to have to help me get things done! ”
Ke Yuan took a sip of wine, "Don't worry!" This time I had a good opportunity, I inquired that Concubine Rong and Princess Rong Jun were going to the palace of the eldest princess of Guangde to participate in the flower viewing party. When the time comes...... "He whispered in Zheng Yuan's ear and said like this. Hearing this, Zheng Yuan nodded again and again.
Zhuang Minhua got out of the carriage and entered the garden, and was attracted by the scenery in the garden. In this cold winter, you can still see flowers in various seasons. Each season is divided into an area, and the garden is divided into four pieces around it, and from a distance, all kinds of flowers and trees are blooming. Nearby, you can also see some traces of fire under the flower trees, and it seems that it has taken a lot of effort to make these flowers bloom all over today. In the middle are pavilions for people to rest and chat.
"It's a pity, don't look at the flowers blooming just right now, it's only a few days of work, and even the whole flower tree will wither after that. After all, it was born, and the vitality was only a few days. Concubine Rong sighed softly, and her words were quite dissatisfied.
Zhuang Minhua didn't dare to accept this, the eldest princess of Guangde was not only an elder, but also had a good face in front of the emperor, and she had a good relationship with Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong felt for a while, if she answered, wouldn't she think that she was uneducated?
Fortunately, Concubine Rong only sighed once, and didn't want her to say anything. Unlike others, Concubine Rong was directly led to the courtyard of the eldest princess of Guangde.
Before she arrived at the door, the eldest princess of Guangde greeted her in person and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is here, I still wonder if I want to go to the gate to meet you!" ”
Mei Yan helped the eldest princess of Guangde to come out together, and said hello when she saw Concubine Rong. glanced at Zhuang Minhua's makeup, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes; When I smell the faint sweet fragrance wafting to the tip of my nose again, I just feel that it smells extraordinarily good. When I didn't realize my intentions before, I wanted to pick a thorn in everything. After knowing her own mind, Mei Yan only felt that she was so good-looking. But when he thought that she was the wife of his cousin and good brother, his heart was suddenly congested.
Concubine Rong knew that this was just a kind word from the eldest princess of Guangde, and said a few polite words to her. Seeing Mei Yan in a daze on the side, he couldn't help but wonder: "Yan'er, what's wrong?" Why is your face so unhappy? Didn't your mother scold you just now? Tell your aunt that your aunt will help you scold your mother. ”
The eldest princess of Guangde glanced at her son, who was still excited and now depressed, and was also puzzled in her heart, but said with a smile on her face: "This bastard boy should be scolded more, you see that now even Han'er has married a wife, and he still refuses to marry, picking and choosing, I am really heartbroken for him." ”
Concubine Rong said: "Yan'er, as the eldest princess's sister-in-law, can't compromise. Aren't there a lot of young ladies coming over today? Let him go out for a walk, talk to each other, and meet someone he likes. When the time comes, your trip to the Hundred Flowers will not be in vain. "Mei Yan is dumbfounded, aunt, you sell me like this, has he done so many years of playing treasure and selling cuteness in vain?
When the eldest princess of Guangde heard this, she hurriedly sent Mei Yan out. "You don't have to accompany me, go out for a walk, if you fall in love with someone's young lady, come back and tell me, my mother will come to your door to propose marriage." The identity of the young lady at the flower viewing party is not low, and I don't think it will insult my son's identity.
"......" Mei Yan was speechless by the natural tone of the eldest princess of Guangde, but he was congested, so he simply agreed to go out.
The eldest princess of Guangde had seen Zhuang Minhua when she proposed marriage to Meng Jinghan, and she also disagreed with her and the separation. If it weren't for Zhuang Minhua being his nephew and daughter-in-law, the two would have nothing to do with each other. Now, for the sake of Concubine Rong and Meng Jinghan, he also said a few words to Zhuang Minhua.
The eldest princess of Guangde said: "It's almost time, it's time to meet the guests." Sister-in-law Wang is not as good as her peers? ”
Concubine Rong nodded, and the two went to the flower hall in front hand in hand. Zhuang Minhua saw many people he knew or didn't know in the flower hall, Concubine Rong had a high status, and someone came up to meet her. Only when she met a lady with a noble status, Concubine Rong introduced Zhuang Minhua to them, established her identity as Princess Rongjun in front of outsiders, and expressed her satisfaction with this daughter-in-law.
When I was young, Mrs. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang took Grandma Xing, Grandma Cheng Ert, and Zhuang Yi brought Mrs. Zhuang Minhua and said a few words, and then turned to talk to Concubine Rong. Zhuang Minhua said a few words to Grandma Xing and Grandma Cheng Ert, said hello to Concubine Rong and Mrs. Rong, and then went out to play with Zhuang Yi.
As soon as Zhuang Minhua and Zhuang Yiduan went out, they saw Fang Yuzhen standing under a peach blossom and beckoning to her, she was wearing a beaded crown made of pink pearls and a pink rabbit fur cloak, which was particularly pink and delicate. It happened that Zhuang Yiduan also saw his friend, so he told Zhuang Minhua and went to find a friend to play.
Zhuang Minhua walked over with a smile, "Why are you standing here?" Beware of the wind blowing snow off the trees and falling on your head. ”
Fang Yuzhen didn't care, "The snow on this branch is specially swept, and there is no snow today, where does the snow come from." While taking Zhuang Minhua to Taolin, "Wenxiu and the others are here, wait for us over there first, and I'll come to find you." ”
And he said, "My cousin is here too, and she is clamoring to come!" I don't know how you recovered her, I want to play with you. If it weren't for the fact that she was now married and detained at home embroidering the dowry, I am afraid that she would have come to the door a long time ago. ”
Zhuang Minhua said: "Which one did she order?" ”
"My uncle's nephew, he looks at people well." As the two of them talked, they came to a pavilion in which seven or eight young ladies dressed in flowers sat down. After seeing each other, they sat down.
Li Wenxiu sniffed, "What kind of incense is smoked by the princess of the county, it smells sweet, and it makes people feel good when they smell it." She has studied spices a lot, but she has never smelled this fragrance on Zhuang Minhua's body. As soon as Li Wenxiu said, everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Zhuang Minhua, and his nose twitched lightly, and he also smelled it.
Zhuang Minhua smiled slightly, Li Wenxiu's question was exactly what she wanted. So she briefly introduced the function of the gradient floral cloth on her body, and the eyes of several young ladies in the pavilion widened when she heard it.
There are also those who don't believe it, such as Zheng Mingzhu sneered: "Is there really such a magical floral cloth?" But I don't believe it, you know how many times people walk through the flowers, and they are contaminated with some of that kind of floral fragrance, and it would be a little funny if you took it to yourself. ”
Zhuang Minhua stood up, "Seeing is believing, why don't you come with me and see this new gradient floral fabric?" ”
Everyone glanced at each other, if it was really so magical, it was really worth a trip and went together. After visiting six kinds of flowers and trees in a row, the young ladies were so tired that their foreheads were sweating, their faces were flushed, their feet were sore and their waists were weak, so they found a warm pavilion and sat down. One by one, they were able to exclaim, "There is such a magical fabric in the world, and there are really so many fragrances!" I don't know where Princess Rongjun bought it from? Can you tell me? ”
They walked past those flowers and trees, and the dress on Zhuang Minhua's body not only gradually became that fragrance, but even the color faintly changed. The surface of the garment has a faint luster of that flower, which is very beautiful.
After walking such a long way, he was thirsty, Zhuang Minhua picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Unfortunately, this floral fabric was developed by me, and it is being sold in the "Qiaoxiu Village" under my name. However, it is rare to get a gradient like me, and there are only two horses at present. There are a lot of fabrics with a single floral fragrance. ”
There were only two horses, Zhuang Minhua used one horse, and the other horses were estimated to be impossible for them, so everyone came up with the idea of a single floral fabric. Zhuang Minhua said again: "Speaking of which, today's mother and I are wearing gradient floral fragrances, while my eldest aunt, second aunt, two sisters-in-law and my eldest niece are wearing dresses made of single floral fabrics, you can go and have a look." (To be continued......)
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