Chapter 150: The Lord's Birthday
Princess Anqing frowned and said: "How can it be so simple, Fuxing is true, but although our eldest princess was born with a thousand noble and pampered, she didn't love red clothes and arms when she grew up, she was good at riding and shooting, wielding swords and dancing swords, and even those big steel guns weighing dozens of pounds Our eldest princess was also free, I heard that the general soldiers in the army at that time were not the opponents of our eldest princess." ”
Qi Niang was surprised and asked, "So powerful?" ”
Princess Anqing nodded vigorously and said: "That's natural, otherwise how could the emperor take our eldest princess with him again and again when he was on the expedition, Qi Niang, you don't know, when our eldest princess returned to the imperial capital in her life, it was a sensation in the entire imperial capital city, and almost all the people came to watch, thousands of young men looked at the eldest princess's magnificent costume and didn't know how excited they were. I don't know whether it's the son-in-law or the little lady, they are all clamoring to go to the barracks to go to the battlefield, then the registration office of the imperial capital military camp is called a head, hey, if your aunt was born a few years early, it is estimated that I can also beg your grandmother to let me go, maybe if I mix well, I am afraid that one of the eldest princess's personal soldiers will be able to get it! ”
"Hey, it's a pity, such a perfect person, he actually said that he was gone"
Qi Niang became even more curious and asked, "Why is the eldest princess gone?" ”
A trace of pain flashed in Princess Anqing's eyes, and she said: "Your Majesty once said with emotion that there are two things that you sigh the most about in this dynasty, one is the tragic death of your father, General Changfeng. The other is that the eldest princess fell ill and died. ”
Qi Niang's eyes widened in disbelief, "Died of a violent illness?" ”
Princess Anqing sighed and shook her head, and said: "At that time, the Dongcheng Horse Lord was still patrolling the northwest frontier, and the county lord of Qiling was still swaddling and waiting to be fed, and the bad news suddenly came, and the queen mother immediately fell ill, and the high fever did not go away, but she still gritted her teeth and got up from the bed to take over the care of such a weak county lord of Qiling. At that time, there was a lot of vegetarianism everywhere in the imperial capital. The voice of sadness is everywhere, I don't know how many literati and writers wrote painful poems to mourn the eldest princess, I don't know how many soldiers in the military camp shed tears on the frontier, it's a pity. Such a noble and beautiful person will never come back."
watched the princess's aunt gradually fall into grief and couldn't extricate herself. Qi Niang sighed lightly. Pouting, she almost didn't have a roll of her eyes, what she wanted to ask was how to die of a violent illness?
Thinking about it, this godlike eldest princess is just like the heroine Mulan. It's just that people are from noble backgrounds rather than poor families, and they have had a bodhisattva and a blessed star halo since childhood, so naturally their status in the hearts of the people is even more transcendent, plus they died of a violent illness all of a sudden, it is conceivable that this eldest princess is even more and more divine, tsk, what a good material, isn't this shaped by the aspect of the goddess?
No wonder the daughter who stayed behind is so arrogant, it turns out that Lao Tzu Niang's aura is too beautiful!
Thinking of this, Qi Niang felt uncomfortable. June 14 is just around the corner, since she can't hide from it, then she has to think of some ways to deal with it, although she won one enemy and two small victories in the Imperial Ink Pavilion yesterday, but that can only be blamed on Wang Liu's girl pig teammate The effect is too strong, think about the day of her birthday, the imperial capital is full of nobles, if you accidentally fall into something, I am afraid that even if you save yourself on such an occasion, your reputation is estimated to plummet.
Speaking from the heart, reputation is still very important to her Su Muli, Xu is the orthodox red third generation since she was a child in her previous life, Xu is the circle she has been in contact with since she was a child is a person with a different identity, she attaches great importance to identity, bloodline and inheritance. In Qi Niang's view, reputation is not just an evaluation of others, but also your business card and your face! Now that she is here, her reputation is not only about the heroic sacrifice of General Changfeng, but also about the Cen Zhou General's Mansion, and more about her grandmother's face, the first time the imperial capital has been on the social platform, she Su Muli will not allow herself to make the slightest mistake!
Qi Niang made up her mind, fell into deep thought, and began to prepare for the Hongmen Banquet on June 14.
First of all, clothing and jewelry, people rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, such an easy-to-understand truth Qi Niang is well versed in the true meaning of this, how to dress up, clothes and jewelry decoration to what extent is a science, fortunately, she did not know how much she learned such similar etiquette in her previous life, some time ago she was lazy and didn't care much about these, but now she came to the imperial capital, but she cares about it every day.
What's more, a wealthy family like the Wang family, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the ladies in the inner courtyard are no longer enough, Qi Niang just returned home, her second aunt personally brought a number of new materials from Yujinfang for her to choose, and then sent her two large boxes of jewelry, all kinds of hairpins, a lot of bracelets, and everything else, but she likes the pair of goldfish earrings inlaid with rubies, the goldfish is small and smart, and the eyes are still polished with obsidian in the west.
Rong Cui Zhai, the first gem in the imperial capital, is dedicated to the imperial supplies, among which the Xilu obsidian in the Western Regions is the most popular with today's saints.
It seems that the Wang family attaches great importance to her, a niece with a foreign surname, but she doesn't know what her grandmother means, and she is greedy for the light of her grandmother, the Duchess of the country.
Qi Niang put down the goldfish earrings in her hand and secretly wrote them down in her heart.
Favors always have to be repaid.
On that day, she took the semi-fragrant dust to pick and pick for an afternoon before it was properly settled. Alizarin cyan silk wide-sleeved top, with Su Xue's silk cloud-shaped thousand water soft smoke skirt, the corner sleeves of the top have nail-sized acacia flowers, fine but not messy, and then wear the moon plum purple hosta, plain, elegant, generous and not ** just right.
After all, when she first came to the imperial capital, although she was in the limelight, she was still good at Taoguang, and her simple and elegant dress was just right. What's more, as far as she is concerned, wearing golden hairpins and phoenix hairpins all day long is also a burden.
She's young, and too much ornamentation has become tacky.
After arranging these clothes and jewelry, I went to my grandmother's for dinner, and chatted a few words with her old man's house, and in a blink of an eye, it was the middle of the moon. My grandmother was not in good spirits and returned first, but my grandmother deliberately kept her.
Old Madam Su dispersed, pulled Qi Niang closer and asked directly, "What the hell is going on in the Imperial Ink Pavilion?" ”
Qi Niang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then smiled: "Where did grandmother hear the nonsense?" It's not a big deal, it's just that our little girl's family doesn't agree. ”
Old Madam Su frowned, "Don't be sloppy with your grandmother, don't I know your temperament, old woman?" ”
Qi Niang saw that her grandmother looked serious, her eyes were full of worry, so she took a laughing look and seriously explained the truth of the matter, but cleverly concealed the true feelings of Yan Mo why she wanted to buy a large number of them. Just said that he came out of the imperial capital. Just pick some high-grade Yan Mo as gifts.
After hearing this, the wrinkles between Old Madam Su's foreheads deepened.
She said: "The second lady of the Wang family really said that? How did her little boudoir lady know about our whereabouts? What's more, it is still an official ship and has His Majesty's holy decree, which is really incredible! ”
Qi Niang continued: "In the past two days, my granddaughter has been puzzled by this matter, but fortunately, Granny Chensu found out that the ice shopkeeper had brought the news to his brother Lord Bingluo, and I thought that news would come soon. Don't worry, grandmother. ”
Old Madam Su was even more curious when she heard this. He asked, "Why do you need to tell the news to the Flame Division?" The old lady of Bing looked very serious and cold, but she was not a good person, but what kind of agreement did you make with him in private? ”
"Even if there is any agreement. can't casually get involved with the lady of the Wang family, could it be that it is related to the assassination case on the official ship? Speaking of this, Mrs. Su nervously pulled Qi Niang's hand tightly and asked in surprise.
Now that things have developed to the present, Qi Niang also feels that there is no need to hide anything from her grandmother, not to mention that she has always been shrewd, rather than letting her spend her time to investigate and suspect, it is better to tell her one by one, which also saves her old man from worrying.
Qi Niang nodded seriously.
Old Madam Su gasped in surprise and said, "So, the second lady of the Wang family is involved in it?" Is that the mastermind of the Wang family? ”
Qi Niang patted Mrs. Su's hand comfortingly and said: "These may not be true, now there is no more evidence to prove whether Wang Liu is really plotting this matter, and it is impossible to find out whether the Wang family is the real culprit behind it, just based on the confrontation with Wang Liu in the Imperial Ink Pavilion yesterday, Qi Niang feels that although this second lady of the Wang family is a little bad and vicious, she can't see anything abnormal, if she is really thoughtful and scheming, she will not shout out such a secret thing. So Qi Niang thought that the Wang family would not necessarily be the real culprit behind it. ”
Old Madam Su was still apprehensive, and carefully asked Qi Niang what she had seen and heard when she entered the palace these days, what kind of attitude and temperament the queen mother had, whether the emperor had summoned her alone, and how the Mo Guifei entertained her.
She said: "Now that you have the permission of the Queen Mother to treat the prince Murong Qin, and you have the love of Your Majesty and the concubine, I think that those people behind you will not be able to blatantly hurt you for a while, but Qi Niang, now the enemy is in the dark, we are in the light, you are always shuttling in the palace, and the contact is some royal nobles, remember that you must have a good temperament, you can't think too simple about anything, keep an eye on everything, and you must be smart, if you encounter a dangerous situation, saving your life is the most important, What is the reputation of the general's mansion, what is the reputation of the duchess of the country, what is the reputation of the little lady's family, to hell with it, if you can hide, you can't run away, I look at that King Xuan, although he is not serious, he is okay with his heart or something, and Prince Murong Qin, I want to rely on you to heal you now, and I can't leave you on time, if I encounter anything, I will help to the end, but at least I won't die and not be saved, and"
The more Qi Niang listened, the more red her eyes became, she threw herself into Mrs. Su's arms, and said in a slightly nasal voice: "Grandmother and grandmother, Qi Niang is fine now, nothing has happened, these Qi Niang know, they all know!" ”
Mrs. Su hugged the villain in her arms, caressed the inky green silk lovingly, and choked up: "Grandmother knows that our family Qiniang is the most intelligent, and grandmother is just a person who loves to nag a few words when she is old, these days listening to your grandmother's discussion of Buddhism, grandmother feels more and more that the two of us are blessed by the Buddha, so that we can live a new life in this strange space, Qi Niang, grandmother is now able to be with you every day is very satisfied, other reputation, gold and silver are not greedy, I just wish you peace and joy for a lifetime." ”
"Qi Niang, come to Japan to accompany your grandmother to Putuo Mountain!"
Sigh-like words rang in my ears.
Qi Niang's heart ached, the corners of her eyes buried in the warm embrace were slightly wet, and she said softly in a dumb voice for a while: "Okay." ”
As everyone knows, Putuo Mountain is a place of worship for the Buddha, the grandmother in the previous life did not believe in the Buddha body ghosts, has always been full of positive energy, over seventy years old and often reminisced with those Red Army wives, but I don't want to plan to go to Putuo Mountain to knock on the Buddha for her!
Her beloved grandmother has changed so much for her!
Qi Niang hugged Mrs. Su more tightly, and the belief in her heart became firmer.
In any case, she has to find a way to go back, and then let her grandmother make her own choice, if the grandparents and grandchildren live a peaceful and happy life in this era, then she can accompany her grandmother with peace of mind, if in this hellish feudal era, she needs to be frightened all day long, like now, even when her life is endangered one day, she has many ways to retreat and go back with her grandmother to reunite with her family, so that she can keep the so-called peace and joy!
News from the Flame Division came much faster than expected.
Early in the morning of the second day, Mother-in-law Chensu hurriedly brought a letter, Qi Niang was still in the bed, and she didn't care about dressing and grooming, and she opened the letter on the bed and read it in three or two.
It did not explain in detail the investigation of the case, but only said that the Flame Division found out the henchman mother-in-law beside Wang Liu, and found a letter from the mother-in-law, which did not contain a detailed story on the official ship, but focused on the relationship between Bingluo and her Su Muli, and even the fact that Bingluo was drunk and waiting for her outside her room at night.
But that night, Bing Ling just pretended to be drunk and stayed outside her house, in order to inform her of the danger in advance.
Qi Niang read the letter three times again, and the doubts in her heart were even deeper.
From this point of view, this Wang Liu is afraid that he doesn't know the truth, and the people behind the scenes just want her to know about the matter with Bingluo, so as to use Wang Liu's big mouth to inform the county lord of Qiling, so that as soon as Su Muli returns to the imperial capital, there will be a rift between her and the wealthy nobles, and bury a grudge!
Qi Niang calmed down and thought along the train of thought. (To be continued......)