87_87437 The next day, Song Qinglian put on a cloak with peacock gold thread inlaid with mink fur collar, wore a warm hat inlaid with a huge pearl, and held Marigold's hand, and sat in her own four-wheeled two-compartment carriage.

The four tall horses in front of the carriage raised their heads and neighed. There were also two coachmen wearing hats and robes, holding horsewhips and ready to go.

The carriage was not small but warm as spring, and in the center there was a fixed brass charcoal basin, which was crackling and burning with silver carbon. The floor is covered with a thick blanket, and the seats are also covered with cotton cushions with dark green bamboo leaf patterns. There is also a black lacquer carved four-layer box next to it, which contains some snacks, snacks, tea cups, tea cans and other small items, which are also eaten when Song Qinglian feels hungry on the way.

Song Qinglian just sat down, and immediately instructed Jian Lan, who hadn't had time to get into the car yet: "Go and call the prince up, this north wind is whistling, don't freeze him again." ”

"Yes." Jian Lan crisply agreed, and immediately turned around and went to the long carriage and horse team to look for Guo Chengsi.

Marigold helped Song Qinglian tidy up her skirt, and put a delicate cloisonné enamel handstove in her arms, before she said with a smile: "Madam, the second lady has sent a few snacks. said that he was tired of eating the dim sum in the house, so let the lady taste it. also said that early this morning, I asked Young Master Chengzhong to go to Yipinzhai in person to queue up to buy it. ”

"Open it and I'll see." Song Qinglian said with interest.

Marigold took out an oiled paper package with a seal on it. She carefully brought the package over, revealing a few snacks inside, which were indeed exquisite. I don't know how to keep it, but it's still warm.

Marigold held the dim sum in front of Song Qinglian, and said with a smile: "Madam, look, sure enough, it is Yipinzhai's jujube paste crisp, beef tongue cake and hawthorn pot helmet, and it is still steaming!" ”

Song Qinglian nodded with a smile and said, "Come and don't be rude, go and pack some of the snacks that you brought out of the queen's palace yesterday and send them to the second lady, especially the golden soufflé, let her try it too." ”

"Yes." Marigold put down the oil-paper bag in her hand, then opened the four-layer box with black lacquer carving, and took out a box from inside. She lifted the thick royal blue Fuwen cotton curtain, and beckoned outside, "Sui'er." ”

"Hey." A thirteen or fourteen-year-old little maid wearing a lotus lotus madder pattern jacket immediately approached and asked with a smile, "Sister Marigold, do you have any instructions from Madame?" ”

Marigold handed over the box and said, "Send this to the second lady, saying that our lady got it from the queen yesterday, and invite her to taste it fresh." ”

"Yes." Sui'er took the box and walked to a similarly luxurious four-wheeled two-boxed carriage behind.

Watching Sui'er enter the carriage behind, Marigold lowered the curtain. He took out a spittoon from under the seat, and then poured the bag of fragrant jujube flower cake, beef tongue cake and hawthorn pot helmet into it, and finally stuffed it back under the seat. After doing this series of actions, she said to Song Qinglian with a smile: "It's just a pity that our queen mother gave me the golden soufflé." ”

Song Qinglian smiled slightly, without words. After a while, Jian Lan ran over panting, stood under the window of the carriage and reported: "Madam, the slave and maid have searched the entire horse team, but they have not seen the prince. ”

Marigold said with a smile: "The prince must have disliked the speed of our carriage too slowly, so he rode the horse first. ”

Song Qinglian frowned slightly, and said a little helplessly: "Okay, you don't need to look for it, let Jianlan come up." ”

As soon as Jian Lan got into the car, Sui'er also ran over and came back under the car window: "Madam, the second lady accepted the box, saying that she was grateful to Mrs. for having good things and thinking about her." ”

Marigold glanced at Song Qinglian and saw that she was expressionless, just lowering her head and fiddling with the hand stove in her arms. Marigold leaned forward to the window and said, "Madame knows, and there is still an order to go down, and set off." ”

After a burst of human voices and neighing of horses, the convoy finally got moving.

The eldest princess's annex is located in the western suburbs, while the Zhenguo Mansion is located in the bustling area of Dongcheng District. It took an hour and a half to cross the entire Chang'an City from east to west to reach the annex in the western suburbs. Fortunately, Song Qinglian's carriage was full of food and water, plus there were two big maids by her side chattering and having fun, and pinching her shoulders and hammering her legs to relieve fatigue, it was not particularly difficult.

When the garden finally arrived, I saw that the carriages from various provinces were already parked at the door, and many ladies and ladies were getting off the carriage and preparing to enter the garden. For a time, the clothes were beautiful, surrounded by pearls and greenery, and the fat fragrance was fragrant. Some familiar ladies and ladies have gathered together hand in hand, and it is very bustling and lively.

The two coachmen were the first to get out of the car, pulling the horses with their mounes or they would stir around. Jian Lan jumped down, and Sui'er had already caught up from the green shed carriage in which the maids were riding, and put a rosewood tripod under the carriage. Song Qinglian took the wrists of the two of them and stepped on the rosewood tripod and walked down from the carriage. Marigold followed closely behind, holding the hem of her cloak behind her, and got out of the carriage together.

As soon as Song Qinglian raised her eyes, she saw a big lady wearing a big red feather veil mink linzi standing not far away, holding her Ruyi hair in a bun, wearing a complete set of red gold and ruby-inlaid head jewelry, a thirty-five or sixteen-year-old lady, looking at herself and smiling. There was also a young man of eighteen years old standing beside her, wearing a stone blue crane pattern cotton robe, wearing a jade crown, and a few jade purses around his waist, looking magnificent.

Song Qinglian first froze at her feet, then greeted her with a smile on her face, and greeted: "Second brother and sister, Chengzhong." ”

This noble lady is Jiang Yanmei, the wife of Guo Tingyu, the second half-brother of Zhenguo Gong, and their sister-in-law Guo Chengzhong. And Guo Tingyu, as the captain of the Sanpin Wuyin, stayed in the barracks for a long time and rarely returned to the Zhenguo Mansion.

In fact, the old lady Guo, who has been holding the middle feed of the Zhenguo Mansion, is the step-family of the old Zhenguo Gong, and she only gave birth to Guo Tingyu, a son, and is not the biological mother of the current Zhenguo Gong Guo Tinghui.

And Jiang Yanmei will be invited, but also because of her other identity. She is also the aunt of Concubine Shu and the sister of Jiang Kangping, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

"Sister-in-law." Jiang Yanmei stepped forward, hugged Song Qinglian affectionately, and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for the golden soufflé, it is really soft and delicious." ”

Song Qinglian also patted the back of her hand affectionately and said, "As long as you like to eat, if you get it next time, I will send it to you." ”

Jiang Yanmei smiled: "Then I'll thank my sister-in-law first." ”

At this time, several other ladies also surrounded them, and one of them, Mrs. Zhang, the head of the household, said with a smile: "In Chang'an City, I am afraid that it is your concubine who has the best relationship." ”

Hearing her words, Song Qinglian and Jiang Yanmei's eyes flashed. Song Qinglian raised her eyes and saw that there were still some points of snow on Guo Chengtai's shoulders, so she took a few steps forward and stretched out her hand to help him brush it off, and said casually: "You kid, the weather is so cold, if you get your clothes wet, be careful of the cold." ”

Guo Chengzhong's face flushed, and he quickly patted the snow off his shoulders and said, "Aunt Xie cares." ”

Jiang Yanmei said with a smile on her face: "This kid is stupid, I said it's cold outside, and it will be warmer for him to ride in the carriage with me." But he refused, saying that he was afraid that the road would slip and the horse would lose its front hooves, so he kept riding his horse and following the car. No, the snow falling from this tree will fall on your shoulders. Guo Chengzhong didn't know if it was because of shyness, his lips moved but he didn't make a sound in the end, but his cheeks became more red.

Mrs. Zhang said with admiration: "The second young master is really a maid of filial piety. The other ladies who were standing around them also nodded in agreement.

Jiang Yanmei rolled her eyes and said to Song Qinglian with a smile: "By the way, sister-in-law, why haven't you seen the prince all the way?" ”

Song Qinglian was dumbfounded for a while, and her face suddenly looked a little embarrassed. Jiang Yanmei smiled proudly again, and quipped: "I forgot, our prince is an anxious man, and eighty percent dislike the slow carriage in our house, so come over first on horseback!" Let's go into the courtyard and look for him. But you have to ask him well, how can there be a reason why he is greedy for fun but left his mother behind. ”

At this time, a loud voice sounded behind everyone: "Uncle, this son has always been here." It's obvious that you don't see it with bad eyes, how can you be wronged that this son is playful? Song Qinglian and Jiang Yanmei were both shocked, this is obviously Guo Chengsi's voice!.