Chapter 120: Planning
Looking at the colorful sky lanterns flying all over the sky, Zhu Yi seemed to see countless gold ingots with wings and running away with joy, and he couldn't pull them back. He couldn't help grinning and said, "I haven't played with this thing since I was ten years old, I really didn't expect you to have such a Yaxing now." β
Guo Chengsi sighed slightly and said, "It's not that I want to play, I just want to satisfy a person's admiration." This is her wish, but I don't know if she sees it at the moment. β
"Who is it, do I know it?" Zhu Yi's heart was full of curiosity, and blurted out to ask.
Guo Chengsi shook his head slowly, he looked at the sky from afar, and said indifferently: "I've only known each other for a few months, and you don't know each other." β
When Zhu Yi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "What a big stroke, such a big face." It's only been a few months since we've known each other, so it's worth it for you to spend so much money to satisfy such a child's desire, and you have to drive the three of our most prominent sons in Chang'an City to pull people to put the lights in person, and you don't even know if people have seen it?
Tsk, we've known each other since we wore open crotch pants, and it's been at least twenty years, right? Why haven't I seen you treat me so well, which makes this king lose face. β
Guo Chengsi sneered and said disdainfully: "You are Prince Tangrui, the only brother of the Son of Heaven, and the youngest son of the Queen Mother, is there any wish that cannot be fulfilled?" Even if there is, it is estimated that as long as you show your voice, there will be countless people below who will make your dreams come true. Why do you come to me to plead? β
"It seems to be." Zhu Yi showed an extremely indebted thief smile and said, "I was almost diverted from the topic by you!" Use multicolored pastel wax sticks to paste the sky lantern. At first glance, you can tell that it is a girl's wish. I don't know which family's daughter finally caused our uncle to move his heart?
It's just that this wish is too tricky. There are 300 colorful sky lanterns, and it is estimated that the colorful pastel paper in the queen's Kunning Palace has been scraped by you! Tomorrow, what will our Royal Highness the Crown Prince take to practice calligraphy! There was a bright schadenfreude in his tone.
Guo Chengsi threw the torch in his hand to Rong Xi behind him. smiled slightly, and said: "You don't need to worry about this problem, as long as the time is ripe, you will naturally know which daughter it is." As for the prince's homework, I dare not delay it. So I had already sent ten boxes of quicksand to Kunning Palace. Although this quicksand stick is not as famous as the colorful pastel wax stick, it is also very rare, and it is excellent for practicing calligraphy. Maybe the prince thinks it's fresh, and he will write a few more every day. β
Guo Chengsi didn't dare to put Zhong Ziyuan in front of everyone. Not to mention that he himself still has a marriage contract, it is an unsolved problem to say that Zhong Ziyuan's identity as the daughter of a criminal official. So he also hid it from Zhu Yi, who grew up together.
Zhu Yi's face suddenly realized. He arched his hand towards Guo Chengsi and said with a smile: "It turns out that Guo Shilang searched around for quicksand sticks, and I heard the housekeeper say that he didn't even let go of the remaining half of the boxes in my Prince Rui's mansion, and he actually wanted to make this colorful sky lantern in such a roundabout way." It can be seen that he is interested in the lucky lady. However, this multicolored pastel wax stick has always been a royal thing. I was so ruined by you tonight, if the old guys in the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial History Observatory knew about it, they would probably impeach you again. β
Guo Chengsi was not moved at all when he heard this, but said rather shamelessly: "What are you afraid of, anyway, now that I am a lice, I am not afraid of bites!" Could it be that there are fewer excerpts in the emperor's imperial study to impeach me? A few more books are nothing now. β
"You kid, when did you become such a scoundrel!" Zhu Yi was a little stunned.
As he spoke, Zhu Fei's wide-sleeved robe floated in. He also held a burning tallow torch in his hand, and his handsome face was faintly red. He pursed his thin lips. With a faint smile, he said, "He is now staying in such a sinister place. If he was still as upright and inflexible as before, he would have been killed a long time ago. β
When Zhu Yi heard this, his face showed a touch of strangeness. He glanced around and saw that most of the guards were scattered around to be on guard, and there were only a few henchmen such as Xing Da, Rong Xi, and Duan Ling around him. So he approached Guo Chenghe's side and asked quietly: "Speaking of which, I want to ask, why did that Zhang Shilang offend you, and you have to go to such great lengths to fix him?" Even Lord Yang is so old, he still has to suffer this fright with him. I guess Zhao Quan, you also said it in advance! Otherwise, how could he kick someone's crab basket for no reason. β
During the day, in front of the Queen Mother, Guo Chengsi and Zhu Fei took him out of the palace to watch a good show under the pretext of preparing a banquet to catch Zhu Yi and wash the dust. Zhu Yi was in the restaurant opposite Yang's Mansion at that time, and saw Xue Ji and Duan Ling sneaking into the carriage of Zhang's Mansion with a large bag of heavy silver ingots like ghosts. When they came out, all the silver ingots in the baggage had turned into big crabs with teeth and claws.
Guo Chengsi and Zhu Fei were not polite, and immediately asked the chef in the restaurant to cook all the crabs, and Meimei ate a whole crab feast. The crab hadn't finished eating, Zhao Quan came with a guard of honor to announce the decree, and then there was a lot of chickens and dogs jumping in the Yang Mansion, and all the people waiting outside to send the festival gift ran out, and Zhang Shilang, who was originally respectfully welcomed in, was thrown out like garbage by the subordinates of the Yang Mansion in a blink of an eye, and Zhu Yi also looked at it.
At that time, the gossip factor in Zhu Yi's chest was burning. It's a pity that there were many customers in the restaurant at that time, so it was inconvenient for him to ask, but now he finally has a chance. If he doesn't solve this puzzle again, it is estimated that he will be scratching his heart and liver for a whole night, and he will not be able to sleep.
The wind rustled the falling dead leaves on Guo Chengsi's shoulders, the hem of his robe gently stirred with the wind, and the long-lasting fireworks around him unintentionally rendered a solemn atmosphere. He smiled faintly, revealing his white teeth, like a soul envoy from hell, and said darkly: "After three days, there will be no more Zhang Shilang, if you keep him until the fourth day, you won't be able to show my Chang'an's ghost sorrow." β
Zhu Yi rubbed his chin and said meaningfully: "It seems that this squire has offended you a lot!" β
"Poof", Zhu Fei couldn't help laughing, and said, "Okay, okay." Don't play tricks here. He rolled his eyes, looked at Zhu Yi and asked curiously, "I forgot to ask you just now, how did you agree to the emperor's marriage at the banquet before?" β
Zhu Yi looked stunned. Zhong Ziyuan's mischievous figure suddenly appeared in front of him. So he smiled slightly, and said nonsense: "The huge Prince Rui's mansion doesn't even have a hostess. Look, I've only been out for a few months, and the butler hasn't even kept half a box of quicksand sticks in my study, so that some robber has moved the box with him. If I go out for a longer time next time, won't even the entire Prince Rui's Mansion be emptied? So I decided to marry a princess and come to the town. β
"Marry a princess to come to the town house" Guo Chengsi and Zhu Fei couldn't help laughing
Under the escort of the guards, the Huagai Zhucui carriage of the Jiang Mansion drove slowly on the streets of Chang'an City. Inside the car. Mrs. Jiang looked at Jiang Chuqing on the opposite side quietly. Only then did she realize that her originally flat chest had quietly erected since when, and the moon-white silk pants tightly wrapped her slender thighs, and a pair of pearls were embellished. The embroidered shoes embroidered with the spring pattern of magpies hung loosely on her snow-white jade feet.
Mrs. Jiang had to admit that this concubine of the Jiang Mansion had quietly grown up when she was deliberately negligent. Not only does she have a beautiful face. plus the youthful demeanor of a girl who is full of her whole body. It's the most seductive. Look, the first time she was taken to a royal banquet, the soul of the current emperor was taken away.
Thinking about the resentful eyes of Concubine Shu when she left, the meaningful glance of the queen, and the self-righteous smiles of the nobles and edicts around her, she felt that her heart was bursting.
Madame Jiang rubbed the corners of her forehead with a headache, and had to open her mouth to reprimand: "Chu Qing." What kind of system is this, quickly put on your shoes. The queen said that tomorrow she will send a female official to our mansion to teach you the rules. If you still behave frivolously like this and don't know how to restrain yourself, you will lose the face of our entire Jiang Mansion. β
Jiang Chuqing was originally leaning against the car window, a pair of clear black eyes were looking out with relish, the colored lights on the side of the road, the grass dragon burning with torches, and those throwing handles always caused her to exclaim, and then there was a chuckle like a silver bell. When she heard this, she looked back and said: "Mother, just rest assured, the emperor has long known that I am a person who does not understand the rules, and he also said that I am the purest nature, which is extremely rare." The queen mother is a virtuous and virtuous person, how can she blame me for such a trivial matter. β
The corners of Mrs. Jiang's eyes twitched, she usually didn't have much contact with Jiang Chuqing, and at this moment she really wasn't sure if she was really naΓ―ve, or pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that tonight's events smelled of conspiracy.
Jiang Chuqing no longer paid attention to Mrs. Jiang's changing expression, she turned her head away, and once again cast her eyes to the still noisy and lively window. She knew that Madame Jiang had begun to doubt, but she didn't care. As long as the emperor is interested in herself, Madame Jiang and even Concubine Shu have to bury this suspicion in their stomachs, and they dare not go too far on the surface.
Jiang Chuqing will take this step There is no way, since the year after the incident in the eldest princess's garden, after all, it still affected the family affairs of the second sister and Prince Rui, for which Jiang Shangshu was furious, he tore off his warm appearance, not only reprimanded her mercilessly, but even her own mother, Aunt Wang, was dragged down and lost her favor.
Only then did Jiang Chuqing understand that what kind of admiration, flounder love, was all fake in this Jiang Mansion. The three young ladies in Jiang's mansion are just pawns used by their father to win wealth and wealth.
Mrs. Jiang did not neglect her, and in the past few months, she has carefully selected a few prominent families. It's a pity that Aunt Wang quietly inquired, only to know that although the husbands Mrs. Jiang helped her see were all from famous families, one was a widower of fifty years old, one was a tuberculosis ghost who was dying soon, and the other was normal and of the same age, but unfortunately there were at least a dozen aunts in the backyard, and even the concubines and concubines had a lot of births.
Jiang Chuqing's heart was cold, and he couldn't help but feel evil from his guts. She doesn't want to continue to be a pawn manipulated by others, she wants to take her fate into her own hands. With the determination to die, there will be that thrilling and beautiful scene tonight.
Fortunately, she succeeded, she got rid of the shackles of Jiang Fu on her, but she also sent herself into the most exquisite and luxurious cage in the world. However, in order to let her mother live a good life again, she has no regrets.
It's just that Jiang Chuqing quietly glanced at Jiang Ruxue, who was sitting next to Mrs. Jiang opposite, and then quickly turned her gaze away with a weak heart. Jiang Chuqing still hasn't figured out why she would help herself, isn't she willing to be a chess piece?
Mrs. Jiang no longer paid attention to Jiang Chuqing, who was full of thoughts, and focused on Jiang Ruxue beside her. She stroked Jiang Ruxue's somewhat scattered sideburns, and asked distressedly: "Ruxue, do your feet still hurt?" β
Jiang Ruxue lowered her head and whispered: "The doctor has applied the medicine, and now it is much better, but it is still a little swollen." β
Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but say hatefully: "When I return to the house, I will find a tooth woman and sell the embroidery girl who made dancing shoes." Fortunately, there is a maid next to the prince of Shu to catch you today, if this fall is solid. If you are lucky, your head will break your blood, and if you are unlucky and you will break your arm and leg, how can it be good! β
Jiang Ruxue looked up at Mrs. Jiang and said a little apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's my daughter's poor learning that makes my mother worried." β
Mrs. Jiang laughed when she heard this, she patted the back of Jiang Ruxue's hand gently, and said lovingly: "Silly child, you are so polite to your mother." Your temperament is so gentle and soft, and my mother is really afraid that you will be bullied by your husband in the future. β
Jiang Ruxue's face turned red, she leaned her face into Mrs. Jiang's arms, and said timidly: "Mother is making fun of her daughter again!" If a daughter does not marry, she will stay with her father and mother for the rest of her life. β
Mrs. Jiang didn't see the strange eyes she hid in her arms, she only stroked her slender shoulders and smiled: "Talking nonsense again!" "Mothers always think that their own children are the best, and other people's children are not worthy of it, no matter how good they are. Although Madame Jiang regretted that Jiang Ruxue could not become Prince Rui as she wished tonight. But the matter has come to this, and there is no room for turnaround. Fortunately, there are many noble families in Chang'an City, and she is confident that she can plan a happy marriage for her daughter.
The two mothers and daughters were whispering, Jiang Chuqing suddenly pointed to the sky outside the window, and exclaimed with excitement on her face: "Wow, it's actually a colorful sky lantern, so beautiful!" Not only was Jiang Chuqing surprised, but there were also many people's exclamations and admiration outside the carriage.
Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Ruxue couldn't help but glance at each other in surprise, and she didn't care about being rude, she lifted the curtain around her and raised her eyes to look at the sky. Suddenly, the overwhelming beauty was extreme, and the suffocating beauty of the scene shocked them vividly.
After the initial shock, she frowned slightly and said, "The colorful sky lantern seems to be the queen's multicolored pastel wax stick." Such a big scene, I'm afraid that there will be a loser among the children of the royal family. In order to pursue a certain girl, play tricks here! β
Jiang is still old and spicy, and Mrs. Jiang only said a few words to tell the essence of this matter. It's a pity that Jiang Chuqing and Jiang Ruxue didn't hear it, they were already immersed in this dreamlike beauty, and they couldn't extricate themselves at all. (To be continued......)