Chapter 115: Flower Appreciation in Yanci Palace
The shocking murder case gradually faded out of people's field of vision, and the top priority of today's court is that the eldest son of the emperor is studying, the eldest son of the emperor moved to Lanxiang Palace, the emperor personally selected the contemporary great Confucian Weng Yanhe to teach his studies, and appointed Wu Xi, the concubine of the Hanlin Academy, to assist, the second prince Zhou Jingliang and the third prince Zhou Jingqi also left their mother and moved to a remote palace.
The minister repeatedly asked for the crown prince, and Emperor Zhaoming said angrily, "The world is my world, and some traitors and villains are vainly trying to covet this meritorious work, and they are clever and flattering, how can my world tolerate child's play!" The matter of the East Palace is very important, the eldest prince is young and has shallow virtues, how can he enter the East Palace. ”
Several officials were dismissed in a row, and it was only then that this wind of support was stopped.
Although the eldest prince is not the crown prince yet, compared to the second prince and the third prince, he doesn't know how many times higher, the 10,000-year-old iceberg beauty of the queen mother has also melted, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are full of smiles, the queen mother is back in charge of the six palace wind seals, Zhao Guifei is angry but there is nothing to do, and the emperor does not see Zhao Guifei at all now.
The weather is getting colder day by day, the grass is all withered and yellow, the only remaining yellow leaves on the trees have fallen, only the bare branches remain, and the young lady received a flower appreciation note again, this time it was the princess of Yanci who invited her to go over to enjoy the flowers, and dozens of pots of ink chrysanthemums in the greenhouse of the princess were about to bloom, and the princess of Yanci sent a post and invited a few good sisters in the boudoir to go over.
Yutan is now also a good sister of the princess, and she has to go over to socialize.
Xiao Shuhui, the princess of Yanci, wore a narrow coat full of Yang Concubine's colored entwined branches, covered with a colorful silk silver mouse gown, and below was a long skirt of gold and butterflies wearing flowers, and on her head was a pair of red gold dots and jade unicorns.
Xiao Shuhui was laughing with a few ladies, and when she saw the young lady of the Yingguo Mansion coming, she hurriedly stood up to greet her, took her hand and looked her up and down and said with a smile, "I haven't seen some reduction in a few days, and it has become more and more graceful, you look good in clothes of this color, a few of us talked about you just now, Yulian also said that you won't come, it seems that I still have a little thin noodles, and I will invite the young lady in the next post." ”
Yutan took a look at these ladies who came, most of them had seen them, and there were two or three who didn't know them, "Sister Xiao invited me to come over to relax, and I also took the opportunity to loosen up and take a look at the chrysanthemums in my sister's house." ”
Over there, Gao Yulian, the wife of the Hou Shizi of Luyang, also came over and took Yutan's hand and said with a smile, "I didn't invite her last time, so it can be seen that we have no face." ”
Gao Yulian has been married for two years, she and Yutan have been good sisters since childhood, and they talk casually, Yutan hurriedly smiled, "Sister Gao refuses to hurt me now, I really can't be separated from the family, you all know that my father-in-law is injured, and my brother-in-law is also seriously injured, and the family can't leave me for a moment, if it weren't for Sister Xiao's invitation, I wouldn't be able to come out today." ”
Xiao Shuhui held Yutan's hand and asked with concern, "How is your second son?" Is the right hand really gone? ”
Gao Yulian also looked concerned, Yutan nodded gloomily, "The right hand is gone, my second brother has always had great ambitions, these days he is very depressed, the second brother can no longer write, paint and play the piano**, the injury on his arm does not heal, the mother-in-law is anxious, and has thought of countless ways to be happy with him, he still looks sick, and he can't be interested in doing anything." ”
At this time, these ladies also came, all around the concerned to ask a few words, Xiao Shuhui sighed, "We should also go to the house to see, but the second son is seriously injured, and if he goes, it will cause trouble to your family, and I don't know how long it will take for the second son to get better, he is such a strong person, and now he can only recuperate at home, and he feels sad when he thinks about it." ”
The second son of the Fang family is talented, and several ladies are also embarrassed when they hear it.
Xiao Shuhui hurriedly smiled and said, "You just got married and encountered such a thing, it should be you busy for a while, now your family is fine, Fang Shizi also has an errand, the third prince is also out of breath now, even Brother Shen has been valued by the emperor, our Yan'er wants to play with Brother Shen, and she has been in vain a few times." ”
After speaking, he looked at Yutan affectionately and smiled, pulled her to sit beside her and talk, the little maid hurriedly served tea, and the little drama on the stage also babbled and sang, Yutan hurriedly smiled, "Even I haven't seen Brother Shen for some days, he and my third brother and the four of them have accompanied the eldest prince to live in Lanxiang Palace, and they don't go home." ”
Yutan now has a different identity, and can also sit on an equal footing with the princess of Yanci, Gao Yulian has known each other since childhood, and her identity is comparable, so she sat together and talked, they still have a few little sisters who have not come over, they have just married to their husband's family, and they are still working in their husband's family to fight for their son, and their mother-in-law will bring them out to socialize when they give birth to a son.
Gao Yulian's son is six months old, and he smiled with a happy face, and was talking to a young woman beside him, Xiao Shuhui looked at Yutan and smiled, "You don't know her yet?" You haven't come out to socialize for a while, no wonder you don't know her, she is the wife of Wu Xi, the beloved daughter of the Marquis of Xiangyang, and she is a few years older than you, you haven't seen it before, but now you happen to be close. ”
Yutan hurriedly smiled, "It turned out to be Mrs. Wu, forgive me for being clumsy." ”
Yutan also remembered that in the first few years, the concubine of the Marquis of Xiangyang gave Xinke Tanhua, and these noblewomen in the capital laughed at his family, the Marquis of Xiangyang's family was really trapped, in order to save a few dowry silver, marry the concubine to a salt merchant's concubine, what is the use of being well-educated, Wu Xi can't take over the family business, and the silver in his hands is limited.
Wu Xi has been in the Hanlin Academy for a few years, because he is well educated, the emperor chose him to teach the prince, several gentlemen are old and virtuous Confucians, Wu Xi was also selected to enter the Lanxiang Hall at a young age, and the little girl who was ridiculed back then also had an identity, it can be seen that life has its own experiences, this Mrs. Wu is beautiful and lovely, her demeanor is neither humble nor arrogant, Yutan has a good impression in her heart, and she also laughed with her.
At this time, two more ladies came over, Xiao Shuhui only glanced at the corner of her eye, and only cared about laughing with Yutan, and watched the play again, seeing that it was noon, Xiao Shuhui stood up and said with a smile, "I said that I invited you to come over to enjoy the chrysanthemums, but I talked here for a long time, now let's go over." ”
Greet all the ladies to the greenhouse to enjoy the flowers, the style of the Yanci Wangfu is extraordinary, the greenhouse is burning the earth dragon, the room is warm like spring, the warmth is melting, there is a groove in the corner, the inside is the boiling hot water, inclined to flow out slowly, the water vapor warms the air in the house, the greenhouse is not dry, the best thing is that the roof is paved with transparent glazed tiles, now it is just noon, the sun shines directly in, the fragrance of flowers in the room is refreshing, dozens of pots of ink chrysanthemum are just right.
Xiao Shuhui beckoned, "Come and see these ink chrysanthemums I raised, this is the last time my father-in-law saw that an old gardener in the palace raised good flowers, and specially asked the emperor to ask the old gardener to come over, the old gardener really has some skills, and now the flowers in our house are blooming better than in previous years." ”
Mrs. Wu, who was watching the flowers next to her, smiled, this Mrs. Wu is the mother of the concubine, "We also have a greenhouse in our house, only a little place, and the gardener will not serve, this year's ink chrysanthemum has only opened a dozen plants, I originally said that I would invite you to the next post, and after seeing the chrysanthemums of the princess, I dare not offer ugliness." ”
Xiao Shuhui smiled and quipped, "It's not so easy to save a banquet, you don't have Mo Ju at home, don't you still have the wine from the royal gift?" This is not available in other people's homes, you just invite us over, and when the wine is drunk, who will look at your chrysanthemums. ”
Mrs. Wu also smiled, and her face lit up.
The Western Regions paid tribute to one hundred jars of grapes and wine, and the emperor rewarded the Wu family with thirty altars at once, and now Wu Guifei's face is far better than that of Zhao Guifei, Wu Guifei is favored, and Mrs. Wu's face also has brilliance, and she took Yutan's hand affectionately and smiled, "Then I will take advantage of the princess of the princess to be old and cheeky, and the princess will reward her face, Mrs. Fang will also give face, and the lady of Tanhua should not shirk." ”
Xiao Shuhui said with a smile, "I'm willing to give you face, I don't know if Mrs. Fang is willing or not, she hasn't gone to the last wedding wine at Luyang Hou's house, and it's not good to go to your house alone." ”
Yutan sighed in his heart, and hurriedly piled up a smile on his face, "I wish I could come out to relax, but the family can't help me, you wait for me to finish this while, and set up a banquet to apologize." ”
Listening to the laughter in the depths of the sea of flowers, a six- or seven-year-old girl ran out, looked up and smiled, "Mother also came to see the flowers, Sister Yan'er and I are playing here." ”
This little girl looks really good, with snow-white skin, smiling crooked eyes, and naturally with some elegant nobility, it is the beloved daughter of the princess, the little girl has a pair of black eyes, and she doesn't need to be taught, Tuan Tuan blessed a gift, "Say hello to the ladies." ”
Mrs. Wu next to her hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her, "Yuanyuan is playing here now, why didn't you see you in the church in the mansion of Prince Leshan last time, only Yan'er was there, and your mother said that you worked hard at home." ”
The little girl smiled, "I have to be at home to the pair, and I have to know the pair before I can compose poetry." ”
The ladies laughed when they heard it, and they were busy praising it, Lu Yan'er also came from there, and when she saw Yutan at a glance, her little face turned red, and she hurriedly restrained her steps, and greeted the ladies with a smile, Mrs. Zhao took Lu Yan'er's hand and looked at it, "Yan'er is also a big girl now, and she is more and more stable, which really makes people like it more and more." ”
Lu Yan'er looked well-behaved and docile to accompany her aunt.
Yutan and Gao Yulian were a few steps behind, and while admiring the flowers, they said a few words of confidant, Gao Yulian asked his third son again, and Yutan knew that he wanted to be a matchmaker for the third brother again.
"The two younger brothers' relatives are all worried about by the mother-in-law, and now the mother-in-law is not pure, so she can't discuss it for the time being."
"I'm just saying it in vain, how many people are asking about your little uncle now." Gao Yulian leaned in her ear and smiled quietly, "If your brother is not looked at, your family will not be clean." ”
Gao Yulian has always been subtle, even she said this, Yutan raised her eyebrows and was about to say something, when she saw Lu Yan'er come to her side and said with a smile, "Say hello to Mrs. Fang." ”
Yutan returned the salute and exchanged a look with Gao Yulian and smiled.
Yutan glanced at her, and saw that she was wearing a double-ring bun, with plum blossoms and white jade hairpins loosely on her head, and long beads hanging down tremblingly, swaying on her sideburns, with the red bracelet on her wrist, a green silk ribbon tied around her waist, and a little lip, as red as a danguo, Mrs. Fang Shao showed a thoughtful look, "Which child is this little girl?" I don't remember? ”
Gao Yulian next to her was surprised, "You don't recognize her?" I thought you had met, she was the granddaughter of the old prince, the one who was most loved by the old prince on weekdays. ”
The ladies next to them all had smiles hidden in their eyes, some were looking at chrysanthemums, some were talking softly and slowly, and even Xiao Shuhui was carelessly holding her daughter's hand, laughing and joking with Mrs. Wu beside her.
Yutan hurriedly said with a smile on his face, "Look at my memory, I saw Miss Lu in Xingfu Lane that day, but that day Miss Lu was dressed differently, and I was frightened by the galloping horse, and I was worried about my brother's safety, so I forgot about it for a while, and asked Miss Lu to forgive me." ”
After speaking, he blessed with a smile on his face.
Lu Yan'er's face was almost red, she was three years older than Brother Shen, it was the cardamom years, when she was innocent, the girl's family was sensible early, Lu Yan'er couldn't get used to these gentlemen in the capital, she couldn't help but like it when she saw Brother Shen, and the lady of Anguohou's Mansion gave her this red bracelet again, Brother Shen was much younger than her, and it was okay to play with him, her grandfather didn't say anything about her, and she didn't see Brother Shen a few times, Lu Yan'er became more and more dreamy.
Mrs. Fang didn't recognize her? Lu Yan'er didn't believe it, she must have done it on purpose.
Quietly glanced at my aunt, Xiao Shuhui and Mrs. Wu said funny, and the ladies in the flower shed whispered, all praising how well these flowers grew, and no one paid attention to this.
The young lady smiled again and said, "Miss Lu looks so beautiful, I like it when I see it, and I don't bring any gifts when I go out, this bracelet was given to me by the princess back then, and now I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha to Miss Lu." ”
As he spoke, he took off the jade bracelet from his wrist, and put it on for Lu Yan'er without saying anything.
Lu Yan'er's wrists were round, and the red bracelet she was wearing didn't seem to be raised at that time.
Lu Yan'er blushed with shame, she was still young, and she couldn't figure out what the young lady meant for a while, so she called her aunt for help.
Xiao Shuhui couldn't pretend to be indifferent anymore, and hugged Yutan affectionately and said, "What else is my sister polite, you and my sisters still use such politeness." ”
Yutan hurriedly smiled and talked affectionately with the princess. R1152