Chapter 36: A Date with a Beautiful Woman (1)
The wedding banquet to celebrate the king's wedding took three full days to finish, and the envy and admiration for this luxurious wedding could be heard everywhere in the imperial capital.
Du Yunjin looked at the Fang Jinpa in her hand, she had tossed it for so long and finally finished it. The brocade in the sun, the beautiful white silk cloud satin, but unfortunately the crooked pattern on it can't be seen. Du Yunjin sighed, and still folded this square brocade to let Ruyu rest on the last layer of the dressing box.
If Yanhui was still there, he would laugh at her.
In the daylight, she seemed to see the familiar figure busily shuttling through the room, as if the next moment he would turn around and smile at her.
It's not that she wants to cherish it after she loses it, she has always cherished Yanhui, but there are some things that she can't stop, and some things that she can't choose.
"Mother's ......"
Ruyu turned around and found that Du Yunjin, who had been silent for a long time, quietly had tears on his face. "Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Du Yunjin turned his head, avoiding her concerned gaze, and after the goose returned, Ruyu was waiting for him, but Du Yunjin didn't want her to see her lonely and sad appearance. She secretly wiped the tears from her face, and when she raised her head again, she had already regained the demeanor of the crown princess of the East Palace.
"Ruyu, do you know......" She thought about it, but still didn't say what was in her heart. Never mind. She just wants to know where Yanhui is buried, she just wants to go to Yanhui's grave to pay respects in person, but what's the point of all this? That person is destined to be out of this world.
Ruyu carefully observed her expression and asked carefully, "Does Niangniang remember the wild goose?" Niangniang, please rest assured, His Royal Highness arranged for Manager Guo to bury her, but it is a little inconvenient at present, and please bear with Niangniang. ”
Inconvenience? Du Yunjin raised his head, and a shallow sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Now it is indeed not very convenient at this time, King Qing was already trying to win over Bailiguang, and now with the ready-made stepping bridge of Bailiyi, he will go more smoothly and steadily. There have been a lot of rumors in the palace and outside, saying that Bailiguang frequently enters and leaves Qingwang's mansion. Baili Guang is the inspection envoy of the imperial capital, and he is a person from the prince's family on the surface, and now he is openly throwing himself into King Qing, no matter how you look at it, it is not a good thing for Xiao Yu. And Bailiguang's biggest knot is nothing more than Baili Li's marriage to King Qing, and he thinks that the culprit is Yanhui. In such a situation, how could she openly pay tribute to Yanhui again, wouldn't it push Bailiguang further away from Xiao Yu's side!
Her face sank, although she knew that the road she was going to take was not a smooth road when she decided to return to Beijing to choose a concubine from Crescent City, she didn't expect it to be so difficult.
"Niangniang, tomorrow is the Shangyuan Festival, there will be a lantern festival in the capital every year on this day, Niangniang may as well go and see the excitement?" Ruyu looked at Du Yunjin's face and said to her with a smile.
"Shangyuan Festival? I didn't expect another year to pass so soon. When Du Yunjin heard Ruyu's construction, his face began to soften. In the imperial capital for so many years, she really hasn't seen the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and she once heard Yan Hui describe it as a very spectacular and beautiful scene. Pity...... She is in the East Palace, how can she travel lightly.
"Niangniang probably hasn't heard that the Shangyuan Festival will not only have dazzling lanterns, but also an annual Valentine's Day. Every this festival, many young ladies and sons who can't get out of the house on weekdays will take their servants out of the street to enjoy the lanterns, and there are many interesting stories. Ruyu paused, thought about it and said: "In the past, His Majesty would also have fun with the people, and he went out to enjoy the lanterns in micro-clothes, but he didn't participate anymore because he was not in good health in the past few years." If Niangniang can go with His Royal Highness, Presumably His Majesty and the Queen Mother will stop her. ”
After King Qing'......s wedding, the relationship between Du Yunjin and Xiao Yu eased somewhat, and Xiao Yu also resumed the habit of sitting in the east wing room for a while every day, but the two did not act further after all. At this moment, if Du Yunjin took the risk of being invited, would it make Xiao Yu think that she just wanted to go out of the palace in his name? She didn't want to be the one who took advantage of him, even if it was an inconsequential name out of the palace.
Ruyu saw that Du Yunjin did not immediately agree, and did not speak out to comfort again. If you talk too much about such a thing, it will seem deliberate, so it's better to let her experience it slowly.
"Something?"
Just as the master and servant both fell into their own contemplation, Xiao Yu walked into the house generously.
"Nothing." Du Yunjin glanced at him and swallowed all the previous words. What does it matter? No matter where she is, as long as she is by this person's side, she doesn't care about so much bloody rain.
Even though she had a smile on her face, Xiao Yu still sensed the loneliness and disappointment. He held Du Yunjin's hand in his hand, but his eyes looked at Ruyu who was waiting beside her.
"Niangniang wants to invite His Royal Highness to watch the lantern festival of the Shangyuan Festival tomorrow." Ruyu hung her head, ignored Du Yunjin's eyes, and blurted out.
"The lantern festival of the Shangyuan Festival?" Xiao Yu thought about it carefully, and then found the brightly lit prosperous chapter from his distant memory. "It's just a lantern festival, if Jin'er wants to see it, the Ming Japanese Palace will go to see it with Jin'er, okay?"
"Okay." It was rare for Xiao Yu to propose, and Du Yunjin did not refuse, even if he agreed. Stuck in this kind of palace with no end in sight all day long, she is really suffocated, not to mention that there are shadows of geese everywhere here.
"Then it's decided, and the palace will go to inform my father and queen tomorrow." Xiao Yu pondered, turned back to Guo Housheng and instructed, "You prepare in advance." ”
"Yes, Your Highness." The expression on Guo Housheng's face did not wave, and he only quietly glanced at Ruyu when he raised his eyes. He didn't guess other people's hearts, but the scene in front of him was obviously arranged by Ruyu, and what was she going to do? Didn't he hear all his warnings? It is rare to have the opportunity to become Du Yunjin's personal maid, and the most important thing at the moment is to gain Du Yunjin's trust, not to make any more trouble.
Guo Housheng's warning gaze seemed to Ruyu with a faint smile, as if she had never seen it. She leisurely served tea to Xiao Yu, and then retreated behind Du Yunjin.
The two men sat at the table, each sipping the tea in their hands, and occasionally there was a low voice. Halfway through, I don't know who mentioned the situation in the DPRK and China, and I don't know who mentioned the military letter strategy, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer, and there was no room for others to intervene.
The next day, the wind was mild, and there was not a single haze.
Du Yunjin was helped by Ruyu to dress up and clean up, and occasionally proposed her own room. After breakfast, Guo Housheng personally came to the east wing to spread the word, saying that Xiao Yu had invited His Majesty and the queen to allow him to go out of the palace to enjoy the lanterns.