Chapter 279: The Garden Party Begins
The Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Garden Party held by Princess Changmin finally began under the expectation of everyone.
Lin Zhu and Dong Yuzhen, with the help of Aunt Chang, finished dressing up early.
Because it was the first time for Lin Zhu to wear makeup, he was choked by the tedious process, and neither of them had breakfast. For this reason, Lin Zhu specially made a small snack that came in handy.
It's just a bite of dim sum, and I'm not afraid of spending makeup when I eat it, and Aunt Chang also jokes that she will put her heart and soul into eating.
The Du family's carriage came as promised. And after Du Bin picked up Dong Wenbo, he also followed him to Lin Zhu's door.
"Second Brother Du, Xie Lu thanks you." Lin Zhu greeted Du Bin and Dong Wenbo in front of the carriage, and Dong Yuzhen also greeted him.
The two of them dressed up in new makeup made their eyes shine, and Du Bin's face turned red involuntarily because he rarely had contact with girls. That shy appearance made Lin Zhu smile unkindly.
"Let's all get in the car, it's too late to delay." It was Aunt Chang who spoke, relieving Du Bin's embarrassment.
"Let Brother Wenbo smile." Sitting in the carriage, Du Bin, who was calm, said to Dong Wenbo embarrassedly.
"Where, where." Dong Wenbo said again and again, "I'm not afraid of Brother Du's jokes, it's the first time I've seen Sister Shebei and Sister Xiaozhu dressed up like this." Dong Wenbo's complexion was darker, he didn't say it, and no one could see that he was also blushing.
"Hehe, hehe." The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Sister Zhen is so beautiful today, Second Brother Du was stunned just now." Lin Zhu said with a smile, Du Bin's appearance made her feel funny when she thought about it.
"Sister Xiaozhu. Don't talk nonsense, it's just that you're stunned. Dong Yuzhen also blushed slightly because of Lin Zhu's teasing, retorted in shame, and glanced at Aunt Chang nervously, she knew that Aunt Chang was now in General Chang's mansion, and it could be said that she could see Chang Tianlei every day.
"Girl, you can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing in the future." Aunt Chang also glanced at Lin Zhu disapprovingly, she had a good impression of Dong Yuzhen, and just now she also found that Du Bin's blushing was not because she had any thoughts about the two of them. It's just because I'm not good at contact with girls.
"Yes." Lin Zhu stuck out his tongue.
"Aunt Chang. Is it appropriate for you to follow us? General Chang doesn't have any opinions, right? "If Aunt Chang taught them before the garden party began, it's okay to say. But accompany her to the garden party, if there are people who know Aunt Chang. Isn't it obvious that it has something to do with General Chang's Mansion? Lin Zhu asked a little uneasily.
"This is also what the general ordered. It was the first time that Miss Zhilu Dao and Miss Dong had attended such a party. I was made to stay with you. Girl, don't worry. Aunt Chang smiled and said.
"Xie Lu, Aunt Chang. I'm worried about what I don't understand at the garden party. I don't know who Lu Dao asks? Dong Yuzhen's voice was a little nervous, even when she was in Song County before, she rarely attended any gatherings. Not to mention this kind of garden party hosted by the princess. With Aunt Chang by her side, she is indeed a lot more down-to-earth.
However, Lin Zhu saw something strange from it, she glanced at Aunt Chang carefully, and saw her looking at Dong Yuzhen thoughtfully, and the suspicion in her heart was even greater.
"Aunt Chang, will Tianlei also go to this garden party?" This question has been held in Lin Zhu's heart for several days, and every time she asks Aunt Chang, she will always be crossed, and she can't let her go today.
"I heard that the general received an invitation there, but it's not very clear whether Young Master Tianlei will go or not." Aunt Chang's expression did not change.
Lin Zhu secretly thought that Aunt Chang must have something to hide from herself, and it was probably about Chang Tianlei and Dong Yuzhen. Test? Inspect? Or blocking? All kinds of thoughts rolled around in Lin Zhu's heart.
"Sister Xiaozhu, what are you doing in a daze?" When she arrived at the gate of the royal garden, she should have gotten out of the car, but Dong Yuzhen found that Lin Zhu was still sitting there in a daze and did not move, so she gently pushed her.
"Huh? Oh, right away. Lin Zhu, who came back to his senses, hurriedly got out of the carriage with him.
At this time, Du Bin and Dong Wenbo walked to their carriage together, waiting for Lin Zhu and them to come out.
"Miss Xiaozhu, I'll take Brother Wenbo in, you can enter through the gate on the right." Du Bin pointed to the door through which many official ladies were passing.
"Second Brother Xie Lu, Xie Du." Today, the Du family only sent Du Bin as a representative, and it happened to be accompanied by Dong Wenbo, so that he would not look lonely.
"You guys have fun inside, send someone to me for something." Du Bin remembered Old Man Du's instructions and must be optimistic about Lin Zhu, so before leaving, he told the two of them.
"Well, don't worry." Lin Zhu waved his hand at him.
After Du Bin and Dong Wenbo left, Lin Zhu and the others were also ready to go to the door.
But before he could take a few steps, he was stopped.
"Miss Dong, please stay." A familiar voice came from behind.
Lin Zhu and Dong Yuzhen turned around to look at the source of the voice, it turned out to be Miss Qi who had met that day.
However, because Miss Qi embarrassed Dong Yuzhen at that time, neither of them was very happy to see her here.
"Miss Qi." Dong Yuzhen was slightly blessed, and after a few days of Aunt Chang's surprise teaching, she also knew how to deal with this kind of self-righteous eldest lady.
Miss Qi was still the same as that day, and did not return the gift. Aunt Chang squinted her eyes slightly when she saw her like this.
"Second Miss Dong is behind, doesn't Miss Dong have to wait for her?" Miss Qi saw that except for Dong Yuzhen, the others didn't make any moves, and her face was a little unsightly.
"I heard that the housekeeper will come with Miss Qi." Dong Yuzhen looked up at her, "I guess I didn't come here because I was young and couldn't keep up with Miss Qi's footsteps." ”
Lin Zhu felt that it was a shame to say such a thing in such a place, so he motioned for Dong Yuzhen to walk towards the gate.
So Miss Qi was hung there, fortunately, there was no one in front of her, and she was not embarrassed, but because of Dong Yuzhen and Lin Zhu's ignorance, Miss Qi hated the two of them in her heart.
"Sister Qi, please wait for me." Dong Yuyao, who was late, didn't see Lin Zhu and the others.
Miss Qi was angry now, and she didn't look at her, so she walked straight forward, making Dong Yuyao a little embarrassed, and she didn't know the reason.
There were more and more people coming, but because Lin Zhu and the others were in the Du family's carriage, and the status of the Du family didn't seem to be low, they were quickly arranged to go in.
Lin Zhu's invitation was given by Mu Qiyue, and Princess Changmin had already instructed her subordinates to send someone to notify her if she saw this invitation. I specially arranged for an experienced housekeeper mother to watch from the sidelines. Therefore, the person who checked the invitation also looked at Lin Zhu and others a few more times for this.
Lin Zhu and Dong Yuzhen didn't notice it, but Aunt Chang found something strange inside. Of course, the housekeeper's mother also saw Aunt Chang and was startled by her, and the housekeeper's mother felt that she was very kind.
Because I went in quickly, the housekeeper's mother didn't look too closely. But she didn't dare to be careless, and hurried back to report Princess Changmin.
Aunt Chang saw that nothing had happened, so she didn't take the strange situation just now to heart, but entered the royal garden with Lin Zhu and the others.
The garden here is not the imperial garden in the palace, but another garden for the royal family to play, called Huaxing Garden.
Huaxing Garden is built by the mountains and rivers, along with the topography, that is, there is the exquisite and meticulous garden of the south, and there is the magnificent atmosphere of the garden of the north.
Lin Zhu walked around at will inside, there were scenery everywhere, and every place reflected the ingenuity of the people who designed the garden, which made Lin Zhu shout and earn.
However, she still remembered that she wanted to meet Wang Qingyan, and of course she was indispensable to get together with Zhang Manyun, so when she walked around the garden, she didn't forget to inquire about the location of the two of them.
"Princess, Mother Wu is back." Qianhui reports to Princess Changmin, who is resting, that the person who was sent to observe Lin Zhu's movements has returned.
"Let her in." Princess Changmin walked out of it. Sit on the Lord's seat.
"Meet the princess." The housekeeper's mother, Wu, gave a big gift to Princess Changmin.
"Get up." She raised her hand, "How?" ”
"There were two young ladies who came together, one looked like he was eleven or twelve years old, holding the invitation given by the fourth master, and the other looked thirteen or fourteen years old. With two maids and a personal mother by his side. Mother Wu tried her best to say everything she saw, but she didn't say anything she wasn't sure about.
"What else?" Princess Changmin noticed that she was a little speechless and stopped.
"That personal mother looks like Aunt Chang who used to be by Concubine Lan's side. However, the slave maid has only seen her once, and I don't know if it is her. Mother Wu told everything she saw and thought.
"Isn't she in General Chang's Mansion?" Princess Changmin knows Aunt Chang, because she is the right-hand man beside Concubine Lan, so she remembers very clearly that in order to find the missing Chang Tianlei, she was sent out, and now she is working as a housekeeper mother in General Chang's mansion.
"Xu is a slave is dazzled, and she is wrong." Mother Wu hurriedly bowed her head and admitted her mistake.
"Maybe not." Princess Changmin sat up straight, she suddenly remembered that a few days ago, it seemed that someone had said that General Chang's Mansion was open to welcome guests, but the first guest was not from the officialdom.
Could it be her? Princess Changmin's mind was a little messy. She recently sent someone to check Lin Zhu's circle in the capital, and found that she actually knew the Wang family and the Lin family. There is also the Zhang family who knew him first, and if there is General Chang's Mansion, Princess Changmin can't help but wonder, what is the origin of this Lin Zhu?
"You go down first." Princess Changmin sent Mother Wu out of Lu first.
"Qianhui, you let people watch, see what is the relationship between that Aunt Chang and Lin Zhu?" Although Princess Changmin also felt that she cared too much about Lin Zhu, she told herself intellectually that since Mu Qiyue had said that she had no relationship with her, she should not investigate it anymore, but intuitively, she felt that something would definitely happen to this Lin Zhu in the future. (To be continued......)