Chapter 88: The Banquet

"Bixia cares about Niangniang very much, the imperial doctor is in Hou Zhao day and night, and the people who serve are even more careful. Why should the eldest lady care about this? The waiter's words did not leak, Mrs. Zhu's heart couldn't help sinking, but she still spoke: "Bixia's will, we naturally dare not disobey, but this is to leave Beijing, always ask to see Niangniang, say goodbye, and ask the waiter to tell Bixia!" ”

This is a very reasonable request, and the waiter hesitated for a moment and said: "The slave and maid know, the eldest lady should go back first, and there will naturally be a will at that time." Mrs. Zhu felt that a heart was floating there, knowing that this was the greatest guarantee that the chamberlain could make, so she saluted and got up to leave, only to feel that her whole body was cold, this court that brought supreme glory to the Zhu family, until this moment, Mrs. Zhu knew that glory could be given and of course taken away.

As soon as Mrs. Zhu returned to the mansion, she saw everyone's depressed eyes, and she knew that the emperor's will had reached Zhu's mansion. Mrs. Zhu wanted to say a few words to cheer everyone up, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them again, and said after a long time: "Let's all go and pack up our things, although Bixia has made an order, she didn't say when to let us leave, and it will always be the time of the New Year." Besides, the house in my hometown also needs to be cleaned up! ”

After saying this, Mrs. Zhu felt that she had no strength, although the housekeepers and ladies should be, they were not as energetic as they used to be. Those who were ordered by the emperor to return to their hometowns to live, even if they were not deprived of their titles, they were afraid that the local officials would still receive secret decrees and have the responsibility of monitoring the Zhu family.

Mrs. Zhu wanted to stop there, but she still had to force herself to see Mrs. Zhu's illness, as soon as she walked to the garden where Mrs. Zhu lived, Mr. Zhu hurriedly walked out, and when he saw his wife's face, he frowned: "This matter, you did it too badly!" ”

Her husband would say this, which was not unexpected by Mrs. Zhu, she opened her mouth and just wanted to justify, and then she was disheartened, and only sighed: "What the master says is what it is, Bixia has already made an order, and we don't want to come and delay it for a long time." I asked to see the queen, but I don't know if I can get permission! ”

"What's the use of seeing my mother? Niangniang is now unable to protect herself. Speaking of which, the mother is also too soft-hearted, otherwise, a princess, how could this be! When Master Zhu thought of the days after leaving Beijing and returning to his hometown, he couldn't help but feel indignant, and his long-standing complaints were also expressed.

"Master, there are a lot of people, and the old man is still lying down!" Mrs. Zhu's comfort did not enter Mr. Zhu's heart, she just snorted and left, although there were still as many people around as usual, but Mrs. Zhu clearly felt the desolation of the fallen monkey Sun San. Bixia's heart is far more ruthless than the Zhu family imagined.

The emperor did not let the Zhu family wait for a long time, and the next day he sent an attendant to allow the two relatives of the Zhu family to enter the palace to see the queen, and no one else could enter the palace.

Although it is far less than Mrs. Zhu thought, it is better to be able to enter the palace than she originally thought. Mrs. Zhu naturally received the order, and went to see Mrs. Zhu again, and asked if she had anything to say to the queen? Mrs. Zhu listened to Mrs. Zhu's request to see the queen, and a bright light flashed in her cloudy eyes, and then the light dimmed, and her lips squirmed there: "It's late, it's late!" ”

Hate only hates his own heart is not ruthless enough, and he will raise tigers into trouble, and at this moment, it is too late to say anything. Mrs. Zhu felt Mrs. Zhu's gloom, but she was helpless.

In the Zhaoyang Palace, there are still those who serve, after Mrs. Zhu saluted the queen, she looked up and saw the queen, the queen's hair at this time has flashed silver, and the wrinkles on her face are clearly recognizable, and it is not the last time Mrs. Zhu entered the palace, the well-maintained haode woman.

"Niangniang still has to take care of her body, the Zhu family and the family, and it all depends on Niangniang's TOEF!" Although Mrs. Zhu has seen all the people around the queen, who knows how many of these people are the emperor's? After all, the Son of Heaven is the real master of this harem, not the queen. Mrs. Zhu didn't dare to say much, so she only chose this ordinary sentence.

"TOEFL?" A self-deprecating smile appeared on the queen's lips, saying that she was sick for so many days, and she was really a good person who could get sick, and the queen thought a lot, starting to think a little bit when she entered the palace, complaining about herself for a while, hating the emperor for a while, resenting to zuihou, the queen was a little confused, I don't know what the fault is, who to blame? The people around her have not changed, such a gesture makes the queen even more frightened, could it be that the people around her, the people who have been calling for so long, and the people who trust them, are all obeying the emperor's orders?

Fear spread from the bottom of my heart and spread all over my body, and it turned out that from the beginning, I was already alone. Husbands, sons, and dependents are all far away from them. The right that was easily touched was just a sentence from the emperor, I can give it to you, and naturally I can take it back.

The queen, the wife of the Son of Heaven, is also a subject of the Son of Heaven, and if he is willing to let you walk side by side, then you are the wife, otherwise, it is just like other subjects, you have to prostrate and look up to him.

"!" Looking at the queen's smile, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but call out in panic, the queen put away her thoughts and looked at Mrs. Zhu in front of her: "It's okay to go back to your hometown, if you go back to your hometown, you don't have so much entertainment, you can think about things that you didn't think clearly!" ”

"Niangniang's teachings, concubines will keep in mind, but Niangniang also has to ......"

"There is nothing bad about my life, every day the imperial doctor comes to me to ask for three pulses, take three medicines, and then the day passes. The people who serve are the old people around me, and they are still serving as well as before! The queen interrupted Mrs. Zhu's words and began to talk to herself.

Mrs. Zhu heard the disheartenness from the queen's words, but she couldn't hear the resentment!

"Big lady! The crown princess came to greet her mother, please avoid it! The palace maid stepped forward, her tone respectful, but it was a real order to expel guests. Mrs. Zhu lowered her eyes, afraid that this was her and the queen's Zuihou side, and in the future, the road back to Beijing was boundless!

"Niangniang, concubine wishes Niangniang ......" Mrs. Zhu said her parting greetings according to etiquette, but she couldn't finish the words on her lips, she just looked at the queen and knelt down again!

The queen asked Mrs. Zhu to get up, Mrs. Zhu left, and heard a long sentence from the queen behind her: "This life has passed like this, boundless glory and wealth, but that's it!" ”

Mrs. Zhu was touched, but she didn't dare to speak, she just walked outside the palace, and she could see the princess walking towards Zhaoyang Hall surrounded by everyone from a distance, Mrs. Zhu seemed to see the smile on the princess's lips, the smile was exactly the same as the original queen, I don't know if the smile on the princess's lips will become the same as the queen after decades, with desolation.

The boundless glory and wealth are sometimes not as good as a smile from the people around you. Yulin looked at Liu Jinsong's smile, her heart was full of sweetness, and suddenly said: "Now I understand, why are some people not moved by glory and wealth?" ”

This came too suddenly, Liu Jinsong carefully put his daughter who was already asleep in his arms on the bed, and looked up at his wife: "Why did you suddenly say this?" ”

"Daddy told me that in this world, there are many people who are willing to exchange a lifetime of loneliness for a lifetime of glory and wealth." The wealth given by the heavenly family is, of course, unmatched. Liu Jinsong snorted: "Then who is willing to give up such boundless wealth?" ”

"Do you know who that person is? Originally, I had a grudge against her and felt why she couldn't be wronged for me, but later I realized that some people are worth giving up these riches! Saying that, Yulin looked at Liu Jinsong: "You once said that even if I am a beggar woman, you will be tempted, and now I will answer you, if you are the one whose father does not want me to marry, then I will also give up the glory of the princess and be with you!" ”

This is really good, it turns out that it is not only that he says sweet words to make Yulin happy, but Yulin says sweet words, and he will be happy! Liu Jinsong held his wife's hand: "I always thought that I would never hear you say such things in my life!" ”

Yulin clenched her fist and pounded her husband's shoulder, leaned on his chest, heard his heart beating there, and suddenly smiled: "Your heart, isn't it in a hurry to beat?" Do you know that when I first heard you say that, my heart beat fast? ”

"Really?" Liu Jinsong looked down at his wife: "Then I forgot, I should have touched your heart at that time, what does it look like to feel your heart beating wildly?" Yulin took a sip of him, looking at the look on his face, such a day seemed to be never tired of living a lifetime.

"It's snowing!" Liu Jinsong hugged his wife, looked up and looked outside, Yulin listened attentively, and sure enough, he heard the rustle of snow falling on the eaves, and couldn't help but purse his lips and smile: "When I was a child, I heard people say that they chose a horse, and this is what they thought, listening to the sound of snow, and then talking to their beloved in the house!" ”

"Now not only do you have me, your beloved, but you also have a daughter. Well, in the future, maybe one more son! Liu Jinsong only felt complacent, and all the happiness in heaven and earth combined was not worth this moment.

Yulin reached out and touched her belly, and smiled, the smile on her lips was as sweet as honey, and the sweet Liu Jinsong couldn't help but taste it lightly, so as to share this sweetness.

"Princess! Concubine Lin asked to see her outside, saying that she wanted to say goodbye to the princess! "The Lin family always has a royal concubine who has a destiny, she wants to become a monk and practice, of course, it is not just to leave, many things have to go again.

For these days, the Lin family stayed in the palace, waiting for these processes to be completed, and then became a monk. At this moment, it was all over, and it was time for her to leave the palace.

Yulin couldn't help but feel a little stunned in her heart, stood up and came outside, the Lin family was already waiting there, although she had not officially become a monk, but she had already changed into a Taoist robe, and there was no other jewelry in her hair except for a hosta.

I heard that she is also a vegetarian these days, and she has not eaten any meat at all. Seeing Yulin come out, Lin got up and saluted her: "I've seen the princess!" ”

Yulin quickly pulled her up, and a thousand words came to her throat, but she couldn't say a word, only three words: "I'm sorry!" ”

Lin already understood, and smiled at Yulin: "The princess doesn't need to tell me I'm sorry, as a daughter, she doesn't have a good father, so it's inevitable." Besides, although the prince has no affection for me, he doesn't owe me anything else! ”

Lin's words made Yulin's throat choke even more, and she said softly: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to marry into the palace!" Or, he would not marry into the palace so aggrieved. ”

Lin smiled again: "Even if there is no princess, I married in as a concubine, so what?" After all, I'm not the person the prince thinks about for a long time! The prince is affectionate to that woman, so naturally he can only be ruthless to me! These days, I have thought a lot, instead of resenting the prince, turning that thick jealousy into hatred, and becoming not like myself, it is better to let go of my arms! Saying that, the tears in Lin's eyes couldn't help falling, but before Yulin could say anything to comfort her, Lin had already laughed and shook the tears away: "What the princess has is the most haode in the world, the most enviable thing for women, the princess is blessed!" ”

What I have is indeed something that all daughters in the world envy, not the boundless glory and wealth, but a husband who can love her! Yu Lin nodded: "The side concubine of the palace is a monk, and all the supplies are the same as in the palace, Aunt Lin, you don't have to worry about some things being missing!" ”

"Even if it would be different, so what? What I am asking for is not the glory and riches. I will never get what I ask for! "A man who can love him, a lovely child, these will never be obtained by the Lin family, even if he is willing to give up this boundless glory and wealth now, he will not be able to get it.

Sadness flashed in Yulin's heart again, and the Lin family had already looked at Yulin: "What kind of person is the princess's mother?" After speaking, without waiting for Yulin to answer, Lin smiled again: "Look, I just said that I wanted to let go of my arms, and now I am stubborn again!" What kind of person the princess's mother is, and how to make the prince fall in love with her and never change, it has nothing to do with me. After that, whether it is the prince or the princess, as far as I am concerned, it has nothing to do with it! ”

"Aunt Lin!" Yulin couldn't help but hold Lin's hand, and Lin pulled his hand out of Yulin's hand: "It's not too early, I'm going to stay in Lin's mansion tonight and say goodbye to my father and brother!" "Cut off the red dust and vulgar thoughts, and from then on devote yourself to the Buddha.

Yu Lin looked at Lin's back and couldn't help but sigh, and then Yu Lin's shoulder was already held by Liu Jinsong: "Aunt Lin is like this, it's better than resentment in the future!" This is talking about the emperor and empress, Yulin snorted and said, "Yes, it's better than my uncle and aunt now." But aunt, she ......"

was also a little pitiful, Liu Jinsong held Yulin's shoulder tighter: "Yulin, in this world, even if you are the son of heaven, there are still things that you can't ask for, let alone someone else?" If the queen doesn't want so much, perhaps, life won't be like this. ”

But when one gets some, one will inevitably want to get another. Just like yourself, in the rich bushes, in the splendid pile, still remember, if there is a mother by your side, what should you do? Fortunately, now that I have let go, I will not think about those anymore, and I will not let those thoughts entangle me, otherwise one day, I will become a demon.

It is enough to cherish the present and not to remember what was lost. Yulin raised her head and smiled at Liu Jinsong, all her minds were released, and she closed her eyes and listened to the rustle of snow falling on the eaves, which was her favorite sound when she was young, and having her beloved by her side at the moment made it even better.

"Shall we have a chilling party?" Although King Wu said that the internal affairs of the palace were handed over to Yulin, there were so many people in the palace, and Yulin had nothing to do except for some daily life. When Liu Fengying came to visit, she suddenly remembered that her favorite thing in Beijing at the moment was to enjoy the snow scene at the cold party, and she couldn't help but think.

"The public wants to hold a cold party? That's great, but what kind of people are you going to invite? Liu Fengying also often went to the cold party when she was young, and at this moment, she heard Yulin ask excitedly, so she asked interestingly.

"I've never held a cold party to enjoy the flowers!" Yulin said honestly, her face couldn't help but add a touch of red, King Wu doesn't like to socialize, Yulin is not very old, and the Lin family is a little unjustifiable, a huge Wu Wangfu, usually almost live behind closed doors, these banquets have never been held.

At this moment, hearing Liu Fengying say what kind of people she wanted to invite, Yulin felt that it was just a banquet, why was it so complicated? Seeing Yulin frowning in distress, Liu Fengying smiled lightly: "The princess has a noble status, and the person who invites this one naturally has to make various choices, otherwise, if you let someone with bad intentions take the post and do anything in the name of the princess in the future, it will be difficult!" ”

Yulin sighed: "According to what my mother-in-law said, can I only invite a few cousins in the princess's mansion or a few people in the palace?" ”

"That's not the case, the princess can also invite a few close people to come and go, but I don't think the princess has such a person!" Liu Fengying's words made Yulin's brows furrow even tighter, and she threw away the question of what to do to cool off the cold and asked Liu Fengying: "What was my mother-in-law's close friend like that day?" But like my sister and me? ”

"The princess and the princess of Qin are sisters, and they are naturally different from their close friends. When I was young, I also had a lot of handkerchiefs, and although I can't say everything, I will come to your house today and my house tomorrow. Otherwise, how can you spend your life when you are lonely? But then, it gradually dispersed. ”

Liu Fengying's words contained a hint of sighing, but Yu Lin was fascinated by it, these Mrs. Wu had never told Yu Lin, as for Yu Lin's cousins, except for the princess of Qin State, Yu Lin and others were actually just affectionate. The princess of Qin is also a person who doesn't like to socialize with people, and Yulin naturally has nowhere to make close friends.

After Liu Fengying finished speaking, she saw Yulin's face and said: "It's all me who has reminded me of the past, if the princess likes it, it is better to invite a few people who have dealings, such as the young lady of the Xu family, she has made a marriage with the princess of Pan Mansion, Pan Gongzi and Xiao'er are familiar with each other, and it is normal for the princess to interact with her more." There are also British mansions, for the sake of Prince Chu, the princess can also have more dealings with them, as for anything else, I can't think of anything else! ”

Being a princess, there are many people around her, Yulin really didn't think that she was going to take the initiative to befriend others, but it sounded a little fresh. As for Xu Zhijiao, the half-girl who is the same mother as herself, Yulin is not without curiosity about her.

So I discussed it with Liu Fengying again, and set to hold a cold party three days later, and the invited guests were Qiu Ruwan, the youngest daughter of Princess Renhe, the little county lord of Shengwang's mansion, and Xu Zhijiao suggested by Liu Fengying, Miss Chu and a daughter of the Liu family.

The personnel date is finalized, and people are sent to send posts. Xu Zhijiao received the post from the palace, and she was almost panicked, although she was trying to learn how to communicate these days, but this palace post was still different.

Xu Zhijiao took the post and went to find her mother: "Mother, look, this is a post from Princess Yongle of Wu Wangfu, inviting me to go to the palace to go to the cold party the day after tomorrow." But mother, I've never been to the palace, will I be laughed at? Besides, why did the princess give me a post? ”

Yang Molan took the post, of course the handwriting on it was not written by Yulin, but she still touched the handwriting before saying: "Your brother, now you are very respected by the princess of Qin, the princess of Qinguo and Princess Yongle have a good relationship, I think it is because of this that I will give you a post." Have you forgotten that the princess was still there when you went back to Pan's Mansion to make a decision? ”

This Xu Zhijiao didn't forget, and her head tilted slightly: "Is it all for my brother?" Yang Molan heard the disbelief in her daughter's words, and only smiled faintly: "Of course, it is for your brother, otherwise, it depends on you and me, what can make the princess take a fancy to it!" ”

This is also what I said, Xu Zhijiao put away the post and snuggled up to Yang Molan's side: "Mother, then you say, do I want to go?" ”

"Did you nod your head when I said you weren't allowed to go? Besides, what your aunt said is very right, the Pan family is a family with lords for many years, and now they are looking at the decline, but it is still different from ordinary people, you should go and see more knowledge, so as not to marry in and be laughed at by the concubines! ”

"I won't! If the ladies want to laugh at me, I will ignore them! Xu Zhijiao's nose wrinkled and said to Yang Molan, Yang Molan pushed her daughter: "Okay, don't be coquettish with me, this palace is no better than other places, you prepare well!" ”

Xu Zhijiao had already nodded: "Well, I'm going to ask my aunt, what is the taboo in this palace?" Mother, I'm going! After saying that, Xu Zhijiao rushed out, Yang Molan shook her head, and then smiled, thinking that the past was useless, and now as long as the children are good, it is enough.

Wu Wangfu held a banquet, this is very rare, the last time a banquet was held when the Lin family married into Wu Wangfu. The people who got the post were preparing not to mention it, and even those who didn't get the post were asking who got the post, and when they heard that Xu Zhijiao also got the post, everyone thought that Xu Zhijiao would get the post of the palace because he had a good brother, but there was no shortage of people who wanted to see Xu Zhijiao's jokes, after all, the rules of the palace were much more than the rules outside.

On the day of the cold meeting, Xu Zhijiao came to the palace according to the hour, and there were already people waiting there, and when they saw the arrival of the Xu family's carriage, they invited Xu Zhijiao to get into the sedan chair and enter the palace. This palace is really different from other places, Xu Zhijiao took a deep breath and tried to show an indifferent look on her face, but between her eyebrows, there was still a surprise that could not be concealed!

The palace is really different from other mansions, and his original knowledge is really too little. Xu Zhijiao quietly lifted the corner of the curtain, looked out with a pair of eyes, and couldn't help but marvel in her heart!

The author has something to say: in fact, the main idea of this article, a one-sentence introduction, has been said very clearly, the growth of the princess. Yulin peeled off the gentle and calm shell outside, revealing her true heart, a woman who can cry and laugh, and longs for Aiqing. Then slowly from the inside to the outside is gentle and calm again, not just the appearance.