Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Dark Belly of July
When everyone arrived at the old lady's Ronghua Hall, Yan Jiu respectfully asked for peace and said, "Yan Jiu asks for the old lady!" ”
Old Madam Yan knew something was wrong as soon as she saw Yan Jiu's eyes, and asked in a majestic and powerful voice, "What's the matter with Steward Yan?" ”
Yan Jiuke was her confidant, and when she saw him kneeling, she motioned to her henchman to help him up.
Yan Jiu was grateful, and gave the little maid beside him a look, and after a while, after the little guy brought the pot of jade feathers in, he said: "Old lady, this flower was sent by Princess Tang Dui, who just came to Jin Kingdom, to give it to the second lady this afternoon." ”
Originally, when the little maid brought the flowers in, all the people in the room were at a loss, and they didn't know what the reason was until Yan Jiu spoke.
When Mrs. Yan heard that it was sent by Princess Tang Duan, she was originally very proud, but as soon as she heard that it was given to Yan Xiang, her face collapsed, and her face was particularly ugly.
Of all the girls in the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Yan's favorite is the eldest girl in the big room and the third girl in the second room, and the most hated of them is Yan Xiang, mainly because the rumors of Yan Xiang Kefu have affected the reputation of their Hou Mansion.
"Is it really Princess Tang Dui who specially gave it to the second girl?"
"Yes, that is, the jade girl instructed when she left." Yan Jiu bent down and replied.
"Second girl, when did you have a relationship with the princess of Tang Dusk?" Old Madam Yan's sharp eyes noticed that it was not simple, a newcomer to a neighboring country would know Yan Xiang, a deep boudoir woman, she didn't think it was like Yan Jiu said in order to make close friends in the boudoir.
Yan Xiang, who was named, looked a little embarrassed at this time, she didn't expect that July would actually send that Yuling to the Hou Mansion, which was a naked humiliation for her.
"Back to my grandmother, my granddaughter doesn't know the princess of Tang Dusk."
Yan Xiang spoke a little apprehensively, she didn't know why the old lady asked her like this, could it be that she found something.
Old Madam Yan has experienced so many turmoil, how can she not see the dodge in Yan Xiang's eyes, there must be something to hide.
"Oh, this princess of Tang Twilight is also strange, she actually gave such a precious jade feather to a person she didn't know for no reason!"
Mrs. Yan's words made everyone present dare not speak, and even the children who whispered silently covered their mouths with their little hands, and they didn't dare to come out.
"Sun ...... The granddaughter really didn't know what Princess Tang Du's intentions were. Yan Xiang spoke cautiously, for fear of revealing her feet, and the dispute with July over this flower on the street must not be known to Mrs. Yan, otherwise Mrs. Wan will definitely punish her.
Seeing that Mrs. Yan aggressively asked her daughter, Mrs. Hou Li Jiahui was very uncomfortable, and stepped forward to relieve the siege and said, "Old lady, how can our Xiang'er guess Princess Tang Duan's intentions?" Isn't it hard to guess what this princess thinks? ”
"Presumptuous, did you talk like that?"
"Old lady, our Xiang'er is the future Princess Mu, maybe the princess just gave us Xiang'er in front of Prince Mu."
In Li Jiahui's heart, Yan Xiang can marry into Prince Mu's mansion is her pride, no matter how good the eldest girl is, in the end, she is not inferior to her daughter, it is a relative of the emperor.
Old Madam Yan and the people in the second room of the Hou Mansion looked at Li Jiahui's proud look and looked at it with disdain, Yan Xiang's little rags were in a hurry to be married to the royal family, and they even showed off everywhere, thinking how great it was.
"What about the future Prince and Princess Mu, Princess Tang Duan is the future crown princess."
One sentence scared Li Jiahui so much that she didn't dare to say half a word.
"Who went out with the second lady today?" Old Madam Yan's deep voice was extremely penetrating.
The housekeeper Yan Jiu thought quickly in his mind, even if the second lady really married Prince Mu, it would not be of any interest to him, and now the old lady was very angry, and he must not hide it.
"Old lady, the people who went out with the second lady today all have Qiaoye, Nanye and the coachman Yan Zhu." Yan Jiu said without reservation.
"Send for them."
Yan Xiang glanced at Yan Jiu with jealousy, and that look looked like he was going to kill Yan Jiu.
"The slave and maid greet the old lady." Several people said in unison.
"Tell me a few of you, what happened to the second girl when she went out today, and give me an honest explanation."
Qiao Ye and Nan Ye are Yan Xiang's personal maids, so naturally they will not tell what happened before, but Yan Zhu is different, as soon as he hears the old lady's warning, he will say everything.
As soon as I heard that Yan Xiang had a dispute with someone in front of the public because of a flower, he was ridiculed in front of his house, which was unacceptable to Mrs. Yan, this was a face problem for their Xinyang Marquis Mansion.
Looking at the jade feather that was sent, it offended people, the problem is that it is the princess of Tang Dui, the future princess, which is not a good thing.
"Second girl, tomorrow you will personally come to thank you and apologize, don't think about causing trouble for my Hou Mansion if you are still in my Xinyang Hou Mansion for a day."
The status and interests of the Hou Mansion are the most important to Mrs. Yan, and the princess of Tang Du can't be offended, but if she asks the people of the Hou Mansion to make amends in person, she can't save face, so whoever provokes it will solve it.
"Yes, old lady,"
Although Yan Xiang was reluctant in her heart, she had to listen to Mrs. Yan's words, she was not married yet, and she couldn't tear her face with the Hou Mansion now, there were too many things to rely on the Hou Mansion, especially her own marriage dowry, if she only relied on her mother's meager money, I am afraid that the dowry when she got married would not even be half of her eldest sister Yan Jiao, and it would be a joke in the whole capital to see her at that time.
Yan Xiang has always been so strong, she feels that no one can compare to herself, especially her desire to marry into the royal family has come true, the saint personally gave herself and Prince Mu to marry, that is the biggest face, she thinks that she is better than Yan Jiao, and she must be pressed in the dowry.
In fact, Yan Xiang is worried that his dowry is not rich enough, and it is normal for the scenery to be beautiful, and the dowry when a woman gets married represents the bride's status in the family and the importance of the family.
Yan Xiang's mother Li Jiahui is the step-family of the Marquis of Yiyang, the Marquis of Yiyang's mansion is declining, so naturally he can only marry Li Jiahui, who is a small family, Li Jiahui's father is just a five-grade petty official, and he can only be regarded as the last class in the capital, a place full of powerful people.
The family background is like this, even if Li Jiahui was going to marry into the Hou Mansion at the beginning, her family couldn't take care of a rich dowry that satisfied her with her, and she was estranged from her mother's family.
Even if the Yan family is defeated, the Xu family is not easy to ruin, so they took great pains to pay attention to the dowry of the girl Xu Jing.
When she first entered the Hou Mansion and gave birth to Yan Xiang, she also had a hand and foot on the huge wealth behind Yan Jiao, but the old grandmother and maid of the Xu family were too cautious, and in the end, the Xu family actually sent someone to take the dowry back and save it on behalf of Yan Jiao, and her heart gradually became cold.
"It's good that you know, don't think that there is no one else but you, it is said that the princess who is close this time is the niece and daughter of Concubine Ning Jing, who is in full bloom!"
Old Madam Yan seemed to be reprimanding Yan Xiang, but she was warning the people of the entire Hou Mansion not to cause trouble, which identity of this princess was something they could not offend.
"The daughter-in-law (granddaughter) remembers the old lady's teachings and will never dare to commit it." All the ladies and girls in the room said with some feelings.
"Alright, let's set the table."
Old Madam Yan gave an order, and the daughter-in-law and servant women beside her immediately got busy, serving on both sides of Mrs. Yan, cloth vegetables for cloth vegetables, and wine for pouring wine, showing great filial piety.
Although it was still peaceful, it was very depressing, and everyone wanted to quickly finish eating and fleeing this place.
The next day, the news that Tang Du's princess and the second lady of the Yiyang Hou Mansion were competing for a jade feather on the street spread throughout the entire Han capital.
"Princess, everyone knows about yesterday's events, I wonder if there are people who are interested in fueling the troubles?" The spirit was concerned about who had just arrived in Handu in July, and who couldn't get along with them.
July is very leisurely, she doesn't take this matter to heart at all, and still eats her melon seeds in her own way.
"Nine times out of ten, it was passed on by the shopkeeper of the flower shop, in order to bring benefits to himself, don't worry."
July looked at the anxious and angry Ling and immediately persuaded her, for fear that she would be angry.
"Yes"
Looking at Qiyue's face, Qiao Ling knew that he was anxious, and secretly scolded himself in his heart for not having a long brain and not being able to analyze it well before he spoke.
"Princess, do we need to enter the palace today to meet Emperor Jin?"
That is, Yu is preparing the clothes and jewelry to be worn for July, and if you need to enter the palace, you should prepare palace clothes that represent the status of July, and you should be cautious and careful to write, and you must not let people look down on Tang Dui.
"Nature"
July decided to enter the palace today, anyway, this day will come sooner or later, why not take the initiative and seize the initiative.
As soon as July was relieved, everyone was busy, entering the palace was a big deal, and the costumes and makeup had to be in place and exquisite.
That is, Yu is an old man, calm in everything and everything, and can not find any mistakes, and soon prepares the clothes and jewelry to be worn in July.
"Princess, do you think that's okay?"
The clothes that the jade took out were a red Su embroidered streamer brocade, and after wearing it in July, the white face was as brilliant as a peach blossom, the skin was like clotted fat, and the lips were like cherry blossoms.
The bright red is noble and elegant, and the temperament is more dignified.
"That's it!"
July's voice woke up the stunned Jiyu, Qiling and others, this dress is the first time July has put on the body, the moment July turned around, it was like a dragon, that is, Yu and Qiling and others were fascinated by this temperament.
"Yes"
Several people realized that they were distracted, and immediately retracted their minds and methodically sorted out the skirts and corners of their clothes, and took it seriously.
Jiyu helped July to sit in front of the dresser, and July looked at himself vaguely in the bronze mirror, and became more clear about his mind.
"Princess, what hairstyle would you like to comb?"
That is, every time Yu combs her hair for July, she asks July this question, and she combs whatever she likes.
"Just keep it simple and elegant."
Although July has been completed, it is still on the way from Tang Dusk to Jin Guo on the seventh day of the seventh month, and the ceremony has not been held, so there has been no hair combing in July.
"Yes"
That is, the jade has always been ingenious, and the eyes are quick to take care of July's hair, and the three thousand green silks are naturally down, and the simple eyebrow pendant embellishment and modification of the face is more soft.
Compared with a red dress, the makeup and hair accessories are naturally decorated, light and natural, with the innocence and innocence unique to the girl.
A sound of "knock knock" footsteps came from the courtyard, getting closer and closer, and I saw Twilight Xi walking in from outside, and said calmly, "Princess, Lord Qi has arrived." ”
July, who was originally recuperating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and said lazily: "Gathered? ”
Twilight nodded slightly, and stood on her side waiting for July's orders.
"In that case, let's go too." July said softly.
That is, Yu and Ling quickly stepped forward and waited to get up from the soft couch, and after a little tidying up their makeup, they followed Qiyue out of the courtyard.
The autumn breeze rises, three thousand green silks, such as smoke, such as illusion, ethereal and misty sorrow as before, July knows that this step will never turn back, and there will be no way back.
Every step is a heartache, and taking this step means that she must and will definitely cut off the love thread in her heart in Jin Guo, even if she will not marry the prince, she will find a suitable young talent in Jin Guo to marry, even if she doesn't love it.
But the person in her heart who hurt her the most couldn't forget it for a long time, even if that love had slowly deteriorated mixed with a little hatred, she still didn't want to remove him.
Maybe it's the autumn mood is getting stronger, the so-called autumn is leaving people's hearts, and July is even more melancholy and sad because he recalls the happiness and pain and sadness between Leng Du and her.
Jiyu and the others felt the change in July's mood, and Jiyu quietly stepped forward and gently held Qiyue's hand and said, "Princess, whatever choice you have, we are here!" ”
Nuan Nuan's words made July feel the trust and warmth of her companions, they have come to this point, everyone around her has put in more or less effort, and she has no reason to ruin her efforts for the so-called love that is not worth it at all.
"Jiyu, my belief will not change, you don't have to worry about it, I'm fine!" July's voice is neither sad nor joyful, and no sadness or pain can be heard.
As soon as he came out of the Qingyue platform, he gathered and stepped forward respectfully and saluted: "Weichen see the princess." ”
"Lord Qi is exempt, I don't understand the major national affairs in July, please bother, take my Tang Dusk as the priority, don't worry about July."
July is very respectful to the gathering, gathered in the court for many years from two hearts, for the official honest and upright, this time as a civil official escort July and pro, July wedding all matters are also in charge of him.
"The princess is serious, these are the responsibilities of Weichen." For July's instructions, gather to remember, in his heart, there is only Tang Dusk's Jiangshan Sheji.
July boarded the gorgeous carriage and staggered forward, the road from Qingyue Platform to the palace could not be reached for a while, and July was ready to sleep lightly for a while.
Suddenly, as if it was a nightmare, July suddenly opened her eyes and opened the curtain of the car in a panic to look back and forth, and her dejected appearance frightened Jiyu who was sitting in the car with her.