There are many truths in this world, and if you can't explain it or don't need to say it, you can just say that it is a matter of course.

For example, the Queen Mother is the most auspicious, but on a big day like the Double Ninth Festival Chrysanthemum Banquet, the Prime Minister who is doing a funeral can still send her daughter to participate.

Because the auspiciousness of the phoenix's destiny can overshadow all ominousness, which is also a matter of course.

The carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion that can enter the palace does not have to wait in line, and enters the palace gate directly under the envious eyes of the ladies and ladies.

The chrysanthemum banquet is set up in the imperial garden, and there is still some distance from the palace gate, but it is inconvenient to continue to take the car. When she arrived at the place where she usually got out of the car, Ruan Bijun lifted the curtain and saw that the two chariots were already waiting there side by side.

Two!

Ruan Biyun glanced back at the car, gritting her teeth with hatred.

Ruan Qingzhi stood up with Yiyun's hand and sighed: "Yun'er, it's autumn, why are you still so angry?" It's better not to be seen by others, otherwise everyone will suspect that you will rejoice in your mother's death. ”

"Don't be complacent," Ruan Biyun said viciously, "This is just the beginning!" ”

"yes, just started." Nguyen Thanh Chi smiled back.

Ruan Biyun pulled the curtain of the carriage heavily, and then quickly changed into a calm and gentle expression, holding Luan Yin's hand and carefully getting out of the carriage.

Ruan Qingzhi followed closely behind her and jumped down with a thud.

A little dust floated on the ground, Ruan Biyun hurriedly lifted the corner of her skirt and walked a few steps to avoid it, looking annoyed: "Sister! Can you please be a little more disciplined! It's in the palace! ”

Ruan Qingzhi blinked innocently, and several attendants in front of him had already greeted him, with a kind attitude: "The Queen Mother is already waiting, two Miss Ruan, please come up!" ”

actually weighed the two of them in no particular order. Ruan Bijun noticed this, and immediately became even more angry.

So fast! Her dominance was broken so quickly!

Tomorrow's destiny should be invincible, why is it not right or wrong to come to her!

Full of anger and unable to vent, Ruan Biyun only held back the pain in her chest, and her face turned a little dark.

When he arrived at Shoukang Palace, the situation still could not be alleviated. So Ruan Qingzhi went straight to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, my sister is uncomfortable!" ”

At this time, Ruan Biyun was supported by Luan Yin Fengming and the eunuchs. The Queen Mother saw it from afar and was distressed: "Why haven't you seen it for a few days, and your body is so weak?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi said quickly: "When I got off the carriage, my face was fine, and the closer I got to Shoukang Palace, the uglier it became!" Xiaoliangzi, you saw it too, didn't you? ”

Xiao Liangzi didn't hear the sound outside the strings, and hurriedly echoed: "That's right, the second lady was in good spirits when she just got off the carriage, and she also instructed the eldest lady on etiquette." ”

The Queen Mother was a little unhappy when she heard this, and she didn't plan to get up and come over, so she only said coldly: "Help me in." ”

"Queen Mother," Ruan Biyun shook off the girls' hands and hurriedly rushed in, "Queen Mother, don't listen to their nonsense, Yun'er is in good health, but she just blew a little wind on the road......"

However, the sun is shining today, and there is really no wind. Fortunately, none of the people present at the moment are people who like to demolish the stage, so no one has exposed this lie.

The Queen Mother looked at Ruan Qingzhi: "Don't you know medical skills?" You go to your sister first, and then pass on the doctor if you can't see it! ”

Ruan Qingzhi patted his head: "Oh, how did I forget this stubble!" ”

After saying that, he hurriedly walked in front of Ruan Biyun, couldn't help but grab his wrist for a while, turned back to the Queen Mother and smiled: "It's okay, it's just uncomfortable, hold back!" ”

Ruan Biyun brushed her sleeves to cover her wrists and said sadly: "My mother died suddenly, and I am naturally sad in my heart. Unlike my sister, I can laugh at any time. ”

At this time, it is useless to quarrel. Ruan Qingzhi smiled nonchalantly: "Yes." I laughed. ”

After saying that, he walked straight to the Queen Mother, saluted and greeted An, and then asked Xianyun to hand over a box and offer it with both hands: "This is a little care from the people's daughter, and I wish the Queen Mother a healthy phoenix." ”

The Queen Mother immediately smiled and ordered someone to take it, opened it and looked at it, and frowned again: "What is this?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi pursed her lips and smiled lightly, not in a hurry: "It's the two foreheads sewn by the people's daughter." The ingredients inside have been soaked in medicinal juice, which can dispel wind and cold. After two days, the north wind started, and the Queen Mother put it on and tried it to know the tricks. ”

Forehead wiping is nothing unusual. Elderly people are most afraid of autumn when the wind blows and the cold air invades, and at this time wiping the forehead has become a life-saving thing, and it is impossible to leave for a moment.

Rubbing the forehead with the material soaked in medicinal juice is a novelty. The Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a little interested, and reached out to pick up one and looked at it carefully.

said that it had been soaked in medicinal juice, but there was no medicinal smell on the forehead, only a faint fragrance. The touch in her hands was soft and gentle, and the Queen Mother's heart gradually turned joyful.

Looking at the workmanship of the forehead again, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "You said you made it yourself?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi lowered his head: "What is dedicated to the Queen Mother, naturally I don't dare to fake others." ”

She didn't modestly say anything like "rough needlework". After all, the Queen Mother's eyes haven't been spent yet, and she still knows how to see whether the needlework is good or not.

"This is the bottom of Su embroidery, and the top is rice beads and flowers?" The Queen Mother was really well-informed, and she recognized it at once.

Ruan Qingzhi smiled and should be.

This mind is not very coincidental, but such a fine flower saving technique is rare in this dynasty, so it is particularly fresh. The more the Queen Mother looked at it, the more she loved it, and she had long forgotten her previous loss.

It's just that Aunt Lian next to her is still glaring at Ruan Qingzhi.

Ruan Biyun was left out in the cold for a long time, and finally realized that she couldn't wait, so she hurriedly walked over and stretched out her hand to the other forehead wipeer in the box: "It turns out that my sister still knows Suzhou-style embroidery?" I don't know anything......"

Ruan Qingzhi pretended to inadvertently raise her arm to block her hand, and turned back to ask Xiao Liangzi: "Is the imperial doctor who served the Empress Dowager's medicinal diet here?" ”

Xiao Liangzi hurriedly said: "I'm looking at today's ingredients in the kitchen!" The eldest lady wants to see it, and the slave will go and invite it! ”

Ruan Qingzhi smiled and said, "Youlao", and then turned back to Ruan Biyun and smiled: "I'm quiet there, so it's convenient to tinker with some labor-intensive things." ”

After that, he asked Xieyun to take out an iron can, and said with a smile: "This is the medicine that I promised to bring to the Queen Mother the day before yesterday." The Queen Mother drank for two days first, and felt that where there was often a fever, she asked the girls to massage for two quarters of an hour every day, and after a month or two, it would almost be fine. ”

The Queen Mother was overjoyed, and scolded, scolding Ruan Qingzhi's forehead: "Did you mean it?" It's been so long since I came in and took this out, and the mourning family thought you had forgotten! ”

"How dare the people forget the affairs of the Queen Mother!" Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly defended, and then became even more aggrieved: "It turns out that the Queen Mother doesn't like me at all, and she loves me for my medicine!" ”

This kind of coquettishness makes people listen to it very useful. The Queen Mother scolded "Monkey Cub" with a smile, and when she saw the Imperial Doctor coming in, she beckoned: "Come and see, this medicine mourner can be used?" ”

The Imperial Doctor took it over and dutifully checked it for a long time, and finally said "available".

Ruan Qingzhi handed over the two foreheads again: "You can take a look at this by the way." You have taken care of the Queen Mother for many years, and the things that the Queen Mother eats personally must pass through your hands to rest assured. ”

The imperial doctor bowed and said "don't dare" and took it.

Ruan Qingzhi only relaxed her vigilance against Ruan Biyun at this moment, and began to ask the Queen Mother about some clichéd topics such as dietary taboos.

Ruan Biyun's hand at the bottom of her sleeve was clenched, and she was no longer in the mood to step forward to see what Su embroidery.

When the imperial doctor got up to say goodbye, the Queen Mother finally remembered Ruan Biyun and looked over: "You're still not feeling well, Jun'er?" Doctor Lin, take a look! ”

"Don't bother," Ruan Biyun hurriedly adjusted her expression, "Queen Mother, Yun'er is fine." ”

After saying that, she didn't wait for the Queen Mother to say more, she hurriedly beckoned Feng Ming to bring a long box over, knelt down beside the Queen Mother and smiled: "Yun'er made a picture of a child's birthday in her spare time, and dedicated it to the Queen Mother, I wish the Queen Mother eight thousand years for autumn, and the years are healthy." ”

Aunt Lian took it and opened it face to face with the two little palace maids, and marveled at the same time.

It turned out to be a painting of fine brushwork, and the characters in the painting were so vivid that even the lines on the hair and clothes were clear, so you can imagine how much work went into it.

The Queen Mother looked at it for a long time and couldn't help but admire: "Yun'er's painting skills are becoming more and more exquisite." It's a month or two of work, right? ”

Ruan Biyun showed a smile on her face: "The Queen Mother likes it, it's the blessing of this painting." ”

Ruan Qingzhi clapped his hands and praised on the side: "It seems that Yun'er really loves painting." Speaking of painting, the sorrowful eyebrows of many days have also unfolded, and there is a smile on his face! ”

Ruan Biyun smiled again and said timidly: "Of course I am happy to present the Double Ninth Festival for the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother knew that the two of them were fighting to the death in private, so she didn't want to continue to watch the two of them pretend, so she simply held Aunt Lian's hand and stood up: "It's not too early." ”

Aunt Lian hurriedly motioned to the little palace maids to put away the birthday pictures, and said with a smile: "Yes, everyone is almost here." The banquet has also been set up, just waiting for the Queen Mother to enter the table. ”

Ruan Biyun hurriedly stepped forward to hold the other arm of the Queen Mother, very affectionate: "Queen Mother, will you let everyone compete in painting chrysanthemums this time?" ”

Luan Yin joked on the side: "This is indispensable every year. The Queen Mother loves to paint, and the world knows it! ”

"yes!" Ruan Biyun smiled in agreement, and then turned to Ruan Qingzhi: "Speaking of which, my sister also loves to paint." My sister is really hidden, she has lived in a courtyard for so many years, and Yun'er doesn't know that her sister has been selling paintings for fun. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately became interested: "Selling paintings? Are the little girls so good at playing now? ”

Ruan Biyun smiled: "I'm afraid only my sister is willing to play like this." My sister has always kept this matter from the house, and Yun'er has never seen her sister's painting yet! ”

Aunt Lian smiled: "In this way, the eldest lady can show her style again in a while." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Ruan Qingzhi, shook her head and chuckled: "I know medical skills and can embroider and save flowers, which is already very powerful." Don't kill her. ”

Aunt Lian hurriedly bowed her head and said yes, Ruan Qingzhi didn't say much, and still walked beside Ruan Biyun unhurriedly.

The autumn color in the imperial garden is bright, and the warblers and swallows that fill the yard are even more colorful.

Because it is a festival that presents respect for the elderly, love and filial piety, the palace banquet of the Double Ninth Festival is particularly relaxed and casual, and the guests are men, women and children, and even the emperor is not much restrained here.

At this time, all the guests saluted the Queen Mother with the emperor, and after they took their seats, someone immediately noticed the two girls who accompanied the Queen Mother.

Ruan Bijun is known to everyone, the ...... next to her

The same age, the same size, the same plain clothes, but the face is more bright and charming than Ruan Biyun, who is this?

Everyone muttered in their hearts, and the emperor had already asked: "Queen Mother, from whose house did you dig up the treasure?" I've never seen this kid before, could it be that he has just entered Beijing? ”

The Queen Mother smiled and shook her head, and Ruan Qingzhi saluted the emperor again: "Ruan Qingzhi, the eldest daughter of the people's daughter's mansion, knock on the emperor." ”

"The eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The emperor was stunned for a moment, "Yun'er's sister? ”

The scene was already in an uproar.

Ruan Qingzhi, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, used to be in Kyoto and didn't remember such a person. It's only recently that this name has suddenly appeared in everyone's ears.

But it's not a good reputation. It's nothing more than a rumor about how she and King Rui are, and then the rumor was refuted, and then someone said that her sisters were not compatible and so on.

Also, in addition to these newly-earned fame, one of the most unavoidable topics about this girl is, life!

At that moment, several old ministers stood up at the same time and rebuked:

"The daughter of fate, how can she come to the palace banquet to show off? Bad luck! ”

"A good Double Ninth Festival, isn't it going to be ruined at the hands of this demon girl?"

"My biological mother is newly mourned, and I actually have the intention to dress up to participate in the palace banquet! Something that no one wants! ”

……

Before the emperor could say anything about the courtesy, Ruan Qingzhi had to still kneel on the ground.

But her temper has always been bad, and she couldn't help it when she heard those old ministers scolding, her back gradually straightened, the corners of her lips were pursed, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

Somehow, the voices of the old ministers gradually lowered.

Ruan Qingzhi chuckled, and his voice was cold: "Ladies and gentlemen, please see: what a beautiful autumn scene, what a beautiful sunshine!" You said that such a good Chung Yeung Festival, why did there be that ignorant crow croaking? Bad luck is not bad luck! ”

Several old ministers felt that they were not unlucky, but the Queen Mother did not agree with this point of view. Because she came out of the old man happily, she was not in a good mood after those old ministers spoke.

Therefore, the Queen Mother quickly put away the idea of watching the excitement, and said coldly: "Lord Ming, Lord Gu, the sisters of the Ruan family were brought over by the mourning family, are you disgusted with the mourning family?" ”

Several old ministers were greatly frightened when they heard this, and hurriedly bowed down and said "don't dare".

But the garden was not quiet. There are still a few outspoken boys and girls who can't help but shout: "But that eldest lady of the Ruan family is really unlucky!" She is different from the second miss! The second lady is the life of the phoenix, and she can suppress all the ominous ...... in the world."

"So," Ruan Qingzhi interrupted the children's arguing in a cold voice, "You mean, my sister's phoenix life is more powerful than the emperor's true dragon son?" The Queen Mother's blessing and longevity, and the emperor's reign in the world, are they not as good as my sister's 'phoenix', can she suppress the bad luck? ”

That's a lot of cruelty. No matter how ignorant the children were, they knew that something was wrong, so they immediately knelt down in fright and defended and denied it.

The emperor's face gradually became a little gloomy.

Because the imperial power is under the command of heaven, the monarch is happy to use some myths to prove the existence of "heaven".

But no matter who "Heaven" sends to the world, the ultimate purpose is to assist the Son of Heaven, and it is impossible to override the Son of Heaven.

And now, the people's worship of Ruan Biyun's "destiny of the phoenix" has faintly shown signs of dominating the throne.

Now that she has not reached the end of the day, when she arrives in the future, won't she be able to turn against the sky!

Ruan Biyun also realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly knelt down, but instead of kneeling to the emperor, she grabbed the corner of Ruan Qingzhi's clothes and cried: "Sister, don't talk nonsense!" ”

"Why have I ever talked nonsense?" Ruan Qingzhi looked dazed, "I mean, with the Queen Mother and Empress here, no matter how much auspiciousness you and I have, we can't cover the auspiciousness in this palace city, and no amount of bad luck can make any waves—am I wrong?" ”

Everyone in the garden felt that their necks were a little heavy, and no one spoke for a long time.

After a long time, the emperor coughed and said in a deep voice: "Get up." What Miss Ruan said is good, what kind of phoenix life, bad fate, just listen to those mysterious things, how can you take it seriously! Today is just two girls from the Prime Minister's Mansion to accompany the Queen Mother, what are you making noise! ”

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and hurriedly found a few words to get up and take their seats, pretending that nothing had happened.

Ruan Bijun was still kneeling on the ground, afraid to get up.

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but say and stretched out his hand and dragged her up: "What are you still doing on your knees?" We're just here to play, the adults in the garden are here, how can the emperor bother to pay attention to us! ”

Ruan Bijun struggled but had to stand up, bowed her head and walked a few steps to go back and sit down.

At this time, the seat next to the Queen Mother had been occupied by the two princesses. The Queen Mother just tilted her head to talk to a princess, and she didn't mean to invite the Ruan sisters to sit together.

This has never happened in previous years. Ruan Biyun was a little dazed for a while, standing in place at a loss.

But someone on the seat next to him shouted, "Hey, that...... Sister Ruan, do you want to come and sit here? ”

Ruan Qingzhi turned around and saw that it was Liu Jiaojiao, so she walked over with a smile: "Third sister Liu is in good health." ”

Ruan Bijun continued to stand in place, and finally another little girl walked over and pulled her, and also sat down on the seat.

"Why didn't Fourth Sister Wang come?" Ruan Biyun asked astringently.

The little girl who pulled her said gloomily: "I heard that she was locked up by her father, and I don't know why." I was going to see her the day before yesterday, but the Wang family only said that it was inconvenient and didn't let me in. ”

Ruan Biyun was very uneasy and lowered her head to rub the corners of her clothes and glanced at Ruan Qingzhi.

At this time, Liu Jiaojiao snorted coldly on the side: "To be honest, I admire Fourth Sister Wang, if you do something wrong, you hide and don't see people when you have no face, unlike some people, who pretend to be innocent when they do evil things!" It's also auspicious, the heart is black like that, and the black smoke is coming out of the head, where does it come from! ”

During these days, many little sisters did not come out to gather, and everyone was shocked when they heard Liu Jiaojiao, who was originally obedient to Ruan Biyun, say this.

It's nothing more than the little girls arguing and bickering, but the adults on the table next to them have already covered up the unhappiness just now with the topic of poetry, calligraphy and painting. Although there were still people who looked at Ruan Qingzhi curiously from time to time, no one brought up the topic related to her in disappointment.

It's just a little girl, as long as the emperor and the queen mother don't care, of course it doesn't matter if it's bad or not.

The emperor also adjusted his mood, smiled again and participated in the discussion, and said: "Speaking of calligraphy and painting, I seem to have heard someone mention it yesterday, saying that there is a new master of calligraphy and painting in Beijing, and even Mr. Maoquan was shocked?" ”

An old minister looked excited and hurriedly agreed: "Exactly! There are only two paintings of the 'old monster in Qiwu', one of which has been collected by Mr. Maoquan at a high price, and the other has been bought by foreign merchants. ”

A person next to him asked, "Lord Gu has always refused to praise people easily, why are you so excited today?" ”

The ancient master stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I won't tell you that the lower official coincidentally purchased a piece of the old monster of Qiwu, which is indeed a strong and unique style." ”

After saying that, he clapped his hands triumphantly, and the two little servants came out with a picture and unfolded it in front of everyone.

Ruan Qingzhi glanced up, covered his face with his hands and muttered, "This is too shameful......"

Ruan Biyun heard it and immediately asked, "What did my sister say?" What is too much of a shame? Do you think that painting is bad? ”

Ruan Qingzhi nodded seriously: "It's not good, it's just embarrassing!" ”

At this time, the Queen Mother and the Emperor had already stood up and walked to the front of the letter. The ministers gathered around and watched it in a fascination, and even forgot to admire.

Lord Gu was full of red light and triumphant, and was about to take the opportunity to dedicate this painting to the Queen Mother, but he heard a girl's exclamation from behind: "Oh my God, sister, are you crazy?" You actually said that the words of the old monster are embarrassing! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and then an angry shouting and scolding sounded mercilessly.

The literati's love for calligraphy and painting is sincere, and this should not be offended. At the moment, everyone didn't care about being in front of the emperor and the queen mother, and they didn't care about their demeanor as an elder official, and they scolded the girl who dared to talk nonsense.

Let's just say that the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion shouldn't go out! Neither knowledgeable nor well-behaved, he dared to speak wildly in public, it was simply ...... Is it tolerable or unbearable! How could the Prime Minister allow such a daughter to live to this day! What a shame!

The piercing scolding slammed down like a rock. Ruan Biyun's face was pale, and she stood up as if she was a little at a loss, and Liu Jiaojiao had already let go of Ruan Qingzhi's hand and stood aside.

Only Ruan Qingzhi looked dazed, as if he couldn't understand what those people were scolding at all.

The scolding in the garden was endless for a long time, and only a murmur sounded in an extremely inconspicuous corner: "My little six said that the old monster Qiwu is the eldest lady of the Ruan family, I don't know if it's true?" ”

His voice was drowned out in a shouting and no one heard him.

The most angry among those old ministers was, of course, the Gu Master. He was the one who scolded Ruan Qingzhi the most fiercely from the beginning, and when he heard this "damn girl" belittled him at a high price in public, he was of course even more furious.

I saw that his eyes were round, and he pulled his beard and scolded loudly: "Stinky girl, you haven't drunk milk for a few days, so you dare to judge calligraphy and painting without shame?" Along the way to calligraphy and painting, your father Ruan Xiangye didn't dare to say much, you have the courage to make a big statement here! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was still calm as if she was out of the matter, but Ruan Biyun opened her mouth timidly: "Lord Gu is angry, my sister didn't mean to!" In fact, my sister is not completely ignorant of calligraphy and painting, and her own calligraphy and painting have also been sold in Jumozhai! ”

"Hah!" Lord Gu and several officials laughed at the same time.

Did Ju Mo Zhai sell her paintings? No wonder so arrogant!

However, this stupid girl won't think she can get a glimpse of the door of calligraphy and painting just by this alone, right?

It's ridiculous!

Jumozhai is the largest calligraphy and painting shop in Beijing, which has thousands of famous masterpieces, of course, there are several pieces of waste paper for ordinary people to buy and paste the wall, which kind of painting is her?

Master Gu couldn't help but laugh and arched his hand to Ruan Qingzhi: "It turns out that Miss Ruan is also a famous calligrapher and painter, that's really disrespectful!" Since you said that the words of the old monster are embarrassing, why don't you show the Mobao yourself and let us open the eyes of these old things? ”

Before the words fell, the garden was filled with laughter again.

Many of the ministers felt that they hadn't laughed so heartily in a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi, who was ridiculed, still did not blush and did not panic. When the laughter stopped, she finally stood up slowly with the flower branch, her expression still calm: "Okay." ”