Chapter 1: Entering the Palace to Celebrate Birthday (I)
In the early morning, the sun had just risen from the sky, and the maids and servants of the General's Mansion were busy sorting things out of the general's mansion, and several carriages were already waiting outside the gate, indicating that someone was about to travel.
Sheng Sheng stood in the hall and looked at the laughter and laughter, he was very anxious, looked left and right, but still didn't see his own young lady, so he cautiously withdrew from the hall when people were not paying attention.
The West Garden of the General's Mansion is a very remote place in the General's Mansion, and I heard that it was the most beautiful and purest place in the General's Mansion, but with the death of the owner of the West Garden and the forgotten by the world, it has now become very desolate. Sheng Sheng trotted to a somewhat dilapidated house, looked around, then pushed the door open, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man kneeling in the middle of the room.
"Miss, why are you here at this hour? If you are seen, you will be talking nonsense. ”
Fang Jinyi didn't speak, leaned over and kowtowed, then got up and picked up the dust on the skirt, then turned his head to look at Shengsheng, who was a little complaining, and said with a smile: "I'm just here to see my mother."
Sheng Sheng took a breath, then stepped forward to help Fang Jinyi and said, "Sheng Sheng naturally knows what day it is, but if the general and his wife know that Miss is here, they will definitely punish Miss for this reason."
Fang Jinyi shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay, even if you want to punish me, you will wait until you come back from the palace."
Sheng Sheng helped Fang Jinyi and walked out, and said, "Miss said lightly, Miss forgot that every time on this day, Madam will find all kinds of reasons to punish Miss. And today the general is going to take the young lady into the palace again, and the lady is already very unhappy in her heart, if she knows that the young lady is here early in the morning, wouldn't it be even more difficult to make a fuss. ”
Fang Jinyi smiled and didn't speak, acquiescing to what Sheng Sheng said.
Seeing that Fang Jinyi didn't speak, Sheng Sheng thought she was sad, and immediately comforted: "But don't worry, Miss, today is the birthday of the saint, Madame shouldn't punish Miss with great fanfare, and Sheng Sheng will definitely protect Miss."
Fang Jinyi looked at Sheng Sheng and smiled, and said, "Got it, let's go quickly." ”
Sheng Sheng nodded, and then followed Fang Jinyi to leave quickly, they really had to go back quickly, otherwise the lady would find out that the young lady was not there, and they would definitely be scolded again.
Waiting for Fang Jinyi and Sheng Sheng to rush to the hall, the group was sitting on a stool drinking tea, Liu Qingqing was dressed very solemnly today, after all, she is now the only lady in the General's Mansion, and she can't lose the face of the General's Mansion.
"Second sister, where have you been? We've been waiting for you for a long time. Fang Caiwu, who was standing on the side, saw Fang Jinyi, and hurriedly ran to her and said, there was still some complaint in his words.
Fang Yanyu, who was sitting on the stool, glanced at Fang Jinyi and didn't speak, but his face was already showing displeasure. Liu Qingqing even lowered her sleeves, and said with a high-spirited look: "It is worthy of being the second lady of the General's Mansion, and she dares to go to celebrate the birthday of the saint like this." Why, do you want us to join you in the charge of disrespect? ”
Fang Jinyi stepped forward and saluted Fang Yanyu on the main seat, bowed his head and said, "Daddy is angry, my daughter knows that she is wrong."
Fang Yanyu ignored her, put down the teacup expressionlessly, got up and said, "Let's go."
Fang Jinyi lowered her head and stepped aside, Fang Yanyu and Liu Qingqing walked towards the door, and when they passed by her, Liu Qingqing stopped and whispered to her, "Look how I clean you up when I come back."
"Second sister, are you okay? Don't care what Fang Cainiang says, she has always been like this. The youngest son of the General's Mansion, Fang Zihuai stepped forward and comforted.
Fang Jinyi shook her head with a smile and said, "It's okay, let's go."
When he arrived at the gate of the general's mansion, Fang Jinyi saw that there were two carriages, one large and one small, and Fang Jinyi consciously walked towards the small carriage.
"I'm going to ride in the same carriage with my second sister."
Fang Zihuai said a word in the direction of the carriage, and followed behind Fang Jinyi with a smile. Fang Jinyi didn't speak, but after getting into the carriage, he habitually stuck his head out and said to Shengsheng: "Shengsheng, come in."
Sheng Sheng looked around, leaned closer, and reminded in a low voice, "Miss, we are going to the palace at this moment."
Fang Jinyi was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he stopped talking and retracted his head. When she went out on weekdays, Sheng Sheng rode in the carriage with her, but she forgot that they were going to the palace today, and there were many people, and the people in the carriage in front were not easy to deal with.
The palace, if she could, Fang Jinyi would never want to go there for the rest of her life, let alone see that person.
Along the way, Fang Zihuai kept talking, and Fang Jinyi answered him occasionally, most of the time he rested with his eyes closed.
"I heard that the saint asked my father to bring the second sister into the palace today, does the second sister know why?" Fang Zihuai looked at Fang Jinyi with some doubts and said.
Fang Jinyi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Today is the birthday of the saint, I am my father's daughter, isn't it natural to enter the palace to celebrate my birthday?" It turned out that the man had let her into the palace.
Fang Zihuai nodded and said, "Second sister is right. But second sister, you don't seem to have been in the palace for a long time, right? ”
Fang Jinyi nodded and said, "Nine years." ”
"So long?" Fang Zihuai was surprised, "I remember only five or six years." ”
Fang Jinyi looked at him with some doting and smiled, and said, "You were still very young at that time, so naturally you don't remember."
Fang Zihuai, who was fifteen years old, scratched his head and said a little shyly: "I am fifteen this year, not small."
Fang Jinyi looked at him with a smile and didn't speak.
Seeing Fang Jinyi laughing, Fang Zihuai thought he was laughing at him, and he lowered his head angrily and stopped talking.
The carriage stopped suddenly, Fang Zihuai lifted the curtain to take a look, then turned his head and said to Fang Jinyi: "Second sister, it's at the gate of the palace." After speaking, Fang Zihuai turned around and went down first.
Fang Jinyi took a deep breath, then lifted the curtain, looked at the unfamiliar but somewhat familiar palace gate, and couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, and the hand on the side of the carriage trembled slightly.
"Miss, are you alright?"
Seeing that Fang Jinyi's face was a little ugly, Sheng Sheng couldn't help but be a little worried, since that incident, the young lady has never been to the palace again.
Fang Jinyi shook his head, got out of the carriage with Sheng Sheng's men, and then walked behind Fang Yanyu.
Standing in front of Fang Jinyi was Liu Qingqing, who looked very happy, and Fang Caiwu, her face was full of excitement.
Fang Jinyi turned his head to look at the brilliant peach tree not far away, and then looked down at the ground.
"See the Prince."
Fang Jinyi was slightly stunned, raised his head and looked at the man standing in front of Fang Yanyu, he seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on his face.
"General Fang, Mrs. Fang, don't be polite." The man said with a smile as he looked away.
Everyone greeted each other and walked into the palace gate together, and Fang Jinyi was supported by Sheng Sheng and followed behind.
"It's been a long time, are you okay?"
I don't know when, there was an extra pair of pale yellow shoes beside him, Fang Jinyi looked up, and what he saw was still a familiar smile and a gentle face.
The man looked at Fang Jinyi with gentle eyes, and called softly, "Jinyi."