The climate in the capital is cold, and the late spring and April are not exhausted, which is the best time of the year.

In the peony garden of Dingbei Palace, the clothes are fragrant and the sideburns are shadowed, and the faint shadow is hidden.

A loud laugh sounded in the octagonal pavilion shaded by green bamboo, but it was a man's voice: "Today is really a good eye!" I'm afraid that the daughters of the whole city are here, right? ”

A little boy next to him smiled: "Fourth Master Ge sits!" Even if all the daughters in the city come, it's not for you! ”

"I know, I know," Ge Feng stroked his palm, "they're all here for Tong Rank!" ”

Lou Que was sitting in the corner in a green robe, and he was holding a pink and white peony sticking into his head. Suddenly hearing his name, he was stunned and raised his head: "Huh? What's wrong? ”

Ge Feng laughed: "Come to eat and enjoy the flowers, are you distracted again?" Honestly, who were you thinking about just now? ”

Lou Que sorted out the words just now in his heart, and smiled slightly: "King Dingbei and Princess Qingning jointly set up a banquet to invite each other, so naturally the sons and ladies of the whole city are here." Even you and me, aren't you here to see the wealth of this heavenly family? ”

"It turns out that Brother Tongjie is listening!" A white-clothed man next to him smiled and winked at Ge Feng.

Ge Feng leaned forward and leaned in front of Lou Que: "It's been so long since you entered Beijing, you still like to be pretending!" Brother Qian and I are indeed here to see the wealth of this heavenly family, but can you be the same as us? You saw Tian'er following the emperor, what wealth haven't you seen? Today, you are clearly here to see the beauty, why don't you dare to admit it? ”

"Beauty? Where? Lou Que sat up straight and looked around the garden.

Ge Feng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If your words are heard by others, at least you will cry angrily for half of the city's daughters." When the time comes, you will become the public enemy of the children of the noble families in the city! ”

The white-clothed boy said with a smile: "Brother Tongjie is now the public enemy of the children of the noble family in the city, why bother to take the tears of the daughters of the half-city daughters!" ”

"That's the same," Ge Feng shook his fan elegantly, "The first talented man in the Great Zhou Dynasty in hundreds of years to connect with the three yuan, but he is also a jade-faced young man. The day of the hairpin parade has poured the hearts of the whole city, and now it is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, a word - Lou Wugongzi, you have to be careful that the moon is full and you will lose! ”

The man in white raised his glass and laughed: "Brother Ge, you are jealous!" ”

Ge Feng closed the fan and slapped it heavily in his palm: "Yes, I'm jealous!" Lou Tong steps, you said that you were also born as a human being, why do you want the wind to be windy and rainy? ”

Lou Que stood up and looked at the misty rain outside the pavilion: "Do you want the wind to be windy, and you want the rain to be rainy?" That's ...... Not necessarily! ”

"How?" Ge Feng's smile stiffened slightly, and his brows furrowed.

Lou Que shook his head and was silent.

The white-clothed boy was a little worried: "Brother Tongjie seems to be depressed between his eyebrows, could it be that there is something difficult to solve in the court?" ”

Lou Que didn't answer, but Ge Feng said beside him: "No matter how difficult the affairs of the court are, he won't take it to heart." I look at him like he looks like he is trapped in love! ”

"That's nonsense!" The white-clothed man said with a smile, "If Brother Tongjie is willing to let go and say that he wants to marry, the matchmaker who manages the whole city can break the threshold of the Champion Mansion, and it is possible to pick a dazzling eye, this is 'trapped by love'——"

Ge Feng thought about it and felt reasonable, so he hurriedly leaned over and grabbed Lou Que's sleeve: "So, what are you doing it for?" ”

Lou Que patted on the pillar, and sighed for a long time: "The Lou family in Sangyu County has moved to the capital with his family. ”

"I know!" Ge Feng gave him a roll of his eyes, "I only came here the day before yesterday!" You also sent someone to send me a post yesterday, inviting me to the banquet on the 26th to congratulate your family on the housewarming! ”

Lou Que shook his head, his expression gloomy: "She, she didn't come!" ”

"What do you mean?" Ge Feng was shocked, "That woman—she didn't go to Beijing with your parents?" Could it be that the Lou family abandoned her? Your parents aren't that ruthless, are they?! ”

Lou Que didn't answer, went straight out of the pavilion, and walked along the path.

Ge Feng wanted to catch up, but was pulled by the man in white: "Brother Ge, what's the situation?" What woman did you just say? Is it the wife and concubine of Brother Kiritsu? Confidante? Or is it the legendary beauty of the fox spirit? ”

"Nonsense! Where is the beauty of the fox spirit?! Ge Feng choked him angrily.

The man in white was not angry but happy: "So, is there really such a beauty?" Hey, I never dared to ask you, are those rumors true? Brother Kiritai is really with his own sister-in-law......"

"What do you say?" Ge Feng asked rhetorically.

The man in white thought seriously and shook his head: "I don't believe it!" Brother Tongjie is such an old-fashioned person, he usually doesn't squint when he sees a woman, and we never go when we take him to drink flower wine! I sometimes suspect that he is stupid at reading, and he has no understanding of that at all! ”

"Oh." Ge Feng agreed expressionlessly, laughing wildly in his heart.

Traditional? Reading stupid? Is this evaluation really appropriate for Lou Tongjie? This is clearly talking about Li Yanqing and Li Dagongzi!

As for "no enlightenment", it's even more hehe. The messy things that Lou Tongjie did can scare the nerds in the whole capital to death when he says it!

It can only be said that the capital is still too far away from Sangyu County!

At this time, Lou Que was already far away from the octagonal pavilion. As for whether the two friends in the pavilion were arranging him and how to arrange him, he didn't care.

Along the way, I met many young ladies and young ladies, some looked at him curiously, some seemed to come around to greet him intentionally or unintentionally, and some deliberately avoided and hid in the distance and whispered. Lou Que was indifferent and didn't say much.

He was tempted to avoid these people and find a quiet place on his own, or to go out into the streets...... But he knew that this was not the time for his willfulness.

The banquet set up by the king of Dingbei and the princess of Qingning, the host's family has not yet been happy, how can the guests say goodbye?

As Ge Feng said, when the moon is full, the water is overflowing, and now there are still many people in the capital!

Lou Que walked along, and somehow walked along a clear spring to the lotus pond.

In this season, the lotus flowers have not bloomed, and the pond is full of emerald color, which is also pleasing to the eye.

Today, the garden is full of peonies, and the lotus pond is naturally much quieter. Lou Que felt a little relieved, so he quickened his pace and walked towards the lotus leaf pond.

When he got closer, he heard an exclamation of "ah" in his ears, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a blue figure and fell into the pool.

Lou Que subconsciously rushed forward and reached out to grab it.

After holding it, I saw that it was a girl with a delicate face, not a beautiful city, but her face and demeanor were extremely positive, which made people naturally think of the words "everyone is beautiful" at first sight.

At this time, half of the girl's body was still hanging in the air, but it did not prevent her from showing a proper smile, and she bowed her head and thanked her: "Thank you...... Lou Xilang. ”

The voice is delicate and gentle, like a newly awakened kitten.

Lou Que frowned slightly, and dragged her back hard: "The girl's title is wrong." I'm not going to be able to do it as soon as I get to the top. ”

The woman stood firm and walked down from the Taihu Lake stone, her face no longer as pale as just now.

She stood in front of Lou Que, saluted again, and smiled softly: "Since Lou Gongzi entered the department, he has been doing the errand of the Yellow Gate Squire, although he has not been officially ordained, but everyone knows that it is a matter of time, why should Gongzi be so careful and humble?" Could it be that with the talent in the prince's chest, he can't be the waiter of the Yellow Gate? ”

Lou Que turned sideways to avoid her salute, and was already a little impatient in his heart: "The girl said something wrong." The official position of the imperial court, yes, no, no, there is no mistake, and not everyone can joke about it. ”

"Hey!" The woman covered her mouth and smiled, "No wonder my father often said that although you are young, you are very old-fashioned—there are no outsiders here, so why not tell a joke?" ”

Lou Que glanced at the woman again when she heard this, and there was no wave on her face: "The girl is not good at laughing, why should she force herself so much." ”

The woman's face froze.

She has learned dignified and elegant rules since she was a child, and she is really not good at laughing. For the first time in his life, he showed the demeanor of a delicate little daughter in front of people, but he knew that he would be ridiculed in front of someone!

"Girl, you're not good at laughing."

The comment that made her ashamed kept echoing in her mind. The woman involuntarily lowered her head, her face getting hotter and hotter.

When she finally had the courage to raise her head again, and was about to reason with Lou Que, she saw that the pale green figure had long since disappeared, and had almost melted into the rain and fog in the sky.

"Embroidery girl!" A man's voice came from behind him.

The woman turned around suddenly, and her voice was cold: "How many times have I said it, my name is Jinxiu!" Ning Jinxiu! I'm not called an embroiderer! ”

The person who came was a young man with a long body and a very delicate face, but it was inevitable that he was a little angry at the moment.

He walked over and let out a sneer: "Okay, Miss Ning Jinxiu!" Now that you have seen it, and the drama of the hero saving the beauty has also been played, are people willing to look at you more? Do you have a chance to say your 'promise by example'? ”

Ning Jinxiu covered her hands under her sleeves and clenched them into fists.

After a while, she let go of her hand, and a smile appeared on her face, looking demure and gentle: "Big brother is talking more and more confused. I and the son of the Lou family have been friends since childhood, and when the time comes, it will come naturally, what more heroes do you need to save the United States, and what do you want to make a promise? ”

"Heh, a relative since childhood?" Grand Prince Ning let out a low sneer.

Ning Jinxiu's face burned again. Her eyes widened, her teeth clenched, and her lips pursed into a straight "one".

That's right, it's a pro who has been set since childhood!

The gentleman is difficult to chase after a word, this family matter, the Lou family can't deny it!

Ning Jinxiu quickly made up her mind, her face softened, and she smiled: "Brother." ”

Grand Master Ning shuddered, and took two steps back: "What are you going to do?" I'll tell you, don't want to ask me to help you create any 'chance encounters' in the future, I don't know if the surname Lou is annoying, anyway, I'm annoyed to death! ”

Ning Jinxiu took a deep breath, and the smile on her face did not change: "Brother, don't worry, little sister will never do such useless things in the future." ”

Hearing this, Grand Prince Ning breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's good that you are willing to retreat despite the difficulties!" Our Xiangfu is not a family with no name and no surname, like you did before, you rushed to paste the boy surnamed Lou upside down, and your grandfather's old face was all lost by you! Before I went out this morning, I heard my father discuss with my mother, if you continue to chase after the surname Lou, you can simply find someone to marry you......"

"How dare they?!" The smile on Ning Jinxiu's face disappeared again, and an originally round and upright goose egg face was stretched out.

Ning Dagongzi's heart trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat again.

Ning Jinxiu stood in place, taking a few deep breaths as she tried to squeeze out a smile again.

But she failed.

Annoyed, she simply stopped reluctantly, turned her back and sneered: "It's really worthless without my mother's daughter, right?" You go back and give your mother a good reminder, although my mother is gone, I am still the only Miss Sun from the Prime Minister's Mansion! She wants to find someone to marry me? You told her to be careful, I just found someone to sell her! ”

"Ning Jinxiu, don't go too far!" Ning Dagongzi was also angry, "My mother is now the wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you should call her 'Mother' in theory, she is not your minion!" ”

Ning Jinxiu casually folded off a lotus leaf, dipped it in the pond water and smashed it on the face of Ning Dagongzi: "The lady of the long house? She deserves it too?! I'm telling you, a slave is a slave, and even if she is corrected now, she is still a slave! And you, Ning Yuan, do you really think of yourself as the eldest young master? Dare you teach me a lesson? You forgot that when your mother was a concubine, how did you flatter me in front of me? If you forget, I don't mind reminding you again: I'm a concubine and you're a concubine, so you're only worthy of being a slave for me! The children who came out of the house are not as good as the dogs! ”

Ning Dagongzi was splashed with water all over his face, and he wiped it several times before he barely wiped his face, and then he trembled with anger, his forehead was bruised, and his two eyes were soaked in blood at a speed that could be seen.

Ning Jinxiu looked at him, her expression seemed to be mocking and pity, like looking at a dying stray dog.

For a long time, Ning Dagongzi sneered with a dumb voice: "You'd better pray for your own good life, and you will never have to be a concubine!" ”

"Don't worry," Ning Jinxiu immediately continued, "With the status of the Prime Minister's Mansion, even if I marry a prince, I will definitely be a concubine, and this kind of thing as a concubine will not fall on my head!" ”

Grand Prince Ning seemed to calm down a little, and his voice became a little more crisp: "That's right. It's just that you have to ask if anyone is willing to marry you! The son of the concubine is also his own bloodline, which man would allow his wife to treat his concubine as a pig and dog? ”

Ning Jinxiu tugged at the corners of her lips, and finally showed a dignified smile again: "You don't have to worry about this." You just need to remember that on the 26th, I will go to the housewarming banquet of the Lou family. ”

Grand Prince Ning said angrily: "What article are you going to do again?" We didn't receive the invitation from the Lou family! ”

Ning Jinxiu took a step forward and sneered: "You can't even get an invitation, what does the Prime Minister want you to do?" ”

Ning Dagongzi was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth, but Ning Jinxiu only threw him a disdainful look and turned to leave.

"Lou family, housewarming banquet ......" Ning Dagongzi sat down and covered his face with wide sleeves.

People in the world do have the custom of inviting relatives and friends when they move to live, but the Lou family and the Ning family are not "relatives and friends", so how can they be cheeky to invite themselves to the banquet?

Even if you go reluctantly, it will be a humiliation!

Grand Prince Ning sat on the mossy bluestone for a long time, until his clothes were soaked with rain and mist, and then he sighed low and got up to leave.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and it seemed to be nearly evening—of course, the rainy weather was falling early in the night, and this was about the beginning of Shen Shichu.

In the peony garden, the female guests have almost gone, and a few people are surrounding Princess Qingning, saying goodbye; There are still a lot of male guests, in groups of three or five, who are doing the last round of drinking in that Tingyu Xuan.

Soon after the farewell of the eldest prince Ning, Princess Qingning sent the last few female guests back, just in time for the male guests to disperse.

They are all children of noble families with status in Beijing, and drinking a few glasses of light wine will not make them forget the etiquette rules. So, all the children bowed to Princess Qingning and asked for their resignation, which was also lively and interesting.

Lou Ming'an walked out of Tingyu Xuan and smiled at Princess Qingning: "The imperial sister is walking fast!" I'm not done yet, what should I do? ”

Princess Qingning smiled and rubbed her brother's head: "What if you don't have fun?" The sky is dark, the peonies have lost their color, what else to see? It's raining today, and the lanterns are not lit! ”

Lou Mingan was very regretful, sighed for a long time, and was reluctant to put it down while holding the wine jug.

At this time, I don't know who in the crowd shouted: "The peony of Dingbei Wangfu is a must in Beijing, but in addition to Dingbei Wangfu, there is another place famous for peonies, do you know?" ”

Princess Qingning was the first to come to the interest: "Where is it?" Who else has a peony in the capital that is better than Dingbei Wangfu? How is it that Princess Ben has never heard of it? ”

"Haha, I see!" Someone clapped his hands and laughed, "Tianshi Street Peony Garden!" ”

Princess Qingning turned her head away, thought seriously for a while, and was a little distressed: "Tianshi Street Peony Garden? Whose garden is that? Why has Princess Ben never heard of it? ”

Lou Ming'an glared at the person who spoke before, and helplessly explained to his sister: "That's not anyone's garden, and it doesn't grow peony flowers—it's a drama garden, singing." ”

It turns out that this "peony garden" is not the other "peony garden". Everyone laughed.

After Princess Qingning suddenly realized, she suddenly clapped her hands and laughed again: "I heard that the opera garden is also lively at night? Didn't Ming An just say that he was not happy? Why don't we go to the 'Peony Garden' tonight to listen to the play! ”

As soon as these words came out, many people echoed them.

Lou Ming'an is a lively person, and the rest of the children of the noble family are also eager to have the opportunity to show their faces in front of the prince and the princess, so it didn't take long for many people to express their willingness to go with them.

Princess Qingning glanced around the crowd, and suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed to an inconspicuous corner: "Hey, Lou Tongjie, aren't you going?" ”

Lou Que walked out slowly, bowed his head: "Princess Rongyu: There is something in the minister's family, and it is inconvenient to stay outside for a long time." ”

"Shh Princess Qingning glanced at him disdainfully: "What can you do at home?" You haven't married a daughter-in-law, so don't you continue to be a bookworm when you go home? How can it be fun to listen to a play by chewing a book! ”

Lou Que frowned slightly, and his face was embarrassed.

The boy who first mentioned the peony garden laughed, stroked his palms and said: "You can listen to the play at any time, but tonight's peony garden, you can't go!" Have you ever heard that the two famous Dan Wan Nianqing and Luo Xiaoying in Beijing are going to sing on stage in the Peony Garden tonight? ”

Hearing this, the sons screamed: "Playing against the stage? There is a lively look! Those two horns have been fighting openly and secretly for several years, and they finally want to sing a duet? Go, go under the knife! ”

Lou Ming'an walked over and slapped Lou Que on the shoulder: "I know you don't like sensual entertainment, but you can't chew books every day and don't do anything else, right?" It's rare that the king and the princess are interested today, don't you want to be a companion? ”

"I don't dare." Lou Que had to bow his head.

Lou Mingan smiled: "That's right! Where princesses dare to go, what can't you go? Could it be that listening to a play can also ruin your reputation and reputation? ”

There was a muffled chuckle or two from the crowd. Just because Lou Que's reputation is really bad, the words "making the name clear" are used on him, which seems to be a mockery.

Lou Mingan didn't reprimand, and Lou Que didn't seem to care. So the remaining seven or eight noble sons surrounded a prince and a princess, went out and rode straight to the peony garden.

At the same time, in the imperial study.

The little eunuch came in and lit the lamp, and the two old men sitting opposite each other sighed in unison.

On the couch covered with bright yellow brocade, the old man stroked his beard and shook his head: "I haven't seen you for twenty years, Brother Mengxi, you are also old." ”

Sitting kneeling below was Lou Que's father, Lou Heng and Lou Mengxi. He raised his head, boldly looked directly at the emperor, and subconsciously stroked his beard: "The minister is indeed old." But the emperor's face is still the same, and in the past 20 years, there has been no trace of geese! ”

The emperor laughed: "Brother Mengxi, you have lived in the countryside for twenty years, but you have learned to open your eyes and tell nonsense!" ”

Old Man Lou laughed twice with him, and said with a straight face: "The minister doesn't dare to lie." ”

The emperor shook his head and sighed: "Twenty years have passed, who can not be old!" Alas, thinking about how many great things Brother Mengxi did back then, Brother Mengxi was a young talent, assisted the first emperor to stir up turbidity and promote the Qing Dynasty, and he was really high-spirited at that time! If you think about it, my life was saved by your brother from the traitorous party. I wanted to repay the great kindness, but unfortunately the puppet emperor made a rebellion, and I could not protect myself, so I had to wronged my brother and lived in seclusion in the countryside for more than 20 years...... Brother Mengxi, I can't stand you! ”

Old Man Lou hurriedly stood up and bowed his head in fear: "The emperor is serious!" It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to the king, how to talk about kindness! ”

The Emperor beckoned him to come back and sit down, and there was another long sigh.

The reunion of old friends has thousands of words, but I don't know where to start.

After sighing for a long time, the emperor spoke again, but asked a question that had nothing to do with the current atmosphere: "Is it true that Tongjie and your three-room daughter-in-law are concerned?" ”

Old Man Lou only felt a "buzzing" sound in his ears, and he involuntarily left the table and knelt down.

"So, is that true?" The emperor's voice was as usual, and he couldn't hear joy or anger.

Old Man Lou didn't dare to raise his head, so he had to touch the ground first to express his acquiescence.

There was another long silence, and the emperor finally sighed again: "That woman, where is she now?" ”

Old Man Lou's heart became tighter and tighter, but he didn't dare not answer: "Back to the emperor's words: Zheng's her, she ...... Lost. ”

"Lost? Get up and speak! The Emperor's tone was much more anxious than before.

Old Man Lou knelt up with difficulty: "Yes." Just last month, Zheng sold two of her stores quietly...... Say goodbye without saying goodbye. ”

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