Chapter 35: Duanrui Palace
Duanrui Wangfu is located in the Vermilion Bird Gate, there is a wall carved with peony flowers in front of the door, three vermilion gates, the courtyard is three in and three out, the eaves of the house are warped, it is very luxurious and magnanimous. Duanrui Prince Zhao Shi is the uncle of the current emperor, who is modest and cautious, and is deeply respected by the emperor.
Ye Zhenzhen just arrived at the palace yesterday and was arranged to learn the etiquette of the palace with a few mothers-in-law, today is the first day of errand, and she followed an old chamberlain named Sun Li to clean the courtyard. The courtyard of the palace is in and out, full of flowers and plants, and there are birds singing and flowers. The spring breeze mixed with the fragrance of flowers is blowing in the face, which makes people feel refreshed and intoxicated.
"I said Miss Zhenzhen, you are here to work, don't look around, work in the palace must be beneficial, you remember it for me!"
The old chamberlain said in a weird way.
"Thank you father-in-law for the reminder!"
Ye Zhenzhen scolded in her heart, she got up to sweep the yard before dawn today, and it was noon, and she hadn't finished sweeping yet. The royal relatives are arrogant, the house is built so much, and the yard is built so big.
Yesterday I was learning etiquette, and the mother-in-law chattered and drank at her, and she was still ignorant. Although Ye Zhenzhen has no parents since she was a child, she was not raised by pampered children. But Master Xuankong and Master Jing'an, Master Jing'an, both love her and are very pampered by her.
"This girl is also loved and raised by someone, and she is also very delicate and ......"
Ye Zhenzhen thought proudly in her heart, threw an arrogant look at this palace, and hurriedly worked.
"The prince has returned home......"
Accompanied by the voice, eight attendants carried a chariot, on which sat a middle-aged man wearing white silk socks and black leather shoes, wearing a purple robe and a jade belt, wearing a sword at his waist, hanging a goldfish bag, and a dignified appearance, followed by several small attendants.
Sun Li whispered: "Keep your head down, don't look around!" ”
Ye Zhenzhen could only obediently lower her head.
At lunchtime, the maid bullied the newcomers to eat all the food, and in the afternoon, Ye Zhenzhen could only continue to work hungry.
"From here on, I will clean the backyard, and I will not be allowed to enter the unauthorized room without permission, and I will go to serve the prince."
Sun Li left after telling him.
Ye Zhenzhen swept the ground and looked up suddenly, there was a white wall in front of him, and there was a circular arch on the wall. A clump of green bamboos stands at the door, and it can be seen that the wind and grass are blowing inside, and the green shadows are mottled. This should be the back garden of the palace, Ye Zhenzhen walked in slowly, thinking that there was no one to supervise the work, so she went to see it first.
Surrounded by lush green bamboos, a pebblestone path lined with camellia flowers comes into view. The blue brick small tile horse head wall, compared with the building of the royal palace vermilion wall and blue tile, looks incompatible. Magnolias are planted on the wall, and huge flowers hang on the branches, white like jade, purple like smudge.
There is a large pool in the middle of the garden, rockery and marble by the pool, small bridges and flowing water, fresh and free, it is really another world. There is also a zigzag corridor in the west, the corridor is exquisitely carved, only to see the peony flowers carved on the wall are vivid and lively, the petal color is from light to deep, exudes a fresh and elegant style. In the northeast corner of the garden, there is also a six-story building with eight sides, red walls and glazed tiles, magnificent and magnificent.
Ye Zhenzhen involuntarily walked inside, there was a pavilion with corners on all sides on the edge of the pool, there were several people in the pavilion, she hid behind a big stone and secretly observed.
It turned out that the little prince and a graceful and beautiful woman were drinking tea and chatting, presumably this is the princess, and she is indeed one of the best beauties in Bianjing City. The princess's maiden surname is Liu, called Liu Jinchan, the daughter of the late Taifu, and there are maids, mothers-in-law and chamberlains standing next to her.
"What are you doing here?"
An old voice sounded from behind him.
Ye Zhenzhen was frightened, and when she looked back, it was an old chamberlain in her fifties, Wang De, the housekeeper of the palace, and he was followed by an expressionless ice-faced Li Boyu.
Looking at his cold ice face, how he used to be high, and now he is holding the fabric like a subordinate, Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but laugh. If it was on another occasion, Ye Zhenzhen would definitely have to make fun of him.
"Whoever is there, come here."
The hostess of the pavilion spoke.
Ye Zhenzhen had no choice but to bite the bullet and slowly walked over behind Wang De and Li Boyu. After a few people finished saluting the princess and Xiaoxing, Ye Zhenzhen slowly moved to the maid's heap and secretly prayed that the princess would ignore her.
Li Boyu glanced at Ye Zhenzhen inadvertently, he thought it was very funny, this woman who went out without brains, it was not normal if she didn't cause some trouble.
Wang De stepped forward and said, "Princess Niangniang, little prince, Li Gongzi is here, and he also brought some fabric, I want you to take a look." ”
"This is the brocade that my father just brought back from Hangzhou."
After Li Boyu finished speaking, he handed the cloth up, and the little maid took it and spread it on the stone table in the pavilion.
Zhao Yan was in a good mood today: "Li Boyu, you saved my son last time, and I haven't thanked you yet." ”
"Yan'er, the last time you were shocked, he saved it!"
"Yes, mother."
"Wang De, you give him this agate bracelet of mine."
Wang De stepped forward and took the agate bracelet and handed it to Li Boyu, who knelt down again and thanked him.
The princess flipped through the fabric on the table with her hand, and it was really rich and luxurious, colorful, and she liked it very much.
"Li Boyu, next time you have a good fabric, send it to my mother to see."
Zhao Yan saw that his mother's face was happy, so he ordered, women, they all love beauty, especially a beautiful woman like his mother, the clothes are not the same, and the clothes at home are almost piled up.
"...... just now, who is that girl, why haven't I seen it?" The princess pointed to Ye Zhenzhen, who was cowering behind the maid.
"She is the maid that the little prince just brought back from outside yesterday, and the rules of the palace have not been learned thoroughly, so the little one will take her down later and teach her well" Wang De glanced at Ye Zhenzhen.
Liu Jincian looked at his son and said dotingly: "Yan'er, why do you casually bring people into the palace from outside?" ”
"This wild girl doesn't walk for a long time, bumped into me, I wanted to send her to Kaifeng Mansion to punish the crime, and later came to see her pitiful, but her hands and feet are quite sharp, so I punished her to come to the palace to be a maid for a year, and atone for her sins." Zhao Yan said nonchalantly.
"Zhouquan, Zhouquan, you damn minion! How do you protect the little prince? ”
Liujin Cicada suddenly became angry, startling everyone present.
Zhou Quan knelt on the ground in fright, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "The princess spares her life, the little one was negligent for a while, and she didn't stop this wild girl." ”
"She said that she not only works well, but also tells stories and sings, tells jokes and serves people, and relieves boredom, right?"
Zhao Yan smiled evilly, and after he finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Ye Zhenzhen.
"Yes, please give the slave a chance to atone for her sins."
Ye Zhenzhen stepped forward and knelt on the ground, in fact, she didn't say this at all. can only secretly scold Zhao Yan in his heart for being very bad, looking at this battle, if the princess knew that she not only slapped Zhao Yan, but also scratched his hand, she would not ...... immediately
Just thinking about this thing makes my neck cold.
"Well, then stay! It just so happens that I have been in a panic for the past few days, and from tomorrow onwards, I will be responsible for relieving my boredom with the little prince, and if I say big things, I will be beaten eighty with a cane and expelled from the palace! Liujin Cicada's eyes glowed coldly.
Ye Zhenzhen's cold sweat had already soaked her neckline, this place is not a place for people to stay, one is more ruthless than the other, you have to find a way to leave here early. She peeked at Li Boyu, and this guy really looked like he was watching the show.
"Wang De, you go to Mama Li and bring back the patterns and sizes I drew a few days ago to Li Gongzi, Li Gongzi, the clothes must be made and sent over as soon as possible."
Liu Jincian saw that Wang De and Li Boyu were still standing on the side, and only then did he remember the previous incident.
"The villain must let the tailors do it as soon as possible and send it to the princess."
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Walking out of the gate of the palace, Li Boyu rode back on his horse, and he felt that Ye Zhenzhen's expression just now was very funny. But this little prince can really make a fuss, if he accidentally offends them, he won't be able to lose his head.
"An Neng broke his eyebrows and bent his waist to deal with the powerful, which made me unhappy."
Li Boyu was disdainful, and the little prince asked him to come over, and he was rewarded with a string of bracelets. It seems that the royal family is nothing more than that, and he originally thought that he would reward himself with something good.
It turned out that Zhao Yan sent someone to the Li Mansion early in the morning to invite Li Boyu, Li Sixun was very happy, and by the way, he asked his son to bring some fabric to please the princess.
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