Chapter Twenty-Six: The Heart of the Deep Palace
Unlike the noisy Qianqing Palace, the Qingning Palace is very quiet.
Zhu Qiyue woke up from his selfless reading state again, and his body was full of fatigue.
There seemed to be a voice not far away, and with the voice entering the room, there was a wisp of plum fragrance. So he got up and walked slowly to the east window.
A palace maid had already grabbed the window before him.
Here is facing the inner garden, the white plum and red plum in the garden are blooming together, the dark fragrance floats, and the heart is refreshed.
In the endless world of ice and snow, because of the plum blossoms, the spring garden is ushered in early.
Looking closely, I saw the figures of Princess Shunde and Princess Changde faintly appearing in the plum forest, followed by five or six people, judging from the clothes, they should be female officials in the palace.
Walking in the snow to find plums, naturally it is indispensable to chant poems to help the fun, no, the sound of Princess Changde's poetry drifted over slowly.
"In the ice and snow forest, different peaches and plums are mixed with fragrant dust. Suddenly, the fragrance of the night was scattered. ”
Zhu Qiyue's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the plum forest in his own mansion. At this moment, it must be full of spring.
Every year in early spring, the father and the mother always love to take him to visit Meilin, and his parents chant poems and appreciate the plums, and they do not forget to give him poetry on the side, the family is harmonious and harmonious, and the scene is more touching than the plum fragrance.
As soon as he entered the palace, he was homesick.
In a trance, a small sound of footsteps came.
When I looked up, I saw that the visitor to the plum had left the plum forest and was walking towards the East Pavilion.
Now I can see it clearly. Princess Shunde and Princess Changde are dressed in the same attire, the same red coat, the same silver mink cloak, the same violet skirt, and the same waist hanging with gold cloud and phoenix pattern forbidden steps.
The difference is that the sixteen-year-old Princess Shunde has red lips and painted a light Feixia makeup, while the thirteen-year-old Princess Changde does not apply powder.
The two beautiful princesses add a bit of spring to the inner garden.
Here's an interesting question, what would happen if you put two modern beauties in front of those two princesses and have a beauty competition?
The author is not afraid of bricks, frankly speaking, the beauty of the former is only the light of fireflies, and the beauty of the latter is the light of the bright moon.
Beauty cannot only be based on natural beauty, but also has to be shaped. The acquired beauty of the two princesses is first of all due to the group of female officials in blue clothes and green dresses behind them.
The aristocratic women who have been trained by female officials have elegant temperament and good manners, which have attracted folk women to imitate them, thus playing a role in educating the world from top to bottom.
Because of the long-term immersion in the aesthetic connotation of the female officials, the beauty of the ancient court women is multi-dimensional beauty, dynamic beauty, and the beauty of natural emanation from the inside out. It is a pity that today, nearly 600 years later, this classic beauty no longer exists, which cannot but be said to be the death of civilization.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was another group of women who made great contributions to the beauty of women in the world, but modern people would never have thought that their status was originally very low.
Yes, it's the advocate.
At that time, Nanzhili (now in Jiangsu) advocated the world, and there were countless people who were good at poetry and songs, and were good at calligraphy and painting. Their aesthetic standards are extremely high and lead the social fashion, so there were sayings of "Wu Feng" and "Su Style" at that time. This group of women at the bottom of society teaches women all over the world how to dress up from the bottom up.
Don't talk about it, get to the point.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Zhu Qiyue hurriedly turned around and walked to the door to greet him.
The sound of the warbler and the words of the swallows wafted in with the unique fragrance of the woman.
The two princesses entered, and the rhythmic sound of their waists indicating that they were graceful even when crossing the threshold.
After the two sides saluted, Princess Changde's eyes were bright, and her innocent smile was very infectious.
"The imperial grandmother is really partial, and she won't let us disturb him, but where is he working hard? More laid-back than we are! ”
This voice gave Zhu Qiyue a headache. He is a well-spoken person, but Princess Changde also has a delicate heart, and she is five years older and a woman, and she always talks about strange things that he has never thought of, so in the past several gentle and drizzly verbal exchanges between the two, he has not been able to bargain for half a penny.
Princess Shunde covered her mouth and smiled, and her pleasant voice flowed like a clear spring, "According to Sister Tong's words, the reader can simply get into the pile of books." He turned to Zhu Qiyue and said, "Qiyue, you weren't hurt last night, were you?" Not surprised, right? Just take refuge in Qingning Palace for a few days, ha. Alas, the bold thief dared to murder the royal family at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the world is declining! ”
Zhu Qiyue looked at Princess Shunde's soft face, and suddenly had the urge to call "sister", he couldn't remember how many times he had flashed such a thought.
"Thank you princess, Qi Yue is fine."
Princess Changde winked at Zhu Qiyue, "It's just a trivial matter, so the shaft becomes famous." ”
Princess Shunde was slightly surprised, "It's just a trivial matter? Why did escaping death become a trivial matter? ”
"Sister Yu didn't know, I heard the ministers say, today's storytellers in the capital have all spoken, and what is said, 'The little prince of Yue Wangfu is eight years old, his martial arts are world-renowned, his wit is outstanding, and he suddenly encountered a hidden master to assassinate him, and he killed the enemy with one move'. Since he is so good, isn't last night's incident a trivial matter? ”
When Zhu Qiyue heard this, he was a little fluttering, and he felt that he was the legendary young man.
"Hey, it's not as evil as the world says, but the 'Nine Flowers and Three Illusions' I made is very subtle, and it is Master Liang's unique mastery."
Princess Changde smiled again, "'Jiuhua Three Illusions'? It's a run for your life! ”
Princess Shunde said: "Eh, Qi Yue is young, he can protect himself when he encounters a thief, and his calmness and wit are incomparable to adults. ”
Princess Changde's smile became weird, obviously ill-intentioned.
"Zhilan Yushu? That would have to wait until he was qualified to count. Now he doesn't even have a milk name, and Qi Yue and Qi Yue are always called weird and awkward. ”
"I heard that Qi Yue originally had a milk name, but for some reason I have never heard anyone mention it." Princess Shunde said.
"He, born sick, uncle wants to give him a cheaper milk name, but the common name of Ah Ju, A dog and so on is very detrimental to the dignity of the royal family, so when the uncle was embarrassed, he looked at a stupid goose by the pond and called: 'Dumb goose, stupid goose', his milk name is dumb goose!"
The two princesses laughed out loud, laughing so hard that they forgot all about their daughter's scruples.
Zhu Qiyue was not annoyed, but just laughed a few times and said, "This is a rumor, a rumor." ”
Seeing that Zhu Qiyue didn't care, Princess Changde was a little disappointed, "Alas, I've grown so big, and I haven't been to the Yue Wang's Mansion yet, it's a pity!" No, when the spring flowers bloom, I will go to my uncle's house for a few months. ”
Stay?
It's a small stay for a few months!
Zhu Qiyue knew that this princess who was born for the Queen Mother was not easy to serve, so he was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
Princess Shunde persuaded: "Forget it, don't go, you are the princess, where you come, the pomp and circumstance of the car is very big, and the uncle is an indifferent person, and he is willing to give, how can there be any wealth in the house?" If you go, my uncle's family will drink the northwest wind. ”
Princess Changde stared at Zhu Qiyue tightly, and a smile appeared on her face again.
Zhu Qiyue gritted his teeth and said stubbornly: "The princess is here in our mansion, it is a great honor for the people of Yue Wang's mansion. ”
Princess Changde's eyes sparkled, "Yue Wangfu is close to Long Live Mountain, it is a wonderful place to enjoy the snow, and when the first snow day comes in winter, I want to live in Yue Wangfu for the second time." ”
Princess Shunde exclaimed: "Tong'er is crazy! If you take care of the king's mansion, the uncle can only take out a loan to get by. ”
Zhu Qiyue hesitated: "It's just that there are twelve dogs and more than thirty cats in the house, I'm afraid that the princess will be in the way." ”
Princess Shunde breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister Tong is most afraid of cats and dogs, so don't go, ha." ”
Princess Changde hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "You don't have to go to Nanhaizi for hunting this autumn, there will be the best hunting ground in Yue Wangfu." ”
Zhu Qiyue was stunned.
This is not the time to be reckless.
If Princess Changde insists on this, there are many excuses to hide her true intentions, so that the emperor will not embarrass his own sister.
The Empress Dowager could have stopped her from messing around, but how could he, as a member of the royal family, sue the princess for such a thing?
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyue reluctantly chose to be silent.
Princess Changde chuckled with satisfaction, "It is said that you are talented and intelligent, I don't believe it, if you can do a small thing, I am happy, maybe I will forget about hiking, hunting, and snow appreciation." ”
Zhu Qiyue looked up at Princess Changde.
"Sister Yu has reached the age of talking about marriage, you go to ask the emperor's grandmother to choose Ruyi Langjun, who is both talented and beautiful, to be the captain of the horse."
Princess Shunde's face flushed, and she said shamefully: "To die, how can such a thing be nonsense?" ”
Princess Changde grabbed Princess Shunde's arm and said, "You can't be sloppy in your life, how can you take care of this and that?" In the decades since the founding of the country, countless princesses have been married in the palace, which one has got her wish? When choosing a horse, he was blinded by the inner servant, and after he got married, he was managed by the evil mother, and he was not as good as the women of ordinary people's families. Sister Yu, this matter is naturally not good for the daughter's family to beg the Empress Dowager with a shy face, your biological mother Jingci Immortal Master can't speak for you because of the palace rules, King Yu looks like a wooden one, how can you count on him? After all, only the stupid goose in front of him is available, he is now a baby bump in the heart of the imperial grandmother, you might as well let him try. ”
Princess Shunde said cowardly: "The more you talk about it, the more unserious it is, he is a little child, how can he say such a thing?" Although he said this, his eyes involuntarily swept towards Zhu Qiyue.
Out of a good impression of Princess Shunde, and forced by Princess Changde's coercion, Zhu Qiyue nodded without thinking.
Princess Changde shook her head and said: "Those who make light promises are untrustworthy, after all, they are young and ignorant, nodding so easily, they must regard Sister Yu's lifelong event as child's play, forget it, don't expect this stupid goose." ”
"I'm not a goose."
"If you can't keep your promise, you'll be a goose for the rest of your life!"