When spring is in full swing in the south of the Yangtze River, the north is chilling.

There is a Xinyi tree in the Wei Palace Garden in Yecheng, which bloomed exceptionally late this year. The flowering period of Xinyi was originally in February and March of early spring. In the early spring of the Northern Dynasties, sometimes the cold is better than the winter, and the flowering period of Xinyi is naturally delayed. This Xinyi is a favorite of Queen Gao Yuanjun, and she moved it to the edge of the pickaxe pond in the garden. In the spring, **** waited for it to bloom, and this year until May, this Xinyi plant finally bloomed.

Lushen Xinyi is a noble fragrant wood, not to mention the queen's love, so for this Xinyi specially invited foreign women to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers, and watch the banquet in Zhaotai, in order to become a spring scene. In order not to be tight, but also to look more harmonious, avoid the court clothes into the Hajj, casual clothes can be. On this day, the women of the foreign life were all full of flowers and gathered at the pickaxe pond in the palace garden.

Xinyi buds are like pens, like lamps at the beginning of blooming, and like flames when they are in full bloom. The color of the flower changed from a pale lotus lotus at the beginning to a gorgeous purple later, which is particularly eye-catching. What really makes Xinyi special is not the flowers and the scent, but the form of the whole tree. Xinyi blooms first and then grows leaves, and there is no period when flowers and leaves coexist. Therefore, when the tree is full of flowers, the whole tree is completely dry branches, and a closer look makes people feel particularly chic and different.

Empress Gao Yuanjun accepted the bow of the foreign wife, and sat on the temporary banquet outside the Zhaotai Hall to drink tea, and several old clan women sat and talked. Many of the others surrounded this Xinyi plant across the water by the pickaxe pond, and the princesses of Jibei and Huashan were the most excited.

Li Zu'e, the Duchess of Taiyuan, did not squeeze under the Xinyi flower. In fact, the difference in her status at this time can also be seen. I don't know when the foreign wife is respected by the Duchess of Taiyuan, and she is also the queen's second sister-in-law, and the important thing is that the queen likes her.

Moonlight sat on the queen's side as ordered, her appearance was already stunning and eye-catching, and this conspicuous position made it even more attention-grabbing. Moonlight is very well-behaved, with light makeup and plain clothes, not only is it not extraordinarily decorated, but it has the meaning of covering up her complexion, which makes people feel that she is stable and sensible. Unlike Princess Jibei and Princess Huashan, they are dressed in gorgeous clothes and heavy makeup, and they are loud and atmospheric.

Moonlight inevitably glances at the queen quietly. The queen has always been smiling and peaceful. Listening to the slave maid say in private, the queen is much quieter than when she was in the Bohai Palace. While thinking about it in her heart, Yueguang inadvertently listened to a few clichés from those old women, and she really felt drowsy. Thinking that her husband Gao Yang also entered the palace today, I don't know where he is at this time.

When I looked up, I suddenly saw the eldest sister-in-law, the general's wife, and the eldest princess Yuan Zhonghua walking towards this side, and the moonlight's eyes lit up, and my heart was happy. couldn't help but call, "Your Highness, the princess is here." This is a reminder to Gao Yuanjun.

When Gao Yuanjun looked up, Yuan Zhonghua was already approaching. She was followed by Ah Jiao, looking cautious. Gao Yuanjun always felt that Yuan Zhonghua didn't seem to look good today. This made her feel very complicated, thinking of her eldest brother's entrustment, not to mention how troubled she was.

Moonlight glanced at the Empress, then stood up and took a few steps. The women also stood up to greet them.

Gao Yuanjun sat down and smiled.

The plain skirt that Yuan Zhonghua is wearing today happens to be embroidered with Xin Yi flowers. She was as pure as the moonlight, her hair was only combed in a bun, and she wore a stride, and nothing else. The moonlight is deliberately not decorated, but Yuan Zhonghua has never cared about decoration and is used to it.

Salute the Queen. The little tiger beside the queen was clever and went over to help Yuan Zhonghua early. Gao Yuanjun said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is late, have you seen Xin Yihua?" ”

Xiaohu had already ordered someone to set up a banquet for the eldest princess, and Gao Yuanjun asked casually, and was about to let Yuan Zhonghua sit beside her. Seeing that she has a bad complexion, I wish she had been sitting next to her all the time, so that she would have to take responsibility for not being able to explain to her eldest brother if something went wrong.

Who knew that hearing the queen mention this, Yueguang smiled unintentionally, "The eldest sister-in-law just came, she must not have seen it, I will accompany the eldest sister-in-law." In fact, Yueguang plays hard, and she doesn't want to accompany a few old women to listen to gossip all the time, she likes Yuan Zhonghua again, and wants to take the opportunity to relax and relax together.

Yuan Zhonghua was returning the gift to a few old women, and when he heard Yueguang say this, he turned around to look at Yueguang with anticipation, and thought that this Xinyi was the queen's favorite thing, and it was not good to take it too seriously, so he responded.

Gao Yuanjun also smiled and nodded, and asked them to go to enjoy the flowers first.

At this time, there were already many women who came back to the banquet, and only three or five people such as Princess Jibei and Princess Huashan whispered under Xinyihua, and laughed a few times from time to time.

Yuan Zhonghua came all the way, and those foreign women had to give gifts, and Yuan Zhonghua had to return the salutes one by one, not paying attention to the scene under the Xinyi tree.

"I haven't seen my sister for a long time, and I miss it very much." Moonlight only held Yuan Zhonghua with a smile on her face, and didn't look at the foreign women who also gave her a gift, and occasionally just raised her hand to signal that people were flat.

In Yuan Zhonghua's heart, he is actually not so close to Moonlight, after all, he lives in a simple place and rarely meets, but Moonlight has such a straightforward personality, she does not reject it, and also smiled, "I am in the house all day, and I rarely see my younger siblings." ”

Yuan Zhonghua is a slow-burning person, and he will not get close to people all of a sudden, but along the way, he can ask and answer questions with the moonlight. When they walked under the Xinyi tree, they didn't notice that the two princesses of the clan had already greeted them, and the other few women who had not left also followed behind the two princesses, all staring at Yuan Zhonghua and Yueguang.

Princess Jibei and Princess Huashan are both young and not young, they are not old, middle-aged women, and their charm still exists. The makeup of the two today is more extravagant and gorgeous than Yuan Zhonghua and Moonlight. The thick and yellow forehead looks a little sharper, and the eyes are a little sharper.

The four of them looked at each other, and neither of them spoke, nor did any of them salute anyone. Moonlight felt that these two people were a little ill-intentioned. Yuan Zhonghua couldn't understand what they were going to do at all. Even the foreign wives behind the two princesses looked at Yuan Zhonghua and Yueguang as if they were watching.

Princess Huashan was a little younger, but she was slightly restrained, "Her Royal Highness knows etiquette best, why is there still rudeness in the harem?" The eldest princess is the younger generation of Princess Jibei, doesn't she need to see a courtesy? Her tone was soft, but the meaning of accusing Yuan Zhonghua in her words was very obvious.

Princess Jibei didn't speak, and when she heard Princess Huashan say this, she stared at Yuan Zhonghua coldly.

In fact, Yuan Zhonghua understood from these words that the person who was standing in front of her was the princess of Jibei. If she salutes the princess of Jibei, will her husband Gao Cheng also salute the king of Jibei next time? Is it possible to say that in-laws are connected to in-laws?

Moonlight, who was outspoken and fast-talking, immediately smiled and said, "Does Princess Huashan mean that Her Royal Highness the Empress connived at the general's wife to be rude?" ”

Princess Huashan's heart was cold, the queen was by no means something she could afford to offend. Just about to argue, Moonlight smiled again, "First on the national ceremony, then on the family ceremony." The general's wife is the eldest princess, and the general's official rank is also higher than that of the king of Jibei, so no matter what you say, the princess should give the general's wife a gift first. The courtesies are still exchanged, and the general's wife will naturally return the courtesy. If the country has no national etiquette, and the family has no family etiquette, what kind of system is there? Isn't it ridiculed? ”

The two princesses were reluctant and couldn't, and they didn't dare to argue anymore, so they could only do it. After a bit of red tape, Yuan Zhonghua was upset. Reluctantly said politely, "The two princesses don't have to be polite, this is the queen's banquet, Her Royal Highness has been waiting for a long time, and the princess is please." ”

Yuan Zhonghua no longer cares about the court situation, and he understands that the root cause of Princess Jibei's blatant provocation is still because of the punishment of greed and redemption. Jibei Wang Yuanhui was imprisoned by the general Gao Cheng again, and his family property was confiscated, and he was born and died several times, no wonder his princess hated her at this time, and couldn't help it. Yuan Zhonghua didn't want to talk to them much, and he couldn't wait to pull these women away from his eyes immediately.

But Princess Jibei didn't leave, and said with a smile, "The eldest princess really respects the queen, and she knows that the queen is destined to reward Xinyi flowers, and the eldest princess even wears a skirt full of Xinyi flowers." However, the eldest princess has this thought, so it is better to think more about how to keep her husband's heart. ”

Yuan Zhonghua was already leaving, but when he heard her words strangely, he stopped and turned around to look at Princess Jibei.

When Yueguang heard Princess Jibei's words, her heart trembled, and she opened her mouth but didn't say anything.

"Is the princess interested in other people's affairs?" Yuan Zhonghua asked puzzled. "If the princess has this mind, how can she still be so luxuriously decorated and not persuade her husband to be honest and thrifty?"

"The princess is not a woman in the market, why is she so long-tongued?" Moonlight also asked.

Princess Jibei was choked and speechless. I also regret a little in my heart that I was too careless today, and I really should pretend to be thrifty. She is unforgettable about the methods of that domineering general.

After a long time, he came to his senses and stared at Yuan Zhonghua, "Madam is really worried, no wonder she has a bad complexion." If you worry too much, your body will be damaged, so she has not given birth to a concubine to the general, and she should also let the queen order Taichang to assign a good doctor to check the pulse of his wife, and see what is wrong. ”

Princess Jibei simply said cruel words. There is nothing wrong with this, it is purely caring, there is no disrespect, and it can also be said to be well-intentioned. But what good intentions say may not be good words, just like a sharp knife poking at Yuan Zhonghua's heart, it hurts so much that Yuan Zhonghua can't even stand on his feet.

Ah Jiao and Moonlight reached out to support her at the same time.

Seeing that Yuan Zhonghua was obviously tricked, and he didn't have the heart to fight with her anymore, Princess Jibei suddenly got satisfied.

Such a topic, it is inconvenient for Moonlight to say, and Ah Jiao has no identity. can only help Yuan Zhonghua to leave.

Princess Jibei was still insufficient, and laughed loudly, "If it weren't for Sizi's heart, the general wouldn't have raised a foreign wife, right?" Princess Huashan smiled beside her, "I heard that the general's wife in Dongbai Hall is beautiful and dances, unmatched, and is deeply favored by the general......

Yuan Zhonghua heard it clearly, but he didn't look back.

The moonlight also lost his mind, and his heart was not a taste. She knew better than Yuan Zhonghua who this person was.

Of course, Yuan Zhonghua also knew that this was true, and she walked down and walked under the Xinyi tree. I only heard the laughter of the ladies behind me.

"The general refuses to take his wife as a concubine, because he is afraid that he will be bullied by his concubine when he takes him back to the mansion, right?"

"I heard that when the general was in Yecheng, he only returned to the house for three or two days in January, and stayed in Dongbai Hall for the rest of the time."

"I heard that it is also the Yuan family, will the general abolish the concubine and re-establish her as the concubine?"

"I heard ......"

"I heard ......"

"I heard ......"

……

was discussing lively, and suddenly heard a crisp voice behind him, "Princesses, ladies, the queen is invited." ”

This is the queen's henchman, the palace maid Xiaohu. The queen saw that the scene here was not right from a distance, and suddenly remembered that Princess Jibei was here, of course she knew that Princess Jibei hated Yuan Zhonghua. But it is inconvenient for her to openly support Yuan Zhonghua, because the king of Jibei is also her husband and the confidant of Emperor Yuan Shanjian, and she cannot offend the princess of Jibei. Xiaohu came over to ask for leave, and Princess Jibei and others could be regarded as indirectly besieging Yuan Zhonghua.

Xiaohu glanced at Yuan Zhonghua's back, but he still didn't catch up.

Yuan Zhonghua was a little dizzy, and his mind was getting more and more chaotic. But she slowly stabilized her mind, pushed Ah Jiao away, and walked under the Xinyi tree by herself.

Yueguang also came over, looked at Yuan Zhonghua, and persuaded, "Sister, don't take her words to heart. Her heart was also messed up, and she didn't know how to persuade Yuan Zhonghua.

Yuan Zhonghua had a tired look on his face, "You go first, don't guard me here, there is no one around the queen." ”

Yueguang also knew that if she and Yuan Zhonghua stayed here, it would be the focus of attention, and it would be even more discussing, so she had to retreat.

The wine and feast in the Zhaotai Hall were good, and only Yuan Zhonghua and Ah Jiao were left under the Xinyi tree on the side of the pickaxe.

Only then did Ah Jiao come up and ask with concern, "Does Madame matter?" If you really feel uncomfortable, ask the queen to resign. Only Ah Jiao knew that Yuan Zhonghua had been unwell in the past few days, and she was unwell in every way, and it was because of this that she looked bad and made Princess Jibei ridicule.

Seeing that his wife was wronged like this, Ah Jiao really couldn't stand it in her heart, and said angrily, "This King of Jibei, don't you know how powerful the general is?" ”

Yuan Zhonghua glanced at Zhaotai Palace, she didn't want to go back at all, but the queen set up a feast and she couldn't leave for no reason. Suddenly, he replied, "Don't tell the general." I'm like that, wouldn't it be harder for the general than me? Don't bother the general. ”

Ah Jiao was surprised. Since Yuan Zhonghua was five years old, she married into the Bohai Royal Mansion to be the concubine of the prince, and she has watched the princess grow up with her own eyes in the past few years. I used to think she was ignorant and sometimes willful. When the prince of Tenglong Mountain in Jinyang was studying behind closed doors, he had a round room with the prince, and he felt that she was sensitive and arrogant. When did you become more considerate?

The princess is so impeccable, the princess still has to raise a foreign wife outside, and she has been raised in Dongbai Hall to let her enjoy the grace alone, which makes Ah Jiao aggrieved for the princess. The princess rarely asks about this person, and she is reserved, knowing that the person is in Dongbaitang, and there are many opportunities to take advantage of the fact that the prince is not in Yecheng to get this foreign woman back to the house to be disciplined, but she just refuses.

I didn't know how uncomfortable the princess felt in her heart, and she was so openly ridiculed.

Ah Jiao was thinking about countermeasures, and suddenly saw Yuan Zhonghua under the Xinyi tree falling softly.

"Madame!" Ah Jiao shouted in panic and ran over.

Yuan Zhonghua's face turned pale. Ah Jiao thought that maybe it was a little heat stroke when it was hot, and she was depressed in her heart just now, and it must be uncomfortable. Looking up at the Zhaotai Palace, everyone was in the hall, and laughter could be faintly heard. I didn't dare to alarm the queen, so I could only invite the Duchess of Taiyuan out first.