At the end of the song, it was nearly four watches, Qilang and Cui Bai said goodbye one after another, and I sent Ouyang Xiu to the guest room to wash for a while, waiting for the court. On the way, I asked him about the identity of Qilang, and he told me: "Qilang is the seventh son of Yan Yuanxian's family, with several names and the word Shuyuan." ”

Only then did I understand that he was Yan Shu's youngest son, Ruozhu's seventh uncle, and the famous Yan Qigongzi Yan Jidao. He was born in a family of people, his style of words is graceful, and his father's name is no wonder he is so uninhibited and arrogant.

The next day I told the princess about this, she was surprised but also very emotional, walked to the terrace, stroked the gangan, I think she remembered the words of Xiao Yan heard in the alum building last year: "Who can show the mandarin duck brocade, and I will be cold in the west building this night." ”

"Let Li Wei ask where he lives, and then send Apple to his house." The princess later commanded.

In the afternoon of this day, Ren Shouzhong suddenly came from the palace and asked Li Wei with a serious expression if he had invited Ouyang Xiu to his home for a banquet yesterday. Li Wei admitted, worriedly asking him what had happened. Ren Shouzhong smiled: "There is a ban on guests among the relatives of the country, and they are not allowed to go on blind dates with scholars, let alone make friends with important ministers of the court." Don't the lieutenants know this? ”

Li Wei was immediately stunned, speechless for a while, and I explained on my behalf: "Du Wei has not interacted with the officials of the DPRK and China, but the horse garden has just been built. ”

Ren Shouzhong cross-examined: "If you want to ask him to inscribe a few words, you just need to ask the official family to directly issue a decree, and let him write and submit it in Hanyuan, do you have to invite him to the house?" What's more, the lieutenant also drank and had fun with him all night, and the topic mentioned in it was not necessarily just an inscription? ”

I said, "It's just a drinking order, nothing else." ”

Ren Shouzhong sneered: "Did you say anything else, the Taiwan admonition may not be the same as you think." Besides, it is a bad rule for the captain to invite courtiers to his home, and it is a taboo to discuss state affairs or family affairs with him. Now Ouyang Xiuke is going to make a big mistake again, and the official family also asked the old slave to remind the captain that he will have to do it himself in the future. ”

Hearing the last sentence, Li Wei and I were shocked. Li Wei hurriedly asked Ren Shouzhong: "Will Ouyang Neihan suffer from this?" ”

Ren Shouzhong said: "He also knowingly committed a crime, and he took the blame on himself." Today, he went to the court very early, and he was the first of the officials of Hanyuan to enter the palace, which was very different from usual. The people in the palace felt strange when they saw it, and they talked a few words, and the Taiwan official heard about it and went to investigate, and soon found out that he went to the banquet of the commander yesterday, played all night, and got up directly from the horse garden to go to court. After the official family found out, they did not wait for the official impeachment of the Taiwanese admonition to send a word, let him know the same state, and the official edict would be announced tomorrow. ”

After Ren Shouzhong left, I confessed to Li Wei, because it was my idea to invite Ouyang Xiu, but I didn't expect to cause such a disaster to them. Li Wei shook his head and said, "It's none of your business." It is a great blessing for me to be able to have a drink with Ouyang Neihan, not to mention that the princess also welcomes him...... It's been a long time since I've seen her happy look yesterday...... However, what should Ouyang Neihan do so far? ”

When the princess learned of this, she immediately went to the palace to see her father and asked him to take back her life, but she refused, saying that she would not pursue it this time, and her relatives would follow suit and mingle with the scholars, which broke the ancestral family law. The princess had nothing to do, and came back depressed, and all night sad.

Fortunately, the current prime minister Han Qi led by the chief executive admired Ouyang Xiu very much, and had the intention of maintaining it, and the next day when the word head was sent to the door of Zhongshu, he was escorted by the ruling government and did not send it, and then several Zai Zhizhi said that he was now revising the "Book of Tang", and he must stay in Beijing to consult the information at any time, and communicate with the book repairers of the secret pavilion of the three museums, and it is really not suitable to do this in other counties. In the end, Imagami reluctantly agreed, and withdrew the prefix that he had asked him to make up.

When the news came, the princess breathed a sigh of relief, clasped her hands together and thanked heaven and earth, and smiled helplessly: "It's a pity, that kind of night banquet full of talented people will not be seen again in the future." ”

When Li Wei heard this, she deliberately tried to make up for her regrets. At the beginning of October, he told the present that Chai Zongqing, the son-in-law of Emperor Taizong of the Imperial Dynasty, had been allowed to associate with scholars, and that he was now asking for an excuse to lift the ban on such guests. The edict replied that before accepting guests in the future, the guest list must be submitted first, and only after approval can guests be entertained at home.

This is actually a more tactful refusal. If there is a name like Ouyang Xiu in the list reported by the horse, of course it will not be approved, and those who are allowed to meet Li Wei today are just some insignificant idlers after all. There will indeed be no more celebrity banquet in the horse garden that day.

When the princess tells Apple that she will be sending her to Yan's house, Apple is overjoyed and says thank you, crying and laughing, causing the princess to cry as well. Apple is shocked and asks the princess why she is upset, and the princess wipes away her tears and smiles, "I'm not sad, I'm happy for you." ”

Later, she discussed with me again, saying that it could be seen that Cui Bai and Jiaqingzi had a good impression of each other, so it was better to match them and let Jiaqingzi marry Cui Bai as his wife. I also thought it was a good idea, so I went to visit Cui Bai and revealed to him the meaning of the princess.

Cui Bai admitted that Jiaqingzi did leave a good impression on him: "At first, I noticed her because she was drinking on behalf of the princess, and her blushing face was very similar to Miss Dong back then, not to mention that her face was full of peach blossoms like Miss Dong, which was due to such a simple and kind motive." Later, I was even more surprised to hear her talk about my paintings, she didn't study painting specifically, but she could understand my works, and the so-called bosom friend in the world is nothing more than that. ”

He officially invited the matchmaker to go to the princess's house to propose marriage to Jiaqingzi, and the princess immediately agreed, and found someone to match their eight characters to decide their wedding date.

The result was that there was an auspicious day in November, and if this day was missed, such an auspicious day of the zodiac would not be available until April of the following year.

April. Hearing that Cui Bai and I were a little uncomfortable this month. If he hadn't decided to wait until the Son of Heaven Holy Day in April, maybe Cui Bai would have married Qiuhe a long time ago?

Inevitably I had a lot of dreams at night, so I suggested that the princess set Jiaqingzi's wedding date for November. Of course, I didn't explain the reason to her in detail, but said that Cui Bai and Jiaqingzi are not young, and the men of the dynasty are thirty and the women are twenty years old, and if they are not married, they are each a few years older, and they are a year older after the year, which is not very good to say.

The princess agreed, but was a little melancholy: "So soon...... Well, she can only stay with me for a month, and there is one less person around me......"

I didn't answer. She smiled reluctantly and took one of my hands: "Fortunately, you are still by my side and will not leave me." ”

I felt an ice-cracking pain in my heart, but I kept smiling, talking to her about something else, and then letting my hand slip out of her hand without a trace as she got distracted.

Jiaqingzi is still a member of the palace, and the marriage must be reported to the palace for application. Naturally, no one will brush the princess, Jiaqingzi's marriage was quickly approved, but the marriage was set in a hurry, and the divorce period was only one month, Concubine Miao Xian was surprised, called me back to the palace, and asked me about Cui Bai's net worth background. After I explained them one by one, she was relieved and said: "Jiaqingzi also grew up under my watch, just like half of my daughter, I will not treat her badly when I marry this time, and I will prepare a dowry for her, which is no worse than that given to Yun Guoer." Then he called Wang Wuzi and ordered him to take the account books and a list of belongings in the cabinet, and to choose some to add to Jiaqingzi's dowry.

While choosing, she asked me about Cui Bai's temperament and preferences, so as to decide what gift to prepare. Just as we were chatting, we heard a report from the eunuch outside the door that Dong Guiren had come to the pavilion.

We all went out to greet each other. Qiu He's complexion is still not good, thin as a papier-mâché person, and he walks with floating steps. As soon as Concubine Miao Xian saw Qiuhe, she clasped her hands and said angrily: "My sister's face is still so pale, why don't you stay in the pavilion to live and raise?" If you want to talk to me, send someone to call me over, why do you need to come in person! ”

Qiuhe smiled, "I'm better now, and I want to walk around by myself." Lying in bed every day, I was suffocated to death. ”

Concubine Miao Xian made a gesture to cover her mouth, and said in a loud voice: "Bah, bah! Good and dignified, don't say such unlucky words! ”

Qiuhe just smiled, saw me, and happily greeted me, and asked the princess how she was doing.

When she entered the hall and sat down, she saw that Concubine Miao Xian had not put away the account book, so she smiled and asked Concubine Miao Xian why she calculated the accounts by herself, and Concubine Miao Xian mentioned that Jiaqingzi was going to marry. I secretly complained, worried that it would lead to Cui Bai's name, and the fact was that it did develop in this way.

Qiuhe asked Jiaqingzi who his future husband was, and Concubine Miao Xian immediately replied: "He is a famous painter in Beijing, a native of Haoliang, although he is more than ten years older than Jiaqingzi, but he is said to be good, his appearance and temperament are very good, he can draw flowers and birds well, and now he has some net worth......

Qiuhe's smile began to stagnate. After listening silently for a long time, she finally asked Concubine Miao Xian: "What is the name of this painter?" ”

"Cui Bai." Concubine Miao Xian replied and asked her rhetorically, "Have you heard of it?" ”

Qiu He's eyes flickered, and the corners of Shicai's stiff lips raised a soft arc: "It's a little familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard it." ”

Concubine Miao Xian didn't notice her subtle expressions, and said with a smile: "I must have heard the official family or the queen mention it." Cui Bai is so famous, they must have told you. ”

When Qiuhe left, I took the initiative to send her out and silently accompanied her for a while, wanting to explain Cui Bai's marriage a little. As soon as I opened my mouth with great difficulty, she immediately stopped me from saying the word "Cui".

"Waiji, it's okay, I understand." She smiled so gently, as if the person who needed to be comforted was me, "You go back with me and bring a gift to Jiaqingzi...... Just put the gift in the dowry that Miao Niangzi gave her, it doesn't have to be said that I gave it. ”

When she arrived in her pavilion, she dismissed the palace people, then entered the inner room, searched for a long time in it, and then took out a brocade box and handed it to me. I opened it and found that it was a bright red gown, silk brocade, and the beauty of the weave was like nature. Xia veil embroidered Ruyi cloud pattern treasure phase flower, embroidery exquisite, dazzling.

It was the style of the wedding dress worn by the bride in the capital, and the craftsmanship was so meticulous that it was obviously made by Qiu He himself.

"Jiaqingzi is going to get married next month, so I don't think it's too late to embroider the wedding dress, so it's better to give this one to her." Qiu He said, still smiling lightly, but lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, not letting me see her gaze at that time, "It's just that this dress has been made for many years, and I don't know if the pattern is outdated compared with the others." ”