After Jiang Feng saw the new moon, the vigilance and estrangement in his eyes could not be hidden. Xinyue didn't fail to find this, but she didn't really want to marry Jiang Yang, so there was really no need to deliberately please this child and let him feel the wrong emotions in his heart.

Seeing that the two had greeted each other, Old Madam Zhuang smiled and asked the two of them to sit down, Xinyue was still sitting in her original position, and Jiang Feng was sitting opposite him.

The two are opposed, and the estrangement can be imagined.

The anger suddenly quieted down, and Old Madam Zhuang reconciled and asked, "Xinyue, what have you been doing lately?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm going to wait for the spring to open, renovate the village well, and plan some things to be planted in the spring."

"Oh, it's so interesting, what's planted in the garden now?" Mrs. Zhuang continued to ask.

"Except for the roses and tea trees left by my mother, there is nothing else. However, there is a large area in the backyard, not only planted by the first mother, but also for other reasons, there is a large area of medicinal fields, including white medicine to stop bleeding, notoginseng and other things, as well as ginseng that has taken root for twenty or thirty years, and even supplements such as gastrodia, I asked my brother, and my brother said he didn't remember. Later, I looked for Zhuang Tou, but Zhuang Tou couldn't say clearly, so he only asked me not to touch the medicine field, and even if these medicinal materials were pulled, the land would be too damaged by the medicine, and it would not be suitable for planting for four or five years. I saw that the medicinal herbs on that field were growing well, and there was no use for the land, so it was just empty. Crescent Moon elaborated on what she had been doing lately.

"A yard needs to be taken care of slowly, and it may not have any effect for a year or two, it is a slow effort." Mrs. Zhuang also felt it.

"I saw a painting on Madame's desk, was Madame writing just now?"

"If my grandmother is in a good mood when she gets up in the morning, she will write a word, and today it seems that my grandmother is in a good mood?" Jiang Feng opened his mouth and said, in the final analysis, he was still a child who wanted to get attention.

Xinyue smiled after hearing this, and Mrs. Zhuang had already asked Mama Lin to take the calligraphy and write the words "Langyue Qingfeng".

"The dazzling array is dazzling, the moon is breeze, and the lady is really elegant." The new moon is written in an atmospheric manner, and it is done in one go, which shows the foundation.

When Mrs. Zhuang saw that the new moon was exported into a chapter, and the allusions were all known, she knew that she was a knowledgeable person, and nodded, "This painting is quite okay, since you are destined to be here today, then I will give it to you." ”

The new moon shirked one or two, and finally accepted it. At this moment, Chen led a timid little girl in, twelve or thirteen years old this year, and after bowing her head and coming in, she still knew how to be polite and greeted one by one.

"Ya'er, this is the Crescent Moon Girl, the first time you two have met, she is a few years older than you, come to see your sister." Mrs. Zhuang introduced the two of them.

Seeing her Yingying, Xinyue also took off a white jade ring from her hand and put it on her hand, "I came out in a hurry, the white jade ring was obtained by me, and you were at your age, and now I wear it, but it looks tender, just right for a little girl of your age." ”

"Thank you, Girl Crescent." Although Ya'er was a little shy, she still had the etiquette she should know, and after seeing the ceremony, she sat next to Chen.

"Xinyue, you came just in time today, I just came from the kitchen, and I specially ordered them to entertain you well." Chen was very happy to see Mrs. Zhuang, it must be because the new moon is coming.

"Madam, this is my own neck warmer, if Madam doesn't dislike it, please accept it." Xinyue took another box from Feng'er's hand, and it contained a gift inside.

Chen didn't expect that he also had a share, and looked at Xinyue's craftsmanship with some surprise, and couldn't help but praise, "You really have a heart, look at your black green now, this must be done by staying up late." ”

Madame smiled, Xinyue's hands and feet were clumsy, and when she was making this neck warmer, she also sewed the thread and feet wrongly, and she had to dismantle it all over again, so she delayed some effort. The tiger skin cloak that was originally going to be made for Marquis Jiang was not able to bring it today. As she spoke, Xinyue covered her hands with some guilt, but inadvertently exposed her fingertips, because her fingertips were red because she had been doing work for days.

"That tiger skin, is when Yang Er was fourteen years old, the first time he went to the north with his father, when he hunted, the tiger skin he hunted, after so many years, no one has been able to fight such a tiger again, I wanted to give it to you to make a mattress, but you sent it back with your backhand?" Old Madam Zhuang explained the origin of the tiger skin, and said with a smile.

"When I got married to his eldest brother, his eldest brother asked him to take out this tiger skin and give it to us as a wedding gift, but he didn't agree, and his eldest brother also said that it was his love object, but I didn't expect it to be given to you in the end." Chen's smile was a little ambiguous, but Xinyue saw the gloom on Jiang Feng's face sitting on the side.

Xinyue pursed her lips, "Xinyue is young now, and she can't use such thick skin, otherwise, she will have to cover her body in this cold winter." Marquis Jiang and the general are in the north all the year round, and the weather is cold, so it is best to make a cloak of this tiger skin and give it to Marquis Jiang. ”

"Speaking of the north, my mother Jiang Yang will go back to Beiying after the New Year, and the new moon is here..."Chen looked at Mrs. Zhuang with some embarrassment.

Mrs. Zhuang smiled very experiencedly, "It's not good to marry into Jiangmen, and your husband will have to go for more than half a year as soon as she leaves." But Xinyue, you, who are also from a general's background, should have some understanding of this kind of thing, right? ”

After hearing this, Xinyue nodded, "I heard my mother talk about it, my father was outside, and he was the hardest worker." We are at home, because they are outside, so we have a stable life, and there is nothing to complain about. ”

Xinyue really wishes that Jiang Yang would leave quickly, so that the fewer occasions for socializing, the better. The reason why she came to Jiangfu today was to enter the palace with Mrs. Zhuang and Chen's family for a while, so that in front of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother could also chat and comfort her. The relationship between the two people is more reassuring.

"Well said, well said." Old Madam Zhuang's smiling eyes were bent.

"You two little ones are here, listening to us, you must be restrained and panicked, this is the sticky rice candy I bought from the shop that I met selling rice candy on my way here. Taste it and see if it's delicious. As soon as Xinyue's words fell, Feng'er took out a paper bag wrapped in oiled paper from her baggage, and after opening the paper bag, there were pieces of sticky rice candy neatly stacked inside.

This kind of sticky rice candy, first put the rice grains in the pot to heat, so that the rice grains become swollen and crispy, and then put into the boiled syrup with nuts from all sides, put it into a square mold while it is hot, press and shape, and finally cut it into pieces, the fragrance of rice flowers, the crispness and fat of nuts, and the sweetness of maltose. Especially during the Chinese New Year, it is the best snack to sell. Xinyue has liked to eat since she was a child, but Shan'er is always greedy, such a full bag of sticky rice candy, the one given to her is only one or two pieces, she is not annoyed, this bag is gone, and then buy it.

Sure enough, Jiang Feng and Ya'er like to eat this kind of snack very much, but children from big families like them rarely buy this kind of down-to-earth snack in the house, so although they don't like to eat much. At this time, I saw that my eyes were shining.

Xinyue smiled and asked Hao'er to put the sticky rice candy in their hands, and the two of them were courteous for several weeks, drinking tea and eating the fragrant and crispy sticky rice candy.

Mrs. Zhuang thought it was interesting and asked, "Is it so delicious?" ”

"Grandmother, come and have a piece to eat." Saying that, Jiang Feng personally put the sticky rice candy in Mrs. Zhuang's hand, and Ya'er also held it with both hands and handed it a piece to Chen, if you want to come to such a delicious thing, everyone likes it.

Or thinking, Xinyue took a sip of tea, and in the cup was the Tieguanyin she often drank, and at this moment, Ya'er timidly handed over her hand and handed the sticky rice candy in her hand to Xinyue, "Miss Xu also eats." ”

Xinyue smiled and took the piece of sticky rice candy, "Then I will be respectful, it is better to obey my fate." ”

"Grandmother, this dipping rice candy is still not as delicious as the sugar gourd that my father brought back that day, although the sugar has melted a little, but it is still sweet and sour." Jiang Feng talked about his father a few days ago, and suddenly bought back a few sugar gourds, Xinyue saw his happy and reminiscent expression, and secretly laughed in his heart, what is good for the children in this Houmen courtyard, what is delicious, and what is fun.

"That's your father loves you, and when you want to eat again, you can arrange for the little girl to go to the street to buy it." Mrs. Zhuang couldn't bear to refute her grandson's heart, and when she saw him smiling, she must have liked it very much.

"Mother, Feng'er, don't you know, that sugar gourd was bought by Xinyue, right?"

Xinyue had just put the sticky rice candy in her mouth, and was suddenly named by Chen, and she whimpered twice at a loss, "Only, I just happened to meet it." It seems that the little girl is not very decent, and she eats what children like. ”

"Eh, this is a thing for all ages, and it's hard for you to think about Feng'er, so is this sticky rice candy, and I bought it for them to eat." Old Madam Zhuang recognized Xinyue's carefulness and praised her for thinking about Jiang Feng.

When Jiang Feng heard this, he put down the sticky rice candy in his hand a little unwillingly, he originally thought that his father suddenly thought of him, but he didn't expect it, but when he was outside with another woman, that woman deliberately flattered him, so his impression of Xinyue was even worse.

Xinyue naturally didn't feel his hostility, she and Jiang Yang had planned, just waiting for him to leave for Beiying, she should have no other contact with them.

After chatting for a while, the outside came to ask if I wanted to pass the meal, and only after looking at the hour did I know that it was time for lunch, after a lunch, Mrs. Zhuang also arranged a room for the new moon to rest, and the new moon was a little flattered to look at the warm spring wing in front of her, thinking if she had done too much, so that Mrs. Zhuang liked herself so much, I am afraid that she would be disappointed in the future.

Thinking that she was a little uneasy and sat on the bed on the side, Feng'er tidied up her hair a little messy, and took off her coat, because because of the mutton she ate, it would not be good if the smell fell on the clothes.

Crescent Moon thought about it, and then thought of the mutton at lunch, it tasted so good, fresh and delicious. couldn't help but instruct Feng'er, "Remember to let the kitchen kill a sheep, and you have to eat it in a pot on such a cold day." ”

Feng'er nodded, because there were outsiders, and Xinyue would definitely not be happy to eat.

"Girl, the Queen Mother will definitely be waiting for you, why don't you go over?" Feng'er took a comb and combed Crescent's hair thinly.

Xinyue thought for a while and replied, "The Queen Mother should want to see me and Mrs. Zhuang and their family enter the palace in harmony than letting me accompany her." She is most worried about my marriage, and I have to give her peace of mind no matter what, it's a big deal, I will marry again. ”

"Isn't it good for a girl to marry again? How to say it is like an execution ground. Feng'er used a comb to close her sideburns and began to put jewelry on them.

Xinyue shook her head, "There are already so many unhappy women in this world. I don't have to do one of these anymore. It's just that I'm afraid of being disappointed, the people of the Jiang family who are so good to me, they are also sincerely accepting me, if I..."

When Crescent Moon heard a voice, she dropped her voice, only to hear the footsteps outside getting closer and closer, and knocked on the door and asked, "Is Miss Crescent ready?" The carriage was already waiting outside. ”

Feng'er agreed, "It's ready, I'll go right away." ”

Xinyue was a little tired and put on her robe, "Everyone is tired of this palace banquet, but everyone has to participate." I hope that this year's palace banquet will be shorter. ”

"You are tired so early, and when you came, you also said that this year is the first year after the death of the crown prince, and during the state funeral, there should be no singing and dancing, but it is just a time to have a meal, and it should be over soon." Feng'er comforted Xinyue Dao in turn.

"Yes, yes. Let's hurry up, it's not good to ask others to wait for us. As she spoke, the new moon put on her outer robe, and the incense-scented outer robe had a warmth, and it was comfortable to wear it on her body.

Walking to the door, Mrs. Zhuang had just come out and said to Xinyue, "Let's go and meet the Queen Mother first." ”

"But listen to Madame." As soon as the words fell, Xinyue heard the sound of horses' hooves, whistling past the road outside, the guards of the Jiang Mansion looked up to check, and saw that it was just a team of Liang people who happened to pass by, and the Great Sage supervised the Liang people very strictly, so they could be on the street, and the Liang people who were running horses must have a very detailed identity to dare to do so. So they relaxed their vigilance, although Xinyue noticed such a group of Liang people riding horses with weapons, but the custom of the Liang people is that men must straddle the knife at their waists, and she didn't see the leader clearly, so she didn't care about getting into the carriage.

The Jiang family was very close to the palace, and it didn't take long for them to arrive in the carriage.

There were many other nobles who came with them, all watching the crescent moon coming down from the carriage.

Xinyue was a little uncomfortable, Mrs. Zhuang took her hand, and the two walked to the palace affectionately, and those people retracted their eyes and continued to walk their own way.

Just walked into the palace gate, Xinyue thought that Xuecui would wait for her here, but she didn't expect it to be Mama Xiang in the queen's palace, and after seeing Xinyue, she refused to salute and said, "Xinyue girl, the queen wants to see you." ”

Xinyue looked at Mrs. Zhuang, who had finally come together, and said to Mama Xiang, "I want to go to see the Queen Mother first, and then visit the Queen Mother, is it okay?" ”

Mama Miao didn't speak, but Xinyue knew that it was not okay.

Xinyue nodded, and after Mrs. Yu Zhuang temporarily separated, she followed Mama Xiang to the queen's palace.

When she arrived at Kun Palace, Xinyue took off her cloak and handed it to Hao'er, but she was taken by Mama Yun, "Girl, the slave will hang it up for you." ”

"Then thank you Auntie." With that, Xinyue personally handed the cloak in her hand to Mama Miao, and entered the inner hall with Feng'er.

Kun Palace is the place where the queen has lived since she entered the palace, and the main hall is gorgeous, because it is big, it is too cold, so it is not suitable for entertaining guests, so the queen is in the inner hall at this time.

Xinyue looked up at the inner hall, even if it was the New Year, she didn't take off the Su Min, and knew that the queen was still saddened by the death of the crown prince.

After entering the door, the queen was sitting on the couch recliningly, and sitting next to her was her niece, the lord of Cheshire, Chai Bijun. After the death of the crown princess Wang, the queen had no one around, but she was a little inseparable from this niece, and she was going to enter the palace once every three or five days.

The new moon refused to salute the queen and said, "See the queen's mother." ”

In addition to the three people in this hall, there is also one person, Xinyue restrained himself and said, "Please say hello to His Royal Highness the King of Jin"

Rong Ying's eyes looked at the new moon lightly, but she was a little colder.

Xinyue is also accustomed to it, wishing that he was like this before and after.

In addition to these four people in the palace, there are no other people, the nobles who came to the palace for the banquet are either going to visit the queen mother now, or go directly to the Taizhong Palace where the palace banquet is located, not that no one came to see her, but she refused to come to see the nobles early in the morning.

"Get up" Crescent Moon listened to the queen's voice and stood up.

"Sit down" The queen's face was not very good, she had lost a lot of weight, there was a smell of medicine in the hall, and I thought that the queen had just drunk the medicine.

Crescent Moon sat down on a chair on the side and asked, "I don't know what the queen mother commands?" ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just that there's something I want your help with." The queen's voice was a little weak, and after glancing at Lord Cheshire, Crescent Moon understood that this matter had something to do with Lord Cheshire.

"Niangniang is really tormenting the little girl, if you have something, you can tell me." Crescent Moon stood up, bowing her head in some trepidation.

"Sit down, sit down," said Crescent, returning to her original position.

"I heard from the queen mother, she intends to marry you and General Jiang Yangjiang of the Jiang family?"

After hearing this, Xinyue first subconsciously glanced at Rong Ying, and Rong Ying looked like she didn't hear it.

She lowered her head again, she really couldn't be a little daughter, so she could only lower her head and nodded, "I just heard the Queen Mother mention it." ”

"That's a good thing, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Also, I heard that this palace has a good relationship with General Jiang? ”

After hearing this, Xinyue felt that the queen was tired of saying so much, so she bluntly said, "Please Niangniang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"It's my nephew who is not angry, and he is a soldier under General Jiang, which is very much in line with his Lao Tzu's wishes, but after the New Year, General Jiang is going back to the north. When his grandmother heard about it, her eyes were about to cry blind, if you can talk to General Jiang, let him leave Bizhi in Beijing, if you can make him... It's better" The queen didn't say it, but the meaning was very clear.

Xinyue didn't know how to answer for a while, and the queen saw her hesitating, and couldn't help asking, "Why, such a trivial matter, but it is difficult for you." ”

After the queen lost the crown prince, she became sensitive and irritable, and when others were a little disobedient, they made sarcastic remarks, and the queen's dignity was gone.

Xinyue frowned, "Niangniang's orders, the little girl naturally doesn't dare to disobey, but General Jiang is very strict in governing the army, and the little girl can't say anything clearly." Moreover, now that the little girl's marriage to General Jiang is unclear, she began to talk nonsense, what will General Jiang think of the little girl. The marriage between General Jiang and the little girl is the most concerned thing for the Queen Mother now, if there is anything wrong, the Queen Mother should be sad? The little girl had less to do, and thought that she had asked the Queen Mother about it, and then returned to her mother. ”

"You actually moved out of the palace and pressed the palace?" The queen's face changed, she sat up straight from her chair, and shouted loudly.

The crescent moon stood up in fear, "The little girl doesn't dare." ”

"It's really useless" The queen saw that although she was submissive, she didn't mean to give in, and couldn't help but sneer.

Crescent Moon listened with her head bowed and didn't say a word.

After the queen said a few more words, she said irritably to the new moon, "What? Is it a punishment to come to this palace? Sit down."

The crescent moon was instructed and sat down in its original position.

Seeing that there was no progress on Xinyue's side, the queen shifted the spearhead to Rong Ying again, "What did the queen mother tell you just now, what do you think?" ”

Xinyue listened from the side, this Rong Ying was not here to watch her jokes, but also came on the orders of the queen.

"My aunt and Her Highness still have something to talk about, and the little girl will retire." So saying, Lord Cheshire stood up and walked to the back.

Xinyue also stood up and was about to retire, but was interrupted by Rong Ying, "Queen Mother, the princess of the son died of illness, and it has only been a year, is it too early for you to arrange it like this?" And I don't have too much contact with Cousin Chai, her status is noble, how can I be a little prince, I can climb high. ”

Seeing that her departure was interrupted, Xinyue also sat back in her original position and continued to listen to the gossip.

"What do you mean by that? Now that your eldest brother is gone, this great saint, where is there an unmarried man who is more valuable than your status. Bijun's age is not young, but her identity is also as you said, very noble, and our family is also a family that has produced queens from generation to generation, so it is not a disadvantage to you. ”

"Mother, what are you talking about? The son naturally didn't dare to pick and choose. It's just that the son wants to wait for the princess's mourning period to discuss the rest of the matter, otherwise, how should people in the world talk about the son. He will definitely say that his son is untrustworthy and will despise the Lord of Cheshire, so the son wants to wait. ”

"I'll ask you now if you agree, if you promise me, it's easy to say anything, you are married in a year and married in two years, it doesn't matter, what I want is a sentence."

Rong Ying glanced up, it didn't matter to Xinyue, who was watching a good show, he frowned and found that she really didn't worry at all, but a picture that she knew a long time ago. This made him feel confused, and his chest was tightened. The bet he made with her was because she knew early on that she couldn't realize it, so she would agree so boldly.