Chapter 184: Overboard
Qiu Jue suggested, thinking that it was very reasonable, Mo Shi was surprised, and asked her, "You mean, let the two of them choose at will within the scope of my Celestial Empire?" ”
Qiu Jue nodded, "Of course, there are conditions, you can't choose married people, and you can't destroy other people's feelings." ”
Mo Shi looked at her speechlessly, Qiu Jue was a little uneasy, "What's wrong?" ”
"At the beginning of the Celestial Empire, most of the officials were old men who followed their father to fight the world, not to mention sons, some even had grandchildren, you let those two saints and princesses choose them as husbands?"
Moshi really didn't know what to say. In addition to these people, there are only unofficial ordinary people, or the children of merchants.
How can those people be worthy of two noble girls!
"Well, that must be a little younger, right?" Qiu Jue was a little uncertain, plus a weak rhetorical question.
Moshi was helpless, if it was really that simple, would he still have a headache for so long?
In the end, after Qiu Jue learned about the national situation, he gave the emperor a new idea.
Hold a poetry tea party!
That is, the ancient version of the blatant blind date conference.
All unmarried men and women are welcome to participate.
The location was chosen in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, which was run by Mrs. Right Minister.
Mrs. Shi was a little surprised when she received the news.
But he still listened to the words of the right minister, and the first banquet in decades was held.
It will be less than May, and it is the time to compete for beauty, and the right minister's husband Shi Shi set the location in the flower garden in the suburbs.
The reason why Qiu Jue chose her is also because this lady loves flowers very much, and there is a Zhuangzi in the capital, with suitable mountains and rivers, and rich flowers.
The post was sent by the Shi family, up to the lady in the palace, down to the home of the merchant, where there are men of appropriate age in the family, and those who have outstanding appearance and both ability and political integrity have received the post.
In order not to be too obvious, female dependents were also invited.
But who doesn't understand the ultimate purpose of this banquet, the ladies are scrambling to dress themselves up, just to find a good husband, and even more so men, I heard that this time it is actually for the two noble ladies to choose a husband.
With their identity, that is Gao Pan, they all immediately grind their fists and prepare to show their skills.
Heaven wishes, this day is beautiful and sunny, the sky is clear, occasionally a few clouds cross, the blue sky is like washing, clear and clean!
One by one, the carriages walked slowly on the street, out of the city gate and all the way out of the city, without hurrying or slowing.
In front of Shi's flower garden, there is an artificial lake, and you must cross a bridge to enter it.
There was only one carriage to pass, and there were many people coming, and Mrs. Fan was standing outside the door, waiting anxiously.
Qiu Jue walked with Song Qian this time in a carriage.
"I thought you wouldn't be interested in anything like that!" Along the way, the two talked and laughed, which was also harmonious, and the blackbird was outside to pray, and it was about to arrive, and Qiu Jue asked Song Qian out loud.
Song Qian looked shy, lowered her eyes and said: "When I was in the boudoir before, I rarely went out, but now that I am the queen mother, I don't have so much gossip, so naturally I should come out for a long time." ”
Qiu Jue nodded, "What my sister said also makes sense, if it weren't for the fact that we were both the queen mother, I would still be my sister who came to see someone." So shy and timid. ”
Song Qian still lowered her eyes, but she instantly understood that Qiu Jue was reminding her to pay attention to her identity.
After a long time, they were helped out of the car by their palace maids, and the moment they staggered, Song Qian said, "It turns out that you know everything." ”
Qiu Jue didn't respond to her, because at this moment, Mrs. Shi had already greeted her, smiling, very decent.
The forty-year-old Zuo Ke is not as proud as Fan Yinyin, on the contrary, he is very kind and dignified.
She shook the veil and saluted, "The courtiers meet the two queen mothers, the mother is a thousand years old!" ”
The East and West Palaces are nominally in no particular order, this Mrs. Fan is very smart, and the two worship together, and no one can be offended.
Song Qian doesn't like this kind of occasion, on the contrary, she likes to be quiet the most.
Therefore, as soon as she got out of the carriage, she stood half a shoulder behind Qiu Jue, which was her intention, Qiu Jue had no choice but to speak up by herself, "Madame doesn't have to be polite, this time the matter is bothering Madame." ”
She stepped forward to give her a hand, and Mrs. Fan took the opportunity to get up, and at this time, a bunch of people slowly rushed behind her.
They are all the concubines who came with them and the palace people they brought with them.
After Mrs. Fan visited them one by one, she led everyone inside.
The first thing that catches your eye is a stone tablet engraved with three big characters, 'Fan Yin Valley'!
Qiu Jue looked back and glanced at Concubine De who followed them, that is, Fan Yinyin, it seemed that the right minister and his wife really liked this daughter.
Qiu Jue was taken to a pavilion, the terrain is very high, which is very suitable for viewing.
Of course, I have seen all kinds of natural and artificial scenery in my previous life, and I have not much interest in this kind of scenery.
She told Madame Fan to ignore her and greet other guests.
Qiu Jue sent her away, and Xiao Taohong served her master's favorite tea fruit, looked at the scenery below, and said, "It's really beautiful!" ”
Qiu Jue was surprised, and at a glance, he found that there was a hot spring-like soup pool here, and the slightest mist was floating up, of course, no one was soaking in it, after all, people in this era were not so open.
She glanced at it, then withdrew her eyes, lay back on the soft chair, and said, "Qiu Chan, you can take Xiao Taohong for a spin!" ”
Qiu Chan pouted, "I'm not interested." ”
Xiao Taohong was excited, "Can the slave really go?" After getting Qiu Jue's confirmation, Xiao Taohong ran down with her skirt.
Qiu Chan was helpless, this dead girl didn't take her refusal seriously at all, and she really didn't worry about that girl alone.
So, I had to keep up.
The blackbird was a little surprised, during this time, she was also very familiar with Qiu Chan's temperament, and knew that this girl was a colder person.
is only loyal to Qiu Jue.
There is almost no good face for them, no, it should be said that he simply disdains to talk to them more, in the words of his master, he is to pretend to be cool there all day.
is even more ridiculous to Xiao Pink, and if she doesn't say a few words a day, her mouth seems to be panicked.
"That's it for both of them, don't worry about it." Qiu Jue naturally saw her doubts and explained: "Actually, Qiu Chan is very caring. ”
Blackbird: "......" Although she has always thought that her master is very smart, she has a different opinion on this matter.
Qiu Chan's girl looks like a caring person?
The lark didn't follow this time, and stayed in the palace, first, her injuries were not completely healed, and secondly, let her stay in the palace and start taking charge, and have more contacts with people in the palace.
The little peach anthurium can be inside, but not outside, since Qiu Jue has decided to accompany Moshi in the palace, the palace is her home.
I don't know where she can go in the future, but for now she still has to make some arrangements.
"Niangniang, you don't have to come today."
The blackbird said that the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, Qiu Jue glanced at her, and said: "He wants me to leave the palace, something should happen in the palace today, since he doesn't want me to know, then the palace, should not know." ”
"Mother mean?" The blackbird was startled, remembered something, and was shocked, "Then what do you want the slave to do?" ”
"You don't have to do anything, just stay here."
Qiu Jue didn't look at her this time, and began to close her eyes and recuperate.
She hid here to relax, and everyone else went to join in the fun.
Ula Yingyue's car arrived at almost the same time as Shangguan Ying.
Mrs. Fan knew that these two were the protagonists of today, and she enthusiastically led the way in front and brought them to a wide pavilion, which was a water pavilion, open in all directions, and the wind on the lake was very cool because it was not blocked.
Mrs. Fan introduced the two of them to Fan Yinyin, and let her entertain them personally, after all, it was not enough to entertain them as Mrs. Youxiang.
Fan Yinyin is different, she is not only the master here, but also the head of the four concubines, because there is no precedent for this, she is controlled by Mrs. Youxiang.
On the opposite bank of them, there is a long water street, and along the way there is a sea of flowers.
Fan Yinyin introduced them and took the lead in that direction.
The other three concubines did not follow and stayed where they were.
Zhong Ling approached Xue Yinping and asked in a low voice, "Sister, what did the emperor ask us to do?" ”
Even if she is careless, she knows that there is no reason for the concubine to accompany the foreign envoy.
"Naturally, it's cherry blossom viewing, don't you like it the most, don't you want to see it?"
Xue Yinping deliberately teased her, Zhong Ling really wanted to go, but she was embarrassed, after all, her identity was there.
"Where my sister is, I'll be there."
The two of them muttered here, and after a while, only a few of them were left on the pavilion.
Xue Yinping raised her eyes, just in time to see a touch of blue and the familiar purple red in the corner.
It's fleeting.
She frowned slightly, asked the maid waiting next to her, and said, "Do you know where the Empress Dowager Xi is placed?" ”
The maid shook her head, she was just an ordinary little maid serving tea and water, how could she know this?
"Sister, what are you looking for the Queen Mother?"
Xue Yinping shook her head, she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't remember it for a while.
After all, these things are far away from her.
"Eat your stuff, and you can't stop your mouth when you eat."
Zhong Ling is wronged, just eat, what does she do?
The two of them were sitting well, when they heard an exclamation from the front, and then someone shouted.
"Help, someone has fallen overboard."
It was the voice of a maid.
The two of them glanced at each other, and they both hurried forward.
By the time they approached, they were already surrounded by people.
"Who is it that fell into the water?"
Fan Yinyin didn't know when he had turned around, and asked the other subordinates next to him in a cold voice.
Someone hurriedly replied, "If you return to Concubine De's mother, she is a saint of Lingnan." ”
At this time, Ula Yingyue was struggling in the center of the lake, and there were many people around, all of whom were guards who heard that they had fallen into the water to save people.
When Fan Yinyin saw this situation and heard his words, his heart immediately cooled.
"You all come up to this palace."
Many people heard her shout, but most of them swam far away and couldn't hear it at all.
Fan Yinyin was really anxious, and the emperor ordered her family to hold this banquet, just to let the two noble girls choose a husband, but if the Lingnan saintess was made lightly by a guard, the consequences would ......
She immediately commanded, "Whoever of you knows how to water, hurry down and separate those guards, and don't let them get close to the holy woman." ”