Chapter 227: The Concubine's Overture
Wen Rongxian looked at the needlework in his hand too seriously at this time, and he didn't notice Jiang Yuanliu's arrival
At this moment, when he saw Jiang Yuanliu walking into the inner room in a hot body, he immediately put down the objects in his hand and stood up.
instructed Yun Yao to prepare some chilled sour plum soup for Jiang Yuanliu, and he welcomed Jiang Yuanliu in.
"You girl, don't let the girls outside report when this hot day comes, the weather is so hot, it's a shame that you can stay outside." Wen Rongxian said in a worried tone.
Then he took Jiang Yuanliu to sit on the soft collapse covered with ice mats, and then picked up the bamboo bone fan he used on weekdays, and carefully fanned Jiang Yuanliu to cool off.
Jiang Yuanliu couldn't help but feel cold in his heart when he saw that Wen Rongxian was really looking like a lady in ancient times, and then thought of the determination that Old Taijun Hua had already made.
It's just that he still maintains the smile on his face, and jokes with Wen Rongxian: "Isn't this just to make my cousin feel distressed?" It's just that I don't know why my cousin has to rush to make such a large embroidery in such a hot weather, and I carefully burn my eyes. ”
It was already past noon, and Jiang Yuanliu saw that Wen Rongxian's eyes were already glowing with a faint red bloodshot.
I knew that she must have been embroidering for a long time, rushing to make such a meticulous work, and if she continued like this, her eyes would be ruined sooner or later.
"A few days ago, my grandmother went to the palace to see the eldest princess, and she took some of the handkerchiefs I embroidered on weekdays and gave them to the eldest princess.
You also know that there are a lot of things in the family these days, I naturally don't have the heart to sit down here and embroider, these days I see that the eldest brother has also recovered, and the grievances of the Fuguo Mansion have also been washed away, so I finally got a little free, thinking about taking advantage of the time or hurry up to make this embroidery, so as not to make the concubine wait for a long time. ”
Taking a cup of iced sour plum soup brought by Yun Yao and putting it in front of Jiang Yuanliu, Wen Rongxian said calmly.
Jiang Yuanliu couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard her say this, among the harem of Emperor Qingqi, the most famous one was the eldest princess.
Although the current palace has also changed with the emperor's accession to the throne, the prestige of the eldest princess in the harem is increasing day by day, and even the original palace change has not caused any loss to the status of the eldest princess.
Therefore, under such a reputation, except for the queen of a country who can be compared with it, the rest of the harem ladies are rarely heard.
In addition, he has had few contacts with the concubine Niangniang a few times in these days, Jiang Yuanliu only felt that this concubine was not as flamboyant as the queen, but she was humble and gentle, and she also took good care of the eldest princess, which made Zhao Duqi respect her.
Although the concubine is from the Pei family, but because she is a collateral family, she is also very low-key and very careful in her daily life, and she will never let people catch any mistakes, so as not to become an abandoned son in the future.
Jiang Yuanliu stood up and walked to the unfinished embroidery, looking like it had been completed, and it was only time to finish the work.
The embroidered peony flowers on the top look lifelike, as if they can really attract bees to come and pick them, which is really lovely.
"My cousin's embroidery skills are really amazing, which makes Liu Er feel ashamed." Jiang Yuanliu said the truth, in modern times, Jiang Yuanliu can at most sew a button for himself or something.
Otherwise, if she really wants to take the embroidery needle and embroider it here for half a day, I am afraid that it will be a waste of this good material.
"What's so difficult about this, if you learn sincerely, if you are not afraid of the heat and come over every day, I will guide you one by one." Wen Rongxian laughed and joked while carefully observing Jiang Yuanliu's expression at this time.
Seeing that she secretly wrinkled her little nose when she heard that she was learning embroidery every day, Wen Rongxian shook her head and smiled for a while, looking at her sister with envy.
Although she has been worry-free since she was a child, she can't grow up as carefree as she is and is not bound by these dogmas.
"There are countless embroidered girls in the palace, and they are all the most outstanding embroidery girls selected in the country, why did the concubine Niangniang order her cousin alone?" It has been some years since Zhao Twilight ascended the throne, why does the noble concubine only look at the embroidery of Chinese Rongxian now, I am afraid that this embroidery is fake.
Jiang Yuanliu felt that he had heard Mama Zhang mention a few days ago that the real maiden family of this noble concubine was actually weak.
Although there is now a favored concubine, the relatives of several brothers in the family are still uncared for, I am afraid that this concubine is a little anxious.
And now Zhao Duqi relies on or fears the Wen family, the Pei family and the Gu Hou family.
However, the Pei family is the queen's own family, so there is no need to win over, and Gu Hou is ruthless and vicious, and it is not easy to grasp, but Miss Yan of the Wen family is a knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous person, so she is also the most suitable to win over.
Unexpectedly, the women in this palace are not ordinary people, and the concubine who looks so docile on weekdays is really thinking about it in private, but it is also necessary for people to figure it out.
Jiang Yuanliu stared at the big peony for a long time, his eyes gradually emitted a cold glow, and his show hand gently brushed the big red peony flower......
"Oops......" As everyone knows, the nail of the little finger accidentally hooked the largest peony among them, and the red silk thread on it was also pulled out by himself for a long time.
This made Jiang Yuanliu subconsciously exhale softly, and finally looked at Wen Rongxian with worry and self-blame, and hurriedly apologized: "Cousin, this is ...... It's all my fault, it's a pity ......."
Wen Rongxian heard her scream, thought that something was wrong, and immediately stood up and rushed to the embroidery, and when he saw the long silk thread that was hooked out of the intact embroidery, a little panic flashed in his eyes.
It's just that in Wen Rongxian's eyes, Jiang Yuanliu is not such a careless and reckless person, especially after hearing that this embroidery was requested by the concubine, Jiang Yuanliu seemed to be interested in asking many questions, which made Wen Rongxian quickly put away the panic in his eyes, his face was a little more calm, and then he raised his eyes to look at Jiang Yuanliu and asked, "Did you think of something?" ”
"Cousin already knows?" Jiang Yuanliu didn't answer and asked, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
But Wen Rongxian just smiled helplessly, and said helplessly: "The concubine is so obviously showing affection, how can I not know?"
You've done me a favor. In the past few days, I have also thought of a number of ways, but she is a concubine after all, and she can't deal with things hastily. Your hook now seems to be an unintentional mistake, and besides, the concubine will definitely look at the eldest princess's sake, and she can't do anything to me for a while. At that time, let her also understand that I am not as good as the rumors say, and this will break her mind. ”
"Actually, cousin doesn't need to worry, isn't there still an eldest princess? You are her nominal niece, no matter how you say it, you have some affection, how can the eldest princess not plan for your future? Having said that, Jiang Yuanliu and Wen Rongxian both understood in their hearts that this was actually just comforting words.
It's just that Jiang Yuanliu is sure of one thing, the concubine's family has no power, so the eldest princess will never marry a young lady of such weight as the Fuguo Mansion.
Therefore, in the matter of peony embroidery, the eldest princess is afraid that she will also help Wen Rongxian, so the concubine will not be too embarrassed by Wen Rongxian.
"I asked Yun Yao to inquire before, but I never thought that Pei Gongzi relied on his eldest sister and now entered the palace to become a concubine, so he began to bully men and women outside, and he was simply a ruffian.
It is said that a few days ago, he forced a folk girl to death, which made Huang Lao Taijun so angry at that time, and almost turned his back on him angrily, and immediately sent someone to ground him, otherwise I don't know how many good women will be ruined by him. ”
Wen Rongxian picked up the embroidery tool, cut off the red thread that had been hooked, and then cleverly connected the two ends of the thread together in a splicing way.
Finally, hide the thread in other intact lines, and then comb it flat with a small soft brush, so that it looks no different from the square.
It's just that there is still a difference if you look at it carefully, and because of this small flaw, Wen Rongxian's hard work has been ruined these days.
Jiang Yuanliu couldn't help but feel a touch of self-blame in his heart, but Wen Rongxian only smiled faintly, and didn't seem to care about the destruction of the embroidery.
"Is this really the case? This Pei Gongzi has a fight with Ling Jiang of the Ling Mansion. If these two people get together, they may be able to do something harmful. The grudge between the two governments is deep, but it is also indirectly to eliminate this hidden danger. Thinking of Ling Jiangsu, who was also unlearned and unskilled, Jiang Yuanliu only felt ridiculous and said.
"Hmph, now in the deep courtyards of these wealthy families, there are too many pickled things. I envy that Master Qingxuan now, who saw through the red dust early and stayed away from right and wrong.
Although he has lived a harder life, he is a truly free person. Wen Rongxian looked out the window, looked at the scorching sun outside, the sound of cicadas singing one after another, and his tone vaguely revealed his heart.
Jiang Yuanliu was shocked after hearing this, he never thought that his cousin would say such a thing.
So he walked to her side, looked at the clouds outside the window with her, and said in a rather indifferent tone: "How does my cousin know that Master Qingxuan is not troubled?" As long as she is still standing on the land of Qingqi, then she is the people of Qingqi, and there will never be a way to escape these trivial things.