Chapter 13: Return to Peace
When night fell, the cool breeze gusted in the night when the autumn was deepening, Shuangxi and Pearl Tsai carefully checked Tong Qingyan's face and confirmed that there was no scar.
Tong Qingyan stood at the window with a big grin, enjoying the autumn breeze, and shook her cloak disapprovingly to put it on Tong Qingyan.
"Miss is too greedy, I don't worry about anything now, but when the decay water comes, I'm afraid I'm going to suffer."
Pearl thought about the few words that Mrs. always said, and now she also has a good way of learning to talk about Tong Qingyan, and Shuangxi nodded in agreement.
"You two are the same age as me, and you haven't been to Guishui before, so you're still talking about the Tao."
"Miss can't say that, although the slave maid has never been to the water, but she has seen a lot. Last month, I saw that the red feather sister in the yard of Mrs. couldn't get out of bed in pain, or Mrs. knew about the doctor she invited, Mrs. is really good. ”
Touching the cloak made by her mother, Tong Qingyan sat back on the stool honestly.
I touched the thick cushion, and sighed in my heart, before the winter, I was ready for the winter.
Song Zhan, who was hidden in the night, was a little uncomfortable when he heard these private words, but in order to understand the doubts in his heart, he still resisted the urge to pull his legs and leave.
Finally got through until the lights went out in the house, Song Zhan carefully got down from the beam, and first touched the small study room that was set out of Hanlian Garden.
As soon as I entered the study, my eyes were full of little women's things, and the room was elegantly covered with velvet blankets, which was convenient for Song Zhan, and there was no sound of footsteps at all.
On the table are miscellaneous books such as recipes and travelogues, and the same is true on the bookcase.
Song Zhan grinned silently, this third girl of the Tong family was really different.
The whole study room has an unobstructed view, and there are no secret door mechanisms, maybe I really think too much? Is it really just an ordinary official girl who loves to eat?
Carefully come out of the study and close the study door. This Miss Tong San is above board, and places like the study are not locked.
Thinking about the conversation between the master and servant, it can be seen that the third lady of the Tong family is an easy-going person, and as a maidservant, she can say that she teaches her master, which is absolutely impossible in the palace.
The night was as cold as water, only wearing a thin night clothes, Song Zhan shivered slightly, tonight such a night detective did not find anything useful, and he would leave early tomorrow morning to go to Hecheng.
Standing in front of the window of Tong Qingyan's boudoir, Song Zhan hesitated, should he go in?
When Su Yu entered, he should laugh at himself, and he felt a pity if he didn't go in, anyway, he had already come to Hanlian Garden with Su Yu's expression, and he simply explored it.
Thinking of this, Song Zhan cautiously opened the window and looked at the situation in the house by the slightest moonlight, but there was not even a night watchman!
Tong Qingyan doesn't have the habit of being kept vigil by others, it is possible for her to snore, grind her teeth, fart and talk in her dreams at night, in case she is listened to so embarrassingly, even if she is a maid who grew up with her.
Double happiness and pearl's servility is not so deep, all because Tong Qingyan's style is not the style of a normal lady, the three of them are masters and servants, but in fact, they are more like good girlfriends, and they are serious to the outside world.
At this time, the red rash on Tong Qingyan's face had faded, and her soft and fair face was lined with moonlight, like a layer of silver frost.
The thick eyelashes cast a shadow, and the sleeping face looked very gentle and harmless, but such a little girl who had not yet reached the end of her life was witty and turned Mingyue into an army.
After staring at Tong Qingyan's sleeping face for a while, Song Zhan looked around, but he didn't find anything useful, and what he showed from beginning to end was an ordinary official woman.
Song Zhan pressed his eyebrows, probably staying in an environment like the capital for a long time, and he felt suspicious when he saw anything.
It should be just a coincidence that they met that day, how could the three girls of the Tong family know themselves by design.
Tong Qingyan waited for a while after Song Zhan left before slowly opening her eyes, and after a few deep breaths, she calmed down the uneasiness in her heart, someone would sneak into her room!
After so many years of smooth life, Tong Qingyan never thought that there would really be the kind of flower thief written in the book.
But tonight, this person easily entered his room, although he didn't do anything and didn't take anything, but Tong Qingyan's hairs still stood up.
Tong Qingyan is very sensitive to light when she sleeps, because she has no habit of getting up at night, she doesn't leave a single candle in the room before going to bed every day, and the windows are closed firmly, and she doesn't want a trace of moonlight.
Song Zhan opened the window and climbed in, although there was no sound on the ground, but because of the moonlight that suddenly poured in, Tong Qingyan woke up almost immediately.
Deeply afraid that her personal safety would be threatened, Tong Qingyan could only try her best to stay calm and continue to pretend to sleep.
Fortunately, this person didn't do anything to himself, but it was even more strange, he wasn't a flower thief or a Jiangyang thief, so what did this thing sneak in for?
Because of Song Zhan's sudden visit, Tong Qingyan was so frightened that she couldn't sleep well in the second half of the night, and it was torture to wake up from sleep, and she finally stayed up until dawn.
"Oh my God! Miss, are you going to be a thief at night?! ”
Carrying toiletries into the house to serve Tong Qingyan to freshen up, he looked at Tong Qingyan who was yawning with a shocked face at the moment.
You don't have to look in the mirror to know that your eyes must be dark and green at this moment, and anyone who is afraid that if you don't sleep well all night, your face will not look good.
Pearl pinched the futon when she made the bed, and thought about it that she would have to add a mattress to the young lady tonight.
It must be that the mattress is too thin to sleep in, and the young lady will not complain, so as the eldest girl of the young lady's childhood sweetheart, she must be considerate.
The people of the Tong Mansion were neatly dressed and stood in line in the front yard, and everyone in the Huai Wangfu was packed up and prepared to continue south.
Tong Qingyan stood in the crowd with her face modified with fat powder, dozing off with her head down.
Anyway, there is no need to come forward to say goodbye to the princess and the princess, Tong Qingyanle makes up for sleep.
Song Zhan's afterglow searched through the crowd, and when he saw the little girl pecking rice, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Tong Manjiao, who was standing on the left front side of Tong Qingyan, saw Shizi's smile and the direction of the corner of his eye, and he was overjoyed.
The prince seems to be looking at himself, but it's a pity that the Huai Wangfu party only stayed for so many days, and he only had time to make a good impression on the princess.
Princess Huai has been in a good mood in Tongfu these days, except for Mingyue and Pearl's little verbal fight, Tongfu is respectful, as a princess, she doesn't mind selling Tongfu a face.
"Concubine Ben is grateful for the dedication of the Tong Mansion in the past few days, and she will definitely speak for Lord Tong after returning to Beijing."
"The lower officials don't dare to be like this, the princess doesn't need to be like this."
Tong Huaiyuan really didn't need any kind words, but Chen was modest, and they seemed to understand each other's appearance and nodded.
Until he left, Song Zhan couldn't see Tong Qingyan look up.
After sweeping for a long time, he could only see a slender and white neck, and the indescribable feeling in his heart was very strange, thinking that it would be difficult to meet again in the future, Song Zhan tightened his mind and rode on the horse.
Mingyue served Princess Huai and got into the carriage, and before entering the carriage, she glanced at Tong Qingyan who was hanging her head in the crowd, pursed her lips, thinking that the prince would never have a chance to see this woman in the future, so she was relieved, and she should have been bitten by a dog once.
After sending everyone away from Huaiwangfu, Tong Qingyan neatly returned to Hanlian Garden to wash the fat powder on her face, and went back to the bed to make up for sleep.
Tong Manjiao and Tong Manjiao returned to Zhou's courtyard together, and the mother and daughter were a little apprehensive.
"Mother, do you say that the princess will accept our love?"
"What kind of person is the princess, but a few kind words, it's definitely no problem. After today, you just wait, a few families in Changchun Mansion will definitely send matchmakers to the door, your cousin is still young, even if someone wants to decide her family, it is a minority. ”
Tong Huaiyuan accompanied the old lady back to the pine birch garden with a heavy heart, and Wang's mother withdrew a room of maids, closed the door considerately, and stood outside the door to guard.
The quiet atmosphere in the room was slightly soothed by the elegant incense of camellias, and Mrs. Tong closed her eyes and took a sip of the lukewarm tea.
"Boss, let's do things as usual in the future, don't worry."
"After Princess Huai returned to Beijing, her son was afraid of ......"
Feeling Tong Huaiyuan's deep uneasiness, Mrs. Tong sighed softly, she was also worried for a while when she learned that Princess Huai and her party were coming.
Now that everyone is gone, everyone's life has returned to peace, I think it should be nothing, I have been working hard for many years, staying in the south of the Yangtze River peacefully, away from the muddy water in the capital, and now I have only received people from Huaiwangfu for a few days, it should be nothing.
A figure flashed on the scrubbing jade steps, and the chief eunuch Li Zhong took a roll of paper from the gray-clothed man's hand and handed it to the imperial case with a respectful expression.
Jia Condi looked at the pile of folds on the desk, reached out and rubbed his tired eyebrows, put down the red pen and picked up the small roll of notes in the red flannel tray.
"The kid of the Song family has fallen in love with a little girl who has not yet reached the end of time?!"
Jia Condi stroked his beard incredulously, and looked at the small note upside down for a long time to confirm that it had not been replaced, and then slowly brought the note to the candle, and watched the note be swallowed by the tongue of fire, and turned into smoke in a blink of an eye.
"Your Majesty, this is the white fungus and red date soup sent by the concubine, drink some to moisten your lungs."
Li Zhong served the delicate glass cup, and the white fungus and red date soup were stewed clearly, and the food that could be presented to the emperor was naturally a fine product.
Watching Li Zhong test the poison with a silver needle, he scooped a spoonful with a soup spoon and ate it, and after making sure that there was no problem, he took it and drank it.
Sitting in this position, without the freedom that ordinary people have, it seems that gold and jade are invincible, but in fact it is the saddest.
Of course, this kind of thought will definitely not let others know that as an emperor, Emperor Jiakang is just a wise king who defends the city compared to the previous emperor who has made great achievements.
Of course, it is not because he does not have the ambition to dominate the world like the first emperor, but because the belligerent Emperor Jingcheng has been fighting in all directions for many years, and the treasury has been consumed enough.
When he first ascended the throne and faced the crazy crying poor household, Jiakangdi had a headache.
After several years of pacifying the people and appeasing the people, the people of the world finally lived and worked in peace and contentment, the treasury gradually became abundant, and the faces of the people in the household department became more and more beautiful.
The grievances between the first emperor and the Huai Wangfu are basically nothing to say here, but the attention to the Huai Wangfu is still there.
The Song family's kid iron tree has bloomed? Interesting.......