Chapter 51: On the eve of the rainstorm
The palace maid beside Teng Zinan had been waiting at the gate of the palace early, and when she saw the carriage of the White Tiger Camp approaching, she rushed forward with a smile, personally opened the curtain of the car, and welcomed Huantong out of the car.
"Leader, the slave maid is Bai Que, the maid next to the second princess, and she has been waiting here for a long time."
Huantong originally cared about this little palace maid, but when she introduced her like this, she took a second look.
Seeing that Huantong didn't speak, the little maid leaned forward again, "The princess knew that the ceremony of Ji Lu could not be seen by the participants, so she specially found a place so that the participants could see it even if they were not present. ”
"Oh? That's still bothering Miss Bai Que to treat me and thank you to your princess. Huantong looked at this little palace maid at this time, and found that her dress was indeed different from the maid next to her, and it should be Teng Zinan's personal maid.
It can be seen that Teng Zinan's attention to Phantom Tong is not ordinary.
Bai Que bowed slightly, and then stretched out his hand to let him go, "Leader, please." ”
And the ceremony is held outside the Taihe Palace, there are two rows of side rooms behind the Taihe Palace, all of which are three-storey small attics, standing on the third floor of the attic, you can see the scene in front of the Taihe Palace.
led Huantong to the house that was cleaned up in advance, and Bai Que's task was completed.
I thought that Bai Que was about to say goodbye and leave, but I didn't want her to suddenly talk to An Xiruo who was standing silently behind Phantom Tong.
"This girl, I'm going to help the princess dress up and clean up later, can you bother the girl to get some tea and snacks."
An Xiruo was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood that this white magpie girl regarded herself as a maid of Phantom Tong. I came here to "atone for my sins", and this kind of work of pouring water from weak tea should be done, so I happily agreed.
Seeing An Xiruo go downstairs with Bai Que, Huantong stood in front of the window, wanting to see if Ah Yan was also in the crowd in front of the hall, imagining Ah Yan and Lu Shi, regretting his absence.
An Xiruo came back a little slower than expected, but he still brought the refreshments before the ceremony began.
"I heard that this is Yuyao Xueyun specially provided by the palace, it tastes sweet and refreshing, and there is little astringency of green tea, don't you taste it?" An Xiruo brought the teacup to Phantom Tong's eyes.
Yuyao Xueyun, it is indeed only available in the palace, and it is not astringent at all, it is more delicious than other teas, and Huantong often drank it when he was a child, and now he does not feel unusual, but it evokes a lot of memories for him.
It was a summer day many years ago, and on a sunny day, Huantong would play with her sister in the yard, and their queen mother would sit in the yard, soak in a pot of Yuyao Xueyun, and watch the two of them mess around.
Seeing that Huantong was unmoved, An Xiruo picked up the lid and gently fanned it twice, "Son, smell it, this tea is more fragrant than the one next to it, and this tea soup is also green and translucent." ”
An Ruoxi said the side, but Huantong's mind had already drifted away, how could she still hear what she said.
"Childe, childe, senling, Situ senling." After calling a few times but not answering, An Xiruo hesitated, not knowing if he had made the wrong name, "Childe, Ah ...... High. ”
Only then did Huantong suddenly come back to his senses and look at An Xiruo beside him, "You called me?" ”
An Xiruo was still in a trance at this time, and was shocked and shouted Ah Tong Huantong before he could take care of the fact that he was reasonable.
If An Xi didn't speak for a long time, Huantong saw the tea in her hand and reacted that she was calling herself to drink tea. Without saying a word, he took the cup from An Xiruo's hand, poured the tea in it into his mouth, and swallowed it without tasting it.
After drinking the tea, he casually stuffed the cup back into An Xiruo's hand, and continued to look out the window without looking sideways.
Looking at the cup of tea at the bottom, An Xiruo was a little speechless, and secretly scolded Huantong in his heart, he didn't know how to taste tea, and he trampled on good things, while holding an empty teacup regretfully, standing aside in a daze.
In front of the Taihe Palace, Teng Zinan was dressed in gorgeous clothes, standing on the highest step with her father, looking down. She had a ruddy complexion and a smile on her lips.
She enjoyed this moment very much, she was the center of everyone, her sister Princess Kangping, her princes and brothers, those who could crush her on weekdays, at this moment, they were all by her side. Even this time, she was overjoyed.
In addition, she is also looking forward to it, not expecting her father, queen mother, eldest brother and sister to put hairpins on her hairpins, but looking forward to the good show planned by herself. She couldn't wait to see the person her eldest sister cared about and abandon her eldest sister, who was watching from the attic not far away.
Teng Yijue held the golden hairpin in his hand and walked in front of Teng Zinan, "My Anan has grown up, and she will be the princess of Shangqu in the future, and she will also have responsibilities, but Don't be afraid, I will always be your backing." ”
"Anan is not afraid." Teng Zinan shook his head, he finally had a title, and he was no different from Teng Ziyan.
Teng Yijue's majestic face showed an unprecedented kind smile, and then inserted the golden hairpin in his hand into Teng Zinan's bun, with his father's expectations for his daughter.
Next was the queen, although Nan Suli had a smile on her face, she didn't think too much in her heart, she just took the hairpin handed over by the palace maid and put it on Teng Zinan's head casually.
If it weren't for the fact that the emperor only had two daughters, I am afraid that this kind of large-scale ceremony would not be Teng Zinan's turn. Such a small role in the harem, the mother concubine is not favored, and no one hurts herself, and the queen naturally has no sincerity towards her.
At any time before, Teng Zinan would be unhappy about the queen's neglect, but today is different, she wishes that the queen would finish it quickly and let Teng Ziyan come up.
The queen was followed by the three princes, the first two princes were no longer there, he became the eldest brother, and treated his sister, although he was not close, but also symbolically instructed two sentences, and then ended in a hurry.
Teng Ziyan stepped on the stairs, Teng Zinan stared at her footsteps, one step, two steps...... There are a total of ten steps from the bottom to the top of the stage, as long as dozens of times, Teng Ziyan will stand on the top of the stage, and the little palace maid will present the tray with hairpins to her and uncover the flannel, at this time, Teng Ziyan will find out......
"Where's the hairpin?" Looking at the empty tray, Teng Ziyan looked at the palace maid on the tray.
The little palace maid looked up at the tray in her hand, and it was really empty, and she knelt in front of Teng Ziyan in a panic, "The slave doesn't know, the princess spares her life, the slave really doesn't know where the hairpin went." ”
…… It was found that the hairpin was missing.
Everything was exactly the same as Teng Zinan imagined, looking at Teng Ziyan who was stunned in place and the people below who didn't know why, Teng Zinan was so happy. However, this joy cannot be shared with everyone, it can only be secretly, ecstatic in the bottom of my heart, and there can be no smile on my face, and even a little sadness.
"Sister, what's the matter, didn't you prepare hairpins for Anan? However, this is related to Anan's happiness. Teng Zinan looked really anxious and aggrieved, his eyes were red, and there were tears swirling in them.
"How can it be, my sister wants to bless Anan in a strong way, and my sister wants to pass on her happiness to Anan."
Teng Ziyan pulled out her hosta, gently pinned it into Teng Zinan's bun, and touched the tears on her face.
"How can you cry on such a big day."
The gift was not interrupted, but everyone understood that it was not some ingenious design, but an improvisation to make up for mistakes.
Phantom Tong couldn't see what was going on in the attic, but he also knew that there was something wrong with Ah Yan.
Huantong still has a hunch in his heart, this problem will never be turned over here, and when the gift is over, it will inevitably be another bloody storm. But what he didn't guess was that the center of this storm was not only Teng Ziyan, but also him.