Chapter 106: Entering the Palace for the First Time
The confrontation between Zheng Guogong and the Lu family did not spread, but the favor of Zheng Shuangshuang leaked out intentionally or unintentionally, and the people in Xiyuan also knew about it.
Zheng Lingyi was very entangled in her heart, she should be happy, but she didn't, on the contrary, she was full of worry.
As for what he was worried about, Zheng Lingyi knew very well in his heart, but he didn't dare to confide in half a word.
Similar dramas are still being played, not just this one.
Aunt Ding in the Qinghui Pavilion gave birth to a thin boy, and the child was raised by Wu Rouxiang as Zheng Lingyi expected.
But what Zheng Lingyi didn't expect was that Aunt Ding was removed from Qinghui Pavilion the next day.
Giving birth to a child should be a credit, why is it treated like this? Everyone is secretly talking about this in private.
After a few days, there was a rumor in the Qinghui Pavilion that Aunt Ding suffered a lot when she gave birth to this child, and it seemed that a few words of curse in her mouth were not clean, and it reached Zheng Rongan's ears, which made him unhappy, so he was moved out.
"A woman's life is too difficult." Zheng Lingyi lowered his eyes and looked at the green plum wine in the cup, and said softly involuntarily.
Zheng Guogong didn't come to Xiyuan these days, and he didn't call Zheng Lingyi to see her again, and the marriage with the Zeng family was also put on hold.
Everyone was very anxious, but they didn't dare to show it in front of Zheng Lingyi.
When Lu Nong heard her whisper, he thought that she was doing it by herself, so she was lonely. Lu Nong was very distressed, but he didn't know what to say to persuade him.
Lu Nong's conjecture is not all wrong, Zheng Lingyi does have a faint feeling of being abandoned, but it is also very strange and a little relaxed.
The matter of marrying someone is like a big gamble for Zheng Lingyi, no matter how sure she is, as long as the sieve cup is not opened, she will never be at ease.
At the moment, the only thing that can make Zheng Lingyi feel a little relieved is the silver tickets and deeds that he has saved over the years.
No matter what the world, it is not easy to earn silver, but using silver to earn silver is the fastest way, so the hundreds of taels of silver given by Zheng Guogong really helped a lot.
Zheng Lingyi made a rough calculation, not counting the silver taels that were invested in Gansong, and the real estate deed was not counted, and the silver money in her hand had doubled.
The silver taels she saved for Qiao Luo and Lu Nong also changed from a few broken pieces of silver to a full drum, but every time she handed them to the two of them, they always shirked it, and Zheng Lingyi exchanged it for them and saved it as a dowry.
"Sister, the wine is cold, don't drink it anymore." Midorino grabbed the thin neck of the bottle and hid it in the palm of his hand.
Zheng Lingyi smiled helplessly, and also went with Lu Nong.
This green plum wine is already taken from its clear and sweet and sour taste, how can there be a reason to drink it hot, and now the weather is warmer.
But the green and thick were about to be hot, and most of the wine was dispersed before he was willing to ask Zheng Lingyi to drink.
Just because Zheng Lingyi is not good at drinking, he will be red as soon as he drinks, like a white rabbit with bloody ears.
Lu Nong knew that Zheng Lingyi was hiding her complexion, and she had been hiding it all these years, and her skin was hidden under the yellow powder, and she didn't see the light of day, but it became more and more white and clear.
Lu Nong once wiped her face, like brushing away the fallen leaves on the ice, and like blowing off the dust on the ancient jade, revealing that layer of ice muscle and jade bones, which is amazing.
Zheng Lingyi didn't feel pity at all, and he was still wearing yellow powder day by day.
Lu Nong felt sorry for her brocade clothes at night, and she had to be uncomfortable every day.
"Tomorrow's lady will take you to the palace for a banquet, and the slave maid always feels uneasy in her heart."
This news came earlier, saying that it was Lu Shi's Kaien, and he only brought Zheng Lingyi alone, which made people feel weird.
I don't know if it's because I intercepted Zheng Lingyi's marriage, so I want to find a supplement for her.
Zheng Lingyi didn't believe that Lu had such good intentions.
said that it was a banquet in the palace, but it was actually the meaning of the Empress Dowager de Jong alone, but with the name of the palace, it seemed to be bigger.
"Just be careful, we can't be unpredictable."
Lu Nong's thoughtful temperament was still learned from Zheng Lingyi, how could Zheng Lingyi be relieved?
In this palace, Zheng Lingyi went for the first time.
I heard Wen Xiangzhi say it twice in the letter, only saying that there are many kinds of food, but it is not much better than the food at home, and there are many rules, so you have to salute at every turn.
If you are afraid, after the etiquette is thorough, just bow your head and keep silent. And there are palace maids on the side from time to time to remind that if someone didn't deliberately design it, they wouldn't be cowardly and ugly.
Zheng Lingyi is afraid of the word 'deliberately', she is resolute and calm, it can be seen that her knowledge is only in books, she has not experienced much, and she is somewhat afraid in her heart.
On the day she entered the palace, Lu asked Zheng Lingyi to sit in the same carriage with her.
As soon as Zheng Lingyi entered the carriage, he saw Lu Shi sitting precariously with a look of anger on his face.
Zheng Lingyi stopped talking after greeting him, sat in the corner of the carriage, and looked at the spring greeting on the tips of his shoes.
"Do you still wear flowery shoes in the summer, do you want others to think that I treat you harshly?" Lu Shi glanced at her and said provocatively.
Zheng Lingyi shrank her feet and said: "Madam, if you don't have a heart, you can't see it, or if you see it, you won't make a play on such a trivial matter, but it seems that she has nothing to do all day long, and her heart and eyes are like the tip of a needle." ”
Lu Shi came back to his senses, looked at Zheng Lingyi and sneered: "Are you saying I'm stingy? ”
"Madame cares about her reputation, not stingy, but cautious." Zheng Lingyi met her gaze and smiled slightly.
When she smiled, the wind blew the window curtains, setting off a ray of light, which happened to fall on Zheng Lingyi's face.
Like a cold light blade on her face, her face does not change.
Zheng Lingyi saw that Lu Shi seemed to be a little jealous and looked away, and there were some doubts in his heart, and he heard Lu Shi say contemptuously: "If it weren't for your father's high hopes for you, I wouldn't have taken you out today." He is a man in the end, how can he know that this housewife looks at her daughter-in-law, and it is not enough to have a face. ”
"Madame, don't worry, I know my own pounds better than you."
Zheng Lingyi's words can be said to be humble or arrogant.
To Lu's ears, it is obviously the meaning of the former.
"Now that you are self-aware, don't think about the marriage of the Zeng family, it's not something that you can attach!"
Under Lu's deliberate management, although Xie had a good impression of Lu Xiaoyan, it seemed that he had some scruples and Zheng Guogong's vague hints first, and he always asked about Zheng Lingyi.
The Lu family was busy at both ends, so naturally they had to destroy Zheng Lingyi's thoughts.
Zheng Lingyi nodded like an old gentleman, and suddenly said: "Madame has been planning hard for my cousin, but when I saw my cousin's expression that day, I didn't seem to be very grateful. Isn't that a matter of cats, didn't Madame check it? ”
"You don't sow discord." Lu Shi subconsciously reprimanded, and Zheng Lingyi smiled indifferently.
Although she reprimanded Zheng Lingyi at the first time, it did not mean that she did not listen to what she said.
Zheng Yanxian's matter is not that there is no cat, but that there are too many cats, but there is no way for Lu Shi to investigate.
Lu Shi carefully interrogated Zheng Yanxian, and she said that she had received Bu Yang's invitation note at first, and the two had a private meeting.
But when he asked Bu Yang later, Bu Yang said that it was Zheng Yanxian who sent him a note first.
At that time, Zheng Yanxian thought that Bu Yang was teasing herself, but now that she thinks about it, there is a big problem.
Lu Shi even scolded Zheng Yanxian for being stupid, this is obviously a very obvious game, she can't break it, and she stepped into it!
Lu Shi once told Lu Congxin about this, Lu Congxin only thought that she was arguing for Zheng Yanxian, and replied with a sneer.
The person who set up the bureau is obviously next to Zheng Yanxian, how can the Lu family feel at ease, naturally he wants to find out this person.
But she and the Qi family have always been on good terms, how can the Qi family help her investigate this kind of thing, only after the relationship between the two families is eased through Lu Xiaoyan's marriage, and then see if there is a way to investigate.
"I'm just worried about the third sister, Madame is patient, but I'm impetuous. All kinds of things, as long as time passes, there is no trace of them, and it is not easy to find out. ”
Zheng Lingyi's three words, and the flirtatious Lu Shi fell into anxiety, and he didn't say half a word to her.
Zheng Lingyi won himself a moment of tranquility, but time passed in a flash, and as soon as he arrived at the gate of this palace, Zheng Lingyi was a little nervous.
Lu Shi glanced at her and walked ahead by himself.
Lu Nong got out of another carriage and walked towards Zheng Lingyi.
The two masters and servants who had never seen the world supported each other, which meant that they walked towards this deep palace gate.
Empress Dowager de Jong is not the biological mother of the current emperor, and the place where she lives is not as magnificent as that of the Empress Dowager Jia'an.
However, Zheng Lingyi thought that the Empress Dowager De Jong was friendly with the Lu family, and the four words of gentleness and thrift were only limited.
Lu Shi and the Empress Dowager De Jong are really close, as soon as she entered the Empress Dowager de Jong's palace, she was led into it by a well-dressed palace maid.
Zheng Lingyi is very knowledgeable, and he will not follow rashly, but it is quite embarrassing to stand in place, there are acquaintances with the ladies and ladies around, and there are talking and laughing with each other, and Zheng Lingyi's master and servant are becoming more and more cramped.
What Lu Shi wants, probably this is the effect.
After Zheng Lingyi stood for a while, he called a blooming eight-sided begonia in the courtyard to attract attention.
Begonia flower trees are not unusual, what is rare is this eight-sided begonia tree.
"The things in the palace, even if they are just flowers and trees, are extraordinary."
A familiar female voice sounded in her ears, and Zheng Lingyi said in surprise: "Sister Mobai." ”
When she turned her head, she saw that Lu Mobai was already a woman with her hair in a bun, and she smiled very gently.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne, the Lu family has suffered a lot of damage because of the dispute for the throne of his son-in-law, and even the marriage with Lu Mobai has also been affected, and the family of the husband he married is not high.
But Zheng Lingyi looked at Lu Mobai's face now, and only felt that it was rich and quiet, and his body was full of calm and peaceful.
Zheng Lingyi was very touched and said softly: "Sister, look at you like this now, I am relieved." ”
Lu Mobai was a little surprised, and also a little happy to find a soulmate, even if others heard Lu Mobai say that she was doing well, they would think that she was holding up in front of people, and crying bitterly after people.
The world's common opinion is difficult to shake, so it is even more precious and unique to Zheng Lingyi.
Lu Mobai's eyes flashed with tears, she hurriedly raised her eyes to look at the flowers and trees, and Zheng Lingyi also pretended not to notice.
"He treated me very well." Lu Mobai whispered, her cheeks crimson.
Joy has always been able to infect others, Zheng Lingyi also bent her eyes, and when the words were in her throat, she suddenly heard an extremely crisp gong sound, and she couldn't help frowning.