Chapter 109: Renmei Hall
Weeping willows greet each other. The spring scenery of the fourth year of Zhengzhang is particularly delicate, the sky is clear and clear, and the flowers and trees are washed by the new rain and reveal a faint halo.
Outside the Qirui Gate, the palace people stood in several columns, and they waited silently and lifelessly. In the distance, I saw a crowd of people coming in with a carriage. When it stopped steadily, the palace people quickly saluted and shouted in unison: "Welcome Princess Jinyang."
The female history beside the Empress Dowager greeted the princess and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl to get out of the car. The eldest princess of Jinyang came to visit the Empress Dowager as usual, and today is also rare, and she brought her daughter with her.
Nu Shi said respectfully: "The Queen Mother ordered me to wait here to greet the princess, princess Wan'an." She turned her head to the girl next to her, "I've seen the girl." β
The princess said softly, "No."
Nushi looked at the girl and smiled: "The girl has beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and she is a rare beauty."
The girl bowed slightly and saluted back, saying, "Female Shi Praise."
Nushi didn't expect to be treated so politely, knowing that her status was low, she didn't dare to trespass, so she hurriedly changed her words, "Please follow me to Baifu Palace." "This dynasty has strict etiquette laws, and the palace has always strictly followed the rules of the ancestors, so it is not surprising that she is so cautious.
Princess Yingying took her daughter's hand and instructed as she walked: "Yun Zhao, when you meet your grandmother, don't lose your manners and make others laugh." When you see your cousin, don't be scared to tears like you did when you were a child. The palace people around him pretended not to listen, bowing their heads and tailing.
Feng Wan frowned and defended: "He knew that I was afraid of dogs, and he deliberately led the dog to scare me, and my mother was wrong."
The princess said softly: "Your cousin is now on the throne and has become an emperor, and he must be respected in everything." When I met him, we always kept the rules, so as not to gossip and say that we had lost our identity. The princess leaned over and said softly: "At the moment, the front court is restless, and the concubines in the harem are favored, so you must be careful everywhere." She fanned her daughter, "The Queen Mother is very concerned about your life's events, I don't know which talented family is so blessed." β
Feng Wan blushed, bowed his head and said, "Mother, don't make fun of me, everything is up to the Empress Dowager." The princess pursed her lips and smiled, leading her forward.
Walking into the Baifu Palace, Gongzheng Sun Ping led a large group of people to wait. Sun Ping served the princess in the past and was very kind to her. She was full of spring breeze and said, "The Queen Mother is talking to Concubine Wan, please ask the princess and the girl to go to the side hall to change clothes."
The princess entered the east hall, while Feng Wan was taken to the west hall. The palace ladies spread out her hair, recombed her double-ringed bun, and deliberately left a hanging bun, which was naturally the most common bun for girls. The palace maid brought the jewelry box, and Feng Wan picked a pair of emerald bead flowers, which showed a gorgeous luster on the lake blue, and it was elegant. Wearing a silk shirt and a blue embroidered skirt, it is beautiful and elegant, and it is quite charming. The old lady who accompanied her was very appreciative of her dressing up like this.
Feng Wan went out, and the princess had finished changing. Just as he was about to go in, he faced Wan Guifei and came out of it. Concubine Wan saluted slightly, and said lightly: "The eldest princess is blessed." Without waiting for Feng Wan to greet him, he left. The princess laughed and said nothing.
The hall of blessings is unique in the dim, the light is not clear, it seems to be covered with a heavy fog of distant mountains, faint and not dispersed. Although the Empress Dowager is ill, she has not been infected with illness here. On the contrary, the flowers are delicate, the sandalwood is endless, and the unique charm is unique.
The Empress Dowager sat on the couch, her face and body were eroded by perennial illness, her thin body was extremely weak, and she couldn't get up from the costumes. She has the turbidity of an old man, but she retains the majesty of the queen. I can't tell it, I don't know the way, it seems to be born with it. That kind of majesty has not diminished with the aging of the Empress Dowager, and it is hidden in her eyes.
When Feng Wan saw his grandmother, the tears in his eyes condensed on his eyelashes, and he had to swallow his sorrow.
The princess stepped forward to take the medicine bowl in the old maid's hand, and pleaded: "My daughter is not filial, and Lao Rongniang is serving."
The Empress Dowager said lovingly: "In addition to Rong Niang, that is, you are the most comfortable to serve the mourning family." She turned to Feng Guan again and said kindly: "This child is becoming more and more beautiful, and he is different in terms of charm." She stretched out her hand, "Come, let my grandmother see." β
Feng Wan walked over dignifiedly, and she stared at her grandmother carefully. The Empress Dowager's face when she was young can still be traced, and her face is only carved by age. She is like a mother. Feng Wan could imagine her abundance back then: slender figure, beautiful appearance, holding a rhombus fan, waiting for Gaozu by the Luoshui River. It seems that she can still be seen waiting for her pillow person in the Penglai Palace. But that was all in the past, and her husband and son went into the underworld, and after several springs and autumns, they gradually drifted away from them. She can only drag her aging body to continue to live under the care of the imperial doctor.
She is willing to use her hands to wipe away the scars of time on her face, hoping to restore the charm of the past. See the young and beautiful Qianying who dominates the harem. Although the gods did not give her that ability, beauty never fades. He writes a history of the day, and will definitely leave a beautiful trace for his grandmother.
"Somehow, I saw her grandfather." The Empress Dowager suddenly laughed. "Among the children and grandchildren, the emperor can see his grandfather's appearance, and in my opinion, this child is deeply blessed." In the past, her grandmother never mentioned it, and everyone said that she was very much like her mother.
"The queen mother is serious." The princess said.
Feng Wan immediately replied: "What the Empress Dowager said, Yun Zhao can't afford it." She saw that the Queen Mother's eyes were not cloudy, but clear, and she didn't dare to meet those eyes. In the past, Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Li Defei were the crowns of the harem, and their power was even greater than that of the empress dowager, who was still the queen. But when it comes to resourcefulness, the Empress Dowager is far above them. Perhaps because of this, the Empress Dowager has been favored for decades. There were countless swords and intrigues behind her, and there was always a trace of coldness in her eyes that was difficult to catch, like a dull blade, but still sharp.
Luckily, the blade of the knife wasn't facing her. My grandmother was loving, and she always believed in it. Because in the past, her gentle grandmother had always been her support when she was young.
The Empress Dowager drank medicine and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Asked, "How old are you this year?"
"Fifteen."
The Empress Dowager smiled: "It's the best time." She said to the princess: "The more I look at this child's mourning family, the more I like it, it is better to stay in the palace for a few days, so that I can accompany the mourning family."
Feng Guan recalled the time when he accompanied his grandmother when he was young, and he felt sad that he hadn't seen him for four years. This time, she has made up her mind to settle in Chang'an to repay her grandmother's kindness.
The princess said angrily, "The queen mother has a granddaughter, so she leaves her daughter aside."
The Empress Dowager smiled from ear to ear, "Okay, good, good, let your mother and daughter live together." "Call Rong Niang," clean up the Qingxi Palace. β
Feng Wan and the princess said goodbye to the empress dowager and went to the Taiye Pool, but they didn't expect that halfway through, Concubine Liu Xian invited the princess to her Lingyun Palace. She had no choice but to take the maid to enjoy the scenery.
The weeping willows by the pond are painted goose yellow, dyed with the splendor of the pavilions and pavilions of Ziwei Palace. The willow is ringed, and it seems to be the green daisy on the eyebrows of the palace maid. Taiye Pond Haohao soup soup, the lake surface is sparkling, the spring water is rippling, and the water and sky are connected into one. And because it was approaching dusk, the glow was reflected in the water, as if it was spreading a brocade in the pool. The island can be seen faintly in the distance, and the pavilions are covered with fairy mist, and it seems that the island is immortal, which is fascinating. There is no shore Zhiting orchid on the poolside, but it finds a rich fragrance in the lake breeze. Perhaps because of the rain just now, the scene of Taiye seems to have been smeared with a few strokes, but it has been covered with a deep shadow. I thought it was just a feeling that things were wrong, but when I looked into it, it was the state of mind that changed. She is reluctant to explore the incomprehensible heart and add new ideas to herself.
She always likes to appreciate the strange light in front of her, it is better than the bright moon, no matter the hazy clear, even if it is a lonely night rain, there is always a style. She was once intoxicated here, even in her hometown of Luoyang, she would entrust her daughter's feelings to Taiye. However, it would not take half an hour for her to wake up from her dream. Because she has lost the liquid, the past is gone.
"The sun is beautiful, and the differences are visible. The afterglow is scattered, and Chengjiang is as quiet as practice. Feng Wan read softly. When she was a child, she recited this poem in the palace to explain her homesickness, but after leaving the palace, she never forgot it.
Behind him, someone said: "The noisy birds cover Chunzhou, and the miscellaneous flowers are full of flowers." It's a pity that the palace is silent, far less than the scene in Xie Xuancheng's pen. Feng Wan heard this familiar voice, and turned around. A young man stood behind her, graceful and elegant, quiet and handsome. There are many reefs and waves in Yuhua Bay, and the rough sea has a unique charm, but the scenery is rarely appreciated. It's so far away from the city, and it's not advertised or developed, so that even fishermen rarely come here.
He Shubang likes it very much, but he hates the calm Gold Coast. He has a soft spot for the waves and can always perceive life from the surging waves.
It was quiet in the afternoon, and afternoon tea was on time at three o'clock. Today he was extremely irritable with all this in front of him, he didn't drink a few sips of tea, and ate a lot of dim sum on the three-story tower. Dropped all etiquette and gulped down apple pie.
"You look like you're out of love." He Shiying sneered.
He swallowed the food in his mouth, "It really reminds me of being dumped by my girlfriend." β
"Ah, I don't know much about it, I remember you almost got married to her back then. What happened then? β
"You're still in the mood to have fun at this time. Not to mention, as soon as I got engaged, the woman dumped me and told me that she was going to marry someone else. His knowingly asking questions and revisiting old things made He Shubang even more impetuous.
"Hey, you didn't come back to life with the love you loved at the time, you specially found a circle of people to help that girl, and spent a lot of money. In the end, it should be a waste. β
He Shubang choked up and was speechless, "Hmm." β
"Chicks that haven't broken their shells can't stand a little blow." He Shiying put the cigar down. "Want to hear about my experience?"
He Shubang didn't answer, regained his elegance, and drank tea silently.
"I've been bankrupt twice, and it's common for me to be forced into debt, intimidated or anything. Before the economic crisis began, I almost committed suicide by jumping off a building because of the traitors in my team, and then I thought about it, death is just a different place to suffer. β
"I don't think I saw you at that time."
"Well, I can't say that I haven't seen it at all, I've met a few times in my house, but it's a pity that I'm an outsider, and I can't see you under normal circumstances."
Ho continued, "I made some new arrangements and collected a lot of evidence to send him to prison. But the time and energy wasted on him was very worthless, and later when I dealt with these people, I chose a compromise method, made the best use of it, and once it was no longer useful, I cut him off. β
"The story of the egoist."
He Shiying ate a piece of chocolate, "It's not counting, it's too common for businessmen to do this." β
"That's right, but the doctor will be messed up if he wants to retaliate like you." He took a sip of his tea.
"Hey, aren't you talking about your broken love? Maybe I'm getting old and getting rambling. β
He lowered his eyes, "It's just a few years ago that I fell out of love, and time will dilute everything." β
"Don't tell me, you soothe your heart by communicating with patients. Beware of such a therapy that will trap you too and get psychotic. β
"No, it won't." He looked over with disdain.
He Shiying stuffed the cigar into his mouth, "I've long wanted to see what you smoke cigars like." β
He took the cigar down, "Put away your bad taste." β
"If you don't want to go crazy, stay away, you can't afford to mess with them. You know, no one can cover you forever, but the people who covet the family property will always be there. We are people walking on the edge of a cliff, and danger is always around us and never goes away. β
"I know, but I can't inherit the family business."
He used a tea knife to cut open the ham sausage, but it was biased from the beginning, and the knife slashed the plate.
"You're still too young, and the reality is so cruel that you can only huddle in a corner, waiting for someone else to save you. Even if you resist desperately, it's just to save your life. β
He Shubang's eyes were filled with horror, "You." β
"Grow up quickly, little ghost."
In the first semester of the third year of college, Guan Zhixue couldn't hold back her desire for love, and went to various confession walls to find a boyfriend, but the people who came to her were mediocre. This made Guan Zhixue very distressed. However, because of her beauty, she soon met her boyfriend in a high-end Western restaurant. The other party is a handsome and golden pianist, although the family gap is large, but their meeting seems to be destined.
They fell in love at first sight in the western restaurant, and the pianist was very good at chatting and would never get tired no matter what he said. Guan Zhixue was intoxicated, and later the dates became more and more frequent, and she even thought of marriage or something.
But then, she was very confused, because she seemed to feel alienated from her boyfriend. From time to time, he would turn down her invitations for a date, and although he would always compromise because of her pestering, he had confirmed that his enthusiasm was waning.
In the past month, no matter what, the pianist always said that she was busy, and only occasionally invited her out to watch a movie, have a drink, and squander her youth. But when she came to his apartment that day, the pianist happened to be playing "Friendship Lasts Forever". It was a song with a cheerful name but a sad melody.
Unexpectedly, he opened his mouth and said: "Our relationship should end, I have been thinking about it for a long time, I don't want my fiancΓ©e to be jealous." β
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