Chapter 27: Incense
Ji Hui and Ji Heng are not familiar with Lou Xun - of course, Ji Kai and Ji Wei are only seeing this cousin for the second time, after all, Lou Xun is now a serious military general in the Yingzhou army, no longer than before.
Not to mention that Ji Hui and Ji Heng have never liked to go to crowded places because of their inferiority, the two of them are against Yingzhou, the army, and the cavalry...... Not much interested...... However, Ji Hui was very enthusiastic, persuaded and pulled, and in the struggle, Ji Hui's clothes were torn crookedly, of course, it was impossible for the princes to be unwatched, and when Ji Shen saw it, he frowned and asked, and suddenly the eyes in the hall looked over, Ji Hui hurriedly straightened his clothes and got up, and whispered: "The third brother and the fourth brother invite the sons and second brothers...... Play together, son...... Erchen ......"
He wanted to refuse, but being watched by so many people, he was very nervous, and seeing that Ji Shen's face was not good-looking, he became more and more afraid to speak.
Ji Shen was annoyed when he saw the pitiful appearance of his eldest son, and reprimanded: "As the eldest son of the emperor, why is he so twisted? ”
Ji Hui and Ji Heng were no longer surprised by his partiality, they both bowed their heads and pleaded guilty, Ji Wei hurriedly said: "Father, don't blame the two imperial brothers, it's Erchen and the third brother Meng Lang, who offended the two brothers." ”
"Kids." Empress Dowager Gao glanced at it, she knew that Ji Shen was partial to the third and fourth sons, why didn't the Queen Mother herself look at the third and fourth sons and smile? But Ji Hui and Ji Heng were raised under her knees, and now they are afraid that Ji Shen has wronged Ji Hui and Ji Heng under his partiality, so he said, "Let them play." ”
In this way, the palace returned to whispering, Ji Kai stuck out his tongue and apologized: "The eldest brother and the second brother don't be angry, it's me who is wrong." ”
Ji Hui and Ji Heng glanced at each other, and they both whispered a few polite words, and Ji Yue said with a smile: "They are all their own brothers...... Don't worry about some small things, my cousin is talking to my cousin, I don't know if he is willing to tell us interesting things about Yingzhou? ”
Afraid that several princes would propose not to disturb Lou Xun and Ouyang Shi Niang, he then said, "Speaking of which, we have never been out of Yedu Zuo, and the brothers are also Lou's cousin and lobby brother who have gone farther." ”
The cousin he said was, of course, the prince of Anping.
The four princes followed his gaze, Lou Xun sat steadily behind the eldest princess of Xuanning, he had just returned from Yingzhou for less than three days, just in time for this family banquet, but the reason for rushing back was that the eldest princess of Xuanning missed her eldest son, and specially called him back to accompany her for a few days.
Sitting with him is Ouyang Shi Niang, who only entered the door last year, although he tried his best to keep the contract three years ago, but in the end he failed to marry the Qu family girl who had been agreed before, the eldest princess of Xuanning chose this Ouyang Shi Niang for him was extremely good-looking, a pair of eyes are as wonderful as clear waves, Lou Xun is square, although he was disappointed that he could not marry the Qu family girl as promised, but he did not embarrass his wife, seeing that he took care of Ouyang Shi Niang from time to time, he knew that the two young couples were in love.
The cousin walked over while talking and laughing, and asked about the experience of Yingzhou together, when Ji Shen asked Ji Hui before, Lou Xun also noticed it, but he didn't expect that the matter would be involved in him in a blink of an eye, he glanced at Ji Shen from the corner of his eye, although Ji Shen no longer looks at this side, but judging from the situation just now, Ji Hui and Ji Heng are very reluctant to come over, he doesn't want these two cousins to be uncomfortable, so he shirked and said: "I'm going to send my aunt today, let's talk about it later." ”
Ji Yue was about to make trouble, but Ji Yue hurriedly waved his hand to dissuade him, and said with a smile: "Is my cousin tired of us disturbing and continuing to talk to my cousin-in-law?" When he said this, his eyes looked at Ouyang Shi Niang intentionally or unintentionally.
Ouyang Shi Niang was sitting there with her eyes and nose and heart, and when she heard this, she was stunned and hurriedly said, "I don't have to do anything." The words were a little anxious, his face was slightly red, he secretly glanced at Lou Xun, and said slowly, "The husband can accompany the uncles and concubines to serve the mother." ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for Lou Xun to answer, and he had to get up and leave the table.
Ji Yue smiled and said: "Cousin-in-law doesn't have to be like this, let's just laugh, where can we drive my cousin-in-law away?" ”
Speaking of which, he couldn't refuse this upstairs patrol, but he was worried that the princes would quarrel again, so after thinking about it, he said: "Let's go to the side hall, don't disturb others here." ”
Lou Xun said this, and secretly pinched Ouyang Shi Niang through his wide sleeves - although Ouyang Shi Niang was young and tender, she was not stupid, and she immediately understood what he meant, and nodded her head invisibly...... Lou Xun took Ji Yue and the others to the side hall, and after a while, Ouyang Shi Niang called people away under the pretext of the past of the eldest princess Xuanning...... She understood that she had fallen for Ji Yue.
Not far from this passing, Mu Biwei could see and hear clearly, raised her chin slightly, and said to Ah Shan: "This little Ouyang clan is a little young and tender, and the prince of Guangling Wang provoked her to cut off Lou Xun's retreat first with just one sentence." ”
Ah Shan understood what she meant: "Lou Xun tasted a marriage contract with the girl of the Qu family, and later because Wei Libo was taken away from the title and the Qu family lost the position of Zuo Zhaoyi and entered the cold palace, he was repeatedly persuaded by the eldest princess of Xuanning, and even took him to Yingzhou for two years until the girl of the Qu family came out of the pavilion, and he was determined to marry Ouyang Shi Niang......
"The daughter of the family, many places take advantage, many places ...... Inevitably, you will have to suffer a loss. Mu Bi said with a faint smile.
Ji Yue's behavior today is a little abnormal, as if he is specifically going to the princes and Lou Xun, but the palace where the Queen Mother lives is a family banquet, and he can't do anything bad openly, Ji Shen scolded Ji Hui before, Lou Xun obviously didn't want to do much, but Ji Yue mentioned Ouyang Shi Niang as soon as he opened his mouth, but Ouyang Shi Niang immediately pushed Lou Xun out.
This is because Lou Xun once had a marriage contract with the Qu family, and even insisted on marrying the daughter of the Qu family, and later married Ouyang Shi Niang, and now it is the prince of Guangling who came to open his mouth, and the Qu family girl who has a marriage contract with Lou Xun is the niece of Princess Guangling, Ji Yue attributed Lou Xun's refusal to agree to his request to Ouyang Shi Niang, although he said it in a ridiculous tone, but Ouyang Shi Niang was afraid of being jealous of the reputation of the Qu family's girl, but he hurriedly avoided it.
…… But the eldest princess of Xuanning didn't say anything to help her eldest son, so she didn't care? Or are you prepared? Still is......
Mu Biwei thought for a moment, called Su Ge, and said in a low voice: "You go and see, why did the eldest concubine change the clothes of the fourth daughter for so long?" ”
Su Ge understood and quietly walked out.
Ah Shan was taken aback: "Girl? ”
"Ji Wei just came over to invite Yu Lang, and took the opportunity to provoke the words he said, as if he asked Ji Yue, and Ji Yue recommended him to go to the building patrol." Mu Bi said in a low voice, "But Ji Yue suddenly came over to greet us and the He family, it was very abrupt, after all, he and Yu Lang and Ji Wei have only met a few times at the ceremony and banquet!" Besides, it was all the royal heirs who were frightened this time! Ji Yue actually started with us and jumped directly over the eldest prince and the second prince, the queen mother is still above, do you think this seems to be what the princess of Guangling taught the prince to do? Don't talk about Princess Guangling, although King Guangling is confused, I think he still abides by the etiquette law, how can a son be so confused? ”
"I think he did it on purpose, I'm afraid that the topic of Ji Wei was brought to Yingzhou by him...... Lou Xun ......," Mu Bi said in a deep voice, "But if the Qu family wants to contact the Gao family or the Lou family, why bother so much?" Is it for the eldest concubine? But taking advantage of this banquet to talk to the eldest concubine in private, there is no need to be so troublesome! ”
Ah Shan looked around and whispered, "Concubine Gao is back." ”
Sure enough, the eldest concubine personally came in with Yaoguang, the fourth daughter of the emperor, Yaoguang was a very quiet little girl, she changed into a new dress, lowered her head and leaned on the arms of the eldest concubine to play with a piece of jade pendant, the eldest concubine was still sitting, looked left and right, nodded and greeted a few people nearby, and suddenly sighed softly, and said to the Jiao family and Dai family: "Are the two mothers uncomfortable?" ”
Mu Biwei also heard this sentence, turned her head and glanced at the next head, and sure enough, she saw that Jiao's and Dai's faces were a little pale, and they also looked absent-minded, she was busy and concerned: "What's wrong with you?" ”
"Maybe it's because of the coldness." Jiao Shi obviously clenched his fists before he said softly, "The concubine has eaten two more bowls of cold drinks." ”
Dai swallowed his saliva and said, "The concubine body is too." ”
"It's not really hot now, how can you eat cold drinks in bowls?" Mu Biwei reproached softly, looked at the Empress Dowager Gao who was talking to Ji Shen, and said, "In the end, it is Princess Tongchang's farewell banquet, you will leave for fear that the Empress Dowager will not like it...... Can you endure it? ”
The two of them looked hesitant, Mu Biwei thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you go out and lie down, and come back when the banquet is about to disperse." ”
Hearing her words, the Jiao family and the Dai family were amnesty, and hurriedly let the palace maid help them out, and they didn't even have time to thank the eldest concubine.
Concubine Gao didn't care, and took two cherries to Yaoguang to see, and there was no such thing.
Mu Bi tucked her sleeves slightly, and Ah Shan fiddled with a slightly crooked hairpin on her head for her, and took the opportunity to whisper: "Su Si has followed...... I don't know what they're up to......"
"Go and call the Rou back." Mu Bi pondered for a moment, and suddenly said.
"Girl?"
"Let's just say that Jiao's and Dai's have eaten too many frozen drinks and have stomachaches, and Fang Cailang has also eaten a lot of cold drinks...... I was not at ease and asked him to come back and ask about the situation. Mu Bi commanded in a low voice, "When I come back, I'll coax him first, and when people aren't paying attention, you pinch his acupoint...... Let him fall asleep, and say...... The child couldn't help but make a fuss and fell asleep. ”
Ah Shan heard the urgency in her tone, and didn't dare to slack off, so she asked Su Bo to serve carefully and go to find it herself.
Not long after, Su Ge came back first and whispered: "The eldest concubine has just finished changing clothes with the fourth princess, but she did not return to the palace immediately, but stood on the corridor with the fourth princess in her arms for a long time...... The face is ugly...... No one around me dared to persuade him...... Later, when she came back, the slave maid thought that the eldest concubine was fine just now, so she quietly went to the room where the eldest concubine changed the clothes of the fourth princess and rummaged through it......"
Mu Bi frowned slightly and asked, "What do you gain?" ”
"A step late, the slave maid found that in addition to the incense in the Boshan furnace, some paper had been burned, but it was all burned clean and broken, and the slave and maid didn't know what was written on it." Su Ge said with some shame.
Mu Biwei nodded, didn't ask any more, lowered her head and thought hard.
At this time, Ah Shan and Cheng Niangzi came back with Ji Kai, and he was very dissatisfied: "Mother, Erchen just ate a bowl of cold drink today, and Erchen is very good." He couldn't wait to say, "The story told by Cousin Patrol is very interesting!" The mother concubine now sees that her son-in-law is very good, so go back and continue to listen? ”
Mu Bi smiled and said: "You are still here to accompany your mother, it is not a day or two for your cousin to come back, Ming'er, you might as well go to your eldest aunt's house to listen to it......"
"Why can't you listen to it today?" Ji Kai asked depressedly.
"You can't bear to leave your mother here?" Mu Bi coaxed him slightly, and said in a low voice, "You said that the story told by your cousin is interesting, and the mother concubine can't go over to listen to it, the mother concubine is so boring to be here alone, don't you have to accompany the mother concubine today?" ”
Ji Kai struggled for a moment, and finally said obediently: "The minister there is still with the concubine." ”
"That's good." Mu Bi touched his head with a slight smile, Ah Shan supported Ji Wei's back, and was pinching Chenguang's hand, but he didn't want Ji Wei to shake it first, so he leaned on Mu Biwei and muttered something...... Mu Biwei also said that he was coquettish, and was smiling and hugging him, but when he leaned over, he smelled a distant aroma from his clothes, and his face suddenly froze!
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When he was having a family banquet in the palace, in the secluded cold palace, Dou Shi asked Qu uneasily: "Girl, can you really hide from Ren Yangkuan?" ”
Qu smiled peacefully: "Where is it possible? This person's medical skills are not blown, if it weren't for the skill to suppress Xinglin, he would be a slave...... How could the Gao family, who attached so much importance to the family, ask him to leave his nationality and be promoted to the Tai Hospital? ”
"Then ...... tonight" Dou Shi couldn't help but be taken aback!
"There are only two ways to let the Queen Mother quietly go to see the first emperor in advance, one is to use medicine, and the other is an accident, but if you use medicine, even if you can't hide it from Ren Yangkuan for the time being, you will definitely be found out afterwards." Qu smiled, "I can't get around this at all...... If it's an accident......"
She smiled faintly, "There are always a few accidents in this world. ”
Dou Shi was confused and puzzled: "Accident? But the incense ......"
"That smell is a good thing." Qu Shi showed a sly look, "It's really not easy to get in!" ”
Seeing that Dou Shi was thoughtful, she laughed, "Is that fragrant...... It's just a joke! She said lightly, "But, I'm afraid that someone is thinking about the left, and now it's almost time to go crazy?" ”