279 Diligence (12)
There is only one person who Duanmu Fei knows who will call her "Scarlet", and her little face immediately showed a bright smile, followed the prestige, and called happily: "Xiaoxi! ”
Seven or eight feet away, Jun Lingxi, who was wearing a rose-red riding uniform, strode towards this side, the dense green silk was pulled into a double screw bun, and only two pomegranate beads were simply worn on his head, and the whole person was as vigorous and dazzling as a little sun.
Jun Ran, who was dressed in a lake-blue brocade robe, was beside her, walking side by side with her, the brother and sister were the sons of the generals, just walking so leisurely, exuding a heroic atmosphere.
"Mrs. Duanmu." Jun Ran and Jun Lingxi saluted the He family with smiles on their faces.
"Jun Shizi and Jun girl are very polite."
Facing the brothers and sisters of King Jian, the He family naturally looks graceful and luxurious, gentle and loving, and the number of manners and etiquette makes people unable to find faults.
Following, Duanmu Fei, Duanmu Jun and He Lingyi also gave a salute to the Junran brothers and sisters, Jun Lingxi affectionately held Duanmu Fei's arm and said, "Scarlet, why don't you come to King Jian's Mansion to play with me!" ”
Duanmu Fei felt a little weak when he heard this, and said vaguely: "Recently, there was chaos in Beijing, and I was grounded by my grandfather. ”
She couldn't go out recently because she was grounded, but she didn't dare to go to King Jian's mansion before, because she was afraid of Shang Junran's "complaining" face, every time, when she looked into Shang Junran's eyes, she felt that the other party's eyes seemed to ask, can he go home in the dark night?
But today, Duanmu Fei can finally face Jun Ran calmly.
"Jun Shizi," Duanmu smiled and looked at Jun Ran, who was casually shaking the folding fan a few steps away, "It just so happens that I brought the dark night today, and I should have returned it to the prince a long time ago!" "It's just that I've been reluctant, and I've accidentally dragged it for a long time.
"......" Jun Ran was dumbfounded for a moment, and almost pinched himself to see if he was dreaming.
This surprise came too suddenly, and he thought that if he didn't fight with Feng Yan, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get them back to their house!
"Dark Night!" Jun Lingxi clapped his hands in surprise, his eyes glanced around for half a circle, and soon noticed the two black foals behind the convoy.
The one-year-old foal is still a lap smaller than the adult horse, but it is already heroic, and just standing there and occasionally pacing the hooves lazily twice is enough to attract the attention of many connoisseurs.
These two are one in a thousand, no, one in a thousand horses!
The dark night seemed to understand his name, and his mouth made a docile "pop" sound.
It's so beautiful to have a dark night! Jun Lingxi couldn't put it down, touching, stroking and feeding sugar, and said with burning eyes: "Scarlet, I'll go with Wuye Yoyo, and I'll come to play with you later." ”
Jun Lingxi hurriedly took the reins of the dark night and said goodbye, and found a small chamberlain to lead her to the racecourse.
"Konishi!" Jun Ran could only chase after him quickly, and began to worry that his dark night would also fall into the "clutches" of his sister. Hey, the trouble of this baby is that I am afraid of being "remembered"!
He's going to defend his night to the death!
As soon as the brothers and sisters of the Jun family left on their front feet, a middle-aged eunuch with a white face and beard came up on the back foot, holding a dust whisk in his hand, and arched his hand to the Duanmu family with a smile on his face: "Mrs. Duanmu, a few Duanmu girls are polite." ”
Looking at the eunuch in front of him dressed in a true cyan bullfighting suit, He Shi was shocked, this was the eunuch Wang Gonggong, the chief eunuch of the capital governor.
Naturally, the He family didn't dare to slack off, and politely bowed his head: "Father-in-law Wang." ”
Father-in-law Wang said to Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei with a pleasant face: "Duanmu eldest girl, fourth girl, our family has arranged Zelan Palace for the two of you, I don't know what the girl thinks?" ”
He Shi was startled again, the corners of his mouth still maintained a decent smile, and his eyes became subtle. Zelan Palace is not far from the Changchun Palace where the queen lives, and the scenery is the best among all the palaces in Hanfang Garden, which has always been the palace where princesses, princesses and county lords live, but this time it was arranged to Duanmujun and Duanmufei.
Moreover, listening to the meaning of Wang's father-in-law's words, it is clear that he only intends to let the two sisters live in Zeeland Palace.
As if to verify the guess in He's heart, Gonggong Wang instructed a small chamberlain beside him: "Little Lizi, you lead Mrs. Duanmu to Fucui Garden." ”
He's face stiffened slightly, and he secretly pinched the Buddhist beads in his hand, but he didn't dare to attack easily, and asked: "Grandpa Wang, the old man and several granddaughters came together, why do you want to live in two places?" He said it mildly, and naturally hoped that she, Duanmuqi, and He Lingyi would also move into Zelan Palace, and the family had always been arranged to live together.
"We also want you to live here more spacious and feel at home." Father-in-law Wang casually perfunctory, and then urged the little chamberlain on the right side, "Why don't you hurry up and take Mrs. Duanmu to settle down!" ”
He's face was almost untensed, and his eyes were as dark as a wave.
She is a dignified Mrs. Shoufu, the biological mother of the concubine, and the place where she lives is not as good as her two granddaughters!
Duanmu Fei didn't care about the He family at all, looked at Grandpa Wang with an expectant expression and asked, "Grandpa Wang, can I take my horse to Zelan Palace?" ”
He Shi frowned, feeling that Duanmu Fei's girl was really getting more and more disagreeable, and she actually wanted to take the horse to her residence, what kind of system it was!
He Shi straightened his face and was about to reprimand, when he heard Father-in-law Wang nod his head again and again with a smile: "Yes, yes." The four girls of Duanmu are themselves. ”
Father-in-law Wang didn't forget to instruct another little chamberlain: "Remember to prepare some forage for the fourth girl of Duanmu to go to Zelan Palace, and then find someone to build a horse shed in the backyard, don't slack off." ”
Regarding Wang's father-in-law's orders, the little chamberlain naturally only responded.
"......" He's mouth opened and closed, unable to speak anymore. Father-in-law Wang said so, and if she said that she was against it, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Father-in-law Wang.
"Mrs. Duanmu, Second Miss Duanmu, Miss He, please." The waiter known as Xiao Lizi stretched out his hand to He Shi to make an invitation, He Shi pursed his lips and said nothing, and followed the other party to the northeast.
Next, the family parted ways, and Duanmufei and Duanmujun followed Wang's father-in-law to another way.
"Duanmu girl, Duanmu fourth girl, come with our family." Wang Gonggong led the way in front with a kind expression.
"It's the first time for the two girls to come to Hanfangyuan, so you should have a good visit when the girls are free."
"There are four small gardens in Hanfang Garden, representing spring, summer, autumn and winter, each with its own merits, and the scenery of Qichun Garden and Mingxia Garden is the most good at this time."
"There is also a Xifeng Lake in the northwest corner of the garden, leaning on the Xifeng Mountain, the water and mountains are ......"
"The Zeeland Palace where the girls live is not far from the residence of the queen, the concubine, the eldest princess and the fourth princess, and we will show the girls later......"
Father-in-law Wang was very kind, and introduced Hanfangyuan to them carefully, and Duanmufei was nowhere to be seen, asking, responding, and smiling from time to time.
After walking for two teas, Father-in-law Wang pointed to a courtyard surrounded by green bamboos in front of the right and said, "Two girls, this is Zelan Palace." ”
Zelan Palace is quiet and elegant, after stepping into the bamboo forest, it is as if entering another world, Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei glanced at each other, and their faces were written with joy.
Father-in-law Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said politely: "Duanmu eldest girl, fourth girl, if the two of you need anything, just send a palace maid to find our family; If you are not satisfied, don't be polite to us. ”
Father-in-law Wang told the palace maids serving in Zelan Palace again, and then he left with people.
The maids, palace maids, and chamberlains around were busy helping to clean up and settle down, and were busy going in and out.
Duanmu Fei hurriedly untied the reins for Feipian, and ran around the front yard and backyard by itself at will, Feipian was still small, and the playfulness was also big, like a wild horse that had escaped the reins, and galloped around the main hall several times, and was not tired, occasionally snorting, occasionally "smacking" twice, and occasionally raising two front legs high...... Lede is almost unable to find the north.
Looking at the carefree Feipiao, Duanmufei, who was sitting at a stone table in the courtyard, couldn't help but start worrying about Wuye, who had lived in the princess's mansion and his own family since he was born, and he had never stayed with so many strange horses.
Wu Ye's temperament is honest, unlike Feipian who has always been unproductive...... Hey, I knew that she should return the dark night to Jun Ran when she returned to Beijing.
The more Duanmu Fei thought about it, the more worried he became.
After the two sisters sat at the stone table and rested for a stick of incense, they went to the direction of Changchun Palace under the guidance of a palace person to greet the queen.
At this time, it was only halfway through the hour, the sun was shining, and the spring breeze was slow.
After the palace maid of Changchun Palace entered the ceremony, she quickly led the sisters to the east side hall, and a burst of elegant incense mixed with the fragrance of spring flowers came to the nose, which made people smell refreshed.
In the house, in addition to the queen, Duanmu Guifei and Han Xing were also there.
"See the queen's mother, see the concubine's aunt."
The two sisters respectfully bowed their knees to the queen and Duanmu Guifei one by one, with a smile on their faces, respectful but not losing their intimacy.
The queen immediately excused the two little girls, and asked a few words why they came first, knowing that they did not live in the same palace as the He family, although there was some surprise, but she didn't ask much, after all, everything like arranging the palace room was the responsibility of the governor.
The queen's amiable attitude ordered the palace maid to give them a seat.
Duanmu Guifei also smiled gently, with a touch of complexity hidden on her gorgeous and dazzling face, and her eyes lingered on Duanmu Jun, a little regretful.
Originally, it would have been nice to have decided on the marriage before the emperor set out on the expedition...... Because she didn't get a response from her father's side for a long time, Duanmu Guifei didn't make any claims to mention this marriage to the emperor, and now, the situation has become more complicated, and it will take at least a year and a half for the emperor to come back from the south, and I don't know if my father agrees to stay with Duanmu for a few more years, after all, Duanmu is already in time, and he is not young.
Duanmu Guifei sighed deeply in her heart, raised her hand and picked up the pastel enamel teacup on the side, and covered up her abnormality by drinking tea.
"Cousin Scarlet, you're here." Han Xing couldn't wait to sit down with Duanmu Fei in his arms, and muttered, "This palace still wants to come to play with the eldest imperial sister, but I didn't expect her to be ...... yet."
Between the words, the palace maids serving in the palace served them tea with their hands and feet, and the sound of flocks of birds and wings was heard from time to time in the courtyard outside the house, and the atmosphere was very leisurely and light.
The queen sounded a little funny, and said, "Wuyang is almost here, and later, you can just go and play by yourself." ”
Han Xing stuck out his tongue, looking very playful.
The queen looked at Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei again, and said in greetings: "Duanmu girl, fourth girl, have you all settled down?" If there is anything you are not used to, just send someone to tell the palace. ”
The queen treated them kindly, and the sisters hurriedly bowed to thank them, and Duanmu praised Zelan Palace with a smile, which made the queen and the concubine laugh.
After talking for a while, Han Xing leaned over and quietly asked Duanmu Fei, "Cousin Scarlet, did you bring Xiaoba and Tuanzi?" ”
Duanmu Fei took a slow sip of hot tea, tasted the sweetness of Longjing's new tea, and said with a smile: "Xiaoba made a mistake and was grounded by me, at home." ”
As soon as she heard the "grounding", Duanmujun felt a little funny, since her sister was punished by her grandfather, she began to follow the example, every time the little starling got into trouble, she punished it for being grounded in the house. Last night, the little starling accidentally knocked over the inkstone and stained a picture that his sister had just drawn for Wu Ye and Feipian, so he annoyed his sister and punished him for not going out with him.
Han Xing couldn't help laughing, thought of the same thing, and deliberately asked: "Cousin Scarlet, I heard that you were 'grounded' by your grandfather after 'that day'?" Her eyes were shining, and her face was unabashedly teasing.
Duanmu flattened his mouth and nodded aggrievedly.
The queen was confused when she heard it, but Duanmu Guifei probably knew what was going on, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she looked at the cousins with interest,
Han Xing seemed to notice Duanmu Guifei's gaze, glanced at her, and showed off with a smile: "The mother concubine is much better than the grandfather, the palace is good to beg, and the mother concubine is not angry...... "Grounding or something, it doesn't exist at all." It's just that because he was caught by Duanmu Xian that day, Han Xing didn't dare to go to Duanmu Mansion again in the past few days.
The two little girls were talking silly things affectionately, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.
After a while, the palace maid came to say that Princess Qing and the county lord of Dangui were here, and later, the princess and daughter of Jinjun also arrived...... Those female dependents came to Changchun Palace one after another to greet the queen, and in the east side of the hall, there was a shadow of sideburns and clothes, and the sound of warblers and swallows.
When it was almost noon, He Shi also arrived with Duanmuqi and He Lingyi.
In the Changchun Palace, the ladies who came to ask for peace came and went, and most of them retired after inviting An, at this moment, in addition to Duanmujun and Duanmufei, there were also three or four people sitting on the side to talk to the queen.
After the three of the He family respectfully saluted the queen and Duanmu Guifei, the queen gave the He family a seat.
Duanmu Guifei's eyes fell on He Lingyi, remembering that she heard He say last time that she wanted to give He Lingyi to Duanmu Heng, her heart moved, and she beckoned to He Lingyi and said, "Sister Yi, come and talk to the palace." ”
He Lingyi looked at Duanmu Guifei's bright face, and her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, a little nervous and a little expectant. She walked to Duanmu Guifei's side and blessed her, "Aunt Guifei." ”
He Lingyi pinched the handkerchief subconsciously with a slight force, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
She knew that she would definitely see Duanmu Guifei and Hanxing when she came to the flower banquet, so she begged her aunt to bring her.
This is a great opportunity!
Once she misses it, she doesn't know when she will have the opportunity to inquire about the news of the eldest prince again.
Thinking of Mu Youxian, the eldest prince who went south, He Lingyi's heart throbbed slightly, but he didn't dare to show the slightest abnormality.
"Sister Yi," Duanmu Guifei took one of her hands and asked kindly, "This palace remembers that you have been in Beijing for almost half a year, but are you still used to it?" ”
"Aunt Guifei has a really good memory." Seeing that Duanmu Guifei cared for herself so much, He Lingyi smiled and said softly, "I live very well in my aunt's grandmother's house, and my aunt and grandmother take care of me, a few cousins...... Be kind to me. ”
She came to Beijing in late July last year, and it has been more than seven months. In other words, she has known the eldest prince for more than seven months......
Recalling the scene of seeing the eldest prince for the first time at Duanmujun's ceremony, He Lingyi's eyes flashed slightly, his face flushed, and his hands wrung the handkerchief in his hand indiscriminately.
She calmed down and tried to calm down: "Aunt Guifei, I see that you seem to have lost some weight, you have to take care of your body......" After a pause, she added, "I believe that His Royal Highness the Great Prince will definitely return triumphantly." ”
He Ling looked at Duanmu Guifei expectantly, hoping that the other party would follow her words and say something about the eldest prince.