Chapter 42: The Crooked Neck Tree
Early in the morning, Yuzhu finished serving the county lord and combed her hair in front of the rhombic mirror.
In the middle of the bun is a hairpin with wings inlaid with treasure gold rosefinch, and the two sides are inserted with the Luan bird pendant beads gold step shaking, and a pair of diamond bead earrings in the earlobe are swaying slightly, showing a little bright luster.
There are no gold leaf flowers on the forehead, only a pretty vermilion clover lotus is drawn.
The smoke eyebrows are lightly swept, the eyes are bright and the teeth are bright, and the beauty is not like a real person.
"Our county lord is becoming more and more beautiful, and it is difficult for a lady in Beijing to match it." Ziyu praised from the bottom of her heart.
The lord of his own county is like a day by day, and his eyebrows and eyes are becoming more and more bright and dazzling, and today's dress is even more delicate.
put on makeup and hair accessories for the county lord, and Yuzhu served her to change into wide-sleeved court clothes.
The upper body is crimson woven with a golden xia veil, and the lower body wears an assorted auspicious cloud horse-faced skirt, a wide inlaid jade belt around the waist, and a pair of gold thread cloud embroidered bats on the feet.
After wearing this grand robe, you also need to be extra cautious when walking, as one might trip over the corner of the skirt.
Qingluan lifted the skirt, exposed the corners of the skirt, raised his hand to see the string of Buddha beads on his wrist, thought for a while, and said to Yuzhu: "Take scissors, cut off this cicada, and replace it with two golden toads." ”
Yuzhu was surprised, but she didn't ask, and brought scissors to cut off the silk rope on the cicada; He opened the makeup box again, took out a box of gold and silver jewelry, picked through it, and found two golden toads the size of his thumb belly, and knotted them on both sides of the Buddha string with silk threads.
"Not to mention, Jin Toad is very worthy of this Buddha bead." Ziyu smiled.
Yuzhu looked at the county lord's tender white and slender wrists, and her slender jade fingers like green onions, and couldn't help but pinch them.
Qingluan raised his hand and touched Yuzhu's white cheeks, and said with a smile: "Dare to despise me, see if I don't touch it back." ”
Yuzhu giggled and dodged.
For a while, the two girls were laughing in the house, and suddenly heard someone coughing lightly outside the screen, and Aunt Zhu's voice came: "County Lord, it's time to leave." ”
Qingluan's face stiffened, and he immediately tightened his face and walked out of the bedroom in a decent posture.
I saw Zhu Niang wearing a cyan court female official uniform, with an embroidered belt around her waist, and a soap gauze swallow feather hat on her head, standing by the door with a faint expression.
"I wish Auntie." Qingluan called softly, "Can my mother go with me?" "Mother has been ignoring herself for several days, and Qingluan thought that she would enter the palace first.
"The eldest princess wants to go with the county lord, and she also asks the county lord to move to the corridor."
"Oh." Qingluan was overjoyed, and his steps were much brisker.
Yuzhu and Ziyu hugged two wicker boxes, which contained the master's backup clothes and some supplies, and walked out of the dormitory with the county lord.
When I came to the corridor, I saw that the golden chariot had stopped there, and the eldest princess was sitting on it.
"Mother." Qingluan screamed weakly and blessed her mother.
The eldest princess glanced at her and said lightly, "Don't come up quickly." ”
"Oh." Qingluan stepped on the brocade stool and got into the car and sat down next to her mother.
She tilted her head to her mother and said, "My mother is really gorgeous today, I am afraid that the women in Beijing will be overshadowed." ”
The eldest princess curled the corners of her mouth, and said angrily: "Just your poor mouth, do you want to be grounded again!" ”
Seeing that her mother's face softened, Qingluan hugged her forearm inch by inch, and said coquettishly: "Mother, Aman already knows that he is wrong, and he will not listen to you in the future, don't ignore me." ”
Since Qingluan returned to the capital, her mother has not said a few words to her, and she has not even listened to an explanation.
The eldest princess sighed, raised her hand and patted her daughter's little hand, "You are so old, you should also know some things, and when you come back from the palace banquet, you will learn to take care of the income of the feudal estates with your mother." ”
Qingluan hummed softly, leaned against her mother's side, and held her hand.
She really needs to save up a lot of money and food, in case the kings rebel, she and her father and mother will have a way out. As for the foothold, Nanzhao is not bad, Xiao Luo also said that the mountains there are steep, and it is difficult for foreign enemies to attack.
But although Nanzhao is a small country, it is impossible to easily accept the princesses of other countries to enter.
At the gate of the imperial city, the eldest princess and the county lord of Jianing got off the golden chariot, followed by Aunt Mei and Aunt Zhu, and walked into the imperial city together.
Because the king of Qi was recently killed, the emperor's birthday was not carried out in a big way, only the royal family and ministers in the capital and the family members of the women with the title entered the palace to congratulate.
Qingluan followed her mother to the Fengyi Palace of Empress Helian to meet the queen, and then went to Jinyi Hall to meet Concubine Xiao.
Concubine Xiao lives in Jinyi Hall on weekdays, but today is the emperor's birthday, and when the ladies enter the palace, those who are close to them will inevitably come here to ask her for peace, so they will open the palace door to deal with one or two.
Qingluan followed her mother to Jinyi Hall and found that it was even more lively than the Queen's Fengyi Palace.
Concubine Xiao's two daughters, Fuqing and Princess Fushou, are here, as well as the ladies and ladies of the Imperial Palace.
After saluting Concubine Xiao and the two princesses, Qingluan looked up and saw that the county lord of Anping was staring at her coldly.
"I've seen the county lord of Anping." Qingluan had to salute her again.
"Don't dare to be." The nasolabial lines on the face of the county lord of Anping did not move, and he coldly spit out a few words.
The eldest princess of Fule smiled slightly: "The cousin is too outside, and the younger generation should give the elders a gift, so what is there to dare not do." ”
The county lord of Anping glanced at the eldest princess coldly, sneered lightly on his lips, and did not speak again.
Concubine Xiao smiled: "They are all their own relatives, don't go outside, Fushou, you take all the young ladies to the Xinfeng Garden Water Pavilion to play." ”
So, Princess Fushou took Xiao Yan's hand and took the lead out of Jinyi Palace.
Qingluan had to follow behind the nobles and came to Xinfeng Garden.
The Xinfeng Garden is full of chrysanthemums of all colors, and even there are a lot of golden chrysanthemums next to the corridor of the Water Pavilion.
Qingluan was bored and looked around beside a few noble girls, and suddenly heard Princess Fushou say, "Jianing, come here." ”
Qingluan looked up at Princess Fushou and walked over.
Princess Fushou and several noble ladies sat in the pavilion with a veil of veils, and looked at Qingluan casually: "I heard that you met with a foreign man some time ago, but is it true?" ”
Qingluan glanced at Xiao Yan and Fang Qingru next to her, and said calmly: "Ah Man doesn't understand what Princess Fushou means? ”
Princess Fushou raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "What kind of attitude do you have when you talk to this palace!" This palace is your imperial aunt, is the eldest sister teaching her children to be disrespectful like this? ”
Qingluan frowned: "If the princess wants to say anything, why do you want to involve my mother?" ”
"Bold!" Princess Fushou raised her eyebrows, pointed at her and shouted: "This palace doesn't believe that you are disobedient and arrogant, but now that it is true, how can a noble person like Xiao Hou marry a shameless person like you." ”
Qingluan felt that this Princess Fushou was a little inexplicable, they didn't know each other at all, okay, they were so big, they hadn't met a few times in total, how could they scold her as soon as they came up, why did they not know their integrity?
She swept to Xiao Yan, who was sitting on the side with a gloating face, and snorted coldly.
It's the Xiao family's people who are messing with right and wrong, and sure enough, their family is the broom star of her life.
"If the princess thinks that this family matter is inappropriate, you can ask the emperor's uncle to relieve it for Xiao Boyan, I have no opinion."
Qingluan's faint words instantly ignited Princess Fushou's anger, she suddenly stood up, slapped a few small and shouted, "What are you rampant? Whose power is it? ”
Qingluan was a little speechless at the princess's outrageous behavior. Sure enough, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, each with a different difference. No matter how many ceremonial officers the royal nobles used to teach their children, the crooked ones still grew into crooked neck trees unyieldingly.