Chapter 18: Chapter 18: The English Duchess
No matter how boiling Kyoto is for the emperor's concubine, and how many brains the military officials rack their brains for their daughters to be selected, these have nothing to do with Nalan Youruo and his party who are on the way south, nor do they have anything to do with the British old lady and the eldest princess Yihengtai who are in the south of the Yangtze River.
In the early spring of March, this picturesque town in the south of the Yangtze River looks full of vitality under the breeze, and the south of the Yangtze River is already a place of smoke and rain, and the drizzle that comes to the south of the Yangtze River adds a softness.
In the pavilion in the back garden of the eldest princess of Hengtai, the two old ladies sit opposite each other, there is a tea-making vessel on the stone table in the middle, there is a small lake outside the small pavilion, and the lotus leaves in the lake are more vibrant because of the washing of the drizzle.
"I heard that my good sister Yamashiro eldest princess recently returned to Beijing in order to let her granddaughter be selected" The old lady who spoke is the grandmother of His Majesty's in-law and grandmother, the aunt of the first emperor, the youngest sister of Dezong's mother, the eldest princess Hengtai, the eldest princess of Hengtai has gone through three dynasties, and is deeply favored by the imperial brother, and the first emperor and the current saint respect.
The eldest princess of Hengtai was gentle and virtuous when she was young, her face was beautiful, and she married Hou Tong Ming in eastern Zhejiang, and the husband and wife raised their eyebrows, although Princess Hengtai was a golden branch and jade leaf, but she was humble and polite and respectful of her in-laws, and she was considerate of her husband.
Sitting opposite her, the old lady in a plain brocade dress is making tea slowly and methodically, methodically, her movements are like flowing water, and her every move looks very elegant, this old lady is the mother of the British duke, the first emperor personally named the super Yiyang lady Xu.
Although the British duchess is over half a hundred years old, the kind of temperament that she exudes from the inside, the kind of elegant temperament that has been carved and precipitated over the years.
Just like a fine wine that has been aged for a long time, the longer the taste, the more mellow and charming it is, although the red face and the years have ruthlessly left traces on her face, but the delicate facial features and the charm of the remnants are not difficult to see the peerless elegance of the old lady when she was young.
Hearing the words of the eldest princess of Hengtai, the British old lady did not stop the movements in her hands and spoke, but still brewed the tea according to the steps, and finally filled the teacup in front of the two, and then picked up her cup and made a gesture of invitation to the eldest princess of Hengtai.
The eldest princess of Hengtai took a sip of the teacup, and couldn't help but praise: "I am willing to bow to Wenmin's craftsmanship in making tea with fragrant mouth, sweet taste, and Wenmin."
The British duchess smiled, put down the teacup, and said slightly: "Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, the granddaughter of the eldest princess of Shancheng, I have met once, she can't get into the eyes of the queen mother and the emperor" The two of them know that the emperor is only the emperor in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the jade crown canopy in the clouds.
And half of the emperor's appearance is like a soul-grabbing demon and half is a cold immortal, such a man plus the identity of the emperor, I am afraid that all women in the world want to marry, but there are a few exceptions.
"Yes, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and it is disrespectful to say that today's talent is comparable to that of the founding father, but he is only nineteen years old now" The eldest princess Hengtai said sarcastically in the first half of the sentence, but the second half of the sentence is the truth.
The British old lady looked at the lotus leaves in the lake and said in a long tone: "The most important thing for people is to have self-knowledge, no matter what the emperor thinks about the election in his heart, as a subordinate, he should not and does not have any posture to act rashly, after the emperor is established, the concubine will affect my future and the future of my Daxuan, and the happiness of the emperor's life will be related to the happiness of the emperor's life, no matter these two or that, it should not be added to private desires."
The words of the British duchess, so that the eldest princess of Hengtai had to inherit the old lady said very well, the two put down the matter of the future, the British duchess smiled and said, "Tomorrow's feather they will arrive, I also miss my grandchildren"
The eldest princess of Hengtai nodded, "I have even let the room be cleaned" At this time, the rain has stopped, the sun is exposed, and the sun is very comfortable, and after the two sat for a while, Zhedong Hou sent someone to spread the word that the princess of Jiangjun was coming, and the two walked to the front yard.