Chapter 108: Winter Solstice
"It's a great day! I didn't expect my sister and concubine to be there. Liu Qianrou walked over surrounded by a group of little palace maids, smiling heartily.
On the bright side, Liu Qianrou is the favored concubine in this palace, she looks like she has no desires on weekdays, from a lady to a concubine, she is on the rise, and there is the entire Liu family behind her, and her eyes are red.
In fact, everyone knows that this Yang Yuyan is the woman favored by the king. Even the old princess could not stop the king's decision to marry her.
The fact that Su Ying was about to marry the concubine of the previous dynasty was known all over the court, and it was because of Su Ying's suppression last time, and no one dared to stop it.
The quarrels between Li Chuyun and Yang Yuyan were all designed by Liu Qianrou. So at this moment, when the three of them met, Liu Xianrou and Yang Yuyan were chess opponents, only Li Chuyun was impetuous, and he didn't see the undercurrent surging here.
"I didn't expect that it snowed overnight yesterday, and the weather is so good today, since our sisters have met, why don't we go to the warm pavilion and sit for a while!" Yang Yuyan gathered the mink fur on her body, and did not look at the two of them, but just stared at the jewelry in her hand, and her tone was cold.
Yang Yuyan's words surprised both of them. Liu Xianrou is naturally quiet, but Li Chuyun is too obvious.
Although they are of the same age for three years, according to their generation, Li Chuyun and Liu Qianrou have to be honored as Yang Yuyan's mother, but Yang Yuyan bluntly said that they are sisters, and the meaning of this is naturally self-evident.
Li Chuyun went to see Su Ying, so naturally he didn't want to sit with her for a long time, but before she could speak, Liu Qianrou bent down slightly and said, "It's so good, it just happened that I was unwell these days, and no one spoke." ”
After she said this, Li Chuyun didn't say much, so she had to sit down with them. She was arrogant and didn't want to say more to them, Yang Yuyan didn't have to say it, since that incident, Li Chuyun hated her to the bone, and now there is another Liu Qianrou, which adds to her heart.
A palace maid stepped forward to add tea and fruits, and the three of them drank tea quietly without making a sound.
Liu Qianrou is naturally the most calm, so if others don't speak, she naturally won't speak, but she didn't expect that it was Yang Yuyan who was the first to break the silence.
"Was the concubine unwell a few days ago?" She asked.
"Oh, maybe the weather changed too quickly, and I got a wind chill." Liu replied softly.
Yang Yuyan nodded, with a smile in her eyes, but she didn't reach the bottom of her eyes: "This is a coincidence, a few days ago, the king gave me some bird's nest for health, I have too much there, and I can't use it, so it's better to borrow flowers and offer Buddha and give them to you!" ”
"Concubine Niangniang, how is this embarrassing?" Liu Xianrou waved her hand.
"Hey," Yang Yuyan also looked kind at this time, and stretched out her hand to interrupt her words, "You don't need to be too polite, after a while, the king will marry me...... You and I are also sisters, so naturally there is no need to be so embarrassed. ”
After speaking, the face with heavy makeup showed a little unnatural.
After Liu Qianrou listened, she naturally nodded and no longer shirked. And Li Chuyun next to him, when he heard this, his hands clenched unnaturally, and he actually crushed his nails.
When arguing in the imperial garden that day, she accidentally saw the traces on Yang Yuyan's body, which seemed to be in front of her eyes at this time, stinging her eyes and making her extremely uncomfortable.
Wang Shang was sick and no one saw anyone, but he summoned Yang Yuyan instead.
Originally, she designed to harm Qing Huan, and there was one less fierce rival in the palace, but she didn't expect that the most powerful person was Yang Yuyan.
I think Yang Yuyan is demonstrating against them this time, otherwise it would be impossible to sit and talk with them so kindly.
It's just that now she is not favored, and some things are not easy to stiffen, so she also smiled and echoed: "Yes, Sister Delicate, you don't have to be embarrassed!" ”
Liu Qianrou nodded, and agreed.
"Alas," I only heard Li Chuyun sigh and say, "To say something rebellious, this emperor's family is all unkind, and there are so many show girls in the palace every year, and the emperor can hear the newcomers laugh, and don't see the old people cry!" ”
"But it's rare to be born with such a sincere love for our king, but still thinking about Sister Yu Yan." Li Chuyun seemed to sigh, but the other two knew what she meant.
Between Yang Yuyan and Su Ying, the first king beat the mandarin duck. This matter is Yang Yuyan's taboo, since ancient times, the matter of a maid and two husbands has never appeared, and although Yang Yuyan and Su Ying knew each other first, she and the former king are not earned.
This is something that everyone can see on the surface, so much so that she feels ashamed. And she completely forgot the things she did with Jing Hancong secretly.
So when she heard Li Chuyun say this, the light expression on her face instantly cracked, but before she could refute, she heard Li Chuyun say again: "The king's feelings for his sister are visible to everyone. Even when the king was seriously ill for a few days, he still summoned his sister to be kind day and night, which was really envious of others! ”
After speaking, there was a sad expression on his face, which made people feel distressed.
Yang Yuyan's hand holding the tea trembled, and she almost spilled the water, she almost forgot that the last time she quarreled in the Imperial Garden, Li Chuyun saw the kiss marks on her body!
It seems that she doesn't know that the king is not in the palace, but she doesn't know, it doesn't mean that Liu Qianrou doesn't know! Thinking of this, she looked at Liu Qianrou, and the latter also looked at her, but their eyes were opposite, Liu Qianrou smiled faintly, and then shifted her gaze.
Yang Yuyan adjusted her emotions and seemed to ...... This Li Chuyun has become a big problem for her at this time! It seems that she needs to find an appropriate time to think about what she wants to do with her!
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Forget it, Qinghuan has been out for more than half a month, maybe because there are small milk bags on the road, and he is not very lonely these days.
After a few days of getting along, Qing Huan gradually became familiar with Li Mei, both of them were women, and there were more things to say along the way.
After a few days of running, everyone has arrived at the northernmost state and county, Luliang.
At this time, the weather was cold, and the first lady of Qinghuan got out of the carriage, and the hot breath exhaled was wafting in front of her.
"Hey, why is it so lively today?" Qing Huan looked at a group of people on the street, and couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
On weekdays, if it was such a cold weather, there would be no one on the street, but today the streets are shouting and pedestrians are hurrying.
Su Limei was also slightly puzzled, and also looked over, "Why don't we go over and have a look?" ”
So two adults, one with a small child, also went to join in the fun.
Jing Huiyan was shocked, and hurriedly prepared to step forward to protect him, but he was stopped by Su Lu, only to see him smile and say: "Let them go, nothing will happen, the Yakuza and the Broken Sky are secretly protected." ”
Jing replied that he was relieved.
"That's right," Su Lu looked at him, "Speaking of which, it was Su Ying who asked you to bring Li Mei over, but why did you want to change your face, could it be that she didn't know ...... yet"
"Alas," Jing Huiyan sighed when he mentioned this, and a cloud of sorrow appeared on his face that was usually strategic, "Don't mention it, Li Mei doesn't know that I am Jing Huiyan, and you still need you to help me hide this matter, and I will tell her when the opportunity is right." I'm afraid she'll do something impulsive now that she knows. ”
Su Lu thought about it for a while, and said with the same feeling: "That's naturally to be kept secret!" ”
"Hey, you two are muttering something, come here!" Su Limei was not far away, looking like the biggest in the world, and hooked her finger at them.
The two laughed bitterly and had no choice but to walk over.
"What's wrong?" Su Lu was the first to ask. Although he is a few days younger than Su Limei, he has also seen her usual cruel methods, and in his childhood, the three of them were bullied by her.
"It turns out that today is the winter solstice, you see, everyone is around to buy dumplings and dumplings!" Su Limei pointed to the steaming place in front of her.
"Daddy, why don't we go buy it too!" The two little milk bags ran to Su Lu's feet together, their little faces pleading.
"Daddy, if you eat dumplings on the winter solstice, you can't freeze your ears; Eat soup balls for reunion, maybe you can find your mother! Seeing Su Lu's hesitation, Ying Ge blinked his eyes and tried to get him to buy dumplings.
Su Lu didn't know what he was thinking, so he had to touch his head and say, "Okay, I'll buy it for you!" ”
After speaking, he looked at Xiang Jing and replied, "You take them to find an inn first, and I will meet you after buying the dumplings!" ”
"Good!"
The two little milk bags originally wanted to be with Su Lu, but the crowd was crowded, and Su Lu was afraid that they would get separated, so he asked them to go back first.
Jing Huiyan took them, found an inn to live in, boiled a pot of tea, and waited for Su Lu to come back.
"This Luliang is the northernmost state and county in South Vietnam, and it is the border fifty miles to the north!" Jing Huiyan said after drinking tea.
Qing Huan pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that we came earlier than expected. Presumably there is something going on in the palace! Knowing that Jing Huiyan was Su Ying's person, she had no scruples when she spoke.
The three of them fell silent again, and it was definitely not an easy thing to clear up this internal and external trouble.
I don't know if the imperial sister has arrived, Qing Huan looked out the window and sighed slightly. The royal sister is not worry-free!
Because today is the winter solstice, the city of Luliang is particularly lively at this time, the streets and alleys are constantly shouting, and dumpling shops and wonton stalls can be seen everywhere.
It's just that there are many people in front of each family!
Su Lu squeezed through the crowd and stopped at a dumpling shop with a relatively small family.
He looked at the noisy crowd in front of him, and his thoughts were especially chaotic far away, and the first time he and Wen'er met was in Luliang.
At that time, she was wearing a peach-colored jacket and skirt, her face was flushed, and the hot breath exhaled surrounded her, and he still remembered that her eyes were clear, and when she saw him, she was like seeing an old acquaintance, and rushed to him, "Brother Sulu!" ”
But he didn't know her, and thought she was stupid, or a spy sent by the enemy.
Thinking of this, he laughed it off.
"Boss! Bring me a big bowl of dumplings! Uh, no, two big bowls! A petite body in front of it crowded in the crowd with a loud voice.
Su Lu looked at the back figure in a daze, motionless as if it was thunder, and the noisy sounds and crowds around him gradually subsided, as if only that back was left in the world.
"Wen'er......" he muttered in a low voice, as if he was afraid of alarming the man. And it was drowned in the crowd of people.