The Yi Luochuan brothers and sisters didn't stay in the corner pavilion for long, because after half a pillar of incense, the blue-clothed maid came back and said that the young masters and ladies of the Gao family invited them to the water pavilion, presumably because they were afraid that they would not be well entertained if they sat alone in the corner pavilion. The guests are as they are pleased, and the Yi brothers and sisters naturally went to the water pavilion.

The water pavilion was very lively, there were people who gathered to chant poems, and Yi Luochuan, who painted the scenery of the lake, was pulled away by Jiang Xuanrui and Wu Feng and others as soon as he came over, Yi Xiangxiang also talked to Zhu Qianqian and Hu Xuehui and others who came to greet him, and then Hu Xuehui took Zhu Qianqian to meet other daughters, and Yi Xiangxiang found a corner position to sit down.

She looked at the sons and ladies of the Gao family who were busy entertaining guests in the distance, and they were really surrounded inside and out. In fact, today's Gao family has a bit of a picture of cooking in flames, Yi Xiangxiang secretly sighed that although Dean Gao and Mr. Yu secretly closed the situation, it is really difficult to guess the future direction of the Gao family.

But if you don't gamble, you won't lose.

No matter how hot the gorgeous noise is, there will be a time when it will pass. The Gao family's birthday banquet was lively and lively, and it also ended lively. However, despite all the big exercises, there are still many guests who feel that they are still unsatisfied, and it happens that the third day of the birthday banquet is the wedding banquet of Hu Tianlin, the son of the Hu family, and many people stay to watch the ceremony, which is also extremely lively.

Because Zhao Zixiu did not find any new clues about Qishan, he decided to leave for Kyoto the day after the Hu family's wedding banquet, accompanied by the Zhu family.

Originally, the main purpose of the Zhu family's visit to Tongzhou this time was to attend the wedding banquet of Hu Tianlin, the son of the Hu family, and it stands to reason that there is no need for them to go in such a hurry. However, the Hu family still did not resist his daughter's desire to enter the prince's mansion, so he asked his husband to arrange for him to return to Kyoto earlier, and he naturally went on the same boat with the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu. Her idea is very simple, since her daughter has made a decision, let's try to help her get in touch with the four princes more and increase her feelings.

Why the Zhu family is in a hurry to leave, the Hu family is naturally clear. Speaking of which, they made a lot of friends with the east wind of the Gaofu birthday banquet, and they actually invited the four princes to come to watch the ceremony, although His Royal Highness did not stay at the wedding banquet for long, but it was also very face-saving.

The Zhu family hurriedly came to Yifu to say goodbye, and Zhu Qianqian naturally went to Yongleju and told Yi Xiangxiang about going back to Kyoto.

"In such a hurry? Didn't you just finish the wedding banquet today? "What can Yi Xiangxiang do, she can only ask knowingly.

Zhu Qianqian put down the teacup and said, "Father said that there are still some important things to do in Kyoto, so it is better to go back early." The weather in Tongzhou is fine this month, and it is estimated that it has snowed for the first time in Kyoto! ”

Tongshu is located in the south of the Rei Dynasty, while Kyoto is to the north, and it is indeed starting to get cold there at this time.

Hearing Zhu Qianqian's words, Yi Xiangxiang could only nod, she asked Shumei to take a pair of bamboo white jade bracelets, and handed them to Zhu Qianqian and Hu Xuehui, who came with her, and said, "We also have an intersection, this Kyoto and Tongzhou are far apart, and we really can't say when we will meet again in the future." These jade bracelets are originally a pair, and I will open them and give them to you as a souvenir. The road ahead is difficult, you have to take good care of yourself. ”

The reason why Yi Xiangxiang said this is because Zhu Qianqian and Hu Xuehui will participate in the draft next year. Zhu Qianqian wanted to enter the prince's mansion by herself, but Hu Xuehui was favored by the selection officer. In fact, Hu Xuehui's age was still a little worse, but the officials who came to select the show girl this time saw her outstanding appearance, so they wrote her name.

The Hu family couldn't wait for their daughter to marry into the high gate, and they secretly regretted that Hu Xuehui's age could not catch up, but they didn't expect to be ordered by the selection officer, so they were very happy. So after the spring of next year, Hu Xuehui will also go to Kyoto to participate in the draft with other show girls.

Of course, those who participate in the draft will also lose, but with the appearance of Zhu Qianqian and Hu Xuehui, they will inevitably be able to enter, which is why Yi Xiangxiang said that she didn't know when they would meet again.

Whether it is the palace with layers of deep locks, or the prince's mansion in the high-gate compound, it will be a gap between them.

They will never see each other again even in their lifetimes.

The jade quality of the bracelet given by Yi Xiangxiang is pure, the jade color is also excellent, and the bamboo ornament is even more elegant and generous, which is simply the top grade in jade. Zhu Qianqian and Hu Xuehui originally felt that they were too precious and refused to accept them, but Yi Xiangxiang's kindness was really difficult, so they also left some of the objects they were used to wearing in exchange.

The Zhu family came to say goodbye at night, because they had to go back to clean up the cage drawers, so they didn't stay long and left. Yi Xiangxiang saw Zhu Qianqian leave with a vision for the future, and she also sighed in her heart. However, she sympathizes with Hu Xuehui more, because Hu Xuehui should not want to participate in the draft, but she has no right to choose.

This is the disadvantage of ancient society, no one can have absolute choice.

After Zhao Zixiu left, other people who came to the birthday banquet also left Tongzhou one after another. The Li family stayed in the Yi Mansion for a few more days, and decided on the marriage of Yi Hanchen, the second room, and Li Yanping, the eldest daughter of the Li family.

Yi Ruonan was originally more fond of Li Yanqing, the eldest daughter of the more lively, but the Huang family always looked down on Li Yanqing's identity as a concubine, and Mrs. Li flattered the Huang family in every way these days, so she naturally preferred Li Yanping, who was born out.

Of course, the Huang family is actually a little disgusted with the Li family's inconspicuousness, but at the Gao family's birthday banquet this time, she also found out that her son does not have any advantage in identity, if it really drags on again, even the Li family may be beaten with chickens and eggs.

Because there is a distance between Tongzhou and Showa County, the marriage between the Yi family and the Li family saves a lot of formalities between each other. In fact, it is not as good as the hairpin family, and it is common for the people to save some formalities to set up family affairs. Now that the Li family has returned to Showa County, the Yi family will immediately send someone to make up for it, and this matter will be decided.

As for Li Yanqing, she was not angry that she was not selected by the second room of the Yi family, because she did not make a lot of effort! This time she came to Tongzhou to meet the four princes, although the other party has not spoken to her, but she has already decided to participate in next year's draft. Whether you can enter the prince's mansion or not, it is at least an opportunity.

There is a fixed number of people in each county in the Li Dynasty draft, and there are many school-age women in Showa County, and the name of Li Yanqing was not among them. However, if she wants to go, it is not difficult to let Master Li take care of the selection officer.

Lord Li originally didn't want his favorite daughter to enter the palace to run for election, because it would be really difficult to see this person again when he entered the palace. But he also felt in his heart that if his daughter could gain a firm foothold, it would also be of great help to his official career, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

That's the way the draft is, and it's not a good thing for those who don't want to get rich. But for most people, it's a gamble worth fighting.

When the Li family is sent away, the Yi Mansion can really calm down. Yi Xiangxiang originally planned to go to Yi Ruonan to talk about the prince's mansion, but she thought of the plan of the two aunts in the second room, so she decided to make Yi Ruonan feel bad first.

The icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow, Yi Xiangxiang feels that only when Yi Ruonan is desperate can her chips be bigger.

So at this moment, Yi Xiangxiang came to the side room of Yongle Residence.

Yi Xiangxiang originally wanted to raise her hand and knock on the door before entering the house, but thinking that this was her own house, she directly pushed the door open.

Then she saw the comfortable picture of a beautiful man basking in the sun.

Zhao Ziqian was basking in the sun by the window at this time, and the autumn sun was very warm and comfortable. Yi Xiangxiang walked in, staring at the handsome man in front of her so comfortably, she was very speechless. It's been almost ten days, and I haven't seen this person notify his accomplices or anything, so he didn't put the task at ease at all! Yi Xiangxiang really sympathizes with this person's master!

"Your injuries are almost healed, and now that Zhao Zixiu is gone, you should quickly call your accomplices to pick you up! By the way, remember to ask your man to bring 10,000 taels of gold to pay for your food these days! Yi Xiangxiang pretended to be a serious person and said to Zhao Ziqian.

The happiest thing she's been doing lately is counting money!

Huanxi Pavilion "expands the territory" but it costs a lot of silver, and she found that the account is really too big for a while! Fortunately, I checked my account two days ago and found that the man in black who broke into the Huanxi Pavilion that night really gave her the gold to redeem herself, and gave an extra 2,000 taels! Yi Xiangxiang is very interested in this kind of second-income thing, and it is natural to knock on Zhao Ziqian's bamboo bar at this time.

Sure enough, it's a money junkie! Zhao Ziqian was secretly speechless.

"10,000 taels of gold, you robbed the money?" Zhao Ziqian deliberately said to Yi Xiangxiang.

"Brother! Do you feel like your life is measurable by money? I want 10,000 taels to be lower! Yi Xiangxiang had an expression of "don't despise yourself".

Zhao Ziqian really felt justified when he heard this, his life was indeed worth more than gold! So he thought for a while, then lowered his head and wrote a few words in the rice paper raft on the bookcase, and then he closed the book and handed it to Yi Xiangxiang and said, "Send this thing to the Luo family in Jinhua County, and they will send someone to pick me up." ”

The reason why he asked Yi Xiangxiang to send things to Luo's house was because he didn't want to expose his secret stake in Tongzhou. And when he and Xiong Wei were separated, he told him that they would meet at Luo's house, so that Yi Xiangxiang could send things to Luo's house.

"The Luo family? Jinhua County Official Luo Fei? Yi Xiangxiang was surprised.

"Exactly!" Zhao Ziqian said.

Yi Xiangxiang took the booklet and patted her palm gently, and then she asked, "I didn't think that the backstage of Luo Minghao's house is quite hard!" But your master is really, since the Luo family has taken refuge in you, it is a good errand for others! Only let people be county officials, this is too bad to take care of subordinates! ”

Zhao Ziqian naturally knew that Yi Xiangxiang was saying that he was stingy, and he said funny, "Jinhua County is the largest county in Tongzhou, and its wealth is comparable to half of Tongzhou City, is this not satisfied?" ”

"No matter how rich he is, he is just a county official, and the coffee position is so low, what is there to be satisfied with!" Yi Xiangxiang said disdainfully.

"Coffee seat? What does it mean to be an official position? In fact, the Luo family is not our people, but because Mrs. Luo and Xiong Wei's mother are siblings! Lord Luo was unwilling to rely on the relationship of the Xiong family to climb up, so he started as a county official in a low-key manner. Oh, I don't know the Luo family well, but I'm just a friend of Xiong Wei, who is now a guest at the Luo family. Zhao Ziqian explained.

Oh! In other words, Luo Fei doesn't want to eat soft rice, Yi Xiangxiang understands.

In fact, Yi Xiangxiang sent someone to check the Luo family before, after all, he is familiar with Luo Minghao, so it is better to know more. She also knew that the Luo family had a relationship with the Zhenguo General's Mansion, but because Luo Minghao had not taken the initiative to mention it, Yi Xiangxiang thought that their private relationship was not good.

"Xiong Wei? The son of General Zhenguo? Yi Xiangxiang asked.

"How do you know?" Zhao Ziqian was surprised, but soon he thought that it should be the Huanxi Pavilion that had checked the Luo family.

Yi Xiangxiang realized that she almost leaked her mouth, and hurriedly lied and said, "My brother and Luo Minghao met in their early years, and we are also friends. He had said that his mother's sister was the wife of General Zhenguo, and that we had heard him mention his cousin Xiong Wei. But I've always felt that the name Gongzi Xiong is a bit difficult to explain! ”

Xiong Wei, majestic! How majestic this man must be!

After hearing this, Zhao Ziqian silently read Xiong Wei's name twice, and also felt quite interesting, so he laughed out loud unconsciously.

"He was frail and sickly when he was a child, so General Xiong gave him this name, hoping that he would grow stronger. Later, Xiong Wei learned martial arts, and his health really got better. Zhao Ziqian said the joints.

"Oh, that's right! Okay, I'll pass it on for you! But I have a request, since this Xiong Wei is in the same league as you, then he can't enter my Yi house openly, so as not to be suspected. The Luo family can come over directly, after all, Luo Minghao is friends with us, so Xiong Wei can pretend to be an attendant and follow Luo Minghao in. However, there is still a problem, because the evaluation is imminent, and the Luo family did not even participate in this birthday banquet in order to avoid right and wrong, so you have to convince the Luo family to come to the Yi family to visit! Oh, and also, when the time comes, you will have to disguise yourself as an attendant and follow Luo Minghao. ”

Yi Xiangxiang really thinks that Lord Luo Fei is old-fashioned, this birthday banquet is the most low-key in Jinhua County, you must know that many officials from Jizhou also came, so she really doesn't understand what Lord Luo Fei has to avoid.

God knows, when the Luo family was so enthusiastic about the banquet that passed through the Yi family in Jinhua County, Yi Xiangxiang still felt that this county official was really on the road! However, after more contacts with Luo Minghao, she realized that this Lord Luo was just following normal etiquette at that time, and it was not at all because Yi Xihu was about to take office as the governor of Tongzhou at that time!

After Zhao Ziqian heard it, he asked Yi Xiangxiang to return the booklet, and wrote a few more sentences and handed it to her again.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at the things in her hand, and only felt that this matter was really troublesome. She could have secretly let Zhao Ziqian go, but she was afraid that there would be people watching her at the door. She could also let Mo Wen take Zhao Ziqian away, but she didn't want to expose her strength in front of Zhao Ziqian.

Well, she didn't know at the moment that the man opposite actually knew that she was the pavilion master of the Joy Pavilion.

As for Zhao Ziqian's side, in fact, his injury has no other problems except for the leg that "hurts his muscles and bones for a hundred days", and he has the ability to leave the Yi family silently. But he didn't dare to guarantee that Yi Xiangxiang wouldn't send someone to follow him, so it was better to let Xiong Wei pick him up directly. Because he thought that as long as the secret stake was not exposed, he could arrange for someone to monitor Yi Xiangxiang in the future.

These two people, you guard against me, I guard against you, but things can only be solved by the most troublesome methods.

Yi Xiangxiang yawned, put away the booklet and asked, "You suddenly lost your temper that day, and you didn't tell me which prince you are from, can you say it now?" ”

Lose one's temper! Zhao Ziqian felt that Yi Xiangxiang's description was a little different from himself. However, he didn't investigate the question of whether the words were right, but said, "I thought you guessed Xiong Wei, and you guessed who it was!" ”

Well, Yi Xiangxiang did guess! Who in Kyoto City doesn't know that Xiong Wei and Zhao Ziqian, the Seventh Prince, are the same thing? She just asked knowingly, and she was really embarrassed to be exposed by Zhao Ziqian like this.

"Isn't that for sure! So you are also Zhao Ziqian's person? Yi Xiangxiang asked.

After Zhao Ziqian heard this, he deliberately changed the topic: "You dare to call the Seventh Prince by his name!" ”

Yi Xiangxiang pursed her lips and said, "Sure enough, it's my own master, it's different, I didn't see you react so much when I called the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu just now." ”

Zhao Ziqian was silent.

"Seven Princes, Seven Princes are okay!" Yi Xiangxiang refilled Zhao Ziqian's cup of tea and said bluntly: "How about you help me get Yi Ruonan into the Seven Princes' Mansion?" ”

Yi Xiangxiang felt that the seven princes were no worse than the four princes, and his mother was Concubine Rong, and her position was higher than Concubine De! Yi Ruonan will definitely be satisfied.

"Yi Ruonan? That big sister of yours? Why do you want her to enter the Seven Princes' Mansion? Zhao Ziqian pulled down his face.

"Don't be angry, I'm not trying to stuff spies into your Seven Princes' backyard! It's just that my big sister wants to climb to a rich place, and I will fulfill her. In fact, it doesn't have to be the Seven Princes' Mansions, other Princes' Mansions are also fine! Yi Xiangxiang felt that the other party thought that she was going to meddle in the backyard of the Seven Princes' Mansion, and quickly explained.

Zhao Ziqian also understood after hearing this explanation, and only heard him say, "Then let her participate in the draft directly, what is there to help with!" ”

"Please! Eldest brother! If she could participate in the draft, would she make it so difficult for me? She has been brushed off in the draft three years ago, and now she has become an old girl in the past three years, and she has long passed the age of a show girl, okay! Yi Xiangxiang rolled her eyes at Zhao Ziqian.

Yi Ruonan also participated in the draft three years ago, but after all, her father is white, so she can only be regarded as a folk woman, so she was brushed off from her identity! What Yi Xiangxiang said is true, now Yi Ruonan is almost eighteen years old, and she is indeed an old girl in the Li Dynasty, and it is completely impossible for her to participate in the draft again through normal channels.

Of course, there are also people in the Li Dynasty who entered the palace after eighteen, but almost all of them were famous and nobles, and they were directly appointed to the palace.

Zhao Ziqian didn't expect Yi Xiangxiang to speak so bluntly, and secretly coughed twice and said, "It's no problem, I can let her participate in the draft and won't lose, but she can't enter the Seven Princes' Mansion!" ”

I can't say why, Zhao Ziqian just didn't want Yi Ruonan to enter his prince's mansion, he also felt that this feeling was very weird, maybe he felt that this woman was so annoying to Yi Xiangxiang, and it was probably not a good person, so he was so unwilling.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at the man opposite and stared at her with burning eyes, feeling a little weird. However, she still waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter if it's not the Seven Princes' Mansion, you can look at the arrangement!" Anyway, as long as you don't get me into trouble. ”

Yi Ruonan, this time bomb, the sooner she sends it, the better.

"Why do you hate your sister so much?" For the first time, Zhao Ziqian explored this kind of question.

"Well, what to say! She, her heart is on glory and wealth, she doesn't care about the Yi family, she doesn't care about people like her own brothers and sisters, there is nothing worth liking. But everyone is just as selfish, and what she wants to pursue is contrary to what I want to be safe, so she has to go her own way. Yi Xiangxiang shrugged indifferently.

Zhao Ziqian understood what Yi Xiangxiang meant, just like him and his brothers, everyone had their own position.

"Aren't you afraid that she will get you into trouble if she goes to Kyoto?" Zhao Ziqian asked again.

"I still know how many pounds and taels she has! As far as her little caution is concerned, she is only enough to protect herself in the back house, and she can't get up from a big storm. Besides, if she regrets it later, maybe I'll help her, eh, who knows! Yi Xiangxiang sighed.

"She entered the Prince's Mansion, how can you help her?" Zhao Ziqian asked in surprise.

Yi Xiangxiang spread her hands and said, "It's very simple, get some fake death medicine or steal the beams and change the pillars, there will always be a way, but she has to be willing, after all, this person's fate is in her own hands." But it's not right, some people don't even have the opportunity to choose, and Yi Ruonan can choose if she wants to, she is actually much luckier! Forget it, why are you talking to you so much, I'll go and ask someone to send a letter to Mr. Xiong. ”

She didn't want to talk anymore, so after she finished speaking, she got up and walked out of the side room, handed the booklet in her hand to Qingxuan, who was guarding outside the door, and asked her to secretly send someone to Luo's house in Jinhua County to hand over the things to Xiong Wei.

Zhao Ziqian saw that Yi Xiangxiang didn't come in again after she went out, and he felt a little inexplicably disappointed. But he also knew at this time, in fact, Yi Xiangxiang still had some feelings for Yi Ruonan, otherwise he wouldn't have talked about the back road.

It's just a pity that there are always people who don't know the blessings in the midst of blessings.

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