Chapter 104: Still at the Flower Viewing Banquet in King An's Mansion
Yi Xiangxiang felt sorry for her pen holder, thinking that in the future, she would let fewer people enter her Yongle Residence, so as not to always worry about good things.
And after Luo Baohua gaged for a while, everyone at the scene was speculating about what Yi Xiangxiang gave Luo Baohua. There is even more Duan Yi, who is not afraid of big things, and joked that Concubine Lin asked the prince for a jade pendant, so would Luo Baohua also have a love token?
As a result, Duan Yi, who was naturally joking, was glanced at by several big people above, and then hurriedly pretended to be transparent.
So, Pei Yuyan immediately put things down and came to the last highlight, poetry.
At this time, Concubine Kang Ling, who was sitting next to the crown prince Zhao Ziqian, spoke.
"Miss Eight has to compare well and strive to get from Brother Baohua...... Fight to get things back from Luo Shizi! She smiled very playfully, and seemed to really think about Yi Xiangxiang.
Why did Kangling open this mouth? First, because Yi Xiangxiang and Luo Baohua just grabbed the attention of the audience; second, because of this attention, Duan Yi said that Zhao Ziqian and Lin Zhimeng used the jade pendant as a token of love, which made her unhappy; The third is because in the first piano music competition, Yi Xiangxiang voted for Kangling's rival Lin Zhimeng.
After this, two or three, Kang Ling naturally couldn't help but embarrass Yi Xiangxiang!
Just when everyone was surprised by Kang Ling's provocation, another delicate voice sounded in the crowd:
"Concubine Niangniang, don't embarrass the eighth miss of the family, who doesn't know the eighth miss of the Yi family...... If the third prince writes poems on his behalf, there is a possibility of winning. ”
The deep meaning of her words is understood by anyone who has a brain.
Yi Xiangxiang was famous for her lack of talent and virtue when she was in Tongzhou, and now this reputation has naturally spread to Kyoto. At this time, if she won the poem, it must have been written with the help of her brother.
When the people around heard her and understood what she meant, many people lowered their heads and snickered.
As a party concerned, Yi Xiangxiang naturally looked at the person who spoke at this time. She saw that the woman was wearing a peach pink brocade shirt and a pearl white lake crepe skirt, and her face was extremely standard.
Who this woman is, Yi Xiangxiang doesn't know. However, Xiao Ling'er who was sitting next to the woman, Yi Xiangxiang recognized it.
When Mrs. Jiang came to Kyoto, the Xiao family originally didn't let Xiao Ling'er follow, so they wasted their efforts to get her back to the Xiao family. But later, when the news spread to Tongzhou, everyone knew that it was because of Jiang Xuanrui's meritorious service that Mrs. Jiang went to Beijing to enjoy happiness. And after that, Jiang Xuanrui was also named Tanhualang, so the Xiao family sent Xiao Linger to her aunt Mrs. Jiang to be raised.
Xiao Ling'er grew up with Mrs. Jiang since her mother's death. It was the Xiao family who repented and sent someone here again, and Mrs. Jiang naturally wouldn't ignore her.
And since Jiang Jingshan came out of the cabinet, Mrs. Jiang has also lacked a girl to talk to, so Xiao Linger came to Kyoto to accompany her, which made her even more comforted.
Mrs. Jiang's love for Xiao Linger is getting worse and worse, and she was also sent to the women's school of Shenghong Academy.
Yi Xiangxiang knew that the rumors about herself in Tongzhou were sent to Kyoto by Xiao Ling'er. However, for Jiang Jingshan's sake, she didn't bother with Xiao Ling'er.
Jiang Jingshan also said too many words to her mother, Mrs. Jiang, to restrain Xiao Ling'er, and Mrs. Jiang also agreed, but Xiao Ling'er still did her own thing in the open and in the dark.
Mrs. Jiang couldn't, and she was reluctant to scold Xiao Ling'er too much, so she could only let her take care of it every time she saw Yi Xiangxiang.
Yi Xiangxiang naturally didn't care about this, but she was more worried that Mrs. Jiang would spoil Xiao Ling'er lawlessly!
Why did Xiao Linger deliberately ruin Yi Xiangxiang's reputation? Mainly because of Jiang Xuanrui.
She already knew that her cousin loved Yi Xiangxiang, and it was because of her that she kept saying bad things about Yi Xiangxiang in the girls' school of Shenghong Academy.
Luo Baohua also followed everyone's eyes to look at the woman who spoke, and when she was about to speak, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and quickly shut up.
He turned his head back to look at Yi Xiangxiang, and the two exchanged glances and were silent.
Yi Ruofu is a cannon temper, although she has restrained herself after arriving in Kyoto, she has zero tolerance for anyone who slanders Yi Xiangxiang in person! Everyone saw her sneer and said:
"Meng Peihan, don't beat around the bush, what kind of hero is hiding and pinching! Don't you just want to ridicule my eighth sister? Let me tell you, my eighth sister is low-key! I don't need her to go out in person, I can crush you with one finger! And you Xiao Ling'er, you give Miss Ben a little leisure, if it weren't for the face of the third sister-in-law, I would definitely find someone to beat you with a sack, do you believe it or not? ”
Yi Ruofu's threat made Yi Xiangxiang want to cover her mouth! Speaking of which, this set of sacks was beaten up by Yi Xiangxiang unintentionally! It can be said that it is very hooligan! But let's not say that this method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, even if you want to do it, now Yi Ruofu is saying it so arrogantly, isn't it a self-confession! Besides, this also provides ideas for others in disguise!
Yi Xiangxiang decided to bring more people when she went out in the future, so as not to be covered with sacks!
However, Yi Ruofu's words let her know that the woman who had just spoken was the concubine of the Marquis of Changping, Meng Peihan.
Yi Xiangxiang has heard of such a person, but she has never seen it.
Meng Peihan is Meng Qihan's sister-in-law, and it is said that she is deeply loved by Meng Chengjie, the Marquis of Changping. And she is also Xiao Linger's good friend in Shenghong Academy, and it is said that the two are often inseparable.
Xiao Linger and Meng Peihan are classmates, and Yi Ruofu, who is also in Shenghong Academy, is naturally also a classmate. On weekdays, Meng Peihan and Xiao Ling'er often slander Yi Xiangxiang in the academy, and Yi Ruofu turns a blind eye. But they were so bright in front of me today, Yi Ruofu was naturally furious.
"Just you? Stop it! Meng Peihan laughed at Yi Ruofu.
Yi Ruofu's poetry skills, she can also see it in the academy on weekdays, so she doesn't take her seriously at all.
"Hmph, Miss Ben doesn't like to fight with you on weekdays! Today, I will let you see what real kung fu is! Yi Ruofu said, flicking her sleeves and standing up.
Yi Xiangxiang looked at Yi Ruofu's pretending to be forced, and laughed silently in her heart. But she didn't worry about it at all, because like Luo Baohua, she also leaked questions to Yi Ruofu, and by the way, she also pressed her to memorize a few poems about chrysanthemums.
Sure enough, the final vote was won by Yi Ruofu.
Meng Peihan was naturally unconvinced: "You must have written it in advance!" You know that it must be a chrysanthemum in autumn, so you wrote a poem in advance! ”
"Hey, you're a strong word! If I had to guess that there must be a chrysanthemum in autumn, then why can't you guess it? It means that I'm smarter than you! ”
Yi Ruofu looked at Meng Peihan with an expression of "why are you so stupid", and made the latter angry enough!
Luo Baohua got up at the right time to speak: "Miss Meng, the sentence of the fifth miss of the Yi family, "under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums", somewhat lined with some of the paintings just now, it doesn't seem like it was written in advance!" ”
In front of the thatched hut he just painted, there was a fence post, which really made him close it, Yi Xiangxiang smiled secretly.
That's right, Yi Ruofu's back is naturally a poem given by Yi Xiangxiang, which is from Tao Yuanming's "Drinking (its fifth)" by Tao Yuanming of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the whole poem is:
The knot is in the human realm, and there is no noise of cars and horses.
How can you ask you? The heart is far away from itself.
Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see the South Mountain.
The mountain weather is good, and the birds are returning.
There is a true meaning in this, and I have forgotten to distinguish it.
Yi Xiangxiang held her admiration for her predecessors and copied this poem! She only hopes that there will be no other modern people present who have crossed over in time! However, she also thought about it, if these poems were passed down in the future, and then there would be fellow villagers who would also come to the Li Dynasty, they would be able to find traces of her "predecessors".
The treasure left by the previous dynasty in Qishan was left by the fellow who crossed over before! This shows that in the world of the Li Dynasty, there is still a possibility that other fellow villagers will come again!
Of course, at this time, she didn't expect that the poem was read out of Yi Ruofu's mouth, and what people found would only be Yi Ruofu's traces!
"I don't care, I'm not convinced! Unless she makes two more songs, the first prize can't be considered hers! Meng Peihan was still clamoring, and even ignored Meng Qihan's stopping.
Hey! Sure enough, it's useful to memorize a few more songs! Yi Xiangxiang glanced at Yi Ruofu.
Yi Ruofu received the signal, only to see her sneering at Meng Peihan with the fan in her hand: "You don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin!" ”
So, Yi Ruofu memorized two more poems, namely Meng Haoran's "Passing the Old Man's Village" and Huang Chao's "Chrysanthemum"!
"The Old Man's Village"
The old man Gu Ji invited me to Tian's house.
The green tree village is close to the edge, and the green mountain Guo is oblique outside.
Open the noodle garden, and talk about the wine.
Stay until the Double Ninth Day, and come to chrysanthemums.
"Chrysanthemum"
The sassy west wind is planted all over the yard, and it is difficult for the cold fragrance and cold butterflies to come.
If I am the Green Emperor in his year, I will report that the peach blossoms will bloom together.
"Miss Fifth really has a heart! This king knows that Miss Eight loves peach blossoms, and Miss Five's "report and peach blossoms bloom together" is a deep expression of your sisterhood with Miss Eight! ”
Zhao Zixiu, who was sitting on the main seat, praised Yi Ruofu fiercely.
Luo Baohua spoke out again in a timely manner: "Isn't it, there is also the song "The Old Man's Village", although His Royal Highness King An This is a palace and not a manor, but it is also a scene!" Miss Fifth is really literate. ”
As a result, Yi Ruofu won the first place in the poetry competition.
Zhao Ziqian sat on the side and watched the excitement in the field, and he saw that Zhao Zixiu and Luo Baohua were secretly cooperating. And Kang Ling and that Meng Peihan collided completely by themselves, Zhao Ziqian felt that if they didn't make a sound, there should be other people who arched Yi Ruofu to compete.
I just don't know, what is the purpose of Yi Xiangxiang to hold up Yi Ruofu?
Yi Ruofu won the third game, only to see her ask Kang Ling for a hairpin. The matter was provoked by Kang Ling, and Yi Ruofu naturally fought back against her.
The competition for the flower viewing banquet is also over here, but Zhao Zixiu's interest in Yi Ruofu seems to have not stopped.
"Fifth Miss is Nan'er's sister-in-law? Then you have to call this king brother-in-law! Zhao Zixiu said softly to Yi Ruofu.
Yi Ruofu felt very inexplicable, when he was in Tongzhou before, Zhao Zixiu often went to Yongleju, and he called his brother-in-law every day!
She looked around, most of the people were looking at this side openly and secretly, and said with a little numbness: "His Royal Highness King An has been raised!" ”
"Hey, Fu'er don't be polite, come to the palace more often! Let your sister take you around the gardens of the palace! By the way, I heard that you like to play with flowers and plants? There are a few pots of precious autumn chrysanthemums in this royal courtyard, and this king will send someone to move you back to Fuyuan to enjoy! Zhao Zixiu continued to be enthusiastic, and even the title was deliberately affectionate.
However, this enthusiasm made the people around him prick up their ears even more, and the clarity in their eyes was also very obvious!
His Royal Highness King An actually knows the name of this Miss Yi's courtyard? Looks like you've inquired? Everyone speculated in their hearts.
Zhao Ziqian saw Luo Baohua and Yi Xiangxiang secretly laughing, and the direction in which the two of them looked was where Sheng Changhong, whose face had turned black, was sitting.
Well, that's the purpose! Zhao Ziqian was heartbroken, then shook his head and smiled.
Yi Xiangxiang deliberately let Zhao Zixiu hold a flower-viewing banquet, and used Zhao Zixiu's pretended appreciation of Yi Ruofu to excite Changhong, which is the real reason why Luo Baohua and Zhao Zixiu cooperated to praise Yi Ruofu.
Zhao Ziqian thought of this and looked at Yi Ruofu again, this girl replied to Zhao Zixiu's words with an inexplicable face, she was really sold and helped count the money!
"No need, no need, no merit!" Yi Ruofu didn't know why, and refused by inertia.
Zhao Zixiu gracefully opened the folding fan and said with a smile: "Fu'er, you're welcome, this matter is decided!" Not enough to say that Fu'er can be married? You're not much younger than Nan'er, are you? ”
At this time, Sheng Changhong couldn't sit still anymore, and stood up suddenly.
The eyes of the people around him turned their eyes and focused on him.
Realizing his faux pas, Sheng Changhong explained: "It's too stuffy here, I'll go out for a walk!" ”
When everyone heard this, their minds were full of questions, why is this garden in the open air?
But Sheng Changhong didn't care what they thought, and when he was about to stride away, he heard a "eh" sound from behind!
Sheng Changhong stopped and turned around to check, and found that Yi Xiangxiang accidentally spilled tea on Yi Ruofu.
So he saw Anwang Zhao Zixiu hurriedly get up, and said again and again: "It's okay, it's okay, Nan'er has clothes that fit, hurry up and go to the backyard to change!" ”
Yi Ruonan is inexplicable all day today, what does this Royal Highness mean? She was also puzzled! But he was still obedient, and obediently took Yi Ruofu to the backyard to change clothes.
Not long after the two left, Zhao Zixiu left the flower viewing banquet under the pretext of leaving. Sheng Changhong, who had walked halfway and turned back, was naturally not at ease, so he hurriedly followed.
Sheng Changhong followed behind Zhao Zixiu and came to the backyard of the palace unimpeded. After that, he saw Zhao Zixiu take Yi Ruonan away from the courtyard, and Yi Ruofu, who was left to change her clothes, didn't leave, and she didn't stay.
In fact, Yi Ruofu still wants to go, but she doesn't know the way! There is not even a maid in this big palace! Yi Ruofu complained secretly.
"Come with me!" Sheng Changhong came out of the shadows and said to Yi Ruofu angrily.
Yi Ruofu was surprised when she saw the visitor: "Why are you here?" ”
"Why do you think I'm here!" Sheng Changhong continued to speak angrily, and then struggled to pull Yi Ruofu up and walked out.
Yi Ruofu was taken aback by Sheng Changhong's violent pull, she looked at Sheng Changhong's black face and was angry, naturally she didn't dare to say more, so she could only let him pull her to the garden.
After walking for a while, Yi Ruofu had already calmed down the fear she had just had, so she didn't open the pot and mentioned it: "You...... Why are you angry? ”
Sheng Changhong stopped and turned back to face Yi Ruofu: "You really don't know why I'm angry?" ”
"I ...... I don't know! Yi Ruofu was a little aggrieved.
The two of them looked at each other in the sun, and the ambiguity slowly spread around. Sheng Changhong looked at Yi Ruofu's aggrieved big eyes, and his anger gradually dissipated, turning into a sigh.
"Why are you reading those chrysanthemum poems today?" Sheng Changhong asked helplessly.
He and Luo Baohua have been visiting Kyoto with Yi Ruofu and Yi Xiangxiang for a long time, so he still has a number of what kind of poems Yi Ruofu can make, because he knows exactly what those things must have been memorized just now.
"Who let them squeeze my eighth sister! I want them to look good! Yi Ruofu said very arrogantly.
Sheng Changhong said angrily: "Do you know that you were in the limelight and made His Royal Highness King An have your idea?" ”
Yi Ruofu was stunned: "This, this, this...... Impossible, right? ”
She and Zhao Zixiu have known each other for a long time, and if he wants to say that he is interested in her, he has long been interested! Why wait until now? Yi Ruofu was puzzled.
Of course, Sheng Changhong didn't know that Sister Yi Ruofu was familiar with Zhao Zixiu in Tongzhou, so he naturally didn't know that Zhao Zixiu was acting at all.
"What can't be? What did he ask at the flower banquet just now? Or are you just doing it on purpose, deliberately trying to be in the limelight? Do you want to come to this palace to be a concubine? The anger in Sheng Changhong's heart rose again.
Hearing this, Yi Ruofu shook off Sheng Changhong's hand suddenly: "Sheng Changhong, what do you mean?" You...... I...... Okay, that's how you see me, right? We've known each other for so long, you...... I! Yes, yes, that's right! I just want to be a concubine, and I want to be a concubine in this palace! ”
"That's not what I meant!" Sheng Changhong grabbed Yi Ruofu's hand again, but was thrown away by the latter again.
"What do you mean by that? I treat you as a friend in vain, and that's how you see me? Be! My mother is looking around for when the draft will be, and she wants to stuff me into the show girl! But is there a way I can do it? What can I do! It's not a family in Kyoto, and my mother can't even look down on it! But how can those powerful people look down on me! What can I do! ”
As Yi Ruofu spoke, she turned from angry to broken down and crying.
Sheng Changhong pulled her forward again, wanting to explain, but Yi Ruofu still broke away!
"I shouldn't be your friend! Oh, yes! You are high, don't you think that we people are grass mustard, and you will want to climb rich! I...... I hate you! Sheng Changhong: I hate you! Yi Ruofu spoke in a hysterical voice.
Sheng Changhong looked at her and held her in his arms regardless of her refusal, letting her tears wet his shoulders.
"I really have no choice, I don't want to enter the palace, and I don't want to be a concubine! But I can't help it, I can't ......" she buried her face, slowly turning from crying to sobbing.
"It's okay, it's okay...... It's okay, you don't have to enter the palace, and you don't have to be a concubine! I'll marry you! Sheng Changhong gently patted Yi Ruofu's back and comforted.
"Huh?" The sound of crying stopped abruptly.
Yi Ruofu was naturally confused, she didn't expect Sheng Changhong to say such a sentence at all.
"What do you mean?" She looked up at Sheng Changhong.
"I said, I want to marry you and let you be my wife!"
The sun shrouded them together, lining the autumn chrysanthemums, and circled the halo of the debut.