Chapter 116: To Each His Own Mind
Counting nine cold winters, it was already cold, and because it was on the mountain, it was inevitably colder again, even if the charcoal fire was burning, it was not as warm as the mansion, which made the three noble ladies with their own thoughts more and more upset, among which the Lin family was the most.
"Knowing the painting, burn the charcoal fire more vigorously." After Prince Zhong finished giving the order, the afterglow swept over the faces of the flustered Lin family and the yin and yang princess Yanjun without a trace, and after a turn of thought, she smiled at Princess Yanjun: "What is on my sister's mind today, why is she so sullen?" ”
Princess Yanjun's finger armor casually clasped the tabletop, looked up at Prince Zhong, her eyes were deep, the meaning was unpredictable, and then in the blink of an eye, it turned into a smile that did not reach the bottom of her eyes, and her red lips opened lightly, "Let my sister laugh, it's just a trivial matter in the house, don't worry about my sister." When the words fell, he looked sideways at the silent Lin family, and his tone was shallow, "It's Mrs. Xie, the Rong'an Marquis Mansion is not what it used to be, and it should be happy, why is Mrs. Xie like this...... Restless? ”
Lin Shi was stunned, twisted the handkerchief in one hand, and the five fingers that were holding the armrest harder and harder, raised his eyes to look at Princess Yanjun, and immediately opened his eyes in a panic, and forced a smile, "Princess Lao is worried, but there are a lot of chores in the house these days, and she is really annoyed, so today is it like this...... It's good to rest in a few days. ”
"Oh?" Princess Yanjun's eyes fluttered, and she picked up the teacup and took a sip, "That is the case, then Mrs. Xie has to rest well, seeing that August 15 is only a few months, and then double happiness is coming, I want to ask Mrs. Xie to worry more." The words fell, and he looked at the Lin family with a smile.
Prince Zhong, who was sitting quietly and watching the two of you come and go, saw that Lin's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and she had a plan in her heart, and hurriedly said: "Don't say Mrs. Xie, even my sister and sister I are also not idle, especially your sister, Yan Shizi is both talented and beautiful, Miss Xie looks like a fairy, gentle and virtuous, and is the first talented woman in the capital, such a pair of beautiful people made in heaven can not be said to be a great joy in the joy!" After a pause, inexplicable pity welled up in her heart, and the princess and princess looked at the Lin family guiltily, "I have wronged Chang'an...... Thanks to Chang'an's kindness, Yu'er's heart, Mrs. Xie, you can rest assured, when Chang'an passes the door, she will be my daughter, and Chang'an will never be wronged. ”
Lin was flattered and hurriedly said: "Princess Xie is noble, but An'er and King Anjun are in love, and now they are married, it is the destiny of heaven, and there is no grievance, and the courtiers thank the princess for An'er's love here." ”
Lin's words, inexplicably Prince Zhong's heart was uncomfortable, but her face was not obvious, and when she was about to say something about the scene, she only heard Princess Yanjun say meaninglessly: "The eldest lady of the Xie family looks like a fairy, gentle and virtuous, and is the first talented woman in the capital. ”
"Bang-" The teacup in Lin's hand was knocked down, and Ming Ying hurriedly stepped forward, "Madam, is there a big problem with your hand?" ”
"Nothing." The Lin clan looked down at the shattered tea cup in a daze, rolled up his sleeves, and ordered, "Clean it up." After the words fell, he got up and said goodbye to Prince Zhong and Princess Yanjun, "Princess, the courtiers are not feeling well, so I will go back to the house today, and I ask the princess for forgiveness." ”
Prince Zhong hurriedly waved her hand and said with concern: "Mrs. Xie is out of sight, they are all from her own family, how can I forgive or not, since I am not feeling well, I went back to the house earlier and called the doctor to take a good look, I still have to be busy later!" ”
Princess Yanjun smiled, "No, you have to rest well, and you have to rely on Mrs. Xie to manage it later." ”
At this time, the Lin family did not panic, and blessed the princess of Yanjun and the princess of Zhong, and said with low eyebrows: "Xie two sisters are worried, my sister will go back, and the two sisters will chat slowly." ”
After the Lin family left, Prince Zhong looked at the direction where the Lin family left with a smile, and said coldly, "Yan Shizi married Miss Xie, who is both talented and beautiful, why is my sister like this...... Unhappy? ”
Princess Yanjun sneered, "The first talented woman in the capital who is both talented and virtuous, gentle and virtuous, is really a well-known name, but my Lan'er has climbed high." Wei paused, raised his eyes to look at Prince Zhong, his eyes were sharp, "Sister, I don't know if you really don't know, or if you don't know, but ...... As long as it is not the last moment, how can you know who will kill the deer? ”
Prince Zhong's heart was cold, but she still smiled gently on her face, and said angrily: "Where did my sister go, how did this appear out of thin air, where did the deer come from?" Xu is sister is old, but she can't understand a word of her sister's words. Besides, the eldest lady of the Xie family is the first talented woman in the capital, and her name is loud, but Yan Shizi is also a peerless man in the capital. ”
"Huh." Princess Yanjun's eyes flowed, and she looked directly at Prince Zhong with burning eyes, and she did not shy away from it at all, "Sister will do whatever she says, but after August 15, my sister is still as light as now." The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, as if there was no mockery.
Prince Zhong took a moment, put down the teacup gently, and said with a smile: "To complete Yu'er's lifelong event, my sister naturally can't be as light as now, she should be a lot happy." But my sister's words made my sister panic when she heard it, so my sister had to say that the marriage between Yu'er and Miss Xie Er was approved by the Queen Mother, and the emperor agreed.......
Princess Yanjun was already fiery by nature, and when she heard that Princess Zhong took the queen mother and the emperor to pressure herself, she immediately became angry in her heart, barely calmed down, but it was still difficult to suppress the anger in her heart, snorted coldly, gritted her teeth and said: "In this way, my sister is here to congratulate my sister in advance on her good daughter-in-law!" ”
Prince Zhong did not change her smile and said gently: "Thank you sister for this." It's been a while since I've been out of the house today, and my sister didn't worry about Yu'er going back first, and my sister shouldn't be too late. ”
"Hmph, I'll make you proud for a few more days." Princess Yanjun stared fiercely at the distant figure of Prince Zhong, thinking in her heart, and whispered to herself, "This Mrs. Xie...... It's still going to be a lot more banging. ”
Lin, who was the first to leave the temple, was halfway through the journey, when the carriage stopped suddenly, and then he heard the coachman shouting, "Who are you, why did you stop the car?" Hearing this, Lin glanced at the Ming Ying, and the Ming Ying immediately got out of the car to check.
After a while, Ming Ying turned back to the carriage and reported, "Madam, there is a ragged woman who stopped the car, claiming that her surname is Su is Miss Cousin of Yanjun Wangfu, she said that she has something to say to Madame personally, and she also said that she can help Madame......
Lin's eyes suddenly dimmed, "Oh? What kind of credentials do I have? ”
Ming Ying shook her head and said, "That woman only insisted that if Madame saw her, she would definitely not regret it." ”
After a long silence, Lin said, "Then take her to the carriage behind." When you return to the mansion, you will send someone to investigate, if it is really Miss Cousin of the Yanjun Palace, it will not be too late for me to see her again. The warbler led the order to retreat.
The carriage continued to move forward smoothly, Lin leaned on the corner of the carriage, squinted slightly, raised his hand and rubbed his temples gently, the smile of Prince Zhong and Princess Yanjun's aggressiveness lingered in his mind, making Lin upset, and a little tired between his eyebrows and eyes.
As soon as he arrived at the Rong'an Hou Mansion, the Lin family got out of the carriage and walked briskly towards Xie Changning's courtyard. At this time, Xie Changning was having lunch, and when he saw the Lin family who came in a hurry, he hurriedly got up to help him, and instructed Grandma Su to add another pair of dishes and chopsticks.
Xie Changning helped Lin to sit down and intimately handed over a glass of water, "Mother, why are you in such a hurry?" ”
Lin took the cup and held it in his hand, looked up at Xie Changning, hesitated slightly, and asked, "Ning'er, have you ever heard that there is a Miss Su surnamed Biao in the Yanjun Palace?" ”
Xie Changning bowed slightly, "There is indeed a young lady in the Yanjun Palace, and Ning Er has seen it...... Mother, why did you suddenly ask? But what happened? ”
Hearing this, Lin Shi thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Ning'er, if you let you see that Miss Cousin again, do you still recognize it?" ”
"Naturally."
Lin shook his head, didn't say more, glanced at the meal on the table, and said busily: "Don't talk about these things, hurry up and eat, if it's cold, it's not beautiful, today's lotus seed white fungus porridge looks soft and glutinous, wouldn't it be a pity not to taste it." ”
Xie Changning hesitantly glanced at the silent Lin family, he didn't know what he was thinking, he was distracted for a while, and suddenly heard the Lin family's call before he said slowly: "Mother, you call Ning'er?" ”
"Ning'er, what's wrong with you, Fang Cai's mother called you, but I didn't pay attention to you." Lin smiled disgustedly, and lovingly handed over the lotus seed white fungus porridge, "Eat it quickly, don't think about it anymore, today's mother just asked casually, Ning'er, don't rest assured, come, this white fungus lotus seed porridge is very good, Ning'er, you can also taste it." ”
"Thank you, mother, you can eat too, don't worry about Ning'er."
After lunch, Lin accompanied Xie Changning to talk about himself and got up to go back to the house, and saw that Ming Ying was already waiting for her. Immediately pay attention to the henchmen guarding outside the house, retreat the rest of the people, take the Ying Ying into the house, close the door with the Ying Ying, and ask, "Song Ying, how is it?" ”
"Mrs. Hui, the slave maid found out that a few days ago, there was a Miss Su surnamed Cousin who was a guest at Yanjun Wangfu, and now she said that she had been sent home, it is said that when the Cousin was in Yanjun Wangfu, she seemed to be a little unhappy with Yan Shizi, but what exactly is unknown......"
"So ......" Lin sat on the side, his expression was dark, and he said for a long time: "Ming Ying, can any maid who knows the roots know how to draw small portraits?" If so, someone will draw the woman's face to me today. ”
"Yes."
"Stand down. If she says anything, tell me again. Be appeased, act carefully, and don't let others find out. ”
Ming Ying hesitated slightly, "Madam, it's the eldest lady who asked......
"I don't know."
After the warbler left the house, she still closed the door of the house, and no one entered the house to wait. Lin was the only one in the room, still sitting upright, staring at a certain place, not knowing what he was thinking, and was quiet for a while.