74 Strange
When Mama Yuan and the girls saw it, they were all amazed, and Mama Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "Our girl is really good-looking." ”
Mrs. Pei was not at ease, she also came to take a look, and when she saw Pei Jinzhen at first glance, she was also stunned, and then her eyes lit up and said, "Okay!" That's good! ”
Then, he took Pei Jinzhen's hand and instructed carefully, "When you arrive in the palace, you need to be cautious in your words and deeds, but you don't need to worry too much, just follow your grandmother and aunt ......."
After a detailed explanation, the porter over there came to report that the carriage and horses of the British Mansion had arrived at the side door of the carriage and horses to pick up the girl.
Mrs. Pei personally sent Pei Jinzhen to the side door, but when she raised her eyes, she saw the person sitting on horseback outside the door, and she was smiling so much that she couldn't see her teeth, "Why bother the prince to pick it up in person?" ”
Pei Jinzhen was also shocked, and when she raised her head, she saw that the person who was standing on the horse's head and looking at her condescendingly was not Yuan Ke, who was it?
Today, because he was going to enter the palace for a banquet, Yuan Ke was dressed more gorgeously than usual, wearing a straight jacket with silver embroidery flowing cloud patterns on the bottom of the bottom, a jade belt around his waist, a black gold crown on his head, and only a pair of eyes, but it was still dark and unfazed, and he arched his hand towards Mrs. Pei and said, "I've seen the old lady, my cousin is the first time to enter the palace, my grandmother is not at ease, so I will pick it up in person." ”
Mrs. Pei smiled, "The in-laws are really troublesome. In this way, I will hand over Sister Zhen to you. ”
That's right...... Pei Jinzhen's scalp was a little tight, and he hurriedly smiled and bent his knees at Yuan Ke, "There is Cousin Lao." ”
"Grandmother, granddaughter is gone, don't worry about going back!"
Since Yuan Ke came to pick him up in person, Mrs. Pei still had something to worry about, but she sent Pei Jinzhen to the carriage with a smile, and insisted on watching them go away, and then turned around and went back to the house.
The carriage kicked and tapped, and Pei Jinzhen was a little melancholy. What's the matter, it's Cousin Ke who is here today? She thought he should find an excuse to avoid suspicion.
If it is said that my grandmother is not worried that she will enter the palace alone, in her previous life, she did not let Cousin Ke pick her up!
Although he was so slanderous, he was moved by Mrs. Ge's intentions and sighed. When she entered the palace today, she had a purpose, but now, she kept turning the jade bracelet on her wrist, but she couldn't think about anything else.
The carriage slowly stopped, which made Pei Jinzhen's mind pull back. Quietly lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, only to realize that when she was thinking nonsense, she had already arrived in front of the palace gate.
There were a few other carriages parked on the side of the British Mansion, presumably Mrs. Ge and they were all waiting.
Pei Jinzhen helped the hand that resisted the frost, and was about to get off the carriage, when he heard a lazy laugh outside the car, "Brother Jin, these days, you can really meet everywhere, isn't it too fateful?" ”
"It's funny, you and I are going to go to the palace for a banquet, what's so strange about it?" Yuan Ke arched his hand towards Yan Chong and hooked the corners of his lips.
"It's only strange that every time I meet, Brother Jin is responsible for guarding." As he spoke, he glanced at the carriage behind Yuan Ke with a smile.
There were already several carriages of the British Mansion parked at the palace gate in front, and they waited for almost a quarter of an hour, but at this time, Yuan Ke led another carriage with the emblem of the British Mansion, who was in the carriage?
Yan Chong curled the corners of his mouth, "Brother Jin wants to protect his family, it is not as convenient as me, so I will leave first." Don't forget, brother, you still owe me a drink, and you can't repay what you owe. ”
With that, he smiled and left.
Pei Jinzhen in the car was in a heartbeat, he said this, are you sure he didn't say it to her?
But...... How did he know it was her in the carriage?
Yan Chong really guessed. After all, the British government made a special trip to ask for an extra post, saying that he wanted to take his cousin into the palace to see the world together, but he couldn't hide it. He knew that the little fox at the palace banquet would also come today, but he didn't expect that it would be Yuan Jinzhi who personally picked it up.
"Cousin, grandmother, they're already waiting, let's go over!" Yuan Ke's voice came from outside the carriage.
"Hmm." Pei Jinzhen answered, and the carriage moved slowly again, as if the cousin and sister had never taken the episode to heart.
Mrs. Ge of the British Mansion took Mrs. Wu, Yuan Jingyi and Yuan Qingluo really waited for a while, and now when she saw that Pei Jinzhen had arrived, she entered the palace gate under the escort of Yuan Ke.
Pei Jinzhen came with the British people, but he was also stained with their light, and he changed to a soft sedan chair outside the Chengqing Gate with them, and was carried to the harem by the inner attendant.
And Yuan Ke parted ways with them and went to the direction of the imperial study first.
Old Madam Ge only thought that Pei Jinzhen was the first time to enter the palace, and earlier, she had been holding her hand, afraid that she would be nervous, and explained to Mrs. Wu that they would take care of her.
But who knows that Pei Jinzhen thanked her, went to banquets, sacrifices, and ceremonies in her previous life, and did not enter the palace less, she was actually very familiar with this palace city, but she couldn't give birth to any nervous and scared emotions, but every time she entered the palace, she didn't like it.
This delicate cage surrounded by four high walls is always a little breathless.
But she came today for other purposes, she didn't need to attract people's eyes, she pretended to be nervous and scared, as long as she didn't make a mistake.
It has only been more than 20 years since the founding of the country. During the reign of the first emperor, because the war had just ended, everything was in ruins, and the treasury was empty, so he did not build another palace, but just picked up the palace of the previous dynasty and lived.
After he ascended the throne, he was born a frugal and unassuming character, even if he worked hard to rule, the treasury was already full, but he only repaired the damaged parts of the palace. However, even so, this palace is magnificent enough.
After all, the foundation of the previous dynasty for hundreds of years was destroyed in the poverty and luxury of the last generations of emperors, and this palace is the best proof of this.
Entering from the Chengqing Gate, it is a stretch of red wall and golden tile, brilliant and majestic, solemn and solemn, the palace room, pavilions and pavilions are lined up one after another, a piece of brilliant that cannot be seen.
At this time, the palace banquet has not yet begun, and when you enter the palace, you must first go to Fengzao Palace to meet the queen.
Although Pei Jinzhen has received grace and can follow her into the palace, according to her identity, she is not qualified to meet the queen.
Old Madam Ge explained that Yuan Qingluo would accompany her, and she took Mrs. Wu and Yuan Jingyi into the palace.
Yuan Qingluo didn't want to enter the palace to be judged by those noble ladies, so he was really in the middle of it.
Beckoning to let the palace people of Fengzao Palace lead the way, and the two cousins went to the imperial garden first.
In the imperial garden, the emerald color is slightly reduced, but the craftsmen are capable, and the flowers and plants are well served, and now, the chrysanthemums of various colors that bloom early have bloomed a lot.
Clusters, clusters, red, yellow, white, purple...... Colorful and shining.
There are a few pergolas set up in the imperial garden, some of them have saved up the cards to play the leaf cards, some of them have thrown pots and poems, and there are also those who gather in two by three to talk privately.
The so-called palace banquet did not jump out of the frame of ordinary banquets, but the identity of the people at the banquet was more valuable, and the entanglement of interests between each other was even more fatal.