Chapter 121: Beauty Pavilion
Zhiwan had a stomach full of doubts, and wanted to open her mouth to ask Yao's mother several times, but Yao's mother talked about him left and right, but in the end, she was unwell and unstable, so she asked Poria to help her back to the house to rest.
Bai Shao carefully stroked the wedding robe, couldn't put it down, picked up the gold needle to help Zhiwan thread, Zhiwan waved his hand and said, "Take it down and put it away, embroider it tomorrow, and bring my embroidery basket." ”
Bai Shao blinked twice, a little speechless, silently brought the embroidery basket, looked at the two small soft armor inside, a little confused, when is it not possible to make clothes for the little young lady, if the wedding dress is not good, how to marry, why does the girl ignore the urgency of things?
The sun is shining outside the window, and in the house, Zhiwan sits on the small couch embroidering needlework, Bai Peony and Poria sit far away, talking and laughing quietly, and does not forget to fly the needle and thread in his hand, and looks at Zhiwan from time to time.
Outside, the little maid ran in, panting, but her cheeks were crimson, her eyebrows were full of joy, and she gasped for several breaths before saying, "Fourth girl, Zhennan Wangfu sent someone to send Nacai Lilai, a full sixty-four wife!" ”
"Ahh Poria screamed in pain, ignoring the hand that was pricked by the needle, ran over from the small embroidery pier, and couldn't wait to ask, "You repeat it again, how many Nacai Lilly did Zhennan Wangfu send?" ”
"Sixty-four lifts!" The little maid held her bright eyes high and was full of spirit, as if it was her dowry.
Poria was shocked and couldn't speak, and Bai Shao swallowed her saliva with difficulty, "Is there any mistake, are you sure it's just Na Caili?" I remember last year, the prince married the princess, and only gave thirty-two gifts, the eldest girl got married, and the Ningguo Mansion was only twenty-four, and the wives were happy to reward the Hou Mansion, and the Zhennan Wangfu sent sixty-four lifts, and the etiquette system has exceeded the ...... of the emperor marrying the queen. ”
In all dynasties, the emperor married the queen, but it was only forty-eight lifts. Zhennan Wangfu actually sent sixty-four to carry it, no wonder Poria was shocked and couldn't speak, the little girl straightened her back and said disapprerovitically. "What does the emperor do if he marries the queen, I heard the old mother in the house say that these brought by the Zhennan Wangfu are enough to marry two queens."
Zhiwan was also stunned, she couldn't say what she felt in her heart, she was not perfect, she was not worthy of his treatment, the more the dowry was raised, the more guilty she felt in her heart, Zhiwan looked down at the soft armor in her hand. His hands gradually tightened, and suddenly, his eyebrows raised, "You repeat, who gave the gift?" ”
The little maid was startled. Thinking that he had said the wrong thing, he hurriedly replied, "It was sent by the king of Zhennan." ”
According to Princess Liuhua's meaning, the king of Yuejun planned to send two hundred and forty dowry gifts directly, so as to set the date. So I sent sixty-four first, and those things were extremely precious, some of them were asked for by the king of Yuejun for so many years, and some were privately collected by the Zhennan Wangfu, and the little maid just glanced at them from a distance. The emerald green and white jade cabbage, the half-human-high coral tree, the red sandalwood ink jade Guanyin...... I heard that one piece is worth the Nacai gift sent by the Ningguo Mansion.
The little maid counted the dowry she saw, and the more she listened to it, the more she frowned, but she was just a princess of the county. This is too public, Zhennan Wangfu is rich and rivals the country, it is really true, I'm afraid it's a disaster!
The bead curtain moved again, and Biyu came in and saluted, "Fourth girl, the old lady asked you to go to the rosin courtyard." ”
Zhiwan hurriedly put down the embroidery basket and followed the jasper to the rosin courtyard.
When I walked to the screen, I heard Qian speak, and his words were sour and vinegar, "Master Hou, Zhennan Wangfu sent sixty-four Nacai Lilai, and then I am afraid of more, according to the rules, how much Zhennan Wangfu sends, Houfu must accompany at least half more, those rare treasures, Zhennan Wangfu wants as many as there are, our Hou Mansion does not have it, besides, knowing that the evening is a concubine, if there is too much marriage, how can the concubine gain a ......foothold in the Guogong Mansion." ”
It's not nothing, it's that there is, she doesn't want to marry, when Qin Zhiyan got married, Qian gritted his teeth and sent two pieces, and his heart was bleeding, let alone knowing that it was too late, when Qian thought of so many treasures, his heart was itchy and numb, but he couldn't show it on his face.
Princess Liuhua sat there, smiling, where could she not hear, Qian's words were said to be heard by the Marquis of Dingyuan, in fact, it was even more said to her, let her convey it to the king of Zhennan to know, Zhiwan is just a concubine, not worthy of the Zhennan Palace, but she feels that Ye Guiyue has vision, the king of Zhennan has courage, although Zhiwan is a concubine, but who can compare with talent and appearance, one-handed medical skills, but also cured Ji Ning's dumb disease, let her let go of the burden in her heart, this kindness, how can it be repaid with only ten thousand taels of silver?
Qian said, glanced at Dingyuan Hou, hooked the corners of his lips and said, "Why don't you let her name be recorded under my knees, so that she can have an identity as a descendant?" ”
Qian's abacus in his heart was crackling, and he said this in front of Princess Liuhua, so that outsiders could know how virtuous and virtuous her mother was, and she paid attention to the difference between her concubines, but she respected Zhennan Wangfu, and after Zhiwan recorded her name, her identity was not much different from Qin Zhiyan and Qin Zhiyu, to some extent, it could be regarded as a backer for Qin Zhiyan and Qin Zhiyan, although this was not what Qian was willing to do, but there was no way, no one in Zhennan Wangfu dared to provoke, Qin Zhiyu remarried, and it would not exceed Zhiwan, thinking about it, Qian's heart was aggrieved.
Dingyuan Hou took the tea offered by the maid, gently plucked it twice, the tip of his nose was full of tea fragrance, Junshan Maofeng rose and fell, Dingyuan Hou took a sip, and said, "Zhennan Wangfu is rich, how can you care about that bit of marriage, just these sent by Zhennan Wangfu are enough to know how to be rich for a few lifetimes, and there is no need for the icing on the cake, as for the identity of the heir, when did the king of Yuejun put it in his eyes, and the king of Zhennan didn't care." ”
His best daughter married to such a gentleman county king, and accompanied two grandsons, to Dingyuan Marquis said, that is, the entire Zhennan Wangfu is not enough, but the king of Zhennan is also very face-saving, this Nacai gift is not the queen of the ceremony, it is to marry the queen mother, but the future emperor is to accompany it, as soon as I think of the two little grandsons as an additional head to send out, Dingyuan Marquis has an urge to vomit blood, if he can, he really wants to raise it himself, he is really worried that the king of Zhennan will raise another Yuejun king, then Da Yue will be dangerous.
Dingyuanhou's words really don't seem to be said by a father who loves his daughter, Qian was stunned, and Princess Liuhua was also puzzled, including Zhiwan standing at the screen, Qian looked at Dingyuanhou incredulously, although in the early years, she also said that Zhiwan would be named in order to please Dingyuanhou. But every time the Marquis of Dingyuan was vague, but this time, the Qian family didn't understand, and the daughter who married out spilled the water. It's Ningguo Mansion, her sister-in-law has been wronged, she can't help, not to mention that Zhiwan is married to Zhennan Wangfu, if he really bullies Zhiwan, he is also willing and powerless, give Zhiwan an identity as a concubine, so that she can suffer less grievances, Hou Ye actually refused?
Princess Liuhua thought the same way, how many concubines were looking forward to being named in the name of their mother-in-law. It's rare for his mother-in-law to take the initiative to mention it, but Dingyuan Hou is unwilling, doesn't he say that Zhiwan is his most beloved daughter, and he can't even compare with his daughter-in-law, how can this be? It's just a secret secretion. I don't even need to prepare much for the marriage, so why do I still feel dissatisfied with the Zhennan Palace?
Princess Liuhua put down the teacup in her hand and said with a smile, "King Yuejun really wants to marry Zhiwan, I don't need to say more, for so many years, it is the first time I have heard of him bowing his head to admit his mistakes." The prince was also very satisfied with her, and specially told me that as long as there is something in the world, as long as I open my mouth at night, the Zhennan Wangfu will spare no effort to send it. ”
Hearing this, Dingyuanhou's face looked much better. He didn't ask much, he just hoped that the king of Zhennan would restrain the king of Yuejun more, and it would be good to be bullied until late, Princess Liuhua laughed when she heard it, "Master Hou can rest assured." I see who bullies whom, and says not necessarily. ”
Zhiwan's cheeks turned crimson when he heard this, and he wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then he stepped in, and only after taking two steps, the county lord of Ji Ning, who was sitting beside Princess Liuhua, called, "Sister Zhiwan." ”
Qian's eyes condensed again, what a county lord who doesn't pay attention to the rules, how can there be a reason for the county lord to say hello to a concubine first, but Princess Liuhua is still the emperor's sister, and she doesn't care, Qian thought so in his heart, but his eyes swept Zhiwan, only to see Zhiwan smiling faintly, stepped forward calmly, and asked for peace one by one, before talking to the county lord of Jining, "Listening to the county lord, the county lord's voice is much better." ”
The county lord of Ji Ning smiled like a flower, and nodded again and again, "The imperial doctor said that in ten days, I will be able to sing and shout like ordinary people." ”
If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't divulge the medical skills of the Zhihui Party, she really wanted to thank her, she couldn't help it, she was the best girl in the world, Brother Yue was the best brother in the world, only she was worthy of Brother Yue, she knew that the marriage card she threw in the Temple of the Reclining Buddha was not an accident, it was fate, she threw the marriage card no less than ten times, never threw it on the tree, and finally hit her, it can be seen that Brother Yue and her are a natural pair.
Princess Liuhua couldn't wait to tell Zhiwan when she heard the county lord of Jining, knowing their relationship, she couldn't help but say angrily, "The former Furong banquet, your sister Zhiwan helped you ask the king of Yue County to come up with a lot of ideas, you don't want to thank the people, and the fireworks." ”
The county lord of Ji Ning slapped his head, smiled apologetically, and blamed Zhiwan and said, "Why don't you tell me that fireworks are so expensive, and you can only buy two for a thousand taels of silver." ”
Zhiwan was slightly stunned, only a thousand taels of silver can buy two? Isn't that guy's heart too dark? You can buy at least three, right?
Xiu'er hurriedly handed over three thousand taels of silver tickets, and the county lord of Jining personally stuffed it into Zhiwan's hand, and Zhiwan hurriedly said, "You don't need to give it to me, the fireworks were bought by the king of Yuejun." ”
The county lord of Ji Ning pouted, pretending to be angry and said, "Why don't you like to collect money, Brother Yue said that in the future, his will be yours, don't accept my silver ticket, let me give it to you, and you won't accept it, so who will I give it to?" ”
"......." ”
That's a joke, how can he go back to the county lord of Jining like this, isn't she really a bandit, how can she collect it well, and before she gets married, she starts to manage other people's money, which is absolutely absolutely not good.
The county lord of Ji Ning can almost hang the pot with a pout, but if she doesn't accept it late, she can't help it, Princess Liuhua smiled and said, "Since you don't accept it, you owe it first." ”
Zhao sat on the first seat, silent, and only then said, "Zhiwan, you accompany the county lord to the garden for a walk." ”
After sending away Zhiwan and the county lord of Jining, Zhao looked at Princess Liuhua and said with a smile, "King Zhennan values Zhiwan so much, it makes me curious, didn't King Zhennan say in public yesterday that Zhiwan is not worthy of the broken line qin, why did he change his mind halfway?" ”
Princess Liuhua choked when asked, she had also heard about it, as far as she knew, the things that King Zhennan had decided had hardly changed, and this time the attitude before and after was really unpredictable, but King Zhennan changed his mind, didn't the Marquis of Dingyuan invite him in front, others don't know, the Marquis of Dingyuan should know, Princess Liuhua smiled, "I don't know about this, what does King Zhennan do." It's hard for the emperor to know, let alone me. ”
Zhao smiled and said yes, and then sighed, "The Zhennan Wangfu is powerful. Hou Fu never thought about Gao Pan, and he ...... yesterday. ”
Zhao euphemistically talked about the second master being excluded in the court, and when the second master complained to her today, he said that the Hou Mansion was the father-in-law of the king of Yuejun, as long as the king of Zhennan mentioned it in the court, the position of the squire would only be his, and he didn't need to spend money up and down, Zhao has been thinking about how to speak, because the position of the squire will be decided in the next two days, and she will not be able to invite the Qian family to come to the door. No, it just so happens that Princess Liuhua is here, there is no princess who doesn't care about the government, she should understand what she means.
Princess Liuhua frowned when she heard this. The power of the Zhennan Wangfu is indeed not small, and the king of Yuejun is even more feared by hundreds of officials, but the king of Zhennan has always been principled, in addition to favoritism in the affairs of the king of Yuejun, but I haven't heard of him easily recommending anyone as an official, and she has also heard of the second master of the Qin Mansion, to be honest. With his talent not enough to be qualified for the position of squire, Princess Liuhua pretended not to know and smiled, "King Yuejun has acted a little radically, which has angered many people and caused trouble to the house, but he is already getting better." Yesterday, the thorn stick admitted his mistake, but no one in the Kyoto family has such courage. ”
The smile on Zhao's face remained unchanged, but he was a little worried in his heart, King Zhennan could send so many dowries, and it was not a matter of words to help the second master find a position as a waiter. I didn't want to.
Qian listened to Zhao's words, there was a sneer at the bottom of his eyes, Zhiwan has not yet married, she can't wait to seek benefits for the second master, she has to wonder, Zhiwan is not the daughter of the second master, Qian glanced at Dingyuan Hou with the corner of his eye, and saw that there was a look of disgust in his eyes, Qian wanted to laugh in his heart, the king of Yuejun impeached Yuezhang and was fined for two years, but he helped Yuezhang's younger brother to sit in the position of the waiter, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth, what will outsiders think of Hou Ye, I must think that Hou Ye is not as good as the second master, But the fact is that the second master is not worthy of lifting shoes for Hou Ye, and in the bottom of Zhao's heart, the second master is better than Hou Ye in everything.
Besides, Zhiwan led the county lord of Jining out of the house and walked to a place where no one was, the county lord of Jining was tired, a pair of clear eyes looked at Zhiwan tightly, as if he wanted to see a flower on Zhiwan's face, Zhiwan thought that there was something dirty on his face, and wiped it several times, but Xiu'er couldn't help but laugh first, "Fourth girl, the county lord didn't say that you had dirty things on your face, but doubted whether you were only fifteen or sixteen years old, yesterday the county lord asked the imperial doctor, will there be a fifteen or sixteen-year-old divine doctor, and the imperial doctor said that it was not a divine doctor, it was the heavenly god of medicine who descended to earth." ”
Zhiwan's face was full of black lines, and he couldn't cry or laugh, "There are many people in the world who are more skilled than me." ”
The county lord of Ji Ning pouted, "How could it be, the concubine had a bag on her face, and the imperial doctor prescribed medicine and didn't go down for a day, I went to Sister Ning Shu and asked for a little ointment, and in less than half an hour, the bag disappeared." ”
Saying that, the county lord of Ji Ning leaned over to Zhiwan's side and said, "Others don't know, but I know that Sister Ning Shu's face was cured by you, if I hadn't told my mother today, I would have told you about the ointment, and she wouldn't have allowed me to come to the Hou Mansion to find you." ”
Zhiwan understood that Xie Ningshu's matter couldn't be hidden from the county lord of Jining, how many people saw her face, they were envious and jealous, when she came back, so many ladies surrounded her and asked who cured her face, Xie Ningshu was not good at lying, and she said that she agreed not to say it, she walked so close to her, took the initiative to say hello and laugh, the county lord of Jining naturally guessed that it was hers, and Zhiwan did not hide it, smiled and pinched the face of the county lord of Jining, and said with a smile, "Your skin is delicate, your mother's is drier, and the balm and gouache used are different, I'll help you make some rouge gouache for you. ”
The county lord of Ji Ning was pinched and his face was flushed, "Aren't you about to marry Brother Yue, you still have to embroider a wedding dress, I'm not in a hurry, I can help the mother concubine system when you get married." ”
Zhiwan chuckled, "I still have that time, but I don't know what fragrance you and the princess like?" ”
The county lord of Ji Ning said embarrassedly, "The mother concubine likes orchids, I like lotus flowers." ”
Zhiwan smiled and nodded, leading the county lord of Jining to visit the garden, the two talked and laughed, the county lord of Jining suddenly thought of one thing, and said regretfully, "The lotus platform you asked me to make was given to the emperor by the concubine, yesterday afternoon, Princess Ankang danced a butterfly dance in the imperial garden, attracting the butterflies in the imperial garden to surround her, the beauty is suffocating, but unfortunately you are not with me." ”
After the county lord of Jining finished speaking, Xiu'er said, "The incense in the lotus incense burner yesterday is comfortable for people who smell it. ”
Everyone thought that the incense was specially bought by the king of Yuejun, and those concubines wanted it one by one, but they didn't dare to send someone to spread the word to the king of Yuejun, and the queen sent someone to find it, a lotus platform. gave people so many surprises and shocks, Xiu'er felt that under the marriage tree that day, it was the gods who favored the county lord.
Zhiwan naturally knows that the butterfly dance is once in the world. There must be many people who like that incense, but it's a pity that she is now busy getting married and designing Chunfeng Lou, and she has no time to make incense, and she has money but no time to earn it!
The county lord of Jining sniffed the orchid lightly, saw that there was some dust on the orchid, and gently wiped it with a handkerchief, and Qin Zhiyu came over and said with a smile, "The county lord likes orchids?" ”
The county lord of Ji Ning nodded slightly. "The orchid is elegant and pure, I like it very much, but I prefer the lotus flower out of the mud and the dust is not clean."
Qin Zhiyu nodded and praised, "I, like the county lord, like the lotus flower the most. ”
Qin Zhishu's eyes showed a trace of disdain. Obviously what he likes is the grace of the peony, in order to get close to the county lord of Jining, he even changed his preferences, Qin Zhishu walked to Zhiwan's side and said with a smile, "I haven't congratulated the fourth sister yet, sixty-four dowry." Kyoto is still the first one.,Fortunately, the big sister isn't here.,Otherwise it's going to be delicious.。 ”
Qin Zhiyu's face changed, a ruthless color flashed in her eyes, and then she smiled, "The fifth sister and the fourth sister are the same mother. The fourth sister will marry sixty-four gifts alone, I don't know how many five sisters will be in the future? ”
Qin Zhishu secretly gritted her teeth and smiled smartly, "I don't dare to cross the sixth sister and the eldest sister." ”
One oppresses with a mother's compatriots, and the other strikes with a descendant. -for-tat, sparks overflowing.
The county lord of Ji Ning smiled when he heard this, looked at the gauze on the fingers of the two curiously, and then looked at Qin Zhixue and the others on the side, and said curiously, "What is the use of wrapping gauze around fingers?" ”
Qin Zhishu and Qin Zhiyu were immediately dumb, their faces were embarrassed, the county lord of Ji Ning looked back at Zhiwan, and Zhiwan smiled, "It's easy to hurt your hands when you play the piano, and they are taking care of it." ”
The county lord of Jining nodded again and again, and stretched out his hand, because no one played with her or talked to her, she played the piano, so that her ten fingers had faint calluses, and the county lord of Jining looked at Zhiwan, "My hand has been injured for many years, can I still take care of it?" ”
Saying that, the county lord of Ji Ning handed his hand to Zhiwan to see, Zhiwan touched it lightly, and said with a smile, "Why not, it's okay." ”
Zhiwan said this, which means that you can help the county lord of Jining to maintain, the county lord of Jining was happy with his eyes, Qin Zhishu was relieved, fortunately Zhiwan helped them cover up, otherwise they really have no face to stay any longer, they all know that good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles, the broken piano is precious, even the concubine can't touch it, but they dare to play, but they provoked their own hands were almost wasted, begging for hardship, self-inflicted, if they were outside, they could also panic, saying that Zhiwan asked the old lady to play, they followed to have fun, But in front of Zhiwan, they can't tell the truth!
A few people invited the county lord of Ji Ning to sit in the pavilion, use some pastries, and then taste tea and poetry, and was happy to play, when a little maid came over and said, "Fourth girl, it's not good, the king of Yuejun beat the eldest aunt." ”
Poor Zhiwan was drinking tea, a sip of tea didn't almost choke to death, Poria scolded angrily, "What are you yelling about, the fourth girl hasn't married yet, what happened to the eldest aunt of the king of Yuejun who beat the eldest aunt?!" ”
Zhiwan glanced sideways a little, it was rare that Poria cocos's head turned more slippery today, knowing that she and the king of Yuejun were cleared up, and the Zhennan Wangfu sent a bunch of Nacai Lilly, Qian was already jealous in his heart, and he beat her son-in-law again, doesn't this mean that the second young master of Ningguo Mansion is a scum in his eyes, if you want to pinch it, you can beat it if you want to, it's not worth mentioning?
Qin Zhi gritted his teeth angrily and asked, "Okay, why did King Yuejun beat his eldest brother-in-law?" ”
The little maid was a little timid by Poria cocos, and at this time Qin Zhiyu asked, only then did she dare to raise her eyes to see Zhiwan, and she didn't dare to speak loudly, "It seems that the eldest aunt met the king of Yuejun on the street, he called the king of Yuejun, the king of Yuejun ignored him, the eldest aunt lost face in front of a few friends, so he put a shelf for the king of Yuejun, saying that the fourth girl called him brother-in-law, and he married the fourth girl, so he naturally wanted to call him the eldest brother-in-law with the fourth girl, and said that they were all sons-in-law of the Hou Mansion, and asked the king of Yuejun to go to the beauty pavilion with him to drink two cups, and the eldest aunt put her arm on the shoulder of the king of Yuejun, was grabbed by the king of Yuejun, smashed off the horse with a punch, and fell on the passing tofu cart ....... ”