Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Birthday Feast
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The water vapor in the clean room was thick, and Yixuan was immersed in hot water from the neck down, and her body gradually warmed up. I'm tired, but my mind is clear. She opened her eyes wide as she watched the mist rise and then fade into nothingness.
"Lady." Shuang'er helped her tie up her hair, it was too late today, and I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to dry her hair, "Why are you suffering today?" ”
In fact, Master Wen only punished Hongyu to kneel in the ancestral hall, Yixuan was the future princess, and the master did not dare to touch her. But Yixuan stubbornly wanted to go to the ancestral hall to kneel, and others didn't listen to any persuasion. Others thought that Yixuan had a deep sisterhood with Hongyu, and she was reluctant to let her sister be punished alone. Shuang'er didn't believe it.
"If it weren't for that, how could Zhao Zhen believe me?" Yixuan wiped her face and smiled bitterly, "It's just a bitter trick." ”
What she did during the day, Zhao Zhen would definitely be suspicious of her. A person like Zhao Zhen will never say what she thinks in her heart, she hasn't married into the palace yet, if Zhao Zhen doubts her from the beginning, then how will she go in the future?
Shuang'er suddenly realized, admired and shocked, hesitated and asked: "So, the lady has thought about it?" Are you really ready to marry His Royal Highness King Yu? ”
This time, Yixuan didn't answer, and when Shuang'er saw this, he didn't talk anymore.
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Yi Xuan has become impatient for the past two days. The needlework arranged by the Liu family was not done at all, and the grandmother sent by the Yu Wangfu tailored the clothes for Yixuan, and Yixuan was impatient to deal with it, and the smile on her face was less than before.
Yes, she knew that Zhao Zhen was going to marry her. But she wasn't ready. Her plan ...... I don't know if it's in time.
Wen Changbai came to see her, and Yixuan's face looked a little better.
"The list I gave you, but you've been contacted?" Yixuan couldn't wait to ask.
Wen Changbai was not in a good mood, especially when he heard that King Yu set the wedding date on the tenth day of the first month of February, and he rarely drank alcohol, so he drank a small jar in a daze, and then smashed the wine jar and went straight to Yixuan.
Wen Changbai's cheeks were flushed, his face was as delicate as jade, handsome and pale, Shuang'er couldn't help blushing and heartbeat when he saw it, and hurriedly sent tea and retreated.
Wen Changbai shook his head and held Yixuan's hand, "Let's not talk about this for now, do you really want to marry him?" Are you crazy? What will happen to you if he knows your secret? I can't let you take that risk anyway. ”
Yixuan also sensed that something was wrong. I thought that his face was red, and he was blown by the cold wind. But looking at the smell of alcohol on his body, he should have drunk a lot of wine.
"You've been drinking?" The corners of Yixuan's mouth twitched slightly, helpless and distressed, "How can you drink with this body?" I'll ask Shuang'er to make you a decanting soup. ”
"Don't go." Wen Changbai grabbed her, the man's hand was very strong, she couldn't break free, so she could only stop.
Sometimes men lose their temper and are really like children.
She was about to say something, but Wen Changbai took her into her arms. He cupped her face and looked at it carefully, his face gentle but extremely forbearing. The black pupils seemed to be filled with endless sadness, a thick and indissoluble sorrow, and when Yi Xuanguang looked at it, his mood became inexplicably heavy.
In her memory, countless times her brother looked at her like this, she always thought it was because of her brother's weakness since childhood. But now, she feels that this is not the case, and she even has an extremely ridiculous idea!
She shuddered and was ashamed of this idea of hers. She wanted to try her best to suppress this thought, but Wen Changbai gently touched her face with her hand at this moment, and she almost instinctively avoided it.
Both of them froze at the same time.
Wen Changbai smiled a little gloomily and withdrew his hand. There was an eerie silence in the air. Yixuan felt embarrassed, and her reaction ...... Isn't it overkill? Wen Changbai is her dearest brother, and they are already so close.
It's that she's thinking too much.
Yi Xuan exhaled, smiled at Wen Changbai as if flattering, revealing two shallow pear vortices, and led the topic to the right path: "Actually, I already have a plan, if it is successful, I don't have to marry Zhao Zhen." If it doesn't work, then I'll have to admit it. ”
Wen Changbai calmed down a lot, his face softened and asked, "What plan?" ”
Yi Xuan used the key to open the lock of the makeup, took out the paper inside, and handed it to Wen Changbai. He sat opposite him, leisurely sipping tea, while pondering the expression on Wen Changbai's face with great interest, seeing his surprised expression, he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and said with a smile: "The key to this matter is whether you can contact these people." ”
Wen Changbai looked at it roughly, pretending to be annoyed and looking up at her, "Zhao Shen is in the capital?" Why did you tell me? ”
If you don't tell him, there is a reason not to tell him. Yixuan stuck out her tongue. After all, Wen Changbai often accompanies Zhao Yan, in case he accidentally leaks the news and Zhao Yan knows, I don't know if Zhao Yan can calm down.
"It's not that hard. I've met with a lot of people these days. They were faithful to you, and when they heard that I was going to avenge you, they were filled with indignation and generosity. In fact, although the Beizhen Fusi is now under the jurisdiction of Wei Xiang, the hearts of the people are all towards you. So you don't have to worry about this, I will definitely handle it. ”
Yixuan smiled and nodded, feeling a lot more comfortable.
"But why did King Yu detain Zhao Shen in the mansion?"
Wen Changbai didn't know about the secret edict yet. Yi Xuan thought about it, but decided to hide it first, after all, the less people know about this matter, the better. Once it spreads, people are terrible.
"I don't know, it's not a good thing anyway." Yixuan half-bowed her head and said in a humble heart.
Wen Changbai smiled lightly. His sister, every time she lied, thought she could hide it from him, but in fact, he just didn't expose her.
A few days later, it was the sixth day of the second month, Yixuan's birthday. Wen Bogao set up a banquet in the mansion, planning to celebrate his granddaughter. The Wen family's relatives all came. In addition, colleagues in the officialdom such as the Qi family, the Zhen family, and the Lu family, and even the powerful families such as the Duke of Yongning, the Marquis of Zhongyong, and the Marquis of Wuxiang, also sent people to give gifts. Some people just ordered the housekeeper to send famous cards and gifts, and some people also had female relatives to take the time to come to the banquet, so the two-room mansion was full of people and was very lively.
The second room has never been so beautiful, and it is all stained with the light of Yixuan, the princess of Zhun Yu.
Early in the morning, Yixuan was called out by Wang's mother, who taught her needlework. This body is very sleepy, and when she gets up in the morning, she is still heavy and light-headed, Yixuan barely opened her eyes, her eyes are red, she is pitiful, and bargains with Wang's mother to let her sleep for a while. Wang's mother ignored her and began to groom her with her hands and feet.
Yixuan faced the mirror stupidly, and Wang's mother added makeup to her Fu Fan, combed a pair of double mustaches, decorated with flowers and hairpins, and then changed into a newly made red crepe gown, and a lotus-colored piping silk skirt underneath, which was beautiful and beautiful. Mother Wang looked Yixuan up and down, and said with relief: "Our third sister is becoming more and more standard." ”
The little girl is good-looking with no face, but she is immature and good-looking, after adding makeup, she is even more delicate and charming, and Mother Wang has only seen a similar beauty, which is the deceased queen mother.
Yixuan first went to the ancestral hall to offer incense to his ancestors. Then he went to Liu's house and kowtowed to Liu's.
Liu's person was easily moved, thinking of the hard work of bringing Yixuan in the past, his eyes turned red, and he cried very sincerely. Yixuan couldn't quite understand Liu's emotion, but she was also very obedient to wipe Liu's tears with a handkerchief.
Mother Wang inquired outside, came in and asked with a smile: "The people are ready, and they want to kowtow to the third sister." Mrs. asked the third sister if she was okay, if she was well, hurry over, the ladies in several rooms are waiting for the third sister. ”
Liu stopped crying, got up and went to the mirror to tidy up his clothes, for fear of falling in front of the grandmothers and wives in each room. Seeing this, Wang's mother hurriedly went up, only to hear Liu's words: "Her little child's family, she has no blessing if she receives too heavy a gift, so don't kowtow, let the people come in and say it's over." Madame, I will immediately bring Yixuan over. ”
This is her daughter, and she finally raised her eyebrows.
When the second lady went to the room, there were already many people crowded inside. Wang's mother opened the curtains, Liu entered the house, and Yixuan followed closely. There was a lot of laughter in the house, and a daughter-in-law in the third room had sharp eyes and said with a smile: "The third girl is here, let me make room for our princess." ”
Everyone looked at Yixuan in unison. Yi Xuan was not restrained, but more generous and natural than Liu, walked over and saluted everyone one by one, with a smile on her little face, very cute.
Everyone laughed and praised Yixuan for being "really sensible". Yi Xuan felt a burning gaze keep staring at her, and instinctively looked towards that gaze.
It's Zhou!
Seeing Zhou's eyes lit up, she grabbed the handrail and stood up, hesitating whether to step forward. Yi Xuan was afraid that the Zhou family would really recognize her, so she hurriedly lowered her head and saluted the Zhou family respectfully: "Hello fourth uncle." ”
Zhou was stunned for a moment, and suddenly was stunned there, Xu Xuan came back to his senses, sat down with a wry smile, his eyes were sour, beckoned to Yixuan, and said, "Third sister, come here." ”
Yixuan walked over.
The second lady and the Liu family played a small drum in their hearts at the same time. A few months ago, the Zhou family wanted to adopt Yixuan as their adopted daughter, but fortunately, they stole the beams and changed the pillars to replace the people with red jade, so they were spared from this incident. The Zhou family must have seen it now, so they shouldn't settle accounts with them...... But now, even if the Zhou family wants to admit it, they won't admit it.
Yi Xuan walked up to Zhou and stood still. If there were only two people here, she and Zhou, she might not be able to control her emotions, but in front of so many people, there was not enough atmosphere for her to brew emotions. Therefore, her expression was always cold, and her eyes could not see emotions, Zhou looked at Yixuan for a long time, but she did not find a trace of abnormality, she was very disappointed.
She stretched out her hand, gently stroked the tear mole in the corner of Yixuan's eyes, and said softly and gently: "Yixuan, you are so beautiful." My uncle's daughter is also so beautiful. ”
As he spoke, tears rolled down. She hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief, took a deep breath, took out a small wooden box with carved lacquer for Yixuan, and smiled hard: "This is a gift from your uncle, accept it." ”
Yixuan felt uncomfortable in her heart. She thanked her and took it, opened the box, it was a gold and jade plum blossom pattern longevity lock, Yi Xuan's hand trembled, and she almost knocked over the box.