Chapter Twenty-Six: The Jade Horse
Shen Qiang's eyes were red, Shen Fang put down the burden in his hand, and sighed: "I told you, in another year and a half, the county lord will go to school, and you will come, and we can still see each other every day." ”
Shen Qiang didn't speak, picking at the lace on the purse, which was embroidered with plum blossoms, but the flower branches had already made her almost scatter.
Shen Fang sat down beside her and put a heavy handkerchief bag in her palm: "Lord Wang, the prince...... They are all kind-hearted people, the county lord is still young, I see that she has a good temper, as long as you don't get into trouble, everything is peaceful. These silvers ......"
Shen Qiang retracted her hand and didn't take the bag: "I don't want it, you go to the palace, and you want silver." ”
"You take it."
"Don't." Shen Qiang said stubbornly: "I have food to eat, clothes to wear, and monthly rules in the palace. When you go to the palace, there is no one around, so you need to use money. ”
Shen Fang didn't know.
This time, when I went to the palace, my eyes were black, and I had to be careful everywhere at all times, even if I had to keep one eye open when I was sleeping. The biological mother of the fourth princess died early and was raised under the queen's knees, and her identity is precious and valuable, but her waist is not so stiff and straight. The fifth princess was born to Concubine Ming, and her mother was favored, and her daughter was smart and beautiful, so she invisibly suppressed the fourth princess. The sixth princess was born to Zhang Jieyu, she is young, but she is stubborn and competitive - I really don't know what will happen when I go.
But she thought so in her heart, but she couldn't tell Shen Qiang like this, for fear that she would get into the horns and not be able to get out.
"Don't worry, I won't be there for long, seeing that the third princess got married last year, and the fourth princess is afraid that she will have to discuss marriage in the spring, so I can't go to the school, so I can come back."
Shen Qiang's eyes lit up: "That's right." ”
Seeing that she finally wanted to open it up, Shen Fang sighed in her stomach.
Someone outside asked, "Is my cousin in the house?" ”
Shen Fang hurriedly responded: "Yes." ”
The curtain was lifted, and Qi walked in. Shen Fang and Shen Qiang both got up and greeted: "Hello Mother Qi, please sit down and have tea." ”
"My cousin is going to enter the palace tomorrow, she must be busy at this time, so I won't delay much. These were sent to the girl by the king's orders. These are the intentions of the prince and the county lord, and the palace is no better than other places, although it should be cautious, but it can't be underestimated. ”
Shen Fang was busy thanking him, and the Qi family asked people to put down their things, and sure enough, they didn't stay long and left.
As soon as she left, Shen Jing came.
Shen Fang hurriedly welcomed him in and sent people out.
Shen Jing didn't care about drinking tea, and shared the situation she knew with her one by one: "The district female officials of Jiyutang are serious and square, and no one is allowed to prevaricate in their homework, and there are clear rewards and punishments, don't slack off, you must be attentive in your homework." ”
Shen Fang nodded in response. Shen Qiang suddenly thought: "If my sister can't study well, will she be able to go home?" ”
Shen Jing didn't annoy her, but said: "If she is expelled, then Fang'er's reputation will be terrible, and it will be hindered to get married in the future." ”
Shen Qiang stuck out her tongue.
"But don't worry too much, the students in the internal school are either the nobles of the clan or the daughters of the official families, and their qualifications are uneven, and no one has ever been expelled." Shen Jing said: "What I'm not worried about is another thing. Regardless of the early years, although the princesses often change their companions, there are very few who want to live in the palace. I heard that the third princess also lived in the palace because her family was in the south of the Yangtze River, and she had no place to live in the capital, and she was a relative of the concubine, so she lived in the palace. This time, I don't know if the Queen Mother said it casually, or if she had other plans......"
Shen Qiang asked, "What are you going to do?" "After all, she is young, she knows very little, and she can't guess.
Shen Jing didn't say anything more, Shen Fang vaguely guessed a few points, and her heart beat faster.
Is Shen Jing hinting that the Queen Mother wants to ...... her
At that time, her aunt also worked as a princess companion, and later ...... Later, he married the fourth prince at that time, which is now King An.
My aunt also lived in the palace back then, and she often met with the four princes. It is said that before the marriage, the two people were already in love with each other......
There seem to be two princes who are about the same age as her.
The second prince and the third prince.
Shen Jing said again: "The fourth princess is fine, I inquired, and others said that she was gentle and generous. Whether it's true or not, it always depends on the face of the prince, the prince and our Shen family, and I will never deliberately embarrass you. The other two princesses, although there is some quarrel, you have to remember to protect yourself and don't get involved, and it is expected that there will be no trouble. Remember not to make mistakes in front of the Queen Mother, don't go anywhere alone, you must be accompanied by someone. If there is anything you are embarrassed about, you remember......"
Shen Jing's voice was lowered, and the wind outside was about to drown out his voice.
Xiao Dong gave the jade horse to Zhao Lu.
Zhao Lu was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, and he couldn't put it down when he played with the jade horse: "It's so good, beautiful and generous." Thank you for your kindness. Come on, send the Buddha to the west, and my sister will tie it to me. ”
Xiao Dong straightened up on the kang with a smile and tied the jade horse to Zhao Lu on his belt.
Zhao Lu forked his hand, walked back and forth in the house a few times, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't take this off, and I wear it when I sleep at night." ”
Xiao Dong burst out laughing, and the big girl Shuxiang beside Zhao Lu said with a smile: "The prince is too happy, if you don't pick it at night, won't you panic?" ”
"I'm willing to do it."
Even the Qi family, who went to the Shen family sisters to deliver things back, smiled slightly.
However, her gaze turned twice on the jade horse, her face changed slightly, but she didn't say anything.
Zhao Lule finished, came back and continued to practice calligraphy, Xiao Dong watched from the side, pulling his hair for a while, dragging his pen for a while, and he felt strange - could it be that he was dressed as a child, and his temper and personality also became younger?
Zhao Lu smiled and was not annoyed at all, the homework in school had been done anyway, and Xiao Dong couldn't miss anything even if he interrupted him. While pulling her hair back from her hand, she asked Qi's family: "Mom has worked hard, did my cousin say anything?" ”
"My cousin said thank you, but she didn't say anything."
Xiao Dong's playfulness was gone, and he sat down. Zhao Lu comforted her: "Father said, I will send a letter tomorrow and go to Suizhou to pick up the cousin of the Yao family, and I will be there in a few days, and the house will still be lively at that time." ”
Xiao Dong didn't do it for this, but he didn't want Zhao Lu to worry, so he nodded and asked, "Cousin Yao, is it beautiful?" ”
Zhao Lu thought for a while: "I haven't seen it either...... It is said that there are many beautiful women in Suizhou, well, you will know when the time comes. ”
The next day, before dawn, Shen Fang set off and went into the palace, and when Xiaodong woke up, the person had already left.
I usually don't feel it, but suddenly there is one less person, the solid triangle is dismantled, and the feeling of loss is magnified exponentially, as if what is lost is not a third but more than half. Shen Qiang was very worried and couldn't muster the energy to play. Zhao Lu promised Xiaodong and said that he would accompany her to have a good time during the New Year. As a result, at the end of the year, the two queen mothers in the palace fell ill one after another, and Zhao Lu also contracted the wind cold, although it was not serious, but the intermittent cough and low-grade fever did not stop. This year passed quietly, and King An began to run errands on the fourth day of the first month, and on the tenth day of the first month, Zhao Lu had just recovered and started to go to school again.
Xiao Dong learned to read and write one after another, and when he counted it later, there were thousands of words. The three-character scripture can also be memorized, which shows that the child's memory is good.
When the spring flowers outside the window began to probe, Yao Jinfeng, the cousin of the Yao family, arrived.
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People burst the electric hand warmer bag today == I didn't pay attention when I pulled the electricity, and there was a bang, and the plug was blackened and deformed......