Chapter 151: Self-defeating
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The small palace room, although narrow, is very delicately furnished, and the interior is brightly lit, and through the low-hanging reed curtains, you can see the brilliant spring light and the new green flowers outside. Zhu Hou, who was full of tiredness, lay on his side on the beauty couch, pointed to the phoenix crown and hairpin in front of him, and said to Brother Xu Ying gently: "I always feel that something is not right, look at your paintings are fluttering lightly, whether it is a phoenix, a butterfly, or a flower, it should be able to tremble lightly with the wind, and it is almost like to fly." ”
Brother Xu Ying knelt aside, carefully withdrew his hand from the phoenix crown, and said with a smile: "Niangniang's eyes, this gold and silver silk is slightly thicker." ”
Empress Zhu suddenly, with a look of memory on her face: "Yes, I once went to the palace banquet with the saint, and I saw that Xue Guifei of the previous dynasty had a light gold crown, thin as a gauze shadow, exquisite as a first lotus, I heard that it is a secret technique in the palace, and a golden crown will take several months of painstaking efforts." I also had a golden crown, and the flowers and leaves on it could be blown up by even the slightest breeze, and it was light and easy to wear, but it was not very leathery. Speaking of this, Empress Zhu showed a sweet smile on her face, thinking that she was recalling something beautiful.
Brother Xu Ying and the others listened quietly, even the sound of breathing was deliberately lowered, and Empress Zhu smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen that golden crown for many years, and I don't know where I received it?" Hongsu, you can help me find it out when I go back. ”
A pale-haired palace man stood aside with his hands down, and said with a smile: "Yes." Then he asked, "If the mother is tired, how about going back to the palace to rest first?" ”
Empress Zhu waved his hand: "The saint is older than me. The same is true for Sister Liu, they are not tired, how can I be disappointed? Yan looked at a white-haired eunuch standing in the corner with his hands down: "Yu Siyou, how do you say this?" Could it be that you still can't catch up with the skills of the previous dynasty? ”
The white-haired eunuch took a step forward. Tremblingly knelt on the ground and dragged out his voice: "Back to Niangniang, this craft was only in the hands of a few people earlier, and what you need is the experience accumulated over time. You can't get the essence of it unless you're old. Over the years, these people have died to death, crippled and crippled, and they have been exiled to the outside world, and the rest of these disciples and grandchildren have worked hard to do it, boiling their eyes to bleed, and they can't wait for it."
Empress Zhu waved her hand a little annoyed. Motioned for him to shut up. In the palace turmoil many years ago, mourning the emperor, Xue Guifei stood on the high stone steps of the Taiji Hall and jumped to her feet and scolded bitterly, and scolded Jinshang for being bloody, and was shot to death by random arrows, and she was not allowed to die after death. Cut off the head to show the public, crush the bones and scatter ashes. There were countless deaths and injuries in the palace, and the blood of the palace people soaked into the cracks of the floor tiles, and the cracks of the floor tiles were black for several years, and the remaining palace people were either complicit in the crime of the sinners and should be ambushed, or they took advantage of the chaos to escape. Not to mention the skill of pulling gold and silver filigree to make gold and silverware, even many exquisite crafts have also disappeared. Saint, it's too easy to kill.
Sensing that Empress Zhu's mood was not good, everyone became more and more silent and cautious. Brother Xu Ying was slightly depressed. To say that the hairpin jewelry produced in the Hehe Building, the gold and silver threads used are not thinner than those produced in the palace. And she has always thought that the people in the Hehe Building are all folk craftsmen, how can they not be compared with the palace, the palace should be able to make more exquisite and rare jewelry, and Empress Zhu should wear the most beautiful and precious jewelry in this era. That's why it's designed. I thought that if it didn't work out, Empress Zhu was an easy-going person, and she wouldn't be able to keep improving to this point, but who knew that today, things deviated a lot from what she imagined, and it seemed to be self-defeating.
Princess Changle thought for a while, and said softly: "Most of the masters are in the people, why don't you make people search carefully and offer a high reward?" ”
Empress Zhu's henchman, the palace maid Hongsu, smiled: "It's a good way." ”
When the white-haired eunuch Yu Siyou heard this, he said with a face full of embarrassment: "This May 17 is the birthday of Niangniang, and now it is the third day of the first month of March. ”
Princess Changle said angrily: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you want?" You can't do such a small thing, what use do you want? ”
Yu Siyou trembled and trembled and crawled on the ground and whispered: "Actually, the old slave has a plan, Fu Ru invited the old craftsman of the town store to try it in the jewelry shops of the major silver buildings in Shangjing. No, let it go, it's done, it's rewarded, it's much better than looking around. ”
This so-called "please" will naturally not be a real "please", if you are invited, you will not want to get out of this high palace wall in the future. Brother Xu Ying was stunned when she heard this, Hehelou is already well-known in Beijing, and the craftsmen in it will definitely not be able to escape this time, is she a shot in the foot? Once Xu Fu loses his top craftsman, what will happen to the family's expenses? I thought I had been careful enough, but who knew that it was still too inconsiderate, Brother Xu Ying regretted it so much that he couldn't help but glance at Yu Siyou more, who wanted to just meet Yu Siyou's gaze, Yu Siyou looked at her humbly and flatteringly and smiled, lowered his eyelids, leaned down, and his posture was low to the dust.
"Good!" Princess Changle patted a few cases lightly, and looked at Empress Zhu inquiringly: "Queen Mother, what do you think?" ”
In Yao's description, Brother Xu Ying always thought that Empress Zhu was a person who was unwilling to disturb people easily and was very self-disciplined, which is why he had such a good reputation. But at this moment, Empress Zhu said without hesitation: "You can give it a try." Yan closed his eyes slightly, his face tired and excited.
Princess Changle and Princess Kang glanced at each other, and both lowered their eyes silently. These days, Empress Zhu is exhausted, and her pulse has become a declining trend, and if she continues like this, she is afraid that her heart knot will become deeper and deeper, and it will eventually become a depression. However, those of them who are juniors can't do anything, so let's persuade each other on the side, Empress Zhu understands better than anyone else that the only thing they can do is to entertain their relatives in colorful clothes and try to be filial. Just like this birthday banquet, no matter what, it must be done decently and happily. After so many years, it is rare that Empress Zhu will be so attentive to one thing, so she has to fulfill her wishes and make this phoenix crown and hairpin to the extreme.
Princess Changle looked at Brother Xu Ying, thinking that the set of step by step lotus flower sent by the Bachelor's Mansion was really good. Princess Kang couldn't help but look at Brother Xu Ying, thinking that although the jewelry worn by Brother Xu Ying these days is not exaggerated and dazzling, all of them are high-quality, and I don't know who the Bachelor's Mansion is looking for. Both of them felt that Brother Xu Ying should take the initiative to dedicate this craftsman, instead of being silent all the time, pretending to be confused with his eyes down. Princess Changle didn't have so many taboos, so she was going to ask now, Princess Kang was more delicate, and she was busy making a look with her, saying that she would wait until she went down to ask the reason.
Suddenly, I heard the palace people say: "The prince is here." Then King Kang led a few sons and walked in, looking at Zhu Hou on the couch, his eyes were slightly red, and he bowed his head to say goodbye, and King Kang's son and Zhang Yizheng and others hurriedly followed and bowed.
Although it is a mother and son, it is taboo, and it is not so easy to meet every day, and Empress Zhu saw a group of sons, daughters and grandsons reunited in front of her at the same time, and her mood was much better, and she asked people to take out the various rewards that had been prepared long ago and distribute them to everyone by hand. When Zhang Yizheng arrived, he stopped and said meaningfully: "Little San'er, your poems today are excellent." ”
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Yizheng, and then they all glanced at Brother Xu Ying. Brother Xu Ying has no ghost in his heart, so naturally he doesn't react, but it's rare that Zhang Yizheng is also proud, and he doesn't look weak at all.
Concubine Xuan had a chance to speak, and said with a smile and gentleness: "Niangniang doesn't know, these days, I have been reading and writing with Brother Ying." ”
Empress Zhu wanted Zhang Yizheng to compose a poem on the spot, but he was afraid of losing his face in public, so he motioned to Brother Xu Ying to step forward, took her hand and said in a harmonious voice: "Very good, but remember to guard against arrogance and rashness, be afraid in your heart, and be more lenient." ”
There are not many words, but there is a lot of content in it, it is a warning and a guide, Brother Xu Ying lowered his eyes slightly and smiled and responded gently: "Yes." ”
Seeing that she was docile, Empress Zhu smiled with satisfaction, and admonished Zhang Yiduan and the youngest Zhang Yiming a few words, signaling everyone to retreat, leaving only King Kang, Princess Kang, and Princess Changle to talk by their side. The people of the palace led Brother Xu Ying and the others aside to eat, drink and rest, and Concubine Xuan looked at Brother Xu Ying, and suddenly leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Brother Ying, what are you looking for by Bao'er of the right talent?" ”
Brother Xu Ying smiled: "It's nothing, it's just a reminiscence." ”
Although she refused to say it, everyone saw the situation at that time, and knew that it was not so simple, and this bowl of rancid leftovers was not very delicious. Concubine Xuan frowned, looked at Zhang Yiduan, who seemed to be indifferent to the side, but had actually been supporting her ears, sighed slightly, and said no more.
The princess and the Wang family each had their own thoughts, just bowed their heads and drank tea, and there was no more to say, the four brothers Shizi, Zhang Yizheng, Zhang Yiduan, and Zhang Yiming each looked in different directions, thinking about their own hearts, and the room was extremely quiet. The county lord of Hui'an couldn't sit still, moved to Brother Xu Ying's side and said, "Tang Yuan asked me to ask you, in a few days, Ruan Zhuniang will be out of the pavilion, are you willing to go?" ”
Brother Xu Ying smiled: "As long as you can go, where is the reason not to go?" Ruan Zhuniang and Yang Qiniang and others, it is her unexpected gain after the courage of Feng's Villa, the two sides are not very close, but big and small things are always communicated, and there is no shortage of important occasions.
The county lord of Hui'an smiled: "I'm going too!" Let's play at that time! I'm going to fight you for 300 rounds! The more she talked, the more excited she became, attracting the princess and others to pay attention to her, and King Kang smiled generously and said, "My sister is always so lively. ”
The county lord of Hui'an stuck out his tongue mischievously, suddenly stood up in a swoop, took two steps forward respectfully and quietly, and bowed down: "Long live the saint." ”
And all the people were astonished, and they all bowed down. The emperor was dressed in ochre-yellow clothes, holding a jade belt in his hand, his eyes swept over everyone one by one, raised his hand without saying a word, turned around and strode towards the palace where Empress Zhu was.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, why the emperor, who was very happy before, was sinking like water at this time. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )