Chapter 17: Where the Heart Belongs (1)
Entering the door, the guards were four young men in Tsing Yi, one of whom made a salute with the first sight, took the invitation from Lingyu's hand, glanced at it, waved their hands to invite them in, walked a few steps, raised his eyes and saw the hall of Mochizuki Villa, there were several maids in peach-colored clothes waiting for guests in the hall, one of them was taking Yu Xueling, who arrived one step ahead of her, into the verandah on the right.
The corners of Yu Xueling's eyes seemed to be slanted to the first sight, and she raised her lips and smiled, her eyes with a cold color.
When I first saw her, she smiled indifferently.
In the hall, a maid noticed the first sight and hurriedly came out to salute.
"Girl, the flowers are set up in the back garden, and the slave will show you the way." An older and delicate maid came out and said politely to Hatsumi.
When I first saw a sunny smile at the corner of my eyebrows and eyes, I said softly to Na Yahuan, "There is Sister Lao." ”
The girl was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "The girl doesn't want to torture the slave maid, just call the slave maid Liu Qing." ”
After Liu Qing finished speaking, she turned around slightly and led Chu Jian to walk towards the verandah.
"I'm sorry to trouble Sister Liu Qing." Lingyu stood behind Chu Jian and saluted Liu Qing, she and Chu Jian looked at each other secretly, and saw that this Liu Qing was different from other Yahuan, whether it was temperament or dress, she was a little more quiet and intelligent than Yahuan in the hall.
Liu Qing smiled at Lingyu, and felt a little more fond of this master and servant in her heart, and she was the first to be so respectful and polite to her when she received many girls today.
She is naturally not an ordinary girl, she is the most popular and favored big girl ring around the city lord's wife, and she came out to greet the guests today, and she was instructed by the city lord's wife to skip the girls invited today once, so that the lady also has a bottom in her heart.
Liu Qing took them to the entrance for the first time, it is a chic and elegant courtyard, the courtyard is planted with flowers and green grass, it looks full of vitality, walk down the white jade stairs, walk straight along the bluestone path, pass through the weeping flower arch, pass through a nine-curved bridge, under the bridge is a crystal clear pond, the pond is surrounded by willows and peach blossoms, the branches of the yellow and green leaves of the willow tree stretch slightly, gently blowing in the slight spring breeze like a group of fairies in green clothes are dancing, it is elegant, the peach tree sandwiched between the willow trees blooms bright flowers, The red and green contrast is charming.
After crossing the Jiuqu Bridge, it is a soft grass, and the air is filled with a rich fragrance.
Not far away, the girls dressed in all kinds of gorgeous clothes are in groups of threes and twos, talking around the flowers that compete for beauty, and on the promenade on the other side of the garden, there is a banquet, there is a lying rainbow pavilion at the end of the corridor, those handsome boys are chatting in the rainbow pavilion, but the corners of their eyes sweep to the girls in the garden who are more delicate than flowers from time to time.
Next to the Wohong Pavilion is an octagonal pavilion, in which there are two dignified and noble women, with their backs to them, and two men in gorgeous silk robes, one of whom looks a little familiar with the slender back.
After Liu Qing brought her first sight to the garden, she bowed and walked to the octagonal pavilion, where she whispered to a woman in a purple silk pleated satin skirt.
Presumably that person is the city lord's wife, Wang.
Feeling Wang's gaze, she was slightly stunned at first sight, and hesitated whether she should come forward to say hello, but Liu Qing didn't lead her to the Octagonal Pavilion, does it mean that the Wang family doesn't want to have anything to do with her? Are the other girls like her, free to roam when they arrive in the garden?
was hesitating, but seeing that Liu Qing went and returned, Shi Shiran came to Chujian's side and said with a smile, "Miss Yu, my wife invites you to taste tea in the pavilion." ”
I was stunned at first sight, but I didn't expect the city lord's wife to invite herself over first, she glanced around, and didn't see the figure of Yu Xueling, but the girls who heard Liu Qing's words all looked at her with a strange look.
Sighing secretly, presumably many people are guessing her identity, obviously she is receiving special attention.
But why her? She is not dressed well today, standing in this crowd of beautiful people, it is easy to be overlooked, why is she so high-profile now.
Following Liu Qing, the first time he walked safely into the octagonal pavilion, and when he stepped into the pavilion, he saw the faces of the two men with his back to the garden, and the other woman who was sitting in the pavilion together was gone.
It's Cui Ziyin and the prince!
"Your Highness the Prince, Madam." At first sight, he bowed his knees, and a light smile appeared on his lips.
Qi Pound glanced at the first sight, and responded coldly, but the city lord's wife, Wang's rich face, had a bright smile like a flower, and her voice was soft and majestic, "Jade girl, she is really beautiful and lovely." ”
"Madame's got the prize." When I first saw it, I hung my head, and I was secretly surprised in my heart, why did Cui Ziyin get so close to the prince before he took office?
"Has the concubine been awarded, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think?" Wang looked at Qi Pound, entrusted by someone, she wanted to do her best, but she didn't know what the intention of the person entrusted to her to do things was, but she couldn't see through that person's mind at all.
"I've never seen the jade girl in this palace, and since I don't know it, how can I know how good the jade girl is?" Qi Yi's voice was indifferent, and Junyi's face sank a little.
When I first saw and heard the words, I still smiled, this prince obviously saw her but said he didn't know her? It's not that she takes herself too seriously, but a woman who was born so similar to her wife, it should be easy to remember, and when she was in the inn, she still remembered the eyes of this prince, but in front of the city lord's wife, he wanted to say that he didn't recognize her, so naturally there was his own reason.
"Ah, it turns out that the prince has never seen the jade girl, and the concubine thinks that since Lord Cui has a special relationship with the Jade Mansion, he must have told the prince a thing or two." Wang was slightly surprised, stretched out his hand as white as jade to hold Hatsumi, pulled Hatsumi to her side, and motioned for Hatsumi to sit down.
Chu Jian pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, so he could only sit on the stone chair on the left hand side of the Wang family, facing Cui Ziyin.
The prince sneered, glanced at Cui Ziyin beside him, and then looked at the Wang family, "This palace and Lord Cui are talking about the affairs of the imperial court and the people of the world, how can it be that it is not a long or a bad thing." ”
"What Your Highness said is very true, very true." Embarrassment flashed on Wang's face, but she still seconded with a smile, she looked at Liu Qing, "Give the jade girl flower tea." ”
"Yes," Liu Qing replied and retreated.
"I heard that Master Cui has been living in the Jade Girl's Mansion before winning the champion, are you two childhood sweethearts?" Wang glanced at Cui Ziyin thoughtfully, but his eyes were always paying attention to the prince's expression reaction.
When he first saw Cui Ziyin, Cui Ziyin's elegant and handsome face flushed, and he was thinking about how to answer, if he had nothing to do with the Yu family, then why did he live in the Yu family for so long? But if he wants to tell the truth, then the humiliation he suffered before will be fully displayed in front of everyone, and his reputation will be related to it, so how embarrassing will he be on the road to becoming an official in the future?
"Lord Cui is the first cousin to see from afar, and my cousin is alone in Ningcheng and lives in Jade Mansion, which is also convenient to take care of." At first sight, he calmly replied, he saved Cui Ziyin on the way back to Ningcheng at that time, and he was also commensurate with his cousin, and now he has become a charming character in Ningcheng.
"I see, I don't know which room Mrs. Cui is a relative of?" The city lord's wife was skeptical, her eyes were shrewd, and she could see that there was something hidden from her first sight.
"This is said to be a distant relative, and there must be very little contact, which room can be clear?" The prince spoke softly on the side, but it was for Chujian and Cui Ziyin to relieve the siege.
Wang's eyes lit up slightly, and his smile deepened, "That's what the prince said. Wang took a sip of tea and said, "The weather is good during the Spring Festival this year, and the flowers are blooming, why don't you go to the garden to enjoy the flowers together?" ”
There was a look of disgust and impatience between the prince's eyebrows, "Could it be that this flower appreciation is not over yet?" ”
Wang chuckled, "It's not started yet, why is it over?" After noon, the girls still have a lot of talent shows, ah, I wonder if the jade girl has prepared any unique skills to perform? ”
Chujian sneered, "The other girls are extraordinary, and they won't be ugly when they first see each other." ”
Wang's willow eyebrows raised, and he didn't say anything anymore, seeing that the prince looked like he was about to leave, he sighed secretly in his heart, both sides are people who can't be offended, this prince is really strange, why is he not interested in this stunning beauty in the garden, is there no one who can be eye-catching.
"The feast hasn't started yet, why don't we go to the garden to enjoy the flowers first?" Wang proposed, but in his heart he was afraid of displeasing the prince, although the prince usually looked cold, but he was not as irritable as he is today.
The crown prince glanced at Cui Ziyin, "In that case, don't miss this great season, madam, please." ”
Hearing this, the Wang family smiled, and walked out of the octagonal pavilion side by side with the prince, and when she first saw Cui Ziyin following behind them, she and Lingyu glanced at each other, and smiled silently, but in her heart she wondered what kind of ability this city lord's wife had made the current prince taboo her.