Chapter Thirty-Nine: Blood-stained Yellow Plum
There are a total of five sons in the saint today, and now three are crowned kings, and two are still raised in the palace because they are too young. Among these five sons, Mu Siyan is the most handsome one, and if he stands there without saying a word, he is a beautiful man.
But this beautiful man is ruthless and moody, likes novelties, and is also very good at fist and foot kung fu.
It would not be surprising that such a person would be able to build his mansion out of the ordinary.
However, the scenery on the first floor of the Langwang Mansion is very elegant, which caters to the preferences of literati and elegant guests.
After Xia Wanrou was led into the gate of the palace by a little maid, she saw a little lady in a goose yellow skirt in front of her, led forward by a mother-in-law of the palace, and she followed her maid.
The little lady is fourteen or fifteen years old, and she seems to be very familiar with the Langwang Mansion, chattering and talking to the mother-in-law.
The voice was as crisp as a lark, tactful and light, and Xia Wanrou followed behind and could hear it clearly.
The little maid introduced to Xia Wanrou softly: "That is the second daughter of Xuanwei Hou, named Yao Wenzhu, who is a guest invited by Princess Lanhuang, does Miss Xia want to catch up and go together?" ”
She is not very old, and she looks full of enthusiasm, but her eyes are dripping and rolling, and she doesn't have any good intentions at first glance.
"No need, when we get inside, it's not too late for everyone to get to know each other." Xia Wanrou said.
Yao Wenzhu's status is much higher than her, and if she catches up at this time, if people think she is from a low background and ignore her, she is nothing, but she has lost the face of the eldest princess's mansion. There is also a person like this girl with a collapsed nose in the fat jade fang, this kind of little trick, Xia Wanrou has long been tired of watching it.
The little maid saw that Xia Wanrou was not in the suit, so she smiled and stopped talking. She heard from her sisters that this Xia Wanrou girl came from a very low background, so she wanted to test it and have some fun, since this Xia girl was not stupid, she naturally didn't dare to play tricks on people anymore.
Yao Wenzhu in front asked the mother-in-law beside her: "After Sister Lanhuang moved into this mansion, this is the first time I have come to the door, Brother Si Yan has built the mansion like this, is he planning to learn from the literati?" If he were like that, His Majesty would be very happy. ”
The mother-in-law said flatteringly: "The affairs of the masters, how dare we as slaves speculate, but what you said, Miss Yao, is probably not wrong." ”
Xia Wanrou listened to it and thought, King Lang built the mansion like this, where did he plan to learn from the literati and inkmen, he was the person he hated the most about sour readers. This is just his filial piety to Mrs. Xian, it is said that Mrs. Xian was a famous talented woman in Lin'an City when she was young, and the scenery on this floor is the style that Mrs. Xian likes.
Xia Wanrou was not far behind Yao Wenzhu, walked a long bluestone road, and arrived in front of a yellow plum forest. Now is the season of yellow plum blossoms, and you can smell the rich fragrance of yellow plum blossoms from afar.
"It's really fragrant, I'm going to ask Sister Lanhuang for a few branches to go and put them in the study." Yao Wenzhu sniffed, obviously intoxicated.
Xia Wanrou smelled this smell, but felt very disgusted.
In the last life, she was beaten to death by a stick in this yellow plum forest.
That year's yellow plum blossomed better than now, and the aroma was stronger than now. Xia Wanrou struggled, desperately waiting for a miracle to happen, hoping that someone would come to save her, but in her eyes was the disgusted face of the old lady Xian, and in her ears was the muffled sound of a wooden stick hitting her, and there was nothing else around her except aroma and pain. Gradually, the aroma began to mix with the smell of blood, and gradually, the smell of blood overshadowed the aroma. Then, she died, her soul floated in the sky, and she saw the old lady fairy with a happy face and let her body be thrown out of Lin'an City.
Qing Ya was a little puzzled when she saw Xia Wanrou's ugly face, wasn't she already better just now, why is she scared again?
She quietly pulled one of Xia Wanrou's hands over and held it in her palm, wanting to appease her, only to find that Xia Wanrou's fists were clenched tightly, and her nails had been pinched out of green bruises.
How can this work?
Qing Ya thought about it, untied the small sachet on her body, and stuffed it into Xia Wanrou's fist.
This sachet was made with the maids of the eldest princess's mansion during the Duanyang Festival, and it was not filled with spices, but medicinal materials, which had the effect of refreshing the mind. Xia Wanrou crushed the medicinal herbs, and a smell of medicine wafted out, which made her calm down a lot.
"It's okay." She whispered, then let go of her hand and returned the sachet to Qingya.
At this moment, they had already passed through Huangmeilin.
She glanced back, opened her mouth into the void, and said two words silently, don't be afraid.
The place of the banquet was in the palace garden not far from Huang Meilin, and Xia Wanrou saw a girl in a lilac palace dress carrying a skirt towards Yao Wenzhu. Yao Wenzhu saw her and shouted happily: "Sister Lanhuang." ”
The two wanted to leave together, but Lan Huang saw Xia Wanrou who was following Yao Wenzhu, she felt that the person who came was a little faceless, but she was very good-looking, so she simply stopped and waited for Xia Wanrou.
"Which family are you? It's so good-looking. Lan Huang opened his mouth with a smile.
Xia Wanrou was a little surprised, the person in front of her looked very friendly, where was the pampered appearance that Qingya said?
"Courtiers Xia Wanrou, please princess."
"Which Xia clan is it?" Lan Huang asked.
Xia Wanrou was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to report her grandfather's name or her father's name.
As soon as he hesitated, he heard Yao Wenzhu raise his eyebrows and speak: "Sister Lanhuang, this Xia Clan's Wanrou is the righteous daughter newly recognized by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, why are you interested in her?" ”
Her tone was not as innocent as her appearance, with a hint of yin and yang, as if Lan Huang and Xia Wanrou were talking to what a shameful thing.
Then I saw Princess Lanhuang raise her chin, her eyes showed the same disgust as Yao Wenzhu, and preached to Xia Wanrou: "In these years, there are many fake phoenixes and false phoenixes, even if you are the righteous daughter of the imperial aunt, it is nothing to us, you have to recognize your identity, don't embarrass the imperial aunt." ”
He also said to Yao Wenzhu: "I'm just looking at the face of the emperor's aunt." ”
Yao Wenzhu immediately praised her with a smile: "I'll just say, Sister Lanhuang, you are the most noble woman, your words and deeds are our example, things gather people in groups, you will never have the intention of being friends with such a person." ”
Lan Huang was very useful by what she said, looked at Xia Wanrou proudly, and ordered: "Since you are here, follow up." ”
Xia Wanrou watched them perform without saying a word, and at this moment, Lan Huang's performance was linked to the Lan Huang in Qing Ya's mouth.
Her pampering and indulgence was clearly provoked by Yao Wenzhu, how many Yao Wenzhu are there around Lan Huang? Mu Siyan's scheming is deeper than anyone else's, why is his sister stupid like this?
Xia Wanrou felt a trace of regret in her heart.