Chapter 5: Entering the Palace for the First Time

Bai Yiyan's injury has been recuperated for more than a month, and although he has probably recovered, he still has an unavoidable scar on his leg. Even though the ladies in the family were distressed, Bai Yiyan himself cared so much. Wan Ping also felt guilty, and he and Wanjia searched everywhere for wound medicine that could remove scars, but the effect was not very ideal.

It's time for another year of the Hundred Flowers Feast. Every year on the sixth day of June, in early summer, the flowers bloom, and the palace invites the young women of the princes and nobles to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers, taste the banquet of the hundred flowers, and show their talents. The number of places to enter the palace is also very tight, everyone knows that this banquet is not only a flower appreciation banquet, but also a talent show without the accompaniment of elders, which can best test a woman's virtue and ability. Every year, the people who stand out from this palace banquet have a good reputation.

The Bai family has always been there to join in the fun. The Marquis of Dingyuan has only one daughter, and Mrs. Li has never been enthusiastic about letting Bai Yiyan go to the palace banquet, and even if she can avoid it. The second room is a businessman, and the third room only has six grades, which are not enough to participate in the banquet. Therefore, the Bai family would not have sent people in the past.

Bai Yiyan thought that there was no need to go this year, but Cui Guifei made a decree and specially ordered Bai Yiyan to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet, saying that she heard that the concubine of the Marquis of Dingyuan had returned to Beijing and wanted to meet this girl she had never seen before. Li originally wanted to let Yi Yan say that he was not sick, but Cui Guifei said in Yi Zhi that he would ask the head of the Tai Hospital to give Bai Yi Yan a look at his leg injury to see if there was a way to remove the scar. Although I don't know where Cui Guifei heard about Bai Yiyan's injury, but this condition, Li couldn't help but be unmoved, and after struggling for a long time, Li still let Bai Yiyan go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet as scheduled. Just told her to be cautious and stay away from the royal people as much as possible.

Although the Hundred Flowers Banquet is a dinner party, because of the flowers, the ladies still enter the palace after noon. Bai Yiyan did not bring Biluan Bi Kite this time, but brought Bi Rui, who was more familiar with the imperial capital. During Bai Yiyan's absence in the imperial capital, she was often transferred by the old lady to receive guests, and she knew more celebrities and nobles than Bai Yiyan.

Bai Yiyan didn't want to be in the limelight this time, she was plain-faced, and she was dressed very low-key, not particularly gorgeous. But it's just right, and it won't provoke others.

Bai Yiyan didn't go early, and went to Guangping Hall to meet Cui Guifei first according to the rules. The first year of Emperor Wei's queen went, and Cui Guifei, the old and decrepit concubine, was promoted from the concubine to the concubine by virtue of the recent establishment of a new crown prince and the high value of her mother. This is also the first time that he has held a hundred flowers banquet in the harem.

Cui Guifei's temples were already frosty, and she was also kind, and asked her about her life in the border city, but she didn't show any special interest in her, and then asked people to invite the head of the hospital. As a result, the hospital said that Concubine Li was not feeling well, and the head of the hospital was transferred by the emperor to Concubine Li. Cui Guifei's face darkened obviously when she heard the news, and she was silent, and the female official outside reported that the prince was coming.

Bai Yiyan wanted to resign, but before she could leave, Yuwen Moyuan had already entered the hall, so she had to bow and step aside.

Cui Guifei was overjoyed when she saw Yuwen Moyuan coming, and hurriedly ordered someone to serve good tea: "Why did the prince come over at this time?" ”

Yuwen Moyuan smiled: "It's nothing today, I'll come over to say hello to my mother." I didn't expect the concubine to have guests here? ”

Cui Guifei hurriedly said: "It's the young lady of the Dingyuan Hou family, and she didn't enter the palace much in the past, but you were in a hurry." Then he turned his head and said to Bai Yiyan: "Since the head of the courtyard is not empty now, how about the palace send someone to send you to Nanyuan to enjoy the flowers first?" I'll pick you up later. ”

Bai Yiyan thanked him and left with Cui Guifei's female officer. In early summer, the green willows were breezy, and the female officer who led the way also slowed down, so that Bai Yiyan could enjoy the scenery slowly all the way. After only two corners, Yuwen Moyuan unexpectedly appeared again.

Bai Yiyan had to salute again. Yuwen Moyuan glanced at her, and then said to Cui Guifei's female official, "The concubine is looking for you." Lone is just going to Nanyuan to pick up something, and Lone will help you send Miss Dingyuan Hou over by the way. ”

Seeing this, Cui Guifei's female official retreated. Bai Yiyan felt a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, Birui was still following behind her, and her heart was a little settled.

Yuwen Moyuan walked in the front to lead the way, Bai Yiyan staggered half a step and followed him quietly, and also rested his mind to look at the scene.

"How's your injury?" Bai Yiyan suddenly listened to Yuwen Moyuan open his mouth and ask her.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it's already good. The courtiers thank Your Highness for saving her life that day. Bai replied in a regular manner. I wanted to ask about his injuries, but after thinking about it, I still didn't ask.

"Well, that's fine." Yuwen Moyuan cherishes words like gold. The two men were silent for a while.

Yuwen Moyuan didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly stopped at a fork in the road, Bai Yiyuan was defenseless and almost hit him.

Yuwen Moyuan looked back and saw her embarrassed appearance, and somehow, the corners of his mouth went up. Then he said, "You'd better walk with your head up, it's safer." ”

Bai Yiyan was a little embarrassed, so she could only smile awkwardly. Yuwen Moyuan chose a path and continued to move forward. Then he opened his mouth again: "You don't have to call me His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I already told you my name last time." I heard that you have lived in the border city for many years, and it is natural that you will not be the same as the emperor when you want to come there. Tell us about your life over there. ”

Bai Yiyan didn't dare to call the name he left last time, but only said that the ceremony could not be abolished. Then he talked about the customs of the border city.

Yuwen Moyuan listened to her talk about the enemies he had encountered in the Xia Kingdom, and couldn't help but glance back at her. Then he asked, "You have chased the enemy army too?" No wonder. I heard that the Marquis of Dingyuan and his adopted son are not both good at fighting? Why do you need to go there in person? ”

Bai Yiyan heard him mention his father and brother, and answered truthfully: "On weekdays, I will not be allowed to go to the front line in person." Usually when there was no danger, my father would let me try my skills. After all, in the environment of the border city, both men and women need a certain amount of combat ability. ”

Yuwen Moyuan nodded in approval and let her continue. After walking for nearly a stick of incense, I finally arrived at Nanyuan. Yuwen Moyuan did not send her to the place where she enjoyed the flowers, but asked a small attendant on the road to send her over.

Bai Yiyan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him go, and looked back at Bi Rui with a relieved expression.

The place to enjoy the flowers has gathered in groups of celebrities and nobles. Bai Yiyan walked all the way and saw a few girls staring at her, not knowing what they were whispering. She only knew one of them as Zhao Wanzhu, and Bi Rui didn't know much about the others. Bai Yiyan estimated that these girls should not be the old daughters of the Dingyuan Marquis family, and there was no need to care about others, so he planned to continue to walk forward without squinting. Then she noticed that one of the girls was smiling at her, and she politely smiled back.

Wan Ping and the other girls who came to play saw Bai Yiyan coming over in the other corner of the garden and beckoned her to chat together.

Bai Yiyan hadn't seen a few other friends for a long time, and even some of them met two years ago, and a few people talked about the old days and chatted quickly. Bai Yiyan asked everyone if they knew who the girls who were with Zhao Wanzhu were. Xue Liangyu, the daughter of Lang Zhongling's family, is like a treasure: "The one in green is Wang Mingxia, the second girl of Dr. Guanglu's family, and the one who is shaking her head is Zhuo Liang, the fourth daughter of Shaofuqing." As for the one who is the best, it is Tai Changqing's daughter Wu Ziji. ”

Bai Yiyan followed her gaze and saw that Wu Zijiao was the girl who smiled at her just now. Dressed in a purple robe, the person is indeed bright and moving, but he has an uncommon surname.

Xue Liangyu looked at Bai Yiyan and set her eyes on Wu Ziji, and said, "Speaking of which, she is a little similar to you, and there are no sisters in the family." What's even more exaggerated is that she doesn't even have any uncle. But this is thanks to her father, I heard that her father used to be the great Sima of the Qianguo, but he threw himself here, and even if he has any relatives, he is ashamed to admit it again. ”

Xue Liangyu turned his gaze back and began to joke with Bai Yiyan: "I haven't seen you for two years, but you are taller than us." But your appearance has also become a little bigger, beautiful is very beautiful, but the longer you go, the less you look like the people of your Bai family. ”

Bai Yiyan smiled, then changed the topic and asked them what they had played with before and what flowers they had enjoyed. As a result, as soon as this topic was mentioned, Wan Ping became angry again: "Besides, I almost had another fight with Zhao Wanzhu before you came." ”

Bai Yiyan hurriedly asked what was going on. It turned out that when Wan Ping was enjoying the flowers, she said that she liked lotus flowers. As a result, Zhao Wanzhu heard it and laughed at her, a person with big eyes and no heart like lotus roots, no wonder he likes lotus flowers. The last time the two of them had not passed, Wan Ping firmly believed that Zhao Wanzhu gave Ma the medicine, and hated her to death in her heart. Listening to Zhao Wanzhu's provocation, and unwilling to let go of Zhao Wanzhu, the two went back and forth and sarcastically mocked each other. There happened to be a little palace maid with residual tea passing by, and somehow stepped on the air, and a plate of residual tea was splashed on Zhao Wanzhu. Wan Ping saw Zhao Wanzhu's embarrassed appearance and smiled happily. But Zhao Wanzhu said that Wan Ping deliberately made a trip to make the little palace maid fall, and she didn't care about any etiquette, and wanted to pull Wan Ping's hair with her sleeves, and Wan Ping didn't look weak. The other girls were still watching the excitement at the beginning, and when they saw that they were really going to do it, they hurriedly came over to persuade them, and Wu Zijiao didn't know how to use Zhao Wanzhu to leave first. When Bai Yiyan came over, Zhao Wanzhu had actually only come back for a short time.

Bai Yiyan comforted Wan Ping: "This is the palace after all." If you have a big falling out with her, others will not just put the fault on her, and it is estimated that there will be something unpleasant about you. She relied on her eldest sister to be too arrogant recently, and there will always be a big mistake one day, just give her a ride then, why bother with her reputation now. Wan Ping nodded, and several people stopped mentioning this topic and continued to enjoy the flowers.