A group of concubines went to the garden of the Huijun Palace-this county palace was originally built by the Empress Dowager Gu after she was crowned king of her mother's family. In the more than 30 years that the Gu family has been in power, it has been continuously added and embellished, which can be said to be extremely luxurious, and the former Yongfu Eldest Princess Mansion, which has now been renamed the "Mourning Courtyard", can be said to have their own merits, and they are all Washington mansions that are also envied by the nobles of the clan.

This season is the time when a hundred flowers are blooming, the garden is full of purple and red, everywhere is full of rare and exotic grasses, between the moss-covered lake stones, the gables full of lily, and there are zigzag shallow streams that appear and disappear from time to time, murmuring and pleasant. After entering the park, it is like being far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and entering the empty and beautiful place in the countryside on the outskirts of the city.

Princess Huijun led everyone around the garden, and after enjoying the spring light in the garden, she proposed: "How about we put the banquet in the water pavilion near the lake?" The apricot blossom forest by the lake is just for children to play, the forest is surrounded by bamboo fences, and the only exit is to the water pavilion. ”

"The smoke and water are just washing the mind, and it is excellent!" This time, the first to answer the call was Xiao Dou, the wife of the prince of Dun, she just broke a begonia flower on the road to play, and at this moment she inserted the flower branch between the sideburns of the Duchess of Yingguo Xiao Zhuang, and said with a smile, "Flowers with beauty!" ”

"Sister-in-law is making fun of me again!" Duchess Ying Guo obviously didn't expect her to do this, and for a moment she was a little embarrassed, but with her sex. Zi, but he didn't want to sweep the face of the sister-in-law in the same room for such a trivial matter, so he was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly smiled, "If you want to talk about matching beauty, shouldn't you put it on your own hairpin?" But what are you doing for me? ”

"I'm an old man, no matter how dead my face is, what does it have to do with beauty?" Although the princess of the prince of Dun was in a joking tone, the gloom that flashed in her expression was still seen by the younger brothers and daughters-in-law present - also, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, she was about to hold her grandson, even though she was quite colorful when she was young, she has always been pampered, after all, the years are not forgiving, and in this garden of spring, it seems more and more that Shaohua has passed.

Now that she said this, the atmosphere couldn't help but be a little cold, so she was clever and clever, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, if you don't mention your age and only look at people, who can say that you are not a beauty?" It's just that the begonia is delicate and lively, which is more suitable for the eleventh sister-in-law, you can now suppress the peony peony, don't believe that the eleventh sister-in-law will give you a hairpin to see! ”

"The old woman still has hairpins, isn't it a joke?" The prince of Dun smiled and excused herself, "You are young, and a few flowers on the hairpin are the most suitable this season!" ”

"Sister-in-law, don't you believe me?" He Shui Jinjiao tugged at Princess Huijun's sleeve angrily, "Eighth sister-in-law, you give me a comment, where did I say something wrong?" ”

Princess Huijun Yanran said: "In this way, let's go to the water pavilion first, and then turn around and pick all kinds of flowers in the garden, let's put them on together!" It's hard for sister-in-law to excuse herself, right? ”

This is not a big deal, even the sons and daughters of the king of Dun are not necessarily unwilling to hairpins - so after a few laughs, it was decided.

Qiu Yulan followed the fun as if nothing had happened, but he was a little skeptical in his heart: "Is it really a matter of talking about hairpins in a hurry?" Or is it designed? ”

I decided that I must take a look at the flowers when they are sent up, so as not to be trapped.

After a while, everyone entered the water pavilion, but saw that there was a complete set of iron pear wood thunder pattern couches in it, and a pot of leafy peonies was placed in each of the four corners, which were blooming vigorously; The eight-fold glazed figure screen at the top is particularly eye-catching: the glaze is as smooth as a mirror, the base is inlaid with ivory with iron pear wood, and a circle of night pearls is inlaid, looking at the luxury of the jewels.

"Are these all from the past?" Princess Sheng of Jingjun couldn't help but ask.

She asked a little bit of a childish question, but the concubine knew that her background was low among the current clan women, so she didn't take it to heart. Princess Huijun bowed her head and said, "It's all taken out of the treasury." He also said, "In the past, when the Gu clan was in power, there were countless looting of people's fat and people's ointment, and there were several better things than this in the treasury, but we didn't dare to use them privately, so we sent them to the East Palace for our mother to dispose of!" ”

So everyone praised the filial piety of King Huijun and his wife.

The people who spoke had already taken their seats according to the elders, and the mermaids of the Huijun Palace's mansion held the golden basin and waited for Huanguo, and there were two columns of colorful maids with fruits, pastries, and Fufang drinks, etc., which were placed on the long case in front of everyone in turn.

Looking down at the silver cup in front of him that was carefully poured into the Fufang drink by the maid, the corners of Qiu Yulan's mouth were slightly hooked, revealing a playful smile: "The utensils are all made of silver, is this for fear that I will poison her at a banquet, or is it to dispel my vigilance?" ”

It's just that the silver test is too narrow, and now this silver cup is certainly bright and bright, but it is impossible for her to let down her guard - after everyone raised the cup, she only slightly touched her lips and put it down.

Until the princess of King Gui provoked a conversation, most of the people participated. She quietly took out a rhino horn hairpin from her sleeve, and gently stroked it in the cup, and when she saw that it was okay, Fang bowed her head slightly-this hairpin was borrowed from her and the swing.

Whether it is the role of "Tianya" before or after Da Rui Dingding, or even the role that continues to the present, there is a lot of research on the use of drugs.

For example, Wulanxiang is figured out by people in "Tianya".

Since it will be systematic. Poison, of course, also has experience in detoxification and anti-poison.

According to the original words of the swing, this rhino horn hairpin: "The world is so big, of course I dare not say that it cannot be tested without poison." However, it's really such a strange poison, I don't think it necessarily has to be put in the food, it can let you be tricked quietly. Then unless you don't go to the appointment, you won't be able to hide! ”

But, "If Princess Huijun really got this kind of poison, why should she waste it on you?" Kill your husband directly, wouldn't it be a direct salary from the bottom of the kettle?! ”

After all, this party is not a meeting and leaving, it is a serious banquet, the whole banquet does not eat anything, tortures people without saying anything, and turns around to call the princess of Huijun to cry to the princess, the princess must question Qiu Yulan's suspicion of her sister-in-law!

Qiu Yulan didn't want to give Princess Huijun such a chance!

Everyone used the cakes and fruits, and someone from outside came in to ask for instructions: "Niang Niang just ordered the maids to fold the flowers in the garden, and now the ones that bloom most appropriately have been folded, dare to ask whether to present them now, or later?" ”

"Shall you bring it now?" Princess Huijun asked, "This is the spirit of picking flowers, otherwise I am afraid that it will wilt if it is put aside this day!" ”

"That's what the eighth brother and sister said." The princess of Dun and the princess of Shenjun agreed, and the others had no opinion.

So the man went out to spread the word, and then there were more than a dozen pink-clothed maids, carrying gold-painted ebony lacquer plates. The plate is filled with all kinds of flowers, neatly arranged, and it is obvious that water has been deliberately sprinkled before picking. This will look like the flowers are dewy, the petals are condensed, and the purple and red are inexhaustible, but now they are full of spring in the room.

The fragrance of the flowers comes from nature, and although it is fragrant in the room at the moment, it is not unpleasant, but Qiu Yulan still frowned, and cautiously put aside the silver cup: the two poisons she has dealt with the most, the sleeping incense and the ullan incense are both harmful through the fragrance, and now the fragrance in the room is mixed, which is the most suitable for covering up this kind of hands and feet, but it is impossible to prevent it.

Although there are quite a few people here, including Princess Huijun, what if she finds a reason to send an antidote to others afterwards?

It's just that she silently observed, but she didn't find any clues.

At this time, an ebony lacquer plate had been passed to the princess Jingjun above her, and the princess Jingjun turned her head with a smile while fiddling with the flowers in the middle plate, and asked her, "Nineteen brothers and sisters, what flowers do you like?" ”

"I think all the flowers are good-looking, but I don't particularly like it." Qiu Yulan smiled, "What about the sixteenth sister-in-law?" ”

"I've always liked bright and big flowers, peonies and peonies!" Princess Jingjun said, but chose a light pink moon season to compare with her sideburns, and asked, "Do you think this flower matches my makeup today?" ”

Qiu Yulan looked at the plate in surprise: "Aren't there two peonies and a peony?" ”

Princess Jingjun hurriedly made a silent gesture to her, turned her head to see that everyone else was choosing in twos and threes, so she pushed the lacquer plate towards Qiu Yulan, leaned over, and whispered, "I like to like, I have a limited appearance, and I rashly put the flower king on the hairpin, but the flower took away the style; Second, the fourteenth sister-in-law has said that the peony should be matched by the sister-in-law, and now the eighth sister-in-law is also on the hairpin, how can I use it again? ”

Speaking of this, she chuckled, "If you want me to say, the most suitable hairpin peony here today is actually you-you look at the main seat, remember to just look at it and don't look at it more, the 'Qinglou Lying Ink Pool' is really so beautiful that it almost drips, but is the eighth sister-in-law hairpin...... I just looked over, and the first thing I saw was the flowers, not the people! But if you are on the hairpin, it must be suitable for people and flowers, and you will never be pressed by flowers! ”

Qiu Yulan swept towards the throne as she said, and sure enough, she saw Princess Huijun holding her head high, as if she wanted to spread her wings and fly up, and on the double knife bun, she had a hairpin with a dark red and inky "Green Dragon Lying Ink Pool" - and the princess of King Dun, who was talking and laughing next to her, only had a light purple peony hairpin.

She took a brief look at the meaning of Princess Jingjun's words, then withdrew her gaze and said with a smile: "It's just a hairpin to play, it's not our starting point, why bother to spoil their interest?" ”

The flowers and birds are not separated, and the Kao peony is often used to match the bird king phoenix, and the phoenix is often used as a symbol of the mother of the world. Before and Shui Jin said that peony and peony are suitable for the prince of Dun, but the wife of the prince of Dun finally only chose peony, but gave the peony to Princess Huijun, the meaning of this stand is obvious.

And Princess Jingjun is now saying that Qiu Yulan is the one who is suitable for peony flowers, and she is also expressing her position.

Qiu Yulan was a little unimpressed with the exquisiteness of this hairpin in her heart - her in-laws are in good health, if they all live as long as Emperor Zhaode, it would be too early for their generation to enter the Purple Deep Palace!

This will be compared to the peony, and now the queen Tao, who is living in the Zishen Palace and does not ask about the world under the pretext of recuperation, may dare to be angry and dare not speak, but if the crown princess of the East Palace knows, I am afraid that her daughter-in-law will be unhappy, right? Whose mother-in-law can stand her daughter-in-law so impatient? The crown princess herself hasn't lived in the Beique Palace yet!

So she casually picked a goose yellow rose from the plate handed to her by Princess Jingjun, and motioned to her subordinates to turn the lacquer plate away, and finally whispered to Princess Jingjun, "Didn't the eighth sister-in-law just say?" You have to hurry up and fix the hairpin, otherwise it will wilt off slowly...... So, what is not the same hairpin now? ”

Princess Jingjun Wan'er: "That's what I said!" ”

The two smiled tacitly, Princess Jingjun took a sip of the silver cup and was about to say something, when suddenly a subordinate came over, bent down and whispered a few words in her ear, Princess Jingjun suddenly frowned, and muttered to herself: "This child!" ”

Then he explained to Qiu Yulan, "Gui'er cried somehow when she was playing with his brothers and sisters, and the nurse couldn't coax me, I have to go and see it...... This will be everyone's interest, or don't alarm others, if someone asks, my brother and sister will tell me? ”

Qiu Yulan smiled and watched her leave.

Not long after Princess Jingjun went, she came back with Jiang Jingzhui in her arms, and the atmosphere in the room was still warm at this time, so no one else noticed. It's just that Princess Jingjun was the only one who brought a child to the table, her face was a little embarrassed, and after sitting down, she hugged her son who was crying and his eyes were red to his lap, and then explained to Qiu Yulan in a whisper: "When I was in Northern Xinjiang, this child followed me all the time, almost inseparable. As a result, he was let go to play in the apricot forest, and he was uncomfortable! No, he didn't cry when I went, he just wanted to follow me...... I had to bring him over for a meeting. ”

While his son was not paying attention, his voice was low, "Hurry up and coax him to sleep and hug him down!" ”

Qiu Yulan said with a smile: "I think I'm not used to coming to Beijing, so it's good to have a little friend to play with." ”

Princess Jingjun said: "It's just that this child is still young, and it is not suitable to go to Wencui Pavilion to study!" At home, his sister is a few years older than him, and she is a girl, so she doesn't have much fun together......"

The two talked about their children, and Jiang Jinggui suddenly became interested in the beaded flowers on Qiu Yulan's sideburns, and she wanted to touch them - Qiu Yulan naturally would not be dissatisfied with her nephew, reached out and hugged him into her arms, bowed her head and let him grab and play.

"Rose's obedient! Just touch it, don't hurt your aunt! Princess Jingjun admonished.

Jiang Jinggui was also well-behaved, and sure enough, she just touched it for a while and gave up, turned around and opened her arms to her mother to hug her.

But Qiu Yulan was quietly reminded by Mu Hibiscus: "Prince Jingjun accidentally stepped on your skirt......"

When she looked at it, sure enough, Jiang Jinggui had stepped on a clear footprint on the skirt, full of dirt and fallen leaves-after all, this child had been playing in the apricot blossom forest before.

"This kid ......" Princess Jingjun also found out at this time, and quickly put down her son and took a handkerchief to wipe her, but after most of the soil and fallen leaves were wiped off, a black mark was still distinct. Seeing this, Qiu Yulan stopped Princess Jingjun: "I'll go change my clothes!" Horizontal and vertical with a spare. ”

Princess Jingjun felt a little guilty: "Shall I go with you?" ”