Chapter 211: Eyesight

The next day, Huizhu woke up with her eyes open, called Xiaojuan to serve and get up, and after a while, she heard the sound of Xixi, thinking that Xiaojuan had come in with washing water, but it seemed that it was A-Xing who was leading the three maids to serve, so she asked, "Where is Xiaojuan?" Ah Xingfu turned around and said: "Sister Juan, I'm going to the embroidery room, I'm rushing with my needlework and mother, and I guess that in another hour, I will be able to pinch the fruit green jacket that Yanzi made newly." When he replied, he had already squatted down and waited for Huizhu to put on his shoes and stay.

Huizhu wondered, "Why are you in such a hurry?" A Xing pursed her lips and smiled: "Today is the Buddha's birthday, in the morning when the sky is just dawning, the master sent someone to pass the word, it is already (1o o'clock) about to come, let the master prepare, accompany the master into the incense." So Sister Juan wanted to rush before the master came over, so that the master could wear the jacket. ”

After hearing this, Huizhu was speechless at the moment, remembering what she thought about over and over last night, and even dressed up herself for Haosheng, just to cater to Yinzhen and not be interested, there is a young and beautiful An family in the house, she can't compare to how she cleans up, not to mention that she doesn't like to act like this at all.

However, Huizhu couldn't say these words, and she fell asleep late last night, so she fell asleep this morning, so she slept longer. There was a headache, and people didn't open their mouths, so Ah Xing served her to wash up and make up.

After grooming, Xiaojuan picked up the curtain and came in, and saw that Huizhu was letting Ah Xing hold the mirror behind, looking at the bun on her head at the dresser, and hurriedly handed the clothes in her hand to the little girl ring beside her, took the mirror with her hand, leaned over and smiled: "Ah Xing, this girl is more and more skillful, especially the white jade butterfly hairpin she picked, which happens to match the colorful butterflies on the clothes." When the master is dressed up, Brother Hongli is standing beside him, and he will only say that you are sisters and brothers, who can tell that it is a mother and daughter. ”

Huizhu saw Xiaojuan smiling in the mirror, but shouted without much fanfare: "Yinzhen is coming" and couldn't help but snort angrily. Then I thought of Yinzhen's January future, Xiao Juan, Xiao Ranzi was secretly anxious behind her back, but how to say it was for her, so I didn't know what to do, sat up, and let Xiaojuan put on the new pipa placket green embroidered butterfly pattern half-length jacket for her, tied a white and green long skirt on the lower body, with a wide bar under the skirt, and changed into a pair of white embroidered shoes.

In the upper room, Baolian was waiting for food by Mama Rong, and Mama Rong was stunned when she saw Huizhu entering the house, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask for an answer: "Master, today's outfit looks novel, but I want to take Gege to take advantage of the Buddha's birthday to go out for a walk." Baolian buttoned it, her little face was shining, and she pulled Huizhu and said, "Bao'er is going, Bao'er is going out." ”

Huizhu looked at her daughter with a smile, nodded in response, and sat down for breakfast. But when she glanced down, she saw herself dressed like this, frowned, she had a little scruple in her heart and looked almost thirty years old, this body was demolished with some Chinese flavor, not to mention, not to mention her age, just like a little woman who had just become a married woman dressed like her, thinking that Yinzhen would be displeased when she saw it. After thinking about it, Huizhu thought about waiting for the meal, and went back to the room to change, so as not to be reprimanded.

For a while, the mother and daughter were talking and laughing with breakfast, and suddenly saw Xiao Ranzi running in, and said with a smile: "Master, the master is here." As soon as the words fell, Yin Zhen took Xiao Luzi into the house.

Huizhu put down the dishes and chopsticks, stepped forward to greet her, and Baolian also pouted a few times, and ran to Yinzhen to greet her.

After the ceremony, Yin Zhen sat on the top seat, glanced at the food on the table, and swept to Huizhu with cold eyes: "What time is it now, you only have breakfast?" Are these minions all up to you? A room full of people knelt down, and Huizhu couldn't sit down, so she had to get up and explain: "It's a little late today, and it's almost a moment." The concubine's brother-in-law came yesterday, so I got up late today, and I usually don't have more than one hour at the latest. ”

Yinzhen had to save face for Huizhu in front of his subordinates, and he accepted Huizhu's words, so he wanted to continue to ask a few words about Junxian, but as soon as he looked up, he noticed that Huizhu was dressed up, and couldn't help but look at it carefully, but the more he looked at it, the darker it became, and he directly closed the teacup in his hand and put it aside, looked at it for a while, and asked in a deep voice: "When did you make this dress?" ”

Sure enough, she was displeased, Huizhu pulled the hem of her clothes uncomfortably, and Yu Guang saw Xiao Luzi leading her subordinates to retreat silently, and Baolian, who had finished breakfast, was also coaxed down by Mama Rong, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but overflow with a wry smile.

Yin Zhen saw that Huizhu seemed to know his mistake, and stood in front of him with low eyebrows, the more confident he became, and after correcting his mistake, he continued: "After so many years, you still have that temperament, and you can't breathe for a long time. Seeing that you are so good at what you do, you know the rules and do it, turn your back, what do you want to do, or do it the same......"

Huizhu lowered her head and looked straight at her toes, and leaned down to respond to Yinzhen's reprimand, but in her heart, she wondered why Yinzhen was so angry when he came, and it was rare that when he was impetuous, didn't he go to Rehe with Emperor Kangxi?

Come to think of this. Huizhu couldn't help but want to ask Yinzhen who was with him this time? Although Hongli ate and slept with Emperor Kangxi, she still went to the same place, and she was still a little worried.

was thinking wildly, only to hear the slight reprimand in his ears disappear, Huizhu was surprised, quietly raised his eyes, and immediately looked at Shang Yinzhen's eyes that did not know the emotion, and the next moment, he hurriedly bit his lip and looked away.

Yin Zhen ignored Huizhu's small movements, eased the atmosphere for a while, and stated in a cold tone: "Huang Ama set off to Rehe for summer vacation on the thirteenth day of this month, and Hongli was raised by Huang Ama himself, so he will follow." You are Hongli's biological mother, and you should accompany you to go out. Huizhu looked at Yinzhen in surprise, Yinzhen did not evade, firmly locked the other party's eyes, and continued: "Hongli was personally raised by Huang Ama by his side, eating and sleeping together, what a big wave in the capital, I think you have heard of it." ”

Huizhu nodded, Emperor Kangxi's move, in just one month, has caused a huge reaction in the mansions of the major princes, and at the same time, the mansion that has attracted much attention from the outside world has also caused a storm because of this matter. If so, it is also conceivable that Yinzhen is under a lot of pressure, on the one hand, he will be sought after, and on the other hand, there will be persecution from political enemies.

Yin Zhen saw Huizhu nodding to understand, and said: "Since you also know these powers, avoid trouble, you take Bao'er here to cool off." However, because Hongli is going, I will still give you a squeak, and the Nian clan and the Wu Ya clan will also go with me. ”——

It turned out to be Nian's.

Huizhu had vaguely guessed the person who was with her, but it was just ...... At this time, Yin Zhen said it himself, which made him feel that he was out of reach, and for a while, it was unclear, it could be described as a mixed taste, and all kinds of tastes were indescribable, but it also made her surprised that Wu Yashi would also be with him, and faded a lot.

Yin Zhen did not hide the guess in his eyes, staring at Huizhu with his eyes like a torch, and said a "hmm" that was not light or heavy, with a thick inquiry in his tone.

Huizhu smiled reluctantly, avoiding Yin Zhen's burning gaze, and replied vaguely: "The concubine didn't expect this, and the sister of the Wu Ya clan is also going." Yinzhen couldn't deny the word "yes", got up to Huizhu's side, took another look at Huizhu's clothes, and said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "Forget it, you just wear this, see if there is anything else to clean up, take a little bit, and take Baolian to the temple with you." Huizhu answered, and after cleaning up a little, she followed Yinzhen out of the courtyard.

Today is the Buddha's birthday, usually in front of the temple with less smoke, this is the door of the city, there are many people coming and going, and the small stalls and vendors are also gathered, compared to the big temple that the dignitaries and nobles often go to in the suburbs, this is also under the support of the rich businessmen, lively and non-hearted, and the incense is prosperous.

At this time, Huizhu took Baolian's hand and walked side by side with Yinzhen, followed by Luzi and Xiaojuan. Then Pauline stopped and looked at the stall on the steps. Huizhu smiled helplessly, people came and went in front of this temple, and there were endless shouts on both sides of the stone steps, all kinds of bits and pieces of small things filled the eyeballs, and the people who saw them were dazzled, and she also wanted to take a stroll.

Xiao Luzi's eyes were sharp, and he understood the thoughts of Huizhu's mother and daughter, came to Yinzhen, pointed to the peddler on the side, and said: "Master, this place is mostly a place where ordinary people often come, and the things that are sold are also new, so it is better to take Niu Hulu Fujin and Baolian Gege to have a look." As he spoke, he looked back at the guards not far away, and said, "There are many people in the place where the miscellaneous goods are sold, if you are worried, let the guards follow?" ”

Huizhu smiled at Xiao Luzi with gratitude, but in her heart, she only said that Yinzhen was unwilling, so she wanted to open her mouth to refuse, but she heard Yinzhen say lightly: "Blue sky and white sun, you don't need to ask the guards to follow, just the two of you (Xiao Luzi and Xiao Juan) follow." After speaking, he frowned and glanced at the crowded alley of vendors at the bottom of the steps, thought for a moment, bent down to pick up Baolian, and ordered, "Let's go." ”

Huizhu still looked at Yinzhen's actions in disbelief, and couldn't help but be stunned, until Baolian turned around to call her, Fang woke up, and followed the father and daughter with Xiaojuan's support, and followed the father and daughter with a smile in her eyes. It wasn't until the sun turned west that Yinzhen sent Huizhu's mother and daughter back to the courtyard and returned to Beijing that evening.

The next few days passed in a flash, and on April 13, Emperor Kangxi went to the heat to meet the requirements to escape the heat. At dawn that day, Huizhu took Baolian to take a carriage to the gate of the northern suburbs, and saw the mighty procession of the imperial tent from a distance, and also saw Yinzhen, Hongli father and son, and a horse slowly driving in front of him with the bright yellow carriage......

(I wrote it very late today, and I passed it late, because I was about to write about the enthronement of April Fourth, and I wrote down the affairs of the people...... Yesterday's chapter Ding Wei went wrong, but there will be other plots soon...... Tomorrow plus more, thank you for voting. )

Two hundred and twelve waited

After Emperor Kangxi traveled far away, it was another summer as scheduled. At dawn every day, there is already a blazing sun in the sky, the red sun is scorching, and the scorching heat is unbearable; From time to time, a storm passes, and the ground is full of hot air, and the air is even more sluggish. However, the increasingly irritable and sultry weather, to the capital under the imperial power, is like a cool autumn, faint, sereak, like a traceless autumn water, can not be lifted, a trace of waves, showing a strange calm.

Huizhu didn't know how quiet the capital was, or what kind of storm and rain were hidden under the calm, she was like an ordinary lady of the Eight Banners, taking refuge in this secluded Jiangnan courtyard for summer recreation, and living a luxurious and elegant life.

One afternoon in August, knowing the sound of cicadas, the white swaying sun is the most scorching, and people are lazily curled up indoors, sheltering from the sun, or taking a nap with a melancholy expression.

In the embroidery building, the fire-like sunlight is blocked under the cold windows of the eaves, and the green branches and dense leaves cast a shade on the house.

In the exquisite and luxurious main house, behind the shadow wall of Yin Yun, there is a red sandalwood five-screen big arhat bed, which is separated by a small number of red sandalwood moire in the middle. Huizhu and Suo Zhuo Luo were lying on the bed on one side, through the wisps of sandalwood smoke burning on the small surface, and there was a pair of gossip, looking relaxed and comfortable.

Suddenly, the bamboo curtain was lifted with the sound, Xiaojuan personally carried the plate in, walked to the front of the Luohan bed, curtsied slightly, and set the food on the plate on the table, while whispering: "Thinking that the master and the second grandmother have not yet rested for lunch, I took advantage of the nap of Gege and Miss Biao to make some food to cool off the heat." As he spoke, he placed two small multicolored glass bowls in front of the two of them, and took two small silver spoons and put them in the bowls.

Huizhu glanced at the two four or five-year-old girls who were sleeping soundly on the low collapse opposite, slapped the fan casually, then looked back, sat up, scooped a spoonful of crushed ice stirring red beans and sent it to her mouth, then her eyes blinked, and she smiled and said: "Qiu Laohu is powerful, eating this is the best." ”

Suo Zhuo Luo half covered it with a fan, looked at the husband and sister opposite who looked like enjoyment, and pursed his lips and chuckled. Her husband and sister are a little unusual, sometimes there is a kind of majesty in a high position, and sometimes she is as carefree as a boudoir girl, it seems simple and simple, but always when you are defenseless, you have insight into everything, which is really incomprehensible.

Huizhu saw that Suo Zhuo Luo was slightly stunned when he looked at the shaved ice in front of him, shook his head and smiled lightly, then moved the small bowl, raised his eyes and said, "Your stomach is seven months old, it's better to eat less cold." Well, just use some Jiang rice lotus, by the way, there is also this cold powder, poured soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, garlic soup, chili oil, pickled carrots and other seasonings, sour and spicy delicious, you should also eat. ”

Suo Zhuo Luo smiled embarrassedly, and was a little dumbfounded by the condiments that Huizhu had eaten in front of him, and only after half a sound did he look back at the laughter of Huizhu and Xiaojuan's master and servant, and scooped it with a spoon and tasted it: "It's really delicious." After that, he ate a few more mouthfuls and said suspiciously: "This should be only in the palace, the slave has never seen it." However, the ingredients are not expensive, but they are not as expensive as those used by nobles. ”

Huizhu couldn't help but laugh to herself, and after a while, Fang Zhi smiled: "This is what people in the small alleys in the southwest of Beijing often eat, and it is used by those people whose families are not rich to cool off the heat, and they sprinkle a handful of chili peppers and some vinegar and eat it." You are from a precious family, I don't know, I am also the time of incense in April, he ...... I ate at a small stall in Miaozhang, so I sent someone to learn how to do it and made it myself. Because you were so happy a few months ago, I didn't dare to take it out, and I saw that you were almost full-term on this day, so I ordered you to do it. ”

Xiaojuan answered: "Second grandma, you have been living here for more than three months, the master has personally explained the kitchen to make supplements, you have no appetite a few days ago, and the master is secretly worried and ......anxious" The words were still unfinished, seeing Huizhu's blaming glare, he turned his busy words and said: "The master and the second grandmother may not know, this cold powder also has a common name called 'dialing fish', you look at this cold powder in the bowl is like a fish?" ”

Huizhu glanced at it a few times, nodded and said, "It is indeed similar, compared to Liangfen, the name of this group of fish is more vivid." Suo Zhuoluo's heart was moved, and seeing that Huizhu didn't want to talk more, she had no choice but to restrain her feelings, and said: "This group of fish concubines knows that they have read it in a book, and a dozen oil poems are 'cold and squeezed with a strip of ice scraping and leaking fish, and the crystal is refreshing. The flavor is as you like, just cool and sour. After seeing it, the concubine has always wanted to eat, and she doesn't want to be under her nose for many years, and she has only seen and tasted it so far. ”

A touch of surprise flashed in Huizhu's eyes, she knew that this brother and daughter-in-law were completely a lady, and now it seemed that she was also a reader, and then she was a poem. Thinking about it, Huizhu was a little embarrassed, and was about to praise a few words, when she saw the bamboo curtain lifted, and Xiao Ranzi came excitedly.

Huizhu asked, "What's the matter?" Xiao Ranzi didn't have time to salute, so the busy man took out a letter from the placket of his clothes and presented it with both hands: "Master, the post station in Beijing just now sent a letter, it was written by Brother Hongli, and he didn't go through the house." After hearing this, Huizhu and Suo Zhuoluo glanced at each other, took the envelope without saying a word, and busily opened it and looked at it carefully.

The letter was not long, and Huizhu had already read it after a while, Xiao Ranzi was anxious, and hurriedly asked, "Master, what did Brother Hongli say?" But something happened. Huizhu folded the letter, sighed slightly, and said: "The letter is written, and they were scheduled to return to Beijing at the end of this month, but it will be delayed until September, and it is estimated that they will not return to Beijing until October." "Xiao Juan, when Xiao Ranzi heard it, it was like a frosted eggplant, and she was stunned all of a sudden.

Suo Zhuo Luo comforted: "Brother Hongli is a holy grace to accompany Long Live Lord, and it is nearly two months late, you are not long." Didn't Brother Hongli write a letter back? Huizhu looked a little lonely and said: "In three days it will be Hongli's birthday, she has been born for two years, and she is not by my side." ”

After getting along for the past few months, Suo Zhuoluo has been laughing and enjoying life when she sees Huizhu, and when she sees a faint sadness on her face, she doesn't know how to persuade her. When she was talking, she heard the two villains on the opposite side of the dwarf muttering something, as if she was about to wake up, she hurriedly sat up and wanted to stay over, Huizhu had already packed up the letter, and walked towards the dwarf with a light smile.

Suo Table Luo looked at Huizhu who seemed to be a carefree young woman for a moment, a little puzzled, a little curious, and had a lot of incomprehensible feelings, until her five-year-old daughter called "Eniang" in a milky voice, she took her eyes away from this woman who seemed to be misty but like a clear spring, supported her back with one hand, stroked her high bulging belly with the other, and also paced towards the short collapse.

The following days were not affected by Hongli's delayed return. Every day, Huizhu gossiped about Suo Zhuoluo's family, talked about children, talked about things that women would always be interested in, beauty and clothing, and so on; And Baolian, who grew up in the palace compound since she was a child, also played very happily with her little cousin of the same age. All the turmoil in the capital and the house has not affected this secluded and luxurious courtyard for the time being.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Huizhu still took Baolian back to the house, looking at the mansion after a long absence, and also felt the uneasiness under the calm surface, the servants were cautious, never said a word, just did the errand in hand. Even the ladies of the mansion who are jealous in their words are extremely rare to get along with each other, and they also show a certain dependence on the Ulanala clan between their eyebrows.

Huizhu didn't know where their panic came from, but judging from the fact that when the carriage entered the city, the number of officers and soldiers guarding the city gate increased, and even the carriage of Fujin on the side of Prince Yong's mansion had to be strictly checked, it seemed that a huge whirlpool was slowly brewing in the capital, waiting for the moment of explosion.

After August, the summer heat subsided, and the Ulanala clan often sent someone to ask her when she would return home, Huizhu saw that the situation seemed to have changed, and thought that it was better to go back to the house, but before the decision, the day of the incense unexpectedly appeared in the ears, Yinzhen's last sentence, and then make arrangements when he came back, and the letter at the end of Hongli wrote, "Eniang, wait for Hongli to return to Beijing to pick you and your sister back to the house."

If so, the same words of the two made her finally reject the proposal of the Ulanara clan, and postpone the time to return home on the grounds that Pauline's illness was repeated. But the tension of the crowd and the subtle changes in the capital still made waves in her democracy.

So in September, after Huizhu returned home to give birth, she closed the door of the house and easily did not allow anyone to enter and leave at will.

But in the middle and late months, this house still inevitably attracted the attention of people who were interested, and every day after that, there were seven or eight people dressed as farmers walking around not far from the courtyard. When Huizhu heard this, she was frightened, and after calming down for a long time, she was busy arranging for the guards to take turns to guard day and night, and even the usual necessary purchases were canceled.

On the evening of this day, after dinner, Huizhu stood in front of the window, looking at the slightly yellowed leaves through the night shadow, which was distracted. Suddenly, a gust of autumn wind blew, and there was a chill on her body, Huizhu couldn't help but shiver, and then she felt a warmth on her body, and then she heard Xiaojuan say softly: "Master, the autumn night is cold, it's better to wear a windbreaker, so as not to be infected with the cold wind, if Brother Hongli comes back, he will definitely be sad when he sees it." Huizhu turned her head to look at Xiaojuan, and then put it aside, and let out a sigh that the wind couldn't hear: "It's the eighth day of the first month, why haven't you returned to Beijing yet." ”

Xiaojuan opened her mouth, but before she made a sound, she only heard a heavy footsteps coming, she was shocked, nervously grabbed Huizhu's sleeve, and called "master". Huizhu forced herself, nodded to Xiaojuan soothingly, and asked sharply, "Who is outside?" ”

(There is another chapter in the evening, there is a recommendation today, very happy, but I wrote a plan for the text - she doesn't seek wealth and honor, she just wants a corner of peace, and he can't help it!) Seal (hx) build a shackle (hx) lock, secular vision, bind her (hx) to a corner of the inner house; The emperor (hx) is in power and in the opposition, and her blood is in love, which makes her harem overturned. Is it fate? Is it lucky? Yang or the irresistible torrent of history, so that the ordinary and indifferent her, from a small show girl, step by step to the high position that she never begged for, became prominent in the world...... But dear editors are useless,...... (>_

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