Chapter XII

The fragrance of tea came out from the painting boat, and a painting boat adjacent to them on the lake came out of a beautiful and elegant woman, with a very beautiful complexion, about seventeen or eighteen years old, Zhaoyang's painting boat was originally bigger than the painting boat in the lake, and a few people could be seen sitting around drinking tea from the outside, and the woman said to them, "Slave Lianxianger, because I smell the fragrance of tea in the painting boat, can I ask everyone for a cup?" The voice is as graceful and crisp as a sparrow spirit bird.

Everyone on the painting boat glanced at each other, and the fourth prince chuckled and said to Wu Changjun, "Changjun, your old man is here." ”

Wu Changjun smiled embarrassedly: "The four princes don't want to joke with Changjun, just a geisha for people to enjoy, how can you say that you are good." ”

Hearing him say this, everyone smiled lightly, who didn't know that the top brand of Zangjiao Pavilion, Lian Xiang'er, has been obsessed since she saw Wu Changjun, and Wu Changjun has always been called Wen Yu's son, and he is gentle and ruyu, and he did not refuse sternly, Yan Chengjun smiled and said, "Changjun is not afraid of hurting the Lianxiang girl's infatuation when he says this." ”

"Cheng Jun." Wu Changjun frowned, and Yan Chengjun hurriedly waved his hand and kept silent

At this time, Zhaoyang said: "Wu Gongzi, the lord of this county heard that Miss Lianxiang has a sweet singing voice, a light dance, and a beautiful person, right?" ”

Wu Changjun said: "Changjun has not seen it. ”

When the words fell, Zhaoyang laughed out loud and said, "Since this is the case, the county lord will send someone to invite the Lianxiang girl to come up and dance, if it is really as the rumors say, the county lord ransomed her and gave her to Wu Gongzi, there is such a beautiful woman with red sleeves and incense, presumably Wu Gongzi will not refuse, and it is also all the infatuation of the Lianxiang girl." ”

Wu Changjun's face tightened, and he said, "Changjun doesn't have any thoughts about Lianxiang girl, and I ask the county lord not to joke with Changjun." ”

"This falling flower is intentionally ruthless, so it is the county lord who is troublesome." As he spoke, he raised his teacup and said, "The lord of this county has made amends to Wu Gongzi with tea and wine." ”

Wu Changjun hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

The four princes talked about the world again, and no one cared about the lotus fragrance girl, and the lotus fragrance on the other painting boat saw that no one on the boat responded, so they knew that the painting boat must be someone with some identity, so they didn't dwell on it much.

Entering the painting boat, the little maid on the side frowned and said, "Why are the people on this painting boat so unreasonable?" "Her girl is the top brand of the Tibetan Pavilion, and she knows a lot of powerful people, and every time she goes out, no one will give a few thin noodles.

"Don't talk too much." Such a beautiful painting boat must be the one that the Guogong Mansion gave to the county lord of Zhaoyang a few days ago, although she knows many high-ranking officials, but she can't afford to provoke the county lord of Zhaoyang.

The little maid looked unhappy, but she didn't say anything.

After lunch, I heard that someone came to report that there was a father-in-law in the palace who had an urgent matter to board the ship to tell the fourth prince and the fifth prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince looked at each other, and asked people to come, and the little father-in-law came to the two and knelt on the ground, his eyes were red, and he cried, "The queen mother, the queen mother, the world is over." ”

"What?" Everyone was shocked

Zhou Yunxue looked even more incredulous, no, it was not the right time with the previous life, the Queen Mother in the previous life should have gone in August this year, and now it is three months early, could it be that her rebirth has advanced the time? Thinking about it carefully, the situation of the Wu family in the previous life was not as serious as it is now, so she waited for her to marry into the door after she married her, and in this life Zhou Yunxia is not her Zhou Yunxue, there is neither a rich dowry nor the jade pendant that the Wu family snooped on, why did the Wu family marry in such a hurry? Presumably, the façade of the Taishi Mansion was almost unbearable and she eagerly wanted to fill it with Zhou Yunxia's dowry, so it was, then she didn't have to wait too long.

The little father-in-law was still in pain, and said, "At lunchtime, the Queen Mother suddenly fell to the ground after drinking a few mouthfuls of clear porridge, and when the Imperial Doctor arrived, the Queen Mother was already dead." After saying that, he lay on the ground, groaning and suffering.

Zhaoyang hurriedly ordered people to dock, got off the boat, and the fourth and fifth princes rode on horses and hurried to the palace, and Zhaoyang hurriedly returned to the palace after sending Zhou Yunxue back to the Hou Mansion.

Zhou Qingzhi and Zhou Yunxue went to the gate of the Hou Mansion at the same time, and sent Zhaoyang away The two entered the mansion one after the other, and went to Tingfeng Garden together. ”

After the two of them said goodbye, they beckoned to Zhou Yunxue and said, "Why did you come back so early?" ”

Zhou Yunxue walked up obediently, Zhou Qingzhi stood in the room, and the old lady looked at the two of them with wrong looks, so she said suspiciously, "What's wrong with you two?" ”

Zhou Yunxue said: "Grandmother, the Queen Mother." ”

"What?" The old lady was surprised and asked, "Where did Xue'er hear the news?" ”

"Today, Zhaoyang also invited the fourth prince and the fifth prince to swim in the lake, the second uncle and Du Gongzi were also there, and someone came to the harem at noon to invite the two princes back to the palace, and at that time, the little father-in-law told everyone that the queen mother had died."

The old lady glanced at Zhou Qingzhi, and when he saw that he also nodded, he immediately ordered Mama Feng, who was stunned beside her, to say, "You order to go down, ask someone to prepare a mourning flag, and when the Hou Ye comes back, he will hang it up, and take out all the plain white cloth in the house, and let the embroidery girl make mourning clothes tonight at the latest, and order the slaves in the house to wear plain clothes, and if you see someone who is disrespectful, you will be killed immediately." ”

Mama Feng took the order to go down to arrange the matter, and the old lady patted Zhou Yunxue's hand and said to the two, "You go back first to recuperate and go into the palace tomorrow to cry." ”

The two said yes, and then retreated, Zhou Qingzhi walked in front, looked back at Zhou Yunxue, who was looking down and contemplative, and said, "When do you want someone?" ”

Zhou Yunxue, who was thinking about things, didn't react at once, looked up at him, the fierce color in his eyes didn't have time to hide, and was seen clearly by Zhou Qingzhi, seeing that his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, he hurriedly hid the look in his eyes, and smiled at him, "Naturally, the sooner the better." ”

Zhou Qingzhi squinted his eyes and looked down at the little girl in front of him who had just reached his chin, and he couldn't see what her expression was under the mask.

Zhou Yunxue only felt that her scalp was numb, and the corners of her lips were slightly stiff, but suddenly she saw Zhou Qingzhi's eyes soften, and the corners of her lips were slightly hooked, and she said playfully, "I'll send it to my niece later." ”

Zhou Yunxue said, "Thank you, Second Uncle." ”

The two of them went back to the courtyard separately, Zhou Yunxue drank two cups of tea in a row when she entered the house before she settled down, she has never seen such a terrifying look in her life, as if she can find out what you are thinking at a glance.

Zhou Yunxue pinched the porcelain cup in her hand, she now regretted asking for someone with him.

Zhou Qingzhi didn't let her wait too long, she sent someone to send it before dinner, Zhou Yunxue looked at the two maids standing in front of her, wearing the clothes issued by the Hou Mansion, her appearance was mediocre and not outstanding, her eyes were upright and her head was slightly lowered, and her hands in front of her abdomen were clean and white.

Zhou Yunxue looked at the two of them for a long time before she said, "Do you have a name?" ”

The two maids said in unison, "No, please give the name of the young lady." "They only have code names and no names in their masters.

Zhou Yunxue thought for a while, and said to the slightly taller girl, "You are called Hawthorn." Then he said to the shorter maid, "Your name is Pomegranate." ”

"Hawthorn Xie Miss Xie gave the name."

"Pomegranate Miss Xie's name."

Hawthorn and Pomegranate knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her, and Zhou Yunxue said, "Get up." ”

The two got up, and Zhou Yunxue said again: "Do you know why the second uncle asked you to come over?" ”

Hawthorn said: "The master just asked the slaves and maids to listen to the dispatch of the young lady. ”

Zhou Yunxue nodded and said, "Then what will you do?" ”

Hawthorn said, "Slaves and maids can kill, and pomegranates can be pharmacological." ”

Zhou Yunxue had to say that the two people sent by the second uncle were very close to her

"You first learn the rules from Grandma Sun, and then you will serve me with lychees and grapes."

"Yes, miss."

Zhou Yunxue asked Lychee, who was standing beside her, to lead the two to see Grandma Sun, and Grape made her a cup of tea, and said, "Miss, these two can believe it or not." ”

Zhou Yunxue raised her cup and took a sip, "I can trust it." ”

Her second uncle can raise such a person, I am afraid that it is not as simple as Hou Fu Yizi, and I don't know which way of the immortal, but since she accepted the condition of making tea for him every day, she has already boarded his ship, and if she can pull those jackals into hell, she is not afraid to conspire with evil ghosts.

After the Hou Ye returned to the house, the door of the mansion was hung with white flags, and the servants and masters in the mansion also changed their bright dresses and colorful hairpins on their hair.

Early in the morning of the second day, the old lady sent someone to call the young ladies of each hospital, Zhou Yunxue was dressed in plain clothes, and the green silk was pulled up with a pure white hosta.

Because she entered the palace to cry and mourn, the maid naturally couldn't bring more, Zhou Yunxue only brought lychees, originally she wanted to bring the two girls who came yesterday, but unfortunately the rules have not been learned well, if you bring them into the palace, I am afraid that they will collide with the nobles in the palace.

When they came to Tingfeng Garden, Mama Feng just helped the old lady out, the two of them were also plain white, Zhou Yunxue stepped forward to help the other side, and said, "Grandmother, my granddaughter has prepared some heart pills, if you can't stand it, you can eat some." "Crying and mourning naturally can't sit or stand, a day in addition to the hour of dining to have to kneel and cry, the old lady is afraid that he can't stand it when he is old, Qingxin Pill can wake up some senses, and he can't help but faint.

The old lady smiled and said, "Mama Feng has also prepared some, so don't worry about it." ”

Zhou Yunxue smiled and nodded, helping the old lady out of the house, the Hou Ye was already standing by the carriage waiting, and Zhou Yunxia stood behind him, also dressed in plain white, and Zhou Qingzhi was also standing beside him.

Zhou Yunxue saluted them and said, "I've seen my father and second uncle." ”

Zhou Nanzhi glanced at his daughter-in-law, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Well, I haven't seen Xue'er for a few days, but I've grown a little taller." ”

After speaking, he helped the old lady to get into the carriage, Zhou Yunxue had her own grade of carriage, Zhou Yunxia was convenient for the old lady to sit in the same car, and the other was Zhou Yunshuang and Zhou Yunyu, Zhou Nanzhi and Zhou Qingzhi rode horses to follow aside.

The carriage stopped at the second palace gate, and everyone walked towards the mourning hall on foot, and the ladies and ladies of the various provinces who met them along the way only nodded to each other and did not say a word.

When the emperor and the queen led the palace concubines and princesses, the eunuch who presided over the funeral shouted "Kneel and worship, cry and mourn." ”

The emperor led everyone to kneel, and for a while the cry sounded, but most of them only howled and cried sincerely, and not many of them were just pretending.

The three days of mourning passed quickly, and the state mourning forbade marriage and all entertainment for a month.