"Niangniang, Concubine Yu wants to see?"

Zhu Ran had just finished breakfast and was looking at the Tao powder glass bottle in front of him in a daze. Hearing Xiaoge's words, he came back to his senses.

I thought: Why did this Yuying come to see her? I think it was because she was favored by Zhu Heyu yesterday.

On the day of the canonization ceremony, she, Zhang Yuying, and Li Tinghui walked out of the Duanli Hall side by side. Zhang Yuying met her, there was no expression on her face, but Li Tinghui bowed slightly, and called her sister kindly.

looked at Xiaoge and said softly: "Go out and explain to Concubine Yu, just say that she is a concubine, and I have no position." I should have come to visit her another day, and she should not have come to see me. ”

Zhuran only flattered Zhu Heyu because of the Dong family, and she had no intention of dealing with others.

After Xiaoge went out, he came back and brought back a purse. handed it to Zhu Ran and said: "Niangniang, Concubine Yu Niangniang said to let you see this, saying that if you see this thing, you will definitely see her." ”

Zhu Ran didn't care, but when he saw the purse, he was surprised to hold it in his hand and instructed Xiaoge: "What about Concubine Yu?" Please come in! ”

This worn-out purse is embroidered by Zhuran's nurse Zhang's mother, and she has been wearing it by her side when she was a child, and the day before entering the palace, Zhuran took it off and gave it to Zhang's mother as a souvenir, but I didn't expect to be able to see it here today.

It turned out that Zhang Xiang, the left Shangshu of Menxia Province, was the son of Zhang's mother. Zhang Xiang was born in a poor family, worked hard, and entered the official career because he won the imperial examination. has been a nine-grade petty official in a place where the Jiangnan generation is not too big. Until three years ago, Zhu Heyu visited Suzhou and accidentally met Zhang Xiang, and saw that he was an honest official, an upright person, a man of letters, martial arts, and great achievements. As a petty official of Jiupin, he is really a buried talent. When I returned to Kyoto, I visited my aunt Zhu Yu, and mentioned Zhang Xiang with Cao Zhen during the banquet, and there was a sense of recommendation and appreciation in the words. Cao Zhen has always valued Zhu Heyu, so he put the person he recommended in his heart. It is also said that Zhang Xiang has this opportunity in his life. At that time, Zuo Shangshu of the original Menxia Province returned to his hometown due to a serious illness, and the position of Shangshu was vacant. Cao Zhen suddenly thought of Zhang Xiang mentioned to him by Zhu Heyu, summoned Zhang Xiang, and once tested, he found that he was fully qualified for the post of Shangshu, and he was committed to the Jiupin Sesame petty official, which was really wronged by him. Exceptionally promoted to Zhu Yun to him, Zhu Yun has always trusted Cao Zhen, and even agreed. After Zhang Xiang took office, he thanked Zhu Heyu and Cao Zhen for their kindness, and was diligent and conscientious for the officials, and was loyal to Zhu Heyu.

Zhang Yuying is the granddaughter of Zhang's mother, and she is not yet seventeen this year. Growing up in Jiangnan since childhood, she has the gentleness and weakness of a Jiangnan woman in her gestures. It's just that Zhang Xiangniang was born in a small family, and Zhang Yuying was under the influence of her mother, even if she is literate and hyphenated, she is a little childlike after all.

Zhang Yuying entered the hall, bowed halfway and said, "Sister Yuying, salute my sister." ”

Zhu Ran's impression of Zhang Yuying is neither good nor bad. said lightly: "If it were according to my identity at this moment, I should have saluted you." ”

Zhang Yuying took the tea handed by Xiaoge, looked at Zhu Ran and said with a smile: "The kindness between the emperor and my sister is not comparable to me, it is only a matter of time before my sister is named a concubine, after all, I am under my sister, and I want to salute my sister." ”

Zhu Ran has never eaten other people's flattery, so he changed the topic and said: "Sister, this sachet ......"

Zhang Yuying explained to Zhu Ran: "The day before entering the palace, my grandmother specially called me to her side, saying that she used to be the nurse of a lady surnamed Zhu in the palace, and asked me to take this purse, saying that Zhu Niangniang was raised by her, gentle and kind, and it is easy to find Zhu Niangniang to take care of it if there is something." After entering the palace, Ying'er found out that the mother surnamed Zhu was not her sister. ”

Thanks to Zhu Heyu's love, Zhang Yuying was fortunate to be selected as a show girl. The night before entering the palace, her grandmother, Zhang's mother, called her to her side, handed her a shabby purse, and said what she had said to Zhuran. When she entered the palace, she heard about Zhuran. It's just that it's just in time for Zhuran to fall out of favor. And because she learned the ventriloquism from her grandmother in the past two years, she was favored by Zhu Heyu, and her holy grace was strong, so she didn't want to have anything to do with Zhuran, a person who had fallen out of favor. So on the day of the canonization ceremony, even if they walked side by side, they didn't go to say hello. I just don't want to, this bamboo will make the means so easy to regain the holy favor. Yesterday, Zhu Ran interceded for Zhao Yuquan, and Zhu Heyu asked Wu Jinyuan to personally send ice cubes to Chenghuan Palace, which was already well known in the palace. At this time, she was thinking about currying favor with Yu Zhuran, and secondly, she was ......

Zhu Ran heard Zhang Yuying say this, nodded and said, "I see! Then he inquired, "Is your grandmother in good health, but the old man is still strong?" ””

"Sister Lao is worried, and my grandmother is in good health."

Zhu Ran wanted Zhang's mother to make a living when she was young, so she was bought into Zhufu and became Zhuran's wet nurse. When she is old, she will be favored by God, her son will be a high-ranking official, and her old family will be able to enjoy the blessings. sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but ask Zhang Yuying, "How did Master Zhang find Zhang's mother?" ”

The mother of the provincial scholar of the door used to be an old mother who served in his house, and this matter was not a glorious thing, Zhang Yuying brought it in two sentences. Zhu Ran also felt that this was inappropriate, and no longer said it.

It's just that Zhang Yuying is a person with a heavy heart, seeing that Zhu Ran is lukewarm to her, and at this time, she talked about her grandmother who was a servant in Zhufu, and she felt very uncomfortable. When he left, although he was smiling, he secretly remembered Zhu Ran in his heart.

After Zhang Yuying left, Zhu Ran held the worn-out purse in his hand. After many years, Zhu Ran still clearly remembers that the purse is filled with finely chopped lemongrass, and then placed the tip of his nose to smell, there is still a faint fragrance. Zhu Ran's nose suddenly became a little sour, thinking that after many years, Zhang's mother had not forgotten her preferences......

"Ran'er, what kind of grass did you ask your mother to put in her purse?"

"Mom, it's lemongrass, I've told you so many times, why can't you remember it!"

"This time Mom remembered! Remember this time! I've been waiting for you to carry this purse for a long time, Lemon... The smell of lemongrass is weak, and my mother doesn't need you to remind me, so I will find you this lemongrass and re-pack it in this purse, okay......"

Zhang's mother still remembers this lemongrass. I thought it was because I learned that Zhang Yuying could see her when she entered the palace and repacked it inside.

Looking at the purse, he suddenly thought of Lin Yunchen's words that he was going to swim in the world with Xi Ziyu today. Feeling tightly, he instructed Xiaoge: "Prepare for the step, I want to go to Wangjing Pavilion"

Wangjing Pavilion is located in the rear of the palace, that is, the rear of the Changhua Palace, and the terrain is more than four zhang higher than the palace hall. Standing here, you can see most of Kyoto Castle, and the three characters of Wangjing Pavilion are named after it.

Zhu Ran stood on the Wangjing Pavilion, enjoying the prosperous scene of the capital of Yuanchen Kingdom, for several hours, until dinner time, the sun was setting, and he didn't see Lin Yunchen's white robe, nor did he see Xi Ziyu's cold and arrogant figure. But I made up such a picture in my head......

The two rode together, with Xi Ziyu in front and Lin Yunchen behind. The soft yellow sunset bathed the two of them. Xizi Yu Yinglang smiled happily and asked Lin Yunchen behind him: "Choose me, do you regret it?" ”

"Why do you regret it?"

"The delicate of a girl, the roughness of a man."

Lin Yunchen said: "You and me, it's not me who chooses you, but you choose me!" I should ask this, choose me, do you regret it? ”

Xi Ziyu rode his horse and whipped his whip and laughed: "I regret it!" ”

"What—inaudible!"