The Xu Mansion was already busy with my entry into the palace, and Mrs. Xu even sent Xinning to Chengdu Mansion to help me purchase a dowry, but I pushed it again and again, but Mrs. said with a smile: "Rui'er Mo doesn't want to recognize me as a mother?" ”

"What does my mother say, Rui'er has to be taken in by her father and mother, and she loves her so much, she is already uneasy in her heart, how can she let her mother and Sister Xinning spend money on my dowry." I'm busy explaining.

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she smiled even more kindly, and said: "Since Xinning got married, your father and eldest brother Guangpu are officials in the court again, I always feel lonely for a long time, and I don't want to give down a beautiful and intelligent daughter in the daytime, I am really unspeakably happy." Since Rui'er calls me mother, then I, as a mother, must do my best for my daughter, and I will never let my daughter be looked down upon when she goes out of the cabinet. He took my hand and smiled softer. I have never received maternal love since I was a child, although I have a grandmother who loves and pampers me, but today when I see this gentle and motherly woman, my heart is inevitably sour and sour, and I only have tears in my eyes.

Mrs. Xu comforted me a lot like a child, and Fang took my hand and said that she wanted to show me some good things.

I followed my wife to the main room, knowing that this was her bedroom, and saw that Master Xu was busy stepping forward to greet him. Lord Xu has been treating each other politely since I went to the house, but because I treat him too politely, I am more and more estranged, and I think that my identity is inconvenient to get close, and I only accompany Mrs. Xu and Xinning every day, and I only see each other for the fourth time today, so I can't help but feel worried.

"Rui'er, there should be news from the palace in the near future, I will discuss with your father-in-law to prepare these ornaments for you to retouch." Mrs. Xu took out a tray from the inner room, and the beads and jade in the plate were surrounded by gold and silver, and it was full of exquisite handmade and valuable jewelry. I was shocked when I looked at it, and hurriedly said: "My parents have given me a generous gift, and Rui'er is ashamed to take it back, and I ask my father and mother to take it back." ”

"I also know that the emperor loves Rui'er, and Rui'er will not lack these objects when she marries the Heavenly Family, but this is a piece of my heart with your father-in-law, and I hope Rui'er will not refuse." Mrs. Xu's sincere words show that she treats me sincerely. Lord Xu also persuaded on the side. But I insisted on refusing to accept those jewelry, and even knelt down and begged the second elder to take back his life. Helplessly, Mrs. Xu no longer insisted, but asked me to choose one or two favorite things as a souvenir, I thought about it again and again, only selected a white jade lotus hairpin, and a silver filigree dotted emerald double butterfly through the flower step. Seeing this, Mrs. Xu complained that my choice was too simple, I only smiled and said nothing, but I peeked at Lord Xu and looked at me as if he was thinking.

After two days, Bao Yuan came from the palace, and I saw that he had a tired look on his face, and thought that there were many obstacles to my entry into the palace, so I had to be careful to persuade him, and Daoming was unwilling to be extravagant.

Bao Yuan listened to what I said, his eyebrows tightened, and said: "If I get Rui'er, how can I be willing to wronged you, and Rui'er doesn't know the truth in this palace, if you enter the palace too simply, let the harem people look down on you in vain, and you will ...... in the future" When he said this, he stopped talking, and only shook his head and sighed.

"I cherish Meng Lang's heart for Rui'er, in fact, as long as Rui'er has to marry Lang Jun, it doesn't matter whether there is a grand wedding or not." I spoke earnestly, and I didn't want to see his eyebrows locked in my life, so I raised my hand to caress his eyebrows, and I wanted to smooth out the clumps there.

Bao Yuan held my hand, hugged me into his arms, and said gloomily: "Now that I am in charge of the old minister, I hate that I can't be the master completely, and I can only wronged you." ”

"Meng Lang, don't be angry, even if Lang Jun can be completely in charge now, he can't ignore filial piety and government affairs."

"The 'five rites' in front are not allowed, and the 'welcome' ceremony must not be abolished." But he was stubborn.

"Hey!" I sighed lightly in my heart, lying in his arms, and I knew in my heart that I didn't like the queen mother, and Bao Yuan insisted on paying more courtesy to me, and I thought that the harem had already been in turmoil, and I really didn't know how many waves of torture there would be in the future?

After Bao Yuan returned to the palace, he sent Wang Zhaoyuan to inform him that the ceremony of "welcoming in person" was scheduled for the sixth day of the first month of April. Then the Queen Mother sent two female officials of Shangyi to teach me court etiquette.

I didn't think that one of the female officials sent by the Queen Mother to teach Xi was Zhiqiu, so she was very happy to reunite, although she learned the rules and etiquette every day, she didn't feel bitter, but she was always close to Zhiqiu, and she could listen to her say some things in the palace from time to time, which was also psychologically prepared for entering the palace in the future.

On this day, I finished teaching early, saw that the weather was fine, and my mood was very comfortable, so I took Ming'er to the Yingyue Pool in the backyard of Xu Mansion to read a book.

Xufu was originally built by the mountain, but also from the foot of the mountain to lead the living water to accumulate into a pool, the pond water is clear and windless when the sky and clouds shine, but also the pond side of the green willow between the Su planting spring peach, in the late spring and early summer, reading under the peach between the willows has become my daily must do.

was holding this "Guiguzi" and watching it vigorously, but I heard Ming'er say behind him: "Lord Xu Wan'an." ”

When I looked up and saw my father-in-law Xu Kuangzhang walking closer in light clothes, I hurriedly got up to greet him and greeted him with courtesy.

"How can my father be here today?" My father-in-law has always been very distant from me, and it is obvious that he has come here with the intention of seeking me.

"Rui'er doesn't need to be polite, I heard your mother say that you took the girl to the backyard to read, so I came to see ......" He said and looked at the book in my hand, and said, "I don't know what books Rui'er reads on weekdays, can you give my father a look." ”

I respectfully handed the book to him, but I didn't want him to look at the title of the book, raised his eyebrows, turned a few pages, handed it back to me, and said strangely: "I have heard that Rui'er is quite talented, but what you usually read is only rhyme books and piano scores, or some poetry collections, but I don't want it to be a political strategy book like "Guiguzi". He looked at me with deep meaning in his eyes, and said, "I just wonder what is the use of Rui'er reading such books?" ”

"Father Mingjian, Rui'er was born in the market, so he knows a little about the world, and thinks that I am the splendid rivers and mountains of Shu, and the emperor of the previous generation. I thought that I had the wrong love of the emperor and entered the palace to accompany the king, but I didn't want to just do things with the king. It is often heard that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, and although poetry and song are famous, they are not as good as being able to solve problems for her husband. I looked at my father-in-law, and saw that his face was focused and did not smile, nor did I see annoyance that I had remarks that betrayed the virtues of women in ancient times, and continued: "I seem to have only a little understanding of the ancient sages' book of strategies, just as the "Guiguzi" says, 'that is, the noble Zhou of desire, that is, the noble secret of desire. The value of thoroughness is subtle and chases the Tao. It is to teach that we should be careful and thorough when encountering problems and be in harmony with the avenue, I think of the avenue in my woman, my husband is the way of heaven, and my husband is the king of a country, and the well-being of the people in the world is the way of my husband. It is precisely because she understands that she will marry into a heavenly wife, so Yu Nude is not only a servant husband, but also a consciousness of caring for the people of the world. So the boy was stupid, so he had to find these books of the sages to memorize them for future needs. ”

Xu Kuangzhang listened to what I said, with a look of appreciation in his eyes, and said: "I didn't expect Rui'er to have such a mind and bearing, but these old men didn't expect it." He turned to look at the lake, and said: "The monarch is still young, and the court has the power of ministers, and the queen mother of the harem is in charge, so it is indeed an internal and external trouble for the emperor." The minister is strong and the monarch is weak, the emperor will face a lot of problems, if Rui'er is smart and can choose the opportunity to help each other when accompanying the king, it is a good thing for the emperor and the country, but there is a word for the father You must keep in mind, that is, always remember that the emperor is your husband and your heaven, as a concubine, you can not interfere in politics, you can only assist the king from the side, and think of the common people in the world. ”

I nodded in agreement, and even bent over and saluted: "Father's teachings, Rui'er remember, will not let parents shame their son." ”

"Okay, good, to have a good daughter like Rui'er, the old man can be regarded as comforting in his life." Xu Kuangzhang said with a smile, swept away the alienated state of the past, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "Good daughter, today you and my father and daughter talk to each other, it is really a pleasure to live a life, such a good day is not remembered, can Rui'er write a poem and take care of her father as a souvenir?" ”

I knew that I couldn't shirk it, but when I thought about it, I was surrounded by the mountains and fog of Qingcheng Mountain, and the willow green and pink of the moon pond in front of me, and my heart moved, and I said:

Outside the Qingcheng Yunhai Township, the poolside new peach dyes red makeup.

Pray that there will be no hunger in the prosperous world, and there is no need to be busy with farming and weaving.

"Okay, a good farmer doesn't need to be busy with farming and weaving." I saw my father-in-law stroking his palms and laughing, and said: "It was originally the marriage between His Majesty and Rui'er, and I also had a lot of worries as a subordinate. ”

I watched my father-in-law leave, my heart was very warm, no matter what, the two elders of the Xu family treated me as if they had come out, they took me in as my mother's family, and the responsibilities they took in in the former dynasty and the harem are very conceivable. If it weren't for the heart of loyalty, if it wasn't for the sincerity of treating me like your own daughter, why take this risk. The more I thought about it, the more I felt emotional, and I secretly decided that when I had the ability in the future, I must repay the second elder for treating me.

Time is in a hurry, three days before the greeting, Baoyuan sent Zhaoyuan to send a gold hijab, a hairpin nine trees, a Zhai dress, a plain yarn single coat, a cloth (dust cover), and gold embroidered shoes. I heard Zhiqiu whisper to me on the side, only to know that these were all prepared according to the concubine etiquette, and my heart was full of sweetness, Bao Yuan took such pains for me. After thinking about it, I saw a hypnotic poem attached to the baoyuan in the dress:

The Qionghua in the sky does not avoid autumn, and the weaver girl marries a morning glory tonight.

Ten thousand people are waiting to take the luan out, and they are begging to climb the Mingyue Tower.

Less makeup silver whitewash gold Tian, upright ceiling expensive and natural.

Smelling that the forbidden season is different, the fragrance of Jiuqiu is full of mirrors.

Unfold it and take a closer look, it turned out to be one of the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Chang's "Two Miscellaneous Poems of Princess Yun'an". I smiled and groaned for a moment, and then wrote back to him:

It is rumored that the candle is lowered to pink, and the mirror should not make spring in front of the stage.

You don't need to make up on your face, you can wait for the painting with your eyebrows.

After the book was completed, Zhaoyuan asked him to bring it back. Xin Ning stood aside with a smile, and sighed when she saw no one: "My sister and the emperor have a heart, but it is rare to be so like-minded." ”

When I heard this, my face was already full of red clouds, so I had to laugh and laugh at her and Ling Rongfu singing with her wife, and laughed like this for a while before it dispersed.

In the near future, it is the period of "personal welcome", and Wang Zhaoyuan represents Baoyuan to the Xu family to "welcome". Zhaoyuan took the concubine to serve outside the courtyard of the Xu Mansion, I was already wearing a good crown dress, my makeup stopped, and I walked out of the boudoir and knelt down to listen to Zhaoyuan read the book:

If the emperor said:

Xu Rui'er, the daughter of Xu Kuangzhang in the Hanlin bachelor's service, is the gate of Gongfu, innocent Liuqing, Zhong Lingshuxiu, Wen Yi Gongshu, Su Yongdemao, and her reputation is far and wide. I think of the beauty, want to accept the pepper, the same day to seal the concubine, give the name "Mrs. Flower".

Chin this.

When I heard the holy decree, I was shocked to realize in my heart, "Mrs. Flower", God, I am actually Mrs. Flower, who is recorded in the Shu Palace in the history books thousands of years later? Suddenly, the three souls were insignificant, and the seven spirits were gone.

"Niangniang, take the order quickly." Wang Zhaoyuan called me in a low voice, and I was awakened from my stupe.

"Xu's female Rui'er bows and thanks the Holy Grace! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! "I bowed down and received the treasure, but my heart was still uncertain.

"Respectfully, thank the Holy Grace!" Mr. and Mrs. Xu knelt behind me and bowed down to thank you.

Zhiqiu stepped forward to help me get up and say goodbye to my parents, and my father-in-law admonished: "Respect the precepts, and you will not violate them all night." ”

My stepmother tied a scarf around my waist and exhorted, "Respect it, and stay up all night." "I was moved in my heart, and I couldn't help but be relatives, and I bowed respectfully.

After the ceremony, the female official Shangyi who was accompanying me helped me to step on the colorful chariot outside the door, and since then, I have been riding towards the palace city.