Chapter 53: The Prelude
On the 11th of February, regarding the withdrawal of money from the Inner Treasury by the King of Wei in the past two years, a chaos in the early days of the Dynasty yesterday was temporarily extinguished after a group of people knelt down for an afternoon without seeing the holy face.
But as soon as he went to court the next day, it burned again, and it was more than yesterday, the same is that Li Tai was still sick in the house, there was no court, the emperor didn't say a few words in the morning, just waited for the bell to ring, then got up and left the palace, and there was still a group of people following,
Kneeling outside the imperial study, half more than yesterday, full of energy.
Lu Mansion, at lunchtime, the second Lu Ronghe family was also there, because the two brothers were only on the first and fifteenth days of the new year to go to the court, and they were not well-informed, so they did not know the uproar in the court in the past two days, and listened to Lu's promise to borrow money, except for Lu Rongyuan, they were all happy on the face, and Dou was happy,
Halfway through lunch, he asked someone to go back to the house and bring Ah Wu over to show the Lu family.
After lunch, someone sent a letter to the door and handed it to the Lu family, and the Yu Yu read it, it was a letter from the eldest princess's mansion, with a few simple sentences on it, saying that Pingyang was ill and could not be present tomorrow and the ceremony.
This news, as early as Yi Yu expected, seeing that Lu's face was full of disappointment, he went to comfort her in turn, and at the ceremony, in addition to his parents, a female guest was still needed to be in charge, Lu's original intention was to invite Pingyang to come, the huge Chang'an City, she was only such a former friend
In order to recognize each other, the jade is not as simple as she thought, and she didn't have much hope for this matter, but after receiving this letter, she was a lot more down-to-earth, if Pingyang came, she didn't know what to do. }
At the banquet that day, she took advantage of Pingyang to attract attention, so that people couldn't guess their relationship, but when Pingyang came back tomorrow, what identity would she want to appear? Lu's handkerchief, a close friend in the boudoir? No kidding, no one is stupid,
If Pingyang really came, then no matter how many guests she and the guests at the ceremony, they would all be counted on the head of the eldest princess of Pingyang, and it had nothing to do with her, her original intention was to make the guests not eat the purpose of others coming, wouldn't it be self-defeating.
Presumably, Pingyang also understands this truth, so he will avoid it.
This time, Zhengbin was vacant again, but Yiyu was not panicked, she had already thought of a candidate, cleaned up in the afternoon, brought gifts, and went to Chengfu to visit with the Lu family.
Cheng Yanjin is a reckless man, but his wife Pei Cuiyun is a young lady from a famous family, in the circle of ladies in Beijing, in the name of straightforwardness and hospitality, she wrote a good poem, and because of the father-son relationship between Lu Zhongzhi and Cheng Yanjin, it is the most suitable to be a guest of honor.
The two went to Cheng's house, because they got a report from the next person the day before yesterday, and learned the news of Yiyu's return to Beijing, they came this afternoon, Mrs. Cheng waited at the house, Cheng Biting Jin went out, and Cheng Xiaohu went to Guozijian to take classes.
Pei Cuiyun was not too surprised to see Lu's mother and daughter, because before handing over the invitation, Yiyu sent a letter to inform Lu's of the news that he had recovered, and sent someone to the backyard to call Cheng Xiaofeng
Praise it, and say that it is more and more handsome to say.
The two elders chatted about the past, and Yi Yu listened, and heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, turned around, and saw a red dress, the person's side, as if it had never changed, but made her slightly stunned.
Do you remember, at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, she was in a bright red shirt, she was galloping in the eastern suburbs, she was in high spirits, such a hearty woman, but at the funeral in the town that day, she couldn't cry, hugged her after being drunk, and shouted over and over again - Ah Zhi, Ah Ant hand group
The first time the chapter is hand-wittened
"Sister Xiaofeng."
Cheng Xiaofeng stood in front of the door for a while, then walked in quickly, pressed the shoulder of the left jade, his face was full of surprise, he couldn't speak for a while, asked Mrs. Cheng to look at it on the side, and said with a smile:
"Why, every day I say that your sister won't come back, and when I see someone, I don't know how to say it?"
Lu Shi also watched from the side, and only felt that it looked like she and Pingyang had only seen it that day, and she could understand Cheng Xiaofeng's mood very well, so she said loudly: "Sister-in-law, we may move a place for them to talk." ”
"Okay, the newly planted flowers in my backyard have bloomed, take you to see it." Mrs. Cheng happened to have something to hear from Cheng Biting Jin yesterday, and she wanted to say to the Lu family, and after looking at the jade, she took Lu's arm.
The two then went to leave the house together, and Cheng Xiaofeng said loudly: "I've been back to Beijing for a year, why did you come back a year later than me, I went to King Wei's mansion twice in three days to ask, so that the gatekeeper quickly closed the door as soon as he saw me." ”
"Poof", Yi Yu couldn't help laughing, her heart was moved by her worries, but she quipped: "What, are you afraid that I won't come back if I go?" ”
Cheng Xiaofeng pulled her to sit down on the blanket, and really nodded: "People in Beijing say that King Wei left Beijing to travel and enjoy himself, and he refused to come back, who knows if you don't want to come back." ”
These words made Yi Yu's smile stagnate, and suddenly remembered a limerick poem that the store guy read in the West Market Tavern that day-
Cheng Nu is eighteen and does not worry about getting married, her face is stunning and does not show her face, Master Yuan is not predictable, and King Wei is not returning to repair the book.
This first sentence is Cheng Xiaofeng, if she remembers wrongly, Xiaofeng was born in August, and turned eighteen years old half a year ago.
Is it a candidate you don't like, is it waiting for the emperor to ask for marriage, or is it ...... Because of him?
"Sister Xiaofeng, tell me, where have you been on the tour for the past year?"
"Okay, I'll talk about mine first, and then yours again, you've been out for two years, and you've definitely been to more places than me." Cheng Xiaofeng replied with a smile, and Yi Yu looked at her face, and gradually saw that behind this same hearty smile, there was a trace of shallow sorrow hidden.
This is a good girl, although she is not smart, her temper is hot, she is not good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is happy to ride a horse and dance a sword, but she is a good girl.
The eldest grandson Wuji returned to the house, took the basin of water from the servant and cleaned his hands, drank another cup of herbal tea, and asked:
"Where's the third lady?"
"The eldest lady came in the morning, and now the third lady is talking in the courtyard."
The eldest grandson Wuji frowned, and said that he didn't like the recent frequent visits of the eldest grandson Xian, but that the eldest daughter was married to a wife, and she lived in her mother's house for three days and two ends, so it was inevitable that she would not put her in-law's family in her eyes.
"You go and pass the word, and when they are done talking, ask the eldest lady to come to me in the study."
"Yes, sir."
In the small courtyard of Xiangyang, the two sisters sat in the inner room, with an unfinished game of chess on the desk, Changsun Xian pinched a handful of white seeds in the palm of her hand to play, and saw that Changsun Xi fell into the sunspot, and was not in a hurry to respond, and said:
"Isn't that Lu Yiyu just a broom star, he picked up a powerful grandfather in vain, who knows that the year has not passed and he is gone, Lu Zhi deserves to die, he suffered the pain of fire, who knows that it is not she who gave Ke, now that the King of Wei is in trouble, he did not return to Beijing for a few days, and he was crowned with a crime of stealing the library,
Oh, maybe you will be slumped because of this, and you will be honored and favored. ”
Changsun Xi had no son in his hand, so he reached out and opened the copper furnace, rubbed a small pinch of agarwood into it, and said softly:
"Eldest sister, you have said, the common feelings of birth, old age, sickness and death, Huai Guogong is old, he died of illness, the prison was on fire, it was created by man, and she didn't do anything about it, as for King Wei, the theft of the treasury, whether it is true or false, it is not yet clear, what to say now, it is still too early."
Two years have passed, or the reception banquet, and the "fourth brother" in the mouths of the two sisters has disappeared without a trace.
"You have figured it out," the eldest grandson Xian fell slowly, "Thinking of the arrogant appearance of the eldest princess that night, I hated itchy, when the country eunuch told her to avoid it, and there was the protection of the king of Wei one by one, the king of Wei took care of himself, tomorrow she and the ceremony, I want to send a big."
Gift to her. ”
Hearing her sneer, the eldest grandson Xiyu blinked lightly and fell back, "You don't want to mess around, what's the use of the battle of will?" ”
"You're wrong," Changsun Xian looked up at her, her eyes lit up, "If you are not me, you won't know, in that ceremony competition, she was deceived and humiliated in public, and I got the most shameful thing in my life, when my reputation landed, our feud was completely settled, and I know the death of my second brother."
It was I who angered her, but if I didn't have the opportunity to fight the first chapter of the snow ant hand to fight the first chapter, I would be unwilling in this life! ”
Eldest Sun Xi lowered his head and lifted the airless son on the plate, "As the saying goes, when is the time for retribution, but I'm not you, so I won't say cool words."
"I really don't know what you think, you put so much effort into it, and in the end you don't hate it at all when she says it to you one by one?"
"I'm one by one" Changsun Xi shook his head, and was about to reply, when a voice came from outside the door:
"Eldest Miss, Third Miss, the master said, if the conversation is over, I will ask the eldest lady to go to the study."
Changsun Xian stood up suspiciously, "I don't know what my father is looking for me, I'll take a look," and glanced at the chessboard again, "You will win this game." ”
With that, she turned around the screen and left, leaving Changsun Xi alone, accompanied by a wisp of purple smoke on the incense case, followed by a meaningful chuckle.
"I don't hate? Hehehe......"
In the evening, Yi Yu and Lu came back from Cheng's house, and had dinner with Lu Rongyuan and his wife in the front hall, and they didn't see Lu Shuqing for two days.
There are a lot of things tomorrow, you have to get up early, and Yu Yu didn't read much at night, after freshening up, she took two pills to help her sleep, and then got into Lu's quilt, and the mother chatted a few words, and she fell asleep.
Lu Shi looked at her quiet sleeping face, sighed lightly, stroked her hair, and finally didn't tell what Mrs. Cheng told her in the afternoon, King Wei, this time I am afraid that something big will happen.
(There is also a change)