Chapter 415: Bright Stars and Bright Moons, Each by Means
It is said that people are in good spirits when they are happy, but Yu Zhou did not regard the concubine as a happy event, and because it was Xie Sanniang's two brothers who sent the sedan chair, of course they wanted to stay and drink a cup of happy wine, they were the witnesses who had no intention of breaking the "adultery" back then, and they did not want to admit that their sisters "had the intention to seduc", and they were sure that Yu Zhou was frivolous, and relied on the strength of the wine to light his sisters, so that Sanniang's innocence was not guaranteed, but he was unwilling to admit his fault, but instead put the responsibility on Sanniang, and he was very disdainful of Yu Zhou, so today he was a little eyeing, forcing Yu Zhou to wake up, how dare you show a little perfunctory.
Because the guests at the banquet are all the same generation as Yuzhou, not the clan but also the children of the nobility, everyone knows that the Chu Wangfu and the Zhenguo Mansion are originally in-laws, guess that Yuzhou and Xie Sanniang are childhood sweethearts, and the two are in love, otherwise how can they "accept before marrying"? They all thought that Yu Zhou had fulfilled his long-cherished wish today, and he was refreshed, where did he understand Yu Erlang's heart that was comparable to Huang Lian's heart under the surface of his enthusiasm.
Yu Zhou naturally had to smile strongly, for fear of being seen as flawed, and reborn the rumors, and gained insight into his "long affair" with Xie Sanniang, once the reputation of the two mansions was damaged, not to mention that Xie Shizi couldn't spare him, even Yu Dong would personally uncover his skin.
Taking a concubine is not a serious wedding banquet, Yu Dong is not good to attend, he went to Xishanwei early in the morning, and the king of Chu will not come forward, Yu Feng is also on duty in the palace, only Yu Xiang accompanies Yu Zhou to entertain guests.
The two brothers don't like each other, how can Yu Xiang block wine for Yu Zhou, and he has a lively relationship with a few good clan children, and he doesn't care about his brother.
The Weiguo Mansion and the Chu Wangfu are in-laws, of course, it is not good to have no one, Su Ying left for Xiangzhou early, and Su Xun had to come to the palace to entertain - at this time, he had heard about the secret affairs of the Chu Palace, and of course his selfishness was heavily biased towards his brother-in-law, and he did not regard Yu Zhou as a close friend, so he took the opportunity to unite with several clan children of the king of Nanyang County to launch a wheel offensive, and he was drunk like mud, and the wine banquet was not dispersed, and he was helped down.
When Yu Zhou was awake, it was already full of sunset, and it was evening when the autumn sun sank to the foot of the mountain.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the maid Langxing waiting in the room, rubbed his brows and sat up, and opened his mouth to ask Mingyue.
Lang Xing held the warm wipes in his hand, and wiped his master's face quickly, with an indifferent expression: "It's Madame's meaning, I'm worried that the two maids brought by Aunt Zhi are not familiar with the rules of the palace, so I let Mingyue go to the aunt's courtyard to wait." ”
Xie Sanniang's name is Zhi, because of the old princess and the little Xie family, the servants in the house consciously dare not call her Aunt Xie, and they will call her Aunt Zhi.
And because Yu Zhou has not yet got married, and his residence is in the front yard, Aunt Zhi's identity is due to her identity, and there is no reason to settle in the front yard, and she is now living in the secluded courtyard where Jiang Wei used to live in the past, which is not named, and everyone is generally called Xiyuan.
When Yu Zhou heard this, his brows furrowed, and he blocked it slightly, and stared at Lang Xing's serious face with a bit of trance eyes, the meaning was unknown. The big girl, who has always been steady and trusted, was a little uncomfortable, turned around and handed the cotton towel to the maid on the side, and let her go out with the basin, and seemed to explain a little crampedly: "Madame also looks at Mingyue and is serious, and I am worried that Aunt Zhi has just arrived, and there is no one around who is familiar with the palace to take care of it, and she has violated the rules.......
Yu Zhou didn't wait for her to finish, he stood on the ground from the kang, took off his coat from the hanger and put it on three times and twice, without letting Lang Xing interfere.
The maid was even more uneasy, pinching her fingers and lowering her eyes, with a hint of jealousy and annoyance in her eyes.
"I see, since it is my mother's will, it is not good to disobey."
After getting this, Lang Xing exhaled, the tightness at the corners of his lips eased, and he quickly smiled again.
knows that Erlang is not as good as Sanlang, even if he values Mingyue's maid a little, he will not argue with his wife for her.
"But when it comes to being careful and meticulous, Mingyue can't compare to you." The following sentence once again made the corners of Lang Xing's lips stiffen, his smile trembled, and his fingers subconsciously twisted tighter.
Yu Zhou didn't say much, raised his feet and strode out, until the curtain was lifted and fell, and Lang Xing came back to his senses - is Erlang going to Xiyuan? This is not good, Mrs. has already instructed that before Erlang's wedding, he must not be allowed to go to Aunt Zhi's place...... If you have the eldest son......
Lang Xing hurriedly chased out, and saw that Yu Zhou had already stepped down the stone steps, with his hands in his hands, a vermilion robe full of sunset afterglow, and strode out of the road.
"Erlang, the slave has already notified the ...... to set the meal."
"I'll go and say hello to my grandmother." Yu Zhou didn't look back.
But did not go to Rongxi Hall, but plunged into the East Flower Garden connecting Guan Sui Garden and the inner house, escaped the pebble path, unconsciously entered a cinnamon shade, this corner is rich and immersed, making people want to be drunk, Yu Zhou's mind is more and more trance-like, in memory, the fifth sister is like this flower garden, those childish times, they often play here, he once stepped on the shoulder of the little girl, for the fifth sister to pick the cinnamon branches, handed over to the spring twilight to weave into a garland, the fifth sister is always happy to bring it to the hair, tilt her cheeks and ask "is it good." His eyes shone like black stones.
When he was a little older, he walked here together, and the fifth sister would always let him pick the cinnamon branch and play with it in his hand, and said with regret, "Brother Zhou is tall, and I don't need to step on the shoulders of the little guy at this time, but I always think it's interesting like that."
Since when did the rustiness that he didn't care about gradually develop into a stranger?
I thought it was easy to get, why did I miss it?
At this time, the man standing under the shade of the flowers, his eyes flickered, without the confusion of recalling the past and asking for nothing, and his eyes were gloomy.
But suddenly I heard the sound of talking, and from not far away, I was sent to my ears by the evening breeze.
On the bluestone road, a woman in a pink dress walked over, her face slightly upturned, a smile, bathed in the glow.
He stood so far away, but he could see clearly, and his heart was beating heavily.
But there is no place for him by her side.
Yu Zhou's gaze finally fell on the tall figure beside the woman, holding hands with the two of them.
My throat was stuffy.
The pace is subconsciously approaching, out of the shade of flowers.
Yu Feng happened to be walking and chatting with Yijing, and the corner of his eye saw the approaching "uninvited guest" on the path, tightened his palm slightly, and let go quietly, Yijing saw Yu Zhou at this time, and the smile on the corner of his lips faded.
"Eldest brother." Yu Zhou respectfully shook his head, blocked in front of the prince and his wife, and looked at the beautiful scene with blazing eyes for a while, before he slightly lengthened his voice: "Today, there is a sister-in-law who is working hard." ”
Yi Jing smiled indifferently: "Second brother doesn't need to be polite. ”
"Brother and sister-in-law, do you want to go back to Guan Sui Yuan? Today's little brother is happy, but unfortunately the brother is on duty, which is really a pity. Yu Zhou finally forced his gaze to take his eyes off Yi Jing's face and look at Yu Feng.
"I've been busy lately, and I'm helpless, so I can't congratulate my second brother." Yu Feng also smiled.
The smiles of the two are so similar!
Yu Zhou's heart was even more stuffy, the corners of his lips trembled, and his smile was very reluctant: "Official business is important, but the eldest brother missed the luncheon, and he can have a few drinks with the younger brother at dinner...... The younger brother knows that he is not talented, but a few friends are still diligent in their studies, counting on the title of the gold list in the coming year. ”
Yu Feng did not refuse, so he invited Yu Zhou to go to Guan Sui Yuan together, and asked people to set up a table of wine banquet in Qingxue House in the back garden.
Yi Jing didn't know how to accompany him, so he went back to the house, and first asked Qiu Yue to wait in the Qingxue Mansion, and instructed without hesitation: "Keep an eye on the prince, don't help Erlang to persuade you to drink." ”
This messenger was handed over to Qiuyue, at that time Yu Zhou often went to Luqing Garden, and was very familiar with a few maids around Yijing, but the spring twilight was too steady, and Qiushuang would not be presumptuous, Xia Ke was promoted later, looking at Yijing Yuzhou becoming more and more estranged, he was polite and indifferent, only Qiuyue, always jumped out, and dared not hesitate to "control" Yuzhou.
Qiu Yue promised crisply: "Don't worry, the princess, with me there, I will not let Erlang bully the prince." ”
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After dinner, after bathing in the beautiful scenery, I saw that Yu Feng had not yet returned, and sat in the drunken chair under the corridor to enjoy the coolness, while listening to Qiuyue's little follower bell report: "Hu Xuan, this child is good, don't look at her love and the little maid on weekdays, the difference is very secure, she did not have the freedom to enter and exit Guan Sui Yuan before, and recently withstood the winter rain. ”
Yi Jing smiled, pointed to the bell and said to Xia Ke: "Look at what she can, how old is she?" It's just one or two years older than Hu Xuan, so he calls people children. ”
Bell grinned: "It's all Sister Qiuyue's trouble, and she usually calls us all 'children'." ”
Qiuyue's "children" refer to a few maids who are responsible for listening to the "enemy situation", coordinated by her, directly led by the bell, active in various parts of the palace, it is said that one of them also recognized Hao Pozi as a godmother, Hao Pozi is a "royal master", whether it is a servant, or a newly bought maid boy, the family situation, which ones are good friends with each other, which ones are rivals, and so on are all Menqing, but although Hao Pozi is "well-informed", she doesn't talk much, even the Shan family thought she was taciturn, but she didn't expect to be with Qiuyue's "child" fell in love, was trapped by her, and became a potential "personnel consultant" for Guan Suiyuan.
I heard the bell say again: "Miss Mingyue in Erlang Courtyard was suddenly sent to Xiyuan today, saying that she was transferred to serve Aunt Zhi, Hu Xuan said that the moon was stared at by Lang Xingniang herself, and her clothes were all packed up together, and she had red circles under her eyes all the way, full of reluctance. ”
Xia Ke also said at this time: "Mingyue should be the letter that she only got today, and the slave maid went to visit Aunt Zhi today at the behest of the princess, and I also saw Mingyue and Zhao Sijia talking in Xiyuan, and vaguely heard Mingyue scolding Langxing, blaming her for 'excluding dissidents', taking eye medicine in front of Mrs., and hiding it meticulously, not because she was afraid that she would not follow it after knowing this, and begged Erlang to be the master." ”
The bell followed and added: "Zhao Si's family is Mingyue's mother-in-law, and she is in charge of the pulp washing room at the moment, that mother-in-law is the most greedy, Hu Xuan has returned but gave her a plate of pineapple cake, and the gossip has said a lot about Erlang's courtyard, Erlang's most important maid is Lang Xing Mingyue, Lang Xing is the lady's companion room, Lao Tzu is taking care of the shop outside, and there is an elder brother who buys." ”
Seeing that Yijing listened carefully, the bell hurriedly said the key: "Although Lang Xingming's moon money is the same as Mingyue's, it is two taels, but since this month, I heard that Mrs. has made up her three taels privately, and now she is holding five taels of silver." ”
Yi Jing bowed slightly, it seems that this Lang Xing is the maid who has been approved by Xiao Xie's family, and Yu Zhou's future aunt-to-be.
"Lang Xing is the most stable, and he doesn't like to gossip with the maids very much, and his appearance is not as good as Mingyue." Xia Ke added.
The bell didn't learn to be tactful, and he rushed straight to say: "This is not a secret, how many people know that Erlang values Mingyue more, and bathing and changing clothes are inseparable from her." ”
Obviously, Mingyue was originally also a "quasi-aunt", but it was Yu Zhou's own idea, Xiao Xie did not approve of it, of course, perhaps, it was Lang Xing who handed over the words in front of Xiao Xie, and Mingyue was "demoted" out of Yu Zhou's courtyard this time.
The Shan family had already informed that Xiao Xie had instructed Yu Zhou that the concubine should not be chaotic, especially the eldest son, not a concubine, although he was forced to accept Aunt Zhi first, but before the wedding, Yu Zhou had better not have sex with Aunt Zhi.
Therefore, Langxing took this opportunity to squeeze Mingyue out of Xiyuan?
Yu Zhou's marriage will not have a single word, to be discussed, married, hired, welcomed and other complete procedures, how can you wait until a year later for the wife to get started, it seems that Lang Xing understands Yu Zhou very well, no matter how close he is to the maid, a year of estrangement, Mingyue's status in his heart will also plummet.
Will Mingyue willingly accept her fate?
Yijing smiled lightly: "Yesterday, the Guogong Mansion sent a few baskets of kiwifruit, and they were delivered everywhere, but Aunt Zhi only entered the door today, and it is not good to miss her place, let Hu Xuan pick up a basket and send it, don't disturb Aunt Zhi, just hand it over to Mingyue." ”
The bell didn't understand Yijing's intentions yet, but Xia Ke realized it, answered with a smile, and turned around to find Hu Xuan.
As a result, the news of Erlang drinking with Shizi in Guan Sui Yuan reached Mingyue's ears.