Chapter Thirty-Eight: Former Confidants, Goodbye in the Next Life
In short, on a hot day in the middle of summer, Yijing saw the beauty of Fireworks Lane, watched a farce arranged by his little aunt, and "coincidentally" listened to the talk of the three talents, and learned that Du Yuniang was indeed a prostitute-
After the three talents left, Yijing couldn't wait to ask Du Yuniang's details, but Su Lian only said that she was curious, and she didn't hide it.
In addition to being a prostitute, Du Yuniang is also a member of an organization called the Wuyi League.
At first, Yi Jing thought that the Wuyi League was a gang, specializing in the "insidious" thing of killing people and stealing goods, but after listening to the little aunt's detailed words, she realized that it was not what she thought at all.
The Wuyi League is also a gang established by Emperor Dongming when he mourned, and the identity of the leader is extremely mysterious.
Mourning the emperor has no way, indulges the traitorous officials and corrupt officials to do whatever they want, not to mention the chaos of the government and government, the life of ordinary people is even more difficult, often people sit at home, disaster comes from the sky, and the family is ruined in a blink of an eye.
At first, the Five Righteous League took it as its mission to help these unarmed and poor people, and robbed and killed many corrupt officials.
Later, the Wuyi League even secretly communicated with the Yu clan's Chuzhou army, and did their best for the Yu clan to finally win the country.
After the founding of Dalong, the Wuyi League reined in the limelight, strictly restrained the people, and no longer took people's lives, but it still existed.
Over the years, the Wuyi League has still secretly absorbed those poor people who are lonely and struggling at the bottom of society to provide protection for their basic survival in the world, and Du Yuniang is one of them.
Although most of the congregation was in a lowly business, there was no shortage of opportunities to come into contact with dignitaries, and the Wuyi League gradually developed into a large organization with all kinds of information.
At present, the world rarely knows such a gang.
Because they are not willing to accept the commission of others, except for some "old people".
The old prince and the eldest princess fought on the battlefield that year, and had a lot of contact with the Wuyi League, and there was a spark bronze emblem in their hands, which was a token of the Wuyi League, based on this, they could be entrusted to do things other than killing people, according to Su Lian's speculation, the Xinghuo bronze emblem was not unique to the Su family, and the Wuyi League wanted to maintain the help, so naturally it was rare to reach the protection of officials and nobles, although the person holding the token could get the assistance of the Wuyi League, and it was also the backer of this Jianghu Gang.
Back then, the eldest princess handed over all the property in the dowry to Su Lian, including this spark bronze emblem, and told her daughter the joint point of the Wuyi League in Kyoto.
No wonder the little aunt went in and out of the brothel in a grand manner, and the grandmother only turned a blind eye and did not restrain her.
Yi Jing couldn't help but blush at the dowry in the little aunt's hand, if she also had a spark bronze emblem, how convenient it would be to act, and there was no need to save Miss Lamei from being beaten by Mama Song like now, she had clearly thought of a plan, but she couldn't find the right person to help implement it.
After all, in this plan, someone will suffer from prison, and in order not to make Mama Song suspicious, this candidate must be safe.
The congregation of the Five Righteous Leagues should have the ability to do so, but she has no token in her hands.
But perhaps, it is best to work hard and earn a Spark Bronze Emblem, if not, maybe you can win Du Yuniang's assistance or two.
Along the way, Yijing kept thinking, and when she returned to the Guogong Mansion, she immediately ordered Cherry, asking her to let Sanshun first inquire about Du Yuniang's details, because of what happened to fall into Fireworks Alley.
In the Green Garden, Chun Du and Qiu Shuang were already a little long-awaited, and when they saw Yijing and his party coming back, they sighed, and Chun Du saw that the master's pretty face was full of fine sweat, and he ordered to prepare water for bathing, but Qiu Shuang pulled the cherry and Qiu Yue, and curiously asked them about their experience of going out of the house.
Qiuyue and Cherry had already been instructed to "keep it secret", and they invariably talked nonsense, saying that they only went to Shumei Building under the name of Lian Niangzi, met a few shopkeepers, and asked about the income of the shop industry.
After Yijing took a comfortable bath, changed into a green gauze skirt, leaned on the beauty couch and enjoyed the white fungus soup that had been cool in the well for a long time, Chun Du handed over the post handed over by Mama Yang.
It is written by Huang Jiangyue, the seventh lady of Jianning Houfu, and it is her birthday in two days, and she invites Yijing and the little lady of Guogong Mansion to be guests in Houfu.
In her previous life, Huang's Yueniang was Yijing's confidant.
In the fourth year of Yuanqing, the Queen Mother held the Fanglin Banquet, the nobles and ladies exchanged talents, and the thirteen-year-old Yijing and Huang Qiniang both won the championship three times, and the Queen Mother was overjoyed and gave the two girls the name of Kyoto Shuanghua.
A few years later, Yi Jing saw a small poem from the Fanglin Banquet in Yu Feng's collection, and learned that the Fanglin Banquet in the fourth year of Yuanqing was the leader elected by the prince of Chu.
He said that that year, he remembered Fang Fei at a glance.
At that time, I only felt sad and indignant, and I opened my heart to my husband, but I was indifferent and perfunctory.
And that little poem, word by word, is clear in the next world.
Yijing wrote with a pen at this time, hanging his wrist for a long time, and the corners of his eyes gradually moistened.
When the ink is dry, it is folded and sealed in the pages.
Lazily leaning on the window, looking at the sunset and the smoke and light, his mind was suddenly in his mind.
Since she was reborn, she hadn't seen Jin Lan in her former boudoir.
Huang Jiangyue's father is the third uncle of Yijing's relatives.
Although he is also the concubine of Houfu, he is not qualified to attack the knighthood, and now he is in charge of the Wupin Soldier Department.
Jiang Yue and Yijing are the same age, with similar temperaments and preferences, the two have been friends since childhood, many girls have their hearts, Yijing rarely talks about it with her own sisters, but she doesn't hide it from Huang Qiniang.
Thinking of the time when the Queen Mother gave marriage, Yijing was about to marry, how many people congratulated her, saying that she and the prince of Chu were a good match, a match made in heaven, only Huang Qiniang heard the letter, hugged Yijing and cried, saying that she knew the bitterness in her heart.
The beautiful scenery of those years was depressed, and I was very glad to have such a confidant handkerchief.
Later, Yu Zhou couldn't help but talk to her and begged her not to be so indifferent, but to renew his relationship with her.
Yijing also hesitated and hesitated.
Those pains can't be told to others, but under Jiang Yue's comfort, Yijing can hardly be suppressed.
At the beginning, Jiang Yue encouraged her to live for her sincerity, and she was bent on matchmaking, and used the happy endings of those talented and beautiful women in the book to paint a beautiful picture, and spared no effort to take the opportunity of the banquet in the waiting house to facilitate the private meeting between Yijing and Yuzhou.
Yijing was inexplicably grateful to Jiang Yue.
At least until she died.
But at this time......
In the end, he ended up desolate, and he also had the full support of Jiang Yue, a confidant.
But come to think of it, although Jiang Yue is a daughter of a family, her temperament is very high, and she does not want to be bound by customs rules, such as her marriage......
Jiang Yue is only four months older than her, and a noble girl like them should be a relative before and after the marriage, Jiang Yue is a concubine, but when she is eighteen years old, she has not yet decided on a marriage.
Huang's Qi Niang, one of Kyoto's Shuanghua, once said an astonishing remark that he must choose a husband who agrees with him, otherwise he would rather lose his hair and keep the lonely lamp alone.
Yijing was very envious of Jiang Yue's free and easy decision at that time, because that was something she couldn't do.
Jiang Yue is just because of her temperament, so she insists on matching "lovers into dependents", and the person to blame should not be her, but Yu Zhou, who has a sinister heart.
I don't know if Jiang Yue found a lover in that life?
Yes, when Yuanqing 12 years later, the bones of the prince and his wife of Chu were cold, who had ever seen Yu Zhou succeeding to the throne, and the drums in Zhengzheng Fang were singing, ten miles of red makeup surrounded the city, Huang's seven mothers and the prince Yu Zhou created a good relationship, the guests were overflowing, and the blessings were endless.
The truth back then was far more complicated than Yijing expected at this time.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a few days later, June 13th.
On the evening of the twelfth day, a sudden and powerful rainstorm washed away the heat and dullness of the days, but the next day, the sun was still showing off in the blue sky.
Today is the thirteenth birthday of Huang's Qi Niang.
Duchess Huang was supposed to accompany a few little ladies to Jianning Houfu, but the eldest princess's birthday was approaching, she was really busy and couldn't leave, but it happened that the eldest son Su Xun was resting, so he asked him and Erlang Su Ying to escort a few little ladies to go.
Seeing the two rosewood double-ride cars that his sisters were riding drive out of the corner gate, Su Xun glanced at Su Ying, and the two brothers also turned over and got on the horse.
The little ladies originally had their own drivers, but Jianning Houfu was not far away, and they couldn't commit one person and one at all, putting on such a majestic posture, so Yichen, Yijing and Sanniang sat in the same car, Siniang, Liuniang and Baniang shared one and, as for Erniang - she wanted to do her filial piety and accompany the second lady Li Shi to meditate in the Buddhist hall.
In fact, Huang Jiangyue looked down on Erniang's words and deeds, and despised her very much, and Erniang didn't like Huang Jiangyue, and there was great disharmony between the two.
Before leaving, Qiu Yue also muttered a few words: "The second lady went to the Buddhist hall a few days ago, Grandma Li came to the door several times, listening to Sister Linglong, crying and begging, soft and hard, annoying Mrs. Tai, as for it, seeing Mrs. Tai's birthday next month, the punishment of the second lady is even if she has been suffered, but she is meditating in the Buddhist hall, and she has not suffered anything, their mother and son are from civilian backgrounds, if it is not for Mrs. Tai's kind heart and protection, where can she live such a good life, the slave has never heard of raising a daughter to marry, not only has it been a dowry, The husband's family instead gave their mother's house shop a place to live, but it can be regarded as their ancestors who burned high incense, and only in this life can they have such a blessing. ”
Of course, Yijing didn't pay attention to it, although her second aunt was mean and didn't understand etiquette, but in the end, it was an elder, right and wrong were not the turn of juniors to discuss, Qiuyue was straightforward, but she also knew how to do things, these words were just a few words in front of Yijing, a little unfair, and she wouldn't instigate trouble in front of others.
I thought that Sanniang would also "call herself sick" - because she was not in agreement with herself, Jiang Yue had a lot of grievances, and between her and Sanniang, she was also a verbal and ridiculous, mocking and ironic, in previous years, Jiang Yue invited her, and Sanniang disdained to attend, but this time, Sanniang was very interested.
Yijing secretly looked at Sanniang.
Dressed in a pink tight-sleeved cigarette gauze shirt, the neckline is embroidered with white magnolia, tied with an eight-piece colored skirt of primrose yellow, the skirt is embroidered with a tingting pink lotus, combed with a double snail bun, with a three-strand rice bead chain on the forehead, and a drop of coral hanging down in the center of the eyebrows, which is more charming.
Carefully dressed up, it can be seen that you are extremely attentive to this trip.
As if sensing Yijing's gaze, Sanniang raised her eyes and smiled gently.
Yijing was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong with the fifth sister?" Sanniang blinked her slender and charming eyes.
Yijing was frightened, and secretly said that Qingping Nunnery is really a great place, and it can really make people reborn, Sanniang didn't live for half a month, and she learned to suppress her resentment and smile at her.
I still went through life and death before I learned to hide my joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and the price was too great.
"The third sister is so good-looking today, I was fascinated." Yijing blinked in a daze.
Yichen was worried that Sanniang and Wuniang would quarrel at first, but when he saw the two of them so harmonious, he was surprised, but he also let go of his hanging heart.
The wheels are rolled, and they will be out of the square in a moment.
Driving into Zhuque Street, it only takes a cup of tea to arrive at Dongchangfang, where Jianning Houfu is located.
But it didn't take long for Yijing to feel the carriage drive to the side of the road and stop.
Suzaku Street is about three zhang wide, and can accommodate four carriages in parallel, but when you meet a noble traveler, most of the lowly officials have to be avoided. Today, because it is a little lady traveling, she naturally will not play a guard of honor, but there is also the logo of the Weiguo Mansion on the wall, even if you meet the high-ranking officials of the Wang clan on the road, you don't need to avoid it on the side of the road.
It seems that this time, it was a trip to meet the royal family.
The sisters looked at each other and thought of this, so they sat upright.
Sure enough, a guard came: "When I met the three princes on the road, the prince and Erlang have stepped forward to salute, and the little ladies will wait for a while." ”
It's the Three Princes!
Yijing's heart trembled, and he subconsciously turned his face sideways and looked at the screen window.
Because it was a hot summer, the car window was pasted with a layer of silk veil to breathe the wind, and people could see the scene outside inside, but the people outside could not see inside the car.
When he looked at the scenery from a distance, he saw that the eldest brother and Erlang were standing under a six-horse carriage.
The carriage was not a real car that the noblewomen often ride, the four walls were hollowed, and only the black veil hung down, and the veil was printed with a majestic golden python, and a man in the black gauze sat upright, unable to see his eyebrows.
The three princes in the memory of the beautiful scenery are the most prominent among the princes, and even, they can be described by the word bewitching, and it is precisely because he has a more beautiful appearance than a woman, I don't know how many ladies are haunted by dreams, in the previous life, the three princes attended the Fang Lin banquet, but smiled lightly at the nobles-
The concubine of the official department was moved, and even forced her to die, and she was willing to go to the prince's mansion to be a concubine with no name.
After the third prince and the eldest sister got married, they began to show mercy everywhere, and the affairs about him were never broken, and the concubines in the one-room room were also carried into the prince's mansion one after another.
The eldest sister was in the jealousy of these concubines and beautiful maids, exhausted her youth and was depressed.
My grandmother and mother deeply regretted it, but they had no choice but to make a comeback.
The biological mother of the three princes is Princess Xiliang, Emperor Taizong, because of the visit to Dalong with the king of Xiliang, he fell in love with the current saint who was still the prince, at that time, the people of the North Plains were still in Guanzhong, the war was not settled, and the ambition of the Zhaokang clan was not dead, and he intended to invade Xiliang and compete with Dalong. Although the Western Liang army was heroic, but the treasury was very empty, and it could not withstand years of conquest, the king of Western Liang came to visit, in fact, it was an alliance with Dalong, and the two countries joined hands to fight against the Northern Plains.
The reason why the princess was brought was that it also meant to be friendly with Da Long.
However, the crown prince has already married the main concubine, so Princess Xiliang can only be relegated to the position of side concubine.
It is said that Princess Xiliang was born with the color of the country, and she was very favored by the prince, but she was jealous and jealous.
The three princes were personally raised by the current queen and had a deep brotherhood with the current crown prince.
Therefore, in the previous life, although the three princes only liked to chant and indulge in lust, but because of the favor of the saint and the queen, the prince of the East Palace was sheltered, and others were helpless.
After being reborn, the beautiful scene was dark: If it weren't for the temperament of the third prince, I was afraid that the queen would also be jealous of him, and would not allow such a prince with a noble status and a status second only to the crown prince to marry the powerful Weiguo Mansion.
In any case, in this life, we can't watch the eldest sister repeat the nightmare.
Thinking of this, Yi Jing couldn't help but raise her eyes and look at the eldest sister.
Because he has passed the hair, Yichen combed the most fashionable hanging hair of a boudoir daughter today, wore Dongzhu hairpins and begonias in her hair, slightly applied fat powder on her face, and wore a light purple large-sleeved gauze on her body, sitting upright, and seemed to have not paid attention to the encounter with the three princes.
At this time, the eldest sister must not have thought that she would have any entanglements with the third prince in the future.
Come to think of it, every year at the palace banquet, as the eldest daughter of the Weiguo Mansion, Yichen will inevitably attend, and the three princes should have met, but the eldest sister is dignified, although she is from a noble background, but her stepmother is the daughter of a family, and the education of the eldest sister is similar to that of the family, and she is reserved and dignified, so she is not confused by the enchanting face of the three princes.
This is good, lest this life ruin the marriage between the eldest sister and the third prince, which was originally a good intention, but it caused the eldest sister to be shocked.
While the scenery was dark, he was also relieved.
However, after a while, the carriage started again, but Sanniang looked back curiously, but through the screen window, the red sandalwood car of the third prince also hung a black curtain, and only a shadow could be seen.
As a concubine, she had no chance to attend the palace banquet, and naturally she had never seen the demeanor of the three princes.
When they arrived at Jianning Houfu, Su Jing and Su Ying went straight to visit Jianning Hou, but the cars of several little ladies went straight to the corner gate and went to the back house along the road.
There were a few grandmothers in blue satin makeup and gowns waiting in the hall of the second gate, and they came forward to greet the ladies and greet them, please go to the courtyard where Mrs. Houfu lived.
Mrs. Liang was chatting with Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Third, and Mrs. Fourth, several little ladies from Houfu sat peacefully on the carved kang near the window, and Wang, the new wife of Jianning Hou Shizi, stood beside Mrs. Tai, slowly shaking a beautiful fan.
Hearing that the little ladies of the Guogong Mansion had arrived outside the courtyard gate, Huang Jiangyue couldn't hold it back, and greeted her with a smile on her face.
"How long has it been since I've seen Chen'er and Jing'er? I don't know if the two sisters have grown taller. Mrs. Liang was wearing a big-sleeved Ruyi brocade, a purple Zhumei horse-faced skirt, combing a throwing bun, wearing a little emerald epiphany, with a kind smile on her face, and she was rich and peaceful.
The three daughters-in-law were all accompanied by smiling faces, only the second lady Jiang, when she heard that her mother-in-law did not mention Liuniang as usual, she couldn't help but pout, the second master of Jianning Houfu is a concubine, and the current Duchess of Weiguo is the brother and sister of the same mother, Jiang is obviously not angry that the sister-in-law's own Liuniang was treated coldly.
"Mother is really, I only saw Chen'er and Jing'er on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but it's just a few months, just thinking about it like this, it's really eye-catching." Jiang pursed a thin cherry blossom-like lips, although it was a coquettish word, it sounded a little childish.
Mrs. Tai sank her face and glanced at her coldly: "My granddaughter, I am naturally concerned, you are an elder, what is there to be red and hot." ”
is a lot of age, and she still learns to be coquettish and angry, and she is really a woman from a small family, which makes people look down on her.
Several concubines in Houfu are married to ladies from famous families, only the Jiang family is just a daughter of Qipinzhi County, of course, this is also the marriage that Mrs. Tai was "optimistic" about, but it does not mean that after the Jiang family enters the door, she can win the favor of her mother-in-law.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little deadlocked, Jiang pulled a long face, the color was very unsightly, Mrs. Hou couldn't help but be a little worried, and was searching her stomach to think of good obedience to ease it, when she saw the curtain lifted, a column of warblers and swallows entered, and she was slightly relieved.
The six golden flowers of the Weiguo Mansion rushed in, and they greeted each other in turn, which immediately made the house happy.