It was fast to mid-March, the day when the Xiliang delegation arrived in Kyoto.

The mighty Binli group set off a day in advance and went to the Tongzhou Post House, because of the honor guard, the process was particularly slow, and it took half a day until the afternoon, when the clan and the women settled down in their respective buildings.

Going out, living and eating are naturally not as particular as at home, the ladies are all placed in the back garden on the east and west sides of the post house, although the house is spacious, it is also divided into two rooms, inside and outside, but the utensils can not be required to be so exquisite and exquisite.

Qiu Yue and Xia Ke began to be busy when they entered the house, whispering that the floor heating was not warm enough, and the light on the walls was abrupt, and they felt "desolate" in their eyes. In fact, most of this kind of post house is only used for transit reception, only the furnishings of the main courtyard are slightly complete, the east and west gardens are generally placed with the envoys stationed in the servants or subordinate officials' families, this time the noblewomen who have lived in this dynasty for the first time have been carefully laid, and it is already the most thoughtful in history.

When the white scarf in Qiu Yue's hand brushed through the flower stand carved into the air, she turned it around and saw a trace of dust and dust, and finally couldn't help but complain louder.

Yijing had already changed his clothes, put on a light jacket, bypassed the door and saw Qiuyue's "windy and thunderous" little face, Xia Ke hurriedly took off an embroidered brocade mat brought by the family and spread it on the rose chair, helped Yijing to sit down, turned around and saw that Qiuyue was still chattering with the white folded scarf next to the flower stand by the window, and said with a smile: "It's almost enough, only two nights will be left horizontally and vertically." ”

Yijing glanced at the "landscape" outside the window with a drenched day, and then said: "I just scraped the dust, and today I see a little slower, otherwise this way to come, everyone will have to be disgraced, I see that the table chairs in the room are still clean, and the bedding is also brand new, which is much better than expected. Don't be so picky, hurry up and clean up, the son of the world has to rest in the front yard of the post house today and tomorrow, that place is only afraid of being more shabby, Qiuyue will go to see what is missing, send it to the front from our packing, I estimate, the prince is afraid that he is not used to drinking the tea of the post house, and he has no choice but to eat and drink, so that the several kinds of tea you bring will be sent out and sent to the son. ”

The early spring of Jinyangjing is really difficult to see the brightness of spring in March, especially this year, a few days of sand and dust covering the sky and the sun, a layer of loess on the street outside, if you don't cover your mouth and nose, you can taste the mouth full of mud and sand, so easy to ease up today, it is estimated that tomorrow will be more sunny, so that everyone has to wear a hood to wrap tightly to meet the Xiliang Mission.

The "treatment" of the ladies of the clan is not bad, you can accompany them with fine and soft clothes, and the princess and the eunuch family can only take a servant woman with the car, in addition to changing clothes and washing powder and other daily consumption, I am afraid that I can't prepare too comprehensive utensils, Yijing thought that the Huang family also came to Tongzhou this time, as a daughter, she should go to greet her, and see that there is any inconvenience and lack of her, and she should be sent to Zhouquan.

was thinking about it, but was led by Princess Kang, and sent the maidservants around her to invite Yijing.

"The princess is good, our princess confesses, the post house is shabby, and I don't know if the princess is short of tools here."

Yi Jing hurriedly smiled and said, "It's all good", Princess Kang is responsible for all matters related to the placement of the female dependents, so naturally she will not complain.

"The princess knows that the princess is a busy person, and she is afraid that she will not be idle after a while, so she asks the princess to come over and talk." The handmaid said again.

Yijing put on a big coat and didn't let Xia Ke follow: "It's just a few steps, it's all in a courtyard, you stay and watch the house, maybe there will be ladies coming over to say hello later, you have to be treated, don't lose your courtesy." ”

Only then was he helped by Princess Kang's maidservant to the side of the corridor, and when he heard a "squeak", Pingle, who was wearing a big red wind hair cloak at the open door, stepped out with An Le in one step, saw the beautiful scene, and shouted at first glance: "I was going to go outside to ride a horse, I think you should not be free, Anran, where does she live, let her go with us." ”

There are not many daughters of the clan who come to Tongzhou with the group, and there are two county lords of Pingle and An Ran, plus several great-granddaughters of Concubine Shou, those two chastity and quietness are not in line with Pingle's temperament, but fortunately there is Anle this cool person, she is interested in pleasing Pingle, and the two of them are very quick to "hit it off at first sight", Yijing guessed that Pingle should not get along with An Ran, but how old is this girl, and at this time she also knows how to do "Shunshui favor", it is estimated that it is for the sake of her and Yu Feng's face, so she did not snub An Ran.

However, An Ran was very reserved, and when he heard that he was going to receive the mission, he was nervous for several days, and he was always full of worry, coupled with this weather...... Yijing glanced at the haze-like dust and weak day in the middle of the sky, and thanked Pingle for his kindness instead of An Ran.

The two girls walked out with great interest, and an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old maidservant girl chased out of the house and told her to accompany her in a loud voice: "You have to wait for the good county lord, don't stay outside for too long, and call the soldiers to follow." ”

Yijing heard Pingle's flamboyant voice: "It's not that I haven't been to Tongzhou, what are you doing with those burdens, in this place, are there still scoundrels who don't have long eyes who dare to offend the lord of this county, the horse whip in my hand is not an ornament." ”

Yijing shook his head, and when he heard a voice inside: "Jing'er is here, come in quickly." Only then did he enter the room with a smile, and at a glance he saw Princess Kang with a snow fox felt spread on her knees.

"I'm afraid that the floor heating is not enough, and the quilt on the bed is not thick enough, so I brought several pieces of felt, and Jing'er chose to make a bed." Princess Kang beckoned to Yijing and asked her to sit in a chair.

"I'm also prepared, thank you princess for your concern." Yijing smiled, and saw the princess hand the fox felt to the maidservant and instructed: "There is also a golden lynx felt, with this, and send it to the front to the third highness and the prince." Yijing was busy saying that she had prepared it for the prince there, so the princess didn't insist on reluctant, and only asked the snow fox felt to be sent to the third prince.

Princess Kang invited Yijing to speak at this time, of course, there was something important, but it was still for Pingle's family affairs.

"Originally, Wei Lang had invited the official media to propose marriage, but he only received a letter from Jizhou yesterday, which was written by the Wei family...... It should be Wei Hongwei's pen himself, and he blamed himself, which means that although Wei Lang's parents died early, there are still uncles above, and there are no elders who come forward to slack off King Kang's Mansion. Princess Kang was obviously a little helpless: "The clan has already asked Wei Lang's uncle and aunt to come to Kyoto. ”

Yi Jing thought that Yu Feng once said that Wei Yuan's parents died, and the uncle at home was originally responsible for raising him, but the patriarch Wei Wangyong saw that Wei Yuan was young and talented, so he stayed by his side to teach, although Wei Yuan was wild and uninhibited over the years, first refused to marry, and left home, Wei Wangyong did not reduce his concern for this nephew, this time Wei Yuan's prodigal heart was impressed by Pingle, and he also continued his usual otherworldly actions, and he actually invited the official media to propose marriage.

If you talk about etiquette, the marriage of the deceased parents can also be autonomous, according to the customs rules, Wei Yuan is a child of the Wang family, and the family has uncles and other elders, he should not bypass the family and act independently.

Princess Kang was obviously worried that there were still variables in this matter, and the Wei family did not approve of Pingle.

"According to my thoughts, the Wei family is a famous family of poetry and books, it should not go back on its word, but Pingle's reputation is ......" Princess Kang sighed: "Wei Lang is not in Kyoto at the moment, the Wei family is polite, should not come to the door rashly, I am thinking, maybe they will go to the Chu Palace, if Mrs. Wei asks about Pingle, and hope that Jing'er will mediate from it." ”

Even if the Wei family came to Kyoto, without meeting with Wei Yuan to discuss, they should not go to King Kang's Mansion first, but Yu Feng is a disciple of Wei Hongwei and has a teacher-student friendship with the Wei family.

Yijing naturally promised: "I often hear the prince talk about Wei Hongwei, and he is not a rigid and vain believer in people's words, Mr. Wei was taught by him, Wei Hongwei should be able to call the shots in marriage, I must have told Mrs. Wei something, I will tell the truth, the second sister is straightforward, and she can't rub sand in her eyes, but it is not as rumored, right and wrong are unreasonable, and there are more advantages of black and white in the ancient way, I and the prince will do our best." ”

Princess Kang saw that Yijing agreed happily, the more happy she felt in her heart, as a mother, she was most afraid that her daughter would be wronged in the future, but she was not a last resort, and she didn't want to watch Pingle die alone, so it was easy to hope that Pingle's fate had arrived, and she really met a man who was willing to tolerate her, so she naturally hoped to conclude a good relationship smoothly and see her daughter happy.

Yijing sat for a while, then said goodbye, returned to his room, and sure enough, he saw Mrs. Zhuo and Mrs. Wei waiting in for tea inside, which was another politeness.

Although the Wei and Zhuo families have some contradictions for the crown princess, the two ladies are still as harmonious as usual on the surface, and they did not mention the matter of the crown princess in their words, especially Mrs. Wei, although the Zhuo family revealed through the mouth of Eleven Niang that the Zhuo family had a private relationship with the Qin Prime Minister's Mansion, at this time there was no intention to inquire, on the surface, it was calm, as if she was not thinking at all, and she was more stable than Mrs. Zhuo.

Yu Feng also said that although he would enshrine the Zhuo family's affairs with Qin Xiang, he also had to find out the truth, Yi Jing didn't know how he wanted to confirm it, he only heard that Mrs. Zhuo's maiden family and the Qin family had secretly exchanged children's Geng posts, it seems that Eleven Niang's words are not empty nonsense.

After entertaining for a while, Wei and Zhuo said goodbye together, and Yijing took out his free time and walked to the place where the Huang family lived.

At the end of the porch, I saw a noble lady coming out of Huang's house with a full face of anger, and while walking, she turned her head and stared at the door, and smacked softly.

This person Yijing recognized that it was Mrs. Anpinghou, Mrs. Qin's sister-in-law, and the aunt of Concubine Qin and Miss Ziruo.

Strange, how could her stepmother, who is delicate and long-sleeved and good at dancing, offend people? Or the one who offended the "Concubine Qin"?

When Yijing entered the house, he vaguely knew the answer.

Because she saw at a glance that there was anger in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

Sure enough, when asked, Yichen was full of frost and blurted out complaints: "Fifth sister, don't inquire about these gossips, ignorant people are jealous and hateful." ”

The eldest sister has always been dignified, abiding by the rules of etiquette, and never discussing right and wrong behind people, this time she said so harshly, I think what Mrs. An Pinghou said was too hot, and her eyes moved, but she met Huang's gaze, and she was still kind and generous.

"Chen'er is for your good, I just argued with Mrs. Hou for a few words, it's not a big deal, seeing your sisters work together, I feel comforted." Huang said.

Yi Jing smiled and said nothing, secretly thinking in her heart, Concubine Shou is indispensable to the Huang family's advice, and I heard that she has had a lot of dealings with Concubine Qin since the New Year, she should finally be unable to help but be virtuous and inactive, and plan to make waves, this time the people involved in it have been punished by their own severity, but the Huang family has always been her stepmother, and many things have to be scrupulous, so Yi Jing did not retaliate.

Presumably, Huang thought that she was hidden and secretly undiscovered.

The stepmother knows the temperament of the eldest sister very well, how can she not know that when outsiders spew foul words, the eldest sister will definitely defend her sisters, and Yijing can also guess what Mrs. Hou said with a long tongue just now, probably saying that she is "not harmonious" or something like that.

Huang's idea is definitely not to use outsiders to instigate their sisterhood so shallowly, and there is a future.

Sure enough, I saw Mama Lan kneeling on the ground on the side, as if she was full of grievances: "The old slave is brave, knowing that he shouldn't talk too much, but it's really uncomfortable to hold it in his heart." ”

Yijing was still sitting upright, but Huang raised his eyebrows and reprimanded: "Since I know that I shouldn't say anything, Mama is not silent, this is in the post house, and if you have anything to say, you should go back and say it." ”

Yijing looked at the curly grass pattern on the skirt, and sneered in her heart, her stepmother has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, she is away from home, and she has no grandmother by her side, but the eldest sister is a filial person and respects her very much.

What is the big deal, choosing this time and using Mrs. Anping Hou to pave the way?

Without waiting for Yichen to react, Yijing had already helped Mama Lan up: "Mama is Madame's nursing mother, we should respect you in theory, but you should kneel, stand up and speak, Madame, don't blame Mama, it's because you're outside, you shouldn't make a fuss, let's let Mama say what she thinks, Ming'er still has something to do, if there is any more turmoil, it will affect the reception mission, and it will hurt Dalong Guowei." ”

These sarcastic words finally made Huang's kind and soft eyes flow a fierce color, but they also swept by.

And although Yichen abides by etiquette, his mind is still transparent, of course, he also noticed the "unkindness" in his sister's tone, and also felt that today's matter is not as simple as it seems, so he swallowed back the words to appease Mama Lan, and remained silent for the time being.