Chapter Thirty-Seven: Danger Lurks
The painting walked to Mrs. Zhang and Wang Meiren without changing his face, and bowed down. "I've seen Mrs. Huayan, beauty."
Mrs. Zhang looked at the painting with great interest and showed a kind smile. "You just spoke?"
He replied, "Mrs. Hui, she is a courtier, and I ask Mrs. to forgive her for her offense." ”
Mrs. Zhang looked the painting up and down with her bright eyes, although it was not the first time she had seen the painting, but every time she met, the feeling that the painting brought her was different. She smiled and asked, "It's okay, Apricot Blossom?" Why? ”
"The courtiers think that the peony flower can be compared to a lady, and the apricot blossom can be compared to a beauty." Hua Yan said.
"Oh? Go on. ”
"Flowers come in different shapes, and thus give birth to a variety of forms. Orchids have beautiful chrysanthemums, orchids are delicate, chrysanthemums are fragrant, and all kinds of flowers have different temperaments. Peony peanuts are bright and gorgeous, and there is a saying that the flowers move the capital when they bloom, which is graceful and generous, and has a rich and noble atmosphere. Apricot blossoms bloom first in spring, who doesn't see it bright? Apricot blossoms are as warm as spring, quiet and calm, and indisputable with the world, self-generated and noble. The wealth of the lady can be compared with the peony, and the wind under the forest of the beauty is better than the apricot blossom. He said.
Mrs. Zhang smiled with satisfaction when she heard this, "It's a good thing to say with the spirit of flowers." ”
Wang Meiren was also relieved from the embarrassing situation, she said with a smile: "Madame deserves to be compared to a peony." Miss Painting 2 has outstanding literary talent, which is eye-catching! It can be seen that those rumors on the rivers and lakes are self-defeating! ”
The painting smiled and did not comment, only plucked the apricot blossoms on the branches of the apricot blossoms in his hand and handed them forward, "The flowers of nature are the most pure and precious, can you let the courtiers wear them for the beauty." ”
Wang Meiren didn't expect Huayan to make such a move, and she was a little surprised, and she immediately accepted it.
Huayan gently pinned the flowers to Wang Meiren's bun, leaned over and slowly retreated.
"Alright, Miss Jasper, get up too." After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, she turned around and walked away.
"Thank you, ma'am." Zhu Biyu supported the maid, stood up tremblingly, and followed the crowd in a wooden manner.
"Why does Miss want to speak for that Zhu Biyu, isn't it good to let her learn a lesson? Who made her so arrogant! Xin Qiao, who came up from behind, said resentfully.
Hua Yan walked to the side of the road and stopped, feeling a little exhausted. "I'm not speaking for her."
How can Zhu Biyu let her come forward, she just wants to relieve Wang Meiren.
Wang Meiren is the mother of Liu Yikang, the fourth prince, Liu Yikang and Liu Che'er have been friends since childhood, and Wang Meiren also takes good care of Liu Che'er, who lost his mother since childhood. In the palace, Wang Meiren is equivalent to Liu Che'er's assistance, and for the sake of the future emperor Liu Che'er's face, she naturally wants to help this little favor. In this way, Wang Meiren owes herself a favor, and if she has something to ask her in the future, it will be much easier.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Sheng Lan sensed that something was wrong with her young lady, and immediately went over to help.
"Be quiet, don't worry my sister." Huayan looked in the direction of the crowd and made sure that Huashu and Xu Suhua were already walking in front, so he was relieved.
Xin Qiao wiped the sweat on Huayan's face with a handkerchief, "Miss, is the wound painful again?" ”
"It's okay, it's just that I consumed too much physical strength along the way, and my hands and feet were a little weak." Hua Yan took out a pill from his pocket and took it.
"Miss! Your hands are bleeding! When Xin Qiao was arranging her clothes for Hua Yan, she suddenly noticed a few drops of blood dripping from the sleeve of her right hand, and she exclaimed for a while.
Sheng Lan covered Xinqiao's mouth, "Be quiet!" ”
"Okay, I'm fine, you remember, don't panic." Hua Yan casually wiped the blood with a handkerchief, put it back in his cuffs, picked up a broken flower from the ground, and walked towards the crowd.
Just as Huashu turned around to look for Huayan, she came to her sister in time.
"I didn't see you just now, where have you been?" Hua Shu asked.
Hua Yan shook the flowers in his hand and said with a smile, "Pick the flowers!" ”
"Yan'er's clever words just now made Su Hua admire!" Xu Suhua also came from the side and followed them.
Huayan turned around and smiled, "The women in this flower alley are all famous ladies, full of poetry and books, I just came out and said what everyone knows." ”
"The emperor has arrived!"
A eunuch's voice rang out at the front of the crowd.
Before Huayan could react, he was pulled by Huashu and knelt down.
Mrs. Zhang and Wang Meiren bowed down together to salute, "The concubine sees the emperor." ”
"No courtesy, everyone is even." Liu Yu was full of smiles and a happy expression.
When Mrs. Zhang saw it, she couldn't help asking, "Is there anything happy about the emperor?" How did you remember to go to Flower Lane? ”
Liu Yu laughed even more when he heard this, "Hahaha, Fu'er eliminated the rebels for me and defended the peace of the party, now that the country is safe and the people are safe, how can I not be happy?" Besides, I heard that you are going to put the peach blossom wine brewed last year on the altar today, how can I miss it, no, I just finished discussing important matters with them, and rushed over. ”
Huayan looked up and saw Liu Che'er, Xiao Minglang, Liu Yikang, and Liu Yifu all coming to Huaxiang.
Since the last battle in Peicheng, she has been closed, and she has never seen Liu Che'er and Xiao Minglang, and only learned about the outside news through the letter of the shepherd.
For Xiao Minglang's appearance, Huayan was a little surprised, she knew that Xiao Minglang didn't like restraint, and he didn't like to be an official, and now he was with Liu Che'er, as a friend and a strategist. It's just that a person with no official rank can often walk around the palace and follow the emperor with the princes, and he is also very valued by the emperor.
Seeing Xiao Mingming's face normal again, there was no big problem, and the painting was secretly relieved.
Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "It's rare that the emperor is still worried, so it's better to go to Zhaoyang Hall with his concubines and others to taste wine." ”
"That's very good." Liu Yu turned around and said to his courtiers, "Go with you." ”
"Yes."
So a large group of people walked towards the Zhaoyang Hall again.
The Zhaoyang Hall is a magnificent building, occupying a huge area, and the front hall, the middle hall, and the apse add up a total of 300 rooms. Zhaoyang Hall is surrounded by clear water on all sides, and an arched bridge two hundred meters outside the main gate is the only way to reach Zhaoyang Palace, and countless carp are raised in the clear pond under the bridge. The other end of the arch bridge is connected to the end of Flower Lane. There are flowers, trees, and clear springs, and the Zhaoyang Hall can be said to have gathered all the pure spirit qi in the palace. Zhaoyang Hall only gave Mrs. Zhang to live alone, which shows her holy grace.
Standing on the bridge, Huayan took a hard breath of fresh air, and suddenly felt refreshed.
When she was about to turn around and say something to Xu Suhua behind her, someone suddenly pushed her hard behind her, and the whole person fell forward! If it is placed in normal times, it is natural that she will not fall so easily, but at this time, the injuries on her body have not healed, and she has long been physically exhausted, after such a push, she has no power to fight back, and she rolled straight down from the bridge, although Xu Suhua and Shenglan, who were closest to her, tried their best to pull her, but they were still a step too late.
The bridge is neither high nor low, and there are more than 100 steps, and everyone on the bridge saw someone rolling down, and they all shouted to hide to the side.
Seeing that he was about to bump into the emperor, suddenly a man in green clothes jumped out of the crowd and quickly picked up the falling painting face and flew towards the flat place under the bridge.
Hua Yan came back from the chaos, only to find that it was Xiao Minglang who had just saved her, she gasped, she couldn't imagine what would happen if she really hit the emperor.
The severe pain all over his body made Hua Yan no longer able to support the whole person and collapsed, and a handkerchief slipped from Hua Yan's cuffs.
"How are you feeling?" Xiao Minglang hugged the painting face who was about to fall.
Hua Yan closed her eyes and shook her head, only then did she wake up a little, she broke free from Xiao Minglang's arms and leaned over to salute. "Thank you Gongzi for saving me, and I can't thank you enough."
"I see that your face is pale, and if you can't support it, say it." Xiao Minglang said.
"Thank you for your concern, the little girl is fine." Hua Yan turned his back in a panic and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Xiao Minglang was about to say something, but he saw a handkerchief fall on the ground, and when he picked it up, Liu Che'er also rushed over. Liu Che'er pulled Yan's arms, looked up and down, and said nervously, "Yan'er, why are you so careless?" But what's hurt? ”
Huayan withdrew his hands, also leaned over to salute, and said respectfully: "Back to the prince, the courtiers are fine, thank you for your concern." ”
At this time, the emperor, Mrs. Zhang and others also came over, and Hua Yan knew that he was guilty of disturbing the holy car no matter what, so he immediately walked to Liu Yu and knelt down. "The courtiers have disturbed the holy car, please forgive the emperor."
Liu Yu was obviously not angry, he waved his hand to signal Hua Yan to get up, and asked softly, "But what's the injury?" ”
He replied: "Thank you for your forgiveness, return to the emperor, the courtiers are not injured, thank you for the emperor's care." ”
Liu Yu nodded, "Well, that's good." ”
Mrs. Zhang also stepped forward, took Huayan's hand and looked left and right, and asked with concern, "If the girl falls from the bridge, there will definitely be abrasions, and I will go to my palace to let the imperial doctor take a look at it for you." ”
Hua Yan hurriedly withdrew his hands, "Thank you for your care, and thanks to this son's rescue, the courtiers are unharmed, and they don't have to bother the imperial doctor to make this trip." ”
Seeing that the painting was full of excuses, Mrs. Zhang no longer persuaded her, "Okay, if the girl has any discomfort, she should inform the palace immediately." ”
For Mrs. Zhang's sudden enthusiasm, Hua Yan felt a little uncomfortable, but she still smiled and humbly replied, "Yes, thank you, Madame." ”
"There are girls on the left and right, how could the girl fall off the bridge?" Wang Meiren also walked up to Huayan and asked with concern.
Huayan recalled what had just happened, she was obviously pushed by the people behind her, and only Xu Suhua was standing behind her. But she remembered the moment before she fell, as if a red figure flashed, but she didn't see the man's face clearly.
Thinking of this, she looked at Xu Suhua opposite, only to see tears in the corners of her eyes, a sad look, and she had to make Huayan a little confused.
Although Huayan knew that Xu Suhua did it, she did not point Su Hua as evidence, and her intuition told her that things were not so simple.
"Hui Meiren, it was the courtier's daughter who fell off the bridge after her foot slipped for a while, and it happened in an instant, even if they wanted to save it, they couldn't save it."
Wang Meiren took Huayan's hand and smiled meaningfully, "The girl fell down by herself, and she interceded for the maids, she is really a good girl with a kind heart." ”
At this time, Liu Yu also spoke, "After all, you are still frightened, and those eunuchs and palace maids who clean can't get out of the relationship, so they will be punished to wash the bridge a hundred times until it is spotless." ”
The eunuch in charge beside Liu Yu listened, immediately leaned over to take the order, and immediately turned around and instructed the little eunuch next to him to order.
Hua Yan knew in her heart that the emperor was so kind to her in public because of his father's face, and Mrs. Zhang and Wang Meiren were the same, which may have disappointed the people who framed her.
"All right, ma'am, get your wine out quickly." The emperor said again.
Mrs. Zhang led the emperor to the main hall with a smile on her face, "Your Majesty, please." ”
Following the last painting face of the crowd, he looked up at the gate of the Zhaoyang Palace. I couldn't help but think to myself, "This seemingly glamorous and beautiful palace, I don't know how many ill-intentioned traps lurk?" ”