Chapter 78: Birthday Banquet Mutation (1)
How could Ming Danshu have the same bracelet as the eldest princess? Wei Nong was a little puzzled, and couldn't help blurting out: "What is this bracelet ......?"
The eldest princess looked at her left wrist with low eyebrows, and asked with a smile, "What?" Is it chic? ”
Wei Nong nodded. This bracelet is red gold, hollow filigree, the pattern is tactful and delicate, the painting is the stars hugging the moon, with a long Milky Way bent into a circle, made a bracelet ring. Most of the jewelry in the palace is auspicious patterns, mainly flowers and plants, and Rui beasts, and this kind of star and moon pattern is very rare.
I have to say that the style of this bracelet is indeed very chic, otherwise she would not remember that Ming Danshu wore it.
"Which craftsman made this bracelet from Si Zhenfang?" Wei Nong asked casually.
The eldest princess hid her face and giggled, and her words were quite smug: "You don't know yet, Hou Ye was born in a poor family, and his ancestors used to be goldsmiths. In his spare time, he occasionally made some gold and silver objects, and this bracelet is the pattern he painted. ”
The eldest princess spoke, her face already shining with joy: "Originally, the Hou Ye also hid the pattern and wanted to surprise me at the birthday banquet. It was my sharp-eyed eye that I couldn't wait for him to hit the bracelet. ”
The eldest princess and the concubine define Hou Plaice in love, and they have been married for decades, and they have never taken a concubine. Their two sons and three daughters are all concubines, and the family is very affectionate. I have to say that this is extremely rare among the clansmen, and it also makes Wei Nong very envious.
Now looking at the eldest princess's slightly ostentatious joy, you can see how much she likes this bracelet. Perhaps, she doesn't care how bad this bracelet is, what she cares about is a piece of mind that defines Hou.
But how could Ming Danshu have an identical bracelet? Wei Nong was still puzzled, so he heard the eldest princess say again: "I saw that the pattern of this bracelet is really unique, so I asked Hou Ye to paint a complete set of head and face jewelry, and ordered someone to make the finished product, and planned to wear it on the day of the birthday banquet." ”
"Well, this bracelet," said the eldest princess as she showed her wrist, "I wore it for you to appreciate today!" You're really sharp-eyed! ”
I see. Wei Nong understood that it must be the pattern that defined Hou Hui that was leaked, and it was obtained by Si Zhenfang in the palace, so he made the same bracelet.
Now Si Zhenfang's courage is getting bigger and bigger, and even the jewelry in the palace dares to steal the patterns. It's really a little bit gone, and it's in vain to take the money in the palace. I'm afraid I don't know that this pattern is defined by Hou, otherwise where would I dare to copy it?
If this matter is revealed, according to the temper of the eldest princess, it is estimated that she will be furious. Wei Nong pondered for a moment, thinking that her birthday banquet was imminent, and decided to put the matter aside for the time being, so as not to make her angry.
"Just looking at this delicate bracelet is so exquisite, if you wear a whole set of head jewelry, it will be very beautiful." Wei Nong admired it from the bottom of his heart, and asked, "Does this set of jewelry have a name?" ”
"Yes! The name given by Hou Ye is 'Flying Stars and Moon'. The eldest princess said to Wei Nong with great interest: "Let's go, I'll take you to see a few other things, Jin Hai, Bu Shao, and Ear Ring...... Not to mention, Hou Ye painted a gilded tufted bead Luan hairpin, I really like it. ”
The eldest princess didn't give Wei Nong a chance to refuse at all, and pulled her away. Wei Nong smiled helplessly, and before the word "good" could be spoken, he saw the housekeeper hurriedly running over, and said: "Princess Qiqi, Crown Princess, His Royal Highness Jinghou will visit." ”
Nie Xingji? Slightly thick, the body is stagnant.
The eldest princess also let go of the hand that was holding Wei Thick. She knew Wei Nong's true identity, and she also knew that Nie Xingji killed Prince Li of Chu during his attack on Chu. Worried about the slight feelings, there was a moment of hesitation on her face, and she considered whether to meet with Nie Xingji.
Wei Nong knew what she was thinking, but took the initiative to smile and said, "There are all kinds of clouds and smoke in the past, you don't have to worry. As the eldest sister-in-law, can I still avoid him all the time? ”
The eldest princess breathed a sigh of relief and persuaded vaguely: "That's good." Now that you are married to the crown prince, the past is over. Moreover, this time I have had enough of the sin of the 'serious illness'. ”
After a slight smile, without saying more, the mother and daughter went to the outer courtyard together.
Before Wei Nong stepped into the living room, from a distance, he saw Nie Xingji standing outside the hall with his hands in his hands. It is still the color of the princes' clothes, it is still a dark purple brocade robe, and the slender figure is tall and tall, but it is much thinner than before. Only the calm posture between the demeanors is the same as before, or even better than in the past.
At the same time, Nie Xingji was also looking at the slight thickness that was slowly approaching. The gorgeous clothes and makeup could not hide a trace of tiredness between her eyebrows. Even if she was smiling, he could sense the coldness and perfunctory underneath her smile, which was her heartfelt resistance to the court.
He was confident that he was the only person in the world who could understand her. Her zeal, her loyalty, her grievances, her weariness...... He saw it all in his eyes, remembered it in his heart, and could tell it all clearly.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Wei Nong thought that she could be calm, but in fact, in Nie Xingji's undisguised gaze, she felt that she had nothing to hide, and she was more restrained than she imagined.
Nie Xingji sensed her emotions, smiled at her comfortingly, and then looked at the eldest princess Nie Zhiying, and saluted with a smile: "My nephew has seen my aunt." ”
At the same time as the words fell, the eldest princess and Wei Nong were already standing in front of him. He turned to look at Wei Nong again and said, "I've seen the crown princess." ”
Slightly thick replied: "I've seen Jinghou." ”
In just two words of greeting, it seems that everything is as usual, but the eldest princess is too experienced, and she has sensitively noticed something, and immediately asked with a smile: "Good boy, are you in good health?" Why didn't you say it in advance? ”
Nie Xingjian smiled with thin lips and replied: "Three days later, it will be your birthday, and my nephew will come and walk in advance to honor you, I am afraid that you will have a pain in receiving gifts and forget your nephew." ”
As he spoke, he presented the gift slip in his hand: "Little care, I wish you a long and blessed life." ”
The eldest princess glanced at the living room, and sure enough, she saw a row of large and small cages, and knew that Nie Xingji was a birthday gift that had been prepared with great care. But what does that mean? Woo yourself? If it was wooing, how did you pick the princess when she was present? Aren't you afraid that she will go back and tell the prince?
The eldest princess was very puzzled, and because of Wei Nong's presence, it was inconvenient to ask, so she had to accept the gift list and joke with a smile: "So polite?" Do you have a request for your aunt? Could it be that she took a fancy to a young lady from a family and asked her aunt to be a matchmaker? ”
Nie Xingji glanced at Wei Nong before he replied with a smile: "Aunt said that she was laughing, how dare my nephew trouble you to come forward?" Solved on its own. ”
"Oh?" The eldest princess immediately came to be interested: "Go!" Sit down and talk to my aunt. Whose lady do you have a crush on? Have you ever seen your aunt? ”
The eldest princess walked into the living room as she spoke, Nie Xingji deliberately slowed her down, followed side by side with Wei Nong, and smiled back: "Now the time has not come, and let my nephew sell it." When she is sure of her intentions, the nephew will come back to you to give you good news. ”
The eldest princess was originally walking in front, but when she heard this, she immediately turned her head and spat him: "Phew! How dare you hide it! If your father doesn't agree, I won't intercede with you!" ”
Nie Xingjian smiled even deeper when he heard this: "Father and you value her very much. ”
"Really?" The eldest princess asked rhetorically, but she didn't continue to ask.
While speaking, the three of them had already taken a seat in the living room, and the eldest princess then smiled: "Actually, you should have gotten married a long time ago, you were in Fangzhou in the past, and your father couldn't control you." This time, I took advantage of my injuries in Jingzhou to recuperate, and how good it was to get married together! ”
"My nephew is still the same thing - the time has not come." Nie Xingchen took a detour, didn't give the eldest princess a chance to speak, glanced at Wei Nong, and directly changed the topic: "Aunt thinks about her daughter, right?" Summoned the crown princess back so early. ”
Wei Nong raised his eyes to look over, and happened to see Nie Xingji's meaningful smile. She didn't want to answer, her expression was very cold, and the eldest princess smiled and played a round game: "What? Afraid that your aunt will interfere in your marriage and come to scold our mother and son? ”
"Nephew doesn't dare." Nie Xingji chuckled in a low voice.
"What are you not afraid of? You've been bold since you were a child! Although the eldest princess said this, her love was overflowing.
Wei Nong watched their aunt and nephew say a word, and suddenly found that the eldest princess was really good to Nie Xingji. When she talked to Nie Xingji, the expression that was sometimes helpless, sometimes joking, sometimes threatening, and sometimes doting was truly from the heart.
In contrast, her smile at herself, a "young girl", was still superficial.
Some things don't fit after all. Whether it is a blood relative or a stranger, sometimes all it takes is a word and a look.
With Wei Nong's distraction, the eldest princess and Nie Xingji said a lot more. I don't know what the latter said, so I saw that the eldest princess helplessly raised her hand and pointed at him: "You, you!" After being sick, my mouth is even sharper! ”
Wei Nong smiled reluctantly when he heard this, and he couldn't interject anything, thinking of the marriage mentioned by Nie Xingji just now, he had a faint premonition that something was about to happen.
Just when he was a little anxious, he suddenly heard Nie Xingji say, "Huh? My aunt's bracelet is a little familiar, and my nephew seems to have seen it somewhere. ”
Wei Nong looked at him sharply.
Nie Xingji felt a slight gaze, but he didn't understand what she meant, so he looked back at her and asked with his eyes. Unexpectedly, his eyes lowered slightly, and a faint smile hung on the corner of his lips.
This smile Nie Xingji is all too familiar, it is an out-and-out mockery. He couldn't help but sink his mind, and suddenly lost the interest in laughing again.
Originally, he heard Xiaoxin say that she came to the eldest princess's mansion, so he made a special trip to find an excuse to come to the door and wanted to see her. In the past, she was in the Chu State, and he was in the Yan State, but she didn't feel lovesick and difficult; Now the two of them are in Jingzhou, but they can't see each other from time to time, only to realize that their thoughts are poisonous, and he has been deeply poisoned.
Thinking like this, he felt a faint pain in the wound in his chest grow again.
However, the eldest princess only cared about her own bracelet, and this time she didn't notice his abnormality, and said again: "Phew! It's only been a few days since I made this bracelet, where have you seen it? ”
Nie Xingji came back to his senses, and was about to open his mouth to say a perfunctory sentence to her, when he heard a faint voice: "The bracelet is also similar, I'm afraid His Royal Highness Jinghou is wrong." ”