Chapter 146: Nobles (1)

When the Gu family's carriage arrived at the gate of the Luwang Mansion, it was already the beginning of the year (nine o'clock in the morning). On the third pole of the day, the carriage at the gate of the palace was lined up, and this was only the young talents who came to the banquet of the king of Lu, and the guests of the princess of the road tea party had to get off in the side courtyard. The porter lined up eight servants in Tsing Yi, checking the invitations of the visitors one by one, and had to roll call loudly, but they were too busy to be busy, and they were so tired that they were sweating profusely.

Wen Yi listened to the porter of the palace outside singing about a certain prince of a certain prince's family, or a certain talent from a certain place, and her voice became a little hoarse after singing. But the carriage she was in had only moved forward a few dozen feet, and had not yet entered the gate of the palace.

Jiang Yao whispered to her the side to tell her the origin of those sons and talents, whose family is the dignitary of the dynasty, whose family is the royal relative, whose children have a good future, whose family background has been lost, but there is an empty shelf, and which talented man is from which family, which handsome person is poor, but because of his good poetry, he has won a good reputation...... There are all kinds of them, and they are all clear.

Wen Yi finally understood why Wen Hui obviously didn't have too deep feelings for Jiang Yao, but she was still so close to her, it is not rare for people to be well-informed, it is rare that they can remember things so clearly and clearly in addition to being well-informed. When I first arrived in the capital, it was undoubtedly a great help to be able to make such a friend.

She thanked Jiang Yao with some gratitude, Jiang Yao was stunned, then pursed her lips and smiled: "It's good that you don't think I'm noisy, I'm used to it, and I forgot that you weren't them......"

This time it was Wen Yi's turn to be stunned and laugh dumbly.

The Lu Wangfu is full of guests today, and many of the children of the official eunuchs and powerful families came with a large group of servants, so the road in front of the palace gate will be blocked. When they entered the gate of the palace, the carriage traveled much faster, and in a blink of an eye they had arrived at the side courtyard where the female passenger got off.

Wen Yi and Jiang Yao got out of the car and joined the Wen Xian and Wenjuan sisters, who arrived before them. Jiang Yao had come for the second time, and she was more experienced than the other three women, so she quickly repeated some precautions before the palace maid who was in charge of greeting them came to her, so that Wen Yi and the others would know in their hearts and not be at a loss.

The maids of the palace who came to lead them treated them very politely, and soon led them into the garden. There have been more than a dozen ladies in the garden, sitting scattered, some people watching flowers, some people appreciating fish, and some people sitting in the pavilion. The maid said to Wen Yi and the others: "The princess has entered the palace, and she has not yet returned to the house, and the tea party will start in about an hour, ladies and gentlemen, please take a break in the garden for a while." The slave maid will order refreshments to be served. ”

Jiang Yao smiled and asked her, "I wonder if Xiao Junjun has ever entered the palace with the princess today?" Yesterday I sent a letter to Xiao Junjun, and she replied that she had something to tell me today, asking me to come over earlier. ”

The maid bowed her head slightly, and her attitude seemed to be a little respectful: "The little prince did enter the palace with the princess, and he has not yet returned." Please sit down. When the little county gentleman returns home, the slave and maid will definitely report back. ”

"I'm tired." Jiang Yao smiled at her, her sleeves moved slightly, and a blue bag had already reached the maid's hand. The latter's sleeves shook slightly, and the brocade disappeared into her sleeves, only to see her lightly blessed, and said: "The slave maid went to show tea, and the ladies should not go to sit in the Jingshui Pavilion over there." Then he slowly retreated.

Seeing that she was far away, Wen Juan hurriedly grabbed Jiang Yao as if she was about to say something, but saw Wen Xian winking at her, so she had to shut up. Wen Xian looked at Jiang Yao, frowned slightly, pretended to enjoy the flowers, and turned her head.

Jiang Yao smiled at Wen Yi: "Let's go to Jingshui Pavilion, shall we?" There are crystal windows on all sides, which can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the garden without worrying about the cold winter wind, which is the most comfortable. Last year's tea party was held there, and this year, although no one says it, it should be there. ”

Wen Yi remembered the bag she had just stuffed to the maid, where was there anything she didn't understand? smiled and nodded: "Then I'll touch my sister's light today." ”

Wen Xian hurriedly said: "The sixth sister is in Miss Zheng's car, this time should have arrived a long time ago, shouldn't we go looking for her?" ”

That's what you have to seek, of course. Wen Yi sighed secretly in her heart, looking at the ladies in the garden: "She doesn't seem to be here, will she also go to the Jingshui Pavilion?" "Isn't she a regular customer?

Jiang Yao smiled: "It must be in the past." Cousin and Sister Zheng are very familiar with the palace of the king, when I was a child, I often came to play, hide and seek in the garden, we first passed the Jingshui Pavilion, if you can't find anyone, then ask the maids waiting to find, as long as the reward is rich, today, the maids of the palace are very willing to help the guests do things. ”

Wen Xian hesitated a little: "This ...... Not really, right? If the person who called the princess knew...... "Whose housewife would be happy to see that her subordinates have received a little reward from outsiders, so she will leave her errand to do errands for outsiders?"

Jiang Yao pursed her lips and smiled: "You can't do it on weekdays, isn't the palace holding a banquet today?" This is the old rule, as long as you don't go out of line, the princess won't say anything. ”

King Lu entertained male guests, and the princess entertained female guests, the former's banquet was placed in the courtyard of the palace, and the latter's tea party was arranged in the garden, which was originally unrelated. But since the prince and princess both have the intention of being a matchmaker, both sides are naturally indispensable to pass on the news. Which young talent in front has good poems and good words, and the young ladies in the back also have to appreciate one or two; Which of the young ladies in the back is talented, plays the piano well, paints well, and makes good poems, and the young talents in front of them naturally have to admire them. Otherwise, how can the reputation of this beautiful woman be spread? There are even bold sons and brothers who bought off the people who guarded the garden, and quietly sneaked in and hid in the shadows, peeking at the faces of the young ladies, but someone was discovered a few years ago, and the trouble was about to come out, and the young lady who was peeked at lost her temper, and the princess also felt that she had lost face, which restrained a lot.

Although it is said that Princess Lu is holding a tea party again, Jiang Yao knows in her heart that among the male guests who came, there are several royal nobles, children of the near branch clan, some have not yet married a wife, and some have no one in the room, all of them have the idea of looking for a few beauties.

It's just that she can't say it clearly. Maybe Wen Yi can understand, but Wen Xian may not be able to understand it, and maybe she will deliberately avoid it because of shyness. Jiang Yao thought that the marriage between Wen Hui and Liu Dongning was initially decided, and according to the number of etiquette, Wen Xian had to marry first before it was Wen Hui's turn. The Gu family members asked Wen Xian to come over and dress up carefully for her, so naturally they had the intention of climbing relatives. Why should I ruin their calculations?

Wen Yi saw Jiang Yao's expression change on her face, but she didn't speak, so she asked her, "What's wrong?" But what's wrong? ”

Jiang Yao reacted and said with a smile: "How come? I'm thinking about which maid I recognize, I can help us" After saying that, he took Wen Yi's hand, and motioned for Wen Xian Wenjuan to follow, "Let's go, I'll take you to recognize a few people first, otherwise you'll be gossiping." ”

Wen Yi knew that what she was thinking about must not be this matter, but she didn't want to ask more, so she just followed her, but the corner of her eye inadvertently swept the entrance of the garden, and she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure: "Huh?" Where is the sixth sister, she is obviously one step ahead of us, why did she come at this time? ”

The girls hurriedly turned their heads to look, and sure enough, they saw Wen Hui and Zheng Lijun had just walked into the garden. For some reason, Zheng Lijun's expression was a little stiff, Wen Hui looked at her carefully, and said a few words to her, Zheng Lijun didn't respond, and walked forward, and other ladies greeted her, but she just nodded lightly, without any smile. Wen Hui followed her uneasily all the way, and the two quickly entered the Jingshui Pavilion, and the accompanying maid was guarding in front of the pavilion, stopping other people who wanted to enter. From beginning to end, they didn't see Wen Yi, Jiang Yao and the others.

Wen Xian frowned slightly: "Sixth sister, what's the matter?" It's so close, you don't see us."

Wen Juan pursed her lips slightly: "Do you still need to ask?" She only has that Miss Zheng in her eyes, and she wants to take the Qingyun Road, how can she let go of us sisters in her eyes? ”

"Hugh has to talk nonsense," Wen Xian reprimanded, "Your sixth sister was just confused for a while and didn't see us."

Wen Yi didn't bother to listen to their conversation, but was secretly surprised in her heart. Look at the situation of Fang Cai Wenhui and Zheng Lijun...... Could it be that Wen Hui offended this noble friend?

Wen Hui's temper, when will it be changed?

Wen Yi said to Jiang Yao helplessly: "Do we still want to go over?" Even if you can't enter the Jingshui Pavilion, you have to wait for the sixth sister to come out together. Although she came with Miss Zheng, we can't let her be left alone, we have to let her be with us. ”

Jiang Yao glanced at her, and quickly understood what she meant: "This is right, let's go over, we can't even stop us, right?" ”

The fourth girl only took a few steps towards the Jingshui Pavilion, and Wen Yi stopped, her brows furrowed: "Isn't that the prince of Dongping?" How did he get over? ”

Jiang Yao also stopped and looked around: "The one who walked with him was the third prince, I have met him a few times." Maybe Sister Zheng made an appointment with him. She sighed, turned back to Wen Yi and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, we really can't pass." If Sister Zheng sees us, she must be angry. ”

Wen Xian Wenjuan was afraid of Zhu Jingcheng, and hurriedly said: "Then let's not go, let's go and meet other ladies first, right?" Wen Xian also said: "There are all female guests here, although the third prince and the prince of Dongping have noble status, they should not break in, it is really ...... It's not polite, let's get out of here."

Jiang Yao glanced at Wen Xian helplessly: "Okay, I'll take you to meet a few ladies first, they are all my acquaintances, but they may not get along well with my cousin......"

In the Jingshui Pavilion, Zheng Lijun's face was as cold as frost, Wen Hui uneasily poured her a cup of tea, and asked tentatively, "But what did I say wrong?" Obviously everything was as usual before, and Lijun happily promised to be a matchmaker for her, why did she say that the other party was Zhu Jingcheng, the prince of Dongping, Lijun changed her face?

Zheng Lijun took a deep breath and stared at her friend: "I'll ask you first, ...... you I said this to share the worries of the concubine and the third prince...... Or do you really want to marry Brother Jingcheng? ”

Wen Hui hurriedly said: "Naturally, I really want to marry ......" suddenly lost her words and hurriedly remedied it, "but it is also to share the worries of the emperor, the concubine and the third prince...... Don't you say it often...... The vassal king is a big trouble, the emperor and the three princes want to get rid of the trouble, but they are hindered by the queen mother, are they tied? She was a little twisted, "Du Yuanru's family background, marrying in the past will only increase the weight of the Dongping Palace, and in the same way, the same is true for other princes and daughters, it is better to ...... Let me go, at least you can trust me, and I will do my best...... ...... for the emperor, the concubine and the three princes"

Zheng Lijun bit her lip: "You...... I had seen Brother Jingcheng before, but I didn't have this idea at that time."

Wen Hui blushed: "This is my ...... I only had a thought after leaving Beijing...... Didn't he pass by our hometown? That's when I found out...... He's a good man with great martial arts......"

Zheng Lijun clenched her fists under her sleeves and took a deep breath: "Having said that, this matter is not easy to do. He has the support of the Queen Mother, even if the concubine Niangniang has the heart to help you, he can't get past the Queen Mother to give him a marriage, if he has no intention of you, the concubine Niangniang can't please him. ”

Wen Hui hesitated for a moment, and said boldly: "He may not be unintentional to me, besides...... The concubine can't make an order, and the emperor can...... I can't let him really marry Du Yuanru ......"

Zheng Lijun looked at her with a smile: "Isn't that good?" If Du Yuan matches him, he won't be able to snatch my position as the crown princess."

Wen Hui was shocked, and found that she seemed to have said the wrong thing, and she was at a loss: "Lijun......"

Zheng Lijun asked her again: "You said you want to make her ugly, is it for me, or for Brother Jingcheng?" ”

Wen Hui said: "This ...... I'm not trying to harm you...... If she is ugly, the crown princess will not be able to do it, and the princess will not be able to do it, which will be beneficial to us."

"What if someone finds out?" Zheng Lijun continued to ask, "It's too risky to buy the girl in the palace, if people find out that we did it, the queen mother will definitely be annoyed, and I won't be able to do it when the time comes, so it's better to be ......the princess" She approached Wen Hui and lowered her voice, "You go and do it, right?" You do it yourself, so I'm not afraid of news leaks......"

"What?" Wen Hui's heart was pounding, she was not a fool, how could she not understand that this kind of thing could not be done in person, if it failed, she would be doomed, and how could she do it? She is a young lady, so she can't personally serve Du Yuan such tea, right? If she spilled tea on the other party as planned, the other party would naturally burn herself, but she couldn't get out of it and remembered her grandmother's warning before she went out, so she felt that her feet were weak: "No...... Will be discovered...... I'm afraid ......"

Zheng Lijun flicked her sleeves: "It's really useless, since you're afraid, what stinky idea do you have?" Isn't that harmful to me? ”

Wen Hui twisted her hands helplessly, she couldn't take risks, but if she went against Lijun's wishes, how could she persuade the other party to help talk about her marriage?

At this time, the maid guarding the door said loudly: "I have seen the third highness, the prince of Dongping"

Zheng Lijun and Wen Hui were shocked, and they all showed joy. Seeing two familiar men stepping into the pavilion, Zheng Lijun hurriedly got up to greet her: "Cousin, you came so early today." Then he glanced at Zhu Jingcheng deeply, and smiled: "Brother Jingcheng, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

The third prince, Zhu Jingkun, smiled at Zheng Lijun and turned his gaze to Wen Hui behind her: "This is ...... Miss Gu Liu? It's been nearly a year since I've seen each other, and after a long absence, Miss Gu Liu's demeanor is even better than before."

Wen Hui smiled and saluted to thank her, and her wonderful eyes were firmly fixed on Zhu Jingcheng: "Cousin Jingcheng...... It's been a long time, you...... Okay? ”

(I wonder if it's too vague...... Do you understand? Ask for a pink ticket ~~~)