Chapter 149

The thirty-second year of Changyuan seems to be destined to be a year that cannot be calm. In the first month, the emperor overturned the Jiangyin case, causing a lot of trouble. In February, the Jiangyin case was repeated again, and Lord Shoufu, who was reinstated as a talented official, was once again suppressed. In March, there was an incident in which the crown princess was disrespectful to the concubine and was punished for kneeling in court. Although it was later officially confirmed that this was a rumor, it is an indisputable fact that the emperor reduced and reduced the authority of the crown prince and expanded and expanded the authority of the four princes. In April, the people of the whole country focused on only one major event -- this year's imperial examination. It is in this situation that there are still traces of the dark room battle in the court. It is said that the emperor originally intended to order the four princes to go to the tribute court to announce the decree, but because of the opposition of the ministers in the court, there was even a straight temper, directly denouncing the four princes for the ambition of wolves, provoking the four princes to drop golden beans on the golden palace at that time, kneeling and asking the emperor to hand over the errand to the prince, which led to the fact that the prince announced the decree in front of the tribute court. Because of this incident, the fourth prince won the name of a beloved brother, and the prince fell into a suspicious brother's evaluation.

In May, the new upstarts of Jinke took office one after another, and the various factions in the court were busy dividing up this batch of fresh blood, which caused the struggle between the factions to be temporarily eased. But this is the same as the weather in late spring and early summer, it looks like the rainy season is coming, but it is delayed. Even when it came, it was also a gentle drizzle, which made people relax their vigilance at the same time, and there was a faint uneasiness in their hearts, always feeling that there was a heavy thunderstorm behind.

In June, heavy thunderstorms really came with the arrival of summer, and some bad news spread all over the capital. The first one is that the Queen Mother is sick; secondly, it was the torrential rain in Shandong, and the emperor reprimanded the prince for his incompetence for several days; Again, it was the four princes who led the order to go out of Beijing to inspect the disaster situation in Shandong...... One by one, people feel that the prince's position in the East Palace is simply precarious - everyone knows that the reason why the prince can sit firmly in the East Palace is because of the Queen Mother's silent support behind him. Now that the queen mother has just fallen ill, the emperor has made frequent moves, and he has to ask someone to lift his heart for the prince.

As a result, the new science and technology scholars who had just divided into camps were a little turbulent. Those who chose the four princes early were happy; Some of those who have entered the prince's camp regret it and are busy finding a way to change their flag; Some gritted their teeth or were worried, while others, such as Yuan Changqing, reined in their wings and quietly hibernate in their respective positions.

Now in the middle of the court, the crown prince and the four princes are pinching it. But this qiē has little to do with Yuan Changqing, he only honestly goes back and forth between Hanlin Academy and Fushoufang every day, and follows the rules to be his "book repairer".

Although he is a tanhua, and he is still a tanhualang who is valued by the prince, how to say that he is just a newcomer in the workplace - he is still a newcomer who has been "pinched" by the old emperor and has no future - in the eyes of those adults in the court, he is not even the weight of a shrimp, so no matter how fast the waves on the lake are, he is in the deepest part of the lake, but he rarely enjoys a calm sea.

Of course, this is just appearance.

Secretly, Yuan Changqing was doing something for the prince, but even Shanniang didn't know. Of course, she wasn't interested in inquiring.

Yuan Changqing secretly felt a little unhappy about Shanniang's lack of interest, so one night, when she was best talking, he couldn't help but complain to her that she didn't care enough about him.

Shanniang followed his fur like a white claw, and said with a smile: "I don't believe in you so I don't worry about you!" ”

In fact, Yuan Changqing is still second, and the person she believes in more is the prince. Although at this time in her previous life, she was in full swing in the West Garden preparing for marriage, and she didn't remember at all whether there was such a turmoil in the court at that time, but only for the later Emperor Zhaowen, she felt that this time there should be no danger.

Unlike Lin Ruting, who was heavily used, Lin Ruting had to work for the emperor during the day, and had to work for the prince at night; Yuan Changqing was a person who was "refrigerated" by the emperor in disguise. To say that although there are many books in the Hanlin Academy, there are really not many damaged ones - the Hanlin Academy is full of scholars, that is, someone borrows those cases, who has the courage to deliberately destroy them?! Therefore, his work can be said to be extremely light, and often after he appears in the Hanlin Academy, people do not know where to go. Then, when he was about to disperse, he would reappear.

Compared with him, Shanniang seemed to be much busier. Now that the big exam is over, Lin Ruzhi's mother and daughter have joined Mrs. Hong's fundraising meeting to help. When she was in Meishan Town before, Shanniang was instructed by Mrs. Lin, and she had already experienced the fun of going out of the house, getting out of the "little self", and paying attention to others, and now she naturally followed Lin Ruzhi and others to help. And Mrs. Hong also promised Mrs. Hong to teach the children in the orphanage to learn embroidery, and every five days, she and her wife would go to the orphanage together; When she is not working, Princess Celestia also likes to call her to participate in their "Neon Clothes and Feather Coat Club". ”

In fact, Shanniang joined that club because she wanted to lead the eldest princess and others to the fundraiser with her to help, but several times, she brought the topic to the fundraiser or the orphanage here, and some people diverted the topic without interest. Shanniang knows that this is not an overnight thing, and she can only say it when she sees the opportunity.

Although the "Neon Clothes and Feather Coat Society" usually gathers in the Eldest Princess's mansion, they occasionally go to other people's homes. In late June, Shan Niang made a trip to the host and invited everyone in the society to her home as guests.

This was the first time that Shan Niang had entertained a guest at home, and she had what she wanted to do, so she arranged this party with great care. Yuan Changqing saw that she had changed her laziness in the past, and actually instructed Mother Hua, Mother Li, and others to turn around for a while, so he mistakenly thought that this was the first time she was the master in front of outsiders, and she was nervous, so she quietly went to the Hanlin Courtyard to replace the fake note, and prepared to help her watch it at home.

Shanniang was busy and confused, thinking that Yuan Changqing happened to be resting on the spot, so she didn't care, she only smiled: "I forgot that you are resting today." She knew that he didn't like to socialize with strangers, so she grabbed the white paw that was curled up into a hairball and slept lazily on the windowsill, stuffed it into him, and pushed him and smiled: "Wronged you to stay on your embroidery floor in the back, we won't disturb you." ”

The small wooden building in the backyard, as Yuan Changqing said, was made by him to look like the small building in the spring garden of Shan Niang's mother's house. The front of the building is paved with tiles, the magnolia is planted behind the building, and even the creeper planted under the root of the west wall is of the same species, but because the time is still short, it has not been able to climb as lush as Shanniang's small embroidery building.

In fact, Shanniang herself doesn't care, but Yuan Changqing likes it very much. Shan Niang saw that the small building was empty, but it was a pity, so she occupied the second floor as a study by herself, and arranged the first floor as Yuan Changqing's study. Although the two of them shared the small building, Shanniang deliberately mocked Yuan Changqing, saying that it was "his embroidery building".

And because some people in the society are pregnant, superstitious people say that people who are pregnant can't touch cats, so Shan Niang grabbed the white paws and stuffed them to Yuan Changqing, and pushed him out of the corner door with the cat.

Yuan Changqing, who was pushed out of the corner door, looked down at the white claw in his arms, and the white claw also stared at him sternly with black eyes that were standing in a line. He sighed and twisted, touched the back of the white paw, and said, "Look, we are disgusted. ”

White Claw suddenly slapped in his throat and let out a grunt of approval.

*・*・*

The first to arrive was naturally the eldest princess who lived in Fushoufang. There is also Huaiyuanbo's wife, Lu.

Shanniang was surprised, but Mrs. Lu herself did not shy away from it at all, shook the handkerchief in her hand and said: "That dead thing doesn't know where to fill too much cat urine, what is he doing with his 'harem three thousand' is not enough?" You want to trouble me! I didn't bother to pay attention to him, turned around and ran to the eldest princess. ”

While talking, the wife of the Hou Shizi of Changning, the Shen family, and the Xu family, who were friends with her, came together. Hearing Mrs. Lu's words, Xu Shi, who was getting out of the car, said: "You too, he is begging you for mercy in disguise, what are you still doing so stubbornly?" For the sake of the child's face, take a step back. ”

Mrs. Lu immediately raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "Why do you even say that?!" With red eyes, he said, "If it weren't for my son, why would I still stay in that house?" I'd rather shave my hair and be a sister-in-law than be angry with that! But now even he has been taught by them......"

The eldest princess hurriedly went over and patted Lu's back comfortingly, then turned her head to Xu and said, "I usually say that your temperament is too soft, and you want to endure everything, retreat and retreat, and then ask the left and right in your family to pull into the house." ”

Xu's face changed, and he pursed his lips without squeaking.

Shan Niang thought of the previous fifth wife, so she stood up to relieve the siege for the Xu family, and smiled at the eldest princess: "How do you know that this is not Sister Xu's intention?" I know one of those people in her husband's house, and she took it upon herself to stuff them in. I see that she wished that her husband would not bother her again. ”

Xu couldn't help but be surprised, and asked Shanniang, "Isn't she afraid of losing her husband's heart?" “

The eldest princess sneered, "It's not like that, is your husband's heart on you?!" ”

Xu was suddenly dumbfounded by the eldest princess again.

Shan Niang said, "Actually, if it were me, I would be like that person." If you have no heart, I will leave. It's a big deal that you live yours, I live mine, and we don't bother each other. People say that a woman should have a husband and children, but I am a natural person with little energy, and I will get as much as I give. I take care of you willingly, but not for you. It doesn't make sense that I'm paying for nothing here, you're enjoying it in vain, and I'm going to talk a lot when I look back! ”

In her previous life, she just understood too late, but now everything is a new beginning.

Between Yuan Changqing, she is now very satisfied with the status quo of the two of them, but if Yuan Changqing changes one day, she is not afraid. She thought that she would be sad for a while, but she would definitely let go without hesitation, and she would not be as stupid as she was in her previous life, holding only some illusions in her hands, but still deceiving herself, thinking that she really had ......

"Before we can take care of others, we have to learn how to take care of ourselves. If you don't even want to take good care of yourself, who can you expect to truly love you?! ”

"Well said!" The eldest princess slapped her face hard, "I used to have such thoughts in my heart, but I couldn't find the right words to say, but now I ask you to say my thoughts." Thirteen," she said affectionately holding Shanniang's hand, "I heard that you are the leader of the school every year?" It's strange to say that. He squinted at her again and said, "It's no wonder that Yuan Changqing's treacherous ghost can be fascinated by you." ”

As he was talking, Fang Ying also arrived. As soon as she looked up, she saw that everyone was standing in the carriage yard chatting, and said with a smile: "Yo, this is not a good thing, so that you can meet me here on a poisonous day." ”

Only then did Shanniang remember the master's duty, and hurriedly smiled and led everyone to the upper courtyard.

Who knew that they had just entered the weeping flower gate, and Xiao Maotou came to report that another guest had arrived. Yinggu smiled: "You go, I will entertain the guests for you." ”

Among the people, only Aunt Ying has come to Shan's mother's house, and she and Yuan Changqing are cousins and cousins, and they are originally relatives. Shan Niang agreed to go out to greet the guests.

When she entered the main courtyard with the newcomers, she saw Shen and Xu sitting on the beauties under the porch, admiring the tall and short flowers placed outside the railing. Princess Celestia and Ying Niang sat at a stone table under a wisteria shelf. The eldest princess occupied the rattan rocking chair that Yuan Changqing often sat on, and Yinggu sat lazily on a rattan drum stool next to the stone table, talking to the eldest princess about the prince escorting the recovered queen mother to the summer resort to recuperate, while fiddling with melon seeds and other snacks on the plate for a while.

Seeing her come in, the eldest princess didn't stand up, shook the rocking chair and smiled: "Your small courtyard doesn't look big, and wherever you see it, you feel comfortable." But if you take a closer look, you don't have any special scenery here, not even a stack of rockery. This is also your father's handiwork? ”

Now the reputation of the fifth master who can make the garden can be regarded as breaking out. Shanniang shook her head and smiled: "I don't dare to ask him to do it." If he wants to get it, he has to say that there is no water and no scenery, and he has to dig my good ground into potholes. I'm not going to do it. He added, "I'm just living at home here, and I don't ask for anything else, I can see the flowers I like when I raise my eyes, and I can reach out to get what I like to eat, and that's enough for me." ”

"Oops, that's a pleasure." Xu happened to hit Shanniang's side, so he reached out and twisted her cheek, reached over and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, returned to the beauty under the corridor, leaned on the beauty and said: "What I love the most is this thing, which suddenly makes people feel like they have arrived in Jiangnan." ”

This beauty under the verandah through the mountains was added by Yuan Changqing when he renovated the railing of the small building. In fact, in the words of the fifth master, he is a little nondescript, but Shanniang and his wife are happy.

Among the newcomers, there are also those who like flowers and plants, and when they saw that the flowers and plants raised by Shanniang grew very well, they asked her: "Several of them are very difficult to raise in legends, how can you raise them so well?" ”

Shanniang didn't take the credit, and said with a smile: "Those pots are all raised by Yuan Da, and I can only raise the thick pots next to me." Speaking of which, these flowers can toss the dead, they can't be dried, they can't be dried, they can't be dried, and they can't be waterlogged. Thanks to Yuan Da's good memory, he remembered all the florist's confessions. To be honest, I don't have that patience, so I can only raise these rough ones. ”

Talking about flowers here, Shen suddenly said in a soft voice: "Don't just look outside, tell Thirteen Er to clean up more carefully." ”

Because Shanniang, the master, had not yet entered the courtyard, the eldest princess and the others had been sitting outside, only Shen stood at the door and glanced at the main hall.

Everyone listened, and then pulled Shanniang into the house together.

At this time, it was almost midsummer, and the weather was even hotter, from outdoor to indoor, everyone only felt that their eyes were cool, and even the heat on their bodies disappeared by three points.

I saw that the room was full of mint green colors, and even the chair and tea towels were mint green with strong green embroidery, which made people feel cool when they looked at it.

Among several people, Shen is very similar to Mrs. Five, not only in temperament, but also in embroidery. Everyone just glanced at the excitement, but she looked at the embroidery work seriously for a long time, and turned back to ask Shanniang: "These are also embroidered by the children in the orphanage and poor homes?" ”

"This is still embroidered by those children in Meishan," Shanniang said with a smile, "The one in the capital has only been taught for two months, but now there are several embroidery that are good, and my mother thinks that two of them are particularly good, and they are being taught with their hearts." "I hope that all these children will learn this trade, or at least let them live like human beings." He sighed again, "It's not easy for girls in this world." ”

Everyone present knew that she often followed Mrs. Hong to help, and the eldest princess smiled and said: "You too, I don't think Yuan Da is poor, just donate some money, but you still work hard to do those superfluous things." ”

Shanniang shook her head and said, "This is not superfluous. I often think that since the world treats us women badly, we women should help each other. They are only poorer than others, but they were abandoned by their families at birth, and these are not their sins. If even we dislike them, what hope do they have? ”

He added: "I always feel that a woman's world should not only have an inner house, nor should there be only a husband and children. Originally, the sky was very vast, but the frog sitting at the bottom of the well thought that the sky was only a little bigger than the mouth of the well. If our eyes can only see a small piece of land in front of us all day, then we can only see the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of a small place. It's like the echo in the well, maybe it's just a little frustration and a little pain, but because the stone fell into the well, the sound is so loud that people can't bear it. But if we can jump out of that well, we will find that the original stone is so small that it is impossible to hurt us, but we really feel that we are too injured to do it......

"The outside world is very big, not only the one acre and three points of land in the back house, but also many things outside that are worth seeing and paying attention to, not only ourselves. Only when your eyes can see others will you know that you are not alone; Only when you see those people who live a hundred times harder than you, but they are still happy all day long, as if they have no troubles, will you know that your little worries are nothing at all. It's only when you see someone living a more miserable life than you that you realize that you're not as miserable as you think......"

"It sounds like you're proving your happiness through those poor people." Princess Celestia narrowed her eyes and said bluntly.

Shanniang was silent for a while. In fact, it was she who listened to Mrs. Lin's advice to help those poor people, but in fact, she herself couldn't figure out whether she was using those poor people to prove that she was happier than them, as the eldest princess said......

"No," she shook her head, looked up at Princess Celestia and smiled, "I'm not." Before you asked me, I didn't really think about what I wanted out of those people. But when you said that, I understood that I was trying to get something from them. But it's not that you say that I'm proving my happiness through them, it's that I'm 'discovering' my happiness through them. ”

After a pause, she added, "Maybe I still have the idea of comparing my heart to my heart." When I was in trouble and needed help, I naturally hoped that someone would help me, but there was no one at that time. "So, now when I have the ability, I hope I can help others too. When you help other people, you will feel that you are not alone, you will feel ......" She paused again, shook her head again, and smiled: "This feeling is difficult to describe, only when you do it yourself, you can understand." ”

It was only at this time that Shan Niang understood why Mrs. Lin asked her to experience it herself, instead of directly telling her those things she wanted her to understand.

After all, what others say is only the feelings of others, and only those feelings are the most real feelings of oneself when you have experienced them yourself.

Suddenly, Shen pulled the sleeve of Lashan Niang's coat, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Next time you go to the orphanage, call me, I want to go and see it too." ”

When Xu heard it, he also leaned over and said, "I'll go and see it too." He hesitated again, "It's really not scary?" I heard that there are crazy people inside. ”

Shanniang smiled: "If it was really terrible, Mrs. Hong would have had an accident." ”

Princess Celestia looked at her and raised her eyebrows suddenly, and said with a smile: "How do I feel that you want to fool us into going to the orphanage with you?" ”

"That's right!" Shanniang said calmly, "My strength alone is weak, so I want to pull you along to help." He smiled again, "Many of those children are extremely talented, such as the clothes I have on today, which are beautiful, right?" It's made by a little girl in it, and the style is also what she thinks of herself. Don't you all love bright clothes? Teach a few more such children, and Ming'er will ask them to make a dress for each of you, with grateful clothes, which are not comparable to the clothes embroidered by the embroidered lady outside. ”

When she said this, Shanniang suddenly thought of Yuan Changqing in the backyard. When Yuan Changqing wants to persuade people to do something, he is often silent, and when you finish it, you will find that you are doing what he wants you to do. But when it came to her, it was almost worn out, and people could see through her intentions at a glance...... It's all like this, but it's just two people......

"Seeing that you are working so hard to persuade us, why don't we find a day to visit the orphanage and the poor?" Celestia looked back at everyone and smiled.

Shanniang: "......"

A visit......