Chapter 002: Mother
In the mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong, Princess Showa was staring at the soufflé hibiscus cake that had just come out of the pot.
"Mama Jin, take a look, why is this hibiscus cake a little different from before?"
Mama Jin is Showa's nursing mother, and she laughed when she heard this:
"Madame went to Xiliang from the county lord, and she hasn't cooked for half a year, right? This pastry is very particular about fermentation, and it is not possible to do it without a little, so let's come to the old slave. ”
Showa was suddenly a little deflated.
Ah Luan loved this pastry very much when she was a child, and when she was in the house, she made it every Mid-Autumn Festival. I haven't cooked for half a year, and this craft is unfamiliar.
"That grandma be careful, remember to sprinkle a handful of osmanthus frosting after coming out of the pot, Ah Luan has a sweet mouth, but this is indispensable."
Showa patiently commanded, turned his face and asked Nian Xia again:
"Is the county lord's room ready to be tied? Is there enough new clothes? ”
Before Nian Xia could speak, he frowned and said:
"I don't know how much she has grown, tomorrow I will call Jinxiufang and Baoqing Pavilion to come again, the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Night Banquet, Ah Luan can not miss the clothes and jewelry that she wants."
Nian Xia smiled and responded one by one, and said with a fan for Showa:
"Splendid Workshop first cut four new clothes to send, just wait for the county lord to return home, then sent the most capable tailor, there are still a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, the size does not fit, so that the embroidery girls work day and night, and will be placed in front of the palace banquet."
"The old lady sent two sets of gilded noodles before, and yesterday the second lady asked someone to send ten bead flowers to shake, and the slave looked at them all very good."
Showa calmed down when he heard this, looked at the missing pastry, and sighed:
"Then ask when the county lord will be able to return home. If this hibiscus cake is cold, it is the most sticky tooth, and Ah Luan doesn't like it. If you say hello, you must inform Mama Jin so that she can calculate the time to enter the pot. ”
Mama Jin and Nian Xia Ying claimed to be.
Nian Xia Fang put down the fan, and saw the painted spring fire running in from outside, and opened the Hunan bamboo curtain without waiting for the ceremony.
Mama Jin straightened her face and was about to scold her for being unruly, but she saw that Huichun was swollen and red-faced, and said urgently:
"Madame...... Madame, no! Our county lord let people beat it! ”
Showa didn't come to his senses when he heard this, and hesitated:
"You...... You repeat, who was beaten? ”
Mama Jin said urgently:
"If you speak carefully, don't be alarmed, Madame! What the hell is going on? Who hit the county lord? Where is the county lord now? ”
Huichun's eyes were red in a hurry, and she was asked by Mama Jin, so she settled down and said:
"Mrs. Yu, the porter just sent a message that the county lord had just entered the Chenghe Gate, and he asked the Hou Shizi of Changping to startle the carriage. The county lord only reasoned with him for a few words, and he actually dragged the county lord out of the carriage alive, and took the initiative against the county! ”
"The porter called the guards and went to the Chenghe Gate, but I don't know how the county lord ...... at the moment."
"You said that the Hou Shizi of Changping...... Hit my Ah Luan? ”
Showa stood up suddenly, dizziness in front of him, and his body shook twice, but he was quickly supported by Nian Xiayan.
"Madame! Madame, don't be angry! Take care of your body......"
Mama Jin hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look at Showa, with a white face, and said to Huichun:
"Still stunned what to do! Quickly call someone to the palace to deliver the letter, please go back to the house quickly! ”
"Then ask the porter to call all the guards in the house, and be sure to protect the county lord properly!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Slave and maid, go now! ”
Huichun didn't bother to salute, turned around and ran outside the house.
"Let's go! Come with me to the ancestral hall! ”
Showa eased up, calmed his face, gritted his teeth and said:
"I want to see how hard the bones of the Marquis of Changping can be!"
"Madame! Madam! Hou Ye said that Feng Ming Sword can't be moved easily! Madame......"
Mama Jin stopped in front of Showa and persuaded repeatedly.
"I don't know the reason yet, if it's a misunderstanding, wouldn't it just make the two families quarrel?"
This Fengming sword was given by the first emperor when Showa's mother, Princess Yi'an, and Qin Xiliang.
At that time, the Great Zhou was far less powerful than it is now, and the first emperor was grateful to the eldest princess of Yi'an for the country's grievances, so he gave this sword to accompany him, and bluntly said that if anyone called Yi'an was not happy, he could cut it first and then play!
The eldest princess of Yi'an married Xiliang, and this sword naturally did not have much use. Later, Princess Showa and the Great Zhou, the eldest princess of Yi'an passed this sword to Showa.
Showa grimaced, didn't care much, pushed away Mama Jin's hand, and said angrily:
"What misunderstanding?!"
"If it is possible for others, only this Changping Hou Shizi must not be wrong!"
"Who in Shengjing City doesn't know that Changping Hou gave birth to a bastard! If it is misunderstood, can this shaft be thrown into the army for many years? ”
Showa lifted the hem of his skirt and walked quickly to the ancestral hall, full of murderous aura.
"This shaft is just messing around on weekdays, but now he dares to touch my Luan! Today, I will make the decision for the Marquis of Changping and cut this scourge alive! ”
Seeing that she couldn't stop it, Mama Jin hurriedly glanced at a little maid behind her, and said:
"Hurry up and find someone to talk to Xiangye, so that Xiangye doesn't have to go back to the house, and go to Chenghe Gate quickly!"
The little maid was frightened, and nodded while running.
Showa took the sword, couldn't wait for the carriage, took the sword and stepped across the horse and went to the Nariga Gate.
Xiliang's children all grew up on horseback, and Showa's riding skills go without saying.
However, there are women riding horses in the Great Zhou, and the female relatives of large families are covered by carriages when they enter and exit. A woman of such a noble status as Showa simply stunned a crowd of passers-by by by acting like this.
Mama Jin is anxious:
"This ...... How good is that! Fast! Get on board! Be sure to protect Madame! ”
After riding half a horse, he passed Xiliu Hutong, and saw Li Taiwei's carriage from a distance, with many guards in front and behind, and Showa's heart hung up.
The guards who were driving also saw their own lady on the horse at a glance, and they were so frightened that they almost fell down, and hurriedly stopped the carriage.
"What's wrong again?"
Mrs. Li said anxiously through the curtain of the car.
"The county lord, it's the lady...... Madame is coming! ”
The guard driving the car stumbled:
"Madame is here on horseback!"
Mrs. Li was slightly stunned, and before she came back to her senses, she heard Showa outside the carriage calling in a trembling voice:
"Ah Luan! …… My son ......"
This call made Li Taiwei's tears roll out at once.
Daifuku was startled and hurriedly picked up the curtain.
Princess Showa wore a black color dress, turned over and dismounted, and her neat and beautiful movements made the men embarrassed.
"Your Highness the Princess!"
Daifuku called in Xiliang dialect, and he was very proud in his heart, Xiliang women always have a free and easy life that Da Zhou women can't match.
The curtain was lifted, and Showa saw Li Taiwei sitting in the carriage looking at him crying, and his heart hurt.
"My son, who bullied you?"
Showa stepped forward quickly, carried his sword into the carriage, and put his arm around Li Taiwei to check.
His hair was loose and his clothes were dirty.
Seeing that Mrs. Li bit her lip slightly, the bottom of her eyes was astringent, and her tears fell down like beads with broken threads, and Showa's eyes immediately turned red.
Her Luan has always been arrogant and wanton, when was she so embarrassed, Showa became more and more sure in her heart that she must have been greatly wronged!
"Ah Luan, what's the matter? Who made you look like this? ”
Li Taiwei, who was surrounded by Showa, stiffened for a moment, and then fell into Showa's arms and cried bitterly:
"A-Niang...... A-Niang ......"
Li Taiwei has a strong temperament since she was a child, and the number of times she has cried after the age of six can be counted on one hand.
Where has Showa seen a daughter like this, her heart is about to break. Seeing that Mrs. Li couldn't help herself crying, she had to look at Dafu with red eyes:
"Come! County Lord, what's wrong? Is it the Hou Shizi of Changping? ”
The first time Dafu entered Beijing, he didn't know who was the prince of Changping, and after thinking about it carefully, someone did call the man's son, so he nodded.
"He frightened our carriage but refused to make amends, and the county lord said a few words to him, and he called the county lord by his name! Later, he got into the carriage and quarreled with the county lord, and the county lord hit him with his shoes, so he dragged the county lord out. ”
Daifuku thought for a moment and continued in Xiliang dialect:
"The county lord choked his neck, he ...... He hugged the county lord! ”