Chapter 3: A Chance Encounter in the Bamboo Forest

On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, Jiang Xueqing was dressing up...... The maid Cai Wei walked in without knowing what to do and said, "Miss, the eldest prince sent someone to send a glass hairpin to Miss as a gift for the Yuan Festival." Hearing that it was sent by Fu Yi, Jiang Xueqing asked aloud: "It's the eldest brother...... the maid replied: "Yes, miss." I heard from the person who sent it that the eldest prince was busy with official business and couldn't take a break for a while. Therefore, let him send this thing first, and said that the eldest prince will personally make amends to the young lady later!" "Make amends?" said the maid Bi'er, "The eldest prince is really good to the young lady, and it is really enviable." Slaves and maids want to have such a brother!" Mo Wan took the box containing the glass hairpin in Cai Wei's hand and quipped: "The eldest prince's love for our young lady is really speechless, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find a second person in the capital." Moreover, the eldest prince is already a scholar of the Ministry of Rites for more than 20 years, and he is a genius in the sky, who does not respect three points. Miss, you see that the butterflies on this hairpin are so smart, the eldest son is really heartfelt. ”

Jiang Xueqing glanced at the maid, put down the comb, raised the corners of her mouth and said, "You little girls, make fun of me." It seems that I have spoiled you all on weekdays, and beware of punishing you. After saying that, the maids all answered, "Yes". Then Mo said before the night: "The slave maid will bring the hairpin to the young lady!"

Put on the hairpin, and after combing it out, Mo Wanyan said: "Miss is beautiful and kind, and she is reluctant to punish us!" Hearing this, Jiang Xueqing didn't know whether she was happy or sad, "Hmph, what kind of beauty and family background have not become pawns in the eyes of others in the end, and they are used but they don't know it." Heh, kindness in this world is worthless. It is really unfair and wicked people have done all the bad things, even if it is difficult to write, it can still run rampant. And good people are either forced into desperation because corrupt officials fill their pockets, or because of the perennial famine disaster relief food is delayed, resulting in the tragic death of the whole family and exposing the corpses in the wilderness. Of course, this is the human heart. Sad, lamentable!"

Jiang Xueqing stroked her face in the mirror and said, "Okay, let's go down." It's good to be here at night......

At this time, Yilan Pavilion, as Jiang Xueqing expected, Fu Youlan wore a pair of ruby and gold hairpins engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns. said proudly: "Fu Liluo is still an idiot in the end, this hairpin is so gorgeous and dazzling, it is only worthy of me." The maid Qiu Ning flattered: "Miss is naturally beautiful, and entering the palace for a banquet will definitely fascinate those princes and grandsons." Fu Youlan said happily: "You still need to say this." Hmph, Fu Liluo, I definitely want you to look good. Hahaha......"

When I arrived at the palace, it was still early before the banquet. Therefore, Jiang Xueqing decided to walk around. I remember the scene when Jiang Xueqing first entered the Qianlin Palace, and it is as springy and magnificent as today. At that time, Jiang Xueqing could never have imagined that a huge conspiracy was approaching her. Sure enough, the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are. For thousands of years, how many people have flocked to this power, and they did not hesitate to fight to the death and stain the mountains and rivers with blood. As everyone knows, the greed of this person's heart is far better than the sword, and it is even more invisible. Even if "the green mountains do not change, the green water will flow forever." "How can there be things and people, and what is left is only touching the scene.

Looking at the once familiar and unfamiliar place, Jiang Xueqing felt a lot of emotion. The breeze swayed, and a remnant leaf fell at Jiang Xueqing's feet. seems to be telling her that the past is like a mirror, fleeting. Instead of being sentimental about the past, it is better to look forward and take back what belongs to you with your own hands......

"Big sister" Hearing this, Jiang Xueqing stopped and hesitated for a moment. Mo Wan leaned over and whispered in Jiang Xueqing's ear: "Miss, it's the third miss and the fourth miss." After speaking, Mo Wan saluted the two of them. Jiang Xueqing said gently: "It turned out to be the fifth sister and the sixth sister! The fifth sister's makeup today is exquisite, and the sixth sister is becoming more and more delicate and lovely." Fu Peijun opened her mouth and said, "The big sister is too famous. What is delicate or not, if you want me to say that it is better to say that the white hosta of the big sister is good. Elegant and noble, it brings out the temperament of the big sister. Jiang Xueqing replied: "The fifth sister is really good at talking. Fu Peijun then asked, "Ah, that's right. I don't know if the eldest sister is getting better?" Jiang Xueqing knew the purpose of the two of them when she heard it. Therefore, he chuckled and said: "The fifth sister has a heart, and everything is fine with me." The three of them walked while talking, and Fu Qingruo said, "Big sister is fine." A few days ago, my eldest sister was sick, and my fifth sister and I should have gone to visit, but we thought that my eldest sister was weak and should recuperate. Therefore, I didn't dare to bother, big sister, don't blame!"

At this moment, Jiang Xueqing only felt that Fu Liluo's sisters were all clever and fickle! Jiang Xueqing looked at the two of them, and her eyebrows rose as if she was smiling: "The sixth sister is out of sight. You and I are sisters, and since we are sisters, how can we blame them!" Jiang Xueqing glanced at the two of them and said in a solemn tone: "How can I, as the eldest sister, not understand the intentions of my sisters. It's just a little thing, and the fifth sister and the sixth sister don't need to take it to heart. ”

Passing through the Imperial Garden, Fu Peijun and Fu Qingruo looked at each other, and each glanced at each other. Fu Qingruo said: "Now is the season of spring blooming, I heard that many rare varieties of flowers and trees have been introduced in the palace. Why don't you take a look with us, big sister?"

Jiang Xueqing raised her arm and covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve and coughed lightly, pretending to be sick. Said: "I'm in good health, the fragrance of flowers is too strong I'm afraid I can't smell it, or my sisters go! ”

Seeing this, Fu Peiyun immediately said: "So let's take the first step, and then meet the eldest sister later, and go to the main hall, okay?" Inadvertently, Fu Peiyun took Jiang Xueqing's hand. looked at her with a smile, but was unexpectedly thrown away by Jiang Xueqing subconsciously. After saying "very good" for a while, the atmosphere became a little awkward. Fu Peijun changed color and stiffened, and he didn't know where to put his hands, and he could see the sense of loss in his eyes...... However, he still said to Jiang Xueqing in a concerned tone: "It's windy today, big sister should pay more attention, if it's cold, it's not good." My sister quit ......"

After separating from Fu Peiyun and Fu Qingruo, Mo Wan asked: "Why is Miss so cold to Miss Third and Miss Four? They are extremely kind in the house and are also very good to their subordinates. Why doesn't the young lady make friends with her?" Jiang Xueqing stroked her hair and said, "You! Kindness, not necessarily!" Mo Wan asked again: "What does Miss mean?" "How to say, Fu Peiyun and the two sisters are like hunters who are good at disguise, and Fu Youlan is compared to a beast that needs to be hunted. The biggest difference between humans and animals is their ability to think independently. Don't look at Fu Youlan's behavior, she is a brainless and easily pandering character, and she is not to be afraid. Those two sisters are completely different! They have neither power nor status in the huge general's mansion. It's just that the Tang family is not favored by his father, although she is a good concubine, she is only the concubine of a mere six-grade official, and even if the Tang family has great ability, there is nowhere to show it. Moreover, there is no need to guess to know that it has not been easy for the three of their mother and daughter over the years. Not only to deal with the suppression of Liu's mother and daughter, but also to think of surviving in this wolf-like general's mansion. If you learn again, you won't be obedient and forbearant, I'm afraid you won't be able to live now. Do you think it's more lethal than that?"

Jiang Xueqing's words made Mo late for a while...... Jiang Xueqing said again: "Besides, Fu Peiyun and Jian Qingruo have their own thoughts. Talking to me is just a temptation. Rather than forming an alliance with someone you don't know, it's better to stay out of the way. Wouldn't it be good to watch the fire from the other side and reap the profits!"

Flowers are in full bloom, competing for beauty. A fresh breeze blew, and the petals scattered and withered. It adds a different scenery to the imperial garden, and there is an artistic conception of stepping on the snow to find plums. It's a pity that no one appreciates it......

There was a burst of conversation not far away: "The fifth sister feels that the eldest sister has changed a lot, but she can't tell what's wrong for a while." "It's not so much a change, it's a different person. "Fifth sister, where did she start? My sister became more and more confused. It turned out that the two sisters, Fu Peijun and Fu Qingruo, were discussing the changes in "Fu Liluo". Fu Peijun said: "If you think about when the eldest sister scolded the fourth sister, I'm afraid that there was not even a word of rebuttal. Why did you change your temperament overnight?" Fu Qingruo seemed to see through Fu Peiyun's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Isn't it said that the eldest sister is auspicious, and she is blessed by gods and Buddhas. Maybe ......"

Fu Peijun walked to a cluster of flowers, stopped, touched the petals with his skinny hand, and said disdainfully: "How can the sixth sister believe those bluffing words?" Then, he bent down and half-squatted to smell the flowers. Because it had just rained heavily a few days ago, the smell of earth in the air was particularly muddy. Fu Peiyun said: "What do you think of this sixth sister flower?" Fu Qingruo glanced at the flower and replied: "It is really good that it is ready to be released, and the fragrance is overflowing." "Is the flower delicate? It lies in whether the flower itself is willing to attract people from all over the world to admire. Otherwise, it is useless to let others think of it, and it is useless if it does not want to open it. For example, although the epiphany blooms for a moment, the moment of beauty is enough to amaze the world. You guess it's a hundred flowers blooming and dazzling. Or is it better to be able to hold the moon with the stars?" Fu Qingruo was empowered and said, "Fifth sister is saying...... In the past, I underestimated the big sister, and thought she was weak and couldn't stand things. Who would have thought that he would be a powerful character who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger. Fu Peijun said calmly: "It doesn't make any sense to say this now. It's just that I don't know if the big sister was pretending to be stupid before, or if she had other purposes. "Then what should we do in the future?" Fu Qingruo asked eagerly. "Respond to all changes with the same and follow the trend. After all, plans don't always keep up with change. The two looked at each other......

Jiang Xueqing, who walked to the bamboo forest, recited "It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo, no meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar." "Why did Miss read this poem?" Jiang Xueqing couldn't help but feel melancholy, and said: "I yearn for this kind of life a little, and I'd rather give up my desire to eat meat than give up bamboo." How many people can do this, and how many people kill indiscriminately to satisfy their appetites. Mo Wan shook her head and said, "The slave doesn't understand." Jiang Xueqing smiled and said: "You don't have to understand everything, sometimes it's better to be confused than to be awake." Jiang Xueqing was just about to turn around, but she tripped over a raised stone on the ground. was about to fall to the ground, "Miss" Mo Wan was busy catching Jiang Xueqing but still missed and couldn't catch it. Suddenly, a handsome man wearing a jet-black shirt with a ring around his waist jumped out of nowhere and hugged Jiang Xueqing......

Jiang Xueqing saw the jade pendant on this person's waist and concluded that this person was the uncle of Huang Fuze, the Liang King of Qianlin Kingdom, Huang Fu Liang, who had been guarding the border for many years, and had only been transferred back to the capital in recent years, saying that he was the emperor's uncle, but Huang Fu Liang was only five years older than Huang Fu Ze...... (Before Jiang Xueqing married to Qianlin Kingdom, Jiang Moqing sorted out the identity list of the royal family members of Qianlin Kingdom, in order to allow Jiang Xueqing to deal with the complex and insidious Qianlin harem freely, perhaps Jiang Moqing himself did not expect that the imperial sister he loved and cared for since childhood would become the ghost of the sword in the struggle for power.) Fortunately, the heavens had mercy on Jiang Xueqing and Jiang Xueqing was reborn......

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Jiang Xueqing pushed Huangfu Liang away, took a few steps back and saluted, "Thank you King Liang for your help." Huangfu Liang asked quite puzzledly: "Oh, how does the girl know that it is this king, shouldn't she think that I am some kind of gentleman?" Jiang Xueqing said with a smile: "The prince said with a smile, who in the capital does not know the demeanor of the prince, there are many obvious scars and thick calluses between the thumb and index finger of the prince's right hand and the palm of the hand. In addition to guarding the border for many years, the king of Liang who is brave and good at fighting. I'm afraid that I won't be able to come up with a second person in the capital!" After hearing this, Huangfu Liang subconsciously looked at his right hand. Then, he said: "The girl is thoughtful and perceptive. Even the subtleties can be noticed, which is really not comparable to ordinary people. It is indeed a female middle school, which is convincing. "The prince praises falsely, the courtiers are just common for their fathers and brothers to practice, so they know a thing or two. can't afford the name of Zhuge in the female middle school, but the class has an axe. Let the prince see and smile......" Huangfu Liang said: "Why should the girl be too humble. The girl's eyebrows and eyes reveal firmness, not as delicate as an ordinary deep boudoir woman. I just listened to the girl read and recited Su Shi's "Yu Qian Monk Lu Yunxuan", and when she heard the words, it was not like talking about bamboo and meat, but more like revealing the lives of the people today on this basis. Hearing this, Jiang Xueqing was shocked and covered up: "It's just an understanding and perception of the poem, and it doesn't mean what the prince said." Huangfu Liang said: "Since the girl doesn't want to say it, this king is not strong." It's just that I don't know the girl's name yet, so I don't know if I can tell her?" Jiang Xueqing replied quietly: "The courtier Fu Liluo." "Fu Liluo, it turned out to be General Fu's concubine, no wonder she has such an opinion. It's not the same as the rumors. Jiang Xueqing asked in a very curious tone: "Oh, I don't know what about the rumored courtiers?" Huangfu Liang said solemnly: "Weak and delicate, delicate and pretentious......" Jiang Xueqing said lightly: "It doesn't seem to be a good word." "It seems that Miss Fu doesn't care about what others say," Huang Fu Liang asked. Jiang Xueqing was calm: "The mouth grows on others, and it's not something I can control." Besides, didn't the prince also say that it was a rumor, and if it was a rumor, how could you believe it!"" It's narrow-minded. Jiang Xueqing looked around and said to Huangfu Liang: "The courtiers still have to look for their sister, go first and thank the prince for another day......

After Jiang Xueqing left, Huangfu Liang, who stayed in place, muttered to himself, "Fu Liluo, it's really interesting. After a while, the emperor's personal guard came to report. "Lord Wang......" Huangfu Liang replied, "How is it, do you have eyebrows?" The guard replied: "The subordinates are incompetent, and there is still nothing, but I heard that the day of the death of the eldest princess of the Lai Yu Kingdom coincided with the fact that this Miss Fu was injured by the assassin, and after being in a coma for three days, her temperament changed greatly. I don't know if there's any connection. Huangfu frowned, and fell into melancholy...... "Investigate Fu Liluo, send someone to follow her, and if you find anything, immediately inform the king." "Subordinates receive orders"

Then the guards disappeared into the bamboo forest. "Cher, where the hell are you......"

The dinner was approaching, Jiang Xueqing was walking towards the main hall, but was stopped by "Luo'er", Jiang Xueqing turned around, and before thinking about it, the man said: "It seems that the hairpin that my brother chose for you is indeed very suitable." Mo Wan saluted the man and said, "It turned out to be the eldest prince!" Fu Yi, Fu Liluo's brother. Suave and gentlemanly. Jiang Xueqing pretended to be angry and said: "Big brother is embarrassed to say, Luo'er has been sick for a while and hasn't seen my big brother come to see him once, didn't he forget my sister?" Fu Yi thought that "Fu Liluo" was angry, so he coaxed softly: "How come, I just forgot that no one can forget my cute and naughty sister!" Fu Yi pinched Jiang Xueqing's nose as he spoke. He also said: "Luo'er is so beautiful today, the more I haven't seen it for a few days, the more beautiful and moving, the country is beautiful and fragrant." Jiang Xueqing teased: "When does the big brother like to say these flattering words, it can be seen that he is just perfunctory to me." Jiang Xueqing saw that Chuan Yi was a little anxious, and hid her face and smiled: "Hahaha...... Okay, I'm just kidding my big brother. Luo'er knew that the eldest brother was busy with official business and couldn't take a break. After all, state affairs are important, and I'm fine, and my big brother doesn't need to be careful. Didn't the eldest brother give this hairpin, and he should have made amends for me. Jiang Xueqing pointed to the glass hairpin on her head. Fu Yi hurriedly said: "How can this work, this hairpin is originally a gift for you." For my brother, I want to find a rare treasure for Luo'er, I don't know if Luo'er may be willing to forgive my brother?" Mo Wan snickered and said: "Great, the son is so thoughtful and extremely fond of Miss, and the slave and maid are a little moved when they look at it." Fu Yi glanced at Mo Wan and then looked at Jiang Xueqing and smiled: "My sister is for petting." Hearing this, Jiang Xueqing was a little overwhelmed, because she knew better than anyone else that she was not Fu Liluo. How can they be sad and sad when they know the fact that Fu Liluo is dead, Fu Liluo, you can rest assured that I will live well with your share......

The surface of the lake is sparkling and floating, the still shadow is sinking, and the branches on the moon are shining. "Miss, this ---- this is a human life! we won't be killed, right?" "What are you afraid of, she's just a palace maid. My father is a third-grade official in the DPRK, what can he do to me?" "But, this is in the palace. In case of ......" (this person's name is Qin Qianxi, his father is from the three-grade imperial history, and there is no one in his eyes since he was a child, so he is ambitious. There are also a lot of lives in his hands, and his temperament is impetuous, arrogant and rude. Qin Qianxi seemed to see something treacherous and smiled, "Yes", and explained to the maid beside her in a low voice: "---- do as I say." Otherwise, I will tell the emperor that you killed her. The maid's frightened body trembled slightly, "Yes~ The slave understands." ”