Taichen Palace, Jiaxi Palace

The snow fell, covering the entire Taichen Palace, and the cold plum blossoms in the courtyard of Jiaxi Palace bloomed, the white snow pressed the branches, and the red plums were dotted, which was very beautiful.

"Su Qing, you open the window and move a few cases to the corridor for the main palace, today I want to draw a picture of Hanmei."

Yonghui saw this rare scenery, and her heart moved with the scene, because this may be the last cold plum snow she has ever seen in Jiandu, and the snow may be greater next winter, but she may be in the north at that time.

Su Qing instructed the palace people to bring out a few cases, and said, "Your Highness, it's strange cold outside, you have to be careful of catching a cold." ”

Yonghui smiled: "It's okay, my body bones are not so weak, how beautiful it is, the plum tree seems to have been planted by my father and mother together." ”

Yonghui seemed a little sad after speaking.

Su Qing, who was on the side, was reluctant to touch the princess's sad place again, so he stepped aside and took the initiative to study ink for the princess, and ordered someone to carry up a brazier.

The princess came to kneel down in front of several cases, carefully observed the finger of the cold plum, with a handheld pen, dipped in thick ink, silk paper spread, a moment later a plum branch painting was formed, the princess used a fine outline of the texture on the branch, the blank space, the light ink infected, creating a feeling of heavy snow pressing the branches, and finally in the use of cinnabar ink will be a little bit of cold plum points out, there are also three or two cold plums falling in mid-air, the snow is red dotted, and the scene in the courtyard is the same.

Su Qing on the side was fascinated: "Princess, your picture of Hanmei is excellent!" Go back and write an inscription, and the painting can be handed over to the internal department to be framed. ”

Yonghui put down the pen and said with a smile: "I haven't finished painting yet." ”

Su Qing: "I think it's the same as in the yard?" ”

Yonghui stood up, walked slowly to the courtyard, looked up at the plum blossoms, the white fox fur, wearing a phoenix tail hairpin, a pair of beautiful eyes, a touch of red lips, Yonghui just quietly raised his head slightly, stretched out a jade hand to touch a flower bone that had just budded, and smiled on his face, and suddenly the garden was full of spring.

"It's beautiful!" Su Qing couldn't help but speak.

"Su Qing, this painting is perfect like this." Yonghui looked back and said in detail.

"Imperial Sister, Imperial Sister!"

Xiao Siyu trotted all the way into the courtyard, followed by He Yuanlang, He Yuanlang was immediately attracted by the scene in front of him as soon as he entered the courtyard, but he felt rude, and hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "I have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Yonghui nodded and turned around, slowly walked up the corridor, and saw that Xiao Siyu had a lot of snowflakes stuck on his body all the way, so he hurriedly wiped it off with his hands, and wiped the snowflakes off Xiao Siyu's head and face with a towel.

"Yu'er, why are you here! Sit next to the brazier and don't catch a cold! ”

Xiao Siyu stepped forward and sat down, looked at the painting drawn by Yonghui, and said with a smile: "Sister, what you painted is good-looking, but if this painting adds the scene from my sister just now, it will be perfect." ”

Su Qing on the side served a cup of hot tea, Xiao Siyu took it over and drank a few sips, and suddenly felt that his body was warm.

Yonghui nodded: "Yu'er is right, I was just about to add, this painting is going to be left after the painting is completed to give my father a thought, you used to stand under the plum blossoms, just stand on the left, let the imperial sister take a look." ”

Xiao Siyu stood in the past, and also learned to look at the plum blossoms like Yonghui just now: "Sister, is this okay?" ”

Yonghui: "You're a man, don't be like a girl." ”

Xiao Siyu smiled and withdrew her hand, tied her hand behind her back, and looked up at the plum blossom slightly.

After a moment, Yonghui smiled, "Come back." ”

Xiao Siyu trotted over at this time, and said as he ran: "Sister, I almost forgot, the welcoming envoy of Wei State has arrived in Jiandu, and the person who came is the third prince of Wei State, King Tuoba Hong, I heard that Wei State has not yet established a prince, and this Tuoba Hong also has a chance to become a prince, that is, my brother-in-law." ”

The princess patted Xiao Siyu's head: "What are you thinking about in your head?" Do you really want to go to Wei so much? ”

Xiao Siyu muttered: "Imperial sister, I did think about sadness a few days ago, I felt that it would be difficult to come back after leaving Jiandu, and I won't be able to see the imperial grandmother and father in the future, I will miss them very much, but then I thought about it, I can accompany the imperial sister to the Wei Kingdom, maybe I can accompany the imperial sister for a lifetime, as long as I can be with the imperial sister, I don't think it's the worst situation." ”

Yonghui was annoyed and said: "Yu'er, the imperial sister can't come back, but you have to come back, don't forget what the imperial sister told you in the past, you have a mission that you must complete, but you can go with me now, I can still manage you, lest I get married and you will become a monkey." ”

Xiao Siyu stuck out his tongue: "I won't be the imperial sister, I am very well-behaved, by the way, the imperial sister, in a few days, it is estimated that the father and the emperor will summon the king of Wei Guojin, and I will go to the court, and I will take a look at him when the time comes, whether he is my brother-in-law or not, at least I can estimate whether the prince of Wei is good or not." ”

Yonghui smiled: "Can you know what the prince looks like when you see King Jin?" ”

Xiao Siyu nodded and said, "If King Jin is not bad, his brother should not be bad, right?" ”

Yonghui was helpless: "In fact, what's the point of what it looks like?" Anyway, I can't help it, so did you come here today just to talk about it?

Xiao Siyu pretended to be mysterious and took out a token from his arms.

Yonghui took it and took a look, and found that it was the palace access card in the Queen Mother's Palace, so she immediately looked serious: "Yu'er, how did you steal it, I'm not afraid that the imperial grandmother will know, I guess you should be punished again." ”

Xiao Siyu immediately retorted angrily: "Sister Huang, I didn't steal it, I begged Fan's mother to give it to me, and the imperial grandmother actually agreed, tomorrow night is the Shehuo Festival, there will be a lantern festival night market on the shore of Xizi Lake, and you can also put lotus lanterns to pray for blessings, I have grown so big, I haven't been to see it once." ”

After speaking, Xiao Siyu looked sad, took Yonghui's hand and said coquettishly: "Sister Huang, after the Shehuo Festival, it is time for the court, it is estimated that the day of our departure is not far away, my father may let us leave at the beginning of next month, so that we don't have to wait until the Spring Festival to leave, if I don't go this time, I will never have the memory of the Jiandu Xizihu in my memory." ”

Xiao Siyu raised her head and looked at Yonghui with pitiful eyes: "Sister Huang, you go with me, please." ”

Yonghui smiled and nodded, and couldn't help touching Xiao Siyu's head: "Okay, Yu'er, the imperial sister will accompany you to see the lantern festival and put lotus lanterns." ”

Xiao Siyu smiled, he smiled brightly, which was very rare ease and pleasure.

Yonghui said again: "Let Master Ye and Commander He follow, or I won't worry." ”

"Yes"

Xiao Siyu smiled and nodded.

"Do you want to see the imperial sister finish the painting?"

"Well, Sister Huang, you said that the painting was for my father, but you are not allowed to paint me ugly."

……

The Honglu Temple Annex, on the shore of the West Lake, is on the main street of the West Lake, Guanhu Street, although the main purpose of this annex is to receive envoys from other countries, but usually, occasionally enter Beijing, the family members who have not yet been settled also live here, the front of the courtyard is a Wanguo Building, anyway, to prepare meals for the officials and envoys, so it is simply made into a high-end restaurant open to the outside world, because there is an official background here, so it has become a designated restaurant for the internal reception of the government, it is very lively, and it is difficult for people who are not officials to enter the door.

The King of Jin was noble and lived in the innermost one of the largest courtyards, which was called "Jianhuju". At this moment, Tuoba Hong is in the elegant room of the attic on the second floor, pushing open the window and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the snow falling off the broken bridge and the pine waves on the white bank, it is now evening, the cruise ships on the lake are lit up with a little star lantern, and the seven islands in the middle of the lake on the West Lake are connected with eight various stone bridges to form a light corridor, the bridge is lit with a red light, the people in the street market next to it are endless, the bamboo shed shelves are set up on both sides, and the lanterns are hung at the door of each bamboo shed and each merchant, shouting and selling, selling art, life is noisy, and it is very lively.

"The scenery is so beautiful, and the market is also lively, which is rare in the eastern capital."

Tuoba Hong picked up a glass of wine by the window and drank it with a smile.

Li Cunxiao on the side accompanied the drink: "The scenery is moving, the market is luxuriant, the folk customs are simple, and the scenery of the Southern Dynasty is far better than that of the Northern Dynasty. ”

Tuoba Hong looked back and smiled: "Second brother, you also want to be born in Jiangnan?" ”

Li Cunxiao replied: "Don't you want to be a big brother?" ”

Tuoba Hong: "The north has the scenery of the north, and the south has the scenery of the south, so it's better to do it." ”

"That's right, it's better to do it, big brother toasts you!"

The two clinked glasses and drank them all.

At this time, Luo Kedi pushed the door in, and while coming in, he hit the snowflakes on his body: "Big brother, I just asked the little guy in the restaurant, tomorrow is the Shehuo Festival." ”

After Luo Kedi finished speaking, he stepped forward and brought himself a glass of wine, and poured it into his mouth.

Then he continued to explain: "This is a unique festival in the Southern Dynasty, every year on November 15, the Tianyuan Palace on the shore of the West Lake will set up a fire to worship the Emperor, the purpose of lighting the fire is to transmit the information of the world to the Emperor, the people of Daliang will write their wishes into the runes, put them into the fire, the Emperor can hear the blessings, and bless all beings; You can also write about the grievances, disobedience, or grievances in your heart, which can turn disasters into disasters, and it is said that they are very effective; Therefore, there must be this community fire festival every year in Jiandu, I heard that on this day, all the unmarried young men and women in the city of Jiandu will come to the West Lake to put lotus lanterns, and the candles lit are small community fires, representing the fulfillment of wishes. ”

Luo Kedi proudly flaunted the news he had heard, and at this moment his eloquence was three points better than usual.

Tuoba Hong said with a smile: "You have inquired clearly, the Southern Dynasty took Taoism as the state religion, and our dynasty took Buddhism as the state religion. ”

Luo Ke's enemy replied first: "Big brother, you must go, I heard that this woman from the Southern Dynasty is the most delicate and lovely, it's a pity not to go and see it, and it's boring to stay in the post house." ”

Tuoba Hong asked Li Cunxiao: "Second brother, what do you think?" ”

"It doesn't hurt to go."

Li Cunxiao didn't talk much.

Tuoba Hong nodded and said: "In this way, tomorrow the third brother will prepare a few sets of ordinary clothes of the Southern Dynasty, and the second brother will also arrange someone to secretly guard, don't alarm others, we will also have a micro-service to patrol." ”

"Great!"

The two happily responded.

Tuoba Hong smiled and reminded Luo Kedi: "Third brother, this is the Southern Dynasty, don't you see a beautiful woman who can't move, if you really have something you like, tell the eldest brother, I'll find a way for you." ”

Luo Kedi was embarrassed: "Big brother, what are you talking about?" ”

Tuoba Hong teased: "I really don't want to! ”

Luo Kedi scratched his head and said with a smile: "Listen to the eldest brother." ”

The three of them laughed again.