Chapter 188: Preparations Before the Plum Banquet
"Some time ago, my father and my brother had a big quarrel because of political disagreements, and my father announced in anger that he would sever the teacher-student relationship with my brother.
I was also forbidden to associate with my brother again, I, I haven't seen my brother for a long time. Speaking of this, Song Yanqing couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and felt very sad in her heart.
"Then Li Su didn't look for you?
Aren't you two childhood sweethearts?
Doesn't he like you? Zhao Rulan asked puzzled.
Zhao Rulan's three consecutive questions, Song Yanqing, who asked directly, was stiff, and could only say, "My father forbade me to associate with my senior brother, not only sent someone to watch me by my side, but also ordered the little guy at the door not to prohibit my senior brother from coming to Song Mansion."
How could we possibly meet. ”
"Well, then you really won't see each other." Zhao Rulan nodded and said, "But there is friendship between the two of you, and you can't keep it like this." ”
Looking at Song Yanqing's sad and lonely look, Zhao Rulan clenched her hand firmly, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you." ”
"How can I help?" Song Yanqing frowned and asked, no matter how she thinks these days, she hasn't come up with a way to break the game, can she come up with it.
Although Zhao Rulan didn't know why Uncle Song and Li Su quarreled because of their political disagreement, she knew Li Su's ability, after all, her father complained about his bad luck in the house all day long, and was jealous of Li Su's high position at a young age.
What political views are not political, it is not necessary to meet today and tomorrow, and today's disagreement does not mean that tomorrow will not be compatible, this can be changed.
"It's not important whether this political opinion is political or not, and it's not that it can't be changed, besides, if Li Su really marries you, then he can still go against his old Yueshan." Zhao Rulan glanced at her with a smile, "When the time comes, he won't have to listen to you, the lady." ”
"Rulan~" Song Yanqing couldn't help blushing when she heard her say this, but she liked what she said very much in her heart, it was really beautiful.
"Okay, okay, I know you're shy, I'm joking with you, the plum blossoms are about to bloom, and there will definitely be a banquet in the eldest princess's mansion at that time, Li Su will definitely receive the post, and he will definitely have to go when the time comes."
When the time comes, you will definitely get it, and when the time comes, the two of you will meet and talk about it, and there is nothing you can't say. Zhao Rulan clapped her hands and said, obviously satisfied with her suggestion.
But Song Yanqing didn't think it was very good, because she didn't know that her relationship with Li Su was not as she thought, although she had always made it to the outside world that she and Li Su were close childhood sweethearts, but she knew the truth herself.
What she said to Zhao Rulan just now that her father did not allow her to communicate with Li Su, and sent someone to watch it in front of her, which was actually fake, since Li Su left that day, she wrote several letters and sent them to the Li Mansion.
But without exception, they were all returned, and there was no trace of dismantling, she has been creating the illusion that she has a good relationship with Li Su outside, and even she believes it after a long time, but the fake is fake after all.
But he couldn't say anything to Zhao Rulan, so he could only smile and respond, "It's really a good way, the banquet hosted by the eldest prince should be a plum banquet, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it's winter again." ”
Zhao Rulan also nodded, and said with a smile, "Yes, with Yan Qing's beauty, a little decoration will definitely make Li Su unable to take his eyes off it." ”
Song Yanqing smiled and didn't speak, but she was thinking in her heart that when Zhao Rulan left, she would immediately send someone to let the people from the cloth village come to pick a good fabric, and let the embroidery girl hurry up and make it, by the way, and clean it up, let's go out of the house for a while, she wants to go to the jewelry store to have a look.
Her eyes are very bright, and she must be amazed on the day of the plum banquet.
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About half a month later, Song Yanqing's new clothes have been made, the plum blossoms on the outskirts of the eldest princess's mansion have also bloomed, and the post of appreciating the plum has already been sent out, everything is ready, and the plum banquet is scheduled for three days later.
In the eldest princess's mansion, in the middle of the east room of Sining's room, there is a delicate four-legged hollow charcoal stove with entwined branches, and the red charcoal is burning inside, and the hot and steaming room is warm.
On the kang table on the side, Si Ning, Si Yunting and Shen Miaomiao sat cross-legged, each holding a small hand stove in his hand, chatting and eating snacks.
"There are three days left until the plum feast, are you all ready for new clothes?" Si Yunting asked.
"New clothes? No. Si Ning didn't care about this banquet at all, where would he prepare any new clothes for him.
"This is an aunt's banquet, why haven't you even made a new dress?" Si Yunting didn't understand why someone didn't like to wear new clothes, she grinded her aunt to make three sets of new clothes for her for this plum banquet.
Si Ning really didn't care about this, because she never cared about dressing, and she always focused on comfort, "If this plum banquet wasn't organized by my aunt, I wouldn't even go."
On this cold day, I don't want to move at all. ”
"You!" Seeing that Si Ning couldn't make sense here, Si Yunting turned her head and asked Shen Miaomiao, "What about you, Miaomiao, have you prepared new clothes?" ”
Shen Miaomiao shook her head, "I just made a new dress last month, and I only wore it two or three times. ”
"Are you two women?" Si Yunting questioned her soul, why don't these people love brocade clothes.
She glanced at Si Ning, one of whom had been practicing martial arts all day, and then Shen Miaomiao, and the other was a nerd. Why are the people around her like this, she doesn't have a good sister who can go to the jewelry store together, angry!
Forget it, I won't talk to them about this topic, and the more I talk, the more angry I get.
"By the way, you heard that Yuan Zhang, the first name of Jiangnan Township, entered Beijing yesterday, and I heard that as soon as he entered Beijing, many people invited him to the house as a guest, and I heard that there was a fight."
"Fighting?" Shen Miaomiao felt a little incredulous.
The Spring Exam is the most important way for the imperial court to select officials, and many people want to bet in advance, which is normal, but it is really unusual for this to fight.
"That person named Yuan Zhang must be very literate, otherwise they wouldn't have fought for him." Sining said with certainty.
"Isn't it in February? Why did he come so early? ”
Because his father is an official in the imperial examination, Shen Miaomiao knows a little more than Si Yunting in this regard.
"Jiangnan is not close to the capital, so you have to leave in advance, usually about three months in advance, but this Yuan Zhang did come a little early."
"I see, I said why those candidates come early every time they take the test, it turns out that this is the reason." Si Yunting suddenly realized.
(End of chapter)