Chapter 18, Lord Shen's suffocating operation
Bai Qiurui originally thought that Shen Yuan would say something, but he just walked to the other side, and after the moment his eyes met, the other party didn't say anything.
Although Shen Yuan looked weird, he simply staggered his figure and left by himself.
Be all abroad......
"Sister...... Do you know that boy from Fang Cai? ”
Xiao Mingyu and Bai Qiurui got closer, and after Shen Yuan appeared, her eyes had been secretly looking at each other.
Bai Qiurui and Shen Yuan just made eye contact, and Xiao Mingyu always had a feeling in his heart that the two knew each other.
Bai Qiurui had no waves on her face, looked at Xiao Mingyu's inquiring gaze, and shook her head with a smile.
"Cousin Mingyu said with a smile, I have lived in the house all the year round, and I haven't even been out of the house a few times, so how can I know other men."
Seeing that Xiao Mingyu nodded again and again when he heard this, he felt sympathy. Bai Qiurui was convinced of her appearance, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
In ancient times, it was inconvenient for the boudoir lady to go out, and it was inevitable that she would not be taken seriously as a concubine, and she could not go out easily. Bai Qiurui consciously came up with this set of rhetoric by herself, and there was no flaw.
Bai Yueyue walked in front, she heard Bai Qiurui's conversation with Xiao Mingyu, and snorted coldly.
I only felt that Bai Qiurui was seducing men everywhere, and she was not ashamed.
handed over the hairpin flower post and entered the palace, there were housekeepers on both sides of the door early on, and saw Bai Qiurui and his party greet them with a smile and take them inside.
Bai Qiurui followed the two mothers-in-law all the way to see that it was the first time she had entered the ancient palace.
I saw that the exquisite courtyards everywhere were gorgeous and elegant, and the eaves were heavy. Hollowed-out mahogany carved lanterns hang around, and when they are lit at night, it's a different sight.
Ning Wangfu's spring banquet this time was quite careful, and on the way, Bai Qiurui even saw a group of dancing girls wearing bright long skirts walking by.
This King of Ning, Han Muyan, was the elder brother of the emperor of the dynasty, and he gave full support to the emperor at the beginning of his registration and helped the emperor stabilize the situation. Therefore, the identity of Prince Ning is quite valuable in both the court and the opposition.
Passing through the criss-crossing mahogany carved corridors and stepping on the bluestone paths under their feet, the group came to a towering pavilion.
In the original book, there is a detailed description of the banquet of King Ning's mansion, and I think that this is the main place used to feast guests, the Lanyue Pavilion.
"At this moment, there is still some time before the banquet begins, and a few young ladies can visit and enjoy the flowers on their own, and if they are tired, they can go to the small pavilion next to the Lanyue Pavilion to rest."
The mother-in-law in charge was polite and polite, and after a brief explanation, she bowed respectfully and retreated.
After the people left, Bai Yueyue glanced at Bai Qiurui and Xiao Mingyu with some disgust.
"I want to go shopping by myself, and my two younger sisters can do it by themselves."
With a few words, Bai Yueyue left alone. She looked down on the two of them from her heart, and she felt ashamed to even go with her.
Besides, Bai Yueyue has her own little abacus.
She got the news from her mother early in the morning that Princess Ning invited the ladies of each family in the name of her eldest daughter Mu and the county lord, intending to choose a princess for her son, Han Muze, the prince of the palace.
It is said that Lord Ning's son is a talented person, handsome and unparalleled. In addition, not only is he handsome, but he is also young and promising, and at the age of sixteen, he is already a four-grade martial arts general. It's the dream lover of how many young ladies in Beijing.,The object of your affection.。
Such a rare opportunity was in front of her, so she would rather come with illness than participate. At this moment, aside from the two oil bottles, maybe you can still meet the son of the world.
Seeing Bai Yueyue leaving alone, Bai Qiurui knew her thoughts somewhat.
In the original book, this banquet was to choose the princess, which girl in the palace did not want to marry in, Bai Yueyue was dressed up to attend today, so she naturally had an idea.
"Sister Qiurui, where are we going now?"
When Xiao Mingyu first arrived at the palace, his expression was a little restrained at the moment. As far as the eye can see, one or two young ladies in the boudoir can be seen passing by from time to time.
Bai Qiurui is also the first time to enter the palace, and she may be the first person in this huge palace who is not interested in the position of the princess.
At this moment, all she was thinking about was the case of the ghost soldier killing people, and seeing that none of the people passing by around her knew her, Bai Qiurui could only have a companion with Xiao Mingyu, and the two discussed to take a walk around the neighborhood.
The scenery of the palace is naturally nothing, although Bai Qiurui and Xiao Mingyu don't know each other, but the two gossip while walking, which is not boring.
There is a lotus pond around the Lanyue Pavilion, Bai Qiurui and Xiao Mingyu turned around a rockery, and at a glance they saw a pond full of lotus flowers.
Xiao Mingyu said curiously: "It's not summer yet, why are all the lotus flowers in this pool blooming?" ”
The breeze blows, blowing a pool of lotus flowers and shaking with the wind. The wind carries the fragrance of lotus flowers, which is refreshing.
Bai Qiurui took a deep breath, only to feel that her boredom was calmed down: "Maybe the water in this pool has a mystery, if this water is specially introduced hot spring water, then even in this spring, the lotus flower can bloom in advance." ”
Xiao Mingyu suddenly opened his mouth when he heard this, and praised Bai Qiurui for his cleverness with a look of admiration. The two looked at each other and walked towards the lotus pond together.
Originally, Bai Qiurui thought that there was no one by the lotus pond, but it wasn't until she got closer that she suddenly heard a woman's voice.
"Miss, Miss, don't catch this koi, it's not good for people to see it later."
A timid little girl, whispering, listening to someone should be persuading someone.
Immediately afterwards, a clear and crisp woman's voice came out: "What are you afraid of, your young lady is worried about how to find someone." I'm almost running all over this palace, can't I rest for a while? ”
Bai Qiurui became more and more curious when she listened, and glanced at Xiao Mingyu beside her, and the two walked around the round red and green lotus pond and walked to the back.
On the other half of the round lotus pond, Bai Qiurui inadvertently saw a beautiful woman with a heroic face through the layers of lotus leaves and lotus flowers.
When Bai Qiurui walked to the woman's side, she saw that the other party was dressed in a crisp narrow-sleeved waist-cinching suit, and his long hair was tied up in a ponytail. At this moment, she propped her hands on the edge of the pool, leaned forward, and stretched her head towards the top of the pool, looking at something quite seriously.
The woman was followed by a little girl in a pink dress, she frowned and was about to speak to persuade her young lady again, when she suddenly saw someone come to her side.
After a brief pause, she stammered, "Little ...... Miss. ”
"What's wrong, Xiaozhu? Don't worry, the girl who came to King Ning's Mansion today doesn't have time to take care of us......"
The woman got up and looked behind her as she spoke, and when she looked at it, she found that her little girl was looking at her resentfully, and there were two strange girls standing next to her.
At a glance, one of the girls was dusty, thinly powdered, and her hair was shaken. It's such a simple dress, but it's more beautiful than the women I've seen before.
The woman stopped abruptly in the middle of her sentence, and asked a little embarrassed, "Are you...... You're here for a banquet, right? ”
Bai Qiurui nodded, pulled Xiao Mingyufu to salute, and said in a soft voice: "We just walked around casually, and we happened to pass by here and disturbed the girl." ”
The woman remembered that she had just touched the fish, coughed unnaturally, and then waved her hand unintentionally to indicate that it was okay.
"My name is Sui Hong, and I don't know the names of the two yet."
Bai Qiurui briefly introduced herself and Xiao Mingyu, and then remembered that this Sui Hong girl had just said that she was looking for someone, so she asked curiously.
"I heard the girl say that she was looking for someone? I don't know who I'm looking for? ”
"You...... Are you Bai Qiurui? ”
Sui Hong's eyes lit up after Bai Qiurui reported to her home: "This is really a coincidence, the person I am looking for is you!" ”
Bai Qiurui: "......"
At this time, several people present were silent, Xiao Mingyu looked puzzled, Sui Hong was happy, and Bai Qiurui couldn't cry or laugh.
After a short pause, Bai Qiurui quickly reacted, this woman obviously didn't know herself. She doesn't know herself, but she still wants to find herself, is it because she is entrusted by others?
Thinking about it, there was no one else but Shen Yuan.
Thinking of Shen Yuan's strange look in front of the palace before, Bai Qiurui immediately said: "The girl is looking for me, she must be entrusted by someone, right?" ”
Sui Hong nodded, and just wanted to speak, but when she saw Xiao Mingyu beside her, she stopped talking again.
"Let's take a step to speak."
Bai Qiurui nodded, gave Xiao Mingyu a reassuring look, and walked to the side with Sui Hong for a while.
After walking about the same distance, Bai Qiurui spoke: "I take the liberty of asking Miss Sui, but I was entrusted by Lord Shen?" ”
"How do you know?"
Sui Hong was surprised at first, and then smiled heartily: "But you are only half right, I was entrusted by my brother, and my brother was entrusted by Brother Shen." ”
Bai Qiurui was puzzled: "I still don't know who Miss Sui's brother is?" ”
"You should know, the surname Gu is a single name."
Bai Qiurui, I didn't expect it to be Gu Yi, she really recognized it.
"It turns out that Miss Sui is Gu Gongzi's sister, I don't know why you were entrusted to come here?"
Bai Qiurui's intuition was related to the case, but after hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed on Sui Hong's face: "It's nothing, just say let me follow you every step of the way." ”
got such an answer, Bai Qiurui's whole person was not good.
Shen Yuan asked Gu Yi to invite his sister to come to the palace specially in order to follow him every step of the way?!
What kind of suffocating operation is this?
This Sui Hong girl knew at a glance that she was a martial arts practitioner who knew how to punch and kick, and Shen Yuan asked her to follow her in order to protect her own safety?
Or was it because he knew in advance about the ghost soldier's murder case, and his appearance was too suspicious, so he let Sui Hong look at him and bring him back to the criminal department for interrogation after the banquet was over?
If it is dangerous, it is almost unlikely.
He came to Ning Wangfu today just to participate in a spring banquet, and he didn't go to the bandits' den to save people, is he still afraid of any danger in the palace?
Bai Qiurui was thinking about Shen Yuan's intention for this move without saying a word, when she suddenly heard an exclamation not far away.
"Come on, come on! Someone overboard! ”