Chapter 117: Eternal Fragrance
Xu Jinrou took the wooden box handed by Chen Guiren, and the wooden box had a faint smell of evil incense.
Open the wooden box is a good emerald blue brocade robe, under the hem is out of the mud and not stained lotus pattern, a pair of mandarin duck patterns are mixed in the lotus pattern, just right, not eye-catching.
The fragrance on the brocade clothes is like an orchid, if there is none, the faint taste seems to be able to enter the brain but linger.
Xu Jinrou smiled, "Thank you, sister, it is the taste that my sister thinks in her heart, the fragrance of warding off evil spirits and the dew of beauty complement each other, and the aftertaste is long." ”
Chen Guiren's eyes were meaningful, "The cloud crane pattern lotus mandarin duck brocade dress of Concubine Rong of the Western Barbarian, the mandarin duck is amphibious and androgynous, and the lotus flower is innocent and pure. ”
Xu Jinrou's eyes flashed, "Concubine Rong is in the Xiban harem, and she is deeply favored by the Xiban Emperor, and the brocade is a congratulatory gift from the Queen Mother, not only wishing her birthday, but also wishing her to stand proudly in the harem, and the Xiban Son of Heaven will live and fly together, and its artistic conception is far-reaching, so if you have some guesses, my sister should not talk nonsense." ”
Chen Guiren shook his head again and again, "My sister knows, I only say this to my sister, and no one else will know." ”
"Oh, by the way, the fragrance on this brocade is specially prepared by my sister, although the fragrance is light, but it is the most lasting, I can ensure that the smell will not dissipate within five years, and it will last for a long time."
Xu Jinrou smiled knowingly, "That's good, my sister understands my sister's mind very well, well..., the four brocade clothes made by the queen should have been completed." ”
Chen Guiren nodded, "Well, those four brocade clothes were completed yesterday, so the queen has recruited the waiter of the Ministry of Rites into the palace, and ordered him to personally send the brocade clothes and a night pearl the size of an egg to Xiban, and personally present them to Concubine Rong." ”
Xu Jin was a little surprised, "Oh, the Ministry of Rites has long existed in name only, and now there is only one person on the right side of the queen's brother, the Ministry of Rites, so he will not be sent to the West Barbarian." ”
"Naturally not, the queen ordered the palace chief Yan to choose ten palace eunuchs and guards with strong martial arts to accompany him, I heard that there will be a dedication ceremony tomorrow."
Xu Jinrou was stunned, "Oh, I just went to see the queen mother, she didn't mention it, and I haven't heard this rumor since I returned to the palace." ”
"That's because the queen's dedication ceremony is only for Marshal Du's wife, the eldest princess of Xiban, Yuwen Peiyun."
Xu Jinrou was a little surprised, "Is Yuwen Peiyun coming to the palace?" ”
"Yes, only my sister and a few people from the Garment Bureau know about this matter, because Yuwen Peiyun doesn't want to publicize it? This matter was told by Mama Li, who was next to the queen. ”
Xu Jinrou took a deep breath, "At the beginning, in order to prevent the Western barbarians or officials from oppressing and plundering the Great Chu, Liu Rentu ordered that no Western barbarian without his permission could step into the Great Chu Palace, it seems that Yuwen Peiyun should have entered the palace without permission this time." ”
Chen Guiren bowed his head, "It should be so, Marshal Du's wife entered the palace, and Liu Rentu even set the rules, but now that he knows, what can he do?" It is said that the queen sincerely invited the eldest princess to enter the palace to play, and at the same time signed the gift list to show that this thing can be accepted with confidence. ”
Xu Jinrou suddenly said, "The queen is very thoughtful, no wonder, I can't hear the news, it turns out that I don't want Liu Rentu to know." ”
Chen Guiren sneered, "It's just pretending that Liu Rentu can't know, so it's easy for everyone to do." ”
Xu Jinrou motioned for Fang Ruo to take the brocade box that the crown princess brought, and took out the Seven Blessings Nine Dragons Golden Ruyi from the box,
"Sister, please see, this is the crown princess today, saying that it was a gift from the first emperor, and she had to give it to me, which means that if the queen mother becomes the emperor, she, the crown princess, doesn't know if she can live, and this wishful thinking can't be cheap for others, so she would rather give it to me."
Chen Guiren's expression changed, and he took out the Nine Dragons Gold Ruyi and looked at it, "Sister, you shouldn't accept this Ruyi." ”
"Oh, what does my sister mean?"
Chen Guiren was worried, "I have heard a little about this Kowloon Golden Ruyi, this is the enthronement gift that the emperor gave to the prince in advance, if my sister accepts it, it means that you have the prince in your heart and there is no queen, that is, you and the princess will be single-minded, if the queen knows, how can it be compatible?" ”
"Now my sister can only return the Ruyi to the crown princess or dedicate this Ruyi to the queen."
Xu Jinrou shook her head slightly, "What my sister said is inappropriate, if I return Ruyi to the crown princess, it can be seen that I have shown that I want to support the queen mother, and if I dedicate Ruyi to the queen mother, it means that I am going to break with the crown princess, which is not a good way to deal with it." ”
Chen Guiren was a little anxious, "But if Ruyi stays in your hands, it can be seen that you will definitely support the crown princess, and if the queen really does it, she will never spare you." ”
Xu Jinrou thought about it seriously, "Well..., it doesn't matter, I can send this wishful thinking to the prison country Liu Rentu." ”
"The crown princess came to Ziyunxuan today and talked to me a lot, meaning that there are still people in her Li family, if it is contrary to the queen mother's will, she may not let her behave rashly, my sister thinks that it will not be long before there will be some changes in this palace."
Chen Guiren was shocked, "Sister Jinrou, no matter what changes occur in this palace, I will always have my heart for my sister." ”
Xu Jinrou took Chen Guiren's hand, "My sister understands my sister's intentions." ”
After Chen Guiren left, Xu Jinrou could finally rest for a while, she was really tired after a busy day.
Now her abdomen has begun to bulge significantly, according to Qin Xuanzhi, the twins will be pregnant later, but as long as they are pregnant, their bellies will definitely be bigger.
She already clearly felt the heaviness of her body, and her body would be very tired after working for a long time.
Saying anything tonight, I want to rest well, Xu Jinrou decided to stay in Ziyunxuan and sleep in the dark.
At this time, Qingluan came in from outside the house, saw Xu Jinrou lying on the bed with her eyes closed, glanced at Fang Ruo who was guarding the side, and asked softly,
"What's wrong with the princess?"
Fang Ruo whispered, "It's okay, it's just that there are a lot of things to deal with today, and I'm tired." ”
Qingluan turned around and wanted to quit lightly, Xu Jinrou opened her eyes slightly, "Qingluan, but something?" ”
Qingluan hurriedly stopped, turned around and said, "Princess, I just went to Cuiwei Palace." ”
"Oh, have you ever seen Shen Guifei?"
"Well, I saw it, all the people sent by the queen to spy on Shen Guifei have been withdrawn, but she is still holding Feng Haohao's head, which has become a skeleton."
Xu Jinrou frowned and got up, couldn't help retching, and it took a while to calm down.
Fang Ruo glanced at Qingluan, "You said again, I forgot what the master spit out last time." ”
Qingluan was a little frightened, "The princess forgives her sins, it's me... Mouthy again. ”
Xu Jinrou stroked her chest with her hand, "Qingluan doesn't have to blame himself, don't do your business, if he heard these human tragedies before, he wouldn't have such a big reaction, it was these two children who made trouble." ”
"Well...... did you bring the words? That Shen Guifei was still in good spirits. ”
Qingluan lowered her eyebrows, "I passed the word to her, and I told Shen Guifei that the day when I could use that bamboo tube was coming." ”
"What is Shen Guifei's response?"
She was silent, but nodded.
Xu Jinrou sighed lightly, "Hey, even if Shen Guifei takes revenge, I'm afraid she doesn't want to live." ”
"Well..., princess, when I left Cuiwei Palace today, I was bumped into by a guarded father-in-law, usually these fathers-in-law doze off at noon and don't know how to wake up."
Xu Jinrou's eyes widened, "Oh, did I interrogate you?" ”
"I asked, I only said that when I saw the roses blooming here, I came in to have a look, and the father-in-law didn't embarrass me, so he let me go."
Fang Ruo glanced at Xu Jinrou, who was thoughtful, "Princess, it should be fine, someone sneaking into Cuiwei Palace is a dereliction of duty on the duty of the guarding father-in-law, and he shouldn't dare to report it." ”
Xu Jinrou was still a little worried, but at this point, she could only go with the flow.
After Qingluan left, Xu Jinrou told Fang Ruo that she didn't eat dinner, she just wanted to sleep, and then fell asleep quickly.
I don't know how long I slept, I vaguely heard the shouting, Xu Jinrou opened her eyes, it was already very dark, it was estimated that it was the second half of the night, Fang Ruo hurriedly entered the house,
"Princess, Cuiwei Palace is out of water."
"Oh," Xu Jinrou sat up in shock, "Is the fire too big?" ”
"Looking at it from a distance, the smoke is not small, I have already asked Xiao Xuanzi to inquire about the situation."
Xu Jinrou nodded slightly, and then instructed Fang Ruo, "Go and tell Qingluan to stay in Ziyunxuan, don't go and see this excitement." ”
"Don't worry, princess, Qingluan was about to go, but I stopped her, this fire is a little strange."
Xu Jinrou sighed lightly, "Hey, I hope Shen Guifei is fine." ”
It wasn't until the sky was getting brighter that Xiao Xuanzi ran back.
Fang Ruo asked Xiao Xuanzi to report directly to the princess about the situation, and Qingluan also followed.
Xu Jinrou had already gotten up and was slowly drinking ginger tea made by Qingluan.
Xiao Xuanzi bowed, "Princess, the fire in Cuiwei Palace is very big, and the people in the palace are fleeing, but..."
"How? Are there many people who escape? Qingluan couldn't help but ask.
"The queen's will, the outside of Cuiwei Palace is full of guards with knives, and those who escape from Cuiwei Palace will be killed on the spot, and now there is a river of blood outside Cuiwei Palace."
"Ahh
Xu Jinrou's face was also pale for a while, "Do you probably know who died?" ”
Xiao Xuanzi shook his head, "If you go back to your master, the slave doesn't dare to approach, for fear of being killed by mistake, because of the queen's will, even if the father-in-law in Cuiwei Palace escapes, he will be killed together." ”
Xu Jinrou calmed down, "Well, you continue to inquire about the news, see who is alive, be cautious, don't let people pay attention to you." ”
After Xiao Xuanzi left, Qingluan looked frightened, "Princess, but because you bumped into me and went to Cuiwei Palace?" ”
Xu Jinrou frowned, "It's hard to speculate on this matter, but before you leave the palace, you stay in Ziyun Xuan and don't go anywhere, even if the queen is aware, she is just guessing, otherwise it won't be so troublesome and burn down Cuiwei Palace." ”
Seeing Qingluan's self-blaming appearance, Xu Jinrou beckoned her to come closer, took Qingluan's little hand, and patted it gently,
"I don't blame you, the people in Cuiwei Palace are already dead, and the queen is just treating them as playthings, and any inducement may be destroyed."
Qingluan's eyes were filled with tears, "But... Shen Guifei, it's not easy to survive to be alive now, I didn't expect to go like this..."
Xu Jinrou sighed lightly, "Hey, what we want to do is to save her, and we've done our best..."
Suddenly footsteps sounded, and Xiao Xuanzi ran in,
"Master, there are still people alive in Cuiwei Palace!"
"Oh, who is it?"
"Back to the master, I heard that it is... Shen Guifei. ”