Chapter 69 Tossing and turning

The eldest Princess Huiguo also knew about the fact that Prince Yan's Mansion was going to hold a lotus banquet.

Speaking of which, Princess Yan and the eldest princess Huiguo have always had a good relationship.

After all, both Princess Yan and Princess Huiguo are smart people who can live a good life. Therefore, when the two are together, there is always no shortage of topics - when the mood is good, Princess Yan praises the love of Princess Huiguo and Duke Rong's husband and wife, and Princess Huiguo compliments Princess Yan for both children and children; in a bad mood At that time, Princess Yan talked about the bad things that King Yan had done, and the eldest princess of Huiguo cried that her children had been difficult these years, and the husband and wife had only one child under their knees.

In short, when you are happy, someone can praise each other and help each other; when you are sad, you can talk to each other about family troubles to achieve psychological balance. Unconsciously, the relationship between the aunt and sister-in-law has also warmed up. In addition, they both have a son at home, and now it's not too much to talk about his son's marriage when they are together.

Because of this, the eldest princess Huiguo received the post from Princess Yan, and she envied Princess Yan for being her sister-in-law: Right, like Princess Yan's flowering banquet, she decided to get married. , it is a normal process to marry a daughter-in-law for your son.

But her son is stubborn and stubborn, neither capable of being as sensible as Prince Yan, nor as obedient and cooperative as Prince Yan...

Thinking of this, the eldest princess Huiguo thought of her son again, and ordered the servant to call the servant who was following Rong Ziming, and asked, "What has the prince been busy with these days?"

The servant didn't dare to hide any more, so he said one by one, since the prince came back from the regent's mansion on the Qixi Festival, he has become a lot more honest, and he doesn't run out all day, just because he wants to see the fun and see the beauty, which is called When the opera troupe came to the house to sing and sing ditty things, in short, it was rare and well-behaved.

Princess Huiguo became more and more incredulous the more she listened, and asked, "How many books do you think he has turned over these days?"

The little servant also knew that few people would believe it when he said this, so he hurriedly signed up the titles of the books that the prince had read these days.

The eldest Princess Huiguo was suspicious and asked, "Apart from this, what else is out of the ordinary?" She almost wondered if her son was changed when she went out.

The little servant thought about it and said, "The prince asked someone to send something to Miss Yang several times."

"Miss Yang?" The eldest Princess Huiguo felt a headache when she thought of her son's beautiful temperament, and the random women he knew outside, "Which girl Yang?"

The servant said honestly, "It's Miss Yang from General Yang's mansion."

Hearing this, the eldest princess of Huiguo suddenly changed her face, raised her hand and clapped the case, and asked back in disbelief, "But the daughter of General Yang Huaikang Yang's family?"

The young servant was photographed by the majesty of the eldest princess of Huiguo, trembling, and hurriedly explained Yang Qionghua's identity and origin one by one.

The eldest Princess Huiguo was overjoyed when she heard that the little children were giving each other gadgets such as bottles and turtles in private: "I didn't expect this kid to have a heart!"

Rong Ziming doesn't want to say how smart he is, but he is not stupid. He knows that because of the precedent of his uncle, his mother is eager to get married. Although he often provokes some beautiful girls outside, he is also the eldest princess of Huiguo. The performers and dancers who are despised, never dare to provoke the right girl. After all, the reputation of the girl is important, and his innocence and marriage are also very important.

It was because of Rong Ziming's past performance that when Princess Huiguo heard the words at this time, she felt that her son had taken a fancy to the Yang family girl this time - otherwise, why would he make an exception for this and give people things several times ?

So, after laughing, she couldn't help but sigh again: "Since he likes this girl, how can he hide it from me as a mother?! The older you are, the more ignorant you are..."

It was at this time that the eldest Princess Huiguo remembered that Yang Qionghua was also on the list of this flower viewing banquet, and felt that she should bring her son there this time to see what happened to her son and that girl Yang. what's going on. After finishing the matter of her son, the eldest princess Huiguo felt relieved, and she couldn't help but worry about her younger brother who has not yet married.

When other people looked at Fu Changxi, they were mostly afraid of the majesty and solemnity of the Regent. But the eldest princess of Huiguo is different. She is the eldest sister, and she can be considered to have watched Fu Changxi grow up. She has seen the younger brother who is like a glutinous rice dumpling, and she still cares and cherishes him genuinely.

Because of this, the eldest princess Huiguo couldn't see this younger brother live a life of loneliness. Thinking that even her stubborn and stubborn son seemed to be enlightened, and maybe her younger brother was not helpless, the eldest princess Huiguo still had good hopes and went to the regent's mansion before dinner.

Fu Changxi is rarely free today, he is sitting on the reclining chair and flipping through a book.

It's just that his mind wasn't here, so it was inevitable that he had lost his mind for a while, and he didn't read a single word of the scroll in his hand.

After the Qixi Festival that day, he would often think of Zhen Tingyun.

Thinking of the various scenes that night, and the conversation they had said when they were sitting side by side on the boat.

...

Even Fu Changxi remembered the women's school break on the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and he couldn't help but slander in his heart: What's the use of teaching students - after a long time off from school, I didn't know I came to see my husband! He also said, "In the future, I will definitely be filial to you, Mr. You." Now that you are no longer filial, where can you expect in the future?

Fu Changxi thought about it, feeling quite lonely, and wanted to throw away the book in his hand.

That is, at this time, the next person came to report, saying that the eldest princess Huiguo had arrived.

When Fu Changxi heard the words, he immediately put the scroll in his hand aside and said, "Please come in."

Thinking of Princess Huiguo's ten-year-old persuasion to persuade her to marry, for some reason, Fu Changxi didn't feel impatient this time.

It's a pity that the eldest princess Huiguo has suffered a lot from this. Now that she met her younger brother, she didn't say any of the previous marriage advice. , said with a smile, "I don't usually think about it, but today I received a post from the Queen's Sister-in-law, and I heard that Prince Yan's mansion is going to hold a lotus feast tomorrow. As an aunt, I remembered: Nianjia, this child is also here. The age to see."

Hearing this, Fu Changxi paused for a while, as if he realized something, sat upright slightly, and asked, "A lotus banquet?"

The eldest princess of Huiguo nodded, and said her plan: "I'm still thinking, I'll take my kid along tomorrow..."

Speaking of this, the mother-in-law couldn't hide her joy, so she quietly said to Fu Changxi, "This kid and the girl from General Yang's family are getting along for some reason, and he quietly gave it to the girl several times behind my back. Things. I think it's not good for him to be bored at home all day, so I just take him out to relax, meet other girls, and maybe get married again. "

Fu Changxi was startled when he heard it - Aren't Rong Ziming and Yang Qionghua arguing badly? How is it better?

He remembered that he had sent someone to stare at these two people before, but they were both very naive when they quarreled behind their backs. One gave a bottle to let the other party remember to be "secretive", and the other gave a tortoise to insinuate that someone who did not go out was a "shrinking turtle" ... In short, you come and go, and the quarrel is unbearable, childish and unbelievable.

As a result, when it came to the eldest princess of Huiguo, how could it be good?

Fu Changxi wondered if he was getting old and didn't understand the careful thinking of these young girls.

Just as he was suspicious, he heard Huiguo Eldest Princess ask again: "Changxi, I shouldn't say more - after all, you have been in the northern border for so many years, and I didn't care about you, and now I shouldn't be talking to you. It's just that Nian Jia and the others are all grown up, and now they're all talking about getting married. As an elder, is it true that you won't get married and have no heirs?"

Fu Changxi was suddenly unable to speak.

It was as if something was stuck in his throat, preventing him from uttering a word.

Princess Huiguo waited patiently for a while, but did not wait for his answer, and returned disappointed once again.

But I don't know, Fu Changxi also felt a breath in his chest, he couldn't go up or down, he was choked up uncomfortably: I've been shouting "no marriage and no heir" for so many years, carrying such a heavy burden of idols, and the pressure is so great, you will Can't ask a few more questions? Even if you give me a step, even if you invite me to that lotus feast...

As a result, Princess Huiguo said half of her words, waved her sleeves and left without taking a cloud, but instead made Fu Changxi suffocated to death.

Especially when he learned that Zhen Tingyun would also attend the lotus-appreciating banquet tomorrow.

Fu Changxi: "..."

These people are too much, aren't they sending him posts at the banquet in Beijing? Even if the eldest Princess Huiguo didn't come, he didn't even know about it!

Could it be that Zhen Tingyun didn't come to see his husband just to attend tomorrow's lotus banquet?

Speaking of which, could it be that when Fu Nianjia met Zhen Tingyun on the Qixi Festival, he decided to hold a lotus feast at this time?

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In short, Fu Changxi thought about it all night, so that he didn't sleep well all night, as long as he closed his eyes, the scene of Zhen Tingyun and Prince Yan standing together on the Qixi Festival night appeared before him.

The more he thought about it, Fu Changxi inevitably remembered something from his youth.

I still remember reading poetry when I was young, and the first song I learned was "Guan Ju". In the book, it was written, "My slender lady, I long for it. I can't get what I want, I long for it. Leisurely, leisurely, tossing and turning", Fu Changxi's age, he has experienced so much It was the first time that many people and things understood what "tossing and turning" was.

However, while tossing and turning, Fu Changxi still felt a little annoyed: Is someone like Zhen Tingyun considered a "fair lady"?

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In the early morning of the second day, before dawn, the Zhen family was busy with the lotus feast at Prince Yan's Mansion.

Although Zhen Yiyun was scheming, she also wanted to make a good impression in front of Princess Yan, so she got up early to dress up.

As for Zhen Tingyun, although she didn't want to get involved in these matters, she was pulled up from the bed early in the morning by leaning on a railing and Qiu Si, washed and changed, and put on the new blue-green narrow-sleeved corset that Pei's had ordered for her. Shirt and a long skirt with a green light willow soft pattern, with a crescent moon bun on the head, the silver-dotted emerald-embedded sapphire hairpin that was sent by Mrs. Pei on his birthday was inserted into the bun, and a pair of jasper, which was new yesterday, hung around his ears. The earrings are in the shape of droplets, and the water is shiny when shaken.

Leaning on the railing to put makeup on her, looking in the mirror, she couldn't help but say, "The girl is so pretty."

Qiu Si couldn't help but sigh: "The girl is just too hardworking, she doesn't care about clothes on weekdays, and this dress looks very good."

Zhen Tingyun was thin-skinned and couldn't listen to their series of rainbow farts, so he could only wave his hands: "Okay, okay, if you have any snacks, give me a belly pad first."

When you go out as a guest, soup, water, porridge and rice are too bad to use. If you don't hold back when you pour it, you will get up at the banquet to take a break from it, and you will be embarrassed. Therefore, she can only eat more dry snacks to pad her stomach at this time.

Qiu Si was already prepared, and hurriedly brought up two plates of dim sum, and said, "Miss, eat quickly, I heard that the carriage is ready, and the eldest girl is going out."

Taking advantage of the emptiness, Zhen Tingyun quickly squeezed a piece of mung bean cake and ate it.

At this time, the weather has been a bit hot, and the mung bean cake is still cool and delicious.

While eating pastries, he saw Leaning Bar hurriedly handing over the three new fans that Zhen Tingyun had just asked for yesterday, and asked with a smile, "Girl, which fan are you bringing today?"

Zhen Tingyun pointed to the handle with a full moon shape.

I have to say that Zhen Yiyun has cultivated a certain level of appreciation over the years, and what she said last night does have some truth - Zhen Tingyun is wearing a green gauze skirt today, and the fan of this fan is white silk. It is quite a match for the blue color.

Leaning on the railing with flexible hands and feet, he quickly tied the silver tassel in his hand to the handle of the fan, and then reached out and handed it to Zhen Tingyun.

Zhen Tingyun took it and tried it a little. The fan was shaken gently, the breeze came slowly, and the tassel of the fan handle rustled with the movement of her hand, adding a little more charm.

Not to mention, it's pretty good.

Zhen Tingyun is a girl's family in the end, and she doesn't have much of it on weekdays, but she still loves beauty in her heart, and she feels a little delighted when she sees it this way.

When Zhen Tingyun was alone in the house, he heard a sound from outside, followed by Zhen Yiyun's voice——

"Second sister, it's almost time, but are you ready?"

Zhen Tingyun didn't delay, so he got up and went out: "Well, I'll come out now."

Before he finished speaking, Qiu Si was nervous again, and hurriedly trotted over: "Girl, you just had a snack, and you have to replenish your mouth fat..."

Zhen Tingyun had no choice but to stop and fill up his mouth before leaving the door.

When he went out, he saw that Zhen Yiyun was also dressed up.

Zhen Yiyun wore a Yaotai bun today, with the delicate and gorgeous gold-encrusted jewelry-pointed emerald hairpin on the bun. The hairpin was decorated with tassel, and the swaying pearls shone brightly, which made her face beautiful and charming. She was wearing a bright purple satin blouse embroidered with intertwined flowers and a lotus-colored long skirt, holding a jade-colored fan, adding a bit of dignified elegance.

And the girl standing beside Zhen Yiyun, named Lu Lan, seemed to be very nervous and looked uneasy.

Zhen Tingyun saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but secretly sighed: Sure enough, he sneezed on the top and broke his leg on the bottom - for the current Zhen family, the Yan Wangfu is an unattainable figure, who can receive the Yan Wangfu's message. Posts are a rare opportunity. Especially this time, Princess Yan is obviously inviting the ladies to enjoy the flowers, but everyone can guess that this is the prince of the Prince of Yan who chooses the concubine, how can he not be moved?

And the Zhen family happened to have two girls of the right age, and they both received posts.

Even Mr. Pei knew in his heart that his chances of being selected were very slim, but he couldn't help but feel happy, hopeful, and ready for a pass. When she thought about it: maybe her family can't reach Yan Wang's mansion, but if Princess Yan can value her daughter and help her as a matchmaker, she will not have to worry about her future future.

Because of this, Mrs. Pei softened her expression even when facing Zhen Tingyun - although she likes her own daughter in her heart, who knows which Princess Yan will like? It's always good to be prepared on both sides.

That is, under Pei's thoughts, sisters Zhen Tingyun and Zhen Yiyun took the carriage to the Yan Wangfu.

Princess Yan's lotus feast was held in Jinglianxuan.

In the summer season, the garden is quiet and quiet, with bright red embellishments, you can see mountains and rocks standing in the distance, and there are blossoming lotus flowers in a pool of clear water. All the way to Jinglianxuan, you can still see the rippling water waves and the faint fragrance, which can be called the scenery is excellent.

As the master of the small county, he has to come out to say hello. However, she was of a noble birth, she was cold and arrogant towards outsiders, and she acted very casually. Naturally, it was impossible to greet everyone one by one. It was just a few words with those who knew or were close to her. Have a noble attitude.

However, Zhen Yiyun was very close, so she had to go up and say a few words.

Zhen Tingyun thought about it for a while, then leaned over and quietly looked at the appearance of the little princess. She had long felt that the little princess was slightly similar to Yuan Hui, and then there was the matter of Fu Nianjia, the son of Prince Yan, and she was inevitably suspicious. When got the chance, simply took a closer look.

Speaking of which, the little princess is really a rare beauty, born with snow skin and jade bones, like a brocade flower. In particular, she was dressed in gorgeous clothes today, with a few tassels hanging down from her temples, and the subtle pearl light fell on her face, reflecting a bright and impressive look.

Zhen Tingyun saw her in his eyes and compared her with Fu Nianjia. He secretly thought that these two brothers and sisters really look alike, but they don't look alike. The little county master has a bright appearance and looks cold and arrogant. People are very easy-going when they speak, and can be called cold on the outside and hot on the inside; on the contrary, it is Fu Nianjia, who has a stern face, sharp words, and indifferent attitude like ice and snow, which is cold inside and outside.

So, if you want to say, of course, Fu Nianjia and Yuan Hui are more like them. But they all say "people have similarities", so a little resemblance doesn't seem to explain anything...

Zhen Tingyun thought while looking at it, and it was inevitable that he would be lost.

Someone noticed it next to the little county master, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "This is Miss Zhen Er? But I think we are boring, why are you suddenly fascinated?"

Zhen Tingyun secretly slandered that this person hurt others and not himself, so he was bored, but he still looked ashamed, the fan covered his face a little, and said softly: "It's true that the princess was born well, and the garden is full of beauty. I was stunned."

The little princess heard that, although he didn't speak, there was still a reserved smile on the corner of his mouthevery woman, who doesn't like being praised for being beautiful? Zhen Tingyun likes it, and so does the little princess.

The people on the side had to laugh along, and they couldn't help but scold Zhen Tingyun for "flattering".

Zhen Tingyun really didn't want to stay here and flatter him. Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Yang Qionghua's figure. He said, "I saw someone familiar, so go say hello first." Then Shi Shiran quit the circle of people, got up and went to Yang Qionghua walked over.

Yang Qionghua was leaning against the fence to look at the lotus, wearing a goose-yellow shirt, his eyebrows stretched, and his eyes focused on the lotus on the pond.

No matter who is looking at her, she is a lady-like appearance, elegant and quiet, impeccable.

Seeing Zhen Tingyun coming over, Yang Qionghua picked up the sandalwood folding fan on one side and shook it gently towards her, as if waving to her.

It wasn't until Zhen Tingyun arrived before he pulled someone to sit down. Then Yang Qionghua lowered his voice and quietly told Zhen Tingyun about the gossip he had just inquired about—

"Look, haven't you seen Bailian on this pond?"

Zhen Tingyun was stunned when he heard the words, and hurriedly lowered his head to look: Sure enough, in this pool of clear water, there are lotus flowers, pink, red and even yellow, but there are actually no white lotuses. If it wasn't for Yang Qionghua's reminder, she wouldn't have noticed it.

Yang Qionghua came close to Zhen Tingyun's ear and bit her ear: "I heard that King Yan used to like white lotuses the most. Later, when King Yan went up the mountain to practice Taoism, the princess asked people to replace all the white lotuses in this pool."

"Fake, right?" Zhen Tingyun couldn't help but question.

Yang Qionghua was caught off guard and shrugged: "I also heard what others said. Why don't you tell me why there is no white lotus here?"

The two gathered together to talk and laugh and appreciate the lotus, but it was easy. After a while, someone came to report: Princess Yan and Princess Huiguo arrived.

Everyone quickly got up to greet them, and when Princess Yan and the eldest Princess Huiguo sat down at the top, the girls took their seats one by one according to the long-arranged order.

Because Zhen Tingyun and Zhen Yiyun are sisters, their ranks are naturally arranged together.

On the other hand, Yang Qionghua, her family background is good, and her appearance and talent are obvious to all. She is a well-known talented girl in Beijing, and her position is arranged very high.

The only thing that was bad was that it was Zhou Qingyun who was sitting on top of Yang Qionghua.

With such a pair of enemies always being brought together, it is no wonder that Yang Qionghua looked gloomy.

Zhen Tingyun also felt amused when he saw it in his eyes, so he quietly blinked with Yang Qionghua.

Only then did Yang Qionghua ease his expression, stretch out his slender hand, and pick up the tea in front of his desk, pretending to drink, and then gestured in the direction of Zhen Tingyun.

Zhen Tingyun picked up the tea knowingly, took a sip, and then... she almost spit out bitterly - this is lotus heart tea

It's just terribly painful!

Seeing Zhen Tingyun's bitter face from a distance, Yang Qionghua was also smiling like a flower for a while.

If it weren't for the banquet, Zhen Tingyun could really go up and screw her.

Yang Qionghua and Zhen Tingyun are still arguing with each other, while Zhen Yiyun is thinking about his plans today, when will he get up and go out, what excuse should he use to go out, and how should he behave after saving the prince...She had already thought about it for a long time, but it was inevitable that she had to reconsider when the end came, and think carefully about whether there were any discrepancies.

Thinking about it, Zhen Yiyun turned her head to the side without realizing it, and turned to look at Zhen Tingyun, who was sitting beside her, and her eyes gradually deepened: Should she try to get rid of Zhen Tingyun first?After all, this is the heroine, and there may be some kind of heroine's halo. It will be bad to come out and grab the life-saving grace of the Prince of Yan with her.