Chapter 20: Flowers Fourteen
After the ceremony of worshiping the God of Flowers during the Flower Chao Festival ended, everyone went back to the dormitory to prepare to pack their luggage and return to Beijing.
My brother sent someone over to tell me that he would let me go back home with him in his car.
I wasn't too anxious to go back. After everyone left the Ronghua Palace, I let Yuebai help me walk around the mountains.
It has been two or three days since I came to Qishan. I have been busy dealing with the ladies and ladies all day long, and I have not yet taken a good look at the mountain flowers all over the mountains and plains.
We came to sit in a small pavilion in Linhe Garden.
In previous years, when I came to Qishan to worship the God of Flowers, I stayed in Linhe Garden. The largest number of female relatives lived in Heyuan.
I stood in the pavilion, holding on to the railing and looking at the lotus leaves all over the lake. The lotus flowers bloom in the summer, and at this time I can only see the young buds.
There is wind in Qishan Mountain, blowing the corners of my gorgeous clothes.
Yuebai stepped forward and said: "Miss, why don't we go back to Taoyuan first. You still have injuries on your legs. It's windy in Qishan Mountain. Don't catch a cold again."
I shook my head and insisted on staying a little longer.
Yuebai couldn't resist me, so he had to accompany me to continue blowing the wind.
My mind is in a state of confusion, and I don’t know what is causing the confusion. Too many things have happened in the past few days, which disturb me and I cannot calm down.
I had always resisted marrying Prince Jing before, but these two days of contact gave me an unprecedented experience.
Thousands of worries disturbed me and I couldn't calm down. What bothered me was Prince Jing's attitude. It seemed that his attitude toward me had changed dramatically overnight. He was still very resistant to me on Mingyue Tower that day.
"Qing Qing" I heard the voice and went over. It turned out that it was Sister Ruilan who saw me under the pavilion.
"Sister Ruilan." After seeing her coming up, I went up to greet her, "What's the matter? Everyone is packing their luggage and preparing the car, but sister is so free?"
Sister Ruilan smiled and said: "The mansion sent a few nuns to clean up for me, so that I and Xiao'er can go out for a walk."
She held my hand with concern and asked, "Are your legs and feet feeling better?"
I nodded and said, "It's nothing serious, just rest for a while."
Sister Ruilan sighed and said, "Although we cannot severely punish Zhao Peiyu, the mastermind behind the scenes, it is still good to clear your name. After all, as a daughter's family, sometimes reputation is more important than life."
I know it very well. Being married to Prince Jing has already made me a target of public criticism. If I have the reputation of being a seductive master with bad conduct, even if Concubine Mei continues to protect me, no matter how powerful my family is,
, but it’s no match for the rumors.
I nodded.
Sister Ruilan patted my back to comfort me and said, "I heard that Concubine Mei appreciates you very much. Have you ever said when we will get married? I will give birth to some fat babies by then for my sister to take care of.
Play hahaha”
When I said this, my face turned red and I said angrily: "Sister is just taking advantage of my sister for fun."
Something suddenly occurred to me and I asked deliberately: "Did Mr. Qin and my aunt ever marry my sister?"
I stared at Sister Ruilan as if I was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
Sister Ruilan has always been thin-skinned. She blushed when she heard this and said angrily: "I was talking about you. You are making fun of my sister."
Seeing her look like this, I looked at Xiao'er behind her and asked, "Xiao'er, have Mr. Qin and my aunt arranged a match for your young lady?"
Xiao'er was also a person who didn't take things too seriously. She covered her mouth and smiled and looked at Sister Ruilan.
My sister immediately gave her a wink, but Xiaoer pretended not to notice, and said to me with a smile: "The master and his wife in the mansion are very worried about the young lady's marriage. But the young lady has a high vision, and the boss has introduced several rare people to her."
There are many outstanding talents, but the young lady has not taken a fancy to any of them. I am waiting for you, Miss Liang, to get married tomorrow. It would be great if I could ask the prince to introduce some young talents to you."
"Xiao'er! You're getting more and more unruly!" Sister Ruilan scolded, pretending to hit Xiao'er.
Xiao'er stuck out her tongue, hid in my direction, and said, "That's right. Young Master Yang and Young Master Liu are both good and bad, and the lady likes them very much. The young lady feels that he is not good, so she picks and chooses in private."
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"You little girl, you are becoming more and more unruly!"
I blocked Sister Ruilan with a smile and said, "I usually see Mr. Qin and Auntie looking calm and calm, but I never thought that they would also get angry sometimes, but my sister is so troublesome."
Sister Ruilan is several years older than me, and I grew up with her when I was a child. We never had a good relationship together.
Sister Ruilan was not annoyed when I said this. She just said: "Do you think anyone has such a good life like you? Your father and brother are in high positions, and there are countless good men for you to choose from. And now you have been granted a marriage by the Holy God."
To Prince Jing."
I saw that she might be a little concerned, so I took her hand and shook it like a baby: "Oh~ I just said a few words~"
Sister Ruilan liked me the most. She looked at me and immediately laughed. She tapped the tip of my nose. I took the opportunity to ask: "What kind of man does sister like? If I can meet him, I can introduce him to you."
I’ll get you married.”
When I asked this question, Sister Ruilan began to think carefully: "The man I like most doesn't need to be too smart, he doesn't need to be too rich, and his family background doesn't need to be too high. But he must know how to treat me well and be able to
Some martial arts can protect me. I need to be motivated and be able to distinguish between good and evil. The most important thing is..." She lowered her head and smiled shyly, "I pray that we will be a pair for the rest of our lives."
I was shocked by these words. Being together for the rest of my life is also my lifelong wish for marriage.
From this, I thought about how considerate and considerate Qi Jingqin had been to me these past few days, which relieved my previous worries.
"Eh? Isn't that General Wei Shen? Why is he here?" Yuebai said suddenly.
We followed the direction of her finger and saw that the silly-looking man in a dark black brocade suit walking by the lake was none other than Wei Shen.
Maybe my brother had something to do, so he asked Wei Shen to come look for me, but Wei Shen just walked forward with his head bent. How could he see me on the pavilion without looking sideways.
I shouted: "Wei Shen"
Yuebai then shouted: "Little General Wei Shen"
After calling for a long time, Wei Shen heard it. He stopped and looked around, but he still didn't know who was calling him where.
I was amused by his stupid look, so I pulled Sister Ruilan to complain: "Sister Ruilan, look at it..."
Sister Ruilan was startled by my pull. Only then did I realize that Sister Ruilan had been staring at Wei Shen as soon as he appeared, and now she was in a trance looking at him.
I smiled maliciously and said, "Sister Ruilan...could it be that you are?"
Sister Ruilan came back to her senses. When she saw me asking her this question, she quickly turned her back to me and said, "You should spend more time on your studies. Cheng Tianjing said nothing."
Humph, you tell me to study more every time you can't beat me, but I still can't see your little thoughts?
I lay down on the wooden railing, waved to Wei Shen, and shouted: "Here Wei Shen, look here, here at the pavilion"
Wei Shen, who was dumbfounded, turned around several times before he saw someone on the pavilion. He shouted: "Is it Miss?"
I was really going to lose to him. I had no strength to shout anymore. Yuebai stepped forward quickly: "It's us, come here quickly."
Wei Shen responded and walked around a long circle before boarding the pavilion.
As soon as he came up, he saluted me with a solemn expression: "General Wei Shenjie, Miss. General Liang will first escort the princess back to the palace with the imperial army, so I have been specially sent to take you back to the palace."
I didn't pay attention to this. I specially brought Sister Ruilan to him and said, "Come, let me introduce you. This is Qin Ruilan, the daughter of Mr. Qin, the Minister of Civil Affairs. She is my best sister Ruilan."
Wei Shen's performance was as expected. He was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and bowed to Sister Ruilan without squinting: "Wei Shen has met Miss Qin."
I introduced Wei Shen to Sister Ruilan with a smile and said, "Hey, sister, let me introduce you. This is a general under my father and brother. He is also known as Little General Wei Shen."
The tone I spoke was a bit exaggerated, and both Yuebai and Xiaoer covered their mouths and smiled.
Sister Ruilan was also amused and returned the favor to Wei Shen: "I have met General Wei."
Seeing that Sister Ruilan looked a little shy, I joked maliciously and deliberately: "Sister...hiss!"
Sister Ruilan seemed to be afraid that I would say something I shouldn't have said, so she secretly stretched out a hand from her sleeve and pinched my waist.
Wei Shen looked at us with an unnatural expression.
Since I can't tease Sister Ruilan, then I can't tease Wei Shen, our retainer in the house?
So I looked at Wei Shen and smiled. Wei Shen looked up at me and asked with confusion: "Miss...but the mountain wind is too strong, are you confused?"
Wei Shen always speaks straightforwardly, and I don't care too much about him. When I was about to say something else, Chuo Qi came to the pavilion at some point.
He seemed to be running here, and he was still out of breath when he came up. Yue Bai asked with concern: "Slow down. Why are you in a hurry?"
We all looked at Chuo Qi. Chuo Qi rested for a long time, then he saluted me and said, "I've been calling you by the lake for a long time, but why didn't anyone pay attention to me?"
Just now I was busy trying to get Sister Ruilan and Wei Shen together, so I didn't have time to listen to you calling me.
Before I could answer, Yuebai spoke to him one step ahead of me: "When you see us, just come over. If you don't leave for a while, you will tire yourself out."
I looked at them both thoughtfully, and a smile unconsciously appeared on my lips.
I asked: "What did you come here for?"
Only then did Chu Qi remember the business and said, "I almost forgot about it. Miss Liang, our prince is waiting for you in Taoyuan and invites you to come back to Beijing with us."
I said, "No need. Go back and tell the prince that my brother has asked Wei Shen to prepare a car and pick me up."
Chu Qi said: "No, miss, my prince asked me to invite you to go back together. You have a lot of money, so just take pity on me and just come with me. I can't handle such small things well, so I have to go back and ask for something."
Be punished!"
I don’t know how many favors Yuebai received from others, but he actually said to outsiders: "Miss, how about we go back together with the prince's carriage? Didn't we take that carriage when we came here before?"
I looked at them and hesitated for a while.
Suddenly a plan came to mind, and he smiled and said: "Okay, I will go back with the prince."
Wei Shen asked: "What? What should I do here?"
I turned around to look at Sister Ruilan and asked with a smile: "Does my sister have a car ready at her house?"
Sister Ruilan didn't know what I meant, so she just looked at me and said nothing.
Xiao'er is a smart person. She quickly smiled and said: "The car and sedan in the house are just suitable for those nannies. If you take Miss and I with you, I'm afraid the bumps on the road will make us a little uncomfortable."
I blinked at Xiaoer and said with a smile: "Then Sister Ruilan will be sent back by Wei Shen. Anyway, there is an extra car and sedan, and it is too much. I might as well let you use it."
I pretended to be solemn in my application and told Wei Shen: "You must send Sister Ruilan to the Minister's Mansion safely. If there is any mistake, I will question you!"
Wei Shen clasped his fists and accepted the order.
I then went to Taoyuan to meet Qi Jingqin, supported by Yue Bai and Tong Chuqi.
Chapter completed!