Chu Yueyin returned to the Chu Mansion and first met with Chu Huan and Mrs. Chu. She learned that the Chu family had received the imperial decree yesterday and also received thirty thousand taels of silver allocated by the imperial court.
This matter involves the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and because Huangfu Yan has a distinguished status, his wedding cannot be handled carelessly. Everything has to be taken into consideration, so seriously speaking, ten days is not enough time.
Early this morning, Chu Huan sent the housekeepers Chu Tian and Chu Yi to Jinhua Villa to arrange for the servants there to clean the rooms and repair the courtyard.
Since the Ningxi Kingdom said that it should be done according to the customs of the Zangyuan Kingdom, the wedding clothes, phoenix crowns and jewelry of the newlyweds are all made by the Royal Workshop's Clothing Bureau and Jewelry Workshop respectively.
The wine for the banquet was also made by the imperial winemaker himself. There is a custom in the Zangyuan Kingdom. After every princess is born, the emperor will brew ten large vats of "Nerv's Red" for her until the princess gets married.
The day is used for entertaining guests.
Six years ago, Zangyuan Kingdom and Ningxi Kingdom signed an alliance. Ningxi Kingdom sent its second prince Huangfu Yan to Zangyuan Kingdom as a hostage, and Zangyuan Kingdom married Yu Wenlin, the daughter of the late emperor's eldest princess, Princess Jing.
Huangfu Bo, the crown prince of Ningxi Kingdom, brewed ten jars of "Daughter" for Princess Linlang because he was married to a distant relative.
"Red", two cylinders hosted a banquet for the civil and military ministers when sending the princess off for her wedding, and six cylinders traveled a long way to the Ningxi Kingdom and were used at the wedding banquet for Huangfu Bo to marry the Crown Princess. There are still two cylinders left. This time, the remaining two cylinders will be used.
"Nervhong" has been moved out of the wine cellar and will be sent to Jinhua Villa for a banquet soon.
Other items had to be prepared by the Chu Mansion. Chu Huan had already selected twenty strong servants, and as soon as the list was finalized, he immediately sent them out to purchase.
Chu Yueyin handed the list of wedding supplies to Chu Huan, and asked him to arrange the accommodation for the nuns, guards and maids brought from the palace. Fortunately, the Chu Mansion was a large place with many rooms, so arrangements were quickly made for just twenty people.
Chu Yueyin took Yinqiao and the five maids back to Yuehua Pavilion. Chu Huan personally took Liu Qing, Zhang Qing and a group of guards around the Chu Mansion to familiarize themselves with the environment.
As soon as he entered Yuehua Pavilion, a handsome maid in light green clothes came up to him and saluted Chu Yue.
"Greetings to the Queen!"
Chu Yueyin was startled. When the maid raised her head and looked at her eyebrows carefully, she suddenly realized.
"Get up and get the pen and ink." Chu Yueyin ordered.
The maid turned around and went to the desk by a familiar route.
Chu Yueyin stared at the tall and slender figure of the maid, and couldn't help but smile. This maid was clearly Bei Mingyu who had resumed women's clothing. Unexpectedly, she was handsome and unrestrained when she was wearing men's clothing, and even more charming when she changed into women's clothing.
After Bei Mingyu brought the pen and ink, Chu Yueyin hurriedly wrote a letter and handed it to one of the palace maids, saying: "Give the letter to Liu Qing and ask him to quickly arrange for someone to be sent to Ningxi Kingdom outside the West City.
The envoy’s residence.”
The palace maid took the letter and hurriedly went to do it.
Chu Yueyin covered Fan's mouth with her hand, yawned lightly, waved her other hand casually, and said: "I am tired and want to rest for a while. Except for Yinqiao, everyone else has left.
.”
"Yes!" The maids saluted neatly and retreated. Bei Mingyu followed the maids and was about to leave.
Chu Yueyin pointed at Beiming Yu and said, "You, close the door and stay!"
Bei Mingyu closed the door and turned around with a smile, "The Queen has good eyesight, she recognized me right away."
Chu Yueyin also laughed, "You made the mistake of playing the role of a maid of the Chu Mansion, but you called me 'Queen' like the ladies in the palace. If Miss Beiming called me 'Miss' like Yinqiao, I might not be so quick.
Recognize you."
"Miss, this servant is 'Xi Yan', not some Beiming girl."
"Xi Yan is the name my father gave you? I originally planned to save some trouble and call you 'Yu'er'."
"Yes, the name was given by the master. It doesn't matter what it is, it's just a title." Bei Mingyu is not her real name, but she has been with her for more than ten years. It has been so long that she has almost forgotten her true name.
Name.
"Then I will call you 'Xiyan' from now on." Chu Yueyin said as he walked towards the bed, "I will live outside the palace for ten days to prepare for Prince Huangfu's wedding, and I will take you into the palace in ten days."
Bei Mingyu said in surprise: "Master Huangfu really wants to marry Shangguan Ke'er? He doesn't look like someone who compromises easily."
Chu Yueyin was shocked when he heard this, and slowly took off his mink cloak. He sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Bei Mingyu, frowned and asked: "You... know Mr. Huangfu? Do you have a deep friendship with him?"
Bei Mingyu smiled, walked over, and replied generously: "We know each other, but we can only say that we are casual acquaintances. On the contrary, I have a deeper friendship with Sun Jun. That time I was exposed in Dingxiang Courtyard, and I was caught by someone.
A large group of guards pursued me, but it was Sun Jun who secretly helped me escape."
"Then how much do you know about Mr. Huangfu? Can you tell me?" Inexplicably, even though he knew that the person Huangfuyan liked was Sun Jun, Chu Yueyin still wanted to know him.
Bei Mingyu sat down on the brocade stool in front of the bed, looked into Chu Yueyin's eyes, and said seriously: "I know very little about Mr. Huangfu. What I know, the young lady also knows. However, one thing is certain.
, Mr. Huangfu is a man with lofty ambitions, and he is definitely not as weak as he seems on the surface. He is just... waiting for an opportunity."
"I..." An idea came to Chu Yueyin's mind, but...she shook her head, feeling it was inappropriate, and did not continue.
Beiming Yulang has been in the world for many years. He is straightforward and observant of people. When he saw Chu Yueyin, he stopped talking and said, "Miss, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
"I just have an idea, but it's not mature yet. I'll wait until I meet Shangguan Ke'er tomorrow."
Bei Mingyu didn't force her, and just smiled faintly, "Is it related to Mr. Huangfu? If Miss wants my help, just say that as long as I can do it, I will try my best."
"Thank you!" Chu Yueyin blinked her sleepy eyes and called Yinqiao who was standing aside, "Yinqiao, tell Xiyan what you need to pay attention to in the palace. I'm sleepy.
Take a rest and don’t let anyone come in and disturb you.”
"Yes!" Yinqiao agreed, and he and Bei Mingyu walked out of the wing, closed the door, and sat in the pavilion in the courtyard without walking far. They whispered the rules of the palace. No need to use a stick.
While enjoying the fragrance, Bei Mingyu remembered all those complicated rules.
In the house, Chu Yueyin was lying on her back on the bed. After seeing the scene of Huangfu Yan and Sun Jun's love last night, she was deeply shocked. She could barely hold on until the family banquet was over. After returning to Kunning Palace, she could not sleep until dawn. At this time, she lay down
On the bed, she was very tired, but she still couldn't sleep, because as soon as she closed her eyes, she would see Huangfuyan's face.
Chu Yueyin opened her eyes wide, looked at the lavender Xiangluoding, and said quietly: "Chu Yueyin, you have been poisoned by him..."