Chapter Two Hundred and Eightieth: Forest Bamboo Appreciating Chrysanthemums
Miss Qi, whose maiden name is Qi Ziyun, is only fifteen or sixteen years old. It can be said that this garden party hosted by Duke Chang Min is very timely for her. Her father Qi Zongyuan has just been promoted to Minister of War, and his foundation is not yet stable.
She urgently needs a marriage to consolidate her position. Secondly, she is also very pushy and has a very high vision. She always wants to find a husband who will be admired by everyone.
That's why she chose someone who was inferior to her in every aspect to be by her side, namely Dong Yuyao, the second daughter of Dong Jisheng, his father's direct subordinate.
What she didn't expect was that Dong Yuzhen, Dong Jisheng's eldest daughter, was not as useless as Dong Yuyao said. On the contrary, she was a bit more glorious than Dong Yuyao. Among the people she knew, she was actually older than her family.
But because Dong Yuzhen was embarrassed in the Ruiyuan Building and she made some oblique remarks at the door, Qi Ziyun couldn't help but try to get close to her.
Also, it was because of Lin Zhu's relationship. Today, I saw Lin Zhu talking and laughing with Du Bin, the second son of the Du family, at the door, which made Qi Ziyun a little bit disgusted. She had met Du Bin once two or three years ago.
, but Du Bin was even more rigid at that time than he is now, but from her father and brother, she heard that Du Bin was not only outstanding in literary talent, but also very good in martial arts, both civil and military.
In addition, Du Bin has a good family background. His grandfather was the previous Minister of Works and his father is the current Minister of Works. This is unique in the capital. So Du Bin has a bright future. How can this not make Qi Ziyun
My heart is beating.
The Du family is prosperous, with a total of five sons. They are also ranked as the top candidates for a son-in-law in the capital. Du Bin ranks second, and the eldest, Du Chun, has already been married, and the remaining three, four, and five are still married.
He is young and not of marriageable age, so Du Bin is very popular now.
Qi Ziyun was a little anxious and wanted to know how Dong Yuzhen met Du Bin, and how they were so close that they came to the garden party in the Du family's carriage.
So she had been taking Dong Yuyao to look for Lin Zhu and others. Dong Yuyao hoped that Qi Ziyun could introduce more official ladies to her. It would be better if she could show her face in front of others.
"Sister Yuyao, she is also your sister after all. The two sisters attended the garden party at the same time, but they are not together. They are easy to criticize, so I'd better accompany you to find them." Qi Ziyun coaxed Dong Yuyao to find Dong Yuzhen.
Although Dong Yuyao was not very willing, she still obeyed Qi Ziyun's words in order to appear considerate and ladylike in front of everyone.
At this time, Lin Zhu and Dong Yuzhen were admiring a chrysanthemum. "Sister Zhen, this flower is so beautiful."
"After all, it's a treasure raised in the palace. It's really wonderful." Dong Yuzhen, a pure ancient, knows much more than Lin Zhu, a half-ancient who became a monk on the way. He can also get things that the upper class likes at his fingertips.
As for Lin Zhu, let alone this life, he had never seen such chrysanthemums in his previous life. Even if he had seen pictures, he would have forgotten them in the blink of an eye. He was not as shocked as seeing the real thing now.
"Miss Zhen does have good eyesight." Aunt Chang nodded with a smile. She was not surprised that Lin Zhu didn't know the name of this chrysanthemum. After all, how could a small mountain village have the opportunity to see such a rare treasure.
"Aunt Chang, have you seen these chrysanthemums?" Lin Zhu raised his head and asked.
"Well, I've seen some of them before." Aunt Chang said modestly. Although some new varieties of chrysanthemums are bred every year, it may be that the new varieties on the table are not easy to produce, so most of the chrysanthemums here are
Aunt Chang has seen all chrysanthemums.
"Girl, that one is Green Cloud, this one is Huangshi Gong, that one is Yuhuchun, and this one is West Lake Liuyue..." Aunt Chang introduced to Lin Zhu as she walked.
"Aunt Chang, look, there is such a color?" Lin Zhu pointed to a flower with deep red, purple and black flowers.
"This should be the newly planted black chrysanthemum this year." Aunt Chang also saw this color of chrysanthemum for the first time. However, it did not prevent her from hearing the name of this black chrysanthemum before.
"The more difficult the color is to grow, the more valuable the chrysanthemum is." Dong Yuzhen also came closer to watch it carefully.
In Lin Zhu's heart, chrysanthemums are nothing more than yellow, white, green and red. She really has no love for this dark color. She glanced around and saw a chrysanthemum that looked like unopened instant noodles. She walked towards it curiously.
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The colors ranged from red to purple, but most of the colors in the middle were yellow. Lin Zhu looked left and right and couldn't see the way out, so he had to ask Aunt Chang for help.
"Aunt Chang, what is the name of this chrysanthemum?"
"This chrysanthemum is called Phoenix Zhenyu." Aunt Chang walked to her side, took a look and said, "Girl, look at the petals of this chrysanthemum extending outwards, the petal tail curling upward, like a phoenix spreading its wings, and the middle petals facing inward.
The scroll is like a phoenix dancing loudly, the red and yellow flowers complement each other, and the flower shape is beautiful and moving, making people hear its name and admire its flowers, just like the beautiful appearance of the phoenix spreading its wings."
After hearing Aunt Chang's words, Dong Yuzhen nodded repeatedly, praising that the flower was indeed worthy of its name. But Lin Zhu looked around. The half-opened chrysanthemums looked like unopened instant noodles.
But she didn’t dare to say it, otherwise what if Aunt Chang asked her to cram in this knowledge later?
Little did they know that Aunt Chang had already wanted to teach Lin Zhu when she saw that he didn't understand anything.
The group of people walked and walked, very comfortable.
"After all, it is a royal garden, and every plant and tree complements each other so well." Lin Zhu admired.
"Didn't Sister Xiaozhu want to learn from the appearance of this royal garden? Is there any gain?" Dong Yuzhen mentioned Lin Zhu's original intention.
"I have some ideas, but I don't have that much money to build it like this." Lin Zhu shook his head.
"Haha, girl, this kind of garden pays attention to adapting measures to local conditions. You'd better listen to Mr. Du's suggestions." Aunt Chang also said with a smile.
"Of course I have to listen to Grandpa Du." Lin Zhu sighed. Her family background was still too shallow. If she had even one-tenth of the people in this place, she wouldn't be able to afford it.
"Okay, since you're out to play today, don't think about those things. Give your little head a day's rest." Dong Yuzhen took Lin Zhu's hand and persuaded her.
"Yes, girl, the garden is not in a hurry. Let's build it slowly." Aunt Chang also agreed.
"By the way, I have to go find Sister Yan." Lin Zhu suddenly remembered the appointment he had made with Wang Qingyan that day. "Let's go and find them."
Watching Lin Zhu do this and that for a while, Dong Yuzhen and Aunt Chang smiled at each other. Such childishness was really rare in Lin Zhu.
In the garden, there are many servants of Princess Changmin's Mansion, standing in every corner or inconspicuous places, the purpose is to take care of these guests at any time. In addition, there are also some activities held in the garden, all of which are organized by everyone.
When ladies are together, they especially like to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Because Lin Zhu didn't know anything about this, he didn't come forward, and Dong Yuzhen wasn't too outstanding in this aspect. Like Lin Zhu, she stayed far away.
But this kind of place is the easiest to be noticed.
Moreover, Princess Changmin specially decorated some spacious pavilions as places for everyone to play the piano, calligraphy and painting.
So it was easy to see a group of people gathered there. Wang Qingyan, whom Lin Zhu was looking for, was also among them.
Wang Qingyan did not dare to go out for several years, so she had nothing to do at home, so she devoted herself to playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In addition, she had two smart brothers, so she was very good at these aspects.
When Lin Zhu found her, Wang Qingyan was playing the piano.
Lin Zhu didn't do much research on the guqin, but when he saw the people around him listening intoxicated, he could tell that Wang Qingyan's talent was extraordinary. Moreover, the melodious sound of the guqin really made Lin Zhu feel as if his mind was clear and clear.
The whole person's thoughts follow the music of the piano, reaching a cloud-like beauty.
When the song ended, the scene fell into silence, and people's praises were heard only after a moment.
Wang Qingyan stood up, thanked her sheepishly, and walked out from the side of the guqin. Her face was red. It was her first time to play in public. If cousin Manyun hadn't encouraged her, she might not have done this.
courage.
Now it seems that the effect is very good. These young ladies are not only shocked by her restored face, but also impressed by her talent. No one will say that the young lady of the Wang family is useless and ugly anymore.
Facing so many people, she felt a little shy. Wang Qingyan pulled Zhang Manyun and Song Hanyu out of the pavilion.
I happened to see Lin Zhu standing not far from the pavilion.
"Sister Zhu, you're here." Wang Qingyan happily walked towards Lin Zhu.
"Sister Yan, you played so well." Lin Zhu clapped her hands and praised.
"Even you make fun of me." Wang Qingyan's cheeks turned red, and she held Lin Zhu's hand and shook it.
"I'm telling the truth, right? Sister Yun." Lin Zhu looked at Zhang Manyun, asking for witnesses.
"Of course. My cousin's piano skills have been taught by famous teachers, how can she not be amazed by everyone." Zhang Manyun agreed. She saw all the reactions of the people around her.
"Okay, stop praising me." Wang Qingyan calmed down, pulled Lin Zhu over, and introduced to Song Hanyu, "Hanyu, this bamboo sister, her surname is Lin, her last name is the Chinese character for bamboo, and she is one year older than you.
It's not convenient for me to introduce you at Ruiyuan Building that day. She may be my cousin's benefactor."
"Sister Zhu, this is my aunt's daughter, her surname is Song and her name is Hanyu."
"Miss Song, we meet again." Lin Zhu greeted her.
"I've heard my cousin praise you all the time. I was in a hurry that day. But when I saw you today, you are really as smart as your cousin said." Song Hanyu was very polite, but she didn't speak like a child.
"This is my good sister. Her surname is Dong and her given name is Yuzhen. She is the same age as Sister Yun." Dong Yuzhen has been standing beside her. Lin Zhu saw that her expression was a little gloomy. It was probably because of the status of Wang Qingyan and others that she felt inferior.
"Sister Yuzhen and I have known each other for a long time." Zhang Manyun took her hand with a wink. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is mine.