When Lin Yunyan arrived, the Queen Mother had just taken a lunch break.
Grandma Wang combed the Queen Mother's hair again and couldn't help but feel happy when she saw Lin Yunyan.
Lin Yunyan also laughed.
Looking left and right, the rosewood and bone-inlaid table with the Eight Immortals crossing the sea was empty.
There is no horse tag.
That was the Empress Dowager’s favorite card table.
Seeing her eyes looking straight at the table, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "What? How much do you want to win from the Ai family?"
Lin Yunyan replied: "You are not stingy."
"You're not stingy." The Queen Mother sat on the Luohan bed and reached out to take out a booklet from the table beside her. "Do you know what this is? You wrote a whole booklet about the gifts you gave me when you were young.
Why don't you give me my father-in-law's thoughts and show you how generous the Ai family is?"
After the words fell, not only Lin Yunyan laughed, but also the maids and chambermaids were laughing.
The Empress Dowager didn't really want to read: "The Ai family summoned you just to beat the horse?"
Lin Yunyan smiled and replied: "You know, most of the time, I am doing horse hanging."
The Queen Mother laughed and cursed twice.
The palace was bustling with activity, and someone from outside called out, "The Duke of Fu has come to pay his respects."
Lin Yunyan heard the sound, turned to look at the well-versed chambermaid, and blinked.
Xu Jian is here?
The Queen Mother chuckled.
With such a jerky way of turning her head, she is indeed a female college student!
"Tell me, did the Ai family ask you to come here to beat the horse?" the empress dowager teased her.
Lin Yunyan turned around, looked at the Empress Dowager with her bright eyes, and pursed her lower lip.
Before the words were spoken, he was full of smiles, and even his beautiful eyes were a little brighter.
She just smiled, making the Empress Dowager laugh until she couldn't help but shake her head.
"Did you know he was coming?" Lin Yunyan came closer and said softly, "He wished him well. Why did you call me here? Did he lend you your place and give you gifts?"
My own child makes people happy with every smile, let alone such a bright girl to be married.
The joy was obvious, but he still had to pretend to her, and he pretended to be so playful, the Queen Mother felt her heart melt.
"Giving a gift?" The Empress Dowager raised her hand and patted Lin Yunyan twice on the arm, "How much tea did you get for him last time?"
"That's different," Lin Yunyan was very good at having fun with the Queen Mother, "I gave you what I gave you, but you can't give it to him cheaply."
The Empress Dowager laughed loudly: "Listen to this mouth, now you can still face the Ai family, but after you get married, your elbows will have to face the Duke's mansion."
The people waiting on the side laughed again.
Lin Yunyan is not afraid of their laughter. Everyone around the empress is happy, so that’s good.
The Empress Dowager did not let Xu Jian wait any longer and asked someone to invite him in.
Xu Jian was waiting outside, and naturally heard the laughter inside. Although she didn't know what they were talking about, the Empress Dowager was in a happy mood.
I came in and saluted, and when I looked up, as expected, everyone was smiling.
Especially Lin Yunyan, her eyes are crooked.
The Empress Dowager conferred a seat.
She didn't mention the funny words just now, and just said "Thank you" to Xu Jian. Due to the series of things that happened due to the prince, she knew that Xu Jian was busy with Shuntian Mansion.
Xu Jian responded one by one, with a neutral attitude, without revealing too much about the inside story of the fight, and without making people feel perfunctory.
This is the satisfied attitude of the Empress Dowager.
There are some things that cannot be explained too clearly about the former dynasty and the harem. It is just right to grasp the degree in this way. Moreover, Xu Jian obviously pays attention to the way of expression, not sharp, but very smooth.
If it were Xu Jian in the past, the Empress Dowager would not pay special attention to this.
Military generals perform meritorious service on the battlefield, and sometimes showing off their sharpness is not a bad thing. Xu Mang used to be very upright.
But things are different now. Xu Jian will not go to war and will stay in the court. If he wants to stand firm in the Jinluan Palace, he still needs to pay attention to some words and strategies.
The Queen Mother asked some more questions. While listening, she glanced at Lin Yunyan next to her from time to time.
Lin Yunyan didn't interrupt, she listened carefully, her eyes fell on Xu Jian, and she didn't shy away from it at all.
Being so generous and generous made the Queen Mother unable to laugh at her.
Who calls it their own territory?
Yun Yan regards Cining Palace as her own home.
Xu Jian looked more restrained, after all, he was "foreign".
"Okay, it would be unwise for the Ai family to ask any more questions," the Empress Dowager patted Lin Yunyan's hand, "Go and find a place to talk."
Lin Yunyan stood up with a smile: "Then I'll go talk to him."
Xu Jian also stood up, saluted the Queen Mother, and followed Lin Yunyan outside.
Unexpectedly, the man who walked to the curtain suddenly stopped, turned around, passed Xu Jian and returned to the Arhat bed. He leaned over and whispered to the Empress Dowager: "I see he didn't bring any gifts. Just wait. I
I’ll definitely get it back for you soon.”
After saying this, she left again.
Xu Jian didn't know what Lin Yunyan said to the Empress Dowager back and forth. She only saw the empress's eyes full of smiles, stroking her hands repeatedly, and smiling from ear to ear.
I have to say that the little princess is really capable of coaxing the empress dowager.
Hui Hui pretended, Hui Hui pretended so much that even he thought it was too much, but the Empress Dowager just accepted her.
After clearly leaving the Empress Dowager and Cining Palace, even if he wiped her lips, the scene would not go on.
Still need to watch the theater.
What the little princess cares about most is whether the empress is happy or not.
After walking out of the main hall, Lin Yunyan did not lead Xu Jian to the side, but only went around the small garden at the back.
The small garden is in the Cining Palace. There is a small pavilion with a good view. You don’t have to worry about people getting close to listen to what they say. It is much safer than going to the big garden outside.
After my father-in-law placed the tea and snacks, he left.
Lin Yunyan sat on the stone bench and said, "How come you know you are coming today? Are you following the path of a saint?"
Xu Jian took a sip of tea: "I mentioned it in the Imperial Study Room yesterday that Taohe Zhai is always inconvenient these days."
Lin Yunyan understood it as soon as she heard it, and said: "Before I came here, I thought the empress was asking me to fight, but when I entered the palace, I saw that there were no cards on the table."
"The Empress Dowager does like horse cranes," Xu Jian said for a moment, then seemed to reminisce, and then said, "I used to call you often. If you are not in the palace in the afternoon, you will probably be in the palace."
Lin Yunyan glanced at him sideways.
The "before" Xu Jian talks about is naturally the "before" after getting married.
He was obviously called to accompany the empress dowager, but he only did it three or four times a month. Speaking from Xu Jian's mouth, for some reason, it seemed like he only went without fighting for three or four days in a month.
Lin Yunyan would not be so stupid as to calculate with Xu Jian how many horses to fight in a month.
Just like what she taught Lin Yunfang before, you cannot "prove yourself". Once you forget about it, you will be led away.
And she will directly ignore what she doesn’t want to say and only mention her own.
"I remember you gave the Empress Dowager a white jade horse hanging before," Lin Yunyan asked softly, "Can I still buy it now?"
Xu Jian raised his eyebrows: "Want to send it off?"
Lin Yunyan smiled and said: "You used the Empress Dowager's place to find me, but you didn't give me a gift? How about a one-time deal?"
Rubbing the teacup with her fingertips, Xu Jian looked at Lin Yunyan with a half-smile.
Their eyes overlapped, and before Lin Yunyan moved away, Xu Jian spoke: "One-shot deal? It's hard to follow the path of the Holy Emperor. Naturally, you have to be a regular customer. You can't lose money."
While talking, Lin Yunyan suddenly remembered the previous time.
Last year, she and Xu Jian met for the first time at Taohe Zhai to discuss Laoshi Lane business. During the test, what did this man say?
"I never thought about making money" and "it doesn't matter if I lose money", but now I say "I can't lose money".
I know it's all nonsense, but it's quite interesting to think about it.
It was so interesting that Lin Yunyan laughed so hard that her eyes sparkled.
Xu Jian didn't ask her why she was laughing. She just felt that the little princess was in a good mood today. Even if the only person watching the play now was Uncle Yu, who was standing very far away, let alone hearing her, he would probably only see a smile. The little princess's play
They all sang very well.
"I can get the white jade horse crane," Xu Jian said, "it will take half a month."
Lin Yunyan nodded in agreement.
After all, in Cining Palace, we should talk as little as possible about "serious things", and of course we can talk about a lot of other things.
"I went to the Hanlin Academy yesterday to look for my father," Lin Yunyan said, "and asked about Yu Pu."
Xu Jian raised her hand to add tea to the two of them, waiting for her to speak slowly.
Lin Yunyan had mentioned this matter to Xu Jian several times before, without going into details, only giving a general outline.
I have a lot of time today, so I can talk about it carefully.
After Lin Yunyan noticed that Yu Pu was nervous, she asked Lin Yunjing twice in private.
For the first time, Lin Yunyan asked in a cryptic manner, and she didn’t know whether Lin Yunjing didn’t understand the meaning or was pretending not to understand, but she didn’t get to the point.
Unexpectedly, the next day, Grandma Hong took the initiative to look for her and asked her "how to thank her."
When Lin Yunyan heard this, she could understand what Grandma Hong meant.
Seeing that she couldn't hide it from Lin Yunyan, Grandma Hong said it very truthfully.
She felt that Yu Pu was a good young man and had a good relationship, but she was just a nanny, and it was not her turn to interfere in such matters.
But she thought that it would not be easy for a big girl to get married. If there was really a prospect, she would talk to the madam shamelessly and listen to her opinion.
This made Lin Yunyan think about it, so she went to talk to Lin Yunjing again.
This time I opened my mouth and clicked the red heart without any ambiguity.
Lin Yunjing still refused to say anything at first. After being questioned more and more by Lin Yunyan, she blushed and stamped her feet and said "Are you bothered?" with a coquettish tone and an attitude that was more embarrassing than annoying. Lin Yunyan suddenly felt confident.
When Grandma Hong saw something going on, she quietly mentioned it to Mrs. Huang.
Mrs. Huang thought about it for a few days and took the initiative to seek advice from Mr. Duan.
"Grandma is steady, she is not in a hurry," Lin Yunyan said and smiled again, "She said that sharpening the knife will not stop chopping wood."
It's a bit interesting here, and I heard Lin Yunyan say that Yu Pu's place is not without its clues, but after all, the marriage proposal is a big deal, and you can't be impatient.
In particular, Lin Yunjing is Eryi.
When the engagement was canceled earlier, the Chengyi Mansion was completely unaccounted for, but it couldn't stand someone's idle talk.
During the second discussion, Xiao Duan was more cautious.
If it can be settled, it's best. If it can't be settled, it should be done quietly. It can't be spread everywhere and people will laugh at it later.
She is thin-skinned and doesn't like to be judged by others, but she does it for Lin Yunjing.
If the meeting is not successful, it will be even more difficult for Lin Yunjing to discuss marriage in the future.
Lin Yunyan said: "We were both in the Hanlin Academy, and my father was appointed as a pioneer by my grandmother."
Yu Pu's moral character is good, but the officialdom is confusing, and it is not uncommon for scholars to change their temperament after becoming officials.
Lin Yu has been thinking about Yu Pu a lot these days.
Watching Yu Pu get along with his colleagues and his attitude towards work and life, the more I watch, the more I appreciate him.
Although he was clearly benevolent to Uncle Chengyi, Yu Pu never got close to Lin Yu in the Imperial Academy because of this, and he did his duty and did what a common man should do.
When I occasionally need to deal with Lin Yu, I follow all the rules and etiquette.
On the other hand, Lin Yu, seeing that this young man had a good foundation, took the initiative to talk to him a few times.
At the same time, Lin Yu also learned about Yu Pu’s personal affairs.
Although we are distant relatives in the capital, we take good care of each other. My parents and close relatives are all in my hometown, and my family is not well off, but they can still get by.
Some people say that since you have become an official and have a salary, you can take the money back to your hometown in the future.
Yu Pu agreed, but did not tell her that she had to repay Uncle Chengcheng's money every quarter.
He didn’t say it, but he returned it.
A few days ago, it happened to be the first time I made an appointment with Chen Gui.
After Yu Pu left the Yamen, he sent the money to Shenghui Pavilion.
"Chen Dong's family came to the house immediately and placed the money in front of my grandmother. Grandma was so full of praise," Lin Yunyan smiled. "As soon as my father returned home, my grandmother called him and said that he was asking around, asking questions from the sidelines.
I've asked a lot about it, why haven't I asked Yu Pu whether he is engaged yet? I blame my father for not doing things well and making him dumbfounded."
Xu Jian curled her lips.
The parents are short-tempered and nagging about trivial matters. Since this life, they rarely seem to sit down and talk about these things.
This is a rare occasion, the focus is on pursuing the truth and reversing regrets.
Those are important, but if they can't break the situation, they can't really move towards a happy and perfect ending, but now hearing the little princess talk about these little things, Xu Jian thought, it's quite good.
Aren’t these harmonies also regrets that have been reversed?
"So," Xu Jian followed Lin Yunyan's words and asked, "You went to the Hanlin Academy yesterday, and my uncle found out about it?"
"I found out," Lin Yunyan said, "Just like what I remembered, Yu Pu is not engaged, and he doesn't have any young girls waiting for him to hire when he returns to the countryside after high school."
Xu Jian laughed.
The first part is fine, but what does the last sentence mean?
From past to present, among the people they know, no candidate has such a childhood sweetheart, right?
He kept saying witty words one after another, showing that he was in a good mood.
"My uncle can tell you things when he returns home. Why don't you rush to the Hanlin Academy?" Xu Jian said.
Lin Yunyan was biting the mung bean cake when she heard the words and glanced at Xu Jian.
Her father did say that she was impatient.
What else are you talking about?
I'm about to give up on Xiao Ding, so don't worry about yourself, worry about your sister's marriage.
Lin Yunyan just thought but didn't say a word. Looking at her expression, Xu Jian could guess what she was thinking.
"There's nothing wrong with being anxious?" He took a sip of tea, "Anyway, you can only be anxious about others. It doesn't matter whether you are anxious or not. It doesn't matter what you say."
Lin Yunyan:......
Listen to this, it's strange.
Xu Jian just pretended that he didn't know that Lin Yunyan was bullying him, so he held the tea cup and drank by himself.
Finally, he said: "The tea from Cining Palace is really good."
