Chapter three hundred and seventy-ninth first meeting Suru Sakura
The small banquet at the eldest princess's palace was just as Yun Shang expected. It was not a real banquet. All the important officials and family members of the court were invited, which was almost on the same level as a palace banquet. Before Yun Shang got off the carriage, she saw Liu Jin with his
His first wife got out of the carriage and was welcomed into the princess' mansion.
Yun Shang chuckled softly, "With such blatant behavior, does the eldest princess really think that she can hide it from everyone's eyes by claiming to be a worshiper of Buddha?"
Luo Qingyan looked at the people coming in and out and smiled, "I heard that the eldest princess holds three or four small banquets almost every year to entertain these people."
"Oh?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. The eldest princess is actually a smart person who knows how to confuse eyes and how to be patient.
Luo Qingyan opened the carriage door and walked out, turned around and helped Yun Shang get out of the carriage. The doorman had already met Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang the day before, and when he saw the two of them, he hurriedly walked forward and saluted, "
Prince Rui, Princess Rui, please come in."
After entering the door, the young monk also came up to him, holding a plate in his hand with four bamboo signs inside, "Prince Rui, Princess Rui is well. Today's small banquet will be held in four courtyards."
It will be held. Which courtyard the prince and princess will participate in depends on the cards they turn over. May I ask you two, who will turn over the cards?"
Luo Qingyan smiled and lowered his head, glanced at Yun Shang and said, "Shang'er, please turn it over."
Yun Shang laughed out loud, "I heard that the emperor's favor in the harem was sometimes determined by flipping the cards. Today I am lucky enough to be able to try the feeling of flipping the cards." After saying this, he stretched out his hand.
I randomly picked up a bamboo sign and turned it over. It had the word "梅" written on it.
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Excellent, my favorite is plum."
"Then I have to congratulate the princess, it's Meiyuan." The young monk said with a smile, "Little monk, let someone take the prince and princess over." After saying that, he called a maid to take Yun Shang into the courtyard.
go.
The last time Yun Shang and the others came here, they only went to the flower hall, but they had never seen the scenery inside. The maid took them around the flower hall, passed the long corridor, turned right, and walked for a while before arriving at a flower hall.
In front of the courtyard where "Plum Garden" is written.
The maid bowed and said, "This is the Plum Garden. Your Majesty and Princess, please come in."
It was the middle of winter, and as soon as I stepped into the plum garden, I smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms. I saw a plum forest in front of my eyes, and then I saw several young women standing in the courtyard, laughing and enjoying the plum blossoms. The women said:
Yun Shang didn't know any of them, but their appearance was very outstanding. There were several men sitting in the corridor, talking, but Yun Shang saw that several people's eyes were on the women who were admiring the plum blossoms.
of.
"Prince Rui." Yun Shang was looking around when he heard someone calling out. Suddenly, all eyes fell on Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang.
Yun Shang turned her head along with Luo Qingyan and saw a young man waving towards Luo Qingyan. Luo Qingyan whispered, "It's Meng Yunguan, the Minister of Rites."
Yun Shang nodded slightly. During the draft a few days ago, Luo Qingyan often went to the Ministry of Etiquette, so he must have become familiar with him.
Everyone there turned around, and Yun Shang saw two familiar faces, one was Liu Yinfeng, and the other was Li Qianmo.
Luo Qingyan walked over with Yun Chang and nodded to everyone. The Minister of Rites turned to Yun Chang, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He pondered for a moment and then said, "This must be Princess Rui, right?" I heard that Prince Rui loves Princess Rui very much. When I saw Princess Rui today, I realized why..."
Yun Shang was amused by his illogical words and laughed lightly. She turned around and saw Shen Yilan standing at the door of the house smiling at her. Yun Shang blessed everyone and walked towards Shen Yilan with a smile. He walked over and said, "Are you here too? Where is grandma?"
Shen Yilan smiled and said, "The weather was too cold. The old lady said she was too lazy to walk around, so she asked me to tell the eldest princess."
Yun Shang looked over her shoulder and saw no one else, so she asked again, "You didn't bring Yan'er either?"
When Shen Yilan heard this, she curled her lips and said, "This place is so smoky, why bring him here? It's better to let him stay with the old lady in the house."
Seeing Shen Yilan talking to Yun Shang, a woman who knew Shen Yilan came over and said hello, "Yilan, Princess Rui."
Yun Shang turned around and looked at the woman. She had a beautiful face and a smile on her face. Yun Shang winked at Shen Yilan, and Shen Yilan reacted and said with a smile, "Let me introduce to Chang'er, this is Su The cousin of the mansion, her maiden name is Ruying."
Su Ruying? Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, her eyes fell on the woman, and she looked at the woman carefully for a moment. She had a pair of unibrows, and her eyes were not big, but they were energetic. Her lips were red and her teeth were white. She was fresh and beautiful, not weak, and Not overbearing, just the right amount of beauty. Yun Shang smiled lightly. No wonder the queen was so confident and wanted to marry her into Prince Rui's Mansion. Looking at her appearance, she was not a worry-free person. I think everyone in the Su Mansion also taught her Got a lot.
However, Su Ruying probably didn't know that Yun Shang had already known about the queen's plan. Looking at her performance today, she seemed to want to get close to her.
Yun Shang smiled and said, "It turns out to be Miss Su family. The Su family is a family with real beauties. The empress has a stunning face, and Miss Ru Ying is also as beautiful as a fairy."
When Su Ruying heard this, her face suddenly turned into a peach blossom, and she responded softly, "Princess Rui, thank you..."
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly paused and stared blankly behind Yun Shang, as if she had lost her soul. Yun Shang followed her gaze and turned her head, and saw Luo Qingyan walking towards her. Coming over, Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. Was Su Ruying stunned when she saw Luo Qingyan?
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Luo Qingyan handing over a white thing, with tenderness in his eyes, "Come here, Chang'er, I just asked my servant to drink Tang Pozi. I forgot to take it with me when I went out in a hurry. You have to keep your hands." It’s all a bit cold, take this, and if it gets cold, just ask someone to fill it with hot water.”
Yun Shang nodded and took it. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Su Ruying's voice behind her, which was slightly trembling, "The daughter of the people pays homage to Prince Rui."
Luo Qingyan frowned, his eyes fell on Su Ruying, but he only glanced at it lightly and ignored it. He turned his eyes and shook Yun Chang's hand, frowned and said, "It's indeed cold again. Quickly put your hand in."
Yun Shang responded and put her hand into the fox fur sleeve containing Tang Pozi. A wave of warmth came over her. Yun Shang arched her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Miss Ruying of the Su family is here to greet you. Why don't you do that?" If you don’t tell people to get up, it’s freezing cold. What will you do if your body is frozen?”
When Luo Qingyan heard Yun Shang's words, he turned to look at Su Ruying again and said coldly, "I was in charge of the talent show a few days ago. I heard people talking about Miss Su Ruying, saying that she has an outstanding appearance and is a Jin. The most beautiful woman in the city is just mediocre at first sight. I heard that during the second selection of beautiful girls, Miss Su Ruying was not chosen because of her bad body odor."
"Your Majesty!" Yun Shang glanced at Luo Qingyan, who smiled nonchalantly, turned around and left.
Yun Shang hurriedly handed Mrs. Yu to Qianliu aside, stepped forward to help up the somewhat pale Su Ruying and said, "I'm really sorry, my prince has always had such a cold temperament and is not very good at talking. I hope Miss Su won't blame her. .”
Su Ruying's smile was a little forced, she quickly shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Then she quickly stepped aside.
Shen Yilan pulled Yun Shang aside and burst out laughing, "Why didn't I know that Prince Rui's mouth was so poisonous? The voice just now was not quiet. I'm afraid everyone in the garden could hear it." Alright."
Yun Shang whispered to Shen Yilan the queen's plan to put Su Ruying into Prince Rui's palace as a concubine. Shen Yilan's eyes widened immediately, "Why is the queen so domineering? Everyone knows Prince Rui." She is in love with you, but she wants to deliberately destroy it. I'm afraid this Su Ruying is also a careless master. She clearly knows the queen's plan. Today she made a special trip to get close to you. You didn't see it just now, but she saw it. When Prince Rui was a king, his eyes were shining brightly. I thought that Prince Rui was excellent and it was common for girls to like him, but I didn’t expect that there would be such a thing. Prince Rui really scolded him well. If it were me, I would just He greeted me with two slaps."
Yun Shang smiled and pulled her, "You have such a bad temper. No matter what, even though Su Ruying is just a concubine, she is also a young lady of the Su family. In any case, this little bit of face must be given. Even if you have to teach her a lesson. You have to find a place to teach me a lesson where no one else can see you. It’s in public here, so you can’t let others catch you.”
"That's right." Shen Yilan curled her lips, pulled Yun Shang and said, "Forget it, there are some unmarried girls and boys outside who are arty and appreciate plum blossoms and write poems. Let's go inside. My mother and aunt are also in the house. Woolen cloth."
Yun Shang thought for a while, her mother and aunt should be Luo Qingyan's aunts, then she nodded quickly and said with a smile, "If your aunts are in the house, why don't you tell me earlier that I'm here?" I've been standing here for so long and I haven't even gone to say hello yet, it's really rude."
"How can one of my own family have to pay so much attention to it?" Shen Yilan disagreed and pulled Yun Shang towards the house.
Just as he was about to walk into the house, he saw bursts of white mist rising in the plum forest, making it look like he was in danger. Yun Shang frowned and pulled Shen Yilan into the house.
As expected, the house was full of married women. When Yun Shang walked in, she heard them talking about the shop called Qianshui Yiren Pavilion that had recently emerged in the city. The women in the house were familiar faces. They had been in the Duke of Hua's mansion before. I have seen many of them at the birthday banquet. When they saw Yun Shang, they all greeted her very familiarly, "Haha, by the way, Princess Rui is also a regular customer of Qianshui Yiren Pavilion. Look at the pair of hair on her bun. The mandarin duck hairpin is the handiwork of Qianshui Yirenge." (To be continued)
