It has been two days since Yan Jinqiu stepped into the backyard. At this time, the sun is just right. He stood in the shadow and looked at Hua Xiwan, who was sitting under the tree and listening to the performance of the artisan. forward.
The oral artist performed "A Hundred Birds Toward the Phoenix", different bird calls, the sound of flapping wings, and even the sound of wind in the valley were all vividly performed, as well as the sound of water flowing in the mountain stream, and the sound of fish jumping out of the water. , Hua Xiwan closed her eyes and listened to these voices, as if she saw a paradise.
In ancient times, too many artistic treasures disappeared in the torrent of history. In modern times, she has great respect for all kinds of old artists. Because of the hard work of filming, she rarely goes to see these performances. Now that she has such a good opportunity, how can she be willing to miss the performances? The ventriloquist was an old man over 50 years old. When he finished the performance, Hua Xiwan asked his servant to bring a bowl of throat soup to the old man, and after he drank it, he said: "The old man's skills are really amazing, he is indeed a ventriloquist family. successor."
Hearing this, the old man was a little flattered and said, "It is the blessing of the old man's eighth life to be praised by the princess of the county." After being scorned countless times, how could he have thought that he would have the face to perform in front of the princess of the county, and the princess of the county called him "Sir".
"The old gentleman is just too modest," Hua Xiwan said with a smile, "You act vividly, which is not something ordinary people can do. If the old gentleman does not dislike the simplicity of the county palace, please ask the old gentleman to come to the county palace often in the future. Do a show."
The old man was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he hurriedly saluted: "The princess of the county likes to listen to it. It is a blessing for the old man to come to the palace to perform. How dare you dislike it."
When a eunuch saw this, he stepped forward to help the old man up, and Bai Xia gave the old man a purse, which contained some silver money: "Since the old man dislikes it, I will invite you to come to the county palace to perform in the future, our county princess likes it the most. These things." The old man held a heavy purse, and after thanking Hua Xiwan and Bai Xia, he followed the servant to the outside of the yard. As soon as he walked down the porch, he saw the little servant who was leading the way kneeling down. He didn't dare to look up, only guessing that there must be a noble person in front of him, so he knelt down.
"Get up, since Princess Princess likes this old gentleman's performance, remember to send people back."
The old man was very young when he heard the voice. When he got up, he saw a man in a luxurious white robe standing in the shadows. Although he was old, his eyes were not yet blooming. Just a casual glance, he felt that the young man said no. He is so handsome, he has traveled all over the world for so many years, and he has never seen such a good-looking young man.
When he followed the servant out of the yard, the servant smiled and said, "Sir, you are very lucky. It was our county prince who said we would take you home. You will be blessed in the future."
"Your Majesty?" The old man looked at the servant with a surprised look on his face. After seeing him nodding affirmatively, he trembled and said, "My God, my little old man is lucky today." I took a piece of silver and stuffed it into the little servant. After seeing that the little servant was unwilling to accept it anyway, I had to keep it myself.
After he got on the carriage that the county prince's mansion took him home, the old man touched the purse in his sleeve, and the joy on his face couldn't go away. The prince of the county is very imposing, and at a glance, you can tell that it is the image of Fugui. Not only are these two outstanding in appearance, but their faces are also rare and noble. They really deserve to be the prince and the princess. The momentum is different from ordinary people.
Under the shade of the tree, Hua Xiwan squinted her eyes and saw Yan Jinqiu walking towards her. She put the fan in her hand on the table, picked up the mung bean soup and drank it slowly. She didn't put it down when Yan Jinqiu approached bowl in hand.
Seeing Hua Xiwan ignoring him, Yan Jinqiu sat quietly beside her, watched her use up most of the bowl of mung bean soup, and said, "We haven't visited the imperial grandmother in the palace for a few days, you will come with me tomorrow. Is it okay to go?"
Hua Xiwan put down the bowl, took the tea handed over by Hongying, rinsed her mouth, and slowly wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief: "When the prince speaks, the concubine will naturally obey."
"I said earlier that we don't have to pay attention to these things," Yan Jinqiu beckoned to Mu Tong who was behind him, took a sandalwood box from his hand and said, "A few days ago, you said that you liked the embroidery in Shu. , I had some handkerchiefs embroidered overnight, you can see if you like it, and if you like it, let them make you a few summer dresses."
Hua Xiwan took the box from his hand, opened the box and glanced at the handkerchief in the box, nodded to Yan Jinqiu and smiled, "You are as careful as the Lord of Lao County." Put the box aside.
Yan Jinqiu glanced at the box that was placed next to him, glanced at the maids and servants around him, waved these people back, and sighed: "Xiwan, sometimes I really don't understand your thoughts. "
Hearing this, Hua Xiwan smiled instead of anger: "Sometimes my opinion is the same as yours."
Yan Jinqiu looked slightly startled, looked away slightly and said, "You and I are husband and wife, what can't you say?"
Hua Xiwan looked at him intently, and after a while, she suddenly smiled and said, "Then what you want to say to me, I must listen carefully."
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and after a long time, Yan Jinqiu reached out and picked up the broken hair in her ear, and sighed: "Let's live a good life, don't make each other unhappy for some small things, it will not only hurt feelings, but also be bad for you and me. ."
The hand beside her cheek was a little warm, Hua Xiwan looked up at the man with a gentle smile on her face, and gradually a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Okay."
Yan Jinqiu stretched out his arms around her, picked her up lazily, and then... stumbled under his feet.
Hua Xiwan rolled over from his arms and said with a smile, "I'd better go by myself." Everyone knows that Duke Xian only loves literature, not martial arts. How could he easily hug someone by the waist when he doesn't like martial arts on weekdays?
She looked back at the little servants and maids standing in the distance, allowed Yan Jinqiu to hold her hand, and then, under the awkward smile of the other party, very considerately added: "It's okay if I can't hold you, although I look at it. Up thin, in fact still some weight.
Yan Jinqiu: "..." He felt that he was not comforted by the other party, especially when the other party laughed insincerely.
The servants who were serving in the inner courtyard found that the prince of the county had returned to the inner courtyard to live again, and he also piled a lot of things into the private storage of the princess of the county. And the princess of the county is still leisurely eating, drinking, and having fun, as if there was no such thing as letting the prince of the county stay in the study for several days before.
Mutong Baixia and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there is a conflict between the masters, which is not a good thing for their servants. Now that the two are reconciled as before, it could not be better.
Hua Xiwan did not enter the palace many times, one because their identities needed to be avoided, and the other because she was too lazy to secretly confront several people in the palace. But no matter what, the work on the face is to be done well. Just like the queen and the queen mother, they obviously have no feelings, but on important occasions, they will always look like their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are in harmony.
The Fukang Palace, where the Queen Mother lives, gave Hua Xiwan a sense of luxury and heaviness. She looked at the maid leading the way, thinking of the Queen Mother who was always satisfied with herself, and the Queen who was always trapped in her words. I sighed inwardly.
When I saw the inner room, the queen was indeed there, not only she was there, but also the prince and the princess. Hua Xiwan glanced at Yan Jinqiu, took a few steps forward and said, "Xiwan has seen the imperial grandmother, but I haven't seen her for a few days, and the imperial grandmother seems to be looking better again. Grandma is refreshed and in good spirits?"
"Ouch, the Aijia can't bear to be such a good grandson-in-law," the Queen Mother was coaxed into a smile by Hua Xiwan's words. She didn't allow Hua Xiwan to greet the queen and others, so she pulled the person in front of her, and after a while of rare praise , and then said to Yan Jinqiu next to him, "I see that Xiwan has lost some weight in the past few days. It seems that you are not dedicated enough as a husband."
"Grandmother, the prince of the county treats his grandson-in-law very well. It's just that the weather has been hot recently, so he has been eating less. In order to make the grandson-in-law use more things, the prince of the county can't wait to give the grandson-in-law all the delicious and useful things in the house. You can't wrong him, otherwise what if he doesn't treat his grandson-in-law when he goes back?" Hua Xiwan grabbed her sleeve and explained with a blushing face, "Then the granddaughter-in-law can only cry to the imperial grandmother."
"He dares," the Queen Mother smiled and asked her servants to hold a stool for Yan Jinqiu, and then said to the Queen, "Looking at the intimacy and warmth between these younger generations, Aijia's heart is sweeter than anything you eat."
Knowing that the Queen Mother was hinting between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, she smiled stiffly and said, "The Queen Mother is right."
The princess looked at Hua Xiwan enviously, and then looked at the prince beside her, embarrassed and sad, and buried her head.
The prince raised his head and looked at Hua Xiwan several times, but because the Queen Mother and Yan Jinqiu were present, he was not too explicit, but the frequent glances at Hua Xiwan made Yan Jinqiu brow slightly. .
"His Royal Highness," Yan Jinqiu said suddenly, "I heard that His Royal Highness has been studying with Master Zhong these days. I wonder if Master Zhong is strict?"
"Ah," the prince sighed, and when he saw the queen staring at him, he forced a smile and said, "Master Zhong is very knowledgeable. Learning from him will benefit this palace a lot." Thinking of the serious face of Master Zhong, the prince His Highness felt that his heart was blocked.
"Master Zhong is proficient in painting, chess, calligraphy and painting, and ordinary people can't even ask him for advice. It's good that His Royal Highness can get Master Zhong's guidance," Yan Jinqiu bowed to him. I would like to ask your Highness for more advice.”
"Haha, you're polite, you're polite." The prince laughed dryly. He went to instruct Yan Jinqiu, who had only learned so well. This was like a joke.
Hua Xiwan looked away silently, and in front of Yan Jinqiu, the IQ of the crown prince had reached a new low, so she couldn't bear to see it. I secretly looked at the queen, and sure enough, I saw that she was suppressing her anger with a smile on her face. The emperor and the empress are both very smart people, why did the prince's IQ not evolve, but an atavism phenomenon
The queen was about to speak, but was interrupted by the queen mother: "Okay, your cousins are good children, so you don't have to be polite to each other. Two days ago, the central province sent new blood bird's nests, and I asked the small kitchen to make them. Now, let's try it together."
After speaking, several palace servants approached with trays, and in each tray was a fine porcelain bowl the size of a fist. Hua Xiwan took the bowl and glanced at it, unable to help but raise her eyebrows to look at the queen.
When the queen saw the quality of the boiled bird's nest, her face changed and she knelt down to the queen mother.
Hua Xiwan was sitting on the small stool in front of the Queen Mother, but when she saw the Queen kneeling down, she hurriedly got up and retreated to Yan Jinqiu who had stood up.