The magnificence of the eldest princess's mansion far exceeded Mo Xuetong's expectations.
Along the way, the garden has towering ancient trees, rockeries, and strange rocks. It is surrounded by mountains and water. Between the pavilions and terraces, there are buildings, pavilions, corridors, winding roads, and there is always a cave. Because of the wind and snow last night, the branches, roofs, and trees , all are snow-white in color, and several branches of red plum trees in the corners stick out from the white snow. ,
She looked even more delicate and charming, a breeze blew by, and the snow fell like rain. A few flakes fell on Xue Tong's shoulders, sliding playfully across her white jade face, and her cold beautiful eyes were quite different. The beauty of fireworks in the world, the long eyelashes trembling slightly, the eyes flowing, there is an indescribable charm.
What Mo Xuetong was looking at was the scenery, but she didn't expect that she had already become a beautiful scenery in the eyes of others.
The maid took her into the flower hall. There were already many guests sitting in the flower hall. They were all young women, all of them were brightly dressed, gorgeous and with beautiful faces. When Mo Xuetong entered, many people were stunned, sometimes not recognizing them. Her young lady was already asking the people next to her: "Who is this?"
"You don't know, this is the third lady of Mo Mansion."
"This is Miss Mo San, she is so beautiful..."
Mo Xuetong's watery eyes turned quickly, and she saw Luo Mingzhu sitting on one side with several ladies. Seeing her coming in, he smiled and waved to her, and Mo Xuetong walked over.
"I knew the eldest princess would invite you, so I waited here and kept an eye on the door, but you came really late." Luo Mingzhu smiled and took her hand, pressing her chair on the side. Sit down and say in a coquettish tone.
"Miss Luo, this is your cousin. She is so beautiful. In a few years, your cousin will have the reputation of being the most beautiful woman in the world." A voice with a touch of exclamation came out, a little unreasonable.
Mo Xuetong looked up and saw a woman in blue and red dress, about fifteen or six years old, sitting next to Luo Mingzhu. She was very beautiful, with soft and charming eyes.
"This is the second young lady of the first assistant, Wang Yueyue, Yueyue, this is the third young lady of Mo Mansion." Luo Qingzhu introduced.
The second young lady of the first assistant, that is, Wang Xiuxiu's sister, did not expect that one of the two sisters was generous and calm, and the other was gentle and graceful.
"Second Miss Wang, I praise you. The most beautiful woman in the world belongs to Miss Ling Er. I saw Miss Ling Er from a distance that day. Her magnificence made me ashamed." Mo Xuetong said with a faint smile.
Seeing Mo Xuetong's lukewarm look, Wang Yueyue's eyes flashed with a hint of unease, and in the blink of an eye, there was a gentle smile: "What Mo San's novel said is that I was rude. When I saw Miss Mo San, I was shocked. Man, you just said such far-fetched words, is this Miss Mo San’s first time here today? If you still have to sign an autograph with me.”
What's that sign? Mo Xuetong blinked blankly.
"Cousin Tong must not know. Forget it, Yueyue, I'll accompany cousin Tong in." Luo Mingzhu stood up with a smile, pulling Mo Xuetong inside. Wang Yueyue behind her also nodded with a smile and stood up.
After leaving the flower hall and turning around the corridor, Mo Xuetong understood what Luo Mingzhu said, and she couldn't help but feel funny and bored at the same time.
The eldest lord hosted this banquet for all unmarried young ladies and unmarried young men. Every once in a while, the eldest princess would use a name to invite these young ladies and gentlemen to gather together. The eldest princess was also very bored, so she There were some banquets.
After lunch, the ladies attending the meeting will hold some programs. Men and women are different. Of course, they cannot be in the same place. There is an artificial lake in the eldest princess's mansion. Men and women rest on both sides. At this time, the eldest princess will have people prepare engraved names. The man will draw the woman's flower lot, and the woman will draw the man's flower lot. If you draw the flower lot, you can ask the other party to perform some talent, such as singing, dancing, calligraphy, or piano skills.
If the person who draws the lot is interested, the two of them can perform together!
Therefore, Wang Yueyue asked Mo Xuetong to prepare the signature.
Making the sign is very simple. With the flower sign prepared, Mo Xuetong picked up the pen and wrote her name in small plum blossom script on the sign, which was considered complete.
Of course, if you had ulterior motives, you could also draw some simple patterns and write a few lines of poetry. Mo Xuetong didn't want to be a show-off, just be casual, so she didn't modify anything except writing down the name.
The three people turned around and went out. Wang Yueyue left because of something, but Luo Mingzhu pulled Mo Xuetong into the pavilion on the side.
"Cousin Tong, is your eldest sister really going to marry Sima Lingyun of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion?" Luo Mingzhu asked in a low voice after seeing no one around.
Mo Xuetong smiled puzzledly and said, "That's what you said. Where did the second cousin hear the news?" This matter is still confidential, but after all, it is really a scandal, and the palace specially ordered it to be handled in a low-key manner. .
"How could such a thing be kept secret? It came out from the Zhenguo Marquis' Mansion and Sima Lingyun was released. How could no one know about it?" Seeing Mo Xuetong's confused look, Luo Mingzhu laughed and said, "There are some people in the palace. Although the matter is done secretly, there is no way that people can’t find it out. Besides, the palace won’t bother too much about this kind of thing, so it’s good to keep the facade hidden.”
The implication is that the queen did not strictly prohibit the family from talking about such things.
Also, everyone knows that the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion has truly fallen into decline. Even if Sima Lingyun, who has such a reputation in a famous family, becomes an official, it is only a position without real power, and the wife he marries is a concubine, and she is also a concubine. A concubine who has lost her reputation can no longer rely on her wife to do diplomacy.
A concubine with a bad reputation marries a man who has an affair. Even if the relationship between the two is sincere, she will be looked down upon. Moreover, the incident happened on the Queen Mother's birthday. If it is really discussed, there will be no punishment. Well, in this way, the queen has given face to the Zhenguo Hou Mansion and the Mo Mansion, and has put this disaster behind them.
It's just that private discussions are infrequent.
"Cousin Tong, please pay attention to the fifth princess." Luo Mingzhu lowered her voice and pointed to the fifth princess aside with a serious look.
"Fifth Princess?" Mo Xuetong was stunned for a moment, not because she heard the reputation of the Fifth Princess, but because she felt that the Fifth Princess would not cause a storm in the city because of her jealousy of the women around Bai Yihao. Besides, in real terms, She didn't think there was anything between herself and Bai Yihao.
"Do you still remember that time when your eldest sister came to the palace to enjoy the flower feast?" Luo Mingzhu took Mo Xuetong's hand and looked at her two maids. Her two personal maids understood and one of them went out. Standing at the entrance of the moon cave, one stood beside the pavilion.
Seeing Luo Mingzhu acting like a formidable enemy, Mo Xuetong was stunned for a moment, and Mo Ye also turned around and stood at the edge of the pavilion.
"Do you know what happened in the palace at that time?" Luo Mingzhu approached Mo Xuetong and whispered softly into Mo Xuetong's ear. From a distance, one could only see the two of them leaning on each other and chatting animatedly.
"It's said that the eldest sister sent a note to meet the King of Chu, but was discovered by the fifth princess. Mo Jin took the blame for this, and the eldest sister was sent out of the palace." Mo Xuetong pondered for a moment, frowning, something flashed through his mind, but he couldn't catch it for the moment. live.
"The King of Chu is a cautious man, and he is not on the same page as the Fifth Princess. How could he let the Fifth Princess hold the painful foot? This kind of thing can be said to be your eldest sister seducing the King of Chu, but it can also be explained that the King of Chu and your eldest sister have an affair, so How could King Chu's character be taken advantage of by the fifth princess and become the subject of conversation?" Luo Mingzhu twisted her handkerchief and said with a hint of his own intention.
King Chu Feng Juexuan is definitely not a simple person. In comparison, the five princesses are too immature. Except for Feng Jueran, now is the time when the two princes are vying for the favor of Emperor Zongwen. How could Feng Juexuan let people discover Mo Xuemin's private life? With him, if he wants to avoid being discovered, there are too many ways.
All he had to do was send someone to destroy the note and then send someone to teach Mo Xuemin a lesson. Why bother letting everyone in the palace know what good it would do for him? It would only make Emperor Zongwen unhappy. A prince actually It's really not a good thing to mess around like this. Besides, it seemed that Feng Juexuan had no intention of Mo Xuemin that day.
An idea flashed in his mind, Mo Xuetong blinked, and asked with some hesitation: "Did the King of Chu... did it on purpose to be discovered by others or..." Before he finished speaking, Mo Xuetong denied it. My guess is that although I don’t have much contact with Feng Juexuan, I know that people like him attach great importance to feathers.
How could his reputation as an elegant and gentle man, his magnanimity and calmness, and his reputation as a courteous corporal be tainted by Mo Xuemin? He choked unconsciously at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes flashed with astonishment.
Luo Mingzhu saw Mo Xuetong's surprised eyes and knew that she understood something, so she lowered her voice lower: "The eldest lady in your house is not simple, you have to be careful, even if she wants to marry Sima Lingyun, I'm afraid she won't be willing to give in. If she really and King Chu... you know, it's better to get her married as soon as possible."
"Where is Mo Jin?" Mo Xuetong didn't say anything. It took him a while to wake up and asked.
Since what was said at that time was not entirely true, then Mo Jin should still be there. I heard that Mo Xuemin was granted marriage to Sima Lingyun this time, and a large part of it was because of the sachet she had in Baoen Temple at that time. That sachet Mo Xue Tong knew that Mo Jin had put her away after the incident, but now she appeared in front of the Queen's case.
"I don't know!" Luo Mingzhu shook her head. She really couldn't know the life or death of a little maid. No one would have noticed it at the time. "I just want to say that when the fifth princess was led away that day, the picture of your eldest sister was The note just said that although it was thrown aside, it looked like what King Chu had seen, and I heard that King Chu was preparing to go out at that time... "
King Chu Feng Juexuan had no interest in Mo Xuetong. Mo Xuetong could tell from the flower appreciation banquet that day, but why did King Chu want to meet Mo Xuemin? Who led the fifth princess there? What happened in the palace at that time? Why has it been so long without even a hint of news
Mo Xuetong felt like she couldn't turn her head around. If the aloof King Feng Juexuan of Chu didn't like Mo Xuemin, why did he want to see her? Since the Mo Jin who was taken away was dead, why did Mo Xuemin's sachet Appearing on the Queen's desk, she was surrounded by all the mysteries, and she couldn't find the answers for a while. She just felt that her brain was not enough for a while...
"I heard that there is an eldest maid next to the fifth princess. She has an unusual relationship with your eldest sister. You should pay special attention to it. The last time your eldest sister was able to enter the palace during the flower viewing party, it was also because this maid said some good words in front of the fifth princess. ." Luo Mingzhu looked at Mo Xuetong with her bright eyes and lowered her voice.
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"What about the Queen Mother's birthday?" Mo Xuetong suppressed the annoyance in her heart and her expression became calm.
"I don't know the reason for the Queen Mother's birthday, but it seems to have something to do with the fifth princess. I heard that the fifth princess admires your eldest sister. You should pay attention when you are at home and don't let your eldest sister cause other troubles. Come, I will cause you to be punished by the fifth princess." Luo Mingzhu said.
Mo Xuetong knew that she was talking about what happened at the gate of the academy that day, and knew that she was worried, so she smiled and nodded! (To be continued)