As soon as the little eunuch finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall visibly became lively several times without a sound. Immediately, there was a factor called excitement flowing rapidly in the air.
The eyes of all the wives who are about to marry their daughters obviously brightened up, and all the girls couldn't help their hearts jumping. They secretly lowered their heads to check whether their clothes were decent, and some subconsciously raised their hands to help them. The hairpin on the bun.
After all, there is no girl who does not want to make a good impression in front of the opposite sex. It's best to give people a glimpse and win the title of "No. 1 Beauty" in Beijing.
The queen mother smiled and said: "Since you are waiting, tell them to come in quickly! After kowtowing to the old lady, they can also have fun enjoying chrysanthemums, reciting poems, drinking and listening to operas, so that they don't know how to blame my old lady in their hearts." !"
Everyone laughed together, and said with a smile: "The empress dowager is joking! Kowtow to the empress dowager, that is their blessing!"
Amid bursts of relaxed and joyful laughter, the crown prince led the handsome young princes in brocade clothes and fine attires to file in.
"Grandson pays respects to the Empress Dowager, and may the Empress Dowager have a longer life than Nanshan and a blessing like the East China Sea!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knelt down first.
All the princes and noble sons knelt down behind him and said in unison: "Greetings to the Queen Mother! I wish the Queen Mother a long life in Nanshan and good luck like the East China Sea!"
"Get up, everyone get up!" The queen mother smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you have a heart!" She said with a smile and praised the prince and everyone, and ordered the rewards as usual, and the rewards were also purses, and a few gossips , and ordered them to retreat.
Lu Xiaoshu didn't expect to see Zhou Shizhi here.
Zhou Shizhi was also among this group of young talents paying respects to the queen mother, and she later found out that it was the prince's proposal.
Zhou Shizhi also saw her, his eyes met, he smiled and nodded at her, Lu Xiaoshu also smiled, blinked his eyes, and the two looked at each other.
"Queen Mother, it's sunny today, and it's the Double Ninth Festival, let's go out for a walk, climb the mountain, and appreciate chrysanthemums!" After a few gossips, the queen laughed, and Sun Guifei and others also laughed and said yes.
The Empress Dowager nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, the weather is also very good. It's just suitable for going out for a walk and exercising your muscles! These young girls can also enjoy the scenery in this garden! Haha, girls can do whatever they want I like to play and joke freely without being restrained, so I like it, my old lady looks at it, and I feel much younger!"
Everyone took orders, and laughed again: "The Empress Dowager is in good health, her complexion is very good, she is very young in the first place!"
The queen mother was even more delighted when she heard this, so all the people went out together.
After leaving Chunhui Hall, everyone walked towards Wenju Mountain.
The Empress Dowager repeatedly ordered the girls to be free, not to follow, let alone restraint, and then the girls scattered in twos and threes, calling for friends and companions.
Hey and laughing, chatting and laughing, people's faces and faces complement each other, setting off each other, all the ups and downs of Wenju Mountain became lively for a while, which made the whole mountain a lot more lively. The queen mother met Dayue.
Lu Xiaoshu originally left with Liao Yuanyuan and Lu Yihui. Lu Yihui ignored Nanny Gong's expression and pretended to forget her mission to follow Lu Xiaoshu every step of the way. Nanny Gong didn't dare to go to Lu Xiaoshu's side to preach, she stared anxiously but was helpless.
On the way, someone asked Liao Yuanyuan for something, and there were only two of them, Lu Xiaoshu and Lu Yihui. For a while, I ran into two girls I had just met, and they walked together, meandering up the mountain.
Because of the large number of people who came, there were little eunuchs and little maids serving the servants in various places along the way.
Passing by a patch of pink chrysanthemums, a young eunuch approached Lu Xiaoshu calmly, and said softly, "Miss Lu, next to the pomegranate grove on the left, Mr. Zhou has something urgent to find a girl in Huaxuan, please come over quickly." …”
After the little eunuch finished speaking, he hurriedly withdrew.
Lu Xiaoshu was startled, wanted to stop him to ask a few questions, but saw that Lu Yihui and the two girls had already come, so he had no choice but to stop talking and chat with them.
Zhou Shizhi must have something important to find her at this time, but he doesn't know what it is! Lu Xiaoshu didn't dare to be negligent, and told Lu Yihui a few words. Although Lu Yihui was still a little timid, she didn't dare not to listen to her, so she reluctantly nodded in agreement, and followed the two girls up the mountain.
Lu Xiaoshu himself took a break and went down the mountain all the way under the cover of flowers and trees, and came to the listening flower pavilion in the pomegranate grove over there.
This listening flower pavilion is a hexagonal square pavilion with double eaves built in the pomegranate grove. Painted with vermilion lacquer and painted with golden cornices, it looks like two floors from a distance, but in fact the upper floor is an illusion, there are no stairs to go up, it is just for decoration, which increases the sense of thickness and layering of the pavilion.
Lu Xiaoshu saw Zhou Shizhi was really there in the listening flower pavilion from a distance, she felt relieved, and hurriedly ran over with a smile.
Zhou Shizhi heard the movement and turned to look over, and smiled when he saw it was her.
"Xiao Shu!" Zhou Shizhi took her hand, smiled and said a few words of farewell, Zhou Shizhi laughed and said, "You called me over in such a hurry, did you run into some trouble?"
Lu Xiaoshu was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Didn't you call me over and say you have something important to find me?"
"No." Zhou Shizhi's eyes flickered, and he said, "I was chatting with those people over there, and a court lady came over to serve tea and said that you are waiting for me here, there is something important-too bad! We must be be cheated!"
Lu Xiaoshu's expression also changed slightly, and he said, "I don't know why who would do this! Let the two of us meet here, so what?"
Zhou Shizhi nodded her forehead, and said with a wry smile: "Don't you understand? This is to be arrested. Rape! I will be caught privately at the chrysanthemum appreciation feast of the Queen Mother in Shanglinyuan. Rape, we both will be finished." I don’t know if this is coming for me or you!”
"It's really—" Lu Xiaoshu gritted his teeth after realizing it, and hurriedly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's leave now!"
"I'm afraid it's too late!" Zhou Shizhi shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Look, someone is coming over there!"
Lu Xiaoshu looked in the direction he pointed, his face changed slightly. Through the sparse branches and leaves, one can see the red and green skirts, and someone is indeed walking towards this side. At this time, it is too late to avoid—
"They're here, you have to find a way to deal with them!" Zhou Shizhi sneered slightly, jumped up to the second floor of Ting Huaxuan, and crouched down.
After a while, as expected, seven or eight court ladies and eunuchs came, surrounded by two beautiful women.
Seeing Lu Xiaoshu in Xuanzhong, the two women were also startled, as if they were very surprised.
Lu Xiaoshu saw the two women, one was wearing a palace dress of orange-red flowers sprinkled with gold and folded branches, the other was wearing a palace dress of pea green gold thread and silver thread embroidered with chrysanthemum petals, they were wearing a flowing cloud near a fragrant bun, the pearl hairpins were shining brightly, with tassels hanging on them, and they were holding a fan , with exquisite makeup, she should be a concubine in the palace or something. Just don't know how it is.
Lu Xiaoshu was hesitating how to greet him, when a court lady stepped forward and scolded: "Presumptuous! Whose girl is this! You're not being polite when you meet Ning Guiren and Xiang Guiren!"
Lu Xiaoshu hastily knelt down, lowered his head and said, "My daughter, Lu Xiaoshu, has met noblemen Ning and nobleman Xiang in the residence of the Marquis of Changping!"
"So it's the daughter of Changping Hou's family! Hurry up and get flat!" Ning Guiren in orange palace attire smiled.
Naxiang nobleman also smiled and said: "Ms. Lu is not asking why she is here alone with the Queen Mother admiring the chrysanthemums on the Chrysanthemum Mountain? Here—is there any good-looking things?"
Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly laughed and said: "I came here along the lakeside somehow, and I happened to be a little tired. Seeing a pavilion here, I came in to have a rest. I don't want to meet two noble ladies by such a coincidence!"
Lu Xiaoshu thought to himself: Ning Guiren and Xianggui are both people with low status in the palace, and it is impossible for them to have any conflict of interest with themselves or Zhou Shizhi. Either the two of them did it under the orders of others, or they were also used by others...
"So that's how it is!" Ning Guiren laughed and said, "If you have had enough rest, don't hurry back, the girls at the Empress Dowager's side will write poems later, if they are late, they will be punished! Our sisters still have something to do, so let's go first!" "
"Yes, thank you for your reminder! My servant will send off the two noble ladies!" Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly laughed, and she was relieved when she saw the two of them leave.
Glancing at Zhou Shizhi's hiding place, he let out a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to wait for him to come down, let alone think about saying goodbye, so he could only plan to ask Zhou Shizhi later.
Then he left step by step and went to Wenju Mountain.
Asking about Jushan, everyone arrived at the top of the mountain one after another. Where is the Queen Mother? After all, he is an elderly person who is pampered and pampered on weekdays. The so-called mountain climbing is just a good intention. After walking a few steps, he got on the shoulder chair and ordered four strong eunuchs to carry him up slowly. . It is convenient to stop and enjoy it for a while when you encounter a place you like. He reached the top of the mountain earlier than everyone else.
There is a flat land on the top of the mountain, and a spacious high shed is built. Under the shed, there are bamboo tables, chairs and couches for a bottle stove.
On the open space, there are various kinds of chrysanthemums in full bloom at this time. These chrysanthemums are either planted in huge blue-and-white porcelain vats, or placed in small flower pots scattered on the flower racks, or filled with various shapes and patterns made of bamboo strips, or even buried in the ground, which looks like nature. The clusters are so brightly blooming, the branches are in full bloom, the shapes are enchanting, various poses, and the bursts of flowers are elegant and striking, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager was overjoyed, nodded and said with a smile: "It's just as simple as this! It's better to be in the palace to fix those fancy ones, why come here!"
The queen smiled and said: "You imitate nature, the queen mother, and the concubines tried to do this, and it really is good. It can be seen that your taste is elegant, the queen mother is much better than the concubines!"
Everyone laughed and said yes, flattering endlessly.
The queen mother was very happy to hear that, and she kept smiling.
Once seated, order everyone to sit also.
All the ladies waited for the queen mother and queens to sit down, and they also sat down after thanking them. The maids and eunuchs brought tea, and everyone waited to talk with the queen mother.
Some of the girls had already come up, so they sat down next to their mothers on the small stools, and some of them hadn't come up yet, and they were all walking up slowly.