At dawn the next day, when Tang Zhuozhao got up, there was no sign of the man beside her. She was slightly taken aback, and immediately asked someone to come in to wash and change clothes.
There are a lot of trees in this house, and there are layers of mountains in the front and back, so the air is particularly good, and the sound of birds and cicadas can be heard in the early morning, which is much more lively than the palace.
Tang Zhuozhuo spit out the tea water in his mouth, and while taking off the coral bracelet on his hand, he casually asked, "Where is Your Highness?"
Zihuan just picked a handful of beautiful wild flowers from outside the house and put them in a glass-colored vase, while An Xia said softly: "Your Highness went out early in the morning. Seeing that the empress is sleeping soundly, I ordered The servants should be careful not to disturb you."
Speaking of this, An Xia laughed again: "Your Highness is so kind to your empress."
Tang Zhuozhuo's slender fingers caressed an unknown wild flower in the bottle, and the fragrant gesture caught people's attention. She turned around and nodded An Xia's cheek, and smiled lazily: "Your mouth is getting sweeter, and you've been drinking it since morning." It's like honey."
This other courtyard is very cool, surrounded by big trees, the sun doesn't shine in very much, even if it is July and August now, there is no need to prepare an extra ice basin to cool off the heat.
As soon as Tang Zhuozhuo came out of the Youqu Pavilion, he saw that the courtyard outside was full of all kinds of flowers. After a closer look, she could only identify a few kinds, echinacea chrysanthemum and a few clusters of flowers. Well-proportioned impatiens.
There was a smile in her eyes, and she looked back at the big trees covering the sky and the sun, not to mention the green mountains in the distance. Tang Zhuozhuo was very satisfied with this place.
"Wouldn't it be nice if we set up a table in front of us when the sun gets older, we can eat tea and make wine, and learn from the ancient literati and poets?"
An Xia and Zi Huan looked at each other, and naturally said yes repeatedly.
At this moment, a servant girl from the house came to report that the lady who lived in the west had brought a baby girl.
It was Ye Shi and Liu Xiaoxiao.
Tang Zhuozhuo stared at the maid's back for a while, and asked, "Where did the maid in this mansion come from?"
"I heard from the nanny in charge of the mansion that they were bought from outside and signed a death contract. Not many people will follow us out of the palace, so we can only use them temporarily."
An Xia thought she didn't like it, so she explained in detail.
Tang Zhuozhuo shook his head slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Mrs. Ye leading Liu Xiaoxiao up to him.
"My lady, please be safe." Ye Shi dressed plainly, but it was more able to show the charm of Lan Rulan, and even spoke with a sense of immortality.
Tang Zhuozhuo helped her up with a smile, and ordered An Xia to prepare tea and snacks.
"Please, Ma'am." Liu Xiaoxiao held Ye Shi's hand tightly, a small ball carved in powder and jade, and there were two small pear dimples when she smiled sweetly, which was so sweet that it was so sweet to people's hearts.
Tang Zhuozhuo was very happy, but when he thought about the fate of this child in his previous life, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
She rubbed Liu Xiaoxiao's other fleshy little hand, turned her head to Ye Shi and said, "This is Xiaoxiao, right? Your Highness once told me about it."
Ye's complexion changed a few times for a while, but when he saw Tang Zhuozhuo smiling comfortably, he also heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness and Your Majesty are concerned about it, it is the little girl Xiaoxiao."
She lived in the capital with Liu Hanjiang for a long time, and all the rumors she heard were that the crown princess was extremely arrogant, domineering and dull, and there were even various gossips that spread, which could hardly be said.
Even Liu Hanjiang also mentioned a few words, and his words were full of regrets - regrets for the prince.
Over time, Mrs. Ye almost believed these rumors. It was not until yesterday that she actually saw the rumored princess for the first time.
The beauty is really extremely beautiful, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is alluring, but its wisdom is not bad, not to mention the legendary acupuncture and moxibustion technique.
Others don't know, but she is clear in her heart, such means must come from Jiang Jianxi, she couldn't be more certain.
It wasn't until today when I saw her that I realized that what I said was false, because the arrogant and domineering princess in the rumors couldn't have smiled more brightly, and she would even squat down and talk softly to her daughter.
It cannot be pretended.
Tang Zhuozhuo didn't know that Mrs. Ye had thought about so many things in an instant, but he just asked someone to move a small tea table and put it in the courtyard. Seeing Liu Xiaoxiao's eyes drifting directly to the pastry, he immediately understood.
"Xiaoxiao hungry?"
The little girl nodded seriously, her delicate steamed bun face wrinkled into a ball, "Young lady, eat first."
Tang Zhuozhao was taken aback for a moment, then covered his lips and smiled lightly, sipped the good cloud and mist tea, and said, "Xiaoxiao, let's eat, we've all had breakfast."
Liu Xiaoxiao glanced at Mrs. Ye again, and after getting approval, she gnawed on a piece of dim sum, making Tang Zhuozhuo smile non-stop.
Sitting at the tea table, Mrs. Ye looked a little unnatural. She held the teacup for a while before saying, "Did my wife disturb your mother's rest?"
Tang Zhuozhuo shook his head slightly, his eyes paused on Ye Shi's face for a while, then he glanced away calmly, looked at the ups and downs of the tea in the cup, and said: "Your Highness just told me yesterday that if these days are boring, you can I'll go find you and go outside for a walk."
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I have left the capital."
"It is also an honor for the minister's wife to be able to hang out with the empress."
Ye's appearance is that of a typical Jiangnan woman, her brows are as warm as water and her eyes are clear, which makes people feel very comfortable just looking at them.
Tang Zhuozhuo nodded lightly, wearing a phoenix-tailed skirt made her more colorful, she was no different from the girl in bright clothes and angry horses in Chang'an City, and even added a little bit of coquettishness, which made people unable to look away.
Ye sighed inwardly, with such a color, it's no wonder His Royal Highness raised her like pearls and treasures.
It would be the same for any man in the world.
After all, the two met for the first time, and they were not talkative, so they broke up after a few words.
When it was time for lunch, Tang Zhuozhuo looked at a table of special dishes from Xijiang, and did not move his chopsticks for a long time. An Xia thought that she couldn't eat any more, so she wanted to order the servant girl to take it away, so she asked, "Your Highness has not return?"
Quan An was left by Tang Zhuozhuo's side by Huo Qiu, and when he saw this, he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Your Highness and Mr. Liu went out early in the morning, and they won't be back until three or four days later."
Tang Zhuozhuo suddenly lost interest, resting his chin on his jade hand, thinking about the situation in his previous life.
Huo Qiu also came to Xijiang last time, but she couldn't remember exactly what happened, all she knew was that he brought a woman from Xijiang with him when he returned, she looked pretty good, and when he arrived at the East Palace, he sealed her as Emperor Liang. , Zhong Yuxi was so angry that he dropped several sets of good jade wares.
And this was only known when Zhong Yuxi begged her to stop it.
It seems that the girl once saved Huo Qiu's life.
There was a plague in Xijiang, which was not widespread, because it had spread in other places before, and the Tai Hospital had developed a prescription, so it was brought under control in less than ten days, but Huo Qiu was It was because the girl found a kind of herbal medicine in the mountains that he was infected, and he was killed until he was sent to the imperial doctor in the palace.
With this kindness of saving her, she sat in the position of the noble concubine, which can be said to have really reached the sky in one step.
Tang Zhuozhuo's complexion suddenly darkened, and he felt a twinge in his heart. He didn't know what it was like, it was very subtle.
After a while, she nodded lightly and hummed.
Huo Qiu could be injured and reduced to the point where he was rescued by a woman. The Xijiang River is quite deep, and the water inside is very deep.
When it gets dark, the night will be especially terrifying. Tang Zhuozhuo's long hair is loose, like a waterfall of black hair hanging down her shoulders and waist. She flips through a page of medical books, which roughly records the conditions of several plagues. The herbal medicines in the album There are as many as a hundred kinds, but it is also one of the few medical books she can find.
"Safety." She rubbed her brows and called out, and soon a voice came from outside the bead curtain.
"Make some arrangements. Tomorrow, the Imperial Palace wants to go for a walk in the street." She closed the medical book, and the thick volume was pressed on her white and tender palm, the contrast was exceptionally obvious.
"Your Majesty, His Highness has already ordered you to leave, and everything is ready."
Only then did Tang Zhuozhuo slowly close his eyes, but he couldn't fall asleep anyway. When he opened and closed his eyes, he dreamed that Huo Qiu was holding the woman's waist, his eyes were full of doting.
She simply turned over and got out of bed, opened the window, saw a bright crescent moon outside, frowned and thought, what happened to her
A night without dreams.
After breakfast on the second day, Tang Zhuozhuo simply put a few tassel hairpins on her hair, but they could better bring out her beautiful appearance. Finally, she put on a plain white veil before being supported by An Xia. got the carriage.
She fiddled with the mutton fat jade bracelet in her hand, with a lazy and charming expression, even if she only showed a pair of glistening apricot eyes, it was enough to seduce people.
The carriage wobbled for half an hour before arriving at Xijiang Street. Unlike what I imagined, this street was extraordinarily lively, only slightly inferior to Chang'an Street.
The carriage stopped in a shady alley, and Tang Zhuozhuo was helped out of the carriage. He hurriedly glanced at the street, suppressed the emotion in his eyes, and said bluntly: "Look for a restaurant for tea."
After sitting in the largest restaurant on Xijiang Street, Tang Zhuozhuo felt a little better when he saw people and things completely different from those in the palace.
If there is any place where it is easiest to understand the local customs and customs, it is a restaurant full of people.
The storyteller above spoke very brilliantly and vividly, Tang Zhuozhuo became a little interested in hearing it, and picked up a handful of melon seeds with his slender fingers, kneading them well.
Quan An's expression was inexplicable, he never expected to see such a scene as the Crown Princess.
When the upper troupe was singing babbling, the surrounding voices suddenly stopped, Tang Zhuozhuo frowned, followed the gazes of the crowd, and saw a fat man with a big ear hugging a delicate girl in his arms. The woman laughed as if no one else was around, and frowned immediately.
"Young master Zhou, are you here?" The shopkeeper of the restaurant smiled hospitablely, waved away the waiter at the side, and greeted him personally.
Tang Zhuozhuo saw the oily face of the so-called Mr. Zhou's face through the bead curtain that was halfway up, and immediately lost his mind to watch the show, and the melon seeds in his plain palms also spilled out.
This had nothing to do with Tang Zhuozhuo, but it happened that Zhou Jian knocked on the foot of the woman in his arms and fell in front of Tang Zhuozhuo. Immediately, her eyes met. The woman became furious and snuggled into the man's arms and pointed at Tang Zhuozhuo. : "My lord, it's me who tripped over this man."
Tang Zhuozhuo frowned in disgust. He had never seen such a brazen woman, and it was an eye-opener for a while.
Zhou Jiancai redeemed the red jade girl, just when he was fresh, when he heard the beauty complaining like this, he immediately said angrily: "Where is the vulgar person, let me lift the curtain!"
Quan An's face suddenly darkened in front of Tang Zhuozhao, and she winked calmly before retreating.
Thinking that this week, Zhou Jian was a son and son of a wealthy family, surrounded by many servants, the curtain was broken in two or three strokes.
Tang Zhuozhao sat and watched calmly, with bottomless anger in his smiling eyes, Zhou Jian was stunned when he saw it.
After a while, he straightened his clothes, pushed the delicate Hongyu aside, smiled politely, and said: "Zhou has offended me earlier, and I hope the girl is Haihan."
Having said that, a pair of bean-eyed eyes wandered on Tang Zhuozhao's veil, his mind fluttering.
How come such a fairy-like girl has never been mentioned before
Tang Zhuozhao didn't even lift his eyelids, he just kowtowed melon seeds, one after another, and felt a little thirsty, so he ordered softly, "Go get a glass of water."
When Zhou Jian heard this sound, it was like fairy music, and he couldn't help dreaming that if he could hear a woman's delicate and delicate crooning on the bed, wouldn't it be the bliss of life
And all of this was seen by the few people on the top floor. Huo Qiu was accompanied by the bewildered Xijiang Sheriff, but for some reason, the crown prince suddenly turned cold.
Liu Hanjiang covered the smile on his lips with a feather fan, secretly sighing that this princess is really a charming person.
Huo Qiu tightened and loosened his hands behind his back, fixedly staring at the petite and charming woman below him, so angry that his heart ached.
It's just that if he didn't go back for a day, he was tricked by this little heartless person. This kind of aggressive method only depends on whether he picks up or not.
After receiving it, it is inevitable that this little thing will push his nose on his face, and he will have to be more presumptuous in the future, not to mention being laughed at by Liu Hanjiang for a few days. Tone
Tang Zhuozhuo didn't show it on his face, but in fact, there was a thin layer of sweat on his back, which stuck to his back wetly, making him extremely uncomfortable.
She ran out of patience, stood up and was about to leave.
She came here to look for Huo Qiu, the plague was no small matter, she was a little scared after all, but this man has not shown up until now, obviously he has something important to do.
That being the case, wouldn't it be dirty for her to stay with this pig